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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York, April Especial: Re
pulses of the Germans at various
points in France and the taking OF
Les Eparges, an important strategic
point on the road, are announced in
the latest French official report of
the warfare in the west, while Petro-
grad asserts that in the Carpathians
the Russians are in possession of the
entire principal chain of mountains,
excepting one hill.
The Germans in an earlier state
ment. outlining the course OF events
in the west, declared that in the re-
gion between the Mouse and the Mo
selle, where Les Eparges is situated
and where %sanguinary fighting has
been in progress for several days. the
French charges were absolutely with
out success and their losses heavier
than those of the Germans.
Heavy losses in men are being in
tuTTPu On DOlH liz IlChNh n So'
pathian fronts. Paris says that in
the forest of Montmartre fifteen Ger
mar attempts to retake trenches cap
tured from them were repulsed, and
that heaps of German bodies lay up
on the ground afterward, while in
Champagne the Germans were mown
down in a similar offensive move
ment. Vienna makes no denial of
Petrograd's claim to further sue
cesses in the Carpathians, but says
the Russians frontal attacks are be-
ing made without regard to loss of
life. and that heaps of dead or
wounded mark the battlefield.
In addition to Les Eparges the
French claim the capture of some 600
feet of ground in the forest Of ALLY,
and TO have retaken trenches from
the Germans north of Beausejour.
From the French and German reports
the viciousness of the fighting Is in
dicated by the announcement that
there have been artillery and infan-
try engagement, hand to hand fight
ing, the sapping of trenches and the
throwing of incendiary and asphyxi-
ating bombs.
INQUIRIES made in diplomatic and
official circles in The Hague have
failed to bring to light the reason
for alarmist reports in circulation in
London that hostilities between Hol-
land and Germany were about to
begin.
From Geneva m the report
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
TRACK MEET
Big Event to Take Place in Nermil-
lion May Il.

Vermillion, April 12.-One of the
largest high school field and track
meets in the northwest will take
place on DAKOTA field at the univer-
sity of South Dakota May Ia, when
high schools from the four states of
Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and
Nebraska, will contest for first hon
ors. Invitations have been sent to
sixty high schools in this territory
and replies have already been receiv-
ed from many of them expressing
their interest and intention of send
ing teams. The meet is in general
charge of Marshall McKusick, dean
of the college of law, who says, This
will without doubt be the largest
high school meet ever held in the
Dakotas, and from the great interest
manifested in it, should prove a sue
cess in every respect
Medals will be awarded for first,
second and third in the individual
events and a silver loving cup will be
awarded the team winning the
largest number of points. A hand
some silver cup will also be given to
the team taking the relay race. In
addition, the expenses OF the highest
Point winner will be guaranteed to
the Stagg ME 4 at Chicago, the great
est meet OF its kind in the United
States. While at Vermillion all visit
ing teams will be the guests of the
townspeople, who are behind the
event in every respect.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
BOYS and GIRLS
BIRTH RATE IN LAKE COUNTY
FOR MARCH, 2S-ENEN BE-
TWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS.

Clerk Burnett has compiled the
vital statistics for Lake county for
the month of March, as follows;
Births.
Sons were born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Schmidt, Walter A. Waters.
Elmer N. Bucklin. Arthur j. Conrey,
James w. Franklin. Hans Oiness,
Clarence Lundquist. Martin Erickson,
John NJ. Trip, Arthur Larsen. Roy
Jones, Joe Nassif, Peter Erickson,
John H. Hopson.
Daughters were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Duncan, Henry T. Cole,
Ray NJ. Thrall, Fred II. Buehler,
Chas. A. Laughlin, Richards Hub
bard, Ed Augustadt, Harold Kellogg,
VIM. K~ettner, Geo. Hefner. Andrew
j. Olsen, Geo. Craney, VIM. Kearin,
Herman Thompson.
Deaths.
Alcesta FELTON,, age IS years.
Catherine Schoeberl. age is years,
Hauke Limmer, z Al years.
Annie Rensch, age &c years.
Elizabeth McGinivray, age Sc
years.
Elisha M. Smith, age 54 years.
Rhoda Pitts, age "A years.
Herman Gienappe. age SO years.
Ernest Meyer, age IA years.
Frank Anderson, age SO years.
John Walter, age 10 years.
Carl F. Beier. age 50 years.
w. A. Mackay, age Ga years.
Marriages.
James Bake and Clara Nerdahl.
Joseph Walters and Mabel Dyvig.
Fred Miller and Mabel Laura
Woldt.
Clyde Greiner and Elsie Irvine.
Jesse l.. Cheser and Sallie May
Dant.
Fred William Heinriehs and Alice
Dora Weiderich.
Ben Mikel and Percy Cheney.
Benno Stark and NJ. Edna Thomp-
son.
Emil Kolashefsky and Mathilda a.
Koth.
Vernon J. Nelson and Mildred
Skidmore.
Walter Jung and Ella Koch.
Divorces.
Bertha Strenge from George
Strenge.
NaturaliZations.
Jacob Emerson. certificate OF nat
ura1iZation.
John Augustin Olson. certificate OF
naturalization.
Nels Hanson. certificate of natural
iZation.
Karl Herman Otto. certificate OF
naturalization.
Bryngel Ole Nordhem, certificate
of naturalization.
Michael Peters, certificate of nat
uraliZation.
Emil Rathke, certificate of natural
iZation.
Ernest James sutton. certificate Of
naturalization.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
LOVE or
French officer Kills Wife Because
She Followed Him TO Front.

Paris, April 12.-Capt. Jean Her
all. an officer i'm the French cavalry,
was acquitted by a courtmartial
which tried him for killing his wife
at Compiegne last November because
she persisted in following the army
in order TO be near him. Previous to
the shooting. orders had been issued
by the military authorities prohibit
ing officers and soldiers from receiv-
ing their wives during the campaign.
1t was brought out that Capt. Herail
became mentally unbalanced through
worry over the possible results of his
wife's refusal TO obey this law and
leave him.
Seldom has a more pathetic scene
been witnessed in a Paris court than
that when Capt. Herail took the
stand in his own behalf. The soldier
wept as he told of the great love
which he bore for his wife and of
how she s~teadfastly refused to re
turn home. he believed he would be
cashiered, he became absolutely
mad and was driven to the last ex-
tremity" of killing his beloved m
The courtroom was crowded with
women and officers. and as Capt.
Herail sobbed out his story many of
them shed tears of sympathy.
Capt. Herail told of the mutual
love which prompted his wife TO re
fuse to be separated from him while
he was at the front and of his own
loyal love.
You do not realize how great was
the love | had for my wife. he said.
brokenly. When ! believed | would
be cashiered because Of her deter
mined refusal 10 return home. al
though / implored her time and
again. | became mad, absolutely mad,
and was driven to the last extremity. !"
Here the captain broke down and
sobbed bitterly for five minutes and
many Of the women and uniformed
officers in the courtroom were SO at
fected by the gray haired soldier
agitation that they too wept.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

Attorney General Renders Decision
i'm Case of Interest to Old
Soldiers.

Pierre. April 12.-That a pension
is not an income is the ruling of AT
torney General Caldwell upon the
question whether in determining eli
gibility TO the soldiers home. which
qualification says old soldiers enter
ing il cannot have o than $500 a
year income. Many. or some, of the
soldiers have pensions in addition
which would make their income
greater than $500 if il were included
as income, and so deprive them of
the home. The ruling is based on the
fact that the word income does not
include annuities, and income refers
TO net gain from labor, business, in
vestments, etc. while annuities, I'M
der which pensions come, refers TO a
fixed amount directed TO be paid alb
solutely without contingency. The
government defines pensions as an
nuities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Try the Madison Cafe lunches.
You will miss something if you do
not examine those new dresses at
Morse's.
Eggs for Matching. White Wyan-
dottes, won first prize at county fair.
VIII Hughes, Phone 365 Yellow.
Ten-room cottage on lake front
and vacant lots on c~hautauqua
grounds for sale by Geo. G.. Smith.
We have the best facilities for do
ing your screening and can a v you
some money at the Craftwood Shop.
Investigate.
Sandwiches of all kinds at the
Madison Cafe.
Paperhanging, painting. Phone 70
green.-T. j. Bliss.
Eat at Jacks.
Might as we'll take the watch to
Osborn's first.
A full line of new bulk garden
seeds at Earle Kelley's.
The Smith seed store will be open
evenings from this date.
For Sale. Pure bred barred Ply
mouth Rock eggs for setting.-Mrs.
r. b. Shoemaker, Winfred, S. d.
Geo. McQuillan of Orland was
among the business visitors in town
today.
Mrs. w. A. Mackay and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Maekay returned by the
south train from Mt. Carroll. Ill.
All new garden seeds in packages,
Rice's. Ferry & Co., Farmers Seed
Co. and Gurney's, at Earle Kelley's.
w. M. Taylor solicits your business
i'm painting, paper hanging and deco
rating. Phone Green 482. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
Nice suite office room for rent in
p~ostoffce building.
When you are hungry eat at the
Madison Cafe.
Eat at Jacks.
Rhode Island Red eggs for setting,
fifteen for 80 cents.-Phone 4207.
Hauling of all kinds, rubbish,
ashes. gravel, sand, etc. Phone 367
yellow.-Roy Beesley.
Pres. Holsaple of the State Anti
Saloon league. of Mitchell, was a
through passenger from the west this
morning, en- route south.
For Sale. Quarter sawed oak
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

that Germany has prohibited exports
and that the Germans are Stopping
at frontier stations all Italian freight
cars homeward bound. The report
also has it that trains from Italy
reaching Switzerland are filled with
German families.
Germany on April !, according to
a Berlin dispatch, held as prisoners
10.175 allied officers and S02,623 of
their men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

will be brought TO trial at the
term of court opening April 13.
In the complaint the plaintif al
leges that az the result of an acct
dent March 25. 1914, she was laid up
in bed for twelve weeks, her knee
cap having been broken in two places
and two ribs We're broken, her in
juries. she alleges, being of a perma-
nent nature. Her hospital and med
ical and surgical attentions, she sets
forth, aggregated S5.397. the defend
ant having already paid s100 to-
wards her care.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

pello county was drafted by the chi
ropractors, and provided for state
registration under a new board. The
qualifications were low edu~cationally,
a common school education only be-
ing needed for entrance to a chiro-
practic school.
Senator Perkins substitute fixed
the requirements for chiropractors
the same as those now for osteopaths
and for their examination by the
same board as examines those in the
medical profession.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

sued a call for a meeting to be held
at the Commercial club rooms this
evening at s o'clock to consider plans
for proper observance of Decoration
Day in Madison. Decoration Day falls
on Sunday this year, and G. A. b.
Fox of Sioux Falls, commander of
the G. A. r. of South Dakota, has
determined Monday. May 81, as the
day upon which Memorial services
shall be held in this state.
immigration Commissioner Nc
Caffree has returned from the all
over-the-state trip with the dairy
train, demonstrating alfalfa, agricul-
tural problems, the famous Brook
ings agricultural college cow, College
Belle Wayne, etc, and says that the
lectures given from the train were
listened to by over $4,000 people,
with special interest shown in all the
west river counties, and new terri
tory, where settlers turned out in
huge numbers.
The state board of health will meet
in Madison tomorrow and continue in
session three or four days. The board
COIlDI Uses III. w T.. DdIlttS vi lnlN
city, president; DR.. Kenston of Bone
steel, vice president; DR.. Jenkins Of
Waubay, superintendent; DR.. Ash
croft of Deadwood, DR.. Fiege Of HUI
ron, Miss Edna Graves. stenographer.
The sessions of the board will be held
in DR.. Daniels office. All of the
county health officers for the state
will be appointed at this meeting and
general routine business transacted.
As a conclusion of the meeting the
board will inspect the sanitary condi-
buildings and then proceed to Sioux
Falls TO inspect the state %peniten-
tiary.
The Madison city election will be
held one week from tomorrow. In
addition to the election of one mem
Der of the board of education and the
submission of $4,000 school bonds,
the question of the issuance of saloon
licenses will be voted upon. There
will probably be no public meetings
by the prohibitionists of the city, it
having been decided that these meet
ings are usually attended by prohi-
bitionists and do not reach the people
they are designed to reach. How
ever. the opponents Of license are
alert and will closely watch the polls
for any %infraction of the law. and
should illegal voting be discovered
the severest prosecution possible will
follow.
Aberdeen dispatch At a meeting
attended by 300 business and profes-
sional men, the No License league
was organized TO assist in the move
ment for a dry city. The o%rganiza-
ton is composed of many OF the lead
ing business men. with A. Clay Oar
ling secretary, in active charge of the
campaign. The "drys' accuse the
vets of encouraging the presence
of an army of hoboes, charging ii is
the plan of the license advocates to
pad the registration and have many
of the hoboes vote for license. 1t is
stated that the registration this year
is already 500 more than the total
last year. The newspapers of the
city are divided, the Aberdeen News
supporting the no license movement,
while the Aberdeen Democrat. a
weekly is as active in favor of license
with the Aberdeen American. usually
opposed to license. as yet noncom-
initial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
AUTO ACCIDENT
Damage Suit To Come Up in Dawson
County Circuit Court.

Mitchell, April John S. Laird,
a baker here, is being sued for 1927
by Mrs. John Nolan as the result OF
an accident occurring in March, 1914
when Mrs. Nolan was struck and run
over by an automobile driven by Mr..
Laird. Papers in the action have
been filed, and it is expected that the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
MADISON BUILDING a. LOAN AS
ISOLATION.

Dues must be paid not later than
the first Monday in each month or a
fine will be added for each share.
The bylaws permit no deviation from
this rule in any instance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

If you check up the number of bottles
used you will find Foley's Honey and
Tar in greater demand than any other
cough medicine. 1t is safe, prompt and
effective for colds. Group. hoarseness.
bronchial coughs, throat trouble and la
grippe. 1t contains no opiates and is
the preferred cough medicine for chill
dren. sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
SPINE LOSE
Iowa Legislature Declines to Recog.
nize Them.

Des Moines. la, April 12.-Unless
the Iowa senate backs up, it will be
another two years before %chiroprac-
tors are legalized in the state. That
body adopted the Perkins substitute
for the measure passed by the house
and then. by a vote of 25 to 10, failed
to pass the amended bill.
The house bill by Freeman of Wa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

You are hereby notified TO clean
up at once by removing all garbage,
piles of ashes and manure from your
premises and adjacent alleys.
y. M. Duff,
City Health Officer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
Our "Jitney" orer-rhis and Sc.

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip. en-
close with S cents to Foley Il Co., Chi
ILL.,, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in return
a trial package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds
Group, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12

Wash and scrub yourselfto beat the
hand. but YOU amt cleaning your stom-
ach, bowels and insides-Hollister's
Rock Mountain Tea will do il slick and
quick. Try il this spring. 35c. tea or
tablets.-Osborn's Pharmacy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-12
The Clothcraft Store
THE CITY.
REPORT.

Generally fair tonight and Tues
day: rising temperature.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
What Would Stop tho War;

From the Spflnguelu d~epuDHcan.
Suppose the ammunition should give
ton OF those who him that the respon-
sibility for the terrible loss OF life lies
with the shrapnel makers is that but for
these supplies the war would have to stop.
Such would, no doubt, be the case IL one
side exhausted its supplies while the
ether was we'll provided; IL lighting were
continued II would be mere butchery.
cutting off the motive power, as some
seem to figure the process. but by enabling
one side to triumph over the other 90 ar
extent hardly p~recedented In warfare.
Which ever side lacked arms capable Of
competing with a starm of shell and
shrapnel woSd ~ SsnVered over. bound
and helpless, to the enemy. Could we
shortage OF ammunition on both sides?
Some have predicted an early end to the
war because neither side could meet the
enormous demands of quick firing artil-
lery, but this Is too hasty an assumption.
So Ions as armies are on equal terms they
can continue to fight even II reduced to
bayonets n dubbed muskets. II guns
may long be served on the 1914 Napoleonic
scale, which was no less deadly. In fact,
the loss OF life in battle, contrary to the
general impression, has decreased I'm pro,
portion as arms nave been made more
efficient. II shrapnel and high explosives
should run low and the soldiers should
have to get at each others throats to
more deadly. The true s!news of war
are food and the will to conquer. In the
Balkans when gunpowder ran out the men
took to bayonets, and when bayonets
broke they drew their knives. No, II IL
not shrapnel that keeps the war going.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
For Press Freedoms Sake.

From the Wisconsin state Journal.
Charles r.. Miller, editor-ln- chief OF the
New York Times, appeared before the con-
Eressional committee Of inquiry into the
investigates as inquisitorial and an at
tack upon the freedom of the press.
The New York Times, for reasons OF its
own, may feel this way about 1t, but this
newspaper does not. and 1t refuses to let
Mr.. Miller represent II as a part OF the
American press Jealous of its freedom.
II a newspaper undertakes TO form pub
lie sentiment or direct 1t, IL should not
kick against reasonable inquiry as to the
inspiration back of its opinions and declaT.
atoms. No newspaper that stacks the
cards or keeps superfiuous aces and kings
MP its sleeve Is worthy of freedom. and a
newspaper which is so conducted as to be
suspected OF pernicious lobbying ought TO
feel the thrusts OF inquisitors.
The free editor Is not AN omniscient
methods gets the public to believing GER
tain things, but one whose motives and
methods are an open book. The free bust
ness manag OF a newspaper Is not the
one who produces profit by lying about hix
circulation, but the one whose records
show results for ths advertiser eHS @eeNAs
circulation figures ar SvL etcact hSsS 81
the data Of those EAS &c business with
him. Freedom Is of worth to none who
DO not feel that they are free. and in
quiry into a case where freedom seems
lacking may be a good thing for the
freedom Of the American press.
It is the day Of giving the public q
square deal. We Investigate cabinet men,
bers, congressman, successful business
men, Judges, ministers, heads OF public
organizations, and newspapers freely give
ali the details that they can get hold of.
Is the newspaper, a q~uasi-public institu-
ton, such a holy thing that II shall be
the sole exception?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
Who Speaks For These2
From the MIlwaukee .Journa.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
"A vigorous protest" we read, sis soon
to be voiced against the movement In the
republican party to commit that organ
lzation to a reactionary candidate In 1916
1t is time.
The ~reactionaries. have been making =.
very loud noise. Under the enthusiastic
direction OF Penrose and Barnes ana
Hilles and others of their ~coterle, the
rumpeter has sounded his blast. There
has been a cry OF Fall In! Fall in,
This is the republican party. We will fry
the fat from business men once more.
We will fling the banner of Hanna to the
breeze. We will shout the cry of pros
perity. We shall forget that we were the
forgive the majority II they will join us
We shall elect a congress that--wen, it's
best to talk prosperity and not be too
specific about what the congress will do
All the noise made by the republican
party so far has been the noise OF reac-
~tionaries. 1t IS time someone was speak
Ing for the others. For those who wei
coined insurgency In 1909, because 81 was
q protest against betrayal. For those who
representative government and sell out 70
the interests. For those clear eve men
who were NOT playing, whatever the lead
ers or the new party may have stood FOR,
when they left their party in 1912. For
the republicans who denied their party
the votes Of any states but Utah and
Vermont. Speaking for the millions whom
leaders OF the party organization could
not deliver, who would not be sold. r
loudly enough. They car say. 1--WE are
the republican party" But what Of thu
millions who do the voting? 1t Is wei
that someone speak for them. -
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
HERE'S ONE PLACE THAT
WAR DOES NOT AFFECT

There are stin places which have not
heard Of the world war after nearly
seven months OF conflict. The secre-
tary OF the postmaster general, In Q
casual report, mentions the fact that
Tristan da Cunha, a group Of British
islands In the South Atlantic, has not
received a mail since the outbreak Of
the q q
These islands are entirely dependent
upon chance communication from South
Africa, 1900 miles away. often the In
habitants are q year or more without
communication from the outside world
The population is only about so In
number, mainly descendants Of ship
wrecked sailors, and all English.
Another place that has not heard OF
the wer Is Yquitos, In eastern Peru.
It's letters are taken by British mail
steamers UP the Amazon to Manaos.
and thence across South America
Yquitos is only a few hundred miles
from Lima, the Pacific capital OF Peru,
but the wall OF the Andes Is IN almost
impossible barrier.