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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
CHINESE INTERESTED
IN THE RED CROSS
Organized Campaign Secures
Many Members In the
Larger Cities.

Observation-Disclosures sympathy and
friendship for the United States was
shown in striking fashion during the
last Red Cross drive for funds to carry
on the organizations relief work in
Europe. An account of the appeal made
in China for aid for the Red Cross was
received from Julian Arnold, CONNER
cial ttache at Shanghai, saying that
the Chinese of all classes Responded
nobly."
America was the first nation to So
licit the active participation of the Chi
nese in war relief work..
I'VE secured a good strong commit
tee of younger Chinese headed by c..
T. Wong, former vice president of the
Chinese senate" Mr.. Arnold said.
Eight teams were organized under
team captains. who were American COL
lege graduates. These Chinese teams
worked, hard and $4,000 Chinese were
added to the Red Cross membership
from Shanghai and environs.
"P. X. Che, secretary Of the Chinese
Worlds Students Confederation. car
the largest number of members Sc
cured. Chu Chi Chen, former minis
ter Of h interior, piled up 1000 MEM
bers to his credit. Chang Shien, former
minister of and agriculture,
added a good number of members.
Ihere was also a
team, headed by beautiful Chinese girl
graduates from American colleges. This
team secured over 1000 memberships.
Many Chinese schools in Shanghai
Joined as Junior auxiliaries.
IA number Of large Chinese COM
panies Joined with their entire staffs.
The Commercial Press with 1900 en-
ployes came in 100 per cent. One de-
partment store arranged that all its
employees receiving less than SIS q
month should have 60 per cent of the
membership fees paid by the firm, so
that all the members of this large con-
Germ rent about with Rec Cross but
tons during the drive. The Shanghai
hotels also joined, with every waiter,
bell boy and coolie wearing a Red Cross
with pride.
''The captain Of one of the Chinese
teams expressed surprise at. the gem
eral response of the poorer classes. to
the Red Cross appeal. It was no UNI
common occurrence to have a coolie
on the street answer a request to Join
with such remarks as:
America has always been the friend
Of China. She gave back to China the
Boxer indemnity and did other things
70 help US. Now / am glad to Join the
American Red Cross and help America.
"A poor man. receiving wages Of less
thaa SO q month. sent us from Ningpo.
100 miles south Of Shanghai, by courier
post. MOI knowing that China has a
modern postal administration, at Q cost
of II n for delivery ana is cents
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
Saving Cargo Space.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
NAM devices ave been used to save
cargo space since the shortage Of ships
began to interfere with the war and corn
merce, but one that was invented and
announced by the experts of the agricul-
turaI department seems the most inge-
NOUS Of all. and what is strange about
1t is tha the work began some time be-
Gore the war. These experts SAID II there
was q war the transporting Of long staple
cotton from Egypt. the only place where
It wa grown in any quantity. would be q
difficult matter. They got some Of the
seed Of that kind of cotton and started in
to kill the centipedes and CHA monsters
In the Salt valley where they planted It.
The cultivation. of that kind of cotton
has spread to the irrigated districts In
Arizona, California and New Mexico. It
is said that $1,000 bales OF 1t will be pro-
duced this year.
The war industries board, looking for
opportunities to save cargo space. noted
this fact, and imports of Egyptian cotton
were cut to $1,000 bales and much vessel
space saved thereby. Next year the arid
pasture fields Of the centipedes Of Arizona
will save still more cargo space; while
manufacturers Of automobile tires, thread
n fine fabrics will secure their fine
cotton. It ia said that within two or three
years there will be no necessity for linz
porting that kind Of cotton tor there will
be enough produced In the United States
to supply the demand.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
ANCIENT TEMPLES FOR
SUMMER COTTAGES

Picking, (by mail).-"Temple PARTIES
constitute a popular form of diversion
for the summer months in Picking. The
hills to the westward are dotted with
so-called temples-rambling com
pounds of one-story buildings built
centuries g by emperors in memory
of departed ancestors. The buildings
invariably surround a paved court or
OFTEN q series of such courts, shaded
as a rule by century old trees. In the
temple proper Is still to be found q
gigantic "buddha" or idol before whom
joss sticks are lighted at intervals by
priests and acolytes. of whom there
are generally a half dozen all told, oc-
cupying a portion of the compound.
1t Is quite easy n inexpensive to
secure the use OF one Of these temples
one or more Of the ~unoccupied sub
sidiary buildings-for a week end, a
week or the whole summer. They are
entirely without furniture except in
solar as a raised platform wherein the
furniture. Once installed the occu-
pant enjoys absolute peace and quiet
by day. AS a rule he sleeps in the
company OF n Of the lesser bud
who is hidden behind a curtain.
The only intrusion upon his privacy
occurs when the priest Of acolyte brings
food and places 1t before the idol and
returns later to remove what the rats
have left Of it.
"A number Of the old timers in Peking
have their temple leased year after
year and pass the summer there. For
the novice,o owing to the general lack of
everything that makes for comfort,
once is enough. 1t Is a thing. however,
that everybody must do once.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
NORWAY NOW HAS
MEMORIAL DAY TOO

Christiania.-(by mail).-Norway cell
ebrated its first Memorial day on June
IA. this year. The holiday, adopted in
avowed imitation Of the American OBJ
servance, will hereafter be an annual
institution. The day vas generally OBJ.
served in all the Norwegian seaports
in commemoration of the Norwegian
seamen, kill de in Germany's ruthless
submarine campaign. ALI flags were
flown at half mast, mo- only on mer-
chant ships and private buildings, but
also on naval and coast guard ships
and public buildings Of all kinds. All
over the world, wherever there were
Norwegian ships. the captains were i'm
structed to observe the same ceremoy.
At Christiania the Norwegian Mates
association arranged an impressive
ceremony In the Seamen's church,
which was appropriately decorated ana
was filled with q large ~congregation
OF relatives and friends Of the lost aail-
orr
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
A Common PoHcv.
From the PHILADELPHIA. Public Ledger.

The presidents Russian policy has
prevailed.
President Wilson was from the first
most firmly convinced hat anything APP
%proaching military Intervention in Russia.
unless invited and universally rallied to
by the Russian people. would be mistaken
by ever sincere Russian revolutionists as
a hostil and imperialistic movement. And
the vital point was and is-not what the
allies ~intend-but what the Russian peo-
pie think they intend.
Now We have the satisfaction OF know
ing that our loyal Asiatic ally, Japan. is
cooperating with us in Vladivostok on
these lines and within these limitations.
and that our splendid European allies,
with whose armies our boys are fighting
and dying today on h western front.
have had these plans n purposes laid
before them and have assented to them
I'm principle" We shall all now 60 for
ward in Russia with a common policy-a
policy Of protection, assistance. coopera-
ton, mutual understandings policy with
thes single purpose of supporting one Of
the most promising and pregnant move
ments in all human history, the blind.
laundering but sublime effort of the
Russian people to be free.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
ALWAYS SPEED IN
DOING war WORK
Special Order For Shells
Reaches Battle Front In
Record Time.

Manchester, England.-by mail)-
days after the British began their big
drive on the Somme a rush order for
5000 shells was given one of the pro-
jectile factories in this district. So
promptly vas the order executed that
in time to be used for smashing the
enemy's first counter attack.
This shows how clearly the NUM-
ton plants are related to the front
and gives an idea of the remarkable
degree of cooperation that exists be-
tween the shell maker at home and the
soldier in hte field.
The story of this districts achieve
ments in the manufacture of munitions.
illustrated by the actual operations,
was unfolded recently to a party OF
allied newspaper men, including a rep.
resentative of the Associated PresA
which inspected the factories under tho
guidance of officials of the ministry OF
munitions.
The party saw a great industrial dis .
trict, comprising the counties of Vests
morland, Cumberland. Lancashire. the
whole Of. North Wales. and the Isle OF
Man. which has been converted into
ing out Of war material. Everywhere
was evidence OF how h factories,
abruptly terminating their peace timo
work, had cleared deck for war time
action.
It was in June. 1916. that David
Lloyd George, then minister of muniA
lions, visited Manchester and told tho
manufacturers and business men that
the country needed a huge supply of
munitions and needed them ct once.
At that moment the great demand vas
for shells. They must be had. not
six months hence, but immediatel.
The Manifested District Engineering
Trades Employers association called q
meeting at once, at which nonfederated
firms also were represented. The chief
question considered was whether it was
wiser to establish special national
plants for the manufacture Of shells,
or to utilize the resources for the work
available. It was decided to follow the
second plan as 1t assured quicker re-
suits.
Textile manufacture is the principal
industry of the Manchester district,
and at first 1t appeared that the ma
chinery used in the exile factories
was entirely unsuited to munitions pro-
duction. But b perseverance, and in
genuity, the textile machinists have
contrived, to adapt their machinery 30
well to the work that they are now
the largest producers in the region.
At the beginning virtually only
shells were turned out, but gradually
the field OF manufacture was extended
until now II covers. besides shells. air.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29

planes, motor transport vehicles, guns,
trench mortars and projectiles, hand
grenades and bombs, mines, submarine
engines. steam engines and turbines,
scientific instruments and guages, and
a variety of other munitions, machin-
cry and appliances used for warfare.
AS an example of the concentrated
energy now being employed in the
Manchester district, it is pointed out
that within a 10-mile radius of the
Manchester City hall the 100000 pop
ulation employs 10000 900 horse power.
Eighty per cent of this energy is de-
voted to the manufacture of war NUM-
fiouS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29

President Wilson has made 1t absolutely
impossible for any one to mistake his
purpose. He does not indulge in diplomatic
~vagueness or cover his meaning with cir
cumlocution. He does not dodge the big
issue-he meets It and smashes It in the
first paragraph. Military Intervention IL
the first lion in the road on which he lays
hold. He says that 1t would be more
likely to add to the present sad state Of
confusion in Russia a to cure It," Then.
for fear his ia not clear and comprehen-
sive enough for the edification Of the mill
tary interventionists, he adds these an
initiating sentences:
Such military Intervention as has
been most frequently proposed, even
supposing 1t to be e~fficacious in its
immediate object of delivering an at
tack upon Germany from the east,
would, In its Judgment. be more likely
to turn out to be merely q method Of
making use of Russia than to be q
method of serving her. Her people,
II they profited by it at all. could not
from their present desperate difficul-
ties. and their substance would mean
time be used to maintain foreign
armies, not to reconstitute their own
or to feed thei own men, women md
children.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
An Idea From Russia.
From the CHICAGO News.

There is a gentleman in America now in whom ws on hoho,a
thing-a Russian soviet. lido It does ~ not % seem 1s $ e mysSes ana f1 rig fe;oht
some after talking to him. A part of it, at any rate, seems like horse
This genteman's name is Klodnitzky. He is an official of the
K Iorm nn ha xsga winch runs rs from near Perograd up northward to
provinces through which this railway goes. 40
what HS he IS, r ps "a pSiti is 4bs at r all; He IS simply imply a railway man. And
elected by a district. He is elected by the railway workers. He does
not represent a certain number of square miles inhabited by a certain
NUMBER OF people, OF all sorts. He represents a special vital business,
and ne brings to his soviet a special personal practical knowledge Of
rn a;'ra business nhs..u His Icon constituents 9 all employees of the Murman
the rank and file employees. The higher employees, the managers
Each of these representatives is a check OF the other One is
CHOSEN by the rank and file employees and has to be 'approved' by
approved, by the rank and file employees. Mr.. Klodnitzky, the
choice of the rank and file, is a socialist revolutionist. y The
of the ml de Of the Russian political parties. Mr.: Klodnitzky''s
col colleague ag the ,? choice r. Of the managers, is a cadet The cadets, .
Accordingly the men who represent the Thurman railway in Mr..
Klodnitzky's soviet may be said to reflect two different views Of the
both represent the railway as a railway. "'
NAV turn turf , out to to be d q esoWinp ;des IN m te worid IS " e ell a as by districts dMancts
IN am England nao today yiu4 1t zi is proposed there, and by thoughtful and
each industry elect a national council and that each national
industrial council send a representative, or several representatives,
to parliament.
OF course, Just as in Russia, there would be geographical repre-
inc1ads fhou ssnndt9, of me rsRasse9 %a srs elected tei The S% d ka;sian R soTie ;a
addition to the geographical representatives, there would be indus
trial IT tsp wenid Se this AND IN Tf ths T Bgitish be n s61 sain1 IN fl. From,
chamber of deputies, in the American congress, the members are
special internal problems of special businesses and they often make a
sad hash OF their special dealings with them. Yet they have their
Of national problems than is taken by specialists: So keep them.
But add the specialists. Put into u national legislatures a certain
regard to the governmental aspects of the intimate working details
OF railways, mines, forests, manufactures, wholesale commerce, retail
commerce, agriculture. Let us have knowledge as well as states
manship.
plain human idea. And, as time goes on, we may discover that the
Russians, fellow countrymen of some of the greatest scientists and
artists that ever lived, are quite considerably human and normally
intelligent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
The Channel Tunnel.
From the London Spectator.

EfOuI Tic lLOLuOn SPECTATOR.
"Charing Cross to Bagdad' is the
prophetic title of a most persuasive PAM
phlet on the channel tunnel published
last autumn by the Daily Chronicle. The
political, commercial, social. financial, en-
cheering and military aspects of this
splendid project are all severely considered
by ap Anglo-French panel Of eminent
men. h speak with expert authority.
That conservative sentiment and a timid
Don't tempt Providence insularity
should have stood between US and this
great adventure for nearly half a century
Is a national calamity and a reproach to
our national enterprise and Imagination.
l~ndoleptly or faint heartedly to boggle At
1t n longer would be to sin against the
light-wantonly to shut ourselves off fro.p
half the benefits of an allied victory. boti
moral and material. Not light or mad
visedly IL the undertaking described "a
IA Great Inter-Allied Reconstruction
Scheme" "The construction Of the chan
mel tunnel after the war will be a monu-
merit to the victorious cooperation Of all
that y free in the world. and q guarantees
jeopardy again."
But the channe tunnel is only an incl
dent. albeit an important one, n the
great worlds highway from Dover to the
Persian gulf. And why should the new
line end at Dover? Why not bring America
to Europe by means of another dhannei
tunnel-to Ireland? Incidentally such con.
nection might ven bring Ireland to Eng.
land-Qr q good lea nearer than abe n.
In goodwill. In understanding and politio-
ally, as we'll as In time. The great mate
rial benefits that would result to both
are SO clear as to need no labor
ing. Belfast to Bagdad in q through car.
rage with your grip on the rack above
you all the way. a through ticket. and no
changes!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
TALENT vs.. GENIUS.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Ouver Holmes.
The world Is always ready to re-
!. ceive talent with open arms. Very
; often Il does not know what to do
; with genius. Talent is Q docile'
creature. It bows Its head meekly
while the world slips its collar over
; It. 1t backs into the shafts like a
, lamb. 1t draws its load cheerfully
; and is patient of the bit and the
whip. But genius is always inn
patient of its harness: its wild blood
makes 1t hard to train.
Talent Is a very common family
; trait, genius belongs rather t in
; dividuals: just as you find one
; giant or one dwarf in a family. but
; rarely a whole brood of either.
Talent is often to be envied, and
genius very commonly to be pitied.
1t stands twice the chance of the
other of dying in a hospital. in Jail.
in debt, in bad repute. 1t is a per-
, petual insult to m~ediocrity: its
every word Is a trespass against
somebody's vestal ideas.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29

Flowers are more fragrant when the
Jun is not shining on them, it is con-
tended by q French scientist. He says
the oils which psoduce the perfumes are
forced out by the water pressure in ~
plant cells and this - diminished 81
sunlight.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29

for return receipts. $3.50 for a MEMBER
ship in the Red Cross. He stated that
he had heard his friends tell how
friendly the United States had been to
China and he wanted to join this great
society,""
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29
Th. Only oiff.r.ne..
Fropl the Washington Pm

FToUl the Washington Post.
4 millionaire. as he climbed Into hts
limousine. snarled at q newsboy:
NO. l don't want any paper! Get out"
wen. Keep your shirt on, boss" the
newsboy answered. '.The only differenos
between you and me Is that you're maxim
Jour second million. while I'm workin' on
my first"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-29

Chiefly for roofing automobiles an
imitation glass that resembles cellu.
loid has been invented In Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-26
REFORMS FOR
INDIA OFFERED

Bombay, India, Dec. 25-Introdue-
ton Of modern methods of agriculture
and labor saving machinery, a special
survey Of the coal position in India
and better exploitation Of forests and
fisheries are recommended in the re-
port Of the Indian industries commits
sion.
The creation Of an imperial and
provincial department of industry and
the employment of q large staff with
a knowledge Of mechanical engineer
ing are urged.
Universal primary education, tech
nical education of artisans and better
housing and the establishment of an
organized system of apprenticeship.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-26
BILLS HEALTH IS
PROV|NC;bUT HIS
XMAS isn't MERRY

Amerongen, Holland, Dec. 24.-WiI-
liam Hohenzollern's health shows
marked Improvement, but ne is still
compelled to xeercise the greatest pre-
cautions owing to the penetrating and
damp cold weather. Since Saturday
the former emperor has not left his
suite or apartments in Amerogen cas-
tie, but has been able to join the men,
bers of his rotinue at all meals. He
occupies other periods Of the day in
reading hundreds of letters reaching
him from all parts of the world. He
receives only an occasional telegram
and these rarely evoke a reply. Several
days during his illness the ex-emperor
saw only his wife and his immediate
attendants.
The former empress also remains In
her apartment, not even going into
the gardens within the surrounding
meats.
This morning a Christmas tree was
brought into the castle for tonight's
celebration, which will be a most i'm
pretentious affair. Those participating
besides the ex-emperor and empress
will be a number OF officers who re-
signed their commissions in the Ger
man army in order to remain in the
vicinity Of their former reuler's re-
treat, and household servants and or
derlies Several Of these officers were
busy throughout the day arranging the
details of the celebration in which
Count Won Bentinck will participate.
They purchased presents, which tho
former emperor and empress Will ex-
change according to custom and also
gifts for their attendants.
The eX-emperor is as yet undecided
about making a public declaration and
still declines to receive any CORE
spOndentS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-26
Moore Denies Charges
That He Took Bride
Continued from Page ~

for the defendants, asked the court
to prevent Sheriff Sutton from
statements regarding the character OF
the defendants, after Sutton had add
that he did not offer money to the
pair on trial to get confession be-
cause Of their bad character. The
court ordered that shat part Of the
testimony be stricken out.
George Blair Of Pensacola, who kept
the Blair hotel at the time of the
Davis murder identified the hotel reg
lister with the name Robert Black
WELL" 2-21-17 in 1t. Blair testified
that he did not see the register until
some time after that date and after
Bob's wife had asked to see the reg
lister, took it into Blair's bedroom.
closing the door and remained in the
room some time before they returned
the register to the Office, at that time,
calling attention to Bob's name on the
register. He also testified that he
knew Bob well, and that he had not
seen him for three months before the
Davis murder.
Will Blackwell showed the Jury his
experiences in breaking handouts by
an exhibition before the jury, when
a pair had been put on him. Sheriff
Russ of Bay county, testified that he
had seen a pair Of handouts of the
late improved kind, which could not
be opened by the same key as locked
with.