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URGES FEDERAL
blue SKY" LAW
SENATOR. POMERENE SAYS Eff
FORT WILL BE MADE TO CURB
WILDCAT STOCKS. ..

Washington, Dec. 23.-Effort will be
made to get a federal blue sky law
enacted. at this session of. Congress,
according to Senator Pomerehe of
Ohio, member of the Senate bank
ing and currency committee.
The Capital Issues committee,
which has supervision over the. issu-
ance of capital stock exceeding $780,
900, has asked such a measure. Sen
ator Pomerene said it is his intention
to bring tie subject up at the first
meeting Of the banking committee.
One Of the evils it is intended to
reach is that of slick-tongued stock
statesmen who take Liberty bonds for
stocks of questionable values, Nu-
merous ways have been found to ev-
ade state laws, and Senator Pomerene
agrees with the Capital Issues com
mittee the only way to protect small
investors is to pass Federal law.
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ROBBERY
At cANDO
-lssti-

Cando Herald:-Some time last Sat.
urday night party or parties, at
present unknown, broke into johnson
& Co.'S drug store, forced open the safe
and strong box, and stole about $56
in cash. A number of checks that were
in the box were left. An entrance was
first attempted thru the east window,
and failing in this, the back door was
tried successfully. The outside door
of the safe was not locked, and the
strong box was gotten at by spreading
the safe partitions and taking out the
cash drawer. The authorities have
been working on the case since then,
but have SO far not secured conclusive
evidence sufficient to hold any one sus-
pected. It was a bold piece of work
and was evidently carried out by some-
one fairly well acquainted with the
layout of the store. While robberies
such as this may occur any time, it
would seem that a little more percau-
tion and watchfulness might prevent
their more or less frequent occurrence.
Neither is the leaving Of considera-
bic sum Of money in store safe over
night ever advisable. Some persons
in this town are playing very close to
the danger line, and following prac.
tices that are certain to lead to serious
results. We hope and believe that the
authorities will use every effort to de-
tect and punish the guilty party,
Such things as this and previous af-
fairs Of a similar nature must be
stopped in Cando.
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MINE PLANTING IS
DANGEROUS WORK

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 23.-1n the
first uncensored letter she has receiv-s
ed from her son, Grant r. Mcneil,
since he entered the service, Mrs. A.
Nelson of Bismarck, is informed that
he shared with other members of the
crew of the U. S. S. Quinnebaugh the
task of laying the mines which penned
the German fleet into the North sea.
This was the first information Mrs.
Nelson had received that her boy was
serving on mine layer.
"Seeing they don't censor our letters
any more, will try and tell you some
news" writes Mcneil. II suppose you
wonder what kind of a ship the Quin-
nebaug is. Well, it is a mine planter.
there are about 10 or IL ships in our
fleet. We sure had a dangerous job,
one of the worst jobs in the war. Our
navy had to keep the German fleet in
the North Sea, so to stop the Ger
mans from getting out, we made plans
for a mine field. We planted mines
from northern Scotland to the coast of
Norway. In these mines is dangerous
[powder-the same kind that exploded
in Halifax, N. s. We carried more
than 600 mines on our ship. When we
were planting mines out at sea, some
of the mines would explode about 50
yards behind us, and water would go
a conrle of hundred feet in the air, 50
you can see if a ship would even run
into one or these mines it might as
we'll say S,ood nightw
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CRUELTIES OF GERMANS
TOLD BY PRISONERS

Berne, Dec. %. - Lieutenant Jas
Duke of Washington, Lieutenant Cas-
sius Styles of Willsboro, N. Y, and
Lieutenant Robert Raymond of New
ton Center, Mass, have arrived in
Switzerland from German prison
camp on their way to France. These
officers are attached to the American
Aviation Service.
Lieutenant Styles told the Red
Cross that his pilot, Lieutenant Wis
ter Morris, had been killed.
The Americans informed the Red
Cross that the Russians at Rasttat,
Germany, were dying at the rate of
about six or eight daily from starva-
tion. The Americans were given RI
files by the Germans to protect their
food stores from the Russians who
threatened to raid the Aemrican COM
pound, they said.
The American cemetery at Rasttat
now has nine graves.
The German guards left the gates
of the camp open for the Americans
to escape, but an American sergeant
posted American guards around the
compound and compelled the prison
ers to await the arrival of :. the Red
Cross and American sanitary trains
from Switzerland.
Herbert Jones of the 10th Infantry,
declared to the American Red Cross
that a German sergeant major at
Langensalza Camp struck American
prisoners on the face with the flat of
his sword without reason after lining
them up for roll call. Jones himself
was kicked by a guard until the lower
part of his body was temporarily par
alyzed.
| Langensalza is the German prison
camp where considerable number of
! French prisoners were killed OF
wounded by guards several days after
the signing of the armistice.
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B. Hanna at the close Of an address
which held more than 100 busy busi-
ness men enthralled for two hours
during the busiest part Of the day, at
+ the Grand Pacific Hotel on Friday
afternoon.
Governor Hanna was addressing
the annual meeting of the Bismarck
Commercial Club. He stood out
against a background + rmed by old
Glory and the colors of our Allies. It
was just eight months to the day
from the date upon which he left
Fargo on his way to Francet to serve
the Red Cross. 1t was just FIVE weeks
to the day from the time he had stood
with Lieut.. Col. F. P. Quain of Bis
marck on. the shell torn fields of Dead
Mans hill.
Governor Hanna spoke from per-
sonal observation of the work Of the
Red Cross in first aid dressing sta
tions at the front, in evacuation hos
pitals and base hospitals. Much
that he told of was not pleasant, but
there was nothing to bring shame
along with the sorrow. He told of
brave, chivalrous youth of great
republic, upholding the glory and the
dignity of that republic on foreign
fields which were plowed by steel
and whose harvest was death. He
told of boys who fought like men,
and who died like men, and who new
er murmered nor complained, no
matter what their lot might be.
"What did you do up there, boys ?"
the governor asked the members of
an American division which he met
coming out, water soaked, dirty and
bedraggled. at Verennes.
"WE GAVE, THEM HE'LL, was
the unanimous reply from scores Of
throats.
And that was the spirit of young
America that Governor Hanna found
over there. Some Of the scenes at the
evacuation hospital might have caused
a brave man to turn pale and shrink.
"The boys lying there on their stretch
ers, waiting for their turn, with COM
rades in the same room under the
knife, others gasping as they went un-
der the ether, never once lost their
nerve," said the governor. "Our boys
don't seem to have that sort of nerve. -
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war FLIERS WILL
CARRY n B U. S. MAIL
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION
BILL REQUIRES MEN IN AIR
MAIL SERVICE.

Washington, Dec, 23.-The annual
post office appropriation bill, carrying
. total Of 1857 ,35O, 900, was passed late
today by the House with an amend
ment requiring the Postmaster Gener-
III to use army aviators for mail air
planes instead of organizing q separ-
ate postal flying corps. This is the
first Of the 1920 supply measures to
be passed by the house, an it now goes
to the senate. d
Supporters of the amendment pro-
viding that air mail planes shall be
Operated and maintained by the per-
.sonnel of the army air service under
the direction Of the postmaster gener-
al" argued that under this plan op-
.eration of the service would be less
expensive and that at the same time
opportunity would be given to train
.aviators for the army.
Opponents contended that the di-
vision Of authority between the Post.
Office and War Department would in.
terfere with the successful operation
of the service.
Other provisions of the bill direct
that the Secretary of War shall tur1
over Immediately to the Postoffice de
partment more than 200 airplanes fo1
extension of the service. The ma
chimes specified include 100 De Havi
land fours, 100 Handley-Pages and II
Glenn Martin day bombers.
Other amendments to the bill con
tinue in effect wages increases OF II
to 20 per cent granted last year t.
clerks in first and second class post
Offices and carriers in cities.
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MANY SOLDIERS /, | )
OUT Q|:||U OF MONEY
HUNDREDS LANDED AT HOsPI-
TAI FORCED TO. BECOME OBJ
JECTS OF CHARITY.

Washington-With thousands Of
troops returning weekly to the Unit
ed States since the signing of the ar
mistice, it has been learned that in
many instances soldiers are arriving
on this side, financially stranded, due
to the failure of the Government to
send them their pay. Some Of the
men have not been paid for several
months and are literally penniless.
Others have merely missed connec-
tions with their last pay, but are in
nearly as bad shape.
This condition was severely ,c'riti-
scised in Congress by Representative
Mann, Republican minority leader,
when he said:
II think the department ought to
pay the men who are in the army now
up to date. I have telegram here
from West Baden, Ind, which reads
as follows:
"'Several hundred wounded men ar
rived at West Baden Hospital. A
large number are without any funds
and say they have had no pay for
many months. Cannot some plan be
put in operation to give them money
when they disembark ?"
''It is. a scandal to send wow > y
men clear from the point of disem-
barkation to Southern Indiana, with
money due them for months, and not
a cent paid to them. The War De-
partment has informed me that if /
would have telegraphed to them the
names of the men they would en-
deavor to pay them. cannot do that.
It is their business. A wounded man
in hospital cannot be expected to
run after the paymaster to get his
pay. It is the duty of the military
department of the Government to look
after him. I hope they will be brot
to realize their duty in the matter"
Representative Sherley of Ken
lucky said he had made suggestions
to the military authorities and to the
Red Cross as to plans which would
keep the soldiers in money who had
not received the pay due them, but
that these suggestions evidently had
not been carried into effect.
II agree" he said, "that there is nc
possible excuse for any large mum.
her of; such cases happening. Here
and there, Of course, they are bount
to occur, but the system ought to be
such as to make numerous cases i'm
possible"
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SINKING OF HUN
WARsHIPs IS ADVOCATED

Paris. Dec. 23.-The American dele
gates to the peace congress have re-
solved to advocate the sinki ug Of the
surrendered enemy warships and re-
sist any proposition to distribute them
on the basis of naval losses. This an
nouncement is made by those in close
touch with the American representa-
tives, who, it is added, feel that such
a position would result in avoiding
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lNTER-oCEAN- VOLUME xxxvI. NO. 80

contention anA materially s"p.cit
i''esittc Il sV;iso;;': t}ccla;a ;:,r n:
:he wur wa 30! based on aggl es,sion
:ar the acquisition OF p;ci:erty..
England: thrcu;::!, : Eic Gcdt|cs
-: Il Of TIE .atln,i, atty. and prev
;,:lsly 4eq.: rs 'c,! IL tic !. ,c..ha,' ','::.,1
10 ,ite-;tsay the c;s:2Aa'ed or surrendered
warships, and il is d.: l.sed, will cen
tinue to support the United States, 81
though it is expected that some of the
lesser naval powers will demand that
the prizes be distributed.
American naval stations will be
maintained for at least year at Brest
and Giberaltar and in the Azores to
render aid to American merchant
ships. The consent of France, Eng
land and Portugal has already been Sc
cured. The aero and radio stations at
these points will be in readiness to
respond to calls for aid by American
shipping in distress and facilities will
be afforded for needed repairs and
supplies.
Although the plans have not been
developed, it is believed in naval cir.
cles that the shipping board desires
the continuance of the manning of it's
Ships with naval officers and crews un.
til private capital is organized to un-
dertake the great task of operating
thousands of merchant vessels.
The other naval establishments ir
Europe have been ordered abandoned
as rapidly as possible and progress ir
this direction has already been con-
siderable: The United States navy
has 27 aero stations along the Euro
pean coast, the material of which, ex
cept at Brest, Giberaltar end the
Azores is being shipped home. Nava
transports, relieved of carrying mu.
; nitions, will hereafter convey fooc
supplies.
It is expected that the army also
will soon be able to use a number o1
it's transports similarly on eastern
voyages.
Demobilization of the naval personnel
has been ordered to proceed rapidly
on the basis of the transfer to the re.
serve lists of men and officers of gooc
character and physique. The needs Of
the new merchant marine, it is calcu
lated, will absorb as large proper.
ton of such reservists as is desired.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-25
TWO HARVEY News
PAPERS COMBINED

The two newspapers of Harvey will
hereafter be published from the same
shop, a deal having been concluded
this week whereby both papers come
under the management Of the newly
formed company, The Harvey Publish
ing Co. C. B. Thomas will be the ed
itor of the Herald-Advertiser, the Eng
lish paper, and the German publication
will be edited by A. A. Vetch.
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: The following article taken from
the St. Paul Pioneer Press will be Of
interest to Devils Lake. residents as
Martin is well known in this city and
vicinity where he grew to manhood.
In this article one finds a great pic
ture of an important event in an av-
iator's life. 1t truly shows the spirit
of the American fighter in France and
it is with pride that we can claim
Lieutenant Kelly, son of Joseph M.
Kelly, as a resident of this city. St.
Paul sees fit to claim him but it is
only though his attendance at St.
Thomas college that this claim has
any foundation:
"Bill of Hunland was cursing under
his breath as he packed his travel
ing bag preparatory to that memoir
able. safety-first junket into Holland
on the eve of November 18th, 1918.
Just a few hundred miles across
the Rhine a group of Yankee air pi-
lots were packing their kit bags at
the same moment, but they laughed
and sang rollicking ballad of "dea1
old Broadway"
That's the way a historic event
was started-the celebration in Paris
by the pilots of the Ninety-third
Pursuit squadron, "in memory Of his
royal highness, Wilhelm H." and
according to Lieutenant William Kelly
former st. Thomas college student
and later on the staff Of the Dispatch
and Pioneer Press, it was "some" eel.
ebration.
800 Bucks Help Fete
The Pilots had 1900 bucks" accord.
ing to Lieutenant Kelly, and "that
night, so far as we were concerned
the Boche could have tramped right
into Paris" but they knew he woule
not, because the armistice had beer
signed that day."
! Lieutenant Kelly was in action al
St. Miheil, and the next near Verdun
! in the Argonne Forest drive with the
American First army, and, judging
from his letter, there was plenty Of
action up to the last minute of thu
world war.
eve settled down to a fight every
time we went out" wrote the st. Pau
birdmen on November 18th.
"The Boche was getting the wors
of it when he swung the Richtoffe1
circus up there with peach of new
motor. AS usual, they travelled ii
|bunches three and four times as larg'
las us.
Had No Thought of Peace
"And they got >cocky all of sud
den. They went out looking for trou
BILE and came all the way up to tn
lines for it. Heretofore, they had re
manned ten, fifteen and twenty kilo
meters back. Meanwhile the best in
fantry in the Hun army was sent a
gainst the doughboys. So we didn'
have things all our own way, not b!
any means.%, x.5s
"In fact, peace this winter neve
entered our minds. Not even whe'
Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria fel
|away. ...
"Finally our boys filtered through
the forest, and orders went out fo
the drive that brought US into Sedan
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Martin Kelly, Local Boy, chaseo by
Huns, Got Mad; Succesds In BaogIng
One While Balance Of Party Downs Z
Did He His Comrades Fittngy Celebrate the
Event?- n

celebrated about midnight with all the
available ammunition. About day.
break we were awakened by terrific
barrage and old man Gloom immed-
lately took possession of the camp, but
it was the American Second Army 60
ing into action for the first time on
the last morning Of he war and judg-
ing from the fire here were a lot of
Huns who will never see Germany
again."
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Literally there was hell popping for
US. The Boche air service was ag-
gressive up to the last minute Three
times in succession they chased me
home.
"'The first time FIVE Of us mixed with
nine of them. / went out of business
with an overheated motor and never
did stop until coasted into hanger
on an advanced field and broke up a
wing.
Escorted Back to France.
"Next day, three Of us came driv-
ing home after attempting to break
up German party Of IL machines.
Incidentally the much maligned Boche
escorted US back to France.
"The following afternoon five of us
started a little morale raid some twen-
ty miles into German territory. About
fifteen of them popped up on our third
attempt to reach the objective, and,
boy! how they could shoot. l was on
the tail of the forward motion, con-
sequently meat. And I guess they all
took pot shots at me at the same
time. @s
II stood it for inst so long; fire
here, lead there, and smoking tracers
everywhere. Them drove for the
front of our formation, to give the
other boys chance At the gang rid
ing me. But the Boche didn't suck
worth a cent, and we !: wended our
weary way homeward. D..
So Kelly Gets Mad. &c.. .
II got up pretty mad next day.
Three times in succession was too
much. I had begun to imagine the
whole German air service was watch
ing for my number over there. For
the night before they had plastered
a number of bullets through my plane
one just barely missing an assert.
ment of INT was carrying for Their
edification.
"Eleven Of us raided:them this time
and we did a good job of it, too. Com.
ing back, we climed away up into the
sky and came down out of a glarine
sun on to twenty-five of them. Yo
ought to have seen that melee.
II got into the tail Of one bum wht
kindly climbed into the sun at me
And take it from me both of my gun.
worked, in fact so fast that one bullet
just pushed the next one out at thu
rate of $50 per. And /, recalling thu
last three days, squeezed the trigger
with a vengeance.
Sends Boche to, Hades.
He kept right on coming until
thought we were going to crash. Ther
just as suddenly, he swirled down ou
! of the fight-without firing a shot
to hades, trust, where all good Hun:
will meet once more. Killed probably
looking into the sun for the bullet,
were pouring into his machine.
ooh, yes, I forgot to say we got
seven of them that morning and W.
didn't lose man. It was our las
fight over the lines as dense fog Sc
in next day and continued until tn,
armistice was signed. A glorious eli
max, wasn't it?
"Late the evening Of the tenth tn
wireless flashed the news Of the sign
ing of the armistice but we were q bi
doubtful. The enlisted men, though
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HANNA PRAISES THE
AMERICAN SOLDIER

81 Bismarck, N. D.. Dec. 22-"When
our boys turned the tide at Chaeau-
Thierry, threy saved France, and they
saved the world. I have never been
50 proud of being an American as I
an today" said former Governor L.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
VANDALS MUST PAY,
FRENCH PRESS URGES
Demands That Germany Re-
pair or Replace Destruc-
ton After the War
Sreciai Cu5Ie TO Evening Public Ledger

SCectof tuGte 10 Evening PUbHc Ledger
Copyright. 1918. by Neto York Times Co.
Paris Oct. 3.
The feeling of anger against the Ger
mans for their deliberate and systematic
from which they have been driven is
growing daily throughout France. Al
most without exception the French press
is now persistently calling on the Allies
to decide to make joint pronouncement
that they will take reprsals. town for
town, village for village, chateau for
chateau. church for church, property for
property
Georges Berthoulat, in the Liberte this
evening, which is only one of many news
papers urging this form of reprisals, ex-
plains that the policy he is advocating
does not mean the destruction of given
German town to atone for the destruc-
tion of a given French town. but shall
be made to pay in money and labor the
cost of reconstructing some given French
or Belgian town.
France is not going to carry out in
Germany such devastations of the six
teenth century as modern Germany is
nficting in the twentieth" he declared
But she will oblige the destroyers and
burglars TO repair, to restXe or TO re-
place even stolen or destr4 art treas
ures.
THE museums of Munich, Dresden and
Berlin are being considered as reservoirs
upon which we may draw. Such works
as the Lancret pastels at Sans Souci
for instance. may be taken in replace
ment for the pastels of Fantin la Tour
stolen from ST. Quentin. The same pro-
gram is TO be followed in regard to
fprniture and in the manufacturing
plants.
German labor of course, Will also
have to contribute toward the Indemnity
to be paid by the State. The miners
of Boehum will be compelled TO recon-
strvct Lens and also Briey. If that town
suffers the same fate These thngS
must be said now. 10 save those Of our
towns which are still under the boot OF
the enemy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
HOPES FOR BULGAR SPLIT
German Paper Says Troops in
Sofia May Change Situation
SpeciaL Gable to Erening Public Ledger

Copyright, 1918. by Ncto York Times CO.
The Hague. Oct. 5.---The Cologne
Gazette, commenting on the Bulgarian
situation. says: 1T remains to be seen
how the Entente negotiations will be
treated in Sofia" and asserts the pos
sibility of a split among the people.
The Local AnZciger says that the facts
must be confronted, as it is evident
that the BulRarians have deserted the
Central Powers although it Is not yet
easy to forotell how far "A definite situa-
tion is created for those powers ana
Turkey. All the same, the paper con-
tinues the result of this act Will nave
important influences on Balkan politics
and must be seriously considered Bull
garia, it proceeds no longer has right
to consideration, and the Tcuton troops
must be slowly withdrawn.
The paper asserts that military events
may still change in spite Of the political
decisions. and that the last word is not
yet spoken. II puts considerable stress
on the recent sending of troops to Soha