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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01
Swift & Company, us: A.
Had We'll Remembered.

tJA0 vett tHe1HeUOereos
Little Beth's mother had been eau
tioning her little folks about taking
risks Of contracting sore Threats or
contagious diseases from their play
mates last winter, and when a little
freckled-faced girl from next door ran
in munching tempting looking apple
and offered beth bite she shook her
head and sided up to her mother, say
ing: II don't want to take any of her
apple. because am afraid I might get
freckles."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01
Brothers PrlvIleo.

Brothers Privilege.
"No. Mr.. Dobley," said the sweet
girl. II can only be a sister to you"
''Well, then he savagely replied, a.
he heard subdued chuckle. ''as your
brother, claim the privilege Of lying
under the sofa while you make fools
Of the other fellows Boston Tram.
script. ~ ,s
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01

Yes. Rafalo, our alphabet has en-.
dured for ages. though used only for
a spell. a
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01

Things within reach come quickly to
those who wait on themselves.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01
Tho Trouble.

''What's the matter with that fellow
who got swindled in the shell gamer
2 II think It is shell shock"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01

The army needs straw, says the bu-
reau Of markets, department Of agri-
culture. Farmers are urged to bale
the straw Immediately af; thrash
ting, and the bureau Of markets win
help to. market It e asked.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-01

Secretary Daniels has commended
II. E.. Allen, chief machinist's mate.
and Harry Koppel and William H.
Kane. seamen, United States naval
reserve forces, for rescuing from
drowning Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Anstan .Toss, on Junss 10 81 rs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
BE BIG TUMBLE in EGG
and POULTRY PRICES
MILLIONS WILL BE DUMPED IN
APRIL, WHEN STORAGE HOUSE
WILL BE OPENED.

If there is no mistake about I'm
Gle Sans announced plans he is 60
ing to play an awful joke on the hard
working hens next April. He's going
to make the cold storage men dump
about 1000, 1000 veteran eggs on
the market by that day-just when
the hens are starting on their spring
laying.
But if that doesn't discourage
them and they maintain their usual
standard, egg prices will reach the
lowest level in years, according to
produce dealers here. They refused
to approximate the price, but declar-
ed they probably would have to
shoulder a huge loss.
According to figures announced by
the markets bureau of the depart
ment of agriculture tonight, there
are 2,744,764 cases of eggs in stor-
age here that will have to be placed
on the market by April /, under the
new food administration ruling that
eggs can be held in storage only a
year.
The ruling becomes effective on
that date and these eggs will have
been in storage a year or more.
According to Harry A. Wheeler,
Illinois food administrator, the eggs
to be released amount to about two
months supply for the entire coun-
try-on the basis that each person
consumes a case of eggs $500 a
year.
Fresh Eggs So Cents a Dozen.
Fresh eggs are selling at more
than a nickel apiece in Chicago. They
were quoted on the egg board at 81
cents a dozen, but the food admins
tration fixed So cents as a fair re-
tail price.
The slump in the poultry market
is due a month earlier. By March 1,
storage concerns must release 49,
345,417 pounds, of which 3,259,478
pounds are turkeys left over from
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Other foodstuffs in storage in Chi
cago are:
Butter, 77,468,551 pounds; cheese
(American), 8O,081, 800 pounds and
apples 100000 bushels. These
products may be marketed as the
dealers see fit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15

SAVANNAH, Ga.-Before the war
terminates persons in the United
States may have to procure permits
to ride on trains, such permits being
issuable only on the would-be travel
er showing good cause why he should
make the trip, according to the opin-
ion of a well-informed local passen-
ger transportation official. This Of
fetal says he would not be surprised
at all to see such orders issued with
in the year, if the war does not end
or its conclusion become apparent
within the coming six months
Slow Passenger Trains.
"Of course, this may sound radical
to some persons" said this official,
"but / have good reason, based pure
ly on observation to date, to antici-
pate such a condition. Within the
past few days passenger train sched-
ules in this section have been slow
ed from fifteen minutes to an hour
on several of the important trains.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
,IAR AND PEACE aims
STATED BY PRESIDENT
FOURTEEN CONCRETE PROPOS-
AIS LAID DOWN. FOLLOWS
CLOSELY BRITISH TERMS.

Americas program of war and
peace, with definite terms upon
which the nations fighting together
against Germany are ready to lay
down their arms, has been given to
the world by President Wilson
through an address to congress in
joint session.
The speech of the president fol-
lowed closely and approved the ad-
dress few days before of Lloyd
George, the British premier Four
teen concrete proposals laid down by
the president, began with the declar-
alton that the day of private inter
national understanding are gone and
that covenants of peace must be
reached in the open. Briefly sum-
married the other points are:
absolute freedom of the seas in
peace or war except as they may be
closed by international action; re-
moval of economic barriers among
nations associating themselves to
Ald4ICd1u pSdCS guarantees VI Ui6 re-
duction of ornaments to the lowest
point consistent with domestic safe
ty; impartial adjustment of colonial
claims, based upon the principles that
the peoples concerned have equal
rights with the governments; evacua-
ton of all Russian territory and OPP
porturity for Russian political devel-
opment; evacuation of Belgium !;
evacuation of French territory and
righting of the Alsace-Lorraine
wrong; readjustment of Italy from
tiers along recognizable lines of ma
tionality; free opportunity for au-
tonomous development of the peoples
of Austria-Hungary, evacuation of
Roumania, Serbia and Montenegro
and guarantees for all the Balkan
states; sovereignty for Turkeys por-
ton of the Ottoman empire and au-
tonomy for other nationalities; an
independent Poland with access to
the sea; and general association of
nations for mutual guarantees of in
dependence and territorial integrity
to large and small states alike.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
HUNGRY FISH JUMP
FROM RIVER into TUBS
ATTRACTED IN GREAT SWARMS
BY NOISE. THRIFTY CITIZEN
is REAPING A HARVEST.

Mr.. j. P Ingram, the well-known
and popular stock dealer who spends
his winters in Dawson, tells a very
interesting story of how the people in
the vicinity of his Kentucky home
are enjoying the luxury of fresh fish
from Dix river in the dead of win
ter"
This has been brought about by
most singular circumstances, as re-
lated by Mr.. Ingram. The river flows
through the large plantation of
Charles X. Poindexter, one of Mr..
Migrants neighbors, and is the source
of supplying drinking water to the
several large herds of fine cattle han
died by Mr. Poindexter, and of which
he always has many on hand.
The recent severe cold weather in
Central Kentucky not only froze up
all the springs and ponds, but the
river was covered with solid ice from
eight to fifteen inches thick. This
condition brought trouble for the
stockmen, as ice must be not only
cut but hauled out of the stream so
the stock could drink.
Mr.. PoindeXter and several hands
set to work removing the ice. They
were greatly surprised when striking
upon the ice to see hundreds of fish
appear directly under them, evident
ly begging for something to eat.
Cakes of ice were removed, and out
of the chilly water the fish poked
their heads, with mouths wide open.
Several sacks Of corn meal were
quickly procured, made into a Chat
ter' and fed to the hungry fish.
AS times is hard and money am
scarce" Mr. Poindexter decided to
make some profit from his Fishery"
and each morning hands visit the
river, and there find hundreds of the
tinny tribe waiting to be caught. A
washtub is placed in the hole, Poin-
dexter takes his hammer and beats
upon the ice, hundreds of fish Jump
into the tub, and there's nothing to
do but lift the tub to the bank, clean
the fish and take them to town, where
! numerous well-known citizens are or
the waiting list to buy the toothsome
jumpers"
Mr.. Poindexter, says our inform
ant, has already sold several hun
dred pounds of fish and his bank &C
count is swelling. The business must
of course, be worked while the wealth
er is cold, as the melting of the ict
will naturally knock the props from
under his great streak of luck.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
HIGH WIND CARRIED BURNING
BRANDS SEVERAL BLOCKS
City Was in Danger of Disastrous
Fire on Friday Night From a
Blazing Trash Pile.

While the wind was blowing furi-
ously Friday night pile of trash
which had been smoldering all day
on the Bussey lot was famed into
flame and scattered heller skelter.
Fannie Geise, from an upstairs
window next door, saw the danger,
and promptly notified the owner of
the property, Mr.. w. A. Davidson.
After repeated efforts to put out
the fire by throwing on buckets of
water Mr.. Davidson realized that it
was getting beyond his control and
called on Fire Chief Kenney for as
sistance. A steady stream of water
from the hose was kept up until 10
O'Clock, and this probably saved the
city a disastrous fire.
Some of the burning brands were
carried more than block, and many
were hurled violently against the
Methodist church and other nearby
buildings. Fortunately everything
was soaked by the hard rain of the
afternoon, which prevented the
spread of the fire.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
Government Operation to
Bring Higher Freight Rates

WASHINGTON, D. C.-General
REIMBURSEMENT of the country's com
plicated rate system to fit the new
non-competitive situation will be one
of the early outgrowths Of govern
ment railroad operation, it was Off
cially indicated today. Many read
justments considered inevitable in
volve material increases in freight
rates.
There is hope. Even weather pro-
phets make good. But they don't stay
good.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
FIGHT in SENATE
ON WILSON'S PLANS
CLAIM PRESIDENTS AGREE
MENT ON RAILROAD COMPEN-
SATION is TOO MUCH.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The only
serious opposition in the house to the
presidents plan for Matchmaking the
railroads is on the question Of com
pensation, which was fixed in the
proclamation as the average net
operating income of the three years
preceding June 80, 1917"
Present indications point to a
fight by some radicals against the
presidents proposed guarantee to
the railroad stock and hondholders,
as "exorbitant, arbitrary aud un-
necessary" The opposition will find
its greatest strength in the senate,
and will undoubtedly be led oy Cum
minis, which action will surely receive
active support from Borah, Norris,
Kenyon and Hiram Johnson.
On the democratic side the oppo-
sition will be lead by Gore, Varde-
man, Kirby and others, the number
depending on the way in which the
fight is handled.
The opponents of the president
'three-year-aveEage plan" point out
that two of these years, 1915 anC
1917, were the most prosperous il
American railroad history, at leas
40 per cent better than the averag,
of the five years before the war.
There are two substitute propos
ais: First, that the average of the
four years preceding 1917 be taken
which would include two bad year,
and two good years; second, that thu
| three years preceding the war, 1912
1914, be taken as a basis. The frs
seems now more likely to be urged
The various proposed basis of com
pensation compare as follows:
President Wilson'S proposal (three
year average 1915-1O $685., 552, 629
Substitute No. 1 (four-year aver
age 1914-1O $892,835,742.
Substitute No. 2 (three-year aver
age 1912-14) $768, 605,044.
Congressman ordinarily opposed t.
the railroads are so overjoyed at hav
ing them safe in government contro
that they are rather complacen-
about whether Uncle Sam pays fifty
or hundred million dollars a yeal
more for the use of the roads thar
they think the railroad owners are
entitled to.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
STATE COLLECTED $243,8
FROM INHERITANCE TAX
Nearly 100000 Paid by Estate of
Georgia's Millionaire Farmer.

ATLANTA, Cain 1917 the
state of Georgia collected the sum
of $243,871 on inheritance taxes, of
which the estate of the late James M.
Smith, millionaire Oglethorpe county
planter, contributed $4,000.
This collection of inheritance tax
es was equal to the tax the state
would collect from $48,774,294
worth of Georgia farm lands at the
present rate of taxation.
While the tax equalization act,
passed in the administration of Gov
John M. Slaton, has increased the
taxable values and revenue of the
state, the inheritance tax act, passed
as a companion measure, has produc-
ed in proportion a far greater in
crease, since previous to this act the
state got nothing from inheritances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15

will include Terrell, will be made u
of the following counties: Baker,
Ben Hill, Berrien, Bib, Bleckley,
Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee,
Clay, Colquitt, Crawford, Crisp, De-
catur, Dolly, Dougherty, Early, Ech-
OILS, Grady, Harris, Houston, Irwin,
Jones, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion,
Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscogee,
Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley,
Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor,
Terrell, Thomas, Tiff, Turner,
Twiggs, Epson, Webster, Wilcox,
Worth. The principal markets in this
district are Macon, Columbus and
Valdosta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
SIS, 900 BET ON BIBLE PROPHECY
THAT THE WAR WILL SOON END
Money Is Put Up at Savannah by
Two Georgians Who Are Willing
to Back Their Views.

SAVANNAH, Ga.-Basing his
judgment on a prophecy in the book
of Revelations, which tells. of war
to last AZ months, W. 7. Patrick, of
Sylvania, today put up $4,000 against
$1,000 put up by j. H. Evans, of
Halcyondale, that the European con-
flict will end within 60 days.
The two men engaged in strong
argument in the lobby of the Geiger
Hotel, where they were stopping.
Each was willing to back his belief
or disbelief in the prophecy. A wag-
er resulted, with A. D. Lewis, of Syl-
vania, actually holding the stakes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
Fatalities in Guatemala
Estimated Six Thousand

SAN SALVADOR.-The newspa-
pers today print with reserve a re-
port brought here by a traveller from
Guatemala to the effect that the num-
Der of persons killed in the recent
earthquakes in Guatemala was esti-
mated at 5000. The traveller said
that more than 100 persons were
shot while robbing the dead.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
MAY REQUIRE PERMITS TO
RIDE ON PASSENGER TRAINS

This applies on the Central of Geor-
gia trains between Savannah and At
lanta,. the Seaboard Air Line and At
lantic Coast Line trains between
Washington and Florida, on the
Southern trains and on many other
trains of each of the roads.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15

COURT DECIDES CASE OF t
THIRTY YEARS STANDING t

% WASHINGTON, d, C.-The It
% supreme court agreed today to 4
90 review federal DEGREES directing &
% the Southern Pacific railroad to &
% turn over to minority stockhold- i"
% ers of the old Houston and Tex =
% as Central Railway Co., stock &
20 in the reorganized road upon q
20 payment of a share of the reor- It
% ganization expenses. The pro- q
90 ceedings resulted from fight "
% originally begun thirty years &
% ago by minority stockholders to .
20 prevent the Southern Pacific {
% from purchasing and reorganiz- &
e ing the road. '
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
KILLS WOMAN WHO
REFUSED TO WED HIM
Psrsistant Suitor of Mrs.
Pitcher Shoots Hirnself Too.
Special Despafch to Tnn Sun.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug, Mrs. Mar
guerite Pitcher OF Washington, u. C.,
was killed by George r. Smith, a
powder worker. at PENIS Grove, n. j..
early to-day when she refused to
marry him. Smith killed himself Mrs.
Pitcher, who was only 10, went to
Washington recently to get away from
Smith. Her husband was formerly a
secretary TO United States Senator.
Coroner Ashcroft's Information Is that
she WAS about to get divorce from Pill
cher. who liz in France with the Ameri-
can forces, and that she was to marry
another man soon. Smith learned Of
this. the Coroner was told. and went TO
the house Of Mrs. Margaret King. mother
OF Mrs. Pitcher, last night and told Mrs
Pitcher II she did not marry him he
would kill her.
Mrs. Pitcher became frightened and
began packing to return to Washington,
where her mother was soon to Join her
Smlh learned OF her preparations and
lay in wait for her, When she left her
mothers house a little after midnight he
stepped behind her and fred a shot into
her back. a second shot struck her in
the head and a third In the arm
Smith then shot himself through the
mouth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
FEARS NEW U-BOAT
ATTACKS ON LIGHTS
Navy Expects Campaign Aimed
at Destruction Of Naviga-
ton Signals.
MAY EXTEND PATROLS
Thinks Submarine at Hatteras
Was One Which Operated
OFF Virginia.
MAY EXTEND PATROLS

wAsHINdroN, Aug THE Smelling
and sinking OF the Diamond Shoals
Lightship Off Cape Hatteras by a Ger
man U-boat. which II reported to have
come on the surface within half n mile
Of shore, Is Interpreted here by some
naval officers as the beginning OF care
fully planned campaign to strike at
coastwise shipping by destruction OF i'm
portent navigation signals. O..
The general belief here is that the
submarine Is the Same that sank the
American steamship o. p. Jennings 100
miles of the Virginia coast several days
ago In this instance the U-boat com
mander appears to have selected a some
where there were no naval craft or
patrol vessels. Nevertheless the work o.
the enemy In this case IL admittedly
daring, and naval officers intimate that
the next time the U-boat command
takes such risks he may regret II.
A campaign aimed to destroy impor-
tant navigation signals would prove en-
barrassln and DANCE rous until the Navy
Department succeeded in restoring the
signals, but as this latter task Is COM
paratively easy the naval authorities
here are not yet greatly concerned. AL
though they admittedly are disappointed
at the failure to run the elusive C-boats
to cover
The Navy Department may establish
patrol OF anti-submarine craft to
guard the Diamond Shoals station, one
Of the most famous lights in the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
ENEMY LOSES HOPE,
U. S. SOLDIERS SAY
Wounded. Returning Home
After Marine Fight, Call
Germans Listless.
Special Despafch 10 THE SuN

BALTIMORE, Aug. THE FIRST contin-
gent OF wounded men who were engaged
in the big American drive on the Sois-
sons-Rheims front to be sent here ar
rived at Fort McHenry base hospital to-
day. Most OF them are suffering from
gas and from minor wounds. Three of
the men were gassed with a German at
tack on the Marine which was repulsed.
Several OF the men who were in the
fighting at Belleau Wood on June is tell
stories OF the intense fghting there and
bring cheering words of falling spirit
OF the German soldiers. According to
Corporal Charles Muhleman OF Wood
haven, Long Island. n Y. member OF
n National Army infantry regiment, 1t
appears that 80 per cent. OF the Ger
mans fighting on that salient were either
below is years old or over IS.
'On one occasion" Muhlehman said,
we took 100 prisoners in an attack on
the German trenches, as our sole pur-
pose in the attack was to get informa-
ton. We selected from the prisoners
men whom We thought would be easiest
to quiz. We discovered. however. that
practically all were willing to tell US
all they knew and had no interest at
all In their country's success.
Particularly was this so among the
older men. about forty of whom were
between 40 and So years old They
we're glad to surrender when we came
after them and left their trench almost
without fight at all There Is OF course
a different spirit among some OF the
younger men, X there were not do
not think that Germany would be fight
ing now
This younger class. Muhleman said.
is now rapidly diminishing and with
their disappearance the whole German
army s retrograding It will only be
a matter OF time. the American mon
think, before the Germans lose all am
bition.
On the transport which brought the
men to Fort McHenry there were eish-
ty-six men from the fighting line who
were wounded about three weeks ago.
Only ten were sent to the fort, the
rest going 10 the Walter Reed Hospital
in Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
WILL HUNT OUT SLACKERs.
Military Police TO start Work
Here To-day.

Two companies OF military police of
the National Army who are TO serve In
this city as assistants TO Federal officers
charged with the duty of gathering in
the dodgers and slackers will arrive at
Grand Central Station this morning and
march down to the vacant ground at
Pearl and Park strests. where they will
set UP an encampmsNt which will last as
long as the war.
The men have been selected from
among 5000 members of the military po-
lice, and are all veteran policemen of this
and other cities. While on duty In New
York some of them will work in uniform
and some In civilian dress Practically
all, in addition to being trained police
men, are detectives with significant rec
ords.
II their number shall prove inadequate
to the task OF running all the slackers
down more will be added to their ranks.
The Government 10 determined that no
man liable for military duty shall escape
1t. A sufficient percentage OF the soldier
police are former New York detectives
who know every turn and twist OF the
East Side
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
Y. M. &. A. TO TEACH |
ENGLISH AT CAMPS
Recruits Deficient in Lam
guage to Get Instruction.

The War Department has turned over
to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton the task OF instructing recruits who
are deficient In English. A plan for
the conduct Of cantonment schools has
been evolved to meet the responsibility,
and 1t is the idea to conduct O course
of four months duration at the various
camps.
The system was developed at the re-
cent educational conference of seore-
taries at Princeton, at which Col. F. J.
Morrow of the General Stan was pres
ent to represent the army. Soldiers
will be sent to the schools by detail
and In the list will come English illit-
crates from Kentucky and other States
where a considerable part Of the native
population has not been introduced to
the three RS.
Training will be given through de-
velopment battalions which will be
turned over to the Y VI. C. A. workers
for five hours a day. a portion OF the
time will be devoted to physical train
ing and the remainder to learning to
read and write English. College pro-
fessors ana supcrintendents Of graded
and high schools will have charge OF
the work, assisted by many of the reg
ular secretaries.
The foreign populations will supply
the greater number of students. Many
men from the big cities do not speak
English at all. Some of them speak
their native lanuages to a limited ex-
tent and others include educated for
eigners who have never studied Eng
lish. There will be 1900 men In the
development battalion at Upton, which
represents the New York city contin-
gent, and Camp Dix will have 500 or
more. The proportion OF class members
IN much less in the other camps OF the
country.