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The Washington times., 1918-03-15

dropped her title and name lest she
be barred from that sociahstic COM
munity as well as discovered BY hor-
rifed relatives, and called herself
Gisela Doring.
After she had taken her degres.
She passed a month in Berlin with
her mother, who already had estab-
ishe q salon, but she was deter
mined to support herself and see the
world at the same time. Herr Doktor
Meyers found her a position as gov
erness with a wealthy American
patient, and, under her assumed
name, she sailed Immediately for
New York. ..542@
The Bolands had 4 house in upper
Fifth avenue and others at Newport,
Aiken, and Bar Harbor; and when
not occupying these stations were in
Europe or southern California The
two little girls passed the summer
at Bar Harbor with their governess-
1t took Gisela some time to accus-
tom herself to the position Of upper
servant in that household Of many
servants, but she possessed humor
and she had had governesses herself
Her Salary Was Large.
Her salary vas large. she had ons
entire day in the week to herself,
except at Bar Harbor, and during
her last summer in the United States
Mrs. Boland had a violent attack Of
America first" and took her ehil-
dren and their admirable governess
not only to California but the YeI-
lowstone Park, the Grand Canyon,
and Canada.
They travelled IN a private car.
and Gisela, who could enjoy
the comfortless quarters of .
student fat in Munich with
all that life. meant In the free
and beautiful city By the Isar, could
also -evel in luxury; and this won
derful summer. following as it did
the bitter climax Of her first serious
love affair, seemed to her all the con
ISOLATION that a mere woman could
ask. At all events she felt for Il
al intense and lasting gratitude.
The Washington times., 1918-03-15

and raged-the Grain, her youngest
daughter shrewdly surmised, rather
encouraged these exciting tempers-
arguing that these three girls bade
fair to remain on his hands for
ever, he ended always by agreeing
that the young officers were un-
worthy Of an alliance with the an
cient and honorable House Of Me
buhr.
The battles ended abruptly when
Gisela was eighteen and a fat Lieu
tenant of Uhlans, suing for the
hand Of the youngest born, and vehe-
mently supported by the Graf, had
Just been turned adrift
The Graf dropped dead in his
club. He left a surprisingly small
estate for one who had presented so
pompous a front to the world. But
not only had his sons been hand
somely portioned when they entered
the army, and Mariette when she
married but the excellent count, to
relieve the increasing monotony Of
days no longer enliyened by maneu-
vers and boudoirs, had amused him.
self on the stock exchange.
His judgment had been singularlv
bad and he had dropped most of his
capital and lived on the rest
Retired to the Alps.
The town house. must be sold and
the countess and her daughters re-
tire to her castle in the Saxon Alps.
As there were no portions for the
girls, the haunting terrors Of mat
rimony were laid.
The four women took their COM
parative poverty with equanimity.
The countess had been as practical
and economical as all German house
wives, even when relieved by house
keepers and stewards, and she calcu-
lated that with a meager staff of
servants and two years Of seclus-
ion she should be able. to furnish a
flat in Berlin and pay a years rent
in advance. Then by living for half
the year on her estate she should
save enough for six highly agree
able months in the capital.
Perhaps she might let her castle
to some rich brewer or American;
and this she eventually did.
Lii was given permission to
study for the operatic stage and
spend the following winter in Dres-
den, where Mariette's husband was
now quartered.
It was Just before they moved
to the country that the Grafin said
to her girls as they sat at coffee in
the dismantled house.
"You shall have all that l never
had, fulfill all the secret ambitions
of my younger heart. If you are in
dividuals, prove it. You may go
on the stage, write, paint, study law,
medicine, what you will. You have
been bred aristocrats and aristo-
Gratis YOU will remain.
The Washington times., 1918-03-15

ly spent a fortnight in the paternal
nest.
The count despised the entire
American race, as all good Prus-
Sims did, but he was as wax to femi-
nine Establishments outside Of his
family, and Miss TerrIss was pretty,
Diplomatic, al'uring, and far cleverel
than he would have admitted any
woman could be.
She wound the old martinez round
her finger, subdued her rampant
Americanism in his society, and
amused herself sowing the seeds of
rebellion in the minds of "those poor
Niebuhr girls" As the countess
also liked her, she had been "in
and out of the house" for nearly a
year. The young Prussians had
alternately gasped a'd wept at the
amazing stories of the liberty, the
petting, the procession of "good
times" enjoyed by American girls of
their own class, to say nothing of
the invariable prerogative of these
fortunate girls to choose their own
husbands; who, according to the un-
principled Miss Terriss, invariably
spoiled their wives, and permitted
them to go and come, to spend their
large personal allowances, as they
listed. Gisela closed her beloved
volume of Grimm's fairy tales and
never opened it again.
Her Marriage Unhappy.
But 1t was the visit Of Mariette
that had marshaled vague dissatis-
factions to an ordered climax. She
had left her husband in the garrison
town she had married with the ex-
cellent young officer, making a tri-
fling indisposition of her mother a
pretext for escape. On the night
before her departure the four girls
huddled in her bed after the opera
and listened to an incisive account
of her brief but distasteful period
of matrimony. Not that she suf-
fered from tyranny. Quite the re-
verse. OF her several suitors she
had cannily engineered into her
fathers favor a young man of
pleasing appearance, good title and
fortune, but quite without character
behind his fierce outstanding mus
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
MD FORKS, Nd. MONDAY, MAY 20, 1918.
INDIANS. DO. NOT
FORGET WAR RITES
OF THEIR ANCESTORS

st. Paul, Mimi, May 27.-Informa-
ton reaching st. Paul from various
reservations in the northwest, indi-
cate that Indians who have been ac-
cepted for the national army have not
forgotten the war rites of their an
cestorS.
In every reservation heard from.
service flags float proudly. Every res
Eervation has subscribed to war activi-
ties. Indians from some Of these prai-
RE stretches have already distinguish
ed themselves in France. Sons Of
wrinkled warriors Of two generations
ago are stirred by q two-fold impulse.
Many ancient customs are still OBJ
served by the Indians but the war
path rites. which had become dust
covered because Of long neglect are
again receiving spectacular observ-
ance. The Indian who goes to the front
to serve his country is not only hon
ored by the men of his tribe but he,
himself. attaches keen significance to
the event.
An incident reported from Forest
City, S. D., is considered proper on
various reservations. Jonas Eagle, a
Cheyenne, vas drafted. When he pass
ed his examination, he killed a steer
and treated his friends to a barbecue.
Then he began to give away his most
cherished belongings. Three ponies
went to friends and many small ar
ticles were distributed. Jonas gave
away everything which he thought
tradition demanded and then an
nounced he was ready to fight like
hell"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
ORGANIZATION
MADE SUCCESS
OF BIG DRIVE
Ninth District Leads Country. in.
observation-disclosures !,
is l72.

Minneapolis, Mimi. May ga
strong executive organization; wide
spread co-operation, and astounding
results from small communities and
Indian reservations, are considered.
the leading factors responsible for the
remarkable success Of the Ninth fed
eral reserve district Liberty Loan
campaign.
The Ninth district led the United
States Its quota was $105, 900, 900, IA
total Of $1S0,000,0 900 was subscribed.
The percentage was 172. Since the
achievement was formally announced
ft Washington. many kilograms and
Aletters have been received at the head
quarters OF the reserve district, in
Minneapolis. q
Official statements, statistics. tand.
records furnished to The Associated
Press tell "how the Ninth district put
It over"
A little Indian reservation, situated
at La Pointe. Wis, won Smerited at
tention in the report. The Odanah In
dams were asked to subscribe $4,000.
we will do u BEST said a lead
or, quietly, when their quota was re-
,ceived.
When the campaign was closed.
BRIEF report was received from the
reservation. In, substance it said:
'Odanah Indians subscribed $685.
90. Everybody gave what he or she
could" &
Federal reserve officials in an
nouncing that the Odanah quota was
subscribed Sc times. said that so far
as known, no district in the United
States has equalled this record.
The federal reserve district en-
braces Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana and parts of
Wisconsin and Michigan. The estimat-
ed population Of the district is $780,
600. There were 100000 subscrip-
tons to the third Joan.
The selling organization was per-
fected before a single. bond was Of
fered, enabling the bond man to cover
remote sections with the same thor
oughness that office buildings in the
larger cities were 'scoured.
Tho campaign, was started in this
district on May 15-nearly' a week
after campaigns in some of the other
districts were tnaugurated. One solid
week Of concentrated, intensified. ag-
gressive. in%telligently directed effort,
followed. The plan of individual APP
portionment was observed wherever
possible. A close check was kept. Some
people who failed to buy when agents
called the first, or second time, made
generous investments before the week
was over.
We mapped out every yard Of ter
rttory. W. obtained from valuable
sources. estimates of how much the
residents Of every city, town, village
and community should subscribe. We
received fine assistance from loyal
persons throughout the district When
- struck-we struck hard; We never
lat up.
This statement was authorized by
n Of the leaders - tho keynote OF
ths campaign and tho success which
Attended It.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
FAMOUS ATHLETE
TO GRADUATE
FROM WEST POINT

New York, May 27.-1n the midst
of strenuous war activity the United
States military academy will gradu-
ate one of its greatest athletes into a
broader sphere of battle when F.. @.
Oliphant.. receives his diploma and title
of Lieutenant in the army within the
next few weeks. Although a we'll
known athlete in the middle west
when he left Purdue university in
1914 and entered the West Point
academy, 1t was not until Oliphant
donned the cadet gray that he devel-
oped an athletic reputation which
made him famous throughout the
country.
The army school has produced
many prominent athletes in the past
but few, II any. ranked with Oil
plant as an4'alt=round star with a
record covering almost every variety
Of competition which the military
academy supports. In one respect his
record is unique for Oliphant is the
only cadet who has ever graduated
from West Point with the honors OF
having won the army "a in four
different branches of sport. He gain
ed what, at the military academy, is
equivalent for establishing attack rec
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
RACE FANS TURN
ATTENTION ON THE
KENTUCKY HANDICAP

Louisville, ny, May 27.-The at
.tention Of race-goers throughout
America is being focused upon the
sixth running Of the SIS 900 Kentucky
Handicap at one mile and 8. Quarter.
scheduled to take place here at Doug
las park Saturday afternoon, June l..
This is the richest Of all American
races for thoroughbreds, three years
old and over. From the time of it's in
ception in 1918, the race has been won
byia high class horse, It's list of win
ners including Rudolfo, Luke Nc
Luke. Borrow. Ed Crump, King
CORN. The last named horse, winner
Of the event last season, is once more
a leading candidate for the race. as is
Cudgel, which ran King CORN a close
second in the ace last spring.
,rSicets ~. nn..;htIst,, ae Nv he.ns
the chamnion winner ~ ~. MS MS De PIE
be- shipped from Inc New York tracra
u,hsra 10 !. racinr ~ .rticinat -
this race. C,,deeI 10 now ~ npaner -
~ ndse pa = ptpor,e.tssSS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
PASTURE LIMITED
FOR STOCK RAISING

The amount of pasture for cattle,
sheep and other stock is very limited
at the present time and the prospects
are that there will be very little avail
able during the summer. The gov
eminent is very anxious that every
bit of available land that can be util-
lied either for crop or stock produce
zion be SO used as to make the great
est amount of food for ourselves and
u allies. If there are any farmers
who have pasture either now or ex-
pect to have during the summer the:'
will assist If they will let the county
agent, Rex E. willard, Grand Forks.
know where it is. Good rental will
be paid for all pasture utilized. The
greatest demand is for fenced pasture
for cattle. ans
There is a considerable. acreage of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27

participated with success in several
minor sports notably hockey.
It was q football. player. how
ever. that Oliphant established his
premier record. Although the val
ing the coveted: honor of captain of
an army eleven. with a victory over
the navy to it's credit, he was an i'm
portant factor in more than one. such
triumph and in fact Is one of the few
cadets graduated from West Point
who never saw their eleven defeated
y held to a tie by the middies. Dur.
he scored 319 points for the cadet
elevens. In 1915 he made both touch.
downs and the following autumn he
made one touchdown and kicked one
goal from placement thus totalinE
nine Of the fifteen points by which
the soldiers defeated the middies Is to
z. In 1916 he was second scorer
among the eastern college. players
and last fail, held third place at the
close OF the season.
In many. respects he was a replica
Of Charley DAILY, who entered West
Point from Harvard n continued
to improve upon a football playing
reputation already established before
he Joined the cadet ranks. Oliphant
was q t6TrOF Wnen carrying the Dall,
being exceedingly hard to tackle. due
to his elusive lodging and footwork.
and still harder to stop once he was
in the clutches of the tackler. He
was equally good in rounding the
end with OF. without interference and
could pick a hole in. the line and
smash or slip through with almost
uncanny ability. Once loose in a
broken field he was one of the hard
est players Of the modern game to
~ton. as scores Of opponents have
testified. 81 -
Oliphant was captain Of the 1917
academy: football team and also the
leader of this seasons baseball team,
aithoug!ihe> did not take part in many
games owing to the intensive training
and scholastic work made necessary
by the fact that the class is to be
graduated almost two months ahead
of the regular schedule. When Oil
phaht enters the army he will be the
wearer Of the "Edgerton Sabre"
awarded each year to the outgoing
football captain. This is. one Of the
o valued trophies awarded at West
Point and it is the opinion among
ELEPHANTS classmates that no cadet
was ever worthier Of the honor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
United States
Casualty List

Washington, May 27.-The army
casualty list today contained nineteen
names, divided as follows:.i
KILLED in action. 9.
Died Of wounds. A..
Died OF. disease, l..
Wounded severely. q.
Missing iny action, 3.
The list:
Killed In Action. Y
Corporals Milton Scarborough.
Childs, Md.
Lonnie Simpson, Ready. Ky.
Privates Alexander r. Garrett,
Mangum, Okla.
Joseph Griffin. East Hampton, N. Y.
James G. Holland, Villa Rica. Ga.
Eugene Rockwell Cakes. Sparta,
tFrank John Schmidt, 2s7 Green
bush street, Milwaukee, Wis.
Walter Schutzman, Ethel, La.
James Wallen. Falkland, Okla.
Died of Wounds.
Sergeant James e. De Lee, Troy,
N. Y.
Wagner Norris g. Stokes, La
Private Earle symmes, Willow
Creek, Cal. ~
William J.. olizewski. Manistee,
Mich.
Died of Disease.
Private Meme Otto Wilt. Wells
burg, Iowa.
Wounded Severely.
Private Arthur o. Anderson, New
Rockford, N. D.
Private samuelson, Paso Robes,
Cal.
Missing in Action.
Private Jerry A. Brown, Columbus,
Ohio.
Private Charles w. Knowleton,
Fairfield, Conn.
Private John B. F. Walters. Gads-
den. Ala.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
cooNsK1N SELLS FOR 1915.

Cairo, ILL.,. May GA coonskin
trapped in southeast Missouri recently
sold for 1915 at a London fur auction.
N. Goldsmith, head of a local fur COM
pany, sent a shipment Of skins to
London and included a particularly
pretty coonskin. He requested that it
be sold to the highest bidder and the
proceeds donated to some war chari-
pelt brought $50 pounds, the money
being given to the prisoners Of wal
fund.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27

land that l. not adapted to Gro pros
duction. such As that along the cou-
lies and rivers. and alkaliSland wher>
some grass Is growing. This might
be utilized II its location and owners
are known. Z ~
Certain cattle In western Grand,
Forks county must be. sold at great
'detriment in value for food purposes
unless pasture can be found for them
It once. .&. S
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AII THIS IN AN AIRPIaANE

One reason possibly Why our air,ss
craft program gets on 30 slowly % tho
number Of parts an airplane contains.
To make a single machine. exclusive
OF the engine. requires 4.336 nallaIE
1917 screws, go steel stampinss, rs
forgings. 276 turn-buckles. IS pounds
Of aluminium and relative quantities
OF varnish, rubber, linen. wood 81 etc.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
NOT A MORTGAGE LETTER.

:. Roosevelt, who has owned ranches
at various times, was once asked to
define a gentleman farmer. "A zen
tleman farmer" said T. R., 'is a chap.
who never raises anything except his
hat"
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-02-28
WHAT Are They?
They are War Savings Stamps.

5echC
  ahh December will War f1 teo the at quray. CrdS tszeG uoar given o duso Warsav Stamps f e
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-02-28
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The Nevada County picayune., 1918-02-28
'; azu Z Bay yznexrs?

people man. wnn@ hnw an@e yu@ sal ha autyou behind u HeGuanma
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-02-28

No Commissions 0 0 paid Q any .0ur Nso to lend youmo
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-02-28
\ ' SEss'Es z BtEy 7heyn1 |?

 The buy them, the less they in until in Decent 1918, when the s .23. ThecOS is as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
ROLL OF HONOR

Washington, April 23.-The casualty
list today contained AZ names. divided
ms follows:
Killed In action, 2; died of wounds,
4; died of disease. 4; wounded Sc
vereiy. 0, wounded slightly. ~.
Three officers afc named: Lieut..
bernard r. McNeaI was wounded Sc
vctcIy and Lieuts. Thomas NJ. Holmes
ara Harry ID. Mcneil were wounded
slightly.
The list is as follows.
Killed in Action
Privates Frank G. Kane. Daniel L.
McGaffigun.
Died Of Wounds
Private Winford Ploof.
Died of Diseas,
Cook Homer Bybee
Privates James Frederick Courtney.
George Lyeth, Joe Payne
Severely Wounded
Lieut.. Bernard f. McMeel
Sergt. Henry c. Schmanz
Corpl. Casmir p. Kubish
Privates Charles F. Allen. Walter A.
Antoniewiez. Michael J. Cleary, Tony
Plazzito. Elem Stapleton.
Piekarski, John Thompson.
Lieuts. Thomas M. Holmes. Harry b.
Mcneil.
corpls. William Carstens. George r.
Egan, William LaFlamme. Edward J..
Slightly Wounded
Privates Joseph J. Aleskandrowicz. Eu-
gene NJ. Binion, James w. Burke, Henry
C. Burt, John Erickson Bernard +. Err
win. Raynor A. Fairly, Frank T.. Henry,
Herbert f Melvin, Ropert j. Nicholson.
Thomas Okleja. Harry n. Rainey Harry
IL. Reed. Frank T. Savage, George f.
Schirick. Arthur l. p. Tarr. Foster
Thomas. Harold B. Walker. J. Edwin
Wickman. Neal r. Wood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24
GERMAN Version
! OF TOUL SECTOR
BATTLE IS DENIED
IN FRENCH REPORT
Shock Troops Did Not Re-
turn to Their Positions
UnObserved
WERE DRIVEN BACK
BY INTREPID FORCES
OF GEN. PERSHING
Victory Over Enemy in Sat
urday's Fighting Was
Complete, Says Off
cial Statement

Washington, April 23.--Thc German
claim that the special shock troops
which penetrated into American and
French lines in front OF the village OF
scicheprey Inst Saturday returned 10
their positions unobserved after fight
ing that lasted into Sunday, Is denied
In a dispatch today from France, quot
Ing nm official French note. The fight
ing resulted In complete success for
the French and Americans, the note
snid, the enemy being theoretically
forced back to his own lines.
The dispatch also discloses that in
their dashing counter attack, which
drove the Germans from seicheprey,
the Americans took prisoners
During the night of the goth and
21st toward o'clock in the morning.
saws the note, after bombardment
Of unusual violence. including the use
OF toxic shells an enemy force equal
ing a regiment, reinforced by shock
troops, specially trained and brought
up with this operation in view, threw
themselves theoretically into the att
tack on a front of nearly two kilo-
metres The enemy succeeded in PEN
etrating into the French lines as far
as Seicheprey, which was holly de-
Tended by the Americans.
Immediately our intrepid allies.
passing in their turn to the often
sive. made in conjunction with our
troops a brilliant counter attack which
put them once more in possession OF
Seicheprey and permitted them to take
prisoners furious combat on both
sides continued all day.
eat night the enemy. who had sue
ceeded in spite Of the vigorous oper-
ations carried on by the American ele-
ments. in holding the Remieries wood.
was driven out by an energetic coun-
ter attack executed by French and
American troops
THE close cooperation OF the two
armies once more brought marvellous
results which gave us complete sue
cess The ground we previously had
occupied was completely recapturcd
and the enemy. energetically force,
back to his own lines left prisoners
In our hands and many dead In front
II our barbed wire"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-24

They are of great Importance 10 lne
Germans Cor this purpose, and it has
been recognized by the allies that to de-
prive the enemy of them would be one
of the most effective means of dealing
with the submarine.
An attack on these ports by the Brit
ish fleet mas been urged, but the British
naval Authorities probably regard the
layd defenses as too strong to make this
practicable. Various measures have been
adopted to destroy German submarines
on entering or leaving these ports. Field
Marshal Haig's offensive in Flanders last
summer was generally believed to have
as one of it's main detectives the bend
ing back of the German northern flank
SO as to deprive the enemy of these two
points.
The Bruges canal is about six miles
long, running from the city of that name
to the North sea at Zeebrugge This
canal Is of great value to the Germans
because the principal base of the sub
marines operating from Zeebrugge is at
Bruges. where there are extensive docks
and shipDuilding yards.