The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-01-10
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GuJEh Uk leSSck I'M UkI
Includes What ls Going on At WASH
inoton n in Other Sections
Of the Country.
M%ontanass statewide prohibition
law went into effect ut midnight Mon
day, December 30.
Another attempt to legalize boxing
in Nebraska VIII be made by sport
promoters when the state legislature
conyenes this month.
Reports reaching the public health
Ecryice at Washington show that
spanish influenza Is On the decline
throughout the country.
The Iowa Teachers association has
demanded that use OF foreign Ian
guages' as Il medium Of instruction
Ill AONN SAlOUlS ~ PtoIipAANh.
Ruring the week ended December
~, 7,46S wounded and sick soldiers
were lnnded in the United States froun
The American expeditionary forces.
Uncle Sam will sell nearly $1,000
horses and mules ut CAMPS and can
fUnmnents on the four Tuesdays in
January. to help the spring blowing.
Napoleon LajOie, for twenty years
conceded to be one OF the worlds
greatest infielders, has announced his
retirement from professional baseball.
The cost Of living in New York
state has increased g. per cent since
1914. according to figures made pub
lie BY the consumers league Of New
York.
The postoffice department
81 that ii had turned back TO The war
department about 100 De Haviland
a~irplnnes, as unsuitei for carrying
mail.
REPORTS received from Germany in
dictate that he present government
There Is to constitute a federal repnD
liz OH virtually the same plan as the
Unitrl states.
The 1910 war savings campaign will
he opened actively BY Il nationwide
erlebration. January II. the anniver-
nary of the birth Of Benjamin Frank
1in.
President Lunger Of thu Equitable
Life Insurance company estimates
ti,at Influenza has thus far cost life
iasurnnce companies In the United
etate~ s5O.OO0yO00.
llomes Of three judges az Philadel-
phia were partially destroyed by
obrarnel bombs. The outrages were
eul.for&si To have heen committed b.
anarchlsrs. No o was seriously In
5aresi By the explosions.
Representative Johnson OF South
unkofa has asked the War department
&nl Julius Kahn. ranking republican
Msesnl,er IT the house military commit
~. for m investigation Ut the treat
n.est accorded sick and wounded SOL
6IeSs.
j hill l. to BE- presented to the Ida
- legislature providing that all per-
es,ns over ,16 years Of & IN the state
WIN cMnnOt read or write the English,
language. shall attend night school for
\ certain number OF hours each school
scar until such knowledge IL attained.
sixty airplanes Of the Tokker type
hive arrived In COblenx by special
train from Rerlin. They we're the
Grut az ~ airplanes which are 10 be
fnsned ovcr to the American forces In
C0hlenx In accordance with the ar
nlstics.
Jacques Stern. member Of the
Trench Chamber on deputies. estimates
ft1Iat the total war expenses Of France
GGuld reach 10000 .O0N.OOO francs
SA0se of Great 1sritain 2OO.OOO.OOO. 600
~ - Belgium 20.O00. O0O.OOO Thus.
~ Ganres. the allies could ask from
aernany 0.9oO.0oO. 900 francs ts94.-
eeosoooooo,.
eesfetary a. tho Navy Daniels told
~ house naval Affairs committee that
h(tDtsa teaepe Of nations. or other
l4anot Int viii make certain the
4tm1sntf0u ~ international armament
Nt16llGhed. the United States mnst
6t ~ kfeateSt nnvy In The world.
stated that Presitent Wilson
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