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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-05
This is of Intimate Personal
Concern to You

Director General Hines, of the United States Rail.
road Administration, warns the coal consumer that:
Unless he buys his coal this summer, he Is going to
find it difficult to get it this Fall and Winter
Secretary of Labor Wilson says: "Those who
postpone buying coal in the hope Of lower prices are
specuating in the future msfortunes Of the nation"
Remember your plight in the winter Of 1917 and
191S-the coal shortage that caused personal dis
comfort and industrial loss.
Remember the action that averted duplication Of
this distress in 191s-the early buying and storing
of adequate stocks for home and business use.
Then face this fact You must buy noU if YOU
are to have coal to operate Your factory heat your
home store, school and other buildings.
Dealers in your own community will tell you facts
that concern the local situation Let nothing de-
lay you.
BUY YOUR COAL NOW!
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-05
BootIeggers?

Local auto drivers have been con
ealing n peculiar fluid called Bear Cat
In their radiators See Sundays paper
(AdvD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-05
Car Shortage Predicted
-ByU. S. Director General of Railroads
Buy Your Coal N

Listen to and Heed What Your Govt Officials Say
telling
W the official the
Forty o"sd to'egnbovn Europe There
mainder
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-05

For that Sunday dinner date-The
Skirvln Grill. (Ady)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-05

Coal consumers have not bought for Fall and
Winter uses. Result: Production up to June ID
is short 64,00O0O0 tons or one-eighh of the total
amount the country must have if it is to escape shut
DOZEN tactories-closed public utility pLants-dis-
comfort in the home
The movement of crops is impending. When that
begins the opportunity to make up the shortage in
coal wiH be gone Cars and motive power must be
shared with grain and other export products
Coal cannot be stored at the mines; its production
must keep pace with the capacity of cars turned over
to the mine operators. Cars cannot be sent to the
mines unless the coal has been ordered The or
ders must come from YOU-the coal user.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-05
Govt Chiefs Warn YOU

Government chiefs have issued warnings to buy
coal noU. Harry A. Garfield, United States Fuel
Administrator, warns:
"Buy now-in August or Autumn will be too late.
A big coal shortage is coming"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
ARMY MoToRIsr IN FRANCE
periIs and Pitfalls Are Described by
Colonel Tyndali in Letter to
Carl q. Fisher.

'There will be a couple of million
real 'Road-Boosters back in the Unit
ed States when the war is over as ]
think all of the men over here appre-
ciate how good roads car be made In
valuable. In my mind there is no
doubt that the good roads of France
saved her in two instances"
Col. Robert Fl. Tynda'l of the One
Hundred and Fiftieth field artillery
thus writes from lover there" to
Chairman Carl G. Fisher of the A. A.
A. touring board. 1t will be remem-
bered that these two were closely as
ISOLATED several years ago in the trans
continental tour from Indianapolis to
San Francisco, at which time much,
of the route of the Lincoln highway
was decided upon. Colonel Tyndall
is an inveterate road driver and has
covered thousands of miles of good,
bad, and Indifferent American high.
ways. In his letter home he goes
on to say:
II have seen movements of troops
made in the dark which would have
been impossible in any other country
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Troops Being Transported in France.

Troops Being Transported In France.
than France. Here the roadmakers
have scientifically planted trees that
absorb drainage on the side and at
the same time shelter the highways so
as to keep them just moist enough.
In some instances you will find a tall
poplar standing higher than the rest
Of the trees bordering the road, at
every kilometer, so that you can read
lily measure distances with the eye. =
Zone of the great things they do
here is to repair a road and v e make
an entirely new surface without In.
t~erfering with the stream of traffic.
In one campaign we were in, owe q
thousand trucks passed my regiment,
each carrying % soldiers. This was
was done without the slightest con-
fusion. One does not find here the
little holes that cause so much trou.
BILE remaining in a road. The potted
places are Immediately filled and
drained, right up to the front line al
most.
"As far as being able to orient ones
self, I think from now on / can drive
blindfolded any place in the United
States, as most of my driving on the
front has been at night, and the roads
wind around considerably over here.
I don't have lights and neither do the
trucks and other vehicles coming in
opposite directions. We are not al.
lowed to use the horn, as this is the
method employed for a gas alarm.
Sometimes I really wonder how we
get through with 1t all, but it shows
how a person can become accustomed
to most any thing. and we train our.
selves to see in the dark"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Entered as second class matter at the
Postof1ice at Forest City.S. ID.

Bids were opened at the Agency
Office Saturday on $50 heifers, 20
COWS with calves, 20 whiteface
heifers, one registered Hereford
bull and 20 onc-year old pure bred
Hereford bulls. Messrs Edwin SUIT
ton, Geo. Fairbank and Ralph Par
rot, bidders, were present at the
opening. The bids have been for
warded to Washington for action
by the Department. The $50 heif-
ers and 90 COWS with calves are to
be issued to individual Indians,
while the others are to run as a
tribal herd on the Agency reserve.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
Ave years. and has become knows as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Pol
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls .Catarrh
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid of oatarrh. Send
F..y. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
CHEYENNE AGENCY

Mr.. Kelley and family went to
Pierre today for a days visit.
Capt. Mossman was an arrival
from the east Tuesday evening.
VIM. Garreau and Rosie White
Eyes were married on the Sth inst.
Sup't McGregor returned from
his visit to Rapid City, Deadwood
and Lead Thursday last
Eddie Swan the we'll known ran
cher of Cherry Greek visited the
Agency for a couple days last week.
The Randolph and Kelley fami-
lies picnicked Sunday at Island
Park, on the east side of the river.
III. A. Andrews who was trans
ferd from here to Red Lake. Mimi,
is now stationed at White Earth,
Minnesota
Warren Plympton of Eagle
Butte has been visiting his two
children who are staying with their
grandmother
d. S. Otey of Aberdeen, of the
federal bureau of animal industry,
is here to consult with stockmen in
regard to tuberculosis in cattle
Warren Rome arrived Monday
from Deadwood to make his father
a visit. He will fill the position of
"clerk emeritus" at the postofice.
Jack Blackhawk, who has charge
of the Agency barn, has been tax
ing a few days much needed vaca-
ton. Jack is a little older than he
was a year ago
The Boarding School is prepar-
ing an interesting commencement
program for the adjournment,
which will be RENDERED on Friday
evening. June 18th
Michael Wolf left for Hayward,
Wisconsin, Thursday morning to
attend to some legal business. He
was uncertain as to whether he
would return again
Chief Clerk w. G. Randolph left
for White Horse and other points
on the reservation Monday to take
an inventory of the property own
ed by the government
Frank Kinney who has been rus
ticating at the LaPlant ranch for a
couple weeks, returnd to the Agen-
cy and resumed his work at the
superintendent Office last Friday.
MI. and Mrs. Dennis Buck went
to Huron last Friday to attend the
Convocation of the Episcopal
church, returning Monday even
ing. They said they had a splendid
time
Mrs. M. Worries and grand
daughters Frances and Margie
Gates were over from Forest City
Wednesday to visit their nieces and
cousins respectively at Hotel de
Worries
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Traversie left
for Rochester the first of the week,
to consult with the hospital doctors
in regard to Mrs. Traversie's ILL
ness. They went thru with their
car-or started out TO do so.
Miss Editha NJ. Tibbits, teacher,
arrived at the school Saturday.
She was formerly teacher in the In
dian school at Dulce, New Mexico,
and on the abandonment of that
school was transferd to the school
here
An item of interest has hereto
fore been omitted from our col
umns. Miss Agnes Kingman was
- M
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
pIppLfs OF THE RIVER

Robt Craven has accepted a po-
sition at the Geo. Comean ranch
Mrs. Harry Albright left for
Brookings Tuesday morning to re-
Join her husband
Miss Annie Worries is back at
the Gates House again, Willie
Bramblee having resignd
Will Garbe's family accompan-
led him to Gettysburg today to
enjoy the Memorial Day exercises.
Ed Garbe of Gettysburg was
over Tuesday evening and took
home with him Il rebuilt Ford car
that he bought of Frank Smith
John Sternhagen and son Fred
went down to the Sutton ranch to
Law the foundation for MIR. Sutton's
big new concrete garage that he is
going to build
Mrs. Nina Smith and Miss Alta
Eckles we're over from the Agency
this Grip morning in company with
Messrs. Beckerman and Forest
Williams to enjoy their holiday.
Mrs. Retta Ripley and children
who have been visiting her brother
Will were in town Thursday morn
ing to catch the mail.auto for Get
tysburg. Howard Weischedel
brought them up from the ranch
For Sale = Residence of two
rooms in Forest City 18x12 with an
addition 1Oxl2 and porch. Good
location, or can be removed to the
country. For further particulars
inquire of the Press office.
Mr.. G. d. Jones of German,
deputy assessor, is working in
town today. He is one of the big
farmers of German, but is inter-
ested in Forest City too and left
us the collateral for a years sub
scription to the Press
w. G. Hanson is advertising, in
the Potter County News, a bunch
of stray horses that he has taken
up. We notice he also warns the
public that he has set out poison
bate around his ranch for the pur.
pose of destroying gophers.
Henry Eidam reports that a
species of "borers'' have attacked
his attack his evergreen trees and
seem to be killing the trees. He
thinks the borers are the same
kind that have been reported by
government agents in the Black
Hills
Albert Ripley and family were
in the City Saturday on their way
back to LaPlant with their two
boys who have been attending
school in Gettysburg. Albert gave
the Press a pleasant call and left
the collateral for the Press to be
sent to them
Tom Ayers, of Zeona, Perkins
county, was in the City Tuesday
on his way home from a trip east.
He formerly lived in this part of
the state but is now running a
ranch at Zeona, forty miles from
Faith. This Office acknowledges a
pleasant call from him
Mrs. j. G.. Reid was here again
last evening in company with Jake
Houck Of Gettysburg and Mrs. Du-
Maine Of Canova SD. We gather
ed that the last-named lady was a
prospective hamburger, but the par
ty was not here long enough for Tie
learn any further particulars.
Both Mrs. Reid and MI. Houck
appear to be doing some good
boosting for this vicinity
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29

For insurance, land or other
General Business, call, phone or
write William School, Gettysburg,
S. d.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
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Communications and items solicited
from our readers. which must reach us
not later than Wednesday noon to insure
prompt publication.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
NEGRO, ACCUSED
BY GIRL, TO Die
Jury Finds Death Verdict
In Nine Minutes-Sen-
tence in Ten.

Baltimore, April 24-Isaiah Foun-
tain, on trial as the assailant of
Bertha Simpson, a white school
girl. of Talbot County, was sem
terced to death late this afternoon
at Easton. The jury deliberated 9
minutes before finding the prisoner
guilty. The judges conferred for
10 minutes before pronouncing SEN
tence. Fountain will be brought to
Baltimore and sent to the peniten-
tiary to await execution.
There were no demonstrations in
Easton. General satisfaction with
the verdict was expressed on all
sides. All intimations of violence
have ceased. States Attorney Butler,
in his closing address to the Jury, de-
scribed the crime in detail.
At one point in the testimony this
afternoon Fountain. who was stand
ing in the dock, suddenly became I'll
and was taken from the courtroom
for half an hour.
The prisoner, testifying in his own
behalf, denied that he had commit
ted the crime and attempted to estab-
lish an alibi.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
BOCHE EXPECTS
Renewed WAR
Lichnowsky Makes Predic-
ton as France Awaits
Delegates.

Paris. April A-The Paris edition OF
the Chicago Tribune publishes an in
terview with Prince Lichnowsky, Ger
man ambassador to Great Britain
when the war began. who expresses
the belief that the allied peace terms
will only result in forcing Germany
into another war.
Arrangements for reception of the
German delegates at Versailles, prac-
tically complete, include provisions to
protect the enemy representatives
from mobs of the curious.
A long barrier. six feet high, is be-
ing constructed from the Hotel Des
Reservoirs German headquarters) te
the Trianon Palace Hotel, where the
preliminary meetings will be held.
Further protection will be afforded by
a guard OF soldiers around the park,
from which the public will be barred.
The Germans will be permitted to use
no other route between the two hotels
than this walled-ip path. ~
y Special commission OF swelve menr
bers has been named by the French
to act as Intermediates between the
Germans and the outside world.
The table on which the treaty will
be signed has been completed. 1t Is
horseshoe shape. eighty-one feet long,
made Of oak and pine. and has a
green cloth top. 1t cost 1850.
A hundred bedrooms in the Hotel
Des Reservoirs and fourteen salons
overlooking the park, are ready.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
OPPOSE JAPAN
JOINING LEAGUE
Toxic Convention Adopts
Resolution Demanding
Racial Equality.

Toxic, April 24.-The convention OF
the League Of Racial Equality this
afternoon adopted resolution declar-
ing Japan will not become a member
of the league of nations until the
league ceases to discriminate against
the japanese.
Several members of both houses of
the Diet attended the convention.
Representative Minoura read a speech
by former Premier Okuma. advocat-
ing the action taken.
Japanese newspapers report tina:
popular indignation over the action
Of the league of nations in rejecting
Japan's demands for racial equality
steadily is rising.
There is some talk that the Hara
government will be attacked IL it does
not take a firm stand on the matter
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
SCHOOL BURNED;
900 BOYS SAFE
$275,000 Fire Destroys St
Mary S, Interrupting
Ball Game.

Baltimore, Nd. April 24.-Fire
starting late this afternoon on the
roof of the St. Mary's Industrial
School building on wiikens avenue.
Destroyed .hs entire mair, strudt
ture of the building. including the
administration building. the dormi-
tories and the classrooms. The loss
will probably reach 276.ooo.
All of the 800 wards of the insti-
tuition were in the yard. preparing
for a baseball game between two
teams in the school league. when
the flames were discovered by
Brother Robert, physician at the
school hospital, which is located
about fifty feet away from the
place where the fire originated.
The absence of the boys from the
building accounted for the remark
able fact that not one of the children's
lives was endangered by the flames.
One of the timers. who for the past
few days had been repairing the roof
of the main building, placed a torch
on the roof.
An instant later the flames, famed
by a high wind. ignited a wooden
rafter on the edge of the main build
ing roof.
The northwesterly winds were re-
sponsible for the rapid spread Of the
flames and before the fire was dis
covered it had eaten its way through
the roof to the floor below.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
SOUTH ASKS IA SHIPS
FOR SOUTH AMERICA

Senators Simmons and Trammel
yesterday headed a delegation OF
Southern business men which petit
toned the Shipping Board for the
ALLEGATION of fourteen ships to
Southern ports to care for the South
American trade.
The ports named were Whining
ton. Charleston, Brunswick, Ga, Sa-
vannah and Jacksonville.
Use of these ports as terminals in
South American trade will relieve
congestion at New York and other
Atlantic points, the delegation ar
gued.
1t also was urged the plan will
result in quicker freight delivery
and less congestion on railroads
leading to the ports.
Vice Chairman Stevens told the
delegation the board would take
their petition under consideration
II the ships are allocated they will
be operated by the South Atlantic
Maritime Corporation, OF which
Matthew Hale is president.
Representatives of chambers Of
commerce and civic organizations
from all five Southern ports were
represented ON the delegation.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
LEADERS
QUTPARLS AFTER
NEE ETNG VII SON
Wilson to Go On
and Make Peace
If Italians Quit

Paris, April ~ - Admitting
that they fully expected the
italian delegation to move out
Of the peace conference, Il they
chose to take the consequences
of their uneompromisins atti-
tude, Americas peace pleuipo-
tentiaries assured newspaper
men late today that such a
move by Italy would m no way
affect the position of the
United States.
The American delegation,
they said, is prepared to con-
clude peace on an equitable
basis, regardless of the action
of other countries.
This was the first intimation
that President Wilson has
planned his course of action
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
Herald Drive to Close
At II Tomorrow Night
$1,000 Home, Touring Cars, Suite of Furni-
ture and Other Valuable Prizes Will
Be Awarded Winners.

and the goal. and IL you have made
every minute tell you will have as
sured yourself that price for which
you entered the campaign.
Your chance may stand or fall with
the results OF today, and tomorrow
by supreme effort you may change
all calculations, disarrange all order.
shoulder aside everything in your
path and hurl yourself into the last
lap with everything behind you but
the prizes.
Do not forget the aid your friends
have given you; the aid they have
promised you. and aid they will give
you today. Keep undimmed in your
mind their faith; their confidence in
you; remember always they look upon
your fight as IL it were their own.
and they will feel rejoiced from your
victory as IL they themselves had won.
They know that part of the votes
which have put you where you are
they are sure of your strength; they
have a stake in the game.
Judges Selected.
The Judge who will officiate at the
closing Of the Salesmanship Club have
been selected. They will supervise the
final vote count and award the prizes
In the Salesmanship Club. The charac-
ter of these men Is evidence of the
spirit of fairness and impartiality
which has prevailed throughout the
campaign. The judges are as follows:
Roland S. Robbins. manager Keith 6
Theater.
Charles ]. Columbus, secretary OF
CONTINUED ON PAGE ELD, N.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
WASHINGTON. D. G. FRIDAY APRIL 25 1919
England Planning
To Restore Home
of Washington

London, April z+-The Tele-
graph is raising fund of $Ia.-
500 for restoration of George
Washington's ancestral home,
Sulgrave manor.
The newspaper stated it in
tends to make the house the
rendezvous for all Americans
visiting the old country" and
that at is a significant sign Of
the enduring friendship of the
British and American peoples.
The newspaper heads the list
with $4,000. King George sub
scribed $500. and Sir Thomas
Upton, $1,000. Today's total
was $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
Four Choice Birds
Due for Bastins
In Oven of Allies

Paris, April z4.-These men
arc subject to trial by an inter-
national tribunal, on the
strength of the report just filed
with the Peace Conference by
the commission on the respon-
sibility for the war and war
crimes:N
Wilhelm Hoh=nsollerp, the
ex-Kaiser.
Ferdinand, ex-Czar of the
Bulgars.
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz,
author of ruthless U-boat war
fare.
Gen. Won Bissing, who was
Gcrmany's military governor OF
Belgium.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
VIRGIN ISLANDS
COAL OF HUNS
Germany Wanted Carib-
bean Stronghold S.
Nipped Plan.

Germany planned to get control
of the Virgin Islands and with this
strategic possession in the Carib-
bean it was the intention of the
Huns to menace the Panama Canal
and the whole Gulf region
Senator William S. Kenyon. of
Iowa. made this declaration upon
his return to Washington after a
trip on a submarine chaser from
Porto Rico to the Virgin Islands.
The United States got posses
sion of the Virgin Islands just in
time-and wisely" he said The
Germans had designs on them. If
they had succeeded in obtaining
possession they might have sue
ceeded in wreaking great havoc
before We could have stopped them.
AT st. Thomas. a splendid har-
Dor. the building of the Hamburg
American company has concrete
foundations eight feet thick. What
was the object? To plant guns
there and command the harbor, of
course.
There isn't the slightest doubt
the Germans hoped to take over
the islands"
Porto Rico is a sucked orange"
said Senator Kenyon The span-
isrds did their best to suck il drv
We have not done all we could for
Porto Rico. but we have done
much. There are wonderful possi-
bilities there and We ought to do
all we can to develop them.
The hookworm and tuberculosi.
are enemies of the Porto Ricans :"
he continued. "and these must be
combated to the utmost. Fifty per
cent Of the rural population has
hookworm- What Porto Rico needs
Is education. sanitation and ad-
vancement in agriculture. They
have developed a corps of Porto
Rican teachers and are doing q
splendid work"