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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
ITALY NOT READY
TO DISCHARGE MEN
Premier Declares Army and
War Material Must Be
Kept Intact-seek
Reparation.

Rome, Saturday, Dec. 16.-During
the war the Italian army lost is, 600
officers killed, the minister Of wal de-
clared in the Senate today. More than
80, 900 officers were wounded seriously.
Italy, Minister zupelli continued, had
more men under arms proportionately
to population than any other nation.
The war, he said, had cost Italy 3d.
900, 000, 900 lire. The public debt at the
end of October was $4,000, o00, 900 lire.
To Retain Army.
Premier Orlando told the Senate
that Italy was not in a position to de-
mobilize a single man and that all war
material should be~kept intact. The
immediate difficulties to be surmount-
ed, he said, had not diminished, but
had Increased.
He added that PREPARATION for dam
ages was a question outside discussion.
President Wilson'S principles he con-
tinued excluded an indemnity in the
traditional sense of the word, but
doubtless Italy would adopt the same
policy regarding reparations as the 9TH
er allies. A commission has been ap-
pointed to establish Italy's damages.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
HAS IMPROVEMENT PLANS

81 ~
Mitchell. S. D., Dec. 1S.-If the legts-
lative program OF Fred l. Shaw, state
superintendent Of education, goes
through South Dakota's rural schools
will be put upon on entirely different
plane.
In a letter to the county superintend-
ents Mr.. Shaw outlines a comprehen-
sive program, which will improve con.
ditions a hundredfold and place the
rural schools of the state on a par with
any in the country.
In his letter Mr.. Shaw says that while
two-thirds OF the grade school enroll
ment of the state Is found in country
schools less han So per cent Of the
money spent for education Is expended
in rural districts. Such a condition, he
declares, should be remedied, and he
lays his department will ask the state
legislature to make an appropriation
Tor this purpose.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
INFLUENZA CASES IN
MUCH LIGHTER FORM

Aberdeen, S. D, Dec. 16.-Influenza
again is quite prevalent in northern
South Dakota. In Aberdeen, while
there are a considerable number Of
cases, the ailment appears to be in a
lighter form. and there are fewer
cases OF pneumonia and but few
deaths. At Groton, o town Of 1000
people, 20 miles east of Aberdeen,
there are 200 cases, and theaters and
churches and other public meetings
have been closed. The disease IL quite
bad also at verdon and Stratford, two
small towns in the south part Of the
county, neither Of which have resident
physicians. Aberdeen physicians and
nurses, under the direction OF tho
Brown county chapter Of the Red.
Cross, are doing everything in their
power to o with the disease, but
the Red Cross has sent a request to
the organization at Minneapolis, ask
Ing additional help If possible to care
for the situation at Groton.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
Wilson Smile
Sweeps Paris;
Echo Greeting
Had Pictured President Phleg4
matte, and as Image Of Christ
Just Human Leader.
BY United Press.

Paris, Dec. 17.-Paris has discovered
the Wilson smile. Special writer's are
dwelling at great length Upon 1t. Ons
said:
Each time he wrote his messages
were grave. Each time he talked to
the people his words were full OF Wis
DOM. Now appears In Paris the hv|
Ing man, saluting, smiling and alert
Wilson has discovered Paris n Paris
has discovered Wilson. .
I'VE pictured him as akin to Christ,
q Christ not c%onsenting to a 'Golgotha.'
(The hill where Christ vas cructfted.l
He is not at all that. Wilson Is q
man. He is correct but not austere.
And II he drinks nothing save water
It Is perhaps well. But after all he Ia
worthy Of the love and wine Of France
because he knows how to smile. we
thought him phelgmatic but he is not"
TT pleases US to find that this grave
mar is vivacious. The president who
smiles IL one OF the grand dynamic
forces Of the world"
Another writer said:
Wilhelm dreamed OF marching.
through the arches Of triumph, but IL
was Wilson who did It.
I'VE got q good look at his face as;
he was smiling. We have seen Ameri-i
"a generals during the past year. They
were as impressive as farter monks,
bound to a holy war. Wilson's smile
made up for them all. He smiled q
smile Of pure happiness. without arro-
sance, without effort. Tho smile OF a
Just man who Is bound straight for
Paradise will be such a smile as that.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
p. A. BLISS, pue

The problem OF providing beds In
london for officers and Men on leave
WAs. and doubtless still Is, very seri-
Gus. One OF the frequent mentions OF
~ subject In the London Times In
oiudes the paragraph. This is not to
say that the Americans now escape
the general problem. There r 279
beds at h Eagle Hut. where the
needs OF the American private soldier
are looked after, and towards the week
end all arc taken by 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. They go to the men who
on1 first, whatever their nationality.
II often happens that as many an 200
Americans have to be sent away, the
beds which some Of them might have
occupied having gone to Englishmen.
Australians, Canadians. and others.
According to those who manage the
hut, there II 40 for complaint
here. The system OF first coms first
served works out all right" Ameri-
cans displace Englishmen in English
quarters. and American officers have
before now found rest in British Y.
n. G. As. One OF the worst instances
OF "roughing II" 10 he case Of 81
women workers Of the Y. NJ. G. 4.
who came to London on their way
from the United States to Paris, lost
their luggage, and without so much as
. comb or toothbrush were obliged to
spend the night in a large bath room
Mt q hotel.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
POLICE FORCE HAD
BABY ON IT'S HANDS

Aberdeen, s.. D., Dec. 1.-THE local
police station had an unusual case
upon Its hands for a day or two this
week in the person OF a 6-months-ol d
baby. a boy. It happened IN this wise:
A young mother who lives in q down
state town heard her husband was Sc
riously Ill in Aberdeen with the "fu."
She hurried, with her baby, to care for
him, only to find that instead Of hav-
ing the FLU" he apparently had Flew"
She could not And him. Distracted.
she left her baby with q friend while
she hurried home to consult relatives.
Then the friend was stricken with
pneumonia and baby was left with no
n to care for him until the police
matron came to the rescue and,
equipped with a store of matted milk,
kept the youngster contented and happy
until his mother could return to Aber-
deem for HIN.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19

From England comes the word: In
= meeting Of tho woman's party IN
Queens Hall Mrs. Drummond said that
we must never forget the atrocities
and cruelties Of tho Germans. Sons
Deople thought that the German people
and their kaiser were different, but
there WAS really no difference between
them, and would she knowingly
shake hands with q German man or
woman. The women's party, she de-
ciared. WAS not going to return a labor
government at the election. and no
woman should use her vote to support
. labor candidate until the labor party
had first purged itself Of bolshevism
and pacifism. While from our w
New York state we boar that tho
Woman's Republican Club has voted
against the feeding Of Germany by the
United States and against all trade
With Germany, against emigration Of
sseTmans from Europe, and for the re-
turn Of all German aliens In America
to Germany.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
FIGHTER At HOME,
ALSO IN FRANCE
Man Who Made Record Against
/. W. VS. In South Dakota
Duplicated In Bat
ting Huns.

Aberdeen, 9. D., Dec. 16.-Lieut. 81.
B.. Harkin writes an interesting letter
to Aberdeen friends concerning his
experiences in France. He was for
merly county attorney OF Brown coun-
ty and later city attorney OF Aberdeen,
ant captain of the local company OF
home guards. 1t was in the latter ca
pacity that he put the fear OF God and
South Dakota In the hearts OF the
members OF the hell fire gang OF the
]. w. w. by taking tough customers
from trains and spanking them with
barrel slaves until they eagerly
pledged themselves to leave the state.
The treatment was rude, and some said
illegal, but effective.
Then sorrow overlook the Harkin
home. for Mrs. Harkin died. Left with
out dependents, Harkin lost no time in
enlisting In the army, and Won a com-
mission soon after going to the front.
Writing to a friend In Aberdeen from
a hospital in France where he Is re-
cuperating from she'll shock, being
gassed. and q wound or two, "Hark"
tells OF how he and two platoons Of
shock troops held the town Of Grand
pre- against advancing boche troops
after the rest Of the allies had been
swept back. 'Harl1'' did not know the
other allied troops had been beaten
back, however, and went into he
town with his p%latoons, capturing the
depot and four warehouses. Then he
found his p~latoons were not supported
and ordered his men to dig in along the
river bank. A message to his major
asking leave to withdraw brought back
word for him to hold his position at
any cost. Soon after the Germans at
tackled in force, but "Hark" and his
men held on for 4S hours, until the rest
of h Americans came up and cap
tured the entire city. I'm n platoon !
had 1s men left" writes the lieutenant,
'in the other 2s. 1t was the big time
of my life"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19

Alexandra Konta, of New York.
named by Alien Property Custodian
Palmer as an agent in negotiations
through which the German govern
nient sought to buy newspapers in
this country before the United States
entered the war. admitted to q Senate
committee that he had communicated
With DR., Bernard Dernberg on the sub
ject OF the purchase Of a New York
newspaper. The committee Is inyes-
tgating brewers activities and Ger
man propaEanda. Konta said he wrote
TO DIR. Dernberg on the subject and
that he was inspired by a desire to
help the kaiser's representative carry
his plans to get publicity for Ger.
many; TO get . newspaper that would
be hostile to prohibition, ana TO earn
2 commission. In his testimony before
q COMMITTEES Konta told OF Meeting
aans Tauscher and bis wife, Madam
Gacski, a grand opera singer, both Of
German"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
GENERAL SHUTS TO QUIT
British Leader Will leave she War
Cabinet.
BY Associated Press.

London, Dec. 17.-Lieut. Gen. Jan
Christian SHUTS has resigned as mem
Der of the war cabinet on the ground
that the end Of the war has terminated
the need OF his services. according to
the Express.
Jan Christian SHUTS has long been
a figure in the political life of South
Africa. During the Boer wal he was
in command Of the republican forces
In Cape Colony. AS commander Of
British forces in S Africa fighting
against the Germans his success was
remarkable.
In January. 1917. the British govern
ment named him a member Of the I'M
perial conference as representative Of
the Union OF South Africa and in
June, 1917, he entered, the war cab
met.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
SOUTH DAKOTA HARD
HIT BY INFLUENZA
Total of Over Five Hundred
From That and Pneumonia
During the Month
of November.

Pierre, s. D., Dec. I8.-The vital sta
~tistics division has totalled Its deaths
for October, and finds that of the sos
deaths occurring In that month 4Ax
were from influenza, and II additional
from pneumonia. The total from In
f1uenza alone was therefore rs greater
than the total Of all others combined.
It is usual for deaths in this state
to amount to about 400 each month.
The above total Of sos for October thus
shows what the influenza epidemic did
in the way of increasing deaths in
South Dakota,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
ABERDEEN PEOPLE
MUST WEAR "FLU" Masks

Aberdeen. 8. D, Dec. 1~S.-Beginning
tomorrow morning no Aberdeen resi-
dent dare appear upon the street, In q
theater, restaurant, church. business
establishment, school or other public
place without wearing An influenza
mask. This is the orders from the
Brown county council of defense and
the Aberdeen board Of health.
Theaters, churches and other pub
Nc places are also required to see
that the buildings are carefully fumi-
gated and we'll ventilated, and to In
stantly renoy from the place n per-
son who coughs OF speeges.
All persons are urged to be vaccin-
ated against influenza. and children
attending school will be treated free OF
charge.
The schools will not be closed. but
the public health nurses and teachers
viii watch pupils carefully and send
any one Of them home who coughs.
sneezes or exhibits other signs OF taxi
ing the disease. 3.
, Theaters and churches are required
to prevent overcrowding, and business
houses are instructed to keep patrons
from crowding their places to an in
sanitary extent.
Houses where cases Of the disease
exist will be guaranteed.
These measures were taken in an
effort to stamp out the second cpl
demic Of Spanish influenza, which
started about a week ago, and within
the past two days has grown very
serious, with a number of deaths from
pneumonia, caused from influenza.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
TAX Commission in
ITS BIENNIAL REPORT

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 14.-The third bt-
ennial report OF the tax commission is
just out, and this year includes some
new Information, never before pub
listed in the way If crop acreag.
which this year We're taken in detail
by the assessors. The report shows
these acreages by counties, and Is
classified as to crops. The total areas
were as follows: wheat, 3,412. $50
acres; corn, 8,155,124 acres; oats. 2.l6o-
091: rye 5s9,160; barley, 1,41S,l04; DO
tatoes, S7,4o0; alfalfa, 462,411.
The collection of inheritance taxes
which sum o into the state treas
ury, shows an increase In
amounts. The first law Of 1905 was In
force eight years. and during that time
$44,644.47 was collected in these taxes.
In 1913 a new law was In effect two
years, n he alnount collected was
363, s66.s4, making the total amount for
the 10-year period amount to sf0a :
30e.41. The 1915 law, now in effec,,
placing the collection OF these taxes
under h tax commission. has re-
suited In The collection OF 1868. 0ss. os
Tor the three-year period OF it's force
up to September !, 1913.
Among several Recommendations
made by the tax commission FOR
changes needed in statute law, Is ont
for the creation OF a county assessor
! 30 as TO choose an official suited ia
the work, and who will give it the time
tt deserves.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19

The British army lis rendering great
assistance TO devastated and impoy-
ertshed northern France and FLANDERS
During November the army furnished
.o me american commission for relief
were badly needed, for quick dIstribu-
ton among the hungry people. This
AID came at q time when the ecfamis.
s,on WAS unable to get provisions
through speedily enough from HoI-
aaftn. British officers and soldiers are
aisD giving largely from their own
stores, and the British army II pro-
viding great quantities of kerosene and
candles for the homes and shops: 9TH
crSise darkness would prevail In most
OF the towns. Succor OF q different
sort, bnt equally valuable. is being at
gees. This timely aid saved many who
would otherwise have persisted by the
waysfde.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
FOURTEEN COLLEGE
MEN LOST LIVES

Brookings, S. D.. Dec. 18.-Fourteen
state college men made the supreme
sacrifice in the world war: Axel Berg
lind, Of Brookings, In France; Lyle
Sloan, of Alexandria. In France: Theo-
dore Steensland. of Beresford.. in
France; Earring Dutt. of Beulah, Wyo.,
In France; Robert Kelley, Of Flandreau,
in France: Leo Chrisman, Of Armour,
U. S. Dubuque; Clarence Kirkeby, OF
Naples. in France; Otto M. Nolte, of
Butler, in France; Robert Slime, Of
Webster, in France; Elmo Spawn, of
Chester. Mexican border; Leonard
Fem, of Brookings, In camp, and Earl
Berry. Of belmont, In camp. Joseph M.
Eldridge and Dexter Bailey, both as
sistants in dairy h~usbandry. died in
camp.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19

An entirely fictitious banjo. was
= instrumental In raising funds for
home in London. Says the
Is0naon Times: Someone came on 10
ne stage playing this invisible instr1I-
meilt. Mr.. Robey bought II for $50.
Everybody heard 1t, but nobody saw II.
When Mr.. Robcy plucked at Its IN
seen strings music swan into the the
nter. When he dropped the mysterious
tning there was a jangle OF discordant
wires he sold the banjo to someone
box, "A mystlfied and amused audi
rnre entered into the spirit Of The
game and bids OF $25 and $50 ca,ns
from nis parts OF the house. always
wiz the concession that the hanic
could be sold again. W oshJo
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
NOTIFIED SOLDIERS WILL
GET EXTRA MONTHS PAY

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 18.-The State
Council Of Defense has received word
from the director Of the field division.
National CounciI, OF Defense, stating
that returning soldiers will be given
one months pay. plus transportation
allowance OF 81 cents per mile from
point OF decentralization to home town.
Their railroad tickets viii cost 2 cents
per mile by direct route. D~emobiliza-
ton will be from nearest army camp to
home section OF majority OF men in each
unit.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19

wireless appeal for medical mid IN
cileek = sarlons epidemic Of inflIIenss
~ Society Islands, aituated In tie
Pacific approximataIv
6.eto miles from San Francisco ~.
reserved BY the Associated Press from
y responder there. The message
TslaitI and Moorea had been st,,c.s VI =
Dy 9 maiignant form Of ~influenza ara
1ne supply q necessary medicine ~
ntAray exhausted. The governor ~ M
M.4nsis. which are under French ON
trsa, appeais Officially TO the. outside
" 1osla lor help, asking that a fsst
QiiHs be sent Immediately tn 81 sMp-
lrcsn fhe nearest port. Honolnin ~
nesrost port from which aid ec,.,a he
sAe1f, le 2 zoe miles distant oe
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
MUST A

Washington dee. fa,The ats
q Nevada today finally won Its right
g force the Wells Farye Express
70 LAY anss. the state
law. Vhe suprernc ca,,rt .,lsir.nrd de-
S.ssens against The sOn.I,at,y hy No
p&1is Xtsafts.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
MANY BOYS RETURN Z.
FROM TRAINING CAMPS

I,arkston. S. ~. Dec. ta.~A rumble
Of boys from here HAY sturne from
different srny camps the past few
.dssr, HAVING received their discharges.
among them being private Henry
camp Funston; Private Juiius Afcisen-
s.as ldsr. frena. he Il. a. n. Cat Brook
ssss, as,d eoslser&l Ray 'Ilay..x, from
euyt Wiley.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
MAY BREAK OLD CUSTOM
Believed Pop. VIII Step Outside
Vatican Grounds.
Rx Aasoeiated Press.

Rome, Dec. H.-That Pope Benedict
is prepared to abandon a custom Of
nearly half o century and no longer
be bound to remain within the grounds
or the vatican is the firm belief IN sew
eral circles. Many incidents recently
lief. No pontift has left the vatican
since 1874, ae a protest against the oc-
cupation OF Rome by tho Italian gov
ernDlent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
DUTCH REQUEST
BILL TO[EAvE
Kaiser Refuses to Quit Holland
Present German Govern
ment Will Not Recognize the
Reichstag to Meet Today.
BY Associated Press.

Amsterdam, Dec. 17.-William Flo
henzollern. the former German emperor,
the Telegram says. it understands has
refused to leave Holland. after official
representations have beer made that
his continued presence in Holland was
9ikely to involve the country in serious
difficulties.
The former emperor. the paper adds,
was told that his free departure would
be a matter OF qualification to the
Dutch government.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
THOUSANDS ARE EXECUTED
Austria Uses military Law on Many
Occasions.
ey Associated Press.

Amst.rdan, Dec. T--The supreme
military tribunal ct Vienna has an-
nounced that 11.sW persons we're sen
fenced TO death by AUSTRIAN; military
tribunals during the war und exs-
cuted, according to ~ Berlin dispatch 70
the HandcIEblade.n
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
COMMISSIONS 70 BOYS
Secrstary Daniels Hands Stripes te
Younu officsr.
~ United presa.

NaNhsngtoN, p. q, Doc. 16.~-Eefare
thousauds OF spectators. representing
many states az the union. Secretary of
tho Navy DanieIs today awarded COM
i~aissioy,s 81 sac marines who bad JUS.
completed = ,IG-wesss, course nj The
third rffscess' t,ali,lpg oasnp, QuaD-
tisO. Nk
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
HAS NO STANDING.

Copenhagen, Dec. 17.-Dr. Hugo
Idaase in an interview with the Berlh
correspondent of the Politiken, declared
that the present German government
Will refuse to recognize the reichstae
called by President F~ehrenbach.
Haase said that IL Germany loses Al
sace-Loraine she will gain German
Austriam He said Germany had enough
tood to last a few months, providing II
wa strictly rationed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
HOT SPRINGS EDITOR
IN PECK OF TROUBLE

Hot Springs. s. D, Dec. lev. T.
Harrison. editor Of the Hot Springs
Times-HeraId, who was arrested last
Saturday for refusing to comply with
the regulations Of the city board Of
health requiring the wearing Of in
fluenza masks IN the streets and in
public places, today was fined $50 and
costs.
In ia lays issue OF the Times-Herald
Mr.. Harrison expressed his opinion Of
city officials In such language that
the postmaster refused to allow it to
go Through the mails, holding it to be
a violation Of postal regulations.