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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28
BRITISH WIPE OUT
TWO TURK ARMIES;
10000 ARE TRAPPED
$4,000 Prisoners and 260 Guns
Captured in Palestine.
BIG VICTORY FOR ALLENBY
Londan War Office Announcement Says
the Seventh and Eighth Ottoman
Armies Have Ceased
to Exist.

London, Sept. 24.-Reports from the
Palestine front indicate that none of
the Turkish force of at least 10000
men trapped by the British through
the seizure of the last of the passages
of the Jordan can possibly get away.
Virtually the entire Turkish force
Is or will be accounted for in killed,
wounded and prisoners Hundred of
stragglers are being found wandering
about in the mountainous country aim
lessly, without a leader or a purpose.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Wausau-Ch Charged with making Sc
ditious utterances, George Lubunski
of Tomahawk was arraigned before L.
S. Court Commissioner J. p Riley
lie waived preliminary examination
and was held to await the action Of
the grand jury. In default of $4,000
bail ne was committed to the county
Jail at Madison.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Baraboo-Mrs Rose Clayton Smith
was arrested here recently. According
to a United States officer she sent d
telegram to soldier at Camp Han,
cock, Ga, telling him the Red Cross
would do nothing and for him to send
her $25. The telegram fell into the
hands of government officers and an
investigation was made.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Madison-W Widespread rumors that
courses in the Wisconsin College of
Agriculture would be discontinued
during the coming year were declared
unfounded by Dean II. L. Russell on
his arrival here from Washington,
where he has been in conference with
officials of the war and agricultural
departments.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Madison-John Luchsinger. Monroe
was appointed by Gov. Philip as the
county Judge of Green county He
takes the place of Judge John Becker
whose office was vacated by his CON
viction in federal court under the
espionage act. Mr.. Luchsinger is one
of the oldest residents of Monroe.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

La Crosse-Two days after the
common council passed a resolution
making it an offense punishable by
revocation of license for a saloon
keeper TO have his place open on Sun
day. Harry MERCER was arrested for
violation of the order. A test case is
assured.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Wausau-To date County Clerk
Cook of Marathon county has issued
700 hunting licenses. while a year ago
the number was twice as large. The
decrease is due to hunters donning
the khaki and preparing or hunting
bigger game overseas, and the scarcity
OF game hereabouts.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Waukesha-Capt Daniel J. Martin
of this city commanding the Second
battalion, one Hundred TweR -y-eiehlh
infantry, writes that he was gassed at
Juueny, but hopes TO return 10 his
command soon. Earl Chrstoph OF
Wagkesha IS IA the hospital, he also
having been Eassed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Noen0h-TbOuEh but Two JAYS nav
been allotted for the fourth Liberty
Loan drive here. campaign managers
are confident that this city will 81
over the top in that short space Oh
time. In the three preceding loans
Neenah has more than doubled her al
lotment
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Madison-"All shippers Of potatoes
with the exception OF cooperative So
cietios and farmers who ship for them
selves must grade their potatoes" A.
H. Melville. secretary for the food adj
ministration. said. at is hoped that
no drastic action may be necessary
to enforce this rule"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-28

Madison - A. II. Long, Prairie du
Chen, is being urged by Third dis
trict leaders, to make the race for con-
gress as an independent against J. G..
Monahan, who defeated Congressman
John NJ. Nelson. Judge Long is a
Democrat, and is now postmaster at
Prairie du Chen.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
TRY TO WRECK TRAINS,
SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL

Woonsocket, s. D.. Nov. 2.-Robert
Spies, II. and Floyd Hoppe, 10, two
farmer boys who lived near here, are
In h state reform school because Of
an attempt made about two weeks ago
to wreck several trains on the Mil
U line running between Mitchell
and Aberdeen.
1t was charged that the lads put a
large tie on the rails on the night Of
October II and the Milwaukee passen-
ger train No. 104, going at a good rate
of speed north of Woonsocket, struck it
headon, almost wrecking the train and
damaging the engine. The affair was
reported by railroad men to the Aber-
deem headquarters,
In the meantime the boys, disap-
pointed because of their failure to see
a real train wreck after their first at
tempt. secured some long angle bars
and h long rods Of a box car and
stretched them across the tracks. The
section foreman coming along the track
In he evening in his motor car struck
h bars, throwing the car into the
ditch and injuring the foreman slightly.
He removed the bars before the train
arrived.
Investigation led to the arrest of the
lads by the Sanborn county officials,
Who secured a confession from them. F,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
THREATENING LETTER
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
South Dakota Editor Receives
Epistle From Some One Who
Don't Like His Style.

Britton, S. D., Nov. IA letter sent
10 Editor III. b. Tysell, of the Britton
Journal, intimates that his newspaper
plant will be dynamited unless he
ceases his attacks on the N~onpartisan
league. The Dynamite letter was in
part rs follows:
Dear Mr.. Editor: This is getting too
much in your paper about the league;
If o want any of us clod-hoppers to
stay readers, just cut it out.
Nov you tell of a former printer
who did not have very good friends
had his press blowed up, now this same
thing may happen to yours If you say
too much of the 1. w. w. work here. L,
as a hog stopper, think it is about time
to give o warning"
The warning letter was signed: II
en- Yours Truly, a subscriber, I. w.
~, social pro-German, clod hopper,
hog stopper, ETC."
The letter is believed to be from some
one playing a joke on the editor or
from some one not quite right mentally
end no trouble is feared.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
GIVES DINNER TO
RETIRING SECRETARY

Pierre. S. d., Nov. 1.-Governor Nor
beck entertained at a dinner party at
his home in honor of his private sec
rotary, Kenneth Sellers, who leaves the
governors office November / to enter
a military training camp for officers
after serving more than eight years as
secretary to a governor. He came first
to be secretary for Governor Wesley,
remained through Governor Byrne's
two terms, and has served Governor
Norbeck during his term. A number
Of the state officials who were close
friends were present at the dinner, in
Guiding Mr.. Paul Bellamy. Of Harding
Flats. a friend of Mr.. Sellers, and Ex-
ecutive Accountant j. E.. Truran, Inn
migration Commissioner McCaffree,
Public Examiner John Hirning, State
Historian Doane Robinson, L. w. Hem
derson, Of the security commission:
VIII Bailey. Of the secretary OF states
department, and George Henry, who
succeeds Mr.. Sellers as private secre-
tary.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
WITHOUT A WASH
FOR SEVEN DAYS

all i> up and Si'y It's - sure D;s a thrilling hin game
with all its dangers n horrors"
This Is the view Of Lewis Todd, q
South Dakota soldier who has parttci-
pated in some Of the heaviest Of the
scent fighting in France. He writes
in part to, the home folks:
You have read Empey's book, over
the Top and thought it was awful!
Well, his story Is a comedy drama COM
pared to the story Of what all our
'doughboys' went through. When they
go over the top. which l saw them do.
through a rain OF machine gun bullets
kissing. and the crashing Of bursting
shrapnel and high explosives. they
never waver. but go right through,
their comrades falling at their side,
which only spurs them on; and, believe
me. they lever fail to take their objec-
tives.
"You ought to have seer US when I
got back from the front. I hadn't
washed Dr. shaved for sever days, or
had change Of clothing for over three
weeks. The dirt was caked on my
hands and face and in my hair. Doc
Rudesill scrubbed with a brush for
over 20 minutes to get all Of the dirt
out and then he didn't get 1t all out
either. We lived in little holes or
trenches that we dig ourselves to pro-
tect us from bullets and bursting she'll
fragments. and, of course, we couldn't
get only just barely enough water to
drink. as the roads were under shell
fire Internationally and it was all they
could do to get our meals to u.s."
Todd states that he and his comrades
hadn't been paid since June and that
he at the time of writing the letter had
only So on hand. This worried him, as
he expected to soon have a furlough
and wondered how much Of a time"
he could have on only So.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
WEDGE FOR LIQUOR

Mitchell, S. d., Oct. 31.-A state
ment issued from the state headquar-
tiers Of the Anti-Saloon league says
that pro-liquor interests are apparent
ly making a desperate effort to exploit
the influenza epidemic and create a
sentiment for the illegal use Of whisky
in the state.
Reports have been sent out to the
effect that shipments of liquor have
been received in Rapid City and Lead
and that the officials are not making
n effort to prevent it because Of the
alleged use of liquor as q cure for the
disease. These reports. as far as the
league has been able to learn, are
groundless.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
PERJuRERIS SENT
TOSTATEP PRISON
Gave False Testimony In Sc
curing Divorce and Against
Former Wife.

vermilion, S. D., Oct. 31.-Henry
Trip, of Clay county, has been lodged
in the Sioux Falls penitentiary to
serve an indeterminate term of two
and not more than five years for per-
jury. The case is an unusual one. In
his divorce proceedings last spring be-
fore Judge Trip, of the state circuit
court, he swore to a statement which
he recently repudiated while testifying
as a witness in the case of the state
OF South Dakota VS.. Claude Wilson and
Martha Trip, of Vermilion, charged
with a statutory offense. They were
acquitted because of the evidence of
Tripp. but Trip himself was inn
mediately arrested or a perjury charge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
LIGHT QUESTION ls
eoTHERINo PIERRE

Pierre. s. D.. Nov. 1.-The Pierre
electric light plant IL under way of
construction-but will not nearly be
finished in time to give the town lights
when the legislature meets. Until that
time h capitol plant will supply lights
or at least until December land
what will be done during the session IL
still q problem. The capitol plant can
carry b town domestic lights and the
capitol building lights, II both are con-
Gerved-but can not carry both II the
capitol building runs q full load prob
ably. It II expected that perhaps the
legislators will prefer to have both the
town ana the, capitol conservatively
supplied with lights from the capitol
plant than TO run-t the capitol building
lights full blast" throughout, and have
the town lights in darkness.
sMADIsON-From :f~aaAioning women.
gakmieta 70 AusktnE corn - q far err
.1vt. 1ft1s 0easvteyes5 EyAs. Of Madison,
~. pasessweok has .been demonstrating
athaA 0Ao = - expert Il harvesting Lake
so9ontyss monetsr eorn.erop as-ihosis O.
ylyang Q neodle. Scarcity Of labor va
~ N1Fect yeaeoa for Niss Erks deeert-
~ hee CITY work foe tAe farm.
NS - x.e = -1
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
FElGNED IMBEciLITY
TO ESCAPE lNTERNMENT

Sioux Falls, S. d., Nov. 2. - How
William Bischoff, a German alien enc
my tried to avoid internment by
feigning feeblemindedness and then
decided 1t was out of the frying pan
into the fire became public with the
arrival in Sioux Falls of Deputy United
States Marshal Klosson. who brought
Bischoff from Redfield, II state home
Tor the feeble minded, where he has
been for two weeks.
The interesting part of the story is
he n in which Bischoff was
able to fool nearly everyone connected
with his case. He first appeared in
South Dakota last summer INC when
a~pprehended by the American Pratec-
tive League of Aberdeen, Bischoff told
a marvellous tale. Without giving pc
cific dates n facts he to-. a yarn
about his life with an uncle m Cali
fornia. how he lived in a cave with
smugglers and his break for liberty. He
agents for Russia and other ambitious
wal contractors later. he said.
When brought to Sioux Falls for in
vestigation, Bischoff's actions were
such as to place him as q mental de-
linquent. A we'll known Aberdeen ply
stefan diagnosed his case as arrested
mental development. He was taken
to Redfield n placed in the school
for the feeble minded. but within a
week DIR. kutnewsky, the s%uperinten-
dent. had apprehended two letters
Der and the other to an alien enemy.
Both letters showed that Bischoff
possessed considerable intelligence. He
is In Sioux Falls now awaiting Intern
ment that will settle his case until
the wal Is over
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
POISON GAS PLANT
BOMBED BY BRITISH

London (by maiD-The Badische
poison gas plant at Mannheim, in the
Rhine valley, is a favorite object for
''strafing" by the British airmen. Three
consecutive raids upon it by night have
extensively damaged it. The raiders
bombs partly. destroyed the sulphuric
acid and nitric vitriol factory and the
aniline department. Other buildings Of
the plant were wrecked.
have been heavily bombed II times.
A heavy death roll has attended
numerous air attacks on Cologne and
C%oblentz where the Germans are being
heavily repaid in their own coin for
their murderous work on London and
Paris. The factories and railway sta
ton at Saarbrucken have been bombed
10 times by the British; Karlsruhe, five
times: Frankfort ION the Rhine, three
times; Stuttgart and Z~eebrucken, twice.
Most of the air attacks in the Rhine
provinces have been directed against
the key railway centers, notably those
at Thionville and Metz-Sabion. The
Ion and the junction at Thionville have
been raided 46 times. Photographs
taken by the attacking airmen confirm
the extent and magnitude of the dam.
6 done.
War traffic through Metz Sablon has
been materially reduced as a result Of
the frequent raids at a time when quick
and regular transport of munitions was
vital to Germany's military needs.
Rhine contain. in addition to important
railway functions, some Of the largest
munitton. poison gas and electrical
plants in western Germany. These
military detectives have been attacked
repeatedly with marked effect.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
BELIEVE GRAIN STACKS
PURPOSELY FIRED

Kadoka, s. D., Oct. 31.-The jackson
county authorities are endeayoring to
ascertain the identity OF unknown per-
sons who were responsible for the de-
struction Of eight stacks of wheat on
the Coyle farm, northwest of Kadoka.
The stacks were all in the yard a
short distance from the dwelling. The
had been cut, evidently to v as
sistance being summoned when the
fire in the wheat stacks was discov-
cred.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
BANKER is vIcTIM
OF INFLUENZA ATTACK

beile Fourche. s. D., Oct. 31.-Al-
pert Wentzy. cashier Of the bank Of
Wnltewood and democratic nominee
1or state senator, died yesterday of
following influenza. He
was a brother Of Harry Wentzv. IF
Rapid City, president Of the s%avines
nank and several other banks Of the
West river country. Az
-
SlSSETON-Gharles Barker and .Iosenh
aensinger. recently arrested here wara
taken before Judge Bouck, Of the circuit
court, wnere they entered pleas Of guilty
TO the charges against them. RarLev
who was accused Of having LIQUOR IN his
possession, IN violation Of the statewide
pronloition law, was sentenced to IN dav.
ln the county jail. Hensinger, on his plea
OF guilty to the charge Of robbinr a
larner OF a sum OF money and a quantity
OK war savings stamps, was sentences
to q term of two years in the siomx TsiIs
penitentiary. H"As
HUDSON-Miss Ollie 1roft dou.
q farmer living near here, who has heen
acting the part Of a patriot by aiding her
1atner With his corn picking. was the
victim OF an accident. Her right hand
was crushed when It was caught hetvean
ene cnain and the cog wheels Of he corn
elevator as she was unloading a load ~
corn she had pickedfth afternoon. Two
OF %he bones In the hand were crushed.
me young woman was striving to taEa
the place OF her three brothers who aee
IN the military service.
BROOK1NGS-Four men who waro ~
rested for bringing liquor into Brooh,nra
county IN violation Of the statewide nro-
niDition law, Jared badly at the hands Of
Judge Taylor. Of the circuit court, before
whom they entered pleas Of guilty. Tom
Coppeck and George Fulmer, two of the
defendants. Were fined 500 each and given
q term Of 90 days in jail each. walter
Branson was fined $50, while Thomas
Brown was fined $50.
MILBANK-Rev. A. e. Buriff. for the
past two years pastor Of the local Metho.
dist Church. who recently had been Az
signed to the pastorate Of the Lead
church. has been appointed to work in the
centenary missionary cause and has de-
parted for New York city to prepare for
ana his new work. He IL well
qualified for the important duties Of the
position. $50
MADIsON-Thus far this fall rr.rL
Willard. OF this city. has paid farmers ns
this vicinity an aggregate of more mar
xl6.0U Tor potatoes purchased from thom
The. potatoes filled q freight carr. Oti,ar
local buyers Also have made large .h.n-
mentJ.
MILBANK-The school houee. IN Or. y.
Center district. eon,e miles from hs.,.
swas totelly: destroyed by .; fire Of mrs.
terioue rQG3gin., There were evjdences fkst
tue nviIdtng had been ct on fire ON ~
MITcHELI-The epidemic Of i-ns,.sn..
which . pAsalysed h busineee an6
otner me q Aitchell during the hast two
weeke. = rapidly passing bet theatere
aAd b schools viii not opoA uneH naxe
Oanh.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
FLANDERS MOURN "KINe.-

TIUM tNe New YORK Times,
London-The population of the Scilly
Isles are mourning for their king" u.
A. Dorrien- Smith, whose death oc.
curred. ! n August.
King" Dorrien- Smith ruled the 14s
islands in much the same way as a
landed proprietor on the mainland
would. He inherited the islands from
an uncle who rescued their inhabitants
from poverty by introducing the culture
Of flowers.
The Dorrienr Smith estate at rresco
Abby IL reputedly the most remarkable
In h kinSdoutsas.and excited the i'm
tense adm~iratioI.of the late King Ed
ward. who visited the islands when ON
10 yachting tour. :.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
FORCED TO PAINT OUT
OLD BREWERY SIGN

Lead. s. D.. Nov. 2. The Krue
Brewing Company, Of Nebraska, was
compelled to pay $18 to paint out a
sign that has been advertising their
product to Lead citizens for the past
70 years. About a month. ago, E. E.
Hunt. OF Mitchell, superintendent Of
the South Dakota Anti Saloon League,
noticed the sign which had been almost
obliterated by the action of the ele-
ments. It required close scrutiny to
discover that the word "beer' appeared
In the advertising.
Nevertheless It was a violation Of the
law and Superintendent Hunt informed
Chief Of Police O'Meara that the sign
would have to be removed. The Soutf.
Dakota laws forbid all advertising OF
alcoholic beverages. Chief O'Meara in
formed the Krug company and they in
turn asked him to hire a painter and
have the offending sign obliterated.
The Job was done and the painter
turned In a bill for SIS, which the
krug company paid without protest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
MILWAUKEE ROAD
HAS A NEW DIVISION

Aberdeen, S. D, Oct. 31.-Lines of the
Milwaukee railroad running north,
south n west from Aberdeen will he
merged into a new district to be known
as the Aberdeen division, and the line
runnlng from here to Monteyideo.
MINI, will continue to be known as the
Hastings and Dakota division. although
!, ~ VIII remove Its headquarters to
Montevideo. The change is effective
OF November 1. ive
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
GERMAN PRISONERS
ON ENGLISH FARMS
Are Well Treated and as a Rule
Are Shown to Be Quite
Contented.

London (by mai)-The Hun pris-
oner of war in Great Britain has a
soft lot.
There is no worry abou the high
cost of living bothering this captured
Fritz, and he has the rich harvest
fields of England to utilize his idl~-
ness.
Great Britain employees on farms
$4,000 Germans, practically all of
whom We're captured on the western
front.
OF these. 500 live on the farms,
their jobs ranking with those of the
American farmers "hired man.
The others are kept in clean camps
under guard. Fritz is we'll pleased
with his present lot and is content to
abide on his present Job until the
opportunity for the Hun to escape,
but records show a comparatively
small lumber of attempts.
Great Britain put the scheme for
employing Germans on the land into
effect in June, 1917. In that month
lished, with 100 Huns to each camp.
Since then the number of camps has
increased to more than 300 with a
population of 10000 and in addition
there is q considerable number en-
ployed on drainage and other work.
II AC11iCAlCy WllA WHICH oI1ldlII
deals with the prisoners is il!ustrat-
ed at Cheshire; 26 guards take 200.
prisoners from the camp for distribu.
ton among 90 farmers within a dis.
lance of three miles. AS a mail car
rier drops his letters, the guards drop
three or four at the next farm and So
on until all Of the prisoners are dis
posed of. II there are more han three
prisoners left at n farm a guard re-
mains with them. In the evening the,
guards return and collect the prison.
ers.
At first the scheme Of placing the
Huns on farms met with a storm of
protest by m land workers, and as
a result officials instructed county
committees not to allow prisoners and
women to work on the same farm.
Where farms. employing land girls, adj
join farms employing Huns, inspectors.
are stationed to prevent communica-
ton between the prisoners and The
farmerettes.
AT one place a prisoner working un-
guarded in a field jumped over a fence
and forced a girl, who was driving a
bakers cart along the lane, to sell
caves to him.
At Swinuon four HENS are alleged to
have attacked a 16-year-old girl.
However, on the whole, the German
wal prisoner is content to let we'll
eiioo6H dloile diiu pay straight.
AS a contrast to the generous treat
ment of the Germans in this country,
recent reports from authentic sources
show that allied prisoners in Germany
are being badly treated.
Toward the latter part of May and
at the beginning of June, several thou
sand Tommies imprisoned by the Ger
mans before n during the German Of
~fensive, arrived at Stendal amp suf--
fering from dysentery, septic poison
ing and hunger typhus. They had beer
forced to work behind the German lines
on railways and shell dumps. under
British artillery fire. Many of them,
suffering from lack of food. had to
march six or eight miles to their work
every day. Two, hundred of these dice
at Stendal soon after their arrival.
This is but an instance of thousands
Of cases of ill-treatment of prisoners
by the Huns.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-07
FINED FOR KEEPING
COMMON TOWEL IN USE

Rapid City. s. D.. Oct. 31.-on COM
plant signed by States Attorney Ben
jamtn D.. Mintener, Gam Wong, pro-
prietor of the Boston Cafe, was yes
terday brought before Justice Charles
Nlystrom and pleaded guilty to having
In his restaurant, where 1t could be
used by the patrons Of that place, a
common or roller towel.
He was fined $40 and costs, amount
Ing In all to $18.65. which he paid.