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Connecticut western news., 1918-03-28

They, the four OF them, 1t seems, he'll
a meeting as soon as / shipped oHt
that gold and put through that stock
selling scheme. That was legitimate.
I couldn't restrain them from that, DC
ing a hopeless minority of one. Their
chief object, however, was to let TWO
or three friends in on the ground MOOR
of a good thing; also, they wanted
each a good bundle of that stock White
it was cheap-fguring that with the
prospects l had opened up it would
sell high. So they had it on the mar
ket, and il addition had everything
framed up to reorganize with a capl-
talization of two hundred and nifty
thousand dollars. This all cut ana
dried before l got there. Now, as II
originally stood, the five of us Would
each have made a small fortune on
! these Klappan claims. They're goou.
But with q quarter of million IN out
| standing stOcl-well, 1T would be all
right for the fellow with a big block.
| But you can see where l would get
off with q five-thousand-dollar inter-
est. To be sure, certain proportion
of the money derived from the sale Oh
this stock should be mine. But II goes
into the treasury, and they had 1t ar
ranged to keep it in the treasury, as Il
fund for operations, with them dong
the operating. They had already lndl-
Gated their bent by voting an annual
stipend of ten thousand and six thou-
sand dollars to Lorimer and Brooks
as president and secretary respective
". Me, they proposed to quiet with d
managers wage Of mere hve thou-
sand a year-after / got on the ground
and began to get my back up.
"But they capped the climax with
J what / must cold-bloodedly character
ize as the baldest attempt at dirty
fraud I ever encountered. And they
had the gall to try and make me
party to it. To make this clear you
must understand that I, on behalf OF
the company and acting as the com
pany's agent, grubstaked Whitley Lewis
4 and four others to go in and STAKE
those claims. I was empowered Il
arrange with these five men that If thu
claims made a decent showing eaci
h should receive five thousand dollars II
stock for assigning their claims to tn
n company, and should have employment
at top wages while the claims Wer
operated.
"They surely earned it. You kno7
what the North is in the dead of win
u ter. They bucked their way throug
. q hell of frost and snow and stake
81 the claims. If ever men were entltle
to what was due them, they were
And not one of them suffered owe
his bargain, even though they wer
: taking out weekly as much gold @
they were to get for their full shar
They'd given their word, and the
were white men. They took me for
white man also. They took my VOL
that they would get what was comlr
to them, and gave me in the company
name clear title to every claim. p
those titles on record in Hazelton, al
came home.
"Lorimer and Brooks deliberate
proposed to withhold that stock, to
fraud these men, to steal-oh, L cal
find words strong enough. Broo
said to me, with a grin: The pre-
.erty's In the company's name-let t
roughnecks sweat a while. They
got no comeback, anyway.
"That was when l smashed him.
YOU blame me? I'd taken over tht
Connecticut western news., 1918-03-28
Few Perfect Pipes.

ITO he cont inued. +,
Connecticut western news., 1918-03-28

Pipe manufacturing is said to be the
most reckless of speculation. The
manufacturer buys his blocks of briar
root "sight an unseen" as the chill
dren say. He runs the entire contents
of the bag through the factory, giving
each piece exactly the same treatment
as all the rest, expanding an equal
amount of skill and care on each piece.
then looks to see what he drew. Speak
ing in averages, one expert finds that
out of each gross of finished pipes
there are two dozen that can be sold
as "firsts," six dozen that will pass as
seconds" two dozen that must go for
thirds" that will retail at 8 cents to
10 cents, while the remaining two doz-
en- must go down to the furnace to be
used as fuel. If it is his lucky day
the manufacturer may find a single
perfect pine in the gross.
Watched Him Swell.
Leslie had been suffering with n
severe toothache so that his face hsd
become badly swollen. Returning from
school the following day his mother
asked him what the teacher said to
him and he replied. "She did not say
anything, but the kids all got around
me to watch me swell"
Women Carry All Wealth.
In Dutch Guiana the women carry
upon their persons all the family saw
ings in the shape of heavy bracelets,
anklets, necklaces and even crowns of
gold and silver.
Connecticut western news., 1918-03-28
Much coal u Wasted.

or the worlds coal mined 1,235, 0o0r
BOO tons are wasted In hent radiatios
and other losses, according to l. c
Harvey, nm expert on fuel econosnT.
In 1910 the amount OF coal mined n
the world was about "10000000 tom
and, according 10 Mr.. Iarvcr, it wwa
improbable that anything like 8 pa
cent was ever turned into actual usefuA
work.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
GENERALS NOT OFTEN HURT
Some Of the High Command in the
Front of Battle Never Even
Scratched.

The immunity from wounds in ac-
lion of some generals and the i'll for
tune OF others i'm becomin. billctS for
bullets is unique. according To London
Iit-Bits.
No commander vas Yer more for
ward in the fighting line than Sller
idan. yet he neve got Il scratch. Sko-
beloff. who many n time went i'm will:
his owI good sword. and in his white
coat on his white charger headc,.
every charge With II recklesslieSs thai
men called madness, had us complete
immunity as If he carried The charmed
life that his soldiers ascribed to him
and WAS wounded only in the quiet
trenches by a chance bullet fired into
The air Il mile AWAY.
Wellington was but ono hit. the bull
let that carried away his boot llee.
scarcely giving him Il confusion. Grant
was struck. nor was Napoleon.
OF Sir Neville Chamberlain, again,
one of the most distinguished officers
ia our Indian army. the saying goes
that he never Went into action without
receiving IL wound.
BaZAinc was II man 10 whom foW
une was not stiney In the nlattei' OF
wounds. Nj Berncy there ann To him
the leader, reminder that he was NOR
tai, though this time il was but Il gen
tie hint. The fragment, of Il shell hi,
him on The left shoulder: but il haC
been we'll spent, and. because OF thu
protection of the epaulct. gave l,im but
Il confusion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
BUT NOT DESIRABLE
Excellent Reason Why Cinnamon Are
Averse to Calling in the Aid
OF q Physician.

The cost Of q doctors visit in China
ranges from S to 10 cents. One would
think that, inasmuch as they r Sc
cheap. nobody would he without doc.
tors visits In China, but. as n fact. the
Chinese get along with as few Of them
as possible. The reason is said to be
that the Monaghan doctors use such
abominable medicines. Extracts of all
sorts of creeping things enter into the
Chinese drug list, and people are
averse to taking them, except in case
Of extreme necessity.
II is possible that doctors have pur-
posely provided themselves with these
offensive remedies as q means of self
protection. 1t would be very wearing
to a popular physician at $ cents 81
visit he might run his legs off and
get no sleep. He accordingly makes
himself unpopular through the me.
lium of medicines dcc0cted of beetles
and glnsshoppcrs and such things. He
prefers simple poverty To poverty mn
plicated with running about.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
POUND ENEMY
ALONG FRONT
OF Sc MILES
Terrific Bombardment Along
Somme Front From East of
Amiens to Disc May Pre-
sage Ally Drive.
HUNS ARE BADLY HARASSED
French Feel That They Cen Bids
Their Time Until Definite
Knockout Blow Can BE
Dealt Germans.
ARE BADLY HARAssED
By United Press.


The French apparently arc com
%rentrating the heaviest allied
artillery fire since the German
drive started, on 36-milc front
extending from a point south OF
the Sommc. east of AmienS. to the
Disc. in the vicinity of Noyon.
This bombardment covers every
inch of the German positions and
the ear areas for miles back of
their lines.
The points Of the farlhest Ger
man penetration in Picardy are
included in this bombardmcnt. 1t
also includes the greater part Of
the southern leg of tho linden
burg triangle in this region--be-
licyed by many military critics to
represent the most vulnerable part
of the German advance. The next
few hours are expected TO reveal
whether this cannonading is pre-
paratory to a major counter of.
fe1sivc by the allies.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Making Bread Of Peanut Flour.

A. baking company i'm Gainesville.
fla. working i'm cooperation with Il.
4. Williamson, Il chemist of that city.
has put peanut bread upon the market.
and is securing wide distribution for ii
I'M that locality. The peanut flour used
is madc from peanut cake left after
oil extraction. Ii contains 81 satisfac-
tory percentage OF fat and is said TO
have almost twice the heterogeneous food
value OF dried becf-44 per cent for
peanut -four against % per cent for
dried hcei. One-tiftli peanut flour to
lour-:iftl,s wheat flour produces Il bal
anccd ration. supplying necessary in
gradients furnished by bread and meat
i'm human ,ti"t.-Scientiiic American.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
She Was peeved.

Inns happeM"d IN VhicngO. Read:
a young WOMAN buried into the
Gilmore street police station and
asked to sec the city directory. Sergt.
John Ryan was at the desk ana acted
IS librarian. She had been studying
ne book for abont an hour when he
asked:
Can he Of any as%sistance:'
so. | barely lilink so. You see, I
am looking for n man Of The name of
Carl. hiii l don't know his last name"
Then size asked to take the book
ont for q few days, bit the sergeant
was compelled to refuse her. She left
pcevcd.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
CzERNlM nln NIT KNOW
ABOUT EMPEROR'S LETTER

Washington. D. r.. April te.--Tie"ela.
tion Of Emperor Charles peace letter
and the subsequent. efforts to turn the
situation to Austrian advantage. were
behind Austrian Count Czcrnin's res
ignasion, according to Teutc. press
comment received here toaa..
The Kreus Zeitung, for instance, In
iicates CZernin did not know OF the
a letter, and that as q result. he
na!e a fiasco CT trying TO explain Tho
AUSTRIAN position to C~.emtIccau's dis
advantage. That payer believes tho EN-
peror did not + C'zeyniE IN time 70
prevent his laundering.
The Frankfurter Zeitnng recognizes
inoreor less That the letter was TIRE
determining cause of the retirement.
Many papers expressed regret at his
resignation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Knew What He Wanted to Say.

My little nephew is trying hard to
be polite. but sometimes he gets thing!
twisted. One day, as turned arount
rather suddenly, 1 accidentally gave
him quite Il bump with my elbow righl
in his eye.
ooh, cxcnsc me, dear" I exclaimed
contritcly.
you're welcome" he answered
amid his sobs.--Chicaso Tribune.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

There is a wonderful and profitable field open in
Omaha for this plant, which will be located on the Com
pany's thirty-three-acre tract just south and west Of the
present Swift plant OH the South Side.
This means Il great deal to shippers and producers
Of live stock through this section and from the great
interest shown in the establishment of the plant it Is
apnreciated hy them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Farmers and stoclmen of Iowa. Nebraska and South
Dakota are greatly interested in the organization Of the
new independent packing company of Omaha. known AS
the Skinner Packing Company. Omaha's Day Light Snow
White Independent Packing Plant. This company is
backed by prominent Omaha business men and many
states.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Up to Date.

Marcella - Is Bcnnie Bcanbroush
still painting houses for n living?
Waverly-Yes, but he doesn't call
ii that now.
Marcelia-Wiat does he call ii?
WaNerly - Camoufinging residences.
Youngstown Telegram.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
Proving Nothing.

81 pride myself on always getting 10
The bottom of IL thing
That's nothing; 50 docs Il bar
nacie."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Solae mems %littleness is by far the
biggest part OF them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Happy is the home where Red Cross
Bail Biac is used. Sure to please. All
grocers. Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

A patent has been issued for a morse
trap to bs fastened to n pail OF water
into which It drops rodents that Climb
e tulting sable Ia reach beat.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

To keep clean and healthy take Dr..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu.
late liver, bowels end stomach.-Ady
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Saying nothing at the right time 10
equivalent to saying the right thing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Nobody evtr regrets having done
HE right thing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
French Army Can Wait.

l'rcnci, military officials declare III.
Isrench army is capable of waiting Is
months II necessary. TO attain n crush.
ing superiority. But With The Amer.
cans maintaining or increasing Their
present rate OF arrivals, the final mill
tary victory is possible much sooner
AS far as it has gone, tlle German
offensive may be looked on as a fail
ure, since none of it's objcclives have
been attained and the allied armies arc
still intact. while the Germans now,
owing TO the d%i,nunition of their forces
through casualties are III an ilil,.so!
position to that which they occupied BE.
fore the battle began.
Victims of Own Vandalism.
In consequence of the Germans telling
all the trees iii the Somme sector ns
fore they rctreated last year, the French
and British gunners have a perfectly
clear view OF working parties. 'Ihe
Germans may decide, or be allowed. 10
remain there until all.is in favor OF Tia
allies, who are awaiting constant jn-
crease OF their strength through TIC a,
rival OF American c~ontinSents.
Announcement of The ac~celeratiorS II
their departure from the other side of
the Atlantic are received with eHIflusi
asm by All the other allied armies in TIA
field. They may. it Is pointed out. be
called upon to play an important pact
in The final phases Of the struggle and
no greater mistake could be made than
tn allow the belief Ia spread IN America
that the battle now In progress is \
final one. On the contrary, c"elg H.
flucntial allied authority cxbressas tiiI
oninion that America should not only
continue. bnt augment h"r efsorta both
from a military end industrial ,le".
noint, because it ts absolutely Essential
to face all possible cven'uaii'ica and
meet ~ further eioantir hloW from thu
forer1y, Wfo ,s stin stroH&.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
BY HENRY WOOD.
United Press Staff Correspondcnt

With the French Armies in the Field.
(55.S9 miles) is being pounded by tho
vastcst artillery concentration yet at
tanned by the allies. Ever the country
for miles In the rear of the enemy po-
sitions is under bombardment.
Prisoners say the ~cannonading in adj
dition to preventing the digging Of u
single trench is inflictins the heaviest
losses.
The offensive has reached a stags
where allied military officials declare
unanimously that the present battle is
absolutely and ~irrevocabIy decisive Tor
Germany.
With the allies present certainty o{
checking the German offensive. coupled
with the known German losses. tho Ger
mans al the battles end will be eX-
haustcd and incapable oil seriously at.
tempting another offensive.
Instead. they will have 10 remain m
the defensive. constantly threatened by
internal u%eilcavals. while American ar.
rivals swell the superiority OF the all
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25
WILLING Worker.
ALIENS foOT-EASE DOES IT

When your shoes pinch or your corns md bun
ions ache get Aliens Foo. Ease, the antisepti.
powder to be shaker into shoes and sprinkledhi
the fo0t-bath. Gives instant relief to Tired, Ach
ing, Swollen, Tender feet. Over iOC,00 package,
are being used by the troops at the front. Sold
everywhere sc. Osnf aetett ssy sxbsftste.-Adv
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-25

Cut OF the List.
do You know n pro-Germans!"
"No. and what's more. If I did. I'd
cease knowing them"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-29
MISTAKEN ZEAL

The old adage that two wrongs do
not make a right was never better
examplified than in the recent riot
ing of soldiers and sailors in New
York City against the Socialists.
Taking things into their own hands
rather than leaving them in the hands
of organized government, the rioting
troops have done more harm than
good, even though they perhaps in
tended well. The fact that they do
not approved of the ideas of the So
cialists does not give the soldier and
sailors an excuse for taking it upon
themselves to try to convert the So
cialists by fighting in the streets.
Instead of having one dissenting
element to deal with, the city authori-
ties now have the original dissenters
and in addition those who have tried
by unwarranted use of force to bring
over to their side the dissenters. In
temperate opposition such as the SOL
diers and sailors have exhibited serves
more to arouse and make stronger
the objects of their wrath than to
weaken them or to lessen their num-
bers.
Mob rule should never be the law
in a democracy. Since the laws are
made by the people and for the peo-
pie, they should reflect the peoples
desires and there is no need of any
one group appointing itself to try to
remedy by force matters that ought
to be attended to by law and peace
full order.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-29

frequently been impossible to get out
official developments. Matters that
had not been officially announced were
absolutely unsendable. l was not
worried because l felt sure that un-
less Admiral Wilson's information
was official, my dispatch had died on
the Brest censor table. l merely filed
the correction as a matter of safety
"The next morning l learned that
Admiral Wilson's bulletin was not
official, and that the delegation which
finally signed the armistice as accept
ed had not yet reached the Allied
lines. For the first time in my life
l thought l could detect a virtue in
a censorship. | was reasoning that
after all it was good thing to have
check on just such information as had
been foisted off on Admiral Wilson
and myself when a delayed cable from
New York was handed me asking for
more details, as Washington had an
nounced that our bulletin was pre-
mature
"The only time a censorship might
have functioned to the advantage of
newspaper man-it had not.
Admiral Did Not Shirk Responsibility.
81 Immediately called on Admiral
Wilson and laid my cards on the
table, explaining that about the only
tangible asset of a press association
is its reputation for accuracy and its
dependability. l appreciated that he
had acted in good faith, but ex-
planned the necessity of my making a
complete statement to our clients of
what had happened. The signed state
ment by the admiral, which the Unit
ed Press carried, was the result. Il
would like to say incidentally that
in making the statement the admiral
was fully conscious of the serious
ness of his own position, yet never
for moment sought to cover him
self at our expense
Il did not know at that time that
my bulletin correcting the first state
ment had been held up by the Ameri- !
can censor for many hours, resulting
in the United Press standing on it's
first bulletin for hours after the cor
rection had been received by the Amer
ican censor in New York because the
correction was not delivered to us.
Il did know, however, that the first
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-29
AGAIN. THE NFLUENZA BAN


Columbia, in being placed under the
influenza ban after having it lifted
once, is having the same experience
that countless other cities of the
United States have had. After about
two weeks of comparative freedom
from public gatherings, the number
of influenza cases was increasing so
rapidly that the necessity of again
restricting meetings and crowding
in various places was evident.
While there is no doubt that ban
on public gatherings Injuries bust
ness, yet most of those injured are
willing to sacrifice themselves as long
as public health and welfare demands
the sacrifice. The attitude of most
Columbia business men and those af
fected by the ban has been commenda-
BILE. When the ban was on before,
the fact that comparatively few of
them importuned the City Board of
Health to lift the ban before condi-
tions warranted was a good indica-
ton of their unselfishness and pub
lic-spiritedness.
The city's experience has shown the
dangers OF allowing intercourse in
crowds at present. 1t is hoped that
everyone in Columbia has been made
to realize the seriousness of the sit
uation so that he will be content
with the ruling of the Board of Health
until conditions warrant its modifica-
tion.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-29

bulletin had cleared the French cen
sor even though not official. l sought
the reason for this from the head of
the French bureau at Brest, Captain
Gambey. From him l learned that
the news of the armistice had reached
the cable and censorship Office suffi-
ciently ahead of my bulletin to allow
the celebration to get uQder way
there In the excitement my urgent
message was shot through to New
York, and more than two hours lat
er the operator bethought himself and
sent the message to the censor! :!
by that time-well, 1 have been
told that there was quite some party
under way!"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-29
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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-29

Now that Germany has approached
the socialistic stage that Phillip
Scheidemann has continually demand
ed, he says that it is impossible to
create socialistic state at a time of
disorder like the present. 1t may be
said that he has what he wants and
then finds that he doesn't want it.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-29
READY FOR WAR EXHIBIT

Twenty Carloads Of Supplies to Be
Shown In Kansas City.
By United Press.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 29.-Last de-
tails for the gigantic Allied war ex-
hibit to be staged here December 7
were being completed today.
Arrangements for showing of big
guns, motor lorries, airplanes and
samples of other war machinery were
completed several days ago.
This elaborate study of what war
making really consists of, will be
brought to Kansas City in twenty cars