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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-21
Chester Snyder
Heads Tie Chamber
Commerce This Year

Chester K..Snyder, manager Of the
KaInpeska hotel, formerly q member
of the city council, was elected Tues
day evening i head the Chamber Of
Commerce for ensuing year. sue
ceeding James IN. Dnugherty, who res
tires at the conclusion Of d second
term, having served continuouslysfor
TWO years~
he election resulted ais follows:
President-Chester K Snyder.
Vice President-F B Stiles
Treasurer-Henry q, Rice,
Directors--John Noodle sB.~Siles
John Hs Gonley, w. Dougherty
The secretary is designated by the
board OF directors and not by the
membership insgeneraL
There was goodly number pres
Eent. and the interest manifested in
the future OF the Chamber was keen.
Rev. Samuel s. Mitchell was asked
to explain about the SundaysSchool
convention to be held here in the
near future and to suggest about what
the Chamber of Commerce could do to
assist in providing the necessary en-
Itertinment. Mr.. Mitchell said that if
the Chamber felt disposed q assist
with a. cash contribution it would be
~grateful5H accepted, BY unanimous
vote Il former suggestion by the Cham
her that the sur OF $4,000 would be
appropriated a approved and a COM.
mittee was appointed to attend to the
raising of the amount through sub
seription.
@. Al. Lyon, chairman of the sugar
beet committee reported that over
400 acres eff sugar beets haveMbeen
contracted for this yeaT-all that the
company would acapt; in FACT, Further
efforts along this line were suspended
because the company reported thatit.
had all the acreage IT felt justified ~
accepting.
Mrs Lyons report brought ont en-
lthusiastic applause, ~inasnuch, aside.
from the experiment, which is not an,
experiment in reality, since last years
product established the adaptability
lOf this section to beet culture, as the
acreage this years is thought to be
ample to encourage the erection OF q
beet sugar factory in the city.
Secretary OF. Turner submitted a
report for the past year, covering the
manufactures Of tile Chambers actiyr
lity, although Mr. Turner's connection
with this commercial body dates back
only few months, having succeeded
/ George Schlosser late last fall.
The new officers and directors have
not vet had a@cOnference to#cons1der
the problems likely to come up Tor
solution during the nsuin
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-21

are selected for their skill in rescue
work. They attack this disease at its
source. With one hand held out to
rescue the girls from the deadly-1ivesl
which they are usually just entering
and with the other stretched out in
holy boldness they hold back the boys
by every incentive of honor and chiy-
airy. The attachment of a group Of
these workers to any sector OF the In
active front,sOr among the amusement
concessions where the cheap and de-
grading girl shows with its unspeak-
able concomitanIs mean the speedy
cleaning up of that fostering spot and
the wiping Of these shameful names
from the daily sick cali. Have you
ever thought 81 the army behind the
army? The ~nondescript wanderers
sodden, soul sick, hopeless multitude
that are digging trenches. moving
trenches and doing other grinding and
drudgeful labor behind the hghting
line? Here, there is a semblance OF
militarism in that there is authority,
but therei s no fighting spirit, no
speedy corps These men are not
even registered They have no next
of kin. They wear no identification
tags, and nobody cares for b life
or death except the Salvation Army
workers. Here + the slums Of All
the cities In single sQlialid mass;
and through it the Salvation Army
is shooting light and love mi hope.
Where they are at work among this
class, a definite improvement of con
ditions Is observed. They beginsto
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-21
THE HEROIC BELOVED FRENCH WOMEN

complaining, with high devotion, with
an attitude that amounts almost 10
religious exaltation. the woman of
France bears the burden.
Now, conditions being as they are,
does it lie within the heart of the
American people to preserve and hold
to every convenience OF our life at
the expense of adding an additional
burden to the Womanhood Of France
This is the exact question that Is IN
volyed in our substitution of other
cereals in place of wheat.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-21
BY Dr. Aionzo Taylor.

NY words are not powerful enough
to do eve scanty justice tosthe most
heroic figure in the modern world,
and of ages past-the Woman of
France. OF the healthy men who are
not engaged in the military service In
France, practically eli are engaged iii
transportation n in the manufacture.
of munitions, leaving the agriculture
absolutely to the women. Not only
this, but they have stepped into the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-21
COLLINS SUED FOR INTEREST.
Bondsn,ep Of Former s. D.Treasurer
Would Shift Responsibility.

Pierre.S. 81, March 16.--The suit
sof the state against C.B. Collins, state
treasurer from 1903 to 1905, to collect
interest@on public funds, has taken on
q new phase through the action Of the
bondsmen serving upon the state
treasurer and otherstate officials u
demand that they begin suit y re
owe against the various banks and
trust companies which paid interest
Collins on the public funds. Upon
Just what theory the action is based
Is not apparent to the state officials.
the notice has been served.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-21

place of work animals Q a 80,
into any section Of France today and
e women of magnificent, noble Wom-
anhood hitched to the plow and chi
tivating the soil. All OF the agricul-
ture rests upon their shoulders. The
home, always an decentralization
home, maintains a few old men, t.le
wounded, and the tubercular. Tn
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-21

The Wome of France must be en-.
abled to hold up the morale of the
French soldier until next spring. The
morale of the house decides the NOR
ale Of the soldier in the fighting lines.
We can do this by giving to them the
greatest possible freedom in their
food supply, andgof this, wheat is the
chief factor.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
LIEUT.. FRANK LUKE OF THIS
 CITY. MOST DARING AVIATOR, REPORTED MISSING AT FRONT

BULLETIN WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VER- DUN 2By the Associated PressLeutenan Frank Luke Phoenix daring 2o night he started bombing al far has failed to
 although officially credited which he will
 the being specialist in the de- enemy balloons A of which he has set are
 balloons in their bed Lieutenant Luke faVorte method drop ddig accomplish his task of destroying the balloon i7 ,ts berth.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
VILLA ARRIVES
 AT BORDER TO
 TEST J. 5. RULE

IsESlDIO. Texas. Oct. 27.-One r..r I0cr hc attacked and captured Uuna1a. Chihhahua, opposite here, in rr au-lav fight. Francisco Villas main column is reported to be at a ranch south of the border in the Unnara district. and the Oiinaga gar nsor was on thc alert tonight, with .etrosts guarding an roads leading to tre border town. Villas reported ar rival was preceded by a series Of out fust skirmishcs with tho Mexican fed traI forces along the river west of uHnaE1. in which 25 federals were .rcI. At the time of these sldrmishes n uas reported Villa had sent Martin Lopez with force of 500 men toward nnrara. for the purpose Of capturing fH. town and making a test of the American state departments expressed intention of closing the Presdio post a-aiust any Villa partisans who might hold the Mexican town.
 Murguia Prepared to Defend.
 General Jose Carlos Murguia, with IHfn men. Is in command of the NNrrcl forces and has a number of n.cccs of field artillery and machine suns. which were taken there from l..r0r lie arrived recently with re- fH'0rcemonis from the garrison and Inn. manned the trenches surroundine fnc border post. Because Of its posi- fon on a high mesa overlooking the plains on three sides. and with tho UIo Gandc on the fourth side. tho Nevicnn town Is extremely difficult tc ..rtnrc. when properly defended American military men here declared fUr|rhf
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
GERMAN ARRESTED
 CROSSING BORDER
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FL PASO. oct. 27.-United States border guards arrested a German giv- ing the name of Augustus Luschman while attempting to cross the border to Mexico late today. The German ad- mitted having been born in Schleswig. Germany. and said he was ordered to pay $500 to the German war fund by the German American alliance of Hart ford, Conn. He said he refused to contribute this money and had left Hartford for Milwaukee. Wis, from which city he came 10 the border here, with the intention of crossing to Mex ico. He will be delivered to federal agents for investigation.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28

We AWait Proposals
 For Arf11iStiCe" "---SOI1

COPENHAGEN, 2(By Associated -Germanys President Wilson's communication
   the reaching which
  peoples hands both the deciding conclusions military powers also subject to it.  peace
 (Signed). ."SOLF."
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
MRS. GOULD FINED IN
 FRANCE FOR CONDUCT

PARIS, Oct. 27.-The Correctional court on Saturday heard the charges of Frank J. Gould against his wife, Mrs Edith Kelly Gould, and Mario Casassus, a Mexican.
 The court fined the accused, who did not appear, 50 francs each, on charge of having improper relations.
 Frank J. Gould is a son of Jay Gould, a member of various New York clubs and a director in several railroads Mrs. Edith Kelly Gould, a former actress, is his second wife, his first wife having been Miss Margaret Kelly. Mir Gould married his present wife in 1909
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
NO MEN OF WEST
 ON OTRANTO LIST
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Names of 200 of the American soldiers who lost their lives in the sinking of the trans port Otranto October 6, in a collision with the steamer kashmir, off the Scottish coast, were made public to- night by the war department. Three hundred and seventy-two soldiers are believed to have gone down with the ship. but the exact number Will not be known until tfe checking of the names of survivors against the muster rolls of the units aboard, has been com pleted. No far westerners were A- cluded in tonight's list.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Terms of New War Policy

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 21.-The social ist newspaper. Norwaerts (Berlin) prints the proposed text of the reform bill, which includes the following pro- visions:
 "First-War can only be declared with the sanction of the reichstag and the bundesrath;
 "Second-The chancellor can only remain in power while he possesses the confidence of the reichstag;
 Third-The chancellor will be re- sponsibe for the political actions of the kaiser, and the chancellor and min istry will be responsible for their ten ure of office to the reichstag and bum desrath;
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
RECENTLY ARRESTED
 NOW CITY'S MAYOR
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JUAREZ. Mex. Oct. 27.-One week following his arrest on a political charge Manuel Prieto was nominated for mayor of Juarez today by the Greens" political organization here Prieto, who was formerly congressman from the Juarez and Galeana districts, was taken to Chihuahua City by offi- cers. acting on orders from the military authorities. Upon his arrival there, he was exonerated and released Upon his return here. he was met by a band and delegate friends.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
HOOray! Subs NOV HOiSting
 Whife Flags
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CHRISTIANTA. oct 27.-Crews of !, ra.scls arriving al Stavanger. from Eaumo lslr nd. report that several Ger man submarines. flying a white flag at fHe.r 10 SIS heads, passed the island Saturday. bound south according Co the NorcCraladet. The submarines are heherrl to have been returning home luou their bases
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Resiqnation Is Confirmed

LONDON. Oct. 2I-(BritiSh Wireless Press) s).-Official announcement was made in Berlin Saturday night that Emperor William has acceded to the request of General Ludendorff, the first quartermaster general, that he be permitted to resign.
 General surprise was caused in Ser lin on Saturday afternoon by the fact that the daily report from German headquarters was not signed, as usual, with the name of General Ludendorff. Later the following official announce ment was issued:
 "The emperor, accepting the request, to be allowed to retire of Infantry General Ludendorff, the first quarter master general and commander in time of peace of the 25th infantry brigade, has placed him on the unattached list. The emperor decided at the same time that the lower Rheinish infantry regi- ment No. 39 of which the general has long been chief shall bear henceforth the name of Ludendorff."
 His resignation it is believed in Lon don, will still further shake the faith of the German people in their military machine.
 Loses Military Brains"
 With the resignation of'General Lu- dtuuOIlis Nrtl illeliy AOot7 NitiI OAbCii has been described as her military l brains"
 Unknown before the war, General Erich Ludendorff sprang into promi- hence in the fall of 1914, as chief of staff to Field Marshal von linden | burg. then general in the operations against the Russians. When von Hin- denburg was given the chief command in August, 1916, Ludendorff was ap- | pointed first quartermaster general | but his position in reality has been | chief of staff and collaborator with von Hindenburg.
 Soon after his appointment as firs quartermaster general, Ludendorff be. gan to be looked upon as a real boss | of Germany and was recognized as thu representative of the pan-G Germans a great headquarterss. It was Ludendorf who brought about the retirement O. | Chancellor von Bethmann- Hollweg ant ! he was reputed to have been responsible for the appointment to the chancellor | ship of Michaelis and von Hertling | both Of whom were described as stop gaps. The generals rule as first quar- termaster general has amounted to al most military dictatorship.
 Originated 1918 Defense Line
 General Ludendorff was reported [, have been the originator of the plan 0 the German offensive of 1918. The play called for offensive operations on tn. western front which would split tn, British and French armies and compe tho allies to beg for peace, before thu strength of the American army coult be available to any great extent. was planned that if the offensive failed then Germany would resort to a diplo matic campaign in order 10 secur | Dpacp
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Causes Huqe Sensation

BERNE. Oct. 2l.-The resignatiOn Of General von Ludendorff has caused a sensation throughout Switzerland and the central empires and is commented on as a sign that German militarism is really abdicating. Among the Germans and Austrian peoples. anger and indig- nation is increasing over the fact that the military situation has been so long concealed or wrongly presented.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Acute Famine Strikes Vienna
 Begging Food
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 AMSTERDAM, Thursday, Oct. 24.-Vienna is threatened with a food crisis in the most acute form. The Vossische Zeitung hears that deputations of Austrians have gone to Berlin and Dresden to beg ur- gently for immediate assistance to avert the worst.
 The Vienna municipality has only three weeks ratons left.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Resiunation is Significant

LONDON, oct. 27-The resignation of General Ludendorff is popularly in terpreted here as heralding Germany's acceptance of the allies armistice terms Whether this interpretation is correct the resignation of the first quartermaster general cannot fail to seriously affect the German army.
 Unofficial advices report the situa ton in Germany as daily growing worse. There are persistent reports of riots in various parts of the country conflicts with the police and loss of life. and that lack of raw materials is seriously Interfering with the produc- tion of munitions.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
GEN. N.LUDENDORFF
 MILITARY BRAINS 0F HUNS QUITS
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 BASEL, Switzerland. Oct. 27.- Austria's rejoinder to President Wilson's note is ready, according to Vienna papers. It was submit ted to authorized quarters today and will be sent this evening or to- morrow to Washington. It is couched in the most conciliatory terms.
 LONDON, Oct. 27-lt is under stood in authoritative quarters that the allied governments will not re- veal their armistice terms until Germany has replied to President Wilson's last note.
 Premier Lloyd George and For eign Secretary Balfour, accom- panied by naval and military of ficers, have gone to France.
 LONDON, Oct. 27-The German rechstag, by a great majority, has adopted bill placing the military commander under control of the civil government, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhauen.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Parents Hear Nothing

NaTent5 f1cdF NOl0in9
 No word had been received last r-ht by the parents of the daring ronnr Phoenix as next of kin" from the government regarding hum. They had a letter from him un Friday bearing the date of Sep iamhcr -N But since that the As- soeltcd Press has carried several stories Of his exploits. Within the ast s.N weeks he has come into -reatcr prominence than any other fINur ou the western front, and he has undoubtedly shot down more balloons in his brief career than any other allied aviator. He has also several German aeroplanes to his credit.
 That he has been SO long missing causes his friends the greatest anxiety though it was stated in @ recent article in the European edition of the New York Herald that ho frequently set out alone and was gone for days on his mis- sion of destruction. According to fno Herald. he was reported miss Ing on Oct. @. but later returned.
 There is also a probability that hc has become a prisoner in Ger man hands. If he had been killed, thc Germans would in all likeli hood have reported that fact, whereas aviators are frequently hold as prisoners for a long time before word reaches the allied lines.
 Luke Born in Phoenix
 Young Luke was born in Phoe- nix. He was commissioned before hc was 21 years of age; in fact, he fe little over 21 now. He was cap tain of the Phoenix Union High school team and graduated in the ,lass of 19l7
 Last September the young man enlisted in the Austin, Texas, school of acronautics and made such progress that in seven weeks ho finished the course that usual Iv takes nine weeks. While there |. hc sot tho record for assembling a Lewis machine gun, while he was h'.ndfoldcd.
 From Texas he went to North Island. near San Diego. to train. IIc showed such remarkable abil- ifv that he was the first in his class allowed 10 fly by himself, and hc was always accounted a prize nycr on March 2. he sailed for France. and in France he finished hts training. graduating first in living and second in handling of machine guns.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
REPLY CLEARS NAY
 FIR DISCUSSION IF
 GENERAL ARM|ST|CE
Situation Unchanged By Answer - Allies About to Confer at Versailles Lude ndorff's Detection Significant

WASHINGTON, 0cl 27s-The un- official text of Germanys reply to President Wilson was received tonight too late to be seen by President Will son and other officials.
 The question of an armistice and peace is already being considered by the allied governments and the United States. It will be discussed at a meet ing of the supreme war council at Yer sailles, France.
 The German reply is expected to clear the way for a general discussion of the individual views of the entente powers on peace terms, and an agree ment among the nations fighting Ger many, so that a united front on these questions may be presented to the common enemy A London dispatch tonight announced that Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour had gone to Paris with military and naval advisers, indicating that the conferences between the representa- tives Of the allied powers and the United States soon were to begin.
 Situation Unchanged by Reply
 Germanys reply does not change the diplomatic situation. Those in the con fidence of President Wilson have said that his dealings with the German gov ernment ended with his note, informing it that the request for an armistice and peace had been transmitted to the al lies and that further action rested with those governments.
 The German reply may or may not prove that Germany will accept sucf terms of an armistice as may be pre- Sented. In this connection the presi- dent in his last note said:
 Should such terms of an armistict be suggested their acceptance by Ger many would afford the best concrete evidence of her unequivocal acceptance of the terms and principles of peace upon which the whole action pro ceeds"
 Takes Note of kaiser's Power
 The German reply takes cognizanc' of the presidents statement in his las note. that it is evident that the powel of the king of Prussia to control tht policy of the empire is unimpaired. bN stating that the peace negotiations ar' being conducted by a peoples govern ment, in whose hands rests the powe to take the deciding conclusions anC to which the military powers also arc subjected.
 | This may rive added significance tt the unofficial report from Berlin. vi; | Copenhagen, that General Ludendorff quartermaster general of the German army, had resigned. He generally Wa regarded s the virtual head of th' | German high command.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
SOPHIA WRECK |S SAID ID BE
 WORST KNOWN
 LIN THE COAST
Not a Single Survivor of 343 Passengers-Total of Ten Bodies Thought to Have Been Found-Eight Are. Women-Life Boats and Rafts Picked Up Empty

WHITE HORSE, Y. T., Oct. 27.- A dispatch from the Dominion Telegraph department at Juneau late tonight said that the bodies of 150 victims of the steamship Sophia disaster had been recov- cred.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28

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Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Wants Republicans to Surrender

''lIr Wilson forced the republican party to lie down fight. I say fight Answer with your votes
 ''AIr Wilson is for unconditional sulrende1-ves for the unconditional surrender to himself of the republican party of the country of the allies all to him. the sole ar bitator and master of the desnies of the world Do you stand for that? Answer with vour votes''
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Worst Pacific Coast Disaster

The loss of the Sophia. it was said here, was the worst marine disaster in the history of the Pacific coast In
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