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Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
IAp SOLDIERS IN WAR GAME
Trench Fighting at Night, Mining ana
counter-Mining included In Mod
ern Combat Practice.

The weeks fighting maneuyers of the
Engineers battalion of the Japanese
Imperials Guards and First division
were carried out on scale never be.
fore attempted. says the East and
West News. The war play occurred at
Otahara, In the Tochigi prefecture.
The operations included rival armies
trench fighting at night, exactly as
practiced In the present Europe war.
Mining and counter-nlining, with many
other special features of modern war
fare, were practiced. The present type
of hand grenades was used.
Japanese were first to introduce
these missiles at Port Arthur, but the
recent form of the grenade is quite
changed and the weapon much i'm
proved. The Mills standard bomb, n
British invention, was chiefly en-
ployed. It Is about the size and shape
of large lemon, is made Of steel, the
outside corrugated into IS small
squares which, upon explosion of the
bomb scatter in wide area. 1t will
not explode until released from the
hand of the thrower. A lever, fitted in
TO u SiOC ut tHe top, eAtenuS nallWaS
around the circumference and is held
in place by fixing pin. A small metal
ring upon this pin renders its extrac-
tion easy when ready to be thrown. In
casting, the bomb and lever are tight
ly grasped In the right hand, the left
foot is advanced and the bomb is
hurled with an overhead bowling mo-
ton, much rs in cricket. AS the bomb
leaves the hand, the lever, actuated by
spring, is loosened and falls to the
ground, thus removing an impediment
to the true flight of the missile. When
the lever flies off, strong spring is
released, forcing the firing pin into a
percussion cap. This ignites the fuse,
which burns until the main charge of
ammonial explodes.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

When the cold north wind blows
it is impossible to keep the north
rom warm. Mr.. Slotterback
runs the boiler at its capacity and
then the room is to cold for COM
fort.
Friday night the boys will
journey to Flagler and try to du-
plicate the defeat they gave Flag
ler when they were here few
weeks ago. Let US hope the
weather becomes more favorable
Sharon Spring school lament
that they don't have manual
training department in their
school,. However they think all
manual training rooms are alike,
but they will visit many schools
before they find work like that
done in our school.
The fates seem to be against
our boys playing Goodland a re-
turn game. We had 4 game sched
uled for last Friday and it had to
be Cancelled because Friday was
such a bitter day. Goodland then
asked US to come Tuesday and
it again stormed and the game
had to be called off.
A teachers reading circle will
be formed after the holidays
when they will take up the study
of Shakespeare Henry v iii.
This play is not so good dramati-
cally as King Lear that they
studied last year. but it is so his
torical that it has been chosen to
aid our knowledge of Shakes
pear and also Of the history of
the sixteenth century.
The party given by Mr.. and Mrs
Akerly for the basketball teams
Saturday night was m enjoyable
affair. While some enjoyed
games others danced and Ill wish
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
A DOGS ADVANTAGE.

Scientists say Tint n dogs posses
sion of Il sixth sense is proved by the
fact that dog carried far from home
will return directly when it escapes.
Well. for one thing. comments the
Louisville Courier-Journal. the dog is
not confused by rural directions for
taking the right road.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
Men Must 90 Out shoppIna.

One result Of the replacing Of men
BY women In many Of the British In
dustries Il the increase Of shopping by
men unnt by age or physical disability
for army service. notes q correspond
ent. Trndespeople. who hare noticed
the gradual increase Of their men Gus
TONERS. are not at all adverse to the
innovatioe. because they find generally
that Q larger amount Of business can
- aue through In Q givea time.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
PIANO FOR SALE

For immediate sale will sci!
tremendously cheap a high grade
piano stored at Cheyenne Wells.
Liberal terms to responsible par
ty. Quality guaranteed. 1t in
terested in proposition of this
kind write THE DENVER MU-
SIC Co., Denver. Colo. at once
for particulars. "a 80
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
Killed in Bathtub.

A young man wns found dead in the
bath tub in his home in Toronto some
time ago. Investigation showed that
he had been killed by coming in con-
tact with Il bare electric lamp cord.
carrying us volts, while standing IN
the water.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
Boss Of Everything.

But" exclaimed the man Of deli
cate sensibilities, twill your con-
science permit you to do as you shg.
gest?" Look here. friend" answered
the politician. II am accustomed to be
boss, even of my own conscience"
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
At The Party

Dorothy was invited to party
where all the other girls were n few
years older than she. On arriving
home she said to her mother: "Moth-
er. had an nwfully good time, anI ]
was the bnbiest one there"
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

ed such evening might come Of
tener. Ice cream and CAKE were
served and about twelve O'Clock
all repaired TO their various homes
thanking their host aud nostress
for q very pleasant. evening. Be-
sides the teams there were few
other puplis invited and all of.the
teachers from the high school.
The married ones took their wives
to let them see what a good time
the young people have when they
go out tor an evening.
After many exchanges of let
ters and some postponments ot
dates Sharon Springs came up
Thursday to play basketball,
Came up without any noIlce What
ever OF their intentions. Our
boys Dad asked that they have
due ana timely notice SO that they
could get a good crowd out tol
they telt sure they could llck
Sharon this year. However they
determined to play their old IL
walls if they had to play without
anyone on the grounds except tue
officials. Accordingly they went
out to win and they won. he
game was fast ana furious ther~
being quite an amount OF rough
work done but as neither .slde
complained things kept moving.
When time was called at the END
the score stood % to II in favor
OF the home team. Such rejolc-
ing hasn't been seen on this tielo
this year, for Sharon has repeat
edly whipped our boys, and this
year we turned the tables with
vengeance. 1t was the hardest
fought game of the year.
Boys and girls alike are very
enthusiastic over athletics. phys
ical culture and other allied ex-
ercises. They need a gymLa-
SUM and know how they can get
one if the public and board Will
give them the proper encourage
ment. They need some money
but no great sum for they pro-
pose to do most of the work them
selves. There is no end to the
number of uses to which a good
gymnasium could be put and we
can have it. The towns people
are very loyal to all school inter.
ests and we feel they would sup
port such an Undertaking. If
the school board could be unani-
nous in favor of the proposition
before next September there
would be a gymnasium here that
would be a credit 10 the school, a
place of recreation for boys and
girls. useful class room, u place
to hold entertainments and a
generally useful building. May
we have it? Yes we can if all
want it for the people rule in this
free land. We are hopeful that
all desire such a building.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
Homemade Floor PoIIsber.

When polishing floors make q thick
pad Of felt or velvet and fasten 1t over
an old worn-out broom. This makes
an excellent polIsher and saves the
trouble Of kneeling on the noor.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Woman IL like the reed which bends
to every breeze. but breaks not in
the tempest.-Archbishop Whately.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
/ Sell
Lots Of Land

I sell land because / have every IA
cility for 50 doing
Those who want Land should come
to me to find it.
Those who have Land to sell should
come to me to 6nnd purchasers.
| Bring Buyer and Seller Together.
It's as simple as A. B. c, but it re-
quires system. have that system,
and it rarely ever fails to work.
Don't wear yourself out trying to
find what you want. See me, tell me,
l will do the rest
in. HOLLENBAUGK, a5a
Cheyenne Wells, Colorado
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
CAMP

At the regular meeting of the Robert
L. McCook Camp No. 2, S. ", U. S. A.
held Thursday evening, April IL, 1917
a committee was named to draft a res.
olution to be sent to the South Dakota
delegation In Washington, favoring the
military service system.
The committee prepared and for.
warded the following resolution:
Whereas, the proper defense Of our
country demands a large army and
navy and there is a woeful lack of men
to be obtained by the volunteer system
a. experience has proven, we believe it
is TO the best interests of our country
as a whole, and truly democratic in
spirit and practice, that a universal
military service plan be adopted, and
thai immediate measures for conscrip-
ton of the required number of men be
enacted.
J. G. Hutton, Patriotic Instructor
J. II. Hubbard, Commander.
O. G. Slocum, Sec. pro TEN
Committee.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

ably will be made at postofices
though this is yet to be finally decided
The army general staff has suggested
to congress that the following informs
ton with respect to each person reg
istered should be obtained:
Name, age, date and place Of birth
nationality Of self and parents, occu
patton, name and address of employer
If any; education, residence and place
Of business or employment, married OF
single, number Of dependents il any
and facts upon which claim is based
At the outset the war department
will be liberal in granting exemption
to all men with dependents or who are
needed in industry, filling the first
force with young men without home
responsibilities.
A registration Of aliens as a defen.
sive measure has been suggested, but
is not incorporated in the army bill
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

ing in the vicinity of the town where
the advertisement appeared.
But this is not the only time local
advertising has paid Mr.. Pyle. Other
ads have done equally well on peaches
and apples. The kind Of an ad and re-
suit vary with the seasons and the
road conditions. Sometimes he ap-
peals TO the people to come to the farm
for the fruit, at others he advises them
to order from the dealers. For instance,
at the tail end of the berry season,
when picking is thin he advertises for
people TO come and pick the berries at
a low price. If the crop is heavy and
work rushing, customers can be
readily induced to come to the farm
for the fruit, rs they did in the case of
the 1915plum harvest. Through the
use of the local papers and a trade
mark, Frank Pyle's Apple Juice has not
only gained community but state and
national reputation, until the orders
are annually exceeding the ability to
fill them. In Mr.. Pyle's opinion a home
market can be cultivated for any pro-
duct of the farm. and the local paper
is one of the best instruments in form
ing il,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

Fire resulting from a defective fue
completely destroyed the old John
Rames ranch house, n of the his
toric buildings of Trip county and for
many years a landmark in the region.
The house was erected in pioneer days
by John Rames. a sluaw-man, upon
land which had been given his wife by
the government. Their children took
land adjoining and the Rames ranch
became n Of the best known ranches
In the southwestern section of South
Dakota. With the opening of the Rose
bud country to white settlement the
ranchers moved father westward and
the Rames ranch was divided UP and
sold to settlers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
HOW TO RAISE ARMY

The thoughts uppermost in the
minds of patriotic Americans since the
bill was introduced in congress for the
immediate raising OF ar army Of 1,200,-
900 men naturally are:
How Is that force to be raised? What
citizens are subject to draft? How is
that draft to be applied? What num-
Der of volunteers will be required?
To answer those questions it may
be stated that the first force to be rails
ed in addition TO existing regular army
and national guard troops will be:
Five hundred thousand under the uni
versal service plan to be raised by
selective draft Of young men between
the ages of 10 and rs years; 260,0 900 re-
cruits for the national guard by volun-
tary enlistment Of men between the
ages of Is and 40; 160, 900 recruits for
the regular army by voluntary enlist
ment of men between the ages of Is
and 40.
This force of $4,000, in round num-
bers, with the present regular army
and national guard, will give an army
Of loo, 900.
Call One in Fourteen
To apply the selective draft to get
the first increment of 500, 900 under
universal service there will be an en-
rollment, probably by the p~ostofice,
Of all young men between the ages of
10 and %. The census bureau esti-
mates that 1000. 900 young men attain
the age of 10 each year, so that the
seven classes to be enrolled will list
1000, 900 young men, only $780, 900 Of
whom, or one in fourteen, will be call
ed out.
There will be no draft applied to
over % years Of age at present,
unless the army fails to recruit up the
regular army from it's present strength
OF 1900 to its war strength of $780,
900, and the national guard from it's
present strength of 100000 to its war
strength Of 100000. II the voluntary
plan fails to provide this
force OF 420,0 0 needed, however, the
draft will be applied to men up to the
40-year age limit.
Shortage Of Officers
The army of 1900, 900 is all it is
planned to raise during the three
months of the present fiscal year. 1t
will strain the army facilities, due to
shortage of officers. to put this number
under training.
In the next fiscal year the president.
1t is expected. will avail himself Of the
authority given to call out the second
Of 100000 between the ages
Of 10 and Is under the selective draft
plan. giving an army Of 1.700.0 00.
The $4,000. 0O0. 900 appropriation ask
ed by the army Is based on the plan Of
an army Of 1900 900 men under
at the earliest possible moment.
After the enrolment is made. and
that will be the first step in admins
of the law when passed. d.
visional training areas will be estab-
lished in strategic points about the
and the work Of whipping the
new army into shape will be taken up.
Registration Of men from - to Is.
made CO npulsory in the bill. with
Of imprisonment Of from three
months to s year for violation. prob
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

Mrs. Johanna Magnussen, aged rs,
of Carthage, was found wandering on
the open prairie and was brought be
fore the county board Of insanity in
that city and ordered sent to the state
hospital for the insane at Yankton.
She had been taken to the county poor
farm, but became frightened at the
strange surroundings and fed from
the place u~nobserved. She had wan
dered many hours on the prairie before
being found and was in an exhausted
condition.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

The residents Of Emmett township
near Beresford, claim that for large
families and pairs of twins their town
ship stands in the lead OF any other
township in the state. The township
has twelve healthy pairs of twins. The
township also has one family with
twelve living children. two other chill
dren having died, and two other fami
lies with eleven children each and one
family with ten living children.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

James o. Winjim, a prominent farm
err of near Lake Norden, sold an 80
acre tract Of farm land for $50 an acre,
establishing a new record for the price
of farm land in IIamlin county. It is
believed it will not be long until farm
land in that part of the state com
mands a price Of 800 an acre.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

The highway agitation over the
state gives more than ordinary inter
est to the holdings of the state legal
department that there is no legal meth.
DDS Of either paying warrants, for road
work out Of the general fund, or OF
%tranferring money from the general
fund to the highway fund. The only
money available for highway construc.
ton is that specifically voted for such
purposes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

Mrs. Iron Bear, an Indian woman
from the Yankton reservation, was
struck by an automobile and seriously
injured while crossing a street IN Wag-
ner, and as a result a damage suit for
the recovery of $4,000 will be instituted
in the state circuit court.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

All property Of the late Mrs. Ihle,
who died recently in California. has
been b~eQueathed to the Children's
Home society at Sioux Falls, accord
ing to word received by members Of
the board of that institution. Although
it is not definitely known just how
large the estate is, it is believed that
il will mean a considerable addition 10
the small endowment fund Of the home.
Officers of the society hope to obtain
eventually an endowment adequate for
the partial operation Of the institution
at least because they have found it in
creasingly difficult to secure volunteer
contributions sufficient to carry on all
the work
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

A committee has been appointed by
the business mems club at Cotton
wood to ascertain the amount Of work
necessary to place the highways in
that vicinity in irst-class condition.
Active good road work soon will com
mence under the direction of the club.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

Presence of mind in throwing her
baby from a buggy when the horses
ran away resulted in Mrs. Ben Barker,
wife of a farmer living near Hudson,
saving the life of the babe. Her hus-
band was driving the horses when they
became frightened and started to run.
The mother wrapped the robes about
the babe and dropped the baby TO the
ground at a distance safe from the
wheels and then jumped out herself.
Barker was hurled to the ground, but
escaped serious injury.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

If You Want to Buy, Sell, Rent, Lo-
cate or Get information, Write or Call
at the Office Of the Bookings Register
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
STATE NEWS

The 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hogan, living on a farm south
of Summit, died from injuries received
when he fell into a pail of boiling
water, which the mother had placed
on the floor for an instant while she
stepped into another room.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

Lydia Morland, oldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morland, living
on a homestead seventeen miles from
Colome died from injuries received by
the accidental discharge Of a shotgun.
The young woman, with another mem
Der of the family, had gone to a field
after a load Of hay and took a shotgun
along with them in the hope of seeing
some rabbits. They were just start
ing for home when the shotgun com
menced to slide from the load, and
while the young woman was trying to
grasp 1t the weapon was discharged.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
LET AID FIND MARKET

= .
" BURBANK PLUMS-$1.00 Per Blu.
' At my farm five miles north of L
. Come and get all the plums you
. want at $1.00 per bushel, and see
. the finest plum orchard in Kansas.
= Phone me early in the morning,
. noon or night how many you want
. and when you will come, so l will
. have them ready for you. Phone
. 21-S L.. P~ostofice address, O.,
. K, r. f. D. No. 3.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
FRANK PYLE

Five dollars spent on the campaign
and five hundred dollars profits was the
result of inserting the above advertise
ment in the local papers People came
from distances Of twenty miles around
and bought more than five hundred
bushels Of plums with no labor or ex
pense to the producer in marketing
them, no dividing proceeds with
middlemen, and no waste of fruit on
the ground for want of a buyer. On
the other hand, the surrounding con-
sumers, not only those who bought, but
everyone who read the five papers in
which the ad was inserted, were adj
vised that the owner was a fruit pro-
Queer, and a path was blazed to the
Orchard Home Fruit Farm for buyers
of future crops. In each of the FIVE
papers the location of the farm was de-
scribed differently, with the idea of
making it easier to find by people liv-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

The first severe prairie fire for the
spring is reported from the vicinity of
Midland, where about six sections
were burned over, and the territory
only limited by the fact that the wind
drove the fire into the forks OF two
creeks where 1t was easily controlled.
The heavy mat of grass on the prairie
is dry as finder soon after the snow
leaves it, and a fire once started with
prevailing spring wind will mean dan
ger to many people.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

The full charge entered her side. tear
ing a great hole.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-03-01
SergeantsvilIe Grange Program.

A hygenic programme has been
arranged for Saturday evening s
meeting of the SergeantsvilleGrange,
No. 101, Patrons of Husbandry, at
Sergeantsville, and the following
members will take part: Song, The
Happy Peasants" Grange Song No.
SO; reading, Don't be Mush-
ROOM" Mrs. Anna Venable; recita-
ton, "Enj'yin Poor HEALTH" Ever
lit Fisher; essay, Common Colds, )"
Miss Julia Allen; solo, Seeking
Health" Mrs. Leona Lambert;
paper, Sensible Health Hints"
Mrs. Ida Smith; recitation, Too
Progressive for Him." Percy wv
Bush. There will also be a discus
sion of the question Are hogs any
great profit with grain so high?'
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-03-01
REFUSES TO BE HANDICAPPED
One-Armed Seattle (Wash.) Boy Sup
ports Himself, Plays Cornet and
Pitches Baseball.

Tony Jrnparnick los1 his left
arm when lie was s-yeA gears old.
He is now thirteen. He is doing
eighth-grade work at school and ex-
poets to be ready for high school
next June. His father is dead and
his mother is in humble circum-
stances, says the Seattle Post-Intel-
igencer.
On the play field he does every
thing that is worth doing, and he is
pitcher on a good ball team, He
swims like fish and dives from the
highest pile he has found on the
shore of Lake Washington.
He carries a paper route. lie buys
his own clothes. And he has a bank
account.
Five years ago he began to use his
spare moments blowing sour notes