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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-03

last week and the accounts show it to
have been great success and very
dashing action.
But it is question whether the gain
successful as it was. was worth the loss
Of the brave men. That sort Of thing ID
always possible, but military com.
manders rarely take advantage Of such
opportunities. because they cost toe
much. On much larger scale is the
present great assault of the Huns, and
when the books are balanced they are
likely under the present appearances, to
have lost far more than. they have
gained.
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CAN IMPORT SEED WHEAT.

. 81 j.. -
Through the efforts OF the U. 8. de-
3partment Of agriculture, arrangement
has been made with the Canadian board
Of grain supervisors to the effect that
the embargo on importation of wheat
has been amended to a limited extent,
20 as to allow the importation of seed
wheat for the northwestern farmers.
Applications must be made to the office
OF p. L. Carey Of Mippeapolis. who is
the northwestern agent Of the U. s.
grain corporation.
This change has been made to &C.
commodate the northwestern farmers
and dealers who find it more convenient
to bring the wheat in from Canada.
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NATIONAL DECENTRALIZATION.

OA600St
and the other about Russia, show very
forcibly the Generalization in those
countries caused by the war conditions.
The stories are taken from German
and Russian newspapers and show that
the whole moral conditions of the people
have broken down and as stated by one
Russian writer, In Russia the only or.
ganization at present is the organized
forces of thieves, while according to
German papers, all sorts of dishonesty
is rife in Germany.
That this is true may we'll be believed
on general principles. Most of us are
honest because we must be. "Honesty
is the best policy" is a proverb that has
q larger meaning than just individual
application. We are honest with each
other because we want others to be
honest with us. In civilized communi.
ties we compel the other fellow to be
honest because of our own interests, but
that also compels our own honesty.
Most men are born, live and die as
honest men. Most men think they are
honest, but every day we see some
honest man become a rogue. Nobody
knows whether he is really an honest
man until the temptation comes. Most
men are honest enough as long as they
have the money to pay. and rather enjoy
the paying. They make sort of virtue
of paying what they owe.
But the hungry man without money
will reach for bread if he sees it. He
will scheme to beat or put off his
creditors when without funds.
In Russia today, there is no law to
restrain. The revolution was begun on
the principle of common division OF
lands and money. It was short step
from, public to an individual division
of all property wherever it could be
seen. That was the seed sown by the
leaders of the Bolsheviki, and now the
harvest is being reaped.
In Germany, the government has ig-
nored all international honesty, held all
treaties to be but scraps of paper, has
trampled on the rights of the small
neutral nations, has organized brutality
and ruthlessness as legitimate means
of war.
The people Of Germany, hungry and
poor, have learned the lesson of ruth
lessness as a government and are now
applying it to their own personal neces-
stiles. They are robbing each other as
their government robbed others.
There can be no such thing as in
dlvjdual honesty except through ma
tional honesty. The stream cannot rise
higher than its source.
Honesty is a matter Of combination.
IT there we're but one man in the world
he could not be honest. Just as soon
however as another man was added then
the question of mutual honesty would
appear.
A nation has its obligations which
must be observed as similar obligations
are observed between individuals, Ger
many before and during this war has
proven to be the most dishonest nation
Of history. What may we expect Of its
individual peoplef
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THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

Some of the hardest and most bitter
fighting Of the war has occurred the
past week. In the fighting the Germans
gained the, important position of Mount
Kammel which overlooks .the Ypres
locality. But beyond that success the
Teutons have made no progress though
most heavy assaults have been made
with the sea the probable objective.
The entente allies have for the last
three or four days either hurled back
every assault or by counter assault re-
covered all gains of the Germans. Sc
: far, except for Mount KENNEL, the re-
pulse of the Germans has amounted to
practical defeat. As we said last week,
the Germans are now in q position that
they must either 60 forward or retreat
The losses of the Germans have un-
I ld9abtedly been very great during the
week. At one point masses of troops,
over a hundred thousand in number,
continued to assault in solid waves all
day long; as soon as. one wave was shot
\ down another followed, and this sacrifice
made no gain Of territory.
That the casualties among the British
and French armies must have also been
great is also certain, though not so large
proportionately as among the Teutons.
It would appear that every day that
the Teutons do not make progress they
! are losing. They have been losing men
at terrific rate since the assault began
on March 2Ist. The problem now ap-
$ pears to be how much longer can the
GermaLs continue the fight on the scale
! they have begun and continued? How
much longer can the British and French
4 hold against the Hnnsf -5
Meantime the Americans are arriving
( and some are already on the fighting
lines in France. Not yet enough to make
much difference in numbers in so! great
h an army, but still their very presence
helps the morale Of the British and
French troops and has correspondingly
epressingly effect among the Germans.
Both armies understand that the few
Americans are but precursors Of millions
more that are rapidly arriving. The
yscas1alty lists of the American army
alssady occupy considerable space IL
4 4 the newspaper columns.
here 40 Indications that ! grand
sFcollap 81 the Teutonic alliance ID
sBs1S -. y IA W !,
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PARA.GRAPHIcs.
There are many soldiers who never
wear the kahki.

There are many soldiers who never
wear the kahki.
ag st ...s5.. -5t!g} N
Loyalty and eggs have ,one common
and essential characteristic. Neither
admits Of possible doubt.
In the Berlin account Of the Zebrueee
naval fight, there is q sort Of ariu,
Ahumor in the statement that ave
British ships were sunk. 4 AS the
object of the expedition was to sink
four5of these ships and was successfully
accomplished ~ the British, the as.
sumption of the glory by the Germans
y 90 stupid that il il funny. s|
ass Is ss
Ifws refuse to bny Liberty Bonds ws
have to accept German bonds. &
Il Tho Rep1b blican and Democratic
parties q this stats continue Is divide
thamsely Ives into ! iot IS little fragments,
ala Russia. the Nonpsrti crowd VIII
continus tosmils II Il ii M
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10 $41Ae119410 90o00001@'
Official Directory
. ssenators a c9s,,, Ssenna y.
II & RenreaAn. John NJ. Baer

y 9 Senator. q ! .Scgumber Ssseana
Y . !. Fispsesesn-3 liiss John 'i n. RArer /.
Governor = J Frazier
lieutenant Governor-A T Kraabel !;
Secretary of Thomas Hall
state Treasurer..John Steen
1fsorney sass aasS;s GeneraiNWm r1 4 Isy Ianaef :
R.,aisss Missso1s9s. Ssa gJ.s 81 asRdsH e H..
supt Of Pub Inst-E Taylor
Com Ayr e LaboT-John n Hagan !
); 4 4 4 4 assi:t..n aE9Ss /;
Court n s Birdzeil !:
JE Robinson
Judge 7th Jud. Dist-Wl Kneeshaw !.
STATE SENATOR
Walter Wexford
REPRESENTATIVES. !
,.s District IL S;$;$ Sssssss S'sssi;:sss s;;ss'
. COUNTY OFFICIALS +
States Attorney-Wm McMurchie {
Clerk of Court D Winlaw {
SheriH-Chas Atkinson Z
, Auditor-Wm. W. Felson I
Treasurer-Hugh Gibson !
, Register of Deeds-Geo Roadhouse 4
, County Judge-H 6 Wick 4
, Surveyor-Herman Campbell
, Supt of Schools-Charlotte Jones 4
Coroner-Frank w. DeasOn 4
Public Admin Geo Peterson !
(1st--A B Purdy. Toilette
, c 2nd-J Staples, Concrete 4
SSOuIty3 3rd-Adam Norton, Cavapr 4
, So"t 4th-W Watts Leroy ia 1
l5th-Jos Morrison Drayton !
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
Alex. Morrison, Collector !
Robert Morrison Special Deputy ]
s s I : Weolworth Ha5Esy Deputies !
NE r Russell Immigration Inspector :!
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On May 1st the city Of Quebec went
dry leaving only small cities still wet in
that province, and total prohibition will
obtain May lat. 1919. On the same date
Michigan and New H Hampshire joined
the dry states. Detroit claims to be- Tile
largest dry city In the u. 8. :sssS
Hay For Sale.
Eight tons q rood upland hay for sels
IN stAck two miles from Joliette.
s. JOHN a ODYEAR, t.ssl 81
Joliette. N. d.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05

All Newspapers Prove Loyal and A'd
Government.

1t has been said that the biggest
agency, outside the men who so 70
The front, in rendering the government
aid is lhe loyal press OF the United
States.
Not only has the metropolitan daily
given of its news and editorial space
10 help in the great struggle beng
waged on the Western front. but the
Hometown" paper has gone direct TO
the hearts of its readers In telling the
story OF the war.
Every country paper throughout the
Eighth Federal Reserve District has
pledged itself TO assist the Third LID
erty Loan, which will be started IN
April 1t is good for the country that
We have a united and loyal press. And
II has been thus from the beginning.
Even when puOllc opinion was waver-
lng ana doubtful. al the time OF the
declaration OF war, tie American press
:, Jod " the government with fine.
.e.si..ss and splendid loyalty.
fop@.4l opinion IS made up largely
oi W.,I tie people read-the facts
! Shoy Te3d. Ills loyal and fearless
uuo.lclty has made plain TO all the
4uoe-o2s conduct OF Germany in bring
-ns LIS frIsnual calamity upon the
| y ogl4 and lie terrible denominations
/ ;.ae Ids committed III the course OF
ouT PROGRESS toward victory. The
gJess Is enc of the most potent forces
40 hold our people steadfast 10 the
/ y. inIf.as OF the var.
BGt if the Third Liberty Loan and
| The otaer war measures of the United
,5-ates government are defeated. then
ne press VIII be forced 10 tell di!-
IeleAt story.
III will then be forced 10 tell about
the murder OF American women al
.Aldren b. tie Germans. the murders
that the enemy Will commit in order
that We might be easlaved Ii the
treasury fails or finds itself unable 10
respond 10 every call made upon II
The war Is lost Your son and all of the
nations sons are relying on the United
States Treasury To furnish things with
which thcy may fight
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WILL NOT LET WOMEN
PAY THE KAISER S PRICE
Americans VIII Support Liberty Loan
to Protect Their Homes
and Country.

Ii has been often said that the wom-
An always pays Do you. Mr.. Farmer,
Mr.. Town Man and Mr.. City Man, want
your wife to pay the price of Prussian
barbarism and martyrdom?
Since the war started the Prussian
has blushed at nothing. To type of
man capable of making a joke of the
most horrible crimes, such acts as
baby crucified on a barn door, muir
dering mothers anC Outraging young
girls is a mere matter of amusement
The United States government Is
about - launch its Third Liberty
Loan. Does this mean anything to
you? 1t means everything to the men
women and children Of America. Your
son and all the nations sons are rely
ing on the United States Treasury tc
furnish the sinews Of war. Their lives
are lost if the Treasury fails.
The American farmer will not LEI
the cruel. piratical and ruthless policy
of Teutonic miiitarfsrn reign in thi.
land of the free and the home of th,
brave We will not yield up our birth
right as Americans, W
|. The Third Liberty Loan will be over
'-A~vShsA- -
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A Lively Chill.

The r,me darky had a grf
admire for high sounding woI a.
and p a.es. He also G 4 deep
respec "a man who ha- .Ae bold.
ness t, sise innovations of speech.
81 jt ;ell you Massa Rawson has
a psw'ful control OBJ language" said
one old plantation negro thought
fully on his return from a neighbor-
ly call. Il 'spect to learn some
ting ebery time | hear him talk.
He was telling Major Williams
bout his wife being tooken sick aft
er dat dog bite she had, an stead
Oh saying IN RESPECTS to her shaking
ft she had dar ste hook like she
had de agcr, same as most folks
would say, what fgur' is you spc--
ing he used?"
81 Dunno" said the old mans
wife sulAily from the ironing board.
"Iie saiG she shook like IN asl,
PAM OATS his. .Ggur, an' | amt
gwine forget it.'-Youth's Compsn-
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ready for the rear-r-


But it means he is to invest wisely
the money he gets for the splendid
crops he has demonstrated he is able
to raise.
Conservation and thrift 90 hand in
hand The farmer, as a rule, can find
something for which to spend almost
every dollar he receives. There al
ways is something to buy. Machinery
is needed, notes must be met, fer
tilizer purchased, harness. clothing,
oil and groceries paid for.
With the high prices he will receive
for his products he will have money
left after he has met his expenses.
The patriotic citizen will invest this
surplus in Liberty Bonds, the safest
investment in the world, and one that
will not only bring in a fair return but
will help to make America a safe
place to live in years to come.
Every dollar loaned to the govern
ment serves to shorten the war and
bring peace to the world.
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UNCLE SAM FIGHTING TO WIN
VAR FOR WORLDS LIBERTY
AND FREEDOM.
FARMERS OWE. DuTY TO U. S
Liberty Loan Bonds Are Safest Invest
ment and Are a Guarantee for
Continued Prosperity for
the Entire Country.

Every dollar invested IN a Liberty
National criminal IN history. Lse ery
.avilar that soes to purchase a L.LSety
bond Is protest against The ofe~>aJ ,
unscrupu.ous, souliess power Dcnt
Upon enslaving lie world. One nun-
LIed dollars invested lii L4b~rty
Lolids Dr.ngs victory nearer TO Al.ief-
lIa ana the Allies and saves the Ives
ol american soldiers battling iOr
ho;Ae and country.
Farmers especially should realize
that Uncle Sam is fighting not only u
win the war for the Allies but ioI
A,nerfca No American citizen should
Imagine that the United States is III
this war for the Allies alone. A vic
tory ior Germany would mean slavery
for Americans as we'll as the remain
der of the world.
Wake up. freemen OF America, and
help your government TO destroy the
ruthless power that has plunged more
than half of the world into the blood
lest, most horrible war in history
Farmers now obtain high prices fol
their products. but If the Kaiser wins
the war there will be no 81 wheat oi
corn, and hog and cattle raising viii
become Improbable, because the mar
kets of the world will be closed tC
America.
Uncle Sam has been good TO the
g. uvh In
and their homes have been secure anc
the Federal Loan Bureau has provided
cheap money with which they coui,
pursue the arts Of peace.
Farmers in the last few years nave
been SO well paid for their produce
that they now are Ion their feet" o.
more nearly so than ever before.
Any economy they can practice nov
will give them additional money witt
which to lend financial aid TO the gov
ernment In It's great battle for rish
and fair dealing.
Uncle Sam is not asking you TO DC
nate one cent, but he is pleading tina
you lend him your money TO he'll
make the world safe for democracy
He offers you a Liberty Bond with
high rate of interest A Liberty Boil,
Is the safest investment in the world
When a farmer buys a Liberty Bon,
he not only helps TO finance the war
hut lie becomes Il lifesayer for Amer
lean boys fighting the most heartless
cruel, relentless foe that civilization
ever has been called upon TO face
Last year the great sry was cor
servation. This years is thrift Til
nation last year was Urged TO col
serve the natural resources and tn
products of the farms and fields Gr
factories Greater crops were pleat
ed for. and canning clubs and cit
gardens were urged.
This year the country IL bein
taught the lesson of spending IL
money wisely. The government
showing tie farmer a. we'll as eve~
other citizen the Importance OF pa
t.ns every dollar wherS 1t Will do ID
most good.
The fact mat the farmer is be!l
told this year 10 be thrifty does Ia
mean he is not To plant every acr
available and till his crops careful
and harvest them when they ar
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BUTCHER WEYlER'S DEEDS
SURPASSED BY wilhelm


All America shuddered with shame
and contempt when a heartless Span
lard drove 100000 peaceful inhabi
tants of Cuba from their homes ano
forced them into reconcentrado camps
20 suffer. to starve and TO die.
But 10 one, ever accused the Madrid
government of such brutality az
marks the cruelty inflicted upon chill
dren, or the unmentionable barbarity
shown to women by the heartless Ger
mans in invaded lands.
What the Prussian has done in Bel
GUM, N Russia, in Roumania and the
other European countries he would
do in America if the Kaiser wins the
war
Buy "a Liberty Bond and register {
protest against the saber-rAttling
bloodthirsty Prussian war lord.
America must win the war or civi
lization is ldoomed. Uncle Sam caI
and he willtwin. but he must have tn,
loyal support of the Lien who stay a
home as web as the soldier who goe.
to France.
Billions must be raised to suppl!
the guns, the food, the thousand-and
one things, that are necessary TO sup
port the army.
The free citizens Of the Unitet
States must supply the money witt
which to feed, clothe and munitio'
me army. The best way to do this 1
to buy a Liberty Bond-the safest in
vestmentl in the world
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Simple Rsnedy.

A lady Journalist who conducted
q page devoted to feminine interests
was III, and a male member of the
editorial staff did duty as her dep
uty. He soon DISTINGUISHED himself.
A correspondent inquired how
grease might hest be removed from
eoup. He reao it hurriedly, noticing
orly that it was an inquiry for the
removal of grease. This was bis
answer: "Soak 4 soft ~ : eas,-
line and rue rentl III the 'ncase
sradicated -
Reasons Fer bein5 ,nSisnant-
There was sometling in The a.
mosphere which tod him that
things were not exactly the same.
Silence followed soon after the
usua, greetings, but at length she
spoke. care you aware, sir" she
began, "that one hand of the Bar
tholdi statue measures sixteen feet
FIVE inches?"
$50 L have heard" no noddeos
> to be addressed again.
lie thickness head frcD
ear TO ear" she ~ ely. "is
ten feet"
Eyes"
''The nose is four feet SIX inches
long"
'"That's right"
''The mouth is three feet across"
"I believe so. Just imagine it.
''The waist thirty-fve feet
around"
"Y-yes. Why?''
Then will yol kindly explain,
sir" she contin "why you stated
n the poem WI you addressed to
me that I reminacd YOU OF the God
cess Of Liberty ladies Home
! Journal.
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SLIPS or The TONGUE.
even the D.gnided English Butler Car
60 astray 4. Times.

90 Sstray a. iimes.
i jlt.e story which has just
= - way across the Atlantic
froi4 .r .rgIish couatry house tells
of ~ recent Sip made by new
AM r~ryo. butler in serving his
master, duke. at the luncheon ia
bic. Quiet, respectful and assldu'
ous. lie proifered dish with the in
sinuatlng query:
Cold grace, your grouse%
The slip is so obviously nat
urai one that doubtless the tale Ia
true. Thus far it is also unchal-
lenged as new, although probably
by the time it has made the full
round of the press somebody will
discover that q its original form
it was an Atyenian Chestnut" in
the days of Socrates.
An anecdote which at least be-
longs to the sarH family used to be
laughed over il early Victorian
drawing rooms.
Among the roytties, great and
little, who came to london for the
young queens cor Iation there
was a certain small, led up, gray
haired, bright eyed, bNkS little old
reigning prince of TIM principai-
ty. He was faraway cfssin to an
Irish duke, whose ~Aeeates in Ire
land he visited ~tore returning
For his entertainment village eel
ebration was arranged. with games
and dances, and especially Irish jigs
and clog dances.
The gay old prince was delight,
ed. He came himself or race IA
nous for its dancing. He still pos.
sessed good eve, a quick ear and
a light foot. That same evening IL
the great hal of the castle, to the
whistling of his hosts son, he en-
deavored TO emulate some of th'
feats he had SEEN
The dukes solemn English but
le- was present, and his horror a
such unroyal antics was reflected IL
his eyes. The prince perceived i
and, shooting a sudden forefnSel
at him. demanded imperiously
"Eh! Tell me, then, what yoI
think of my dancingp
Discreet and dignifed, but fur
ried inwardly, the buffers manne
was perfect, but his tongue betray
ed him. He answered:
"Your royal spryness is certain
" Ugh"
There was a shout Of laughter
and the duke, with assumed anger
cried sternly: "What! Do you dar
to insinuate that the prince is ele
yated-that his vivacity is due t
any other good spirits than hi
own?"
Before such an accusation tn
door buffers last remnant OF com
posure vanished, and. turning wild
", with clasped hands, from hi
highness to his grace, ne proteste
earnestly:
"No, I n@er, sir. yonr royal gray
.ei. sir, your icsr-
,anion
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OFFICIAL FOOD NEWS
BY DR.. Harry {. Barnard. Federal
Food Administrator for L. diana.


The present purpose of the Federal
Food Administration is now directed
to re-establishing a normal flow CT
wheat to the mills, as evidenced by
the following telegram from Herbert
Hoover:
In order that we may CON-
ply with the urgent demands OF
the allies for wheat and at the
same time take care of our own
domestic supplies We urgently
need, this year, an earlier and
more complete marketing of the
wheat in farmers hands than
usual. The allies are taking from
us so per cent? of other cereals
than wheat to mix in their bread.
Inasmuch as the people in allied
countries and the soldiers must
be fed with bread baked in bak-
cries. it is impossible for them
to prepare bread made wholly out
of other cereals and We must fur
nish them with sufficient wheat
to maintain their bakery loaf.
therefore appeal to all of the
farmers in the State of Indiana
that they shall bring all of their
wheat except their necessary re-
serves for seed to market before
May 1. This is war call and
:. service for Uncle Sam who Is
T fighting for his life. If your local
miller is unable to buy all the
wheat that is offered, market it
in the customary trade channels
through which it will reach the
Food Administration Grain Cor
! poration:
- s.sTJERRERT HOOVER"
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The r.sns1er Wa Srt~

The crowd swayed ~-,s~ra the
manager OF the open ais .Los
"What did you mean by adverrlS
in ;het tignt rope wa.ker?" cried
the Spokesman.
Just what | sail" replied tho
Enabashcd manager.
"But the rope was Laid
round cr:ed the spokesman, an
your fraud Of 4. rope walker jus'
walked or il step or two! Do you
call that ti~ht rope walkingI"
'Jertainlyr' shoated the man
aref. "The man was tight, wasn't
be 'lcae.and Plain Dealer.
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Mrs. Gunsoa was entertaining .
visitor when Nora appeared al -oe
door Of the drawing room.
'Piaise, mum. viii yez tell m5
phat yez want done wid tn oystel
Shells yez left from lunch? ?" she IL
quired.
81 want them thrown away. 81
course" replied Mrs Gunson.
"Yis. mum. But Oh didn't kne7'
phere to throw thim;" replied Nor.
'Do they b ashes or jarbridse p
Su6DA -