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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
USE LEGS TO DRIVE HORSES
cavalrymen Must Keep Hands Free
to Fight With-Each Man
a Regular Armory.

A cavalryman must learn to drive
by the pressure Of his legs so both
his hands will be free to fight with,
for a cavalryman is a regular armory
all to himself. He carries a pistol,
a rifle and a saber, and he must be
able to use them freely without being
thrown from his horse.
There's something very romantic
about the cavalry, something very
thrilling about the thunder of hun
dreds Of horses hoofs, something that
makes ones heart leap with joy-or
terror. or a mixture Of both. For N.Y.
self, ii [ were "the enemy" l believe
I'd much rather face a machine gun
than a cavalry charge, writes Mary
Woodson Shippey in the Southern
Woman's Magazine. But, somehow,
the cavalry has not proven practicable
in the present war, and as France and
England can furnish about all that
might be needed, most of our cavalry
are to be made into artillery, because
of the great need of artillery.
In fact, all the new cavalry regi-
ments are to be trained as artillery
men, while the old ones are being
trained as infantrymen, although they
will all keep their designation as cav
alrymen. This gives them a double
dose of training-for they must be
able to drill equally we'll afoot or on
horseback-as well as q double lot
to learn. But they all insist, to a man,
that they're not infantrymen-or
"doughboys' and "leather-necks," as
they derisively call them-but dis
mounted cavalry" And so be it, since
they are so terribly proud of their
branch of the service and so loyal
to it.
There were fully as many, or more,
of these, "dismounted cavalrymen" up
on the hills going through regular in
fantry drill as there were c%avalrymen
astride horses-hundreds of them,
olive-drab units marching, marching
everywhere among the wheeling, cir
cling horses, making one dizzy just
watching. And$ standing about on
lone prominenccs were various off,
GERS, silent, alert, their horses like
statues-if statues could switch an
grily at t1ies-their keen eyes watch
ing very critically this army of these
United States grow, picking out the
mistakes and flaws in undcr-officers
and men.
1t gave one q strange, comforted
faplinp-a Strn npe imnroSSiOn of a
determination to see to 1t that oil
these hundreds Of boys were perfect
in all the tricks Of the trade, so they
could take care Of themselves. And
how young the most of them seemed!
Slim, smooth-cheeked boys, their faces
just growing up to the square manli-
ness OF their trim shoulders, for the
cavalry takes younger boys than any
other branch of the service.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
FARM LOANS HAVE
REACHED MILLIONS

Washington, Dec. 21.-Loans ag'
gregate $29, s24 900 have been made &c
farmers by the twelve federal lane
banks in the six months since the
farm loan system has been in iuiI
operation, according to the monthly
report of the federal farm loan bur.
eau issued today. In addition S75,
600, 600 of loans have been approved
and will be negotiated at the old i've
per cent interest rate when funds are
available.
Applications for loans have amount
ed to $4,000, 900, which has been cut
to $3.50, 600, 900 by reductions ordered
by appraisers or by reflections. A
total of 1889 cooperative farm loan
associations, composed of ten or more
farmer borrowers, have been char
tered. Future loans will be made at
the new interest rate Of 81 per cent
The greatest volume of loans, ST.
800, 900, has been made by the Wichi
ia, Kan, bank, which covers Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New
Mexico. Three hundred y -four
loan associations have been charter
ed in this district.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
A Ramsay Memorial.

Mr.. AsQuith has been selected as
president of a committee of University
College to arrange for a memorial to
the late Sir William Ramsey. The
memorial is to be not merely national,
but international and this is as it
should be, for Sir William Ramsay
was an international in more than one
sense. His gifts were not only scien-
tiic, but covered a wide field of knowl-
edge. He was, for instance, master of
several languages, although he made
light of the accomplishments When
he went to Stockholm in 1904 to re-
ceive the Nobel prize he surprised
many of the scholars he net by his
ability to speak any language that any
one else happened to be speaking.
"There's nothing in it," he said; "any
waiter can do it," This faculty placed
him in touch with the scientific genius
of the world, and contributed much to
his Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

ME. A sic
A husband is something that should
be in every home and it might be
made quite useful. There is nothing
better to 3 in cleaning an old "a
pet than q husband. Husbands las,
longer and are more ~serviceable, il
kept in good order. Develop the
habit of keeping your husband in the
proper place and in good repair. Few
Of them are ornamental but they al
least may be made p%resentable. A
little money spent on one occasion.
ally may seem an extravaganza at the
time. but youawill really get the value
wear. The thrifty housewife hates
ID see . useless thing around the
ih0use-especially q husband. A
few simple rules, faithfully followed
and you will have little trouble with
yours. Never let them be exposed to
the night Cir. Trim them every Sat
urday night. -Morristown World.
49, aNE AhE Es
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
OF RAILROADS

The National City bank of New York
has compiled a table showing the rail
road mileage Of the world and the nam
Der of miles of railroadsin each country
owned by the state. Since there is at
present an agitation in American own
ed railways the table is interesting.
Total amount of MILEAGE. 713, l2o
Total state mileage,......... 237, 0lo
The most important fact contained in
these figures, to an American, IN Liiac
the greatest railroad mileage of any
single nation is that OF the United
States. Russia, which ranks next. has
less than one fifth az many miles OF
railroad as America. No other country
in the world except America has even
10000 miles of railroad, while the rail
road of the United States total 265 ,2lS.
These figures, too, do not include the
form Of second, third or fourth main
tracks, or yard tracks and sidings.
The figures presented contain another
significant fact; they show the total
state owned railway mileage in all the
world to be 237 ,0l0 miles, which is u.s.
2O8 miles less than Americas railway
mileage. In other words the advocates
of government ownership of railroads
in America are asking to take owe
more mileage that all the other nations
of the world own today-rather an ain
bilious program.
There is not a single country in the
world that owns every mile of railway
within its borders. The nearest this
ideal of the government ownership
enthusiast is New Zealand, which owns
all but 20 miles of the 1889 miles of
railroad on the island. Australia, that
other great democracy of the southern
hemisphere, owns all but 2,2O1 miles OF
railway. Germany and Austria are
other notable examples OF government
of railways.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

A censor's label on an envelope
does not imply that the writer or the
addressee is under suspicion, but that
its examination is thought necessary
in safeguarding the governments
interests. Under authority of the
trading with the-enemy act censor
ship OF international mail has been
established by the postmaster general.
The work will be conducted at New
York, the Canal Zone, Porto Rico
and other places where it may be
necessary.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Petroieum's Discovery.

Experts furnish us with data as to
potential supplies Of English petro.
leum which the government has com
Wandered, but they omit the astound.
Ing romance of that little trickle of oil
in q Riddings coalpit which became
the progenitor of the whole enormous
Industry in petroleum products. The
Oil IA a nuisance where it was until
the future Lord Playfair analysed ii
and understood It, and got it turned
owe to "Paraffin" Young. Young
farmed that stream and set the whole
world tapping new resources.-London
Chronicle.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
All Kinds az relief societies Of

All kinds Of relief societies of diff
ferent kinds are o working the
pubic for money. Nearly all of them
present : list OF prominent names
but pSst experiences has shown that
- On sssy thing TO secure. In New
York city some great charity enter
taanments have been given in which
IA the funds taken In were used for
expenses and 8 regular scandal has
been the outcome. Now others are
,put Nth p,tropositions Offering to send
eplate mafkersto advertise them-free.
- SNneSa
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

carried this season that will give q
concert twenty minutes before each
performance. High class vaudeville
will be given between the acts includ-
ing Clint and Bessie Robbins Fashion
Review where a gown is created from
the materials by the yard. Prices
remain the ssme az on all former
Aisits. Reserv . seats are on sale at
Straight's Drue .1esa.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Scene OF ROMANCE
Gatchina Palace Built BY Cath
crime II. for Gregory Grioff.
Former Grand Duke Michael and Paul
Aiexandrovitch Held There After
Discovery Of Counter Revolt.

Gatchina, where the former Russian
Grand Duke Michael AleXandrOvitch
and Paul Alexandrovitch were held
following the discovery of a counter
revolutionary plot, is described in the
war geography bulletin, issued by the
National Geographic society, as fol
lows:
Built upon fat, marshy lands on
the shores of two small iakes-the
White and the Black-the attractive
town of Gatchina lies, IS miles south
of P~etrograd. Its resident population
numbers between $4,000 and $4,000,
but in peace times it is a popular sum-
mer resort for the wealthy classes Of
the capital.
''Gatchina's only claim to industrial
distinction is a porcelain factory, but
It's place in the sun of history is as
sured by the magnificent imperial pal
ace with it's 600 rooms, surrounded by
a beautiful park, a quarter of a mile
from the Baltic railroad station Of
the town.
MANY Americans have visited this
palace, which under the old regime
was open to visitors during the alb
enc of the dowager empress, who
made it her residence.
1.-THE erection Of the palace, which
dates from 1870, recalls one of the
most dramatic periods in the history
of any European royal family. 1t was
built by Catherine III. as a present to
Gregory Orlotf, the young artillery Off
Ger who caught the fancy of the fu-
ture famous empress while she was
still merely the consort of the half
imbecile Peter III. 1t was Gregory
Orloff, aided by his two brothers, who
effected the sensational coup d'etat of
July, 1862, in which Peter was seized
and spirited away to the chateau of
Ropsha, where he was eventually muir
dered. Thus Catherine II. acquired
supreme power upon the throne.
The grateful and infatuated Cath
crime rewarded Orloff not only with
the palace of Gatchina, but with the
title of count, a commission as adju-
~tant-general, then director-general and
finally general-in-chief of the Russian
forces. He might even have sue
ceeded in marrying the great states
woman had it not been for the inter-
ference of Panin, the governor and
tutor of Paul. GATHERINGS son.
"When he assembled the throne upon
the death of his mother, Paul chose
the CATCHING palace as his favorite
summer residence and bestowed upon
the town municipal rights in 1897.
"The palace is a ~three-storied struc-
ture with one-story wings connected
with the main building by long colon
nades. 1t contains a famous art gal
lery, a theater and three throne
rooms.
Gregory Orloff did not bring his
days to a close in GatchinQ. Upon
his return to the capital after an IN
successful diplomatic mission he
found a new fayorite installed in the
winter palace. Subsequently he lost
his mind and died In Moscow. His
brother, Alexis, the actual slayer of
Peter Ill, became a horse breeder
near Moscow after winning honors in
the wal against the Turks. He left
an immense estate valued at 100000
rubles and 10000 serfs."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
Motor Freshman.

"Care much for the outdoor life,
Doppel2
"Not since / bought an automobile
u should think that would have
Just the opposite effect"
mo. The outdoor life means moth
ing to me now but punctures, engine
trouble and motorcycle policemen
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
.t+,nr limnn,.r E..~

Letting Him Down Easy
CriticHBrown has painted a dread.
fully bad picture. What shall I say
about 1T VI 3 s.
Layynan-Just say # is full Of In
Myidnnlity.n-Tovn UqDlcA
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
DOURLY PROVEN

Pierre readers can 20 longer doubt
the evidence.
This Pierre citizen testified long
ago.
Told of quick relief-of undoubted
benefit.
The facts are row confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-the
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof Of merit.
VIM. j. Chaussee, farmer, $50 Rec
ST.. says; about five years ago l
began to suffer with kidney disorder
and one day when l was working in
a harvest field l was taken with such
sharp pains in the enter of my back
l was helpless, had to have help to
get into the house and l staid there
for three days. l couldn't move with
out pains in my back. l heard so
much about Dosn's Kidney Pills be-
ing good for kidney complaint l de-
cided to see what they would do for
me. Isent for some and started US.
ing them. Doan's gave me good re-
suits right away and four boxes en-.
tirely cured me-" Statement given
February ~. 1879
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
LASTING RESULTS

On October g., 1917, Mr.. Chaussee
said: "The cure which l spoke about
in my statemen, of 1918 has been a
lasting enc. / always recommend
Doan's Kidney ,:'ia.
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co.. Mfgrs., Buffa!o, N. Y.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-29
Say,
MIR. Minot
Man


Do you know that although Minot is as
large or little larger than Grand Forks,
it costs us only little over one=half as
much to run the city and at the same time
We are buying fire trucks, extending the
lighting system, sprinkling the streets and
doing everything growing city is expect
ed to do?s
LOOK HERE! These
Figures Cannot Lie
no matter how much the opponents, reps
resented by Tompkins and Porter, may try
to ride into power on the talk Of economy
and efficiency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-15
les ago pounded from Central Asia in-

les ago pounded from Central Asia in- to Europe.
 All that civilization has gained dur
 ing those centuries seems to be lost. It will have been lost if Germanys
 methods of war prevail and bring suc- cess to her arms. This 1t is that has mortified the civilized peoples of Eur ope and America.
 And the defense which the German government makes for its action hor-
 rifles them scarcely less. It does not deny the facts. It does not deny that it has violated the treaties it signed
 and the rules of international law it AID WHY IS ,--g'Z1 W
 had to do these things for the sake
 of its own military advantage. It claims to be a great state, the strong est, the wisest, the most civilized. It
 desires to establish it's authority as the foremost power in the world. It claims that it's greatness justifies all 1t has done, and all that it may yet do in pursuit of it's ambitious pur- poses.
 These pretensions have alarmed the free peoples of Europe and America, just as the acts of the German govern ment have shocked them. They feel that no country that desires to live peaceably with it's neighbors can be safe in the presence of such power full and aggressive and entirely un- scrupulous power as the German gov ernment has shown itself to be. Of what use is it to make treaties with a government which has declared that 1t violates treaties when that is in the interest of the state to do so?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-15

lege as asserting that the marketing conditions cost the farmers of North Dakota $55, 100000 annually.
 Another argument used by the far mers was "that the present profit on a barrel of flour mil1ed by the big milling concerns of Minneapolis Nis $4.S9, that the .middleman's and dis tributor's profits are s per barrel. making total profit on the wheat used in milling barrel of nour $9-S9, while the flour itself retails for $19 a barrel.
 '~The Farmers National Non-Par- t1san League" said MT. Packard" has now added a new argument for the conscription of wealth for the conduct of the war, embracing state-owned elevators, packing plants, flour mills and warehouses and the exemption of farm Improvements from taxation. Only the latter plank-exemption of improvements from taxation-has been enacted into law.
 Like all radical or unusual move- ments,'' he added, 'tit has attracted to 1t many cranks, faddists and one idea men, But the great body of Is mem bership are honest, straightforward, intelligent American citizens who be- lieve that they are suffering economic wrong and that they have hit upon a plan to right them. They bitterly resent the charge that the movement is socialistic, unpartotic or un-Ameri- can They contend that it is what il appears to- be. a non-partisan move ment to secure economic advantage for the farming class"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-15
ROB BELGIUM OF VALUABLE
 FOREST TREES
Germans Carrying on a Scientific Destruction of
 All Kinds of Lumber.

Paris. Nov. 14-It will be a tree- 1ess Belgium to which the people of that unfortunate country will return, if It's invaders are not driven out be- fore they have completed their work of devastation. Factories have been despofied of their machinery. every form of property has. been requisi- toned. andr now woods, forests and even individual trees are being cut down wholesale. The wooded heights of the Belgium Ardennes. which used to protect the center of the country from east winds. are rap idly being denuded, the tall elms that lined the high-roads and canals have been felled, and walnut trees that adorned tue gardens of the wel1-to-d do in Brussels, have not been spared.
 In the eArly days of the occupa- ton, the Belgian State Forest Depart ment was allowed to supervise the work of felling and see that it was scientifically conducted, but after a few months. the Germans took over the direction of the department and observed only one ru1e-to obtain the ereatest amount of wood for military purposes in the shortest possible time.l
 The Belgian government has been ablo to learn details of the work done, such as that thousand acres have been cleared in the 1Ierfogen- wa1d fT1iege) and felling continues there. the fir plantation ''Fays de Lucy" the finest in the country. has been completely razed. and the mag nfficent forest of Soignes. south ot iBrusseijs, is rapidly disappearing. Those are only examples of dozens ot similar cases which are known and to this devastation must be added the consumption of wood by the native population which for three years has been unable to import any and has had to use quantities instead of coal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-15
Birthday of the
 Richest Young American

Vincent Astor, son of the late John Jacob Astor, and, since the death of his father in the Titanic disaster, head of the vast Astor estate, will pass his twenty-sixth milestone to- day. Like many other wealthy young Americans. MT. Astor has joined the colors, and at the present, time is do- ing his bit, having some time ago re- ceived a commission in the United
 States Naval Reserve force. The lwealthiest of America's young men is a great -great-grandson of John Jacob Astor, the German founder of one of
 the most celebrated of the New
 Worlds financial dynasties. His mother, who was Ava Lowle Willing, | divorced his father in 1909, and his i tstepmother. who was Madeleine Tall ! mage Force, remarrfed some time ago, thus restoring to MT. Astor and his young wife the Astor mansion in Fifth avenue. The late John Jacob Astor, father of Vincent, was the fifth child but only son of William Astor, l a younger brother of John Jacob As tor IT,, father of thes present Lord Astor of Hever Castle of England. l Vincent Astor inherited theS lions
 share of the fortune.r estimated at | $100, 100000, left by his father. His
 sister, Ava Alice Murie1, born in 1902,
 and his little half-brother, John Ja-
 cob Astor, born in 1912, will get a
 comparatively small share of the As
 tor estate, but quite sufficient, with
 good management to keep the wolves
 from the door, even in these days o1 high prices. When he was twenty
 two years old, in 1914, Vincent Astor
 married Helen Dinsmore Huntington
 In spite of their great wealth the young couple have not taken a con- spicuous part in the social activities of the so-ca1led "4o0."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-15
F airfield County News
Losses Bv Fire

Fire which is believed to shavz started from brush fires in the vis c1nity destroyed five barns and q portion of a house owned by James Grumbly in Norwalik, Thursday af- ternoon. Lack of water prevented the fremen from saving any of the barns, but the use of chemicals by the f1remen resulted in the saving of the is estimated at about 5000, part of which was covered by insurance. sa
 Hit By Train.
 The body of David Pollard, aged 76 years. of Winnipaulz, was found Sat urday by the side of the Danbury di- vision railroad track He had a,- parently been struck by a train IT. crossing the tracks.
 Burglary Gn Stamford.
 Jewelry and table silver valued. it was said. at about s30oo. was stolen Friday from the residence of W.sWdf- son Herrick, a New York brokers liv- Ing at Shippan Point. Gustava Hab- bic, who was employed as house man at the place. Is missing.
 ssA It Was Loaded.
 Accidental discharge of a rusty re- volver which William Stevenson, of Norwalk, aged 15, was cleaning, sent bullet through the brain of his lSzz year-old brother, Charles Frederick Stevenson, Sunday afternoon, and thu victim died without gaining eor3 sciousness. It was the old story Q the supposedly unloaded revolver. | r