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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

little trouble from natural obstacles.
Some distance above Askelon the in
vnding army apparently forkcd, one
branch continuing up the coast to
Jatfa and the other turning northwest
ward toward Jerusalem, which lies in
the hlly country.
Story Of Jerusalem.
The Tell el-Amnrna tablets reveal
there was an important town on the
site of Jerusalem in the fifteenth CEN
fury b. c., called Ursalim. The ear
Hest mention of the place in Scrip
ture Is In Gen. IA :9, where Melchlse-
dek is called liking of Salem" 1t next
appears as the Jebus, the stronghold
Of the Jebusites, which long held out
against the Israelitc invaders.
With King David new chapter
opens, for 1t was he who made the
final conquest of the fortress. joining
the lower city with the citadel Of
Mount Zion. The first temple there
was built by Solomon, and the story
Of Its construction and the articles
used as outlined in the Scripture story
give some idea of its magnificence.
After the revolt Of JerObOam, the
city was successfully attacked by She
shnk, king of Egypt, 935 b. c.; the
Phiistines and Arabs, $50 b. c.; Jeho-
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
Good
Resolutions
49,
By Mary Graham Bonner
(Copyright.)
I"0..o..e..e..o..e..s..S..S..e
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1.-THE Animals were talking" COM
menccd Daddy. 'They were getting
quite excited when along came Pinky
Pig, who asked what the trouble was
all about.
"'The Pigeon family said Mr.. and
Mrs. Peacock together, say that as 1t
is around the New Year they should
make resolutions-good resolutions
"'Well,' grunted Pinky, If you'd
talk like sensible animal and not
like one of the silly Grown Ups, per-
haps could get some sort of an idea
what you meant. AS it is, don't know
ut all. What's a resolution, anyway?
And are there bad ones and good ones?
That's silly word. Now good means
good, and bad means bad, and what
right has that word resolution to be
both good and badY
"'Dear me- clucked Mrs. Hen, how
irritable you are today Pinky. You
should be pleasant and try to make
good resolutions, too
"'But how can l make something I
don't understand" squealed Pinky.
Resolutions crowed Mr.. Rooster,
are resolves! There! That's some
thing for your And Mr.. Rooster
strutted about proudly.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
PLANNING FOR NEXT DRAFT
Classification Of conscripts Is Now
Under Way.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Preliminary
arrangements looking to the calling
out of the next contingent of the
draft army were discussed at CON-
ference at the War department be-
tween Secretary of War Baker and
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Reconsideration of all drafted men,
not now with the colors, in accordance
with the extent to which their present
occupations are essential to the con-
duct of the war, is expected to be
completed before February 1. Regard
ing reports that plans have been com.
pleted to call out 313.0O0 men on that
date, Secretary Baker following his
conference with General Crowder,
authorized the International News Ser.
vice to say:
There is no justification for any
report concerning definite date for
the next call nor as to the number to
be called out"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

crumbs as we can find,' chirped some
Sparrows who had been listening.
"'And 1 shall give some very fine
goats milk said the Goat.
"'Well, did I ever' exclaimed
Pinky.
"'What do you mean?' asked Mr..
Rooster. Here are all you animals
Dragging about what you will do. You
have all said you would do the things
that you always do-you have not
made any good resolutions, as you call
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

ash, king of Israel. 7S6 3. c., all of
whom inflicted more or less damage.
In 7O1 b. C. Sennacherib laid siege
to Jerusalem, but was forced to with
draw. In 597 and more effectually in
$50 Babylon took possession of the
city, sacked it and deported the
"elite" of it's inhabitants to Babylon.
Jerusalem was then reduced to the
position of IN insignificant town.
A new chapter begins with the re-
turn of the exiles under Zerubbabel
and Joshua $50 3. C. A new temple
was begun in 535 and utter a long de-
lay caused by the Vaccinations of the
Samaritnns, was completed in SIS.
Ezra, with another band Of captives
returned there in 459 and established
the law, while Nehemiah rebuilt the
wall, and again Jerusalem became the
shrine of Israel.
Lapse In History.
We know practically nothing of its
history for more than a century, until
In 1872, Alexander the Great conquered
Syria. The gates of Jerusalem were
opened to him, and he left the Jews in
peaceful occupation.
The revolt of the N1accabees
brought. however, fresh succession
of troubles upon it. 1t was besieged
by the Greeks in $50, 1874, 65 and GO
B. c., and the temple was pillaged in
IS b. c. The Roman domination I'M
der Herod brought an interval of
peace, Herod built a palace, restored
the citadel Antonia, and in 10 B. G.
began the erection of the third temple.
Jerusalem is very closely identified
with the earthly life of Jesus Christ.
1t was to the great Jewish festival
there he was taken by his parents.
Here they lost him and on returning
found him conversng with the wise
men.
1t was to the city he looked when
he uttered his plaintive cry, 20 Jeru-
salem, thou that killest the prophets
and stonest them sent unto thee" fin
fishing by predicting its doom, which
occurred just over seventy years later
1t was to Jerusalem he went for the
last week of his life, "the Passion
week." as we term it. and on entering
the city on an ass the throngine
crowds cast down branches of palm
trees. hailing him as king.
Walk to Golgotha.
His mock trial in Pilates hall ant
walk to Golgotha outside the city
where on the cross the worlds Re
deemer was crucified, add most pro
found interest to Jerusalem. 1t was
within sight of the city, with the dis
ciples around him, that Christ as
cended to heaven, leaving for his fol
lowers the command to go out into al
the world and preach the gospel tt
every creature, and to begin the stor.
of the evangel in Jerusalem.
. Here 40 days later Peter preached
| to the thronging crowds assembled q
Jerusalem for the Passover. This mar
velous sermon created such a powerful
| impression that 5000 responded to hi
summons.
) In the early days Of the Christian
E era the Jews were In constant revol
J. against the Roman power. At lengtl
e Titus, son of vespaslan, was sent t
J, take and destroy the city. In spit
8 of q heroic Jewish defense and ate
a siege Of. 143 days 1t fell to Titus Il
a 70 A. D.
e The greater part Of the populac
was put to the sword and the cit
b entirely RACED by the pillow. So tha
according to Christ's prophecy, not on
e stone remained upon another. Th
b numbers who persisted In this sieg'
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

said Mr.. Rooster regular Pl0.
"'I don't know about that said Mrs.
Cow. I would give milk no matter
what time of the year 1t might be, and
it's certainly not a good resolution for
me-
"'And I'd lay eggs,' agreed Mrs.
Hen.
"'I'd have to take the children for
rides said the Donkey, as they fasten
me to cart!
"'Didn't say I was rightT said
Pinky.
".I hate to admit 1t, though said
Mr.. Rooster, putting his head on one
side and looking very mournful.
"'You might just as well,' said
Pinky.
Besides said Mr.. Rooster, wen
have to think up entirely new resolu-
lions. Things that will be hard for us
to do. It's great nuisance
"'That's true said Pinky, with n
wicked grin. 1T is always easiest to
do what comes natural to us and to
say we're so good doing it. But we
Pigs are natural and we don't put on
any airs about resolutions. Such nom
sense!'
"'We'll have to think all over again.
crowed Mr.. Rooster, slowly and sadly"
How to Be Happy.
The happiest New Year is for those
who seek the happiness of others.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
Engines For War to HeIo Here.

Philadelphia. Dec. 2o.-Thirty gov.
eminent locomotives built at the Bald.
win works here for military railroads
IN France have been ordered into serv.
ice in Philadelphia and nearby terri
tory by the federal government. it has
been learned here. These, with about
100 engines loaned by Western rail-
roads to Eastern companies, are being
used to speed up movement of congest-
cd freight traffic so that coal can DO
rushed to cities where government
war work Is threatened with interior.
ence by shortage Of fuel.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

them. You SIM
ply will do the
things that it is
natural for you to
do. The PeacOcks
are honest, be-
cause they know
they won't change.
But the rest Of
y0u-Bah = And
Pinky sQuealed in
disgust.
You're wrong
~-ll NJ.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

0Sn. e. n. n. AltcnOy, commander
Of the British forces that captured Je-
rusalem.
ical nature of the land over which the
British advanced from GAIA to Jaffa
to Jerusalem is intensely interesting
Palestine, an almost regular rec
tangle, may be divided into four equal
parts lengthwise for this purpose. The
strip along the Mediterranean sea is
fiat country. a continuous plain. The
next strip to the east is mountainous.
It resembles in general character the
Catskill country of New York state,
except that the hills and mountains
are not so heavily wooded.
The third strip from the coast is a
great depression through which the
River Jordan flows.
The fourth is the plateau land which
rises beyond the Jordan.
By taking the coastal route the
English were able to advance with
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

to pc bad. I'll just be natural and
regular pig
awe think it's silly for u.s. said the
Peacocks, 'as we're about as perfect as
can be-
"'You're conceited,' said the Pigeons.
You should resolve not to think so
we'll of yourselves
But how can we help it?' answer
ed the Peacocks. we have something
to be vain about
"'You're hopeless said the Pigeons.
"What is every other animal re-
solvingy asked Pinky.
"I am going to be up bright and
early every morning. said Mr.. Rooster.
"'You do that anyway said Pinky.
I might as well resolve to wade in
every bit of mud see. OF course, in
the winter that's hard, but then I can
do my best!'
"'And am going to lay lots of
eggs said Mrs. Hen.
"'I am going to give good milk said
Mrs. Cow.
"I shall protect the Sheep said the
Sheep Dog.
"'And shall look after the farmers
house, barked the Watch Dog.
"'I have decided to let the children
drive me- brayed the Donkey.
"'We shall pick up as many bread
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
swis. Like u. s. Treaty.

Berne, Switzerland. Dec. 2O.-The
text Of the new commercial treaty
with the United States has been pub
lished in Switzerland and caused an
excellent impression everywhere. All
the Swiss newspapers express the
warmest gratitude of the Swiss people
to President Wilson and the American
government.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
CRUISER AND u-BoAT SUNK
French Transport Torpedoed--As.
saiiant Later Sent Down.

saiiant Later Sent Down.
Paris, Dec. 20.-The old French
cruiser Chateau Renault. employed as
a transport. was torpedoed and sunk
In the Mediterranean Dec. IA and the
submarine which attacked it later
was destroyed, according to announce.
ment by the French minister of ms-
rine.
The passengers on the Chateau
Renault, all OF. whom were either sol.
diers or officers, were saved Ten
members of the crew were lost.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
SUFFERER PASSES AWAY

On Tuesday, November Goth, Mrs.
Maria Wolter- Schroeder passed away
at the home of her son-in-law, julius
LEM. Mrs. Schroeder was born in
Kuhs, Mecklenburg, Germany, Deem
Der 8, 1880. She became the wife Of
Frederick Schroeder and LATER, in
1888, they immigrated to the United
States, locating in Minnesota. In
1900 they moved to South Dakota,
where Mr.. Schroeder died in 1902.
Then with her only child, the late Mrs.
LEM, Mrs. Schroeder came to Glen
Ullin, where they lived for about
two and a half years, coming to Glad
stone in 1910. The deceased was 4
patient sufferer, having been confined
to her bed most of the time for the
past nine years.
Funeral services were held Friday
forenoon by. Rev. Deninghoff of the
German Lutheran church of Taylor,
after which she was laid to rest in
the Gladstone cemetery by the side Of
her daughter.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
GRASSY BUTTE NEWS
On SATURDAY. evening, December

On Saturday evening, December %,
"Aunt Diana's Quilting Party" play
will be given at the Grassy Butte
amusement hall. Sixteen of our local
people, with Miss Conway as promp-
ter, are taking part. The fact that
MI. and Mrs. Jerry Hayes are star
performers should bring a good sized
crowd out from Dickinson providing
the weather continues mild. These
residents of western North Dakota for
more than thirty years never fail TO
bring down the house when they take
part in a local play. They are both
pas, masters in this kind Of work.
w. H. Clark, formerly with the
Gold Stabeck Co. in Dickinson, M. A
mccarthy, a prominent rancher north
of the river, and Mrs. Eddie Cuskelly,
a former teacher in the vicinity of
Dickinson, now residing on their ranch
some 20 miles north of Killdeer noun
tain, were guests Of the town Tues
day night. They had been to the
Stark county metropolis and visited
with Jack Gardner of the Farmers
State Bank at Belfield coming out.
Mr.. Clark now has about so head of
cattle at his ranch southeast or
Schafer. Martin McCarty is one of
the big ranchers Of this country and
lis leasing a big tract Of grazing land
on the Berthold reservation. Hender-
son Bros. are associated with MIN, also
Jeff Hanley and Guy Randall. Mr..
Randall is a brother Of Sheriff Clint
Randall of Schafer, former residents
of Dickinson, and has his home on the
reservation.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. II. Saunders left
the past week for Dickinson, from
which point they went TO Edgerton,
Wis, where they will spend the
winter.
Kenneth Mckenzie has established
his worth as an electrician. He IN
stalled the second telephone in Grassy
Butte the past week; did it without
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
THE PERvERs1TY OF FATE

We wrote a dandy editorial last
week-a Thanksgiving epic. It was
the epitome of diction, thought, ex-
preston. It showed cause for world
thanksgiving. 1t attained the heights
of spiritism and galloped Pegasus DER
Olympian trenches. We pictured the
world war as a fight for democracy
and for a free peoples; we pictured
the sunlight, gave thanks for health,
wealth and happiness. We toned the
sorrows with the brush of Divine mani
f~estation and thanked the good God
for the qualities of mercy, sympathy,
charity, kindness.
Then we carried it tenderly back to
the g%luttonous typesetting machine
and Goldie promised to use care in it's
setting up. She bordered it hand
somely and arranged an initial cap to
set it off. Two of US read proof, cor
rected it, deleting and adding accord
ing to mood. Then it was placed on
the galley.
In the mad rush of press day, we
heard Jack, the make-upman cxclaim,
as he threw things helter-skelter,
"Side-track all that editorial junk;
we've got too much news and adver-
Using now" Our hearts sank. What
availeth our desire against the
martinetic will of the "back end?"
And so the world lost a literary
creation that died aborning.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
TIE FOR FIRST A

Will somebody please supply a
medal for the baseball section Of the
Home Guard? It actually won a
game last Monday evening and did
itself proud, galloping over the K. G.
team to the tune of IL to z. This
takes it out of the zero class and
gives it a start toward the top. The
Elks surprised the erstwhile strong
Masonic team by bringing in 10, runs,
while the Hiramites registered but,
IL runs. Friday Of last week the Elks
scored 9 circuits and their opponents,
the X. c., gathered in but 6 runs; the
Masons registered 6 scores and the
Home Guard just secured one-half
The games Monday night were fast
and furious, especially the Elks-5
Masons game. The former got start
ed in the second inning and hammered
that ball as they pleased. Nine runs
were brought in at one session at the
bat. The opposing team became a
little ratified at that time and the
Elks piled aem up before the other
team recovered. &,
It may be that agpiched team will
be culled from the Home Guard TO do
battle hereafter. The last results
show the following Standings:
Won Lost Pct.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
SALVATION ARMY
WORTHY OF OUR BEST
SUPPORT ON TAG DAY

In these big days of war activities,
the helpful hand or organizations
formed to minister to the comfort,
moral, mental and physical, of our
soldiers, have responded nobly to the
effort and the public, recognizing the
influence of these societies, has not
stood back in support of these organl-
cations. Especially in this district
has the call been needed and nearly
everyone has donated with a lavish
ness, in some cases far beyond means.
Probably the oldest organization,
formed for good, is the Salvation
Army. In all quarters of the globe
has the writer noted the familiar cos
tunes of the army and the portent-
GUS good that accompanied the insig-
MIA. Poverty has been frightened,
wrecks have been restored, wanderers
returned and black sheep, by kindness
and sympathy, been whitened to
righteousness. The Salvation Army Is
a Christian bulwark that has with
stood the rebuffs of the ignorant, the
scorn of the evil-doers, the contumely
that strikes at martyrdom. The little
bands have gone out into the high
ways and byways, preaching of the
Master and His love. They have been
abused and reviled but self sacrifice
has flown on their banners and they
smiled grace into black hearts
and heavy-laden souls. Materialism
has been one of their considerations.
They appreciated the influence of a
square meal. They minister to physical
comfort as a decided factor Of help
fulness. The "Army" has thirty-six
in war service and is 60
ing to send more. Mighty good move.
The local Sa~lvationists are assisting in
this project and to that end will hold
. tag sale Saturday afternoon of this
week. The Salvation Army has not
asked us for much but now is our OPP
.portunity to rally to this cause and
recognize their efforts as we have the
good acts Of other organizations.
Rhoda of the local branch has
not set a quota. He realizes that
every one knows best his or her own
circumstances but it is to be hoped
there will be no slackers on Sat-
urday when we will be called upon to
assist in another very essential and
merciful charity,
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

The pro-German element in this
country should be advised to do moth
ing, say nothing inimical to the in
terests of this country. They are
living under our flag and assuredly,
they are prospecting here to a greater
degree than they did under monarch
ial government. If they r still de-
termined to uphold Kaiserism in the
face of all that has been told of this
monster, then they should be taken
from their pursuits and regulated
according to the vehemence or depth
of their u]tterances and actions.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
ARE WE

With 10000 signed pledge cards Sc
cured as the result of the Food PLEDGE
Campaign, North Dakota has only
made a beginning. This is approx
mately n third of the number Of
signed cards which must be secured if
this state is to do its part in food
conservation.
1t must be apparent to everyone
that the government is very much in
earnest in this matter. All wholesale
houses and bakeries are now under
federal license and must observe rigid
rules in regard to saving those
foods-wheat, meat, fats and sugar
which the government says must be
conserved. Through the wholesale
houses every merchant is under the
same rigid regulation.
So far the government has asked
only the voluntary cooperation of
the people in their homes; if this is
not forthcoming it must be obvious
that the government will be forced to
take more drastic The
Federal Food Administration will not
allow indifference on the part Of the
public to continue to be the cause Of
waste of these foods, the conservation
of which is essential to the cause in
which America and her allies are en-
gagged.
The communities of the county with
the amount of cards signed are:
Dickinson, 518; Antelope, /; Rich
ardton, lis; Taylor, so; Gladstone, 20;
South Heart, %; Zenith, 2: Belfeld,
1872; Gaylord, %; Daglum, l;
Schefield, 6; Lefor, Is, Total 956; goal
accepted, 1850; signed cards needed
for quota, 1894.
Stark county has a population of
1907 and 1888 families. Other Slope
counties with their population, quota
and number of signed cards, are here
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
METHODIST CHURCH

Bible school at 1000 a. m. Church
services at II a. m. and 1880 p. m:
Junior League 300 p. M, and
Epworth League at $3.50 p. M, leader
Miss Doris Little. Morning subject:
''The Equipoise of God" Specia!
patriotic music both morning and
evening. Patriotic address by pastor
on what the War.is Doing for the
Allies" at the evening service.
Everybody welcome.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

The Sentinel Butte Republican re-
marks: "There is a good opening
in Sentinel Butte for a Dentist" But
what a dentist wants is anything but
a GOOD opening. He prefers one that
needs lettering.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

Judging from reports of attendance
at Sthe night school, we should say
that there's going to be an over-sup-
ply, of commercial giants in this town
before very long.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

Twenty-four more days till Christmas
All the children will show cause,
Being good to Pa and Mother.
Why they should see Santa Claus.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

Mere man, looking over the ladies'
style book, remarks: "Can't under
stand why we should have meatless
days when there's so many calves
about,
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

The knitting Of articles for the
soldiers should prove an interesting
pastime for the ladies-they like good
yarns, you know.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

Heard a. man say that the fellow
who invented the knitting machine
was the first guy to loop the loop.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

The tenth district has no need TO
fguratively pat itself on the back for
the Y. M. C.. A. showing-the rest of
the state is doing that.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
tsGets-It, Puts Your Feet 1 Glover
1T Ends COrnS Quickly.

0Get8.1t" PutS YOuT Cet ~ NAOs
1t Ends COrns Quickly.
and tape, trying to fix a corn so It
wouldn't hurt. But now no. n IN
the world Should worry" because
the; moment you put "Gets-It" on,
it means the end Of a corn.
There is nothing in the world like
"Gets-It"-nothing as azure and Ger.
tain-nothing that yeu can count
cry time. and without danger. The
corn never grew that "Gets:It" Will
not get. It never irrItates the flesh
never makes your toe SORE inst
the cornlpain vanishes. shortly
you can peel the corn right on with
your finger and there yod are
corn-ffee and. happy with the toe
az smooth and cornl.free las your
palm. Never happened before, did
Get a bottle Of asets-1t" today
from any drug store, you need 2
no more than 2se. sor sent On re- re-
Chicago. Ill s5sg &
Is III @srIu'S best corn remedy b
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

The longest way around was not
the shortest way home for the Kaiser
when he went through Belgium.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

A correspondent writes in to know
the best method of removing black
heads. They lynch 'em in the South.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

Josh. Spivens says: TIL girl who
bundles up her throat, presumably to
keep it warm, has another end in
view.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

We trust that giving a colt to the
Red Cross doesn't signify that there's
a horse on them.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

"CoopersjoWn Man Runaway
notwithstanding in Exchange.
Horse or wife?
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

Gettin' so now that to be a patriot,
one must not contract German
measles. -
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

We remind you to do your Christ
mas shopping easily.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01

The bone dry law is gradually ex-
terminating the birds-fewer swal-
lows. Ouch!