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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

they have given me. | have seen only
the effort in two ports, only the re-
ceiving depots of the great war plant
which we are constructing. But | have
seen enough to convince me that W.
now have an organization which will
meet the problem, with its %increasing
volumes of demand, of coupling UP
the ports of embarkation at home with
the ports of debarkation in France.
Il find hat the written reports
have given me an inadequate idea OF
the difficulties, which the enemy sa d
We would not overcome and which
We are overcoming. After her lone
and stout-hearted defense, France
could spare US little material or la.
Dor for u purposes, except by i'll
advised diversions from her W or
CARNATIONS. She could offer us land
on which TO raise our structures and
the right of way for our communica-
tons.
Il should like 10 pay a tribute 10
the men who began last summer and
fall to bring into being the blue prints
of a great conception. which now is ad.
vanced enough TO yield conviction Of
success TO any observer and a tribute
our engineers and experts from civil
in all branches who have contin.
ued to arrive TO serve with the officers
of the regular engineers in command
Of an increasing army Of workers, all
doing their part.
They come from a pioneering err
argy. They have turned marshes into
docks, facing waterways which they
Viii dredee, sent out a spur of railway
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

Hamlin Garland of the Nigilantes:
The downfall OF Russia must be taken
as an enormous extension of the power
Of Germany. The war is not only 10 be
prolonged. ii is 10 be made more prodi-
gious than ever All scales Of values
in military affairs must again be dis
carded for new ones. All estimates Of
loans and credits must be dice more
-~Xpanded. The burden which wealth
must bear will be increased on a scale
commensurate with the new territory
acquired by the kaiser.
The time is sure to come when there
WIll be- a CONSUMPTION OF incomes just
as there is conscription Of human flesh
and human skill, and in the meantime
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
OLD RESIDENT DIES

Ole Moen of Laketon, age SO, was
accidentally killed by a six foot fall
off a water tower Sunday morning. He
had gone to repair one of the wires
which controlled the windmill and
while doing this a rotten board TO
which he was holding gave away. He
fell headlong to the frozen ground
crushing in his skull. He was still
living when picked up but never re-
gained consciousness. He passed away
about half an hour afterward.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

The Mitchell Sunday Republican
came out last Sunday with a forty.
eight page patriotic edition. 1t was a
fine example of newspaper enterprise
and a good indication of the progress.
i've and loyal spirit that characterizes
the fraternity in this state. We con.
graduate Mitchell on having fine pusi.
ness ability at the head of their lead.
ing newspaper.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

The Volga Tribune has passed its
thirty-ifth year as a successful news.
paper. 1t has always been good, but
never better than under the efficient
management and editorship of Alfred
T. Horton. We learn that Mr.. Horton
is Ill this week and w certainly hope
for his speedy recovery and return to
the editorial chair.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

A man out at Mitchell offers a mill.
ion dollars for the head Of the kaiser
delivered to him on a platter. This is
h highest price quoted this year for
pork. Chicago will have to look to
her laurels as a hog market, Mitchell
is after her.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

SpillwayS are what are needed or
our country roads. Compare the con
ditions on the road north from the col
!ege with the Sixth street road east.
and you will be convinced that this
IS the solution of the road problem.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
ANOTHER LOYAL SCHOOL

4 red. white and blue carpet rag So
sial given by the pupils of district No.
l in B%rookings township last Friday
evening was the occasion for a splen-
did displany of patriotism. With roads
almost impossible the attendance was
good and the bidding for the balls of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
SECRETARY BAKER ABROAD

In telling of the visit of Secretary
Baker to France. a correspondent of
the Associated Press has the following
story OF what he is seeing and Of the
WORK our construction forces r do
ing.
secretary Bakers FIRST work after
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
- This paper has enlisted
with the government in the
cause Of America for the
period Of the war

The way the kaiser handles Cot
Is something marvellous. but the man.
ner in which God viii handle him won't
be slow. we imagine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
TAKE OFF THIRD
OF COAST TRAIN
SERVICE JUNE 1
Twelve Million Annually and H..
728,O00 Miles of Train Haul
Will Be Saved

Chicago, Ill.,, May 4.-One third of
all the passenger trains between Chi
cago and the Pacific coast will be elm
mated after June ], according to word
received from Washington by railroad
officials tonight, this step it was said,
would save approximately $12,00O,O0O
a year and cut off 11,728,00O miles OF
train haul.
r. H. Ashton, regional director of
the wesern railroads, and assistant to
w. G. McAdoo, director Of railroads
said such a plan had been under con-
sideration and has been worked out.
ne ADDED he had not been officially in
formed that it was to be put into ef-
feet on any certain date.
Under the revolutioniZed plan OF
handling traffic passengers would not
longer have a choice of routes. Traf-
fic to the west coast and intermediate
points would be divideded between
four lines as follows:
To Los Angeles and junction points,
Sante Fe.
TO San Francisco and junction
points, Union Pacific.
To Seattle and junction points, Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
To Portland and junction points,
Northern Pacific.
The cut service would take on
trains from Chicago to Los
Angeles, two to San Francisco and
three to Seattle and Portland. More
than forty local trains would be dis
pensed with also.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
mot A M0RSEL
SENT GERMANY
FROM UKRAINE
Berlin Newspaper Declares No
Gain to Germany Has
Come Thru Treaty

Amsterdam, May Am the course
OF sharp criticism in connection with
recent events in Ukraine, the Vor
waerts of Berlin states that affairs in
the east are in deplorable condition.
"The peace concluded there has be-
come peace calculated to scare away
opponents still at war with u.s." the
newspaper says.
1T was agreed with Russia, that Es-
thonia and Livonia would remain und-
er its sovereignty" the Vorwaerts
continues. land three weeks later a
personal union of these countries with
Prussia was benevolently considered.
We see only enormous political dam
age being done Ukraine and not NOR
sci of bread to be supplied Germany
by that country"
The Berlin Tagebladt says:
I've cannot deny that we have not
succeeded in winning the affection of
the population under our military rule
of Lithunia, not to speak of Poland.
1t is precisely the same in Ukraine.
Even 'optimists may see that the east
ern structure stands on a very unsta Bile
foundation. 1t was always clear that
Ukraine at the earliest possible NOM
ent would seek union with Russia
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
SEDlTI0N BILL
MOVES TOWARD
FINAL STAGE
Conference Report Adopted by
Senate With Vote of 48 to
26; Controversy Ends

Washington, D. c., May 4.-Protract-
ed controversy in the Senate over the
sedition bill to severely penalize dis
loyal acts and utterances and interfer-
ence with liberty loan sales and the
army draft, ended late today in adop-
ton of the conference report on the
measure by vote of 4S to 26. The
house is expected to agree to the re-
port next week.
Opponents of the measure who have
contended that freedom of speech and
the press would be curtailed lost their
fight to strike out clause giving the
postmaster general authority to with
hold mail believed to violate the es-
pionage laws and restore the France
amendment excepting from the law
truthful statements made with good
motives.
The bill was initiated year ago and
provides maximum penalties of twen-
ty years imprisonment and $1O,OCC
fine or both for a wide variety OF
disloyal acts. 1t attends the espion-
age act, and, with the "Woman spy
bill recently passed, completes the
cycle of legislation urged by the de-
partment of justice as necessary to
cloth the government with power. to
deal with sedition and disloyalty and
.o,cr+ mob violence. which has re
suited from the departments inability
to secure convictions. of persons MAX
ing disloyal utterances. 4
That the legislation is unnecessary,
unconstitutional, too drastic and con-
fers too wide discretion upon admin
istrative officials have been the prln-
,ipal arguments of those opposing it.
y McCumber For 1t
The final vote today was along nom
partisan lines, many Republicans join
ing a majority of Democrats in sup
porting the legislation. :
Two Democrats, Senators Hard
wick of Georgia and Reed of Missouri,
Joined with "a Republicans in opposl-
lion. ~,
The vote for adoption includes N.Y.
ers. Montana; Walsh, Montana; Jones,
washington; Poindexter, Washing.
ton; McCumber, North Dakota ana
Sterling, South Dakota.
Gronna Opposed
The vote against adoption lnclud-
ed Gronna, Of North Dakota; Senator
Johnson of South Dakota was not
listed as voting.
The bill penalties language "intend-
ed to incite, provoke or encourage re-
sistance of the United States, or pro,
mote the cause of it's enemies" and
wilful display of the flag Of any en-
emy nation.
Other Provisions -,
Another important provision would
punish statements designed to curtall
production of war necessities or the
teaching of advocacy of any OF the
prohibited acts in the measure.
One Of the chief controversies IN
the senate was over elimination by
The conferees of the France amend
o1ent providing the bill should not ap-
Div to truthful statements made with
GOOD motives-the general libel low.
Senator France of Maryland, its
author, and Senator Johnson Of Cali
fornia led the fight to retain the
amendment, declaring it would pre-
serve constitutional liberty of speech
and the press. 1t was opposed by the
department of justice, however, as a
burden of securing convictions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
PREMIER GEORGE
LAUDS AMERICAN
OVERSEAS FORCE
Unity of Command and Aid of
United States Owed to Ger
many, He Declares
1--WE ARE ALRIGHT, ''MESSA
Word From Army is ''Be of Good
Cheer;" All Allied Gener-
ais Are Confident

London, May 4.-Premier Lloyd
George who has returned from his Wis
it to France in which he attended the
sessions of the supreme war council
and went to the front, spoke enthusi-
astically today of the American troops.
"The Germans have rendered at
least two great services to the allied
cause" said the Premier. "They
have accelerated the advent of the Am
erican troops and they have made uni
ty of command. at last reality. The
French and British are fighting in
close comradeship, each with full ap-
probation of the qualities OF the 9th
err" .. =.
Have you any message to bring
from the army Of the people - the
Premier was asked. TO this he re-
piled:
THE message I bring from the Brit
ish army to the people at home Is:
BE of good cheer, we are all right. !"
Generals Confident.
OF the great battle now going on, the
Premier said:
II saw General Foch, Sir Douglas
Haig, General Pershig and other Of
ficers of the higher. command, and
they were all very confident. l saw
a very large number of regimental Of
ficers and soldiers, who had actually
been in the figting line during the last
six weeks of very strenuous work, and
their confidence also was amazing.
81 have met no pacifsts, no pessl-
mists, among them: !.
Apart from the mishap of the first
few days, which they all recognized,
they were confident that they were
winning and that they were intiicting
great losses on the enemy When the
enemy got ground they said, we make
them pay an enormous price for It,,
In these offensives you can always
buy land If you are prepared to pay
the purchase price. But the cost for
the Germans is great and is increas.
ing :.'* r'Ns<
"They were certain that the Ger
mans would soon be. sorry they had
committed themselves to these attacks
even if they are not already so.'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
FEDERAL JUDGE
DENIES MOTION
FOR NEW TRIAL

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 4.-Unlted
States Judge Elliott today denied mo.
tions for new trials in the cases OF
Conrad Korneman, editor of German
language newspaper here and John n:
Wolf, Kimball business man found
guilty of violation of the espionage
act.
korneman was fined $1,000 and sent.
enced to ten years in prison and Wolf
was given five years and fined s1.OOo.
Notice was given in both cases that
appeals would be taken.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
LEAGUE MEETING
STOPPED. MOVED,
THEN PERMITTED

St. Boniface, Mimi, May A Non
nartisan league meeting scheduled to
he held on farm near here late
today was stopped by Hennepin county
deputy sheriffs who were rushed from
Minneapolis to the scene in automo.
biles at the request of residents of
the neighborhood. The leaders were
told by the deputies that Non-partlSsan
league meetings were not permitted IN
Hennepin county, about Is persons
including three league organizers
then moved to another section of the
farm, which is in Carver county, and
held the meeting unmolested.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
THIRD WAR LOAN
BREAKS RECORDS
OF ALL NATIONS
Twelve to Fifteen Million Pur-
chasers; TabulatiOn of
Worlds Loans

'''"oh'n"+on. D. c.. May 4.-The third
liberty loan breaks the records of all
.4....,..s ~. numuer OF subscribers with
an estimated roll of between 12,OO0,-
900 and II, 5,000,000,0 900 bond buyers, but
total subscriptions are less than
Great Britain's largest war loan.
Figures on leading loans Of the
principal billigerents were given out
today by the treasury as follows:
British victory loan in 1917, 5. per
cent; subscriptions $5,096, ,254.320.
United States second liberty loan, 4
percent, subscriptions $4,616,000, 900.
Eighth German war loan, 51s per-
cent and S percent, subscriptions 3d.
6OO,O00,O00. , .., .... -
French war loan Of 1915, percent; +;
$2,261, ,S64,409.
Austrian seventh war loan, per-
cent; subscriptions 81, 150,00N,0OO.
Italian fourth war loan, 5 percent;
subscriptions 81 ,000,0O0,O00.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
ADMIT |. ". WIS
PAID FOR ACTS
OF DISL0YALTY
Foundation of Governments
Case Laid When Witnesses
Testify to Fund

Chicago, Ill.,, May 4.-The founda-
ton in the governments case against
112 leaders of the Industrial Workers
of the World, accused Of violating the
espionage act, virtually was complet'
ed today with admission into the re-
cords of statements covering expendi'
lures for alleged seditious literature
soon after America entered the war.
Claude r. Porter, special prosecutor,
stated tonight that the government
would place it's most important wit
nesses on the stand probably early
next week. Some of these witnesses,
rnrorted to have been planted, lin
the secret councils of the I. w. w. by
the government
Representatives of publishing con:
Germs that contracted to print part OF
the volume of business increased more
than onehundred percent from early
in the spring of 1917 to the following
September, when the government ma
ton wide raid took place.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
DOZEN AUSTRIAN
CRISES IN WAKE
OF FOOD DEMAND
Correspondent Who Knows Sit
uati0n Tells Problems Hun
cry Enemy Faces
RACE HATRED INFLAMED
Parliament Prologue Statement
Admits 1t Can Only Hinder
Not Help

London, May 4.-"There are at least
dozen crises in Austria today" wrote
one of the best informed English cor
respondents yesterday, all these cris-
es appear to concentrate on the prob
lem Of food. Even the racial ami
mosities of the composite empire,
which have always been the weak
timbers of it's structure, have been
inflamed into unusual bitterness by
sectional jealousies over food distri-
button.
These crises appear to have reach
ed elimination today in the govern
ment's decision to prorogue parlia-
ment during the present phase Of the
war for the reason that it could not
help, but only hinder, in solving of
economic problems on which every
thing depends, in the words of a semi
official explanation. Before this an
nouncement was made Premier Won
Seydlcr met party leaders, impressed
upon them the necessities of the sit
uation, offered vague promises of re-
forms for the. discontented races de-
mands and issued warning that any
agitation would be dealt with by all
lawful means.
-, Autocracy, Sits Tight.
Parliamentary government, or rath-
or parliamentary debates, are to be
suppressed and an autocratic govern
ment will try to hold the helm.
What straits Austria has reached
were partly revealed by the Premier's
speech and also by the German Off
cial statement that all food supplies
from Ukraine this month will be
given to Austria on account of her
greater need. The Hague correspond
ent of the Times, discussing the Ger
man food shortage yesterday, remark
ed:
"Even the ordinary German public
realizes that something worse than
food scarcity threatens Austria"
For two months past the exaspera-
tion between the Slavonic sections of
the Austrian population and the other
races has been at the highest point
of tension.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
RESUMPT'1I0N0F
HUN EFFORT
KENNEL NEAR
Muggy Weather Prevents Aerial
Observation; Allies Are
Prepared

British headquarters in France, May
4.-There are unmistable signs of q
resumption Of the German effort to
force the allied positions on the hill
chain west of ,Kemmell. Last evening
the Germans opened a tremendous
bombardment on Scherpenberg and on
Mont Rouge but no infantry action fol-
lowed. q -'" r. I'D
At 5 o'clock this morning the artil-
lery crashed forth again upon the Ang-
lo-French lines north OF La Clytte and
to the south of Mont Rouge.
The allies are well prepared for the
attack, but the weather is thick and
wet so that aerial observation virtual
ly us impossible. .,ssa~ -sga,.EI....r
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
WILSON PARD0NS
SAMMY SENTRlES
DOOMED TO DIE
Action In Sleeping On Duty Case
Taken As Opposition to
Death Penalty

Washington, D. c., r1ay 4.-Presi-
dent Wilson's action today in pardon
ing two soldiers of the American ex-
peditionary force who had ben con-
demned to death by a military court
marian in France for sleeping while
on sentry duty and committing to nom'
inal prison terms the death sentences
imposed on two others for disobeylng
orders, was viewed by many army Of
ficials as approval bv the President OF
Secretary Bakers stand against the
imposition of death penalty IN the
army except in special cases.
Privates Forest D. Sebastin OF FL
dorado, ILL.,, and jeff Cook of Lutte, Ok
lahoma, were 1.-The men pardoned. In
reaching his decision. the president
took into consideration their extreme
youth, the former being 20 years old
and the latter 10. He concluded they
did not realize the seriousness OF their
offense and it's possible disastrous re-
suits upon the unit to which they
were attached.
Privates Dion Ledoyen of Atlanta.
Georgia, and Stanley G. Fishback OF
lConnellton, Indiana, were the men
convicted for disobeying orders. Their
sentence was committed to three
wears in the federal penitentiary. at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and they
will be brought to this country 3or
Details in these cases
have not been made public. The SOL
diers are 10 years old.
All four of the men were volunteers
in the regular army.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
NEW RECORD FOR
SHIP BUILDING
SET IN SEATTLE

Seattle, May 4.-Lowering the pre-
vious record of IS days held by a
Portland, Oregon, shipyard, the $500
ton steel carrier West Lianga, which
holds. the worlds record Of speed in
steel ship construction of IS working
days from the date of keel laying
to launching, was delivered to the
government here today 67 days after
her keel was put down.
The vessel was built by the Skinner
and Eddy corporation, and is the
twenty first steel ship to be delivered
by Seattle yards to the government
this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
SAMMIES WIPE
OUT POSITIONS
HELDBY HUNS
Brief, Intense ARTILLERY Prepa-
ration Precedes Onslaught
of Americans
PENETRATE TO THIRD LINE
PENETRATE TO THIRD LINE
Infantry Operates Successfully
Under Own Artillery In An
other Raid at Dogs Wood

With the American army in France,
May 4.-(By the Associated Press.)-
American troops in the Lorraine Sec
tor yesterday morning carried out a
raid on the German lines south Of Hall
oville, on a 900 yard front. After an
intense but brief artillery preparation,
the infantry, accompanied by pioneers,
went over the top and penetrated the
German positions to the third line.
They found not single German.
The attack was on German salient.
The artillery completely levelled the
German positions and the pioneers fin
ished the job by blowing up all the
enemy works, thus eliminating the sal
lent
A German raid, which it was expect
ed would be carried out on the sector
south of Verdun, failed to materialize.
SUCCESSFUL RAID ON HUN
LINES NEAR DOGS WOOD.
With the French army in France,
May 4.-(By the Associated Press.)-
An official note says:
"On May 3, 900 American soldiers,
after careful artillery preparation,
raided the German lines near Dogs
wood in the Lorraine sector, penetrat.
ing through the Germans first, second
and third lines.
"The raid, constituted the first time
that American infantyr in this section
h aveoperated under the protection OF
their own artillery"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
WOMAN ARTIST
A SPY SUSPECT

Duluth, Mimi, May 4.-katherine
Merrill was arrested here today as
she was seated near the waterfront,
drawing sketches of coal dock, &C.
cording to the police. She gave her
name as Katherine Merrill and her
age as al, and informed the chief tnat
she was born in Milwaukee, and could
trace her lineage back to revolution
ary DAYS. To department of justice Of
ficials she said she could easily clear
herself of any connection with for
eign nation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
TAKE LIVESTOCK
OF MENN.0NlTES
FOR WAR BONDS
Committee Will Sell 1000 Sheep,
100 Steers to Pay for Comp
W #, letion of Quota

Yankton, S. D., May 4.-Executive
officers of the local liberty loan COM
mittee visited the GAINESVILLE Mennon'
ite colony today, gathered up one
hundred steers and one thousand
sheep and drove them to Utica, S. d.,
near here where arrangements are
being made to ship them to market.
The Mennonites are alleged to have
undersubscribed their quota of liberty
bonds and the local officials have an
nounced their intention of selling the
stock and devoting the proceeds to the
purchase of bonds to cover their quota.
No opposition was offered by the
MennOnites.