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Arizona republican., 1917-04-28

~ pfLillueu IFUln rage ODe) at Hampton Roads, adding, We had no idea that you had such a magnifi- cent navy"
 Speaking again of the welcome ac- corded the commission, he said:
 We have been told that Washington was naturally the coldest city in the United States and that New York was one of the warmest. If Washington has been cold to us I suppose we will be incinerated when we get to New York-for we are going there.'
 M. Hovelaque said Marshal Joffre and NJ. Viviani had accepted an invita- tion to appear on the floor of the senate on Monday and be introduced to it's members.
 The French mission has received hundreds of invitations to visit cities and towns all over the country. Of course most of them had to be declined because of the limited time
 It was said, however, that the mis- sion had determined to go as far west as Chicago and if there is opportunity visits also may be paid St. Louis Kansas City and New Orleans.
 Sunday the entire commission will go to Mount Vernon. M Viviani will deliver an oration at the tomb ot George Washington and Marshal Joffre will place upon it bronze palm, sim liar to that used to decorate the graves of soldiers in France.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28

of court. MT. Ives complained that he would be put at disadvantage by the testimony of MT. Pierce; he would have no opportunity now to rebut 1t. The court offered the significant re- ioinder that he could have six weeks for rebuttal if he desired it.
 The examination was conducted by MT Clark who had taken the deposi- tions for the contestee at Eager in which he was assisted by MT. Crosby, an attorney of St. Johns who had ar rived in Phoenix the day before. MT. Pierce said that the election board at Eager consisted of Charles Crosby, democrat, inspector; F.. w. Wiltbank. democrat and Joseph Udall, judges, re- publican, and clerks, the witnesses and W. l.. Robinson. MT. Wiltbank is the father of W. E. Wiltbank, locally known as "Pacer" Wiltbank member of the house from Apache and a candi- date for the legislature on November '.
 The witness was at the polls on the morning of November '. The only member of the board there was MT. Crosby, the inspector At 1880 the first voter came, w. $. Gibbons. Though the board was not organized, MT. Gib- bons was allowed to vote. A half hour later the members of the board were sworn in by J. K. Udall and the polls were formally opened thirty minutes after MT. Gibbons had voted.
 The polling place was one room of the schoolhouse at Eager. There were two booths formed by curtains Some oi the voters used the booths but in the belief of the witness forty or fifty made out their ballots on the tops of four desks where they could have been ob- served by anyone taking the trouble tC look. Six or eight persons were as- sisted in voting. Two or three of then were old ladies of defective eye-sight
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
Report Bodies Found

DENVER, April 27.-The first bodies of victims of the fire and explosion at Hastings, Colo. have been found by the rescue squads, James Dalrymple, chief inspector of the state mining bu- reau, telephoned Governor Gunter to- night. According to the inspector, who is at the scene, the rescue parties have penetrated two thousand feet into the workings.
 One hundred and eighteen men are behind the fire and there is little chance of reaching them Dalrymple reported.
 The disaster is one of the greatest in the history of the southern Colo rado coal mining district. and al though the rescue work was unabated tonight, company officials hold out little or no hope that any of the men will be taken out alive The few, 1T any, who escaped the. the flames that swept the interior of the miue are believed to have been suffocated.
 The helmet parties are working 400 feet ahead of the rescue crew, and tonight had penetrated to the ings, where the cars are gathered for the long drive to the surface
 One body. that of Jim I.ochart, a negro, has been discovered half buried under fallen rock.
 The rescue parties are working constantly to reach the innermost recesses of the pit, but are hampered by lack of air and by falls that have tom down the brattices in important places and make ventilation almost impossible until the breaks nave beer. repaired. All lumber and canvas for this repair work has been carried by the men on their backs for more than three quarters Of a mile
 At 11:30 o'clock tonight it was re- ported that five bodies had beer found.
 Rescuing crews. working contin-
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28

eral months of rest, deliberately "sat over an enemy airdome" and watched six enemy machines leave the ground and begin to climb toward him. He was sitting at 13,000 feet and remained there until the leader of the chalIeng- ing planes had attained about 6OOO feet.
 In the meantime he had noticed that one of the hostile birds was something of a stranger. It had a very long tail and very short nose. The Britisher however, did not stop to worry about it. He dived at the highest of the climbers and gave him two bursts from his machine gun. Down went the Ger man in a crash just outside a bit of wood.
 While this little action was going on five other Germans had formed be- tween the British plane and his home line. Firing as he came, the Britisher tried to break through the formation. but failed. Then he turned away as if about to break an escape toward the south All the Germans started in pur- suit. One of them soon outdistanced the others and was approaching the Brltisher when the latter whirled about and fired into the German at point blank range and saw him burst into flames.
 Next in line was the long tailed short nosed stranger
 "I drove him down, too" said the pi- lots report, but after falling a great distance, he flattened out and was ap- parently all right"
 A young khaki clad pilot was car rled far from his own airdome, but managed to cross the British line safely Just before nightfall. His machine was absolutely riddled with bullets, but he was unhurt.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28

tto7t1nued rom Page One) by Superintendent Cameron who re- entered the mine after the first group of unprotected rescuers had been forced to retreat had penetrated the main stope to a depth of 1,200 feet Evidence of a gas explosion was found at this depth but there was no trace of the men, all of whom are believed to be in the main workings nearly 2,5O0 feet farther in
 Rumors circulated that the explosion was the result of a bomb plot were discounted by company officials, who pointed out that the mine was known as "gas mine" and that a similar ex- plOsion had occurred in 1913. Company officials insisted that the explosion was slight and that the greatest danger to the men was from the fire and smoke. The ventilating system apparently was not damaged and the fans were kept working pumping fresh air into the workings
 Ninety of the men caught in the mine are miners, the others being company men. Among the latter are Mine In- spector David Reese, David Williams, pit boss and H. J. Willard, fire boss.
 Besides the rescue squads of the Vic tor American company in Hastings Canyon, rescuers were called from the camps of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company in Berwind Canyon just across the hill from the scene of the accident
 The Hastings mine is situated three miles up Hastings Canyon from Lud- low which stands at the entrance to the Hastings and Berwind canyons, twenty miles from Trinidad.
 The main slope of the Hastings mine is driven straight into the mountain, with only slight pitch to the pres ent workings, which are back some 36O0 feet from the entrance. The mine normally employs about 100 men to a shift and had a capacity of 1000 tons a day.
 In holding out hope that the men caught in the mine might have escap aped instant death, company officials as- serted that the explosion apparently was slight. It was not of sufficient force, they said, to be heard on the surface.
 The first indication of trouble was cloud of black smoke which billowed from the mouth of the stope Superin- tendent Cameron hastily organized a rescue force of five men and entered the stope but the smoke and heat from the fire within was so intense that they soon were forced to retreat An other rescue force was organized and
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
RESPONSIBILITY NOT
 PLACED FOR EXPLOSION
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

CHESTER, Pa, April 27.-An open verdict failing to fix responsibility for the explosion at the Eddystone Ammu- milton corporations plant on April 10, was returned by a coroner's jury today. The jury found no evidence had been submitted which would decide definite ly the cause of the explosion, although several jurors admittedly were inclined | to believe that a plot caused the dis aster in which 129 persons were killed.
 William l. Schaeffer, general counsel for the Eddystone Ammunition cor poration, issued the following state ment:
 Personally I am convinced that the disaster was designed and not acciden- tai in it's origin. Investigation will be continued"
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
To Investiaate Explosion

DENVER. April 27.-Attorney Gen eral Leslie F. Hubbard and one of his deputies, Bertram Beshoar prepared to leave tonight for Hastings, Colo, to in vestigate the cause of the fire which has imprisoned 120 men in the Victor American Fuel companys No. mine since 9:90 o'clock this morning.
 John McLennan, president of the Colorado State Federation of Labor, and James F. Moran, Colorado district president of the United Mine Workers of America, were also to leave for the scene tonight.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28

an hour for lunch. Fuller, he said, was frequently away from the polls. This precinct is a very large one, but the crowd did not become very dense until about 10 o'clock. There were nine booths in the room and frequently in the morning the witness said he saw two persons in one booth. He always ordered one of them to leave But in the afternoon the congestion became so dense that the members of the board could not see the booths. The great est density occurred at 80, when one of the shifts of the mine came off.
 All day there were political discus sions in the room. In the morning. the witness said he warned the contro- versialists, but the babel became so great in the afternoon that no attempt was made to preserve order Voters had to worm their way through the
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28

equipped with oxygen helmets These men, eight in number and again led by MT. Cameron re-entered the mine de- termined to reach the imprisoned men. Whether debris from the explosion was blocking the stope farther back had not been determined at last reports.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28

uously in short shifts, expect to reach the remaining men before daylight tomorrow. No hope is held out that any of them will be rescued alive
 The explosion which caused the disaster is said to have been caused by a sudden change of temperature this morning, resulting in spontan- eous combustion of coal dust.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
CONTESTEE MAY BE FORGED TO
 CLOSE TODAY

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Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
CANNON BOOM WHILE TROOPS
 LAY RESTING

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Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
ALL HOPE GONE
 OF SAVING MEN
 NOW ENTOMBED
PAGE TWO

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GERMAN PLANES
 DRIVEN OUT OF
 AIR BY BRITISH

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Arizona republican., 1917-04-28
FRENCHMEN ASK
 SUPPLIES FROM
 UNITED STATES

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The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
LOCAL MAN NAMED ON
LIVE STOCK COMMITTEE

At the request of Herbert Hoover,
United States food administrator, DR..
E. F. Ladd, federal food administrator
for North Dakota, has named a num-
Der of North Dakota livestock COM
mittees, which will cooperate with
Thomas P. Cooper as chairman Of the
state council Of defense and other
organizations in connection with the
United States food administration in
all matters pertaining to the livestock
industry in North Dakota.
These committees are:
North Dakota livestock committee
Thomas P. Cooper, Fargo, chairman;
J. A. Power, Leonard, president OF
the North Dakota Livestock Breeders
association, secretary ex-officio.
Committee on dairy animals-John
Christensen, New Salem, chairman;
J. D. Bacon, Grand Forks; Major Per-
sons, Minot; Sam Crabbe, Fargo.
Committee on sheep-Philip B,
Mound, Buffalo, chairman; J. E. East.
gate, Larimore; R. E. Strutz, Bis
rnarck.
Committee on hoogs-George Enyart
Edgeley, ehairman; Matt Duffy, Is
Committee on beef animals-W. l.
Richards, Dickinson, chairman; Arthur
White, Kramer; Charles Davidson
| Williston; J. c.. Heron, Sykeston; W
l., Burdick, WilliSton.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
HARE GETS HEAVY FINE
AND JAIL SENTENCE

John Hare, who was arrested in
Beach last week on ascharge of bring
ing Intoxicating liquor into the state,
entered a pea of guilty to the charge
on Monday and was given a fine OF
$3.50 and costs and sentenced to
ninety days in the county jail at
Beach. Hare was taken to Manning,
where Judge w. C. Crawford is hold
ing court, for sentence and was taken
back to Beach to serve his time.
Hare was picked up at Beach two
weeks ago and had in his possession
several gallons Of whiskey, which, it
is said, he was bringing to Dickinson.
The car he borrowed for the purpose
was returned.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
DICKINSON
RESIDENT DIED AT
GRASSY BUTTE

Mrs. Robert Basham of near Grassy
Butte and formerly a resident of this
city, passed away at her home on
Saturday night, following an opera
tion for bursted appendix. Mrs. Bas-
ham had complained for some time
but did not consider herself seriously
i'll. She had just completed serving
breakfast to a threshing e of 10
on Wednesday and was watching the
men go off to their work when she
was suddenly taken i'll. Al physician
and Nurse Belle Paige of this city,
were Immediately summoned and it
was found necessary to operate at
once. She lived only a short time
after the operation.
Services were he'd at the farm
home by the Congregational minister
of Killdeer on Sunday afternoon and
the body was taken via the north
branch, to Logansport, Ind, her old
home, for .interment. The remains
were accompanied by the widower ana
the two children, Walter and Eliza
beth. So, -.
Mrs. Basham was born at Logans-
port and was 35 years ola last Feoru-
rary. She came out here over IL
years ago Will 11cI C1AuIlA1 HAtoo DSAoA
Smith, now Mrs. VIM. Blakely, also
residing at Grassy Butte, the two
women having always been the clos
est of friends. She was married about
10 years ago and for several years re-
sided in the western part of this city,
Mr.. Basham being engaged in rail-
reading. From here they moved to
Grassy Butte.
Besides her immediate family she
leaves to mourn two sisters, two broth
ers and an aged mother, the latter
having resided here for several years
while the Basham family made this
city their home. Mrs. Basham was
also a cousin of George Thompson Of
this city.
Deceased was a kind loving woman
with high Christian principles. She
united with the Christian church II
her early youth and was a faithful
|church worker in her community, be-
ing superintendent of the Grassy
Butte Sunday school.
Final services for her. were to bt
held in the Christian church of he1
home city and she was laid to rent a
Spring Creek, a short distance from
Logansport.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
ALLEGED RUSTLERS ARE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Charged with rustling cattle owned
by Earl Smith and Julius Rosholt Of
Shields, Ben and aJck Guyer and a
cousin, giving his name as John Doe,
were arrested and arraigned before
Justice M. A. Berg at Fort Yates on
charges of grand larceny. The com,
plainants had missed several head OF
cattle and they allege that these
beeves were shipped by the defendants
from Walker, S. D. The Guyers are
old-time Dakota cowboys who have
been handling herds IN the reserva,,
ton, while their cousin recently joined
them from Texas. They admit having
shipped three stray steers but contend
they did not attempt to alter the
brands or claim ownership. The de.
PENDANTS were released on persona
bonds until September ~, when they
were given a hearing.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
YOUR RED CROSS.

The American Red Cross-your Red
Cross by the way-is the fastest grow
ing organization in the world. To-
day it has a quarter of a million men,
bers in the northwest, where it had
only a few thousands five months ago.
But it needs a million, and has room
for every patriotic American.
The Red Cross needs YOU, and you
need it. You aren't 100 per cent
American until you have Joined.
Right now-today-is the time for
you to- affiliate with the nearest
Branch. If there isn't a Branch handy
start one.
It is just as important in winning
this war that you, and every 'Ameri-
can, join your Red Cross, as it is for
you to buy Liberty Bonds, be economi-
cal in your expenditures, and give full
loyalty to the Government.
Remember, the American Red Cross
needs you; but YOU need it far more.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
PATRIOTISM.

The Minneapolis Tribune speaks as
follows of the attempt made by thu
Fargo Courier-News to cover up the
storm of criticism which has swept
the northwest because of the unpatri-
otto utterances of Senator LaFollette
at the Nonpartisan League meeting in
st. Paul:
"The storm of criticism of thu
leagues leaders which has swept the
northwest has aroused the Courier
News of Fargo, the Nonpartisan
leagues daily paper.
"1n an editorial, the newspapers CT
Minneapolis and St. Paul are blamed
for creating the impression that La
Follette's views were Endorsed by the
league leaders,. The editorial does not
say anything, however, about the adj
dress of A. C. Townley, president of
the league, or about MI. Townley's
unfulfilled promises that no unpatriot-
ic utterances would be permitted.
"In an effort to put the league right
before the people of the northwest,
the Courier-News, admitting that it
did not publish some portions of the
senator's speech because it was feared
that such publication would do harm,
now says that a portion of the La Fol-
lette address was unguarded and un-
wise.
Following the lead of Mr.. Town.
ley, who always blames what he, calls
the kept press for any criticism that
is heaped upon the league, the
Courier-News says that the Twin City
papers are attempting to use LaFol-
lette's talk as an Indictment Of the
league. It even says that most of the
audience was made up of Minneapc-
lis and st. Paul people and not dele
gates.
"The editorial does not say anything
about the tainted patriotism preached
during the entire convention, when
only delegates were present. It does
not say anything about the cool re-
ception accorded Ell Torrance when he
appealed for support of the Liberty
loan. It does not say anything about
the uproarious reception accorded
other speakers when they came just
as close to the line of sedition as pos
sible without uttering traitorous
words. It does not say anything about
the patriotism with an 'if.'"
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
FORUM.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
L, Alfred White, as mayor of the
City of Dickinson requested all the
business houses of the City to close
their stores on the afternoon of Sep
TENDER 25th in order that the citizens
Of the city might have an opportunity
to participate in the loyalty parade
to be held in the afternoon of that
day. .
In accordance with my request all
the stores. of the city, except two,
closed their places of business and re-
NAMED closed during the afternoon,
however, two stores of the city left
their doors unlocked and allowed GUS
toners to come in and remain in said
stores during the loyalty parade and
allowed purchases to be made during
that time.
The men. whom we sought to honor
on Tuesday afternoon have offered
the fullest measure of their services
to the Government, and they are will
ing to sacrifice their all for their
country, it would seem therefore that
a merchant could well afford to sacrt-
flee a few sales and allow his own
clerks and customers to attend a 10y
atty celebration.
ALFRED WHITE, Mayor.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
PIONEER RESIDENT is
VICTIM OF WHITE PLAGUE

Ludwig RAIDER of this city, a suf-
ferer for years with tuberculosis, fin
ally succumbed at his home in South
Dickinson on Thursday. He was born
in Russia September S, 1878. He is a
pioneer resident of this community.
For years he operated a sheep ranch
in the Schefield neighborhood and
later moved to Dickinson. One year
he tried to effect a cur by going to
New Mexico, but Of no avail.
Funeral services were held in st.
Joseph's Catholic church on Thursday
morning at 1920 and interment made
in St. Joseph's cemetery.
The widow and ten children, who
are. left to mourn, have the sincere
sympathy of their friends.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
Democrats in Missouri have started

Democrats in Missouri have started
a move to force Senators Stone and
Reed to resign. If they are success
full, as they should be, the true-blood-
ed Americans of North Dakota and
Wisconsin should follow example and
get their misrepresentation, Senators
Gronna and La Toilette, out of Con-
gress and vindicate themselves before
the eyes of the people of the other
states of this country. All this
should be obvious to the house, which
should pass the resolution promptly,
so that the draft may be made while
the first call is under way.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29

Twenty-Five cents, just a quarter OF
a dollar, will put your appreciation of
the American soldier now serving in
France, in concrete form. For that
amount the Press will agree to deliver
to "some one Of our boys" fifty cents
worth Of good old American smoking
tobacco, together with an addressed
and stamped return post card upo1
which the recipient of the gift may
acknowledge receipt of the tobacco
package direct to the donor. You
won't miss the ~quarter-but the sol
dier boy will appreciate your thought
! fulness, oh, so much.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
LAND OF OUR CHILDREN.

Suppose, n~eighbors, we try to get
this thing right. A lot Of us have
come from CcrInaT:: where the gov
eminent, the social and economic
systems ere different than they are
in Amertca.
We left the lands Of our fathers for
very good and sufficient reasons.
Perhaps with most Of us the chief
reason was that we hoped here in
Amcric&. to get ahead faster than we
could hope to do in the old country.
Perhaps, too, some Of us had friends
over here who wanted us to Join them,
and in order to get us to come per-
haps they laid the bright colors on
with q vigorous brush, and perhaps
to some CT US the bright visions have
not all been realized.
And some of US came to escape mill
tary service; some Of us to keep out
of the political prisons that welcome
people wo do not agree with the chos-
en- of God; some Of us as children, be-
cause u fathers came.
And some of us were born here.
We brought to America our packs
and wooden shoes, our religion and
our language, our distrust of all who
spoke in other tongues, and u burn
ing desire to be free.
To US freedom simply meant no:
to be interfered with by the govern
ment.
The folks in America met is kindly
We got land. We built churches. We
kicked off our wooden shoes. We
filled our lungs with free air. We
voted. We helped elect men to office
We got elected to office.
And while we were making a home
in America, and money in America
and while our American neighbor!
were giving us a share in their gov
eminent time and distance wove thei1
spell about us.
We thought Of ourselves as Germ
ans in a foreign land, not as Amerl
cans come from Germany.
W. lived in a little Germany all on:
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-29
ANOTHER FLOOD CASE
DECIDED AGAINST Mp.

The supreme court handed down a
decision in the case Of Reichert &
Ray VS.. the Northern Pacific in which
the findings of the trial court are af-
firmed, the plaintiffs recovering $4,000
for for g. Sf% G5gSr1 den Sot to b tns proRedF 9yjn IN
a heavy rain storm a few years ago.
Press readers are familiar with the
several cases against the railroad
company which grew out of damage
caused by flooding several Easements
in the city on account of the water
not having a proper outlet over the
railroad compapy's property. The
Reichert & Ray'case was tried in dis
trict court here last year and the
jury returned a verdict in favor of
Reichert & Ray, fixing the damage at