The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-27

living at Victoria, and spent several
days at that city and inVancouver.
The former city is the political
capital and the latter the COM
mercial center of British Columbia.
In crossing the line into Canada
nowadays custom house officer not
only looks into your baggage to see
that there are no dutiable articles
but you are questioned as to your
nationality, the purpose Of your
visit, where you expect to go and
how long you expect to remain in
the Kings domain. However we
had no difficulty in satisfying the
officer that we had no dynamite
about US, and that our visit was
to be a short and peaceful one.
We suppose that innocent, guileless
expression that unconsciously beams
from mans countenanceafter fifty
years experience in newspaper
office, helped to get us through
safely, but the guard eyed our
better half with considerable
suspicion until we informed him
that she was not as dangerous as at
first glance she might appear, and
that her Dutch was only of the
Pennsylvania kind anyway. OF
course all Of these new wrinkles in
crossing the border are war
measures, for as so on as YOU get
into Canadian city you know YOU
are in belligerent territory, as the
kahki is. continually in evide nee,
and there is a soldier for every
dozen men you meet on the street.
while the newspapers are very
/ largely devoted to war news and
matters pertaining to the conflict
with long lists of Canadian killed
and wounded. Several recruiting
stations are in each Of the two
cities we visited, and we under
stand number Of regiments are
being organized and drilled, and
as fast as the full quota Of a reg
iment is obtained it is sent on
to England, and later to France.
Canada is giving the best of her
young blood to England S cause,
and il the war continues she pro-
misses to equip a full 500, 900 men
as her part in the defence Of the
empire. The people are even now
looking forward to possible con
scription. or what was known as
drafting in our civil war. Some
of the wounded and manned are
now being returned to the military
hospital at Victoria and are given
such duties as they are able to per-
form. The disabled soldiers are
being well cared for, the COVER
ment providing liberal pensions,
and public subscriptions, tag days.
fairs, etc. are instituted to supple
ment government aid in helping the
disabled. The government grants
monthly payment to the wife of
every enlisted man and a liberal
allowance for each child, so that
some Of the soldiers families are
really better provided for than be-
fore enlistment. Another law
provides that soldiers property
either personal or real cannot be
attached or sold under mortgage
or any other forced sale while the
war lasts. This is very laudable
provision for the soldier, but it
reacts on the general business of
the country and virtually paralyzes
all transactions in real estate. In
fact it looks as if business Of all
kinds in the province was at
standstill, and the cities have the
appearance of having been over
doomed. However | think this
may be also said of the Washington
cities, though perhaps to lesser
extent.
On our return trip we stopped a
day in Seattle and enjoyed some Of
the sights in the metropolis Of the
north coast. While here we met
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben koepke and had
short visit with them and also
with our former townsman H. S.
Volkmar. Both Mr.. Koepke and
Mr.. Volkmar are enthusiastic
boosters for Seattle and the coast
country. They all wanted to be
remembered to the old Milbank
friends upon our return home.
And speaking Of home and MiIhank
do you know. that after five weeks
of absence, its not such bad place
after all.
Downie.
REVIVAL MEETINGS.
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Song service Z 80 p. m. Preach
ing $3.50 y. M. The evening
service will be conducted in the
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