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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
Mucn DAMAGE DONE.

Louisville. Ky. Jan. 3l.-Cities; and
towns alon: the tributaries of the Di,ir
having their origin in the mountains
OF southeastern kentucky ana east
ern Tennessee were today anx!onsiF
watching the progress of floods which
carried on THEM crests great quantities
of ice.
Flood conditions We're reported III
practically every important strea;n IL!
the state.
Al I'aducah. at the nlo,lt., III the
Tennessee. the great gorge which had
formed in the Ohio WAS being anXiousiy
watched For signs Of its breaking up
If it breaks suddenly ii will endanses
all the river shipping still lief, I'M
harmed in the PDducall ice harbor aft
er approximately $1,000. GOO worth o!
CRAFT were swept from thcnr moorings
vest erinv
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
HOUSE MAIDS SIMPLY
CANNOT Be PROCURED
Labor Bureau Admits It Is Help.
less to Deal With House.
wives Problem.

New York. Jan. S1.-There is a
the country, with no relief in sight.
and with no way of meeting the prob
lem, according to a statement issued
here today by the United States en-
p%loNrnent service ot the department OF
labor. This is the only scarcity at pres
ent which cannot hc overcome by labor
distribution. the statement says, as
there issno section Which has u sur
plus from which MAY be drawn dcmes-
tics for service elsewhere. Indianap-
oils. Omaha. Mobile. Portland. Ore.
and Moscow. Id. are the cities where
II shortage is most felt. according to
figures received here.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
Railroads in the southern and we

Railroads in the southern and west
ern. as well as the eastern district,
chow decreases in operating income a
mile for October. 1917 as compared with
October. 1915. according to the prelimi-
nary bulletin for 12s roads issued by the
Interstate Commerce commission. For
the 10 months ending with October the
southern roads were still ahead Of 1919.
while the Western lines had a decrease.
For October the total a mile
were &l.601. AS compared with 81. t20.
Expenses increased from $3.50 to 5 1887,
and operating income fell from SAsl to
0lo7.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
coin SNAP CHECKS FLOOD.

Pittsburgh, VA. Jan. Ii. a sudden
cold snap in the mountains of NcSs
Virginia checked the flood in the head
waters of the M~onungaiaela RIVER carry
today and ice gorges at
Pa. and Morgantown. w. Va. n"ic
fast with tho result tina mills III ny
I,jttsburuh district. were still s!,n nr
coal. Cntil the pools are freed OF zee
or q channel wide enough tn oe.'aie
Of the passage Of towbo;tis AN pc
broken there is little hope of :esf'hs
coal TO tho P~ittShurgl, mills.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
EIGHT sons IN War.

i'il"t Rock. ore. is proud of tire
Belts i%alnill. There are eight boys.
Three at them arc in France with Per
Shing. three are in the navy helping
Uncle sam hunt submarines and twn
are in Id Aviation corps. Mrs. !icnry
eolts is Die .~lu.tlnr.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
e,usR EALLs 10 FEEr.

cairo. H.. Jan. ~. The r,Ner tei!
10 feet here last night, indicatinG that
me ice gorge ~, Columbus. ky., has
broken. The river banks here are piled
with ~wreck:lse of ali sorts. t.ighty
pieces. including bonts, barees ana
w~rockage, passed unde the Illinois
Central bridge last night. One boat car
ried a li"ht. SO far as 'snowi' there
us he.n no loss uf life.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
SCHOOL BOY ATTEMPTS
TO TAKE OWN LIFE

LeMars. la. Jan. si.-Lawrence
aasa. fG-year-oid son "f n. Ilass. pres
f9rnt " the LeAiars Savings bank. Sid
~ b"lirvc he, WAS g"ins; IT, go insane
s,x,ire.t a revolver and Went Ia d room
III n lne..l i,otci yesterday. slot himself
through, the body. the siso. entering
,aboge the heart. Ilis co,..iiiiet.i IS Sc
rioGs.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
GREAT EXPLOSION HEARD
NEAR ZEPPELIN PLANTS

Zurich. Wednesday, Jan. GA tre-
men,io,,s explosion accompanied by gun
fire and followed my A-i,nse column OF
fire. vas heard Sn the direction OF
Friedsrici, sissfcn this morning q tele-
kram received al. ST. Gall from Rosen
berg. on Lake Constance recorts. Thc
~exIs:osion probably was the result Of al
aer;Al attack on the 2ersselin works al
trt;eAertcAyhafe1l.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
MISSISSIPPI,

Memphis. Tenn. Jan. 3l.-Ice packs
gnrging the Mississippi river a, Column
bus. ny. let go carly today under pres
sure Of water and ice released from
gorges in the Tennessee river. At
Hickman. ny. 20 miles South of coium
bus. the river WAS reported packed with
ice and risin. at the rate Of 10 inches
an IpIY.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
RIVER is RISING.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Jan. 3t.-The
1~'cnncssee river Mas rising nj the rate
of one foot in three hours today. the
gauge reading a3.s feet. The crest az
the ris. will not each here befnr. Fri
day.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
ILLINOIS SOCIALISTS
ENDORSE BOLSHEWSTS

kreeport. H.. Jan. sd.-Ss,ciaitsts- Of
the Thirtfenth illinois congressional
district IN convention here Endorsed the
bolshevist peace proposals MS rcl...-
sentinS ALSO the peace aims Of British
socialist and labor ORGANIZATIONS. =.
n. Zimmerman. Gns D6nlinatet1' d. cuIa-
xrcxk.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
cuv COAL

BostOn. Jan. 81 The ,'oa. l''nth VAS
felt i'm ITS fullest extent here '".'sty
with the enforcement. of cra'At' ior-
bidding the delivery nf cor, to stores.
office buildings ~ factories turiits ne
next As hours.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
On the suwanee.

"I'.,ulf you swim a mile on 81 bet,
pat
=, cn,id-if the bet was Il fence
rail."-Chicago Daily News.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07

piIes Cured in s to IA Days
=, cure itchin.. blind, Needing or Protrudipg Piles.
Lirsi application gives relief. Sc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
Old Question.

This year we refrain from asking the
annual question: Can you step inside
yotl. coal bin YETI
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07

Mesidie Only with those people who
A,~,h.c with you. and not always with
it,r,a.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07

DIR. Picrce's Pellets are best for liver.
koH'Ms and stomach. One little Pellet
for q laxative. three for a cathartic. Ad.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the liver
and bowels have been favorably known
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24

of the best bills you have ever played.
Your show will open with Newkirk
and Homer Girls who present a new
selection of song, dance and music;
for the second spot 1 have picked
Dunlap and Verdun. man and wo-
man of exceptional talent, in a COM
edy skit, Yankee With and Dixie HUI
mor:' in third position am giving
giving you the Stafford Comedy Four.
These boys can sing to beat the band
and are swell entertainers The fourth
act is one that will greatly amuse
your audience. introducing Harry Ba-
con and Mary Ham. in packing
house sketch entitled Over the
Rhine a very meaty act well cured,
and for laughing purposes only. The
show will close with that big circus
feature, Paul Conchas & Company in
Sensational Heavyweight Juggling
- The fourth episode Of "a Fight for
Millions" will be the eye opener to
the great sights to be seen in the
vaudeville world at the<Novelty the
first half of next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
AT THE
THEATERS
HOOPER OPENS IRIS
Opening Program Will Be the Big
Drama, ITO Hell With the KAISER

Drama, ITO Hell With the Kaiser"
The Iris theater will be reopened
Monday under the same mana cement
as the Orpheum- The Iris will start
the week with the big super-feature,
/ To He'll with the Kaiser" The policy
OF the management of the Iris will be
to give the popular programs, dramas,
comics, news films and well balanced
musical features.
1T is my intention to organize as
good an orchestra at the Iris as is
possible with the talents at hand in
Topeka" said Mr.. Hooper. Special
photodrama programs, regular film
services, the usual high grade used at
the Orpheum will mark the Iris serv-
ice.
The comfort of the Iris patrons will
be carefully considered and convent
ences will be installed and added as
are deemed practical The Iris is
machines, the screen will be lowered
so the spectator in the front seat will
not crack his neck looking at the pic
ture, seating arrangement favorable
and the location offers conveniences
to theater patrons which will insure
the successful operation of the pic
ture house.
The classic with which the program
will be opened is one of the really big
productions since the war began and
has attracted unusual attention wher-
ever shown. ITO He'll with the Kali
SER tells a story of brutality, not
overdrawn, such as has been the Ger
man program The picture shows the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24

living, was III and could not look after
him. and his son. a bachelor who
works for one of the ice companies
refused to care for him. according to
Mrs. Myrtle Callahan. secretary of the
Provident Association.
A place for him to stay was found
outside of the city. After about
week. the family with whom he lived
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24

missed him from the premises one
morning. In a day or two telephone
message was received from Lecomp-
ton that an unknown man of unsound
mind had wandered into town. In
vestigation showed that the man was
Mullis. whereupon he was brought to
Topeka, and will be sent to the state
hospital in a short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
NOVELTY SEASON OPENS
Winter Bills at Vaudeville House VIII
Begin Mo5lday,

Monday is the opening of the regu-
lar season at the Novelty theater. In
order to make the opening of this
particular season something to be long
remembered by the patrons of the
''Vodeville Shop" Manager Roy Craw-
ford has wired Dick Hoffman, his Chi
cago representative, to spare neither
time nor expense in sending the best
bill that money will buy.
IN response to the wire the follow
ing was received: II am sending you
for the first half week. starting Mon
day. August &c, five of the very best
acts obtainabie. Can assure you one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
SON TURNED HIM OUTS

An aged man by the name of Mullis
is in the temporary care of the Prov
ident Association, while steps are be-
ing taken for his commitment to the
state hospital. The county commits
sioners asked the association recently
to find home for him, inasmuch as
his daughter with whom he had been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24

he on the contrary. gains rather than
loses with advancing years. Another
woman enters upon the scene, then
the story The official allied govern
ment war pictures will be shown
along with the Pathe News for the
week. OF all the special features
shown in Topeka or elsewhere, these
official war review pictures fill the
desire of the theatergoer better than
any film obtainable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
Policy of the
Iris Management

To give to the patrons Of the Iris n
high standard of photo drama. of
course the~programs will be distinct
lively different from those of the
Orpheum. An orchestra has been
organized. Rearrangement of screen
and equipment has been COM
pleted for the comfort and convenience
Of our patrons. You are invited to at
tend the special opening program be-
ginning Monday, August %.
G. L. HOOPER, Manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
AT Garfield Park.

At Garfield Park.
r. L. Stevenson, the popular BARI
tine, will sing Sunday night at Gar
field park, accompanied by Marshall's
band, the following selections by re-
quest, "Silver Threads Among the
Cold" "a Perfect Day." There's a
Lump of Sugar Down in Dixie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24

resistance, the remonstrance against
the war mad ruler. then shows the
entrance of the United States into the
war and how the old "boche" was
hooked by a fleet of aeroplanes and
dragged a prisoner to the American
camp The finale shows the kaiser
on a desert island, then mad because
of his solitude, he jumps into the sea
AS his royalty enters the domain of
his satanic majesty, the ruler of hell
abdicates in favor of the German en-
peror because his extreme cruelty ex-
ceeds that of the devil.
Fourth of July in France.
The first film to be shown at the
Iris when the reels start turning will
be one taken of the soldiers in France,
showing the manner in which they
celebrated Independence day cover
there" This picture is not imaginary,
it is the reproduction of the real thing
and carries with it an Inspiration for
every loyal citizen of this country
These pictures are becoming historical,
they are ever interesting. the kind
one regrets missing, the kind about
which the daily conversation centers
and to fail to see them is like falling
to read the account of an important
event in the evening paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
At the Orpheunn.

The drama which will be shown at
the Orpheum the first half of next
week will be "Old Wives for New"
the novel of David Graham Phillips,
which sprang into popular favor al
most as soon as it had left the writer's
desk. A star cast has been used in
the production, starting with Elliott
Dexter as leading man. Theodore Rob-
erts, Florence Vidor. a beautiful act
ress, TuIly Marshall, Sylvia Ashton
and a half dozen other notables of
the screen. The theme of "Old Wives
for New deals with the lives of a man
and woman who were married in the
heat of youthful passion and the hus-
band rues his precipitancy when his
wife becomes slovenly and lazy, while
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs.

Kentucky has 1l3 Royal Arch chap
tiers aud lO.O.G members
The average mason hardly knows
how many chapters of the Royal Arch
MaSons there are in the stale. and few
have an idea of how many members
belong 10 the chapters
There are $500 chapters ia the
United States and 5O0.572 members.
There are eleven chapters IN the
territories with a membership OF LOGS.
which makes total membership in
the entire jurisdiction of sol so.
Hickman Chapter No. 40. Is one Of
the oldest ia the stafe-with CA mem
hers-and Moscow. although small
town. has one of the largest chapters
in point of membership in Kentucky
This county has only two chapters
one al Hickman and one at Fulton.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29

Dear Madam have been sho" p
ia the files Of the War Department q"
statement OF the Adiutant-Gener 81
Massachusetts, that you are the mother
of five SONS who have died eloriousl y
on the fields of battle. / feel ho"
weak and fruitiess must be- amy words
If mime which should attempt o. De-
guile sou from the grief Of "a loss so
Overwhelming. But ! cannot refrain
from rendering 10 you the consolatio
that may DE- found in the thanks 81
the Republic they died o. save. pray
chat our Heavenly Father may assua-
the anguish of your bereavement nn'
leave you only tire cherished memor'
of the loved and lost and tie solemn
pride that must Dee yours to have hi'
80 costly "a sacrifice upon Tire altar %
| freedom"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29
SMALL FARMS FOR SALE.

No. 1O0-A good small farm Of
u % acres. G miles from Hickman on
Dyersburg road. 40 acres in cultiva-
ton. nice Groom residence, cistern,
spring. pond; 100 bearing fruit trees,
,--r-s~~. etc. Al In red clover except
= acres Locust patch with plenty of
post timber and all place under good
fence. ON rural route and telephone
line. Price $50 an acre; half cash.
balance 20 suit
No. 1Ol-This place Is on the same
road as above farm but half mile
south. Deed calls for 40 acres. but a
survey shows 80 acres; practically all
I'm cultivation Good Broom house.
smoke house potato house. big double
| log barn shielded all round 3 cister'
Y 12j bearing fruit trees. strawbe nv
patch. grapes. etc. Here Is a good in
vestmeut for the man who wants a
small place. Price and terms same rs
above
No. 3-I.0cated y miles from Hicls.
man-1OO acres fine. rich level bottom
land 70 acres in cultivation; u acres
fine red clover. balance IN fine cotton
and cortland rents readily for l.
and Il. with stun delivered at Hick
man markets. Property Joins VIM
Bruer and Rice Wilson Two houses
small barn and other Out-buildings
Fine well water and on public road
rural route and phone line. The big
best value in the county at $50 an
acre. half cash.
For further information. apply q
this office. 1O1p
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29
THE SOLDIERS RANK.

When Won see "a soldier on the street
you sometimes wonder 90 what de-.
partmenf at the army h- belongs II
you'll memorize the follow ing inform
alton you can easily tell then whether
the soldier b. from the artillery. the
infantry cor whatever branch he may
he Of: 4 blue cord signifies that tie
wearer belongs 90 the infantry: red
denotes artillery, yellow, cavalry
bur. quarfermaster's corps; red aud
white, engineers corps orange aud
white. signal corps red and black
ordnance; black and white field clerk
maroon and white. medical corus
black and gold. officers; silver
black. adiuiant general clerk: gre "a
Instructor home guards. aud green and
white. home guards.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29
GREEN GASOLINE.
Inventor Claims Tan Make Gasoline
For tine Gent Gallon.

Bel Is broken. Nebo Is destroyed .
Garsibed j. on the blink: bur We still
have with us-that is. almost with
us-the Green Gasoline. one ounce of
which. ladies and gentlemen. poured
into a gallon Of common drinking Or
cooking water and stirred up 10 "a
proper consistency viii develop an ex-
plOsiye power equal To "a fun gallon of
the purest gasoline that was ever
pumped from the roadside stations of
the oil magnates at two-bits reyolu-
tion Of the pump handle. And all for
"a penny gallon. or maybe tuppcnce.
or AZ the most. owing 90 the war and
the high cost Of green stun, a nickel,
; cents the gallon.
At least that's the news that comes
over the trusty wires from n place
called "Mincola, l.. L.. the Il. l., Of
course. standing FOR Long Island and
FOR nothing else One man. we are
told. holds within himself the power
10 hestow this blessing upon the gen
eraI public Louis Enright. or Enricht,
II Farmingdale. is the man who has
startled the motor world with an an
uouncement of the discovery Of sub
stance which he calls green gasoline.
which he says can be manufactured
under normal conditions for one cent
gallon.
The only reason that he Is withhold
ing the precious blessing from man
Kind is that his discovery is SO simple
that II would yield itself very easily
IN ANALYSIS and IL he were 10 divulge
the secret now. about all the inventor
would get out of il would be cheap
s,soliue for his own machine.
Naturally that would not be the proper
n,ing for the man who had lived labO-
rious days and made the night joint
lai.orer with the day 10 give green
.,eoliue 20 the world. The inventor
snould have his bit. So. though cor
,orafion has been organized to exploit
the discovery. il has SO far, says the
>fiueoia correspondent. failed To secure
ne complete formula from the in
~.,tor. He has withheld the identity
:, single INGREDIENT and that in
,reaienr is the crux of the whole
,,atter. without IL the formula l.
,rortbless-the gallon of water will
not work
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29
500 Reward, S10O

The readers OF this paper win he
pieased 10 learn that there Is NJ least
one dreaded disease that sris-~a So
been able 10 cure in all its stage. are
mat n catarrh- Catarrh being rreasiv
influenced BY constitutional condificrs
requires constitutional treatment. Hairs
Catarrn Medicine is taken internally ana
faces OF the System thereby desrrovirv
the foundation Of the disease etvin~ 49,
patient strength BY building up the r< az
stitltion and assisting nature In doin~ I, Z.
WORK The propriefo-s have so r,z,, 80
lAith IN the curative powers OF H-T.
Satarrh Medicine that they ofYer o.
Hundred Dollars for any case that A. S,tie
20 cure. Send for list OF resfs-~~- - ,1iis
Address J. CHENEY & Co To;sS-
Ohio Sold BY all Druggist. 75c.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29
GET READY.

Now IS the time that your hens will
moult or shed their feathers. This
process is rather slow and nature
should be assisted. \. Il. Thomas
Poultry Remedy viii help your hens
10 moult causing them to shed earlier
and Doe ready 10 lay when eggs are
highest in tie winter. II this remedy
does not make good, we will.-F. T..
Case.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29
The CONTRAST.
Between Democracy and AutoeraeS
shown by Coincidence Letters

A few days ago the War Lord oi
Germany had occasion 90 ouer a per
sonal letter Of coincidence % German
woman who had lost nine sons IA Dat
lie. II win be- recalled that Presi'iehl
lincoln ala a similar thing during the
civil war. and for the sake Of CONTRAST
and 20 show the ideals Of two eN
tremes. we reproduce below the t"'
letters
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29

Another airplane was seen in this
section about 6 o'clock Sunday evening.
From his maneuvers the pilot was
evidently lost as result of rain and
clouds. but finally took course to-
ward Millington.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-29

There Is going 10 be- "a famine ia
chocolate drops. chocolate candy aud
other things Of the kind and is due
abput January I. 1919. according % a
big trade board session % hear Fred
r. Peterson. candy man and director
81 the bureau If imports lay down
the law restricting future imports Of
the cocoa bean.