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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-09
JUNGLE LAW.

Contributed by ROBERT HER
RICK to the National Security
Leagues campaign Of Patriotism
Through Education.)
Returning from Europe, cursed with
war, i vas more convinced than Of
anything else In life that what Is be-
ing slowly settled in that grim trench
land over there DOES mean some
thing to us-more, oh, so much more,
than money or legal rights or SYM
pathy for bleeding humanity. Not
that l am especially apprehensive of a
raid on these United States, the crum-
bling Of our skyscrapers, with the ex-
action Of colossal indemnities. That,
too, Of course, might happen II Ger
man arms were triumphant, If the
pax Germanica were imposed upon a
beaten world.
But that Is not to me the worst. To
me the German peril does not lie so
much in her big guns, her submarines,
her "Prussianized war. machine" II
lies in herself, In her image of the
world. If Germany could win ever q
partial victory under her monstrous
creed Of applied materialism, illuminat-
ed as 1t has been by every sort of Gym
ical crime, with its reasoned defiance
Of contract, its principle Of indispensa-
BILE seventies" it's military logic, ETC.,
THAT must become the moral law of
all the w%orld--the jungle law! In or
der to survive we must all accept this
law of the Jungle. And Of all the
PROSTATE peoples of the world forced
to accept the victor's new version of
the ancient commandments proud
America would be the first. We can
not resist the fascination Of success.
So the German ideal, the German
tyranny ove the individual, the Ger
man morality-one rule for You and
me as individuals and another utterly
irresponsible rule when we get togeth-
er as a state-wouid be initiated by
us more than the German thorough
ness in civil and military organization.
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meanings of the war and the necessity
for Its efficient and aggressive prosecu.
ton.
Mrs. Preston is at her desk In the
new offices of the Security League, 10
West Forty-fourth street, New York
city, daily, conducting the voluminous
correspondence connected with the
work of her committee, which now *
tends into every state In the Union.
In accepting the secretaryship, Mrs.
Preston wrote DR.. Robert NJ. McElroy {:
81 am happy in accepting this oppor-
tunity to work with the league. I can
think Of no way In. which I could more
surely contribute my share to the pres
ent needs of u country than by join
ing in the very important work which
your bureau has undertaken"
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Mann In the "Neue Rundschau" No
vember. 1914.
"Das Kulturideal under der Krieg''
PIP. 11-13, 31-32. 81. 105. 100.
Works of Frederick III Berlin Ed.
1s4s.
Speech from the throne, April II.
1s47.
Proclamation Of the Army Of the
East. 1914.
The Ksiser's speech to the. Chinese
Expeditionary force. July 81. 1900.
General Won der Goltz. Ten Iron
Commandments Of the German soldiers"
Orders Of the Day. Aug. 26. 1914.
Johann Wenger, Peronne. March 1e,
1915.
10 Walter Bloom In the "Kolnisch Zsit.
ung," Feb. 10. 1915.
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have met great problems-such as
slavery, by a great war; tariff, by
fourteen bills and q like number Of
panics; conservation, currency, bank
Ing, antitrust and railroad questions,
by making the same matters of poll
tics-it may be doubted whether we
are quite as great as we think we are.
In considering how we exercise our
Judgment, We should remember the
extent to which we have devoted our.
selves to the education Of the young
and the large sums we have spent at
all times for public schools and for
colleges. When we look back and see
the mistakes we have made, 1t would
almost appear as If we had failed to
apply much that had been taught us in
school and college, or that perhaps the
school and college had not taught us
how to solve great political measures.
Then, again, the thought comes to us
false leaders, and have not chung to
false gods.
Corporation Wrongs.
We all remember the outcry against
vested interests of the capitalists.
There have been great wrongs done
by many corporations-some of their
franchises have been obtained by cor
ruption and theft and great injuries
have often been done to the rights of
the people; and So when we found
times hard and things going wrong,
we have vented our anger upon cor
porations and upon the capitalists who
controlled them. In many cases we
allowed ourselves to become angry
with q class or with certain individ.
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For Register of Deeds.

For Register of Deeds.
l 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,
primary. Ted. A. Hinzman.
For County Judge.
l hereby announce my candidacy
for the office Of County Judgeiof Bon
Homme County, subject to the willof
the Republican voters to be expressed
in the May 1918 Primaries.
G. @. Pickett.
For County Auditor.
I hereby announce myself as
candidate for the Office of County
Auditor on the democratic ticket
at the May 1918 primaries. Your
vote will be appreciated.
Stanley Kramar.
HOK SueIlIIs
/ hereby announce my canda-
DIZZY for the Office of sheriff for
Bon Homme County, South Dako-
ia, subject to the vote of the Re-
publican party to be expressed in
the May, 1918, primaries.
l.. A. Eads.
For Sheriff.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for Sheriff on the Republican tic
ket. Your vote will be appreciated
at the Primary May 28th.
l.. L. Wagner.
For Clerk of Court.
1 heLeby announce my candidacy
for the Offce Of Clerk Of Courts ON
the Democratic ticket at the May
1918, primaries. Your vote will be ap
preciated.
L. A. Sticky.
For Clerk of Courts.
At the Primary Election May
28th, 1918, / will be a candidate
for the Office of Clerk of Courts
on the Republican ticket, Thank
you fos your vote.
G. e. Stoddard.
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PRESIDENTS WIDOW
IN war WORK
Yrs. Thos. ]. Preston, Jr. For
merIy Mrs. Grover CIeveIand)
Active Secretary of Security
League Committee.

Mrs. Thomas j. Preston, Jr. (for-
nerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland), who
was recently elected a member Of the
Executive Committee Of the National
Security League, the first woman to
be so honored, has Joined the execu-
tive staff of the league as secretary
Of the Committee on Patriotism
Through Education, through which the
league is promoting a campaign
throughout the country to awaken the
people to a realization Of the true
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are able 10 judge,
not alone of the
qualities of which
their peoples are
composed, but al
so the measure of
confidence which
should be placed
In their leaders.
1t has been said
{ h a t Americans
d o mt h a'v e to
prove that they
are the greatest
people on earth"
for they admit 1t
and yet, when we
look back over
our history and
nAncidnn hon, NO
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uals and expended our strength on
our temper, rather than Upon a study
of the ure Of the conditions about
which we complained; and in many
instances we punished corporations
for the wrongs of their predecessors
In ownership, much as sins of parents
are visited upon their children.
Demagogues, knowing the public
mood, appealed to prejudice and ig-
norance in discussing public matters
and made issues like currency, anti
trust laws and the railroads political
footballs, just as II the question Of
whether money could be saved by
Joining together companies and pro.
viding for economy in purchases and
sales vas political. OF course It was
a matter of economies (which Is the
science Of commerce). Such matters
call for a conference between repre-
sentatives of farmers, laborers. SCI
entific students Of world conditions,
and manufacturers and purchasers of
goods, to consider and determine how
goods can be produced with a fair
wage to the employee, a fair profit to
the employer and the maximum bene-
fit to the public.
Future Problems.
In Europe they have taken these
questions up In this careful way and
the result has been Of great benefit.
Now. and in the future, America will
have to deal with countries that are
short of through the exhaus-
ton of wal and have, of necessity, to
get down tosrock-bottom. The thrifty,
intelligent, industrious European Is
apt to be a good merchant, and we are
going to have a hard time competing
with him for m and for world
position, so we must consider oil of
our problems more carefully than ever
before and cast aside those men who
attempt to lead us away from a
thoughtful, dispassionate view Of great
questions.
Graft and neglect In local commune
ties of political duties by the average
citizen are responsible for the misgov-
eminent that breeds disrespeet, where
we should have pride because Of the
efficiency of our people. The first con.
Germ Of the citizen In every community
must be to see that 1t Is governed In
a way that will assure the approval
Of clean thinking men and women
The mechanics governing a city re-
quire the same kind Of clear thought
and careful work as that given to
shop work or farm planning, and every
good American must feel that at this
time there is nothing more worth
while.
If we do these things well, we will
not have to worry about the foreign
born loving America, because living
conditions here will be so excellent
that they simply cannot help 1t, espe.
cially when they are given not alone
good government and healthy condi-
lions surrounding home and work
shop, but also education, opportunity
and a charter Of liberties which will
mean happiness to them. II we per-
form our duties as citizens.
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For Sheriff.

I hereby announce my candidacy
for Sheriff on the Republican tic
ket. Your vote will be appreciated
at the Primary May 28th.
7. 7. Wannar
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For Clerk of Court.

1 heIeby announce my candidacy
for the Of!ce Of Clerk of Courts ON
the Democratic ticket at the May
1918, primaries. Your vote will be ap
preciated.
L, A. Sticky.
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For County Judge.

/ hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of County Judgeof Bon
Homme County, subject to the willof
the Republican voters to be expressed
In the May 1918 Primaries.
G.. G. Pickett.
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FALSE GODS
BY s. sTANWooD MENKEN,
President Of the National Security
leauue.

Just as the test Of the individual Is
best found under the stress Of great
trial or play of passion, so nations
prove themselves in time of war and
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Political Announcement.
For Treasurer.

l hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of county treasurer
of Bon Homme county on the re-
publican ticket, subject to the
voters of that party as expressed
in the May, 1918, primary.
Chas. E. Bixby.
The Washington times., 1918-05-16

yourself the sort Of honest confidence
that is essential in. the higher state
Of marriage being upheld.
You must have known for a long
time that va husbands affections
have passed from you: that he cared
for some one else. This is sufficient
annulment OF any marriage vow that
was ever given.
This is the way you respectable
lolk-good, moral women-do things
in order to keep your reputation and
live lives OF ease.
. In the eternal triangle our souls
and other problems require for their
solution the elimination OF one char
acter. The two who should remain
are the two whose affections are mu-
tual.
There is no use in my telling you
the details OF our case ] am sorry
that II ever started l. has wrecked
my life and hurt those who are dear
TO me. Will you some time read Ellen
Keys Love and MarriageT Shall |
sign my name? II is -
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FOE HAS HUNDRED
FRESH DIVISIONS

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. May 10 Delayed NEARLY
100 rested or fresh German infantry
divisions 100000 mem are on the
vest front ready for immediate
battle.
HindenburE has slowly patched up
e his badly battered war machine,
which is reported to be again in
something like running condition.
About I25 German divisions q 800
ooo men) are facing the British.
French. Belgians, and Americans in
Ihe actual line About eighty divi-
sions 100000 menl are in reserve.
of these latter, a dozen are quite
fresh, not having participated in the
present campaign Between fifty and
sixty German divisions have not
fought for so long that they must be
counted as among the available
troops for the coming thrust.
o. The battle front today was moder-
Rtely quiet. There was some lighting
north OF KENNEL, where the French
in a snappy counter attack regained
Hill ~. which previously had been
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and ordered him to stay where he
was.
And for a long time she held all
the men present at bay. A group OF
dozen or more had made their way
as long as she defied them with the
revolver they all held back-even
the chief OF police.
For it was whispered back and
forth among them that Miss Lusk was
an expert in the use OF a revolver
an expeTtness unusually acquired. In
fact, she had been suffering threat
ened nervous prostration and her
physician had recommended that she
go out into the woods on afternoons
and practice target shooting by way
OF a sedative and a cure. Finding her
self greatly improving she had con-
tinued this target practice until she
had become an unerring shot.
Held Mt Bay An Hour.
For nearly an hour she stood at the
headway holding them back, but sud
denly turned and ran to her room,
crying:
Come up here, somebodyr
They heard a shot as she entered
the room. DR.. Davies found her on
the floor, a second wound in her
breast. For a time she was between
life and death in the hospital, but
slowly recovered. :
And that closes the story In its
preliminary chapters story to be
continued by the present trial at
Waukesha.
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captured by Won Arnim's storm
troops.
Southwest OF MorIancourt the Aus
tralians sturdily biffed out the Ger
mans who had previously captured a
position.
The artillery is barking louder
during the past twenty-fOur hours in
the Corbie, MOrlancourt, and Arras
regions. Likewise Strazeele and the
hill country thereabOut is being gen
erously strafed.
The general situation is one OF
jockeyinG for position. The Germans
are desperately eager to win certain
advantageous jumping of places be
fore the big smash.
Today's skies were clear, and Ger
man patrols swarmed up and down
the lines, striving to drive off the
allies planes. which were constantly
breaking through to watch the en-
emy's every move.
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WAUKESHA GIRL
REWSITS SCENE
OF HER TRAGEDY
CContinuad from First Pagel

Continued from First PageD
state and defense struck out quickly
| eight OF the twenty men in the box.
Nine Of the jurors are men whc
came from the farms. The young
I The youngest was twenty-siX and ths
| eldest was siNty-eight. AS soon aS
Judge Lueck decided to make the tour
of scenes OF the tragic romance, the
start from the courtroom was made
The jurymen, with Judge and cOun-
sci, walked slowly through Cutler
Park to the scene.
Meanwhile Miss Lusk with Miss
I.ull and Miss Laura Barber. two
friends, was escorted into an auto by
Attorney Lowry. Just before the
automobile drew off the correspon-
dent for the Washington Times was
invited into the car by Miss Lusk.
Like Merry Auto Drive.
II was all like starting of for a
merry little motor drive through the
country. Miss Lusk introduced her
feminine companions and the start
was made.
Take the long way there. please" !"
aswed Miss Lusk You know this
is my FIRST motor ride since last June"
The long way was taken. Dande-
lions seemed to exert a strange fas-
cinatiOn over the school teacher. and
there seemed to be plenty OF dande-
lions in Waukesha. Every lawn and
field was golden with their cheerful
faces staring back at the sun.
Aren't they wonderful exclaimed
Miss Lusk. Il love them. They are
such humble, but such beautiful,
flowers"
The twittering OF birds sounded
over the purrinE OF the motor.
when | get out | am going to go
around to all the bird haInts in the
country" said Miss Lusk.
Then her eye caught sight of the
starred flags OF red. white, and blue
in the windows Of little cottages
along the way.
"Oh. those are service flags. aren't
they?" she asked What beautiful
things they are, / never saw one Of
them before" She has been in Jail
ever since the service flags were be-
ing used.
Miss Lusk was delighted with ev-
erythinE. Like the duchess in
poem, "She liked whate'cr
she looked on, and her looks went
everywhere"
She even thrilled at the sight OF the
old high school building and the sight
Of a score OF bicycles waiting for
the end OF school hours and their
pupil owners.
I'D like to ride far out. to the
hills" breathed Miss Lusk. Must as
far as ] could get Soon as ! get
free I'm going far. far away"
Finally the machine turned into
West Park road. The stucco homes
stood side by side.
Its the dark brown one" cried
Miss Lusk. This is my home Isn't
I a wonderful place; oh. l am so
happy"
As the car stopped she sprang from
he machine. Miss Blanca Mills came |
rom the house and embraced her |
Grace" she said, "and do
ONE and see the garden"
I'D love to take these blossoms
With me-" she cried.
Take them Grace" said Miss Mills.
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German Fleet Ke Ready For Great Battle When New Blow Falls
RUSSIA Mobiles
/. TO KEEP GERMANY
FROM ENCROACHING

Russia has served notice on Ger
many that she is compelled to mobt-
lize all necessary forces to protect
herself in view OF Germany's viola
tion OF the Brsst peace treaty.
The note demands "a precise and
clear answer as to whether Germany
considers the Brest treaty still in ef
feet. and upon what grounds she con-
tinues to send troops against the
Soviet republic.
The full facts OF the recent Soviet
protest against German invasion Of
the Ukraine. received by the state
Department today, revealed that Rus
sian threat
After recitinE the Ukrainian DIM
Guilty and the Teuton operations IN
Finland. the statement added:
In order to fulfH the Brest treaty.
which is the legal basis for the relS-
tions between Germany and Russia
the Soviet government has Officially
declared Its readiness to open imre-
date negotiations with the Ukrain-
ian Central Rada-
NO answer. however, has come
from this government. which Is now
directed by Germany. The German
government. having likewise opposed
the question OF a peace treaty. has in
no way given>any answer to all offers
to open peace negotiations.
Instead of this. the advance Of
forces against Rus
sia continues"
Then followed the statement as to
mobilization.
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GUN DUEL RAGING
ALL ALONG FRONT

LONDON. May 16--Allied and Ger
man artilleries are pounding at each
other in various sectors along prac-
tically the whole western battle
front, Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
There is reciprocal artillery fight
ing at different points, particularly
in the valleys of the Somme and
Ancre, east of Arras and on the
northern battle 'front.'" the statement
said.
"We raided enemy trenches in the
neighborhood OF Gsvrelle last night
and took a few prisoners"
Gayrelle, where the German line
was penetrated, is four and one-half
miles northeast Of Arras and seven
miles south of Lens.
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BUSINESS MEN FOR
MINIMUM WAGE,
HOUSE REPORT

Washington merchants and busI-
ness men are given credit for favor
ing minimum wage legislation for
women and children in the report on
the ReatinE minimum wage bill for
the District. which was fled with the
House by Congressman Hilliard Of
Colorado.
Mr.. Hilliard stresses the fact that
the employing classes OF Washington
have approved the bill, and md that
where there has been such legisla-
tion in the States 1t has proved to the
advantage Of business 1t Is also
pointed out that in the States, as a
rule. employers have fought the mini
mum wage plan.
Mr.. HilIiard hopes to see early &C
tion in the House on the bill.
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Personal Interview.

Right there in the letter the school
principal seemed TO have changed her
mind about sending II, appears to
have decided that to be effective for
her purpose there must be a personal
interview between herself and the doc
tors wife. So she rang on the tele-
phone and got Mrs. Roberts on the
wire. Now, there have been aIlega-
tions, but no certain proof, unless the
defense may bring IL forth on the
triadl that Mrs. Roberts went TO the
house armed with a horsewhip. The
prosecution says no horsewhip was
found afterward on the premises
At any rate. Mrs Roberts went to
see Miss Lusk. Certainly Mrs. Rob-
erts was uncompromising in her re-
fusal to give up her husband. The
arguments that were contained in the
letter written the night before by
Miss Lusk to her had no effect when
spoken and enlarged upon. The wo-
men were by no means strangers to
each other. Mrs. Roberts and Miss
Lusk both were members OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
tion. They had met frequently in
the council OF that society and social
functions generally in Waukesha- 1t
Is true that Mrs. Roberts had for
some months snUbbed the school
principal. and that openly.
Whatever Immediately happened
between them when they met. Mrs
Roberts was soon on the telephone
calling up her husband at their home.
Il want you" she cried. Ito come
over here immediately
He obeyed.
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"If they cheer you, taken them"
And rob the poor Jenny Wren?'
Indignantly said Miss Lusk. Take
these blossoms away from my Attic
friend on her nest? Never and
she turned to the garden. There stood
an old man, bent over a spade with
which he turned over the rich black
earth.
Daddy Smith is a venerable bough
OF the Mills family" she said.
Hello Daddy Smith," called Miss
Lusk. Daddy Smith turned slowly
around from his work. He scratched
a moment at his fuzzy white whisk-
ers.
why. hello, Oracle" he welcomed
her. "You home already? Get into
the house there and put on your
gingham."
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wife MortaIIy Wounded.

When he got to the residence Of Miss
Lusk he found the doorway open.
In a reception room his wife was
lying mortally wounded. At .he top
OF The stairway leading directly up
from the hallway stood Miss Lusk,
revolver in her hand, blood on the
front Of her white silk summer
waist
Roberts teIephoned for his friend,
DR.. Davies, and then for the chief OF
police, Donald Mckay,
Roberts left his dead wlfe's side
and called up the stairway:
Grace. why did you do this?"
Il didn't mean 90" she sobbed from
the head OF the stairway. 81 just lost
my head when l knew I could never
have you, dear"
She staggered at the head OF the
stairway, for she had inflicted a
wound in her own breast.
Dr Davies started up the stairs 70
help her. but she put up her revolver