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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-01-11

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les. II. seilrag. Freeman. ST D.. ard
W. d. Daixiel, Davis, S. III, we're on
motion approsed.
/ Aiin,ltes of quarter ending leer, sii
1916 was read and on motion ap,
Iproyed as read.
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die.
| Beard Immediately veorganized
iby electing Commissioner Iohnsor
chairman for The esisueing year.
he following warrants are out
liawed and will be destroyed Feb
18th. IssI
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1910, No. 6,77;74 |. IS.
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Is. 81 Johnson July 77tlh, 1910
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Fred White, Oct. a5lh, 1910
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fees and mileage ,....,-..-..... :as.se
Louis Vogiand. justice fees. an5
NJ i, Ennlery, dragging roads GOO
Mems Tog Shop, merchandise
for county farm ........... assn
Edmund Wilson, wheel chair
for county farm ............... 3Gftl
Bag Sioux Ibr. Co, bridge
lumber .........-, 1857
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Edward F. Bogeman, u,er-
chandise for county farm 2s.55
z. Franklin, carpenter work s,,1,(,
Dr, Kalayiain, profession
81 service at county farm $500
Big Sioux Lbr. Co, lumber
for county farm 100000. 155
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On motion Beard adjourned 10
500 A. III. Jan. 5th, 1917.
ID. A. JOHNSON
ssttest Chairman
@. MI. RASMUSSEN
3a5s. County A1sdit0r

County Auditor
Parker, S. ID. Jan. 9Th. 1917
Board of County Commissioners
met as per adjournment, all mem
bers present, county auditor acting
as clerk.
The following bills were onnoison
allowed:
]. ]. Roberts, salary manager
Of county farm Z months. $4,000
\. ]. Roberts. corn bought,
threshling bill and cash
advanced 10 pauper. ia. 40
II. B. Graves, superintendent
Of beard OF health ............ fD4. IL
A. ~. Bacon. commissioner
fees and mileage ................ 2s5.70
e Jorgensen, commissioner
fees and mileage ................ 2O.7O
A. Vogel. commissioner fees
and mileage ....,................. 20 90
3. A. Johnson, commissioner
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County Ansiitoi.

Parker. s. d.. Jan. ash. 1917
& Board met as per adiengnsuens. all
members present. uissi.er acsiug ii.
clerk
# On motion 4 ssrisiFe located be-
tween sections 225 aud aG. Turner
ts.ws,sllif,, was ssras sed moved Il, The
81 :scrs corner common ID sections
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BIZ following Resolution MAS M
Produced and on motion adopted.
WHEREAS il is necessary for the
Board tc Tx the salaries of certain
county ofIicers and designate The
time that eefsaiss county officers r.,ap
employ i deputy II county expense !:
Be il Resolved BY the Beard of
County Commissioners of Turner
County. south Dakota. that the sala-
|ry of thu following county officers
and deputies be fixed for Tie year
f9f7 as follows: Deputy county a,i-
tiitur a06Do per month, deputy co,,rl4
sty treasurer $500, deputy rogister
of deeds 500. .0t, per month, deputy
|ssapefint endent az schools $1,000 per
nperintendent of schools s65.o0 per
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
FAIL
To JUSTIFY USE
Correspondent Says Kaiser
Has Decided to Stop
Aerial Attacks

Geneva, Feb. 19 (From a staff cor.
respondent of The Associated Press).
The Zeppelin campaign against Lon.
don has been found to be unprofitable,
The cessation of German air attacks
on the British metropolfs after the
latest appearance of the biz dirigibies
over the city last fall has been due
not to fortuitous circumstances but
to the deliberate determination Of the
German leaders to abandon these at.
tacks, as has long been true in the
case of Paris.
The predominant reason for the de.
cision, probably is the increasing
strength and efficiency Of the air de-
fenses of the city, but the effect Of
the raids on neutral opinion, in. view
of the then contemplated peace over
lures, may also have been factor
In the early days of the conflict
when the air raids were just begin
ming President Wilson caused to be
conveyed to Emperor William and the
German government a personal and
unofficial message which set forth that
airship and airplane raids upon popu-
lous cities were looked on with dis.
favor by the American people, and
contributed largely to stirring up anti.
German feeling in the United States.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
AMERICAN SHIPS TO
BRAVE WAR ZONE

New York, Feb. 19.-Five American
ships from this port are now on tho
high seas exposed to the dangers Of
German submarine warfare and sew
eral Others are ready for immediate
departure. Three of these vessels, the
Orleans and the Rochester for Bor.
deaux and the .Oswego for Genoa are
now approa ching the blockade line in
the Bay Of Biscay and the Mediterran-
ean
The City of Pueblo, freighter Of
1924 tons owned by the Harrey
Steamship Co., got sway yesterday for
Havre. Her captain and thirteen 9th
er officers are Americans. Members
of the crew are to receive a war bonus
of so per cent Of their pay at the end
of the voyage.
Among the American ships ready to
sail today are the Algonquin, a freight
er, and the MONGOLIA. which fs equip
pea tc carry Essse7iEBrs. = Il a 1850 n.
In addition to the City OF Pueblo
twelve steamships sailed from New
York yesterday, presumably by routes
that will carry them through the zone
O, blockade. Three vessels, one an
American, arrived after passage
through the restricted area.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
GERARD REGARDED
AS SPY OF ALLIES

Amsterdam, Feb. 10, via London
Count Won Reventlow devotes the lead
ing editorial in the Berlin Tages
Zeitung today to an attack on James
W. Gerard, former American ambassa.
dor. whom he accuses Of having used
his official position deliberately to
transmit important war information
to the entente by way Of America.
Many indications" he writes, have
continually pointed to the theory that
the uncontrolled cable service and let
ter service to the United States per-
mitted to the American embassy had
also been an uncontrolled method Of
communication with London and Paris,
This was best Illustrated in the events
which led to the capture and execu-
tion of Sir Roger Easement
"Thus London learned in good time
the enterprise which led Easement to
the Irish coast and his capture follow
ed. American Ambassador Gerard and
his personnel were the ones who de-
livered the honorable Irishman to the
hangman."
An attack on newspaper service
from Berlin is appended and the article
closes with an expression of hearty
thankfulness that Mr.. Gerard has left
Berlin.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
UNITED ACTION BY
AMERICANS URGED
EUcADoR SUGGESTS UNION OF
NATIONS OF NORTH AND
SOUTH AMERICA.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 10. Some
interest was manifested here today in
Eucadors proposal for congress. Of
American nations to meet Immediately
and take 1.-The necessary measures for
securing continental expression prin-
cipally for the guarantee of the rights
of neutrality and if it is possible for
the alienation Of the rigors of war"
Tobar Borgona, Eucadorean minister
OF foreign relations, made the sugges-
ton in note to the Mexican min
lister OF foreign relations responding to
General Carranza's note to the United
States, and all neutral nations suggest
ing an embargo on foodstuff and munt-
tions exports as means of bringing
the war to an end.
Borgonas communication dated at
Quito, February II says joint action
of all American nations Is needed to
produce results as "the labor of one,
separate from the others it has been
demonstrated, is unfruitful." Eucador,
therefore, believes 1t essential that
there should be an immediate session
of an American congress which could
meet, for example In Uruguay"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
REFUGEES
SENT BACK HOME

Columbus, N. NJ. Feb. 10. With
departure today Of the last Of the 2,7O0
Mexican refugees encamped here for
various parts of New Mexico where
work has been offered, only the Chi
nese remain out Of the throng that fol-
lowed General Pershing to the border.
The Chinese consul arrived today to ar
range with the immigration department
for the future of these 516 Chinese. He
has asked that the merchants be allow.
ed to remain in American territory
while the laborers are either ''interned
at Columbus or sent to Juarez, Mexico
on the border
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
SOLDIERS WILL
RETURN T0C|TY
TUESDAY NIGHT
Word Has Been Received By
Reception Committee Frs1n
Officer of Company
BAND AND PUBLIC
WILL MEET GUARD

Ottumwa will turn out Tuesday night
to greet the returning members Of Co.
G, Third Iowa infantry when they
reach here from Des Moines over tho
Rock Island. The reception commit
tee has received official word from the
company to the effect that the men will
reach here at 1880 p. m.
The band has promised to be present
and the public in large numbers is ex.
pected to be on hand to give the lads
royal welcome for they look for it
and the committee does not intend to
disappoint them. Despite the lateness
OF the hour. the patriotism Of the
people Of Ottumwa is appealed to and
big demonstration of welcome is
planned for the home coming.
The lads who for the past seven
months have been on the border until )
fortnight ago when they reached Dea
Moines on their way home, are looking
forward to good sized cfowd Of their
friends to meet them at the station and
the committee Of the Commercial club
in charge of the reception Of the
guardsmen, has laid plans to make the
homecoming as hearty as possible.
Fifteen minutes or thereabouts
Will be given the company members to
greet their relatives and friends at the
station Tuesday night after which,
headed by the band, they will march
to the armory.
Some days following the return, a
banquet will be given and the public
will be invited to the reception thai
will follow the spread.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
MINISTER ASKS
FOR OPEN SUNDAY

Des Moines, Feb. 10. Deserving fell
low ministers and members of the
State Lords day alliance who have
been attempting to have passed law
regulating Sabbath observance, Rev. j.
Kirbye, Of Plymouth Congregational
church, Des Moines today appeared
before a Joint committee Of the Iowa
legislature ask the repeal Of existing
so-called blue laws"
Rev K1rbye advocated passage OF =
law which would limit amusements
Sunday morning but would leave Sun
day afternoon open to all forms Of
"clean amusement"
He said law which would permit
a business man to play golf, but would
prohibit poor clerk from playing anna
teur baseball, or from attending a
theater or professional baseball game
would be "unreasonablei and unjust"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
MERCY SHOTS ARE
RULEAT WAR FRONT
IOWA NEWSPAPER MAN TELLS
HOW EUROPEAN ARMIES
CARE FOR WOUNDED.

Des Moines, Feb. 19. - Editors
throughout the state are commenting
on the fact that Verne Marshall, man.
aging editor of the Cedar Rapids Ca
zette, during the course Of his address
recently at a banquet held IN connec-
ton with the convention of the Iowa
Press association, brought out a feat
ure of the European war which has
been neglected or overlooked by
American correspondents at the battle
fronts. For twelve months Mr.. Mar
shall served as driver Of a motor am
|bulance in the French field hospital
corps.
1t was his duty for several weeks to
carry wounded from Dead Mans hill in
the Verdun sector over shell pitted and
extremely dangerous roads TO field
station where the men were given first
aid and later were to be transported
further in, away from the fighting line,
for treatment.
In his address Mr.. Marshall describ-
ed yividly the stretch Of ground known
as "No Mans land' between the first
line trenches He said that the artil
lery fire, machine gun fire and bullets
from individual French and German
soldiers guns made it impossible either
for the Red Cross or the army field
hospital organizations to bring back
to the trenches the men OF sether army
woudned in the various attacks and
counter attacks. He said the custom
which prevailed during the civil war OF
bringing the wounded back during the
night was not followed on French bat
tlefields where all night, long the fight
ing continues, lighted by rocket flares
shot from anti-aircrafe guns and
swinging on balloons high in the sky.
The speaker told Of seeing men by
the thousands piled in windrows be.
tween the trenches after an attack had
been stopped by devastating machine
gun fire. He said that following the St
tacks gunners of both French and Ger.
man armies sent into the piles OF
bodies between the trenches shrapnel
shell after shrappel shell in the hope
of killing whatever wounded men
might he pinned under the hundreds OF
dead. These shells are called the
shells of mercy" by the French, he said
and the Germans have similar name.
The speaker pointed out that a griev-
ously wounded man might lie for days
pinned down by the bodies OF his dead
comrades and finally die as the result
Of his wounds or from starvation. be-
cause on account Of the heavy firing 1t
would be impossible for aid TO reach
him y ,lss y = " SO fra<@s} -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
CONGRESS STARTS
ON HOME STRETCH
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MEASURES
DESTINED TO GO OVER TO
ANOTHER SESSION..

Washington, d. c., Feb. 10. Con
gress today started its next-to-the-last
week Of the session with the general
legislative situation somewhat as fol-
lows:
In the senate the espionage and anti
conspiracy bill was up for final action.
Next the revenue bill and naval bill,
carrying $3.50, 100000, will be pushed.
Most Of the legislative congestion ex.
lists in the senate.
In the house. the Danish West In
dies bill was up for passage today, and
the army bill, carrying $247,0Oo,000
probably will be passed tomorrow and
sent to the senate. Other measures
which are to be pressed in the house
Immediately, according to present
plans, are the sundry civil and general
deficiency appropriation bills and the
military academy bill. The post ONCE
appropriation bill, with its senate
"bone dry" prohibition amendment
may be called up Tuesday.
What national emergency legislation
Is to be passed during the remaining
two weeks rests largely with President
Wilson and the development Of the
German submarine situation, but con.
siderable effort will be made to get
action on the bill to empower the gov
ernment to control merchant shipping
in case of war. Some doubt seems to
exist among congressional leaders
whether railroad legislation. the rivers
and harbors bills and other general
measures can be passed before ad.
journment.
The house rules committee met to-
day to draft its report on the leak
investigation which probably will be
presented late this week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
In
MINES JUSTIFIED
BUSIEST YEAR ON RECORD FINDS
FEWER THAN USUAL NUMBER
OF VICTIMS.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.-ln the
year 1916, the busiest most prosperous
year in the history of coal mining
with the greatest tonnage ever taken
from the earth, and more men en-
ployed than ever before, an army ex'
ceeding three-quarters of million toll
ers, there were, according to report
issued by Van H. Manning, director
of the bureau Of mines, today, less men
killed in accidents than In any one OF
the previous nine years.
The following facts stood out prom
inently in the report:
The number Of men killed was 2,225,
which is "A less than in 1915, 229 less
than in 1914, and $50 less than in 1913
There were 65,000,000 more tons OF
coal mined and there were more men
employed than in 1915.
The death rate for each 1000 men
employed, 303, is the lowest in the
last eighteen years, at which time
about half as many men were EN-
ployed.
There were 269, 900 tons of coal min
ed for each life lost, which Is the
greatest tonnage per fatality In the
history of the United States. The in
crease in tonnage for each life lost Is
nearly $4,000 tons over the year 1915.
"The mere reduction of forty-four
lives lost for the year 1916 does not
disclose by any means the gratifying
results obtained" said Mr.. Manning.
"If the same conditions had prevailed
in 1916 as in 1915 in regard to the tom
mage for each life lost, there would
have been at least 275 more men killed.
But backSof all that, the year 1915 was
up to that time the safest year IN
Amaf coal mining and 1915 out
strips ina remarkable manner.
"The SSfety First movement foster.
ed by the bureau Of mines from an iso.
lated, sporadic effort until 1t has be-
come great nAffopnl asset, is respon-
sible for the stdpbing and turning
back of record or deaths that had be.
come great American crime. 1t is
venturesome to suggest what might
have happened without the Safety
First movement, but believe l am
conservative in saying that at least
5000 miners are today alive and happy
with their families, who otherwise
would have been in their graves.
What has been so far accomplished
is due to the friendly cooperative spirit
that exists between the state mine in.
spectors, the mine operators, the min.
ers and the bureau of mines. The re-
suits so car attained give the bureau
much encouragement to renewed and
more vigorous effort in the conserva.
ton Of th1k human resources q the
country. n st 81 s.ass.ssta
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
IOWA FACTORIES
ASKED FOR DATA

Davenport. February 19.-Davenpor
members of the Iowa State Manufac-
turers association will unanimously
answer the plea Of the state associa-
tion made today, for information re-
garding what kind of war supplies
they can make in case of need. They
will offer the services of their organi-
zation and their equipment to the gov.
ernment, said local officers. Secretary
Wrightman said they received re-
quests for this information today.