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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
Editorial and General News crowded
from Page 4,

With a decision upholding the
ahoprohibition law, the United
shakespeare Court last Mon,
day rendered an opinion which
may be:onesof the most far-resch,
ing victories for bone dry" pro
hibition. 1t was held that a
citizen has no constitutional
right to possess liquors for his
personal use if a state wishes to
forbid it.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13

Beautiful line children's,
ladies' and mems sweaters.-W.
E. Harrison & Land Co.
Specially attractive are the
prices for coatsuits and coats for
ladies', and children's coats, which
we are closing out.-W. E. Har-
rison & Land Co.
Only a few dresses and they
are going at sacrifice prices w.
E. Harrison & Land Co.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
SOCIAL

On Friday afternoon, from four
to six, Mrs. E. G. Scott entertain
ed the members of the Twentieth
Century Study Club and several
especially invited guests 1t So
cial meeting. The meeting, as
usual, was presided over by the
president. Miss Mossie Long, as
secretary, called the roll, which
was responded to with quotations
from Shakespeare's Twelfth
Night" which was the subject of
study for the afternoon. Miss
Kathryn Mcdonald had a paper
on "Malvolio, as Charles Lamb
saw it played" An interesting
paper was read by Mrs. H. D.
Ledbetter on "Sir Toby Belch."
A Reading from the play Act l,
sc. 3, by Miss Faith Covington
completed the program which
was followed by several selections
of music. Mrs. Scott then gave
a list of Questions, the answers
of which were the various books
of Shakespeare. Much interest
and excitement was manifested,
all eager to answer each question
correctly and quickly. Several
getting the correct answers to all
the questions the prize was cut
for, Mrs. F. w. Leak being the
lucky lady to win a beautiful box
of stationery. The hostess serv-
ed buttered toast and oatmeal
cookies with hot coffee. This is
the first time the Club has had
any visitors at its meetings and
every one was delighted with the
work that was being sdone and
the genuine interest that was
manifested. They next meeti1 G
will be on December 2lst with
Mrs. H. F. Long.
Mrs. Fred Bynum was the
hostess to the Saturday After,
noon Bridge Club at its last
meeting. Her attractive bunga.
low was particularly lovely on
this occasion. In the long living
room where the five tables were
placed for the game large vases
of pink and white carnations
with asparagus ferns gave a pref
ty touch of color. The game
was very interesting, the rubbers
being very close and the progress
sions many. The final score
proved Mrs. f. G. Scott the win
ner of the club prize, with Mrs
H. D. Ledbetter winning the visi
tors. The prizes were a perfect
surprise, inasmuch as they were
different from any that have
: been given heretofore, both club
and visitors being a subscription
to an attractive magazide. The
hostess served a delicious course
of chicken salad on lettuce, beat
en- biscuit and hot coffee. Mrs
Bynum, who has recently come
here to live, proved herself &
most charming hostess. Those
playing were: Mesdames W. N
Everett, Jr., |. S. London, B. T
Payne, A. M. Payne, w. F. Long
Jr., E. G. Scott, 7. L. McRae
A. G. Corpening, H. D. Ledbetter
w. F. Leak, ]. NJ. Ledbetter
Misses Beth Thomas, Lilliar
Long, Ernestine Nuttall, Betsy
Long, Rosa and Jennie Parsons
Sallie Boddie, Nancy Farley
Glenn Farley and kathryn
Mcdonald.
The Fifth Avenue Circle of tn
Aid Society Of the Presbyterian
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13
Ford For Sale.

For Sale, one Ford touring car;
driven about 500 miles j. N.
Hasty.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13

The Married Ladies Book Club
met on Saturday afternoon at
four o'clock with Mrs. H. L.
Guthrie at her home on Fifth
Avenue. After the guests we're
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13

The Fifth Avenue Circle of the
Aid Society of the Presbyterian
Church met on Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. John Hasty. The
meeting was largely attended and
many plans were made for the
future interest of the Church.
The main object Of this Circle at
present is to raise money to buy
q Communion Service for the
new Church. The Christmas
work Of the Society was discuss.
ed and committees appointed for
carrying out the usual Christmas
program in the Church and Sun
day School. All matters.of bust
ness having Teen attended to,
Mrs. Hasty served a chicken sal
ad course with coffee.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-13

/ See the Boys in France"
next Monday at THE STAR.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Murdered Rasputin Laid To Rest with Pomp and ReveranCe in
 Russia.
FACTS ARE MADE PUBLIC
Affair Caused a Scandal al Time and InfIamed the People Against
 the Empress.

PETROGRAD, April 5.-The Petro- grad Press, no longer under the strict censorship of the old regime, is talk ing advantage of it's new liberty to publish acts hitherto suppressed in regard to the assassination of Greg ory Rasputin, the mystic whose in fluence in court circles stirred the en- tire country. N
 While the whole nation was breath ing sigh or relief at deliverance from Rasputins malign influence the imperial family was laying away his remains, with great reverance and pomp, at Tsarskoe-Selo
 After the body was found in the Neva it was taken to Tsarkoe -Selo in the imperial car in which rode the then Minister of the Interior M. Protopopoff and General Voyekoff The body was taken direct to the i'm perial palace. The funeral service was held in the imperial church.
 A silver coffin. containing the body, was carried to it's resting place by the Emperor, M. Protopopoff. General Voyekoff and others, followed by the Empress in deep mourning The af- fair caused great scandal at the time and further inflamed the peo- pie against the Empress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES
DOUBLE DEBATE BETWEEN
 CHANNEL HIGH SCHOOLS

DOUGLAS, April 5.-A double de- bate on the same subject: "Resolv- ed: That immigration into the Unit ed States should be further restrict ed by the imposition of literary test" will be held tomorrow evening at o'clock in the Douglas Congre- gational Church and in the Method dist Episcopal Juneau, be- tween debating teams from the two High Schools.
 The Island debate will be upheld on the affirmative by Elmer Jack son and Roberta Coryell of the local High School while the negative side will be represented by Wilbur Bur ford and Joseph Acklen of the Ju- neau High School.
 Messrs. Lester Gore, Juneau; R. e. Wayland, Treadwell. and Living stone Wernecke, Treadwell, will serve as judges who will make a decisiol upon three considerations - stage presence, delivery and logic of argument.
 In addition to the debate which will be the main feature of the even ing, piano duet will be rendered by the Misses Elva Kirkham and Etta Brown and a selection by the High z hool orchestra. Joseph Sow CTS will preside as chairman of the evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
ADDRESSES w. c. r. U.

the Douglas w. c. T. U., visitors and representatives from the Juneau Union were present at the Congrega tional Church parlors yesterday af- ternoon to enjoy most interesting talk by Mrs Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, president of the Alaska w. c. T. U. Mrs. Hatcher suggested briefly the plan of work which the local unions would be expected to follow during the next year and re cited some of her most interesting ex- Washington, D. c. last winter
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
AMERICAN FLOUR
 IS STOLEN AND
 SAWDUST USED
Germans Charged with Stealing American
 Supplies from
 Relief Stores.
TRAiNL LOADS DISAPPEAR

LONDON. April ,. - The Times is printing the narrative of an Eng liChman, J. P Whitaker, who has just escaped from RoubaiX, where he says he lived for 20 months during the German occupation without the Germans discovering his nationality.
 Mr Whitaker describes the time when the food supply went out and the town was almost wholly depend ent on the American relief commis- sion. He said that but for the com mission all the people would have starved, rich and poor alike.
 Unfortunately" says MT. Whita- ker, there is evidence that the Ger man army contrived to intercept for itself part of the food sent by the commission. One who had good req son to know told me that more than one trainload of supplies which had arrive.
 Analysis of bread in some cases, showed German rye flour, including 30 per cent of sawdust, which had flour producing an indigestable and puttylike substance which brought illness and death to many. The nor tality from this cause was so great could not keep pace with it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
WOOD GIVEN CHOICE
 OF THREE COMMANDS

NEW YORK, April 5. Maj Gen. Leonard Wood was given the option of taking command at Man fla or Hawaii in preference to the new department of the southeast, which he chose, according to the copy of the order transferring him which is made public.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
TWO HELD FOR PLOT

CHICAGO. April 5.-Kurt Erneche and Paul Zeil said to have been traced from San Francisco to Chi cago in connection with an investi- gation of war plots, were arrested here last night at the Union Depot
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
PREMIER RESIGNS.

FREDERICTON, N. B., April 8. J. A. Murray, premier of New Brunswick, has resigned Walter E. Foster, of St. John, leader of the opposition party, has been called upon to form a new government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
MACKENSEN GOES TO
 REORGANIZE TURKS

LONDON, April ,. Field Mar shal August von Mackensen of the German army, according to dis patch from Berne, has arrived at Constantinople to reorganize the Tukish army.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
DIVIDEND INCREASED

NEW YORK, April 5.-The North Butte Mining Company today de- clared a quarterly dividend of $1 share payable April 30. Three months ago the company declared a divi. dend of 75 cents share.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
DINNER PARTY

TREADWELL, April 5.-Mrs. Mary Carroll, of Treadwell, entertained at dinner party last evening in honor of Harry Combs of Haines, who has been visiting in Juneau and Tread well during the past week Besides the guest of honor, those invited were Miss Morgan and Miss Grove.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
TREADWELL NOTES

Mrs. F. F. Summers and little daughter of Treadwell expect to leave Sunday on the Sophia for visit to Tacoma and other Puget Sound cities
 Mrs. l.. J. Bruner left on the Al-ki for Seattle today
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
RANCHER KILLS THREE.

HANFORD, Cal, April 5.-G. L. Meadows, justice of the peace; E. T. Coster, attorney, and w. G. Wiley, of Los Angeles, were shot and killed here today by l.. T. Denny, well known rancher of this section who ran amuck. Den ny was later shot and killed by Marshal Hines
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
FOR SALE CHEAP

10-room House. Two stories. plas- tered, new plumbing. good basement. With or without furniture; barn. Forced to sell; 5th street. rear Brie's Drug store. salmonson, phone Tread we'll 29e. a27.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Grasping

Grain has been found clutched in the hands of an Egyptian mummy"
 Tt beats all," commented the Chi cago man. how some of those spec ulators will hold on "-( Washington Star.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Experience

Going to plant any lettuce in your garden this year?"
 No; nothing but flowers"
 But you can't eat flowers
 That's true. and we couldn't eat the lettuce I tried to raise last year, either. -(Detroit Free Press.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
GUARDS PLACED OVER
 UTILITIES AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO. April 5.-More than 100 city detectives have been de- tailed to guard public buildings, pumping stations, power plants and bridges with the city limits.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

FOR SALE-Six-room furnished house; bath, hot and cold water. Good garden, two chicken houses with yard and running water, incu- bator, brooder, etc. Apply Dan Campbell, rear Treadwell Post Off, flee. Phone Treadwell 293. m2
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

FOR SALE Groom furnished house; bath, hot and cold water. Good garden, two chicken houses with yard and running water, incu- bator, brooder. etc. Apply Dan Camp bell, rear Treadwell postoffice. Phone Treadwell 293. mays
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Slow

Mrs. Willis-This paper says the woman died before help could reach her
 Mrs. Cillis-I don't wonder, If she depended on the employment agen- cies i'll this town Life.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
CITY MANAGER UPHELD

TOPEKA. April 5.-The State Su- preme Court upheld the city man. ager law passed by the recent State Legislature The decisiCn came in the: mandamns action
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

FOR SALE Furniture complete for four rooms. Cheap for quick sale. c. F. Fortune, Douglas, 4th street, between E. and r. all
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

THE EMPIRE-All the News All the Time. When It Is News
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
FORGET Christmas
is Children's Day.; Make
Just as a p This Year

Dear Editor: Some time ago an
article appeared in . we'll known pa.
per, written by q mother, In regard
to the treatment Of Christmas thu
year. She said she Was not one Of
those who kept the horrors Of war
from her children. They were told
OF b terrible suffeFings abroad, and
mutilation of small children and al
the rest Of the awful story. Her chill
dren e not to have any tree or any
gifts this year. They were to send
all their money to the. little sufferers
a beautiful time while others were
in misery.
Your paper As always strong for the
Christmas spirit, and I should ike to
present the other side Of the subject.
I have.a little girl. Perhaps that is
why that woman's view hurt 30. ! be-
it is right for children who are
l enough to even partially compre-
bend. to know in part what is going
on among our brothers and sisters
abroad. But should thetr little minds
which are prone to brood over and
exaggerate the tales told by thet,
elders. be- filled with such horrors:
Where is the gain? Then may save
saving to help others can be attained
just as we'll by helping the poor a,
our own door. And the little mind.
win be saved the bloody stories thai
will forever destroy their natura!
sweetness and Joy in people. And tc
think Of destroying Christmas! Peaci
IN earth This war. does not belong
80 far at least-to our little ones
They cannot fight nor car they II
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17

any way bear it, burdens Then why
destroy their one sweetest, mos beau
tiful and unselflsh time Of all the
year? Why should we not all have
sui Christmas with our children, as
afwAys7
Get q tsn-eent don instead az . dol
lar one; a small tree instead II the
usual big ono; o. IL the high cost of
living forbids toys. put the new dress
or the mfttens, or the shoes. into tissue
paper ana call 1t q Christmas gift,
and act as n It were the bes. ver
Be Chrtstmasy, and don't spoil the lit
Teach the children to give and to
do to others as they would be done
by. But why accompany these tcachS
ings with awful stories Of tongues cut
out and gouged eyes? Is the child
any more unselfish for these details?
Or does 1t mean that he will go to
bed at night, with eyes straininy into
the darkness, watching lest some
monster has crossed the ocean just
to get little boys and girls after the
lights arr out? I repeat this lie not
our children's war.
Why worry and poIlute them with
facts from which their receptive
on Christmas as we'll at at other
times. The children should know
that others are suffering Il it Is pos.
sthle for them to help. Others
TROUBLES makes them morp appfecia-
tive OF their own good fortune. But
narrowing details that cannot help
are better left alone. I give money
and time. to the RedsCross. I have rel
atives cover there" I have sent a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
GETTING TOGETHER
(By Able Fsrwen Brown Of the
VigilanteA)

(By Able Fsrwen Brown Of the
How nne and fit they hook. Our
Boys, as they march away! What
broad shoulders, straight backs Inc
shining eyes! We are proud OF them.
aren't we? Well, it. has done some
thing for them already, hasn't it? 1t
isn't wholly bad, this war that SO
many deprecated and that we all long
to see rightly ended. If we could but
get the same result without the &C.
tual war. Perhaps We can, now we
know how!
See what a few months Of training
has done for the lads. Already it has
made husky men of a lot Of round
shouldered. slack-kneed boys who
might not otherwise have found them-
selves. For the first time many Of
them have "roughed it" wholesomely,
city boys nave had enough exercise
out doors Country boys have got con-
centration and companionship in
camp.
Look at their eager, alert faces;
boys of foreign birth and tradition
newly-made Amerfcans-some of old
Colonial stock, north and south, rich
all dedicated to one glorious cause;
learning comradeship and nationality
which make all brothers under one
flag Whatever happens it won't be
all waste time, money, strength, I
ferfng, waste lives, even-if We learn
what the nation so sorely needed
getting together" and how to attain
it-by universal service.
! It's like this; when you're well you
prepare to conserve health bys soap
and common sense. So in time of
peace We must conserve peace by
preparedness.
With the awful example before us,
there's not much danger tina any free
nation will hereafter choose to be q
military machine. Militarism is q
sane preparedness is like vaccination,
1t inoculates against war and sedttion
A wisely-defended state 10 no more
militaristic thantan athlete in training
is a hypochondriac. He takes good
! care of himself for A. an emergency
that's all. Just as the best health
insurance is a disciplined. supple body
so the best peace-insurance is q
trained, disciplined body of young
men. devoted to the state, fit to enjoy
their own manhood and pay the bes'
citizenship.
If the next generation gets together
in this common bond, there will bt
no splitting up into racial cliques anG
iforeign disaffections. No more hyph'
ems. No more colonies of unassimi'
lated aliens. each speaking his owr
tongue, reading the fatherland papers
ignorant of American ideals and Am
erican claims. No! Americans all
singing the anthem in English, broth
ers in arms trained under the Ameri
can fiag. serving naturally rs part O
the debt ono and.al owe for the OriVi
lege of citizenship. That will make
for peace without and within-paci
fists take notice. That will make fol
unity-Propagandists beware!. AM
social Observation-Disclosures observe
That will make youth. more efficient
life more worth living, Citizenship
more valued by everyone. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
7Ill 'lM]RAIDSaO0O0O ~ J
CAMPAIGN CLOSED SATURDAY

The Herald's clculation Campaign, IN which automobiles and
other valuable prizes are g be Fiven away, closed promptly st A. y
o'clock last Saturday night. .. :. 0
Alcandidates are reqpested to add up their POINTS and be .ures
Of what their final standing should Be, as ! letter will be mailed 70
them shortly by the Campaign Department, giving their final stand
ing. The candidate must be in position % acknowledge this letter
as correct. A#
Il IS the intention Of the Campaign Department 10 announce
the winners as quickly as possible. However, it will be = lev days
before the final count canbe made. H.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
HULL FISHERMEN
EARN BIG MONEY

Hull, England, Dec lit was an
'nounced by the Northeastern Sea
Fisheries committee that a. Hull fish
ing skipper has learned $125.000 since
the war broke out and another made
$3.50 in two years. The chief off,
Ger remarks in his report that "the
shippers earn all they receive when
the perils of the North Sea are re-
| member0d."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17

the wounded man preferred to tail
tho story himself. II just took Oh. mo.
tin hat to scratch mo blooming top
piece when whang. ShrApnel. And,
now it's me back to blightly Sunder
me own power" H1 wobblsd on.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
Hows YOUR VOCABULARY.

George Bailey in Neb. State Journal.
Now somebody aadvertises that he
lean increase ones vocabulary. Well
don't do it. What humanity needs is
greater. voltage in its thinking ma
chinery and less honking on the part
of it's voiciferator.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
Now Stop Piles
Send Today for Free Trial Of Pyramid
P1e Treatment and Pind Real
Happiness.

II you suffer 80 bad You can't wait for
Ne free trial get q 90 cent box OF Pyra-
mid Pile Treatment at the nearest drug
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-25

rived in the city this morning from.
Fargo and is attending to business
matters in connection with the fam
Gus White car, which he represents.
Mr.. Welsh is making Fargo his head
quarters.
New Billiard Parlor-The basement
space occupied by the Monroe cafe
terra on the rne Of Fourth and
Broadway, which closed the first of,
this week, will be opened the first OF:
next month as a billiard room, I'M
der the management of Joe Higgins
and Russell Thompson. two Bismarck
men of a wide acquaintance in the
city. The announcement was made
this afternoon. Mr.. Thompson has
been connected with the Nelson bill
lard oom at the Grand Pacific for
three years. Mr.. Higgins has con-
Quoted a billiard room at l1S Fifth
street. 'm, - r
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-25
Spirit Of
'63 GLorifies
Itself Here
John Noonan, Veteran Of Civil
War, Tents in Bismarck
Determined to Enlist

The spirit OF 1863 gloritied itself
today in the tramp, tramp, tramp OF
q veteran OF the civil war who
marched about the streets Of the
city, in the Hobbies of the hotels and
loitered in the halls of the army re-
crniting station, Offering his services
10 the government. p
"Tented" in City Last Night.
The spirit was manifest in the per-
son of John NOOnan of Wilton, n. d..
81 years old, WAC arrived in Bis
marck over the 500 line and tent
ed" for the night at one Of the local
hotels a%nxiously awaiting the dawn
of day when he could proudly enlist
just once more and to e active
service.
Undaunted by the information
from the "boys" back home that he
was too old, John was determined to
see for himself. Despite advice from
recruiting officers this afternoon, he
is as Obdurate as w and late to.
day declared his intention of making
an appeal to the governor for trans
portation to Cnicago that he might
enlist down there" IS
Patriotism eoils in John.
Patriotism just boils in john
said Mayor Cotton, OF Wilton, a visit
or in the city today. When John
saw all the flags flying at home and
the young men offering their SER
vices, duty called him. His brothers
begged OF him not to leave Wilton
but John was persistent. He told
them he was going to enlist and it
seems impossible to talk him out Of
it," .. a.--
This morning a telephone call
came from John NOOnan, Jr., a far
mer at Wilton, who asked several of
the business men Of the city to use
their influence to persuade his faith
er to abandon the notion.
Stand mistaken.
Late today they had not succeed.
ed and Hero Jim was still planning
on making the trip to Chicago to-
night ii the local Offices would not
accept him.
THE best we ian do is to take
him to a soldiers home" said q re-
cruiting officer this morning. "bnt we
know John has a better home at Will
ton"