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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
MUST PAY BELGIUM BILLIONS

Kaiser Has Big Bill to Settle Before
Peace Is Declared.
Paris, Oct. 22.-At least $1,5O0,C00,-
900 is one of the first items Germany
must settle when it comes to sGua:ing
up accounts.
This is the approximate amount of
damage by German depredations in
Belgium, according to official statistics.
The Belgian statistics do not include
claims for the enormous loss resulting
from cessation of Belgian industries.
Nor do they include damages for many
German acts in stopping factories re,
ported in the last four months.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
To Raise 100000 for War Work.

Chicago, Oct. 20.-The special ses-
sion of the house of bishops Of the
Protestant Episcopal church had before
1t the election of a successor to Bish-
op Griswold, former head of the mis-
sionary district of Salina, Kan, and
the selection Of a suffragan bishop Of
South Dakota. The question Of cal
ling a special meeting for Spiritual
counsel and conference" also was to
be considered, A fund of 100000
will be raised by the church for war
work, 1t has been decided by the con.
vention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
BIG U-BOATS ROB FOOD SHIPS
Submarines of 1900 Tons Roam Seas
in Pairs, Report.

Washington, Oct. 20.-Germany's
giant pirate U boats are now robbing
food ships Of their cargoes, slowing
these within the submarine and then
sinking the unfortunate victims
spurlos versenkt.
That is the newest development of
ruthless undersea warfare, according
to confidential embassy reports. US.
ing new 1900 ton vessels in pairs, the
Germans are operating off the beaten
track, apparently several miles outside
the old danger line outside France and
Great Britain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
"GLAD SONS DEATH CAME
WHILE SERVING COUNTRY"

Springfield, Mo-, Oct. 21.-J. w.
Hunt, one of the sailors reported lost
on the transport Antilles, is the son
of Isaac Hunt, a farmer living six
miles west of Mountain Grove, Mo-,
near here.
When told that his son was among
the missing the father took the new
calmly.
"If my son had to die I am glad it
was while serving his country" MI.
Hunt said. Young Hunt was 81 years
old.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
TRANSPORT SURVIVORS LAND
Men from Antilles Praise Officers and
Gunners.

A French Port. Oct. 23.-Surviyors of
the United States transport Antilles,
which a sunk by a German subma.
rine last week while being conveyed
On its homeward trip by American war.
ships, have been landed here by aux.
diary vessels and are being cared for
hT the American consulate. Some OF
the men have been lodged in local
hotels and a few have left for Paris.
Survivors praise the captain of the
Antilles and the members of the gun
crew, who stuck to their posts while
&he officers searched with field glasses
for the submarine until the waves
.elssed over the ship.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
Miners Must Return, Says Garfield.

Washington, Oct. 20.-The striking
coal miners must return to work be-
fore Fuel Administrator Garfield will
decide on their wage demands. The
government will not be placed in the
position of surrendering to the strik-
ers in principle on a matter vitality
affecting the conduct of the war. This
edict is understood to have been de-
liyered by Garfield to leaders Of the
mine workers. President John p.
White expects to leave to make a
final personal appeal to the union min.
ers to return to work,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
Real United States Spirit Aroused

Washington, Oct. 21.-Out of tho
sorrow that clouds Washington in the
sinking Of the transport Antilles one
ray of hope and determination stands
forth clearly.
With the thought or seventy soldiers
and seamen dead and the lives Of
hundreds of thousands more endang-
cred by the kaiser's sea serpents, the
people of this country are expected to
make short work of the Liberty Loan
campaign which has been tagging In
80. 9 sections.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25

Minneapolis, Oct. 23.-Daughters Of
Che American Revolution in Minnesota.
are going to be kept busy during the
war supplying knitted goods, comfort
bags and such luxuries as preserved
fruits and candy, if they are to con.
Time the work they have started. The
men on five battleships are being
@mothered" by the Minnesota ID. A. r.
The quarterly report Of the state re.
gent showed that 2,341 knitted sets and
020 comfort kits and 50.793 jars of pre-.
served fruit had been sent the sailors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
WANT CHANGE IN AIR MINISTRY
British Want Immediate Action
Against Teuton Raids.
Action

London, Oct. 23.-British pride,
stung by the German coup in the Bal
tic sea, during which two destroyers
were sunk, and by the last Zeppelin
raid in which 81 persons lost their
lives, clamored for governmental
changes that will insure immediate
reprisals on Germany and a sharp stiff.
fleming of British naval aggressiveness.
Long articles in the Times and Oh.
server demand ne further delay on
the part Of the government in an,
nouncing the formation of a new all
ministry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
schumann-Heink a Red Cross Nurse

Schumann-Heink a Red Cross Nurse.
Chicago, Oct. 22.-Madame Schu-
mann-Heink is to become a Red Cross
Nurse and will leave this country May
l for France to take up her duties
there in that capacity or in any other
in which she can be of use to the AL
lies. The famous prima donna gave
notice here of her %cancelling all en-.
gagements after May /. II will give
NJ more concerts after that time ex.
cept," she said, smiling, perhaps to
American soldier boys in France"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
NO EXEMPTION FOR FARMERS
Suggestion Is Scorned by the Food
Board,

Washington, Oct. %. - Resolutions
adopted recently by the California
fruit exchange setting forth that farm
ers, handicapped by shortage of labor,
proposing a national movement to con-
vince President Wilson of the neces-
sity of eXempting farmers as a class
from the army draft, have drawn a
sharp reply from the food administra
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
BLAST IN AUSTRIAN
PLANT KILLS 1000

$ Washington Oct. 23.-Four thou
sand persons we're killed and 1O,-a
900 wounded in StefeId, Austria's
+ great arsenal, in a series Of explo-
sions June 16, according to official =
Rome cables received here. Work. i
+ ers who miracuIousIy escaped
+ were forced by the armed guard y
b to return to their tasks.
q Il Il X X X 4 Il Il II X d II q IL 1
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
Raiders Fire R%uthIessIy on At
tackled Merchantmen and
Life Boats.
DEATH REPLY TO PLEA
Germans Fire VoIley at Women Who
Wave White CIoth-No Effort
Made to Spare Lives in
North Sea.

Stockholm, Oct. 23.-Newspaper &C.
counts of the attack by German raid
eTs on conveys in the North Sea say
that two German cruisers and three
torpedo boats fired ruthlessly on the
scandinavian merchantmen and sub
s%equently on their lifeboats. They
made no effort to spare the lives of
she seamen.
Fought Single Handed.
London, Oct. 23.-The British de-
stroyer Mary Rose fought single hand
ed against the German cruisers in the
convoy section in the North sea &C
Gording to a story ascribed to a Brit
ash officer rescued Off Bergen and
transmitted by the Christiania CORE
spondent of The Times. The other de-
slroyer, which should have been pres
ent, never appeared, and it is thought
likely that it was destroyed at the be-
ginning of the action.
Butchery Understandable.
After fighting heroically for half an
hour during which she was subjected to
the most terrific c%oncentric fire, the
Mary Rose sank. Ten members of the
crew were rescued.
The correspondent says that the re-
ports of the butchery of those aboard
the merchantmen pass description.
Two women on one ship waved a piece
at white cloth which vas perfectly Wis.
sble. They were silenced by a volley
from the German cruiser.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
Mystery in Poisoned Candy.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 22.-Mystery
surrounds the finding of a poisoned
barrel Of candy, containing 600 pounds,
in a railroad warehouse here ye1ter-
day. The candy was heavily adulter-
ated with arsenic. The only marking
on it was louisville" Food inspec-
tor Blume suspects a plot and has re.
ported his findings to Federal officials.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
German U-Boats Seek Vaterland.

An Atlantic Port, Oct. 21.-German
submarines, manned by officers and
crews familiar with ships of the Ger
many Lloyd and Hamburg-American
line are seeking an opportunity to sink
the Vaterland as a special prize. This
Information was brought here by Cap
tain Mans Mortensen, of the American
bark Paolina, torpedoed off the Scilly
Islands September 20, who arrived on
a French vessel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
Was First In Town TO Enlist.

Rutland, Mass, Oct. 21.-Herbert F.
Watson, who was lost on the trans
port Antilles, was the first RUTLAND
boy to enlist after war was declared,
having joined the navy April 8. HIS
mother, Mrs. Wallace l.. Segar, was
Frustrated by the news.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25

destroyer screen, did it's work and es-
capped unchallenged.
A majority of the officers who would
comment thought the transport and
her conveying patrols had ran directly
ove q lurking submarine, which saw
them coming, calculated the d~istanc6T
ard launched her deadly torpedo with
out ever showing more than her peri
scope. They regard it as probable
that the U-boat commander picked his
place, lay in wait below the surface
until his microphones told him the
patrols had passed and the transport
was upon him, then shot his periscope
above water only long enough to sight
and fire before he ducked back to
safety.
Rescue Work Prevents Pursuit.
Any attempt to locate the submarine
probably was made impossible by the
necessity of rescuing the survivors.
The vessel must have been virtually
torn in half by the explosion to have
gone down in the time she did.
Probably the attack was made we'll
cut at sea. 1t took two days for the
news to reach Washington and the
dispatch shows the time that must
have elapsed before definite word
could reach Admiral Sims. The sur
vivors are believed to be already safe
ashore somewhere in France or Eng
land.
So far as known, no high officers Of
the army or navy were due to return
on the Antilles. There is no definite
information on that point, however, as
only General Pershing knows who was
sent home on the ship. The reports
so far show that a number Of army
officers and 33 enlisted army men
we're aboard. Evidently Admiral
Sims rushed his tidings off before he
communicated with General Pershing.
Is First Transport Hit.
The loss of the Antilles marks the
FIRST reduction of the transport fleet
that has been operating. A very con-
siderable number of American troops,
workmen and others involved in the
prosecution of the war have been car
led safely to France and England and
the unsuccessful attack on the first
contingent is the only recorded prev1-
Gus instance where the U-bOats have
succeeded even In catching sight OF
the vessels.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-25
OCT. % IS PROCLAIMED
U. S. WAR PRAYER DAY

y Washington, Oct. 22.-President
= Wilson has proclaimed Sunday,
= October 20, as a day Of prayer for
y the triumph Ct American arms.
. 4 * X y 4 4 4 Il + 4 4 = 1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Prices For This May Sale Are
AttractiUely Moderate
CanlSOIeS

Crepe dc chine and wash
able satin camisoles, lace
trimmed or with tailored fin
ish. Sale Price, CSC.
Camisolcs of fine quality
crepe dc chine, V-back and
front, two rows fine lace -
also embroidered silk cami-
soles, run with ribbon and
ribbon shoulder straps. Sale
Price, 81. 90.
Many styles of camisoles
in crepe dc chine and wash
able satin. Sale Prices,
S1.2J, 81. 80, $500,
$3.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14

Ripplette bedspreads -
for summer use = easily
laundered and do not re-
quire ironing, Size 80x90
inches. Sale Price, 81. SO.
Crochet bed spreads, hem
med, 72xS2 inches. Sale
Price, $1.19.
Crochet bed spreads, hem
med, 74xS2 inches. Sale
Price, $2.19.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
WhiteBelts and Purses

White kid belts = ~, 21s and 4-inch widths in all sizes
Sale Prices, 29e to S1.25.
White patent leather belts, 2A-inch width. Sale Prices
25c and goo.
White the small flat purse to be carried in the
large bag silk and kid plain and with the back strap
Sale Prices, 25c and 29e.
Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14

Satin bed spreads, hem
med, 80x90 inches. Sale
Price, 1919.
Satin bed spreads, hem
med, 8Ox90 inches. Sale
Price, $3.50.
Satin bed spreads, hem
med, o0x100 inches. Sale
Price, $3.50.
Crochet bed spreads, seal
loped. Sale Price, $500.
Satin bed spreads, seal
loped, 80x90 inches. Sale
Price, $500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Bedspreads

These offerings of bed spreads are timely and in
view of the continued advances in prices you will do we'll
to consult your best interests and procure liberal
ply in anticipation of months to come
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Bh0Omers

Seco silk and French
crepe bloomcrs. Sale Price,
ST. 90.
White and flesh cotton
bloomers, full cut with hem
stitched ruffle. Sale Price,
SOC.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Pests

Silk Jersey vests with tail
ored top = excellent quail
ity. Sale Price, ST. SO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
White Sale of
Muslin and Pillow Tubing

Pequot Pillow Tubing in AZ 45-nch widths used by
most all housewives. Sale Price yard, 22c.
Beachcd Muslin - French finish - SO inches wide Sale
Price, yard 14c.
BOWMAN'S-Second
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14

BowMAN's-Third Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Envelobe Chemise

Pink crepe de chine and
Jersey silk envelope e
chemise, with lace and rib
bon straps. Sale Price,
$1.9S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Six Under SklytS

Special pink silk lingerie
party skirts with lace
flounce. Sale Price, $3.9S.
Crepe de chine skirts with
l5-inch graduated lace and
ribbon flounce-very dainty.
Sale Price, $4.9S.
Party Skirts of crepe de
chine and washable satin in
white and flesh. Sale Prices,
$5.9S, $6.9S and SS.75.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Silk Undergarnents

designs unusual and charming, these splendid silk gar
hold irresistible appeal for every who sees
them
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
White Sale of
Sheets and Pillow Cases

Sleepy Hollow Sheets - S1x90 inches an excellent quail
iy of sheetng used in the making of these sheets Sale
Price 500.
Commonwealth Sheets S1x9O inches = good quality of
sheeting - no dressing Sale Price 81 90.
Beached Pillow Cases - 5-nch hem top-aundered-
sizes 4ZN5SI and 45X3SH inches Sale Price each 2Oc
BOWMANS-Second
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-03
Evidence REQUIRED

The editor Of a local paper belie
he was doing kindly act by;
pressing from the list of drunk
disorderly" on market day the ~
of country subscriber that by rie
belonged there. Tho subscriber,
ever, did not regard the omission
a favor.
II suppressed your name for ~
wife's sake" the editor explained.
We'll, that's the awkward part
It," the farmer said, ''for not SEQ
my name among the rest she We
believe came to town at all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-03
Higher Joy

Being hampered by strict parents,
Herberts chief joy up to the age Of
eight had been the weekly prayer
meeting. When he arrived at that
age of discretion a worldly minded
relative smuggled him off to a circus
Herbert came home bursting with
enthusiasm.
went to a circus you'd never go to,
prayer meeting again in all your
life"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-03

moments Of silence she nudged
with her elbow and said: Didn't y
hear my question:"
He looked around apprehenslvely
Il beg your pardon" he repli
Il thought you were addressing Y
gas."-St. Louis Republic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-03
Her Turn

What would you do IL turned
you DOWN." she asked shyly, as they
sat on the parlor sofa.
The young man looked straight
ahead and said nothing. After a few
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-03

Selfish
Jack-Can she keep a secret?
Maud-Yes, the disagreeable thing.
New Haven Journal.Courier.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13

BE sure to give number and size, Nen6
ORDERS Tor patterns to Montana NewspoDe1
association, Great Falls. Montana. Be eure
to sign your full name and address bel0v.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13
PIONEER ST0CKMAN
SAYS LOSS IS SMALL

Cattle losses in eastern Montana
thls winter are due more to the long
delayed departure of the snow and
the lack of early grazing ground
than the severe winter and the short
age of hay" E. d. Coleman of Glas-
gov said recently. Mr.. Coleman has
been resident in Montana for 80
years, and most of the time engaged
in the cattle buseinss. He is widely
known in the state and met a num-
Der of old friends in Butte.
I'm all my residence in Montana
never experienced a winter such as
this and it is we'll known that we had
several which were severe and trying
for the cattlemen. l am glad that
the cattle were not on the open
ranges this winter as they were in
the past, or the losses would have
been frightful. The losses were COM
paratively small in considering the
great number of small herds''
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13
THE CALL OF THE LAST
WEST.

Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany's Western Montana logged
off lands; excellent opportunity to
purchase direct from the company
without promotion or commission
charges; low-price agricultural
land; 10 yearly payments. Values
fixed by experienced appraisers.
Our holdings cover a country of
unparalleled fertility, salubrious
climate, ample moisture, rapid
growing seasons, beautiful noun
tain scenery, railway transporta-
ton, telephone, telegraph, good
schools, in the near future electric
light and power, and many other
advantages which combine to
make it the finest and richest Sec
ton in which to live and work in
the entire Northwest. Address {:
BLACKFOOT LAND DEVEL-
OPMENT CO., DRAWER 1890,
MISSOULA, MONT.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13

BOAT RACE WRECKED HOMIE FOR INDECENT
JOURNALISTS; ALSO CHARITABLE PRINTER

hazards of this character were inef-
fectual
con the day of the race the banks
of the river were lined, and I was
detailed to write the story for the
Piccolo. Bill was mounted on a re-
formed mustang, intending to ride
along the river bank and jolly up the
Gazelle's captain and crew.
Stopped With Jerk.
"'The start was fair enough. but
the Gazelle had only gone 23 feet
when she stopped with jerk that
threw the pilot off the bridge. The
Cleopatra shot around a bend and
disappeared.
Bill nearly fell off his horse and
yelled to the captain of the Gazelle
to kill few galleys and get busy.
The later crammed on enough steam
to last battleship six months. but
the Gazelle only made noise like a
menagerie. Bill got SO frantic that
he could hardly be restrained from
wading out and soaking the captain
with a fence rail. In the meantime,
the Cleopatra was leisurely making
her way to Frogport, where after
ward the captain became manager of
the Piccolo.
But what's the use of trying to
make comedy out of tragedy? I
suppose the Gazelle would be grunt-
ing along yet on her hands and knees
If the captain hadn't discovered that
someone had tied an anvil to her
keel
What became of Bill" inquired
Pete.
The last heard he was solicit
ing job work for a ten per cent COM
mission for a shop in DEBORAH, Ia
replied Hank"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13
UP THE DEsERTERs

A British soldier went into a gro
Gerry store establishment to buy some
articles. Seeing some bananas lying
on the counter, he asked what they
were.
Soldiers, my friend" said the
grocer. winking at the company.
"Are they?" returned the son Of
Mars. "Then I'll take them as de-
serters."
And off he walked with the pris-
oners, to the discontinue of the wit
ty grocer and the amusement Of the
by-standers.-NewY York Globe.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13

There are few journalists in Mon
tana who have had more varied ex-
perience in the newspaper game than
Pete Snelson, who at present is hold
ing down the chair in the managing
EDITORS office of the Record Herald
at Helena, and his narration of these
experiences are always worth listen
ing to, as, for instance, the follow
ing:
1T was in the high wine room of
the Ostracized club in San Francisco
one evening"" said Pete. Hank Bur-
meister, who used to work in Butte,
had been reading, and he suddenly
jumped to his feet and contemptu-
ously tore up the volume, which hap
pened to be Robinson Crusoe.
"'You might as we'll try to peddle
alarm clocks in deaf and dumb asy-
lum as to inveigle me into any more
fancy stunts observed Hank. I'm
going to settle down on a regular
job
MY last departure from the pro-
sy path was in covering the water
front for month on the Daily Pico-
10, Frogport, Ore, and it's golden
loving cups to pewter thimbles that
never again will a bunch of scene
shifters be clustered together who
could touch the staff on that rag,
and I'm not using the word "touch"
In mercenary way either.
A Wealthy Printer.
The Piccolo was owned by an
old printer whose purse was inclined
to obesity he having made a wad of
money by scratch in the mines. One
day in mellow, reminiscent mood.
he recalled that there was quite a
herd of derelict journalists ambling
about the country, and then and
there, In the goodness of his heart,
he resolved to start newspaper for
their especial benefit.
Bill Swift was the name of the
charitable chap, and the flock of Ian
guage butchers he had under his
wing was something to marvel at.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13
A Promising Recruit.

The officer of the day, during his
tour of duty, paused to question a
sentry who was a new recruit.
IF you should see an armed party
approaching, what would you do?"
asked the officer.
"Turn out the guard, SIR
Every we'll. Suppose you saw a
battleship coming across the parade
ground, what would you do?"
Report to the hospital for exam
ination, SIR" was the prompt reply.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-13
SPECIAL FOR WOMEN.

PANSY AND ASTER PLANTS, finest va
rieties, 25c delivered. Daisies, carnations
and other hardy plants and novelties soc
dozen. My 1917 list and cultural direc-
tons free Fl. E. Jones, View Acres,
Hamilton, Mont