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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
SOLDIERS COMFORT KIT.

Hundreds OF well meaning swec.
hearts and mothers in America toda
are preparing comfort kits for sold,
boys, and like the girls OF this artiG.
are selecting the materials for the
with more solicitude than judgmcnt
Their efforts are certainly well-meat
ing, but often amateurish.
Recently one hundred English So
der boys, who are at the Freo,
front, were asked this question
What is the thing you would mo,
like from home?'
Twenty-seven answered "woOlp.
socks, to keep the feet warm in ri
trenches doing duty in the trench
is like living in a CELLAR. Fourtot'
asked for tooth powder. Nineteo
answered that they would like raz1r.
Thirty-seven asked for tobacco /.
some form or other.
OF The ninety-seyen who answcrp.
the query, forty-three. without BEN.
asked to do so. gave a second cholct
and in thirty nine Of the forty-ther,
times this second choice was Tobacco
An English officer connected wit.
the censors' department said recently
Jam at the holidays, harmonious o
m~outh-organs, razors and socks seen
to be the things that the boys VIII,
home for mostly
All of which is printed for the gull
ance of American women in maxim,
up comfort kits for American soldic
boys.
Uncle Sans boys are not mollycod
dies. What they want is a common
sense layout of useful accessories
Camp life or actual war is not a hol
iday picnic or a weekend party; it l.
work: hard work. The men are eX
posed to all kinds of weather: they
sometimes sleep under comfortable
conditions. and sometimes the reverse
is true. The heaviest, most substan
tial things are more necessary to theil
comfort than dainties.
In selecting articles for the needs O
soldiers, much care should be taken t
get the things that will do the mer
the most good, and serve the condi
tons to which the men are exposed
A rough bath towel. for instance, il
more acceptable than a linen one
Heavy cotton underwear is bette
than silk. These things should be ap
parent to most of the people at HON,
who are sending their boys things TO
war wear
In sending them the kit, don't fai
to include a good safety razor and
package Of blades. 1t is easier TO
the boys to work with an instrumen
of this kind than an old fashione,
straight razor which will quickly ge
dull. Remember, there are very fey
means of sharpening razors in a bal
tlefeld camp.
An officer of the National Guar
pronounces the following an idea
list:
Rough towel and wash cloth. conf
hand-scrub, toothpaste, toothbrush
tan shoe polish, two pairs of tan sho
laces, two or three strong handkel
chiefs, cake Of soap In celluloid cast
cake Of shaving soap, razor an
blades. card Of safety pins, packag
of needles with big eyes, card c
bachelor kh~akicolored buttons, car
of pearl buttons for underwear. spoC
of white thread No. 40, spool of KHAKI
colored thread No. 80, box Of chewin
gum, box of candy (hard candy whic
will not get sticky in warm weather
one pipe, bag or box of good tobacco
package of cigarette papers. book, DO
of paper, envelopes, pad, pencils, ct,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

porch-roof Of a country store in a
hamlet of the far west:
Don't hitch your bronchos to the
pillars of this temple. Remember
Samson. Christian Register.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
SOME BUSINESS RULES

Here are some rules given by the
president of n of our national as
sociations that has to do with bust.
ness affairs. He gives them as ad.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Horton and Ralph
drove to Milbank last Thursday morn
ing, returning Sunday afternoon with
Amy, who had been visiting at the
homes of her grandparents and aunt
In that city for three weeks. with
one or two exceptions, We have never
found the roads in such good shape
as they were on this trip. Going
north we had about twelve miles OF
mud neal Bcmis and Goodwin and
coming home there was some mud
near Milbank, caused by a terrific
rain on Saturday afternoon. The
roads through the Coteaux have been
greatly improved the last few year.
(Any time that Friend Horton
makes an auto trip to Milbank and
does not have rain or mud on the trip,
we want to be advised of the event
Ed
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

@. A. L%oveland's family and house
hold goods arrived from Brookings
Tuesday. They have settled In the
M. b. Clark residence. Welcome to
Elkton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

Mrs. Mike Culhane and children are
stopping with Grandpa and Grandma
Roger Culhane until pa Mike can get
the house he has rented in Bookings.
Grandpa Roger is a busy man-pick-
ing up after the kids.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
ELkTON

From the Record:
NJ. b.. Clark and family left for
Brookings. Tuesday evening, where
they will make their future home.
Sorry to lose these good people from
our little city.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

j. A. Hammer has purchased the
residence property advertised for sale
by Mrs. Mclaughlin. He and his wife
will occupy 1t in early spring. Wish
you would come sooner, John.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

The followin ing teachers have beer
employed for the coming school year
Lowell w. Johnson. principal
Ellen Molinder of Swea city, Iowa
assistant principal.
Lola Archer, grade.
Helen Meet. Valparaiso, Ind. grade
Edna Evenson. Ormsby, Mnn
grade.
Leila Seastrand, city. primary
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
O THE COUNTY
.
BRUCE

From the Herald:
r. A. Townsend, c. n. Halvorson
and +. II. Austin of Watertown pur
chased the Citizens State Bank OF
Castlewood, S. d., and will take pos.
session Sept. LIST, 1917. In all prob
ability Mr.. Halyorson will move to
Castlewood and take charge Of the
bank.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
THE BIBLICAL WEST.

The following sign is nailed to
the slender posts supporting the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

w. X. Reeves has purchased the
southwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter Of section twenty three Of Vol
ga township, known as the Peter Dahl
land, from Henry Van Madncn, who
has owned it for several years. The
Volga township hall is on II corner
of the land so that there are bat IS
acres to the piece. The considera.
ton was $1lS.50 per acre, The land
is unimproyed as TO buildings Of any
kind. Mr.. Reeves expects to build
and make his home there. 1t is sure
"A matter of satisfaction to all the
good friends of this family to know
that they are not going to leave this
locality where they have lived so
many years and are so generally es-
teemed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
Commissioner Il O. Tollefson, of
the Bruce district. has been doing
SOM excellent road work in his dis.
trict this summer, The Sioux fiat on
the road directly north of Volga ha4
been graded and is 10Y as good rs
any road in this general neighhor-
hood. Practically all of this north
and south road across Mr. Tollefson's
district has been graded this summer
and is in good shape.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

Frank Richards, who has been EN-,
ployed in an automobile garage at
Nunda, s. D., has gone to farming and
recently rented the farm tenanted by
Frank Papka. and owned by Franks
father.in-law, H. H. Moore. We un-
derstand Mr.. Papka will move onto
the WIN Uppendahl farm.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
WHITE

FROM tue Leader.
The White high school and lower
grades begin their fall semester on
Monday, September Bird. There are
several changes In the teaching fac
ulty this school year and for the
benefit of our readers we give the
lineup as follows: Prof. Ira r. Ap-
pleman, principal or superintendent;
Miss Ruth Buck and Miss Helen
Gross. assistant principals; Miss Flor
ence DAILY, 7th and 9Th grades; Mrs.
Elizabeth Denny. 9Th and 9Th grades;
Miss Pearl Smith, 3rd and 4th grades;
Miss Beatrice Brousseau. primary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

John Harjes threshed his crop last
week and reports very satisfactory
Yields. His oats went about 90
bushels per acre, barley 30 bushels,
wheat 90 bushels and speltz 20
bushels. All Of the grain is of a very
trne quality and good weight. He sold
a couple loads of the barley for 1926
per bushei, testing IS pounds.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

Elmer G.. Bentsen received a tele-
gram Wednesday from the recruiting
station at Omaha, notifying him TO
report for duty August 27th. Elmer
who is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Bensten, enlisted in the navy some
time ago and sas at home waiting
the call to service. He doesn't know
at this time where he will be sent
after he reaches Omaha.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
Would Make Corporation Commission Responsible To
 the Arizona Legislature

Roberts also introduced bill abol- ishing neopotism, another making rail roads responsible for all livestock killed and another providing for bounties on coyotes. Lobo wolves. jack rabbits and gophers. The bill was in troduced at the request of the Sulphur Springs Valley ranchers.
 Seven bills were introduced in the house. One by Baxter of Maricopa, would require publication of notice of intention to marry five days be- fore granting of license. Another would not permit remarriage within six months after divorce. Another by Foster of Cochise is aimed at the pro- tection of employees OperatiSg power or machine drills in mines. Other bills introduced relate to fracGulent conveyances, security for cos $ and attachments.
 The patronage committee of the house announced the creation of the office of legal advisor and appoint ment of John J. Sweeney of Prescott 10 this office.
 No decision has yet come from the supreme court on the gubernatorial controversy. Both houses adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
Tell Why Turkey Must Quit Europe and Germany For sake Alsace-Lorraine, If the Peace of World Is to Endure
ONLY CHORD POPULAR
 IS AFTER-WAR PLAN
They Favor International Tri- bunal, Much as Wilson Has Dreamed and Hoped For War Must Go On.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l7- The entente allies, in a note addressed by Arthur Balfour, British foreign minister, to Ambassador Spring-Rice, and delivered to the state depart ment today, amplify their re- ply to President Wilson s peace note, by explaining in detail why they believe it inn possible at present to attain a peace which will assure them such guarantees as they con sider essential. The note also explains why the allies demand the expulsion of Turkey from Europe; restoration of Alsace- Lorraine to France, of Italia lrredenta to Italy, and the oth- CT territorial changes set forth. Catch-Sixty Americans
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
Perkins Tells the Republican
 Leaders Progressives Spurn
 Harmony Plan Cooked Up by the Old Guard.
FINAL BREAK MAY
 BE UNAVOIDABLE
Take Us Now or Never, Says Perkins, Egged on by Com patriots-Willcox Is Trying
 to Soothe Both.
(By Review Leased Wire.)

NEW YORK, Jan. IT, George w. Perkins today laic down an ultimatum to the Re. publican leaders that the har. mony committee plan pro posed yesterday would not be acceptable to the Progressives
 This committee as proposed would be impotent, MT. Per kins said. We want a conn mittee representative of both parties which shall have real powers. This is crisis in the affairs of the Republican party and we want to see what the Republicans are going to do about 1t.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
Some Big Lawyer Will Get Job of Directing Inquiry Which Broadens Daily - Bungling Is Admitted.
HIGH NAMES SHOULD NOT HAVE COME OUT
But Investigators Will Go To Bottom of Scandal Now Vanderlip and Others Are Witnesses.
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-Empow- cred to employ counsel and expert stock exchange accountants. and give 90 days longer to report. the House rules committee today temporarily halted it's peace note leak hearings to consider what lawyer shall be sought 10 direct the broadening in Quiry. It was announced that there would be no public session tomorrow and probably no other testimony will be heard until the new plans have been perfected and counsel familiar ized with the situation.
 Action by the house in granting counsel- followed statements on the floor by Democratic members of com mittee that they already were embar- rassed as investigators in view of the dragging in of names of high govern ment officials. Representative Gar rett, speaking for the committee. an nounced that for this reason the com mittee hence forth would assume judicial attitude with special counsel to direct the investigation and to in terrogate witnesses.
 Deliberations in the house and in the committee were conducted in the absence of Chairman Henry. Repre- sentative Pou acting as chairman. During the debate in the house both Democratic and Republican members of the committee asserted their faith in MT. Henry. They denied that the chairman would withdraw from the inquiry when Representative Reavis of Nebraska asked if Mir. Henry would be able. impartially and judic- ially to weigh the testimony of wit ness Lawson"
 The problem of choosing competent counsel satisfactory to Democrats and Republicans admittedly is difficult. In a late afternoon meeting of the com mittee names of several prominent attorneys were submitted but no con clusion was reached.
 Representative Focht of Pennsyl- vania, Republican assailed the in quiry as colossal farce; denounc- ed Lawson as a Wall Street tout and declared congress ought to wash it's hands of the whole affair and throw out the evidence as worthless dam aged goods"
 Among the witnesses here today were Frank A. Vanderlip. president of the National City Bank of New York; Malcolm McAdoo. a brother of the secretary of the treasury: Jules S Bache. New York tinancier; Er- win s. Ridgway. of Everybody's Mag
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
Funeral of Dewey From Capital Saturday Will Command Highest Honors Euer Besto,Ued
 Bu Federal Gouernr,,ent On National Hero

ing here be draped in black and that all officers of the navy and marine corps wear mourning with the uni. forms for thirty days. The secretary also ordered each senior ship afloat to fire an additional salute of nineteen guns at noon on Saturday.
 Messages of condolence were car ried to Mrs. Dewey today at the Dewey home here where the admiral died late yesterday and where his body will lie until it is taken to the capitol Saturday for the funeral. President Wilson was among those who called to tender their personal sympathy.
 Two Services.
 The funeral, as far as they have been completed tonight, provide for d private service at the residence attend ed only by members of the immediate
 (Continued on Page 9
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(By Review Leased Wire)

PHOENIX. Jan. 17.-Advocating the throwing open of the Parker h. dian reservation for entry by white Americans the state senate this morn ing adopted memorial address to the department of the interior and congress asking that such be done as soon as possible. As explained the reservation is far too large for the number of Indians now living thereon and that they be amply pro- vided for in the way of land and that the remainder be given over to the white man.
 Fourteen bills were introduced in the Arizona legislature during a brief session this morning, the most i'm portant being by Roberts of Cochise. It would amend the statute creating the corporation commission so as to give the legislature power to govern the acts of the commission and it's regulations.
 This power is now in the hands of the people and cannot be enlarged or reduced without legislation by the people through the initiative and ref erendum.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
SIXTY AMERICANS ABOARD SHIPS REPORTED SUNK BY GERMAN RAIDER 0F BRAZIL
FUNSTON DOUBTS MORE
 RAIDS ACROSS BORDER.

* COLUMBUS. \. NJ. Jan. IT,
 * General Funston. on his return $ $ today from visit to the punitive l
 < expedition in Mexico. expressed $
 * the opinion that the menace of <
 < border raids by Mexican rebels 1
 E and bandits has been reduced to < < such an extent that the regular < x forces are now sufficient for pro- a # tective purposes. * Our frontier is pretty well <
 < cleaned up now" General Funston * * said. SC and for the present we do "
 F not look for any attack across our + E lines. In the event of withdrawal. < < we shall have sufficient regulars $ $ to forestall any hostile attempts. ;
 : Of course it would be pure spe- 's : culation to say there will be no * 2 more raids. So. although we do < k not look for any. we will be never < E theless prepared" The general will review the * the troops here tomorrow and < then return to San Antonio. stop # ping off at Fl Paso on the way. <
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The en-
 tente allies, in note addressed by Arthur Balfour, British foreign min ister, to Ambassador Spr:ng-Rice, and delivered to the state department to- day, ampIifies their reply to President Wilson's peace note, by explaining in detail why they believe it impossible at present to attain peace which will assure them such guarantees as they consider essential. The note ex- plains why the allies demand the ex- pulsion of Turkey from Europe; re- storation of AIsace-lorraine to France, of ltalia-Irredenta to Italy, and the other territorial changes set forth
 Though the future peace of the world may be insured by international treaties and international laws, the note says, they have i'll learned the lessons taught by recent history. After charging that German influence in Turkey had resulted in conditions as barbarous and more aggressive than were known under Sultan Abdul Hamid and that it had been shown Germany cannot be expected to pay obligations, MT. Balfour says:
 Needs More than Treaty.
 50 long as Germany remains the Germany which without a shadow of justification overran and barbarously ill-treated a country it was pledged to defend, no state can regard its rights as secure if they have no better pro- tection than a solemn treaty"
 Asserting that Belgium was not Germany's only victim, the note re- cites the reign of terror" attendant upon Germany's method of warfare and adds:
 The war staffs of the central pow CTS are well content to horrify the world if at the same time they can terrorize it." The people of Great Britain. MT. Belfour says. share Presi- dent Wilson's desire for peace but do not believe it can be durable unless based on the success of the allied cause. Such a peace, it is argued, can not be expected unless these three conditions are fulfilled:
 Essentials of Peace.
 Existing causes of international un. rest shall be so far as possible re- moved or weakened; the aggressive aims and the interruptions methods of the central powers should fall into disrepute among their own peoples: and finally that behind international law and behind all treaty arrange ments for preventing or limiting hos tilities some form of international
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Funeral services for Admiral Dewey, giving fitting expression to the nations all lection and sorrow and bestowing the highest public honors that can be given a national hero were planned today by officials of the federal government
 Great Naval Parade.
 It was decided to hold the public ceremonies Saturday in the rotunda oi the Capitol and to bring to Washing ton for an escort of honor, all avail able forces of both the naval and military arms Of the serv!ce. Con gress will be in recess during the funeral and under an order oy Prest dent Wilson the government depart ments will remain closed during the entire day.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
Wilson Pays Tribute.

The President sent special mes sage ro Congress today announcing the death of the aged Spanish War hero and declaring that the people and the government will always rejoice to per petuate his name in honor and affec- tion." Both Senate and House adopt ed resolutions of regret, appointed committees to represent them at the funeral and adjourned before the usual hour to emphasize their expressions of regret.
 All Flags Draped.
 Under the Presidents order. flags on all government buildings. forts and naval vessels throughout the world will fly at half mast until after the funeral ceremonies. In a separ- ate order Secretary Daniels declared that the navy department build
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18

Eight British and two French vessels have bee.i sunk in the Atlantic and two British ships captured by a German raider. Announcement to this effect was made today oy the British admiralty. So far as IS shown by the British announcement the raider is still at large.
 Apparently she has been op- erating off the coast of South America.
 The first news of the raid was received with the arrival at Pernambuco, Brazil, on Monday evening of the Jap anese steamship Hudson Maru which had on board the mast CTS and 237 men of the crews of the vessels destroyed be- tween December 22 and Janu- ary l2. In addition the British steamer Yarrowdale, one of the captured vessels, was sent of with about 400 men who were to be landed. No news of these men has been received as yet.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-18
,; !: <; * < > # < # ! VILLA DEFEATED . AT SAN ANDRES.

FL PASO, Jan. l7.-Filla, while # advancing toward Chihuahua City * was defeated by Carranza forces * and turned back at San Andres,
 some thirty miles west of the F city, according to an unofficial re- * port reaching Juarez tonight.
 A story attributed to refugee * that General Ravela, in command
 * of the government troops at * Jimenez. put over a thousand in- * habitants to death for footing x after the recapture of the place, * was brought ro the notice of gov * ernment agents here tonight, but * was not accepted as true. It was * denounced as false by Carranza officials. < ' S < < * * . 4 F *