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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16

It costs Uncle sam SIS q pair for
shoes for Private Stuckey, OF the
Sixth Engineers, but the government
figures he II worth NIL the extras no
costs. The shoes + No. 1871, made
to order. Stuckey II 9 feet 8 inches
high. weighs 236 pounds and Is q
years old. He was one OF Jess VIII
lard's trainers for three years and
fought the Kansan q 1O-round bout Ia
1911. His friend II 5 feet 4 inches
and weArs I eA she's.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
unsuhstantial Returns.

did you raise anything on your
promise to payY
"Oh, yes; / raised q SMILE"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16

Too often rhe w::1e's yearning ca
pacity Is larger than the husbands
earning capacity.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
HANCOCK DESCENDANTS
ENLIST IN THE SERVICE

San B%ernar!inO. Cnl.-flve
great-great-grnndc children Of
John Hancock. signer OF the
Declaration Of Independence.
have joined Uncle Sans army
service from this city. The men
are brothers, the fifth to join be-
ing DIR. A. f. Hancock, who has
received q commission MS first
lieutenant in the dental section.
The others are Bedford Ham
cock, Walter Clyde Hancock.
Leslie Hancock and Alvin J..
Hancock.
There are several cousins Of
the five brothers. also Hancocks
and descendants Of John Han
cock, in the selective draft con-
tingents from San Bernardino.
The Hancock family helped to
build San BernardinO in the ff-
ties.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver.
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
for a laxative, three for a cathartic. Ad.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Plans Reach Advanced Stage.
SOLDIERS Menace CLUB
BEARING MAYORS NAME
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September "a demon
stration of soldiers against fifty parties
in automobiles, constituting a delega-
ton of the William Hale Thompson Re-
publican Club, bound for a county fair
and political rally at kankakee, was
avoided by the mayor
The mayor, who was by Implication
censured by a vote of the city council
for his anti-war attitude yesterday,
had warning that his welcome along
the route of sixty-siX miles might be
embarra ssing, and he was not in line
when the procession started.
Soldiers however, mistook one of his
supporters for him and stripped ban
ner giving the name of the club from
the machine in which they thought he
was riding. Civilians joined in the
demonstrations and other banners were
torn from machines.
The man who looked like the mayor
was asked: What are you doing with
an American flag" There were Kisses,
cat calls, cries of Stacker" Kaiser"
and the like.
a boy at 33d street similarly misled,
tried to present the mayor with
German flag. but the emblem fell to
the pavement, where it was obllterat-
ed by passing vehicles.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
BRITISH KEEP UP RAIDS
ON GERMANS IN BELGIUM
Many Tons Of Bombs Are Dropped
on Enemy Military Es-
Establishments.

LONDON. September 5.-Many tons OF
bombs have been dropped in furthe,
raids on German military establish
ments in Belgium. causing large fires
The admiralty today gave out the fol-
lowing account of these operations:
AT midnight on the Sd instant a
bombing raid was carried out by naval
aircraft on the Bruges docks. the Vars
senaere airdrome and the Ghistelles air
drome. Many tons of bombs were
dropped with good results.
"A second raid on the Bruges docks
was made at noon September 4. Direct
hits We're observed on special targets.
Many sheds along the quay side were
hit, and large fires which We're caused
were still seen to be burning when the
machines recrossed the line. All our
machines returned from both raids
Ion Monday afternoon. the Sd instant,
an enemy aircraft spotting machine
was engaged by one of our fighter
patrols and shot down. completely oAt
Of control. An enemy kite balloon also
was attacked and the observer was
forced to jump out.
lowing to the anti-aircraft fire the
fate of the kite balloon was not observed
Evening star., 1917-09-05
.ISH|| WARNS HOUSE
OF ENEMIES WITHIN
Foes of U. S. and Japan Work.
ing to Estrange Nations,
Says Special Envoy.
GIVEN R0USING WELCOME

The imperial Japanese mission re-
ceived a rousing welcome today from
the House of Representatives, and the
words of Niseount Ishii, when he pledged
the support of his island kingdom in
the great world war against the Hun,
were taken up and applauded from the
floor and in the crowded galleries. So
also were the words of Champ Clark,
Speaker of the House, whose message of
welcome bade ''every right-thinking man
in the empire of Japan and the repub-
lie of the United States" to hope for
everlasting amity between the two coun-
tries.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
U. S. CASH AIDS GERMANY.
French Inquiry Uncovers American
Financing of Enemy Propaganda.

PARIS, September 5.-Investigation by
the authorities into cases of alleged or
suspected intercourse with the enemy is
continuing. Capt. Bouchardon of the mil
itary court has conducted an examination
of Bolo Pacha, a wealthy Levantine, said
TO have been interested in financing a
transaction through which a Paris news
paper changed hands in January. 1916.
Bolo Pacha's name has figured consid-
erably in newspaper discussions during
the last few days, GuStave 'Herve in La
Eictoire. devoting considerable space to
him. NJ Herve and others trace a con-
nection between him and the former
khediye of Egypt, who took refuge in
Switzerland at the outbreak of the war
and is said to have become organizer
Of German propaganda there. Much of
htlearge amount OF money Bolo is all
legged to have handled is said to have
come from the United States. which he
visited in 1916.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
BY BASSETT DIGBY.
CabIeGram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.

CabIesram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, September S.
l am able to announce exclusively that
great non-partisan world congress
for peace is being actively, though
secretly, planned by the ''Svenake Fred
foreiningen," or Swedish National Peace
Society. A section of the society, in
Guiding it's heads, wants to have Presi-
dent Wilson attend, together with H
H. Asquith, the former British pre-
mier, and a cardinal representing the
Vatican. The question is still the sub
ject of discussion.
Knut Sandstad, secretary of the So
ciety, showed me list of the pro-
spective delegates to be invited from
America, This list is headed by the
name of William Hale Thompson, may
or of Chicago With other names
noticed were those of the Rev. Jenkir
Lloyd jones. pastor of All Souls 1nde-
pendent Church; Louis Lochner, di-
rector OF the American Peace Society
two members, inclu1ipg the secretary
of the anti-militarist organization
which has its hearquarters in Washing
ton, ID. c., Henry Ford and Andrew
Carnegie, though the society is un-
certain whether Carnegie is to be cred
tied to America or Scotland. William
]. Bryan had been another prospective
delegate until the society found a
cabled report from New York in the
Social Demokraten Saturday indica ting
that he was at least temporarily
through with peace. Miss Jane Adams
and Miss Anna a. Gordon of Chicago,
understand, are also likely to get invi-
tations From what another member OF
the society tells me it seems likely that
Carnegie and Ford will be asked to
aid in financing the meeting.
Plans Reach Advanced Stage.
Though no announcement has yet
been made to the Swedish newspapers
or to other foreign correspondent, Herr
Sandstad says the preparations have
vitations will be out this week for a
preliminary congress simultaneously
with the congress of the interna-
tionalists, the date for which has not
Evening star., 1917-09-05
German Raid a Failure.
FRANCE TO FIX PRICES
OF POTATOES AND BEANS

PARIS. September 5.-The minister of
provisions has announced that begin
ming on September Is he will assume
control over the prices of all potatoes
and beans grown in France and will
determine for each region raising these
products the prices which may be
charged for them. All trade prices
Will be decided by him on the basis of
recommendations from departmental
committees conposed of the projects
and directors of agricultural services
In each department and three trades
men and three representatives of ag-
ricultural organizations.
The prices established will be revised
every two months. and no expectation
of these vegetables from the depa TT
ment OF origin will be permitted except
upon certificate Heavy penalties will
be imposed for infractions of the order,
including confiscation of the goods.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
DIVISION NO. 5.

The hoard of the fifth division has
inst disposed of a large number of
".r,,sfer, cases-cases of men regis
tered in ether divisions, either in
Washingto or other parts of the coun-
try but whose present residence in the
iustification for their examination
there. Six men are certified up for
service in the National Army; sixteen
men are rejected and discharged.
Those accepted are: Alvin w. Hicnow.
3a9 Maryland avenue northeast Wash
ington. D. c., 743 18th street, Milwau-
kee, Wis, transferred from local board.
division I, 71S 18th street Milwaukee.
Wis: Ernest Cullenber. S21 1 street
southeast. Washington. D. c., 40 Me-
ferred from local board. division 9.
Trenton. n. J.: Elmer, Ambrose Reed.
637 G street southeast, Washington,
d. c., 25 Ashley street. Dayton. Ohio.
Dayton. Ohio; Phillip Joseph Rusk.
House office building. Washington, D.
C., station B, R. F. D. Z, Columbus.
Ohio: James J. Coleman. 4th and q
transferred from local board for county
of Amherst Va; Harry Charles Wolfe,
Washington Asylum and Jail. WASH
ington, D. G.. transferred from local
Those rejected are:
Claude v. Shepherd, 203 A street
southeast, Washington, d. c., Hinton.
w. Va, transferred from local board
for county of Summers, Hinton, w. va:
Theodore Meyer. 227 East Capitol
street. Washington, D. c.. 667 Musge-
gon county, Mich. transferred from
local board for county of Muskegon,
Mich. Muskogen. Mich; Harry Andrew
Hart, 720 Virginia avenue southeast.
D. c.. 1908 Transverse
avenue. Carrick. Pa. transferred from
local board No. s, for Allegheny county,
Pa: Devine E. Young, 51S Seward
square southeast. Washington. D. c..
Evening star., 1917-09-05
$4,000 IN SPY FUND.
Prosecutor Says This Sum Was
Available to Free German Agents.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 5.-A
fund of $4,000 was at the disposal of
German agents in the United States and
Mexico for use in effecting the escape
from Angel Island here of Franz Bopp.
former German consul general here. and
E. H. Won Setback, former vice consul.
John w. Preston. United States district
attorney, said last night in his opening
statement at the trial of three men ar
rested here in connection with the al
legged conspiracy.
Bopp and Won Setback were interned as
Dangerous aliens after the declaration
of war.
The defendants are Lawrence De Lacy,
editor of a weekly publication; D. ].
Harnedy, shoe merchant. and William
Mullane, bartender.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
SCARBOROUGH SHELLED
| BY GERMAN SUBMARINE

LONDON. September scarborough,
on the English east coast. was lombard
ed last night by a hostile submarine, 1t
was officially announced today. About
half the shells in the thirty rounds fired
from the under-sea boat landed, three
persons being killed and five injured,
but little material damage being
caused.
The official announcement reads:
"A hostile submarine appeared off
Scarborough about GAS o'clock last
night and fired about thirty rounds.
about half of which fell on land Three
persons were killed and five injured.
The material damage was slight"
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Immense Booty Taken.

UDINE. Italy, Tuesday, September 4.
1t is impossible thus far to give even
an approximate idea of the immense
quantity of booty which has fallen
into the hands of the Italians since the
beginning of their advance. The ma
terials captured show the precipitation
with which the Austrians fed all along
the line of attack.
on the BainsiZza plateau, near Santo
Spirito and Laska, whole conveys of
arms and munitions We're abandoned in
such haste that there was no time to
destroy them. At one point thousands
of boxes of projectiles, hand grenades,
rockets shoes, rifles and helmets We're
strewn everywhere. Some of the cav
erus are still packed with Austrian
dead, lying one on another The bodies
are being buried gradually.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
BRITAIN AND FRANCE GET
$10O,OOO,0OO MORE EACH

Loans oH 100000 900 each to Great
Britain and France were made by the
government today. bringing the total
advanced the allies up to S2,266, ,4O0. 900
Today's loans are the first made this
month and probably will be followed
shortly by loans to other powers
The total thus far advanced entente
governments is as follows:
Great Britain, s1,105. 900, 900; France
$3.50. 100000: Russia. s275. 000. 900; italy.
$500. 600. 900; Belgium. s53.400. 900, and
Serbia, 100000.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Threw Away Their Arms.

Mule paths and the adjacent side hills
are Uttered with unexploded projectiles
which the fugitives threw away. to-
gether with daggers, swords and IRON
studded maces used for dispatching the
wounded on Hill 652 the Italians
captured three 105-millimeter cannon.
Two of them were perfectly serviceabie
and the Italians turned them on the
fleeing enemy, firing 1000 shots.
In an armored dugout near RaVena
the Italians discovered the entire equip
ment of an Austrian brigade staff. The
extraordinary variety of objects found
testified to the haste of the retreat. 1t
included electric lights, official docu-
menGs, toilet articles, Kitchen utensils,
veutilatorS and even love letters. Ra-
Vena was the Austrian center of sup
plies for engineer troops and nearby
were found stores of picks ShoVels,
hoes and wire cutters, entire outhts OF
electric equipments, miles of steel rails
and innumerablc rolls of barbed wire.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Gen. Gurko to Be Exiled.

PE19sOGRAD, September 5.-Gen
Gurko. former commander on the south
western front, charged with treason
able conduct toward the revolution. will
be exiied from Russia. Gen. Gurko. ac-
cording to reports, is the first person
against whom such measure has been
taken by the revolutionary government
He will be permitted to choose the
place of his residence and will be given
three days in which to arrange his af
fairs. Gen. Gurko has been degraded
ana MS request Tor new inquiry into
his acts has been refused He win he
followed into exile by his wife
Evening star., 1917-09-05
SIX ESCAPED GERMANS
RECAPTUREDATS SEA

LONDON. September 5.-The recap
ture at sea of six escaped Germans is
announced by the admiralty. The state
ment follows:
British light forces while patrolling
the North sea on September l captured
a small boat containing six German
prisoners who had escaped from this
country"
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Mrs. Helen Swift Morris Marries.

CHICAGO. September 5.-Mrs. Helen
Swift Morris. widow of Edward Morris
Chicago packer, was married last night
at her home here to Francis Nelson,
former liberal member of the British
house of commons for the Hyde division
OF Cheshire. Francis Nelson Is great
grandson of Davis Hume. the historian.
and cousin of Gladstone. the statesman.
HIS home is in Boston.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
RUSSIAN ARMYN0T
YET ABLE TO HALT
But Petrograd Reports Meas
ures Are Being Taken to
Check German Advance.
COWARDICE CHARGE DENIED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, September 5.-The Rus
slams, continuing their retreat along the
coast of the Gulf of Riga toward the
northeast, have crossed the Livonian
river IA. the war office announces.
The Russian forces operating in an east
erly direction from Riga have re-
tired to Segevoid, Lemburg and Detz-
shubrayd. The announcement states that
the hostile ships which have been shellng
the Riga coast Were submarines.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Sees Victory by Italians
as Greatest Won by Allies
on Any Of Western Fronts
Nv. .ED(AK ANSEII HV" HT1Tk.
CabIegrnm to The Evening star anu
f.h,rnro Daiiy News. Copyright, 1917.

Chicago Daily News. Copyright, Ioi''
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
layed-lt is becoming. more and more
evident that Italy has fought the
greatest battle of 1917 and won the
Greatest offensive victory that the al
| witnessed IL small but infinitely sig
nificant part of this battle from the
tragic but glorious heights of Monte
Santo and from artillery observatorles
all along the line. marked WHh
sneechless wonder ard enthusiasm, as
my ewes swept the bold hills and noun
tains on the Bairsizza plateau, the con-
crete results of twelve days of bloody
assaults.
oyercautious. suddenly dazzled the
world by conceiving 4 plan Napoleonic
in its audacity and as suddenly putting
it into effect by employing means as
gigantic as those engaged on the
sSommc.
Smashed Enemy's Center.
His aim was nothing less than to
smash the enemy's center. Cardona sue
ceeded. He flung en- entire army across
:, rapid torrent over fourteen-foot
bridges with orders to storm a noun
tain plateau 1000 feet high, organized
as n vast intrenched camp picketed
by a score of mighty peaks each of
which was a nest of machine guns-the
ITALIANS found forty on the crest of a
conouered peak. The men obeyed. The
husfrfans who had been lulled into
a false feeling of security. where aghast
at the sheer audacity of their oppo-
nents. They resisted for a time. then
weakened and retreated in disorder
The victorious Italians took thousands
Of prisoners, a vast quantity of material,
Including guns. supplies. automobiles and
horse wagons. They conquered three lines
of defense on the mountainous plateau Of
Rainsizza This green and beautifully
wooded region had up to this time been
almost entirely spared from the blight
of war. The Italians have already oc-
CONTINUED on Seventh Page)
Evening star., 1917-09-05
LOCAL ISSUES TO AWAIT.
japanese Writers Say Mission to
U. S. Cannot "Cover Everything"
Cablegram to The Evening Star and

TOXIC. Japan, September 5.-Well in
formed writers here, while acknowledging
that important problems are awaiting set
tlement by Japan and America, and
realizing that this is neither the time nor
the occasion for urging the settlement OF
comparatively local questions do not ex-
pect the Ishii mission to cover every
thing.
Considering that both nations place the
utmost confidence in the war of liberia
ton they expect that the mission will
succeed in securing complete cooperation
and mutual assistance.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
SAN GABRIELLE NOW
IN HANDS OF ITALY
Gen. Cadorna Captures Last
of Chain of Mountains Which
Dominate Gorilla.
VALUABLE BOOTY is TAKEN

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September "a dispatch
received in London confirms the capture
by the Italians of Monte San Gabrielle,
together with $50 prisoners, including
thirty-two officers.
The Italians now possess the entire
chain of mountains which dominate
-Gorizia.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
DIVISION NO. |.

F,xamination of the fifty additional
men summoned before the exemption
board of the first division, headquarters
at the Franklin School. started this
morning at 10 o'clock. This makes
total of $50 men summoned by this
board One hundred and eighteen men
were accented out of the first 800.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Russian Official Report.

The statement reads:
Western front-In the direction of
Riga our troops, having crossed the Lii
vonian river Aa. are continuing a
further retirement along the coast of
the Gulf of Riga in a northeasterly
direction. In the region of the Pskov
road and the River Aa the enemy. con-
tlnuing his offensive, reached the cross
ings of the River Aa at Abrant and
below Hintzenberg, fifty versts (about
thirty-three miles) from Riga.
Our troops operating in an easterly
direction from Riga, retired under
enemy pressure to Segevold, Lemburg
and Deteshubrayd
The enemy ships which shelled the
Gulf of Riga proved to be submarines.
In the direction of Dvinsk there was
lively artillery firing. There were
tuslllades on the remainder of the
front.
'Rumanian front-In the direction of
Czernowitz. in the region of Sloho-
dZeia. the enemy continues his attacks.
Having occupied two fortified heights
he was driven out by counter attacks
and the fort restored. We took more
than zoo prisoners"
Evening star., 1917-09-05
P. Henry Woodward Dead,

HARTFORD, Conn.,, September 5.-P.
Henry woodward. vice president of the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, and secretary of the board of
trustees Of Trinity College. has died here
at the age of eighty-four. He was the
author of works on banking and post
office work.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Favors Probe of Munitions Making.

A thorough investigation of the
manufacture and purchase of ordnance,
including small arms ammunition and
heavy artillery. is proposed in an
amended resolution introduced by
Chairman Dent of the House military
committee, which the committee favor
ably reported to the House today with
view to quick adoption.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Dawning of Brighter Day.

.Tn this dawning. the Stars and
Stripes flung across the skies we're en-
twined with the emblem of the rising
sun, and so commenced the brighter
day That is why we are here. We
come to bring to you the message of
our emporer, which gives you assurance
of the comradeship and the co-opera
tion of Japan throughout this day We
are here to say that. with the other
allies we heartily welcome the advent
ok the United States in the fields of
France and elsewhere. We recognize
the great uplift given to humanity and
the promise of a physical victory dou-
bly insured by the most momentous de-
cisiou you have taken.
I'VE bring to you assurance of sup
mort unselfish, without q motive other
tban the common force that drives us
ALI today We Of Japan face the task
seriously and with determinations We
recognize the grim and unrelenting or
der we all must obey. We know that
the desperate foe of civilization must
he met by Self-Sacrilice, counsel and
unsleeping watchfulness. We are here
TO say that Japan has done and will do
what may be demanded of her to the ut
most of her resources and to the best
of her ability.
..yours are vast resources, ours NAV
he small, but we can say to you that
the spirit of Japan burns as ardent1y
and will last as long as may be de-
counsel with you. We conte to find out
how these two nations can best CO.
ordinate their energies and their re-
sources; how best they can cooperate
in the conduct and the winning of this
var We come to say to you that we
are proud on this day to stand shoul-
der to shoulder with the soldiers of
America In the field and in the house
hold: in the mine and in the shop, the
men and the women of Japan are work.
ing and will work with greater con-
Evening star., 1917-09-05
German Attacks Repelled.

German attacks on the Aisne and
Champagne fronts last night were re-
PEELED by the French. says today's off,
cia1 communication. The French made
a successful attack in the Champagne
French hospitals were again lombard
ed by German aviators. The announce
ment follows
after a spirited bombardment yes
terday evening the Germans made an
attack on the Classmates plateau
Checked by our fire they were not
able to approach our lines. In the
Champagne we repulsed an enemy at
tack north of the CasQue. We made a
successful attack northeast of the Te-
ton and took prisoners.
"On both banks of the Meuse artil-
1ery fighting continued through the
night In upper Alsace there were pa
troll engagements in the region of
Zeppois.
Last night German aviators bonn
barded the new hospitals behind the
Nerdun front and are reported to have
caused deaths and injuries. es.-Bar-le-Duc
also received a number of projectiles
and there were several victims among
the civilian population"
German Raid a Failure.
LONDON. September 5.-"A hostile
raiding. party was driven off by the
fire of rifles and machine guns last
night in the vicinity of Armentieres +"
says today's official statement "A raid
by the enemy at a later hour against
positions held by Portuguese also was
unsuccessful The German artillery
was active in the neighborhood of
Lens"