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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
new AGENTS ARE
PLACED At WORK
Now at Labor in Thirty Three
Northern and Western
States.
INCREASE IS NOTED
Part Of National Plan to Augment Pro.
duction and Conservation Of Food
Supplies to Meet War Elmer.
Qency Needs.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of A~griculture.)

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
More Il an 700 county agents and
emergency demonstration agents are
now at work in the SO Northern and
Western states. The increase in agents
since emergency appropriations be-
came available was more In two
months than the average yearly in
crease during any Of the past four
years.
County agricultural agent work Is
conducted by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture In co-opera-
ton with the various state agricultur-
al colleges and local organizations rep
resenting the farmers Of the county
In which the agent Is locatede The
county agent is usually selected by a
committee representing the county or
ganiZation, on recommendation of the
county agent leader at the agricultural
college. There is at present an unusu-
nlly great demand for men qualified
for work Of this kind to carry out the
plan, adopted under the food prOduc-
ton act, Of employing an emergency
demonstration agent for every agricul-
tural county In the United States not
having a regular county agent. This
is a part Of the national plan to in
crease the production and conserva-
ton Of food to meet the war emer-
gency needs.
Agent In Each County.
Organization of new counties IS
rapid. especially in states Of the cen
trail West, several of which have CIV
I'm assurance that there will be a
county agent or county emergency
demonstration agent in each of their
counties by February l..
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachus-
etts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and
Delaware already have an agent in
each county, while New York, Indiana
and Pennsylvania are almost complete
~ covered. Nearly half Of the agri-
cultural counties In the Northern and
Western states are nov being served
by a local demonstration agent, and
the indications are that the country
can be completely covered before the
beginning of another crop year.
One of the most gratifying features
Of the organization campaign in the
Northern and Western states thus far
has been that most counties taking up
the work are arranging for 1t on a per-
manent basis-many Of them making
plans for periods Of three years.
Must Have Thorough Training.
The qualification requirement Of
agents are somewhat different In the
various states. Graduation from an
agricultural college Is not In all cases
required, though training substantial
~ equivalent to q four years course
at such college Is usually insisted up
on. A considerable amount of farm
experience Is a universal requirement,
and 1t is preferable that some Of this
experience should be secured since
completing the college course.
Additional information In regard to
county agent work and the organiza-
ton Of farm bureaus can be had by
writing to your state agricultural col
lege or to the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, Washington, d. G.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
RAISING MORE BEEF CATTLE
Thousands Of New Breeding Herds Be-
ing Established All Over Country
With Better Stock.

It is q fact that there are thousands
of new breeding herds being estab-
lished all over the country. 1t is also
a fact that farmers and small ranch
men are using more care in selecting
the heifers and cows for these new
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Gerrit Fort, Of Omaha, passenger
traffic manager for the Union Pacific,
has been made passenger traffic direc-
tor for the government railroad nd.
ministration.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
FATTENING FEED FOR W
cornmeal, MIdllngs, Beef Scrap and
Ground Oats Are Said 60 20
Advantageous

A good fattening ration for poultry
Is two parts cornmeal, n part each
Of middi.ngs, b~eef-scrap and ground
oats, with the hulls sifted ont. These
meals should be thoroughly mixed, wet
with milk and fed to the penned birds
three times q day. Usually, It Is not
profitable to keep birds In the fatten.
Ing pen longer than three weeks.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
COMPOST HEAP IS ESSENTIAL
lsaves, Ashes and Other Refuse Mat
ter Should Be Accumulated for
II. Garden Soil.

With the existing high cost Of fer.
tilisers Of I'll kinds It Is important
that every farmer have a compost
heap where leaves, ashes and other
refuse matter about the place can be-
accumulated Tor use "a the garden
coll,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
General News.

00u6I01 O0Woe
A fast passenger train hit . school
bus In which 20 children were riding,
near Moose Lake. MIMI, killing seven.
All wheat In Canadian elevators,
about 1OO,O00.O0O bushels. has been
seized by the government.
John /. Sullivan, former heavy
weight champion boxer Of the world,
died at his home at Arlington. Mass,
ut the age Of SO.
Shutdown Of seventy-one West vir-
einia coal mines, because cars are not
available. was reported by Fuel Ad-
ministrntor Lawson Of West Virginia.
The first month Of 1918 shows q de-
creass Of 10000 head Of hogs at the
South Omaha market compared with
the drst month OF a year ago.
Two hundred men husked forty
acres Of corn. yielding ffty-eight BUSH
els to the acre. in forty minutes, for
what II thought to be q record, e
Des Moines. II.
Floods, caused by Ice gorges, have
resulted IA ten million dollars In dam
ages and the loss Of several lives In
Ohio. Kentucky. Tennessee and West
Virginia during the past few days.
%
One hundred twenty-four alien SOL
diers Of the Saith national guard divis-
Ion &C Deming. N. H., were ordered
discharged from the army "for the
good Of the service"
Franz von Rintelen, German naval
oGlcer, was found guilty with ten
other defendants IN federal court ut
New York Of conspiracy to destroy
food and munitions ships Of the en-
tente allies and were sentenced to Is
months ID prison and fined each $1,000.
The Russian soviet issued q decree
absolutely separating tho church and
tho state, eliminating church income
from the state and confscatfng all
church realtfy. f1rnlsllins and para
phafnalio.
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
INTELLIGENCE GATHERED HERE
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT
includes Whist 10 oolno On at Wash.
lneton and In Other SectIons
q The Country.
D. s. -Teutonic War News.

Argentine has recalled her military
attaches from Berlin and Vienna a.
the result Of the sinking OF the Ar
gentine steamship Ministro Irriendo,
January 20.
William Plat OF Pennsylvania and
Richard Cults Fairfield of New York,
were killed when German flyers
bombed a hospital in Italy.
Six of the twelve American soldiers
reported missing after the German
trench raid on November 3 have been
located by the Red Cross in II prison
camp at Tuchel, West Prussia, Gen
eral Pershing reported to the War
department.
Secretary OF War Baker in his
weekly military review warns the peo-
pie Of this country lot to let reports
OF strikes and other internal disturb
ances in Germany slacken wal pre-
paration.
It has been announced that the
American army In the war zone Is no
longer In the trenches for training
purposes, but has taken over perma-
nently a sector of the fighting front
In France, and will be expected to do
ats bit" when the expected German
drive starts.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
authorized the statement that the
navy is assured OF enough transport
facilities to make sure that there will
be 100000 American troops In France
early this year as was stated by Secre-
tary Baker recently before the senate
military committee.
army officers in France from enemy
prisoners show that German authori-
ties Intend to compel oil American
prisoners to stand in cages four days
without food, after which they will be
given but little nourishmcnt, In an
effort to obtain military information.
Aided by n heavy fog and under
owe Of n violent barrage. German
troops raided n small American post
on the west front, killing two Of
Pershing's men, wounding four and
taking one prisoner. The Americans
fought bravely and inflicted a heavy
loss on the enemy.
It Is fully believed the allies have a
prepondernnce Of men and guns on
the western front, despite the fact
that the German line has been
strengthened by troops from the
Russian field. Secretary Baker de-
clared In his last review on the war
situation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

herds and the additions they are maxi
ing to the herds they already have on
their farms. Better quality has been
preached from every hilltop In the
land.
The live stock journals and agricul-
tural papers have not let up In their
beef herds, and the voice has been
needed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
A ram should be chosen having all
the characteristics Of the breed he rep
~resents. and showing character. He

should also be chosen with reference
to the ewes Of the flock. II the ewes
r large and coarse, the ram should
be small and compact. II the ewes
are small and compact, the ram should
be Of q larger type.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

ed q two-ounce ration Of bread for
patrons Of hotels, restaurants and dim
ing carr
Efforts to discontinue congressional
distribution of seed failed In the
house, and the appropriation was In
creased from $242,23O to $363,4SO
Surgeon General Gorgas reported to
Secretary Baker that q result Of the
special campaign for the enlistment
Of army nurses the deficiency In that
branch has been made up.
Government control Of industry al
extended to oil in a proclamation by
President Wilson putting under license
the manufacture and distributions Of
all fuel oils.
With the east facing the most acute
coal shortage of the winter, the gov
eminent decided that the heatless
Monday program cannot ut this time
be abandoned.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels, np-
pearing before congress to explain his
request for $45, 100000 more for the
navy, revealed that nearly S2,OOO,OOO,-
600 has been poured into the naval es-
Establishment.
The administration soldiers and
sailors civil right bill passed the
house unanimously last year and vir-
tually provides for a military mora
torium, was ordered favorably report
ed by the senate judiciary committee.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announced that the movement Of the
hst increments selected in the first
draft. about 1900 men, will begin on
February Is. This will complete the
operation OF the first draft.
The national food administration
has issued n warning to dealers that
unwarranted price increases in wheat
flour substitutes will not be permit
ted in face Of a temporary shortage
In other cereals brought on by the
heavy demand in the new baking
regulations.
An accounting Of American Red
Cross war council appropriations
made public Mt Washington shows
that up to January o there had been
appropriated from the war fund ST.
843, 435. every dollars Of which was
for some form Of relief work ut home
or abroad.
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska de-
livered a speech in the senate in sup
port OF the war cabinet and munition
director bills In which he sharply
critisized tho War department and
charged Secretary Baker with making
absolutely preposterous and exag-
gerated statements" regarding the
country's ability to get soldiers
abroad.
Heads Of two railroad brotherhoods.
the trainmen and conductors, appeared
before the railway wage commission
and laid the blame for traffic con-
gestion throughout the country on the
railroad arrangements. They charged
the railway officials with d~:screditing
the operation Of the eight-hour law
and doing everything In their power
to make government operation Of the
roads a failure.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

The war has cost Germany alone
1,350,OO0 IN dead. and as many more
have been wholly or partially In
capacitated. Socialist Member Segitz
declared in the Bavnrian Diet, accord
Ing to dispatches
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

From the North sea to the Swiss
frontier the military activity daily
GEMS to be growing In intensity. and
It 10 believed In military circles that
in the not distant future some Of the
big battles that have been forecast
will break.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
Washington Notes.

The food administration has order
ed q two-ounce ration OF bread for
patrons Of hotels, restaurants and din
ing cars.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Efforts to discontinue congressional
distribution of seed failed In the
house, and the appropriation was In
creased from $242,23O to $363,4S
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Travellers from Germany arriving
at The Hague bring an account Of a
recent conference Mt Berlin ut which
Field Marshal won Hindenburg told a
delegation Of German editors that he
would be In Paris by next April.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Surgeon General Gorgas reported to
Secretary Baker that q result of the
special campaign for the enlistment
Of army nurses the deficiency in that
branch has been made up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15
European War News.

0OA = w 0A GNCWS.
Forty-fve persons were killed and
POT injured In a German air raid on
Paris.
British casualties on nll fronts re-
ported during the past month totaled
73,O17.
The British armed boarding steamer
Louvain. was torepdoed and sunk By
q German submarine in the eastern
Mediterranean. Seven officers and
PIT men were lost.
Enemy submarines and air raiders
have killed 14,12O British non-combat-
ants-men, women and children
Chancellor OF the Exchequer Bonar
Law declared In the house Of COM
mons.
Eight German ~aeroplanes were
completely destroyed and FIVE others
were brought flaming to earth BY
French aviators In a series Of formld-
able air battles over the German
lines, Il wal officially announced.
Travellers from Germany arriving
at The Hague bring an account Of a
recent conference at Berlin at which
-. -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

One hundred twenty-four alien sol.
diers Of the Saith national guard divis.
Ion at Deming. n. NJ, were ordered
discharged from the army "for the
good Of the service"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

William Plat OF PENNSYLVANIA and
Richard Cults Fairfield of New York,
members of the British Red Cross.
were killed when German flyers
bombed a hospital In Italy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Floods, caused by Ice gorges, have
resulted IN ten million dollars In dam,
aees and the loss Of several lives III
Ohio. Kentucky. Tennessee and West
Virginia during the past few days.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Government control Of industry wa
extended to oil in a proclamation by
President Wilson putting under license
the manufacture and distributions OF
all fuel oils.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Six of the twelve American soldiers
reported missing after the German
trench raid on November 3 have been
located by the Red Cross in Il prison
camp at Tuchel, West Prussia, Gen
eral Pershing reported to the Wa
department.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

Argentine has recalled her military
attaches from Berlin and Vienna as
the result Of the sinking OF the Ar
gentine steamship Ministro Irriendo,
January 26.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

With the east facing the most acut
coal shortage of the winter, the gov
eminent decided that the heatles
Monday program cannot ut this tim
be abandoned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-15

FOrty-1ve persons were killed and
207 injured In a German air raid on
Paris.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04
DIES like 4 COWARD
Ex-czar Wits at..Death: Propped
toPost
Collapse When He Faces the Firing
squad-oerman Paper Gives AZ.
- count ofaExeeutjon.

Amsterdam.-With two hours given
In which to prepare for the end, Nicho-
las Romanoff, former Russian emperor,
was taken out BY his executioners in
q state of such collapse. that it was
necessary to prop him against a lost.
says the Lokal Anzeiger Of Berlin,
which claims to have received from a
high Russian personage an account Of
the emperor's last hours.
Nicholas was awakened at five
O'Clock on the morning of the day Of
his execution by a patrol. Of a non
commissioned officer and six men. He
was told to dress and was then taken
to a room where the decision of the
soviet council was communicated to
him. he was informed the execution
would be carried out in two hours.
The former emperor, it is added, re-
ceived the announcement of the sen.
tence of death with great calmness, but
when he returned to his bedroom he
collapsed in a chair. After a few min.
utes he asked for a priest, with
whom he was allowed to remain un.
attended. Subsequently he wrote sew
eral letters.
When the escort arrived to take him
to the place Of execution Nicholas at
tempted to rise from his chair, but
was not able. The priest and a SOL
der were obliged to help him get to
his feet. The condemned man de.
scended the stairs with difficulty and
once he fell down.
AS he vas unable to stand without
support when the place of execution
was reached, he was propped against a
post. He raised his hands and seemed
to be trying to speak, but the rifles
spoke and he fell dead.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04
BEE sT'nes XII QUICKLY
Aged Man succumbs In Ten Minutes
After Being Wounded In
Wrists,

Philadelphia.-Ten minutes after he
had been stung on both wrists by bees.
Charge L. Hume, sixfy-six years old, a
resident Of Santa Ana, Cal, died.
The bees stings acted as a violent
poison, physicians stated, probably
because Of Hume's unusual physical
condition. Hume was stung by the
bees when he attempted to destroy a
hive close to his home.
Physicians, when told Of the peculiar
case, stated that there vas q probable
fty that the poison injected by the
bees struck an artery and was imme-
diately' conveyed to the heart, causing
death. It was also said that the bees
stings may have acted as q violent poi
son because Of an unusual physical con
dition.
The physicians said that so sudden
q death from bees stings was very
unusual.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04
The i, s. MARINES

Washington, Sept. when the first
call to war came in the United States
in 1917, the men were :men who hur.
RED forward to. enlist were called
"heroes". Naturally the name was APP
piled simply because Of the pride that
q nation takes in the man who hastens
to volunteer. However, one instance
has just come to light, testifying to
the fact that these volunteers were
heroes in action as well as intent. For
Recently a list of seventy-six United
States Marines was sent into Marine
Corps Headquarters, specifying var
ious acts Of bravery. achieved by the
Devil Dogs in the capture Of Boure-
sches. It was one Of many lists which
are constantly coming across the ocean
and out Of that list seventy-six
heroes, sixty-three were found to have
enlisted within three months after wal
twas declared.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04
,illllll MONEY over LOVE
Woman seeking. Divorce Admits oha
Was MlsIsd About
Finances.

San Francisco, Cal.-Appearng IN
court to press her suit for divorce from
Michael Raphael. Mrs. Helen Raphael
Told Judga-M 0gan that Raphael. led
her to believe before they were married
that he owned . prosperous q and
that she w0sld.ne not have married him
had The known his true financial condl-
tion-which she said was not % good
as represented.
ssYou place q saloon higher than
love" the court observed. and be wa
so dumfopnded by, the woman's CON
fesston that he had to take the easl
under advisement.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04
MANSION AGAIN DOING BIT
Wadsxsorth House. Famous In Revolu.
tionary War, Used for Military
Purposes.

Cambridge, Mass.-The Wadsworth
house at Harvard, which served George
Washington when he was about to take
command Of the continental troops,
and In which he wrote messages to
congress. Richard Henry Lee and Cen
eral Schuyler, is again doing its bit.
The Offices Of the head Of the United
States Officers Material School at
Cambridge have been removed to the
second floor Of the building.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04
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LAWT0N i
= : %Ss@ $50 : :
The s. N. s. meet with Miss Maude
Stevens next Wednesday.
Mrs. c. G. Hops entertained the s.
n. s. yonug ladies Wednesday even
ing. s@
Ralph Whitley; agent at Derrick
visited home between trains Tuesday.
Nh. and Mrs Matt Butler of Grand
Forks visited Mr.. and Mrs. Gust
sStamm Sunday.
The Runnerstrand family Of Frod-
vile, visited the John Olson family
here Sunday. "A.
The Lawton Farmers elevator Co.'S
store was thrown open to the public
this week . ribusiness.
WV hiteley has accepted the po-
sition Of assistant manager Of the
Lawton Farmers elevator.
Samuel Swanson has accepted the
position Of assistant in the John A.
Arid elevator and feed mill.
Miss Belle Crummy returned to her
home at Calvin Monday, after visiting
friends here for q week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Adler and family.
accompanied by Mrs. C. Sanborn and
daughter Bernice, visited .Crary Sum
day.
Walter s. Scott has accepted the po-
istion Of assistant in the Lawton Grain
Co.'S elevator.
Miss Leslie Williams left yesterday
for Crosby, near which place she will
teach school thru the winter.
Mrs. Arvo Lahti and infant daugh-
ter came, up from Brocket to spend q
few days iwth her sister, Mrs. J. Con-
nelly.
Connolly Bros. rig started thresh-
.ing yesterday. The sample is fine and
is running from 10 to 20 bushels to
the acre,
Mrs. Anderson and daughter Mar
xuerite, came over from lnkster Sun
e,day to visit with her sister, Mrs. r.
s. McMorran and family.
"Jimmy'' Shore came down from
Sarles Monday to visit old friends, + e
turning on the afternoon train. Jim
my is now q brakeman on this line.
Mr.. Al. Zeman accompanied by. the
Misses Leta and Arlene Gibbons and
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04

A number Of our young ladies' ac-
icompanied by the leading business
men in town. answered the s. @. s.
call for shockers two evenings this
week and proved themselves equal to
the occasion, the, ladies alone on the
first night shocking 40 acres Of heavy
rye in record time.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04

Dr.. E. NJ. Wylie. who has arrived in
England from the United States to
take complete charge of the religious
work Of the Y. NC. A. In Great Brit.
ain. The work thu the T.. M. C. A.
bar done for American soldiers in Eng
land and France has received praise
from all sides. II cannot be over.
stated that It il Z stimulating and in
valuable factor In the high morale Of
our troops.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04

P. Jorgenson escaped narrowly ot
having a bad automobile accident nea,
Lawton Wednesday night, when r, r
Hinkle Of Clyde, ran into him fror
behind. Mr. H.nkle's car was the only
thing hurt, . 40,
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04

Davis Smith $500.
Modern Woodmen, $40.
A. p. Hatland, S..
liver Kusba, s..
Mrs. C. Gustaf, S..
C. A. Martin, SIS.
st. Olaf's Ladies Aid, $46.60.
Circus Money
Lawrence Blackey, 81.
Elizabeth Adamson, $1.41.
Lucille Kennedy, 1855.
Olive Holt, $3.50.
Mable McClain, 1925.
Margarite Baker, $1.15.
Donations from shockers::
Ralph Mayer, 1913.
Mrs. Joe Budde, 81.
N. Clausen, $3.50.
Jack Desmond, 84c.
Frank Holland, $2.13.
M. Glickkson, $1.25.
G. N. Bridge Gang, 81.
Rev. Albert Torbet. So.