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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - May 23, 1921, Mitchell, South Dakota The evening Republican City edition vol xxxv Imitchell s. D. Monday May 23, 1921 no. 175brit All orders troops to Susi War can not be says Harding at funeral piers text of Harding a funeral address wishes for a nation so powerful none will dare provoke eyes fill with tears president makes Brief and solemn address Over coffins of Soldier dead i. Wilt a York City May 23.�?�?oit mils tint be with these solemn words president h inting today Laid a Wreath on t a coffin of Hie first american Soldi to die on German soil. At a i ceremony for 5.000 War dead at i army piers in Hoboken. U n vice Busky and Tbs eyes brim to d with tears the president gazed id the rows and rows of coffins t ii it lie said a line Hundred thousand sorrows arc touching my heart. It must not lie again. God Grant that it will not be. I do not pretend that the Milenia Nix Haw come and that Tbs re will tin a More War. I would wish a nation so powerful that none will dare to provoke its then in the great army shed on til idioms of the Hudson with its Stark whitewashed Walls there be i a silence profound and deep. . Harding could be seen weeping softly she looked upon Hie Flag draped coffins of those who had Given their la for their country. Their undying memory then the president continued a the in piddle will never forget i sacrifices these men have mad a whether they lie in the soil of the Home land the Crimson sol of th1 Battlefield. When the president had finished his Brief address he Steppe Forward stopped in front of the coffin that bad been selected to symbolize the univ of dead surrounding him and Laid upon it his Wreath of roses and orchids. There was another moment of six Nee. It was As if the great piers bustling with life As men went from a math had turned to a Tomb after the i turn of those who had survived. On Hie coffin dedicated by the presidential hand was a plate chronicling the fact that Joseph Guyton of Kvart mich., a private in Corn i my i of the 126th it. S. Infantry. I Al Given Bis life for bus country on by 2 i ims Tor in Alsace. In Hie Gil Wilder Sec Illy Anim butt my i re in i. In Ceil xxx ire new York pity May 23.�?in his Hoboken address president Harding said a there grows on me the realization of the unusual character of this occasion. poor bodies Are but i Day tenements once possessed of stalls which flame in patriotic Devotion. Lighted new Hopes a the Battle grounds of civilization Aud in their sacrifice sped on to Quot accuse autocracy before the court a f eternal Justice. A Are not met for them though we love and Honor and speak a grateful tribute. It would be futile to speak to those who do not hear to sorrow for those who cannot sense it. to exalt those who cannot know. But we can speak for country we can re a Cli Tho who sorrow and sacrifice through their service who suffered through their giving who glory with let a the me Public through their heroic achievements who rejoiced with i civilization their heroism preserved. A every funeral. Every memorial every tribute is for to living an offering in compensation of sorrow. When the Light flight goes it there is a new radiance in eternity and somehow the git Vav of it relieves the darkness which is left behind. A never a death hut somewhere a new Tife. Never a sacrifice hut some-1 where an atonement never a service hut som were and somehow an achievement. These had served which is the Sui Rome inspiration in living. They have earned everlasting gratitude which is the supreme Solace in dying a no one May measure Hie and various affections and sorrows entering on Lii priceless cargo of bodies a once living lighting for and anally a lying for the Republic. Ones word fail his urn mantling is halted his emotions Are stirred beyond c Trot when contemplating these thousands of beloved dead. I and a Hundred thousand sorrow touching my heart my there is ringing in my ears. Like an admonition eternal an insistent of ally to must not he again it must not to again a god Grant that it is not lie and let a practical people join in co operation wit ii god to the end Harding a axe to fall on Plum seekers necks a certain class of politicians draws presidents contempt aim to Cut govt. Cost make cops human traffic towers party May lose some prestige but people will profit he says lit a i re new York City May Misisti atom s purpose Federal government on a basis even at the i. Ene xxx ire 23.�?the and to place the a sound Husi Cost Ltd a a f full i wish will it. Hut n arrives Early today president Harding arrived Cere loll to from Washington on the. May it and landed at West 96th Heel at 9 50 to face a Day s program i a will leave him scarcely a minute Ftp a rest. \ reception will he held at la botel Between t and 8 of clock and a n new York s Guet win deliver his main address of la a t a banquet celebrating the i no ii anniversary of inc new York Lom inertial. T he presidential party will return by he yacht Mayflower immediately after the banquet and the titties Era it will put out to sea again hound for Wahington. Included in the party Are . 51 Dmn Secretary an t . Weeks a Ere Ary fall. Senator and . A a x. Senator and . New Sena aider senator Edge and Braga Quot general Charles e. Sawyer physician to the president. That it shall not he. I would not a nation for which men Are not ing to fight and if need he. To Cli i do wish for a nation where ii i not necessary to a a for that Sacri i lice i do not pretend that millennial Days have come but i can believe in the possibility of a nation being so righteous As never to make a War of Conquest an a nation so powerful in righteousness that non1 Wilt dare invoke her Wrath. I wish for u such an tallest Man in land is buried a a certain c k of politicians.�?T�?T, was reaffirmed by president Harding today in an address Here at a luncheon of the Academy of political science. The task the president declared already had shown that to he successfully completed would req ii a persistent determined Stony hearted Devotion to the Public interest a without a Trace of sympathy for the office Holder whose Only evens for i drawing a salary is that he needs the Money. Loss of a certain sort of prestige to the administration . Harding said was certain i 101111. Though ii Nisi if be compensated by i the Long run by a realization of tim j t Good accomplished for the general a Public. I a re capitulating the work already done by the reorganization commis a Sion created by Hon gees s and by executive orders of the administration the president said considerable Progress was promised for the immediate future the text of the presidents address follows in part a Many men thoughtlessly urged that governments take of the control. Even the conduct of Many industries and facilities during Hie War there followed a great increase in wages a vast expansion of loudness activity. Therefore Why not assume that continuance of us to control and management in time of peace would enable continuance of the same liberality of compensation and profits the same intense he iness activity rioters Burn victims alive scores shot five europeans killed in egyptian uprising sunday night Alexandria ablaze Denny and Dick j act cd Iai to they look alike of Kluj British troops Rush to City after uprising starts at greeks murder of native new York police will soon be walking traffic towers when this new signal device is put in general use. Ifs a three Way electric lantern which hangs around the officer s neck. The lights Are red yellow and Green. A reflector above illuminates the officers face. Bar traffic from part of Road to West half of strip Between Mitchell and it. Vernon is closed As grading begins the Tat Highway Between Mitchell and i. Vernon a closed to traffic and any travel on the Road until to is opened will i at the risk of the tray j Der it was announced this morning Hgt p. W. Barley resident Engineer in 1 charge of the Road in i Davison and Aurora counties. Bernard Coyne once in sideshow Here victim of a a prolonged illness Xiv former president Menocal of Cuba Quot c fixed a re yesterday stood he president Harding at Hie review troops in Brooklyn. Illy annotated pre xxx ire Dubuque la. May 23.�?bernard Coyne 18 years old of Anthon la. Eight feet 2 inches in height a buried sunday afternoon in Bis Home town. Coyne a believed to he the tallest Man Iii Hie state if not in the United St ates. A local casket company completed a cloth co Al cd vet from special lumber As no let order fur 50 years exceeded Hie in required for the body. Measured to feet. Coyne weighed about 300 Ile appeared in Sioux City when he Carne to Sioux City to attend the fair and to it Purchase a pair a dines. A Hoe company Ami ordered Ca Casino the rough Box pounds. Last fall Riel of featured his i special a those who look below Hie sur-1 face know that the things which governments accomplished hiring the War were accomplished at a Dag Gering in to a Cost which society could not Bear for Long a Cost that has left society burdened with debts which mortgage generations of the future. They know that the feverish seeming of Prosperity was not genuine. A the party in Power is pledged to Economy and efficiency and you May he assured that every Energy is being directed to redeem Flint pledge to the last degree and with ail promptness. A the present Congress has already provided fur a joint committee on the reorganization of the admin tray be branches of die government. The task xviii require some time and ultimate re urls must await it. A but meanwhile we shall i Trust have a budget system in operation under tile Law. Before the new fiscal year. But the budget program xviii not do everything. There must still he much continuing Effort to keep expenses Down to insure full value for every Dollar of the taxpayers Money the government crawling a of Jhu two and one half mile trip of the Highway leading into Belt fro mlle eat was begun today Aud the first Mil and a half West of Mitchell is now being graded. Workmen employed on the project have been in titled that they a to disregard traffic As i to Wannot he delayed. Hie Road is dangerous to travellers on account of the Hea it trucks an 11 he gravel which is jumped House three to four of it deep in Hie Middle of the Road. Where to drive while the Road is closed it Xxiii to necessary for travellers coming from the vet into Mitchell to go a mile North by Way of belts and then drive j East into Mitchell. Leaving Mitchell fur the West trav Eler xvii make the North Road out of Mitchell. Datum Ign were put up along Hie i it x Quot Olin 1 a a pre xxx ire Alexandria. Egypt. May 23.�?five j europeans xxx Ere kill and Sevonty i two others wound in rioting Here j sunday night and this morning it was i announced at noon today. The police casualties were not Given out. It i rumoured that the outbreak arose from the idling Ltd a native by j a greek which hot to attacks both i native and students on greeks and j other europeans. Ambulances were but All night a taking the wounded to hospitals. Many j tires were started an in one District it was reported that people were burned alive. Mobs during the night smashed windows for hour and this morning ail business establishments Are closed. Before the arrival of the British soldiers morning europeans had gathered at the government offices. Demanding prof Pelion permission to protect themselves. They greeted the troops upon their arrival with great enthusiasm. A dispatch from Gairo to the Exchange Telegraph company report Many dead lying in the streets of Alexandria. Doe report states that two europeans were drenched with petrol and burned Iii streets. A band of 1.500 armed bedouins says the Cairo message is reported to to advancing on Haigh a live Mijes Northeast of Alexandria a i participate in a general revolution which hut for i presence of the British might Cairo adds the message is in an excited state but no disorders have developed. It was officially announced this afternoon that 23 persons had been killed arid 130 wounded. To t Enny Kewpie Scalin of the Mil Waukee club is being hailed As the it w Dieky Kerr of baseball. He is a dead ringer for the White sox Star Southpaw. Kerr unset played with i Milwaukee in 1917 and 19ii by Ore being traded to the sox. New his double us on Ute same team. W Vanguard of retail men enters City Tariff Bill to president adopts conference re port on emergency measure today Berdahl s chants other Secretary of Mer association and affairs arrive Fly a ii Noel at Ell pre lenses a Vire Washington d. G., May 23.�?the House today adopted the conference report on the emergency Tariff which now goes to the president. The House vote was 215 to 97 an it Carne after in than 30 minutes debate. Representative Garner of Texas a House votes to pay dry agents an i would retain enforcement officers to fill Gap until july 1 Illy anti Olaid pm loused xxx ire 23.�?th Washington. D. C., May ism a today voted 77 to 200.000 to the deficiency a proper lion bin for prohibition until july i. The amendment was appearance so. >i7.� 2i. During the fair a giant name John Albert of Holland xxx to claimed to let a the tallest Man in the Xvi a old was a j Side How attraction. The million Many a father a the Hollander offered to Wager him that his on a a Hie latter of the two. However i Man limn f ire to bad i claims. The Young s i int w As Horn 01 father s farm six Miles South a on. 2. Nn1 3 a ii cd ill that locality a inc bulb. Hail been failing in health a Quot p -.venine--.. Coyne a one sister who Are con than their the his hint re Ile last u. S. Golfers in Lead in Britain eight americans survive first round in English Amateur tourney Highway some Lime ago. But they have j democratic member of the ways and been disregarded . Gurley said. 1 Means committee declared that the if the weather i reasonable the republicans had a a take a Are of All of Road Xxiii probably he Pond again in axe their Industrial interests by include i weeks. In can of heavy Rains j ing compensatory provision and build i Road Max a re opened during the j ing a Barrier against wet water while it i impossible Toof the anti dumping work on Section of the Law. The grading xviii probably he Fin i he a bin i saturday evening if the imports by use and a Lve Conli e. U. Berdahl of Aberdeen Secretary of the South Dakota retail merchant a association arrived in Mitchell today in preparation for the annual convention of the organization which will open in the City tuesday. Other officers of the association and Many of the delegates were expected to arrive j Mitchell this afternoon arid this exordium. Tire opening session of the convention xviii be held tuesday at to a. Iii., at i City Hall auditorium. Rev. W. A. Wagner xviii deliver the innovation at Hie opening session Anil mayor it. V. Bobb xviii give the address of Welcome. Otto Baarsch former president of the , will re Spond. Cars j. Finsdahl Webster president. Xxii give Iii address of the morning session and Hie Secretary report will also i Given. Loan Livingston of Pierre state director of markets and e. It Heller of St. Louis chairman of credit committee of the National retail credit menus association will he among the speakers a 11tie Artemon is Don. The dinner for the visitor swill be served at tile Wittmann hotel instead of at the cafeteria As was previously announced. This dinner will he held at 6 30 p. Rn., after which there will lie a band concert and a dance at the Home. Hero gives life but girls drown Paris regards German attack guerilla troops push into disputed silesian territory defying allies allies seek peace action by irregular Teuton troops May not cause War allies Hope Illy \ <�o4iatel pre wire London eng., May 23.�?tile British has decided to sen t troops to Silesia at an Early Date it was announced today. Germans saturday drove the polish insurgents in Silesia Back toward Gross str Tilitz for a of five Miles says dispatch to the London times from Oppelo. The times correspondent declares there is every sign that Hie germans have the resources of tile regular army at their disposal. The decision to Send Hie troops re suit from interchanges bet Veen great Britain and France Anil the British Force will he ser to reinforce the Allied contingents in i per Silesia i the near future. The size of the Force Xmas it indicated in the announcement hut it is under Tood that no Ess than four battalions probably from Tho Rhine forces will go. Chairman Fordney of Hie ways and Means committee announced that the general Tariff Bill now under consideration by his committee would include provisions for the american valuation of imports. Of a most grave Quot 18 French opinion of situation Paris. France May 23.�?the Allied High commission Iii upper Silesia has is edit delegations to intervene with Dot to Hie germans and the poles and to Endeavor to obtain the cessation of All military operations in that territory. According to f Neh official dispatches today. Each of the Pat it is is composed of representatives of France great Britain and of by. In French circles the situation is regarded As most grave foil Wing the German attack on hic front Grosstein cars Rio a Naun Krempa. Against the polish lines. Poles retire thu poles according to French information. Retired from this line. The German attack although regard As very Verlous is not considered in French official circles As a Casus Belli As it was carried out a irregular forces. The Allied representatives in Berlin xviii Call on . Worth today Ami ask Bim to close the silesian Frontier and take All possible Steps to prevent intervention by her Volunteer forces. Storm poles in Annaberg Berlin. Germany May 2.3�?reporting on the German operations Iii upper Silesia the montage Post today announces that German pm Eiselt a police stormed Annaberg which the polish insurgents had held for three weeks. The poles lost three guns. The germans adits Hie newspaper also occupied tile Sara. Zie pm int of Grosstein Northeast of Annaberg. Capturing two mine throwers and seven machine guns. Lily Xinh hard pre lenses xxx ire boy like. Eng. Maj 23.�? eight of the invading american golfers won the right today to play in the second round of the English Amateur golfing championship which opened Here Thi morning. These were it. T. Bobby Jones of a Jarita p. Hunt of Texas f. J. Wright of Boston Charles Chick Evans of Chicago an. F own is ., of Pittsburgh j. H. Douglas. . Paul Hunter of los Angeles. And weather i Good. In Aurora county Crews of men Are now finishing the live mile strip of the Highway Between the Western Davison county line and Plankinton. There a still two Miles of the roast to he graded. to Plankinton later As soon As the Graveling is completed in Davison county the Crew that is working her xviii go to Plankinton to finish Graveling that line. A Small Lake four and a half Miles West of i. Vernon in Aurora county. Which has been flooding the Road after every rain is being drained and xvii j Rork in it it m by 03�?\ bomb was probably be finished by saturday night j to Ruvon in four ,.inh,.rs of lip night the win storm that accompanied i Ftp 0irk Kyj mine As they the rain thursday evening torn up the by pfc the. Way Home Early this mom Tell in the Caum and blew the Rort intr off the horse stable. Some of the Christopher tents were damaged beyond repair and f a Mari Irish editors bomb victims night staff of Cork examiner attacked two will die four brother Sider ably Small brother. Physicians 38 to add who examined the Giantel a us Gix n,.r his unusual Post la h a Force i n1 refused a ppm offers in ,xl111 himself hut at Quot be time had to be replaced. The run worked Francis of int of Boston. Until saturday a for it Tho ramp a a re stored to order. Weather report did appear offered by representative volstead Republican Minnesota a Olio explained Hiat the prohibition enforcement Bureau had been obliged to Lay off 700 enforcement officers because of a Lack of funds to pay their salaries. On a fair circuit. Coyne was in Mitchell a week during i he Corn Palace festival in it to and was one of the Street attractions that created considerable interest. Forecast Olith Dakota probably showers tonight an i tuesday cooler tonight in East and Central portions tuesday. Local temper Turas by the government thermometer to noon monday maximum 91. Minimum 65. Temperature at noon 88. Carpentier begins ring work for bout Walsh and Stephen probably mortally injured. White Frederick Murphy amt Edward Collins were slightly wounded. Scharn releases first Sacker Mckee Canoe goes Over River dam with three in it fighting for life Fly a a a a a i>111 i a i of Bifid xxx ire Cedar Falls la., May 23.�?philip Lund 20, of this City Xvi drowned sunday in an attempt to a the lives of Alary Victor Ackley 11. And miss Minerva w. Stalking fifth Jurt. La., when a launch in Xvi a the girls had been Riding with Robert Ricker tailed above Hie dam on Hie Cedar River and Hie Young women panic stricken climbed into a Canoe which capsized. Miss Victor was drowned hut the other girl was rescued. Both have been students at Iowa state teacher a College. A Oung Lund on the Hank Saxx i Accident and rushed to the Rescue in a Canoe reaching the girls before they went under. With the Young women clinging to tit Canoe he tried to make bore nit the current and undertow carried the boat Over the dam. N woman 110 years old is hostess to 300 friends Chet Mckee first baseman a who army associated pre lenses wire Rived in Mitchell at the opening of the Manhasset. N. Y., May 23.�?geor South Dakota league sea on last week Ges Carpentier today began real ring to join the Mitchell kernels was rework in the preparation for his fight lease i today by manager Schar web Vith Jack Dempsey july 2. His morn a. Ing workout was in secret but this Mckee place at fir to xviii be filled afternoon he was to perform be for temporarily by Whitfield Utility Man a Large delegation of newspaper men manager scharnweber said today. My oct cd pre i in cd xxx ire Aurora. Neb., May 23.�?. Anna Rapp of this City yesterday celebrated her one Hun Ducth birthday but holding a reception for More than 300 friends. Numerous gifts an i greetings some Iii the swedish language arrived from All Over the United Slakes. Germany has been preparing for two weeks times says London fug Alay 23.�?the correspondent of the London times in Oppeln reporting German a irregular Quot military operations in upped Silesia declared they had been concentrating forces a i making preparations for a fortnight indications the dispatch said. Point to Jefe mined Effort to recover Possession of upper silent t from the poles. The movement is regarded by the times correspondent As far More serious than a Mere reaction of the German population against the insurgent. He asserts that the inter Al lied Emmis Sion was enable to prevent Hie outbreak of fighting and is now just As powerless i intervene. Apparently the Gorman Ive regular army Reserve at their disposal. Poles strengthen position the polish ins it of according to 111�?T dispatch ii be been steadily consolidating the position and extending their control Over the Industrial districts of a in Sia. They Are reported i have succeeded in Tartin a a work again in mines foundries an i factories and now ase to queuing the Allied authorities out of de towns tin a still occupy in order to Complete their hold on the railway Between Mattox Viz and eix Ritz every sort of pressure is being employed to comp i who surrender of these two important towns. No food i being allowed to enter them hut a this has not prov j effective the water and electricity supplies of Kat Towitz were Cut off \ est Day. Subscribers we miss Fher copy of the Republican Are re pleated to phone 2171. Deliveries of missing papers Xxiii be made Between 6 30 and 8 30 p. In

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