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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27
Look Before You SET

The Christmas festivities of
cur city were slightly marred
Tuesday by an accident, which,
altho not fatal, was rather se,i-
Gus, especially to the victim. a
certain popular young man was
paying a Christmas call and in
some unforeseen manner sat
down upon the business end Of
u crochet hook. We understand
that the young man is getting
along nicely and will soon be
able to cat bis meals at the din
ng table again. Later: Reports
received as we go to press state
that the crochet hook was a
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27
pEAG; pAa.lEY BEGU.I
Representatives of TeNtonic A.
lies and Russia Meet.
Germans Play Trump Card and Elect
von ku;1!mann, Foreign Sec
retaTy as Chairman.

London, Dec. 26. Peace negota-
tons between the Teutonic allies and
the Russians have begun at Brest-Lit-
oysk, and apparently the enemy has
played a trump card at the outset, io-
on the proposal Of Prince Leopold o.
Bavaria, the German commander-n-
chief on the Russian front, DR.. von
kueh'mann, the German foreign secTc,
tacy, and an astute politician, has beer
chosen unanimously as Official chair.
man.
A noteworthy fact in the composi
ton Of the delegations from the vari
GUS countries allied with the Austro
Germans is that they include men whc
have stood high in the councils OF
their respective countries, while th@
men who are to handle Russia's in.
terests for the most part are unknown
in world politics.
Still another outstanding fact in the
meager details of the formation oi
the conference that thus far have
come through is that Roumania is not
credited with having sent delegates
The possibility is, therefore, that Rou
mania has decided to hold aloof from:
discussing a separate peace, notwith
standing the fact that geographically
she will be completely isolated
from her allies should the negotia
tions result in Russia quitting the war
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BLAB0N LOCALS

Miss Ruth Swanson came home
from Mayville Friday morning.
Mrs. Art Holt left Saturday evening
for Grand Forks where she will visit
with Mrs. R. r. Hitchcock.
Alfred and John Sund left Friday
evening for visit with friends in
southern Minnesota.
Miss Grace Oxton, who teaches in
Bantry, N. D., spent Friday evening
with her sister, Mrs. J. O. Walters.
Mrs. a. L. Stewart and daughter,
Blanch, were Hope visitors Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Sell entertain iued
Mrs. Nettie Swanson and family and
Henry Stetfenson and family Sunday
evening.
Miss Adelaide Oxton spent Satur-
day with relatives.
Bud Carnie and sister, Juanisa, at
tended party in Finley Saturday
evening.
Friends of Anna Gilbertson will be
sorry to learn that she is quite i'll in q
hospital in Fargo.
Miss Cora Newell arrived home
Saturday to spend her vacation.
Miss Mildred Oxton is visiting hcl
sister, Mrs. j. G.. Walters.
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MElR0sE P!CK-uP5

Nels Hanson spent the first part of
the week with Jens Visby's.
A number from here attended the
Christmas program at Willow Lake
School No. 2.
james Anderson spent Sunday with
Nels Hanson.
Alma Anderson, Mrs. Jam Dove
and Lewis Gunkel's we're Hope shop
pers last Saturday.
Quite number OF young people at
tended the Christmas program at
Hope Christmas eve.
Robt. Anderson went to Finley Sat
urday where he had some dental work
done.
George Gregorson and family and
Chas. Northrope spent Friday even
ing with Jens Visby's.
Joe Strikey has gone to Minnesota
where he will visit with relatives and
friends for couple of weeks.
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PROPOSALS FOR STATE DE-
POSITARIES

Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with Section 369, $40 and 37l,>
Compiled Laws of North Dakota 1913,
the Governor and the State Boasd OF
Auditors Of North Dakota will hold
meeting at the office of the Secretary
OF State of said state at the Capital
Building at Bismarck, North Dakota,
on the 9Th day of January, 1918, for
the purpose Of designating deposit
taries for the funds belonging to the
said State of North Dakota, for the
period Of two years and until the de-
positaries which shall be designated
on the second Tuesday of January,
1920, shall have qualified by law.
Proposals of State or National
Banks doing business in the State OF
North Dakota will be received until
the date OF said meeting. Such pro-
posals shall state what interest will be
paid monthly on average daily bal
ances on such funds as may be de-
posted by the State Treasurer in such
depositaries. The rate of interest
shall be not less than two, or more
than three per cent, and the amount
for which any bank shall be designat-
ed shall not exceed so per cent of its
paid up capital and surplus.
All proposals must be accompanied
by u bond payable to the state, and
executed by not less than seven free
holders of the state, as securities, or
in lieu of such personal bond, sure
ty company bond for the sum equal to
the amount of the funds which such
bank may receive, may be filed. II q
personal bond is furnished it shall be
for q sum not less than double the
amount OF funds to be deposited in
such bank at any one time.
Blank applications and bonds may
be obtained by writing to the Secre-
tary of State at Bismarck, North Da-
kota. The right to reject any and oil
bids is reserved.
Dated ut Bismarck, North Dakota,
this goth day of December, 1917.
LYNN j. FRAZIER,
Governor.
THOMAS HALL, Secretar of State
CARL r. KOSITZKY, State Auditor
WILLIAM LANCER, Attorney General
State Board of Auditors.
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Speaker Champ Clark, one Of
the men Of national prominence
contribu ting to the fund to pro
vide smokes for American sol
dlers over there" has indorsed
the movement in the following
words:
/ dln glad to contribute to /;
Tobacco Fund because [ believe
our soldiers fighting in France
to make the world safe for de-
mccracy should have the best of
ytting
Let A merican tobacco follow
The flag The boys want it
am pie sed to know that a fund
has been started to supply them
with tobacco and that / can help
cheer them up and contribute in
some small measure to their
comfort and contentment by
making a donation.
Tobacco was boon to the
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27
WILLOW LAKE BREEzE:S

Harvey Jacobsen paid visit to
Axel Peterson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Knox were callers
at the j. Knox farm the first of last
week.
Miss Alma and James Anderson
and Neils Hansen were in our vicinity
Thursday evening.
John Romanik and NJ. Hansen were
in Hope Thursday.
Mrs. j. McNeally was Hope shop
per last week.
Miss Mildred Knox is spending the
Xmas vacation with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. j. Knox.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McNea)ly, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacobs, Dan Boris, Mr. and
Mrs. j. Krogsgard and childron spen,
Saturday evening at Marius Han
sens
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin johnson enter
tanned on Friday for supper and the
evening the following guests: Jens
Krogsgard and family, Mr.. Brrtrau
and family, the E. Knutson ard Tay
lor families. The occasion Was Har
vey Johnson's birthday.
! A splendid Christmas program was
given Thursday night at the Willow
| Lake School No. under Miss Stella
Brehmer's supervision. Lee Wilson
was the lucky one to get tl" Xmas
tree and the rest found satisfaction
thru the grab bag contents. ~ luncl
was given all at the close.
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ChamberIain's Tablets

Chamberlain Tablets are Intended
especially for stomach troubles, bill
BUSINESS and constipation, and have
met with much success In the treat
ment of those diseases. People who
have suffered for years with stomach
trouble and who have been unable to
obtain any permanent relief, have
been completely cured by the use Of
these tablets. Chamberlain Tablets
are also of great value for biliousnes
Chronic constipation may be perman-
emily cured by taking Chamberlain S
Tablets and observing the plain print.
ed directions with each bottle ADV.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27

Dodge Estabrook, widely known as an
attorney and formerly general solicit
or for the Western Union Telegraph
Co., died suddenly il q motion picture
theatre. He left his home after din
ner, apparently in good health ana
spirits, but collapsed few minutes
after entering the theatre. Mr. Esta-
brooks reputation as an orator and
campaign speaker was countrywide.
He was one of the men mentioned for
the Republican nomination for prec.e
dent in 1912.
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knitting needle and the young
man is recovering nicely.
The new revenue laws provide

The new revenue laws provide
that an income tax will oe as
sessed on every married person
whose income exceeds $4,000 and
every single person whose in
come exceeds $1,000. This tax
is payable for the year 1917 and
severe penalties are prescribed
for those who fail to make re-
turns. A deputy tax collector
will visit Steele County provided
with the necessary blanks and
will be at Sherbrooke from Feb.
% to March 1st.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27
SWITZERLAND HAS NO FEAR
Rumor of German Drive Through
Country Discounted.

Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 26.-Pub.
lie opinion in France may be reassur-
ed regarding the report in circulation
in that country that an Austro-Ger-
man offensive through Switzerland is
in preparation, Gustav Ador, Swiss
foreign minister. told the correspond
ent of the Paris Petit Journal.
"My sincere personal opinion" said
NJ. Ador, is that we need not have
the slightest fear of such an attempt.
Germany has other things to Go on the
western front than get the Swiss army
on her back, and from an economic
point of view Germany has every in.
terest not to make an enemy Of Swift
Zerland"
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Stomach Trouble and Constipation

Those who are afflicted with stomach
trouble and constipation should read
the following: II have never found
anything so good for stomach trouble
and constipation as Chamberlain
Tablets. have used them off and on
now for the past two years. They not
only regulate the action of the bowels
but stimulate the liver and keeps ones
body in healthy condition." write
Mrs. Benjamin Hooper, Auburn, NY.
ADV.
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BERLIN PAPER SUSPENDED
Vorwaerts Suspended For Publishing
Displeasing Story.

Amsterdam, Dec. 26.-The Berlin
Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts has
been obliged by the government to
suspend publication for three days.
Eoerwaerts in a recent article at
tackled the system of the German
food controller, Won Waldo, declaring
that great masses OF German people
were not only hungry, but literally
starving. 1t also accused the "war
protiteers and millionaires" Of hoard
ing great supplies of food
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27

London, Dec. 2G.-The breach be
mems and Soldiers deputies has been
widened by the arrest OF 40 members
Of the Ukraine revolutionary staff at
Petrograd.
The rada has sent an ultimatum
to the Eolsheviki Headquarters threat
ing forcible steps unless the staff is
released.
The Don Cossacks have assured the
Ukraine rada Of their defensive sup.
port.
The rada, replying to an ultimatum
of the Bolsheviki, insists on creation
Of federal Socialist republic, en-
bracing Maximalists and Socialists,
petent to decide the question of peace
for the whole OF Russia. The rada
declares itself favorable to settling by
peaceful methods political and nation.
al questions, but asserts that il the
cOmmissaries assume the consequence.
es of civil war it will accept the chal.
lenge and stop at 10 obstacles.
North Being Starved.
One reason for the quarrel is the
rada's refusal to permit breadstuffs to
be sent to Northern Russia in conse.
quence of refusal by the comnissar-
les to issue money to meet needs ci
the Ullrainian government. This
stand, it is stated, threatens event
ually to starve the north, especially
as General DutoT's Cossacks held
Chiliabinsk, thus preventing the trans
mission of supplies from Siberia. II
the meantime the Ukraine has begun
to issue its own notes.
Rada Controls Odessa.
Ukranian troops are said to be con
centrated between Honel and DaEh
match, while Bolsheviki forces are
gathering at Minsk
The Maximalist troops trying te
reach Kiev were stopped by torn VI
railroad tracks.
The Rada is said to be in complete
control Of Odessa and to have beer
joined by the Black sea fleet. The Bol
sheviki have occupied Proskurov, il
Podolita. The Syzran Soviet is sait
to have disarmed four Cossack regi
nlents there. All reports continued
disconnected however, and often con
Trajectory.
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War Plant Fire Investioated,

Boston, Dec. 26.-Authorities admit
ting possibility that the blaze was Of
incendiary origin, Investigated a fire
in the alien enemy barred zone dis
trict Of South Boston which caused
damage estimated at 100000 to the
plant Of the Boston Scale Machine
company, engaged in government con-
tracts.
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Conservation Loses In Australia.

Ottawa, Dec. 26.-A majority oil
$4,000 votes against CONSUMPTION is
shown by the complete returns on
the referendum in Australia, says q
Reuter- dispatch from Melbourne.
$4,000 for. Votes cast BY the Aus
tralian troops on the question are
being counted in London.
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Notice

[ have opened my shoe and
harness repair shop at my form
er location across from First
National Bank.
JOE MUTTER.
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!. !. !. Z. Z. :: :. :. :. :. !. !. j. j. :.
+ BIG ARMY MENACES
+ KALED!NES, REPORT

J. Petroerad, Dec. 26.---A Cau-
( casian army Of 100000 men
:. is advancing on Ehe rear Of
!. Of the troops Of General kaIe-
:. dimes, Cossack leader, accord
:. ing to an announcement made
:. by the EoIsheviki Press bu-
!. reau.
i. i. T. !. i. !. i. !. j. !. i. \ !. ]. i
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WHAT CAN [ DO TO
HELP WIN THE WAR?

To the Readers OF the Hope Pioneer:
Through the courtesy Of the Pioneer it is possible
to speak this personal word to you.
You eager to do your part to help win the
Your friends have gone to You have asked your
SELF What can do to back up soldiers?'
Ift possible for YOU go through the
OF facts and figures in the office of the Federal Food
Administrator for North Dakota. that would convince
you of one dining must 60 il America is to win this
war. That thing is to the food supply.
The government wants your intelligent and willing
cooneratian in this matter The Food Admin straton
knows chat if you knew the facts this cooperation
wout be freely and gladly given 1t is impossible to
present the entire Of Information but through the
kjnaoe%s OF the Pioneer hope be able present
condensation of the important facts each week
Here is vital fact you should know. The
plus of the 1917 wheat crop has already been exported
Jh@o remains only encnsn to feed the American peo
pie from until harvest il we eat the amount
nf wheat usually
Bat England France, italy aud our soldiers abroad
mast have wheat All that send them will he
What you and Other Americans by using
meal rye, oats, barley, rice etc in place of wheat
VIII You do your share?
e. r LADD, Federal Food Administrators
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Arrest of Ukraine Leaders Pre-.
cipita.es Armed Crisis and
Quick Release Follows.
NORTH GEIb|G STARVED
Rada Wants Peaceful Settlement Of
All Questions But Will Accept
Challenge of Civil War and
Stop at No Obstacles.

London, Dec. 25.-Members of
the Ukraine revolutionary staff
have been liberated in accordance
with the demands of the Ukraine
government, a Reuters dispatch
from Petrosrad says.
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SOLDIERS OVER THERE
SHOULD HAVE BEST
OF EVERYTHING
So Says Hon. Champ Clark

soldiers who fought in '6l-to'65
and to the boys who fought in
'9S 1t is going to be none the
less Of a boon to the boys of II.
with thousands Of American
soldiers going to France to fight
and lay down their lives, If need
be, | think the least the s'ay.at-
homes can do is 20 keep them
well supplied with tobacco"
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Henry D. Estabrook Dies.
Tarrytown, n. Y, Dec. 26.--llcnry
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-24

feats Of courage, endurance and inge-
nuity ever screened
And 1t will hold you in it's grip be-
cause, for the first time, you will see
photoplay serial in which the perils
are real; in which all the action takes
place before your very eyes--on rugged
mountain peaks, thousands of feet
h1gh-oVer yawning chasms-raging
torrents-on tortuous mountain trails
where one misstep means death.
1t all happens in the great outdoors,
where men and women must be strong
to vault the barriers of wild nature.
The cleverest tricks Of the greatest Sc
rails that have gone before-with their
trap doors, their hidden hands, their
masked villains working their evil
within the safety OF four walls-all
fade before the realities of such dan
gers as you will actually see in THE
Fighting Trail"
And underlying ala real story-a
drama that will rouse every emotion
within you. Love, mystery, intrigue,
adventure-all go to make a super Sc
rial that holds more genuine, blood
Quickening thrills to each episode than
you will find, all told, in the ordinary
serial
The Fighting Trail starts at the
Isis theater Monday, next week.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-24
EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
If feverish, bilious, constipated,
give fruit laxative
at once.

Don't scold your fretful, peevish
child See if tongue is coated; this Is
a sure sign it's little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with sour waste.
When listless, pale, feverish, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally. has stom-
aoh -ache, Indigestion, diarrhoea, give
teaspoonful Of California Syrup Of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul
waste, the sour bile and fermenting
food passes out of the bowels and you
have well and playful child again.
Children love this harmless fruit
laxative" and mothers can rest easy
after giving it because it never fails
to make their little 'insides" clean
and sweet.
Keep it handy, Mother! little Civ
en- today saves a sick child tomorrow,
but get the genuine. Ask your drug
gist for a bottle of California Syrup
of Figs" which has directions for
babies, children of all ages and for
groWn-ups plainly on the bottle. Re-
member there are counterfeits sold
here, so surely look and see that yours
is made by the California Fig Syrup
Hand back with contempt
any other fig syrup. Adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-24
SYNDICAL|SM
SECURES
|TSF|RSTV|CT|M
I. w. w. Leader Sentenced
at Wallace to Serve One
Year in Penitentiary and
Pay $500 Fine.
Initial Test of Statute
Passed by Last Legisla-
ture Results in Victory
Notice of Appeal to Su-
preme Court Filed.

For the first time in the history of
the state the penitentiary will contain
within its grim walls a man convicted
on the charge of criminal synlicalism.
He Is ]. j. McMurphy, an l. w, w.
leader arrested at Wallace for labor
disturbances. McMurphy was SEN
fenced to serve one year in the states
prison, and pay fine of $500 Judge
w. w. Wood passed the sentence
Travelling guards from the peniten-
tiary will go north for McMurphy.
During the entire trial McMurphy
refused to make any statement. He
declined to testify in his own behalf,
keeping mute silence until after SEN
tence was passed when he broke it by
fevered repeating of battle cries of the
|. w. W., quoting Haywood and other
organization leaders.
CLAIMS TO BE VICTIM.
IF / had actually committed a
crime l would be glad to pay the pen
atty and serve out my sentence in
prison" shouted McMurphy. Il am
not guilty of this charge. have
simply acted as a free American citi-
zen and am a victim of cruel capital.
In this war of capital against labor
some one must suffer and / am one
of the men picked out"
McMurphy continued his harangue
by interpreting quotations tending to
show the cause of the "downtrodden
worker" and methods employed by the
I. w. w. as being just.
Notice of appeal was filed and sixty
days was allowed by Judge Woods to
file bill of exceptions. Bail was
set at $4,000.
The maximum sentence on the
charge of which McMurphy was con-
Victed is 10 years in the penitentiary
and a fine of $4,000.
CAUSE OF ARREST.
McMurphy was arrested July ~
He had appeared at Burke several
days before the arrest, announcing
an organizer for the 1. w
w. While delivering a street corner
"oration" at Burke on July he
denounced the "ruling
class" capital and urged all miners
to join the one big union" When
arrested he had the applications of
four men for membership. applica ton
blanks and blanks used for reports to
national I. w. w. headquarters. Other
literature of the order written by
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn urging the
practice OF sabotage, by William
Haywood and other red" leaders wa q
seized. 1t was the contention of the
defense that sabotage as preached by
FLYNN, Haywood and other l. W. W.,
chiefs was not to be taken literally. |
These writer's urge in their pam
phlets. destruction of machinery, the'I
nturing Of manufactured goods and |
other vandalism If their demands are
not met.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-24
ST RAN u.

In Wyoming between the Big and
Little Laramie. on the far-reaching
plains where countless herds of cattle
Craze, the owners Of the livestock turn
not to the forces of law and order for
protection from the cattle rustlers but
depend on professional hunters of bad
mem for relief.
Fancy Jim Sherwood" from Painted
Post, is man of great reputation as
a result of his success In cleaning up
rustlinG gangs. Sherwood's particular
vocation was decided for him several
years ago when bad man called go
go Smith, shot and killed his sister.
Ihe forces of the law failed to appre-
bend "30-S0' and Sherwood vowed to
make himself proficient in the art of
gun handling, becoming the enemy of
all bad men," hoping finally to avenge
himself on 5000" So starts the
story Of the Man From Painted Post"
starring Douglas Fairbanks which
closes four-day engagement at the
strand today.
"A Bedroom Blunder," the first Par
amount Mack Scnnett comedy comes
to the Strand Thursday for three DAYS
with Vivian Martins latest Paramount
picture, Trouble Buster"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-24
ADJUSTMENTS
MAJESTIC.

Charles Chaplin opens at the Ma
jestic today in "a Jitney Elopement'
considered by many critics to be one
of his cleverest, most diversified COM
cdies A feature picture by William
Desmond, under the caption of Fly
ing Colors,' closes the program. Fri
day, Geo. Walsh the Laugh a Minute"
comedian will be presented in his
newest feature photopay This Is the
Life" on this same bill are the
Buckley's Trained Monkeys and Apes
presenting comedy from the monkeys
side of life. This is positively one of
the rarest acts on any vaudeville time
and wonderful novelty
Coming soon is when Man Sees
Red taken from the story of 1.-The
Painted Lady, which is familiar to
all readers of the Saturday Evening
Post, featuring the screen favorite
William Farnum. This is Mr. Far
NUNS latest drama and features some
very big scenes, such for instance as
a genuine ship wreck t sea, a great
fight between William Farnum and the
sea captain, and scenes taken at the
Barbary coast California.