The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-09

tember q and October Ia
French and American troops have
entered -Tardenois, the Ger
man supply base, which lies In the
middle line Of the Asne-Marne sector.
The food administration has appeal.
ed to hotels, clubs and restaurants to
discontinue serving turkey broilers.
Farmers also were urged not to sell
turkeys until they are matured.
German lines on the Aisne-Marne
salient on July % were eleven miles
forther away from Paris than they
were when the assault was launched
July IL.
Reports from reliable sources say
that the west front disaster caused
depression In Germany similar to
what the Pave debacle did in Austria.
Hungary.
Five persons were killed and an
other was injured Sunday when an
automobile was struck by an interur-
ban car at q crossing four miles south
of Waterloo, la.
The wal department plans to ask
congress to pass legislation providing
some distinguishing badge Or button
for soldiers honorably discharged
from the military service.
The bill which finally winds up
German banks In England and pre-
vents their opening for five years after
the war passed It's third reading In the
House Of Commons.
State oflcials have been notified by
the War department that the August
acquisitions OF drafted men will be
approximately those OF July when
367 1861 registrants were called.
Secretary Baker exempted baseball
players Of draft age from 1.-THE work
or fight" order until September l. AZ
ter that date 1t is believed the major
leaguers will suspend playing.
Increasing demands for coal from
overseas and for the emergency fleet,
army, navy and other government OPP
eratiOns threaten the New England
states fuel supply for next winter.
The war Is costing the people Of
Great Britain $34,92O,OOO per day, or
$1,455.OOO every hours. or nearly
$4,000 a minute, according to a STATE
ment prepared by the imperial author
tiles.
The federal grand jury at New
York indicted the Western Union Tel.
egraph company, on charges Of send
ing $4,000 night letter messages by
messenger. The maximum penalty Is
about 81, O0O. OOO.
Release Of hotels, restaurants, clubs
and dining a services throughout the
country from the voluntary pledge to
III no wheat until after the present
harvest was announced by the food
administration.
A total Of fifty-two German divi-
sions have been identified in the
Aisne-Marne fighting. This represents
approximately one-quarter OF the to-
tai number OF German troops on the
western front.
August draft calls, expected to
reach 100000. indicate that class l
will be exhausted by October 1. This
means congress must rush the new
man power bill and that a new reg.
~istration and classification Of men
who have reached q since June 5 will
be held before October.
Radical increases In the taxes on
gross sales Of automobiles, cosmetics,
proprietary medicines, cameras.
sporting goods. piano players and
monographs tentatively agreed
to By the house ways and means CON-
mittee IN framing the 5000. 900, 900
val revenue bill.
Reports that General Pershine mad
criticized the American design OF the
De Haviland bombing airplane and re.
Quested that no more Be rent 10
France. led Secretary Baker TO make
public the fact that the general had
Just asked FOR immediate shipment Of
. large number OF the machines,
The order Of the adjutant general
prohibiting the issue Of rides to home
Guard. examinations until the quota
Tor the national guard has been filled
has been modified % that the home
guard may bs supplied where the
rifles : not actually needed for ma
tional guard units already organized.
Relafi0n1 hefwAen. EArmauv anA