The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-20

Protective Island mine near Nanimo,
B. c., Canada.
Regular aerial mail service between
Chicago and New York vii! be inau-
gurated October 1. p~ostof1ce officials
at Washington announced.
American casualties up to August
20 totalled 1890. 10000 OF when are
slight injuries and had 10 been re-
ported up to that date.
Hogs sold for so a hundred on the
South Omaha market the other day,
the highest price ever paid for pork
ers at that market.
A uniform compensation, insurance
and pension plan for all railroad en-
pioyes IL under consideration by the
railroad administration.
The American steamer Dora, for
merly an Austrian vessel, was tor.
pedoed and sunk on the French coast
September A. No lives were lost.
The federal food administration
has announced that manufacture Of
beer in the United States will be pro-
hibited after December /, next, 40 q
war measure.
Alexander Pan:ages, theater owner,
today was asked by the war indus
tries board to stop construction work
his new $25O,OOO theater at Salt
Lake City.
Over 1900 more people attended
the Nebraska state fair at Lincoln this
year than ever before in the history
of the exhibition. Total attendance
214.537.
Henry Ford In a statement at De
troit announced he would become an
active instead Of a passive candidate
for election to the United States SEN
ate.
More than 1900 men were indicted
into military service and 5000 others
were adjudged seriously delinquent az
a result Of the Stacker roundup In
New Jersey.
Fifteen persons were killed and
more than a score injured when a fast
train on the Burlington
crashed into a work train near AL
Neb. ].
General March revealed ut Wash.
ingtOn that General Pershing now has
under his direct command more than
90 per cent Of the troops who have
reached France.
American navy headquarters in
EondOA announced that nearly 2GO.O0O
were transported overseas during
August. one-third Of this total In
American ships.
Reports reaching Washington from
reliable sources state that serious
differences have arisen between Bull
garia and Turkey over division OF war
sports. and that a conflict between the
two nations Is imminent.
Without a dissenting vote. the house
Of representatives passed the senate
resolution empowering the president
to establish prohibition zones around
factories. mines. ship yards
and other wal production plants.
A the result of n shortage Of
animal feed in this country live stock
will soon be put on q regular food ra-
tion. predicted Federal Food Examin-
er Ladd Of North Dakota. who return
ed to Fargo from Washington recently.
A persistent report 10 current at
that Secretary McAdoo
will resign the treasury portfolio i'm
after the next liberty loan.
and thereafter devote his entire time
his work a. railway director gen
eral.
Two hlghwaymen entered the
American Express company Office at
North Pfatte. Neb.. ID broad daylight,
attached and rendered the agent. Mrs.
Max Hensolt Unconscious. and ~
capsd with nearly 1900 In money or
1ers and cash.
Heaviest reduction IN corn prodnc-
hon fOrecasted Ii the September crop
report Of the department OF agricul.
Enre came from Kansas. with 4 loss Of
52,0OO.A0O bushels: Nebraska. with
5O.00O.000 bushels: Missouri, with ST.
bushels: Illinois, with ST.
10000 bushels, and Iowa with $1,000
100 bushels.
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