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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
SUGAR FOR CANNING
SHOULD BE SAVED UP

Aberdeen, S. D.. April 13.-The many
federal food administration for South
alton as 1t will affect canning opera
ions in the homes have caused &. N.
Herreld, federal food administrator. to
issue the following statement:
The o administration il making
every endeavor to see the country IL
provided with a supply OF household
sugar on the basis of three pounds OF
sugar for each person per month. DO
not consume more Saving from this
supply enough for use during the ap-
preaching canning ason 10 not re.
garded as boarding.
1t IL also the intention of the food ad-
ministration to supplement the three
pound per month allotment during the
canning season with an additional
amount that will be ample for necessary
canning operations. The full utilization
OF all methods which will save sugar
u. however. strongly advised. Such
methods include putting up fruits in
their natural juices. tho use of. syrups.
drying and the storage Of fruits and
vegetables in pits and cellars.
Canning. fruits. vegetables and per-
ishable products Of all kinds for family
use during the months Of little or no
production is not boarding and such
products will not be seized or taxed,
nor will the amount be limited. The
food administration has repeatedly and
definitely declared that any statements
to the contrary are the result OF enemy
propaganda.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
SALE OF SHORTHoRNS
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS
Third Annual Event at Huron
Largely Attended-Prices
Realized Were High.

Huron. $. H., April Is. The third
semiannual sale of the south Dakota
Shorthoin Breeders association closed
yesterday after a splendid sale Of 81
puIIS and 10 females AT an average,
nc" Tor the former OF S25@ and #
'2D6 FOR h latter. The top bull
'ronght sl.o25. and WAS consigned by
\. w. Carey, Waverlv. $. d.. and the
peNaul. lnwood. la.
The sale WAS preceded by a show
f the animals, Judged by r. X. Sill
man. Colo, la. Leading stockmen pro
the bulls as fine II class OF
ANIMALS AS would be seen at any of he
association sales. .Abou. 5000 worth of
vrlzes were distributed.
The Huron Commercial club rendered
he visitors Il banquet at which l26
'ockmen. mainly from the Dakotas.
.at down. Governor Norbeck and F. -.
Thompson. editor of Shorthorns in
anerlca, made interesting talks. Nov
.hg pictures We're shown of the lead
uk I9l1 Sllorthorn prize winners.
AT the same time the annual cleo
Ion was held. Nj. j. Flanagan. Selby,
vas made president; c. 8. KELSEY, Fc-
fora, first vice president: 7. +.
IorIney. letcher. second vice presi-
lent; ID. e. McMonies. Huron, was
again made secretary-treasurer. \. w.
arey, Waverly; G. q. Sippel. res
1ard. n F. NJ. Wright. Parkston, were
added To the board of directors.
lhose present were pleased with the
'esults of the sale, and their entertain
neht, and decided to hold another sale
lere in the fall. when a fine new sale
pavilion. seating 1000. will he Ted
gated.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
GREAT PATRIOTIC FERvoR
is SHOWN At STuRGlS

Stnrgis, =. d., April 1.-THE patriotic
meeting called for Sunday evening was
n grand success. the theater being
packed to the doors. even the IS. X. o."
sign being useless. and MANY turned
away unable to gain admittance.
h mayor of Sturgis. Hon. H. p. At
water. presided. The exercises com
menced with The Sta Spangled Ban
ner," sung by a cllors of 40 voices. The
speaker of the evening. DR.. Il. e.
Slough. of Lead. gave a brief history
OF the trials. struggles and sufferings
of the people of this country from the
landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth
rock the present time. The amount
of bonds allotted to Sturgis is $2a. 900.
but before the meeting closed those
present wen, over the top by subscrib-
ing fol $4,000.
Mrs. #. +. Ciough. head of the wom-
ans council OF defense for Lawrence
county, and Mrs. Matt Flavin, holding
the same position for Meade county,
made interesting and forcible remarks
as To II work and duties of in
the present crisis. Several patriotic
II We're sung by the members Of
the chorus. The meeting closed with
audience and chorus singing Amer
lea with Liberty Enlightening the
World in the center uf the stage.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
SIOUX FALLS GERMAN
EDITOR FOUND GUILTY

SIOUX Falls, $. D.. April 13.-Conrad
kornHmann. president of the South Da-
Sota branch of the n-Amcrican
alliance and editor of Il German lam
suagc newspaper here. was convicted
by Il Jury on four counts of an indict-
ment charging violation of the espion-
age act IL the United States district
court here last night.
Letters which korncnann had writ
ten to business associates and friend
constituted the evidence presented
against him at the trial. The letters
We're seized several months ago in raids
on a German newspaper in Aberdeen
:. ID. and on kornemann's newspaper
office n home here.
In Il letter written to +. w. Sallet. cd
itor of the Aberdeen paper. who was
taken into custody at the time on a
charge of failing to file correct transla-
tons of articles appearing in his paper.
kornemann declared:
II have never given any declaration
OF loyalty and will never do it, nor sub
scribe to any Liberty a (the name is
to me already an emetic because hippo
critical and misleading.)"
1t was developed at the trial that
later Kornemann purchased $500 worth
of Liberty bonds.
Judge j. u. Elliott deferred passing
sentence.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
SOUTH DAkoTA BRIEFS.

KADOKA-F. r. Carlisle, states at
torrey of Jackson county. is closing mp
his affairs preparatory to going to the
army training camp at Fort Riley. Kan.
He Will he the first man to be sent from
Jackson county under the selective draft.
there having been no men aiken from the
county under the first draft owing to the
large number of voluntary enlistments.
Mrs. Carlisle will not resign his office,
but will leave 1t in charge of a deputy
and will make the race for reelection in
the III
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Foster. a switcs. .
man In the Milwaukee railway yards
here. was instantly killed when he missed
his footing and fell between two cars
while switching. The wheels passed ove..
his body. cutting him in two in the reg
Ion of the lungs. He was unmarried. His
parents reside at Billings. Mont. He &C.
ceptcd a place in the local yards last fall.
TRENT-John Ferguson. Of this city.
has received . letter from hh brother.
David Ferguson, who - with the Ameri.
can forces In France. stating that he was
wounded recently while o. duty In the
trenches BY heine-struek by . piece Of u
German shell. The young M arrived m
France only about three Wontas before
being wounded.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
CRUSHED TO DEATH az
HIS FARM TRACTOR

Winfred. S. D.. April 13-John Cusick.
aged %. employed on a farm six miles
from here. was killed by being PINNED
engine Of the tractor which he had
been operating. When he did no. APP
pear for dinner a search was made INC
he body found between the levers and
the engine. The engine was still run
ming. That he had thrown the tractor
clutch out is evidence that the machine
rolled of Its own weight farther tl.an
he intended. The levers struck him in
he back and pressed him tightly
against h engine of the tractor. tie
wa killed by the heavy pressure and
the backward and forward movement
OF the machine. due to, the impulse Of
the pistons. This is the first acct
dental q during the present farm
Ing season in South Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
CANDIDATES ARE FILING
THEIR PETITIONS

Pierre. $. d., April 1.-THE petition
OF Charles s. Whiting. of DeSmet. cam
didate for supreme court Judge. from
the Third district, has beer filed with
the secretary of state. Supreme court
judges .arc voted upon at large. all
hcu selected from the various dis
tricts.
Other petitions filed are: Thomas
Sterling, Nermilion, United States sem
ator, republican. Alva r. TAYLOR. of
Huron. nonpartisan, Judge of Ninth dis
trict; William Williamson, Eleventh
circuit judge, nonpartisan: all judges
under the law file as nonpartisan candi-
dates: II. W.. Dwight, candidate cna-
EreSS !irst district.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
SOUTH DAKOTA NO
PLACE FOR IDLERS
Council of Defense to Look
After Idle Rich as Well as
Professional Hobo.

Pierre, s. d, April ll.-Thc new act
"f the ate legislature modelled after
the MARYLAND statute, providing for au-
thoritN to put All oilers To work. is
10 be one OF the fins, considerations of
the council OF defense. The intention OF
'hc act is to utilize All possible labor
and it not only Will include the idler
VINO is a wanderer. OF hobo" but
viii include tho rich idler, who. because
of sufficient income. doesn't have to
do amy active work. The act gives
the council power to assign work to
such persons. One or TWO other stateS
besides Maryland ave Such laws since
the war began, and the results are that
the hobo who will not work doesn't
finger long i'm these states. and the
other excellent result is that it wakes
~ possible to get into public use a
great deal Of labor. not otherwise used
AT all. from persons who consider them.
selves exempt" from II good steady
DAYS work.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

\ new electric lemon suueezer is de-
sci'ibed in the Electrical World. 1t con-
sists of a motor driven hemisphere pro-
vided with ribs similar To the ordinary
Rand operated glass extractor. The
lemon or range is halved and held
against this hemispherical part. The
Juice is caught in IL deflector at the
beck and runs down through II spout at
the bottom. A clamp is provided for at
taching the outfit to II table or counter
ind a ring is attached below the spout
To support the glass.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
ORGANIZE SCHOOLS
FOR THE LOAN DRIVE

Aberdeen. S. D.. April 1l.-April II
Will be observed by the schools Of
day for the purpose of selling Liberty
bonds to the pupils Of the schools.
Prior to that date gatherings will be
held in the schools and short addresses
made by speakers and the instructors
explaining the Liberty loan and de-
,veloping ~Americanism. The state will
be divided into three districts and with
In each district the schools will be
divided into three classes as follows:
The first class shall include all
schools having 500 pupils or more. The
second class includes those having 100
to 500 pupils.
The third class 100 pupils or less.
A large honor service flag will be
presented by Governor Norbeck to the
school of a class showing the high
est percentage of bond or certificate
of townership holders. in proportion to
the enrolment Of the school. Reports
will be made by the schools to the SUI
perintendent Of public instructions.
Charles HI. Lugg. who will make the
awards to h schools. A; window sign
of the homo service flag will also be
given to each pupil participating.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
RECRUITING STATION
At LEAD % CLOSED

Lead. 9. D.. April l3.-The naval re-
crutting station which was opened here
about q year ago. and which now has
been permanently closed, made q re-.
variable record for enlistments. Dur
ing the PEAR there were Gee appIica-
tons TOR AdInittAnce to the naval ser.
vice, and 1S3 men we're sent to the main
station At Omaha. Neb. for examina.
toA Just how many pa0ood the maj
e1AQtnoA30n b net yet known.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Americanize Bayonne. N. j.. the edu-
cation board will establish night classes
for the teaching Of English to alien
residents who comprise 50 per cent Of
BayOnne's 70, 900 inhabitants.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

The largest railway scale i'm the world
has recently been completed at West
Albany. n. y. III is capable of
1ating II load of 1850 900 pounds. 1t con-
sists of six weighing Instruments, each
having Il capacity of 275. 900 pounds. 1t
is designed for weighing locomotives
and other heavy rolling stock. Some OF
The engines used upon the Pacific coast
weigh 215 tons, but this giant would he
able to weigh our of them at once, il
necessary. The accuracy OF his giant
instrument is remarkable. 1t does not
vary 10 pounds at its full capacity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Mrs. Eliza F'yffe, age 81. of Morgan
IN her way to visit relatives at Scioto-
vile. Ohio. This is the first time she
ever saw a train or rode on one. Mrs.
Fyffe was accompanied by her son. age
rs. who was also taking his first ride
on q train.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

The California Electric Railway ASSOC
citation has completed IL tabulation OF
tlie losses suffered by all of the rail-
roads OF the state, steam and electric,
iue to the competition of iitney busses
Turing the year 1915, says the Electric
Railway Journal. The figures show the
estimated losses i'm gross receipts in
10Th passenger and freight service
where there was competition i'm both
'lasscs. where no freight traffic losses
an" mentioned he figures refer to re-
auction III income ON passenger SER
tlce. The total loss suffered by the l6
companie included i'm the tabulation
amounts to approximately $4,000, 900.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

The sunflower 10 cultivated to a con.
siderable extent In central Russia,
where every part of the plant Is put to
certain economic uses.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Natives OF Porto Rico make a fairly
permanent yellow dye for textiles from
the roots OF turmeric, which grows wild
over a considerable part OF the island.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Switzerland protects rare plants by
law &c strictly that to be found in the
~possession Of specimens illegitimately
collected 10 q penal ofrense.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

The Argentine government is re-
ported a. gradually transferring to the
Gaia de Conversion the gold deposits in
Its foreign legations.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

The irst word in advertising was the
script, written on papyrus 5000 years
ago by an Egyptian gentleman who had
lost q slave
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

A new tent for campers has a metal
frame. from which two cots are sus-
pended by heavy springs SO they are
n0t In contact with the ground.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Norway IL to have a plant that will
use a Belgian engineers process for
h electrical extraction Of zinc from
ores heretofore regarded az worthless.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

A New York scientist has built a
Gamers that a be tilted to any angle
to get desired photographs Of objects
too heavy or fragile to be moved.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Telescopic spectacles have been in
vented for persons who are so extreme.
ly near sighted that ordinary lenses do
not offset the defect.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Pottsville and st. Clair. Pa. are now
connected by q new trolley line three
miles long. costing 81 an inch to con-
utrNCt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

An English city is experimenting
with q steam driven street sprinklinE
cart, the tank Of which holds 1000 gall
IONS Of water.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

/ Mr.. William WhittemorA Of Pitts
ford, Mass, made pies from q hubbard
vquash which was picked q yea ago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Pockets for money and jewelry are
v into the tops OF women's stock
lngs that q Pennsylvania has patented.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

The Chinese government controls the
mining o. copper because the metal d
70 largely used in currency.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Beer hAsrbeen raised In price in Rio
de Janeiro. Foreign beers cannot com.
pete because OF the high tariff.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

Waterproof electric flash liehts 70 be
a&tAchod 20 life preservero Tor night
aeo Q rooent Invention.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
CHARITIES BOARD HAS
ELECTED ITS OFFICERS

Mitchell. S. d.. April 1.-THE board
OF Charities and Corrections has elected
a. q. Rlngsrud of Elk Point as prcsi-
dent and +. w. Brown OF Lead as Sec
rotary. The latter succeeds W. HI.
King who recently resigned from the
board to take personal charge of Gov
ernor Norbeck's campaign for re-
election. Mr.. Ringsrud ia one OF the
pioneer citizens OF the state. having
been in the mercantile business at elk
Point for W. 40 years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18

\ few weeks ago a train consisting
~ TWO englneS Il steam shove and "
dump cars left the main railroad line at
Milritas. Cal, and started at n snail's
pace along IL country road that leads to
the site of Il dam in the Calavcrls VAL
lev says Popular Mechanics. This spec
thcular feat was accomplished by lay
Ing rae in front OF the train and then,
AZ 1T moved along. taking up the rails
md ties and relaying them in advance.
The train is "A part of an outfit operated
ny contractors who have been engaged
v" dump 300. 900 cubic yards of rock into
he great dam being erected across the
E~alhV"ras valley to impound water
from the mountains higher mp.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-18
THE FOREST CITY PRESS
&. p. o
FOREST CRY. SOUTH DAKOTA

How n mac.lin" gun is fire., through a
revolving propeller is told in Il recent
ISSUE OF A~eionautics. in an article de
S'i1hi3g the more important features OF
W." German FokkerS brought down be
NINA the British lines in France. ON
iil"se monoplaneS. according 10 the de
scription. the machine gun is fired
through the propeller by means of a
small lever actuatinE ii Ibowdcn wire.
PROVISION is further made To throw the
machine gun mechanism monentarily
out OF gear as each whirling propeller
blade moves INTO line with the m,izzle.
rms is done very simply by means of a
double cam fixed on the engine shaft
ana acting ON II system of levers. The
French Moranc, after which the Fokker
wye has been modelled, also fires it's
machine gun through the tractor screw.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-28
GEORGE w. HILLS

* GORGE w. Hills whose death followed long illness,
perhaps the ables business man who has en-
journalism Connecticut during the present generation
He business man. rather than journalist With the
the late Frank W. Boande he founded The Post and made
strong newspaper and also The Telegram, which he
odaed with The Union paper which had wide circulation
Bridgeport and vicinity for few years. and which
ed with The Telegram about 1900.
Mr. Hills started his newspaper venture on capital hardly
than $780, Paper cheap prices were low and Mr.
Hills convinced that penny newspaper would be practical
and profitable All the newspapers of that day sold at two
three cents, just as they do now
His business confirmed. The penny paper
was successful and he built it to large dimensions.
Hills untrng in industry, and of mechanical turn
of mind that his newspapers always had the advantages OF
the latest inventions in the mechanical field
He was vigorous his friendships and strong in his
mites but where the public interest concerned nearly al
ways upon the side of the right.
Naturally conservative Mr.. Hills was sometimes little
aggard the adoption of progressive social policies but as
social change proceeded he hesaed change his mind
nor to direct a change in editorial policy.
Some years ago Mr. Hills because of ill health parted with
his interests which ultimately acquired by the
Messrs Mcneil the present owners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-28
FACTS NOT THEORIES
ME Daily News Record, organ devoted to the
finance and business speaking through the pen of Ed

ME- Daily News Record organ devoted to the Of
finance and business speaking through the pen of Ed
ward D. Jones, utters the following
Lh country
add to its
among nonhnkers or raforS if there was
an ordinary
essential particularly m OF
of dragging
which returned in interest rental
r lamp and ibery bonds.
The inability
credit ability efficiency
The writer proceeds proof of his statement by showing
what being done the Hog Island enterprise produce ships
speedily This organization, despite the scandal that attaches
to its origins undoubtedly is in shape to make vast tonnage
in shipping This single yard has twice the capacity that all
the yards of the United States had in 1915 For it, under
system of standardization $500 factories making parts
which will go into the assembled ships.
yet the labor power of America is scarcely touched
There thousands and millions willing to labor if the
sy arises who not doing and the labor employed
yet not arrived at anything like full productivity
There will be difficulty about producing the things need
ed for the There may be difficulty learning that
the right organization of industry produce efficiently
and bountifuly in time of peace in time of war;
In this connection nobody should commit the of sup
posing that Germany will fail because Of bankruptcy, that
word is used in the financial work
Germany fight while she has the and the materials
Any weakness in Germany is not due to her great
the scarcity of labor and Materials such food
including fats, "copper" coal, transport and so
The producing power of mankind under modern methods
aided by modern machinery is practically unlimited. How
much merely question of organization and intelligence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-28
THE BATTLE LULL.

HE comparative sluggshness of the battle line in France
represents no nearing cessation of the battle but the
pause while the attackers bring up troops and get their
heavy guns nearer the existing advanced lines
This great drive. Having SO far 1t must go on
or the mIitars will utterly dscredted among their own
ontrymen who will not accept few miles of devastated ter
orv as compensation for the slaughter of half million of
their countrymen.
The news speaks of violent attack upon Arras which is
center and store house Allied supplies The conquest
Of this city would undoubtedly put into the hands OF the enemy
yalpable stores or compel their destruction.
rndenburg is attempting widen his wedge which is
TOO at base and point to be safe from powerful counter
attack. go " . ~
Allies NAV look upon the situation with satisfaction. Their
are intact their line whole and their numbers not
VET more than half engaged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-28
SHERIFF MALONEY
GETS FREE RENTAL

City Sheriff John F. Maloney de-
cided to go into the flower business
for the Easter holidays and, through
the courtesy Of Mayor C. B. Wilson
he got a first class stand in a first
class location, and on private prop
erty at tFo+ feature point in
Maloney's fa he won't have
to pay any rent.
Maloney asked the Common Council
% grant his petition to use the shack
on the Wheeler lot at the corner Of
Maan and Arch streets. This shack