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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-31
TO STU1SMANl
COUNTY VOTERS Y ]!

A general election will De held on
Nov. 5th. 1t was the intenkdon of the
Republican County Central Commit
tee of Stutsman County to carry on
an active campaign durinEFthe month
Of October, in behalf Of fhe princi-
pies for which the Republican party
stands, as we'll as in the$ipterests of
the party nominees on that ticket.
Arrangements had been m1de to have
speakers Of national promtnence dis
cuss the issues before ths people Of
this country. state and nAtion at the
present time. These arrangements
had been practically comphted at the
moment that the epidemieDf Spanish
influenza reached North dakota and
Stutsman county. This epidemic be-
came so severe. and was& spreading
so rapidly, bringing suffering and
death to SO many of the homes of the
people of our state, that itswas deem
ed advisable by the statesAnd local
boards of health to issue strict regu-
lations in an attempt to nteyent the
spread. of the disease. Among these
regulations, was an order prohibiting
the holding Of all meetingl OF public
mature. unless such meskiRgs were
fhem-fn the open ali, Sahe wen tffs-
| eoursging the holding Of meetings Of
any kind. These Regulations have the
force Of law, and ought to be care
fully observed,
At a recent meeting of the execn-
tive committee of the Republican
County Central Committee. the. stu
alton was carefully canvassed, and it
was the opinion of all members of
the executive committee, that as rep
resentatives of the great Republican
party of the United States, the party
that has always stood for progress,
for patriotism, and for the preserva-
tion of national honor, that party
whose loyalty has never been ques-
toned that as representatives of
that party, it was in this time of trial
land distress, our patriotic duty to
faithfully observe the rules and regu-
lations of the boards of health, and
thereby SO far as we are able, to as
sist in preventing the spread of the
present epidemic, and to that end we
have decided that we will make no
public campaign before the election,
this year. Il .Ss. z4s~ -a
| But we are at this time calling the
attention of the voters, and especi-
ally the Republican voters, to the fact
that it is their patriotic duty to at
tend the polls on next TUESDAY, and
to cast their ballot for that party that
has never had to apologize for its
management of national affairs; for
the party whose slogan is, "WIN THE
WAR now" and not some time in
1.-THE future; that party that. now
stands for no negotiated peace, but
for the UNCONDITIONAL SUR
RENDER" Of our enemies.
A Republican ballot cast next
Tuesday means vote for the preser-
vation Of our ideals of liberty. Justice,
Equality and equal opportunity. Go
and vote; do your duty; remember
that no one else can perform your
duty for you. 35.5.' !.
Republican County Central Com
Imittee. of stutsman County. BY the
Executive Committee.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-31
/ Txeaty Thousand Prisoners
" " Captured to Date IN OHenns-
i've Against Austrians.
tBy she Associated Press',,' :

Italian Headquarters on the
Piavo, Oct. 3O.-Austrian forces
4 are retreating in the region Of
Conegliano. They are leaving be-
hind them scattered along the
s,1f 1foads toward Vittorio, seven
niles north Of Conegliano and
Sacile farther to the west, many
big gums and munition wagons.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-31
AMERICAN FORCES
HELD IN RESERVE
ON PIAVE SECTOR
Yankees Backing Up British
and French Eager For Op-
portunity to Strike.
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
Italian Headquarters on the
Piave, Oct. 20.-American sol
diers are i'm reserve along the
Piave river. The correspondent
saw the American battalion GO
ing through its setting up exer-
cises this morning near the river.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-10-31

= D /. . % i. q 4 U.
One year ago the Italian
troops were streaming westward
from the Izonzo with a great dis-I
saster imminent. Today the Ital-
ians, with French and British
divisions fighting with the
American troops in reserve, are
;buring through what appears.
as q breach in the Austrian line
east of the Piave river
Waldo obdiadene has been cap
tured, Conegliano has been occu-
pied and along q line stretching
south to the Treviso-O Oderzo rail
road the Allies are moving stead
lily ahead. Prisoners numbering
more than 20, 600 have been tax
en- during the fighting.
Reports from the Piave front
seem to indicate that after the
first rush Of the Allies the Aus
trian resistance weakened great
" and there seems to be indica,|
tion that along the center Of the
line the enemy defense has:been
crushed The sweep*of the Al
HIS eastward appears to have
gained some nom ntum, and it
seems probable that the next few
days may: zee the whole Austrian
army fronting the Piave in re-
treat toward the Tagliamento.
Not only are the Austrian lines
yielding on this front, but further
north and west the allies are reported
to be advancing. The capture Of
Conegliano, the key Of the. Austrian
position, Is considered fatal blow to
the enemy's hold to the north of the
line where the allied wedge has been
driven deep into the Austrian lines.
Bitter Fighting Near Meuse.
Bitter Fighting has been taking
place in the Meuse sector during the
last day or two. East Of the Meuse
the American forces have moved
ahead once more and wrested posi-
tipns from the Germans. West Of the
Afeuse the Germans have been heavily
sbombarding the American positions
and back area with gas and high ex-
pl6sive shells. American heavy artil-
lery has been pounding the German
supply lines at CONTAINS. III
33 Aisne Line Threatened. s
.8,E West Of the Argonne forest the
French have begun an attack which
seems: to promise the breaking Of the
Aisne line. which Is the main obstacle
4 to the French advance west Sof the
8xrgonne In the region Of Vouziers.
The new attack was over the front
from Quentin-Le-Peti to Herpy,
north OF the Aisne, and progress
made In the first hours Of the on.
aslaught indicated that IMPORTANT po-':
sitions were within reach.
:,S French Tightening Lines.
On the Oise-S -Serre front the French
are slowly tightening their hold on
che lines about Guise while south Of
that town they are pushing ahead in
spite OF desp perate resistance on the
part ofs the enemy.
stsS III ltish Checked Temp
sValencie iennea the British have
been checked Tor is m oment at least.
NO Ssignifi ficant I'll sp,ro osress has been.
made there sdutins lhs!S Inst day L or
orth Il. off lsnct tennes the;
II E#Frssnch, British ana America have
improved their lines $lbntt "a not III
N pear succ cessful IA break king thronghs
the German line de ending Chem s4
ss4 Ereo On IN
tsSa Ihe yarsaills difference. a ii!
ssa,i,lI pol I'M creed On terms tor 1lllls
" - also1 Tins
ID 81 said that sthey yiit VI
sslnbnsits time soon Il tn e, IA
81 lIll
8.. sport.S = sllisd na
ill,i lllEs A 8 lS n
sf iading u
4 ocspr ationS SOi
ss
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Where Macbeth Was Slain.

IT HE. Scottish castle and It's park
y which. according to- British anti
quaries. mark the Sscene OF the final
encounter between Macbeth and Mao
dun and where. as all the world, has
known since Shaksspeare,s time,
Macbeth was slain. has become the
property Of the ritx OF Dundee. " A
great many Americans have a fond sen.
timent for the old city, Of Dundee. be.
cause for generations the song i..Ths
Maid OF Dundee" was favortte In this
country Everybody In the ,olden time
who had any voice. and many persons
not so endowed, sang "The Maid Of
Dundee" It was played on all the
spinets. harpsichords and little old
square pianos in America. a: tS s1f
The name Of the castle where Mao,
penalty for his numerous crimes Il Bel
mont. Mrs. Marryat, sister and heir.
ess Of the late Sir James Card, has
given the estate, including. the castle
and 300 acres Of park, to the city. The
property lies seventeen miles north Of
aire 5ute manufacturer and man cole.
brated for his good works, in his homo
city. At different times he gave to
Dundee q maternity hospital cancer
hospital. q aanator1um and home Of
rest. He gave half o million dollars
toward the erection Of the city hall and
donated as q pleasure park for the peo.
pie OF the city Mains Castle and s7l.
acr6s Of land. His private or SEMI.
public benefactions were numerous and
large. Belmont was at one time the
home Of Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man, who purchased the estate from
L,osd Wharnc,.zHfs. Dundee hSs many
parks and public places tor out-of-doors
Law. Baxter Park, q gift from Sir DGe
vid Baxter. the hill Or BalgAy, Locheo
Park OF Is acres given to the city by
the Cox brothers Of the great Camper.
down works. the park of Fair Muir
Dudh6pe or Barraok Park. MagdAlen
Green and the Esplanade. "a
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sick bay q usually up in the forward
wing. with the hawse pipe a re-
verberating drum. The carpenter
shop is right above the sick bed.
Nurses? Well. in peace times a
ship as large as the Leviathan has
from six to eight nurses. In war
times anywhere from twenty to
thirty are employed. Men aboard our
battleships are well taken care OF, IN
So far as facilities permit. Every
morning at o'clock a bugle call an
nounces that any one may go down
and see the doctor.
'The names OF men who are excused
from duty because Of indisposition or
real illness are posted about and the
list is termed the binnacle.' In case
Of serious. illne1s or contagious d.
seases we get the patient ashore 70
naval hospital as soon as possible,
illness Of duration aboard battie-
ship Is cleared Off the slate with all
expediency. Boats dtted ups for sick
people mean a different world for all
concerned"
In d report made 4by DR.. Braisted,
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statements. that the Comfort, sailing
to Europe. would go all the way
alone. In any case she will be the
only hospital ship Of any type which
will have entered the war zone from
the United States.
It Is said that the State Department
has word Of an article In the Ger
man paper Lokal Anzeiger stating
as fact that this vessel Will have
ahoard avIators and airplanes.> Oni-
Gers here claim that II such story
did appear 1t was for he timeworn
purpose of siurring the foe and .ex-
citing public feeling. regardless OF
the pure prevarication involved.
Both the Mercy and the Comfort are
Vessels of about 10000 tons, with es-
pecial effort made In fitting up ali
operating rooms with up-to-date elab-
crate equipment. There are nine sick
wards on both boats. several OF the
number being icontagion wards. quite
isolated from the others. AS many
as $50 cases OF contagious disease can
be cared for on each ship. There are
fourteen beds for sick officers. and q
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nature study classes forming. HIKING
parties are IN order for those with
visit the picturesque and historic
spots within walking distance of the
capital. Picnics will fill In many OF
the long summer twilight evenings
which the daylight saving bill has SC
thoughtfully provided" gGt],
Through co-operation with Miss
division Of District Of Columbia war
camp community service, and with
Miss Cecil Norton. head Of the COM
with Mrs Susie Root Rhodes. super
visor Of the Fairgrounds. many. rec
reational centers. with their equip
ment. are being placed at the disposal
Of the government workers. One Of
these thess. y the Central High. School
ditorium for plays and pageants and
Its gymnasium and swimming tanks
For one or two evenings each week
these facilities are being placed at
the disposal Of the war workers. with
experts to direct the exercises and
give training as 1t is desired.
!. For use In outdoor sports an ath-
letic field for girl employees Of the
government has been secured by the
Young Women's Christian Associa-.
tion. The field Ii q seven-acre plot
belonging to the Friends School and,
is only one carfare distant from the
capital. Six tennis courts and q club
house are. among it's attractions.
There is 6lso shack. which con-
tains kitchen ranges and other con-
ventences for giving outdoor sup
pers. - '' -
1t was by something Of an accident
that Mrs. McCan found herself in a
government position in Washington q
few months ago. A woman prominent
In every woman movement in her city.
q member, of the civil; service COM
mission, vice president and president
OF the efficiency, committee. superin-
tendent of tho awoman's division Of
It's labor bureau. which operates over
large part Of southern California
and New, MexicoCi5when war came.
she went to England, to. learn Its et-
feet on the women Of England, that
she might bring home results In case
ton to md II there was anything to
which she might set her hand in
help, she found her niche in welfare
work among the nine Thousand wom-
en- employed In the War Department.
Asked concerning the changes
life in Britain. Mrs. McCan replied
that they were many and great.
s'The English women are doing as
big part as the men in this war. she
declared, '.and they are doing It in
Just as big and intense a way as the
men at the front. They put deal of
sentiment into 1t. too. A girl In do.
mestic service, for instance, gave. up
her household position and went into
munitions factory because her
sweetheart was soldier, and she
wanted to make the shells which
Evening star., 1918-07-07

ward with 1855 beds for convalescent
patients. Eye, ear. nose and throat,
cases have a ward of their own. and
strictly medical ward of between
thirty-hve and forty beds. The rooms
devoted to, x-ray treatment are req
ported to be perfect. the ships mo-
tion necessitsting astra- aeyices aEc
~ r
but the greatest innovation" said
DR.. Taylor. "is a milk machine. Some
chemist has got out machine that is
a boon to the naval bureau OF medi-
cine and surgery. 1t is very hard to
find substitute for milk for sick
soldiers or sailors. It is the sims
plest. best food on earth fer cases
not recurring diet specifically 'op-
posed to milk. 1t has been practically
unobtainable before this, except Ia
the unpalatable mixtures made from
powdered milk. Now. this milk ma
chine. installed ON the Comfort, needs
only water and a certain kind Of milk
milk. Unsalted butter added gives
q greater degree of richness. Enough
sults. ,lt, .a
No less than 900 patients caneweil be
accommodated aboard. This figure,
IL exclusive of the, large, stan oG
doctors. nurses, attendants and the.
force necessary to fnanage the CONF
ing and going OF the ship Nothing
provided by q hospital ashore TO-
propote recovery and to, add to the
happiness and satisfaction Of ~ in@s
mates has been forgotten by the au~
thorities. The thoughtfulnsss Of the
Red Cross and other benevolent
agencies has also added such things
and books to reduce the tedium Of an !
three OF our hospital ships. :
"The needs OF theN man not yet long
In the service have been fully real Z
ized-his physical weaknesses. his stls-
ceptibility to, epidemic diseases, his.
ter Of food, clothing, exercise and
domicile. Our regular medical oflcers !
have had ample experiences In all tho.
details OF training camp life. IL was
only necessary when expansion be-
gan to increase sthe staM and tina
material supplied. There existed all
habits of military life, and the kesn
appreciation Of the requirements OF
the situation. ~ ,;slr ;;s5 4sss9 .
"Dr. Charles M. Oman 10 IN conn
mand of the ship Comfort. He has
with him one or two Navy doctors.
The rest OF them are from one OF the
Cross In Pittsburgh, Detroit. Kala-+
mazoo or some one city, All good
friends, these people belonging to I
each unit, and hey can work well
together. Most of such units have
aeymsd Red cos tSsn w
the war came on we took them in All
are specialists" ca $3.sY ~ ~ 81 :.
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surgeon general Of the Navy. to the
Secretary Of the Navy he says:
There is urgent need OF ambulance
ships. The ambulance ship Is used to
transport sick and wounded men
from lighting units to hospitals
ashore. And. while requiring less
elaborate equipment, must have ample
accommodation for large number Of
sick. facilities for caring for them IN
transit and a large and capable stan
Of doctors and nurses; also, such q
ship must be prepared to come and 60
at affair rate of speed"
4 The speed Of the Comfort may, have
been inquired about by the enemy. as
several brief paragraphs in eastern
newspapers mention Germanys atti-
tude toward the proposed dispatch Of
the ambulance ship to Europe. The
German government has been told
officially. according to one OF these
Evening star., 1918-07-07
After Forty.

ssEHAS gray hair disappeared9" (.
= q Tho speaker was Vanderbilt Al.
len. He sat In the dining room Of an
Atlantic. City hotel. Handsome mas
irons were to be seen on every. side:
but not one Of these matrons had gray
hair. All were golden blonds. -
"After forty" said Mr.. Allen, SEN
tentiously. woman keeps her hair
light and her age dark" !.
Evening star., 1918-07-07

nm HE United States Navy, It is
reported. purposes to go over
ITO our naval base In Europe
and get and bring home AZ
many OF the sick and wounded Amer
lean sailors and marines as Is pos,
sible on one ambulance ship, the
Comfort The fact that the present
plan Is said to include no measure for
convoy or any kind brings several
news items on the subject to the front
page OF various newspapers Of recent
date' comments and rumors of COM
ments come from Germany as to the
proposed program of the Comfort.
ihis boat, until about a year ago,
was liner by the name of Saratoga,
belonging to mail steamship COM
pahy running between New York and
CUBA Not long after n state of war
was declared to be existent between
this country and the German empire.
this steamer was nut I'm the navv
yard AT Brooklyn for thorough re-
model1ng, She was to become fioat-
ing hospital. The steamship, Havana.
osisohg,ng niso eng to the same company was
u,ho sent to the same navy yard
about the same time. for similar rea-
sohs' ana rechristened the Mercy.
Il X
Last winter the latter shin worlsed
with the Atlantic fleet, going out for
three or four days along the coast,
receiving patients until there was
room for no more. The furnishings NJ
this ex-liner. acting as assistant to
the one hospital ship the Navy has
mad the solace. were given by the
Ssolonial Danes of America. There
Ss ths psen persistent rumor that both
serve as ambulance ships
quoting one naval officer: "IIosnJts,
MnMips are on duty at the fleet base.
nney are ordinarily separated from
sne meet itself. but remain with IL. or
or injuries % es!ena Of tSe to the daily wants
pltai ship Is not supposed to trans
port SICK and wounded from the feet
20 Dase hospital ashore That is the
1unSuon ..n OF the ambulance ship"
,hs " h,D Dasueships. said DR.. Taylor Of
the Navy. "a poor devil who Ia siek
must be miserable. Everybody On the
cruising ship has something else 10
90 90 besides look in on him. I. myself.
.i nVe IAN IN my bunk III for thirty.
to speak to mo except a negro wSa
got me something to eat Wv
Inc enlisted. man is aomewhst
more fortunate. He often has com.
pHmy When his fellows are or duty
IN fney can come IN and chat a while.
OF board a battieship it is tough luck.
pney are In the way. for one thing.
frtmari!y such a vessel Ia dest0ned
dor ngnttns purposes--at least must
always DO ready to light. And the
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work going on akin to that she was
Undertaking for the war workers In
Washington. Mrs. McCan replied:
], N0thiss sas Ths;sgsr ,s like Thsss
today, and women are working all
being the bright and happy place II
was few years ago. The once fash-
ion.9e sn.s o Bond street + very
permitted and In front dA the thea
ters only, tiny Jet direct1-ti play
goers. who, are, largely c0nvalescept
soldiers. There are no private motor
the government 70 otficials. One is not
even allowed to whistle for q cab,
and Ii fined II he shows q light lin RI
window. The whole cocial and do
nestle situation has changed. The
upper classes are suffering most. but
cheerfully as possible" t5i ssisS ~
The psychology of wer's results wan
studied abroad by Mrs. McCan, who
takes her welfare, work as q science.
The re-education Of the blind at st.
Dunstan's In the south Of England SO
interested her that she spent sever.
al weeks last winter at this great
British institution. While there she
experienced the sensation OF being
in an air raid. When the signal was
given that Zeppelin was in sight
three hundred blind men and with
the help Of the volunteer aids got
them all to the bombproof, shelters.
Once settled below ground. they en.i
couraged them In. singing and Joking.
ssrvlng tea while they waited for
the departure Of the, enemy aircraft.
A bomb fell within three hundred
yards Of whore they were, but did NO
serious, damage. Bs X: {. I i".,'S ...,
"I5 shall never forget the, sensation
of being attacked in that ruthless fash
ion," said Mrs. Mccan. II was abso-
lutely frozen with the wickedness of
the thing; 1t was such want6n, unwar-
like destruction Of the innocent.
have to confess that did not know.
that i harbored such hatred a. felt
when this establishment Of helpless
men and women was bomberded. Later
/ asked o German why It was done.
He answered that 1t was part of the
war plan and was intended to terrOrise
the English people. Tho German In
telligence does not correctly. gauge the
British mind and, temper. = Instead, Of
discourasing, the raids have served IA
an aid in recruiting. Every time there
q an, air raid on England the men rush
to offer their services. y. =
'These are some of the evidences Of
wars results upon the minds of the
people in Britain. as I observed them.
Fortunately for us, thlngs are not
80 serious and here in Washington
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RECREATION GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
q good AND you will be
happy" says the well worn

w
Hk1N good ana you will be
WIZ happy" says the well worn
h proverb npa Shsnrv ana
~ vo,, iii, =. .@s.p., -.
."o ne" "'aoe-'h w ashihSto"
epsralns oorh OF the war;.
10 MAKE the atfe OF the government
empioyea young woman happy. even
."ous" she De gar from nome. Is the
newly formed )oo OF a woman VINO
mas recently come to take her place
IN Tue, war Ire ol the nation's capital
Ihe woman 10 MRS Martha Nelson NC
can OF Los Angeles Cal, ana nor new
duty IN providing reepeation tor tho
government girl -smpioye VIII pc car
ried ON In accordance with the pfans
no,.,,,~ ans ...,.h ;,,a,.;on -, ~.
housing anu nea''h "N's'o" VI '"o
War Department.
Out Of every three persons ap-
pointed to government positions In
home. Mr.. McCan declares that home
sickness is one of the main reasons
for the big turnover among. the
Washington workers, and she believes
that this homesickness is unnecessary
for-the workers. She also believes
in wholesome recreation as q tonic
to the morale when the mercury
climbs up and the spirit to help win
the war is inclined to slump.
M
-. H.. ~
Ihe young wo""" wh" "as vo'""
teered to work for the government
daring the war should not desert
,,,o-. .hov h.r h-othar
the ranks any mo'e ." nc. ,.,,. oe"s