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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-22
DEATH OF JAMES ID. MCLEAN

James ID. Mclean died on Friday
March ID, at niue o'clock a. m. after
long lingering illness. He had been
failing in health for three years. His
death was caused by Bright's disease.
Just before he passed awav be called
all members of his family to his bed
side and told them he was diving
and in few minutes he passed
peacefully away.
The passing of James D. Mclean
marks the passing Of one of the EARL
est and best known pioneers of the
Ros bud country, having come here
when the reservations were first estab-
lIshed and married full bloc ! q an
woman who survives him, the daugh
ter cf the famous Sioux war chief.
Brave Bull, who died good many
years ago.
From this union there have been
seven children, five Of whom are alive,
three boys and two girls. The Oldest
Of the boys, Sam Mclean, is in The
government servics at Carson Citv.
Nevada. The other boys, Robert and
Thomas, are successful ran .hers on
their places near here. The two girls
Mary and Addie are both married and
have good homes
The deceased was born near Ham
ilton, Ontario Province. Canada. m
1854, and therefore was 81 wears Of
age at the time of his death At the
early age of 10 his parents ana rela
tives moved to Kansas, to what is
known as Ml!sonpale, near Concortlla.
at !aat time an unsettled country.
being Inhabited by great herds Of
buffalo and roaming bands Of indians
who were constantly annoying the
early white settle.s.
AT the age OF IL he ran away from
home and joined an immigrant train
that was passing through to Wyoming
as hunter and a helper. After
reaching Wyoming he became a
trapper and cowhny and was also a
freighter ia the Black Hills up to
tho ,ime OF his marriage and settled
on the Rosebud, where he has since
engaged in stockraising and farming.
The funeral took place at st. Fran
Cts Mission and very large crowd
attended, and the remains laid to rest
in the Catholic cemetery, A solemn
high Iasa was offered for the deceas.
Cd aud beautiful funeral sermon
was given by Fr. Grothe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08

compares favorably with that of his
American cousin, the French ration
is less acceptable to the American
and that of the Italians would get
a very cold reception.
The equipment Of the American
soldier is no less up to standard than
his food. Since the beginning Of the
war the government has spent 1926.
100000 for shoes. Only recently a
contract was let which is intended to
keep every soldier with two pairs
one for marching and ane for
general wear. The price In
quantity of millions was we'll over
5 a pair. Old soldiers Of the regular
army can remember when the govern
ment issued "brogans" far removed
in quality from the army shoe of to-
day.
The American soldiers clothing so
far has cost round s5OO,0O0,000. For
his blankets the government has
spent s150,OO0,000. Every thing else
is in proportion for in every partic-
ular of his equipment the govern
ment has supplied the soldier with
the same relative high standard he
was accustomed to at home in civil
life. The extra cost of maintaining
an army on foreign soil has entered
into the huge bill because it has been
found that It costs s423.27 to equip
and maintain soldier a year abroad
as against sS277S at home. OF this
sum $251S3 goes for food. The ra-
tioning expenses at home is $1S9,S0.
The high standard has been carried
to the soldiers pay. For all practical
purposes of estimate the American
soldier is the highest paid fighting
man in the world He actually gets
more than the average German Off
Ger. To the $33 a month a private
receives from the government is add
ed a sum for his dependents, depend
ing upon their condition and num-
ber. Canada and the other British
colonies more nearly approximate the
pay of the American soldier than any
others of the co-belligerents:
Taking into consideration all these
items it is not strange that Americas
war bill is greatest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
UNIONS OPPOSE
BOLSHEVIKISM IN SIBERIA

Toxic, Oct S.-Failure Of the Boil
sheviki to control Siberia was partly
due to the fact that the leaders of the
Provisional Siberian Government
have organized cooperative unions"
throughout the country which have
welded the people into one great
family, hostile alike to the blandish.
ments of radicalism and of the Ger.
mans.
Twenty-Five of these bodies were
formed in villages and counties
shortly after the beginning Of the
revolution, according to Already Pc
troff, deputy Minister of Foreign Az
fairs of Autonomous Siberia, now In
Toxic, and number about 100000 con-
servative socialists, democrats and
army officers of the former regime
living in the region between Ural and
Irkutsk. These organizations are se-
cret and, while each is separate and
Independent entity, all are united for
mutual benefit for the maintenance Of
the Provisional Government, financ-
ing and the transaction of business.
Mr.. Petroff declared 1t was owing
to the assistance of these societies
in providing arms, ammunitions, food.
and clothing that the Czechoslavaks
have been so successful against the
Lenine-Trotzky troops. The people
Of Siberia, he said, we're anxious
when he left Siberia to see the coun.
Try along the railway cleared Of the
Bolshevikin and order and tranquil
ity restored by the Allies.
Contrary to inspired German re-
ports, Mr.. Petroff stated, there is only
one government in Siberia the Pro-
visional Government for Autonomous
Siberia This government he said, is
Imported by the cooperative un-
ions" which have organized self-de-
terminate governments in various
parts of the country and these are
now coordinated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS
REPORTED IN GERMAN
PRISON CAMPS

The Hague, Oct. 8.--Thousands of
Russians and Finnish Red Guards
imprisoned in secret camp at Fried
enort, near Konigsberg, Germany, are
living and dying amid terrible con-
ditions, according to a neutral who
has just arrived here after a long
visit In Germany. Many Of them, he
said, are virtually naked, and the re-
mainder are clad in rags. Deaths are
common, and he predicted that with
the coming Of winter most of these
still alive would perish from EXPOS.
ure.
Food conditions In West Prussia.
this informant said, are by no means
as good as in East Prussia, the home
OF the Junkers Ample food was OBJ
tainable at fairly reasonable prices in
the east, in consequence of which the
population was comparatively cheer
full To this situation he ascribed
the continued resistance of the Junk
ers to the desire for quick peace,
which, he stated, was growing rapid.
ly in other parts of the country
The wreckage caused by the Rus.
sian invasion of 1914 was still evil
dent, according to the traveller, who
found the streets of Gubinnen in a
ruined condition. Reconstruction of
military works, however, was going
forward steadily by the forced labor
Of many Russian and Italian pris.
oners, who were being worked on
railways, bridges, barracks, and for.
tfieations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08

ed from the Teutons since the mid
die of July 100000 bushels already
have been gathered, and half a mil
lion more remain to be cut. Further
more, each backward step by the in
vaders adds to the wheat acreage
which will feed the fighters of France
this winter,
AS the tanks and the infantry bat
ter their way toward the artillery
comes up behind them, and with the
guns come the reapers. Alongside
positions where the French cannon
we're hurling death into the enemy's
ranks in the battles of the Ayre,
Aaisne, and Disc, American harvest
ers we're hard at work.
Around Montdidier where grain
fields were part of the battle-ground,
self-binders were gathering a rich
harvest. Where the big machines
could not reach the grain because of
wire entanglements, shell,holes, and
.renches, soldiers armed with scythes
and sickles cut the stalks and recog-
cred every kernel that could be
saved.
North of the Aisne the advancing
French found acres where the Ger.
mans had worked hard to reap the
wheat they had sown, but had found
the time too short. East Of the
Avre, near Moreuil, the poilus found
a threshing machine almost intact
evidence that the harvesting had
been carried on almost up to the last
minute. All the other farm imple-
ments had been taken away or de.
stroyed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
FARMERS ARE BACKING
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. S.-The Ameri-
can farmer will put over the Fourth
Liberty Loan and bring about a
righteous and lasting world peace, de-
clares David F. Houston, Secretary
Of Agriculture, in statement issued
In Washington. Secretary Houston
says:
"The Fourth Liberty Loan will not
fail for lack Of support of American
farmers. That is the answer ! am
giving to those who ask me what the
response of the American farmer will
be. l am making this confident as
sertion in the face of the fact that the
American people are now being asked
to make colossal contribution to
the Liberty six billion dollars.
"The American farmers have dem
onstrated their patriotic support OF
the nations great war loans. One of
the most striking features of the third
Liberty loan was the support given 1t
by the farming and rural people. Not
only did farmers purchase literally
Of the bonds, but the rural communi-
ties as a rule were more prompt in
completing their quotas of the loan
than were the larger cities. More
than 10000 communities in the United
States over-subscribed their quotas,
many of them on the first day of the
campaign.
"The majority Of these were no:
cities but country districts; Iowa, a
typical agricultural State, was the
first to subscribe its quota. But we
now have a greater effort to make.
Our largest war loan has been
launched. 1t will tax our determina-
ton to defend our liberty and our re-
public at all costs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08

the frontier.
Field Marshal Won HinderbuIg has
been chief of staff of the German
army since August 80, 1915. In the
last six months there have been var
ious reports Of a sensational nature
centering about the field marshal!
During June there were reports he
had died and in July 1t was said that
General Won Ludendorff had been
made chief Of staff. These reports,
however, we're denied.
German deserters were quoted as
saying that a Bavarian prince had
tried to shoot the field marshal, but
that Won Hindenburg was not wound
ed. In commenting on the American
and French replies to Austria's peace
proposal late in September, the field
marshal told the German people to
"be hard"
The field marshal celebrated his
seventy-second birthday Oct. q.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 8.--The Ameri-
can reply to Germany's latest peace
proposals is being formulated by the
President today in accordance with
the views expressed by the premiers
Of the Allied nations. The despatch
Of his reply, which, it is believed,
speaks for all nations opposed to the
central powers, may be expected
within forty-eight hours, it was indi-
[cated
The Presidents reply to the Ger
man-Austrian request for an armis-
tice and peace negotiations will prob
aole be dispatched before night IL it
Is not already on the cables. After
=pelng called into conference by the
president with Colonel House and
secretary Lansing, Secretary Tumul-
" announced that Secretary Lansing
would see newspaper correspondents
~ o'clock and would probably
pave something for them" The Pres
cent spent the entire morning in his
tudy where he was believed to be
putting into final shape the document
Pn which he worked nearly all of yes
erday. None in the Presidents con-
ldence would give an intimation OF
ls decision, but there is no change
the confident belief that an armis-
nee will be fatty refused and the
entral Powers will be informed that
% unequivocal acceptance of the COR
iuons laid down by the United States
ud the Allies must precede any meet
ng Of peace plentipotentiaries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
SENATOR JONES
FILES CHARGES
AGAINST BREWERS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. S.-Charges that
the United States, Brewers Associa-
tion and individual members had Sc
cretly financed newspapers in the in
terest Of the liquor traffic and had
contributed to the National German
American Alliance and had improper
ly Influenced State and National leg
islation was renewed in the memo,
randum filed today by Senator Jones,
Republican, with the Senate judiciary
subcommittee investigating the loans
by Brewers to Arthur Brisbane in
connection with the latter's purchase
of the Washington Times. Jones con-
tended the inquiry is unlimited in
scope and not confined alone to the
Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
WHAT BECOMES OF
THE MONEY RAISED FROM
LIBERTY BoNDs7

Washington, Oct. S.-Why does it
cost the United States so much more
to make war than 1t cost any Of its
co-belligerents?
What is being done with the tens
of billions being raised from Liberty
Bonds and taxation? One often
hears these questions.
The answer is not difficult.
It is, simply that it costs an Amer.
ican more to do anything than 1t
costs anyone else in the world. That
is the best reason why Americans
should buy Liberty Bonds.
The American army is composed OF
workingmen. The American working
man demands a higher standard OF
everything than any other working
man in the world When he becomes
soldier he carries that standard
with him, and, comparatively, gets 1t.
Napoleon said, and everybody ever
since has repeated, that an army traV-
els on its stomach So naturally the
subsistence of the American soldier
comes first in the long bill which is
rapidly running to $5O,OOO,OOO day.
The regular ration list of the Am
erican army calls for forty-nine diff
ferent items of foods. 1t includes
many things which are hxuries to
the soldiers of the foreign armies.
At that, it only costs 80 cents day
TO feed a soldier. The figure is low
because the government has the ad'
vantage of dealing in billions and
tons where the individual deals In
dollars and pounds. Even SO, the
army has felt the increased cost OF
living because it cost only 1881 cents
a day to feed a soldier during the
Spanish war.
Take into account the almost stag
gering sums the government has
snent for food alone since the war
began $37,OOO,OOO worth of flour;
s1A nm Ooo worth of sugar $4,000, 900
worth of bacon; s12,OOO,OOO worth Of
beans; s9,OOO,OOO worth of canned to-
matoes; 100000 worth of rice. 1t
sounds almost like a food bill for a
nation.
without any disparagement what
ever of the rationing system of the
co.belligerents it may be said that
while the food of the British soldier
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
Advance Continues
(By Associated Press,)

Paris, Oct. 8.-Northeast and north
OF Rheims the French continued their
successful advance, the war office an
nouncement today says The French
have reached the outskirts of Conde-
Sur-Suippe at the junction Of the
Suippe and the Aisne northeast OF
Berry Aubac. Along the Suippe the
French penetrated into Isles-Sur-
Suippe to the west and captured Ba-
zancourt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
KAISER AND HINDENBURG;
QUARREL; LATTER FIRED

London, Oct. S.-Field Marshal.
Won Hindenburg has resigned as
chief Of the German general staff at
ter heated interview with the en-
peror in which the field marshal de-
clared that a retreat on a large scale
was impossible to avoid, according to
a Central News dispatch from Amer
sterdam today. The correspondent
based his dispatch on reports from
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
GERMANS CONTINUE
TO EvACUATE
BELGIAN COAST
TELEPHONE LINES BEING TAKEN
DOWN, STORES BURNED AND
FACTORIES DESTROYED
(By Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 8.-The English and
American troops attacked this morn
ing on the front between Cambrai and
st. Quentin, Gen. Haig announced.
Satisfactory progress is being made It.
was stated.
Today's attack was launched Just
before daybreak during a heavy rain
which began last night. In success
full local operations near Mont Bre-
hahn Beaurevoir more than 230 pris-
oners were taken by the Americans
and English.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
PRESIDENTS ANSWER To
CENTRAL POWERS WILL Be
ON CABLES BEFORE NIGHT
AND WILL Then Be KNOWN
FREED son FROM CARE
BY COMMITTING SUICIDE
(By Associated t.ress. J

Toxic, Oct. $50 that his soldier
son, who had been ordered to vladi-
vostok, might be freed Of worry on
his behalf and able to devote all his
attention to his duties, an aged Jap.
anese, i'll and dependent upon the lad
for support, recently committed sui
eide, according to an announcement
today by the war office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
Berlin Will.
Reject TWO
OF PRESIDENTS
PEACE POINTS
WILL NOT AGREE TO SEPARA.
TION OF ALSACE LORRAINE AND
INCORPORATION AS INDEPEND.
ENT POLAND

4 p. M, Washington, D. C, Oct. 8.
Especial to the Telegram) The
President today Informed the German
government that before the United
States can discuss an armistice. Ger.
man troops must be withdrawn from
all invaded territory.
He asked the Chancellor, Prince
Macmillan whether he represented
the German people or the authorities
Of the Empire who are conducting the
war.
He asked II the Imperial govern.
ment accepts the terms laid down by
him in his address to Congress on
January Sth and In his subsequent ad.
dresses.
These are the outstanding features
Of the Presidents reply sent to the
Central Powers and made public to
the American people at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
Germans Evacuating Belgian Coast
(By Associated Praha.l

Amsterdam, Oct. S.--The evacua-
tion of the Belgian coast region by
the Germans Is continuing, accord
ing to the frontier correspondent Of
the Telegraaf Telephone lines be-
tween the frontier and the coast were
being taken down yesterday and to-
day, and stores of material at Knokke
near the coast, five miles from the
Dutch border, are being set afire The
report states that many factories have
been undermined preparatory to
their quick destruction.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
I'allanS Agree There Must Be AbsO.
lutte Victory
IBy Associated Press.)

CBy Associated Press.)
nome, Monday, Oct. 7.-(Delayed)
we must have absolute victory;
uy Kind of negotiations now are
pore than ever inadmissible," were
|ue words Of President Wilson iD
|aeulately after his rejection of the
uslrlan peace proposal is reported
'ne Epoca in large type as sum
|Iiaflzing the attitude of the Italians
V"afd the new peace movement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
AMERICANS AND BRITISH
:. launch new ATTACK
BETWEEN CAMBRIA AND
ST. QUENTIN WITH SUCCESS
JAPANESENE WSPAPERS NOW
UNDER VOLUNTARY CENSORSHIP
(By Associated Press.)

Toxic, Oct. 8.-Newspapers cf ia
pan, forbidden during the recent rice
riots to publish anything about the
disorders, won a decided concession
from the government which now has
placed the press under the same kind
of voluntary censorship as exists In
the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
HARVESTING WHEAT
ALONG THE BATTLEFRONT

With the French Army in France,
Oct S.-Two million bushels Of
wheat which the German army in.
tended to send across the Rhine, is
being garnered along the battlefront
BY the harvesting battalions Of the
French army. From the land wrest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
Bu.
Is Wheat Estimated;
Corn Crop Will Be
2,7l5,775,OoO Blu,
(By Associated Press J

Washington, Oct. S.-The wheat
crop will be 91S,92O,OOO bushels, the
Department of Agriculture announced
today in its preliminary estimate OF
The corn production
will be 2,717775,OOO bushels as fore
cast on the condition Oct. /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08

considered rejected-the separation
of AIsace Lorraine from Germany and
the incorporation of independent Po-
land of Prussian Poland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
BELIEVED ARMISTICE HAS BEEN
FLATLY REFUSED BY PRESIDENT
STEAMER WESTcATE
Goes down
IN COLLISION
(By Associated Prese.)

(by ASEOClAted PreSG.J
Washington, Oct. 8.--The Ameri.
can steamer West Gate of the Naval
Overseas Transportation service, has
been sunk at sea with the loss of six
of the crew. The ship went down
when it clllided with the steamer
American.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
$82,334,050 Subscribed
To Liberty Loan
Since Yesterday
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. S.-Over-night
increase of Liberty loan subscriptions
which have reached the treasury
amounted to $S2 ,O5O, making a to-
tai of $1,406, ,051, 900.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-08
To Reject Two Points
(By Associated Presa.l

0Openhagen, Oct. S.-The Lokal
u1elger' Of Berlin, says that two Of
resident Wilson's points must be
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20
COUNTY DRAFT BOARD
RECLASSIFYING MEN


The county draft board is making
complete rcview Of mon i'm All
classes they have left Phis report
was ordered 10y the ldmttnt general
and viii serve as u basis. IL is be-.
lleycd. for calls i'm the future
Thirty nine men VIII cutrpu from
Tulsa ON juno % for Camp Tua,la.
Texas. OF the original rcslsulpts.
the county had only 20 left but ON
account Of recent rp,nss.flcaiinus
there win he more than enough to
flll the call. on account OF tine 1c-
tiytes OF the government appeal
agent there have been added % tho
county's list o3 moro men ln Class
Al These are men whom the
county board h.d put Boo Class I. but
they had been married since May u.s..
1917. Tho government appeal agent
took the matter before tlo district
board, and thu men wrro promptly
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20

con Davenport Byron Schaff, Glenn
Wynn, Leighton Avery, Gordon Av-
cry, Edward short, Lane Poe. Fer
ril Martin, Raymond Harrington.
Orville James, John Barrows, Glenn
Walton Roth, Parker Garvie and
Kenneth Crouch. The out-of- town
guests were Juanita Bardenkucher
OF Ninita, Elizabeth Richly and Grace
Rice OF st. Louis and Mildred Ford
OF MuskoGee ~
Under the direction OF Miss Ada
Robinson, art instructor OF the Tulsa
high school. and Mrs Sam McBir-
new, Mrs, Raleigh Shade, Mrs. X. Il.
Macarthur (the cafeteria commit
tee), the Y. W. c. A cafeteria on
West Fourth street has been redeco-
rated.
All tables. chairs and walls have
been tinted gray ivory and cretonne
drapes Of blue and orange in poster
design on white background. have
been hung.
Each table has been steuciled with
a conventional design In blue and
orange. The stencil was put on by
Miss Robinson and three OF her high
school pupils. tho Misses Frances
stone and Willena Finney and Rex
Young.
Cool, fresh delightful I'm design
and colOring, the cafeteria vies In its
artistic appearance with many eX-
elusive tearooms and presents an in
Fltlns appearance in l00-degree
weather
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-20
ODD FELLOWS NEED PERMIT
New $4,000 Home Cannot pc Built
Without Federal Permission.

The Odd Fellows of Tulsa Will
have to get the permission OF the gov
ernmcnt for their proposed bond Is
sue of $4,000 with which they in
tend to build an Odd Fellows hall
Asa T. Ramsay, chairman of the
Federal Reserve bank at Kansas City
nand also chairman Of the capital Is
sues committee OF this district. no.
titled Secretary c. Il. Douglas OF the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
that while the proposed issue is
small they all amount up and ten
$4,000 issues would require a great
deal Of material lie suggested that
data be furnished his committee and
that II viii give the matter careful
consideration.
After this committee approves the
issue II will have to go before the
committee Of the reserve board at
Washington before final permission
la granted.