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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
MISSION BAND is
TO ENTER SERVICE

Sioux Falls, S. d.. June bishop
O'Gorman has granted permission to
his mission band to enter the service.
Sunday marked the close of The nth
successful year of the band under the
leadership of Rev. 2. I. Monaghan, of
Parker, S. D.
Fathers Monaghan and Brady have
departed for New York city to report
to Bishop Hayes, bishop ordinary of
the chaplains, and it is expected that
both priests will be sent to France at
an carly date.
Rev. John r. O'Mahoney, another
member of the band, has been at the
chaplain's training school, Louisville,
Ky, ior several weeks and recently re-
ceived his commission as lieutenant
and is awaiting assignment to duty.
The mission band has been doing val
liable work in South Dakota and
neighborimg states for more than 10
years, and it's work is now tenn
p~orarily suspended for the duration Of
the war. The priests are widely
known among both Catholics and
Professionals. Rev. Father Monaghan
celebrated mass and preached in Park
err.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
IN DAWSON COUNTY

Mitchell, 5. d. June LIN Dawson
county, with every precinct unofficial
~ reported, gives h following vote:
State senator-Boreson, 476; Miller,
274.
House of representatives-two 10
elect Fred c.. Holman, eliminated:
Mcdonald, 494; Miller, SIG.
County tseasurer-Drake, $50; Will
son, $50.
Sheriff-Langley, asa; Miles, $50.
County judge-Thompson. 451;
MOBRIDGE-Barney Helineth, who has
been employed on a farm near Mobridge.
suddenly became insane and was taken
into custody. He escaped from the Of
ficers and when he was recaptured it re-
quifed the utmost eXertions of six men
to get him under control. He is of draft
age, bat has not registered. 1t is ptob-
able he will have to be sent to the state
insane asylum.
CANTON-Reports made by John I.
Neary and James L.. Curran; pronninent
members of the Knights of Columbus in
South Dakota. show the order is in a
highly prosperous condition. There are
now IS councils iii the state and there are
more than 1850 members In the state
LEAp-Mrs. Hialmar Nelson Of this
city, is very proud Of the fact that her
son n dssaghter are doing their .sbit,,8ir
the service Of their country. Joseph Con.
Ion, the son, enlisted in the navy a yeal
aEo before he was IS years of age ant
has made four trips across the Atlantic
on q merchant ship. Miss Mary Conlon
the daughter, who graduated in the Bloch
Hills as q trained nurse, has for severa
months past been in cnarge Of one OF tn.
departments of an army hospital In Wiz
ets.:a and nov IS in New York prepars
atory 10 sailing tor France.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
GERMANS Furnishing
AMERICAN PRISONERS
Returning Russian Tells of
Abuse of Captives at
Camp Tucked.
BY Associated Press.

With the American Army in France,
Friday, May 31.-A Russian prisoner
who recently returned from Germany
has mades a statement at Moscow,
which is now available here, to the eff
feet that he saw American prisoners
OF war in a camp at Tuchel, West
Prussia, and that they asked him to
let it be known that they were being
treated brutality. Tho prisoners said
they We're hungry and penniless.
When the Americans arrived at the
camp according to this account, the
Germans removed all their clothes.
They were practically anxious toahave
the Americans shoes. They told the
prisoners they should not wear eNpen-
sive clothing and shoes while working
and that their property would be taken
care of until their retuInrSto America.
The Russian said, however, that every
one knows what that means.
A consul, the Russian was not sure
whether he was a Swiss or q Spaniard,
visited the camp. Complaint was made
to him by the Americans and their
clothes were returned, but as the consul
seldom visited the camp the Germans
had opportunity to practice many in
justices.
The Russian said that eight Ameri-
cans who were captured several months
ago reached the lamp at midday, and
being hungry asked for bread. They
were told bread was distributed only
in the morning. They were placed in
a hut with Russians after being forced
to stand in a square, where Germans
were given an opportunity to insult
them.
The nuts in which the Americans are
living, the Russian said, are damp, old
and unfit for h%abitation. Some of the
Americans became i'll. Two of them in
a hospital had an opportunity there to
talk to the Russian.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
"HUTTERISCHE BODY
ATTACKED IN COURT
State Council Of Defense ,os
South Dakota Would Dis
solve Corporation.

Huron, 8. D., May 31.-The e1ecu-
tive committee of the state council Of
defense, Geo. w. Wright of his city,
chairman, instituted suit, in the name
of the council, to dissolve the corpora
tons OF the Hutterische Brethren in
he state of South Dakota. There are
three corporatlon-the Hutterische
Bruder Gemeinde. the Hutterische So
ciety of Wolf Creek, and the Hutter-
ische Gemeipde of Elm Springs.
The suit iS4the result of, an investi-
cation made recently. in this city by
he committee of the state
council. Representatives of the three
corporations were to appear
and reply to questions intended to de-
terinine their attitude to the govern
nlent in the prosecution of the war.
me examination was conducted by A.
n. Gardner, an attorney. The answers
were emphatic to the effect that the
laws of the colony were supreme, and
in the event of a conflict between these
rules n the demands of the gov
eminent, either state or national,
members woul be bound to obey the
former. And If n should obey the
civil authority, in ease of a conflict,
ne o be liable to expulsion, with
deprivation of all interest in the COM
mon treasury. Because they oppose
wal they declined to subscribe for
Liberty bonds, or contribute in any
way to war work. They even sought
to obtain exemption from liability to
pay income taxes. %ostensibly on this
ground.
Sufficient evidence has been accum-
uIated, IN the judgment Of the council,
10 justify the present action. In the
event or dissolution, between SO, 1000. 900
and SlO,o00,000 worth of opel
would be divided among the members.
injustice has been done the Mennon-
ties by careless confusion Of their or
ganization with the Hutterische socie-
TIES The Mennonites do not live in
colonies in this state and they are free
TO thlnk and act as individuals. MANY
oil them have purchased Liberty bonds.
in the war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
RETURN GUN Man TO
Scene OF HIS CRIME
Sioux Falls Sheriff Goes to
Kansas City to Get Man
Wanted For Holdup.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. June 1.-Sheriff
Carleton, OF this city, has departed for
Kansas City, Mo-. to bring back to
south Dakota Robert Henderson. a
gunman, who is wanted here for shoot
ing and wounding Harry White, a To-
cal restaurant man. and firing a shot
at w. F. Mason while he was attempt
ing to rob the Mason store. Soon after
committing the two crimes Henderson
LEO from the city. u was captured at
81. Paul. he broke loose from a deputy
sheriff In st. Paul and was a fugitive
uilliI a day or two ago, when he was
located In Kansas City and recaptured
mere on instructions from Sheriff
carleton. Robert Kinzie, a confeder-
ate or Henderson in the two crimes
mere, was captured soon afterward and
entered a plea of guilty and was sen
eenced to a term of seven years in the
now is.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
PROTEST THE USE OF
GERMAN IN CHURCHES

Howard, S. d., June THAT pro-
vision in the order of the council of
defense prohibiting the use of the Ger
man language in public which provided
a loop hole, whereby it can be used in
church services and other public meet
lngs, has resulted in considerable fric-
ton here. Rev. Mr.. John, pastor Of
the German Lutheran church of this
city. Immediately after the publication
OF the order circulated a petition ask
ing that the use of the German lam
guage be allowed in his church, and
went to Pierre to present it to the
council. AS soon as this became known
patriotic citizens who do not believe
that use of the German language is
necessary or desirable, today got busy
and bombarded the council with tele-
grams protesting against the modifica-
ton of the order, and it is believed
that the council will ignore the petit
ton presented by Rev. Mr.. John.
Miner county is loyal to the core and
there is widespread feeling that the
German language and German publ
cations should be dispensed with dur
ing the war. at least.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
OFFICER
CITED FOR BRAVERY
~ Associatod pre.e1

With the American Army In France.
Friday, May 31.--For extraordinary
bravery | action. Second Lieut.. Lynn;
H. Hartman. IN American Infantry
officer. has been awarded the distin-
;guished service cross.
Hartman. while IN command az q
platoon completing d relief. led his
sfnen with determination and great
courage, when they were ~sviciously
attacked by mn enemy Of greatly i
9perior ntli1lbers.
The citation
HE, himself, stopped the advance
.p8sSssthe enemy inside III trench which
gained him the admiration sof his mem
Twice wounded. apparently naortaliy,
he continuedst he fighting. calling On
Ills enHn1dsxencOArngin them and
participating Fsthe Fight while thus
Wounded#SariVinEof f the@eneiny
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
KILLED IN
ACTION; MUCH ALIVE
South Dakota Man Advised
Brother Thought Dead Not
Yet In the Trenches.

Mobridge, S. d, june almost like
hearing from the dead was the receipt
by Joseph Keller, OF Mobridge, of a
who is serving with the American
army in France. In the casualty lists
printed during the first German drive
commencing March 81, the name Of
Jacob Keller was printed in the news
papers as among the seriously in
jured.
The letter received from Jacob KEEL
Ter is dated April 25 and states that
he has not yet been in the trenches,
which proves that it was some other
person of the same name who was
seriously wounded during the big
drive. In his letter to his brother
Jacob Keller writes in part:
Il have not been in the trenches yet.
but L suppose l will be there soon,
and the sooner the better, as l am
getting anxious to do my bit l have
been transferred again, this time TO
she infantry-Company L., 18th in
tantry. Some of this regiment have
been to the ron and In the trenches,
and they say it is not SO bad as pic
tured out to be. l have travelled over
q good deal of France already, n
only wish O could experience the
feeling the effects of this war gives
one. Things have commenced to look
better over here. so | hope 1T will moi
be long until 1t is all owe and we will
be coming back
Milwaukee Railway company in Mo-
bridge When he in April, 1917, en-
listed in the national army. For a
time he was q emb of a machine
gun company. but finally was trans
ferred TO the infantry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
MISS PRATT BECOMES
WATERFOWL LIBRARIAN

Pierre. S. D., June 1.-Miss Ada
Pratt, who has been assistant librarian
in the Office. of the travelling library
commission, has resigned her position
to become city librarian in WATERFOWL,
S. d.. She leaves the office OF the free
travelling library commission August /
TO take up her new position, and Miss
Ethel Z. Else, Of Madison, Wis, will
take her place here. A great measure
of the success of the free travelling Ii
brary commission work in South Dako-
ia since its Inauguration in this state
IN a few years ago has been due to Miss
Pratts expert knowledge and work.
She is a graduate of the Wisconsin Lii
brary school. as is also her successor,
Miss Else.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
MENNONITE MEMBER
CLAIMS ILL TREATMENT

Huron, S. D., May 31-A suit has lust
been brought in the circuit court bore
by Michael Waldner against the
f1utterlsche Bruder Gemeinde, a cor
Doratlon OF Bon Homme county, one of
the Mennonite societies. which nav
prove a very important case in This
state; as the property rights Of the
members will be established by the
action. ~ aus
The plaintiff says he has been a
MEMBER OF the society for 40 years or
more, and now after devoting tho best
Years of his life and the labor of him
self and his family to the several col
ohles OF the corporation, he charges
that he and his family have been forced
out and driven by i'll treatment from
the James valley colony without a
penny. while the corporation With
abou 5000, 900 worth of pronertv in
the state, withholds from him his share
Oh the accumulations Of a lifetime.
observation-disclosures of a milf
tary company, differed and equipped nv
the United States government. is nrac,
tlcaily assured for next year at Dakota
wesleyan university. According to Presi-
dent Schemnlerhorn of the university
steps are being taken by the college trus.
tees to meet the conditions imposed by
the war department. under which any
college may qualify for such a traininp
department.
RAPID ~CITY-John H.. Christkiehn Of
Meade county. aged about 80, who has
been Ill. jumped out OF a window at the
Patton house and has not been seen since.
He wore a black coat and vest. gray
pantaloons. and wore no hat when he
departed. He had a check book on the
Bank of Norwood and a watch on his
person.
ANNOUNCING Luymes has been an
pointed sheriff of Douglas county to fiji
TIE vacancy caused by tho resignation of
Sheriff Hatfield. who will AXE up his
residence at Creston, Ia. and in
the garage business. The new sheriff had
acted as chief deputy sheriff for some
time and therefore is familiar with the
| duties of the position.
BROOKINGS = Notwithstanding that
expert government agents have made a
careful investigation, no clew has vet
been discovered to the identity of un-
| known persons who afew nights ago
made an unsuccessful attempt to rob the
postoffce In this city.
FLANDREAU-Al arrangements have
been completed for a big Red Cross auc-
ton sale, which will be held in this city
on June 4. The sale will commence at
1880 In the morning and continue until
everything is sold.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
THREsHER MEN WILL
MEET AT SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls. S. d. May s1.-An i'm
portant gathering OF the threshermeni
of South Dakota will be held in
Sioux Falls next week. 1t will be the
nnual convention of the Brotherhood
OF Threshermen of South Dakota. and
will be held Thursday, June s. II 10
expected the business of the onven
ton can be completed in one day Tpha
worklnen,s compensation law, good
roads. bridges and other matters ar
Importance TO threshermen will be dis.
cussed during the convention. The
grain threshing also Is expected to rs.
sceive attention during the session.
-
WASHINGTON, D.@C-South Dakotans
commissioned by the war department tns
day are Harold Robinson Hanley. Custer
second lieutenant. aviation section signal
reserve corpss Clarence Durward 8
son. Spencer Az John X. Myers BRAD.
ley. second lteutenants. engineers co,ns
nAtional army. and Martin Beach. Aber.
deem. second lieutenant national guard.
MITcHELI-Seventh Day Adxentis,s
q Y opened state encampment III
Hitchcock park with several hundred
delegates In attendarce.
NITGHEEI-Mitehell celebrated Decor.
ntiOn day with appropriate services IN
many churches and by the decorator ~
the graves Of soldiers The parade To the
emetsrysssx was larger than previous ones
on aintS a and included hcrne guards,
Boy Scouts and other organisations
rIERIsE-The first crop of e1asshoppers
II REPORTED from fields along the liver
whore ne soils III light and Il nay, ana il
I'M 8eared thin they Will be mcre Or less 81
aESrest thlsHyear again az coon al tae
ground ~th0roughly warns mp.
Ny1vsHEFIAThe Davison caa,ntv -.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
TENDER RECEPTION
TO CATHOLIC BISHOP

Lead. S D.. May s1.-one Of the big
events in the church history of South
Dakota was an anniversary reception
rendered Rt. Rev. J. j.. Lawler, Catho-
nc bishop of he western diocese of
south Dakota, at the cathedral audi
forum here, on Tuesday night of this
week. The reception and celebration
marked the second anniversary of the
coming of Bishop Lawler TO South pa
kota as bishop of the western South
Dakota diocese. The reception was a
pupiic one, and the residents of clad
ana other Black Hills towns, regard
Tess OF UNCONVENTIONAL BELTS, turned
out. The Catholic clergy from, = urida
scope OF country also ives presnt to
acid in tn anniversary exercises.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
SOLDIER At
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
Observation Of Day at Alexan-
dria, s. D., Made Out of Or
binary By His Presence.

Alexandria. S. D.. June memorial
day was observed with fitting cere-
monies and in the afternoon a record
breaking crowd turned out to do hom-
ey S.. w. Clark, Of Redfield, was the
speaker Of the day and delivered a
splendid patriotic address dealing with
both the days of the sos and the pres
ent time. Sergeant Andrews, one OF
Pershing's men home on a furlough,
trench life and. gave some
first hand information OF doings over
there
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
SWEDISH BAPTlsTs IN
SESSION AT SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 1.-Several
hundred delegates are in the city at
tending the seventh annual convention
OF the South Dakota Swedish Baptist
church denomination. The conyention
will continue until next Sunday eve
ming. Most Of the clergy of this de-
nomination in the state are present. in
addition to large numbers of laymen
and numerous ladies. Various matters
OF Importance to the welfare of the
church and its members will be taken
vention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
DRAFT SUBJECT MUST
SEND CERTIFICATES

Washington. d.. CT. May 29.-Proyost
Marshal General Crowaer today notified
draft subjects away from home that
they must register with the local board
whose Jurisdiction they are snf1-
sciently N advance d June s 10 enable
the boards ID send their certificates 10.
their. home boards. Registration Is COM
Dieteds at tl,es office Of the home boards
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
BASKET SOCIAL PROMOTES
THRIFT STAMP SALES

Pierre, s.. d., June 1.-Pierre's bas-
ket social for the encouragement of the
sale of thrift stamps Resulted in the
sale Of stamps amounting to s2,OS9. O6.
a number of the citizens gathered in
the auditorium, the ladies furnished
containing a lunch for two,
ana these We're auctioned to the men,
who received the amount of their hid
N war savings stamps, excepting for
90 cents, which was invested in two
thrift stamps an dgiven by the man
to the lady who's basket he secured.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
FIND EVIDENCES OF RUST
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Madison. S. d., June 3.--An investi-
cation of the barberry bush and rust
situation in this, Lake county, has Just
been made by l. L. Bibby, agricultural
agent for Lake county, and other ex-
perts. Agent Bibby on their return,
stated hat the war on the barberry
bush is fully justified, for on samples
Df the plant they found the summer
spores Of the rust which will later be
communicated to wheat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
HAYTl is TO HAVE NEW
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL

Hayti. S. D.. June AT a special
Election the voters of his consolidated
lchool district authorized the issuance,
lf bonds for the erection in Hayti of a.
tew public schoo building, which will
be used by the pupils of the CONSOLIDATE
I'd districts. Only two votes were cast
n opposition. The work Of erecting the.
pew building will as soon as
POSSIBLE, 1t being planned to have it
completed and ready for occupancy at
The commencement of the fall term of
school.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
INDIANS GIVE WAR
DANCE FOR RED CROSS

Kimbali, S. D., June DIR. Perry
OF the National Rec Cross, gave an
interesting patriotic address here Mon
day evening. Afterward the crowd
went to Brandt's hall. where a band
OF Grow Creek Indians gave a war
lance Tor II benefit of the Red Cross.
An Indian gave an address in the IN
ia language in the interest of The
Red Cross. The affair netted $81.0S
for the Fed Cross.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
SIOUX FALLS BOY is
GAS BOMB VICTIM

Sioux Falls, S. d., June1.- John
Devlin, of Sioux Falls, reported slight
ly wounded In the trenches in France,
is a son of Mrs. Patrick Devlin. 1923
South Eighth. avenue. He was a vic
tim of a Hun gas bomb and is recov-
He enlisted in regular army here April
8. 1917. and has been in France since
July last year. He is a member Of
Company ID. Eighteenth infantry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
Ally AIR RAIDS ARE
UNDERMINING MORALE

Washington. June 1.-Allied air
raids on German towns are demoral-
izing the German people. Adyices to
the state department today said that
the effect on the populations OF cities
bombed was far greater than hereto
fore reported.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
TO BE DAY
OF PRAYER FOR WILSON

Washington. d. c., May 2a.-Presi-
dent Wilson will observe Memorial
day tomorrow as q day of prayer. and
will attend church services held iii re-
Spouse to. his proclamation calling on
the public to pray for the success Of
American d Later in the day he
will attend = memorial services at
Arlington National cemetery
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
REP. JOHNSON WILL
BE SENT TO EUROPE

Washington, D. &, June Con
gresham Royal Johnson, of South
Dakota, who is now a lieutenant in the
national army, will 60 to France in
july with the division from Camp
Meade. Lieutenant Johnson is here to
send his family to. South Dakota. y
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06

James Chalmers. an Englishman.
was the first to conceive the idea of
the postage stamp as at present used.
In August, 1884, he drew q sample of
an adhesive stamp and then Pointed
g few gummed copies. Tic English
government adopted his adhesive
stamp. according to q decree of De-
cember n, 1889, and issued the first
stamp on May 6, 1870, A year later
the stamp was introduced in the Unit
ed States inc Switzerland, and soon
afterward in France, Belgium and Ba-
varia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
UKRAINE PEASANTS
SHOT DOWN BY HUNS
Revolutionaries Burn Crops and
Forests and Refuse to
Yield Farm Tools.

Washington. June 3.-The Germans
are using artillery to put down@the
peasant revolt in Ukrainia, said dis
patches received here to6oy from the
Petrograd telegraph bureau. The revo-
lutionaries are said to be burning the
forests. destroying crops a:.l refusing
to surrender agricultural implements.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06
cALL HAwAslAN TRoe S.

Washington, d. c., June President
Wilson called into the military service
of the United States today the First
and Second regiments OF infantry 81
the national guard of Hawaii and an
members Of Its medical. personnel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06

In Australia cattle and sheep are fond
Of grazing or the foliage OF the weep
Ing she-oak beef wood. C~asaurina
~Qudrivalvis. and some farmers grow 1t
FOR that purpose. 1t thrives In Cali:
S1Ornia on poor sandy soil and is a de-
cfdedly ornamental tree.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-06

Austrian women have discovered a.
plan whereby! they knit two socks at
once, and thus increased their output
from $4,000 pairs q month to 10000
pairs i month. The RedsCross women
D Glencoe. III. have learned the trick
and N is spreading.