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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-21

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The members Of the .ScotE and fire
department who attended tile state
tournament at Rapid City last week,
returned Monday. They took no team
to compete in the contests, but Carl
Plattner could not refrain from enter
ing into the ladder climbing contest.
He took first in the novelty ladder
climbing, and tied for first hon, ,rs for
championship ladder climbing. In
running off the tie he lost by one fifth
of a second. Considering that hi, had
had no practice for over a year III is is
q pretty good record. Only thrse or
four teams were there to compeSs for
the purses 30 this feature OF the
tournament was rather tame.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-21

People who are always constipated
which brings on headaches. sallow
color, foul breath, poor appetite:should
not delay q minute, but take Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea now. You
will wonder at its results. 35c.
{. g. MAX, Your DRUGG1sT
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-21
For pianos W. a. Miller.

GEI"I UEL 80 LaA
Mrs. E. Brandstedt went to Yank-
ton Tuesday.
N Ser Jr is building a barn on his
farm north Of Olivet.
Dr.. Ray Smith and family Of Nit
chell. passed thru here in their auto
last Sunday.
notice. am prepared to take
orders for ice cream in any quantities.
ADV. A. ]. Woitha.
Misses Frieda Landmann and Agnes
Treick attended the teachers instl-
tute at the State University this week..
Editor ]. S. Headley was in town
Monday morning, coming home from
Mitchell where he attended an editors
mesting.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-21

Mrs. F. S. Birkinbine visited
friends in Memo Wednesday.
Mr.. Walter Wicks is spending the
week in Omaha.
Miss Mary Wheeler visited in Nit
chell last Monday.
The first cutting Of alfalfa is being
made and is a good yield.
j. B. Gano is spending the week on
the Colgan farm near Tyn9all, assist
ing in the alfalfa harvest
Anyone having furniture appropri-
ate for the Rest Room in the G. s. P.
S. Hall call Mrs. Alex. Treiber.
Mrs. Litchfield Of Mitchell, and her
cousin from Detroit, Mich, who is
also a second cousin Of Mrs. V. S.
Barker, will visit here today.
Mr.. Cameron, superintendent of
the South Dakota Light and Power
Co. and Mr.. Burton, president Of the
company from Chicago. were here last
Friday.
Mrs. Rubin Of Parker, was in town
Tu esday. Mrs. Bubin would like to
sell her house and lot in south Scot
land. Inquire Of Gottlieb Maley, at
shoe shop on Main street.-Adv.
Mr.. Frank Slower, Of C~enterville.
a government evenue agent. spent
several days in Scotland the past
week. His business is checking up
at banks and county seats for short.
ages in amount Of revenue stamps
attached to transfer papers, and he
J finds many such shortages.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-21
State of South Dakota
County Of Bon Homme.

State of South Dakota
County Of Bon Homme.
In County Court
In the matter Of the estate Of
Michael Zolnowsky, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to the
creditors Of, and all persons having
claims against Michael Zolnowsky,
deceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers within six months
after the first publication Of this no.
tice, to the undersigned at his home
in the City Of Scotland. Bon Homme
County, South Dakota.
Frank Zolnowsky,
Executor Of the estate Of Michael
~Zolnowsky, Deceased.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
BRITISH SOLDIERS CAPTURE
MESSINES And WYTSCHAETE
Dozen Villages Also Fall Into Haig's
Hands in New Drive in Belgium.
1000 Prisoners. .sr. 49,.

arrogant challenge. On II wsre the
finest observation posts imagjna3le,
especially for the pressure on Ypres.-
SO the British set out to extrieate
this thorn from their side. Late this
evening official word was to the ef-
feet that they were completely sue
cessful. They are still progressing.
The town OF Messines. together with
half q dozen villages, woods, and
fields works, were reported In Bri-
tish hands.
stood, is no break through" push.
Roughly. here Is the idea:
The pivot of the British front Is
Ypres. II the Germans should try
once more to break through to the
coast, they must take Ypres first
This battle-scarred stronghold lies in a
fighting line that. Is al but favor
able to the British. The most dan
gerous thing about It's position has
been the Messines-Wytschaete ridge.
That ridge taken, the flanking mem
ace-and fire-from the south would
be removed. Tonight things strongly
indicated that 1t was removed.
''Early this morning" said Berlin
today, "the battle IN Flanders fiared
up fully, with infantry attacks by
the British after extensive explosions
and the most violent drum fre."
How extensIte these explosions were
was told at British headquarters to-
day. Underneath the Teuton forward
positions the British had crammed
more than 1.ooO00O pounds of ex-
plosives. How violent the drum tire
was also could be imagined from the
information that twenty per cent more
guns were concentrated In this sector
than were set to work in the Arras
battle.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
By Iuter.atIenaI News Service,

tBy International News Servtce.1
London, June 1.-The official report
of the war ofiee tonight says that
,wytschaete, as weIltas eMessines, was
captured in the new British drive in
Belgium With the two big towns.
q half dozen villages also fell into hs
hands OF the British.
given out as 4,0c0 The Germans were
taken by surprise, the Twenty-third
Bavarian regiment just being re-
heved at the time the British attacked.
Aerial observers say the enemy is
massII:g reserves in the vicinity of
Warneton and upon the Ypres-Comines
road. The enemy Is hombarding the
10 not heavy.
well. we finally showed the blighters
on the nawsty ridge"
No jovial praise from elated gener-
ais, no stereotype tribute in the war
office bulletin, could have described
army won in Belgium today than did
the -ttiumphanuy smiling Tommy
who thus relieved himself Of his feel
ings with a hearty sigh. The next
minute they took him away on q
stretcher. He had been in the thick Of
the battle and left an arm on the field.
Between the towns OF Wytscheats
and MesFfnes, about half way between
Ypres and the Franco-Belgian from
tier. lies a ridge OF the shape Of a
question mark. Too much of the
old hackney drawI cannot be PVT into
the adjective to describe It truly as
the ''nawstiest" place on the whole
been fine business ever since octo-
Der. 1914 Ever since then the big
Krupps have spread themselves boast
fully on this ridge and sent out their
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
KIDDIES Begin Terms
FOR Staying father
Four Children Who Confessed Muir
dering Parent Will Be Held
Until of Age.
CBy International News Serviee.)


DuraHt, Okla, June THE four
small children who confessed to the
murder Of their father, r. L. WiIker-
son. q farmer, today began serving
terms in the State school for delin-
quents which will not expire until they
are OF age.
Ruby. 10. and Otto. s. re-enacted the
Staying before Judge Lewis Spaulding.
after the older children, Bessie, Is and
Joe, L, had comprehensively outlined
the plot.
Picking up the double barreled shot
gun which they had used to take the
fathers life, Rub pointed at a hat
in a chair. while little Otto, barefoot
cd and unafraid. pulled the trigger.
The young pair testified that three
times they had gone to their father s
room to kill him. only to run back to
the kitchen in fright. Finally, they
said. the encouragement of the older
brother and sister nerved them to
commit the act.
Mrs. Wilkers son died in January, and
the four children were left alone with
their father. They testified that Will
kerson frequently wore at them, but
they ventured a guess that they didn't
receive any more whippings than their
playmates did.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
Two THOUSAND VISITORS FROM SOUTHLAND
SAY GO0DBY TO WASHINGTON AT BALL

Two Thousand Southern girls, vet
erans and visitors said good-by to
Washington last night In great fare
well ball at, the Arcade on upper
Fourteenth street. 1t was the most
gigantic social event the veterans
staged during their entire stay in
Washington
Thesprosrsm at the convention call
ed for three simultaneous balls last
night, at the Raleigh, Powhatan ano
New Willard hotels, in addition to
the one at the Arcade, but at Z o'clock
last night, the Raleigh ball had been
cancelled and the dressed-up throngs
streamed to the New Willard.
At $50 O'Clock, the Willard ball was
called, on through lack of music and
the crowd began to flock northward,
toward the Arcade. Dispatches from
the upper Avenue indicated that the
dance at the Powhatan had been
called on also, so the veterans stream
ed uptown. -
From $40 to 1870 o'clock, the Four
teenth street car line groaned under q
traffic crowd ,that-it couldn't handle.
Taxtcabs and automobiles whirled
north in a solid stream. The over
now crowds went north via Eleventh
street and Connecticut avenue.
By 1870 o'clock the crowd had nlled
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08

ObReANe W SeNNAAAAs
Mr.. Clark and Mr. Eustis have
stesdfastly held 70 the wooden shiI
idea and have had more or less sup
port from members OF the Shippint
Board. II was generally believed they
had the support of Chairman Denman-
Opposed to them IS Gen. George Goe-
thals, general manager OF the govern.
ment's Emergency Fleet Corporation,
who advocates the building OF steel
ships.
President Wilson interviewed in the
controversy in the public interest &c
get the ships built at once. At diff
ferent times last week he saw Gen
Gcethals, Chairman Denman. and Mr.
Clark but his efforts were without
avail.
Clark and Eustis made their an
nouncement after Il became known
that the emergency shipbuilding ap-
preparation, providing S75O, 100000 for
building merchant ships, had not pass
ed the House but had been referred
back to the conference committee Of
both houses Gen. Goethals. upon re-
ceiving notice OF this announcement,
refused TO make any comment
Gen Goethals killed the wooden
ship program by insisting upon a con-
tract that no contractor, in the uncer-
tain state OF the labor market. could
AFFORD TO take without courting bank
ruptcy," Clark explained. He made
certain OF its death by demanding the
standard ship.
Navy Plan Contemplated.
I'VE had planned 10 use the con-
tract in use in the navy. This con-
tract allows the builder cost plus 10
pe- cent Gen. Goethals. after hay-
ing agreed TO use this later insisted
upon nat rate. No contractor could
build ships on that basis. because the
labor market and the cost OF mate
rials are advancing daily. He could
only tgure the cost so high that he
would eliminate himself at the out
set
I'VE had separate designs for the
ships 3Tawn by Donnelly and Hun
and approved by the American L}l-
teau- OF Shipping, which has the last
word in shipbuildinE msteers. These
designs had the double advantage
that ships could be built of straight
lumber as IL was sawed at the mix
and could be put together by ordi-
nary carpenters, not requiring ships
carpenters. All this meant that We
would get ships with the greatest
rapidity, and these ships could be
used 70 bridge the gap OF getting food
to our allies until Gen. Goethals'
steel ships were ready to take their
place We would have let contracts
six weeks ago for leo wooden ships:
the first ships would have been in the
water by September !, and thereafter
We would have launched ships at the
rate Of 100 a months.
Gen. GoethRls, by insisting upon q
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
Representative Kelley Says
Jamestown Site Owners
Want $500, ,000-Orig
malPrice Was $250,0OO.

Charges OF graft have sent the en-
ormcus urgent deficiency bill back to
conference.
The measure, with its huge total OF
s, 81 ~ ooo is now delayed once more.
Not only are additional aPpropria-
ions for the army and navy thus
hung up, but the action defers hand
ing to President Wilson the immediate
emergency shipping fund of SIG. 90, GO.
Kelley, Of Michigan, q member OF
the Committee on Naval Affairs, threw
day. By q vote OF lA to ll4, the body
refused to confirm the conference re-
port.
The accusation OF trying to cheat
the government comes up in connec-
Lion with the site OF the former
Va. The Navy Department wishes to
acquire the site for a naval base ami
training station. Kelley charges that
the present owners purchased the site
and buildings thereon. both for S2SO. 900.
yet they now wish 10 charge the gov
eminent $4,000 for the buildings alone.
The Michigan man asserted that the
buildings were old and neglected. and
that neither Chairman Padgett, Of the
committee favored the purchase. Fitz-
Naval Affairs Committee nor Chair
man Fitzgeralo, OF the Appropriations
the bill.
The proposal in the bill was 10 spend
81, 10000 for the base and 81 500, ,0OO for
equipment. Congressman Flood in
sisted that the jamestown exposition
owners would receive but one-ouarter
OF the price set aside for land. Not
all the land to be purchased lies with
In the exposition grounds.
Not New Proposition.
This is not a new proposition" " said
Kelly. 1t has been before the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs for at least
ten years and has never been looked
upon with favor. ] do not think l am
stating anything that the present
chairman Of the committee would be
unwilling to have me say, when / de-
clare he has never believed the price
reasonable"
In answer to Kelley, FftzgeraId said
he had not seen the buildings, but had
read Voluminous papers describing the
properties, and also the heartngs be-
fore the naval committee.
Il am not particularly pleased that
Congress is to buy this tract; he said.
But the Navy Department, which is
recruiting large numbers of men, in
sists that the property is imperatively
needed for training and as a fleet
base. I am not entirely satisfied with
the matter, 1 have no hesitation in
stating"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
SUNDRY CIVIL AND SPY
BILLS PASS CONGRESS
Conference Reports Are Adopted.
Measures Go to Wilson.

The conference reports upon the
sundry civil and the espionage bills
were both adopted yesterday by the
House. The Senate has already sane
toned both. Now the bills 60 to
President Wilson for his signature.
When Speaker Clark asked for the
vote on the espionage bill there were
vigorous Ayes and seemingly as
equally vigorous Noes"
The Noes seem to have It," said
the Speaker. This would have meant
that the conference report had been
rejected. But Chairman Webb, of the
judiciary Committee, asked for a d.
vision, and a standing vote was
taken. resulting in Sc to . for the
confirmation of the bill
Republican Leader Mann. J. Hamp-
ton Moore, Juul. Austin, Graham,
Madden, Miss Rankin, and other Re-
publicans voted against the accept
ance Of the report.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
Sees Menace to u. S.
In Goethals' Program

F. Huntington Clark, Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, IN
discussing his charge that Gen
Goethals has killed the wooden
ship program, said:
Getting ships for our allies n
q life and death matter for them.
II We fail, We will either see 1lg'lt-
ing on our own shores or We viii
pay an indemnity that will pau
periZe our grandchildren.
Every ship before January is
worth six after that time. Our al
lies say the crisis will come be-
tween November and January.
I'VE could have let contracts for
a thousand ships six weeks ago,
and they would have been deliver
ed TO US, 100 a month, after Sep
tember."
Chairman William Denman. Of
the Shipping Board:
The board has not insisted that
either wood or steel be given pref
erence. All we desire is the maxi
mum Of quickly constructed ton
mage for immediate war necessi-
ties"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
SHRIEKS OF VICTIMS
HAUNT consul FROST
Man Who Saw Results of 81 Ship
Disasters Driven Sleepless.

New York, June THE nervous
breakdown following the many pathet-
ic scenes resulting from German sub
marine warfare caused Wesley Frost,
United states consul at Queenstown,
Ireland, to return with his family to
his native land today for a period Of
rest.
The consul declared on his arrival
that he can not sleep on account Of
the shrieks Of dying women and chill
dren which still ring in his ears. In
his official capacity he was compelled
to witness the results of eighty-one
steamship disasters
Ruthlessly sacrificed by q power
which has no thought save for victory,
the dying cries Of these poor unfort-
unatss haunt me day and night" Frost
said
The consul win consult a neuroIoEist
before going to Washington to report
his activities Of the last three years.
The German submarine program Is
only temporarily apathetic, Frost be-
heyes- The U-boats will soon begin
another campaign against American,
English and French shipping, he said.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
u. S. WARSHIP SAVES
CREWS OF TWO SHIPS
Destroyer Rescues Survivors of Tor
pedoed Vessels South of Ireland.
Ry International News Service

N1N NGNA SGTNNeGsN
New York, June "A United States
destroyer rescued the crews OF the
Norwegian bark Nadura, from Mo-
bile, and the Russian bark Lynton,
from Pensacola, 10 miles south Of
ireland on May q and landed them in
an Irish port the following day. The
vessels were sunk by a C-boat. The
news was brought by members Of the
rescued crews, who arrived at an
American port today.
The two boats were travelling to-
gether when attacked. They made no
resistance. Despite this, the C-bost
the boats were being lowered. Even
the appearance OF the captains wife
and a stewardess on the MaduraN
deck did not stop the Shelling. Two
men were killed and seven wounded
on the Nadura-
Several hours later q destroyer
scCdded over the horizon. The sur
prised crews saw the American flag.
The C-boat disappeared before the
American destroyer could get a shot
at her
The Lynton's crew were permitted
to leave their ship in the lifebo6ts
without molestation.
Members OF the crew Of the Rus
sian bark MRlgarita. from Beau
mont, Tex, TO Liverpool, with a car
60 Of lumber, sunk May Il. and sal
lors from the L. S. Gunbost Scorpion
interned at Constsntinople also AZ
rived today.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
AMERICAN WARSHIPS OFF COAST OF FRANCE;
TRANSPORT TAKES WHEAT FOR i. S. TROOPS
Special Gable to III. Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, June 1.-The ministry OF ma.
rine has announced that American
warships have anchored on the
French coast. The announcement
adds:
The French navy sreets with Joy
on their arrival these new brothers
In arms who under the nag Of the
great American republic have come
to participate until. final victory In
the struggle against the common
enemy" sE.F - 49,
A large American transport con-
tanning wheat for American troops
which are to come later, has crossed
the Atlantic under the protection OF
an American warship, the Matin an
nounceI The transport Is now being
unloaded at . French port, the news
paper says. i-
Preparations are being made for
the reception OF American troops,
Jne Newspaper says SprtheE. a mum.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08

the big dance hall almost to capacity
and the Incoming throng was held at
the doors, They banked up in the
vestibules. flowed back down the stairs
and backed UP on the sidewalk out
side. 1t began, to lcok as IL a call
for police reserves would be necessary,
when the veterans began to leave.
For every one Of the old folks who
LEFT, girl OF the Southland or her
escort squeezed in to take the vacant
place, and all the while the red coats
Of the Marine Bandsmen in the music
loft. kept steadily increasing.
The ball opened with a grand march
led by Gov. Stuart, OF, Virginia. and
Mrs. Stuart. At the end Of the grand
marsh hundreds Of dancers swung
into the music Of Dixie played In
one-step tineAand it's some tune!
The hall was still going merrily at
midnight. In the corners were young
fellows in khaki talking to girls IN
crepe-de-chine, and always, the girls
were asking:
When will you get backT
And some Of the soldier boys, who
Will be officers soon, said:
Maybe neverv'
It was just what they said in the
sixties
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
Airmen Bomb New York
With War Bond Pleas

New York. June Eight great war
planes bombarded New YORK this aft
ernoon in a great demonstration for
the liberty loan.
Coming from Hampstead Plains
aviation Held, the aviators swepS
across the city In a southwesterly di-
tallest Of the skyscrapers, dropping
paper bombs.
This was dropped by a United
States aviator" the warning mes
sages read. 1T might have been u
German bomb. To avoid bombs, bus
bonds.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
FOES OF go MARCH UNITED +
UNDER FLAG OF new AMERICA
Legions of the Lost Cause File Past the Presi
dent in Triumph of Reborn
Patriotism
By EARLE F. DORSEY.

Under the ateIed bateags that famed the chalens.
of the COnfderay half the nation the faded esons of the
Lost ause threw solid phaanx of gray toward the White House
Yesterday. to tell President the message of united and single
America. =
With them marched the shosy memories of that eonquens
review of 1865 when the armies of the Noand parad
individable
Gone the rancong hate of battle from the sray-ad march
ers OF yesterday Dead the that had hurled these
two armies into four years of civil strife They drew picture yes
erday OF blue and united the defense their land against
common and at the very head of the procession marched
the Second Corps Association who fought the South
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
WOODEN,SHIP PROGRAM DEAD,
COCKTAILS engineers AVER
Clark and Eustis, of Emergency Fleet Corpo.
ration, See Menace to Allies in Aban.
donment of Original Plans

In SIX brief words F. Huntington Clark and F. Eusds ens
neers for the Emergency Fleet Corporation who have become known
the fathers of the wooden ship idea announced yesterday that
the nations hope of ofng the destruction caused by German
submarines and getting aid hardpsed allies has ended
Cen Coethas simply will build the ships. explained Clark
This spite Of the fact that have definite offers from espon
slbe hmshe offers here for all see-o build ships which
will aggregate 100000 year. Bear mind this further
fact that after the first of November those responsible firms offer
turn out ships the of 100 month. The allies tell that
the will this winter. and ship before the first Of the
year good after that time Yet under Gen. Goetas
nouneed plans. there will be ships launched until anuiY
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
GRAFT CHARGED IN NAVAL BASE PROJECT;
DEFICIENCY BILL RET IRNED TO CONFEREES
S4,2S5,S67, 600 for War
Virtually Authorized

swagar ssherley. iot Kentucky.
gerald upon the Appropriations
Committee, asserted N the House
yesterday that Congress had
authorized for war purposes the
following:
General deficiency bill, S1f7. .0oO, 900.
Sundry civil bill, $4,000, 900.
Army bill, $273. 10000.
Fortifcations bill, 81, ,0oo. 900.
Military academy bill, 500. 200.
Naval bill, $5l7. .000. 900.
With the urgent deficiency bill.
which Mr.. Sherley announced car
ried at present a total of S, ,294,-
541, the figures he gave would
amount to some $l,2ss, So, 900. The
urgent deficiency bill is, however,
in conference again
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
SEVEN DEAD, so HURT,
In KENTUCKY TORNADO
Fifth Severe Storm Within Ten Days
Sweeps Western Part of State.

Lexington. KY, June .. - Seven
people are known to have been killed
and ffty injured in the NTH tornado
within ten days. which swept pans
Of western Kentucky today. One
family Of i've persons were killed at
Central City, and twelve at the same
ed at Hartford, KY, and seven were
fatally hurt in Hardin County.
Throughout the stricken section
much live stock waE killed. and prop
erty damage was heavy. Wires are
down. and details from isolated
places are lacking,
The Washington herald., 1917-06-08
James Brothers Defy
Registration Officials

McAlester. Okla, June 7.-CIaude.
Lee and Ed. James, brothers, today
entrenched themselves in the Jack
armed with rifles. They have sent
out defiances to all county, State
and Federal authorities to come and
make them register, according to
cinct.
The James boys are part choctaw
indiana