The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-12-25

Batavia, N. Y, are under physicians
care, 1t is believed all will recover.
Their ailment was said to be pto-
maine poisoning.
Railway commissioners OF five west
ern states in session at Omaha decid-
ed to raise funds for h employment
OF expert accountants to analyze the
freight rate situation. They stated
that they would be content il after a
thorough investigation 1t should be
found that the carriers are entitled to
more
FOREIGN.
VIM. C. Undeedown. a railroad man,
was run over by Burlington train No.
4, q Ashland, Neb., and killed.
Present session Of congress not to
provide for government ownership Of
telegraph and telephone systems.
1t is stated by Chicago charity peo-
pie that one-tenth Of the population
of that city receives public charity.
More employees of the Gary steel
mills have returned to work. Steady
resumption Of business is indicated.
New Years jewellers in Chicago
may drink far into 1915 If they order
their drinks before l a. m, Mayor
Harrison has announced.
Four hundred thousand youths Of
10 and 20 years, forming the class Of
1916, have gone into training in mill
tary instruction camps and barracks
throughout France.
The Japanese foreign minister,
Baron Kato. announces that 1t has not
been decided whether Japan would
return the captured German base 1T
Kiao-Chow to China.
An arbitration treaty between Great
Britain and Portugal has been signed
in London. The treaty, which is for
a period Of five years, is Of great sig
~nificance at the present moment.
With the etu of the French gov
eminent to Paris from Bordeaux =
squadron Of ~aeroplanes is doing scout
duty over the capital to ward off pos
sible attacks by hostile air craft.
King Albert Of Belgium, in thank
Ing the American commission for a
nameday message OF good wishes,
congratulated the commission on its
generous and enlightened initiative.
A Berlin dispatch says that Brus-
sells and suburbs have decided to pay
the war lien Of $4,000. 900 marks
($11 $50, OO0), imposed by Germany,
by means OF special taxes, payable
up to June Is, 1915.
Vice Admiral Sturdee OF the British
squadron reports that in the battle
OF the Falkland islands in which
| three German cruisers YER sunk.
the British casualties totaled seven
men killed and four wounded.
II ID reported IN Berlin that Rus.
sian losses to date In the fighting in
Poland are estimated ct 10000 men,
Including 10000 prisoners, In . 70.
port from the eastern army. Evacua-
ton OF Iod3 BY the Russians is also
confirmed.
Emperor William OF Germany,
whose illness has been the subject OF
much anxiety on the one side and con-
tecture on the other, IL said to have
improved 80 much Of late that his
complete recovery 1t ~ early date il
expected.
the ledger o. the national debt OF
France, containing the m of the
holders OF bonds which are Inscribed
| AZ distinguished from those payable
| to bearer, has been brought to Paris
| again from Bordeaux. It required ven
| ears to transport The ledger.
General Baden Powell shares the
| opinion Of many English military ex-
| rNrts who believe that Germany fully
| sxpects to invade England II possible
| smd viii direct its activities toward
ne commercial cities in the north OF
En91and rather than towards London
- - resort cities Of the south.
u sDrltisA squadron UNDER vice Al
m1rz1 0sr TYederick Sturdee. has sen4
3U<t1o b0st04 >o6 The southern. coe6t
AsGUuth .Anerjea, ~ German eTuisa
0~s1nSn1sss4 Cseissnau and
LStDsaG.