The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-05-08

~ WILLIAM w. ooWNlg
EtLeANk 80. SOUTH DAKOTA
FOR THE BUSY MAN
NEWS EPiToME THAT CAN SOON
Be COMPRISED.
ulNY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Nome and Foreign intelligence Con.
densed into Two and Fcue
Line Paragraphs,
many EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
WAR NOTES.

WAR NOTES.
One hundred constituencies were
killed and 200 wounded in the recent
tie complete rout of the federals. Fed
sral casualties arc stated TO have
been 800.
Endorsement OF President Wilson's
stand in the Mexican crisis is contain
ID In a telegram sent him and signed
by fifty Mexican citizens Of the Unit
Cd States residing in San Antonio.
They offer their services u war is
waged against Huerta.
Chicago will pay tribute to Samuel
Meisenberg, a private OF marines.
who was killed at Vera Cruz. The city
council has passed a resolution pro.
viding that his body shall lie in state
In the city hall. and that all city and
county Offices shall close during the
funeral.
Resolutions expressing the thanks
and appreciation Of American mother.
hood for the fortitude and forbear.
ance shown by President Wilson in
his efforts to preserve peace between
the United States and Mexico were
adopted at the closing session OF the
international congress on the welfare
81 the child
The Tamp;co situation continued
q serious. according TO a wireless
message reaching Galveston that two
torpedo boats have been sem up the
Panuco river at Tampico to get Amer
leans. Refugees arriving from Tam
pico said they were saved from riot
ing Mexicans early Wednesday morn
Ing by German sailors.
That General Huerta deliberately
planned the arrest Of American blue
Jackets at Tampico and other offenses
against the United States, with a view
70 bringing an armed Intervention and
uniting all the Mexican factions be-
hind him, was the substance OF a let
ter received by a high government
O1lcial from an authoritative source
q Mexico City.
William p. P~oinsctt, a retired bust
ness man Of Philadelphia received a
letter from his son, George, who was
one of the sailors written the morning
q the day he was killed at Vera Cruz.
The young seaman in his letter ex-
pressed Joy at the thought that he
would seer see active service. His
smother recently was injured in an &C
eident and is In . serious condition.
Admiral Badger has reported from
Vera Cruz he was extending his
Zines Of bluejackets and marines
further beyond the city. The battal-
ION Of marines from the South Caro-.
lima are well entrcnched. two and
one-half miles west OF the city. No
contact has been had with the Mexi.
can forces and none was expected in
The immediate future.
News Of the arrival IN Vera Cruz Of
twenty-six Americans and a large
number Of other foreigners from
Mexico City has been. communicated
to the State department The train
new German and English flags. Among
the Americans we're A. H. Tnrnhill.
San Francisco; James Punshon. Salt
Lake City; r. chatham, San Francis.
-: w. e. Crawford, San Joe. and
Arthur Law. Los Angeles.
DOMESTIC.
Grape Juice Il . popular summer
drink In Hong Kong.
Mn Anna NJ. Bruen Of Belvidere,
u. J.. who celebrated her ninety.
second birthday recently. has been .
Sunday school teacher for eighty
years.
Jacob Riis, uplifter. lecturer and
ehum Of Theodore Roosevelt, il dan.
seriously Ill ct q sanltarium in Michi.
ran Enlargement Of the heart IL the
trouble diagnosed by physians. who
ocpo to prolong his life II he abstains
eto0 al activities.
1r. and Mrs. George s. Schermer.
horn Of New York City have been
0arried fty-five years and have never
been separated . day In that time. Az
: result neither one has I'VE received
: Jetter from the other.
Four robbers blew open the vault
the Farmers State bank at Phil.
&ppsburg. Mo-. and escaped with g..
-. More than = hundred shots were
1To1 ~ the robbers ct persons who
o4tempte1 70 interfere.
Alberta Goodman, chief surgeon ..
- Mexican National railroad ha.
49, appointed health oficer OF the
e3ty under ths naval organixation o,
obo mnniclpality. The former city
11S1etols definitely refused to resume
lllSlefF duties owing y their fear o:
III&66opanl eonDseuenceA.