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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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TRANSPORT NORTHERN PACIFIC AGROUND
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- United States transport Northern Pacific as she lay off Kiro Island, where
she had nm aground when returning loaded with troops, many of thi-m
"Wounded or sick.
YANKS PERFORM
- AMAZING FEAT
Fort Monroe, Vn. Lying at anchor
In Hampton roads off Old Point (Join
Xort is the United States mining q mis
ter squadron whose commanders ami
crews performed what Is now termed
ly naval authorities the world over
-as the "greatest naval offensive of the
"war." t
The feat which these men achieved
was the mining of the entrance to the
TJorth sea from Scotlnnd to the coast
of Norwny, a distance of 240 miles. It
was an undertaking unprecedented In
naval history.
It was America's solution of the
German submarine problem, a solu
tion so thorough and effective that It
Tendered the Germnn submarines al
most Impotent.
The British previously had mined
"the English channel, but the enemy
-submarines came out from the bascfc
at Ostend and Zeebruggc and Into the
North sea, there to work their havoc.
Invite Yankee Aid.
The British naval authorities, realiz
ing Into in 1917 that the North sea
would have to bo blocked, Invited the
American naval authorities to attempt
to lay the barrier. The American
navy, having Just at that time com
pleted with success experiments on
mining apparatus far more dangerous,
dellcnte, and powerful than any here
tofore used, took up he task.
For that purpose the mining cruiser
squadron was organized in December,
1917. This squadron Is made up of ten
vessels and is under the command of
Capt. R. R..Belknap, U. S. N. One of
the officers told a graphic but brief
story of the desperately dangerous Job
to which he nnd his squadron mates
were assigned.
"Navy men now call It tho greatest
offensive of the war," ho said. "It
solved tho submarine problem nnd It
might havo been the agency for tho
-destruction of Iho German nnvy soon
er or lntor had not the war ended
when It did. Wo mined almost direct
ly across from Bergen on the coast of
Norway to tho coast of Scotland. The
'ength of the mine Held was 210 miles,
nnd wo mnde It 25 miles wide. It
was so cqmplete that no ship could
pass1 cither over or under It without
absolute destruction.
"Wc have a record of about twenty
submarines that wc know wcro de
stroyed, nnd often In running parallel
with tho floldwc came upon tho bodies
of dead German sailors, 60 probably
many more thnn wo actually figured
on were destroyed.
"Our men, In fact tho entire fleet,
faced a constant danger of being
blown off the fnco of the sens, for wo
carried on tho ships 2,000,000 pounds
of T. N. T., which Is tho most power-
ful explosive known.
"Despite nil this, wo kept at tho
task, and at tho ond of about flvo
months 1md completed it. Wo stayed
constantly on tho lnsido of tho Hold,
thnt is, on tho side nearest Germany.
We left only n nnrrow passageway,
near Pcnlland Firth between tho Orki
ney Islands and Scotland for our own
passago out.
"Our most dangerous task strange
ly was not tho laying of tho mines, as
dangerous as that was. Tho most
dangerous one camo after the mluo
Held had been completed. It was an
attempt to draw the German fleet out
Into tho North sen where wo wcro to
engage It, so that tho British fleet
could get In behind tho enemy to de
stroy It by gunflro or drlvo it Into the
mine field.
"On October 2S Inst the British gov
eminent mnde It known to tho Germnn
naval authorities through Its agents
In Gcrmnny that we wcro engaged In
mining operations. We wero ordered
to lay about as though busy at tho
task, to act as a decoy for tho Ger
man fleet. Wo did It, hut In doing It
we faced positive destruction our
selves. "I want to hand It to those new
nnvy lads. Thcro wcro nbout 4,f00 of
them and 2.ri0 officers on tho ships, nnd
while we waited through that fearful
duy which we never expected for a
moment to sec the end of nllvo, they
went about their duties, laughed, sang,
nnd stood to their guns as only Amer
ican lads can do such things.
"Well, all that day wo woiRed
along cnlmly, watching nnd waiting
for tho sight of tho Germnns thnt
meant certain death.
"The Germans never came out alter
us, and so here I nm."
HERO IS DECORATED
Cyrtfrn"Newipipr Union
1G GUNS BROKE . -
GERMANS' HEART
-A photograph of General Edwards,
commanding the Northeastern depart
ment, pinning the congressional medal
of honor on Lt. Col. Charles Whittle
sey for bravery in the battlo of Ar
gonno forest, where Colonel Whittle
sey nnd his command wero surround
ed by the Germans and held out for
ilve dnys without food or ammunition,
-refusing to surrender to the Huns, un
til they had lost 75 per cent of their
men, when they wcro rescued by
American troops who cut through tho
German lines.
New York. Thnt the capture of
tho great fortress of Laon was
duo to American naval guns mount
ed on flat cars and manned by
naval gunners nnd that- the nnvy
men would have blasted the Ger
mnn frontier to pieces If tho war had
continued," was the assertion of naval
railway battery nfen who nrrlved hero
recently on tho transport Henderson.
Tho appearance of the big naval
guns of the 14-lnch type on tho west
front was one of the most unpleasant
surprises the Germans got throughout
the whole war, they declared. There
wero only five of them In action, but
they wero handled with such rapidity
that the bewildered Teutons believed
there wero 30 of them In Frnncc.
Mangln Gives U. S. Credit.
Genernl Mangln, tho famous French
commander In that sector, himself
credits Rear Admiral Plunkett and his
naval gunners with the taking of Laon.
Tho big 14-Inch guns pounded the for
tress to pieces nhdjiurled giant shells
on railroad lines communicating with
tho city. When the guns got Into ac
tion they were fired every threo min
utes, a speed which the Germnns con
sidered impossible In handling such
monsters. It wns this which gnvo rlso
to tho belief of tho Germnns that there
were 30 Instead of five of tho guns In
action.
There wero six more of the giant
cannon on tho way to Franco when
the lighting emlod. They were of the
snmo bore, but were far more mobile,
as the live In action could only be
used from a pit when they had to be
fired at an angle of more than lfi de
grees In long-range bomhnrdments.
"Gee, If the war hadn't quit wo
would have shown thoso Germnns
something nbout bundling big guns,"
sighed John Mason of 1034 Mason ave
nue, Chicago, "but we showed them
plenty as lt was."
Threo of the flvo guns, tho nnval
gunners said, wero in tlm American
sector in the 'Argonno nnd the other
two were with the French. Ono wns
at Solssons. They had a range slightly
In excels of 35 miles. Each shell fired
weighed 1,400 pounds nnd It took 470
pounds of T. N. T. to send It on Its
pnth ,of destruction back of tho Ger
man lines. When tho shell hit nnd ex
ploded It opened a crater in tiro earth
In which n large-sized American rail
way box car could be burled.
Amazed the Pollu.
On tho American sector tho three
big guns wero mounted within 200
yards of one another nnd wcro nlways
fired In rapid succession. Tho concus
sion wns terrific. ,
The gunners told a story of a French
soldier- who happened to bo standing
too near the giant cannon when they
wero fired. When tlu) first one wns
fired the concussion 'hurled him vio
lently to tho earth. He staggered to
his feet Just as the second ono let go
and down he wont again. Up lie
climbed again, only to be dashed to tho
ground for the third time as tho third
gun roared.
He got up, pale but excited, crying
In French what In American would
mean :
"This will end tho war. Tills will
finl.sh the Germans."
SMUGGLING BY AIR
Luredo, Tex. It Is tho Arm convlc-
lion of Mexican customs officials on
the lower HIo Grande border that-i-ystematlc
smuggling by moans of
powerful airplanes Is being conducted
between that country nnd the United
States. The American authorities on
this side of the International boun
dary uro not yet convinced that con
traband goods aro being carried In
this manner from ono country to the
other, although they freely ndmlt that
it Is possible If not very probable thnt
this la being done.
If evasion of tho export nnd import
duties by this means Is not nlreudy
being carried on It Is only n question
if time when tho nlrplnno will be
brought Into hervlco for that purpose,
It Is predicted by custom officials hero
apd at other places on the Mexican
border.
It Ik with considerable circumstan
tial detail that tho story Is told of
thi nc-'!il traffic by profeuMonnl
mihiIci -. Jose I.ongorlu, a Mexican
river guard stationed at San Ignuclo,
about sixty miles below Laredo, made
a report to his superior officer about
threo weeks ago thnt while on luty
lato at night ho saw moving lights
pnss high above him nnd heard the
whirr of a motor. Tho object was
headed north and camo from some
point to tho south In Mexico. Similar
reports wero mnde by other Mexicans
who asserted that they saw the
strange nerlal machine go back nnd
forward across tho Rio Grande on sev
eral different nights. Up to this time
no corroboration of tho stories told by
the Mexlcnns hnve como from Ameri
can river gunrds.
It- Is recommended by tho custom
authorities of both Mexico and tho
United States who are on duty along
the Rio Grnndo that airplane control
service bo established on both sides
of tho river nt tho earliest possible
time.
Captures Forty Huns, $
Kills Two Given V. C. $
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Seattle. Private Walter l,. A
Rayfiuld of this city, v-ho enlist- $
ed with a Cnnndlnn oglmcnt Ji
soon nftcr wur broko out, todny
Is wearing n Vlctorln Cross. Ho C"
obtained this coveted award by ft
rushing ahead of his company "
Into n trench occupied by Ger- !
no imyoneueu two and :
Adversity Is tho parent of virtue.
U. S. WINS FIRST
PEACE VICTORY
Wilsonlan Idea as Regards Rus
sia Is Adopted by the
"Big Five." .
DRAFTED BY THE PRESIDENT
Country Is to Be Treated as Friend
and Patient Rather Than Foe and
Outlaw Conference Is
Arranged.
Paris, Jan. 24. America won her
first big victory nt the peace confer
ence. The Wilsonlan plan ns regnrds
Russia, tho plan which cnlls for the
treatment of thnt coutnry ns n friend
nnd patient rather than a foe and out
law, wns adopted by tho "Big Five."
President Wilson himself had draft
ed lt, and ho rend lt In-person nt tho
morning session. At the afternoon
sitting lt beenmo the subject of de
bnte, nnd when the delcgntcs ad
journed, all were In accord that tho
American plan was the most feasible,
nnd most practicable.
The plenlpotentlnrlcs of the United
Stntes, Grent Ilrltaln, France, Italy
and Japan officially sanctioned tho
Wilson proposnl.
The first step toward the execution
will be an Invitation by tho associa
ted powers to all tho Russian fnc
tlons to meet representatives of theso
powers on Princes' Island, In tho sea
of Marmora, February 15. The Invi
tation Involves a truco between wnr
rlng Russian factions.
Tho plnn, of course, Is for the pros
cut nn experiment. Hut lt Is the only
ono with regnrd to Russia thnt Is
capable and Indeed, promising of suc
cess, Its underlying basis, ns described
by President Wilson himself, Is the
principle that "peace In Europe nnd in
tho world cannot bo realized until
pence comes In Russia."
An official bulletin Issued by tho
press bureau says:
"Tho proposals of President Wilson
wore approved, Including recognition
by tho nssoclnted powers of tho right
of tho Russlnn people to direct their
own affairs without dictation from tho
outside. Tho powers do not wish to
exploit Russln.
"Tho powers recognizo the revolu
tion nnd In no way countennncu a
counter-revolution. They wish to servo
Russln unselfishly, nnd Invite all or
ganized groups In Slverln or within
the boundaries of European Russln ns
lt stood before the war to send repre
sentatives to Princes' Islund to meet
reprcsentntlves of tho associated pow
ers, provided there is a truce of arms
meanwhile.
"Such representatives will bo px'
pected nt tho place appointed by Feb
ruary 15.
"A plennry session of the confer
ence Saturday will discuss Mr. Lloyd
George's proposals for a league of nn-tlons."
BAKER TELLS OF LOSSES
Bocretary of War 8ays Casualties of
Thirty-Fifth Division During Serv
ice In France Were 827 Men.
Washington, Jnn. 25. Losses of tho
Thirty-fifth division (Kansoj? and Mis
souri National Guard) In killed nnd
died of wounds during Its entire sorv
Ico In Franco up to November 7 wero
827 men, Secretory Rnkor told tho
house rules committee In connection
with n resolution by Representative
Campbell of Kansas calling for con
gressional Investigation of reported
excessive losses In this division.
"COW KING" -LOSES APPEAL
James Dorsey of Kane County, III.,
Must Go to Prison
for Fraud.
Chlcngo, Jan. 21. James Dorsey,
tho "millionaire cow king" of Kane
county! III., must spend eight yenrs In
tho federal prison at Leavenworth,
ICnn., and pny a fine of ?.l,000, accord
lug to n Judgment of the United Stntcn
circuit court of nppcals. Judges Ra
ker, Mack and Evans, after hcarlm;
nrgumenU denied Dorsey's appeal.
Dorsey was convicted In Fi'dcrul
Judge Lnndls' court and on Jununry
31, 1018, wns sentenced.
YANKS REPULSE BOLSHEVIK!
V niniiH
A captured ten. Soon after ho
plunged Into a group of K0 Ger- ft
v, mans nnd enptured them nil. C"
ft Then ho dashed through heavy ft
machine-gun lire and rescued n C"
ft wounded comrade. ft
Lenlne's Forces on the Northern Rus
slan Front Attack the Ameri
can Positions.
Archangel, Jan. 24. Rolshcvlk
forces on the northern Russian front
attacked American nnd Russlnn posi
tions on Sunday last. Tho defensive
outposts were' withdrawn but the bol
shevik attack ou tho main position
wns repulsed.
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Cow Has Quadruplets,
AdQle, flu. A cow belonging to Al
bert Wood, near here, has Just land
ed n sli'ilgc-hnminer blow nt tho high
cost of beef by giving birth to four
well-developed culves, which give
every sign of arriving at tho beef
btenk period In u year or so.
Redo In South Africa.
London, Jan. 27. Plans for tho es
tablishment of a bolshovlBt movement
on the Hand, tho rich gold mining re
gion of tho Union of South Africa,
have been unearthed, according to a
dispatch from Johannesburg.
Perehlna to Return Soon.
Paris, Jan 27. Gen. John J. Per
shlug, commander of the American
iiriuU'H In Europe, will return to the
l 'tilted States with Itesldeut Wilson
on tho transport George Washington,
It was learned here.
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The tames? chewrnsr
um factories In the
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The Flavor Lasts!
Patches and Patriots.
It's the clothes that make the mnn
theso days, all right. Patriots aro
known by their patches.
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP
Why uso ordinary cough remedies
when Uoschce's Syrup hu3 been used
bo successfully for flfty-ono years in
all parts of tho United States for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled In tho
throat, especially lung troubles? It
glycs the patient a good night's rest,
frco from coughing, with easy expec
toration In tho morning, gives nnturo
a chance to soothe tho Inflamed pnrts,
throw off tho disease, helping tho pa
tient to regain his health. Mado in
America" and sold for moro thnn half
a century. Ady.
Occasionally wo hear of a man who
mannges to ninlco good by following
bis wife's ndvlco.
Slop llir Pain.
Tito hurt of a burn or u cut.etopu when
Colo a Carboltealvo In applied. It lienls
quickly without scars. 25a and 60o by
all drugfists. Kor frco sample write The
J. W. Colo Co., nock ford, 111,-Adv.
There are two sides to every story
and a lot of them should ho turned.
In enso of emergency lt Is sometimes
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helped you to emerge.
$100 Reward, $100
Catarrh Is a local dlscaao greatly Influ
enccd by constitutional conditions. It
thoreforo lenulres constitutional troat
ment. HALL'S CATAURH MEDICINH
la taken internally nnd acts through th
Dlood on tlio Mucous Surfaces of the Sys
tem. HALL'S CATAIIUH MEDICINB
destroys the foundation of, the disease,
elves tho patient strongth by Improving
tho general health and assists nature In
doing Its work. 1100 00 for any case of
Catarrh that HALL'S CATARIU
MEDICINE) falls to euro.
Druggists VSo. Testimonials free.
F, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Any man who feeds upon hjs own
greatness Is not npt to bo bothered
with tin) gout.
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.
To half pint of water .add 1 oz. Bay
Hum, a small box of Darbo Compound,
and oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at homo at
very Httlo cost. FnlJ directions for mak
ing and use coma in each box of Barbo
Compound. It will gradually darkrn
streaked, faded gray hair, and molto it soft
nnd glossy. It will not color tho scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and dos not rub offuVdv.
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Western Canada for
varahaahflnedto ferd
the world the same rcsponst
blllty ot production Kill rests upon her.
i prlcca for Uraln, untile and bliecp
are sure to remain, price of land is much below its value.
Land capabls of yleldlnr20 to 45 bush
els off wheat to the acre can be had on
easy terms at from $15 to $30 per
acre Rood grazing land at much lata.
Many farms paid for from n slnulo year's crop. Raising
cattle, oheep and hogs brings equahiuccess. The Government
encourages formlnu and stock raising. Railway and
Land ComDamra offer unuiutl Inducemtnu to Home Seek
ers. Farms may no stocked by loans at moderate interest.
Western Canida offers low taxation, good markets ana hip
ping; free schools, churches and healthful climate.
For partleuUr u to rtdaeod nllwty ru. location of Und,Dla
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