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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
TO PEOPLE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

The a is approaching a crisis.
Our government is calling for in
creased devotion, for greater sacri-
fees. South Dakota is ready and
anxious to meet the test of obedience
and loyalty. l therefore hereby call
upon the people to instantly respond
to the following requirements:
Excepting children, the aged and in
valids, working people" are urged to
limit their consumption of wheat -four
to six pounds per person per month
and all who are engaged in the less
vigorous avocations, are urged to alb
stain entirely from the use of wheat
products until next harvest.
Therefore, in the name of our gov
eminent, l hereby call upon every one
within our state, having at this date
wheat -four in excess of "a pounds for
each member of the household, at once,
each one in his own way, to deliver
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
II CROW'S-NEST


So much is being said nowadays
about the importance of thrift as a
means of helping to finance the war
that a few suggestions about methods
Of c%ultivating the thrift habit may
not be amiss. A great many people
are averse to the practice of keeping
a personal account, or trying to keep
one. The best thing a young man can
do is to start the habit of jotting down
his personal expenses and checking
up every month. By looking over his
account Of the past month, if he real
ly wishes to save money, he may be
able to see where he spent money for
things he did not actually need and
in a year or two he will have laid a
foundation for a bank account if he is
determined to practice a little self
denial. If he has the will power to
he car start on the thrift road with
out keeping a personal account. He
cannot always bask in the sunshine of
prosperity. Now is a good time to
start the habit of thrift. The buying
of wartime securities when one has
money is an aid to %cultivating the
saving habit. 1t is easy to keep track
of war stamps and bonds and have
something left over to give to the
various war benevolences.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
THE M ELECTION

The primary Is owe and we believe
that in both county and state the best
men have won out. There was little
Of acrimonious personalities in the
campaign and we do not think that
there are any spots so sore that time
will not shortly heal the sting of the
defeat. To lose is not pleasant. but
TO lose honestly is honorable, and it
Is better to have lost without feeling
that one has conducted an rntruthfri
campaign, than 1t is to win and
feel that you have sornething to
be sorry for having sad it.
IN the past such things have occurred,
in the late campaign we believe
EfhAt there was an entire absence OF
jn4sppess or untruth. We also believe
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
Y. w. c. A. YEAR REPORT

The people Of Brookings will be in.
terested in the following report of the
work done in the city between Sep.
TENDER, 1917, and May, 1918, by the
local Y. W. c. A. The routine work
concerned four groups of girls: Grade,
high school, business and college. One
or two things of miscellaneous nature
were accomplished.
One hundred and thirty girls from
the first through the eighth grades
joined the gymnasium classes and also
the Patriotic League. An interesting
exhibition Of the gymnasium work
was given in the college auditorium
at the end of the year. The fine pur-
pose of the Patriotic League is shown
in their pledge: l pledge to express
my patriotism:
By doing better than ever before
whatever work | have to do;
BY rendering whatever special ser.
vice l can at this time to my commu-
nifty;
By living up to the highest stand
ards Of character and honor, and by
helping others to do the same.
The seventh and eighth grade girls
also organized a club, Our Best Al
ways, in which under the leadership
of Miss Burrows they studied the lit
tie book called A Girl at Her Best.
Among the high school girls a Y.
w. C. A. was organized. The officers
for the year we're: Viola William
son, president; Bernice Happier, vice
president; Ruby Olson, secretary;
Bernadine Ba~ldridge, treasurer. Miss
Wilson and Miss Hendricks of the fac
ulty gave great help to the girls. At
the weekly devotional meetings there
has been an average attendance Of
sixty girls. The girls hope to raise
money enough early this summer to
send at least one delegate to the ma
tional conference at Lake Geneva.
At the college the association, with
a membership of seventy-ive, held
weekly meetings, kept open a rest
room for the use of all the girls on
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the hill, managed a Christmas sale
which Melted fifty dollars, and organ
lied five successful mission study
classes. On account of the war there
were none Of the usual social activi-
ties Of the Y. w. but at the end of
the year the girls presented a pageant,
The Spirit Of Sisterhood.
The excellent work done during the
winter by the Business Girls Club has
recently been reported. Just now over
thirty are finishing the course in Red
Cross surgical dressings which Mrs.
Harding has been kind enough to con-
duct during the evening at the club
rooms.
Through the interest of the Nation
al Board Y. w. c. A. and of the local
board, DR.. Abby v. Holmes of Omaha
came to Brookings to give a course
of three lectures on Social Morality
at the college. This was attended by
college girls and high school girls.
DR.. Holmes also gave one talk before
the business girls.
1t is felt that these Y. w. C. A. ac-
tivities for Brookings are just we'll be-
gun. 1t is hoped that under the IN
thusiastic and efficient leadership of
Miss Keith, the new secretary, that
these things begun may be carried on,
and many more things for the well
fare of all of the girls of the commun-
ity accomplished. Advisory Board.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30

The German offensive has been re-
sumed. There are accounts OF fine
work on the part of the French and
British, and of great attacks made by
the American troops. Germany is 60
ing to get some more country and the
Allies are going to do some more re-
treating, but that does not mean de-
feat by a long ways. General Foch
is working out his scheme Of defense
and no one doubts for a moment but
what he is a greater leader than any
of the Germans. We wait with conf
dence his first move of offensive.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30

that in the county the best candidates
have been chosen and that in the No.
vember election they will be elected
without a doubt. The Register was
fortunate to have supported winners,
and while we do not exult over the
defeat of anyone, we do congratulate
those on the ticket who o by con-
test. 1t shows that they have the con.
fdence of a large number of the peo-
pie in the county, and will no doubt
spur them on to a splendid admins
tration of the Offices to which they
will be elected.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30

such surplus flour to the mlIls' hlel-
chants. iobbers or elevators handling
-four. Sell the flour and close the
transaction (accept due bills, II neces'
sary) and make it available for the
trade and consumption. If you can
not do SO, store it and in either case
report the facts (date, quantity, to
whom sold, etc.) to me for record or
adjustment and such action as the CIT
cumstances require.
This plan obviously does not apply
TO proprietors of hotels, restaurants
or storehouses, who are under special
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
s. s..

We never had as much respect for
the Prohibition party of South Dakota
as we have today. When they accom-
plished what they set out to do, they
quit. This is an evidence of the great
est degree of wisdom.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
Aw. s. s..

Defeat at the polls on Tuesday did
not mean that those who suffered are
not good candidates. They are n
have the confidence of their associ-
ates. But the vote does mean that
those selected are believed to be the
best ones for the nomination.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
6 Sc

While the verdict OF guilty in the
case of Miss Grace Lusk, who muir
dered Mrs. Roberts at Waukesha. Wis,
is no doubt what the young lady de-
served. it would seem as if DR.. Rob-
erts should be the one who paid the
highest penalty. The evidence showed
him the one to blame for Miss Lusk's
condition of mind.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30

regulations Of the state administration.
Every county chairman, member Of
any state committee ard every local
committeeman is required to assist in
every way for the success of this plan
which contemplates a pledged food
supply for the furnishing people so
heroically facing death that free in
stitutions may endure the savage as
saults of autocracy and Prussian mill
tarism. Faithfully yours,
Charles N. Herreid,
Federal Food Administrator for South
Dakota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
n NEW OFFENSIVE

With the renewal Of the big often
sive by the Germans and the contin
uation by General Foch of his policy
of winning by attrition," there Is
bound to be more or less criticism by
those who cannot understand the
methods of modern warfare. The Ger
man staff represents the elimination
of the science of war based on the
old standards of Frederick the Great
General Bernhard, the greatest writ
er on German strategy, puts their idea
of the matter in one brief sentence,
Military action must follow a previ.
ously determined line, and this must
be pushed up to the limit where the
adversary, in spite of all alternative
plans he may have formed, shall be
compelled to submit to the initiative
of his opponent" BY this method
you win by making a plan and follow
ing it out in detail to the limit. By
it you either win all or lose all. Foch,
the greatest writer on the other idea
Of war conduct, writes in his book,
THE Conduct of War;" that it is the
true doctrine that a general should
forsee as much as possible. should be
ready with the greatest number of al
ternatives, and rely upon his rapidity
Of Judgment and the power of a vigor-
Gus eye and mind to change his plans
at the critical moment. This idea is
based on the essence of the Napolenic
method and is phrased in the words
OF that great warrior, Act as if you
expected the worst"
Napoleon was never defeated as a
general. a strategist or a fighter. His
defeat anne when he became a profig-
ate and a politician. The students of
the theories Of war as laid down by
the French conqueror and the Prus.
sian king are opposing each other to.
day. History tells who was the great.
est in the past and whose ideas OF
war were the best. History repeats
herself And the day is not far distant
when the world will see that the old
Prusgaan idea of war, cruel and unre.
lenting. shall be conquered by the re.
sou~reefuIness OF men who believe in
being prepared for the worst at all
times. America is on the ground with
her men. L boys are fighting and
know what and why they do the things
they DO. A general who is prepared,
who is ready 10 change his plan to
save his men, has their full confidence.
They fight better because they know
why. Brute force following a plan,
without incentive, thought or purpose
is bound TO wear out against intelli.
gence and active caution. That is why
we are going 10 win when the time
comes. Foch win make no great of.
fensiye until the moment is ripe and
the Allies fully prepared. We who
fight ar home. must fight with our
patience. The day Is coming when We
viii rejoice in the wisdom Of the gen.
eral who fights with purpose and
not according to a plan.
@w q c
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30

The result of elections in Pennsyl
vania indicate that the national pro
hibition amendment will be ratified
by the state legislature. Those who
won in the big districts were pledged
to its support.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30

Nolan, Trygstad and Trooien were
names that the Register thought
sounded good for primary election sue
cess, and the voters Of the party
seemed to agree with us.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30

+ Statistics compiled by the war
department from reports on the
+ examination of over two and one
half million men prove the center
; of the North American continent
the state of South Dakota-to
be the heaIthiest spot in the union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Music

Jascha Heifctz gave his fifth violin
recital in New York yesterday after
noon at Carnegie Hall, and once more
aroused wonder at his faultless play
ing. His truly is the art that conceals
art He played the Grleg C minor
Sonata, the Spahr Concerto No. 8, the
Beethoven Romance in G major in a
way which was unapproachable for
for technical brilliancy and polish Of
style.
None Of the compositions called per-
haps for the depths Of feeling or the
heights of Imagination, but for what
they did call for Mr.. Heifitz gave as
no other living violinist could give.
The audience was as large as the Audi
forum and stage could hold.
Mscha Levitzki played Schumann-
Chopin programme last night in AGO.
liam Hall, and proved himself again
one of the most promising Of the
young pianists now competing for
distinction. His readings are conserva-
tive Except in the use of the pedaD
but his command Of rhythm and dy
namics, and his ability to plan his in
terpretations as whole give his play
ing markedly personal quality. If he
does not yet impart all the poetic
values in Chopin's music. it is evident
at least that he senses them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

Burton, Cedarhurst, Long Island, for
the publication of lists Of subscribers
in all towns and villages, and that
blanks for this purpose have already
been printed. Mr.. Anderson agreed
with Mr. Brogan that these crooked
stock brokers and promoters of fake
corporations would have access to these
lists, and would obtain an endless list
to use in disposing of worthless stock.
Under the circumstances, do you not
think it advisable to reopen this ques-
ton with Mr.. Strong and Secretary
William G. McAdoo, in order to protect
a pamphlet be prepared to mail to
every subscriber to the Liberty Loan,
warning them against giving up their
bonds and notifying some national.
state or county official of any attempt
to nveigle them into surrendering
their bonds.
During the last Liberty Loan agents
of Sargent & Co., who were promoting
the Commonwealth Financing Company,
increased their sale of stock by having
investors purchase five shares of Com
monwealth Finance stock with every
Liberty Loan bond. At that time Mr..
Anderson repeatedly warned Mr.. Sar
gent to discontinue these methods, but
WAS uNdOlc 10 SCOp IL until ne comm uIl-
Gated with the bank in which Sargent
e. Co. deposited.
THAT bank at once notified Sargent
G. Co. they would not continue their &C
count. and then, and not till then, did
Sargent instruct his agents to discon
>tlnue their methods of commercializ-
ing the Liberty Loan campaign. Per-
haps your committee can devise some
method Of making these brokers real
ize the gravity of the present interna-
tional conflict by disseminating their
crooked methods at least for the next
month, and devoting all their time to
the success of the third Liberty Loan
Mr.. Swami said that Sargent & Co.
went out of business recnntly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Amy Men Win Brides in
Several Marriages of In
terest to Society
Miss Irene Turnure
Becomes Mrs. Kissell
Cardinal Farley Omciates at
Nuptials of Miss Maude
O'Brien and Lieut.. Butler

While wedding bells did not make as
much noise as the Liberty Loan bells
which rang throughout the city yester-
day, they were heard, nevertheless, and
for a Saturday in Easter week there
was an unusually large number of
marriages celebrated. At most of the
fashionable churches there was at least
one marriage, and in some of them two,
while in other cities number of we'd
dings of interest to New York society
took place.
Miss Irene Turnure, daughter of Nh
and Mrs. George E. Turnure, became
the bride of Rudolph Kssel, assistant
paymaster, U. S. N. R. F., at noon in
Grace Church. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. Slattery, and
reception followed at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Turnure, 115 East Thirty-six.h
Street. The bride, who was given away
by her father, was in gown Of white
satin and lace, with a tulle veil az
ranged with orange blossoms, and she
carried bouquet of white lilacs. Miss
Barbara NJ. Kissel, sister of the bride
groom, was the maid of honor and only
attendant of the bride. She was in
pink chiffon over satin of the same
shade, with which she wore a pale pink
hat and carried spring flowers.
Commander c. G. Mayo, U. S. N,
served as best man, and the ushers
were Commander A. Hovey King, Com
mander E. E. Goodhue, Lieutenant L. C.
Merriman and Ensigns II. r. Pierce,
H. P. Edwards and O. B. Prescott.
Cardinal Farley Officiates
The marriage of Miss Maude O'Brien,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan j.
O'Brien, of 729 Park Avenue, to Lieu
tenant Pierce H. Butler, son Of James
Butler, of this city, took place in the
morning in the Church of St. Vincent
Ferrer, Sixty-seventh Street, between
Lexington and Third avenues. Cardinal
Farley officiated, attended by his secre-
tary, Monsignor CARROLL Monsignor
Lavelle and Vicar General Mooney.
The nuptal mass was by the pastor,
the Very Rev. ]. H. Heffernan, O. P,
and other dignitaries of the Church
present in the chancel were the Very
Reverend Provincial of the Dominican
Order, j. Raymond Meagher; Monsignor
Guinan, of the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament; Monsignor John j. Dunn,
chancellor of the diocese; Monsignor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Mayor Hylan Gets
Verbal Spanking
From Connollv
Craig Also Objects 10
Lecturing at Board of
Estimates Meeting

Encouraged by the action of Char,..
F. Murphy, at Atlantic City, in disc;.
plining Mayor Hylan for writing sco,a
ing letters to his commissioners. mon
bers of the Board of Estimate took a.
casion to criticise the Mayor along III.
same line at an executive meeting a.
the board Friday, it was learned ye..
terday. The action IS strong indica.
ton that the relations between TIM
Tar,many members and the Mayor ar.
rapidly reaching q breakin. pont.
Borough President Connolly n,
Queens and Controller Craig fgureS
in the fgurative spanking of the Mavor
at the board meeting, While BoronSs
President Bowling Of Manhattan sat 6v
with a smile of approval President
Smith of the Board of Aldermen was
not present.
Tammany Men Suspicious
The board members also happened
to know that the Mayor had sent AN.
other letter, Of similar character. to
Corporation Counsel Burr demanding
the wedding out "of the deadwoodS
in his department. Some of the Tam.
many men evidently suspected the
Mayor OF wanting 20 create few more
vacancies for his friends.
The board had been discussing a Re.
port of the Committee on Salaries and
Grades, recommending that certain
mandatory increases OF salaries be
adopted. Mayor Nylan objected, insist.
ing that the heads Of departments be
notified that the time -'or putting in
requests for salary increases was when
the budget was being considered.
Il object to this lecturing of depart.
menr heads" said Borough President
Connolly.
Craig Also Objects
Controller Craig declared that he
did not like the general lecturing"
either. but added that he did not think
there was anything improper in ask.
ing the heads OF departments not to
request increases and to show them
the burden placed on the city
Why be SO sensitive about featuring.
if it is in the interest of saving the
peoples money!" inquired the Mayor.
a don't care about that am against
this lecturing," persisted Borough
President Connolly, ard Controller
Craig and Borough President Bowling
expressed their approval The Tam.
many men are waiting TO see whether
the Mayor will hold up his finger to
catch the direction of the wind or
persist in flying in the face Of it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Civil Trial for Soldiers
In Certain Cases Accused Will
Not Face Military Court

Chief MagistratS McAdoo said yes
terday that he had been notified by
James J. May, acting Judge Advo-
cate General Of the United States
Army, that in the future the civil
authorities will. in all probabilities.
be given the right to deal with some
OF the arrested soldiers. The ques-
ton as to Just VINO had jurisdiction
over soldier offenders has been an
open one.
The statement of Judge May came
m answer tc a letter from Magistrate
McAdoo. asking for ruling in the
case of Antonio Angelic, a member Of
the Field Artillery Of the nth Di-
Wis: on, National Army, now at Camp
Upton. Angelic was arrested on Feb
rualy %. on charge Of felonious as
sault on a detective He was admit
ted to $1,000 bail and is now a prisoner
in camp.
Judge Mays letter leaves the mat
ter in such form that the civil authori-
ties will submit each individual ar
rest to the military authorities and
they will either turn the man over to
the LEGAL officials or will try him in
q military court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Buy Your Farm Now;
Rents Are Going Up

One more powerful argument in ia
vor Of the "back to the farm" move
ment next fall was announced yester
day, when William T. Ropes, president
of the New York Building Managers
Association. declared that, beginning,
next October, there would be at least
a 10 per cent increase in the rents of
apartments throughout the city. His
statement WAS enthusiastically con-
firmed by representatives Of several of
the largest realty concerns in the city.
IN connection with the announcement,
which, if carried out as now planned. is
expected to net landlords at least $50
100000. the explanation was offered
that the property owners do not ex-
pect to realiz, penny Of profit. They
say it will go to pay the increased
taxes and the increased cost of in
surance, COAL labor and supplies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Miss D. D. Porter Engaged
To Captain II. E. 3. Pardee

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hobart Porter, Of
engagement of their daughter Miss
Dorothy Dwight Porter. to Captain
Harold E. B. Pardce, Medical Reserve
Corps, son of the late DR.. Ensign B..
Pardee and Mrs. Pardee, Of n West
Forty-eighth Street.
Miss Porter recently returned from
France. where she worked in the Amer
lean Ambulance Hospital at Neuilly,
and afterward in a French field hos
ptal at Cugny, near Ham, for which
she had raised money to purchase and
support a barracks kitchen. Captain
Pardee is graduate of Columbia and
the College of Physicians and Sur
gcons. He is stationed at the base hos
pital at Camp Grant, Rockford. Ill.