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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
GIRL ASKS WRIT TO
RECOVER HER Child
Court Orders Immediate Hear
ing of Plea-Real War Baby
Stake In Fight.

Chicago. May 22.-Margaret Ryar.
the Canadian girl, who says she is the
real mother of the infant which Mrs.
Ida Nellie Ledgerwood Matters is seek
ing to prove her child, petitioned Judge
Lands in the federal court today for
writ of abeas corpus to obtain the
child. An immediate hearing was or
dered.
Mrs. Matters, with Charles r. Mel
Ion and Harry Edwards, is on trial in
the state court on a charge Of con-
spiracy to foist a spurious heir to the
estate of her late husband. Fred Mat
ters. upon the probate court.
TIE spurious heir" in the case, ac-
cording to testimony today, was a real
"war baby" The testimony came from
the mother of the child. Jessie went
to work in a Canadian factory when
she was IL years old. For three years
she kept company with a young
shoemaker. They were to be married.
Then came the great war and the shoe
maker donned his uniform and sailed
away with his comrades. Some months
hospital at Ottawa.
1t was to this hospital that Mrs. Mat
ters, according to testimony, came
seeking an infant that she might pass
off on the probate court as the child
of her late husband, Of whose $500, 600
estate she desired a larger share.
The petition was based on an alleged
violation of federal emigration laws
in bringing a child into h country
without the consent of either of its
parents. After a brief. hearing. Judge
Lands order the writ issued, return
able Friday. May 26.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
GUARD TOURNAMENT IS
OPENED IN NEW YORK

New York, May 20.-More than 1000
members Of the national guard went
into the camp today at the Sheepshead
bay speedway mere, in preparation for
the opening this afternoon Of a mill
tary, naval ard aviation tournament,
said to be the first of it's kind to be
held In this country. The tournament
will continue for a week and the prof.
its derived from 1t will be applied by a
committee appointed by the govern
ment n mayor to promote the cause
of national defense.
President Wilson was asked to open
the tournament by giving an electric
signal from Washington. The purpose
of the show is to increase interest in
national defense by demonstra ling the
various phases Of military, naval and
aviation service. The program for to-
day included a border raid and sur
prise attack; the establishment Of a
naval case for cavalry, artillery and in.
fantry; wall scaling and tent pitching
contests. and races.
Aviators participating in a cross
country relay are expected to arrive at
the speedway this afternoon from dis,
tant cities in a competition for prizes
for time and distance. Among them
are Stevenson McGordon and Victor
Carlstrom in a flight from Newport
News. and Frank Burleson, flying from
Ithaca, N. Y.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
DEVISE OUTLINES
Of REVENUE BILL
Propose to Raise 500, 900, 900
From Income Tax and $685.
100000 on Munitions
and Inheritances.

Washington, May 22.-Democrats Of
ihe House ways and means committee.
have completed a tentative draft of the
revenue bill, to raise money needed for
the preparedness program with a view
to reporting it to the House not later
than June /, INC possibly by the end OF
next week.
The bill Is being carefully examined
by treasury experts. who will confer
with the committee democrats next
Monday. 1t is designed to produce
$780, 00, 900 from the income tax law,
by increasing the surtaX and making
1t apply to all Incomes owe $4,000 and
to raise $S5. 0OO,0 10 or $780, 900, 900 moro
by a tax on munitions and an inner
itance tax. The bill will embody the
tariff commission plan without sub
stantiai change.
The majority members Of the ways
and means committee acting as a steer
Ing wheel have reached an understand
ing that the House should proceed
with appropriations while the national
political conventions are in session. 1t
Is hoped to get the naval bill u Of
the way before the conventions and
every effort will be made by night
sessions or by special rules, to push
that measure through in a week, aft
er taking 1T up early next week.
The sundry civil and Notifications
supply bills probably will be the pend
ing legislation while the conventions
are on.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
WITH WILSON
TO SAVE OIL FIELDS

Washington, May 20. = Secretary
Daniels has appealed to President Will
son to use his influence to save the
navys reserves in the California Oil
fields as a vital step in the campaign
for adequate national defense.
Should the bill be f~avorabiy reported
by the Senate public lands committee
to legalize certain entries on lands
withdrawn by President Taft in 1909
become a law. Mr. Wilson was told,
the navy must abandon oil fuel and
return to coal, with a c~onsequent loss
In steaming radius and speed to its
ships. Navy designers have advised
the secretary that it would be unsafe
to %contiue construction Of oil burning
craft unless an adequate reserve sup
ply of fuel was in sight.
Mr.. Daniels has seen a full summary
OF the situation, I'M the president be-
gan studying the problem Immediately
afterward. The bill probably will be
taken up in the Senate next week.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
PLAIN OF LENS IS
GAINED BY BRITISH
Command of Important Sector
Obtained By Charge of the
Lancashires on 800
Yard Front.

British Field Headquarters in France,
May 20, (via London. May 22.)-It de-
velops that actions Of the b%attalions
of the North L%ancashires and the Lam
cashire Fusilliers on the 18th was a
s%ingularly brilliant attack and gainted
a strategic point-the crest of the re-
doubtable Vimy ridge-the possession
of which means the command OF the
plain of Lens.
Since the British took over this sec-
ton from the French in the early stage
of the battle of Verdun. the Germans
had been holding stubbornly the van
tage Of the higher ground and inflict-
ing heavy casualties on the British.
After a successful explosion OF mines
just after dark, the Lancashires, who
are made up largely Of cotton opera
tives from Manchester, rushed from
their trenches to the tips Of the crater.
Every detail in the program Of the
operation was carried out successfully.
Morning found the Lancashires thor
oughly ~entrenched against q retaliatory
German bombardment and connected
their bic line by communicating
trenches, six feet deep. Slight cas-
ualties We're the cost of the nights sue
cess.
The value of the ground gained Is
not to be Judged by the $50 yards of
front taken, but by the fact that the
La~ncashires are now on the outside OF
the slope with the Germans above them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
ARMY MEASURE IS
UP TO PRESIDENT
Bill as Devised In Conference
and Passed By Senate Is
Adopted BY Lower
House.

Washington, D. c., May 2O.-By a
vote of $40 to 25 the House today
adopted the conference report on army
bill as previously adopted by the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Hay assailed ignorant news
paper editors" for criticism Of the bill.
Representative Coadey, of Maryland,
asked Mr.. Hay if there was any truth
in the published report that a proviso
in the bill had been put in for the spe-
cific purpose of providing a place for
Judge A. G. Carson, of the supreme
court Of the Philippine islands and a
native of Virginia, as civilian judge
advocate in the army and asked If
Judge Carson was not the only person
who could qualify for that office under
the bill.
YES" retorted Mr.. Hay. "if that will
give you n satisfaction"
Representative Gardner, republican,
insisted the bill was so shorn as to be
acceptable even to pacificists. For a
nation as great as ours to support an
army no bigger than we have today is
as sensible as for Ty Cobb to attempt
to hit Walter Johnson with a match
instead of a bat" he said.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
POPE ASKED THAT
U-B0ATS BE ABANDONED

London. May 20.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Amsterdam quotes the Berlin
Norddeutsche Zeitung, as asserting
that the statement of Sir Edward Grey
in the house Of commons, that the vat
lean had ~endeavored to induce Ger
many to abandon her submarine war
fare was not in conformity with the
facts. The Nord1eutsche zeitung Jays:
We learn from a trustworthy source
that the pope intimated to Germany
and the United States his willingness
to mediate in the dispute between them.
The emperor thanke d the pope for his
good intentions and referred him to
the reply which Germany had already
given America"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
SHIPPING BILL IS
PASSED. By HOUSE,
VOTE I'll TO 1871
Measure Appropriates $780,
10000 to Be Raised By Sale
OF Panama Bonds For
Merchant Fleet.
NOW UP TO THE SENATE
Government to Own and Oper-
ate Craft Only Five Years
or Until Private Enter
prise Develops.
NOW UP TO THE SENATE

Washington. D. c., May 22.-The ad-
ministration shipping bill designed to
upbuild the merchant marine and
strengthen the navy passed the House
today by a vote of 211 and 161 virtually
in the form it was introduced.
Inc Dill now goes to the Senate
Republicans voting for the bill were
Dillon, South Dakota; Young and Nor
ton, North Dakota; Moss, West Vir-
glnla; cary, Wisconsin; Miller and
Farr, Pennsylvania; Mooney, Ohio and
James, Michigan.
Progressives: Martin. louisiana;
Nolan, California; and Schall, Mime
sofa.
Two democrats, Olney of Massachu-
sets and Slayden, Of Texas, voted
against the bill, and Kent, the Cali
fornia independent for it.
Scope of Measure.
The bill proposes to appropriate $780,
100000 to be raised by Panama bonds,
FOR the purchase, charter and lease of
SHIPS by the government. These ships
would be sold or leased to private cap
1tai as rapidly as possible, with the
government reserving the right to call
them back into service as naval auxil-
larles. The operation of such vessels
as The government was unable to lease
or sell would not extend beyond five
years after the close of the European
war.
Under Board of Five.
A shipping board of five members
empowered to prevent rate discrilnina-
tlon and unfair practices by all ships
plying American waters and fix maxi
mum rates would be created.
Republicans, who yesterday delayed
the vote by offering more than 100
amendments, made no further attempt
to amend the measure. Democratic
leaders kitehin and others who OPP
posed the bill last year were won to
its support by the clause limiting gov
eminent operation of ship to five years
after the close of the European war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
WOODS HAT
NOW IN RING
General Is Willing and His
Backers Think He Might Be
Compromise Candidate
Suitable to T. R.

Chicago, May 20.-Friends of Gen.
Leonard Wood are said to be planning
to present his name to the republican
national convention as a compromise
candidate for president. They believe
that if there is a prolonged deadlock in
the balloting he may have a chance to
win. His supporters assert that he
would be acceptable to Colonel Roose-
welt.
John A. Stewart, former secretary of
the League of Republican Clubs, OF
Kew York state, said to be in charge
of work in the interest of General
Wood, arrived in Chicago today. Po-
litical literature for General Woods
candidacy has been SEM to the con-
vention delegates and it is said head
quarters for him will be opened in Chi
cago next week
Mercer Vernon. of Washington, D. c.,
arrived today as advance agent of the
presidential boom of Senator John w.
Weeks, of Massachusetts. He asserted
his candidate would have IT'S votes on
the first ballot in the convention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
INCOME TAX RETURNS
PROVE BIG SURPRISE
More Than 40 Per Cent In
crease Over Expected
Returns.

Washington. May 22.-Returns from
the income tax for the coming fiscal
year are estimated at approximately
100000, 900 in revised figures being
compiled by the treasury department.
The exact amount within 9. few thou
sand dollars probably will be known
within the next few days.
The expected return Of S12O,000, 600
is $35,000,000 or over 40 per cent, more
than officials estimated when congress
convened.
individuals are expected to pay ap-
proXimately $62, 500, 900 and corpora
tons $57, 500, 900.
The $3.50. 600, 900 estimate includes
omissions for previous yearc due to
mistake or ATTEMPTS to evade payment
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
GERMANS ATTACK
IT NAVY POINTS
Attempt to Cross Canal al
Steenstrait and Employ Gas
In Assault on Cham
payne Front.

Paris, May 22.-German troops took
the offensive on the line between
Steenstrait and Het las. last night the
war office announced today. An at
tempt to cross the canal failed.
The Germans also attacked In tho
Champagne. The war office announce
ment says that a~sphyxiating gas was
used but that the assault was repulsed.
Dunkirk was bombarded by German
aeroplanes. One woman was killed and
q persons were wounded.
The town of Bergues near Dunkiril
was also bombarded by German aero
planes. Five persons were killed and
II wounded. In retaliation for these
attacks, french and Belgian aeroplanes
dropped bombs on German camps.
On the Verdun front there were no
important developments. French posi-
lions at Avocourt n at Deadman Hill:
were bombarded Violently.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
war RISK RATES ON
ATLANTIC REDUCED
Marine Insurance Cut In Half
British Trap and Capture
Eight U-Boats.

New York. May 22.-Transatlantic
war risk rates have dropped from 8 to
2 per cent in both the New York and
London markets during The last week.
Information received today from Lon
don by a local firm stated that reduc-
tions of another Il per cent were being
made there in many instances. This
would mean a cutting of the rates in
half since the German reply to the last
American note was forwarded to this
country.
Although the reduction is attributed
chiefly to the German note, local un-
derwriters also attached Importance to
information received by them from
ENGLAND that the British campaign
against German submarines had been
effectively renewed. According to this
information, which was accepted as
creditable by the underwriters, eight
of the German undersea craft have
been recently e%ntangled and captured.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
SWISS READY FOR
FIGHT IF INVADED
President De Coppet Warns
Be|ligerents Not to Set Foot
Across the Border to
Strike at Foe.

Paris. May 22.-Switzerland is pre-
pared to resist with all the forces at
her command N invasion of her ter
ritory by troops of the belligerents, ac-
cording to an interview with President
Camille De Coppet sent to the Journal
by its Berne correspondent.
President De Coppet was asked spe-
officially what would be the action of
Switzerland if troops of one of the
warning powers should be sent across
the Porentruy salient. He replied:
The federal council would eve toll
crate such a proceeding, and in ac-
cordance with the plans of Gen. Ulrich
Willie the commanderinchief of our
army woul order the immediate mo-
bilization OF all our forces, which
would be Immediately sent into action.
THE Swiss army is in splendid con-
dition. 1t has reached a perfection of
training which has been hitherto un-
known and has just received a COM
plete equipment of new heavy artillery
which was manufactured in france
and Germany by order of the Swiss
government"
The Porentruy salient juts into
France Immediately south of Alsace.
The town of Porentruy is about 20
miles south of the great French fort
ress of Belfort. If German troops were
abel to cross the salient they could
strike at the communications Of the
whole French line from Verdun to
AlSaCe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
Democrats Nav
Steal Thunder
On Tariff Issue

Washington, d. c.. May 22.-Plans of
President Wilson to steal the republic
can campaign thunder on the tariff were
disclosed here today by a prominent
m of the ways and neal COM
mlttee of the House, who probably will
be a member of the resolutions COM
mittee at the st. Louis convention.
According to this man, the demo-
cratic party will include four protective
tariff blanks in It's platform at st.
Louis. They will be as follows:
A plank favoring a tariff commission.
A plank favoring protection for the
dyestuffs industry.
A plank favoring protection of Amer
lean firms against foreign dumping.
A plank providing penalties for for
eign concerns engaged in unfair COM
petition to the United States.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
BAPTISTS MAY EXPRESS
VIEW ON PREPAREDNESS

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 20.-Dele-
convention here will be asked to go
on record regarding national prepared
ness, it was announced today. A reso-
luton on the issue is under consider
alton by the resolutions committee.
reports Of various committees today
covering activities for n year showed
marked progress in all branches Of en-
deavor.
Proposals for broadening the work
being carried on by the Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Mission So
ciety were considered at a meeting of
that body. Speakers predicted better
results during the present year as a
result OF a deeper study Of questions
facing the society.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
"Rs.PUBLlcAN LEADERS ARE
LOOKING BACkWARD"-WlLSON

Salisbury, N. c.. May 22.-President
wilson, addressing a large crowd at
the railroad station here today when
he passed through on his way to Char
lotte. attacked leaders of the republi-
can party as men who are Cooking
backward"
Members Of the presidents party de-
clared he was referring to the fight
led by Senator Gallinger. defeating tho
nomination Of George Rublee to the fed
eral trade commission.
There are very serious things to be
done nowadays, ladies n gentlemen"
said the president, and 1t is a salts
faction to be associated with men who
know how serious they are and what
spirit they must be approached: be-
cause, whether we will or not, we are
at the beginning of a new age Tor
the world. and America will have to
play a very great part in that new g
And we will have to be very sure not
to encourage nor to give countenance
to the men who are trying to hold us
back.
There are some men. l do not believe
they represent the great rank and file
of the republican party, out the men
who now control the republican party,
are looking backward. not forward.
They do not knew the problem Of the
new day and whenever, I, for example,
try to show my sympathies for the
orWard looking men OF their W par
ty by nominating men Of that sort, they
at once try to block the progress. They
have no sympathy with the forward
looking men OF their party. Now I am
ward-looking men. we have come
down here to celebrate an historical
episode, but we have not lone 1t be-
cause we are looking backward; we
have done 1t merely in order to give
ourselves the excuse to get together
- pNla E~~t - - -
and living in an age when It Is worth
while being Americana"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
SEVEN new BISHOPS
NAMED BY METHODISTS
Church Still to Elect Three
Missionary Bishops, One of
Them a Negro.

Saratoga Springs. N. Y. May %
With the election Of seven new bishops
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
completed the general conference to-
day began balloting for three mission
airy bishops. One is to be chosen to
supervise the work in Singapore,
Malayasia; another who is to be a
member of the negro race, is to be Sc
see the churches in other parts Of
Africa. The seven bishops are: M. S.
Hughes, Of Pasadena, Cal; William F..
Oldham, of New York; Charles B.
Mitchell. Of Chicago: Thomas Nichol-
son, of New York; Herbert WEIGH, of
Delaware, Ohio; Adna w. Leonard, of
Seattle, Wash, n DR.. Franklin Ham
ilton, of Washington. D. C.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
CHANGES ARE MADE
IN GERMAN CABINET
Helferrich Succeeds Delbrueck
as Vice Chancellor of
Empire.

Copenhagen. (via London), May 22.-
The Berliner Tagebiatt states that DR..
Karl Helfferich. secretary of the i'm
perial treasury, has been appointed to
succeed Or. Clemens Delbrueck as vice
chancellor.
The T~ageblatt also says that Baron
Won Shorlemer. Prussian minister OF
agriculture, has been relieved of his
post. and that Herr Poesch, a conser-
vative member OF the r~eichstag, has
been appointed to relieve him..
The retirement Of DR.. Delbrueck as
vice chancellor and minister Of the in
terror was reported to nave resulted
from dissatisfaction with his methods
of distributing food supplies.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
ENGLISH COAST RAIDED
BY THREE GERMAN Il ANES

London, May 22.-Three German sea-
planes made a raid on the English coast
last night, a British announcement was
made today:
One of the aircraft was brought
down off the Belgian coast. The sea-
planes dropped 81 bombs, wounding
one soldier and two civilians.
The statement says:
"A hostile air raid was carried out
on the east coast of Kent last night
by at least three seaplanes. The raid
ers mae the English coast a few min
utes past 2 o'clock this morning. One
~seaplane then turned north and
dropped a dozen explosive bombs over
the Isle of Thanet. Some windows were
broken. Otherwise there were no cas-.
ualties and no other damage.
Two other seaplanes turned south
and dropped 25 explosive bombs over
southeastern Kent. In one town a few
bombs took effect. One soldier was
l5lled, one woman and one seaman in
jured, one public house was wrecked
and several houses damaged. The re-
naming bombs caused no casualties
or damage.
The raiders all made off as soon as
their bombs were discharged. One of
the raiding seaDlants was brought
down by a naval patrol off the Belgian
coast this morning."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
STUFF PAGEANT
ALL SAME ZOO
Bears, Lions, Buffa1oes
Elephants and Pigs
In Parade.

Chicago. May 22.-Animal mascots,
1t was announced today will form an
unique part of the woman's suffrage
parade here OH June Z. Twelve states
have already sem word to the parade
headquarters that their delegates will
be accompanied by animals.
California s~uffragists started the
move by procuring a tame grizzly bear
Illinois followed by adopting an ele-
plant; Wyoming, a buffalo; Colorado,
a mountain goat; Utah, a porcupine;
Idaho, a black bear; Oregon, a CHINA
mon bear; Washington, an eagle:
Arizona, a lizard; Kansas, a pig: Mon
tana, a mountain lion and Nevada, a
mustang.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
TREVlNO TO AVOID ALL
CHANCES FOR CONFLICT

Chihuahua, Mex, May 10, (via Ell
Paso Junction, May 2O.)-Gen. Jacinto
Trevino, in supreme command Of the
troops delegated to wipe on the ban
dit menace Of Chihuahua and Coahuila,
arrived here today.
General Trevino said that he would
be very careful not to occupy towns
until after the Americans e~vacuate, SO
rs to avoid all possible chance Of fric-
ton. He has established headquarters
here.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
OLBRICH WILL OFFER
NAME OF LAFOuLETTE

Madison, Wis, May 2o.-Michael
Olbrich, member of the Wisconsin dele
cation to the republican national con-
vention at Chicago, has been selected
by Senator LaFollette to present his
name as a presidential candidate to the
convention. Olbrich was graduated
from the University Of Wisconsin in
1905. He taught oratory at the uni
versity for a year and the entered the
practice of law here.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
ARMY IN MEXICO is
NOW MOVING NORTH

Ell Paso, Tex. May 2O.-Gen. Gavira
Carranza, commander in Juarez, said
today he had received information from
Casas Grandes to the effect that large
bodies of American troops were pas
sing that way on their way northward.
His information did not disclose the
number of troops.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
PASS SENTENCE ON
JERRY LYNCH TODAY
Not Known What Fate of Nat
uralized American, Rebel
Plotter, Will Be.

London, Nav 22.--The American en-
bassy was officially informed today
that sentence on Jeremiah c. Lynch,
the naturalized American who has
been convicted of completely in the
Sim Fein revolt, would be announced
by the military authorities during the
day.