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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-20
ARGO

Will Kaldowski and family spent
Sunday at the Gore home.
Miss Minnie Peters spent Monday
at the Bechen home.
About twenty guests were enter
tanned at the Otteson home last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Christensen ana
little daughter spent sunday with \.
c. Christensen and family.
Guests spent Sunday at the Elem
ing home.
Tony Jensen and family and Alfred
W~estgaard spent sunday evening at
the home Of Peter Green.
Gladys Otteson spent Sunday with
home folks.
Peter Green and daughter, sigma,
spent the latter part of the week with
friends in Brookings.
Miss Mary L. Blakely spent Satur-
day afternoon at the John Bechen
home.
Misses Elvina and sigma Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Harms and son, FL
mer, spent Sunday at Lester Rau's.
Mrs. Head and children and Chris
Christianson spent Sunday afternoon
at James Otteson's.
The following guests spent Wednes-
day evening at Russell Vincent's:
Sigma, Christa and Isabel Green, Mer-
rell and Emil Otteson, Ada, Albert
and Elmer Michel, August KaldOwski
and Mary Blakely. All report a fine
time.
Mrs. John Bechen was a welcome
visitor in Argo So last Thursday af.
%ternoon.
Mrs. James Nelson, Mrs. Head and
Miss Blakely We're entertained at the
Green home Monday evening.
Elmer Michel and brother Martin
were pleasant callers at the Henry
Prahl home Sunday afternoon.
The pupils that were neither absent
or tardy for the third month ending
Dec. 14th, of Argo SO, were: Ada
Michel, Martin Michel, Freida
Michel, Earl Nelson, Thelma Vim
cent, Bonnie Vincent, Isabel Green
Christa Green, Petra Green, Merrel
Otteson. Elmer Michel, Sigma Green
Albert Michel.
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of raising the enormous purchase
price concurrently with the floating
Of huge var loans.
Agitation for government owner
ship merely obscures the necessity fol-
granting the railroads immediate re
lief. 1t is as if the specialists should
allow a patient to die for want OF
nourishment while they were discuss.
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of a major oper
alton.
1t is admitted that the railroads
required additional revenue to de-
velop their full efficiency. 1t is ad.
mitted that they should be relieved
of certain burdensome legal restric-
tons. These are not problems. They
are simple questions for administra-
tive and legislative common sense
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G. +. Scott returned home Satur
day from his visit in Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pike were call.
ers at the Tatge home on Thursday
Of last week.
Grace Lindsey, who is keeping
house for Rev. Stevens and party, vas
home over Saturday.
Joseph Dunlop and family took sun
day dinner at the Horace Fishback
home.
Sympathy is extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Sloan, Jr, in the loss of
their infant son.
Rev. and Mrs. a. y. Porter and Mr..
Geo. Rose took dinner at the +. A.
Tatge home yesterday.
a Christmas program viii be held
at the school house, District !, to-
night. A welcome is extended to all,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-20
FOUNTAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Seas and daugh.
ter, Marie, spent Sunday with their
son, Ralph Seas, and family of Alton
Mrs. Fred Buettner spent Friday
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Swan.
son, of Prairie Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Lievan and
children, of Prairie Home, were en-
tertained at the Walter Lievan home
o. Sunday.
Mrs, James Bane spent Monday with
her daughter, Mrs. Hussey, OF Brook.
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maryland autoed to Au-
rora Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swanson and
children of Prairie Home were Sun
day guests at August Swanson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden Brightwell, Of
Aurora, and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy May
land spent Sunday at the Fred Wise
mar home.
The teacher and pupils of Fountain
school are busy preparing for the pro
gram and basket social which they
will give on Friday evening, Dec. Dist.
Everyone welcome.
Mr.. Lane, of %Iroquois, is here on
business this week.
Merry Christmas.
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SIOUX VALLEY

We are having beautiful weather
since u cold spell last week, we
hope it may continue.
Listen. do you hear those wed
ding bells ringing"
Mary jerks has been on the sick
list for a few days.
Oscar Steen was a Brookings caller
Saturday evening.
Charles Knutson returned from
Phillip last Thursday.
Evelyn Christopherson has been
quite sick in Brookings. Her mother
went up and took care Of her, but she
is better at this writing.
The Steen boys spent Sunday at
home with their parents and sister.
Ole Aslakson and daughter were
Brookings visitors Saturday afternoon
Mr.. jerks was calling at O. E..
Stems Saturday.
Irve Sutton was having some den
tai work done in Brookings Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutton and Inez were
Brookings callers Monday afternoon
Clifford Pease and bride are visiting
his parents for a few days.
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ALTON-RICHLANp

Mrs. Henry Glem, Mrs. c.. A. Arm
strong and Miss Jennie Popping
were doing Christmas shopping in
Elkton Tuesday.
Miss Murphy and her pupils gave
a fine program and basket social in
the school north Of Mckain Friday
evening, Dec. 18th. They took in
quite a large sum of money from the
sale OF the baskets.
Mrs. Guy Washburn and the Mills
children were Sunday afternoon Wis
itors at the Roy Pierce home,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Karstan and
son, Henry, and Henry Drogg and
Mr.. and Mrs. McRae and SON, Lester,
spent Friday evening at the George
Claussen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kurtz and chill
dren were entertained to Sunday din
ner at VIII Stamps.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Bennett spent
SUNDAY WIFI lHelI SoH, tlt'', anu
family.
A. r. Gust delivered hogs in Elkton
Saturday.
Miss Marie Davis visited Thursday
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. c. McMahil, and was accompanied
home by her grandmother for a few
days visit at the Davis home.
Mrs. John Karstans and children
returned home last Thursday after a
two weeks visit in Hull, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bairey returned
TO their home near Elkton last Mon
day after visiting the Glen and
Charlie Heinrich families.
Mrs. George Claussen is enjoying
a visit from a brother, who lives at
Rock Rapids, la.
Edith and Merle Kinney returned
home Sunday after a few days visit
with relatives in Brookings.
Johnnie Kinney returned Friday
from Rochester where he spent a few
days with his uncle, Martin Kinney,
who has been laid up with a broken
hip.
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THE BRooKINGs REGISTER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1917

ifornia where they expect to remain
this winter. Mrs. Muilenburg has
filled the office of oracle here for the
past year and will be missed by every
member of SUNSHINE camp. At the
luncheon Mrs. Bera Baker, in behalf
Of the camp, presented Mrs. Mullen
burg with a silver Offering to puT-
chase something for harself in remem-
brance Of her ASSOCIATE Neighbors in
Aurora. She responded e~loquently
and was made to realize the depth of
feeling experienced BY each member
present.
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summer have been employed on farms
in this community, departed Monday
for their respective homes in Wiscon.
sin.
4 large number Of neighbOrs and
friends assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ball celebrate their silver weddine
anniversary last Friday evening. a
splendid time was reported by the in.
yited guests.
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PRESTON

Miss Mabel Scheetz visited over
Saturday and Sunday in the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. N
Scheetz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lee visited Sun
day in the Ed. Gredvig home.
Andrew Simonson had the misfor
tune to lose a young horse one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Taken, former
residents OF this neighborhood, but
now residing hear Bruce. are the hap
py parents Of an eleven-pound boy
born Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Appel and fam.
lily were visitors Sunday in the An
drew Simonson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lee ere Volga
visitors Wednesday evening being
present at the Nelson-Williams wed
ding.
Mrs. Ed. Pech assisted by Mrs
Fred Buman, entertained a number
of guests Wednesday afternoon OF
last week at a miscellaneous shower
given in compliment to Miss Minnie
Pech, a bride of the near future. The
honored guest was the recipient OF q
large number of handsome and usefu
gifts.
Carl Halvorson, of Castlewood
spent Sunday with his wife and fam
lily in the r. o. Tollifson home ii
this township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Warmer ar
the happy parents of a baby boy WIZ
arrived in their home one day las
week.
ALI Johnson, Henry Wilson an,
Wilbur Simonson, who for the pas
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GONE

He-"You used to say there was
something about me you liked"
She-"So | did. But you've spent
it all.'-Minnehaha.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. Sept. G (via Paris, Sept. -.
T. Atkins was the FIRST to call them
pill boxes The name has stuck.
"Pulboxirg" well describes the new
system of fighting the Germans have
been forced TO adopt on the Western
front because of the terrific artillery
noun5i,g they are receiving at the
hands If the British.
o., ..L;.b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Cadorna Ready
For New Thrust
AT San Gabrielle
Austrian Resistance Weak
ems Under Heavy Ital-
ian Attacks

LONDON, Sept THE desperate
Austrian resistance on the summit and
slopes Of Monte San Gabrielle shows
signs Of weakening and official Rome
expects the final occupation Of the
enemy stronghold at any moment. The
Italian war statement, which is always
worded conservatively, says that in the
area northeast of Gorilla, where the
enemy has lost heavily in the last few
days, "our pressure is continuing de-
cisively."
From the moment Monte Santo was
taken the fall of Monte San Gabrielle
was inevitable, and the series Of violent
battles which the Austrian defenders
preciptatcd were at best only retard-
ing engagements TO keep the Italian
army in check until the forces in the
rear could be redisposed. With this
mountain peak in Cadorna's hands he
will undoubtedly strike eastward, pre-
sumably southeastward, 10 turn the
hustrians out of the positions they
hold TO the north along the fringe Of
the Bainsizza Plateau. They are now
on elevations rising like the rim Of
saucer some hundreds of feet above the
rev Italian positions, but it is UNI
likely that Cadorna will launch a
frontal attack.
Indeed, the constant bombing of the
Austrian lines in the Ternova Forest
by his air forces indicates the direc-
ton in which his blow will fall. These
positions lie almost directly east Of
Monte San Gabrielle and form the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Petrograd Prepares
For German Descent
But Russian Authorities Say
Capital Is Not in I'm
mediate Peril

PETROGRAD, Sept. 6.--Petrograd,
though in the opinion Of various mill
tary authorities is in no immediate
danger through Riga's fall, neverthe-
less is being prepared against an I'M
expected descent by the Germans.
The temporary government has ap-
rointed a special civil commission with
authority to preserve order, suppress
seditionary meetings, suspend the pub
lication Of newspapers and clear the
city of undesirable elements.
The Cabinet has decided that there
is as yet no need for the government
10 be transferred elsewhere. Although
there are no signs of a panic, there are
elements in the population, parucu-
larly members of the wealthy class,
who are leaving, or attempting to leave,
in large numbers. Many business firms
arc considering transferring their
headquarters elsewhere.
According TO the newspapers, the
present Russian front represents he
arc of a circle from the mouth of the
Livonian River IA southeastward about
forty miles from Riga. Dvinsk, accord
ing to reports, is still holding out.
Newspapers of all shades Of opinions.
shelving other questions. comment
extensively on the Riga disaster. The
Socialist papers publish articles in al
most identical terms, calling on the
workers TO perform their duty in de-
Tending the revolution.
The organ Of the Social-Democra's
and Minimalists. the "Rabotchayor Ga
zeta," appeals to the workmen not to
wait for the moment when the Riga
disaster will have become irrepsrable,
but 10 close ranks Immediately, with
iron discipline. and proceed to prompt
and decisive action.
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Gain
More Near Lens;
British Checked
Haig's Troops Forced to
ReIinquish Gains on
Ypres Salient

LONDON, Sept. THE chief infan-
try activity on the West front in the
last twenty four hours was confined to
the Ypres salient and the region Of
Lens. In the former area the British
suffered a sharp check, being compelled
to give up their gains of yesterday
with what appear to have been CALLING
casualties.
To the south Of Lens the indomitable
Canadians pushed forward again, ex-
tending their advanced posts in the
suburb Of Avjon and 10 the east Of
Fleu Meauvettehas. The Germans
showed back the advancing line little
to the west Of the coal city, but on the
south their entire defensive system on
the Souchez River is now seriously
menaced.
Germans Expect Attack
There were no infantry actions Of
any importance on the front held by
the French, but the Germans evidently
believe that a renewed assault by Pc
tain's troops on the east bank of the
Meuse above Nerdun Is imminent. Here
the artillery roars without cessation
throughout the night, and with day
light almost reaches drumiire. Berlin
tells of minor raids by Wurtembergers
and Baden contingents south Of Beau
mont and in the Caurieres Wood. but
Paris is reticent regarding activity on
this front. There are also violent ar
tillery duels in progress throughout the
Champagne and along the Chemin-des-
Danes, particularly its western end.
Berlin describes the British failure
north Of Frezenberg, in Flanders,
which General Haig admits as a major
attack by three divisions, each oper-
ating on about a mile OF front, de-
livercd after strong drum fire and
thrown back after "a short, stiff strug
gle" The British War Office merely
reports that Haig'5 men were unable to
hold their gains of yesterday in the
face of two strong German counter
attacks.
Rain Holds Up Fighting
However, as it was raining again in
Flanders yesterday. it is unlikely that
General Haig initiated any important
undertaking. The mud has made the
low country practically impossible. This
section of Flanders has a base Of stiff
clay, absolutely impermeable to water,
which stands on the surface for days
after every rainfall, accounting for the
rank vegetation which protects the Ger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Germans, With Trenches Gone,
Take to Concrete "PilIboxes
Machine Gun Crews in Rows of Powerful Shelters Defend
Their Front in France From Deluge OF
British Shells
By Floyd Gibbons

contour Of the ground or the possibili-
ties Of protecting them by camouhage
offered By heaps of wreckage'
Although irregularity of location OF
tho "pilI boxes" is considered desirable,
an effort is made 20 make these broken
or interrupted lines Of redoubt5 IN eche
Ion formation, so that in three lines OF
mill boxes" the units Of the third line
are directly in the rear OF those oil inc
first line, while the units Of the second
line can enflade from both TANKS the
entire distance between the hrst ana
third lines. Accordingly, ono section
Of four Of these pill boxes" taxes on
the form of square, with ore CORNER
pointing toward the enemy.
The barb wiring Of the terrain IN me
immediate vicinity Of the pill boxes
provides clever auxiliary 10 the sys-
TEN. The entanglements are lard on
diverging angles. intended to switch
any rush Of men into avenues that can
be swept by fire Of all the pill boxes.
7. Atkins calls these wire lanes ny
trans" The pill boxes" are hardly
visible above the ground and usually
are located in cellars of wrecked homes
or reinforced she'll craters. They are
constructed at night. Wooden frames
arc carried forward and set up. In the
darkness soldiers bring forward pals
~ cement and ill the frames. When
possible. iron bars are used to reinforce
the concrete.
The cement dries and hardens quick.
", and when finished presents solid
ward Of reinforced concrete in all di-
rections. In these shelters machine
gun crews and quotas of forty front
line reserves are safe from any shelling
except a direct hit from ten-lnch
high explosive she'll.
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mans and the churncd-up roads. which
impede the British transport he only
compensation for the present blockade
OF moisture is the fact that the nrst
heavy frosts will turn this region INTO
"A splendid fighting ground.
Nevertheless, the British are indus'
triously preparing for the first chance
the weather may offer them. Up TO
yesterday the activity in the arr was
extraordinary, and even yesterday de-
spite the bad weather, more than two
hundred bombs were dropped on, va
rious targets. Four enemy airplanes
and a hostile balloon were accounted
for. at the sacrifice Of one machine,
while the French downed fifteen others;
French air squadrons also dropped
$500 Kilograms of bombs on. enemy
bases. Berlin declares that fourteen
Allied machines were demolished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
East
RUSSIAN

PETROGRAD. Sept. Near Zegevold. in
the direction of Riga. there were engage
ments between our rear guards and advanced
enemy cavalry. Otherwise nothing of par
ticular Importance occurred in this region.
On the Baltic Sea during the last week.
between August 20 and September 5, the
enemy has concentrated his operations in the
region of the Gulf Of Riga. Enemy Zeppe-
rrs appeared south Of Pernau. Bombs were
dropped by them near Hainash. but without
elect.
Enemy submarines appeared in the Gull
Of Riga ON Monday and shelled by night
three points on tine coast between Riga and
Pcrnau. Forty round were fired. and in
the village Of Kabdoki one woman and one
little girl we're killed and one woman was
wounded By day an enemy submarine at
tackled the transport Linol. at which about
twenty rounds were fired. The transport.
which had only 37-millimetre guns. engaged
the submarine, forcing 1t to submerge ana
retire Two men on the transport we're
wounded.
Our gunboats and torpedo boats remained
AZ the mouth Of the Dvina TAT Riga until
the last moment snd on leaving conveyed
steamships and floating defences from the
port Of Riga Other enemy vessels, as de
from submarines. were not observed in the
Gulf of Riga. where our naval forces are on
guard and ready 10 engage the enemy.
Aviation On the night Of Wednesday our
airmen few over the railway station at
Baranovichi, where about 290 pounds OF
bombs were dropped In the region south
Of Lake Msdziol our artillery brought down
an enemy sirplsne within our lines. The
enemy airmen were made prisoners.
On the evening of Wednesday a squadron
Of enemy airpanes dropped bombs in the
region of the railway station at Zsmirie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08

southern pivot of the Austrian front
on the Bainsizza plateau. If Cadorna
can force MS way through these the
Austrians will be outAanksd on the
north, as we'll as seriously endangered
on the south. Ternoya is almost di-
rectly north of Trieste, though the
whole expanse of the Carso lies be-
tween the two points.
Italian fiers attacked the enemy bat
teries there yesterday, destroying some
of them and demoralizing others. Ca
dorna's ayiators were also active over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Official Statements
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME, Sept T. Northeast Of Gorilla the
enemy. having suffered heavy losses for sew
eral days, is making desperate resistance
against our pressure, which is continuing
dccisively.
Yesterday three officers and 2Ol men were
made prisoners.
On the Csrso the bitter fighting Of the
last few days has been followed by local
actions for rectifying the line and by intense
commandments.
Our airplanes repeatedly destroyed or
threw into confusion enemy batteries in the
Panoyaza wood and the Ternoya forest and
communication lines on the Csrso.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
GERMAN

BERLIN. Sept. DAY Front of Prince
Leopold-The retreating movement Of the
Russians northeast OF the Lower Dvina con-
tinued yesterday. Our cavalry is success
fully fighting with the enemy rear guards
southwest Of Nicau and near Newkalpen.
seventy kilometres east OF Riga.
The retreating enemy has set fire TO viii
lagos between Lobe Lake (about ten miles
northeast Of Friedrichsstadt and Friedrich
stadt
The booty taken in Duenamuende, in addi-
ton 10 many rifle requisites and much war
material totalled forty guns, twenty-five
being Of large calibre. up TO II centimetres.
Elsewhere. to the Black Sea. there have
been no fighting operations on a large scale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
West
BRITISH

LONDON. sept. T.. DAY. Hostile raids
were successfully repulsed in the vicinity oil
Armenticrcs and near Lens. North Of Ere
zenbcrg the enemy delivered two strong coun-
Ter attacks in the course Of the evening
agains. positions we gained in local attacks
yesterday. and compelled our detaehments to
withdraw TO their own line.
During the night party Of our troops
rushed a hostile post west Of Queant and
captured machine gun.
The hostile artillery was active in the night
in the ne.ghbo-hoods OF Lens and the fpres-
LCnn road.
lNICHTl On the Lens front our line of
advanced posts in AVON and east o. leu
Neagyctte has been pushed forward slightly.
FYcert FOR the sheling Of some Of our posi-
tiors 40 La Bassce and east and north OF
Ne--iues the hostile artillery has shown less
activity.
On Thursday bad weather caused a diminu-
tiou Of the great aerial activity Of the pre-
yious two day. q certain amount OF bomb
ing wa- carried out during the day, over zoo
bombs being dropped ON various targets.
Two enemy machine and one German OBJ
sorry alton balloon were brought down, Two
u-h.r hostile machines were driven down out
of control One of our airpIaucs is missing
FRENCH
PARIS. Sept e.. DAY. On the Arsnc
front wy r,pu',cd an enemy surprise attack
south of ALLIES. There was very violent ar
,Hery fighting during the night in the region
OF Souain and on both banks Of the Mcuse.
Three German airplanes were brought
down on September and 6. following aerial
comhats Twelve other machines were COM
PEELED 20 land in damaged condition. On
Wednesday night our squadrons threw down
100 Kilograms of projectiles on the railway
station at Thionyille and 400 on the sta
ton al Waippy
,NIGHTJ 40 infantry activity occurred
during the day.
Both srttlerics were active at various
points OF the front. especially 10 the east OF
EauyalI,nu, iu the Champagne. and in the
region of the MonL5 and on both banks Of
the Neuse
Belgian communication. During the days
Of September and Z the artillery fighting
was rather violent in the regions Of RamSca-
! reIIc and Dzmudc. The canuonade. as usual
continued violent on the remainder Of the
front The enemy continued 20 lombard our
/ communications and 70 throw asphyXating
shells 10 the west Of Ramscapele.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
The
First
National
Mobilization

This is the first time
in the history Of this
country that the nation
has modified for univer-
sal service.
A big double page
spread in tomorrow S
Tribune. tracing the
chronology Of the mobil-
iization; the forming of
the draft and its growth;
a map showing the loca-
ton of the environments,
and special stories from
Yaphank. Spartanburg,
Admission, Alabama, and
Aver. Mass.