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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
PRUSSIAN SYSTEM
USED DBY The JAPS
IN RULING KOREA
Such Is Charge Made By Of
ficers Of Federated Church

New York, July 15.-A statement
concerning the situation in Korea
was given out today by the commits
sion on relations with the Orient of
the federal council of the Churches
of Christ In America, saying:
Reports of atrocities against the
population and especially against the
Christians coming from Korea for
several months are confirmed by a
special report about to be issued by
the commission on relations with the
Orient of the federal council of the
church of Christ in America.
after nearly three months study
of the Korean situation, this commits
sion is issuing a statement based on
the examination of about 1000
pages Of manuscript reports of COM
mittees, letters and the personal ac-
counts of responsible eye witnesses.
This report substantiates the
charge that the Japanese colonial
system which has been forced upon
the Koreans is thoroly Prussian in
its military severity and its treat
ment Of the native population.
"The movement for independence
was started by educated Koreans
anxious to save their people from
national extinction and for the re-
covery of the use of the press, Of
ships, and assembly, which have been
denied them by Japan"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
LISTED FOR EARLY
RETURN TO STATES
tBy the Associated Press,

1t11 + = + q ! s a. b
Washington, July Is The second
division of regulars and "all attach
ed units" have been assigned to ear
" return home. This division in
cludes the 5th and 9Th regiments of
marines. Its release from duty over
seas leaves only the LIST and Bird di-
visions assigned to duty in France.
Third OF Million Still in France
Washington, July 15.American
overseas forces aggregated 337.339
officers and men on July 8, according
to an Official announcement today.
On the same date oO,o0e troops
were at sea en- route to the United
States and $50. 900 were In this coun-
try.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17

3anti-league, or neutral, the printing
commission would appoint as the Of
fetal newspaper the organ represent
ing the majority element. a pub
ilisher from one ofSthe counties which
formerly was strongly pro-league.
but which in the referendum election
completely reversed Its attitude to-
ward the Townley organization, call.
ed this week upon John N. Hagan,
commissioner Of agriculture and Ia
sbor, and who probably will be chair
man Of the new printing commission.
Eofwhich he Is made q member by the
Brinton act. Mr.. Hagan would |neith-
5er ,confirm5ior deny the reports that
his commission would select - each
county papers repressnting the ma
sjority.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
RETURNED SOLDIER
NEW COMMISSIONER

Bismarck, N. D., July 14.-Major
Frayne Baker, who has just returned
from &c months service with the ar
my in France was today appointed
member of the state highway COM
mission. Major Baker is not only
familiar with engineering problems
and road work, but also has the ad-
vantage of study of the military and
civil roads in Q France. He is the
son Of Capt I. P. Baker, banker
of Bismarck. ,,.--
Major Baker, altho probably the
youngest officer from North Dakota
to attain his rank with the national
army, had gained mature executive
experience thru his several years
connection with the Benton Packet
Co. prior to entering the service, and
on the Mexican border and in France
he won speedy recognition.
The young highway commissioner
is sae second son of Capt. I. P. Ba-
ker, president of the Benton Packet
Co. and head of the Bismarck bank.
All of his life has been spent in Bis
marck and in North Dakota, and his
appointment is expected to prove
generally popular.
II expect to be on the job from
the start" said Commissioner Baker
this morning. II discovered in the
army that a fellow has to fight for
everything he gets. intend to
begin right now fighting to the best
of my ability for permanent good
roads for North Dakota" 4
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE READS
THE ENTIRE. TREATY
tBy tn. Associated Press,

Washington, July, 16.-With the
senate in adjournment until tomor-
row the foreign relations committee
had opportunity today to- devote sew
eral hours to continuation Of the
reading Of the peace treaty section
by section.
1t was expected that before night
virtually the entire document would
be covered for the first time, but
with all the sections provoking OBJ
lection reserved for future consider
alton.
About one fifth Of the text was
gone over yesterday the league Of
nations covenant and the section
dealing with German boundaries be-
ing among the portions passed over
to be taken up later. Today 1t was
planned similarity to skip the Shan
tung section, together with other
features likely to meet opposition.
Several senators were understood
to be prepared to take up the debate
on Shantung which began yesterday,
and which will be resumed tomorrow
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
HENRY FORD SAYS =.
BENEDICT ARNOLD
WAS A WRITER ! }
Great Manufacturer Becomes
onfused In His Definitions.

Mount Clements, Mich, July 16.-
In a moment of petulence, while on
the witness stand today, Henry Ford.
plaintiff in the $1,0OO,O0O libel suit
against the Chicago Daily Tribune
admitted that he was an ignorant
idealist. Subsequently he reversed
his statement.
This was one of the alleged libel
GUS charges made against him in the
Tribune editorial.
Attorney Stevenson for the Trib-
une had been asking questions to es-
tablish, If possible, that Mr.. Ford,
as matter of fact, was ignorant.
The witness said that he made the
admission merely to stop the exam
ination. Later when formally asked
to admit that he was an Ignorant
idealist," he declined to do so.
In the course of the examination,
Mr.. Ford defined a traitor as zone
who works against the government; i"
an idealist as zone who helps others
to make profit" and. evidently with
Arnold Bennett vaguely in mind. de-
scribed Benedict Arnold as "a wri-
ter"
Much time was consumed in read
ing President Wilson'S preparedness
speeches of 1916,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
BETHMANN.HOLLWEC
AND ZIMMERMAN
WILL BE ON TRIAL
Plans Of Allies Contemplate
Inclusion Of Many Military
and Political Leaders With
Kaiser.

Berlin, July 15.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. 1.-THE Tageblatt says 1t
learns that the allies and associated
powers will not ask Holland to give
up former Emperor William for trial,
but will request Germany to demand
from Holland that he be delivered
UP.
The same procedure, the neWspa-
per adds, will be taken up with re-
gard to German statesmen who fed
to neutral countries. It says 1877
persons will be asked for, including
leading generals, admirals, the com.
mander of the Raider Moewe, which
sank numerous vessels on the high
Sc as; the commander of the subma-
rine U-53 which visited Newport in
October, 1916, and on leaving sank
number of vessels of the American
coast; and DR.. Won Bethmann Holl-
veg, former imperial chancellor, DR..
Alfred Zimmerman, former foreign
minister and DR.. Carl Helfferich, for
mer secretary Of the interior and
vice chancellor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
BUTCHER, BAKER, AND /
CANDLE-STICK MAKER

Washington, July 1O.-An epitome
of mankind's virtues. occupations
and deeds is found in congress. With
in the pages of the congressional d.
rectory that the 66th congress issued
today, senators and representatives
officially record their own biograph-
les.
Most of the lawmakers are law
yers, but among them are an iron
moulder, bankers, stock raisers, a
tree surgeon. physician, cheese
manufacturer, a glass blower, bag
gage master, and "a business and
political accident"
The shortest biography is that of
Representative O'Connor Of Louis
lana. He merely gives his name.
Others take half a page or more to
unburden themselves. as each was
permitted to write what he pleased.
VOLUNIINOUs REPORTS
ASKED OF WILSON
Washington, July 15.-The for
eign relations committee today
adopted a resolution requesting the
president, If not Incompatible with
the public interests. to furnish the.
committee with documents concern
ed with the peace treaty.
It was said that the resolution, Of
which Senator Johnson OF California
was author, was adopted by virtually
unanimous vote and that action by
the senate was not considered. It
.requests the president to submit the
drafts 6. all proposals for 8 league
OF nations, as we'll rs stenographic5
transcripts Of formal edinss ~
the peace conf ference.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
SUDDEN ATTACK
SAVES: HOSTAGES

Stockholm, June 17.-Correspon-
dence Of the Associated Press. )-The
lives of several thousand persons Of
the middle classes at Riga we're saw
ed by the Let's when they surprised
the Bolsheviki and captured that city
on May 19.: These people had been
held as hostages; by the Bolsheviki.
TIL esuddenness with which the Let
tish yeomanry captured the city in
q half hour, rush prevented the Boil
sheviki from numbering them. Only
in one large central prison outside
the city where the Let's we're ten
minutes late did the Bolsheviki have
time to kill more than 100 educated
persons. 4, I s3
This information has been brct
here by Hans Graenckel, who. has re-
turned to Stockholm from an adven-
turous trip to Riga in motor boat
to rescue some Of his friends. Fraen-
excl saved thirteen persons and brot
them with him to Stockholm.
He said the situation at Riga was
worse than any description could
picture. Famine had paralyzed
everything and the inhabitants look
ed like shadows. Traces OF the ter
,rorS that had converted Riga into a
real inferno were to be seen every
where. Corpses were lying in the
streets. Ia i3 e
The people we're most pessimistic
and the future looked hopeless for
their pillagedS city. They doubted II
It could be held against the Bolshe-
Wiki unless the Allied powers gave
military support. n
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
I .IIn11TATE sHEFFIELD MARK.

ssss3s INITIATE & SHEFFIELD MARK.
Correspondence Associated Press.)
London, June 15. British silver
manufacturers are seeking means Of
1 sstopping the use Of their hall marks
by electro plating firms In the Unit
ed States says the American Cham
ber Of Commerce here ss;sss
Il Is also understood that the ad-
svisory committee Of the city Of shef-
field IS taking up the question Of the
use Of the3word hefleld' In connec-
stion# with American manuMfac e acture'rs. E','
An anticipated difficulty is pointed q.
4 ont IA the fact that there are ct least
nine shefields 81 the United States
from which many of the American
Ss1ilrms may derive their name. Il e
suggested however, that they should
add the lett terss, 81 70 the
n4me.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
DRY CONDITION
CAUSES MEETING
IN. DICK KlyS0N
Tradesmen and Agriculturiists
Meet TO Devise Means Of
Meeting Situation.

Dickinson, N. D., July Is. Coun-
ty agents, bankers, farmers, mer-
chants and other representatives Of
Slope counties are meet shere to-
day to consider some .sss5n to re-
lieye the feed shortag this sec
tion Of the state. S extreme
drouth is general OF @the entire
slope, and there VIZ ess far from
enough hay and stI carry the
livestock thru next sAter.
At today's sessi delegates will
be named to visit er sections, to
ascertain wheret is abundant
and at what price be obtained.
Commissioner Carl Hamann urged
that the Slope petition the state to
divert the 100000 immigration
fund appropriated by the last as
sembly to the purchase of feed and
seed for stricken districts.
"Our crying need is not more men
and workers, now" said Commits
sioner Hamann. 1--WE have plenty
OF farmers and plenty Of farm help.
What is needed is relief for those
who are now here and who are
threatened with the loss of every
thing they have
Harvest hands are returning from
Montana by the hundreds.
There's nothing doing in Mon
tana," is the report.
we'll have 10000 farmers and
farm hands drifting into North Da-
,kota looking for work within an
other two weeks said former
North Dakotan who returned a day
or two ago from Montana, where he
and his father operate a thousand
acre ranch.
There was nothing there for both
of u.s." he explained, commenting ON
his return. One man can. handle
an the work there is to be done on
the old ranch this year. I'm beat
Ing II back home to try to .ind some
thing with which to grub-stake the
old man for the winter"
The eastern half Of the state, from
the Missouri river to the Red, can
use an army of harvest hands. West
of the Missouri, however, there are
more than enough men to harvest
the vestige Of crop which the hop
pers and the, drouth have left.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
BRDVTON PRINTING
BILL TO PRODUCE /
REAL /. *KE|'I'T e! PRESS
Nearly Thirty Newspaper.
Change own@& = ! Zip IN Hun
dred Days. /

Bismarck. N. D.. JIly s.-1n COM
piling record Of tho North Dakota
press for publications. in the blue
book, the secretary of states Office
has developed the 3fast that 2s North
Dakota newspapers have either
changed ownership oE have gone out
of existence since April 1. This con-
djtion is ascribed I'll the Brinton
newspaper bill which establishes a
preferred class Of newspapers. to he
selected by the county commission
sion as the sole recipi{hts Of all pub
lie and private legal and official
printing and advertising.
Heretofore there h4ve been three
official newspapers 81 each county
which have been the legal organs for
the publication Of ~ county busi-
ness. These neWspapers have been
selected b ythe county commission
ers. July 26 two of these newspa-
pers will be eliminated in each coua-
ty, and one official newspaper IN
each county will be deAgnated by the
state printing and publication COM
mission. In this one sewspaper will
be printed all state, county. town
ship, municipal and school district
public advertising, nodces. etc.; all
legal services Of every description;
bank statements and every other no.
tice or publication Of my type that
may be required by Law.
This state aristocracy OF SO coun-
ty newspapers is branded by inde-
pendent publishers to be America g
first real example Of "kept press, .
q term which league organs delight
in applying to their opponents. 1t is
estimated that each Of these "offic-
tal'I newspapers will receive in pub
lie printing alone not ass than s1O.-
90 and possibly $4,000 or more per
'annum. . " / H.. :sstssa.
The league has. established league
newspapers in more than half of the
Of the state, and it is ex-
pected that in each instance where
such a newspaper exists, the state
publication and printing committee
will designate 1t as the official or
gan. In a large number of these
newspapers, legislators"who voted in
favor Of the Brinton bill own stock
and were shareholders at the time
they voted for the measure.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
TO / CUT | /. ] H

Minneapolis, July ] 6 special
committee of the Minneapolis COM
mon council will late today consider
plans Tor the purchase Iofs army food
stuhs and sell them to the public, at
. municipal mark ket. alderman 4. q,
Dahl said today that ne believed the
plan would help to reduce the high
cost of living. a,:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
TO REVISE OLD TREATY

Paris, July 15.-July 20 has been
fixed as the date upon which repres-
entatives of Holland and Belgium
will meet delegates of the five great
powers in Paris and begin work on
the revision of the treaty of 1889.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
PRESENT OFFICIAL
PAPERS HAVE A
LEGAL CONTRACT
Attorney General LANCER,
Ruling Applies to City Pa.
pers Also.

uesASEateO ny county commissions
as the official county paper at the
beginning of the current year have
q valid contract which the state can
not violate under the provisions Of
s. B. 157, the Brinton newspaper bill,
and regardless of any designation
which may be made by the state
printing and publication commission,
these official county newspapers may
continue to collect for the publica-
ton of official proceedings, notices
and other county business until the
end of the year, when their contract
expires. .--a
Attorney General LANCER so ruled
this morning in response to request
from Ingram Swinland, states at
torney of Nelson county, for an opin-
ion.
This ruling will seriously interfere
with the plans of the leagues new
state publication and printing COM
mission. It will continue in effect
the three official newspapers in each
county as designated at present, and,
unless the league board chooses to
designate one of this trio as it's Off
cial newspaper, the League favorite
will be deprived of any share Of the
county's official printing and pub
licity until January 1, 1920.
Senate Bill 157 provides for but
one official newspaper in each coun-
ty and gives the state printing and
publication commission power to des-
ignate this one. Heretofore there
have been three official newspapers
in each county, designated by the
board of county commissioners.
It is anticipated that the attorney
generals ruling will be found appli-
cable also to official city newspapers
which have been designated by the
municipal commission i0r council for
a period Of a year. In majority Of
cases the official city newspaper is
elected at the first meeting following
the reorganization of the city CON-
mission or, council, and under the at
torney generals ruling the league
would not be in position to make its
organs official city newspapers until
next June. The Brinton bill requires
municipalities to publish all proceed
ings in the official county newspaper,
providing such newspaper is publish
ed within the municipality. But the
city newspapers, having been select
ed in the same manner as the official
county newspapers, have the same
form of contract, and it is believed
that under the opinion of the attor-
ney general this contract will be held
inviolable.
The new state printing and publi-
cation commission will meet and Or
ganize Immediately after July 26,
when Senate Bill 1877 becomes effec-
tive. 1t is reported at the capitol
that John N. Hagan, commissioner of
agriculture and labor, is candidate
for the president Of the board. Its
other members are S. J. .Aandahl,
chairman of the state railway COM
mission, and Secretary Of State Hall.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-17
PROMINENT BANKER
OF new ROCKFO
TAKEN | !! ON CHARGE / I ! !;
Former Assistant State Treas
mer Is Arrested at Instance
Of LANCER Embezz !, i ! ! element
Alleged. f'5''' .1'.' I. !: .',.5.i. Y

gf-5,&i oAoAAS4ICAS$ ~. D., = Wy N0QSr
cial. )-E. r. Davidson, former CASH
Ter Of the New Rockford Farmers &
Merchants bank; deputy state treas
urer for two terms, and clerk of the
district of Eddy county for the same
length Of time, was arrested at New
Rockford on complaint of Attorney
General William LANCER on charge
of having violated the banking laws
J, of North Dakota on five separate
counts.
Davidson is one: OF New Rockford's
most prominent citizens. He fs ex-
tensively engaged in real estate oper-
ations and is manager of a large ele-
vator business. His worth is rated
at better than 100000.
81: Davidson became cashier Of the
New Rockford Farmers & Merchants
bankswhen it was organized in 1906.
He continued to serve in that capa-
city until the spring Of 1916, when
It is said that he was relieved by or
der Of the directors. It was then dis
closed, it is alleged, that the bank
was involved with $40, 900 of worth
less paper which had been carried
without knowledge Of bank officials
other than Davidson.
Following complete investiga-
tion extending over more than year,
the matter finally was referred 20
the attorney generals Office only last
Friday. Mr.. LANCER acted immedi-
ately. Assistant Attorney General
Albert q. Sheets, Jr., was dispatched
to New Rockford yesterday, and
there he drew up complaint and
demanded a warrant for Davidson 8
arrest.
Ten Charges.
The charges against Davidson in
clade embezzlement; making and
subscribing to false reports to the:
state bank sxanfner:: and three sepa-
rate counts alleging the making and
subscribing to false entries on the
books Of the bank, with intent to de-
ceive.
1t Is alleged that in one instance
it was found that certificate of
deposit for $1,000, for which money
had been received and a certificate
issued, was entered upon the books
Of the bank as 81; In another case
$4,000 c. d. was entered as IS, and
in still another certificate Of de-
posit for $50s.s2 was listed as $S.S2..
: The arrest of Davidson is said to
have created stir at New Rockford.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-03-29
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
AGAIN VICTORIOUS.

The P%leasantyille Grammar School
Base Ball team again defeated the
Pleasantville Freshmen team.
After ten innings the score was 8-8.
In the ending of the eleventh, however,
Howard Bassett, who was first at bat,
made a safe hit, stole second, and
while stealing third, the Freshman
catcher threw to third, but the sleepy
third baseman missed the poorly
thrown ball, consequently Bassett
scored, breaking the tie in favor of
Grammar School.
The pitcher for the Freshmen was
Conan VanLew, the catcher was Esler
Helms.
The Grammar School battery was
Willis Clark and Monk Williams. The
star, Howard Bassett, was catcher.
The only two-base hit was made by
Williams, who drove the ball over the
center fielder's head.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-03-29
lakewood

Mrs. w. Ralston was called to Phila,
delphia this week to attend the funeral
of her neice. Her mother is very i'll
also.
A number of Philadelphia people
were here Sunday, having come down
to attend the meeting held by Elder
Russell.
Mrs. Phillip Freedmen is very ill at
this writing.
The Revival Meetings held every
night in the school house are proving a
great blessing to this community.
Hearts are being stirred as never be-
fore. All-day Sunday meetings. Ev,
erybody come and be one with us for
God and His glory. The people of
Pleasantville are especially invited to
attend these meetings. We ask all of
Gods people to help push this battle
against the powers of darkness. Elder
Richard Russell, of Knoxville, Tenn,
leader.