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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
Review of the Great Dead.
A letter OF Robert Browning's TO a lady in expectation Of death.
who wrote 20 thank him for the help she had derited from his poems.

A letter of Robert Frownings to a lady in expectation of death.
III wrote to than him for the help she IA derived Iom his poems.
10 Warwick Crescent, W., May II, 1876.
Dear Friend: 1t would i'll become me to waste a word on my
own feelings except inasmuch as they can be common to u both in
such a situation as you describe yours to be-and which, by SYM
pathy, can make mine by the anticipation of a few years at most
1t is a great thing-the greatest--that a human being should have
passed the probation of life, and sum up its experience in a witness.
to the power and love OF God. l dare congratulate you. All the help
I can offer, in my poor degree, is the assurance that see ever more
reason to hold by the same hope-and that, by no means in ignor-
ance Of what has been advised to the contrary; and for your sake I
would wish it to be true that 1 had so much of genius as to permit
the testimony of an especially privileged insight to come in aid of the
ordinary argument. For know 1 myself have been aware of the
communication of something more subtle than a ratiocinative pro-
cess when the convictions of genius have thrilled my soul to its
depths, Us when Napoleon, shutting up the New Testament, said of
Christ, "Do you know that | am an understander of men? Well,
he was n man" (savezvous que je me connais en- honmes? Eth bien,
ceuila ne ft pas un homme).
Or as when Charles Lamb, in a gay fancy with some friends as
TO how he and they would feel if the greatest of the dead were to
appear suddenly in flesh and blood once more-on the final sugges
ton, "And If Christ entered this room?' changed his manner at
once, and suffered out, as his manner was when moved, You see,
1T Shakespeare entered, we should all rise; if He appeared, we must
kneel." Or. not to multiply instances, as when Dante wrote what I
will transcribe from my wie's testament-wherein recorded it IL
years ago-"Thus [ believe, thus | affirm, thus l am certain that it
is, that from this life I shall pass to another better, there were that
lady lives, of whom my soul was enamoured.'
Dear friend, l may have wearied you in spite of your good will.
God bless you, sustain, and receive you!-Reciprocate this blessing
with yours atfectlonateIy, Robert Browning.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
Novel War Devices.
From the London Times.

disclose. which on being mixed with
water turned It into motor spirit. At
base was the grease SKINNED Off soup.
Various constituents which have been
proposed on account of their cheapness
would no doubt be more or less eff
Gent. but the enthusiastic promoters
overlook the fact that If they once
came Into use to any extent the ad-
Vantages would disappear, as the price
would at once soar upwards.
Black Beam to Obscure the Moon.
In this process of argument some
interesting scientific information 10
given. as for instance:
celved in connection with colored
searchlights. But color cannot be i'm
t sssaess 70 q Color = ssa seaee as w eS eas1 redfue.
ing its intrinsic brilliancy. Color is, in
fact. obtained BY q process Of sub.
eanista1lSa; fr sII1 the the S ETH hight; po At Seeq #
required for effectiveness, SO that
colored beams are Of no value for
generally slightly yellow. but this
source Of light is too large for the eff:
nearly approaching parallelism. is es-
sential IN order to reach the great dis
proposition Of all in connection with
"o!acK beam." whatever IA may
mean. for obscuring the moon!
Another ~favorite subject with in
ventors Is the relay shell'-a shell
acting as a small gun discharged in
mtdair and expelling q smaller inner
shell. the object being to obtain an in
creased range. which has been supposed
by some to be the principle Of the long
range gun with which the Germans
have bombarded Paris. AS to that the
article says:
The objections to this idea are two
fold. First. 1t appears from elementary
dynamical considerations that. the
energy OF the relay propellant charge
inner shells in the Inverse ratio OF
shell were unduly small, a very large
| proportion OF the %propellant charge
I would be wasted. Secondly. a shell IN
trajectory, but makes an uncertain
angle with 1t. especially near the
highest point, where the inner shell
would, be discharged. SO that accur-
acy of aim would be impossible. Cen
scheme which seriously reduces the
bursting charge of a shell must offer
some very remarkable advantages be-
fore it can be considered promising
Many of the inventors are absolutely
impervious to. argument or explanation,
and are always dissatisfied with the
treatment they receive. In this respect
they contrast u~nfavorably with a for
eigner who submitted an engine which
would not work, and who wound up the
correspondence with thanks and the
! admission that he was "compIetely
! cured" of his idea.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
AUSTRALIA A COUNTRY
OF GREAT DISTANCES
From the New York Post.

Five months ago an in%conspicuous
dispatch announced the completion Of
the first transcontinental Australian
railway-the line from-Port Augusta to
KalgoorliI, with the longest straight
stretch Of track in the world. I&sWas
built under the federal agreement made
when western Australia entered the
commonwealth. A few days since. am
other dispatch stated that the Cape
to-Cairo railway has now reached
Guiana, in the Congo Free State, at
a distance Of $500 miles from Cape
Town. Such items furnish interesting
evidence that peaceful construction
still goes or in time OF war, and even
in an empire racked by it. Whoever
consults q map a see that the extern
sions are important. The new Aus
traltaA line makes It possible for the
citizen Of Perth, Freemantle, or North
ampton. on the est coast, to step
aboard . train and q week or 10 days
later atep off another at Melbourne, or
oydneyye or Brisbane: having covered
ketW63n the fartbest removed cities Q
distance exceeding that from Can
Francisco { New. York. ch0 future
n. 2. headed Tor the capital. CAMBRIA,
'ooed tear no stormy voyage. BY the
South African. lt11 the treveaee can
eide from Cape Tewn q distanoe noefh
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10

more than equal to that from New
York to Salt Lake City; he steps off
where the Congo is navigable. and can
then journey by boat. with another $50
miles Of rail thrown in. to the mouth
Of the Congo. or 1850 miles in all. or
turning east. he can go by boa, to a
point on the Congo connected by rail
with Lake Tanganyika. and by rail and
steamer through Albertville and Ujiji
to Dar-es- Salaam and Zanzibar.
These railways directly point the
way to greater achievement. In Aus
tralia the builders will now turn to
projected railway to connect the
northern and southern extremities Of
the continent; and for this q good be.
ginning has been made. From the CEN
tral part OF South Australia a line now
runs north about one-third the way
through the continent to Oodnadata;
and from Port Darwin on the north
coast a line stretches down $50 miles
south to Pine creek. The REMAINING
distance has been surveyed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
WHAT RESTORATION MEANS.
From she New York Times.

From n New York Times.
Senator Lodge stated as the first of the terms in what he would
also the first of the specific territorial terms in the presidents
address of January 8, last: Belgium, the whole world will agree,
must be evacuated and completely restored
Exactly how much Germany owes Belgium IS undoubtedly
known to certain persons in Germany, but is hard to compute from
the outside. The Belgian government, however, estimated certain
kinds Of damage done at a total Of 49, O0QOOO.OO0- which" Il
added, "must by no means be supposed to represent the total OF
Belgium's material losses.' War taxes and contributions levied in
cash already amount to 1866 100000. OF this sum about $~43O00.OO0
represents levies imposed on towns or provinces at the time OF the
invasion; the remainder is tie special tribute imposed on the nation
by the German government, beginning at $S.OOOOOO a month IN
December, 1914, and raised from time to time untilJune OF last year.
when it was fixed at $12OO0OOO, which has been maintained Encel
Besides this %$465yOOOOOo Of special leves, the German governI
ment has taken over the ordinary taxes levied before the war bI
the Belgian government upon its citizens, and some OF them it has
greatly increased, while new ones have been added. Then there havd
been any number Of special fines. Brussels: was fined $lOOOOOt|
because two members Of the German secret service, in plain clothes
had received no aid from the police when attacked by q crowd
although the Germans had assured the burgomastcr, just before that
that they had no secret police in Belgium. Another fine OF $lOWuO&
600 was levied on Brussels for a demonstration in favor Of Cardina.
Mercier. Mons was fined $125O00 because a Belgian paper published
in Holland had said that Crown Prince Rupprecht, then making hi
headquarters in that city, moved from one house to another for fea.
of air raids. And SO on. These fines, which no less than the orignd
leyies are in violation Of The Hague convention, are estimated at
total 6f more than $~1O0,OOOOOG.
All this is official or seni-oifcial theft. Whatever any Germa
soldier saw fit to take, in Belgium, he has been able to take, unled
a German officer happened to want it; OF the value of these pTlvat
steaEngs NO estimate can be made. But the tale>is not yet conplet
ments. and by private contribution, in feeding the people of Belgiu
"a duty which by international law devolved on Germany. , Th1
too. should be restored.
How can Germany exhausted by war make restorationf The
are to WAYS. To a large extent Germany can give indemnity
kind She still has on hand some raw material; her factories. maj
of them at least, have machinery which could be replaced IN t
Belgian factories, from which it was stolen, or sent to take the PIE
Of Belgian machines scrapped to make shell cases. And If ALI
victor ia complete. the payment Of the remainder in cash can be q
should be expected before Germany pays and more interest on
own war bonds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
TORTURED eY CANNED TALK.
From the New York Trihuna.

ION March 81 my husband came
home and wound up the Victrola and
played a record known as "A Fool
as an added type Of torture"
Thus did Mrs. Luella Hinrichs com.
plain in the supreme court that she was
a victim of cruelty on the part of Will
lam John Hinrichs. q commission mer-
chant. from whom she wants q separa-
ton. /.
the climax in the family !diScord did
not occur until one morndrtS last April
when, she. alleges, Mr. Hinrichs threw
several buckets. Of water over her
while sho slept. She also complained
that her husband failed 20 keep his
promise that his three children ~ q
rthote housohol6.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10

least $4,000. 900. They are ali. az far
the Hindu religion II concerned. outa
the pale of humanity. They cannot cd
a Hindu temple. they cannot draw wd
from wells used by people Of the hig|
castse. and II. any Indian. W onind
tionally. touches q pariah he 10 obliged
purify himself. When this has been q
only a 1.-THE has kNsn told Of the burd|
which weigh uloe the "~depressed 4
PIES" while nothing 1t al his been I
~concerning the social barriers. which,
occasion f. sufficient 90 "bltesate. Cd
ing between casts. andscss$e
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
Caste.
From The Christian Science Monitor.
Caste.

For many years 1t has been recognized.
by those who know India we'll. that one
OF the chief ubstacles in the way of that
great country achieving unity re-
sponsibile government is the caste. There
is nothing in any other country really
comparable to this. Class distinctions are
still common enough In all countries. but
the caste system Of India IL much moro
than q class distinction. It constitutes the
most complete social divorces Whichfit 10
possible to imagine. for no amount OF leg
islation will ever achieve unity in . coun-
try spn up into sections. Communication
between which u lAbortously difficult.
and. between the highest and lowest,
utterly impossthta ~
The pAriah class IN. India. the epn.
.aaaAA1Iss." - they are caIlsA. number 81
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
GOVERNOR IS
BOSS WOOD CHOPPER

Boulder. Colo.-Herbert s.. Hadley
former governor Of Missouri. now pro-
lessor Of law at the University Of Colo
RADIO, is a boss woodchopper. AS EVIL
dence, OF his prowess with the ak he
has piled up on a siding near a rail-
consumers. About is university stu
dents helped in the chopping. all paid
by Professor Hadley, who is head OF
the Patriotic league Of the university,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
An Offensive Lawn Mower.

One gentleman had q powder, the
composition of which he declined TO
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
He Knew Her.
From the london Opir

From the london Opinion.
Miss Beauty Chorus returning to her
native village. and anxious to impress her
fiance>-I say, potah. isn't It possible to
set Q taxi or something for all our luz.
gage In this n eyed old place?
Porter-You'n no need ane. MaggtA Y0
fathers Just co0in: doom the brao -
h1s wheelborroW.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10

The inventions department. of the
ministry of munitions receive almost
every day ideas of the most novel kind.
All are carefully considered. Some are
useful. but almost nine-tenths are
wholly impractacticable. In an article
OH h subject, published in the current
number of the Ministry of Munitions
Journal, 1t is said that the following
extraordinary suggestions for dealing
with hostile aircraft have been re-
ceiyed:
The clouds ore to be frozen arti-
flcially and guns mounted on them;
heavy guns. are to be suspended from
captive balloons; the moon is to be
planes are to be armed with scissors.
or scythes. like Boadicea's chariot. or
to trail bombs behind them on q long
cord; heat rays are to be projected for
the PURPOSE of setting zeppelins on fiYe:
tos. One Of the most popular suEges-
to an anti-aircraft gun, get. the light
beam; but unfortunately, the path OF
ray of light. Most elaborate ."decoy''
schemes are sometimes worked out for
the confusion Of the enemy, comprhs-
with chimneys and hooters complete.
To prevent the polished lines of a rail-
way showing at night. the last car
AAA6S IA ktS 1901 Al1AIt w W
another correspondent. was to camou.
flage them by %dribbling backing as e
went along.
Other proposals We're:
a balloon carrying magnets hung on
mems hands.
A shell to contain fleas or other YER
min inoculated with disease.
"A shell with q ma inside 1t to steer
It at the target.
- The he squirting SO nrtl9sy Of cement over soldiers
The sending Of snakes into enemy
renches by pneumatic propulsion.
The throwing of live wire cables
carrying a high voltage among ad-
vancing bodies OF Infantry by means
Of rockets.
Germany should be attacked in n
case by making e tube all the way.
and In another by employing trained
cormorants to fly to Essen and pick
out the mortar from Krupp's chim-
neys.
An Offensive Lawn Mower.
Ono correspondent sent quite
number of original methods for re
pelling attacks, including large callipe
shaped devices which could be close,
on anyone intruding between the legs
q series Of nets spread in front OF GU
lines which could be drawn so as t.
enmesh the Germans, and O machine o
the nature Of a lawn mower as larg
as a tank to make mincemeat of them
The purpose Of the article in tn
Journal Is to arr off inventors Of thi
sort, and frequently they are genial,
argued with.
One gentleman had a powder, the
composition of which he declined TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21
PRESIDENT COMPUTES DEATH
SENTENCES OF 3 IN ARMY

Washington, D. C., Sept 2l--Three
soldiers sentenced by courts martial
10 be shot, have been shown clemency
by president wilson It was disclosed
today by the war department
Pvt Vincent Porru. 18th infantry,
found guilty OF sleeping on his post
as sentinel in France, was sentenced
10 death. but Gen Pershing recon-
mended because there was but sin
gle witness n the offence that the
sentence be commuted 10 dishonorable
discharge and three years confine-
ment at hard labor This recommen-
dation was approved by the president
Pvt. Herman Ladenson. 18th depot
brigade. was found guilty Of having
deserted ar Harrisburg. Pa. and SEN
fenced 20 be shot The president ap-
proved the finding, but committed the
sentence to dfshonorable discharge
and Is wears at hard labor.
Pvt George Barnes. 1921 infantry,
found guilty Of deserving at Camp
Wheeler, Ga, after his regiment had
received overseas service orders also
was given a death sentence Presi-
dent Wilson confirmed the sentence,
but commuted Il 10 dishonorable dis
charge and so years at hard labor
at Fort Leavenworth, kas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21
u. S. MOUeS To
Stop BOLSheUik
Reign OfTerrOr
Asks All Civilized Coun-
tries to Join IN Showing
Aversion to Acts.

Washington. D. c., Sept. Elm an
effort to align the civilized world
against the terrorism in Russia under
bolshevik rule. the United States gov
eminent has directed its ambassadors
and ministers in neutral as well as
allied countries to ascertain whether
the governments. to which they are
accredited, will join in some immed-
late action ito impress upon the per
petrators Of these crimes the aversion
with which civilization regards their
present wanton acts"
The proposal is to take steps en-
tirely separate from the conduct OF
the war: that all civilized nations
register their adherence OF such bar
barism.
Thousands shot without Trial.
The message TO the diplomats says
this government is informed that the
peaceable Russian citizens OF Petro-
grad. Moscow. and other citizens are
suffering from an openly avowed cam
Daign of terrorism, that thousands OF
persons have been shot without even
a form of trial. and that ill-adminis-
tered prisons are filled beyond capa-
city
Great Britain and France. having
virtually declared the bOlsheviki out
laws, viii not be Intercepted, but
have been advised by cable OF the
action OF the American government.
II is made plain that the United
States is acting solely in the interest
of the Russian people themselves and
to aid them in reconstructing their
nation upon principles Of democracy
and self-government.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21
BOLUBE GOES
To N. I. SUNDAY
SGT. Cunniff Gets Extradi-
ton Papers For Man
Under CHARGES There.

Extradition papers for returning
John BoIube. alias Paul Renard. alias
Fred wagner. alias John ?. Striga
alias John Dulube. to New York city,
where he is said to be wanted on
charges OF swindling schemes and
forgery. were received Saturday by
Sergt John Cunniff. Of the district at
torney's office OF New York, and he
viii leave with his prisoner Sunday
at noon.
BoIube was arrested here on Sept
Il. by detective BILLY" Smith and
since that time has been held in the
city jail
Confesses He Is Austrian.
Bolube was a nOtriOus character in
New York according TO Sergt- Cum
mfr He rode in a Packard automO-
bile and had all the luXuries of a New
York millionaire, even though the
highest salary he ever made was not
greater than So per week. the officer
Though BoIube claimed the nation
ality Of a Frenchman. he confessed to
Cunniff Saturday. the officer said.
that he is an Austrian with a brother
in the Austrian army and that his
father lives in Germany. BOluhe be-
lOnEed 10 the mayors committee Of
New York. group for the prOsecu-
ton Of disloyal citizens Of German
descent, and he also belonged to the
council Of defence. An investigation
disclosed. Cunniff said. that he is a
member Of a German secret society.
He is not a naturalized citizen Of the
United States having lived in this
country Is years, and having been
born in Bohemia, Austria. said Gun
mfr
Women in the Case.
Bolube started his business about
six months ago. He left New York
city with a woman who has been stay
ing in FL Paso since the time Of his
arrest, the officer asserted At the
time Of his departure from New York
another woman and himself were con-
templatinE marriage. She heard soon
after he had left that he was accom-
panied by another woman. and be-
cause of this notified the police Of
New York. which led 70 BoIube's cap
ture.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21
BROWNSVILLE WANTS
IMMIGRATION LAW CHANGED

Austin. Tex. sept "a strong
modification Of the federal immlgra-
lion regulations at Brownsville IS
desired by the citizens Of that place.
according 10 A. Brown, mayor OF
Brownsville. who headed a delegation
here today which conferred with the
governor on these subjects, mayor
Brown was accompanied by z c
Forto. Spanish consul at Brownsville;
D. Spiro, c. L Jessup and Col F. A.
Chapa-
The Brownsville people are en- route
to washington in an effort to obtain
the proposed modification The pres
ent regulations are working a hard
ship on Brownsville. The governor
approved Of the proposed changes in
the regulations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21
Livestock Market

Chicago Livestock. GlO~e.
Chicago. H.. Sept Hogs-Fte Receipts
5000. Market 1gG15c lower Butchers,
s1s.S5G 2O.40; light. S29G20-sO; packinG.
$3.50 19-65; PIGS, s1S-50Gl9-
Cattle-Receipts. 5000; compared with a
week ago. top native steers CSC higher
medium TO choice. unevenly 50ces 81 lower
cheaper grades. 15G25c lower; bulk west
ern. CSC lower; cows ana heifers. mostly
IS a soc lower; Gamers and bulls 15c0
CSC lower. calves. &c higher; feeders.
strcnE- c1mmon stoczers and feeders. l. 9
sheep-Receipts. 5000; compared with a
week ago. lower; fat lambs, mostly soc
higher feeders. strong, fat and feeding
sheep, steady 20 CSC lower
Kansas City Livestock, Close.
Kansas City. No. sept e1--H oEs-He-
ceipts. 1880. lower Bulk. S19G2o-l5-
heavy. $3.50 q -0-so; light, $3.50 a2s-l5'
pigs. SIS q 1928
Steers. SIS G1e-25; westerns. Slu-5o 2 1850.
cow. ssG1225s heifers. 81 nls; stcckers,
$3.50 1850; calves, S6-5oG1 t.
Sheep-Receinrs. 800 Market strons-
Lambs. s1E.50G17-70; yearlings, $1,000
SIS; wethers. sl0-eo G1e-50s ewes, So IL
Denver Livestock. Close
Denver. Colo. Sept Hoss-Eeceipts'
none. Market 25c lower Top. no sale
CattIe-Receipts. 800 Market STEADY
Beef steers. S9.50617; cows and heifers,
s7G1O. stockers and feeders, s. @ ll-5u'
sheep-Receipts. so00. Market steady
lambs. sIGI17-10. ewes. 5000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-21
STOCK
PRICES HARDEN
Anaconda, Shelters and In
spiration Gain; Some
Curbs Are Lower.

With a small demand for stocks. prices
hardened considerably for a saturday ses-
sion today. according 10 J. s Cu-tiss d
Co. Hotel Sheldon
Copper stocks showed much lively in
terest and Anaconda picked up from o. p
TO 6b g. SHELTERS was run UP from = =
TO 76a. Calumet * Arizona was 66 bid.
81 asked and Greene Cananea while not
traded in was 441s bid. asked A.. Ins2ir-
alton was actively bid up from So to %
with a whole point gam Miami was
traded in at Is and Verde Extension on
the curb changed hands at 3. Nevada
and Ray Consolidated gained fracuouElly-
On the curb. Dundee made q new low
Of = bid. with stock offered at 81 Gals
den sold off from 81 10 80. Superior &
Boston from "a 10 8 =. and New Cornell2
from 17L TO 16ss United Eastern was
f-actionally higher. Globe Dominion rIade
a new low Of ZIG bid. compared with
8 recently. Tom Reed sold off from IA
TO 15e. Arkansas & Arizona was up a
cent
The following quotations furnished by
J. 5 Curtis & Co. Sheldon hotel, st0C Ks
and bonds. give the ncon prices