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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-01
brown, skin, and she Is not youtnfuit
then brown Is not for her.

brown. skin, and she Is not youtnfuit
then brown Is not for her.
The other types will choose AZ fol-
lcws: The very fair blonde will
choose from the green browns and the
bronzes. Then the lovely redheads
who seem to think that they have q
monopoly on the color will look their
Lest In the deeper, rich, dark tones of
brown. Some Of them if they are
quite sure Of themselves may ATTEMPT
the tan-and-yellOw browns. The be-
twixt-and-between girl who Is neither
quite blonde nor decidedly brunette
will find the golden browns best, or
perhaps those with q suggestion of
pink in their makeup. The brunette
who hasn't sufficient color Ia warrant
her being called vivid is privileged TO
wear any shade of brown. She can
go in for red browns to har hearts
content, as may also the .rue bru-
rette with olive skin and pink cheeks.
Her more florid sister will appear to
advantage In the golden browns.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-01
, George Matthew Adams Service

not sick were wounded-that i do not
think a man of us really slept. After
a while l asked n sentry If l could go
outside for n minute, but for some rea-
son he would not let me. I had diff
ferent ideas about it, so l stood
around near the door, and when he
turned his back out / went and around
the corner OF the barracks.
But one of the sentrieS there saw
me and blew his whistle, and a guard
Of eight came up from somewhere and
grabbed me. / tried TO explain, but it
was no use, because every time I said
a word 1t meant another swat over
the ear, so finally / gave 1T up.
Then they drilled me across the
road to the officers quarters. There
were three officers there, and each Of
them asked me questions about all
kinds of things, but never once men,
toned my running out Of the bar
racks. Then they gave the sentrles
some commands, and four Of the SEN
tries took me out and over to the
barbed wire fence. There they tied
me, face to the fence, arms over my
head, and hands and feet dashed to
the wire, and with a rope around my
waist, too. / thought, then, that my
bunch had come true, and that /
would be crucified, like Murray and
Brown.
They posted q sentry there In addl-
ton to the regular guards, and every
time he walked past me he would kick
me or spit on me, or do both.
One time he kicked me so hard
that a prong of the barbed wire
gaShed me over the left eye-the only
one / can see with-and when the
blood ran into my eye 1t blinded me.
/ thought both eyes were gone then,
and l hoped they would shoot me. 1t
seemed to me that 1 had got my share
by this time without losing the other
eye, and If 1t was gone, I wanted to
60 too.
l could not put up my hand to feel
where the prong had jabbed me, and
1t kept or bleeding and smarting. I
had on practically no clothing, you re-
member. The wounds In my thigh had
opened, and 1t was bitter cold and
windy. So you can picture to your
self how gay and carefree I was.
When l had been there for an hour
and a half they united me from the
wire, anil l keeled over on my back.
They kicked me until / had to stand
up, but l fell down again, and all the
kicking in Germany could not have
brought me to my feet. I was just all
in. So they blew their whistles and
the ~sentrles In the barracks awakened
two Of the boys, who came and carried
me In.
All the time the sentries were yell
ing, "Gott strafe England" and
"schweinhund !" until you would have
thought they were In a battle. What
their idea was l do not know.
The boys had a little water In a
can, and n Of them tore off part Of
the sleeve Of his undershirt. So they
washed the cash and bandaged 1t.
Believe me, I was glad when I could
see again. I was so tired and worn
out that I went to sleep at once, and
did not wake up until they were CIV
ing us our barley coffee next morn
ing.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-01

ordinary ten-cent loaf in this country
now. They g~ave~each Of US q piece
q little larger than a safety-match
box.
The bread was hard and dark, and
I really think they made 1t from trees.
It had just exactly the same smell
that the dirt around trees has.
We fled past the sentrles single file
to get our ration Of this mud. and
there was no chance Of getting In line
twice. for we had to keep on filing
until we were out In the road, and
stand there In the to eat II. We
could not 60 back In the barracks un-
til every man had been served.
Our meals were like this: A can Of
barley coffee In the morning: cabbage
soup, 20 called. at noon: q tenth Of q
loaf Of bread at 8 p. m. That was
our menu day In and day out. the
kaiser's birthday, Lincoln's, May day,
or any other time.
This cabbage soup was q great idea.
We called 1t shadow soup. because the
boys claimed they made IL by hanging
q cabbage over q barrel of water and
letting the shadow fall ON the water.
We pretended. too. that II You found
any cabbage In 1t. you could take your
dish back for q second helping. But
I Q saw anybody get more than
a disbful. All ~ vsas, was just
apoiled water.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
BY !. Il. DUCKwORTH.

NEW YORK, Jan. o.--War mas
knocked all the popularity out Of sui
eide. War, with all It's attendant
troubles. instead Of increasing self
destructin, has had Just the opposite
effect. Fewer people arc destroying
themselves today than ever before. It
has made people too busy to worry
over their own stomach aches. Instead
OF wishing to die. people want TO live
10 see Pershing march into Berlin.
The number Of suicides reported for
1915, according TO the Bureau Of the
Census, Washington, was i0,i62, or
i4.s per 100000. This is the lowest for
the past 10 years Frederick i. Hon
man, chief statisticlan for the Pruden-
tisl Life Insurance Co, one Of whose
hobbies is analysing suicide figures and
drawing conclusions from them, said
In discussing the question:
Suicides for 1916 show the profound
influence Of the war by a relatively
material reduction over former years
suicide is largely a question Of the
state Of mind. and where there arc
profound mental changes. as in war
time. the mental attitude Of the peo-
pie is much more concerned with the
bigger things Of life than with small
personal troubles.
Where excessive egotlsm obtains
there suicide Is apt TO be more CON-
mon. Then there is an over-emphasis
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
MARRIAGE INSURANCE.
BY w1NoNA WILCOX.

Marriage insurance" sounds Ike a
scheme TO provide women with hus-
bands. but Il isn't It Is a plan 10 make
that classic line, "ond they lived hap
PLY ever afterward." come true
Therefore marriage insurance should
interest man quite as much as woman.
but so far 70 is being discussed mostly
by women. AS II it did not concern man
at all Some women talk about ollmony
In much the same way.
Advanced femlnlsls who think up
these schemes for improving matri-
mony for women are divided AZ 10 The
best ways OF bringins marriage msur-
ance about Some believe that the only
Insurance against domestic misery Is
"iho fullest knowledge available Of
the character OF the man. Before the
wedding, Of course.
Others protest that vocation VIII
offer the self-respecting wife her only
lasting chance OF welded bliss.
There are other propositions like
trial marriage and separate homes for
welded pairs. but tho noticeable defect
Of them all Is that they heap oil OF
the blame for marriage failures upon
the mon HIS character must be proved
good, HIS purse must be guaranteed
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
Miss Jeannefie Rankin is
Likely TO Make Senate Race

ginia LEGISLATURE After occupying all
the political positions known 10 West
Virginia, he was appointed secretary
OF the navy by President Hayes back
in 1881. He served in both branches oi
congress and as a United states fed
eral Judge, and now he Is rounding
out his career as an honorary senator
from his state. He will retire IN March,
1919.
John X. Shields Of Tennessee, author
Of the Shields Waterpower grab, VIII
have a chance to submit his candidacy
20 the people OF Tennessee next sum
uer. and II they do not Ike having
a senator who Is primarily a repre-
sentative Of predatory interests. they
NAV choose somebody else in his place
Among others who face reelection
are James Hamilton Lewis OF ILLINOIS,
who saws he will not be a candidate
unless his present insomnia sbates. II
/ his health Is real good he may get
into the scramble.
Meantime there is no doubt that Me-
! dill Mccormick Of the same State is a
candidate for Lewis place. Mccormick
used to be a Progressive. He was one
/ OF Roosevelts most enthusiastic sup
porters. Then he became more or less
regular and got into congress as
progressive-Republic Now he Is re-
gularly Republican. and has adopted
quite a Republican attitude OF critic
ism Of the administrations war policy
/ Mccormick has been abroad coneetins
data on the condition Of American and
other troops In Europe and expects 10
use this in his campaign.
Thomas w. Hardwick Of Georgia Il
a candidate for reelection. Hardwick
lis a member Of the Democratic fac
ton in his State, which has not been
overfriendly toward the Wilson admin
Istration. He opposed the declaration
OF war against Germany. and II he Il
reelected It will be on a clear cut IT,
sue OF administration and anti-admin'
istration.
In Nebraska there will be a tryou'
10 determine how strong the old pro
gressive sentiment is in that state
George w. Norris comes Up for re
election He has always had a yer,
large and enthusiastic following anon.
the forward-looking voters Of botl
narties. who like a men OF indepeno
, ence and integrity. Norris has beer
very earnest and a useful senator an'
. no doubt viii be returned.
Among others who will go beior
the people are James X. Nsrdaman o
Mississippi. William H. Thompson o
Kansas. William Alden Smith Of Michi
gan, Thomas Sterling OF South Dakota
! ollie NJ. James Of Kentucky, william
, Hughes OF New Jersey, Henry F. Holli
! OF New Hampshire, John F. Shetrotl
: OF Colorado, Willard Salisbury Of Del
/ aware. Joseph 7. Robinson Of Arkan
sas. Joseph z. Rsnsdell Of Louisiana
Robert L. owen Of Oklahoma, Thoma
5 5. Martin Of Virginia, Charles L. Nc
\ Nary Of oregon, William :. Kenyon 2
I Iowa. Bert NJ. Fernald Of Maine Al
! bert B Fall Of New Mexico, L. b. Col
4 Of Rhode Island. John II. Bankhead 2
r Alab.ma. F. NJ. Simmons Of Mort
I Carolina, Francis z. Warren Of Wyom
Z ine. and John w. Weeks Of Maseachu
- setts.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
BY HARRY B. HUNT.

Special stan Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.--Can the
United states. in the face Of a drain
OF 100000 men into tho army and
navy. and the increased labor required
10 keep her factories, munition plants
and shipyards coins full speed, IN
crease or even maintain her agrlcul-
tursl production IN 1918?
How, Il 40 oil. can this be done? And
what steps Is the government taking 10
Insure that n will be done2
These questions were put 70 z. B.
Wilcox. OF the division Of farm man
agement Department Of Agriculture. IN
charge OF the departments campaign
for increased crops next year.
perhaps the best way 20 illustrate
what can be done" Wilcox said IN re-
ply. rs 70 cite what actually has been
done.
Canada with a population Of 5000
OO0. produced Tar more industrially and
also raised and exported vastly more
farm produce this year than she ever
has done. Yet she had Withdrawn 500
COO workers for the batilenelds OF
France.
ION the same proportion, American
workers will not have been CORES
pondingly depleted until VIC have
drawn on our man power for an army
of $4,000.
what Canada has done the United
States can DO II we put our hearts into
the task-as Canada did,
"Bul this viii mean coordination,
corporation and pull-ioscther' all
along the line
"Tis chief dinculty 90 date has not
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
BY HARRY B. Hunt.

Special stan Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.--ln an effort
% produce the greatest possible volume
OF food from Americas poultry re-
sources. w. F. Priehe, head Of the
poultry division Of the food admins
tration, expects 70 start o campaign
among American farmers and poultry
men 70 sell no hens until after me
laying season"
In many sections Of the country,
Prlebe says, because Of the hish poul-
try prices that normally come 10 late
winter, farmers sell their hens Just
before the beginning Of the spring
laying season. In our present need for
increased foodstuffs. II would be a
great mistake for this to occur this
spring. A good hen win contribute ap-
proximately her own weight IN eggs
and stil be worth as much for food
herself as before she began laying"
While the tendency Of such a move
ment normally would be 20 increase
sharply the prices Of poultry on the
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
WAR KNOCKS POPULARITY
OUT OF SUICIDE CLUB

Of the Importance OF petty private af-
fairs.
WAR tends TO take minds of these
trivial troubles End give men a larger
outlook. Men are not apt Ia think OF
their personal ills very seriously when
the tremendous events OF war are oo-
cupying their minds. War creates op-
portunitles for taking the mind of OF
self. During wartime there is less de-
spondency, less thinking Of personal
difficulties, and consequently less sui
eide"
During 1915 the average rate OF sui
eide for 100 American cities was 2O2
per 10000. and during 1914 it was POT.
The Improvement in 1916 was undoubt-
edly helped by increased and wide
spread prosperity. The rate OF business
failures during 1916 was lower than
the previous three years, or only 100
per 1000 business concerns against i3E
during 1915 and II 0 during 1911.
Neutral Europe shows the same tend
ency as the United States. In Denmark
the suicide rate for 1918 was i76 per
100000 against IS 6 in 1914 and 1871 dur-
ms i9O9-13 In the Netherlands the
rate during 1915 was 81 per 100000
AGAINST 65 during the flve years end
ing with 1913 Swiizerland's rate fell
from % 4 during the four years ending
1918 10 q ) during 1915. In England the
rate for 1915 was only "a against t0I
during iei4
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
RY c. c. LYON.


THE EVENING JOURNAL stan Repor-
ter with American Forces In France.
WITH GENERAL PERShlNG'S ARMY
IL FRANCE, Jan. 5.-Generol Pershings
army IN France 10 the healthiest army
In the world
70 will encourage parents and wives
and sweethesrts back home" 70 know
that the men Of our lighting force over
here will ho less liable 10 sickness this
winter than they would be were they
following civil pursuits IN America,
The chief medical oflcer Of a brigade
had a letter the other day from the
mother u one Of the enlisted men ln
his organization.
I'm worried all the time that my
boy will set siok.' she wrote. He had
typhoid fever about a year ago. re
Joined the army before he got MS
strength back, / thought
II Just want you 90 see this woman''
boy" said the army surgeon.
we walked 10 the outskirts OF tinS
French village, where an army black
smith shop was In fun swing.
70 was mule day and red-bloodec
| American boys were. with amazing
sklll putting shoes on Missouri mules
that were fun Of original sin.
In one group, four boys had rope'
one OF the critters and were slttlnl
on him while the NTH boy nailed th'
shoes in place.
There's that mothers boy" SAT-
the SURGEON. indicating the nth boy
did you ever In your life see a heal
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
PERSHING'S ARMY is
HEALTHIEST IN THE WORLD

thier specimen az 20f He hasn't had .
sick day since he came 20 France and
he's IS pounds heavier than when hr
sailed last summer
Medical science Is making li nights
hard for the American soldier 70 eei
sick
Whereas, during the spanish-AmeEf
ican war about one man IN every teo
contracted typhoid fever, records Over
here show that only one ont OF evert
$4,000 has OF Is solns 10 die from thf
diseased
Smallpox has been stamped out en-
tirely. a boy 40 home, working In
stuiiy once or factory. has about hNe
times the chances 20 contract pneu-
m0nia or tuberculosis as one OF these
healthy young colts who spend about
l5 hours a day out OF doors.
Every boy. before he came over here
was in0culated against typhoid, yacci
mated against smallpox and given a
blood test.
Venereal diseases now anect les
than one per cent. Of the American
army, as compared 10 about 10 per
cent. 40 years ago.
IN fact" said the reglmental sur
eeon, The most dependent people in
I the American srmy zone today are the
| doctors and nurses who haven't enough
patients % keep them busy
Setting aside diseases and consider
ing wounds, the American soldier again
has better chance than the soldiers
Of even three years ago IN the other
I armlca
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
q. S. WORKS WITH FARMER TO
PREVENT LABOR SHORTAGE

been on actual shortage OF labor, but
a dislocatlon and improper distrbu-
ton that has created much disturb
ance. Workers skilled in farm work
have been drawn 10 cities for labor IN
which they were not skilled. Shop
workers have been congested IN towns
where war work has been especially
heavy. Temporary local demands for
labor around cantonment sites and
army camps have unsettled labor con.
ditlons in a score Of districts The sum
Of an this has been TO create The be-
liet that we are actually facins O short
age OF man-power. ] am confident that
we are only facing a challenge 20
which we, as a nation, viii patriotlcallN
respond, and that, inspired by ne
cause ia which wo work. we will fully
prove our obillty 10 meet it,
There has been a lot Of hysteria
about the farm labor situation WI
cox said. ~ has been due largely 20
the fact that we have lacked accurate
Information as 20 farm labor reser' e-
and 10 Just when and where these
should be supplied.
THAT information IS what we arc
getting now by taking a survey OF the
farm labor problem, and SO FAR 10 hos
shown no real evidence Of an absolute
shortage. BY allaylng temporary local
disturbances. assisting distribution
and promoting better cooperation be-
tween farmers and between counir,
and town we believe the United states
this year will be able 10 show a war
time production out-strippng even our
best records Of peace. our farmers are
10 the war too. and the nght ~ the
burrows must be and Will be won.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
D'Annunzio To
Italian Armies

Soldiers Of the city-of every town In
Italy,
Hearkon the Piave calls you forth,
To defend your homes and altars and It's
own immortal waters,
'Gainst the tyrant and the savage from
The North.
Every brook that babbles by-svery
stream your home runs nigh,
The fountain that vour village-square
adorn,
Their repleting power-ihoir fame from
Plave-glorious name
Derives and must 10 ages yet unborn.
Fore your thresholds and your homes
your sanctuaries high domes,
Pass this dauntlcss protector and
guardian.
Then to battle you must so, and en-
counter this cruel foe.
To preserve the piavo for the Italian.
You must cleanse the sullied stream,
from the Teutons' dread regime,
And forever end tho unholy domina-
tlcn.
For no conquest Of the past can the
glory overcast
One days proud resistance for our
nation.
And yet a little while, as the spring
bursts forth 10 smile,
Shall Victory rise forth IN new
winged hight,
All resplcndent, bright and fair shall It
wing thro' the air.
To immortalize the heroes Of the nght.
And then DER their tomb shall victory's
laurels bloom
To be ever inspiration TO Italians,
Then onward TO the fray--at the dawn
Of that great day,
Piave will immortalize rs guardians.
EUGENE p. MacSWEENEY.
Clayton, Del.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
KEEP FLOCK OF HENS
AND HELP WIN WORLD WAR

city markets. under the present oondi-
tions Il probably would result in little
more than decreasing the supply Of
fresh fowls. For chickens already have
reached apparently about the peak az
prices thai the consumer viii pay.
In the eastern states. where poultry
raising Is a business. the docks have
been largely depleted by recent sales.
The high prices FOR fowls-and the high
prices Of iced have made II more pro
ftable 10 sell the fowls than to hold
them for producing eggs later.
In the great mid-western farmine
States. however where the cost OF
feeding poultry is not so closely com
puted. reports show that the house
wives. stimulated by high esg prices.
are holding on to their hens in the
hope Of a grest egg harvest at hlsh
prices In the spring
These conflicting conditions make u
dimcult 20 forecast the future Of the
poultry and egg markets next summer
and add t6 the problem of stabilizlns
prices on either fowls or eggs.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05

full and open.
That a man may wish TO promote the
success OF his own welded lie seems
never 20 occur 20 these efficiency ex-
perts In matrimony
Now the chances are that the average
groom expects to fnd lust as much IN
marriage as the bride does. and that he
Is lust as disappointed when his dream
does not come true, and that he isn't
the only one TO blame II it falls. Mar
riage insurance ought to be adjusted
accordlrgly.
What the reformers need chiefly ~
remember is that a woman cannot be
free and tied at the same time. Prob
ably there is no such thing as a free
woman, for so long as a woman Is nor
nal she loves. aud so long as man
Is In her world-fother. husband. sou
or nephew-she Is his servant by thu
compelling force Of her own devotions
She Is almost always perfectly hapz
by when she Is g willing slave Ia her
emotions. Marriage insurance can never
release her from herself. When she IA
IN a state OF mind 20 demand lt, she
is either too Unconditional or too unfair
20 make a desirable companion Tor any
men.
Evening journal., 1918-01-05
Ry SON GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5.-A num-
Der OF United States senator's nave
begun their oampaigns for re-election'
or are making up their minis whethcr
or not they will be candidates asSl3.
There are 80 senator's whose terms
expire March 3, 1919. They must race
primaries next summer. There Is un-
usual interest In the reports that MISS
Jeanette Rankin Is to be a candidate
for the senate
senator Knute Nelson Of Minnesota
is candidating hard. The growth OF
the Farmers Nonpartisan Alliance IN
Minnesota has not been viewed with
Measure by Nelson. u is not at all
certain that the alliance viii support
him. 10 was reported a few days aso
that Nelson had sought and secured
democratic endorsement in the shape
Of letter from President Wilson sug-
resiine that he would be a satistac-
tory administration candidate. But
Secretary Tumulty says no such let
ter was written
THOMAS ]. walsh, Of Helena, Mont
has not been back In Washington since
the adjournment Of the special ses-
sion Reports from Montana say that
his health is not good.Aliss Rankin. the
woman member Of the house, looms
AZ a senatorial rival 20 Walsh, and u
is confidently predicted that she Is
~ he promoted from the house 10 the
senate at the next November elections
Miss Rankin has been an active mem
her OF the lower house and one OF ner
hest acts has been 10 plunge the legis-
lstiye scimitar into the jaws OF tne
Conner Trust dragon TO the great de-
ught OF a lot OF common people ~ heI
state.
She ehampioned the women In the
bureau OF printing and engraving and
accomplished substantial reforms IN
their hours Of labor. and finally tool
the scalp OF Director Ralph, Of the
bureau. Altogether Miss Rankin mas
qualified for promotion.
William z. Borah comes up for re-
election next year and is taking dill
gent notice Of public sentiment II
Idaho.
BENJAMIN r. Tillman Of South Caro-
lima is approaching the end Of hi'
term Tnimsn is seldom seen thes'
days In the senate. He has been i
falling health Probably he will retir'
al the end Of this term and the plac'
will be open for younger ana NOR
vigorous mana man more Ike wha
Tinman was in his old pitchfork days
West Virginia will choose a new sen
ator IN the place OF Nathan Con Ono
since he was elected Gon appeared Il
The senate, or perhaps twice-ono
when he took the oath. and once al
terward Con Is what might be terme
A Senator Emeritus rather than tunc
tioning senator. He has been In pub
Tic life so long that 1t really make
little difference now what he does. i
addition TO his personal income q
approximately s25O,0O0 year, n
draws a pension Of si3 a month as
veteran Of the civil war and anothe
pension as a retired judge. He wen
into politics in 1861 when he was firs
elected a member Of the West Vii