The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-25

IOOu nFIlcIeS Will De nehce1OrJn AL
Judged guilty Of boarding. This is a
new ruling of the federal food admin
istrntiOn. Formerly these concerns
We're allowed Il W-day supply.
Washington Notes.
The government has decided against
raising the draft age limit above 81
years.
The resolution giving the federal
trade commission direct authority to
supervise and regulate the production
and distribution Of print paper was
rejected by the senate.
The daylight saving bill. which
passed the senate last June, will be
considered by the house soon after the
emergency railroad and other war leg.
islation recommended by the president
Is out Of the way.
United States Senator James II.
Brady OF Idaho died at his home In
Washington Sunday. He was a mem
Der Of the military and agricultural
committees and was vitality interested
In conservation In the west.
Americas merchant ship production
in 1917 Is put ut 9O1,223 gross tons In
reports made to the shipping hoard.
This was nearly double that Of 1916
and almost half Of the worlds output
Of 1.s09,9 43 tons that year.
President Wilson has given his mp
prevail to the daylight saving bill.
which has been passed by the senate
aud Is now before the house commit
tee on Interstate and foreign commits
sioners.
An administration bill was intro
duced In congress to register for
draft all men who have reached p
since June 5. 1917. when the draft
law became effective. Its prompt
passage seems assured.
Stringent regulation Of food rom.
sumption In America. including COM
pulsory wheatless and meatless days,
Is In prospect as q result Of a confer
ence between Food Administrator
Hoover and congressional leaders.
To supply tile needs Of the army
and navy and the nations associated
with the United States in the war,
the food administration will purchase
from every flour mill in the country
not to exceed 80 per cent Of its out
put.
President Wilson refused the re-
quest OF q delegation Of New York
theatrical managers that theaters be
closed on Tuesdays instead Of Mon
days during the next ten weeks. This
was taken as an indication that there
was no disnnsitl0n to modify the fuel
administrations order.
European War News.
Sinking by submarines in 1917 are
generally reck0ned at 100000 toms,
probably about twice as much tonnage
~ VAS built.
The British empire has enrolled
100000 6ghting and labor battalion
forces during the war. according to
an ollcial statement.
The British admiralty announces
the loss OF two torpedo boat destroy.
err IN q violent gale and q heavy
snow storm OF the coast Of Scotland.
All hands on board the vessels were
lost, except o man.
Another mutiny II declared 10 have
broken out recently dt 0ermany's
naval base at Kiel. Men from cruisers
arc declared to have Joined in the
tray. IN which t~hirty-eight officers are
reported to have been killed.
Great Britain plans to Immediately
recruit q new army Of 100000. com-
posed Of young men who up to the
present have been exempt because Of
employment In industries essential to
a
Rome reports that AustrO-G German
forces received another bloody repulsc
on the lower Nave In the sector near-
est ventcc. The enemy suffered
heavy lOsscg. the report says, the
ground being xtrcwn with dead. The
Italians captured many prisoners and
4 large quantity guns and war y q
teflal.
A message Issued to the Russian
gse0rle ~ the British lahnr marty ID
srane~s that The Efitish pAonIe ars
WITH ~ ua3Htsns Tor 40 annexafions
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