davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
STRAW ITCH

A regiment went into an imprOvtsed
camp. A stack of wheat straw u
standing near by. The men drew OF IL
literally for their beds. The next after
noon a large number Of men rae
seemed to be nettlerash. The regimenta1
surgeons had not had just the expert
ence needed to give a correct opinion
II they made a diagnosis OF urticaTia
or nettlerash. They figured that the
men had been issued some kind of food
which was not ,2st right and they
went into the commissary department
looking for the harmful meats.
BY the next day a large part Of The
regiment had the disease and the meds-
cal OFFICERS were raking the Kitchens
and stores in their effort to locate the
trouble. BY this time cases of IL differ
ent appearing eruption began to show
up. These cases might have been mis-
taken for chickenpOX or smallpox.
Then someone found the nature az
the rouble. Ii was straw itch and the
exciting cause was the itch mite which
often abounds i'll wheat straw. This
mite is kin to the Chisger or red bug
of the south and more remotely to ticks
n ordinary itch mites. II lives IN
growing wheat, feeding on The insects
found there. When abundant and par
ticularly when deprived OF the insects
on which they ordinarily feed, they at
tack man.
Unlike most of their kin these mites
do not burrow. A farmer working IN
wheat straw will not suffer from these
parasites if he will grease his kin n
the morning and will take a general
soap bath at night. III he cares to- do So
he can mix some sulphur with the
grease used in the morning.
These soldiers only needed to get r1d
of the straw on which they were sleep
ing. Goldbcrger says that if straw ~
turned and aired once or twice in the
early autumn the mites will not prove
troublesome.
1t has been proven that biting fhe"
breed in straw piles. The biting fly iS
smaller in appearance to the ordinary
house fly. but differs from it in hat tt
is capable of sucking blood. For a.
while this fly was held to be RESPONSE
BILE for the spread OF infantile paralysis.
While this theory has not been upheld
and there is no proof that this Fly
spreads any disease in particular, It u
Il nuisance and Il course of harm and
effort to abate il should be made. Since
this fly is attracted by filth, it is capa-
bic OF spreading typhoid II summer
complaint in babies just as they ASs
spread by house flies. 1t bites stock.
worries them, and decreases the milk
supply.
The best way To get rid OF biting files
is to burn up the stray stacks. What
gain is there in saving straw for its
slight food value and having it breed
flies which cause Il waste of feed far "
excess of the value of the straw?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Begin Now!

let the Young man begin by taking a
gradually increasing the length of his
hike" g Maj. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss,
acting chief of staff of United States
army. in the New York Post. ut will
strengthen the muscles OF his legs. and
make it easy for him to march long dis
tances later on. OF course, the best thing
the drafted man could do would be to en-
3 in sports and games. which will de
velop his stamina and harden his muscles.
There is plenty of time for everyone to
get physical training. 1t helps not only
to make better soldiers and to start the
individual on the road to promotion SOON
er. but It makes the recruits life happier.
One-half OF the complaints that come from
recruits about food and disagreeable con-
ditions Of living are due directly to the
irritable state Of mind. Of the soldier. Al
man would take advantage of the interval
between now and the autumn to train
himself. Each man knows best perhaps,
how to do that for himself; each man can
make the transition for himself as gradual
AZ is consistent with his strength, and at
the end Of a few weeks. at any rate. when
the drafted men are called to arms. We
should have a splendid body of men in
good physical condition. Tho time to start
Is right now"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
"Morai Neutrality"
From the Boston Transcript.

. III boSlotl j Transcript.
Had the president supplantcd MIR. Dem
man with Mi. Hurley rs chairman of the
board and authorized the general to build
as many ships as possibly as rapidly as
possible. he would have ended the danger
of debate and FASTENED the building Of
ships. Friction may easily continue, how
ever. for the reason that under the execu-
tive order the Shipping board still retains
control of the general manage of the fleet
corporation. and Rear Admiral Capps can
do nothing without its approval. While
we hold him in the highest respect and are
We'll aware of his great abilities in certain
directions. TN" fact that the president has
consciiptcd him for this task. knowing
that he is in poor health ard already over
burdened and broken by hard work, makes
1t necessary to offer the admiral SYM
pathy rather than fluctuations. and adds.
as we believe. To the blame attaching to
the president for mis- course in the prem
Uses
Under the Roosevelt administration
General Goethals was confronted with
sn'rewf:it similar diffjcnit!es AT Panama.
There the canal commission was charged
ul.ier the law with construction. prcsi-
dent Roosevelt promptly appreciated the
need Cl Onc-nlan control ard Vcst cd abso-
lutte authority in General l0otha!s. Had
this action not been taken there nuarre,s
would have multiplied and we might still
be building the canal. by backing up the
best man at Panama. President Roosevelt
assumed the responsibility which presi-
dent Wilson has cyaded at Washington.
The one president manifested ti;at moral
courage for which the other has vainlv
tried to substitute moral ncutraiity."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Pscifists During Civil War.

Samuel j. Kirkwood. governor of Iowa,
during the civil war. had no use for paci-
fists, according to the author Of a biogra-
ply, which will soon be published by the
State Historical society of Iowa, says
the Des Moines Capital. w are eminent
ly a peaceful and peace loving people,
said Governor kirkwood in a message
to the legislature. and the interruption
of our peaceful avocations by war and
its incidents bears hardly upon US; but
we must remember that he only way to
bring back and make permanently secure
to us that peace we love so we'll, is to
convince those who have thrust this war
upon us and to convince all others that,
although we love peace much, we love vur
country's honor and the perpetuity Of our
union more. There may be amongst us a
few men who know no impulse of patriot
ism. have no love of country. and can see
nothing. but sordid gain! There may he
amongst us a few others who. blinded by
prejudice engendercd by former political
strife, mo forget that the government
is guided in this struggle for it's life by
the hands of their political opponents. and
who would rather see it perish than have
1t saved by their hands. who will cry
peace when there is no peace. and who
will endeavor to turn US from the prose-
cution of this war by dwelling upon and
ex~aggerating the misfortunes it has
brought and will bring upon US. But these
men are few in number and weak in in
f1uence"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Prince Potato.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
The war has certainly served to lift the
humble potato to a special throne of its
own in the human dietary. During the
$50 years since the potato was introduced
to mankind from America the estimation
of its food value has been constantly ris-
ing, until now with scientific approval it
has come to be looked upon AS one of our
most important foodstuffs. The potato
used to be thought mainly valuable for it's
starchy content, though human expert
ence seemed to show a wider value than
this. Certain races in Europe. notably the
Irish, succeeded in living, in times of
stress particularly. almost exclusively on
potatoes and buttcrmilk. Such a diet would
seem to be too low in nitrogen elements
for health and strength maintenance, but
recent Investigations have confirmed hu-
man instinct and contradicted scientific
conclusions. There are now a series of
important studies which show that the
potato can be ever an excellent source of
nitrogen for the human body. supporting
1t with only the addition of butter: 1t is
said that VIC are going to a this year
in the United States the largest crop of
potatoes that we have ever had. and 1T is
as now. Prince Potato comes into the
recognition of his royal rights in the food
line, just at the opportune moment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Pocahontas and Mrs. Wilson.
From the New Yo.k wor,o

From the New York World.
IT was on the 21st of March, old style, IN
1917. that P~ocahontas. Ioveliest and most
celebrated Of all Indian women, died IN
England. on the eve of her projected re-
turn to her native land,
The climate OF England did not aRr.A
with ~Pocahontas, and she was already n
g state Of decline when she proceeded t.
Grayesend with her husband. Ohm Role.
take passage on a ship bound for .Amerfca.
she had no sooner reached Gravesend thar
she was stricken down with smallpox, @;
which she soon succumbed.
Thomas Rolfc. the son Of Pocahoutsn
had 2 daughter named Jane, who. Ia iGE
married Robert Boiling. a young EnglhS-
man who had settled in VtrGinia. .Ja~
had one son. and he In turn was the ~:
ent OF one son n five daughters. ~
5on great-great-grandson was WinioA
Hoscomb Bo!ling. the father oS M
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Won't Wal. ANY LONGER.
From tho Hruoklvn ra.le

''oti ~ bfcChINU Eagle.
-Four fast passenger liners. larger anil
epeedier than the I.us.tania or the Mau-
retania. will be built in 1917 to fly the
American flag and to carry American
passengers ard mails. according to Off
cials of the international Mercantile M
rlne company. which controls such traItH-
Atlantic lines as the White Star, Red Star.
American and Atlantic Transport.
will i nos, w shau na y sa : a sneed Of * knots and
the very best safety equipment known"
an official said recently. Double sides
boah transverse and longitudinal hun
h,,l,a nigh above the water line. will be
type OF the Lusitania and the Mauretanix
put Will be faster and somewhat biRrry'
Each Of the liners will be a little more
man w feet long. They will be built for
Because Of the crowded condition of the
nave to be built in the United States. ard
York Shipbuilding company plant al
Wilmington. Del. This plant is contro,l.i
by the new American international cor
poration.
The plan to build the four new liner.
Is not a new one, according to the official
VINO gave out the statement, but until re-
Gently 1t has been held in a%beyance, await
ing the passage Of Legislation more favor
panS mas decided to so ahead. whether or
not such legislation is obtained.
We nave come to the conclusion that
the American merchant marine needs big.
time to get them started" the official said.
1t was stated that the ships would, in
all probability, be begun early in 1871.
."Tbny w wits sts wpi II ih piv 1aaeGn Vas sshsa;
was the answer, With four Of them We
can have one sailing each week. The
present American liners will be sent ints
some other Scrvice'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Ie. Them Vote.

From the Roston Post.
II is = matter Of simple justice that our
preme right OF citizenship. the vote. by
reason Of their absence from the polls on
election day: tn. fact las been rscog-
t~ofore-the latest Instance being that OF
last fall 9 troops modified on the
Mexican border voted there.
A good many e~iections-state and muni-
cipai-wiil bs held In the coming season.
No c0ngreSa or president In to be chosen:
but the men In the distant or At
NE front IN France ought to ave their
voices heard In tho choice Of governor,
legislature. city and town officers, At
A0lne
This h = matter Of state and local con-
troll: the federal government win accept
h optoeme without question. The diff
araReemeNts are by no means inOupefa.
bic. ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Speaking Out.
David Grayson.

keep learning that there is nothing
which reaches mems hearts like talking
straight out the convictions and emotions
of your innermost soul. Those who hear
O may not agree with you, or they MAJ
not understand you fully. but something
incalculable, something vital, passes. And
az for a boy or girl 1t is one Of the %sorriest
of mistakes to talk down to them; almost
always your lad of Is thinks more simply.
more fundamentally, than you do; and
what he accepts as good coin Is not facts
or precepts. but feelings and convictions
life. And why shouldn't ne speak out?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Barney Old6eld-

Barney Oldfeld's new car, which
he will use In races this summer. IL
said to be the most unique convey
ance ever displayed around . race
course. It . built Of aluminium and
y shaped Ike an egg. e 70 com
pletely enclosed like . submarine and
10 lined with steel Yibs. which ~
covered with aluminum. In casa a.
ear turns turtle" these ribs pre.
vent the driver and meehanicisr
from being crushed. The az. fuilv
equipped. weighs slishtly aeve tkas
1J1ooo peunj~ 4
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15
Judge Emory speer.

1.-THE nation has the right to use
every man to defeat the migration to
its soil of mighty nations or ferocious
warriors whose barbarous inhumanity
for three years has surpassed all
others since the death of Attila, the
scourge of God"
In these words Emory Speer, a
Georgia federal Judge, declared con-
stitutional the selective service law.
The ease which he thus decided
against q draft resister will be car
ried to the United States supreme
court.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15

Although Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. first wife of the late Col !. ].
Astor, is we'll along in her fortes she might easily be taken for a woman
OF thirty. Her son Vincent, who has Joined the navy, is twenty six. She
has been actively engaged in Red Cross work in England since the outbreak
Of the var.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15

Col. Robert NJ. Thompson, presi-
dent Of the o.. S. Navy league, who
has been asked to resign by Secre-
tafy Daniels after an investigation
Of the explosion at the Mare Island
yard, has replied that he would be
pleased to do 50 If Secretary Daniels
will render the nation the service Of
1esigning himself. /.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-15

MIS- Leone Leith, postmistress and divorce of Lula, Ga, has sued
"Dank" Carter of the sam town for $4,000, for defamation of character.
She says Carter, who is almost a millionaire, a bachelor and sixty. tried to
rob her of her good name when she refused to bear him an heir. Carter
denies her allegations.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-26
THE Y. N. G. A. IN WAR

Every parent OF an
by the Young Mems Chris
fields France This organization is meeting human need
but it q similar organization can hl
mark he his famous
Putting 1t at the mides 1t Is hdan hardening
in it. This doubt is
by officers that before recruit is for
liz kill This also prob
the best account
Of themselves
But needs be
but by rearing alongside
nature wherein the better and finer
This and done without
taking the efficiency soldier In
this organization consecrated
cheney would the soldier regard
desirs deadly to
effectively possible exists but to be laid
aside when no longer required.
organization fosters the phys
of the soldier striving bring out all those
virtues which perfect In whether
the hearts of the parents OF Am
%erican soldiers.
implements the list
merchandise this done the prices on this
higher Farmers should
consider possibility all implements that will be needed
and should all
both and the failures the
true
soldier size jobs
The pattern out for them But they'll do it.
And develops that
old Sherman when he
sprung his famous definition Of
thoughts clothe-hey
misat
women in in yok"-Headline. Yes
fashion" at that
fellow who always a sometimes u
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-07
Y General Pershing and General

by General Pershing and General
Sibert.
Today was the anniversary OF the
birth of Lafayette as we'll as the be-
ginning of the battle of the Marne
and President Poincare said he had
specially selected the date to pay his
6rst visit to the American troops. He
inspected several American barracks
and billeting quarters in French vii
lagos and then left to visit some his
toric spots on the Marne battle field.
The French presidents reception
was marked by democratic simplicity.
He was dressed in his familiar blue
knickerbocker suit with leather leg
gings and wore, as usual, a simple
blue yachting cap.
Stand at Attention
The review was held on the top of
a plateau in the American training
area and when President Poincare and
his party arrived early this morning
the troops were drawn up at atten-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-07
RUSSIANS UNITE
TO REPULSE FOE

PETROGRAD, Thursday. Sept g.
Although Petrograd in the opinion OF
various military authorities is in no
immediate danger on account Of the
fall Of Riga, preparations are being
made against the eventuaIity of an un-
expected descent by the Germans
The temporary government has ap-
pointed a special civil commission with
authority to preserve order, suppress
seditionary meetings, suspend the pub
lication Of newspapers and where de-
sirable clear the city Of undesirable
elements.
According to the newspapers the
present Russian front represents the
arc of a circle from the mouth of the
river Ada southeastwards about forty
miles from Riga. Dyinsk, according to
reports is still holding out.
The newspapers, of all shades of
opinions. shelving other questions,
comment extensively on the Riga dis
aster. The Socialist papers publish
articles in almost identical terms call
ing on the workers to perform their
duty in defending the revolution. The
organ of the Social Democrats and
Minimalists. the Rabotchayor Gazeta,
appeals to the Workmen not to wait
for the moment when the Riga disaster
will have become irreparable, but to
close ranks Immediately with iron dis
cipline and proceed to prompt any de-
c1sive action. The proletariat, it says.
must rally around its organizations and
by vigorous effort save the country
and the revolution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-07
TALK IS CAUSED
BY EXEMPTIONS

II don't understand under what
rules the district exemption board
works when it grants Industrial ex-
emptions to stenographers," said
Clerk M. w. Kelly, of the Richmond
army board, Friday.
He was referring to exemptions
granted by the district board to How
ard C. Hunt, employed in the Office at
the National Automatic Tool COM
pany; Robert Nelson Land, employed
at the Wayne Works, and Marlowe H.
Kluter, employed in the Office of the
F. & N. Lawn Mower company.
Exemptions were granted these
three men on industrial grounds. Two
other industrial exemptions were
granted. These were to Lawrence
White and Raymond Zook, farmers
Hunt is a son-in-law of William H.
Bockhoff, president of the Natco, and
has been married several months.
Land is a son of Harry Land, one of
the officials of the Wayne Works, and
was married recently. d.,
The action of the district board
provided choice bit of discussion
throughout the city today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-07
Darrow to Address
Labor Loyalists at
Minneapolis Rally

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7.-Samue1
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation of Labor, today was una.
nimously elected president of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, recently organized to solid.
ify labor behind the government and
stamp out the activities of disloyal.
lists.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. THE Amer
ican Alliance for Labor and Democracy
expected to conclude the business OF
it's three day loyalty meeting late to-
day and adjourn tonight after public
mass meeting.
Most of the eastern delegates will
return to their homes on the red,
white and blue" special train. Litera-
ture will be distributed along the way.
telling of the work accomplished here
in the first drive Of the big campaign
to make American labor loyal and
clear the land of pro-German propa-
gandists.
Work of organizing branches went
forward rapidly and those in charge
predicted every state In the union
would have bureaus within two weeks.
These state bureaus will supervise the
establishment of county and town bu-
reaus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-07

clear, far-reaching voice. He spoke
in French, but already majority of
the officers of the expeditionary force
are acquainted with the language and
they followed each sentence closely.
ain Magnificent Manner"
'It makes me very happy" Presi-
dent Poincare said, ito be able to
bring today the congratulations of the
French republic to this very fine army
commanded by General Pershing and
which l have just seen marching be-
fore me in such a magnificent man
ner. It filled me with emotion at
seeing so many gallant officers and so
many brave soldiers, who faced the
dangers of the sea to come to the
soil of France to defend the common
cause of the allies and to consecrate
their lives, if need be, to the common
cause of liberty"
AS President Wilson said the other
day, we are all fighting for the-same
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-07

the republic to which we have come
to do our share in the fight for lib.
erty." General Pershing said. ''This
happens also to be the anniversary OF
the beginning of the Battle of the
Marne, a day which will ever stand
out in the history of the world
1T is peculiarly fitting that this
army should be so honored on this
day for am sure it will give us a
still greater feeling Of patriotism and
loyalty for the principles for which
we shall fight and will instill into us a
still higher spirit for the accomplish
ment Of the task which is before us.
1t will make us, the advance guard of
Americas forces, feel still more keen
ly the responsibility that has been
placed upon u.s.
General Pershing then presented
President Poincare and the president,
stepping into the semi-circle, removed
his cap as he began to speak in a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-07

ends and the interest of the free states
are at stake everywhere. The allied
armies are at grips with the enemy,
whether it be in Flanders, before Ver.
dun, or on the IsonZo.
To-day, in all of the great cities OF
America is being celebrated the ami.
versary of the birth of Lafayette. To.
day also l will visit the tombs of the
heroes of the battle of the Marne, the
men fallen in that advance guard OF
the armies, which are now fighting for
right and civilization. Thus our two
countries are celebrating today two
common anniversaries which must
draw them still more closely together
and inspire them in the struggle in
which they are engaged
"Long Live President Wilson,"
President Poincare referred briefly
to the gift of a flag from the mayor OF
Philadelphia to the municipal council