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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-13

the mob ne was lowered il order to
bind his hands and feet. With this
respitsshe was given opportunity to
make a dying statement IL he SO de-.
sired. He fell to his knees and for,
three minutes prayed in German. He
then wrote a short note to his aged
parents who livestn fsssDresden, Ger.
many This done. the knot was
frightened around his: .neck and dozens
of handsnErasped the rope that swung
him ten feet into the air to his death.
He was left dangling for two hours.
The mob left the scene quietly; in
fact so quiet. were all the incidents
leading up to the hanging that many
residents Of this city were unaware Of
the lynching until later in the NOR
ming.
AS soon Is news OF the tragedy be-
came known to ofncials an investiga-
ton was started. Coroner Roy Lowe,
acting on the advice Of Attorney Gem
eral Brundake of Illinois. immediately
ordered an inquest, at which thirty
witnesses were examined, n Of them
being Joseph Riegel. AS the result
turned against six men. All were arr
rested and have been In the county
Jail at Edwardsville without bail.
When the Madison county grand
jury met at Edwardsviile on April 2&
q transcript Of all testimony given
before the :cproner's' Jury was intro
duced and al % result sixteen indict-
ruents were returned, twelve against
civilians and charging murder: four
bell. e against policemen and charging
~malfeasance in ONCE. g
Mob Acts Deplorcd.
The case Of Prayer has attracted
International attention. The mob acts
were deplored o. the floor Of the
United States senate. Federal officials
at Washington instructed their agents
in Illinois to lend all possible assist
ance in bringing the guilty parties to
Justice. Within o few days after the
burial Of Prayer the Swiss minister al
Washington instructed Secretary OF
State Lansing that the German gov.
Eernment had expressed a desire ia
bearthe expense of the mans funeral
Later the secretary advised agains,
such action and the state of Illinois
paid all bills.
Meager reports that German Of
acials were incensed at Prayers death
were heard. at intervals and this feel:
ing apparently was reflected in a dis.
i 2 49,. To- - -'-
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Lynchlng on April S.

C%ollinsville, ILL.,, May lathe
lynching Of Robert Paul Prayer, Ger
man enemy alien, on the morning of
April s was the eliminating tragedy
in a series of d~isassociated demonstra-
tions which. for several. weeks, had
en,held in various sections of south
west Illinois as a warning to alleged
disloyalists. The activities of persons
who counselled aggression against
pro-GermanA previously had been con-
fined to the tarring and feathering of
their victims. painting them yellow,
forcing them to kiss the flag or to
make public manifestation Of their
allegiance to the government. Such
GUS small towns, for the most part
mining camps, where, it is said, Ger
man agents fourished and carried on
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-13
Charged With Murder in
Connection with Lynch
ing Of Prayer.
ONE DEFENDANT
ADMITS CRIME
Riegel, Former u. S. Soldier,
Declares He Led Mob
That Hanged Victim.

E~dwardsville, ILL.,. May 13.-Eleven
mon indicted recently by the grand
jury on murder charges growing out
OF the lynchtng on April S at Collins
VILE OF Robert Paul Prayer, enemy
allen. went to trial this morning be-
fore Judge Louis Bernreuter in the
Madison county circuit court here.
Sixteen men were indicted by the
Grand jury, including four policemen.
The date for the trial of the four
policemen has not been set and the
twelfth civilian has never been appre.
hended.
Assistant Attorney General G.. N,
M~iddlekaun, who helped obtain the
conviction of 81 defendants in con.
nection with the race riots in East st
Louis last July. is in Edwardsville to
assist States Attorney Joseph p
Streuber. in the present trial.
h selection OF a jury probably will
consume today and tomorrow. q
b men on. trial are Richard Dukes
Enid Elmore. VIM Brockmeier, Cecil
Larremore, JamesJD De Matties. Frank
Flannery. John Il. Hallsworth. all
miners; Joseph Riegel, 'cobbler; Yves.
ley Beaver, porter; Charles Cranmer
clerk. and Calvin Gilmore, plumber.
,Riegel, a former United State.
soldier, has admitted that he led the
mob that hanged Prayer. A>
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Herald Want Ads Bring: Results.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14

world. But this is hardly to be won
dered at, after all, in the case of
such an autocratic ruler as the kaiser,
who in addressing his soldiers, says
to them, "There is only one master
in this country. | am he, and l will
tolerate no other. There is no law
but my law; there is 10 will but my
will" and who upon another occasion
said 81 look upon the people and ma
ton handed on to me as a RESPONSE
! bility conferred upon me by God, and
that it is my duty to increase this
heritage; those who try to interfere
with my task / shall crush. You
must willingly obey my commands,
even though require you to shoot
down your own fathers and brothers
IN response to my dictates. But,
mark you men and women, the yic-
tories that are won by the overthrow
of Christian principles; that have no
regard for helpless children and civil
ians on unarmed vessels of commerce |;
that despise the purity Of woman
hood; that ruthlessly destroy Libraries
and churches; that bomb hospitals
and sink Red Cross ships, that make
war upon nurses and physicians -such
victories are a disgrace to the man
who rules the nation that gains them,
lat his command) by sucn means.
The man who inspires his soldiers to
such deeds as these is simply practic-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14


Victor L. Berger, former socialist
congressman from Wisconsin, is now
under Indictment on a conpiracy
charge for violation of the espionage
law. Berger is a candidate on the
socialist ticket for United States GEN.
ator from Wisconsin, and his plat
form corresponds very closely with
the Bolsheviki platform in Russia.
The election, which comes on April
End, will disclose whether the citi-
zens of Wisconsin want to uphold the
democracy of this country, or whether
they prefer TO see this country pros
trate at the feet Of Germany as Rus.
STA now is under the leadership of her
treacherous leaders of the BoIsheviki.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14

And one not inconsiderable way in
which Gov. Stephens can do his bit
for his country is to exercise execu-
tive clemency in the case of Tom
Mooney. Sioux City Journal.
And why clemency? Mooney has
been convicted of being implicated in
the placing Of bomb that killed ten
innocent people. His release il being
demanded by /. w. W. g and desper-
ADDE'S, not only in this country, but
in Europe, and threats of vengeance
have been made if the sentence of
death is executed. At recent meet
ing in New York a speaker at the
United Hebrew Trades made the fol-
lowing threat which was san ctioned
by the crowd:
We ask no aid from organized la
Dor from Samuel Gompers down. We
ask no publicity from the capitalistic
press. We ask no favor from the
Wilson's. nor the judges of the courts,
nor the prosecuting attorneys. But
Tom Mooney will never be hanged.
These powers are paralyzed when So
cialism makessa threat, and socialism
and revolution are behind Mooney. /"
Clemency as an act Of justice or
when there il likelihood Of Its leading
to reform. is justifiable, but clenency
forced BY the threats Of revolutionists
j and t-throats i mighty poor way
1 "a bElnR xo4uFm.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14

Argus-Leader: How does it come
that officials and lecturers of the nom
partisan leage. who are protesting so
vehemently their loyalty to the gov
eminent, must be defended by one of
the most open and avowedly prof. Ger
mans in South Dakota, the editor of
once well-known Deadwood weekly?
Long after the entry of the United
States into the war, Sem made the
prediction that the non partisan league
would assume the reins Of govern
ment and that their course would not
be hostile to Germany.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14

Mitchell Gazette: United States
Marshal Taubman> Of Sioux Falls,
while in Mitchell yesterday exhibited
the iron finger ring, bearing upon it
the Iron Cross Of Germany which
Kornemann, the Sioux Falls German
editor, now under arrest, for treason,
had received from the German gov
eminent in recognition of his services
in raising money in South Dakota and
sending it to Germany, to be used in
support of German war activities
against the United States.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14

with all the great states captured and
their capitals-Athens, Ephesus, Je-
rusalem, Alexandria. Carthage, -re-
duced to county seat towns paying
tribute to Rome. But the kaiser
paints side by side with this map, an
other world map. with Berlin the
capital, and by 1915 St Petersburg,
Paris and London were to be county
seat towns, subdued provinces of Ger
many anu Washington and Ottawa
were to follow with the word Ger
mania stamped on the United States
and Canada. That is why the kaiser
said to Mr.. Gerard: "After this war
shall not stand any more nonsense
from the United States.
''The originator of this world war
vas the kaiser; Won Kissing and Won
Hindenburg its executives. The muir
der of Edith Cavell, hundreds of won
en- and children on the Lusitania, the
overrunning of Belgium, the sssassi-
nation Of northern France, were the
outer exhibition in deeds of the phil
osophy of force. The wicked teach
ing that might makes right; instead
of that right makes might. Is it, any
wonder that our President Wilson,
familiar with such facts as these,
says in ore of his addresses before
congress: believe that speak for
the American people when say two
things: First that this intolerable
thing of which the masters of Ger
many have shown US the ugly face,
this menace of combined intrigue and
force which we now see SO clearly as
the German power, thing without
conscience, or horror, or capacity for
covenanted peace. must be crushed,
and if it be not utterly brought to an
end, at least shut out from the friend
ly Intercourse of the nations; second
that when this thing and its power
are indeed defeated and the time
comes when we can discuss peace
when the German people have spokes-
men whose word we can believe, and
when those spokesman are ready in
the name of their people to accept
the common judgment of the nations
as to what shall henceforth be the
basis of law and of covenant for the
life of the worid--we shall be will
ling and glad to pay the full price for
peace and pay it ungrudgingly. We
know what this price will be. 1t
will be full impartial justice-jus-
tice done at every point and to every
nation that the final settlement must
affect, our enemies as well as our
friends. -
According to the principles of in
ternational law, no nation would be
permitted to cause its flying machines
to fly over enemy nations and drop
bombs upon their cities, killing and
manning non combatants- men, wom-
en- and children; no nation would be
permitted to cause its submarines to
torpedo the merchant and passenger
ships of other nations, resulting in
the drowning of many innocent men,
women and children; but the kaiser
has utterly ignored such just laws as
Jnese, and become a law unto himself,
in the way he conducts the war,
thus compelling his nation to become
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14

The agitation for an increase in
the production of swine and cattle
seems to have had its effect. Accor-
ding to the government reports the
increase since January, 1917, In
swine is 5. z per cent; mich cows IL
per cent; other cattle 4.5 per cent,
and sheep 2.7 per cent. This is en-
couraging, but the demand will still
be increasing, and the increase should
be even greater during the present
year. -. 49,.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
For Register Of Deeds

hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of Register of Deeds of Bon
Homme County, South Dakota subject
to the will of the republican voters
as expressed in the May, 1918, pri-
mary. Ted. A. Hinznan.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
Two young men from Trip have
enlisted in Sousa's Marine Band, and
left last week for Chicago to go into
training. They are VIM. Schliess-
mann and Raymond Hirsch.

Gov. Norbeck has called a special
session of the legislature to meet at
Pierre next Monday. Some matters
made necessary for consideration on
account of the war are the occasion
for the special session which it is ex-
pected will last about eight days.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
Political Announcements.
For County Treasurer

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of county treasurer of
Bon Homme county on the republican
ticket, subject to the will of the vot-
.ers of that party assexpressed in the
May, 1913, primary.
Cbas. e. Bixby.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
For Register of Leeds.

l hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the office of Register of
Deeds of Bon Homme county, subject
to the will of the republican voters
at tie May primaries.
John w. Slater.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
For County Judge

! hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of County Judge of Bon
Homme County subject to the will of
the Republican voters to be expressed
in the May 1913 Primaries.
@ c. C. Pickett.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
For Register Of Deeds.

Subject to the will Of the republi-
can voters in Bon Homme county, /
hereby announce my candidacy for the
Office of register of deeds.
P j. Schroeder.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-08-30
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ind me and take me back to Cour.
trai--after all you've DONE North
Starr I don't want to follow him--I
Just want to follow you-because you
--you are taking me away from the
Huns and this Pat 0'Brien--this fel.
low who keeps after me all the time
and leans on my neck and wants me
to lie down-thls yellow Pat o'Brein
wants me to go back 10 the Huns I"
After spell Of foolish chatter like
that my senses would come back to
me for while and / would trudge
hlong without q word until the fever
came on me again.
l knew that I had to have food be-
cause was about on my last legs I
was very much tempted to lie down
then and there and call II a beat.
Things seemed to be getting worse for
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-08-30

me the farther / went, and all the
time I had before me the spectre OF
that electric barrier between Belgium
and Holland, even II ever reached
there alive. What was the use of
further suffering when would prob
ably be captured In the end anyway?
Before giving up, however, I decided
upon one bold move. l would ap-
proach one Of the houses In the vi
cinity and get food there or die In
the effort.
I picked out small house because
figured there would be less likell-
hood Of soldiers being billeted there.
Then wrapped stone In my khaki
handkerchief as sort of camouflaged
weapon, determined to kill the occu-
pant of the house, German or Belgian,
IL that step was necessary In order
to get food. tried the we'll In the
yard, but 1t would not work, and then
went up to the door and knocked.
1t was o'clock In the morning. An
old lady came to the window and
looked out. She could not imagine
what was, probably, because / was
still attired In that old overcoat. She
gave a cry and her husband and
boy came to the door.
They could not speak English and I
could not speak Flemish, but / pointed
to my flying coat and then to the sky
and said "Fleger". (fiier), which I
thought would tell them what was.
Whether they understood or were
intlmidated by the hard-looking APP
pearance,- don't know, but certainly
1t would have to be brave old man
and boy who would start an argument
with such villainous looking char
acter as stood before them that night
had not shaved for a month, my
clothes were wet, torn and dirty, my
leggings were gone-they had gotten
SO heavy had to discard them-my
hair was matted and my cheeks were
flushed with fever. In my hand I
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-08-30

The American Army In France
is getting good soft bread made
from pure wheat flour. Official
Bulletin. Makes a fellow feel
that he has been helping some
by giving up white bread at
home. doesn't it?
The person who is continually
parading his virtues attracts sus.
picion. He should remember
that the most successful counter
felt is the one that attracts the
least attention.
Uncle Sam is asking you to
help him by getting in your fuel
now. Early ordering makes 1t
possible to relieve freight con-
gestion during the winter.
ut looks like rain this morn
ing" said the milkman as he
poured the milk into his GUS
toner's pan. 1T always does"
replied the customer.
Did you ever notice how much
more study the slender girl puts
into the proper manner to cross
her legs than does her more
chunky sister?
The self,lnade man thinks he
used up all the clear timber.
Are you ready for the next
Liberty Loan? Sure.
A smile always helps.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-08-30

Then for the first time In my life ]
fainted-fainted from utter exhaus-
ton.
1t was now about o'clock In the
morning and I was entirely unpro-
tected from observation. II anyone
had come along I would have been
found lying there dead to the world
Possibly two hours passed before I
regained consciousness, and then, no
doubt, only because the rain was
beating in my face.
I knew that / had to get away, as
1t was broad daylight. Moreover,
there was tow-path right there and
any minute a boat might come along
and find me. But 1t was equally
dangerous for me to attempt TO travel
very far. Fortunately I found some
shrubbery near by and I hid there all
day, without food or drink.
That night I made a little head
way, but when day broke had q
dreadful fever and was delIFions. I
talked to myself and thereby IN
creased my chances Of capture. 10
my lucid intervals when I realized that
I had been talking, the thought sent
a chill through me, because in the
silent night even the slightest sound
carries far across the Belgian country.
I began to fear that another day Of
this would about finish me.
I have a distinct recollection Of
ridiculous conversation / carried on
with an imaginary Pat oBrien--a
sort of duplicate Of myself. l argued
with him as l marched drearily aloni
and he answered me back In kinf
and when we disagreed. called ~
my one constant friend, the North
Star, to stand by me.
"There you are, you old North Star"
I cried aloud. "You want me to get
to Holland, don't you? But this Pat
O'Brien-this Pat O'Brein who calls
himself a soldier--he's got a yellow
streak--North Star--and he says 1t
can't be donel He wants me to quit
ITO lie down here for the Huns to
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-08-30

CHAPTER I-Introductory. Pat O'Brien
tells OF his purpose In writing the story
Of his adventures.
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Then for the first time In my life ]
fainted-fainted from utter exhaus-
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-08-30

CHAPTER vIII-For nine days more he
struggles on In q weakened condition
through Luxemburg in the direction of
Belgium.
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CHAPTER II--Teiis Of his enlistment In
the Royal Flying corps, his training in
Canada and his transfer to France for &C.
tive duty.
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printing 1t gives satisfaction.
ATTENTION.

i wish to close out my large
wall paper stock and will, until
further notice. give rs per cent
discount on al sales. Nearly all
my stock was ordered before the
rise of paper stock. Paper is
still going, up and. this is the
time to buy, F,4.
w. AZ DARLING.
47tf Armory Hall Annex.
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Ifyou were an American soldier
coming cold and wet and tired
from the front line trenches,
wouldn't it delight you to find
Salvation Army lasses frying
fresh doughnuts aud making
hot coffee for you? When you
loosen up for the Salvation Army
drive next month you help pro-
vide these comforts for the boys
in France. No institution gets
nearer the firing line than the
Salvation Army.
A cannibal wouldn't eat a
knocker for he knows the meal
wouldn't agree with him.
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SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER I-Introductory. Pat o'Brien
tsiis OF MS purpose In writing the story
OF his adventures.
CHAPTER II--Teiis OF his enlistment In
the Royal Flying corps, his training in
Canada and his transfer TO France for &C.
tive duty.
CHAPTER IIT-Describes fights in which
he brought down two German airplanes
and his nnal ight In which he was
brought down wounded within the Ger.
var.
CHAPTER Iv-Discovers that German
hospital stan barbarously neglected the
fatally wounded and devoted their ener-
gies TO restoring those who might be
returned 10 the firing lines. Witnesses
death in fight OF his best chum, Lieut..
Paul Rainey.
CHAPTER Vile Ia taken to the Of
hcer9 prison camp at Courtrai. There he
began planning. his escape. BY great sac
rihce he. manages to save and hide away
two daily rations of bread
CHAPTER vI-Ie connscates Q map OF
Germany and Just half an hour later is
put on 9 train bound for a prison camp
In Germany. He leaps through q window
while the train IL travelling at . rate OF 20
miles an hour.
CHAPTER vII-For nine days he
crawls through Germany, hiding during
the day. travelling at night. guided BY the
stars and aubsisting on raw vegetables.
He covers 76 miles before reaching Lux
emburg.
CHAPTER vIII-For nine days more he
struggles on in weakened condition
through Luxemburg in the direction OF
Belgium.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-05
OVERTIME TO MAKE coFFiNs

SANTA FEE, N. M., Nov. 4.-The blaming mill here is kept running day and night, making collins for influenza victims of the Spanish American set dement's of this section. Collins are also being received by express, stocks of local undertakers being practically exhausted.
 Generally speaking. the influenza sit nation in the state is better, but the disease is causing hundreds of deaths in the isolated and thickly populated native settlements.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-05
A STATEN ENT


 At this time when the great issues attendant upon the conduct of the war and the election of Congressmen who will either support or oppose our Great President Woodrow Wilson, who has been acknowledged by all our allies as the foremost citizen and diplomat of the civilized world, I wish to advise all democrats to support their ticket religiously as in my opinion this is a crisis in which we must support the leader who has so signally honored not only his party but the entire American people.
 Our state and county nominees are all sterling democrats of unquestioned fitness and I trust they will receive the unanimous support of the democ- racy of Arizona.
 CHAS. DESALES WHEELER.
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