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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-13
THE

FLOUR-The United States food admin
istrauon flour standards are AZ foIlowgs
Fer Dbl. In jute, IS ID. sack basis: Barley
hour, $S00Qs.5o; corn -four. $S-oOQS.5 50.
white rye flour. 1900: lark rye, $500:
spring wheat. $1o.bOQ10. 70; special brands.
$Il.oo; hard winter. SO. aOa1O-SO; soft win
ter, 1880
HAY-Timothy. SsO.Masi.0 90: standard,
$S.0Od30.00; No l light clover mixed.
S2S0OQ@.0o; No. 2 timothy and No. I Glow
er mixed, SIS. 0OQ29.00; No. Z, S2a.ooD26 .o0s
sample. $10.0o9fa.00; clover, S1a00R2aOO.
CATTLEcChoice to prime steers, S18.5o
Q0.zS; good to choice steers, ST.. 5OQe1S. 80;
medium to good steers, SIS. 00a17.5 50: plain
70 medium steers. $s.ooG15.00: yearlings.
fair to choice. Sl2.0OR19. 70: stockers and
feeders. H.oO9i2.25; good to prime cows
q fair TO prime heifers, $4,000
lA1s; fair to good cows. $7.2Oqs.5 so; ran
ners, 8.boQ625: cutters. $625Q7.1S bolog-
ma bulls. T.604s.i6; butcher bulls, 5000
1880; veal calves. u60OQ1S.00.
HCGS-Fair 20 choice light. sf7. ys617 !,
choice TO light butchers, 81. 55117. 70: med
ium weight butchers, 22662so lbs. s17. 600
lI.1o; heavy weight butchers, N0d7a5o lbs,
yl7.boql7.66; mixed packing. $17. 2S@f7. so:
heavy packing, us 7o617.1: rough pack
Ing. N6.5Oq16. 70; pigs, fair to good. SIS. 5OdD.
800; stays. 81. 2k@l6.D.
SHEEP Western lambs. sl4.oo6714 rs:
native lamts. good to choice, S1a 756D15. rs:
yeArhngr, ys.ooQFi2So; wethers, good to
choice, &.eo61o.G0: ewes, fair to choice.
x.oo0s.bo; feeding lambs, S12. 0o0l4M.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-13
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

1t is reported at Paris that the
Ruthenians have retaken Lempurs
from the Poles.
A Paris dispatch says Grown Prince
Frederick William has MS
right to the crown.
Polish forces have occupied brest-
Litovsk, according to reports reach-
ing Paris from Geneva.
The food administration at WASH
ington removed all restrictions on
trading In corn, oats, rye ana barley.
Cancellations of wal contracts since
the armistice was signed were eSti-
mated by Secretary Baker at Washlng
ton to aggregate $2,6OO.0OO.OOO.
Southern Baden Is seeking incorpor-
alton in Switzerland, according to Ba-
den newspapers, says a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph.
Six thousand deaths from Spanish
influenza have occurred In Samoa, ac-
cording to a Melbourne dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company.
The duke Of Grafton, head Of the
Fitz-Roy family and a retired generai
In the British army, is dead at Lon
don. He was ninety-seven years Old.
The state and navy departments at
Washington said that no American
warships were on their way to Peru
and that none had been ordered there
An Amsterdam dispatch says Amer
lean troops entered Mainz, one OF the
principal fortresses of Germany. stu
ated on the west bank of the River
Rhine.
Trench Mortar Battery No. u, nj
Camp Bowie, near Forth Worth, Tex
made up Of drafted men from Kan
sas, Colorado, Kentucky. Iowa and
New York state. was mustered out
A Buenos Aires dispatch says that
the latest reports from northern
Chill, where a severe earthquake Oc-
CURED Wednesday, are that ten :Der~
SOM are dead and 100 injured sert-
ously.
A London dispatch says all Amen-
can wounded In England, with the ex'
CeDLOu Ul dDOuI UOO OI tut uIOSt cCAF
GUS cases, will be back in the United
States by Christmas, according to
present plans.
Baseball as usual" is to be the or
der of the year for 1919, as far n the
major leagues are concerned, IL has
been announced at Chicago, following
receipt Of a letter by Ban Johnson,
president of the American league.
from the war department.
A London dispatch says Reuters
Limited has received from a Greek
source figures showing that in the
spring of 1914 the Turks dSported
100000 Greeks, q whom 100000 are
now refugees in Greece. Since the
war 10 the end of 1917 the Turks de-
ported 2,140,00O Greeks and Armeni.
ans, of whom 5000 Armenians and
100000 Greeks have beer massacred
and 100000 modified Greeks have
been put to death or have died of
their sufferings.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-13
Bopp Executed az SLAYER.

Chicago, Dec. Lloyd Bopp, twics
convicted OF the murder of Policeman
Herman Malow of Oak Park, paid for
his crime on the gallows in the Cook
county jail courtyard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Postal Workers to Act as
Government Labor Accents

WAsHlNGTON, Feb. 16.-Appoint-
ment of Roger W. Babson. the statist-
clan' who is special agent of the
LABOR departments employment scr-
vice, as director Of a newly created
DIVISION of industrial relations of the
Committee on Public Information. was
announced to-day.
John b. Densmore. director of the
United Sites Employment Service
SAID to-day arrangements had been
made with the Postoffice Department
whereby 44,7G6 fourth class postmas-
tiers, 1894 rural mail carriers. and
o,719 village postmasters will act as
labor agents 1orfthe service. The ser
vice now maintains ffty-six employ
ment offices in various states and :.
directly cooperating with 115 state en-
ployment offices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Vienna Paper Doubts
West Drive Will Win
Allies Have Too Many Men
and Defences, Says ''Neue
Freie Presse''
The Ne10 York Tribune

The NczO York Tribune
Foreign Prose- Bureau
A successful offensive on the West
front is impossible in the opinion of
the ''Neue Freie Presse," of Vienna.
After speaking Of the successful oper-
atlons against tho Russian and Italian
fronts, it says Of the West front:
THE West front is entirely different.
1t is characterized by it's rectilinear
form. the extraordinarily dense and deep
grouping of the troops, the abundance
OF artillery Of all kinds, the strength of
Its Notifications and the perfection of
its transport system. There are at
least three times as many men per mile
on the West front as there were IN
the italian front at the beginning Of
our last offensive there. and thew are
soldiers Of the highest efficiency. The
backbone of the defence is composed Of
enormous masses of artillery, with
shells in unlimited Quantities. And
this does not take into account trench
mortars, tanks and other subsidiary
engines Of war The precision of the
ton. 49,
Moreover, the French system Of
permanent Notifications, even though
the war has shown that permanent fort
resses do not come up TO expectations
must be counted with, for. added to-
the other factors, they greatly strength
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Aviator Describes
Cruelty of Prison
Camp in Germany
British Filler Brutality Grip.
pied Before He
Escaped

tale of the systematic cruelty
which the Germans employ to break
the spirits and bodies of their prison
crs was told in this city last night by
Arthur Burton Crcagh, formerly of
the Royal Flying Corps, who escaped
from the prison camp at Muerstcr and
bears on his own body the marks of
his captors' brutality.
Creagh is not as tall as he was, for
heatings with a rifle butt have made
hlm hunchback. and his life will
doubtless be shortened because ~ do
preston in his side has made seven
broken ribs chat were not ,mended
press against his heart These he cot
because he tried to escape from Ger
many.
tie has seen more than three years
service with the British forces, first
IN the infantry, where, as the British
pressed forward and retook CONQUERED
territory, ne saw evidences of the mas
sacre and mutilation of women and
children who had been prisoners of
the Germans, and then in the ROYAL
rIylng Corps, to which he was at
'"Ened az inc Time OF his capture.
The plane in which Creagh was an
observer was forced down more than
a year and half ago. The pilot of
the machine was shot through the head
IN fight that began $4,000 feet above
the battlefield. The crippled machine
Huttered to the ground behind the Ger
man lines, and Creagh had onlv time
to see it burned and to DESTROY the
papers he had with him before he was
taken.
ne avoided giving information to the
intelligence officers at Dorp and at
once began to plan his escape. In his
hrst attempt an officer with him was
Killed and he was taken back. As a
punishment, he was laid across a bcr
rel, face down at first and then on his
back. and beaten with the heavy end
OF rifle, while the Germans ioked
around him.
With seven broken ribs and badly
damaged back, he bled internally. with
no more medical attention than one of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
The Great VVar-1297 Dax
ON the Allies nor from the United

from the Allies nor from the United
States.
:. 1T is utopian to think that either
bulgaria or Turkey will retire from
the war and abandon the Teutnnic
coalition. Bulgaria might be induced
20 desert her Germanic supports only
by guarantees from the Allies that she
would be given Greek and Serbian te.-
ritorry. which concession by the Allies
would give the lie to their professions
OF non-imperialistic principles, and
this. of course, is not conceivable. The
Allies would never bctray their own
trends and allow an enemy to accom-
plish at the expense of themselves what
they deny to themselves.
Allied Drive Necessary
$50, too, with Turkey. The Allies
cannot abandon their projects for
!'berating the oppressed nationalities
IN Turkey without betraying trust
OF civilizations; but otherwise Turkey
never will consent to separate peace.
THE only thing for the Allies to
do is to strengthen their army at
Salonica. assume the offensive and
move upon Sofia. There they would
cut the communications between the;
Central Powers and Turkey, and thus
Turkey would be compelled to sue ror
peace. This also would make it ,os-
sible for the Allies to establish com
with Rumania, which nov
occupies an impossible position"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
American Artillery
Praised for Skill
Champagne Success Said to
Prove Mastery of Exact
Co-operation

LONDON, Feb. 16.--Thc "Irisl
Times" in leading article to day
says the attack carried out by French
infantry IN the Champagne on Fcbru-
airy 1S, though on minor scale, was of
some Importance, having for it's object
the elimination of a troublesome sail
ent. Continuing the newspaper saws:
The attack was completely success
full, being pressed home to the third line
Of German defenccs and yielding $50
prisoners.
"ln this action American guns PLAYED
a part which the French, the most
expert artillerymen in Europe, we're
quick to praise. The American bat
ierles effectively destroyed the German
cetences in artillery preparation. They
covered the French assault with a roll
ing barrage, cut off the rear communi
catlons of the enemy, and after the
capture Of the objective heightened
me parrage with precision and protect
cd the french infantry's new position.
he incident is important as show
ing that already the American forces
IN the line have fully mastered the
intricate technicalitics and exact COON
Grafton upon which success in modern
war depends. This is full of promise
Tor the larger part which the American
army IS destined soon to play on the
Western front.
, the American republic has begun
TO repay the debt owed to the first re-
public Of Europe, and this time as the
two republics stand together Great
brltain stands with them in vindication
OF the great principles which it is their
mlsslch to assert before the world"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

en- tho enemy line. The adv.r..... =
the fortress of Verdhn as fsstss9
strength more than overcome. ~ It
advantage Of the salient exnos ns az
two sides to German attack "a
Germans wanted to break thron.s ms
that. sector they would find aos,.s n Y
verdnn WAS a formidable OH. tnss
The other French fortresses are ;, n..
big obstacles. sic Just as
In addition the railroad linz.
automobile roads Of France Nav. ".s and
marveilously developed for n;,; zen
purposes. Troops can be trsna a.iisafy
with the .greatert rapidity IT, spos.ed
agar, any hole that might be- MS NJ stop
the lines. Thus, it seems that 'u y. IN
all the factors ere taken into acc mnea
one is forced to say, Tt is imno .oant,
to break through on that front ~ YSS'sioie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Strikes May Cost Exemption
Draft Board Ruling Likely to
Affect Shipbuildine Situation

The attention of the 1883 local draf
boards in this city yesterday was callet
TO the fact that they should Motif
the district board of the failure of am
reglstrants who have been exempteI
on industrial grounds to continue n,
the work in which they were engaged
This was taken to mean that strikers
IN the shipbuilding industry might lose
their deferred classification.
Since the district board has exclu
slve jurisdiction in industrial cases
only by it. "V-
The Tribune learned authoritatiyclv
,ast night that the New York district
BOARD mas not yet formulated any spe-
are exempted from the draft, but viii
rdividual cases referred to il
on their merits. w ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Greek and Serbian Diplo-
mats Call for Aid to
Save Salonica
Allies Called Negligent
One of Ma jor Phases of War
Disregarded, Says States
man Here
IStuf Correspondence1

WASHINGTON, Feb Is. - Military
intelligence received here leaves nc
doubt in the minds of the Balkan dip
lomats that the Central Powers ere
planning a big drive on the Balkan
front. The information indicates that
the enemy powers have as their OBJ
jective Salorica, and uneasincss is
manifest on account of the lack Of
adequate Allied preparations for the
shock
The Greek and Serbian governments,
it is understood. fear that the Entente
governments are neglecting one CT Tie
major phases of the war in postponing
the assistance expected by Greece, par
ticularly in the mobilization OF her
army, and also in their hesitancy TO
adopt an offensive attitude in the Bal
kan theatre, with the double object Of
severing the communications between
the Tcutonic powers and Turkey and
of establishing physical contact with
Eumania for the relief Of that country.
100000 Greeks Ready
A Balkan diplomat said to-day:
There is no longer any doubt that
the enemy forces Will strike for S;a-
lonica, and intelligence received from
various parts of the Balkans reveals
that they are preparing for a drive. 1t
Is up to the Allies to give US the means
of facing the blow.
Greece is not prepared to reply to
the expected attack, as she has neither
guns, ammunition nor other equipment
for her army. She is ready % pat
100000 soldiers in the field whenever
this assistance is received provid ID, of
course, it does not come too late.
every day there is increasing evi-
dence of the enthusiasm of the people
of Greece over the war and the Allies
ought morally as we'll AS materially
them to make the mistake of giving
German propaganda an opportunity OF
taking advantage of the present situa-
ton to convince the population that
the Allies arc not giving Greece the
help she requires.
Greece Lacks Supplies
"That such propaganda may be eff
fectve is proved by the success 1T
not be strange should it have success
in Greece, which has not even yet been
enabled to play full part in the war
on account of lack of war supplies.
Then, morally, too, the Allies can sus-
tain the Greek spirit by assuring the
country that the integrity of the terri
tories shall be maintained. 1t is a
matter of wonder to some that -uch
assurances have proceeded neither
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
der Tag" Passes
With No Sign of
Teuton Offensive
Artillery and Infantry
Fighting Slackens, to
the Contrary

LONDON, Feb. 16-Ycsterday. the
day freely advertised by the German.
as set for their first great military
blow against the Allies this year
brought no unusual activity anywhere
on the Western front, but, if anything
a slackening of both artillery and in
fsntry fighting, which was likewise no.
ticeable to-day.
Small enterprises of moderate sue
cess were undertaken by the British in
Flancers, by. the French in Champagne
and ny the Germans along the Alsace-
Lorraine frontier, but signs If general
offensive actions were entirely lacking.
Berlln reports tonight increased ar.
tiliery activity in the Champagne. be
tween Tahure and Ripont. in the gen
eral sector where American gunners
nave been playing an important role
in aid of the French A German raid
ing party was easily defeated in an at
tempt to enter Petain's defensive lines
rear Niile-s ur-Tourbe, in the Cham
payne; this was the only action report
ed tonight on that front
East of ST. Mihicl, where General
Pershing's forces are established the
Germans claim to have carried out
small and successful enterprises" ~
which Paris makes no mention
In Flanders British dctachments last
night raided the enemy's trenches in
the vicinity of the Ypres- Staden rail
way, taking eleven prisoners. In the
Lens region the duel of the big guns
was maintained with little diminution
III intensity.
German fiers repeated their raids on
the Nancy region last night, according
to the French communicate, causing
some, casualties among the civilian
population.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
MIR. and Mrs. J. p. Morgan
Attend Impressive Ser
vice in Ottawa
Wilson Is Represented
Tributes Sent by Many Men
Prominent in United States
and Canada

OTTAWA. Feb. 1s.-Wartimc sim.
'i'city marked the funeral here TO-DAY
of Sir Cecil Spring Rice, former British
Ambassador to the United States. who
died suddenly last Thursday at Gov.
eminent House.
Leading representatives Of the d;nlo-
matte, military, professional and bns,.
ness interests OF the Dominion assem-
hled at St. Bartholomew Church II
10 the dead diplomatist honor. The
casket, covered with the Union Jack
Eeposed in front Of the chancel and
was banked with profusion of flowers
which included a wreath hear;n. ~ =
card Of President and Mrs. W;lson a
bouquet was sent by Mr.. and Mrs. 7 p
Morgan. of New York, who numberei
CIR Cecil and his family as their close
trends and who had come here for tha
funeral. A0' 'ho
other tributes were from men widely
known in the United States and Canada
The Canadian Club Of Ottawa. which
the dead Ambassador addressed lee.
than two weeks ago, sent large wreath =
OF the national flowers.
Inc impressive service was read hv
bishop Roper, of the Anglican Diocese.
assisted by the Rev. F. w. Brewin
rector Of the church where Canada,s
Governors have always worshinnsd
and ,by the Rev. w. A. Reade. Al Tho
conclusion Of the service the caskat
vas placed in vault in BeechwooJ
Cemetery, where it will remain mill
me British government has decided
whether it shall find it's last resting
place in England '''"s
Inc Duke and Duchess of Devons}1ire.
Lady Sprjng-Rice and her children'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Dutch Denounce Arrest
Of Brussels Judges
Holland Minister Condemns Dc.
portation Of Magistrates by
Germany

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 16. - According
TO the "Rottcrdamschc Courant," the
Dutch Minister at Brussels has cncr-
gctlcally protested to the German all
thorities in Belgium against the situa-
ton that has arisen in consequence
OF the recent arrest and .ieportation
of the three presidents of the Brussels
Court of Cessation for their action in
opposition to the Flemish separatist
movement.
The newspaper asserts that the
strike inaugurated by the Brussels
courts in protest against the German
acton IN arresting the magistrates
Will spread, leaving the country en-
tlrely without courts of justice.
The Germans charge that the ar
rested magistrates had received orders
from Havrc, and therefore had been
involved in prohibited relations With
the Belgian government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Four Americans
Killed in Battle
One Other Wounded and
Two Missing on the
French Front

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Genera]
Pershing advised the War Departmen Mt
to-day that four American infantrymen
have been killed in action, one slightly
wounded and two are missing. Two
men were killed February 8, one Feb
tuary and one on February ii.
Those killed were:
Privates Ferdinand Saucrs, Washing
ton; John j. White, Epworth, Iowa !;
lanes atI; Novasconl; Curay, Col, and
=. Prlvatcs Edward Roberts, 347 West
SiXteenth Street, New York CITY. and
John w. Hill, Berry, Ala, are missing
Private Marshal r. Farnum, Inkstcr.
N. D., was slightly wounded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Official Statements
West
BRITISH

BRITISH
LONDON. Feb. 1G lDAY).-A successful
raid was carried out by Lancashire troops
carly last night in the neghborhood Of the
Ypres-Stadcn railway. Eleven prisoners were
taken by our troops and our casualties were
slight
The hostile artillery was active in the
course OF the night north OF Lens and op-
posite La Bassec and Wytchaete.
FRENCH
PARIS, Feb. 1G (DAY).-In Champagne.
IN the region of Vile-sur- Tourbe. and =,
upper Alsace, south Of burnhaupt- le- Bias. the
French rep,lsed German radng parties. The
French carried out an enterprise in the sector
Of VauQuois and brought back prisoners.
Elsewhere the night calm.
Enemy aviators last night dropped several
bombs in the region north of Nancy 1t Is
reported that civilians we're killed or wounded.
GERMAN
BERLIN. Feb. 16 (DAY).-There has been
artillery activity which increased in the
evening in the Champagne, between Tahure
Our infantry carried out small and sue.
cessful enterprises in Flanders and east of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Died Serving Their
Country Abroad

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Gen.,,,
Pershipg to-day reported these death
from natural causes:
'n MONA; H Hnss N aa sergeant pnsa-
M'GOLDRICK. Joseph j., private
pneumonia; Ala West Forty.sir.i
Street. New York City.
SWAMI, Howard g., private; pneumo.
mia; Piney Point, Nd.
PEARSON, Randolph L., private; brop.
chitis; Essex, Conn.
REPEDE, Toma, private; nephritis;
Newark, Ohio.
PURDLING. Parm, private; Empyems
Ossian, Ind.
MAYNARD, Nelson G., private; dila.a.
ton of heart; Mortified. VT.
BOYER, Raymond c., Signal Coro,:
scarlet fever; West Reading. Penn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

his comrades could give him by bind
ing him up with torn pair Of trou-
scrs. lie was allowed six ounces Of
black bread ard t"'n ounces of potato
Feelings daily for food.
he escaped by @lawing through
fields till he reached the coast, and
headed back to his own lines. hurying
himself in the sand by day and walk
ing by night. lie was patched up by
Japanese surgeons and nurses behind
the lines in France, and wears solid
silver kncecap as souvenir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Many German Bodies
Ashore in Sweden
Naval Engagement Believed to
Have Been Fought Near
Skaperrak

LONDON, Feb. 16-Belief that =
naval engagement has occurred is *.
pressed in dispatch received in
Stockholm from Gothenburg and FOR.
warded by the correspondent Of the
Morning Post" The dispatch reports
the recovery of a large number Of
bodies of German sailors who appsr.
emily belonged to a warship
Gothenburg is on the western coast
of Sweden and is near the Skagerrak.
one of the bodies of water connecting
the North and Baltic seas and the one
nearest the North Sea. The North Sea
in the vicinity of the Skagerrak has
been the scene of previous naval en-
gagements, the great Battle of Jutland
having been fought not far away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Capital Holds Memorial
Service for SDrine.Rice

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Memorial
services for Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the
late British Ambassador here, were
held to-day at the Episcopal Cathedral
of SITS. Peter and Paul, at the same time
funeral services were being conducted
in Ottawa
President Wilson and many members
of the diplomatic corps attended the
services here. At Ottawa the Presi-
dent was represented by Counsellor
Polk, of the State Department.