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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Khaki and Olive prab.
From the Color Tradc .Journa

From the Color Trade journal.
1t is an unfortunate circumstance that
WHEREVER Il group of army men are gath
cred together there is generally to be
noticed a wide divergence in the color of
their individually uniforms. This is more
especially to be remarked I'm the cotton
khaki uniforms of the enlisted men. This
variety of colors is further enhanced by
the fact that often the coat is of different
shade than the breeches, and the ieggings
may be of a still different color. Also nu-
merouS instances are to be observed whore
a goodly part of the color has been re-
moved by washing and laundering: in fac;
we have observed instances of Khaki mill
tary breeches which have evidently been
washed a number of times and wl,ic. ave
returned almost to the original color OF the
undyed cotton.
These conditions should not exist: it
lowers the morale of the army and does
not enhance respect for the uniform. OF
course. we appreciate the fact that man
ufacturers have been put to q great strain
In order to properly dye the enormous
amount Of khaki cloth called for by the
government during the last six months,
n 1t would be natural to expect that the
shades produced at widely divergent mills
would vary somewhat in appearance. But
the variations to be noticed go far beyond
any allowance to be granted in the most
charitable Interpretation OF shade match
ing.
Also we cannot understand Why .he
government should accept any goods II the
color is not reasonably. fast to washing.
The sulphur dyes which should be en-
ployed for the dyeing OF cotton khaki, are
evidently being made in this country in
sufficient quantity to AXE care Of the
needs of the government, and any dyer
who Is not using them is remiss in making
use of his opportunity to get fast colors.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
MEWSBoY WRITES
SOME WAR POETRY
Kaiser Bill went UP the hill
To take a look at France;
Kaiser Bill ran down the hill
With u bullet in his pants!

Oklahoma City. Okla.-Oklahoma
City has produced the greatest piece
OF var poetry-Rupert Brooke, Allan
Seeger and Robert w. Service notwith-
Notwithstanding to Ed $. Naught,
press agent for the author.
Mr.. Vaught says this nameless news
boy. who sells Oklahomans, walks with
a limp. goes to grade school, and owns
5000 worth of Liberty bonds. has put
the spirit of the whole campaign
against France in the four lines which
the printer has set in crepe edged type
at the head Of this story.
The teacher Of the grade In which
this newsie studies asked the class to
write war essays one day" MIR. Vaught
said. Our budding genius wrote this
one. Then when he came in with the
papers the next day he showed it to
me and asked me IL ! didn't think II
was purity good I told him it was
good enough to send to the crown
prince. which I plan to do
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
PRESIDENT OR p
From the New York World.

Relative to the proposal in congress that an extra constitutional
war cabinet should be created, to which the administration naturally
objects, what would the American people think of their chief
magistrate if he We're to welcome such an Innovation?
1t S a hard saying, but let us suppose. if we can, that we had q
president easy going, slothful, weak, Indifferent and eager to sur
render responsibilities to others. What would better suit his purposes
than a measure calculated to take from him his most vital powersi
History abonnds in corrupt and frivolous monarchs of that kind, but
let us imagine, if possible, such Il character in the White House.
The president of the Emitted States is the commanderinchief of the
army and navy. No power on earth, aside from a constitutional
amendment, can take that authority from him unless he so elects. 1t
never has been surrendered by any president, and the only president
who failed in all respects to exercise it was James Buchanan. IN.
feebled in mind and body.
A president neglectful of oath and duty would be glad to have
a war cabinet. He might even electioneer for it. A president true to
himself and his country would have no war cabinet even if congress
undertook to impose it over his veto.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Exploded idea Of Superiority.

IRON the Navy and Merchant Marine.
Our work of repairing the seized Ger
man ships has taught us something about
the supposed superiority of German ma
rine engineering practice. The Germans.
Of course, v not hesitated to admit
that as marine engine and boiler de-
signers. and as marine engineers. they
lead the world. But you win not find the
naval officers who have taken over the
German merchant ships. agreeing with
them. When you hear that the engines
Of the very hugest and finest and newest
Of the German liners now In our service
proved on examination 90 much inferior
In design. power and economy to the best
engineering practice Of u navy that. our
engineers Judged It best to rip out the
whole plant and install . new ons which
they confidently expect win add two
knots to the ships speed-and when you
hear that the boilers Of that ship were 10
m~anhandled in the service Of unsiillful
and stupid German firemen and watsr
tenders that thsy had TO - practically re-
begin % have your doubts -
TO the awe Inspiring German sppsstestty.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
All She Hoped For.

GAVAAA y . NAe6h1sbICs
On a clear. cool evening in the early
spring a man OF a horse crossed the ridge
Of a Kentucky mountain. and. seeing a
cabin in the valley, urne his horse in
that direction. The cabin was white
washed and clean. The mo%untaineer and
his family sat on the porch. Several chill
dred played. in the yard. The stranger
arrived at the gate and was invited in
and sat dow on the porch with the am
~"stranger." asked the mountainer, ARE
you interested in our oil up here .
We'll, no. said the stranger, II haven't
much faith in oil. l hear Of these people
who suddenly strike 1t rich. but I never
find Them"
The old mar chuckied and said: "I am
one. Yesterday I was poor; today l am
t ftsh. We ! was eauI last a aysln ,b,n my FAMILY Wbay t now
would rather r have; Mow; John; here: he
dress, and Susie says she'll take books.
BY the way. wife, what would you rather
have?"
The old lady never hesitated a minute.
well" she said, II am pretty tired cut
ting wood with a dull ak; I'll take q new
AX..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Ware strane. Fellows.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
The concert given on board ship by
the Basutos and the. Zulus, which
formed a labor battalion on its way
from Cape Town to England, is de-
scribed by one of the audience as a very
creditable affair. Hymns and part songs
were followed by a performance on that
melodious instrument, the tin whistle.
the solo being played by the prince Of
the Basutos, who was one Of the volun-
teers in the regiment. The request by
a British officer that the prince should
utter the Basuto war cry, which only
the king or his heir is allowed to give,
produced an unlocked for and rather
startling effect, all the Basutos bursting
into yells and rushing from very part
Of the ship to where the prince was.
The concert was given as a form Of
diversion while the ship was passing
through the submarine zone.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Through the y.eoat Zone.

Ns0A IA AhD %
One night we entered the danger
zone. There had been an entertainment
IN the little salon which, packed with
passengers, had gradually achieved he
temperature and humidity Of q Turkish
bath. Fol the ports had been closed as
light as gaskets could make them, the
electric fans, as usual. obstinately 'Se-
fused to march," After the amateur
speechmaking and concert pieces an
Italian violinist, who had thrown over
= lucrative contract to become a SOL
der, played exquisitely; and one of the
French sisters we had seen walking the
deck with the mincing steps OF the
clotster sang. somewhat p~recariously
and pathetically, the Ave Maria. Its
pathOs was OF the past, and after she
had finished. as we fled into the open
air. We were conscious of having turned
u backs i~rrevocably yet determinedly
upon a. era whose life and convictions
the music Of the composer SO beauti-
fully expressed. And the sisters sweet
withered face was reminiscent OF a
missal, n bright with color. and still
shining family. A missal in a library
OF modern books!
On deck a fine rain was blowing
through q gap in our burlap shrOud;
a phosphorescent fringe Of foam Missed
along the sides Of the ship, giving the
illusory appearance of all u dead
lights being open and ablaze. exagger-
ating the sinister blackness OF the
night. We were, apparently, a beacon
undersea monsters were lurking.
There were on board other elements
which in the normal times gone by
would have seemed disquteting enough.
The evening after we had left New
York, while we were still off the coast
of Long Island, I saw on the poop a
crowd Of steerage passengers listen
ing intently to harangues by speakers
addressing them from the top of a pile
Of life RATS. Armenians, I was told.
on their way to fight the Turks. all re.
cruited in America by one frenzied
woman who had seen her child cut in
two by a German officer. Twilight was
gathering as ! joined the group, the sea
was silvered by the light Of an August
moon floating serenely between sway
ing stays. The orators passionate
words and gestures evoked wild re-
sponses from his hearers, whom the
drag Of an ancient hatred had snatched
from the peaceful asylum of the west.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Easy to Raid Rhine.
the, London Observer.

EIOlll inc AUuOOn observer.
British airmen flying q type Of machine
that has been used I'm our bombing raids
for many months past, and which was
actually available 20 months ago., could
by night bomb the vast cluster Of muni-
tons, manufacturing and ordnance works
on the Rhine with no greater difficulties
than those surmounted by the Germans
rAidtng London last week. Our pilots are
keen enough to do 1t. They are not sent
on this errand because. SO far, there have
never been more than enough OF these
machines for the more pressing necessity
of bombing German a~erodromes, railways,
and dumps In Belgium.
No one would dispute the wisdom Of the
operations that at present use up all our
available big range types OF airplane. The
work done has been Of enormou value;
the enemy has been harassed continually,
and his concentrations of troops and sup
plies seriously disturbed: important dam
age has been dom to his aerodromes, and
recently ar attack on England was nipped
in the bud. What is disquieting the minds
Of many people is the thought that II the
opportunity had been relied, say IS
months ago, there would have been
enough machines to spare nOw for larger
operations.
From our advanced bases to Crefeld,
EsSGl, OuSSelOOTl, SOlOSUc ana Du1SOUIK
the distance is less than 200 miles. From
the German advanced bases London is
nearer by some 40 miles. But the machine
that has been available for the British air
services-and In use to q small extent
has hitherto been superior to big German
bombers In point Of radius OF action, and
the distance handicap ts therefore Of no
consequence.
The Germans prove by their preference
for raiding by moonlight that they are
somewhat dependent uPcn the amount Of
visibility 1t offers, especially where water
and land meet, as in the Thames estuary
and through London. The Rhine makes
an equally good guiding line under similar
conditions.
The Rhine towns are within range Of
our advanced bases. Even nearer, to the
French, are Frankfurt n S%trasburg. In
the former case the distances concerned
are nothing like 80 great az would render
the operation VALUES through Limitation
Of the load margin available for explo-
sivcs. Nor Is there reason to believe thai
we should suffer unduly heavy casualties;
our raiders, indeed, nearly every night
cross the very battle lines at lower alti-
tudes than those at which the Germans
venture over London, and they do not
suffer excessive losses. And all along the
Rhine are the great bridges upon which
so much OF the enemy's military effort
depends.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
spikina Their Own Lies.
From the New York Evening Post.

from III new 1OIh Evening 1O6l.
Now, If individual lying is a fine art. as
Swift contended. official lying IS some
thing that has still more carefully to be
studied. The danger is that one official
may expose another. The first one starts
q lie on it's travels, for a certain purpose.
and then the second. when that purpose
has been served, comes out with a state
ment which eats the other up. And 1t IL
a curious fact that some of the most lam
aging proofs of German official lies have
been furnished by Germans. There was
for example, the impudent fiction, en-
bodied in the German declaration Of wal
upon France, that French airmen had
dropped bombs upon Nuremburg. But 1t
was from the authorities in Nuremberg
itself that the evidence came which
showed the whole thing to be an unblush-
ing falsehood.
Other Germans are dealing with other
German lies in the same way. A member
Of the German general staff, General
Freytag-Loringhoven, has been publishing
an article on 1.-THE First Victories in the
West" He was loud in praise Of the Ger
man strategy which threw the French
mobilization plans into confusion, by
marching Unexpectedly through Belgium.
The question Of law or morality was not
considered by the German officer. but
only the military sstuteness Of the viola
ton of Belgian neutrality. General Frey
tag-Loringhoven Is explicit on the point
that the French high command was taken
completely by surprise. and that 1t was
not till August q, 1914. that the fifth army
got as far as the line Douai-C harleroi
This article vas published In the Cologne
Gazette.
Yet the same German newspaper, in the
autumn Of 1914, stated that the govern
ment had information that on August ]
the French had 10000 soldiers at Maui
beuge. and as many more at Givet, ready
to invade Germany by the way of Bel
GUM. That particular lie, put about to
Justify the Belgian outrage, is thus neatly
spiked on the helmet Of the unwilling
General Observation-Disclosures.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
America VIII
Aid France in
Growing Crops
Government to Send 1900
Tractors to Till Farms and
Increase. Production.

"Vive fAmerique.'' That is the cry
with which France is haiiing her new
allies in this war for liberty and de-
mocracy.
Long Live France" is Americas
reply. America and France are Joined
in a common cause.-the fight for free
ION.
Our part is to sci men and n
food and ammunition" says the United
States Food Administration. "For to-
gether we are fighting our fight on
their soil. To make our help most eff
fective we must help those people to
help themselves; we must try to make
that soil help to maintain those people"
Frances farmers have gone to war.
There are no longer enough men in
civil life to plant and till the land. The
farms ave been torn by shot and shell
Fields thai were once marvels Of pro-
ductivity now lie neglected. The wo.
have been trying to wrest part Of their
living from the fields-but with so lit
tie n such unskilled labor 1t is diff
cult for them to make q CROP"
But now America is coming to the
rescue. The United States has placed
orders for 1900 farm tractors to be in
France within the next few months.
their way. 1t is in this way. with
labor-saving machinery, that the Unit
ed States expects to supplement the
work of lei who have been drawn
from production.
The American actor will be dis
tributed by the French minister Of
agriculture and schools will be organ
lied to instruct French operators in
their use Hundreds Of thousands Of
acres car be ploughed by them this
spring and hundreds of thousands
more in the fall.
The fall in the crop production of
France is due not only to shortage Of
man labor on the farms. but to lack of
the proper re-feeding OF the soil itself.
The submarines. have unk boa after
boat loaded with nitrates and fertilizer
bound for France.
Increased production would not only
help to relieve the IMMEDIATE shortage
In France but would release hundreds
Of thousands of tons of shipping space
needed 10 badly just now for men and
arms. 1t is Americas responsibility
not only to save and send her w
supplies but also to help France in
crease her own food production. In
The latter work, the farm tractor viii
play no small part.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
A Severe Test.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas CITY Times.
How to tell IL you love her well
enough to marry her IL the problem
the horse editor Of the Paris Appeal
solves for it's bachelor readers. Says
the H. E.:
Well, my boy, imagine her on a hot,
scrubbins your Clothes az your mother Sg;
used to. Picture her, al you enter.
stopping her work and wiping the per-
spiration from her face with the cor
ner of her apron. II you feel that you
would still care to kiss her: that she
still looks az good to you q she does
malr1 Sar. Shes the Grhy.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Hes Civil War Mittsns.

From the Boston Post.
When the 18th Massachusetts regiment
went to war in 1861, Mrs. Mary B. Chase.
then Miss Cook, a vel! known NewbuTy-
port woman. knitted for Leroy 8. Currier.
Of that city. q member Of A company. q
pair o. army mittens with thumb and one
finger such as many women are knitting
for the boys cover there today. Mr..
CurFier has these mittens today and they
arc In good shape. and Mrs.. Chase 10 stun
uniting for soldiers and RedeCfoss. hav.
in6 knitted to date four sweaters and
nsaay helmets. wnstlets n mufflerS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07

William III. Taft, ex-president, In the
Philadelphia Public Ledger: The great
ness Of the task OF the raising OF All army
OF 100000 men should net be lost sight Of.
The selection of sites, the construction Of
the cantOnments, the organization Of the
draft, the vast detail of transportation.
the feeding OF the army-all these things
nave been done, and done we'll. That
through the negligence of brutal indiffer-
ence of some few medical officers in
stances of abuse or cruel %hardships have
occurred Is no occasion for attaching
blame to the war department or Its chief.
The letters from mothers and fathers de-
scribing cases of shocking neglect Of sick
recruits did not add weight to Mr.. Cham
berlain's review Of present conditions. The
language OF the senator was too extreme.
The military establishment has not fallen
down..
Chicago Herald: According to Senator
Chamberlafn's view, 1t is useless to try to
keep anything from Germany. Out with
1t all! Take the people into the admins
tration's confidence by telling everything
however. In hardly the view OF any re-
sponsible military man or executive off,
cial.
Springfield. Mass. Republican: It y a
patriotic duty for one to read the inn
press!ve statement OF Secretary Baker
before the Senate committee in reply to
the charge Of Senator Chamberlain that
the war department has fallen down. in
prosecuting the war. 1t vas q dangerous
even wicked assertion for the senator TO
make on the basis Of the evidence which
he presented to support his position. Even
among his own sympathizers there were
those who admitted that he had failed to
prove his charge. But, worst Of all, the
senator's performance from first to last
has been. inevitably, II not ~designedly,
directed toward weakening popular con-
fidence in the government. On that ac-
count, particularly. Secretary Bakers
presentation Of the governments case and
his review of the governments achieve
ments must command the most attentive
consideration. The reply is crushing. IN
less ones mind is hopelessly biased
against the secretary or the president, or
is .obsessed with Interior purposes whose
promotion calls for the secretary:s down.
fall 1t must be recognized that the
achievement already bulks so large as TO
make the mistakes and failure of the de-
partment seem by comparison of minor
Importance in the record.
Minneapolis journal: Beyond question
Secretary Of War Baker has succeeded in
changing materially the American Dublic's
estimate of the war work Of his depart
ment. His statement before the Senate
military committee was both frank and
reassuring. Secretary Bakers review of
the course OF war preparations makes
many dark places light. We are now per-
mitted to understand how various funda-
mental changes in plans have beer made
necessary by the advice or requests of our
allies. We also get a comprehensive and
inside view Of the tremendous problem
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ADVICE TO A YOUNG MAN.
Thomas Jefferson.


Give up money. give up fame,
give up science, give up the earth
itself and all it contains. rather
than do an immoral act. And
never suppose that in any possible
; situation. or under any circum-
; stances it is best for YOU to do a
dishonorable thing, however slightly
. go 1t may appear to YOU. When
; ever you are to do a thing. though
; 1t can be known but to your
; self, ask yourself how you would
; &C We're all the world looking at
you. and act accordingly. Encour-
g all Your v%irtuous dispositions,
and exercise them whenever an op-
; portunity arises; being assured that
; they will gain strength by exercise.
as a limb OF the body does, and
, that exercise will make them
habitual.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Not North II.

From the Baltimore American.
II hear that poor young Cholly Fathead
has lost his mind.''
Il pity anybody who finds IT,.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
loeafod.'

Located.
From Cassell's journal.
Where wa your old man woundedf"
I'm the abdomen"
Where's that?''
Don't knew-somewhsre IN 1ranc% I
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
Comments on Secretary Baker
And the War Department

with which the government was con-
fronted when we entered the war, and Of
the equally tremendous achievements ip
the solving of that problem.