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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
DESCEND HILLS TO HUNGARY
CONTROL cARPATHiANs Ar
TER BATTLE OF so DAYS.
GREAT HORDEs MOVING DOWN
Have Captured Almost Entire Chain
OF Mountains-Battie Has Been u
cessfuiIy conducted-one Of the
Fiercest 81 the War.
western se~spa,sr Union News service.

Western SewspaSr Union News Service.
London.-With the capture by the
Russians of almost all the main chain
OF mountains, the battle of the Carpa.
thians, which has lasted upwards OF
so days. Is apparently reaching a ter
mination over one extensive front and
the Russians are said to be moving at
various points by railways and roads
and along the rivers and streams down
the southern slopes toward the plains
of Hungary.
This movement, IL it continues sue
cessfully. will, In the view of the Rus
sian military authorities compel the
retirement. with little or no fighting,
of the Austrians and Germans who are
still north of the ~Carpathians, to the
taast of Uzsok pass in eastern Galicia
INC Bukowina.
The battle which has been success
-ully conducted, by the Russians was,
from all accounts, n of the fiercest Of
she war, and the manner in which the
Russians Oyercame the difficulties of
mountain fighting in midwinter has
been the subject of praise by those
who Witnessed the operations or are
acquainted with the country t%raversed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
GERMANY TO PAY u. S.
KAISER STANDS BY OLD PRUS.
SIAN TREATY..
Decision in Frye Case May Stand as
Precedent in Death Of Leon
.r .. c. Thrasher.

Washington, April 6.-Germany will
agree to pay the United States $780,
900 as damages for the destruction OF
the American schooner William p.
Frye by the auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich.
Information to this effect reached
Washington on Sunday from Berlin.
The formal declaration OF Germanys
purpose will be communicated to this
government within the mex day or
two.
The authorities breathed a sigh Of
relief when advised of what they may
expect from the German government
They feel they have got around an
exceedingly difficult situation.
In its representations to Germany
the administration was exceedingly
careful not to make demands o to
use language which might give Of
Tense. The American note was con-
fined to the statement of the facts and
the reference to the bearing thereon
of the treaty in force between the
United States and Prussia. The treaty
specifically provides for detention Of
the other in time Of war.
Germany's agreement to pay dam
ages because Of b application Of the
Prussian treaty to the Frye cas- is of
great Importance. In the representa-
tons this government will make re-
%specting the drowning of Leon c.
ThTasheT Of Massachusetts, as Il result
Of the ~torpedoing OF the British
steamer Falaba by a German subma-
rine the applicability of the treaty
will be cited.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
BRITISH DELAY vExEs u. s.
Washington To Urge Speeding Up Of
Trials. s.

Washington. D. C.-Moved by the
appeals for relief from the owners of
American ships and cargoes now held
In British ports, mainly at Kirkwall,
the state department is preparing fur
ther representations to the British
government requesting a speeding up
OF he machinery Of the prize courts,
but SO far not q single American ship
or cargo has passed through the Brit
fsh prize courts. although many Of
those held we're seized months ago.
One typical case is that of the steamer
Antilla, which has been tied up at Dun
dee. Scotland, since February 26, un-
able to get before a prize court. Her
cargo was composed mainly of cattle,
food consigned to Sweden. Both the
Danish and British consulates in New
York certified that there was nothing
in the Antilla's cargo that was not
specifically covered by the Swedish
embargo. In other words, none of the
goods could be exported from Sweden
to Germany.
The state department felt that under
the circumstances the British authori-
ties should have ordered immediate
release OF the ship and her cargo.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
BULGARS ATTACK SERBS
Irreguiars Cross Frontier and Losses
on Both Sides Are Con.
siderable.

Lish, Serbia, via London, April g.
A Bulgarian attack began at two
o'clock Saturday morning near Vallan-
dovo, when several thousand irregu-
lars, wearing military uniforms,
crossed the frontier and surprised and
killed the Serbian guards. They
occupied all the heights on the left
bank of the Varda river and penetrat-
ed as far as the station of Strumitza.
They cut the telegraph wires and drove
back the Serbian troops and captured
two guns.
The Serbian troops, REINFORCED, re-
pulsed the invaders after a violent all
day fight and r%ecaptured the guns.
The Serbians are now pursuing the
Bulgarians, who lost heavily in killed
and wounded. The Serbians lost fifty
men killed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
DRAINAGE District Decision.

Pierre.-Decisions by the state le-
gal department covering procedure IN
drainage district work, is of more
than passing interest in sections OF
the state where such work is being
| contemplated. The main issues in w
different inquiries appear to be the
| financial feature, and the holding that
the only funds available are from re-
ceipts on special warrants n levies
| against the districts covered, and that
none of the expenses are a charge
against the general fund OF the cOun.
ty. On an inquiry from the states
attorney of Brookings county it is held
that the 81 per day allowance to the
county commissioners must come
from the drainage district collections,
and not from the general fund. In
an inquiry from Marshall county it is
held that the bondsmen on the drain
age petition are liable for any pre-
liminary costs in case the drainage
district plan fails for any reason. In
this case the proposed district af-
fected the counties Of Marshall, Day
and Brown, and no Brown county petit
TONERS were secured, and a resident
of that county had the proceedings
set aside by the court, and it is
held that any warrants issued on the
district are void, and collections for
any expenses incurred must be against
the bondsmen and not the county.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

Long Branch, N. j., April 8.-The
old Monmouth Park hotel, a famous
gathering place for turfmen in the
days Of the Monmouth Park race
track, was burned. In late years 1t
has peer used as a sapitarium.
Boston, Mass, April Curtis Guild,
former governor of Massachusetts, and
former ambassador to Russia, died Of
pneumonia. He had been i'll since last
Friday.
Hartford, Conn, April 2S.-By a
vote of 124 to 105 the resolution pro-
viding for a referendum on a pro-
posed constitutional amendment ex-
tending suffrage to women, was de-
feated in the house of representa-
tives.
Philadelphia, April 1.-THE gas and
electric light fixture plant of the Horn
was partly destroyed by fire. Several
firemen were injured in fighting the
blaze. The loss was 100000.
Washington, April ITO increase
the efficiency Of vessels in the light
house service, wireless equipment is
now being installed on five lighthouse
tenders, two Of them being stationed
on the Atlantic coast, two on the Pa
cific and the other in Alaska.
New York, April 6.-The ocean-go-
ing tug Edward Luckenbach was sunk
of the Virginia capes on Sunday in
the storm, with a loss of fourteen
lives, including Captain INSTEAD, ac-
cording to messages received by
Charles H. Potter. secretary Of the
Luckenbach Steamship company.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
To Inspect School Buildings.

Vermillion.-At a meeting of the in
spectors of the state food and drug
department with the commissioner in
the offices here plans for the inspec-
ton of school buildings in the state
were discussed. The public building
inspection law makes this a duty Of
the department and in order that
those in charge of such buildings may
know what the department will con-
slider "safe' in school buildings there
will shortly be sent to all boards OF
education a circular outlining the gen
eral requirements under this law.
Laws of other states and city ordi-
nances have been consulted n a
code Of specifications concerning fire
escapes, s~tairwayS, exits and fire pro-
lection has been drawn up for the
guidance OF the inspectors and of
school boards and Others having
charge of school buildings. Other
matters discussed at this meeting in
Guided plans for spring activity in
enforcing the sanitary food law,
means of controlling the traffic in
rotten eggs, feeding stuffs inspection
and many other topics connected with
the work of the department. Work
under the sanitary food law will be
pushed with more vigor this year
than ever before and the inspectors
will wage a continuous warfare on
flies, filth and dirt of all kinds in food
handling establishments. The results
of the campaign last year for better
eggs were very encouraging, and this
year it is expected that much more
will be accomplished. The action of
the federal authorities in prohibiting
the shipment of spots and blood
ringers" in interstate m will
be a great help in enforcing state
food laws relating to bad egg and
the traffic in eggs which are unfit for
food should soon be entirely done
away with. t
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
N ADMIT LOSS or u-2e
Admiralty Finally Accepts Official
British Report Of Destruc-
tlon Of Craft.

Berlin, via Amsterdam, April p
The German admiralty has given out
IN Official statement in which the loss
Of the submarine U-29 is accepted.
The text of the communication fol
lows: "The submarine U-29 has not
returned from its last cruise. Accord
ing to q report Of the British admi-
rally Of March Is this vessel. with her
crew. was sem to the bottom. She
therefore must be regarded as lost"
It is generally accepted that the U.
20 was commanded by Capt. Otto
Weddigen. who had charge OF the U-9
when this submarine sank the cruis.
ers Hogue, Aboukir and Greasy last
September.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
IS |NTERNED
MERCHANT SHIPS FREED AT
NEWPORT NEWS AS DASH
Is ABANDONED.
SAYS HELP FAILED TO ARRIVE
Captain ThIerichens Of German Cruis-
er Submits to United States Orders
and the Vessel Will Be Held Inac-
tive Until End of the War.

Newport News, Va, April o.
Commander Thierichens of the Ger
man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich on Wednesday night hand
ed the following letter to Collector OF
Customs Hamilton:
II inform you that l intend to In
tern s.. M. S. Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
The relief l expected appears not to
have arrived in time, so h number
and force Of the enemy's cruisers
waiting outside the bay a it
seem impossible for the dash for the
open sea to be made with any hope
of success.
Il have decided not to deliver the
crew and ship to a fruitless and GER
tain death.
II am greatly obliged for the cour-
tesies shown by all United States au.
thorities.
Respectfully yours,
"THIERICHENS."
Collector Hamilton Immediately
wired the news of the Prinz Ettel
commanders action to Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Peters, who
was in charge of the case in Wash
ington-
He then lifted the embargo on the
departure of merchantmen flying bel
ligerent flags, releasing about twent-
ty-five British steamers.
Officers and crew Of the Eitel were
downcast. Commander Thierichens
himself declared that the action he
had been forced to take made him
sick; that he was heartbroken to be
compelled to resort to such a step.
The commerce raider will make her
last cruise of the war. She will be
taken to the Norfolk navy yard. across
Hampton Roads from the shipyard
here, where she has been laid since
limping into port March 10. after the
remarkable commerce-destroying voy-
age from the Orient, during which
she sent the American ship, William
P. Frye, to the bottom.
Collector OF Customs Hamilton
boarded the Eitel Wednesday night
with an imperative notice to the ves-
sells commander from the Washing
ton government that the time for his
stay in this port would expire at mid
night April z and that he must leave
American waters by four o'clock on
the morning Of April 8. Before the
customs collector could deliver the
message Commander T~hierichens
handed to him the written announce
ment of his decision.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
Attacks Cigarette Statute.

Mitchell.-The right of South Da-
kota tobacconists to sell cigarettes is
Ringing upon a case brought to trial
In the municipal court here, when T.
J. Spangler challenged the constitu-
tionality of the measure upon which
scores of dealers in the state have
been arrested and fined in recent
years. The attack upon the statute
is based upon the emitting clause Of
the measure, which is said to be too
general to cover the specific offense
of selling cigarettes. The supreme
court of Mitchell recently declared
upon this ground that the law of that
state, upon which the South Dakota
measure vas copied. vas u%nconstitu-
tional.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
Caldwell Decides Contest.

Pierre.-An officer is not prohibited
from holding Office even though he
has just previously occupied that Of
flee for part of term. u to his hay
ing filled only a part of u regular
term of office, is the ruling Of AttOr-
from the western part OF the state
where the situation occurred. A reg
lister of deeds in -- county was
elected in 1911 when the county was
organized to fill the remainder OF the
term of Office. At the two succeed
ing regular elections of 1912 and 1914
he was also elected and the question
arose as to whether he could only
hold the office for four years. and that
consequently a successor would have
to be appointed in April, 1915, when
the four years of service ended. The
Interpretation of the constitution I'M
der Attorney General CaldwelIs rul-
ing is: This constitutional provision
does not limit the time for which a
person may hold Office after he has
been legally elected or appointed
thereto. 1t does not say hat no per-
son shall hold Office for more than
four years in succession. This Sec
ton provides mo person shall be eli
gible for more than four years in sue
~cession to n of she above named
Offices"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
GAME EXPECTED TO BE AR
RANGED WITH THE MON
TANA UNIVERSITY.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capita! City, the Various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine State.
v.s,.r Nry~,.,er Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Vermillion.-The 1915 1ootpall
schedule of the University OF South
Dakota has just beer by
w. ]. Johnson, manager Of athletlcs-
1t consists of eight games, all but
two of which will be played away
from home, and includes the usuai
contests with the universities OF MIN
nesota, Notre Dame, North Dakota
and Creighton. The remaining 1our
games will be played with Dakota
Wesleyan, State college, 4ankton col.
lege and probably the University OF
Montana, the date for the latter game
being contested for by three other
institutions. But three Of last years
star aggregation will be lost by grad
uation and another championship OF
the two Dakotas is looked for by COY
ote' supporters. Coach |. J. Cortrlght
and CAPTAIN Frank Mccormick Will
shortly call candidates together Tor
light spring football practice OF about
q week. The schedule is as olloWs
October 9-Yankton college at Yer
million.
October l6-University OF Mime
sofa at Minneapolis.
October 23-DakOta Wesleyan al
VermilliOn.
October 3O-University of Notre
Dame at South Bend, Ind.
November 6-South Dakota State at
Brookings.
November 13-North Dakota uni.
versity (place undecided).
November 20-Probably Montana
university at some city in South Ia
kota.
November 26-(Thanksgiving day.
Creighton university at Omaha.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
DRYs GAIN IN WISCONSIN
Nineteen Towns Added I o No-SaIoon
column-Wets Capture Only
Four Villages.

Milwaukee. Wis. April S.-The vote
in Wisconsin cities, towns and villages
on the wet and dry question showed
a gain for the dry element in number
of towns gained. but the larger cities
voting on the issue-Madison, Supe.
rior, Ashland and Predetermined in
the wet column.
Forty-one places which were dry"
voted to remain SO. and 65 voted to re-
tain saloons. Probably the most sig.
nificant feature of the vote was that
10 cities and towns which were for
merly wet were swung into the dry
column. while only four villages which
were dry went 6ver to the wet column.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
Crowds Visit Dairy Train.

Neutrality-suspicious. Thousand peO-
ple in sixty-five South Dakota towns
visited the dairy-silo-hog cholera
train, which completed a fourteen
DAYS run here, having been operated
coniunctively by the state college, the
State Dairymen's association, the
state bureau of immigration and the
Northwestern and the Milwaukee rail-
wav lines. This is the third and most
successful train to be run by the 'col-
lege. Although much OF the weather
was unpleasant, the crowds which
met the train at all stations Gag
err to learn what the demonstrating
staff had to offer. "These special
trains nave done an immense amount
of good" says Charles McCaffree,
commissioner Of immigration, Tor
they seem to have struck a popular
chord. The speakers have certainly
received earnest and a~pprec1atlve at
t%ention. Certain reports show that
these trains have had a very valuable
influence, but some especially signif-
cant things have come within my OBJ
servation. For instance, as a result
of the first trip on the Northwestern
line, in 1913, when dairying, si!os, al
falfa and kaoliang were advocated for
the west river people, Supt. Dickinson
reports a 1914 increase OF 50 per cent
in receipts from cream shipments
above the previous ear. The agron-
m department of the state college
also reports 5000 acres OF kaoliang
planted in the state. where before it
was an unknown plant. Since that
train silos have entered many com
munities and alfalfa acreage has in.
creased wonderfully"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
GIVES BIRTH 10 DAUGHTER
Grown Princess ceceIie Of Germany
Now Has Five Children, Four
Boys n One Girl.

Berlin. via London, April 9.--Crown
Princess Cecelie on Wednesday gave
birth to a daughter. The mother and
child are doing well. The crown
princess, who is a daughter Of the late
Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenhurg-
Schwerin, married Frederick William.
the German crown prince. in June,
1905. They now have five children.
four boys, the eldest being nine years
of age, and one daughter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
WILLARD IS CHAMPION
COWBOY FROM KANSAS KNOCKS
OUT JACK JOHNSON.
Right to Jaw in the Tw~enty-sixth
Round Wins the Big
Battle.

Havana, April Jack Johnson, ex.
lie from his own country, lost his
claim to fistic fame as b heavy
weight champion of the world. The
title was wrested from him by Jess
Willard, the Kansas cowboy, the big
gest man who ever entered q prize
ring, and a white hope" who at last
has made good.
Johnson returned to his rooms al
most Immediately after the fight.
Aside from a cut lip he was I'M
marked.
The fight probably has no parallel
in the history Of ring battles. For
20 rounds Johnson punched and
pounded Willard at will, but his
blows grew perceptibly less powerful
as the fight progressed, until at last
he seemed unable or unwilling to go
on.
Johnson stopped leading and for
three or Jour rounds the battle be-
tween the two huge men was little
more than a series of plastic poses of
white and black gladiators.
So it was until the t~wenty-fifth
TOuuu, "HGH WllldTu BOl oIS VI hiS
widely swinging, windmill right-hand
smashes at Johnson's heart. This was
the beginning of the end.
When the round closed Johnson
SEM word to his wife hat he was "all
in" and told her to start for home.
She was on the way out and was
passing the ring in the t~wenty-sixth
round when a singing left to the body
and a cyclonic right to the jaw caused
Johnson to crumple on the floor of the
ring, where he lay partly outside the
ropes until the referee counted ten
and held up Wizards hand in token Of
his newly won laurels.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
For Extension Work.

'Pierre.-Brown county is the first to
get into line to secure the benefits of
agricultural extension work under the
provisions of the government appro-
priation through the Smith-Lever act,
and the sum appropriated by the late
legislative session to assist the gov
eminent funds. The probabilities are
that a number of counties of the state
will take advantage of the provisions
OF the appropriations by the 1st of
July, when the money becomes avail
able from the state funG.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
Teachers at Bookings.

Brookings.-At the school officers
and rural school teachers meeting
here there were over 400 in attend
ance. No state official was present
and the entire program was made up
of local and college talent. 1t was
an enthusiastic and very interesting
session, the speeches and discussion
being of a very practical nature. The
intercollegiate debate between the
North and South Dakota State col
lege resulted in a draw. The home
teams at both places, Fargo and
Bookings. The home team at Fargo
consisted CT young ladies. The
weather was fine on Easter and all
the churches in the city report a rec
ord attendance with no ostentatious
display of finery. The principal in
terest was in the reception of men,
bers into the various churches, Of
which there was an increase over for
mer years, Fine musical progra ms
We're rendered in the evening.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
eyrne Addresses w. c. T. U.

Pierre.-The Seventh district w. C.
T. u. convention was held in Pierre.
In his address to the body of dele
gates Governor Byrne expressed a
strong prediction that South Dakota
will go dry at the next election. Aside
from the moral issue at stake, Gov
ernor Byrne said that business men
generally over the state. on his recent
trips, had expressed to him very defin-
.tely their conclusion that the liquor
business no good,
interest and license had done their
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-16
MEET TO DRAFT STATE CODE
New York Constitutional Convention
Delegates Assemble at T.
Albany.

Albany, N. Y, April For the first
time in almost t~wenty-one years dele
gates assembled here to draft a new
constitution for the state CT Me-"
York. OF the 1853 delegates all but
fifty-two were Republicans. Elihu
Roots selection as president of the
convention was a foregone conclusion.
Among the most important questions
the convention is to consider are con-
servation Of natural resources, revi-
sion OF the judicial system and the
short ballot.