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J. BEACH HoasesAoeR.

J. J. Beach OF Cotopa1i. who wont
with the second draft contingent from
Fremont county. Is now horseshoer
with the 18th cavalry st Camp Fun
ston His official connection Is do
partment OF hyppoiosy.- whatever that
may be.
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Hats Off to Our Boys
Hats of to the boys:
They're passing by.
49,, 49, -~xN.

Hats of TO the boys: ~
They're passing by.
They have the grit;
Their hearts beat high.
There goes Arthur and Harry and I'm
The vacant ranks in France to ~.
Aaxy
Onward march 10 bugie ean
And roll OF drum:
Don't be slaeasr. EM
Nor don't your duty :sse- SO =
Fall into line: sure be q man.
Your country calls you. Ess
Do what you can. H
sigM
Your nng's unfuried. y, ~s
Uphold it's glorious name NJ
In all II stands for hEE
Honor. liberty and fame. sFj(;
Then forward. Americana Ii j.
To the battle front. III
Help worn out comrsdes.
That's the stunt
ggr
Frank md Fred. Walter and
Big Bin too. s5.g
Just In from the ranch.
All gallant and true
Americana. give ear 70 the call ~
Rise In your might and ~
Put the numbering ones
Clear out Of sight- - l.
And. II aghting they want.
Just show them the vsB
To avenge our lost heroes
And bring them 10 bay.
gII
Onward march 70 eusis cau
And roll OF drum saIE
Don't be slacker.
Nor don't your duty shun- a
Fall into unn. sure be man, -,
| Your country calls. ~
! Do what you can
|
| Eta LaushiiA
Canon City. Jan. +th-
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LIEUT.. s'oos IN IMPORTANT

Lieut. Clyde Biggs OF the 36ard reg
iment at Camp Funston. who has been
in charge OF the regimental exchange.
has been transferred by his colonel TO
be head OF the intelligence section Of
the regiment This Is very import
ant post and carries with II q good
deal OF responsibility.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10

LLOYD SPRINKLE ENLlsTs IN
AVIATION. 5..-.
Lloyd ID. Sprinkle OF Lincoln PARK
has enlisted in the aviation section.
has been accepted and Is awaiting or
ders.
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'r.s sEaa. MEaLs ssAwsLL

Merie SeaveH OF Co. C. l67th infan-
try. Camp Kearney. has recently been
promoted TO q sergeantcy. Seaweli
hns been with CO. C since the Mexi-
can border days and his promotion Is
q deserved ono.
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will wish you and all my friends
tho best possible luck for the New
year
= ~ ~ Respectfully ''-''sef' g 4
BRYAN c. GRESHAM.
Truck No. 2. .fi6th Ammn. Tr.. Camp
Kearny. San Diego. Gait.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

A very few early reports from the
threshers were in last night at time
of going to press, and they carry out
the expectation of big yields in Hand
county.
Harvest work is now practically
completed in all sections of the coun-
ty, and stacking is in progress. AS
more binding than usual was done
this year. there will be more bound
stacks than ever before seen in this
county.
A number OF machines have started
upon their routes, but 1t will take
months to complete the work OF
threshing. to say nothing of the haul
ing The volume of grain will call
for many temporary bins and granar-
les to hold the crop. Implement deal
ers report an increased demand for
small separators and auto trucks for
hauling.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Steer Wrecks A Train
Engineer Is Injured

Saturday nights east bound pas
senger train on the c. e. N. W. road
was wrecked Just east of washington.
The cause was a steer coming out OF a
weed patch onto the track so suddenly
that the engineer could neither stop
nor speed up to knock the animal On.
The steer was run down and crushed
under the engine, which tilted and left
the track.
Engineer w. j. Withers was SO scra-
ously injured that he was taken to q
Huron hospital. Conductor Jas. Nc
NaIIy was slightly injured. No other
injuries we're reported.
C. M. Dwyer, of this city. was on
the train, going to Huron. He reports
that the back coaches experienced q
Jolt from the quick stop. When they
got out they found the engine partly
buried in the bank, n mail a on
the track, and trucks knocked out
from another car, perhaps baggage.
The track was not cleared till next
morning.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
CITY PEOPLE SHOCK
100 ACRES GRAIN
rs Farmers Pay S3OS to Red Cross For
Voluntary Work Of Town
Folks

The Hand County Red Cross Is $3OS
better off, and Is farmers were helped
by the work of Miller people going
into the fields each evening for more
than a week, and shocking up hoo
acres of grain. The men were assist
ed on two or three occasions by girls
and women.
The work was scattered in different
directions, and was freely given by
the town folks who furnished their
own automobiles for transportation.
The campaign covered a period OF
eight nights, and a total mileage OF
22O. 1t was about equivalent to the
work of two shockers for SIS days.
ST. Lawrence people also rendered
help to a number of farmers by even
ing shocking, but the Press has no
details of their work.
The town folks who thus freely did
their hit tn help save a big crop are
congratulated upon their enterprise
and generosity. Their work OF self
sacrifice shines brightly in the murky
fog of s~elishness so common to grasp
ing humanity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
South Dakota Boards
Prepare to Register Men

Sioux Falls, S. d., Aug. 12.AOn in
structions from Adjutant General
Morris local boards throughout. the
state today began preliminary ar
rangements for handling registrants
pending the registration of men be-
tween Is and II and 81 and As as pro-
posed. in a bill to be submitted to
congress within two weeks. 1t is esti-
mated one-third more men will reg
lister on September 5, the day sug-
gested for the registration than did
In June, 1917, $4,000 registered men.
That would indicate approximately
5000 men of the e ages will reg
lister in this state. II is suggested
that one registrar be named for each
80 registrants and that the election
machinery be used wherever posi-
BILE
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
STATE CALL 1000
AND COUNTY "A
August IS Next Call For Additional
Soldiers From State and
County

The August call of the war depart
enmt for men requires 1000 from
South Dakota. or this number Hand
county must furnish A men, which
will exhaust the old class 1, and start
on the new class l of 1918 registrants.
There are about 35 men left in the
original class 1 registration SO that
the quota of A will require some 5 or
10 men from the new class 1. They
will report to their local county head
quarters, to be SEM to the training
camp at Funston, Kansas.
New Draft Is to 45
The new draft for men from Is to
81, and so to As years, which is recon-
mended by the war department, has
not yet become a law, but will prob
ably be taken up Immediately when
congress meets this month.
Administration officials expect that
the bill will be passed by congress
and signed by the President, so that
the war organization may begin work
on the new draft in September
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
COUNTY NEWS
CORRESPONDENTS
News Notes and Personal Items Of In
terest Over the County


Mrs. b. J.. Kallemyn and grand
daughters departed Thursday morn
ing for Armour, s. d., where they
are visiting with relatives for a few
days.
John and Dick vitters are enjoying
a visit with their mother who arrived
from the east Thursday morning.
Nora Carr returned home the latter
part OF last week after visiting sever
al days with friends at Bowdle, s. ID.
The Home Demonstration at the e.
w. Carr home last week was we'll at
tended. Miss Laura Jones, the dem
onstrator comes from Brookings.
Oscar Fisher, perhaps better known
as Pete, arrived home Friday noon
from Camp Lewis, Wash. Oscar has
been granted an agricultural furiough
and will be here until about Sept.
18th.
Mrs. Geo. Bottum In north Hand. is
enjoying q visit with her daughters
Misses Kathleen and Lois Pinch. who
arrived recently from Chicago. after
spending some time there.
f. b. Goodall was again called to
the bedside Of his father at Blairs-
town. Ia, and departed for that place
Saturday morning.
fA ANM
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Clifford return
ed to their home at Huron after spend
ing several days at the II. j. Clifford
home in Grand township.
Miss Martha Thalka and Mr.. James
Fank departed Thursday evening for
their homes near Rice Lake, Wis,
after spending about q month at the
r. w. Otto home.
Mrs. M. T. Andrews came up from
Huron last Thursday and made a
short visit at the home Of her son
Will. She returned to Huron Friday
|evening.
Louis Anderson, Of Humboldt, Ia,
spent a few days last week at the
home Of his sister Mrs. August Carl
SON. He returned to his home Satur-
day morning preparatory to departs
ing soon FOR training camp.
Mrs. w. o, Tolman visited last week
with old friends at Worthwhile and
Ordway. s. ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Prentice are
enjoying a visit with the formers
mother who is here from Paw Saw,
iii.
Wiley J. Cassidy and Myrtle Cross
wait, both OF st. Lawrence, Hand
county, are principles in a marriage
license today, the wedding taking
place at the Baptist parsonage. Rev.
Gunderson oficiated.-Daily Capital
Journal, Pierre. Aug. IL, 1918.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Pushing Huns Back

Paris, Aug. 12.-There has been des-
perate hand to hand fighting during
the last two days On theChaulnes-
Roye-Lassigny-Noyon front. The
Germans are defending the ground
inch by inch, intent on saving the
bulk of the armies of Generals Won
Der Marwitz and vonHutier, which
are r~etreating in the direction Of Nesle
and Ham.
The allied pressure has not been
dimtaished. but the Germans hav
brought up reserves which had been
intended for intensipe purposes and
have thrown them into the defensive
action, temporarily delaying the pro-
gress of the allies.
Solid occupation by the infantry and
artillery in Chaulnes and Roye would
be a critical situation for the Ger
mans in their retreat. Light elements
of cavalry and cyclists already have
penetrated both points, but permanent
occupation by the allies and their
control of the roads leading to Nesle
and Ham have not yet been obtained
The detectives undoubtedly will have
to be taken by storm.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
BOy Drowned in Old Well
While Hunting for Ducks

Marshall Campbell, Is year old son
of Miles Campbell. of Glendale town
ship, was drowned Thursday in an old
we'll, while he and his brother were
hunting ducks.
The boys were wading in a shallow
pond of water, when suddenly Mar
shall plunged into deep water. Good
swimmers say this is a difficult exper-
fence even for a swimmer because the
surprise and consequent strangling
takes away the breath, and the swim
mer has a struggle to regain poise and
breath But Marshall could not swim
so that even a narrow we'll was as
dangerous as a wide body of deep wa
ter. The brother could not help him
and by the time help could be sum
moned, he was dead.
The well was one Of those old shall
low lake bed wells very common many
years ago. They were considered sc
dangerous that a state law was passed
ordering all abandoned or unused
wells to be filed up.
At the time of the accident, Mrs
Miles Campbell, the boys mother, was
in Indiana, where she had been sum.
moned by the death Of her mother
She was called home and reached here
In time for the sons funeral, which
was held today. (D Services were
conducted by Rev. Tarleton. and the
remains laid to rest in the Miller
cemetery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Battle Line $50 Miles


London,-The new Allied offensive
has grown into the largest battlefront
in history. The German war Office
indicated last night that the fighting
now extends ove a front OF practical
ly $50 miles, from the User river to
the Disc. The main battlefront is be-
tween the Disc and the Ancre, a dis
lance OF so miles. From the Ancre
northward to the User. Berlin an
nounced that the Allies have launched
''thrusts and partial attacks" at many
points.
The battle thus includes all of the
Picardy and Flanders salients, the in
termediate territory around Lens, the
Belgium sector as far north as Dix
nude and the former Disc offensive
front as far east as Ribescourt.
A stretch of 35 miles between the
Disc and Soissons--is all that sepa-
rates this yreat battle area from the
Aisne-vesle line.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
FIRST AMERICAN
ARMY COMPLETE
II Consists Of Five Corps And VIII
Be Commanded BY General
Pershing

With the American Army In France.
Aug. REORGANIZATION OF the first
American field army OF i've corps has
been completed. The army will be
commanded by General rershing and
will operate In the area north OF the
Marine from which the Germans have
been driven out. The American d.
visions which participated in the
drive are included In the first army.
General Pershing, who retains his
post as chief of the American expedi-
'tionary forces. after a time may re-
linquish the command OF the first
army but possibly not until the or
ganization Of the second army is well
under way. Meanwhile he will have
two headquarters. at the first army
as well as at general headquarters.
The size OF the first army has not
been announced beyond the indica-
ton that 1t contains five corps, COM
manded by Major Generals Liggett,
Billiard, Bundy, Reed, and Wright.
Each corps Is composed Of several d.
visions and is understood to include
5000 infantrymen. artillerymen. en-
gineers and cavalry in addition to
auxiliary troops OF all kinds. 1t Is
understood other armies will be
formed shortly In view Of the recent
announcement from Washington that
1900, 900 men had already sailed for
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Meat Trade Control
By Government Possible

Washington. Aug. 9.-Government
acquisition and control Of all the prin-
cipal stockyards. cold storage plants
and warehouses. and both refrigerator
and cattle cars. has been recommend
ed to the president by the federal
trade commission to destroy a monop-
oily which 1t declares Swift & Co., Ar
mour & Co., Morris & Co., Wilson &
Co., incorporated. and the Cudahy
Packing Company exercise, not only
over the meat industry Of the United
States. but other necessary food sup
plies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15

County Fuel Agent A. B. Catalan
called a meeting of dealers in this city
Saturday and canvassed the local coal
situation. They found orders filed for
100 tons OF hard coal. The govern
ment allotment for Miller IL $50 tons,
based upon the orders for 1915. II
the entire allotment is received, which
is uncertain, it Is possible to divide II
upon a basis Of about one-third tc
the individual order fled The dis
tribution OF hard coal will be confn-
ed to private homes. Business houses
must use soft coal. Of which there
appears to be 4 spfacient supply.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
U-Boats Shipping on U. S. Coast
British Ship Gets One

New York, N. Y, Aug. 13.--German
submarines again took toll of Ameri-
can shipping in waters adjacent to
this port when the 3,S75-ton Norwe-
gian steamship Sommerstad was sunk
off Fire Island yesterday. The crew
OF 81 we're saved.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 13.--In a
fight with a submarine yesterday off
the north Atlantic coast, a British
armed merchantmen on arriving here
today claims to have sunk the U-boat.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Reserves FAN to stop Allies

with the French Army In France
Aug. 12.-Altho the Germans nav
been reinforced with both artillery
and infantry and are resisting more
strongly between the Avre and the
Disc. their fresh division have been
unable entirely to stop the advanc-
ing French who now have a firm
hold on Thiescourt plateau.
South Of Roye and northwest Of
Noyon the French hold positions that
command the only roads leading from
Rove and Ribescourt toward Noyon
over which the enemy AN withdraw
his artillery.
The increasing difficulties attending
their retreat are driving the Germans
70 desperate sacrifices in their enOrts
to check the allies advance around
the positions the Germans hold on
Thiescourt plateau. Their losses are
extremely heavy and their dead lie al
over the field.
That privations were endured ns
the Germans in the front line recently
was evidenced by q letter ron an
officer, found since the offensive began
informing his relatives In Germany
that the French artillery had been
furnishing the only meat available bs
xr,.~ hc~aoa .uother Of1cer wrote
that he was able to send along Will
his msssage Of lore and hope > sacl
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
From Rec Heights Review

"
@. Rath, who lives on the Hendricks
farm south CT town lost three Of the
fingers from his left hand, Friday.
while adjusting the chain on the BIN
der. The horses started, and only the
fact that they started when they did
instead OF a minute sooner saved Mr..
Rath his arm. He still has the sec
ond finger, but the other three are
gone down to the second joint.
Peter Watkins was around town,
Friday. exhibiting some fish which he
had found stranded in q little pool
near his home since the big storm a
couple OF weeks ago.
Mrs. J. DeSomer is enjoying an ex-
tended visit with her sister. Mrs.
Richard Barnett of East Aurora, New
York.
George T. Livingston has reached
the other side according to a card re-
ceived by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Livingston.
John Paine and family arrived last
week for a visit at the Roger Paine
home In Spring Hills township.
J. o. Gage and family left Friday
night for a vacation trip in the Black
Hills. The time is to be spent camp
ing in Rapid Canon, near Rapid City.
Mrs. C. G. spIers has returned from
her trip to Camp Funston. where Mr.
Spiers is In camp, and Is visiting at
/ the Spiers farm east OF town.
Mrs Geo.. Marsh and little girl. who
have been visiting at the Freeman
home for several days, returned to
their home at Miller. Friday evening
| Mrs. Freeman and children accom-
panied them. returning on the mid
night train.
J. H. Taylor and family Of Chicago
arrived Friday evening, for q ehort
visit with relatives here and went on
to Pierre. Saturday noon. to visit with
MI. Taylor's sister. Mrs. Henry Scott
who u . patient At st. Mary's hospit-
| Al
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Miles McBeth Killed
By Hun Shell in France

Des Moines papers report the death
of Miles McBeth, son of Rev. p. III.
McBeth in France. The family resid-
ed in Miller for several years while
Rev. McBeth was pastor of the M. E..
church here. Miles was killed with
two other Americans when a German
shell landed in their camp.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Prairie Chicken Season Sep.

The prairie chicken season opens
Sept. 7th under state law. The inter-
est will hardly be as general this
year as in some former seasons The
chicken crop is not large, and many
young men hunters have other game
in sight. The season for duck shoot
ing does not open until September 16,
under Federal law regulating the
shooting Of migratory birds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Americans Find Grave
OF Quentin Roosevelt

With the American Army on the
vesle, Aug. Son a wooden cross at
the head of a grave at the edge OF a
wood at Chamery, east Of Fere-en-
T~ardenois, is this inscription:
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt.
Buried by the Germans"
The grave was discovered today by
an American aviator. The inscription
is I'm English.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Regular Motor Truck Lines

The National Motor Truck Commit
tee, New York, has started a move
ment to relieve congested traffic on
railroads. 1t is to encourage private
capital to start regular motor truck
trips between towns. carrying goods
and produce each way at a reasonable
price. Such an enterprise would
benefit any community.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Andover Man Killed
In Auto-rail Accident

Aberdeen, Aug. 13.-F1oyd Parkin-
son, a restaurant man Of Andover. was
killed yesterday by a freight train
while his auto was crossing the rail-
road track. Freight cars standing on
the track INSTRUCTED his view. Other
occupants of his car escaped injury.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Enemy Shell Spasmotic

With the American Army on the
yesle, Aug. 1.-THE Germans are
Smelling the vesle front spasmodicai-
", their heavy guns apparently being
concentrated in turn on certain tar
gets. st. Thibaut, Mont Notre Dame
and Fismes have been CHIEFLY chosen
A real attempt to feel out the al
lied strength has taken the form OF an
attack at Fismette.
This was a failure as the American
shooting was so good not a single man
was able to enter the village n the
assaulting troops retired, leaving a
fresh sprinkiing of dead on the battle
field.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
GRAIN YIELDS BIG
IN FIRST REPORTS
Several Threshing Machines Begin
Work ON the 1918 Crop
EARLY REPORTS

Z. A. Carlisle, Alpha twp, 10
acres Of Macaronl or durham
wheat, As bushels per acre, and
"a acres Mt 80 bushels per acre.
Robt. Fitzgerald, Miller twp.
oats go bushels per acre
Magness Bros, st. Lawrence
twp, oats 81 bushels per acre.
Chas. Walton, Alpha twp, oats
50 bushels per ere
A st. Lawrence elevator report
gives q yield Of barley mt 40 bush
els, and a yield Of Macaroni wheat
ON the j. M. Jones farm Mt Is
bushels per acre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
Two Ally Pushes
7O,OOOprisoners
Details of Allied Victories Over $50 Mile
Front

PARIS, Aug. l3-Since the beginning Of the allied counter offensive
on July Is the allies have taken mor than 1000 big guns. Echo de Paris
states today. In addition II is esdms ted that more than 10000 machine
guns have been captured from the enemy.
LONDON, Aug 1a-The number Of gums captured by the allies I'm the
Pcardy battle has now reached $50. OF these 400 we're taken by the Brit.
fish I'm their drive along the northern sector Of the FROM.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
wheat he had just CLEANED.

OF wheat he had just CLEANED.
A German wireless operator was
found at the bottom of a well after
the French had advanced over the
enemy positions. AS an evidence OF
the haste with which the enemy with
drew the entire mali of one regimen,
made up for transmission to Germany
was captured at Ressons-Sur-Matz