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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-04
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War Chest Plan

The War Chest Community plan
which is now in operation in most
communities of the United States,
and in North Dakota in towns like
Mandan, Bismarck, Fargo, Grand
Forks, and in Aberdeen, South Da-
kota, is to assess everybody on an
equitable basis for the purpose of
securing the community quota for
Liberty Loan, Red, Cross and War
Saving Stamp drives. A percent
,age assessment in proportion to in
come is levied as follows:
$1,000 to $2,OOO-Four per cent.
$1,000 to s3,OO0-Five per cent.
$4,000 to $5,OOO-Six per cent.
$4,000 to SO, OOO-Seven per
cent.
The list then goes up to $4,000,
until it reaches Is to % per cent.
Some sort Of plan like this should
be used like here in Fort Yates
The indiscriminate soliciting will
not win in the end. The people
with the smallest means give the
most and those who can afford.
to contribute much are let off with
Ia smaller amount in proportion.
This is the case in Fort Yates,
and better plan must be worked
out and followed in the future.
People with incomes of less than
900 are classified separately,
and while their contributions are
welcome they are in the penny-sav.
ing class and not solicited 70,
pledges. IT'D
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-04
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDING S
OF Special Meeting OF the Board Of County
Commissioner Of Sioux County,
Held June 18th. 1918
Fort Yates. Nor,h Dakota.

Fort Yates. North Dakota.
June 14th. 1918
The board OF county commissioners Of Sioux
county met ut the court house IA Fo,t Yates
IN special session upon call OF the chuirmnn Of
the board I ,r the purpose Of re. considering the
letting OF bridge contract ON May e., and for
the ,rans !ctton OF any other business tut
might legally come before the board
r. esent, Commissioners j. A. stiles and ]. C..
Leach.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the action taken by this
board at the special meeting held at Shields on
May %, Jointly with the county board Of Grant
county, be rescinded so far only Us letting
contract for bridge over the Cannonball river
to the Fargo Bridge and Iron Company Of
Fargo, North Dakota and be Il further
Resolved, that new bids for the construction
of said bridge. be received up to o'clock p
N. on July 10. 1918, to be opened at joint sess
ion of the boards Of county commissioners Of
Sioux and Grant counties, TO BE- held Ut Shields
North Dakota. and the county auditor IN here.
by instructed to advertise for bids for the con.
structicn Of y combustion steel ind wooden
bridge, with conorete abutments, or for On all
steel bridge.
Said bridge to be built in accordance with
plans aud specifications to be prepared by the
county surveyor Of Grant county, and to be on
file with the county auditors Of the respective
counties, or bidders can submit bids ON their
own plans and specifications, X they NO desire,
On roll call all the commissioners voted aye
and the resolution was adopted. The board
then adjourned until June 18th for the purpose
of inspecting ronds.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-04
June. rs. 1918

June Is. 1918
On motion j. g. -Coughlin, was appointed
county justice of the peace to Ill I'm existing
vacancy ,r
On motion the following claims against the
county were audited and allowed, and the
county auditor instructed to draw warrants
for same ON the proper funds:
r. s. Mclaughlin. hauling fresnos to McLaugh
lin. $3.50
Chas. Brought Plenty, labor on road. %. $500
John Jordan, livery for inspecting roads. e6h0
Jacob Jordan, labor on roud .............m.$3. 800
A. Colville. assigned claim of Paul Chap.
man for labor on county road. 90
A. Colvile, assigned claim OF Clarence
Siaka for labor ON county road. .n........ $500
A. Colville. assigned claim Of Ciaren 50
siaka for labor on county road .ees.or
j. G. Leach, commissioners per diem
and mileage inspecting roads. .7i.aO
J. N. Hagen, advertising seed grain
bonds ......................... 2.27
Keldron Equity Exchange seed grain. 67.50
Solen Equity Exchange, seed grain. IS 40
H. w. Long, seed grain. 1880
Solen Equity Exchange, seed gratn.... 1870
Solen Equity Exchange. seed grain ....... .2l.tO
Solen Equity Exchange, seed grain ~. 4l.c0
solen Equity Exchange, seed grain. ....... $3.50
solen Equity Exchange, seed grail. $3.50
Solen Equity Exchange, seed grain ...... 1920
Keldron Equity Exchsngc, seed grain. !. .oosA.2 20
j. Leach, commissioners mileage end
per diem. .lb.eO
j. A. Stiles. commissioners per diem. .. .25.UO
Jacob Jordan, livery for commissioners
inspecting roads. s. 90
On motion the board adjourned.
&C. CHRISTENSEN,
County Auditor
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-04
The Function, Of the
Food Administrator,
BY Herbert Hoover.

To so guide the trade in the fun
damental food commodities MS to
eliminate vicious speculation. extor-
ton and wasteful practices and to
stabilize prices in the essential sta.
pies.
To guard our exports so that
against the worlds shortage. we
retain sufficient supplies for our
own people and to cooperate with
the Allies to prevent initiation Of
prices. 7.
! To stimulate In every manner
within our power the production
and saving of our food in order
that We may increase exports to the
Allies to q point which will enable
them 70 properly provision their
armies aud to feed their peoples. Z
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-04
Agency News

Beginning Monday, this week,
the Standing Rock Agency will he
closed 10, tie transaction Of bust
ness in the forenoon. The Offices
will be open 10 the public every day
except Saturday, from to $ O'clock
in the afternoon. This order is i;:-
sued for the reason that the clerks
must have some time in which to
dispose of the routine work.
Parties having business to transact
with any department should bear
this rule in mind.
Superintendent Hitch has issued
the following order regards trespass:
Notice ia hereby given that no
trespass Of horses or cattle will bp
permitted on the Government re-
rive bounded by the section line
west OF agency and school farm and
north Of public school and fair
ground, Missouri river and Many
Wounds allotment. Persons own
ing horses or stock and desire tn
to take them through this district
! must accompany them. Any stock
caught without someone attending
them in this district will be taken
up and a fee Of SOC per head cl,arg-
ed. Government employees and In
dian traders may pasture not to ex-
coed three head each in the school
pasture, at the rate Of IS. 40 per an
mum. This being our regular leas.
ing rate. Of 20 acres for each head
This order goes into effect July 1,
1918.
4 4 4
All district farmers have beer
furnished the following circular
issued June 25th by Supt. Hitch:
note that Indians continue to
come to this office for money
Please post a notice and call atten.
ton to your Indians through your
policemen and assistant farmer tina,
no requests for money can Tx
handled at this office. We are re-
quested to institute new form O
bookkeeping which requires Interest
to be figured OH all deposits, there
fore, unless in emergency case,
where sickness demands instant al,
tention, checks will only he drawn
on requests of farmers and mailed
to theIfarmers for distribution on
the LIST and 18th of each month
Owing to the computation of inter
est it will be impossible to draw
checks at any other time.
Please advise your Indians of thi
change and give all requests 70
funds your immediate attention $,
if recommended by you they can b.
issued on the first payment day fol
lowing.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-04

Bread is the staff of life, but very
few Americans need a staff.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
Y. N. C. A. PLANS ALl-DAY
NEW YEAR VICTORY FETE

Cabinet members. Congressman and
District officials will have a part iG
the annual New Year open house al
the Washington Y. N. C. A tomor-
row. The affair IL known as the
Pete de Victoire." Every depart.
n1ent in the association will have ex-
hibitions and receptions.
More than 5000 personal invita-
tions have been sent out.
The program will begin at 2
o'clock. There Is to be an exhibition
OF war relics. posters. maps. and
charts loaned by Samuel Gompers
members OF Congress, and other pub
lie men who have returned from the
war zone.
An all-day program will be put on
iE the boys department. At 2:3C
the annual swimming meet will take
place. At 7:30 there will be class
work demonstrations. at o'clock ex-
hibitions in Indian club swinging and
pyramid buildings and at $50 o'clock
basketball games.
An Indian lecture and q musical
program in the auditorium will be
given in the evening.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
INpIANs AIp REp GROSS.

The Red Cross has received 5000
from the winnebago Indians The
sum represents the proceeds OF their
annual ''big time" held at Junction
Valley, Wis.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31

lotted them at the time of retire
ment.
Some of the benenciaries represent
! ed to the Commissioners that, failing
to receive the pensions due them, they
were forced to contract debts they
still owe and that the back pay will
enable them to meet. to some extent,
the high cost OF living.
There are at present on the pension
roll 264 former policemen and 1ol
hremen.
No Other Pension Fund.
There are no retirement or pension
laws affecting other employees of the
District, although one is badly need
ed. 1t has been hoped by District en-
ployeS that the bill for retirement OF
superannuated Federal clerks would
go through Congress and include the
District. That proposed legislation
now looks to be in bad shape for the
present session.
There was also q strong hope that
the appropriation committees would
report the increased salaries asked
for thousands Of ,low-paid District
employees and at one time it was be-
lieved the Senate committee would
dc this, although the House had de-
clined to do so. Employees OF the
District are more poorly paid for
their duties than corresponding
grades OF Federal Government en-
ployes.
Teaehers' Pension Bill.
In February, 1918, the Senate
passed the teacherS retirement bill
offered by Senator Hollis for teachers
of District schools. The Senate
passed the measure by q large ma
jority and It went to the House,
The Washington times., 1918-12-31

where It has hung In the House Dis
trict, Committee, OF which Represen-
tative Ben johnson Is chairman. The
teachers are still hopeful that Mr..
Johnson will present q favorable re-
port to the House before the close
of this session, otherwise they will
be compelled to begin all over again
In the next Congress.
Nr johnson has steadily declined
to sanction pension legislation of any
kind for the District or Federal gov.
cial objection to the retirement of
teachers. The fate of the measure
rests entirely with him. as the major
ity Of the members OF the House Dis
trict Committee are understood to
favor II and to desire an opportunity
to vote upon II.
There are more than 1000 teachers
In the public schools Of the District,
and the Hollis bill was worked out in
line with satisfactory pension laws
elsewhere 1t provides that the teach
ers. out OF the meager pay they re-
ceive, shall buy annuities for them
selves, these to be supplemented by
payments from District revenues of
about SO for each year a teacher has
served until retiring age.
Would Retire At Sixty-two.
!. Under the terms OF the bill the pre-
sumption would be that a teacher
would retire at sixty-two years of
age. after having served forty years
as an Instructor Of children, starting
at twenty-five years. For this long
service, his or her own payments
would yield a pension of about $500
q year, while the District would sup
plement this by So for each years
work, or $24o year, a total of 5000.
The pension would be reduced for re-
tirements after service of less. than
forty years.
The Efficiency Bureau of the Fed
erali Government worked out the
tables ana found that the District
would bear the burden OF the pen
sions for the first thirty years owing
to early retirements OF teachers.
The payments would not. however,
be exceedingly heavy, with steadily
increasing efficiency In the work
Of the schools owin0 to the infusion
Of young blood.
Superannuated teachers now con-
tinue in the service until past seventy
years of age, many of them being,
among the most valuable OF instruct
ors.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
SENATE MAY
GIVE TARDY
JUSTICE FOR
PENSIONERS
BY BILL PRICE.

Tardy justice probably will be done
by the Senate subcommittee framing
the district appropriation bill for III
aged men and women pensioners OF
the Policemen's and Firemen's Relief
Fund.
In making up their estimates for
the next fiscal year the Commission
ers not only requested Congress to
appropriate $2i2,97S.6S to meet the
allowances authorized by law in the
way OF relief and pensions, but also
requested an additional $6S, HOST for
back payments due benefciaries for
the fiscal years 1911 to 1915, inclu-
sive.
The history Of this pension fund
was explained to the House subcom
mittee by Commissioners Gardiner
and Brownlow.
Until Congress in 1917 provided
that the pension fund should be made
up Of contributions from the salaries
Of policemen and fremen, n,supplemented
from the revenues OF the District, the
fund had been in a precarious condi-
tfon. There were years when. Il was
not sufficient to pay the pensions and
the beneiciaries were cut in the
amounts due them. The old law pro-
vided that the fund derived from de-
ducions from salaries should be sup
plemented by the police court fines,
dog taxes, ETC. Through this inef-
dcient law many retired men. and the
widows and children OF others failed
to receive anywhere near the small
pensions authorized to be paid them.
80 Highest Pension.
The highest pension now allowed
q $50 per month, the amount being
fixed In accordance with the physical
eonditions and needs Of the bene-
aeiaffes.
The House subcommittee edeclined
% include the item of $6s,410.S7 in
fbe District bill reported by 1t. on the
ground th6t It properly belongs in a
def1ciency bill, although the money Is
TO be paid wholly from District
revenues.
Before the Senate subcommittee, the
eWo Commissioners renewed their ap-
pea1s for the inclusion Of this item,
and they found, IT was said by Sem
utors today, a strong disposition to
allow the item as not only equitable
hat legal. Mr.. Gardiner pointed out
m the House and Senate that the
cid men who are entitled to this back
pension are from sixty-eight 20 sew
enty-flve years OF age. and in most
instances, their wives are living.
Their regular pensions range from
$50 to $40 per month. the amounts al
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
DISTRICT GREETS
SIX MORE HEROES

Washington welcomed back six mote
of her war heroes last night The
seXtCtte were among the forty-eight
wounded men who arrived in thcacity
and were sent TO the Walter Reed
Hospital.
The boys were overjoyed at being
able TO reach home in time to see the
old year out and help usher in the
new year, but they found time to tell
of some of their thrilling experiences
in France-how they went "over the
top and helped beat back the enemy
hordes.
The six men who reached home last
night are Capt Berkley Inge, 1O9
Four-and a half street northwest; Cor
poral William L. Iseman, 141 Eleventh
street southeast: Sergt. Herbert
Goode, 50j Second street northwest;
Corporal John 4. Murphy, 34l9 Four
teenth street northwest: Private Ed
ward Sweeney, 23i Fifteenth street
southeast, and Thomas Pursell, 1901
Q street northwest.
Christmas 10 ChrIstmAs.
Captain Inge. who was attached to
the transportation corps OF the quar-
termaster department, has returned
home after more than a years service
overseas. Washington folks will re-
member the captain as the guardian
of public buildings and grounds.
which position he held for sixteen
years. prior to his entry in the serv-
ice.
Captain Inge was commissioned on
October %, 1917. and left Washing
ton for New York Christmas day,
1917. whence he sailed for France.
Oddly enough. he landed in New York
on the day before Christmas, thus
completing a full year of absence
overseas.
Corporal Iseman says he considers
himself a New Years gift to his fam
lily, for he literally had u close shave.
Iseman was shot through both
cheeks, the bullet passing SO close to
his tongue it burned a slight groove
in IL. The wound on his tongue, he
says. has not ruined his disLaste for
the iphumsn practices Of the foe.
Corporal Iseman was member OF
the famed 312th Machine Gun Bat
TALON. As a member OF the suicide
club" as machine Gunners call
he took part in many
with the enemy. Many
times he escaped death as II by
The Washington times., 1918-12-31

miracle. but once he was caught in
a cross-fire in a counter attack. 1t
was then he got his souvenir OF the
great war.
Private Edward Sweeney's family
reside at 247 Fifteenth street south
east. He is a neighbor of Corporal
Iseman, and not only was in the thick
of the fighting with him, but return
ed to his home town to be a patient
in a District hospital.
Murphy Has .FIu.D
Corporal Murphy arrived at Min
cola. y. Y, about one week ago. He
sent a letter to his mother stating
that he would be home soon.
His mother received word last night
that he had been removed to the
Walter Reed Hospital. AS far as is
known, Murphy has not been wound
ed. In letters to his mother. written
in France. Murphy stated that he was
getting along nicely.
Although the War Department had
reported him as severely wounded,
First Sergeant Goode, one Of the six
to arrive last night, insists he was
only slightly hurt. In n letter to his
sister, Miss Ella Goode, sos Second
street northwest, he told the same
story.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
FOLLOW DOCTORS ADVICE

Ask any physician or druggist and
he will tell you that the first step in
the treatment Of n cold, cough or
grippe should be "a brisk calomel
uurgative. preferably the nausealess
calomel tablet called Calotabs." This
alone is often sufficient to break
up a severe cold over night, or
shorten an attack of grippe and
possibly prevent pneumonia
One 'Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with n swallow OF water
that's all. No salts, no nausea nor
the slightest interference with your
eating, pleasures or work. Next
morning your cold has vanished
and your entire system Cerls purified
and refreshed. Ca,otab5 are sole
only in original sealed package:
price thiTty-five cents. Recommend
ed and guaranteed by druggists
everywhere. Price refunded if you
are net delighted.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31

Riots began in Posan last We
shortly after the arrival OF Pader.
ski. the famous pianist, who y
pected to be made Presldent %
Polish republic. The Poles. seek
annexation OF the district Of PoI
are opposed By the Germans.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
AMERICAN BARK BURNS.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Lloyd's an.
nounces that the American bark
Aryan. bound from Wellington to San
Francisco, burned 800 miles cast of
Chatham. The captain and thirteen
men have been landed on Chatham
island in a iifeboat. The American
steamer Tenadores is on the rocks on
tho island of Byep. Rescuing of the
passengers is under way.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
HEY, ANANIAs! HENRY SAYS
WILLUM DIDN'T START WAR!

BERLIN, Dec 31.-Prince Henry is
quoted today as declaring that he will
personally testify that his brother,
the former Kaiser, zealously endeav-
ored until the last moment to avert
the war.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
WAR GARDENERS TO Squirt.

Victory Gardeners are going over
the top at Norfolk, Va, this year
says reports to the National War
Garden Commission today. Miss Mabel
Brown is incorporating garden hints
in her talks before the Current
Events Glass OF the Women's Club
and organization work is being com
pleted.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
CHINA TO DESTROY OPIUM
WORTH $4,000, 900, REPORT

LONDON, Dec. 31.-The Evening
News announced today that it under
stands the Chinese government will
destroy 1.200 chests of opium, valued
at $500, 900 pounds ($14,0 ,OoO.)
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
POLISH Forces
CONTROL Pose

LONDON. Dec. 31.-Polish for'
now control Posen and have recrui'
several German ofnesrs. dlsarm
others. a Central News dispatch
ported today. Communication
Berlin has been cut
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
SIAM 10 sENp pELEeArEs.

LONDON, Dec. 51.--siamese minis
ters in Paris and Rome win attend the
peace conference, it was learned to-
day.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
ITALY LOST 1,4os, 800 MEN.

ROME. Dec. 31.-Italy's losses in
killed ard wounded in the war totaled
I.4O6.99O, according to an announcement
today. They are divided as follows: +:
Killed-Officers, 1882; men, 1868
Wounded-Officers. 33,3H; men. 9l3.64l
New-York tribune., 1918-08-08
Americans in Rain
And Darkness Beat
Foe Across Vesle
,Sy The Associated Press }

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. T.
Under an inferno of shrapnel and
machine gun FIRE and waves of gas the
Americans forced their way over the
Vesle River last night and early this
morning, while rain varying at times
from drizzle to a downpour drencned
the battlefield.
French troops already have gained
positions on the American left. and
the Joint movement has Strengthened
out the line from a point west OF
Bazoches to Fismes.
The Germans lost considerably IN
casualties and saiso a few prisoners.
whose stories tended to corroborate
the expressed opinion of those previ
orslv taken that the Germans expected
to continue their retreat until the
Aisne is reached.
The attack began between and 5
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. BY mid
nieht those men on the right had
reached their detectives. the main
highway eas. and west extending
along the foothills that rise north Of
the river and become a series Of ter
races to the Aisne.
Left Wing Delayed
The left wing was delayed. but II
also reached the line shortly before
O'Clock this morning.
The artlleries on both sides are still
lighting ducls over the captured posi-
tions, and the Germans also have con
tinucd small arms resistance. But with
every horr the positions Of both the