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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Commission Urges That Substan-
tiaI Increases In Pay Be
Allowed. 20
.FAvORS SLIDING Rate
II tho Suggestion Is Accepted by d.
rector General McAdoo It Will
Increase by s2ee,012,71s the
Annual Railway PayroIIs.

Washington, May 10.-The railroad
wage commission recommends that
all rail employees whose monthly pay
in De cember, 1915, was less than
$3.50, month receive an increase.
The recommendations, if adopted by
Director General McAdoo, would give
the workers $1O0,000,000 in back pay
to January 1, and would add $2SS,012,-
71S to the pay roll as Of 1917, net
increase of 15.O21 per cent.
Wage advances proposed do not
represent net increases over existing
pay, but are based on the month OF
December, 1915. In other words, any
increases which may have been al
lowed by individual roads since that
time must be deducted. In some cas-
es deductions will almost, If not alto
gether, cover the increase suggested,
according to the report. The roads
themselves during 1916 and 1917 in
creased wages an amount equivalent
to 100000 If applied to the pres
ent number of their employees.
No Reductions Possible.
CAS- to those who have received
such increases" the report says, 1--WE
advise no other course than that the
scale be adhered to, for it has its foun'
dation in principle and not in the com
polling force of any unusual competi'
ton. In no event should there be any
reduction in wages from those now 90.
tanning
1.-THE railroads must maintain their
complement of workers and if by
meeting fairly, as here, the needs OF
the time, this end cannot be secured
there must be allowed play for other
forces than those we have recognized.
Flat increases of $40 per month are
proposed for all employees except ap'
prentices receiving SAG or less, and all
others up to $239 would get advances
ranging from 43 per cent down to 4.6
per cent, the smallest increase going
to those with the highest wages.
Above $3.50, fiat increases would be
given to make the wage $3.50. Ap-
prentices from 10 to 81 years old
would received only three-fourths OF
the recommended increases and those
below 10 years one-half.
In the application of the scale the
wage runs with the place, so men
who have been promoted since De-
cember, 1915, shall receive increases
applicable to the new place and not
to their wages in that month. Men
discharged since January LIST, shall re-
ceive their share of the retroactive
pay for the tine that they worked.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16

To drive tank, handle the guns, anf
strong nerves, good rich blood, a good:
stomach, liver and kidneys. When tho
time comes, the man with red blood in
his veins lis up and at it," He has iron
nerves for hardships-an interest in his
work grips him. That's the way You
feel when you have taken blood and
nerve tonic, made up Of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherry
bark, and rolled into sugar-coated'
tablet and sold in sixty-cent Walls by al
most all druggists for past fifty years
as DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. This tonic, in liquid or tablet FORM
is just what you need this spring to-
give you vim, vigor and vitality. AT the
fag end of hard winter, no wonder
you feel rundown blue, out Of Sorts.
Try this "Medical Discovery" Of DR..
Pierce's. Don't wait! To-day is tho
day to begin! A little "pep," and You
laugh and live.
The best means to oil the machinery
of the body, put tone into the liver.
kidneys and circulatory system, is to,
first practice a good housekeeping.
I know of nothing better as laxative
than a vegetable pill made. up Of May
apple, leaves of aloe and jalap. This
is commonly sold by all druggists as
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
should be taken at least once week to
clear the twenty-five feet of intestines.
You will thus clean the system-expea
the poisons and keep 11ell. Noao Is
the time to clean house. Give yourself
q spring house cleaning.-Adv.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
KILLS nine GuNNERS
Three-Inch Shell ExpIodes at
Camp Near Fl. Worth, Tex.
Six of the Men Meet Instant Death
and Three Died Shortly After
The Accident.
Some o,
can engine.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 1O-Explc'
sion of a three-inch shell killed nine
American gunners and injured seven
others near Benbrook, few miles
west of Fort Worth.
One gun crew, members of head
quarters company, 141st infantry, was
wiped out and second crew from
headquarters company, 142nd infantry
suffered heavy casualties.
Six of the men were killed instantly
and three died shortly after the ex"
plosion.
An attempt on the part of a gunner
to force the shell which apparently
did not fit, down a trench mortar Is
believed to have been responsible fol-
the accident. Sergeant Norman Bow
a Canadian, assistant instructor fol
the Stokes trench mortar, said to
night he saw a soldier attempting to
force the shell and that he attempted
to warn the gunner. The explosion
came too quickly, however. The
wounded, except Sergeant Norman
Bow, of the British army were all
from Texas, as were the dead.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
BALLOON WENT RIGHT ALONG
And in lts Flight Carried With 10
Astonished and Indignant Cow
boy and His Pony.

Flying Cadet Reber, during tho
course of his spherical balloon train
ing at San Antonio, Tex, while on hio
solo flight and proceeding along about
~ miles an hour on the guide rope.
saw a cowboy and pony crossing tho
field ahead Of him. The cowboy with
out invitation, leaned down, caught tho
guide rope and tied it to the horn OK
his saddle. This was the signal for
the pony to plant his front feet.
Much to the surprise Of the cowboy
and more so to the pony, the balloon
proceeded along its way. After being
dragged across the field. the cowboy
threatened to shoot the pilot unless no
stopped.
The situation was finally relieved BY
the cowboy exchanging his revolver for
a knife and cutting away the guide
rope, leaving knot on the horn OF tho
saddle as a souvenir.-From Flying
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
ATTACK IS REPULSED
German Patrol Finds American
Fire Too Deadly.
Failing in Their Efforts to Entice
Yankees From Trenches Enemy
Makes Vigorous Assault.

With the American Army in France,
May 10.-American positions on the
>uy front were attacked by the
Germans during the night, but the
enemy was repulsed.
The enemy patrol parties were &C
tive during the night and one German
pretending to be wounded, lay outside
the wire entanglements before an
American position beseeching help. He
was acting as a screen for the others.
who were armed with hand grenades.
The Germans failing to entice the
Americans from their trenches, at
tackled, but the Americans made it so
hot for them that they fled in con-
fusion. Their casualties are believed
to have been comparatively heavy.
The roar of heavy artillery con-
tinues day and night in this sector.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Iowa and Illinois are Swept by
Tornadoes and Heavy Loss
of Life Is Reported.
TRAINS ARE WRECKED
Calmar, iowa, Is Said to Have Had
Eighteen Persons Killed and
~ Central Illinois Evidently Suf-
S fered Severely.

& Sioux Falls, S. D., May 10.-Eigh-
teen persons are reported killed In
a tornado at Calmar, Iowa, and three
people killed at Mason City.
%s Des Molnes Says II Dead.
Des MONIES, Ia, May 10.-Reports
reaching here from West Union. Ia,
said only six persons had been killed
at Calmar No details were available.
Five other known deaths have been
tabulated from various points.
~ The wreck of a Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul passenger train at Cal
mar was reported in telephone mes
sage from West Union.
u. Big District Devastated.
New Hampton, Ia May 1O.-Three
persons were killed in cyclone which
struck here and tearing a belt two
miles wide and five miles long de-
stroyed buildings, fields, and orchards
on from 40 to so farms, according to
the best information available at this
time. The city sewage plant, valued
at $4,000 is total wreck.
Much of the territory struck by the
storm has not yet been visited.
Three schools and several buildings
were totally destroyed.
Davenport Ia, May 1O.-More than
Q score of persons were injured, one
probably MORALLY, when a tornado
wrecked the northern part of the
town of Eldridge, north of here, and
swept over the surrounding country.
Mitchell In Darkness.
!, Mitchell, S. D., May 1O.-Darkness
equaling total eclipse frightened
Mitchell residents during a storm.
A tremendous downpour continued
over an hour, after which high winds
did much minor damage. Heavy
rains were reported from Murdo to
Marion Junction, a distance of 300
miles. Between Murd0 and Rapid
City three inches of snow fell.
j.. l-1 Central Illinois Hit.
Chicago, May 10.-Leaving death
and destruction in it's wake, tornado
swept through central Illinois, tear
ing down miles of telephone poles,
prostrating railway traffic, Killing live
stock and destroying many buildings.
Christian, Shelby, Mason and Nor
Ran counties we're the worst sufferers.
At Franklin, Morgan county, two
women we're killed by a falling roof.
At Pana, ILL.,, passenger train was
wrecked when it ran into q Washout
but no one was seriously injured. In
shelby county many head of cattle
we're killed and q woman and her son
were seriously injured when their
barn was destroyed. Debris left by
the wind blocked railway and tele-
graph communication in many dis
trictS.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
ARREST SIX SECT LEADERS
Headquarters in Brooklyn Is Raided
by Federal Officers.

Headquarters in Brooklyn Is Ratded
by Federal Officers.
New York, May 1O.-Joseph +.
Rutherford, successor to Pastor
Russell as head of the international
Bible Students association, and five
other leaders of organizations found
ed by Russell, were arrested in raid
by federal authorities on the head
quarters of the Bible Students asso-
citation in Brooklyn.
1t was charged that the six men
sought to bring about "mutiny, dis
order and unrest" and to persuade
men to refuse to enter military serv-
ice by articles published in the
Watch Tower" the bible Student"
and the "Kingdom News" organs Of
the Russell sect. The Kingdom
News" was suppressed by government
agents last week.
Those, arrested with Rutherford are
William E. Van Ambergh, Giovanni
De Cecca, A. Hugh McMullen, Robert
J. Martin and Fred A. Robinson.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
SINKINGS OF U-B0ATS GROW

Increases Steadily While Less Mer-
chantmen Are Destroyed.
London, May 9-The sinking of
enemy submarines has increased
steadily and the sinking of merchant
ships has fallen steadily, declared T.
J. Mcnamara, member of parliament
for North Camberwell and parliament
tary secretary to the admiralty, on a
speech at Bristol. The output of ton
mage month by month is we'll ahead
OF last year. Large plans have been
laid by America and Great Britain
for the output Of new tonnage, but
the plan must take time to mature.
Meanwhile, he adde, the onus of i'm
mediate output was on the United
Kingdom.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
HARD BLOW FOR SUFFRAGE
Senate Leaders Cannot Secure Ma
iority for Resolution.

Senate Leaders Cannot Secure Ma
jority for Resolution.
h Washington, May 10.-Suffrage for
women of the United States met a
severe setback.
z With the Susan B. Anthony amend
nent to the constitution already bear
Ing the 20. X" of the House. pro-
suffrage leaders in the Senate an
nounced that they could not hope OF
Q victory in the Senate and that the
measure would not be brought up IN
the Senate.
:, Senator Jones of New Mexico. chair
man of the Woman suffrage commit
tee, said that action in the Senate had
been indefinitely postponed. because
q canvass of the members showed
that supporters of the resolution num-
her less than the twothirds majority
needed for adoption.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
SEVEN Die IN CLOUDBURS1

Flood Carries Houses and Sleeping
inmates Down Creek.
Clarksburg, w. Va, May 10.-Seven
persons were killed when a cloud
burst struck Big Isaac In Doddridge
county.
The flood carried several dwellings
and their sleeping occupants down Big
Isaac creek.
James Gardner, carpenter, his wife
and their four children were killed.
Mrs. Elroy Enoch lost her life. Four
of the bodies have been recovered.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
BUY W. s. S.


Washington, May 10.-The precious
metals reserve of the United States
has decreased SIG, 000.0OO in the first
nine months of the fiscal year. as
shown In q report by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Elk
ports Of gold totaled $3.50, 9S9 ,092. Of
which Japan took $7O,000,000. Spain
SIS. 1000, 900 and Mexico $4,000, 600. tie
remainder going chiefly to South
America. Gold imports were $50, 1885,
219. Purchases of silver have in
creased more than 100 per cent. but
still are $40 1900. 900 less than exports
-. RJTY w g 3
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
MINNEs0TANS ARE KILLED

Names Of Two Appear. on Last Cas-.
ualty List.
Washington, May 8.-Thn last cas-
ualty list contained Al names. divid-
ed as follows: -.
Killed in action, A; died of wounds,
2; died of disease, s; died of other
causes, 1; wounded severely. IS;
wounded slightly, .13; missing in &C
ton, 1. The list includes: Killed In
action: Corporal Herman Bjorm'
haug, Tofte, MINI. Private Marcus
Jones. 1921 Dupont avenue &c.. Min
neapolis.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Say. Husband Deceived Her.

New York, May 10.-Mrs. Anna w.
Zellenick has begun an action for
the annulment of her marriage to John
Zellenick in the supreme court. She
asserts that before their marriage he
told her he moved in the best soci-
ety." was a person of wealth AID was
In the banking and brokerage bust
ness She admits that the first state
ment is true, although in a different
sense. from what John intended her
to believe. for he is butler, she
says. --.-. ~.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Old Ball Players orsaniza

Chicago. May 10.-An Association Of
oldtime baseball players has been
formed as q result of the war charity
game arranged between players of q
decade and more ago. which will be
played here In the list of names ap.
pears that of the evangelist, Billy
Sunday, who will play right field on
one team; Fred Pfeffer, famous In his
day as q second baseman; Wee Nc
Gill and Tony Mullane, opposing
pitchers: kid Gleason, Jake Stahl,
Jimmy Ryan, Barry .cCormick and
Frank Houseman.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Mistakes Are Unavoidable

Washington, May ~. - Minority
Leader Mann, speaking in the House
after an absence of several months on
account of illness, said the magnf-
tude of war preparations Is so vast
that It is impossible to proceed with
out mistakes. I'VE are appropriating
unbelievable sums. and mistakes will
occur" he said. I'VE have mNde mis-
takes, both personally and legislative
", but in war there Is no partisanship.
What We all coed, what the admins.
tration needs, what the country needs,
is determination and patience"
RIIY W s -
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
500 Reward. 500

CAtarrh is a local disease greatly INN.
enced by constitutional conditions. 1e
therefore requires constitutional treat.
is taken Internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the sy9.
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MED!C1N0
destroys the foundation Of the disease.
gives the patient strength by improvine
the general health and assists nature Y
doing its work. $4,000 for any case q
Catarrh that HALLS CATARFA
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists &c. Testimonials free.
r. ]. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
British Forces Take Town Without
Turkish Opposition.

Turkish Opposition.
London, May 10.-British troops on
May Z entered the Turkish town of
Kerkuk so miles south of Mosul, in
Mesopotamia, the British war office
announced. The British met with no
opposition. The Turks on retiring
left 600 men in the Kerkuk hospital.
The text of the statement reads:
"Mesopotamia-A portion of our
troops entered Kerkuk on May with
out opposition. The Turks, who re-
tired towards the Lecser Fab river,
left 600 men in the hospital in the
town. They also abandoned three
damaged airplanes. A heavy rain has
fallen
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
SINKS ENEMY SUBMARINE

cunners on American Steamer Make
Clean Hit.
Washington, May S.-With three
well placed shots, the American
steamer TidewatcS disposed of an en-
envy submarine, the navy department
announces. The second shot was =
"clean hit on the U-boat, the Tide
waters commander reported.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16

Arranaes Compact Nautical Chart
Economizing time, space and paper,
Capt. Fritz E. Uttmark, head of gov
eminent nautical school in New York,
has devised a new chart for finding .
ships position at sea. A vessels posi-
ton by the present method can be as
certained only after protracted cali
culation on about 200 square feet OK
charts. This difficulty has been over
come by plotting chart less than ono
square foot in area.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
BUY W. 8. s.
Last Son Of Revolution 0eae

Omaha, May 9.-Nelson Moore, BE-
lieved to be the last real son Of the
American revolution, died at his home
here. Moore was born near Vernon,
Oneida. county, N. Y. His father, at
the age of Is, was fighting with the
continental army and was with Wash
ington at Valley Forge. $50.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
MINNESOTA BOY IS KILLED

Hawley Soldier Loses Life In Action
... .-' on French Front.
Washington, May 1O.-The last
casualty list contained rs names. di.
vided as follows:
Killed in action, 10; died OF
wounds, ); died Of disease, s; died
of accident, 2; wounded severely. ID;
wounded slightly, Al; prisoner, 1.
Among those killed in action was
Private Melvin T. Johnson of Haw.
lev, MINI. Private Peter c. Smith
az Colby. Wis, died of disease.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Nevada Deputy Commissioner Under
Arrest for Bribery.

Arrest Tor Bribery.
San Francisco. May johannes A..
Wood, deputy United States food
commissioner for Nevada, was arrest
ed by the Department of Justice here
on a charge of bribery, the complaint
stating that he had accepted $500
in part payment Of alleged demand
upon the South Fork Flour Mills Of
Elko, New, of $500 q month for al
legged protection in their handling of
flour and wheat under the fedeia! food
act.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
BUY W. s. s
eso. Seven German Planes.

washington. May 10 Sergeant
Frank L. Baylies of New Bedford.
Mass, American flier in France, has
brought down seven German airplanes
in the last two months. said an OF.
fetal dispatch from France. IS.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Cancel, Cost Plus Contracts.

Washington, May 10.-The cost plus
contracts of the Submarine Boat com.
Dany at Newark, N. J., for construc-
zion Of 16O steel ships Of 5000 tons
each have been cancelled, Charles NJ.
Sehwab, production director OF the
Emergency Fleet corporation, told the
Senate commerce committee In an
Avestisation of the company's work.
New contracts were substituted on a
la4 basis of $4,000 for each ship.
Cost plus contracts at the Hog Island
md Bristol, Pa, government yards
were continued, Mr.. Schwab said.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16

TEuToNs CAPTURE R0sT0v
Occupation Of Another Ukranian Town
10 Announced.

Berlin, via London, May 1O.-The
city of Rostov, on the Don river, which
figured promine entity in the battles be-
tween the Bolsheviki and the Ukrain-
ian troops, has been occupied by the
Germans, the war office announced.
@ The text of the statement follows:
I'm Ukraine on the southern coast
of the Sea of Asov, We advanced as
far rs the mouth of the Don and oc-
cupied Rostov.
Negotiations regarding the de.
termination Of the line Of demarcation
viii commence in the near future"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Troops Are Inspected by
M. CIemenceau,

NJ. CIemencedU.
With Americans in Picardy, May 10.
Premier Clemenceau, who visited
the American advance headquarters
in Picardy, was impressed by the work
done by the Americans since they
took over a sector here.
The premier inspected billet, tast-
ed the soup, and conferred an hour
with the commanding general.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
Voice Of Vanity.

Voice OF VanIty.
Are you sure the baby resembles
me?" asked the proud father.
Absolutely. Aren't you pleasedT
Eyes, I'm pleased. The only thing
is that the youngster will get over be-
ing rather red faced and bald-headeo
and probably won't"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
ACCIDENT At SCOTT FIELD
Losing Control Of Machine Causes
DEATH Of Lieutenant.

Death Of Lieutenant.
St. Louis, May 9.-Lieut. w. w.
Smith, Of Paw Paw, ILL.,, an instructor
at Scott field, a government training
camp for aviators at Belleville, H.,
was killed when he lost control of his
machine and fell 500 feet. A cadet
in the aefoplane with him was not
seriously Injured.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
No Other.

"What is the mean temperature q
this placer
about as mean as 1t can be, sir.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16

Adam had a spare rib with apple
sauce. ~
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-16
FOOD OFFICER IS ACCUSED

BUY w. s. s
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GAINING IN MES0P0TAMIA

BUY w. s.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-17
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, May i6.-The cotton
market showed a steadier tone early
today. The weather map made very
favorable showing. but the technical
position OF the market had undoubted-
~ strengthened on yesterdays decline
and covering was promoted by the rel
atively firm cables. First prices were
steady at an advance of u to II points
and after some irregularity due to the
presence OF overnight selling orders,
active months worked about 10 to %
points net higher.
The official weather forecasts were
considered favorable and led TO some
little irregularity during the middle
If the morning Offerings were light,
however and the market firmed up
again later with shorts showing in
creased nervousness owing to the APP
parent scarcity of contracts. July sold
UP to 1924 and October 2475 around
midday, making advances OF 81 to 80
points from last nights close and OF
about IS points from yesterdays low
level
Bumors Of possible peace seemed TO
stimulate the demand from shorts dur
ing the carly afternoon with July SELL
ing up to 25.75 and October to 24.92, or
y TO * points net higher.
Cotton closed irregular
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-17
INLAND SOLDIERS
IDEh OF The SOLUTE

A soldier from the inland country OF
Iowa recently arrived IN Pensacola. He
thought he was going to ship from
here to France at once. Being held
here under orders, the restraint wore
upon his nervous system.
He was not a trained soldier and adj
mitted it He said that he was a coal
miner and the trenches on the front
would be daylight TO him. But one
thing he could not understand, and
that was the salute the officers and
men exchanged.
1t reminded him. he added. OF times
when he dynamited a bank of coal and
then did not have any better sense
than to pick UP a hot chunk of an
thracite. The salutes he saw took MN
back home. when he suddenly let go
Of the hot coal. SsHNl