The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-19

tiscoult ltlloiluaa tD.v.u Aiirr'i
Thonas), British food controller, died
at London.
Thirteen thousand additional SOL
diers are ordered to Camp Dodge, Ia.
under the call, issued by the War de-
partnent.
Two Iowans were killed In action,
three died Of wounds and three have
been severely wounded according to
casualty lists for July Z and 8.
Senator Ben r. Tillman, South Car.
DINA, democrat, and one Of the most
interesting members who ever sat In
the upper house of congress, died at
Washington.
DR.. David Roberts was found guilty
at Milwaukee, Wis.,, IN a statutory
charge growing out OF the Lusk-Rob-
erts murder, and was sentenced to n
year in the house Of correction.
War department officials hope to
maintain for at least one or two
months the great troop shipment
records, whereby 1,O19,115 men have
been sent overseas up to July l.
A huge cotton crop Is In prospect
this year, the Department of Agricul-
ture f~orecasting the production al
15,352,OO0 bales. A crop that size
would be the third largest ever
grown.
The Arkansas constitutional conven.
ton voted to incorporate into the
proposed new state constitution q
clause giving women all civil and po-
'litical rights. including suffrage and
serving On juries.
A total of 175 automobiles were
stolen on the streets of the city OF
Omaha between May IA and July 4.
The police have recovered 96 of these
machines and made % arrests In con-
nectiOn with the thefts.
America Is preparing for three more
years Of war, Assistant Secretary OF
War Crowell declared at the launch
ing" of the first American aerial
dreadnOught, calculated to fly across
the Atlantic, ut Elizabeth, N. j.
Members Of the cotton exchange at
Liverpool, England, voted that INC
member Of the exchange shall trade
either directly or Indirectly with the
present enemies Of Great Britain for
q period Of ten years utter the war;"
Strike Of commercial t~elegraphers.
called Cor July s was postponed by
President 8. ]. Konenkamp Of the
union at the urgent request Of govern.
ment ofacials and Samuel Gompers Of
the American Federation OF Labor.
A munitions plant costing $15,OOO,-
600 and employing 10000 persons soon
will be constructed in st. Louis, nc
cording to m announcement. The
plant will be the only one in the
United States to turn out q complete
shell.
It has been reported that the kaiser,
hearing OF the assassination Of Am
bassador Mirbach. at Moscow. order.
ed Foreign Minister Kuehlmann to
break on relations with the Russian
delegates In Berlin
Strong support for the English
channel tunnel scheme from the
French and Italian delegates was
voiced at the international parlia-
mentary conference at London. It Is
proposed to complete the channel
within i've years.
DR.. Edward A. Rumely, publisher OF
the New York Mall, has been placed
under arrest by federal authorities,
charged with having used German
money to the amour Of more than d
million dollars when he purchased
stock In the paper In June, 1915. A
charge Of perjury has been fled
against the accused publisher.
.. .
Figures on val profits sent tn the
senate BY the treasury In response t.
q resolution by Senator Borah Of
Idaho, showed that 1917 profits In the
daily business increased from zero to
$50 per cent; banks up to 50 per
cent: contractors AZ high as 590 per
cent and four mills a. high as AT
per cent. The maximum increased
profit listed. 2,lss per cent, wal Of I
food dealer. Hundreds Of other lines
Of business showed enormous war
profits.
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