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The Dickinson press., 1917-10-27

The teachers institute held at
Beach was a pronounced success. tn:
grade schools Of Sentinel Butte as
well as the schools of Golden Valley
county, were closed three days in or
der that the teachers could attend the
Institute.
A broken collar bone and internal
injuries, sustained by the falling of a
heavy freight car door upon him, put
Con Glaum in a Glendive hospital
whence he issued last week consid-
erably improved.
Felix Neibauer of Mandan, a native
of Jansdorf, Austria-B Bohemia, who
came to this country in 1901, died last
week at his home of old age. He
leaves a wife and six children.
Mrs. John Carey of Mandan is re-
covering from an operation.
J. A. Biggs, secretary Of the Mis-
souri, Slope fair, is sending out checks
to premium winners and settling old
obligations contracted at the last fair.
figures that when the state appro-
preparation is received early in the
spring, nearly $500 will be in the as
sociation's treasury. .
Frank McQuillan jumped from Man
dan to Medora where he will manage
the Ignite mines in that vicinity.
Charles A.. Seaman, owner of the
Seaman ranch near Killdeer, is buy
ing horses at Miles City. These will
be driven to the ranch from Dickinson.
Herman Meisner, formerly interest
ed in the Wisconsin-Dakota Land Co.,
which pioneered this country, died at
Wittenburg, Wise, last week. He was
the father of Grover Meisner of Fry
burg. :
The little son of Peter Mattern
and wife of Glen Ullin, while playing
at home one day last week, fell, frac-
turing one Of his arms. He is recov-
ering as we'll as could be expected:
The J. r. Moles auction sale which
was held at Mott recently was well
attended despite disagreeable wealth
er. Top cattle sold for SIT. Mr..
'Moles Is leaving for southern Mime
sofa where he will resume farming.
John Kierschman, after undergoing
an operation at. Bismarck and while
returning to his home in the Tepee
Butte country, died on the train Tues.
day of last week. He was a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kierschman, who
live neal Mott.
V. j. Freese of Meadow, S. D..
handed $500 to v. T. Edmonds Of
Chandler for a four-year-old, pure
bred Hereford bull. Mr.. Edmunds ex-
poets to go into the pure-bred bust
ness exclusively.
The Dickinson press., 1917-10-27
Gladstone School Notes

VIM. and Max Hensel enrolled in
the fifth grade Monday, making 4
total enrolment Of % in room B.
The sixth grade geography class has
begun the study of North America and
is drawing maps of that continent.
We r having monthly examina-
lions this wee, it being the last week
of the second month of school.
Guy Turner and Ellsworth Hagburg
were absent last Friday.
The seventh grade history class has
begun the study of the American Rev.
olution.
The Dickinson press., 1917-10-27

A prevalence of high winds
throughout the state just now is par
tial' cause for the great number of
prairie fires. The dry state of the
ground will carry a fire along rapidly.
Farmers are urged to be careful with
fire and to use caution in burning rub
bish.
The Dickinson press., 1917-10-27

Owing to a scarcity of nay In
the Slope country, shipments of cattle
have been unusually heavy this year.
Much good cattle has gone to the
market, but the majority of ship
ments represent the culls.
The Dickinson press., 1917-10-27

Those farmers who are contem-
plating holding auction sales would
do well by advertising the sale in the
columns Of the Dickinson Press. Its
extensive circulation in the Slope
country will assure a large attendance
at these sales.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Rat. and Fires.

At a time when everyone Is COM
planning Of the high cost Of living It
might be well to see If we cannot elm
mate two great sources Of waste-fres
and rats.
Most fires are needless. All rats
are so. Some years ago study Of the
rat problem in Philadelphia arrived at
the conclusion that the rodents Of that
city ate more than million dollars
worth Of food each year. At that rate,
the disgusting creatures can hardly
cost less than $1OO,OOO,00O per year
to the whole country. This is pret.
ty high price to pay for the compan'
ionship of impish pests which, besides
their other bad habits, undermine
floors and carry the most dreaded Of
all diseases, bubonic plague.
Yet fires are more expensive thar
rats. In 1915-the last year for which
figures are at hand-the American
people paid out in premiums for fire
insurance $419,3 ,361, ,346. OF this vast
sum at least three-fourths could bt
saved by reducing our fire record te
the rate prevailing in England, France
or Germany; and even in our time ane
nation $500, 100000 per year is saw
ing worth noting, and one which
would have perceptible effect on thu
cost Of living.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
INSANITY AND DRY STATES.

The publicity bureau of the liquor
interests is trying to make the public
believe that prohibition Kansas has
more insane in proportion to the pop
ulation than have license states. He
selects for selection three wet states
which are more than so per cent dry,
rather than three which are mostly
wet, as New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. But that is a way the
liquorites have.
The insane rate in Kansas Is 172.2
per 100000; in New York it is 1922
per 100000; in New Jersey, 23S.1 per
100000; In Pennsylvania, 2291 per
100000.
When it comes to the percentage of
what is known as alcoholic insanity
the only fair basis for test-the rate
in Kansas Is remarkably low. That
state has only IT per cent Of alcoholic
insane.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
BRITISH SKATER GERMAN LINE.
Capture Thousands Of Prisoners In
Launching Spring Drive on
Tweive-Mile Front

London, April 10.-British launch
most tremendous drive of war in VI
cinity of st. Quentin, driving forward
on front twelve miles long, penetrat-
ing German positions to depth of three
miles and capturing thousands of pris-
oners. Famous Vimy ridge taken by
storm by Canadians.
Violent British attack reported also
near Cambria, where they captured
the village of Demicourt
Bennett cables from Berlin that
German sentiment is beginning to
swerve around in favor of President
Wilson and hints that momentous
events of advantage to the United
States are brewing in Germany.
Herr Scheidemann, leader Of the
German Socialists, departs on secret
mission, apparently to Russia, in the
interest OF a separate peace.
Ten British airplanes missing and
seventeen German machines driven
down in days aerial fighting.
Only minor operations reported
from east front.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
PROHIBITION STANDS TEST.

The year 1915 has witnessed q trt-
umph perhaps even greater than the
mere gaining Of territory, a thorough
and satisfactory testing of the prohibi-
ton policy. During the past 81 weeks
the new prohibition states have SO con-
vincingly demonstrated the economic,
social and moral benefits Of the law
that they are quite sufficient refutation
Of the false charges made by the liquor
publicity bureaus that prohibition does
not prohibit; that it is a failure; that
1t leads to economic disaster, and other
statements of like tenor. As to the sat
isfaction Of the residents Of these
states with the new regime, the mag
nificent vote in Oregon, Washington,
Colorado, Arizona and Arkansas on No
vember against the measures initiat-
ed by the liquor interests to weaken
or nullify the new laws, furnishes
abundant testimony.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
|CelnpJeta1lCe
g l>loteS.. .
Conducted by the National Woman
Christian Temperance Union.)
BUSINESS AND HEALTH.

"Why is our country going dry 80
fast7" asks the Philadelphia Ledger,
and answers! Business and health
That combination beats moral suasion
and the appeals of a Ten Nights in a
Barroom.'
Life insurance companies for some
years past have paid very close atten-
tion to liquor as an insurance hazard.
They have compiled figures, using
hundreds Of thousands Of persons as
basis for computations. These prove
that man who does not drink will
on the average live much longer than
the man who drinks even moderately.
Taking 100000 policyholders as a
test, insurance companies discovered
that men who only occasionally got
tight suffered a death rate just one
half greater than strictly temperance
men. Among men who drink only two
glasses Of beer or one glass of whisky
in day the mortality was almost a.
fifth greater. Other men who drink
more than that but still not enough to
bar them from insurance companies,
showed an appalling mortality Of al
most double that among men who were
never introduced to John Barleycorn."
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Milwaukee has % charitable organ
An Exception.

Johnnie's father had comfortable
income that did not require that he
should have any settled occupation, and
the only thing in the nature Of work
that Johnnie had ever seen him do was
to write checks. At school Mary an
nounced that her father was doctor.
"My father is lawyer" said Ed
ward.
Johnnie thought a moment, and then
said: "My father pays his debts"
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
DRINK AND MACHINERY.

Things have changed since the da,
when man could drink and injure
no one but himself and a few others,
says the Kansas City Star in an edi-
torial on Booze and Machinery"
A drunken man might drive a horse
through street crowded with other
horses and not damage himself or any
one else; but drunken man in q
motor car in a street crowded with
other hurrying motor cars becomes q
veritable death angel. A drunken man
might drive stage coach filed with
passengers and all arrive safely. But
a drunken man at the engine throttle,
or asleep in the signal tower. is a
different thing. A drunken blacksmith
in the old days would simply spoil a
few horseshoes, and maybe give his
wife black eye. But now drunken
factory hand can ruin thousands Of
dollars worth Of machinery and en-
danger lives Of fellow workmen.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
TRULY pIrlFULl

TRULY PlTlFULl
Speaking Of drink" he said, though
nobody had been, "you hear It said
that alcoho, stimulates the wit and
Imagination. That's rot. Have you
ever been on the water wagon at a
dinner where every one else was
drinking? They say things they
wouldn't think worth saying, and
laugh at things they wouldn't think Of
laughing at, II it weren't for the cham
pagne. The drinking doesn't make
them brighter. It merely lowers their
standard Of appreciation. When you're
stone sober, it's pitiful."
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
PRoHIsIrIoN is PROHIBITING.

Three breweries in st. Louis have
gone out of business within the last
few months. The Mutual was closed
November IA by order Of the referee
In bankruptcy; the Excelsior closed
its doors January 1, and about the
same time the Forest Park Brewing
company filed petition in bankruptcy.
All on account of the encroachments
Of prohibition!
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
ASKS LOYAL RESPONSE
GOVERNOR ouNTERTssuEs WAR
PROCLAMATION.
Executive Urges coloradoans to Do
Duty, and Accord. Just Treatment
to Law-AbldIna Allsne.

Western NeWgpaper Union NEWS eefvace-
Denver.-Governor Gunter has issued
the following proclamation:
To the People of the State OF Colo
RADIO: A state Of war exists between
the United States of America and the
imperial German government. Every
thoughtful citizen, while determined
and confident of the issue. realizes the
awful and stupendops character Of the
world conflict upon which we are en-
tering. Calmly. patiently. thoughtful
ly. in the fear Of God. and in obedience
to the principles of International law,
our country has proceeded. Every rea-
sonable effort known to the law of ma
tions, or to intercourse between civil
lied peoples, has been made to avert
country now has no other recourse In
defense OF our rights and the honor OF
the nation, but to declare war. War
has been declared. AS becomes a
brave. proud and patriotic people. the
citizenship of Colorado will Loyalty bear
their full part in this struggle, will un-
hesitatingly give to their country all
that is needed of our resources.
l, JULIUS G. GUNTER, AS GOV
ERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO. do hereby enjoin upon our peo-
pie the strict observance of every pro
vision of our Presidents proclamation
declaring a state of war. and especial
ly urge considerate and just treatment
Of all aliens within our borders, who
are observant Of our laws.
This conflict may be long. 1t will
certainly demand largely of our re-
sources. AS the Chief Executive of
the State l urge loyal response to all
calls for volunteers, state and nation.
The young men Of our commonwealth
are as loyal as were their forefathers.
They are patriotic, brave and manly
and require no CONSUMPTION to respond
to their country's call. Let there be
no halting step in the action of the
youth of our State.
We must solemnly realize the de-
mand that will be made upon our peo-
ple-money, provisions, men. Let
economy be entered upon. Every citi-
zen. whether it be by the garden tract,
the larger area. or aid by seeds. mon
ey, or otherwise to the farmer, should
endeavor to increase our food produc-
ton. There is now no scarcity Of food
products, no occasion for purchases
which will stimulate prices and add to
the burdens of those Ill able to bear
them; but there should be economy
and provision for the future. Our
maidens, our women, should continue
in the work they are entering upon,
preparing to serve their country as
nurses and otherwise. Let our girls
and boys of tender age be trained in
their line Of service. They will be
needed before this struggle is over.
In conclusion, let every citizen Of
our state perform-as he will-his full
duty. In asking service OF our citizen
ship, the Executive appeals to our cit
izens of all nationalities and all be-
liefs with as perfect confidence as to
those native to our land.
GIVEN under my hand and Execu-
tive Seal this 7th day Of April, A. D.
1917.
JULIUS c. GUNTER.
Governor.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
DEMANDS PASSPORTS AND SAFE
CONDUCT FOR HER EN-
eAssY AND STAFF.
PROGRAM OF CONGRESS
seEEo ASSURED ON LEGISLATION
TO MAKE U.s GREATEST
FACTOR IN WoRLD-WAR.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 10.-Austria has
espoused the cause Of her ally. Ger
many, against the United States. Shs
has officially broken off diplomatic re-
lations with the United States; hand
ed Ambassador Penfield and his staff
their passports and recalled her am
bassador-designate, Count Tarnowski.
Baron Erich Zwiedinek, the embassy
staff and all consular agents.
New York.-The Austrian steam
ships Martha Washington and Hima-
laya. self-detained in port here. were
seized by the customs authorities.
At New Orleans three Austrian
steamers, the Clara, Anna and Teresa.
the Budapest at Newport News, the
Franconia at Philadelphia and the
Erny at Boston, were also taken in
charge.
Santiago, Chile.-Chile will main
tain an attitude of neutrality. SO long
as she is not made the object of
direct attack, according to assurances
given by government officials.
Rio Janeiro.-An early rupture Of re-
lations between Brazil and Germany
is expected.
Washington.-Devel Of the
fourth day of the war centered on
Capitol Hill. There Congress- got
down to business. to supplement its
authorization to the President to ac-
cept Germany's war-challenge. It had
before it In its several committees
the legislation. which will mobilize all
OF the men and money resources OF
the nation to make the nation the
most powerful factor in the great
world-conflict. Briefly summarized.
hopes to provide:
Naturalization of the state militia.
bringing 1t and the regular establish
ment to war strength; creating Of =
volunteer army of 100000 men with
provision for the raising of similar
units as fast as training facilities are
available, until 100000 are ready for
land service
Increasing the strength of the navy
and marine corps SO that it will be
able to undertake offensive and de-
fensive operations against Germany.
Authorization of bond issue which
will enable the United States to ex-
tend a credit of $3,00O.OO0.000 to the
entente. especially France and Russia,
while expending $2,000.00O to perfect
it's own military establishment.
Completion of new system of taxa
ton to permit the nation to in part
"pay as it goes" which will raise a
billion and three-quarters to two bill
lion dollars annually.
An espionage system which will end
German antiAmerican activity in this
country and provide for the arrest of
aliens and German sympathizers who
are plotting against the government.
A system Of conservation which will
enable the nation to prevent waste of
all commodities, especially foodstuffs.
A system of conscription to apply to
skilled labor and especially trained
men in every walk of life, whose serv-
ices will increase efficiency and
hasten the conclusion of the war.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Mother and Daughter Become Brides

Mother and Daughter Become Brides.
Briggsdale. Briggsdale's first
double wedding was performed in the
office of Ira I. Sides, justice of the
peace of Greeley, when mother ant
daughter were married at the same
time. with no witnesses but the four
contracting parties. Mrs. Nora Mel
son was married to Harry B. Hoffman,
and her daughter, Edna Nelson, be-
came the bride. of Fred E. Caster. All
are ranchers of this district.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Delegates to Good Roads Meeting.

Governor Gunter announced the
names of the delegates chosen to rep
resent Colorado at the Good Roads
Convention to be held at Birming-
ham. Ala. April 1921. They are as
follows: A. W. Henderson and G. B.
Merrick, Colorado Springs; Murt
Nicholson, Leadville; F. c. Merrill,
Grand Junction; H. A. Edmonds, Fort
Collins; w. L. Anderson and John
Vail. Pueblo; Finlay L. MacFarland
and Ralph Smith. Denver; H. J.
Gehm, Cripple Greek, and E. McLearn,
Rifle.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Dr.. 3. CLARK Hyde Is Freed.

Kansas City.-Judge Porterfield dis
missed the murder charge against DR..
B. Clark Hyde. the action being ON
motion of the defense, citing that the
case had been continued four times at
the request Of the state. Dr.. Hyde
was charged with the murder Of
Thomas H. Swope. millionaire uncle
Of Hyde's wife.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
political Ak Falls on Three.

The political ak descended on three
employees Of State Labor Commission
er W. L. Morfissey's office when
George Clark, factory inspector. Mrs.
M. l. Hedden. chief clerk, and Mras
Len Eckman. stenographer, were noti-
fled that their term of office has ex-
pired. Mrs. Hedden will be sue
ceeded by Mrs. Anna Farrell, but ap.
pointments for the other two places
have not yet been made.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
AVERAGE TAX RATE.

In 1915 the average tax rate in the
dry Illinois cities Of NATION, Decatur,
Champaign, Bloomington, Freeport.
Elgin, Canton. Galesburg, Rockford,
and Jacksonville was 6.O1. The aver
age rate in the wet cities Of East St
Louis, Springfield, Joliet, Waukegan,
Moline, Rock Island, Aurora, Peoria,
Danville and Quincy was 6.84.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Beet sugar Acreage signed Up.

Greeley. = Although the Farmers
Union and other organizations in
northern Colorado are agitating for an
increased price for sugar beets, the
Great Western Sugar Company Is
signing up all the acreage the fac.
tories will take. Out of the 1880
acres allotted to the Greeley factory,
7,100 acres already have been signed
for. and the rest of the acreage for
the Windsor, Eaton and part of the
Brighton, Loveland and Longmont
factories, to which some of the beets
OF this county go. estimated at 10000
acres, has reached more than $4,000.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Fire Fighter Greeley Recruit.

Fire Fighter Greeley Hecru1t.
Greeley.-The first recruit for serv.
Ice in the United States navy left
here for Denver to enlist. Skip Van
derlip, of the Greeley fire department.
is the man.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
standIey Estate Pays 32o,ss1 Tax.

Attorney General Hubbard an
nounced the collection Of $20.851. .33
as the state inheritance tax from the
estate Of Joseph Standley. The es-
tate amounted to $625,123 and was
left entirely to Standley's widow.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Two Injured In Collision.

Pueblo.-C. 8. Hickman of Denver.
conductor. and James Kennedy of
Colorado Springs, roadmaster. on the
Rio Grande railroad, were injured in
a collision three miles north of Pu-
eblo.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12

Marshall to Lecture In AuIt.
Ault.-Vice President Thomas R..
Marshall has agreed to lecture here
next November. Ault will be the
smallest town in which he will ap
pear.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Dies at 90; Never Was Ill

Dies at 90; Never Was III.
Grover.-John Bessey, SO. died here
of old age while taking an afternoon
nap. He had never been i'll in his
life. He was veteran of the Civil
war.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
German. Loyal to U. 8. Arc Safe.

All loyal German-Americans in Colo
RADIO will be safeguarded by the whole
force of the state, If need be. in the
pursuit Of their business interests.
Governor Gunter said that he had
had in mind for long time the. pur-
pose to call leading German-Amerf-
can citizens into conference to ascer-
tain whether they were being sub.
jected to annoyance or felt them
selves, their families or their prop
erty in danger. No one has asked for
any such protection. The only pre-
requisite to obtaining freedom from
annoyance is that their loyalty to the
United States be unquestioned
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
Mccune ls Made Enalneer.

Mecuns 10 Made Engineer. ~
Gov. ]. C. Gunter named A. ]. No
Cune of Grand Junction as state en-
gineer. Mr.. McCune was state en-
yineer under Governors orman and
Thomas.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12

Richard olney, Diplomat, Dead.
Boston.-Richard Olney, secretary
of state under President Grover Cleve-
land, died at his home here.
Cheyenne record., 1917-04-12
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
wsstsrn Newspaper Union News Service.
coLoRADo's NEW GAME LAWS
Many Changes Made In Regulations
To Conform With Federal RuIes.

Many Changes Made In Regulations
To Conform With Federal Rules.
Denver-Spring shooting of ducks.
geese and other wading and shore
birds II prohibited. and several other
important changes in the fish and
game laws Of the state are made in
House Bill No. 25S, by Thompson and
Barlow. which was passed by the
Twenty-first General Assembly.
The shooting Of ducks. geese and
other waiting and shore birds is linn
tied to the period between September
16 and December 81. making the law
conform with the federal law on MI
gratory birds.
Open seasons on other games and
fish, as amended in the law. win be
as follows:
Male deer. Oct. l to 4. commencing
1918.
Male mountain sheep, Sept. rs to
80. commencing 1924.
Male antelope. Sept. 25 to 30, COM
mencing 1924.
Male elk, Nov. 1 to 5. commencing
1924.
Prairie chickens, mountain and Wild
grouse, Sept. 15 to Oct. /.
Sage chickens. Aug. 15to Sept. l.
Pheasants and other grouse not in
digenous to the state. Sept. to 20.
commencing 1924.
Doves. Aug. 15 to Sept. 1.
Bob Whites, Oct. / to 20. commenc-
ing 1924. :
Crested quail. Oct. Is to 80. com.
mencing 1924.
There is no closed season on rab.
bits and hares.
For trout and grayling, not less
than seven inches In length and In
running streams, the season is from
May 25 to Oct. 81; in lakes not over
$500 feet in altitude, May Ito Oct.
81, and In lakes more than $500 feet
in altitude, June / to Oct 81.
On whitefish, bass. catfish, sunfish.
perch and wall-eyed pike. the open
season is from May 25 to Oct. 81.
The law as amended provides that
no fishing shall be done between the
hours Of $3.50 p. m. and q. m.
The quantity Of fish and game to
be taken was also amended. az fol-
lows:
Prairie chickens, mountain and will
low grouse and sage chickens, not
more than fifteen in one persons pos
session at one time. Ducks. geese
and other wading and shore birds. not
more than twenty of one kind in one
persons possession at one time. o.
not more than thirty-five of all kinds.
Not more than fifteen pounds of
fish may be taken in one day, and not
more than twenty pounds may legally
be kept in one persons possession
at one time. Not more than one deer
may be in any persons possession ut
one time.
The killing Of pheasants which are
damaging fruit, grain or vegetables IL
permitted in bill introduced by Sem
ator Staley. The owner of the dam
aged property must, however, obtain
a permit from the fish and game COM
missioner before he may kill them.
and they are snot to be sold.