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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
ASKS U. S. FOR FREE HAND
Villa Wants to Wage War on Car.
rama Unmolested.

Francisco Villa through represent
atives in FL Paso, Tex, has made over
lures to the United States government
and has promised to cease his depre-
dations upon American property and
discontinue killing Americans in Mex
leo, it was announced today by a gov
eminent agent in FL Paso, Tex.
The report that representatives. OF
Villa have been working here and else
where on the border to have Villa
spare American lives and property in
return for assurances that his move
ments in Mexico would not be inter
fered with by the United States army.
has been in circulation here for two
days.
Villas friends have pledged him to
carry out his part Of the proposed
agreement, it was said today, if he be
not molested in his military opera,
lions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
WAGE INCREASES FOR MANY
5,75o,0oo Workers Will Have Lots OF
Happiness This Year.

Not less than 5,75O,000 salaried en-
ployees and wageworkers will rejoice
during the holidays over the wide
spread prosperity prevailing in the
United States, it is announced in a
story printed here today outlining
Christmas bonuses and wage increases
which have been announced through
out the country.
Three hundred million dollars is the
estimate of the total Of Christmas
presents which have been announced
by business concerns throughout the
country. The estimate is based on
reports to the department OF labor at
Wcshir gton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
French Warship Damaqed.

A French battleship of the Patrie
class was torpedoed and badly dam
aged by a German submarine in the
Mediterranean Dec. y, according to
an official statement issued in Berlin.
The statement also reports the tor
pedoing Dec. II of the armed French
transport Magician" with 1000 troops
on board.
1t was stated by the French ad-
miralty that there is no truth in the
statement that a French man-of-war
of the Patrie class was damaged Dec.
y, and that the loss of the Magician
already had been reported.
The British steamship Westminster,
9,942 tons, has been sunk, according
to Lloyds. The Westminster hailed
from London and was owned by the
Westminster Shipping Company, Ltd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21

Miss Marie Peary, daughter of the
discoverer of the north pole, is chair
man of committee of the Washing
ton Junior league, which is gathering
toys and making a canvass of hos
pital free wards where there are chill
dren as preliminary work in a plan
that includes distribution of toys to
the children that attend the play
centers for the little invalids in the
free wards. She is shown in her
Eskimo winter costume she wore as a
child in the arctic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
MORE TROOPS 70 RETURN
Among Soldiers Ordered Home Are
Those Of Sixteenth PennsyLvania.

HtICHS SO'uiGIS OIuSTeu nome ARE
Those of Sixteenth Pennsylvania.
In compliance with instruction.;
from the war department for the re,
turn of 10000 national guard troops
rom the border, General Funston has
7signated the organizations to be
Mt home.
The movement Of the units viii be
carried out in three groups because
Of the scarcity of transportation facili-
ties. The troops to return~are:
Pennsylvania-S. Xleenth infantry,
Fourth infantry, one brigade headquar-
tiers, division headquarters and signal
battalion, group l, First cavalry, am
bulance company l, field hospital No
l, group 3.
Other organizations to be returned
are from Michigan, Indiana, Missouri,
Maryland, Nebraska, Illinois, New
York, Wisconsin, Virginia, Kansas,
North Dakota, Utah and Texas.
1t was officially stated in Washing
ton that the order for the return Of
$1,000 national guardsmen for muster
out of the federal service was not to
be construed as foreshadowing a
movement out of Mexico by General
Pershing's column.
Officials also explained that a force
of $4,000 guardsmen would be main
tanned on The border until Pershing
was withdrawn, and that the order
merely was in pursuance of the Dre-
viously announced policy to reduce
the militia in the field to the minimum
necessary
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
U. S. STEEL MAKES OFFER
Employees May Subscribe to $4,000
Shares Of Stock.

SIdTGS CT OLOCh.
1t became known that in accordance
with the plan in force during the last
thirteen years the United States Steel
corporation will offer to employees the
opportunity to subscribe during Janu-
airy for $4,000 shares of stock at a
price somewhat below the market, and
also will distribute the usual special
compensation. The total amount OF
the latter has not yet been definitely
determined, but it will be calculated
on the basis heretofore fixed. Part of
this will be paid in cash and the bal
ance in preferred stock in the same
proportions and on the same terms as
last year.
1t is hoped distributions viii be
made to the smaller salaried men
about Christmas and to the Others
about New Years. Many employees
Will receive increases in salaries to
take effect Jan. l.
The three wage increases made
during the year, with the increases
in salaries and the special compensa-
ton, will aggregate for the year
about $33,OOO,OOO.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
Al!ios Wi Demand Reparation.

That the entente allies will require
adequate reparayio for The past and
adequate security for the future, was
made known by Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor Of the exchequer, in the
house OF commons.
The chancellor said: "Financially
We cannot hope to go on indefinitely
on the present scale, but we can 60
on long enough to make sure that it
viii not be from financial causes if
we fail to secure victory.
Something has happened of which
! think it necessary that should say
a word Mr.. Bonar Law continued.
Naturally the papers are full Of the
peace proposals from Berlin. Until
now no proposal has reached his
majesty's government. It is obvious
that under these circumstances no
member Of the government can make
any statement on the subject and in
my view, it would be better that very
little should be said in the house of
commons.
There is one thing which even at
this stage | think it necessary to say,
in moving the last vote of credit, the
late premier in peroration which
moved the house and the nation, used
these words: They (the allies) re-
CURED that there should be adequate
reparation for the past and adequate
security for the future"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
AUTO BANDITS ROB BANK
Pair Of Desperate Men Get Away With
$500.

Brush, Col, Dec. 1.-two men held
up the Stockmans National bank OF
Brush and got away with $500 When
the robbers entered the bank they
found three men at work, and at the
point Of pistols forced them to lie
down on the floor. Then one of the
men rifled the money drawers.
The cashier walked into the bank
at the time, and he, together with the
three other employees. was locked IN
the vault. The robbers escaped in a
big touring car. A posse in fifteen
automobiles pursued the robbers, who
headed for Kansas City.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
Not to g. Corsidared.

Any suggestion Of an agreement be
tween the american government and
Francisco Villa is regarded by ad-
ministration officials in Washington as
unworthy Of consideration. No official
report OF Villas alleged proposal that
an agreement under the terms of
which he would cease killing Ameri-
cans and order stopped the destruc-
ton of American property, had
reached the state department, and
some doubt was expressed that he had
made such overtures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
Train Dera!Ied; Several Hurt.

Hamilton, Ont, Dec. Wreckage
crews were dispatched to Corinth, near
which town two cars of the Wabash
express, which runs from Buffalo to
Chicago, have been ditched, according
to word received here. Two other
cars were derailed. Several per. pms
have been hurt, railroad officials are
informed, but it is believed no one
was killed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
Death Penalty For Woman Asked.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-The death pen,
atty was demanded by the state when
the trial of Mrs. Iva Barnes, charged
with the murder of her husband, last
summer, began. Delay in obtaining a
jury was charged by the states at.
torney as a plot of the defense to de-
lay the trial, so as to work upon tn
Christmas spirit of the jurymen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
ONE DEAD IN AUTO CRASH
West Virginia Man Killed When Ma
chine Hits Train.

One man was killed and two others
were injured when an automobile, in
which they were riding, crashed into
a passenger train standing at the Nc
donald Pa) station of the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis rail
way.
David F. Lynch, aged twenty-three,
Of near Clarksburg, w. Va, was
killed
Taylor, chauffeur, was driving an
automobile and the men were passen-
gers. On account of the snowstorm
he failed to see the train standing at
the station. The occupants of the
automobile were thrown out, Lynch
alighting on his head and suffering a
fractured skull and internal injuries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
XMAS TURKEYS HIGH
Birds viii Cost More Than at Thanks
GIVING

Dealers in Connellsville, Pa, say
Christmas turkeys will cost more than
>the Thanksgiving birds did. The quota
ne in Somerset county, West Vir-
rSAnia and Ohio are said to be higher.
Christmas trees will cost Is 10 20
cents more than a year ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
Allies Losses In War 5,1co,coo Men.

Allies Losses In War 5,1C0C0O Men,
Losses Of the French army to date
have been 100000 and CT the Brit
ish 100000. according to competent
military authority" says a Overseas
News agency statement from Berlin
few days ago. On the same au-
thority Ere III losses on the Somme
to the end CT November are estimat-
ed at not lcss than 100000 and those
of the British at $4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21

In an address to his troops Emperor
Charles of Austria announces the
peace offer to the allies, but expresses
doubt Of its acceptance. He urges his
soldiers TO continue fighting.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20
Another Pioneer Gone.

Mr.. Christof Suess, one of the
pioneers in this vicinity, died al
his home FIVE miles south west Of
town last Sunday about noon. He
had been sick for several weeks,
being first taken with grippe which
later developed into bronchial
pneumonia. Mr.. Suess was born
near Odessa, South Russia, in 1885
and was therefore 81 years Of age
at the time of his death. He mar
ried Miss Rosina Koch. and with
bis family came to America ia 1874
locating on a homestead FIVE niles
from where Scotland now stands,
although at that time the townsite
OF Scotland was farming land. On
this farm, consisting of a half acc
ton, he continued to reside until
his death, although several years
ago being no longer able to work it
he sold the farm to his son George
with whom he has since lived. He
is survived by his aged wife and
eight children, four children hav-
ing precedet him in death. Those
living are: Mrs. Peter Roth, and
Mrs Jacob Subtitle, of Hebron, N.
D.; Mrs. Philip Eugel, and Geo.
Suess of Scotland ; Chris Suess Jr.
of Lodi, Cal. ; Jacob Suess of Her
ried John Suess and Mrs. Jacob
Fischer of belmont. All of the
children we're here to visit him du-
ring his last sickness. The funer-
al was held on Tuesday at the Re.
formed church four miles south of
town, conducted by Rev. F. Schae.
fer. Mr.. Suess was an excellent
citizen, respected by all who knew
him, always cheerful, with a pleas
ant word for everyone. The en-
tire community will regret the loss
of a kind neighbor and friend.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20
County School Letter

Next month is the month of
birthdays, chief among which are
those of Washington and Lincoln.
There will be an eclipse of the
moon this week. How many
eighth grade boys and girls know
the cause of an eclipse?
Teachers and candidates for
teachers certificates should read
the schedule of examinations for
1916, appearing elsewhere in this
paper.
When q school is temporarily
closed for any reason, the county
superintendent should be notified
Immediately. This observance will
often save considerable time for
the Office.
Pupils that have in some cases
been supplied with a printed. form
for writing reviews of library books
they have read may be interested
to know that from now on the tea
cheers will be expected to prepare
the questions for the review, while
the pupil will provide his own paper.
History says that North and
South Dakota we're created by the
same act of congress. That being
the case n or the other must be
the older by a few minutes. Stu
dents of South Dakota history will
find this an interesting search
question.
The Tabor Independent gave a
very interesting account of the new
school building and the opening
ceremonies. 1t occurs to the coun.
ty superintendent that Tabor has
excellent school advantages with it's
we'll organized parochial school and
its newly equipped modern public
school.
In all of our teaching we should
ever remember that the school ex-
lists for the benefit of the pupils.
Too often teachers fall into the no.
ton that the pupils exist only for
the benefit of the school. Please
remember that the dullest pupil is
deserving of the same care and at.
tention as is given to his more IA
vored brilliant school mate. If
anything the dull pupil should re.
ceive more attention than his more
fortunate fellow student.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20

Reuben Bangert, son OF Mayor
G. J. Bangert, died at 1:45 this
morning (Thursday.) Rueben was
nearing his twenty. first birthday
which would have been in June.
He had been very sick the past
several weeks with kidney disease.
Reuben was Of a quiet manly dis
position and loved by every one.
The whole community extends
their heartfelt sympathy to the be-
reaved in this their hour of deep
mourning. The funeral services
will be held on Saturday. He will
be buried beside his mother in the
Evangelical Cemetery, southeast OF
Avon.-Avon Clarion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20


Last evening Miss Julia Potter,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. I. P.
Potter, of this city, was united in
marriage to Mr.. A. Ray Beck, OF
Canistota, at the M. E. parsonage
in this city at the home of the
bride. There will be a reception al
the parsonage this evening-Arte.
sian Commonwealth.
Miss Potter will be remembered
by the people of Scotland as the
young lady who had charge of the
juvenile training department dur.
ing the Chautauqua session las
July.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20

ering from an attack Of grippe and
tonsilitis.
Sheriff Davis OF Olivet, was here
Wednesday and took the train &c
Parkston.
Mrs. w. G. Haynes went to
Mitchell Wednesday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Herman.
Chas. Treiber went to Minneapo.
lis Monday to attend a lumber
dealers convention.
DR.. 81. j. G.. Koobs attended a
meeting of railroad surgeons in
Chicago last week.
E. 81. Treiber is the first in the
market with postals of the railroad
wreck north of town.
An Sin. Ice Plow with mitre at
tachment, and a Simpson com
putting scale for sale very cheap.
Adv. Jno. Wittmayer.
The Arthur Default sale was
held yesterday, and Mr.. Default
expects to be ready to leave for bis
new home in Iowa some time next
week.
Arnold Jacobs is packing his
household goods and preparing to
move to Iowa. Chris Kuk, who
bought the Jacobs house some time
ago, will move to town as soon as
the house is vacated.
Mrs. Harry Feltis of Letcher,
was here the fore part of the week
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. Deming.
Mr.. Feltis has bought a dray line
in Westfeld, Ia, and the family
was moving to that place.
Expert piano tuning and repair
ing by J. A. Erler, of Mitchell. All
work guaranteed. Leave orders
with VIM. Miller.-Adv.
Ii. A.. Reeves has accepted q po-
sition as travelling salesman for the
John G. Hoof Co., hardware dealers
of Chicago. He spent last week in
Chicago at the house, and this
week started out on his territory,
which will include South Dakota
and some of north eastern Iowa.
| have purchased the meat mar
ket of ]. J. Blachnik and shall APP
preciate the patronage of the peo-
pie of Scotland and vicinity. Shall
endeavor to run a neat and up-to.
date shop in every respect, hand.
ling nothing but best quality of
meats, and am confident that l
can please you.-Adv.
James J. Cisar.
The ladies Of the Merrymakers'
club held a dance, composed of Ia
dies only, last Friday evening. All
went we'll until some of the bad
boys, who were not invited, arrived
and turned it into a leap-year
dance. with the "year" dropped
out. The ''leaping" part consisted
in the young ladies jumping onto
chairs when the bad boys thrust a
pig, four chickens and some rats
into the dance hall.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20
NOTICE.

l am prepared to pay the high.
est market price for hides deliver.
ed at the grin elevator at Plumb.
G. RAKER
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

I hereby announce myself as
candidate for the office of County
Judge, subject to the will of the
Republican voters of Bon HON.
me county in the June, 1916,
Primaries.
c. c. PUCKE1T
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-20

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
INCOME TAX DODGING.

In the evidence OF wholesale income
tax lodging produced by Basil NJ.
Manly, investigator for the commits
sion on industrial relations for the
Newspaper Enterprise association, is
the case of the late L. V. Hardness, of
Louisville. Ky. a large Standard Oil
stakeholder. Mr.. Manly says:
Among the records is evidence
showing that the total federal income
tax paid by Hardness was $5S OBS The
records do not reveal the exact value
OF the estate. but the statement of the
New York state tax commissioners
places the value of the estate at $780,
100000. This estate consists almost
entirely of stocks and bonds, among
which the most numerous are Stand
ard Oil securities, which not only pay
enormous dividends, but which have
also nearly doubled in value since the
time of the famous dissolution Even
at the rate of per cent, which Is far
below the average rate on stocks, the
income from an estate of 100000
would not be less than $4,000, 900. The
income tax on 100000 is $341 ,02O
The income tax actually paid by Hark-
ness was only S5S,035. The loss to the
United States treasury therefore
would be $283,0O0 per year This is
positive proof that the conditions,
which 1 am exposing to you exist, in
numerous instances. The income tax
has been in effect two years. The to-
tai amount lost by the United States,
at this reckoning, would therefore be
more in this instance alone than
$500, 000.'
The Rockefeller foundation Mr.. Man
ly also charges with tax lodging. On
the basis of being a corporation op-
Grated exclusively for philanthropic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
A WISE MOVE,

This community is about to enter up
on a six months campaign, cooperative
in its nature, in behalf Of nation wide
thrift move, the idea being to estab-
lish through the most instructive
measures, the habits of thrift on the
part of parents, school children, wage
and salary earners.
In word, the plan is to broaden the
horizon of many individuals by teach
ing them to find themselves, to Compre-
bend their own condition and re-
sources, and by getting a firm grasp on
their finances, the requirement of the
habit of self restraint without parsi-
mony and stinginess. By this means it
is hoped to increase the buying power
of the people in the community by con-
serving, and thus increase their in
comes. Thus it is that thrift will be-
come a habit and a fixed method, rath-
er than an impulse.
Thrift, in the sense that is to be
taught in the six months campaign
which is about to be started in this
community does not embody the idea
Of individual stinginess or miserliness,
nor clOse-fstedness for the sole pur-
pose of accumulation. 1t is not sought
to hold up community tight-wads as
examples of financial virtue. The pur-
pose is to teach thrift in its broadcast
sense, which is the handling of money
wisely, the making of every dollar talk,
and the making of every dollar earn
its way, looking to the future as well
as to the present, increasing rather
than curtailing the buying power, and
impressing the lesson that to spend as
well as to save, and that beyond all the
aim Of every individual should be to
avoid the allurements of ''get-rich-
quick" schemes, which in the majority
Of instances, are pitfalls.
Thrift, to be brief. makes every indi-
vidual whether his income salary or
wage be large or small a business man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
SILLY PERFORMANCE.

Miss Elaine Hammerstein, daughter
of Arthur Hammerstein of New York
proposes to emulate the stunt Of Joe
Knowles, the back-tO-nature crank. and
live for a period in the Businesses of
the forest in primitive fashion. She
now is weaving a gown out of grasses
and has mastered the art of making d
fire with sticks.
If Miss Hammerstefn desires to tenn
porary revert to the cave woman type,
il is her own affair. If her cOnstitu-
ton win stand the strain Of living
upon herbs and nuts and other forest
forage. well and good. If her grass
gown proves imperviOus 70 the chill
winds that sift through the glades this
time Of the year, so much the better
But to normal, sensible people who
believe that you are entitled to secure
q fair amount OF comfort in life To-
compensate for the disCOmfOrts that
atfict us, whether we want them or
not the performance Of Miss Hammer
stein will appear silly and useless. In
the good old days, centuries before the
human mind conceived the idea Of
steam heated fiat, the people lived in
the woods and in caves and in trees
because they knew no better. As the
comforts Of civilization were evolved
the folks eagerly took advantage of
them and were thankful for them and
would not return to primitive condi-
tons. We strongly suspect press
agent influence in the back-to-nature
experiment Of the daring Miss Ham