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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-13
Memsn REGIMENT Departs for From,

Petrograd, - Under command OF
Lieutenant Mademoiselle Vera Butch.
kareff, the women's war battalion,
fully equipped as infantry, left for
the front,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-13
EussY.

Bank Manager Now please under
stand. Miss Jones, YOU must make The
books balance, Miss Jones-Oh, Mr..
Brown. how fussy you are!-I.ondon
Punch
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-13
Sound and Sound.

THAT young Hercules over there Is
a great musical composer"
"a sound mind IN sound body, ehT
st. Louis Star
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-13

It is generally more profitable to
reckon up our defects than to boast OF
our attamments. Carlyle
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-13

Explosion al Mare Island Navy Yard.
San Francisco,--Two store houses
at the Mare Island navy yard ON San
Francisco bay were destroyed by an
explosion, Eight men are reported to
have keen killed.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-13
THE MARKETS
Portland.

Wheat--Cluh $40; hluestem $3,1Si
red Russian, Sa0S; forty.fold, S210.
Barley-No. l feed, sac per ton.
Hay-Timothy, s96 per ton; alfalfa
SIS.
Butter--Creamery, SEC.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-13
Price Of Wheat Not to BE Fixed,

Washington-Reports that the food
administration will fix an arbitrary
price of less than 81 hashel to the
grower for the 1917 American wheat
crop drew from Herbert Hoover =
denial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

OF q storytelling contest I'm which
girls from the freshman English
classes competed The contestants
We're selected some time ago by tha
students of the various classes.
Tomorrow afternoon the eight how
representatives OF the fresh English
classes viii indulge 10 an eztemporan-
eous Speaking contest This is one
oE the methods adopted by Miss
Jennie g. Sturgeon who has charge
Of The affairs q the week. 10 IMPRESS
upon The minds of the frst-year stud
enE5 the value OF being able to think
and talk while standing up.
Later in the week several noted lee
rgrers VIII take mp the value Of good
speech in addresses to the student
body 81 the high school and local 8u-
taorilas believe tbat the ensuing I'VE
daEs will have faT-reachinE effect
Tomorrow morning ]. j. Green viii
address the commercial students on
Good English as Business Asset %
This lecture is being looked forward
"a by the students OF tine commercial
department with q great deal of In
teEes#
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
- - ~

Notice is hereby given TO all per
sons interested, that the council OF
the city Of Rock Island III having
ordered the construction OF a six~inch
Waterman on Eleventh street from
Thirty-fourlh 70 Forty-second avenues
and the ordinance for the same being
on file ia the Office Of the city clerk Of
said city and said ciry having applied
- the county court ~ Rock Island
county Illinois, for an assessment Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
FIvEMORE CASES
HAVE BEEN FILED
LOCAL DEPUTIES ARE TOO EArE


Ffva su#s ~ IuHrr-sT-F ara11sf 10
.8IcAfastar Real Tsts-a arr-srga r,.a,,s
sled SATURDAY. tn raa oarra ~ .7s .rsrl,
of the district .rur+ ~ T}5Uarro-,. --5-.
plaintiffs were r. + rorzf1,arr
. Doonan and Alma n1oHar E4arr--
Hess. John Hansen and usislfer,
Iavrock Tha total anranrt ~ taa
claims against She r-..r1rr e-,r,- an
fIa is over Sd 2oa
Nothing has been heard FROM the
ear. which dfsapnearaa H-rfsa- after
being released on . writ of rarIasf7
secured b. tha owner r.z4.ra rs,.-7-
son of Chicago fr rarr0v,fzr. azransf
attachment ia this county white mass
ing through ais several suits and zrrTfz
Of attachment against fap eonnqnE
are. pending here IDENTITIES fran, 1hsr-
If Richmond.s Office we're nofffa5 that
the car had been released ara 7aa+ +
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
BRITISH CLAM0R FOR
ADMIRALTY SHAKEUP

london, May 2.-'rhe British ad-
iniraity is under fire Of public clamor.
Lord Northcliffe, the man who led the
crusade lii 1915. which resulted in the
Great shakeup Of the war Office and
Lloyd Georges appointment as minis
ter Of munitions, is behind the move
tnent for reorganization Of the naval
branch. Press and public appear to
agree with him IN the liveliest fashion.
The admiralty Is under attack from
three directions. First, there is wide
spread criticism of its failure more
successfully to combat the German
submarine menace; second, the ad.
friralty IL blamed for insufficient coast
protection, permitting number Of
German destroyer raids on seacoast
cities; and, third-and probably most
important-the public Is aroused over
Suppression of full facts as to the seri-
6bsness Of the submarine campaign
aild allied losses.
Lord Northc1iffe advances the theory
that Il England was aware Of exactly
now great the inroads on her food
consumption have been, due to subma.
tines, the government would find II
easier to apply economy measures.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
French Mission Appeal
For Quick Military Aid
Head of French Mission Asks that
American Troops be Sent to Front
at Whits House Meet

Washington, May 2.-With the judg.
ment Of the French war mission and
the American army general staff seem.
ing1y In conflict as to when American
troops should be sent to France par.
ticular interest attached to 4 confer.
ence at the White House between
President Wilson and Rene Viviaui,
head Of the French mission.
Decision rests with the president,
through his executive functions as
commahder-in.chief of the United
States army. It is assumed the views
Of the French officials disclosed In
Marshal Joffre's statement advising
that American forces be formally pre-.
sented to Mr.. Wilson during the con.
ference.
Stripped Of all military pros and
Cons the proposal made by Marshal
joffre and apparently supported by
I'LL members Of the French mission is
Understood here as providing that a
small force Of American troops, pos
sibly q division numbering from 49,
900 to $4,000 men, be sent at the ear.
Hest possible moment to French soil.
Admittedly, no American force that
will be availabls for months could
greatly influence the military situa-
ton by force Of arms and so virtually
the only effect would be the moral in
huence on the minds of the French
people on the one hand and the Ger;
man soldiers on the other.
Un one point there is compiete
agreement between Marshal Joffre and
the American officers; both believe
any force sett to France, large or
small, must be given additional train.
Ing behind the battle lines.
There is reason to believe that the
arguments Of the French commission.
ers have been presented directly to
American officers during the confer
ences here.
These talks have been confidential
but from the general trend Of the more
public utterances Of all members ot
the mission 1t is gathered an under.
Current Of feeling is thrilling France
with the belief that May, June and
July will see great events on the bat.
tie front and that this feeling prompts
inuch Of the French desire that Amer.
lean troops by their presence swell
the wave Of French enthusiasm during
those critical months.
Since 1t Is the psychological effect
that Is sought troops with no more
training than the border hardened
national guard units would serve the
purpose, in the French view.
French officers believe that with
brief additional training within sound
81 guhs at the front-possibly five
~eeks-the troops could take their
places at the front.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
5000 Acres to Flax

j. S. Arneson Of St. Paul, Mimi,
G. E. Lang OF Harvey, and S. NJ.
Arnesop Of McClusky, who have a
farming lease on the reservation in
South Dakota, near Matho, were
Fort Yates visitors yesterday on
business at the Agency for the pur.
pose Of securing leases on additional
land suitable for farming in the
same neighborhood, Mc.srs. Arne-
son and Lang have four complete
tractor outfits in operation with q
capacity of "a plows and figure that
they have ample equipment to break
5000 acres in time to crop to flax.
They already have q large acreage
ready for crop and it is understood
that they secured all the additional
land they need to keep their machin.
cry in operation.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
May Bridge cannonball

Major Belden, former Indian
Agent at Fort Yates, P. f. Ras.
mussen, cashier of the Shields bank
and E. L. Carter were over from
Shields Tuesday and appeared be.
fore the board Of county commits
sioners regarding the matter of hav.
ing Sioux county assist in building
a bridge across the Cannonball river
south Of Porcupine station. Grant
county is willing to pay its half of
the cost of the bridge, which is es.
timated to cost in the neighborhood
of s7,O0O.0O, but the financial con-
dition of Sioux county does not
warrant the undertaking of the
work at this time. 1t is hoped how.
ever, to have the government pay
the greater part Of Sioux county's
share, as the bridge would be a
great convenience for the Indians
of Porcupine district whose nearest
trading point is Shields,and consid-
cradle government freight for Por-
cupine station is also shipped there.
Senator McCumber has recommend
ed to Commissioner Sells that the
Indian office assist the county
financially in this undertaking and
it is likely Superintendent Kitch
will make similar recommendation.
The bridge would be a great con-
venience for both number of new
settlers in Sioux county as well as
the Indians and public In general,
and is a needed and necessary i'm.
provement.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
County Commissioners
Held Special Meeting
Sioux County Board of Commissioners
Held Special Meeting.-No Impor.
tant Matters Considered

A special meeting of the board of
county commissioners for Sioux
county was held at the court house
Tuesday with Commissioners j. A.
Stiles, j G. Leach and w. r. Ci-
bart present.
Not much business Of any special
importance was transacted. Hear
ing in the matter Of laying out a
road from Fort Yates to Selfridge,
was dispensed with for the reason
that large majority Of the signers
on the petition for the proposed
road in later petition withdrew
their names. None of the signers
or others interested appeared before
the board.
At meeting held at Selfridge
recently, the matter Of the proposed
road was discussed, and 1t was de-
cided to let the county commission
ers determine the most feasible
route and lay out the road along
lines which in their judgment will
serve the best interests of all con-
cerned. The commissioners will 20
over the route in the near future
and lay out the road.
Only one bid for grading the road
from the state line north of Kel-
dron to the Cedar river was received.
This was considered too high by
the board and was rejected. A re-
solution was then passed that $500
be appropriated for the grading and
repair of this road, to be expended
under the supervision of Commits.
sioner Cibart.
5000 was appropriated for road
work in the First district, to be ex-
pended under the supervision of
Commissioner Leach where requir-
ed.
The next meeting will be held
July 2.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
Spring Term District
Court Set For May 2S
Regular Spring Term of District Court
for Sioux County Set for May 2sth
by Judge J. M. Hanley

The regular spring term of dis.
trict court for Sioux county will be
held at the court house at Fort
Yates, Monday, May %, at Q
O'Clock in the afternoon, with
Judge j. NJ. Hanley of Mandan,
presiding
There are no regular dates set for
holding the terms of district court
Tor Sioux county, but the Judge
must call two terms each year and
fixes the date at his convenience
There are no cases to come up at
this term 80 far as known at this
time. But it is likely that some
civil cases may be set for trial be.
fore then.
One citizenship application will
be heard at this term, being that of
John Watson of Watauga, who
wants to change from British sub.
ject to an American citizen. His
application was filed several months
ago.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
Big Armies Locked In
Grip Of Death Struggle
Armed Hosts Of England, France and
Germany Now in Most Tremendous
Struggle of World War

London, May 2.-The armed hosts
of England, France and Germany are
still locked fast in the most tremer.
dous struggle of the world war.
The French are reorganizing the
positions captured in the Champagne
and no heavy fighting occurred in the
past twenty.four hours, according to
the war Office statement.
Bombs were dropped by an airplar1e
on Zierikzee, in the Dutch province
of Iceland, says a dispatch from The
Hague. Three persons were killed
and much material damage was done.
The eyes of the world are fixed
for the moment on the stage behind
the battle line, where inside the close.
ly guarded frontiers of the central
powers the bursting of the long brew.
ing storm of discomfort is awaited
with mingling of fear and hope.
Extraordinary measures have been
taken by the rulers Of the central EN-.
pires to prevent the outside world
from knowing what Is transpiring
within their borders. No German
newspaper is allowed to pass into a
neutral country and for the last ten
days all persons have been forbidden
to leave Germany. Thus the scahty
and dubious news formerly cleaned
from the censored German press or
from casual travellers has been com.
pletely cut off and the Teutonic en1.
pires are almost as isolated from
the rest Of the world as was ancient
Ianan
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
Solen Hotel Man Dead

William Mechte], aged 80, hotel
keeper at Solen, died at local hos
pital on the morning Of April 2.
Deceased came to the city last
Thursday and was operated upon
Friday morning, a bone being re-
moved from the nose. He had
complained of terrible headaches,
and it was believed the nasal bone
was responsible. The physicians
ascribe the death to brain paralysis.
VIM. Mechtel came to Norton
county eight igg ,,s's7A- ago aud took mp =;
Ffartning near Solen. FGf2 the past
few years he has conducted hotel
there. 1t was on March 30, 1917,
that his wife died following a lin
gering illness. One daughter, Rose,
aged 16, survives. The body will
be taken to Caledonia, Mimi, for
burial. A sister, Rose Mechtel,
resides at Solen.
The death was entirely unexpect-
ed and up to two weeks ago, Mech
tel had enjoyed excellent health.
The severe headaches he suffered
are believed to have been caused by
a bone pressing on the BRAIN
Mandan News.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
Home.te.dsr'. ou,fi. DESTROYED

G. T.. Wynkoop Of Bismarck, who
filed lust fall on a homestead in 129-
81 came down Monday and took up
residence on his place in tent.
Tuesday prairie fire swept over
that part Of the country and des-
troyed his tent, bedding and all
provisions. Mr.. Wynkoop was in
Fort Yates yesterday on his way to
Bismarck after a new outfit and ex.
poets to return with a team. No
other damage was caused by the
fire except that it burned over a
large area of ground.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
Robert Since in France

Robert Since of Bonners Ferry
Idaho, a nephew of the McIaugh-
lins' and son of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
H. NJ. Since, who until a few years
ago lived at Wakpala, where Mr.
Since was farmer in the Indian
service, recently enlisted in the
Canadian army and is now in Lon
don, and according a letter received
by his aunt in Mclaughlin, will
leave with his regiment for the
front in France May II.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
FIGHT RENEWED IN SENATE
Army conseriptlon Bill Again Before
upper Houser

Washington, May 2.-The army bill
fight was renewed in the senate when
work was begun on shaping the meas
ure into parliamentary form for con-
ferehce. This is to be accomplished
by the senate substituting Its own bill
for the one which passed the house.
An attempt to amend the bill to re-
cruit troops for the present emer-
gency" instead Of the existing war"
was beaten, as some senators did not
feel they would authorize draft in
other than war on Germany.
Senator La Follette's amendment
for a national conscription referendum
was pending when the senate recessed
to receive Rene Viviani and Marshal
Joffre, heads Of the French commits.
sion.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
ARMY cosrs TWO BILLION
figures Just issued on sritaIn's Out
Iay for Last Year.

london, May 2.-lt cost Great Brit.
ain $2,s2s, ,Oe3, 1920 to maintain the Brit.
ish army during the financial year Of
1866, according to accounts just
made public. The pay Of the soldiers
Aggregated $4So.0o6,0O0: the medical
establishment cost $40,Oo0,000; trans.
portation, retnounts and quartering,
$4S0, 100000; supplies and clothing,
$1,065, 100000; ordnance and general
stores, $245, 900, 900; armametlts, engi.
iieers' stores and aviation, $115,oOO,.
900; and payments on account Of pris.
oners Of war totalsA ts,1o4,s7o. india
Caya (AasQ.tae.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
BELGIUM MAY SECURE LOAN
Amount to 30 Advanced Remains to
Be Determined.

Washington, May 2.-1n addition to
loans to France and Italy totaling be-
tween $2O0,O00,O0O and 100000, 900 the
United States soon will make a loan
to Belgium, the amount of which is
yet to be determined.
Unofficial estimates place It ap.
pr6ximately at $15O,OO0,O00.
Administration officials have been
In a receptive mood toward an appli-
cation for a Belgian loan ever since
the war finance measure became a
law, but formal application for a loan
was not made until tile Belgian minis.
ter, Baron de Cartier, placed before
Secretary McAdoo tentative estimates
as to the relief desired.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
new OFFER or
PEACE LIKELY

The Hague, Netherlands, May g.
DR.. Won Bethmanh-H Hollweg, the Ger
man imperial chancellor, will make an.
other peace offer in the reichstag
shortly, according to an announce.
ment by the Berliner Tageblatt.
London, May 2.-"1n the Rhine
province more than half the munitions
workers decided to strike," wires the
correspondent at The Hague of the
Exchange Telegraph company. "Essen,
home of the great Krupp works, IL
shut off from the rest of Germany
and completely isolated from the
world in order to prevent the slight.
est Information about strikes at the
Krupp works leaking out.
Strikes are general in small towns
near the Dutch frontier"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
LINER SUNK, TROOPS SAVED
Germans Torpedo Vessel Carrying
Australian Soldiers.

London. May 2.-The Peninsular
and Orient line steamship Ballarat,
of 11,12O gross tons, which was used
as a troop ship, was sunk recently by
a German submarine. All the troops
were saved.
The Ballarat was carrying troops
trem Australia to England
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
New Teacher

Miss Hattie lsaacson Of Fingal,
N. d., has beed engaged to teach
the Fort Yates No. 2 public school
for the next term. She is a sister
OF Mrs, g, W, Hokanson,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03

The following vegetables the
specialists say, will undoubtedly be
planted in larger amounts than
those just mentioned, and the
amounts Of seed given will be a
guide for ordinary requirements.
Some families may need more of
the various vegetables and others
would need less.
Beet. eet....:...............4 ounces
Cabbage. late.:. " to / ounce
Corn, sweet ....:.....:..1 pint
Lettuce. e....:..:::..::.. ounce
Muskmelon ............ i ounce
Onion sets ...:.....:. ..2 quarts
Peas, garden :...:.. 2 to 4 quarts
Radish. :.....:.....1 to 2 ounces
Spinach;
In spring. ...........h pound
In fall. ......... .one.ha]f pound
Tomatoes, late. ounce
TurI,ips. .... ..........M pound
Watermelon. ............1 ounce
The string beans, bush lima beans,
sweet corn, lettuce, peas and rad
ishes will not all be planted at one
time, but successive paintings two
or three weeks apart will be made
so as to have a fresh supply
throughout the season.
Of early Irish potatoes one peck
to orie-half bushel will be required,
and OF late potatoes one-half to one
bushel, or more, depending upon
the amount Of ground available fot
this purpose. If possible. enough
Irish potatoes should be grown to
last throughout the winter.
In the event that the family
wishes to raise vegetables to supply
current needs and also to supply q
surplus for canning, the amounts
indicated aboye should be consider.
ably increased.
The home gardener should find
useful Farmers Bulletin 225, Home
Vegetable Garden, and Farmers
Bulletin 847, Home Garden in the
South. The latter is designed par.
ticu]arly for use in the warmer eli
mates, but contains many suggest.
ions that can readily be adapted BY
home gardeners In the north. Th'
Department Of Agriculture viii
supply these bulletins free on ap
: plication as long asits stock for fre'
distribution lasts.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-03
Timely SuggestionsFo For
Planting Home Garden
How Much Vegetable Seed to Plant
for Family Of Four.-Plan Garden
Before Planting Time

Now is the time to plant garden
truck, and the table given below
shows how much seed should be
used to plant garden that will
furnish vegetables for family Of
four. The attention of the Pioneer
was called to this matter by Princi-
pal Witzleben of the Fort Yates In.
dian Boarding school, who for
many years has taken a deep inter.
est in gardening and experimental
farming, which Is carried out on a
considerable scale on the Boarding
school farm at Fort Yates under his
direction. All the vegetables used
at the school in which 250 pupils
are enrolled are raised there, and
the work is done by the Indian
pupils:
The following amounts Of seed
the garden specialists Of the United
statea Department Of Agriculture
say are need to plant approximately
100 feet Of row, or enough to sup
ply vegetables for d family of four:
Beans, snap ............1 pint
Beans, pole Lima. pint
Beans, bush Lima. u to 1 ounce
Cabbage, early. ounce
SarrOG. ..!..t....s:s.ss. ounce
CaullnOWer: ::...:.:::::::l packet
Celery .s.:..:.!.: packet
CUCUMBER .:.:...:::::..79 ounce
Eggplant ..;..:.s.......l packet
Kale (swiss chard) ......h ounce
Parsley. y..................1 j packet
Parsnips. ................N ounce
Satisfy y,.................l 4 ounce
Squash .................h ounce
Squash, Hubbard type. ~ ounce
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-01
NEW RECORD IN FINES
Was Established by Barre City Court in
Last Quarter.

City court returns for the quarterly
period ending last night established 8
new record in the Pmount of fines col
leeted, as the aggregate OF S3,669.s2 col
lected in August. September and October
exceeded the total for any similar period
in the history of the court. In making
his returns to the state auditor, Judge
H. w. Scott referred TO l46 criminal
cases and four juvenile cases The sum
of $765.02 is to be returned to the court
for distribution as fees among officers,
witnesses and jurors. Even with the
salaries of the judge and the grand juror
added to this item of expense, the income
for the quarter shows a fine profit for the
state.
Old cases which accumulated during
the regime of former States Attorney f.
+. Gleason and allowed by him to remain
were cleaned up in numbers
Several were mol pressed and number
of return orders wre made. Fifty civil
cases were entered during the quarter
and fees collected for the state aggre-
gated S52.75. There were six court trials
of civil cases. and in Mortified the mag.
istrate presided over a jury trial in a
cause