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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18
HI CROW'S=NEST

There is a great deal Of speculation
as to what will happen when the war
is over. The Allies, of course, expect
to win. The Junkers of the Central
Powers also expect to come out vic
torious in the end. Not all of the Ger
mans are so optimistic. In a pamphlet
written over a year ago, by Prince
LichnOwsky, the last German ambas-
sador in England, he sums up his con
illusions as follows;
And what must we expect as a re-
suit Of this war of nations? The
United States of Africa will be British.
like those of America, Australia and
.Oceania. And the Latin states of Eu-
rope, as | predicted years ago, will en-
ter into the same relations with the
United Kingdom that their Latin sis.
ters in America maintain with the
United States. The Anglo-Saxon will
dominate them. France. exhausted by
the war, will only attach herself still
more closely to Great Britain. MOI
will Spain continue to resist for long
And in Asia the Russians and the
japanese will spread and will carry
their customs with their frontiers, and
the south will remain to the British.
THE world will belong to the Anglo
Saxons, Russians and Japanese, and
the German will remain alone witt
Austria and Hungary. His rule viii
be that of thought and of commerce
not that of the b~ureaucrat and the
soldier. He made his appearance toe
late, and his last chance of maxim:
good the past, that of founding a Co
lonial Empire, was annihilated by the
world war"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18
sEAMEN WILL NOT FORGIVE
Philadelphia Public Ledger

Philadelphia Public Ledger
! am in blood
Stepp'd In so far that, should | wade
~ no more,
Returning were as tedious as 90 DER.
Germany, like Macbeth. has gone
too far in crime to retrace her steps.
Each new atrocity, like the sinking
of the L~landovery Castle, adds to the
heavy burden of odium under which
she is suffering. Yet the thought OF
repentance and atonement does not
occur to her. Ii is idle TO think OF
dealing with such a criminal as a de-
feated nation is ordinarily dealt with
by a victorious. The British seamen,
who resent with pardonable bitterness
the murder of thousands of their COM
rades in submarine warfare, see this
clearly. Their reply to he latest out
rage is to add five years to the boy
colt of Germany they purpose to be-
gin when the war is ended. They de-
nounce it as 1.-The most diabolical and
most cowardly murder OF u broth
rem on the high seas" 1t Is all that;
and they would be less than human
il they could quickly resume terms oil
friendship with the men capable OF it
II the Germans were less mad with
the lust of slaughter they would hes
itate before adding to the account
against them. For IL the seamen OF
other nations will not ship on any yes
sci carrying German goods or bound
to a German port, the recovery of
German commerce Is certain to be
slow and painful, whatever attitude
the allied governments may take.
There is no way Of compelling seamen
to sign for voyages they are deter
mined not to make.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18
s. Sc

The county commissioners at their
session now being held have taken &C
ton on the matters of providing funds
for any further calls for money for
the Red Cross. and have decided that
when another call Is made that they
will pay the amount out of the funds
Of the county and thus equalize the
matter. In the past calls many peo-
pie have given out of a generous heart
when as q matter of fact they should
not have given so literally. Others
have restricted their donations. when
they as a matter of fact were better
able to give than their more gener-
GUS neighbor. BY making the matter
a county affair the payment will be
eQualized and the taxes will pay 1t In
the proportion to which the people
are levied upon according to their
possessions. This is the proper way
and has been done in other counties
with marked approval. The Register
congratulates our commissioners on
their action.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18
SOLDIER STUDENT WEBS

Saturday in Chicago occurred the
wedding Of Forrest +. Simmons and
Miss Grace Hatch Duggan, two young
people of this city. Forrest is n OF
the boys who are taking the course
of instruction as a radio operator at
Harvard University and came to meet
his fancee. Miss Duggan was accom-.
panied to the city by her friend. Miss
Elma Salk, formerly of Elkton, and on
their arrival the ceremony was per.
formed. Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons went
east at once to Cambridge, Mass,
where they will reside until Forrest
finishes his course and then when he
is ordered abroad, Mrs. Simmons will
return to Brookings and stay with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Duggan,
until his return. Forrest is the son
of Frank A. Simmons, cattle buyer of
Bookings and was m of the bright
est boys in the high school and a foot
ball star. The Register and many
friends of the young couple wish them
many years of a prosperous and happy
life.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

lice Gullick on Tuesday and turned
over TO the sheriff, who is holding him
pending an investigation by the fed
eral authorities as to his being a gen.
nine. bona ide solicitor. 1t has been
found that a regular factory is in op-
Grafton in New York City where they
make all kinds of credentials and sell
them to unprincipled men who travel
through the country making a good
living off of the scheme. The gentle
man taken here may be all right, but
in these times when we need the
money to win the war, we can wait a
little before passing any of it out TO
a foreigner with a pitiful tale of woe.
Foreign missions are all right, but
the way to aid them is through rec
ognized societies of whom we know
something.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18
GO ON A CASH BASIS

Many towns around the country are
going on a cash basis, by the mer
chants adopting a rule to sell fol
cash only. With the present shortage
of supplies the manufacturer and
wholesaler can demand cash and Their
the retailer has to do the same. White
merchants have adopted this rule and
this is what the White Leader has te
say about the matter:
"As will be seen by a notice in an
other column our merchants have
been compelled to adopt a cash sys
tenn. This action was compulsory or
their part, for the wholesalers now
demand spot cash for goods. A man
who pays his debts will welcome this
change. Heretofore merchants have
had to carry some Of their customers
year after year, and some Of them
never paid. OF course the merchant
figured on this loss. and those who
paid had to make good for those who
didn't. Under the new system there
win be no losses; each person will
pay for what they buy when they
buysit:: the retailer can pay the whole
sales 6bots CASH. thereby, getting his
|goods mach cheaper. and his custom
|ers win get the beneAt. The cash
|sysssM 4 SeselqtSly tair e Al. i,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

States food regulations regarding
sugar and when | shall have recelVeo
NV allotments for domestic use lor
Iulv december 81, 1918. OF three
hounds per person per month LOT lily
household, to cause this card to De
sent to the federal food administrator
7 now have sugar on hand for domes-
tic use to the amount of 49,. pounaS'
and for canning and preserving ......
pounds. There are ...... persons ~
nv household. Signed ..........''
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sugar distribution certificate counter
signed by Mr.. Herreid and calling Tor
the amount of the sale, Is first sur
rendered.
The moment the dealer puts the
sugar card system into effect the rule
permitting the sale Of not more than
two pounds of sugar to town custom
ers and five pounds to rural custom
ers is automatically nullifed and the
new rule-not more than three pounds
per person per month-goes into ef-
feet.
The only exception to the 3-pound
per person per month rule is made in
favor of farm and ranch customers
living west of the Missouri river (and
outside of Gregory county, who live
within twenty miles of the nearest
store. who are still allowed to pur-
chase UP to twelve and one-half
pounds without cards, and those liv-
ing more than twenty miles from the
nearest store, who are allowed TO pur-
chase up to twelve and one-half
pounds without cards and those living
more than twenty miles from the near
est store who are allowed to purchase
up to twenty-five pounds without
cards.
The sugar card with which South
Dakotans must provide themselves at
their grocers' reads as follows:
Il agree to observe the United
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OUR COUNTRY
Tags"

Corporal Jack Turner)
When the cold is making ice cream OF
the marrow of your bones,
When you're shaking like a jelly and
your feet are dead as stones,
When your clothes and boots and
blankets, and your rifle and your kit
Are soaked from He'll to breakfast,
and the dugout where you sit
Is leaking like a basket, and upon the
muddy floor
The water lies in filthy pools, six
inches or more;
Tho life seems bold and miserable,
and all the world is wet,
You'll always get through somehow if
you've got a cigarette.
When you're lying in a listening post
way out beyond the wire,
While a blasted Hun, behind a gun, is
doing rapid fire;
When the bullets whine above your
head and sputter on the ground,
When your eyes are strained for every
move, your ears for every sound
You'd bet your life a Hun patrol IS
proving somewhere near;
A shiver ms along your spine that's
very much like fear;
You'll stick it to the finish, but III
make a little bet.
You'd feel a whole lot better if you
had a cigarette.
When Fritz is starting smoothing,
and his guns are on the bust.
When the parapet oes up in chunks,
and settles down in dust.
When the roly-poly "rumjar' comes q
webbing through the air
Til it lands upon a dugout,-and the
dugout isn't there;
When the air is full of dust and
smoke. and scraps of steel. and
noise,
And you think you're booked for gold
en- crowns, and other heavenly joys.
When your nerve are all a-tremble
and your brain is all a-fret-
1t isn't half so hopeless if you've got
a cigarette.
When you're waiting for the whistle
and your foot is on the step,
You bluff yourself, it's lots of fun,
and all the time you're hep
That you may stop one fore you've
gone .half-a-dozen feet,
And you wonder what it feels like, and
your thoughts are far from sweet;
Then you think about a little grave
with r. |. p. on top,
And you know you've got to go
across, although you'd like to stop;
When your backbone's limp as water,
and you're bathed in icy sweat,
Why, you'll feel a lot more cheerful
If you've got a cigarette.
Then, when you stop a good one, and
the stretcher bearers come
And patch you up with strings, and
splints, and bandages, and gum;
When you think you've got a million
wounds and fifty thousand breaks,
And your body's just a blasted sack
full Of pains and aches;
When you feel you've reached your
finish and you're sure your num-
ber's up,
And you feel as weak as Belgian beer,
and helpless as a pup
But you know that you're not down
and out. and life's worth living yet,
When some old war-wise Red Cross
guy slips you a cigarette.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

cards the dealer is prohibited from
selling any sugar to anyone for ordi.
nary household use without noting the
sale, date. name OF customer and name
of retailer on the customers card.
The retailer who makes the sale
must make the entry on the sugar
card when the sale Is made. Tit Gus
toner keeps the card and every time
he buys sugar up to January I, 1919.
he must bring this card to the store
to have the proper notations made
thereon.
The dealer cannot sell sugar to any
manufacturer Of soft drinks. candies,
etc.. or to drug stores. ice cream par.
lors. bakers. hotels or any one else
usinS sugar Tor any purpose unless 4
~ - 49,. Az = ~ ~.A LA - 49,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

Hindenberg has been reported dead
again. That butcher has as many
lives as a cat, and his death is hard
to believe. 1t will be better to wait
for news of hell having a holiday be-
fore the report is believed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

Dick Halliday says in the Iroquois
Chief, that as booze has disappeared
the number If automobile accidents
have decreased" So have a number
of other unpleasant things, including
the variegated breath.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18
FOREIGN BEGGAR HELD

A smooth talking gentleman who
had a tale of woe to tell of the need'
of the native Christian church OF Fer
STA. or some other place in the fal
east. was rounded up by Chief Of Pc
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Bookings county is doing her best
to all the July quota without calling
more Of her farmers than possible,
but the local board has a mighty hard
task to accomplish. Then when they
decide what is for the best, the dis.
trict board steps in and reverses
them. 1t is q thankless Job All around,
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The rain Of last Sunday was a great
blessing to Brookings county. Though
not suffering for rain. yet 1t stood
growing things right up on their feet
and gave rs assurance Of better crops
than before its coming. Dryness is
al right in some ways. but not for
growing crops.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

The government talks of putting
men on a tobacco ration to help send
enough across for the boys. Users OF
Adams Standard will not feel it any
hardship if the alfalfa crop turns out
coed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

Yankee soldiers could not stand be.
ing driven back, so they sailed into
the Germans and regained their
ground and added more. What an
awful appetite.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18

Anyone With an intention Of hoard
~ ~ foodstufs. should remember
~ penAlty y : nne q $6ooo.o 90
years IN the federal peniten'
both. with the present price
- this mekes thsm rather
y - ees;
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GET YOU A SUGAR CARD

Continued from Page ~
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
NEW BALTIMORE
HOTEL OPENS ITS
DOORS TO PUBLIC

Particular interest in Washington
as well as in other Eastern cities
was attached to the opening today OF
the Southern Hotel in Baltimore.
Nd.
The Southern was opened on Balti-
more's historic hotel site-LIght and
German streets. 1t is a giant OF mod
ern construction, with it's fourteen
stories and 400 guest rooms.
Manager F. W. Bergman took the
guests on an inspection OF the hous"
when 1t was formally opened today.
While no expense has been spared in
providing every convenience and com
fort. there is evident in the decora-
tions, equipment, and furnishings an
air OF restraint and a total absence Of
the appearance Of gilded opulence Of
fensive to the fastidious taste.
For the convenience OF the traveller
whether tourist or on business
bent-every bedroom has a private
bath provided with either shower or
tub facilities. All rooms are equip
ped with telephones making available
either local or long distance calls.
The main diniBE room presents a
picture OF harmonious colorinE The
decorations are in ivory and rose
paneling.
An alluring room for luncheons and
after-theater parties is the grill,
which.i decorated in oak, with beam
ed ceiling and tiled floor. o. C. Simon
son, architect, planned the Southern.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
WAR TO THE DEATH
DECLARED ON CATS
BY CITIZENS ASSN.

Members OF the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association at their next
meeting, probably viii band together
in a crusade against what is declared
to be a great pest in that section
the common or alley variety OF cat
The Inspiration was furnished at
last nights gathering OF the associa-
tion by II. G. Cole, who advanced a
motion that every cat owner should
be made by law to pay a license fee
OF So for keeping such a pet.
Mr.. Cole declared he was driven to
this stand partially by insomnia
Night frequently is rendered hideOus
in his neighborhOod, he said, by feline
serenades and battle cries from near
by alleys. Because II is a tranquil
and peace loving part OF the city,
Mr.. Cole held, the cat population has
been growing by leaps and bounds.
The association always is hunting
for new talent to add to the gsyety
OF their social sessions. II was sug
Gestsd By one member that Mr. Cole,
in his capacity as chairman OF the
entertainment committee. might take
under advisement the utilization OF the
alley-yowlers alon.: choral lines. Mr..
Coles motion finally was referred TO
the committee on public health, who
will report at the April meeting.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
CONTRACTORS DENY
HOG ISLAND GRAFT:
WILL FIGHT HARD

The defense OF Hog Island was cone
tinued today. Dwight p. Robinson,
president Of the American Interna-
tional Shipbuilding Corporation, was
to take the stand again before the
Senate Commerce Committee in an
attempt to show that the American
International Corporation has not
wasted the Government money in the
construction OF the shipyard at Hog
Island. Testimony being presented
today is purely defensive.
The American International Cor
porstion is in the position of fighting
to maintain its reputation and the
reputation OF its directors and mana
gers. For the first time since the in
vestigation of Hog Island began, the
officers of the corporation are exert
ing efforts to get their side OF the
controversy before the public.
Seek Public support.
The entire personnel of the cor
poration. which has been in direct
touch with the Hog Island project. is
in Washington eXerting every effort
to stem what they have called the
best sort OF propaganda for the
enemy-this effort to make It appear
to the public that Hog Island has
failed"
"The American International has
nothing to hide" according to George
J. Baldwin, one of the vice presidents.
So earnest has been their endeavor to
get a statement OF their defense be-
fore the public that they have made
direct appeals to all of the newspaper
correspondents of Washington to at
tend the hearings and give them pub
licity in proportion to their news
value.
Say Salaries EXOrbItant.
The officers OF the corporation and
the members of the inves grIrG
committee have locked horns over
several points. One Of the chief
sticking points is the matter of sala-
ries. Members of the committee call
the Hog Island salaries exorbitant.
Officers OF the corporation maintain
that the salaries which are paid are
not eXorbitant. and that they are nee
essary to secure men OF efficiency.
Robinson testified that the high sala-
rics do not apply merely to know
how men," He declared that under
the new wage scales laborers will be
making as high as $1,000 and Sc 900 a
year. Moreover, Robinson declares
there Is an uncertainty to the work.
I'VE don't know whether the job will
last six months or six years" he said.
Senator johnson Returns.
The final defense OF the American
International Corporation is the con-
tract which they have entered into
with the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion. They point out that under this
contract the work may be taken away
from them at any time. Moreover.
they declare that under the terms OF
the contract IT Is to their interest to
save as much as possible.
Senator Hiram Johnson. who has
been one OF the most vigorous in
vestigators OF Hog Island, has re-
turned to Washington from New
York. He expects to cross-examine
Robinson today.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
MEADE MEXICAN
MAKES FRIENDSBY
BATTLE STORIES

CAMP MEADE, Nd. March G.--War
in Europe has few thrills that Frank
V. Santo. OF the Fifteenth engineers.
has not already felt in his service as
interpreter and secret agent OF car
rama. Mexican President.
He has been with his chief through
thick and thin on many occasions,
and only fed to the United States
when Villa surrounded his plantation
at Monterey. Nueva Leon. and almost
had him captured. Santo. by riding
fifty miles, made his way to the hio
Grande, and by way of the interna-
tional bridge out of Mexico. lie has
become one of the most popular men
at the knights OF Columbus ~
building, where his stories OF fights
have made the men keen for real
action "over there"
What made Santo so anxious to do
a bit here was the intimate knowl-
edge he gained OF the German propa-
mans have linked up with Villa, and
the CarTanzistas are friendly with
the japanese. Santos father is Gen.
Garava Santo. of the Mexican army.
Santo got into the army by meet
ing a policeman in Philadelphia on
June 8, last. registration day. The
policeman, noticing that he was young.
asked IL he had registered, and re-
fused to take any excuse. Santo.
therefore. although only recently from
Mexico. got a number and was thus
called to Meade. He asked for no
exemption. because he desired none.
The medical authorities have order
ed Santos discharge on account OF
physical defects. but he is hoping that
a way may be found for him to help
do his bit against the Kaiser's plot
ters. who caused so much trouble in
his country, and had such open de-
signs against this nation.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
LABOR TO START FIGHT
TO HAVE MOONEY FREED

NEW YORK, March "a mass
meeting IS to be held here on Satur-
day night. the Central Federated La
Dor Union executive committee an
nounces, as the first step in a move
TO unite labor In behalf OF Thomas
]. Mooney, whose conviction OF muir
der after the bomb explosion which
killed ten persons during san Fran
ciscO's preparedness day parade in
1915. has been confirmed by the Cali
fornia supreme court.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
KAISER BUYING UP
SECOND HAND CLOTHES

Kaiser Wilhelm has gone into the
old clothes business. and his govern
ment is now Communicating ancient
suits and dresses from which to get
the wool. Also. wool mattresses are
being sent back from occupied sec
tIons Of France. according to Berlin
papers reaching here today.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06

League for Congress in the Twenty
first district thrown out, that he
would give Mr.. Adams the decision.
The Rev. Beverly {. Ransom is n
colored man, editor OF the ~. NJ. +.
Review" and Republican in politics
He says that If his nominating peti-
tions failed to make him a candidate
OF the United Civic League. the col
ored voters would see to il that John
4. BoI!cs was defeated just the same
som, candidate OF the United Civic
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
RED CROSS CAN'T SEND
LETTERS TO FOE LANDS

The Red Cross in Switzerland can
not forward letters to persons In
enemy countries from America, the
Postoffice Department warns. Mis-
understanding a recent offer. OF the
Red Cross. many persons have sent
letters to the Swiss branches for
forwarding to persons in enemy
lands The Red Cross cannot send
such letters out OF Switzerland, 1t is
Officially stated.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
SINN FEIN VOLUNTEERS
SEIZE TOWN OF KLIMAGH

LONDON. March 6.-Sinn Fein vol
unteers have seized KilImagh, 1t was
reported here today.
They are guarding the exits from
the town and are drilling.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
MARcoNI ASKS INVESTIGATION.

LONDON. March 6.-Senator Mar
conf, in the Italian senate, has de-
manded that the results OF the gov
ernment's probe OF certain officers
and bankers who came to the United
States and tried to buy Italian war
supplies without consulting the Itsl-
ian mission, be made public.
The Washington times., 1918-03-06
SEATTLE CHOOSES MAYOR.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 6.-Ole
Hanson was chosen mayor of Seattle
by a majority OF more than $500
votes over James +. Bradford, accord
ing to practically complete returns.