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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25
Barred.

Barred. ...,
"Why wouldn't the recruiting ON
Ger take you?"
"Said they had all the wrist-watcb
winders they needed."-Puck.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25
OCT. % IS PROCLAIMED
U. S. WAR PRAYER DAY

= Warrington, Oct. 22.-PresIdent
Wilson has proclaimed Sunday,
= October 2s, 40 . day Of prayer for
. the triumph Of American arms.
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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25
European, War News

Northwest of Bullecourt Irish
troops carried out Il successful raid"
says the official announcement from
London.
A report that the British steamships
Memphian. formerly the Gambrinn, of
6,;'O5 tons gross, and the PoStOniMn, 81
200 tons. both of the Leyland fine, had
been sunk, reached New York.
ton submarines in the western Medi-
terranean In the last week Of Septeln-
her, according to information received
by the French minister of marine ut
Paris.
The Germans have taken full posses.
sion of the main portion of Oesel is.
land ut the entrance to the Gulf of Ri
ga and have also occupied the Islands
of ItunO and AbrO in the Gulf Of Riga,
the Berlin war office reports. On Oesel
island the Germans captured 2,4OO pris.
oners.
German forces which landed on the
Russian island Of Oesel, ut the head
If the Gulf of Riga. occupied Arens-
f'erg. the capital of the island, it was
officially announced by the Petrograd
war Office. Arensburg is on the south.
ern shore of Oesel island.
The northern group of German war;
ships. n Petrograd statement says, dis
patched IL torpedoe-boat squadron be-
tween the islands Of Oesel and Dago,
which pressed back the Russian pa
trolls. Russian naval forces rt-en-
forced the patrol and accepted battle,
whcreupon the German ships retired.
AustrO-Hungarinn detaclmcntS made
attempts to attack the Italian posi-.
tons west Of the ChinpOvunO valley.
on the IsOnzo front. but they were
driven back by the Italians, says the
Rome war office.
The British armed mercantile cruiS-
err Champagne has been sunk, and the
mine-sweeping slo0p Begonia is over
due and regarded us lost. says an off,
cial London statement.
Fighting between the Russians and
the German troops which landed OH
Oesel island, in the Gulf Of Riga. con.
tinues, according to the Russian Off.
ciul statement issued at Petrograd
The Germans are pressing the Rus.
SLAMS toward the southeast. Four Ger.
man destroyers were sunk by shore
batteries.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25

A fool says many wise things, but he
isn't aware Of the fact.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
U.S.-1euto,,ic War News

Charles Gordon of Philadelphia is
the only survivor of steamship tor
petiOed and sunk without warning by
German submarine. Twenty-three
persons persisted, among them two
Americans. one Of whom was named
Harvey Johnson.
Marshal Joffre reviewed Pershing's
men ut the American field headQuar-
ters In France.
President Wilson issued ut WASH
ingtOn the regulations for the trading
with the enemy act. Not only do the
new regulations provide for cutting off
trade between the United States and
Germany, but they do the following ::
cut Off trade with Germnny's allies.
Cut OFF trade with those who do trade
with either Germany ar her allies.
Provide custOdians for all enemy prop
erty in the United States. Require
special license for trade or intercourse
with any enemy or ally Of an enemy
within the United States.
News Of the sinking Of the .Ameri-
can steamship Lewis Luckenbach by
~ German submarine of the coast Of
France was received at New York.
Forty -seven of the So members of the
crew had been landed, one boat with
nine men is missing.
Women and warfare don't mix, the
war department mt Washington has de-
cided. Hence it has adopted the pol
ICY Of sending home any American Off
Ger who permits his wife or mother to
20 to France to be near him.
The Pacific has been freed of an
other German sen raider, federal Off
riMls believe. following orders to Col
lector of the Port J. U. Davis to seize
the auxiliary schooner Hugh Hogan
in port ut San Francisco, Cal.
The influential Liberal organ. the
Han,lelsblud Of Holland, bitterly terms
the refusal Of the United States to give
bunker coal to Dutch ships as an ull-
friendly act and an act OF bad faith.
The newspaper remarks that refus-
al by Holland in like circumstances
would be regarded as IL hostile act.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25
U. S. TRANSPORT LOST.
WITH 70 AMERICANS
First American
Casualty List

Washington, Oct. 21.-Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has authorized
the following statement with regard
to the loss of the army transport An
titles:
THE department 10 in receipt OF
q dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims
which states that the steamship An.
titles, an army transport, was tor.
pedoed on October while returning
to this country from foreign service.
This vessel was under convoy Of
American patrol vessels at the time.
All the naval officers and officers
of the army who were on board the
ship at the time were saved as were
the officers of the ship with the excep.
ton Of the following:
Walker. third engineer officer.
Boyle. Junior engineer officer.
"O'Rourke. junior engineer officer.
THE following enlisted naval per
sonnet were lost:
"E. l.. Kinney, seaman. second
class; next to kin Thomas M. Kinney,
father. Walter Valley, Miss.
u. w. Hunt, seaman, second class;
next of kin. Isaac Hunt, father, Noun
tain Grove. Mo-, R. F. d. No. 2, Box a.
&c. l.. Ausburn, radio electrician,
first class; next of kin, r. Ausburn,
mother. 2SOG Louisiana avenue, New
Orleans.
III. F. Watson, radio electrician,
third class: next of kin Mrs. w. l.. Sc
ger. mother. Rutland, Mass.
There were about 80 OF the army
enlisted personnel on board, Of whom
II were saved. The names OF the
missing army enlisted personnel and
Of the merchant crew Of the ship
cannot be given until the muster roll
in France of those on board has been
consulted. AS soon as the depart.
inent is in receipt of further details
concerning the casualties, they will be
made public immediately"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25
Domestic

FHrceur. belgian Morse cnulnlnoA
belonging to the William Crownover
herd ut Cedar Falls, H., was sold ut
public auction for $47, 800, the worlds
record price for horses Of his class.
The purchaser was G.. q. Good, Ogden,
la.
Reports that the fire which de-
stroyed large portion of the Kansas
City stock yards and resulted in the
death Of approximately 11,OOO cattle
and $500 hogs was Of incendiary orr
gin persisted at Kansas City, Mo-,
though discredited by officials Of the
corporation owning the yards. The
loss was $75O.OOO.
John r. Williams, newly appointed
federal coal administrator Tor Illinois.
sent report on the Illinois coal mine
strike situation to Washington indi-
eating that fully 10000 tons IL day OF
production had been cut off, that there
was fear of the trouble spreading and
that immediate action was urgent.
The fuel administrator and the miners
union officials joined in declaring the
situation to be one of open rebellion,
existing wage agreements being re-
knrtled us scraps of paper"
A sheriff's posse is on the trail of
bandits who held up a Deep Creek rail-
road train en- route from Salt Lake to
Goldhill, New, robbed the passengers
and wounded Charles Barberg of Salt
Lake City. who attempted resistance.
Every occupant Of an automobile
driven by Joseph ]. Pohl were killed
outright when the cur was struck by
Michigan Central passenger train II
miles north of Detroit. The victims,
seven in number. are as follows: Jo-
seph ]. Pohl, Mrs. Joseph ]. Foil, Mrs.
George Harvey, Mary Pohl and Thomas
Foh, Ralph Harvey and Helen Har-
vey. All were residents Of Detroit.
With an estimated majority Of 3d.
600 ~ $4,000 Iowa voters decided to
pouAOtI luc lLuuuluCluT6 anu SUE VI
Itquor in this state by constitutional
ameE,lment. The state has been dry
by statutory provision for two years.
United States Senator Ollie e.
James lost his race with death to Ma
rion. KY. He was speeding to the bed
side Of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
James, aged seventy-two, but she died
before he arrived.
Claude Piersol was found guilty nv
a jury ut Springfield, Mo-, of kidnap.
ing Baby Lloyd Keet. His punish.
men+ was fixed at IS years. Lloyd
Keen fourteen months old, was stolen
from his bed on May 81 while his
mother and father, ]. Holland Keet
were at dance. The body Of the
baby was found in well.
Mrs. Lillian Stiles, noted as bee,
ty ond named by Mrs. Herbert Gran,
In her suit for divorce against tie Chi
cago multi millionaire, committed sui
Ode IL an Aurora (Ill.) hotel
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-10-25
Foreign

EOy0IXU
The German minister of marine.
Vice Admiral Eduard Won Capelle, has
resigned under fire. News of his res.
ignation was given out following a
conference between liberal leaders of
the reichstag and Chancellor Michael
is, at which the deputies demanded the
resignation. Capelle's resignation fol-
lows closely after his denunciation of
the socialists in connection with the
Wilhelmshaven mutiny.
That German bread Is mainly saw.
dust is now proved by a military at.
tache Of the Swiss legation in Berlin,
who returIkAd to Rome i'll with dysen.
terry. Bethe experts analysed loaf
and found it contains corn. IL per cent
barley, % per cent, and the remaining
&C per cent wood sawdust.
The Amsterdam Maasbode says It
learns thar all Dutch shipping to Eng.
land has been stopped on account Of
the pending differences between Great
Britain and Holland.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
Neus From
The
Grades
my ProDident Fund And
What | Haze Done With
1t" To Be Next Subject

For many years there has conducted South
Bend school Povdent Fund Every boy and girl what
is and almost every body and girl has proted by it. Scarcely
week BY but mention made if the banking
day and the total deposit single often amounts
era dollars For the boys and girls who have learned to
money this way the provden fund has been excellent thing
Just how worth while may be learned from investigation of
the which the savings have been put Now and then
exceptional heard Of but certainly there must be hun
dedS of boys and girls who doing fine things with the pen
MES and ncke and dimes saved up through their
and would be interesting and profitable the TO
learn just what these fine things have BEEN the essay
subject let US take this MY POydent Fund and What Have
Done With It,"
The of the prize winners and the taking the
three prizes the subject My Christmas Holidays
follows:
First Prize, sl.OO CaSh-Margare Lamb Franklin school
Second Prize two tickets to the Orpheum-Maude Keith
Franklin school.
Third Prize tickets Audioriu-Louse Breckenridge
Perley school.
Fourth Prize tickets to the LaSale-Donad Roberts Per-
ley school
Fifth Prize tickets to the Colona-Monis YaGe PerIey
school
Sixth Prize tickets 10 the Coonia-Franc Anderson ST.
Patricks school
Honorable Menon-Earle STEELE EGnor Myers Mary Sick
Donald Smith, Lucille Mead Helen Feden Clair Armstrong
Esther Richmond Margaret Schultz Mendenha
Maggert Bernce Stacker William Davis Catherine HOlcOmb
Dorothea Shrk Gertrude DrewS Franklin school, Bddle
Ruby Dent Helen Hail. John LaPlace Natelee Boswell Devon
Eherenman Elmer Kntz Thomas Huber Leo Baker Herbert
Bauer Frank Erhard Paul Jockey Robert belong HOLSTER Hail.
Ruth FOrn Perey school, Frederick Oaner Harold Miller Syl
vester Clarity ST PatrickS school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14

rington and Clair Armstrong had a
100
ROOM SIX.
Mrs. Hutson visited our room on
Friday
Our room banked $1.1O this week.
Edward Kindig from Union City
is visiting his brother. Ephriam
kindly
Franklin Kinkenbinder and his
parents visited his sister at Elkhart
over Sunday.
Mrs. Finkenbinder visited our
room Wednesday.
We had the banner for the most
news items last week.
ROOM FIVE.
Miss Krusell was absent part of
the week on account of illness.
Miss Baker took charge OF the
fourth grade during Miss KruselTs
absence.
Mrs. Coons visited our room Wed
nesday
We had an arithmetic test We'd
nesday morning and took the pa
pers home for our parents to see.
Cleo Hoover. Odessa Hope, James
Freyermuth, Fred Goddard. Esther
Nell. Frances Waldorf, Hilda Riner
and Jessie Keith were absent last
week.
ROOM THREE.
We are cutting toys, trains and
automobiles in drawing
ROOM TWO.
Mrs Hutson visited our room on
Friday.
Mrs Hildebrand visited us on Fri
day, too.
Barbara McDaniels is new pupil
in our room, coming from out Of
town.
Melba Johnson is back i'm school
after a long illness.
We drew pictures of cats and
tops last week and cut out letters to
spell them.
We learned The La1plighter"
last week.
KINDERGARTEN.
We have been talking about the
carpenter this week. and on Tues
day Mr.. Byers came into our room
with his box of tools and showed us
how to use them. We know most
of the tools now and how TO use
them ourselves.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14

ton test The AS had the highes;
average in the upper grades. while
the Bs had four zoos. which were
received by Fou;Ine Reyer. Mardelle
Luther, Gearld Fogle and Frank
Klopfenstein.
The boys and girls OF our room
sent Bernice Klopfenstein a mixed
bouquet of pink carnations and mar
classes.
ROOM SEVEN.
Tuesday We had drawing Miss
Mccoy directed the lesson.
We are making books. Some are
limp bound and some stab bound.
We had an arithmetic test We'd
nesday. The ones who had 100 per
cent are: Gertrude Livengood. Edith
Porter. Grace Miller. Marie Audle-
man. Johanna Burner and Carrie
Weber
The boys put on the now black
board for this month.
Our memory verse is: Study TO
show myself approved unto God: a
workman that needeth not 10 be
ashamed; rightly divining the word
of truth. IL Tim. 2:15.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
LAFAYETTE SCHOOL
william Warner. Editor.
KINDERGARTEN.

KINDERGARTEN.
The children in the kindergar ten
are learning about the people help
the carpenter, the woodman. the
blacksmith. the firemen and police
man particularly. Every little fell
low takes an interest in acting the
part" as the stories are pictured for
them.
ONE-B GRADE.
All OF Mrs. Wares primary girls
visited all morning with Miss Olvey
Wednesday.
The lbs are beginning the study
Of the Eskimo and igloos.
Miss Burke is cadeting in 1-B.
TWO-B GRADE.
The 2Bs are learning Eugene
Fields The Shut-eye Town"
THIRD GRADE.
The third grade enjoyed a Son
ora" concert in their room last Fri
day.
The names Of the best spoilers in
the "a grade since Dec. 4. 1916 are:
Joe Brygider. Mamie Tazopiow,
Julia Bradsly and Mary Fodioski.
In the 3-B grade, Geraldine Van
Zant. Elizabeth Fodiosk and Edna
Grimm.
FOURTH GRADE.
The AS are writing letters in
their language work.
FIFTH GRADE.
Mr.. Koenig gave a lesson Tuesday
morning.
The boys in manual training
made candy boxes.
We drew the alphabet on. squares
for our drawing lesson.
SIXTH GRADE.
Harry Yerrick has been absent
from school on account of sickness.
Dwight and Moody F'resheley
have been absent from school on ac-
count of the grip.
Blanche Rogers moved to st.
Louis, Mo.
Friday was visiting day for the
teachers of the Lafayette school.
Several of the teachers visited the
school Of education and city schools
of Chicago and Oak Park. others
visited schools in South Bend and
surrounding towns.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14

prise when she saw / did all Of the
ironing.
As il was such a beautiful day
Wednesday l did not feel like going
cOasting because the snow and ice
were melting so l stayed in the
house and crOcheted and embroid-
cred.
Friday afternoon at o'clock as
the ice was very slippery l took my
sled which is a Champion coaster.
and I started 10 go to the Eddy 81.
hill when all Of a sudden l heard
somebody call my name.
I stopped and looked around in
amazement and it was one of my
girl chums.
She said she was going coastins
too. so we both walked on until we
came 10 the hill and we had fun
cCasting until 4 o'clock.
Then on Saturday / helped my
mother clean house.
And then the merriest time of it
all came when the New Years
party began.
We went TO the o'clock supper
and were out until o'clock in the
morning
New Years night we had company
until real late and I was SO tired.
NV Christmas holidays were hap
pier to me at home with my
parents than if l had gone away
from them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14

Willaden Westfall. Herbert Hintz
and Frances SaSadi. were sick and
not able TO attend school.
The "a class has 13 pupils. II Of
these IL had 100 in spelling.
SIXTH GRADE.
Frederick Donath, Geo Kasish.
Arthur Peters. David Russell. Win
field Seaman. Harold Wrasse. Carl
Brubaker, William Bostwick. Kath-
ryn Vein, Lucille Long. and Dorothy
Grimes. ali OF the 6-B section, did
excellent work in written compost
tions this week. David Russelrs
was especially good in sentence for
nation and improvement in writing.
Helen Hans Of the GA section was
chosen by her classmates to read an
unfamiliar story 20 them as a drill
in oral reading on her part and a
lesson in ear training. mental imag-
lining and oral reproduction on their
part A large number of the class
did excellent work in reproducing
the story.
The 6-B boys had manual train
ing with Mr.. Finch on Monday
morning. They are making bread
board.
Harry Barnes was absent two days
this week because Of illness.
Harold Wrasse, Lawrence Bash
and Frederick Donath had perfect
spelling grades this week.
The pupils OF GA and r had a
postcard shower on their school
mate Edgar Borley on Friday. He
is confined To his home because of
illness.
SENEN-B GRADE.
The following musical program
was given Friday at 11:2O a. m. by
the 7-B pupils:
THE Snowfiakes' ..........
......... Chorus Of 7-B pupils
THE Fisherman's Prayer" duet
Minnie Yawkey and Grace Sick
afoose.
cinderella esOlo ............
....... Janet Mecltlenburg
The Huntsman's Hound" Albert
Daniels. Seward Bowers, Fran
els Walters
The Scotch Piper" solo ........
............. Christy Wambach
Marching Song" ...
........ Chorus of 7-B Pupils
SEVENTH-A GRADE.
In an English test Wednesday the
ones having 100 percent were: Mil
dred Munsee. Cletah Rowe. Dona-
bell Thompson and Richard Zellers
Ruth Hunter. vino has been alb
sent on account OF illness, is back
with us again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
FIRST PRIZE.
BY Margaret Lamb. Franklin school

~ 1~t'AA'f hOO's
Monday. Dec. 25.-I went 10 my
aunts We played games in the
afternoon.
Tuesday. Dec 26.-I went skat-
ing. fell o9wn while crossing the
railroad bridge. While 1 was skat-
ing one OF my skates came off. I
fell and almost broke my nose.
Wednesday. Dec. 27.-I slid down
hill I'm the forenoon and I fell off
my sled and hurt my ara In the
afternoon I went to the Lasalle.
Thursday Dec. IS - Ny cousin
came in the morning. went over to
the train 10 meet her.
friday. Dec. 29.-Friday evening
at o'clock I went TO see the boys
from the border come home. They
did not arrive until / o'clock.
Saturday. Dec 80. - I tried 10
skate again. but I did not succeed.
took my skates down town and
had them sharpened.
Sunday. Dec. 81 went TO the
Auditorium which was not good.
was disappointed. 1 tried to keep
awake 10 see the New Year in, but
! went 70 sleep.
Monday, Jan l. 1911 had a
cold and could. not go outside But
in the afternoon I went 10 the Or
pheum.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
C0QUILLARD SCHOOL
GIenice Becker, Editor.
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
Miss Devin visited the German
classes Monday.
Miss Ney was at the building
Tuesday morning. She gave writing
tests in all the rooms.
We had fire drill Monday.
The boys on the indoor ball team
are: otto Macht, Kenneth DougsU,
Herbert Schlieger. Conrad Ellis
worth, Richard Meyers. George
Alderman, Karl Kuss. Dwight Fore
acker, Earl Guise, James Fritz. John
Riedel. Earl Troeger, Karl Helquist,
Harold Zimmerman, Claude Bron-
son, Earnest Bronson.
FIRST GRADE.
In drawing we cut toys, such as
carts, horns, drums.
We have been CITING the letters
OF the alphabet
SECOND GRADE.
Lawrence Beldon entered our 2-B
from the Franklin school last week.
THIRD GRADE.
Janice Reed, Clara Vedder and
Russell Hupp received 100 in the
spelling test.
Joseph Birdsell has brought a
beautiful large globe TO use in our
room.
FOURTH GRADE.
Hortense Ciralski and Charles
Gerhold were the pupils who got
100 in the dictation test
Miss Anderson gave us an arith-
metIc test Monday.
FIFTH GRADE.
Virginia March and Philip Tho
lander had perfect papers in the
spelling test.
SIXTH GRADE.
The following had perfect papers
in the spelling test: Henry McNabb.
Dorothy Getz, Harry Richards.
sylvia Fisher. Louis Duck, Beulah
Jerry Holtz. Anna Christman, Dor
othy Layfield. Fannie Chaser. Dor
othy McFalt ana Esther Tholander.
We had the most perfect papers and
the highest percent of any room.
Those who received 100 la the
spelling test in the GA are oscar
Hudson. Eudice Gross and Neva
Bradley.
Miss Mccoy has been helping the
pupils Of the sixth grade To make
their own paints. The have had
very good results.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
ELDER SCHOOL
Keith Mcrrick and Everett Dare.
Edltors.

ONF-A.
We had a doll day last Thursday
afternoon.
TWO-A.
There were Il children in our
room who got 100 percent in spells
ing every day last week.
THREE-B.
Vance Duncan and Rowena Paul
son are absent this week on ac-
count Of sickness.
The boys have best attendance
again this week.
We are making January calendars
in drawing now.
THREE-A.
Elsie Dollie, Forrest Hughes and
William Parker received 100 per
cent in spelling the last four weeks.
FOUR-B
Rudolph LANCER is still out on &C
count of sickness.
FTVE-B.
Mrs. Rowe visited the 5-B grade
Wednesday.
ITNE-A
The 5-As have finished reading
Alton Waters" and have studied
the life Of Robert Burns in connect
ion with it.
The 5-As are reading "Evange-
line and Her Father"
SIX-B.
The Obs are reading The Bells
by Edgar Allen Poe.
Winnifred Gour of 6-B has been
transferred TO the Studebaker school
SIX-A.
The GAS are reading The TAX
ing of Quebec" by Francis Parkman.
SEVEN-B.
The 7-B girls made hshball i'm do
nestle science last Tuesday
Some Of the boys have finished
their necktie racks.
We had test in grammar last
Thursday.
We had tests in history Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
We have started to read The
Skeleton in Armor"
Mr.. Hite gave us a special test i'm
grammar Thursday.
SEVEN-A.
The IA girls made hshballs i'm
domestic science last Tuesday and
they were mighty good.
Our written lessons this week
were in history. grammar, reading
and arithmetic.
This week our reports in geog-
raphy have been on Madagascar
and islands near il.
IN drawing our books are TO be
made any size we wish TO lake
them.
All the "A boys are anxious to
be worthy ones when it's time to
help deliver the school supplies.
Some of us are going TO make
photo albums while others will make
small note books.
GENERAL NEWS.
Review lessons in all grades of the
entire seplester's work are in or
der now.
The las are going 10 work on
checks. different kinds of indOTse-
ments. etc, next week.