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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-22
". A. Wardwell. G.G. Thomps<
WARDWBLL. 3 THOMPSON.
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

Looking at the map along the bound
ary between France and Belgium one
notices long point running northward
into Belgium. This long peninsular is
about the center of the fighting line as
they have existed ever since the Germans
fell back from their first rush for Paris
While the lines of the battling armies
have swayed northward and southwark
for short distances yet the fighting lines
have to considerable degree followed
the counter of this geographical pro-
lection, showing that this locality must
be of great stratig ical Importance.
About ten days ago the Germans after
having been driven backwards for a con-
siderable distance here, made counter
assault and in turn drove the French
back across the river Aisne. The French
claim however that they now have a
strong position and the Germans have
not pressed any advantage they may
have gained.
Both sides have also been doing con-
sidable feeling all along the battle
fronts, each seeking to find the weak
places of the other.
Both sides claim to have gained ground
but the probabilities are that more men
we're lost than advantage gained.
Tuesday night German airmen made
a raid over England, with the apparent
objective of King Georges country home
at Sanderringham, which the King and
family had left in the morning. Six
towns in that vicinity were visited and
bombs dropped IN each town, doing con
siderable property damage and killing Il
few people. The air machines were not
seen in the darkness.
At the west, there is no special change
Of the German and Russian armies,
though anything may happen there at
any time. According 10 the war stories"
the Turks get annihilated about every
other day and on the alternate days they
win great victories.
The matter of the searching and de.
tanning Of American ships by the Eng
lish navy is still under discussion by the
governments, and meantime the English
are OBTAINING American cargoes which
they guess are bound for Germany-per
haps they are willing hereafter to pay
damages-provided they can stop the
cargOes now.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-22
THE FOOLISH CENSOR.

There is . universal howl from the
newspapers because of the absurd cen
sorsiip Of the news Of the war. All the
telegraphlc news comes through London
and is censored there. People on this
side of the water complain bitterly of
the prejud'ced telegraphic reports pu :
'ished in the daily papers and blame
the papers. They say that this paper
favors the allies and the other paper
favors the Germans, when as q matter
Of fact all papers publish practically the
same telegrams. which they all receive
from the same source, viz. the Associat
ed Press News Co. The Associated
Press knows 40 favorites but under the
present circumstances they have only
one source from which to get the bulk
of the news. The only way in which a
newspaper can express its leaning is
by "scare headlines" and editorially.
The rank censorship of the news by
the London military people is absurd and
in the end is worse than useless. No
matter how much tie news is suppress
ed in the beginning it will come out lat
er, and the greater the suppression the
stronger the rebound " hen the truth Is
known. 1t might be we'll to prevent the
publication Of the movements of bodies
OF military, or results iof defeats, for a
while, but nine times out of ten, the
''enemy" from whom the information is
intended to be Withheld, know all about
it in detail.
Both Germany and England are striv-
ing in literary way to get the good. will
and sympathy of the American people.
All kinds Of stories Of "whose to blame''
and shocking brutalities' have been
published in this country.
But all practically. SO far, are the stor.
les of the interested witnesses seeking to
prejudice the cause of the other party.
Now, if some good, reliable, neutral
American newspaper men had been al
lowed to 90 in and see for themselves,
and report to their home papers. then
the American public would know more
about the real situation aud be better
able to judge between the warning ma.
tions.
The truth is best, best for the people
of Europe, best for the neutral nations.
The generals make great military mis-.
take when they think that only the
armies in the field are fighting the bat.
ties. As the gun is the fighting instru-
ment of the soldier SO is the army the
army the fighting instrument
of the people. Either instrument
would be useless without something be-
hind it. 1t is the e. neral fault of mill
tary men to get the idea that they are
"sometbing different" How can the
people ''arm" the army il their eyes are
filled with mud by military sensor?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-22
A Test for Liver Complaint.

The liver, sluggist and inactive, first
shows itself in u mental state-unhappy
and critical. Never is there joy in living,
az when the stomach and liver are doing
their work. Keep your liver active and
healthy ty using DR.. Kings New Life
Pills; they empty the bowels freely, tone
up your stomach, cure your constipation
and purify the blood. 25c at druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve excellent for
piles.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-22
THE WASTE OF WAR.

To illustrate the financial waste of war
here are two example. A goes to B and
boffows $1,000 with which to build a
house. "A also hires B, who is a con.
Tractor to build the house. In this way
B, gets biz original loan back. perhaps in
The identical bills. A then rents the
house TOR perhaps $50 or 600 a year.
He pays B, interest on the loan at ten
pr cent aud has nice income for him.
self besides. He goes to b. and again
borrows the same $500, for a similar pur-
pose and B willingly renews the loan.
1t 10 good business for both.
Then G sees how this thing pays
and be also borrows SlG0O from y. He
also builds house and also hires B to
build it. When built G pays B back the
$1,000 for the work and material. But
G is not hustler. is not good business
man. He waits for a renter instead of
hunting ono up. By and by the house
needs repairs, q has the taxes to pay
and no income. Then G. says that will
be better of If had no house and goes
and put a match to It.
Later G thinks that he would like to
try the experiment again. Again goes
to B to borrow money, B demurs, and
says that G has not yet paid the former
loan. c says, that he did repay the loan,
and that B has the identical money in
bis pocket that he loaned, B feels in his
pocket and finds that is true. The thou.
sand dollars is there.
But B knows, as does everybody else,
that there has been Thousand dollars
loss in the transaction.
The first loan represents the money
that nation borrows to build railroads,
start factories and help business general.
ly. The nation that loans and the nation
that borrows knows that it is good busi.
ness for both.
In the other case, when nation bor-
rows money with which to purchase
munitions of war which are bought not
only to Oe destroyed but to destroy other
and useful property, not to say anything
about human life, then the borrowing
nation will soon find that the lending
nation has no money to loan for such
purpose.
In 'hese transactions, whether of men
or nations, the money itself cuts no fig
ure. The real exchange is labor, mater
ial and property. The money IS simply
q wheelbarrow in which these operations
are carried No nation, no individual
can afford to loan money ior property
simply for the purposes of destruction.
Furthermore when property Is des-
troyed every individual in the world has
share IN the loss. Ali the money in
the world could be destroyed and the
world be no poorer except for some
inconvenience.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-22

Representative Moses of this county
has introduced bill for the appoint
ment of a Commissioner whose duties
are to look after the enforcement of the
prohibition, cigarette, pool room and
similar laws. The state enforcement
league have had such an officer at work
for several years who has been paid from
private subscriptions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-22

A new game law that should be pasaed
by all states, says an exchange, would
contain the following: Book agents
may be shot from Oct. 1st, to Sept. 1st
spring poets from March 1st to June LIST;
automobile speed demons from April lst;
to Jan. LIST: road hogs from April Is to
April 10; war talkers no closed season.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-01-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Official Directory


! Official Directory
U s Senators 'ff} ScGn.se, seesna s
U Represent Il + Heieeson s
tative
G;Sxs.n1nat G;susensnt seve4noqaJ 3 aa%na H Frame
Secretary of State-ThOmas Hall -
STATE STATE Tn1sssn.ercJ9hr ns;s:.ncHJ% < 9as stesn
Railroad Com APM a. = M. anderson
missioneis " 81 Stutsman s
supt Of Pub Inst-E Taylor
Com Com 2f %T4 1nsuIspssW HaSsT-W GaX,0s ;b9s.t,
; Judge. 9: Supreme 1 1 4 ! S;:ss S$;i:::.. (;
!. Il EE Is sss. ss.s* !
; Judge 7th Jud. Dist-WJ J Kneeshaw =
STATE SENATOR 4
; A ] McFadden, Neche. 4
REPRESENTATIVES $
wv N Husband Hensel !
LIST District c w Moses. DraytOn 4
p H Mcmillan, Hamil- i
ton +
COUNTY OFFICIALS
States Attorney--Wm McMurchie =
Sheriff-Chas Atkinson $
Auditorium. W. Felson
Treasurer II Gibson =
Register of Deeds Roadhouse =
County Judge-H G Wick /
Surveyor-Hernlan Campbell i
) Supt of SchOOls-CharlOtte Jones 4
COroner-FrankW w. Deason i
Public Admin Ellis Thorwaldson i
lst-A B Purdy. toilette /
co.,4 2nd-J X Olafson. GardaT 1
! Co..,;sSS 3rd-Adam Norton, Caval'r /
) Soil 10 4th-W J Watts Leroy i
} (5th-JOs Morrison DraytOn i
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
Judson LaMoure Jr Collector
Rohert Morrison Special Deputy =
!. ! McGonmachie + Gannsy Deputies !
j p ] Thue Immigration Inspector 4
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Groceries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
PETERSBURG
PETERSBURG HIGH
HAS CLASS NIGHT
EXERCISES ARE ATTENDED BY
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE IN
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

Petersburg, Va, Feb. 27.-The class
might exercises of the Petersburg High
School. held last evening in the audi
torium of d. NJ. Brown School at
tracted an audience that taxed the
capacity Of the school auditorium and
was one Of the most interesting that
Petersburg High School for several
years past
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. Richard Wilkinson.
ID. d., followed by brief but excel
lent address by the class president.
Following the presidents address a
mock trial, in which the June class Of
1915 of the Petersburg High School
was tried, convicted and sentenced to
not more than nine nor less than four
and one-half months at hard work In
the Petersburg High School for not
carrying out the provisions of the will
of the February class of 1915.
The second part of the program
consisting OF a comedy in three acts.
entitled the "Elopement of Ellen" was
one of the most unique amateur plays
presented in Petersburg recently and
elected continued rounds of appluse
Between the various parts of the pro-
gram musical numbers were rendered
by the Misses Wilkinson, Hayes, Bow
man and Baxter. which were thor
Ioughly enjoyed.
1t was announced during the even
ing that Miss Mary McCaleb was the
essayist of the class, the subject Of
her essay being 1.-The French Revolu-
ton and English Literature"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
JACK JOHNSON WILL
NOT BREAK CONTRACT

FL Paso.. Feb. 27.--Maiutaining that
Jack johnson will keep his contract
to box Jess willard at Juarez. MEM
bers Of the promoter syndicate are
awaiting for word from Jack Curley,
wt.o should reach Havana Sunday
might.
It Il expected that Curley Will have
a talk with johnson early Monday.
A private wire from Jack Robinson,
a former manager of Battling Nelson.
but now in Havana. states that tho
negro is In far better condition than
most people imagine; that he is car
rying little or no fat. and that he Is
anxious to carry out his contract with
Curley. but is afraid that me will not
be able to get to Juarez. Curley VIII
not oily have TO satisfy Johnson thar
he can get to Juarez and that he car
get out to untroubled territory again,
but johnson will demand some strong
assurance that he will he allowed to
depart from Mexico with his $4,000
intact
Willard resumed light training to-
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
Official War Reports

and 50 we captured 30 officers, $500
men. cannon, II machine guns.
huge quantity OF equipment and COM
missariat supplies
Fighting in the Caucosus: Our
troops have progressed with great
success in the transchoruk region.
on the other fronts there have been
significance.
German Statement.
Berlin. February 81. by wireless to
Sayville n, Y:
In Champagne yesterday and last
night there were renewed strong
French attacks. Fighting some places
still continues: otherwise the attacks
were repulsed
North of Verdun the German at
tackled a portion of the French posi-
ton. Fighting still continues,
Eastern theater, Northwest OF
Grodno west OF Lomza and south OF
Przasnysz new Russian forces appear
cd and began attacks. On the Skroda,
south of Kolno, 400 Russians were
made prisoners.
To the left OF the vistuia there were
no developments of Importance.
French Statement.
Paris, February q, via London.
3:45 +. M:
There Is no change TO report in the
situation from the sea To the Aisne.
In Champagne nothing has devei-
oped since yesterdays communica-
ton.
Our artillery In the Argonne ex-
pioded an ammunition depot near ST.
Hubert In the wood near Melincourt,
between the Areonne and the Meuse,
the enemy again sprayed one OF our
advanced trenches with burning
liquid, necessitating the abandonment
of the trench. the occupants Of which
were seriously burned. A counter at
tack Immediately checked the Ger
manse. who suffered losses, including
a number OF prisoners.
In the region of Verdun and On the
heights of the Meuse our heavy ar
tillery wrecked some German guns,
exploded about twenty ammunition
wagons, annfhiiated detachment
and destroyed an entire came. In the
Bots BruIe the battle continues to
our advantage.
Austrian Statement.
Vienna. February, 81 via London.
Violent artillery engagements are
proceeding IN the sectors east OF
Przedborb, I'm Russian Poland Along
the rest Of the front north Of the
Nistula and in East Galicia compare
tive calm prevails.
The enemy's attacks in the Car
pathans on our positions north of the
Nelove ridge and In the Ondava val
ley were unsuccessful,
In storming heights during battles
in Southeast Galic.a 1910 Russians
were captured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
CHARITY LEAGUE
TO MEET MONDAY
NEW ORGANIZATION PROMISES
PUBLIC INTERESTING SESSION
THEN.

Petersburg. Va, Feb. 27.--The
League of Cooperative Charities. re-
Gently organized, will hold meeting
at 4 o'clock Monday Afternoon in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting promises to be of special
interest to the public generally. The
board Of governors of the league con-
sists of the following members:
Rev Richard Wilkinson. represent
ing the Methodist churches.
Rev. c. r. Stribling, representing
the Presbyterian churches.
Rev. f. P. cambridge, representing
Episcopal churches.
Rev. Father NJ. J. Haier, represent
ing the Roman Catholic churches.
Rev. G. G. Zeigier, representing
Christian Church.
Mrs J. NJ. Peasants. representing
Christian Science Society.
Ensign Charles Cuthbert. represent
ing the Salvation Army.
Rev. Solomon D. Meyers, represent
ing the Hebrew congregations.
w. NJ. Martin, representing the
Chamber OF Commerce.
w. II. Wilcox, representing the Re-
tail Merchants Association.
A. w. Waloh, representing the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Miss E. NJ. Sainsbury, representing
the Kings Daughters
Mrs Tucker Whyte. representing
the Civic League.
Mrs. ]. G. Bohannon. representing
! the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy.
| Mrs Marion E. Moon, representing
the st. Anne's Benevolent Society.
Mayor Robert Cabaniss. represent
ing the city OF Petersburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
PARENT ONCE 0UTSHOkE
tConinued from First paKe.)

tConinued from First paKe.)
good company with st. Paul I'm 1913,
was released before the close of the
season. and dropped out.
Mclean. the other newcomer, rushed
into Boston from st. Louis. Halifax
However, he was not considered ma
leased to Worcester. Two years
later he again broke into the big
league with the Chicago Cubs, and still
is playing ball. being a member of the
New York National League team.
Parent and Ferris. in their day
with Boston. were everything the New
England papers said Of them. just
the niftiest pair the American League
could boast of around the keystone
corner Of the diamond, Yet both are
now out of the big show. one out
altogether, the other still a respecta-
BILE figure in the minors. Their exam
Pile should prompt players to make
hay while the sun shines" They en-
tered the charmed circle at the same
time, and were heralded with perfect
honesty as the best in their class,
but each had to make way for play
err younger and therefore more accep-
table. That Is the story OF all ball
players, and narrows down to the
OF the fittest.
For more than ten years Parent
played with the Bostons. He certain.
" wit nessed stirring times during that
period He saw the disposition of
Collins, his first manager In the big
league, and the promotion OF Chic
Stahl to the position. Then Stahl gave
him shock by killing himself. Stahl
was succeeded by George A. Hun. an
enthusiastic college man who In a
short time threw up the sponge, finding
himself going over head and hands in
the turbulent waters. He was sue
ceeded by Bob Unglaub. During these
troublous times tho team could not
fail to suffer and very naturally
dropped to last place in the race.
In 1906 Charles (Heine) Wagner
joined the Red Sox. and that was the
beginning of the end for Parent at
Boston. Wagner was prominently
placed at short. and Parent was used
In the outfeld.
In 1908 Parent was traded TO the
Chicago American League club for
Jake Stahl. The space allotted this
letter does not permit a detailed ac-
count OF the career of Jacob Stahl.
But he was in disgrace when Parent
was traded for him. having ignored the
national agreement 70, play with a.
''semi-pro" team in Chicago.
When Parent arrived IN Chicago
he had very strenuous time breaking
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
WILL BE NO SPECIAL
SESSION OF SENATE

Washington, Feb. 27.--It was stated
at the White House today that there
probably will be no special session
Of the Senate after adjournment next
Thursday.
Senators have told the President
that in all probability the Federal
Trade Commission will be confirmed
before final adjournment, and that
there is such opposition to the Me
araguan and Colombian treaties that
they could hardly be ratified even
at a special session.
The reason assigned is that, in
view of the present state of the treas
ury, the ratification OF these treaties.
carrying with them appropriations Of
1882, 100000. would be improper
Because Of this fact it is expected
the suggestion special session will be
abandoned though final decision will
not be reached until next week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
.FEOERAlS SEEKING
]. FRANKLIN BAKER

Buffalo. n. Y. Feb. 27,--The Fed
eral League is out hook, line and
sinker TO ard J. Franklin Baker, the
siugger OF Connie Mack's champion
Athletics. Who announced his retire
ment from the diamond ten days ago.
This fact developed to-day on the
word OF George Stovall, who reported
an unsuccessful mission to Trappe,
Md. to interest the cantaloupe
grower.
II offered Baker bonus of $4,000
to sign two years contract at
$40, 600 year" said the manager OF
the Newark Cor Kansas City, outlaw
club. "He gave me no definite an
swer think. though, that he Is
seriously considering the proposition
I expect to hear from him In the i'm
mediate future. Baker. l think. VIII
give us every consideration II he de-
cides that he is not tired of the
game"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
Russian Statement.


Petragrad. February "a. via Lon
don.
The nernys infantry which crossed
the Niemen near Sventoyansk was
thrown back upon the left bank of
the river.
One the same bank OF the river. to
the north OF the Grodno forts. the
fghting continues on an extensive
front. Some villages have changed
hands repeatedly.
They heavy German seige artillery
commenced to bonn bard OssowetZ at
noon Thursday.
An impetuous German attack
against the sector between the Bobr
and Edvanado rivers was repulsed,
with enormous losses to the enemy.
In the Przasnysz region our troops
have gained important successes. nav-
ing forced the Germans to retreat
on a twenty-five mile front Counter
attacks by the enemy were repulsed
after stu born bayonet fighting. Our
troops continued the assault against
villages still held by the enemy, we
have captured more than 1000 pris-
oners and many MACHINE guns.
On the left bank OF the Vistula we
repulsed German attack In the re-
gion OF Borjimow. and we have held
our ground at the Mongheiy farm,
which we captured Wednesday. II is
confirmed that the enemy suffered
heavy losses. In this region We cap
tured four trench mortas.
In western Galicia. In tho Zekich,ne
region. we have repulsed repeated
Austrian attacks which were supported
by violent artillery fire. The enemy
suffered considerably.
The fighting In the Carpathians has
not resulted in any important modi-
fications of positions.
In the Eastern Galician RoZnatow
region we repuised four Austrian at
lacks and captured more than 400
prisoners.
Advances by the enemy upon Kho-
lima. Kaluohta and Rybno were re-
pulsed.
According to supplementary confr-
nation our successes In the Przasnysz
region (Northern Russian poland)
during February rs, rs and the night
Of February IS were extremely Inn
portant. The Russians courag eously
shatterns the resistance of the Ger
progressed vigorously. The enemy is
retiring along the whole front, aban-
doning prisoners, cannon. machine
guns and commtssariat
Our success was supported by the
seif-denyine work Of our armored mo-
tor cars, which poured their machine
guns fire into the Germans at con-
stantiy decreasing distances. in some
instances only a few score yards.
The enemys losses were very great.
Up to the present II has been as
certained that during February "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-28
WAKES To FIND
HIMSELF RICH Man
HARRY BELANGA. CAROLINA
STUDENT HERE. HEIR TO
$4,000, 900 ESTATE.

To wake in the morning TO find
that he was heir to fortune or
81 600 geo was the unusual but agree
able experience Of Harry b. Belanga,
Of a0g East Clay Street, student in
Smithdeal Business College. When
the young man awoke yesterday
morning in his boarding house he
found a letter awaiting him, which
conveyed TO him the amazing news
that a rich uncle had recently died
in Francs and that he was heir to n
portion OF hts fortune. At first NE
thought that he was seeing things.
and proceeded to pinch himself 10
find out whether or not SIC was still
asleep.
when he finally realized that he was
a millionaire he rushed TO school and
told the good news to some OF his
fellow students The news spread
rapidly and he was the recipient of
many congratulations from his friends
TT the institution.
The letter was received from Mile.