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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
GERMANS GLOOMY, DRIVE FAILS


tlOullllutu nun 1 uSe ~
Der daily. The Allies are not looking
for any great assistance from the
psychological effect the failure to win
viii have on the German people, but
nevertheless it is bound to react not
on the people but on the soldiers.
victory has been promised them and
when it does not come they are bound
t. fecl the depressing effect.
Tho drive that is now taking place
AT a point north of the former battle
line has increased the same to over
n hundred and thirty miles long.
This assault of the Germans on sec
tors that have not been attacked since
lGl6 may indicate a desire to get to
the English channel by a shorter route
and giving up of the drive on Paris.
10 draw the attention of the British
to IL new scene of battle and lead them
20 weaken their other defense. The
driving of short salients into our lines
aJ these northern points does not
H4eau any great attack and these are
70 be taken as vital to the sue
cess of The British defense.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
CARD OF

We extend Il heartiest thanks to
the kind friends who sen the beauti-
full flowers for the funeral of our little
girl. We also wish to thank all those
who in any way manifested their sym
f. r. Brokaw and Family,
f. B. Wiley and Family.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
II

.
We are now supposed to be in the
midst OF a nationwide Cleanup and
paint.up campaign. Most of us have
read and probably have clipped that
,,ttle poem about the kind of a town
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
s. 81

II General Foch is undisturbed by
the situation on the western front. the
strategy board In Bookings should be
content with less knocking or the pres
emit outlook.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
-Mw. g. SO

When they named a town in Mime
sofa, "Embarrass," it must have been
done by a politician who was asked
what his platform would be.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
G c q

The senate has provided a law for
all disloyalists except among it's own
members. There are not so many, but
they are mighty noticeable.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11
SOUTH DAKOTA 0

South Dakota is feeling proud of
herself in this Third Liberty Loan
campaign. At first this state was
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11

Having had what appeared to be
spring. the question now arises. is it
this winter or next that we are now
enjoying.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-11

s. SO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
DISTRESS IN BOHEMIA
RAPIDLY GROWS WORSE

Berne, oct 5.-The Swiss Catholic
| organ Der Katholik, publishes in a
recent issue remarkable reports from
some old Catholic" parishes in 30
hemia- one of them, from q place on
the German frontier, says:
Our oldest people. who hitherto
have been able to ward off death. are
now collapsing like flies And really
theirs is the better part. for the Angel
of Death releases them from all the
SORROWS and pains and terrible strug-
giles OF these dark and comfortiess
days. But what is to become or us
If the deaths and losses continue at
the present rate? In the first half of
this year we had forty-four deaths
and only fourteenth births, as com
pared with fifty eight deaths and
ninety~nine births in the last year
before the war
A report from another parish says:
In whatever direction we look,
there is nothing but utter INSULT
cheney of money, clothes and food.
The people we meet in the street or
see in church or at a fnperal are. for
the most part living skeletons, pitt
ably thin and miserable Whsre are
we to find courage for fresh work ?
The whole supply service has broken
down utterly And so there prevail
everywhere bitter want and anxiety.
which are felt all the more in the
golden holiday time. which this
year has been turned into a real time
Of starvation. The future will show
whether and to what extent we can
hold out. 1t is very difficult to hold
ones mouth. God alone is our conso-
latioD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06

N~- work Cotton.

New York. oct SELLING - cot =
continued heavy to-day and the market
lost further ground although toward
the end prices recovered part of the
decline II was said that cotton
bought on favorable war news was
being sold and there has been NJ IN
crease optimism over probable diStrt@
button The market continued weak
during the second hour prices hreak x
ing steadily into new low ground and
to within few minutes of tho Close
when local covering promoted a rally
81 20 points The market was hnai'N
eteady at net decline Of Is 20 3
points, Recsipts at tire rort for the
day were % GOO bales compared with
e42sk a year sEn.
SPOT here was quiet At aec}1ne ~
Is points at S3i0; no sales. Spot At
New Orleans was quiet with middliuG
AZ points lower at 52 Is; sales, LIZ
bales.
Recefuts at Galveston were 9,21Ts
New Orleans, 5.24t; Mobile. 1.o47, Sa~
vannah. 5.54a, Augusta, 2,74e and Mem
phis e.313 bales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
WEEKLY MARKET QUOTATIONS..


1aAe c-%ses below are considered by
I - lpcsf food administration To ne 1air
sid reasonable They arc issued by
\ DR. l. Eaton. local director Of markets
and TRANSPORTATION. and apply to the
S1UAYket only. October ;.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
pTGTTISTIT CHAMPION
WAIIOPS THREE POLICE

s, Louis. Oct Detective Dennis
and Stengler and Patrolman Murphy,
who were whipped Wednesday morn
ing at Union station by lone soldier
named "Willies" are in a high state
of citation. The trio, arc proudly show
ing their battle scars
For Willie who was captured only
after mass attack was not Willie
Hickey as WAS reported but Willie
Kjtsshia, former lightweight champion
boxer Of thc world Richie, ROW box
ing instructor atas2amp Jones Douglas,
Ariz said he had been on a furlough,
He was discharged today with a re-
primand by the police judge,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
MAY HAVE CIRTEW
IN NEW YORK CITY

New York, oct 5.--Curfew VIII
ring in New York for boys and girls
under rs at T. Nj. from May until
september and at s r NJ. from Oc-
tobor until April under the provisions
of an ordinance introduced today by
Alderman Haubert of Brooklyn. The
girls under | 6 shall not he allowed
in parks. theatres. dance halls or 9TH
or public places after the prescribed
hours unless they are under the pro-
lection Of parents or other responsible
guardians. Sponsors % the ordinance
say it is designed to prevent the
spread in this city OF child delinquency
prevalent in Europe since the war
began. It is proposed that the ordi-
nance shall he effective until six
months after the crd OF the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
STUCK MARKET RULED
BY PROFESSIONALS

New York. Oct. SIN the actual
OAnk statement today reserves were
oAown to have decreased slo,i2l,720,
loAne Increased $1so,s42. 900 and net de-
MAnd deposits decreased sl2.5ss,o0o.
In the average statement reserves
Increased sIo.s7o. 400; loans increased
ST6,sl5.aeH and net demsnd deposits in
Acreased 3Is.49s.ooo,
So professional was the stock mar
Net that the explosion of the great mu-
nttions plant at Morgan. N J.. had A
depressing effect Several times dur
ing the session the explosions were
heard The result WIS that although
the market opened fairly steady Il
saRged in nearly every department and
CLOSED highly irregular.
Weakness Of Industrial n o J
proved the Inconsistency Of traders
Destruction of d munitions plant IS the
very thing that should make a greater
demand for that companys product
and yet 1t was the weak feature Of tn"
day American International stock was
strong and IL has = large invest ment IN
Industrial Alcohol.
- NiiiAs-epeHi4raa- H4a -a-teesr At & b
price for the movement and held the
gain. II is simply trying 70 set IN
line with other motor stocks as ~ "as
a lagKard early in tho weak when
other motors were making their
records.
United states steel continued weak
but was not vers active It's decline IS
due more - absence Of ttylnE than
70 deliberate selling The street be-
lieves that steel IS being held back 70
discourage excited speculation in the
general list
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06

the most discussed and sensational
boxer in the last decade.
I'm fact, in two battles with Les
the Greek fought the Australian to a
standstll. and II 1t hadn't been for
the fact that an Australian was ref
erecting Brown might have been given
the verdict in one of the bouts at
least.
About two months before Brown
sailed for France he gave the SER
sational Meehan the fight Of his life
ira 4fa-a4a, and il-is-sald that
Brown more than held his own. Then
he beat Jack Demsey. the man
every one is picking to knock Willard
off his throne. All in all. Brown is
ono of the freaks in the boxing game.
II wouldn't surprise me II he came
home after the war and whipped most
of the middlew.ights He's a won
derfully strong boxer. and never
knows when he is beaten
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
HUCH MATERIAL FOR
LOCAL DRAFT BOARDS

Washington. oct 4.-~-Its a tremen-
dous Job getting the local and district
draft boards supplied with blanks and
forms for their work. II all the
printed matter sent out by the provost
marshal generals office since August
we're placed IN a pile ten feet square.
II would tower SS7 feet Into the air. or
more than one and a half times the
height of the Washington monument.
Placed end 10 end. tho forms would
wrap around the earth more than
tsetce, making Il line sSh44 miles long.
They weighed 100000 pounds, filled
1000 mail sacks and were they put
on one train It would require t43
sixty foot mail cars to carry them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06

ties artificial incubation for cowpeas
is unnecessary and In sections of the
middle west bacteria which thrive
on the roots Of clover and alfalfa are
already present.
Artificial incubation can be accom-
plIshcd hy spreading soil from we'll
established field, where the particu-
lar leEume which is 10 be grown has
been successful. upon the new land
10 be planted with that legume, and
also by the use OF pure cultures OF
the proper bacteria. The L. s. depart
mcnt Of agriculture is prepared to
supply enough Of the pure culture to
inoculdte one hushei of seed, and this
culture can he obtained in bottles
which contain complete directions for
use Application blanks for these Cul-
lures may I've obtained from the de-
partnent at Washington. ID. c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
BACTERIA ESSENTIAL!
IN GROWING LFIINES

Washington u g.. oct. 5-For the
n1n@f successful growth of alfalfa
clover. }+t-rtft- fte-s-s-7-trti other ieeIm
nous crops The proper kinds of bac-
tefla should he abundant in the soil.
When new legumco are grown for
The first time in locality the soil
Should be inoculated with the proper
bacteria BY ARTIFICIAL incubation. In
some regions soils are already sup
piled with the proper soil organisms;
for exam ple. in many southern iocali-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06
Ludcndorff' Family Tomb

Nmsterdam, OCT. 5.-General Luz
dendorff left the battlefront recently
long enough to return to Berlin to
inaugurate a family tomb in Ber-
lin cemetery. The tomb. which has
been erected to commemorate the
generals two sons, shot down as
aviators, and includes provision for
himself. consists of plain stone, with
the name of Ludendorn and the
family's motto. Fearless and Faith.
full. The monument is surmounted
with n German helmet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06

rahsi ...,. ~ Gfss 20 T26
In neArly "vorv case tho FIRST column
under consumer pays" is the maxi
mum price for cash and carry stores
The second column the maximum for
credit and delivery stores
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11
CONTINUED Next Weekly
Great Feat Of se.man.h;p.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
There Is some soul Of goodness in thineA
evil. The submarine has sent MANY q.
good ship to the bottom and has taken
an awful toll of human life. Yet out Of
these tragedies have come noble examples
of courage and daring. Not the least
thrilling tale Of peril at sea is told by tho
passengers OF the Italian steamship Danto
Alighieri. TIL master knew tha a fleet
Of U-boats lay in wait for him In the
Mediterranean and that they had already
sunk three vessels. The chances of
escape II he kept on his course were small.
TO avert one risk he took another-not ar
easy decision. There is a narrow and I'M
lighted channel between an island off the
Spanish coast and the shore. Assembling
his passengers. he told them of the dam
ger. gave them lifebelts and got the boats
ready. Then in the arkness he took his
ship safely through and thus cheated the
U-boats of their prey. 1t was all the
more a brave act because the captain OF
the Dante Alighieri took his whole futura
in his hands by doing it.. Had he lost his
ship when of her course he would nave
lost his command. Had he lost her under
a submarine attack. 1t would have been
only the fortune of war. Such skill and
resource as he Shove is another laurel
for the merchant marine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11
Titles and Low WAGES.
D.. T. Curtin, in Munsey.s Marazi,

The Germans. when addressing one an
other. use titles to an extreme which we
should regard as belonging to the realm of
comic opera. They Ia been reared to
honor and love titles. and they devote
themselves to the cult with amazing whole
heartedness.
One case. by no means exceptional. will,
illustrate the point. A few years before
the wal the craftsmen of the imperial
navy yard at Kiel became dissatisfied and
demanded more pay. The government met
the situation with a refusal to grant their
monetary demands, but laid before them
a compensatory program of social adj
vancement.
After a definite number Of years a
craftsman would be permitted to use the
title acknowledgements CONSTRUCTION cuun-
cilor). Another period Of years. and he
would become geheimer Observation-Disclosures
(privy construction councilor). Another
period. and he would be a w1rkiich se-
heimer ACCOMPLISHMENTS %(genuinely privy
construction councilor). In addressing him
you say Herr Kirklich"-and all the rest
Of 1t. right through to the end. and you
put the same ponderous mass on the en-
velope Of III letter you write him.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11

the Boulevard Richard Wallace,
opposite the Boise de Bologne.I
Mazeroux was waiting for him in|
front of a small three storied'
house standing at the back of a
court yard contained within the
very high walls of the adjoining
property.
is this number eighth
Yes, chief, but tell me how"
"One moment, old chap; give
me time to recover my BREATH
He gave two or three great
gasps.
Lord, how good it is to be up
and doing!" he said. "Upon my
word, | vas getting rusty. And
what a pleasure to pursue those
scoundrels! So you want me to
tell you9"
He passed his arm through the
sergeant s.
Listen, Alexandra, and profit
by my words. Remember this:
when a person is choosing initials
for his address at a poste restante
he doesn't pick them at random,
but always in such a way that the
letters convey a meaning to the
person corresponding with him, a
meaning which will enable that
other person easily to remember
the address,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11
"HoME. sweEr NJ
From Christian Science Monitor
ssHomA. SwAet HnnnAH n s,,n

From Christian Science Monitor.
"Home. Sweet Home II sung
in the four corners Of the world.
wherever English IL spoken. Tho
song which the people Of tho old
country love best has sprung from
the inspiration Of tho two great
branches Of the Anglo-Saxon race.
It's words are those Of IN American.
John Howard Payne. and its mel
ody 10 English. the competition OF
Sir Henry Bishop. How near Il lies
to the American heart Adslina PATTI
we'll knew. - the little note which
Motley has left Of her singing In
Vienna, years ago, shows. She wae
the furors at the time. and he says:
she Is . dear. unsophisticated little
thing. She considers herself an
American. and sang Home, Sweet
Home after dinner the other day.
because she said she was z Va
should like to hear IL. and she sans
II most delightfully."-" The love Of
that song. by all Anglo-Saxons.
shows the Identity Of feeling which
90 1go from IN identity Of spuroa.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11
More Proftssrins Hero.
From Capper's Weekly.

Fifteen years ago q farmer could buy
a header or self binder for $50. The price
now Is $a5. Two years ago 14inch gang
plows could be bought for SIS. Now they
cost 500. The wagon that formerly sold
for e66 now costs $125. And all farm ma
chinery Is sold at pr~oportionately Increased
prices. A little swift price regulating here
would produce wonderfully beneficial re-
suits. All these tools are necessary to the
important work Of food production.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11

Accordingly, when he was told
at about 10 clock that a man
who gave the name of Alexandra
insisted on seeing him, he had the
man shown in; and when he found
himself face to face with Mazer-
oux, but Mazeroux disguised be
yound recognition and huddled i'm
old cloak, he flung himself on
tn'l as on a prey, hustling and
shaking him.
, so it's you, at lastY" he cried.
Well, what did | tell you? You
can't make head or tail of things
at the police office and you We
come for me! Confess it, You
numskull! You've come to fetch
me! Oh, how funny it all is! Cad,
knew that you would never have
the cheek to arrest me, and that
the project of police would man
age to calm the untimely ardour of
that COMPOUNDED Weber! TO begin
with, one doesn't arrest a man
whom one has need of. Come. out
with it! Lord, how stupid you
look. Why don't you answer?
How far have you got at the Of
fleet Quick, speak! I'll settle the
thing in five seconds. just tell me
about your inquiry in two words,
and III finish it for you in the
twinkling of a bed post, in two
minutes by my watch. Well, you
were saying"
"But, chief" spluttered Mazer-
oux, utterly nonplussed.
What! Must 1 drag the words
out of youg Come on! III make a
start. 1t has to do with the man
with the ebony walking stick,
hasn't it? The one we saw at the
Cafe du Pont-Neuf on the day
when Inspector Verot was muir.
derede"
eyes, it has,"
Have you found his tracesg"
Yes"
well, come along, find your
tongue!"
cts like this, chief. Some one
else noticed him besides the watt
er. There was another customer
in the cafe; and this other Gus
toner, whom l ended by discover
ing, went out at the same time as
our man and heard him ask
somebody in the street which was
the nearest underground station
for Neuilly."
Capital, that. And, in Neuilly,
by asking questions on every side,
you ferreted him out?"
"And even learned his name,
chief: Hubert Lautier, of the Ave-
nue. du Roule. Only he decamped
from there six months ago, leaving
his furniture behind him and TAX
ing nothing but two trunks"
What about the post Officer"
"We have been to the post Of
flee. One of the clerks recognized
the description which we supplied.
Our man calls once every eight or
10 days to fetch his mail, which
never amounts to much: just one
or two letters. He has not been
there for some time"
els the correspondence in his
nameY"
"No, initials"
Were they able to remember
themY"
eyes: B. r. W. g."
lis that all?"
THAT is absolutely all that [
have discovered. But one of my
fellow officers succeeded in prov.
ing, from the evidence of two de-
tectiyes, that a man carrying a
silver handled ebony walking stick
and q pair of tortoise she'll glasses
walked out of the Care d'Auteuil
on the evening of the double MUIR
der and went toward Renalagh.
Remember the presence Of Nine.
Fauville in that neighborhood at
the same hour. And remember
that the crime was committed
round about midnight. l conclude
from this"
THAT will do; be off!'
"But -"
"Get!"
"Then I don't see you againi"
inject mo in half nm hn,,r o,,%
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11

out a signature, typewriter, and
that it had been published without
his knowledge; but he accepted
the entire responsibility.
That same day, at 3o'clock, Don
Luis Perenna, accompanied by
Major d'Astrignac, another officer
and a doctor. left the house in the
Place de Palais-Bourbon in his car,
and, followed by a taxi crammed
with the detectives engaged In
watching him, drove to the Pare
des Princes.
While waiting for the arrival of
the adversary, the Comte d'Astrig-
nae took Don Luis aside.
MY dear Percnna, | ask you no
questions. / don't want to know
how much truth there is i'm all that
is being written about you, or what
your real name is. To me, you are
Perenna of the Legion, and that is
all l care about. Your past be-
gan i'm Morocco. AS for the future,
| know that, whatever happens
and however great the temptation,
your only aim will be to revenge
Cosmo Mornington and protect his
heirs. But there's one thing that
worries me-"
Speak our, major"
"Give me your word that you
won't kill this man."
1.-TWO months in bed, major ;
will that suit you?"
"Too long. A fortnight"
Done"
The two %adversaries took up
their positions. At the second en-
counter, the editor of the Echo de
France fell, wounded in the chest.
"Oh, that's too bad of you, Per
email" growled the Comte d'As-
trignac. "You promised me"
And I've kept my promise,
major"
The doctors were examining the
injured man. Presently one of
them rose and said:
cts nothing. Three week s rest
at most. Only a third of an inch
more, and he would have been
done for"
Eyes, but that third Of an inch
ISM there" murmured Perenna.
Still followed by the detectives
motor cab, Don Luis returned to
the Faubourg Saint-G German; and
it was then that an incident oc-
Cured which was to puzzle him
greatly and threw a most extraor-
binary light on the article in the
Echo de France.
In the courtyard of his house he
saw two little puppies which be-
longed to the coachman and which
were generally confined to the
stables. They were playing with
a twist of red string which kept
catching onto things, to the rail-
ings of the steps, to the flower
vases. In the end, the paper round
which the string was wound, APP
peared. Don Luis happened to
pass at that moment. His eyes no
ticed marks of writing on the pa
per, and he mechanically picked it
up and unfolded it.
He gave a start. He had at once
recognized the opening lines of the
article printed in the Echo de
France. And the whole article was
there, written in ink, on ruled pa
per, with erasures, and with SEN
fences added, struck out, and be-
gun anew.
He called the coachman and
asked him:
"Where does this ball of string
come front"
"The string, 'siri Why, from
the harness room, I think. It must
have been that little she devil Of q
Miro who -"
"And when did you wind the
string round the paperi"
Yesterday evening, monsieur"
Yesterday evening. I see. And
where is the paper front"
"Upon my word, monsieur, l
can't say. I wanted something to
wind my string on. I picked this
bit up behind the coachhouse
where they fling all the rubbish Of
the house to be taken into the
street at night" =
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11
Tho Sailor sps,lsr.
From London T1t-B,ts.

In the harbor a "drifter' was having
her name repainted. and near to her was
a British war vessel. from the decks of
which q number Of interested tars
watched intently while the letters. Psyche.
were put on.
When the name vas completed, one OF
the tars called out disdainfully, '.Ho.
there! That's not the way to spell fish
In the navy!"