The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

Treasury advisors have recommend.
| "a to Secretary McAdoo that war risk
insurance rates on hulls. cargoes and
seamen's lives be reduced Is per cent.
Almost the first action OF the war
department after announcement OF
the signing Of the armistice with Ger
many, was the cancellation OF oil
army draft calls.
BY nm order In council passed rec
emily. Canada takes advantage OF the
reciprocal provisions Of the United
States tariff and places potatoes on
the free list.
Immediate dropping Of food prices
a. q result of the conclusion OF an
armistice cannot be expected. Food
Administrator Hoover declared ut
Washington.
The British 16,35O-ton p~re-dread-
nought battleship Britannia was tor
pedoed in the Straits Of Gibralter,
and sank. two days before the arnis-
tice was signed.
The government plans to abandon ut
once the censorship on news, under
which American newspapers have
been operating since the United
States entered the q
The United States government
promised TO exert it's influence In be-
half of Rumania in its effort to Sc
cure just political and territorial
rights ut the final peace conference.
The American army had reached 4
total strength of 100000 men when
hOstilities ceased. according to ONO
ial figures at the War department. OF
That number 100000 had been sent
overseas.
Provost Marshal Crowder announc.
ed that any man who had received
his questionable and who passed the
age Of 80 on o before September IL,
need not ill 1t out and return the
document.
Indicating determination to 60
ahead with the great naval program,
the navy department sent to congress
. request for $6OO,OOO,OOO for ten new
b~attteships, six battle cruisers and 14l
smaller vessels.
Secretary Daniels announced that
he has ordered work stopped on ths
new naval explosive plant In Wiscon'
sin, and stated that the projected
$9.OO0.0OO naval nitrate plant ut In
dian Head. Md, would not be built.
October weather conditions resulted
in m increase Of 3O.OOO.OOO bushels In
the cOuntry's crop of corn. The de
partment Of agriculture's November
crop report placed the preliminary ss
innate OF production at 2.749, 19S.OO(
bushels.
Americas casualties, made public
up to Nov. II totalled 69,62O. or these
12,46O were killed In action. Thou
sands more have been killed, wounded
or captured. and probably it will b.
many weeks before the last list /,
complied.
Two hundred thousand prisoners
were taken BY the British on tht
western front from January 1 to No
vember 5, inclusive. In the same per
iod the French captured 1000, thu
Americans $4,000 and the Belgiana
$1,000.
Extradition for William Hohenzol
Tern OF Germany from Holland and hi.
trial in England on the charge Of muir
der for which he has been indictet
there. was urged BY James w. Gerard
former ambassador to Germany 10 q
address u New York.
From washington comes the nm
n0uncement that there will be no let
mp Of the activities OF any Of the fnyl
principal non-military agencles-th,
WA industries board, the war trad,
hoard and the food and fuel admins
tration-with the end Of fighting.
Of1cial figures Of the Iowa soldiers
killed In the war were announced q!
follows: Killed In action overseas
7O6 : died Of disease. 151 died Of &C
cident. is: died OF disease In Unitet
States camps. 670: died en- route {,
France, 49,; died Of disease In Eng
land. 2: died In Canada. ?: suicides
3: all IN the service.
~
AZ the flrst step Ia national indus
trial readjustment from q war to j,
peace basis, the war industries boart