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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Prices and Labor Cost.
Alexander Dan. Noye., in ser,bner..

In short, it is doubtful if the heavy government war loans have
any effect whatever on prices, except what would be produced without
them. The fundamental cause for the abnormal rise in prices in th4
country is the immensely large consumption Of goods in war; snppIs.
mented by the high transportation costs and the rising cost Of labon
The high prices prevail, it should be observed, in neutral countries a.
we'll as in beIigerents. The abnormal advance was az strikingly in
evidence in this country a year ago as tt today.
When a really wide difference occurs between one and another,
country in the rise of prices, it is, in cases where, as with Russia and
Austria, governments have been recklessly profuse in forcing out
deprecated paper. Ii our government were to issue it's Obligationl
Gas the governments of France, Russia, and Austria have done. ana
presumably Germany also) as direct security for permanent borrow.
mgs from the banks, Fl it We're to receive and circulate new hank notes
as against the resultant credit, and if gold redemption of the notes
we're to be suspended, then we should doubtless be confronted with
currency initiation, and as a direct result of war loans. The probable
'esult would be, as it has been on the European continent, depreciation
Of the currency. But no such cxpedient having been adopted III the
United States, nothing of the kind has happened. Whether it il.
possible that it should happen hereafter is another question.
At the end Of February, outstanding notes Of our federal reserve
banks had increased 81 OF 100000 over the same date in 1917. This
certainly looked like abnornally rapid expansion. The governments
statement of the total stock OF money i'll this country gold and silver
coin, gold and silver certificates, United States and federal reserve
notes-owned up to an increase of 81 ,200OOO00O in a year. But both
statements are q bit misleading.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Fiction Gun Comes True.
From the Chicago Herald.

the firing Of the gun. This crownins OK.
ample of the human minds destructive
ingenuity had cost the German govern
ment 100000 marks and had required
three years for its construction
The story then goes on to tell how. just
as the gun was about to be fired, Won
Hickman received orders that an arms.
tice had been declared, and he refused t1
fire the leviathan. a general. maddeneJ
by WING, then enters into the tale.
ITO He'll With Peace"
L hell with peace he beloved. To
he'll with peace, 1 say. Press the button.
Won Heckmann!
81 can't the inventor muttered. j
can't
The general seemed to have gone mad.
Thrusting Won Hickman out of the way.
he threw himself into a chair at the end
Of the table and with a snarl pressed the
black handle of the key. SO
AT first the night remained still. . = .
Then. like the grating of a coffee mill.
they heard the faint whirr Of machinery.
a sharper metallic ring Of steel against
steel, followed by a gigantic %detonation
which shook the ground upon which they
stood. >
After eight shells had killed a few per-
sons in the suburbs of Paris 1.-The Man
Who Rocked the Earth put the giant
gun out OF commission.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
New Army Officers.
From the Providence Journa

From the P!ovluence JOURNAL.
Congress has learned That there ar.
some 5000 staff officers and fewer. rather
ma more. line officers-more ncncom-
,atant l~ieutenants. captains end majors
han fighting officers. The work they
10 1t may be necessary to have done.
But IL 1t necessary to swell the commits
stoned rank Of the army absuId!y to get
It done? The law prohibits. uncar heavy
penalties. the wearing OF the uniform by
one o entitled to II. A lot Of govern
ment employees In Washington are wear
ing Il only because Of q fiction that they
are. entitled 70 Il.
The worst phase Of the matter 10 that
many Of these titular army offiC..rs ara
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Rats and mice multiply rapidly, breeding from six to ten times a year and
N pair If undsturbcd, will amount to 2O155O00 in three years and O4O37O.
100000 lin five years.
Perseverance Will Get Rid Of Rats
There is no easy way to get rid OF rats but it can b G done with intelligent
and persistent effort If active cooperation among neghbors is secured.
The homes and breeding places Of the rats must be destroyed. They must
be starved, killed or driven away Ratproof buildings an ratpEuof bins and
cribs for the storing Of grain will do much toward Kidding a arm Of them
Outdoor wood piles or any place where rubbish and tin CAM are dumped
give excellent protection to rats. A general cleaning u p o. the premises and
the entire neighborhood is the First step IN q rat campaign.
Keep food away from rats.E Have ratproof garbage cans and keep them
covered. Where food is plenty. rats will consregatc and remain and 1t IL hard
to trap or poison them.
There is always danger in using poison. 1T is better to make generous uss
Of the many kinds Of rat traps. A frequent raj drive or "kilNng" viii prov3
effective. Cats are poor rat caGhers and few dogs ar better. Owls arS
helpful in getting rid of rats.a and q pine snake OF bull snake will do more than
my other agency in killing d. driving away rats =.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
MEXICAN FO0lPRICES
HIGHER Than IN US,
Nearly Every Necessity ID
Double or More Than Paid
by Americans.

Chihuahua City lby mail)-Food te
so expensive and so difficult to obtain
in Mexico, one of the most fertile
countries in the world, that the poor
are suffering want and ven starvation
While the more prosperous MeXicans
find il difficult to provide sustenancs
for their families.
Prices OF food in the United States,
even if considered by American house,
wives TO he high, are not to be COM
pared with those prevailing IN Mexico
since the embargo vas placed on the
expectation of foodstuffs from the Unit
ed States to neutral countries.
An opportunity to compare Mexican
prices for staple articles with those obs
tanning in the United States is afforded
ny the following quotations from mer-
chants here:
Sugar sells for 81 cents a pound.
American money, and is very scarce at
this price.
American butter brings 80 cents y
pound, gold, and is the occasion for
celebration i'm the Mexican homes when
1T can be obtained at this price. Butter
Is unknown among the poorer classes.
Flour sells for l6 cents Il pound and
IS w more expensive as the emu
Dargo restrictions are made more strin-
gent. Little wheat bread is eaten by
the middle and lower classes who uso
flour for making tortillas, a cake made
VI HOuf ana water.
American brand of coffee sell as high
as 20 cents a pound N is very scarce.
Mexican green coffee brings % cents
a pound and is roasted over charcoal
fires y; it is used.
Rice, used principally by the Chinese
n Japanese living in Mexico. is worth
IL cents q pound.
Lard is another article which has
moro than doubled in price because of
the American embargo. 1t brings %
cents a pound when it can be obtained.
The principal source of supply is ths
smuggler.
Beans, which are a staple food
throughout Mexico and are eaten three
times a day. sell for 10 cents a pound.
This is the highest in the history OF
Mexico. The red frijole bean is much
preferred to the American white navy
bean.
No ham or bacon can be bought here
at the present time. The last shipment
received sold for SO cents a pound.
Chile peppers, grown in ali parts of
Mexico, are the only fOotstuff which
has not increased i'm price. 1T sells for
3 cents a pound.
Small purchases are the rule in the
small Mexican stores and shops. TIL
centavo. or penny. formerly was the
most used medium of purchase and ex-
change. 1t was not uncommon for
children to ask for | cents worth of
sugar lard or even -four. Because OF
the increased cost of such commodi-
ties the scent piece has taken the
place Of the cent as the most used
medium.
Central markets supply vegetables,
fresh and dried meats and other COM
modities. The Chinese gardeners have
obtained a monopoly of the green gro
Gerry business and they raise great
quantities OF vegetables on their well
tended farms near this and other large
cities. The Chinese also carry vege-
tables from place to place in big bas-
kets suspended from u yoke which the
peddler balances over his neck.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

draft dodgers. They are Of DRAFT age. al,
have escaped by rushing % Taahinstus
and getting comMtssSons-hy '-nul." ,TheA
work could be done i!:s. II vel by meg
above or below the traft age. Or BY
women.
Manifcstly the solution u the problem
blatant officers 10 not to order them q
France. Pershirs Goes uok want them. 4
way should be found to dig them Qua a
Washington, and put them Ia TIE nxtio18
army training campA
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Ga Rid Of Rats and Mice
Va 7zy Destroy Ry,tup 1adxd at $500, 100000 Es,, xar M
by p. G. HOLDEN
by p. C. HOLDEN

~ HE rat is mans nos relentless foe. 1t is nor destructive tn nroner+1,
than all the great CONGREGATIONS OF history: more destructive ia human
life than al the worlds wars.
~ Is tc apostle CT estlencc, the creator Of famine, the messenger
OIL ueath. IT fattens on the hmlth and wealth and labor Of In human racel
WIN silent ai NcnonouS persistence it follows mankind rom the crndIe to
ue sraNt attacking the infant in its sleep, the helpless sick o. the bed Of
pain. the aged and inhm.
III deNourS With avenous greco every nature Of food for man or beast. 10
destroys "ur poultry, anRoys and Injuries oMr domestic animals. deyastnteso r
Hlo"lhg gram, destroys " harvest. 1t inNMts our ships, sets fro to our
homes, carries fatal diseases broadcast through the land. ,
Destroy Much Property :
And moi content to menace MANS prosperity, health and welfare all tA
days of his life, ii follows him into the crave to desecrute and mmulate ha
mortal remains
Not only d rasa and mice destroy food, but they haye been known t3
destroy furniture, bedding clothing, books. valuable papers harness md per
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Tho Desirable One.

From the st. Louis Republic.
II guess Harry doesn't know whether 10
marry Miss Milyun. who has such q hor.
rible temper. or that lovable and domestic
Miss Cooke. who hasn't . cent"
"a good dame IL rather to b desired
than great rtchea."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

sonar property OF all kinds.
They injurc buildings by I'm,
dermining foundations or caus,
ing tho early decay Of stills and
timbers. They kill trees and
shrubbery by gnawing of the
roots; set fire to buildings BY
gnawing matches or stripping
the insulation from electric
wires: flood buildings with wa,
ter or gas by gnawing through
lead pipes; weaken dams and
bikes, causing heavy losses.
In the United States rata
and mice each year DESTROY
crops and other property. val3
ueG at over $500. O0O, 600, &C,
cording to the Department on
Agriculture. Government oIi-
Gals declare it costs 1882 to-
keep a rat IL year. The farmeri
who feeds 100 rats suffcrs an
annual loss or $l6C
But the lOss of property Isl
trivial in comparison to theI
loss of human lives caused by{
rats, which thrive amid dlth
and carry pollution with tl1em!H
Millions of human beings hava
died Of bubonic plague. CON-
veyed to man mainly BY tho rat
flea. yrichInosis among hOgsI
fatal TO human life. II COM
inundated mostly BY EntA
Ptomaines, septic pncu1
monia," typhoid. scnrlet fever1
diphtheria and other diseased
are also believed to bo caused
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

An avtators suit with q current OF
warm air circulating through II lfAs
been Devised. The air q heated cleo.
trtcally.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

The Illinois Inventors haSe patsuosA
q bracket with which It IS pos.tbs Il
hang both shades and. curtain at N.
dows without using milk o. acsovk
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

This recruit Is puzzled. His task is
10 TT q lot Of blocks Of various shapes
hto corresponding holes In . fiat
board. But it's plain that "de OF
blocks won't lit in right" After two
hourv OF such tests rho army officer Is
Ia possession Of 4 pretty fair knOwl.
bAGo. Of the soldiers mental ability aud.
1efvoas temperament.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
His Former Trade.

From the Vancouver Province.
"Now," said the colonel, looking along
the line of recruits. II want a good
smart bugler."
low who had q thick stubble of black
beard.
WHAT" said the colonel. cycling him
up and down. ARE you a bugler?"
"Oh. bugler!" said he. Il thought you
said burglar"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Didn't Think Of That.

From the Boston Transcript.
Did We bring home that pane Of glass
for the kitchen windy. Pat?"
"Oi did not. OF was after a twilve by
fourteen. an the only soize they had
was fourteen by twilve."
I'VE fool. why didn't sc get it. Ye
could have put 1t in sideways, couldn't
YET"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Glorious Sorrow" is the we'll chosen title Of sp picture by Jean Endels.
in thu war n it expresses. too the brave and firm spirit of France today.
The painting With other has beer brought to America b h William San
dz mission to Ne exhibited M the funds raised by the exhibition will be
given to the committee Tor the protect ton of French soldier retred for dis
AFFINITY. n organtzatio is trying to provide for 100000 of the French
Heroes Without a Halo"
Evening journal., 1918-06-05
THREE BROTHERS
DIE HER0ICALLY
lBy United Press }

LONDON, June 5,-The name oi
Bradford took on even more lustre and
a widowed mother, already deprived OF
two brave sons, gave up third boy
when Lieutenant-Commander Bradford
of the British Navy was killed in the
Zeebrugge raid.
The naval offlcer son deliberately sac
ri1ced himself In an attempt to fasten
one Of the landing-planks to the mole.
In the full glare Of searchlights and
star-shells he leaped to the parapet Of
the mole and sat astride it, trying to get
the planks into place. Many machine
guns were sweeping the parapet, and II
was only a few seconds until he was
shot dead.
Mrs. Bradford's most noted son was
rigadier-General Bradford, the young
est general in the British army. He had
won the Victoria cross for extreme
bravery and became a general at the age
of 24. He was killed shortly after max
ing speech to his men just before they
attacked. The speech has been printed
in every allied language.
Another son, an army lieutenant, also
was killed in France. He held the mill
tary GROSS, a decoration won through
bravery.
Captain Bradford, who has been made
a member Of the Distinguished Service
order in recognition Of his services. is
still in France. He is the widows last
boy.
Evening journal., 1918-06-05
By CADET FRED HARTMAN
OF Aero Squadron, Ellington Field,
Houston. Texas.

II had been O long walt Hope ionl
deferred made me desperate; ! wa
crazy 10 fly. With two months OF plug
ging In the ground school," l wa
chuck full OF information about flying
but could not ny-had not even beeI
up once?
Then my name was put on the "hy
ing lst'' and ! was an aviator protein
NY airpiane tships they call them here
was standing nearby one OF a row OF
two dozen OF planes, awaiting assign
ments for the afternoon.
The Instructor / was assigned to was
climbing into the front cockpit OF the
"ship.n Training ships" have dual con-
troll, ] climbed IN the cockpit behind
my instructor
Secure IN the cushioned seat OF the
cockpit ] lost no time in fastening the
safety belt asross my lap and adjusting
nv goggles over tho helmet Once I
had wondered II aviators wore all this
regalia TO look distinctive. l was pres
emily 10 learn there was no supernulty
about a "plane' the apparels OF the
pilot or his methods,
.'Aemember, three fingers on the
wheel. light touch on the rudder bar.
The tendency is to over eontrol," This
was all my instructor said. was sur
prised that he thought needed no fur
thar admonltion--and grateful too.
Hadn't rehearsed II all time and againP
Hadn't / taken dozens Of dream flights
10 Berlln--in the cookpits OF ships on
the floors OF the hangers. Ay verify,
Besides had read and re-reao all the
nsld rules,
AN set5" my instructor asked up
front, as he shook the controls, YAH
set" I answered. The motor which had
been "ldllng" lgoing slowly ooughed.
The throttle opened wide and she roared
and blew a gale IN our faces, even
when pulled my head behind the up
per transparent cowl. The seraping tail
skid told me we had started, After
gathering momentum the nose fuselage
went down and the ship became hori-
zontal. Still we could hear the scrap
ing wheels and tail skid, | leaned over
the side and when I saw Wa were go
ing at good pace-perhaps 80 miles
an hour-I drew my head back again
and decided TO watch the rocker arms
on the engine IN front
For some seconds resisted the temp
sation 10 look over the side again
When l finally did I got The surprise
n nay life. The earth had stolen away
Evening journal., 1918-06-05

I BY so doing you enable Hoover to
send just that much more flour and
meat to France and Italy and Britain.
It's part OF Hoover's Job to help feed
not only the armies OF our allies but
the self-denylng men and women max
ing cannon and shells and powder.
Cut of food and you destroy morale.
Destroy morale and you have nations
ready to quit the fight for human lib
cray.
Herbert Hoover says when you vol
UNFAIRLY place yourself upon rations
and cut out wheat, meat and sugar
from your ordinary meat, you help
fight the Hun. To save this food is as
direct an action as IL you were trans
ported across the seas and personally
handed a half loaf Of bread to a hungry
French soldier or a piece Of meat to a
woman worker in a British muntion
factory.
The fact the Department Of Agricul-
ture expects a great wheat crop this
year should not make us relax. Hoover
has read his Old Testament, and he re-
members that when the young Joseph
interpreted the dream Of Egyptian Pha-
raoh, he set forth the need of storing
the grain Of the seven fat years so
there would be no starvation when the
seven lean years came.
The war may end suddenly. but it is
the part OF wisdom, as the administra-
tion sees IL, to provide for a lang war.
And that means providing for food in
case the crops go bad.
A very bad crop year in America
with no food reserves-would mean not
only short rations here, but famine
for the allies and famine would spell
disaster. This is not rhetoric It's cold,
hard fact.
We eat too much. Our allies get too
little. But we are beginning to do our
duty.
In this connection il is to be re-
membered army men say, bacon is the
Evening journal., 1918-06-05

my "rubber-necking The field below
looked like soft green carpet. the
hangars and barracks like so many
dominos on a parlor floor.
was awakened from my rumna-
tions when suddenly and Unexpectedly
the wheel In front OF me went for
ward and the throttle closed. The en-
ginos roar ceased and we reared like a
horse. Down. down we shot, sleeper
and faster than before How the wind
howled and screeched in those braoing
cables ! took a deep breath and te-
naciously. clung to my confidence in
my Instructor and ship" My faith
was good for 10 seconds or so In a
nose-dive When we didn't straighten
out, then / began TO wonder il some
thing had given way. The 'ship"
looked so frail and the ground so Prom
ising--I hated to think OF it. BY some
freak Of transportation my instructor
seemed TO be behind me insread OF
ahead Of me
The wild whistle Of the wires was
drowned out by the roar Of the motor
and we began 10 climb again
When / again looked over the cowl
the ground looked like a map. Those
two rows Of winged creatures, like
white bugs, some creeping, some still,
were the ships Of the fleld"-our COM
panions. 1t was a surprise to recog-
nize the field | thought we were in
another state by this time.
Once we passed through a cloud
where a rainbow met our vision: not
a broken arc that mortals on the earth
see, but in a complete circle through
whose center our ship" raced.
Then the instructors empty hands
appeared over his head above the cock
pit in front. II was the signal for mo
TO take hold Of the controls-for me
10 run the ship"
At first | could hardly believe my
eyes-that l was driving the ship r |
Again and again l blinked inside my
goggles to make sure. Sure enough, !
my instructors hands were still up, |
resting on the cowl. As though trans
flxed, I looked straight ahead The |
nose Of the ship" bobbed up andI
down from the horizon line; much as
a real ship" would on a "choppy sea-"
l had no idea where l was going.
But 1t was glorious to sail through The
sky that way.
We hit a spur and the machine
nosed upwards l pushed the wheel |
forward and the machine nosed down
We dipped and headed straight for the
ground. How the engine raced
Again I had that funny feeling in
my stomach Back pulled the wheel /
We shot towards the sky and the mo
tor labored. Remembering the danger
Of "stall' nosed ner down, up again,
down again; so II went on.
was afraid to let go. as my in
structor's hands were still above the
cowl.
What II ! kept on going into space
at this rate? I even imagined l might |
reach the moon.
| felt relieved when my instructor /
shook the controls. and himself took |
hold. That was the signal for me to |
let go. I did
HOmeward bound everything was
smooth. and looked around some
more.
Ny first "mush" IN the air was over.
A mad desire possessed me 10 go up
again at once.
sometimes think OF the untrodden
places up north; the lonesome woods,
the rugged hills There is nothing up
there so exhilarating as flying; shoot
ing the rapids in a canoe comes near
: est it.
The danger? Oh, wen. there's a,
/ reason" for all this. We must all die
Evening journal., 1918-06-05

from us and was hundred rect be-
low. and stlll sinking
This time. before I could draw my
head back. the w~1d pressed my checks
IN and my nostrils together. All, that
was the grand and glorious feeling,
Sure that I was flying. lost all interest
in the ground for the time being and
looked ahead again. The ship" seemed
so nicely balanced and rode the air so
smooth-more like canoe than any
thing else.
Il was fascinating but for the life
OF me l could not feel any thrill; moi
even convince myself there was any
danger. When l looked over the cow
again the ground was 20O0 feet below
looked at the wings and looked al th'
fuselsse, What was It that held thi
{, blooming thing up and together, any
ways. Marvellous But as for thI
thrills! there was nothing to IT. Proba
Evening journal., 1918-06-05
MY FIRST MUSH IN THE AIR
Hero Famous Dog Race Snow and Ice Tells Howl Feels
TO Take First Flight in Uncle Sans Aviation Training School

EDITORS NOTE-Fred Hartman.
today newly 1edged aviator
trained to go over There was the
hero OF the famous Winnipeg TO ST.
Paul dog race IN February, 1917. He
was the only American In the race.
and while he finished last In the
5sS-mile test, he won no end OF
praise by the endurance he dis
played, running most OF the way
through bitter cold winds, on snow
often several feet deep. so that his
crippled dog might have won the
race. Folk up north speak or long
hikes or trips with dog teams as
''mushes.' That was IN Hariman's
mind when he wrote OF bis "mush"
IN the air.