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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Taft Much Better
He Takes Food and Talks
Cheerfully With Doctor

CLAY CENTRE, Kan. Aug. TO-
William II. Taft is much better TO-
night. "He improved wonderfully to.
day" according to the statement OF
DR.. B. F. Morgan, the attending physi.
clan, given out tonight.
Mr.. Taft asked for food to-day, the
first time since Monday, when he wa:
stricken with an intestinal disorder
He ate a soft boiled esq and some
toast. Not only is his physical condi
tion improved. but his mental attitude
has frightened.
The former President was asked i
there was any word he wanted e
send 10 his relatives.
NO." he replied. 81 will be out OF
here soon, and | don't want to bother
them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Tchernof Faces Critic
Challenges Miliukof to &c
Before Arbitration Court

PETROGRAD, Aug. lo.-M. Tehern-
of, Minister of Agriculture, has chal-
lenged Professor Miliukof, former
Foreign Minister and editor OF the
"Rech," to appear before an aroiera-
ton court in connection with his COM
ments against ". Tchernof. Professor
Miliukoff has accepted the challenge.
1t was recently charged that NJ
Tchernoff had been connected with the
German General staff. This led 20 MS
resignation, and finally that OF the
Cabinet. NJ. Tchernof successfully de-
Tended himself and became a member
Of the reorCanized ministry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
German Patrol Ship
Hits Own Mine; 80 Die

LONDON. Aug. 10.-Thirty men were
lost when a German patrol ship col
lided with German mine. according to
report from Stubbekjobing. says
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Czernin to Visit Michaelis
Austrian Foreign Minister on
the Way to Berlin

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 1O.--A dis
patch from Vienna says that Count
Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian For
eign Minister. will leave this evening
for German headquarters and thence
to Berlin 10 return the recent visit
of Chancellor Michaelis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Scandinavians Have
Lost S33 Ships; 500 Men

COPENHAGEN, Aug. lo.-seanai'i
Wan ships TO the number Of sSS h''
been destroyed by tOrpedoes or mise
since the beginning OF the war, ase'''
ing to the "Aftenbladet." .- .J
Norway lost 900, Denmark l6' "
Sweden 146.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
u. S. Mail Rate for Front
Soldiers Letters to Go Under
Domestic Schedules

The Postoffice Department issued in
structions relative TO mail matter for
soldiers or civilians attached to the
American expeditionary forces in
France. All letters, newspapers, par
cells and money orders may be sent at
domestic rates.
Parcel post must be prepaid and will
be sent at the eighth zone rate of IL
cents a pound, with a maximum weight
of twenty pounds.
Only the following form Of address
will be accepted, with the sender's name
and address legibly written at the up
per left hand corner.
JOHN SMITH, JR.,
Co. y, - Infantry,
American Expeditionary Forces.
The domestic rate of postage will
apply on all letters from soldiers
abroad engaged in the war. Such post
age may be paid by the soldier at field
postofices, or the postage will be col
lected from the recipient of the letter
in this country at the single domestic
rate il not prepaid abroad.
Most magazines and other periodicals
will bear the following inscription in
the future:
"When you finish reading this maya
zine place a one-cent stamp on this
notice, hand same TO any postal en-
ploye and it will be placed in the hands
of our soldiers or sailors at the front.
No wrapping, no address.
"A. s. BURLESON,
C,ra~o1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Washington Deaf to Peace Talk
BY c. w. GILBERT

WASHINGTON, Aug l0.-The Stock
holm Socialist Conference attracts lit
tie attention here. There Is DISPOSE
ton to make light of the Cabinet dis
turbances over 1t in England and in
France. They are explained as incl
dents of purely domestic politics. 1t is
suggested that Henderson got himself
into false position and then. being at
tackled by the conservative news
papers, had TO carry it through. The
information Of the State Department
is said 70 be that by no means all Of
the British Laborites agree with the
Labor member Of the war Cabinet. 1t is
said that the Seamen's Union has re-
fused TO carry English delegates to
Stockholm.
As for Russia, it is said that she is
indifferent about the conference, and
news dispatches seem rather to bear
that out. Indeed, Russia's zeal for
peace conferences appears to be failing.
The conference upon war aims which
the new republic asked for has not
been held and no date has been set for
it. II is not likely to be held. Russia
is too busy with its domestic affairs
tc care for conferences. A new nation,
like a child, has a new interest every
few days; sometimes IL is conference
and sometimes il is revolution. Just
now Russias mind seems to have
turned away from redefining the wars
aims. IL is said, therefore, that no
action of this government with regard
20 Stockholm will have any effect upon
Petrograd radicalism.
Washington's Mind on War
describe all Of this because it is
symtomstic. When an administration
has its mind on peace, it dwells upon
every trivial indication that the desire
for peace is growing. There have been
times here when that happened. When
it is not thinking of peace, it brushes
aside a quarrel like that between Hen
derson and the Lloyd George govern
ment as an incident. Do you read any
outgivings from the State Department
now tending to show that Germany is
in distress or weary Of the war; Any
information about starvation in Ger
many? You do not.
There is danger that the significance
of such information would be eXagger-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-06-28
Thursday, June 70, 1917.
PARENTAL AUTHORITY rs NOE
SET ASIDE BY A MINOR SONS
ENLISTMENT IN THE
ARMY AND NAVY.

Dear Sir: 1 am sorry that [ have
to write you as | do, but l am SO
hungry for a little information this
morning, and as 1 know there is
none who can, or will give it to me
any better than you can. This is
what l wish to know. There has
been one private soldier in our COM
munity on q furlOugh, and said SOL
der got around some boys here that
were only 16 and II years of age
and excited them with glazing tales
of army life, that he, said soldiers
slipped them off from their parents
last night and carried them to a re-
cruiting officer and had them en-
listed and would have been gone to
Macon in 80 minutes if we hadn't
found it out and went and brought
our boys back.
Now Mr. Watson have We got laws
that uphold a private to do that.
mean take boys 16 and II years old;
or is there any law that said soldier
could be handled for slipping off
such boys? If so, we the parents Of
those boys will appreciate it very
much.
If you see fit to publish anything
on this line in the good old Jefferso-
nian do so, as we are all subscribers
and enjoy reading from your gifted
pen.
Thanking you in advance, re-
main your friend and supporter for
ever. J. B. HORTON.
Tennille, Ga.
Answer.
The boys can be recovered by writ
of Ha5eas Corpus. T. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-06-28

bama, and Milton H. Smith, President
of the Louisville & Nashville Rail
road Company. Within less than an
hour after the entry Of this harmo-
NOUS and sanstimonious trio, Mr..
Goodhue learned thai new commits
sion, this time, in the name of VIM.
|. Grubb, who had and has a Roman
Catholic wife, and who has since
joined that alleged church, and who
is Federal Judge Of this district to-
day. You see what "shenanigan" is
going On in the South, where there
are SO few Romanists, have appointed
to public Office those Protestants who
have Catholic wives. BY means of
the latter popery will control nearly
all Of the former You met this same
situation in your first trial, that be-
fore Judge Emory Speer, whose
family are all Romanists, and whose
hrother-ln-law Knight of Column
bus was, (and maybe isl Clerk of
the Court, and drew the names of the
jurors. Thus again is seen machina-
ton Of Roman Catholic church.
Now, what is the meaning of all
this? Where is the center of this
nationwide web Of papal intrigue?
From whose central hands radiate
these lines Of reactionism and anti
liberalism and opposition to human
progression throughout this nation
Of supposed democracy and republi-
canism? Do these numerous and
complex ramifcations lead invaria-
bly, back to that fine Italian hand
''Rt. Rev. Giovanni Bonzano, Apostle
lie Delegate, 1911 Biltmore Street,
Washington, D. c." the capital of
this great nation of more than one
hundred million souls? Why did
Catholic France, under Premier
Combes, about fifteen years since,
expel the papal nuncio from that re-
public? Was it for doing just ex-
actly what this fellow John Banana
is doing right now in this republic?
But Catholic Portugal officially re-
ceiyed a papal nuncio until the year
1910. Why did that republic expel
it's nuncio? Why, by the God Of
eternity, it was for the self-same rea-
son that this grand republic Of 48
United States has set it's deterMina-
ton upon the elimination of John
Banana, head and front of the i'll
triguing and acknowledging forces
of this country, from his station of
malevolence and malefcence among
the people Of this forWard-going ma
ton.
ALABAMA AMERICAN.
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receive subscriptions for The Jcffer-
sonian and Watson's Magazine.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-06-28

Ever realize just what a strang1e
hold the money powers have on the
U. S.? Read Watson's Political
Handbook. Fifth edition just off the
press. Paper, $1.OO: Cloth, $3.50.
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ALABAMA AMERICAN.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
BELGIAN WORKMEN
FACING STARVATION

Washington, March 2S.-An appeal
from Belgian workmen for organized
assistance by neutral governments
and ]aboring classes in neutral nations
was made at the Belgian legation.
It says that 100000 men have been
thrown out Of work and kept in
forced idleness, which has led the
Germans to decree that "either you
must sign a contract for work in Ger.
many, or you will be taken as slaves.
AS a result, 1t adds, "the whole Of the
working classes Of Belgium are
threatened with slavery, starvation or
DEATH"
Germany" the appeal says, "has
condemned her victims to pay an i'm.
mehse war levy which already
amounts to more than 100000, 900 and
which is Increasing at the rate Of s10,.
100000 monthly"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
French Forces Routing
Hindenburg's Division
Germans Making Desperate Efforts to
Prevent Further Enemy Cains To.
wards city Of st. Quentin

London, March 2s.-The village OF
Coucy-le.Chatea has been captured
by the French. Further progress was
made in the lower section of Coucy
forest, all of the northern part Of
which is now held by the French.
Driving forward north and south of
st. Quentin, heart of the Hindenburg
line, the allies have cut two Of the
four main railroads which feed the
city, while a third is we'll within reach
of the French guns
With Lafere inundated by the re.
treating Germans and two Of its domi'
mating forts in the hands Of the French
the chief interest in the tremendous
battle which has been raging for q
week on an eighty-mile front shifts
to historic st. Quentin.
The Germans are making desperate
attempts to wrest from the French the
Essigny.Benay plateau, from which
General Nivelle's guns command the
southern approaches to the city and
render its position, in the opinion Of
military critics, one of grave peril.
Further to the south the French have
forged we'll to the west of St. Quentin
hammering a great dent in the Ger
man line between that town and LIE
fere. The advance of this salient
three miles further would give the
French possession Of the last direct
railroad line between the two towns.
On the northern section of the great
battle line the situation is somewhat
obscure. Neither British nor German
official communications throw much
light on the operation here. Some
progress has been made in the direc
tion of Cambria by General Haig, but
apparently the determined resistance
Of the Germans has checked the Brit
ish advance along the whole Arras
sector.
While the issue Of the titanic strug
gle In France remains in doubt the
stage is set for sensational possibili
tiet. in far off Mesopotamia.
In the plain of the Tigris five ar
mics are converging on the Turks II
the hope Of dealing death blow tt
Ottoman power in it's eastern empire
The Russians are advancing from
Persia in three divisions, driving the
Turks before them, and have already
crossed the Turkish frontier at two
places.
To the south General Maude, con
queror of Bagdad, is pressing forward
up the Tigris and the Diala rivers.
Outside Of the possibility of deci
sive victory over their encircling foes
apparently the only road of retreat
open to the Turks is to the west.
Here they are confronted with the
desolate wastes of the great desert Of
Ell Jezireh, according to military crit
les an impossible barrier.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
Leasing Land.

s. Robertson who farmed success
fully half section of land south of
Selfridge last season, and in the fall
bought another half section from
Chas. Gayton, came down fro".
Underwood last week where he has
spent the winter, and is getting
ready to farm on enlarged scale this
season. Friday he came over to
Fort Yates on some business at the
Agency accompanied 10y c. A. Rust
and Thomas Brophy OF Underwood,
E Young of Coal uarbor, who were
looking up some land to lease for
farming. Mr.. Young was the flax
king OF North Dakota last season,
having cleared over $4,000 from
his farming operations on leased
land on the Berthold reservation
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
Resolution Will Place
Fault On The Germans
Resolution Prepared for Submission to
Congress Will Declare
War With the Tuetons

Washington, March 2s.-The resolu.
tion 10 be introduced into congress
Immediately after the president con.
-cludes his address to the Joint session
will declare that the time has come
when the United States must vindi.
cate decisively its honor and its rights.
It will declare that by the acts OF
Germany a state Of war exists and
that congress places at the disposition
of the president the means of vlgor'
ously prosecuting the war and thereby
Fastening the restoration of peace.
While President Wilson is complet'
ing his indictment of Germany this
week the house foreign affairs com.
mittee is preparing the war resolu'
tion.
Anticipating the trend Of the presi'
dents indictment the committee, &C.
cording to present plans, will draw the
resolution along the following lines:
That wanton violation of the rights
Of persons and property of our citi
zens committed by Germany, her re-
peated acts of bad faith and utter dis
regard Of solemn treaties, have con
stituted ample cause for war on our
part.
That Germany's acts have been such
as to justify the United States before
the whole world in resorting to rene
dies however extreme.
That, with an anxious desire tc
avoid rupture, we forebore fol
months to assert our rights by force
and continued by amicable negotia
tions to seek redress for wrongs suf
fered in the hope that Germany might
yield to pacific counsel and demands
Of justice.
That in this. hope the United States
was disappointed.
That the time has come when this
country must vindicate decisvely hel
honor, right and interest.
That solely by the acts Of Germany
state of war exists between thai
government and the United States
and that the congress Of the United
States places at the disposal of the
president the means Of prosecuting
the war vigorously and thereby has
tening the restoration Of peace.
The resolution will also authorize
liberal provision for sustaining ant
increasing the army and navy.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
solen Couple Adopt Baby

Master Paul Raymond Ward,
once abandoned boy Of Bismarck,
has been adopted by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G.. Hofner OF Solen, and now
has a home.
In the short life of little Paul
Raymond Ward Hoffner, there is a
story Of real interest. On Christ
mas morning when the weather
was 80 below zero, George Will of
Bismarck, opened the back door Of
his home and found an apple box.
He thought the box some Christmas
present and brought it into the
house for investigation. To his sur
prise he unfolde1 from several lay
ers of blankets a three-weeks-old
baby boy, who had been abandon
ed. Besides the infant there were
two complete outfits of baby clothes.
The little babe caused much excite
ment in the Will neighborhood and
although investigation was made it
was not learned until later who had
abandoned the child. The affair
was revealed to the police and soon
all Bismarck was in a "stir.l over
its first baby abandonment case.
Mr.. and Mrs. w g.. Hoffner be.
came interested in the fate of the
unfortunate little child and desired
to adopt him. Court formalities
were then commenced, which were
necessary for the adoption of the
child and the final papers were re.
Gently signed by Mr.. and Mrs. Hof-
ner, prominent Solenites.-NIan
dan News.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
NUMBER 81.
Engineer And Fireman
Killed At Mclaughlin
Engincmen Meet Death and Conductor
10 Seriously Injured in Locomotive
Boiler Explosion Sunday

Fireman NJ. l.. Hill was instant.
ly killed, and Engineer L j. Nes-
bit received injuries from which he
died next day, when the engine
pulling west bound Milwaukee
freight train exploded as the train
switched on side track in the Nc.
Laughlin yards Sunday afternoon.
G. a. Schneider, conductor of the
train, was also seriously injured
from heing scalded and is at the
Mobridge railroad hospital.
The conductor was crawling over
the tender when the explosion oc-
CURED, and was badly burned about
the head from escaping steam. One
OF the brakemen was standing along.
side the engine and the boiler went
clear over his head leaving him un-
harmed. The force of the cxplos-
son threw the boiler high into the
air and it landed $50 feet from the
track.
The cause of The explosion has
not been determined. The engine
was new, heavy model used on
the main line in the freight service
and subject to regular inspection.
An investigation is being conducted
to determine the cause of the ex.
plosion.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
Has Ford Agency

Attention is called to the adver-
tisement Of Geo. G. Jewett of Me-
Laughlin, which appears for the
first time in the Pioneer this week
MIR. Jewett has the Ford Automo-
bile Agency for the east part of
Corson county, South Dakota, and
the south part of Sioux county,
North Dakota. His North Dakota
territory includes Fort Yates and
Selfridge. He also carries a COM
plete line of Ford repairs in stock
at all times, and in addition han.
dies tires, oils and all kinds of au-
tomobile supplies.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
Bridge Now Safe

The approaches to the steel bridge
over Porcupine creek north of Fort
Yates, which threatened to wash
out with breaking up Of the stream
have been reinforced with rip-rap-
ping of rock and willows and saved
without any damage being done.
The bridge and approaches are now
In shape to stand any kind Of a
flood, and there is no danger that
travel on the road to Cannonball
and Solen will be interferred with
this spring on account Of high
water.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
ALIENS WHO OBEY.
LAWS CAN GO FREE

Washington, March %. - Rumors
that alien Germans living in this
country and German sympathizers
may be subject to registration and
possible interhment were denied unof
ficially by war department officials.
Here is substantially the way the
denial was phrased:
"'Fo intern aliens or force them to
register would be a policy of hate
Such a policy at this time would be
un-American.
"rhe war department does not con
template taking any action against
law abiding aliens of any national
ity."
This does not mean suspicious char
acters will not be watched.
The department OF Justice Is ex
erting every effort to curb the activi
ty of German spies and plotters.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
No Indian Land Sale
Until Some Time In all
No Standing Rock Reservation Indian
Land Sale Earlier Than Coming Fall
Says the Superintendent

In response to numerous inquiries
regarding future sales OF Standing
Rock reservation inherited and nom
competent Indian lands, the Pioneer
can now authoratively state that nc
sales will be held during the spring
and summer months.
James B. Kitch, the new super.
intendent in charge of the Fort
Yates Agency, states that before
another sale is held re-appraise.
ments will be made. This work
will take nearly all summer, anG
there is no likelyhood that an,
lands will de advertised until som,
time next fall, when the first sale
for this year will be held
Under new instructions from tn,
Indian Office no larger tracts than
160 acres will be embodied in an\
one description offered for sale.
Mr.. Kitch further states that on
ly about 20 tracts will be offered al
any one sale. During the past TIN,
list has consisted of several hun.
dred descriptions, This has create(
the impression that the government,
was in a hurry to'disposc OF the
land and has resulted in dilator,
bidding.
The complete list of land to bt
sold will be advertised in the Pic.
neer, and parties interested car
keep posted on the date of the mex,
sale, the land offered, and other in.
formation i'll this connection, b,
reading the Pioneer regularly.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
Running Water Is Not
Always Pure And Safe
North Dakota Bureau of Public Infor.
nation Gives Following Statement
Not Common Knowleee

The University of North Dakota
has established a Bureau of Public
Information, and weekly letters are
being sent to the press of the state
from the Public Health Labratory.
Article four in this series of letters
deals with the imaginary purifca-
tion Of running water, and follows :,
AS for water-supplies, stagnant
water is on the whole less likely to
convey infection than flowing. The
saying, running water purifes
ITSELF" has been a disastrous one
in the history OF sanitation. Some
propular tradition even asserts that
water is purified after running sew
EN- miles. We know that while in
deed, through the aeration of
splashing, chemical publication
may be favored in running stream
and the water made agreeable to
sight and smell, the same rule does
not apply to bacterial publication.
A sparkling water may still contain
the germs Of typhoid fever or other
intestinal diseases; mere appear
ances are no criterion. The mod
ern science of water bacteriology
shows that publication from patho-
genie germs is favored in standing
rather than in running water, The
principal purifying factors are sedi-
mentation (or settling out of sus-
pended matters) and time. Hence
the value Of storage Of water sup
plies. In rapidly running waters
these factors have no place, hence
the greater danger of conveyance of
infection.