The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-05-03

Mayor Davis, pf Cleveland, and
Mayor ]. s. Myers, of Akron. Ohio,
have issued orders barring aliens from
obtaining licenses enabling them 10
do business In the two cities.
Governor Gardner OF Missouri ten
dered Champ Clark, speaker Of the
house Of representatives, the appoint
ment as senator to succeed the late
William J. Stone.
Seven persons were killed and five
injured in a wreck on the Burlington
rear Bayard, Ncb., when q fast
freight train rammed into a work
train during a binding snow storm.
Indictments were, returned at Ed
%wardsvilIe, ILL.,, against sixteen per-
sons by the grand jury which investi.
gated the lynching on April ;, Of ROB-
ert Paul Prayer at Collinsvil!e.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, lecturer
and wife of the wealthy socialist, J.
G. Phelps Stokes Of New York. will
be tried at Kansas City May 70 on a
charge Of violating the espionage act.
The Italian embassy at Washing.
ton announced that Roman troops
will soon start for France to aid the
British, French and Americans TO
check the onrush of the Germans on
the west front.
Sharp curtailment In the pleasure
auto production Is looked forward to
shortly, as the result of a conference
between leading autO manufacturers
of the country and the war industries
board at Washington.
Provost Marshal Crowder announc-
ed that under the classification ct
men for selective draft service, ap-
proximately 100000 men will bs
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future calls will be taken.
Another German thrust at the allied
lines more powerful than those that
have gone before is looked for by the
Wal departments strategists If the
present drive at the channel ports
fails.
Unless convinced that the brewers
who manufacture the beverage are
loyal American citizens he will vote
to deny licenses to all saloons which
sell acknowledgements beer, John r.
Ransom, police commissioner of Kan
sas City announced.
President Wilson Is opposed to the
Chamberlain bill, which would. try
violations Of the sedition laws by
court-martial, and in a letter to SEN
ator Overman OF North Carolina, de.
clared his belief that the measure Is
unconstitutional.
Concentration Of Mexican troops ON
the American border opposite the Big
Bend district Of Texas was held by
government officials to be due to the
work OF German propagandists. Meth.
err state nor war department officials
regard the situation as a menace.
The number OF American casual
ties In the German attack of April
20, near Seicheprey was about 80.
Since 1t has been admitted that Amer
lean losses were 200, these figures
support the German claim that 181
were captured.
The total losses Of the brigade OF
marines with the American expedi.
tiOnary force In France SO fur re-
ported, Ia 278. as follows: Killed in
action, p; died from wounds, 10;
died from accidents, 2; wounded In
action, "a.
It Is stated that streams Of German
wounded from France and Flanders
continue 30 great that al the hospl.
tails, ~m0nasteries, converts and
schools, not only Ia Brussels, but In
many towns In Belgium are filled to
overlooking.
Both houses dof congress- .av,,
adopted the bill for the registr ton
for military service OF young mei, who
have reached the age Of q i ars
Since June 5. last. It is estimated
that between 10000 and 10000 addi-
tional men will be available for mill
tary service under the law.
Rationing Of confectloners and man.
ufacturers using sugar. will follow
sugar cards for housewives to provide
sugar for the canning season. the food
administration announced. The sugar
card pledges h~ouseholdefs buying SD
gar on the card to use II only for
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