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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
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Air Service Requirements.

From on Public Information.
Edward r. Stettinius, the recently
appointed surveyor general of supplies
for The army, is turning his attention
first to a Tightening up of the business
organization of the signal corps, fo.
service, is typified the INTERPOLATION be-
tween the industrial and the military
processes of warmaking.
The reader OF newspapers and maya
zines is accustomed to think of the air
service as consisting entirely of intrepid
accommodating, bombing and in gen
eral fulfilling the traditions of that
most picturesque branch of our mill.
tary service. Perhaps no department Of
warfare appeals to the Imagination and
less to a realization OF the practical,
And vet If each pilot We're to Jake
up in the air with him all the men
who are in their way intimately con-
nected with that single airplane as he
himself. a Zeppelin sized conveyance
would be required: for besides the
pilot there are 80 industrial soldiers to
every plane which flies over h front.
Each pilot is the personal representa-
tive of 80 machinists, ~toolmakers, en-
gin filters, cabinetnakerS, carpenters,
sallmakers. motor and plane repairmen
all Of them soldiers, all of them men,
bers of the signal corps. and all of
them waiting on the ground with a
personal interest in that machine.
On July "a. 1917. when the appropria-
ton bill providing for the expansion
of this fighting ranch was passed, the
personnel of h flying service con
sisted of only a few hundred men. To
day the personnel of the signal corps
numbers 10000, including filters, me-
chanics and trade experts in every line.
The industrial soldiers enrolled in
this service are all sent to schools for
trade testing. Here they are sorted in
to %squadrons for training in hat
branch of the work for which they are
best fitted. These squadrons are given
military, training for purposes of dis
cipline, but their intensive training is
in the Industrial phases of the service
so vital to the maintenance of the ships
of the air.
Added to the great manufacturing
activity which is being concentrated
ceaselessly upon the production of en-
gines, planes, aircraft parts, machine
guns, scientific instruments and mate
rails, is the big task of whipping hu-
man material into shape for active
service. A tremendous work has al
ready been done by the signal corps.
European experts rave stated that the
flying and training schools in the
United States created within a few
brief months. surpass anything in this
line to be seen in Europe after three
years Of war.
It il to the perfecting of this great
business and manufacturing organiza-
ton. which Is SO essential to the pic
turesque cavalry Of the clouds" that
Mr.. Stettinius' knowledge and organize.
ing ability Ia first being turned.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
Exploding Ice.
From the AMERICAN 10,

From the American Boy.
For this interesting experiment you
need a lump of ice and a reading glass
or magnifying glass. Put the lump Of
ice. which should be about as large as
your fist, on a plate. Then. with the
reading or magnifying glass. focus the
rays Of the SUI SO that the bright spot
Of light will be exactly in the center Of
the lump. In a short while the ice viii
begin to melt from the inside. After a
few moments a small cavity will ap-
pear. for the ice having expanded in
freezing, will not occupy so much room
when melted. The cavity. entirely u r
rounded by ice, will be a partial vac
uum. filled with watery vapor Of very
low pressure.
When you have melted a large cavity,
lay aside the glass and allow the ice to
melt in the sun. turning it occasionally
80 that It will melt evenly round the
cavity. In a little while the cavity viii
be surrounded by a thin. she'll Of ice.
and then. because Of the great pressure
on the outside !about is pounds to the
square inch). the thin walls will sud
denly collapse with q loud report. send
ing the Ice in all directions.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21

two people saw me: Silvestre. the
manservant, and Mime. Fauville.
Consequently, as Silvestre is out
side the question, I accuse Nine.
Fauvillc of putting the turquoise
I'm the safe"
Nj. Dcsmalions asked:
Twill you let me see the meek
lace, madame?"
"Certainly. 1t is with my other
Jewels, i'm my wardrobe. | will go
for it,
PRAY don't trouble, madame.
Does your maid know the neck
lace?"
"Quitc WE'LL
LIN that case, Sergeant Mazer-
olN will tell her what is wanted"
Not a word was spoken during
the few minutes for which Mazer-
ouN was absent. Nine. Fauyille
seemed absorbed i'm her grief. NJ.
Desmalions kept his eyes fixed on
her.
The sergeant returned, carry
ing a very large box containing q
number Of jewel cases and loose
ornaments.
NJ. Desmalions found the neck
lace, examined it, and realized. i'm
fact, that the stones did not re-
semble the turquoise and that
none of them was missing. But, on
separating two jewel eases in, or
der to take out a tiara which also
contained blue stones, he made a
gesture Of surprise.
What are these two keys?'
he asked, pointing to two keys
Identical in shape and size with
those which opened the lock and
the bolt of the garden door.
Nine. Fauville remained very
calm. Not a muscle of her face
moved. Nothing pointed to the
least perturbation on account Of
this discovery. She merely said:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
CHAPTER -FOUR. econtinued.)

difficult it is to defend ones self
when II is innocent. There's my
right wing and my left wing driv-
en- in. Will my center be able to
stand the ASSAULT"
NJ Desmalions, after a whis-
Percd colloquy with the examin-
ing magistrate, resumed his ques-
lions in these terms:
Yesterday evening, when M.
Fauvillc opened his safe in your
presence and the sergeant,s, what
was in the safeY"
"a heap of papers, on one Of the
shelves; and, among those papers,
the diary in drab cloth which has
since disappeared"
"You did not touch those pa
persf"
Neither the papers nor the
safe, Monsieur lie Prefet. Sergeant
Mazeroux must have told you that
he made me stand aside, to insure
the regularity of the inquiry"
$50 you never came into the
slightest contact with the safef"
"Not the slightest"
NJ. Desmalions looked at the ex-
aiming magistrate and nodded
his head. Had Perenna been able
TO doubt that a trap was being laid
for him, a glance at Mazeroux
would have told him all about it.
Mazeroux was ashen gray.
Meanwhile, NJ. Desmaliens con
tinued:
{. "You have taken part in in
quiries, monsieur, in police in
quiries. Therefore, in putting my
next question to you, 1 consider
that l am addressing it to a tried
detective"
will answer your question,
Monsieur lie Prefet, to the best Of
any ability"
"Here it is, then: Surprising
that there were at this moment in
the safe an object of some kind, a
Jewel, let us say, a diamond out of
q tie pin, and that this diamond
had come from a tie pin which be-
longed to somebody whom we
knew, somebody who had spent
the night iii this house. what
would you think of the coinci-
dence?"
"There we are," said Perenna
tohimself. "There's the trap. It's
clear that they've found some
thing in the safe, and next, that
they imagine that this something
belongs to me. Good! But, in that
case, we must presume, as L have
not touched the safe, that the
thing was taken from me and put
In the safe to compromise me. But
! did not have a finger in this pie
until yesterday and it is impossi-
bic that, during last night, when I
saw nobody, any one can have had
time to prepare and contrive such
9 determined plot against me.
The project Of police inter
rupted this silent monologue by
repeating: : ~,
: What would be your opin-
Cont"
"There would be an undeniable
connection between that persons
presence in the house and the two
crimes that had been committed.
consequently, we should have
Che right at least to suspect the
.personf" (.
"Yes."
THAT is your viewi"
DECIDEDLY" .
N: Desmalions produced a piece e
Of tissue paper from his pocket
and took from it a little blue stone.
which he displayed.
stys4Hare Is turquoise which we
toundain the safe. It belongs.
without q shadow of a doubt. to
Che ring which you are wearing
on your finger" !
Don Luis was seized with q fit
ofsrage. He half grated, through
his clenched teeth:
. .HOh, the ,rascals How clever
they are But no. I cant be-
ID looked at his ring, which
;sEasI formed Of large, -eiouded,
/ had turquoise, surrounded by q
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
ant of Elizabeth Rousscl livingi'

housed had two sisters, did she
not?
Yes"
"Ermeline Roussel. the elder,
went abroad and was not heard of
again. The other, the youngcr-''
1.-The other was called Armande
Roussel. She was my mother"
Eth? What do you say?"
81 said my mothers maiden
name was Armande Roussel, and
|. married my cousin, the son of
Elizabeth Roussel."
The statement had the effect of
a thunderclap. SO, upon the death
of Hippolyte Fauville and his son
Edmond, the direct descendants of
the eldest sister, Cosmo Morning
tons inheritance passed to the
other branch, that of Armande
Roussel and this branch was rep
resented so far by Nine. Fauville (!
The project of police and the ex-
aiming magistrate exchanged
glances and both instinctivelv
turned toward Don Luis Perenna.
who did not move a muscle.
Have you no brother or sister,
madame?" asked the project.
"No, Monsieur lie Prefet, | am
the only one."
The only one! In other words,
now that her husband and son
were dead, Cosmo Mornington's
millions reverted absolutely and
undeniably to her, to her alone.
Meanwhile, a hideous idea
weighed like a nightmare upon the
magistrates and they could not rid
themselves of it: the woman sit
ting before them was the mother
OF Edmond Fauville. NJ. Desma-
lions had his eyes on Don Luis
Perenna, who wrote a few words
on a card and handed it to the pre-
feet.
M. Desmalions, who was gradu-
ally resuming toward Don Luis his
courteous attitude of the day be-
fore, read it, reflected a moment,
and put this question to Mime.
Fauville:
"What was your son Edmond's
age?"
Seventeen"
"You look so young"
Edmond was not my son, but
my stepson, the son Of my hus-
band by his first wife, who died"
"Ah! So Edmond Fauville-"
muttered the project, without fin
ishing his sentence.
In two minutes the whole situa-
ton had changed. In the eyes of
the magistrates, Nine. Fauville
was no longer the widow and
mother who must on no account be
attacked. She had suddenly be-
come a woman whom circum-
stances compelled them to cross
examine. However prejudiced
they might be in her favor, how
eve charmed by the seductive
qualities of her beauty, they were
inevitably bound to ask them
selves, whether for some reason or
other, for instance, in order to be
alone in the enjoyment Of the
enormous fortune, she had not had
the madness to kill her husband
and to kill the boy who was only
her husbands son. In any case,
the question was there, calling for
a solution.
The project of police contin-
ued:
"Do you know this turquoise?"
She took the stone which he
held out to her and examined it
without the least sign of confu-
sion. i
"No," she said. "I have an old
fashioned turquoise necklace,
which 1 never wear, but the stones
are larger and none Of them has
this irregular shape"
GIVE found this one in the
safe," said NJ. Desmalions. SIT
forms part of a ring belonging to
a person whom we know"
"Well," she said eagerly, "you
must find that person."
"He is here" said the project,
pointing to Don Luis, who had
been standing some way off and
who had not been noticed by Nine.
Fauville.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21

The inventor Of q new electro brake
for automobiles claims 1t will { a
car moving at . speed Of SO miles an
nooI within forty-ftve feet without
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21

one which III. DeSmali0ns had in
his hand fitted the place exactly
What do you say?" asked NJ.
Dcsmalions.
81 say that this turquoise be.
longs to my ring, which was given
me by C0smo Mornington on the
first occasion that [ saved his
life"
80 we are agreedf'
Eyes, MONSIEUR lie Prefet, we
are agreed"
Don Luis Perenna began to
walk across the room, reflecting,
The movement which the two de-
tectives made toward the two
doors told him that his arrest was
provided for. A word from M.
Desmalions, and Sergeant Mazer-
oux would be forced to take his
chief by the collar.
Don Luis once more gave a
glance toward his former accom-
plice. Mazeroux made a gesture of
entreaty, as though to say:
We'll, what are you waiting
fort Why don't you give up the
criminalf Quick, it's time!"
Don Luis smiled.
whats the matter?" asked
the project, in a tone that now en-
tirely lacked the sort of involun-
tary politeness which he had
shown since the commencement of
the examination.
1.-The matteri The matter?-"
Perenna seized a chair by the
back, spun it round and sat down
upon it, with the simple remark:
"Let's talk!"
And this was said in such a way
and the movement executed with
so much decision that the project
muttered, as though wavering:
II don't quite see"
"You soon will. Monsieur lie
Prefet."
And, speaking in a slow voice,
laying stress on every syllable that
he uttered, he began:
Monsieur lie Prefet, the posi-
ton is as clear as daylight. Yes
terday evening you gave me an
authorization which involves your
responsibility most gravely. The
result is that what you now want,
at all costs and without delay, is a
culprit. And that culprit is to be
myself. By way of discriminating
evidence, you have the fact of my
presence here, the fact the door
was locked on the inside, the fact
that Sergeant Mazeroux was
asleep while the crime was COM
mitted, and the fact of the discov-
cry Of the turquoise in the safe.
ALI this is crushing, l admit.
Added to it." he continued, eve
have the terrible presumption that
l had every interest in the re-
moval of M. Fauville and his son,
inasmuch as, if there is no heir Of
Cosmo Mornington's in existence,
I come into 10O,OOO,OOO francs. Elk
actly. There is therefore nothing
for me to do, Monster lie Prefet,
but to go with you to the lookup
or else"
"Or else WHAT"
"Or else hand over to you the
criminal, the real criminal"
The project of police smiled and
took out his watch.
I'm waiting" he said.
sit will take me Just an hour,
Monster le Prefet, and no more, if
you give me every latitude. And
the search of the truth, it seems to
me. IS worth : little patience"
I'm waiting" repeated M.
Desmalions.
Sergeant Mazerous. please tell
Silvestre, the man servant, that
Monsieur lie Prefet wishes to see
him."
Upon q sign from NJ. Desma-
lions, Mazeroux went out.
Don Luis explained his motive.
monsieur le Prefet, whereas
the discovery Of the turquoise con-
istitptes7in:yoNr eyes an extremely
serious proof against me, to me It
Is . revelation Of the highest i'm
portance. will tell you why. That
turquoise Anet have fallen from
ny glast evening and rolled on
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21

ana, III u TO cOlHpfOlIllSe inc
new adversary that 1 was, slipped
it into the safe. The first of those
four persons is one of Your detec-
tives, Sergeant Mazeroux, of
whom we will not speak. The sec
ond is dead: l refer to M. Fauville.
We will not speak of him. The
third is Silvestre, the manservant.
| should like to say a few words
to him. l shall not take long"
Silvestre's examination, in fact,
was soon over. He was able to
prove that, pending the return of
Nine: Fauville, for whom he had
to open the door, he had not left
the kitchen, where he was playing
at cards with the lady's maid and
another manservant.
Every well," said Pcrenna.
"One word more. You must have
read in this mornings papers of
the death of Inspector Verot and
see his portrait"
yes"
"Do you know Inspector
Verot?"
"No."
"Still, it is probable that he
came here yesterday, during the
day"
II can't say" replied the serv-
ant. IN. Fauville used to receive
many visitors through the garden
and let them in himself"
"You have no more evidence to
give?"
"No."
"Please tell Nine. Fauville that
Monsieur lie Prefet would be very
much obliged if he could have a
word with her."
Silvestre left the room.
The examining magistrate and
the public prosecutor had drawn
nearer in astonishment.
The project exclaimed:
what, monsieur! You don't
mean to pretend that Nine. Eau
Vile is mived up"
Monsieur lie Prefet, Nine. Fau-
vile is the fourth person who may
have seen the turquoise drop out
of my ring"
"And what then? Have we the
right, in the absence of any real
proof, to suppose that a woman
can kill her husband, that a moth
er can poison her son?"
81 am supposing nothing, Mon
sieur lie Prefet."
'"Then-?"
Don Luis made no reply. M.
Desmalions did not conceal his ir-
ritation. However, he said:
very we'll; but l order you
most positively to remain silent.
What questions am | to put to
Nine. Fauville?"
Gone only, Monster lie Prefet:
ask Nine. Fauville if she knows
any one, apart from her husband,
who is descended from the sisters
Roussel."
why that question:"
Because, if that descendant
exists, it is not I who will inherit
the millions, but he; and then it
will be he and not l who would be
interested in the removal of M.
Fauville and his SON."
"Of course, of course" NUT
tered M. Desmalions. "But even
so, this new TRAIL"
Nine. Fauville entered as he was
speaking. Her face remained
charming and pretty in spite of
the tears that had REDEEMED her
eyelids and impaired the freshness
Of her cheeks. But her eyes ex-
pressed the scare of terror; and
the obsession of the tragedy i'm
parted to all her attractive person
atty, to her gait and to her move
ments, something feverish and
spasmodic that was-painful to
look upon.
"Pray sit down, madame" said
the project, speaking with the
height of Difference, "and forgive
me for inflicting any additional
emotion upon you. But time is
precious; and we must do every
thing to make sure that the two
victims whose loss you are mourn
ing shall be avenged without de-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21

safe," said NJ. Desmalions. "It
forms part of a ring belonging to
a person whom we know"
Well" she said eagerly, "you
must find that person." =
"He is here" said the project,
pointing to Don Luis, who had
been standing some way off and
who had not been noticed by Nine.
Fauville.
She started at the sight of Per
emma and cried, very excitedly:
"But that gentleman was here
yesterday evening! He was talk
ing to my husband-and SO was
that other gentleman" she said,
referring to Sergeant Mazeroux.
"You must question them, find
out why they were here. You un-
derstand that, if the turquoise be-
longed to one of them"
The insinuation was direct, but
clumsy; and it lent the greatest
weight to Perenna's unspoken
argument:
"The turquoise was picked up
by some one who saw me yester-
day, and who wishes to compro-
mise me. Apart from NJ. Nauville
and the detective sergeant, only
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-06

The VIM. HickOX sale Tuesday
was one of the best ever held in
this county and the offerings
were all good stuff and sold at
high prices. the sale totalin9 al
most S25,000.00- O. E. Stuart
clerkCd the sale and c. n. Lee
dom was the auCtioneer.
An item not mentioned in the
last issue of the Press was the
marriage on the Dist of August
of George ]. Mcdonald and Miss
Laura Bradley, of this place. Mr..
Mcdonald is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. d. Mcdonald, and has
grown to manhood among us, he
is a hard working and popular
young man. we'll liked by all who
know him. The bride is not SO
we'll known here but has resided
with her parents near NoWlin.
She is a pleasant young lady to
meet and is popular among her
associates and friends. They will
go to house keeping on a farm
east Of town, and the Press. with
their hosts of friends, joins in eX-
congratulations.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-06

Olof LanQorPan returned Tues
day from Camp he being rejected
by the Army on physical disabil-
ity.
DR.. F. A. Northup of Draper
and DR.. w. NJ. Mcdonald of Muir
do, were in KadOka Tuesday on
official matters connected with
the District exemption board.
Strayed A Black mare, not
branded, weight about $50, three
years old, white spot in forehead,
stove UP in front ankles.
L. X. Collins.
Don't forget that next Thurs
day all the male citizens who
have attained their 18Th birthday
and not yet reached their 10th
must register under the seleCtive
draft.
w. D. Gilchrist of this place, is
another of Jackson county's pa
triotlC young men to join the col
orS and will fight for Uncle Sam,
he leaving last Friday for the
training camp.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-06

inc at the office of the underSiqn,
ed, Clerk OF said School District.
Said bids will be opened at two
O'Clock in the afternoon of Mon
day, the 9Th day of September,
1918. The Board reserves the
riqht to reject any and all bids.
BY order OF the School Board
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Notice for Bids.

Nruce is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the School District No. ~ for the
building of a basement for the
school house in said district.
Plans and specifications Of said
basement may be seen by call
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-06

of Weta School District No. 79.
Jackson county, 5. d.
Dated 22nd day of Aug 1918.
NJ. J. EQQers, Clerk,
8-3t Weta, South Dakota.
LOST "A yearling black steer,
branded / on right hip. Please
notify /. Determann, KadOka,S.D
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-06
SCHOOL NOTICE.

To the patrons of the Indepen-
dent School District, Kadoka.
South Dakota:
Notice is hereby given that the
fall term of school in and for said
Independent district, will open in
due form at 9 o'clock a. m, on
Monday the 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1918. This delay in the op-
ening date is caused by the ina
bilityof some of the teaching force
to arrive sooner.
August 9th, 1918.
BY order of the School Board.
]. G. Pease,
Clerk.
Strayed A four year old Here
ford Bull, branded Av connected
on left hip. Flease notify 0. A.
LeffinQWell.
STRAYED T wo yearlines
one all black and one white and
red, branded PC an left hip, and
left ear split. Finder please no
tify Peter Confer, Kadoka, S. d.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-06
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR
Huron, Sept. 9-14, incl, 1918.

II lfOH, sept. 5-l1, lnCl, 1910.
The amount OF food which can
be shipped abroad to feed the
hungering million, OF the old
world depends upon the food ef
ticiency of America This is why
We must make such a tremendous
effort 10 introduce new ways OF
baking. canning and picking
Many novel methods Will be
demonstrated at the South Da-
kota State Fair. Huron. Sept.
ola
Miss Eva Robinson. of the de-
partment OF Home Economics OF
the State University, will give
lectures along the line Of food
conservation War breads, meat
substitutes, the economic use OF
fat, substitutes for sugar, etc,
will be special subjects. Demon
stra tions will be given in war
cookery and meatiess, wheatless.
sugarless menus will be prepared.
There will be a teacher from
the Cooyer Studio in the Art De
partment This feature was so
highly appreciated last year that
we feel very fortunate in being
able to arrange for 1t again this
year.
Entries in the Woman'S Build
ing close and all Judging is done
before the fair opens Exhibits
should be sent in sufficient time
to allow for delays in transpor-
tatiOn See premium list for
closing dates and general rules