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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
all FRONTS QUIET
HUNS are STUNNED
s. COSTLY REPULSE
No Break in Sudden Lul J. .Dowed Great Victory of
Allie. in Flanders Monday Over Superior Numbers
Germans Are Reorganizing After Most Severe and
Costly Defeat Of Entire Offensive.
(By the Associated Press)

Stunned by the severe punishment inflicted by the British
and French the Germans Flanders have given up for the
moment their attempts gain the hill positions west Of Mont
KENNEL Meanwhile, it presumed that General Arnim
reforming his battered forces and bringing up new re-
serves to hurl against allied defenses.
Germanys occupaton of Mont KENNEL has not enabled
the enemy to encroach further into the British and French
positions southwest Of has it apparently brought
any nearer the evacuation Of the attened Ypres salient
After the intensive fighting Of Monday, which the Germans
strove desperately to enlarge their gains high ground
north Of the Lys, there has been only local fighting.
Apparently the allied commanders content to hold
to the present line and to let the Germans make attacks
than endeavor drive them back In their disastrous
pulse the Germans only failed to gain, although using
larger forces than the defenders but they driven from
some positions they had held since the capture Of Mont Ke
mel last week.
Declaring that putocrac suffrage giving political rights to
wealth longer possible in nation Chancellor Her
ling has informed house of the Pruan diet that it
pass the electoral reform bill give rights to the
people through The chancellor threatened the Prusans
revolution if they did not meet the demand speedily Ap
parenty the chancellor feared disorders the reform bill
which, admitted hedged around with safeguards is not
passed. motion to postpone action defeated by to
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
SOLDIERS, LEAVE YOUR
FAMILIES AT HOME Is
REQUEST OF DIRECTORS

! Overcrowded conditions near camps
bringc poverty and cause inefficiency
among men.
A. w. Aylmer, jamestown, chairman
the civilian relief department of the
American Red Cross for Stutsman
county, has been requested by the
national headquarters to give as
much publicity as possible to the
families of the men in the service not
to follow the men with the idea. of
living near the camps.
4 Urgent request is made that the
families do not migrate to the vicin-
ity of the camps.
There have been very serious con-
sequences in towns and cities near
cantonments which have resulted
from this migration. The newcomers
cannot be properly housed, especial
ly when they have come without suf-
dcient funds, so that they need help
while there as we'll as help to return
home. In many instances, the need
for hospital care has arisen, making
further complications. =
Repeated appeals have been made
through the men in service and
through the public press to have this
migration stopped as far as possible,
not only for the sake Of the families
themselves, but. because it makes it
harder to hold the attention Of the
men I'm camp. 60 81
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
League resident De.
nies Non-Party
League is Not
Disloyal.
(By the Associated Press)

\Oy lHc kASSOCldlcu T-EeSSJ
Washington, May 1.-Charges that
leaders and members of the Farmers
National Nonpartisan league are dis
loyal were answered today before the
senate military committee by A. C.
Townley of St. Paul, the leagues
president, who is under Indictment
for alleged violation of the espionage
law.
Townley was given an opportunity
today to reply to the statement of
Judge J. F.. McGee of Minneapolis, a
member of the Minnesota public safe
ty commission, in the committees
consideration of the Chamberlain
court-martial bill.
Reciting support given to the war
in wheat planting states and Liberty
loan subscriptions by farmers in
Minnesota and North Dakota belong
ing to the league, Townley categori-
cally denied the organization was dis
loyal. He admitted he was under
indictment and said McGee's charges
were not the first made against him
and the leagues members.
1--WE do not want to stand before
the country and the world and be
branded as traitors" he said.
Senator Reed of Missouri, declar-
ing Townley's hearing "an unusual
proceeding" said Judge McGee had
stricken from the record statements
referred to by Townley as rejecting
upon loyalty of the leagues member
ship.
"Our people don't know that the
charge-widely published in our
states aw wl n; "a, U~nley re- rs;s
piled. "Since the charge is with
drawn, think it is agreed by Judge
McGee and everybody else that it is
untrue"
"This is a very serious charge
against a great many people," said
Townley. 1.-The majority of the vot-
eTS anu LucII oy updLHILcIS VI 4NOl III
Dakota are members of the league,
including the governor and state Of
ficers and the legislature of North
Dakota We don't want to be ostra-
cized. If the charge is true, a great
many people in the northwestern
states would be traitors"
Townley said 80 per cent of North
Dakota farmers belong to the league
and that about $4,000 farmers each
in North Dakota and Minnesota are
members. In both states, he said,
there has been over-subscriptions to
Liberty Bonds. Senator Weeks of
Massachusetts developed that the
leagues annual dues are So.
"That would make receipts Of at
least 100000 a year." he observed.
"How much did the league as an or
ganization subscribe to Liberty
Loans?"
Townley replied nothing had been
subscribed to the first and second
loans, but $4,000 was taken in the
third.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
French and British
Both Advance

London, May French troops
last night improved their positions
from the neighborhood of Locre, on
the Flanders front, the war Office
announces. The British rushed Ger
man posts in the Materen sector and
took prisoners.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02

he began his offensive on March FL,
and it is contended that if the terms
of victory and defeat are applicable
to single phases of such a prolonged
battle, then the Allies on Monday
won very substantial victory.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
PAPER CLOTHING FOR
RAILWAY EMPLOYERS

It is announced in the Bohemian
press that experiments made with
paper cloth have been so successful
that the Hungarian State railways are
to furnish their employees with sum
mer clothing Of this fabric. 3.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
MORE EARTHQUAKES
SHOCK CALIFORNIA
(By the associated Press)

lBy tho Ass0ciated Pfe6s)
Elcentro. Calif., April 3O.-A heavy
earthquake shock lasting about thirty
seconds was felt here at 9.35 tonight.
Doors and windows ratified and peo-
pie fed from their homes to the open
for safety. EARLY reports indicated no
damage was done. !.
The shock was felt at Calexico and
also throughout the Una valley in
Arizona.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
NORTH COAST LIMITED
IN DITCH AT CASSELTON

~ ~ H D.;
Fargo, May 1.-The mail, express
and baggage cars and the day coach
of Northern Pacific North Coast No. l
were hurled into the ditch three
fourths of a mile east of Casselton
last evening when the train hit 9
defective. .sHttehsMhile running about
forty miles an hour.
No one was killed or even injured,
all the rest of the train remaining on
the tracks. There was no fire. A
wrecking crew from jamestown start
ed to clear the track last night and it
will be open again this morning.
y Attempt to Wreck Train.
That the wreck was the result of
a deliberate attempt on the part of
someone to derail it, was claimed by
several of the crew and people Of
Casselton last night. The engineer
on the train said that the switch ap-
peared all right when he watched it
from his seat on the engine short
distance away. He also showed that
the paddock of the switch had been
tampered with.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02

It is stated by officials of the Da-
kota division that it is understood
that No. 8. which left here Tuesday
night with the drafted men, was not
delayed, by the wreck, as but one Of
the two tracks was blocked. the other
remaining open for traffic.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02

This is not the first report eminat-
ing from Germany recently that the
pope is about to make another peace
move. The Neueste Nachrichten of
Munich, Bavaria, according to Lon
don dispatch of April %, said that the
pope would make peace offer as
soon as the western offensive had as
sumed a new phase. The Bavarian
newspaper declared the move would
take the form of "word of warning
addressed to the universal con-
science"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-02
new PEACE Offer.
BY Pope BENEDICT
EXPECTED may .19.
Will Make A. 4 ):
mother Peace Pro
posal on Whit
Sunday.
(By the Associated Press)

The Hague, May 1.-Pope Benedict
intends to issue new peace offer on
Whit. Sunday (May -19), Cologne
announce. The docu-
ment, it is said, will be of more
pressing nature than formerly and
will contain a concrete offer of medi-
alton by the pope with possible CO.
operation of neutral sovereigns.
Similar information of the pope's
intention, it is said, had reached Ber-
lin, where it has been received SYM
pathetically.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
5Oc Boot Silk Hose,

Women's Seamless Az
Boot Silk Hose. In fOS
black, white and colors; all
sizes; good value at the
regular price, pair 45c.
S1.50 and So Silk Hose,
Womcn's Full t1 OA
Fashioned Pure , IoL4
Silk Hose, double sole, heels
and toes; high spliccd heels.
wide garter top. plain and
fancy colorS, pair S1.2I.
WeiSbcrgcr'S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
WOrnen's Silk Hosiery
zoe Boot Silk Hose,

'oc ho0t SILK Hose,
Womcn's Seamless cc
Boot Silk Hose, I'm COC
black. white and colOrs: all
sizes; Il very serviccable,
good wearing quality, 55c.
soc Boot SILK Hose,
w o m @ MS Full rn
Fashioned Boot Silk UCC
Hose. with double sole, heel
and toe; wide garter top;
black, white and colors, pair
69c.
Main Floor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14

hundreds Of good positions. mai" and
to-day.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

a tribute to Missouri's mine opera
ators in response to the demands
placed upon them by the present
war.
Missouri possesses II greater va
riety Of mineral resources than any
other state in the MisSis, ippi Valley
and Is fortunately rich in many OF
the metals which are 81 necessary to
the winner OF the a The figures
show that she is doing her part in the
production of these metals ana III
dictate that she stands ready to meet
any demands upon these resources
Lead and zinc. produced in nearly
equal value in 1916. constituted cloae
to two-thirds the total amount OF the
mineral production OF the state
| Both are important war ma,efia'S
and the greatly increased output was
in direct response to the war call
The great lead mines of southeast
Missouri and the lead anu zine m'heS
Of southeast Missouri turned out
record breaking tonnage for the
year.
Coal ranks second to lead and zinc
as the States most important miner
al industry. The 1916 production
was about one-third more than ina
of the previous year and was greater
than that of any former year; Ther'
are in northern and western Missouri
thousands of square miles underlall
by beds of coal from is inches Ia
feet thick, of which only a smal
amount has already been mined, MIS-
souri, is rich in coal deposits an
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07
HOTEL.

To the stranger, the visitor or the
homeseeker the class Of hotels OF a
CITY is likely to have a certain
influence on the first impression
of the town or city visited. Fortu-
nately Mansfield is not behind the
times as regards hotel facilities.
The Mansfield Hotel, of which Mr..
and Mrs. F. D. Mooney are propri.-
tors, is among the best in this city
and Is conveniently located for the
travelling public This hotel con-
tains II rooms. nicely furnished. with
a large, we'll lighted dining room and
large porches for the comfort OF It's
guests. The management is of the
highest ideal. The proprietors are
genial hotel people. always pleasant
agreeable and make one feel at home
The rooms are large. airy n well
furnished the meals are all the inner
man could wish and the rates are
reasonable. The place is always kept
in a neat, sanitary condition and the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

l.. Leatherman, the genial photo
grapher, and manager Of the Mans
field Art Studio, was born in Ohio.
and for eight years ran a studio In
Toledo, coming 20 Mansfield in 1914.
Mr.. Leatherman for one year work
ed under a first class workman In
photography. after which he went
to the Eastman School OF Photogra-
pliers for IS months. from which
school he completed the course and
received a diploma in 1902. lie Ia
amply qualified to do any kind OF
high-class work, and the prices are
always In keeping with such work
manship.
Mr.. Lsatherman's business outgre"
the little rooms he formerly occupied
and he recently secured the large AM
amadeus rooms over the Farmers ant
Merchants Bank and is re-furnishint
and re-arranging 1t SO that it VII
be one Of the most complete n mos
up-to-date studios In this part OF tn
State.
March ~. 1916. Mr.. Leatherma'
VAS married to Miss Pearl Brant
finger. of Mansfield. The above PIC
turs is an excellent likeness OF LEI
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07
I'M. /. Hodge. COrrespOndentl

(M. ]. Hodge, Correspondent
One of the real live secret orders
of the city Of Mansfield Is that of
the Brotherhood of American Yeo-
man. II you do not believe they are
live wires' send in your application
for membership and attend the lodge
and be convinced. Quite a number
of new members have been voted in
to the order the past few months.
The membership of the Mansfield
Homestead No. 4160 Is increasing
daily. The lodge was organized
here five years ago.
The Brotherhood OF American
Yeoman Is among the strongest Sc
cret orders in the United States.
standing third in order Of member
ship, with 238,579 members, n
with a reserve fund of ~$202,487.4l.
This order carries accident insurance.
and both men and women may pc
come members. The floor work ID
good and the fraternity among the
members Is real and c%ongenial.
The work Of the lodge is now I'M
der the efficient management OF Freo
Grover, Hon. Foreman; W. A. blach'
Master of Ceremonies. and M. D.
Hodge, Correspondent. The latter
Is also a deputy. .
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

surroundings make it real home-like.
This hotel was established by MT.
Mooney six years ago and has been
under its present management ever
( since. Mr.. Mooney came to this
! country from Crawford. Neb.. six
years ago. first going to Ava. but
afterwards locating here. His fam-
ily consists of Mrs. Mooney, son,
Harry, and daughter, Alice. Harry
answered the call to the colors and
volunteered about four months age
in the electrical department of a
supply company and located
at Camp Fremont. near San Fran
cisco. Miss Alice is at home and Is
a student in the Mansfield High
School. Mrs. Mooney oversees the
cooking and the meals always come
I'm right and we'll cooked-like
mother used to make. Mr.. Moone!
is among Mansfield's most progress
sive men. always ready to speak ]
good word for the town and countr!
and to assist in any way possible te
! advance its interests.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

with proper development is capable
of greatly increasing the present
output.
Il is not generally known that IN
Madison county are the only deposits
in the United States of the semi-rare
metals, nickle and cobalt. being OPP
! ,rntrd on a commercial scale. Tung-
| stem has also been mined IN TINS
! county. The r%copening of the FRED
ericktown mines with plans for an
| extensive development of the coDait
and nickle ores, will give a larger
%production of these metals in 1918
The mining of pyrites, the lnfaht
mineral industry of the state, pro-
! crossed during 1916. though it Is
| still hampered by the present mac
feasibility of some of the deposits
! The use OF this mineral in the a
ufacture of sulphuric acid sves II a
prominent place among the war
minerals and a much larger devel-
opment of the Missouri deposits
should be made during the coming
year.
OF the many other minerals pro-
duced, the State still retains the LEAD
in the output of barytes. maintains
its important position in the manu-
.~ ~.k ~ -
facture of fire brick. is an important
producer of marble for interior dec
orations and shows an encouraging
revival in its iron mining. All OF tht
commodities produced show decided
gains over previous years and tht
1916 record is N of which the state
may we'll be proud.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

from which place most of the South
west travel Is routed Over the Ozark
Highway. And the Official Blue
Book people are wanting to know II
the Crawford County part of the
Ozark Highway cannot be side-track-
ed. 1t can be easily and the differ
ent forces that go to make a high
way may be forced, by public senti-
lnent, to designate a parallel road. as
far as st. James, as part of the Ozark
Highway, leaving the obstructionist
towns isolated. The temper of a
people that can build a good high
way out of nothing in two years Is
not to be trifled with, so It will be
well for Leasburg and Cuba to turn
over a new leaf early this year.
The good roads men OF st. Louis
ROlla, Houston, CaboOl, Mountain
Grove, Mansfield, etc, are entitled tt
unstinted praise for the enthusiastic
and efficient work that lifted nearly
200 miles of their part Of the roac
out OF the mud. Considering the diff
ficulties that had to be surmounted
the good work done on the Oar
Highway Is a genuine achievement
and the Automobile Club of st. Louis
is glad that II started the missionar!
work along the road in 1914 ant
that It had some part In sustaininl
the enthusiasm for a better road tha
greeted the clubs road booster
when first they made acquaintanc
with the men in the OLarks. Gettin'
such results Ia a big service to clu'
members and to all st. Louis.-MG
tor Digest.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07
GOOD ROADS IN THE OZARKS

Good roads come slowly and the
progress along this line in Missouri Is
not as rapid as it should be in many
parts Of the state, some OF our ROADS
being as bad as the Illinois ROADS,
but the work is years ahead OF the
stage it would be in IL activity mad
not been promoted and encouraged
by the Automobile Club OF st. Louis.
One road in particular, the ozark
Scenic Highway, 2S5 miles long. be-
tween St. Louis and Springfield, was
changed from a mud lane into b
equal OF any road Of the same length
in the state within two years. The
Automobile Club Of st. Louis was
largely responsible for this improve
ment because it organized enort al
ong this highway and urged the
roads Improvement. without a let
up. until good results were secured.
In 1914 this road could be travel
ed only with great difficulty ami
motorists never used it unless 1t was
the only possible way to their desti-
nations. BY June. 1916, an average
speed Of 30 miles an hour for the
entire distance was possible over this
road except after a long spell OF
wet weather. The road has been
drained and bridges and culverts
had been put In.
This road will be good the year
round when petty %jealousies and pol
tiles are forgotten in Leasburg and
Cuba and when Franklin County
spends a little more Of lts road mon
ey around Sullivan and vicinity. Th'
pickering between Leasburg and Gu
ba makes the stretch OF road betweeI
these two towns the most neglected
part of the Ozark Highway, and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

furthermore, the quarreling discour-
ages the workers in other counties
along the highway. Properly fos-
tered and directed, the entire Ozark
Highway ran be quickly gotten into
shape to fulfill the conditions Of Fed
eral aid projects and 1t might be
easily the first main road in the state
to qualify for Federal aid along its
entire length. But before this can
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

be done there must be unity of
endeavOr.
Leasburg and Cuba have had all
1917 in which to get together and
work for their own good and for the
good of the entire Ozark Highway.
If a big Improvement is not noted
I'm that section in the near future the
travel is likely to be diverted to a
point where there Ia more road work
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07
wHEY

and less neighbOrhood quarreling.
Motorists are almost unanimous in
declaring the road in Crawford coun-
ty to be the worst part of the Ozark
Highway. This discomfort has reach
ed the ears of the Ozark Highway
Association, which vas organized to
protect the best interests of the
road. Complaints have been made
to the Automobile Club of st. Louis
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07
$7s,55s.422

As shown by the above tabulation'
compiled by the Missouri Geological
Survey, the production of minerals
in Missouri In 1916 was by far the
greatest in the history OF the state.
It exceeded by nearly s19.00O,ooo
the value OF the largest previous an
nual production. The output stands
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-07

race Leatherman, the II months old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Leatherman.
Mr.. Leatherman also maintains
studios at Seymour and Hartville,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

y so course III do whatever you say"
he added a second time.
See you do" advised his chief, an
ugly look in his eyes. STen him he
gets till the next boat If he's here
after that, he'd better go heeled. for
I'll shoot on sight wherever we meet"
Selfridge went on his GRAND with
tagging feet. He found Elliot sitting
moodily alone on the porch OF the
hotel.
In Gordon's pocket there was a note
TO Macdonald explaining that he had
nothing to do with the coming Of Ne
teetse. He had expected to send 1t by
the hotel porter that evening. but the
curt order to leave town filed him
with a chill anger. The dictator OF
affairs at Kusiak might think what he
pleased for all the explanation he
would get from him.
'sTeH your master I don't take or
ders from him. he told wally quietly.
I'll stay till my work here is done"
They had moved a few yards down the
street. Now Gordon turned. lean
Joined and active, and trod with crisp.
confident step back to the hotel. He
/ had said all that was necessary to say
Two men standing on the porch
nodded a good evening to him. Cor
don, about to pass. glanced at them
| again. They were NOrthrup and Ire
/ lawney. two OF the miners who had had
/ trouble with Macdonald on the boat
On impulse he stopped. Found
work yet?" he asked
Found a job and lost 1t again, -
Northrup answered sullenly.
TOO bad"
Macdonald passed the word along
| that we weren't to get work. So our
boss fired us The whole district is
/ closed TO US. We been blacklisted, -
explained Trelawney.
"And we're busted" added his mate.
Elliot was always free-handed- Per
haps he felt just now unusually sym
pathetic toward these victims OF the
high-handed methods Of Macdonald
From his pocket he took q small
leather purse and gave piece OF gold
to each of them.
"Just as a loan to carry you for q
couple Of days till you get something
TO do" he suggested.
NOrthrup demurred, but after little
pressing accepted the accommodation
'I pay you soon back" he promised
Trelawney laughed recklessly. He
had been drinking.
you bet. Me too"