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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
N ADOO TO SEE
F|NAhC|[RS ON
MEXICAN AFFAIR
Secretary Lansing OFF to New
York to Confer on
Matter.
CARRANZA ANXIOUS
FOR RECOGNITION
American Officials Believe Situa-
tion Is More Favorable
Than Ever.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Secretary
Lansing left for New York tonight on
a mission in connection with the Mex
ican situation, the nature of which
was not disclosed. 1t is understood,
however, that he will be met in New
York tomorrow by Secretary McAdoo
of the treasury, who is now at his
summer home at North Haven, Me.
Mr.. Lansing will return Monday.
During the Pan-American confer
ence here, there was considerable
discussion of the question of f1nanc-
ing any government which might be
set up in Mexico, either through a
peace conference Of the faction lead
ers or by direct action OF the Pan.
American consort 1t is known that
this subject was put over for fur
ther consideration, when the con-
ferees reconvene in New York, next
week.
Sounding Wall Street.
Undoubtedly, American financ!ers
will have to be consulted and it was
suggested here tonight that Secretary
McAdoo will be charged with the
duty of sounding them. If this is
true, he will have to be acquainted
with the whole purpose fthe Wash
ington government and the South and
Central American powers which will
join in restoring peace in Mexico.
Secretary Lansing's mission, it was
inferred. might have to do with this
p.les of the problem.
Situation Encouraging.
New developments of the first i'm
portance, today brought the Mexican
situation into position regarded by
American officials as more encourag-
ing than for many months.
General Carranza, in a brief filed
in his behalf with Secretary Lansing,
practically asking recognition, reced-
ed from his refusal to join his adver-
saries in a peace conference and vir-
tually proposed such meeting. Gen
eral Villa was at once notified by his
Washington agent and an early re-
sponse is expected.
The attitude of the United States
outlined officially for the first time
since the Pan-American conference
was. called, made clear that it consid-
ers the purpose of the Mexican reyo-
luton were accomplished when Hucr-
ia was deposed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
ANXIOUS Io Gar BACK.

Cornish, n. H., Aug. 7.-President
Wilson, it became known tonight, is
planning to return to Washington to
get into personal touch with recent
developments in the Mexican situa'
tion and diplomatic exchanges with
Great Britain and Germany and other
official business Under other busl'
ness pressures. the President has
found it possible to direct the business
from the White House here, but with
in the last few days SO many problems
demanding his attention have develop
ed that he feels he should go to
Washington. Date of the departure OF
the President has not been fixed, but
he will probably be back in the White
House before the next week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
South Dakota
B. Boy Wins tile

Sioux City, la, Aug. Ray Bran
son and Paul Young Of Mitchell, S. D..
today won the double championship
of the Tri-State Tournament, defeat
ing joan Barton of Sioux Falls, and
f. M. Enright Of Brookings, S. D., in
straight sets, Ga; 81; 6-2.
John carton of Sioux Falls surpris-
ed the tennis fans when he beat Ray
Branson Of Mitchell, S. D., in the
finals of the singles. The scores:
rs; 6-3; 1-6; 0-6; 81.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
PLAN WAR GAME
ON ATLANTIC COAST

Newport, R. l., Aug. THE Allan
tic fleet is again to be put to the test
of protecting the eastern seaport
from invasion by a supposed foreign
fleet General Frank F. Fletcher, its
commander, announced tonight that
officers of the Naval War college
were at work mapping out the prob
lem Of another war game, to take
place after the target practice in Mar
ragansett bay next fall.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
Love Should
Rule, Says
Physician

Oakland, Cal, Aug. doctor Y.
Ballard, of Havelock, Neb., addressing
the National Conference on Race Bet
terment at its closing session today
declared that Romeo loved his Juliet,
eugenics or no eugenics, and It's the
same with Pat and Biddy today.
hope we will never see the day when
two persons who love each other cam
not marry"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
GuHERNAToRlAL NOMINEES.

louisville, KY, Aug. Former
Congressman A. o. Stanley, demo-
crat; E. P. Morrow, republican, and
Fred J.. Drexler, progressiye(, were
nominated for governor in the state
wide primaries held today in KEN
lucky. 81;
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
PLOT DISCOVERED.

DuqIorn, ILL.,, Aug. 7.-Three men
were arrested today and dozen 9th.
gers are being watched as the result
of the discovery of an alleged plot to
blow up the property of the Wrinkle
Coke company's mine fifteen miles
west OF here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
GETS WALKING PAPERS.

Mexico City. Aug. 7.-Dr. Juan J,
Ortega, minister to Mexico, from Qua
tamalea was given his passports TO-
day and informed he must leave the
country within "a hours.
The reason for this step was not an
nounced, but it is supposed that he is
persona non grata with Carranza.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
RESISTANCE OF RUSSIANS is
BROKEN AND THEIR FRONT
is FORCED BY TEUT0hS
Little Change Noted Along Polish Front;
Retirement of Slavs Considered VOL
untary by Military Experts.
ITALIANS MAKE PROGRESS
IN MARCH ON TRIESTE

London August 1.-The German official report tonight claims
that the resistance Russians has been broken between Loza
and of the Bug Thus whether the Russians have
been defeated have fallen back voluntarily position,
the beres battles has been fought since the
nent of the has ended e
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-08
4 e = q q e = = - 4 !. = = 4 4
. THE WEATHER.. r

= North Dakota: Generally fair Z
e Sunday and Monday, slightly 4
4 warmer in east portions. 4
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
COUNTY EXHIBIT
AT STATE FAIR

j. H. Van Loon has charge of the
county exhibit to be made at the
state fair next month. The county
appropriated $3.50 to buy seed and
gather up the exhibit. This is the
only practical and sensible way to
make these exhibits. Thus, every
body helps paw a trifle for it, and
the cost is scarcely noticed. En-
thusiasm may make two or three
such affairs, but after awhile the
few energetic. enthusiastic, patriot.
ic fellows, who live in the commun-
ity. and r wiling to do such things
free, will grow tired and quit. This
state talr exhibit requires exper.
fence to make the selections and ar.
range them. Mr. Van Loon has had
the experience. and the Press pre-.
diets that he will make a successful
display.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
HAND COUNTY
CORRESPONDENCE
Interesting Items From Various
Twps.
HOUDEK

People are busy haying while some
are harvesting. but next week har-
vest will be here in full blast.
Chas. Falkenhainer put up a fine
new barn and 1t is about completed.
Chas. Moore was in Orient Thurs
day.
Dan Slack purchased a new gaso-
line engine.
Mr. and Mrs Ray HENS spent Tues
dav night at Chas. Moore's.
Mrs Grace Mitchell and little son
Jessie and Mrs Edith Wheeler and
son Lee visited Mrs Harve Batch
ford Tuesday.
Howard Terping returned from
Iowa to assist his cousin S. s. Nit
chell with his harvesting.
The three schools in this township
which are to be moved soon will be
taught by MI Hill. Mrs Flora Beck,
and Miss Pearl Blatchford.
The Mitchell and BIatchford fam
ilies we're in Orient Thursday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
RICH BOYS MISS
LIES PLEASURES

Louisville Courier !ournal-Twen-
ty guards at the gates of a Massa-
chusetts country place and at points
of vantage on the boundaries watch
over the sons of the late Alfred G..
Vanderbilt. Surrounded by nurses
and other attendants, the children
play upon the lawn. which nobody is
allowed to approach without a per-
NIT. The bows are heirs to so great
a fortune that they might be kidnap-
ped and held for ransom if suitable
precautions were not taken.
Poor little rich boys. prisoners,
surrounded, guarded, hampered even
while at play within a stones throw
of the manor house. Few healthy
Youngsters will envy them Liberty
is never the actuality to men that it
is to boys. RESPONSIBILITIES, finan-
cial, social. domestic, bind men to
the wheel of their fortunes which
turns in a rut toward the journeys
end. But the boy-at least the bow
whose parents r sufficiently we'll
TODD, and sufficiently wise and hu-
name to recognize the rights of bow
hood and let youth have it's fling
tastes liberty as a sparkling draught
which cheers and stimulates. and
which may be drunk deeply without
mourning a headache.
Wealth is q consolation, conductive
to happiness at least, if not creative
of contentment. 1t IS scoffed at by
the envious oftener than by the phil
osopher. But what has wealth to
offer grown men that equals the BOYS
freedom to roam over the country.
side; to know the cool depths of the
swimmin' hole. the orchards which
produce June apples, the watermelon
patches which NAV be raided, the
creeks where fish may be caught, the
silent forest paths, the comradeships
formed without regard to social
caste? Who would not rather have
the liberty of a Huckleberry Finn or
Tom SAWYER than be a giloed child
playing ring-around. the-rosey with
a half-dozen nurse maids upon the
shaven lawn of a guarded estate, the
line" fences military outposts and
the meadows and woodlands presided
over by the secret service?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
A CHILD'S APPEAL
TO THE PRESS

"Mr Bushfeld. please publish this
in your good paper, and God bless
you"
This appeal came to the PRESS last
week in a letter containing a bit Of
poetry" from a little lassie in q
Hand county country home. 1t is an
earnest request from a child mind.
and its genuineness touches that
chord of human fellowship which
forbids thrusting it aside without
further consideration. Hence, at
tention is again called to the estab-
lished rule Of all newspapers: No
contribution is accepted for publica-
ton unless the publisher knows the
authors name.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
AUTOS USED ON
RURAL ROUTES

Beginning the first of August, 208
automobile rural delivery routes
We're put into operation by the gov
eminent in eight different states.
The aggregate length of the routes
is IL ,440 miles OF rural post road
which will be traversed six days in
the week, at a great saving in time
and money, and a wonderful better.
ment of the service Sioux Falls
Argus.
The government is a bit slow. r.
I. Sedan has used an auto on his st.
Lawrence rural route for over a year.
w. L. Clay mas also used one on his
route out of Miller for several
months. In fact. the use of the auto
on mail routes out of Miller was
started by William and Richard Spain
not less than six or seven years ago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
GRADED A
USEFUL THIS YEAR

Making roads and keeping them in
shape this summer of excessive rain
fall has been no easy matter. In the
city the work has been necessary al
most every week. In the country
several townships have appreciated
the advantages of keeping their
grades in good condition.
To emphasize the advantages of
graded roads it is only necessary to
think what IN the world would the
auto. the buggy, or the wagon have
done this summer without them. 1t
will be still more evident as more
roads are fenced up each year, and
the space around ponds is limited.
Good roads r sure worth while
and they are worth keeping up after
they are graded.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
TRACKS DAMAGED
BY fiiGfi WATER

Pierre, Aug. Announcement is
made by the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway that it will require at
least another ten DAYS before the
Pierre line can be reoperled to
through service across the state.
Conditions were found to be worse
than at first thought on the section
west of Midland. 1t is said that
nearly 40 miles of track was washed
out by the flood from the Bad River
and tributaries, and that at one
point where an engine went through
a bridge. 1t is now under 20 feet of
water which must subside before it
can be recovered. 1t was the most
disastrous flood in the history of
this road.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
EAST SIDE NEWS
lFrom Washington Times)

H. f. Smith, of VayIand. was here
Tuesday. He HAD Just returned
from Rundy county. Iowa. He lived
there before coming west and hadn't
been back for 81 years. so after fin
ishing his corn blowing he decided to
go and pay his old neighbors a visit.
He reports crops in this vicinity
much better than any place south
east. Down in Iowa there are many
fields of corn that have never been
touched because they have been un-
der water most of the time. It rains
every day and they have had an
awful time harvesting their small
grain.
Frank Yoder shipped q couple Of
cars OF cattle Friday that were pro-
baby the finest ever brought into
these yards. There were yeariin9s
in the bunch that weighed 100, and
2-year Odds 100.
Miss Susie Conkey was operated on
for appendicitis at the Washington
Hospital last Friday. She is getting
along nicely.
In spite of the bad roads which
kept the tenderfoot from venturing
out, the Andrew Thompson big new
barn was crowded last Saturday
night with a merry party of people.
both young and old, ali bent on nav
ing a good time. The big hay NOW
make an ideal dancing parlor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
LIGHTED
TOWNS

A lighted driveway between Miller
and St. Lawrence Is an enterprise
made possible by this city and St.
La renee when the enlarged light
plant is completed. The purpose is
to extend the city wires out third
st. of Miller. along the boulevard
past the fair grounds. and into St.
Lawrence's Third st. At the same
time a dav service will be installed.
This will connect the two towns. now
only a mile and a half apart, bv a
good driveway. telephone and cleo.
trio light wires, and should encour-
age the building of suburban resi-.
dences, with both public and private
light service, along this mile and a
half of the Black and Yellow trail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
TAKEN
--WHAT NEXT?

The Germans have taken Warsaw,
the old capital of Poland, and third
city of Russia. Our reliable
news reports say that the Russians
are making a mastery retreat"
From the view point of a neutral il
looks as if all the rest of Europe has
been standing still for a year to see
what the Germans would do next.
After a wear of wal in nearly all the
countries of Europe. America has
decided to 20 along about her own
business, much as il peace prevailed.
We can't help the war-so why
we-ry' about It?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
BASE BALL LEAGUE
FOR NEXT YEAR
Chance For League of Six or
Eight Towns
Miller Is, Miranda O

The local ball team entertained
their guests from Miranda Sunday
with a shut out game at the ball
park. The visitors were unable to
solve CARROTS AZ centimeters, and
his staff aided him by a very near
air. tight sample of the national pas
time. Two new players appeared ir
the lineup, young Carlson at first,
and Steckman in the right garden.
The fans looked them over for a few
innings and then accepted them in
full fellowship. The Younger Carl
son acted as If he had carefully
watched his big ''brudder" play the
initial bag. The elder Carlson COW
cred short like a ball player, while
Steckman looked the visitors curves
over as carefully as he would a 10
per cent 80 day note. Virgil Gard
ner umpired.
The locals have played a total of
IL games. winning 8. In a 1000 per-
feet scale, as the game is figured by
professionals, this gives the home
team a percentage of 613.
The base ball critic of this diyersi-
fled journal is ready to accord the
local team a very high place among
the amateur clubs of the state.
There are two or three small leagues
in the state CARVING from two to
half a dozen salaried men. 1t is
probable such teams would have a
little edge" on the local bunch, but
the PRESS doubts If there is any
strictly amateur team in the state
that a out-class the home club.
The Miller fans are now suggest
ing an amateur league for next year.
around the C. & N. w. loop, includ.
ing Miller. Huron. Redfeld. Faulk.
ton, Gettysburg, Blunt or Harold,
and Highmore. This could be ar
ranged in the fall, and give each
town a chance to raise necessary ex.
pense money through the winter, by
local enterprises of one kind or an.
other.
The locals should have a return
game here with Pierre and Faulkton
before this season closes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
AUGUST IST
CROP REPORT

The government crop report for
August lst gives all of South Dako-
ta's products as greater than last
year; except corn. The August es-
innate for corn IS 76,30O, 900 bu.
against 7S, 900. 900 final last year.
The winter wheat is a million bu.
increase, and the spring wheat is 20
millions increase over last years
finals. Other increases Are: Oats
II million blu; barley 3 million; flax
100, 600; potatoes $50. 900; hay 5000
tons; Alfalfa 10l per cent for 1915,
against 9l.7 in 1914; pasture los per
cent against 96.1 for 1914.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
Special Term Court

Judge Hughes came down from
Fl. Pierre Tuesday and held a spe-
cial term ~ court on account of
some criminal cases pending. A re-
port was called for on the Walton
boys case. but sentence was deferred
to the December term. The Walton,
Uecher grand larceny case was also
continued to the December term.
under ST, 900 bond each. Ed. Peter
son, charged with burglary at Wess-
ington. pleaded guilty of petit lar.
ceny, and was fined $40. Harry
Corbett, charged with horse steal
ing, was continued to December
Germ.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
GERMAN-AMERICANS
MAKE PROTEST

San Francisco, Aug. 4.-Protests
against the Immoral traffic in arms
and ammunition" with England, the
English viewpoint in public opinion
on the European war and criticism
Of the governments attitude toward
Germany, were expressed today in
resolutions unanimously adopted bv
the National German-American al
lance assembled here in its eighth
annual convention.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
STATE CENSUS
SHOWS 1850 LOSS
Few People Believe it is Efficient
Papers Advise to Discontinue il

The unpopular state census has
been completed. and leading papers
r saying 1t should be discontinued
because 1t is less efficient than the
national census. The totals show a
loss of 1850 from the last national
census. The cause of this loss, of
course, is in the new homestead
country west of the river, which To-
cality attracted many new settlers
during the land boom of a few years
ago. The big counties of Stanley
and Lyman alone lost over $1,000.
To those who understand first set
Elements this is not unusual. Many
people who never expect to remain,
go to land openings to get a piece of
land, prove up, and then return to
their former localities. The only
benefit they are to a new country is
to get the land out of Uncle Sans
hands into private ownership. Soon
err or later it will be used.
There was some small loss in
counties east of the Missouri river,
but it was more than made up in
other counties. Minnehaha alone
gained nearly 5000.
In this locality of the state Hand
county fares better than its neigh
bors. This county's loss Is re-
ported at 5S4. All but II of this
decrease is reported in the towns,
Rec Heights, Miller, st. Lawrence
and Vayland. The country districts
fell off very little. The neighboring
counties show this loss:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
Notice TO the Public

/ have been appointed by our
county commissioners to collect ex-
hibits for the 1915 South Dakota
State Fair. and | kindly ask every
body to help make up this exhibit.
We have lots Of good things this
year SO let's try and show what
Hand county Ear do. Please let me
know what you have and oblige,
You're truly.
John H. Van Loon,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
BINDERS GOING
ALL OVER COUNTY
Hand County's Best and Biggest
Crop Going into Shock

There is no war. no politics, no
society-ln Hand county. For why?
The folks are harvestin'. And be-
lieve me. it's some harvest! This
writer has een nothing like it in SO
summers spent in Hand county.
And the corn is running a close
second to the small grain. 1t is
growing about 'steen inches a day.
Every resident of the city should 90
out into the country during the next
ten DAYS to view the crops.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
THE C~HAUTAUQUA
VS.. THE CARNIVAL
Comparison of the Two Kinds of
Entertainment
(BY o. w. CoURSEY.)

1t is gratifying indeed to one
travelling over the state to note how
rapidly and. let us hope, permanent
ly, the ch~autauqua is displacing the
street carnival. Ten years ago,
the street carniyals we're the craze.
This year only one carnival company
appeared In the state, and it has had
a hard time trying to induce cities
and towns to let it have the use of
their streets for exhibition purposes.
The reasons are not hard to dis
Germ. The whole trend of thought
in this country thus far in the
twentieth century has been upward
"a trend toward ideaiism. The
street carnival is, IN the main. dia-
metrical!y opposed to this eievating
drift in public sentiment the chaut-
auqua encourages it.
What a difference is left on the
thought of a community by a street
carnival and by a lecture such as
Acres of Diamonds" delivered by
DR.. Russell H. Conwell of Philadel-
phia. Think also of the difference
to which the money taken out of the
community is put.
DR.. Conwell has delivered this
noted lecture around the world for
ffty-fve wears all told, over 5,0Ot
times. II has earned over 81, OOO,-
900. With this he has put, and is
putting 2, 100 deserving boys through
school. To my positive knowledge,
he sent to the president of Oberlin
college every cent he earned in his
recent lecture at Huron. to help put
through school next year a promis.
ing young fellow whose college
course Is well begun, but who would
of had to Law off for a year to earn
money. had it not been for this help
In fact. DR.. Conwell, in addition to
the uplift which his inspirations
lecture gives to each community ir
which 1t is delivered, gives away
every dollar he earns, for the edu,
cation Of Ibis" boys. Who ever
heard of q street carnival company
doing likewise?
This year practically every town
Of 500 or oyer in the state held
chautauquas. 1t has become a pop.
ular and a deserving part Of our
educational system.
1t is evident that the chautauqua
or something akin to it. with its
moral and educational uplift, has
come to stay as a valuable part of
our twentieth century life. and that
with equal emphasis the old fash
Toned street carnival, with its hold
up games, its music dancers and the
other debasing things that perma-
nently ensnare the lives of every
child, and as well as every grown
person, who witnesses them, is
doomed to 90.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-08-12
Won a Trip to the Fair

p. J. Dunn, Hand county agent
for the First National Life Ins. Co.
is one of five agents who won a TIC
ket to the Worlds Fair by writing
500. 900 worth of life insurance in a
9iyen time. Patsy has developed
into a first class life insurance man.
AID it is only a question OF time until
his services will call for promotion
to a larger field. He would make a
competent state agent.