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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
GERMAN ALlBl BROKEN.

The foregoing dispatch gives the first
intimation from a Russian source in re-
gard to the testimony which the Ger
nan chancellor. DR.. Michaelis. said
earlier in the week established IRE
futably" that it was the military party
around the Russian emperor and not
Germany which chose the time for the
war. The chancellor said that If the
American government had had knowl-
edge of this testimony its judgment as
to the responsibility for the war, as
expressed in the presidents reply to
the pope would have been quite diff
ferent.
The principal point made by DR..
Miclnaelis was hat the Russian en-
peror, convinced at length Of the Ger
man emperor's desire for peace, ordered
cancellation of the mobilization order.
but tina "a couple of criminals" disre-
garded the order and thwarted it's
ecution. No reference was made by the
chancellor to the suppressed testimony
which is now at hand, indicating thas
the Russian staff had learned the Ger
man mobilization vas in progress Sc
cretly and that when this fact had
been established definitely, the Russian
emperor thanked his chief Of staff for
not having carried out the order tc
cancel the mobilization decree.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
GERMAN AL|b|
AGAIN SMASHED
Teutons Shown to Have Sup
pressed Evidence in Russian
Trial in Effort to Clear the
Kaiser of Starting War.

Copenhagen, Sept, S.-With the ar
is thrown on the campaign which the
German government has been conduct
ing on the strength Of testimony
brought out at the trial of General
Soukhomlinoff, in Petrograd for high
treason. Accounts of the trial pub
lished in the Novoe Vremya, Of Petro-
grad, show that in the attempt to prove
that Russia was responsible for begin
ming the war the Germans deliberately
suppressed important parts Of the tes-
timony given by General Januschkev-
itch, former chief of the Russian gen
eral staff.
Many Passages Suppressed.
In, its report of the trial the semi
official German news agency omitted
in its entirety. a passage regarding an
interview between General JanuSchkeV-
itch and the German military attache In
Petrograd. 1t appears from the NoVoe
Vremya that General JanuschkeY1tch
testified that reports had been received
that German mobilization was already
secretly in progress. The Russian staff
knew this could be done, under the Ger
man law without formal proclamation,
whereas in Russia a pubic MANIFESTO
from the emperor was necessary.
On the following day a dispatch was
received from the Russian ambassado1
at Berlin confirming the previous IN
formation that the German mobilization
was in progress. The emperor then eX-
pressed his thanks to General Janu-
schkevitch for not having, revoked the
mobilization.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
WAR TAX BATTLE
CLOSES MONDAY
Struggle Today Begins Over the
Amendments to Increase Rate
on Surplus and Part
nership Incomes.

Washington, d. c.. Sept. with the
holly contested war profits n income
ak sections of the war revenue bill
out of the way. the Senate today took
up for final disposition minor points or
dispute in the The final vote
on the bill as a whole must be taken
not later than Monday,
High tax advocates lost their fight
again yesterday when the Senate tenta-
lively adopted the committees income
tax provisions designed to raise SS42.-
900, 900 additional revenue from indt-
sviduals and corporations. The group OF
senator's who opposed the army draft
law, made up Of Senator's Gronna,
Hardwick, La Toilette, Reed and Var
deman, received az setback when the
Senate rejected "A to S a proposal by
Mr.. Hardwick to increase x on big
incomes to pay $50 monthly to all
Americans serving in France. The
amendment aroused the Senate's ire
as 1T has not been aroused in a o
while.
When the Senate meets. this morning,
the new administrative provisions re-
garding income collection were first to
be taken up. including an amendment
by Senator McCumber to make partner
ships subject to the same levy as cor
porations. An amendment by Senator
Jone for a Is per cent assessment on
undivided corporate surplus was pend
ing. The committee reduced the; rate
to 10 per cen
Among the other minor contested
features that remain to be disposed OF
are the consumption taxes on sugar.
coffee, tea and cocoa, giving $50. 000. 900:
the. sugar draw back repeal provision
and the section increasing second class
mail rates. 1t is considered doubtful.
however, whether these can be reached
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
U.s. PRISONERS Sent
FOOD IN GERMANY
Careful Check Will Be Kept to
See That They Get
All Sent.

Washington, D. c.. Sept. 1O,-Ameri-
cans captured and helu in German
prison amps are to be looked after by
the American Red Cross. Already Il
prisoners relief committee has been or
Sanized, under supervision of Ellis L.
Dressed, OF the American legation at
Berne, Switzerland.
The German policy Of giving prison
crs poor and scanty rations is to be
counteracted by shipping food parcels
to American prisoners. Each will con
tain Il post card, to be signed as a re
ceipt and returned, as q means of NAL
ing sure the Americans get the aid in
tended for them.
These packages will contain &c
pounds of meat, It quantity OF butter
jam, coffee OF tea. salt, rice and dried
fruit. The parcels will be sent three
times in a fortnight.
Arrangements also have been made
permitting sending clothing, money anc
letters from the families in this coun
try of men taken prisoners.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
SPIES ON U. S. TANKER
ENDANGER BIG FLEET

Philadelphia, Sept. S.-The safety of
a large fleet of merchant ships. carry
ing about $50. eco, goo worth of cargo
and conveyed by 20 British destroyers
in the submarine one vas endangered
by the alleged mutinous conduct of the
four members of the crew of an armed
American oil steamer.
The men were removed from the
steamer while off the Delaware capes.
They were held for a further hearing
next Wednesday.
Witnesses testified the four men
threatened the captain and the chief
gunner of the armed guard and that they
had broken the screens off the lights
while in the danger zone, compelling
the commander of the convoy to signal
the steamer that the whole fleet was
endangered. Reasonable utterances
against the United States is another
charge against the men.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

this is your chance to straighten this
all up and get out of this trouble, be-
cause to let it go as it was | was sure
talking further in the same way he be-
came impatient and left the room. Mr..
Favilie then talked to NE, making the
same points and suggestions hat the
other two men had made, and | told
him | thought Mr.. Havner had no right
to talk to me in the way he did. | fin
ally got so | could not talk and
got cold. Eaville said | had a nervous
chill just like his wife did. Mr.. Rock.
who had returned to the room. offered
To give me q drink of whisky, but ]
told him l never drank whisky, and |
refused TO take it. | asked again if !
could not go, and they said that the
sheriff could take me home. Mr.. Dunn
then came and brought me to the hotel
where DR.. Thompson was called, and ]
was placed under his care.
Il further affirm that | was not taken
into the grand jury room at all on that
day, and that the foregoing happening
occurred and that l was detained in
the said Judge Deemer's office room
for fully three hours. Furthermore. the
foregoing statement does not include all
the conversation that took place at the
time, but it is all that I can distinctly
remember at the present time. I fur
Their affirm that MI. Havner told Inc
that the only evidence to connect +,
f. Jones with the murder was the lie
that ] told" Alice Willard.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
America Will Treat With a Ger.
many Ridded of Hohen-
zo|Ierns and Having
Full Suffrage.
N MAY GET LANDS
Alsace- Lorraine, Bosnia, Here.
govina and Even Schles-
wig Holstein to Decide
Who'll Govern Them.
BY tho United Press.

Washington, Sept. l0.-Full suffrage
for a Germany rid of Hohenzollernism,
rights of disputed territory, restitution
and restoration of those countries trod-
den Under the Gernan heel during the
war-nothing short of these terms can
terminate the war.
To clear up the confusion caused by
the recent state department
ment which seemed to contradict Presi-
dent Wilson'S reply to the pope. the
official statement of the attitude of the
government, vouched for BY the high
est authority.
Declares Dynasty Doomed.
The allies cannot talk peace with q
H~ohenzollern, in the opinion of admin
istration officials. The German people
should act promptly to eliminate this
| dynasty and abandon all militaristic
| rule IL the var is not to go on indefi-
nitely.
The reform which makes the chan
cellor responsible to the ~reichstag 10
not sufficient, but the allies must have
a clear knowledge OF the full RESPONSE
German people. 1t means that the
United States and all her allies shall
sit as a court of judgement on German
reform.
France to Guide U. S.
The United States will be guided in
peace opinions, by those having the
most experience with the Germans, for
instance. France France believes it
would be madness to enter into peace
negotiations with the kaiser. When
Wilson said peace, he meant 1t literally,
and it applies. even to Acknowledgement
of the German empire.
1t is declared that Alsace-Lorrain,
Bosnia, Herzegovina. and even Schles-
wig Holstein, wrested from Denmark
by Germany in 1866, do not constitute
integral parts of the empire.
Bosnia and Herzegovina We're as
by Austria by executive order in 1908.
sumed by Austria by executive order in
1908.
Can Chose Their Allegiance.
The administration holds these should
be given the right to express them
selves whether to remain under the
military heel of German powers, to re-
turn to their mother countries, to rule
themselves, or to attach themselves to
other nations.
Bosnia is understood to desire a berth
in the Jugo-Slav state, the neucleus Of
which is Servia and Montenegro. Al
the same time 1seria, Trieste n GoriZ.
ia, upon which Italy has designs. also
desire entrance into this state, and Of
ficials believe the people should be al
lowed to determine. Autonomy for Po-
land is demanded.
The door to peace is open, but 1t il
well guarded. Anything short of these
terms means war to the end.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

PROGRESS OF HUN
IN ~FRlGHTFULNESS


Progressive steps in German
frighttu!ness + as follows:
Murder of Belgian women and
children.
White slavery forced upon
French women prisoners.
Bombing raids upon the coast OF
England.
Aerial attacks on nonmilitary
districts in England.
Sinking of the Lusitania.
Deportation of Belgian workmen.
Murder of Edith Cavell.
Murder of Captain Fryatt.
Ruthless submarine attacks or
neutral ships.
Torpedoing British hospital ships.
ships.
Well poisoning during the west
ern front retreat.
Compelling French prisoners to
york in the firing line.
Aerial attacks on advanced base
hospitals.
Aerial attacks on American rear
base hospitals.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

Washington, D. c.. Sept. 1o.--Politi-
clans here are watching with no small
rivalry in the cabinet for the 1920 nom
nation for president.
1t has been current gossip here for q
long time that Secretary McAdoo and
Secretary Baker both aspire to succeed
President Wilson, and that both are
trimming sail to that end
Now it is announced Secretary Baker
will tour the country. visiting canton
ments. Secretary McAdoo has already
made n Liberty loan tour and will
make another. Friends of each cabinet
officer say these trips are essential for
official purposes, but politicians main
tain that the reasons for the missions
are not wholly official and that each
aspirant for the White House is anxious
to get a nation wide acquaintance
which will be useful in 1920.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
No NEW pRAET SOON.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. S.-Provost
Marshal General Gsowder, in issuing
new rulings concerning the execution OF
the selective draft law reiterated that
no date has been set for a second call
for men for the national army and that
SO far as is known, no second call is
contemplated by President Wilson.
The acceptance of substitutes for
men selected for military duty is pro-
hibited and local boards are instructed
not. to consider claims for exemptions
based upon a discharge of a registrant
from the army, navy OF marine corps al
the expiration OF enlistment or for some
physical disability. since corrected.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
LOCAL MEN DECIDE
RETAIL COAL PRICES

Washington, D. c.. Sept. S.-To as
sure every part of the country an ade-
quate supply of coal this winter the
fuel administration, it is announced,
will name a committee in each state
to assist in apportioning the output.
The state representatives of the fuel
administration will appoint in each
county and in each city of more than
$500 inhabitants a committee to sug-
gest fair retail prices. Cooperating with
the state representative there will be a
state committee charged with ascer-
tanning the amour of coal needed by
the state to carry it through the winter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
POLAND ASKS PLACE
AT PEACE TREATING
Polish Delegates Meet in Stock
holm, With Kaiser's Agent
Attending.

Stockholm, Sept. 2.-Delegates from
Poland. including representatives OF
Gil, are meeting here to discuss ways
and means OF obtaining for Poland as
a sovereign nation the right to be rep
resented at the conference which will
conclude peace. Last night the Polish
delegation ave a banquet to the en-
tente ministers, all of whom We're pres
ent with the exception of the represent
tatives of Japan and Russia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
OFFICIAL INSPIRES PROPAGANDA

copenhagen, Sept. "a WeI defined
movement is manifesting itself in Ger
many, combining a protest against the
attitude of the reichstag majority in
adopting the peace resolution, with eN
pressions of Indignation at the refer
ences in President Wilson'S reply tc
Pope Benedict's peace proposals to in
ternal conditions in that country
Business organizations in various parts
Of Germany show signs of careful nur-
ture and acceleration of the movement
from some central force which is per-
haps not far removed from the inter
ests now controlling the Lokal An
zeiger, of Berlin. the main protagonist
Of the movement.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
LlLlUOKALlMl GIVES
RED CROSS 500 A MONTH

Washington. Sept. S.-LiliuoRalini.
former queen of Hawaii. has sent to the
American Red Cross through Governor
Pinkham. a contribution of 500. In a
letter TO the governor, h said the con
tribution would be renewed monthly
to the end of the year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
NO NEW EVIDENCE
Appeals for Draft Exemption to
Be Decided on Facts Be
fore Appeal Boards.

Washington. d. C., Sept. 1o.-General
Crowder has ruled hat in consider
ing appeals to the president from dis
trict boards. no oral or corroborative evil
dence and no new evidence or affidavits
will be considered. Findings of boards
will be reviewed Oh the basis of facts
before them. Numerous appeals are
coming from Iowa and other states.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

The officers slaughtered by German
fr~ightfulness are the first killed on lanG
since the United States entered the war
There have been casualties al sea, anC
two or three accidental deaths among
troops with General Pershing. Blu the
workers of mercy are the first to die
in the service.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
LockJAw GERMS FOUND.

washington, D. c., Sept. S.-Presence
of lockjaw germs in two out of 10
samples of courtplaster purchased In
Washington, D. c., and strong indica-
tions of the presence of such germs in
a single sample from the Ohio state
department of health, have been found
by the governments hygienic labora-
tory
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
RUSSIAN CITIES HUNGRY.

Stockholm, Sept. 3.-A food crisis in
Petrogfad and Moscow is reported in
|advices received here from Haparanda.
N. Jurenew, Russian minister of COM
munication, is said to have asked Nj.
Pieschehonoff. minister of suppiiess, to
take further extraordinary measures to
save these cities from famine. saying
supplies on hand in Petrograd would
suffice only for 10 days and that con-
litions in MOSCOW were worse.
All the bread in Moscow a been
distributed and in order to provide a
further amount, arrangements have
teen made to keep continuous comfnu-
nicat.on by means of special trains bc
tween the supply center and PetroETaG
and Moscow.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

) U. S. CASUALTY LIST.

BY Tho United Pres.

BY tho United Press.
At the Seen of the Bombardment
of American Hospitals. Sept. TO-
-Four Americans were killed when
German airmen deliberately bombed
American hospitals on the French
coast. The list of dead follows:
First Lieut.. William T.. FHitzsim-
mons. Kansas City, ad%jutant to
colonel commanding the Harvard
unit.
Private Leslie G. Woods, streator,
III.
Private Rudolph Rubino. New
York.
Private Oscar Letugo, Boston.
In addition to this list three first
~lieutenants, six privates and n
nurse We're wounded.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
KAlsER,s 3

Copenhagen. .sess.. Sit Is reported
here that Nikolai Lenine, the .radicea
Russian propagandist, is attending the
Stockholm conference inc0gnito.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
By Associated Press.

w. NV -,
Russians on the Rigs front, indications
are not wanting that the German drive
II this region has reached nearly its
limits. This view is taken by leading
German military writer's, who point to
he ~lateness of the season as making it
Improbable that Won Hindenburg in
ends to push his campaign further
his fall. He will be content with safe
guarding his new acquisitions, the bases
If Riga and Duenamuende, they init
mate.
Vienna claims he driving back of
he italians in the Hermada sector,
where General Cordona has been push
!! ing towards Trieste. 1t is asserted that
all the ground won by him there in he
present offensive has been recovered
and that more than 5000 prisoners have
been taken by the Austrians up TO the
present.
Italians, says the statement, are still
e~nergetically eXerting pressure upon
the Austrian lines northeast of Gorilla
| (the San Gabrielle region), Keeping
! them under an intensive barrage fire.
The Carso fighting is being mainly
| carried on by the artillery. the state
! ment indicates.
London. Sept. 10.-In the Hermada
| sector on the front northwest of Triest
| the Austrians have captured ground
gained by the Italians, the war office
| announces in an undated statement.
The statement says the Italians can
| no longer boast of having gained d yard
of ground.
Up to the present, according to the
| announcement, the AuStrianS have tax
en- more than 5000 prisoners in the
Hermada region.
According to the announcement, the
Austrians pressed back the Italians
from Monte San Gabrielle, northeast OF
! Gorilla. The Italians are said to have
fled.
TAKE OATH TO CHECK cADoRNA.
Udine, Italy, Sept. 10-The ferocity OF
the Austrian counter attacks, in which
| the best fresh troops We're launched
column after column, regardless of the
enormous losses, is explained by a
council of war held recently under the
presidency of Field Marshal Conrad Won
HoetZendorf, and attended by the ablest
Austrian generals, including Field
Marshal 0 Koevess and General Dor
cevvic. They are reported to have taken
an oath to drive the Italians from Aus.
trian territory.
Sections of the battlefield on which
these charges We're made are literally
i heaped with bodies. Austrian attacks
were directed with particular severity
against Selo, from which the Italians
th~reatenftbe northern slopes of the Her
mazda, the kew to Trieste. Selo was in
ruins when the Italians captured it
Now the ruins have been pulverized
The surrounding country has beer
plowed up by shells and all signs OF
vegetation have disappeared.
~
CIVILIANS TO SEE WAR.
Amsterdam. Sept. S.-Thirty-twt
members of the German %reichstag lef
Berlin yesterday to visit the battl'
fronts ITO form some idea of tn
strategic situation of the fighting" ac
lcording to the Weiser Zeitung.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
FRENCH REPuLsE ATTACKS.

Paris, Sept. 10.-German attacks last
night on Lorraine, east of Rheims, and
On the Aisne front, We're repulsed, it is
announced officially. The French took
prisoners in successful raids.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
GERMAN WAR CRAFT REFUSED.

Petrograd. Sept. lO.-German war
craft again have been sighted in the
Gulf of Riga, and have been shelled by
The Russian coast batteries, the war Of
ice Russian torpedo boats
discovered Il German submarine and
enemy ships. apparently trawlers, We're
observed in Irbensk sound. They were
tire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

Stockholm, Sept. 1O--lt is reported by
the Svenska Dagbladet that German
naval forces of considerable strength
have been observed in the southern
Baltic. taking a northerly course. The
leading squadron. it says, consists of
submarines and torpedo boats, with
cruisers following them. 1t is believed
to be the German Baltic fleet. REIN
forced by part of the high seas fleet.
a great naval attack on Russian Bsitic
coast towns is expected.
Berlin (via %L.ondon), Sept lo.-The
French nave resumed the offensive in
the Verdun region, according to today's
wal office statement. They attacked
last night on a 20-mile front, but We're
repulsed, it is declared. This morning
the battle was renewed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
CIVILIANS 70 SEE WAR.

Amsterdam. Sept. S.-Thirty two
members of the German reichstag left
Berlin yesterday to visit the battle
fronts Ito form some idea of the
strategic situation of the fighting" ac-
ECording to the Weiser Zeitung.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
THE BOYS CIVIL WAR REMINIS
CENCES

Continued from Page Six
lasting peace pe%rpetuated by reason
end love and consideration.
We boys and girls certainly did
enjoy those celebrations up town, call
ed by men on horse back, ~galloping in
every direction announcing some great
victory won and would everybody turn
u and celebrate? Everybody turn
ed out, and led by fife and drum corps,
how we marched and how the orators
did spread themselves. And then the
soldiers came home, Jim and Laddy
got married.
Old Berry again came under the
care Of jim; for Jim had saved his
army money, and bought the forty
acre farm. Berry didn't even have to
move. My old Gray Dolly was traded
for lumber towards building a house,
following the war, and we became city
residents of the small town, Onaraga,
and gradually grew away from war
conditions and wars results.
History has failed to give the boys
and girls their rightful place on the
printed page, but our efforts helped
all right to win the war, and now, we,
as parents, honor and are proud of the
boys and girls who are showing their
hands and hearts in the work of help,
ing to win this war, that they, them.
selves, may be real men and women IN
their day and age. A. w. HYDE