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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
X X
\ WAR NOTES.
(By Mrs. Ella G.. Cromer in Literary
Digest.)

80
Digest.)
The England people are making
the request that a section at least OF
American troops be allowed to land
in England. They say that the sight
of an American Regiment marching
through London will do more to heart
en- and encourage the English nation
than anything except, of course a
victorious peace. Of course Dixie
and the rebel yell" will do the work,
Russia is asking that one hundred
thousand American troops be sent to
them. They say they can whip the
Germans if they have American fight
ers with them.
On the 4th of July, 1917, when
our American soldiers, under Gener.
al Pershing marched through the
streets of Paris the French people
went wild with enthusiasm. The
women and girls scattered roses be.
for the marching troops, the men
cheered, the aged wept aloud for JOY
at this proof that the good God still
helped them to fight against the Ger.
man Beast or Kaiser. They made
presents to the soldiers of champagne
and wine which General Pershing
promptly locked up until he discover
ed that the light wines Of France do
not intoxicate. Where u troops
are CHARTERED, somewhere in
France" the drinking water is very
bad. Our troops amaze the French
by fltering this water and making
god drinking water of it. Many
French people drink their light wines
instead of this inferior water. They
are also amazed at the number of
baths an American soldier takes
when he is camped near a river.
In our first naval battle of the
war, our Navy won new and imper-
ishable honor by whipping out the
nest of submarines and safely land
ing in France our expeditionary
army. "Sampson sent such a mes
sage nineteen years ago from where
.Cerverar's beached and burning
squadron lay. But this message which
Secretary Daniels gives u people
on this the one hundred and forty
first anniversary of the 18th July,
.1776, is not at the end or the middle
of a war, but at the beginning
This is the way we begin.
The Mining Commission of the
Ministry of Trade of Russia recon-
mends the transfer of the Empire:
mines and mineral deposits to Am
erican hands.
A special Red Cross Commission
headed by DR.. Frank Billings, o:
Chicago, and W. B. Thompson o:
New York, is to be dispatched t.
Europe to distribute to hospitals il
Russia medical supplies and instru
ments.
The United States Railway Com
mission in Russia will furnish to tn
Russians ten thousand freight car
every sixty days until the congestion
of war materials at Vladivostock j
made normal.
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which was issued today as one of
the Society's war geography bulle-
tins. Mr.. Showwalter says:
"The story of Niagara's role in
the battle of the nations is an epic
in the history of a
1When Niagara power was first
developed, efforts to make artificial
grinding materials were proving a
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failure because of the lack of electric
current at a price the new venture
could afford to pay. Those who back
en- the process thereupon went to
Niagara Falls, set up a plant, and
founded the artificial abrasive indus
try. How much it's success e to
Americans cannot be overestimated.
"Take the grinding machinery out
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
LITTLE JOURNEYS
IN GEOGRAPHY
NIAGARA at the Battlefront.

How Americas greatest cataract
has enlisted for war service is told
in a striking communication to the
National Geographic society from
William Joseph Showalter, a part of
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

;ic form Of government, have given their
people representation and powers more
powers or less limited, while still retain
ing their monarchs with powers some
what curtailed. Among these may be
named England, Spain, Italy, Greece,
Norway, Japan, China, Sweden, Den
mark. Holland and v e Germany.
Recently the people Of Russia revolted.
threw off the yoke of monarchy and
now have in process of making a repub-
lie, which will probably be patterned in
large measure after the government of
the United States.
Is it anticipating too much to hope
that the day is not far distant when the
people of the entire world may join
with as in celebration of the Fourth of
July. the natal day Of individual liberty
for the people of the entire earth?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

President Wilson'S stand on the
prohibitory section of the food con
troll bill now being considered by
congress again marks him as a great
man. Extreme prohibitionists had
imagined that the president, being a
temperance man, would jump at this
opportunity to strike a death blow.
The presidents action demonstrates
that he is not an extremist, and fur
ther that he is an extremely practi-
cal and broad minded man, a repre-
sentative of the whole people, doing
for them what he honestly believes
to be for the best.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
THE AVERAGE REFoRmER.
National Crop Improvement, Service

National Crop Improvement Service.l
The average reformer having SO
little at stake himself, plunges about
like a bull in n china shop, regard
less of the results of his ardor.
An amusing incident is told of the
Secretary of Commerce. The car
manufacturers put up a howl that
unless they could get tin-plate to
make up, no canning of fruits and
vegetables could be done, SO without
looking over the field it is said that
an order was made that steel was to
be diverted by the manufacturers
from other projects and put at the
disposal of the manufacturers.
1t looked all right on the face of it,
but when the manufacturers of har-
vesting machinery demanded steel
which they contracted for, and found
that there was not steel for aprons,
1T having been diverted to cans, a
hurry-up call modifying the order
was issued, SO that our harvesting
machines could be made in time for
the growing crop.
This illustrates how many plans
are ignorantly made robbing Peter
to pay Paul. Every enthusiast
who has a pet reform which is
always hitting some other business
Instead Of his own, never looks
around to see what the effect will be
before he plunges. The manufac-
turers of feed and the most success
full feeders III the country have a
right to demand that that delicate
machine--the dairy eow--shall not
be wrecked by hasty legislation.
Revolutionary reforms are seldom
seficacious. Anything which disturbs
the food equilibrium should be
handled gradually. Experience has
shown that the most efficient way to
handle cereal products is tosremoye
the human food first and feed the
residue to stock Any other system
- sheer extravagance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

Newspaper publishers do not object
to almost any per cent of taxes being
imposed on their profits, v that all
of their profits be taken during the
period of the war or while the war
debt is being paid, if the same rule
were to be applied to other lines of
business. But to tax newspapers as
proposed amounts to little less, than
c%onfiscation of property as not one
newspaper in ten is doing more than
Keeping even, and but few If any of
them are the bonanzas they are
imagined to be.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

In an address to the senate on June
10, Herbert C. Hoover, in advocating
food control, declared that produc-
ton must be increased and waste
eliminated, that spectators have
overcharged the American people
at the rate Of $50, 000, 600 a month for
flour alone during the past five
months, that exports must be regu-
lated, that prices are higher in the
United States than in countries which
have been longer at war, that flour
should never have sold for more than
80 4 barrel, and that unless a further
advance can be prevented there must
be an advance in wages.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
WHEAT HARVEST ON

Washington, July 1.-Haryesting
OF the winter wheat crop is we'll UNI
der way In oil southern states and
good progress is beng made in cen
tral districts with oats and winter
wheat. The winter wheat harvest is
shout ten days late in Kansas, eight
or more in Tennessee, North Caro-
Jina and Virginia and two weeks late
In southern Illinois and Indiana.
Cooperation between the department
OF agriculture and labor has been ar
ranged 80 as to have laborers OF the
farms whore the crop is ready to be
harvested.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

A glaring headlight or a high pow
cred spot light on an automobile are
wholly useless. They are more than
that, are a menace to every indivi-
dual who has occasion to be in the
streets. They may be ornamental
and be an indication that the owner
of the car has plenty of money but
they don't indicate he has much judge
ment or regard for the rights and
feelings of his fellow citizens.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
ACTION or THE COAL BARoNs

M.
ACTION or THE COAL BARONs
Was II shame. patriotism or fear
they would soon be driven to do il
that Influenced the coal barons in
Voluntarily agreeing to materially
reduce the price Of coal?
II 10 not believed to have been
shame for they have SO long been
t~raficking In human lives and human
misery that shame is an unknown
quantity to them. Il
II 10 not believed to have been pa
triotism that influenced them for
their patriotism has existed only to
the extent their pocketbooks have
been benefited.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

John M. Baer has been nominated
by the Farmers Nonpartisan league
FOR congress at the special election
on July 10 in the First North Dakota
district. There were 10000 signatures
to his nomination papers. .Conscrip-
ton of wealth for a purposes is a
leading issue of the campaign. Mr..
Baer is the cartoonist for the leagues
organ, the Nonpartisan Leader, pub
lished at Fargo.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
REPORTED MORE.
PRIESTS ARRESTED

Amsterdam, June % .--According to
the TELEGRAPH several priests of the
encourage Of Cardinal Mercier, pri-
mate Of Belgium. were arrested re-
Gently and imprisoned in Germany.
One Of them is Bishop Legraive Of
Aalines.
Twenty others, newspapers say.
have been imprisoned in Belgium.
Among this number is Cardinal Mer-
cier's private secretary who was sen
tsnced to . year in prison for preach
ing Q sermon on White Sunday on
.'Christian Charity"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

When some of those neutral
European countries find they are shut
off from Americas food supply they
may think differently about their
neutrality. Again it is probable the
embargo council will know a little
more about where shipments are ac-
tnally destined for, will see to it they
don't reach enemy countries as they
evidently have been doing in the past.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
DEBATING PRIZE TO SIX

The 800 prize for debating offered
annually at the University of South
Dakota, has been devided among the
six students who represented the
University in intercollegiate contests
during the school year. These men
share in the prize: j. G. Kayser,
Parkston, S. D.; Chas. R. Bennett,
Flandreau, S. D.; Paul Byrne,
Faulkton, S. D.; G. A. Gilbert, Du-
luth, Mimi; Ed. Shandorf, Browns
valley, Mimi; Ell. q. Hepperle,
Pierre, S. ID.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

Ii a shortage in coal production
justifies government seizure of coal
producing lands, why does not short
age in food production Justify SINH
lar c%onfiscation of all land withheld
from use which could produce food?
And why does it not justify opening
up, regardless of owners wishes, OF
all land on which wealth Of any kind
may be produced?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

David Lloyd.G George, the British
premier. in that Glasgow address
quite plainly set forth the ideas Of
the entente allies in3the war. How
ever, the mere proclamation of those
ideas does not NEAR that they will
be achieved IN full or even that any
part of them will be achieved with
cut continued great effort on the part
Iof all the allies.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

The trial of Emma Goldman in New
York promisesIto provide some thrills.
Anarchists have sent threatening
notes. 1t will not be surprising If
they don't try to carry out some of
their threats.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

The new potato i already MAX
Ing itseif felt. but II Will be until
The tens of Thousands Of private gar
dens begin 70 furnish their supplies
that the real effect viii be noticeable.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

The manner in which Mr.. Goethals
continues to award contracts for
boats indicates he is using the au.
thority vested in him. Ii some 9TH
er heads of departments would speed
things up in their departments in
like manner something might be &C
complished in reasonable time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

Everybody must help in these times.
It cannot be as q little boy said toshia
father: Dad. there must have been a
lot Of INDECENT men in war times to. let
you put down the rebellion alone" II
is the fight Of everyone. It..means con-
certed action and telling blows. II is a
81Gnitdd contest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
PASS MARX IN RED CROSS

Washington. June /. The Red
Cross humanity dollars" campaign
passed its mark today with q total
of $104 900. 900 tabulated at o 0 and
returns still coming in. The Red
Cross war council predicted a total
of $11O,0 00, 900 by night fall.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

The Root commission to Russia.
when It completes ito work there, is
to be sent to Japan TO explain the
lnoteSto China and to make sure that
the motives Of the United States with
reference to China are better under
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05

A dispatch from Washington is to
the effect that our own Royal g.
johnson is for the Red Cross. Praises
be. We're glad he's for something
Watertown Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
Sparger Hardware
Com pany.

The Travellers Insurance
COMPANY of Connecticut
HONG ga p PfTa H ssgdGE
Capital Paid up in cash$ S,ooo,o 100000
Ledger. Assets Dec. 81.
Is. including Casualty
Increase OF capital. IS W. 1859 ,ooe:os
II. INCOME
Total premium incomes 1875, 721.O5
Interest and Rents .... 4,O69,502.39
From all other sources
Life Dept. ........... S14,612.O4
Income of Casualty Dept. 19,959,752.2S
Total In moons ;ai;;4i;s ;s%s;57s,ss7.7s
msnts ......;..t:;;..s 5,o4s,os1.ss
benefits to policy hold
Paid Stockholders 49,. '4So,, 10000
Commissions and agency
expenses ...........: 1,139.9S9.3O
pense .,............. 9S6.6s5.61
Loss on ledger assets. 4,149.50
Decrease, value ledger
All other disbhrsemens 1859
Disbursements of Cas-
ualty Dept. .......... 1854. 1861
Total Disbursements. S 1885, Z 90
Balance :............ 1l1,17e,72s.as
": LEDGER ASSETS
Loans on Real Estate. s7,6S5'O62.1s
Ledger Assets of Cas-
ualty Dept .......... "a, S74, SO9.3 81
Policy Loans ..;....... l2.G12.151.s4
Bonds and stocks 49,. 31,617.6S7.2O
Cash. In office and banks 2,169,762.14
All other ledger assets 69S.29-
Total N HsSEsF A$Efts. A : s17t17s.7as.ss
interest and rents.....s 1,4o5.572.61
Market values over book
Due from other com ''''4'0'00
panies ............... 10, 100000
Uneollected premiums 1862, 06S.16
N9n.Leger Assets OF .7ooo.
Gross assets .......S lis, SCI, 1898
Deduct assets not adj
mitted including Cas-
ualty Dept. .......... 765, SS5.51
Total admitted assets. 1905 73.47
Net reserve and reserve
for disability benefts$ 76,424, 923.O 90
Amounts not yet due
on supplementary con-
tracts .............. 4,655, 1888
Total policy claims. -. 424,602.7 8
Commissions due agents 2,779.19
Dividends or profits due
.policyholders ........ 500. 545.44
Liabilities of Casualty,
Dept. ............. 1886, 691.3S
Other liabilities t........ 1,533,O74.OS
capital stock ......... 5000 100000
Unassigned funds (sur-
plus) ................ s.956.ss2.27
Total Liabilities s115.os5.2 7s;47
BUSINESS IN SOUTH DAKOTA 1916
Policies issued Life
Losses paid Life: Acct. ~ s0o'OO
dent and Health. -. 12.31s.77
Premiums collected Life,
Accident and Health 32O31.19
Expenses during the
INSURANCE in force at fso.s'
Compnny's Certiacnte OF Authogity
Whereas. The Travellers Insurance
a9aep the 7 laws eorp pf connect Gfganih hal
filed in this office q sworn statement
exhibiting its condition and business
for the year ending December 81,
Of the laws of this state regulating
the business of insurance.; and,
a,e Mhe ,n sb,s The off,o said company has
copy Of its Charter with eertificate 81
organization. in compliance with the
reauirements Of the insurance law
NeW; Therefore; i, N: Harry o,nrisn,
State OF South Dakota. pursuant to
the provisions Of said laws, do hereby
pany is fully empowered, through its
authorized agents. to transact its ap-
pr9priate business Of Life accident
according to the laws thereof, until
In testimony whereof, have here.
Pierre. this First day OF March, A. ID.
M. HARRY o,BRIEN,
Commissioner of Insurance..
lSeall BY r. c. MUELLER,
Chief Clerk.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
S Per Cent on Guaranteed
Deposits:

Interest payable semi-annually on
TIME CERTIFICATE Of DEPOSIT
running six months, one year, or
longer. DEPOSITS in this Bank
are GUARANTEED against loss by
the GUARANTEED FUND.of the
State of SOUTH DAKOTA.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK,
Pierre, S. D.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
THE FOURTH OF JULY


American people celebrate the Fourth
81 July there is greater reason this year
than ever before in the history of the
country why that reason should be
known to each individual in the coun-
try. why il should be known by old anc
young, citizen and alien.
The declaration of the independence
Of the thirteen American colonies from
the British government was signed or
July A, l776. The framing or building
q writing Of that declaration came al
-~%sstime when the ~colonists had rebelled
against the government or lack Of gov.
0FnIaent afforded them BY the British
government, against being taxed TO,
the support Of the British government
without having any voice In the matter,
without representation. War was in
progress at that time, and had been in
stermittentiy for two or three yearsan
that waryrontinued for seven years aft.
tefward. until the relocated Brittishers
swers driven out Of the colonies and
forced 70 acknowledge their independ-
sncs. s
Z The colonists then set up their owr
government and adopted the constitu-
tion.sthe fundamental law of the United
getatee of America. The United States
of America became q representative
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
TIE Pierre Free Press
euBLIsHED Ar THE STATE CAPITAL
s1.s0PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
~ a o. ~sATTERLEE.

0ntoeed 1t the Post-Ofhce atPierre. South Da
kota. q mailmatter Of the second class.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-17
WHAT IS A STACKER?

"Jawn' Charmley, the versatile ed
itor of the Mott Spotlight, pays his
respects to the Stacker in the follow
ing certain terms:
Zone Of our local boys was heard to
ask another young chap as to whether
he knew what that word Stacker
meant, during the week, and he got a
negative answer. Since hearing of the
young chaps inquiry, we have found
out that there are numerous defni-
lions of the word, but the one that
strikes us best is from that jigger in
our midst who, on learning that the
CONSUMPTION bill had passed, glorifed
himself with the statement that he
had just got married in time, and that
Uncle Sam could not take him. This
kind of an individual Uncle Sam has
no use for He would not even make
a decent target for our volunteers to
practice at, as there would be so much
yellow coming from his carcass that
the bullets would slide from his stink
ing hide Of course there are other
kinds Of slackers, but the 'jigger' in
this particular instance happens to be
of that kind who breaches about prin-
ciple and such things to others. Yes.
There are slackers and slackers, but of
all the slackers, the above mentioned
Stacker is the slimiest, sneakiest,
skunkiest kind that ever human ma
ture caused to be nodded into
that form which, with time, develops
into what is now called Man."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-17

North Dakota and Minnesota have
been asked by the war department to
furnish 5000 young men for the navy.
North Dakota's quota of conscripted
soldiers will be about $4,000. An eff
fort should be made to spare our boys
for the farms, for if the war is to be
won from Germany, it will be by the
help of these farmer boys. We have
millions Of people at home to feed, be-
sides we will have to furnish vast sup
plies for our army in addition to what
the Allies will require. 1t is impos-
sible to take man out of an office
and make real farmer of him inside
of year. Farming is hard work. 1t
will be grave error to take too many
farmer boys for the army at this time.
England made this mistake and the
first year of the war her farm pro-
ducts were reduced rs per cent. Last
February England attempted to take
100000 men from the trenches to re-
turn them to the farm.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-17

The writer assisted in putting in a
couple of acres of potatoes "out on the
farm and as consequence he's all
"stove up" this week. Our trigger fin
ger, which is used in pounding out
heavy editorials on the typewriter. has
a good sized and very painful blister,
caused by cutting too many potatoes.
About the last real hard work we did
was twenty years ago when we worked
on farm for old Patrick O'Donnel, at
Green Isle, Mimi, where half the
Irish in America have congregated
Now, we're willing to do anything pat
riotic - fight or farm - whichever
Uncle Sam says, and until called upon
to do something else, we're going to
raise potatoes. Mayhap, We'll have
some part in breaking the potato mar
ket and here's hopin' that "spuds" will
be selling for Is cents bushel by the
time snow flies.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-17

millions of lives in saving democracy
for the world. We must not think that
because we are out here in North Da-
kota, away from either coast, the war
will not come to US. Germany still
has good chance to defeat the Allies.
If she does, then she will tackle Amer
lea with all her power and experts say
she is fighting better than ever. With
England vanquished, it would be easy
to send an army across the Canadian
border, and we are only ninety miles
away from Canada. Germany is a
long way from being whipped. She
has five years supplies on hand, it is
said No one knows the next card she
is going to play, nor what she has in
the deck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-17

Hundreds of Minot people were out
in their gardens planting potatoes and
other truck Sunday. The day was
ideal and the attendance at church
was perhaps not quite as large as us
ual. All over the state, there appears
to be disposition on the part of many
to lose no time in planting something
that may help to cut down the high
cost of living, and when one considers
that practically all who were doing
Sunday gardening, are otherwise en-
ployed during the week days, one
might easily construe them to be per-
forming a patriotic act. Anyway
they are not apt to be arrested for
fracturing the Sunday law, under the
circumstances.