Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-24
.continued Next week.)

ONE day laSC week one OF New YORK y
finest. traffic cops. after a long chase.
succeeded in overtaking and arresting a
youth who was spinning through the city
streets at the rate OF % miles an hour.
The next morning. the cop appeared be.
fore the judge, saying: IL wouldn't have
arrested him if 1 had known who he
was" VIVA has that to do with it?"
murdered the judge: who is hep" When
he heard. he dismissed the charge. 1t
was Eddie Roth. OF whose aerial COM
bats with the French and American ar
mics. Brooklyn is Justly proud. and to
whom IS miles seemed "lnerely crawl
ing"
The increasing insolence of the Ger
mans in this area Is a matter OF concern
to those here who hoped the Germans.
defeated in war, would mend their man
ners and learn a lesson in dealing with
foreign; nations. But It would appear
from local Indications that all such hopes
have been in vain. says a cable from Cob
LEM. The Germans insist that our pres
ence on the Rhine il no sign Of defeat:
that we are here as the result OF agree
ment. A few days ago n case came be-
fore a military tribunal Of Americans in
which a German was charged with break
ing one of the American regulations. The
solicitor for the Germans calmly arosa
and announced that the American had
no right to submit German civilians to
trial under military law. why" ex-
chimed the American. "had not the Ger
mans military tribunals in Belgium and
France the right?" YES" agreed the
German, .that is true: but. then, we ara
dealing with conquered countries and
conquered territories. and you are here
only as an outcome. of the armistiee."
Confirmation Of a bolshevist plan to
seize Germany as the initial step in q
worldwide proletartat revolution has been
received in government circles in Paris.
The secheme is this: Spartacans-with
possible acauiescence of the present gov-
power in Germany during or Immediately
after the Versailles congress. Once in
control. they will greet the allied demands
with folded arms and a general attitude
Of do wha you like. but as far rs We
are concerned we will 10 nothfng"-mean-
ing they will refuse TO pay indemnfties Of
carry out any Of the other peace terms.
The S~partacans thus hope TO force the al
lies to occupy central Europe. which they
believe would embftter the allied peoples
against their governments.
After consistently opposing the scheme
for many years on the ground that It cut.
into her splendid isolation" all England
tunnel. and the work Of construction can-,
not be undertaken fast enough for itsI
former opponents. ut will be, roughly,l
eight years before the under channell
service il running regularly. The Ganges|
Of the English and French railways are!
very similar. and trains could run direct
from London to Paris in less than foul
hours. The trains will shoot through tho
tunnel In from 20 to 46 minutes. Tho tun-
mel Will be bored 100 feet below the bed Of
the channel. well out Of reach Of subma-
rine attacks
Harrogate, mistresses.a and domestic serv-
ants, have recently held . conference and
In va dtApIHof1 YsNnr a Hh.hNs,~ an,, ~~l A..
optional wearing Of caps. says the Lon
don Times.
To combat 1~adicalisn In New York city.
Police COMMISSIONS EnSighe some four
months ago created a volunteer body Of
S.OW secret police. recruited among tnfu.
entail citizens.
A roll call of the whole peace confer
ence may be necessary to determine
whether the former kaiser is to be hanged
or Otherwise corporally punished for his
crimes, says a cable.
The former kaiser has turned social
ist.' wires a correspondent OF the Seattle
Times He talks and talks and talks,
from morning to night to everyone on
everything. The former empress. how
ever. spends most of her time in prayer"
In an effort to prevent the threatened
strike OF rai!w0y employees, the Prussian
government q issued an announcement
TO the officials OF the roads pointing out
tnc g they are officials. they nave no
right to strike n may incur . penalty b.
doing 20.
The body Of Nurse csvell is soon 70 b.
moved to England from sRruaseh.
Twenty.six American. British and
French aifunsn were sworn IN in tho n.v
CLOUD 80 aeper<ment Of the New York
city police fores last week.