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s. TO FEED THE FRENC

Paris.-VaSt quantities Of food
products must come to France this
winter. All eyes are on America.
Abnormal drought last summer seri-
ously injured the French harvest. A
warning has been issued that further
sacrifices, more stringent food restric-
tons, may have to be imposed.
France. facing the winter, is looking
to America to feed It's people. Approx
imately 1OO,OOO,0OO bushels Of wheat
are needed for daily bread ratiOns.
"The economic situation is alarm
ing" said M. Comet, a French senator
from the Puy de Dome region. "Ail
the harvests have been brought In and
we are In a position to measure u
needs.
production this year has been sadly
deficient. Despite our expectations last
spring Of bumper crops, the de%plorable
dry weather has ruined many rich agri-
cultural districts of France.
'SThere has been almost no fruit.
Vegetables are few. Cereals are poor.
Potato crops, on which we baBed Our
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-06
CHAPTER W.

Prince AwaLeens The oosnsrs.
Camp-meetng time was over. and
the church at The CosnauS was 20 open
for its regular Sunday Services.
Both Satan and the parsOn havu
had a vacation" said Mr. Stagg, "and
now they can tackle each othar again
and see Wilhelm got the stFangle hold
'twtxt now and revival time"
"You should not say such things, es.
pecially before the child. Joseph
Stage" admonished Aunty Rose.
Carolyn May, however. seemed not
to have heard Uncle Joe's pessimistic
remark; she was too greatly excited
by the prospect Of Sunday school. And
the very next weekday school would
begini
BY this first week In September the
little girl was quite settled In her new
home ut The Corners. Prince was still
q doubtful addition to the family, both
Uncle Joe and Aunty Rose plainly hav-
ing m~isgfvtngs about him. But In re.
gard to the little girl herself, the
hardware merchant and the house
keeper we're of one opinion, even
though they did not admit 1t to each
other.
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hopes last year, are so per cent less
than III 1917.
Only the wheat crops have given
any satisfaction at all. There has
been some improvement in them,
thanks to the awakening Of the agri-
cultural movement In the abandoned
regions.
"But II u daily bread rations are
to continue throughout the winter we
must obtain-sOmehow, somewhere
an additional thirty or forty million
hectoliters between 100000 and
100000 bushels) of wheat.
"The outlook Is not bright. Some
thing must be done. Something will be
done. The people Of France must take
the initiative. They must be- willing
to make more sacrifices. They must
not be afraid of further and stricter
restrictions"
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WILL GET JOBS

struct private homes alone will re-
quIre the work Of 100000 men for ~
years.
Prof. Van den Ven Of Louvain, o
In the United States, says the was
losses Of Belgium total approximately
$4,000, 900, 600. Before the drive more
than $4,000 buildings had been de-
stroyed. Practically all the important
factories have been robbed Of their
machinery, and, IN many cases, not
only the walls RACED but the very foun-
dations destroyed.
The machinery was shipped to Ger.
many. Towns and villages have been
wrecked. Farms have been robbed OF
all live stock. Miles of interurbLn
railroads have been torn up and
shipped to Germany.
The problem is first to keep alive
the population released by Germany
second, to reconstruct the industrial
machine so the people can make q
living.
England also will want food, anu
featured goods, raw material and ma.
chinery In great quantities. So will
Italy and the Scandinavian countries.
George Il. Roberts of the National
City bank maintains that the United
States will pass out Of the wal period
with more wealth than she possessed
before the conflict began. There has
been much scientific development OF
industry, and agriculture has been
stimulated as never before.
There Is no obstacle, he thinks,
to a continuance of business activity
except the difficulty Of r~eadJustina
business to a peace basis. This obsta.
Gle Is great but surmountable.
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American Doughboys Faced
Three Fortified Defense
Systems.
NOTHING COULD STOP THEM
Interesting Description of One Of the
last Big Fights in Which
~Pershing's Troops Were
Engaged.

With the First American Army
Three fortified defensive systems
guarded the German positions be-
tween the Argonne and the Meuse
when the Americans burst through
them.
h advanced line, the enemy's old
line, called the Hagen stellung; his
intermediate line ran a kilometer or
two behind 1t, according TO the config-
uration of the terrain, hills, streams
n woods, and was called the Volker
stellung. Behind that ran his main
reserve line of defense, the Kremhilde
stellung, a continuation of the Brun-
hide stellung, which runs through
Champagne.
AT their first bound the attacking
waves of doughboys swept over the
first two fortified zones with their
barbed-wire entanglements cut to
pieces by the preliminary lombard
ment, and in several points they pen
etrated the Kremhilde stellung, which
pivOted in the Aire-Meuse sector on
MOntfaucOn.
The three-hour artillery preparation
between 2:30 and 80 o'clock in the
morning had driven the enemy to his
deepest dugouts and the advanced as
sault troops were in the trenches
throwing gas bombs and grenades
down the stairways into the under
ground bombproof shelters before the
Boches could get upstairs.
Reducing StronghoIds.
Between the three different lines of
i~ntrenched positions the Boches had
installed series of strong points, ma
chine u nests, sometimes emplaced
In concrete and steel pillboxes, or else
merely set in strong, natural, com
handing positions.
The advanced waves Of storming
troops going forward in open order,
worked their way between the strong
points, often by worming along for con-
siderable distances on their stomachs,
or by crawling on hands and knees
through woods or along ravines. Ar
irving In the real of these positions.
they established contact with one an
other and proceeded forward, leaving
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-06
TAKE PRISONERS IN AIRPLANE
British Flyers Round Up Sixty-Five
Huns and Herd Them Into
Camp.

With the British Army In France
Airplanes can be used for capturing
infantry. II was proved by the Brit
ish in the recent advance.
Flying fairly low, seeking parties
Of Germans or war material to bomb.
two officers In one machine were fired
upon from a sunken road. The pilot
dived and the airplane machine quick.
ly accounted for four Germans. Very
quickly the Germans hoisted a white
flag in token Of surrender.
The airmen were in a dilemma. as
there was no British infantry in the
vicinity. They descended to 30 feet,
however, and ordered the Germans out
OF the roads, Of them in all. They
obeyed. Then rounding up the party,
the airmen directed them toward the
British lines. They circled over them
with the ever-menacing bombs and
machine guns until they encountered a
party Of British, who took the entire
lot to a prisoners cage.
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WHEN THE YANKS
STRUCK ON MEUSE

snipers TO work their way back In the
rear Of the strong points and pick off
the Boche machine gunners In many
cases.
1t was the job of the succeeding
waves of assault, with their light ma
chine guns and their little trench NOR
tars mounted on light, t~wo-wheeled
carts hauled by man power to reduce
these strong points with or without the
aid Of artillery, tanks, or airplanes.
The most advanced waves were en-
tirely safe from the machine gun po-
sitions once they passed them, as the
Boches usually could not work their
guns toward their own rear, the EN-.
placement having been organized with
a view to firing ahead or on the TANKS
only. Furthermore, If the Germans
fired toward the rear, they would re-
veal their presence TO the succeeding
attacking waves which. would put
them out of action before they could
swing around again.
Why Casualties Are Light.
1t Is because the attacking waves
went forward deployed in extended
formation and behind n curtain of fire
Of bursting shells, a creeping barrage.
that casualties among attacking
troops were so much lighter than any
one unfamiliar with these tactics
might imagine.
The doughboys passed Montfaucon,
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which was q hive of machine gun
nests I'm their advance toward Nam
tillois and Cierges, and ii was not IN
til the day after the town had been
practically surrounded that the last
enemy resistance was crushed there.
After penetrating we'll beyond Mont
faucon on either side, American pa
trolls Of twos and threes began to-
recOnnoitre the town and the chateau
which stands on q tent-like ridge COM
handing the plain in all directions.
Those patrols which entered from the
north, from behind, worked their way
through the ruins of shell-shattered
houses right up to the front OF the
town, where they sniped the German
machine gunners In the backs. as they
were firing on American patrols nd.
vancing from Cuisy. Prisoners were
taken from the deep dugouts 80 and
60 feet below the ruined town two
days after the Americans had estab-
lished themselves In the town.
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drownd-ed." Carolyn May sobbed. "Pd
want to be drownd-ed myself, too"
II know, dear. But do you really
believe your Uncle Joseph would do
such a thing? Would he drown your
dog?"
Il saw him putting the stones in
the bag" sobbed Carolyn May. And
he said he would"
But he said II when he was angry,
dear. We often say things when we
are angry-more's the pity which
we do not mean, and for which we are
bitterly sorry afterwards. l am sure,
Carolyn May, that your Uncle Joe has
no intention of drowning your dog"
"Oh, Miss Amanda! Are you pos
tive?"
Positive! l. know Joseph Stage.
He was never yet cruel to any dumb
creature. Go ask him yourself, Caro-
Ign May. Whatever else he may be,
he is not a hater Of helpless and dumb
animals"
Miss Amanda" cried Carolyn May.
with clasped hands, "you-you are just
lifting an awful big lump off my hearth
I'll run and ask him right away"
She raced with the barking Prince
back to the Stagg premises. Mr.. Stagg
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To Be No Slump in the Demand
for Labor.
Devastated Europe VIII Look TO
United States TO Help
Rebuild.

New York.-Jobs for all will be had
for the asking In the period or the
worlds reconstruction. There's TO De
no slump In the demand for labor.
Ii has been estimated that no fewer
than 10000 900 men have been killed
In Europe. The United States, which
has not lost $1,000 men, must make
good this huge labor loss.
Devastated Europe will look to the
United States for help to rebuild. We
must finance this big job and supply
the materials and tools.
According to M. Tardieu, French
high commissioner, It will take two
years to get the French coal mines In
working order and ten years to put
them In prewar condition. To recon
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Ct4APTER v-Continued.

The mole In question lived under a
piece OF rock wall near the garden
fence.
When Uncle Joe came home to din
e on one particular Saturday he
walked down to the corner of the gar
den fence, and there saw the havoc
Prince had wrought. In following the
line Of the mole's last tunnel he had
worked his way under the picket fence
and had torn up two currant bushes
and done some damage in the straw
berry patch.
"And the worst Of II u.s." grumbled
the hardware dealer, che never caught
the mole. That mongrel really isn't
worth a bag of dornicks to sink him In
the brook. But that's what he's going
70 get this very evening when I come
home. 1 won't stand for him a day
longer"
Carolyn May positively turned pale
as she crouched beside the now
chained-up Prince, both arms about
his rough neck. He licked her cheek.
Fortunately. he could not understand
everything that was said to him, there
fore the pronouncement Of this terri
bic sentence did not agitate him an
atom.
Carolyn May sat for a long time un-
der the tree beside the sleeping dog
and thought how different this life at
The Corners was from that she had
lived with her father and mother in
the city home.
If only that big ship, the Dunraven,
had not sailed away with her papa
and her mamma!
Carolyn May had been very brave on
that occasion. She had gone ashore
with Mrs. Price and Edna after her
mothers last clinging embrace and her
fathers husky "Good-by, daughter"
with scarcely a tear.
OF course she had been bravel Nam
MA would return In a few weeks, and
then, after a time, papa would like
wise come back-and oh so rosy and
Stout
And then, In two weeks. came the
fatal news Of the sinking Of the Dun
raven and the loss of all but a small
part Of her crew and passengers.
Vaguely these facts had become
KNOWN to Carolyn May. She never
spoke of them. They did not seem real
to the little girl.
But now. sitting beside the con-
demned Prince-her companion and
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-06
DUTCH TAKE TO BAGPIPES
"DoedeIzakspeel" Latest Craze in Hol-
land and People Can't Get
Enough.

Observation-Disclosures is all the
rage at The Hague.
Doedeizakspeel Is Dutch for bag.
pipes.
Some Of the British released pris-
oners have brought the bagpipes, and
their kilties, through Holland-and
Doedeizakspeel has become the jazz
band Of the nation.
No cabaret is complete without 1t,
and highland filings are flung about the
restaurants Of the white light district
with the same abandon Broadway
knew when the tango was at It's high.
est.
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With Her Arms About the Little Girl,
Miss Amanda Struggled Her Up
Close.
had just inished filing In with the
stones the trench Prince had dug I'M
der the garden fence.
There" he grunted. "That drafted
dog won't dig this hole any bigger. I
reckon. What's the matter with you.
Car'lyn2"
"Are-are you going to drown'd
Princey, Uncle JoeY lift you do, It
just seems to me, ID shah die !"
He looked up at her searchingly.
"Humphi In that mongFel so allim-
portant to your happiness that you
want to die II he doesy" demanded the
man.
"Yes, Uncle joe" s
"Humph! r calculated the hardware
dealer again. II believe you think
more of that dog than you do Of me-"
Eyes. Uncle Joe"
The frank answer hit Nix. STACY
harder than he would have cared .
acknowledge.
"Why?" he Queried.
Because Prince never said q word
to hurt me in his life |" said Carolyn
May, sobbing.
The man was silaneed. He felt IN
his inmost heart mat he had been
judged.
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schools Ban Book Aoents.

Findlay. O.-Here is something that
might not do any harm II It spread
over the country like ar epidemic:
Digging up an old order. the local
board Of education has warned book
agents that they must keep away from
the teachers In the public schools here.
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CAROLYN CANNOT FACE PROSPECT OF LOSING HER ONLY
FRIEND AND COMPANION.

Synopsls-Her father and mother reported lost at sea when the
DunraUen, On which they had sailed for Europe, was sunk, Carolyn
May Cameron-Hannahs Carolyn-s sent from New York to her bach
ehr uncle, Joseph Stage, at the Corners. The reception given her by
her uncle Is not very enthusiastic. Carolyn is also chilled by the stern
demeanor Of Aunty Rose, Uncle Joes housekeeper. Stagg is dismayed
when he learns from a lawyer friend of his brotherlnlaw that Carolyn
has been left practically pennness and consigned to his care a S guardian.
Carolyn learns Of the estrangement between her uncle and his onetime
sweetheart. Amanda Parow, and the cause of the bitterness between
the two families.
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Queen Marie Of Roumania Is not
only one Of the most beautiful among
the royal women Of Europe. but also
M Of the most talspted.
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ouay real comforter during these
veeks OF her orphanhood-the little
gii fa2& bttteviy her loneliness and
Q1aG :
II Unete Joe csd % he had threat
ened. W1A1 should she dot There
sssmed % b no place for her and
Rklnes q run away 20.
I'm quite sm0 I don't want 10
I'VE thought Carolyn May dismally.
~ papa and mamma and Prince are
au dsad-whyi thare aren't enough
SkhR fulkD left In the world to make
& worth while living In I don't be-
nsv& II Prince isn't going 10 be alive.
thn ] DON'T want 10 b aliva either"
~ and BY Prince began 70 get very
waaaY. d wa hong past his dinner
xpuN ana svery time b heard the
sRU0 0puc dam he jumped up and
0Md sa0ssAy and win cooked ears
- WaeE1pg tn n UAt direction.
~ upsr tAaAG veu." said Carolyn
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No BE CONTINUED

An order for 100000 pairs OF knee
length rubber boots for the French
army has been placed with American
manufacturers.
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HE SURE IS A BIG
, MAN AT THE FRONT

Topeka, Kan.--Is a mule
driver essential to the winning
of the war? This is the prob
lem before the industrial ad-
visory board of the First dis
trict. 1t was the first case to
come before the board. The mule
driver claims his work Is essen
tial to the operation of a Kan
saS mine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-06

Prince proves hlmsslf a real
canine hero and makes himself
'solld" with all the people at the
Corners. His exploit 10 described
In tho next installment.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-15

Services as follows: Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., B. W. Getsinger, super intendent; C. Raymond, assistant su- perintendent. Classes for all ages. Men of the city are most cordially in vted to the business mems Bible class, taught by our pastor. Preaching at II a. m. Our pastor will deliver 6 series of sermons, each Sunday for seven Sundays. The general subjects are as follows: "The Christian Life for the mornings and "The Need and Means of Spiritual Healing" for the evenings. Special subjects for the first Sunday morning is The Tree of Life" and in the evening will be 'Is Jesus Able to Save" Evening services at D. m. We extend hearty invitation to all, and especially to strangers. B. Y. P L. at D. m. Miss Elma Rock, leader, and the subject will be very interesting and it is expected that all members and friends as far as possible, be present Mid week prayer services Wednesday evening at 8 D. m. You will enjoy these prayer services if you will come Music by the regular choir, for the church services. Let all members of the church and congregation come and bring friend, for must be up and do- ing for the Masters sake.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-15
The Weekly Review

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-With the rest of the country on an accepted war basis, Wall street is gradually but surely settling down to rock bottom conditions. preparing for an indefinite period of financial rationing.
 The inflexible course pursued by the federal reserve board with the hearty cooperation of, the clearing house as sociation and the stock exchange is be- lieved to foreshadow steady diminu- tion to nominal proportions of business m the securities market. The action of the market this week conveyed the plain inference that many cliques and pools which contributed to the activity and higher quotations of the previous month had received definite intima- tions if not direct warnings to curtail their operations.
 At the lower level there was a mod - crate investment demand, induced by attractive dividend returns, this apply ing especially to higher grade rails and standard industrials. Buying of the transpOrtatiOns was fortified by fore casts of large earnings for August. ac indicated by gros sreturns already to hand.
 A prelude to the fourth Liberty loan was furnished by the. sharp if temper ary advance in existing Liberty As and the 4A's S due to Secretary McAdoo's recommendalions for an extension of exemptions, not only on these issues but the forthcoming flotations as we'll
 Plans already under way indicate that unusual efforts will be made to distribute the new loan more generally among small investors
Arizona republican., 1918-09-15
FINANCES AND MARKETS
Republican A. p. Leased WlreJ

NEW YORK. Sept. 14-With tne stock amrket exhibiting a strong .n- dertone for the first time this week. general recoveries from the weakness of the last few days featured the Sat urday short session in trading Indica- tionS were clear that the stringency in money. to which was attributed the li- quidation which has marked the retro grade movement of speculative issues, had been modified at least to limited extent and this factor and the contin- ued favorable war news, together with marked rise in Liberty bonds, served 10 encourage investment buyers. Stocks generally ruled from l to points above yesterdays closing quotations.
 Issues governed by specific rather than general influences included Mex ican Petroleum, which rose 13s points on reports that the Mexican govern ment had granted tax concessions to oil companies.
 General Electric and United States Alcohol scored the largest gains, ,ach rising five points. Sales amounted to 150000 shares.
 Analysis of the bank statement dis
Arizona republican., 1918-09-15
HOUSEWIVES WANT
 MORE ACTIVE PART

Tho last meeting of the House sFcs' league was partly obscured by Tho excitement of primary week, though it was the first regular meeting ni inc league. lt was presided over nr Mrs. J. D. Henderson About the most important proceeding was the adoption of the resolution which had been offered at a previous organization meeting and were withdrawn before a vote was then taken There was a sniri'cd contest over one resolution which backed the council of defense in the matter of prices of retail com moditics.
 Many complaints were made by members of abuses. Most of them came from women from the country who called attention to the great difference between the prices they received for calves and cattle and the prices the meat markets charged for meat. A committee was appointed to investi- gate these various complaints. A com mittee was also appointed to request of the county food administration rep resentation of the league in the ad- miuistration It was also resolved 10 make vigorous campaign for mem hership with the object of ultimately occurring 900 members.
 Those desiring to join are asked to correspond with the president Mrs. Henderson.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-15

who have just moved into the com modious offices at 37 North First avenue
 Peter Block has been associated in various Phoenix real estate offices for the past 10 years. J. NJ. Fogle IS also well known in local real estate circles having been in the work here for 10 years past. They announce a general real estate business including farm city, insurance. cattle and loans. Mir Block is quoted as saying that the month of August was the best he had ever enjoyed, the sales being nearly all city residences.