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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
a Heroine of War.

Mime. Malrc. wife of thu deputy for
Saone ct Loire, is one of the most he
r0ic figures i'm France today, says
l.Iiiustration.
From tho beginning "r the present
war Nine. Maitrc has lived the life of
"a soldier With the AlpiGa C~hasseurs.
She has been foremost in every battle
with The regiment to which She has
attached herself. Many Il time she
has been wounded when on her
crrands of mercy. Like =; soldiers ut
the front. she was i'm The thick and
thin of III, moi needing fllc hail of hui
lets OF bursting shells.
Fortunately her wounds were. Slight.
and not to hamper the surgeons al;
the hospitals she retired to her own
home To nurse her injuries. For her
heroic services she was we'll rewarded.
having received many decorations,
among them the Groin hc Guerrc.
with silver clasps.
The chasseurs were transferred To
The Flanders front. and one day while
busy IN the battlefield :, shell splinter
injured her on the forehead iust over
tn" eye, which made ii necessary for
her TO be brought to II hospital. where
she could be under constant observ:,-
lion. Here she was frequently visited
by civil and military officials, and as
:; reward for her heroic deed she WAS
decorated With the cross of the Legion
of Honor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
ABERDEEN WILL HAVE
BIG RED CROSS MEET
Prominent Workers of State
and County Are to Have
Parts.

Aberdeen, =. d., Jam. 5-li. c. .Jewett.
chairman of the BroWn county Rcd
Gross, has arranged for q meeting of
the Red Cross workers nj the orphaum
thealcr ON january II. Thc speaker
of the evening Will b" Ir. Frederick
~. Perry. pastor of college church,
MIRIAM. Mich. other prominent mon
who viii be present will be j. I. &c
roild. director of the bureau of de
Nelopnlent; Miss Crosby. assistant t.
Frank Bruno. head of the civilian re
lief bureau, Colcr Campbell, of the mil
itary relief bureau; Mrs. Cora :. Frid-
ley, director of the Moments bureau:
j. III. Ellison, of the bureau oil sup
plies. w. f. Grencll. of the bureau of
accounting. and #. T.. Ncffclfingcr.
northwest division manager. who as
sisted Mr.. Jcwett In arranging for the
meeting.
Prominent South Dakota Red Cross
workers who will he present win in
"ltilc Robert j. Gamble. of Sioux Falls,
state chairman, George :. Douthitt. of
Sioux Fails. vice chairman. and q. N.
Burke. of Pierre. member of the state
board of directors and chairman of the
Hughes county Re-, Cross.
1T is expected the theater will be
crowded T." capacity at the meeting.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
GOVERNMENT DECIDES
DEBATE IN ADVANCE

Nankton. :. d.. Jan. 1.-The question
for debate this ycar adopted by tho
larger high schools throughout. the
state is: "iesolved. That the United
States government shall take over and
operate all branches engaged i'm inter-
state commerce..
And now, after weeks of preparation
IN the question, days of hard wor and
nights without sleep, after the teams
have been picked, the government
agrees with the affirmative. steps in
and adopts the railroads. and as a re-
suit the young people are greatly dis.
appointed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON
WIII MOI RESIGN

Sioux Fails. =. d., Jan 3.-Consross-
laan ROYAL G.. johnson. of the Second
Dakota district, who will on January 4
enlist as Il private in the regular army
end begin training in the third officers
training camp mt Camp Meade. Md, TO
which he has been assigned. will not
Vacate his seat i'm congress for two
reasons:
/. He believes it is his duty to keep
out of that seat amy person not in SYM
I,atly with the war against Germany
who might. in the present complicated
conditions of political affairs i'm South
Dakota. slip in if he resigned. He
would resign ut once if he could know
Ihat IL strictly loyal supporter of the
wan would step into his place.
g. He believes that he is entitled to
Tetuln to the civil pun suits he left To
Join the army. like amy other soldier
who leaves Il bank, store. farm or other
occupation.
Mr.. johnson has not issued. and he
probably will not issue. u public state
ment. But his attitude and his plans.
as he has impaired them to friends
here. are correctly outlined in the fore
going.
He will also be Il candidate for re-
election. but he will not make . per.
sunal campaign for the reason that HE
expects and hopes. to be in France
when the campaign is on.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
PERSONAL
SERVICES REQUIRED
Governor Norbeck Addresses
Message to People of South
Dakota.

Pierre. s. d., Jan. 3.-".As the new
year opens South Dakotans may dodi-
cate themselves To Il still greater per-
sonal service"
This is the war time New Years
message of Coy. Peter Norpc"k To The
people of South Dakota. III his mes
sage, addressed to the people a; the
state. through the Associated Press. The
governor calls upon every citizen 10
give tho utmost in individual effort
in money. time ara Influence. To p1ac-
tict economy. increase in production
and boost our boys" to the very limit.
Ito the end that 1918 may bring to us
the results We desire" Governor Nor
beck'S message reads:
our country is fighting to bring
about a rctt.rn of the observance of in
ternational law: fighting to punish
those who are Violating The principles
of civilized warfare: to make good To
the people of Belgium the treaty which
bears our national signature; to make
good To the people of France the obli-
cation we have owed them for more
than a century: to save the world from
Il dominant iniiitariSm: to secure To the
worlds whole people a democratic form
of government and, finally. TO lay the
foundation for Il permanent peace. Ms
the new year opens, South pakotanS
must dedicate themselves to Il stu
greater personal service. We must give
the utmost in Individual effort. i'm mon
cN, time and influences. We must pr;4c-
ticc increase production and
boost our boys to the Nri! limit. to the
end that 1918 may brins tn us the re-
suits we desire"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the car. There 10
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that, is by a CONSTITUTIONAL remedy.
HALLS CATA2RH MI DICINE acts
through the Blood or the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an inlamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eus:achian Tube.
When this tube is inlamcd you nave a
rumbling sound or imperfca hearing, and
when 1t is entirely closed, j eafness is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
NAL condition, hearing MAJ be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an ,nllamed
condition Of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case of Catarrhal Deafness thar cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
An Druggists 75c. circulars free.
=. j. Cheney & Co.. Tolo0o, Ohio.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
JUDGE RICE QUITS
EXEMPTION BOARD

Sioux Falls. $. d., Ian. lit is am
nounce here that Judge w. q. Rice, OF
Deadwood. who since the organization
OF the board has been serving as chair
man of the South Dakota exemption
board. which has charge of the selec-
tive draft i'm this state, has rendered
MS resignation and retired from the
position. 1t is not known as vet who
Will succeed him. but the name of Judge
w. w. Soule, of Rapid City, is being
vacancy. Judge Soule formerly was "a
resident of Sioux City, Ia, and for
some Years has been ono of the lead
ing attorneys and orators of the west
efn section of South Dakota. On sew
eral occasions he has been mentioned
as a likely candidate during past cam
paings for election to congress on the
democratic ticket.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
Cause for Glce.

Sing ho! Sing hey chortled the
merry s%choolboys as The. came wcnd-
ing their way through the snow.
".Ah!" said we with /; bland smile.
III is indeed II pleasure to observe
tlat the knowledge THAI Your tasks
NAVE been we'll and Faithfully done
ills you with JOY. Sing on, dear lads.
and
Jaw, pickles." they ilrered in one
voice. The henting piai.' has broken
Town and MI absent-lninded prinei-
pal is freezing TO dcatll ut his desk.
Hence we carol. Hi-rickety, boppity.
whoop, tec-doo ."-KanSaS City Star.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

TO assist naval airincn in detecting
tho presence and then determining the
position of enemy submarines IL deli
rate instrument of considerable in.e-
nuitN las been produced. An adequate
conception of its character is afforded
without necessarily discussing its tech
nical details. which for obvious reasons
are withheld. Roughly. il consists of q
compact buoy that carries ~ receiver
which converts the sound waves from a
submarines propeller into electrical
energy. When thrown overheard by an
amman ii floats ON the surface of the
water. Upon the approach of Il sub
marine within n certain radius of it the
intenna attached ~ the buoy sends ont
wireless signals which are in turn
picked up by receiving instruments i'm
stalled i'm the aircraft. The presence nf
a boat within his area is thus an
nOuncrI,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

The New York, Chicago q ST. Louis
railroad is now engaged i'm the separ1l-
tion of grades with the streets on a
section of It's line I'm cleveland watch
involves the elimination OF "A street
crossings at grade with the tracks and
the construction of II four-track road
bed below the level of the streets for
~ distance of two and onc-half miles in
II cut having u maximum depth of %
feet. The work is located entirely with
In the city. Thirteen of the ~ crossings
Will he carried over the tracks al,
bridges provided ut every second street
and marginal roads will he provided for
the diversion of the traffic of the al
ternatc streets which will be cut off at
the right of WAY line.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
BANK cLEARlNGs AT
ABERDEEN INCREASED

Aberdeen. $. d., JAM. 4.-Bank clear
ilags IN Aberdeen for 1917 totalled $53.-
as9.599. as compared to $45.O55,G29 i'm
1916. a gain OF ~ per cent The clear
ings for December were So. O4S. 844. 20
as compared to $685.. 565.S5 for De
cember. 1916. a gain of As per cent.
l-EsrERVIIL.E-The local branch of
the Bohe'nian-Czech National Alliance.
which on December \ sent n telegram to
President Wilson,, in which they state,
mat they were proud OF their adoptea
country and their president. and p,edy-
ing the country "our last dollar and last
drop Of blood to conquer the central en-
pres and make the world safe for democA
racy. have received Il reply from Sec
rotary Tumulty. In the reply the mem
hers of the alliance are thanked for their
generous assurances.
WERSTER-The Day County Federal
tarm Loan association was organized at
Wehster with a strong membership. AL
ready the association has received ap-
pifcations for soS.@sp in loans from Day
county farmers. State Senator Donald
Mclean is president Of the organization:
y. T., Gibson. cashier of the t'irst Ma
onal bank. is treasurer and secretary.
ana the board of directors consists of the
president. tie Observation-Disclosures. and
Rcrt Hughes, j. w. Grebner AMI William
Hreclt.
tioT SPRTNGS-A recent term OF state
circuit court here disposed az q number
o! crimln9l cases which had been attract
ing att"n,'on for some time. Anlone che
criminals are catt'c ''fust!ers.'' who have
been attempting tc orcrate on a large
scaie curing the r,.t few months. 1t now
Is believed the gag. have pee broken 81
and TINT ':ttle yai~ers WI. rave no trou-
he witt, them in future
SrtEClS-In hc~"r of ,.c ;. rc,rr
wen who cre .'e~tiS,.l W.T. the Stry.:a
Presbyterian .fn.eh ard 'vh.. hav. 80, !.
- the fort :. i,.'- the ...,-..> ~ .'.c So.
re - 'Ee":.,.-t,v 4 'r-re -c-i I. =:
"'tA =. h:,r q. - ,Nrr c:,l >~ ,.,.i..
TN t,c ,o-rir- cr M .-ss r-o.frtnl
y" .N"-.s s.a 49,: ,,.~'.'. e., 80.
to ~a. -,.>'r'>' -"snr ~, $50 ::
bexa,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies.
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-one
years in all parts OF the United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient a good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration in the morning.
gives nature a chance to soOthe the
tnf1amed parts, throw off the disease,
helping , the patient Ia regain his
health. Sold in all civilized countries.
30 and 30 cent bottles.-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
MAKING CLEAN UP OF
ALL CRIMINAL CASES

Hot Springs. $. d.. Jan. "a mum
Der of criminal cases which had been
attracting attention for some time were
disposed of during IL term of state cir
.uit court. which has just been held i'm
his city. The authorities are making
+, general clean up of the county. and
al criminals either will he driven from
he country or landed in the Sioux
Calls penitentiary. Among the Grim
nails are cattle 'rustlers.' who have
been attempting to operate on a large
scale during the past few months. 1t
low is believed the gangs have been
broken up and that cattle raiscrs will
IA " no trouble with them i'm the flu
lure.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
OFFICERS TAKE LARGE
QUANTITY QE BOOZE

Burke. $. d.. Jan. 3.-Deputy Sheriff
Fred Huston assisted by some of the
CITIZENS of Dallas. nabbed and placed
under arrest Jay Robinson. A. j. Tregs
Charles Hampton and John k;ngle
These mon had several gallons OF booze
in an auto taking ii home to Dallas.
They We're taken before Judge Davis
where they plead guilty and were each
fined $50 and costs. which totalled lust
about 500 each.
CANTON-To prevent attempts to burn
local elevators aI.l other institutions, the
members of the local nome guard have
arranged for the thorough patroiiing of
tho town at night. Electric lights favt.
been provided to light the territory around
the e.evators and ether Institutions. so
arN.fc found lettering about can more
easily be detected. 1t is reported that one
of the guards found a quantity OF oily
waste u,.ler the driveway OF one of the
elevators during his rounds. Two guards
Will be on duty at a time. and they will
he relieved by two others during the
night.
MENNO-Deputy State Sheriff Keegan
and Sheriff Barth recently made an Off
cial visit to Memo. during which they
poured out into the streets two barrels II
wine that was conf.scated soon after
statewide prohibition wen into effect on
July ! last. The wine was shipped in June
to a North Dakota destination, but lid
not arrive in time for delivery. so 1t was
returned to Memo ani as IL reached here
q few days after statewide proh.bittJ,
. into effect the shipment was seize,l.
LENNoX-Miss Lillian Savage. Of Bel
'evue. Ill.,. has arrived here and accepted
the position OF superintendent Of the local
schools. She is . graduate Of the Illinois
University ana has been an instructor;
during the past fou years. part OF wti.h
period she spent at the Soul Dakota !, III
versity at Vermilion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
SHOWS WORLD NOT
so BIG AFTER ALL

Milbank. =. ID. Jan. 5.-That the
world is not so large after an. was
demonstrated i'm the case of Mrs. Her
bert Atkinson. of Mi!bank, when she
was handed a letter by Il woman friend.
Mrs. +. l.. Thompson. extending thanks
for II garment which Mrs. Thompson
had knitted and sent through the Red
Cross To soldiers and sailors at ths
front. the letter proving to he from NJ.
|. Bridges, u brother of Mrs. Atkinson
The surprise of Mrs. Thompson cam bc
imagined when she took the letter L"
her neighbour and discovered that the
cpistle Was from the brother on Mrs.
Atkinson. Young Bridges is assigned
To am American warship and one of the
peculiar incidents of the war WAS that
he should chance to receive the knitted
garment sent bv u ncighbor of his sis
ter. n garment having been sent with
thousands OF others through the Min
neapolis branch of the Red Cross. ha.
this garment should fall into the
hands of this particular young man,
aboard Il United States man of war in
far distant waters, could scarcely he
believed by the two women.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
DEMENTED MAN MADE
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE

SIOUX Falls. =. d.. Jan. D Edward
Carlson. employed ON the construction
nf Il local bank building. is lying I'm n
hospital in u serious condition as the
result of attempting suicide by diving
20 fcet from the Eighth street bridge
to the ice ON tho Big Sioux river, One
If his hips was broken and he was
otherwise injured. 1t is expected he
will recover. Tho attempt al suicide
VAS made before daybreak ana Carlson
VAS clad only i'm his night clothing al
The time. lie made II weird figure as
ne pranced about the cement rail on tho
bridge shouting incoherentlN. He is
believed To have suffered a mental re
lapse. He is about 30 years of age and
anne to Sioux Falls about four months
lgO from MinncapOliS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

Even WASHINGTON himself was once
drafted into the service of his
Ii was in 1898, long after the revolu-
ion. and after Washington had been
president for two terms, and had gone
into a we'll earned retirement at Mount
Vernon. France had broken relation,
with us. and war impended. Congress-
appointed Washington commander %
the army. and the secretary of var
carrying the commission to him. found
him in the harvest field. When WaSh-
!nston learned the errand on which ehis
visitor had come, he said: Il ann ready
Tor any service that ! can give my
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

After the war thousands will he walk
ing about with "a bit ~ glass i'm their
heads i'm place of a lost eye. and il wiil
take AN expert To tell which, is the real
and which the artificial. The artificial
hand can do the most wonderful things.
from picking up II pin to working i
lathe. The artificial leg soon becomes
SO efficient tina the wcarcr can PLAY Il
good game of lawn tennis and has TO in
form his opponent which leg is lho
'gainc1 N The artificial nose can still
smell not always an unmiNed hlessinE
blu t.lc most eXuuisitelN wrought and
artiStically finished artificial eye cannot
see. That is beyond the skill OF man.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

The bridge over the St. Lawrence
river, five miles above the city OF Que
bee. was practically finished when the
greater center span was lifted and bolt
ed into position on September 20. The
bridges chief claims to fame are tho
immense reach between main piers and
the introduction of a new idea i'm bridge
construction. 1t is the first bridge to
have Il central span suspended from
cantilever rms. and the clear. un-
broken spread of 1900 feet thus at
tanned is the longest in the world.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
DEFAULTtNG RAILROAD
AGENT GIVEN SENTENCE

Aberdeen. S. d.. Jan. 3.-R. Snyder
station agent for the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railroad at Stratford and
agent for the Adams express company
was sentenced to serve Il year i'm Jail
for embeZ2lement of his employers
funds by Judge Bouck. Snyder han
spent two months i'm the county Jail
since his arrest.
guilty about Il month ago was cmbez-
element of sl.327.O4 from the Mime
apolis and ST. Louis railroad and 1854
from the Adams Express company.
Snyder. when he entered his plea, said
that the money had been lost in gam.
bling.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
eoHEMIANs ARE PROUD
OF ADOPTED COUNTRY

I1esterVille. s. d., Jan. 5.-The mein-
bers Of the local branch of the Bo-
lemian-Czech National alliance re-
Gently sent President Wilson a telegram
In which they stated that they were
proud OF their adopted country and OF
their president. and pledging the coun-
try "ou Isl dollar and last drop of
blood to conquer the central empires
and make the world safe for democ-
racy." They now have received a reply
from Secretary Tumul;y. in which, the
members of the alliance are warmly
thanked for heir generous assurances.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

The census bureau finds that hun
ireds Ut American girls i'm every L.
months are married at IL. Thousands
annually are married at l6. Out OF
avery 100 women i'm this country III
have married before passing 10. Ir
New England according to the census
lata) only n woman i'm Is gets an
acceptable proposal before she is 20.
In the south. the desirable man offers
himself to one u of five or one out
If six girls of 10 or under. 1t is shown
by the census that a young woman's
chance OF offers Is decidedly better i'm
Il rural community than anywhere else.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

One of Russia's most imperative
needs is increased transportation fa-
cilities and American manufacturers
are furnishing locomotives and cars aa
rapidly as facilities will permit. Since
the summer Of 1914 the total number ol
heavy freight locomotives ordered by
Russian railways from the Baldwin Lo.
connective works and the American I.o-
connective company is 1921. the former
company furnishing FPS and the latte,
SOC. These locomotives probably ron
stitute the most notable group of heavy
power aver shipped by American loco
motive builders to a foreign country.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

One of fate's ironies is the death of
G. j. Stevens. the Athens corresponds
ent of the London Telegraph, in a re-
cent night raid upon London. when his
wife was also injured. MIR. Stevens had
served as a correspondent at the front
during the Graeco- Turkish war, and
since the beginning Of the wal Inc had
passed unscathed through many perils
In SalOniki. In tho Greek islands. IN
the evacuation OF Serbia. in the CALI
poll Campaign. and finally In Greece
during the royalist outraEes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

Balata. a gum similar to gutta-per-
cha. u largely used In the MANUFACTURES
of betting. It II obtained from the sap
Of Mimusops globosa. q tree reaching
100 feet or moro In height. which 10
widely distributed over eastern Yane-
cuela and the Guianas. The latex 80.
creted between the bark and the wood
of tho tree contains nearly equal pro.
portions OF resin and gutta. the lattor
h~lng identical with true gutta- percha.