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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
BRoTHERLY LOVE

Engel Amundson, who recently lost
13 horses which we're condemned and
ordered shot on account of having
glanders, received $3.50 from the state
fund for glandered horses. With this
sum, the donation of $l25 by the Shar-
on Camp of M. W. A., and a gener-
Gus gift from friends and neighbors,
through the circulation of a list for
that purpose, Mr.. Amundson was en-
abled to purchase FIVE horses-enough
to assist him through the harvest.
The Sharon Camp of M. W. A. and
the neighbors who contributed to the
list are to be congratulated for this
brotherly act to one of their neigh
bors.-Sharon Reporter.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
IT TASTED GOOD

A slick salesman visited the western
part of the state and with twinkle in
his eye would approach farmer and
offer him taste of sample of 40
year-old Kentucky whiskey, saying he
was selling vinegar, and that it was
worth So per gallon. Orders were re-
ceived thick and fast, with the cash
planked with the order, until the agent
coined a barrel of money. He depart
ed, and the orders we're filled and he
lived up to his representations =
vinegar, enough to pickle the l1th
congressional district has been ship
ped into that community. One disap-
pointed farmer is at loss to know
what to do with nine gallons of vine-
gar on hand and not cucumber on
his farm.-Ex.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
FIGHTING At HOME

The editor of the Steele
County Tribune very forci-
bly, puts the aimsy excuse
made by a number of peo-
pie in whose thermotaxic
spine the "yaller," at the
word war, rises so rapidly
that the vacuum pate"
at the top records only
a squamoidic condition of the
anatomy. He says:
NoU say that you would join
the army in a minute if
the fight was at home,
but you don't want to be sent to
France? If someone entered
your home at night and it seem.
ed that the safety of your family
and property was threatened,
WOULD YOU COVER YOUR
SELFISH HEAD with the quilt
and let the goose flesh pimples
chase up and down your spine
while you waited for the intruder
to attack you personally, and
let mamma" protect the home?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
A MOTHERS SPIRIT

81 didn't raise my boy to be SOL
dier,'' writes one mother Of good
American blood, "but I didn't raiss
him to be coward, either. And moth
ing would shame or hurt me more than
to think my son would be willing
to live in ease and idleness while some
other mothers son was doing his
share of fighting against an enemy of
the nation"
That is the spirit of motherhood
that has produced the men who made
America. 1t is the spirit which says,
in effect, that abhorrent tho war is,
COWARDICE and SULKING is wosse.
Mothers, after all, bear the real brunt
of war To give up at the call of duty
those whom they have borne in suffer-
ing and reared by sacrifice, to bear
the long suspense of war in a life of
comparative inaction, to endure the
deprivations and losses that come from
the absence of husband and sons
these are the real burdens of war. But
there is a worse trial than ttis which
can come to motherhood;. shat is the
realization that the son of her own
flesh is A COWARD and A SHIRK.
A good mother deserves brave
son. And q braye son will meet his
mothers ideals Of manhood in what.
ever emergency may arise.-Finley
Beacon.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
KEY TO DRAFT LIST

In the table republished on
page 8, from last week, we have
added a column of figures before
the address. Each figure shows
what disposition has been made
of registrant by the local board
as follows:
l. Enlisted.
2. Discharged account of depend
ent relatives.
3. Discharge on account OF physical
disability.
I. Claims discharges or exemption
case undecided.
5. Examination certified to other
board.
6. Alien, exempt.
I. Did not report for examination.
8. Certified, claim for discharge re.
fused.
9. Certified to District Board. No
claim for exemption or dis.
filed with local board.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
INTEREST TO the DRAFTED

The following telegram was re
ceived by the local exemption
board, in regard to making claims
for exemption. 1t will be of in
terest to our readers as well as
the boys who contemplate filing
exemption claims:
Bismarck. North Dakota.
Local Board for the County OF Steele,
Sherbrooke, North Dakota.
Many claims for industrial DISCHARGES
are forwarded to district board before To-
cal boards have mailed notices to the per-
son called, that his name has been certi-
fled to the district board as called for
service and not exempted or discharged.
Under section IA OF the regulations
such claims may be filed with the dis
trict board on or before the fifth day after
the mailing OF the notice. by the local
board to the person called.
Advise all persons known to contem-
plate such claims to withhold the same
It'll local board notifies them that their
names have been certified to the district
board.
To facilitate action by the district board
claims submitted to 1t must be substan-
tiated by affidavit OF the claimant and at
least one disintere sted householder not
relative Of the person called. who is per-
sonally cogn1zant OF facts bearing upon
the claim.
Aff1davits in support OF claim may be
filed within five days after filing claim
with district board. 1t is not sufficient
that such afhdavits state merely the con-
clusion that the continuance OF the per-
son called in a certain industrial or agri-
cultural occupation is necessary. but all
the facts from which conclusion may or
not be drawn must be set forth. For in
stance. where it is stated that the service
OF a son are needed in tho operation OF
farm. the affdavits must show the ages
and occupations OF all the other members
Of the family and the physical condition
OF the father, the size OF the farm operated
and the exact character and extent OF the
agricultural work maintained: thereon
together with the prospects OF employing
another person to perform the work now
being done by the person called, II the
urgent need OF the services OF the person
called indicate the probable expiration
of the period during which urgent need
will exist. L. E. BIRDZELL,
Chairman District Board.
]. N. HAGEN, Secretary.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
CROPS ARE VERY POOR
IN KENMARE COUNTY

A good rain which fell over this
section Tuesday evening will benefit
potatoes, pasture and will possibly
make some hay out of late grain crops
that before promised little or nothing
It was the heaviest rain, and about
the only one this vicinity had this
season, and of course came too late to
do the grain crops much good.
The crop this year, as whole, is a
great disappointment in this Vicinity.
While few isolated sections may
thresh out some crop, the country as a
whole will get very little. There is some
grain in the straw, but it is so short
that the farmers are having real
problem In devising some way of get
ting it. The rye, in most instances has
been cut with binder, but most of
the wheat is so short that the binder
cannot get it. In such cases it is be-
ing cut with a mower, with various
deyises being used to gather it.
Taken as whole the farmers in this
section will hardly get their seed back
and the seasons work will be losing
proposition to most of them.
The greatest problem they have to
contend with 10 that of feed. There is
little OF no hay, or. oats, and the farm
erswill be hard put TO find either article
at q price they can afford to pay
Konmare JournGl.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
PLAYING SAFE WHEN MOTORING

The following suggestions are
given out by the "Discrete Com
mittee" for automobilists and, if
followed implicitly. will make all
the "saftey first" precautions
need revising:
In case a horse will not pass
an automobile, the automobilist
will take the machine apart as
rapidly as possible and conceal
the parts in the grass.
Upon discovering an approach
ing team the automobilist must
stop offside and cover his machine
with blanket painted to CORE
spond with the scenery.
The speed limit on country
roads this year will be secret,
and the penalty for violation will
be $40 for every mile an offender
is caught exceeding it.
In approaching a flock of
chickens the driver must stop his
car, get out, put on pair of steel
spurs, crow three times like a
rooster, scratch up the dust with
his feet and if the other rooster
doesn't show battle he shall then
roll any eggs to one side of the
road and proceed, cackling like
hen for 20 feet.
On approaching corner where
the autoist cannot command q
view of the road, be must stop
not less than 100 yards from the
turn, toot his horn, rattle bones,
fire revolver, halo and send up
three bombs at intervals of five
minutes.
Automobiles running on coun.
try roads at night must send up
a rocket every mile and wait 10
minutes for the road to clear.
They may then proceed, care.
fully blowing their horns and
shooting roman candles.
In case an auto approaches a
house when the roads are dusty
it will slow down to one mile an
hour and the chauffeur will sprin-
kle the dust in front of the house
with a hand sprinkler before pro-
ceeding.
In case an auto makes q team
run away the penalty will be $50
for the first mile, 500 for the
second and 5000 for the third,
etc., that the team runs, in 3D.
dition to the damage done.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16

Don't worry your head soring over
a French primer, young man. A kiss
tastes just as sweet from q foreign
tongue.-Binford Times.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16

Why all the fuss about "near beer?''
While man might kid himself into
thinking he was getting drink, q
whole carload wouldn't start quar-
tet singing, 81 won't 60 home-''-
Finley Beacon. ..a,-,e 4.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-16
(ElSG 2l2y2{2l2fSlE
DISLOYAl TALK
SHOULD CEASE
Observation-Disclosures

The following sensible
article taken from the
Hillsboro Banner is u
warning that should be
needed ny citizens in this
city and in the county:
THERE is altogether
too much cowardice and
pussyfooting being
shown in regard to disloyal
talk around the country and it
is time for loyal citizens to bear
down hard on this whenever it
crops out 1t is clearly evident
to anyone who comes in contact
with sentiment among certain
elements that there is wide
spread propaganda of disloyalty
existing in this state and firm
measures must be adopted to
stamp itout before riots and dis
turbances occur.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
c. w. Cook to Direct
Pacific Shipbuilding
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE ship
ping Board announced to-day the ap-
pointment Of c. W. Cook, Of San fran
cisco, former general manager of the
Hawaiian-Americ Steamship Com
pany, as assistant director of opera
tions. with headquarters in San Fran
cisco. Mr. Cook. il was stated, VIII
have charge Of all Shipping Board &C
tiyities on the Pacific Coast
A challenge 20 Ia tern yards vas
communicated IN a telegram 'eccN ed
by Chairman Hurley to-day from VIII
lam Pigott, president Of the Manu'act-
urer Association OF Seattle. The PIyott
communication points out the laDid
progress Of steel construction in Pa
cidc yards and challenges the Eas,arn
yards 20 duplicate or better the rer-
formance.
-. +. Duthie launched War General
to-day, seventy-two days from laying
OF keel. lie will launch War Fort FIRST
week in January and says he viii
launch one ship d month hereafte~ As
you are already aware, Skinner & Eddy
launched one ship in s.Nty-four q tys
from date keel was laid. Organized
labor In shipyards and ship owners
working together harmoniously, with
the object Of showing how much quick
er we can build boat or the Paoihc
than you can on the Atlantic, ana we
invite both competition and contest
from any Eastern shipbuildCr %ho
thinks otherwise"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
THIS is an appeal, direct,
l. simple, aimed at the
II III r

l. simple, aimed at the
heart rather than the head OF
every soldier boy now wear
ing Uncle Sans khaki. An appeal
that asks him to be loyal, to be
sanc-abovc all to be decent. So
many societies have been formed to
look out for his welfare, his enter
tainmcnt, his health, his moral
soundness-and they are doing
tremendous work-but this is Just
a little message to one boy-each
one individually, of our great form
ing army.
1t urges him to devote only five
minutes of one day-to-day, to-
morrow or the next day-to a per-
sonal third degree. And to come
out of that third degree, not an ex-
hausted, ncrve-broken creature, but
virile, wholc-hearted, clean
minded man.
Unnatural surroundings are bound
to breed unnatural conditions. The boy
who kisses his mother goodbye after
breakfast, buys his paper before he
gets into the subway, works at the office
until five-thirty and comes home TO din
ner at six-thirty, is creature of
routine. He knows almost positively
what each minute of the day will bring.
If his home is pleasant and he himself
a normal, wholesome being. he has no
drastic uphcavals, no rabid temptations
in his daily life.
But take that boy from his home,
plant him among $1,000 other BOYS,
and the little details of his daily
routine are shattered. He is suscepti-
bic 10 strange influences.
There is now organized TO a strong
degree an enemy influence conducted
under cover to tempt our BOYS TO drink
and to indulge themselves in so-called
pleasures that sap the very life strength
And this is offered in the guise of
hclpfulness. When as a matter of fact
it is German poison administered with
the intent to cripple and MAIN the
physical stamina of our army.
Boys in khaki, beware of accepting
anything that savors of dissipation. 1t
is probably German plant to get YOU.
No amount of organized talking, no
amount of concerted effort is going In
make a decent body of men unless the
individual units composing it are per-
sonally decent. The soundest apples in
a barrel may be contaminated by those
which have rotten spots. The most
splendid bOv. if forced into daily con-
tact with indecency, NAV capitulate in
time and become contaminated. II
would seem that the solution is: "Oper-
ate. Cut out the rotten spots" But
lust now, when we need every man we
have. that Is not a practical solution.
Rather must we do all in our power
to cure these spots-or, to prove our
supremacy to the eopard-change
them. That is the job cut out for each
soldier boy in our camps during the
fve-minute personal third degree that
he is going through to-day. tomorrow
or the next day. And. if each comes
out victor, there is no power on earth
that can defeat the United tSateS
Army!
This is the unwritten pledge that
must be the closing sentence of the per-
sonal third degree:
RESOLFED. That I WiH not be
rotten spot in the United States army.
BY A. W-The idea ~ this editorial was
suggested by william II. Brady. President
II the Rotary Club Of New York.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12


WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-One single
printed page constituted the annual re-
port, made public to-day, Of Rear Ad-
miral David w. Taylor, chief Of the
Bureau Of Construction and Repair, al
though that officer is carrying out the
largest naval building programme ever
entered upon by any nation.
More than SO0 vessels are under
construction. from dreadnoughts and
battle-cruisers Of a size never before
contemplated to submarine chasers
designed, built and sent abroad i'm
mediatcly after the declaration Of war.
In some cases a year has been saved IN
the construction of destroyers.
Vessels not expected for delivery un-
I'll late in 1918 are to-day in actual
service in European waters. Billions
Of dollars arc involved in the contracts,
vet the report says only that all build
ing facilities are being used and eX-
ceptional measures TO accelerate con-
struction of certain types have been
taken.
"These measures are producing re-
suits" Admiral Taylor concludes, sum
marizing his gigantic task IN what is
probably the briefest public report
ever made by government bureau.
near AQiNlEdl ANbOho olls Res ii4eoNNA
general Of the navy, in his annual re-
port to-day vigorously defends the
navy's centralized purchasing system
and urges IFS continuance without in
terference from any outside agency
created for war purposes. The system,
he says. has proved its efficiency under
war strain and the task of supplying
the navy has been kept Up to date.
There has been, and will continue
20 be as long as the war lasts" Ad-
miral MCGOWAN declares, "a large
number Of well-meaning but unin-
formed persons who viii naturally in
dulge in much criticism Of government
purchasing in general. The navy
knows. however, that its own purchas-
ing system is flexible and business
like and that IL has met all demands
upon il IN supplying the needs Of the
fleet. No test could have been more
severe, and no reason exists for chang
ing the system
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Rotarians Learn
Some Australian
War Experiences
Lieutenant Nicholas, of the Australian
Army Talks of Early Mistakes

Stanley S. Nicholas, a twice wounded
officer of the Australian Division, Is
here representing the retired soldiers
and sailors of the Imperial League in
this country. lie told the members OF
the Rotary Club of the mistakes that
were made in his country at the open
ing OF the war. "When the call to
arms CAME" said Lieutenant Nicholas,
81 was out playing golf and we held up
a 'chukker' and went over and enlisted.
Everybody was ready to help US get
started. We were properly organized
and trained and sent off in due time.
In the interim every patriotic citizen
was forming a committee or acting on
one. There were so many formed that
they tripped over each other. when
our cavalry regiment was about ready
TO embark, somebody took notion
that it would appear bad form to send
us away without n band or at least
band instruments. SO subscriptions
from wealthy people were solicited
with the result that $1,000 in band in
struments were purchased and incased
in travelling trunks. II was full COM
plement and we toted that stuff all
over half the world and finally ended
Us career by giving it to the native
boys in Egypt. If YOU ever go there
and see one of those greasy kids play
ing trombone or silver horn, you
will know that it was a gift from the
Commonwealth of Australia.
We started out with the conscriptior
idea, but it was defeated at the refer
endum by the wOmen's vote. We are
fighting this war for the protection OF
our women, but when it comes to vot-
ing, the ballot is marked by woman'S
heart, not her head. | am glad you
started right in the United States by
inaugurating conscription at once. We
are TO have it soon in Australia. 1t is
again up for voting, and this time 1t
will go through" .
When Lieutenant Nicholas spoke of
the peace party, he said: God wither
them-they're worth nothing to US
now"
The speaker was introduced by Ro-
tartan Albert T.. Parker. There were,
here and there, dots of the brown so
po,ular at The moment. In one group
there were three men from the United
States Hospital No. | on the GONZALES
cent list; crutches and bandages attest.
ed to it. These men came to thank the
Rotarians for the monographs and rec
ords that have been furnished to their
ward.
The meeting was held in the Green
Room of the Hotel McAlpin. There
were 225 members and guests present.
President Brady introduced feature
OF calling upon two members at time
and asking them TO tell what they
knew about each other Some said they
couldn't tell all they knew or the CITY
of New York might get a shock. Those
called on were Michael Goldman and
Milton Aborn, Robert Hatch and l..
Willard milford, Dennis Mcbride and
Chas. f.. Lawrence, Nathan Minor and
Glenn Tisdale.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Activities Which
RotaryClubs are
Pledged to Support

The Rotary Clubs OF The Onifed
States are pledged 10 support me
work of fhe War Department ana
Navy Department Commissions on
Training Camp Activities by vofe
Of the I0I6-'I7 Board of Diree.
tors and by The unanimous yofe OF
fbe Atlanta Convention. Rotary
suooorfs the work Nv the camps
md OUTSIDE the camps.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
u. S. to Build
100000 Tons
of Ships in 1919
Inside Figures Reveal Pro-
gramme for 1918 Is Not
Definite
[Stof c.orrespondeneel

WASHINGTON. Dee. 1l.-Here are
the real inside figures IN shipbuildlng,
which are not the ones given for public
consumption. This country VIII pro-
duce 5000. 600 deadweight tons OF ship
ping in 1919. not In 1918. as announced
a little while ago. SIX million dead
weight tons IS about 100000 gross
tons, which is the familiar way TO
reckon shipping, submarine losses he
ing reekoned in gross tons and com
psrison between losses and rebuilding
being impossible unless the now com
monty used basis is adopted.
For 1913 no figures are gwen. Inc
statement is made, on the same author
ity, that ships "will begin 70 come iast
bv the end Of 1915" That is 20 say
We shall not begin 20 realize upon the
nations shipbuildinR programme untI
the end o. 1918. year and three-quar-
ters after the United States. entered the
war.
There are two or three well authenti-
Gated estimates of the actual tonnage
for 1918. The British Lloyds IS said
10 have had is agents IN this country
make an estimate, and that estimate
showed 100000 tons IN 1918. IL was
impossible % learn whether this esti-
mate was deadweight or gross tonnage.
Shipbuilders az meeting here ln
Washington put the estimate recently
at 500 900 tons for 1918. A firm build
ing ships in this neighborhood makes
the same estimate An official estimate
of the shipbuilding labor Of the coun-
try showed the capacity TO produce
5000. 600 deadweight, or about 100000
gross tons Ia 1918.
There is another way Of getting at IT,
II ships only begin TO come fast" by
the end Of 1918 and coming thus fast
total only 100000 gross tons in 1919
II is safe 20 say that not more than
100000 gross tons at the utmost Will
be produced i'm 1918. This figure, it
viii b, observed, is higher than any of
the private estimates that have been
made and will equal the total labor ca
pacity for that year il the official esti-
mate Of shipbuilding labor capacity IS
realized.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Sees N. Y. City Biggest
Shipbuilding Centre

Before the war is over New York
will be the greatest shipbuild.ng port
ln the world. according 20 Meyer
Bloomfield. Of the United States Ship
ping Board, who spoke last night 70 a
group Of shipbuilders and business
men in the Union League Club.
Three years ago New York was an
Enimportant shipbuilding centre" he
said To-day some 1900 men are
employed in the shipyards here. and
within a few months there will be
$1,000 10 10000 more at work. building
the great fleets that we need 20 SUP.
ply our armies and those Of our allies.
New York will then be the greatest
shipbuilding port in the world, and IL
is entirely possible that this suprem-
acy will be maintained even after the
war IL over"