The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19

shoulder. Goosie had left Limerick
forever. sssSEs
This large German city II not en-
thusiastic over the occupation Of the
allies. The yoke of martial law seem.
ingly has CALLED the people and there
have been many signs OF fretfulness.
The populace was shocked when the
Belgians S1irht entered the city. and
promulgated ironclad rules that civil-
ians should leave sidewalks and UNI
cover when Belgian officers approached.
and that hostages should be given up.
Their dignity was 80 hurt that. they
protested to the international armistice
commission, but learned that the rules
were.the same as those OF the Germans
at the time Of tho occupation OF Brus-
sells" says . cable from Aix-la-
Chapelle. =
Government Pe~-education OF disabled
soldiers IL already under way In II
districts Of the country. All expenses
at the schools to which the men are
assigned, together with transportation
sud pay On q regular or graded scale,
are . be me by tho government. A
report a. November 8 showed that
there were ut that time 5,584 cases In
which such training would be needed.
Peter w. Collins. Of Boston, indus
trial expert for the United States ship
ping board, has been temporarily re-
leased by the government to act an
labor secretary for the league to en-
force peace. Mr.. Collins will direct
a campaign to cooperate with the
ArnericAn Federation OF Labor and at
fliated labor organizations In popu-
larizing h Idea of q league OF nations
among working people.
Among the surprises OF nomination
day for the British parliament was
an opponent OF Premier Lloyd George
from his own district. He is the editor
a league of nations M the abolish
ment of conscription. Out OF TOT menu
bers to be elected 104 are unopposed
for reelection. The Sim Feiners got
~ out OF a total 105 seats. while they
had only six in the last parliament.
A New York correspondent, the first
to reach Berlin after the ar1nistice was
signed, says. under date OF December
2. that Vienna was a city of squalor.
But Berlin was gay with bunting for
the homecoming soldiers, and life there
seems almost normal. Streets are
clean. "taxis" plentiful, and the
movies" thriving. For a room equal
to the best in HI best hotels Of New
York. Paris. or London. the corre-
spondent pays s5.50.a day.
THE campaign clubs formed to urge
General Pershing for president are at
tempting the impossible" saws the
generals brother. "He is a soldier. not
a politician. He has never voted in
his life, n had the slightest
interest in politics."
A Chinese poem written about 1000
years G has been r-esurrected. 1t
follows:
Families when a child is born.
Hope it will turn out intelligent.
l.. through Intelligence having wrecked
Only hope that the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he'll be happy al his days
And grow Into q cabinet minister.
An American private, in a machine
gun battalion fighting with the Brit
ish, writes under a late Of last sum-
mer: MOT so very long ago, about
the time OF u departure from the
United States, 1t was considered quite
the thing among US to knock the Eng
low, for my part, l want to take it all
back"
There ore In United States army
stores 10000. 900 yards of melton, 40
100000 pieces of underwear, rs, O00, 900
pairs Of socks. and s,000,0 900 yards Of
shifting.
Japan is considering the adoption OF
an alphabet Of 47 letters. most of
which are Roman characters, some
Russian and the remainder original
symbols.
The open square In front OF the
grand central station, New York. ia
to be named Pershing Square. Brook
Ign has changed it's Hamburg avenue"
to Wilson street
General Skoropadski, the hetman Of
the Ukraine. has been killed. and all
-. - {l&l a- =. &
hands of the unionists, says q dis
patch.
According to evidence before the
Senate committee, the German propa-
gandists even Contemplated the pur-
chase Of the American Press Associ-
alton"
Robert Ray, known as the Fox of
the Potomac" said to have been the
last of General Grants scoa :. md to
have shot and wounded Belle Eo, d. the
noted confederate woman spy OF Rich
mond. died Saturday. He was 81 years
old.
Japan's peace mission, en- route to
France, will arrive in the United States
December rs.
The birth rate Of the former empire
of Austria-Hungary fell so per cent
Ati LII "GI
a correspondent estimates that
5000 American boys are buried on the
battle fields of France.
The House rules committee has de-
cided it advisable to investigate the
National Security League.
Among the wounded marines to re-
turn with the first load from France
was Caruso's brotherinlaw. He wears
three wound stripes and one service
stripe.
More than 500 business men of Flint.
Mich. voted recently to put into effect,
for 80 Jays, a general reduction in the
price ot3snecessities, in the hope that by
that time a nationwide campaign To
drop prices may have beer started.
Ambassador Won Eernstorff In his de-
termination to interfere with ~vnanufac-
ture Of munitions for the allies in this
country threatened all Germans so ern.
ployed with punishment based on an i'm
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