The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-05

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Resumption Of nghting In Ukraine
between the Germans and the boil
shsviki II reported In . dispatch
from Petrograd.
The British In Palestine have fore
ed q passage Of the river Jordan,
brIdged the stream and established
themselves on the east bank. accord.
Ing to an oficial report.
Two children, a woman and two
men, Mexican employees, were killed
by Mexican bandits who raided the
Novill ranch in the Big Bend coun-
try. lear Indio. Texas.
Fire following a series Of unexplain-
ed explosions destroyed q six-story
building at New York. The material
damage was estimated by are ofic-
ials at close to $1.5OO.OO0.
Shipment Of any articles to troops
IL France unless they have been re-
Quested by the soldier himself was
forbidden by Major General March.
acting chief Of stan.
Captain William Redmond sue
ceeds his father. John Redmond, the
nationalist leader In the British par
lament, having been elected owe his
opponent, DR.. White, q Slim Feiner,
BY IN overwhelming majority.
Rev. Wallace M. Short, preacher
candidate on the labor ticket, was
elected mayor of Sioux City by 1881
majority over A. G. Andrews, incum.
bent. Mr.. Short headed the labor
ticket.
Subscriptions to war savings
stamps In Nebraska, oficially report
ed up to March % were 500, PA. 1863,
according to q list Of counties given
out by Director OF Savings Ward Bur-
CESS, at Omaha.
Reduction In the use of wheat
products to one and one-half pounds
per person each week in every Amer
lean home II asked by the federal
food administration, In an urgent
wheat conservation appeal, just re-
Gently.
Hungary has lost 1,172,S66 babies
and infant mortality has risen to 80
per cent for a period Of seven years.
according to Lodovic Hollo, Hungar-
Ian deputy. Hollo presented these
figures to the Hungarian chamber Of
deputies recently.
A formidable Austro-G German offens.
I've IN Italy a. soon az natural condi.
lions permit, Is forecast in official dis
patches from Rome which say Aus
trian divisions continue to arrive with.
out interruption and are taking up
positions on the front.
The Germans swarmed over No
Mans Land In such great numbers In
their frst attacks In the great battle
on the western front that 1t was Inn
possible for the British gunners to
miss them, according to correspond.
ents who viewed the operations.
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According to q Stockholm dispatch
the German transport FARMLAND
struck q mine and sank ut Noorland.
The transport was crowded with SOL
diers, cannon and munitions, and the
entire crew. all Of the soldiers and
Admiral von Meyrer were lost.
Prayer that God will grant victory
to the allies and the American troops
who are lighting for righteousness
and TRUTH" and defeat to the HUI
was offered by the combined ministry
q the Methodist Episcopal church IN
convention ct Chicago.
The governments general financial
plans for the next eight months, dis
closed BY Secretary McAdoo, provide
Tor = long period Of rest from bond
Issues after the third loan Of S.
O00.OO0.000 In April, and FOR 1oat-
Ing Of the fourth liberty loan next
October or November.
All accounts agree that Germany
II paying heavily for every foot II
ground she has wrested from iii, NJ
lied armies. Her casualties are shown
BY the British Official statement ia
have mounted q high that every part
OF the western 'front.' has had TO be
drawn upon to provide badly needed
endorsements for the battle area.
Back from D visit to the western
front. Major General Leonard Wood
u ! confidential statement before the