The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28

WOSL nOIeO surgeons Ia the MAOulc
west, died at his home in Omaha.
Prison sentence imposed upon two
draft slackers by court-martial was
approved by the War department.
Eleven thousand six hundred and
eighty-nine marines were enlisted in
the United States during the month
ending June 10.
Persistent rumors are current In
Washington that Major General Leon
ard Wood is slated to command an
expedition to Italy.
The present tentative schedule OF
the War department is said to con
plate the arming OF 100000 men by
next January l.
A proposal that not fewer than
100000 American troops be used In
the war during the next year Is made
In an amendment in the army appro-
priation bill.
The furloughs granted to soldier
farmers In training at Camp Funston,
1t h estimated, will add one thousand
to the harvest armies Of Kansas and
adjoining states.
Seven hundred and seventy cas-
ualties reported among the American
exreditionary forces during the week
ending June Is. brought the totals
since the troops first landed to S.085.
All talk OF an early termination OF
the war Is discarded by high govern
ment officials at Washington, who are
concentrating on swift action on the
west front to end the wal by 1920.
With the reaping of the first wheat
in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas,
Food Administrator Hoover announc-
ed that America must continue to
skimp until the allies EMPTY g~ranaries
are filed.
Crop experts OF the Kansas City
board OF trade estimate the Kansas
wheat yield at more than 1~1c,OOO,OOO
bushels. The figures are fifteen mill
lion bushels higher than the govern
ment report.
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Governor Neville OF Nebraska re-
quested the Non-partisan league to
cease Its operation in the state during
the period Of the war, because 1t Is
hindering the, successful prosecution
Of the war.
The entire estate In this country Of
Mrs. Lily Busch, widow of Adolphus
Busch, late millionaire brewer Of st.
Louis, NO.. has been taken over by
the government under the alien prop
erty law.
Senator John ". Weeks, member
Of the senate military affairs cor1mit-
tee. asserted in IN address A. Penn
berton. Mass, that the United States
navy has sunk % German U-boats
since January !, 1918.
Secretary Baker announced that
should congress decide that 1t II nec-
essarv at this time to extend the draft
age limits either below q or above
80. or both. no opposition will be Of
fered by the War department.
Two young soldiers. sentenced to
death for having slept N duty at the
front. were pardoned by President
Wilson and ordered to report to their
respective companies for further mil.
itary duty.
At least sixty-thres ships will be
1aunched on the Fourth Of July In re.
Spouse TO the appeal made by Charles
N. Schwab, director general Of the
emergency fleet corporation, that In
dependence day be celebrated BY such
4 big splash Of ships that It Eill reach
the ears Of the German kaiser.
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AuQF0W A1OU0r LAW UCCt0ICO III ZIG
House Of Commons at London that
tho United States has made II In
possible for Germany and her al!'es
to win the war. THE American
troops are not coming: they have
come. America isn't coming into the
war: she u In it. he said.
Regents Of the University Of Ne
braska ordered three professors to
tender their designations and de.
manded explanation from two Others,
following charges By the state council
Or defense that their attitude toward
| the war was decidedly improper. Six
othpr instvrrtn-@ likewise accused
were ~exonerated.
war department officials have made
known that extension Of the age lin.
IL IN the army draft will be neces.
sary II the present rnfe of draft calls
q continued. Il II estimated all the