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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
TWENTY PERSONS KILLED
BY EXPLOSION NEAR PARIS

Paris, March A detonation which
was heard this morning in the north
ern part of Paris is now said to have
been a serious explosion which oc-
Cured in Il manufacturing establish
ment at st. Denis. one OF the Paris
suburbs.
Later it was ascertained that he
explosion occurred at Courneuvc. near
ST. Denis. at the works called Double
Couronne." Twenty persons were killed
and a large number injured.
In parts the ramparts of the east
fort We're blown up. The cause of the
disaster has not been a~scertained.
A quantity of explosives including.
hand grenades. We're stored in this posi-
ton.
Fire followed and there were further
explosions although of less severity tr
account of the flames.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
RANcHER KILLS NEIGHBOR;
SAYS ACT CAUSED by FEAR

Deadwood, S. d.. March 4.-Believing
that Matt Anderson intended harming
him. he says. William N. Berry. an old
time resident here, shot through the
door and killed Anderson with a Win
chester as he approached the Berry
home. Berry then walked in subZero
weather to the city, hired an attorney
and gave himself up. A sheriff's party
later found the body where it lay in
the snow. Berry claims he believed An
derson killed a fellow Finn near there
several years age. n a quarrel en-
sued some weeks ago when he made
the charge. and he warned Anderson
not to visit the Berry ranch.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
STATE FlREMEN'S BOARD
IN SESSION AT YANkrON

Yankton, S. ID, March 4.-The boare,
of control Of the South Dakota Fire
mems association is in session here.
with a complete attendance, to arrange
for the annual tournament of the as
ISOLATION, to be held here in June.
Those present are: President C. B.
Frenzy. Yankton; Vice President r. p.
Hooper, Rapid City; Secretary A. /.
Gliding, Redield; Treasurer w. S.
O'Brien, Lead; Directors John Muellar,
of Hot Springs: Mat Behrens, of Parks
ton, and p. II. Coquillette, of Miller
1t is likely that June IL to Is will be
fixed as the dates, but this is not
definitely decided as yet. The sum of
$500 has been set aside in prizes for
the usual races, OF which sum $4,000 is
for the regular flremen's program. 1t is
is years since a state tournament has
been held at Yankton and very keen in
terest is shown in the coming event.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

d The annual mineral output OF British
Is valued at approximately
sl30. 900, 600. The figures for 1913 ex-
eseeded that amount, while the product
East year was some 100000 short OF
that Of tho previous year The decrease
Tia the value Of minerals produced IN
the province last year, as compared
with 1913, was due to the European
war, which disturbed the metal mar
throughout the world, producing q.
effect on the industry in
Columbia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
Bombardment Continues But
Germans Have Attempted
No New Infantry At
taCks, Report.
FRENCH LINES UNBR0KEN
General Gallieni Tells Parlia-
ment Situation Is Highly
Satisfactory-Plenty of
Reserves Left.

After the desperate battling on
the Douaumont plateau In the re
newa1 of the German drive for
Verdun, there has come a second
halt. Paris today announced that
there had been a cessation of in
fantry attacks by the Germans,
although artillery still is keeping
up a heavy bombardment. The
Douaumont sector is pointed out
by French military critics as a key
position, essential to the German
purpose of taking the fortress.
There have been advances on both
the French flanks and indications
are furnished of contemplated
thrusts at vital points in the lines
about the curving Verdun front.
Confidence IN the outcome of
the Verdun struggle has been ex-
pressed by General Gallieni, the
French minister of war, according
to a Paris dispatch.
Paris, March G.-Thc bombardment
continued with considerable intensity
IN various sectors of the region Of Yer
uun, 1t was not, however, followed by
any actions of infantry. according to
the announcement made by the French
war office this afternoon.
AL EparSeS the French prevented
German troops from occupying a
crater made by the explosion of me OF
their mines.
The customary artillery fire was con
llnued along the remainder Of the
front.
me statement follows:
The bo~mbardment which was main
tanned with considerable activity last
night on the different sectors in the
region of Nerdun has rot been followed
ty any action on the part of the infan-
try of the enemy.
AT Eparges we have prevented the
enemy from occupying q crater pro
auced by the explosion of one Of their
mines.
There is nothing to report from the
remainder Of front, excepting the GUS
somary C~annonading."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
HOW MANY KERNELS OF CORN
WILL HUNGRY ROOSTER EAT?

Winfred. S. D.. March A Winfred
drug store created considerable in
terest by offering a prize for the near
est guess on how man. grains of corr
a hungry Rhode Island Red rooster
would eat in w hours. After being
deprived of all food for a day and a
alt the fowl was placed in the drug
store window and a crowd of Interested
spectators assembled to watch him
partake of nourishment. Guesses on the
number of grains he would eat ran all
the way from 103 to 2,100. And in the
first 10 minutes after breaking his fast,
thai bird ate precisely 1000 grains OF
corn. Then his appetite tagged a mite
and during the next hour and so
minutes he ate only SO grains, or a
total of 1876 grains in the two hours.
The nearest guess was 1921 grains.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
JUDGE SOULE NOT PLANNING
TO RUN AGAINST CANDY

Rapid City. S. D.. March 4.-When
Judge w. w. Soule, Of this city, IA
shown a dispatch appearing in an east
ern state paper and purporting to come
from Rapid City. stating that he would
be q candidate at the coming primary
for the office or representative on the
democratic ticket. running against
congressman Harry L. Candy. he de-
MED that he intended to run for that
office or for any other.
You can say" said MIR. Soule, that
| am not a candidate forany office and
that l have all / can do to take care
of my law business. No one has been
authorized to say that l wanted Mr..
Gandy's Job OF mat of any other office
holder. Furthermore, ] want it I'M
derstood that | am not supporting any
faction in the democratic party. l do
not recognize any faction in the dem
ocratic party, but / do support the
recognized democratic organization in
this state"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
Man SENT TO PRISON
IN iowa TERROR|zED
SOUTH DAKOTA TOWNS
He Is Bad Man Gregory, Who
Made Threat to Kill Judge
Williamson and Others.

Chamberlain, S. D., March ii. A
Gregory, Who "a few days ago was sen,
fenced at Council Bluffs, Ia, to a term
OF rs years in the penitentiary at Fort
Madl1pn, having been convicted undeI
the habitual criminal act, is the same
individual who last year created Il de-
clded sensation in Lyman county and
the Rosebud country when he e
cunning for Judge Williamson, of tho
state circuit court, and leading wit
When he was tried n convicted in
Trip county and sentenced to IL term
IN the Sioux Falls penitentiary on a
charge of cattle rustling.
Immediately upon completing his
term in Sioux Falls, he departed for
Lyman county, where he made public
threats that he was going to get"
Judge Williamson and the chief wit
nesses for their action in having him
sent to the penitentiary. Heavily arm
Ing himself, Gregory went on a raid
through Lyman county and the Rose
bud country in search of the men whose
lives he had threatened. A posse of Of
1icers was sent out to intercept him
and finally effected his capture. After
being kept in Jail for a time, he was
released on condition that he exile him
self from South Dakota. He accepted
this condition and departed for Dma-
ha, afterward going to Council Bluffs,
where he was arrested on an old
charge.
The records of the courts of Iowa
show h a Gregory was sentenced to
the ~penitentiary for horse stealing in
1855 and again in 1897, when he added
a CUR play to his other misdeeds. shoot
ing a constable who attempted to ar
rest him. near Loveland. where he
Communicated q team and compelled
a young son Of the wounded officer to
aid him TO escape. 1t is believed also
That hn cnrro1 fg-,o -, AY~I-on1o AA
er escaping from Iowa and Nebraska
and coming to South Dakota it was not
long until he again became involved
in difficulty which resulted in his being
sent to prison.
During his trial at Council Bluffs,
the attorneys for the defense attempt
ed to prove that Gregory was insane
as the result of injuries to his head,
sustained by a fall from a horse in
South Dakota several years ago.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

Buffalo Jones, a famous guide, who
Of late years has made preservation of
the buffalo his mission In life, declares
American aren't enough interested in
the bison to make 1t worth his while
and that he intends now to live in Can
ada and breed catalo. This is a cross
between the buffalo and COW which may
be as large q percentage OF or the
other as the breeder may see fit to have
a. ssFln
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

Ranchers Of the McLucas IN. d.
school district have solved the prob
lem OF winter schooling for their boys
and girls by converting the schoolhouse
into n home for them from Monday
morning until Friday night a C week.
Parents planned an addition to the
school and fitted it up as sleeping and
eating quarters for the children to live
there in: care Of the teacher.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

( Ella Flagg Young, long superintend..
lent Of the Chicago schools, has declared
in Los Angeles that the modern girl
seem q butterfly, but lis all right,
and don't any n forget 1t. The girls
of today are the happy possessors OF
freedom" says Mrs. Young, land their
viewpoints are different from those OF
10 years ago. to be sure. but their short
skirts are q vast Improvement on
trains. The modern young woman
meets my APPROVAL"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
JOHNSON WILL NOT OPPOSE
SIMM CONDEMNATION

Washington, 10. c.. March 4-Senator
johnson sara today he would not op-
pose confirmation of MI. Simmons as
postmaster at Huron.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

At Peterhof, 15 mites west OF
Petrograd. tho main road to the Rus
sian capital has been prepared for
nghting. Gun emplacements and
trenches have been constructed In
woods and gardens along the roadside.
and platforms, reached by ladders OF
spikes driven into trunks Of trees. have
been built among the branches, 80 that
machine gun fire may sweep long
stretches Of the road.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

At the present time about 2.20O,00
acres are devoted to the raising of flax,
chiefly in North Dakota, Minnesota.
South Dakota and Montana. The flax
10 grown primarily for the seed from
which linseed oil is manufactured. The
annual crop amounts to about 100000
900 bushels of seed and is valued at ap-
proximately $50, 600, 900. The crop also
Yields approximately 1000, 900 tons Of
straw, but OF this only about 100000
tons are put to any profitable use.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

There has been Asiatic cholera in
Petrograd all this year, but the au-
thorities have forbidden. with heavy
penalties, the dissemination of the
word cholera" by print OF In speech.
It is called by a word signifying
.chronic diarrhea." The disease seems
to be gaining Roadway, as recently no
tees in big red letters have been
posted up on shops and walls and
fences all over the city warning the
population not to drink unboiled water
on n account.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

From Japan comes the statement
that the systcm of prison reform
which Thomas Mott Osborne has in
stituted ut Sing Sing was In use in
that empire as long ago as 1860. pris-
oners choosing their own officials for
the maintenance OF order and vesting
them with authority that extended
sven 10 life and death.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
DR.. DOYLE, OF YANkToN,
VICTIM OF pNEliMnA,A

Yankton. S. D., March 6.-Dr. z. NJ.
Doyle, since 1899 a prominent, phys
lean OF this city. died Friday morning,
at his HON OF pneumonia, after ii
days illness. The deceased was CITY
commissioner and had been on the city
board OF education for q lumber Of
years. He was prominent in political
circles and q stanch democrat. Dr.
DOYLE is survived by his wife. but no
cnlldren. Burial will take place at
Kansas City. where DIR. DOYLE prncticed
medicine for II years before coming
to Yankton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

The present membership Of the
stock exchange in Sweden consists of
10 banks. eight banking firms or free
brokers. and five brokers in the ordi-
nary sense OF the term. Substantial
stock exchange buildings have been
erected In both Stockholm and Cote
borg. The annual volume of business
amounts to about 500, 600, 900.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
BELIEVED ALBERT BOURNE
LIVED TO GET DISCHARGE

Egan. $. d.. March 6.-Although
friends In South Dakota have not yet
been definitely advised. it is believed
that Albert Bourne, the only former
South Dakotan who served the British
held artillery in France and Belgium,
lived to be honorably discharged from
the army. after having served since
the commencement of the war. He had
written friends in Egan that he would
be h~onorably discharged on February
~, mis- superiors agreeing that he had
done much more than his Bit in serv-
Ing steadily since the opening of the
great war.
In a letter received n day or two
ago he spoke hopefully of the arrival
OF the day when he would leave the
artillery forever n be able tt return
to his family In England. He felt so
sure OF surviving the period until his
discharge that he sent his South Da-
kota friends the address to which they
should direct their letters to him in
England. In some of his letters he re-
ters to the fact that he is one of the
very few Of those originally on the
battle line who survived.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
Big ICE GORGE FORMS IN
RIVER NEAR vERMn ION

Ice gorge has formed in the Missouri
river, three miles west Of vermilion,
and the ~iundation Of q large area is
threatened IN the Missouri valley in
that region. Some OF the farm owners
IN the affected district are moving out
their stock and personal effects.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
DAKOTA WESLEYAN WINS
TRIANGULAR DEBATING CONTEST

Mitchell. s. D.. March 6.--For the
second consecutive year. Dakota wes-
!eyan university hes o the chief
honors OF the South Dakota intercolle-
giats. debating triangle. composed of
Wesleyan, Yankton and Huron. In the
contests held last evening Wesleyan de-
feated Yankton ut Mitchell by a uan-
!mous decision. The Methodist de-
paters had the negative of the propo-
Alton. Resolved. that the socialistic
control of the means Of production and
exchange will be preferable to the pres-
rnt capitalistic system" Yankton's
negative team also won by the full vote
Of The judges from the Huron affirma-
tive team at Yankton. but since in the
debate at Huron Wesleyan's affirma-
tive squad secured one of the three
votes of tie decision, Dakota Wesley
m is given the edge on the triangle
honors. according to the usual method
Of reckoning. Among the same schools
last year Wesleyan defeated both Hur-
on M Yankton. Frank Lerert, Of
Canton: Harold Card and Frank Pc
trie. both OF Mitchell. are the WESLEYAN
that won from Yankton.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
SECRETARY OF STATE
ASKED TO MAKE PLACE
FOR RICHARDS TICKET
Declines Filing on Statement
South Dakota Not Working
Under That Law.

Pierre. S. d.. March e.-R. o.. Rich
ards has presented his full minority
ticket" to the secretary of state to file,
under h Richards primary law, and
he has received the written refusal Of
the secretary of state to file such list
inasmuch as the Richards laws is not
now in force and effect; according to
the sumpreme court decision. Under
that old law, was the provision that
not less than % days before the pri-
mary date, such a list. for both min
GRITTY and majority candidates should
be nled with the secretary of state. To-
day was the 25th day. and the list was
offered late last night. About January
q. Richards had a meeting here of pro-
posal men, and a ticket was selected.
Since that time some Of the men then
selected have refused to run, and he
minority ticket he offered here this
time has some changes in 1t from that
list and now stands as follows:
Governor, Fl. O. Richards, Huron;
lieutenant governor. r. A. Storm.
Brookings; congress, G. M. Day. Of
Sioux Falls, First district; J. w.
Parmley, Second district. of Ipswich,
and j. r. Cash. OF Winner. Third dis
supreme court judges; J. E. Handlin.
auditor; d. ID. Wipf. treasurer; A.
Hoffman, land commissioner; Frank
ackso of Salem. secretary Of state;
N. +. Bromley, attorney general; r. A.
Finch, Of Lennon, railroad commits,
sioner; Susie Bird. superintendent of
public instruction; T. s. Ebert. state
chairman. National committeeman is
j. s. Schultz, of Madison. Presidential
electors are James HALEY. OF Rapid
City; w. G. Lusk, Of Ynnkton; r. l..
Mease, OF Madison; II. ]. Olston. OF
Lake Preston and o. E.. Farnham. OF
Newell. The delegates to the national
convention are Charles Zehnpfenning.
OF Parkston; P. ]. Murphy. Of lroqouis:
Jack Wilson. Of Miller; w. Fl. Bon
Homme, OF Deadwood; u. s. Bowen, OF
Huron; George Lawrence, of Garth
age Arthur r. Brown, OF Canton:
Frank G. BoAri, of Clark; T. S.
Everett, Of Redfeld; A. G. Warner. of
Clear Lake.
Mr.. Richards stated here today that
SO long az his list had been refused
nling by the secretary Of state he knew
that he, for one, and several other
candidates in the list will file indie
pendent petitions to come in under the
other primary in force. However, this
list filed is part OF the procedure of
his case. and he is OF the firm con-
viction he says. hat the upper court
will sustain his law.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09
AMERICAN CONSUL KELLEY
AT ROME Is FOUND DEAD

Rome. svia I'aris). March 4.--Win-
inn +. Kelley, the American consul
here. was found dead in a chair shortly.
before the breakfast hour today.
Death was probably due tc heart dis
ease.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-09

rhe emerald improves in color by
cs posnre to light, Pearls kept in dark
ness lose Their luster, but regain it on
exposure TO the sun.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-26

pear that in some way a vote for me will be vote for invisible govern ment' continued Mir. Hughees. ''i am here talking to my old friends and neighbors who know the circum- stances in which I came into public life as well as what I endeavored to accomplish. If I am elected president there will be no invisible government. We shall have no devious or vindic- tive methods of administration. We shall have no trading in public of , fices to pay private political obli- gations. We shall have no bargains but constitutional government of laws i efficiently administered bv the most competent men obtainable."
 When the European war ends and the millions in the trenches return to work" Mir. Hughes asserted. "Ameri- ca is likely to have a rude awakening i from it's present dream of pros perity." The war he added has had
 the effect of tariff giving American ma rkets tremendous opportunity. i Mir. Hughes attacked the Under
 wood tariff. saying that after it went 1 into effect. the cost of living went up
 and the opportunity for making a | living went down. If we are to safe | guard American property when the
 war ends. he asserted we must apply
 the principle of protection to Ameri- can industry.
 We want protection, not for the
Arizona republican., 1916-10-26

organized, but never misused, which secures protection to American citizens in their rights throughout the world. He must recognize that there is no permanent security for a people which takes counsel of it's fears rather than of it's principles. TimiditS, weakness and changing purposes are feeble custodians either of a nations honor or of a nations peace"
 If we do not protect our trade MT Hughes declared. it will be constantly menaced and shackled
 If the lives of our citizens are not ,safeguarded," said Mir. Hughes, there will be continued invitation to slaughter by these whose contempt we have evoked If we do not protect our own. what a mockery if is to talk about the opportunities if our Ameri- can engineers. merchants, clerks, salesmen, bookkeeppers representing American interests abroad are to be left without adequate protection in countries of frequent revolutions or unstable government? We are told by one of the ablest appologists for the administration that 1t has abandoned our historic policy of full protection to American citizens abroad. That is his | candid interpretation not of the ad- ministration's words. but of it's record By what authority has our policy been l changed It is a change of policy which ought to. mean a change in ad-
Arizona republican., 1916-10-26
ninistration.'

ministration."
 The. republican candidate asserted we had been 'shockingly lacking" in adequate military preparedness. This was revealed. he added at the Mexican border where I've had grave delays, d revealation of a weak and inadoqu"te system of. an army ill-equipped, de- ficient in rifles snoes. unnu4n and horses"
 In addition he said a large number of men were physically unfit for duty"
 With world in arms and a Mexican policy provocative of trouble, Mir, Hughes declared. appropriate country's defenses were delayed by the Wilson administration.
 T speak in terms of the highest praise of the patriotism of the guard" said Mir Hughes, but 1 think it a serious criticism of our military or garization that we should be compelled to send men from their peaceful pur- suits to the Mexican border for police duty because We had not regular army large enough for the purpose" Mir. Hughes declared himself in favor of a world court for the de- termination of "justcabe controvers- ies through which we shall have the advantage of the growth of precedent according to the genius of judicial ! instincts'
 l There is an effort to make it ap-
Arizona republican., 1916-10-26

sake of protection; not for the sake of producing wealth; we want pro- tection primarily to serve as a basis for the American scale of wages and to promote and maintain the Ameri- can standard of living declared MT. Hughes.
 Young America if intelligent and thoughtful cannot look with com placence upon low administrative standards" concluded MT. Hughes.
 We cannot but wonder at the bur den of taxation which those now young, will be called upon to bear in middle life if we do not give closer consideration to the improvement of our governmental methods. Some day we must demand a more busi- nesslke administration of the great American government with fewer places for incompetence and less pork. sM
 We mtIst conserve our material resources and our human resources. I am in deep sympathy with protect. ing of our children from being drawn too early into industrial struggles.
 'I want to see young America trained, educated, physically strong and mentally keen, with every op- portunity for the development og bril- liant aptitude. Young America has the kew to the future What kind of a country does young America Want?"