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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13

s'Nothing in the paper this week.
Did you ever say that, and then
throw the ''Gim,et" contemptuous-
ly in the corner! Maybe there
isn't great lot Of news in your
home paper some of these stormy
weeks. But stop just a minute,
did you ever give the editor an item
for the paper! Did it ever occur
to you that these items have to be
COTTON somehow! And oft times
there are real good news items left
out because certain details were
lacking, which some of our friends
could easily have supplied. For
instance Mr.. Jones goes to Iowa
or some other place on business or
pleasure. Jones could have told
the editor just where and why he
was going for, but he shut up like
an oyster, and all the paper could
say was, s'Mr. Jones went to Iowa,
Friday" which was really no item
at all. If Mr.. Jones had been will
ing, the editor could have put in
ten or twelve lines and made an
interesting item, that everyone
would have read. DO you see the
point?-Rockham Record.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13

President G. Fl. Jaynes, OF the
Pierre Commercial Club, reports
that the prospect for securing the
Government nitrate plant for this
vicinity is s'most encouraging in
a notice calling. for meeting of
the Club to be held on Tuesday,
April 10th.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13
AGENCY RIFLES

The bath rooms are being paint
ed
The annuity payments began
Wednesday
Work has been resumed on The
Agency sewer
Miss Orpha Collins has left her
position at the Congdon Hotel
DIR. Laben was Gated over to
see Mrs. Will Merrill, Thursday
Dick Odle was up from Lacy,
S. d. bidding on land last week
Mr., George Tswina was a visit
OR at the Agency few days last
week
Matthew Bowker has been
granted pension of S3Oper month
and 1885 back pension
A collection for the Belgian Re
lief fund was taken among the
school children last week
Miss Milo Knight went to Get
tysburg Wednesday, having resign
her position at Congdon s Hotel
Easter services were held at both
the Catholic and Episcopal church.
The Episcopal ehngell observed
decoration day also
Messrs Obannon and Rasmussen
from Marmarth. NORTH Dakota are
visiting the reservation looking for
leases for about 1000 head of cattle
Supt. Campbell addressed an
audience of Indians Monday eve
hing stating that the government
desired them to pat in as much
crop as possible, as a war measure
Twenty two pieces of land re-
ceived bids at the land sale held
April 7th. The lands below the
Cheyenne River seem to be much
in demand. Total sales S45, ,9OS. 25
G. II. Krieg of Gettysburg was
over Monday TO interview the
Office in regard to furnishing ten
Tractors for use on the reservation
to break up large quantity of
land for he Indians.
The following Cheyenne River
indians have left the Rapid City
School. having enlisted i'm Go. l..
4th South Dakota Regiment. They
are now stationed at Fit. Meade:
james Stiff Tai!
George Runs After
John Red Buffalo
Oscar Weasel
Twentythree Indians in all have
joined Company | of Rapid City,
three of them were with the COM
pany on the Texas border
There is moro Catarrh in this
section of the country than all
other diseases put together, and
for years it was. supposen to be
incurable. Doctors prescribed To-
cal remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treat
ment pronounced it incurable.
| Catarrh is a local disease. greatly
Influenced by constitutional con
di'ions and therefore requires con
stitntional treatment. Halls Cat
arrh Medicine, manufactured by
+. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
is constitutional remedy, is taken
internally and acts thru the blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that
Halls Cata1rh Medicine fails to
cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
+. l.. Cheney and Co., Toledo O
Sold hy druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipa
ton.
On and after Sunday. April Is
meals at the Hayes House in Get
tysbnrg will be raisedto to fifty cents
the majority Of the hostelres o.
the burg having entered into ths
same agreement. The Hayes
/ House is located directly opposite
the Court House, and is justly
| famed for always giving first clas.
meals and otherwise seeing to tn,
comfort of its guests.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13

The sRed and Yellow Trail it
seems is quietly being laid up on
the shelf, Till some future time
when it can get some more finan-
clal aid from its friends, or the
powers that be get thru their job
of boosting other cross state high
ways. The Twin Cities Yellow
stone Auto Trail has just been in
corporated to build the route from
Watertown via Redfeld. Miller,
Pierre and the Black Hills. We
can thank the listless townsite COM
pany of Forest City for part of
this result of Indifference, and the
back wardness Of Potter County
for some more of it..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13

For insurance, land or other
General Business, call. phone or
write William School, Gettysburg,
S. ID.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13
FERRYBOAT
is AFLOAT
"Wiite Swan lakes Advantage
Of High Water to Launch out on
the Bounding BiI!ows'

After weeks partial break up
of the ice, the final food waters
came Monday, with a gradual in
crease of ice, till Tuesday noon.
during which time it was impos-
ible for any kind Of boat to get
thru it.
The raise was over four feet,
which brought it up to where ii
foated all the boats including the
White Swan. and logs along the
shore. bringing down large
quantity of driftwood. Tuesday
it reached the foot of the stairs in
front of Mrs. divers rooming
house. One result was the pass
engers stranded on both sides,
Mrs. E. B. Congdon getting back
from Gettysburg Monday evening,
when the ice was such that boats
could not get to the other side, and
Roy Gates likewise had to remain
at the Agency.
Tuesday noon the ice began to
thin out, so that rowboats could
get thru it, but hard north wind
prevented anyone from re.ishing
the sport. However, Capt. Olson
and Earl Mosher worked their way
thru with the steel rowboat to take
some eastern mail over that was
wanted by the Agency authorities.
:.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
CROWDS WITNESS LAST
RITES OF |. 0. MILLER
Funeral OF Miller & Rhoads' Prcsi-
dent Held Yesterday Prom Cen
etcnary Church, and Interment
Is In Hollywood.

Hundreds OF people filled Centenary
church to overlooking yesterday
afternoon when its pastor. Rev.
Thomas A, Smoot. performed the last
rites over the remains of Linton
ossman Miller, one of Richmond
most prominent citizens. who died
Thursday morning at Rochester.
MINI. The body of Mr.. Miller reach
ed Richmond Saturday afternoon. and
was carried to his late home, 305 Ea st
Grace street. Services were held at
o'clock yesterday. and interment
took place in Hollywood cemetery.
In the large crowd attending yes
terday's services were a number of
Richmond's leading citizens, with
whom Mr.. Miller had been intimate
ly associated during the twenty five
years In which he was president of
the Miller & Rhoads department store.
one of the largest stores of its kind
In the South. He was widely known
for his excellent business policies and
for his business capacity, and the
store Of Miller 4 Rhoads is known
over the country as a standard insti-
tuition.
Mr.. Miller left Richmond about
five weeks ago for Rochester. where
he underwent a surgical operation at
the nandS or the Mayo DrOtherN
famous surgeons. 1t was thought that
his condition was greatly improved,
and his death was great surprise to
his family and to his many friends
In the city. His son. w. Earl Miller,
was with him when death came. and
accompanied the body to Richmond
Pallhearers yesterday were: Active
A. s. Minter, ". r. Scott, John r..
Otto r. #. Bates, Jr.. Il. a. Lewis,
W. L. Austin, A. q. White. w. l.
Mills Honorary-W S. Rhoads, A.
b. I.aughton. w. 6. Swartz. Bernard
Lewis DR.. T. D. Merrick. w. G.
Mercer. n. d. Sills 7. A. Miller G..
Nelson. John c. Freeman. Thomas b.
McAdams, 0. s. Morton, e. A.. Saund-
ers, Edgar Allan. Eddie Schmidt. Carl
Boschen. w A. Clarke. Jr., DR.. NJ. d.
Hoge and Albert niggs.
Numerous organizations In the city
with which Mr.. Miller was connected
in business and other ways. have met
since his death and passed resolu-
tons In his respect. At his funeral
service q number of these organiza-
tions were represented officially by
large delegations He was mem
ber OF the board of directors of the
Richmond Retail Merchants assocfa-
ton, as we'll as the Commonwealth
club. Country cldA and other prom-
insnt Institutions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
GtRMAN-AMER|CANS RAN
AWAY SAYS BtRNST0RFf
Told senator PhClan These Citizens
Were Outlaws. Coming To America
10 Escape Military Duty In
Eatherland.

Washington, April es-Count
Johann Won Bernstorff. former Ger
man ambassador to the United States.
held COMMUNICATIONS to be trait
ors'' and outlaws" according to
Senator Phelan. OF California.
The California senator today ampli-
fed his address to the senate last
midnight on the CONSUMPTION bill in
which he told OF the former am
man-Americans, as revealed shortly
before the beginning of the European
war.
Count Bernstorff said the German
Americans have run away to avoid
military duty" Senator Phelan said.
In 1918. one year before the war. |
was in Europe in the interest Of the
Panama-P Pacific exposition. bea rim G
the commission of the president to
enlist the interest of foreign govern
ments TO the great fair. In Munich
sought out Count Won Bernstorff.
Among the reasons which I urged
why Germany should participate In
that exposition celebrating the con-
struction OF the Panama canal was
that there was a vast number of Ger
mans in this country who would take
pride in an exhibition made of the
mediately he resented that. To my
surprise he said:
"'Do not talk about those people.
We do not care what they think or
want They have deserted the faith
eriand. They have run away to avoid
military duty. They have been false
to the old tradition. the are outlaws
"And that was the sentiment Of Of
ficial Germany then as / believe it Is
today They regard those good peo-
pie who are expected to render SER
vice to the autocracy now. as out
laws as men who have fed from their
duty.
"I think our German American
citizens should know and understand
that, which is the Prussian estimate
OF them, and they would be confirm
ed in what I believe their sincere con-
yiction that their duty lies with
America In this struggle"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
Continued on Page Two
CONGRESS TO PUT BAN
ON TRADING WITH ENEMY
With Any German Connection
VIII Affect Denmark and sweden.

Washington. April 3s-Congress viii
shortly be asked by the administration
to enact trading with the enemy
act as stringent as that applied by
the British government In 1915 De-
partment Of Justice ofYlcials. working
with tho assistance of the state de-
partment trade advisers. have prac-
tically completed the draft of tho pro-
posed legislation. 1t was stated today.
Prohibition against American firms
trading with any firm or individual
having enemy connections will be pro-
vided. the authority to enforce this be-
Ing placed in President Wilson's hands
The forthcoming legislation Is ex-
rected to have a farreaching effect in
Denmark and the Scandinavian coun-
tries. II will he increasingly difficult
for those nations to obtain food sup
plies from the United States. The ac,
It was stated today. is in large part
designed to prevent Swedish firms from
receiving food from America and re-
shipping 1t to Germany or Austria
Sweden is already facing a serious
shortage OF food. and further restric-
ticns upon her source of supply is ex-
pected to have an important political
effect there.
General dissatisfaction Is said to be
growing among the people against the
government. which has been strongly
pro German. Further demonstrations
In favor of Sweden inclining her Off,
cial sympathies toward the entente will
be held in Stockholm and other i'm
portant Swedish cities on Tuesday
Reports to the state department say
that unless the government provides
some relief there will be danger Of the
people uprising against the govern
ment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
BELGIAN WOMEN ARE
COMING TO AMERICA

The Hague, April 2e.-Three hundrei
belgium women and children are
eagerly awaiting permission by the
Dutch government to leave on a Dutch
boat for America. in care of the Rev.
John r. Deville. OF Chicago Father
DeVille has obtained permission from
the German secretary OF foreign af-
fairs, to take these Belgian war suffer
ers TO the United States. hut owing to
the U-boat blockade and the resultant
tie-up of Dutch shipping the outlook
for sailing Is indefinite. More than
1000 passengers from recalled Dutch
steamers are waiting in Rotterdam to
depart for the United States on the first
boat Another obstacle which Father
Deville is endeavoring to overcome is
the Dutch governments provisional
prohibition of emigration via Holland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
Drafting Men Into Army, How
ever. Will Probably Not Be-
gin Until Next August
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
MAY BE MADE SHORTLY
Expect to Raise Large Army
lmmediately-Bill May BE
Amended Before End of the
Week

Washington. April With the
Iselective army draft bin passed. sen
,ators and representative today began
seeking further Information from
every locality in the union as TO how
the nation is going to accept the
measure. The indications were that
strong dissatisfaction would result in
certain peculiarly constituted sections
although approval of the measure Is
expected from the nation az large.
The first definite display OF the ma
Ition's real sentiment as to conscrip'
ton Is not expected to be revealed
until the drafting Of men into the
army has actually begun, which Is ex-
lpected to be In August.
kilograms from all Ssafts Of the
country flooded the Offices Of sena.
tors and representatives. today. ex-
pressing thorough approval Of the
lseieetive draft measure.
Administration leaderss in congress
Including Representative Kahn. whe
fathered the bill in the house, and
Senator Chamberlain. sEnate leader
tadmit that even with tlte passage ot
1.-THE bill there still will Vie demand
from large numbers of persons fol
1.-THE Crea ton of volunteer army.
The formal signing OF the bill b.
President Wilson will nkt, 1t is he.
Ilieved. prevent fresh atfkfnpts to OBJ
tain the governments corsent for tnt
raising of volunteer anny imlnedi.
lateIy.
Resolutions providing It's by amend
ing the draft bill alreaG are beine
prepared for introductioH i'll congress.
within a few days. VINE the srea
lvoluae Of necessary seA slation nov
fbeforc congress nay deMy introduc
ton of the proposed amendments
| they are expected to make their ap
pearance before the end of this week
Volunteer proponents will form
practically tho entire opposition To the
draft measul ?, congressional leader
believe.
The opposition which has So fal
developed to conscription is in nt
way opposed To the raising OF a tire
mendous army for war against Ger
many, but Is based solely upon tn,
desire to rush into the field at once
with the best and largest mintar,
force that can he obtained on shor
notice,
May Become Law Wednesday.
| The CONSUMPTION bill probably vii
| formally become a law by Wednes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
FEAR TURKS WILL RUIN
SHRINES In PALESTINE

New York, April 29.--I-est the Holy
Land share the fate of Northern
France. the British government. it was
learned through church sources to-
day, has specially instructed General
Sir Archibald Naude Murray. com
mander OF the British armies now
fighting in Northern Palestine. TO
take particular care for the preser-
walton of al historic places and
shrines. General Murray has been
ordered to apply these instructions
particularly 10 Jerusalem, which is
now menaced by the British facing
the Tul ks some fifty miles below the
Holy City.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
STEAMER APPAM TO
MAKE VOYAGE SHORTLY

New York. April 2s--The steamship
Appam. after having been captured of
the coast of Africa by the German
raider Moewe and brought all the way
to Newport News for internment by n
German prize crew under command of
Lieutenant Hans Berg. will soon sail
from the Atlantic coast with a cargo.
The United States courts recently de-
cided that the vessel could not be re-
tanned by Germany and must be re-
turned to her British owners. the Elder
Dempster line.
The Appam reached an Atlantic
coast port today. having journeyed
from Newport News in ballast. The
British dag new at her masthead. Her
German captors inclue.nx Lieutenant
Berg are now tntcrned at Atlanta.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
AMERICA URGED TO
SfNO ARMY BY JULY |
Would Take Troops Near Firing Line
to Give Them Quick Training In
War Atmosphere.
UNITED STATES Numbered
BY LACK OF OFFICERS
French Arc Eager to Welcome Uncle
SANS Soldiers TO Trenches, and to
Sec Old Glory Floating Over Fir
ing Line.

Washington, April 29--Amerlcan
forces. a real American army, on the
battlefield in France In two months,
fighting side by side with French
men--that is what Marshal Joffre,
hero of the Marine, came to America
TO ask.
The French soldier placed one hand
upon his heart his face smiling. his
eyes serious and told newspaper men
for the first time today his definite
object in coming to America as a
,membe of the French mission.
Marshal Joffre spoke In French.
Washington newspaper men-even
the best Of them-do not speak
French fiuently enough to permit
them to grasp all that 'pere" Joffre
said; so they had to depend upon the
official text of his remarks, as given
out by the state department censors
tonight, TO know what was really
said.
A large part OF Marshal Joffre' g
statement WAS deleted by the CEN
sors. It was learned. however, that
the prospect today of an American
army being on the fighting line in
France by July | have been greatly
increased since the French mission
reached the United States.
Send Army Away BY July I.
Military members Of the French
mission have advised the sending Of
a considerable force to France as
quickly as the men can he raised.
This step is recommended SO as to
get the men near the actual fighting
as quickly as possible and put them
through the necessary training there.
where they will feel the spirit of bat
tie. II Is estimated that recruits could
be trained in one-sixth the time II
would take were they 30 remain in
the United States.
1t also has been pointed out that
the training an army would receive IN
this country would be Of little value
in the modern battlefield because OF
the rapidity in which fighting copdi-
tions are changing.
Added 10 this il the admitted i'm
possibility of transporting any vast
number of men TO Europe In a short
time. Because of the lack of trans
portation facilities the French mill
tary leaders here have urged this
government to begin sending soldiers
Into Europe in comparatively small
lots. thus preventing the congestion
that would result if efforts were made
to send a large army on short no
tiCe
That the recommendation If the
French commissioners is receiving
serious attention by war department
leaders was admitted tonight. The
whole question has been placed be-
fore the army general staff for de-
Cision. and probably will be passed
upon shortly by President Wilson.
Great Lack of OffiCcrs.
War depa rtment officials tonight
pointed TO the lack of officers in the
United States as the only important
thing standing in the way of start
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
STANDARD AEROPLANE
ENGINE IS COMPLETED

Washington, April 2a.-One OF the
foremost engineers. working with the
national advisory committee for aero
nautics of the council Of national de-
Tense and its experts. has completed a
standard aeroplane engine which will
greatly simplify the task OF the army
and navy departments. II was an
nounced today.
1t has been this lack OF standardized
ton which has handicapped both
branches of the service although Amer
lean aeroplanc manufacturers are pro-
ducing machines which an army oficiai
declared tonight. are the equal of the
swlftest and most trustworthy OF the
planes used in Europe.
This standard engine Is the result OF
the brains Of the most prominent aero
plane manufacturers In the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
TwENTY-GNE RECOVERED
FROM BL0WN-GH NINE

Hastings. Colo. April 2e.--Twenty-
one bodies had been recovered tonight
by rescue squads that penetrated the
workings Of tho victor-American Coal
mine. where an explosion and fire oc-
Cured Friday morning. Ninety-six
other miners are missing and prac-
ticaily all are believed SO have per-
iahed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
MARINE CORPS WANTS
MANY ADDITIONAL MEN
Major Barnett Telegrnphs virginian
Appreciation For Aid In
Securing Recruits.
WILL NEED 1c, 600 MEN FOR
THE RECOMMENDED STRENGTH
Red Blooded Americans Find First
to Fight" Branch of Service At
tractive-Early Fighting Is Not
Unlikely, But Probable.

Major-General George Barnett,
commandment of the United States
marine corps, in Il telegram to The
Nirginian yesterday announced that
the full authorized strength of that
branch of the service. II, 400 men.
had been recruited, and that an ad-
dftional $500 men was wanted to
bring the strength OF the corps to
so. 900. This increase has been rec
commended to congress. and while ].
has not yet been authorized, MAYOR
Barnett is satisfied that 1t will pass
congress. and is going ahead with his
recruiting campaign. The officer eS-
pressed his appreciation for the as
sistance rendered the marine corps
through the press, and asked further
aid in recruiting the additional men
wanted.
Major Barnett is arranging n ma :
rine corps week. which Will be held
from June 10 TO June Is. inclusive,
when an extra effort will he made to
recruit this branch to the recommend
ed strength. The slogan OF First to
Fight has attracted many men 10 the
marine corps, and red blooded men
who want to enter military service
with the hope of seeing action in
short time will get 1t quicker in the
recruiting station here lis on the fourth
floor of the postoffice building. The
telegram received from Major Bar.
nett Yesterday by The yirginian Is as
follows.
Message From Major Barnett
The United States marine corps
TODAY reached Its full authorized
strength OF 1900 men. The public
ity given our needs by the newspapers
which resulted in the making of our
slogan First to Fight quickly brought
the needed men to the .colors. A FUR
Their increase OF the marine corps. 81
| 30. 600 men has been reconin,ended
TO congress. and sincerely believing
that the increase will be granted for
the period of the war, I am going
ahead with recruiting. Red hlooded
young men wishing to be first to fight
will probably not have long 20 walt
On behalf OF the officers and men Of
the marine corps | wish to express
our hearty appreciation OF the able
assistance and hearty cooperation
rendered by The Nirginian In recruit
ing the corps TO full strength. Rich
mond has responded splendidly to our
cali I am going to ask further as
sistance and cooperation 20 recruit
the additional i2,eo0 men who we
need. and will address you a letter
on the subject OF special marine
corps week June 10 TO June Is. an
elusive, when we will make an extra
effort to fill our corps to 10000 men
, before the close of the fiscal wear
GEORGE BARNETT,
Major General Commandment.
Recruiting here yesterday was slow
in all branches. only two men enlist
ing. these being in the navy Numer-
Gus applicants called at the three sta
tions. which showed that interest in