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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-10-10
Allies Want Darda-
neneS Opened.
GERMANY WILL ASSIST
Reported to Be Placing Guns
in the BOsphOrus.
i. i. i. i !. !. !. i. = = !. i. j. j. i. i. :.

; London, Oct. 10.-A dispatch
: to Reuters Telegram company
: from Athens says it is asserted
: there that German officers
; have placed some 42-milimeter
: guns in the forts on the
: Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-10-10
Battle in France Still
Undecided.
SLAVS FORCED BACK
Berlin Report Says Russians
Have Been RepuIsed.

London, Oct. 10.-The Paris official
statement says the general situation
in France Is unchanged, and on the
allies left wing the two opposing
bodies OF cavalry still are operating
to the north of Lille and of La Basse,
and the battle continues along the
line marked by the regions of Lens,
Arras, Bray, Sur-Somme, Chaulnes,
Roye and Lassigny. On the center,
between the Oise and the Meuse, only
actions of minor importance have
been reported. In the Woevre dis
trict the French report an artillery
contest along the entire front, and
add there has been no change in
Lorraine, in the Vosges and in AL.
SAGE.
An unofficial dispatch from Dunkirk
indicates Bethune, north of Arras, is
being shelled, and reports German
cavalry operating near Dixmude.
The Berlin official statement says
no facts OF decisive Importance In the
western theater of war can be men
toned, and adds that the Germans
have made small progress near st.
Mihiel and in the Argonnes.
The latest reports from the Eastern
theater are that the Russians who in.
vaded East Prussia and later were
defeated and driven back to the Me.
men river, again have invaded East
Prussia, driving the Germans back as
far as Lyck. On the other hand, the
Germans are in force in Russian Po
land, having reached almost to War
saw, while the Russian movement
west through Galicia is meeting q
stubborn resistance from German and
Austrian forces. The Russians claim
to have captured one OF the forts al
PrZemysl.
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origin and cause. In no case have
they been found to be accompanied
by any difference in the composition
OF the surrounding metal
From the constant increase in rail
breakages occurring from this new
type OF failure" declares that latest
report of MIR. Belnap, lit would APP
pear that the danger zonc in the use
Of steel "aiis as at present manu!ac-
tCred has been reached, since the
study of the rails here under discus.
sion appears to indicate that trans
verse assures are the direct result Of
hiSh-wheel prcssures acting upon
hard steel. a complete investigation
Of rail. track and wheel load condi-
tons for the purpose OF determining
the effect thereon OF the recent types
o. locomotives and cars, with their
greatly increased wheel loads. should
&c undertaken for the purpose Of
scientifically determining this matter
and ascertaining remedy"
Mr. Belnap cites statistics for
eleven years beginning July l. 1901.
showing that 2.162 accidents were the
result OF derailments caused BY
broken rails. and that in these
wrecks l75 persons were killed. 6.O0i
injured and tho property damages
total S3.237.79G.
10 those elements Of danger ex-
sting in the past" says this Govern.
ment official, lis now added this type
Gf failure show in the development
Of interior assures. On account OF the
ins!CiCus character OF these assures
and the fact that they are progress
siVC n thni- DEVELOPMENTS and so far
as known. no system Of inspection
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How TINY FLAWS Which Be Detected from Outside

ments with electrical have failed the
What causes these assures is almost as great myss
terry the fact of their existence. Exhaustive investi
cations OF hundreds of affected rails have shed but
little light upon this disputed subject The railroad
authorities blame the steel makers. The foundrymen
lay TO speed and weight of trains The railroad au
thories believe that hidden defects in the composition
OF the rails themselves are Responsible for the flaws
that develop i'll the service The steel insist that
their rails are perfect and point 10 The fact that nc
and that they have been found in all portions of rails
in actual matter how perfect their chemical
and mechanical composition.
The experts of the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion side with the steel men, H. w. Belnap. Chief
unquaiiedly declared that the of
terrific strains, without reference the composition OF
experts do not pretend to say Tney believe that they
are the result OF The terrific strain upon the rail but
why they should start at point Of rail instead of
another they are unable TO say.
of bend fracture tiny molecue of steel Start
ing heavy train might set up such assure the
tive especially II it be that weighs two hun
dred ri the of starting The
terrific
The most significant tniug about these dangerous
invariably in what is known the gauge side of
lick unner portion rpon Which The wheels actually
The gauge" side is the inner portion OF this
o5a oon the fG" e the r
therefore. is the portion OF the rail that bears the
actual contact Soft steel rails and the oldashioned
iron rails rolled of shape by this pressure
But this very rolling prevented the assures that
dangerous The modern steel rail is hard
that ii will give under these terrific prcssures.
They always formed at sharp RICH; angles TO
the length of the rail, another demonstration that they
the result of wheel pressure rather than of in
ternal defect. For if they the result OF a flaw
in the moding Of the rail they would longitudinall
because OF the enshenng of the "ingot," the bar OF
redho metal out OF which the rail is rolled
The Investigations OF the experts have traced these
assures down to such tiny fractures that under micro
scopic magnifcation of 80 dameters hey
onehundredh OF one inch in length But in that
early stage of their DEVELOPMENT nothing has been
closed that would throw the slightest light upon their
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~ r, may quite remarkably often
" IN This our rar,n meet WIN
man who is 1t clerk ana nap
pily tnluks ne is-An Iestnete. A"u
sometimes by great barrier re-
moved with man VINO l. an aes-
thete. but unhappi!y nnows he ia
e!cr.i
The aesiheticism IN the former u.s.
OF coHrsc. snare and deiusion. in
the latter. an antaaonIsm real ana
tcrrloIc
IL "as to the latter specics-a much
farer. 'eai!er. more pulsatinl; creation
that belonged Peer Paul Cumming.
!le was an aesthetc
There lay about MIN as garment
some peculiar elusive glamor. MS TEL
low clerks recognized ibid no, UNI
derstand it-accepted n--Ioved him
Tor IL
think they must nave felt mis-
ardent love OF humanity. OF life
the eterna! why?
HIS gray eyes--wclls OF comprenen-
slon-!ons and not over large. .or
ete! "|s !u!l oi quick intellect. ana
'Ou!H. large eyes are more often than
"o' the property vi uu!i and stupid
peop!e-Wcrc i!mp!d. tyouulcd. the
"'S-r!'S, thin, sensitive. Gu!zzIcai. me
mouth. humorJua, rVth curves un-
nou otealy meant for daughter: but
winch tue world mad smootnrd oUt
ana settled INTO Il dropping. waimsical
uncertainty
Ecters naIr was OF rudy. con
per! gold and lUXurious nor. IL must
De admitted. was tn!s exuDerance
uh'eicnt!y checked b. Peter. lie
vas !oNah!c. courteous. Impuisivc. a
dreamer. pensive. musinc-a poet
Win a heart that could respond pas-
sionateiy To every storm or stress.
He was no weakling either.
refer made that clear a few DAYS
n ,ter JOINING the office. y gooiish
young clerk. mistakin. his attitude
.oF shEness. had venturcd on n face
tonsncss that bordercd ON itnncr,,-
nchcc--and. suffered
one day the alert principal. swooo.
ing upon Peter found him gazing
, NM WONDER -fapt eyes at an ink pot
Wh'ch had "mptiod its contents-not
without little aid from Peters ell
poW-down the ,.aSe az "A lcd,er
refer was dabbi!ng with his pen In.
on" corner OF the Mot. ard d.d no,
h"tlee the ominous silence aa ne spoke
Soit!y. with an absur,ily tender voice =
beg your Goo say. sir: look
KS just like a mermaid. look ,h.rr's
rock see? an her hair sfreutnin.
all ont there Jovc' What n n;tv II
u!dni run BIT further down. its
lust missed the curve OF her tail. an
if
Peter was asked FOR MS resiyn,.
ton
Considering that Peter mad only.
when he had paid hi. landlAdy. the
sum of sac and no prospects. IL was
toolhardy OF him 10 pay SO for a
brown ve!veieen jake But then It
was such beautiful brown. and he
had long hated his office clothes
And as the shop adJoined the sta
don. Peter thought he might as well
walk on the platform He lighted
upon 81 charming poster eNtolling the
many virtues of Little Wcnham vii.
age Peter thought he might as well
30 there as anywhere else Only he
did not think OF II casually like that
he though, OF it with a sudden. fierce
eAuitant JOY
lie would buy some cheese san.
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Then he can rot tneve. said Ke-
gan.
He'd rather" she said.
Hegan's mind began TO work. ana
hc started wondering what sort o.!
man the chief had made OF Armstrong
by now. II. indeed. he Wore alive.
In the end. since Tile tA!us Wouldn't
let him rest. he made ~ MS mind
he'd :" and see. so he Tiled his brig
up with all Tho toughest characters
he could collect ali round thc islands.
and of ne sailed Tor Y0:a-a Without
Word 20 Mais!c
He,d aired good thirty OF ;ne
narGest !iNina. most reckless beach
hundred miles. and he'd armed them
We'll II was piracy. 80 far As ii
wasn't rescue. and he hadn't much
idea OF rescue Tor ccScue's sake about
t"at cruise. It cost him Il pretty
penny. too but he saw his way To a
PRATT. and ae made II. TOO.
ihev Got ihio Iatoca Lagoon. and
t"ey Nick"d a couple .: covering div.
ers over the side. and what they had
%2;XIpectec would happen did happen.
Watching The SEor- through the
glasses, they saw The stvagcs col
!cctiuS. ana in ABOUT half an hour
out they came. some in boats and
some swimming.
Then those thirty beachcombers
started business with repeating rifles
and that crowd OF Yatacans melted
into tho Forever. or somewhere II
Armstrong had had the money 10
RISK. ana i he'd come with :, set of
h nr,. HEe Heson'a. ia have been
Resan WAS on ire to know ii Arm
strong were alive or dead. and ne
hunted I'll orcr the place for him.
,ooNlnS IN al! the huts aud taking 40
ni no.. %! meap OF some thing swarm
!hrds OUT o: the viliase.
-: '"' uS It man nailed him.
I'm, NJ shouted come over
49, -, '"r'e ming That looks AS
o'y" whit" man once.
:, SoHS logan l." ne heap
oyster. ,I'd Pr o' ' CO., |,
,!,,,i, ana nc smell from tucin
snnii;,ry jn.n,..,,,, " H.!ih'!.i'' %
the middle Of mon chninnt :, "a
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fcul to preventive against future accidents
of this character.
although, noted in previous reports dealing with
rails failing account OF transverse assures
apparent that remedy lies in the diminishing wheel
pressures and the lowering OF direct compressyc bend
ing and shearing stresses"
For those like technical descriptions here Is an
excerpt from the report made Chief Inspector Bel
nap by James T. Howard, the engineer physics, WHO
made the examination Of the rail that
rible New Haven wreck at Westerly r. L. October %,
1913 He is talking Of the general traffic dangers re.
vealed by this investigation:
concerning the prevalence of transverse assures I'm
steel rails. or microscopic order referring this
time TO those microscopic Of such dimensions as are
menacing to the safety OF railway travel. are he.
heved to be numerous. Forty.six assures
OF recent occurrence have been reported in thirty.
two rails. Instances have been reported which five
transverse assures have been found same rail
within the limits Of three feet. They present in
both openhearh and Bessemer stecs
I'm their maximum development they
have been witnessed in 10Cpound rails having
superficial OF 3.3 square inches. leaving practi.
cay only the web and the base Our inves,i.
cation shows without question that these hidden fs-
surcs in some rails reach such Of develop.
nent before discovery TO destroy nearly
mead OF the rail, therefore is rcassuring that
other rails OF similar composition, working SINH
lar conditions of service tree
defects. The continuance of conditions which have
resulted in dcra nents attended with loss OF life
injury TO messengers and employees. places great
responsibility upon all who in any aid in
the inauguration Cf which VIII tend imme-
diately to ameliorate these grave conditions.
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Il NH nOt.
"We'll see
He LEFT her 'or the tiae ICING. and,
as | said, went straight 20 ~. GrpS
shop and cot very drunk. lie stayed
Very TRUNK Tor .hste days. amt them
lac heard a tAiug that eon..cu him.
And the man who ,oli A!:n the news
VAS one 81 Armstrong; men, "A fellow
Who'd sailed on that last trip wltA
him.
Im Armsirooe. drunk either H:,n
love or Win pride OF streu.tn and
wiH. had s,u.cI ,aat little schoo. 81
slap 20 Yata.t Sow there's pcars.
ana IT'S said raercs gold. a; Yataca.
but there's also 4 native chief. Tor
the islan'is never been collected hy
any OF the Powers. because The Mari
posas are beyond the Back OF Be-
yOn!, and YGtaca IS beyond ;aat
again. It's only 4 Few OF the !sland
people who'vc ever heard If u
all know. and they've heard moth
ing good.
But jim Armstrong. because he'd
ueVer met Ais match. went bang into
the lagoon at YN,aca. and started TO
send his natives down Tor The oyste!
pearls.
AT'rACKED nY sAvACES.
The savages on that island were
swimming out % ais Schooner inside
OF an auur. and ever man o! t.cm
had 4 great knife between his teeth.
When Armstrong had doac ali The
killing he VAS let do, and that wasn't
littir. he was takcr. The old cn!e.
mad said chat he was to Ae taken alive
and That the man vino killed ann
would 20 10 tie Hereafter 50 slowly
that he'd feel his HE was far 100
long.
Sow. that native VINO came TO Hcgan
went overheard as soon AS the great
killing began, ana ne Aoated about
"A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-13
A STORY OF THE DEVOTION
or Ire GIRL WHO KNEW.

Anyway. the thing was settled oy
n caauce remark %: one OF The Others:
WHAT would his mother say 20
him now
KI3UAN Gf:1s AZ IDEA.
1t WAS 4 Joke OF i sort. ou, i; CAV.
Rcran an idea.
Mais.e say OF This th!ns uow?'
There was excuse Tor MS wonder.
:ns that. because Armstrong looked
sixty. and every BIZ OF what's sup
posed TO ,ak- "a girls eye had De.
parted Oh, .! MS saun. ,ody
They trooped UP to Hcniey-in-Ar-
den, the whole lot OF them. grinniu;
like deaths-heads. and IN they went
Armstrong III the centre, daxed ana
brain-sick.
well. here's your fancy man raid
Regain. and he showed him forward. so
that he fell on his knees at her feet.
Here he is! DO you prefer that thing
to me now|
She never said "A word. She pu, her
arms round Jim and helped him 70
stand up. Then she looked into his
eyes which were wandering about.
silly like. looking at nothing much.
She looked and looked. and they all
stood round still as stocks and stones
And some thing went out from her
TO him that drew his mind To her, and
ne looked back 81 her steadily. wiz
the beginning o! understanding
! JIM"
He bl!nked a, her.
Jim"
lie kissed her and he held her out
10 see her.
"Yom're still the snme%" he said.
"Stil! the same. Jim
Then one OF the men sbuaIoa an,
he turned 10 lool5. "''N
Co sag he. with his eyes bla..
Ing M. How much ne rcrncn,bere1
! can't tell: bU, he didn't mean them
to stay. "
Regain was about to answer Some
or Aiaisie. She was looking AT him
and there was no room for any doubt
rs TO what she thought Of him No
room at all.
he said and the others went with
him. Somehow the joke didn't seem
so plain. and there wasn't anything
in The worll to laugh at
don't know what those two said
To one another then. because | Wasn't
there. ana neither asked no. ,,ns
told She didn't mind his rags. What
she minded was the mari. OF the ms
cry he bore.
Bri when did get up 20 the house
she'd put him !" bed. ana she was
sitting beside him Stroliing. stroking
the pain and wearincas on; OF his
face and telling him hat while hc'd
breath in his body she was his
Lying on tn" bed, scattered about
were the great pcarls hc'u brought
back and she wasn't even thinking
of them. II he'd come back beg
cared. shc'd have been just as glad
then
Well. you saw him to-day There
dim: seem 10 be mucii the matter
with him. did there?
was at their wedding. and for n
gift to the bride ! sent a silver model
OF A pearl oyster. east in the ship's
foundry by the engineer Lieutenant
himself. who'd heard the Story: ana
as a hitting and a suitable gift to tl,c
bridegroom. ! spoiled the looll3 OF
REGAIN. so that he never cared TO 40
into the presence Of any other
wnrr"N good ." had
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Idle Dreams s2s. 5" rxs ~ ~s+. =" AZ
DRY WITH AN iP.
EAL TO TIE HEART.

wlchcs. no nam! train was almost
due Peter bought ti,Act aud
gan 10 draw n.s memtA. picture Of
Little Wenham
How beautifully the +roue oil tho
train swung to nis thoughts.
Strength an rest an peace
Peer slept
y schoolsirl si.gied and nudgcd
her companion and whispered "%tce
hair. and Il huxom country servant
found herself inGulgins in Il rather
vague disquiet!ng balancing up or tho
points upon which Peter tr!umpned
over ncr young man
Peter dreamed that he would con-
Jure a mermaid away from the depths
OF the sea and she should swim down
n cool green stream. and. yes. thcre
should be just one willow tree and
under that Peter would walt tor ner;
then the night. the great indigo sum.
mci night, would steal down and he
would draw her softly out OF tho
water and curl her little gentle tain
round comfortably for her and kis.
her soft sea green eyes and her INK
black hair and whisper tendcr!y. Lii.
w Nc.'Io'a' Bcul!c demon, I've lOSi
my Joo-througn YOU"
An. Peter. poor. poor old Peter. II
cnls some one had known or cared TO
know all t!fat he wanted and felt II.
wanted JUST WoInan's tender arms
round his neck. someone to love and
TO be loved hy. someone to sv,nDathiz.
and care and feel! someone to laugh
with nm because the trees ana tho
SKY. and the birds and the wind.and tho
ground M 81
to be silent with him som etimes and
know how that loneliness might al
most hurt
hc wanted some ono 10 know how
the pebbles could sing under his feet
and how bravely the earth could hear
MN up, ana how he loved to walk
and run ana climb and dig and nsh.
and do ri! the other lovely and mar.
nrnl actions for which his varrnn.
spirit ciamored. but upon which
chance had SO inexorlbIv set her ban.
Rut nobody knew or wanted TO
know 50 Fcter went all alone and
lay rs he had planned b. the side OF
the stream and waited for the little
mermaid to come
And pi ,sently she came
retcr. leaning over the bank. living
Nat on his stomach In "a little VALLEY
which he had cloven between NOM
tains o. green rushes. looked down
upon ncr and did not notice tina; nor
eyes were gray and not sea-rrecn.
and her ha!r coppcry gold and closely
confined instead OF black and stream
ING out nc thought the serious limnid
eyes held Just the same wistful Ionr.-
Ing
So he held out his arms to her.
Twelve good men and true having
pondeTouslV discussed the little III
OF tetcr that was dead, returned the
ut n
inC temporary insanity" and ,dI,
rider heavily impressive to tho ,c
'ect 'ha' u was brought about in a
moment Of acute depression {" -
But that was only their own Mod.
ernism Might ii not be thar nn,
denied his life in living. I'm ctcr.
away To find ii had done so. at ' Ion.
IN one moment Of acute JOY Sl
reter' SO sane in the midst or in
sanity'' IN
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The Pearl of Great Price

so you're nineteen TO day"
Yes. jim
And you're glad to see me bacN?"
You know am"
Then he kissed her lips. and she
kissed him back. with her face rosy.
You know | love vou'' he said
I've uiwavs believed thai linn.
HE SETS THE WEBBING DAY.
And YOU love me-" lie wanted -
hear hcr answer. though ne hnew IL
why. ycs!" As IL there could oc
any doubt OF That.
And YOU % my wIIc"
SO gladly" says SHE. ,ueaninS -.
and wondering what a =r4nd man
Wen be married this day six
months" he said. III yoUM come 70
me so soon"
Whenever you want me-" she said.
want you now he told nor
You know | do Bat vel wait that
while. I've venture on thatN set
US up for life. II brine it oil
Jim Armstrong knew where he
could pick up fortune ut the risk
OF all lie was, and hc meant 10 50 out
after IL She saw that there Na5
rack her If she knew it. and sac
be@Sed to toe told. woman-lIko. whoi
1t WAS. so that she could worry and
sorrow over tt when he'd gone. But
he wouldn't tell her. and she gave in
in the end. because she'd have let aim
have her life blood IL led nave dom
him any good. and she didn't want 70
cross him.
Well. he put ali his savings into Il
little island schooner. and he had Il
crew Of nigGcrs who'd have done al!
that they could do for him. They
couldn't help being uiEgers, after ali.
and they did their best. such as II
was
one morning. At dawn. with the sen
IKE p"arly mist, and tn" :aia,"St
breeze oil the land tie set snil. an'!
by noon he was over the horizon. nav
mS told Mnisie that ned either 'i
dead or back vita hey inside i've
months. and then they'd Dc marie !,
and a"vcr have Inpther care.
Those were IN the days Of seven
year commissions. SO sax IN" end
OF the tniug, SIR
iror tNo whole years there was no
trace. wo"l or s!sn OF amy sort o'
Aru:stroug
Hcsnu. though. bothered her again
aud a-uiu, tud would 40 more ta\9
no" for au answer than Armstrong
himself would have done He was
crazy 10 marty her. ard. after al. snc
WAS the only white woman there VINO
was free TO marry AdG 20 II tina; she
was very pretty-prctty she was. ana
is as paiut---ji's 40 wonder Chat he
gave ucv no pchcc.
Hui one day tney hni b, oUi :niy
and square. and Il sc"'uc 10 alter
lin somehow II brought out al, ,ac
bad ,n MIN. and he st TO work 20
uriut himself stupid as ,hc Grst step
20 making some sort OF plan to carry
Uor OF or force noi I" "i,v. him d"
spIto of Ill
Jim Armstrong is TIC man I lovo
.hc sad. ami yui Know II Vel. Mr..
,
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A YouNGisiI man was walking
N ia IRON, Of us. There was 4
pretty little woman by his side.
u'd tossed up ON one shoulder. clutch
iuS his dUddy's hair. rode strappinS.
small son
You wouldn't think I'd taken thar
chap tor siXty ears old once. wouii
YOU" Batcs asked suddenly
iates - a petty officer ia ;He H. ~.
aud ne hasn', been over the world
with h.a eyes SHAT
10 YOU mean ihN; 5lA-tootcr IN
front OF u.s." for the nan didn't look
above thiriy-nvc.
Him. and no other. ana the siri's
mixed up IN it. too. MiMed up: We'll.
rdthcr!
This is the story Bates told:
There were two mon wanted mat
Sn!. OUt there, where ali this nap
poned. WAS in the Mariposas. l>lands.
some hundreds OF miles aaat Ia. i5ac'N
of Beyond There we're live white
men. three OF them were married.
One OF the two bachelors was bi:;
u;ul. ana the other was even bigger.
and ue owned ching that was once
"a brig. lie was biz lrishman-one
~ the sly sort-und his name was
i.cgai
The fact that he was a ship owner
dlcd him with pride--though what
ned got to bc proud of In that ship
never could tell. sun. hc was II
snip owner all right. and big man
out OF Mar!poEas. lie called himself
Began AND Company when he was