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Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
FIGHT ON RUSSIAN FRONT.
Czar's Troops RepuIse Austrians and
 Assume the Offensive.

Czar's Troops RepuIse Austrians and
 Assume the Offensive.
 The latest dispatches from the south ern extremity of the Russian front in dicate that heavy fighting is continu- ing, with the Russian army of General Ivanoff gaining ground. One core spondent reports that these operations began with an offensive movement on the part of the Austrians designed to straighten their line and that after re. pulsing this attack the Russians as- sumed the initiative. It is evident the Russian advance has now extended a considerable distance beyond the Stripa river.
 The Teutons are reported to be plan ming to invade Greece to attack the allies at Saloniki.
 The French offensive in the VosgeS is assuming important proportions. Berlin admits that the French pene- trated the German lines, but claims to have driven them back. Paris tells of 1900 TeutO" prisoners captured.
 Russian troops have captured Ka shan, an important city in Persia.
 Strong Italian forces have landed in Albania and will push forward to at tack the Teutons in the Balkans.
 Wolff's news bureau announces that Germany is willing to negotiate peace on basis of $3.6OO.OOO OOO, she to re- cover her lost colonies. Belgium to be restored, Poland to be an independent sovereignty under q German prince and Germany to evacuate France.
 Both the French and British govern ment leaders have declared that the war is to be pushed vigorously to vic tory.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
AUSTRIA IS CONCILIATORY.
Reply to Second U, s. Note Says
 U-Boat Captain Was Punished.

The Austrian reply to the second American note on the Ancona states that the commander of the Austrian submarine has been punished for not sufficiently taking account of the panic aboard the Ancona, which rendered disembarkation more difficult. In the beginning 1t says:
 "In reply to the second American note the Austro- Hungarian government fully agrees with the Washington cab. inet that the sacred laws of humanity should be taken into account also in war and emphasizes that it, in the course of this war, has given numer- ous proofs of the most humane feel ings."
 The note also assures the United States that Austria desires to maintain still more cordial relations with the United States. It reviews the sinking of the Ancona and declares the sub- marine did not fire at the ship after she stopped.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
2 DEAD, 10 MISSING, IN OIL SHIP BLAST
War PIOttsrs Charged With
 Explosion on tha Aztec.

The Norwegian steamship Aztec, an oil burning freighter. which recently carried a cargo of gasoline to France and was soon to depart with another load, blew up in her slip at the foot of Dwight street. South Brooklyn. Two men are known to have been killed, ten are missing, and three of the seven who were taken to the Holy Family hospital are likely to die.
 Although nobody has been found who knows just what caused the explosion. which spouted workmen and sailors into the air in a geyser of flaming oil hatch covers and fragments of steel plates, there is suspicion that it was the work of war plotters. Upon this point the police and the officers and agents of the ship are agreed. It is supposed that a spark touched off gase- ous vapor that was pocketed between the vessels tanks or in the bilges. But as to where the spark came from there s no indication.
 The Aztec, returning from Bordeaux on Dec. 21, was overhauled in the Rob- ins drydock and on Jan. shifted to the adjoining slip for minor repairs. The empty cargo tanks were cleaned with acetylene.
 In order to make sure that no dan. gerous gases remained a chemist took samples of the air in various parts of the ship and reported that the men would work in safety
 The explosion was in the fire room or 1I ~;l tank within twenty feet, the nearest of the four tanks that contained the ships supply of fuel being separated from the fire room by water filled coffer dam. The cargo oil tanks, which have capacity of 2,500 tons, were empty.
 The entire superstructure of the Az tee aft shot into the air, followed by flames that volcanoed to a height of fifty feet.
 The body of one victim fell on the deck of the British tramp Roselands. seventy-five feet away.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
3 MORE SHIPS TORPEDOED.
Americans on Board One Submarines
 Prey Are All Saved.

Reports are made of the sinking of three more merchant ships since the disaster to the Persia in the Mediterra- mean. These were the Glengyle of the Glen line, bound from Shanghai to London, the biggest British merchant submarine victim since the Arabic: the St. Oswald of 3.S10 tons. employed iu British government service, and the Kenkon Maru, owned by the hui Go- mel Kaisha Shipping company of Ja- pan, supposed to have been about 5000 tons.
 One hundred passengers on the Glen gyle, among them some Americans. have all been saved. Ten of the crew were lost. The Glengyle carried Il large quantity of foodstuffs. She was torpedoed near Malta
 The Glengyle was new ship. built in 1914 in Newcastle, with displace- ment of 5000 tons. She was 500 feet long and had a siXty-two foot beam.
 The St. Oswald was 361 feet long. built in 1908. She was the property of the British and Foreign Steamship company of Liverpool.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
U. s. coVSnl. LEST
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 G. E,ina Kl"oj 245.

With infur;,2"t.n at h",,d to show that 245 pnrsonS. including United s...i,eS Consul Robert N. McNeely. prob ably lost their lives when the British liner Persia was sunk in the eastern Mediterranean the hands of the state department are temporarily tied.
 President Wilson has hurried back from his honeymoon to Washington to take charge Of the situation.
 TnlnSs more detailed and positive in. formation is obtained regarding the circumstano eS of the attack. high off cialS of the state department admitted. the American government may never be in position to demand an account ing
 Thus far these two essential details are lacking.
 First.-Whether the Persia was attacked by subm1rine or struck mine.
 Sec0nd.-Tf attacked by a submarine whether the latter was German, Austrian or Turkish.
 Until definite information is obtained on these two points department off cials declare that the American govern ment must bide its time and await the receipt of fuller reports from United States Consul Garrels at Alexandria. who has been directed to get as many sworn statements as possible from sur vivors.
 Wake of Torpedo Seen.
 The first report from GaTels was brief. but graphic. It told just enough to convince official Washington that the tragedy is surpassed only by the sinking of the Lusitania. Garrels' cable follows:
 Persia was sunk 300 miles northwest of Alexandria at five minutes after 1 o'clock on the afternoon of Dec 30. Steamer sank in five minutes. No submarine was seen although an officer noticed the wake of d torpedo One hundred and fifty-five out of 400 passengers and crew landed at Alexan- dria on Jan l. Of the two Americans on board, Charles H. Grant of Boston saved. McNeely, consul at Alden, probably lost. He was last seen struggling in the water
 The location of the Persia as given in this report dispelled any belief that the captain of the vessel was near his deS. tination and therefore trying to make a run for it. The telegram has also led officials to believe that the Persia could not have been warned, inasmuch as no submarine was seen and the vessel sank five minutes after being struck.
 While at the German and Austrian embassies in Washington it is said that no official reports have been received of the sinking of the ship, the disposi- tion is felt that subsequent information will relieve the central powers of any responsibility.
 Diplomatic Theories of Sinking.
 In these quarters it is predicted that later reports will show:
 That it was a mine and not a torpedo which sank the Persia;
 That if it was a torpedo from a leu tonic submarine the commander of the submarine had strong reason to believe that she was British transport carrying soldiers to Egypt; or
 That the commander actually did givt warning and the Persia tried to escape.
 Officials of the state department be lieve there will be difficulty in proving whether it was a mine or torpedo that struck the liner. If in the absence O! any proof that a submarine was in the vicinity the Teutonic powers insist tha' if was mine
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
LOSES HIS SOUL KISS SUIT.
Court AssaiIs Ketchum and Exoner-
 ates Wife From Blame.

Everett r. Ketchum, who objected to the two hour soul kiss of his wife, Mrs. Ada Brown Ketchum, will not have to endure any more kisses from her. Justice Blanchard, in the New York supreme court, granted Mrs. Ketchum's plea for a separation. Ali mony will be fixed on the basis of setchum's income of $9,444 a year.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
Worcester to Run Big Four.

II. A. Worcester. general manager of the Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and St. Louis railroad. has been made vice president and general manager of that road, with headquarters in Cincinnati.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
MARSHALL'S FRIENDS MOVE.
Petitions to Name Him For Vice Pres
 dent Are to Be Filled Soon.

Petitions to place Vice President Marshalrs name on the ticket for the vice presidential nomination in the In- diana primary will be filed by friends soon and later will be filed in other states.
 President Wilson's name will be filed for renomination in Indiana at the same time.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
Republican Founder Celebrates.

General Edwin L. Hayes. one of the few survivors of the founders of the Republican party, has celebrated his ninety-sixth birthday at his home in Verona. N. !. It is believed that Gen. eral Hayes is the oldest living briga. dier general in the country.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
Coal Movlno Aoain on Penn. Read

Notice has been received by Secre. tary Ernest Rowe of the Jersey City chamber of commerce that the trans poftation Of coal into that city over the Pennsylvania railroad has been re. sumed.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
John H. Gleason Resiuns.

John H. Gleason, United States dis trict attorney of the northern district of New York, has resigned, to take eff feet as soon as his successor can be ap- pointed.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
prosoeritv In Silk In Paterson

Paterson's chamber of commerce re ports that eighty new firms set up busi- ness in that city in 1915. The silk mills are running to capacity.
The Dickinson press., 1916-08-12
The sides of the cars were

ished. The sides of the cars were
severely scraped. No one was
bruised or hurt aside from being
skinned in rapidly leaving the cars
via windows. The first car hit was
occupied by Is men from u Co. X,
the balance being mcn of Co. H of
jamestown; the second car was also
filled with men from the same COM
pany. -
klngsville was our host for several
hours. Here our damaged train was
repaired by replacing the two Sleep
ing cars with baggage cars as we
were only 120 miles from our desti-
nation, Mercedes. Here the two bat
~tali0ns had an opportunity Of bathing
in the municipal baths free Oh
charge. The people of Texas are only
too glad to see the sv,,:1iers in their
midst and do all they can to Des
hospitable. This little city Of $500
inhabitants is only IL years old and
is beautiful indeed. 1t is we'll laid
out and is strictly modern and up-to-
date in all respects.
Three cars of officers were taken
to the famous King ranch three miles
west of the city. 1t is reported as
being the largest ranch in the U. 8.
having about n and one half million
dine n mmmthiaoia shrdlucmfwypm
acres, all under fence. Everything is
done on a mammoth scale. Silos of
200 tons capacity, in groups of three
and five, are seen about the home
ranch. 1t is a historic place, but
space and time force me to rush on.
Soon after dinner we continued our
journey, arriving at Harrington
about 5 in the afternoon. All along
we saw squads of soldiers guarding
the bridges. At this little junction
town is placed a battalion of Texas
troups. The main line goes on to
Brownville, rs miles farther south.
We went onto the tracks going west
and soon were journeying in that d.
r%ection, arriving at Mercedes, IA
miles west, in time for supper.
Although it is almost dark at 8
in the evening we detrained and
marched about a mile to our camp
grounds where we camped that night.
1 will speak of our camp and camp
life next time. Have been a little
busy and am sorry that have missed
late isues. Our address, to those who
wish to send letters or cards that will
be more than welcome, is Mercedes,
Texas, in care of Co. X. list N. D.
Init.
All we'll, happy and ready for any,
thing.
DEANE WILEY.
The Dickinson press., 1916-08-12

rst Battalion as they were pulling
out of the city. It was the first time
we had caught up with them on the
trip. Just after they left we were
backed into the depot. Here a dele.
cation of ladies, representing the loca,
Red Cross society served the boys
with refreshments and gave them
stamped postals to be sent home. A
few of the officers were given an
auto ride about the city. We were
taken through the business center.
visiting the beautiful hotels, to the
Alamo and Mission, and out to the
military post, Fort Sam Houston
where $4,000 soldiers from various
states are encamped. As we left thu
city the third Battalion was awaiting
to be backed into the depot.
After getting back to the officers
a in the rear, l met a special agent
of the railroad, w. M. Hanson, who
was aboard to see that we were prop
erly taken car of over his road.
! He had been interested in Mexico
before the series of revolutions, and
had many interesting tales and ex-
%periences. He was a native of
Texas and talked as one who was
familiar with IT'S history, people and
conditions. He has been very active
in forming the International Ameri-
can Protective Association. Their
main object is to have Americans
safe in all parts of the world, and
that "Old Glory" shall wave as an
emblem of honor and protection. We
who sat up and conversed with the
gentleman, had much to think about
after biding him good night.
Breakfast was served the next
morning at Odem. Here we expert
enced the only mishap of the trip.
The third Battalion had caught up
with us, and was to BE- connected to
the rear of u train. Our train was
standing on the main line so that
about the midle of the train was on
the switch from which the train Of
the third Battalion was being backed.
AS soon as the brakeman of their
train saw that they were backing
into us he frantically gave signals to
stop but it being a curve with an
other siding filled with cars, the en-
CINE crew could not see him. Just
before the train smashed into us, he
jumped in the middle of the tracks
at the end of the car and applied the
air, put on the brakes. It was GER
tainly a risky job, but it was the
only thing that saved a bad accident.
AS it was a portion of their rear car
vestibule and two vestibules on ears
Of W train were badly demol-
The Dickinson press., 1916-08-12
BOHEMIAN PICNIC
r:3 IMPROVES BIG SUCCESS

Despite. the torrents of water which
.pop~-l~aswn all day Saturday and
made Sunday forenoon look very IN
promising for a festival such as the
Bohemians of this city and county
mad planned for the date, it ever
theless was celebrated and drew big
crowds to the farm of Joe Kaisershot.
where the main program was sched-
uled to take place.
Inc parade through the streets of
Dickinson in decorated wagons and
automobiles commenced on schedule
time, with the Oukrop, Vranna, Pc
tricka, Kostelecky, Semerad and
three other decorated cars in the
lead: When the band struck the
familiar tunes of the "Sokoly," a
NUMBER OF more cars, among them
those Of Frank Hurich and Philip
Fisher, appeared on the scene, and
before it finished the second part,
there were twenty-one decorated
cars ready for the start. The pro-
cession moved slowly, under the d.
rection Of MI. Petricka, down Willard
Street, turned on Fourth Avenue and
came back on Second Street to fin
ally turn into the road west of town.
Before the procession left the out
skirts of the city, AZ cars were count
ed in it.
The prize of a souvenir for the
best decorated car and a native dress
of white and red was unanimously
awarded to Miss Mary Oukrop.
No mishap accompanied the long
row of vehicles which had to wind
their way through patches of water
safely at the farm, where several
other cars and far above 200 persons
awaited them. The band, perched
into the car of Vlad. Vranna, arrived
a little behind time upon the scene.
Fortunately, the skies cleared up
shortly after the parade arrived and
but for the muddy ground and Slip
perry grass which were responsible
for the "Besada" and Slavic dances
off, the day concluded very
The Dickinson press., 1916-08-12

For Sale-Overland automobile,
piano and horses. Easy terms. T. S.
Odden, Richardton, N. D. 7-22-6p
Farm for Sale-Or will trade for
city property. Inquire at my office.
DR.. c. L. T. Herbert, Dickinson.
7-29-tf
Wanted-Two good horsemen that
can rope, ride and break. Wages
from $50 to SIS to the right men.
Must come at once. John LaPorte,
Sanish, N. D. 7-15-3t
The Dickinson press., 1916-08-12
nicely for an out-of-door festival
such as this.

nicely for an out-of-door festival
such as this.
Over two hundred tickets had been
sold and a good estimate of the
crowd that gathered up till 6 o'clock
ran ahead Of 700 persons present. A
large roundabout picture of the deco
rated cars and the crowd was taken
by r. R. Doubleday, who hurried to
town with the negative and brought
forth in less than two hours a fin
lshed product which revealed a cor
rect smile of everyone present on it.
The rain Saturday has made the
roads northeast of the city impossible
and this prevented many from that
section to come at all, obliging others,
the more courageous, to leave the car
at home and wage the adventure of
passing over mudholes, slippery roads
and deulged creeks in the buggy.
Even people from Belfeld came all
the way in cars.
After some selections were given
by the band, Mrs. Alb. Oukrop opened
the celebration formally with a decid-
edly fortunate speech "Why do we
live" in which the fact was empha-
sized and dwelt upon, that we do not
live for the purpose of amassing
wealth in earthly goods and neglect
thereby the amassing of intellectual
wealth of learning, of action, Of good
will, as much as for the end of civil
LIKING, educating, enjoying ourselves
in good company and in orderd
circumstances.
Frank Nadwornik, who had quite a
book written to the the audience, and
who was thereby prevented from
all of it, read a lengthy
paper, dealing in the main with the
problem of a native language news
paper for the Bohemians and their
brethren from Russia, to be published
here for the purpose of acquainting
those people with law, politics, public
life in the state of North Dakota,
and making Of the citizens conscience
Of their rights and duties for and
towards the state they live in.
After the conclusion of these two
speeches, supper was served and at
were made to arrange lawn
races, etc., but the wet ground
prevented these attempts succeeding.
The supper was served outside and
girls carried sandwiches,
The Dickinson press., 1916-08-12

each of the preceding speakers had
to say, and finished the: program by
appealing to the audience to demon
strate their adaptedness of being
Americans by asserting each the best
of qualities the thousand years old
culture Of his forefathers gave to
him, and do it consistently, proudly,
for a purpose. And this purpose
must always be to implant into
Americanism that, which in him is
best; to do his best to make this
country the ideal country of the
WORLD: a country populated by a
people active and ever producing that,
which all other peoples of the world
have lived to produce; a people OF
which himself and his children are
parts, not mishap limitations.
After the conclusion Of the speech
making part Of the program a free
@al1 for all" good time commenced
(which lasted, intermingled with choir
songs, near to midnight. Many
prominent citizens of Dickinson and
vicinity were present and enjoyed
the pleasant afternoon and the home
like atmosphere that accompanies
every gathering of the Bohemians,
till late night Despite the big
crowd present, among whom were a
number Of the one-or-two day farm
hands, there was no discord and no
unpleasant scenes accompanying
other crowded occasions of this kind.
occurred.
Two weeks from next Sunday an
other big festival is planned for the
Bohemians; partly to recompensate
themselves for the part of the pro
gram lost by unfavorable weather
partly to celebrate the "~Sibrinky'
or harvest, which by that time will
be about over in these parts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-01
CONCRETE WORK
Milbank has Fine Factory, Turn
ing Out Substantial Work

The cement works company is
busy making tile these days, and
is now manufacturing the large
tubes for we'll curbing, making
three different sizes-one Of these
being two feet in diameter, and
the other two sizes Is and Is
inches respectively. The tiling
Of undrained land has now become
Ia necessity, and progressive
farmers, are awake to the fact that
the proper draining of their land
is one of the important features in
getting from the land proper pro-
duction more particularly now that
land is each year becoming higher
in price. The cement company dur
ing the present season has made
car load shipments of tiling to
Corona, Wilmot, Peever, Sisseton,
Clinton, New Ellington, Claire
City and Orient. There has also
been some local demand from
farmers in this vicinity, but a ride
out in almost any direction from
Milbank will convince even the
most unobservant that there is any
quantity of land in the immediate
neighborhood now unproductive
and practically worthless or un-
certain as to crop raising that
would become at once highly
productive if properly drained.
The fact that this tiling can be
gotten here without freight
charges should be an incentive to
the farmers Of the community to
improve the producing power Of
their farms by good drainage. In
portions Of Iowa this is being done
with the most satisfactory results,
and the cement tile factories are
kept running at full capacity dur
ing the twelve months Of the year.
Messrs. Swanson & Haswell have
a force of twelve or fourteen men
employed, and are prepared to lay
sidewalks or do any kind of cement
work, in large or small jobs, and
in satisfactory manner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-01

Carvel Moffit went to Milbank on
Wednesday on visit to the
Bingham youngsters. .-Groton Her
lad.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. l. Lowthian,
have been at Kansas City during
the past week attending the
national encampment of the G. A.
R. in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stevens, OF
Sisseton spent Sunday in Milbank.
Mr.. Stevens going on to the cities
and Mrs. S. returning to Sisseton
the next day.
Appleton Press; Mrs. Emma
Osmundson, Of Milbank, S. D.
is visiting at the home Of her
son Ike Osmundson.
DR.. Fred Port, Of Chicago, arriv,
ed last week for a couple of week!
outing at the lake and visit to thu
old home here, where Mrs. Por'
has been spending some of thu
summer days and stopping a
Linden Beach.
DR.. Will Brand, Of Red Woo.
Falls, Minn., and one of the younf
men who attended high school il
Milbank in years past. and who i
now physician with q larg'
practice. was calling on Milbanl
friends for IN hour or two las
Friday.