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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
DEFENSE POLICY
MACE RIDICULOUS
Unknown Writer. Said to Be
Former High Official, Foxes
Fun at "Pork Barrel"
congressman.

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. "A sensa-
ton has been caused here by the pri-
Nate circulation Of an anonymous play
entitled. "Stnltitia." said to have been
written by a former high government
official which depicts the ~unprepared-
ness Of the United States for wal and
portraNs the defeat of this country by
The dominant power of Europe.
Almost everybody In official circles
Is busy guessing at the authorship of
The skit and identifying the characters
which patiently are thinly disguised
figures now in the public. eye. Andrew
Carnegie is un~questionably the origin
Al of "Dr. Harmony" whose peace an
iowment is called n Hobby Trust-The
Worst And Most Dangerous of All
Flags The "Pork Rarr,"
The play sketches the pernicious in
huence OF pork barrel policies in con-
gress. which shape army and navy
policies so as to subserve local interest
IN army posts and navy yards at the
expense of lighting efficiency. Con
gresham Shuftler is a Monroe doc
trine %jingoist, who, however, always
votes against adequate appropriations
for the forces which must support that
principle. He is thus described by
Captain Hawk:
He is chairman of the party cau-
Gus, he is one of our most poisonous
~ W. NoiiS IN 10 w Inv dLtT5
ships, no army, no diplomacy. A chip
- each shoulder aud both arms in q
sling, that's his policy"
Senator Rock, rising in indignation
at the suggestion of abolishing use
less army posts, explains:
Why, do you know, general, there
are four towns in my state where the
prosperity of 1000 or 5000 people de-
Ponds on the maintenance of those
military posts"
Some Live Sarcasm.
Here is a typical bit of the dialogue:
Admiral Steeens-"How many foreign
ships do you expect us to stand off,
senator. with the few little samples
of battleships you've given us?"
Senator Rock-"Speaking Of battle
ships were going to have smaller ones.
These d~readnaughts don't fit half our
navy yards. Why lots of our constitu-
ents are kicking because no money
comes to their localities any more; the
new ships are sent to only three Or
four big yards. Now the prosperity of
a dozen towns depends on getting this
work.
A foot note states that this is no ex-
a%ggeration of the senatorial attitude.
as is indicated in an article by former
Secretary OF War Henry l.. Stimson.
This is another bit of Dialogue:
Admiral Stevens-"Dr. Harmony
and the peace trust are against us.
Think of the harm that old man does
with his money. Do % know they
distributed 100000 copies of that tory's
little navy speech made in the Senate
last week? With their publications and
their pensions, there's a trust for you,
a great hobby trust, the worst n most
dangerous OF all.
DIR. Drake-"What an argument for
the progressive income tax that man is.
Why, even a government could speni
money more u%sefully than he does"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
GEDDES CITIZENS ARE
STIRRED BY ANOTHER
MURDER AND. SUICIDE
Gus Nelson Kills Self and Do
nestle Who Refused His Of
fer of Marriage.

Geddes. S. d, Jan. 4.-Geddes. the
has pr .duced another oouble tragedy,
Gust Nelson. age % years, a carpenter,
Killed himself and Mary Breidenbach.
aged - years, a domestic. because she
had refused to marrH him.
Nelson called on the B~reidenbach
girl ut the home of Joe Eilers, where
she was employed, n on being re-
jected in his suit. pressed a revolver
to the girls heart and fired twice. Mrs.
Eilers and a neighbor were in a front
room of the dwelling. Hearing the shot,
both fled screaming.
Nelson ran from the house toward
a rig waiting in the road, but encount-
cred Joe Eilers. who was coming in
answer to his wife's screams. Nelson
shot himself through the forehead and
lived only 10 minutes. He did not re-
gain consciousness.
The Breidenbach girl was once Mel
sons sweetheart, but cut him because
he was drinking, she told friend ,
News of the murder reached the
county seat town, Wheeler, where Rob
ert Brooks is OF trial for the Menzie-
Signal murder, by telephone. 1t had
the effect of emptying the court Don
almost instantly. Word that a muir
der had been committed started many
conjectures. The bitter feeling aroused
by the prosecution of Brooks has given
rise to many threats against parti-
san in the situation and the scanti
ness of the information caused many
guesses as to the identity of d prob
able victim.
The true situation was related to
Sheriff Lew Rifle over the phone, and
accompanied by newspaper men he
FASTENED to Geddes by auto. 1t was
decided the of the deaths was
too apparent to require an investiga-
ton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
WOMAN WINS CONTEST FOR
FILING ON MINING CLAIM

Rapid City, S. D.. Jan. Airs. Mel
lie Miller mas Just won q suit wherein
she was defendant n the government
was the contestant over a mining claim.
The claim is located IN Rapid creek,
near Silver City, and the contention of
the government was that it was Of a
nonmineral character and hat it had
not been taken in good faith and the
amount of assessment work necessary
had not been performed.
The evidence submitted was to the
effect hat two tunnels had been driven
one of which is 200 feet in length and
the indications are favorable to the
finding Of gold. Considerable fine gold
has already been washed out.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
DOCTOR KILLED BY FALLING
INTO OLD PROSPECT HOl +

Lead, S. D., Jan. Flying at the
bottom of a 12-foot prospect hole. with
in a short distance of the ounty in
Urinary, where he had made his home
for years, DR.. Henry o Bruins, one OF
the early day physicians of this sec
ton, died Of exposure before a search
ing party found him. Won Bruins, who
was 70 years old, came to the Hills in
1877 n was at one time connected
with the staff of Homestake hospital
doctors. His health failed him six
years ago. The old mar started for
Lead just before his death, but miss
ing his way evidentaly fell into the
prospect hole. Friends found the body
the next DAY. He has a sister at Santa
Ana, Cal, n a brother at Grand Isl
and. Neh.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
IMMUNITY IS DENIED
new HAVEN DIRECTORS
Billiard, Elton and Skinner Fail
to Escape Criminal Prose
cutions.

New York. IAN. 4.--The federal dis
trict overruled today the pleas
of immunity interposed by John l.. Bill
lard, James S. Elton and William Skin
her, to indictments charging them with
criminal violation of the Sherman law
in connection with their acts as di-
rectors of the New York. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad company.
Elton. Skinner and Billiard claimed
that they were entitled to immunity
because of testimony given by them
before the Interstate Commerce COM
mission prior to the retur of the in
dictlnents. The courts decision means
that they will now be called upon to
plead to the indictments. which include
IL other well known men. all directors
or former directors OF the road.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
INCREASE is e,477 IN
STATE AUTO IIcENsEe

Pierre. s. D.. Dec. 31.-For the year
.s14 there were 2o.e29 automobile H.
censes recorded in South Dakota. in
comparison with 1852 for 1913. Deal
ers' licenses in 1914 nupbered 491. and
IN 1913 but 2aS. The motorcycles Ii
censed in 1914 were 1.733, In comparison
with 1.212 for 1913. ~Three-fou.th of the
license money goes to counties for road
purpose and the remaining o%ne-fourth
goes to the department at Pierre for
expenses Of administration. The license
for automobiles is So each.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
MEXICAN CONVENTION
is HOPING FOR PEACE

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Mexican ma
tiona1 convention met at noon yester-
DAY in Mexico City and adjourned un-
til Monday, according to advices to the
state department.
Notwithstanding the continuance of
llostilities between the Villa-Zapata
forces and those under control of Car
rama, the assembly hopes to recon
struct the central government and form
an administration to be presented to
the United States and other ~nations for
recognition.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

The old Moslem feeling against por-
traits is disappearing from Turkey
even to the extent Of printing the like
ness of the sultan. PICTURES of the reign
ing sovereign have at present an i'm
mense vogue In the orthodox near east
and are very popular in the Turkish
regiments.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
"FULL GREW" LAW BEING
INITIATED BY PETITION

Pierre, S. d., Jan. 4.-Anothmer intia-
tive petition is being circulated in the
state for the 'ful crew. bill. 1t is
planned to have the measure in shape
to carry to the people in case the legis-
lature declines to mac it. This is one
of the bills pushed by the railway en-
pIoyes of the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
DAMAGES AWARDED BY
BRITISH PRIZE COURT.

washington, Jan. 2.-The decision Of
the British prize court in London in
the case of the British steamship
Miramichi loaded with wheat and
shipped from America to German COM
signees prior to the war was announced
here tonight by the British embassy:
The court held that the wheat wassstfll
the property OF the American claim
ants and ordered that they be paid for
It.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

The safety first idea which has re-
Gently come into general practice on
most American roads is an old one In
Germany and other European countries
where the practice extends to every
form Of industry as Wen as the rail-
roads.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
FEARING ENEMIES
SULTAN PREPARES
TO QUIT CAPITAL
Report From Athens Indicate
Constantinople Is Threat
ened-Extent of ACtiv-
tiles Not Known.
RAID ON EGYPT ABANDONED
German Lines Apparently Not
Weakened In West-Attack
Shifts In Poland--Rus-
slams Enter Hungary.
RAID ON EGYPT ABANDONED

London, Jan. 4.-The sultan of Tur-
icy n his court are preparing to
cave Constantinople, fearing the all
of the ancient Turkish capital. accord
ng to advices from Athens. 1t is eX-
aeedingly difficult to obtain any clear
dea of the operations of the Turks, but
he attack on Egypt seems to have been
abandoned indefinitely.
Whether the allied fleets are prepar-
ng to shell the forts along the OAR
ianelles and the works protecting Con
s%tantinople is not known, but it is as
sumed that the sultan's preparations
.or departure preSaSe an
movement by the allies. Former dis
catches stated that the embassies of
The Germanic allies We're preparing to
iepart for the interior.
1t Is known that a large fleet of French
and British warships are now in the
Mediterranean and Adriatic waters.
Thursday, it was reported. that Pola.
the great Austrian ava base. was UNI
DER bombardment by 80 or 40 French
and English warships. One French
Warship was unk there this week by
on Austrian submarine.
Sern1anS Gam GrounC
The latest news available from the
western battle front shows that little
progress is being made by the allied
forces and rather indicates a sporadic
renewal Of the German offensive, with
resultant slight gains in the Argonne
and French Flanders. These operations
can hardly be classed as a general
German offensive movement i'll the
west, such as is still being conducted
in Poland, IL the strength the Ger
mans are showing seems to make it
plain that they have not weakened
a~ppreciably their western army ny
transfer of troops to the east. nor has
the pressures of the allies broken their
grip on Belgium n France, from The
North sea to Metz.
Germans On Offensive.
The German attack in France and
Belgium, 1ntimated in reply to the of
fensive movements of the allies has
developed to such a point that the al
lies now are on the defensive along the
greater part of the line. The extent
of the German movement is shown
by today's French statement, which
speaks Of a series of night attacks
against the allies along the front
These ~onslaughts apparently were moi
in great force however. and the asser-
ton is made that they were all re-
pulseA with ease. AS to the result OF
recent fighting in Alsace and the
Argonne along the eastern portion OF
the front. there is a sharp conflict III
the statements from Berlin and Paris.
The German communication says fur
ther ground has been gained in the
Argonne and specifically denies the
claims of the French war office that
half of the Alsatian village of Stein
bach has been captured n that the
French are making a further advance
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
w

Des Moines, Ia. Jan. Ex-Governor
Clarke will not name a successor to
James H. Trewin ON the board of edu-
cation until after the legislature meets,
in all probability. There are our ap-
pointnents to be made on this organ
lZatlOn.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

The production of essence of orang
flowers and orange flower water III
Tunis is confined to the region of Ma
beul. where 100000 pounds of orange
flowers are distilled each year. the
distillation yielding 200 pounds of es-
sence of neroli valued ut $26 to $50 a
pound. and 74.00o to $1,000 quarts of
orange flower water.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

Among the defenses of the Panama
canal there will be several batteries of
16 and 12-inch rifles. all Of which will
be concealed in such manner that, with
the use of smokeless powder. it will be
impossible for an enemy to locate them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

Hundreds of tons of peach seeds
piled at fruit canning establishments
in California are now to be utilized
IN a commercial way. and a company
has been organized for developing this
industry. THE seeds are to be cracked
by machinery and the meats used in the
manufacture of prussic acid and other
products. The shells will be sold as
fuel
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

One of the most amazing instances
of religious stupidity is recorded in
connection with Marylebone church,
london. In 1860 some one cut the
initials, Il. II. s." from the alter cloth.
The vestry was in full conclave to dis
cusS the sacrllege when the vicar adj
united that he had done the mutilation
because he objected to the initials of
the rector GJohn Henry s'liry> on the
cloth.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

The United States government is
erecting three G00-ieet steel towers
overs near the Gatun locks, canal
zone, Isthlnus of Panama. which will
be used to support the antennae of
the Panama wireless telegraph sta
ton. The towers viii be of triangular
section. measuring 1870 feet at the case
and ttpering to "a Ieet ut the top. The
three towers will require about 1000
tons of steel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

stinginess. came into his office one
morning and found a young clerk
writing a letter in rather a Furnishing
hand. My man." he observed, "dinna
max the ills o yer g's and VS. quite
see lang. | want The ink tac last the
quarter oot,''-Chicago News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

Before Napoleon's time it had been
the custom for armies to carry huge.
unwieldy flags mounted ON poles,
which. while they afforded a rallying
point for their corps. also drew the
enemy's fire. Napoleon revived the
ancient symbol of the Caesars. The
Napoleonic eagle itself was eight
inches in height and nine inches
across the wings. 1t stood on a brass
block three inches square.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

More than 200 giant searchlights.
which are to be used as part of the 800
at the San Francisco exposition. have
arrived and are being put in place.
Those received are 1S-inch and 13-inch
ana are the smallest size n a will be
used. There Will be 100 30-inch
searchlights, and many between three
and four feet in diameter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

The independent grand duchy of
Luxembourg has an area of 99S square
miles and is bounded by Belgium.
Germany and France. 1t belongs to the
German customs union In American
consular jurisdiction the agency OF
Luxembourg is included in the Rotter-
dam district. This grand duchy should
not be confused with Luxembourg
province, in Belgiunl-the largest
province in that countrv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

II the life of the old man-of-war
was longer than that of the present
dreadnaught, the old merchantmen
lived longer still. The Lively, for in
stance, when wrecked at Cromer in
1888. had been afloat two years over
a century. The Liberty. too, built at
Whitby in 1850, was in regular use till
1886, and the Betsy Gains, which be-
gan life as a frisate and ended as a
collier, went down in her 137th year.
And in 1902. according to a daily paper.
h Anita, then trading between Spain
and America, dated from the days of
Columbus.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

There is something like a plague of
~caterpillars on the Kowloon plantation
in China. Twelve millions have been
destroyed so far. n the Hong Kong
legislature has voted $500 to carry on
tie work of determination.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

When there is moss on the north side
Of the forest trees it is q sign among
woodsmen that the winter will be a
severe one. and this fall woodsmen in
Maine REPORT the absence OF moss
from the trees.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

After being on terms Of warmest
friendship for ear % out of so men
employed by an export firm in London
have left to fight in different armies.
Six are fighting for Germany, eight for
tIia and one for England.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07
BELIEVED ORGANIZED GANG
WORKING IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Troquois, S. d.. Jan. 2.-XVhat APP
pears to be a regularly organized band
of thieves is operating in eastern South
Dakota and during the past week or
10 days have robbed stores at several
points. Among the stores robbed was
one at Emery. Bloodhounds We're Sc
cured, but failed to lead the officers
to the persons responsible for the rob
berry. During the search for those i'm
pliCated in the Emery robbery a sus-
pect believed to have becn implicated
in a recent store robbery at Mount
Verno was run down n captured.
Those who committed the various store
robberies also are believed to haNe been
responsible for the recent robbery of
the postoffice at Bruce. The latest
victim of the organized band of thieves
was the LaRue Mercantile company,
which conducts n large general store
in lroquois. A large amount of goods,
including jewelry, was carried away.
The thieves made their escape. 1t is
believed they caught a freight train
which passed through Iroquois late at
night. Burned matches We're found all
over the store. indicating that the
thieves had leisurely examined the
goods.
PLATTE-At their annual business
meeting the members of the local volun-
teer fire department elected the following
officers for the coming year: Chief, Geo
H. Henry; assistant chief. c. j. Anderson;
secretary, C. F.. Lien: treasurer, E.. G.
Smith. The annual ball of the depart
ment will be given about the middle Of
January.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-07

Ihe oyster, IL would appear, has
oeen seriously maligned by investi-
gators Who We're making records for
themselves at the expense of the de-
neTtful plValVe that has borne in 81
tence-dulnb as an oyster-the oblo-
guy that has been heaped upon it. 1t
has been held that the oyster received
INTO It's organism for general circu-
iaton the germs of typhoid fever.
o comes the REPUTATION of the cal
umny. A high authority has shown
ina during cold weather oysters rest
or hibernate. Movement ceases and
thes cease to feed, SO that they are
Tree from sewage organisms during
the moths of K at least, and the re-
naming months of the year few per
sons care to eat them. This Informal
t1on is given in the Journal of the
American Medical association.
Colonel Maurice George Moore, who
has been appointed to the supreme
command of the military council of
the Nationalist volunteers, is the son
OF an Irish politician who was a leader
oil the tenant right movement half a
century ago. For nan years Colonel
Moore was in the ~Connauglt Rangers.
and during the South African cam
paign he succeeded to the command
OF the First battalion. Soon after his
promotion he helped to remedy the
scarcity of mounted men among the
British force. Mounting and training
some 500 hundred of these rangers
colonel Moore formed a mounted
column with them, and did this excel
e work during the later stages of
the war. 1t is eight years since Colonel
Moore left the active list.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-19
RHEUMATISM A MYSTERY

Some diseases give immunity from
another attack but rheumatism works
just the other way.
Every attack of rheumatism invites
another. Worse than that it reduces
the body's power so that each attack
is worse than the one before.
If any disease needs curing early 1t
is rheumatism, but there is almost no
disease which physicians find more
difficult to treat successfully. When a
medicine does help rheumatism no.
body knows how or why it does it.
All authorities agree that the blood
becomes thin with alarming rapidity
as rheumatism develops. Maintaining
the quality of the blood therefore is
reasonable way of preventing and
combating rheumatism. That 1t works
out in fact is shown by the beneficial
results in the treatment of rheuma-
tism, acute, muscular and articular,
with the blood tonic, DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.
That hundreds who take DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for their rheumatism
get we'll is fact beyond dispute. That
the rheumatism does not return as
long as the blood is kept rich and red
is equally true.
Write the Dr. Williams Medicine
Co.. Schenectady. N. Y, for the free
pamphlet Building Up the Blood" and
kindly mention this paper. Your own
druggist sells DIR. williams Pink Pills.
Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-19
MANY WILL SPEND
EASTER At SHORE
Railroads Planning to Send Special
Trains in Response to Hun
dreds of Inquiries

Present indications point to BAN
ner attendance of Harrisburgers at
the Easter festivities at Atlantic City
Sunday, April 4.
Because of many inquiries both the
Pennsylvania and Reading companies
are making preparations to run spe-
cial trains the day previous.
! The Pennsylvania Railroad has been
active in planning for the Easter rush
for some time. Six special trains will
be run from Pittsburgh; while the big
crowds from Harrisburg will require
extra cars and sections for all regu-
lar trains. In his reference to the
annual increase of Easter crowds,
A. r. Buchanan, division passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
said to-day:
Growing Easter Custom
Easter at the seashore has grown
to be q recognized American custom.
Thousands of our people make this pill
grimage every year, having recognized
it's tonic effects after the rigors of
winter.
"The Atlantic City boardwalk and
it's unrivaled accommodations for Wis
itors from all walks of life makes
that resort peculiarly attractive. Those
who have participated in the annual
boardwalk parade repeat the expert
ence. Those who have not seen this
display have a treat in store.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad has an
nounced a siXteen-day excursion from
Harrisburg at $3.50 via the ferries, and
$475 all-rail via the Delaware river
bridge route. These tickets will be
good to leave Harrisburg on any train,
Saturday, April s, with the exception
of a few of the limited extra fare
trains.
This affords an opportunity to visit
Atlantic City. Cape May or any of the
intermediate coast resorts, at a saving
of more than $500, compared to the
regular excursion fares.
1T is the only special rate oppor
tunity which will be given to visit
the New Jersey seashore resorts until
the special excursions are run during
the height of summer.
atlantic City at Easter is not the
Atlantic City of July and August. Both
are great, but the Easter season and
the summer season present attractions
peculiar to themselves"