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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-17

II ANSAS has backed her war confer
ence with TODD, funds and fighters.
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CONTINUED on Page Two,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
A OF A

The state of trade over the country
reported by Bradstreet's for last week
indicates continued activity. War
work sets pace. Labor supply lessen
ing and shifting as less essential lines
feel government curb. Distributive
trade good, but complaint still is that
needs curtail merchan-
supplies. Government regulation
and price-fxing more in evidence. Coal
supplies a lever for controlling out
puts. Crop reports shaded a trife in
by record high June temper
Frost damage talked of in
northwest, where coolest June is re-
ported. Absence of recorder trade re.
ports significant Of supply question.
Foreign trade expanding. Clearings
large despite lessened New York to-
tails. Large gains outside metropolis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
~BROOkiNGS BOY HURT

The Independent, published at Car
rington, N. d., gives the following ac-
count of an accident to a former res
ident of our city, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
f. c. Miller:
Ralph Miller fell from the peak of
Chris Lund's new barn southwest of
Thursday evening and was badly
Jared up. While putting on lightning
rods he lost his balance, and bounded
over the round roof and to the ground,
lighting on his feet, He was rendered
unconscious for a time. Ralph was
brought to the Darlington hospital that
night but the extent of the injuries
could not be determined for a day or
He is now recovering nicely and
will be able to leave the hospital with
in a few days"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
ODD FELLOWS PICNIC

The members of Brookings Lodge,
No. 40, and Emerson Lodge, No. 239,
of Aurora, held a joint picnic in the
grove on the Mrs. Lillian Smith farm,
a mile south and a mile west of Au-
rora, yesterday. About two hundred
and fifty people gathered for the out
ing and enjoyed themselves in getting
together for a social time. During
the afternoon a program Of songs,
readings and recitations was present
ed and the participants gave an en-
tertainment that al greatly appre-
ciated by their audience. DR.. A. A.
Harris of Brookings made the ad,
dress of the afternoon and pleased
those present with a talk that was in.
structive, patriotic and entertaining
Races for the boys, girls and older
people formed part of the sports and
the amusements ended with a ball
game between the married and single
men of the company, in which the
benedicts beat the bachelors by a
cor of s to 6. A refreshment stand
was conducted on the grounds, which
was nos literally %patronized, and
badges commemorative of the occa-
sion were sold, all of the net proceeds
of which are to be given to the
Bookings and Aurora branches of the
Red Cross chapter. Just how much
will be devoted to this worthy cause
cannot be determined until the re-
port of the committee having charge
of the days entertainment. Every
body had a fine time and the getting
together Of the two lodges proved so
pleasant that it will perahaps become
an annual event for the members of
the order.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
MORE MEN CALLED

BY authority of new regulations
which compel the local board to keep
at home all men in Class One who
are not physically fit for immediate
service, the board called the first of
the week forty-two more men to report
today. 1t was found On revising the
list of those called last week that
some of them could not be sent, so
these men later called are to fill the
vacancies that would have occurred.
No list of the men who go tomorrow
morning can be obtained until late
this afternoon, so the Register will
not be able to publish the names un-
til next week. 172 was the number
called for from this county and as
twelve who are away from home will
be indicted from where they are. it
leaves 160 men to go in the morning.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
NUMBERS DRAWN TODAY

Provost Marshal General Crowder
has announced that the drawing of
numbers to show the draft order of
the young men who registered the first
part of this month will take place on
today, commencing at $50 O'Clock.
These numbers will not be as certain
of the order in which men will be
called as was the numbering done last
June, as the Q~uestionnaires system
has been introduced since that time
and the liability to call depends much
upon what the nswers to the ques-
lions asked therein bring forth. 1t
Is, however, true that the men who
are placed in Class One after their
questionnaires are filed with the local
board will be called in numerical or
der according to the numbers as
signed by today's drawing. In the
drawing last June 10000 numbers
were used to the largest draft
list in the country. This year it is
expected that the largest roll of new
registrants will hardly exceed 1000.
This will make it possible for the
numbers to be a~scertained much soon
er and the list that is first given out
is very liable to be almost absolutely
correct.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
WE SHOULD BE PROUD

In a conversation with DR.. F.. A..
Spafford, who is a lieutenant in the
Medical Reserve Corps and on active
duty inspecting the draft work in the
state, we learn that Brookings county
has the proud honor of having per-
haps the fewest men returned from the
camps to their homes as any county
in the state. In all the men we have
sent away only three have been sem
back as physically unfit for the SER
vice. In view of the fact that South
Dakota ranks far ahead of all the
states in the nation as to the physical
condition of the men who registered
last year, this showing on the part
of the county places us in the very
front rank of the leading state. Some
place to live, believe us.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
BIG EVENT TONIGHT

The parade and farewell supper to
the outgoing soldiers announced in
the Register last week will take place
late this afternoon and in the eve
ing. The parade will form under the
command of Capt. G.. w. Roskie at
the court house at five o'clock with
all of the patriotic orders of the city
in line. They will escort the boys to
the G. A. II. hall where the supper
will be served. After this has taken
place there will be a big public meet.
ing in the high school park, the usual
Friday evening band concert being ad-
vanced one evening. The Hon. G.. A.
Mathews will make a short address
to the boys and the assembled citi-
zens and the band will render the
weekly program. This is a county af.
fair and all of the people from every
corner of the county have been in
vited. 1t will be a farewell meeting
of the people and their defenders and
we should all be present to give the
recruits a proper knowledge of the
high esteem in which they are held
by the whole community. They go
to train in camp to fight our battles
for us, let us show them that we who
stay at home are speeding them on
with our whole souls and our best ef-
forts.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
FAREWELL FOR SOLDIERS

A gathering of the people of the
Elkton Catholic parish was held last
Sunday afternoon, in a grove nea that
town, as a farewell meeting for the
draft men tomorrow morning. The
townships of Elkton, Parnell and Rich
land took part in this meeting to
show their admiration Of the men
who are going to fight for the good
of the world and gave them a feeling
that their friends were back of them
in their efforts. After appropriate
exercises some of the men of the big
gathering enjoyed themselves with a
few athletic stunts. One of these was
a fat mans race and we are informed
that a Brookings man of some width,
formerly a resident of Parnell, was
leading the field of perspiring speed
sters in good shape when he was
tempted to look yer his shoulder and
jeer at those coming behind. This
took his attention from the business
of running and as a consequence he
made a misstep, stumbled, fell and
plowed up the ground as well as he
ever did it on the farm in early
spring. Some bruises, a torn suit and
the loss of the race have convinced
him that the good book was right
when it said pride goeth before a
fall"
Father w. T. Shean was the NOV
ing spirit in this patriotic assembly
and is entitled to the credit of send
ing the boys of his parish to the
camp with a feeling that they have
friends at home who are interested in
them and will be working to help them
gain a victory over the Hun.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
OUT

The missionaries have been sent
out to the men who registered in June,
having reached the g of twenty-one
years since June, 1917. They will
seven days in which to fill out
and return these blanks, and then it is
expected hat a date will be set for
their physical examination. The
chances are that they will be exam
ined in groups of a certain number
each morning and afternoon, until all
been passed. Just how much
these new registrants will help out
the July quota of the call cannot be
told until after their Questionnaires
have been classified.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
CIRCUS WILL APPEAR

The following telegram was received
by The Register Tuesday morning:
Fargo, N. d., June 24.-Paul butcher
Mgr. Register, Bookings, S. D.: Please
announce Hagenbeck-Wallace circus
will appear upon advertised date.
While wreck of one circus train was
heavy blow, no equipment was lost ex.
cept four sleepers. The places Of our
unfortunate dead and injured have
been taken by stars generously loaned
by two other large ~circuses.
Charles A. Gollmar, Manager.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
SUGAR

The state food administrator, C. N.
Herreid, has increased the amount of
sugar that can be purchased by a
housewife for preserving from fifty to
n hundred pounds. The county
chairman suggests that as many as
a prepare to do their preserving and
canning, get their sugar orders in as
soon as possible. AS there is nc tell.
ing when the order may be changed,
it would be well to attend to this mat.
ter at once.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
WARNING TO AUTO DRIVERS

The approaches to the Stearns
bridge over the Sioux River at old
Medary are greatly obstructed by
trees and all auto drivers are warned
to drive slowly and give warning as
they neal the bridge from either side.
Unless all precautions are taken a IA
tai accident is liable to occur. Over
a half dozen close to serious acct
dents have happened there in the
past few weeks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
FINE TALENT At
THE CHAUTAUQUA
BACKED BY THE APPROVAL OF
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
GOVERNMENT
PATRIOTISM WILL Be KEYNOTEOF WEEK
From List OF Attractions Offered
%Brookings Confident That Assem-.
bly, Will Be Big Success

One of the burdens that have been
been placed on the American people,
by the determination to win the war
for peace, is the necessity of keeping
the morale of the people at home sus-
tanned. 1t is imperative that a spirit
of hopefulness be in the heart of
every citizen of the country. Work
must not take all of u time, but we
must permit ourselves sufficient rec
reation and entertainment to keep our
nerves relaxed and our minds clear
and bright for the problems of the
day. To this end the government has
adopted a policy of fostering all of
the usual channels of amusement that
do not interfere with the work of the
times. Games, theaters and c~ircuses
are encouraged to relieve the minds
from the continual thinking about the
awful seriousness of this world war.
One of the most prominent agencies
to keep up this spirit of hopefulness
is the ChautauQua, made better this
year than ever, by the splendid pro-
gram that will be put on here in
Brookings for seven days and evenings
commencing next Wednesday. The
booklet issued by the Midland Cir
cult, managers of our next weeks
event, promises some very good things
for our people. The speakers are Of
national repute, some of them will tell
Of actual war conditions from the
scenes they have seen. Others will
deal with problems of life that are
today vital and intense in their inter
est to the people of the whole nation.
The musical features promise to be
of high order and the other enter
tainment is good and sufficient to
make a varied and well balanced pro-
gram. There is not too much fun and
there is not too much seriousness.
And the serious talks this year will be
of the places and things in which our
hearts are centered and to which our
hearts are drawn by ties of blood and
affection.
This is a year when our fun must
be taken seriously. w cannot spend
an idle moment just for the sake of
mere pleasure, for our pleasure must
ia tQKpn &C q mnanC nf mnkin0 ~
stronger and better to deal with the
real hard questions that are facing
ven the humblest citizen each day
of his life. To some the relaxation
of the theater or the circus is neces-
sary, but the great majority of the
public will be constrained this year
to taxi their amusement in such form
as will also add to their knowledge
and their efficiency. This coming
ChautauQua promises a program that
will fill both needs and give to those
who attend both information and
amusement. 1t is very fortunate that
those who have the making OF these
programs in hand have realized that In
these strenuous times it is wise to
tighten the load carried by every
heart and make it possible for them
to meet the future with bravery and
a feeling of hope in the outcome of
this world crisis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27
N TRENCH
AND CAMP WRITE
LETTERS FROM THE FRONT LINE
IN FRANCE AND AN ENG
llSH CAMP
ARE HEALTHY, HAPPY AND WORKING HARD
They Enjoy The Life In Foreign Cline
And Are Interested In Historic
Relics OF Past Days

This letter has just been received
by Andrew NJ. Pultz, from his son
who left here with Co. "C":
In France. May 80, 1918.-Dear
Folks: Well. we are in a new place
again. We left the range yesterday
afternoon and joined the rest of the
battery who had moved away from
III old camp. We are billeted out
with the French people in a small
village. Don't know where all the bat
terry are, but they are billeted out
all over within a radius of half a mile.
Our room is about IA rect square,
built Of stone. as is every thing else,
tile floor and the walls and ceiling
whitewashed. There are eight of us
here all stretched out on the floor, an
awful change from the spring cots
that we've been used to. When | got
here last night | asked one of my Sec
ton where We slept. He said go up
there around the corner and walk un.
til you get tired then turn in and you
will just about hit it. There were
three roads that branched off. | took
n until l came to the end so | came
back and took another. l walked
nearly a fourth of a mile when | met
a guy who told me ! was on the wrong
track. SO l came back and took the
other. After climbing up a good
steep hill found this place at last.
The horses of the two batteries are
picketed out in a big square nearly
400 | guess, with our guns, harness,
feed, etc, in the center. Our horses
are a fine bunch. They we're a little
poor after their trip across but are
picking up now.
We have a river right close where
we can go swimming nearly any time
we var to.
Decoration Day today. We went to
a short service at the French GENE.
terry where Clarence Nelson is buried.
The battery had a bunch of flowers
that would cover 8 or 10 square feet,
and the French put on three beautiful
wreaths, two OF which were made of
flowers and were about three feet in
diameter.
Well must close as the whole bat
terry is obliged to go swimming this
afternoon for a bath. Hope you are
feeling as well as l. Lots of love.
Andrew.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-27

The following letters have been re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Ander.
son from their son, Harold, of the 31st
Aero Squadron. nov in camp in Eng
land:
Somewhere in England, May II,
191S.-Dear Folks: Well, at last you
see am here, and suppose you have
been wondering about me, but We have
all arrived safe and sound. We were
- days in crossing the ocean and
had fine weather. Some of the boys
became pretty sick. but for my part
of 1t l was not a bit seasick, had a
headache for the first few days. but
soon felt better. None of the sea for
me. 1t Is too lonesome. You 20 for
days and see nothing but water, al
though we saw a couple Of whales in
the distance. We came across in an
English boat, and she sure was a fine
one, well (deleted) also we were very
lucky.
The English are queer people, but
very economical and our money is
worth much more than theirs, that's
why our wages are only half paid over
here. We stayed in port for over a
day and had the misfortune of being
bumped into by another of our convoy
which smashed a large hole in our port
side Cleft side), but we were able to
proceed into u dock all right.
Last night we marched out to our
camp here and as this is the ext
morning, l can't tell you much OF our
camp as 1t is only a camp to put us in
as we land until we are shipped to
our training camp. Our lieutenant
said this morning that it would only
be a couple Of days. AS we marched
out here from 1 to 4 o'clock, the peo-
pie came out to welcome us in the
middle OF the night. They sure well
coined us when they saw we were
Americans. Soldiers. I never saw the
like-thick as fees and we see them
from numerous countries-French,
English. Australians and Scots.
Continued on Page 5-Column p
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
PRESS COMMENTS.
GOOD AND BETTER
IN FOOD D-SAvING.

There aro those in Great Britain who
have doubted that the people of the
United States would make any food sacri-
fees on behalf of their allies in the war,
and they have made themselves known
by periodical outcrics of whether the
American people are asleep or only half
awake to these exigencies of the situation.
And there are those in the United States
and in its Congress who have not only
doubted the efficiency of the Federal Food
Administration but have ridiculed all its
efforts
Both of these noisy focks of birds are
thrown into a futter by little statement
of fact from Sir William Goodc of the
British Food Ministry. He says that
early last month Mr.. Hoover cabled that
as result Of the American food-conservn-
ton campaign he had $4,000, 900 pounds
of bacon and $4,000, 900 pounds Of frozen
meat to send over in excess of what tho
British representatives here had thought
available; and it later developed that tho
amount of frozen meat avail able WAS
thousands of tons" above the Hoover
estimate.
Which teaches all concerned two or
three things. The United States Food
Conservation law is not a failure. Mr..
Hoovers administration of 1T Is not
failure. The voluntary responses of toe
American people to the efforts Of that
administration arc not a failure. They
have been almost surprisingly effective,
as this incident shows. But we can all
do even better, and with q renewed feeling
OF confidence that Mr.. Hoover is working
out this vital side of the great war problem,
let there be no question that we shall do
even better-New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
TOO HOT A POKER.

Should Germany, however, despite
the considerations that would tend 10
deter IL from so doing proceed TO under
take to wipe Rumanla off the map il
would be nonplussed what 10 do with the
territory, Bulgaria does not want If, in
aSmuch as Bulgaria wants above all else
10 avoid complications with the United
states or to put itself IN position that
would deprive it of the considerable
sttention II will seek for its racial group
claims in the final peace settlement
Russia could not incorporate Rumanla
under any circumstances without violat-
ing every principle set forth by the rough
riding radical Bolsheviki. Rumania Will
need to he kept intact or else the entire
Balkan peace would be destroyed and be
impossible of repair and the European
situation be leopardized. Moreover, Ger
many would not dare 10 further provoke
the lIberalISts Of its own political groupings
by crushing out the brave little state that
demands that the principle of self-deter-
minatioD be honored As the matter
stands, if Rumania has indeed made
final choice for the Allies the Teutons will
be compelled to keep In the eastern
theater an amy very much bigger than
that of the Rumanian in order to be pre-
pared for any eventuality And the pres
ervation Of such a considerable force on
Runania S account would decrease by
so many the numbers of men that could be
transferred TO the East.
Moreover, Germany could not hand
over this Job Of acting against Runania
to Austria, inasmuch rs that country is
now seeking to be upon its good behavior
and could not afford TO be mixed up with
new predatory designs simply to please
its ally. Hence there would be required,
German troops, the very ones that cannot
be spared, for at present most of the troops
upon the east front are Austrians. 1t does
look as though little Rumania may do
more useful, practical service in the latter
days Of he war than when it entered the
Ally coalition. Rumania, in other words,
may prove to be too hot poker for the
Kaiser to handle-Baltimor American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
Levy Court and Comptroller.

At the Levy Court meeting, on Wednes-
day, County Comptroller Clark returned
bill of more than $500, for gasoline
and automobile repairs, because he was
not entirely satisfied with it. The Levy
Court promptly passed the bill over the
comptrollers veto.
This seems to have become fixed habit
with the Levy Court. The comptroller,
after careful examination, finds elements
in bill against the county which he can
not approve, and so returns the claim to
the Levy Court without his approval
The Levy Court, without further ex-
animation, overrulcs the comptroller and
allows the claim.
However, we hope this summary dis
position Of his righteous objections viii
not discourage Comptroller Clark Let
him continue his good work and visit
official disapproval upon every claim
against the county that does not show
a clear face under his inspection. He
may depend upon it that in the end the
people viii be with him, and not with the
extravagant and reckless Levy Court
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
Our New DiSpensa6on.

Really, we seem to have a new dis
pensstion in the Voters Non-Partisan
League of this city, or rather IN Mr..
Davis, its president, who appears to be
the whole show, and apparently per-
sonage of enormous consequencc-to
Judge by his talk. The oldest inhabitant
can recall nothing of the kind TO equsl
the assumption of this body-or its
president
A member of Council ventures to
express an opinion-he Is informed by
Mr.. Davis that his Councilmanic reign
is doomed Objection Is made to ma
chine gun az police headquarters, and the
leagues head will buy it and give it to the
soldiers The Police Commission de-
clines to attend public meeting for the
consideration of police discipline and
the leagues head would have the members
arrested, and Will give thousand dollars
to the Police Pension Fund Il they re-
sign. What next? The head of this
league to become the entire police forceP
Who knows?
Those three tailors of Tooley stree"
who solennly resolved themselves into
we, the people of London, had nothing
on the Voters Non-Partisan League and
its windy president. They must now
hide their diminished heads in shame
and retire from their famous place in
history. The league and its autocrat
now step in as we, the people Of VIII
mington And there you arc.