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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
Milbank Boy Writes from "Merrie
ENGLAND"

The Kaercher family have receiv-
ed number Of picture cards and a
letter from their son Charles B.
Kaercher since his arrival in Eng.
land The cards come from the
lovely country around Winchester,
where Basil was located when writ
ing the letters. is known as
a rest camp. He says he only
wishes that the folks could make a
trip in peace times-and if he only
had his camera along-but he says
he has to forget it. One of the
noticeable features he says is the
absence of frame buildings, the
residences, farm houses, barns and
all other buildings being of brick
says he didn't see frame building
in his eight hours travel. through a
thickly populated country. He
writes: there are so many things
of interest that one wishes he had
time and money to burn, SO that
he could see it all.
Basil sends the short address OF
King George to the American
troops which was printed and
presented, to each soldier:
Soldiers of the United States,
the people of the British Isles well
come you on your way to take your
stand beside the armies Of many
nations now fighting in the OLD
World the great battle of human
freedom. The allies will gain new
heart and spirit in your company
wish that could shake the hand
Of each one of you and bid you Goo
speed on yotr mission
April 1918 George r. l.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
TelephOneS to Merge

Last Tuesday Messrs. j. L. Zietlow
and w. G. Bickelhaupt president
and secretary Of the Dakota Central
telephone company were in town
and completed the purchase of the
Grant County telephone system,
which had recently been transferred
from the Tri.State system to the
Northwestern in the division of
telephone properties in Minnesota.
The purchase will result in the
merging of the Dakota Central and
Grant County systems at this place,
but a complete program for this
result has not been decided upon and
until this is done the two systems
will remain practically as they have
been: even when the change is
made the personnel Of the local
systems will not be materially
changed and salary Of some of the
help will be Increased. The gov
ernment. which is now taking an
active SUPERVISION Of telephone and
telegraph lines is Insisting on the
cutting out Of all duplicate lines,
and the consolidation under one
system where there are competing
lines. 1t is generally believed this
will result in more efficient service
to the public and less expense to
the managing company, and in
Ne long run both the patrons Of
the telephone and the stockholders
will be benefited. In many cases
the duplication Of telephone lines
has been serious financial burden
upon communities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
Lieutenant CrCal Reported Missing.

The j. p. Croal family of Sisse-
ton, received a telegram last week
fnom the Adjutant General at
Washington that their son Lieuten-
ant Charles Clinton Croal, of the
infantry. was officially reported
missing May %, and that first in
formation received would be re-
ported.
Lieutenant Croal was an attorney
at Aberdeen when he enlisted, and
was we'll known to many of our
Milbank people as a brilliant young
fellow Of fine qualities of mind and
heart, and his friends are hoping
that he may turn up ali right. The
Aberdeen News gives the following
sketch of the young mans career:
Lieutenant Croal will be 81 years of
age on the 2lst of next August. He
is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Croal
of Sisseton. Mr.. Croal was formerly
publisher Of the SissetOn Courant and
now is postmaster of Sisseton. Grad
uating from the Sisseton high school
at the age of Il, Clinton entered the
law school of the University Of South
Dakota and graduated therefrom
when but 20 years OF age. He spent
one year in the law Office OF Judge j.
j. Batterton at Sisseton, and then
came to Aberdeen, at the age OF p,
where he became an assistant in the
offices of Porter Il Grantham,' attorn-
eys for the Milwaukee railroad. sery-
ing in that capacity for period of
four years. He then engaged in the
practice of law in partnership with
Frank l.. Sieh. who now also IS at the
front. Three months later, in May,
1917, Mr.. Croal entered the first OFF,
GERS training school at Fort Smelling.
On August Is. 1917, he received his
commission as second lieutenant. At
the close of the school, volunteers
we're asked for, for immediate SER
vice IN France. Every man stepped
forward, and Lieutenant Croal was
one of the men chosen for the service.
He spent few days in Aberdeen and
Sisseton, bidding farewell to friends
and relatives, and on September I
sailed for France, being one of the
first officers from the officers training
schools to be sent overseas. Since
arriving in France, Aberdeen friends
have received many letters from Lieu.
tenant Croal-all OF them bright,
CHEEKY, optimistic, and the news that
he is Missing in action came as "a
shock to everyone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
The Forbidden Path
Bentley Grand, Wednesday sysalag,
July 10Th.

Mary Lynde who has been brought
up in . narrow and Puritanical At
mosphere is approached by we'll
known artist who has been commits
stoned to paint q picture Of The
Madonna and Child"
While posing, the artists fri1nd,
Sinclair. enters and, always Keen
after beauty, Immediately asks for
an introduction to the model.
Thereafter Sinclair is attentive to
Mary, who gradually falls in love
with him.
A few months later q baby 10
born to Mary and when Sinclair
hears the news he refuses to have
anything more to do with Mary.
Deaf to her appeals. he leaves her.
Mary drifts to New York and
sinks lower and lower. She becomes
an habitue of one of the lowest
drinking places in the city.
Again is the artist commissioned
to paint picture depicting "Sin. =
He looks for types and enters the
place where Mary is. The artist
recognizes her and asks her to pose.
Sinclair visits his friends studio
and is there confronted with Mary.
She tells him that he must marry
her.
Sinclair tells her it is impossible,
but that he will supply her with all
the money she needs. Again is
Mary installed in a fine home.
The day Of the wedding draws
near and Mary threatens to tell his
bride-to-be of their former rela-
tions. Sinclair, at the end of his
rope, attempts to kill Mary, but
only succeeds in wounding her.
Now as she holds charge Of at
tempted murder, Sinclair promises
to do her bidding.
Mary. accompanied by the artist,
who has learned to love her, calls
on Sinclair's fancee and tells her
the entire story. She tells Sinclair
that he must marry Mary. Sinclair
acquiesces. The day of the wed.
ding, as Mary reaches the altar.
she tells the assemblage of Sinclair 8
sin, and, throwing the money he
has given her in his face. refuses
to marry him.
At Bentley Grand Wednesday
evening, July 10th, together with
a reel Charley Chaplin comedy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05

Word vas received the first Of
the week BY Mr.. E. H. Benedict
that Mr.. A. c. Dodge died on the
25sh ult., ct his home in st. Paul.
Mr. Dodge was . co-partner d the
late w. B. Saunders in founding
the Merchants bank Of this city,
and made his home here for num-
ber Of years in the early days Of
fhe city's development.
Allen G. Dodge was born Decem-
ber 7th, 1888. ct Mumford. New
York. which place is now . part
Of the city Of Batavaia. While but
= youth he moved west to Milwan-
kee, Wis, and upon the commenc-
ing OF the construction Of the Mil
waukee railroad engaged in the
wheat shipping business. He e'built
small fat warehouses, where he
bought and received the grain which
he shipped in sacks to Milwaukee,.
Following the line as fast as con-
structed he continued his opera
tions to McGregor, Iowa.
He was married September, 1867,
at Milton Junction. Wis to jean
ette Lewis. daughter of H. D.
Lewis. In 1859 with his brother
he made the overland trip to Col
orado, where he engaged in min.
ing for several years. Returning to
the states in 1866 he settled at
Geneva, N. Y, where he remained
until 1868. when he removed to
Owatonna, Mimi, and engaged in
the grain business. In 1877 he
went to Chicago, where he was en-
gagged in the same business, and in
1882 came to Mi bank, then a new
town, and engaged in the banking
business. He is survived by his
wife, daughter and son. the latter
Bion A. Dodge, an attorney and at
one time a resident Of the city for
several years, is we'll known to
many of our Milbank people.
Allen c.. Dodge was man OF
rugged honesty, and was thorough
" typical Of those pioneer business
men who sought the west early in
life, and with boundless energy and
determination made the initial
movements in trade and commerce
that has now grown to such great
proportions in these western states.
Although the deceased man has
been away from the civic life of
Milbank for number of years,
making his home in St. Paul, he is
kindly remembered by all the early
day residents of the city and vicini-
ty, who unite in extending their
sympathy to the widow. son and
daughter of one of Milbank's pio-
neer business men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
Four Jack LOckhartS at Reunion

Pierre, S. D.-J. L. Lockhart of
this city has been at his brother S
home in Clear> Lake, where four
generations of Jack" Lockhart
faced the camera. The list embraced
John Lockhart the father who re-
sides in Clear Lake and is 80 years
old. John Lockhart his son, of Pierre.
and John Lockhart and baby John
Lockhart of Centerville, grandson
and great-grandson.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
ChIldren'S Home and Prohibition.

At the annual meeting Of the
children's home society at Sioux
Falls last week the superintendent s
report shows that the elimination
of the drink traffic in the state has
wonderfully decreased the number
Of children the home has had to
care for. On this point the report
bears a striking evidence of the ef-
feet of prohibition upon the child
welfare of the state when it saws:
With the advent of prohibition one
OF the greatest causes OF child depend
ency was removed from our state,
The whole state seems to be undergo
ing a moral and physical regenera-
tiOn as result Of the beneficient re-
suits Of "bone-dry' prohibition which
is noticeable among that class OF
children usually designated as neg
lected. As consequence OF this BEN
eficlal enactment, our report shows
a marked decrease in the number OF
wards received. during the year just
closed. For the first time during the
25 year history of the Chi ldren' 5
Home society, not single child has
been committed to its custody on ac-
count OF booze playing, at least a
prominent part in establishing its de.
pendency. E even months Of, booze
less living has clothed, fed and pro-
vided adequate protection to a very
large number of children, who proba-
bly, would have needed the attention
OF this society. The two last years OF
the open saloon and the licensed
liquor traffic, brought this society
the greatest number Of wards in its
history. The year closing June J..
1916. there were received 136 wards.
besides investigating the condition OF
1S9 other children of the neglected
class.
s'The year closing June l. 1917, 113
wards were received. - children Civ
en- temporary aid within The home and
POO other children were Investigated
and SO far as possible better homo
conditions secured. The year closing
June /, 1913, eleven months OF which
found no open saloon, or legal sale
of liquor, tor beveridge purposes,
yields us only SO actual wards, none
OF whom came to us IS the result even
In part, of inebrity; Is were given
temporary aid within the home, and
137 other children were investigated
and aided with view of correcting
negligent home conditions. Although
the whole years work, counting chill
|.dren on hand, those returned and
temporary cases, totals 10 children.
IS compared with 4l3 OF last yoax,
and the 368 children Of two yeers ego,
| the decrease % yerY oyident which
must b ascrthed = soue deantel
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
Governor to Review Home Guards,

Governor Norbeck is billed for Z
speaking tour in Roberts county
this week. He will be ct Sisseton
Saturday evening and on Sunday
afternoon will review the several
companies of Home Guards from
Wilmot, Peever. Revillo, New Eff
fington, Corona and Claire City, at
the camping grounds at Hartford
Beach.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05

10 the first motion picture in which
the central figure is one Of the vul-
lures Of the ky by which the Huns
spread death and destruction thru
England, Belgium and France. be-
fore the allies air fleets were made
sufficiently formidable to put them
to rout. Critics of standing agree
that it is one Of the greatest pro-
ductions Of its kind ever made. 1t
presents modern warfare in all its
aspects. but not to such lengths as
to be gruesome. The attack upon
the defenseless British hamlets is
one Of the most trikingly realistic
scenes ever converted to the screen.
There 10 no escape from its utter
drama. It carries you miles and
miles away from the four tight
walls Of the theater. A whole
vast country is the stage-fie'ds,
roads villages and cities. the sea
and far into the death dealing dir
igibles of the Prussians! And for
the first time we see the Zep in
action, swaying out its murderous
meal Of bombs upon the sleeping
men and women and children far
below. No sparing of details
marks its course. no softening of
bitter, cruel lines. At Bentley
Grand Saturday evening. July 18th
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
Chaplain felnlef Conyleiod.

A couple OF months ago we pub
lished extracts from Z Honolulu
paper in regard to the trial Of
Chaplain Franz ]. Feinler, the Cath
olic priest who was appointed from
here to q chaplaincy in the army
some six years ago. The court
martial convicted Feinler and he
has been sentenced. but the case has
been given to the president for re-
view. A correspondent Of the
Christian Science Monitor from
Honolulu says:
\ Honolulu, Hawaii.-Ch2plain Franz
]. Feinler, captain second infantry.
o. 3. A., who was stationed at TT.
Shafter, has been found guilty Of dis.
Loyalty and sentenced to long term
OF penal servitude. Announcement to
this effect has been made In Honolulu
from Washington, d. c., Chaplain
Feinler is Roman Catholic.
The case has been given to Presis
dent Wilson for review. Although
the advices reaching here do not spec
ify the length of sentence, it is believ.
ed the prisoner will be given q sent
ence similar to that of Captain
Henkes. who was ordered from France
in company with Chaplain Feinler by
General Pershing and later tried for
edisloyat utterances and convicted OF
the otfense. Captain Henkes was
sentenced TO Imprisonment for 20 years
Chaplain Feinier was arrested here
on March 2, and his trial for the Of
tense OF which he has been convicted
began on March - and extended over
period Of several days. He as a
native of Germany. and has been ia
the service Of the United States Army
in various parts Of the United States,
and in 1912 held a post at the Amer
lean Embassy in Tokyo. japan
Although the trial brought out nu-
merous cases of disloyal and treason
a ble uttcrances, the specific charges
Chaplain Feinler was tried upon we're
disloyal, contemptuous and disre-
spectful language against the Presi.
dent and Brig.-Gen j. p. Wiser,
commander of the Hawaiian Depart
ment. Z. S. A., attempting to cause
disloyalty in the military forces of the
United States: upholding the sinking
OF the Lusitania: asserting that the
American troops in France were a
drunken lot and the scatfolds should
be erected in large numbers ia France
to hang American soldiers for COM
hitting atrocities upon the French
population: for asserting that liber-
tv bonds should not be bought, and
that those who did buy were ''crazy."
The evidence brought out at the
trial showed that Feinler had been un.
der suspicion for q long time, and
that he was constantly under surveil-
lance by the intelligence department
of the army. Sergeant Major Weight
OF the army was the principal witness
in the case, aud it was due largely to
his efforts thatfhe Evidence was Sc
cured agains Eeirfer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
Orders Thfeshlnq Record

The South Dakota council Of de.
tense has ordered all owners and
operators Of threshing machines to
record the amounts and kind of
grain harvested and the namee of
the owners. These recorda mnGe
b given 70 the chalrlnan q -
county council of oeDoo Wtl ~
80 days aftsf - - = q; ~
tApoGhine e1nol
grain N1na + W = ~ r. =
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Distinguished Service Cross.

Among those who have been
awarded the distinguished service
cross for conspicuous heroism .
week or two ago. was a Grant
county young man in the person Of
f. T.. Birch, son Of state repre-
sentative j. r. Birch Of Albee. He
was awarded the medal for having
rescued a wounded comrade under
heavy barrage fire.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
War Savings Stamps

While the var savings meeting
last Friday at the school house was
not largely attended. and the quo
ia is far from being subscribed, we
understand an effort will be made
by q committee having the matter
in hand to personally - every on
and get subscriptions - the full
quota of the city.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
TO. Take Mechanical TRAINING.

Messrs. Arlene Clark and Leo De
Greet came up from Big Stone last
Saturday and took the west bound
flyer to go to Rapid City, having
enlisted to take mechanical train
ing for military service, They
will be located at the school Of
mines for their training.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-05
Hfty-Hlle isr July.
The July Gu b e q - -
Camp Do691 - s r 3poeid

Inc local board has received =
call for SO men 70 be indicted
into service and sent - Camp
Dodge, Iowa, within the Ave daye
commencing July q. In con.
nection with this call there is N
opportunity for sir men % tale
special training, three At the
state university at Vermillira
and three at the state collexe g
Brookings, these will 10 sent
July Is.
The following names are those
who have been selected for this
draft so far, but some OF these
have not had physical examina.
ton, and should they not pass
new names will have to take tneir
place. The last seven names
were taken out of class 2 and
placed on the list:
s5s John Hoen
6o6 Hennng Siegfredt Aronson
$50 Har Id Edward Moe
s45 Edward Frederick McCrea
$50 Henry A. Dornbusch
s3a William seidell
693 Harry Bohn
G55 Bennie Moser
629 William A. Strube
637 John NJ. secheer
255 Herman Seabrands
ail Ephram Naftali Hailberg
227 Ludwig Lnnd
16s Fred w. Anderson
545 Fred Frederick kson
800 Fohn Konetanf
2s4 julius Ben Aim
4l9 Robert julius Anderson
Al Harry Albert Stengei
5ls Johnie sullivan Jacobson
5is Melin Scheid
493 Herman Bentler
57s Edward Zuehlke sS
s45 Emil w. Carlson
81 Syver Hagen
) si6 Otto w REIN
si2 William Carl Conner
ss7 Oscar r. Redman
81 John Seffort
66O Elmer .undbere
625 Roy ]. Engert
600 Frank Jenson
a47 Charlie Schmidt
aa6 Emil Glomstad -.
i7e Hsary Martin e
~ Charles Ralph Kelly
$40 Fred Will Abraham
2S9 Philip c. Ynst
257 John A. Nielitz
4is Henry Conrad
47s Harold h. Nelson
SAL Gottliet, r. W. Nueller
SIS Robert Victor LindAhls
$50 Altsss uchofks
COL Frank Delbert Darling
s34 Floyd L. Brown
639 A. V.AWoeztck
9s5 Frederick William Berglund
24g Guy L. Wood
SaS Rudolph Albert Ernet
S78 Hans Tesnees
74l Harry Wilson Beal
A. Carl F. Bracht
113 Elmer n. Lofquist
13l Henry Steel
14a Albert EgPmayer
l43 Conrad Lund
l65 Richard Redman
1872 Emil M. Llndahl
Evening star., 1918-05-22
BOMBS AGAIN DROPPED
ON SUBURBS OF PARIS
German Fliers Kill Three Persons,
But Fail to Penetrate City's
Defenses.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 22-German aviators
made an Intellectual attempt last night
to raid Paris Three persons were
killed and several wounded in the
outskirts Of the city. but none of the
raiders reached Paris itself A Ger
man airplane was hit by an anti
aircraft gun and fell in flames, north
of the city.
The enemy dropped bombs in various
suburban localities. Some material
damage is reported The signal that
all was clear was sounded at / o'clock
this morning.
The raid demonstrated the high
state of efficiency to which the aerial
defenses of the city have been
brought. 1t was a clear and windless
night with brilliant moon, ideal for
an aerial attack. The raiders, who
were divided into two squadrons,
sought vainly for two hours to find
gap in the wall of fire with which
the city was encompassed. The places
Germans circled far around the city
before loosfng their cargoes and fee
ing.
The following announcement was
given out this morning:
Enemy aircraft having been report
ed by our lookout posts making for
Parls.~ an alarm was given. The Diff
ferent methods of defense were nut
into operation. A violent curtain of
fire was thrown up and our sauadrons
took the air."
Evening star., 1918-05-22
DOUGHBOYS WALKING
JUST AB|T STRA|GHTER
Announcement They Hold Third
Rank on West Front Inspires
Americas Fighters.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Tuesday, May 21.-Wash-
ington's announcement that the COM
bined fronts held by the American ex-
peditionary forces in France cover a
greater distance than that held by
Belgium and take third rank. has in
spired the men in the American ranks
as probably nothing else could
The announcement was published
in newspapers reaching the various
zones in which there are Americans
today, and the result is that every
one of the "doughboys" is walking
Just little straighter and there is
just q little more snap in his salute.
Stan officers and certain other off,
GERS have known the fact for some
time, but the average American SOL
diers. billeted In some out-of-the way
little French village or living where
the shells fly. does not get chance
to know what is going on outside his
own little sphere.
In vague way the men in the line
have known that other Americans
have been scattered along the battle
front somewhere between SwitZer-
land and the sea. But none even
thought the forces of which he was a
member were holding section of the
line second only to that held by the
French and British.
The announcement was the sole
topic Of the conversation tonight in
The men now are looking forward to
the time when there may be an an
nouncement that the Americans are
occupying the second place.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
TO BEGIN FINAL DRAFT
OF D. c. BILL TOMORROW

The Senate District subcommittee
of the appropriations committee today
completed its hearings on the District
appropriation bill and tomorrow will
begin to make its final draft of the
measure for report to the full COM
mittee. The subcommittee probably
Will finish its work soon.
George E. Hamilton. president of the
board of education. and Supt. Thurston
of the public schools appeared before
the subcommittee today and urged fur
ther appropriations for the public
schools. Theodore W. Noyes, president
of the board of trustees of the Public
Library. was heard by the committee in
connection with a number of the items
for the library.
E. j. Ryon, an attorney represent
isg Local 80 of the Steam and Opera
tion Engineers Union, filed a brief
with the committee, urging an in
crease in the pay of the engineers en-
ployed by the District government.
1t appears that these engineers are
paid considerably less than those in
private employ in Washington are re-
ceiving. Mr.. Ryon in his brief urged
upon the committee that an Injustice
Is being done to these engineers. In
the case of some of them their nav
has not advanced in the last ten years.