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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-12-07

WITH THE BOYS IN THE SERVICE.

WITH THE BOYS IN THE SERVICE
DR.. and Mrs. Stewart are in receipt Of
letter from their son, Earle, who is at
tending an Artillery School in France
under Date of Nov. 18th, in which he
writes as follows:
Presume that today is great day in
America as it is here. These French are
the happiest people L ever saw and are
giving themselves up wholly to the spirit
Of the moment and if you could Just see
them, you would certainly feel repaid
for everything that you have done, or
deprived yourselves Of to help win the
war.
This afternoon we had half holiday
here in the school and band was
brought to town. The French all turn.
ed out and you ought to have been there.
The music was good old American Rag
and persons feet moved without any
effort at all The young people and the
soldiers started the dancing and before
long the older ones joined in and the
last one or two pieces the band played,
a place was cleared IN, the center of the
crowd and about dozen old people, ali
over fifty years old, joined hands and
danced to Turkey in the Straw" It.
would do your heart good to hear them
give their praise so unreseryedly to
America. A good example of that gas'
when the ''Star Spangled Banner" was
played at the end ofthe program. Every
soldier there stood at attention and
saluted, and everyone of the civilians
took OIL his hat except one tall fellow
who may not have recognized the air
AT any rate his hat was not left on, for |
woman who stood behind him reached
forward and knocked it off with her
They all show devotion to America in |
every possible way and have no doubt |
there will be any number of them come
to our country after everything is over
and things are settled. The highest
with many of them is to 90 to |
America.
1t is hard to tell just when we will be !.
home but at least we will know that our
folks are not worrying over US. 1t will |
take long time to get the troops home
after every thing is settled, !
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-12-07

Warren. Lamb lumber yards at Fair.
burn, coming from there to Weston
county to take a homestead At the
time of his death deceased was employ
ed by sheep company near Moorcroft,
but had quit that job the day previous,
coming to Newcastle TO consult with q
physician, as he was not feeling we'll
and intended to 20 to Cambria where he
expected TO obtain work. He leaves a
widow and three daughters, two of hom
reside in South Dakota and the other
living in Montana.
Several strange condolences are con-
nected with the tragedy. Both men are
ex-employes the Warren-Lamb Lum
ber company at Farburn; although it is
not known if they were employed at the
same time; one was known as "BIack
Hills Mike" and the other styles himsel II
"Black Hills BIacky;" both came to
Newcastle at the same time and intend
ed to go to Cambria on the same day to
secure work in the mines. But Bird
claims he never saw Schamberger before
the killing took place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-12-07
LETTERS TO SOLDIERS MUST
HAVE THE RETURN GARD

Washington, Dec. 2.-Under instruc-
tions issued by Postmaster General
Burleson no letter will be accepted by
postoffices in the United for delivery to
members of the American expeditionary
forces without a return address on the
envelope. The order was issued at re-
quest OF the war department, that proper
disposition may be made of mail reach
ing France for members of the expedi-
tionary forces who have returned to the
United States,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-12-07
THIS STATE HEADS

ALL FOR SERVICE.
1t is believed that South Dakota has
broken another record during the war.
In addition to its immense crop produc-
ton and the way It went "over the top"
on Liberty Loans and all the other big
drives, it now appears that South Dakota
has furnished more men for service per
capita of its population than any state in
the union.
Arizona laid claim to this honor by
giving 1900 men out of its 25O, 600
population, which includes the reserya-
ton Indians not subject to the selectiye
draft But South Dakota did better than
that, for with its 100000 population, in.
cluding some $4,000 Indians, part of
"Hom are reservation charges, it gave
neal!y $4,000 men to the nation. By
using the basis of Arizona, South Dakota
Won..G only be required to furnish $4,000
men for 625,000 people to march Ari-
zona's II, 600 for her 25O, 600, so that this
state exceeds the record of its southern
sister by wide margin, and gave better
than one for every twenty Of its popula-
ton, men, women and children.
According to the figures of Doane
Robinson, of Pierre, superintendent of
state statistics, South Dakota has fur
nished troops up to November 10th as
r.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-12-07

The railroad administration has dis
continued the charge of half cent
mile extra railroad fare for sleeping car
transportation This is welcome news
to the travellers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-12-07
PRESIDENT SAILED
President and the Peace Delegates Now
on the Broad Atlantic Speed
ing Toward France.

New York, Dec. 4.-Woodrow Wilson.
the first president of the United States
to visit Europe while in office, is tonight
speeding across the Atlantic.
He left New York harbor amid dem
onstration without parallel in the his
tory OF the port. RIVER crafts and ships
OF many nations dipped their flags and
footed their whistles. Thousands of
persons bade him God-speed in cheers
and glad waving as the liner George
Washington, one time of German own
ership, left the harbor. The presidential
party outbound met the liners Lapland
and Minnekatah, loaded with returning
troops steaming up the harbor.
President Wilson left his native
shores, according to persons who con
ferrod with him before the George
Washington sailed, determined against
in any form. He feels that
the crushing of Prussian militarism is
part of his plan for the future peace of
the world, these informants said.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-12-07

The latter figures will be increased
when the full foreign casualties are at
hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
write, and Write often.
Cincinnati Tim es STIR. )


or late there have been printed in
American newspapers letters from
our boys at the front asking for n,ore
news from home. There have beer
such expressions as IF you knew
how much good your letters have
done me, you would write often" or
When the mail came and there was
no letter from home, I felt all In"
We must not forget the men who
have rome out to do Our fighting for
us, Those who stay at home owe an
obligation to their defenders which
cannot be cancelled by an occasional
message from this, side OF the water
The boys IN France and those I'm
camp on this side are perpetually
hungry for letters
II has been said that TITS home
letters which hold the front line
trenches" That is q good motto to
place in front OF ones writing desk.
IT IN a reminder that the duty OF
keeping the boys cheerful can never
fully be discharged. Cincinnati
Tim es Star
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
FARMERETTE LAND
ARMY" TO BE FORMED

New York, March 17.-Pfans for
rnobilixing the farmerettes of the
United States into q nation wide
army, to be known AS the ''woman's
Land Army of America have been
tentatively adopted by Representatives
of S2S New York women's organiza
|tions.
The organization. which expects to
place thousands Of women farmers IN
AGRICULTURAL section throughout ths
Uuitef States. vii. @aye IN executive
COMMITTEES In every sts~~ In the
Union and subcommittee IN the
counties. which will work directly
with the local farm bureau agents
and oranges
The United States department OF
labor viii assist in registering re-
cruits among the women for thfs farm
work through q. farm labor employ
.nent agent representing tho depart.
'ment.
The plan of sending girls out IN
squads will be adopted rather gen
orally by the land army. The question
of housing the girls will be met for
the farmer by system of community
homes for the workers. Unframed
girls will be given training Mt the
New Toss State Agricultural college
at Farmingdaie. at vassar college
and Mt every other school that opens
agricultural courses to women. The
workers will be registered and sent
where there IS call for them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
MACS BROUGHT on
HEAVY EXPENSES
High Cost OF Major League Baseball
No FAINT Of the Ball
Players.

New York, March 1.-THE high cost
of baseball, as It applies to the major
leagues, is being felt more heavily
than ever before by the men who
control the game.
There has been great deal of1dis-
satisfaction expressed by some of the
club owners over the expense OF run
ming big league ball club for the
past three or four years. but since
Uncle Samuel tossed his chapeau into
the big ring II has grown stronger.
Yet. In reality the magnatee have
little leeway to yeip, for with the
expection of adverse influence caused
by the Federal league they are alone
to blame for the fact that operating
major league clubs costs like sixty.
The players are not responsible for
the fact that the club owners formed
a habit of spending money like sailors
on shore leave for the stars of the
game. They are not to blame because
certain clubs or club owuers were
willing to pay big fat salaries to
their headiiners. And 1t In no. fault of
the player that he has come to expect
these things in the big show.
Baseball has grown to be the great
est of sports. It is the most popular
pastfne ami recreation OF the Ameri-
can public, and the MAPS have made
1t what 1t is. They have made II a
strictly commercialired sport that IL
very much in demand, and as in any
other business, the club owner who
makes the biggest hit with his pub
lie In tho one who gets the gravy.
There hasn't been a major league
ball park built within recent years
that was not built to accommodate n
worlds series crowd. That liz the aim
of every ciub-to get into worlds
series. But fine parks. high salarie.
and spirited bidding for the services
OF the stars OF the diamond are the
work of the club owners Alone SC
why should they yelp?
Baseball In a ref -blooded sport and
a cold FLOODED business. 1t has been
built up to a standard level and It
must be kept there. so what's the
use OF the magnase ouohing over the
high cost of t7 He doesn't lead the
worst life in the world by whole lot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

ntchnond Live xtSck Market.

T,FHtt* NJ IhT00 STOCK hTuH,1
Ferort for the week ending March
ff tatS. Choice steers. 1s1I2l4; me-
6lum to good. 10h T1t4 common TO
fetr, 50 19t4. choice heifers. iotS n
1t: medium 20 good. Et5 nf0; common
tn fair 49, choice cows, SaS 1?1s
f1af}ur n good 76fS: common to fair.
ear. hest oxen, Sh T10; medium 20
GOOD. ~ RnsN common TO fair, s17:
hest heavy bulls, Sla rio; light, az @
s. hest calves Il; common 10 fair.
fo@12, best hogs, 1SD1sA: medium
weight t7B17A: lights. f67i6A
eows and stays, 1411s; best sheep. 3 n
~, common to fair. sos; best 1ambs
148fy; medium to good. IN I1A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
STOCK MARKET HAS
REGULAR REACTION

New York. March ffs--Today heinr
TUESDAY in a professional market
there was q rssotion TO lover level
That alwRys happens when conditions
ars perfect Also II slw-ays happens
that the professionals are worried
about il. They were worried tons~
% that iE another reason for believing
all ia weA In the stock mar ket About
tire only fundsmeptsi reason thara t3
for hesitation Is delay Of congress re
passing the railroad bill now that NJ
has been through each honso and g
supposed TO he in its unsl eaap9. TIE
market is tuned NJ ready - s7f
Selling OF telephone stocs, sert ths
stock down more then topr points and
induced selling IN otser d.recton9.
Steel yielded ratNer easily fn the '7's
trading and tbs tobacco stocks were
weak xTl day. n spite o. She ee''0
sn some CT the to0a>ees there 3s 'N.-
eence Of accumu'a8oa again Of r0it0A
cigar stores An4 tobacco pro6ueta.
war stocks we're well taken 7HT
particularly was Bethlehem s A ner
scar lie being introduced trio the street
by theorists who Say the before .|Er
there VIII Re popular cutlery against
the large rroAss allowed 10 munitions
plants Those proA+s have 'n '037st
cases been a1rsaHy eut down - 7" u@r
cent and m some cases less
II g rot keIv fr7s tiers u'N Re
any restriction 81 profile ir war ND1|-
ness So 3c@cn+ g. Interfere ~tN
reasons b'e roestrn 0'-vr market in Watt
street
~nane'nr h-a terr Bed uo ue0sI0e
raesaxe 81 tes railroad rt} v=as a rr7f-
ser 81 ne 5Trartarrs because b. II
ueu known that sac Eovcrrntr"t NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
a.ssy w..s. sr,ts.,i.

Manager Robinson, OF the Brcokiys
Dodgers, does not want 20 see the
spitbali go. Robby has a special rss-
son. thepsh---he has noist bail ar.
list all his own. certain Larry Che
ney. Cheney did not have a bumper
year last season. but Robinson says
that does not mean anything. He ex-
poets him to come back with q vsn-
Eeance this year. Thus, IL 10 seem
that Robby, of the Dodgers. has n very
good little reason for retaining ~tha
spitbaiL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Successful Dye Making

Packer. Conn, March i2.-Dyes
which are said TO be fully the equal
OF those produced by the subjects of
the kaiser before the war ara being
turned out in enormous quantities by
a local mandatory OF colorirg ma
terial. So great has become the de-
mand that the company has recently
Installed thirty new kettles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Vow for the Last Word.

Miss Anne Martin may be the ne II
senator from Nevada. She announces
her candidacy for the seat OF the
late Mr.. Nswlands. Congressman
Jeanette Rankin will run for the
senate In Montana. The conserva-
tive old senate is slow. but 1t will
soon arrive. How some OF its women
m EN- bers will enjoy its freedom OF
debate.-springfield Republican.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Claims Vrmiwekaese 1Tsse.

Pitcairn, Pa. March 13-0eorge W
HUI, a Pennsylvania railroad EN-
ploye, lays claim to the title of ''un-
luckiest man" He was working on
an engine when a pinch bar struck
him on the chin and knocked him 20
the ground. In failing he struck a
piece OF steel and sustained g. LAGER
atsd scalp, and when his foot caught
between two ties he was thrown in
such a manner that the muscles OF his
back were badly strained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Newark Player Goes to Indian.

Gus Getx. third baseman of the de
funct Newark International club for
whose services several big league clubs
we're bidding, was sold to the Cleve
land Indians along with Roy wiIkin
son, right-handed pitcher. Getx was
formerly with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
and his work with Newark last year
looked great deal better than anv.
thing the Dodgers had on third base.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Chicago Millinery Higher.

Chicago, March 12--Father Dear
born's daughters are going to nay
more for their spring millinery this
year. Nine hundred Chicago milliners
women aud men. have organized
unions They have been getting
thirty tive cents an hour and now en-
pect TO get sixty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Camp Meade Has star pYny~v~

Camp Meade, Ma. has some star bal
players in Its gates. Walter Small.
wood formerly of the Newark Ints
Jack Dunn, the YOUNGER Jack Bent
ley. drafted by the Boston Sox. Cros-
sin. formerly catcher In the American
association: Seibeld, formerly with the
Athletics; Tuman. formerly with Buf.
falo fnts: King, formerly with the
Feda, and many ether players of pro.
fessienal ability are within it's con-
fnes,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Irotting Gossip
BY ". II. GoCHER.

Lady Suffolk. the first 1850 trotter,
was foaled In 1898 and was raced
sIcccazfully from 1898 to 1852. She
wag bred by leonard Lawrence. ~
sruithtown, Long island, n. Y. He
sold her as two-year old to Charles
Little for tsSa,50. William Biydenv
berg was her next owner She cost
him 96250, and he in turn sold her
Tor 3t12eo to David Bryant, who de.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

veloped and raced her. Her record Of
500 1-2 10 harness was made IN
1914.
For over thirty years George NJ.
Stevens. of lancaster. N H., has kept
a few trotting mares In Kentucky
where he mated them with the lead
ing stations. That his selections
have brought a good return lie shown
by the fact that he bred Lewis For"
est, the horse that made the team
record with Uhlan. Peter stevens. The
Guide and a number OF others with
records below 2:f0, Also that the
public nv beginning to look with favor
upon hts selections r. shown by the
report of the last sale Mt Lexington
where the highest price lot proved to
be his yearling colt, San Clay, by San
Francisco out of Ina Clay.
In 1911 the black colt, Mainleaf by
Mainsheet, was one Of ti& leading
three-year-olds. He won the first
two heats of the Kentucky futurity.
but failed in the third, both Atlantic
Express and Peter Thompson. the ulti-
mate winner, passing him In the
stretch. since that date Atlantic Elk
press has become one of the leading
afres in the country while Mainleaf,
possibly on account of lack of OPP
portunity, dropped out of sight until
a few weeks ago he passed through
the auction for 1925, or about one
twentieth of his value when ne was
in racing trim.
One day while speaking about
crowds on race tracks Budd Doble
said: 81 have lived on tracks all my
life and have seen thousands assem-
hled 10 witness special events, but
the most that ever came under my OBJ
servation was on the half-mile track
at Dayton, O.. In 1874. That year
while a few OF us were on our way
20 California we met delegation
from DAYTON and arranged to start
Goldsmith Maid. G1oster and Judge
Fullerton I'm a special. The contract
was made Sfty-hfty After arriving
In Dayton, however, we found that M
one appeared to be taking very much
interest in the event. In fact, 1t look
ed 80 much like a frost that I called
on the members OF the committee the
night before the race and said that II
they ala not give US a guarantee OF
ESt. 500 we would not start They were
A little surprised but secured the
money and handed II to US. That put
us on easy street. but we were not
prepared for what happened the next
day. Before noon there was scarcely
standing room on the track. The peo~
pie poured into Dayton in all kinds
of vehicles. on fat cars and in box
cars from points where coaches could
not BE secured. When the horses
were called there was a bank OF peo-
rle eight or ten deep around the
track on both sides The grandstand
was fan to oYerfiowing and the roofs
of every building on the grounds we're
covered with people. All OF them had
come TO see Goldsmith Maid. and after
the three heats were trotted In which
she flushed one In 2:1S. the fastest
time ever made over a half-mi track
TO that day and which remained as
the best on record until Rarus trotted
in 2:16 at Toledo in 1885. they swarm
ed on the track in such numb erS 1t was
almost impossible to get the horses
TO the stable. Hundreds of them
crowded around Goldsmith Maid and
all of them were so anxious to get
either hair out OF her tail or name
as souvenir that was compelled to
cover her with blankets"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

New YorN. March 1s.--E t0rst rnst
steady. Fire Erarglatod tTt..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
ALONG MAIN STREET.
Richmond March u, s4439,+os.
Tins on RntIronhs.

Tips on change yesterday were IA
vorahle to railroad stock the impress
sion being that not only would it be
fair 10 invest at this time for lmme-
a5a,e gains but that the increases
v1a'a lie substantially raised ,ater,
i'ad'as operators op!ne that railroad
stock win be featured fos some days
&" come ana the tips ALI tena th!s
way.
There WIS little surprise In the fiuc-
fuatl0ns I'm American Telephone and
Telegraph, because this was looked for
after the annual report Of the com
rR@E which showed very narrow
margin. considering The stock yes-
to-day lost four points. going to little
more than l0l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
The Hand Tint Holds the Plow.

ing are In tordsr for the enemy--Bal-
tinore American.
The Hand Tint Holds the Plow.
AT the national congress of mothers
IN Atlantic City one of the speakers
directed some smiable prattle against
women in masculine lines OF work"
Many Pennsylvania women are maxi
inS ready to operate the tractor pillow
this summer. nevertheless.
While it's not JOY riding. It's not
really much more difficult than to
run ones own automobile through
crowded downtown streets.
II city women want TO so back to
the farm, there's one route to take.
Straight blowing with hotses is a
commonplace with women OF Kansas
A veracious Philadelphia commercial
traveller describes a husky Amazon as
ing the pillow through the soil with her
plow.ng by the simple process of push
own hands, like the powerful katrin
la, without the aid of horses.
You must be the strongest woman
in Kansas" the admiring stranger re-
marked
No, my sister over there on the
other side of the fence is stronger than
], answered the farrnarstte, and she
pointed with the plow.--Philadelphi
Public Ledger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Omit ssHoOv I'm

The Germans have discovered on,
thing about the American soldiers. ant
that is, that frightfuiness does no
Brighten. It simply inspires Tho cor
rection of few more mistakes abou
American ways and methods OF ngh.
ing are In sorder for the enemy,--f3al
ttfnnrs American
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

veloped and raced her Her record o.
2:29 1-2 10 harness was made y
1874.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

FlnRnciaily-inc men are work.
ing overtime to help give the treas
urer of the United States e splendid
Welcome on the 18th instant. when'he
starts the drive over the country for
tho liberty loan. Entertainments are
being arranged for him and his party.
and the fact that almost every one
had forgotten that the United States
had such IN official rs treasurer. has
awakened keen interest on tho part Of
an to give the man VINO signs all the
bills n hearty welcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

Interest was awakened yeeterday
whom IL was learned that group ~
interested men. headed by r Garnett
Tahb. had secured q thirty day option
on the Richmond and Ashland railway
franchise This group VIII hustle
around during the next few days for
the purpose Of enga gInK the attention
~ mouied people to finance the scheme
Nr Tabb IS president Of the Hermitage
Golf club. the members Of which. en-
hracirE nearly a thousand prominent
citizens. are considerably concerned
over the dlsoontinuance Of the trains
The men at the helm exrect TO he ablo
shortly % show something tangible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

NJ f8pr . sEtry should 10 killed
'r,aa of - nnnlty should ia
thcrsaEh -mptr et ls8Hns.