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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
AVERAGE MILEAGE HIGHER
Greater Efficiency Cuts Car Shortage
SAYS Railway Head.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Without any
great increase in rolling stock rail-
roads of the country have increased
their hauling ability from 10 to 40
per cent, according to statement by
Charles H. Markham, president of the
Illinois Central.
MIR. Markham stated that increased
efficiency Of employees, quicker loading
and unloading of cars to capacity, and
moving cars faster had worked won.
ders at relieving the car shortage.
ION our road" said Mr.. Markham,
I'VE formerly averaged move OF
thirty miles day for each freight car.
Now, through more efficient handling,
we average forty miles day. We
have practically increased our equip.
ment by 80 per cent"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
Notice to Hunters

Applications for hunting licenses
in Sioux county, can be had at the
following places:
Citizens Bank, Selfridge
Solen Bank, Solen
J. G. Smith, Swastika
Farmers Elevator, Keldron
First National Bank, Mcintosh
Watauga State Bank, Watauga
Farmers State Bank, Thund'hawk
First National Bank, Morristown
Shields State Bank, Shields
Make application at either of the
places and mail 81 to c. Christen.
son, County Auditor, Fort Yates,
N. D. Your license will be mailed
to you direct.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
School Opens Monday
In Fort Yates District
Two Town Schools in Fort Yates and
One in Selfridge to Open Monday
Others Open Later

The fall term in three out of the
six school houses in Fort Yates
district begins next Monday, Sep
tcmbcr 2. The schools that begin
next week are two in Fort Yates
and one in Selfridge. A nine
months term will be held i'm these
schools, while in the Others the term
will be shorter to suit the conycn.
lence of the patrons.
Miss Cathryn Spear will be teach.
er OF the Fort Yates school No. /,
and Miss Hattie Isaacson will teach
school room No. 2. In Sclfridge
Miss Lettie Garfield will teach the
school in town, and Mrs. Farmer
the other school which is to be
moved about a mile in the country.
Teachers for the other three schools
in the district have not been en-
gagged yet, but the board has n
large number of applications to
select from.
1t is understood that three TEN.
porary school houses will be built
in Fort Yates district this fall. If
this is to be done it is high time
that the board gets busy and ad-
vertise for bids. The term in the
three schools at present without
teachers will probably begin the
first of October, and in the new
schools to lc built about November
1st.
A large number of new settlers
have moved into the district the
past year, the census taken in July
shows 200 pupils Of school age.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
No Bridge Appropriation

Superintendent Kitch has re-
ceived letter from the Indian Or
tice in Washington, denying the re-
quest for a $250O appropriation to
help pay Sioux county's half of the
cost of a bridge overthe Cannonball
river at Porcupine Station. Under
a ruling by the Comptroller of the
Treasury, Indian trust funds can.
not be used for this purpose. Mr..
Kitch states that the only way gov
ernment aid for this bridge can now
be secured will be through on act
Of Congress,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
MEETING MAY Be STOPPED
Minnesota Governor Sends Instrrc
tions to County Sheriff.

st. Paul, Aug. 29,-Instructions to
prevent the holding of the proposed
conference of the Peoples Peace Coun.
Gil of America in Minneapolis, Sept.
l, if the meeting will tend to injure
the government" were sent to Sheriff
Otto Langum of Hennepin county by
Governor ]. A. A. Burnquist.
The governors telegram declared
that futile peace talk will aid the
enemy and ordered the sheriff to sum-
mon all forces needed to enforce the
law. The telegram read, in part:
"My attention has been directed to
a so called peace council to be held
in Minneapolis beginning Sept. 1, 1917.
If the said meeting will in any way
tend to injure the government in the
prosecution of the war or disturb the
peace within the city Of Minneapolis
you are hereby ordered to prevent the
holding thereof"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
Special Prizes

The National Emergency Food
Commission has through the Indian
Office offered IS prize for the best
canned vegetable exhibit at the In
dian fair. Supt. Kitch has also Of
fered two special IS prizes to the
North and South Dakota Indian
women whose tent on the fair
grounds is found in the cleanest
and best sanitary condition.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30

New Balkan Empire
Is The Latest Plans
New Government Will Embrace Eight
Small Provinces With Population
OF Fourteen Million

Corfu, Island of Corfu, Aug. 29.-
The premier and minister of foreign
affairs of Serbia, the venerable Nikula
Pachitch, summed up for the press the
main features of the proposed new na-
tion of the Southern Slavs which is to
unite under onea flag and one king, a
self-governing population of some four.
teen million people.
This means the appearance of new
state in the sisterhood of nations. And
it is no dream of enthusiasts, for it
is the careful work of all the political
leaders Of the various Slav nations
and has besides the powerful support
of the entente allies. 3
NJ. Pachitch had before him the
formal pronouncement of this state
sort Of new declaration of independ-
ence-which had been agreed on after
lengthy councils between the various
ministries, the president of the Serb
ian parliament, the king and regent
now at Saloniki, and all the other ele-
ments affected.
M. Pachitch first took a large map
Of the Balkans and pointed out the
sweep of territory included in this
new Slav kingdom.
ut embraces" he said, "the terri
tory over which the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes are distributed through The
Western Balkans. They are all essen
TALLY one race, with one language,
which has been kept broken into small
groups by the political policy of Austro.
Hungary. We now propose to bring
these scattered groups together again
and give them democratic govern
ment based on the noble principles
defined by the United States."
Will Be Powerful Empire.
Pointing to the map NJ. Pachitch
drew large circle to include Serbia,
Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Dal.
malta, Croatia, Slavonia and the east
ern part of Austria, back of Trieste
where the Italians are heading. Thase
together make an imposing area
double or triple that of Spain or any
of the secondary powers of Europe in
area and population and approaching
some of the great powers.
1t would be great sea power as
we'll, and the premier pointed with
satisfaction to the long sea front on
the Adriatic,. giving access thence to
the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and
the commerce of the world. This is
the country which Austria has long
split into little rival communities,
trusting that their internal discords
would keep them from uniting.
Here we propose to establish a
united Slav nation" NJ. Pachitch went
on, with government having these
essential points: A monarchy based
on democracy and the rights of the
people to be consulted, with a consti-
tutional system, a parliament and a
responsible ministry. Elections will
be universal, equal and direct suffrage,
with secret ballot.
Complete freedom of religion will
be guaranteed Greek orthodox, Roman
Catholic and Mussulman alike. While
there will be one flag and one king
for the united nation, yet each state,
Croatia, Serbia, Dalmatia, ETC., will
be autonomous and self-governing on
local affairs, much as the states of the
limited Statean
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30

Stockholm, Aug. 29,-An interna.
tional conference of women from both
belligerent and neutral countries will
be held here Sept. 1913. The confer.
euce will be Of semi.private nature
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
Prominent Visitor

Jay Phillipsborne OF Akron, Ohio,
famous magazine writer and author,
visited her Wednesday evening,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
Is More Men Called
For Draft Examination
Exemption Of all Non.citi5en Indian.
Makes Another Call For IS More
Candidates Necessary

men to appear for physical exam
ination under the army draft to
complete the quota for Sioux county
was made necessary last Friday
when the Local Board received no.
tice from the District Board that
non-citizen Indians were exempt
from military service.
This ruling results in exempting
all Indians who have not received
patent-in-fee to all their lands and
over whom the government has re-
linquished supervision. This rul-
ing, however, is no bar against In
dians who waive exemption and are
willing to render military service.
On account of the short time b.
tween the call and date to appear
several men failed to respond yes
terday, but they will undoubtedly.
come in before the week is out.
The 21 men examined Wednes-
day were disposed of as follows:
The following made no claim
forsexemption:
Chester E. Teeter, Selfridge
James Tattoed Bluelips, Ft. Yates
The following filed claims for
exemption on the ground of
dependents:
Nick Striegel, Morristown
Joseph T. Swift, Selfridge
Henry Rambur, Solen
Hugh Hinman, Solen
Lewis A. McGregor, Mcintosh
Chas. Riggenholt, Mcintosh
Walter ]. Smith, selfridge
The following filed claims, for
exemption on the ground of
agricultural pursuit:
William j. Knoke, Morristown
The following were discharged
because physically deficient:
Otto H. Geffert, Morristown
Clarence w. Campbell, Morristown
Frank Parsons, selfridge
= Anton Patapanko, Wade
William A. Clark, Selfridge
Arthur Ten Brock, Wade
Alfred Vamer, Mcintosh
Hans Hanson, Mcintosh.
The following failed to appear
for physical examination:
Chas. A. Hanson, Swastika
Louis Santee, Shields
Otto w. Muench, Thunderhawk
Amos Elknation, Bullhead
H. w. Jaynes, formerly of Solen,
had his examination transferred to
Billings, Montana. Geo. White
man and John Bravebull of Can
nonball, claimed exemption from
service on account of being non.
citizen Indians.
The first 30 per cent of the quo
to for Sioux county, will be noti-
fed this week to hold themselves in
readiness for duty son "a hours no.
tice. They will go to Camp Dodge,
Des Moines. Iowa.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
Long Island Bars Must Close.

New York, Aug. 29.-Orders have
teen issued to close all the saloons
within five miles Of Camp Upton, q
Sepnaut. h I
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30
Mistaken

Some Of the latest rulings of
the agent at Fort Yates is a
speed limit Of 10 miles per
hour on the reservation.
mclaughlin Mirror.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-30

The above is a mistake, The
speed limit only applies to the
Agency grounds at Fort Yates, a
distance Of about four or five city
blocks.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
INQUIRY is BEING MADE
INTO "SPnEAD EAGLE" CASE
Great Interest Is Shown In and Out
OF Army in Alleged Punishment
Of Militiamen.

Investigation of the spread eagle"
Kellerman of the I'd Field Artillery Of
New York in the regiments armory. in
that city. is being made by the inspec-
tor generals ONCE of the Department
OF the East at Governors Island.
most rigid inquiry will be made
Keen interest in the published reports
was manifested BY the War Depart
ment and by army officers throughout
the country. The prediction was cur
rent that il evidence showed that kel-
lerman had been trussed to wheel. as
reported. and had been deprived of
food. there was strong possibility
that a court-martial would follow
orson A. Rayner. a lawyer retained
by August Kellerman. father of the
private. said that he would prepare
charges against those responsible for
the punishment of the boy and would
take every possible measure to see that
those responsible for the Outrageous
treatment Of the boy be punished.
Keen feeling over the affair was
s1twn by regular army officers IL was
made clear that the army regulations
prohibit the infictiou Of any sort Of
punishment upon a private without an
Investigation and court martial II
was said that such treatment of SOL
dters comes within the meaning Of tor
tu-s-
The incident WAS deplored exceediuS-
iy because OF the possibility that IL will
hurt the movement for Preparedness.
Army officers said that there was no
reason for any other treatment Of a
man refusing 10 obey orders under the
circumstances except to send him TO
the Euardhouse.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

David l.. Fultz will be driven out
of base ball, the Players Fraternity
will be crushed and every player in the
American League will be obliged to
sign contract before going to the
spring training camps This is the
answer of Ban johnson. president of
the American League. to the threats
of Fultz, head of the fraternity. to call
a strike of more than 500 players un-
less their demands are granted before
the beginning of next season. The
American League is through with
Fultz. Johnson said. adding:
I'VE never again shall listen to any
proposal he may offer. We invite him
to carry out his bluff. l personally do
not believe the players are back OF
Fultz I think he has been sending
the players themselves. The Ameri-
can League will see that FultZ is
crushed-driven out of base ball. The
league has been fair with its PLAYERS
and will continue TO treat them fairly
without the aid Of Mr.. Fultz.'
johnson declared that John Henry.
catcher of the local club. a director of
the Players Fraternity and washington
representative of the organization,
either would have to drop his affiliauon
with the fraternity or quit the Amerl-
can League.
Johnson's reference to Henry aroused
Manager Griffith. The local leader mas
centended right along that the Players
Fraternity has failed to accomplish any
thing for the betterment of the game
or the players, and he is in hearty ac-
cord with the league executive in be-
lieying Fultz is a menace to the pea ce
of base ball, but he took prompt ex-
ception to Johnson's statement regard
ing the Nationals backstoD.
johnson won't put Henry out of the
American League: unless there is good
reason for it, he can't. There Will be
no discrimination in regard to Henry.
Only in the event that Henry does
something detrimental to the league
will there be any action taken against
him ad in that case I would want him
Evening star., 1917-01-13

I'm going to miss a trip waiting for
that tackleg'
I'm prepared for early spring hsh-
ing this season" Billy withers told q
party of friends engaged in a discu0-
sion of the seasons prospects.
Wife played Santa Claus, he added.
and had a pretty outfit hanging on ths
Christmas tree"
That wasn't what | got" said Ring.
gold Hart. bachelor. Il got some
thing to brush up with after going
fishing.
And I'm prepared for early ishinE
just the same he added. a
Tommy Donaldson has l37 muskrySs
to his credit He set his traps on tho
marshes back of the Jail and spent
several days looking after them. When
he had caught the last of l37 and wa,s
ready to leave the marshes there, wafs
SO much ice over them that he found
II difficult to get away. ~ "a
VIII Reynolds went to his rescue and
took him ashore. One Of the boats ~
used was affected by the ice and nearly
swamped. He got Donaldson and Jnusk-
rats ashore In safety. however. and the
hunter gave up the sport for the sea-
son. ara.
Adolph Fielitz member % the VIII
Reynolds Fishing Club. has LEFT the cry
and will no longer be able toJSYrtici-
pate in the sport OF fishing for the big
Mississippi catfish. 9hfuoS
But he will get taste Of broobs.
trout fishing" said VIII Reynolds. .kn
his way across the mountains nj, got n
glimpse of streams in which the fBoue
are found. and soon will becopae = ~
fisherman. 4
That will be much different fton1,h y
catch Of an eighteen pound turtle No
made here not long ago. ,.,tt.o.,-,,,
Evening star., 1917-01-13
ASKS AID OF PUBLIC FOR
TUBERCULOUS CHILDREN
President Van Schaick Wants 81 600
Donated to Make Possible Open
ing of Two Schools.

Assistance of the public in caring for
school children afflicted with tubercu-
losis is asked in a call issued today by
Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick. president
of the board of education He makes
an appeal to the citizens Of the District
of Columbia for $1,000 to make pos
sible the opening of schools for tuber-
cuIous children.
Expressing confidence that the citi-
zens of Washington will respond to this
appeal, DR.. Van Schaick states:
We have ffty-nine such children of
school age. both white and colored.
They are kept out of school to pro-
tect other children. That protection is
not complete unless they are kept un-
der surveillance. instructed and, where
possible. cured.
I'VE propose to open two schools for
the tuberculous children-one white and
one coiored
We have buildings and teachers We
need money for blankets and transpor-
tation. and for food enough to provide
a hot luncheon in the forenoon.
"Tuberculous children must not be
saved physically and at the same time
be neglected mentally. They must not
be allowed to grow UP UNIT for serv-
Ice.
Nor must the crushing burden of
their care be put entirely on their par
ents.
We have excluded them from other
schools. We owe them the duty of
providing an educa tion.
IF the citizens will help this year,
feel sure that we can make such a
demonstration that Congress Will pro-
vide adequately for these schools in
the future.
Checks may be sent made payable to
Harry .. Hine, secretary, board of educa-
tor"
Evening star., 1917-01-13
BY Il. c. BYRD.

BUSINESS and Tech loom up as the
strongest teams in the high school
basket ball series. Their victories yes
terday over Eastern and Central tend
to establish them as the two quints
that possibly will battle for champion
ship honors The Stenographers won
from Eastern by 23 to 16, and Iech
defeated Central. "a to 20.
The players making up the Tech ana
Business quints are more capapie 90
individuals than those representing
the other schools, more because OF
Greater experience than for any other
reason. They are older and more ad-
yanced in their physical make-ups
than the representatives OF otheT -
stitutions. Eastern has clever littie
team, but the men are small, whicI
nlaces then at a distinct disadvantage
in defensive work. Western has an ex-
ceptionally youthful aggregation. ana
Central has lost the most versatile
man in it's lineup, Cissell. through
illness.
In yesterdays game 1t was the supes
rior weight and greater asgressiveness
of Rusiness which enabled IT to de-
feat Eastern The Light Blue an
white went through the hrst haii WI n
the Stenographers with the count
standing 8 to 8, but the grind of con-
tact with stronger men told on them
and in the last half Business forGc' !
ahead Central played without t"o OF
its regulars, White and C1sseu oelns
out. the former temporarily and the
latter permanently.
Central made creditabie showing
last night against the Washington
Swimming Club in the dual meet IN the
Central pool. 1t was to be expected
that the older and more experienced
swimmers would surpass the younger
men in the number of points, which
thew did easily. 1t was case or men
against boys, and in all except two
events the men won. However, sew
eral of the races were close and the
Washington Swimming CLUB represent
atiyes had all they could do to win
Central got first places in two eventS.
MiIstead taking the fancy diving con-
test and Leech the plunge for distance:
MiIstead's work was clean cut ana
Leech exceeded by far the uest dis
tance made by his opponents Morrell
Of Central was second in the plunge
for distance.
The summaries of the events follow:
$40. foot relay-won by Washington Swim
ming club tVau Shuldcr. knight. Rutherford.
EI.a,onI; seconh Central High School tMils'ral.
Call. Hnyes solomon Time. % 30.
5o-yard back -strok" sTiri-Non by hnis'u'
" 4 C.: second. Fiin~on. VI. =. e.; tnrd.
JACKSON e. II. $. TiT.ir. o.5I %.
5o-yarl ssim--Won by Van Shnider. W. y
Evening star., 1917-01-13
AND TECH APPEAR
STRONGEST OF SCHOOL FIVES
Stenographers and Manual Trainers Have
Older and More Experienced Basket Ball
PLAYERS Than Other Institutions

c.: second, Bamman. W. s. c.; third, Pierson.
C. II. 3. Time, o.s2 3-5.
n17.1 points) second. Bennett, W. S. Z.
1os.6 points,; third Houston. c. II. S. 1913
points,.
1Oo-ynrd swim-won by Baker, ". S. c.;
second. Bamman. W. s. G.; third. Milstead. C..
II. S. Time. LIB.
5o-yard breast-stroke swim-won T. Runge.
W. S. e.: second Kaiser W. $. c.: third kap-
Ian: c. II: s. Time. o4s 80
Plunge for distance-Won by Leech, c. II; s.:
second. Morreil, {. II. s.. third, Palmer. W. s.
c. Distance, 81 feet inches in IS seconds.
2aoyard swim swim-Won by Palmer. ", vi $; G.
5. Time. 2.52 30.
one-length special swim tfor Central boys who
could not swim length prior to November d
Won by kaminski; second. Hartman third.
Smith. Time, OBJ 3-5
The announcement OF the foot ball
schedule of the Carlisle Indians shows
game with Catholic University, to be
played here November 10. This viii be
the first contest in which the Brook
landers have met the Carlisle eleven.
The Indians have been popular here in
past years and ought to prove an at
tractive contest for the local univer-
sity.
The Indians are to play ten games.
three of which are with big universi-
ties. Princeton, Harvard and Pennsyl-
vania are to be met on October 20, No
vember II and November "a. respec-
lively. In coming back into foot ball. it
and the character of several that the
team made famous by Glen Warner is
not stunning difficult struggles with
strong elevens.
GEORGETOWN encountered little oppo-
sition in getting away with the bas
let ball game 1t had last night with
the Johns Hopkins Independents. The
Blue and Gray got the long end of q
3G to u score. The Hilltopers' quiEt
excelled in every particular. there be-
ing no department in which it failed
to show superiority. O'Boyle and
OLone starred in goal shooting for
the local university. getting respective
ly five and six goals from the floor
Ga,laudet had a difficult time winning
from the Fishburn Military Academy
at Waynesboro. Va, last night. The
Kendall Greeners barely got the mar
gin, the score being 23 to 81. The con-
test was nip and tuck all the way, both
teams playing hard and aggressive bas-
ket ball.
One of the best contested games of
the year is likely to be seen tonight
in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymna Sium, where
Catholic University and George Wash
ington are to meet. The Brookla nders'
quint has been defeated by the Navy
and so has q. W. L. The Hatchet-
ties have the advantage playing on
their home floor and have been work
ing together longer in practice.