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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26

with the work OF the commission. i
had many interviews with those In
authority with reference to getting
their ships through. etc. Mr.. Hoover
and / called on Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg and endeayored TO get
him TO remit the fine of 10000, 900
francs "A month which the Germans
had imposed upon Belgium, This,
however. the chancellor refused to do.
Later on, in April. 1915. j was able
as an eyewitness to see how efficient
ly Mr., Hoover's organization fed in
addition to the people OF Belgium, the
| French population In that part of
Northern France in the occupation of
She Germans.
Mr.. Hoover surrounded himself with
an able staff. MIR. Vernon Kellogg and
others. and in America men like A.
]. Hemphiil were his devoted sup
porters.
ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATIONS RELIEF WORK
Early In 1915 Ernest p. Bicknell,
who was first to come to Germany
representing the American Red Cross,
returned representing not only that
organization, but the Rockefeller
foundation. With him was Wickliffe
ose, also Of the Rockefeller founda-
"
1 took up the question of the relief
OF Poland. Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Bick-
nell together visited Poland and saw
with their own eyes the necessity for
relief. A meeting avs held in the
reichstag, attended by Prince HAITI
field, of the German Red Cross; d.
rector Guttmann, of the Drssdner
bank; Geheinrat Lewald, of the I'M
perisl ministry Of the interior. repre-
senttng tho German government. and
many others connected with the gov
eminent, military and financial inter
ests of Germany.
A SHORT TREATY
FOR RELIEF
The commission for the relief of Po-
land was organized. of which was to
be chairman. and included the Span
ish ambassador, his excellency the
Bishop of Posen, the Prince Bishop
OF Cracow. Jacob II. Echiff, Of New
York, and others Messrs. Warwick,
Greene and wadsworth were to take
up the actual executive work.
In conjunction with Messrs. Rose
and Bieknell, I drew UP sort OF
treaty, having particularly In mind
certain difficulties encountered by the
American relief commission In Bel
GUM. The main point in this treaty
WAC that the German government
agreed not to rquisition either food
or money within the limits OF the ter
ritory to be relieved, which territory
comprised that part OF Poland within
German occupation up to within, as
I recall It. fifty kilometers of the firing
line, The one exception was that a
fine might be levied on community
where all the Inhabitants had made
| themselves Jointly and severaliy liable
according to the provisions of The
! Hague convention. The Rockefeller
/ foundation on It's part agreed to pay
all the expenses of the executive work
OF the commission.
This treaty. after being submitted
to General H!ndenhurg and approved
! by HIM. was signed by Or. Lewaldi
representing the German government,
/ by MIR. Bicknell. representing the
t Rockefeller foundation, and by ,ome
representing the new commission for
| the relief of Poland
Work was Immediately commenced
under this arrangement. and, so far
| as possible. food was purchased in
Holland and Denmark. but there was
little to he had IN those countries
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by JAMES w. GERARD
aeracaA AMBASSADOR Al the 6ermss
Imperfal Court, July ~. 1913, 10
February 4. 1917.
)oDyrAxAt. 1917. by the Public Ledger
Company.e

tpyrfwht. Canada, 1917. by tae Public
Ledger Company. international copy
right. 1917, by the Public Ledger
ECe@pany. All rights reserved. Any
f1Afrin Ecment will be prosecuted.
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would have been many arrests x0s
drunkenness and that the city had
never before entertained large crowd
without some accidents.
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WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN
RED CROSS TO RUSSIA

No ~ about the time IF the with drawaI
Nef these units ] had heard much OF
che suffering Of German prisoners in
4 Russia. had many conversations
q with zimmerman. Of the German for
eign office. and Prince Hatfield on
This question, as well "a with Prince
Max OF Baden, the heir presumptlve
10 the throne Of that country. and !
Snaily arranged that such OF these
American doctors and nurses as vol
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

were allowed and warrants
drawn:
Jas A Smith Lbr Co, coal
and material S36 20
Mrs M H Derby, guarding
Mrs Ording, insane 6 90
{ b Gilchrist, hotel expen-
Sc acct Mrs Ordine, in
sane 8 40
Standard Oil Co, gas, oils,
grease for road grading 367 80
Pennington county, bridge
material for county line
bridge 2O3 49
Geo A Fauske. juror fees 10 3Ol
The A N Palmer Co, writ
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|, ing methods for schools 2 |
A ] McNally, auto hire for
5 p Hurley, Co Comsr,
bridge work T 2
F l. Edwards, repairs road
grader and supplies 40 U
J II Thomas, guarding
Mrs. Ordin9, insane 10 s.
James Hibbard, hauling
bridge lumber Is 81
Henry Kuisek, bridge lab
or 80 81
p c Peterson, bridge labor
and overSeer 81 0(
E K Gilchrist, gas for
courthouse | &C
Ed Hoefs, marking Black
and Yellow Trail 35 90
l. 5 Dubois, postage and
express Supt Schools 9 20
J ID Addison, hauling
bridge lumber Is 90
Farmers Telephone Co,
phone rent and tolls l3 10
J n Thomas, auto livery
State Highway Enein-
eer ii 20
On motion, continuation Certi-
ficate of Interstate surety Com
pany Bond No. 0-l709, of ] C.
Saunders, Justice of the Peace,
for $500 for period beginning on
January 10th, 1918, and ending
January 10th, 1919, was APPROX
ed.
On motion, continuation Certl-
lcate of Interstate Surety Com
oany Bond No. M-49l8, of Cor
-ineton Abstract Co, for $1,000,
or period beginning December
'th and ending December 7th,
.9l8, was approved.
On motion, petition of Francis
for abatement of penalty
md interest on 1913 tax of $4.78
n Town of Kadoka was granted.
On motion, Board adjourned
Intil 1:30 o'clock p. m.
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Commissioners
Proceedings
Kadoka. S. ID.
December llth. l9l,

AT 900 o'clock A. NJ, Board of
County Commissioners assembled
as per adjournment. Meeting
called to order by Chairman.
Members present: Frank Cove,
Chairman, S. P. Hurley and E. w.
Thode; also A. c. Bernau, Aud.
itor.
On motion, the following claims
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-21

medicine grip full of tools on road
between Franklin creek and the
Allen Spaur farm. Finder please
notify w. ID. Vice, Kadoka. S. d.
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ESTRAYED--5-months old all red
heifer calf branded IF on right
hip. Reward will be given by
the undersigned for recovery of
same. J. H. Frybereer, Kadoka.
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DIR. J. M. Walsh. Specialist, Eye,
Ear, Nose and Throat. First
National Bank Building, Rapid
City, S. d. ATT
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BUSINESS LOCALS
Cash for land. See McNally

For SALE--A 400 pound pure
bred Duroc Jersey boar for sale
Carl Sandal, Kadoka, =. ID.
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The firm heretofore existing under
The name and style Of Bates & Foster
doing business in the city OF Gordon.
Nebraska, and elsewhere, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.
Dated October 10, 1917.
(SiRned) Charles A. Bates,
Z4-G tSigned) Don II. Foster.
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At l:30 o'clock D. m. Board re-
assembled as per adjournment.
Meeting called to order by Chair
} man. All members present.
On motion, minutes of meeting
OF November 9th and Sth were
read and approved.
On motion. salary claims for
month of November were ap-
proved as follows:
J + Brockelsby, treasurer SIPS 90.
A { Bernau, auditor 100 90.
! + 6 Barth, register of
deeds 100 OOI
y F Hrachovec, clerk of
courts 70 S3I
K L Pinkerton, county
Judge 4l 67I
L 5 Dubois, supt Schools rs OOI
tlaee p Carlisle, states at.
torney so 90
On motion, the following claims
were allowed and warrants
drawn:
liver Arntsen, leather for
grading outfit | so
Adolph Svara, water for
courthouse 2 90
1 0 Davidson, hardware
for bridge 3 lOl|
Z b Hughes, sheriff fees,
postage and expense Ia IS
II J Hansen, drayaee, ex-
press and freight l6 80
p Eddy, labor at court
house II 20
H { Snoderass. premium
on surety bond ]. C. |
Saunders, J.. p. 5 OOIl
Wellman, labor at court. :
house 21l r
Wellman, janitor work 80 90
ackson County Publish
ing Co., stationery and \
printing l8 Is =
ackson County Publish R
ing Co., legal printinp 75 az
he Interior Index, legal 4
printing 76 4Ol
On motion, Board adjourned z
ntll 900 o'clock a, m, Decem- N
er 18th. =
AT 900 o'clock a.m., December
Eth, Board re-assembled as per- n
djournment. Meeting called to
rder by Chairman. Members =
i present:
Board started checking up &C Y
)untS OF Stamford township
hlch was recently disoreanized. =
On motion, Board adjourned
ntll l:3O o'clock D. m. -
AT l:30 o'clock p. m, Board re- u
as per adjournment.
Getting called to order by Chair
ain. All members present.
Board continued to check STAN.
rd township accounts and de-
ded to finish checking same at 4
nuary meeting.
On motion. the following claims c
ere allowed and warrants or -
red drawn: mr.
Anderson Lumber Co., be
bridge lumber S36 60 AL
E McLane, hardware no
for bridge 4 20
] Sampson, road grad hel
ing Dist. No. 3 l42 AZ nlI
a Rose, labor on road snr Snr
engine | 90
ed McHenry, labor on
road engine | 90 Se;;
A Barr, labor, repairs mo
and expense road grad rev
ng 76 O5 Sci
lvidere Times, official ,
printing Sd 27 by
Dubois. mileage visit. aw
ne schools Co. Supt. l48 O8 NE
IN Sampson, bridge labor "a 90 an, mn,
, Hurley. per diem and ha;
Mileage Co. Comsr "a 90
ank Cove, per diem and l.
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Strayed:-Roan yearling heifer
branded ] on left side and Fl a.
bove T on left hip. Finder notify
John Pluta, Stamford.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

i ueSire at THIS time TO announce
to the people of Jackson County
that | will be a candidate for the
nomination for Register of Deeds
at the Republican Primary Elec
ton to be held May 2S, 1918.
] feel that my past record as
County Auditor, and the part that
have taken in the organization
OF Jackson County has been such
as to merit the consideration of
my candidacy. A. C.. BERNAU.
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Strayed-Ei9hteen head of two
year old cattle, mixed steers and
helfers, all branded with a dia-
mond on right hip. Will pay $40
reward to finder. Notify Fred
Schimke, Philip. S. ID. 2ltf
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NoTIcE-All persons are here
by warned not to cut or haul
away any more wood from the
NEA NE4 Sec. %, RPS 2l-e.
known as the Rawson land, and
any person cau2et cutting or
hauling wood will be prosecuted
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e. L. UELRICH, KADoKA
Range Pass Creek Basin, Washabaupl
Comfy
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A Bad Lot.

G ENAToR WEEKS. apropos of the
~ Luxburg. Bernstorf, Won Igel and
other German exposures. said in Wash
ington the other day:
Germany seems to approve the un-
exampled wickedness of her sons She
reminds me of the old man at the club
IAN old man sat reading a newspa-
per in a club while a group of young
fellows talked excitedly about the mar
velous power for lying possessed by
a certain Jack Courtenay. When their
talk ceased the old man cleared his
throat and said:
Gentlemen. I have just heard you
decide that Jack Courtenay is the big
gest liar in the United States. I am
his father
"a young man. very red in the face,
started to apologize, but the old boy
said:
".No. no: don't apologize. 1t isn't
necessary. I merely wanted to say
gentlemen. that If you consider my
son Jack the biggest liar in the United
States, it's very evident that you have
never met my other son. Jim"
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Workers for Uncle Sam

storage and markets is Mark L. Requa,
another California man. Like Mr.. Hoov
er. this volunteer assistant is mining
engineer. and his executive ability IS
OF great service to the administration in
the various branches of work which he
covers. Besides acting in a consulting
capacity with heads of departments on
canning, wholesale grocers. potatoes and
other vegetables, dairy products, perish
ables. fruits, fats and oils, he presides
at meetings, addresses conferences and
finds men to take charge of activities
in commercial lines. Mr.. Requa's ac-
indicate that he possesses very versa
tile temperament Besides being min
ing engineer and consulting engineer of
the bureau of mines, he is president of
q petroleum company, director and presi-
dent Of two banks. director Of mining
and oil companies and president of a
railroad.
To mention all Of the men who are
serving with the food administration as
volunteer assistants would almost mean
stan. But it would be grave omis-
sion not to mention Theodore F. Whit
marsh. president of the National Whole
sale Grocers' Association, who has do
mated his services to the government as
the head of the department in charge of
distribution of foodstuffs: Charles Har-
vey Bentley, who was manager of the
sales department of the California Pack
ing Corporation. and who has given val
liable advice on the management of the
canned goods department, and Ben s.
Allen. a newspaper man, who was with
Mr.. Hoover during the entire work In
Belgium. and who spent six years abroad
in the foreign service of the Associated
Press. and is now the publicity head
Of the food administration.
At the Treasury. Department one
finds Frank A. Vanderlip. one OF thu
foremost bankers in the country ant
president of the National City Bank o!
New York, busy with some plan fol
financial economy as his bit" for Uncl'
Sam. 1t is not the first time that Mr.
Vanderlip has occupied desk In thu
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luton for silver shortage cannot be
found in opening up an isolated silver
mine which lacks a sufficient number
of laborers.
Chemicals which are hard to obtain
and exorbitant in price are required In
the refining of silver. Small mine
owners, who might strain every re-
source to reopen old properties. find
themselves discouraged when contem-
plating this fresh problem-the ex-
treme expense of chemicals. which did
not have to be reckoned with before
the outbreak of the war. These are all
contributing causes in the question of
the silver shortage which now con-
fronts the world.
The transportation of silver is some
what higher now than 1t was former
". Transportation charges from Lon
don to New York are at present S.0S3
an ounce. Ordinarily. when the world
is In a state of peace. the cost is but
s005 an ounce. This rather startling
increase is one of the direct results
of the submarine menace. This alb
normal condition led the United States
to make its last shipments of silver to
the orient, not by way of London and
the Suez canal as formerly, but by the
San Francisco route
Curiously enough. when the far east
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the council in the same spirit Of i'm
personal service that all of the other
members display. He has caused TO be
mobilized the transportation facilities
of the country and has arranged ad-
justments SO that $4,000 miles of rail-
roads are doing their duty in war
work.
Howard E. Coffin, automobile engi-
neer and vice president of a motor car
company, is a member of the commits
sion and chairman of the aircraft pro
duction board. Mr. Coffin began his
work as a volunteer two years ago, and
may be said to be one of those who set
the example for volunteer service.
Theodore n: Vail. president or the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company has worked with the council
to bring about complete cooperation
between the government and the COM
munication system of the country and
insure rapid wire connections.
Bernard NJ Baruch, formerly Of the
New York Stock Exchange. remarked
when he began work with the council
that this makes everything else look
like 80 cents" He resigned his seat
on the exchange and offered his serv-
ices to Uncle Sam. He is now purchas-
ing agent of raw materials and is in
charge of arranging the purchases of
allied governments in this country.
Frank Scott. chairman of the war in
QuStrleS DOaru, Wn1Cn "OrRS unuer tne
council direct, is the first sacrifice OF
the war. He has worked ever since the
war began with all the vigor that his
great task demanded, and now has
been forced to give up on account of i'll
health. Mr.. Scott Is a master of mill
tary matters and his work on the mu-
nitions board was invaluable to the
government.
julius Rosenwald, president of Sears
Roebuck & Co., works with the council
arranging for economical purchases o.
supplies. His skill in eliminating tn,
middlemen has saved the government
millions.
A. w. Shaw, publisher of a magazine
is chairman of the commercial econ
omy board of the council. Other volun
teers. eminent in all pursuits. are to b.
found in many capacities. DR.. Hollis
Godfrey. president of the Drexel 1nsti
tute of New York, has rendered valua
BILE aid in suggesting what variety o
services engineers can perform for th
government. Percy r. Pyne. a busines
man and banker. acts as business man
ager of the council With daily addi
tions of hundreds of other volunteer
the government rolls reveal an arm,
whose efforts are resulting in higl
point of organization and efficiency Il
every branch of work which the wa
demands.
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fne hold. and whenever the government
made the announcement that some
reet financial plan was being prepared
a. that some scheme for coordination
of facilities was under discussion the
b{w men of the land stepped forth and
asked IL their freely given suggestions
would be acceptable. Uncle Sam was
only too glad to hear their opinions In
Hsct he wanted to hear all that they
mieht say and suggest, so he put them
In charge of certain branches Of work.
rave them offices and said: DO all
hat you can"
But not only captains of industry.
|kroat dnanciers, college professors and
1Eientidc geniuses are working for the
government "for nothing" Young men
1ho are not eligible for the draft. but
FWho are desirous of serving their
Fcountry at this time. are filling In
0naRe they can help effectively.
- - food administration office
Il - may b0gfn with Mr.. Hoover's Office
- TO straight through. ana a volun-
- win be found in every room. some
nnufacturers. lawyers. newspaper
IA and others too numerous to men,
Sn are enrolled on the list of volun-
II assistants.
n. Harry A. Garfield of Williams
0Wu, Mass. is a college president vol
nteer who occupies the position OF
lnal administrator. He is otherwise
land more technically known in Wash
1nEton as the chairman OF the COMMITTEES
l1co9 for uGn-peE4sh1hle food and feo<
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small silver coins. Tho coolies receive
their pay for a days work in pieces of
silver.
In England the circulation Of silver
ia far larger than 1t was before the
war, and an eminent English dnancier
has remarked that at present there Is
actually no gold basis, though the gold
standard continues to hold it's own.
Considerable distress Is manifested
in England because the war Is taking
Satisfactory substitutes for the best
miners cannot be found, and the min
ing industry of the world cannot con-
tinue without experienced miners and
other skilled associates. England's
finest miners. the Cornish. are at the
front battling with the Huns.
British trade in distant lands, such as
Egypt East Africa, Mesopotamia, etc,
Is conducted on a silver basis, and her
great armies are also paid in silver.
sums of silver. Authorities say she
has invested in $25.0oO.0o0 worth. At
the beginning of the war the Russian
ruble was worth 81 cents. but as the
the ruble came to be worth SO cents.
Spectators bought quantities Of rubles
at 81 cents. melted them down and
made haste to sell them to the London
cents as they could get. AS a result
the silver rub1e has vanished. The
paper ruble has had to take the others
, place as best it could. and today Rus
sia is using paper currency of ques-
tionable value. The government is
safeguarding the silver.
, During the entire year of 1915 the
French mint coined not a single gold
piece. but 162.s7s,4s9 silver coins were
struck off, which is by far the largest
silver coinage ever known to have
come from the mint in only one year s
| time in that country. But the mint
was obliged to bestir itself because
of the serious depletion of the silver
| money in the French treasury during
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Treasury Department. for in 1897 he
was private secretary to Lyman Gage,
then Secretary of the Treasury. and in
1901 he was assistant secretary OF the
Treasury. But today he works for
Uncle Sam without salary.
When the Council of National De-
fense was created by act of Congress
IL was made mandatory that this body
should bring about the creation of re-
lations (which will render possible in
time of need the immediate concentra- :
tion and utilization of the resources OF
the nation" Since that order went
forth war has come upon the country
and the services of the council have
been enlarged to meet the military
needs. The mobilization of all the in
dustrial forces was necessary, and in
order to accomplish this a vast num-
ber of high-class officials were needed.
An advisory commission of volun-
teers was created. and it is princi-
pally due to the seven members who
serve thereon that much of the sue
cess attending the nations prepared
ness efforts has been made possible.
Daniel Willard. president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, is chairman
of the commission. He works at a
desk in the new building occupied by
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is teeming win
NNN war workers. Day by day
WV the ranks saan enlarge, ssss sns she esrs- rs-
naval Of a new war office from cro"o-
a auarters into an especially created
hniIdtnx where provision is made ror
expausion. Unique among the ranks OF
-. workers who have occasioned such
p,rhty growth In government ranks
are the volunteers-men. promineh. IL
ranches of industry. who are working
staadily with no thought Of pay en-
valopes Through them much OF tnis
country's gigantic preparation TOT tne
wnr has been made possible.
me practice of Offering ones services
n Uncle Sam started shortly after the
Councfl of National Defense began It's
Hnr ureparation- Since that time men
- Ear vision, and with the single
lAouRht in mind of putting this coun.
dy on a war basis and utilizing an OF
II resources. came to the capital and
Srlxed permission to help in the task.
Xfter the creation of the council the
ahfppfng board was called into being,
md volunteers in its services worked
ont 4 number of ideas which have since
been incorporated into the emergency
neet plans
u
Than came the volunteering Of Her
bart Hoover and his statement that all
ne 15en. as far as possible, who would
work. with him in food conservation
dhcum be volunteers like himself. The
vslu1l1eer idea by this time was catch