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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14
NEGRO Is SLAIN By POSSE
Was Accused of Killing Wealthy Far
mer in Georgia.

St. Marys, Ga, Feb. Thames
King, a negro, charged with killing
J.P. Seals, white farmer, near here,
was shot to death by posse in the
western part of Camden county.
officers here said they learned King
was killed resisting arrest.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14
French Cross River Vardar.

Paris, Feb. IA Saloniki CORE
spondent telegraphs that French
troops crossed the Vardar river Feb.
10 and are encamped on the right
bank of the river and in the region
of Panitza and Veria. The town Of
Veria is an important railroad sta.
ton on the line between Saloniki and
Monastir.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14
PET CHICK MAY COST LIFE
Boy Of Five Gets Diphtheria After
Handling Sick Fowl.

Hartford. Conn. Feb. 14-As re-
suit Of trying to help a sick chicken
of which he was very fond the five
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs William
Gildersleeve of Gildersleeye, Conn, is
dangerously i'll with diphtheria
The state bacteriologist, Professor
H. w. Conn of Wesleyan university,
identified cultures taken from the
throats Of the boy and pet chicken
as containing similar diphtheria
germs
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14

ment freely and went TO bed. To my
surprise. next morning the stiffness had
almost disappeared, four hours after the
second APPLICATION / was as good as new"
March. 1918. At druggists. 25 cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14
JANuARY's SLOWING UP"

Winter indoor life. heavy food and ir-
regular exercise cause duh. tired feel
ing. Foley Cathartic Tablets tone up the
stomach and bowels. liven up the liver
cleanse the system and give the light,
free feeling Of proper digestion and good
health. Do not gripe or nauseate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14
ACCUSED STATE
OFFICIAL QUITS
Minnesota Treasurer Ten
derS Resignation.
PROMISESAN EXPLANATION

Walter ]. Smith, in Letter to Governor
Burnquist. Declares He Is Judged
Too HarshIy-Arthur c. Gooding,
Rochester Banker, Named to Fill
the Vacancy.
st. Paul, Feb. 14.-Walter ]. Smith,
under indictment charging grand lar
ceny as the result of a shortage in
the state treasury, turned in his resig
nation as state treasurer to Governor
Burnquist, and Arthur c. Gooding,
Rochester banker, was appointed to
the vacancy Immediately Mr.. Good
ing is unknown in state politics.
When the grand jury indicted Smith
Thursday on three counts. charging
grand larceny in the first degree, in
volving state warrants in sums of $1S,-
600. $4,000 and $4,000, friends of Smith
realized the best thing he could do
was to resign.
A copy of a letter which Mr.. Smith
wrote to the governor, explaining his
resignation, was given out by the
governor. The letter follows:
The character of the charges and
complaints, for the present, bearing
so heavily against me in the public
press, together with a sense of obli-
cation and duty | feel toward the peo-
pie of this state, who have honored
me in the past with their confidence
prompts me to feel that under exist
ing conditions the public and the vel
fare of the states administration will
be served best by my resignation from
the office of state treasurer
Reasons for Resignation.
"In taking this step ] am actuated
| first, by a desire to relieve from EN-
barrassment those who had to do with
the state treasurer's office, and with
whom heretofore | have been associat
ed in the discharge of public duties
and, secondly, by my wish TO relieve
the public anxiety and to restore pub
lie confidence in the administration
of the financial affairs of the state
by placing ii in your power to return
Immediately to the Office of state
treasurer some person against whom
the voice of censure and criticism has
not been directed.
my physical condition at the pres
ent hour, and for many days past pre-
cludes the possibility, even If it were
eXpedient and proper, TO discuss the
transactions complained Of in my ad
ministration of the states finances
further than to express to you an abid
| ing conviction, that when those trans
actions. at the proper time are fully
| disclosed in the light of their sur
rounding environment and circum
stances, they will receive through a
sense of public justice an infinitely
| different construction from that SC
| far accorded them"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14

An amendment to the naval appro-
priation bill providing that, if an inter
national peace tribunal should be pre-
pairing for the disarmament Of the
navies of the world at the time the
bill became operative, battleship
building in this country should cease
was introduced in the senate by Sena-
tor Shafroth of Colorado.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14

Berlin Feb. 14-After a violent ar
tillery bombardment on the greater
part of the Champagne front French
infantry made an attack. The Ger
man war Office announces that the
French penetrated German positions
rear Massiges over a front of about
200 yards.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-14
GERMAN TRENCHES
TAKEN BY FRENCH

Paris, Feb 14-Further fighting in
Champagne, the French war office an
nounces, resulted in French forces
obtaining possession of certain
trenches occupied by the Germans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
Latest Bulletins

Paris, Feb. S.-COlOnel E. NJ.
House, who has concluded his con.
yersatiOns here with diplomats and
government officials, LETT today for
England.
London. Feb. S.-With her
cargo of cotton on fire the Swed-
ish steamship Texas is making for
the port of kirkwall, Scotland.
The vessel LETT New Orleans Jan.
%, and Newport News, Jan. %,
bound for GOthenburg and Christ.
iania.
Springfield, Feb. S.-DOrsey c.
POgue, Chicago. an Alton yard
master at RO0dhouse, ILL, was
killed instantly today when he
was struck by a switch engine as
he stopped over to light his Ian
tern.
Ottawa, Ont, Feb. S.-The do.
minion police received today an
anonymous letter written under
a Detroit date line, asserting the
destruction of the parliament
building was the result Of a plot.
Houston, Texas, Feb. S-A thou.
sand volunteer fighters today
fought fire i'm the Humble OH
fields, as result of which two
men were injured and a property
loss Of many thousands of dollars
inflicted. The fire was not under
control this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
10000 SOLDIERS
WILL Be RAISED

Philadelphia, Feb. S-A campaign
to raise and equip a force Of 10000
citizen soldiers in Philadelphia was
launched today as result of meet
ing last night at the residence of A. ].
Drexel-Biddle.
More than 200 prominent men at
tended the meeting, and pledges
amounting to several thousand dol
lars were obtained, while offers to
equip soldiers were made by several Of
those present. Among the speakers
were Mayor Smith, William D. Grange,
president of the Philadelphia stock
exchange; Louis C. Graf, president Of
the Commercial Exchange, and Lieu
tenant Colonel ]. c. Gilmore of
the Pennsylvania national guard.
Lieutenant Colonel Gilmore outlined
the plans which he said were to have
each ward in the city furnish regi-
ment of volunteers. These units
would assemble in halls on night
each week and under the direction of
army and navy officers, would be given
two hours of military training. In
the spring. he said, there would be
given out door instruction week ends
for period OF eight weeks.
Many of the more than fifty bust
ness concerns represented at the
meeting announced that they would
send their employees fully equipped to
the training camps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
MINERS MEET TO
NEGOTIATE FOR A
NEWWACESCALE

Mobile, Ala, Feb. s. - Bituminous
coal operators from western Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and
union miners representing 1000 coal
diggers in those states met in joint
conference here today to begin negoti-
ations for a new interstate wage scale
to supercede the separate agreements
which expire March 81.
The conference embraces the CEN
trail competitive soft coal fields and the
agreements to be drawn up in other
soft coal states will be based largely
on the results of the present negotia-
lions.
The conference is made up of 80 rep
resentatives of the operators and an
equal number of members of the Unit
ed Mineworkers OF America, represent
ing the four states. In addition, John
P. White, president; Frank ]. Hayes,
vice president; and William Green,
secretary and treasurer of the miners
international organization, are taking
part in the deliberations.
The miners at their convention at
Indianapolis formulated II demands to
be presented to the operators. One de-
mand calls for the payment of wages
on the mine run basis, three relate to
wage increases ranging from ten to
twenty per cent, according to the class
of work, and the others call for a uni
form scale for all classes, readjust-
ment of the machine differential at the
basing point, an S-hour day from bank
to bank, local grievances to be settled
by the various districts, a two-year
contract, weekly payment of wages,
and that every other Saturday be an
idle day in lieu of Saturday half-holi-
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
Private Manufacturers At
tempt to Halt Action of
Senate Committee. Il
MEETS WITH FAILURE
Tactics of Plate Makers De-
feated and Recommen-
dation Is Passed.

Washington, D. c., Feb. S.-Private
armor plate manufacturers notified
the senate naval committee today that
they would raise the price Of armor
plate 5000 a ton if congress decides to
erect or purchase armor plate factor
les for the government. The commit
tee nevertheless voted to recommend
government plants.
After brief consideration the COM
mittee ordered the bill to the senate
authorizing expenditures of 100000
to equip Mare Island navy yard for
battleship construction and 100000
to enlarge facilities of the New York
navy yard and the bill to introduce
midshipmen to the first class at. An
napolis next July. These two bills
passed the house yesterday.
Penr0se is Spokesman.
Senator Penrose, republican Of
Pennsylvania, notified the committee
of the stand of armor plate manufac-
turers, those chiefly concerned being
the Bethlehem and the Midvale Steel
companies.
The committee voted, nevertheless
9 to to report favorably Senator Till
mans bill to authorize the secretary
of the navy to provide an armor plate
factory, with capacity OF not less
than 10000 tons of armor year. The
bill would appropriate $11,O00,000.
Senators Penrose, Lodge and Smith
of Michigan, republicans, voted against
reporting the bill Chairman Tillman
and Senators Swanson, Bryan, john
son of Maine; Chiffon, Phelan and
Pittman, democrats, and Clapp and
Poindexter, republicans, voted for it.
Hold Up Threat Baffled.
1.-THE threat of the armor barons to
hold up the government will not az
feet congress-" said Senator Tillman.
eve were given to understand that
the armor manufacturers would in
crease their price because government
manufacture Of armor plate would
force them to go out Of that business
aAd they would charge this enormous
increase In order to provide them
selves with an amortization fund But
guess we can find a way to stop the
robbers. In time of trouble we could
seize their plants and operate them by
right of eminent domain"
Would Mean $24 900 900 More.
Senators figured that if the armor
plate manufacturers did raise the
price it would cost the government
$24 100000 extra for armor plate to
complete the five year naval building
program. Senator Tillman said he
proposed to ask Senator Penrose to
repeat the announcement Of the armor
plate manufacturers to the senate.
La Toilette Blocks Action.
Senator LaFollette blocked an at
tempt to pass Immediately the pro-
posal making available at once $780,
900 to equip the navy yards at New
York and Mare Island, although Chair
man Tillman asked unanimous con-
sent for its immediate consideration
Il think the matter of such import
ance that We should have written
report" said Senator La Toilette, land
object"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08

Says
End Dispute
on Blockade

London, Feb. 8, G0:20 a. m.)-The
Manchester Guardian in an editorial,
suggests that Viscount Brice, formerly
British ambassador to the United
States, or Arthur ]. Balfour, first lord
Of the admiralty, be sent to the United
States with full powers to adjust the
blockade controversy with the govern
ment at Washington. The Guardian
adds:
British opinion has persistently
overlooked the fact that German di
plomacv possessed two great advan
tages over ours. The first is that the
critical and even hostile attitude Of
the American navy towards British
seapower as we'll as the theories on
which it is based, is almost as old as
the American nation itself. Our last
war with the United States arose out
of what was regarded by America as
an abuse of our power at sea. We have
forgotten the details but the United
States has not and both then and now
the United States government regards
itself as the natural champion of neu-
trail rights. 1t is impossible to exag-
gerate the influence of these historic
facts on American policy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
THE WAR TODAY

The French have been making
efforts to regain territory they lost
10 days ago south of the river
SOmme but according to Berlin
they were unsuccessful, their at.
tack which was preceded by artil.
Iery preparation being repulsed.
The airmen ON this front have
been busy, a German air squad at
lacking an English camp in Bel
GUM and although attacked by
allied airmen, returning without
losses.
PetrOgrad has information that
there have been recent transfers of
large bodies Of German troops to
the western front, which is held to
indicate that the Germans are pre-
pairing to devote the greater part
of their strength to the war areas
in France and Belgium.
Except for the continuation of
the intensive bOmbardment along
the FrancO-Belgian front, there
are few reports of activity from
the major fields of military opera
tons.
The PetrOgrad war office reports
continued advances against the
Turks, both north and south Of
Erzerum, the Russian forces hav.
ing pressed further westward
along the Black Sea coast and
along the northern shores of Lake
Van.
Reports are current in London
that Field Marshal Earl Kitchener
is to take command of the British
forces in Egypt and that the earl
of Derby, who has been in charge
of recruiting, is to be the new Sec
rotary of state for war.
General POlivanOff, Russian
minister of war, is quoted today as
declaring that the Russian NUM-
tons crisis is now past and that
the system of handling recruits is
such that the units Of the Russian
army can now be kept UP to their
full strength with fully trained
men.
The principal fighting in the war
is still along the western front,
where the allies and the Germans
are battering away at one another.
The chief engagements are artil-
Iery battles near Het Sas, Belgium
and in the Champagne district In
France.
While there is fighting on the
Russian and Italian fronts, moth
ing of a startling nature from any
Of the belligerents has come
through.
The Germans are afraid Of an
allied air raid on kiel and have
notified the pOpulaee that a steam
siren will give advance notice Of a
raid.
The Seml-O1nclai overseas News
Agency of Berlin says there are
now 1,429,171 prisoners of war i'm
Germany.
Prince Oscar, fifth Std vi En-
per0r William, has been wounded
for the second time during the war.
A London newspaper learns that
Earl Kitchener, secretary for war,
is to undertake important service
elsewhere and that Sir William
Robertson, chief Of staff, will nc.
lively direct the war, and a civil
ian will become secretary of war.
There Is an optimistic feeling In
Washington that the Lusitania case
will be settled amicably.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
His Name Is Filed in Indiana
With Consent of Sec
rotary Tumulty.
HAS NO OPPOSITION
Only Democratic Candidate
on Ticket-Formal An
nouncement Expected.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. Son the
authority of Secretary Tumulty, Presi-
dent Wilson's name was placed on the
Indiana primary ballot as the only can
didate for the democratic nomination
for president on Jan. 7, the last day
for filing by candidates.
The petition to place the name of
President Wilson on the ballot was
held up pending word from Washing
ton as to the desire Of the president.
No word had been received the night
before the final day for filing petitions
and democratic leaders called SeCre-
tary Tumulty on the telephone. The
presidents secretary authorized the
fling of Mr.. Wilson's name and the
petition was handed to the secretary
Of state. The primary will be held
March Z.
Washington, Feb. S.-President Will
sons closest advisers expect him to
make the first formal announcement of
his candidacy for denomination within
the next II days when they believe Mr..
Wilson will notify the secretary of
state of Ohio that the voters of the
utate will have his consent to use his
name in the primary.
Under the Ohio law a candidate is
required to notify the secretary OF state
hafora Eab Ok of bic WILLINGNESS In
have his name used in the primary.
The president has made no definite
announcement Of whether he would be
a candidate, even to his friends as far
as is known, but they all take it as
settled that he will be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
Many Ready
to Meet Anu
Hostile

Washington, Feb. S.-The United
States navy is ready to meet any enc
my it could possibly meet in the Pa
ciic ocean, Rear Admiral Victor Blue
told the house naval committee today
in response to questions by Represen-
tative Britton of Illinois.
Admiral Blue conceded that Japan,
Germany and France all had more Off
GERS and men in active service than
the United States, and added that the
great weakness of the American navy
was want of a proper reserve.
Mr. Britton asked if the navy had
not failed to conduct a war mobiliza
ton recently because of lack of men
to handle all the ships. Admiral Blue
replied that no navy was kept filled to
its war footing.
How much time would we be likely
to have to mobilize if we were attack
ed?" asked Mr. Britton.
That would be an important thing
to know" said the admiral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
CROSS MEXICO IN
AR MORED TRAIN

New York, Feb. 8.-Four American
mining engineers who arrived today
from Vera Cruz reported that the
train on which they travelled from
Mexico City to Vera Cruz had been
under constant fire from bandits
throughout the journey.
The engineers said they left Mexico
City two weeks ago and travelled in
an armored car which carried four
three-inch guns. According to their
story the whole territory between the
Mexican capital and the seacoast is
infested with bandits.
DIR. John r. Davis, an American
physician at Mexico City, was quoted
as saying there were several thousand
cases Of typhus fever in the capital
and that smallpox was raging at Tam
pico. The engineers asserted that Car
ran2a's power was waning and that
General Oregon was the man Of the
hour In Mexico City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
GREAT WASTE IN
AMERICAN WOODS

Washington, D. c., Feb. S.-Enorm-
Gus wastage Of American forest re-
sources is revealed by an investiga-
ton by the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce. A bulletin on
lumber by-products issued today said
that waste in the logging industry
amounts to from Is to 20 per cent of
the timber cut, or about billion and
half cubic feet of wood annually.
Saw mill waste also amounts to sew
eral billion cubic feet Of wood, al
though not all of it is absolute waste.
1t is stated further that only 800 feet
Of lumber is used for each 1000 feet
that stood in the forest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
INTERVENTION IS
DEMAND OF VILLA

Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. 8.-A declara
ton attributed to Francisco Villa that
he would force Intervention by the
United States within six weeks was
brought to the attention Of American
officials here and Mexican authorities
at Juarez today.
According to the Mexican informant
Villa declared he would cross the in
ternational border and hold up an Ell
Paso and Southwestern Railway train,
if intervention could be produced in
no other way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
GERALDINE FARRAR
WEEDS LOU TELLEGEN

New York, Feb. S.-Geraldine Farrar,
opera singer, and Lou Tellegen. actor,
were married here at noon today at
the home of Miss Farrar's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sydney Farrar. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Leon A.
Harvey, secretary at the Unitarian
UNCONVENTIONAL headquarters in this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Tellegen plan to
visit Hawaii and Japan at the close
of their respective theatrical seasons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
INDIAN UPRISING
IS THREATENED

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 8.-Federal Of
Meals were awaiting instruction from
Washington today TO proceed to the
navajo reservation 80 miles forth OF
Flagstaff, where an uprising Of In
dams is threatened.
AdYices received by District At
eofhey Flynn were that some OF the
indians were threatening to go on
@arpath" because of the killing of a
fellow tribesman by one OF three po-
Aeemen who went from Tuba to ar
@.est him. According TO information
received here, the Indian fired on the
Officers when they APPEARED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE

Met at noon.
Senate naval committee ordered
favorable report on bill prOy1d-
ing sll,000,0O0 for a government
armOr plate plant.
BIZ apprOpriating 100000 for
Improving Mare Island and New
York navy yards and increasing
naval academy entrants, was rec
commended Tor passage.
Public lands committee con-
timed hearing on oil land leasing
bill.
HOUSE.
Met at noon.
Debate on the Indian bill was
resumed.
Military and naval affairs COM
mittee continued hearings on the
n.donal defense.