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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
Three BRITAINS ON
MYSTERIOUS MISSION
David Lloyd George and Other
Officials Visit Continent on
Secret Errand.

London, Nov. THE British: gov
eminent has sent three of it's highest
officials to the continent On a most
mysterious and Important mission.
The delegation consists of David Lloyd
George. the chancellor of the eXche-
quer: Lord Haldane. the lord chancei-
Tor. an Lord Reading. the chief JUS
tice.
The destination and object of this
mission is being kept a profound sec
ret. Its importance is evident from it's
membership. and apparently the bust
ness to be transacted concerns both
financial and legal matters. Lord Hal
dine and the chief justice rank about
the foremost authorities Upon The ,aw
in the United KINGDOM.
The most plausible report has il that
the three have gone to Holland md
possibly will extend their Journey 20
the Scandinavian countries 10 deal with
the matter of the shipment or goods
from neutra! countries INFO Germany.
If the statements Of the English n@yvs.
papers are correct. Holland and tho
three Scandinavian nations are ON
Quoting q furnishing trade with Ger-
many through trans-s.lipmen. Of SUP
plies from the United States aud even
from England.
The newspaper Of ali those com
tries assc-. the their Expectations are
for their own needs alone, while Eng
l:sh papers insist hat they arc ~recei--
ing consignmt.ats of petroleum. gram
and foodstuffs generally wnici. far ex-
coed their Koruna! .ecuircncn!s.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
ITCHING BURNING ECZEMA

R. F. D. No. 3, Caldwell, Ohio
"When our baby was about two
months old she broke out over her
body, face and head with eczema. 1t
was bad, about as thick as it could be.
It broke out in a kind Of pilnples. They
were red and sore. She was very
cross and restless. The eczema would
itch and burn till she couldn't sleep.
It looked very badly and would peel
off where the places we're. Her clothes
would irritate the eruption.
1--WE gave her medicine, but it didn't
do any good. We had heard about
Cuticura Soap and Ointment so we
sent for a sample and it was not very
long till she was better. l bought
some more Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment which cured her completely"
(Signed) H. q. Smith, Mar. 81, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. l.. Boston."-Adv
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
Merry PHOTOGRAPHER
WOUNDED IN BATTLE
Donald Thompson Shot While
Taking Chances at Front
In Belgium.

London, Nov. 2.-Donald Thompson,
the Kansas photographer who earned
a place for himself in the history of
American Journalism by purchasing
egress to the war zona of France from
a Russian noblewonlan with a hand
full of cigar p representing,
money, has again leaped lightly into
the rays of the calcium. This time Mr..
Thompson has achieved the not so Gif-
t1culty feat of getting shot.
Arriving here today from Holland,
h intrepid camera man was taken at
once to a hotel to get much needed
sleep. Though his wound is not Sc
rious, Thompson was completely eN-
hausted. having been unable to sit
down with comfort since his misfor-
tune.
Thompson's exploits. beginning all
most with the outbreak of war. have
been heralded all over the world. His
audacity, ~unuuenchable curiosity and
sense of hunor nave pulled him
through numerous scrapes with the
military that seem we'll nigh ilnpos-
sible. AT the time he was shot Thomp-
son was the only camera man With the
German army at the front. He had
received Instructions to leave, but had
postponed the time of departure.
The German battalion from which he
was obtaining food went into action
at Dixmude. Thompson was standing
near the entrance to the camp Kitchen,
when a shell exploded a few feet away.
A fragment struck him as he ducked,
carrying away his coat and plowing a
short but painful furrow.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
ITALY READY TO FlGHT:
R;il GAPiA ANi DING OFT

London, Nov. 2.~-Speculation as to
the effects OF the position taken BIZ
Turkey varies widely. In some quar-
tcrS it is argued even that the acts OF
the former German cruisers. Goehen
and Breslau. will be disavowed by the
porte, but the well authenticated news
of the departure of the Russian ambas-
sador from c.H~nStantinople seems 10
commit Turk.S beyond recall. DELAYED
kilograms from Corstaatinoplc indieat-
ed as late as last Wednesday hat the
British ambassador had received as
slraEces that TURKEY was determined
to preserve neutrality.
The action Of the oaikan states is
awaited with keen interest. Greece IS
expected Immediately TO throw in her
lot with the entente powers, ana it IS
felt that Rulral:s probably viii follow
the same course.
Bulgaria. w!ich recently gained much
Of the prestige lost in the second Bal
Kan war. preserves a stubborn silence.
Revenge would inlnel her 20 an alliance
with TIE Turks. but Sofia seems deter
Ilired 80 iea;ntain neutrality unless the
borders of Bulgaria are crossed.
Rome newspapers aver that with
TH.i,ey in the arena the conflict is no
ionger E.lroneaa, hut Mediterranean in
-roi 6, 1t therefore threatens ItaiS's in
:.lests il, .,orth Africa and raises the
,pl;n,y did question OF the control OF
.ile ,Msfi.terraneaM. which must compel
Ia. Italian government to intervene on
:ne side II the entente powers.
italy. rs a first step in her evident
determination to be a fsctor in the con-
trol Of the Adriatjc. has landed en- ex-
ntd.tic.i OF, the island Of Saseno. which
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
German Private's Diary Found
on Dead Body Describes
Horrors of Battle.
HE SERVED CROWN PRINCE
Written Evidence Gives Insight
to Terrible Suffering En-
dured In France.

Paris. Oct. 90. Nby mail).--Rere is the
story of Il German private. VINO was
found dead in a trench-not dead from
wounds. but o starvation-and this
story. in the form of a daily journal
kept apparently up to the last day. was
found on him. 1t begins with the adj
vance of the crown princes army up
on the Marine after the battle of char
leroi and the fall of Longwy.
1t covers the battle of the Marine and
the great part of the campaign in the
Aisne.
Yesterday was a day OF rejoicing.
Our first army has pushed back the
French. defeated a division of English
cavalry n is before the gates of
Paris. In Russia our troops have taken
$50. 00G prisoners. The JOY would ave
been greater if we had had something
to eat. Our division leaves for Marson
st. Armand and B%ossuet. where we are
to bfvouac before crossing the Marine
tomorrow. We hope to get ratlons there.
w finally stopped long enough to
take a bite. 1t did not take long be-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
DECLARES GERMAN
OFFICERS STARTED FIGHT
WITHOUT ASKING CONSENT
commands the harbor of Avlona, in
Albania.
DIPLOMATIC AGENTS OF
ALLIES TO QUIT TURKEY

Washington, Nov. 2.-Word reached
the state department today that diplo-
matte representatives of the allies were
making preparations to leave Con-
stantinople. Officials declined to re-
veal the source of their information,
but it was understood that already
the United States has been asked to
take over the affairs of at least one
of the legations at the Turkish capital.
Acting Secretary Lansing declined to
state which of the owe had asked
the United States to care for diplomatic
interests at Constantinople. Inasmuch
as Great Britain, several weeks ago
when the Turkish situation apparently
had eached a crisis. asked the United
States to care for her interests in case
of emergency, it was believed today
that nation referred to by officials was
France.
Although there still was Il view in
some quarters that German officers
and Turkish commanders of the war
party might have forced the situation
on the grand vizier and his councillors,
nothing was contained in official dis
patches which could could be construed
as supporting that theory.
Officials awaited further dispatches
with keen interest, as they are desi-
rous of rendering prompt assistance to
any missionaries or other American
citizens affected by war conditions.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
DEBATE
QUESTION OF ETHICS
Fight on Congressional Black
list Idea Becomes Warm
Wrangle.

Chicago, Ill. Nov. 2.--The adoption
of a resolution endorsing the work of
tine congressional committee of the
American Woman Suffrage association,
OF which Mrs. Medil Mccormick is
chairman, has brought q form of peace
to the suffrage convention here.
Whether it will amount to more than
an armed truce remains to be seen.
The issuance of II blacklist of CON
gressional candidates, opposed to wom-
an suffrage, by the committee, was a
step that developed healthy opposition
to the work of Mrs. Mccormick and
her associates. Mrs. Grace Wilbur
Trout, state president. asserted. in a
speech, that the committee was actu-
ated by wrong motives. Mrs. An
toinette Funk and Mrs. Mccormick
made reply. The debate became very
warm and for a time it appeared that
the organization might be disrupted by
the dispute.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
Distinguished Political Career.


EIbridge Gerry Lapham, who repre-
sented New York in the United States
senate in the early SOS, was born in
the town of birmingham, N. Y, 100
years ago. In early life he followed
the profession of a civil engineer.
Later he studied law and in 1874 was
admitted to the bar. He was a mem
ber'of the constitutional convention of
New York in 1867; a representative in
congress from 1875 until 1881, in
which latter year he was elected to
the United States senate to take the
place OF Roscoe Conkling, who had re-
signed. Senator Lapham was a Re-
publican in polite. He died at Canaan
daigua Lake, N. Y, in 1890.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
berlin SAYS ARMY
HilDS BEST POSITION
Germans Now Ready to Direct
Attention to "Campaign's
Object"

Berlin. Nov. .. (by wireless to Say
ville).-Information given OFT for tho
press in official quarters today is as
follows:
Military experts of the Berlin news
papers consider that yesterdays devel-
opnnents around Nerdun were OF the
greatest Importance, and say there is
promise of their resumption with re-
newed strength. In the fighting south
of Nerdun the French are straining ev-
cry effort to crush and drive out the
army which the end of September pen
etratcd as far as ST. Mihiel and which
for u month past has been fighting hard
to hold the ground gained. The Ger
ans now have captured the main po-
sition and their forces are operating
from the direction OF Toul. The French
attack from Ponta-Mousson also was
without results. Attention now can
a~ain be directed to the original object
o1 this campaign.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
DOUBT STORY SULTAN WAS
COERcED BY GERMAN GUNS

London, Nov. 2.-The correspondent
of the Morning Post in Petrograd sends
his paper the following:
9TH statement published here that
the guns of the cruiser Goeben were
turned on the sultan's palace in order
to make him yield to the German de-
man probably is untrue"
A dispatch to the Central News from
Petrograd says that up to a late hour
Friday no declaration of war had been
received from Turkey. Neither the
Russian ambassador nor the Turkish
ambassador have left their posts, the
dispatch says, n continues:
Transformation prevails in Constan-
tinople and the Turkish ministry is
sitting continuously. The secretary of
the Turks embassy in Petrograd says
that he "hopes the misunderstanding
will soon be cleared up
She head of the Moslems in Russia
condemns the folly of Turkey and de-
clares that his followers are loyal to
the Russian emperor"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
BELGIAN PLIGHT IS
AWFUL SAYS lOWAN
Newspaper Man In Letter De
scribes Refugees Fleeing
Before Germans.

Washington, L. c.. Nov. 2.-Chas. S.
Smith. Iowa newspaper man, former
ly of Des Moines and Abba, now in Eu-
rope for the Associated Press. has
written to friends here concerning the
war situation. Mr.. Smith was in Os-
tend and departed from there for Lon
don just before the Germans captured
it. He takes an impartial view of the
war but described the homeless Bel
gians' plight as unspeakable.
"American children certainly do we'll
to help Belgian Children he says.
There plight is awful
Mr.. Smith saw 10000 helpless Bel
gian refugees crowding the Ostend
dock. with a German taube flying
overhead. while the cannonading was
going on within easy hearing distance.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BIZ
THE TURKS AT ODESSA

London, Nov. 2.-The Russian gum
boa. Donets. was sunk, a part of the
crew was drowned and the others
were killed or wounded by the Turkish
torpedo boats which raided the fort Of
Odessa, according to u message OF
Lloyds Agency.
The Russian steamers. Lazareff.
Witiaz and Whampoa and the French
steamer, Portugal, were damaged by
shell fire and a number of sailors were
kill or wounded.
Shells also were fired on the sub
urbs of Odessa, near a number of Oil
tanks, but the tanks were unchanged.
A sugar factory, however. was hit.
Some civilians also We're killed or in
jured by the shells.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
TO Return TO PARIS
Parliament to Meet Soon, Capt.
ia! Is Resuming Normal Con-
ditions Once More.

Paris. Nov. 2-Unofficial announce
ment was made today hat the gov
eminent would return to Paris from
Bordeaux on November 20 and that
parliament would meet on December
10 to pass emergency laws.
Little by little Paris appears to he
returning to more normal condition.
The shops IN the Avenue De L'Opera.
which had their doors locked and the
windows white washed, have been re-
opened. Each day another restaurant
resumes business and the newspapers
which ceased to publish at the time Of
the mobilization have begun to appear
again. The question CT reopening the
course slso is discussed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
SOLDIER WHO STARVED
TO DEATH, DYING, PENS
VIVID PICTURE OF WAR

cause what they gave us was Just
enough to put a sharper edge ON u
appetites. Then we went toward the
Marine. pushing back detacnments Of
the French. They let us come to the
very edge of the stream. our advance
guard was even partly across the
bridge when .heil artillery upeud rre;
it seemed to us that it opened the
gates OF hell at the same time. We
could not advance and We had no or
ders 10 retire.
We could only stand and watch :he
carnage around the bridge. where our
losses were terrible. Ne succeeded in
saving the flag and our commander
and then We're ordered 70 retire. 1t
was not exactly a defeat, the officers
saS-only a retirement. The battle
resumed a little later and lasted all
night. We went forward again. but
We're obliged to dig ourselves in to
escape the terrible artillery fire. Dur
own guns eemed 10 be weak.
This morning iSeNtemher y the
French flying machines arc circling
above us necessarily. ~obliging us to
seems unable to dislodge the French
guns and we fear al infantry attack
from the left. 1t is AN artillery duel
and our troops, Occupying the canal
bridge. have suffered TERRIBLY. Out OF
60 men. % only remained when the
combat was suspended without de-
cisive results. We got out OF the
trenches toward 8 o'clock and We're
lucky enough to dig UP some raw po-
tatoes, which comforted us a little.
"A great battle was announced for
today (September 81. We AVE been
in the trenches four days now and the
rest after long marches would be
agreeable if there We're no dead bodies
of men and horses and if the flies did
not poster us.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
JAPANESE SQUADRON
DONBhRDS Using TAU
Toxic Reports Progress In AS.
sault on German Position
In China.

Toxic, Nov. 2.-The navy department
announces that the japanese squadron.
assisted by English warships and
masked by a mist. approached and Wig
orously and effectively bonbarded h
forts at Using Tau on October 20. Some
Of the defense works We're destroyed,
and ON the next day the bombardment
was repeated. Only the northeast fort
replied to the bo~mbardment.
The funne of a gunboat was shat
tered by the Japanese shells.
London. Oct. 31.-The official press
bureau announced that an Indian con-
tingent has joined the British and Jap
anese forces operating against the
Germans before Using Tau. hin
New York. Oct. 81. The East &
West News bureau made public to-
day the following dispatch received
from Toxic:
The official announcement of the
navy department. made today, Octo-
Der 81, to the effect that the Japanese
~blockading fleet that has daily since
October 25, been bombarding the Using
Tau forts. has, with the addition of
British Warslips, redoubled its efforts
on October 20 and 30 in fierce can
nonading N the various forts of the
enemy.
The japanese army at dawn Oc-
tober 81 commenced n general attack
on Using Tau and is now engaged in a
vigorous artillery battle. The martial
spirit of the attacking army runs
high"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
ITALIANS TAKE ISLE
I'M GULF OF AVLONA

Paris, Nov. "A dispatch from
Rome to the Havas agency reporls
that the island of Saseno. in the Gulf
of Avlona and near the Albanian port
of .Avlona. has been occupied by the
Italians. Admiral PATHS. the dispatch
adds, has landed a battery and a COM
pany OF marines.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
THE CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Phy.i-
cal Health.

The experience of Motherhood is a try
Ing; one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in a hundred is prepared or UNI
derstands how to properly care for her.
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and a distinct
shange in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
ahappy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, a most valuable tonic and
invigorator Of the female organism.
In many homes MES|sSSA
once childless there NV %WWAWM
are now children be- W l&AM
cause of the fact III "a
that Lydia e. Pink ~ y
hams Vegetable ~ " k ~
Compound makesM &sSESIISsn1kg I'M
women normal, gNMSaIM&IM
healthy and strong. GS2.@sEsSSSg@
II you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conf1.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
Probably.

Probably.
"The new maid is stealing a nap"
81 guess it is the one she took off
the parlor carpet"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12

tion of the general assembly. he
said 1t was not necessary for him to
state his position on the question Of
Bleascism.
After Senator Clifton's speech, tho
meeting adjourned for dinner, re-
assembling at 3 o'clock to hear the
candidates for the house speak.
j. c. Dunbar spoke first. He used
most Of his time explaining a system
Of rural credits and it's benefits. He
favored fish protection and a ware
house system. He told Of his form
or experience In the house from
Marlboro county.
DR.. Geo. w. Dick. e., next speaker,
told several good Jokes, as usual, but
gave a strong talk on his work on the
ways and means committee and the
sinking fund commission. lie told of
the reduction on State insurance that
had been made. He paid a high trib-
ute to Winthrop college.
A. X. Sanders told of his past ex-
periencc In the house and Of his work
on the penitcntiary directorate. He
thanked the voters for handsome
votes here In the past.
n. b. Belscr spoke of the i'm
portant measures which he had in
troduced and many Of which had
passed. including the bill for ca. lie
tick eradication, the bill to tax water
power franchises. the redrafting of
the cotton warehouse bill. and the bill
increasing the road funds. He ex-
planned the sale of the asylum prop
erty In Columbia. He told of his
work In the Sumter Chamber Of
Commerce.
ID. ID. Noise, the last speaker, an
nounccd his candidacy and told who
he was. He spoke of his work In the
county. lie instituted the movement
for tobacco warehouse in Sumter
and had tried to help the farmers.
He favored a simple form Of land
registration and believed In helping
the rural schools. He did not favor
any further appropriations that
would increase taxation In Sumter
county. He had no political record.
but was willing for all to view his
private record.
The meeting was very orderly and
pleasant and all Of the candidates
were applauded to some extent. Sen
ator Clifton was applauded several
times during his speech and Messrs.
Sanders and Dick seemed to be In
favor with most Of the crowd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
MARLBORO MEN CALL CONFER.
ENCE.
Planters Would Have south Carolina
Act Promptly to Protect Cotton
Crop.

Bcnncttsville, Aug. IA mass
meeting OF farmers and business men
of Marlboro county was held in the
court house here this afternoon. Thu.
object of tho meeting was to discuss
the present situation which confronts
the farmers and business men. The
meeting was addressed by Senator f..
ID, Smith. who spoke earlier in the
day at the senatorial campaign meet
ing; G. p. Hodges Of Brownsville, DR..
Stackhouse OF Dillon. ID. s. McLalr:n
of McColl and others.
After the speeches a resolution was
unanimously adopted resolving that
T.. j. Watson, commissioner of agri-
culture. be asked to call q meeting Cf
the business men Of South Carolina
and farmers to meet at Columbia on
Saturday. August Is. at IL O'Clock
to devise ways and means OF hand
ling the cotton crop, and that Mr..
Watson also call a meeting i'm each
county In the State on Wednesday,
August IL. and that the men attend
ing that meeting appoint as many
delegates to the State convention as
the county has townships. 1t is hoped
that these delegates will meet with
the legislature. provided that it Is
called together. a motion was also
made and carried that u committee OF
eight citizens. one representing each
township be appointed to wait on the
governor and request that "a special
session of the Legislature be called for
Saturday, August Is. and request
that they pass at once state
warehouse act. 1t was the sense of
the meeting that State warehouse
act would solve the cotton problem
for South Carolina. The Chamber of
Commerce has nominated the follow
ing delegates to attend the Southern
Cotton congress at Washington. Au-
gust 1914: II. l.. McCOll, w. G..
Adams. G. u. Hodges. Brownsville; G..
=. Chafiln. {. H. Exum, f.. w. Evans
and John l.. McI.aurin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
Fire Destroys Barn.

FIRE ON Tuesday of last week de-
stroyed the barn and contents of Mr..
Jessie ellis, just across the line i'm
Lee county. A valuable mule and all
or his feed were also destroyed. The
hre originated from u bolt of lightn-
ing. We do not know whether Mr..
Giiiis carried insurance or not
Camden Chronicle.