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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
PAPERS ATTITUDE
GREATLY CHANGED
Aberdeen German Publication
Now Vigorously Supports
American Policies.

Aberdeen, s. D., April PA pro-
aonnced change IS noted In the ap-
oearance OF the Dakota Freie Fresse,
he German language newspaper pub
ished here by n. w. SaiIet, indicted
IN charges of disfoyaIty. The paper
low displays at the head Of Its editorial
columns the American flag, followed
~ the oath of allegiance taken BY nat
,rIized Americans, printed In English
md then in German. Scattered
through the paper arc appeals for sup
port of the Liberty bonds. war saw
1g stamps. appeals to plant iargs
,creages To wheat. and a large amount
1T space is devoted to the food admin
atration propaganda for saving food
supplies for the American soldiers and
he allies. Prior TO the Indictment Of
Mr. SaIiet and the internment of his
editor. J. +. Paul Gross, aa an alien
Enemy. the paper is said to have con
aimed frequent editorials and news
TENS that We're construed by inter-
)reters az being disloyal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL
MOVEMENT PL AIMED
Evangelical Churches Unite III
Affair That Is to Continue
Three Months

afithceii. 8. D., April 81 The Iare
est federated church and Sunday
school movement ever undertaken In
South Dakota viii be the unicn meet
tngs of tho Evangelical churches Of
Huron, washington Springs, Woon
socket and Mitchell, TO be held al Rus
tin park, one mile south OF Forest
burg, June 2 TO September l. Hhs,
series Of meetings Of cl1autauqua ma
ture lis expected 10 attract crowds from
all over thestate and number OF.
distinguished speakers are announced.
among them Gey. Peter Norbeck and
Senator coe /. Crawford
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
FINE OIL PORTRAIT OF
FIRST ATTORNEY GENERAL

4 Pierre, S. d., May 1.-THE STATE
Historical society has received an oil
portrait OF Maj. Robert Dollard, who
was the first attorney general Of thu
state OF South Dakota, and who wa
also member of the Legislature 1atei!
several times, both as representative
and senator. The major served In thu
philippines and was prominent I'M
is now deceased. The portrait wal
painted by HIS vie and she intended
to bring 1t from California to- South
Dakota but died q short time ago, be-
fore making the Journey, so thai tho
picture has been sent BY Instruction
lend ls
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
KAISER VIEWS GREAT
BAT Tie FOR KENNEL
sMajestat' Witnesses slaugh-
ter by Which His Troops
Gained Height.

Amsterdam April IS. The kaiser
watched the KENNEL battle early
Thursday morning from an advanced
position" Karl Rosner, the kaiser's
favorite war correspondent, declares In
the Lokal Anzeiger
Rosner says the kaiser followed the
details of the battle. "by eyesight and
geographically. marking them down
on his map. He remained on the battle.
front until afternoon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
SOUTH DAKOTA BOY is
a TANK DRIVER IN osN

Pierre. S. IL, May s. Lieut.. wiz
;C Robinson, Of Pierre, who is nov
with the South Dalkota boys, and who
has been training in the tank SERVED
lately. writes his father the follow
ing about his duties In the tank i:
81 have been driving all day as an
Instructor chiefly ia disability and
gear chang Did you ever get into
q bathtub on roller skates, and try q
run across country over bitches and.
fences ana steering the contra pt ion To
miss trees and insurInountable OBJ
stacles by peeising through a key hole !?
Well that II what do now Cor eight
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
DINING CAR MEN ARE
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 29The
police raided a dining car on an Illi-
nois Central passenger train as it was.
about to depart from Sioux Falls for
Chicago, and arrested five nnenone
white man and four negroes--tlle crew
3f the car, on the charge OF having
liquor in their possession In violation
of the state wide prohibition Law, AS
the train was due to depart about Is
minutes after the raid was made. and
5!t left on time none OF the regular
crew could accompany tho dining car.
but We're taken to police headquarters
pending the furnishing OF bail. sixteen.
pints Of whisky was found in a ysflise
on the floor OF the car. The white man
arrested was steward Of the car. ALI
The defendants denied knowing any
thing. about the liquor being IN the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
SORTING OUT THE ONES
REALLY DiSLOYAL

Huron, s. D.. April 90 Quietly but
effectively a committee of the county
council of defense on behalf of the
bird Liberty loan has called before
Germans residing in various parts of
3eadle county The committee sits as
IN investigating committee and frank
v asks: Why did you not buy
pondsp What is your war record p
1rhe results have been gratifying, the
committee says. It was discovered
hat in several homes German news
papers are the only ones read and
hat even the kaiser's picture has held
i prominent place on the wall
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR &
ISSUES NEW STATEMENT

Aberdeen, S. D., April PC harles
n. Hcrreid, federal food administrator
today issued the following statement
to the people OF South Dakota:
Substitutes i have gone the limit
several times adjusting general orders
to meet our local conditions in this
state. The time has come when the.
sale OF flour with Substitutes so 0s
stitutes' precisely the articles enimer-
ated by the order, from the United
States food administration, toyyit.
Corn meal corn flour, edible corn
starch. hominy, corn grits, barley flour.
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soya
bean flour. feterita flour and meals,
rice flourf oat meal, rolled oats, buck
wheat flour, rice.
Corn meal, made by farmers at home,
may be treated as q substitute, but the
customer must satisfy the dealer III
writing that he has such corn meal ant
Will use 1T for human consumption.
pound for pound. with all wheat pur
chased, and that such corn meal has
not been used prior thereto as an off
set In any other purchase of wheat
flour. Such statement should be filed
by the merchant for his protection and
also for Use by him at some future time.
when an order will be made recognizing
home made corn meal" as aefactor In
the purchase Of flour and substitutes.
between retailers wholesalers and
manufacturers.
Wheat FLOURISH pounds per per-
son per month. AS wneatless days
and meals are enforced only by an APP
peal to the loyalty Of the people, wheat
less days monday and Wednesday,
and meals feyery evening meal1 apply
only to public eating houses. and ia
lieu thereof every private family is
urged TO use wheat flour only at the
rate of six pounds per person per
month.
Sale of F5our-Deafer must not sell
more than 2415 pounds Of wheat flour
& to town customers, nor more than aSs
pounds to rural customers, except west
OF the Missouri river and outside Greg
DRY county where rural customers
may obtain up to one barrel.
Sale OF gar-Sugar should be sold
{ to town and city consumers in not more
than five pound quantities; TO farm
Z and rural customers in not more than
4 10 pound quantities.
Exception-Pro West of the;
+ Missouri river, excepting Gregory.
county and all towns and villages.
sugar may be sold to farm and ranch
customers residing within 20 miles
from a store in not more than rs pound
quantities; ard more than 20 miles,
not more than so pound quantities.
Provided, further: These EXCEPTIONS
are subject to the law against hoard
ing
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
SEEKING TO PREVENT
TRANSFER OF YANES
Germans Increase Pressure in
Lorraine TO Hold American
Forces There.
BY Associated Press.


Sunday. Aprjl 2s.--Tnere was IN
creased artillery activity on the Teul
sector today, Al dawn the Germans pc
gan heavy barsage against part OF
Our line. This WAS acconapa MED BIZ
intermittent machine gun and rifle fire
Tho enemy'e activity liz taken 10
moan that tse is striving TO xeep The
Americans busy SO they cannot be sent
north.
Okla; Joseph III. Gray. Kansas City.
Mo-; A, FL. Holmes and Mrs. A. II.
tonnes, Schuyler II. Heron. VIM
chester, Mass: Joseph II. Iiefnen,
winchester, Mass: A. r. Hafgh. WAT
iteean Ill; Henry K Hervig. Chicago:
I. carleton G. Hutchins, Cleveland. Ohio:
arthur y. Hungerford. Mount Wash
jngton, Md; Percy %. Hearth, Fort Col
ms, Colo; George Fl. Hoyes, Topeka,
Kan; Henry s Jewell, New York;
md; Frank E. Lahyn. Traverse City,
Mich Samuel Robb Leland. Bronx,
n. r.; George III. Macrunn, New York;
Charles Wolcott Merry, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Horace H. Mallinson. Flint,
Mich; James Garfield Murray. IN
Mathee, BeIlingham. Wash: Joseph
Anderson Matthews Hollywood, Cali.
Charles @. Noble, Indianapolis, Ind;
isaac Edward Norris. Marion, Ind. !;
Samuel Nahes, Maiden, Mass; Charles
y, Pearson. New York; John Butler
Pughley. Brookline, Mags.; Ernest Cliff
Reuben Wallace Eeclshan, Springfield,
Mass; John Ruff, Brooklyn, n. Y;
Charles r. Randall, Oak Park, H.;
Frederick Foster Snow. Cumberland,
Md; Albert Noah Smith. Mankato.
Kan, George II. Shaefer. New York:
Colo Seaman, Los Angeles: Donald j.
Taylor. Saint Helene, ore; Frank Mil
ford Van Eppe, Charles r.. Bickery,
HanIihs, N. y; Perry cowler White,
Round Brook, N. g.. Samuel Edwin
Walter, East NorthfieId. Mass; Albert
FRANKLIN Williams, Freeport, ILL.,;
Arthur Luke Wight, Maiden, Mass.
George - Whitehead, Bloomfield N.
J.; Robert Pnrdy Zeebley. Philadel-
phia, Pa
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
CHECK I'm EtJM0NIA
EPl EN- &c AT DO DGE

8g Dea Moines, Ia. April 30.- Camp,
Dodge medical authorit ties believe they
have checked the pneumonia epidemic
which caused the deaf tbs OF 100 soldiers
5since April No deaths were reported
last night the first night since March
929 to be free from demise.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
SOUTH DAKoTA's QUOTA
FOR RED CROSS FUND

Sioux Falls. s. D., April 20. Robert
r. Gamble, of this city, former United
States senator from South Dakota and
ut present state director OF the Red
Dakota's quota of tl1e second national
Red Cross drive, to start May 20 and
asst exactly one week. This is prac-
:icalIy 100000 more than was raised
n South Dakota during the first drive
n June OF last year. Director Gamble
expresses the opinion that there will
be little difficulty in securing the
$3.50, 600 in the present quota.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
RED CROSS ROOSTER
STILL BEING SOLD

Ay.sSs "a III H.
Red Cross sale here netted SS,04S.3 SO.
Colonel Jones was here with his fa-
nous rooster, Jack Pershing," and
was assisted in auctioneering the yari q
BUS articles donated by Auctioneers
Sanders and Truesdale, OF Kimball.
The rooster sold for a. total cot $4, 200,
having been sold twice for $500. This
bird has now netted the Red Cross
above $4,000.
r WEBSTER-The jury has been sum
smoned for the regular spring term OF
state circuit court for Day county, which
will convene in this city on Tuesday May
~ Judge RouclS will preside. Owing TO
the fact farmers will be busy with their
war crops, the work Of the term win be.
pushed and the jurors released from serv-
Ice as soon as possible. 1t Ii intended that
the term Of court shall not Interfere with
farming operations In s the least A
number OF Important cases are to be tried
Turing the term.
Il MOBRIDG E-A special officer Of the
Chicago, M lwaukee 81 st. Paul railway
company arrested IN this city man
who is believed to sbe Charles Check,
wanted for breaking jail at Bowman
3 -. The prisoner is being held until
officers from Bowman can arrive and
Identity him. Another man named Bob
Cutler, who escaped from the Bowman
jail at the same time as Check, thus Tar
has eluded recaptuTe, having left no trace.
behind him.
ROQU0IS~In q letter to- the home
soiks here, Elfte Hanson, or Iroquois boy
who Is In tho aviation service OF his
country. writes that he has been pro-
NOTED again. He has been made the
captain Of a machine; and this gives HIM
an Increase 0f salary Z AS soon a. W
make our first Fish q writes. we are
|cent fY1Erca So III took nv IN FHf f1Ir}I 4 m.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
LINER WAS oRisaA.

New York, April 3O.--The vessel
which was sunk In English waters,
while carrying 81 Young Mems Chris
tian association workers. was the Brit
ISIS steel steamship Orissa, OF 5,438 tons
gross, 1t was learned here today. She
left an American Atlantic port April IL
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
MITCHELL AucTloNEER
GOES INTO SERVICE

Mitchell, S. d., April CIV. r.
Barnard, one Of the best known auc-
tioneers In the middle west, has en-
listed for overseas service in the army.
and married. Mrs. Barnard is trying
to enlist as nurse.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
VITAL STATISTICS OF
YEAR IN S. DAKOTA
Considerable Increase in Birth
and Deaths Noted-Fewer
Persons Naturalized.

Pierre. S, d.. May f.-Tlie gifa3
statistics report, sust completed. fcf
the year 1917, shows a goodly birth in :
crease and a death decrease in, SoHt1f
Dakota I'm comparison with 1916. Bot
marriages and divorces increased. bBi
Tauralizations we're Iess, The total
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02


The Atlantic division of the American
Red Cross cuts ont the garments made
by The chapters In New Jersey, New
York and Connecticut In order to
take cars Of the great demands, the
cutting department has been equipped
With electrically driven machinery. BY
Tho use Of cutting machines the mate
rial can bs made ready for thousands
OF workers. The same scilems can be
utilized In any city or town where
there Is q garment factory, At Column
bus, Ind the Red Cross chapter turned
its material over 10 a shirt fnctory.
Work that had taken a great deal Of
valuable time WAS done ia tWIniling
by machinery and there was 80 charge.
The owners Ut tha factory were glad L,
further the Red Cross work In that
there IL suck a plant, should be able to
ind q patrtatie cutter who III willing 10
do this job for the asking,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02

Armour, S. ID, April ~. While en-
gagged In his evening chores at his farm
two miles northwest OF Armour,
81 bull. The animal rushed him.
Knocking him about 90 feet and tossed
him two or three times. In one of his
flights through the air he landed on
the roof OF d small She'd breaking the
roof boards. On alighting he laid
perfectly still and the bull walked
away. Thinking that he had ample
time to make a. break Tor the barn, Mr.
sGonoyer made the attempt when the
bull again attacked him, Knocking him
through the side Of the barn. He sus-
mined brQk en- left collar bone ana
terrible bruises about the body, but
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
lPAES NEW PR Isl DENT
OF PORT ] gal REPUBL IC

Lisbon. April 80. Maj. Sidonio Paes
has been elected president Of Portugal
by direct vote. .ss
Paes was president OF Tho cabinet
and minister ct IVA 4 md foreign at II
fairs under Dr. Bcraardino Machado,
whom ne succeeds Az president. Under
tho constitution a president Of Port I
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
Party of 81 American Army 7.
M. c. A. Men Among Those
Saved When Steamer
Went Down.
SHIP SANK IN IL MINUTES
U Boat Bobs Up Under Destroy !
ers and Plunks One Of Large
Teet--Quick Work
by Rescuers
sy Associated Press.

London, April 30.-A party Ga 81
American army Young Mems Christian
association workers under Arthur r..
Hungerford arrived in London last
night. The ship ON which they sailed
was torDedoed yesterday morning and
safik In IL minutes. All the passengers
and all bur three OF the crew were
saved
The passengers were picked up In
lie boats and landed at a British port.
The Americans are all safe and wen.
On their arrival In London they were
taken in charge by the American Y.
M. G. A. md Red Cross.
The number or persons on board the
vessel wtLs about $50. One Of the ships
officers told the Associated Press that
the Americans had conducted them
selves in an admirable manner, They
had spent most of their time aboard
the ship in military drills and daily
and nightly life boat drills and every
man knew his station and duties rs
though by instinct.
DestroyefH were sent Immediately to
the rescue and all the lifcboats were
picked up within half an hour.
The VESSEL was struck amidshipG
while In Il large convoy under the pro-
lection Of destroyers. 1t was proceedr
Ing at about 10 knots In bright moon
mediate heavy list and three minutes
later the boilers blew up, extinguishing
tho lights all over the ship.
The Americans behaved like vet
Grams and were OF the greatest assist
sance IN launching the life boats and
handling them" said one Of tho offi-
GERS OF tho ship.
Two of the crew who lost their lives
We're caught below and went down
with the ship. TIE third man was
tho ships baker, who went back for
hia money belt.
"a xix.1l.. a..
excellent. Although the time was brief.
nll the boats were launched success
fully, Most of the Americans had
little clothing and no baggage. Sew
ernl Of them lost their passports and
Ill their money,
Could Not Fro On Sub.
The submarine was not seen at tho
time tho vessel was torpedoed, but
several survivors told atory OF a
the midst Of the life boats
1t was said the periscope was seen
from nearby torpedo boat destroyers
which. however. did not dare fire for
fear Of hitting the life boats,r says the
Rev. Charles Vickery. of Salina, KAN
only for brief moment. While the
life boats were being picked UP one
American and one British destroyerl
circled the spot. dropping several depth
charges
Gale seenan, OF los Angeles. ana A.
G. Pulien, or New York state, had mar |
row escapes In getting into life boats.
Each caught his feet In one Of the ropes
by which his boat was being lowered.
Mr.. SeeMaia was thrown into the water
head down with his feet entangIed. |
but was saved by Robert Peckham. OF |
and dragged Mr. Seeman into the life
boat Mr. pullcfi wax "A b1N XII, pcf ptnapf
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02

. n
The officials OF the Long Island rail-
way have begun another years. cam
paiEn to try and prevent motorists
from committing aliicide by driving In.
front OF moving trains, Last year the
gates smashed by automobile drivers.
~ was a fayorife game TO drive at
high speed into these barriers. smash
tilem md then clear the track just u
few feet abead Of the oncoming trnin.
Mondays newspapers usually carry
hardy motor ear drivers who cela-
brata Sunday by going to eternity in
atend OF their intended destination
There are reckless drIyera In every,
state and n every city OF every statel
Indianapolis has itH ahare, and sooner
or later they will learn that The game
between tho automobile md the ioco-
motive Ia an uheuual enc. The ioeo-
motive wins nearly every time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02

q Josephus Daniels, secretary ol The
navy, has tnnde the declaration that
Philadelphia liz the worst city for fos.
tertng Vice hi the United Stntes. Ra.
pcated EFFORTS have been made by tho
fedarai authorities To have d. general
cleanup In Phiindelphia. because thou
sands pf marines are atationed at the
League island navy yard. However, re-
pofta recetved by Secretary Daniels in-
dictate that tlaA Improvement hi vice
conditions has not been what the de-
paftment desireH, SO tho sweeping
charge Is made against tho city Of
.tsfotharly isye, Az might havo been exs
J.ected, the Philadelphia authorities ara
thoroughly aroused ~ ''
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-02
PREACHER ASSERTS
HE is PROPERLY LOYAL

Mitchell. S.. D.. April 27.Rev. Mr.,
Spitz, OF Lane, whose house was re-
Gently painted yellow by citizens OF this
village, denounces as false and scurri-
lous the charges made against his citi-
zenship He has preached patriotic
sermons and he and his wife are own
ers OF Liberty bonds. He asserts that
the painting was done by "a band OF
irresponsible hoodlums who have been
terEorizing Lane for the last I'VE years.
81
PIONEER is INJURED
BY VICIOUS BULL
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-09
SEPTEMBER MADE RECORD
 IN RAINFALL HERE

The month of September made, new records for all Septemhers since 1871 in the Norwich water department on rainfall when the water department gauge showed total of 304 inches for the month. but it is not the high record for the department for the month of August in 1874 holds that mark with a figure of 13.30 inches.
 New London also had an unpre- cedented record in September, record ing 9.1S inches which is the highest in 31 years.
 The two Norwich reservoirs had in them 611 million gallons at the end of the month placing the city in fine position for the winter. Of this amount 39S million gallons were in FairyieW reservoir which was down 34 inches from full pond, and 21S million gallons were in Stony Brook reservoir which was down i02 inches.
 The city of Hartford at the present time has 800 million gallons on hand and has a new reservoir building which will hold nine billion gallons.
 C. NJ. Saville. who is engineer of the Hartford Water Works. has re- gently visited and inspected Stony Brook and Fairview reservoirs. He expressed himself as much pleased at the amount of water, and the clean Illness of tht watershed
 The regular monthly analysis of the Norwich reservoir water has been made and shows that the water is in good condition and satisfactory fol use
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-09
STUDENT NURSE DIES
 AT RACkIIS HOSPITAL

The noble and useful life of Miss Katherine E. Sinnott a senior student nurse at the William W. Backus Hos pital Training School came to a c.ose early Tuesday morning at the hes pital following a brier illness with pneumonia
 Miss Sinnott was faithful to the utmost and had worked untiringly in the present crisis. Miss Sinnott was loved by all who knew her and her associates, doctors and nurses, will feel her loss deeply. Her presence and efforts were always an inspira- tien for more conscientious and better work. Her young life was given in relieving the sufferings of others and when her call came sine was not found wanting.
 The Backus Hospital suffers a great loss in the passing of Miss Sinnott. She came to the training school from Guilford, Conn.,, and was tweny fou, years of age and would have finished her training in April graduating in June, 1919. Miss Sinnott is the first student nurse to die in training since the training school was established 1 in 19O3