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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08
season has ended. Aren't you
willing to sacrifice for the COM
fort of the soldiers?

The Avon Branch of the Red
Cross, located in Avon, S. D.,
recently held a street carnival
and auction sale which brought
$500 into the treasury. The
entertainment was opened by a
parade led by "Uncle Sam" Civil
War veterans and home guards.
The remainder of the parade
consisted of Red Cross workers,
with columbia" as captain, and
a large number of Junior Red
Cross members. Dinner was
served at several large churches
and an enormous lunch counter
erected in the center of the
street. This celebration was
declared, by some Of the oldest
residents of Avon, the most sue
cessful ever held in the town.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08
Scandal Township.

Mrs. Berg and children visit
ed at the Emil Anderson home
Sunday.
Haakon Skarphol and family
and Carl Nelson motored to Lake
Metigoshe Sunday.
Ole Kjelshus and family Wis
tied at the Hans Haakenstad
home Sunday.
Messrs. Peder Sletten, William
|Steen and liver Gravseth and
families and the Misses Renog
Gravseth and Hannah Sperre
visited at the Ole Alden home
Sunday.
S. Haakenstad and family mo-
tored to Lake Metigoshe Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Klokstad
and Mrs. Dahlen and daughters
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris. Hookenstad Sunday.
Martin Nyhus and family and
Hans Hagen were visitors at the
VIM. Steen home Sunday eve
ming.
Nels Nelson and daughters,
Alma, Selma and Josie and Miss
1nga Mork were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole S. Haugen on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elton and
little daughter Irene of Souris,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Joraanstad Sunday afternoon.
The Red Cross basket social
held at Mrs. Bodell's place last
Friday netted the Red Cross $50.
A good time is reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math. Norste-
gard and children, John, Inga,
Helga, Harold and ALT. motored
to Divide and Williams county
last Friday. The expect to stay
about a week visiting friends
and relatives.
John Overland closed a sue
cessful term of parochial school
in the Steen school last Friday.
An appropriate program was
given Saturday afternoon. Short
talks were given by John Over
land, N. Holseth, Ole Torsgaard,
VIM. Steen and A. O.. Leding.
The ladies' served refreshments
after the program.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

The Carbury Live Stock as
ISOLATION held their annual meet
ing here last Monday evening.
N. B. Arveson and family and
Ester Berg visited at the j.
Crowder home Tuesday evening.
At the annual meeting of the
Carbury Livestock Shipping AS
ISOLATION the following board of
directors was elected: c. Noun,
Ole Crogen, Nels Magnuson, T..
Sjule and Fred Guttu. The
board of directors held their
meeting Immediately after the
annual meeting and elected the
following officers: President, C..
Noun, Vice President, N. Mag
nuson, Secretary and Manager,
Anton Wall. This association
was organized last fall and with
in a short time had shipped five
cars of stock. We are at this
time unable to give a statement
showing the amount of last
years business but this will come
later. Everybody who shipped
stock through this association
last year expressed themselves
as very much pleased with the
results.
The Young Peoples Society
will meet in the Lutheran church
next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock
and a good program is promised.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

C. G.. Forsberg left Wednes-
day for Williams county where
he will visit sometime with his
friends and relatives. .
We are just in receipt of cards
announcing the marriage of 1t,
Alexander O. Gorder to Madge
Frances Hoyt at Fort Smelling,
Mimi. Congratulations.
The Ladies Aid of the Turtle
Mountain church was entertain
ed last week at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. VIM. Mork.
Philip Paulson and children re.
turned Thursday from western
Canada where they have spent
the last month with friends and
relatives.
John H. Dalen who has rented
his farm to Otto Olson has erect.
ed new building on his farm in
the mountains and moved up last
week.
Hans Peterson came over
from St. John last week to look
after his large farm interests
here. Hans looks as hale and
hearty as ever and says the
climate over there is fine.
Mrs. Martinus Udvik visited
at the Oscar Roland home near
Bottineau Wednesday Of last
week.
The Misses Clara and Gusta
Glomseth of Bottineau are Wis
iting their many friends and
relatives here this week.
Miss Mabel Dravland was a
passenger to Landa Thursday of
this week.
Thirty pairs of socks were
sent by the Carbury branch of
the Red Cross for the month of
July.
Mrs. Rafeal Molberg and sis
ter Miss Jorgina Henning came
down from Courts Saturday and
will spend a few days visiting
friends and relatives in this city.
The baby born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Olaf Guttu last week died the
following day. The funeral was
held Friday. The bereaved par
ents have the sympathy of all.
Mrs. Dan Lundgren is visiting
at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Rothe until the
household goods reach their des-
tination and Dan gets the house
put in order.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

Ole C.. Anderson returned last
Tuesday from the training camp
in Michigan, where he was sent
in July. Ole was dismissed for
physical reasons and this makes
a fine addition to the farm work
ing force.
Dan Lundgren left Saturday
via automobile for Tolna, N. D.,
where he has accepted the po-
sition as buyer for the Interna-
tional Elevator Co. We under
stand that S. G.. Berg, who was
the former buyer at this place
has accepted the management.
of the Farmers Elevator.
A. E. Anderson of the Interna-
tional Elevator Co. was a bust
ness caller in town Monday.
Leonard Rothe returned from
Montana last week and states
that crops are not very good
west of here, although he did not
think that they were much bet
ter than ours.
The Young Peoples Society
held their literary meeting in
the school house Friday evening.
The following program was rem
dered: Reading, Clara Glom-
seth; Reading, Petra Holt; Read
ing, Charlotte Crogen; Vocal
solo, Alice Bakkom; Piano solo,
Nina Bakkom; Duet, Ester Berg
and Christine Holt. The Misses
Olive Crogen, Clara Wall and
Cora Moen were appointed pro-
gram committee for the next
meeting.
John Glomseth returned from
the Bottineau hospital Thursday
where he has undergone an ope'
alton for appendicitis. John is
still a little weak but otherwise
is feeling fine.
Mrs. J. L. Gorder and Mrs. C.
Wall returned Monday evening
from Fargo where they went
Friday to visit with their sons
A. N. Gorder and Ben C. Wall
who are at the military training
camp at the A. C. They report
the boys to be in fine health and
spirit.
Miss Alma Gorder came home
from her duties at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Rugby for
a three weeks well earned va
cation.
Eilert Berg and John Ekrol
are in the mountains putting up
a residence for John Schei.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08
Arabs Lo.,e Turkish Deliqht.

The CONNECTION known as Turkish,
delight" is the most important used by
the Arabs Of Arabia, reports United
States Consul Addison E. Southland Of
Alden. This is made from sugar ana
American starch, with flavoring and
sometimes almonds o. the kernels Of
ground nuts. Turkish delight often
makes up the bulk Of the Arabs break
fast, and it is eaten often at other
times.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

Seaweed for. Sound PROBING.
A new material used for sound proof
ing the walls of a music school build
ing consists Of seaweed chemically
treated, freproofed and made into
pads
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

OF fellaDle 1nIOTInaClOn from the
soldiers associates. All prison.
er lists reach Washington by
cable and information is prompt
lily transmitted to the family. The
function Of this bureau is to give
relatives all possible information
which will lessen anxiety. Every
inquiry is handled with full re-
alization that a prompt and full
reply is of serious moment to the
happiness, peace Of mind and
not infrequently to the health of
the relative. By writing to the
Bureau relatives frequently will
get, Immediately, information at
hand and may be sure that a
search is started abroad as
quickly as the case warrants.
An ivy geranium donated to
the Red Cross by Mrs. Spittell,
Canton, S. D., was sold at auc-
ton recently for $3.50.
Inhabitants of Arendahl, Min
nesota, raised over $1,000 for the
local Red Cross by means Of an
auction sale held on the Fourth
Of July.
A service flag with 40 stars
which was made to be sold at
auction last week at St. Cloud,
Mimi, brought SLIGO for the
local Red Cross chapter. The
stars were first sold for $685. and
then the entire flag for $685..
More than $500 was realized
from the sale of a turkey which
brought the sales of the day to
a total of $4,000.
On 1000 Pennington county,
Minnesota, farms, will be found
placards conveying the following
information: Raising a crop
for the Red Cross-1918." The
crop pledge donation scheme for
helping the great humanitarian
movement has proven the most
popular ever devised. The res
ponse has been so enthusiastic
that is is expected that the to-
tai value of the donations will
run into thousands of dollars
this fall. The wheat thus pledg-
ed will alone aggregate. more
money than the Red Cross in the
county has had to work with
since it was first organized.
There are dozens Of donations
of a whole acre Of this grain
while smaller fractions are ever
more numerous. Cows, calves,
pigs, chickens and even cordwood
are included in the donation list
of Pennington county. Besides
these things there is a very sub
stantial cash income from the
pledges.
A citizen of New Ulm, Mimi,
who was found by the food adj
ministration to be boarding SUI
gar, made a contribution Of $50
to the local Red Cross to avoid
a penalty for his offense.
A sock a day is the accom-
plishment Of Mrs. G. F. Johnson,
st. Paul, Mimi, who, though SO
years old and handicapped by a
crippled hand, is responding to
the Red Cross call for socks by
the production Of three pair a
week. She has already COM
pleted ten pairs. She has also
knitted forty-four sweaters and
several scarfs.
Boy Scouts and Marine Scouts
of Duluth, Mimi, cooperated,
with some help from the Com
mercial club, il garden and cam
ming work which led to the turn.
ing over to the Red Cross a to-
tai Of $64O. The Boy Scouts did
much Of the work in connection
with raising the produce, and the
Marine Scouts, under the direc-
ton Of Sergeant II. ]. Buck, de-
serve much credit for disposing
Of the foodstuffs. Cne hundred
and forty dollars ia cash and.
$500 worth of cans comprised
the donation to the Red Cross;
I town With ! populaticn'
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08
BY North Dakots Food ADMINISTRATORS

of only 80 citizens, Barber, Mon
tana, is a first class supporter
of the American Red Cross.
From a sale, supper and dance
given recently by the Barber Red
Cross branch, $4,000 was real
lied.
Service" a 4 month old pig
donated to the Red Cross by j.
Carlson, New Brighton, Mimi,
was auctioned off recently in
Minneapolis for more than So a
pound. The proprietor Of the
New Palace cafe bought the pig
for $1O5 and after exhibiting it
for several days, turned it over
to the Minneapolis chapter to be
re-auctioned. The pig is thus
becoming famous on account of
a prominent cross mark on it's
forehead.
Have you an electric fan, IL
inches or more in diameter, that
you can loan to the Red Cross for
the summer? In Minneapolis,
st. Paul and vicinity there are
many soldiers and sailors in
training. The majority of them
are CHARTERED in barracks, which
are of necessity hot and stuffy
in the warm weather. Electric
fans would add greatly to the
comfort of the men, both in
barracks and hospitals, particu-
larly hospitals. All fans should
be brought to Northern Division
headquarters of the Red Cross,
POP Essex Building, Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, properly marked with
the owners name, that they
may be returned after the hot
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

49, town with I population
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the country IN general is q hundred
years or so behind time.
I'm getting fat. Regular meals
and hours and outdoor work agree
with me fine. I am going to hang
On to this outdoor work as long as
! can, even when get out Of the
army. think III ditch the office
work for a while.
was with a few who had to 20
to headquarters the other day for
supplies. We left here at one p. m.
ind arrived there in time for supper,
ilfiy five miles, then left there the
next afternoon. and would have got
hack here for supper, but one Of the
trucks broke down, so we got back
BY bedtime. It was cold and rainy,
which is common in this country, still
] enioyed the trip. II was the first
chance had to look around in a
town Of any size since in France.
II was Pershing's headquarters, YOU
know, and altho there are lots Of SOL
diers there, the town still maintains
its old original aspect, and is still a
tvpcal old French town.
II We stay over here long enough
I'm going to try 10 get a short fur
Tough and see Paris before | come
home.
have started TO close this letter
q couple Of times, so | guess I'd bet
ter do it before | find myself locked
up here in the "Y". all alone.
Hope You all had a happy Thanks.
giving and a will enjoy Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.
| am as ever,
Your son and brother,
CARL
9sth A. S. S. c., A, E, F., N. Y.
Ration Range.
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World Crops Three Per Cent Short
for 1917

Tor 1917
World crop statistics compiled BIZ
the International Institute Of Agri-
culture at Rome and telegraphed u
the department Of agriculture at
Washington show 1917 production OF
J l,s64,OO0,O0O or 80 per cent less
than last year. Statistics do not
include production in Germany, Aus
tria-Hungary, Bulgaria, where war
conditions have prevented collection
Of production reports.
Rye production is placed at l6O,-
100000 bushels Of S.s per cent less
than last year; barley sl4,OOO,OOO
bushels or one-tenth Of one per cent
more; oats T4O,OOO,O0O bushels, or
i2.1 per cent more; corn, 3,2e4,O00.-
600 bushels or ola per cent more /;
rice 2l.3l9,OO0,OO0 pounds or 49,
per cent less; linseed 96,664,000
bushels Of 1874 per cent less; pota-
tors lli9.OOO,0OO bushels Of 90.4
per cent mon; sugar beets s,002, 900
short tons, or 7.3 per cent less; to-
boeco, i,2s9,0eO,OOO pounds or SIS
per cent moro, AID VINE tspain,
Luxemburg and Alecrinl 772,O0O,0 900
salons or 90 per cent less.
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Postmaster James L. Seligman Of
Santa Fe, has received notice from
Washington to the effect that he has
been appointed custodian Of the post
office site, which was purchased
some time ago by the government, It
is thought work will begin on the
postOffice Building in the next six
months, and will cost 100000.
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R. L. Sperry, Of Aftesia. has the
contract to drill down to a big bed
Of water believed to be lying in a
subterranean lake, near Clayton. Hc
is using a rotary drill, the first Of
its kind to be used in the northern
part Of the state.
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Ruia, one Of the new towns Of the
state, located east Of Lordsburg, is
growing substantially and new fami-
hes are constantly moving in. The
records show that twenty urchins are
now attending the schools.
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SEND The KlpDlE

for the groceries you want in a hur-
ry or with your regular order He
can shop here just as well as you or
any other experienced housekeeper.
For We carry but one grade of gro
eeries, the best, and so no matter how
YOU order You get the same high class
food products and the same prompt
service.
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Jesse 0. Starr, convicted of mur-
der for the killing of Sheriff Dwight
Stephens Of Luna County on Feb
ruary 90, 1916, has been sentenced
to hang January 2s, inst. Charles
Schmidt, an accomplice of Starr, was
furnished board at the "state hotel"
at Santa Fe for so years.
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A Letter from David
Somewhere in France, .
Dec. II, 1917

~
Dear Dad.
Tell moher if she is going to send
me a box to put in some Prince Al
bert smoking tobacco in l0c cans
of which can be bought in this coun.
and some Camel cigarettes, neither
of which can be bought in this coun-
try.
| received n letter from Leona
Walker asking me to take dinner With
them and then take an automobile
ride in the afternoon. 1t was dated
after we had left. so think will
write and tell her I'll accept when
| get back.
| got a letter from girl in Wash.
ington saying she was sending me a
box of candy, so you see, | have
some friends in D. c.
What do YOU think of the pros
pect of the war ending now7
How are the boys getting along
at Camp Cody, are they satisfied :
If not, they had better be, because
! haven't seen any place that will
compare with it.
| am feeling fine and if it we're not
for the rain and cold we would be in
the best Of spirits. Be su,1 and
write often ! am writing rs often
as | can. Lots Of love to iother
aud Yourself.
Your loving 80"
DAVID R. HOFFMAN.
An.f
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At the sale Of state lands con-
ducted by the state land office at
Estancia last week prices ranging
from $4 to $50 were paid per acre.
Six tracts were sold. The sales were
made to homesteaders who expect to
reside permanently in the valley
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Your loving 80"
DAVID R. HOFFMAN.
Co, A, lst Bn, Goth Engineer. y. A.,
A. f. F.. via New York

The International Typographical
Union headquarters has issued a
neat little booklet containing the
names Of the 1918 members of that
organization who are enlisted in the
Great War. It is fine showing and
the international Onion is patriotic
enough to be very proud of the rec.
ord so far made bs the printers IA
service to their eountry.-Ex.
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$4$444t444tt44tt4%
HERE AID THERE WITH =
oua c0Hf oHAnlEs =
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Rumors are in circulation in the
business world that Clayton is to
have a new bank--making three fin
Oncial institutions for that city.
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Several cases Of sheep poisoned
have been reported IN The San Jnan
country.
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The regular meeting Of the Cattle
and Horse Growers Association will
be held in Las Vegas March - to Is,
inclusive.
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Paul Reddington, district forester
Of the third district, has been APP
pointed city manager for Albuauer-
que.
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H. f. Heath, horticultural expert,
has been devoting much Of his time
this winter interesting the farmers
and ranchers Of Luna county in the
great value of fruit and ornamental
trees. About 5000 orders for fruit
trees have been placed foc early de-
livery. Many shade trees, including
the Norway poplar, are included in
the orders. The planting and grow
ing Of trees will be Of inestimabe
value to this section.
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The 1917 beam crop ia New Mex
10 Is estimated q 6o.ooo.000 pounds.
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Miss Isabel L. Eckles, president of
the New Mexico Educational Associ-
ation,. announces the appointment of
the following committees Of the state
association; Resolutions, Dr. Da-
vid R. Boyd, chairman, Albuquerque; !;
Miss Nina 0tero Warren, Santa Fe;
Walter B. Mcfarland. East Las ve-
gas; ]. W. Riley, Roswell; j. L. G..
Swinney, Gallup. Legislative, +. /.
Enloe, Silver City. Auditing, John
Vaughan, State College; JAY Con.
way, Ration. Neurology, DR.. Frank
H. H. Roberts, East Las Vegas; Sa-
turnino Baea, Belen. Reading Circle,
W. D. Chadwick, Tucumcari three
yearsl; E. c. Bowyer, Clovis (three
yearsli Mrs. 7. W. Hayes, Roswell,
g years) f; Atanasio Montoya, Albu-
querque Zone year,.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-12
CERNIN HABLA DE SUS ESFUERZ0S, POR
PONER FIN A LA GUERRA
CuIpa de sus fracasos a Ludendorff y dice que 81
Kaiser ITO supo como evtar Ia guerra

electives. Ell Emperador me d1o er
alguna OCCASION: Como vamos a &c
ner paz con I~ingiaterra, cuando ests
declara que debemcs ser destrui
dos"
"Nada Is mas peIigroso en- polItico
q yer las cosas como $ quieren yer y
no como sor en- realidad- NosotroS CON
prendianos que el unico medic de
arreg ar Ia question. T que Iingla,
terra Y Alemania Qegsran 4 I'm acueI
do.
aCon ell consentimierto del Empe,
rador Carlos, propuSo al Emperador
Guillermo que Austria daria a Ale
mania IA Provincial de Galicia Y per,
mitirle tener acceso 3 Ia Polonia ru-
81, 81 devolvia la Alsacia-Lorena a
Francia, Fui a Kreizenach Y presen-
&c e. proyecto al DR.. Bethmann-Holl-
veg, que era a la saxon Canciller I'm
perial. Posteriomente este ne infor'
mo Que era impossible para Alemanla
ceder Ia Alsacia-Lorena, porque e.
pueblo aleman iamas aprobaria Ia
devolucion de IN territorio que ha-
bia costado tanta sangre.
La situacion de Aemania era Pc
igroSa, pero NADIA podia hacerse'
Nuestras platicas eran arnistosas y
nuestros SACRIFICES eran apreciados
Dor los funcionarios; pero vela sin
embargo, que no podria arregiarse Ia
question porque Alemania estaba
obligada i obedecer al Partido mi
litar."
El Condo refiere como echo mano
de otros recursos para lograr Aegal
hacer ~comprender IL necesidad de
poner fin q Ia guerra, env!ando al
efecto varios emisarios q Berlin y a
Suiza, zero sus esfuerzos Sc vieron
frustados siempre por Ia decision in
: exib!e de Ludendorff que approve
chaba todos los exitos de los ejercltos
alemanes para oostruir las negocia'
clones de paz ' hacer que prevale,
ciera el sentimiento de imponer a los
aliados n paZ por las armas.
"inglaterra parecia intentar ami
quilar a .Alemania Y Francia mostra'
ba una actitud semejante. e. presi-
dente Wilson era 81 ultimo jefe de
una potsncia aliada que parecia no
tener tai idea en- 81 mente, Res
pecto al Emperador Guillermo, cree
que no guerra Ia guerra, pero no su'
DO como impedirla. En- este, cree cue
los iefes de las potencjss d. Ia enten-
tie estan equIvocados, porQue clio.
probablemente Greer que el fut
quien cause la lucha. 70 era Mi,
nistro en- Rumania cuaHdo Ia guerrs
principle, Y hondamente creo gu:
ninguno guerra enfpezar las hostilida'
des. Tengo Ia impression de que nj c
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-12
EN- CHEMNITZ OCURRIO
UN CHOQUE ENTIRE ULA-
NOS GUARDIASR OJOS

CCPENHAGUE, Dicicmbre IL
I'm grupo de tropas de los Obreros
V Soldados intentaron desarmar en-
Chemnitz, Alemania, a un regimen
to de ulanos que regresaba del fren-
te. Los ulanos opusieron resistencia
V abrieron ell fuego sobre los guar.
dias rojos, con ametrailadoras. Ante
esta actitud de los u amos, les MEM
bros de los obreros Y soldados huge
ron despavoridos, no sin haber caido
muchos de elios prisioneros Ell ma
nos de los dragones alemanes.
En- vista de este, ell Consejo de
Obreros y Soldados ordeno que Tn
destacamiento de. infanteria saliera
a someter a los u~lanos, pero estos To-
graron desarmar a sus CONTINGENCIES
v p%onerios tambien en- fuga. FL MI
nero de muertos y heridos por am
has parties, no Sc conoce.