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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27
A PROCLAMATION.

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Executive Chamber, Pierre, S. Oak.
Never before in the entire history
of the American Nation has there
been time when proper conservation
of the country's resources was more
necessary than at the present hour.
Along all lines and from every an
gle in the varions walks Of life, each
citizen must "do his bit" in this great
movement, always important but to
which patriotism now adds more
comprehensive significance.
The monstrous fire waste thruout
the country must be decreased and in
the campaign now under way to pre-
vent and reduce fire losses all South
Dakota should loyalty lend their eff
forts and bend their energies. It is
the duty Of the states people to TO re-
duce such losses to the smallest pos
sible degree Accidental fires must
be prevented and every force and in
genuity used in that direction.
In order that our citizens may we'll
familiarize themselves with this trem-
endous fire waste, I hereby designate
Tuesday, October 9, 1917, as
FIRE PREVENTION DAY
in and for the State Of South Dakota,
and earnestly urge and recommend
that it be SO observed by the States
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whole people. The day should be
made an occasion for general 'clean
up" by oil property owners, unsightly
accumulation should be removed, and
highways, streets and alleys thor
oughly cleaned, while in the schools
instructions on the common fire haz-
ards, fire prevention, protection and
fire fighting should be given and
fire drills held, to the end that oul
great national ash heap, so monu.
mental a disgrace to our country, SC
grave menace to our people, may be
lowered and finally removed.
In testimony Whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused to bt
affixed the Great Seal of the State 0.
South Dakota, at the Capitol in ths
City Of Pierre this 18th day Of Sep
tember, 1917.
PETER NoRBEcK,
1 {Seall Governor
] By the Governor
FRANK n. ROD, AS
SecrefSrv of State.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27

vermillion Republican -: House
wives, don't fight shy Of the water
melon with blue tip on its tail.
That's the style. Officially adopted
and vouched for by the department of
agriculture. It also makes the wa
termelon the most patriotic fruit we
grow. Red center. white rind, blue
tail. Painting the tails of water
melons with paste made of blue
stone and starch. prevents stem end
ro.s, which have caused losses here
tofore in shipments Of melons. The
blue tip OH it's tail doesn't hurt the
fruit 1T all, just keeps it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27


+ Since the fact has been revealed
that Sweden has been permitting her
self to be used AZ clearing house
for shipments Of food and war muni-
tions to the central powers, and her
ministers in foreign countries used to
transmit cipher messages Sor Ger
many, there has been some curiosity
a. to what attitude the citizens Of
this country Of Swedish birth would
take. Their position seems to be very
nicely set forth in the remark of ex-
Governor Lind. Of Minnesota. who
rays: N :s.ss's ' = -ss'Ha-'es
Whatever kindly feeling we may
have toward the people Of Sweden,
we say to them that unless they
choose to have q government in har-
mony with the aspirations Tof the free
peoples Of the earth, they must suffer
the consequences Of the actions Of
their rulers. They are our friends
in peace; but If war should come,
they are our enemies. +"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27
PIONEERS PICNIC A SUCCESS.

!. PIONEERS S PICNIC A SUCCESS.
The eighteenth annual picnic of the
Bon Homme County Pioneer Associa-
tion held in Springfield Tuesday was
q decided success in every way des-
pite the threatening weather which
kept many from attending the morn
ing program as well as cutting short
the attendance Of those from a dist
ance from the entire celebration.
However after the noon hour the
sun came out and autos came in from
every direction 90 that the city was
crowded with people
The Springfield Band opened the
days program with concert in the
band stand and then led the people to
the city park where the Pioneers car
ried out an interesting program. They
were unfortunate in that Senator E.
P. Wanzer, of Armour. could not be
present to deliver the address, being
detained on account Of sickness.
However the time was we'll filed by
an able address by the Hon. F. A.
Morgan Of Tyndall who spoke Of the
early history Of this county and sum-
med up the wonderful progress Of the
past ffty years by way Of compari-
son, concluding his address by sum-
ming up the present war situation.
The music BY the male quartet was
much enjoyed as were also the read
lings by Miss Eads Of Tyndall and
Miss Thomas Of Springfield. Rev.
Geo. ". Swift responded, in behalf
Of the old settlers, to tho welcome
address by the mayor. Hon. ]. u.
Turner spoke Of the work undertaken
by the association historian and the
plan to be pursued to get complete
J! !hist0ry Of the county.
This concluded the program and ev-
ers body joined in the picnic dintaer in
the park. At one o'clock the pio-
neers held their business meeting and
Ielected the following officers for the
ensuing year
John Slater. hon Homme, president.
/! Jas. Y. Wagner, Tabor. vice-pres.
! ident.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27
Occasionally we notice an articl

Occasionally we notice an article
in some newspaper contributed by a
person who does not claim to be in
sympathy with the demands Of the
Peoples Council Of America for Dem
ocracy and Peace, protesting against
snppr ression Of meetings held by this
council, on the ground that. it is al
violation Of constitutional rights of
free speech. These people may be
sincere but they are making q narrow
Interpretation Of the constitution.
The constitution does guarantee the
right Of free speech, but free speech
must be in conformity with other
clauses Of the constitution that are
just as binding as this. The consti-
tuition must be interpreted as a whole
not by specific clauses. For instance.
il defining treason the constii tuition
says it consists in levying war
against the U. S. or in adhering to
their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort. = 1t follows then thst free
speech or free assembly that gives aid
or comfort to the enemy is treason.
"A declaration Of war, then, must
greatly curtail the right Of free
speech as in times of peace we are
supposed to have no enemies and
speech that would be legitimate ct
such times might be reasonable in
times Of war,
but it il claimed that We have no
right to assume in advance chat trea-
sonable utterances will be made at
any meeting. Fortunately in the
case under consideration we are not
left entirely in the dark i'm this res
pect This council has proclaimed .
set Of principles that it 10 working
for, and II it is apparent that those
principles ara seditious it is just al
important that sedition be prevente d
az that those guilty Of it should be
(. punished after the crime has been
committed. II man makes threat
against the life nf another and ap.
pears TO be preparing to carry OUT MI
threat he 10 arrested and restrained
from committing the act, and why il
il not just as important to prevent
sedition as to prevent murder7
One Of the demands Of this coun
ell il that our government shall m
nouncs Immediately in concrete term
its war aims, and seize every oppor
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27
The Minnesota public safety COM

The Minnesota public safety COM
mission has petitioned the United
States senate to expel Senator La
Toilette, on account of seditious re-
marks in speech at Minneapolis re-
Gently before the non-partisan league.
If reports Of his utterances are correct
he should not only be expelled from
the senate, but imprisoned. There is
no reason why a senator should have
more privileges in this country than
the ordinary citizen.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27

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I. ]. Smith, Springfield, sec-treaeI
A. M organ, Tyndall, historian.
Rev. a. G.. Warner, Springfield
chaplain. IN n
1t was voted to hold their next
annual picnic at Bon Homme. y
The county was organized for the
purpose Of obtaining data and compilE
ing history Of the county. A gem
eral committee. was appointed consist;
ing Of F.. A. Morgan, historian; ].
Z. Turner and A. j. Cogan; while
the following were named from the
different parts Of the county to work
with this committee: I. J.. Smith,
Springfield, F. F. Chladek. Tyndall,
2. A. Bliss, Scotland, ]. A. Wagner,
Tabor. Mrs. A.. J.. Abbott, Bon
H Homme, ]. O. Smith, Avon, Jas.
D onnelly, Running Water.
s Year by year the Pioneer Asocias
tion grows stronger and with every
succeeding year more interest is man
ifeated by the people generally in the
sannual meeting of the associations.
It has been proposed to make Spring
field the permanent meeting place and
this will probably be done after 1919
when the association will hold their
picnic at Tabor in connection with the
50th anniversary Of the settlement
of the Bohemians in the eastern part
of the county. Springfield Times.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27

No frost has appeared here yet and
the great bulk of the corn is now out
Of danger. This has certainly been q
banner year for South Dakota far
mers. as the smail grain crop in most
sections was Ian ge and now with 8
bumper corn crop ready for the har-
vest the farmer can wear the smile
that won't come off. si
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27

The Tripp Ledger publishes an in
teresting letter from Helmuth Maag,.
who was one Of the first contingent
sent to Fl. Riley. Mr.. Maag Is q
brother of Mrs. August Reich Of this
place, and has been taking law
course at Ann Arbor, Mich. Mr..
Maag and Mr.. Roserkrans, also Of
Tripp, have been made sergeante.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27

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those aims. Also that We shall strive
Tor peace. ~ harmony with the prin-
ciples outlined BY Russia The pres
ident has twice stated, ~ very con
crete terms, what this country is
lighting for. once when he proclaimed
that . state q war existed, and again
a. his answer to the pope. No init.
nation has vet been made by onr en-
emies that they 9 re willing 70 grant
any Of our demands, and until they
90 any plea Tor peace on the part Of
this government would be taken % 2
surrender Of those demands, and
would certainly be very comforting to
u,hv th;s co,,rtrv aho,,,dl snerm;t Rns.,
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This demand would necessitate an
amendment to the constitution, as the
constitution now vests that authority
in the president and congress. AS it
requires years to amend the constitu-
tion, this demand can not be put
forth in good faith for the purpose Of
determining issues in this war. and
therefore why is it being agitated at
this time? It can have but one pur-
pose. and that is to assure the enc
mics Of our country that there is dis.
satisfaction among our people with
the way in which the war is being
conducted, and thus give comfort to
the enemy. which is treason.
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-09-27
Corn Belt National Bank

is built u pom the solid foundation pf
ample assets and sound fiancial man.
agement. II is always ready to aid
any business enterprise that bank
can engage in. II you have . iinan.
cial problem to solve come and let
this bank help you with both advice
and money. It has plenty Of cash Tor
good propositions. You will bear ia
mind that it is member Of the FED.
ERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OF THE
UNITED STATES.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
COL. HOUSE SILENT;
new MOVEEXPECTED

White House, developments in the
situation growing out of Presi-
dent Wilson's note to belligercnt
nations were expected today to
take a new angle soon.
As usual Col. House was silent.
When he and President Wilson
get together on an international
problem, they make the most
noiseless silence in the world.
But in Official quarters today
there is a tendency to attach I'M
usual significance to Houses
visit.
Owing to the fact that beyond
the present situation lies possible
tiles OF break with Germany on
the submarine issue, the president
Is known to favor staying In the
peace pool as long as there is any
sign of warmth in the water.
1t is believed that House is
here to assist the president In
getting at the real temperature OF
the peace movement" and to de-
termine whether he shall dive
deeper or get out altogether.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
VILLA PLANS
GOVERNMENT

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. Add
herents of Francisco Villa are
already arranging details of a
Mexican provisional government
to be set up by the bandit chief,
officials have been appointed to
write laws and tentative seat of
government has been chosen, ac-
cording to information in the
hands of U. S. authorities here
today.
Copies of a new proclamation
issued by Villa have been secured
by federal agents here and are
now being translated.
Heavy fighting is still in
progress at Horcasitas, about 80
miles south of Chihuahua City,
according to reports obtained to-
day by federal department agents.
Villa is fighting his way north
ward, these reports indicate. Both
sides are using artillery and
losses have been large.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
SCORES WILSON

changes OF mind OF the admins
tration."
Roosevelt savagely assailed the
statement that both sides were
fighting for the same thing as
"palpably false" "wickedly false"
mot only a falsehood but a wicked
and callous falsehood" and cited
again Germany's Belgian oppres-
sions.
"Preposterous Absurdity."
But perhaps the most prepost-
erous absurdity," he continued.
is the statement that the u. 8.
is ready and eager to guarantee
the peace of the world. The spec
tacle of the president trying, by
the aid of Messrs. Daniels and
Baker, to guarantee the peace Of
any single nation under the sun
against a single powerful and
resolute foe Is as comic as any,
thing that was ever written by
Artemus Ward.
Let the president keep the
promises we made in The Hague
conventions and let him bend all
his energies to secure the ideal
OF the universal. obligatory mill
tary training and military service
for our young men before. in the
interest of the nation that has
wronged Belgium and that has
murdered our citizens on the high
seas by the hundreds; he makes
promises which he could not full
fill and Eliminates threats, which.
when his own secretary of state
takes them seriously so brighten
Wall street that his interpreta-
ton was mistaken, and that, aft
er all, these same threats are to
be interpreted in a strictly Pick
wickian sense"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04

will now come to the coast by way
of the Northwest.
But the greatest of all these
things is the one that is presented
to us now, to be decided by the
people Saturday"
Speaking from his experience In
long connection with the army
Beverly w. Coiner declared en-
phatically, This so-called moral
issue is all bunk, in my opinion
The men of the army are just as
good as we are"
lorenzo Dow also declared this
issue to be without merit. Every
movement for the betterment oil
this town has always had some,
body feminist it," he said. 1.-THE
question of taxation is so small II
is not worth discussing"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04

coma as making another Puyallup
valley Of the American lake
prairie.
II believe the bonds will 60
through, but we cannot afford to
take this for granted; we must
work as though we were almost
sure of losing them"
Defends SOldiery.
Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson
adjutant general of the state
made a fiery refutation of such
attacks as that made on the print
ed slip.
"Such statements should be
made in a community that has
had no experience with the regu.
lar army" he said. six different
times during the last IA years,
large numbers of soldiers have
been stationed here. Has anyone
ever in all that time met with in
suit or even discourtesy at their
hands?
1T has been automatic for the
last 80 years that the vote of
Pierce county swayed the destinies
of the state. You have a chance
to sway them more effectively
than ever before, at the bond cleo
ton next Saturday. And l tell
you that If you bring the post
here, within 10 years every dollar
of your investment will have been
paid back Just to the laboring
men of Pierce county who will
construct the buildings of the
post"
Coming TacOma's Way.
"Things seem to be coming our
way" said Judge F. A. Magill.
"Only recently it was announced
that the naval base of the Pacific
coast was changed from San Fran
cisco to Puget Sound.
Next, railroad tourist rates
from the east were equalized S,
that people from the middle state
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
KIDNEYS never
CAUSE BACKACHE
, Rub pain, soreness and
stiffness right out with
est. Jacobs OIL"

Kidneys cause backache? No!
They have no nerves, therefore can
not cause pain. Listen! Your back
ache is caused by lumbago, sciatica
or a strain, and the quickest relief
IL soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs
OIL" Rub it right on the ache or
tender spot, and instantly the pain,
soreness, stiffness and lameness
disappears. Don't stay crippled!
Get a small trial bottle Of "St.
Jacobs Oil" from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after
It is applied you'll wonder what
became of the backache, sciatica
or lumbago pain. est. Jacobs Oil"
stops any pain at once. 1t is harm
less and doesn't burn or discolor
the skin.
It's the only application to rub
on a weak, lame or painful back,
or for lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism, sprains or strain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Regenerat-
ed through the love of his wife,
an ex-conviet, one time seasoned
crook and expert safe-blower,
stood the acid test today when he
returned to Mrs. Charles j..
Hutchinson, wife of the vice presi-
dent of the Corn Exchange Ma
tional bank, $4,000 pearl neck
lace, which she lost Tuesday.
While following his wife
through a department store, the
ex-convict found the pearls near
where a prominent actress was
shopping.
Picking them up casually he
dropped them unnoticed into his
pocket. That night he painted
scenes of a new start" before
his wife. The stake" meant
riches.
But no." pleaded the wife.
"You promised to go straight. "
The pearls were turned over to
the actress who returned them to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04

Army Wednesday evening, reach
ed the city nearly five hours late.
Gen. Bell telegraphed from
Roseburg, Ore, to Stephen Apple
by as soon as he found he would
be delayed, but 1t was then too
late to postpone the meeting, and
crowd of 1880 filled the Arm
DRY, and after the first shock Of
disappointment, resolved itself in
to an enthusiastic booster meet
ing for the army post.
Score Yellow Gard.
Besides setting forth the i'm
portance of the post and the bene-
fits it would bring to Tacoma,
nearly every speaker took occa-
sion to condemn a printed slip
which has been circulated on the
streets within the last few days,
bearing the question, do you
want your girl to run the gauntlet
of 5000 irresponsible men every
time she appears on the street,"
Another Puyallup Valley.
1.-THE author of that slip is not
a Christian" asserted w. H. Paul
hamus. 1.-THE truth is we have
people in this community who are
against the government in every
matter of Importance.
1.-THE next time anybody comes
to me about this moral ISSUE l
am going to tell them to stop
sending money to foreign missions
and put their work in on straight
ening out such condition as they
seem to think exists here.
1.-The establishment of the army
post would mean as much to Ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
Gets a Bomb
Through Mail

BISBEE, Ariz., Jan. with q
return address on the wrapper,
From Joe Kovich, Auburn,
Wash.," bomb was received by
J. w. Fisher, shift boss for a
copper company here. a few days
ago, by parcel post, and postoffice
officials are investigating.
Mrs. Fisher pried the lid Off
and found dynamite, explosive
caps and wires. An explosion was
averted by the fact that she lifted
the lid instead of sliding it off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
(Uuited Press Leased wire.)

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Republi-
cans in the senate are to have
Col. Roosevelt's support In their
fight against endorsement of Pres
ident Wilson's note to belliger-
ents.
Two months of silence have not
resulted in any loss of Roosevelt's
power of invective, nor has the
result of Nov. z changed his I'M
yielding antagonism to the Wilson
administration, as shown by Wig
orous statement by the colonel to-
day attacking Wilson's note and
its handling.
Fog of obscurity," profound
ly mischievous," profoundly i'm
moral" "wickedly false" "callous
and immoral falsehood," "prepost-
erous absurdity" and "nervously
backing away were some of the
physiological bombshells with
which the former president en-
bellished his attack on Wilson.
Supports Lodges Fight.
He announced his support of
Senator Lodges fight against en-
dorsement by the senate of the
sending of the American peace
note, his approval of Rep. Wood s
demand for exhaustive investiga-
ton and acquiescence in the
stand taken by Rep. Gardner
of Massachusetts, on the note and
the Lansing statements.
The colonel's sarcastic flood
gates we're Embossed at the idea of
Secretary Lansing interpreting
the Wilson note in two different
ways within six hours, represent
ing, he said, a rather longer in
terval than usual between the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
FIND BODIES
OF 3 MINERS

ANACONDA, Mont, Jan. A.
Telephone reports today said
that the bodies of three men had
been unearthed in the Pittsburgh
Idaho mine at Gilmore, Idaho,
following an explosion.
The report also said that 10
men had been taken from the
mine, some of whom were in
jured, but none seriously hurt.
This accounts for all the men
buried when gasoline on the 400
foot level exploded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
Raider Chases
French Liner
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NEW YORK, NJan. 4.-Reports
of German commerce raider in
the Atlantic we're given added
color today by stories of officers
and passengers who arrived on
the French liner Espange.
They told of the ships chang
ing its course suddenly when en-
tering the Bay of Biscay, after
having sighted an unidentified
vessel at night.
All lights aboard were extin-
guished when the unknown ship
began asking the liners name
and destination. Full speed was
ordered. The liner pursued a
zig-zag course for some time,
finally losing his pursuer astern.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
Telephone In
the Returns

A. Campbell, county auditor,
has asked the election boards of
the various precincts of Pierce
county to telephone the results of
the vote on the bond election to
the auditors office, Main $500,
in order to hurry the unofficial
count and enable information to
be given out promptly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
VOTERS NATIONAL
LEAGUE rs FORMED

The Voters National league was
incorporated Wednesday at Olym-
pia. l.. Y. Stayton, j. H. Wylie
and H. P. Goodwin, who have been
prominent in the work of the Citi-
zens' league, are the incorpora-
tors. Officers will be elected in
about 10 days.