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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
PRINCESS on PRINCE STREET
Queeniy Young Woman Honors a Mall
Carrier by Handing Him a Dainty
Envelope 10 BE Posted.

They came along to Broadway up
mid New York, Golfers Weekly says.
She was an elaborate young woman
in ~rose-colored velvet and fair as
Miriam with al, her bangles on to
the daZzled mall ALONGSIDE. who was
made up for tie worlds champion
neckwear seller in a Potash and Perl
mutter play.
BetwiNt dainty g,oyed thumb and
fore-inger she held an envelope (it
must have been scented), exactly as
your maiden aunt used to hold her
Ice cream spoon i'll the dear dead
days OF 1891. A mere human being
was bagging the contents of the mail
box at the corner, and she saw him.
"Oh, he can mail my letter! Heah
you are, letter carTier!" All this
in the clearly ringing, sweetly super
cilious tones of "a Elsie Ferguson he
rome Who has nCt yet fallen in love.
Mr.. Burleson's coworker took the
honor respectfully enough, and the
r~ose-colored velyec loated blandly on.
A bystander, however, observed the
map of Donegal nien served that par
ticular letter carrE2t FOR a countenance
to be distorted m~1meatariiy by a tre-
mendous wink. 9gt, really now, why
shouldn't one e. CT 10 meet a prin-
cess on Prince slreet-if only in the
cloak-and-suit tradt2 Of course we
all believe in the nobility Of commerce.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
What Msninnamun Is.

Dy%estuffs from leaves of the "shin-
manu." a species of maple conmon in
Korea and known in parts of Man
churia, have given resiltsaso promis-
ing as to be noticed III q British con-
sular report, says The Nebraska State
Journal. Large quantities could be had
at about u cents q pound, and with
the colors produced cotton can be dyed
black, indigo, dark gray, gray or
khaki. In dyeing silk and pongees.
only black can be used, the chief value
of the extract being as a material add
Ing so per cent to the weight Of the
textiles.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
Notice Of Hearing Admitting FOREIGN
Will to Probate.
State of South Dakota,

'It"VS OF HVuOH DakUta,
County of Hughes. court.
ceased. o" oeis' oe-
Notice is hereby given, That by order of the
e1'isfsagned Judge Of the County Court, in and
Tor hughes county. state of South Dakota. made
On Fn;5 }ne 4s sth day of November, A. d. 1917. that
= Tlaay. the 18th day of December, A.. d. 1917. at
~ o clock A. NJ, at the Office of the County .Jndre
IN me Court House, has been fixed and appointed
rs ,he tme and place for hearing the petition of
Jonn j; Hela, that the will Of Jacob Gels deceased
heretofore proved, allowed and admitted to nro.
PATE IN me County Court of the County of Sew
ara IN me State OF Nebraska. be admitted to pro-
pale' ara recorded in this said County Court. and
ma letters tcstamentary issue to John ]. Gels
witness my hand and the seal of said County
eo9ft, inns 10Th day of November. A. d., 1917.
N1EALl JOHN ii. MCCoRD.
Judge of said County Court.
:, Clerk OF said County Court.
hELL GUTHRIE, Attorney.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
NOTICE TO

Estate of Susan f. Whiting, Deceased.
Netlee is hereby given, By the undersigned, A.
q: forngs' administrator with the Will Annexed,
ceased, to the creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased. to exhibit them,
Win me necessary vouchers. within six months
after the hrst publication of this notice. to the
Sa'G ADMINISTRATION at his office in the Brink
Bu'i9ing, IN the City of Pierre, Hughes County,
South Dakota.
Dated at Pierre, South Dakota, January 9, 1918.
A. H.. YoUNGs.
Administrator with the VIII Annexed, of the
estate OF Susan Z. Whiting. deceased.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
His Hard Luck.

$50 you're going home?' said the
old man to the wanderer.
Eyes: tomorrow
81 understand they r preparing the
fatted calf for you2"
Just my luck. The doctor has made
- cut ont III fat fOodAs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
A OF STATE LANDS

Notice is hereby given that on March 3oth, 1918.
all of the Unbiased State Lands in Hughes County
will be offered for lease at public auction between
the hours of 10 O'Clock a. IN. and s O'Clock o.. m.
at the court house in said county.
Dated at Pierre. S. D., January 25th, 1918.
N. e KNIGHT.
J3l-s Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31

Wanted-A capable woman for
housework, 81 per week. Reply to
Box 2s4 or apply at Room 3, Hyde
Block.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
Notice Before Tax Deed Shall Issue

property is taxed; H''e "Ae
Re Petel hiauer ana Paul Trant parties in
whose name The property is of record.
You are hereby notified that on the 18th dav of
December, SD, Lot Two of Block Nine of Steip-
meyers addition to the city of Pierre. in Hughes
county, south Dakota, was sold for taxes to Peter
hiauer: aud that the right of redemption will ex-
pre-; within sixty days of the completed service
OF this notice and a deed for said LOT be made Mt
the expiration OF the time as required by law.
by LEhh GUTHRIE, PETER kLAuER.
Dee. 2O-3t At'"t
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
COG LEARNED MORSE SIGNALS
Canine Recoaniaaa ofioe Call and
o. Would Ava Master When
Latter Was Sleeping.

Tony was a SMALL scrGggly-haireo
Russian terrier i, had While work.
ing as night operator at 8 New Hamp-
shire railroad St.tjnn, writes L. Ill. 81,
in the Boston Gi"ao. In those days l
worked IL hour md often longer
when we were s.. of men, and Tony
proved very usei4. 10 me. for l taught
him to read M, signals and he
would wake me it, hen my Office
was called if / .reQed to doze off
after working q Ing stretch without
rest.
My Office call "Uz." Whenever
that call was til oT on the wire 1
would sny "speaf -aav!" and the little
dog would bark about a months
time I had trainey Pony 20 bark loudly
every time Tx W. chilled on the wire.
One not night - SAT in the little
Office with the do open Tony groWled
and a big husky aabo. the tallest nan
I ever saw outsiQa of o circus, lunged
in the door and II rts Il grab at me. ]
lodged and sprsn>s For the desk, where
my pistol was. lany Jumped for the
man and fastenea on 10 his legs and
caused the mar "trip and fall. BY
this time I reachei the desk, picked up
my gun and cove. ii him.
The DO backed out of the door and ]
slammed the Office door, locked it an6
turned out the light.
Poor Tony crossed the track in front
of a train one day and was instantly
killed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-02-07
THURSDAY, FEBRUAY 7, 1918
GERMAN VAR PRACTICES

Responsibility for German frightfulness in the present world war has been fixed and by no less an authority than the government of the United States. From day to day the cables have carried reports of Prussian atroc- ities in Belgium, northern France, Poland, and lately in Italy, to say nothing of the slaughter of wo- men and children in the air raids over England and submarine at Jacks on the seas. It has been natural that even in the coun tries aligned against Germany, such reports should be received with a degree of incredulity. It is but natural that the world has been SOW to elieve that in the present age the soldiers of any nation would shoot down women, children, and helpless civilians in cold blood. would seize help less civilians as hostages to be slain on the slightest proVocauion, would use old men and women and children as a screen for their advancing forces so that the enemy would be compelled to slay their own flesh and blood if they would resist the rush of the invader.
 It was also but natural that many, even conceding the truth of the charges, would credit the acts to the brutality and Wanton- ness of individual soldiers, still refusing to believe that acts of such character would be ordered or even countenanced by com manding officials in high author ity.
 But now this charitable screen of uncertainty has been torn aside. documentary proof of the truth of many of these charges is included in the compil- ation of data made by the con- mittee on public information of the United States government, and issued under the general title of German War Practices. !" The most striking of all features of this compila tion, however, is the definite exposure of the fact that German militarists began years ago to prepare for the mur- derous character of warfare that has aroused humanity since the present war started. It places the responsibility for the acts of the German soldiers upon the commanding generals and off cials of the Imperial German government as high as the Kai- ser himself.
 The kaiser's speeches, es pecially one which he delivered to his soldiers on the eve of their departure for China in 1900, are cited as best illustrations of Ger many's war policy of frightful. ness. On June 27, 1900, the kaiser went to Bremhaven to bid farewell to the German troops about to embark for China tc join the soldiers of other nations in quelling the Boxer uprising Here is the parting message of the kaiser, the commander in chief of the army, the head of all Germany:
 "As soon as you come to
 blows with the enemy he will
 be beaten. No mercy will
 be shown! No prisoners will be taken! As the Huns un-
 der King Attila made name
 for themselves, which is still
 mighty in tradition and le-
 gend today, may the name
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-02-07

China by your deeds that no
 Chinese shall eyer again dare
 to lock al German askance.
 -. Open the way for
 kultur once for all. '
 Even the imperial councillors seem to be shocked by this speech, and efforts were made to suppress, the circulation of his exact words, but these efforts were only partially successful.
 Gen. von Hartmann, who wrote a series of articles in 1S77-7S on Military Necessity and Human ity.' is quoted:
 The enemy state must
 not be spared the want and
 wretchedness of war: these
 are particularly useful in
 shattering it's energy and
 subduing it's will.
 Individual persons may
 be harshly dealt with when
 an example is made of them,
 intended to serve as Warn-
 ing. Whenever a
 national war breaks out ter
 rorism becomes a necessary
 military principle. y
 That this idea became a fixed principle in Germany with the of the years is shown by this extract from the German war book published in 1902, and regarded as the most authorita- tive of the hundreds of books on war published in Germany:
 By sleeping himself in
 military history an officer
 will be able to guard himself
 against excessive humanitar
 ian notions it will teach
 that certain seventies are
 indispensable to war, nay,
 more, that the only true hu.
 manity lies in a ruthless ap-
 plication of them. y
 Then, after this war had start. ed and Belgium had been Gen. von Bissing, mill tary governol of Belgium, is quoted as saying:
 ''The innocent must suffer
 with the guilty. In
 the repression of infamy hu.
 man lives cannot be spared,
 and if isolated houses, four
 ishing villages, and even en-
 tire towns are annihilated,
 that is assuredly regrettable,
 but it must not excite ill
 timed sentimentality. All
 this must not in our eyes
 weigh as much as the life of
 a single one of our brave
 soldiers-the rigorous accom-
 plishment of duty is the en-
 anation of a high kultur, and
 in that the population of the
 enemy countries can learn a
 lesson from our army.
 The actual record of atrocities committed by the German troops in Belgium, France and other oc- cupied territories, is drawn large ly from German and American sources, and is based upon official many of which were made by Brand Whitlock, United States ambassador to Belgium, who remained in that country until a short time before the United States entered the war.
 Published accounts of Prussian atrocities are too revolting to make enjoyable reading. How ever, we firmly believe that it is the duty of every American in whose heart there is a spark of patriotism to inform himself as to what kind of foes we are 
 The matter comes very close home to us when we remember that two of Wrangell's honored citizens, who made very little noise when they were here, are now in France. Our hearts have followed them to that devastated land.
 Last week we had a letter from Harry Eastman written in the trenches. How eagerly we would
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-02-07
Department of the Interior Untad States Lanl Office
 Juneau, Alaska.
December ;, 1917.

December ,, 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that Josephine II. Mason, widow oi Iulius 4. Mason, dead, of Wran. gell, Alaska, has filed m this office notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish her homestead claim under the pro- visions of the Aci of May IA, 1898, as amended March 5, 1903, (32 Stat. Io2S) to the land embraced in U. $. Survey 1926, situate on the East side of Wrangell Narrows. Aitkof Island, Lat. 5o 34 N., Long. 1s2 57 w.. and more par ticularlv descrihed as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. I,
 M. C.. on line of ordinary
 high tide, Nransell Narrows,
 whence U. $. l.. NJ. hears $.
 so0 1o 37 E. S.o2 chs,
 thence meandering on line ot
 ordinary high tide (D $. 27
 o6 E. s.1o chs. (2) s. 60
 o4 E.. s.57 chs. (3) $. 6
 % w. 2.26 chs. (4) s. B
 51 E., ?. g chs. (5) 5. 2So
 s6 E., 2o7 chs. (6) $. g
 25 ". LOS chs. @ $. 8
 5 w. 4.1s chs. (o) $. 2 o3
 W. r.6+ chs. Co s. / 52 E.
 5.o2 chs. (1o) $. 4 5S E., COS chs. (11) s. O 48 w. 4.25 chs. to Cor. No. 2. M. C. whence w. c. bears E. o.7o chs, thence E. 34.SS chs.
 to Cor. No. }, thence N. 36. IS chs. to Cor. No.4, thence w. 4o.oo chs. to Cor. No. I, the place of beginning, con- taining an area ot I2o.So. acres, Mag. Var. 30 45 E. Said proof will be established by the testimony of said Josephine H. Mason before the U. $. Com missioner C. E. Weber, at his office at \Nranuell, Alaska, on the first day of May, 1918, at ten o'clock a. m., aud by the tes- timony of two of the following witnesses, viz: Frederick E. Brown, William G. Thomas, John G. Grant, Leo C. Patenaude. all of Wrangell, Alaska.
 C. B. WALKER,
 Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
MAKE PLANS TODAY
Joint Conference of Liberty Loan
Campaigners Held Today.

"A joint conference of the entertain
ment committee of the Shawnee coun-
ty liberty loan campaign, the Shaw
nee county liberty loan committee and
the womenS committee of the council
g defense was scheduled for this aft
ernoon in the office of Miss M Edna
Corbst, county superintendent and
county chairman of the women's COM
mittee. Plans will be made for the
mass meeting at the auditorium Fri
day evening, March Is, which will
launch preparations for the third lib
erty loan drive scheduled for early in
April.
Those scheduled to attend the meet
ing this afternoon included J. r. Bur-
row, Miss NJ Edna Corbet, Mrs. D. w.
Mulvane, Miss Euphemia Page, F. w.
Freeman, Mrs. w. A. Johnston, C. L.
Mitchell, w. A. Biby. Mrs. w. H.
Roby, Mrs. Joseph Hicks. Mrs. H. E.
Morgan, Mrs L. H. Alkire, Mrs W.
W. ilitchell, Miss Nanon Herren and
CHEERS. A program for the meeting is
t.. be worked out in detail.
Z. According to the various committee
Ghairmen, the meeting Friday even
ing will virtually launch the campaign
here, as the actual campaign is to be
preceded by a county wide educational
drive One of the principal speakers
e the Friday night Getting will be Dr.
n r. Wolfe, recently of Chicago uni
versity. Mrs. Henry Ware Allen, state
CHAIRMAN of the women's committees
Will also be present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
To. RESIGN SOON
Bristow Expected To Quit p. q.
G. Upon Return to Topeka.
Left Today To Appear Before
Congressional Committee.

Joseph L. Bristow, chairman of the
Kansas utilities commission, left to-
day for Washington, where he will ap-
pear before the interstate commerce
committee of congress as a witness in
rate hearings. He was called to>Wash-
-1ngton to testify as to the "long and
short hauT' rates.
{ Bristow is practically the author of
the long and short haul clause as it
stands in the preSen. federal law. He
led the fight in the United States SEN
ate several years ago when the pro-
vision was adopted.
To Resign Soon.
It is probable Bristow will resign
from the state commission shortly
after his return from Washington. He
will be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the United States SEN
ate, and expects to close up his work
on the commission at an early date.
The present commission head will re-
main in Washington until the latter
part of the week. Following his re-
turn he is expected to close up pend
ing cases and resign to begin his active
campaign for the senatorial nomina-
ton.
Fred S. Jackson is said to be a can
mission. Charles H. Sessions, private
secretary to Governor Capper. and
chairman of the Republican state
committee, has also been urged for the
appointment Sessions is not regarded
as an applicant for the place, al
tho his friends have asked that he be
named. Governor Capper will prob
ably not indicate his plans until the
BriStOw resignation is in his hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
TEN GIVE NAVY EYES
Topekans Answer Call of Government
for Field Glasses.

Ten Topekans have already fur
nished the navy with some extra eyes,
according to a statement this morn
ing by Shipfitter I1ierholtzer. local
navy recruiting officer.
Some time ago the call went out
from the bureau of navigation for all
civilian owned telescopes, spy glasses,
binoculars ind field glasses. 1t was
not necessary that these instruments
be fitted with bi-focal lenses, the only
thing asked for was the glasses. Ten
Topekans answered the call and the
navy has just that many better eyes.
1t is thought that there are a large
number of the instruments in Topeka
that have not been turned in.
Uncle Sam needs these glasses and
wants them. and has asked for them,
and now lit is up to the people at
home to come thru with the eyes we
need to win the war" is the way the
naval bureau states it. But do not
send opera glasses.
The Topekans who have already
loaned their glasses to the navy for the
duration of the war are: Freeman
Sardou, F. E. Stewart, S S. French.
Charles NJ. Johnson, Thomas D.
Strong, William Richards, Mrs.
Charles Little, John S. Dawson. Frank
Dove and Fire Chief Joseph Hanlon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
SIDE BY SIDE WITH FRENCH
Americans and Poilus Rip Thru
Enemy DefenSeS.
BY HENRY WOOD.

With the French Armies in the
Field, March 11.-France-Americ
forces in the Lorraine region executed
the first American destructive attack
Saturday, east of Reillon.
Fifty Ohio troops and sixty French
sappers, after heavy artillery prepara-
ton. charged sixty yards thru No
Mans Land, capturing all detectives.
While the American raiders furnish
ed protection, the French sappers blew
up wire entanglements. observation
posts, shelters and caves. The Ser
mans had retired before the attackers
reached the enemy trenches.
The F'ranco-Americans returned to
their own trenches after ninety min
utes, with casualties of only four
wounded.
Have to Restrain Sammies.
Meanwhile, east of Neuvi1lers and
before Badonvillers. two detachments
each containing one company of
Americans and two companies of
French-penetrated the German lines
and destroyed three trenches. They
took two Uhlans prisoners.
The poilus say they were forced
to restrain the Americans from charg
ing beyond their detectives.
American artillery participated &C
curately in both attacks, proving it's
mastery of the most difficult artillery
problems
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
HENEYLOSESCASE
euash Warrant To Search
Packers Private Vaults.
AffidayitS Lax; Must Cite More
Z Than Suspicious.

Chicago, March 1.-THE United
States circuit court of appeals has
quashed the search warrant issued by
Judge Lands to permit examination
Of the letter files in the office of
Henry Veeder, counsel for Swift &
Company, by the government The
decision was without bar to further
proceedings" The search warrant
was sworn out by Francis J. Heney,
Sttorney for the federal trade com
mission, which is conducting sweep
Ing investigation of the packing in
S,,s+rv II was said that the reversal
was based on technical errors in GER
tain of the Heney affidavits.
The decision intimates that MI
rIeney was on a FISHING expedition"
In the Veeder vaults, whereas the
court finds that under the statute,
specific papers wanted must be asked
for and the petitioner under oath
must furnish concrete facts-''not sus-
uicions. beliefs or surmises which
tend to establish the necessary legal
conclusion in the mind of the issuing
Judge.
No Basis of Facts.
I'VE thoroly agree with the district
iudge ILandis) that the shield of the
constitution does not protect property
that has been used in the commits
ion of a felnoy and that such outlaw
property is subject to seizure by
search warrant under this statute.
But we find that the constitution and
the statute forbid a search warrant
Unless the issuing magistrate shall
FIRST draw the necessary legal conclu-
sion from facts duly presented to him
under the oath of the accuser," reads
the opinion. And in the record now
Before us We find no presentation of
facts.
Needless to say, the present judg-
fnent is not a bar to further proceed
ings. Reversed with direction to
auash the search warrant"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
TEUTON FLYERS

CONTINUED from Page onel
south of the Houtholst forest, where
the Germans also seized six posts Fri
day morning have been re-established
completely after severe fighting In
which the Germans lost heavily.
Both these attacks were but apollo
gies for what the Germans had plan
ned originally. They had intended to
make a pretentious assault on the
northern sector south. of the Houtholst
forest on February 20, to pinch off
the British salient just southeast OF the
wood and gain a number of important
positions. This became known to the
British however, thru a deserter and
they buried the Houtholst front under
such an avalanche of shells that the
enemy was forced to abandon his
scheme. The Germans decided, new
ertheless, to make smaller attack
Friday morning which gained them
six posts temporarily. The final re-
with severe losses and also forced to
abandon some of their own forward
positions.
Battle Continued Two Days.
A strong attack had also been
planned for February % against the
important high ground held by the
British in the region of Poelderhoek
and southwest of that place. A pris-
oner taken by the British is said to
have divulged the German plans. The
British artillery effectively prevented
the carrying out of this program and
later German prisoners said their reg
iments had been paraded and in
formed that the attack had been post
poned because the British had learned
of it. The same prisoners said the at
tack had been put off until the morn
ing of March s.
Thursday the British gunners put
down a terrific barrage and the Ger
n ans did not attempt to advance Fri
cay evening. however, they moved
against Poelderhoek ridge under a
smoke barrage and to the accompani-
ment a heavy bombardment of the
British positions. The enemy occu-
pic number of posts along a mar
Early Sunday morning the British or
ganized a counter attack which, a1tho
executed CALAMITY, was without the
desired result. A second counter at
tack was completely successful and
the Germans were driven out.
Men in Wrecked Dugout Unhurt.
One of the freaks of war occurred
near Poelderhoek ridge on Friday
The headquarters of a British com
pany sustained three direct hits from
German heavy guns and the building
was demolished over the heads of
the entirde staff. When the infantry
had cleared away the debris in an
found that not a single officer had
been injured, altho some of them
were suffering slightly from shock
This has been another magnificent
day. The balmy weather of the past
few days, which might properly be-
long to April or May. has brought
out the leaves of the pussy-willows
and many woodland flowers The
ground still contains some frost, but
the roads are dry and dusty.