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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
LOCAL HEALTH STATUS

The health in the county and in
the state seem to be improving slow
ly. but surely. The hold Of influenza
on the whole country is loosening and
the reports from the camps where SOL
diers are in training are especially en-
c%ouraging. The disease seems now to
be taking its toll from among the
civilian population, and eve there it
has reached the peak and is rapidly IN
the decline. The medical profession
have nobly answered all calls on their
time and endurance, and it is only
because we have had a big corps of
self sacrificing women in the nursing
able to fight this spidemic to a sue
cessful finish. Locally the improve
ment in the county has not been as
rapid this week as last, but there is
no cause for alarm, as the weather
is helping to quite a degree and the
cases are not as serious as they have
been. The deaths are noticed in their
usual list. among the obituaries, and
the condition Of those who are i'll in
the city is encouraging. Miss Blanche
Pearson. whose life was despaired of,
is reported to be just alive this
morning. Two deaths in the city dur
ing the past week are of persons in
the declining years OF life and must
not be counted as part of this scourge.
At State College the conditions are
wonderfully improved, and are nearly
normal again. This Is due entirely to
the efficient handling of the matter
by the men of the medical and hos
pital corps stationed there. Bookings
county has been spared the sadness
that has visited many of our neigh
boring communities, in that the dis
ease has been comparatively lenient
with us in claiming victims. The
credit for this is due u good medi-
cal service and efficient nurses, to
whom the Register gladly pays trib-
ute and praise. The State Board of
Health have set November 10th. as
the probable date when the closing
ban will be removed and by the time
of the next issue OF the Register a
definite time will no doubt be set.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
RURAL EXPRESS LINES

The safety of our country depends
on transportation.
Railroads are so congested they
cannot carry all our food and other
supplies.
Farmers hesitate to produce to ca
pacity, fearing their produce cannot
be marketed.
Large quantities of farm produce
do not reach the market because OF
lack OF transportation and are vast,
ed.
About 20 per cent OF farm help has
been lost by draft and other causes.
Farmers cannot haul crops on the
road and work on the farms at the
same time.
Therefore. transportation must be
provided if u country, our army and
our allies are to be fed.
1t has become a patriotic duty to
help.
The remedy for this would be:
Partial solution Of the problem lies
III luo tAtcuSlOu Ct UuTdl MOtOT Tx
press Lines now In operation and the
organization Of new ones
Farmers, truck gardeners and dairy
men find that motor truck lines as
sure quick, daily trans p~ortation to
market and enable them to devote all
their time to their farms.
This encourages them TO Increase
production and compensates for loss
OF farm labor.
Motor express lines afford oppor-
tunity for profitable enterprise.
Chambers OF Commerce, Agricultur-
al Colleges, Food Administrators,
County Agents, Highway Depart.
ments, Bankers, Merchants, Farmers
and Truck Dealers should use their
influence and knowledge to encourage
and assist the formation OF such SER
vices.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
GO ON SAD JOURNEY

Last Thursday afternoon a tele-
gram from Beaumont, Tex, to Mrs. c..
G. Coe, announced the very serious
illness of her husband in that city
while on his duties as a representa-
tive Of the department of agriculture.
Mrs. Coe left that evening for the
southern city accompanied by her
father. c. A. Skinner. and a later mes
sage was to the effect that Mr.. Coe
had passed away. The funeral oc-
CURED at Oreville, O., and was held
there yesterday afternoon. The young
baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Coe was left
with his grandmother, Mrs. C. A. Skin
ner, and Mrs. Coe will return to
Brookings after the last sad rites have
taken place. The many friends of Leila
Skinner Coe, who have seen her grow
from infancy to womanhood in u
midst, will join the Register in ex-
tending to her the deepest sympathy
in this sudden catastrophe and sorrow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
THE WAR

AS TO the peace situation, the repre-
sentatives of the Allied governments
are discussing matters in Paris and
from these discussions will come a
final formal meeting Of the supreme
war council and then the full terms
of an artmistice and the only pos
sible peace terms hat will be granted
Germany, will be given to the world.
There are differences of views, an ac-
u of the immensely of the inter
20 friendly conferences on these sub
jects. a unanimity Of decision will be
arrived at.
On the battle fronts the heavy Of
fensive seems now to be by the Ital-
ians, supported by the allies, all along
the front Of the Austrian offensive
from the Brenta river to the Adriatic
sea. Thirty thousand prisoners are re-
ported captured, a large number Of
tons liberated and the entire front
for sixty miles being beaten in and
driven into retreat. Aircraft are pour
ing a hard attack on the rear lines
Of the enemy and accomplishing won
derful results In turning the retreat
into a rOut.
Germany has sent an additional note
Of information to Washington pro-
testing that the power Of RESPONSE
bility Of German government now
rests in the reichstag. This note has
been forwarded to the war council
for their consideration. The French
and British on the west front keep
up their activity, making it a success
sion of local movements that keep
the enemy busy wondering what will
happen next. The last and only Turk
ish army is being modified on the
Gallipoli peninsula and Constantine
pie is said to be preparing for a
siege. In Serbia and Meeopotamia
the allies are working forward all
along their lines of attack and sue.
cess seems to be everywhere With the
forces opposed to the despoilens of
world peace,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
STATE OF A

The state of trade over the country
reported by Bradstreet's for last week
shows It quieter. Peace talk, infiuen-
"a and warm weather restrict civilian
dealings; the first at wholesale, the
latter two at retail. Peace talk most
effective in eastern markets. The
west, however, reflects little OF this,
with sales equal to or exceeding 1917.
Government demands more insistent
and new lists of less essentials being
made. Furniture trade one of the lat
est to feel insistent government de
mands for speeding up production.
The great of Fourth Liberty
loan unmarried by tight money; still,
bank authorities put further crimp on
money for speculation. Winter wheat
favored by rains on record area.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
TO TRAIN FOR OFFICERS

Two more Brookings men have gone
to camp to train for officers in the ar
tillery. Van D. Fishback and DR.. ].
r. Jackson both left for the east Tues
day morning. Mr.. Fishback goes to
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia,
where he will train for a commission
in the machine gun service. DR.. Jack
son was going to Camp Taylor, Louis
Vile, KY, where he will qualify for
the field artillery. Mr.. Fishback is
junior member Of the Arm of Horace
Fishbaok & Son, investments, and was
born in Brookings and barring the
time he was east in college, has al
ways made this his home. He is mar
ried and his wife will remain here for
the present, at least until he can make
some plans for her being nearer to
him during the four months Of train
ing. DR.. Jackson has been secretary
OF the Commercial Club and a busy
practitioner Of osteopathy, and for
some time has been trying to get in
to the service. He has closed up his
practice here and stored his furniture
pending his return from war. Both
of these gentlemen have been active
in all the wal work and their assist
ance will be missed and their efforts
probably will be better appreciated
when some n else has to do the
work. They take with them the best
wishes of a host OF friends.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
CLASS ONE MEN NEEDED

The war department 10Y opens the
officers training school at Camp FIRE.
mont. Calf, to cilivians who were
drafted before September II, and who
are in Class l.. The announcement
of last week restricted membership
Of this school to Class / registrants
of the last draft. South Dakota's
quota is 10 candidates. Captain R.
w. Hotchkiss, commandant Of State
College S. A. T. c., Is officially IN
charge of applications from this state
Requests for application blanks are
pouring in with every mail.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
NOVEMBER DRAFT CALL

There will be a call for 495 men
from South Dakota to entrain begin
ming about November 18th. The call
has been issued by Washington, but
the state adjutant general has not yet
sent out the quota to each county. 1t
is expected that the local board will
have received their notice by the last
OF this week. 1t is also reported that
the first call for men who registered
September 18th, 1918, will be made in
November and that during that month
and December IL $500 will be called.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

The State College school of agri.
culture will not open mex Wednes-
day, as was the original schedule. IT
is expected that the health authori-
ties of the state will soon lift the
ban on schools and meetings and then
the school will open. Prof. e. d.
Stivers will notify all students of the
authorized opening date which will be
some specified date after November
10th. Conditions at the college are
about normal, but prevention is be-
lieved to be better than cure, there
fore this action by the college off,
Gals.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
BOOKINGS. SOUTH DAKOTA, OCTOBER 81 1918
SOLDIER PACKAGE RULES


The following Is an outline OF the
procedure to be followed by persons
planning to send one of these parcels
abroad:
On receiving n Of these Christ
mas parcel labels, it should be pre-
scented at the nearest chapter, branch
or auxiliary headquarters of the Red
Cross, where the holder will receive
a carton. These labels are not ex-
pected to reach this country before
November /, by that time each Red
Cross branch will have it's allotment
of boxes based on the number Of SOL
diers in service overseas from that
community. These will be 3x4x9
inches in size, and may be filled with
any combination Of articles, except
those on the list barred by the postal
officials.
Articles barred by post office reg
ulations are: l All spirituous, vim
Gus, matted, fermented or other in
toxicating liquors. 2 All kinds Of
poison and all articles and compost
tons containing poison. 3 Explosives
Of all kinds. 4 Inflammable mater
ials, including friction matches. S In
fernal machines and mechanical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite or explode. (Note-Under
this classification would come cie %
cite lighters, etc. 6 Liquids or ~
fable articles, fragile articles o 9TH
er admissible matter wher ~ packed
in accordance with tb ~. Iirements
Of the postal laws pSS regulations.
7 All other articles "hich may kill,
or in any wise hurt, harm, or injure
another, or damage or deface or 9th
erwise injure the mails or other prop
erty.
Nothing should go in a Christmas
parcel which will not keep fresh from
the time of packing until Christmas.
Dried fruits and other food products
should be packed in small tin or wood
en- boxes, one-Quarter to one-half
pound size. Hard candy, including
chocolate, would probably be safe in
tinfoil or heavy cardboard, but no soft
chocolates nor anything that could
possibly be crushed should be used, as
the remaining contents of the pack
age might be spoiled thereby.
No liquids nor articles packed in
glass should be placed in the pack
age. For wrapping the gifts, use a
khaki-colored handkerchief, twenty
seven inches square.
When the package has been packed,
it should be taken, unwrapped and
%unsealed, together whit the label and
sufficient stamps, to the nearest collec-
ton center designated by the Red
Cross. After the package has passed
the inspection of the Red Cross rep
resentatives az to contents and weight,
and been wrapped in stout paper, the
Christmas label bearing the address
of the man for whom it is intended is
placed on it. The person sending the
package, in the presence Of the Red
Cross worker, is required to af1x the
stamps sufficient to carry it to Hobok-
en-, N. J. The postal charges are to
be at the rate of fourth class or par
eel post zone rate. A label certify
ing that the inspection has been COM
pleted by the Red Cross is placed on
the package, which is left in the GUS
tody of the Red Cross until delivered
to the postal authorities.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31

Robert Plumb, who Is in the trans
port service as n of the gun crew
on a troop ship, writes an interesting
account of a late voyage:
October 23rd. 1918.-Dear Folks and
All: This is the 23rd of October and
We just pulled into New York again
and are sure glad to get back to the
U. S., and hear we are going in dry
dock and I am going up tomorrow II
ask for a furlough. Ernest AID |! hsva
been thinking what a coed tim we.
will have when we get home and hope
to get there soon. We had a very
good trip to France this time. went to
the same place as before, to Mar
settles. We had nice, weather all the
way to France. although uneventful
CONTINUED on Page 8--Column -
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
SCHOOL TEACHERS PAY

As there are many school teachers
out of their regular work in the state
at present on account Of the infuen.
"a epidemic. it may relieve the minds
of some Of them to know that the at
torney general has ruled that they
shall receive pay for such time as
they are out on account of the clos
ing Of the schools by the board of
health. unless there is specific clause
in their contracts to the contrary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
ABOUT QUESTIONNAIRES

The local board have now sen out
all of the questionnaires to all men
who were called on to register. II
there is any one who has registered
and not received his questionable. It
is his duty to advise the local board
of the omission. Failure to do so will
lay one liable to the same penalties
as II he had neglected to return his
QUESTIONABLE.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
HOME
BOY IS WOUNDED
JOHN MILNE IN THE TANK SER.
VICE NOW IMPROVING IN
THE HOSPITAL
LETTER FROM GUNNER On TRANSPORT
Other Accounts From Boys Now In
The Fighting In France That Will
Interest Our Readers

Sergt. John Milne, Of the Tank
Corps, writes his old employer. Thos.
Bang, and tells of the fight in the St.
Mihiel advance. He was slightly
wounded, but expects to be back in
the line soon:
October 18th, 1918.-Dear Mr.. Bang:
Just a line to let you know I'm well.
Hope to get back to camp soon. l
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
CHRYSANTHEMUMS

You are invited to visit the College
greenhouse to see the ~chrysanthe-
NUNS which are now beginning to
bloom. There will be no regular
chrysanthemum show as in former
years, but there Is a large assortment
of good varieties SO come often and
bring your friends.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31
In FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders fields the pop In Flanders fields the can
pies grow non boom
Between the crosses, row on And ftful flashes light the
row, gloom,
That mark our places; and While up above, like eagles,
in the sky f
The larks, still bravely sing The fierce destroyers of the
ing. fy. sky;
Scarce heard amid the guns With stains the earth where
below. IN you lie
In Flanders; fields. Is redder than the poppy
bloom,
In Flanders fields.
We are the dead. Short days
ago Sleep on. We brave. The
We lived, felt dawn, saw III. shreking shell,
set glow. The Quaking trench, the star
Loved and were loved, and tied yell,
now we lie The fury of the battle
In Flanders fields. hell
Shall wake you not, for all
is well.
Take up our quarrel with the sleen ooaf,1, FOO an :,
foe! wu
To you, from failing hands,
we throw Your flaming torch aloft we
The torch. Be yours to hold bear,
it high! With burning hearts an oath
II we break faith with us we swear
who die To keep the faith, to fight it
We shall not sleep, tho pop thru,
pies blow To crush the foe or sleep
In Flanders fields. with you
In Flanders fields.
Lieut.. Col. John McCrea. &C. B. Galbreath.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31

wrote that the Tank Corps took part
in the st. Mihiel drive, where Fritz
gave us the best race of our lives.
Most of us came out of that fight
with our "kamarads," with out a
sc! atch. Our advance was steady but
not so . pid in our next party"
against the Prussian Guards in the
Argonne jungles. The country in that
region had a queer, strange color and
afforded the best natural country for
self defense imaginable for the Ger
mans. Thousands Of machine guns
and a lot of Boche artillery was used
against us as well as many anti-tank
guns. l never knew before how close
a man could come to death and yet
escape without even a scratch. It is
true that there is no such thing as
fear at the front. The Yankee boys
laugh when a shell lands near, or the
machine gun bullets come near their
own particular shell hole. OF all the
men at the front the Doughboy de-
serves the most credit.
got a slight hip wound on the fifth
day at Verdun. That was only two
weeks ago and as I'm about we'll you
can see l am not bad of. John NJ.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-31

Elmer D. Kennard. now with the
5th Regt. Marine Corps, writes to his
brother, P. 0. Kennard, Of the late
advance in France, as follows:
France. Sept. 81. 1918.-Dear Broth.
err: Well it has been some time since
l wrote you last but I've been so
busy OF late l haven't had time nor
place to write any one. We have
just returned from the front where
the Americans made their last often.
sive, and again I came out safe and
sound. The outstanding feature of
the whole affair was the terrific bonn.
bardment we gave the Boche with
our big guns. The night of the at
tack it was rainy and cold, and we
waded in mud nearly up to our knees
getting to the front lines to go over
the top. The bombardment which
lasted about six hours was III a
bad one, the sky for miles was lit up
nearly as light a. day-even though
the rain was coming down in tor.
rents it made little difference. The
German prisoners said 1t was the
fiercest Smelling they had ever been
under. So you can imagine it "a
pretty bad.
The last two nights have been the
first two / slept in side for nearly
three weeks and believe me it sure
did seem fine. Life is everything but
comfortable sleeping in dog tents in
the kind Of weather we've had. It's
been cold and rainy most of the time.
With love to all. E. o. Kennard,
9Th Regt. u. S. M. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Du Pont Now Heads
Morris Plan System
Succeeds Clark Williams az
President of Industrial
Finance CORPORATION

1. Coleman. du Point was elected
president yesterday of the Industrial
Finance Corporation, which is tho
parent company and chief stockholder
IN the Morris Plan system. He sue
ceeds Clark Williams, ex-sunor;n+erd
ent of banks and former New York
State Controller, who has resioned
and viii shortly leave for France 70
undertake important work with tho
American troops on the West front
For several years Mr.. du Point has
mad an active interest in industrial
banking, as developed by Arthur ]
Morris. founder of the Morris plan
and he has aided materially in The
rapid growth of the system. which has
now an aggregate capital of approv;-
mately $12,O00,000 and a pending o.
pacity of about $4,000, 900 a YEAR
In statement issued yesterday in
connection with his election Mr. Din
Font said he was convinced that the
Morris Plan is doing constructive
and humane work of national imnor.
lance.
Until only a few years ago" he said
a man working for wages or salary
and, for that matter, many profession
al men. had no banking credit what
ever. When sudden need for money
came, the only recourse was the loan
shark or the pawnshop. To-day any
man or woman of character and earn
ing power can negotiate n loan at n
Morris Plan bank as readily as n mcr
chant borrows on his business stand .
ing at u commercial bank"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
Oppose Short Sales Tax

Action in opposition to the decision
o. the United States Attorney General
including within the scope of the Fed
era transfer tax law short sales will
probably be taken in the near future
by the Association Of Partners of stock
Exchange firms. This was learned YES
terday following meeting Of the law
committee of the exchange. which CON
sidered the possible effects of the At
torney Generals Interpretation of the
war revenue act with respect to tax
alton of brokerage transactions.
Governors and other officials have
made 1T clear that the Stock EXCHANGE
viii not openly oppose the Attorney
Generals decision under existing va
conditions, but they feel that they haye
been treated unfairly in view Of mo
II likelihood that dealings on the OK
change, already unusually small viii
suffer further re strictions because Of
the additional imrost OF 81 for the
borrowing and lending OF stocks IN
VOWED in a short sale
1t is understood that any action take,
by the Association of Partners Of Stocl<
Exchange Firms will be based on ~
report Of the exchange law COMMITTEES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03

Finance Economics

Only 153,930 shares of stock
changed hands in yesterdays deal
ings on the Stock Exchange. This
was the smallest turnover of any
five-hour session since August, 1916.
The general though not extensive de-
cline in prices was owing not so
much to selling pressure as the abb
sence of buying power. Declines
were recorded on very small offer
ings because Of the general DISPOSE
ton to refrain from making commit
ments.
In the three months ended March
81 there were only 3,240 commercial
failures in the United States. Not
since 1907 has the number of insol-
vencies fallen so low as that in
corresponding period; and in rela-
ton to the number of concerns in
business the figures probably estab-
fish new low record, the ratio Of
mortality being less than two-fifths
of l per cent. There are now APP
proximately 100000 businesses in
this country; in 1907, when there
were 3,136 failures in the first quar-
ter, there were only about l 100000
business concerns. This is truly a
remarkable exhibit, when it is con-
sidered that business is going
through a process Of reimbursement
more severe than any experienced in
many years. Either voluntarily,
through government action, or be-
cause Of shortages of labor and ma
terials, operations of many bust
! nesses have ben restricted in a man
ner that ordinarily would have
caused much commercial mortality.
Fortunately, the weaker spots in the
commercial structure had been elimi-
mated in 1912, 1918, 1914, 1915 and
1916, in all of which years the num-
Der of failures was very large. Rising
prices and plentiful credits are sus-
tanning factors; had prices declined,
or more than a few held stationary
by arbitrary action, or if money had
been tight, there is little doubt that
the business casualty list would have
been heavy this year. 1t is signif-
cant that the Southern States have
Jared even better than the rest of
the country, owing perhaps to the
fact that the products of the South
have not been placed under such
rigid control as those Of the other
sections.