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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16
Which Capital First?
From the BROOKLYN Eagle.

Russia Is furnishing one OF the surprises
OF the war. From Berlin come no denials
that nearly the whole Of East Prussia is
In h hands Of the enemy. To all intents
and purposes. the progress of the first In
vading army has been unimpeded. while
military region. The surprise furnished
10 not that the advance has been success
full. but that In 20 short q time the legions
of the GEAR should gather such moment
UNI.
No contradictions come from the Ger
man capital. There It IL admitted that
retreat was compelled and hat there Il
be. checked. What q almost impos-
sible Of belief 10 that they Z be halted,
ven temporarily. Three million Russians
more are mobili1ing.
While the great left wing u menacina
Austda and invading 0alicaa, the objec.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16
The Long Road.

From the Washington Times.
Ger1nany enters the war with the great
est MILITARY machine that was ever build
ed. Every advantage is on her side at
the outset.
But she is fighting against well-nigh all
the scale at the outset.
Her enemies will suffer disasters, but
d nsas Will not be irrevocable. They
means. on. which to draw. That they
realize their situation, that they are pre-
paTlng TOR great drafts, that they are
is indicated by the spirit of grim deter
mination evinced by Earl Kitchener il.
ms speech to the lords. That speech is
Ihe WORD OF a nation that has set its hand
back.
Every victory for the Germans increases
the probability that Italy will have to
VIII be an error to assume anything in
derogation of the italian army. 1t has
recently been through war, and has a
very large proportion of seasoned yeter-
ans, Either Italy or Britain can put
100000 soldiers in the field in case of
necessity.
bring. home forces from India; and there
VIII be no danger in India as a result,
because Japan stands ready to garrison
that country in case of necessity. New
Zealand. Australia, Canada, are ready to
send large forces. How large they may
be in the event of extreme necessity. is
suggested by the thought that Canada
has about the same population tina the
white people of the south counted at the
time of our civil war. What would the
mighty armies of the confederacy count
If they could be called back into being
and hurled into this struggle on the side
of the allies!
While the allies are certain to recoup
every loss. to overmatch with every
month of the wal the utmost thai they
could present in the month preceding.
Germany must look forward to a pro-
gressive reduction of her available force
IN men and in resources. It is a repeti-
ton of the tragic tale of France under
Napoleon. Russia almost knows no limit
to It's capacity. to bring together armies
Of splendid fighters. Whatever may be
said about the comparison between the
Russian n the German personnel is all
to- the advantage of the Germans. In In
~telligence and training they rave the bet
ter of the argument. But after all war is
a barbarous business, in which barbarians
accepting the ka!ser's estimate of the
Russians-are quite capable.
The world will not be conquered by Ger
many. The wrecking of a great army
happened, In the whole cory Of this con-
fict. Time fights on the side Of the allies.
They have q rock of security in the same
navy that won at the Nile, at Trafalgar.
at Copenhagen. They will not be starved
into submission. because the wide seas
are theirs. :
Just as the empire of the seas. firmly
SHOWS, fighting for Russia. made It inn
possible for Bonaparte to carry his eagles
In triumph to every quarter of Europe.
SO Will h ~vastness Of Russia and the
solidity OF Britain at last yea down the
power OF the %conqueror in this war.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16
Favorits Mistakes on Typewriter.
From the Chicago Tribune.

What is your favorite mistake on q
typewriter? Nearly everyone who has
used a machine for some time finds
that he or she makes a mistake on
some word or number of words and
the mistake generally Is made in
the same way. For instance, ''hte''. is
one OF the commonest mistakes for the
.'cht" Is somewhat more rare; '.ahve"
for have. "hwat" for what, and similar
tr~ansposttions Of the first letter are
common. Some photographers make
their mistakes ON the second and third
letters. ..tkae' for take. ...gril" for girl,
and similar one are Of this type.
ing the position Of the novels In .
word. One may be In the habit al
making some OF the following mis-
takes: "Luvuruous'' Tor luxurioua,
..necissety'' for necessity, 'scustom0'
for costumes. Other mistakes are mors
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16
The Russian Advance.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

.
Anglo-SaNondom has never taken 1.-The
Bear that walks like a man too seri-
1 6a X exsn when s11s the bear neMs h nap 81 pa to
ersburg of great Russian successes on
German soil. looking to a forced march
on y 3; viii be discounted as much by
comes to diplomatic or official lying the
Russians have few equals and no SUI
periorS.
In the Napoleonic wars, 100 years ago,
though the English and the Russians were
Joined in attack on the Corsican, the
qgizz.eal view of Russian military meth
they, poet. laureate. expressed it in his
lines on the march to Moscow:
There was Tormazow and Jemalow;
And all the others that end i'm "ow;;''
Milarodovitch and Jaladovitch,
And all the others that end in Itch = = :
Oscharoffsky and Rostoffsky,
And al the others that end in "off.
A zs',d s Eas!Uis of he psas %shoye ehsp' 'e 9'1' off;
And Markot' he marked 'em off;
And Krosnoff he crossed 'em off;
And Boroskoff he bored 'em off;
And Parenzoff he pared 'em off;
And Kutusoff he cut 'am off;
Ana Ana M naarana5s IL he worried 'sm off;
And Rodionoff he fiogged 'eln off;
And. last of all. an admiral came.
A terrible man with a terrible name;
= sA-tS n.y. S0A LII hAlo" NY lSoIl
very we'll,
But which no one can speak and no one
can spell.
Such are the horrors East Prussia and
the armies of the kaiser must confront
as manfully as they can. What Russia
did to the great Napoleon in her own
territory she may seek to dc to the
kaiser in his eastern provinces. A new
terror would be lent to war if these
names We're Photographed to be thun-
dered out by talking machines in the adj
vance line. But the world will remem-
Der that Germans are not Frenchmen.
and that the %shouvaloff who tries to
nave his hands full.
What is probably true is that the thou
a mile line between Russia and her
German and Austrian enemies has been
pierced at several points. that many
that, nevertheless, the first real defense
of Germany has not been reached That
the menace of the Russians overwhelm-
ing numbers is serious may not be
doubted. We do not believe that it has
been underestimate by the German
S~trategiStS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16
The Only Way.

IN england the wal has brought to pow
formerly. well to do. Their tragedy is the
result of q calamity that no one could
foresee. No parent al be certain that his
erty. There Is no guarantee against it.
The best insurance is to teach them to
work. Probably the best asset any youth
soil. That Is the most permanent and uni
versal Of trades. ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16
Compliment. 20 s.rx;.

From the Philadelphia North American.
GOD OF our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GOD 81 our dear Observation-Disclosures.
defense and Observation-Disclosures Josef.
God OF our race.";-George. God Of our
right arm" ALBERT. And from the cock
pit OF Europe comes the fighting slogan OF
servia. w can take care Of ourseiyes..
Serv1a at least 10 not ~blasphemous.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16

According to an English scientist. II
the radium In the interior Of the earth
ct the surface. the world win Rrow hot.
ter instead of colder.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16

In the rainy season the wet, fiat
lands Of Ecuador produce q vine Yield
Ing q fruit which. when dried. forms q
vegetable sponge said by some persons
to be superior to animal sponges.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-09-16

Photo shows a accommodating party of Cossacks, the trough riders" cs
the Russian army, n the German frontier. Before the fighting began in
Belgium a month ago the Cossacks were known IS the most ruthless fight
ing men IN the world. The rumor that the Russians intend to lay waste the
city of Berlin, as vas done by the Germans to Iouvain. is bringing alarm,
panic and terror to the inhabitants of the German capital
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18

to the West Virginia law, and the So
called hardship it works upon doc
tors, is a very unhappy one for you.
Ii is a matter of fact that the State
Pharmaceutical association and the
State Medical association were the
ones who made the appeal to the gov
ernor and the legislature to have the
present law enacted. Alcohol, as a
medicine. is fast dropping out of use.
The use of alcoholic beverages re-
duces resistance to disease germs,
makes the user of 1t more liable to
contract diseases, and the diseases
that drinkers have are more liable to
be fatal in the proportion of three to
n as compared TO abstainers. The
children of drinking parents are
more liable to be below normal in the
proportion of four to one, and are
more liable TO die in infancy. AL
coholic drinks are responsible, to an
alarming degree, for idiocy, epilepsy,
feeble mindedness and mental def
cheney in children and insanity in
adults Local w. G.. T. u.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18
THE CITY
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday; colder
tonight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18
SABBATH
Presbyterian Synod to Make Cam
paign for Sabbath Observance.

Mitchell. Nov. 1S.-At the recent
annual meeting of the Synod of
South Dakota of the Presbyterian
church, held in Mitchell. the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resolved. That the Synod of
South Dakota hereby declares its
conviction that the Christian people
of South Dakota must be thoroughly
awakened to the significance of the
Christian Sabbath and the sure re-
suits of its present damnable desc
Grafton by the conspiring forces of
iniquity in this state.
Resolved, That we call upon all
our ministers to declare Gods truth
upon this subject by special dis
courses this coming year.
Resolved. That special means be
employed to instruct the children of
the church in Sunday schools and
young peoples societies on this
theme so vital to all true religion.
Resolved, That we demand the
honest and fearless enforcement OF
our state Sabbath laws by the proper
public officials. and that we most
earnestly invite our sister denomina-
lions to join us in a statewide cam
paign for Sabbath Observance"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18
COYOTE ORATORS
South Dakota Debating Teams Vim
Against Iowa and Kansas.

Vermillion, Nov. 1S.-The Univer-
sity of South Dakota added two more
victories to her enviable record in
forensics Friday evening, when her
affirmative debating team defeated
Iowa State college at Vermillion by
a decision of 2 to /, and her negative
team defeated Kansas State college
at Manhattan. Kan, by a unanimous
decision.
Iowa State college was represented
by John H. Swan, Russell Engberg
and Allan T. Flint, and had as their
opponents Blaine Simons, Lee ellis
and James Fitzgerald. The question,
Resolved, That immigration to the
United States should be further re-
stricted by a literacy test brought
forth m of the strongest and most
interesting debates ever staged at the
university. The team that represent
ed the university at Manhattan was
made up of C.. M. Davis, H. B. Ru-
dolph and II. G. Mundt. Prof. G. T..
Lyon accompanied the team and to
him considerable credit is due for
the creditable showing made by the
university.
That the university of South Da-
kota has a record in forensies of
which she may we'll be proud is
shown by the fact that in the last
three years she has won eight out of
ten debates and has defeated the Uni
versity of Colorado, the University
of Denver, Iowa State college, twice,
Kansas State college, twice, Creigh-
ton university and Grinnell.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18

Candidates File Expense Accounts
with the Secretary of State.

Pierre, Nov. 1S.-A number of the
candidates in the late election are
filing their expense accounts with
the secretary of state. Among them
are J.. w. McCarter for governor,
s995.4S; c. II. Dillon for congress,
s819.15; Charles H. Burke for SEN
ator, $1|,735.55; Fred Hepperle, land
department, 1922; l.. w. Bicknell,
attorney general, ~$140.1O; Louis j.
Johnson, railway commissioner, s98;
Jacob Fergen, treasurer, $4,000; G.
III. Lugg, superintendent of instruc-
ton, s273; M. T.. Habgood, state land
department, Sc; Charles ID. Fousek,
state auditor, SO; George c. Berry,
lieutenant governor, $70.69; Fred B.
Houck, state land commissioner, 5
cents; John C. Knapp. for governor,
M. j. Russell, attorney general, and
Ola Venjum for secretary of state,
declare that they did not spend any
thing in the campaign.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18

The Ohio Home Rule" association
has warned the physicians of the
state that they face the danger of
being arrested as b~ootleggers for
prescribing alcohol If prohibition be-
comes the law of the state. They
are receiving some very spirited re-
plies. One physician, DR.. N. l.. Mac
Lachlan, writes:
II and no other honest physician
need have any fear of being arrested
as a 'bootlegger' il the state goes dry.
Alcohol in any form is not a neces-
sity in medicine. There are many
medicines that IAN be better and
more effectually used in It's stead
The total prohibition of the use of
alcoholics incidentally would not in
crease the death rate m iota. So
kindly save your tears and fears"
A letter signed by eighteen M. DIS
of the state makes the following re-
tort:
Your claim that dope victims are
increased in dry territory does not
represent the facts. The liquor habit
is the %forerunner OF the drug habit.
This evil is far more prevalent in wet
territory than in dry territory. Kan
sas has less than 9 per cent of dope
and liquor victims combined In her
state p~enitentiary. Ohio has over SO
per cent of drink victims alone In the
state penitentiary. Your reference
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18
MEASURES SUBMITTED
Prize Joker Comes To Light in Greg
DRY County.

Dallas, Nov. 18.-Either in the
way of a deliberate hoax, or through
an official blunder of some kind, -four
measures which were submitted and
adopted at the 1912 election were err
~roneously submitted TO the voters OF
Gregory county as part of the re-
ferred measures in the 1914 election.
1t is supposed that the error, or de-
liberate substitution, occurred in this
county in some manner.
One of the special ballots sen out
to the various polling places in this
county contained the Richards pri-
mary law. the headlight law, the
herd law and the county seat law. al
of these being 1912 proposals. and
none of them legally up for consid.
GRAFTON i'm 1914. This ballot was
dated Nov. 3, 1914.
a large percentage of the voters
registered either in favor of or in
opposition to these "phoney" meas
ures. In view of the fact that the
Richards law pulled out a large ma.
jority here two years ago it is rather
interesting to observe that il failed
to pass this time by a vote of 1875 IL
.9S7. The headlight law, now in op.
Grafton, was the only m of the -four
old measures that found favor. Il
passed by a vote of 1119 TO $40.
This bogus ballot in Gregory coun
ty took the place of the special bal
lot submitting the question of call
ing a constitutional convention.
IL has been impossible to learr
here whether other counties had
similar experience, OF whether tht
ballot error was merely a local con
dition. In any event the incidenr
probably stands out as one of th'
greatest jokers ever occurring in
South Dakota campaign.
Voters knew that a new primar!
law was being submitted at the re
cent election (the Coffey petition
law, and for hat reason did no
recognize the Richards measure as an
intrusion on the ballot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18
WAR MARRIAGES
German Officers and Privates We'd
Before Going to Front.

Berlin, Nov. 18.-"War mar
riages" will materially increase the
number of marriages for Berlin this
year. When the war broke out many
officers and in some cases privates OF
the reserve and landwehr decided to
marry on the eve of their departure
for the front, with the result that
August, 1914, shows a total of mar
riages for Berlin of 5,793 as against
1909 for the same month of last
year. In the mobilization week. Aug.
rs, 3,941 marriage contracts were
made. Of which the largest number
was due to the outbreak OF the war.
IT is believed here that the number
of marriages in Berlin due to the
war is not far below $500. Some of
them had been planned for the au-
tumn and winter season, and 1T is eX-
pected that for this reason the av-
erage for these months will fall be-
low normal. This has already been
demonstrated by the records for Sep
TENDER, in which month 1870 mar
riages took place as against 1882 in
September, 1913. For 1914, up to
and including September. the number
of marriages is 1896 as against A.
761 for the same period OF 1913.
The outbreak of the war has also
materially Influenced for the better
the legitimization of children born
out of wedlock. In nearly all cases
this was done by the father of the
child marrying the mother. While
in August, 1913, only 1913 children
were legitimized, their number in
August, 1914, was 1,048. of which
number all but five were given a
proper status before the law by mar
riage. In the first seven months of
1914 only 1,409 children were legiti-
mixed as against 1,492 for the same
period in 1913.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18

Osborn and l.. ID. Rumrill, tried at
the late term of circuit court for
Lake county and in which verdicts
were found for the state.
At the annual meeting of the East
ern Star last evening all of the in
cumbent officers were reelected ex-
cept Miss Mabel Matthews, associate
conductress, who declined reelection,
as follows: Mrs. VIM. Torbert.
worthy matron; Mr.. Ed Emanuel,
worthy patron; Mrs. Mary Il. Ripple,
secretary; Mrs. f. w. Ketcham,
treasurer: Miss Goldie Schmidt, con-
ductress; Miss Hazel Peters. asso-
ciate conductress.
During the refreshment hour at
the Eastern Star meeting last even
ing Miss Bessie Birran received pre-
nuptial attention from the members
of the order. AS a token of the es-
TEEN in which she is held by the
members she was presented with a
handsome cut glass piece. Mrs. Wes-
sci bestowing the souvenir i'm happy
and congratulatory words. The
event which was given recognition
by the lodge last evening will occur
Thanksgiving day.
Chicago dispatch: The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad will
spend $13. 900, 900 within the next
four years in electrification work in
the Rocky mountain district. il was
announced by c. A. Goodnow, in
charge of construction, following the
signing of a contract with the Gen
eral Electric company involving a
preliminary expenditure of $4,000
900. Work will be started imme-
diately in preparation of the electri-
fication of the Puget Sound extern
sion between Avery. Idaho, and Har-
lowtown, Mont, a main line distance
of 440 miles. This stretch of track
crosses the Bitter Roots, Rockies and
Belt mountains.
The cattle quarantine issued a few
days ago by Gov. Byrne has been
modified on recommendation of. the
state livestock department so as to
allow the shipment of cattle into the
state from non~-infected districts for
immediate slaughter. The packing
companies at Sioux Falls complained
| that they could not get cattle from
Minnesota under the ruling, and this
modification allows them to ship in
stock for Immediate slaughter as
long as ii comes from a district which
has not shown any infection.
The report of the comptroller of
| currency on national banks doing
business in South Dakota at the call
| of condition Sept. IL, last shows that
| the increase in deposits in that class
| of banks from the previous call in
July, was $1,337,785.66. The total
deposits in the national banks at
that time for South Dakota were
$32,931,327.24, and as the state
banks of South Dakota were on the
same date carrying deposits TO the
amount of $5S,087,35S.21, the total
deposits of the people of the state at
that date were over ninety million
dollars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-18
WAR SUMMARY
MOVEMENT OF THE ARMIES IN
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

New York, Nov. Especial: The
latest official account of the fighting
in West Flanders, issued by the Brit
ish press bureau, covering the period
from Nov. A to 9, reviews the des-
perate attempts OF the Germans to
pierce the British lines; the Smelling
of Ypres; the deadly effect of Brit
ish and French guns against Ger
man positions; the bravery of the
German youths in the front lines and
pays tribute to the Prussian war
machine, which, acting on a nation
previously Injured to the sternest dis
cipline, has attained the most re-
markable results"
But with all this terrific lighting
neither side has been able to gain
any material advantage. They are
keeping at it with the same deter
mination that has characterized the
entire progress of the war, though
rains have swept the trenches, snow
has fallen and the men are suffering
hardships that would seem almos
uncomfortable.
Likewise in the eastern arena the
troops facing each other now hay
wintry conditions to contend witt
but the frost is helping the Muscc
vite forces to move rapidly on the
East Prussian frontier. The mo
rasses and the soft roads have been
frozen over, making easier the move.
ment of men, artillery and tran
ports.
A newspaper report received If
Venice says that Cracow, In Galicia
is on fire and that its inhabitants are
in fight.
The British say that in two action.
against the Turks at Fac, in the Per
STA gulf, they have severely handled
and defeated the Ottomans." Th'
Turks also have lost $50 men and
two guns in the bo~mbardment of the
forts in the DardaneIls by the war
ships of the allies.
According to the German of6cia
report the operations in Flanders arr
progressing slowly, but In the Al
gonne district they have achieved
further important successes. In Pc
land the battle continues without def
mite results. although Germany re
ports the capture of $4,000 prisoner.
and guns.
The British parliament without
| dissenting voice has voted an add
tional credit of s1.125,000,00O &c
the prosecution OF the war, and all
another million soldiers. Premie
Asquith announced that the war !
| costing Great Britain close to IS,
100000 daily.
The prince of Wales, having oh
tanned permission to do so from Kini
| George and Lord Kitchener, has de
parted for the front. He will joil
Field Marshal Sir John French
headquarters staff.
Five officers and four noneommis
stoned officers have been awarde'
the Victoria cross, the most values
OF all of Great Britain's decorations
for valor.