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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
2
A mixed skimming of wartime notices reports slow ballast pumping for latest submarines to sink safely, a Berlin court ruling that pianos are not “articles of daily necessity” in profiteering cases, and various minor items. It cites a Tuscania survivor letter, Panama Canal tolls, a watch found in a bull, Arctic coast losses, and labor and conscription notes amid broader war news.
Ruby Chapin now known as Mrs Lowell, with husband and three children, was found through a Minneapolis real estate transfer naming her as a party. The family, living near Andover, had sought detectives after her 1908 disappearance from Groton. No explanation given for her disappearance or the mysterious tip.
Aberdeen reports a rugged cowboy, once a top roper at Peter Weber ranch in North Dakota, now sewing quilts for the Red Cross and awaiting war service. After a broken leg ended broncho work, W. T. Crassley moved to Aberdeen, found work, and turned to quilting to aid fund drives. He is 35 and hopes his medical fitness can pass recruitment.
Alexandria memorial day ceremonies featured speaker A. W. Clark of Redfield offering a patriotic address spanning the 1860s to the present. Sergeant Andrews, home on furlough, shared trench life and wartime anecdotes. In Brookings a 1919 meeting of the South Dakota Corn and Grain Growers Association outlined war emergency programs for Watertown. Madison reported a Lake county barberry rust investigation by agricultural agent L. Bibby and experts, noting rust spores found on samples.
Hayti South Dakota voters authorized by a special election the issue of bonds to erect a new consolidated school building for the Hayti district. Only two votes opposed. Construction to begin at once and the building ready for occupancy at the fall term start. In Sioux Falls John Devlin reported slightly wounded in France bomb blast. Devlin, 82, son of Mrs Patrick Devlin, enlisted 1917, in Company D Eighteenth Infantry, been in France since July last year.
Associated Press reports Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of California becomes the first ace in the American flying corps after shooting down a German bi plane near Pont-a-Moutson. The victory brings his count to five, with Rickenbacker expected to join as another ace soon. Campbell and other pilots were patrolling ahead of a British bombing mission when Campbell spotted the enemy at about 4,500 meters and opened fire.
Associated Press reports Second Lieutenant Lynn H Harriman earned the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism as American infantryman in battle near Leutenant Berciman’s unit repelling a fierce enemy assault with marked determination despite heavy casualties and perilous conditions.
Sheriff Sarleton heads to Kansas City to extradite Robert Henderson the gunman wanted for wounding Harry White and firing at W F Nason during a robbery attempt in Sioux Falls. Henderson fled to St Paul was recaptured there then located in Kansas City and recaptured on orders. Robert Kinzle a Henderson confederate pleaded guilty and received seven years in the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
Sioux Falls, June 1. Julius Pankow a Sioux Falls businessman who was detained in Portland on suspicion of being a German spy has been released and is likely returning home. Portland reports claimed he carried $40,000 in express company checks, a figure Sioux Falls bankers dispute as unfounded. Local relatives say he is a loyal American citizen who supports liberty bonds and war efforts and owns a large machine shop and foundry here.
June 1 Sioux Falls reports that Rev John of the German Lutheran church led a petition to allow German in church services challenging a council order that otherwise restricts German usage. Protests rapid from patriotic locals, with Sioux Falls expecting the council to ignore the petition. Miner County unity noted as calls grow to discard German language and publications during the war.
A May 31 note from Brooking, SD outlines a two session tractor school at State College July 10 to 13 focusing on practical operation, gas lubrication and engine troubles with separate sections for adults and youth. Also listed are threshermen gatherings in Sioux Falls for the Brotherhood of Threshermen of SD and a Workers compensation focused convention. Names tied to ROTC aviation and local guard units appear alongside religious encampment news and Mitchell attendance details.
Mobridge South Dakota June 1 Almost the hearing from the dead was the receipt by Joseph Keller of a letter from his brother Jacob Keller serving with the American army in France The casualty lists printed during the first German drive March 21 listed Jacob Keller as seriously injured The letter dated April 25 says he has not yet been in the trenches and explains a transfer to infantry Company L 18th Infantry He traveled in France and hopes to return home soon Jacob Keller was employed by Milwaukee railway at Mobridge when he enlisted in April 1917 and later joined the infantry
Sioux Falls June 1 report that Bishop Q O Gorman granted permission for the mission band to enter service marking the end of the 11th successful year under Rev P J Monaghan of Parker. Fathers Monaghan Brady and O Mahoney will join chaplains in New York and France. the band’s wartime work in South Dakota and nearby states ends temporarily.
Ada Pratt resigns as assistant librarian with the Traveling Library Commission to become Watertown city librarian, effective August 1. Miss Ethel Else of Madison will succeed her. both are Wisconsin Library School graduates.
Washington D C June 3 The American Red Cross second war mercy fund totals 166 349 201 with indications that when all reports are tabulated a 70 000 000 over subscription of the 10 000 000 goal will be shown Henry P Davison chairman of the Red Cross war council said the returns show that more than 47 000 000 Americans nearly half the population contributed Every Red Cross division oversubscribed with one gulf turning in more than triple its quota while five others doubled their allotments The insular and foreign division quadrupled its quota Every state attained its goal and many exceeded it including the District of Columbia keeper of the doubling trend
In Lorraine near Toul a dogfight left one German plane shot down and an American craft burning on the German side of the lines. The clash involved four American and six enemy machines while front conditions across Lorraine remained quiet. A divisional order cited thirty six officers and men for bravery and gallantry, listing names from several states and cities.
Huns unleash unprecedented bombing as British, Russian, and Allied forces endure round-the-clock shelling from sunset to sunrise. The bombardment rocks the countryside, with arctic-like bursts lighting the sky and two major British base hospitals taking direct hits. Attendants are reported killed in the raids.
United Press reports Allied morale rising as American units rally across sectors from the English Channel toward Switzerland following Cantigny. General Leonard Wood bids farewell to the Eighty-ninth Division at Camp Miles, New York, ahead of redeployment.
Bishop Garrigan confirmed a large class last evening at St Benin church with about 30 men present. Father Tease officiated and led the service, while other local clergy supported the religious ceremony.
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