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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Degree Of Honor

Forty members Of the D. of HI.
were present Tuesday evening.
Dec. 4th for installation and elec-
tion of officers. At the close Of the
lodge some very queer characters
made their appearance. All kinds
Of people. quaint little ladies and
also stately ones from grandmoth-
ers days. Grandma herself who
was terribly shocked at the be
havior of the young people; maid
en- ladies Of uncertain age but Of q
certain temper: Tippelary and
fancy costumes. clowns and clown
essess. all were there and enjoyed q
very merry evening.
We wondered how some got past
our watch but we decided that they
must have gotten on the right side
of the member in black and white,
or else the two-faced one gave
away the password.
At the next regular meeting Dec.
Is it was decided to have Xmas
tree. All members come.
The following officers were elect
ed:
G.. Of H.-Marcell Reeves
L. Of C.-Jennie Paddock
C. of C.-Isabel Stegall
Recorder-Luell Burkhardt
Financier-Lillian Sutcliffe
Receiver-Eliza Mount
Usher-Fannie Martin
Asst Usher-Sarah Maloy
|. G.-May Fox
@. WIN. Mount
Musician-Warren Fox
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
4 Sunday Call

Next Sunday afternoon every
family in the city will be visited by
Red Cross worker and member
ships for one or more of the family
will be solicited. New member
ships are being sought and renewals
from those Who have been members
during the past year. The full
year has not elapsed perhaps since
you became member. but the old
members are asked to renew their
memberships with the beginning of
1918, so that all will start from
that date. This will save q lot of
book k-keeping for the secretary, who
is already giving so much time to
this red cross work, and it will be
easier for the members themselves
to know that their membership
dates from the first of the year,
and is for 1918.
When the red cross visitor calls
on you Sunday afternoon he doesn't
intend to spend the day with you.
You are not expected to get din
ner or luncheon for him. Nor do
you need to te | him how poor you
are-if he wanted that information
he would look you up in Brad
streets. Have your dollar ready, as
well as q dollar for the woman who
takes care of you morally and phys
ically, and if heaven has blessed
you abundantly. see that little jack
and Mary have their ma mes on the
red cross roll of honor-for its Jack
and Mary who are going to suffer
most if the Kaiser and Kultur suc-
ceed in this war. This is q good
time to break the alabaster box.
The red cross is not for America
alone-it cares for the helpless en-
emy and wounded Turk, and is the
only Christ on the battlefield. If
you can refuse its cry you are less
than q Mohammedan. If you can't
be Christian be a sport in this
matter-and don't let the devil
bluff you now.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Our Leaders Greeting

President Wilson has issued
the following appeal for the Red
! Cross: ITO the people of the
United States: Ten million
Americans are invited to join the
American Red Cross during the
week ending with Christmas eve.
The times require that every
branch of our great national
effort shall be loyalty upheld and
it is peculiarly fitting that at
Christmas season the Red Cross
should be the branch through
which your willingness to help
is expressed. You should join
the American Red Cross because
1t alone can carry the pledges of
Christmas good will to those
who are bearing for US the real
burdens of the world war both
in our army and navy and in the
nations upon whose elritory
the issues of the world war are
being fought out. Your evidence
Of faith in this work is necessary
for their heartening and cheer.
"You should join the Red
Cross because this arm Of the
national service is steadfastly
and efficiently maintaining the
overseas relief in every suffering
land, administering our millions
wisely and we'll and awakening
the gratitude of every people.
Our conscience will not let us
enjoy the Christmas season if
this pledge of support to our
cause and the worlds veal is left
unfultilled. Red Cross member
ship is the Christmas spirit in
terms of action"
Woodrow Wilson,
President of the American
Red Cross"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
What IS Your Income?

Internal Revenue Collector James
Coffee is sending out q cireu ar
calling attention to the new provi-
sion of the income tax and stating
that an officer will be sent to the
county to help persons who are liza
BILE under the law. to comply with
its provisions and save them heavy
fine and cost, which will be assess
ed against them if they fail o make
proper report.
The new law provides that every
married person living with wife or
husband must pay a tax on that
portion Of their income exceeding
$4,000, and unmarried persons on
that portion Of their income that
exceeds $1,000
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Have Joined the Colofs.

Among the boys who recently en-
listed in the heavy artillery and
who left here Wednesday for Jeffer-
son Barracks. Mo-. were E. F.
johnson, Albert Peterman, Art
Anderson, Frank O'Connell. Fulton
Schell, Alex Cunningham and
Henry Reeve rnd Walter Larson.
Among others enlisting were Frank
Van Asch. John Keller. Lawrence
Kelleas Ernest Christianson, Went
Schell. Roy Brannon and E. Peter.
son. Chas. Rupert, Howard Max
field, Frank Miller.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Red Cross Fight Against tuberculosis

Every Red Cross seal you buy il
a bullet in a winning war. Tuber.
colosis is preventable and durable;
it is Mt hereditary. The death
rate from tuberculosis in our
country has been reduced one-halt
within q generation. That war in
Europe will make more tubercolo-
sis at home because of the rigors
and dangers of armv life, is certain
from the experience Of England
France, Canada and Germany. This
means that you cannot afford to let
the campaign against tuberlosis in
the United States suffer.
If you do your part and others dc
their part. we will win the war
abroad and the war against the
White Plague here.
Work accomplished in South Da-
kota with the money obtained from
the sale Of Red Cross Seals from
March LIST. 1916, to March 1st,
1917.
Cash on hand March 1st. 1916,
$4l8O. .46.
This money was used principally
in securing Red Cross visiting nur-
ses, whose reports show the folio W.
ing work:
Number of
Visits to homes and sickness 25l9
Tuberculosis families visited 26l
Lessons on hygiene & sanitation llS7
Public health talks SAG
Miscellaneous visits 203l
Visits to schools 2041
Lessons in First Aid" &c
School children examined 13lS7
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Insurance for Soldiers And Sailors

The act which provides for gov
ernment life insurance for soldiers
and sailors has now been in oper-
alton a little more than a month.
The Secretary Of the Treasury an
nounced on November 18th that up
to that date 64,168 applications
under the new law had been re-
ceived, representing insurance in
the sum of $552,O93, 900. From
four to six thousand applications
are received each day at the Treas
ury Department. the amount of
insurance applied for sometimes
reaching q total If fifty million
dollars in single day.
The law provides that soldiers,
sailors. marines and nurses in ac-
tive service may obtain from the
Government life insurance in
amounts not exceeding $40. 900 at
premium rates ranging from IS
cents month at the age Of 81
years to $1.20 a month at the age
of 81 years, for each 81, 900 Of in
surance.
One of the primary objects of
this law is to lessen the tremend-
Gus burden of pensions which has
followed as a consequence of all
American wars.
1t is evident that the admins
tration of this new branch of Gov
ernment work is big business in
itself. But this is only one of
many governmental activities in
cident to the war which are adding
great numbers of clerks, stenogra-
phers and other servants to Uncle
Sans payroll. Literally thousands
of stenographers and typewriters
have been appointed in Washington
during the past few months and
thousands more are apt to be ap-
pointed as soon as they are avail
able. The United States Civil
Service Commission is holding ex-
aminations for these positions
weekly throughout the country.
Secretaries of local boards Of civil
service examiners at the post Offices
in all cities are furnishing detailed
information.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Q. {. s. Olncers

Last Monday evening Esther
Chapter Of the Eastern Star install
led officers for the ensuing year
as follows:
w. M.-Mrs. H. A. Riley
w. P.-Arthur Rlomquist
A. M.-Mrs. P. c. Saunders
Sec.-Mrs. N. H. Wiseman
Treas. Mrs. w. N. Thomas
Cond. Mrs. Chas. Williams
"A. Cond. Mrs. Lee Bannister
Ada-Miss Hazel Conright
Ruth-Miss Catherine Mesmer
Esther-Miss Stella Riley
Martha Miss Mary Nichol
Electa-Mrs. Walter Lowthian
Chap-Mrs. w. C. Kayser
Marshal-Mrs. w. s. Nixon
Organist- Mrs. Joseph Wylie
Warder-Mrs. E. E. Emanuel.
jr.
Sent. Mr.. r. L. Nichol.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
I. 0. {. Officers

The local lodge of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles at regular meeting
last Monday evening elected the
following officers for the coming
year:
p. w. P.-Chas. McGiven
w. P.-J. j. Nelson
w. v. P.-Thos. Finley
Chaplain-O. Martins
Sec. NJ. Nixon
Treas.-H. s. Roberts
I. G.-Mike Fritz
@. G.-Wm. Schell
Physician-J. A. Jacotel
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
K. Of ?. OilIcers

At the regular meeting of Ban
ner lodge, K. of P, on the 5th
inst, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
C.. C.-Chas. Peterson
v. C. H. E. A ckerman
Prel. Carrier
X. r. & S.-Earl Liggett
M. F.-E. H. Benedict
M. A. Fred Rockwell
M. Ex.-N. F. Nelson
I. GEWes. Holbrook
The installation will take place
the first meeting in January.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Electric Current Notice

Electric service will te shut off
from 1890 to $3.50 Sunday after
noon while necessary repairs are
being done at power plant.
Milbank Light & Power Co.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Seed Corn Problem

The special service department
of the Dakota Farmer is calling
the attention of commercial clubs
and business men generally to an
important matter. which is to select
and save seed corn in the various
communities. Unless this is done
Systematically there is going to be
such a shortage of seed corn in the
spring that a large acreage will be
left without seed to plant, and even
if it can be secured at any price
the purchaser will have to pay
from $6 to $40 a bushel for it.
The Farmer urges that the CONNER
cial Club or some organization in
every town should find out who has
good mature corn and get them to
test it, or get someone in town to
test it and see whether it promises
to be good seed next spring.
If anyone has corn that is likely
to make good seed and has to sell it
arrange to finance the proposition
and hold the corn and store it some
place, in warm room if possible,
at least in dry place, and see
what it will do for YOU next spring.
Last Sunday afternoon Mrs. Lima
Smith Campbell of Dell Rapids,
State organizer of the Woman s
Committe Of the Council Of Nation
al Defense was at the st. Hubert
hotel for the purpose of organizing
a county committee. The organiz-
alton is an auxiliary of the Coun-
Gil Of National Defense and the
purpose is 50 to coordinate the
activities and the resources of the
organized and unorganized women
of the country that their power
may be Immediately utilized in
time Of need and to supply new
and direct channel of communica
tion and cooperation between wo-
men and governmental depa rt
ments. The departments of the
work of the woman's committee
relate to registration for service; !;
food production and home econo-
mics; food administration; women
in industry; child welfare; main
tanning existing social service
agencies; safeguarding moral and
spiritual forces; educational pro-
pogsnda; liberty loans; red cross
and allied relief. DR.. Helen S.
Peabody Of Sioux Falls is the state
chairman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14

N. p. Christianson Of Wilmot
brought Gilman and julius Tor
senson to Milbank to make the
early morning train TO. visit
their brother Albert at Camp
Funston, who Was quite low with
pneumonia, and word was eent
to friends here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14

Jeruslem, the holy city of Jew,
Christian and Mohammedan. has
been surrendered to the British
army. This undoubtedly is the end
Of Turkish rule in Palestine. For
more than 600 years it has been in
the hands Of the ''infidel," despite
the fact that unnumbered crusade
and wars had been waged to wrest
it from the Mohammedan power.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Decree Of Honor Knltters

The knitters of the Degree of
Honor will meet at the home of
Mrs. H. G. Port next Friday even
ing, Dec. IA. Five cents will
be collected from each for the De-
gree Of Honor unit of the Red
Cross. Light refreshments will be
served.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
No kaiserisIn for Him

No kaiSerism for Him
Mr.. C. Kramer, county commits
sioner of LaMoure Co., N. D., at q
patriotic meeting at Grand Rapids
in that state expressed the follow
ing in regard to his fellow citizens
Of German descent, Mr.. Kramer
himself being native of Germany
who served in the German army
before coming to this country. At
a patriotic meeting he said:
II pity the German-American who
is not loyal to Uncle Sam, said Mr..
Kramer. "He does not realize that
he has good thing. Americans Of
ten complain of high taxes. Even
before the war, Germans paid three
times rs much taxes as we. They
had to economize to pay those taxes,
and their wonderful economic sys-
tenn helped to prevent waste. Gov
ernment ownership helped, and made
money for the government, but it
all was used to maintain the costly
war machines.
Napoleon, who dreamed of world
conquest, met his Waterloo at the
hands Of Blucher and Wellington
and now, in this modern day, the
kaiser, who would be a second Alex
ander, is destined to meet his Water.
loo at the hands of the United
States.
There must be something wrong
with the German government or l8
other nations would not be arrayed
against her; there must be some-
thing wrong with Germany's system
or President Wilson would not have
said that we have no quarrel with
the German people The social dem
ocrats are the strongest political
party in Germany and it is signifi-
cant that they are against monarchy
and are preaching socialism.
Mr.. Kramer traced the gradual
Prussianization of the old loosely
federated German principities,
Kingdoms and smaller governments.
Although many wished to become
small republics, the Prussian arm
les terrorized the inhabitants with
their troops, filled their Offices and
economic positions with Prussians
and forcc1a them into the ironbound
German confederacy, cemented f.
nally by the dominant Bismark.
He spoke of the autocratic spirit
of the German dukes. They had
their great estates in which their
tenants were as chattels. They
had their hobbies in raising regi-
ments Of tall or snubnosed soldiers,
and the peasants selected were as
pawns. Mr.. Kramer's father was
exiled to Italy at the time the
southern Germans were struggling
for independence. The name Prus-
sian began then to take on a fear
full significance.
The German people have been
deceived and misled by their lead
ers,' MIR. Kramer said. They
have been dazzled with visions of
military glory, they have been led
to believe that as a people they are
surrounded by their enemies, they
were told that in 80 days the SUBJ
marine would bring England to
her knees and that Uncle Sam would
not enter war. The Kaiser has
said that God was with them in the
drive on Italy.
1T is not easy to renounce
allegiance to the native father
land, the land of your birth, the
land of your kinsmen. continued
Mr.. Kramer. II fought the matter
out myself for three days before |
did it. "But | did it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14

Don't fail to see Mary Pick
ford in "The Poor Little Rich
Girl"-a Csc show for 15c at
Bentley Grand, to night-Fri.
day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
Poor Little Rich Girl

Don't fail to see Mary Pick.
ford in "The Poor Little Rich
Girl'-a Csc show for 15c at
Bentley Grand. to-night-Fri'
day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14
The Coal Problem

IIlC UU0l r[UUIclIl
Mr.. G.. E. Williams who was
recently appointed as one of the
coal administrators in this coun-
ty, makes the following report
which consumers will do we'll
to read:
The coal situation shows a
great shortage throughout the
entire country pretty generally
and in some places the public
schools and churches have had
to close on account of this. In
Lacrosse the Normal has closed.
and Minneapolis figures on clos
ing their schools unless relief is
soon afforded. With those con.
ditions existing all concerned in
the handling of coal are now fac.
ing very serious condition. It
is very necessary that all con-
sumers understand the situation
SO that any suffering from short
age will be taken care Of. Stocks
are being allotted from mines
and docks to wholesalers, and
will be distributed in like man
ner by local dealers. In other
words, if the hard coal that is
shipped into the country is dis
tributed little to each customer
not to exceed one ton each, the
situation will be relieved, every
body will be supplied with
enough to take care of immedi
ate needs, and few cases of suff-
ering will follow. On the con-
trary, if customers were allowed
to take an unproportionate
amount, nothing will long be left
to supply the more needy Gus.
sumer. Consumers having fur
naces or other heating apparat.
US in which soft coal or other
substitute can be used, must
help through the present emer-
gency by burning such fuel un-
til such a time as a sufficient
supply of hard coal is available.
In connection with this the deal
ers in this county have been in.
structed to contine their sale of
hard coal to only those whose
equipments not suited to soft
coal. AS a general thing the
presen.,supply ofShard' coal is
about exhausted in this county,
but several orders have been
made for enforced shipments
and it is thought that these will
soon begin to show up. County
fuel administration advises that
their board have ordered through
the government representative,
coal for the following points in
this county: Marvin, T W n
Brooks, Milbank. Revlllo, La.
Bolt and Strandburg where the
needs appeared the most imper-
atiye. On account Of the small
ness of these shipments and
delayed transportation, the re.
ciept of this coal will not suffice
the needs for long, and consum.
ers are especially urged to pre-
pare themselves so that they
need not suffer, by providing lig-
mite, soft coal or wood SO that
they can keep warm.
Under the presidents order
of December 1st, 1917, the fol.
lowing extract is made: "The
scale OF prices prescribed Aug,
%, 1917, for anthracite coal at the
mines is hereby amended by ad-
ding the sum Of thirty five cents
per ton to each of the prices so
prescribed or adjusted This
means that coal shipped from
mines after Dec. 1st will be ad-
vanced 35c per ton, providing
dealers have already compiled
with the margins as provided in
August, but will not apply to
coal received prior to shipment
before December 1st. The coal
situation shows a great short.
age throughout the entire coun-
try generally.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14

~ tmt Ia w lIC 1EyISlT0llUu LISl.
Do not fail to notify the local
board at Milbank of any change
of your address.
Thad L. Fuller,
Chairman Local Board.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-14

Sent. Mr.. r. L. Nichol.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24
Germany Holds Am.ricans.

Washington, May "a The number
of Americans detained in Germany
is shown by official records to be
greater than was believed. The pro-
test to Berlin, sent through Spain;
was based on the specific information
regarding detention of two Americans
at Antwerp but general reports indi-
cate that several Americans in differ
ent parts of the territory now con
rolled by Germany are being pre-
vented from leaving
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24
GUILLOT * HALL.
MINOR CAN'T ESCAPE
DUTY IF HE ENLISTS
BEFORE WAR CAME

Birmingham, Ala May 24-The fed
orM district court here today ruled i'm
20 test case that national guardsman
under age before the country
was i'm a state OF war cannot be dis.
charged after war begins on the
ground that he is under legal age. 4
court martial will decide a charge Of
fraudulent enlistment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24
MUST co TO JAIL
AFTER BABE BORN

Chicago. May "a Gustaye A.
Schneider, postal clerk who has been
convicted OF stealing parcel post pack
ages, today escaped sentence TO pris-
on for two months because his wife
expects to become a mother in that
time Schneider was called before
Judge K. NJ Lands who told the clerk
that he was going to send him to pris-
on, but was going to allow him to stay
at home until after the baby was born
if he would give his word that he
would then appear for sentence
Schneider agreed and is today at lib
erty. awaiting the arrival of the baby
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24
CHICAGO Red Cross Grows.

Chicago May 24-Chicago today
number 253,76G Of her citizens as mem
bers of the Red Cross, and leaders eX-
press the opinion that the half mil
lion mark set for the city will be
reached by the end of the campaign
next Monday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24
U. S. Troops to chickamauqua.

Chattanooga Tenn, May 24-The
first section of the Twenty.first Unit.
ed States infantry regiment ordered
to Fort Oglethorpe, arrived here yes.
terday, and was sent to Chickamagua
rark.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24

Don't forget our lot sale in north
west part Of city These lots Wi
double in value in the next year A
little down and a little each month
pays for one, on the car line and bou.
lcyard
23-3 GUlLLOT * HALL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-24
GAMES TODAY.

Western Association.
Oklahoma city at Ardmorc
Tulsa 40 MuskOgec
NcAlcstrr at Dculsuu.
Fort Smith at sherman
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30

Charles ". Brooke
DR.. Roland G.. Curtin
P. Pemberton Morris
William NJ. Meredith
DR.. d. Hayes Agne70
John CadqCaldder, T.
George L. CraqOford
J. Vaughan Darling
DaUid Paul Broom
Judge T. K. Finletter
Judge William Butler
John nTrederi;ck LeqUis
E. Greenough Plat
DR.. William PEPPER
Hampton L. Carson
Charles G.. Harrison
Laq0rence LeqUis, T.
Abraham M. Beitler
WilHam Henry RaqUle
Henry S. Hmdekober
Martin G.. Brumbaugk