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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-31
Local and Personal
REGISTRATION DAY, JUNE 5TH
DR.. B. H. Sayre, local veterinarian.

DR.. B. H. Sayre, local veterinarian.
If it is electrical-we have it. Hey.
mer Electric Shop.
The "Vaculoss" carbon paper sold
at the Register office.
The "Wearebest" typewriter ribbon
sold at the Register office.
Geo. P. Sexauer & Son have sold
their Hetland elevator.
Crinkle cloth requires no ironing
special lie per yard. Cole Mercantile
Co.
Mrs. C. c. Barr and Mrs. Josie Ma
tesla, of Watertown, were visitors in
the city last Friday.
Miss Babcock, who has been in
charge of the millinery department at
Hauff's store, returned to her home
at Flandreau, Saturday morning.
Rev. A. c. Bracket was at Clear
Lake yesterday where he occupied the
position of orator at the Memorial ex.
~ercises held by the patriotic orders of
that city.
Mrs. M. R. Hopkins, nee Ora Pond,
was in the city on a short visit Friday
morning, going to Elkton and then to
her home at Aberdeen on the Saturday
morning train.
r. A. Turner and daughter went to
Lake Benton, Mimi, Friday to attend
the funeral of D. Macarthur, one of the
oldest settlers of Lincoln county. They
erturned in the evening.
c. A. Iverson writes us that he has
left the department of dairying at the
Iowa State College, at Ames, and is
now in the training camp at FIT. Smell
ing, being in the twelfth company.
Mrs. c. c. Erie has gone to Mudcura,
at Shokapee, Mimi, where she will re-
main several weeks taking treatment
for rheumatism. Mr.. Erie and son are
trying the best they can to keep house
without resorting to the use of "Sapo"
as a source of food.
The A. NJ. Void Construction Co.
seem to be able t oget a court house to
build most any time. Now it is a
800, OOO.O 0 one at Lake Andes, the
capital Of Charles Mix county. Work
started this week and Thomas Void
went there to organize the start.
Mrs. c. Blakeslee, of Osakis, MINI.
has purchased the house formerly own
ed by ]. G. Happier, on Third street be
tween Sixth and SEVENTH avenues, and
expects to move to Brookings with hel
family some time in June. Mrs. Blakes
lee is a sister of Mrs. F. H. Whitmore
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Roberts forded tt
Aurora to call On Mrs. Denny, who is
very ill. The Dennys formerly lived
in this city, Mr.. Denny being a car
penter. They moved to Aurora severa
years ago and he died there. Mrs
Denny is very sick and her daughters
are at her bedside.
In a letter to her father, S. A. Nc
Elmurry, Mrs. Rilla Eells writes that
the two nurses killed on the steamer
Mongolia by the explosion of a shell
were both pupils of hers when she was
in the Chicago Training School fol
nurses. She speaks most highly Of
them and deplores their untimely end
Miss Edna Stewart, of the high
school teaching force, left Saturda,
evening for her home at Delhi, MINI.
to spend the summer, Miss Stewart will
be with us again in the fall anc
Bookings is fortunate in retaining
her services. We understand that Miss
vahle goes to Mitchell the coming
year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-31
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING

There will be an adjourned annual
meeting Of the stock holders of the
Fraternity Company held at the Opera
House on Saturday, June 8, 1917, at
8 o'clock p. m.
GEO. Z. PURDY, Secy.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
PRIVATE" JOHN ALLEN
DIES IN MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON. Miss. October 3o.-"Private'
John Allen. member OF Congress from
Mississippi for sixteen years, until his re-
tirement in 1901. and one of the pictur-
esque figures of that body, died at his
home in Tupelo, Miss. early today, ac-
cording to a dispatch received here. He
had been Ill about two weeks
After leaving Congress Private" AL
len retired from public life and has re-
sided in Tupelo. where he was director
in several banks. a cotton mill and in
terested in other enterprises
John Mills Allen was born in Tisho-
mingo county. Mississippi. ,July S. 1876.
and was educated in the MURAL schools.
At the outbreak of the tivil war he
enlisted in the Confederate army and
served as a private four years This
fact. his quaint stories Of army life
and his fund OF humorous narratives
which he used in debate dn the stump
and in Congress won him note as a
ctory teller and the sobriauet of
Private" John Allen.
After the war Private" Allen ar
tended the law school of Cumberland
University at Lebanon, Tenn. and in
1870 he graduated from the law depart.
ment of the University of Mississinn,
He served as prosecuting attorney in
his county for several years, and in 1sS5
was elected to Congress from the frs1
Mississippi district. serving continu.
ously until his retirement
Evening star., 1917-10-30
COLD WAVE WILL SEND
MERCURY DOWN GRADE
Predicted That Before Tomorrow
Morning Temperature Will Be
Thirty Above"

A genuine cold wave. which is ex-
pected to carry the temperature here
down to thirty degrees above zero by
tomorrow morning, is approaching
Washington this afternoon.
FROM temperature of sixty-five de-
grees. registered this morning. the
mercury is to drop to about thirty de-
grees. the weather bureau predicted
this afternoon.
This will constitute unusually cold
weather for the last of October here.
The visitation Of rain, sleet ana semi
SHOW. which developed strength this
morning. is about over. according to
the weather experts. who predict fair
and colder for tonight and tomorrow
with the accent on the colder"
me temperature was getting colder
and colder this afternoon, and the ex-
perts said it would continue to get
colder all night. at increasingly rapid
rates after nightfall. There is little
prospect Tor snow, and there will not
What appeared to many to be snow
today was characterized by the weather
bureau as "sleet." Residents NJ tha
northeast section declared that there
was no doubt of it in their minds-it
was snow: that was all. Residents in
other sections of the city also declared
that lit looked like snow to them foo
PERSONS down town got into heated
arguments over the question as ~
whether the form of moisture which
1eIi ABOUT noon was snow or sleet.
s4e ne cola wave today overspread the
tended to the gulf coast, Texas and
central Florida. and snow fell &c fa.
south as Asheville, n. C.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
BRITISH SPEND DAILY
OVER 6 MILLION POUNDS

LONDON, October s0.-In the house or
commons today Chancellor Bonar r.aw
said that In the period from july % n
September % the daily average exnand;
ture OF the British government NJ. 9
&c. 6.414,0o0
The chancellor said the expenditures Of
sne army IA and navy exceeded the budget
The average daily expenditur. .; Al,
eeginning OF the financial year has haan
Ao.oas.eoo Or c1,237 900 above the bpdsat
The house had before it at toa.,.s
session the Introduction of the ,,ota rotas >
me me credit for f4oO, 900. 900, and one ~
.he cnancellors periodic sfatan,e,ts
regarding the finances Of the war Ths
amount which the house is asked fo
until the end of the wear VIA iase .s
other vote will have to he hroraht
of"ard. The vote today will brin !.
the the total loans for the wear IN 81 :
ro.n nVu,uuv,ooo ana the total since the com
hencenent OF the war to f5.6s2 Ooo nm
The chancellor said Aoo'Ioo; Amerjca baS
given great financial assistance ~
times when her expenditure was pra.s
er .han that Of the allies.
me increase in the vote of credit for
In part to the larger force maint.,us aas
ABROAD, to the forward movement of
ens .loops In france and to otber
causes. including motor transport
u .ne war ended as the allies mea
a. should, Mr.. Bonar Law added aha
financial burden would he ona tne
could be borne. 'e one which
The chancellor said that al far nc =.
fouio bo1f - Judge the position in the second @ nd
favorable as in the first half ras.'. autte US
account of the increased nav for pa,uy 81 on
and army. Aoi ehe navy
Evening star., 1917-10-30
DR.. T. B. ANDREWS DIES
AT NTERLAKEN, FLA.
Noted Educator Had Been in Failing
Health for Several Years.
Civil War Veteran.

TAMPA, Fla, October 30.-Dr. E. Ben
jamin Andrews, chancellor emeritus Of
the University Of Nebraska since 1909 and
former president OF Brown University,
died at 8 O'Clock this morning at Inter
laken, Fla, where for five years he had
made his home. He leaves a wife and
son. He had been IN failing health for
several years. He was president Of Brown
University from 1889 to 1898. superin-
tendent Of schools Of Chicago from 1898 tc
1900, and chancellor Of Nebraska from
1900 to 1905 He was a veteran OF the
war between the states. and one of the
northern men who did much 10 bring the
two sections together. His lecture on
Gen. Robert f. Lee was extensively de-
livered throughout the south.
Broken in health after thirty-seven
years OF service as an educator DIR. An
drews moved to Florida after resIgning
as chancellor OF the University of Ne
braska In 1908. to become chancellor
emeritus.
As a volunteer with the Connecticut
forces in the civil war. DIR. Andrews.
Q native of New Hampshire, saw active
service. became a lieutenant and in
1864 was incapacitated by the loss OF
an eye
AT the close of the war ne entered
Brown University and was graduated
four years later with distinguished
honors Later he entered Newton
theological seminary was ordained a
minister OF the Baptist Church and
preached one year. resigplng to become
president OF Dennison University, Ohio.
He was subsequently member of the
faculty at Brown University and
Cornell. and was president Of Brown
from 1889 to 1898.
Durig the Bryan-Mckinley campaign
in 1896 DIR. Andrews. in private let
ters to western graduates of the uni
versity. approved the free coinage of
silver. These letters were made puhIic
in the heat of the campaign and a
year later a committee Of the corporation
was named to confer with him with a
view to restraining his utterances on
politics and economics.
From Brown DIR. Andrews went n
Chicago as superintendent Of schools
later serving eight years as chancellor
Of the University of Nebraska. In 1907
he received a pension from the Car
negie Foundation as a reward of his
life's work
Evening star., 1917-10-30
Tagliamento Positions, Upon Which Italians
Count So Much, May Be Made
Untenable.
ENTIRE ISONZO LINE TURNED
BUT CADORNA RESISTS FIRMLY
Bridges Over River Destroyed and Rear Guard Actions Check Enemy
Advance Rome Announces-Italians Retreat
Along the Adnaic Coa..

Italian resistance the onslaught along the
Isonzo apparently senng Gen. Cadona reform
his forces along the strong defensive line OF the Tagamento
though Ude has been given The entire Isonzo line has been
turned and the Carso position has been the victorious
Tuton soder Udne the former Italian general headquarters
Despite the crushing blow suffered by the Italian forces the
northern the retirement all along the
Cadorna has the Tagamento line from which to beat back the
invaders from the Venetian plains Berlin does
great of prisoners and this coupled with Ca
official that his checking the Austro-
Germans the first blow has been spent
activity reported in the of Poecken the
Canc Alps Toezzo the Tagiamento
strong advance here might make the Tagamento line
tenab would effort force southwark
from and Doomte Alps The Italian high command
must consider the possibility of blow from the Trentino From
reported that the frontier has been
and that German being hurried to the
This either support for the leaders the
western material for another drive from the mountains
southwark behind the Tagliameno.
Meanwhile there reports OF activity the Trentino
Great Britain taken the Ita
ans What this help taking has not been disclosed
Evening star., 1917-10-30
COURT ORDERS TRANSFER
OF BRANDON MURDER CASE
Trial of John Snowden, Accused Of
Staying, Will Take Place in
Baltimore County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS. Md, October 3O.-A big
surprise was sprung in the trial here to-
day of John Snowden. a negro accused of
the murder of Mrs. Lottie May Brandon.
States Attorney Green filed a motion to
remove the case from the Jurisdiction of
Anne Arundel county to another county.
The second panel of jurymen was being
examined this morning. and eleven men
were in the jury box when the states at
torney arose and made his motion. Inn
mediately there was great excitement in
the courtroom, but the court, after con-
s,,tation. ordered the case sent to the
Baltimore county court, rejecting the sug-
gestion Of Baltimore city. No date has
been set for the hearing.
A. T. Brady, attorney for the defense
declared after court had adjourned that
the change in venue was an effort on
the part of the states attorney Ito spar
for time in which to work up his CASE
States Attorney Green said he did not
care to enter into any controversy over
the case, saying a mans life was at
stake and he thought he had done the
hest thing to ask for a change Of
venue.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
DR.. G. W. N. GUSTS DEAD.
PRACTICED THIRTY YEARS

DR.. George W. N. custis. a longtime
resident of Washington. died ye.ter.
day at his residence. s12 18th street
Funeral services are to be held tomor.
row afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
DR.. Custts. who was born in this citv
was eighty-seven years old. He had
been out of the city for a number. os
years. residing here for about forty
years. He had been a practicins .
physician here for thirty years. Dr
Custis retired from active nractic.
about three years ago.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs
Sarah Gusts. and three grandchildren.
!. B, Gregg Gusts. 'N
Evening star., 1917-10-30
EXCHANGE AIDS BROKERS.
Montreal Body Reverts to Minimum
Price system Formerly Used

MONTREAL, October a0.-As a ne.s-
ure to prevent brokers from being
forced into liquidation on account of
the recent weak markets. the Mon
treal Stock Exchange decided this
morning to revert to the minimum
price system which was in use for a
time when the exchange reopened aft
er closing on account of the war with
Germany. The exchange opened at ii
o'clock. one hour later than usual.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
CLEVELAND PLANT BURNS
Score Of Firemen Face Death II
100000 Blaze.

CLEVELAND, October 30.-Fjre ..-,,
today destroyed the three-story store
room and shipping building of the
Cleveland-Akron Bag Companys plant,
menaced the lives and property of
residents in the neighborhood and re-
suited in an estimhted loss of 5000, 900.
A score of iremen faced death in
the collapse of the south wall of the
structure. and several others were
temporarily overcome by smoke and
heat from the con1agration. These
were given first aid and later returned
to their duties:
Evening star., 1917-10-30
$50. 600 DAMAGES FOR
BREACH OF PROMISE

verdict for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise to marry was re-
turned today by jury in Circuit Di-
vision No. 1, before Justice Coving-
ton. in favor of Miss Sadie Mcclellan.
twenty-five years old. saleswoman in
a denartment store, against Francis J.
Rafterry, manager of a Washington
shoe store. Tho award Of the jury was
asked BY the young woman.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
STRIKE HOLDS UP BALLOTS.
Million for New York Elections
Waiting on Press Feeders.

NEW YORK, October 3O.-One of the
results of the strike of $500 press
feeders and apprentices in New York
has been to hold up 100000 official
ballots to be used in the municipal
elections a week from today. The
printing firm having the contract wa,
ready to place the ballots on the
presses when the men quit work yes
-erday.
Negotiations looking toward a set
tlement Of the strike went forward
to-day. =.
Evening star., 1917-10-30


That the country is all right is taken
by the President and the others 10 pe
shown by the response of the people 'o
the liberty loan offer. 1t is classed as
in every way glorious. in fullest degree
satisfactory and eminently promising
for the future The fact that cam
paign of the kind prosecuted was need
ed does not detract from jubilation over
the result. 1t is argued that their re-
moteness from the scene of warfare re-
auired that the people be stirred in the
manner resorted to by the administra-
ton.
Days of Sacrifice Ahead.
Even while the liberty loan was
reaching its full fruition, events over
seas justified it and sounded solemn
warning Of still further sacrifices 10
come. 1taly's discontinue, the smash
ing gains Of the Germans and Aus
trians, almost benumbing in their amaz-
ing celerity and effectiveness. point un-
mistakably. it is held. to the road this
country must yet travel
Not alone is this realization felt by
the executive and the men in high
places. One can discern it among ones
fellows in the ordinary walks OF daily
life. There is gravity In mems faces.
anxiety in the faces OF mothers. wives
and sisters. But one may note there
also determination. high spiritual re-
solve and Willingness to go to the ut
most in whatever is needed to make
victory sure.
hears on every side. the chief concern
Of the people at large is that Ger
many's advances of the hour mean
the certainty of more men to be fur
nished by the United states Is 1t not
true that in their heart of hearts many
Who have a personal stake in the war,
In the person of n dear one in canton
ment or on the registry ilst cherished
the hone that before the bulk of the
american troops would be needed in
~ 4renches some favorable turn in
The war would come which would keep
the drafted men on this side of the
water. would find them trained and
At for any service. but not called upon
Early Peace Hope Gone.
T. 90 easy to see now that such hope
has vanished. The warnings from mig h
ngcia1s of the government, repeated
,,ttar,nces of foreign officers on visit
,,era and military leaders abroad have
aersed in urging the American people
1n face what they regard as the Ger
to;nty 10 of a prolonged war. with only
taih'y yoesible end. to be sure, victory
for @ the United states and the a1s mi,h but
ios actual sacrifices of blood and
treasu, rseasarvwhere prevails the belief that
.hare viii be another call for loan
early in the coming new new year; yea ,,o And it it
VIZ" VIZ 10 the remark that usually fol-
iy,,
,'s,ce loms It will mean economy, self
denial % and retrenchment in avoidable
expenditures. il. Is real11ed anG tboss What
apnthority and action below him is that
the success of the two loans is war
rant for them to proceed with plans
Evening star., 1917-10-30

for waging the war. confident that the
country is back of them.
A disloyalty campaign in New York
city. under socialistic guise. a threaten
campaign in Wisconsin. can be dis
counted. 1t is held. in the face of the
tremendous outpouring of the country 9
wealth in these two loans. Those
campaigns are held to be but ex-
crescences Oh the body politic-bad
blood coming out. Society in the mass
is recognized as sane, healthy and ytsor-
GUS.
Close Watch on Disloyal.
1t is said in official circles that with
the United States entering upon actual
participation in the war upon a scale
or effective magnitude. more attention
is to be paid from now on to domestic
conditions in so far as they may relate
TO possible undermining of the govern
lnent. After the froth of politics is
blown away by the elections it is not
going to be safe for the utterance of
dlsloyal sentiments in this country.
There Is a law in the land and it is to
be invoked with vigor
Warning is said to be likely to corna
in short time from high qua arters call
ing the peoples attention more sharply
to disloyalty conditions about them. AS
the United States engages more exten-
sively in sending men and munitions
abroad. a sharper lookout is to he
maintained for enemy spies at home
Some very disquieting things have hap
pened recently in even closely guarded
government circles and it is realized
that the lines are altogether too loosely
drawn about enemy sentiment in the
country at large. The people are to
be urged to make it the business OF
individuals to down the enemy within
the gates. But that is a consideration
of detail which will work itself out in
time.
The big, broad fact remains, accen-
tnated by late events: the country is
indeed all right.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
Kaiser Ignores Relchstag
Members in Putting Bavarian
Statesman in High Place.
MlCHAELlS MADE PRIME
MINISTER OF PRUSSIA
New Chancellor Has Flat-Footedly
and Repeatedly Announced Oppose
ton to Democratic Development.

Ay the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, October 80 (Brltisf
Admiralty, per Wireless Press)-coun'
George Won Hertling, the Bavarian prime
minister, has been appointed imperial
German chancellor.
Former Chancellor Michaehs has been
named prime minister of Prussia.
Opposed to Reforms.
COPENHAGEN, October 30.-The Ba-
var;an premier, Count Won Hertling,
who has been appointed to the Ger
man chancellorship. arrived In Berlin
Sunday from Munich. but 1t was pc
lieved here the only object of his WISH
was to give advice on the general SIT
uation, His flatfooted and repeatedly
announced opposition to all parliament
ary or democratic development OF Ger
man institutions. as well as his az
vanced age. seemed to impair his avail
ability as a candidate for the chancei-
lorship.
The socialist organ Vorwaerts OF Ber-
lin declares that the counts opposltion
to parliamentarism and to the erection
Of Alsace-Lorraine into an autonomous
federal state make 1t impossible for the
majority parties in the reichstag TO
consider him for the chaneellorship.
Kaiser Has Conferences.
On Saturday and Sunday Emperor
William received in audience con-
siderable number of personages. pre-
sumably to inform himself on the po-
litical situation.
1t Is evident the emperor no longer
trusts exclusively to the judgement of
Prof Won valentini. chief of his civil
cabinet, who is charged with keeping
in touch with the trend of political
opinion in Germany and informing the
emperor in regard to it.
No members of the reichstag were re-
ceived by the emperor, who is cafefuily
guarding the surface attributes of his
.prerogative Of making and unmaking
ministers without consulting the repre-
sentatives Of the people.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
Boys to Fraternize With Police.

NEW YORK, October 30.-Instead of
doaging the cops" 500 West Side boys
tonight Will assemble in a hall and
listen to some kindly advice from
members of the New York police force
under the auspices of the big brother
movement Four patrolmen will talk
to the boys of the evil Of the running
away from home: of the work of the
junior police. and instruct them in jiu
ittau,
Evening star., 1917-10-30
RUSSELL LEFFINcWELL
GETS TREASURY POSITION

Russell C. Lefingwell. a New York law
YER who has been assisting Secretary Nc
Adoo as special counsel in the fotation of
the liberty loan. today was appointed an
assistant secretary OF the Treasury, as
the last session Of Congress.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
British Batteries Saved.

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS. Monday
Night, october 29.-After three days
with the retiring Italian army the As
sociateo Press correspondent who has
Just arrived at headquarters is able to
state that all the British batteries have
hoeu saved. The men suffered much
Evening star., 1917-10-30
LIBERTY BOND SALES HEARTEN
PRESIDENT AND HIS ADVISERS
Taken as Final Proof That Country Is All
Right and Determined to See War
Through to Victory.
"The country is all right =

This exclamation of satisfaction relief and for
epomizes felt President Wilson, his
the of great prominence Washington who
bending efforts winning the Their qualification
realization that while of the hour fore
shadow the necessity further speeding up line of
deavor nspuabe evidence that the nation will to
Evening star., 1917-10-30
Entrance Examinations December II

Entrance GAhAAAotAVAO OCCCuUSI i
NEW YORK. October 3o.-Recruitins
oescers at United States Coast Guard
beadouarters here announce that en-
rance examinations for cadets at the
coast Guard Academy at New London,
conn. will be held December II. The
s~aminations are open to American
youths between the ages of eighteen
and twentydfixe; a.u The ,e sta standard Of es-
entrance examination for West Point,
with elementary physics and one Ian
Guage, French or German, additional,
was stated