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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-22
SWEEPING PROBE SOON
FOR INDIAN DEPARTMENT

Washington.--A sweeping investiga-
ton into the conditions in the Indian
service of the government has been
authorized in the Indian appropriation
bill as it passed the Senate.
Out Of the investigation. may come
far reaching recommendations for an
o~verhauling of the system of dealing
with the Indians. Such recommends
tions will come if the hopes of some
of the senators on the Senate Indian
committee are realized.
The Senate authorization provides
for II joint commission to investigate
Indian affairs, to be composed Of three
members Of the House, named by the
speaker n three members of the Sen
ate appointed by the presiding officer
of that body. The commission is re-
quired to ascertain ali the facts relat-
ing to the conduct and management Of
the bureau Of Indian affairs, and to
recommend such changes in the adj
ministration OF Indian affairs Ms would
better the service and promote the
welfare of the ndians. Not only the
bureau, but all branches and agencies.
their organization and administration.
are to be probed. The commission is
given blanket powers in regard to ex-
animation of books and documents of
the bureau of Indian affairs, INC sub
poenaing Of witnesses. 1T is authorized
to visit any Indian agency, school, in
StllQllON w cStdCilSIlIIleHI An pufSu-
ance Of its duties in the investigation.
The sum of 10000 is appropriated for
the expenses of the commission. Find
ings and recommendations are to be re-
ported to the next congress-.
Cato Sells, Of Iowa and Texas, is
the head OF the Indian bureau.
The conduct Of the bureau Of Indian
affairs toward the Indian has repeated
~ been criticised and it was criticised
in the course OF the discussion Of the
Indian appropriation bill. Senator
Lane, Of Oregon. democrat, speaking OF
h Indian bureau, declared
was responsible for ~"creating "a Great
ure which flouts the laws it makes; that
it has given power to its own creature
10 carry on the affairs ofathe Indians
in "a which means ruin to the
Indians. and an immense and unnec-
essary expense to the people OF this
country, which will eventually wipe
the Indians out OF existence"
Senator Lane said no good had CON
out of the present system OF handling
the affairs of the Indians. and no good
would come because the system was
wrong. He denounced the Indian bill
as u ..humbug." =
1t is the contention of senators who
critictse the present system that it is
enormously expensive, that it saddles a
lot OF unnecessary Offices on the gov
eminent, and that it accomplisbes moth
ing forsthe Indian. Senator Johnson,
Of South Dakota, takes this view. He
has long studied the Indian office, and
is convinced that h government, in
practically teaching the Indian to do
nothing useful, does u gross injustice.
He would ave the Indian made some
thing other than a helpless ward.
The charge hat the bureau OF In
dian affairs. is d~iscouraging Indians
from taking just n legitimate claims
before the court OF claims was made
on the floor OF the Senate.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-22
ExptajnAd.

.FTOm III 6JGO. HEW
What seems to be the matter with
bedside OF the man WHO hy sw4thed In
bandageS.
NE found the sac ,sak.- briefly ax-
planned the bugvo.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-22

At conference I o discuss Industrial
welfare work, Miss Mary Macarthur
stated that In q large number OF fac
tories there was no word more hated
than the word Welfare"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Nine. Pctrovn Mt Colonial.

\ FEMINIST IN society Is The role play
ed by Mine. P"trova in The silence
Sellers" the Metro Wonderplay adapt
ed irein Blair Hairs story in "Snappy
/. Storses" which Viii lie seen at the
Colonial Theater to-morrow and Tues
day. 4.
Fatty" Arhuclde in "Oh Doctor"
his latest ana greatest comedy sue
cess. awil be the added feature. on
"Wednesday and Thursday Ethel Barry
&more Twill be seen la 'Lifc's Whirl-
poo" with new Lonesome Luke com
sedy Az the added feature. Friday ana
&Saturday Va!eska Suratt viii b. pre
scented in "a Rich Mans pIaytfine =.
"a stirring story OF girl ana man
3who doubts her power TO rcsiS, IN.
Binhuencc Of wealth Tic tries her ana
4 she wins.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Movie Calendar

ODEON-Mondny George Walsh In
"SoIne Boy; Tuesday. Marguerite
Clngl, in "Thc Amnzons"; WcdncS-
day. Douglas Fairbanks. in "Down
to Dnrth."
IslS-Alonday and Tue.dIy, "NVo-
man hood. the Glory az the Nation;
"Wednesday, Ethel Clayton mud Car
lylcrDlnckwell, In "Brokrn Chains"
BIJOU -salonday., Tuesday, md
Wednesday, Prairie Rose. in '.The
Man From Painted Post"
COLONlAL-Mondny and Tuesday,
Nine. PctroNn. in .''rhc silence
Sellers; Wednesday,. Ethel Harry
more, in "Lifc's Whirlpooi."
STRAND-Nondny. Tuesday and
Wednesday. Alice joyce. In "Wihin
the Jaw" -.
LUEBIRD-Monday .'rhe Lair OF
the nWolf," featuring Donna Drew.
and. third chapter "The Fighting
TraD"; Tuesday. Helen Gibson. in
"SaYinE the Fast Mall" fifth chapter
1.-THE Gray GhoSt"; Wednesday,.
Louise Glaum. in Golden Rule
KATE" Current ENcnts.
SliTOl,-NIonday. Nine. Petroya.
In ttr ''soui Of NinEdnlcne.' with
sidney Drew Comedy; Tuesday, THE
Folly of Revenge sidney Drew
CoH,rdy; Wednesday,. variety family
PROGRAM. Molly King and Creighton
Hale. The seven Pearls" Pxthe
ScNte. Current Events and War
Scepes.
NEw-Monday. Tuesday and We'd
ne>dsy, war A. IL Really L."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14

Brooklyn. who were recently married
In that place. have returned home.
after visit TO relatives here.
j. H. Callahan attended the worlds
series OF baseball games in Chicago.
Mrs. ]. w. Lipop and two daugh-
ters, Margaret and Elizabeth, have left
Tor Philadelphia. where they will make
their home. The son. joe is attending
school in Anderson: w. Va, and will
join his mother and sisters at the end
Of the term.
Miss S. c. Adams has returned home
from visit to Baltimore of three
weeks duration.
w. Q. Tavenner is with relatives in
Orange and FauQuier Counties.
w. b. Nair has left for Camp Lee.
where he will undergo training for
the United States Army.
Miss Janet tarrar is visiting Miss
Carrie Tinslcy in Richmond.
Edward ii. Miller paid his family a
visit this week. He is member of
n surveying party located at Mann
w. Va
Charles 7. Schermerhorn. of Detroit.
is here on visit TO his sister, Mrs r.
II. Callahan. at Gladys Inn. Mr.
Schermerhorn is editor of the Detroit
Times.
C. L. Welch. of Phoebus. attended
the funeral of his nephew on Wednes-
day.
MIR. and Mrs. r. II. McCambridEc re-
turned home on Wednesday from a
trip to Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Prairie Rose a, Bijou.

s Prairie Rose, VINO holds MANY medals
Tor trick riding and roping. appears
In the new Douglas Fairbanks rtcrar,
picture, The Man From Painted post"
coming to the Eijou tomorrow. Tues
day and "Wednesday. There are very
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
",Nithin the LAW, mt strand.

Rayard Neiller's wonderful drama
Within the Law" which has been
screened by Greater Vitagraph. and is
TO be presented at the Strand all this
week, is an unanswerablc argument
against the small salaries paid to de-
p2riinent store sales girls in many Of
the large cities throughout the coun-
try Locally. the argument may be UNI
necessary, as il is we'll known that
the local department stores pay
much higher rate of wage than other
cities. Alice Joyce. the Vitagraph star.
as Mary Turner, is the shop girl in
within the Law
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
To Remove First
Signs of Old Age

The infallible first sign of age is the
sagging check muscles" says Nine
Cavalieri whose fame as beauty cul-
turist is scarcely less than that Of u
sonSstreSs. These are more difficult
she continues. '.'rhe sagging muscles
indicate they have grown too weak TO
remain in place; they must be assisted
strengthened"
The best way to strengthen them is
by bathing :hc face in a lotion made by
0tSSolrtnS an ounce of powdered SaXo-
lite in half pint witch hazel This
creates freer circulation to the parts.
besides causing muscles and skin to
contract. Saxolite, procurable ut every
drug store. has long been known BY
complexion specialists to possess re-
markable tonic and astrinEent proper
ticr. va liable in treating nabby tissue
and wrinkles.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Features mt 0deon.

AZ the Odcon this week six features
Will be- offered, with change daily.
Tomorrow, George Walsh. smile and
all will! be seen in Some Boy" On
TUESDAY Marguerite Clark will be seen
- The .tmazons." the wonderfully
successful feature IN which the talented
star - teenin, combination OF roles.
.7clGdf .i 1na ;ssef .s,v Ell ing boxing
s:o.es. I'll o. which She ably fills. On
Wednesday,. Douglas Fairbanks will
2.aN return eng cement in Down
20 Earth on Thursday. The Law OF
ta= Land, with olga petrova in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14

few Western contests, such as the
Pendleton Roundup. the Cheyenne
Frontier Day Celebration and the
Golden City Show. that do not feature
Prairie Rose IN their billing as Tho
Vests Real Product" Rose is the
wife of John Judd. champion rope
spinner and broncho buster, who also
plays an important part in Douglass
new photoplay OF the Western plains
during the embarrassing days. a
holmes travelogue is the added feature.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Pearl. WHITE,
nj tho Victor,
SATURDAY..

leading role. will be the feature. On
Friday. Antonio Moreno and Edith
storey will be seen as co-stars in THE
Captain OF the Black Horse Troop"
adapted 10 the screen from Hamlin
Garland's famous novel. On Saturday
Viola Dana will be seen in "Aladdin's
Other Lamp"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
At the Bluebird.

The LAIR OF the Wolf" .ve-ac,
Butterfly picture, and III one o. the
most ifnpenetrable murder mysteries
ever filmed, is the attraction at the
Bluebsrd to-morrow, with Donna Drew.
Gretchen Bcderer and Joseph Girard il,
the cast; also the third chap;er Of The
Fighting Trail" Tuesdays bin in
!cludes Helen Gibson n a sensational
"a abroad drama IN three parts, Saving
ithe Fast Mall" and the NTH chapter
[of The Gray Ghost" Louise Glaum as
ruler OF dance ham in Paradise. New.
during the mining days Of the carly
West is the star Of Golden RuIe
Kate which viii be shown Wcdnes-
day and Thursday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Spectacle Mt Isis.

Tomorrow and Tuesday the Isis will
offer as its feature "Womanhood, the
Glory OF the Nation" the thrilling
spectacle which delighted thousands
when seen here before. On Wednesday
and Thursday. Ethel Clayton and Car
lyle Blackwell will be seen in Broken
Chains" a story based on the labor
laws. on Friday and Saturday. Robert
Warwick and Gail Kane will be pre-
sented in The False Friend n story
OF dramatic interest which discloses
an entirely new type OF villainy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
CLIFTON FORGE

Special to The Times Dispatrh.l
CLIFTON FORGE. VA. October ia
Mr.. and Mrs. O. II. Fisher have re-
turned from an automobile trip to
Bluefeld. W. Va.
L. T. Dunn spent several days in
Chicago and New York. lie witnessed
the games OF the. Worlds series
Mr. and Mrs..ss " ohm; IL, LAMB. 'of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Var pic1ss...sss..as.,.~~@..
II "A ~ IE N 81 VII

~ L.
Wa "a ~ lez BY 81 =, wild no
'1on picture GtHi ing tae horrors Of
tnc.asfa wartz.. il al ;he., grin. real
sly. nil o+ glre- Is 1rs, local presen-
1z,Ao1 - .he N=s The4ts-. and viii
- 20 Il lie P-.-cz7sl attraction there
fn- "a eai!-s "@.s y. bz:;.e a=lts
around Tt'5-a provided ,h= location
fcr rins- u ~ p3c-g-=s which were
rt4ts- - ~ personal a%rrn ss!on q,
51srsSees ,s--e
VIC - :, Really i. is not : pho
'e2Ass, 2ai 70 attempt has Been made
- see storg around ,a= scenes.
N..ea az =r;ual photographs a ,he
To+i6'e gFsat"st AID cr!muest drama
10" aeine staged = Tie trenches Of
FEatct Tne pictures were taken by
|Czp.zfa Do14ld e Thompson, The dar-
'ng ;,octogra pa@- alta ned 20 the stat.
|"f L@Sl!ss Weekly. Tho -!sked his life
many TINES in heir making. Five pc.
cent 2: tn gross receipts vii! De do.
mated 20 The Times = ts9arch t;Our Boys
in France" topacco'-tu,H!.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26
Police Court Chronicle

A black cat is a bundle of bad tuck 1t
spells trouble and carries gloom wherever
goes At least that's how Howard Johns
feels about it,
Whenever such feline crossed the path
Of Johns gloom of some kind usually fol-
lowed. The last time Howard went to a
hospital he remembered that a darkroom
pexoned feline had jumped in front of him
Just before the trip.
II Johns encountered such an animal on
his way to work he always returned home
rather than take any chances of trouble.
Things were looking rosy for Howard. who
is rather sincere negro as he walked and
whistled along Haverford avenue. But as
he neared Thirty-ninth street he felt some
thing brush against his legs. He looked
down. II was n black cat. Johns gra bbed
II by the tail and swung il around through
the air The cat was one of those mid
night contraltos. 1t emitted "A number of
distressing notes in almost human voice.
Policeman Ferguscn heard the commotion
and, drawing his revolver. hurried in the
direction of the excitement
Johns was swinging the cat in Indian club
fashion when the policeman neared him. \
tap on the wrist with the club made him
drop the animal, which fled toward Wilkes
Barre.
"Ah nebbah let's black cat kun across
ma paff," said Johns when arraigned before
Magistrate Stevenson, "'cause it alluz made
trubbil"
Ten dollars fine" replied the Judge
Johns sent for his friends
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26

which she had done for the French. After
noticing her devotion and hearing her bis
tory OF heroism. the English commander
rendered her public homage In an order OF
the day forbiddng that she be spoken TO
unless she first addressed, and commanding
she be given an officers salute by whose
ever in uniform that crossed her daily path.
Six months ago she came to Paris, where
she entered upon her present hospital work.
This brave young French woman is mod
est and pleasing in appearance. OF regular
features, with luxurious brown hair and
dark-brown eyes. She would not talk about
herself, although she blushingly confirmed
this story, which I obtained from others.
THAT which | have done is nothing" she
Naid 81 am French, and It was in my
blood TO do. Thousands and thousands Of
my countrywomen would have gladly done
| the same pour Ia Patrie.'"
No doubt II is constant evidence, this
| courage of the women of France. Never
theless. to Marcelle Semmer, who wears the
red rlbboned Cross of the Legion upon her
| breast and the bronze Of the Cross OF War
at her throat, ! give homage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26
GERMAN SENATOR'S
I1(pEACHED IN ITALY
v.rt President and Buelow's
pslative Accused of Treason
on Seventy-two Charges

..,rr Feb. Ex-senator Mangilli the
Fo.a,s,v pro-German president Of the
no'oI commercial Bank. which was cre-
Its"n LIN Austro-German capital to en-
steo ,taly's dependence upon Germany,
force ,,sn impeached for treason on sew
has Sour charges. Other Senators, includ-
env prlnce Camporeale, Won Buelow's s
ny ssr.ln-law, are implicated
p'Ts% whs whole scandal is kept secret pend
i decision whether to try the case be-
mt . military tribunal or in the Senate.
Io'..hlv Iov the case will be held in allegiance
IA after the war to avoid damaging
up.n'.,i.tIbns which might help the enemy.
r ". has been learned from a member of
a.. nanal encourage that the Pope has
ue.s,ad wv his gratitude to the Italian Gov
s1p,.t .asnt for withholding information con-
sInnIng snI the espionage scandal in which the
..,.,,ian. Mgr. Gerlach. recently dismissed
~ss implicated. and for not divulging the
srromising correspondence which was
eO"'p eOOumpos,ered by the police thus averting an
..s,I.clerica agitation and sparing the Pope
,,om unjust suspicion.
The Austro German press Is conducting
sampaign to restore temporal power to
- pone hoping TO restrain the Pope from
"sa.dsmnlng submarine excesses The actual
.Tsct is declared to be an increased as
.,rance that the Pope vigorously condemns
submarine ruthlessness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26
MARCELLE SEMMER'S BRAVERY
WINS TWO FRENCH DECORATIONS
Joan of Arc of War Awarded
Croix de Guerre and Le-
gion d'Honneur
FLOODS Canal Against Ger
mans, Holding Foe Back
"a Hours-Rescues Many
By HENRY BAZIN
'peo'al correspondent in France of the
Evening Ledger

'peo"al correspondent in France OF the
Evening Ledger
,r,u,s PARIS. Jan. 25.
"'iS " the unwritten story of Marcele
Semmer, young woman of twenty.one
Years and how 1t came TO pass that among
All tne devoted. courageous members of her
SeN she Is the only one TO have been Jointly
ueooIa ateu with the Legion Of Honor and
'ne trolx de Guerre. She is as we'll the
only woman in France to wear the latter
ana the youngest to wear the former II
was my privilege To shake her hand the
o,her day IN Paris hospital where She is
at present acting as nurse or "iunrmiere d"
Marcelle Semmer is the daughter of an
AISatlan who, in common with many Of
ms countrymen, elected to emigrate to the
land of his forefathers ere military age
forced hlm to service in the German army.
He became duly natural2ed as "A French
subject, settled in the village of ----, on
lne Somme, where he met and married his
wlte. a natiye of Naleuciennes. In this
village Marcelle and her three brothers
were born, and here they lived together
after their parents death as before. They
were simple people. without great instruc-
ton living a clean, sane life, after the
manner of the great number Of French
provincials. one brother has given MS
lie for France. another is in ConvalesCcuCe
from wound received before Nerdun. and
the third is in the army at Saonica
During the German invasion of 1914 the
French endeavored to stop the enemy at
Marcelle Semmer's native village on the
Somme, hut being in greatly inferior num-
her retreated across the river and an ad.
joining canal under heavy fire. Most OF
the inhabitants went with them but Mar.
Celle Semmer refused. becatrse she had
taken il upon herself to look after TIVE
aged women who were physically unable tc
leave their native hearths
After the French had crossed the canal
she opened wide the gates connecting il
with the river, flooded the lowland between
locked the gates In position. and threw the
keys into the canal She did this unde
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26

wounds such care as she could with the
means at her command. And In addition. she
aided sixteen Individual soldiers to pass the
German plckets and escape TO their own
lines, a few kilometers away.
Upon the ninth night as she was carrying
food to a soldier who lay in a thicket with
broken leg. she was surprised by Ger
man patrol. her wounded protege bayoneted,
and she was taken before the German com
mander. where after a short interrogation,
she was condemned to death. Before sem
tence was passed and as she was asked to
say whatever she would. she answered:
This man you have killed is not the
first of my countrymen | have aided and
tried to save I have helped sixteen out
Of your clutches, and each is sound and
bearing arms against YOU And you can
do with me as you will am an orphan
and have no other mother but France. II
will not be hard to die for her. And
will not tell you whtre I have been hiding
Also. 1t was | who locked the gates and
threw the keys in the canal"
The next morning as she was being led
to wall against which she was to be
shot salvo Of shells killed four Of her
would-be executoners. and the rest fled out
Of range, abandoning her. She immedia tely
went. under fire from the guns Of her
France. in search of food for her charges,
"who were hungry, as they had not re.
ceived their simple cold dinner" shortly
afterward the French retoo< the village,
now in ruins.
But there she stayed, aiding where she
/ could, cooking and helping doing all in
/ her power for her charges. one of whom
| died in her arms from old age amid the
sound of shell and shrapnel one day while
! succoring a wounded soldier she received
/ a slight wound in the shoulder. For many
months she continued her devotion. Ions
! after December II. 1914, when she was
I decorated by General ------- with the Cross
/ of the Legion and the Cross of War
After the great offensive began upon the
Somme her village passed from n French
! to an English "seCteur." She stayed on
nevertheless, doing for the English that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26

heavy fire from German batteries to the
rear. Her heroic act retarded for fun TWEEN
ty-four hours the advance Of full Ger
man army corps. the time necessary to con-
struCt a pontoOn bridge over the wide space
occupied by the river. the canal and the
flooded land between.
When after the delay imposed upon them
by the courage of a single peasant woman
Of France, the Germans entered the village
Of ---, they arrested the Mayor and
several aged citizens as hostages after re-
QUESTIONING all the food and supplies avail
able But Marcelle Scmmer, who had taken
refuge in a cellar with her two aged charges
and nine other enfeebled people. knew where
among the homes Of her neighbors smoked
and preserved food was to be found. All day
she lay with her little company in hiding
hut at night she sallied forth to enter other
cellars and put her hand in the dark upon
supplies with which to sustain her com.
panions. During these perilous journeys
she found and escorted to her cellar seven
wounded French soldiers, giving THEFT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26
CHILDREN CAN'T STEAL
RIDES; COPS ON WATCH
Drastic Step Necessary to Re-
duce Accidents-Jail for
the Offenders

Drastic supervision by the police TO stop
accidents resulting from children stealing
rides will henceforth be enforced. Director
N public Safety Wilson said today. Such
step is deemed necessary to reduce casual
ties to a minimum.
The general order reads:
The numerous fatal accidents on the city
streets Of late, resulting from children steal
Ing rides on the sides of and the rear Of
Messenger railway cars, automobiles, trucks
and other vehicles, are such as to demand
the attention of every member of the
Bureau Of Police
"You will at once stop any car or other
vehicle on which children are stea ling rides
arrest the offenders, charged with trespass.
and send the children. If under sixteen year
Of age, to the House of Detention. If over
sixteen years of age, send the prisoners to
the station house"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26
WAR EXPERT CALLS
FOR UNIVERSAL DRILL
f. Alexander Powell Scores Congress
men Who Fear Con-
stituents' Views

WASHINGTON. Feb e6-At the request
Of the advisory commission Of the Council
for National Defense. r. Alexander Powell.
author and war correspondent, spoke at
Continental Memorial Hail on the military
lessons of the great war and advocate cd
universal military service for the United
states. The lecture was delivered in con-
nection with the exhibition of $500 feet
of films taken by military photographers
under the direction Of the General STAFF
of the French Army and loaned by the
French Government. The audience was