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The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
Dunn Centerites
Want Explanation
OF Plane Mystery

Residents of Dunn Center and vicin-
ity are very much interested in solv-
ing the mystery Of an aeroplane which
made it's appearance over the village
last Friday night.
DR.. A. c. Barton and wife, and DR..
T.. M. Thompson and VIE, both of
Dunn Center, were automobile riding
west of town whe!. they saw light
il tie sky coming toward then. They
are absolutely convinced that it was All
aeroplane of some kind or other carry
ing powerful spotlight. 1t appeared
to come from the west or lJrihWcst
and to land about two miles or more
cast of Uunn Center. Henry Hanson,
u farmer, saw the craft from ;norher
direction and is equally certain of its;
being an aircraft. The mysterious
stranger seemed to he travelling at
about sixty or more miles per horr
and, according to the physicians, was
followed by then, for about two miles
when It outdistanced them.
1t is said that the party of -four
what they saw after returning to town
for fear. Of a good .'joshing" by their
trends, but it was learned tn: many
others had also seen the craft. Dr.
Barton is one of the best known
physicians of Dunn county, a person
not to be tagcn in by 4 hoax OF to give
uu5 u false report.
Reports were given out of what
different ones had seen and the whole
community was aroused to such an
extent that report of the affair
was wired to the department of JUS
tice at Washington. Large parties
were out Saturday morning to search
the country in all directions to learn
if possible where the machine had
alighted. ALT. E. Nelson, prominent
real estate man at Dunn Center, gave
telephone interview to the Mandan
Pioneer in which he declared that
many pepole in Dunn Center and
surrounding community fear that
some pro-German fanatic has secured
an aeroplane and planned to damage
the crops which were ripening quick
ly and had reached a stage where
fire would wreak a great loss.
Mrs. E. M. Thompson told her story
as. follows: eve were driving home
from Werner when we saw the light
l thought at first it was the moon
but it did not seem probable that the
moon could be so large at this time
of the month. I called the attention
of the others in the car to it, and we
stopped the car. The light kept
coming and coming towards us, grow.
ing brighter and bigger all the time
We switched on the car searchlight
and turned it in the direction of The
coming light and it seemed to lis
appear, al, once"
| So far as known there are no aero
planes in western North Dakota, ane
but one or two in the eastern par
of the state.
According to reliable information
afidavits from at least twenty-five
""arties who are positive that thu
strange light seen moving through
the sky was an aeroplane, can be fur
nished. The aviator seemed to b.
following Spring creek and also tht
railroad track. The hiding place o5
the aircraft is believed to be within
radius of ten miles Of Dunn Cen
ter.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
WOMAN MRS. TOTTEN
ENTERTAINED INDICTED
BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY

Mrs. Kate O'Hara, a socialist lee
turer,, who was alleged to have made
an unpatriotic address at Bowman,
N. D., recently, pleaded not guilty in
the federal district court at Fargo
Tuesday on a charge of having OBJ
structed enlistments, after being in
dicted there late last Saturday by
the Federal grand jury.
Mrs. O'Hara was entertained by
Mrs. E. P. Totten, postmistress, at
Bowman, and her husband, the hight
after she is declared to have made
the speech.
Senator McCumber, on the floor of
the senate recently declared that he
was informed that the postmistress
and her husband were active in anti
enlistment propaganda work in Bow
man, and as result federal investi-
cation was begun but so far the fed
eral grand jury has failed to return
any Indictment against Mrs. Totten.
Among other numerous indictments
by the grand jury was a joint indict-
ment against five corporations charg-
ing violation of the Sherman anti
trust act. These firms are prominent
wholesalers of the state.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
GUARANTY DEPOSIT
LAW IS NOT IN FORCE

The state guaranty board has
called a halt on the practice of state
banks advertising that their deposits
are guaranteed under the new bank
deposits guaranty law. This law can
not be placed in effect until January
!. owing to the necessity Of especi-
ally inspecting every one Of the
states banks before they are admit
ted, and in the meantime deposits are
not guaranteed. ..,, !.
Because the state guaranty board
fears that a reduction in the interest
rate would remove from North Da-
kota many large deposits at time
when they are most needed for the
movement of crops, it has granted
state banks authority to continue
paying six per cent.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
THE PATRIOTIC AID
TELLS ABOUT ITS WORK

The Patriotic Aid, desires state
ment, regarding its work and needs
that the mothers, sisters, sweethearts
and friends Of our boys Of Company
company may intelligently and under
standingly aid in their best interests.
Some have thought that in doing
Red Cross work they were helping
our boys and this is true only in a
general way. .>
The Patriotic Aid fund goes to
benefit our own boys in cases Of emer-
gency and need and anyone paying
from ten cents to $40 per month can
be member. The few faithful wo-
men composing this Aid need help if
they are to meet the demands con-
stantly made upon them. Not your
boy nor my boy-but our boys are the
ones we seek to care for. Come and
join in the good work. Don't let the
Aid die. 5 ',F{
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
DIABETIS CLAIMS
WELL KNOWN FARMER

Carl Kubista, Jr., aged 36 years.
passed away at the St. Joseph's Hos
pital on Wednesday, following an ill.,
ness with diabetis and complications.
Mr.. Kubista was prosperous farmer
residing in the Schefeld vicinity. He
was born in Russia and had resided
in this section of the country for about
IL years. His widow is a daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Semerad, old
timers, residing 13 miles west of
Dickinson, and besides her he left be-
reaved, seven children, all of whom are
at home, and his aged parents.
Funeral services We're to be con-
Quoted this (Frday) morning at 9
o'clock in the St. Joseph's church in
South Dickinson, and interment made
in the st. Joseph's cemetery.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
PRISONER OF
WAR RETURNS
TO DICKINSON
AMERICAN CITIZEN FORCED
INTO ARMY SERVICE
IN RUSSIA
Two Years Prisoner of War, Finally
Released and Given Passports
for Good Old U. S. A.

After encountering most unusual
experiences and enduring more hard
ship than befall the average man in
these modern times, Alexander Papel-
pu is once more resident Of his adop-
ted land, the good old U. S. A Papel-
pu's experiences since leaving Dickln-
son in the spring Of 1914 have been
many and varied, and his safe return
after more than three years absence
is almost miracle. :.
Papelpu made trip back to his ma
tive land, Russia, to settle up some
business affairs and. to wed his old
sweetheart who was waiting for him
to make a home in America. He be-
came a benedict, transacted his busi-
ness and was ready to sail for home
on August 2, 1914, but a chain OF cir
cumstances separated him from his
bride and also his adopted land until
he reached Dickinson Wednesday af-
ternoon. Three days prior to the
time he was to sail, Austria declared
was on Sergia and Papelpu was taken
into service as soldier for Russia.
He was an American citizen, having
been granted full citizenship papers
in Stark county early in 1914, but had
lost the copy on the way across the
sea He did not have passports, and
the Russian army officials would NOT
take his unsupported word that he was
an American citizen on a friendly
mission to his native land. He i'm
mediately sent for another copy Of his
citizenship papers, but before they ar
rived in Russia he was engaged in
battle. He was taken with q conf
mand on the Galician frontier to Fort
ress Przemyszl, which had been he'd
for six months by the Austrians. The
Russian army finally captured the
fort and with it 125,000 men,; They
made this fort their base of supplies
until in the spring Of 1915, when the
Russian army was forced to retreat
by the Germans, who has come to tho
rescue, of their allies, and Re,,elpu
was left with a cornpapy lacna;s
5000 men to hold the fort INN che
Russian suppliers had been taken tt
the rear and to safety. They with.
stood the heavy German fire for three
days and nights, and received the
order to surrender ON the fourth day
after the supplies had either all beer
moved away by train or destroyed.
Papelpu says that during these
three days and nights the sky wa.
constantly illuminated, the night be-
ing almost as light as the day from
the flare of the big guns used by the
! German forces. They lost grea1
many men but were not such heav!
losers as the Germans, as when ths
Russians were captured and taker
back of the German lines they saw
thousands of bodies of German sol
(Contined on Page Ten)
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
STANDING ROCK INDIANS
HAVE FIGHTING NAMES

Down on the Standing Rock Indian
reservations large number of Indians
registered for the selective draft and
since the drawing has been completed
a list Of the names Of those drafted
has been published. Among the first
to be drawn were Emeron Red Toma-
hawk, Ben Firecloud, Harry White
Lightning, Peter Owns the Medicine,
James Bullhead, John Elk, Plus Two
Horse, Alfonso Bears Ghost, James
Shoots the Enemy, John Spotted Elk,
Thomas Greybull and many others
similar.
If the kaiser could hear the roll call
of this company there would be an
immediate call for peace. But pity
the first sergeant who has to call the
roll, llal3
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
SCHOOL VACATION
ENDS SEPTEMBER 3

P. S. Berg, superintendent of the
Dickinson schools, announces that the
fall term Of school will open on Mon
day, September 3rd. The fact that a
later opening date has been announc-
ed by some Of the schools in the east
ern part of the state, has given rise
to the opinion that the opening of the
Dickinson schools might be deferred.
This is not the case, however, as the
fall term will open on the first Mon
day in September, as has been custo-
mary in the past.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
HEAT AFFECTS MIND
OF TAYLOR RESIDENT

Peter Hescley, an aged resident Of
Taylor, is receiving medical attention
in the county Jail following com
plant made by his wife and his arrest
on an insanity charge. Sheriff Har-
tung went to Taylor after him Sun
day and has placed him under the
care Of physicians believing that hi
malady was due to the extreme heat
of the past two weeks and that he
will respond to treatment.
In case his condition is not improved
he will be taken before the insanity
board the latter part Of the week.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
ELEVEN N-YEAR-OLD BOY
is SEVERELY BURNED

Fred, eleven-year-old son of J. B.
was quite painfully burned at the
roundhouse Thursday morning. One
Of the employees at the roundhouse at
tempted to turn the hose Of cold water
on Fred and instead of getting the
cold water he turned on the hot water
and steam. The flesh on his right
side, and wherever the water came in
contact, was badly blistered. A ply
sician was Immediately summoned
and Fred was removed to his home.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04

Miss Zenka Irna Trinka departed
on Thursday morning on her month"; s
vacation from her duties as librarian
at the city public library. She will
spend a week at her home at Lidger-
wood, N. Dak., and later go to Tower
Hill, Wis, to attend the National Ii
brary Congress which will be in ses-
sion at that point for a week under
the leadership Of Lloyd Jenkins Jones,
one of Americas greatest philoso-
pliers. Later Miss .Trinka will spend
a week with a friend in Minneapolis
and stop off for a further visit at
Lidgerwood before returning. Miss
Rose Minninberg is left in charge Of
the library during the librarians alb.
sence -
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
o @ o o o o o o @ 8 o o o

A general rainfall over the Slope
country last Monday evening thor
oughly saturating the soil and bring
ing about a marked change for the
better in crops of all kinds and a par
ticularly gratifying improvement in
pastures. The, Dickinson experiment
station reports a rainfall Of SO of an
inch, while at Bismarck "a of an inch
is reported. This section of the coun-
trv was favored with the largest
amount Of precipitation reported in
the state. Following the rain the
weather continued cooler, enabling
crops generally to derive the utmost
possible benefit from the gratefu!
moisture.
Some loss from hail is reported
from the country about fifteen miles
north and west of Dickinson. 400
acres of crop on the Frank Schwindt
farm was damaged from so to 80 per
cent, covered by insurance, and on the
Carl Schmidt farm the ripe grain was
total loss and later crops about a
Is per cent loss. Damage ranging
from IS to rs per cent was also sus-
tanned on the farms of Joseph, Lucas
and B. Adamsli, Mike Franchuk and
others in that immediate vicinity.
Some of the above farmers had state
hail insurance. The hail storm
reached the edge of the breaks in
Dunn county but covered narrow
scope of country. The most damage
was done to ripened grain, the hail
stones being small, and not much
wind during the sorm.
Haying has commenced in some To-
calities, and early grain which was
considerably advanced by the extref1e
hot weather will be cut within week
General crop conditions are much bet.
ter than reported two weeks ago, ano
present indications are that this sec.
tion of the state will harvest a better
crop than a year ago.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
FAMOUS WILL CASE
Ii: TO BE HEARD AUG. q

The Caldwell will case, which was
set for hearing on July %, was con-
tined, upon application of the inter
5ested attorneys, to August ~. The
case will come up 5in county court at
that time and gives promise Of being
"a hard fought case.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04

DR.. A. p. Nachtwey left on Tues
day for Fort Riley, Kansas, where he
will train in the medical reserve corps.
He was accompanied by DR.. w. III.
Long as far as Bismarck, the latter
returning the same day.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04

Following is the official list OF the
venty-two included in the first call:
So Mathew Markless Smith, Bel.
So Theodor Sudenko, Richardton.
81 Joseph Boehm, Richardton.
IS Peter Shift, Jr., Gladstone.
83 Gilbert Petrick, Dickinson.
II Martin J. Larsen, Dickinson.
81 George Kiwimagise Dickinson.
81. .H-aA.s Mackof Rslheld. ..3.y,,..s,
rs Bernhard Kunz, Villa. -E,
rs Frank Buiesh, Daglum. :
o. Bill Henry Draeger, Taylor. :"
85 Kenneth F. Clark, Dickinson.
64 John George Herbst, Dickinson.
IS Mix Decker, Dickinson.
96 George Anderson, Taylor.
81 Haromusy Boehm, Dickinson.
36 Albert Smith, Dickinson.
48 John Janoschek, Dickinson.
26 Leo McKeever, Dickinson.
81 H. E: McKeever, Dickinson.
"a Ben Schmidt, Dickinson.
IS Matthias Remsing, Gladstone.
OF Theo. R. O'Neil, Dickinson.
SO Mike Diede, Antelope.
16 Joseph Eugene Lautz, Taylor.
73 Herman Breve, South Heart.
&c Frank Aberts, Dickinson.
Is Milton. Bacon, Moorhead, MINI.
sc John Gabe, Taylor.
90 John Remit, Jr., Lefor.
90 Levi Jesperson, Taylor.
10 Lenard Schwindt, Sheffield.
OF Everett Arc, Red Lodge, Mont.
% Louis Abromovich, Belfield.
81 julius Prauss, Jr., Dickinson.
"a George Kunz, Daglum.
04 Christ Louis Stoxen, Taylor.
43 Harold Chas. Poor, Dickinson.
Ga - Owen Nichols, Dickinson.
66 Johan Kelmer, Gladstone.
"a Leonard Mack, Dickinson.
20 John Jain, Dickinson.
Ia John Laub, Gladstone.
7S Dwight Crowell, Dickinson.
IA H. J. Currier, Taylor.
33 Andrew Romanuk, Dickinson.
20 John Koch, Daglum.
TO- Ernest E: Anderson, Dickinson.
45 Henry Edward Brown, Dick.
81 John B. Eide, Dickinson. =
81 George Ohlheiser, Dickinson.
Fifty.
81 Frank Gotschall, Taylor. !
81 Stanley Kolodzajczuk, So. Ht.
% Peter Berger, Dickinson.
81 Otto Julius Jensen, Wagner.
40 Rochus Brilz, Richardton.
sc G. C. McFerran, Dickinson.
80 William Younst, Buffalo, N. Y.
18 John w. Ansenberger, Dick.
Sc Phillip J. Hubert, Taylor.
~ Valentine Schwan, Dickinson.
S9 Henry Blasi, Gladstone.
Of Martin Christensen, Taylor.
22 Joseph M. Wander, Schefeld.
46 Fred w. Magstdt, Hebron.
O3 Anton Pribyl, Dickinson.
95 Fred Wiege, Antelope.
O6 Phillip Messer, Richardton.
82 John June, Richardton.
13 w. B. Strickerz, Taylor. +
46 Henry John Rademacher, Dick.
20 Fred Muecke, Gladstone.
The following is a corrected list in
9 order drawn up to- four hundred
mes:
Continued to Page six)
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
SLOPE FAVORED
With FINE Rain



o A. M. Christensen, field crop
o inspector for the North Dakota
o Agricultural College, has just
o completed an exhaustive survey
o of the crop conditions of North
@ Dakota. He is Of the opinion
o that the crop yield on the Mis-
o souri, Slope will prove much bet
o ter than is generally anticipat-
. ed, and that the yield and quail
o ity will be far above that of last
o year. There are localities in the
o state where the yield will be
o next to nothing, but in other
. places an average crop will be
o harvested, according to Mr..
o Christensen. He places the
o range of the wheat yield in this
o locality at from six to eighteen
O bushels per acre.
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04
DRAFT CALL
TO Be MADE
NEXT WEEK
LOCAL BOARD SENDING OUT
NOTICES TO SEVENTY
TWO MEN
Stark County's Net Quota is So
Official List Makes Few
Changes in Draft

@ q - q {" e" % q q @ q o o @ =
o The local exemption board has 9
@ received the master lists of the 9
o drawing and will send out no. 6
o tices Immediately to seventy 9
@ two men to report not earlier 9
o than next Wednesday for med 9
o ical examination. The call will 9
o be made as published in this Z
o issue of the Press, and if your {
o name and number is published Z
;; o within the quota you will be {
o called immediately. The local (
O board has been authorized to (
o call 200 per cent Of the county's Z
Q net quota, which is SO.
. o o o o o o o o o o o o o (
But few corrections are necessary
in the list Of four hundred names a!
published in last weeks issue of the
Press when compared carefully with
the master list received by the loca
board on Tuesday of this week. These
corrections are made and the list re-
published as official.
No doubt there will be large num-
ber of exemptions from the first cal
and it may be necessary to make an
other call in order to secure the re
quired number. The county's gros!
quota is 164, and the credits for en-
listments, exclusive of the machine
gun company, numbers 127. Tll'
county ranks fourth in the state TO!
credits, Richland being first with 154
Ward second with 146, Cass thiri
with 141, and Stark fourth with 127
Following is the official list of tn
seventy-two included in the first call
The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04

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The Dickinson press., 1917-08-04

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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04

will the money thus saved and used
to buy Liberty Loan Bonds help the
United States but the diminished
consumption Of food and other ar
t;cles viii DO much 10 relieve the
county ron the strain . var.
The less the people use the less
strain there IS tpon the productive
OF To- Nation and the more
cal aa devc,"d to winning the war;
the more the people save the more
libe-a, financial support can they
give the Government This IS the
peoples var, and It is TO be financed
q. tie American people, not by the
rich and net by the poor, III. h ,-he
rich and the poor, the capitalist and
he wage Garner, the miner and the
farmer a-d the manufacturer.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Clerk.
DR.. B. w. SHITH,
Coroner.
AMERICAS CAUSE FOR WAR

The new German policy swept
every restriction aside. Vessels Of
every kind, whatever their flag, their
character, their cargo, >heir destina-
ton. their errand. have been ruth
lessly sent to the bottom without
warning and without thought Of help
or mercy for those on board, the
vessels Of friendly neurals along
with those belligerents. Even hos
pital ships carrying relief to the
sorely bereaved and stricken people
of Belgium, though the latter were
provided with safe conduct through
the prescribed areas by the German
Government itself and were distin-
guished by unmistakable marks Of
identity, have been sunk with the
same reckless lack Of compassion or
Of principle.
81 am not now thinkin5 cf the loss
of property involved, immense and
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
GERMANS OCCUPY
RIGA; THREATEN
RUSSIAN ARMY
bAHLEN DEFENDERS RE-
TREAT MENACEO WHEN
SUPPORTS SHOW WHITE
FEATHER

Riga, Russia's big port on the
Gulf Of Riga, is in the hands of the
Germans and It's garrison, and the
civilian population are in retreat
eastward.
Following up rapidly the advaa-
tage they gained in driving the Rus
slams across the Dvina river on both
sides Of Uxkull las: Saturday, the
Germans threw bridges across this
stream, and soon were on the heels
of the former defenders, some OF
whom Offered resistance bat others OF
Whom showed the white feather. civ
Ing the invaders no trouble in march
ln;sc up the eastern bank Of the Dvina
towards Riga, fifteen miles distant.
Seeing the disaffection and the in
ability to stem the tide Of the ad-
vance, the Russian commander order
ed an evacuation.
With the falling back Of the Rus
SLAMS from the city proper and the
advance of the Germans nor.hward
along both sides Of the stream, the
Russians still defending the. western
bank around Dahlen seemingly are in
danger OF being caught between the
two fast-moVing bodies OF tn enemy
and made prisoners.
oeni-d -henl, the Russians in cnsir
-et-eat rom t.4-a, -sre laying me
:o~-uy IN M~sr=, .urning village,
ana farms. Wher4er the city Itself
'emalns intact mas not yet been
made known, Dut QouDl!ess the guns
n tne fortress and the ammunition
stores either We're moved or destroy
d to prevent them falling into the
lands OF the Germans
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
LADIES TO REGISTER

TLat the ladies are patriotic has
been demonstrated by the excellent
work they have done in behalf Of the
Red Cross. The government has De-
held this willingness to serve with
so much satisfaction that ! has de-
termined 70 call upon all women TO
DO what they can toward winning
the war with Germany. TO his nd
a dav viii soon be set Cor he -.o-..a,!
to register.
In ID : that the mater n2.@ht le
made : AIN to all, Mrs. !. T. Storm
State member Of the National Coun-
ell Of efe~2se, arrived in Thibodaux
on Wc&nes,:ay Of last week. Thurs
day 9--2r2oon she addressed an as
sen, ,a.c.-e OF ladies in the Knights of
Columbus hall and explained Just
wha. is expected. She said that it
will be compulsory for all women to
register whenever the proclamation
is issued fixing date, probably dur
ing the early part of October. She
stated that she was glad no age IL
NIT had been fixed for the women.
as was at first intended, but all
women will be required to register
and at the some time they will be re-
CURED to indicate what line Of work
or assistance they are willing and
able to perform. She Informed her
hearers that every woman will have
to register OF be punished, which is
serious enough to heed.
Upon Mrs. Storms advice, a par
lsh unit Of the National Council Of
Defense, the duties of the members
Of the unit being to enlighten other
women as to the obligations they
must assume and to assist with the
registration when it takes place. In
selecting the ladies to form the par
sh unit an effort was made to have
very civic and fraternal organiza-
ion already in existence in Thibo-
laux and vicinity actively identified
With the unit.-Lafourche Comet.