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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-30
LINES THE FRENCH
Harvey Green Writes Of us Soldier
Life N France.

Following are extracts from q
letter from France, written by
Harvey Green, q former resident Of
Milbank. which will be Of interest
to his old schoolmates, and friends
Of the H. H. Green family:
On active service. Amer, E. F.
Aug. Z. 1918.
Deer aunt and all-Just received
y.ar most unexpected letter Of
May goth, and can't tell. you hsw
glad l was to hear from you-yes
l have been in France very near 8
months now and . soldier IL months,
and like it fine. This is sure q
great country and the people treats
US fine; although they are most Of
them very poor on account of the
war. but the Americans bring
prosperity where ever they 30. and
are bringing it to this country.
Harold (Finley) is not with me now
and has not been for 2 months. and
has already been in the trenches and
got gassed-We are in the service
Of the rear now and drilling daily
in the new art Of warfare; Can't
say when | will hit the trenches,
but am anxious for the time to
come so can do my bit with the
other boys. Don't expect l will
ever get q chance to see any Of your
boys, as I'm q long ways from the
coast. and we get very little chance
to run around. The French people
are 0. K. and | am glad that the
United States saw fit to help these
people out. for they sure needed it,
and then they are very deserving.
and also appreciate what is being
done for them, for the 'Yanks"
are ace high over here. This coun-
try is very beautiful and pictur-
esque where it is not laid waste by
war. and all the buildings are old
and substantial, all are built of
stone, even to the smallest, and
have red tiled roofs; the roads are
fine here and the scenery is the best
l have ever seen. The country is
away behind the times in every
way. are just beginning to import
-to-date farm machinery, from
the States. was lin the advance
zone for 6 months (had charge Of
oil station,) but never in the
trenches, but have been very close
to them once or twice. | have
learned but very little French and
don't believe | ever would learn it
enough to do me any good. hear
from the folks very regular and am
sorry that they are not feeling bet
ter but also glad that aunt Glenn is
with them. Hope this finds you
all we'll and prosperous.
Your nephew,
Corporal, H. C. Green,
Co. A. 161. U. S. Init.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-30
Che flFonea nllll-etlly

The fiiremen want - 70 give No.
tice to those who make : pgoetic
Of running to fires when - ~
u given that they must keep
of the WY Of the firemen,
the alarm Was given laGt
evening there were sever
ents, md considerable -
! Are department o.
thoss Who cot II the
apparatua at the sp'
o. The rod e t1(
u,en win not u 4Fe
| itnturise - ~
g Y T. Z -: Z. elso,s
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-30
Tea Going up.

The Erlandson o Johnson Co.,
has received notice of a raise of l2c
q pound advance on tea. They are
selling the remainder of their stock
at the old price. but this will only
last for about week. You can
save something by buying now.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-30

Mr.. Gust Nelson one Of the old
tims residents Of Stockholm town
ahi j, came into Milbank to ZEE the
aoldter boys start on their military
coeoee Wednesday. = number at his
youpg friends and neighbors being
au1ong them.
Herbert Snhr, ons Of our Mil
bank young msn Who enlisted in
the.hapy dnring H. past year and
WAo 9 stntionod at Norfolk. Va.
- 1870 q ! fnrlouGh, n ays -
|tTnoeting aloag aieoly. and II -
|ln11oG1ie 1hpU< - uoW.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-30
For Camp Funston.

A special train Wednesday after
noon at 1862 left the city carrying
the Grant and Roberts county Aug
ust selection for the national army.
A large crowd Of citizens and
friends Of the boys from the sever
al parts Of the county were present
to give them q send off, the band
accompanying them to the depot.
where Supt. H. C. Souder made .
short farewell address. Following
are the names of the Grant county
boys:
Elmer Loftquist, Milbank
Ludwig Lund, Marietta, Mimi
Harry Cess, Big Stone
Noah Whipple, Twin Brooks
Harry Abrahamson, Water
town
Martin Frederickson, Big
Stone
Ford McCracken, Milbank
Carl Swanson, La Bolt
David l-indahl, Strandburg
Fred Croymans, Milbank
Lester McCulloch, Big Stone
Frank Strege. Milbank
Everette Filbert, Milbank
Fritz Oscar Lundburg, Strand
burg
Walter Mielitz, Big Stone
David Redman, Revillo
Erwin Neuschwander, Big
Stone
Andrew Weinkauff, Strand
burg
Charles Jackson, Granger, Ia
Harold Noll, Big Stone
Magnus Berger, Ortley
Harold Smith, Revillo
Fred Krause, RevilIo
Earl Miller, Troy
Roy Rude, Marvin
Frank Tessin, Milbank +
Adolph Peterson, Summit
Carl E. Johnson, Marvin
Ray Schliesman, Milbank
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-30
FROM BELGIUM
Afed fealer Writes Of Trench Life
at Ypres.

The following letter is from Al
tired Fenner one Of our Milbank
boys, who is with a machine gun
company now stationed at the long
contested town of Ypres, in Bel
gium:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
Snyder Will Hold Up
Pay Of State Employees
Away on Political Work

Auditor General Charles A. Snyder
to-day addressed a letter to all heads
OF State Departments warning them
that he means to hold up warrants
for the salaries of all state officers
and employees who have left their
work to take part in political CAM
paIgns. He asks them to scan their
payrolls for any such Irregularities.
TIE letter in full is as follows:
81 have been informed that certain
state officers and employees have
temporarily abandoned the perform
arce of their official duties in order
to devote their time and attention to
political and other matters.
Il believe that acquisitions for the
salaries and expenses of public SER
wants who neglect their duties in this
manner should be subjected to close
scrutiny, and that payment should
be withheld in case abuses of this
kind are shown to exist.
II have no reason to believe that
your department has offended in this
particular. but | think it only fair
to advise you of my attitude in the
matter so that no difficulty may
arise in the settlement of public ac-
counts"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
WELL AND HAPPY WOMAN
REACHES Tooth MILESTONE
OF HER GREEN OLD AGE
Mrs Sarah Miller Passes Century Mark in Good HEALTH Has
Son Still ActDe in Mechanicsburg Life in His 81st Year

In all the Cumberland Valley, El
Dorado of the farming world. flow
ing with milk and honey, there is
no more interesting family than that
headed by Mrs. Sarah Miller. who
to-day celebrated her one hundredth
birthday at the Brethren Home at
MELVILLE. The oldest woman in the
county saw the century out in prime
health and with keen enjoymen
She is claimed both by Mechanics
burg because she lived most of her
life on a farm near there and by
New Cumberland. where she also
made her home.
Mrs. Miller was born in March,
1918, in Hampden township, and her
maiden name was Sarah Snavely.
BY her first husband solomon Moh-
Ter, four children are living-Squire
Henry S. Mohler. the oldest and best
known citizen of Mechanicsburg;
Mrs. Elizabeth Rupp, Shiremans-
town; Mrs. Mary A. Miller, Ann
Arbor, and Mrs. Annetta IEnck, of
Clementon, n. ]. All of these APP
pear to have inherited the blessing
of good health and longevity.
Squire Mohler celebrated his
eightieth birthday recently. still a
robust man, active in daily business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
SIXTEEN MEN HURT
IN GAS BLAST AT
CENTRALL&S.PLANl
Great Metal Conainer Is Bown Through Roof Into Shop
Containing $50 Employees; Ambulance Makes Two
Trips to Hospital With Injured; Furnace Will Be Out
of Service Thirty Days For Repairs

Sixteen men were injured this
morning when gas blew the top off
blast furnace No. 2 at the Central
Iron and Steel Company, and hurlad
it through the structural steel roof
of the casting house, in which $50
men were at work. Eleven of the
men were removed to the Harris
burg Hospital for treatment for in
juries received. Two of them were
injured so seriously they had to re-
main at the hospital.
The top or bell" as it is known
is seventy-flve feet from the ground,
on the top of the furnace. The eX-
plosion of the expanding gases blew
1t into the air, hurting it over the
head of an employe who was wheel
ing the ore, stone and coke into it,
onto the heavy roof of the casting
room. The heavy top crashed through
the roof, tearing the structure down
like kindling wood, and scattering
molten ore about the room. 1t was
the molden ore that caused some of
the injuries.
Fire Breaks Out
The melted iron caused fire TO
break out i'm portion of the build
ing near the furnace, and the Friend
ship Fire Company was called to the
scene. a Gordon of company police
was thrown about the scene of the
accident to prevent further acct
dents. The explosion caused wild
rumors to circulate, and drew many
to the scene.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
French in a Raid -. ..,..
Find Germans Ready
For COunterattack

On the Frcnh Front i'm France.
Monday, March 1S.-In a raid into
the German lines at AGalancourt
wood, northwest of Nerdun, Sunday.
French troops found the German
shelters full of troops waiting to
launch a counterattack. The shell
ters, with all their occupants, were
destroyed by bombs. A large number
of German trench mortars We're de-
molished and many machine guns
were brought back by the French.
While the prisoners taken in the
road were going to the rear, the
German artillery fired a large num-
Der of shells which claimed twelve
victims among the Captives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
RUSS CAPITAL
NOT DISTURBED
BY HUN ADVANCE
Occupation of Petrograd by
Germans Only Matter of
Hours, Is Report

London, March 2O.-Occupation of
Petrograd by the Germans is only a
matter of hours, according to dis
patches from Petrograd to several
morning papers. The Russian capi-
tai is said to be assuming a waiting
attitude and is not displaying the
slightest sign of organized resist
ance.
The Germans are reported in a
Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd to
have reached the vicinity of Ono sta
tion. about $50 miles south of Petro-
grad. The Austro-German advance
in southern Russia continues. The
enemy has occupied Soumy, five
hours march from Kharkov, the dis
patch says.
The various reports from Russia
also indicate the greatest anxiety
over what appears to be an envelop-
ing movement the Austro- German
forces are carrying out against Mos
COW. There is talk of moving the
government, according to these ad-
vices, to Sarioff (probably Saratoff)
450 miles southeast of Moscow or to
Nznhi Novgorod GEES miles northeas st
OF Moscow.
Washington. March 20.-The fall
of Petrograd is imminent.
German troops. probably advancing
Continued on Page 12.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
FIRST AWARDS
ARE GIVEN FOR
HEROIC EXPLOITS
Lieutenant Green, Sergeants
Norton and Walsh Re-
ceive Signal Honors

With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, March 19.-Gen-
oral Pershing, the American COM
mander-in- chief, has approved the
awarding of the first new American
military crosses for extraordinary
heroism. The recipients are Lieute-
mart John o. Green, Sergeant Wiz
liam Norton and Sergeant Patrick
Walsh.
Ihe crosses were awarded for tex
traordinary heroism in connection
with military operations against an
armed enemy"
Lieut.. Green probably Will stand
on the records us the first to re-
ceiNe the honor, for his name is first
on the list of three approved by the
commander-in-c chief. The exploits
Of these men are described by the
general commanding their division
as follows:
II recommend that the Distin-
guished Service Cross be awarded
to the officer and men named here
after. who distinguished themselves
by acts of extraordinary heroism.
Refused to Surrender
Lieut.. Green. while IN dug
out, having been wounded by an
enemy hand grenade, was sum-
moned to surrender. He refused to
do so. Returning the fire of the
enemy, he wounded one and pursued
the hostile party.
Sergeant Norton, finding himself
IN dugout surrounded by the enemy
into which grenade had Just been
thrown, refused to surrender and
hnI
one of his assailants. BY so doing
ne saved the company's log book.
Attacked Superior Force
Sergeant Walsh followed his COM
pany commander to the first lines
in spite of severe barrage. The
captain being killed, he assumed
command of the group and attacked
a superior force of the enemy, in
fhctinS severe loss upon them.
Though of advanced age, he refused
to leave the 'front.'
To these recommendations Cen
eral Pershing appended the follow
ing:
The cnmmander-in-chief approves
the recommendation for awards of
Distinguished Service Crosses. They
are nos on hand at present, but will
be forwarded when received and
will be presented to you in the
name of the commander-in-ch chief,
with suitable ceremony"
Lieut. Green and Sergeants Nor
ton and Walsh all have received the
French War Cross, Norton and
Walsh being decorated personally
by Premier Clemenceau on March 3.
Lieut. Green, an artillery officer,
was wounded by shell fire early in
March. Sergeant Norton, vet
eran in service, formerly resided in
Arkansas. He was decorated by
Premier Clemenceau for his act in
killing a German lieutenant and
two German soldiers. He was chal-
lenged by the lieutenant to leave his
duGout and led out his men fighting.
Sergeant Walsh, formerly of Chi
cago, also is q Regular Army vet
eran. His French decoration was
received for heroism on the Toul
sector. He took command of a de-
tachment in front of the American
wire entanglements when his cap
tain was killed and continued the
fight. Sergeant Walsh was selected
by General Pcrshing to act as order
ly to Secretary of War Baker dur
ing his present visit to the Ameri-
can Army in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20

The two West Eairview girls, Ella
Bordner and Bessie Hoffman, each IA
years of age, who disappeared in
Market street last Sunday night,
turned up last evening at their
homes Their story was that they
met two young men in Wormleys s.
burg, who invited them to visit a
eattage in the mountains near Bella
vista, where they remained until last
night. Mrs. Bordner, in great fear
that her daughter and the Hoffman
girl had fallen into the hands of
white slayers, yesterday called upon
the Harrisburg police for help.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
AMERICANS GAS
HUN POSITIONS
in FOUR ATTACKS
Success Indicated by Com
plete Silence of Enemy
Following Actions
Ey .iSS1 lated Press

With the American Army in
France. Tuesday, March 19.-Amer-
lean artillery on the Toul front has
heavily attacked the Germans with
gas shells during the past day or so,
it is now permitted to announce.
Four different attacks were launched
and from the manner in which the
enemy was silcnced it is evident they
had the desired effect.
During one period when the gas
shells were flying over the enemy
lines last night, a German airplane
with a red tail light appeared over
the American lines and dropped a
red rocket, for what purpose it is
not known. However, shrapnel from
American anti-aircraft batteries
burst so near the German immedi-
ately afterward that he was forced
to fly for his own lines in hurry.
Last night the enemy observation
tower and positions on Montsec were
shelled heavily and y heavy fire was
directed against the enemy lines this
morning. So
Germans Desert Positions
At noon to-day the enemy opened
n lively fire on one of the American
positions With 81 millimeter guns
from the cemetery at Richecourt.
The American guns of the same cal
iber came into action and after they
had fired fifty shells the Germans ran
from the positions and took their
guns with them. The American guns
then shelled the village of Lahay-
Vile, where two heavy explosions,
apparently of munition stores, were
caused.
The German artillery directed
most of it's attention TO dropping a
few gas shells into one or two towns
within the American lines and she'll
ing a cross road known as Deaths
Corner during the day and night.
Last night American patrols en-
tered the German front lines at two
points but did not see single enemy
soldier. Another patrol remained in
the enemy wire entanglements all
night hoping to ambush an expected
enemy party. \ third patrol party
was discovered by the Germans who
hurled hand grenades and forced the
Americans to withdraw. Still another
established contact with an enemy
patrol and n few shots were eX-
changed. The Americans came
through unscathed.
Drove on Boche Machines
Many airplanes were up until it
began to rain at noon. One airplane
from the rear of the American lines
drove off two Boche machines after
a thrilling battle in and out of the
clouds Another airplane was engag-
ed against n German when second
German joined in the fight. a sec
ond friendly airman came up to as
sst, but it was too late, for the air.
plane the Americans hoped would be
victorious fell to the ground within
the enemy lines.
On the sector east of Luneville the
artillery continues active and a few
American patrols have reached the
enemy lines. One party encountered
an enemy patrol and forced the Ger
mans to withdraw after q sharp
skirmish.
4 certain Irish regiment was
bombarded heavily to-day with big
shells. Reports from both the Lune-
Vile and Toul sectors say more Ger
man gas projectile batteries have
been discovered and shattered by the
American gunners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
WHENS 4 FTREHOUSE NOT 4
FTREHOUSE? THAT'S THE RUB

West Fairview's firehouse to-day
is still firehouse, but it is first a
city hall. an auditorium for town
meetings and public entertainments,
public school. the borough lookup,
council chamber. polling place for
primary and general elections, meet
ing place for the board of health.
After these there is some little space
for the firemen to move about.
To-day the fire department was
showed back another seat when pu-
pills of the borough high school
pushed the apparatus to one side
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
Ship Workers Return
to Work at Baltimore

Baltimore, March 20.-The six
hundred riveters, caulkers and
reamers employed by the Baltimore
Drydock and Shipbuilding Company,
who struck yesterday for higher
wages. returned to work to-day and
work was proceeding as usual, an
official of the company stated. Will
son a. Kosman. secretary of the
Boilermakers' Iron Shipbuilders and
Helpers Union of America, said that
the walkout was the result of q mis-
understanding among a few men
over conditions which they thought
were a violation of the government
contract.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
Get Up Early in the Morning
If You Want to Give Miss
Springtime aPolite Welcome

Good-by, Winter! Hoop-la, Spring!
Be up early tomorrow morning if
you have grain of pepper in your
system and see Spring arrive. Uncle
Sans Government sharps wired to-
day the exact moment when the fair
maid Will step in-5.5S o'clock-and
she Will be on time. Even the Hun
Kaiser cannot balk the schedule.
Spring will trip in with bells on and
in gay raiment, if the weather pre-
diction is accurate. She will insure
balmy days. garden opportunities
and, not forgetting, spring fever.
Wake up for the big show and give
the charming dame glad hand.
Zcwie. Wasn't that a winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
Finds Plan to Turn His
Thirst to Good Account
For First Time in History

He slapped his quarter down on
the counters top.
Gimme Il whisky"
The clerk in charge of the War Saw
ings Department at the Harrisburg
Post Office ripped off one Thrift
Stamp from sheet. handed it to him
and slipped quarter into the money
drawer.
Gimme another" And down came
another twenty -live-cent piece.
You see it's this way the man
explained as he pasted his stamps on
an almost filled thrift card. Every
then / feel like having Il drink, and
that's mighty often, | hustle in here
and buy "a stamp instead. And then
| always buy a second one for hav-
ing had the will power to buy the
first one instead of a drink. See? So
longl I'll be in again soon."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
Total Worlds Shipping
Losses 100000 Tons in
IL Months, Says Geddes

London, March 2O.LFigures on the
shipping output and tonnage losses
of Great Britain Will be published
regularly hereafter lit was an
hounced in the House of Commons
to-day by Sin Eric Campbell Geddes.
the First Lord of the Admiralty, dur
ihg the debate on the navy ship
building bill.
1t would not be in the national in
terest, however. to give the tonnage
OF losses up to date, the First Lord
added
The worlds tonnage, exclusive of
enemy ships, had fallen $500. 10000
from the beginning of the war to the
end of 1917, Sir Eric stated.
The amount of tonnage sunk in the
last twelve months was 5000. 900,
said Sir Eric. instead of $500, 900, as
the Germans. claim.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
MILLERSBURG BOY
GASSED BY HUNS
ON FRONT LINE
Seasoned Veteran of Three
Years Campaigning Vic
tim of Shellfire

The official Canadian casualty list
to-day carried the name of Norvin
ID. Wenner, of Millersburg, Pa, as
being among the injured on the west
ern front in France. Wenner, n vet
eran of three years campaigning and
bearer of wounds, was gassed by the
Huns.
Other Americans on the Canadian
overseas list were: A. Steel Lewis
ton, Me-, died of wounds: w. II.
Kirkey, Somerville. Mass. : L. Lond-
[Continued on Page @.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
Eat Fewer Eggs on
Easter, Urges Heinz

philadelphia, March 2O.-Howard
Heinz. United States Food Admins
TRAITOR For Pennsylvania, to-day made
an appeal to the householders of this
state to abandon, for this year at
least. the custom of large consump-
tion of eggs on Easter. He is not
urging an "eggless Easter" but he
pointed out the need for conservation
of all food supplies. Anything in the
nature of feast of eggs at Easter
time would be distinctly unpatriotic
and out Of place, he said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
PERSHING NAMES
THREE TO RECEIVE
MILITARY CROSSES
Bakers Life in Danger
When Shell Bursts

With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, March 10
While Secretary of War Baker
and his party were returning to-
day from the American front line
trenches, a German .105 milli-
meter shell burst along the road
side within forty yards of the
automobile. The occupants of the
car were not injured, nor was the
car damaged.
Secretary Baker remained for
an hour and a half in a front
line trench on certain sector un-
der brisk enemy shell fire. lie
also visited an advanced listening
post and talked with the officers
and men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
THE EWEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity:
Generally cloudy tonight and
Thursday, probably rain; not
much change in temperature,
lowest tonight about IL de-
grees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania: Cloudy
Tonight and Thursday, prob
ably rain; moderate north
General Conditions
Rnin hns continued in the South
Atlantic and Gulf States and
the rain nrea has advanced
nOrtheastwnrd into Tennessee
md North Carolina; elsewhere
fair weather has prevailed
throughout the United states.
Temperature. s n. M, 40.
suns Rises o n. M; sets, 6;4O ID. m.
Moons Full moon, March ~, 1O,32
"a. m.
River Stages IA feet above low
winter 1nnrk.
Iesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 20.
Lowest temperature. AZ.
Mean temperature, 90.
Normal temperature, 30.