Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-05-30


broke out, the government reports
1858, 600 more horses on farms in this
country January 1, 1918, than on Jan.
uary /, 1917.
If there Is anything you want, boys,
that you are not getting at the camps,
write home TO some of us home soldiers
and we'll bet you'll get a response.
That's what we are here for and we are
going to back up TO the limit.
American troops are being pushed
to France far ahead of SCHEDULE,
which has led the wal department
to forecast that there will be in ex-
cess of two million men in Pershing's
army by the end of the year.
The war, demanding the service
and the lives not only of men, but
also of horses, mules, dogs and pig
cons, emphasizes anew the familiar
words of Edward Everett Hale, "We
are all in the same boat, animals and
men,"
Eight American soldiers who lost
their sight in battle are in a Red
Cross institution in Baltimore. This
u Of the revelations of the
work of the American Red Cross
made at the New York state meeting
held two weeks ago.
The first million tons of ships COM
pletea and delivered to tbs United
States government, under the direc-
ton of the Shipping board, have been
put on the high seas to help defeat
Germany. A total of l54 ranaaia al
|. los, 62J tons, was completed up to
May IL.
More than 1900, 900 members OF
American fighting forces are now in
sure0 by the United States govern.
ment, and approximately IL, o00 ap.
plioations are being received daily
Application for insurance must be-
made within 1870 days after joining
the service.
The editor recently received from
a lady, some verses. dalntily tied ul
With pink ribbon and entitled, 81
Wonder If He'll Miss Ma?" After
reading them he returned the effort
to the sender with the following note:
Dear Madam: If he does he ought
never to be trusted with firearms
again."-isditor Unknown.
The scarcity of black walnut tim
Der for the making of gun stocks anG
airplaDe propellers has resulted il
President Wilson addressing an ap.
peal TO the Boy Scouts of Amegics
asking them to communicate TO the
War department the location through
out the countryo of black walnut trees
their size, the names of the owners
and the price at which they can bt
purchased.
Mail addressed to members of the
American Expeditionary Forces il
France should have the word "Amer.
lean" written or spelled in full sc
that in the address the designation
will read: american &. F." accord
ing to a request made by postoffict
authorities. The new order is deem
ed necessary In order to distinguish
American mail from that addressed
to the expeditionary forces of othei
countries,
Another %dastardly and fiendish &C
was perpetrated last week when tn,
Germans rained bombs from aero
planes on a Red Cross hospital il
France, killing many Red CrosI
nurses. The leader of the raid wa,
downed and instead of giving hin
treatment for his injuries he SHOULD
be given some of the treatment Ger
many gives to our soldiers when tax
en- prisoners.
Apple growers in many sections
report that a large percentage of tn
small apples on trees are dropping
off and express fear that the crop i,
likely to be short. The bloom thil
year was unusually heavy and Their,
was every indication of a bumper
crop. but after the fruit set the droI
commenced. The only reason known
is the cold weather and late snow
during the spring.