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HORSE SHOW.

1t has been a well known fact for
several years hat The Greas War has
broken down the live stock industry
of the Old World, but it is Just re-
Gently learned that conditions are
much more serious than was sup
posed when the war ended. Statistics
show that the shortage is approx
mately 200. 900 900 animals. Horses
in tremendous numbers were pressed
into army service, some of the most
famous stables in history completely
wiped oet. and 1t will take many
years for the industry to be built up.
This condition affords a wonderful
opportunity TO American horse breed
ers who are not slow to grasp he
situation. Many of the most promin-
ent will be at the 3outh Dakota State
Fair, Sept. S-13, with some OF the
best stock In America. The State
Fair is Offering some mighty attrac-
tive premiums. considerably in ex-
cess of former years. Percheron
breeders will be interested to know
that the premiums offered are great
er than ever before and considerable
interest has been created In the At
ktendants' Glass where the grooms or
caretakers Of the horses will compete.
The Percheron Society Of America
specials are new, and breeders every
whore are immensely pleased over
them. Tho special premiums offered
By the American and British Shire
Horse Societies and the Belgian Az
ISOLATION are also well worthy Of
mention. All breeders Of pure brod
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-24
BOYS STATE FAIR CAMP.

Under the direction of Paul J
Scarbro of Brookings, S. D., ninety
boys of the state will be given the
privilege of spending a week at the
State Fair as guests of the State
Board of Agriculture. The boys are
selected through competitive demon
stration. The object is to encourage
them in the studies of field crops and
live stock by affording them the OPP
portunity for instruction in the edu-
c%ational features of the institution
and bringing them in contact with
the best farmers and stock breeders
of the state, thus giving them an in
%spiration for better farm life.
A definite course of instruction will
be given each day in farm crops and
live stock, also instructions in mill
tary drill, health and sanitation by
men of experience and training
There will be Judging Teams for
farm crops and stock. The members
of the Field Crops Teams must bring
exhibits from their own plot or field.
The members of the Stock Judging
Teams must exhibit their baby beef
or baby pork, or the members of the
Sheep Club or Sow Litter Club, a
complete record of their work. Cham
pionship banners will be awarded the
county teams making the best O
An All State Team will be picked in
each line Of work to represent South
Dakota AT the International Live
stock Exposition, Chicago, and at
other fairs.
Boys attending the camp will be
detailed for special duty to assist the
State Fair Board In making the fai.
a marked success.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-24

s1s Per Cent Government Farm Loans
The Government Farm Loan is the
best from the farmers standpoint
low rates. long time. never nave TO
snew. optional after Ave years, more
per acre, easy amortization payments
OF principal.
Every farmer should understand the
Federal Farm Loan system. II You
are no familiar with it let me explain
II to You and then make your applica-
tion early. Make It now.
A. y. Catalan Secretary q
Treasurer .ef the First Nation
Al Farm Loan Association. NIL
lar. s. pak.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-24
City Proceeding

tContinued from Page g.
Sheet Asphalt Pavement, the total
cost thereof, including intersections,
estimated at $2S.s4O
Bituljthic Concrete Pavement. the
total cost thereof. including intersec-
lions. estimated at ssS,57i.
Dated May 10, 1919.
W.. j. HALLOWEEN,
Attest: Mayor.
Il. O. TELLER,
City Auditor
Motion made and carried that the
City Auditor be directed to advertise
for bids for the digging of bitches and
laying Of approximately 100 feet of
) and A inch pipes at depth of AZ and
5h feet at discretion or the City
Council. Roll call on motion. Yeas:
Wilson. Churchill. Dulin. and Salt
marsh.
On motion Council adjourned to
Monday, May 20. 1919 at 500 O'Clock
p. M.
T. o. TELLER.
City Auditor
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-28
CARDINAL GIBBONS
ENDORSES S. 4. DRIVE
Venerable Churchn,an Expressed
Hope That $13, 900, 900 win
Be Raised. i.

The following letter was addressed
to former Governor Whitman Of New
York state by Cardinal Gibbons:
Honorable and Dear Sir-I have
been asked by the local Commander Of
the Salvation Army to address q word
to you as National Chairman Of the
Campaign about to be launched N be-
half of the above named organixation.
This am happy to do. and for the rsa.
son that along With my fellow Ameri-
can citiksns I fejolcs n he splendid
sspsoeol WoDc1szko Go1vo11>a 1xGxo
dere6 our soldier and sailor boys dur
ing the wal. Every returning trooper
Il willing witness to the e11cient and
generous work d the Salvation Army
both at the front and IN the camps Ct
home. I am also the more happy to
commend this organization because Il
Il free from sectarian bias The man
In need Of help II the object Of their
effort. with never q question Of his
creed or color. -
II trust. therefore. your efforts to
raise $4,000. 900 for the Salvation
Army will meet with q hearty response
from our generous public. Faithfully
yours.
II. CARD. GIBBONS"
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COST OF THE WAR.
The German Fleet.

The sinking of the surrender
ed German feet in British wa
tiers by the German crews left on
them as caretakers is susceptible
of only two explanations:
Either these Germans were
true to the instincts of treachery
which characterized Germany's
conduct throughout the war; or,
KNOWING the British and
American naval officers were of
the opinion that the wisest dis
position that could be made OF
the fleet was to sink it, they
took it upon themselves to save
the Paris conference the trouble
of cracking what promised to be
a very hard nut. @ee
We incline to the first of these
explanations. It is so like brea-
ches of honor of which Germany
was guilty-her treatment of the
Belgian treaty as a scrap of pa.
per; her orders to sink South
American ships without leaving
a trace; her effort to enlist Japan
and Mexico in an alliance against
the United States while she was
protesting her friendship for US
the breaking of her promise te
the Presidentin respect to sub.
marine warfare; and her attempt
to destroy her ships interned IN
American ports.
Whenever Germans anywhere
were caught in any despicable
trick during the war. it was al.
ways discovered that they were
merely following orders from
Berlin.
1t is a reasonable assumption,
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NUMBER 81

The amount Of the fund has been
determined exactly and logically ~
means Of budgets prepared locally ~
workers Of the Salvation Army ID all
parts of the United States.
Already headquarters for the cam
paign have been established In New
York City. A ready response in en-
couragement and cheering wishes for
success has been heard from all parts
of the country. Men and women
prominent In all walks of life have
volunteered their services ~ active
participants in the drive. The Army's
100000 loyal rooters-the boys who
went overseas in khaki-are all lined
up ready to help. The Army not only
helped them over there, but 1t found
Jobs for many Of them after they had
been mustered out of service. helped
them get the civilian clothing that was
necessary II they wanted to take those
Jobs, fed many of them, gave them
shelter and furnished them with trans
portation to their homes.
For the war service Of the Salvation
Army Is still under way. Its workers
are still. many Of them. In France, and
It's huts, clubhouscs and hotels Tor the
reception Of the boys returning from
abroad are in full swing here.
Neither. the Salvation Army asserts.
viii its war work be abandoned until
the last boy IL out Of the khaki Of the
army or the. blue Of the navy. The
larger activities which necessitated the
coming campaign viii exist and BE-
financed independently Of the service
of the fighters from abroad.
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A Fizzle.


The widely advertised fight
which the progressive Republi-
cans were to make on the PEN
rose-Warren combination in the
Senate proved a fizzle. The Pro-
gressives expended all their en-
ergy in threats and had none left
for execution. They went into
the Republican caucus with the
understanding that they would
make rude remarks about the re-
dictionaries and then vote for
them. "They used their speech
es to fumigate their votes. .
Thus ends the first chapter
will they yield on measures as
they have on men? If so, the
Democratic party will make them
answer for it before their consti-
tuents. The Commoner.
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High Price of Coffee Startling to Bra
lillian Who Tells Of Immense Stores.

High Price of Coffee Startling to Bra
lillian Who Tells Of Immense Stores. :.
New York, June "a. Captain
Francisco Nascimento, Of Brazil,
and connoisure of the national
beverage. gazed only once or
twice in admiration of the New
York sky line upon his arrival
here this morning. Then he
found something, that, was to
him, far higher and more aston
ishing than any of the tall build
ings. II was the ~ gent price a
pound for coffee in this lovly
city. rs s' Z
Coffee, scarce!" he gasped
in amazement. why this big
ship is full of it. There are bags
of coffee piled up in every Bra
zalian port for Americans to
come for it. At home we buy
the best at two pounds for Is
cents. and the coffee you buy
here for 40 cents we get for 10. "
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News Literature Science srtr e
COIFAx. GRANT PARISH Las SATURDAY JUNE g. 1919

therefore. that the officers and
men left in charge of the fleet at
Scapa Flow were only carrying
out the instructions of their SUI
periors across the sea.
10 that event the associated
powers. besides providing for
thepuni' h nent of the tools who
so readily broke their paroles,
ought to hold Germany in fur
the{ damages for this wanton
destruction of property which
was no longer hers. Shreveport
Caucasian.
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Having Served GloriousIy IN the
Trenches, Is Coming Back
From Overseas for Peace
Time Activities.
! ASKS HOME SERVICE FUND.
National Campaign to RsplsnIsh Re-
sources Depleted BY Long and 81.
rpe4 Contact ssrvless With
Our Boys Scheduled for S
May 1926.

New York (Speciel).-Like the
100000 American boys whom II
scrved 20 gloriously in the trenches Of
France, the Salvation Army is coming
back from overseas. ready to put aside
its khaki Uniform Of war service. don
again the "Ctvviess and embark once
more on its normal peace time activi.
ties. sS
And, Just like those doushboys. the
Salvation Army has come out Of the
war victorious and with citations for
bravery, decorations for eallantry nm.
der fire and golden chevrons indica-
tive of honorably won wounds on its
arm. The victory which the Saliva
ton Army has won "a q victory over
the obstacles that lay before II in its
purpose of efficient service OF the fight
ers of Pershing's army. Its citations
are the. thanks. cheers and prayers az
100000 doughboyx Its wound stripes
are rightfully golden OF hue. for they
typify the unselfish way In which the
Army threw all its resources-Anan
cial. spiritual and moral-into the ef-
fort to help the American soldiers IA
France.
Now the Army IA asking the neonIe
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ASAAAAoho Va DOAAoAc
The war which officially ended
June %, has cost the world T.
$50. 600 in lives, and $186, $50,
0O0 900 in money. The allies
have paid a death toll of 1910,
1000 and $3.50. 500, 600, 600 for VIC
tory. The central powers have
lost 2, $50, 600 in killed, and $66, :
$50, 600, 600 in addition to the in
demnity they must pay for their
unsuccessful attemp to dominate
the world.
1t will cost the allies six billion
dollars annually pay the interest
on their war debts. Germany's
interest bill will be about two
billion dollars yearly. The other
central powers will probably re-
pudiate their obligations but if
they don't, their yearly interest
will approximate 81, 300, 600. 600.
These annual charges will be
increased for the purpose of pay
ing off part of the principal of
the war debts. The present Eu-
ropean generation from now on
ward will have to raise at least
four to five times as much money
by taxation as tefore the war,
or see the old world go into
bankruptcy. with all bank ac-
counts in danger of confscation.
The following tables show how
victor and vanquished have come
through the war:
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On vaIuIns Men.

We commend horse. for his
strength. and sureness OF foot. and
not for his rich caparisons; a grey
hound for. his wondrous speed, not for
his fine collar; hawk for her wing
not for her jesses and bells. Why, in
like manner, do we not value man
for what is properly his own Mon
taigne.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-28

Mad, In Anglo-Saxon, Is frequently
used as synonym for violent. furious.
angry or venomous. After, In old Eng
fish, meant adder or viper. Hence the
combination of the two words "mad''
and the corrupted chatter" merely
means ''as venomous as an adder. -
And the proverbial saying has, there
fore. no reference to hatmaklng at all.
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~ 4Ss.0sSsS AUSOmODlsS Oc8IetB AZ
sociation.
The first step in the organiza-
tio1 of a Bi-State Automobile
Dealers Association will be taken
at q convention of dealers to be
held in New Orleans July 10-11.
The movement inaugurated a
month ago by A. A. Borden.
vice President of the Shuler
Auto Supply Company and Sec
retry of the New Orleans Auto
mobile Dealers Association has
received the endorsement Of
mofe than 200 dealers in the
STATE who have pledged their at
tendance at the convention.
The new body will have for its
CHIEF purpose the development
of louisiana and Mississippi. 1t
will handle plans for the i'm
proYement of the automobile in
dustfy. the building of more and
better highways, the abolition of
legiehtion harmful to motorists,
the ppreading of propaganda to
incredee the number of automo-
tive Vehicles used, the installa-
ton f modern business methods
and more intelligent advertising
on Ae part Of motor companies
and bodies
Letters have been received by
Mr.. Borden from every section
of the two states lauding the
plan. Louisiana and Mississippi
are virtually the only two states
in the Union now without such
an organization. The power of
the other associations has been
one of the factors in saving the
industry and owners from vir-
tually triple taxation during the
past few months.
The plan has received the
unanimous endorsement of the
Louisiana Motor League. The
Shreveport Automobile Dealers
Association has gone on record
as favoring the plan. Every
dealer in New Orleans has
pledged support.
Every dealer in the State is
invited to attend the convention
and give his aid and sugges-
tions in the organization. Full
information may be obtained
from Mr.. Borden as to arrange
ments. reservations and other
details.
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upon obtaining control of the
former Austrian city of Fiume,
but on April q President Wilson
gave out statement that Fiume
could not be given to Italy. On
the next day Premier Orlando
returned to Rome and for more
than a week thereafter the Ital-
ian delegates were absent but
returned on May Z in time to
participate in the conference
with the German delegates.
A revised covenant of the
League of Nations intended to
conform in respect to the Mon
roe Doctrine to objection raised
in America, was adopted by the
peace conference on April o..
Geneva was selected as the seat
of the league.
Shantung was disposed of on.
April 80, when the council of
three voted to turn it over to the
Japanese on assurance that it,
would be given later to the Chi;
nese.
GERMAN ARRIvAL.-Th Ger.
mans, headed by Count Brock
dorff- Rantzau, arrived in YER.
sailles and presented their Gre.
dentials to the allied delegates
on May 1.
The peace treaty was pre-,
scented to the Germans at Yer
sailles on May z. the anniversary
of the sinking of the Lusitania,
and an official summary of the
treaty was made public that day.
1t was also announced that the
United States and Great, Britain
had pledged aid to France against
possible future German aggres-I
sion. The manner in which the
Germans received the treaty was
described as insolent. Numer-
Gus Gexm.an Ieaders declared|
they would not sign it and a
week of mourning was decreed
by the German government but
the decree was virtually un-
needed.
Thereafter the German dele
gates submitted various notes to
the council of four, asking for
concessions or criticising tn e
terms proposed in the treaty as
submitted to them. On May 16|
it was announced that the Ger
man treaty would become effect
i've when ratified by Germany
and three of the allied or associ-
ated powers. +. asiaaa 1na q
The German reply to the first
form of the peace treaty was
presented to the allied delegates
on May %, and this was followed
by several German counter-pro-.
posals. .i
Meanwhile the Austrian dele
gates had arrived at St. German
and on June 2 the terms of the
peace treaty with Austria as.
drawn by the allies was submit
ted to them. ~ u ''~
A Fizzle. vetY s.is
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One Of our neighbors adopted lit
tie girl and invited my little girl. and
me over to visit them. We went over
one afternoon and while we were adj
miring her my little gin tossed her
head and said. 'Homely babies-pret-
II ladies."-Exchange. ~
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Story Of Treaty
With Germans
The Result Of Five Months Confer
ence Among 81 Allied Nations
Against Autocratic Rule.

Treaty OF Versailles is the fruit
of about five months of confer
ences in which delegates from
thirty-two allied countries and
Germany participated. The five
lea ding nations, the United
States, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Japan, were repre-
sehted in the peace conference
at Paris by five delegates each,
while the delegations of other
nations and British dominions
were composed Of from one to
three men.
The representatives of the
United States were President
Wilson, Secretary of State Rob-
ert Lansing; Henry White, form
erly American ambassador at
Rome and Paris; Colonel Edward
M, House and General Tasker
H. Bliss.
Georges Clemenceau, premier
of France. was chairman of the
peace conference.
At first supreme council or
council of ten was organized so
as to include two representatives
each from Great Britain, France,
the United States, Italy and ia
pan, Subsequently this council
was divided in two parts-ac oun-
ciliof four. composed of Presi-
dent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Or
lapdos and . councif of foreign
ministers.
FIRST MEETING. The confer
ence of the allied delegations
convened officially on January
10 to draw up the terms to be
submitted when completed to the
German delegation. President
Wilson had arrived in France on
December 10 and had visited
England. Italy and parts of
France.
One of the first acts of the con-
ference was to send a proposal to
all Russian factions to meet on
the Princes Islands to endeavor
to compose the Russian internal
situation, but this plan was re-
jected by the Russians. Various
factions which were disputing
over territory in different Sec
tions of Europe were directed by
the peace conference to discon-
tinue their conflicts.
The first step toward the ac-
tual drafting of the treaty &C.
Cured on January "a. when the
conference agreed to the plan
for organization of a League Of
Nations and a committee was
appointed to draw up a covenant.
By January 80 the conference
had adopted the plan Of govern
ing colonies and backward ma
tions through manufactures issued
to various nations, subject to the
direction and approval of the
League of Nations.
The covenant of the League of
Nations was completed on Feb
ruary IA. On the following day
President Wilson left France for
the United States. He returned
to France, arriving there March
13. In his absence the council
of ten had continued its work.
despite an attempt to assassinate
Premier Clemenceau.
LABOR COMMISSION. "A report
of the international labor legisla-
ton committee was adopted
April II. Reparation demands
to be made on Germany were ap-
proved April IA and the Germans
were invited on April 16 to send
their delegation to Versailles to
receive the treaty.
The peace conference next con-
sidered the treaty with Austria.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-24

There is no doubt in the s.assssss II
those who keep a more or less es'ss
tab on political events that 1t Mil
he hard shedding for anyone NJ 9e7
any n set of men to use the rsp">'
lican party in Montana for any p"r~
pose than that having in view the
good of the party SIS a whole. Anyone
who makes such an attempt is going
to be singled out in TO kindly way ana
the best guess is that for all time to
come his standing within the party
will not be q high one. There will
be from now on one line of cleavage
and but one. That is, service to the
party. And there r those who
think the time has gone when anyone,
disappointed in personal ambition, can
successfully use his disappointment
to an extent that he can defeat the
party because he is not to be a per-
sonal beneficiary by reason of party
success.
It is just as well at this time to
lay the cards on the table, to the end
that all may have a fair understand
ing of things affecting the republican
party. The party has a substantial
majority in Montana and with harm
ony within the republican ranks there
can be no question of the outcome IN
the coming election. And once a gov
ernor is elected, the democratic ma
chine, which for years has been using
the various boards and committees and
bureaus for the perpetuation OF DEM
ocratic control, win have to use some
other means than the taxpayers
ey with which to carry on its pollt-
ical ramifications.
This will not only be gratifying to
republicans as such, but it Will prove
of inestimable benefit to the taxpayers
of the state, for a republican governor
will give the people of Montana a bus
mess and an economical administra-
ton. So, as republicans, let's get to-
gether and cast aside every consider
alton other than the party's good. Let
us make personal ambition but an in
cident in the general plan. And the
way to bring this about is for repub-
licans not only to preach but to prac-
tice harmony.