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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09

vatcb enurely proper for a constable to
thsm .automobilists and set traps to catch
Watch peeoing, but no one has the right to
action. Aoie' Tor he has reasons Tor ms
ard IoA Is the opinion of Constable z. Bern
M rason. rs.. who admits. II is said, that he
ponsible for the temporary disap-
|1k~ss OF Thomas Blair, o scout OF the
oounty Automobile Club.
3nT1 " auty Of an auto scout to watch
ana when he sets . trap for
~ soout holsts white nsg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
Get Alien Suspect in Oil Plant

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. .. - Franz
Strohl, said to have been seaman on an
interned German ship at New orleans. was
arrested at Wood River. near Alton,
III, Strohl was employed at the Standard
oil Company plant at Wood River and his
actions about the plant led to his arrest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-09
ENGLAND, July 81.

= - I14NbbNND, July 5I.
HAVE spent some time recently in travel.
= ing through Rural England" journeying
ny that delightful means Of conveyance
khoWn as the weekend caravan"
Inc caravan iS drour ~, . -. ,sr,au
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Death Wilma Race with Pension.

Sioux Falls.-It was perhaps the
irony Of fate that Mrs. Mary Stacy, a
pioneer resident of Lake county,
should die but a day or two before
information was received from the
pension department that she had been
granted a pension of 500 per month.
Her soldier husband, Norman B. Sta.
cy, died about five months ago, leaving
her in poor financial circumstances.
An application was made for the trans
ferring of the pension Of her dead hus'
band to her. This had to follow the
usual red tape in Washington and she
died before word was received that
the pension had been granted her.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
slain several Months AGO.

Mitchell. Slain several months ago
the badly decomposed body of a man
thought to be Pete ZURICH, an Aus.
TRAN or Hungarian transient farm
hand. was found in an abandoned
workmen d~ismantling the structure.
In the pockets were found an /. w. w.
membership card and a memorandum
book indicating that the deceased had
worked last fall in the North Dakota
harvest fields. AS the corpse was GOV.
cred with boards and rubbish 1t 10
surmised that Zurich was killed by
companions and the body dragged into
the old elevator and hidden. The
building had not been used for several
years. Sixty-seven cents were found
in the pockets. The coroner's jury re,
turned a verdict of murder.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21

vas to snap 1t shut and take inside the
delicate little bug which had happened
o come along at just that time"
1T was not because you were think
n.y." said Green Back. "You don't
AVE to think with your mouth open;
N fact, I've heard folks say that it
ooks stupid to have ones mouth hang
open. When the mouth Is closed we
ire more apt to look wise whether we
IRE or not"
your rules, and the things you have
leard say do not amount to anything"
said Grandfather Frog. "The main
hing Is that I swallowed a bug-a
most delicious bug" and Grandfather
frog smacked his lips together.
"Yes, that Is the main thing" said
Green Back, 'but you mustn't say 1t
vas because you were thinking"
ooh, very well" said Grandfather
Frog, taking of his s~pectacles and
ooking at Green Backs face.
How much you look like me-" said
Grandfather Frog. "What q great hon.
Or for you. All, you r q lucky frog"
"Well, as you think your face is
handsome, I can think my back IS"
said Green Back.
I'VE can think all we want" said
Grandfather Frog. "but l hope the next
lime I think I'll get another bug"
"What did you call me for todayr
asked Green Back. "You called 'goog-
l-rum,' and you must have had some
special reason, didn't your"
"Of course, Of course" said Grand
father Frog. "Do you see this tennis
racket 7 have by my side. I put 1t
1own when I came along. as / was so
Dnsy talking and thinking Of other
.hings. But I really came to ask you
10 have q game. Wen play Frogs
Singles"
"what in the world are they7'' asked
Green Back.
"when only two men play or two
boys play. they say Mems Singles
When four men play--two on each
side, they say Mems Doubles SO, as
there are only two OF us, 1t means we
are playing singles-one against one
and as we aren't men. we must say
frogs"
ITO be SIRE. goog-a-rum, to be sure"
said Green Back. aTIl be ready In @
moment" He looked about him and
saw a nice hit of bark from q stump
which ne thought would do beautifully
rs a tennis racket. The tennis net
was a vine growing between two low
bushes, and the frogs hoped about on
either side, using d ball OF mud. Tshey
had a great game, and though n e Their
could bea. the other. they decided TINT
Frogs Singles" was a wonderful
game.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Aberdeen to celebrate Fourth.

Aberdeen.-The committee on ar.
rangements for the Fourth of July
celebration at Aberdeen has devised
a somewhat unusual feature in the
form Of a handicap automobile race,
in which each of the towns surround.
ing Aberdeen will be asked to select
a representative to drive an automo-
bile In the race, the time of starting
to be fixed on a schedule based on
the distance from Aberdeen OF the sew
eral towns. The automobile arriving
in Aberdeen first will win a prize.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Farmers Oraanize.

Arlington.--About fifty delegates
representing the various farmers
clubs and organizations of Kingsbury
county met here to organize the Farm
ers' Club federation. 1t is the first
county federation in the state, and has
owe 1900 members. The officers are
o. c. Ryland of DeSmet, president:
P. S. Larson Of Lake Preston, vice
president; w. S. Shaw of Oldham. Sec
rotary and treasurer. The board Of
directors consists of one member from
each local organization. Get together
meetings. picnics and festivals will be
held during the year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Monument for sampson.

Aberdeen.-Friends of DR.. : /. j
Sampson Of M~ellette, who was acct
dentally drowned last spring have
started a fund for contributions to-
ward a monument to mark his last
resting place. The chairman Of the
committee OF the whole is DR.. J.. r.
Thompson of Worthwhile and H. Cady
of Mellette is secretary and treasurer.
Subscriptions will be received until
August / at any Of the following
places: Worthwhile, Chelsea, Cres-
bard. Mansfield, Brentford, Condo,
Athol, Ashton and Mellette. The
committee for Mellette is composed Of
H. Cady, A. l. Tollefson and F. G..
Stickles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Girl Of - \ Mother.

/, Sioux Fails.-Dr. J. A. Crouch, a
well known physician OF Lawrence
county. reports an unusual case at
Terraville. where a girl not yet quite
IL years OF age has become a moth
er. The name OF the girl Is withheld
by the authorities. The baby weighed
seven and one-half pounds at birth
and Is doing well. After close cues.
tioning the girl mother confessed that
the father OF the child was a 14.year-
old boy. who now has left the Black
fills and whose present whereabouts
are unknown.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
sends plan 70 u. G.

Pierre.-Ralph Bagby, the Sully
county inventor, who has devised a
plan Of hampering the operations OF
submarines through floating magnets
and trailing ropes to foul the propel.
lers, has received a letter from the
navy department that his plan will be
given a set as to it's p~racticability. He
is certain that 1t will work from the
tests he gave the plan before sending
In his idea.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
To Enlist for Service,

Acknowledgement Thomas, an In.
~structor in English in Huron college,
has left for England to enlist for
service in the British army at his ma
tive home in Wales. Prof Thomas is
a graduate Of Huron college. having
come here from England a few years
ago to finish his college course. Since
graduating in 1915. he has been in
structor in academic English. and dur
ing the past year was principal OF the
academy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
DAD[YS EWNING
AIM TALL H1
~ MARY II @BDNNER
FROGS SINGLES.

"Goog-a-rum, goog-a-rum, goog-a-
rum" said Grandfather Frog.
"Goog-a-rum, goog-a-rum, goog-a-
rum" answered Uncle Green Back
Frog. He was usually called Green
Back because he had a back very green
in color and he was extremely proud
Of it.
Often he would call all the frogs to-
gether as IL he had q great secret to
tell them, and when they had all be-
come very much excited, he would
whisper in hoarse tones:
Haven't I a handsome back?"
OF course the frogs would be much
disappointed that Uncle Green Back
, had nothing else of interest to tell
them, for they had heard him admire
his own back almost ever since he be-
came a frog.
"How about it?" asked Grandfather
Frog.
'It's fine, thank you. It's looking
particularly beautiful In the sun
shine"
"oh, dear me; oh, mercy me; oh,
SOOuHeSS, BTdC1OuS NE, 4 uluu meuu
to ask about your back"
sand why not, pray tell?" asked
Green Back In q sad voice. 'Im sure
it is worth asking about"
ITO be sure. goog-a-rum, to be sure"
said Grandfather Frog. II have moth
ing to say against your back OF be-
lind your back or in front of your
back-no. I couldn't speak In front Of
i back, could IY And Grandfather
frog looked very much puzzled as he
put or his spectacles and opened his
eyes and his mouth quite wide.
as good To think" said Grandfa-
ther Frog, az he swallowed a bug
which had hoped upon his nose.
what makes you say SOP" asked
Greer Back.
81 was thinking just then, and I
a bug. Seer"
81 certainly don't see the bug" said
Green Beck. "And what Is more, I
'eally do not see why you should
thank your thinking cap for giving
you that bugr
II must explain" said Grandfather
Frog, as he moved a little on his
stump. "You see, I was thinking / had
ny mouth open and all ! had to do
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
youno B~ondholder.

Winner.-Perhaps the youngest Lib
erty bondholder In the state Is little
John Weaver. SON Of Jay Weaver, a
rancher living south OF Winner. The
little bondholder is but 2 years old
and bought the bond from pennies
collected from time to time. and one
shearing Of sheep from lambs given
him by his father a year ago. The
bond Is the 800 kind.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Buffalo county Fair.

Gam valley.-September 5 and 6
has been selected as the time for the
annual fair of the Buffalo County Fair
association. to be held on the perma-
nent fair grounds in this city. These
dates are the same as those selected
for the annual Bru,e county fair at
Kimball. and there is a possibility
they may be changed so there will be
no conflict in the two events.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
h e sa.ooo aushela

Wolsey.-The champion corn she'll
ers OF this section are the Frank broth
ers of this city. They have just COM
pleted their seasons corn Smelling,
and find that during the season they
shelled an aggregate OF S $4,000 bushels.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Gets $4,000 for wheat

Sioux Falls.--A check for $4,000 has
just been issued TO It. Christensen, q
Grant county farmer. whose home Is
ear Albee. for nearly 1850 bushels
OF wheat. He received So 2s rer
bushel
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
pharmacy Hoard Meetin..

The South Dakota board OF phar-
macy will hold its next regular meet
Ing for the examination OF candidates
for registration ina general busiyss
N Lead July IL.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
To Revise Dakota Code.

The supreme court has announced
as the code revisors. to take up that
work after the LIST Of July. ID. Haney
OF Mitchell, chief ~revisor: j. b. Han
ten of WATERFOWL. and @. N. william.
SON Of Aberdeen. assistant revisors.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
Norbeck Gives out Totals.

The final summary OF registration
figures for South Dakota. as given out
by Governor Norbeck, show a total
registration Of 5S.014. or these 90.
231 claim exemption. 25.541 ask no
exemptions, 213 colored. 2.606 aliens
and 4S4 alien enemies. The states
estimated eligibles was 67,7s0.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-01
PRESIDENT APPEALS
TO CONGRESS
FOR AUTHORITY TO DEAL EF'
FECrIyELY IN CRISIS WITH
GERMAN EMPIRE.

Washington, Feb 26:-President
Wilson today took theinevitable. step
and asked Congress for authority to
use the forces of the United States
to protect American ships and lives
against the German submarine men
ace-to put the nation in state OF
armed neutrality.
The response was the introduction
in the House of a bill approved IN
advance by the President empower
ing hira to furnish guns and gunners
to American merchantmen: to EN-
ploy such other instrumentalities
and methods" as may become neces-
sary ano providing for 100000
600 bend issue to be used in his dis
cretion for war insurance to encour-
age American commerce to brave
the submarine peril. The following
is the text of President Wilson's
speech:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
Z 81 have again asked the privilege
Of addressing you because we are
moving through critical times during
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-01

which it seems to mo to be my duty
to keep in close touch with the houses
of Congress so that neither counsel
nor action shall run at cross purposes
between US.
"On the Sd of February | official.
ly informed you of the sudden and
unexpected action of the Imperial
German Government in declaring its
intention to disregard the promiseslt
had made to this governmental April
last and undertake immediate SO
marine operations against all COM
merce, whether of belligerents or OF
neutrals. that should seek to ap.
proach Great Britain and Ireland,
the Atlantic coasts of Europe or the
harbors of the eastern Mediterrran.
can and to conduct these operations
without regard to the established re-
strictions of international practice,
without regard to any considerations
of humanity, even, which might in.
terfere with their object. That poll
cy was forthwith put into practice
1t now has been in active execution
for nearly four weeks.
Its practical results are not fully
disclosed.
The commerce of other neutral
nations is suffering severely, but not
perhaps very much more severely
than it was already suffering before
the lst of February. when the new
policy of the Imperial Government
was put into operation. We have
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-01
GERMANY DESIRED
MEXICO AND JAPAN
TO MAKE WAR ON THE UNITED
STATES IF THIS NATION DID
NOT REMAIN NEUTRAL.

Washington, Feb. 2S. - The As
sociated Press is enabled to reveal
that Germany, in planning unre-
stricted submarine warfare and
counting its consequence, proposed
an alliance with Mexico and Japan
to make war on the Uuieed States,
if this country should not remain
neutral.
Japan, through Mexican media.
ton, was to he urged to abandon
her allies and join in the attack on
the United States.
Mexico, as her reward, was to
receive general financial support
from Germany, reconquer Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona - lost
provinces - and share in the victo-
rious peace terms Germany contem-
plated.
Details were left to German Min
lister Won Eckhardt in Mexico City,
who by instructions signed by Ger
man Foreign Minister Zimmerman
at Berlin January 10, 1917, was
directed to propose the alliance with
Mexico to Gen. Carranza and sug-
gest that Mexico seek to bring Japan
into the plot.
These instructions were trans
mitted to Won Eckhardt through
Count Won Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador here, now on his
way home to Germany under a safe
conduct obrained from his enemies
by the country against whom he
was plotting war.
Germany pictured to Mexico by
broad incarnation, England and
the Entente Allies defeated; Ger
many and her allies triumphant
and in world domination by the in
strument of unrestricted submarine
warfare.
A copy of the instructions to Won
Eckhardt, sent through Won Bern
storff, is in the possession of the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-01
United States Government. 1t is
as follows:
ZIMMERMANN's LETTER
Berlin, January 19, 1917.


Berlin, January 19, 1917.
"On the 1st of February we in
tend to begin submarine warfare
unrestricted. In spite of this, it is
our intention to endeavor to keep
neutral the United States of America.
IF this attempt is not successful
we propose an alliance on the fol-
lowing basis with Mexico: That we
shall make war together and to-
gether make peace. We shall give
general financial support and it is
understood that Mexico is to re-
conquer the lost territory in New
Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The
details are left to you for settlement.
"You are instructed to inform the
President of Mexico Of the above in
the greatest confidence as soon as it
is certain that there will be an out
break of war with the United States
and suggests that the President OF
Mexico, on his own initiative,
should communicate with Japan
suggesting adherence at once to this
plan; at the same time, offer to me-
diate between Germany and Japan.
please call to the attention OF
the President of Mexico that the
employment of ruthless submarine
warfare now promises to compel
England to make peace in a few
months.
(Signed) '''Z1MMERMANN." :"
This document has been in the
hands of the government since Pres
ident Wilson broke off diplomatic
relations with Germany. 1t has
been kept secret, while the Presi-
dent has been asking Congress for
full authority to deal with Germany
and while Congress has been hesi-
tating 1t was in the Presidents
hands while Chancellor Won Berth
mann.Hollweg was declaring that
the United States has placed an IN
terpretation on the submarine dec
laration never intenden in Ger
many" and that Germany has pro-
NOTED and honored friendly rela-
tions with the United States as an
heirloom from Frederick the Great"
OF itself, if there were no other,
CGatinued on page four.
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CGntinued on page tour.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-23
CLEARS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
THAT AWFUL LEAK.
Complete Vindication Will BE
Given Those Mixed Up With
Recent Probe.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Vindication
of all public officials whose names
were brought into the Investigation
of charges that there was leak to
wall street on President Wilson'S
peace note was voted unanimously
today by the house rules committee.
me report. now virtually complete.
probably will be put in final shan.
saturday after certain additional re.
cords or New York brokers have been
Examined.
1t is understood the committee
finds that Thomas w. Lawson's sen.
sational charges were not substan-
tiated; that r. w. Boiling. brother
in-law OF the president, had nothing
to do with a leak" and that ad-
vance information concerning the
note was furnished to brokers bv 7
Fred Essary and w. w. Price. local
newspaper men, who connected dc.
auctions with facts obtained i'm con,
versations with other reporters who
had been told in confidence by Sec
retary Lansing that a note was COM
ing.
In connection with violations or
newspaper ethics. the report SAYS. n
subcommittee has been appointed to
confer with the standing COMMITTEES
of correspondents to determine what
changes shall be made in the rules
regulating the admission to the CON
lgressional press galleries.
No recommendation are made hut
the practice of selling short on the
New York stock exchange is said to
be criticised. F. \. Connolly. a local
broker, is censured for his testimony
before the committee and Z. f. Hut
ton & Co. for falling to produce con-
les of all mossa ges concerning tho
note which reached its office.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-23
BtFORD'S FAMILY WILL NOT
SUFFER- FOR LIFE NEEDS
atlanta Minister Was Slain by
Whi>lIey CraZcd Man Who Had
Attacked Three Women

Atlanta. Feb 22.-The family of
Rev. CASTOR r. Buford. the Prosbv-
terian minister Of this city who gave
his life in an attempt to save three
helpless women from the murderoug
rage of drunken maniac armed
with two reyolvers, will not be al
lowed by the generous hearted peo-
pie Of this city to suffer for the neces-
stiles of life.
\ fund started yesterday to pro
vide for Mrs Buford and her four
children is growing by leaps and
bounds, several hundred dollars hav-
ing been raised in the first few
hours after the newspapers opened
the subscription list.
Mr.. Buford was killed Saturday
might by II. Claude Anderson. when
he rushed into a house where Ander-
son was trying to kill his wife, his
motherinlaw and his sster-in-law
Anderson succeeded before shooting
Mr.. Buford through the heart. in
killing his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ma
tilda Zahn, and in wounding his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. w. j. Zahn. His
wife escaped unhurt. AS Anderson
ran out of the house he was met by
mis- brother III law, w ! Zahn. who
took his revolver from him and
killed him.
Zahn yesterday was formally re-
4
Fulton county coroner, the police
having previously released him or
his own recognizance.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-23
SECRET ORDER
CHOSE OFFICERS
WitherspOOn Council, II. and S.
NJ, Had Gala Time in Ian
caster Tuesday Evening.

The meeting OF Witherspoon Coun-
Gil No. 3&, X. and 5. NJ. held IN
the Masonic hall on Gay street Tues
day evening was pronounced by those
in attendance the most ENJOYABLE
meeting held in some monthsA In
addition to the election of officers.
the occasion was made more interest
Ing by the presence of large num-
ber of candidates and the evening
was brought to close when refersh-
ments We're served
NJ. II. Sandifer of Rock Hill, II
lustrious Grand Master of the order
for South Carolina, was in the city
for evening and delivered a short ad-
dress.
The following we're the officers
elected by Witherspoon council for
the coming year:
Paul Moore, l. NJ; ]. Foster Moore,
ID. M; II. +. Coffey, p c. w: r. s.
Harper, treasurer; +. NJ. Croxton, re.
corder; B. Hirsch, c. OF c.: r..
Myers, c. of c.; o. B. Bartlett
steward; ]. f. Blackmon, sentinel.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-23
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE FOREIGN CRISIS
WASHINGTON WAITING FOR
THE OVERT ACT.
Relations With Austria Hun
gary Are Almost Certain to
BE Broken Soon.

Washington, Feb. 22.-No move
was made here today in the crisis in
relations between the United States
and the central powers. The indica-
tions still We're that tomorrow.s cab
met meeting would be followed by
arrangements for the president to ad~
dress congress with request for an
thority to deal with any emergency
that may arise after adjournment
There was no announcement of
important dispatches received at the
state department during the day. The
government is awaiting official confir-
nation of newspaper dispatches tell
ing of the release by Germany of the
American prisoners of the Yarrow
dale, report from Ambassador Pen.
rose at Vienna, on Austria's attitude
and definite information about Amer
leans in Turkey.
mere is virtually no hope here OF
favorable reply to the memoran.
aum which was recently dispatched
to the Austrian foreign office ask
ing whether the pledges concerning
submarine warfare given the Uniteo
States in the Ancona and Persia
cases still were in effect An answer
that will make severance of diplo-
matte relations with Austria inevita-
BILE is expected at any time.
President Wilson had no confer.
ence on the holiday. He attended a
Washington's birthday celebration
and pledged anew allegiance to the
flag.
p. A. S. Franklin, president of the
international Mercantile Marine.
called at the navy department ana
talked with Secretary Daniels and
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. 1t is
understood that they discussed the
arming of American merchant ships
a question on which the government
has not yet announced a decision.