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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
AUSTRIA SAYS WILSON.
MUST DECIDE FUTURE
Government Will Not Back Up
and President Has Her Dec
laration, Official Says.

Vienna, Feb. 10.-Government circles
we're calmly awaiting new develop
ments With regard to the submarine
controversy with Germany and Austria.
4 high official said to the Associated
Press that all the moves were in the
hands of President Wilson; that the
Austrc-Hungarian government was not
seeking complications and would do
nothing which would enable the pyesi-
dent to go before the American people
with the claim that he had been driven
to radical action. The governments
attitude appears to be of calm deter
mtnatton to follow the policy an
nounced. The desire to keep on good
relations with the United States is
universal on he part of the press and
the public.
In an interview given by a high gov
ernment official today to the Associat-
ed Press shortly after the receipt of
news that diplomatic relations between
Germany and the United States had
been severed, the statement was made:
we had hoped the American govern
ment would take a different view of our
situation, since W. had waited more
than a year before a decision on the
question was reached, which was en-
tirely a courtesy on our part toward
the United States. During that time
we had entertained the hope that it
H6ouAo NC lGCGSSdiy W give IilC
submarine its full effectiveness, al
though we long ago had been convinced
Of such effectiveness.
When President Wilson finally inter
ested himself in behalf of peace. we
sighed in relief because we hoped tbs
entente after turning down our offer,
would not dare step before the worl /
with a war program which vas nothing
but a declaration that the entente was
continuing the war for conquest. OGf
peace offer was made despite the fact
that we were holding every military ad-
vantage. We took thiS action because
u war was one of self defense. The
entente refused to entertain our offer.
leaving us no other way but the one
now adopted.
w hoped that the American public
would see that this action was justified
andsWs still 81 hoped. believing this be-
u I've are sure that the American
people, IL they, were similarly corncrcd,
would do the same in self defense. For
this reason we are not ready to abap-
don hope that peace between the CniteI
States and Austria-Hungars viii tie
maintained.
I'VE still believe that President Viii
son high aims are reconcilahse With
u measures, because this measure Is
necessary lie Acknowledgements people
are not to pass Mnder the rule OF 70
%ernnlents which i'll their last note sheT
the last rag OF decency and psoclaime!
themselves as promoters OF a war Ct
conquest. There is no reason why even
a single American should look upon tie
extension OF our sea war zone as a
hostile act direeted against his country,
TO. that is far from our intention.
w are not givins our submarines
their greatest application because IF =
desire to conquer or to harm American
interests. but solely TO perform God
given duty to defend ourselves M on,
~ 1SH,ocp sNgafSG EFGN sss95 -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
"DICk" WOODS, OF
SIOUX FALLS, DEAD

Sioux Falls, S. d., Feb. 10-Col. r. J..
sIDick" Woods, insurance man and fra
ternal lodge figure Of national
acquaintance, died at his home here
Wednesday night of heart failure.
Mr.. Woods career was an unusually
eventful one. He was born at Belfast,
Ireland, January IL, 1864. and when a
mere boy came to the United States.
Upon being sent to South Dakota in
1880 with other orphan children he
worked on what was known as the
lea farm in Lincoln county for a
period Of two years. Then he came
afraid of any honest work, he com
menced as a hodcarrier and worked up
until he was engaged as porter at the
Cataract hotel. After serving as q
guard at the Sioux Falls penitentiary
% years ago he began his career as a
life insurance man, of which business
he made a brilliant success.
For eight years he was president OF
the state league of republican clubs;
twice president Of the state Elks' as
ISOLATION, and twice president OF the
state firemen's association. He also
had been prominent in National Repub-
llcan league circles. 1t had been said of
him that he had taken more than his
share OF limitations in the many social
and fraternal organizations represented
In his state; had been president or vice
president, secretary or treasurer, or di-
rector, in more leagues and associations
and societies and clubs, fraternal or
business or social or political or pa
triotic. h n other man in South
Dakota. He never failed to put his
shoulder to the wheel in any enterprise
Tor the benefit of the city, county and
state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
new GUARD ORDER
FIXES LEAVING DAYS
Some South Dakota and Ne
braska Troops Not Mentioned
in Recent Announcements.

San Antonio. Tex, Feb. 12-Revised
schedules of the dates of departure for
the majority of the national guard or
CARNATIONS. recently ordered to their
nome states for muster out of federal
service, were nounc at southern
department headquarters today.
With the exception of a few of he
organizations the troops still on the
border and included in the orders for,
returning have been given definite
dates for entertainment.
Troop A, South Carolina cavalry,
Company A. engineers and field hos
pital No. i, all of which are at Eel
Paso, will get away Sunday. Tennes-
see field hospital No. / and ambulance
company No. 1, FL Paso, will entrain
the same day.
sixth Pennsylvania infantry, Ell
Paso. will leave February 10. the
Eighth infantry. third brigade, head
quarters n Company G., engineers, Eel
Paso, February 20; second battalion
Minnesota field artillery. less one bat
terry, will entrain at Llano Grande Feb
ruary 12; Fifth Maryland infantry,
Eagle Pass, departs February Ia; Bat
teries A and G, Alabama field artillery,
douglas, will leave February IA; Sew
enty-fourth New York infantry, at Nc
Allen. February H.. New York field
bakery and ambulance No. 4.
also at McAllen. leave February 19.
first squadron Iowa cavalry. LIano
Grande. and Iowa field hospital, No. i.
n ambulance company. No, /, Feb
ruary Is; drst squadron Ohio cavalry.
FL Paso. February Is; Louisiana field
hospital. No. l. Brownsville, February
20; first Oklahoma infantry, San Ban
ito. February 90.
Dates of departure for the following
organizations have not vet been set.
Fourth South Dakota infantry, San
Renito; First battalion Minnesota field.
I.ano Grande; Fourth Ohio infantry
ri Paso; Nebraska field hospital
I1lano Grande; First Minnesota infan-
try, Camp Wilson, San Antonio; Fourth
Missouri infantry. Laredo; Fifth Ohio
tiers at Ell Paso, must await the da,
parture Of the Fourth Ohio infantry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

CENTERVILLE - Elmer Mitchell, O.
Centerville man, had a close call from
death when he severed an artery in his
right wrist on he Jagged edge of a brok-
en- pop bottle. The presence of mind Of
himself and his friend, John McAthie, jr.,
saved his life. One pressed down on the
upper end of the severed artery and the
other on the lower end. and in this man
ner walked to the office of a physician,
where the flow of blood was stopped. The
physicians said the action of the two in
pressing the severed artery had saved
Mitchells' life.
DEADWOOD - Elaborate preparations
are being made for a big g~et-together
meeting to be held by the Deadwood Bus
mess club on Wednesday, February IA.
Judge MCGEE, of Rapid City, has accept
ed an invitation to be present and deliver
the chief address. Other speakers will
be Mayor Harry Atwater, of Sturgis, who
will speak on the subject of Fort Meade
as a military training camp; County
Agent Lyman, of Spearish, and j. C. Mil
ne, of Vale.
WAGNER-Sheriff Lynch. of Charles
Mix county, has returned from Tulsa,
Okla, having In custody Jacob Forman,
who is wanted In Charles Mix county on
two charges. one of extortion and the
other Of embezzlement. After commit
ting the alleged crimes he fled from South
Dakota. and finally was traced to the
Oklahoma city. where he was arrested.
He has been held for trial at the next
term of circuit court and, in default of
bonds, was lodged in jail.
CENTERVlLLE-The member of the
local commercial club at their annual bus
mess meeting elected the following Off
GERS for the coming year: President, r.
w. Bonine; vice president, Robert Peter
son; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Louis Berven.
one of the matters the commercial club
has taken up is the proposal to hold q
corn products show in the city next fall.
FAIRFAX-In accordance with a petit
ton filed by a large majority of the tax
payers, the city council has called a spec
ial election, to be held February %, at
which the proposition of issuing bonds of
$4,000 for the construction of an up-to-
date municipal water works system will
be submitted.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been
completed for a district meeting of teach
ers. which will be held here Saturday,
under the direction of Miss Evalena Ross
man.. county superintendent of schools. A
number of the educators in attendance
will make addresses.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
EUGEN|CS BILL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Measure REQUIRES Physical Ex.
animation for All Appii-
Cants for Marriage
Licenses.

Pierre, S. D.. Feb. 10.-By a vote Of 70
to Il the house passed the eugenics bill
drawn by the Aberdeen Social Science
club, which requires a physical xam
nation of all applicants for marriage
license and forbidS the issuance of a
license unless health certificates for
both of the proposed contracting par
ties are presented to the clerk of courts.
Two years ago the same bill was made
q joke of in the house and voted down
with only q handful of affirmative
votes.
To Retain Post.
The military bill to offer the old Fort
Sisseton military reservation for sale,
thus securing a portion of the fund to
purchase a new state military camp
and rifle range, went down with a ma
jority so large that there was no pos
sibility of a change in that proposition.
The section contains q large number OF
buildings and the general sentiment
was that these should be retained by
the state for future use.
An Auxiliary Board.
Among the house bills introduced
was one by Ruchholz, providing for
Auxiliary election boards in all pre-
cincts which cast more than 100 votes,
tile auxiliary board to begin its duties
at ] o'clock in the afternoon of election
day n canvass the votes cast up to
that time. and continue the up
to the time the polls close, this for the
purpose of securing more speedy cleo
ton returns.
The legislative committee which has
been selected to confer with legislative
committees from Minnesota and North
Dakota on drainage matters affecting
the three states will leave for st. Paul
today for a conference in tina city on
the 9th.
Senator Moore today introduced a bill
in the senate which makes the mini
mum banking capital for organization
OF a new state ban in South Dakota
$4,000, and, ranging upon a population
basis, carries the minimum up to $780,
600 in a city of 5000 OF more population.
For Short Ballot.
State Senator Dowdell, it is said, will
present amendments, II of which will
provide for a four-year term for gov
ernor and a short ballot, and the others
provide for a state packing plant, ter
tminal elevators and state highways.
The house passed a joint resolution
submitting to a vote the proposition of
state hail insurance by a special levy
In counties.
Johnson, Anderson and Graft pre-
scented a "bone dry prohibition bill.
This is the original Holsaple bill
amended on representation of druggists
and physicians.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
AMATEUR RULE DEFEATED.

New York Feb. 10.-The annual
meeting of the United States National
Lawn Tennis association closed early
today with a fairly even break between
the east and the west on questions
which caused sectional divisions.
The association defeated the pro-
posed amateur rule which would bar
from amateur ranks players In the
sporting goods business. but al! the inn
portant national Championship tourna.
mcnts. with one exception. were
awarded to clubs in the Atlantic staRes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
siLL PASSES.

Washington, D. G., Feb. S.-The an
nuai Legislative. executive and appro-
priation bill carrying $27.ooo,0oo was
passed by the Senate after an amend
ment had been adopted providing thai
no part Of the appropriatin shall be
used n connection with money ten
dered BY the general ~cdrcation board
o. my organization o. individaai as.
ISOLATED with II and ~forbidding en-
tloyment ~ thesdepArtments 81 agricul-
lure Of my person who receives re-
@unsEnti0n also from sue sources.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Great Britain Is again considering
h adoption of q uniform decimal sys-
tenn OF weights. measures and currency.
The movement was started by the
British imperial council Of
which urged that the system be adopt
cd 81 trade relations with foreign
countries might be developed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
NORMAL TRAINING
FOR ALL TEACHERS
New South Dakota Measure De.
mands Certificates From
All State Edu-
GATORS.

Pierre, S. D.. Feb. 12-All teachers in
the state must have normal training
according to a bill presented to the
senate by Mohn, of Marshall. The bill
includes rural schools and prohibits the
state superintendent of chools from is
suing certificates unless such training
is shown.
Contract labor and road work of con
victs are combined in a bill introduced
by Groth. Of Minnehaha, in the house.
1t authorizes the warden OF the state
penitentiary to put prisoners on con-
tracts for highway work. grading, or
farm work with 40 per cen Of their
earnings to be given the convicts on
their release. 1t provides for shelter
tor the prisoners and guards during the
work.
Increase Bonded indebtedness.
II the state is to take up any OF the
numerous development features which
are being outlined through proposed
constitutional amendments there must
be a change of the constitutional in
debtedness limit is the view OF Senator
Dowdell, who started his resolution in
the senate for an additional amendment
TO the constitution to allow the state
to extend it's bonded Indebtedness up
to 100000. Under present constitu-
tional restrictions the limit is 500, 900,
which would not go far toward any Of
the development plans which have been
proposed in different amendments
which are to be submitted.
Two OF these proposed development
plans were completed yesterday when
the house adopted the resolution au-
thorizing the state to engage in the
development of it's water powers and
to engage in the development of its
beds of natural cement materials along
the Missouri river. AS these resolutions
do not go to the governor but are filed
directly in the office of the secretary
of state the action of the house is final
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

A Sleeper" a been discovered in the
Ohio law regulating hours Of labor for
women. The word city excludes vii
lagos and Attorney General Turner
ruled that the Law limiting the hours
Of woman workers under 81 years Of
does not apply to mercantile es-
adjustments In villages.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
WAR MOVES HELD UP.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The House
rules committee today refused a spe-
cial rule to hurry the three amend
ments to the naval bill to provide for
a $4,000 900 bond issue for ships and
wal supplies. 81, 900, 900 for aircraft
patents and authorization to comman-
deer ship yards and munitions plants.
The three propositions constitute
new legislation, not in order in an ap-
preparation bill without a special rule.
The naval bill again was considered
IN the House.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
SPANS LOSS Is hEAvY.

Madrid, (via Paris), Feb. 9.-The
Spanish mercantile marine which in
July. 1914. consisted Of $40 vessels with
an aggregate tonnage OF SAG. 491, up to
January 81, had sustained losses Of
ships to the value Of about 10000, 900
peaetas by reason Of the war. Seven
steamships aEgregating $4,000 tons and
% ships5 have been sunk by mines or
submarines. The losses represented IL
perscent al the merchant marine
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Tho small boy Il becoming rapidly
q Of the most priced labor assets In
Italy, according to a recent report of
the ministry Of labor. There is a small
boy famine In all business offices, and
the wages of the boy from IL to Is
years have increased from board and
Ia S20 ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
ALI VESSELS

Boston. Feb. S.-Evidence that most
II not NIL the resseis pe The refugee
German fleet at this fort rave beer.
rendered useless BY damage 10 engines.
cylindea heads ar.sl yaly IS. is Under.
B. Coyie. of AXIS coast guard, who is
making a speth.l examination % the
vessels for th. customs service.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

tells this story: Two hunters In an
automobile saw q deer come out of the
b.lshes n walk along the road. One of
the men took aim and was about to fire
when another deer stepped out beside
the first. The hunter changed his aim
and got both with one shot.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

A turnip raised by Harry A. Nicker-
son of Boothbay. Me-, weighed 20M
pounds when pulled from the ground,
and measured more than a yard around
OF the largest part. 1t Is Of the or
binary white variety. and all the others
IN thu bed were OF the usual size.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

II. G. Herrasti, OF Westerly, r. T..
conducted some experiments to deter
mine how much pressure a hens egg
would stand. The force was applied
through the long axis OF the egg and It
was found that brown eggs broke at
an average pressure of 1856 pounds and
White eggs at a pressure Of 1925.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

A curious possible source of value in
British chemists thought that tobacco
ash contains 20 per cent of potash. He
estimates that the ash of a cigar con-
tains 6.b grains of potash; that of q
cigaret, 1.76 grains, Inc that OF an or
binary pipe of tobaSeo, 1.6 grains.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Two new wireless stations have been
established by the Colombian govern
ment, one at Arpcua, on the Colombia-
Venezuela frontier, the other at Orocue.
on the Meta river, some 200 miles east
Of BogotR.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
sHoors ENEMY, KILLS HIMSELF.

New York, Feb. 9.-Gaining access
by a ruse to the home of Sol Friedman,
a wealthy cotton broker. while guests
were arriving here to attend a recep.
ton, Bailie P. Cantrell, president of a
rain coat company, fired five shots at
Friedman, one Of which seriously
wounded the cotton broker in the chest
Cantrell then committed suicide.
Friedman said Cantrell accused him
of being responsible for financial re-
verses.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

The erection of poles for electric
wires has been facilitated by the in
vention of a truck for the purpose. It
recently picked up four 40-foot chest
nut poles. carried them 200 feet, and
deposited them In holes in rs minutes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

One OF the Oldest houses In Bath IL
that owned by DIR. William J. Rouse. It
was built by Jonathan Philbrook in
l743. The frame Is Of hewn lumber
l6x7 Inches, and the corner posts are
IL inches SQUARE.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
TOLL OF PLUNGER.

London. Feb. s.-Lloyds' shipping
agency this afternoon, announced the
Norwegian steamer Hanskinck, former
ly the American steamer Satilla, 1861
tons gross. has been sunk. The Stors-
kog, Norwegian. and the Ida, Nor
wegian. have been sunk by submarines.
The British steamship Hanna Larsen,
1910 tons gross. has been sunk by .
submarine. Her captain and chief en-.
gineer were taken prisoner. The re-
mainder Of the crew was landed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Almost q whole gymnasium is con-
famed IN = new chair In which a seat
I'd person.. by pulling straps over his
shoulders. manipulates levers and
weights that exercise most Of his
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Miss Beryl smithson, Of Seattle.
Wash, ruiz an elevator In an once
building. Although still In her teens.
she drives to work In an automobile
bought with her savings from her ele-
vator job.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15
QUESTION REPORTERS.

Washington. D. c. Feb. 9.-Sessions
Of the congressional leak investigating.
committee today were given over to :
animation OF newspaper men who On
December 20. were told confidentially,
by Secretary Lansing, OF the coming of
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

William Graham. OF Blue Point. N,
s, built "a model Of the great sphinx
Of NgyptsA I'm his front yard. This model
q just sone-seventll the size 81 tie real
sphinx. II weighs 10 tons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

HE importation o.: patent medicines
E1ntAtnanx INGREDIENTS detrimental 10
heaithSi oFohthited III ECuador.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

A toldtng handle. which can be car
srtsa a pocket y Intended to be used
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Twenty-six wealthy farmers living
near Byers, Colo, have leased $40 acres
TO be planted to beans In the spring,
the proceeds, or such part as neces-
sary, to be used to defray expenses to
see the games OF the worlds series In
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

An American built locomotive OF the
decapod type In hauling a train $500
feet long, with y load Of 4.42A tons,
broke the European records for hauling
= heavily lOaded>fretght train.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Two girls. students at the University
OF California, have concluded an ex-
pertinent which consisted in living on
peanuts. TO three months they ate
nothing else but these nuts. The pea
nuts cost IL Cents a day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Apparatus to enable 4. man to cut
Ms WI shair or that OF other men With
ont instruction ID d recent invention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Eugene Heth, an aviator Of Chicago.
asks $4,000 damages from John S.
Berger. Heth was compelled to leave
his machine in Berger's cornfield over
night. The COWS ate the wings. Berger
had Heth arrested as a espasse
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

The Turkish government has taken
up 9 project Tor the irrigation OF nearly
ovv;ooO acres OF the Adana plain. the
Cilicia OF antiquity. at O cost Of ST.
SOC. 600 md eight or 10 yea OF work.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

Para quay has valuable forest re-
QuebracftO. particularly rich in tannfn.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

GermanS iinye deyelOped process
~ sllnIlng skapuk Sf1bers into yarn
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-15

During the last few years refriger-
alton has steadily received more and
more attention In Russia. A boom in
cold storage constructions was expect
I'd there when the war broke u
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