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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-29
THE Third DAY
THE USUAL MONDAY REST
CROWD AT THE ASSEMBLY
YESTERDAY.

Monday is not usually a big day at
the chautauqua assembly, people gen
orally feeling like taking a rest after
their Sunday exertions. The attend
anc yesterday was no exception to
the Monday rule, the gate receipts
amounting to $S5. The exercises of
the day consisted of chautauqua rou-
tine, with music and classes.
The program this evening will in
clude Caps orchestra and moving
pictures.
Following is the stated program
for tomorrow:
IL a. IN. Round table.
3 p. m. Signor S. B%ellino, Accor-
dion King; Efhe Epton, Reader.
7:15 p. m. Band concert.
S:15 p. M. Signor Beilino and
Effe Epton.
$3.50 p. IN. Moving pictures.
Preparations are being made for a
grand celebration at the lake Satur-
day when the Fourth of July holiday
will be observed. The program for
this day is a big one.
Saturday, July 3.
1890 a. m. Band concert.
IL a. m. Round table.
1880 p. M. Field sports.
2:30 p. nj. Band concert.
8 p. m. Dixie Colored Jubilees.
$3.50 p. m. Lecture, Celebrated
Wits and Half Wits. r. Perkins.
5 p. m. Boat races and swimming
matches, daylight fireworks.
1880 p. m. Band concert, lake
front.
s p. m. Band concert, auditorium.
$50 D.. m. Dixie Jubilees.
$50 p. m. Moving pictures.
10 p. m. Fireworks.
The Merchants association has
been solicited to request the closing
of all places of business in the city
after / o'clock p. m, Saturday. to en-
able everybody in the city SO inclined
to visit the lake and take in the pleas
ures of the day.
In addition to the observance OF
the holiday at the chautauqua
grounds, there will be other events al
different parks and points around the
lake. At Smiths park. at the lake
outlet, there will be a celebration and
picnic. The amusements will consisf
of basket picnic, baseball boat races
foot races, etc, with bowery dance
all day and a display of fireworks or
the lake at midnight. Stacy's gaso
line power boats will make regular
trips to all points on the lake dur
ing the day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-29
Madison Granite and Marble Works

We have decided to make every
body who is thinking Of erecting a
monument or In need of cemetery
work a big reduction of Is per cent
on our entire stock on hand, which
consists of about three carloads. You
can get anything wanted. for we
handle all kinds of granite and mar
BILE. All our work is guaranteed first
class in every respect. No agents
commission paid. We are responsible
parties. We get the stock in carload
lots direct from the quarries to save
you freight, and you can see what
you are buying. We pay railroad
fare to purchasers from any distance.
Leave your order now for fall de-
livery.
Claus Hexom & s. Brown,
Madison, S. ID.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-29

noses actually owned and followed by
people residing within the city limits.
1t is a pretty good count, however,
and what the city lacks in volume of
numbers is made up in the excellence
of it's citizenship.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-29
THE CITY.
REPORT.

Partly fair tonight and Wednes-
day; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Evening star., 1915-06-24
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD. June ~. via London:
In the Shawl region there is no change.
The fighting continues.
South OF the RaigrUd lakes our troops.
the night of the I'D crossing the
River Egria. occupied the village of
konlighi. annihilating an entire Ger
man company.
In the direction OF Iomsa there has
been violent artillery fire.
On the Tanew, near the village of Lub-
iniec. we repulsed enemy attacks.
To the west Of Rawa Ruska the en-
emy was driven back from some
villages. and near the village of Gu
tazelena our cavalry sabered three
enemy companies
On the 21st and during the following
night. in the direction of Lwow
tLemberg). we arrested an enemy
offensive by stubborn fighting. The
enemy suffered great losses in the
course of barren attacks near the
village of Brgouhovice and farther
south on the River SZczerzo. but
succeeded in advancing in the region
of the town of Jolken.
Consequently on the I'D our troops
quilted I.wow and continued their
retreat on a new front.
On the Dniester the battle has CON
tnued south of the village of Kos
mierjine. where the enemy is holding
river.
In the bends of the Dniester we drove
the enemy back from the village of
Inich toward the village of LIka.
In a successful bayonet fight we cap
tured a thousand prisoners
Evening star., 1915-06-24
GUNS MAY BE PLACED
ON TOP OF ZEPPELINS

BASEL. Switzerland, June 24.-Dis-
patches reaching here from Germany
set forth that meeting of aerial ex-
perts was held recently at Friedrich
shafen TO discuss the question Of con-
structing on top Of all Zeppelin air
ships launched in the future gun
platform on which to mount machine
guns. These would be used to drive
away enemy aeroplanes and protect the
Zeppelins from attacks such as that
delivered over Belgium by the British
aviator Warneford.
The opinion was expressed at this con-
ference that Warneford had expiode ed
the theory of Count Zeppelin that his
alrship cannot be approached and at
tackled by aeroplanes.
Evening star., 1915-06-24
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT
VIENNA, via London. June "a:

Russian war rheater: The northwest
and west fronts of Lemberg. on the
line of Zolkiew to Mikolaiow, were
stronely occupied by Russian de-
fensive forces Tuesday at ; o'clock
In the forenoon the Vienna landwehr
stormed the Rzesena works, on the
road from Jarow to Lemberg. From
the northwest at the same time our
troops advanced across the heights
east of the Mlvregka rivu1et and
stormed several bul~arks before
Lysa Gorga height
During the forenoon @niie advancing
farther in the direct on OF the town.
the remaining works northwest and
west of the fronts were captured
after sanguinary hshtiEG. N this
fRhtlnc :he Russian front again was
broken. and the enefnE, VINO suf-
fered heavy losses, again was forced
to retreat.
Our troops. pursuing the enemy across
the heights east and northeast of the
town. crosse: south OF the LeTberg &
road to Nikoiaio"
Amid demonstrations Of JOY by the
population Gen. Won Boehm Ermoili
entered the town Gemberg) at 4
Evening star., 1915-06-24
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME. June "a:

ROME, June ~:
Along the entire front there has been
an artillery duel between pieces of
heavy and medium caliber The en-
envy endeavored Tuesday night to at
tack particularly Montepiano. Val
Grande, Val Piccolo. Cresmaverze
situated between Pizzocoliina and
ZeillenkofeD and Crestaverde, which
had been occupied by our troops
Tuesday.
During the night of June 21-22 and
continuing the following day the en-
emy made three desperate attacks
against our position at Freikofel
All these attacks we're repulsed sue
cessfully by the splendid fire of our
artillery and the use of hand gre
nades. The enemy left 200 bodies c.l
the battlefield.
In the Bay Of Plezzo preparations are
being made by the Austrians for the
installation of heavy artillery, and
along the neighboring heights con-
voys have been going from Plezzo
toward the upper 1sonzo.
In the Monte Nero region and along
the Isonzo the day of June % passed
quietly
Evening star., 1915-06-24
FRENCH STATEMENT.

PARIS. June -. c:35 pm:
In the region to the north Of Arras
last night passed relatively calmly. II
We except the territory to the north
of Souchez, where the cannonading
never ceased. The enemy bombarded
Arras the Hospital of the Holy Sac
rament being particularly damaged.
Some sisters and some of the nurses
lost their lives.
In front of Dompierre. to the west of
Peronne. the explosion of a German
mine was followed by a violent bonn
hardment of our trenches. An at
tack the part of the enemy. exc
cuted by not numerous force, was
easily checked by US.
On the heights of the Meuse. at the
Calonne trench. there has been no
change in the situation. We are
maintaining our positions in a por-
tion of the second German line.
In Lorraine not far from Lelntrey, the
enemy delivered counter attack.
After a rather spirited engagement
they were repulsed.
On the rest of the front last night
passed quietly.
The number of prisoners made since
June "a in the region of the Fecht
river now amounts to % officers 90
under officers and Gas men.
Last nights official statement reads:
nothing was reported today. except
several infantry actions To the
north of SoucheZ we made slight
progress and repulsed a German
counter attack The cannonade has
not ceased in the sector between An
gres and Ecurie.
Near Berry-au-- at hill los. We ex-
ploded a mine which caused an ex-
cavation messing thirty-fve me
teTs in diameter and very seriously
damaged the German trenches.
In Champagne. on the Perthes- Beause-
jour front. action by means of
mines occurred and violent can
nonade.
On the heights of the Meuse. at the
Calonne trench. the enemy this
morning delivered a violent attack,
which enabled him to retake his for
mer second line. In the course OF
the afternoon a new German attack
was started: it was immediately
checked Taking. in our turn. the
offensive. we regained foothold in
the second line of the enemy.
In the outskirts Of lie Pretre forest
the enemy bombarded in a particu-
larly intense fashion our positions in
the quart en- reserve.
In Lorraine we have occupied two
works near Leintrey. We took some
prisoners, among them three officers
In the Nosges storms and thick fog
prevail
Evening star., 1915-06-24
TURKISH STATEMENT.

CoNsTANTINOPLE, June ~, via Ber-
lin and London:
The afternoon of the 23d. on the eau
casian front in the direction of O1ti.
after bitter fighting, the Turks cap
tured $500 meters tabout IA miles,
on the Karabagh heights. in the dis
trict of kaleboghazi. The enemy
fed eastward. The Turks took sew
eraI hundred cases of munitions and
a quantity of war material
The Karabagh district of Transcau-
casia lies between the kur and Aras
rivers. in the government of Yeliza-
,vetpol The chief town is Shusha.
Evening star., 1915-06-24

A fine lot of remnants of White
Shadow Lace Wolfe. 4o-inch White
Seed Wolfe, 46-inch White Cannon c
cred Crepe, Galatea Cloth. Beach
mottled effects, White Rice Cloth W
Wolfe, 45-inch Ratine. Good. useful
Evening star., 1915-06-24
lR
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN. June "a:

BERLIN. June "a:
Western theater of war: We subjected
the fortress of Dunkirk and the
troop concentration camps of the en-
cmy near the villages of Bergues.
Hondschooce. Furnes and Cassei to
our fire. From Givenchy. north OF
the canal of La Bassee. and at Neu-
vile attacks by the enemy were
frustrated at the very start by our
artillery. South of Souchez we made
progress in trench fighting.
In the Meuse hills the French rontln-
ued their attempts to break through
our lines. but without the slightest
result All attacks were repulsed.
with considerable losses to the en-
emy. Up to the present we have
taken $50 uninjured Frenchmen pris-
oners including 3 officers. and : ma
chine guns and 20 mine throwers
Advance post engagements east Of
1unevilIe continue. In the Nosges We
took hill No 6:s1. at Ban dc Sapt.
which had been fought for hotly for
months and which dominates the
surrounding country. We took in
this engagement 1875 prisoners :; ma
chine guns. one mine throWer ana
much other material. The enemys
attempts to recapture the position
we're unsuccessful.
North of Neuville one of our aeroplanes
compelled an enemy aviator to de-
scend.
The French official report that Belgian
troops captured German trench
southwest of ST Georges is an in
vention.
Eastern theater of war: The situation
is unchanged
Southeastern theater Of war: Lemberg
was taken by storm Tuesday after
noon by Austrian troops. The posi-
tons between the Dniester at Miko-
laiow and Lemberg were also taken.
Farther north the line east of Lem
berg -Zoltan- n-Ceturynka. northeast of
ZoIkiew. was reached during the
pursuit at Rawa Ruska and to the
east thereof
The situation remains unchanged in
the san and Nistula districts and to
the left of the upper Nistula. The
Russians are beginning to retreat.
Evening star., 1915-06-24
War Officially Reported.

o'clock in the afternoon with the
troops of the second army.
Near Zolkiew and Rawa Ruska the
Russians are retreating. Isolated
Russian attacks on the Tanew river
have been repulsed
Last night the enemy began a further
retreat between the San and Vistula
rivers. in the hilly district of kielce
Russian Poland, everywhere pur-
sued bv the allies
On the Dniester the general situation
is unchanged
Italian war theater: During the first
month of the war the Italians have
gained no great success. Our troops
in the southwest maintain their po-
sitions. as in the beginning. on or
near the frontier
On the Isonzo front in the fortified
frontier district from F'ltsch to NAL
borgeth. on the Carinthian rid~e and
on all the fronts of the Tyrol all
enemy attempts at an advance have
collapsed. with heavy losses.
Evening star., 1915-06-24
DON'T Visit the California EYpositIons

without supply Of Aliens Foot Ease. the (
! au,iseptic powder 10 be Shaken into the (
shoes. Q. dissolved in the foot-bath. The J
Standard Remedy for the feet for u years. }
and prevents swollen, no. feet One LADY
( writes: Il enjoyed every minute Of my stay
at the EIpositions thanks to Aliens Foot !
Ease in my shoes. Get it TO-DAY. {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
NEW ZEALANDFRs RAID
GERMAN COPRA BUSINESS

Wellington. New Zealand, Dec. %
In consequence of complaints by the
Auckland Chamber Of Commerce that
the Deutsche Handles und Plantagen
Gesellschaft, German Pacific island
trading firm with headquarters in
Hamburg. and q large business in
copra, was doing business in Samoa
and the Tonga Group. the headquar-
ters and four plantations of the COM
pany in Samoa were lately raided by
the New Zealand government author
tiles, papers were seized and several
Germans were arrested. Subsequent
ly Karl Hansen, the general manager,
was convicted before a military court
of evading the censorship by mailing
letters to Germany from San Fran
cisco through the eonnivance of sail
ing vessels plying between California,
and Samoa. Adolpb FEberhardt,. man
ager of one of the co9npany's largest
cocoanut groves, was found guilty Of
having withheld fr1>n the, New Zea-
land military authorities documents
which had belonged to the German
Samoan government. Hansen was
sentenced to six months Imprisonment
and 1nternment/ until the end of the
war; and Eberhardt was sentenced to
a fine of $50 and internment.
The business has been placed in
the hands of a receiver appointed by
the New Zealand government. BY
this action all German business aetiv-
ity In the South Paciffc-unless 1T be
under British scrutiny-ceases until
peace has been concluded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
STEPNEY

The Birdsey's Plain school was in
session on Saturday to make up time
lost in the recent snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C. Morgan spent
Tuesday as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen B. Hayes.
Miss Bertha Broder1ck, who has
been the guest of Mrs. Emily D.
Leavenworth for a, few days, has re-
turned to Bridgeport.
Mrs. Za1mon Purdy has been the
guest this week of relatives in Bridge
port.
Albert French has procured a po-
sitien operating milk truck between
this place and Bridgeport.
Mrs. Emily D, Leavenwerth is
spending several days aa a guest OF
MT. and Mrs. George Drew in White
Hills.
Henry seeley lost his horse last
week.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Methodist Sunday school has been
postponed from Thursday night and
will be held Dec. rs.
Miss Mary Pedhereznak closed her
school Thursday and will spend the
holidays in Ansonia.
Miss Carolyn Gar1ick has been the
guest of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. S.
M. GarIick, for week,
Miss Clara Gregory held a Christ
mas entertainment at her school
house on Wednesday evening of this
week.
The regular meeting of Harmony
grange will. be held this evening: A
Christmas tree with exchange of gifts
by the members will be held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
MUSKETRY SCHOOL
AT FORT SILL WILL
BE STARTED SOON
Only One of It's Kind In Coun-
try-Italians Origin
ated Idea.

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Dec. 23.-The
School of Musketry of the United
States army-the only school of its
kind In the country-wi1I open at the
reservation here shortly before the
first Of January. The exact date has
not been decided upon. as the new
buildings which are to house the
school have not yet been fully com
pleted.
The school is for the training Of Of
6cers and fnon-commissioned officials
of the army in directing and control
ling the fire of bodies of trops and in
the systematic handling and formation
of troops under fire. Individual
marksmanship is not taught. The
school was organized last July It
was located at Fort Sill because of
the presence here of the school of Fire
for Field Artillery, with which it CO.
operates, and because of the topog-
raphy and extent of the local reserva-
ton, which is the largest In the coun-
try. Later on, the war department
intends to install regirnental schools
in each post and then the institution
here will be turned into q normal
school for the training Of teachers.
The idea Of mass firing, as opposed
to Individual craftsmanship, was first
conceived by an Italian general about
twenty years ago. 1t was developed
the other European countries and
musketry schools now are established
in all European armies.
The first investigation of the posi-
bilities of mass firing was made in
this country seven years ago at Fort
ILeavenworth, Kansas. Captain HE.
Eames. now Assistant Commandant of
the School at Fort Sill was selected
to take charge of the work. He found
nothing in the English language on
the subject. The problems and for
mulas which he worked out now COM
prise the textbook for the army. The
results Of test lessons conducted I'M
der simulated war conditions have
demonstrated the practtcability of the
theory and the need of thoroughly
trained officers according to army off,
GERS. They point out that two years
ago at the annual rife meet at Camp
Perry, O., a company of the best CT
Villain marksmen was formed to fire in
competition with a company chosen
at random from the army. The ar
my shooters. although composed OF
only average individual marksmen,
were commanded by an officer trained
In mass firing. The civilians were
easily defeated.
| The reservation at Fort Sill is a roll
| ing prairie, particularly adapted te
rifle practice at concealed targets. Be-
sides being taught range finding and
fire control. the officers are taught the
= art of conceafing troops freEn fire anC
/ the most advantageous methods O.
formation in moving a body of treep!
across a dre-swept field, or against al
| enemy position.
! The school is divided into five class
es and composed of fifteen field officer
thirty company and troop officers, f1f
teen machine gun officers and one hun
dred nen-connissioned officers. TIL
field officers above the rank of Cap
tain are being trained as Instructor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
OLD TIME MINSTREL BOYS.


Saws the '.SoIiIoquizer:' Last week
attended a minstrel performance,
and when the curtain rose on the first
part my mind went back to the old
days when we had Sam Sharpley, the
Morris Brothers, WEIGH, Hughes,
White, Birch, Wambo1d and Backus,
and many others whose names were
household words at that time
There was also Billy Sweatnan,
Dave Reed. Luke Schoolcraft and
Happy Cal Wagner. Those were
old time general opponents of min
strelsy There were also many 9TH
ers whose appearance in the old
Franklin Hall and Segee's opera house,
the first real theatre in Bridgeport, will
be remembered by many, and always
with feelings of pleasure"
- 1.-The announcement Of the coming
Of the Morris brothers, the San Fran
ciscos, with Billy Burch, Dave VAN
bold, and Charley BackusS or Sam
Sharpley was enough and it assured a
full house. These were the rninstrels
that were MINISTRIES and a program
that delineated the characteristics of
the genuine plantation darby was the
rule
There is a change now. The old
style minstrel performance has dis
appeared and we receive in place of it
production devoted in the greater
part to spectacular effects, with the
minstrel part almost obliterated. True,
there are a few specialties that serve
to remind one that there was once
such thing as negro minstre1sy. But
these reminders are very few. I've
often thought what a hit could be
made by some manager if he would
revive the old style in the line of
amusement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
CHRISTMAS FooDsrUFFs.
Final Prices Set.

Many people are interested as to
what the probable cost of their Christ
mas dinner will. be, The cost can be
made heavy or light; according to
means, and here is a list of some of
the principal necessaries, together
with the final price set upon the food
stuffs:
Turkeys are from IL to cents a
pound, while some, extra choice ma
tives are held at 20 cents per pound.
Ducks are % cents for, Pekin.. and
common, 20 cents per pound. Geese
are g to 30 cents for native stock
Chickens are $3.50 per pair for broi1-
ers and II to 20 cents per pound for
fowls and young chickens
In meats, there is a great variety.
The prices are: Prime rib roast. 20c;
Western, L 4 cents pound: roast veal
1so; mutton. 14c: lamb. SC to zoo;
roast pork, 10c; fresh hams, 12o per
pound. -.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
COURT NATHANIEL WHEELER

Court Nathaniel wheeler. F. of A.
at, its annual election Of officers at
meeting held last evening chose the
following members to hold the various
offices for the coming year: Chief
ranger. John D. Hughes: sub-ctief
ranger D. DAILY; financial secretary,
D. Haggerty; recording secretary, zJo-;
seph Connors; treasurer. John II. Col
gam; 8. w. John Ryan J. W., John
Coleman; 8. B., p. Haggerty; J. B.
John Costigan: physician, w. J.. A.
O:Hara; pharmacists, Billings & Clam
petit; trustees. Miles Bennett, J. w
Copp and Joseph Mccain. After the
first meeting in January meetings will
be held the first and third Wednesday
evening of each month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
BRIDGEPORT IS II Was 5
YEARS AGO


mlnication,: in bringing and binding
more closely together the various,
parts of our extended confederacy.
Whilst the states individually,
with a 1audable enterprise and emu
lation,. avail themselves of their local
advantages. by new roads, by navi-
gable canals, and by improving the
streams susceptible Of navigation, the
general government is the more urg-
ed to similar undertakings, requiring
a national Jurisdiction and national
means, by the prospect of thus sys-
tematica11y completing SO inestimab1e
work. And it is a happy reflection,
that any defect of constitutional au-
thority, which may be encountered,
can be supplied in mode which the
constitution itself has provident1y.
pointed OUT