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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09
Commercial Club Will
Buy Coal Supply Early
Commercial Club Held Interesting Meet.
ing Tuesday.-Next Meeting in June
70 Be Held at the Hotel

The regular monthly meeting of
the Fort Yates Commercial Club
was held ut the Fiske Studio Tues.
day evening. Among the more inn
portant matters taken up was the
recommendation Of G. W. Hokanson
for food administrators for Fort
Yates, and he was appointed by E.
S. johnson Of Solen, county food
administrator, who was present at
the meeting.
Judge Beede, federal fuel admin.
istrator for Sioux county, was also
present, and urged that the citizens
make arrangements early for fuel
for next season. 1t was decided to
have P. J jacobson receive orders
from all in need of coal and every
body who wants to be assured of
their coal supply are requested to
place their order at once. By CO.
operative buying and placing the
order early considerable saving
will be affected. The coal will be
bought in car lots and brought
down from Bismarck by boat.
Louis Endres and p. j. jacobson,
were named committee to take up
with the county commissioners the
necessity Of opening q road for
travel west Of Fort Yates. A peti-
tion for this road was filed some
time ago.
Jack Carignan and G. w. He.
hanson were appointed a committee
to solicit funds for the coming Red
Cross drive. No quota for Fort.
Yates was fixed, and everybody are
are urged to contribute as liberal
as their means will permit.
The next meeting will be held
June 18th, ut eight O'Clock in the
evening at the Standing Rock Hotel
at which lunch will be served in
honor of the two teams who had
the Liberty Loan Bond campaign
in charge and were successful in
selling So 100000 worth of bonds.
A total of 100000 Third Liber.
ty Loan Bond subscriptions were
secured in Fort Yates. The team
of which G. w. Hokanson was
captain, secured S5,OOO.OO, and
Frank Fiske's team s3,O00.O0.
Hokanson's team were-Chas. Pi-
card, FIR. Bernard, Cathryn Spear,
John Gates, Jos. Menu. Fiske's
team wcre-E. G. Witzleben, Edna
Swanson, j. G. Shields, ] A. Wells,
VIM. Gayton, N. Seippel.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09

age until Il branch is formed. 1t
may be said here that if this COM
mittee will work in harmony with
those who have been doing 80 much
for the Red Cross at Wakpala. still
greater things may be expected.
Those who made the social possible
are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank LaFram-
bois and daughter Amy H. A.
Kurt, Miss X. Kurt, and Mrs. NJ.
Song. Mrs O'Hern and John,
Baine sang "Let's Help the Red
Cross now" after which the baskets
were sold. and the contents demol-
ished in the proper manner, and
dancing resumed until late hour.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09

Nuessle. The cases were transferred
to Burleigh county, and will be
tried at the term called for May 21,
before Judge Crawford Of Dickin.
son.
Pearl Hicks, charged with grand
larceny failed to appear, and his
bond in the amount of S5OO.OC
signed by F. G. Turner and F. P.
Wilson, was ordered forfeited, and
a bench warrant issued for his ar.
rest. 1t is understood that he has
gone to Canada.
The defendants in all these cases
are charged with stealing cattle,
and States Attorney johnson ap.
peared for the prosecution.
The only civil case brought up
was that Of Bangs g. Co. vs. O. E.
Burge, who are bringing a claim
and delivery action for the recovery
of 80 head of cattle on which they
hold a mortgage given III Montana.
Burge bought the cattle and claims
the mortgage covered sufficient ad.
ditional security to pay the claim.
A 'demurr along these lines was
argued by Attorney Sullivan and
overruled. The case will now be
tried on its merits before the court
without jury. Pat Morrison ap.
pears for the plaintiff.
All the other civil cases were con.
tinued until the next term of court
Final citizenship papers were is.
sued to Tony Panko of Wade, 8
Russian, and John A. Stevens o.
Mcintosh, a Swede-Finn
The citizenship application. o.
Allie Aryein Of Morristown, a Syr.
ian, was continued to the next term
in order that he might familiariz
himself with the U. s. form o.
government.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09
Sioux County District Court
Spring Term Held Tuesday
All the Bushes. Before the Court Disposed of During
the Day.-Five Criminal Arraisnments Made
Jury Term May he Held in July

The regular spring term of district
court for Sioux county was held at
Fort Yates Tuesday, with Judge
Nuessle Of Bismarck, presiding.
The session was held at the Forest
ers' Hall, on account Of there being
no room large enough for court pur-
poses in the court house.
As no jury was called for this
term, the session was brief. All
the matters brought up were dis
posed Of during the day, and court
adjourned. A special term will be
called later, probably in July.
The first case called was the State
Of North Dakota VS.. F. G. Turner,
charged with grand larceny. No
arraignment was had for the reason
that Mr.. Turner was called to the
bedside Of his dying son in an army
camp in West Virginia, Sunday
Attorney j. F. Sullivan Of Mandan,
appeared for Turner and filed an
application for a change Of venue
from Sioux to Burleigh county,
which was granted. The case will
now be tried in Bismarck at the
term convencing May 21st.
Jack Guyer, H. E. Kellar and
Ben Guyer, charged with grand
larceny, were arraigned and enter
ed pleas of not guilty. Their
bond was continued and trial set
for next term Of court in Sioux
county, probably in July. Attor-
ney Pat Morrison of Mobridge, ap.
peared for the defendents.
Joe Burdick and Walter Burdick,
charged with grand larceny, were
arraigned and entered the pleas of
not guilty, and through their attor-
ney j. K. Murry of Mott, asked for
a change Of venue and filed an affi-
davit of prejudice against Judge
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09
Re- News

Total receipts since last published
are S118.S5 derived az follows:
Solen Indians sG4:S6:' Net receipts
from Catholic Order of Foresters
card party $4,000. New members
by G.. W. Hokanson, 800; by
Mrs. E. F. Underhill, $500; by
Louis Endres $500. Basil Two
bears transmits $64.S5 for new
members and donations. In
his letter he states that the
following officers have been
elected to carry on A. r. G. work
in his locality: Clement Coldhand,
pres; Claud Killspotted, vice-pres;
Basil Twobear, sec; Andrew Iron
road, treas, The Indian women
also organized with Mrs. Mary Iron
road, pres; Emma Coldhand vice.
pres; Mrs Anna Twobears sec;
Mrs. Clement Coldhand, treas;
Mrs. John Whitehawk, doorkeeper.
81 new members were secured. C.
r. Wilcox was present at their
meeting and writes 'sthat it is a
pleasure to see the Indians entering
SO heartily into this this great work
and Basil Twobears states that they
now fully realize what the war
means and are anxious to give all
the assistance in their power.
The basket social held at Wakpa-
la last Saturday evening for the
benefit of the Red Cross was a sue
cess, the total receipts being s92 go.
The money was turned over to the
Corson County Chapter. The lea
ders who gave this affair wanted to
send the proceeds to the Sioux
County Chapter, and probably
would have done SO had not Mr..
Belknap, Chairman for Corson hur-
ried down from Mcintosh. He ad-
dressed the crowd and explained
the plan under which Red Cross
work is carried out, and his re-
marks were interpreted by Sam La
Point. Frank Fiske then explain
ed that it was not the intention of
the Sioux County Chapter to butt
in on the South Dakota organiza-
ton, but as Mrs. LaFrambcis- had
come to him for supplies and in
structions and had been solely in
strumental in giving a supper last
month at which $125.OO was raised
and a large number of members &C.
cured, the money was accepted by
Sioux County. Mr.. Belknap ap-
pointed q temporary committee
composed of Frank Godfrey, Sam
N LaPoint and Miss K. Kirk, to man
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09
Sioux County's Quota
For Red Cross $1,000
Campaign for Second 100000. 900 90
Red Gross War Fund May 20th.-
Sioux Co. Quot. $1,000

The American Red Cross needs
100000 for its second war
fund. It is to come as the un-
restricted gift of the American peo-
pie. and must all be pledged by
May ~. The drive proper begins
on the 10th. Sioux county's quota
is $1,000.
F. B. Fiske has been appointed
campaign manager for Sioux Coun-
ty, and all those who are taking an
active part in the work at the
various points in the county will
have charge in their localities. Ali
members are asked to do all they
can toward raising funds, suggest
plans to meet local conditions and
work them out. We are ready to
accept donations in any form and
from any source excepting where
raised in purely political meetings.
The people in the west end Of
the county are working through the
A. R G.. organizations in South
Dakota which happens to be con-
veniently situated for them, but if
they can devise means to contribute
to the Sioux County Chapter it will
help us to go over the top. If it
is possible to hold large meetings,
the county manager will arrange to
be present.
Please get in touch with him by
mail or telephone now, so that he
can plan to be with you. In the
circular announcing the drive, this
statement is made: ''We>are proud
of North Dakota. Including mem-
berehip fees, donations, and the
splendid work of the women every
where, it has contributed total Of
more than 100000 to the Red
Cross work. 1t was the only state
in the Union from which every
county reported on time on Christ.
mas Eve as the big drive closed. It
is the banner State of the Northern
Division"
With our help North Dakota will
prove again that it is the home ol
noble, true American citizens
Let's help the Red Cross now."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09
Eat Pot.toe.

A campaign is on throughout
the country urging the eating of
potatoes instead of wheat. Last
year a bumper potato crop was
harvested, and the surplus will be
wasted unless people realize the
high food value Of the lowly spud.
During this month eat potatoes in
stead of wheat and save the flour
for our soldiers and allies. Mrs. N.
Seippel has been appointed special
potato administrators for Fort Yates
and has an abundance Of literature
on the potato subject from the U. S.
Food Administration.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09

Canada, this morning and marched
out to the Falls. Our trip is
pleasant. We have seen some
Areoplanes near Niagara Falls, NJ
Y. Some are flying above US. We
are doing fine. We hope to get the
Kaiser Bill soon. Tell all Of our
friends and readers of your Pioneer
we send our hearty wishes to them.
Hope they will be glad to hear from
US.
Yours very truly,
Private John Redbean
Private John Elk
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
april 10, 1918
Dear Mother and all:..
Hope this will find you all well.
We are at large aviation camp
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09
Ia Selected Sioux Co.
Men Called For May "a
IL Sioux ces,nty Men Called to colors
May 24th.-Four Men Leave To-
morrow fos Fort Logan

Call for IA selected men from
Sioux county to report TO the Lo-
acl Board at Fort Yates on May "a,
was issued Tuesday. These men
will entrain at Mclaughlin. prob.
ably on May 25th, for Camp Lewis,
American Lake, Washington.
This is the second call for men
this month, Three men were called
last week, and leave tomorrow (Fri-
day. for Fort Logan, Colorado.
Under the second draft call no
quotas have been assigned, and
men are called as needed, based
on the total numdsr Of men regist-
cred under the jurisdiction of the
various Local Boards.
There will after the calls for this
month have been filled remain only
20 men in Class One in Sioux coun-
ty. Under the present rules and
regulations after Class One men are
all drawn, Class Two men will then
be called, and so on.
If another registration is held
June 9th, for men who have be-
come 21 years Of age since last
June, a number of new men will be
secured for Class One. No order
for holding a second registration,
has been received BY the Local
Board so far, however.
Following are the men called in
the order Of their liability:
Called May 10
Charles A. Hanson, Swastika
John Brayebull, Cannonball
VIM. A. Clark, Selfridge
Joseph- Myers; Cannonball y
Called May -
Arthur Ten Brock, Wade
George j. Halsey, Fort Yates
A. Vanderwaal, Cannouball
Asa Redstone, Cannonball
Dave MolaslA Fort Yates
Everette A. Evans, Mobridge
w. G. Wayman, Cannonball
Leslie Ewers, Mcintosh
L. See the Elk, Fort Yates
James Couture, Stebbins
Anton Froelich, Solen
Archie A. Braden, Tnunderha wk
Robert r. Wirtz, Mcintosh
George McCay, Shields.
Joseph Myers who goes with the
contingent tomorrow was register.
ed in Lorain, Ohio, and is trans.
ferred to Sioux county for the pur.
pose Of induction. The induction
in his case is voluntary.
On account of the seeding season
being over no more men will have
their calls deferred on this account,
and the men who have been placed
at the foot Of Class One, will be in.
cluded in the next call.
~-nAe
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09

see when fellow is in the army
news may be late but we never kick,
because we are many miles from
home and the news are just as good
to us as if we got them fresh off
the press.
Say Chris, what is that owl head
Kositsky at the Capitol trying to do
in trying to hold out on Major
Hanley the small compensation
that the state allows him for the
old time good that he has done,
and for what he is doing for some
Of those roughnecks back there that
are trying to bite him behind his
back. If the people back home
knew how the boys feel in regards
to what they are trying to do to
him there sure would be very few
Of them that would vote for some
Of those guys. They do not stop
to think what man is up against
over here. 1t is not all sunshine
over here, even il it is sunny
France.
As news that 1 would like to
write to you are very scarce it is
hard for q fellow to try to write.
The weather is very wet, it has
been raining considerable of late,
but the crops are all looking fine.
i Will close for this time, regards
to all the boys.
j As ever,
Sgt. j. A. Henderson.
-A-
BOYS GOING EAST
II Buffalo, N. Y.
! April %, 1918
J, Sioux County Pioneers.
I We are still headed for New
York. We expect to reach our des-
i tination some time tomorrow. We
stopped at the Niagara Falls in
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-09

Joe Hairychin was up from Wax.
pala Tuesday, and while in town
subscribed for the Pioneer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
DRAFT BOARDS ARE TOLD ID USE
 COMMON SENSE

Washington, December S1.-Local draft boards have been instructed by Provost Marshal General Crowder to use "com- mon sense and sympathy in the facts of each individual case" in determining what would be adequate support for de- pendents of a man registered for war service.
 Many boards have indicated doub; as to what should be done when it ap- pears that a soldiers pay and war risk allowances will provide support for de- pendents whose claims otherwise would entitle the registrant to deferred classi- fication. In message made public to- night General Crowder said:
 Reasonably adequate support cannot be determined by a rule of thumb. but must be determined with common sense and sympathy in the facts of each in dividual case What would be adequate support in one locality or in one set of circumstances might not be adequate support in another. The question of ade- quate support must be determined by the boards after careful consideration of the interests of the dependents on the one hand and of the government on the other and with the thought always in mind that the present classification scheme is designed to raise our armies with a minimum of hardship and suffer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
UNKNOWN NEGRO
 ATTEMPTS ASSAULT
Posse Made Futile Search in Vicinity festerday-Capture Expected
 Soon

A dozen deputy sheriffs spent yester- day securing the woods in the vicinity of Seweil's Crossing, near No mines of the Tennessee company, where an un- known negro made an unsuccessful at tempt to assault Mrs. w. C. Penny. The search lasted the entire day but no trace Of the nesro could be obtained.
 The attempted assault occurred about s o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs Pen ny. who resides with her husband in small tent, was washing dishes when the negro entered According to Deputy Hartsfield, who led the deputies in the futile search, Mrs Penny fought the ne gro so furiously that he was forced to flee.
 Deputies and citizens continued tho search throughout the day Mrs Penny gave the officers a good description oi the negro, and officers expect to find some clue which will lead to his arrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
SEMI-MONTHLY PAY
 FOR CITY EMPLOYES

Commissioner John H. Taylor of the department of public safety will intro- duce two resolutions at the regular meeting of the city commission today, which. if passed, will be of benefit to the police and other departments
 After January l Commissioner Taylor hopes to have all city employees, except
 luborerJ, paid semi-nrontAly. One of his resolutions will be to this effect The second is to pass a suspect law. which will give authorities the pwoer to hold anyone in thee ity jail without specific charge for number of days.
 Commissioner Taylor's desire to place the employees on semi-monthly pay oasis also follows much complaint. Ii has been the custom for years to have only one pay day a month but the ma. jority of the city employees have re quested that semi-monthly checks be is sued rather than monthly.
 l Both resolutions wiil be acted upon | at today's session of the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
THREE

ing to those who are to be left aS home"
 To clear up doubt existing on other points General Crowder gave the fol lowing supplementary instructions:
 T. Subdivision A, class 1, is the residu- ary class for registrants whose wives ol children are mainly dependent on them for support and this applies to a widow. CT whose own children are mainly de- pendent upon him for support.
 "2. If a registrant has both a wifa and child, but there are such other sources of support available that the rf/ moval of the registrant will not depril dependents of reasonably adequate sHK, port, he is to be placed in sudvisision A of class ?.
 ''s If a registrant has wife but na children and there are such other sources of support available that the removal oe the registrant will not deprive the wife of reasonably adequate support, he goes into class 1 as not being included in any other division of the schedule.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
DEATHS

Miss Cora Peirson-Aged 10, died yes- terday at local infirmary. Remains will be shipped to Ragland this morning for interment by Johns George A. FIoyd-Aged 65, died yester- day at the family residence 1115 South Fifteenth street. Funeral ar engagements will be announced later by Johns.
 Louise Massey-Aged 3 years, died yes- terday at the family residence, 600 Second avenue, Boyles. Remains will be sent to Remlap this morning by Johns for interment.
 John SteeIe-Aged 35, died Saturday | at a local infirmary. Funeral ar arrangements will be announced later ] by Lige Loy.
 Charles w. Foght-Aged G2. died at the family residence. 3725 N. Twenty seventh street. Funeral servic es over the remains were held yester- | day afternoon from the residence, with interment at Oak Hill ceme- tery. with Lige Loy in charge.
 Mrs. Angelina Chappell-Aged 61, died Sunday at the family residence, 1006 Woodland avenue, south. Funeral services over the remains were con- ducted yesterday afternoon from the residence. with interment at Elm wood cemetery. She is survived by three daughters and two sons. Lige Loy in charge.
 Mrs. Bettie SpielberRer-Aged 69, died at the family residence. 2904 Fair view Circle at o'clock last night. The funeral will be held at 50 this afternoon at the residence. with in- torment in Temple Emanu-El. It is requested that no flowers be sent She is survived by three daughters, Miss Fannie Spielberger, Miss Ethel Spielberger and Miss Sadie Spiel berger. and three sons. Ben Spiel berger and Henry Spieiberger of Birmingham. and Sam Spielberger of Albany. Pallbearers will be as fol- lows: EuEene Jacobs, M. M. Ullman. Dave Friedman, Leopold Loeb. Joe Workman. Julius Patterson. Norris Loveman and D. s. Meyer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an opera ton. Trusses did me no good. Finally 1 got hold of something that quj ckly and completely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never re- turned, although l am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no opera ton, no lost time. no trouble I have nothing to sell, but will give full infor- nation about how you may find com plete cure without operation, if you write to me. Eugene NJ. Pullen, Car penter, 11-D Marcellus Avenue. Man asquaC, N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured-you may save life or at least stop the misery of rupture and the worry and danger of an operat ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
GERMANS HAD NO PLANS

Reviewing thes ituation it is revealed that the first German successes in Italy Tar exceeded their most sanguSne hopes When they became deeply snYolved sn the Italian campaign they had no req broad plan of invasion The local ad vantages won by Austro-German strategy were expanded from day to day as bar. l riers which they themselves believed would hold firm. uysteriousiy gave way II Is evident fr5.n the repeated transfer oi troops first from the Trentino front to the Piave, area and later back again to the Trentsao that the enemy was pursuing an 1lportunist plan of cam. paign rather then following a well round ed out and definite strategical operation And examination of the tactical dis positions of the enemy shows that when he met with a rebuff at one point he immediately shifted the center of attack to another.
 RUSSIAN SITUATION "The Germans are now endeayoring to persuade Russia that they are eager tc assist in the task of restoring normal internal conditions in that country.
 Already the Germans are taking up the work openly in Petrograd. Large numbers of German officers are at large in Russia. The German embassy build ing in the Russian capital is being made ready for occupancy
 In the Balkan theatre new c0m- mander- in-chief of the allied forces has been appointed. Though no unusual military activity is reported from this area, information reaches us of hostile concentrations and in certain quarters il is believed that the enemy may under take an offensive operation in an en- deavor to strike at the point of juno tion of the French and Italian forces
 PALESTINE VICTORIES
 'In Palestine the British have con- tinued their successes and are pushing northward from Jafa. Now that details of the campaign in this area are reach ing us we are able to survey the situa- tion there more fully.
 The operations which eliminated 1T the capture of Jerusalem must be ranked among the most strikingly successful of any of the present war.
 ''AlI objectives were gained rapidly and without seriousl oss.
 Tn Mesopotamia the British forces are consolidating their positions and securs ing their hold on the country. The Rus sian contingent operating under orders of General Marshall has refused to ac- cept the armistice decreed by the Petro grad authorities and is fighting vigorous ly with the British"