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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-23
KNIFE CURE FOR BAD BOY
Father Promises Judge to Let Sur
geons Operate.

Yonkers, N. Y, Oct. 23.-Eugene
Sellet. fourteen, was released on sus-
pended sentence by Judge Beall on
the promise of his father to have the
boy operated upon in the hopes of
mending his evil way. The lad, who
has been In court often, was up this
time for violation of parole.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-23
Washington Justice Dies.

Olympia, Wash, Oct. 23.-Herman
d. Grow, justice of the state supreme
court, died here after a long illness.
His home was at Spokane
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-23
Russians Clash With Turks,

Petrograd. Oct. 2S.-Hot encounters
between Russian advance guards and
Turks are occurring south OF Pota, on
the Ottoman side of the Transcaucas-
ian frontier, and in the vicinity of
Lake Van, the war office announced.
At Ardzish, northeast of Lake Van. 1t
was said there was fighting between
Russians and Kurds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-23
KAISER PARDONS WOMEN
CONDEMNED TO DEATH.

London, Oct. 23.-Emperor
William has notified King
Alfonso of Spain that he has
pardoned the Countess de
Belleville, Mile. Thulier and
the other Belgians condemned
to death In Belgium for aid
ing in the escape of prisoner
soldiers, says dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company
from Madrid.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-23
Bride Of Three Weeks Drowned.

Muscatine, Ia, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Will
lam Kautz, a bride of three weeks,
was drowned in the Mississippi river
when skiff in which she and her
husband were rowing upset in mid.
stream.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-23
SERvIAN FORCE
MAY Be CRUSHED
Military Position of Country
Said to Be Critical.
RESCUE LIES WITH ALLIES
Key to Situation Is the Speed With
Which England and France Can
Send HeIp-Flank Attack of Bull
CARS Appears Greatest Menace.


Send Help-Flank Attack of Bull
gars Appears Greatest Menace.
London, Oct 23.--Servia's military
POSITION is critical Hammered by
superior forces on two sides. her
armies are threatened with being
crushed as no army has been. crushed
during the war
Not only are these facts admitted
in England, France and Russia, but
also they are reflected in official Serv-
ian statements.
The key to escape from this situa-
tion is the speed with which France
and England can throw forces north
from Saloniki in the hope of relieving
pressure from the Austrians and Ger
mans on the north and the Bulgarians
ON the east.
The Bulgarians are battling under
the eyes of King Ferdinand Not
witbstanding the presumably superior
artillery Of the Austrians and Ger.
mans it is the flank attack by the Bul-
garians which seems the most menac.
ing to the Servians.
At few places are the Teutons as
much as twenty miles south of the
Danube. In fact, the ground gained
averages a depth of only ten miles.
The Bulgarians, for their part, are
displaying tremendous energy adj
cative of carefully laid plans preced-
ing the declaration of war. With
twenty miles of the Nisb -Salonikl
railway in their hands they have a
strategic advantage which it will be
/ difficult to overcome.
The movements of entente troops
from Salonik are still unknown to
the public but il any considerable
of doing for Servia what England at
tempted to do for Belgium it must be
heard from soon.
Great Battle at Veleze.
From Sofia and Saloniki come de-
malls that the Bulgarians have lost
Strumitza. This means that Bul
garian soil still is free from invasion
II is reported that Turkish cavalry is
cooperating with the Bulgarians and
that a great battle is raging at the
Macedonian town of Veleze, where
the Seryians won a victory over the
Turks in the Balkan war of 1912 Ac
cording to an unofficial report the
Bulgarians have taken the town.
Greece still hesitates England
offer of Cyprus and according TO re
port. a considerable extension o
Greek territory along the Aegean
sea and of colonies in Asia, have
brought no outward change in the sit
uation.
On most of the long Eastern from
the Russians seem to be in the as
cendancy, but both Petrograd ant
Berlin emphasize the increasing dan
ger of Rigas position From tn,
southwest the Germans are nearini
the village of OLAF, twelve miles from
Riga. They are also increasing thei
hold along the Dvina river to thI
southeast of the city, being in tha
quarter within eight miles of thei
goal.
The Russians assert that German al
tacks i'm the region of OLAF were re
: pulsed, but the Germans are lombard
ing the Riga-Dvinsk railway beyon
the Dvina, interfering with the fol
warding of Russian reinforcements.
The Dermott news., 1915-04-08

Limpy had lorg since reached the point of saturation and lurching forth from his new found cronies he sough' other fields of excitement. Likewise did the newcomer. who bore strange resemblance to the lookout who had been stationed outside at the Dodge house a scant hali hour before.
 What happened later was only matter of seconds-and waiting until the hated snitch-for gangdom hates the informer worse than anything else dead or alive-had turned R sufficient ly dark and deserted corner.
 muffled thud, a stifled groan fol lowed as a heavy section of lead pipe wrapped in newspaper descended on the crass skull of Limpy.
 It was the vengeance of the Clutch ing Hand-swift, sure, remorseless.
 And yet 1t had not been a night of complete success for the master crim- inal. as anyone might have seen who could have followed his sinuous route to a place of greater safety. Unable to wait longer. he pulled the papers he had taken from the safe from his pocket His chagrin at finding most Of them to be blank found only one expression of foiled fury-that men, acing clutching hand-the real one.
 
 Kennedy had turned from his futile examination for marks on the tele- phone There stood the safe. moder- ate sized strong box. but of modern type. He tried the door. It was locked. There was not a mark on it. The con- bination had not been tempered with. Nor had there been any attempt to soup" the safe
 With quick motion he felt in hia pocket as If looking for gloves. Find ing none he glanced about and seized two pieces of paper from the desk.
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to pause and peer out into the moon tight that flooded the back ot his house, he might have seen the figures of two stealthy crooks crouching in the half shadows of one of the cellar windows. one crook, at least, masked
 The masked crook held ill his hands carefully the ends of two wires at tached to an electric feed. and. sending his pal to keep watch outside. he en- tered the cellar of the Dodge house through a window, whose pane they had carefully removed. As he came through the window he dragged the wires with him, and. after a moments accommodating, attached them to the furnace pipe of the old-fashioned hot air heater, where the pipe ran up through the floor to the library above. The other wire was quickly attached to the telephone where its wires en- tered
 Upstairs Dodge, evidently uneasy in his mind about the precious Limpy Red letter. took 1t from the safe along with most of the other cores spondenCe and. pressing hidden spring in the wall opened q secret panel and placed most of the important documents in this hiding place.
 Downstairs the masked master Crim- inal had already attached voltmeter to the wires he had installed waiting
 Just then could be heard the tinkle of Dodges telephone, and the old man rose to answer it As he did so he placed his foot on the iron register his hand taking the telephone and the receiver At that instant came a pow erful electric flash Dodge sank on the floor. clutchiHg the instrument, cleo troeuted.
 A moment later the criminal slid 1 silently into Dodges room Carefully | putting on rubber gloves and avoiding
The Dermott news., 1915-04-08

Just then Dodge caught sight of ma For the moment thought perhaps he was going to fultil his threat
 Who the devil-why didn't you tell me reporter was here, Jennings" he 'puttered indignantly. pointing toward the door.
 Argument, entreaty. were of no avail. There was nothing to do but go.
 At least. reflected, had the great CT part of the story-all except the one big thing, however-the name of the criminal. But Dodge would know him tomorrow!
 I hurried back 10 the Star to write my story In time to catch the last morning edition.
 Meanwhile. if I may anticipate my story, l must tell of what we later learned had happened to Dodge so completely to upset him.
 Ever since the Consolidated Mutual had been hit by the murders he had had many lines out fin the hope of enmesh- ing the perpetrator. That night. as found out the next day. he had at last heard of clue One of the company s detectives had brought in red-head ed. lame, partly paralyzed crook. who enjoyed the expressive monniker ot "Limpy Red Limpy Red was q gunman of some reuoWn. cviifaeeC and. having nothing much to lose des porate. Whoever the master Crimina of the clutching hand might have beer he had seen f to employ Limpy, hu' had not taken the precautioa of Eettias rid of him soon enough when he Was through.
 Therefore Limpy had grievance and now descended under pressure It the low level of snitChius to Dodge il his office.
 No. governor the tremalia. wretch had said as he handed over : grimy envelope. T ain't never seer his face-but here is directions how tc find his hangeut"
 As Eimpy aa 5,ed out. he turned tC Dodge. quiyering at the euormity ot hi.
The Dermott news., 1915-04-08


 unpardonable sin In gangland For Gods sake. governor" he lmplored, don't let on how you found out
 And yet Limpy Red had scarcely left with his promise not to tell when Dodge. happening to turn over some papers. came upon an envelope left on his own desk bearing that mysteri- ous clutchng hand
 He tore it open, and read in amaze ment:
 Destroy Limpy Rel's instructions within the next hour"
 Dodge gazed about in wonder Thls was getting on his nerves He de termned to go home and rest.
 Outside the house. as he left his car. pasted over the monogram on the door. Ina had found another note, W.'h the same weird mark and the single word
 Remember"
 In spite of the pleadings of young Bennett. Dodge refused to taks warn, iuE. In the saie in his beautifully fitted library he deposited Limpys doc ument in an envelope containing all the correspondence that had led up 10 the final step in tho discovery
 
 It was late in the evening when l returned to our apartment and. not finding Kennedy there, knew that l would discover him at the laboratory
 Craig" I cried as I burst in on him. I've got a case for you-greater than any ever before.
 Kennedy looked mp calmly from the ruck of scientific instruments that sur rounded him-test tubes, beakers, carefully labeled bottles
 Indeed" he remarked. coolly go- ing back to his work
 Yes" l cried. Tt Is a scientific criminal who seems to leave no clues"
 Kennedy looked up gravely. Every criminal leaves a trace" he said quiet ly. 'It it hasn't been found then 1t must be because no one has ever looked for it in the right way"
 Still gazing at me keeuly he added, "Yes. l already knew there was such a man at large. have been called in on that Fletcher case-he was a trus- tee of the university. you Know."
The Dermott news., 1915-04-08
THE CLUTCH|NG HAND" WINS
 AGAIN.
NEW YORK MYSTERIOUS MAS TER CRIMINAL PERFECTS
 ANOTHER COUP.
City Police Completely Baftled

Heres this murder of Fletcher the retired banker and trustee Of the uni yersity." he explained. Not clue except warning letter signed with this mysterious clutching fist Last week 1t was the robbery of the HaS- worth jewels and the killing of old Haxworth. Again that curious sign of the hand. Then there was the dastard- iy attempt on Sherburne. the steel
 naSnate Not trace Of the assail
 ast sHcept this same clutching fist. So
The Dermott news., 1915-04-08

With them. in order not to confuse any possible finger prints on the bust he lifted il off
 gave a gasp of surprise
 There, in the top of the safe. yawned a gaping hole. through which one could have thrust his arm,
 What is it2" We asked. crowding about him
 .Thermtt. he replied laconically.
 "Thermit2" | repeated
 "Yes-a compound of iron oxide and powdered aluminium invented by chemist at Essen. Germany It gives a temperature of over five thousand degrees It will eat its way through the strongest steel"
 Jennings, his mouth wide open with wonder. advanced to take the bust from Kennedy
 "No-don't touch it. he waved him off. laying the bust on the desk. 'I want no one to touch it--don't you see how careful l was to use the paper. that there might be no ques- tion about any clue this fellow may nave lett on ihe marble
 As he spoke, Craig was dusting over the surface of the bust with some black powder
 Look" exclaimed Craig suddenly.
 Finger prints" cried excitedly
 Yes, nodded Kennedy, studying them closely. "A clue-perhaps.
 "What-those little marks-a clue?" asked a voice behind u8
 l turned and saw Elaine looking over our shoulders, fascinated It was evidently the first time she had real ized that Kennedy was in the room.
 How can you tell anything by that" she asked
 Why easily he answered. pick ing up a glass paper weight which lay on the desk You see. 1 place my finger on this weight-so You could see it even without the powder on this glass. Do you see those lines? There are various types of markings -four general types-and each per sons markings are different, even if ot the same general type-loop. whorl. arch or composite"
 He continued working as he talked.
 Your thumb marks, for example. Miss Dodge are different from mine. MT. Jamesons are different from both of us. And this fellows finger prints are still different. It is mathematical ly impossible to find two alike in every respect"
 Kennedy was holding the paper weight near the bust as he talked
 shall never forget the look of blank amazement on his face as he bent over closer.
 My God," he exclaimed excitedly, this fellow is master criminal! He has made stencils or something of the sort on which, by some mechan- ical process, he has actually forged the hitherto infallible finger prints!"
 l, too, bent over and studied the marks on the bust and those Ken nedy had made on the paper weight to show Elaine
 THE FINGER PRINTS ON THM BUST WERE KENNEDY'S OWN.
 (To BE coNTINUED)
The Dermott news., 1915-04-08

touching the register. he wreuched the telephone from The grasp of the dead man. replacing it in is normal posi- ton Only for a second dld he pause to lock at his victim as he destroyed the evidence Of his work
 Minutes were precious First Dodge s pockets. then his desk engaged hls at tentIou There was left the safe
 As he approached the strong box. the master criminal took two Yals from his poeke, Removing a bust of Webster that stood on the safe he poured the contents ct the yials in two mixed masses of powder. forming d heap on the safe. into which he insert ed two magnesium wires
 He lighted them. sarang back. hid ing his eyes from the light, and a binding gush of flame, lasting per haps len seconds. poured out from the top of the safe
 It was not an explosion. but just a dazzling. intense flame that sizzled and cracked It seemed impossible. but the glowing mass was literally sink ing. sinking down into the cold steel At last 1t burned through-as If the safe had been of finder,
 Without waiting a moment longer than necessary. the masked criminal advanced again and actually put his hands down through the top Of the safe. pulling out bunch Of papers. Quickly he thrust them all. with just a glance. into hIs pocket
 Sun working quickly, he took the bust of the great orator, which he had removed. and placed 1t under the light Next. from his pocket he drew two curious stencils. as it were, which he had apparently carefully prepared. With his hands, still carefully gloyed, he rubbed the stencils on his hair as if to cover them with a film of natural oils. Then he deliberately pressed them over the statue in several places It was a peculiar action, and he seemed to fairly gloat over it when it was done and the bust returned to it's place, covering the hole.
 As noiselessly as he had come. he made his exit after one last malignant look at Dodge. It was now but the work of a moment to remove the wires he had placed and climb out of the window. taking them and destroying the evidence down in the cellar,
 A low whistle from the masked crook. now again in the shadow. brought his pal stealthily to his side.
 Its all right" he whispered hoarse- ly to the man. Now you attend to Limpy Red
 The villainous looking pal nodded and, without another word, the two made their getaway. safely. in opposite directions
 
 When Limpy Red. still trembling, left the office of Dodge earlier in the evening, he had repaired as fast as his shambling feet would take him to his favorite dive up on Park Row.
 Had the Bowery "sinkers" not got into his eyes he might have noticed among the late revelers man who spoke to no one. but took his place near by at the bar.
The Dermott news., 1915-04-08

Perhaps I can do no better than to reconstruct the crime as Kennedy later pieced these startling events to- gether.
 Long after had left and even after Bennett left, Dodge continued working in his library, for he was known as a prodigious worker.
 Had he taken the trouble. however.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16
Circulating Petitions
for Daily Mail Service

Of all the things that Circle
needs the most at the present
time-with the exception of a
railroads. a daily mail service
from Glendive to Circle.
AT present mail arrives here
only three times a week, but when
one sees the enormous amount OF
mail which arrives here every time
the stage pulls in, it certainly
seems as though We ought to have
daily service, if ar yone.
Circle is the distributing point
for over a dozen different post
offices throughout the Redwater
Valley. This alone shonld give
one pretty fair idea as to the
amount of mail that passes thru
here.
However the business men of
Circle have now started circulat-
ing petitions asking for a daily
service and they are being signed
by all who are asked to, and those
of you who get your mail at Circle
and havn't signed yet should do
so at once. Do so the first chance
you get and help good thing
along. Daily service to Circle
will help you; will help us and all
those who get their mail thru here,
because it will get here SO much
quicker.
All boost for daily mail service
to Circle.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16
.WeisneT-Haas|

Dan Cupid has sure been doing
some fine work over in the Stony
Butte country the past month
having succeeded in inducing six
young people of that vicinity to
enter into the bonds of matrimony
The first ones were Miss. Rob-
erts and George Weisner, then
Miss Hutchins and Calvin Nichol-
son and the last victims are
Miss Vera Weisner and Gus Haas
who were married last week al
Glendive.
Both the contracting parties are
well known throughout this sec
ton of the Redwater country and
have large host of friends with
whom the Banner joins in wishing
them a most happy welded life.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16
The Institute is Over-So is the Rain

and the ladies who were present say
it was very interesting and instruc.
tive.
Then came another Band concert
followed by ball game. The
game between Hamblin and Union
did not come off as the latter failed
to arrive. so Circle and Hamblin
played and the visitors put one over
on the locals, so guess its-nuf sed.
In the evening there was another
band concert. After this a lecture
was given by Miss Jensen entitled,
THE problem of the Daughter"
1t was the first lecture ever heard
in Circle and it goes without saying
that it was good. Then came the
big Band dance which was enjoyed
by large crowd. A bowery had
been built but was not used very
much on account of the rain.
Wednesday it drizzled and rained
nearly all forenoon, but the crowd
came just the same.
Continued on page 81
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16
What Bill Did

Bill Turner was a farmer, he la
bored all his lift. He didn't have
no schoolin and neither had his
wife. But Bill was built for busi-
ness and made the wheels go
round, and left a healthy fortune
when they put him under ground.
| He was always taking chances,
paid a hundred for a bull. His
neighbors called him crazy, but
he left a stable full Of cows that
broke the record, making butter
by the ion, an Bill had his picture
printed in the Squeedunk Weekly
Sun. He had new tangled no.
tions of making farming pay. He
even bought a fool machine to
help him load his hay. The neigh
bors fairly snorted whenthey saw
the bloomin' thing; said Bill would
never make it work. 1t wasn't
worth.a ding! Bill didn't say a
sineIesword,, an didn't care darn
bout what they said, fer slick as
grease, his hay went in the barn
an hour before "a thunder storm
came sailin' out that way and
caught his neighbors in a pinch
and spoiled,theirr new mown hay.
Bills neighborsFput their milk in
cans, and set 'em in tank. Bill
SKINNED his, milk with machine
andaturned it with a crank. Smith
chops$hiss firewood with an axe.
Bill uses some gasoline and saws
a hundred cords daymith anoth-
er blamed machine. Today Bills
wife rides in a.car and dresses up
in silk. Smiths wife rides in a.
wagorand keeps OIL ~skimming
milk.-Taylor County eKy.) en-
quirer.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16

The weather man sure handed
us a couple bad ones for the two
big Institute days held here Tues
day and Wednesday, but never
tee-less quite crowd was present
both days and a good program
cark5ed out.
On Tuesday morning we had
quite rain, then let up. but no
crowd was looked for but, before
one O'Clock there were several
hundred people'in town.
The first on the program was
a concert blythe local band On
Main street after which came
speaking 1.-THE hall by Geo. Piper
the county agriculturlst, and w.
Z. Harmon of the Gallatin Valley,
both Of wich were very good. AT
the same time, for the ladies, there
was speaking at the school house
by Miss Katherine Jensen of the
Montana agricultural College at
Bozeman, 'on Domestic Science and
demonstration on practical cooking
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16
Next WoOdmen
Meet August 7th

AT .thelastsregthar meeting OF
theslocal WoodmensC Camp ait was
decided ito change the date OF
meeting from second and fourth
Thursday of each month to once
a month, and the date set for this
was the first Saturday Of each
month.
The next meeting will therefore
be on Saturday August'7thsAnd it
is hoped that every member will
represent. Thereason for this
change is that from now on until
harvestis over, will be busy
time for thesboys from out in the
country whoswould not be able to
attend.
\, Let's see how many will be
there August 9TH.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16
June Broke Record In
Montana For Rain

More rain fell in Montana the
last month than has fallen during
the same period during the past
% years according TO the monthly
weather summary which was
issued yesterday by the local U.
S.. weather bureau. The total
precipitation during the month
was 5.25 inches. The only time
that greater precipitation has
been recorded since the establih-
ment of the weather beaureau S5
ago was in June, 1892, when Ia
precipitation of 5.63 inches was
recorded, says the Helena Inde-
pendent.
During the entire 80 days of
June there was only five clear
clear days. There were Is partly
cloudy days and 10 days when
clouds hovered over the state all
the time. There were IA days
when .01 inch or more precipita-
ton was recorded.
The warmest day of the month
was on June "a, when the ther-
mometer registered 83 degrees
and the coldest day was on June
13, when the thermometer fell
down to 37 degrees. -Four thun-
der storms were register during
the month, on June 18, "a, IS and
%, and one hail storm on June
25.-Star, MilesGaty.