The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-07

Of $1,80O,OOO In the recent Red Cross
war fund campaign.
The British casualties reported for
the week ending May IS were 83,694,
as against se.e77 the previous week.
More than 100 women nurses, pa
tients and attendants were killed OF
wounded in a raid on a large number
Of British hospitals id France by Ger.
man airmen.
The army general staff has ordered.
on General Pershing's recommended
ton that all regimental bands be In.
creased from twenty-eight to 6fty
pieces.
Secretary Baker has sent to con
gress the draft Of a bill proposing to
raise the maximum age limit for vol
untary enlistment In the army from
40 to IS years.
Soldiers and sailors on furlough
and travelling at their own expense
soon will be given special passenger
rates OF about l cent a mile, under an
order issued by Director General Nc
Adoo.
More than coo men have been taken
into custody by q posse acting under
the direction Of United States Marshal
Dillon. In rounding up alleged draft
evaders In Phoenix, Ariz.
The British public received the
news Of the resumption OF the Ger.
man offensive with less manifestation
OF anxiety than was observable during
the critical days last March.
Efghty-eight of the persons, who
were killed when the British air
squadron raided Cologne on May 10
were buried in the same grave, accord
Ing to Les Nouevelles Of The Hague.
One thousand persons, Jewish re-
fugees from Batum. were drowned
when the steamship Oriole, carrying
q passenger list Of 1900, receatly was
sunk IN the Caspian sea.
An official proclamation issued BY
Governor Harding of Iowa forbids the
use Of any but the English language
IN schools, churches, on trains, in
public gathering places and over the
telephone during the war.
Germany has resumed her drive for
Z decision on the western front after
. lapse Of nearly four weeks, striking
In the south between Rheims and
Scissors and In Flanders on the
northerly side Of the Lys salient.
Amalgamation with the Nonpartisan
league in North Dakota was proposed
by officers Of the industrial workers
OF the world, according to evidence in
troduced by the government In the
trial Of 112 !. W. WIS at Chicago.
An American destroyer In the Eng
lish channel sank a German subma-
rfne which a short time before had
~torpedoed and sunk the armed British
merchant cruiser Moldavia, resulting
IN the death Of hfty.three American
soldiers.
The fuel administration "does not
make any concealment Of the prospect
that there will be a coal shortage dur.
ing the present coal year." said a
statement, IN which the public again
was urged to order its coal for next
winter during the sumr,er.
Greater food conservation % that
the allied people and armieS may be
fed II urged upon the American ma.
ton IN . statement by the American
Labor mission, appointed BY President
Wilson r. make a comprehensive study
OF conditions In England and France.
Examination Of Director General
McAdoo's order raising freight rites
on . basis Of 25 per cent and passen-
ser fares to 3 cents q mile. and nbol.
ishing all lower ~intrastate freight and
passenger rates, indicated that the
average increase will be higher than
p per cent.
Secretary Of War Baker announced
IN an address st New York In celebra-
ton Of italy day that American infan-
try, American machine gun units, and
American artillery soon would be
lighting shoulder to shoulder with the
Italians On their front.
Nineteen persons were killed IN
Iowa, nine In Wisconsin and one IN
Illinois IN storm that swept over these
three states. Damage TO property and
crops IN Iowa Ii estimated far IA &.
cess Of 100000. while IN Wisconsin