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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16

Receiving a PtlOnc Message In A Ger
man Trench
that a. contact wire and eleetrio bat-
teries had been attached to the
bridge. The guhs had the range of
the crossing and. when tlle men
stepped upon the bridge the IEe gave
the information and the gunners
opened fire. Surely the war has de-Y
yeIoped the use of the teIephone Into
a me art. It might be added that
these telephone spies aroS usually
taken out and shot at once.
The German Crown Prince has the
the German Army He Is intensely
Interested In its workings and spends
much OF his time studying itg eject
ana encouraging his men To Try new
devtces to aid the Fail eslAhds
s.rhe telephone n eVsxywhere.s
writes an English solder 70 an Ameee
ican friend. EN- fact The war = run
by telephone. "a &.
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only concentrate our 1xA Sskas skksS - ~
rection Of the flashes oe the g. envy
pistols, but m occhelo n1f lzneez tl ~
4 xroap or = curse stoad MS that some:
OF our bullets had sped true 70 taae
mark. One or more OF sta1e shoxxlax
had been hit, NE knew lust how
seriously we couldn't asg Inst eaaAk
time. for we were taklns y claancs
A Battlo no TSa IIetl1.
Hut wounded ar not the burslars
seemed co have an almost .inexhas.stt-
BILE supply Of aammunitton, Tor their
automatic revolveys kept an tncesgas
han of bullets whlstltng about eur
ears. It was evident that the Tire
yegEnen had taken r68uge s,ehind the
pillars or counters. and tale2r &kAttaes
OF IRE In our direction was kept mp
more to keep Ms from; m alEtng . break
for cover rather than In the hopegsof
winging US.
hut our opportunity. came AftAr
what seemed to be the lon1ce On
OF gun play at ssnch close quz ters 3
had ever engaged In. One n9 the
burglars nadefa dash Tor. the side WIN
dow. and. in a dying lear. went
through, carrying the sash with him.
As the others attempted 80. follow their
forms were clearly visible and two or
three shots dropped then In their
tracks
II was but the work ofSA second to
leap upon our stricken quarry. but
wounded though they put up g; des-
perate hand-to- hand gtFuREies IN the
course of which scars were inflicted
upon two OF the captors which they
VIII carry to their graves.p
For I'VE minutes. AZ least, we three
detectives battled IN that inlxy dark
store with the two wounded burglars.
Apparently their wounds only tanned
their wrath, for they fought with tho
fury of demons. It was blow Tor blow
for a while, with the butts OF srevolvers
for weapons. It was not until the two
burglars dropped insenstble In their
tracks that the struggle terminated.
and we were able tosslook about ~
and ascertain the extent OF the tn
jurtes.
tsHumpty" Caught At Last.
when we struck allght. was OVER
toyed to find that one Of the men, lying
before me was Humpty Williams the
man had been semitic md and once.
found not to give up until / had him
rigIat... Well, had him right all
right. for there In the sack lying near
his unconscious form were, the gems
worth upwards of 500. 900. but they
hadn't left the store!
Tiffany was the second burglar we
had hauled over. while the man who
fied was Richard vaughn. ana we were
nddent we would have np difficulty
il locating him again After, sending
o,,r wounded prisoners to . hospital.
we hurried to Hoboken and there. as
we had supposed. we FOUND Vaughn.
He was soon locked up and our job
was complete. =
when we brought this trio up for
trial their conviction was q question
OF but a few hours Each was sem
fenced to States Prison for 9 fourteen
They were fine, lot q human lie
meaning no more tothem than that
Of q rat. 80. 50.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16
Copyright, 1915, BY

ssAA ODERN mechanics are Of@tu-
estimabIe aid to the crack
man Of today. Safe blowing
IL has now developed into a
trade, so fine are the details and SO
proficient are the experts who engage
9 IN this nefarious means of acquiring
an easy living The strong arm
4 methods of yesterday still are en-
ployed to some extent. but the real
artist at this work resorts to higher
1nechanics. thereby insurtng q quicker
sget-away.s larger. profits and. at the
same time. minimizing his chances OF
capture.
FOR many years II fell to my lot to
keep track of all the safeblowers and
yegemen who drifted In and out OF
New York City. for this class OF GRIM
inal IS migratory. He comes to town,
sIocates.' his Job. executes 1t and then
hits away as fast as steam can carry
him. 'tC1ean up and beat IT Is tne
motto of the successful safe burglar.
for In most cases his loot consists OF
cold cash, and there is nothing to
deter an early start for some haven
already selected.
The old safe blower Of few years
ago. especially those of the yegg type.
were the most cold-blooded and des-
psrate, and relied upon their jiinmtes
and nitro glycerlne. or soup. to gain
entrance to the strong boxes of vaults
In banks and post Offices. Nowadays.
electric drills and more modem and
powerful explosives have materially
reduced the actual labor attached to
blowing a safe that it is a task of
only q few minutes. The electric drill
can accomplish in fifteen minutes
what once required hours Of incessant
work to overcome
shall never forget job I was as
signed to once There had been an
unusually large number OF safe blow
ing cases In New York and the In
spector in charge sent for me.
The Search For s.Humpty."
',Do you know Humpty Williams ?''
he asked. We'll, it doesn't make
much difference whether you know
him or not. here's his photograph and
want you to get him. and get him
right. understand he is hanging out
Somewhere in the vicinity OF Provt-
dence, r. L He Is bad yegg, and
should be sent away. Once You To-
cate him, never let him get out ofyour
sight until you get him with the
goods
My assignment was a rowing one to
be sure. My orders were never to let
this notorious yeggman out OF my
sight. no matter where he led me-
And yeggs, as rule. are not given to
remaining in any place longer than
they can help. went to Providence,
and after mingling with those OF the
underworld for a few days. I found
my man. From then on my work was
cut out for me.
Williams evidently was fond of
travel. and it was obvious that he was
literally supplied with money. He
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16

the French headquarters when the
was inforrned that the
Germans were attacking certain dtyi-
sion and that they were superior in
numbers and reInforcements were
needed. The message was at once
taken to the chief of stan and he gave
the order for the reinforcemen ts.
which happened to be only ten miles
away. Within two minutes the assist
ance was summoned. and within hve
minutes more the harassed general
was informed that reinforcements
were on the way.
Heroic Repair Man.
At another place, a correspondent
heard the words over the telephone:
..send your repair squad to Trench NO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16

AHE present conflict In Europe has
shown remarkable advances
made In every one OF the means
~ employed in warfare. Such
progress and Improvements have been
necessarily due to the large scale upon
which these sanguinary struggles are
fought and the exactness with which
all the appliances must fit in with one
another in the work to be done, the
necessity OF keeping in close touch
with each part Of the war machine.
and the Importance OF quick service
80 that proper concert Of action may
be had. has made the telephone an
almost indispensable instrument to
those who are directing the move
nents of the various forces engaged
in the terrible work OF destruction.
There Is nothing OF the romantic or
picturesque about the present conflict,
\ for even the dispatch rider Is seldom
seen. His place was for a time taken
by the motorcycle corps. but as the
sgnker is said to be about three weeks
ae |. S=:y vSeS in the direst necessity.
-ae .e epnone mas taken his place.
German Field Telephones.
While all the beliigerents have an
excellent telephone service in the field
the Germans have reached perfection
along these lines which is little short
of marvellous. Moreover. they seem to
be prepared for all emergencies. and
the telephone men are regarded as
ideal soldiers. risking their lives again
and again to keep up the telephone
Communication.
The German army uses four prin-
y cipal types Of apparatus. The first IL
one with high frequency device ana
Of light equipment being adapted for
the calling of signals and for com
naunication by Morse signals. This
appliance is used by the field artillery.
4 atrols and the signal corps. This Is.
81 course. portable apparatus. the
! Inc Of insulated wire being carried on
IIpl1t reels which may be readily trans
ported by the men.
me second type OF instrument en-
ploys q magnetic coil and Is especially
rarviceable for military troops
The third machine is a sort OF com
biiaation of the first two and Is help
ful for communication between corps,
while the fourth Is q loud speaking
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and planting the burglars kit. which
was the case. Therefore, we redoubled
our vigilance the next day. confident
in the BELIEF that another sortie would
be made at a moments notice. Our
dope held good. too, FOR later the next
evening Humpty and his two pals LETT
the corners house and. set forth for
Newark:s Casassa, Young and myself
close in their wake. There were no
delays this time. no lounging around
the park. for the trio was on business
bent ana 1t was evident they intended
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for while we believed the crib was
to be cracked then and there.
It was with keen disappointment
that we Swallowed the trio back to
New York. retracing our steps precise
ly over the same route we had taken
earlier In the evening.
First Trip A sTocater."
we had concluded upon our arrival
back in New York that the excursion
to Newark had been taken solely for
the purpose Of exploring the ground
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Belgian Instructions as z

the Allies' sl1arpshooters were firing
across the marsh. one OF the ofa-
GERS watched the brave telephone man
and saw him finally reach the place
where the neg had been and begin to
dig down in the earth. Then he saw
him pick up nest OF wires. and an
instant later Communication was re-
stored In a few minutes a battle was
on, and when 1t was over the brave
repair man was put down on the dist
as Missing
Any number of such, instances
might be mentioned, for the repair
squads of both the Germans and Allies
are regarded as among the bravest
men OF the army. They are all prac-i
tical men-many OF them being taken
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telephone apparatus. The high fire.
quency vibrator is arranged to be con
nected with telegraph lines without
interfering with telegraph signals In
order to do this each post is fitted with
the necessary sources Of power and
a length Of flexible cable.
The heavier apparatus with its coil
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16
How Battles Are Fought
By the Aid Of the Tele-
phone, and the Curious
Devices Used By Spies
In Their Communica-
tons To adquarters.

Copyright, 1915, by The international
Syndicate
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16

~HE present conflict In Europe has
shown remarkable advances
made In every one OF the means
amnloYed In warfare. Such
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16

.NA ODERN MECHANICS are OK In
est1mable aid to the crack
man Of to-day. Safe blowing
has now developed into a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-12
OUT of THE GLOON
Many a Gloomy Countenance i'm Mad.
ison Now Lighters with
Happiness.

A bad back makes you gloomy.
Can't be happy with continue
backache.
The aches and pains of a bad bac
Are frequently due to weak kiC
neys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are recon.
mended for weak kidneys.
So Madison citizens testify.
Price Hughes, locomotive engineer
Fourth and Josephine, Madison, says:
II was in bad shape as the result oil
ar attack of kidney trouble which
was brought on, | think, by constant
jolting. | had a dull pain across my
back which was particularly severe
at night and my rest was greatly
broken. IL / had to do much stoop-
ing or lifting while at work, it in
creased the misery. / was told about
Doan's Kidney Pills being good for
such troubles and began using them.
They helped me at once. | have ad-
vised many people suffering from
kidney trouble to use Doan's Kidney
Pills"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hughes had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-12
MARKET NATURES WONDERS.
Twin Butternuts and Ladies Tresses'
Among the Oddities.

Harrisburg. Pa.-Daniel Stouffer. a
Cumberland county farmer, living near
Enola, exhibited some curiosities at the
Verbeke street market I'm the way Of
butternuts. He gathered three bushels
OF the nuts in the mountains and found
among them a number of twin nuts.
the shells being fastened together for
about an inch at one end and then
widely separating, in heart shape. Mr..
Stouffer has also gathered some fine
hazelnuts. which are quite rare I'm this
vicinity.
DIR. John III. Eager was made happy
recently over n find he made In the
same market of specimens of a native
orchid. ladies tresses," or twisted
stalk This Is one OF about sixty ma
tive orchids of the state and difficult to
dnd. DR.. Eager says zone might wan
der about for hours and secure only
half a dozen stalks, and here they are,
from Fishing Creek valley, in nose
gays OF fifty or more, for a cent a
Sunch."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-12
ODD NEEDS OF SENATORS.
Pitehfcrks, GsrgIins Oil, Liniment,
Headache Cure, on Expense List.

pitchforks, GsrgIins Oil, Liniment.
Headache Cure, on Expense List.
Washington.-The annual report OF
the secretary of the senate carries some
items OF expenditures that seem odd
for such an august body.
On the list OF disbursements ar,
these items: Two pitchforks. one SCOOP
shovel and forty-eight h~orseshoes.
Under medicines and lotions are
one bottle OF gargling oil, one bottle
OF liniment, one bottle OF baIsam, one
pound OF powdered resin, five pounds
OF salts. FIVE pounds OF h~oarhound
drops. two bottles OF headache cure,
two dozen seidlitz powders, one pound
soda mint tablets and nine packages
OF snuff.
One exhaust header stufing nut cost
20 cents. A local hardware concern
was paid $7.65 for cleaning and adj
justing re~volvers
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HOW GROWN PRINCE ESCAPED
Close Call kaiser's Son Had With
French DRAGONS.

Paris,-Details OF the German crown
princes escape from French Dragons
after the Marine defeat were given by
a French civilian who, d~isregarding
the prohibitive placards, succeeded In
making the trip on n bicycle to with
In four miles of the German trenches
on the western fringe OF the Argonne
forest.
prince was at st. Menehould for about
a week, with the princess. He occu.
pied a chateau belonging to a rich
drug manufactures, NJ. Geraudel. who
gained considerable %notoriety here
some years ago by trying to get a huge
poster advertising a cough specific at
tached to the Eiffel tower. When the
Germans retreated the crown prince
and princess retired to the small viii
lage OF Montfaucon, I'm the Argonne.
where they lived for some days in n
large house which previously bad been
prepared for him.
Learning OF this, the French made O
furious dash on M%ontfaucon, which
they surrounded with n regiment or
Dragons and captured several hun
dred Germans. but the royal party had
flown. The raiders found n new sub
terranean passage 800 yards long con-
Meeting the house with a byroad at
the farther side OF a small wood.
There, according to natives. a motor
was always waiting during the princes
stay. 1t Is further asserted ever this
would not have saved him from cap
ture If the mayor OF Montfaucon had
not run to warn him when the French
entered the village. For this treachery
the mayor subsequently paid with his
life.
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East INDIAN SOLDIERS WHO MUST HAVE
SPECIALLY PREPARED FooD.

was OF serious concern to the Indian.
After two or three clashes between the
factions they We're placed In different
parts OF the hospital.
An Angio-Indian writing in the Lon
don Times on the camp life and caste
peculiarities OF Great Britain's trans.
planted Indian troops furnishes a live.
ly and entertaining narrative. After
describing the strange picture made by
a column OF Punjabi Mussulmans as
they drove before them In a French
boulevard a iock of sheep and bearded
goats and relating incidents of the in
tense admiration the French people
have for these oriental allies the
writer takes up the peculiar problem
the commissariat has to meet in sup
plying the various castles and sects of
the Indian army with meat food.
"Of the composition Of the camp I
must say nothing" he writes, but the
mere creeds and castles from which the
Indian expeditionary force Is drawn
Will suggest to any one who knows the
east the most complicated problem OF
ce2mianarist The Gurkha, the Ratput
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4 r. 4. !. T. l. I. + 1. l. 4 = 4. + + + !
GRAPPLER FOR WIRE FENCES,
French Have Devised a Way to Pull
Down German Entanpiemsnts.


Down German Entanelements.
Paris.-I was talking with a group of
soldiers from the front. and In the
course of their stories of life In the
trenches n of them told me of an in
g~enious device with which they have
been tearing down the German barbed
wire entanglements. writes a CORE
spondent at the front.
There are hundreds of miles OF these
barriers In front OF the German
trenches In France and Belgium, and
they bring the most impetuous bayonet
charge TO a standstill until a way -
cut through them.
Now, l am told. the French are ex-
p~erimenting with an appliance similar
to q rocket apparatus. which throws a
graphing iron attached to a rope over
the entanglements, which are then
dragged down and hauled into the al.
lies trenches.
was not able to ascertain whether
this appliance was In general use or
was only the inspiration of the local
commander at the point from which
these men come.
By posing a few good marksmen I'M
der cover to command the spot where
1t is intended to hurl the grappler the
French obtain a number OF victims, De
sides destroying the barriers. Instinc-
lively several Germans will dash out OF
their trenches to try to seize the grap-
pier before It Is hauled taut and
catches In the wires. and these are al.
most Invariably shot down.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-12

and other IIindus will eat goat or nut.
ton provided the animal has been kill
ed In a special and orthodox way. The
disgust which the strict Hindu feels nj
physical contact with beef Is so in
tense that he will sometimes yomit at
the sight Of II. The prejudice is so in
yeterate that Mohammedans who are
the descendants OF Hindu converts
cannot reconcile themselves to the
taste. Happily pork, the Moslem abom-
nation, does not compIlcate the ques
ton OF army rations.
But the crux IL not SO much the na.
ture OF the meat 10 be provided as the
I'M In which II Is killed and cook
ed. In the case OF sheep the Sikh VII
layers gorge will rise when be sees
meat prepared by the Mohammedan
butcher, who kills by the halal or
throat cutting stroke. Just as the Mo
hammedan feels II an outrage that
meat should be hung up for sale that
has been killed by the jatka-the
stroke at the back of the neck affected
by the Sikhs. In France now a GER
tain amount OF timed mutton Is eaten
willingly by the troops. but the great
bulk OF commlssariat meat must be
sent alive to railhead and slain there
In accordance with prescribed rites.
THAT the men may know whether
they are eating clean or unclean flesh
units are detached to Il point near rail-
head, where each man. to be Moham
medan, Sikh or Hindu. dispatches his
beast by his W peculiar sacrifcial
stroke, marks II ms clean and sends 1t
on TO his comrades I'm the trenches"
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. Jan. 11.-Cattle-Steers
$5.65G9.70; cows and heifers, $4,000
500; calves, s7.75@10.50. Hogs
Light, s6.60@7.00; mixed, s6.6597.O5;
heavy. $6.65@7.05; rough. $6.6596.75;
pigs. $5.25Q6.90. Sheep-Native, $3.50
$50; yearlings, $6.9007.s0.
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Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis. Jan. 11.-Wheat-May,
$1.34h; July, $1.34A. Cash close on
track: No. l hard, s1.3s; No. / North
ern, $1.32h Q1.37A; No. 2 Northern,
$1.29h Q1.35R; No. 3 Northern. 81
26h Q1.34; No. 3 yellow corn, 6Ah0
65hc; No. 3 white cats, 5005ohc;
nAx, Cl.fSx.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-12

Chicago, Jan. 11.-Wheat-May, ST.
1874; July, s1.24H. Corn-May, 1850;
July, 76Sc. Oats-May, 55$c; July,
53lsc. Pork-May, y19.35. Butter
Creameries, &c. Eggs-22G SAC. Poul-
try-springs, 13hc; fowls. 13c; tur-
KEYS. 13I14c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-12
INDIAN SOLDIERS
PROBLEM IS FOOD
Strange Demand Of HipduS and
Mohamm0dan Fighters.
GOATS ARE ODDLY KILLED.

These Animals Must Have Throat Cut
In Some Instances, While In Other
Cases Head Is Cut OFF to Conform
With R~eIision-5eef Is Not Eaten at
All by the Orthodox.
London. The East Indian troops are
giving no end OF trouble because of
their fastidiousness In eating. In the
Netley hospital, near Southampton.
Hindus and Mohammedan wounded
almost came to blows over the ques-
ton OF how their goat and sheep
should be served. II has been neces-
sary to separate them to avoid fight
ing.
The M~ohammedan wants the AMI
mails heads cut Off; the Hindu insists
that the throat shall be cut and the
beast allowed to bleed to death. after
custom immemorial.
At first the British In charge OF the
hospital were inclined to weigh the
matter lightly, but they found that 1t
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GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth, Jan. 11.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive, No. / hard. S1.35A; No.
| Northern, $1.34%; No. 2 Northern,
$1.31&. Flax-On track and to arrive,
s1.TS@.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-12

Lagrippe coughs demand instant treat
ment. They show q serious condition of
the system and are weakening. Post
master Collins, Barnegat. N. j.. says:
L took Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound for a violent lagrippe cough that
exhausted me, and less than
half q bottle stopped the cough. Try
II. For sale by all drugghs.-Adv.
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South st. Paul, Jan. 11.-Cattle-
Steers, $4.50QS.2b; cows and h%eifers,
$5.0097.00; calves. $4.004s.25; stock
ers and feeders. $4.25Q6.75. Hogs
$6.70G6.S2h. Sheep-Lambs, s4.501
s.25: wethers. s4.75d6.00; ewes, $3.50
M5.25.
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ST. Paul Grain.

st. Paul, Jan. 11.-Wheat-No. /
Northern. $1.37; No. 2 Northern, ST.
80; No. 2 Montana hard, S1.32h; corn,
65QS7hc; oats, Sic; barley. 6oq6sc;
rye, s1.10; fax. $1.7Sn.
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GERMAN AiRSHIPS SEEN
OVER ENGLISH CHANNEL.

London, Jan. 1.-THE Times
aserts that sixteen German
aeroplanes were seen over the
English channel.
Evidently they contemplated
a raid on England, according to
the Times. but apparently the
pilots found the conditions too
bad to continue the journey,
for they turned their machines
and steered i'm the direction OF
Dunkirk. France.