The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-06

James Norman Hall OF COl1ax, II.
Investigation Of the alleged dlsloyal
| speech Of Senator La Toilette at st.
Paul more than a year ago was aban-
doned by the senate elections commit
tee on a vote Of 8 to ?.
President Wilson signed the emer-
gency agricultural appropriation bill
| with its legislative rider providing for
national prohibition from next July !
until the American army is demobi.
lized.
A resolution was adopted by the
Cleveland, Ohio, presbytery Of the
United Presbyterian church, during
the recent session, insisting upon the
punishment of the kaiser before peace
terms are signed.
The great American, British and
French feet which witnessed the sur
render Of the German high seas fleet.
consisted Of some 400 ships. including
60 dreadnaughts, 80 light cruisers and
nearly 200 ~destroyers.
1t is generally understood IL official
circles at Washington that President
Wilson plans to remain in France in.
definitely, or at least until the major
portion of the work Of the peace con
ference has been completed.
The French government has raised
General Petain to the raj Of mar.
shall. The raising Of General Petain
to the ram Of marshal will increase
the number Of marshals Of France ia
three. the others being Marshal Joffre
and Marshal Foch.
An American battle squadron, in
Guiding five ~dreadnaughts, commanded
by Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, and
operating e a unit of the British
grand fleet. participated in the sur
render of the German fleet last Thurs.
day.
The Missouri state legislature is to
be asked for $4,000 each for three
monuments to he erected ut Jefferson
City, n to the $4,000 Missouri boys
who served the nation in the war, one
TO General Pershiny and one to presi.
dent Wilson.
The second session of the Sixty.
NTH congress, which began last De-
cem6er :, has ended. Appropriations
passed aggregated SUI. 29S ,OOO,O OU,
making the total for this congress
more than tifty-five billions. The
third session will open December !.
Total American casualties to No
vember IL, when hostilities ceased,
We're 236,117, the War department Ut
Washington announced. This in.
cludes killed and died Of wounds, died
Of disease, unclassified deaths. wound.
ed. prisoners and missing.
The b~olsheviki government OF
Russia, 1t is reported. has announced
that they would have grain enough to
feed the soldiers and their own parti.
sans throughout the winter. They will
not issue food to any other persons.
As . result the non-bolsheyik Russians
are In q desperate condition.
A delegation Of Nebraskans inter.
csted In the potash industry in Ne.
braska, held q conference with Ber
narl Baruch, chairman of the Wal
Industries board ut Washington and
urged him to aid in enforcing an EN-.
hargO against the importation Of Ger
man potash.
Secretary McAdoo Is the fourth
member Ut President Wilson's cabinet
to resign. William j. Bryan. the
presidents secretary Of state, was the
first, and Lindley NJ. Garrison. secre.
tary Of war. was the second. James C
MclleynOlds, attorney general. resign.
ed TO take an appointment to the su.
rreme court.
A number Of labor unions on the
Pacific coast are planning to strike q
Dec. Q as a protest against the execa..
ton of Thomas ]. Mooney. sentenced
to hang December Is as the result 81
his conviction OF murder in connec-
ton with the Preparedness day bomb
outraged It San Francisco, July -
1915.
General March. chief OF staff. an.
nounced at Washington that the fol.
lowing army devisiens will be first to
return from overseas Just as sOon as
the sick and wounded have been
moved to the United States: National
Guard-34th Nebraska. Iowa. South
Dakota and M~innesOta) 31st, 3Sth
and seth, all southern troops. Nstlonal
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