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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
ENGLAND REJECTS
AMERICAN DEMANDS

Washington, Aug. 5.-Great Britain
has rejected entirely the American
proposal that she modify her order
in-council so as not to interfere with
neutral shipping.
I'VE shall continue to apply these
measures (the British blockade Of
Germany with every desire to occa-
sion the least possible amount of in
convenience to persons engaged in
legitimate commerce. was the way
the answer was read by Washington
officialdom generally and by repre-
sentatives here of the country's big
gest exporting interests without dis
senting voice.
British Foreign Minister Sir Edward
Grey, author of the notes, wrote as II
he took it for granted that the two
countries were on the most cordial
terms, so much SO that apparently
he did not deem ii necessary to say so
in so many words. His phraseology
was amicably crisp and businesslike.
His idea, he said. was to convince
American Ambassador Page, with
whom nominally he was conducting
the correspondence, that the blockade
methods concerning which the United
States complained "are not only rea-
sonable and necessary themselves,
but constitute no more than an adap-
tation of the old principles of block
ade to the peculiar circumstances
with which we are confronted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
.BRITONS Determined
BUT NOT COCKSURE

London, Aug 5.-Humility and rec.
ognition OF her weakness replaced the
blind confidence and cocksuredness
of a year ago when Great Britain in
thousands of patriotic meetings
throughout the empire observed the
first anniversary of the declaration of
war with Germany.
The empire without reservation re-
affirmed its determination to carry
the war to the bitter end; but every
where there was a contrast between
the spirit of the people today and one
year ago.
II was felt that Britain has made
serious errors in the past, but there
was also a bulldog determination TO
profit by these mistakes and to see
that they are not repeated. The Lon
don newspapers frankly discussed the
empires grave danger and said that
only a supreme, unified, sacriticial eff
fort could save the empire from dis
aster. But the tone of their editorials
on the whole was strongly hopeful for
the future.
A universal anniversary program
was carried out at meetings held In
England, Australia, Canada, New Zea
land. India, Ireland. Scotland-where
ever subjects of Great Britain were
assembled The program was arrang
ed by the central committee for ma
tional patriotic organizations, of which
Premier Asquth is president.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05

viii Continue to Contest Legality OF
Seizure of Ships.

Washington, Aug 5.-President VII.
sons reply to Great Britains latest
notes rejecting the American demands
for relief from interference with neu.
trail commerce under the orders-in.
council virtually Is ready to be dis
patched to London.
Although Great Britain's notes were
received only Monday the American
government knew the British views
through informal conferences and had
framed its reply.
Admitting the unusual conditions
which Great Britain contends are the
basis for exceptional action the Amer
ican reply will continue to contest the
legality of taking ships from the high
seas on voyages to neutral ports.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
WILL MOVE TO MEXICO CITY
carranza Proposes to Change His Seat
of Government

Galveston, Tex, Aug. 5.-Carranza
intends to move his seat of govern
ment to Mexico City within thirty
days, he cabled his consul here.
Four trainloads of food have been
sent into the capital and the food
shortage has been relieved. the mes.
sage added.
General Obregon reported the cap
ture of 10000 rifles. much rolling
stock. including three locomotives,
and 1900 rounds OF ammunition in the
Aguas Calientes. San Luis Potosi and
Zacatecas battles.
Villaista losses were placed at 1000
dead, wounded and captured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
BIG HAUL MADE
BY LONE BANDIT
Raids Iowa Bank and Sc
cures S2l,SW.
TELLER LOCKED In VAULT


Minutes Later, Temporarily Derang-
ed by His Experience-concern Has
Deposits of Six Million Dollars.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 5.-The
Cedar Rapids National bank was held
up and robbed of s21 300 by lone rob-
ber who. at the point of a pistol,
compelled Leo Perrin, the paying tel
ler to open the vaults and afterward
locked Perrin up.
Perrin, when found prisoner in the
vault fifteen minutes later, was tenn
porarily deranged from the effect of
his experience He was removed to a
hospital where his condition. physi-
clans say. is serious. The robber es-
capped
The robbery was committed shortly
before a. m. Perrin was in the
bank preparing currency shipments
for the banks of neighboring towns
when the robber entered by a side
door and covered Perrin with a re-
volver In a scuffie that ensued the
bandit overcame the teller.
The bank is one of the largest in
Cedar Rapids, having a capitalization
of 100000. surplus 100000 and de
posits of s6000,000, according to the
last statement. Ralph Van Veehten
vice president of the Continental and
Commercial bank of Chicago. is presi
dent of the bank
The robber may have been in the
building all night, as the outer doors
were locked when the robbery occur
/ red After he had filled his pockets
with currency he escaped and no trace
/ of him has been found.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
REDFIELD PROBE TO HALT
Federal Inquiry Into Eastland Oisas-
ter Will Stop Temporarily.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Secretary Of Com
merce Redfield's investigation of the
Eastland disaster closed temporarily
after the examination of George Uh-
er. supervising inspector general of
the steamship service. 1t has not
been announced when the inquiry
will be resumed.
Wreckers have completely sealed
the hull of the Eastland and the work
OF pumping he water out of the yes
sci has begun. There is possibility
that the ship will be righted by Sun.
day
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
BAD RIVER DAMAGES TRACK
Miles of Roadbed Along Northwest
ern Line Washed Out.

Deadwood. S. d., Aug. 5.--It will re-
quire nearly a week to put the Pierre
line of the Northwestern railway in
shape so the Chicago and Twin Cities
service can be re-established, as the
result of the overfiowing of the Bad
river through Stanley county, which
has damaged miles of track and road
he'd
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05

DJ tIc GNCT increasing CthlSui1J w
Bringing Forward Supplies and Re-
Inducements.
London. Aug. 5.-Rear guard fight
ing of the Russians to the northwest
of Warsaw has proved so effective
that the German tide seems to have
been held up. while to the south Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's forces push
ing north from Lublin are being Sc
yerely battered
About the only Austro-German prog
ress chronicled on the vast semi-circle
front in the east is toward Riga, in
the extreme north and before Ivan.
gorod
Warsaw still holds out and the
hope that the Polish capital may yet
be saved is becoming stronger
throughout Russia, France and Great
Britain
The German press notes the pause
in the Teutonic offensive and explains
that. with the daily lengthening of
communications, the problem of trans
port and reinforcements becomes
more complicated, which accounts for
the delay.
At the same time the efficiency OF
the Russian rear guard blows is not
ignored by the newspapers The Ger.
man emperor and his consort, hereto
fore reported on their way to War.
saw for the triumphant entry, have
had, perforce. to postpone the com
pletion of their trip.
From Warsaw itself comes the opti
mistic prediction that if the city Is
able to endure a week longer-and the
dispatch was written four days ago
the evacuation may be avoided. AL
though thousands of civilians have
fled the life of the beleaguered capital
is pictured as fairly normal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
AUSTRIAN REGIMENT IS
CUT TO PIECES.

!. Rome, Aug. Sin the most
!. furious battle of the Lower
|. Isonzo campaign an Austrian
!. regiment was entrapped and
!. cut to pieces by Italian bersag-
+ lieri on the Corsa plateau.
|. The Austrians fought valiant
: ly when they found their re-
|. treat cut off and but few sur
7 rendered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
Elevated Trains in Crash.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Two trains OF the
Northwestern Electric railroad collid-
ed on the brink OF an open draw at
the Wells street bridge. injuring three
persons and causing panic among tn }
passengers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05

Financial Damage Caused by Cloud
burst and Flood Estimated at $3,-
ooo, ,ooo-Wreckage Seventy Feet
High in Devastated District.
Erie. Pa. Aug. 5.-Fifty persons are
believed TO have been drowned in the
cloudburst that swept Erie. This was
the estimate made by Coroner ID. II.
Hanley. The property loss will reach
So ,000,00G
With the coming of day Erie turned
to the task of recovering bodies of
victims of the cloudburst and flood
and in six hours eighteen had been
placed in the temporary morgue. The
flood, caused by the overflow of Mill
creek, following the bursting of Glen
wood dam, swept through a section of
the city block in width and a mile
long
Coroner Hanley's estimate that fifty
persons perished exceeds that of May
VI w y. oleIu, WhO Sdiu huc huAhOSi
probably will not exceed twenty-five.
After survey of the debris and
checking over a list of missing Cor
oner Hanley raised the estimate to
fifty
Immense piles of wreckage form
barriers from fifty to seventy feet
high In the mile course of the flood
through the city's business district
and the task before the workers is a
tremendous one. Some buildings
were totally demolished, while others
were tossed virtually intact on the
hills between which the torrent rush
ed The bodies of some of the vic
/ Tins were found mile from the spot
where they were caught by the rush
of water and il is considered likely
+ that some were carried into the lake.
Mayor Directs Rescuers.
The entire police and fire forces of
the city worked throughout the night
! en- the ruins, recovering the eighteen
/ bodies from an area that included ap-
/ proximately one-half OF the devastat.
ed district The men worked under
f the direction of Mayor Stern and the
four members of the city council.
The district swept by the flood ex-
tends from Twenty sixth street and
French street, in the uptown business
section, to Tenth and State streets. a
distance of about a mile. The release
of the water held back by the dam
sent a huge wave five feet high to-
ward the city and by the time II
reached the first buildings on Twenty
sixth street Ii was crested with a
mass of debris that acted like a huge
battering ram on everything I'm its
path.
After almost an all-day rain heavy
cloudburst For an hour residents
\ along the course of Mill creek
through the east center of the city
witnessed the slow rise of the stream
due to the rainfall of nearly three
inches in six hours.
At S:45 p. m. the Glenwood dam
three miles above the city. burst and
huge wall of water swept dowr
through the city, carrying with 1t thu
homes of those who had waited unit
the last minute to leave and in sew
eral cases the families still refused Il
seek safety. Four blocks on each sid,
of the stream. including State street
the main business artery of the city
were covered with a depth of from
six inches to five feet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05

Maxim Is Named to Board.

New York, Aug. Hudson Maxim,
the inventor, and Mathew B. Sellers,
editor OF an aeronautical publication,
have been selected by the Aeronautic
Society Of America to represent that
organization ON the navy advisory
board, OF which Thomas A. Edison is
chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
Riga, Aug. 5.-In obedienc

Riga, Aug. 5.-In obedience
to orders for the removal of
government institutions the
state bank already has been
transferred from Riga to Tula,
south of Moscow. The other
banks are being removed and
the educational institutions
are being mainly transferred
to Dorpat. 157 miles northeast
of Riga.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
STEEL STOCK STILL SCARS
New High Records in Bethlehem and
United States Steel.

New York, Aug. 5.-Steel stocks
continued their upward climb on the
stock exchange. United States Steel
selling up to 69h, new high for the
year, and Bethlehem to 2S7. new
high record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
AMERICAN MARINES LANDED
Sent Ashore at Cape Haitien to Main
tain Order.

Cape Haitien. Aug. 5.-Goyernment
officials who have been In this city
have fled to Fort Liberte on the dis
patch boat Pacifque.
Revolutionist troops are beginning
to enter the city and marines have
been landed from the United States
gunboat Nashville to maintain orA~-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
STILL HOPE TO
Save WARSAW
Russians Seem to Have Held
Up German Advance.
BERLIN ADMITS DELAY

by the Ever Increasing Difficulty in
Bringing Forward Supplies and Re-
Inducements.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-08-05
FIFTY DEAD IN
ERIE DISASTER
Wall of Water Sweeps Path
One Mile Wide.
PROPERTY LOSS HEAVY

Financial Damage Caused by Cloud
burst and Flood Estimated at $3,-
oo-Wreckaee Seventy Feet
High in Devastated District.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21

BY The United Press.
Yesterdays homers: Long. Cardinals,
off Marquard, Giants; Burns, Tigers. of
Knowlson, Athletics; johnson, Sloufeds,
of Quinn, Terrapins.
h. Somebody has gummed the National
race for fair Cubs and Dodgers are tied
for second and the Giants. Cards and
Pirates are tied for whatever is left.
Imagine the equanimity with which
Charles Herzog can lay back and watch
the quarreling. Charles has nothing to
worry about. He can't 90 lower.
Chicago. it appears, is hitting the
eternal skids Both are playing league
leaders with exactly the same results.
II might not be bad idea to gather
up the odd nieSels and play the Braves
TO win. The Stallings crew took its
seventh straight yesterday.
The Pirates slipped a banana peel
under the careening Dodgers, which
partly accounts for that percentage table
scramble.
Anything. it seems. can happen in
baseball this year. F'rinstance, the
Browns won and the Ignoble Indians
licked the Nationals
/ Plank and Bender chucked duel al
st. Louis. Need we say who won?
Larry Mclean has drawn the ineyi
! table contract-with Old Man Time
He'll be sorely missed, will Larry, es
pecially with the white aproned gents.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb & CO.. Inc. Ii
in second place. Bill Carrigan had better
gather up his skirts for quick get
away.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
BASEBALL JOTTINGs.

Zimmerman. the Harrisburg Inter
national League leader is batting
around 270.
Joe Chabeck, the leading pitcher Of
the Tri-State last season. has won
eight and lost four games for the
Harrisburg International League
club.
John Fox has been pitching great
ball for Bill Coughlin's Scranton
club.
Old Bill Clay is pounding the pill
in the Blue Ridge League and giving
the young pitchers much worry.
Brick McInnes, brother to "Stuffy.
the Reading first baseman last season,
is playing semi-professional ball for
Clifton
Swallow. one Of the leading pitchers
Of the Wilmington Tri-State team
during the last two seasons. IL pitch
ing great ball in a league in Jersey
Evening journal., 1915-07-21

f. Rainey of Rrowntown. was there
with his double in the eleventh on
Saturday in the game with Bancroft
Rip Slavin is making all kinds Of
catches in center field for Brown
town.
Edge Moor lost to Elsmere on Sat
urday and Madeley is again in first
place Hackett says he is on top
to stay.
Earl Reed umpired in place of his
brother Jess Saturday and worked
great game.
Mckay, who played with High
School is now covering second base
for Browntown He is the youngest
player in the Wilmington League
Vandever still has two games over
Eden, while Pioneers and Bancroft
are tied for third place.
The Church Leaguers will meet to-
night to- adopt a new rule. ANY team
that plays an ineligible player here
dlteT VIII lOSt lie game. Al present
teams guilty in this respect pay only
fine of 81.
Bill O'Conner Is cut of the game for
life. disguised AS Murphy tried Bill
at first and later in the field but as
there was no "B" field for him to work
in Bill decided to quit
New Castle is now setting the pace
in team hitting in the Del-Mar League
having displaced Newark, which has
been leading since the season opened.
Jack McDevitt is getting the best out
of his men.
Austin is away out in front OF the
Del-Mar League bitters this week
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
LARRY MCLEAN RELFASED.

, NEW YORK, July 21.-Larry Nc
Lean, the veteran catcher of the New
York Nationals who was serving a
60-day suspension for misconduct in
St. Louis. was unconditionally re-
leased yesterday by President Hemp
stead. II was stated that Mclean
was released so Manager McGraw
could play Babbington, an outfielder
of Brown University who joined the
team few days ago. but was unable
TO get in the game because Of the
player limit. Babbington It was an
nounced, will replace Snodgrass in
centrefeld.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
UNION A. c. WANT GAMES.

The Union A. c. baseball team
would like to get game with any
fast 10 or 1S year old team in the city
for Thursday afternoon. Send chal-
lenges TO Frank Papaleo. No 200 IN
ion street. The lineup is McGawky.
c.; Heller. p; Papaleo, IS; Dough-
erty. b.; Pigfeet. 2b; Long. 3b.; Ma
suire, rf.: Wolf, CT; Golden. IT,
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
CnRs LnSE ONE.

Lomax defeated Cubs yesterday
morning 5 to 4. The Cubs could not
hit Mcconnell with men on base.
With the score to against them
the Cubs rallied in the eighth and
ninth innings but failed. by one run,
TO tie the score.
Cubs would like to receive chal-
lenges from any 14-year-old team on
the west side of the city. Address
Frank Brand. No 1928 W. Third street
or call d. & A. phone No. 1915.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21

Some one stopped Traction Com
pany. Who is going to stop New
Castle?
Even with a patched team Booth
started out as a winning manager.
Bobby Wallace, the star of Della
ware College. was hit hard Saturday
He seemed to be able to shoot only
straight ones across.
Parkside expects to have two new
men in the game soon.
Rus Smith seems to have taken a
81, mp in batting but is st,ll fielding
in his old time form.
Jimmy Taylor is a good active third
baseman.
Mayhart is still New Castles star.
Pete Coffin is not much of a strike
out kid, but he sends the pill over in
manner that makes it hard to hit.
Jack McDevitt is wise in having
FIVE pitchers
Morris Pierson is catching some
game for Browntown. Although he
is the youngest catcher in the league,
he is showing great form.
Eden came back strong on Saturday
and gave Pioneers a nice defeat
Jones Of Eden held Pioneers to three
bits.
Jeffers and Jones we're there with
the bat with two hits each
Frank Glenn, v no has been playing
with Parkside. played his first game
with Pioneers and managed to gel
his hit.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
ST. LOUIS SIGNS ELLERMAN.

MOUNT VERNON. H.. July 21.-
Frank Ellerman. a bespectacled youth
who struck out nineteen men while
pitching for Mount Vernon in the
Egyptian League, today was ordered
to report to the St. Louis Feds for a
tryout.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Federal League

st. Louis. 4; Baltimore. 1.
Baltimore. Z: st. Louis, 4 (2nd
yame.)
Brooklyn, 3; Chicago. 1.
Buffalo, s; Pittsburgh. 5.
Newark, 6; Kansas City. 0.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
Austin Keeps in Front; New
Castle Leads in Club Hitting

Austin
Rankin
with
Pedck of Now Castle hitting clip
eight he played
Doherty and schmce leading the league stealing
the first Newark
hitting New Castle having the
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
FLKS' LODGE OUTING

Wilmington Lodge. No 3O7. B. P. o.
E.. viii hold an "Elks' Day. az the Idle
lHou Outing Club, Grubb's Landing. on
Yhursday, August 5. A clam bake, a
rbrn roast, FISH and crab supper and
sRorts will fill the days program.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
RUNS FOR THE WEEK

Scores of games played by teams of
three leagues from Wednesday, July
IA. to Tuesday. July 20. inclusive
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

Fhillies, 8; Chicago, 6.
St. Louis, 3 New York. /.
Pittsburgh, 8; Brooklyn. ?.
Boston, 6; Cincinnati, 2.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Nafinnnl Ienrna-
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
National Leagne.

Chicago at Philadelphia.
ST. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21
Big League Baseball At a Glance
yesterdays RESULTS.
American League.

DeNoit, 6; Athletics. s.
Cleveland, 5: Washington, 4.
Boston, 8; Chicago. 0.
st. Louis 3; New York, ?.
Evening journal., 1915-07-21

Austin is away out in front OF the
Del-Mar League bitters this week.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-11
An Old Story.

An Amsterdam dispatch to New
York says: "The German newsnonors
state that Prof. Friedenthaly of Berlin
university has discovered mems of
converting straw into food. 1t is like
~ TO reyolrtionize the food question. =.
Nothin' new about that. We have
been making food out of straw in this
country since our earliest recollec-
tion, and the process is very simple
just feed 1t to cattle.
The express companies lost money
Washington, Mar. 1O-The Interstate
commerce Commission today announ.
ced that the losses Of the express COM
pahies were enormous, the losses being
largely due to the competition and low
rates Of the parcel post.
In November the receipts were more
than $1SO.O0O less than the operotipg
expenses. In November n year ago tbe
net receipts above operating expcnses
were over $13O,OOO.
Nothing at An.
II don't see why you called on Dils.
~orthy to toast the ladies. He's a
confirmed misogynist" What's a
mans politics cot 70 do with his opi,,
on OF the fair sex
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-11

came into the Roads and without any
attempt at deception passed quarantine
and then came on to this port, where
she anchored.
Another German submarine has gone
to the bottom. The British admir-
atty announced today that the U-oO,
built In 1913, had been destroyed.
Bombardment of the Dar(anelIs
after another interruption by unfavor-
able weather, again has been rcsu
med and the allied fleet is said To hive
made further progress in the nur.,ws.
S"llstantinCple, however, insists H.,
Serious damages has been infictp |
except 20 the weaker Notifications.
a Geneco- Dispatch reports. thai
Italian warShips have put to sen prob
ably for the DnrdanelLeS. This report
.n''ks substantiation.
Germany ha. taken fu,,n.,
m"as!: es to conserve food sur,i,s
The IuEdesrath has ordered expropri
ati"n, with certain exceptions. III ~.
stocks of barley exceeding a motrictn,,