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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14
DADS PATRIOTISM"

Dad" Heath thought that the Moose Hall should be decorated with Amer ;can flags, and in order to carry out that idea he presented the lodge with two. Dad" has patriotism to spare.
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o. F. $. MEETING

The Aurora Chapter No. 3. o. E. $. M bold q seeeial meeting tomorrow evening at eight o'clock to confer de erses. He erdar of Worthy Matron.
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TsaE NOTICE L. Q. o. M.

All ne Moose .a Eetchikan are cor 1,aly invited to attend a Smoker to ba given Wednesday evening, May 16 at the Moose Club rooms. ALL RE- -KESHNENT FREE Good Music-2t
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14

OST-TVo round bottom boats last Monday One double endar, pain ted white, the other square stern. Finder call at Miner or Zimmnrman's store.-adv 5t.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14
DRAPER CLUB NOTICE

The regular meeting of the Draper Club will be held Tuesday May 15, at 2:30 D. m. at the home of Mrs. Chas. M. Taylor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14

LOST-$250 REWARD--Masonic Elm blem last trip south of Jefferson, at Cold Storage Dock-Return to Miner Office for Reward.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14

Field the Specialist is open in his new store, one door north of the old location, ready for business.-adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14

Field is located just half way be- ween Customs House and Post Office
 adv
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14

Complete assortment of Walk-Oyer Shoes at Fields. adv
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-14

New line waists received on this boat at Fields. adv
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01

Swiss find irksome. but the hardships
imposed upon things not legitimately
contra band.
Placed as Switzerland is in juxtapo-
Sition to four Of the belligerent powers
Italy, Austria, Germany and France
she has found her neutrality peculiar
" difficult and. indeed. assailed by
both the entente and the central pow
ers. Created as she was by the great
err nations of Europe as a permanently
neutral land at the end Of the Ma
>poIeonic wars. she always has been de-
pendent upon their good faith for her
political or national existence. Now,
dependent as she is upon them for her
economic life. she has left her only
their continued good will. which de-
ponds upon her every action. And the
dull roar Of cannon at Verdun. sixty
miles away, to be heard at any time
by walking to the suburbs of the Swiss
'capital city, Berne. only emphasizes
the cruel necessity Of playing for the
favor of all belligerent parties
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
SWITZERLAND HAS
TO REMAIN
Reports of Threatened Violation
of Her Present Status Have
Led Federal Council to
Mobilize More
Troops

w Y1TH the official announcement
M that the federal council Of
Switzerland had decided as
a measure Of precaution to
mobilize the Second division and the
contingents of the Fourth and Fifth
divisions of its army. there doomed
upon the horizon of troubled Europe
the possibility that yet another nation
might be drawn into the maeIstrom Of
war.
There have been frequent reports re-
Gently of uneasiness in Switzerland re-
garding possible violation of the coun-
try's neutrality. Italy. according to
unofficial dispatches, has been strength
ing her defenses along the Swiss Dor
der. President Schulthess of Switzer
land said recently that the Swiss peo-
pie would never allow a foreign army
to invade their soil. On account Of the
reiteration of these reports the French
and German governments renewed
their assurances to Switzerland that
they would respect her neutrality.
Difficult to Invade Switzerland.
Switzerland, forming gap between
the German-French battle front on the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01

passed upon by the French customs Of
ticials and the war department.. the
first for permission and the second for
transportation. The least time in
which such permission may be granted
is forty days. and the permit is good
only FOR forty days additional Ere
qucntly delays in shipping. in trans
portation or at the frontier make de-
livery impossible wherenpon the poor
merchant must begin again as he did
eighty days previously.
For time Switzerland found it pos
sible to trade rice imported through
France to Austria for her sugar. which
was then used in Swiss condensed milk
and chocolate for sale to the allies
1t gave thousands of people work, but
the entente stopped that because il
supplied the enemy with rice If Ger
many chose she could close the shops
and stop the railways Of Switzerland
in very short time. for she supplies
1000 carloads Of coal daily
Because of fear that goods sold to
Switzerland may be passed on to the
allow more than certain amount
based upon importation before the
war, to enter. Under these structures
Swiss customs duties have fallen 90,
100000 francs since the war began.
sugar has advanced from % to ,35
francs per 100 Kilograms to 1O25O
francs, and the amount of wheat for
flour within the country has decreased
by so per cent. Without intention upon
the part Of the entente, some of the
restrictions become hardships For in
stance, importation of lard and fats
Of divers sorts is based upon 1928.
but the importation Of live stock has
fallen off because of the war demand
and Switzerland is left without the
| raw materials formerly brought in as
beef and then rendered into service
| able shape there.
Find Swiss official after a bad mea]
| or after an affront by some allied Gus
tums officer and he will tell you two
tales, not as typical, but the sort that
] rankle. \, shipment Of Oil cakes fol-
| cattle was refused at Marseilles be
cause Switzerland gave no guarantee
that it would not be exported The
price would have been Is francs pei
unit. It was then sent to England, t<
Holland and afterward into Germany
where it sold for 60 marks. 1t does MOI
seem to be the fact that the stuff sol
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
TRIED HARD
STRICTLY NEUTRAL
Mountain Republic Has Had
Difficult Time of 1t Ever ,
Since Outbreak of
War-Helps War
Prisoners

goods to Germany the entente accuses
her OF aiding the enemy. If she re-
fuses Germany insists she has joined
the entente in trying to "stnrve the
GermanS.'
1--WE have tried" said Swiss official
not long ago, Ito abide strictly by The
Hague rules of neutrality We have
lost 2O,OOO,O00 francs in customs dn-
ties We have expended probably H."
100000 francs in extra workers for
the transshipment Of mail and bread
for prisoners. Yet we are kicked, ours
cd and spat upon from every frontier"
The question Of Swiss neutrality has
been not one of political or national
existence. but purely Il commercial
and economical matter So difficult
was the business of getting foodstnffs
soon after the war began that the
Societe Suisse de Surveillance Eco
nomipuc was formed as part OF the
department Of commerce.
Bad Days For Merchants.
If a merchant wishes to import bag
Of rice he must make out an elaborate
QUESTIONABLE and send it. to this socie-
ty. If the department. regards the mat
ter as legitimate the request is for
Warded to Paris. where it. must be
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
FERRY SERVED 286 YEARS.

Couldn't Stand Competition Of Modern
Means Of Transportation.
The service of the Chelsea ferry, be-
tween Boston and Chelsea, which has
been in operation for 2s6 years. has
just been suspended.
The line, according to company off
Gals, has been operated at loss fol
several years because of the competi
ton of the East Boston tunnel and
automobiles. The suspension was pre-
cipitated by an accident to one of the
two boats in the service.
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GENERAL


northwest and the Austro- Italian bat
tie front OH the southeast. would form
a held for outf1anking either Of these
lines, as the map shows, were it an
open and undefended~ country Being
actually one OF the most mountainous
countries in the world and able to
mobilize all army Of close to 100000
men, it can offer difficulties to an in
vader from either side.
Although the Swiss army is relative
ly small and is organized on purely
militia basis, it is generally given cred
it by military experts for q high dc
gree Of efficiency. The physical stand
ard is extremely high, and the indi-
vidual soldier is considered an excep-
tonal marksman The extent of from
tier, owing to the many mountains and
lakes, which needs artificial defense is
also relatively small
The only direct and near route by
which the Austro- Italian front could
be outfanhed in either direction is
through the Engadine valley, in some
OF the widest mountain country in the
world. The Italians, just south of
this, have been pecking away at the
Austrian lines in no worse country for
nearly two years without pushing more
than few miles beyond the frontier.
On the German-French front the line
of attack through Switzerland would
be either from Muelhausen or from
Besancon, through the upper Rhine
valley and the Jura mountains, which,
while not So difficult as the Engadine,
would offer many obstacles to any con-
siderable invading army.
Works Hard to Keep Neutral.
Neutrality in nutshell, with the
shell perilously near destruction. is the
condition of Switzerland With a large
percentage of her population in sym
pathy with Germany, a similar mum
Der with French inclinations and tho
rest either Austrian or Italian, she is
in constant turmoil, although all fac
tons seem resolved on neutrality-in
terpreted according to their sympa
thies.
While Germans are being arrested
for espionage in the hotels Of Bern
or Lucerne and Swiss colonies hav
been court martialed for giving secre
information to the German authorities
the French hold propaganda meeting
under the guise Of lectures in aid o
blinded soldiers. If Switzerland sell
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01

into Germany, but it is the easy com,
mission gained in Holland that hurts,
us the thrifty Swiss tell this story.
The other one is Of some carloads of
lard heid--,lndnly. according to the
Swiss the port Of Cette, exposed to
the sun When it arrived in Berne
tWOt,irds had melted away and had
to he refused. Then, Of course, began
long correspondence about the blame
and the loss, after which another forty
days must pass before even permission
to import Il similar shipment could be
received
Proud of Humane Work
Despite their dissatisfaction with
parts. Of the work imposed upon them
by the war, the>SwiSs are proud of
other things which they are doing.
Special attention is given to letters
sent to and by prisoners of war, and
the parcel post bread for prisoners
amounts to 100 carloads daily. The
English. French, Italian, Russian, Aus
trian and German governments have
organizations in Berne, through which
bread is forwarded to their own men
in the hands of enemies. The Russian
application for March % alone was
$4,000 pounds. The Societe Suisse has
made inquiries constantly from ex-
change prisoners passing through and
has learned that all belligerents are
delivering parcel post bread in good
faith. Having once convinced them
selves that such things actually reach
their destination, the Swiss have re-
doubled their efforts in this bumani
tartan but thanklesS work.
Without the extreme care of Societe
Suisse and the entente, smuggling
through Switzerland during this war
would probably be the most lucrative
in the history of the world. One sin
glc carload of rubber. once past the
Swiss border, would net the smuggler
$133, 200. Small wonder that "the
screws are on 1t is not the strict.
ness of entente supervision that the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
Married In Haste.

Miss Nova jenkins and Robert
Marsh, both of Gallon. o. were mar
ried in an automobile running thirty
miles an hour toward Shelby to catch
train. Rev. E. E. :Lashley. sitting in
the front seat, read the ceremony while
the couple sat in the back seat. Find
ley Boyd. the chauffeur. was the wit
ness. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
Deep Sea Divjnu Record.

A Greek sponge fsherman's dive
made recently to a depth Of 262 feet in
the sea is believed to be the worlds
record for man unprotected by any
sort of diving apparatus.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
1Bethlehell's Bid on Shells
for the United States Navy

To the American People.
The Secretary of the Navy has awarded
contracts amounting to over $3,OOO,OOO
to British bidder for Ia and l6-inch
projectiles for the Navy because of very
much lower prices offered by the English
bidders
Weknow nothing of the basis upon which
the British bids were made, but the pub
lie is entitled to know the facts upon
which we ourselves bid for this work.
Two years ago we took contracts
to make 1900 l4-inch shells at
price Of $l,5l5,OOO. Up to now
not single shell has been ac-
cepted by the Government, al
though we have expended, in
wages, materials, ETC., on these
orders $522,88l, and we have not
received SINGLE DOLLAR on
these contracts.
In addition. q literal Interpretation of
tho contract might make 0s liable for
penalties amounting to $678Ol6.
In the light of our experience, and hav-
ing no other basis, we bid for l6-inch
shells approximately the same rate Der
pound as that which the Navy DEPART
ment actually awarded l4-incb shell
contract one year ago.
Bethlehem Steel Company
CHAS. M. SCHWAB. Chairman
EUGENE G GRACE. President
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13
SOUTH DAKOTA FISH
STATE GAME WARDENs ARE
HOOVERIZING THE PlSCa-
TORIAL RESOURCES IN
THE LAKES.

Sioux Falls, Dec. 13.-ln comph-
anca with the request of Commission
or Hoover, South Dakota, through It's
game warden, is utilizing its fish re-
sources to relieve the food SITUATION
within it's borders. Without in any
degree lessening the opportunities
for fishing in the state, the excess
fish in lakes are being removed ana
nlacad on the market and TINS worh
has become an industry that Is rap
idly growing. W.
According to Deputy Game War
den l.. C. Hawley, bullheads' carp
buffalo, suckers and other fish are
being put on the market in grea.
quantities under the direction OF
Came Warden III. S. Hsdrick ana
within the past few weeks "a car
loads have been taken from Lake
Alice and,placed in other lakes, whlie
one crew alone marketed So,ooV
Wounds of dressed bullheads.
Fish for market have also oeen
taken from Lakes Herman, Manson
Travis. Big Stone and Hendrlcks'
percentage of the money thus re-
caived goes directly into the state
game fund, while the balance goes 10
cover expense in handling the fish
The idea of transferring is to secure
more uniform and greater spawning
facilities for the fish and tnus IN.
crease the general stock, while al
the same time using an unnecessar!
mart of it for the present market.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13

A boarded dollar is Stacker and
dollar spent for an unnecessary thing
is IAN ally of the enemy" Frank A.
Vanderlip, national director of the war
savings campaign said in Cincinnati
in one of the first addresses of two
weeks speaking tour of the middle
west and south. He urged purchase
Of war savings stamps and certificates
for the double purpose of directly as.
sisting the government to finance the
war and economizing on materials and
energy devoted to producing nonessen.
tials.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13
SOUTH DAKOTA CATTLE
WIN HONORS AT THE CHICAGO
LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION.

Aberdeen, Dec. 13.-Winning IL
firsts and several second and third
prizes, Isaac Lincoln's herd of Gallo
ways carried off the lions share OF
awards at the International Live
Stock exposition in Chicago last week
according to A. l.. Chamberlain, OF
the Dakota Farmer, who returned
from the cattle classic yesterday.
Mr.. Lincoln's Galloways won
more prizes than any other herd OF
that breed exhibited, said Mr.
Chamberlain.
Other South Dakota cattle made a
splendid showing, Mr.. Chamberlain
said. Ed Thompson, of Hurley, got
second in the senior yearling bull
class. He refused $12,500 for this
bull. which was in the herd which
won fifth get of sire"
Johnson & White. of Hurley, got
fifth prize in the senior yearling bull
class and eighth for produce OF COW
They sold the bull for $4,000 and the
heifer calf for $1,S25 at auction
They also sold a white bull calf fol
about 1900.
II. B. Smith, of Mission Hill, show.
ed some milking Shorthorns and won
second in the senior bull class, de-
feating the grand champion of the
Ohio state fair. Smith took third
and fourth in the senior bull cali
class.
Berry g. Redfield. of Hurley, made
a good showing with their Angus cat
tie and won their share of the prem.
iums. w. S. Hill. of Mitchell, made
one of the largest showings of Red
Polled cattle and was one of the larg.
est premium winners.
C. E. Ellison, of Montevideo
Mimi. refused $4,000 offered by
Carpenter & Ross, of Ohio, for
Shorthorn bull calf which stood al
the head of it's class, defeating a cali
that sold for $4,000 the first day
of the exposition and which won Ju'
nior championships all along the
state fair circuit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13
FOR WIfE'S SUPPORT
INSANE WOMAN'S HUSBAND
SUED FOR HER KEEP.

Sioux Falls, Dec. 13.-An action
has been started in the circuit court
by Minnehaha county to recover $2,-
253.6O with interest at per cent
from June 80, 1917, from Charles
F.. Wider. On January Is, 1905,
Louisa A. Wider, wife of Charles F.
Wider. was adjudicated insane on
complaint of her husband and COM
mitted to the South Dakota hospital
for the insane at Yankton for treat
ment. Since that time the county
has paid to the state the sum of ST.
353.6O for the care and treatment of
Mrs. Wider. On June 80, 1917, Mrs.
Wider died, leaving no estate or
property, and the county now de-
mands payment from the husband.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13
WOMEN REPLACE MEN
IN MACHINE SHOPS

Ogden, Utah.-Women in over
alls replacing men who have
been called into the draft army
or have volunteered for service
with Uncle Sans Liberty army,
made their first appearance here
when the Southern Pacific rail-
road employed about dozen Of
the fair sex for work in the To-
cal repair shops.
The women will get their first
experiencing In sorting" scrap
piles, separating the cast iron
slugs from the malleable, and re-
moving the steel and wrought
iron. Nuts, bolts, screws and
other small pieces will be
handled by the women, and il
they display sufficient strength
and ability In this line 1t is
planned to put them to work
cleaning cars and other heavier
work about the yards and round
houses.
The "women In overalls" will
receive the same compensation
as that given the men who have
been doing the same work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13
MILWAUKEE, OFFICIALS
r. Nj. CALKINS MADE VICE PRES
IDENT IN CHARGE OF
FREIGHT AND PAS
SENGER TRAFFIC.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-The most inn
portant change in officials since II.
Z. Byram became president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
railroad was announced today.
r. NJ. Calkins, who has been at
Seattle in charge of western traffic,
according to the announcement, has
been appointed vice president in
charge of both freight and passenger
traffic. j. II. Hiland, who had
charge of passenger traffic, and +.
S. Kelley, in charge of freight traf-
fic, resigned. H. r. Warnock, now
with the Western Maryland railroad,
has been obtained as superintendent
of motive power for the st. Paul.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13
Poultry and Egg Shippers to CO.
operate With the Food
Administration.
HOPE I'd Save S5o,OOO,OoO
Shippers Who Purchase Eggs to Pay
Only for Those Fit for Human
consumption--Prompt Chill
ing of Eggs Is Advocated.

Washington. - New methods and
equipment to save the $50,0000 900
worth of eggs wasted every year in
this country and make the poultry in
dustry an effective ally in the cause of
food conservation were discussed re-
Gently at a conference of representa-
tive poultry and egg shippers with the
food administration.
The conference was addressed by
the food administra tor, G. III. Powell,
and K. Hearty of his staff, and DR..
Mary Pennington of the United States
food research laboratory, Philadelphia
and w. r. Priebe of the food admins
tratiOn presided.
The waste In eggs in 1914, according
to the department of agriculture year
book, cost the country $50000,000
This year Il will be fully as large for
although the supply has gone down,
prices have increased materially.
Wasteful methods In handling poultry
were also exceedingly expensive. The
food administration made practical
suggestions TO remedy conditions, all
Of which received the approval of the
conference.
Pay Only for Good Ones.
1t was recommended that shippers
who purchase eggs pay for only those
ft for human consumption. The GUS
tom has been to buy eggs by the case.
without Gambling before purchase,
LOT oIn u% oIx
to show that a large percentage of
the eggs were bad. To get his money
back, the shipper then had to throw
away the bad eggs and raise his price,
which was felt all along the line to the
consumer.
Chilling of eggs to go degrees Fahr-
enheit, or below, as soon after pur.
chase as possible, was advocated,
Most eggs are fertile, and the life
germ will deteriorate fast if not
chilled. Even in infertile eggs the
bacterial growth develops very soon.
Wholesalers were urged to equip their
plants with the latest cooling machin-
cry.
All second-grade eggs, heated,
shrunken or cracked, should be mar
keted as often and as near the source
as possible. These are usually dessi-
Gated or frozen, and are used by con-
fectioners and bakers.
Before shipping, all eggs should be
carefully rehandled and thase badly
"checked"-that is, with shells
cracked-should be removed. Packing
In standard cases is recommended, to
prevent breakage. Eggs should be
gathered by farmers daily and market
ed at least twice u week.
Cause Of Many Scandals.
The practice of selling poultry with
feed, sand or gravel in their crops,
which Is paid for by weight with the
bird, is discouraged. This crafty de-
vice has caused many scandals in the
Industry, and several municipal inves-
legations, notably one in New York.
Dressed poultry should be sold with
the crop entirely empty. All birds
should be kept in sanitary coops and
yards, and as soon as dressed should
be chilled to 40 degrees, or lower, to
prevent bacterial growth.
The conference passed resolutions OF
support for the whole food administra-
tion program, including federal license
for dealers.
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Garden Heated BY Stove.

Helena, Mont.-Early frOsts viii
have no terrors for the garden Of
James Swartz OF Hotter Dam, near
here. The garden is heated by stove
from the inside and is protected on
the outside by q curtain which u
lowered about ON q framA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-13

Union Labor Loses Important Case.
Washington, Dec. 12.-In case con-
sldered vital to union labor. the SUI
preme court granted an injunction re-
straining the American Flint Glass
workers in an attempt TO unioniZe a
glass company of Wellsburg. Pa. The
decision ends an industrial war of
seven years. The bitterest charges
were hurled by each side. A fire near
ly destroyed the plant and nitroglycer-
in found near the factory by children,
exploded, killing several. The company
charged the outrages TO the union.
Workers declared them plants"