The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-05-15

IN 1914 are outlined by o Geneva as
patch. Germany must have sovereignty
ever Belgium and the French coast from
Dunkirk to Boulogne and possession Of
b Channel Islands. She must AXE the
mines In French Lorraine n create an
African German empire by 'annexing the
Belgian and French Congoes, British nj.
6eria, Dahonev. and the French wess
coast. In fixing indemnities the actual
capacity Of a state nj the moment should
not be considered. Besices q large Inn
mediate payment, annual installmenfs,
spread over q long period, could be ar
ranged. France would be helped In max.
ing them by decreasing her budget OF
naval and military appropriations. In
IDENTITIES should provide for the repay
msnt OF the full costs Of the war and the
damages of war, the redemption OF all
OF Germany's public debt and the ere
alton Of = vast fund for incapacitated
soldiers"
The ssth engineers Of the American ex-
pe~ditonary force are conducting some in
teresting experiments. in map making.
With o ffvo-ton truck AZ q printing and
t~tthosrsphie establishment they have sue
ceeded In turning out 10, 900 copies OK
held maps an hour. The fench and Brit
ian are taking q keen interest In the
American outat, as they have used a rail-
way train for such work and their best
output has been about 500 copies an hour.
furthermore. q railway train Is limited
IN operation to available trackage. while
there virtually N no limitation 20 the mo-
bilty Of the truck
The executive COMMITTEES Of the Navy
League Of Great Britain calls attention
90 "the necessity Of preserving In impe-
rial and allied interests, both In peace
and was. absolute central over Irish
ports. harbors and communications, and
Tor maiptaining i1violatc the freedom
Of the seas In tho British ssnse OF the
term" A preamble to the resolution
shows that II wa prompted by the fact
Aontatfves q adopted q resolution sug-
Gestins that the peace conference give
favorable consideration 70 Irelandts ples
for self government .....- ..
, Commenting on the criticism OF Presi-
dent Wilson over IN matter OF F1unne,
the London Times correspondent admits
that there would be @ Ear greater una
ntrnity Of disappointment over any fall
nre TO bring the ex-ksiser and others at
the top before some sort Of tribunal, In
deed, the idea OF letting those Responsible
Tor tho atrocities Of the war down easily
n Furnishing smaller people seems TO
arouse contempt for the whole peace con-
ferenes rather h any other senti-
mont"
mat Porto Rico Is not prepared for Ell
ther statehood or Independence was the
bss ~
end Giorgstti In b course Of a debate In
ne senate Of hat Island this week. "a
country which has the number or Hitter
atss Porto Rico has, whose masses are
without means OF education and whose
economic condition Is depiorable, 10 not
prepare to be either O republic or q
state" the leaders OF It's two parties, tn"
republicans and untonists. agree.
The money raised from the Victory
Liberty loan will be used to pay for bring
ing the American troops home from
France, the cost OF their rehabilitation,
part Of the war insurance claims of the
soldiers and sailors killed or injured in
b fighting, and will furnish funds for
the care Of the wounded and for the yo-
cational training Of h manned and
ether postwar expenses. says a repre-
sentative Of the Liberty loan committee.
The income tar really places a pre-
miurn upon immortality" Where a mar
and woman, both In receipt Of incomes.
are about TO marry. they can q v q sub
stantiai nnu sum by refraining from
doing 90. We a seen " roughly COM
vuted that In the lower and middle classes
such q couple can, on an average. save
the rent by avoiding the Formally Of
marriage. says an investigator quoted by
the London Times. .'.. a.
Indications hat an organized German
propaganda 10 being carried on In the
amer LNnn area VI Occupation OnIlilue W
yeach advanced general headquarters at
-Treves. An officer recently found post
cards were being sold to American SOL
dfers. depicting destruction wrought IA:
various along tfre front fighting
dnes and stating that the damage was
Aons by French and British artillery.
A force Of wcrknen is engaged in shut
tAke on that corner OF the Versailles park
between the Trtanon Palace hotel and the
Hotel Des Reservoires, through which the
German representatives viii pass on their
way 60 and from the conferences. baron
LerSseq. head OF the German delegation
already there, has entered emphatic oh
5eotions 40 any restrictions OF the free
Aom Of movement Of the Germans.
The first memorial tree planted by
Country Church Community Center was
placed today In honor or Theodore Roose-
welt at Sha ron. In, the American Forestry
association announces. "Ibecause the pres
ent country life movement began with
the report Of the commission on Country
Life appointed by Colonel Roosevelt.
The HONEYMOON Eight which Lieut..
Marry J. Hunsen. late Gf the CANADIAN
ARMY. and his bride were taking from
Toronto. Ontario, 20 FORT Wayne. Ind.
ended when their machine crashed into
O barn AZ miles from their destination.
She wife will nurse her husband while his
two broken ribs heal.
The credit for firing the first shot ~
the war between the United States and
Germany Is given to the freight steamer
u, s. s. Mongolia OF the American line,
when on April -. 1917. IL. encountered 4
German submarine off the English coast
AND sank II with one shot from one Of
her guns.
Copies OF resolutions denouncing Post
naaster General BurleeGn's adniinistra-
tion OF the telegraph systems, adopted IN
$50 eittes. Will be sent to President will
son. the wsr labor board and BmleEon.
it Ia announced by s. J. Konenkamp, la
transitional president of the teIegis piers
nnton.
M viii take az lesst 10 months, Oh.
army authorities say, TO complete the
AeH,obihEation OF the troops tI'ora over
seas. Their maintenance in that peyiod,
including housing, clothing and food. win
amount to about 81, o0e. o00. 600, Of which
S479. 42S. 1870 will he for food.
Many valuable pictures from London
art galleries, Egyptian muninies frorA
the British musenm, and so,De OF King
GesoIge's psJeoaal property, now are
SeinS taken from the rncompleted posta!
tube, whore they were stored during the
Sar 10 prevent deg truction In air raids.
The bolshevist COMMISSIONS for the
thterior nj Petrograd ordered the saie at
auction last week Of all the scientific
~fpstyuments belonging to the Institute