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The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
OFFICIAL
Proceedings of the Board of County Com.
missioners, Stark County. N. D.

Dickinson. n. D., August 49,. 1915.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Stark County met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present Commissioners D.
Hughes, John J. Lob and A. F. Mischief.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid by warrant: A.
f. Nachtwey. supt. board of health,
$150.0O; Noggle Bros, repairs for county
Jail, $46.25; G. P. Miller. road and bridge
work, S155.OO; c. P. Miller, road work,
$3.50; P. 3. Zimmerman, road work,
$247. 50; John Stricken, bridge work,
$44.25; Nick N. Anton, road work, $12. SO;
Martin Gilbertson, bridge work, 1928. SO;
Bob Lawrence, bridge work, SLIPS; E. E.
Scott. road work, Chill a%ssigned) SIS 500;
II: b. Haney, road work (bill assigned)
$18.12; G. p. Ward, postage, $500; Wal
ton & Davis Co., repairs county build
ing, 5000; Durham Lumber Co., lum-
Der, $66.85; John Becker, Dad work,
$33.00; Anton Mergel, road work, $500;
First National Bank, Belfeld, road work,
(bill assigned) $26. rs; Citizens State
Belfield, road work (bill a%ssigned)
$685.; Harry Dence, proceedings and pure
food list, $66.88; Nord Dakota Herold,
proceedings and pure food list, SAT. 98;
Nord Dakota Herold, supplies, 81. 90; M.
L. Ayers, proceedings and pure food list,
s66;Ss J.. L. Hughes, express. postage
pairing Toad drags. $3.50; John Marx. re-
$3.50; Frank Schank, road work, SIG. 90;
Frank Sharman, auto livery, SIG. 90; Earl
King, road work, $13.75; Warren W.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Hoist from Dickinson will have
charge Of Scoria Butte school and
Miss Hemmer the Six Mile.
1t was suggested the other day
that u Flats should hereafter be
known as Golden Flats, as crops are
surely fine so far. So hereafter we
will be known as the Golden Flatites.
H. Ward has his we'll machine at
S. Blanks. At last reports they were
down about 70 #. and were busy
blasting rock. Hope they will sue
coed and get good water, for wells
are what we need here.
MIR. and Mrs. A. D. Fuller and
family from neal Dickinson have
been out visiting at the homes of R.
Basham, Mr. Wilcox, C. w. Blakely
and c.: L. Lanphear. They leave
North Dakota soon for their old home
in Colonia, Wis.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
NEW ENGLAND HERE
FOR GAME AUG, 2

The New England ball team comes
to Dickinson for a return game on
the 22nd. 1t will be remembered that
the local team defeated the New
Englanders on their own diamond
short time ago. 1t is expected that
the boys will bring up all the good
players they can find for the game
next Sunday, but at that Dickinson
expects to win the score. Gardner
and Wasem will furnish the battery
for our team.
Belfeld and Killdeer have been
talking rather loud about coming to
Dickinson to test their strength. A
challenge and $3.50 bet were made,
but at the time of closing these
forms Thursday night no definite ar
rangements had been made to come
to Dickinson. In the event that Bel
field and Killdeer should come on
the 22nd it is likely that this game
will be started at 1880 o'clock and
the New England-D Dickinson game
two hours later.
The Beach players have issued a
challenge to the winners Of the Bel
feld-Killdeer game.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
d. HUHES, Chairman.
JOHN J. Lob.

Board of County Commissioners.
A petition having been duly filed by
the Custer Farmers Telephone Company,
a corporation duly organized under the
laws of the state of North Dakota, pray
ing for the privilege of the right of way
to erect telephone lines along certain
public highways indicated upon plat at
to said petition and this Board
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
GOLDEN FLATS

formerly Known as West of Kildeer)
Mrs. Joce and children visited at
E. E. Hayden's Sunday.
Mrs. w. v. Cummings spent the
day at the Chas. Adams ranch last
week.
Little Lewis Blank has been stay
ing for a few days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Javes.
Mrs. Allen Harleman from Dickin-
son is visiting at the C. w. Blakely
homestead near Grassy Butte.
Last Thursday we had some hail
here. The storm passed to the south
east of us so no damage was done. to
crops.
E. E. Hayden helped A. P. Nichols
brand calves last Saturday at the
latter's homestead on the Charley
Bobb creek.
Jack Englehart has joined our mail
circle. We now have II taking turns,
getting our mail every Tuesday at
Grassy Butte.
We understand that Miss Meta
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
LINER ARABEC SUNK

Washington, August 19.-If Ameri-
cans were on board the Arabic and
the Germans torpedoed the vessel in
the face of President WILSON'S note,
it may be considered the most critical
situation since the sinking of the
Maine, said administration officials
this afternoon.
London, August 19.-The White
Star liner Arabic, carrying 435 pas.
sengers besides the crew and bound
from Liverpool to New York, was
torpedoed and sunk off the southwest
coast of Ireland near Fastnet this
morning.
Contradictory reports have been re-
ceived concerning the fate of the
crew. The first report said that all
of the persons carried were saved,
Then Liverpool reported that some
lives were lost.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

deeming 1t to the best interest Of Stark
County hat said petition be granted:
Be it resolved, that the said Custer
Farmers Telephone Co. be granted the
right Of way to erect telephone lines to
be constructed uDea highways as follows,
corner of section u. twp. 1888. range 81,
from there Running west to the middle
corner of tho south line of section %.
twp. 1873, range 81. again beginning at
the q middle % corner Of SECTION %; twp: 139:
corner of section ~, twp. 139, range 81:
Again beginning at the middle corner of
the north n of section 26. twp. 1879,
range 81. running south to the middle
fSnne1 iss g. range snH s0 q: n aas OF b ssfsion st st
a point 40 rods south of the northwest
corner of section IS, twp. 139, range 81,
running east for half a mile and thereby
leading into tho aforesaid line running
twp: 13s. range 81, That such line shall
be built In a good substantial manner
and only regular sized telephone poles
shall be used, the same shall be 16 feet
high and 20 feet high at the crossings
and shall be placed at the outer edge of
interior with traffic. Said Stark County
hereby reserves the right to revolt this
grant at any such time as 1t deems it.
Dated at Dickinson. Stark County.
1915.
p: HuHEs, Chairman.
4. +. MIscHEL.
Board OF County Commissioners.
Upon roll CALI. all members present.
On motion Board adjourned to Septem-
]. L. HUGHES,
County Auditor.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

postage, phones and tolls, s41.1o; E. q.
Scott. road work, STATS; Dakota Nation
q Bank, juror certificates assigned.
Anderson ;!Ss; !" vs.: Nor sneas.e s5.9 sS!o Frank EASE s.
tree bounty, 500; Hiek Mart Martin a,Ay SER,
tree bounty, 5000 Herman Gabbert,
t ber a nNdan Eire ss' ;Si5' Walton & Davis 'um-
appraised the estray taken up by
Andrew Sorenson at $4,000 and the re-
and upon roll call, all members of the
Board present, all voting Aye the
same was carried.
entered allowing petitions for Mothers
Pensions as follows, to-wit: Elizabeth
Freidt being granted an allowance of
$1,000 a month for each of three chill
ed an allowance Of $1,000 a month for
each Of five children, and said orders
having been made by the county court
in and for Stark county upon petitions
such proceedings the said court having
made it's order allowing the amounts as
aforesaid n having served notice of
same upon this Board;
be authorized and directed to draw a
warrant upon the County Treasurer and
that the County Treasurer pay out of
the general fund. the sum of $4,000 per
Of $4,000 per month to Katharine Hough-
ton each month until further notice when
the said County Court and upon receiv-
ing further notice to change the amount
in accordance Herewith or discontinue
same as such notice by the court shall
direct.
Dated at Dickinson, North Dakota,
August 18th, 1915.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
STORM AT

Galveston, August 19.-Southeast-
ern Texas has just passed through
the worst storm in half a century.
The loss of life is known to be 200
and probably the number will be much
greater. Property loss will be over
$30,000,000.
The great sea wall constructed fol-
lowing the tidal wave and storm Of
1900 actually saved Galveston from a
fate worse than that of fifteen years
ago.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
Ignite COAL RATES

Bismarck, N. D., August II, 1915.
Office of the Board of Railroad Com
missioners.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Board
Of Railroad Commissioners has fixed and
determined a schedule of maximum rates
for the carriage of Ignite coal applying
between the stations upon the lines of
all common carriers doing business in
this state.
Such schedule of maximum rates be-
comes effective on September 4, 1915.
Board Of Railroad Commissioners,
8-21-2t w. F. Cushing, Secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
FIND MISSING LINK
IN THE KOENIG CASE
Federal Authorities Believe They
Have Thing Needed to Clinch
Matter.
ARREST A NIGHT wATCHMAN

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Bdmund
Justice, a night watchman, en-
ployed by the Atlas Steamship COM
pany, a subsidiary of the Hamburg
American line, was arrested by fed
eral officers this afternoon, charged
with being a party to the conspiracy
directed from this country against
the entente allies by Paul Koenig
and other alleged German agents.
With the arrest of Justice at his
home in south Brooklyn, the au-
thorities believe they have found the
missing link" in the Koenig case.
It is charged that, at Koenig's direc-
tion, Justice accompanied Frederick
Metzler under arrest to Quebec and there
sought TO determine the number of troops
being sent to the United Kingdom, and to
learn what ships they would sail on. and
details of artillery equipment and other
spplies being sent abroad.
1t is alleged that such activities were
part Of a military plot directed from
the United States and as such violated
federal statutes.
Brincken VIII Move to Dismiss.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22-Baron
George Wilhelm Won Brlncken. attached
to the German consulate here. Charles
c. Crowley. a detective and Mrs. Mar
Earet Cornell were granted todaV a
delay until Friday TO enter pleadlnEs 20
charges of participation in alleged Ger
man bomb plots. When they appeared
today 1t was announced that Samuel
Pratt OF Reno. New. former United
States district attorney in Nevada, was
associated with counsel for the defense.
The defendants attorneys said they
would make a motion to quash the in
dictments Friday. on the grounds the
indictments were too broad and did not
specify the time. place or manner OF the
crimes alleged and that there was not
enough information in them to enable
them TO obtain witnesses.
II the motion 10 squash should be
denied II was said other legal rights
would be used. such as the filing of
demurrer and demand for q bill Of
particulars.
The delay granted today was given by
Judge Maurice T. DoollnE OF the United
States district court upon the defendants
OF the motion. A speedy trial was desired
by the defendants Il was stated pre-
viously by counsel for the defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
SCORES DEFENSE
POLICY As WEAK
Member Of Consulting Board Re-
signs So He Can Attack Pre-
paredness Program.
NO STRENGTH BY SEA OR LAND

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Henry A.
Wise Wood, representative of the
American Society of Aeronautic con-
gress, today announced his resigna-
tion as member OF the naval con-
sulting board recently appointed by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
His action was taken, he said, be-
cause he disapproves as inadequate
for the country's defense the naval
program proposed by the admins
tration. He will continue, he said.
to serve as a consultant to members
Of the board.
Policy Dangerously Weak.
Mr.. Wood says in his letter Of reslgna-
tion to Secretary Daniels that he had re-
tired In order that shall be free to
attack the thoroughly inadequate, and
therefore dangerously weak, naval and
military policy OF the president as ex-
pressed in Secretary Garrison's and your
own recommendations. and 20 urge pub
licly that the recommendations OF the
general board Of the navy and general
staff of the army. as contained In the
original reports. be substituted therefor.
IF our homes. our people. our institu-
tions and our rights are worthy Of pres
ervation at all, they are entitled to the
most impregnable safeguards which
trained men can devise and our enormous
wealth create"
After outlining the way I'm which. he
declares, the original program OF the gem
eral board Of the navy submitted to the
administration last July was weakened
by the substitution Of another and less
adequate program" Mr.. Wood said Is:
Thus the administration offers us
neither enough strength at sea 10 resist
thereon the fleets OF the foremost powers.
nor enough strength ashore TO prevent
the successful landing OF the armies Of
such nations. for which their superior
navies could easily clear the way"
Mr.. Wood is chairman OF the confer
ence committee on national preparedness,
composed of nine organizations working
for national defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
Murray in Command
At the Dardanelles,
Officially Stated

LONDON, Doc. 22.-IAeutenant General
Sir Archibald Murray, has been appointed
to succeed Sir Charles Monroe as Brit.
ish commander at tho Dardanelles, SAYS
an official statement Issued this after
noon.
sir Charles Monroe has been appointed
in command OF the First British army
In France. In Succession to Sir Douglas
Haig.
The official announcement follows;
General Sir Douglas Haig having as
sumed supreme command OF the British
forces In France and Flanders. General
Sir Charles Monroe will succeed him in
command OF the First army.
Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Muir
ray. chief OF the imperial general staff,
will succeed Sir Charles Monroe.
Lieutenant General Sir william Rob
ertson, now chief OF the general staff in
France. will become chief OF the i'm
perial general staff with the temporary
rank OF general, with Major General
r. Whigham as his deputy.
Major General L. Kiggell, now as
sistant to the chief OF the imperial gen
eral staff. will become chief OF the gem
eral staff OF sir Douglas Haig.
General Murray was chief Of the Inn
perial staff at London until few days
ago. Premier Asqulth aRpounced yester-
day that he had been succeeded by Lieu
tenant General Robertson. chief OF the
general staff in the field and that he
was to receive an important command.
The commandership OF the First Brit
ish army was made vacant by the pro-
motion of General HalE TO be the Brit
ish commander-in-chiof.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
MELON CUT BY THE
NEW HOTEL OWNERS
Douglas Hotel Company, Which
Owns Fontenelle Property, De-
clsres 3 Per Cent Dividend.
MAKES SIX PER CENT FOR YEAR

Although in operation only ten
months. Hotel Fontenelle, Omaha's s
new $1,25O.00O enterprise, is already
proving such a successful investment
for the builders that the Douglas
Hotel company, which owns the
property, has been able to declare a
substantial dividend.
At a special meeting at the Omaha
National bank the board OF directors
of the owning company declared a
dividend, which will amount to prac-
tically 6 per cent per year. according
to explanation by Gurdon w. Wat
ties, president of the company. The
dividend will cover the year ending
July /, 1916, which date really
marks the close of the first full year
Of the operation of the big hotel,
after it was entirely completed
Three Per Cent Declared.
The dividend as declared will be per
cent for the half year just closing. pay
able January l, and the other per cent
will be paid at the end of the first six
months of the now year
The final report of the building COM
mittee was accepted and congratulations
were expressed over the favorable set
Elements secured with both the con-
tractor and the tenant for the tardy COM
pletion of the building. A penalty of
5000 damages for this was collected
from the contracting firm. Secretary
A. l.. Reed reported. and then a salts
factory settlement for the delay was
made with the Interstate Hotel COM
pany. the firm that leases and operates
the Fontenelle.
Total Cost within Estimate.
It was also reported that the big hotel
was completed at total cost we'll within
the estimates, the contractors original
bill having been reduced $4,000 more, in
addition to the money paid as penalty for
late completion.
Great enthusiasm marked the meeting
of directors. because OF the successful
completion of the big enterprise and
because of the fact that it Is already
a paying proposition to the public spirited
and prominent citizens who invested
their money to give Omaha fine new
hostelry.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
Little Girl Shot by
Watchman at the
City Dump May Die

Ida Stroud. years OF age. 2iO2 North
Thirteenth street. was wounded when a
revolver held In the hands OF Fred Baker,
a watchman at the city dump. was dis
charged this afternoon
Baker declared the shooting was aoci-
dental He fired the revolver. he said to
frighten away several men who ap-
proched the little girl and a companion.
Hazel Compston. IS years OF age. in a
threatening manner
The little girl who was wounded did
not weep. but sat in the ambulAnce in
silent anguish.
why don't you cry. little girl?" she
was asked.
Hazel and were playing soldier with
our brothers" she said, and soldiers
don't cry when they are shot"
The two girls live near the dump and
we're wandering about the place when the
shooting occurred
Ida was shot in the side, the bullet
passing through her body and came out
the other side.
The girls said the watchman shot in
the direction OF the Compston girl
The physicians held out little hope for
her recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
BRITISH HOUSE
VOTES MILLION
men FOR ARMY
Action of Commons Raises the
Paper Strength Of the Land
Forces to About Four
Million Men.
TEUToN DIPLOMATS ARE ACTIVE
Since Flight from Dardanelles They
Are Trying Wiles on Roumania
and Greece.
FIGHTING IN WESTERN FRANCE

LONDON, Dec. 22.-After an an
night debate the House of Commons
early today granted an increase Of
100000 men in the British army,
bringing up its strength on paper to
100000. With the increase come
changes in higher command. Lieu
tenant General Robertson, chief OF
the general staff. having been re-
called from France to become chief
of the imperial staff in London in
place OF Lieutenant General Murray,
who is about to receive an important
command. These changes are &C.
cepted here as indicating closer CO.
operation among the allies in the
conduct OF military operations on
the western front
Teuton DYpromRts Dusy.
The Teutonic powers are represented as
taking full advantage OF the moral effect
produced by the withdrawal OF British
forces from the Gallipoli peninsula and
to be attempting once more 70 swing
Greece and Roumania 10 their side in the
Balkan operations. II the news OF the
bomhardment OF Varna II correct. Russia
is losing no time In an attempt to fore
stall these efforts From several sources,
all unofficial, London has heard OF the
bonbardment OF the Bulgarian port. Va
rious dispatches state that the Russian
warships are accompanied by fleet OF
transports which, according 10 the morn
Ing papers. already has landed a suf-
ficient force TO hold the town
While the Greek elections have given a
large majority 20 former Premier Gou-
naris. n powerful member of the present
0(innfiniied ~, Pnnn ,r,,rn Csnl,,r.,,, sI,,,r-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
REPLY TO AUSTRIA
is FIRM AND CLEAR
Vienna Government Told that Re-
port Of Austrian Commander Suf-
ficient Basis for Demands.
VIOLATION OF LAW DELIBERATE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The re-
ply of the United States to Aus
tria's note on the destruction OF the
ltnlian liner Anoona declares that
the official admission OF the Aus
trian admiralty that the liner was
torpedoed after It had stopped and
while passengers still were aboard,
alone Is sufficient for the American
demand for dlssvowal, reparation
and punishment Of the submarine
commander.
Secretary Lansing's second note,
already probably in the hands of the
Austrian foreign minister and made
public here today. renews the de-
mands OF the United States and says
the details to which Austria referred
its reply to the first American COM
munication are in no way essential
to the discussion.
Full Text of Note.
Il emphasizes that continuance OF good
relations between the two countries dc
government The full text OF the note,
which Is addressed 20 American Ambas-
sador Penfield. follows:
The government OF the United States
has received the note OF your excellency y
relative 10 the sinking OF the Ancona,
which was delivered at Vienna on pecem-
ber 10. 1915. and transmitted to washing
ton, and has given the note immediate
and careful consideration.
"On November 10, 1915. Baron zwiedinek,
the charge a affaires of the imperial and
royal government at Washington. trans
mitted 90 tho Department of state n re-
port of the Austro-HunEarian admiralty
with regard to tho sinking OF the steam
ship Ancona, in which Il was admitted
that the vessel was torpedoed after itl
engines had been stopped and while pas
hongers were still on board. This admiS-
sion alone ia, In the view OF the govern
ment OF the United States sufficient 20
fix upon the commander OF the submarine
which fired the torpedo the responsibility
for wilfully having violated the standing
law OF nations and entirely dlsregarded
those humane principles which overy bel
hgerent should observe in the conduct of
war at soa, In view OF these admitted
circumstances the government of the
United statos feels justified In holding
that the details OF the sinking of the An
coma. the weight and character Of the ad-
ditional testimony corroboratinG the ad-
miralty's' report and the number o,
Americans killed or injured are In nc
way essential matters se ,diacuaaion. Tn,
(Continued on Page Fonr 1Sr%i,,,,,,, IN, 80
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-23
HOTEL COMPANY MAKES coon
Directors Say They Are Doing Even
Better Than They Expected.

Directors Say They Are Doing Even
Better Than They Expected.
Directors Of the interstate Hotel conn
pany. which leases and operates the Fon-
tenelle. have not held their annual meet
ing yet. Under their lease. they pay the
owning company approximately 6 per
cent net per year for the use of the hotel
property, and the fact that the owning
company Is declaring its present generous
dividend shows that the leasing company
is making its payments promptly
Our expectations for the first years
business have been more than realized $
said Managing Director Abraham Bur-
bank of the Fontenelle. Patronage has
been gratifying. and we arc coming out
very we'll financially
Each months business since the open
ing last spring has shown a fine in
crease, in spite of the late opening dull
summer tourist patronage on account of
the excessively wet season. and the gen
eral slackening Of hotel business through
out the country because Of the war. We
have enjoyed a very encouraging share
Of the hotel business coming into Omaha.
Expect an Increase.
OhI NiiEClbiS anu hNlIlb
in Syracuse, N. Y. told me on my last
visit there that they were very we'll
satisfied with the results so far We
look forward to even better business after
the first of the year.
1.-THE Fontenelle is now well advertised.
we'll thought of and firmly established
In the approval of Omahans and the
travelling public. and is rated as we'll as
any I'm the country"
An adjustment OF rates will be made
January 1. Mr. Burbank said. to meet the
popular demand for accommodations at
not over s15O per day. The Fontenelle
will at that time change its rate on a
certain number OF rooms with private
shower bath, making them $1.5O instead of
81 per day. At the same time another
innovation will be the serving OF 75-cent
table d'hote luncheon in the main
restaurant while the business mems
hasty luncheon at s. cents will be con-
tinued in the mems cafe.