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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
WROTE SCARE NOTE
ABERDEEN YOUTH ADMITS A.
THORSHIP OF l. w. w.
THREAT,
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What 10 Going On Here and There
That 10 Of interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Oa.
kota and Vicinity.
r.es,ern Newspaper Union News servicA

c7es,ern Newspaper Unisn News serv1cA
yermillion.-When Donald Baird
penciled a note reading Leave $500
in his box by tonight Or your crop
goes up in smoke tore the leaf from
his tote book and dropped it into the
mail box Of Lars Madsen, a farmer
living in Greenwood township, Clay
county, he certainly did not realize
the seriousness of the offense. 1t is
apparent that he did it in jest and
thought no more about the matter
But when arrested by Sheriff NJ. A.
Vaughn and lodged in Jail here he had
time to reflect over the crime.
Soon after the note was found IN
the mail box the news spread about
W. The authorities in Nermiliion
were notified. The leaf from the note
book gave the only clew. A number
of agents had been selling enlarged
pictures in the vicinity of the Madsen
farm home. Sheriff Vaughn located
the manager, l.. w. Mcdonnell, also
some of the agents, among them Baird,
OF Aberdeen, a young man 10 years
old. All agents use the same kline OF
order book. Baird's was the first one
examined and the loose leatiet fitted
with the orr section that remained in
the book. A little questioning caused
young Baird to give in and he prompt
" admitted writing the note and plac-
ing it in the mail box. He did 1t Just
for fun and had no thought OF the
consequences.
He was promptly arrested and
lodged in the county Jail. The father,
II. y. Baird, of Aberdeen, was notified
and arrived Saturday. A preliminary
hearing was held before Judge J. A.
Copeland, the young man pleaded guilty
and a fine Of 800 was assessed against
him. Because of his age, just beyond
the juvenile stage, it was thought best
to let him off easy this time. Letters
which the father brought with him
from prominent citizens of Aberdeen
testified 10 the good reputation or
Donald Baird, a high school student.
The fine was paid and the offender
accompanied the parent to the home
In Aberdeen.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
DADDYS
[ARY TALL eli
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
MRS. cLoWWoRM.

"Good evening, my dear" said Mr.
Glowworm as he few about.
"Good evening"" said Mrs. Glow
worm as she flashed her little green
light which Mr.. Glowworm thought SC
very beautiful.
"How well you are looking" said
Mr.. Glowworm a~dmiringly.
"Ah, but how / wish l had WINGS"
said Mrs. Glowworm.
"You are quite beautiful enough"
said Mr.. Glowworm.
II am too much like a caterpillar"
said Mrs. GlOwworm, sadly.
mot at ALL" said Mr.. Glowworm.
"You belong to the Beetle family"
ITO be sure they are my family re-
lntions-but then l do resemble Il cater
pillar, and I've no wings at ALL"
Mrs. Glowworm had stopped showing
her lovely little green light and Mr..
Glowworm stopped flying about.
you see" she continued, but Mr..
Glowworm interrupted:
How can ! See" he said, unless
you give me some light?'
Mrs. G!OWWOrm began giving forth
light again, and Mr.. Glowworm lis
tened.
II am nothing but a worm" she said.
There is nothing fine about being a
worm. Why, the birds eat worms"
Those are ordinary earth worms
said Mr.. Glowworm proudly. Don't
compare yourself with those-please,'
"But my name is only improved
she continued, "by the first name
Glow. Just imagine for one moment
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Road Law Upheld.

Sioux Falls.-George Fenstermach-
er, a farmer living near Wolsey. was
the first victim of a new law enacted
by the last legislature requiring driv-
ers of automobiles, wagons and other
vehicles to give drivers Of other We
hicles whom they meet one-half the
highway. Fenstermacher was driving
a hay rack, hay rake and mower at.
tached, and refused to give half the
road to C. N. Hall, who had him ar
rested. When taken into court Fen
stermacher was fined $3.50.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Jeers Drab Uniform.

BrittOn.-When a stranger who had
come to town met a member Of Troop
l, First South Dakota infantry, on the
streets Of Britton, he remarked: 80
you've got n Of those damned uni.
forms on?" Members Of Troop | lined
up on each side of the street, COM
PEELED the stranger to salute the Amer
lean flag, and then escorted him to
the edge Of the town limits and adj
yised him to keep on going. The
stranger went.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Bull Attacks Boy.

Sioux Falls,-Peter Fendrich, the
1O-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Fendrich, living on a farm near Salem,
was terribly mangled and bruised as
the result Of being attacked by a vi.
cious bull. Francis O'Connor happen.
ed to pass along the road and went to
the rescue Of the boy, by his heroic
action saving the lads life. BY hard
work the bull was driven away. The
boys iawbone was fractured and he
sustained mero other serious In
juries. The animal was shot and killed
by the owner following the attack.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Dakota Briquet Coal.

Pierre.-The first carload OF the new
briquet coal from the North Dakota
mines has been received in Pierre,
and it is found to cost 500 delivered
IN the coal bin at the home OF the
purchaser. This coal is the new pro-
cess, perfected this past year, which
is of interest to North and South Da-
kota people because of the vast un-
used coal veins which underlie por-
tons of both of these states. The bri-
Duets are clean, shiny, and nearly as
big as an ordinary brick. The freight
from Scranton, N. D., by the carload
was $3.9S a ton. II 1t proves goou
coal it means a long step in the solu-
ton of the coal problem in the Da-
kotas.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
1000 bushels Lost.

Pierre.-A farmer east OF Pierre a
few miles, w. A. Rutherford, has lost
his entire grain crop which was de-
stroyed by fire. About 1000 bushels
had been harvested, Of speltz, oats and
wheat. and was just stacked. Ruther-
ford does not know what caused the
fire, unless it was instantaneous conf
bustion. The loss is a severe n for
him, covering the whole 65-acre crop.
being too far away from help. or
water, to save anything but the build.
ings Oh the place, which fortunately
did not catch fire. .
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Hay to Be Scarce.

Pierre While the hay crop on the
prairie is a heavy one this year, the
claim is made that hay will be both
scarce and high the coming winter.
The reason is that while there is a big
crop, it is next to impossible to get
help to put it up. Many farmers are
Offering $50 a month and board for
men to help in the hay field, but the
men cannot be found at that or even a
better price with room, board and
washing as an addition to the cash
wage.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
uninn To Have paper.

M;,chell.-The South Dakota Farm
ers' union next month will launch a
monthly periodical as the official or
gan for the state. according to the an
nouncement made here by Rodell 3.
Warne. of LOOMS, secretary OF the
state organization. The editor will be
: clenn richards, a Plankington farm
er. formerly in newspaper work IN
California. The purpose of the pub
LEGATION will be the promotion OF the
union throughout the state. At the
present time there are about 255 local
union in south Dakota. with q men,
bership Of about 1000 farmers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
FIees From Burglar.

Sisseton. While Mrs. G. T.. Andre
and her 5-year-old son were alone in
the house at night during the absence
of Mr.. Andre, she was frightened by
someone who was trying to enter the
house. She tried to telephone the
night Waterman, but Re could not be
located, and she her accepted an in
vitation of a neighbor to stay all night
at their house. Next morning she
found the burglar had entered the
yaluables.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Saves Boys Life.

Pierre.-The heroic first aid by Al
bert Spencer Of Midland saved the life
Of his ~6-year-old son. The boy vas
struck in the great toe by a rattle
snake and the father slashed the
wound open with a razor to start blood
flowing, and after applying a tourLi.
quet to prevent the poison spreading
treatment was secured, and the boy
came through the ordeal with little
suffering.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Lutheran Pastors Meet.

Sioux Falls.-About twenty-five Lu-
theran pastors from points in South
Dakota and adjoining territory in
northwestern Iowa and southwestern
Minnesota gathered in Sioux Falls for
the purpose of attending a ~three-day
conference. During the conference a
number of matters Of Importance to
the work Of the church in this part Of
the northwest were taken up and dis.
posed Of.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
c;..rm section Hands.

Manufacturers and Bulgarian
section men working on the Milwau.
kee railroad between Mobridge and
clenham have been disarmed by Sher-
III Dudley Martin, OF Selby, on order
Of the states attorney. No resistance
was encountered by Sheriff Martin In
carrying out the disarmament Of the
men. Complaints have been made by
people living along the railroad that
the section hands were shooting indis-
criminately and that some lives RI
endangered and property destroyed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Additional Men Called.

Parkston.-An additional $50 men OF
this county were called to appear be
fore the local exemption board for ex.
animation to fill the required quota of
116 men from this county. This makes
a total Of 1872 called for examination
already.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Lightning Kills Farmer.

Milbank.-Harry Stevenson, 10 years
old. a young farmer living eight miles
west of town, was instantly killed by
lightning in a recent thunderstorm.
Stevenson was in a field at work when
the storm came up and unhitched and
started to ride one of the horses to
the barn, leading the other, when he
and the horse were both killed by
lightning.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

how dreadful it would have been If
they had forgotten to call us Glow
worms and had called US just Worms! 7"
"But why worry owe something that
hasn't happened and that isn't going to
happen" said Mr.. Glowworm.
1T might happen said Mrs. Glow
worm.
Thine enough to worry about it
when it does then" answered Mr.. Glow
worm. Don't be unhappy over moth.
ing. If you are going to be miserable
you should have something to be mis-
cradle about"
II have something else to be mis-.
cradle about besides the nnme," said
Mrs. Glowworm.
ooh, yes" said Mr.. Glowworm, 'you
said you Were sad because you had nc
wings. Well, l can't give the light
you do. There was never a Mr.. Glow
worm who could. Bat every Mrs
Glowworm can, and if you haven't
wings as we have. you have light, glo-
rious light"
That's true" said Mrs. Glowworm
you haven't U light. have you? And
we haven't your wings. so after all, s
is pretty fair / do admit"
Il am so glad you do" said Mrs
Glowworm. And you see, too, how
much happier you should be about th4
name because you deserve it."
what do you mean?" asked Mrs.
Glowworm.
you are called Glowworm because
you glow and give light-whercas ]
am just called 1t because I belong to
the same family. If there is any fear
about either Of us ever being called
plain worms-it is / who should be do
ing the worrying. But ! am not. rs
indeed! There is too much else to dc
in our Woodland and Marshlanc
homes. There is FUN to be had, and
there is fun to give others. No one
ever enjoys having US grumble-cspe-
cially when we've nothing to grumble
about"
'Tm S 0 glad you explained 1t to me-"
said Mrs. Glowworm, shining brightly.
II will certainly never be so foolish
again. And now let's go off to Fairy
land. for l heard there was to be O ball
there tonight"
Splendid" said Mr.. Glowworm.
"You light the way. TIL fly. And Well
call the other Glowworms together for
the ball."
The Glowworms came hopping and
flying along and at last they al
reached F~airyland. The fairies were
dancing and singing, and a few little
stars were peeping out bravely In the
sky.
"We've come to give light for your
ball." said Mrs. GlowwOrm.
"That is glorious" said the fairies
And then they called up to the stars
go to sleep, little stars, for you
wanted to rest tonight and we begged
you to come. But now the Glowworms
Will give us light"
And how much happier Mrs. Glow
worm vas at the Fairyland-Glowworm
bali than she was staying home worry.
ing and grumbliEg.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
To identify Masons.

Observation-Disclosures Of the local Ma
sonic orders who are serving in the
American army abroad will be present
Cd before their departure with small
waterproof bags to be suspended from
the neck. containing a parchment
statement of their Masonic member
hin printed in English, French and
German, and signed and sealed by the
grand lodge OF the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
TO Have Synagogue.

Aberdeen.-The Jewish congrega-
ton Of Aberdeen will soon have its
own house of worship. It has pur-
chased the Wesleyan Methodist
church for S., 500, and the Wesleyans
will build a new church. "a -.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Occasional Rest.

It is well enough to lie serious, but
relax ut times. Even d machine is the
better for IN occasional rest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

FARMERS, save your corn stalks or
face a fodder shortage this winter.
This was the warning sounded at
Chicago to mid-western farmers by
J. B. Lamson, agricultural expert for
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad. The warning goes for the
entire country. Lamson says.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

Burma beans, found on analysis by
the state laboratory at Bozeman.
Mont. to contain strychnine, were
ordered destroyed by the state board
OF health. Tons Of them had been
shipped into. this state and sold to
innocent dealers according to the au-
thorifies. German agencies are sus.
pected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

Orlando A. Somers OF Kokomo. Ind.
was elected commanderinchief OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic at the
closing session of the annual en-
campment at Boston. Mass. He is
q first private to receive this
honor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
General

Mexican gunboats have been ordered
70 make q careful patrol OF the gulf
ehore to stop any attempts to violate
neutrality by German agents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07

Hunters over the state are getting
ready for the opening Of the hunting
season, which starts September I this
year to comply with the federal regu.
lations. This is the date for both field
birds and waterfowl. The season for
field birds closes October s and on
waterfowl December 20. The big limi;
IS also changed. reducing the daily
bag for prairie chicken to five and
making the limit in possession fifteen.
On waterfowl, the daily limit is IF
teen. with t~hirty-five as the limit nun.
her in possession
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
Foreign

Foreign
The number Of British merchant.
men funk by submarines or mines
last week was only slightly larger
thsn the previous week, when a con-
siderable falling OF was noted.
Violent rioting has been taking place
In Barcelona, Spain, and the neighbor-
ing towns since last Monday. when a
general strike vas proclaimed. Shoot
ing from the roofs OF houses and
from behind closed doors has been
going on daily.
England, first OF the beliggerent
powers to answer the pope's sugges-
tions. has presented a formal note to
the vatican through British Minister
Desalis, declaring the Holy Fathers
plan would be examined "in a benev-
olent and serious spirit" Cardinal
Gasparri, papal secretary of state, ex-
pressed his qualification It the re-
Spouse.
AicAHlcT AlOyu george speaking Ill
the British house Of commons, said
that this time last year the wheat
In this country amounted to 6,480,O00
quarters and that it now is $500, 900
quarters. The stock of oats and bar
ley he declared also was higher. Mr..
Lloyd George said the acreage under
cultivation showed an increase of
1000 900 acres. II the harvest weather
was good, the condition Of food sup.
plies would be very satisfactory.
At the presidential palace, in the
presence of General Marti, secretary Of
war and navy, and William E. Con
zales, United States minister to Cuba,
President Menocal signed a decree
transferring to the United States gov
eminent four large German steamships,
the Bavaria, Oliyant, Adelheid and Con.
stantia, Of an aggregate tonnage OF
approximately twenty thousand tons,
which were seized as priZes Of war nv
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-13
Lining Up Alien Clubs.

Cleveland.-The opening gun in a
campaign to interest every fraternal
organization, foreign or otherwise,
every club and every organized society
in the United States in the proposed
new Liberty Loan was fired here, when
Hans Rieg, chief of the foreign
language division of the Liberty Loan
Publicity Bureau of the Treasury De-
partment, at Washington, asked the
order of the Sons of Italy in America
to get behind the coming loan.
Rieg urged the grand lodge, now
in session here, to call upon the 900
sub-lodges of the Sons of Italy to or
ganize Liberty Loan committees for
each lodge. Rieg viii concentrate on
the foreign language organizations He
has lists of 10000 clubs with 3,0o0,000
members and representing total of
Sc foreign tongues. Advertising will
be prepared, he said, in 30 languages
and will reach 100000 people.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-13
MONTH FOR THE
NEXT BOND DRIVE
Liberty Loan Campaign From
October | 10 November |.
M'ADOO WAITS ON CONGRESS
No Details OF Plan Yet Ready.
Foreign Language Organizations
Being Lined Up For Big
Campaign.

Washington. The next Liberty
Loan campaign will be launched Octo-
Der l, according TO present plans of
the Treasury Department.
Liberty loan committees throughout
the country, in response to Secretary
McAdoo's appeal, are perfecting their
organizations in preparation for the
campaign.
No announcement concerning details
of the second offering will be made
until Congress acts on the pending
bond bill. 1t is expected, however,
that the issue will be for about $1,000
100000 and that the subscription
books will close November l. Whether
the offering will be advertised by the
Government through paid newspaper
space will not be determined, said Sec
retary McAdoo in statement, until
more definite information is at hand
as to its cost and Congress decides
what amount it will appropriate for
the purpose.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-13
PO|NCARE At
AMERICAN CAMP
President of France at PERISH
ing's Headquarters.
HE REVIEWS THE SAMMiES
Leader OF the French Nation and
Commanderln-Chief OF the Army
lnspects the Camp OF the
American Force.

Paris. - President Poincare, Paul
Painleve, the Secretary of War, and
General Petain, the French com
manderin-chief, visited the headquar-
tsrs Of the American Army. They
were received by Major General
Pershing, commander OF the American
forces, with whom they inspected the
training camp.
President Poincare reviewed the
American troops. He said he had Sc
lecteG this date because il was a dou-
BILE anniversary of the birth of Latay-
cite and of the beginning of the bat
tie OF the Marne, in which the forces
of freedom threw back the onslaught
of autocracy.
The President congratulated Gen.
eral Pershing on the splendid show.
ing of the American troops, and said
that events were drawing France and
America ever closer together.
The American soldiers training in
France had their second demonstra-
tiOi IOhNg Vi ny tH-
tire French regiment of famous 75's
and learned something more of the
vagaries and intricacies of rolling bar
RACES, annihilating bo1ibardments,
minnenwerfers and flying pigs" AS
a matter Of fact the pigs" made far
deeper impression on the troops than
the delicate timing and placing of the
perfect French curtain of fire.
Fired from nearby trench mortars
at very low velocity, the flying pork
ers came ambling through the air at
most ungainly gait and pace, ex-
ploding in or near the practice
trenches with roar that filed all the
air and the surrounding hills with ter
rife echoes.
The soldiers liked the shells, because
they could see them coming and wait
for the big blow up The trim, true
shells from the French rs slipped by
so noiselessly overhead without being
seen that the troops rather were in
clined to underestimate their effective
ness until the barrage curtain was
fully built and maintained across a
space of nearly thousand yards. The
flying pigs" roared with the eXGlo-
sive force of 15-inch shell, calling
forth immediate attention and respect
Virtually all the American troops in
training saw the demonstration from
neighboring hilltops. They were in
tensely interested at first, but toward
noon some of them rolled over and fell
asleep in the midst of the din-iust
as tired troopers at the battlefront
sleep peacefully when all the massed
guns are gathering out a song of hate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-13
Marches With Cabinet and
Congress Up Avenue.
CAPITAL H0N0RS ARMY
Washington Cheers Itself Hoarse As
Procession Moves Up Pennsyl-
vania Avenue-selected Men
Act Like Soldiers Already.
PRESIDENT ENVIES MEN
GOING TO FRANCE.

Washington, d. c.. Sept. A
letter from President Wilson,
made public today, addressed to
Thomas l.. Chadbourne, Jr., Of the
Mayors Committee on National
Defense, New York, reads as fol-
lows:
please say to the men on Sept.
4 how entirely my heart is with
them and how my thoughts will
follow them across the sea with
confidence and also with genuine
envy, for | should like to be with
them on the field and in the
trenches, where the real and Gnal
battle for the independence OF the
United States is to be fought,
alongside the other peoples Of the
world, struggling, like ourselves,
to make an end of those things
which have threatened the In
tegrity of their territory, the lives
of their people, and the very char
acter and independence of their
government Bid them godspeed
for me from a very full heart"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-13
FIND CARTRIDGES DEFECTIVE.
Chemical Reaction Ruins Small Arms
Munitions.

Washington.-Pr one-third
of the small arms ammunition supplied
to General Pershing's troops in France
has been found defective from chem
ical reaction set up in the powder
after manufacture at the Frankford
Arsenal New supplies have been
sent over-in fact, have arrived-and
steps have been taken to correct the
defect in manufacture.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-13
ARMY 2,5oo,OOO BY JULY
Great American Fighting Force 10
In France In a Few Months.

Washington.-An army OF 20OO
men by January 81, 1918, and Of 20
600 men by July /, 1918, isthe p!ogI
of the War Department
If these plans are achieved
country will have under arms Wit
five months a greater fighting io
than existed at any given time dr.
the Civil War, and within less ,ha
year a greater force than the comtI
Union and Confederate armies at Il
maximum strength.
This is the answer which the Uni
States expects to make to the sne
of Berlin. A serious jolt Is In 81
for the German miscalculators an
painful shock is in store for ne
luded German people. The latter
parently have been beguiled in'o
notion that they had no powe
enemy in the United Stales-leas'
all an enemy that could pFoduc'
fighting army. And these people Sc
to have swallowed the whole SOL!
our military impotency