The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-06

Blue stars in the University Vi IOWA
service flag now number 96t and the
gold stars have Increased to IL.
Jacob II. Gallinger, United States
senator from New Hampshire, died at
q hospital at Franklin, N. H., after
an extended illness.
Congress has passed q bill provid-
Ing $4,000 to indemnify Greece for
damages suffered ~ Greeks in South
Omaha riots In 1903.
Losses Of merchant shipping by
Great Britain during the month Of
July aggregated 176,479 tons, an In.
crease Of 1878 tons over the June
losses.
Americas casualties in. the great
war reported up to August IL to the
War department numbered 21,171. not
quite y Of ! per cent Of the total
forces overseas.
Foodstuffs which America II prepar-
ed to send overseas during the next
year would provide a fighting ration
for 4O.OOO.OOO men, food ADMINISTERS
ton officials declared recently.
Tentative plans Of the treasury pro-
vide for three big Liberty loan CAM
paigns within the next year, each to
raise s. .OOO, 200, 900 or more. The
irst will be from Sept. % to Oct. 10.
OF more than 100000 men now
under arms. the American army has
sen nearly one-half, or more than
1.45OOOO overseas. according to an an.
nouncement by General March.
The British government has recog.
nized the Czecko-Slovaks as an allied
nation and the Czecho- Slovak armies
AZ an allied force regularly waging
warfare against the central powers.
The Treasury Department has ex-
tended an additional credit Of $780,.
100000 to France, making the total to
that country $2.O65, 100000, and the to-
tai to all co-belligerents Of the United
States $6.692. O4O. ZOO.
Directors Of the German-American
Publishing company ut Columbus, O..
have suspended publication Of the
Daily Express-W estbote, Sunday
Sonntagsgnst and semi-weekly West
bote. all German papers,
Eight thousand prisoners were cap
tured by the French when they ut.
tackled the Germans over . front Of
fifteen miles southwest Of NoyOn.
The German line was penetrated to .
depth Of nearly three miles.
Senator j. N. Vardaman OF Miss.
issippi, whose denomination President
Wilson said would be q condemnation
VA uA0 NuluttlISNlu tIOue was O0AG0tCO
In the recen state primaries.
Reports reaching Washington say
that Fetrograd's reign Of terror II
raging unchecked. It II estimated
that 10000 arrests have been made
since the beginning OF August among
army officers and middle class citi-
xens.
A vow to stand by the American
soldiers In France until the very end
and to never stop working until the
fighting Ii over has been taken BY
$500 employees of the Western Car
fridge company at East Alton, III.
Americas, participation Ia the war
II being published broadcast through
ont Ireland by the recruiting council
formed to put into effect the govern
Inent's order to raise an army Of
5000 volunteers.
Following q conference Of fleld
agents Of the federal employment serv-
Ice at Washington. the fact wal made
known that there II now 4 shortage
In war work Of 100000 unskilled Ia.
borers and that further curtailment Of
n-on-eesential production 10 planned.
The famous Quebec bridge over rhe
q. Lawrence river at Quebec. Conode.
which collapsed twice during the
course 0s construction, has passed. IT,
final test. The bridge. completed and
ready for use. ranks as one ~ the
worlds greatest engineering feats.
Viewed n all IT. aspects, IA entente
capitals. the allied offensive on the