The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-07

UnOef the 10fm loan system ~iOsS
has been lent to 67,8S2 farm
ers up to Jan. 1, the federal farm
loan board reported.
An extra session OF congress next
now seems certain in the
OF democratic and republican
leaders at Washington.
A decision handed down In the dis
trict court at Lincoln on an anti
suffrage petition will entitle IN
Of Nebraska to vote.
The entire Pillsbury -four milling
at Minneapolis was shut down
for twenty-four hours for the first
time In many months.
Over 200 American Red Cross nurses
died of influenza contracted while adj
m~inistering to "fu" stricken soldiers
both In this country and abroad.
A wholesale plot to swindle insur-
companies out Of thousands OF
came to q climax with the in
dictment Of the gang at Sioux City.
Iowa.
Pneumonia has caused the death OF
four children Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
RurEett OF Upton. H., and has strick-
en- down two other children OF the
family.
Return home and rehabilitation
within six months Of all the remaining
1.20O.OO troops overseas is possible
under plans worked out by the war de-
partment.
OF the oO3 German submarines lost
during the war, it Is estimated that
40 were sunk with all on board, and
that In the others an average of half
the crew persisted.
General March. chief Of staff, has in
formed the senate military committee
that shipping arrangements has been
made by which 100000 men might be
transported home monthly.
Five hundred Rotarians, represent
ing twenty-five clubs, are expected to
attend the district. convention, com
prising Iowa. Nebraska and South Da-
kota. in Omaha, February 1918.
Flying Mt the rate Of ninety miles in
twenty-five minutes. mn average speed
Of eco miles an hour, was the feat &C.
ccmplished at Fort Sill. Okla. by
Lieutenant Robert r. Baker.
Town State Senator Kimball Of
Council Bluffs introduced a bill in the
legislature ia establish a $175.OOO
temple OF justice On the capitol ex
tension grounds ut Des Moines.
The War department announced
that the army OF occupation still num-
hers 13 dfVisiOns-the First. Second,
Third. Fourth. Fifth. Seventh. 2Sth.
32d, 33d. I'D. 10th, 00th and Goth.
Iowa's house Of representatives at
nes Moines refused to indorse a reso-
luton approving President Wilson's
league of nations plan. tabling 1t by
a vote OF IS to Is, with seven members
absent.
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A minfmum base price Of $17.5O a
hundred pounds for hogs for the
month Of February was unanimously
agreed upon ~ the hog committee
meeting at the feed administration ut
Washingten.
Fewer hank failures occurred In the
territory embraced in the Tenth fed
ernl rexerve district In 1918 than In
any year since 1870. figures COMPLIED
BY the federal reserve district bank at
Kansas CITY show.
Stoppage o. government and for.
elgn buying % . result Of cheap sup
plies abroad, especially from Aus
traIia and South America. Is said to
b responsible for the recent drop In
food prices.
Soldiers who would be jobless "
turned out Of the army can remain in
the service temporarily, upon their
own request. according to war orders
just issued. This does not bind them
to remain any considerable time.
Work on the Fort Laramie irriga-
tiOn canal, intended to water As. 0
acres Of western Nebraska land, is
being held up for lack Of funds. Ne
hraska and Wyoming farmers are
asking congress to appropriate $780,.
ora to complete the canal by 1920.
The administration bill appropriate.
Ing $1O0.OOO,O00 for food relief In Eu-
rope and the near east. which had al.
ready been approved BY the house
wal passed by the senate. Friday. by
4 vote Of s. to Is. after more than q
week Of spirited debate. The fund
was requested By President Wilson a.
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