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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03

A regular army of approximately
half million men is provided for
specifically in estimates submitted to
Congress for the fiscal year 1920,
beginning next July /. Detailed item
on the pay of the army show that in
the total Of s1,922,000,000 asked for,
exclusive Of the fertilization esti-
mates, provision is made for the pay
ment of only 21,25O officers and $780,
667 men of the line and approximate
ly 10000 non-combatant troops with
the requisite staff officers.
The inclusion in the estimates,
however, of five items of pay with a
nominal appropriation of 800 each
asked. shows that the whole ques-
ton of the strength of the army aft
er the conclusion of peace has been
deferred and that supplemental est
mates are to be expected under these
headings when it it possible to p;'e
sent completed project. The items
thus held in suspension are those
providing for the pay of reserve and
National Guard officers and men,
The naval estimates are framed on
an exactly opposite theory. Every
provision is made for steady and
rapid increase of the fleet, a total of
approximately $434,000,000 being ask
ed. OF that sum $2OO,OOO,O0O is the
first Increment of the proposed new
three-year building program provid-
ing for 10 additional dreadnaughts,
battle cruisers and 140 other fight
ing craft. The remainder of the s434,-
100000 would go to complete ships
Of the first three-year program.
Secretary Daniels has renewed al
SO the naval emergency fund item
under which Congress appropriated
500. 100000 last year to- provide for
the construction of additional de-
stroyers, submarine chasers and 9TH
er special craft, and to expedite
construction work. This year, how
ever, the department asks for $175,-
COO, 900.
The total appropriations for the
naval establishment is estimated at
$2.644.000,000, or an increase of ap-
proximately a billion dollars over
appropriations made for the current
year. The pay Of the navy item
stands at s579.946,OO0. against s227,-
372.946 this year. Similarly $155,2S6,-
600 is asked for the Marine Corps,
against $143,339, 900 this year.
Just what reductions in naval es-
Inmates were made following the
signing of the armistice with Ger
many, which ended hostilities, is not
disclosed. So far as the army is con
cerned. however, General March ,ha:
stated that more than s16,000,000,
COO was Topped off of the Original
$4,000, 100000 war budget for the
the year, bringing the new total, in
Guiding Notifications, down to less
than 100000
The army estimates show that thu
specific provision made is for tn,
Regular establishment only as a
nnept authorized and raised it t,
Timum war strength. This il
free contemplated in the regu
my reorganization made in tn
hal defense act of 1916, whicl
federalized the National Guard
plan indication of this metho
resenting the estimates, it i
q. is that an entirely new mil
policy is to be proposed, an
for that reason no appropri;
for continuing the guard
eral service or otherwise suppl
ting the regular army are mo-
Id.
2e most striking equipment al
riation Of the army budget is +,
hir service, Under aircraft DR.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
LICENSED 70 WED.

County Clerk Hobbs issued 4 mar
riage license to Willie Wise. son of
Rachel Wise, and Hazel Pearl, daugh-
ter of, William Pearl
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
Be a Joy.Walker
'Geis.lt'' for Corns
2Drops, 2 Seconds Corn Is Doomed!

When you. almost die with your
shoes on and corns make you almost
the pain. take a vacation for a min
ute or two and apply 2 or 3 drops
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
DON'T NEGLECT A
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Co afcer + with Sloan'a
L,a;----c--.1.. bcfc--c il Gets
dangerous

Apply liale, don't rub, let It psne-
trais, and--good-by tvinse! Same 70.
external aches, pains, strains, stiffness
Of joints or MUSCLES, iafneness, bruises.
Instant relief without nauss:1css or
so;led clothing. Reliable-thc biggest
selling liniilaele year after year. Eco
nomical by reason Of enormous sales.
Keep big bottle ready at ali times.
Ask your druggist Tor Sloan's Liniment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
ALLEGED DESECRATERS
OF FLAG ARRESTED
Home Guards at Wilmont, S. d.,
Have Wild Chase After
Two Young Men.

Wilmot, S. D.. July 5.-Young men
m Horstman and Anderson, living
near Wilmot. were central figures in a
chase with exciting features. the cap
tain OF the Wilmot Home Guards and
several of his men being the other
actors in the little drama. which re-
suited in the capture of the two on a
charge OF ~disloyalty.
1t is alleged that Horstman took an
American flag from the side of an
automobile in which he and Anderson
were riding. tore it n threw it into
The road.
The captain of the Home Guards or
dered his men to apprehend the of
tenders. who left town at top speed in
their automobile. The Home Guards
obtained other automobiles and started
In pursuit. The pursuit o. them to
Peever. Sisseton, Browns Valley, Mimi,
and then back again to the South Da-
kota side of the boundary line. and
finally to the homes of the two young
men east of Wilmot. where they were
captured.
The men We're released on parole,
one OF the conditions being that they
shall report at stated intervals tor the
captain of the Home Guard
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
TO RELIEVE SHORTAGE
OF LABOR IN S. DAKOTA

Sioux Falls, S. D.. July Accord
ing to an announcement made here by
Brown Mcdonald. special agent of the
employment bureau of the department.
of labor at Washington, South Da-
kota will be apportioned four branches
of the national service which is de-
signed to remedy SO far as possible the
growing shortage Of labor for farms
and other necessary lines and branches.
Sioux Falls will be made the head.
quarters OF the Jour branches which
are to be established IN South Dakota.
A permanent station has been estab-
lished in Huron, and the other branches
which will be placed in operation with
in the next two or three weeks will be
at Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and RAPID
City. h plan of the bureau is to Gre,
ate In Sioux Falls a clearing house
for all the different trades and labor
ers in South Dakota. A director win
be placed in charge Of South Dakota
and all the sub-stations in the state
will report to the head office in this
city. The state director will in turn,
send his complete records of the labor
situation in South Dakota to the dis.
trict manager at Minneapolis. He in
turn will report to Washington. This
district will embrace Montana, Minne.
sofa and the two Dakotas.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
CORRUPT PRACTICES
ARE NOT AMENDED

Pierre. S. d.. July 3.-Contrary to
recent discussion, the Special legis-
lative session did no. amend the cor
rupt practice election act to prohibit
the use OF more than $500 in the in
terest of promoting any constitutional
amendment or initiated or referred
law. This provision was included i n
the original act, which was passed by
the legislature of 1913, beng chapter
203. And that act states in part.
mo person. firm or corporation
shall spend a sum in excess of $500 10
promote the success or defeat of any
constitutional amendment, referred or
initiated law"
Recently this provision has been as
cribed to the special legislative session
of 1918, but Chapter 43 of 1918, while
it did amen the corrupt practices act,
it was entirely along other lines.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
FEAR ENTERTAINED FOR
GIRL MISSING A MONTH

Hitchcock. S. D., July 5.-Friends
here have become alarmed by the APP
parent mysterious disappearance of
Miss Katie Gross. a former Hitch
cock girl. No word has been received
from her for more than a month. AZ
ter leaving Hitchcock she located at
Redfield, and left there over a month
g for Sioux Falls, where she ntend-
ed entering a hospital. But she never
did so. writing her father from Sioux
Falls that she had changed her mind
and was going to a hospital at ST. Paul,
Mimi. instead. Since that time moth
ing has been heard from her and it is
feared something serious has hap
pened her. Up to the time of writing
the letter from Sioux Falls she had
been very regular in her correspond
ence, and the fact that she has not
written since that time adds to the
fear of relatives that she has been the
victim of an accident or may have
been kidnapped by white ~slavers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
SOUTH DAKOTA and
THE COAL QUESTION
Dealers Urge Consumers to Put
In Supplies While That
Is Possible.

Watertown, s.. D.. July 3.-That the
general public doe not realize tho
seriousness OF the coal situation in
South Dakota or the need for needing
the instructions from the United States
fuel administration to purchase and
store enough coal for winter use dur
ing the summer months. is the state
ment OF John II. Selmser. of the Selm-
ser Grain & Fuel company, who has
Just returned from Aberdeen where he
conferred with the federal fuel admin
istrafion for South Dakota, w. G.
B~ichelhaupt. People in Watertown. he
said. are not placing advance orders
Tor their next winters coal supply OF
laying in coal in storage at all as they
when cold weather arrives.
hard coal can point to the fact that
ltvered. But the people should file
continued. He said he has assurance
that hard coal will be shipped into
South Dakota beginning soon and tina
the movement will be quite free from
that time until the states allotment
OF o a has been reached. Soft coal, he
said. is ready for delivery and should
be p~urchasedeand stored now.
Mr.. Selrnser said South Dakota will
only receive 166, 600 ton of hard coal
for h coming winter, or Just 80 per
cent of the coal used asst winter 1t
will therefore be necessary, he pointed
out. for people using hard coal heaters
and stoves to burn 20 per cent soft
coal
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
LIQUOR INJECTED
INTO the FIGHT
G. o. p. Congressional Chair.
man Will Resist Being
Thrown Cut Of Office.

Washington. July 5.-charges by
Chairman Frank woods, in a letter to
Congressman Meekers and GRAY. that
the opposition to HE candidacy is in
sp:red by the "wet2s have added fuel to
tho flames burning n the republican,
congressional committee. Mr.. Woods
he has known fur q long time
liquor interests opposed him.
ed he quit the chairr1snShip. The ron,
over the 'chairmanshir promises 10 run
ON indefinitely az Mr.. Woods AVS he
e not intend TO reign. It threat
ems TO become more bitter.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
HICKEY ASSUMES THE
OFFICE OF u. 8, MARSHAL

Sioux Falls. s. D., July 1.-Winiam
Hickey, Of Yankton, today took the
a and assumed the duties Of United
States marshal for South Dakota, te
which position he recently was an.
pointed by President Wilson. For
States marshal and also was sheriff
OF Yankton county. He succeeds In
the office OF marshal Capt. Tom Taub.
a q well known newspaper man n,
the state. who has Just completed his
four-year term. The retiring marshal
VIII return to his former home n
Planktnton. where he again will be-.
cone editor and publisher Of the Plan.
ksnton Herald. q newspaper which he
conducted from pioneer days I'M "a tho
time he became United States mar.
shall. 80
ALEXANDR1A-Joseph Hin. Who IN.
charge OF the large HNll stock farm. m
TINS Y and u also doing Agricultural
work for the government. suffered =
broken leg when he leaped from . load Of
q which was O~verturning on q difficult
bit Of road.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES az his abil.
ity to talk the German language huenflv-
Theodore Mayer. . Brtdeswater boy vho
e serving In h national srmy. has been
promoted to the position OF interpreter
n Will be sent to France at An early
dat TOR duty In the camps Of German
prisoners.
NORTHUMBERLAND the, efforts az
the patriotic residents OF this place Il co-
foot community faspole has been erected
on the chief business street and I large
stars n stripes toats from the tor Of
the staff each day.
CHANCELLoR-A service nag has been
WnAAa4 - HAA 1AAN1S 49,. A>aN - So T0s
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
WANT FIRE PROOF
ROOFING USED

Deadwood. S. D., July Sin the list
Dakota state association of fire chiefs
al. their meeting here recently, is in
Guided a claus which recommends to
h state council of defense an act pro-
viding for the use of non-combustible
roofing on all buildings located on the
right of way OF near a railroad track.
This resolution was passed in view
of h fact that many grain elevators
and other warehouses are located near
the railroad tracks and as they are in
many instances covered with shingles
or board roofing the low grade of soft
coal used principally by the railroads
imperils h safety of the structure.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
FOREST CRY. SOUTH DAKOTA

To make the artificial eye practically
lndistinguishable is the aim of a British
with a ball made of cartilage as a sub
stitute for a metal or glass one. a
sphere OF such construction when put
IN place establishes connection with
piood vessels and the surrounding It's
u When thus fixed in the cavity
1t is supposed to be capable of move
ment correspondent to that of "A normal
rye. and furthermore fills the space
SO tflat there is no depression. as Is
invariably the case when "A shell is
used. Although time must yet prove
the practicability of the scheme, there
is reason to expect that the war has
brought forth another triumph in plas-
Nc SURGERY
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

Most persons know the story told Of
Cleopatra to Illustrate her luxurious
habits of living. that she dissolved in
1er wine a precious pearl. No one
seems yet to have questioned what
must have been the effect upon the
rink, but scientists scott at the posi-
oility OF such solution. The fact is
pearls are not soluble in wine. The
most powerful vinegar affects them
,llowly and never entirely dissolves
mem. Tor the organic matter remains
oehlnd in the shape of Il spongy mass
hat Is larger than the original pearl.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
OVER DRAFT AGE
CARPENTER ENLlsrs

Mitchell, S. D.. July s.-Loren ID.
Luce. 36 years old and married., left
Mitchell this morning with a contin-
gent sent to jefferson barracks, Mis-
souri,. Luce. who is a carpenter, has
been doing q profitable business at
washington Springs, but felt that he
could be of more value to his country If
he entered the service.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
TWO MILLION TROOPS
IN FRANCE JANUARY |.
Army Officials Believe That
humber Can Be Increased
to 2,750,000
BY CARL D. cRoA..

Un'teo Press Staff Correspo7ter..
Washington. ID. c.. July 5.--More
than 1905. 600 men will be IN France
Sefc,e the first OF the year j. present
WI. department hopes are realized.
Secretary OF War Baker makes no
predictions lest unforeseen difficulties
0.aanpoint the nation. But othe.- de-
partmeat officials said TODAY they
could sec no reason at present wiz: the
100000 figure should not be exceeded
perhaps to the extent of e75. 900 or
more.
Officials said today they would rot
be surprised IL the 2,I50,O00 mark were
attained.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
SAVED FROM ATTACK
OF AN ANGRY BULL

Sisseston. s. D., July 5.-The oppor-
tune appearance of an older brother
saved the life of the 11-year old son of
sivert Bothum. a Roberts county farm
er. when the horse on which he was
riding was suddenly attacked by an
ugly bull. The charge OF the bull was
OF such force that the horse was thrown
upon its back and the boy was tossed
o number of feet into the air. The bull
was about to renew its attack on the
PROSTATE horse and boy when the older
brother appeared and rescued them.
me boy was rendered unconscious
when he struck the ground and did not
recover his senses for some time.
DEADWOOD-The Lawrence county ex-
emptton board a reported two men to
the war department . deserters because
they failed to appear m accompany the
June quota Of the selective draft to Camp
Sunston. The two alleged delinouents arc
Charles 9. Smith, who war. last heard of
~ Duluth. MIMI. n Thomas H. Martin,
last heard Of at Butte. Mont. It is possible
that both may have enlisted in some
ran OF the service without having no.
titled the Lawrence county exemption
board.
MISUNDERSTANDING Green, an Alces-
ter young q Who 10 serving with the
American expeditionary forces in France.
n 9 letter just received by the home folks
refers as follows to one Of the UNIQUE
features In that country. which has not
heretofore been alluded to In letters from
south Dakota soldiers: s:It seems rather
strange to 80 . French woman going out
2 the morning with . dozen cows, taxing
aer sewthg with her. and Their sitting
alongobdo the road all day watching the
cattle and seeing that they do not ret
lto some n discs field 20 feet farther
Town the road. A fence u q rarity over
hAHA nNnIARA~ - hA = AkA>A ~.AV NfAI
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

William d. Walton. Of Str%oudsburr.
Pa., q civil war veteran, has not
worn q pair Of shoes in 81 years. Dur
!ng all this period Walton has worn
leather boots, and only four pairs Of
those. Recently he purchased his first
pair OF shoes. and is now wearing them
With much interest in his new fangied
foot gear.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

Mauch Chunk. Pa. is so quiet and
orderly that the entire police force en-
listed In the marine corps. The force
consisted Of four men-Robert Nader.
Clinton Nader. Charles Shut and
Chester Bisby. The Jail at Mauch
Chunk has not been occupied by a
prisoner since last Christmas.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11
DELAY TAKING MEN
BECAUSE OF THE HARVEST

Pierre. S. D.. July 3.-Governo,
Norbeck has received word from the
var department that on account of
harvest reasons the draft call coming
next in South Dakota will not come
until the end of July. This will APP
ply to northern states. In other states
it comes the first part of July.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

There is a corner off the southern
coast OF Britain where several subma-
rines been chased to sudden and
complete destruction. A deep tidal rip
sets IN and filings the tinfish hither
and thither until sooner or later "a
granite tsoth brushes in it's frail plates.
Tnen. on a quiet day, a sea telescope
or maybe a diver espies the wreckage.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

England has gone back to the time of
William the Conqueror. The curfew
which provides that all public places
be closed at 1890 at night, is the first
70 De enforced since 100. The curfew
was used for the first time in England
~ q military measure to prevent the
civilian population from roaming
around at night and attacking troops.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

Boothbay Harbor, Me-. has the dis
einction of having the youngest unlim-
lted chief engineer in the state. He is
Merrill Miller. age "a, and is the chief
engineer on the Dutch steamer Ysil-
maven. now on the way to South Amer
lea. His younger brother. Austin. in
second engineer on the steamer snug
HarbOr. He Is %.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

Southern California Produces ~ per
cent of all the lima beans crown UPON
Inc face OF the earth. TA6 only other
place where limas are extensiveiv
grown 10 on the island Of sI:iagascar.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

q Lenox Dale (Mass.) woman, whose
husband was n Of the first OF the re-
eervists to return to fight for his coun-
~ and = wa killed. has bought a
Liberty bond in each OF the three is-
sues, although she has q child to sup-
port and works in q mill.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

A slang box was started in a Great
harrington (Mass.) household some
time ago and every user OF q slang
word at meal time had to put a cent
In the box. It was voted that the
money be given to the Red Cross fund
a nearly &2 vas found in the box.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

War ships have to be cleaned on the
outside. On n ship alone 200 men
WORKED all day scraping Off 900 tons of
animal and plant growth. This ire
quantity of sea life had ac-
cumulated in less than two years, dur
ing which time the ship had Travelled
many thousand miles. The weight of
the b%arnacles was so great that from
20 TO 40 per cent more coal was con-
sumed In maintaining the normal
speed OF the boat.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-07-11

Three Worcester, Mass. men Hoov-
erize on tobacco in the following man.
ner: One smokes "A cigar down az far
az he a without burning his mus
tache and then inserts it in the bowl
OF his pipe in order to burn 1t to an
ash. Another smokes his butt until he
can no longer hold 1t between his lips
and then sticks a pin into the frag-
ment. which allows him to smoke it to
an ash. The third has found that by
saving the heel of tobacco from his
pipe n drying it in the sun he can
cut his tobacco bill 25 per cent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-07
fRx Associated Press.l

London, May AMT CONSUMPTION
speeches were made from the same
platform by John Dillon. Nationalist
leader, and Prof. Edward de Valera,
head of the Sim Bein, yesterday, at
Ballaghadereen, in Dillon's constitu :
ency of East Mayo. Good hurpor
and enthusiasm characterized the
demonstration. attended by 1900
persons.
Mr.. Dillon said that IL the Irish
kept united and determined for an@
other two weeks they would defeat
CONSUMPTION.
II the nations unity was broken in
the face Of the present terrific dan
ger, Mr.. Dillon continued, the gov
eminent would be encouraged to
pursue it's wicked and insane policy
and the discipline Of the people
which Is essential to the defeat or
conscription, would be broken.
The Nationalists and Sim Feiners,
he said, actually agreed that the
whole struggle for Ireland's rights
was based on the principle Of her
rights as nation. There was an
impression In the country that all
danger was over. This was q ter
ribIy false impression. There was
no question that the government had
been staggered and no longer was
SO confident about the practicability
OF It's policy as protested when the
bill was introduced.
The Nationalist leader declared he