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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
AUSTRIA MAY Be PUT
IN STATE OF SIEGE

Rome, April ia dispatch from
Trent telegraphed from the frontier
to the Idea Nazionale quotes an ofIi-
cial who has just returned from Wen
ma as authority for the statement that
state OF siege probably will be pro
claimed soon in Austria because Of
the unrest resulting from the Russian
advance across the Carpathians.
Wealthy Hungarians are said to be
making hasty preparations for fight
The Idea Nazionale's correspondent
says he has learned from the same
source that Emperor Francis Joseph
has decided to eede to Italy the so
called italian provinces" including
Fiume, but only on condition that Italy
join with Austria and Germany in
prosecuting the war
This report is considered in Rome
to be entirely without foundation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
RUSSIAN RIGHT
WING ADVANCES
Moves Forward Ten Miles in
Hungarian Territory.
SLAV POSITION STRONGER

Now Able to Strike at Railway Lead.
ing South Through Lupkow Pass,
Ably Defended by Austrians-Ger-
mans Pressing Russians in Poland.
Petrograd, April 1.-THE Russian
right wing in the Carpathians has ad-
vanced ten miles into Hungary in the
last few days of fighting and is now
in position to strike at the railway
leading south through the Lupkow
pass. according to dispatches to the
war Office
The Slav advance in this region has
again been halted pending the out
come OF the fierce struggle for the
Uszok pass.
To the north the Germans are press
ing nearer the Russians in Poland.
particularly north of the Vistula. The
lighting is going ON north of Buko-
wilma
At nearly every section of the 500
mile battlefront the opposing armies
are again in touch.
The decisive gain by the Russian
right wing is claimed with compara-
lively slight losses. While one Slay
army held in check the Austrian
forces around Bartfeldt second force
moved southward from Suidnik, pene
trating to beyond Stropko,
Hand to hand combats and fierce
struggles between squads OF Russians
and Austro-Germans is making the
lighting in this region a duplicate OF
that in the Vosges mountains along
the French battlelne
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
SEVENTY-SEVEN ARRESTED
Crew of Liner Accused Of Violation
Of migration Laws.

New York, April ID Seventy-seVen
men and women, virtually the entire
force of stewards and stewardesses
aboard the American liner Kroonland,
were placed under arrest by immi-
grafton officers and a warrant was
served on the captain, charging the
Red Star line, owners of the vessel,
with violation of the alien contract
labor law
The entire complement of stewards
and stewerdesses-six men and
eight women-it was charged had
been brought in as passengers aboard
the liner Finland in January from
England. After their arrival here, il
is charged. the Red Line transferred
them. in accordance with a previous
agreement to the Kroonland, thus
violating the law
Under the law, the immigration of
iicers asserted, the line had the privi-
lege of transferring the crew of one
ship to another, but could not bring
them TO America as passengers
aboard one of their ships to be a
crew for another ship in an American
port.
Convictions of the charge carries
with it a penalty of $1,000 fine for
each alien employed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
MINNESOTA STILL ON ROCKS
Passengers Seeking Other Means Of
Reaching United States.

Kobe. April t5.-Because of the
heavy passenger lists of steamers
sailing soon for American ports con.
siderable difficulty is being expe.
rienced in making arrangements for
forwarding to the United States the
persons rescued from the Minnesota,
which struck a rock Sunday night at
the entrance to the Inland sea. Sew
eral will sail for San Francisco on
the Manchuria, while the Pacific
Mail Steamship company will provide
extra berths for others on the Tamba
Maru, which sails Saturday fot
Seattle.
The German passengers on the Min.
nesota who were brought here by the
Oanfa, have been permitted by the
foreign Office to land under the escort
of the American consul The Mime.
sofa still is piyoted on the rock which
tore hole in her bow. The entire
bow is visible at low tide
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
QUARREL OVER WAR FATAL
German Sympathizer Is Slain With
Monkey Wrench.

Sheyboygan. Wis, April 15.-
Wrangling over respective merits OF
Germans and allies resulted at
Koehler, a manufacturing suburb, i'm
the killing OF Fred Blanke William
Meyer. pleading self-defense, is at
liberty pending an investigation by
the county prosecutor.
Blanke, a radical adherent of the
Germans, encountered Meyer in a sa.
loon and their quarrel was revived
Blanke attacked Meyer, ii is al
legged. Meyer had a monkey wrench
and, it is charged, struck Banke,
fracturing the latters skull
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
STRIKERS TO BE GARDENERS
East Ohio Mine Workers viii Plant
5000 Acres of Truck.

Bridgeport. O.. April 15-K. c. Ad-
ans, one of the officials of the United
Mine Workers in charge of the East
Ohio strike, estimated that twenty
five miles of fence had been built by
the community gardens the union is
establishing to provide vegetables for
the men and their families
The department of agriculture, it
was learned. could not supply them
with free seeds and appeals were
made to wholesalers in Pittsburg,
Cleveland and Chicago with the re-
suit that about 1000 acres will be
planted at once.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
TWO THOUSAND LOCKED OUT
Chicago Sheet Metal Workers Forced
Into Idleness.

Chicago, April ia lockout oi
1000 union sheet metal workers went
into effect here as a result of an
order issued by the Building Construc-
tion Employers association
The lockout was declared over the
protest of the sheet metal contractors
whose agreement with the workers
expired on April l. The union off
cials refused TO sign the uniform
agreement with the employers asso
citation, protesting against the clause
which permits the use of materials
from other cities in building here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
Minnesota House Defeats Motion to
Put Bill on Passage.

St Paul, April Woman suffrage
flared up in the house, but met defeat
on motion to suspend the rules and
place Representative A. S. Larson's
bill granting women the privilege OF
voting at presidential elections to
vote. The vote to suspend was rs
ayes and 49 noes, a two-thrds vote
of the entire house being necessary.
Friends of the bill felt they scored
a partial victory in forcing practical
ly the entire house to go on record
regarding the question.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15

The real name of the man known
as Raymond Swoboda, now on trial
before a French courtmartial on
Raymond Run Schwind, it was de-
veloped at the hearing. The prison
er, whose arrest resulted from the in
vestigation into the fire aboard the
steamship La Touraine, answered
without hesitation questions asked by
Captain Julian in an effort to estab-
lish his identity. This was the most
important point brought out during
the examination
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15

Little hope for the recovery OF Mrs.
Gertrude Atherton. prominent Cali
tornia novelist who is suffering from
pneumonia in New York city is held
out by physicians in attendance
Mrs. Atherton underwent an opera
tion several days ago and then con
tracted pneumonia She has been
popular in literary circles since 1892
She is a grandniece of Benjamin
Franklin
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
TIP BILL UP TO GOVERNOR
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Meas.
ure Effective Sept. l.

Madison, Wis, April 15-The anti.
tipping bill, amended to make it eff.
fective Sept. /, has passed both
houses and is now up to the governor
The anti-pandering bill and the bill
making the Mann act apply to Wis
consin communities were reported for
passage and indefinite postponement
respectively in the senate.
The woman suffrage bill was re
ported in the house without recon.
mendation. The optometry and chiro
practic bills were adversely reported
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
BOXING BILL PASSES HOUSE
Legaizes Ten-Round Sparring Con-
tests in Minnesota.

ST. Paul, April Representative
George Noeller's bill legalizing ten
round no decision boxing matches in
Minnesota was passed by the house
by a vote of Is to AZ. after three
amendments had been adopted, one OF
them placing all cities except those OF
the first class ont OF the provisions
of the bill
This was the third time the bill
has passed the house It will now
go to the senate, friends of the bill
expressing confidence that it will be
passed by that body.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
ENGLISH LABOR LEADER DEAD
John Wilson, Seventy-eieht Years Old,
Started as Pit Boy in Coal Mines.

London, April 15.-John Wilson,
seyenty-eight years old. veteran labor
member of the house of commons, is
dead at his home in Durham. He
started life as a pit boy in he coal
mines and was self-educated He
founded the miners association in
1869 and had been one of the chief
leaders of the trades unionists ever
since, entering parliament in 1890 and
serving &C ously there up to the
time CT ] =.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
Rae Tanzer Denies Guilt.

New York April 15.--Rae Tanner,
who was indicted by the federal grand
jury on the charge Of using the mails
to defraud James w. Osborne, former
assistant district attorney, in a $50
900 breach of promise suit. pleaded
not guilty She was released on a
bond of $4,000
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
Funston Goes to Brownsville.

Washington, April 15.-Major Gen.
eral Frederick Funston. commanding
the American forces on the Mexican
border is en- route from San Antonio
to Brownsville, Tex, to take personal
charge Of the situation there, which
again has become threatening in con.
sequence of Mexican bullets falling In
American tarritory.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
Alaska Submission Bill Signed

juneau, Alaska, April 15.-Governor
J. f. A. Strong has signed the bill
passed by the territorial legislature
providing for submitting the question
of prohibition throughout Alaska to
the voters at the election Nov 4,
1916. If prohibition is approved, it
will become effective Jan. l, 1918.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15

Berlin Tells Of Failure of Night At
tack BY the rrsneh al serry.au-Bac.
Fighting Continues Between the
Meuse sn5 the Moselle.
London, April 15.-In the western
area OF the war the allies have done
little in the past two or three days
beyond the consolidation of the posi-
tions now in their hands preparatory
to another eff ort to oust the Germans
from their entfenohed position at ST.
Mihiel.
The French war Office gave out a
report on the progress OF hostities
which reads as follows
Calm generally was maintained
along our front A Zeppelin airship
threw bombs down on Baiiieul IA
town in France in the department Of
Nord. near the Belgian fronder). It's
objective was our aviation ground,
but this was not hit Three civilians
were killed.
Two German aeroplanes were
forced to come to the ground within
our lines, one near Braine and the
other near Luneville In both cases
the aviators were taken prisoners. A
third German flying machine. winged
by the fire of our advance posts, fell
near Ornes. to the north OF Nerdun.
600 wards from our lines one of the
aviators was hit by bullet
German Official Report
Berlin, April 15.-The German army
headquarters gave out the following
official statement.
In the western theater an attempt
made by the army to advance at
night at Berry-an-Bac failed.
Northwest of Verdun the French
employed against our lines a mine
developing yellowish smoke and as
phyXiating gases.
Between the Meuse and Moselle
fighting continues During a strong
French attack against our Maizerey-
Marcheyille line the French pene-
trated our positions on one narrow
section at Marcheyille, but they speed
lily were driven out again by counter
attacks. On the remainder of this
front the French attack broke down
in front of our position.
between Combres and St Mihiel
there were only artillery duels In the
forest of ALLY three enemy attacks
were repulsed after the French had
made unsuccessful mining attempts.
IAN attack on both sides OF the
high road between Essey and Flirey
failed on the west of this road and
led to fighting at close quarters on
the east of it. in which our troops re-
tanned the upper hand In the forest
of lie Pretre there was no lighting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
GERMAN DYESTUFFS BOUGHT
Arrangements Made for Shipment of
Two Cargoes to America.

Washington, April 15.-Arrange-
ments have been completed for the
shipment to America of two cargoes
OF German dyestuffs, which were paid
for by the American importers before
March | and are now at Rotterdam.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15

Brownsville, Tex. April 15.-Drop
ping of some shells and bullets on the
American side from the Natamoros
battling caused renewed apprehension
here
CarranZaista forces claim the re
sumption of fighting has given them
a distinct advantage and they placed
the Nillaista losses at 300, while, they
said they lost practically none.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
Cotton Not Con,raband.

London, April 15.-The British gov
ernment has decided against placing
cotton on thn ec"' -aband list
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15

We have altogether large stock of Wall Paper and
reducing much possible during the next go days
We making special prices through the entire line Come in
show you. We have all the shades i'm Oatmeas
browns and all widths of cut out bOrders
to Is inch newest largest and best stock i'm town to select
FROM and at prices that will the goods rapidly AS
ca nducement giving tickets with every 25c mercan
disc Several valuable prizes given Read the larger ad
also the circulars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
Carranza Would Permit No
Enemy to Escape.
SERIES OF BATTLES ON
Fighting Now Proceeding in Northern
Mexico Expected to Settle Question
of Control Of That Secton-CeIaya
Scene of Greatest Engagement.

washington, April ia series OF
distinct engagements, some of which
assume proportions OF real pitched
battles, are in progress in Mexico.
Representatives here of both fac
tions admit the fighting will decide
whether Carranza can break the Wills
control OF the north and regain Mex.
leo city
The BIGGEST lighting is at Celaya
where Villa with more than 20,00C
men and General Filipe Angeles with
most OF the villa artillery are attack.
ing Obregon. AT Matamoros the at
tacking Nillaistas have brought ur
heavy reintorcements and are attack
ing the CarranZaistas from the west
and south. American cavalrymen are
on guard about Brownsville
South of Nueyo Laredo. at Huisa.
chita. the Carfanzaistas are pursuing
tie Nillais-as, defeated in Friday and
Saturday. ghting Reports indicate
that this IS war of determination.
he Niliaistas again are trying to
retake Tua pan south OF Tampico, in
the center OF the oil territory.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15
Details Increase Number Executed.

Laredo, Tex April 15.-While Off
cial figures placed the Carranzaista
execution OF Vilaista prisoners al
Huisachato to $50. there is growing
evidence the yictors slaughtered fully
$50, including women camp followers
and wounded men.
New details said scores were NOV.
ed down before a Carranzaista ma
chine gun squad.
The statement OF the Carran2aistas
said they were retaliating for similar
treatment of Nilastas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-15

Allies Preparing TO Renew
Attack on Germans.
TEUTON OFFICIAL REPORT

Berlin Tells Of Failure of Night At
tack BY The French al 8erry-au-Bac.
Fighting Continues Between the
Meuse and the Moselle.
The Seward gateway., 1915-10-27

IS .ar, $3.00
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13
EN- GIL A d WAS
CAUSE OF THE SWISS
MONOPOLIZING WHEAT

Berlin, Jan. 11.-(By Wireless Tele-
graphy to Sayville)-The official press
Bureau today gave out the following for
publication:
1.-The action of the Swiss government
in monopolizing the Importation Of wheat
during the war was due to difficulties
raised by England. The Borne Bund
states that the supply of wheat is sufii-
cient for only "a days.
A Copenhagen dispatch says that Sir
George Buchanan. British ambassador
to Russia, has protested against the al
legation that Russia is bearing all the
burdens of war and that the English
selishly are awaiting the conclusion Of
the war to get the lions share Of the
spois.
Russian police searhed the home of
the widow of the famous author. Count
Tolstoi. No revolutionary documents
were found. but meanwhile part Of the
house was destroyed by fire.
THE reason for the withdrawal Of the
Russian guards from the Warsaw battle
front. according to reports from Sofia,
was not the granting of a furlough to
the troops. 1t as was reported semi-off1-
Cially but was the necessity Of protect
ing Petrograd from threatened riots.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13

The city government should be con-
graduated for bringing to a success
fui conclusion a matter that is of
great interest to every citizen of Hal
lowell. They have practically secured
the old academy property which faces
on Central and Warren streets as a
site for new High school building.
General John II. Hubbard, who owns
the property. when approached by the
committee of the city government. Of
fered the property at such a reasonable
price that it was decided to purchase
it at once and at the special meeting
OF the city government Monday the
city treasurer was authorized to make
temporary lean, in order that the
negotiations may be speedily conclud-
ed. This will furnish the best lot in
the city for new High school build
ing. There are from 10 to 20 acres of
land in the lot. an ample amount for
Fairgrounds and new ball field. Now
to get the High school building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13
NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Capt. George j.
Page.
Mrs. A. E. Varnum of Penobscot
is visiting Bernard E. Varnum.
The funeral Of the late Vital Gagnon
vas held from the Home chapel at .
P. NJ. Tuesday, Rev. FIR. Nelligan of
floating.
Andrew ]. Burns of Portland, late
Co. B, l, Me. Inf, and Joseph Ross
Of Washburn, late Co. B, /, Me Inf,
were Tuesday admitted.
Bartholomew Smith of Boston, late
. Co. e, 10, Mass. Inf, and 227 Co. i,
Battalion V. r. c., former member.
has been readmitted and assigned to
the hospital for treatment
Thomas F. Honohan of Lawrence.
late Co. 1, 9. Mass, Inf. and David
Roach of Camden reported Tuesday
for admission. and was taken up to A.
p. awaiting the approval of their pa
pers.
Mrs. Frank Sherman Of Midtown
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
E. Varnum.
The returns from furloughs Tues
day were: Frank McKenna from New
York City; Leroy Sias from Boston;
William F. Sherman from Lynn and
Fra ncisCurtis from Pittston.
Discharges have been granted:
Charles F. Wentworth. late Co. C. o.,
Mass. Inf, Reugen Daily. late Co. l.,
10, n. Y. Inf, and Joseph Bowen. late
Co., A. Z, Conn. Inf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13

It was reported Tuesday that no small
amount OF amusement was being had
among the employees at the Augusta Statc
hospital because of an incident which
occurred Monday night and that they
were asking one another Just who the
joke was on. According TO the story one
of the employees who had access to the
greenhouse suspected that some Of the
young men and women connected with
the institution were using the greenhouse
for trysting place. and decided to play
joke on them. Accordingly he install
led few electric lights in the greenhouse
and on Monday night repaired to the
place to await developments. Every
thing was quiet during the early part of
the evening but as the witching hour of
midnight. approached. so the story goes
the watcher saw a female figure enter
the greenhouse, and at the proper time
the watcher turned on The lights. Then
the unexpected happened. The supposed
young woman proved to be young man
In woman's clothes, and he also proved to
be a very athletic young man, and the
way he proceeded to mop up the floor
of the greenhouse with the would-be jok-
er is said to have been something worth
seeing Hence the question: Who was
the Joke on?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13
Sucy for Old Towns Postmaster

julie l.. Sucy was elected post
master of Old Town Monday night,
receiving a plurality of 10 votes over
Arthur j. Wakefield, in a poll Of 435
registered Democrats, with q number
Of scattering votes. This method
was adopted by a committee Of Dem
ocratic voters after the Democratic
organization had failed, after many
meetings, to decide upon a candidate.
1t was voted to forward to Senator
Charles F. Johnson a record of the
vote, and it is expected that Mr.. Sucy
Will receive the nomination for the
Office. 1t is expected that several in
dependent candidates who declined TO
enter the contest by the so-called
election will present claims. Mr.. Sucy
is, and has been for many terms, al :
derman from, Ward l., and has always
been a prominent Democratic worker.
He is pulp mill foreman. =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13
WINTHROP HIGH
WILL meet C0NY At
5 O'CLOCK TONIGHT

Winthrop High will meet Cony High
in a basketball game at s o'clock this
wednesday, evening at the Assemble
hall of the High school and a fiercely
contested game is predicted. The VIM
throp quintette is exceptionally strong
this season. and has already defeated
Oakland, Gardiner. Madison and
Brunswick. These boys are out for the
championship and are travelling at a
fast clip. But the Cony boys are
ready to put up strong opposition.
Under the fine coaching Of Everett Nc
Donald the team is drilled into fine
shape. The. probable lineup of the
team will be: Wyer, C: Froberger, RI:
Thyng. If; Dennis. ID: Matthews, 70.
A preliminary game will be played he ;
tween girls teams, Cony and the Cen5
Independents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13
ST. LOUIS FEDERALS
Want M'HALE and DOlAN

Chicago, Jan. Lice Magee. who re-
Gently left the st. Louis club of the Ma
tional League to assume the management
of the Brooklyn Federals. was in Chica-
60 today attempting to sign 'Cozy" Do
Ian, an outf1elder with the ST. Louis club,
and Marty McHale. pitcher with tho
New York Americans.
Manager Miller Higgins Of the st.
Louis Nationals attempted to get Dolan's
signature to a contract yesterday but the
player deferred until he could arrange
another conference with Magee. his for
mer teammate Higgins left the city,
however, apparently satisfied that Dolan
would remain with the St. Louis club.
McHale, who said he had not come to
terms with the New York club, said he
was open to consider any offers from the
Federal Leaguers.