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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
European War News

Sixteen British> merchant men of
more than 1000 tons were sunk by
mines or submarines in the last week,
according to the admiralty statement
issued ut London. One vessel under L.
600 tons and four fishing vessels also
were sunk.
Enemy forces have begun an attack
on the Italian lines on the Asiago pla-
teau, the Rome war office announced.
The only gains achieved in the attack
were some positions the loss of which
has not impaired the italian defen-
sive line.
That Field Marshal Haig prevented
the Germans from breaking through
his lines on the Cambria front dis.
counts the small gains which the en-.
envy achieved on Monday at a terrible
cost of life, says dispatch from Paris.
Haig thwarted what is believed to
have been German attempt to dupli-
cate the German-Austro-H Hungarian
performance in Italy.
An official announcement was issued
at Petrograd, signed by Ensign Kry.
lenko, the bolsheviki commander in
chief, confirming the killing by infuri.
ated members of the bolsheviki of Gen.
eral Dukhonin, former commander In
chief of the Russian armies, who re-
fused to request German army OH.
cials to enter into an armistice with
the bolsheviki.
Jerusalem is virtually at the mercy
Of British troops. General Allenby's
troops are in a position to enter the
city whenever they desire, according to
official dispatches received at Washing
ton. For strategic reasons the British
are now engaged in On encircling move.
men branching out from Jaffa.
The Norwegian legation In London
reports that - Norwegian steamers,
Of q gross tonnage Of 1902, were lost
in November by causes arising from
the war. Forty-one Norwegian lives
were lost though the same causes.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13

Within the last month 77,5OO.OOO
one-cent pieces have been coined to
relieve the penny shortage caused by
imposition Of war taxes, says dis
patch from Washington.
Both branches of congress at Wash
ington responded with instant action
to the presidents recommendation in
his message for declaration Of war
against Austria.
Ambassador Jusserand presented to
President Wilson bronze medal from
the people Of France to commemorate
the entrance of the United States into
the world war,
1t will require $13,O1S, 725 ,594.84 to
run the United States government dur
ing the legislative year of 1918. Sec
rotary Of the Treasury McAdoo so in
formed congress at Washington.
A general increase of IS cents ton
was added to the price of anthracite
coal mt the mines by President Wilson
Mt Washington, to meet proposed
wage increase for anthracite miners.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
says Mrs. King Hired Pen Expert

Says Mrs.. King Hired Pen Experts.
Concord, N. c., Dec. 10.-Gaston B.
Means on the stand in his own de.
tense at the trial on the charge OF
murder Of Mrs. Maude A. King, con.
tinued to explain letters which he
had written and which the state had
presented AZ evidence Of. duplicity on
his part in dealing with Mrs. King
He also told Of having at Mrs. Kings
direction employed expensive hand
writing experts and lawyers to en-
deavor to secure the probation Of tn,
last viii Of james G. King, known .,
the second will
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
Americans to Rebuild Halifax,

Americana to Rebuild Halifax.
New York, Dec. 10.-special traira
have left over the New York Central
for Halifax. carrying 600 men. $4,000
worth Of tools. $4,000 worth of
lumber. 1000 portable houses and Is
motor trucks. A special salvage
corps under 20 expert engineers win
aid in the work Of rescue Of the city
and IN the construction Of temporary
shelter. DR.. Darlington, former
health com missioner, is in charge of
temporary housing and will aid local
authorities in maintaining sanitary
conditions In the stricken city.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
COSTA REGIME OVERTHROW

Madrid. Dec. l0.--Information re-.
ceived by the Portuguese legation in
Madrid is confirmatory Of previous
advices that the revolutionary move.
ment in Portugal has been successful.
According to the legations informa-
ton the government under Premier
Costa has been thrown from power
and DIR. Sid0nio F'aes. former Portu-
guese minister to Germany has been
named president of a provisional gov
eminent.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
RELIEF FOR STRICKEN CITY
Over $25, 900 Needed for Sufferer.
at Halifax

at halifax =
Halifax. Dec. 10.-An appeal to the
people of Canada for from, $50 OOO. 900
to $25,0O0,00O for immediate relief of
the homeless and reconstruction of the
stricken district of Halifax. was issued
yesterday by the mayors of Halifax
and Dartmouth. The appeal explained
that the ruin was complete in a wide
area occupied almost exclusively by
the laboring class. Building materials
of every kind, especially lumber and
roofing material, are most urgently
needed.
Premier Robert L. Borden announced
here yesterday that preliminary ap-
preparation of one million dollars had
been made by the Canadian govern
ment for immediate relief in Halifax.
This fund will be placed at once in the
hands Of the citizens finance commit
tee.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
AIR BOMB WOUNDS sAMMIEs
Three Are Struck by Fragments From
Enemy Missile.

Three Are Struck by Fragments From
Enemy Missile.
With the American Army in France,
Dec. 10-A bomb dropped by Ger
man aviator during a recent flight at
night struck in the street of a town
through which two American aviation.
mechanics, Corporal Walter A. War.
rem Of Detroit. Mich, and Private
Edward F. Ehsen of Buffalo, Mo-,
were passing. The Detroit man was
wounded in the shoulder and the
Missourian's nose was broken and he
received other injuries in the face.
At the same time an ambulance driver
from Hannibal, Mo-, was struck ON
the back by flying brick. The
three men are in a base hospital ana
their condition is reported as not
serious.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
FORMER CAR May BE FREE
Escapes From Guards In Siberia,
y. s. Consul Hears.


u. s. Consul Hears.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The Ameri.
can consul at Tiflis reports rumor
that the former car of Russia has
escaped. The message contained no
details and made it clear that there
was no confirmation of the rumor.
No other news was received here
from Russia.
To Regulate All Loans.
London. Nov. 10.-The holsheviki
government, according to a Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd. is preparing
decree repudiating all Russian fol.
eign loans and loans concluded by
land banks and railways on govern
ment guarantees. Shares of internal
loans held abroad also will be repu.
dated.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
Blizzard Adds to Horror And
Puts Stop To All Relief Work
In Stricken City.
COLD KILLS INJURED
Storm In Wake Of Disaster Makes
Their Plight Thou
sands Of Homes Are
Wrecked.

st. John, N. B., Dec. 10.-Railroad
officials arriving here reported that
all trains to and from Halifax are
buried in snowdrifts. One Of the
worst billiards in years is sweep
ing the country about the stricken
city. A Canadian government rail.
way snowplow, dispatched from
Moncton, N. B., to clear the tracks
for trains between that city and Hail.
fax, was derailed. A wrecking crew
from Moncton was hurrying to the
scene.
Amherst, N. s., Dec. 10.-An esti.
mate of 1000 persons dead in tue
Halifax disaster is contained in q
private telegram received from the
stricken city by an undertaking firm.
The message asks that 1000 collins
be sent to Halifax at once.
Storm Sweeps Halifax.
Halifax, N. s., Dec. 10.-Stricken,
Halifax has been swept by a raging
blizzard.
So fierce was the storm that rescue
workers were forced to suspend their
operations in the devastated section.
1t is believed certain that all the in.
jured buried under the ruins of shat.
tered buildings have persisted of cold
and hunger.
Battered by biting wind and blind
ing snow, the plight of the survivors
Of the holocaust is little short of des.
perate. The windows and doors Of
virtually every house in the city were
shattered by the explosion which
wrecked the Richmond section and de.
vastated large part of the water
front. Improvised projections of
boards give little protection against
the elements and attempts to heat
buildings into which the snow is stead
lily drifting are hopeless.
City Remains In Darkness.
The city was in darkness except for
the illumination afforded by a scant
supply Of oil lamps and unless these
are carefully screened they are extin.
guished as soon as lighted by the gale
which whistles through the crude shut
tiers. Only small percentage of the
buildings even have this slight protec-
ton from the storm.
A06o VI SAV6O WIZ 06CdQSU ILL.,
jury have been increased by the fact
that every available blanket, quilt and
comfort has been requisitioned for the,
hundreds of injured in the temporary
hospitals. Many of these are so,
gravely wounded their only hope lies
in the best Of care. Serious fears are
felt that cold, shock and exposure will
result in an outbreak of pneumonia.
10000 Persons Destitute.
The property loss was estimated at
between $25,000,0O0 and $4,000, 900 and
the number Of destitute at upwards of
10000 in a statement issued by Jus.
tice Harris, chairman Of the citizens
committee.
There Is no reason to change the es-
innate of 1000 dead and 5000 injured.
Fires which have been raging for a.
hours in the north end we're brought
under control. While soldiers. sailors
and volunteers we're searching the
ruins Of the north end business was.
entirely suspended. Leading citizens
devoted their efforts to organizing
work of relief and substantial progress
was made in this respect
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13

Southwestern OIL Strike Settled.
Houston, Tex, Dec. Settlement
Of the OIL workers strike affecting 5000
men in the Texas and Louisiana pro.
ducinE fields has been agreed upon.
A written agreement was to be signed
BY the producers and workers.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely
U.S.-Teut0,1ic War News

Among the troops and units that
have arrived In Italy with the British
and French armies is n large group Of
aviators, who are impaticntly waiting
to get into action. The British have
sent u large contingent of flyers, half
Of whom are young Canadians and
Americans.
Restriction of imports by the coun-
tries ut war with Germany In order to
free tonnage for the transportation of
American troops to the scene of con-
flct was one Of the details Of the
agreement of the internllied confer
ence ut Paris.
Charles Trincard Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
n member Of the Lafayette flying
corps. was killed in an aerial accident
In France, says IL dispatch from Paris.
In French hnrbor there is one of
the latest designed German U-boats.
Its crew of petty officers and men are
prisoners and its former officers dead
-NlIISu III tiC vi lllC SlCWs
which had mutinied and hoisted the
white flag. When an American patrol
vessel took the submarine into port
the submarines dead officers were
found dashed to her decks.
Large numbers of American army
engineers working on the British rail
ways In the region of GouZeacourt,
France caught in the German turning
movement, escaped by lying In shell
holes. There they remained until the
British were near enough to enable the
Americans to join the ranks, when
they fought valinntly and played an
important part in replying to the en-
envy. Several We're reported killed.
Major Kerth, American military ut
tache at Petrogrnd, has been instruct
ed by Ambassador Francis to make
protest on the part of the United
States similar to that entered by the
heads of the entente embassies of the
negotiations for IN nrmistice between
Russia and Germany.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
War Supplies and Food Fir.t.

war supplies and FOOD First.
Washington, Dec. 10.-A general pri.
ortty order giving preferential ship
ment to food. fuel and government
supplies has been issued by Robert 8.
Lovett, government director of priority
transportation. The order legalizes
action already taken by the Eastern
operating committee Of railroads Civ
ing to these commodities preference in
movement. Officials believe It will 20
far toward relieving the Eastern
freight congestion, which hns threat
ened to close war industries and pub
lie utilities.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13

Children Give Xmas Money 70 Poor.
Aitktn, MIMI. Dec. 10.-The school
children have decided that instead Of
bringing presents for each other just
previous to the Christmas holidays
they will bring the amount they.
would otherwise spend on presents and
give 1t to the relief corps for the poor
Of the town.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
Foreign

Quoting an Austrian official report
concerning Rou.nanian proposal for
the negotiation Of an armistice, Brit
iSh official announcement issued in
London says: ''1'here is no truth what
ever in this shameful statement"
A dispatch received ut Amsterdam
from Vienna quotes Emperor Charles
Of Austria-Hungary as saying, in an
address to an Austro- German delega-
ton, that the dual monarch is ready at
any time to conclude peace that would
guarantee the integrity of the mon
archy.
The duma at Petrograd has issued a
proclamation to all nations, pleading
for support us the only elective body
in Russia. The Let's have issued a
petition to the allies, protesting against
the annexation of COurland (their do
main) by Germany, and asking protec-
ton from Germanism.
A cable to New York from Petro-
grad says the bolsheviki has secured
$500, 100000 in gold from the Moscow
branch of the Russian National bank,
and it Is likely other millions of gold
in the national banks throughout Rus
sia will fall into their hands.
Vladimir Schneur, one of the repre-.
sentatives of the bolsheviki in the
peace negotiations ut Brest-Litovsk,
was arrested at Petrograd fortnight
before the revolution of last March as
a German spy, according to informa.
ton obtained at Stockholm from a
well-infOrmed source.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
War Declaration Against Austria
Comes When President Signs
Joint Resolution.
HOUSES ACT QUICKLY
Both eranehe. Pass Measure With But
Little Debate-vote 10 Practic-
ally Unanimous In House
and Senate.

gary has been formally declared.
Congress. with one dissenting vote
in the House, adopted and President
Wilson approved a resolution declar.
ing existence of a state Of war be.
tween the Imperial and Royal Aus
tro-Hungarian government and the
government of the United States, au-
thorizing the President to employ the
nations armed forces and pledging
its resources to victory.
Signed Without Formally.
The resolution, the response of
Congress to the Presidents request
in his address Tuesday, is similar to
that passed April 6, declaring war
with Germany.
It became effective at 500 p. M.
when it was signed by the executive
without Formally.
An executive proclamation will fol-
low shortly.
After but one hours debate the res
olution was formally adopted by the
Senate with an affirmative vote of "a.
1t was approved by the House, 363
to 1, Representative London, New
York Socialist, casting the only dis.
senting vote.
A few minutes later Vice President
Marshall and Speaker Clark had
signed the document and sent it to
the White House, where President
Wilson attached his signature, with
Secretary Tumulty and Assistant
Secretary Forester as the only wit.
nesses:
Text Of Resolution.
The resolution follows:
"Joint resolution. Declaring that
state Of war exists between the i'm.
perial and royal Austro-Hungarian
government and the government and
the people of the, United States and
making provision to prosecute the
same.
whereas, the imperial and royal
Austro- Hungarian government has
committed repeated acts of war
against the government and the PEG.
pie of the United States of America;
therefore be it
Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit.
ed States of America in Congress as.
sembled, that q state of war is here.
by declared to exist between the
United States of America and the
imperial and royal ustro-Hungarian
government, and that the President be
and he is hereby authorized aad di
rected to employ the entire naval and
military forces of the United States
and the resources of the government
to carry on war against the impe
rial and royal Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent and to bring the conflict to q
successful termination all the re
sources of the country are hereby
pledged by the Congress of the Unit
ed States.
CHAMP CLARK.
Speaker of the House ol
Representatives
THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
"Vice President Of the u. 8
and President of the Senate
approved this 7th day of Decem
Der, 1917.
WOODROW WILSON,"
Adjourn Until Next Week.
After passing the war resolution
both the Senate and House adjourned
until next week, to give committees
and leaders time to work on appro
priation bills and other legislation.
In accord with President Wilson'S
suggestion, action in respect to Tur
key and Bulgaria, Germany's othe,
allies, was left to the future.
ANN o.naa 49,.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
SHIP SENDS OUT "s.O.S." CALL
Canadian Steamer Sends Word Tha,
Il 10 Slnkjnn.

Il 10 Sinking.
Quebec, Dec. 10.-A wireless message
received from Fame Point said an
"S. o. s." call had been picked up
there from the government steamship
Simcoe, which reported that she was
sinking. The vessel left here about q
month ago with a cargo of supplies for
lighthouses on the north shore, Belle
Isle and the Newfoundland coast. The
vessel is commanded by Captain Dial.
ton and carried a crew Of 43 men.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
Domestic

Two American avintors, who had
lost their compass and their bearings
during recent flight Somewhere in
Europe" were encountered ut sea $50
miles off the Irish coast by Il steam
ship which arrived at an Atlantic port.
Spinal meningitis has confined more
than 1.5OO men in quarantine Mt the
Great Lakes Cll.) station. There are
only six men actually attacked by the
disease.
Eight men were killed and 25 were
injured by I'M explosion that wrecked
the ut. N. T." plant Of the Aetna
Chemical company Mt Heidelberg, a
suburb Of Pittsburgh, Pa. The explo-
sion did damage estimated at $4,000
Judge Norman L. Jones in the San
CANON county court ut Springfield, d.
rected the jury to bring in a verdict
In favor Of United States Senator Law
renee Y. Sherman, who was sued by
Louis and Mary Chaffee for $4,000
for alleged breach of contract"
Two United States army observation
balloons that were unleashed by acci-
dent and shot unguided into the air
were brought to the ground. One es-
capped from students at Fort Omaha,
Neb., and Travelled through Nebraska,
Oklahoma and thence back into Ne
braska. The other bag carried two
army officers, and was brought down
30 miles from Fort Sill, Okla.
Thirteen cOnvicts who escaped from
the penitentiary ut Joliet, Ill.,, captured
an interurban car near Minooka and
fled with it toward Morris. The inter-
urban crew and 20 passengers were
beaten and robbed.
Mexican outlaws opened fire on one
OF the American cavalry patrols near
lndio, Tex, wounding Private Keist
in the thigh and leg. The Americans
crossed the river into Mexico and kill.
ed IL Of the bandits.
Washington
Full authority over every vessel in
United States territorial waters was
given to treasury department at Wash
tngton by proclamation of President
Wilson.
No man will be granted exemption
from the draft because he has depend.
ents. In review of the situation as
affecting registered men, Provost Mar.
shall General Crowder Of Washington
made that plain.
The American railroad systems
must be conscripted. This is the YER
dict Of the interstate commerce com
mission at Washington. aud that body.
answer to the railroads petition for 6
general advance Of is per cent II
freight rates.
The treasury department at Wash
ington announced that the government
will buy the country's entire silver out
put. Prices will be fixed at a '.fair'
profit =" producers, 1t was stated b,
u Mint Ray Baker.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13

The treasury department At Wash.
ington announced that the government
will buy the country's entire silver out.
put. Prices will be fixed at a fair
profit Y" producers, 1t was stated b,
" Mint Ray. Baker.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13

The American railroad systems
must be conscripted. This is the yer.
dict Of the interstate commerce com.
mission at Washington, aud that bodya
answer to the railroads petition for q
general advance Of 10 per cent in
freight rates.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13
Washington

Full authority over every vessel in
United States territorial waters was
given to treasury department at WASH
fngton by proclamation of President
Wilson.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-13

AIteT passing Cue war FeE0lutlOn,
both the Senate and House adjourned
until next week, to give committees
and leaders time to work on appro.
priation bills and other legislation.
In accord with President Wilson's
suggestion, action in respect to Tur.
key and Bulgaria, Germany's other
allies, was left to the future.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-08-23
Notice of Election.

A petition, signed by the required
number of electors and freeholders res
idents of old Vox school district, No AZ.
in Williamsburg county and State of
South Carolina, and praying the county
Board of Education for said county to
grant an election in said school district
for the purpose of voting an additional
tax of four (4) mills to be used for
school purposes in said district, having
been filed and said petition having been
granted and election ordered:
Notice is hereby given that an elec.
ton for above mentioned purpose will
be held at Vox schoolhouse, in said dis.
trict, on Tuesday, September 4. 1917:
The poll will open at eight q. m. and
close at four p. m, and only qualified
electors who return real or personal
property for taxation and exhibit their
tax receipts and registration certificates
as in the general elections shall be al.
lowed to vote. The undersigned, by
virtue of their Office, will act as manag.
ers of said election and will canvass the
vote and report the result thereof.
L A TAYLOR,
A T TAYLOR,
] B ALTMAN,
Trustees of Vox School District, No AZ,
Williamsburg Co, South Carolina.
S-23-2t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-08-23
Notice of Sale Under
Execution,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Court of Common Please.
Curlee Clothing Company, Plaintiff,
against
S r Cockfield, Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that by. and
under virtue of an execution issued out
of the Court of Common Please fol
williamsburg county ip the above en;
titled action dated the 9th day OF
April, 1917, to me directed, l have levi.
ed upon and will sell at public auction
before the court house door at Kings
tree, S C, on the 3rd day of September,
1917, same being salesday, between the
legal hours of sale, the following de-
scribed real estate:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract
of land situate in the county of Will
liamsburg and State of South Carolina,
containing thirty-six (36) acres, more
or less, bounded North by L B Keefe;
East by lands of L b Keefe; South by
Sam Matthews, and West by James
Eaddy.
Terms of sale: Cash.
Purchaser to pay for papers
S-l6-3t GEORGE GRAHAM.
Sheriff of Williamsburg County.
Kingstree, S C, August Is, 1917.