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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-13
NEW MEN FROM FRAGMENTS


To this end, a thorough investiga-
ton of the manufacture of artificial
limbs, in America, France and Eng
land was made and the professional
advice of such skilled orthopaedic sur
geons as Major Osgood and Major AL
lison, of the United States army; Pro
fessOr Amar, of Paris and Sir Robert
Jones, of London, was sought, and the
establishment of the American Red
Cross mandatory at Saint Maurice
was the result. The limbs turned out
there are constructed upon the best
principles of all available models and
are held to be as close an approach
to a human member as mechanical
skill and provision can produce.
In the American Red Cross Head
quarters in Paris, there is a bureau Of
the military affairs department which
devotes itself entirely to the equip
ment of the "mutiles" with American
artificial legs and arms. And there
is not a day in the week that this bu-
reau is not busy over the task of liter
ally putting these unfortunates on
their feet again.
AS soon as the bureau is opened at
9 O'Clock in the morning the uniformed
"mutiles" being coming-toc-toc-
toe through the echoing archway of
the cobbled court to the bureau door,
Some come with slow, unsteady steps
on their iron shod %'pilons,' others
swing in on crutches with a Tapping
length of cloth below the knee, others
are upheld On the arm of a comrade,
and still others who are loudly dexter
Gus in the use of their peg" and even
wait to hold open the heavy doors for
their less agile fellows.
They are not a talkative lot, these
"mutiles," as they sit in the reception
room awaiting their turn to enter the
bureau. But never does one come in
to the place where the others are
without receiving some kind of greet
ing. There is nothing particularly
personal about it; it seems rather rec
ignition of the shortened ~trouser-lee
or the empty sleeve as the token Of
what they had all been through to
gether "out there"-a sort of grim fel
lowship of sacrifice.
Most of them are young men, in
fantrymen, who have been wounded
either in the trenches or in the cheer
ing scramble cover the top" in an
assault. They are a ~wellshaven. de
cidedly clean-looking crew, and many
of them are of fine physique barring
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-13

What do | want to do for work
A shoemaker? No! A farmer again
Will that be possible-with my leg!
Truly, Monsieur, had never
thought"
Behind him comes Emile E,
from the Vosges; an older man-forty
perhaps. He too wants to be a cob
bier. 1t is the work which seems to
attract most Of them for the bench it
offers. His right leg also was miss
ing.
Il was a canal boatman before, Mon
sieur. Yes, | want to go back to it
if / can. | can steer and handle all
the ropes the boats are very steady
you know He smiled at his intend
ed drollery. My wound? In the
Somme fighting Monsieur. They at
tackled us we could not hold our po-
sition that was all. Lots Of us went
down / don't know what struck me
shell, perhaps, Monsieur, here it
struck He bent forward and touch
ed his "pilon' about four inches be
low whore his knee had been. per
haps not so bad a wound at first. ]
was able to bind it with my other mol.
letiere CHE spiral wool puttee of the
infantryman), and that stopped the
blood, yes Monsieur. The Germans
took me prisoner. | had been lying
for more than a day there when they
came upon me. | had tried to crawl
back but could not. The thirst was
terrible. Monsieur-worse than the
wound, perhaps,
my leg? The German doctor took
it on-yes-a and they kept me for a
time-until | was well, they said
Then they sent me back to France,
| was too lame to be of service, was
it no, 50, yes, Monsieur" He looked
down at his "pilon." 81 have my liv
ing TO make now am strong, will
any help be given to me? Here are
my papers-they tell"
C, another applicant, had beer
a chauffeur in Bordeaux thin wisI
of a man with a boys yellow nous
tache on his lips. 1t was infinitesima'
but it had been carefully pointed viii
soap in lieu of wax. He wanted a les
(which will bend, SO | may drive
again" His story was a bit differ
ent.
1.-TWO of us were taken prisoner a
Maticourt. Wounded? Oh, no, Mon
sieur. Both of strong and unhur
though it had been a hard day. W.
were just unlucky ones-that was all
We were only two-and of what goo(
are just two prisoners? Only gOot
to be shot, what, Monsieur? W.
thought so. But other prisoners ar
rived-that saved US, no doubt, We!
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Monsieur? In Germany we were not
too unhappy, but there was not enough
food. We were put to work in a stone
quarry because we were strong. One
day a great block fell on my leg.
That is all. When | could no longer
be used for work | was sent back with
many others all like me. And here
am, Monsieur. ] can still work.
am still very strong-all save my leg.
My arm is steady-see, Monsieur? |
can drive well, | think, Monsieur. viii
| get a new leg if you find my pa
pers and everything are all correct?
| hope so, Monsieur. | have a wife
in Bordeaux do not want hat she
should do all the work-although she
has done it all since | have been
away"
One soldier came into the bureau
with a greatspride shining in his face
despite his missing left leg, for on his
tunic were the War Cross with two
palms across the ribbon, and the Mil
itary Medal. II could not be said that
he was very shy. One of his first acts
was to draw from his pocket and show
the Medaille Militaire. 1t read:
"Jeune soldat brave ct courageux.
S'est montre energique ct plein den
train a lattaque de combat. A etc
tres grieyement bIesse."
"A cooper, | am, Monsieur, from
near Epernay. | was at the Marine
and came through without a scratch.
My leg-ah, Monsieur, that was lat
er, the Chemin des Danes, Mon
sieur." He said this with all the
pride in the world. 1T was a sud
den blow-and knew no more till |
awOke with the pain in a hospital sta
ton where | was dressed. What can
| do? Anything, Monsieur, that a
nan with only n leg can do. No,
| do not want to be a cobbler. | want
to be a cooper again. want to be
able to walk round and round-but
comfortable, Monsieur. Can it be? |
have no wife--only an old father-but
he is happy. He is a carter in our
little town. He must not be the only
one t. work"
Two farmers followed, one with the
Military Medal on his coat. He had
been in the heavy artillery and had
lost a left leg when a shell fell upon
mis- battery. "Only two of US were
left, Monsieur" he said simply, land
| am not much more than half a man
now. But | have children-Monsieur
it is necessary to work for them
otherwise there is nothing-my wife
died the first year OF the a 1t is
hard on some of us, Monsieur. l new
err knew she was dead for three
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the lost arm or leg. One Of the sin
gular things about them is the pro
longed silence in which they sit upon
the benches in the waiting room.
ShynesS is scarcely what one would
expect of men who have all save
struck hands with the Great Adven-
imagination does mo- sug-
gest shyness. But, as a matter of
fact, it is with unfeigned difidence
ever to the bureau chief, whom they
see one by one and quite alone. The
questions asked of them, as part of
the necessary records Of the bureau,
are answered with pauses of confu-
sion, with resort to congratulations
which comprehend a world Of suffer
ing in a sentence.
Here is one of them. Fernand C
a young man, just turned tw~enty-six,
once a farm laborer in Normandie.
His right leg has been a~mputated
above the knee and, with a "pilon''
he c~latters awkwardly through the bu-
reau doorway upon two shiny, new
crutches.
How was | wounded, Monsieur?
Yes, my right leg. When? 1t was in
one Of the attacks at Tahure. We
came out of the trenches that day.
More, Monsieur? All, yes,-we were
running Notwithstanding burst be-
fore me and threw me down. 1t was
all wire, barbed wire, there-stretch-
ed zig-zag, Monsieur. | was stepping
over when it burst at my feet-it tore
away part of this leg-the chief doc
tor took the rest Of ii off, Monsieur"
There is a long pause. Fernand
reaches for his handkerchief, because
this extended and difficult anecdote
has brought the perspiration out upon
his forehead. As he moves, l. of the
crutches slips and falls wit. d clat.
UT " INC HOOI. "A QuiCh SlHlle VI COli
fusion succeeds the perspiration as
the soldier stoops for his crutch. He
is evidently relieved when he has an
other question to answer.
Hospital? was taken to x
Monsieur. Perhaps it would have been
better for me if | had not had to lie
two days between the trenches. How
When ! came to my senses ! found
was caught in the barbed wire, my
clothing, Monsieur, and | couldn't
move far enough to get myself free
There the brancardiers found me-
they couldn't come before-the firing
was too heavy-one could not blame
them, Monsieur. Oh. yes, | was very
weak when they came, | seemed to
have spent much time sleeping there
but | was lucky, don't you think
Monsieur?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-13
AURORA
From the Review:

From the Review:
The Aurora high school class O
1914 held a class reunion in Brook
ings Saturday. They gathered for 81:
o'clock dinner at the Leon hotel afte
which they attended the movies. TIL
class members were as follows: Mr.
Nina Cole, Frances Bakes, Maggi
Thornton, Mathew J. Hemmer an
Prof. E. Z. Arnott.
Memorial Day was observed in A
rOra Thursday. A program was give
in the Nj. Z. church at 1920 at whiC
Rev. Paul Roberts of B~rookings, ga
a very stirring address. The atten
ance then repaired to the cemete
where a short program was given a:
the graves decorated.
D. F. Banghurst of Broadland, S.
purchased the Anna Woodbeck ia
last week. Mrs. J. F. Fromanek a
Mrs. F. C. Lampster are daughters
Mr.. Banghurst. He will move to
place this fall.
A service flag was dedicated at
NJ. E. church in Aurora Sunday ey
ing. A fine address was given
Rev. l. M. Hargett. A service
was dedicated and sixteen S
placed on it.
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II You Want to Buy, Sell, Rent,
cate or Get information, Write or
at the Office Of the Bookings Regi
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Shows Spirit of Allies

Among the cheering anecdotes Eliz
abeth Shepley Sergeant reports in an
article on the French-American often.
sive, none raise more sanguine hopes
of allied victory than this:
Somewhat over month ago a
French general encountered IN Amer.
lean colonel of infantry below Chateau.
Thierry.
"How long have your men been on
the march?" asked the general.
"Thlrty-six hours"
''Then of course they are too tired
to go in."
"Not at all-they'll go right in"
"Can you stop the GermanS?"
Certainly we can stop them"
1t was thus that an American infan
try regiment and five batteries of ara
tillery were thrown straight across the
road from Metz to Paris. The Ger
mans not only did not advance one
step further along that road, they were
Immediately driven back by the Amer,
leans and their re-enforcements at
Bouresches, at Chateau-Thierry, at the
Bois de Belleau.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
GRAND, GLORIOUS FEELING
Moment in the Life of an Aviator That
Makes Up for Much He
Has Endured.

When you have been on patrol a
long way behind the enemy lines, shoot
ing up towns and camps and railway
trains like Il pack of aerial cowboys !;
when, on your way home, you have de-
liberately diSObeyed orders and loafed
long way behind the other members
of your group in order to watch the
pretty sunset; and as punishment
for this eSthetic indulgence have been
overtaken by darkness and compelled
to land in strange country, only to
have your machine Immediately sur
rounded by German soldiers: then
having taken the desperate resolve
that they shall not have possession of
your Old battle-scarred aviOn as well
as of your person, when you are about
to touch a match to it, If the light
glistens on Il long French bayOnet and
you learn that the German soldiers
have been prisoners since the battle
of the Somme, and have just finished
their days work at harvesting beets
to be used in making sugar for French
poiluS-ah, isn't it Il grand and glo-
riOus feeling?
TO which | would reply, "Mais Oui,
mon vieuX! NIais oui flames n
Hall, in July Atlantic.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
All the Same to Him.

A new office boy, rather small, re-
Gently was employed by an indanapo.
lis bank. He had been on the job long
enough to whistle when on duty, but
not long enough to make the personal
acquaintance of all the other insiders,
including the president. The other day
the dignifed head Of the institution
saw Young America sliding through
the lobby end, observing that he wore
his hair pompadour, called out to him
"Say boy, do you know you look like
IIindcnburg"
"Huh," came back the yOungster, 81
hate to tell you who you look like"
When somebody laughed behind his
desk and told the office boy that he haC
spoken curtly to a real live bank presi.
dent, he got this answer: well, nc
man can tell me | lool; like Hinden-
burg and get away with it. That goes
with bank presidents, too"
The boy is still drawing his pay
indianapolis News.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
S0LAcE THAT NEVER FAILS
Best Antidote for Cares and Worries
Found in the Solitude of the
Wilderness

What medicine in the Quietude Of ma.
ture. After day of feverish struggle
to make the discords of human endeav.
or harmonic with the souls aspira.
tions for tranquility and peace go into
bit of natural woods bordering
calm, shadow-tinted lake and in the
twilight silence listen to the innumer-
able whisperings of the leaves. Stretch
your weary body on the green sward
and with an ear to the earth note the
quick bursting of the roots If those
tiny blades through the compressed
ground. Catch the quick changes in
light and shadow of the breeze-stirred
branches overhead. High over the
water swallow darts and sails, em-
bem of faith, against a tender sky. The
waters lap the shore with accents of
pure joy. Cool, soft winds steal
through your hair and caress your
cheek like the fingers OF dear compan.
ions gone before.
In such sweet solitude oil cares and
worries fall into forgetfulness and
their places are filled with gentle
thoughts and fond remembrances. The
harsh sounds of the busy day no longer
assail the ear with their disturbing
sequence. Nature Is the only actor in
this lovely scene and all her move
ments are full of gentle grace, all her
sounds accord, one with the other
making a pleasant chorus. concord
of sweet sounds" that win your whole
being to their melodious flow.
Here you become one with the ex.
panding sky. the rejecting water, the
calm trees, the playful grasses. Some
thing liberal takes possession of your
heart and brain and soul and a great
kindllneSs grows within. Humanity is
softly transmitted into an essence OF
brotherhood. No longer is your sight
material, your senses go. The eye OF
the mind beholds q universe OF quiet
cheer, peopled with lovers of truth.
Nature has wrought miracle. You
are translated with all the hitherto dis.
tracted earth into land of pure de,
light where no fault lies and all eyes
look unclouded into other eyes that
look and beam again.
The glory of that dreamed-of heaven
lies in that little lonely nook beside the
placid lake.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Why Turks Are Confident.

Amid the many menacing periTs that
threaten his thorny throne the new
sultan of Turkey can find consolation
for all Moslem disasters by cOntem.
plating the "Shining Stone" in the
mosque of st. Sophia. This is slab
Of translucent marble, brought from
Persia, which has been fixed to the
western side of the gallery. 1t emits
rays of dazzling brilliancy during pc
riods of Turkish prosperity or Of re.
ligious triumphs for Islam, but be.
comes black and opaque, however
clOudless the skies, whenever some
calamity is about to befall the Otto
man empire or the faith. 1t has not
hitherto been darkened during the pres.
ent war, though the sultan's armies
have so frequently been defeated and
the power of Islam seemed to suffer
eclipse. Thus the mystic stone, ever
shining, proves to believing Moslems
that, however fate may frown, the real
victory remains with them.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Like Old 81.

James Hopper, the war correspond
cnt, who broke all war correspondent
records by going over the top with
the dOughboys at Cantigny, has "A
hatred of taking.
At fish dinner ut Prunier's in
Paris, taking correspondent denied
that he had ever written any fakes.
We'll, George" said Mr. Hopper,
maybe you're like old 81 Peacham
"Tm eighty-nine years old said old
81 in the general store, and ] don't
remember ever 10 have told lie
The general Storckeeper gave a
short, raspjng laugh.
"WeH. 81, he said, nobody expects
YOU 10 have much of Il memory at
yOur age"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Making Tin Plate In Australia.

The supplies Of tin plate for Austral.
asia, the value of which amounts to
over $12,000,000 per year, are drawn
from Great Britain and America; but
recently the lack of shipping and other
difficulties have led to serious short.
age in deliveries. A leading Australian
producer of steel has accordingly ar.
ranged to establish tin-plate works
which will eventually supply the whole
of the antipodal demand. Plenty OF
tin is available in Australia as well
as the necessary steel. The company
in question, I'm addition TO supplying
steel for Australia, has sent consider.
able quantities of munitions steel TO
Great Britain and has also opened up
trade with South Africa by supplying
20,OGO,O00 tons of steel rails.-Scien,
titic American.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Rare Books Bring Hiah Prices.

Several high prices were realized for
rare books AZ the sale of the Winston
III. Hagen collection in New York re.
Gently. John +. Drake. former partner
of John W. Gates, paid $4.350 for the
first edition OF Thomas Grays IAN
Elegy Written in Country Church
yard" 1t was published in 1851. IN
England. and it is recorded that the
author received no remuneration for
tue work from the publishers. The re
cciptS from the sale amounted to $40.
40.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Got More Than His Share.

The record of having survived two
torpedo attacks belongs to Edwin j.
Britt, wireless operator. Within the
short space Of eight weeks he figured
In two sea disasters in the war zone
He was wireless operator on the de-
stroyer Jacob Jones when the Ameri-
can vessel was sunk by German tor.
pedo. shortly after his return to land
he shipped on the transport Tuscania,
which also fell a victim to the sub
marine. Britt has upt eld the tradition
Of radio men for nerve and steadfast-
ness to duty. His home is il Brooklyn
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Little Boy Also Observant.

II was Immediately after supper that
a visitor came To see father. Little
boy, four, climbed up In big chair
and looked at him. The gentleman
smiled at little boy, and. pointing to
some very noticeable marks around his
mouth, said: II know what you had
for suppcr-raspberry saucer Little
boy examined the visitors face and
finding no remains Of his last repast
he exclaimed, You didn't have any
thing for support
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Training an Oriental.

A Canadian woman wanted to show
her Chinese servant the correct way
to announce visitors, and one after
noon went outside her front door rang
the bell and made the man usher her
into the drawing room.
The following afternoon the ben
rang, and not hearing him answer il,
she went to the door herself. To her
surprise, he was standing waiting out
side.
'Why, Sing" she asked, "what are
you doing theref"
"YOu foolee me yesteddy. | foolee
you today" was his reply.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
No Trifer.

TOO many of you farmers make II
practice of coming TO town TO whittle
and yawn,' said the hypercritical tour
iSt.
"Mebby some do. but don't" replied
Gap Johnson of RunpuS Ridge, Ark"
II can do that at home without being
bothered. | don't come To town, Skurce-
ly ever, unless I've got something right
important on hand, like being drug in
by the grand jury, or To hear what's
new in politics, or To talk horse swap
or something that-a-way. .'-kanSas
City Star.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
MILLING Corn Flour.

1t has been found possible to use
much of the wheat-milling machinery
of the United States for milling corn.
In this way the output of cornmeal
was almost doubled within five months
Instead of using eight million barrels
of wheat flour each month, America
can now depend upon corn products
for all breadstuff demands.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Ancient History.

Jack was unusually keen and quick
witted. All OF the young women Of the
store in which he worked teased him,
but seldom with profit.
"Oh Jack" said one of them one
day, 1T is good thing you're only
fifteen while I'm twenty-three, or I'd
set my cap for you."
"Yes, you're twenty-three You were
twenty-three the year milk was cents
Il quart"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR SUNBURN, TAN
Try I'll Make this lemon lotion
TO whiten your tanned or
freckled skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons in
to a bottle containing three ounces of
Orchard White, shake well, and you
have quarter pint of the best freckle
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion whitener, at very very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces Of Orchard White for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face. neck, arms
and hands and see how quickly the
freckles, sunburn, windburn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and
white the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is
harmless.-Adv.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20

nv health so can do all my work and
/ am so grateful that am recommend
ing it to my friends. - Mrs. u. M.
ALTERS, r. r. a, Oregon, ILL.,
Onlywomen who have suffered the tor
lures Of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize the
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters.
Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
mendation, and If there are any COM
plications write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The result of their 40 years experience
is at your service.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
IIOiIIn RluE7

No, Mr.. Grocer, that's mostly water.
Since the war started it's more nearly
all water than ever. Give me Red
Cross Ball Blue, that's a two-ounce
package of real goodness You should
see my clothes. | just can't keep
from smiling out loud.-Adv.