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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
PROBE SOURCE OF
PROPAGANDA FUND
Two Federal Departments Seek
to Establish German Gold
Paid For Attempt to In
timidate Congress.

Washington, D. c.. May Charges
hat the German government financed
the German-American telegram propa-
ganda, which caused congress to be
deluged with protests against President
Wilson's policy in the submarine con-
troversy, are being investigated by the
department Of justice n the postoffice
department.
According to administration officials
the government has come into possess
sion of information that Wolf Won Igel,
secretary to the dismissed German mill
tary attache, Capt. Franz von Papen,
and another more important German
official furnished the American embar-
so conference of Chicago with the funds
for the dispatch of the kilograms. esti-
mated at more than 100000 received
by senator's and representatives within
the last three days. The cost of the
campaign is estimated at not less han
500, 900.
1t is alleged that evidence of the sup
ply of funds to the American embargo
conference was found in papers seized
IN IgeTs office.
The department of justice is investi-
eating the Chicago organization and the
source of it's funds and If the charges
are sustained prosecutions will follow,
according to administration officials.
The disclosure that two departments
of the administration are investigating
the telegram propaganda caused Sen
ator Hustings of Wisconsin to alter his
plan to demand d Senate inquiry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
WONDERFUL INCREASE
IN COPPER INDUSTRY
New High Mark In Production
Reached-War Adds to De-
mand and Prices.

Washington. D.. c., May 1.-Stimu-
lated by the enormous demand result
ing from the war. copper production
in the United States reached and
passed the 1000, 0o0. 900 pounds mark
for the first time in the history of the
industry last year. In a statement is
sued today the United States geological
survey placed the total production of
cope from all sources at 2,026. 600, 600
pounds. Smelter production of pri-
mary copper was 1855, 000, 900 pounds,
a record quantity. That was 2SS,000,-
600 pounds more han produced IN 1914,
or an increase OF II per cen The
total value Of 1915 smelter output of
primary copper at an average price of
l7.5 cents q pound was $242, 500. 600, an
increase of 500, 000, 900 owe 1911.
Consumption of copper in the United
States was the greatest eVer recorded
in n year. Refined new copper
showed an apparent consumption of
about 1,O43, 600, 600 pounds, an increase
of 42S,O00,000 pounds over the 1914 con-
sumption. Adding the 392,27l,000
pounds of secondary copper and copper
in alloys produced during the year,
bringing up the total of new and old
cope available for domestic consump-
ton to about 1,435, 600, 900 pounds. The
exports of refined copper during the
year having been 6S1, 953, S01 pounds.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
"BIRTH OF NATION" IN
COURT AT DIES MONIES

Des Moines, Ia, April 29.--Des
Moines courts are having a battle to-
day as to whether Birth of a Nation"
will be shown here for a month. start
ing tomorrow. The city council has
prohibited the film and today the
courts are asked to enjoin the council
from barring the production. The court
room was half full of negroes when the
case was called, and two negroes rep
~resenting the national association for
advancement of the colored people were
among the army of lawyers represent
ing both sides. Among the witnesses
We're Chief of Police Oscar Martison, of
Minneapolis, and Mayor Willard and
Chief of Police German, of Marshall
town, who testified that the film was
shown in both cities without causing
trouble
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
HUGHES MEN OPEN
STRONG Campaign
Justice Encourages Them BY
SiIence-Emissaries Sent Out
to Line UP Delegates to
Chicago Convention.

Washington, L. c., May An
guise of concealment has been torn off
the Hughes for president movement in
the republican ranks.
A we'll organized campaign for dele
gates is on. The states have been di-
vided into sections and political ennis
saries have gone forth from Washing
ton with instructions to see every dele
gate, instructed or uninstructed, in an
effort to obtain either a first or second
choice pledge to support the supreme
court Justices candidacy.
But Hughes Doesn't Stop 1t.
Justice Hughes has publicly declared
he is not a candidate, n is not seek
ing delegates. He even has resented
efforts to find out where he stands, and
his position on the questions the nation
faces are absolutely unknown except
for the platform of his views that in
innate friends have furnished of their
own Volition and authority. Yet the
Hughes for president. organization is
continuing it's work unrebuked. In
fact, it's work is helped rather than en-
bassed by the silence of the justice.
That an organized campaign to go
out and get delegates was on, more or
less under cover, has been known here
for weeks, but today II. A. Hopkins, of
st. Clair, Mich, who is we'll known as
a political worker in Michigan, admit
ted frankly that he had been commits
stoned by a party Of business men Of
New York to visit Wisconsin. Mime
sofa, North Dakota. South Dakota and
Michigan n confer with the party
leaders OF those states as to the prob
ability Of their respective delegations
ultimately going to Hughes.
Hopkins will spend practically all
the time from o until the convention
meets in canVaSsing the territory as
signed to him. He will not attempt to
swing delegates from favorite sons or
from candidates for whom they are in
structed. His Work will be to induce
them, after they find their favorite can
didates a no chance of the nominal
ton, to swing into line for Hughes.
Minnesota is instructed for Cummins
and North Dakota for La Toilette. Wis
consin is part for La Toilette and part
uuinStructed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
PRESIDENT BACKS
LITTLE ARMY BILL
Washington Dispatch Claims
Wilson In Sympathy With
Hay Bill Rather Than
Senate Measure.
Kansas City. May IA Washing

Kansas City, May IA Washing
ton dispatch to the Times says:
With the military half of the gener-
al defense program now in conference,
where the character of the measure
congress will pass is being finally de-
termlned, the administration manifest
ly is taking no part in the fight to make
the army reorganization measure eff
fective. If it comes through the fire Of
coEtending views and ideas other than
a mere makeshift measure at defense,
no thank will be due the White House
and less credit for he result.
Puts Obstacles In Way?
ut is an open secret among those who
Know the inside of the bitter fight that
is waging over the final terms of the
army measure that no announcement
is being given the democrats figs- ting
for an adequate army. In fact. while
the democratic leaders in the fight FOR
the larger army refuse to discuss the
presidents attitude, it is 10Y that
they realize the passive Sympathies of
the president are with Chairman Hay,
leader of the small army @orces. Some
even believe that administrative OBJ
struction has been put in their a
While the administration is exert
ing it's every influence to secure the
passage Of the Philippine freedom bin
and the ship purchase measure, the two
pets of the administration, it has been
hands Off the army fight, with the
common opinion existing among the
membership of congress that the presi-
dent is perfectly satisfied with the
small army program fathered by Hay
in the House bill. This has been the
hard obstacle the democrats who are
for a genuine defense policy have had
to combat. Without the active sup
port of the republican minority in both
houses, enator Chamberlain, chairman
of the Senate military committee, who
believes a mere mal1eshift measure
labeled preparedness is worse than
nothing, would be poWerless.
Even Bryan Likes Hay Bill.
Tn view Of President Wilson'S strik-
ingly emphatic utterances on his west
ern trip of the dangers that threatened
the country and the imperative neces-
sity for adequate defense measures, it
had been expected the leadership in the
preparedness fight would lodge in the
White House. But aside from introduce
ing himself to the nation, especially the
middle west, as the champion of de-
Tense, the championing n leadership
largely ended with that trip. The Hay
bill which is being offered in conference
as the buffer to the Senate bin has been
pronounced as satisfactory wen to
Bryan. the aVowed enemy of all pre-
paredneSS."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
BATTLE OF vERDUN AT END;
GERMANS REMOVE BIG GUNS
Artillery Is Being Transferred to Section of Line Held BY Brit.
ish Where Another Big Battle Impends-GeneraI
Petain Decorated-Great Drive Near.

Paris, April 29.-The battle of Nerdun
may now be considered as ended. &C
cording to the opinion prevailing in
French military circles. Not only the
recent French official reports. but yes
terday's German announcements. stated
tina nothing important had developed
in the Nerdun region. 1t is nearly two
months since the German war office has
made such a statement.
Heavy German batteries in consid-
cradle number have been withdrawn
from before Nerdun and sent to a dis
TAN point, which, judging from the in
creasing activity there, probably is he
portion of the line held by the British.
The announcement of the decoration OF
General Petain and other high officials
who ave taken part in the battle is
regarded as an indication that the
French authorities share the view that
the task of the defending of Nerdun has
been brought to an end.
Paris, April 29.--That the German
military and naval staffs are preparing
a great offensive movement against the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04

combined Anglo French army on the
continent and the fleets on the coast
of Great Britain in a last desperate bid
for victory, is the conclusion arrived
at by Major De CivrieuX, the military
critic of the Matin, after a close study
of the military factors of the situation.
The simultaneous occurrences, he
added, of the Zeppelin raids, the risky
North sea naval expedition, and the I'M
expected outbreak in Dublin, are not
mere condolences.
At the same time, he points out, the
Swiss frontier has been closed for three
weeks, while on the French front in
Lorraine and in the Vosges the Ger
mans are renewing demonstrations in
the hope of dividing the attention OF
the French staff.
There is n principal hat the Ger
man staff will never abandon. Major
CiVrieuX concludes, niles under abso-
lutte necessity, and that is the retention
of the strategic initiative. 1t is aware
of the allies common designs and Is
eNerting all its energies to forestall
them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
ANOTHER WEEK OF COLD
RAINY WEATHER COMING

Washington, April 29.-Winter like
weather has returned along the north
ern border with freezing temperatures
this morning from northwest Mime
sofa westward almost to the Pacific
coast. The weather bureau forecast
for the week beginning Sunday says:
"Unseasonably o weather, with
frosts, will prevail in the region Of the
great lakes, the upper Mississippi val
ley and Ohio valley and the Rocky
mountain and western plateau regions.
Generally fair weather will prevail
during the next several days, except
ing local showers in the Mississippi
valley and vicinity thereof. Another
disturbance will reach the Pacific coast
about Wednesday or Thursday and
move slowly eastward, probably reach
ing the middle vest at the close of the
week"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04

city had been taken by the rebels. The
store was fired on by the regulars, who
used artillery. The building was set
on fire and destroyed, together with the
Imperial hotel nearby.
Il heard a report, which I conld not
verify, that Alderman Kelly. a large
tobacco dealer and a member of the
Sim Fein, was killed when the rebels
We're driven from his place. A report
also was current that James Connolly,
a Sim Fein leader, had beer killed.
Il heard from d man who was present
that the troops, on taking Liberty hall
after it's destruction by shell fire, found
a secret tunnel through which h reb-
els escaped, taking all but a few of the
wounded to the Amiens street railway
station.
IN walking about ST. Stephens and
College Greens, | was surprised at the
number of flags of the so called Irish
republic.
L%ootins by Rabble.
There was some lootlng by the rab-
bic following in the wake of the rebels.
Afterwards I saw IS shoes selling from
carts in the streets for 10 cents and
upwards, While silk hats, blouses and
fine lingerie were equally cheap. There
was no footing by the rebels them
selves, further than the throwing out
TO poor women III ltlc SLIeelS ol SACHS
of flour and biscuits from a biscuit
factory, which they We're still holding
when l left Dublin.
Clergy of all denominations seemed
active in helping the wounded regard
less of exposure to danger. The bread
supply already was beginning to run
short on Tuesday afternoon, owing
probably to acquisitions of the rebels
and troops. / understood q delegation
of Catholic priests had made arrange
ments with the rebels with a view to
supply the civil population"
1t is said James Connolly, the Sim
Fein leader, undertook to issue to per
sons desiring to leave Dublin passports
bearing the words, pass bearer, James
Connolly, commandant general of the
Irish republican army"
Would Fire Officials.
Sir Henry Craik, member of parlia-
ment for Glasgow and Aberdeen uni
versities. Scotland. has given notice
that at the opening of the house OF
commons he will move that Lord VIM
borne, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and
Augustine Birrell, convention secretary
for ireland, be suspended from the
functions of their offices. He will
move, further, that a commission be
appointed to examine into their respec-
tive offices and report on their conduct
in the administration thereof.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
DUBLIN BURNING AS REBEL
TROOPS make final Stand
To Make Dramatic
Play For Support, Rumor
Washington Believes Emperor Is Handling Negotiations Per.
sonaiy Because He Can Go Further Than Government
Dares-Anxousiy Await Report.

1t can be said, however, that the
White House and state department are
far from dispieased over the fact that
the kaiser is giving the relations be-
tween the two nations his personal at
tention. They see in it on ground
for hope Of an adjustment.
A good deal OF speculation is current
here today as to whether the kaiser
will not take advantage of this occa-
sion to make a dramatic play for he
good will of this country,
The reason why the kaiser may fol-
low the remarkable course of handling
the controversy directly is. according to
well Informed persons here, that, with
the Won TirpitZ element powerful, the
German chancellor does not dare him
self to go too far in making conces-
sions to America without danger of be-
ing overthroWn. on the other hand, the
kaiser, if he will, can it IS believed,
dictate the course of Germany or this
matter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
NEW CLEARING PLAN
WILL BE- INSTALLED
Reserve Board to Establish
New National Clearance
House System.

Washington. April 29.-The federal
reserve board announced today that it
would put into effect, June IS, it's new
plan for Countrywide check clearing
and collection. Under the plan the ac-
tual cost Of clearing and collection of
checks will be assessed against mem
Der banks in proportion to their use Of
the system.
A circuld announcing its decisions
was mailed today by the board to $500
member banks. The important features
Of the plan, the nnouncement says,
are as follows:
"The federal reserve banks will &C
cept at par all checks from member
banks, whether drawn against other
member banks, nonmember banks. or
private banks. An exception is made at
the outset in the case of checks drawn
against nonmember banks which can
not be collected at par.
"All checks thus received from mem
Der banks will be given immediate
credit entry, although moun thus
credited will not be counted as re-
serve nor become available until col
Iected.
In order to enable member banks to
know how soon checks sent in for coll
lection will be available either as re
serve for payment of checks drawn
against them, time schedules will be
furnished to member banks.
The actual cost without profit for
the clearing and collection of checks
will be paid by the federal reserve bank
and assessed against the member banks
in proportion to their sendings.
"The whole plan is based on general
ly accepted principles under which
clearing and collection plans have long
been operated. A federal reserve bank
will not debit a member banks lrserv.
account with items forwarded for col
lection until the remittance of the
member bank in payment of sucl
items shall have had time to reach the
federal reserve bank
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
REBELS PROVIDED AGAINST
EVERYTHING BUT FAILURE

Dublin, (via London), April u, Ode
notwithstanding except failure
seemed to have been foreseen by the
rebels, who, when they started the re-
volt, were as we'll uniformed as We're
the regular soldiers. Their clothing,
arms and equipment were good and
they were even provided with entrench-
ing tools, which they used when they
marched on St. Stephens green.
The ammunition supply of the reb-
els appeared to be plentiful n was
used unsparingly. Some bullets, which
entered the hotel where the correspond
ents conferred, were certainly of Ger
man manufacture. Other weapons used
by the rebels We're 12-bore shot
guns and cartridges filled with ugly
leaden SlugS.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
OBREGON HOPEFUL
OF MAKING TERMS
Scott to Insist United States
Troops Remain Until Car
rama Shows He Can
Handle Situation.

Ell Paso. Tex. May General AL
var Obregon. minister Of war Of the
defacto government. with the chief
military commanders Of northern Mexi-
CO, made a return call Of courtesy this
morning upon Major Generals Scott
and Funston. preliminary to first con-
ference between the American and
Mexican officials that is largely to de-
termine the future course Of the mill
tary arm of the United States that has
thrust itself into Mexican territory in
pursuit of Villa and his bandits.
Ready For Conference.
In either the green room of the fam
GUS Aduana Fronteriza or customs
house in Juarez, Mex, or at some
agreed place in Ell Paso, the conferees
were In readiness to submit their pro-
posals and counter proposals at their
first session and it was Minister of War
Obregon, who, with plenary powers
from First Chief Carranza, sounded q
hopeful note with the expression that
w should reach q satisfactory ter
mination of these negotiations that will
meet with the approval of our people"
Minister Of Wal Obregon, with Gen.
erals Trevino, Gutierrez, Gales, Gayira
and Santos with his civilian assistant,
will submit the proposition that the de-
ldClo government is now READY 10 lake
| over the pursuit of the Villistas and
protect the border and therefore, the
United States soldiers in Mexico, should
be recalled, while Generals Scott and
Funston Will counter. it is understood
with the proposition that American
troops be disposed in certain spheres Of
northern Chihuahua territory to remain
until the Carranza government has
shown by deed as we'll as word that
there is no longer a Villista menace to
the American border states.
May BEGIN Tomorrow.
Major General Scott, said that not
until he had conferred with General OBJ
RECON during the call of the Mexican
official this morning o it be def
nitely known whether the first confer
ence would be held in Juarez or else
where.
The general added that the confer
ence might not be held today, but Sun-
day or Monday.
General Obregon and his party jour-
neyed from Juarez this morning to FL
Paso. At the International bridge they
were met by a troop Of American cav
ally, which escorted them through
thronged streets, guarded with infantry,
to the railroad station, where On Cen
eral SCOTS private car the Mexican
officials were welcomed. The return
call was of some length and the plans
for the first conference were discussed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
LARGE BAND OF BANDITS
DISPERSED BY CAVALRY

Field Headquarters, N%amiquipa,
Chihuahua, April %, Thy wireless to
Columbus, N. No. April 29.-The
column of American c~avalrymen I'M
der Col. George A. Dodd, which for six
days has been pursuing a large band
of Villistas unGer four different chiefs.
through the Rocky defiles of the con-
tinental divide was reported today to
hav returned to it's base at Minaca.
The band is said to be practically all
dispersed, numbers of it's members APP
parently holding to the belief that Villa
is dead.
The CarranZaista forces consisting OF
four trainloads Of men was detrainins
south of Guerraro today and reports
here said they intend cooperating with
the American command.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04
MURDERER ASKS FOR
OPERATION ON HEAD
Fred Bissell, Who Ravished and
Killed Child, Says He Is
Not Responsible.

Lansing. Kan, April 29.-Fred Bisseil.
whose confession of the murder OF
Edna Dinsmore, 10 years old, at To-
peka, Tuesday, was given out last
night by officers at the state peni-
tertiary here, has written an appeal
asking that an operation be performed
on his head to make his condition
normal. The statement, as given out
today, follows:
"a kick on the back OF my head by
a horse caused an affliction at the base
of the brain, which affliction causes
me to be ~unaccountable for what l do
at times. I hereby appeal to the Off
Gals Of Kansas to secure for me at
the earliest possible date, an operation
for the purpose Of raising that portion
Of my skull now causing pressure or
my brain so hat 1t may be restored
If possible, to tha6 Of a normal man.
(Signed) Fred S. Bissell."
Warden Cooling promised to have the
operation performed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04

Washington. d. c.. May THE ad-
ministration is deeply interested in the
conference between the kaiser and Am
bassador Gerard at Germany army
headquarters. More thar that, it is es-
pecially interested in reports that the
kaiser will END a direct address to the
president and a declaration for eace-
full relations.
1T is officially given out here that
this government has no information as
to the object of the kaiser in holding
a personal conference with Gerard. Of
ficials do not hesitate to say they would
like to know.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04

Removing 25s,Ooo tons of sediment
from the water of st. Louis in 1914
cost 22h cents an inhabitant. In the
classification process, which was used
prior to the construction Of the filters.
13, 900 tons of lime and 6,770 tons Of
sulphate Of iron were applied to 34,-
csc, 1000 gallons of water. Had it been
loaded on ordinary Goa cars they
would have made a train 112 miles
long.
The quantity of wool annually used
for manufacturing purposes may be
stated, in pounds, as; In the United
Kingdom. SIS, O00. coo: United States.
sos. 900, 0Ge. France, 100000, 00G. Ger.
many. .oG, 100000: hustria- Hungary
$40 100000. Italy. l.taA- see.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-04

UPRISING DEPLORED
BY IRISH AMERICANS

New York, April ga meet
ing of the United Irish League
OF America, at which resolutions
we're passed last night deploring
the uprising in Ireland and as
sorting undivided allegiance to
the United States, was inter-
rupted by the presence of three
men and two women who We're
not members. One Of the in
truders refused to leave when
requested to do so and was
elected. He was joined on the
outside Of the hall by a score of
others, who cheered Sir Roger
Easement and Germany and
loudly denounced John Red
mond, leader of the Irish ma
tionalists in the British parlia-
ment. Police were
called and dispersed the crowd.