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WARRINGTON.

Attorney General Gregory indicat-
ed that nj federal suits against
anthracite railroads were likely to
follow the decision Of the Interstate
Commerce commission ordering
sweeping reduction in freight rates.
To adopt the policy demanded by
Austria-Hungary In It's protest against
the sale Of war munitions to the al
lies would be to force militarism upon
the world. says the State department
In its reply just made public.
Eight million able-bodied men IN
the United States owe allegiance to
European nations, labor department
statistics show. There are IA, 900, COG
foreign born persons who have not
acquired citizenship.
Plans for In inquiry into the ad-
ministration Of the steamboat inspec.
ton service by representatives Of the
Navy department and the public are
announced by Secretary Redf1eld OF
the Department Of Commerce.
Nearly half Of the land In the Chu-
zach National forest, Alaska, through
which the government railroad is to
run. Is restored to the / ublic domain
by proclamation Of President Wilson.
The boundaries Of the forest. as re-
drawn by the porclama ton. contain,
approximately 5,81S, 900 acres. $780,
900 acres being withdrawn.
w. W. Russell. former American
minister to the Dominican republic,
wal selected by President Wilson for
appointment to the same position. He
will succeed James Sullivan, who re-
signed - the result Of charges.
The interstate commerce commits.
sfon's report on it, investigation OF
thu Rock Island railroads financial
a4Airs shows millions Of dollars In
lossee II stock transactions, charges
The railroad oflcials with misrepre-
se1tation 81 thsir reports . stock.
1eldeEe
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London, Avg. 23.-At least I'VE pas
sengers, two OF whom were Ameri-
cans, and 40 members Of the crew
lost their lives when the White Star
liner Arabic was sunk by a German
submarine of Fastnet. Nine other
passengers are missing and are be-
lieved to have persisted. The two
Americans. who went down with the
ship. were Mrs. Josephine Brugeire
Of New York and Edmund T. Wood.
Mrs. Brugeire was thrown into the
water and was kept afloat for some
time by her son, Louis, who was
forced to relinquish his hold when he
was struck by a piece of wreckage.
Nothing was seen of Wood after the
steamer was struck.
Most OF the missing members Of the
crew belonged to the engineers staff.
They remained at their posts and
went down with the ship.
Declare No Warning Given.
Captain Finish and the other officers
Of the Arabic assert that the subma-
rine gave them no warning. They de-
clare the torpedo was fired as they
were going to the rescue OF the steam
er Dunsley, which had Just been tor
pedoed, presumably by the same sub
marine.
That the loss of life was not much
heavier was due to the preparations
made by the officers in view of the
possibilities OF an attack while pass
ing through the war zone," to the
fine weather which prevailed and to
the splendid discipline maintained by
the crew. Life belts had been pro-
vided by the crew. Life boats had
been placed on the decks and the life
boats swung out. As loon as the
ship was struck RATS were flung over
the side. Many of the passengers and
crew who were thrown into the water
climbed on board these RATS or were
dragged onto them by persons al
ready upon them.
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Germany Condemns itaiy's War Edict.

0eTWdHy NOHueWHt ttdty war GuIct
Amsterdam. via London, Aug. %
The German newspapers, copies Of
which have been received here. ex-
press indignation at Italy's declaration
of war on Turkey, asserting that Italy
is merely acting on the orders OF
Great Britain.
The Tageblatt says that although
Italy has not yet declared wal on Ger
many she is ready to act whenever
she is ordered by the Allies.
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Germans Lose Two Torpedo Boats.
P~etrograd, Aug. 23.-The Germans
lost mo fewer than two torpedo boats
in engagements in the Gulf Of Riga,
said an official statement from the ad
Niralty.
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POPULATION LOSS IS SMALL.

Final Figures for State Census Show
Decrease Of little More Than 1000.
Pierre.-The final figures of state
population for the 1915 census shows
a total of 582, 765, or only 1923 less
than for the 1910 census. AS there
was a heavy exodus of people from
the west river counties in the past
five years, they having proved up"
the claims they came out to get. and
left the country, the figures show that
the increase of new population in the
past two years in that section has
brought back to the state practically
what vas lost just after the 1910 cen.
sus.
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Ruling on Dakota Banks,

Plerre.-A ruling of the state bank.
ing department of interest to all the,
banks OF the state, both state and ma
tional, has been made. It will go into
effect November Is next. The ruling
covering the placing of cash reserves
is, in effect, that all state banks with
in South Dakota will be required to
keep on deposit in state banks within
the state of South Dakota at least so
per cent Of the amount shown by any
such bank to be due from it's deposit
%taries, and in determining this amount
the reserve on hand within it's own
bank shall not be taken into consider.
alton.
The above ruling applies to all state.
banks doing business in this state so
far as he dates for compliance are
concerned, except that special provi.
sions are made for state banks oper-
ating in cities designated as reserve
cities, these being Sioux Falls, Aber-
deem, Mitchell, Huron, Pierre, Rapid
City. Watertown Bookings and Yank-
ton.
The ruling OF the banking depart
ment has been endorsed by a resolu-
ton OF the state depositors' guaranty
fund commission, and by this resolu.
ton compliance on the part of the
state banks is required as a part OF
the regulation of the commission.
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Two men were killed and six In
lursd. one probably fatally, by an ex-
plosion at the plant Of the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
somrany, near Turtle Greek. Pa
Speaking on peace. President John
]. Whalen Of the American Fedora
ton Of Catholic societies, In conven-
ton ut Toledo, O., declared Catholics
In the United States will forget
their country and their flag.
Tho Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany, In pursuance Of it's plan an
nounced some time ago of disposing
Of its fleet and other property. has
sold I'VE Of It's steamers to the At
lantic Transport company Of West
Virginia.
The Union Stock yards at Chicago,
has been Quarantined against a re-
stricted area of six Illinois counties
which were placed In close Quaran-
tine by federal and state authorities.
following new outbreaks Of the foot
and mouth disease.
Three bushels Of Jewels, purses and
other small pieces Of personal prop
erty which belonged to victims of the
Eastland disaster in Chicago, were re.
covered when the ship, just three
weeks after the catastrophe, was re-
stored to even keel.
Leo NJ. Frank, convicted murderer
Of Mary Phagan, an Atlanta, Ca, fac
tory girl, was taken by q mob from
the Georgia state prison at Milledge-
vile, to Marietta, the home of the
murdered girl, and hanged to a tree.
His body, clad only in prison trous-
ers and shirt, was left hanging for
several hours.
Outbreaks Of the hoof and mouth
diseases in several eastern and mid
die western states which may elimi-
nate exhibits at the Panama-Pacific
exposition in October, were reported
to Charles Keane. California state
veterinarian, by A. D. Melvin, chief
Of the United States bureau Of ami
NAL industry at Washington.
Joe Rivers Of Los Angeles was
awarded q decision on points over
Stanley Yoakum, a lightweight, at the
end OF q fifteen-round bout in Denver.
e. ]. Holland Of Springfield, Mo,
won the state championship shoot
held In St Louis under the auspices
Of the Missouri Athletic association.
He broke 200 straight targets.
The Kings Mills (Ohio) Rifle team
with q total score Of 3,575, won tho
National Rifle associations small bore.
short range, outdoor championship.
according to figures available in
Washington.
lH the Des Moines ball team wins
the Western league pennant. Booster
fans will see a post series Of games
between the boosters and the pennant
winners of the America nassociation,
probably st Paul, it is said.
Battling Levinsky, the New York
heavyweight, defeated Sailor Jim Car.
roll Of San Francisco in a ten-round
bout in Brooklyn. Levinsky out
classed Carroll from the start and had
him on the ropes several times.
Mort Henderson OF Altoona. Pa,
was no match for Joe Stecher, the
Nebraska champion, In their match at
Fremont, Neb. Stecher won in
straight falls Of five minutes and ten
seconds. and three minutes and
D;uh< cor4nAa
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The School District Law.

Pierre.-That the showing of condt
tons of school districts is the vital
element in the provisions Of chapter
173, laws of 1915, and not the date on
which such showing can be made is
the vital factor, is the holding of the
attorney generals office on inquiry
from a states attorney. In the inquiry
it Is shown that the law requires pub
LEGATION within twenty days after the
close Of the fiscal year, and that school
boards are required to meet the &C.
ond Tuesday in July, which this year
made the meeting SO late that the
publications could not be completed
within the required time, and it was
whether or not such publication could
be required under the conditions raised
that the department held that pub.
LEGATION, and not time, vas the vital
factor of the law.
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AAI4NkAAOe AL ANN IN
" WILLIAM ". BOVINE
%eloAhk 80. eourh DAKOTA
FROM MANY POINTS
GvGNTs or THE DAY HELD 70 4
FEW LlNEa.
LATE EVENTS BOLE9 DOWN
0essenal, Political, Foreign and 0thss
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.
WAR NEWS.
The Germans are preparing to land
troops on the coast Of Finland. &C.
sording to Z Stockholm dispatch.
The Russian war office in an offic-
1al communication admits the evac-
uation OF the towns Of Sokolow.
6iedle and Lukow. to the east OF
Warsaw.
Berlin reports that the great Rus
sian fortress Of Kovno has been cap
tured by the Germans. Together with
much wal materials and more than
90 cannon.
French artillery exploded . German
ammunition depot between Monchy
and Ransart, and mines destroyed
German works east Of the road tc
Lille. according to reports from Paris.
Details given tho press OF q secret
session Of the Russian Duma on Au-
gust 10 showed that an inquiry was
initiated to determine the RESPONSE
bility for the deficiency in war sup.
plies.
London announces that the British
transport Royal Edward has been
sunk BY . German submarine. while
On route to the Dardanelles. About
1000 lives are believed to have been
lost.
The French Chamber Of Deputies
passed q bill to appropriate land nee.
essary for burial Of the dead OF the
entente allies fighting In France. The
measure was proposed by Minister
g Wa Millerand.
The German airships, which raided
Tho east coast Of England recently.
bombarded. with good results. war
ships on the Thames. the London
docks, torpedo boats near Harwich
and buildings on the Humber. accord
lng to reports from Berlin.
Enver Pasha, Turkish minister OF
-
var, admits the allies have landed
$1,000 fresh men on the Gallipoli Pc
ninsula. Two regiments Of the new
y landed forces. according to Enver
Pasha, were virtually annihilated,
only sixty men escaping death or
wounds.
Lord Robert Cecil, parliamentary
under secretary for British foreign
affairs, In the course Of . formal in
terview. declared that the allies must
~ Ill lawful means prevent cotton
reaching their enemies. and said It
may be considered necessary to make
cotton contraband.
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TOTAL OF FiFTY-slx LOST.

London, Aug. 23.-An amended list
Of passengers lost on the Arabic gives
4 total Of sixteen, which with the for
ty members az the crew who were
lost, places the number Of dead at
fifty-six.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
Land Rush Is Expected.

-~ -NrSSSSS
Capa.-A big land rush is expected
in this vicinity on Sept. 20, which is
the date fixed by the officials Of the
federal land department at Washing.
ton for the opening to white settle
ment of coded Sioux lands remaining
unsold in Lyman county. There are
about 10, 900 acres of these lands, all
lying within easy reach of Capa, Pre-
sho, Murdo and other towns along the
railway lines. The land to be opened
is said to be among the best in Ly.
man county. The unentered lands viii
be sold under the federal regulations,
providing for the sale of public lands.
1t is expected that hundreds of pros
pective purchasers will be on hand on
the day Of the sale.
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Taxation Laws Bother.


Notwithstanding Is strictly up
against it in the matter of raising
taxes this year, owing to an apparent
collision in two laws which went into
effect July 1. The two laws are the
ones which require hat property shall
be assessed at its fall value, and the
law which prohibits cities assessed at
over $1,000, 900 from making a levy OF
owe II mills without a special cleo
ton, which will permit the raising or
an additional two mill levy. This meant
that Mobridge will have to run along
this year on half the money used dur
ing the last several years, as the as
sessment of property at it's full value
brings the total valuation above the
million dollar mark, which puts a ban
on more than IL mill levy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27

GvgNTo or THE oAY HELD 70 4
FEW LlNEA.
uIE EVENTS BOnEg DOWN
oossenal, Political, Foreign and othes
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.
WAR NEWS.

The Germans are preparing to land
troops on the coast Of Finland. &C.
oording to . Stockholm dispatch
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27

The Russian war Office in an offic-
1al communication admits the evac-
uation Of the towns OF Sokolow,
6iedle and Lukow, to the east OF
Warsaw.
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Aberdeen Will Stay Dry.

NperueeU VIII stay Dry.
Pierre.-Aberdeen remains in the
dry list. This is the decree Of the
supreme court in affirming the lower
court of Brown county in the case Of
A. L. Ward ct al. against c. C. Fetch
er ct al. The issue was on counting
OF the disputed ballots. The supreme
court finds that thirty-seven votes
were erroneously counted in the AZ
hrmative and forty-hve enormously
counted in the negative, and with q
negative majority Of nine shown. The
change leaves just q majority
a0oinst license.
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Berlin reports that the great Rus
sian fortress Of Kovno has been cap
tured by the Germans. Together with
much war materials and more than
90 cannon.
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Want Big Exhibits.

Want Big Exhibits.
Huron.-'Every livestock breeder IN
the state should make a special effort
to exhibit extensively at the coming
state fair. September /, 2 and 3, on
account of our shutting out Of foreign
live stock to avoid possible dan.
ger from foot and mouth disease"
says w. s. Hill, president O. the state
fair board.
We have taken extraordinary pre-
cautions to protect the home breeders
this year, hence it is clearly up to-
them to reciprocate by making a huge
showing of South Dakota stuff.
On account Of the prevalence Of
foot and mouth disease in some out.
side states, the state fair board last
March passed a resolution combining
the showing of cattle. hogs and sheep
to South Dakota bred stuff.
More recently, on of pres
sure brought upon the board to let
Town the bars to outside live stock.
q letter was sent to every prospective
exhibitor asking his opinion. The
replies were unanimous for sticking
to the March resolution and thereby
protecting South Dakota live stock.
Therefore only South Dakota cattle.
sheep and swine will be exhibited nc
the coming state fair. Every breeder
OF the state should make q special ef-
fort to take full exhibits. All pre-
miums will 50 to South Dakota breed
ers.
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o. Louis Wal chosen az the place
Cor the 1916 convention Of the Ma.
tional Association Of Life Underwrit.
Or after . spirited contest at San
Francisco.
Hundreds Of Hundreds Of build.
hes wers unroofed and many destroy.
- II Houston, Tex. BY : terrific hur
r3canA. Damage to property Is est.
natsd = 5000. 600.
third regiment. Missouri National
Gaard. Kansas City. passed the worst
1nspecteoa of any regiment In the
United States and three commanding
e0esrs have resigned.
M6mhers g the committee on build
- and grounds of the Chicago
hoard g education adopted : resolu-
tea scommending the teaching Of
ouimming n every public school.
Nancy Hanks. 2.O4. champion trot.
~ from 1892 to 1894. died ct Ham.
barg Place. near Lexington. KY. the
estate q !. e. Madden. who purchas-
- ~ horse several years ago to
pensicn her until her death. Nancy
- foalsd IN 1856.
q Crago. Of Wayneshurg. Pa,
oommandersin~chief Of the veterans
= foreisn warn Of the United States,
declared q Detroit that the United
Gfa1eo should have : irst Nine army
~ IN sO00 men. = a0cOnd line army al
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27

Outbreaks Of the hoof and mouth
diseases in several eastern and mid
die western states which may elimi-
nate exhibits at the Panama-PacifC
exposition in October, were reported
to Charles Keane. California state
veterinarian, by A. D.. Melvin, chief
Of the United States bureau OF ami
NAL industry at Washington.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27

Leo M. Frank, convicted murderer
Of Mary Phagan, an Atlanta, Ca, fac
tory girl, was taken by q mob from
the Georgia state prison at Milledge-
vile, to Marietta, the home of the
murdered girl, and hanged to a tree.
His body. clad only in prison trous-
ers and shirt, was left hanging for
several hours.
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Lord Robert Cecil, parliamentary
under secretary for British foreign
AFFAIRS, IN the course Of q formal In
terview, declared that the allies must
~ Ill lawful means prevent cotton
reaching their enemies. and said II
may be considered necessary to make
cotton contraband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-14
ManonhhandsH HoIpingHand
 1u Marion lksIand
BlI Marion HdHaHd

today with every one who hears or Uses it. How did it originate? And who said first, That cuts no ice, with the meaning 1t has now? I wish the Corner would spare a wee section of it's valua- ble space to the consideration of mat. ter l have never heard explained. There is no slang manual to set us all a-geing with each fresh morsel that comes Into fashion. It springs up in a night like Jonahs gourd, which, by the way. I thank you for telling us was the fast growing. broad leaved palmi christi That is but one of many bits of useful information I have gleaned from the little Corner. REX"
 I. too, wish that the constituency would aid in the elucidation of the small mysteries of which our intelligent mem ]. Der speaks. He is right as to the slang of the former generation. I recollect seeing in the house of a great aunt q copy of ''The Slang Dictionary" Also, that my father. finding me knotting my brows over it. advised me to read
 something more sensible" He dissp- proved of slang in toto. and never let us use 1t in our talk. But there was A vocabulary of slang in that day. and one which would be as unintelligible to us as talk of handing out a lemon" and cutting ice' would have been to them. By. the way, who can tell how even these two bits of slang found their way into the talk of educated men anG women? Why "a lemon?" And who first said that cuts no ice?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-14
Searching for Missing Friends


 A family that I am anxious to locs te consisted of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Me Gregor and two daughters, Clara and Mary. Mir. McGregor was a railroad mar and built the second track for the Grand Trunk system from Battle Creek, Mich. to Valparaiso, Ind. in 1903. During this time they lived in Kingsbury. Ind. From Kingsbury they moved to Ackley. la, and from Ackley to Springfield, III. Any che reading my appeal and knowing the whereabouts of the. above men toned family would bestow a signal favor by communicating the same to enc who has tried for eight years to locate them, without success 1 have lots of good reading matter that I will gladly give to any one who cares for magazines and will make known re. quests. l am much interested in the Cor Ter and hope the good work will con. tinue MRS. HARRIETTE w,
 Your earnest desire to communicate with the long lost friends moves us to join in the search. We have had the happiness of reuniting relatives and friends, again and again, in the history of our Corner. And something in your story appeals to our sympathies I hold your address and thank you sincerely for the proffered magazines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-14
Sealed Parcels First Class

T took a parcel to the postoffice lately to be sent by parcel post and the postmaster said it must go as first class matter because 1t was sealed at both ends. l took 1t back and Just tied 1t up and he said that was all right Is that the law? If so, why?
 JENNIE S. H."
 The postmaster was right. The Jaw says: Matter to be sent in the mails at less than letter rates must be so wrapped that it may be readily eA- amined at the office of delivery, as we'll as the mailing office, without destroy ing the wrapper" Otherwise there would be nothing to prevent one from nIailing under one envelope dozen letters instead of one, to be distributed at the other end of the line-and all at parcel post rates Thousands of peopfe who would not steal a penny from a feliow man or woman have no scrurIes in cheating the government or a corpor- ation.
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Origin of Slang

"l have been interested in the in- qufries concerning old sayings poetical quotations, and superstitions which have been so ably answered in the Cor her by the editor or by correspondents. May make my bow to the constituency. accompanied by question that has often vexed my mind? Where does slarts originate. and how happens everybody to get on to bit of slang simultane- cusly? For instance, take the bit that slipped from my pen just then. How dld we all get into the habit of saying get on to an idea or a fact? The phrase was unknown to our grandparents, al though l believe they had slang ocabulary of their own. Another eX- ample that is still more puzzling. Five years back nobody said, He handed me lemon,' in the sense the phrase has