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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Playtime With Men of the NAVY

the income 1t usually had for its ath-
letic fund from the Guantanamo can
teen and the Navy league Of the Unit
ed States offered to lay out a field for
the men Of the fleet. In all about lis
acres have been obtained. The ground
has been leveled. plowed and prepared.
Ten baseball diamonds have been laid
out. Docks were built at the waters
edge. A bathing beach was cleared.
The officers of the fleet also were pro-
vided with tennis courts and q golf
course. Every sort of sport is found
there. The result is that every man
on the fleet has plenty Of healthy out
door sport and the officers of the Rect
say that this provision or their recrea-
ton has done much to provide ''happy
ships in the feet as it waits for the
opportunity to strike Il blow at the
Huns in defense of civilization and
freedom.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

i is now nearly two years since
Italy took her place beside the
allies in the life and death strug-
gle that is holding the world in It's
grip, and yet the calm and quiet to be
met with here in North Italy and close
up to the firing line cannot fail to
strike even the most casual observer,
writes a correspondent Of Country
Life. You zeal the roar Of the can
just owe the mountains that divide the
1sVeneto" from Austria day by day
the hospital train passes along the val
ley carrying it's load Of sick and
wounded down from the front day by
day motors and Red Cross cars dash
along the high road at breakneck
speed, giving the impression hat mat
tiers of life and death hang on the pace
at which they can reach their desti-
nation; and vet the peasants work on
in steady adherence to their tasks
barely looking up to notice all this un-
wonted movement, absorbed more than
usual at this momen In the land.
This, however, is not from indiffer-
ence as to the war far from it, for the
subject is one that all alike are keenly
interested in, and every family has sent
one and often two or more members
to fight for their king and country.
But the Italian peasant also loves
.the soil on which he and his fathers
before him have worked; his heart is
in the land, and the success or failure
of the crops is to him a matter of
well-being or starvation.
Hard Life, but Healthful.
In these times, too, the work re-
quires an unwonted degree of attention
and labor, for every acre must be fully
cultivated. All the men from the age
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
POOH-BAH JOINS THE ARMY
Sandbcrg Held Nearly Every Office N
His Town, But War Wooed
Him.

Bangor. Me.-When Carl ]. Sand
berg of The Folks enlisted the other
day with Company Il of Skowhegan,
which Is now doing guard duty, he up
set the entire officialdom Of the town
He was principal Of the high school,
assistant postmaster, chairman Of the
board Of selectmen, superintendent OF
schools, notary public, tax collector
and game warden.
But patriotism overcame nll these
honors, and he walked out Of oil these
official robes to help Uncle Sam In his
scrap with the kaiser.
The Folks Is not a large place, hav-
ing about 200 residents and Il valua-
ton Of about 100000. 1t Is largely q
numbering community and Is fifty
miles southeast Of SkOwhegan, In
Somerset county. Sandberg was not
the whole town, but rs shown by the
honor. conferred upon him, he was q
real somebody in the community.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

duces. He puts into 1t his labor, he
draws from it the half that that la
Dor brings as his portion; and this ar
rangement Of the ~"mezzadria," or half
and-half system as we might call 1t,
is, If honestly adhered to, fairer and
more advantageous to all concerned
than any other. BY it the peasant has
as keen, if not q keener interest than
his landlord in the tilling Of the soil,
in keeping under the weeds, pruning
and spraying the vines, hOeing the In
dian corn, tending the cattle, and as
from all these sources one-half goes
to him, it concerns him closely to make
the profits as abundant as possible.
His days work is generally q long
one. especially in the summer when he
will be up and about at 4 a. m, but
as he can divide his hours entirely to
suit his own convenience the hardship
is not really a great one In the hot
months he will knock off work for q
long spell in the middle of the day and
after a good siesta he will begin again
with a leisure that betokens much lib
erty of action and a total absence OF
any hint of being driven" II it be
true that 1T is the pace that kills
your Italian peasant will certainly not
be exposed to that kind Of death!
Women Doing Mems Work.
The war. though, has altered all this
easy, calm-going state of things. The
women, as in France, are acting in the
| place of the men, and are doing it, too.
in a very thorough and admirable man.
| ner. Many of them handle the scythe
in mastery fashion; others, when
necessary, see to the management OF
the farm they pile up the high loads
Of hay on to the ox-drawn wagons with
a will and energy, and when once the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Signal Corps Is in Need Of Men

needed for the first army Of 100000,
and it is proposed to teach telegra-
piers the elementary knowledge Of
physics and electrical engineering ;
high school graduates and college men
will be given this instruction, and a
course of biography in addition.
Will Furnish instructors.
The signal corps will furnish expert
telegraph instructors, and the colleges
and universities are being requested to
furnish the theoretical and laboratory
instruction. Young men desiring to
avail themselves of this opportunity
should apply at once. If found eligi-
bic they will be enlisted, assigned to
classes and receive army pay. food,
quarters and medical attention during
the course Of Instruction, which is exa
pected to occupy from three to five
months, according to the ability of the
student. X
In time Of peace the signal corps IS
perhaps the least heard of branch OF
the army. In time of stress it Is n
most vitality necessary arm. 1t Is the
NERVES" Of the army, and rs such, a
major factor in the conduct Of mill
tary affairs. In fact, the last three
years of war abroad seem to indicate
1t as the paramount element in the
control Of modern warfare.
Congress has recently doubled the
pay of the private and increased the
remuneration of each noncommissioned
officer. The signal corps has q greater
percentage Of noncommissiOned officers
than any other branch.
The pay Of a corporal is now $36 per
month. in addition to food and cloth
ing and medical attendance when
needed. The rating of q sergeant is
now $44, with the same subsistence;
that Of a sergeant, f~irst-class, $51. and
the master signal electrician-and
many teiegraphers have. most Of the
requirements in this direction-$S1.
The signal corps is q mounted service.
A knowledge OF horses, II not already
possessed, must be acquired, and q
healthful life in the open is one OF the
most attractive offerings Of this branch
Of the service.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
STONE AGE WEAPON FOUND
Flint Dug Up in Trench Found to BE
Club Head Used In Prehis-
toric Days.

London.-An Australian soldier dig
ging a trench in France found a
strangely Clipped knob OF flint and
fastened to 1t a strong handle, thus
converting 1t into a knobkerry. which
he always carried in his belt. He
used 1t to crack German heads in
trench raids.
When he. brought It to England the
interest Of antiquarians was attracted
by the flint. Investigations and COM
parsons resulted In authorities agree.
ing that It a q war weapon Of the
Stone Age, used then In exactly the
same name as the Australian was
using 1t in 1917 and showing that. In
the Stone Age men fought over the
same battlefields.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

OF twenty-0ne to forty are, with few
exceptions, away at the front, and
those who remain must make good the
deficiency. In this they have, however,
willing helpmates In the women. At
all times the women work in proper
ton as hard as their men-folk In the
fields, and when to these duties are
added those Of mothers and house
wives 1t is small wonder that they
age before their time, and that a pref
ty fresh girl of eighteen is IN old wom-
an at forty. Their life, though hard
In some ways, Is on the other hand ex-
tremely healthful their habits are sim
pie and frugal, and they slide into old
age with constitutions untouched by
sharp vicissitudes Of climate-the win
tiers being excessively severe and the
summers very h0t-interested and
busy up to the last in all that relates
to the land, the cattle, and their chill
dren.
Family life is on patriarchial lines !;
sons, daughters-in-law and their chill
dren (of which there is any
lack) all live with the parents under
the same roof ; all share the same food
composed chiefly Of beans, Indian
corn and cheesc-and oil share one
purse, kept, often pretty tightly too,
BY the 'shead Of the family" Gil capo
ID famiglia), who receives any extrane-
GUS sums that any Of his children may
earn On his or her " account, and
d0les out the money required for
clothes, food, y any small expenses
that the event of . wedding, a baptism
or 4 funeral may call forth.
The food question u, perhaps, the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Rubber Consumption Growing.

Consumption Of rubber per capita Is
more than twice what it was % years
ago. One company expects to manu-
facture uppers Of shoes from rubber
IS we'll as soles. This company will
operate its W merchant marine to
bring crude rubber from Sumatra and
carry manufactured articles to all
parts Of the world. The company now
employs 2S.621 men. and manufactures
o1S.93O pairs Of rubber shoes a day.
More than a million trees on Sumatrn
plantations are being tapped.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

NEW MONSTER U-BOATS
] NOlSELESS, SAYS SWISS /:

A Swiss newspaper CORE
spondent who recently visited
Kiel says the German subma-
rlnes Of the latest type are
cruisers Of 1000 or more tons.
with a radius Of action Of thou
sands Of miles. At least four
Of these new U-cruisers have
already been built, and several
others will be completed this
summer.
The submersible cruisers
have several batteries OF six
inch guns and three torpedo
tubes. Their speed is said to
be over 20 knots per hour on
the surface and II knots sub
merged. Each one Of the YES
sells has a crew of more than
100 men.
An important feature Of the
new monster submarines is that
they have ~noiseless motors. At
ter diving they move silently
through the water and their
presence cannot be detected by
an enemy ship even with the
finest instruments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

James ]. Hill, deceased, left $5O,OOO,-
600 worth of property in Minnesota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

difficulty land 1t Is q serious n just
now in Italy, Of obtaining wool can be
got over they devote their spare mo.
ments to knitting socks for the men
on the heights.
The markets all through the country
are the gamers by their industry, as
well in picturesque effects as In useful
and profitable supplies. Who that has
ever been at Verona, In late summer,
say, but will recall the scene in the
piazza dele Erbe." with Its sen Of
wide white umbrellas pitched all down
that lovely market. place, with the bas.
kets stacked with apples. white and
black grapes. pears, peaches, medlars
and ounces, while on every spare inch
Of ground are piled vegetables, beans,
carrots, potatoes, cabbages, cartoons,
with any number Of pumpkins, huge in
size, and In beautiful tones Of color
varying from dark green to bronze,
orange and yellow?
The sites chosen for these fruit and
vegetable markets are, when possible,
beside some fountain, n occasionally
at the corner Of some great palace, as
for instance, ut Florence ut the Stroz-
Il and Riccardi palaces, where the
wide projecting roofs make q welcome
shade for the flowers which are ar
ranged so tastefully upon their cool
stones; more often, indeed, q small
''piazza" or square is chosen that
boasts q supply of water In its midst.
around which 1.-THE neighbors come and
laugh and gossip" relating the sue
cess or failure Of their bargains. and
more often than not INDUCING In Ian
guage-often used quite unccnsciously
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
THOSE AWFUL
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may ave
Much Suffering
Marysville, Pa.-'For twelve years
/ suffered with terrible cramps.

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in bed several days
every month. !!
tried all kinds OF
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
l read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. l tried It
and now l am v
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

In the case Of divorce the key to
matrimony becomes a shift key.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
On the Hunt for Patriotic TeIeg-
raphers for Service in
the War.
TRAINING CAMP IS PLANNED
Former Operators Are Urged to Re-
turn to the Key to Release Elioi-
bIes for Service with "the He
roes Of the Army"

New York.-The United States gov
eminent has leased 3S1 acres of land
at Monmouth Park, q Long Branch,
n. j., to be used as Il training camp for
the reserve battalicns Of the signal
corps. This land has been acquired
because Of its adaptability for signal
corps work. involving all kinds of sig
mailing, telegraphy and maintenance of
rapidly constructed lines of communi-
cation.
The quartermaster's department will
build a large environment, consisting OF
temporary barracks, kitchen, store
houses, and everything necessary to
promote the efficient training of the
battalions. several Of which have al
ready been organized.
The camp will be under the direct
supervision Of Lieutenant Colonel
Hartmann, who will be assisted by 9TH
er officers Of the regular army. An In
tensive course of instruction will be
given to both the officers and men of
the signal corps, preparing them for
service abroad In. every phase Of mill
tnry life necessary to perform their in
teresting work on the battlefield and
to keep up the traditions Of the signal
corps.
Experienced Men Needed.
Only men with education and ex-
p~erience along signal corps lines, aside
from the special lines mentiOned,v and
cooks, horseshoers, farriers and me-
chanics are sought for this branch of
service.
Lieutenant Colonel Hartmann has
been given of the biggest tasks of
the day in organizing this branch OF
the new national army. He needs some
5000 telegraphers-and he needs them
now. Telegraphers are scarce.
The unusual number Of men required
cannot be taken from the commercial
and raiiroad forces without jeopardiz.
ing the prompt transmission Of gov
eminent business.
Men and women who manipulated
the key in former years-and they are
legion-arc being induced to return I'd
the wire and release eligibles for serv-
ice in the signal corps.
Brig. Gen. George O. Squier, present
chief signal officer, u. S. A., is the man
on whose shoulders rests the big re-
sponsibility for keeping up to the mark
and. II possible, a bit beyond-the
"eyes, ears and nerves. Of the army
better known to the layman as the sig.
nal corps.
The signal corps has recently nd
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06

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pound too highly and / am recommends
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Marysville, Pa.
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-06
Expectations Realized.

"Look'ee, George. didn' tell'ee my
boy would make tn folks sit up an
open their mouths when e got to Lun-
non?"
10 you did, an has e done it?
AYE. Eve started business as q
dentist Passing Show.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-26
AUTO DRIVER KILLED.
Lee Il. Windrem. Of Iowa City, Meets
Death When Car Strikes Culvert.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City,IMay 26--Lee II. Wihdrem'
OF Iowa City. was instantly killed. late
Friday afternoon. on a public highway,
three miles east Of West Liberty. when
he was flung from n wrecked FORD,
after the car had collided with ce-
ment culvert. and had fractured his
skull. The auto either fell on him and
inflicted the managing, fatal wound,
or the contact with the road after the
SPILL crushed the skull. A. Heath.
farmer In field near the scene OF the
accident, discovered the tragedy few
moments afterward, altho ne did not
see the upset. He summoned aid and
surgeon went to the spot at once but
Windrem had died at the moment Of
the accident. The car after hitting the
culvert, swayed and plunged along for
about fifty feet. before 1t hurled the
young man down the slight decltvity at
the roadside.
, IT Is believed the steering gear broke
before the tragedy. as the car was
seemingly webbing many feet out Of
the course--on as fine a piece OF road
way as lies on the River-to- River
road when II struck the bridge
Windrcm was about 40 years OF age.
His young widow and little daughter
survive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-26
PAYING 80 no 40 PER CENT. MORE
FOR SUPPLIES FOR STATE
INSTITUTIONS.
THIS ON TOP or LAST
YEARS skYRockETING
Contracts Entered Into For Large
Quantities Of Canned Goods-Believes
Flour Will Be Cheaper Next Year,
Large Acreage Of Vegetables Planted
on Various State Farms.
Special to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines,, May s.--3The state board
Of control is paying from 30 to 40 per
cent more for it's supplies for the state
institutions now being contracted for
than year ago and last year saw an
advance over the preceding year Sugar
is 40 per cent higher than it was when
purchased last year by the board.
The board has just let contract for
1850 dozen cans of corn at q total cost
OF $4,000, or about $1.2s per dozen.
This is a cut price, the board explains,
given them because. OF the large guam
titles purchased. The board has also
contracted for $10.11O worth Of canned
fruit. The prices paid for corn are
practically twice what they were last
year.
THE board has contract for -four
which does not expire until next Octo-
Der. Members of the board. however,
believe there lis chance that -four will
be cheaper next fall than It is right
now. They point to the fact that the
government is prohibiting gambling In
futures in wheat and this Is already
reducing the price Of wheat.
Large Acreage Of Vegetables.
The board has put in a large acreage
Of vegetables and other crops on the
state farms this year and with good
season will produce more than enough
potatoes to supply tie institutions. The
state farms will also grow a big crop
of beans If the weather. is favorable.
Last year both the potato crop and the
bean crop were failures.
The board expects to contract for
coal about June /. 1t has been placing
it's coal contracts in eastern Illinois in
the past few years because of advan-
tageous prices secured from Illinois
operators. Last year, however, the
board had more or less difficulty in
securing the coal, due to the car short
age.
With 10000 wards in the state insti-
tutions the board Is facing a big prob
lem in supporting them on the appro-
priation allowed by the last Legislature
which board members say will not be
adequate in the face Of the prices now
requiyed for the necessities Of life
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-26
COLLINS STRENGTHENS TEAM,
BABY DolP' McGlads and "oiiI' Whaisy
Sign Bunny Contracts.

Sign Bunny Contracts.
Cedar Rapids. May 26.--Altho the
defunct Carolina league threatened to
furnish Cedar Rapids with a ball team
not one Of the prospects has been
taken on. When Manager Collins and
his Bunnies arrived home from Clin-
ton he announced inability to obtain
the men he had desired and his refusal
to take the other players who would
not strengthen his team.
However, Boss Collins has several
genuine surprises up his sleeve for the
Bunny fans. He has hip pocket full
OF kilograms from baseball stars who
are due to Join the Bunny team In
the immediate future.
The first surprise Is the fact that
Ivory McGlade, better known as
Baby Doll" when he guarded the first
base corner for Burlington at the start
LOT last season, Is on his way from
Admission, Ala, to join the local club.
The Alabama league went busted few
days ago. and Belden Hill sent McGlade
a wire concerning terms. An exchange
OF kilograms was sufficient to get the
home-run knocker started on his way
here.
The next surprise is the acquisition
Of Bill Whaley. Of indianapolis. last
year with the Waterloo club. Whaley
|is a pitcher who has habit OF winning
and altho he suffered considerably last
season with a strained tendon In his
hurting arm, he says he Is ready to
take turn on the mound with the best
pitching staff in the G. A. He VIII
report to Collins tonight.
The third surprise is Al Swain
desire for a berth In Bmnyville. Al
wired Belden Hill that he had been
released by Manager Harry Bay Of the
Alton club In the Thrcc-I because he
broke his thumb Consequently, Al Is
on his way to his home at Belle PLANE
and he intimated that when he recov-
r..---i- .h"ra, .'ieells-hc will consider
"a job with Collins aggregation Until
q, ), IN broke his bone he was doing
some terrific hitting and only the fac,
that Manager Bay would be over the
player limit If he carried him on the
payroll while another man was playinA
mis- position, ne would be retained.
With the prospects Of new additions
to the team things are beginning to
look rosy for the Collins crew If the
Bunny catching department don't come
up to expectations, McGlade will be
used on that job. However, the good
looking slugger has Il knack of hold
ing down most any position and he
will be a valuable asset to the team
wherever Collins decides to use him.
Shanley is due in the next few days
and he will start right to work at first
base. Severeid's remarkable hitting
has almost cinched him job and he
may be sent to right field. Harmon
will continue to PLAY second and Shean
third. The shortstop Job is little une-
certain and the left field position Is
still vacant as far as permanent
guardian ia concerned. Manager Col
Inns will officiate In center field as
usual.