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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
WARNING Is AGAIN ISSUED
Germany May Sink Another Big Pas.
senqer Liner.

Chicago, Feb. t9-Warning of Ger.
many's likelihood of sinking another
big passenger liner without warning.
regardless of the consequences TO
those on board, whether they be Amer
leans. Englishmen or citizens of any
other nation. was received by tele-
graph at the office of the Chicago
Post
The name of George Sylvester Vie
rick, editor of the Fatherland. official
organ of the central powers in the
United States, was signed to the tele-
gram.
Mr. Vierick circulated a similar
warning just prior to the sailing OF
the Lusitania on its i'll fated voyage
Mr. Viereck insists that the United
States is facing a real crisis which
may lead TO disastrous consequences
unless this government forces its ma
tionals to keep off armed merchant
vessels belonging TO belligerents
Mr.. Viereck's warning comes in the
form of long paid telegram.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
SWEDEN APPEALS TO
AMERICA FOR AID

Washington. Feb. 19-The United
States has been asked by Sweden to
join with that country and other neu-
trails in forcing Great Britain to OBJ
serve rules of international law in
respect to neutral commerce and nayi-
cation.
The request came in a note to the
state department through W A. +.
Ekengren, Swedish minister to the
United States. An immediate answer
is asked.
Sweden is particularly anxious that
Great Britain's practice of seizing first
class mail be stopped at once
The United States will not take
final action on the note from Sweden
Gntil the Lusitania case is settled, Sec
retary Lansing informed Minister Elk
engren.
This note is not the first from Swe.
den on this subject, but more determi-
nation for action is shown now then
before
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
ADOPTS SYSTEM or
CIVILIAN TRAINING

Washington. Feb. 19.-Secretary
Daniels and his advisers decided to
inaugurate a system Of civilian ma
val training similar in general outline
to that ON which military training
camps have been established at Platts-
burgh and elsewhere
1t is planned 10 use six battleships
to take those who present themselves
for training for a months cruise be
ginning about Aug. 10.
The vessels to be utilized as train
ing ships will take on their student
personnel along the Atlantic coast,
probably at New York. Boston, Phila-
delphia, Norfolk, Portland and
Charleston. The battleships will make
possible the training Of $500 men
A similar program, it is expected,
will be prepared for next year for de-
velopment of the plan on the Pacific
coast
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
CR0NES IN LETTER
TAUNTS DETECTIVES

New York, Feb. 19-Spurred by a
second letter taunting the police for
their inability to find him. detectives
combed New York for Jean Crones,
anarchist. wanted for the attempted
poisoning Of 300 guests at the ban
quet of Archbishop Mundelein in Chi
cago.
That Crones is seeking safety from
capture by mingling daily with the
metropolitan crowds, meanwhile plan
ming further attempts against society
was the belief Of Police Captain Tun
ney Of the bomb squad, directing the
search
TIE second letter. supposedly from
Crones, addressed to a New York
newspaper, flouted the police and was
marked by his finger prints. The let
ter welcomed the coming of Chicago
detectives 10 help in the search fol
him, asserting Crones has something
to "let go" when they arrive
Pclice trailed the letter back TO the
substation where the stamp was can
celled and decided it was mailed in an
Office building mail chute or a street
box Special details of detectives went
through the district where the letters
are believed to have been mailed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
HANS SCHMIDT
ELECTROCUTED
Slayer of Anna Aumuller
Pays Death Penalty.
GOES TO CHAIR CALMLY

Insists on Making Speech to Witnesses
of Execution, in Which He Asked
Forgiveness Of All Whom He Had
Injured or Scandalized.
Ossining. n. Y, Feb. 19-Hans
Schmidt, former priest, was electro
cuted at Sing Sing for the murder OF
Anna Aumuller Sept. 2, 1913
Schmidt went quietly to the death
chamber, accompanied by the prin-
cipal keeper and Rev. Father Cashin,
the prison chaplin Leaving the death
house he said goodby to those who re-
mained
When he entered the chamber the
guards attempted TO direct him toward
the chair but Schmidt gently shook
them off and insisted upon addressine
the seventeen witnesses. The guards
desisted from their efforts and with
Father Cashn standing at one side
and the keeper at the other Schmidt
said.
Gentlemen, ! ask forgiveness Of al
those | have injured or scandalized
| forgive an who have injured me. Ms
last wish is to say goodby to my deai
old mother
Schmidt then seated himself in the
electric chair and the current was ap
piled three times Within a minute
he was dead He had spent the nigh
up to midnight in praying and talkins
with Father Cashin. and slept from
midnight to > a m, when he was
awakened for breakfast lie woulC
take only a cup OF coffee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
BISHOPS OPPOSE REPRISALS S
Church of England Does Not Favor
Air Raids.

London. Feb. 19.-The Church Of
England took a stand against a policy
OF reprisal.
The bishops in convocation at Can
terbury cathedral adopted a resolution
against air raids, which have as a
deliberate object the killing or wound
ing of noncombatants"
The archbishop Of Canterbury, in
presenting the resolution, said the
bishops desire TO encourage all pos
sible energy in the prosecution of the
war, but that there is danger of drift
ing into ways which would have been
condemned as dishonorable a few
years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
MORE CRUISERS ARE NEEDED
Naval officers Tell House Committee
Requirements of Navy.

Washington, Feb. 19-The admins
tration's five-year building program
would give the United States navy
only third place.
This was the assertion made by
Rear Admiral Grant. commanding the
submarine fiotilla. and Captain Josiah
Mexican, assistant in the office of the
chief of operations.
The two officers have been in con-
ference with the house naval commit
tee, imparting technical information
about foreign building programs, and
making recommendation for future
congressional action Both men said
the navy is in greater need of battle
cruisers than battleships and urged
the immediate construction of four.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
laps In THE PHILIPPINES
Becoming Heavily Interested in Prop
critics There.

Manila. Feb l9-Japanese interests
are negotiating the purchase from an
American lumber company of its mills
in the Philippine islands for $1,000
000 Increased activity has been
manifested by Japanese capitalists in
bidding for insular properties They
recently purchased a sugar producing
property, formerly belonging to the
Dominican monks, at Calamba. to the
south of Luguna de Bay. Island of
Luzon. and they are considering pur-
chase of several large sugar planta-
tions
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
AGED COUPLE ARE DROWNED
Wisconsin Farmer and Wife Thrown
Into Creek.
short time

La Crosse. Wis, Feb. 19.-Isaac
Grove, eighty years old, farmer, and
his wife, seventy-nine years old, were
crowned and their daughter, Hattie
Hills, and an infant narrowly escap-
ed when bridge gave way, throwing
the four, their team and bob sled into
Spring creek, south of La Crosse. All
lived on a farm near Viroqua.
Mrs. Mills, with her baby, caught a
partly submerged fence and was res
cued by another farmer who had
made the passage safely a few min
utes before. The bodies of Grove and
his wife were found lodged against
trees.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
STOPS AUTO AND is SHOT
Wisconsin Man HaIts Car Containing
Wife and Another.

Grand Rapids, Wis, Feb 19.-B. A.
Lewis found his wife in an automobile
with Thomas Smyser. He stopped the
machine. Now Lewis is in a hospital
with a bullet through his body and
Smyser and Mrs. Lewis are in Jail.
pending the outcome of Lewis in
juries.
Lewis was watching for the couple
in the shadow of business building.
IL is said. When their machine passed
he leaped to the running board and a
quarrel began, ending with the shot
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19

Pittsburg, Feb. 19.-Nine hundred
miners employed by the Cord Col
lieries company at Curtisville, near
here, have been granted a wage in
crease amounting to per cent. The
men went on strike last week, de
manding a reduction in the price OF
powder Officials OF the company re-
piled that the demand could not be
granted, but that wage increase
would be allowed instead. The offer
was accepted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
ROUMANIA MAY INTERVENE
Fall of Erzerum May Be the Deciding
Factor

London, Feb. Dispatches from
Bucharest state that the capture OF
Erzerum by the Russians is crystaliz-
ing the decision of Roumania to inter
vene at an early date" says the Rome
correspondent of the Exchange Tele.
graph company.
1T is said that in March there will
be a concentration of Russian troops
in Bessarabia to permit Roumania to
transfer troops TO the Bulgarian from.
tier This transfer already is in prog.
ress"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
POISON BOTTLE is MISSING
Searchers Fail TO Find Link in Marian
Lambert Case.

Waukegan. H., Feb 19-Lake coun-
ty officials have given up hope of find
ing the bottle containing the poison
taken or administered to Marian Lam
bert, for whose murder William III.
Orpet, Wisconsin university junior, is
held.
States Attorney r. ]. Dady an
nounced that searchers who had
combed the woods where the girls
body was found had been called off
the task drug clerk testified re-
Gently that he sold Orpet an empty
bottle the day before the girls body
was found
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
First Execution in Years.

Concord, ~ H., Feb. 19.-Oscar j.
Comery was hanged at the state pris-
ON for the murder of his wife. The
execution was the first in this state
in twenty-three years. No scaffold
was used Comery was led into a
storeroom and placed standing on a
trap door The electric light in the
room was extinguished for twenty
seconds while the trap was sprung.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
BL ACK SEA PORT
is THREATENED
Russian Army Pressing For
ward on TrebizOnd.
CITY OF BAIBURY TAKEN
Hncient Town on Road From Erzerum
Has Been Captured and Slavs Are
Pushing on Toward Pontine Noun
tans on Way to Turk Stronghold.

Pushing on Toward Pontlne Noun
tains on Way to Turk Stronghold.
London, Feb. 19.-Russian forces
forming the right wing of the Grand
Duke Nicholas Caucasus army are
within fifty miles of the important
Turkish Black sea port of Trebizond,
according to dispatches.
The ancient city of Baibury, on the
road from Erzerum to Trebizond, has
been captured, it is reported The
Slavs are pushing on toward the Pom
tine mountains in their march on Ire
bizond
The capture of Trebizond is expect
ed within another fortnight
Advices from Petrograd said it was
considered certain that the grand
duke would send force against the
city before pressing his campaign
against the Turks to the westward.
The Russian authorities already
have taken steps TO ameliorate the
condition OF the Armenians.
A tribunal will be established in
Erzerum as soon as possible and in
vestigations of reported Turkish atroc
tiles against the Armenians will
be begun at once. Wholesale execu-
tions of Turkish civil officers respon-
sible for the outrages are predicted.
+ Within twenty-four hours a definite
statement is expected from Petrograd
i on the number of prisoners and guns
captured at Erzerum An official
/ statement telegraphed here reported
+ the capture of twenty-five more guns
and about 1900 prisoners in outer
+ forts, but said the registration of
+ prisoners and booty inside the fortress
/ had only begun
The Posts Petrograd correspondent
attributed the capture Of Erzerum to
\ the "cyclonic rush of the incompar.
able Siberian troops"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
MUST INSIST ON
OUR SEA RIGHTS
Senator Lodge Warns AID
ministratiOn in Speech.
UNNEUTRAL TO SURRENDER

Says Our Ports Should Be Open TO
and Our Citizens Free to Travel
Upon Merchantmen of BeIigerent
Powers Armed Solely for Defense
Washington, Feb. 19.-Senator
Lodge. ranking minority member OF
the foreign relations committee, made
speech in the senate declaring that
the abandonment by the United States
at this time of the principle that its
ports were open TO and its citizens
free TO travel upon merchantmen of
belligerent nations armed solely for
defensive purposes would be an un-
neutral act and a step toward war.
He said it would make the United
States the ally of the belligerent
whose merchant marine had been
swept from the seas.
The senator spoke at length. dwell
ing on the history of international law
relating to the arming of merchant
men for defense and citing precedents
i'm the record OF the United States.
He referred to reports that the admin
istration was preparing TO change its
policy. which have been denied by
Secretary Lansing. since the issuance
of the German and Austrian memoran-
dums announcing their intention to
treat armed merchant ships as war
vessels after Feb % AS late as the
presidents note of May 13. 1915. sign
ed by Mr. Bryan. Senator Lodge said,
this government recognized that
American citizens were within their
undisputed rights in taking their ships
and in travelling wherever their legiti
nate business calls them on the high
seas
such" he added. has been the
practice OF all nations in regard to
the armed merchantmen. Ii seems
utterly incredible that this position
should be in any way altered now OF
that our government should be ready
TO surrender the unquestioned rights
of Americans TO travel or ship goods
on a belligerent merchantmen subject
TO all the rules which have been es
tablished by the courts and by all in
ternational authorities for at least
two centuries"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
DEFENSE AGAINSTZEPPELINS
Kitchener Believes Difficulties Will Be
Overcome.

London, Feb. 19-Outlining the sys-
TEN Of air defense in Great Britain,
Lord Kitchener said in the house of
lords:
"The defense Is threefold: First
good advance information regarding
the movements Of hostile aircraft
second, defense by anti-aircraft artil
lery; third, attacks on raiders by aero
planes.
Attacks by aeroplanes at night is
attended with great difficulties, but
/ believe that with more extended
practice we shall overcome the diff
culties."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
CHINESE REBELS VICTORS
Government Troops and Revolution
lists i'm Battle.

San Francisco. Feb. 1.-two Chi
nese newspapers here received cable
grams from Hongkong that European
papers in Hongkong report an engage
ment between government forces in
Kwantung under General Lung Chi
Kwong and revolutionary troops.
The rebels. who according to the
cablegrams were equipped with ma
chine guns. killed many and captured
about 1000 government troops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
Halt Buying American Horses.

Kansas City, Feb. 19.-Maior Gen
eral +. w. Benson of the general staff
of the English army. in charge of the
purchase OF all horses and mules for
British forces, declared here no Amer
lean horses for war use had been pur-
chased since November and the af-
fairs of the remount service in this
country will be closed up within a
short time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
Butte Mine Fire Still Burnino

Butte, Mont, Feb 19.-Fire which
caused the loss Of twenty-one lives in
the Anaconda Copper companys Penn.
sylvania mine still is raging, the dam.
age being estimated at 100000 Con.
crete bulkheads are being thrown up
in various parts of the mine to check
the fires spread.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19

Mobile, Ala, Feb. 19.-The joint
conference of bituminous operators
and miners adjourned without having
reached an agreement over the wage
scale. The conference will meet again
In New York Feb. -.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
Germany Builds 100 Submarines.

London, Feb. 19-The Germans
have built 100 new submarines and
are preparing to renew submarine
warfare on an aggressive basis, ac.
c0rding to the Geneva newspaper
Journal de Geneva.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19

Berlin, Feb 19-The British have
made a new attempt to retake the po-
sition south of Ypres, Belgium, re-
Gently captured by the Germans, but
were beaten off with heavy losses, it
was officially announced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
RUMOR POINTS TO HOUSTON
Secretary of Agriculture Slated to Sue.
ceed Garrison.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The impress
sion grows in official circles that Sec
retary Houston will be transferred to
the war department to succeed former
Secretary Garrison.
On the way to the cabinet meeting
Mr. Houston refused to answer qnes.
ttannnnnr 4ha Avhdoc&
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
Safety First Exhibit.

Washington, Feb 9-Twenty-six
government bureaus will hold safety
first exhibition in the National mu.
scum Feb. 21 to 26. Their intention
is to show what the federal govern.
ment is doing toward saving life and
DrODerty
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
NAVY SELLS COLLIER FOR
TWICE ITS COST.

Washington, Feb. 19-The
naval collier Justin, at San
Francisco, was sold to n. H.
Busey, Jr., of New York for
1901 .107. The navy depart
ment purchased it for $145,000
just prior to the Spanish-Amer-
ican war.
1t had been appraised by the
navy board of survey at $780,
000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19
GET RID OF A BACKING LA GRIPPE
COUGH-IT WEAKENS.

For the severe racking cough that
comes with lagrippe. Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound Is wonderfully healing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-19

and soothing. r. G.. Collins, ex-post-
master. Barnegat. N. JILL says: "Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound soon stopped
the severe lagrippe cough that complete
ly exhausted me. 1t can't be bsat."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
MExICANS WANT AID
N SHAPE OF LOAN
But Are Unwilling TO Assume Obliga-
tons As to Reforms Urged BY
United States.
REBELS BEATEN BY NArARETE.
Impression Prevails villistas Gave
Better Account OF Themselves At
chihuahua Than Carranza Oficials
Have Yet Admitted.

Washington. Sept. 19.--The great
est obstacle to an early decision by
the American Mexican Commission.
which would solve the difficulties be-
tween the two countries lies in the
suggestion of the Mexican members
that this government. assist Mexico
in obtaining a large loan. The con-
ditions which the United States would
lay down before acquiescing, 1t was
stated on high authority are such
that General Carranza will not ac-
cept.
1t lie stated that possible failure of
the commission plan is confronted by
the administration. The Mexican OBJ
jections to assuming the obligations
or making the promises desired by the
United States was said to be in the
fact that they infringed upon the
sovereignty of Mexico They relate
to constitutional and other internal
reforms and to the return of Mexi-
can federal administration.
The State Department received Of
fetal reports today OF a battle be-
tween rebels and de facto forces at
Tampico on Saturday. Mexican In
dependence Day. in which the rebels
were defeated.
General Palaois commanded the in
surgents. and General Nafarete the
Carranza forces. The fighting lasted
several hours. many on both sides be-
ing killed or wounded. The oil
properties at Tampico were not dam
aged. the reports stated
Neither the State nor the War De-
partment has received official report
concerning the recent attack OF
Villistas upon the city OF Chihuahua.
All the reports on the battle received
to date have come from de facto gov
eminent sources and all do not agree.
Some officials believe the reports of
the engagement have minimized 1t
and that the Nillistas gave better
account of themselves than the COR
rama authorities admit. 1t was said
Villa must have a formidable force
70 be able to enter the city and wrea k
upon It the damage admitted by Car
ranzistas. 1t is said he will increase
his army and equipment and become
again a dreaded foe of the first chief.
American interests iowning mining
property In Mexico appealed to the
state Department today to protect
them against a new decree TO he is
sued by Carranza. The corporations
! TO be affected declared the decree
would amount to confiscation of their
| properties. the State Department had
no information on the subject, but
will make inquiries in Mexico City.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20

hood OF New York retaining tho big
cigarette factories Of the company.
Withdrawal Of their demands by the
cigarette makers In New York may
act against Richmond getting one Of
the biggest cigarette plants in the
world. but officials of the company
last night were of the opinior that
there is little chance that the de.
mands will be withdrawn.
The first OF the machinery sent out
Of New York yesterday will reach
Richmond and be installed In the
Mayo branch plant the latter part of
the week. The coming week will
probably mark the beginning of oper-
atoms. on a small scale, in the new
Richmond cigarette factory. AS rapid.
ly as the move proves successful the
plant will be enlarged by the con-
struction Of new and adequate build
,ngs.
Richmond now has one Of the larg-
est single cigarette factories in TIE
vorld-the plant of the British
American Company, established little
mere than a year ago-and two other
big and nationally famous plants.
These are the Allen & Ginter branch
of the Liggett & Myers Company, and
The plant of the Reed Tobacco Com :
pany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20

then boarded the Dolphin at the navr
yard at 4:3O o'clock. 81
Secretary Daniels. Admiral Benz
and Lieutenant McCandless accom-.
panied the party. Mr.. Edison ala NOE
go. He returned to East Orange To-
day
The board has now an official status
Each member took the oath OF alle-
glance this afternoon. The members
have been paying their expenses out q
their own pockets. but the board win
now enjoy a $4,000 annual approprta-
ton.
The board members present today
aside from those named were r. 4.
Woodward. Arthur G. Webster. Spencer
Miller. William Leroy Emmett. Mat
thew b. Sellers. Andre l.. Riker and
B. J. Arnold.
Four members. Benjamin G. Lamar
Alfred Careven. Benjamin g. Thayer
and J. w. Richards. were absent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-20
n0BBtR BANDS AGAIN
BEGIN RAIDS N POLAND

Warsaw. Sept 1.-THE banda of
mardsrsrs and robbers which were
suppressed year ago and again be-
ccaning active IN Poland. Recently
seven masked and heavily armed men
surrounded the house OF the COM
mander OF the civil guard of Rybie,
~ Karl Hoffman,. and demanded ad-
mtttance.
The militia commander instead OF
opening the door fled TO the roof
With his son. boy Of seventeen years,
a1d prepared TO defend himself, but
the robbers discovered him before he
was ready to fire and Q fusilade drovs
him back into the house, where three
Of the bandits who had smashed the
door hacked him to pieces with knives.
His son was badly wounded.
y The murderers carried off all valu-
abies they found In the house and
disappeared before the police and a
small detachment Of German soldiers
stationed in the neighborhood arrived.
= systematic hunt for the bandits has
oesn organized. but 10 far they have
e1uded capture