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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Seep "Primary" Law.

Huron.-The South Dakota direct
legislation headquarters here has re-
ceived requests for copies of the
amended Richards primary election
law for twelve public librarie In the
east. The fifteenth campaign year
for the enactment Of this measure in
to law by a direct vote of the people
under the initiative and referendum
has just opened. This measure, which
carried in 1912 and which the people
refused to repeal by a second vote
in 1914, but which was repealed by
the legislature Of 1915, is to be voted
upon again for the third time in its
amended form at the coming Novem-
Der election 1918. The state Of South
Dakota was the first state in the un-
ion to adopt the constitutional initia-
tive and referendum, soon after
which the initiative for the proposed
Richards primary election law was
invoked and continued as the first at
tempt at direct legislation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
suspect I. w, w. Vandals.

Sioux Falls.-Two farm fires in the
.icinity of Britton are believed to
nave been due to activities on the part
Of members Of the l. w. w. OrganfZa-
ton. The large barn on the farm tof
Henry Sasse was completely destroy
ed. Fortunately, the barn contained
only a few sets Of harness and about
three tons Of hay. The origin Of the
fire is a mystery. but there is a posi-
bility that the fire was started by the
placing of a quantity of phosphorus
In the barn by some member of the
I. W. w. At about the same time as
this fire some unknown person "a
two boxes of matches through a sep
arator belonging to James Shaft,
which was operating on another farm
only a few miles away. Quick action
saved the machine from destruction.
The farmers Of the neighborhood are
thoroughly aroused and are talking
Of organizing a vigilance committee
for the capture and summary punish
men OF the villains responsible for
these acts of vandalism.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Court Martial Opened.

Sioux Falls.-A notable event here
was the convening Of the first court
martial in the history of the South
Dakota cavalry. The court martial
convened under orders Of President
Wilson and will hear the evidence III
such cases as may be brought before
it for trial. The names OF the cal
endar are withheld from the public
and no facts will be made public un'
til after the court has rendered its
decision. 1t is said that one of the
men to be tried will be an officer, but
his identity and the nature of the
charge made against him have not
been revealed. The court is made UP
ofthe following: Lieut.. Col. A. E.
Sessions, Sioux Falls; Maj. Palmer D.
Sheldon. Watertown; Capt. E. D. Aid.
rich, Sioux Falls: Capt. John T;
Grigsby, Sioux Falls; Capt. Glen S.
Wiley, Sioux Falls; Capt. Harry l.
Branson. Mitchell; Capt. Irving B.
Crawford, Huron; Capt. Watson c,
Brewer, Clark; Capt. Lewis w. Bick'
nell, Webster; First Lieut.. Alfred
Hansen, Watertown; Lieut.. Haugen,
who is the judge advocate, opened
the court martial.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Potash In the Ashes.

Fairfax.--The Johnson Fuel COM
pany of Fairfax, S. D., has been X
perimenting on the by-products OBJ
tanned from Ignite coal and their
chemists report that the ashes from
the Ignite coal briQuettes contain ap-
proximately 5 per cen of potash. The
commercial value of potash is from
$200To $500 per ton. The ash residue,
after the potash has been extracted,
and soap. In extracting the moisture
from the Ignite coal in the process OF
manufacturing this gas may be con.
densed into gasoline by a special pro.
cess.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
PROGRAM ARRANGED
EEST IN VAUDEVILLE AND NJ.
SIC ENGAGED FOR CORN
PALACE.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That 10 Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Union News servtcA
Mitchell.-Mitchell's 1917 corn pal
ace to be held September "A to 30
incluhiye, will be better and more
elaborate than ever. is the conviction
Of Secretary Drake of the corn pal
ace committee who was in the city
experimenting the advertising for the
big palace attractions. Relying on
a bigger attendance to justify it, more
money has been expended for this
years attractions than has hereto
fore been allotted for that purpose.
The best in music and vaudeville has
been engaged.
The vaudeville will consist of eight
acts from the Orpheum circuit and
will make up a we'll balanced pro-
gram. The committee this year plan
to make a feature Of patriotic dis
plays and promise several new fea-
lures not en- the regular bill.
The Minneapolis Daily News band
of 80 pieces will furnish the music
for the free street attractions and
will play concerts in the streets twice
daily.
For the inside concerts the commit
tee has secured lines and his 50-piece
band, and NJ. Innes' reputation for
band music, made after 20 years con-
tinual service on the platform, guar
antees corn palace visitors the best
there is to be had in the way OF mu-
sic
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
DADrYS [vENM(
[A|RY TALL 63
~ MARY GpAHAM BONNER
EcRET MOTHERS.

'.Two birds called the Egret birds
were talking. They were very happy.
One was named Mrs. Snowy Egret and
the other was named Mrs. American
Egret," began Daddy.
Mrs. Snowy is one of the loveliest
birds to be found anywhere and she is
just like her name. She is white, pure
white, and her plumage is very rich,
very beautiful. Her beak and her legs
are black, but all of her feathers are
white, and there are glorious feathery
white sprays of feathers in her CO.'S
tune which are called in the fashion
able world, aigrettes.
you see," said Daddy, "the fash
iOnable world and the birdland world
are often very far apart, and though
% people are thinking more Of birds
and less Of their hats, still l want to
tell this story sc that Nancy, when she
grows up will remember to find out
what kind of feathers she is buying.
Mrs. American Egret is said to have
fifty 'aigrette' plumes and they are Of
their best just when the little egrets
have arrived. Now, Mrs. Snowy Egret
was in a rookery talking Of her fine lit
tie children. Mrs. American Egret
was telling Of her children, too. They
both We're comparing notes, as moth
erS will.
"'Nline are a hungry little BROOD
said Mrs. Snowy.
+ "'Ah. so are mine said Mrs. Ameri-
can Egret. They will be beautiful
birds, the dear little loves and Mrs.
American Egret kissed her birdlings
with her beak-oh, such a soft, sweet,
motherly kiss.
"'Little birdlings,' she whispered
softly to them. And off in the other
rookery Mrs. Snowy was singing very
gently to her little brood-little songs
with very little meaning. But, ah!
they were full Of JOY and Of happiness
and Of the great, great love n mother
bird gives to her young.
"Then both birds would realize that
they hadn't said anything to each
other for a long time, and Mrs. Snowy
would say: I just forget to talk. I
can't keep my eyes off the little dears.
And oh! they are SO sleepy
"'Sleep and food will make them
lovely said Mrs. American Egret. Il
know the dears will have far ~lovelier
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14

Establishment at Denver of a branch
of the Kansas City federal reserve
bank has been approved by the fed
eral reserve board.
BY unanimous vote the house pass
ed the war credits bill authorizing
$11 .53S, 945, 400 in bonds and certiti-
Gates.
Price fixing for meat and dairy
products has no place in the govern
mcnt's food control plans. Herbert
Hoover, the food administrator, told
the National Live Stock conference.
Secretary McAdoo announced loans
of 500, 100000 each to Great Britain
and France. making a total Of 50. 1906
100000 advanced by the United States
government to foreign countries.
Control of the sugar industry in the
United States was placed voluntarily
In the hands of the food administra-
ton by refiners' representatives, who
agreed to import all raw sugar
through n committee to be named by
Herbert Hoover.
The food administration has issued
an appeal to the people of America
to reduce the consumption OF sugar
so that n threatened shortage In the
allied countries may be averted. Lack
of ships to move the Cuban and
Hawaiian crops promptly. it is de-
clared. makes it necessary that this
country share its sugar supply with
Europe.
A warning to American farmers tc
beware of abnormally high-priced
seed wheat was issued by the depart
ment of agriculture. "Various per-
sons" said the departments state
ment. "are offering varieties of seed
which they describe as far superior
to the kinds now being grown. They
are usually given catchy names and
extravagant claims are made for
Them"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Swallows Button: Dead.

Sioux Falls.-As the result Of swal-
lowing a button the S-month-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Traut-
man, living on a Gregory county farm,
Is dead. When the child became i'll a
physician was summoned but could
not locate the trouble. An x-ray *
animation finally a made and this
disclosed the button lodged in the
w%indpipe. An operation was at once
performed, but the baby was unable
to withstand this and soon died.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
IL DISCHARGED.

Onida.-Albion Bryum, who was one
OF the several Onida boys who enlist
ed in the United States navy last
spring, has returned to his home, hav-
ing recently been discharged at Nor
folk, Va, the arches Of his feet hav-
ing broken. This caused partial par
alysis OF the lower limbs and rem
dered him unfit for duty on a battle
ship. Before becoming incapacitated
he was assigned to the Pennsylvania,
the largest battleship In the navy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Harvesters Raise Checks.

Sioux Falls.-The Miner county au
thorities are looking for a couple OF
transient harvest hands who have
made their escape afer raising two
checks and securing the money on
them. They had been employed with
a threshing crew and deciding to quit
we're given checks of $1.75 each in
settlement, the checks being written
with a lead pencil. One check was
raised to $95.75 and the other to $S9.75.
AS soon as they had the checks
cashed at a bank the two men disap-
peared. They are believed to have
been experts at check raising and
farmers are warned not to give
checks to strangers but to make set.
Element with them in cash.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Pays $50 an Acre.

Sioux Falls.-An unusually good re.
turn from a wheat crop is reported
from the farm of Roy Gregg, near
Montrose. He had twenty-three acres
sown TO wheat. and the crop now has
been threshed, yielding a total of
est bushels, or a little less than 80
bushels per acre. The crop will give
him a return OF more than $50 an
acre. He paid only 800 an acre for
the land.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
storm Sweeps Winner.

Winner.-A storm of almost cyclon-
ic proportions swept the outskirts OF
Winner, leveled the Walter Savidgo
tent show. The crowd left a few min
utes previously, else a large loss Of
life would have resulted. No serious
accidents were reported. Stained and
plate glass windows were broken III
the residence portion Of the city and
minor daamge resulted. Buildings on
Frank Iams' cattle ranch, five miles
northwest OF Winner, were leveled.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
STATE BOARD TURNS IN NAMES
OF DRAFTED MEN-MORE
THAN HALF OF QUOTA.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the state
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

PlerTc.-
While most of the members OF the
district exemption board for South
Dakota are taking a recess to allow
for time to elapse for passing upon
appeals, Secretary Patterson remains
active. Up to the present time the
board has certified 1,410 men to the
a%djutant general for service on call,
this being more than half of the 2,7o0
called from this state on the first
draft call.
The board has definitely exempted
Is men OH agricultural and industrial
exemption applications; 2 men on de-
tendency applications, and has given
l medical student an exemption OF
six months to complete his school
course. 1t has granted 81 applications
for exemptions until September 10
to harvest and market crops.
Every county has made a partial
report to the state board except Ben
nett, from which there has been no
report Of the local board to the dis
trict board. Under the regulations
the district board must wait until
the time for appeal expires on the
records certified up from the counties
before it can proceed in many cases.
The recess at the present time is to
allow the time lapse on reports in to
pass and allow the counties to get in
reports to keep the district board
busy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Car Smashed; Man Lives.

Nassau.-Frank Polotzke, q farmer
living three miles from town, had
me thrilling experience of having his
automobile struck by the locomotive
Of q passenger train and escaping
with his life. The car was struck on
the cry front end and the engine OF
the auto was mashed and torn apart
There were three other persons in
the car with Palotzke, who was the
only one who was seriously injured
The injured man was rushed to Mas.
sau. and everything possible row is
being done for him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
FOR THE BUSY MAN
NEWS EPIToME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPRISED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Ac..,e and Foreign intelligence Cons
denscd into Two and -Four
Line Paragraphs.
!, u. S.-Teutonic War News.

Secretary Baker made the assertion
ut Washington that he expected that
more than 100000 men, exclusive OF
the second draft, would be under
arms by June 80, 1913.
Strong pressure is being exerted
upon the United States government to
declare war against Austria and then
to aid in downing her, SO that Ger
many would be without her aid or
that Of Turkey and Bulgaria.
Reports from Rome are that Pope
Benedict, on receiving President Will
sons reply to his peace proposals, did
not attempt to cOncea his bitter dis
appointment. He regarded the rresi-
dents answer rs leaving little room
for further peace efforts ut present.
Elimination of the Hohenzollern
dynasty in Germany has not beer dc-
manded by the American government
AS a peace basis, the state department
Has IQuuG klOW1. lIlulCnlloIS " nv"
that this government will be content
with internal reforms in Germany
which will insure honesty and safety
in dealing with other nations.
The first 5 per cent OF the
new national army went into camp
last week. Each group on it's arrival
at the great environments was stripped
Of civilian clothing and supplied with
khaki uniform. army hat. shoes, leg
gings. blankets. rifle. ammunition belt
and other nccoutrements Of a soldier.
The second quota Of 40 per cent goes
to camp September 10.
A building erected and completed
every four minutes is the record that
the government has achieved In the
construction of the army c~antOnment,
which received s per cent OF the
6S7. 600 men who are to constitute
Americas new national army the lat
ter part OF last week In order to pre-
pare these camps for the new Amer
lean army n force of 10000 men has
been employed. $4,000 carloads of ma
terial have been used. At each OF the
environments there have been erected
1900 buildings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Little Birdlinos," She Whispered
Softly.

plumage than their parents when the
time comes for them to be full grown
"sYeS, l can feel myself that the
snowy children will be whittier and finer
than ! am said Mrs. Snowy. Which
only showed how her mother love was
making her think her little birdlings
were q great deal more handsome than
she vas AS vet they were rather queer
and fGatherless. But deep in their bird
hearts each mother bird knew that the
day would come when the birdlings
would be gorgeous birds, though just
now they were only dear little helpless
things!
my little ones,' whispered Mrs.
Snowy again. The little ones stirred
c~ontentedly. They need have no fear.
Mother Snowy was there to care for
them. She would never desert them.
".My darlings,' said Mrs. American
Egret. And the small, feeble birds
knew they would be loved and looked
after.
when, bang, bang, bang! went the
gun of a big man, and down fell Mrs.
Snowy from her rookery. Again the
cruel sounds echoed through tie
woods.
'Bang, bang, bang! Down fell Mrs.
American Egret.
'The little birdlings turned uneas-
lily In their nests. They were hungry:
Where was mother? Oh, why did the
world all Of a sudden cen SO cold, 50
friendless, SO foodiess2
1.-TWO men were talking. This snowy
bird Is a beauty said one. FLYER SO
many hats can he trimmed now. And
such money a we will get!
"1There r fifty aigrettes In this
American Bird said the other man.
This was a good day for u.s.
Eyes, q good day for the men who
made the money, perhaps. A good day
for the women who wore the beauti-
full feathers In their hats. But back
In the woods two families Of little birds
were left to starve and die-because
the world Of fashion wanted their
mothers. These birds have almost dis
appeared in the country, SO many have
been destroyed, and 0 they are not
supposed to be killed. But never,
never, Nancy, If you ever see an aig-
retfe for sale when you are q big lady,
v get it, for such cruel fashions
should be stopped. No n should ever
buy such feathers, for they nre finest
when the birds are young, and think
II what trat means! Hundreds Of lit.
tie birds left t. die because Of q FASH
ion! !"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Special Election.

Highmore.-A special election will
be held at Highmore for the purpose
OF passing upon q proposition made
by the city to the management Of the
electric light plant for the city to pur-
chase the plant for the sum Of 10000.
The owners, it is said. assert they
cannot make the plant pay at tho
price for service allowed by tie city
ordinance, and the city ~thereupon Of
felrd' to buy the plant and run it az
a municipal institution. II the voters
approve the plan.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
European W ar News.

German forces have entered Riga.
and are expected to begin a campaign
against Petrgrad. Russian capital, 800
miles away, at once.
According to Norwegian advices "a
Norwegian merchant ships were lost
in August. Twenty-three seamen were
killed and five are missing.
German troops are expected to at
tempt a landing eighty miles north
east of Riga. behind the Russian line,
rs part Of a campaign to turn the
Russian flank and bottle up the fleet.
Eleven out Of every 1000 men on
the western front In Europe are killed
in action. according to French official
figures. The percentage Of killed Is
much less now than earlier In the
war.
To offset the menacing possibilities
In the Russian situation and to force
Germany into peace more rapidly the
allies BOON probably will undertake a
new anti-Austrian campaign. 1t Is. be-
lieyed.a
The German reichstag, MS a first
step toward peace, will demand that
the chancellor be made responsible
to the lawmaking body, that the gov
ernment state its peace terms and its
attitude toward Alsace- Lorraine.
It Is reported that a cry OF distress
has been sent to the Germans by the
Austrians,' asking for men to aid in
holding back the Italian advance. It
is said that Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg has sent two Bavarian divi.
sions to the IsOnzO front.
Fearful fighting of the Flanders Of
fensive Of the last MONTH cost Eng
land GO.373 casualties In killed. wound.
ed and missing, according to British
figures. The figure Ia below that OF
last month. 1880. hut Losses Ut Of.
,a:ors were VERY much greater.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
General News.

Several thousand persons are re-
ported to have beer killed and injured
in the fire which swept the city OF
Kazan on the kanaka river, 43O miles
east of Moscow, Russia.
A million dollars worth OF hogs
were ut the Nebraska state fair at
Lincoln. There were 900 swine, each
q thoroughbred and worth $500 on the
average. They sell from $500 to $1,000
each.
Magnus Swenspn, food> administra-
tor of Wisconsin. acting under orders
from Herbert Hoover, has decreed one
meafless and one wheatless day each
week for the state.
Nicholas Romanoff, the former en-
peror Of Russia. an. his family are
now living in a 14-room apartment on
the second floor of a large old-fashion-
Cd house at Tobolsk. Siberia, accord
ing to Pctrograd reports.
The American Alliance TOT I1siDol
and Democracy during its convention
Mt Minneapolis, unanimously adopted
q resolution d%enouncing as unwar-
ranted the declarations Of the Peo-
nle's Council of. America for Democ-
racy and Terms Of Peace and other
similar organizations that America
has not clearly stated Its aims
Joe Etecher OF Dodge, Neb.. was
given two falls and a wrestling mnAch
Mt Omaha Labor Day when Marin
Plestina OF Omaha, his opponent, r.
f,nsed TO wrestle. Plestina stafled
through over two hours of tiresolne
mnneuyering before the bout was
awarded to Stecher. The decision
was followed by a near riot among
several thousand spectators, which
was suppressed by police and state
troops.
Owing to q shortage OF ears, cattle
IN the drouth-stricken section OF west
Texas cannot be moved to points
where W0fer q SEllss HTc OptutH-
able, and many Of the cattle are dying
% q result.
After ~confessing That he committed
ne villisca ex murders June 8. 1912,
IN which eight persons were killed,
Rev. Lynn George J. Kelly. facing trial
Il Retl Oak. H., for the crime, re-
undated 1t all. His attorney claims
me stntslnent was obtained from him
~ durcfs and third degree methods.
Donald Mcmillan. Arctic explorer,
IN has reached home In Freeport,
Ne.. MID that he penetrated to DR..
r,oske mediterranean camp. which was
NJ day tsaxss from the north
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Prof. Scott Leaves Yankton.

Yankton.-Prof. G. H. Scott, prin.
cipal of the academy. normal depart.
ment and summer school of Yankton
college, has resigned his position to
accept the principalship Of Benzonia
academy at Benzonia, Mich. Prof
Scott has been connected with Yank,
ton college for Is years and has done
fine work as a teacher. His success.
or has not yet been appointed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Dies from Burns.

Bilbank.-The 3-year-old daughter
of MI. and Mrs. Alfred Stevenson was
so badly burned by having her cloth
ing catch fire from a bonfire that she
died some hours later. The mother
had been burning rubbish in the yard
and left this to do the milking. The
child approached the fire unnoticcd
and when discovered her clothing was
ablaZe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Joint Celebration.

Milbank.-The local commercial;
club and the Grant County Stock
Breeders association have Joined
forces for a big fall exhibition and
celebration for September "a, Is and
26. Among the features will be an
exhibit OF live stock and farm prod
ucts, good prizes being offered for
those who make the best exhibits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
A Near ESCAPE.

Aberdeen.-P. D. Gaugh. accused of
burglary, who was brought back from
Fargo by Sheriff Wyco1, almost sue
ceeded in an attempt to escape. Gaugh
took an iron brace from his bed and
started to tunnel his way to freedom.
He had reached the bar brick wall OF
the jail when he attempt was discov.
cred.