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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
IT,, S. TROOPS CHOSEN
TO INVADE GERMANY
Location and Belief of French
Generals Indicates Cam
paign May Be Planned.

Washington, d. c.. Dec. Ito tho
American troops now tlgnIlng il
France has been assigned that sector
of the front in which history was made
in 1914 and also that sector which af-
fords the best chance for the allies
troops to bring the wa right into the
heart of Germany. who has really been
viewing the struggle from her balcony.
The section opposite Lorraine and
around Nerdun is the site of the Sam
mics front line trenches, according tC
numerous recent stories which the CEN
sors have permitted to come through,
and PerShing's men nave already had
several tastes of real wal in trench
raids, artillery duels and visitations
from the Fritz of the air.
The Lorraine front along the region
of the Marine canal is the historic bat
tleground where General Castelnau and
his loyal French soldiers drove back the
VIGOROUSLY onrushins Teutons in one
of the earliest battles of the war, when
the Germans thought they We're head
ed straight for Paris.
Petain Tries 1t Later.
General Petain in December. 1916,
was successfully piercing the German
lines at his point. intent on carving
the war directly into Germany, but was
checked when the politicians at Paris
and London planned their heavy strokes
for other sectors. Neither general has
ever given up faith in his idea that the
Lorraine front is the place to strife
n they watch with eagerness the
plans being put Onward by Pershing.
The German positions at this point
give her control of the iron mines Of
the Bassin de Briey. which furnish her
with 80 per cent of the steel she uses
for armament and without which she
could not carry on the war three
---- II" ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
lawyer CARRIES DIG
revolver TO C0Uk.
Chief Council for I. w. w. A
rested When Voorhees, Wear
les Are Arraigned.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-George Wander
reer of Seattle, Wash, chief counsel
for the /. w. Ws. was arrested by gov
eminent agents in the corridors of the
federal building today as LOG |. w. VS.
were being arraigned, charged with Nlo
lation of the espionage act. NanderVee1
had a huge revolver in his pocket anG
was technically charged with carrying
concealed weapons. He was later re
leased temporarily. =.
All persons who entered the court
room We're searched. NanderNeer was
permitted to return to- the court room
after he had left the weapon with Clay
baugh.
OF the 1O6 1. w. WIS arraigned. al!
entered pleas of not guilty. over sc
others indicted have not yet been appre
hended.
Carl Ahlgeen, OF Minneapolis, editor
of the Alarm. was TIL, first man ar
raigned. William ID. Haywood was the
10th man.
Ben A. Stern, Judge lands persona
bailiff, detected a suspicious lump ir
the lawyers hip pocket.
"Certainly j have n gun said Mr.
NanderVeer, n he nould have moved
on i'm to the court COON with an eX.
PLANTATION of his identity.
Il don't care Who YOU are. YOU cam
cart a cannon into this court sai6
Stern.
After the men had entered theii
pleas they We're taken back to thu
county Jail. Fanderveer was taken t.
the Harrison street station charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
TWO MEN HELD ON
DISLOYALTY CHARGE

Chamberlain, S. d., Dec. 15.-J. H.
Wolf n William Llfranz We're arres-
ted yesterday by United States Mar
shall Taubman and brought from Kim
ball and arraigned before United States
commissions Tedrick of this city.
They We're charged with having made;
seditious remarks and we're held under
bonds of 81, 600 each for a hearing on
December 81.
Wolf is n of Brule county's wealth.
lest citizens. 1T is charged he has re-
fused to donate to the Red Cross or
Belgian relief and that recently he re-
fused to stand in a theater while the
national anthem was being played. He
was one of the three men appointed
on the exemption board by the govern
or. but such strenuous objection to him
was registered that he resigned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
PROVIDES FOR BURIAL
OF AMERICAN DEAD
Branch of Pershing's Army
Lays Out Cemeteries and
Plans Their Upkeep.
BY Associated Press.

With the American Army in France,
Dec. 1I.-The organization has been am
nounced of a branch of the army whose
sole duty is to arrange for the proper
burial OF our soldiers who die in France
and for the care of their raves.
The new organization is known as
the Graves Registration Service. 1t is
under the direction of a regular army
major and is a division Of the office of
the chief quartermaster and through
that office is directly responsible to.
General Pershing. The chief is also
superintendent of all American ceme-
teries in Europe, and as such is re-
sponsible for their proper care and
maintenance.
A unit of two officers and 80 men is
provided for each army division. They
are to arrange for proper burials ia
their respective divisions and also to
take care of the divisional cemetery.
There is also a headquarters detach-
ment in command of a colonel, and re-
serve battalions to be available for de-
tachment with immediate assignment:
where needed.
The American eXpeditionary force
has been assigned land by the French
authorities for use as semi-permanent
or temporary cemeteries, n officers
have just returned from a trip through
the country locating cemeteries which
may be used wholly or part for Ameri-
can dead. Already two large burial plots
nave Deen fenced IN ana posted ana num-
Der Of smaller ones arranged near the
ron as temporary resting places for the
bodies Of Americans who may be killed
in action.
Each grave in the main cemeteries
will have "a cross at the head and an
iron marker. Temporary graves will
be marked by e n a cross or other
headstone. Or ach there will be an
identification tag and a card giving the
soldiers rank, the organization to
which he belonged, and the circumstan-
ces of his death, which information
also will be forwarded Immediately to
the record office, where the records
will contain the location and a picture
Of the grave for the benefit of the rela-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
5T|NES SECURES
PLATINUM STORE
American Expert, Attached to
Petrograd Embassy, Corners
Big Supply for War
Activities.
SOLD TO U. S. AT COST
Greedy Russian Officials Pla-
Gated, Robbery Averted and
$1,000 Ounces Saved
for Nation.
SOLD TO U. S. AT COST

Washington, d. c.. Dec. 1.-THE
story of the hazardous gathering of
u 900 ounces of platinum by Lieut..
Norman A. Shines and its shipment
across Siberia to Nladivostok and then
% the United States, was told today
oy officials of the bureau of foreign
and domestic
The bureau denied that any private
individual controlled or would. be able
20 obtain any portion of the shipment.
Lieutenant Shines, a platinum expert.
recently entered the United States
army and was attached to the military
staff of the American embassy in
p%etrograd. Realizing the necessity OF
obtaining platinum if American war
preparations were not to be f~orestalled,
le began to obtain control of large
quantities in various parts of Russia
With the financial assistance of the
Russian-lGnglish bank of Petrosrad.
This platinum he offered to the United
states government at cost.
Before shipment many difficulties
had to be s~urnounted. Officials who
desired to hold the metal for higher
prices had to be placated. Unusual
care had to be taken against robbery.
Because platinum is on the imports
embargo list the consignment was
shipped to the secretary Of
with the under standing that it was
to be used solely for government needs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
FALL WHEAT AREAS
SOWN IN CANADA

ottawa, Ont.-The area in Canada
estimated sown to fall wheat for 1918
Is 711,112 acres. or 4 per cent less than
sown in 1916 for the crop of 1917. In
Ontario dry soil made it difficult to
SOW fall wheat. and the area is esti-
mated A per cent less than last year.
In Alberta there is a slight increase, or
81 ,384 acres. compared with 60,776.
There are also small areas sown to fall
wheat in Manitoba, 4,129 acres; Sas-
katchewan, 11,SS3, and British Column
bia, 3.476 acres. The condition October
81 for all Canada was 80 per cent, COM
pared with rs per cent last year.
OF total land intended for next years
crops. SO per cent is estimated to have
been plowed by October 81, the percent
age proportions in the west being 40
per cent for Manitoba, compared with
AZ per cent last year: 81 per cent for
Saskatchewan, compared with rs per
cent, and 80 per cent for Alberta, COM
pared with q per cent a year ago.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
COMPEL TREASURER TO
BUY LIBERTY BONDS

Pierre, S. d, edo. 15.-A preemptory
writ compelling Treasurer Towhey of
the Sioux Falls board Of education, to
issue a warrant for the purchase Of
Liberty loan bonds was issued by the
state supreme cour here today. The
school board of Sioux Falls had ordered
a part Of it's sinking fund used for the
purchase of bonds, but the treasurer
refused to issue the warrant.
CORSICA-Harold Hoffman and Otto
Brown. young men of this vicinity, who
were arrested on the charge of stealing an
automobile from w. H.. Ramsdell, as the
result of their preliminary hearing, Were
held for trial in the state circuit court.
The young men, it is charged, took the
car and drove TIC Armour, where they
spent some time in a pool hall and at a
dance. When they returned they aban-
doned the car about half a mile from
town. where it was found the next morn
ing. The crime constitutes grand larceny,
a p~enitentiary offense.
M1TCHFLL-Thirty-five cents a ton
has illegally been added to the price Of
coal by some dealers in South Dakota,
according to a letter received by County
Fuel Administrator r. w. Mitchell from
State Fuel Administrator Bi%cklehaupt.
Mr.. Bicklehaupt says that the permission
granted by the president for a raise of %
cents on coal shipped after December l
has been taken advantage of by dealers,
who raised prices on coal that they have
had stored for some time which was pur-
chased at the old price.
LEAD-Joseph LANCER. aged 50. was ar
tested at the Ellison hoist OF the Home
stake mine by Deputy United States Mar
shall Brooks on the charge OF making
statements which tended to discourage
enlistments in the United States army.
Among other things which 1t is alleged
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
AUTOMOBILE
SMASHED WHEN 1T SKIDS
Bv Associated Press.

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, (Friday), Dec. 14.-An army au-
tomobile in which Congressman George
Tinkham, of Boston, was riding today
on a visit to Monte Grappa on the
northern mountain front, skidded over
the mountain side and dropped 20 feet.
The automobile was crushed to pieces.
but the congressman and the other oc-
cupants escaped with bruises. the
chauffeur being seriously, but not dan
gerously injured.
Congressman Tinkham, who fired the
first American shot against Austria,
received slight injuries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
THINK o N Persisted
IN HER BURNING HOME

Erwin. s. d., Dec. 15.-Although it
has been impossible to discover the
.charred remains of Mrs. John Coulson.
living near Erwin, in the ruins of her
fine home, which vas destroyed by
fire, it is believed the woman was
burned to death. She has not been seen
since the fire, making it practically
certain that she was unable to make
her escape when the fire broke out
and was caught by the flames. The
fire was discovered by neighbors at
about II o'clock at night and when they
arrived on the scene the fire had made
such Roadway that 1t was impossible
to enter the burning building.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
BAD BLOOD BETWEEN
THEM CAUSED SHOOTING

Gallup, S. D., Dec. 17.-As the culmt-
nation of a feud of several years stand
Ing F. w. Titterington, a farmer living
near here. was seriously wounded by
his neighbor. A. w. f'acey. The men
had had trouble before and both had
been under bonds to keep the peace. AS
Facey was returning home from a mine
with a load of coal he drove through
some land leased by Titterington. The
latter met him on the land and ordered
him off. Hot words followed and the
shooting occurred in the heat Of the
argument. Titterington was shot in the,
abdomen and it is not known yet
whether he will recover.
Facey returned to his home after the
shooting and surrendered to the sheriff.
He refuses to talk.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
SOLDIERS DEPENDENTS
GET CHRISTMAS MONEY

Washington. d. c., Dec. 15.-Christ.
mas cheer will be bought to thousands
of homes whose bread winners are now
in h army or navy through the re.
doubled efforts today OF the war risl
insurance bureau to make the frs;
ments before Christmas day. Within s
week government checks for wives.
mothers or other dependents will be-
mailed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
BISHOP MITCHELL SENDS
MESSAGE TO PEOPLE

Aberdeen. S. d., Dec. 17.-UDon hear
ing Of the special Conservation and
Loyalty day in South Dakota tomor-
row, Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell,
of st. Paul, Mimi, sent the following
message to the people of the Sun
shine state:
ut is no mere catchword that Her
bert Hoover employs when he says
that food will win this war for in the
long struggle ahead OF us. the side
that can feed it's army will be the side
hat will win.
I'VE Americans have never known
what it means to sacrifice on our
food. We must now learn. Every ounce
of food which we save will be needed
by our self sacrificing and gallant al
lies. We will have enough for our
selves and our friends. il we do not
waste. America expects every
20 do her duty.'"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
DESERTER WILL BE
RETURNED TO CAMP

Oacoma, S. D., Dee. 15.-Followins
his plea of guilty here to a charge of
forgery, Peter Middleton of Presho, was
ton, where he will be turned over te
army officials on a charge of desertion
Middleton enlisted last ummer. A..
few days ago he appeared in his home
town, and later is said to have passed
a check which was a forgery. When
deputies attempted to arrest him. he
showed signs of armed resistance. He
was later surprised and brought here
for hearing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
SEVERAL TOWNS ARE
WITHOUT FUEL SUPPL

Mitchell, S. D., Dec. 15.-With the
thermometer more than 90 below zero
and the wind blowing a gale, Ethan. a
town of nearly 1000 population. is to-
day without coal.
An appeal has been made to the state
fuel administration by County Admin
istrator f. w. Mitchell. The town has
been short of coal for some time, and
lack of aid has depleted the supply.
Preparations are being made to rush
coal from here. 1t was understood that
the village schools would be closed after
today.
Mt. Vernon and Loomis are also in
a bad way for coal, but have enough
1t is said, to run them for several days
vet,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
DAKOTA WESLEYAN TO
ASK BIG ENDOWMENT

Mitchell, S. D., Dec. 17.-Dakota Yves
ieyan university here will soon start a
campaign for an additional endowment
of $4,000 according to an announce
ment made following a meeting of the
board of trustees. The endowment was
authorized at the Methodist Episcopal
conference meeting in October. The
money will be used for additional build
ings. including a gymnasium to replace
the temporary structure now used.
STURGIS-In the case of the state YER
sus ID. Ward Grosser, on trial here in
circuit court for the past two days, the
jury brought in a verdict of not guilty
after being out 30 minutes. Grosser was
charged with arson, brought about by the
burning of property belonging to George
Coleman at Elm Springs entailing a loss
of 5000.
LBNNOX-The Dick Cooper estate OF
400 acres, five miles south OF here. was
sold at public auction yesterday for $751;
eco. al average of 1854 an acre. The land
was sold to different local men, each
paying spot cash for his purchase.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20

The French government has under
taken to supply the depleted ranks of
the farmers and to give assistance to
the amateur farmer by neal of a cor
respondence course. which has been
eagerly received. The pupil receives in
structions as to a course OF reading.
tho management Of a small expert
mental plot, the carrying out of sim
pie experiments, visits to neighboring
farms, etc. The Union of Agricultural
Syndicates. which has assumed charge
of this work for the government. has
appointed a number of monitors to
supervise the work Of pupils. The
pupils prepare monthly examination
papers and render monthly reports.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
COAL SHORTAGE HAS
Affected RAILROAD
Milwaukee Road Forced to Cut
Down It's Service in
South Dakota.

Mitchell, S. d., Dec. 14.-For the first
time in history, the Milwaukee railroad
today is ~suspending trains on ac-
count of coal shortage. Trains east
have been annuiled and others cut
dow or delayed. Traffic generally was
suspended last night. Coal is expected
tonight from the east. Local dealers
are standing guard over their bins to
keep HI road from selling the fuel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
BURSTING SHELL WOUNDS
TWO MORE ENGINEERS
Ry Associated Pra.s

With the American Army in France.
tFriday). Dec. IA bursting shell has
wounded two American railway engi-
neers working behind the British front.
according to reports received today,
The projectile struck in a pile Of picks,
shOvels and other tools.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
HOOVER DENIED RIGHT
TO QUESTION WITNESSES

Washington, D. C.. Dec. 1.-THE in.
vestigation was resumed today with
the Senate committee refusing to per-
NIT counsel for the food administration
to cross examine witnesses. Chairman
Reed said the committee would en-.
quire .1to any phases suggested by the
food administration or other officials.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
DEAF AND DUMB MAY
DO FARM WORK

Sioux Falls, S. d., Dec. 15.-In order
to give the boy students an opportunity
to aid with farm work in the spring it
has been decided by the state board of
charities and corrections to shorten by
six weeks the winter term of the state
deaf mute school in Sioux Falls. Most
OF the boy students come from farms
and the shortening of the term will en-
able them to return to their homes in
time to aid with the work Of spring
planting and sowing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
REAL PROGRESS MADE
AGAINST SUBS, HE SAYS

Paris, Dec. 15.-Real progress is be-
ing made against the German subma-
rine campaign, Georges Leagues, min
lister OF marine. declares in an interview
in the Petit Parisien today. He warns.
however, against too optimistic con-
clnsions being drawn from the reas-
string developments.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
KAISER PLANS
PEACE OFFER

London. Dec. 17.-Emperor William
in his Christmas message, proposed tC
make "A final peace offer to his enemies
''on whom. in case of rejection, will fal.
the responsibility for bloodshed il
1918 according to an unofficial Berlir
telegram, forwarded from Geneva by
the Exchange Telegraph company to.
daN.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
WOMEN WILL STUDY
The MEM PATRIOTISM

Brookings, s.. d., Dec. 17.-South Da-
1tota women will study the new pa
triotism in the annual farm n home
course and extension short course at
State college December 81 to January
5-the patriotism of conservation. Spe-
subjects for study ard demon
stration; growing the wartime garden;
use Of labor saving devices in the
home; care and decoration of the
home: selection of goods and sewing,
and canning demonstrations.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20

The final official forecast Of the area
sown to wheat for the 1916-17 season,
based oil revised returns Of acreage and
out turn received from districts com
prising 90 per cent OF the total wheat
area in Ildia, places the acreage under
this grain at 32,S40.00o as against 3d.
nearly 9 per cent. The total yield is
estimated at 10,15S. 900 tons al, 404, 900
quarters OF $50 pounds each,) as against
8,652,O00 tons (40,376, 900 quarterly In
l9l6,16, an increase Of u per cent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
ORDERS new STATION
FOR YERM|u0N
State Railroad Commission
Takes Action on Petition of
the Citizens.

Pierre. g. D.. Dec 17.-The state
railway commission a issued an order
m the case OF application for a new
passenger depot at Vermilion. They
have ordered the construction of a new
station two blocks east OF the pres
ent location, and on the same side of
the railway tracks. as is the main
business section of the town, and have
ordered the present station to be put
in proper shape for freight handling
at it's present location.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
OBTAINING EVIDENCE
IN TREASURER CASE

Chicago, Dec. 15.-W. w. Wallace,
United States commissioner at Aber-
reen. S. d., is obtaining dispositions
rom Chicago bankers to be employed
n the civil suit against Charles b.
Collins, former state treasurer of
South Dakota, now under way in Aber-
deem. Collins, who held office from
1902 to 1906, is alleged to have withheld
SAG, 900, representing the interest on
state funds deposited in Chicago banks.
He now lives in San Francisco.
For many a state %treasurers of
South Dakota appropriated for them
selves the interest collected on state
funds, but the practice was stopped
when a law was passed that all such
interest collections should revert to the
account of the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20

To surmount the difficulty encoun-
tered In signaling by wigwagging with
flags and lamps when the atmosphere
is 3foggy, a system has Keen PROPOSED
which would enable a bugle to be used
effectively. Messages would be lfa,.
miftad In code nv 81 ~+-" ouS So ~
and the calls projected for considerable
NJ tAill.N /, &Nte !. .
board, designated to De strapped to Ike
back OF the Dugier.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
DYNAMITE CAPS BLOW
CH|LD'S HANDS OFF
Played With High Explosives
Carelessly Left by Work
men on a Sewer.

washington Springs. S. D., Dec. 15.--
A series of accidents and near accidents
have occurred here in the past two
days. Only by quick actions was the
lives of perhaps several children
saved when dynamite caps became
playthings.
The caps, which had evidently been
left here by a sewer construction gang,
were found by Adolph Erickson. an
~S-year-old boy. The child lost his right
hand and a part of the left when he
pounded the cap Other children were
found possessing the explosives, but
have been relieved Of them.
P. w. Peck, a farmer living near here,
caught his arm in the belt of a threshing
machine His life was saved, but the
arm was lost.
c. H. Clyde, clerk of Jerauld county
courts, had his right hand crushed and
a compound fractured arm when his
auto backfired when he attempted to
crank it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
ASSAULT CHARGE NOT
PROVEN IN COURT

Sturgis. S. D.. Dec. 15.-In Meade.
county circuit court in session here the
Jury in the case Of the state versus Juy
Devers, after being out all night,
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Devers was charged with assault upon
the person of George Mcfarland with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20

It 10 estimated that there are 8 10000
acres Of mangrove swamps on the
island of Mindoro in the Philippines.
As tannin made from mangrove bark
Is greatly in demand. there is an oppor-
tunity for profitable Investments in
this wood. The timber Is controlled by
the bureau Of forestry. and a license
agreement would be needed.