The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-26

both branches Of congress have Oe-
gun their summer vacation, which wlil
end August "a.
The senate formally agreed, BY
unanimous consent, to postpone q
vote on the national prohibition legs
lation until after the recess period
ends, August 70.
German dir raiders bombed an Am
erican Red Cross hospital at Joup,
France, killing two men and injurfng
nine persons. The hospital was full
Of wounded.
The Austro-H Hungarian war minister,
says q dispatch reaching Amsterdam,
that far more than tOO,OO
Austrian war prisoners already have
returned from Russia.
The house has passed the senate
bill repeating the act Incorporating
the National German-American al
lance after q debate Of only a few
minutes. There was nc record vote.
American troops, fighting on the
Marne July Is, annihilated one Ger
man battalion, killing, wounding or
capturing every man, General Perish
Ing reported to the War department.
Official word Of the loss of Quentin
Roosevelt behind the German lines in
France was received by Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, N. j.,
in q cable message from General
Pershing.
Ninety-four Germans were killed
and seventy-four Germans were
wounded on the night Of July 1915
when five German aviators bombed q
prisoners camp in the region of
Troyes, thirty miles behind the French
battle front.
More than twenty towns, thousands
Of prisoners and between fifty and
one hundred cannon and machine
guns were captured by the French
and American troops in a great coun-
ter offensive on the Marne-Aisne
front.
Failure to buckle his safety belt
and the peculiar quick snap OF his
scout plane when It was nosed over
for q glide apparently caused the
death OF Major John Purroy Mitchell.
at Gernster Field, La. says an oflc'
ial report on the accident.
It has been learned authoritatively
that an American newspaper located In
the far west passed into German o n
troll before the United States entered
the war in a mnnner similar to that al
legged to have been followed in the case
OF the New York Evening Mail.
Arthur Guy Empey, author Of the
famous war story. "Over the Top" and
who. while serving with the Canadian
overseas forces, took part in several
important battles In the first years OF
the war, Inns been commissioned q
captain IN the National American
army.
Citizens OF Galesburg, H., asked
Chairman Hurley OF the shipping
board. to help his native town get rid
OF the "German faint" contained in
the sufflx OF its name BY adding a
final III" the name would be made
Anglo-SaxOn instead OF Teutonic, the
citizens believe.
The French-American counter Of
fensive along the Marine Is regarded
In London as one OF the most bril-
liant pieces Of work in the war, and
Ii Is believed that the results will
prove extremely valuable. as the al
lice have obtained most important
strategic positions.
The declaration that fully $90.OO0,-
ON Of an aggregate sale Of $780,
100000 German wal bonds In this
country early In the war went into q
corruption fund managed by Teutonic
agents. was made by federal Ohicials
at New York. who are investigating
German propaganda.
Automobile manufacturers have
asked the var industries board
to allow them sufficient steel to nro-
duce 90 per cent Of their normal pr y
duction. Of passenger cars. The bald
replied that II could not promise We
Is per cent and that possibly none at
all could be granted.
Sentiment In favor Of q shorter
selling campaign for the fourth Lib
erty loan than the usual four weeks
wat reported by publicity managers