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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
Weekly Summary of War News
Brief account Of Daily Happenings

tenseness with the possibility seen OF
big events impending.
Military observers not on the spot
however, seem at sea over the prob
abilities. The possibility exists that
the veil being drawn owe the fighting
activities is only intended to cover up
some new disposition of the allied
forces.
From the French front there was
an absence Of n interesting news,
except that violent artillery activity
was reported east of the Mouse in the
Verdun region.
The official statement from Rome
shows General Cadorna giving his in
fantry rein again. with the result that
an important gain was effected in the
Monte San Gabrielle region, northeast
of Gorilla.
A surprise attack, carried out with
success, gave the Italians a line rec
titled to their advantage between
Sella di Dol and the northern slopes
of Monte San Gabrielle.
The Italian airmen once more swept
over the Austrian naval base at Pola
where the arsenal and submarine base
were bombed by a big squadron.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
SATURDAY

According to a dispatch from Petro-
grad $50 Russians, belonging to vari-
Gus socialist, left and other political
organizations, have been hanged by
the Germans since their occupation of
Riga.
Field Marshal Haig is extremely la
comic in his dispatch today from the
British front. Nothing to report ex-
cept the usual artillery activity on
both Sides" is the essence of it.
The warnings yesterday from the
newspaper correspondents at the front
that nothing need be expected from
them for the time being Grad in this
connection. tend to create an air of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04

church school; 1890 a. m. Holy COM
munion and sermon. No evening ser
vice.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned in the church parlors Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs.
IIaugen, Mrs. McElmurry and Mrs.
Gentle.
First Presbyterian Church-Next
Sabbath morning the theme of the
sermon will be: The Dynamic of
Christianity" In the evening there
will be a popular service of song with
Prof. Garrett Hedge as leader. There
will be a short sermon on THE Heart
Side of God" A very cordial invita-
ton Is extended to all of these SER
vices.
st. Paul's Guild will meet with Mrs.
F.. c. Neill Thursday, October 18th.
Meeting will be called at 2 O'Clock
prompt.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
FRIDAY

At last accounts Field Marshal Haig
was holding against furious counter
attacks and consolidating the salient
positions won from the Germans in
Wednesdays battle east OF Ypres. the
extension Of which would give him A
dominant point from which to operate
against the Ostend-Lnle railroad and
also q position hanking both the north
err and southern parts of Crown
Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria's line.
The Berlin official communication
reports that 10 the east Of Ypres the
British artillery again has assumed
the proportions Of drumfre.
Crown Prince Frederick William.
probably imbued with the idea that
al some time he viii be able TO pierce
General petain's front along the
southern part Of the battle line IN
France, continues here and there u
strike violently His latest attempts
has been in the forest OF the Argorne
where three times ne threw his troops
against the Frenchmen, The effort
was fruitless and brought TO them only
additional heavy casualties.
Italian troops in Albania are build
ing roads in difficult country in prep
aration for the next offensive. accord
ing TO dispatches yesterday frou
Rome. The Austrians and their Turk
ish allies are opposing the work, dis
patches say. but nothing approaching
q real battle is in sight
Hostile airplanes attacked the south
east coast of England last evening
A few of them attempted TO reach
London, but failed. No reports Of
casualties or damage have been re
ceived as yet.
The official report says: The ma
jority of the raiders did not venture
far inland. A few OF them headed to
ward Londoa. but failed to reach the
metropolis. Bombs were dropped in
Suffolk, Essex and Kent, but no re
ports regarding casualties or damage
have been received.
Correspondents at British head
quarters In France have advised al
their English and American newspa
pers to expect nothing from their re
spective correspondents dealing will
yesterdays operations. No reason fol
this is assigned.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
SUND DAY

Two groups Of enemy machines, fol-
lowed by others flying singly, crossed
Kent and Essex coasts last night,
They came toward London. About 10
penetrated outer d~efenses, but only
four or five got through to London
itself.
Bombs were dropped in Kent, Essex
and London. No details of damage or
casualties have yet been received,
Anti-aircraft firing ceased shortly af-
ter 9 o'clock.
The veil of secrecy which has hung
over operations along British front in
Belgium and northern France since
latter part of week still remains inn
penetrable, so far as news offerings
of British wal office are concerned.
Since Friday nothing except brief
statements have reached outside world
from Field Marshal Haig's headquar-
tiers.
Berlin official communication OF
Sunday characterizes artillery duel
along Belgian coast and southwark
TO the Ypres-Momines canal as "se.
we're" Berlin also indicates that Brit
ish troops are keeping enemy on alert
by stabs at various points from rec.
onnoitering parties-those little forays
hat always make Germans anxious
as 10 coming events.
Meanwhile with French and Ger
mans still engaged in usual artillery
battles along southern front in France
the Italians have started another bis
offensive against Austrians on lsonzC
front, where for a fortnight virtua'
quiet had prevailed. On Bainsizza
plateau height positions have beer
stormed and taken by General Cador
mas forces and 1,409 prisoners cap
tured By their new successes Ital
ians have brought their line almost tC
~bridgehead Of the Chiapostno rivel
near Podlaca and Madoni, which alsC
gives them possession of nearly all o
southwestern portion Of plateau.
A stronger hold has been obtained
by British on Bagdad through capture
from Turks of the main Ottoman pc
sition in the region of Remadie. TIL,
Ottoman general, Ahmed Bey, hi
staff and several thousand men wer'
taken prisoner and a large quantit.
of guns and ammunition vas captured
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
&

Important changes in Italian plan
of campaign may be expected at any
time. No intimation OF what change
may be was received from Rome, but
it is believed it may involve a com
bined naval and land drive directly on
Trieste and a possible winter cam
paign in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
French and Germans are engaged
in violent artillery duels along Aisne
front and Verdun sector, in both Of
which regions General Petain's armies
again have been forced to withstand,
and successfully, vicious attacks from
troops Of the German crown prince,
especially near Caronne and Beau
mont and between Hill 344 and Sam
ogneuz.
In Mesopotamia, British victory
over Turks at Ramadie was greater
than first reported. In addition to
capturing town, near 1000 Turks We're
made prisoners and large numbers of
guns and quantities of wal stores
were captured.
Russian advance, guards on front
north of Riga pushed forward a mile,
the advance indicating regeneration
Of Muscovite striking power. South
OF Riga, Russians are keeping up of.
fensive against the Germans. Follow
ing up attacks of Sunday in which
gains of 500 to 900 yards were made.
Russians again have surged forward
and beaten back enemy for a distance
of one mile south of the Kronnen-
berg-Spital- Grounduli section. Quiet
still prevails on eastern front farther
south and in Galicia and Rumania.
That extreme nervousness over APP
preaching events pervades German
front in Flanders is indicated by in
fantry attacks forces of Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria are throwing
against Field Marshal Haig's army on
Ypres salient. Attacks are being cen
tered upon apex of Haig's salient in
line which is pointing dangerously to-
ward Ostend-Lille railway, ultimate
gaining of which by Allies would
work sad havoc to replenishing with
supplies of German line to south from
naval bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge.
Numerous prisoners have been taken
by British. To a man they evinced
qualification that they are safe from
inferno of bursting shells. AS yet
there has been no indication that
British commander-in-chief has situa-
ton worked out to a point where he
is prepared to turn loose his infantry
for another smash across No Mans
land. Doubtless, however, from great
German activity this time is not far
off.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04

being the late Herman WuerZ of the
Minneapolis symphony and Metropolis
tan theater orchestras. Mr.. Cooke has
had lessons from many of the Sym
phony men. Under Herr korb, form
erly concertmeister at Minneapolis
and now of the symphony orchestra
at Breslau, Germany, Mr.. Cooke made
sxch great strides hat he was consid
cred the best American pupil his
teacher ever had. In 1917 he grad
uated with the degree of B.. A. Mus.
His appointment at S. ID. S. c. fol
lowed. Mr.. Cooke has the distinction
of being the first man TO gain the de
gree in Music at the University OF
Minnesota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04

newly won positions of the Italian
on the Insizza plateau, but everywhere
have been defeated. In the last few
days General Cadorna's forces have
taken 2,019 Austrian prisoners.
The Russians through an attack in
the Riga region have forced the Ger
mans to give ground, this time for a
depth of 800 to 1000 yards.
Russian airmen have dropped large
quantities Of explosives on enemy
camps situated near Kovel. On the
other fronts there is little activity ex-
cept artillery duels. These continue
somewhat violent on certain sectors
of the Macedonian theater.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
MONDAY

The strongest air attack yet at.
tempted on London and the coast
towns by the Germans was car
ried u last night by four groups
of hostile airplanes. Some OF the ma
chimes got through to London and
bombarded the southwestern district
the defense guns and the roar of bat
tie lasted intermittently for two and
a half hours.
Again the Germans have delivered
violent attacks against the British
troops in their newly won positions
in the vicinity of the Ypres-Menin
road and the Polygon wood.
Everywhere the attacks were re
pulsed with heavy casualties, except
opposite the southeast corner OF the
Polygon wood where W British ad
vance posts were captured.
Along both sides of the Meuse In
the Verdun sector the French and the
Germans are engaged in another ter
rife duel. Twice the Germans launch
ed infantry attacks but both were
stopped short by the French fire.
The French f1iers have revenget
themselves by heavily bombing the
German town of Stuttgart. A half tor
of explosives were dropped. Both the
British and French fiers are keeping
UP their excursions over German pc
sitions in Belgium and Northern
France, blowing up railroad stations
and military works.
In the Austro-Italian theater the
Austrians have delivered several
heavy counter attacks against the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
CHURCH NOTES


The items in this column age furnished
the Register by the press correspondents
OF the various churches and societies. All
churches and societies have the same privi-
leges In the use OF this column
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Sunday service at IL o'clock a. m.
Subject, "Unreality." Wednesday
evening meeting at 8 o'clock. Read
ing room open Wednesday and Satur-
day from 2 to 4 o'clock. Everyone
welcome.
There will be church services at the
Prairie Home church at 8 O'Clock.
Sunday school at 2 o'clock.
st. Thomas Guild will be entertained
Thursday, october II, at 3 p. m. by
Mrs. 7. c.. Connolly.
Methodist Notes-Reception of men,
bers Sunday morning. If you desire
to unite with our church call up the
pastor and arrange for it. Sunday
evening Mr.. Hargett will preach his
last sermon before conference. Every
body welcome.
st. Paul's Episcopal church, Eigh-
teenth Sunday after Trinity. Service
will be held in the old church build
ing on Sunday as follows: GAS a. m.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
THE RIGHT SPIRIT

Raymond Bulger, Merle Walradth
and VIM. Kurtz are rooming together
attending our State Agricultural col
lege at Brookings. Some might pos
sibly thing that this arrangement
would make all play and no work"
but not so with these boys. They have
gone to college to get an education
and we have no hesitancy in saying
they will go through college with
credit and honor to themselves and
their parents.-White Leader.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04
STATE COLLEGE NOTES

The Hicks" signs are being dis
played once more.
Albert d. Shepard IA, and wife are
visiting Prof. James II. Shepard.
oscar Mills has returned to college
this week to take up senior work.
The annual faculty reception will
be held in the armory tomorrow, Fri
day, night.
Grace Dye, a former student of State
college, has been visiting her sister
since Friday.
The following is taken from this
weeks Collegian concerning three new
members Of the faculty:
Mrs. b. T. Whitehead entertained
her sunday school class at an inform
a! luncheon at her home last Friday
afternoon.
Lee Stevenson, who was a member
Of the present junior class, came up
from Vermillion Thursday to say good
bye TO members of Company C, and
visited with old friends at the college
while here.
Tuesday afternoon the members OF
the Board of Regents met the repre-
tentatives of several firms to receive
bids for contracts for the buildings
which will be erected on the campus
in the near future.
During the Tuesday convocation
Prof. w. II. Powers presented the sub
ject of War Libraries to the students
and faculty, and asked that all have
a share in pushing this work. Late
Tuesday afternoon about s95 had been
turned in, though more han double
the amOun had been pledged.
Regents T. w. Dwight and August
Fricburg were present at chapel Tues
day morning and gave splendid ad-
dresses before the student body. Both
emphasized the fact that we must give
to the participants in this world war,
till the giving hurts, of our service.
our money and our men. The cali is
not only for more men, but a better
grade of men, and this applies to
women also.
Anton Hogstad, Jr., is a graduate
of the Conshohocken high school, Pa.
Mr.. Hogstad has been employed in
large wholesale drug firms of the east
and at the time of his commencement
in 1914, he was given a prize for the
most meritorious thesis involving or
iginal microscopical work. Mr.. Hog
stad has also done valuable work in
connection with the works of Profes-
sor Kraemer in Applied and Econ
omic Botany and Scientific and APP
piled Pharmacognosy.'"
The new advisor of women, DR..
Spencer, holds the degrees of B. A,
B. d. and A.. NJ. from Kansas State
University and Phi. ID. from Zurich
University, Switzerland. DR.. Spencer
taught modern languages in the Law
renee, Kansas, high school; was four
years the head of the modern Ian
guages department in high school,
Helena, Montana; three years assist
ant principal of State Normal in Ply
mouth, New Hampshire. Later she
became dean of women in the state
Normal at Richmond, Kentucky, and
later came four years of social work
in New York City.
"Frederick A. Cooke is a native of
Minneapolis, Mimi. He was educated
in the public schools of Minneapolis,
attending the Calhoun and West Side
schools of that city. He took up the
study of the violin, his first teacher
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04

Wanted-Good clean cotton rags at
the Register office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-08
Packet Will Leave Wood
Street Pittsburgh Some
Time Tomorrow.
WILL HAVE GOOD CARGO
Pittsburgh Advices are to
Effect Freight Awaits
Her.

Street Commission Albert Lehman
is planning for the improvement OF
the lower end Of Water street which Is
not paved so that traffic to and from
the steamboat landing will be made
less difficult.
The end OF Water street Is in very
bad condition because OF the fact that
1t is not paved and the weather has
served to make II worse. Materials
have been ordered to be used in the
work but have not yet arrived.
The Valley Gem is due to arrive
from Pittsburgh Saturday and the city
feels that by that time there should
be a good roadway to the river. The
Wharf is also being cleaned off and
preparations made for the docking Of
the Fairmont owned boat
According to Pittsburgh advices Cap.
tain orville Noll will arrive at that
point today with the packet Valley
Gem. The packet passed Marietta yes,
terday morning and Captain Noll sent
word that he expected to have the pac.
ket leave the Water street wharf to-
morrow for its initial trip up the Mo.
nongahela river. The new boat will
dock in Pittsburgh at the wharfboat
opposite the foot Of Wood street, where
a large amount Of freight Is being. held
for It. ~ .t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-08
v. VA DENTISTS
WHILE MEET HERE
!. EARLY IN april
Several Hundred of Them
Expected to be in the
City.

The West Virginia State Dental So
ciety will hold its annual meeting in
this city on April IL, IL and 10 and up
wards of $50 dentists from various
parts of the state will be in attend.
ance at the meeting.
The session will be held in the Arm.
DRY and plans are in progress to make
this meeting an suspicious ono.
An interesting exhibit of the sup
plies, equipment, furniture and every.
thing used in modern dentistry will be
arranged at the Armory and one
day clinic will also be observed also.
Two dentists Of international fame
will conduct a post graduate course
in dental surgery during the sessions
and this will be one Of the attractive
features Of the convention.
Dr.. ]. S. Stone, of Ciarksburg, is
the president of the organization and
he will preside at the sessions.
The program is being made up at
this time and will be ready for publica.
ton soon. DR.. c. II. Neill is the local
member OF the program committee
A banquet will be feature OF the
meeting in April.
Huntington will make a bid for the
1918 convention and expects to send
q big delegation here for the purpose
OF landing the 1918 convention, Other
towns and cities will send large dele
cations here also.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-08
NEN CONTRACTS. 4.
FOR COAL CARRY
HIGHER PRICES
In Some Instances the In
crease is More Than
100 Per Cent.
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, March S.-operators of
coal mines are asking largely enhanced
prices for their product even OF their
biggest customers. including railroads,
1t Is said today. In some instances the
prices at the PIT mouth are 100 per
cent more than year ago. None of
the advances so far reported run under
30 per cent. Following are some OF the
new contracts:
1.-THE New York Central this week
bought 100000 tons of southern Illi-
nois coal at 81 ton for steam lump,
an advance OF CSC a ton.
The Southern railroad bought 900,-
600 of big steam coal at $1.65 COM
pared with $1.12h a year ago.
The coal docks OF the upper lakes
this week bought 100000 tons OF Pc.
cahontas lump and egg coal at 1915.
The price a year ago was $1.60.
The docks also paid SO for Pocahon.
tas mine run coal which last year cost
them $1.s5.
The Louisville and Nashville rail.
road paid 50 for Alabama coal which
cost $l.231s a year ago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-08
UPR0C0 LINE TO
HAVE WIDER SALE
Plans Adopted Last Night
to Materially Extend
Sales Plans.

A meeting Of the stockholders of the
Universal Products company was held
in the company's office last night and
q board OF directors consisting of r.
T. Cunningham, A. R. Watson, ]. NJ.
Brownfield, H. L. Heintzelman, o. A.
Woo6G, E. A. Bartlett, John Y. Hite
and s. R. Bartlett was chosen.
After this board vas elected the
stockholders adjourned and the board
met to organize and elect officers. H.
L. Heintzelman acted as chairman and
E. A. Bartlett as secretary pro tenn.
The following officers were elected I;
President, II. L. Heintzelman; vice
president, S. R. Bartlett; secretary,
E.. A. Bartlett; treasurer, A. R. Wat,
son; assistant treasurer, B. R. Suffer.
The executive committee is to consist
Of o. A. Woods, H. L.. Heintzelman nd
E. A. Brtlett,
Plans were made for increasing the
company's line Of products by the ad,
dition o, some. staple drugs but Just
what these will be has not yet been
decided The products now consist
OF about twelve different stock and
poultry foods. tonic and remedies and
the new line will be put on as a
leader for their standard goods
Plans were also made with a view
to increasing the company's territory
by the acquisition OF larger sales
force. At present, owing to the huge
profits to be made by handling goods
which are experiencing a war boom
1t is very difficult for the smaller
concerns to procure competent sales.
men and steps were proposed last
night which, it is hoped, will do much
towards solving this problem.