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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 134.
Self Defense Advanced
Mr. Burke's defense was that
White shot Sloan in self-defense.
He hinted at a family scandal,
which was a major portion of
White's stoiy told late Wednes-
Piatt, wild with rage, accused his
wife and White on Sunday, May 3,,
one day prior to the killing. White'
and -Mrs. Piatt reiterated their de­
nials. Piatt demanded that they face
Sloaii with him and before Sloan deny
the charges. "Sloan says if you do
not confess and tell the truth he will
kill you, White," was the defendant's
testimony.
It was then, said White, that he
bought a gun. The following morn­
ing White testified he was walking
down the street when Sloan, who had
driven up in an automoble, accosted
him and called him oyer. There wys
hot exchange of words, and, Wihite
testified, Sloan started toward him.
Then, fearing for his life, said the
witness, he drew hiB gun and fired.
Mrs. Piatt Net Called.
Mrs. Piatt, a young *and quite at­
tractive woman, was in the court room
during Whitals testimony, toftt the
state did not call her in rebuttal.
The prosecution permitted to stand
White's testimony that Piatt had told
him that Sloan would kill, him if he
dd not admit improper relations with
Mrs. Piatt.
The defense rested early this morn­
ing, and State's Attorney Scott Cam
eron of Emmons county began bis
oneaing argument to the jury. He
declared White a southerner, with the
southerner's code of ethics, which per
mitt«d the drawing, ofa gtmon.any
man fct any time for any1 fancied in
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REFUSES TO DRAG SCANDAL
'Mrs. Piatt Nor Her Reputation Are at Stake in This Trial,"
Scott Cameron Dramatically Tells Jury in Closing Statement
—Wiflbws of Murdered Men Follow Closely Addresses to the
Jury—Defendant Is Unmoved Throughout the Trial—Tells
His Story of the Shooting
WHITE GETS TEN YEARS
After three hours' deliberation the jury
which tried Clarence White of Hazelton for
the murder of Charles D. Sloan^ wealthy Em­
mons county farmer, at Hazeltoh on March 4,
found White guilty of manslaughter in the
first degree and sentenced him tb 10 years in
the penitentiary. '"'V'^
traged^ Mr. Burke
said,reste4 upon SlOan^ account
of alleged jmproperrelations be­
tween Mrs. riatt find the defend­
ants
"He went to Piatt And said
that he has seen Mrs. Piatt sit­
ting on White's lap. Thisitmot
what he saw.^ j^|U|W.iaiv
Mrs. Piatt vft^ifMfftears from
White's 'cheek. White was. in­
consolable because of the loss of
his arm." -V
Judge C^gtifflgdr*charged the
iury shQ^lHoRmV^theH^diftner
hour. I- m*:
ine widths of thfeiwo mur­
dered menisat through- the argu­
ments-'of'the attorfttys, follow­
ing the recital of th£ testimony'
closely.
"Piatt told me on Sunday, the day
before the shooting, that if denied
Sloan's charges that I had been im
ipropetly ftj}endfc{ With Mrs. Piatt,
he (Sloan) would kill me," testified
(Clarence White, who on March 4
shot and killed Charles D. Sloan and
R. S. Piat at Hazelton.
White was the only witness called
to the stand in his own behalf. He
traced the beginning of ill feeling
between himself and Sloan, his former
employer and benefactor, to one day
in. early spring. White testified that
Sloan had brought in a load of hogs
to Hazelton and that he, the defendant
had sought to assist him in building
a pen for them. When be, (\yhite)
discovered that he cpuld not drive
a nail with his one remaining hand,
he for the first time realized the ex­
tent pf his loss when his left hand
was torn off in a corn shredder last
fall. He broke down, and went into
the house, crying. He had been liv­
ing with the Piatt's while recuperat­
ing from his injury. Mrs. Piaft, in a
sympathetic mood, seated herself on
a couch beside White ana rested one
hand on his shoulder. Sloan, coming
in suddenly, discovered Mrs. Piatt
and White in this attitude, and, White
testified, immediately charged them
with improper conduct. Both Mrs.
Piatt and White entered energetic de­
nial, but Sloan would not be convinc­
ed, and two days later before the
killing, White testified, Sloan inform­
ed Piatt that bis young wife and
White were lovers.
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Glarence White's case went to the jury *early Thursday after­
noon, after vigorous addresses to the jury by Scott Cameron, state
attorney of Emmons county, tmd E. T. Burke, former supreme
court justice, who is counsel for the defense.
Any effort to drag in Mrs. Piatt or het alleged relations with
the defendant was carefully avoided by State's Attorney Cam­
eron.
"Mrs. Piatt or her reputation are not in this case/' he em­
phatically told the jury in his closing argument Thursday morn­
ing. "Why she has been dragged into the case is not material.
The sole question is, did Clarence White kill Charlie Sloan in the
manner charged by the state?"
ITALIAN COMANDER
AN DME NCAPTURED%
Washington, D. C., May 23.—Def
inite announcement thai Command
•r Pellegrini anil his men w|to tor
pedoed an Austrian battleship in
the harbor of Pola en May 14, were
taken prisoners Was contained In
I taken
a cable dispatch from Rome.tdday
Press dispatches Have said it was
no tknown definitely what became
of the- Italian commander and hit
man.
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Casualties Among Patients ?nd
^jn ^Staffs of Hospitals Thot
to Number 100
NO AMERICANS IN LISTS
Large Hospital to Which United
States Workers Were At­
tached Thot Safe
With the British Army
in Franct, May 23 —Ger­
man aiurien have again
bombed heavily British hos­
pitals behind the lines, and
this time have killed and
wounded some 100 Among
the personnel and patients
of the different hospitals in
the group.
Included in the casualty
lists are the names of sev­
eral sisters, who stood by
their posts.
NO AMERICANS KILLED
There is in the neighbor­
hood one large hospital and
another in which there are
American workers, but
neither of these appear to
have suffered. Last sum­
mer a number of American
doctors and nurses were
killed and wounded when
these same hospitals were
raided by the Germans.
This latest horror was
perpetrated Sunday night
apparently by 4 squadrons
of enemy airplanes, which
comprised more than a
score of machines. A great
number of bombs were drop­
ped, digging vast craters in
the hospital grounds.
Aeroplane Brought Down.
A three-seated aeroplane flying
a low altitude was brought down. The
ehemy captain and pilot sustained
comparatively light shrapnel wounds,
while the observer was not hurt. When
questioned why he had, directed his
men against hospitals, the captain ex­
plained in a matter of fact way, that
htf didn't see the Red Cross signs. He
said he was seeking military objec­
tives and had no desire to molest hos­
pitals.
(The first raid began shortly after
ten o'clock and lasted until 11 o'clock.
Not satisfied with this, the enemy re­
turned 'at 11:40 o'clock and fbomb^C
more.
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Thetiictureabove was snap­
ped Wfyile the explosives at the
Aetna Chemical plant were ac­
tually "going off." No, the pho­
tographer didn't have an ad­
vance tip that the disaster was
cbming—but explosions contin­
ue^ thruoghout the afternoon,
and the'camera man, arriving on
the scejne.after the first blasts,
iHounSd£# benzine tankftiftfff&f
his lens ort the chemical building
and- waited until it exploded.
Just' after the photographer got
this picture a watchman saw
him on tfie itaijk and yelled:
"Hey, benzine in there! Beat
it!" He did—just in time.
/the picture below shows what
was left of the main building
atf&rtne explosions, which left
the whole plant and the town Of
Oakdale (Pittsburgh suburb) as
well, in ruins.
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OF IDLE ACRES
IS UNDER WAY
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Women Prove Heroines.
In one building which was damaged
most seriously all patients were suf­
fering from compound fractures, which
made .it- necessary- "their limbs be
strapped in the air. X*ot a woman left
Continued on Pag* Three.)
Tract of 320 South of Beach Is
Taken Over by Department
of Justice Official
KRAMER BANK TO PLEAD
Charged with Cutting Down
Crop by Seizing Farmer's
Seed Wheat for Debt
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"Since you have repudiated
your contract with me, after I had
the seed in the ground, I wish to
call your attention to the follow­
ing Ofder issued today by the
North Dakota Council of De­
fense," H. G. Garber of the depart­
ment o||t justice, today wired C. H.
Blanchard of Orange, Calif, in
serving upon him an order of the
state council directing that Gar­
ber taHe oyer 320 acres in Gold­
en Valley owned by Blanchard,
cropping the same to flax prior to
June 15 on the terms decreed this
week by the state council, i. e.,
that throwner, if the land already
has been culitvated, shall receive
25 percent or if raw land, ten per­
cent of the crop. Garber and M.
H. Bowen of Carlyle. Mont., had
contracted with Blanchard for this
land, bot, after it was cropped,
Garber claims, Blanchard raised
his ante. A complaint to the coun­
cil of defense followed, and the
council took immediate action.
E. J. Platen of Dunn Center is
the sec'ond man to comply with
the council of defense's land con­
scription orders. He today ad­
vised the council that he has his
tractor outfit busy breaking for
flax a sect:on near Dunn Center,
which he is cultivating under or­
ders of the council.
The North Dakota Council of De
fense's campaign to place every till­
able acre on the firing line is working.
Already tthe order issued by the coun­
cil Tuesday, coil
scripting North DM
kota's idle acres, has added several
thousand to the acreage which will
be devoted this summer to producing
the bumper flax crop which Uncle
Sam expects frdm. North Dakota.
(Continued oa Page Three.)
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BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOT^, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1918.
NORTH DAKOTA WILL REACH
$500,000 MARK BY THE END OF
WEEK IN RED CROSS DRIVE
N\ I)., May 23.—North Da
exceed the $500,000 mark
kota will
in the Red Cross drive by the end of
the* week whfen the drive oiosi:'. it
was T.i dieted todav by Harry «.*. Wii
bur, state executive secretary. Mr.
ELBOWOODS BOY
BADLY HDRT IN
ATTACK OH HON
Private Joe Younghawk of Ber
thold Reservation Listed
with Injured
Washington. D. ('., May 23.-The
army casualty list today contained 83
names, divided as follows:
Killed in action 14 died oil wounds
12 ^died of disease 11 wounded ?e
verely 39 wounded slightly 0: miss­
ing in action 1.
The list includes: Several/ wound­
ed, PRIVATE JOE YOUNGHAWK,
ELBOYv'OODS, X. D. wouniVd slight­
ly, PRIVATE BRUCE COCHHAN,
GRAFTON, N. D.
TOBACCO TO BE
REGULAR RATION
FOR THE SOLDIERS
With the American Army in France,
May 23.—Tobacco, which heretofore
has been purchased by soldiers or is­
sued by the Red Cross and other ag­
encies, will be made a part of the
regular rations. On the recommenda­
tion of General Pershing each soldier
will receive dail£ four tenths of an
ounce of smoking tobacco and cigar­
ette papers.
DUTCH MINISTER QUITS.
Amsterdam, May 23.—August Phil­
lips, Dutch minister to the United
States, who recently returned on ac­
count of ill' health, requested his re­
lease from the post.
of the Aetna Blow-Up at Pittsburg
SNAPPED DURING THE EXPLOSIONS
WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE MAIN PLANT
Wilbur's prediction was based on par­
tial reports lrom several counties
which show more than $21',D00
In the F.etl Cress war fi-nd drive for
$100,000,000 North Dakota's quota is
$407,800.
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SISTER
OF PARNELL
DIES
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WORKHOUSE.
London, May 23.—A sensation
I was created in Dublin today by the
death in the workhouse hospital of
Mrs. Emma Ricketts, sister of the
late Charles Stewart Parnell, the
famous Irish patriot.
HEAVY QUAKE
RECORDED AT
WASHINGTON
Shocks Believed by University
of Chicago to Have Been
in Chile
Washington, D. C., May -23.— A hea­
vy earthquake occurred this morning
centered at a point not yet determin­
ed. The shocks were juse dying down
at 8:45 a. m.'and until the seismo­
graph records have been removed
from the machines definite data will
not be available.
Thought to be In .Chile.
Chicago, ill., May 23.—The earth­
quake reported from Washington to
day is believed at the weather bureau
office at the University of Chicago
to have occurre(d in Chile. The ins-1
truments indicated that the tremor
which lasted seveiral minivteis was
south by southeast of Chicago three
thousand nine hundred mile distant.
This spot is approximately the same,
it was said, as a quake two days ago I
GO TO WAR
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200 VOLUNTEER
SOLDIERS WILL
TRAIN AT A.C.
Men to Be Recruited from All
Parts of Country and Given
Mechanical Course
Fargo, X. D„ May 23.—Two hun­
dred volunteer soldiers will be train­
ed in special lines at the North Dakota
College of Agriculture, beginning June
15, it was announced today/by E. R.
Keene, dean of engineering of the
college, who will direct the work.
The training course will /consist of
automobile repairing, forging, concrete
work, wireless and carpentry.
Deane Keene is given a faculuty of
1.") members to train the men, who are
now being recruited throughout the
country.
INTERMITTENT SHELING.
Paris, May 23.—There was intermit­
tent shelling on the river Avre, last
night, th ewar office announced to­
day.
French detachments patroling in th»
Champagne brought in prisoners and
some war material.
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MISS STINSON
STARTS ON LONG
MAIL FLIGHT
Chicago, III/, May 23.— I
Miss Katherine Stinson, the
aviatrix, started on a flight
from Chicago to New York,
with mail at 7 30 o'clock this I
morning. I
Flies Over Ohio
Cleveland, O., May 23.—
New York Central railroad
officials report that Miss
Katherine Stinson, the a via
trix, flying from Chicago to
New York, flew over Ohio
about 11 o'clock this morn
ing.
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which caused loss of life and consid
erable damage in Chile.
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LAST EDITION
PRICE FIVE CEjNTS.
EVERY BAN OF
DRAFT AGE IS
Deferred Classifications, Given
No Consideration Under
New General Order
AFFECTS BASEBALL MEN
Men of Big Leagues Must Enter
Essential Occupations or
Join Fighters
Washington, D. C., May
23.—Every man of draft
age must work orlBght aft­
er July 1 under a drastic
Amendment to the selective
service regulations an-
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nounced today.
Not only idlers, but all
draft registrants engaged in
what are held to be non
useful occupations, are to be
hailed before the local board
and given the choice of a
new job or the army.
NO DEFERRED CLASSIFICA­
TION
Deferred classifications
granted on account of de
pendents will be disregarded
entirely in applying the
rule. A man may be at the
bottom of Class or in
Class IV and if he falls
within the regulation and
refuses to take, useful em­
ployment he wjil be:given a
new numiber in Clasd I JKat .f
will send him into the mili­
tary service, forthwith. Lih
cal boards are authorized to
use discretion fidy 4#hen
they find enforced iKafaigeiof
employment would force
undue hardship on his de
pendents*
Htts Baseball,J&AYJBRS
Provost Marshal (mttrlil.
Crowder'a new* "work
,To Solve Labdr PitoblwiW?^'
Splendid Marksmanship Shown
by Sammies in Silencing
German Batteries
With the American Atmy:in Trance,
Wednesday, (May 23.—(Byithe Associ­
ated Press)—The accuracy of the
American artillery fire on the Picardy
front is attested by informationf that
eight out of ten German batteries,
which have been active in bombard­
ing the American positions have 'been
destroyed iby the American artillery­
men since their entry inti this sec­
tor. Direct hits were obtained, in
most instances.
In addition to this the American
guns have torn up the enemy rear
lines.
UNLIMITED POWER
FOR PRES. WILSON
Secretary Baker to Appeaf at
Conference on Draft
Washington, D. C., May -23.—After
a conference between Secretary Baker
and Chairman Dent of the Souse mil­
itary committee today the committee
arranged to have the secretary ap­
pear today at a session designed to
give tthe president unlimited power
as to the number of men he may call
out.
DRY FORCES WIN
SECOND SKIRMISH
Refuse Appropriation for Food
Prosecution^ Bill
Washington, D. C\, 'May 23- -Dry
forces in the house today won a sec*
ond skirmish in favor of national pro­
hibition during the war, when on a
preliminary vote an amendment was
apDroved refusing any of the $11 346,
000 appropiration in the food produc­
tion bill until the president issues the
proclamation prohibiting the use of
food in the manufacture of liquor.
THREE MEN LOST.
Washington, D. €.. May 23—Three
men were lost in the sinking of the
American tanker, William Rocjifeller,
torpedoed in European waters May
19th, the Navy Department abdtiunc
ed today. All officers and 61 men
were landed uninjured. 4
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fight" regulations may re­
quire professional bisebaff
players either io crigiflfe in
some useful occupiitiori or
join the army.' •.
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Both the militaryiouthor^Ues and dB-!
partmetit of labor officials believe it
will go a long way toward solving:
the labor problem for farmers, ship­
builders and other war industries.
The list will be extended ftym time to
time as necessity requires.'
To prosecute Slackera.
Slackers who leave the country to
escape the draft will be prosecuted
on their return.
EIGHTOUT OF
TEN HUN GUNS
I QUT OF FIGHT
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