Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-16
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The governments provisions for dis
abled soldiers provide: "While the dis
ability is total a man having no wife or
child is to receive $50 a month, a wife
and no child s45 a month, a wife and one
child s55 a month, a wife and two chill
dren s65 n month, and a wife and three
or more children s75 a month";: or, il he
has no wife. but one child. $40 a month.
with $40 a month for each additional
child up to two. II the man is totally
disabled and in addition so helpless as
to be in constant need of a nurse or at
tendant he is to receive such additional
sum-. not to exceed $50 a month, as the
director of the bureau may deem reason
able. and If a man has lost both feet or
both hands or both eyes. or has become
totally blind or helpless and permanently
bedridGen. he shall receive 800 a month.
provided that in such cases no additional
allowance shall be made for a nurse or
attendant"
The pitiable condition of the 1900, 900
capped the German invasion is described
in a cablegram received from Herbert C.
Hoover at Paris. 1.-The commission for
relief in Belgium" said Mr.. Hoover's
message. ''had hoped to surrender the
task of relief Of northern France to the
French government Immediately upon the
German retreat. 1t has been found i'm
possible. however. for the French gov
m to undertake the food supply
Of this area for some months to come.
and upon the urgent request Of that gov
the commission has decided to
continue" The message revealed that
the work of relief and rehabilitation in
France will fail more heavily on the COM
mission than had been expected. The de-
struction wrought by the German army
wal SO complete that the relief work
must include not only food and clothing
but housing over a considerable area.
Opposition to government ownership of
railroads was voiced in a statement is
sued by Robert s. Lovett with his resig-
nation as director of the division Of capt.
tai expenditures of the railroad admins
tration. II believe in thorough regula-
ton by the national government Of all
competition in service and facilities, with
power to check it where it amounts to
an evil" he said. But l would steadily
preserve competition between the large
systems and pursue a policy OF widening
the competitive areas between such large
systems wherever practicable"
Wearing decorations from the govern
ments of France, Russia. Belgium and
Montenegro. Mrs. Nina Larrey Duryea.
president OF the Duryea war relief in
France. returned on the liner Espagne to
stimulate interest in 1.-THE greatly in
creased need Of the Impoverished French
PSOHACSs = cd Ike IlESI Anerl.
can woman to cross the battle fields Of
the Somme. The Argonne and the Ar
denncs. said that in the vicinity Of Ypres
one field OF 18 acres contained the bodies
of zoo. 600 enemy n allied soldiers. un-
marked even. by a single cross.
A bill providing that all persons over
16 years old who cannot read. and write
the English language shall attend night
school for q certain number of hours
/ aQch school voar until s,yoh N~~uY.A--
10 attained. and making financial proyi-
sion for such schools in all districts. was
unanimously Endorsed by the conference
of superintendents and principals of the
Idaho State Teachers Association.
Sweeping electoral reforms effected in
Sweden. providing the ''most extended
universal suffrage for both men and
women Irrespective OF taxability," are
described in . cable dispatch received
from the foreign minister at Stockholm.
Naval officers who arrived recently told
OF new submarine Of great size that
England has built. and which carries a
lI-inch gum. This newest addition to
Britatn's fleet is said to be longer than
the latest type. OF German U-boat. The
big u was mounted forward. and its
principal mission. they said, was to bonn
bard Heligoland. They learned Of this
vessel only when she, tied up to an
American ~dreadnought in a fog.
A doughboy writes from France: .eWhen
1t was announced that the armistice had
been signed every one said Fine BUSH
ness!-and one minute later the entire
barracks broke forth into a heated dis
cusston OF when we would be sent home.
and that has been the foremost subject
for debate ever since. In a way we have
the worst part Of this campaign ahead
OF us. for to sit around here for months
while the highbrows go into brain studies
about the peace terms IL going to b
deadly"
A correspondent says one needs q men-
tai Gas smask In Berlin. He comments
on seeing war cripple1 In = procession
M by 0~olshivists Who fought with other
soldiers just from the front. and OF hear
Ing 2 renegade Eclsian. who was pay
si1g 200 To- hie. dinner. cursing the