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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-06
ANOTHER FALLAcY EXPLODED.

Among the many things taught us
hy this wal is the fact that the coun-
try boy is not the equal of the city boy
physically. First came the reports Of
the examining surgeons for the draft.
Professor Chaser says in Good Health
that in two certain groups with nearly
$4,000 members. the percentage of re-
jections for physical disabilities was
2s.i7 per cent among country boys and
27.96 among city boys.
An effort was made to get two
groups in which immigration. climate
md other factors had as little to do
With the question as possible. The re-
port of the surgeon general of the army
for 1917. says that the country boy who
PASSED the draft, got into the army
and underwent training. was not equal
to the soldier boy drawn from the
city.
The report contains a number Of
charts and tables showing that the
prevalence of certain diseases among
the soldiers was in inverse proportion
to the density Of population of the dis
tricts from which the soldiers were
drawn.
The boys from tie crowded cities
had I'll the advantage over those from
the sparsely settled healthy country.
One reason was that the city boy had
had pretty much everything that could
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-06

pounds of powder propelling the pro-
jectile to a height of 100000 feet (near-
~ IL miles) on it's murderous mission
to Paris. With every shot 10 or IL
marine guns of 16 or 17-inch caliber
fired simultaneously upon targets un-
known In order to conceal the location
of the s~upercarhnon. The she'll was of
80 millimetre caliber (about eight
inches). 1t weighed 800 pounds. but the
charge of explosive contained therein
varied between 80 and 40 pounds.
In the manufacture Of the shell re-
sided. an innovation of the Germans.
1t is said to have been made Of spe-
cial steel treated with tungsten 80 as
to offer the maximum Of resistance for
a minimum of weight. The guns only
protection was in camouflage and it
proved to be n protection at all as
a allied %aviators soon located them.
There Is n report that several a~viators
Americana. French. British, lost their
lives in locating the first three Bert,,as
In the forest OF st. Gobain, but upon
that point officials are silent.
However on March "a. one OF the
.Berthas was blown UP by an aerial tor
pedO which tore = hole In the ground
than 80 feet In diameter. q Dill ,to-
graph OF which hn5, bean taken. 1rhe
aescond was pvt out % buslnes. In tho
last dlyss Of Ahrn. while the third Of
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-06
The New Preparedness.
From tho st. Louis Post-Dlspa

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
New Orleans. bounded On one side by
the Mississippi river. OH another by an
arm Of the Gulf Of Mexico. and only 90
miles from the main body of the gulf.
WAS not satisfied with It's water front. SO
1t is spending $l2.00o.00O to construct the
kind of q harbor It wants.
The new harbor consists of an indus
trial canal, running right through the
city. and SO constructed that 1t can FUR
IRISH more than Is miles OF water front
on which any pesSon or concern can lease
sites for docks. wharvcs, warehouses.
- or!es or n other Industrial purpose.
20 ship yards are already unde- con-
struction on its banlss. The canal win be
completed this year. and tho ship yards.
although not completed. are now making
plates for hulls. 20 they will be well on
the way toward launching ships when
the ana y ready to receive them.
"a the canal b hui nix miles long,
WIEN coMp(eted ~ VIII have numerous
Mo- on each eide. IN the fashton Of .
IT, nth wnny hraaches that have beer
t0ppea on R1ar syha trunk. Each slir
III spse3eet hAcks several hundred test,
9 s1h3esehAsSAt1ro froAtaeo Nufniehsd 81
the sInasNSts1 aM1stxe No. Nm g
more than : .miiSo.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-06
Price to the Consumer.
From the New York World.

If the housewife, studying her market bills, has not noted within
The last few days a considerable fall in the prices of many foods it is
because she has not had Just treatment from retailers.
With cattle selling at reductions of from Z to 10 cents IA pound,
meat cuts al tie corner butchers should be cheaper. Lamb has fallen
al Wholesale . or g cents and veal 10 cents; while eggs, always cheaper
as the days lcngthcn, are reccding more rapidly than usual. Butter
has dropped, and the market is 'panicky.'"
For Il drop OF 40 per cent in the wholesale prices of pork the
recent testimony of packers in Washington suggests reasons. Pork,
as a means OF marketing the corn crop in a form both concentrated
ana easily preserved, az an important war product for export, and
Inc pr1cc was fixed to encourage production. Unlike wheat, the con
troll rs ot continued, and a vast accumulation of pork must be mar
Ected even if at a loss.
Rctail grocers and butchers ire quoted rs saying that they do not
dare reduce prices lest they may soon have to put them up again.
Consumers will take that rSk. 1t is at best Il poor excuse, and base
less. Cheap food a we knew it % years ago we shall probably never
have AGAIN; but war prices, barring exceptional cases not now in
sight, should be a thing of the past.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-06
the original three was silenced

the original three was silenced in
May.
1t is 10y asserted that two of these
guns We're remodeled into a larger CALI
Der. 9-inch. and 1t Is said these re-
modelled guns wer0 the ones which re-
sun'ed the shelling of Paris late in
May last.
Subsequently ths. Germans succeeded
IN utilizing larger guns for long dis
ance firing for. III August. they used
a marine gun from near Scissors. firing
a l2R inch shell. They were preparing
TO subject Paris to an intensive bonn
parchment such as Dunkirk, had to SUI
Ter when they were driven out Of their
scissors Chateau Thierry line by the
counter offensive OF the allies.
C-ommandant M;:bel, the military ex-
: ert. who organized the Turkish artil-
lery before the Germans assumed
charge of the military affairs of that
country. told h Associated Press that
the whole secret uf the German long
distance gun lay III the invention Of a
special high explosive powder which
could only be used In guns constructed
with a special steel OF extraordinary
resisting power.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-06
VOTING SOLEMN RITE.
From the Minneapolis Journal.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
A little woman of orr face and
bent body. old md with q shawl
about her head. came to the poll
!. ing place to cast her vote. She
stopped before an American flag
ahovc the booth. closed her eyes
and moved her lips. A bystander
xsnirked. touched his fingers to his
forehead and nodded In the dlrec-
t;oa OF the woman.
-sYou are mistaken" said q man
WHO understood. 1.-THE woman Is
CsAchs born ID Bohemia. CAstinE
4 tnilpt q In the nature OF q sac
raYnent 20 her. Under the flag
she Vproys. Tho flag Of the United
ct.tee IN to her the symbol OF
TIVE .llberator. For 500 years Boz
hena.a haS praycdf for Aeilverxnce
and America has promised ,EoAe-
sstsia leilverAnceenOw. TQ4vptsstM
ts.;a ftoe countrYefo this WoWan L.
= aosemn rite. Therefore. ~ rays
:si,rsors tAs nAg - sisp weMtn9 ~ :
church,
The Idaho Republican., 1919-08-12
Aviators Striving to
Enliven Recruiting

Aviators sent to Camp Lewis from
Washington, d. c., have started on
a series of trips thuout the northwest
to stimulate and encourage recruit
ing. Four of them, using two Curtiss
J-N-4-D planes, with 80 h. p. engines,
can average seventy miles an hcur
thru the blue, at attitudes anywhere
up to 1900 feet.
The flyers are all exceptionally en-
thisiastic over the planes for ''the
new army and are anticipating ex-
cellent results on their recruiting
expeditions. They will give any man
who enlists ride in one of the
planes If he SO desires, thus giving
him fast take-off and lofty aims"
at the outset Of his army life.
A two-unit hangar, 30x100 feet,
has been constructed to house the
planes while in camp, just south OF
the camp recruiting Office, 18th and
Montana streets. Almost any part
OF the big parade ground affords 4
good landing place, SO soldiers in the
cantonment are afforded daily exhi-
billions of all kinds of plain and fancy
flying. The ship cavort like playful
swallows before leaving and after re-
turning home-and they add numer-
GUS stunts the swallows never
thought Of.
The Idaho Republican., 1919-08-12
Radiography to
Be Revolutionized

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 6.-Ra-
biography will be revolutionized by
transmission thru the earth and wa
ter, instead of the air as the result Of
discoveries made at little expert
ment station located on barge in
San Diego bay, it was predicted today
by Lieut.. R.A. Morton of the navy
radio laboratory at Mare Island. who
conducted the experiments.
First proof of the success of the
new method of radio transmission
thru the earth, it was revealed, was
made when the United States navy
department sent message from the
Annapolis station to the British
admiralty that the dirigible R-34 had
been sighted off the American coast.
Lieutenant Morton was at his instru
ments, heard the message and copied
1t in its entirety, he said. AS ad-
ditional advantage of the earth and
water transmission he declared that
underwater cables can be pointed
like gun toward any station desired
and so single out such one, whereas
aerial antennae are equally affected
by waves from all directions.
The Idaho Republican., 1919-08-12
Jobs for Qualified
Agriculture Teachers

With over thirty positions open in
Utah and the surrounding states for
Smlth-Hughes teachers in agriculture
and home economics the Utah Agri-
cultural college is trying hard to get
in touch with qualified men and wo-
men in order that it can recommend
them to the high school authorities
who are looking for this class of
teachers.
Requests are coming daily to Pre-
sident Peterson for Smith Hughes
teachers, but due to the absolute lack
of properly trained men and women.
no recommendation can be made.
The graduates of the college were
all placed in lucrative positions
weeks ago. Requests have been re-
ceived from all sections of Utah,
from Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Ari-
zona and New Mexico.
To be qualified to accept positions
in the Smith-Hughes work. the an
plicant must be college graduate
in agriculture or home economics and
be able to meet the requirements of
the state board of education in the
static in which the position is open.
In the hope that there are returned
soldiers, Red Cross nurses or others
who can meet these requirements.
but with whom the college is not in
touch, the college authorities are
anxious to place this information be-
FIRE the people. If the institution
can be instrumental in bringing to-
gether the high schools seeking
teachers and applicants seeking posi-
lions, it feels that it will be render
ing a double service. The Smith
Hughes positions furnish occupation
during the full twelve months and
thus do not force long unremuner-
ative vacation upon the teacher.
These positions pay a uniformly
higher salary than other high school
positions.
The popularity of the Smith
Hughes courses at the Utah Agri-
The Idaho Republican., 1919-08-12
NOW IS DOLLAR
PLANTING TIME
Gather Up the Loose Dollars That
Are Not Needed Now and Put
Into Savings Stamps
THESE ARE ABNOMAL TIMES

Do you know that this is mighty
good time to put away dollars-do
lars that are to be called for by you
at some future time.
From Washington, D. c. there
comes an estimate to the effect that
dollar now is worth only about 65
cents of what it was back in the
lalcyon days of 1914. And back in
1914 dollar was worth only about
half as much as it was in 1899.
Loows like those dollars of ours have
been shrinking. AS a matter Of fact
dollars come and go in purchasing
power
Right now anybody and everybody
knows that the times are upset;
these are abnormal times. And
everybody knows that they cannot re-
main so indefinitely. One of these
days there is going to be a change.
That change will greatly affect the
buying power of a dollar.
Prices are going to come down if
there is anything in the law of aver
ages and that same old law of aver
ages has held good from the begin
ming OF times.
They will be getting back to some
thing like a normal level one of
these days and when they do, what
will your war savings stamps be
worth then? That is something to
be thinking about these summer
evenings.
For all this means that your dol .
lars, that you are putting into war
savings stamps today, are going to be
"a whole lot more useful to you some
time in the future than they are
right now, for the simple reason that
they will buy whole lot more Of any
commodity that you may name.
There never was better time to
take a few dollars in loose change
that may be lying around and salt
them away. That means that they
should be put away in war savings
stamps. It is the best place In the
world for few dollars or few hun
dred dollars or a thausand dollars Of
the 1919 money.
/ Five years from now when your
savings certificates mature, the
$3.50 which you would pay this
month for your 800 savings certi-
ficate would be worth not only the
800, but the additional amount
represented by the greater buying
power Of that 500 when we are
more nearly back to normal pre-war
conditions.
The Idaho Republican., 1919-08-12
SOLDIERS, BASE Rail- LEAGrES

AS winner of the Camp Lewis
spring base ball league, the military
police team now possesses a silver
cup presented by the camp COM
mander, Major General William H.
Johnston. 1t was given at banquet
for all the members of the league in
the camp Knights of Columbus build
ing. The evening was frightened by
"reminiscences of the diamond given
In one-minute talks by soldiers who
never before had made speeches.
and these maiden attempts were
greatly enjoyed by all but the speak
ers themselves. A new league was
immediately formed, including prac-
tically all camp organizations.
The Idaho Republican., 1919-08-12
SCHOOL WILL OPEN
SEPTEMBER SECOND
School Houses are Being Built
Teachers Return From Normal
Schools and Vacations
VACANCIES MAY CAUSE DELAY

School opens September 2. Three
weeks more and the good vacation
time will be at the end of its brief
life. The teachers are commencing g
to come in from normal schools and
from trips avisiting.
Concrete is being poured on the
new Riverton school house. The
contract was let Saturday for the
building of the Groveland school, to
James Yancey. Plans for this have
been held UP for revision by the state
education department. Hcwever, eX-
cavation was begun Mon.ay on the
ground to be occupied by the new edi-
fee.
cies. Several of the county schools
are threatened with delay if the full
quota of teachers is not reached dur
ing the next few weeks. County
Superintendent Mrs. Grace Faulcoaer
stated Monday that the shortage was
not alone in this county, but in other
counties as we'll, and a serious mat
ter. Along with all the other short
ages must be mentioned the schoo,
teacher shortage.
Teachers Returning
Among the teachers just coming
home from normal schools, most of
them from Albion are Miss Helen
Hendrickson, Blackfoot; Miss h.il1a
Steffens, who will go to Wicks. Miss
Alvera Steffens, who returns to
Pingree; Miss Zylpha Bowling, who
will be principal at the Grandview
school; Miss Nazzie Bowling, prin-
cipal at the Sterling school; Miss
Glendora Malcom to Riverside: Miss
Eva Jones B,lackfoot; Glen Wright;
Harrison Ison, Thomas; Miss Alma
Marshall returns to Wapello, finally
free from he crutches; Misses Alice
and Lucille Snyder, the first to River
side and the latter to Thomas; Miss
Irene Good; Miss Jennie Summer
corn; Miss Margaret Giesbrecht goes
to Upper Presto as principal
The Idaho Republican., 1919-08-12

cultural college indicates that in the
future the institution will be able
to turn our gradutes in increasing
numbers to enter this work. Ex-
ceedingly well balanced courses have
been organized conforming in every
detail to the requirements of the law
establishing the Smith-Hughes work
and affording a we'll balanced train
ing
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-01
CLIPPED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES

\ marriage license was is
sued out of the district court
office on Monday to Leonard
Ewing, %, and Alma May Bid
we'll Is, both of Stacy, Mon
tana. Consent of parent Clay
ton c. Bidwell was attached.
Senator K. p. Heron and
Representatives Frank 7. Kel-
sey, \. II. Faller and J. b. Col
Inns departed yesterday morn
ing for Helena to be in attend
ance at the special convening of
the state legislature.
Fred w. Rue and wife of
Graham were business callers
in the metropolis on Monday,
They also combined pleasure
with business.
G. w. Miles of Broadus was d
Monday caller in the city.
Tom Doyle accompanied by
Brownie Doyle and Mrs. Doom,
an, drove in from the Powder
lives country and spent the
day in the city on Monday.
Jim ilanrahan and Joe Cal,
retured from their vacation
trip to Broadus Sunday night
The boys report they had the
time of their lives visiting witt
friends and enjoying the hos
ptality Of the Powder river
country boys.-Miles Cit.
! Daily Star.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-01

ty. and which had been filed in Custer
county. He also delivered to the
Board the Chattel Mortgage Indexes
and Abstract of Chattel Mortgages
which We're accepted by the Hoard
The following bills were on motion
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
on the county general fund. in payment
of the same:
estimate $3.50 On
l. L. Sessions Transportation of blind
t"iIurth ..... .................. $500
r. w. Baker Work on Jail " 23lOn
Salary warrants on the contingent
fund for services performed in June
1919.
w. f. Sutter. Sheriff ....... lGs 81
J. r. Elenkner. Deputy Sheriff.. $1,000
a. j. Haley. Treasurer. 5000
+. I. West. Clerk and Recorder. $50. 90
r. NJ West. Deputy Clerk and Recorder
'....... l31.5O
a. Mcdonald. Deputy Clerk and Re-
'o'"ef ................. $500
r. K. Straiton. Clerk of District Court
......... 100. 90
I. II. Lewis. Assessor ........... 100. 90
Kathryn Goodman, Deputy Assessor
.................. 121. so
T.. H. Serruys. Deputy Assessor 1o175
n. y. Burkey. County Attorney 5000
W1nona Lewis. County Superintendent
OF schools ........... 100. 90
Thelma Lewis. Clerk Superintendent Of
Schoots .......... 1000
Winona Lewis Postage Co. Supt
............ ........,e........ 1000
Mrs. Pearl Morris. Temporary Relief.
1000
End of first days proceedings
The Board. upon motion adjourned
to meet on Tuesday July Sth. 1919 at
o'clock A. NJ.
Attest. J. II. Morris. Chairman.
+. T. West Clerk and Recorder.
Second days proceedings.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. and as called to order by the
Chairman.
Members present. j. H. Morris.
Chairman. Charles Decker ana W. n.
Peays.
At the request Of the County Al :
torney. It was on motion ordered that
he be allowed a stenogra 1tr. at "A sal
AIRY of 10000 per month
The Board then took up tn" consider
alton of claims against til" county. With
the result that the followin.: bills We're
on motion allowed ana warrants or
d.red drawn in payment ot the s,me:
tConttnucd on Last Page>
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-01
BOOSTERS PICNIC HELD LAST
SATURDAY WAS HUGE SUCCESS

The big Boosters Picnic
held at Broadus last Saturday
evening was in every particul-
ar Il huge success.
The folks began gathering at
about six O'Clock in the even
ing and at about seven the big
supper held full sway until the
inner man had become fiiie,, to
It's utmost capacity. Visit
ing was then enjovcd until d,r:,
ness began to gather when the
big dance began. Mr.. Jasp, :
son Of Miles City, agent for
the Dclco light plants was on
deck with an outfit and fur
nisheI the light for the occa
sion.
Tripping the light fantastic
held the boards from then on
until a trifle past midnight
when the scheduled midnight
supper was served. Then back
again to the dance floor the
crowd went and from then on
until the 'Wee small hours Of
the dawn the dancers enjoyed
themselves.
An excellent dancing floor
had been placed in The park for
the occasion and the boys
around town donated their
time in laying the same. The
Broadns park is sure some real
place to hold gatherings of this
kind and even though the day
had been extremely warm, the
cool breezeS circulated among
the trees and made one feel
very comfortable. This park
is Il natural one and for any
better .lie d person would be
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-01
D0|MGS Of THE POWDER RIVER
COUNTY "DAOS" N SESSION

Proceedings of the Board of County
commissioners of Powder River
County Montana: in regular session
July 7th. Sth and 9th. 1919
First days proceedings. July 7th. 1919.
The Board met at the Court House in
Hroadus Montana and was called to or
der by the Chairman
Members present J. H. Morris.
Chairman. Charles Decker and ". r..
reays.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
A road petition signed by t. W. Vier-
tel. J. NJ: Allen and many others was
presented. asking that "A county road be
established as follows:
Commencing at the south east corner
Of section in township ? south Of
range so east NJ. r. NJ. and running
west on the section line for distance
of one mile to the southwest corner Of
said section four.
Petition was accepted. but action de-
ferred until an examination of the line
could be made.
A petition signed by John Weiser. O.
w. Cason. L. NJ. Cason. Bert Adamson
t" the Board: said petition reading as
follows:
TO the Honorable Charles Decker.
John Morris and w. H. Peays. County
commissioners of Powder River County
Montana.
We. the undersigned inhahitonts and
taxpayers of the said County Of powd-
er River. and State Of Montana in or
der that permanent county seat Of
SAID county may be speedily establish
ed. and expense avoided in establishing
costly buildings and equipment at any
point not desired by the Inhabitants and
taxpayers of the said County very re-
spectfully petition your Honorable
at the earliest possible date to ena ble
the voters and taxpayers to express
their preference as to the permanent
location of "A county seat"
The Chairman being notified Of the
nature and fling of the aforesaid pe-
tttion. as provided by law. thereupon
issued call for Il meeting of the
Hoard. to be held on Monday July 14th
1918? for the purpose of considering.
ana taking action upon the said pc
tition.
Mr.. John Oliver the contractor for the
transcribing of the records Of Custer
County. brought in the chatten mort :
Cages affecting property in this counz
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-01

Jack Lewis Is spending q
few days in the city visiting
with friends.
d. r. Pearcc left for his
ranch ON Horse Creek the latter
part of this week.
Friends of Geo. Mccoy will
be pleased to learn that he is
on the road to recovery.
Frank Il. Kelsey and family
ct Moorhead were taking ii. tie
picnic in this city last Satnr-
day.
}. +. Arnold Of Miles City
was a business visitor in the
county seat Thursday of this
week.
II. NJ. Dayton. a jeweIcr of
Alma, Nebr., together with his
family passed thru our city
the forepart Of this week on
their way to the Park.
W. G. McClintocll, president
Of the Custer County State
Bank Of Miles City was in our
city Thursday afternoon at
tending to business matters.
Powder River Couny was
blessed with another nice rain
on Tuesday and Wednesday Of
this week, and business is be-
glnniy to hum again. Stock
men are looking much more
pleasant and one can hardly
blame them.
Shorty' Turley arrived
homefrom Omaha the first of
the week where he had taken
some cattle to market. Mike
Reardan, Walter Palma and
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-01

compelled to go to some of the
largest places in the world.
All in all, everyone enjoy
ed themselves immensely and
the occasion will be long re-
membercd by those who at
tended.