The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-02

The senate formally agreed, ~
unanimous consent, to postpone
vote On the national prohibition Legs
lauon until after the recess period
ends August -
Tho a1ishtless nights inaugurated
last winter % save fuel, has again
been put into sfect over the country
b. the fuel administration.
Secretary Baker told congress that
the enlarged army plan he was hav-
Ing worked out II taking shape. Il 70
certain that extension Of the draft
age limits are to b asked.
American army officers and men. I'M
der q present ruling Of Comptroller
Warwick Of the treasury. are entitled
to full pay and all allowances while
held prisoners Of wal BY the enemy.
The Austrian cabinet Of DR.. Won
Seydler again has resigned. The pre-
mier apparently has been unable to
bring the Austrian parliament into
line 20 that It will pass necessary
bills.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt issued
q statement at Oyster Bay, in which
he declared that under no circum-
stances would he accept the republi-
q nomination for governor Of New
York.
Thirteen Russian revolutionary 30.
cialists implicated In the assassination
OF Count Won Mirbach, the German
Ambassador to Russia ct Moscow,
have been executed and many others
Z under arrest
Baseball magnets Of the two major
leagues, at the meetings at Chicago
decided In the face Of Secretary OF
War Bakers decision to class baseball
40 nonessential under the "work or
tight" regulations. to keep playing un-
I'll further notice.
The women's committee Of the
Council Of National Defense passed 1
resolution ut Washington urging all
women over the country to stand at
attention when the flag is displayed
In their presence or the Star Spangled
Banner IL rendered.
Physical requirements for drafted
men have been amended 50 a. to
make to minimum height sixty
inches and the minimum weight 10
pounds. The minimum requirements
Al to height for the regular army re-
mains at sixty-two inches.
The declaration that fully s9O.O00.-
600 Of an. aggregate sale Of $780,
100000 German war bonds In this
country early In the war went into 4
corruption fund managed BY Teutonic
agents, was made by federal officials
at New York, who T investigating
German propaganda.
Automobile manufacturers have
asked the war industries board
to allow them sufficient steel to pro
duce 60 per cent Of their normal pro
duction Of passenger cars. The board
replied that It could not promise ever
25 per cent and that possibly none at
all could be granted.
A 10 per cent minimum income tar
for individuals and corporations, In
lieu Of the present 4 per cent for in
dividuals and 8 per cent for corpora
lions, was favored at an executive SEES
sion Of the house ways and means
committee. which IL drafting the new
war revenue bill.
Chateau Thierry, which represents
the point 10 the battle line where the
Germans had driven their wedge
nearest 70 Paris. was recnptured BY
Franco-American troops July q and
almost simultaneously tho village OF
Brasles, two miles eastward. and the
heights 70 the north of the village fell
into their hands.
War department officials expect
the real. counter Offensive against the
Germans to be launched later this
year. This was disclosed 70 mem,.crs
Of the house military committee ~
General March, CHIEF 81 stan. who
aid that the Neutrality-suspicious.
counter offensive vas just . sample
a what Wal coming.
~ouentin's mother and I are very
Rad that he got to the front and had
tho chance 70 render some service 70
his country and 70 show the stu6
there was n him before biz fate ~.
fell him. was the statement made By
Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Hay,
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