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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
MEXICAN ENVOY
To WASHINGTON
EIiSeO ArredOrdO Named BY
General Carranza.
BREACH SOON To OBECLOSED

President Wilson Expected to Select
Henry =. Fletcaer as Ambassador
to Mexico and Southern Republic
Will Again Sit ia Worlds Councils.
Washington Dec l0-The first step
toward the resumption OF full diplo
matte relations between the United
states and Mexico was taken in the
appointment OF Elise0 Arredondo.
General Carranza's confidential rep
resentative in Washington, as Mexi.
can ambassador to the United States
The appointment OF an American
ambassador to Mexico in all likeli-
hood Henry 2 Fletcher At present
ambassador 10 Chile soon viii he an
nouuced
Resumption of diplomatic relations
means that Mexico viii soon take her
long vacant seat in the diplomatic
councils OF the world For nearly
three years. since the days OF Madero.
there has been 40 government in
Mexico recognized by the world pow
ers
The Mexican embassy here reeeiv-
ed its FIRST Information on Mr. Ar.
redondos appointment through the
state department dispatches. which
were forwarded by John W Belt who
IS representing tn department with
General Carranza The new ambas.
sador probably viii receive and pre-.
sent his credentials about the same
time that the appointment OF the
American ambassador TO Mexico is
announced
Mr. Affadendo is General Carran-
za's cousin He enjoys the generals
closest confidence and in addition to
being one OF the leading iurists Of bis
country has taken 4 leading part in
many public affairs
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
SERBS IN ALBANIA
FACE ANNIHILATION

Berlin, Dec. 10.-The outstanding
feature of the situation ON the Ser
hian front. as shown by information
received here, is that the Albanian
tribesmen, particularly the redoubt.
able Arnauts, have arisen against the
fragments OF the Serbian forces which
have succeeded in getting across the
frontier into the Albanian mountains.
Military writer's here express the
belief that the Serbians have little
mercy to expect from the Albanians.
who still maintain the blood feud de-
clared after the Serbian 'assimila
ton" OF the tribesmen in parts of AL
hania occupied by them during and
after the Balkan war with Turkey.
With the exception of a small band
of Serbians, the remnant Of the Monas-
tir army north of Ochrida lake. no
part of the Serbian armies remain on
Serbian soil, it Is stated. The fugi
tivea, without artillery or transport
trains and with only such supplies as
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
NOVEMBER RECORD BREAKER
Exports for Month Largest in coun.
try's History.

New York, Dec 10.-Exports from
the port of New York during the
month Of November exceeded $780,.
100000, the largest amount in the his.
tory Of the port. according TO esti.
mates by custom house officials.
Not only was the total volume OF
goods shipped from here a record but
the classes which made up the amount
were more diversified than usual
Foodstuffs and explosives formed a
considerable portion Of the November
exports. with iron and steel bars and
fabricated iron and steel also reach
ing q large total
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
ASQUlTH ANSWERS QUESTION
British Premier Explains Attitude on
Peace Proposals.

London, Dec. 10.-'If proposals of
serious character for a general peace
are put forward by the enemy govern
ments, either directly or through a
neutral power, they will first be dis
cussed by the allied governments Tn
til this contingency arises cannot
give any further pledge"
The foregoing was Premier As
quith's reply made in the house Of
commons to the request of Philip
Snowden. Socialist member, for a
pledge that no proposal for negotia
tions based on the evacuation of con
nuered territory shall be rejected Ds
the British government without the
knowledge OF parliament Premier
Asqnith added;
As soon as proposals for peace are
put forward it will be the desire OF
the government to take parliament
into its confidence at the earliest pos
sible moment
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
RUSS PREPARE TO ATTACK
Cars Troops Displaying Great Ae.
tivity in Ressarabia.

Zurich. Dec l0.-The Russo-Rou-
and the harbor Of Reni have been
closed. according to Bucharest dis
patches Thousands of Russian
troops are arriving at both frontier
towns
The Russians are displaying the
greatest activity in Bessarabia
Ungeni lies 125 miles north OF Reni
near a railway leading through Kish
inef and south through Roumania
With branches extending to the Bu
garian frontier Concentration OF
Russian troops near Reni for an Of
fensiye against Bulgaria has been re-
ported several times
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
BADGER MILLIONAIRE DIES
David M. kneeIand Stricken Suddenly
at Phillips.

Milwaukee, Dec l0.-David NJ. Knee
land. a wealthy lumberman. dropped
dead at Phillips.
Mr. kneeland was interested in lum.
ber firms at Phillips and went there
on a business mission
Mr. Kneeland was estimated to be
worth $4,000 600.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10

New York, Dec. l0.-A wireless
message from the steamer Oscar H..
signed and prepaid by Henry Ford
was received here The message gave
a summary of a speech delivered on
board the peace boat by Judge Ben
Lindsey Of Denver in which he de-
clared that the spirit OF love would
be more effective on international
politics than military force.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
German Division Staff Taken.

Petrograd. Dec. l0.-The entire staff
Of the Eighty-second German army di
vision was captured by Russian scouts
and brought as prisoners into the
Russian lines as the result OF daring
fight raid recently, according TO unof
received
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
Pope Holds Public consistory.

Rome, Dec l0-ln the presence OF
thousands a public consistory was
Regia The pontiff, appearing to be
in good health and vigorous, confer.
red red hats on the newly created
cardinals
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
Allies in Serbia Retreatirg
Toward Greek Frontier.
EXCITEMENT Al ATHENS
Should Foreign Troops Gross Border
King Constantine Would Be Called
Upon to Decide Between the en-
tente end the Central Powers.

Athens Dec l0.--AngIo-French
forces have begun 10 retire from
southern Serbia toward The Greek
frontier according to official dis.
patches
II is believed here the withdrawal
is part Of a general plan determined
upon Immediately after the Serbian
retreat
How far the expeditlonary forces
intend to withdraw is not indicated
but dispatches from Greek frontier
points reported the Anglo.French
front under heavy attack by large
German and Bulgarian forces. The
Bulgars are smashing hard at Gen.
eral Sarail's right and center Ger.
man troops have been brought up
against the allied left and center
3y combined pressure the Bulgar
German armies are striving to squeeze
Sarail's forces out of Serbia and
across the Greek frontier
Allies Greatly Outnumbered.
IL is believed here the expeditions
AIRY forces are outnumbered nearly
two to one News of the allied re
treat has caused the greatest excite
ment here The tension in official
circles has suddenly increased With
the battle drawing closer to the Greek
frontier it is expected here King Con
stantine may be called on to decide
between the entente and the central
powers within a few days.
II was said that Greek military au.
thorities who visited Saloniki TO con.
fer with the Anglo-French officials
have been ordered to proceed at once
10 the frontier II is assumed they
have been given full power to deal
with any situation that might arise
out Of possible Ango-French retreat
into Greece.
Anglo-French reinforcements arriv.
ed at Saloniki early this week Whetb
er they will proceed at once to the
Serbian frontier has not been stated
in Salonik dispatches
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
England Recognizes Mexico.

London, Dec l0.-Lord Cecil par.
liamentary under secretary for for
eign affairs. announced in the house
Of commons that Great Britain for
mally has recognized the Carranza
government in Mexico
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
Turks Advance on British Base.

Constantinople, Dec f0.-Turkish
advance columns have reached
sheikh Saad a few miles from the
British base at kut tEl-Amara we
continue to harass the British re-
treat" said the official statement.
I'VE have captured 300 camels."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
LABOR URGES WORLD PEACE
Call for Congress Suggests Human
Welfare Ranks First

New York Dec 10.-Doubtful OF
Henry Fords ability to stop the war,
the executive council Of the American
Federation Of Labor has sent a letter
urging all international trades unions
in the country TO endorse plan for
holding a world labor peace congress
on the ground that human welfare
ranks above all else.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
BOLD ROBBERS GET $1,000
Enter Chicago Office and Bind Book.
keeper and Janitor.

Chicago, Dec 10-Robbers entered
a branch office of the Prudential Life
Insurance company, bound and gagged
a woman bookkeeper and the janitor
and escaped with $1,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10

Asserts IL Would Be Folly for Berlin
Government to Make Proposals
While in Opposing Countries the
Guilt and Ignorance OF Statesmen
Are Entanoled With Confusion Of
Puelic Opinion"
Berlin. Dec l0-"lt our enemies
make peace proposals compatible with
Germauy's dignity and safety. then we
shah always be ready TO discuss
them" said the imperial chancellor,
Dr von Rethmann- Hollweg, in ad
dressing the reichstag
The chancellor made it clear that in
his opinion it would be folly for Ger
msny TO propose peace, as long as
IN the countries Of our enemies the
guilt and ignorance of statesmen are
eutangled with confusion of public
opinion
Conscious of her military successes.
the chancellor said. Germany declines
esponsibility for further continue
ton Of the war Germany. he deelar-
ed could not be charged with the
purpose of lighting on 10 make further
eonquests
The war can be terminated only
BY peace which viii give the Ger
timdS that var will not return. the
chancellor declared We all agree
about that
he asserted Germany 5 food sup
plies are sufficient and that her i'm
nense stores OF copper are adequate
FOR many years
The address OF Dr Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, which has been awaited with
extraordinary interest. was made in
response 10 the Socialist interpella
tion
Enemies Must Remove Masks
is the imperial chancellor ready 10
give information as to the conditions
under which he would be willing to
enter into peace negotiations -
In his reply ne said As long as
in the countries OF our enemies the
guilt and ignorance Of statesmen are
entangled with confusion of public
opinion it would be folly for Germany
TO make peace proposals. which would
not shorten. but would lengthen the
duration OF the war First, the masks
must be torn from their faces.
At present they speak OF war
Of annihilation against us We have
taken this fact into account Theo
retical arguments for peace or propos.
I ais OF peace will not advance US. will
not bring tile end nearer
III our enemies will make peace
/ roposals compatible with Germanys
dignity ana safety then We shall al
WAYS tie ready to discuss them.
Fully conscious of our unshaken
military successes We decline respon-
eibility for continuation Of the misery
which fills Europe and the whole
world No one can say that we con
tnno the var because We still desire
to conquer this or that country as a
guarantee"
In these words the chancellor, with
impassioned force, stated the posi-.
ton of the German government on the
question OF peace. His remarks were
cheered with great enthusiasm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10

Emperor William has fixed the date
Tor the marriage Of his youngest son,
Prince Joachim, TO Princess Marie OF
Anhalt, for the end of February at
Potsdam, says dispatch from Am.
sterdam.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
B. B. BOWEL
Insurance

Life, Accident, Fire. Lightning, Tor
nado. Can also furnish Indemnity
Bonds. Collections. We have the
companies: you want the insurance.
Huntemsr Block PAo1e 9Se
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-10
GERMANY WOULD
DISCUSS PEACE
Terms Must Come With Dig
nifty, Chancellor Says.
ENEMIES MUST UNMASk

Asserts II Would Be Folly for Berlin
Government to Make Proposals
While in Opposing Countries the
Guilt and Ignorance OF Statesmen
Are Entanqled With Confusion Of
Public Opinion"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
CIVIL LEAGUE A MODEL

The actual gathering around the
community tree passed OIL much as
such events pass, with the singing of
hymns and the distribution of gifts.
The greater significance Of this par
ticular event lies in the gathering of
of the gifts and the good they did af-
ter they had been distributed.
In the first place, the members of
the league set out to learn just what
the children of the town wanted and
needed for Christmas. 10 this end,
on a certain day, letter to Santa
Claus was assigned in the schools as
an exercise In English composition.
Community Christmas headquarters
we're established and n box for Santa
Claus letters was put up. About 400
letters we're received altogether, and
additional information was secured
from ministers, priests, organizations
and individuals until it seemed that
the needs of every home in the com
munity had been probed
After the mass of information had
been systemized and investigated,
the problem of filing the needs pre-
scented iself A general appeal was
made to everybody. with the emphas-
is on the fact that a surprising num-
Der of children had asked for useful
gifts, such as shoes caps, etc, rather
than toys, Response to the appeal
came most generously, not only from
every quarter of the town, but from
the surrounding countryside.
The result was that 4S6 children,
representing 1S3 families. were made
happy, OF the children, $50 received
shoes. In addition to all this, the To-
cal Elks raised fund of about $500
for clothing for the children.
Now Bennington has an annual
sleigh-ride, instituted two or three
years ago. and growing in POPULARITY.
Why, community sleigh ride?
Principally, the Bennington Civic
League would answer because it
gives the children good time.
The sleigh-ride was enjoyed by
about 1900 children, riding in pro-
cession of SO sleighs and headed by
the street commissioner, the village
clerk and the village brass band.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
Mems SeaSOnable Suits

Including plain at
SIS. so MEMS SUITS
$1,000 MEMS SUITS
$500 MEMS SUITS
SIS 90 MEMS SUITS
$500 MEMS SUITS
$40 90 MEMS SUITS
$500 MEMS SUITS
$500 MEMS SUITS
$500 MEMS SUITS
$1,000 MEMS SUITS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14

Each and every child had his or hei
own bag of candy to so with the
sleigh ride What youngster wouldn't
want to live in Bennington? The best
sleigh ride feature, or one of the
features is that any child can so. Nc
such thing as race, color, wealth OF
who-fatherIs, is recognized by the
civic league
"A big Halloween carnival is given
under the auspices Of the league. In
the last one 2S5 persons participated
ana the crowds in Bennington streets
were the biggest in the memory Of
the Oldest inhabitant The parade
was headed by calyacade of head
less hcrsemen which moved slowly
to the music of ghostly band
Then came the King and Queen OF
Halloween and their retinue.
Last Labor Day group of persons
interested in the work of the league
wrote scenario for a story of fes
tival or pageant to be given on the
playground. The simple plot was
allegorical in character America led
the different nationalities in the the
New World where they began to play
Then Labor entered and spoiled the
play. Last of all came the Spirit OF
Play. which was united to Labor by
America. 1t hardly need be said that
he festival was a success. The fact
that the personnel Of the league cen
sists entirely of women should in
spire other women's clubs and fedora
lions to undertake similar work.
Ii is well to say, in closing this ar
ticle, that the civic league is not ex-
pensive. The financial report for
1913-1914 shows that the receipts
were S13S9.26 which was just "a
cents less than the expenses. About
one-thrd roughly, of this came from
membership dues, one-third from the
village, one-third from various enter
tainments for which admission was
charged. Any small town can emu
late Bennington, if it will.
- -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
For Two Weeks Only July 14th 10 3lst Inclusive

Clearancs Sale again and every buyer will have ber
them every summer It's time at cur store however
ing and Summer stocks of seasonable clothing for men
3D. and you due to get some wonderful price reduc
v we offer as follows
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an in1lamed condition of the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube is inflamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when II 10
entirely closed. Deafness s the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever: nIno
cases out of ten are causod by Cntarrh,
which is nothing but On inf AIMED condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (caused by cntarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
t. j. CHENEY ~ CO, Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c,
Take Hairs Family pills 9cr constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
WAR ENDS IN OCTOBER
According to Prediction Said to Be
Made by Kaiser.


Made by Kaiser.
London, Wednesday, July l4.-Tne
German Emperor, according to The
Times, in speech to a deputation of
bankers who had insisted ON an inter
view in order to point out to him the
financial difficulties of the situation
and the grave risk attending the pur.
suance of the campaign through an
other winter, predicted that the war
would end in October.
The bankers are said to have de-
clared that even if the war was
brought to an end Immediately and
an indemnity obtained Germany's
position would be difficult, but that il
the war was prolonged the German
Empire would become utterly bank
rupt
1t was in reply to these repre-
sensations, according to The Times,
that the Emperor is understood to
have said that the war would end this
autumn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
Laugh at Trouble

It's all right to laugh at your troub-
les, but extremely dangerous to get
too gay with them. The best way to
laugh at some troubles is TO insure
against them, National Life ms CO.,
of VT. (Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley,
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut-
land, Vt. Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
VERMONT MONEY INVESTED
In Six Months 1892 ,972.61 Went Into
int5ngbIea

lntangbIea
Bank Commissioner Frank c. VIII
liams of Newport in bulletin No. ..
just issued announces the following
sales of securities in Vermont invest
ment companies from July /, 1914, to
Sept 81. 1914:
Railroad stocks 80. 49,. S29,557.51
Industrial stocks ... S,017,35
Public service stocks ... 22,379.00
Miscellaneous stocks -. 2S,159.20
Railroad bonds .......... 12,15S.0O
Municipal bonds ........ 1,690,724.1l
Public service bonds 80. 16S,S92.5S
Industrial corporation bonds 62,7SS.47
Commercial paper ..... 272,617.3s
Real estate mortgages To-
Gated out of Vermont. 2,102,679,0G
S4,392,972.61
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
- q s. = - r | -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-14
FRANK e. HOWE. Editor and pu
Wednesday, July IA, 1915.

In the Bible Society Record for
June there is an interesting article
on the portraits in the managers
room of the Bible House at New
York. The number includes many
noted men. Among them is Luther
Bradish who was an uncle of John r.
Bradish of South SALISBURY. Luth-
er Bradish, who was president of the
American Bible Society in 1862 and
1863 was born in Cummington, II. l.,
in 1888 He was a graduate of VIII
liams college and a prominent Epis-
copal layman. He was i'll the service
of the U. S. government for many
years and in 1920 was sent on an
American ship of war to open up dip
lomatic relation with Turkey From
1927 to 1888 Mr. Bradish was a mem
Der OF the New York assembly and
part of the time speaker. <
Items that have recently appeared
in the state papers indicate that more
Vermont farmers are learning the
wisdom Of specializing outside Of the
main lines that have prevailed for SO
many years. Nearly all farming in
Vermont is "srass' farming ana the
butter record of the state for cen.
fury or more has proged that Green
Mountain soil is particularly well
adapted to dairying. There are, how
ever, indications OF a tendency to
break away from established prece-
dent and engage in the growing of
garden crops and the raising of poul-
try and eggs for city markets A
Windsor farmer, during the present
season, has demonstrated that Yer
mont soil will grow as much and
more asparagus to the acre than the
land in New Jersey from which the
New York city market has been
largely supplied and on which the
business had been developed to.
what were supposed to be record
proportions. Another Windsor far
mer with the assistance of two men
recently picked fifty bushels of fruit
from an acre Of Strawberries. Incl
dents like these should prove that
there are un6eveloped opportunities
in Vermont agriculture for the man
with u little enthusiasm and origi-
nality
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-13
Coos County Dairymen Banquet.
Especially

tIpcCldi.)
]. l.. Smith, County Agriculturist
of Coos County, writes of a sue
cessful meeting Of the dairymen rep
resenting two Of the COW testing as
sociations in the county. Namely,
the Coquille Valley Cow Testing AS
sociation, which in this instance was
banqueted by the Bandon and Lower
Coquille Cow Testing Association.
The meeting was held at Coquille,
at which time both associations were
re-organized for 1915 and new Of
ficers elected. Several new herds of
cows were entered in the two asso-
Citations and the work is going for
ward with much interest. He writes
further that Everyone present en-
tirely enjoyed the big feast, the
music, and the speeches, and the
dairymen responded with hearty
spirit throughout the programme
that was good to see and hear"
Largely due to Mr.. Smiths efforts
Coos County now ranks second in
the United States in number of cows
in COW testing associations. Total
number Of cows in that county un-
dergoing test now exceeds 5000.