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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
COLONEL HAD LAST WORD
Officers Joke Was All Right Until TIE
Commander Got Tired Of
Hearing It.

A well-known French colonel had a
mania for questioning his officers about
their families, invariably starting off
with: "What is your fathers profess
sion, your mothers, and your sis
ter's?"
Some of the subalterns became SO
wearied of this endless repetition that
they decided among themselves to give
each in turn the following reply
MY father is q shoemaker, my moth
or is a laundress, and my sister is
very fighty."
On the following Sunday, after the
customary church parade, the colonel,
who had already received the s,1mc
answer to his questions from two or
three Of the officers, turned to another
and started off in the old ]stereotyped
strain: "What is your fathers profes.
sion?"
He Is a shoemaker"
"And your mother's?"
"She is a laundress."
"That will do" interrupted the
colonel, II know the rest; your sis.
ter is fighty,' and you will consider
yourself confined to barracks unit
she behaves better!"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03

10 secure the native from the intru-
siOns of the INSCRIPTIONS trader, the
bureau of education has adopted the
policy of establishing reservations to
which large numbers of natives can be
attracted and where they can obtain
fish and game and conduct their own
industrial and commercial enterprises.
The settlement at Noorvik, on the Ko.
bulk river, in arctic Alaska, is one of
the most conspicuous successes of this
policy.
With their advancement in civiliza-
ton the Eskimos living at Deering,
on the bleak sea coast, craved a new
home. Lack of timber compelled them
to live in the acknowledgement novels
of their ancestors, while the killing off
of game animals made it increasingly
difficult to obtain food. An uninhab.
tied tract on the bank Of the Kobuk
river, IS miles square, Astounding in
game, fish and timber, was reserved
by executive order for these Eskimos,
and thither they migrated in the sum-
mer of 1915. On this tract in the arc
tic wilderness the colonists, under the
leadership of the teachers, within two
years have built a village with well
lNid-out streets, neat single family
houses, gardens, a mercantile company,
q sawmill, an electric light plant, and
wireless telegraph station which keeps
them in touch with the outside world.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
Dynamitino the Pothunter.

The newspapers of the country have
almost everywhere been a powerful
force in crystallizing the sentiment of
the protection by proper laws of fish
and game as important resources of
the commonwealth.
A New Jersey editor, a thorough
sportsman, says Wild Life, recently re.
cclVed from a reader who desired to
take a fish Ivy questionable means q
letter that contained this request:
"Please advise me how to dynamite
a stream"
The newspaper man sent the follow.
ing advice:
Four sticks Of dynamite are sufti.
Gent. Tie them securely around your
neck, attach fuse, light it and run as
fast as you can away from the water
to avoid injuring the other snakes and
reptiles"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03

fantry. He died for his country near
Chateau Thierry in August, 1918. AL
though MORALLY wounded by a ma.
chine gun bullet in the head at the
village of Cierges. he kept going with
the attacking wave. His words OF en-.
~couragement and his valor and will
power instilled the men with a spirit
OF fearlessness that carried them to
victory. He died within an hour. His
mother, Mrs. Minnie Timberman, lives
at Monroe, Mich.
RAY c. DICkOP, of West Bend,
Wis, LIST lieutenant in the 127th. In
fantry, also died in performing his
act OF bravery. In the attack on
Fismes in August. 1918, he was fear
fully wounded in the body, head and
legs. Although fatally shot, he gave
the command to charge" when the
order came and led his men forward
until he fell dead. His aunt, Miss Lena
Schiller lives at West Bend, Wis.
WALTER S. SEVALIA, of Brule,
Wis.,, corporal in 81" company, 7th
Engineers, cited for extraordinary
heroism' in action near Breuilles
France in November, 1918. He swan
the Mense under terrific fire with a
cable for a pontoon bridge. Later he
carried another cable over the Est
Canal, across an open field covered
by enemy machine guns. At this iunc-
ture he was wounded but returned, car.
rying a message Of great Importance.
He is alive to tell his experience. His
mother, Mrs. Mary Stewart, lives at
Brule, Wis.
And those of US who bought Liberty
Bonds thought we were doing some.
thing!" said Chairman Rogers, after
reading the roll of honor above. Those
eight boys offered their lives, while
we at home only offered our money.
Five Of them died for US; the other
three offered to die. With the thought
Of these eight immortals uppermost in
our minds, l don't see how the Victory
Liberty Loan can fail"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
Facsimile Of Last Memorandum Of
Colonel Roosevelt, Penci1ed a Few
Hours Before He Died.

view the country and the Republican
party are indebted for the publication
OF this interesting document which car
ries a message from him "who, being
dead, yet speaketh." In the leading
article of the current number of the
North American Review Colonel Har-
vey sets forth the vital import of this
last penciled notation of Mr.. RoUse-
welt. He says:
"Mr. Roosevelt died the acknowl-
edged leader of the great party into
which he was born. His last written
words, penciled by his own hand a few
hours before his death and addressed
IN the form of a memorandum for the
brilliant young man for whose selec.
ton as Chairman of the National or
ganization he was largely responsible,
were these, as reproduced above in
facsimile:
"'Hays
see him; he must go to Washington
for 10 days; see Senate and House:
prevent split on domestic policies
Here is evidenced as clearly as If the
few words filled a volume Mr.. Roose-
velt's realization Of both his RESPONSE
Dil1ty and his obligation. The simple
memorandum marked the Inauguration
Of a definite party policy, to be carried
through to a no less definite conclusion,
1t was more than a passing thought or
a mere suggestion. 1t was a Message,
signifying the need of immediate and
unremitting vigilance in achieving
complete unity Of action in resolving
domestic problems before attacking
those of wider range soon to be thrust
upon the country-a true soldiers call
first to close the ranks.
Nothing could be mor ch%aracteris-
tic or more clearly illustrative of the
breadth Of vision, the foresight, the
directness in method and the painstak-
Ing attention Of the man. Nothing.
too, probably could have served his
purpose better than that these words
should have been his last. Difficult as
1T Is to reconcile oneself to the decree
Of Divine Providence that the re.
moval of that great patriot at this cru
cial moment was not untimely, we can
not but realize, as he would have been
the hrst to acknowledge, that the last
vestige of animosities which might
have continued to impair his highest
aspirations was buried with him, and
thereby the perfect union which he so
ardently desired against all things un-
American was attained.
THUS we find the Republican party
resuming full legislative authority
thoroughly united, and invigorated by
the peculiar confidence which so often
carried 1t to victory in former years."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
DISTRICT HAS EIGHT OF 100 DRAvEST

bayonet. With hand grenades, he
bombed out the remaining portion Of
the strong point.
NELS WOLD, of Kelly Lake, MIMI,
private in II" company, 19Sth. Infan-
try. He died in action at Cheppy,
France in Sept. 1913 after a series Of
brave exploits that Is still the talk
Of his regiment. Machine gun nests
had been holding up his company's
advance and Void with a comrade, 81
fenced the guns and brought back II
prisoners in the face of murderous
fire. Later he leaped from q trench
and rescued a pal who was about To
be shot by a German, killing the OIL
Ger at the same time. While rushing
a fifth machine gun nest he was killed.
His bravery val responsible for the
advance of his company that day.
CLAYTON X. SLACK, of LAmpson,
Wis. private ID" company, 124th.
Machine Gun Battalion. At Conse.
voye. France one day in Oct. 1918, he
saw German soldiers under cover, SO
yards away. On his own initiative, he
attacked them single-handed and cap
tured 10 prisoners and two machine
guns. His action saved his company
and neighboring organizations from
heavy casualties. His mother, Mrs.
Jennie Mae Slack lives at LAmpson,
Wis.
CARL F. PAYSON, of Monroe, Mich,
Sergeant in &C" company, 125th. In.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
LAST THOUGHTS i
/! OF ROOSEVELT
Republicans to Close
Ranks and Give Attention
to Domestic Issues.
EVIDENCE OF WISH.
Colonel Harvey In North American Re.
Wow Presents Facsimile Of Pen
clled Memorandum Left by
Roosevelt.

Theodore R~oosevelt's last thoughts
were Of the great domestic issues Of
his country, issues whose determine
ton will decide the veal or woe of the
next generation. He saw in a united
Republican party, just given a vote Of
confidence and a commission to fOrmu-
late and carry into action policies OF
reconstruction, the guarantee Of the
prompt recognition and successful
handling of these domestic problems.
Tangible evidence Of this is a memo.
randum, the last penciled thoughts Of
the late President. 10 Colonel George
Harvey and the North American Re
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
WE GAVE OUR QUOTA OF HEROES.

discussing the work of these heroes
than the words of Lincoln at Gettys-
burg: That from these honored dead
we take increased devotion to that
cause for which they gave the last full
measure of devotion, that we here
highly resolve that these dead shall
not have died in VAIN"
Here are the men whose m will
be craven deep on the pages of Amer
lean history through all the ages:
WILLIAM R. PECK, of Minneapolis,
Sergeant in &C" company, 354th. In
fantry. He was killed near Remon-
Vile, France in Nov. 1918 when he
threw himself against one of his off,
GERS and exposed himself to a German
machine gun. This act Of bravery
saved the officers life but Peck was
riddled with bullets. His death was
instantaneous. He left a wife and a
baby that he never saw. They live
at 4O27 Zenith Ave., Minneapolis.
THEODORE PETERSON, of Mime.
apolis, Sergeant in the medical detach-
ment Of the famous 151st. Field Artil-
lery. Although mortally wounded near
Peronne, France in March, 1918 and
too weak to aid his comrades he di.
rected the treatment Of others and
refused aid himself until all others
were cared for. Dying, he directed the
men In afixing their gas masks al
though suffering terribly. He died
shortly after reaching the hospital. He
was swimming Instructor at the Min
neapolis Athletic Club. His mother
lives in Oshkosh, Wis.
LOUIS CUKELA, Of Minneapolis,
Lieutenant in 9Th. Regiment of Mar.
ines. Because his company was sui.
fering fearful losses from a strong
enemy point near Villers-Cotterets
France in July, 1918, he crawled out to
a flank and made his way to the Ger.
man line In the face of heavy fire, and
despite the warnings of comrades at.
tackled a machine gun e~mplacement
alone. He killed the crew with his
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
Joined the Army.

A private in the quartermaster's
corps at Camp Pike decided that he
would sooner be in q more active
branch of the service, so asked for and
received a transfer to the artillery.
After bidding him good-by, his bunk
mate hung a service flag with one star
In front Of their barracks. On being
asked what it all meant he said: "Our
Joe has Joined the army"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
FORGOT SOMETHING.

Mrs. Styles-I know there's some.
thing l have forgotten for the christ
ening tonight
Mr.. Styles-Havs you invited the
guests7
"Oh, yes"
"Sent word to the minister?"
"Ye-es."
"Got the cake and ice cream1"
"Sure."
CLEANED the ~silver?"
"Most ~assuredly."
swell, what else can there be-"
"Oh, I remember now! We've for.
gotten to decide on a name for the
baby!"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
Hoo Weiuhed TIP Pounds.

Keyser, w. Va.-The largest hog
W killed in this section of West
Virginia, dressed recently, weighed
712h pounds. The meat will bring
more than $3.50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
As He Goes.
He pays as he goes.
That much l know.
But goodness knows
His gait is slow.

Both Needed.
Wife-John. there's a burglar at the
silver and another in the pantry eat.
Ing my pies. Get up and Gull for
help.
Hub Cat the wlndow)-Police! Doc
tori
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-04-03
Commercial Prudenc

Commercial Prudence.
HAS he verified the reports of her
Wealth."
"Of course. he has. You don't sup
pose he would take her at her face
value?"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02

The strongest test Of true love is
snoring.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Business Forecast
Adverse Situation May Develop
from Steel Strike-August Ex-
ports Gain-Money Easier-Car
Shortage Threatens.
Business Feature Service.)

business Feature Service)
While favorable signs are numer-
GUS in business, an adverse situation
may possibly develop from the steel
strike, leading to rather general de-
preston. Wall Street remained con-
tident as the strike began. Advices
indicate fairly widespread tie-up.
The coal miners propose to strike
November lst if their claims for
six-hour day, fve-day week, and
a 90 per cent increase in wages are
not met. A general coal strike, just
at the eve of winter, would pro-
duce an acute shortage and work
much hardship upon the wage-earn-
ers themselves.
august export and import figures
reverse the tendency apparent in
July. 1t is evident the fall in July
exports is largely attributable to the
marine strike. Exports continue in
great volume despite low rates of
exchange and the predictions haz-
arded by exporters. Thus far the
loss due to exchange has been con-
fined chiefly to anticipated, as op-
posed to present, exports. The busi-
ness community foresaw tidal wave
of foreign buying that has not ma
terialized. Nevertheless, the trend
will be downward-perhaps sharply
downward-unless proper means are
taken to raise and stabilize exchange.
The judicious extension of credits
is important.
Tie money market has displayed
an easier tone and rates will prob
ably return to normal as time passes.
Money is easier owing partly tc crop
shrinkage and partly to reduced in
dustrial activity. Many new enter
prises and expansions are held in
abeyance until the strike cloud
passes. Car shortage threatens to
develop with cold weather, and the
railroad administration urges ship
pers to effect all possible economies
in loading. Sixty thousand new
cars, built under war contract, have
been delivered.
Politics inject disturbing factor
into business. A presidential nomi-
nation and election is approaching
and many present issues-if not the
Plumb plan, then other schemes
will furnish excellent campaign ma.
teria1.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02

Sport scarfs of wool and wool an
CORA cloth are much i'll evidence.
Many Of these are finished at the ends
with hand-knitted wool fringe or tas-
sells.
Tulle tunics on some of the new
black frOcks are embroidered with
silk floss The embroidery gives the
tulle just that body which make 1t
more rich and interesting.
The shapes are varied. There are
weird effects and NOR commonplace
things; very fair percentage OF
lovely designs and still greater per
cenrage Of creations not lovely but in
dubi,aly chic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Early to Bed.

TheSman who makes 1t the habit OF
his life to go to bed at nine O'Clock
usually gets rich and is always relia-
BILE. OF course going to bed does not
make him rich-I merely mean that
such a man will in all probability be
up carly in the morning and do big
days work. so his weary bones put
him to bed early. Rogues do their
work at night. Honest men work by
day. It's all q matter Of habit and
good habits in America make any
man rich. Wealth is . result q
habit.-John Jacob Astor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02

Klotz, French Minister of Finance.
That is great. deal more money than
there is in the whole world, but for
tunately money does not perish when
1t is paid out and can be used many
times to pay national debts.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Another Cardiff Gianta

A story of the discovery of "what
is thought to be the body of pre-
historic man" is told in dispatch
from Jackson, Mich. The body is said
to be twelve feet long, and perfectly
preserved.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Law to Reach Profiteers

The Senate passed a bill to forbid
the boarding Of food, food containers
and wearing apparel, under penalty
of Imprisonment and heavy fines.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Republic on the Rhine.

There is new agitation for Rhine
land Republic to occupy those parts
of Germany on the right bank of the
Rhine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Our U-Boats the Best

Recent tests have shown that the
latest United States submarines are
as good as those of any other country,
If not better.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02

Treaty and League should be ratified
at once. SO depressing have been his
experiences that he hopes he may
never need to visit Europe again. He
has resigned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Long Distance dwelling

BY pressing button at Balmoral
Castle, Scotland, King George un-
yelled monument erected at Mon
treal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
Mr.. Hoover Home Again

Herbert C. Hoover, on his return
to this country, says it was !Ameri-
can food that saved western Europe
from BOlshevism. He said the Peace
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
FOR SALE.-MEAT MARKET

2 story brick building, store room,
2 rear rooms down, 5 rooms and
bath up, large barn, double garage
and smoke house, full basement. Lot
5Ox12O, 2 large ice boxes 15x16, Show
cases, scales, sausage making outfit
and other fixtures. This business
brings $25OO per week. This is an
extra good business opportunity.
Owner must sell on account of i'll
health. Price $500 for quick sale.
THE MILLER.BAITHER COMPANY
938 Erie st. Both Phenes Main 3O40
laO ToledoF Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02

Where we once had money to burn,
it now goes of by spontaneous COM
bustion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02

Weddings in aeroplanes are getting
to be all the rage. AS IL marriage
wasn't risky enough already!
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
The Allies War Expenses

The Allies war expenses are esti-
mated at $2O0,00O,OOO,O00 by M
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02
THEOOOHE 3 SAoNfTS
ENGINEER OF PANAMA CANAL.

Theodore p. Shonts, the engineer
who began the construction of the
Panama Canal and has since been
president of the electric railway lines
4 New1 York. died recently at his
home Id that city. He was 63 years
old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-02

Questions asked by children are
seldom as foolish as the answers
given by their parents.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-07
English Film
Producers Co
To California

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-FiIm pro-
ducers Of Great Britain are prepar-
ing to use California sunshine in thei1
efforts to compete with American
producers for supremacy of the
screen.
One London producer is arranging
to take an entire company to Los An
geles to produce Glove IN a Wilder
ness" Madge Titheradge, the popu-
lar London actress, will be the star
One of the worst handicaps the
Britishers have always suffered is
chronic lack of sunshine, but they
took hope from the success Of New
York producers who shot Rocky
Mountain scenes in the Bronx last
summer and South Sea Island stuff in
Long Island Sound.
Trade reports from "the other
side" show that British producers are
beginning to get returns from years
constructive drudgery. They have
started propaganda imploring their
countrvmen to patronize "All-Brtish
films" whatever their technical flaws,
in rrefer rence to American "trust"
productions.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-07
|((lk.lQ1F;lEI
ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

December 7th, Second Sunday in
Advent. Sunday school, with short
ened Morning Prayer" 9:45 a. M
Holy Communion and sermon by rec
tor, 11:OO a. m. Text: ''The wages OF
sin is death; but the free gift of Goo
is eternal life in Christ Jesus;'
Romans 6:23. Evening Prayer anc
sermon by rector, 1880 p. m. Text
flake no thought (be not anxious)
for the morrow;" st. Matt. 6:34.
Every Member Canvass, Sunday
afternoon. All persons affiliated witt
| St. Andrews are solicited to give this
their hearty support.
At the Sunday evening service Mrs
]. M. Sullivan will sing "Abide Will
Me-" by Parker.
Wednesday, December 10th, choil
rehearsal, 7:30 p. m.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-07
Man
|nventS FueIIess
Auto { n gin 9
Power of Machine is Compressed Air;
Detroit Manufacturer to Build
First Machine

CHICAGO, Dec. Con July d,
1920, an automobile sans fuel of any
kind, gasoline, electricity OF what not,
and capable of carrying load of
more than fifteen tons, will be driven
about the streets of Chicago.
The driver, according to the terms
of a contract drawn recently, will be
Charles Janis, of this city inventor
of the fuelless engine, and the maker
will be Detroit man, whose name
Janis refuses to reveal at present.
"You may not believe me-" Janis
said today. "Nobody ever does until
they have seen my model work"
"rhe secret Of the power of my ma
chine is compressed air, but the closed
secret is how the compression is pro-
duced.
'T got the idea when I first saw
an automobile. I was only seventeen
years old at that time.
"Four years ago I completed the
working model, which weighs only
sixteen pounds, but has drawn load
of $50 pounds.
"There is no limit to the size upon
which the principle. can be worked;
nor is it too expensive to be worked.
For $4,000 I can build an engine ca
pable of drawing 200 tons,
"The only operating expense is for
oil. My model uses half
a gallon of lubricating oil in six
months"
Janis explained that for the past
four years he had been unable to get
satisfactory terms" for the manu-
facture of his fuelless machine, but
predicted "they will crowd the jitneys
off the street now that my Detroit
friend has come to my terms TO pro-
duce my achine."
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-07
G.. A. r. EMBLEM GIVEN
TO AMERICAN LEGION POST

NEWCASTLE, Wyo., Dec. 6.-The
coturs of the local G. A. r. post have
been "struck" and during impressive
ceremonies here the tattered flag that
was carried through engagements at
Gettysburg and Bull Run was turned
over to the local post of the Amer1-
can Legion.
The erablem that was surrendered
by the heroes of '61 to the veterans
of st. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne op-
erations was an original gift to the
G. A. r. from Judge F. R. Cooper, a
veteran of the Civil War. His last
request before he died few months
ago was that the flag be presented to
the boys who fought in the world
war,