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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-30
MRS. FRANK DEGRAFF

Ophelia NJ. Conner was born in Jack
son, Mich, April 5, 1856, and died at her
home in Paw Paw last Wednesday.
She moved to Paw Paw early in life
with her mother, where she was married
to Frank DeGraff, and has since lived
here.
She leaves her husband and three
children, hurry and Marian of Paw Paw
and Mrs. Bernice Loveland OF Bay City,
besides many friends to mourn her loss.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the b ONE, Rev.
Henry Harvey officiating. Interment
will be in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-30
AnAPPY BIRTHDAY.

We wish in behalf of Josiah Hayden
to thank each one who recognized his
birthday by giving him shower OF
beautiful cards, letters and other dainty
mementos.
Mr.. Hayden was So years old April %,
and it being an ideal day for fishing, be
and one Of his great grandsons took
their fish poles and wendell their way to
the creek, where they spent pleasant
three hours, as they brought home over
40 fine Dish. On his return to the house
he stopped at the mail box and found it
full of birthday surprises. The kind
messages sent will afford him much
pleasure and linger with him many a
day. Many more happy birthdays, Mr..
Hayden.
We all can't 60 fishing with our great
grandchildren at IS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-30
TEACHERS RETIREMENT AN
NUITY FUND BILL

This measure passed the Senate cas-
lily after the completion of an extended
and expensive lobby by the teachers of
the State. 1t came to the House and
has been pigeon holed in the Commit
tee on Education and in the Committee
on Ways and Means for a month or
more
l understand the Bill will be report
ed out this week with all appropria-
tons by the State Topped off it; this
may insure it's passage in the House as
it seems to be fairly well supported;
still some members who will vote for 1t
now, have expressed themselves, that
they hoped the bill would be kept in
Committee until the session closed.
One of the worst features of the Bill
is the mandatory provision compelling
person to contribute to the Teachers
Fund whether he wants to or not; he
must sign a contract when he engages
his school i'll which contract there is
printed, by authority of this law, the
provision authorizing the district
board to deduct from his monthly sal
airy the contribution that this law i'm
poses upon him. If this is not confisca-
ton of property, then l don't know
what confiscation means; if this is not
taking property without due process
of law" then l don't know what the
Constitution means; such a provision
in law or the teachers contract is
Nunobjectionable to the person who is
making teaching a life work, and ex-
poets to enjoy the pension in later
years; but to the young teacher who
has thus engaged but temporarily, as
stepping stone to something better,
with no intention of ever drawing a
teachers pension, the law is unjust, in
equitable, arbitrary, and many good
lawyers claim, unconstitutional.
Great argument was presented Of the
constitutionality of this proposed law;
great stress was laid upon the fact that
Judge Carpenter of Detroit Late of the
Supreme Court, drafted the Law, and
therefore it must be constitutional.
However, few weeks after its intro
duction Attorney General Fellows was
asked to render his opinion of the Bill;
he declared certain features of the bill
absolutely untenable and unconstitu-
tional, and the proponents of the meas
ure through their attorneys thought 30
much of Fellows opinion that they i'm
mediately trimmed up the Bill so as to
eliminate the appropriation of the sum
Of 5000 by the State for the purpose
of starting this unprecedented scheme;
other very Objectionable features still
remain in the Bill. I prophesy, how
ever the final defeat of the measure,
although the vote will be close.
THE JUDlCATURE ACT.
This act came to the House from the
Senate yesterday; it is a Bill of 500
pages, and is complete revision of the
laws pertaining to our judiciary, trials,
proceedings and process; the Revision
of the laws was made by Commission
Of three attorneys of this State appoint
ed by the Governor; the work has cost
the state In the neighborhood OF
$4,000. While cannot say that this
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-30
Y es
No

Those in favor of issuing said bonds
will place an X in the square opposite
the word "Yes," and those opposed 20
issuing said bonds will place an X in the
square opposite the word mo"
Dated this Goth day of April, 1915.
THos. j. CAvANAUGH,
Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-04-30
Mount Ararat.

Armenians venerate Mount Araras
az the place Noah's ark rested after
the deluge. 234S B. @.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
GERMANY SUPPLIED FUNDS
Charge of American Government Re-
eardine Supply Funds.

New York, Nov 19.-An allegation
that the German government appro-
priated $750,000 to charter and load a
fleet OF steamships which cleared
from New York early in the war to
supply German cruisers operating in
South American waters will be made
by the government at the coming trial
of Karl Buenz, according to United
States District Attorney Snowden H..
Marshall.
1t is said the government will try
to show that the operation Of the sup
ply ships was directed to great
extent by an official of the German
government, who still is in the United
States.
Buenz, who formerly was German
consul general here and is managing
director of the Hamburg American
line, is accused of violating the Gus
toms laws and neutrality of the Unit
ed States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
DR.. GREIL MAKES AFFIDAVIT
American Woman Tells of Sinking of
the Ancona.

Washington, Nov. l9.-An affidavit
from Or. Cecile l.. Greil, the only
known American survivor of the An
coma, has been received at the state
department
DR.. Greil gave some details of the
submarine attack on the Ancona, but
did not clear up entirely the question
of the vessels alleged fight.
The affi davit was secured in hos
pital at Bizerta by an American Off
cial sent from the consulate at Mar
seilles 1t is the first official informa.
ton from an American source receiv-
ed by this government and may be-
come the principal basis for action by
the United States
Mrs. Greil's affidavit described the
panic on the Aneona and asserted
shells were fred by the submarine
while passengers were disem barking
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
ALLIES URGE GREECE
TO ACCEPT TERMS

Athens, Nov. 19,--King Constantine
is hearing definitely from Denys Co.
chin, French cabinet minister, what
the allies offer for passive Greek co
operation in their Balkan campaign
how much more they are prepared TO
give for active aid and how they will
retaliate if Greece joins with the Ger
manic powers.
After the island of Cyprus was of
fered to the Greeks if they would
help Serbia against Bulgaria and af
ter Greece had refused it, it was said
in Paris and London that such a re
ward would not be rendered again. u
is believed here, however, that Greek
aid would be so valuable to the allies
as to secure repetition Of the proposal
if Constantine shows any inclination
to accept.
The least the allies insist on is non
interference with the allies Balkan
operations and guarantees that no at
tempt will be made to intern any
Serb, French or British soldiers who
may be driven temporarily across the
Greek frontier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
SWEDES THREATEN GERMANS
British Steamer Thelmas Departure
Marked by Sharp Clash.

Copenhagen, Nov. 10 The British
steamer Thelmas departure from
Trelleborg sweden, where it has been
since the beginning Of the war, was
marked by all exciting naval adven-
ture in which the vessel escaped cap
ture by a German destroyer through
assistance rendered by the Swedish
torpedo boat PolluX
When south of landskrone. sixteen
miles northeast of Copenhagen. the
Thelma was pursued by the German
destroyer W132 into Swedish terri
torial waters
" lille the Germans were in the act
OF boarding the steamer the Poluy
forced them to return to their boats
and running between the two vessels
informed the Germans that every
means would be employed to prevent
the Thelma from being taken.
After an interval OF silence, In
which both warships cleared for &C
tion, the German destroyer steamed
away.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
IN DANGER OF CAPTURE
Both Serbian Armies in Desperate
Situation.

Amsterdam, Nov. 19.--Northern and
Southern Serbian armies are in dan.
ger of capture bodily. The best they
can hope for is the chance to abandon
Serbia to her invaders.
There is still the possibility that
the northern army may slip through
German-Austrian fingers into Monte
negro The southern army stands
a better chance of getting into AL
bania The former forces will be wei
coined by the Montenegrins if they
succeed in joining them. The south
ern troops, however, probably will
meet a hostile reception by the Al
banians.
Berlin reports the Bulgars under
General Boyadjeff are still pressing
the Northern Serb army to the west
ward from the direction OF Nish
while simultaneously cutting them of
from retreat to the southwark by an
advance he is pushing up the Toplica
valley. parallel with their line OF
march. The Germans occupy all the
country to the northward and are
pushing their front closer to the Bul
gars' Topica valley line.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
BATTLE TO DECIDE
STATUS OF SONORA

Douglas, Ariz.. Nov. l9.-That the
battle of Cananea will be a decisive
struggle which will determine the bal
ance of power in Sonora in the imme.
diate future seems certain Reliable
reports received from Cananea state
that General Rodriguez has nearly
5000 men, while 1000 reinforcements
are within easy marching distance on
the Sonora river
The Carranza and Villa armies are
about evenly matched numerically,
with slight advantage in numbers in
favor of the latter, it is said il the
cavalry detachment Is recalled from
Arizipe
General Obregon is sending his cav.
airy south, following the line OF the
Southern Pacific, while his infantry
and artillery are divided into two col
umns, one gCing to the east and one
to the west OF the San Jose noun
tains, which stand between Naco and
Cananea.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
RICH STRIKE OF GOLD ORE
Black Hills Find Produces More Than
81 TO the Pan.

Rapid City, S. D., Nov. 19.-Claim
owners and prospectors thirty miles
west of this city on Rapid creek are
in fever OF excitement over what
they call the richest placer PROPOSE
ton ever found in the Black Hills.
Some affirm it is the richest discoy-
cry III the worlds history Of mining.
Two old time prospectors, in testing
black dirt taken from 134-foot tun-
mel on property owned by Nellie Mil
Ter of this city, washed $l.S5 in gold
from a pan and half Of dirt, A pan
of dirt in placer mining averages 10
cents. Five pans of this dirt showed
more than s. in coarse gold.
The end of the tunnel is fifty feet
below the surface and there is no in
dication that bed rock has been
struck
Mrs Miller was offered $4,000 for
her claim, but refused to consider
sale
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
President and House Lead
erS in Conference.
MIR. WILSON URGES ACTION
Has no Preference for Any of the
Schemes Suggested, but Is Anxious
for More Systematic Control of Con.
gressonal Appropriations.

Washington. Nov l9-Centrali2a-
tion of appropriations on congress. on
which President Wilson and house
leaders conferred, will be the subject
OF another conference at the White
House within week, according TO
present plans.
The president has made it clear to
advocates of the different methods of
control of appropriations that he has
no fixed preference for any of the
plans suggested, but is anxious that
some agreement shall be reached
whereby a more systematic control of
congressional appropriations may be
attained So far it is admitted by
participants in the conference an
agreement is not in sight.
Confidential data along the lines of
the official estimates TO be submitted
to congress, including the estimates
bearing on national defense, will be
submitted for consideration in con.
nection With the next conference re.
sarding a budget.
The plan is to have the full com
mittee. which was authorized by the
house TO investigate and report on
the budget plans, thresh out their diff
ferences probably the last of the
week or the first OF next week. and
then arrange another conference with
the president
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York as head of the appropriations
committee advocates vesting in the
one regular appropriations committee
exclusive and sole power to frame and
report all appropriation bills
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
RAIL men Want
EICAT-H0UR DAY
General Demand to Be Made
About March |.
ALL BR0THERHOODS UNITE

Organizations Asking Schedule In
clude $4,000 Engineers, Firemen,
Conductors and Brakemen Employ
ed by the Various Railroads of the
Country.
Cleveland, Nov. 19.-The four rail-
road brotherhoods, including more
than 100000 engineers, tiremen, con
ductors and hrakemen on all railroads
in the United States, are preparing to
make formal demand about March |
that the railroads grant them an eight
hour day with the same pay they
now get for ten hours.
AT a meeting of the executive com
mite of the brotherhoods in Chicago
Dec. Is ballots for a referendum will
be prepared. The votes are expected
to be tabulated before March /.
The Eastern associations OF the
general chairmen of the engineers and
firemens brotherhoods, in joint ses'
sion here, decided to join the con
ductors and trainmen's brotherhoods
in the eight-hour day and time and
half for overtime demands.
Similar action is expected at the
meeting OF Southern associations OF
engineers and firemen at Washington
next Monday and Of the Western as
sociations at Chicago Dec. 10.
Committeeman chosen here, al
Washington and Chicago will attend
the Dec. H. meeting at Chicago. Tn
der agreement the roads must answer
the men within thirty days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
ROCK FALL HAMPERS RESCUE
Only Nine Bodies Recovered at Raw
ensdae Mine.

Seattle, Nov. l9-More than thirty
six hours after the explosion which
wrecked the North thwestern improve
ment companys coal mine at Ravens
dale with the loss of thirty-one lives
squads of rescuers are digging through
the debris 500 feet underground in
search of twenty-five bodies still in
the mine.
bringing the total number of identi
fed dead to nine. the workers found
their way blocked by heavy fall OF
rock and coal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
EULCARS CLOSE
IN ON MONASTIR
Beating Down Last Serbian
Line of Resistance.
CITY CLEAR OF CIVILIANS

Populace Flees Southward Into Greece
to Escape Invaders, Who Are Ac-
cused Of All Manner of Cruelties.
Soldiers on Eoth Sides Battle to
Death.
Athens, NOV. 19,-The Bulgars are
beating down the last Serbian line of
resistance before Monastir Prelip's
capture gave them practically an
open road due southwark to the
Greek frontier Saloniki dispatches
say. Monastir is on this road.
Small Serb bands are fighting des-
perate rear guard actions in the hope
that allied aid will reach them before
Monastir falls British troops are re-
ported on their way from Saloniki.
Monastir is nearly cleared of civil
ians, who have fled southwark into
Greece. The Bulgars are accused OF
all manner of cruelties. The Serbs
insist the invaders are bent on eXter-
minating them completely Few pris
oners are being taken. The soldiers
on both sides fight to the death.
The Bulgars higher officers are said
to be Germans.
What happened at Prelip is not
known except that it was captured by
the Bulgars The Bulgars moving to
tho Southwpstward from Nples and
to the southeastward from Tetovo. eff
fected a junction there. The town has
filled with refugees, including many
women.
Seventy-fve miles east, about
Strumitsa fighting continues between
the allies and Bulgars The Bulgars
are pouring reinforcements into the
district. Turkish troops are reported
to be coming to their aid.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
by mine in the English channel

by mine i'm the English channel
There were about 300 wounded
aboard, in addition to the nurses and
crew, 3S5 persons in all The ship
was on its way from France to Dover.
The Lusitania, collier, hurrying to
the rescue of the Anglia, also struck
a mine and was sunk. Its crew was
saved however. A patrol vessel res
cued 300 of those aboard the Anglia.
The Anglia was the ship on which
King George returned to England fol
lowing his injuries recently in France
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
PENR0SE'S HAT IN RING
Senator Announces He Will Be Can
oidate for Presidency.

San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 19.-Boies
Penrose, United States senator from
date for the Republican nomination
for the presidency in 1916, but re-
fused to discuss his plans beyond say
ing that he will make a formal an
nouncement later.
one OF the party escorting the Liberty
bell from the Pacific coast to Phil
adelphia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
DRAFT NOTE ON CONTRABAND
State Department Officials Preparing
Message to Great Britain.

Washington, Nov. IA memoran-
dun which will form the basis of a
note to Great Britain regarding con
traband is in course OF preparation at
the state department.
1t was learned that it has not been
definitely decided what attitude the
United States will take in regard to
the action of Great Britain in placing
on the contraband list cotton and
other products never before treated
as Contraband
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
BLIND ELKS' EDITOR DEAD
Arthur c. Moreland Succumbs to Can
creme in New York Hospital.

New York Nov IS. + Arthur G.
Moreland, sixty-four years old, widely
known among the members of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks and editor-pubisher Of the Elks-
Antler, one of the leading publica-
tions of the order died I'm a hospital
here.
Two weeks ago he went to the hos
pital on account of gangrene in the
right foot and his condition became
gradually worse.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
DISHONEST ADS UNDER BAN
Federal Trade Commission Will Take
Up Question:

Washington, Nov. 49, The federal
trade commission announced that on
next Tuesday it will hear representa-
tives of the Associated Advertising
clubs of the world on the subject OF
dishonest advertising.
The commission will seek to deter.
mine whether it has jurisdiction to
investigate dishonest advertising prac-
tees
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
CANADA SEEKS $4,000, 600
New Domestic Loan Will Bear 5la Per
Cent interest.

Ottawa, Can. Nov l9.-The Cana
dian domestic loan will be for $780,
100000, it is announced here. 1t will
pay 5l2 per cent interest and will be
sold at 971a. The first payment will
be made on Nov 30 and will be 10
per cent. The next payment will be
71a per cent in January. and 20 per
cent each February, March, April and
May. 10
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
Redmond Reaches Roloene.

London, Nov. l9.-John Redmond,
leader of the Irish Nationalist party,
has arrived at Bologne on his way to
the Western front. II was announced
several days ago that SO soon as ar
rangements could be made Mr. Red
mond intended to pay visit to the
men in the trenches
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
Navy Seizes Oil Lands.

Taft, Cal, Nov. 19.-The United
States navy department posted no.
tices on sixty-nine sections of land
about the Midway and Elk Hills oil
district, stating that the United States
navy department had taken posses
sion and that all persons were for
hidden 70 explore for minerals or 10.
cate on the land.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19

Washington. Nov 19.-President
Jimine of the Dominican Republic is
dying at Monte Cristi. Rear Admiral
Caperton, cabling from the Haitien
station, reported he had been go in
formed by the American customs col
lector ct Monte Crisu.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
Belqium Relief Ship Sunk.

Amsterdam, Nov. 19-The Norwe-
gian steamer Ulriken, New York to
Rotterdam, has been sunk by mine
Five OF the crew perished The IL
riken carried 5000 tons of wheat con.
tributed in the United States for re-
lief of destitute Belgians
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
HUGHES NOT A CANDIDATE
Asks Nebraska Secretary Of State to
Keep Name OFF Ballot.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Associate
Justice Hughes of the supreme court
has notified the secretary of state of
Nebraska he would not be candidate
at the coming presidential primary
election and requested that his name
be not placed on the ballot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
French Bombard Germans.

Paris. Nov ia concerted French
bombardment of the German trenches
IN the Somme region, in the vicinity
Of the Hebecourt quarries and in the
Aisne district about Autretchts was
officially reported A violent arti cry
duel is progressing also in the Boeh
Givenchy, in the Artois
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-19
EICHTY-F|vE DIE WHEN
HOSPITAL SHIP SINKS

London, Nov 19.-Eighty-fiye men,
many of them wounded and unable to
leave their cots, perished when the
British hospital ship Anglia was sunk
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KETCHIKAN, Jan. l8.-(Special to
The Seward gateway., 1915-01-21
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The Seward gateway., 1915-01-21

FAIRBANKS, Dec. 2S.-Clerk Me Bride, of the District Court, states that there are yet some ten precincts in this division which have not re- ported the election held November 3rd Most of them are in the Innoko or KuskOkwim district while there are also Dikeman, Trail Creek, TOlo- vana, Delta and one or two others scattered. No material changes would be made in the final results as an nounced if the returns from these pre- cincts were all in, as even in the case of Snow as Representative, he has a long lead over his IditarOd associate on the tickct.-(Fairbanks News-Min- er)
The Seward gateway., 1915-01-21

newly elected the territorial senate from the Fourth proposes by which road building in territory placed direction of supervisors elected by the people of Alaska would be certainly welcome if did not enange the appropriations road building Congress may be likely appropriations that done under the supervision However under real form territorial government the people, Old residents of Wash ngton say that roads built by the people of the territory themselves supervisors responsible To territory.
 built and thousands of people come to ooen the fields other the population will demand
 more liberal government territory It is hardly likely present government will take any which shoudred connection witt the government railroad.