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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13


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Little Mothers League organiz-
ed IN Milbank Feb. II, 1917, has
for its object the education of
girls in personal and child hy-
glene.
April 2nd the city council of
Milbank with intelligent fore
sight passed an ordinance requir-
ing d tuberculin test of all cows
supplying milk or cream to the
City Of Milbank.
Boy Scouts and Camp Fire
girls organized in Twin Brooks;
Camp Fire Girls in Milbank.
Plans made, committees appoint
ed and work we'll organized to
celebrate National Baby Week in
Milbank first Of May. The Com
mencial Club Of Milbank has
shown it's cooperation in this
work by presenting to the COM
mittee a very handsome check
to make successful and perma-
nent this work
A survey of all rural schools in
the county. This work covered
the sanitary and as far as posi-
bic the physical condition of the
children of rural schools, same
filed herewith at office of County
superintendent of schools.
Grant county is located in
northeastern part of South Dako-
ia and has a population of 1890
Milbank the county seat has a
population Of 1000. Big Stone
City 600 and Revillo 400.
The population consists almost
entirely of Americans and Scan
4navians. The surrounding coun
Try is a fertile grain raising sec
ton. The houses consist almost
entirely of medium sized de-
tatched houses which are fairly
we'll kept generally. In Milbank,
Big Stone City and Twin Brooks
city water is supplied, but only
IN Milbank is there a sewerage
system which is open. A filtra-
tion plant is in construction in
Mllbank. In Milbank dump
grounds have been provided out
side the city limits but each
home is responsible for the dis
posal Of its own garbage. During
the past school year there has
been no epidemic but few cases
OF measles, scarlet fever and
small pox. The health depart
ment has been very active in
their efforts to check the spread
of the disease, but more in
telligent care from many of the
homes could be desired.
In Milbank for the past two
years there has been medical in
spection of all children of the city
school, this work is very COM
mandatory and one to be en-
couraged yearly.
The county presents an excell-
ent field for a permanent nursing
service. The splendid co-opera-
tion from all sided could make It
a very profitable service to the
county. In the cities there is
walking distances between visits,
but outside Of these places some
means of conveyance is necessa-
ry.
Calls were made on physician
in the county 81, editors II,
ministers s.
Principals of schools. club wo-
men, business men and other in
fuential members as far as pos
sible. Addresses were given to
school children. womens clubs,
mothers meetings, Camp Fire
girls and Boy Scouts. Public
health meetings were held
through the county.
As many as possible Of thu
rural schools were visited. Thl
climatic conditions made many D
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13
Belgium Relief Fund.

The committee on the Belgian
relief subscriptions are unable to
make report in full on the tar
day collections, as several OF the
localities were unable to hold the
tag day last Saturday, but ex-
pect to name q day some time
this week for the purpose OF
making collections, and q full re-
port will probably be published
next week, or as soon as the tar
day collection has been received
in full.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13
BABY REGISTRATION COUPON

The age limit is from six
months to II months.
For further information phone
or write the secretary. Cut out,
fill in and send to the secretary,
Mrs. Lola Atkinson.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13

We publish the presidents
war message to congress in full
on one of the inside pages THU
week. The document viii prob
ably rank as one Of the eponh
making papers of American hio-
toy, and is well worth readtnr
and study as q great state noner-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13

The w. G. I. u. will give Z S5c
supper In parlors Of Congregational
church. Tuesday, April 2lth
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13
For Baby Week

The first week in Nav will be
national baby week 1t will be
observed in Milbank. If you
have a baby register it by send.
ing in the following coupon:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13

Pierre. April The a1oAe
game warden calls at&entioe T -
the state game law which -
hioits bird dogs from runnis3 =
large tn this state tor the moS11e
OF April, May and June of eSSr
year, which Wa enacted - 71'| =
vent these doga from - :
Ing the nests o1 game NJ
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13
The Country Church Is the Ma
tiOn'S BulWark. Go to Church.

ARGE percentage Of the big men Of this big
country come from small country towns
Most Of the REAL BIG MEN never for
get their boyhood days when they went to
the SMALL COUNTRY CHURCH. The
simple lessons that were taught there have
GUIDED THEM THROUGH LIFE.
Their lives have been clean. Clean living
made for their success.
When the GO TO CHURCH cam
paign was launched these men took COM
mendable interest in it. BY attending
church they set Q SPLENDID EXAMPLE
to the careless and Indifferent When .
L. .a.- nnEC no CIIYQCII Aha
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13
Red Cross Nurse.

Report Of Two Months Work in
Grant County
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-04-13

act is MORE POWERFUL THAN A DOZEN SERMONS.
Clear thinking people quick to that there 10 something
REALLY WORTH WHILE AND SUBLIME in the church.
rHe COUNTRY CHURCH LAID the FOUNDATION FOR THe
LATER succese IN LIFE. READ rAe LIVES or the GREAT
MEN or The COUNTRY. THEY TAKE PRIDE ~ RECALLING
THEIR EARLY RELIGIOUS TRAINiNo-rHE FINE IDEAS THAT
WERE ,McuLcAreD WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. SURELY THEY
PUT 70 sttAME soMe or rhe RELIGION AMONG
rhe Fl,eeAMr YOUTHS OF THIS MATERIAL AGE. YOU CAN
COUNT ON YOUR F,MoGRs NUMBER or SUCCESSFUL MEN
90 70 cHURcH
who have fallen from the church is that
they TOO BUSY attend church. Yet whose time
WORTH 800 OR MORE AN HOUR do not begrudge hour
for God the Sabbath.
No man busy attend church. II he s successful he
should GO TO CHURCH to thank God for his success Il he
struggling he should AK Gods help.
GO TO CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
CONSUMPTION URGED BY TAFT.
Former President Believes Army
Should Be Increased, "NoW the
War Is on U.s."

New INSTRUMENTATION to build
up an army for the country's defense,
now the war is on us" and for the
future as well, was advocated by for
mer President William II. Taft in an
address on the League to Enforce
Peace before the Brooklyn Institute
of Arts and Science.
Stirred as the people are by en-
thusiasm, at the break with Germany,
they would support a CONSUMPTION
measure" Mr.. Taft believed, not only
to meet the situation, but for the flu
ture after the war shall end"
Conscription until now, he said,
has been of doubtful expediency," be-
cause popular opposition might have
halted all plans for reasonable pre-
paredness. Now the war Is on us,
however," he continued, now that the
people see the necessity, why should
we not take advantage of this state of
public mind and do what justice and
real democracy require? Military duty
is part of every citizens duty"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
ASK $50, 900, 900 FOR SUBMARINES.
Shin Owners Must Not Transfer Amer
lean Vessels to Any other
Registry.

Washington, Feb. c. Immediate
Strengthening to the utmost of the
United States navy, especially in sub
marines and in vessels equipped to
fight submarines, is a plan of the gov
eminent as outlined here. 1t will have
the full support of Congress.
In the House Representative Emer-
son of Ohio introduced a resolution
asking an appropriation of 100000 900
for immediate construction of add
tional submarines. 1t is believed it
will be passed without opposition.
President Wilson issued a procRma-
ton under the authority of the recent
shipping act prohibiting American
ship owners from transferring their
vessels to any other registry.
Speeding up preparedness meas
ures the Senate judiciary committee
reported favorably n Of the seven
teen conspiracy bills ito prevent and
punish conspiracy to injure or destroy
property situated within the United
States and belonging to a foreign gov
eminent with which the United States
is at peace"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
IS BROKEN
BY PRESIDENT WILSON IN SPLIT
WITH KAISER.
Action First Time In Modern History
When First-Class Powers Have
Severed Relations Without War.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Observation-Disclosures for the sew
erance of diplomatic relations Is found
In modern history only between lesser
neutlal nations and first-class powers
and lesser ones. The United States
suspended diplomatic relations with
Mexico and only recently were they
resumed. 1t suspended diplomatic re-
lations with Nicaragua when Zelaya
executed two Americans. When John
Quincy Adams was President, the
American charge d'affaires at Rio
Janeiro demanded his passports and
returned to the United States without
Instructions because he considered un
warranted the capture Of American
ships by Brazilian war vessels enforc-
ing a blockade.
Great Britain suspended diplomatic
relations with Venezuela for ten years,
from 1887 to 1897, and suspended dip
lomatic relations with Serbia from
1903 to 1906 after the murder of King
Alexander and Queen Draga.
After the breaking of diplomatic re
lations comes the possibility of other
measures termed "non-amicable modes
of redress" which also are measures
short of war" These modes of re-
dress may include reprisals, retalia-
tons, non-intercourse and display OF
force and still there may be no state
Of war.
Non intercourse acts can be passed
BY Congress to stop commerce be-
tween the United States and Germany
but as the war already has put the
trade at a low ebb the effect will be
negligible. Displays of force have
been frequently used by the United
States and European powers to i'm
press the earnestness of their position.
Writers on international law class the
allied march to the relief of the lega-
tons at Picking as a display of force
short OF Wal.
When all he measures short of war
have been exhausted, or either nation
decides to dispense with them, comes
the cventuality-war itself.
MOI, than 100 times since 1900 war
has begun before it was formally de-
clared. Only twelve times in the PIG
years has war actually been declared
before hostilities began. The latest
notable instance was the opening ac-
ton of the RussO-Japanese war when
Admiral Togo struck a Russian fleet.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
No Alternative Consistent
With Country's Honor.

II think that You viii agree with me
that, In view of this declaration, which
suddenly and without prior intlmation
Of any kind deliberately withdraws
the solemn assurance given In the i'm
perial governments note of the fourth
of May, 1916, this government has no
alternative consistent with the dignity
and honor Of the United States, but to
take the course which, in its note Of
the eighteenth of April, 1916, it an
nounced that 1t would take in the
event that the German government did
not declare and effect an abandonment
of the methods of submarine warfare
which 1t vas then employing and to
which it now purposes again to re-
sort.
81 have, therefore, directed the sec
rotary of state to announce to his eX-
cellency the German ambassador that
all diplomatic relations between the
United States and the German empire
are severed and that the American am
baSSador at Berlin will be Immediately
withdrawn, and in accordance with
this decision to hand to his eXcellency
his passports.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
might appear to be susceptible of that

might appear to be susceptible Of that
construction. In order, however, to
avoid any possible misunderstanding,
notifies the imperial government that
1t cannot for a mOment entertain,
much less discuss. a suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
for the rights of citizens of the United
States upon the high seas should In
any way in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct OF
any other government affecting the
rights of neutralS and noncOmbatants.
Responsibility in such matters Is
single. not joint; absolute, not rela-
tive
ITO this note Of the eighth of May
the imperial German government made
no reply. On the thirty-tirst of Janu-
AIRY, the Wednesday of the present
week, the German ambassador handed
to the secretary of state, along with n
formal note. n memorandum which
contains the following statements:
1.-The imperial government, there
fore, does not doubt that the govern
mcnt of the United States will under
stand the situation thus forced upon
Germany by the entente allies brutal
methods Of war and by their determine
tiOn to destroy the central powers, and
that the government of the United
states will further realize that the
now openly disclosed intentions of the
entente allies give back to Germany
the freedom of action which she re-
served in her note addressed to the
government of the United States on
May 4, 1916.
"'Undcr these circumstances Ger
many will meet the Illegal measures
of her enemies by forcibly preventing
after February !, 1917, in a zone
around Great Britain, France, Italy
and in the eastern Mediterranean all
navigation, that of ncutrals included,
from and to England and from and to
France, etc. etc. All ships met within
the zone will be sunk
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
President Tells Congress of Sew
erance of Diplomatic
Relations.
RECITES KAISER'S PROMISES
Says He Refuses to Believe Subma-
rlnes viii Commit Overt Acts
Against American Lives
and Ships.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Prcsidcnt Will
Son this afternoon addressed n Joint
session of congress, outlining the
events That led up to the diplomatic
break with Germany. He said:
"To the congress, February 3, 1917.
Gentlemen Of the Congress:
"The Imperial German government
on the 3lst Of january announced TO
this government and to the govern
mcnts of the other neutral nations
that on and after the 1st day of Fcbru-
nry, the present month, It would adopt
n policy with regard to the use of
submarines against all shipping seek
ing to pass through certain designated
areas of the high seas to which 1t is
clearly my duty to call your attention.
LET me remind the congress that
on the 18th of April last, in view Of
the sinking on the oath Of March of
the cross Channel passenger steamer
Sussex by Il German submarine, with
out summons or warning. ana the CON
sequent loss of the lives of several
citizens of the United States, who
were passengers aboard her, this gov
eminent addressed a note to the I'M
perial German government in which 1t
made the following declarations:
"If it still be the purpose of the i'm
perial government to prosecute rclcnt-
less and indiscriminate warfare
against vessels of by the
use of submarines without regard to
what the government of the United
States must consider the sacred and
indlsputable rules of international law
and the universally recognized die
tates Of humanity, the government of
the United States is at last forced to
the conclusion that there Is but one
IRIS 1t can pursue. Unless the i'm
perial government should now and i'm
mediately declare ana effect an ADAM
donment of its present methods of
submarine warfare against passenger
and freight carrying vessels, the gov
eminent of the United States can have
no choice but to eve diplomatic re-
lations with the German empire alto
gether.'
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
Purpose only Defense
OF American Rights.

"We do not desire any hostile con-
flct with the imperial German govern
ment. We are the sincere friends Of
the German people and earnestly de-
sire to remain at peace with the gov
eminent which speaks for them. We
shall not believe that they are hostile
to us unless and until we are obliged
to believe it, and we purpose nothing
more than the reasonable defense OF
the undoubted rights of our people.
We wish to serve no selfish ends. We
seek merely to stand true alike In
thought and in action, to the imme-
mortal principles of our people which
| sought to express in my address to
the senate only two weeks ago-seek
merely to vindicate u right to liberty
and an unmolested life. These are
the bases of peace, not war. Grant
that we shall not be challenged to de-
fend them by acts of wilful injustice
on the part of the government of Ger
many"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
Recalls Assurances Given
BY Germany.

an reply to this declaration the i'm
perial German government gave this
government the following assurance:
"'The German government is pre-
pared to do Its utmost to cOntine the
operations of the war for the rest of
it's duration to the fighting forces of
the belligerents, thereby also assuring
the freedom of the seas, a principle
upon which the German government
believes, now as before, to be in agree
ment with the government of the
United States.
""The German government, guided
by this idea, notifies the government
of the United States that the German
naval forces have received the follow
ing orders: In accordance with the
general principles of visit and search
and destruction of merchant vessels
recognized by international law, such
vessels, both within and without the
area declared as naval war zone,
declared as naval war zone, shall not
be sunk without warning and without
saving human lives, unless these ships
attempt to escape or offer resistance.
"But,' it added, ,'neutrals cannot
expect that Germany, forced to fight
for her existence, shall, for the sake of
neutral interests, restrict the use of an
effective weapon If her enemy Is per-
mitted to continue TO apply at will
methods of warfare violating the rules
of international law. Such a demand
would be Incompatible with the char
acter Of neutrality, and the German
government is convinced that the gov
eminent Of the United States does not
think of making such a demand,
knowing that the government of the
United States has repeatedly declared
that it is determined TO restore the
principle of the freedom of the seas,
from whatever quarter 1t has been vio-
lated
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
KILLED UNDER WHEELS.
Former State official Killed by Rio
Grand Train on Track Crossing.

A. ]. Hunter, So years old, widely
known in political circles in the state,
and for the last four years special
agent Of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, was u over and killed at
the railway crossing near West
Eighth avenue and Navajo street. MI.
Hunter, in the round of his duties, had
completed the inspection of No. 65, an
outgoing freight train. He allowed
the long string of cars to pull past
then stepped across the tracks. APP
preaching him from the opposite d.
rection was No. 2, inbound passenger
from the coast. Just as he crossed
the rear of the freight train caboose
the cowcatcher Of the onrushing en-
CINE was upon him. Mr.. Hunter, &C
cording to Winston C. Churchill. who
runs the Navajo hotel at 1929 West
Eighth avenue, where the dead man
lived: came to Colorado j 'ss'' from
Hutchinson, Kap
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
Refused To Be Bound
BY Any Conditions.

ITO this the government Of the Unit
ed States replied on the eighth of May,
accepting, of course, the assurance Civ
en-, but adding:
1.-THE government of the United
States feels it necessary to state that
1t takes it for granted that the i'm
perial German government does n
intend 1t to imply that the maintenance
Of its newly announced policy is in n
way contingent upon the course of re-
suits of diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the government of the United
States and other belligerent govern
certain passages in the imperial gov
ernment's note of the fourth instant
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
Cannot Believe Germany
Will Carry Out Threats.

notwithstanding this unexpected
action of the German government,
this sudden and deeply deplored re-
nunciation of its assurances, given
this government at one of the most
critical moments of tension In the re-
lations of the two governments, | re-
fuse to believe that 1t is the intention
Of the German authorities to do in
fact what they have warned us they
will feel at liberty to do. / cannot
bring myself to believe that they will
indeed pay no regard to the ancient
friendship between their people and
our own or to the solemn obligations
which have been exchanged between
them and destroy American ships and
take the lives of American citizens
in the willful prosecution of he ruth
less naval program they have an
nounced their intention to adopt. Only
actual overt acts on their part can
make me believe it even now.
"If this inveterate confidence on my
part in the sobriety and prudent fore
sight of their purpose should unhappily
prove unfoundcd; If American ships
and American lives should in fact be
sacrificed by their naval commanders
in needless co%ntraventiOn of the just
and reasonable understandings of In
ternational law and the obvious die
tates of humanity, | shall take the lib
erty Of coming again before the con-
Crcss, to ask that authority be given
me to use any means that may be nee
essary for protection of our seamen
and our people in the prosecution OF
their peaceful and legitimate errands
on the high seas. ! can do nothing
less. take 1t for granted that all
neutral governments will take the same
course,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
ConsuIs to Sail With Bernstorff.

Washington.-On Feb. 10 the whole
corps Of German officials in the
United States, including Count and
Countess Won B%ernstorff, the embassy
suite and consuls from all parts of
the country, will sail from New York
for Germany. Reservations for more
than 200 persons have been engaged
on the big Scandinavian liner Freder-
lex VIII, leaving New York Feb. 10
for Christiania.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
ENTER
TEUT0N TRENCHES
RUSSIANS REPULSED IN SERIES
OF CHARGES AGAINST FOES
ON THE RIVER "A.
NIGHT RAID NEAR YPRES
BRITISH KILL MANY TEUTONS
CLAD LIKE KU klUX KHAN
IN AMERICA.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
With the British Armies in France
(via London)-Feb. 6,-The German
raiders who made two attacks Thurs
day morning against the British
trenches south of the Ypres salient,
looked for all the world like the fam
Gus Ku Klux Khan, the Crusaders or
reconstruction days in the Southern
states of America. They were clad In
white sheets fashioned into a sort or
smock, wore white hoods and masks,
and sought thus to cross the snow
covered No Mans Land without detec-
ton. The raiders came over in two
waves, only to be hurled back with
heavy losses in killed and wounded.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09

Ell Paso, Tex.-After the South Car
DINA and Tennessee units, stationed
here, had already entrained Monday
for home, a message was received
from Gen. Funston by the quarter
masters department su%spending the
return of all state guard troops here
until further orLers. The order Of
fects ten thousand guardsmen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
Expect to Do Immense Damage.

Berlin, Feb. 1, via London.-Expecta-
tons expressed in unofficial circles here
that, as a result of the unrestricted
submarine campaign, the amount of
tonnage sunk each month can be in
creased to about 100000 tons. are
based upon available figures showing
the total amount of British tonnage,
which is estimated at 100000 to H.
600, 1000 tons. This is believed here to
be the gross registered tonnage upon
which England can count for the i'm
port of necessary supplies.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-09
Submarine Sinks Norwegian Ship.

London, Feb. 6.-Lloyd's reports the
sinking of the Norwegian steamship
Ymer, 1923 tons gross, by a subma.
rine. Part of the crew was landed.
The sinking of the Spanish steamer
Dos de Noviembre also is reported.
One man was drowned. The Spanish
steamer Pairra, en- route for Vigo with
a cargo of cement, was bombarded by
a German submarine. One sailor was
wounded.