Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02

| Wy DlluGI.
a good neighbor is one who lacks
interest in affairs that are none of
his business Ex.
| Peace will be made in Germany"
when it finally comes, but its terms
viii be fixed by the allies.
How about the alrplane program?
| Does it have 20 wait until congress
gets over FIGHTING about whisky?
ME-, Root reminds us that democra.
cies are always in trouble. But in
| that they have nothing on Autocracies
The toll at boats is growing less
and SO is the number of boats. The
problem is headed toward the right
Kind OF Il solution
The eaatern papers have been wor-
rying about mobilizing the unemploy-
ed, Arizon& seems to have offered
an effectaye method.
And il one wants to open a bottle
of pluto water, he's going to have a
| hard time finding q fellow with q
corkscreW in this state.
When the crisis gets serious enough
| German aatoeracy may be relied on
to try to solve it by merely changing
men instead of methods.
| If crop news will continue to in :
crease the farmers may yet have food
prices satisfactorily regulated before
votes on the food control bill.
Russia was so impressed with Root
aud his American commission that
she is coming down TO shake hands
with nershing across the Rhine.
The president is not going to have
| any vacation this year. He does it
1 Just 10 be mean, to keep the suffs at
tine White House gate during the hot
spell.
The lad who volunteered may have
had the same fears that cause 80
many to quake in anticipation of the
draft, but he did not have nearly so
long to suffer.
The profits Of the American Sugar
Refining Company, commonly known
as the Sugar Trust, were 1901 ,465
in 1915, and 50 ,756, ,379 in 1916, an in,
crease os S6, l64, 914, or 226 per cent.
| The Red Cross is one necessary
division of the American army. It
is the great charity work of all ma
| tions. who knows but that it's aid
may be extended to one who is dear
to you.
1t may take Russia some time to
| replace the disloyal regiments but
| she has the reserve of men wherewith
to do it. II Kerensky holds free
| hand Germany is due for real bear
| fight this sumner.
Paper prices in Great Britain are
evidently not 80 high as they are in
America. This is evident from the
manner in which American newspa-
per offices are being flooded with
| English newspapers.
The Pennsylvania railroad has sold
all it's coal mines, and may have been
| compelled to take the step to secure
the money with which to buy coal for
| the operation OF it's engines. It simp-
ly could not pey the price it charged
| others.
| All at once several congressman re-
membered that they would be called
upon to engage in partisan cam
paign IN 1918 and Immediately they
began to make reservations regarding
support OF a ma alton comprised in part
of those of opposite political faith.
Complete returns from the special
election in the First North Dakota
district give the Farmers Nonparti-
| san candidate, John M. Baer, clear
majority for Congress over the COM
bined opposition. He received 13, ] Ii
votes out of a total of 26,129, ma
jority of 10l.
/ The United States congress has pro-
| vided fund of s640, 900 900 for an
airplane fleet. Just think of that
monster sum being spent on war
II device that was unheard Of a 0uArtey