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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
From Royal c. johnson

Following is an interesting letter
from South Dakota's Congressman.
Royal c. Johnson. who is also Lieu
tenant johnson. It is, we believe
about the first word the public has
received from Congressman johnson
since he arrived in France:
Base Hospital q, Oct. l, 1918.
Dear Friend:-
Well the bloody Boche busted :
she'll on top of me the 9th OF Septem-
Der, and has effectively put me out OF
the war for l-2 or months, If not
for good. Can't tell whether I can
ever use my right arm or not. II not,
they will return me to the states.
Even break on that, guess. Have
every bit OF muscle and skin taken on
right side OF back from shoulder TO
kidney,-45 SO. inches ct least, aud
until grow that muscle back, that
good trusty right of mine is out OF
commission. Four days now ana no
more temperature, so no Infection
the thing feared here.
Went out from loss of blood, but
some kids picked me up and carried
me back to wagon on the bottom Of
which had q 4 or S hour ride I'll
never forget, m ambulance picked
me up. AT the 1st Hospital Capt. O.
20. Alexander, formerly OF Deadwood,
now q leading physician of Terre
Haute, Ind, fixed me up fine.
Contradict any and all reports
about my sudden demise, because Il
will take more than that shell ~ keep
me away from home and my wife and
kids, when this bloody thing is over.
If anyone talks any peace but peace
by complete victory over the Bochs,--
Kill him now, instead of leaving him
to suffer until these boys come back.
They will attend to him il you folks
don't.
We took Mont Faucon, and / got
it about mile north OF town. Four
times we churged, twice driven back
at different spots, but Immediately re-
formed and came again. Those kids
of ours will charge the gates Of hell,
with death waiting, with smiles on
their lips, and the Hun simply will
not meet them face to face. This Ger
man military machine is inhuman and
must be destroyed. When we took
the town, we found the water fouled.
One Ct our kids picked up helmet
and lost his arm: another fountain
pen and lost his fingers: and | person
ally found big bomb left in the only
place where we could safely put our
wounded. 1t is hetaer that we all die,
than that the present German govern
ment control the destinles Of our chill
dren.
As soon as | can be moved, will be
taken to Southern France. Pardon
the writing, but all I can move is my
fingers and its hard to drag them &C
ross the page. Tell the boys hello
for me, because | can't write moro
than one letter.
Sincerely,
Royal G. Johnson.
O K.-Royal c.. Johnson
lst BIB Inf
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Funeral of Dan Brown

The remains of Dan Brown were
brought from Melville, N. D.. and
inferred in the Mi)bank cemetery on
the 10th inst. Deceased was the
oldest son of Mr.. ,and Mrs. John d.
Brown, and wasAborn in Grant Cent
er township April 20, 1888. He
had lived on the home farm all Of
his life except two years spent on a
claim in the west part Of the state.
Two years ago he went to North
Dakota, where he remained unit his
death.
About four months ago he was
taken Ill and was sent to the hospit-
al at Darlington, where he was ap-
parently recovering when taken
suddenly worse and died on the 1th
inst. Besides his father and moth
er five brothers mourn him, David,
William, George, Bennie. and John,
the latter a soldier in France.
Rev. A. E. Beddoes conducted the
funeral service, and the Odd
Fellows also read the burial service
at the grave. A large attendance
of the Grant Center neighbors and
friends where present.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Extended Time On Christmas
Boxes to Soldiers,

A plan has been perfected where
by the final mailing date for Christ
mas boxes for the soldiers overseas
has been extended to Nov. 3Oth.
The plan also included a provision
for furnishing Christmas labels to
individuals who have not received
labels from soldiers in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces upon re-
ceipt Of signed application stat
ing that the applicant is the nearest
of kin in the United States that no
label has been received from abroad
and that should one be received it
will not be used. The applicant
must also state that to the best Of
his knowledge and belief only one
Christmas parcel will be sent to the
proposed recipient.
The above arrangement has been
made at the request of the War De-
partment to prevent disappoint-
ment to those who have not labels
from abroad and is intended to in
sure the delivery of one parcel to
each man.
The necessary labels and applica-
tions can be procured by calling at
the Grant County Chapter Red
Cross headquarters at Milbank or
from any Branch or Auxiliary in
the County.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Methodist Church Notes

The celebration all day at this
church over the declaration Of peace
from the Worlds War for liberty.
Appropriate music at all services
with preaching both morning and
evening by the pastor, William
John Calfee. Members of the G.
A. r. and w. r. C. are requested
to occupy seats on the pulpit plat
form with the pastor. All persons
in attendance invited to bring the
home service flags and photographs
Of those Of the family who are in
the Army or Navy Of the U. S. or
any of their allies. These will be
placed on exhibition where all may
see. them.
Sunday school at 9:45 =. m.
Worship. morning at II o'clock:
evening ct 1880. Epworth league
at $50 p. N.
All the above announcements de-
pendent upon the action Of the
board Of health.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Milbank Boy Slain in Battle
Arthur MADEIRA Reported In Casualty
List as "Died Of WOunuS."

Last Saturdays dailies had the
name of Arthur MADEIRA among the
list of died Of wounds. This was
the first intimation received by the
family that Arthur had met with
disaster, and there was some hope
that there might be a mistake. as
the government generally notifies
the home folks by telegraph Of. .
casualty long before the list is pub
lished in the papers. This however,
may be accounted for by the fact
that the name and address was not
exactly correct, being given as Ar
thur F. MADEIRA, Milbank, Ida.
The right name should have an F.
for the middle initial instead of p.
and the state should have been
South Dakota instead of Idaho, SO
the usual notice of casualty may
have miscarried on that account.
It is generally feared that it is our
Milbank man who has been killed.
Arthur was drawn in the May
contingent, when So went from
here, and were sent to Camp Lewis
training station. Later he was
transferred from the company where
the other Grant county boys were
and ordered to Camp Kearney, CAL, !,
having been assigned to a regiment
that was about to go to France, but
was short of its complement of men,
and he with others was drawn to
secure the proper number. This
accounted for the fact that In
about sixty days from the time he
left Milbank he was in France. and
was probably soon on the firing
line. He wrote home when leaving
California for the east, and the ma
val card of his safe arrival in Eu-
rope was received. bat this was the
last heard from him.
Mr.. John MADEIRA, father of the
young man communicated with the
adjutant general at Huron to ascer-
tain the facts last Monday, but as
yet has received no additional de-
tails His friends have some slight
hope that by the error in name and
address it may not have been the
Milbank man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Sunday School Help for Bible Lands.

Miss Laura Schiefelbein has been
chosen by the South Dakota State
Sunday School Association and the
International Sunday school Associa-
tion With headquarters at Chicago, as
the leader OF campaign looking 10
ward continent-wide Sunday school
Visitation day, December first, when
every Sunday school in North Amer
ica will be visited by representative
Of the organized Sunday school move
ment ia behalf of the suffering thous-
ands in bible lands.
Christian North America is being
called upon to pour out its money for
liberty bonds and for war service &C.
tivities OF every kind. II is respond
ing nobly. Another challenging call
however, is sounding in the ears OF
the Christian people OF North Ameri-
lea. Is is the call OF over two million
people in bible lands, Armenians,
Syrians and Greeks OF Asia Minor.
These people have suffered horrors.
They have been mAssacred and de-
ported. Men have been separated
from their families & ruthlessly mur-
dered. Attractive women and girls
have been sold as slaves or taken by
the Turks. The rest Of the women and
children have beon driven into the
mountains and desert, and the path
over which these refuge have gone
strewn with the dead. In the
past two years over . million have
died from massacre, deportation, ex-
posure and disease.
The land where Christianity had
its birth is asking for q practical
demonstration Of that Christianity
now. All denominations have bited
TO answer the call, and q campaign
has been launched TO raise two mil
lion dollars from the Sunday schools
of North America.
December 1st has been appointed
as the day for explaining the need.
creating enthusiasm, and pledging the
schools.
The work is directed by leading
men of the continent, and its work
has been highly endor-ed by Presi-
dent Wilson, Sir Robert Borden, the
premier Of Canada, and by Mr.. Rose
evelt and Mr.. Taft.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
TARTAN OF The APES
At Bentley Grand, Wednesday and
Thursday, Nov. 27-2t.

The film follows the magazine
story with enough faithfulness to
satisfy readers Of the Burroughs
story. To those who missed the
serial the film will be refreshing
entertainment.
Tarzan, as readers Of the story
will remember. is the son of Lord
Greystoke, who went to Africa on
a secret mission for the British gov
ernment. Africa in 1897 was torn
by European ravishers, atrocities
in the Belgian Congo, Jameson's 8
raid on the Beers, slave trading,
with its concomitant brutalities by
the Arabs.
The sailors mutiny, slay their
brutal officers in fair fight and. then
maroon Lord Greystoke and his
wife. A boy is born in the Jungle; !;
the mother dies and the baby is
carried off by mother ape, who
has just lost her young. The film
traces the growth of the boy-half
ape, half human-till his twentieth
year.
A counter melody is being play
ed in England, where Lord Grey
stokes brother assumes the title
after having married a barmaid.
News is brought to them by a sail.
or, Binns, that the heir to the
Greystoke estate is alive in Africa.
The barmaid aristocrat has Binns
incarcerated as a lunatic for ten
years. but vengeful maid-servant
finally helps him eacape. He tells
his story to a scientist, a finger
print expert, and the Greystoke
solicitor, with the result that
party is made up to seek out Tar
zan in his jungle home.
This picture to be shown at Bent
ley Grand Wednesday and Thursday,
November 1928.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
From California

Mr.. G. A. Wood Of Saratoga,
Cal., in sending on his subscription
writes:
We have enjoyed beautiful wealth
er during the year since the last
winter rains fell last March: and
the year promised to be very favor
able to crops; but the 18th and 18th
Of September, in the midst of
the prune picking we had two days
Of heavy rain followed by many
cloudy days, which made it imposs-
ible to cure the prunes. So Santa
Clara county suffered . great loss,
estimated at some 81, 900. 600 lbs.
in value about $4,000, 900. 90. In
my trips to Santa Cruz, which oc-
cur nearly every week, | often
meet some one Of our old Dakota
friends; fast week it was Nj and
Mrs. King and Mrs. Fargo, all Of
whom seemwell and happy as usual.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Shipping fslllTJ By Express

The Nilbank Produce Co. are
packing large quantities Of poultry.
these days. shipping the dressed
meat by express to Chicago. The
fowls are packed in barrels. heads
down and feet ia center. and each
of the three layers in the barrel
surrounded with ice. The consion-
ment reaches Chicago the following
day in good shape for the city
market. This mode Of shipment
affords an always open market for
sale of farmers poultry without
waiting for shipping days. and is
quite benefit to the farmring COM
munity in this respect. besides Civ
ing employment to several people
in extra picking and getting the
poultry ready for shipment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

With old glory waving over q VIC
torious and free people, We are again
reminded that the time is approaching
for US TO return thanks to Almighty
God for his manifest mercy in bestow-
INK his blessings upon us during the
twelve months Just passed.
God has been very good to the poO-
pie OF South Dakota, as he has bless
ed US with an abundant harvest, far
in excess OF what has been showered
upon us in previous years.
he has restored peace to US and re.
leased our sons from the awful naz
ards OF the battlefield.
He has given to freedom q new birth
and has preserved our liberties from
ravages of despotic heather hordes.
He has preserved our homes and
tenderly kept our loved ones.
Let US all then remember his loving
kindness with thanksgiving and re-
joicing.
Let us celebrate the great peace
with songs OF ipy and praise.
Let US observe our national holiday
with humble spirit and thankful
hearts.
But while our hearts are full OF
eu0nkiulneSS. may we not pause
moment and breathe q prayer for
those noble boys who have made the
supreme sacrifice, and for the homes
that viii know them no more?
Now, therefore, ia recognition of q
sacred custom. I, Peter Norbeck,
Governor OF the state of South Dako-
ia, do hereby designate
THURSDAY, 28th DAY OF NOVEMBER
in the year of our Lord Nineteen
Hundred Eighteen, as day of
Thanksgiving to God for the bounties
Of his providence, and in acknowl-
edgment Of his Goodness, Mercy and
Power, invoke his continued care and
protection On that day let our peo-
Pile cease from their accustomed occu-
patiOns, and in their homes and pub
lie places Of worship, with heart and
voice acknowledge the innumerable
blessings which have fallen upon us.
In testimony whereof, have hereun-
to set my hand and caused to be affix :
ed the great seal Of the state OF South
Dakota, this eighteenth day of No
vember, A. D. 1918.
PETER NORBECK,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
FRANK NJ. ROOD.
Seall Secretary Of State.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Henry Schafer Family Lose Son

Mrs. Frank Port received wor d
from ths Henry Schafer family of
Minneapolis. that their con Lorinler
died Of pneumonia last week, aud
that Mrs. Schafer was quite serious
II i'll. The Henry Schafer family
were respected residents Of this city
for . number Of years before mov-
ing to Minneapolis, and the young
man was born in this city about
twenty years ago. The family have
the sincere sympathy Of their many
Milbank friends in this afflict!on
that has come upon them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
PERSHINGS CRUSADERS
At Bentley Grand, Friday and Satur.
day, Nov. 1880.

The world conflict takes upon it.
self the nature of a Crusade. The
Crusades were the efforts Of a new
world striving after a better ideal
than that Of piracy and fraternal
bloodshed. We go forth in the
same spirit in which the knights
OF old went forth to do battle with
the Saracen. Notwithstanding the
sacrificed I'VE shall gain from it q
noble manhood and a deeper sense
Of Americas mission in the world
Thousands Of parents are asking
why are we giving up our boys?'
It is most essential that they zee
and know the young men Of Ameri-
ca are going out to rescue Civiliza-
tion. They are going to fight for
one definite thing, to save Democ-
racy from death. This mighty ex-
odus of Americas manhood to the
plains of Europe may well be called
the Eighth Crusade.
German arrogance casts its shad-
ow over America when the Deutsch-
land rises like serpent in our har-
bors. The Lusitania, the object of
Germany's colossal butchery, but
if those who perished shall have
aided in saving democracy, how
glorious their sacrifice!
When America entered the war,
the Government became the largest
business corporation in the world.
Ten million questionnaires were
sent out by the Provost Marshal
General by which ten million Sam
mics are made ready to pour out
their life blood for the ideals of
their country.
Thirty-eight of these cantonments
have been built in the United
States over thousand buildings
to house 1900, 900 men. at the cost
of $3.50, 900, 900, these cantonments
required over one billion feet of
lumber.
On landing. General Pershing is
received by the French ahd British
military authorities and reviews
the guard of honor. Landing in
France was the happiest day of
their lives. Paris opens wide her
arms to the American fighters.
Singing, shouting. weeping crowds
make their own holiday. Ceremon-
les at the InvaIides in honor of our
boys.
Thrilling battle scenes, reviews
and IN fact everything pertaining
to war life is shown in this picture.
At Bentley Grand. Friday and Sat-
urday, Nov. 1890
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

Miss Lillian Bagdon made a
visit TO her brother William at
Vienna last week, returning
home Monday.
Mr.. Haley, Of Herman, Mimi,
who spent q week here, caring
for his daughter, who was down
with the prevailing disease, re-
turned 70 his Minnesota home
last Saturday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
George White Deceased

Thursday of last week one Of the
worthy pioneers of Grant County
passed away in the person of George
White of Corona. The deceased
man had been in a lingering illness
for the past three years. He was
born at Amsterdam, N. Y, July 10
lS47, but when he was two
years old his parents moved to Wis
consin, and settled on farm near
Princeton. in that state. He grew
to manhood laboring hard, as did
many other young men Of the pio-
neer days. He came west to Dakota
in 1879, landing at Big Stone, then
mere stopping place. He was
greatly taken up with this wonder
full valley at that time, but decided
to journey through North Dakota
before settling down. and from
there returned to Wisconsin. In
the spring of 1881 he again return
ed to South Dakota. settling on Z
farm four and half miles south
west the village Of Corona.
On April 8, 1882, he was united
in marriage to Jennie E. Crawford,
Of Rochester. Ninn. Husband and
wife continued to live on their farm
in Kilborn township until the fall
Of 1906. when they moved to Coro-
lha, and have since made their home
in that village.
Besides bis wife he leaves to
mourn his loss one son. Robert Earl
who lives st Wilmot. S. D. One
brother. Thomas White. also sur
wives him, and lives on the old
home farm at Princeton. Wis. A
neice. Miss Jessie White. Of Prince
ton was in attendance at his bed.
side during the last two weeks of
his illness.
Funeral services were held from
the home on Sunday afternoon, and
interment made in Wilmot ceme-
terry. Relatives in attendance at
he funeral from away were: Mr..
and Mrs. A. K. Crawford, Milbank;
Mrs. VIM. POSTER. Rochester,
Mimi. Mr.. John T. Williams, Ro-
chester, Mimi. Mrs. H. G. Bar
clay. Brookings. S. D.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Lindquist. Waubay.
The deceased was Q man of
fine character. honorable in word
and deed. faithful friend kind
neighbor and good citizen. one OF
those who leave the world better
for having lived in it.
Mr.. L, N Saunders sends word
that the camp where he has been in
training in Arkanaas. has been or
dered closed and that be may pps.
aibly arrive home this week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
War Souvenir

John Hausauer, Of Ortonville,
was in town Monday on business for
the railroad company. He had q
souvenir of the war in the form Of
cigar lighter sent him by his son
Elmer. It was q German silver
pocket piece with the words Got
Nit Uns' stamped on it. Elmer
didn't say where he got it. but it
was probably picked up from one Of
the battlefields.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
"A DOGS life"
Charlie ChapIIn's $I,0Oo,o0 Comedy
Film Shown IN nilbank.

Charlie, an outcast, is found
sleeping near fence in a vacant lot.
The odor from the can of a passing
hot-dog vendor awakens him. He
attempts to secure food but is inter-
upted by the police, and is ordered
on his way.
Later we find him in search Of
work but his attempts are futile.
Wandering along the street he is at
tracted by dog fight, and saves a
small mongrel from . terrible death
The dog becomes his everlasting
friend and together they wander off .
When night overtakes them, the
sound OF music from q nearby dance
hall attracts Charlie's attention.
lie at once decides to enter, and
thereupon comes face to face with
q sweet. innocent girl trying to suc-
ceed as a singer. She smiles upon
unfortunate Charlie. and q new life
is awakened within him.
In the meantime. drunk who
has wandered into the same tough
section of the city is robbed of his
pocket book by two crooks. The
police give chase, and to evade the
law the crooks bury the pocket-book
in the vacant lot, intending to Sc
cure it later.
We then find the girl and Charlie
fast making friends, when waiter
demands that Charlie spend or get
out. Unable to buy, Charlie and
his dog are elected from the resort.
He returns to his abode in the va
cant lot. The dog, eager for food,
digs near his masters feet and un-
earths the pocketbook. Charlie is
overjoyed to discover the money in
side the wallet, and decides to re-
turn to the dance-hall and renew
his acquaintance with the girl.
Upon his arrival. he finds the
girl on the point Of being discharg-
ed for her inability as a singer.
He at once plans to help her. To-
gether they sit at a table near the.
two crooks; Charlie shows the girl
the pocketbook, and the money.
The crooks recognize their spoils,
and by rough methods regain them
Once more Charlie finds himself
without funds and is thrown from
the dance hall. The girl follows.
Charlie, believing the money
right-fully his. again enters the
dance-hall and by clever ruse re-
gains the pocke,book while the girl
and the dog wait outside until his
return.
Out Of the rough and heartless
world of poverty they then take
their way, and later we find them
happily married. while the dog
wakes fat on the heartbruo Of plent.
To be shown at Bentley Grand,
Friday and Saturday Evening Nov.
% & %. 20c and 30c. Matinee
Saturday at $40, lOc and 20c
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

New York Baldwin apples at 81.
SO per basket next Saturday at the
Cash GroCory.
Joe N. Sal1le.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

The E H Benedict family dur
ing the week received word from
their daughter, Mrs. Chapman
at Scobey, Mont, that Mr.. Chap
man was also ill with the influ-
enza. His sister, Mrs. Fred
Cross went out last week to as.
sist in the home.
The friends OF Miss Mary Smull
will be interested to know that she
is about to leave the Red Cross
station 1T Rock Island with some
twenty other red cross nurses. and
make the ocean trip from New ~ York
to Europe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

There will be 40 services ia 1ho
Episcopal church next Sunday.
Chas E. Wood, rector l
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

Mr.. L, N. Saunders sends word
that the camp where he has been in
training in Arkanaas, has been or
dered closed and that be may pps-
eibly arrive home this Week.