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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
COnstantinopIe Reports Ten
Thousand Surrounded.
TAKE FRENCH TRENCHES
German Offensive Movement in the
West Results in Gains for Teutons
Northwest of Massiges-Attempteo
Russian Attack Repulsed.

Berlin, Jan 11-Ten thousand
British troops have been surrounded
by the Turks at Kut ell Amara. south
east OF Bagdad. according to Constan-
tinoplo dispatches.
The British detachment was left be-
treat OF General Townshend's main
forces, who were defeated with heavy
casualties when they advanced on
Bagdad BY a successful enveloping
movement the Turks cut off their
retreat to the south. The Turks are
now attacking the main defenses of
Kut el Amara.
An offensive movement has been in
augurated by the German forces in the
Champagne Announcement is made
by the war office that French posi-
tions extending for several hundred
yards at a point northwest OF Mas
siges had been captured by the Ger
mans
The conquered positions are near
Maisons de Champagne. The Germans
captured 423 prisoners, including
seven officers, five machine guns and
one large and seven small mine
throwers.
A French counter attack. made to
the east OF the position taken by the
Germans, failed.
A German air craft division attacked
the rear guard establishments Of the
4 allies at Furness
On the Eastern front an advance at
tempted by strong Russian detach
ments at Relestiany was repulsed
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BRITISH BATTLESHIP SUNK
Entire Crew of the King Edward VII.
is Saved.

London. Jan. 1.-THE British bat
tleship King Edward VII. has been
sunk as the result of striking a mine
The entire crew was saved
The sinking of the King Edward
VII. was announced by the admiralty
in the following statement:
The n. NJ. S. King Edward VII has
struck mine Owing to the heavy
sea 1t had to be abandoned and sank
shortly afterwards. The ships COM
pany was taken off without loss of
life Only two men were injured"
The King Edward VII. represented
an investment of nearly f1.600.000
and was one of the finest of the last
class OF predreadnoughts, correspond.
ing in general to the American ships
Of the New Jersey and Nebraska type.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
SIX new HAVEN
DIRECTORS FREED

New York, Jan. 1l.-SiX of the
eleven former directors of the New
Haven railroad, charged by the gov.
ernment with criminal violation OF
Tire sherman antitrust law. We're found
not guilty by the jury that for nearly
three months has been trying the
case
The jury disagreed on the five 9th.
ers.
Those acquitted were ID. Newton
Barney. Pennington. Conn; Robert
". TAFT. Providence. II. l.; James S.
Hemingway. A. Heaton Robertson and
Frederick T. Brewster. New Haven,
and Henry X MeHarg, Stamford,
Conn.
Those on whom the jury disagreed
were William Rockefeller, New York;
Charles F. Brooker, Ansonla, Conn. !;
Charles NJ. Pratt, Brooklyn; Lewis
Cass Ledyard. New York. and Edward
d Robbins, New Haven
The verdict was returned after tif
ty-one hours deliberation. The final
vote on the five on whom the jurors
could not agree stood TO 4 for ac
quittal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
LARGER ARMY is
URGED BY SCOTT
Chief of Staff Appears Be-
fore House Committee.
HINTS AT CONSCRIPTION

Declares That il Secretary Garrison's
Plan Fails There Is No Escape From
Compulsory Service-Present Army
Efficient as Far as IT Goes.
Washington, Jan. 11.-Maior Gen
eral Scott. chief of staff OF the army.
told the house military committee at
the army bin hearing that in the event
OF war the country must have an army
OF one million to two million men or
accept disaster"
The chief of staff reiterated Secre-
tary Garrison's view that If the cont
mental army plan fails there is no
escape from compulsory service.
Every country al war in Europe real
lied that. he said, and he expressed
the view that England might better
have realized it sooner.
General Scott said that under a
service system which laid the burden
alike Oh all men between eighteen and
twenty-one as "a public duty, an ade-
quate army could be maintained for
what is now paid for the small stand
ing army He thought the pay under
such a system should be merely nomi-
nal Of the efficiency OF the regular
army now lie said
Our organizations, as far as they
80, compare fayorably with the troops
OF any foreign power"
School training is desirable, but not
practical because of lack OF control by
/ the federal government, the general
said. He believes ii win not be neces-
sary to provide additional military
I academies to train officers needed for
tie proposed mobile army of 100000
men The plan of the administration
as a measure OF seli-defense he said
is not proposed In the anticipation OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
POWDER WORKS EXPLOSION
Three Men Killed and Number Injur-
ed at Carneys Point, NJ. j.

Philadelphia Jan. 11.-Three men
were killed and a number injured in
an explosion Of smokeless powder at
the plant of the Du Pont powder
works at Carneys Point, n. J. One
man is missing 1t had been report.
ed that a large number of men had
lost their lives, but after an investi.
cation the superintendent said only
three were dead and possibly four
The cause of the explosion is not
known. but according to the superin-
tendent there is no suspicion the
blast was due to outside agencies The
report that arrests had been made was
denied
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
Begins Probe Of Recent Roting at
East Youngstown, Q.

Youngstown, O.. Jan. 1.-THE grand
jury has begun an investigation into
the riot in East Youngstown Friday
night More than 200 men have been
arrested and a majority Of these will
be held pending the outcome of the
probe. which will be made under the
direction of A. +. Henderson. prose
cutting attorney of Mahoning county
The gates Of the Youngstown Sheet
and Tube company plant, which has
been tied up because OF a strike OF
laborers, We're reopened and prepare.
tions are being made to resume opera
tons soon Many former employees
reported for duty and were at once put
TO work No disturbances were re-
ported
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
WILSON WILLING
TOBE CANDIDATE
Says HAT : Rests Entirely
Witt the People.
OPPOSES )NE-TERM IDEA

Letter Giving His Views on the Sub
ject, Written After His First Elec-
ton and Before He Assumed the
Presidency, Is Made Public
Washington, Jan. IA letter which
President Wilson, then governor Of
New Jersey. wrote TO A. Mitchell Pal
mer Feb, 8. 1913. just made public
for the first time, gives his views,
hitherto unstated. on the question of
lis 1916 candidacy
That he would run again if the peo-
pie wished it; that he was opposed TO
restricting 10 one term the presiden-
tial tenure Of Office, and that he would
resort to nothing but the opinion Of
the public in deciding his fate this
year are the salient features of the
letter The letter in part follows
1T was characteristically consider
ate Of you to ask my views with re
gard to the Joint resolution which has
just come over from the house To the
senate with regard TO the presidential
term.
The question simply is this Shall
cur president be free. SO far as the
law is concerned, to seek a second
term OF four years, or shan they be
limited by constitutional amendment
to a single term of four years or to "a
single term extended to six years?
4 can approach the question from a
perfectly impersonal point OF view, be
cause ] shan most cheerfuliy abide by
the judgment OF my party and the
public as to whether ] shall be can
didate for the presidency again in
1916 | absolutely pledge myself t.
resort 70 nothing but public opinion to
decide that question"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
ADA REHAN. ACTRESS. DEAD
End Comes in New York Hospital
Nfter Operation.

New York, Jan. l1-Ada Rehan the
actress. died in Roosevelt hospital
mere after an operation for an arterial
affection She had been i'll for several
months and entered the hospital eight
days ago.
Miss Rehan, whose real name was
Ada Crehan, was born in Limerick
ireland. April %. 1860, and as a child
came TO New York Educated in
Brooklyn she made her first appear
anee on the stage at the age Of four.
teen. From then on she played lead
ing parts. She lis perhaps best re.
membered as having played Ophelia
iii Hamlet with Edwin Booth
Her last public appearance was IN
1906
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LONDON PRESS is PLEASED
Comments With Satisfaction on Aban-
donment Of Galllpoli.

London, Jan. 1.-THE London morn
ing papers comment with satisfaction
and relief on the successful evacua-
ton Of Gallipol. They consider, de
spite General Monro's generous tribute
to Generals Birdwood and Davies.
that credit for the remarkable double
retirement should be attributed to
General Monro himself.
The Times says editorially: Twice
within a few weeks General Monro
has managed to remove his men and
guns under the eyes Of the Turks and
their German officers. We doubt If a
precedent for such an achievement can
be found in the annals of war"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
RESULT OF VIOLENT BATTLE
Turks Assert British Suffered Very
Heavy Losses.

Amsterdam, Jan. 1.-THE British,
as result OF violent battle. have
completely evacuated Seddul Bahr
with great losses. says a dispatch
from Constantinople. Not a single
man remained behind.
The dispatch adds that newspaper
reports from the Dardanelles say the
Turkish troops have completely driv-
en- the French and British from Sed-
dull Bahr and that Gallipoli peninsula
"is now clear of the enemy"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
Submarine Stranded; Crew Dies.

London, Jan IA German subma-
rine, evidently bound for the Mediter-
ranean, stranded thirty miles south
east of Cadiz and her crew of thirty
asphyxiated. according to advices
brought by the Spanish steamer Valid
mar, arriving from Cadiz.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11

Amsterdam, Jan. IA British
force which apparently was on the
way to reinforce the British at Kut-
el-Amara on the Tigris river, lost g.
600 men in an attack on Turkish po-
sitions at Sheik Said. according to a
semi-official statement received here
from Constantinople. The attack is
declared to have been repulsed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
LID" is FATAL TO SEVEN
Four Men Die From Drinking Wood
Alcohol

Seattle, Jan. lf-Since the probi-
bition law went into effect Jan.
there have been seven deaths from al
coholism in Seattle. according to rec
ords kept By the coroner OF this
number the death of four men was
due TO drinking wood alcohol
One woman and two men died Of
oyerindulgence in whisky
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
New Restrictions Announced.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Restrictions
to govern the emigration of British
subjects of military age from Eng
land Scotland, ireland or Wales are
contained in new regulations announc-
cd to the state department by Sir Ce.
ell Spring-Rice, the British ambas-
sadnr
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
French Airmen Bombard Sofia.

Athens, Jan IA French air flo
tilla bombarded Sofia, doing consider
able damage to the Bulgarian capital.
Saloniki dispatches reported
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British Troop Ship Sunk.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE sinking OF a
transport ship of the allies filled with
troops at the time OF the withdrawal OF
the French and British force from the
tip of the Gallipoli peninsula is report
I'd In Constantinople dispatches to the
OyorseAs News agency.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
FIVE MEN ARE DROWNED
Accident Occurs in Delaware River at
Bristol Pa.

Philadelphia. Jan. 11.-Fiye men
were drowned in the Delaware river
at Bristol, near here. when their skiff
was capsized by cakes of ice. With
the exception of Irwin Schwan, a ma
chinist of Cincinnati, all the victims
lived at Eddington, Pa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
suffrasIsts Oppose conscription.

London, Jan. -Suffragists held a
demonstration in Hyde park to pro-
test against the compulsion bill. Ad-
dresses were made by numerous
speakers, women and men, from i've
platforms, around which large crowds
nthoro6.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
TO CELEBRATE PROSPERITY
Duluth Mayor Names Feb. 2e as Date
for Festivities.

Duluth, Jan. IL Duluth will OBJ
serve Feb. 29 as Prosperity day, May
or Prince has set aside the odd day OF
the leap year for celebration of the
return OF good times. There will be q
public Ice carnival
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
krupp Plant Damaged by Fire.

Amsterdam, Jan. 11.-Fire destroy
ed the wheel works plant at the krupp
gun works at Essen and also damaged
other plants, according 10 advices
from Berlin.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
uperdreadnought to Co Over Gov.
ernment's Measured Course.

ernment's Measured Course.
Rockland, Me, Jan. 1.-THE build.
ers' acceptances trials Of the super
dreadnought Oklahoma will begin over
the governments measured mile
course off Owls Head Saturday, il was
learned here officially.
The Oklahoma trials are expected TO
be of interest by comparison with the
results of the recent tests of the Ne
vada Although in many respects sim.
liar the dreadnoughts differ material.
ly in motive power, the Oklahoma hav.
ing reciprocating engines and the Ne
vada turbine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11

Photo hv American Press Association.
The report in the Frankfurter Zei
ulng that Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen had been ordered TO move against
Saloniki has been partially corrobO.
rated by statements from Athens. Sa.
loniki and Rome.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
LABOR MEMBER BACK IN
BRITISH CABINET.

= London, Jan. 1l.-Arthur
|. Henderson, labor member OF
!. the British cabinet, who offer
!. ed his resignation when the
: National Labor congress voted
: against conscription. unexpect-
: edly appeared at the cabinet
+ meeting. 1t is assumed that he
+ either withdrew his resignation
: or that il was not accepted.
:.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11
MANITOBA WILL VOTE ON
PROHIBITION.

Winnipeg, Jan. 11.--Manito-
ba will vote on the prohibition
question on March NJ, it was
announced
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-11

The trial OF Mrs. Elizabeth + Mohr
and two negroes. Cecil v Brown and
Henry Spellman, for the murder OF
Dr. c. Franklin Mohr Aug 81. has
begun at Providence. r. |. The ne
groes are charged directly with the
murder and Mrs Mohr as an acces
sorry before the fact
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OKLAHOMA TRIAL SATURDAY

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-08

kept cleaner and discontinue the
practice Of sprinkling lime on the
floors of the negro paupers' rooms.
4. Have the manure piled daily in
a bin in one corner of the stable
yard, and hauled off at least a quar-
ter of mile from the almhouse once
a week.
Commissioners and the
Almshouse.
Under the law, the county commits
sioners are the overseers Of the poor.
In this, the third head Of our score
card report, we have graded condi-
tions at the almshouse for which the
county commissioners are responsible
As we said in commenting on the
first main section of the score card
report, this Board intends to urge
the formation of district almshouses.
In view of this fact, we will not sug-
gest at this time a number Of i'm
provements and repairs which are
needed to bring the present aims
house plant up to standard, content
ing ourselves with suggesting only
the most pressing. They are as fol-
lows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-08
1. Screen all the exterior doors

l.. Screen all the exterior doors
and windows Of the paupers' quarters
2. Provide straw ticks instead Of
mattresses for the paupers' beds and
rubber sheets as needed on the beds
Of paupers' whose physical condition
require them. T.. So.
8. Have the roof of the almhouse
recovered. .
4. Have the flooring repaired
where it has buckled. Have the cell
ing repaired where the boards are
sprung. Have the nail holes in the
plaster walls filled with cement or
putty.
5. Take steps Immediately to rid
the paupers' quarters of vermints
which have found lodgment behind
the plaster wills between the rooms
and elsewhere. When the ceilings Of
the rooms are exposed to recover the
roof, spray them and the beams and
rafters supporting them with a disin-
,fectant containing a high per centage
Of carbolic acid. After the new roof
is put on, but before repairs to the
plaster walls, floors and ceilings are
made, fumigate each of the rooms
with the fumes from five pounds of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-08
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE AB.
BEVILLE COUNTY AI.MSHOUSE
, Sept. II, 1915.


Our score card report on the Alb
beville county almshouse, based on
our inspections and attached hereto,
shows a total score Of $50 out OF a
possible 1000 points, grouped under
three main heads:
I.-Almshouse: Permanent Features
Under this head al out of a pos
sihle 200 points are allowed. This
score is due to the fact that the aims
house is of the undesirable congre-
gate type, instead of the cottage
type. Almshouses built like the Alb
beville almshouse on the congregate
plan do not admit of proper segre-
CATION of paupers of different races,
sexes and classes. The window area
in the walls of the paupers' rooms Is
too small to admit enough sunlight
and air. There are no living rooms
for the paupers and no adequate sep
arate building for use'as a hospital.
Since this Board intends to lay
before the next General Assembly its
plan for district almshouses under
which the Abbeville almshouse would
be consolidated with some other aims
house, we will not urge at present
any fundamental changes in the per-
manent features Of this almshouse
plant. It is believed that the dis
trict almshouses the creation Of which
the Board intends to urge can be
made true hospital homes for the
aged and infrm poor, at minimum
cost with a miximum service and
equipment.
H.-superintendsnts Management
81, of the Almshouse.
It is entirely within the hands Of
the superintendent of the almshouse
to increase the score under this head
It will be seen from the score card
report that we are allowing him a
little less than three fourths Of his
highest possible score. To enable
the superintendent to improve his
score, we suggest that he
:. 1. See that all paupers bathe
themselves at least once a week. B.
2. Keep at the almshouse in a
suitable book a record of each pau
per committed to the, almhouse.
Make this record include the name Of
the pauper; the date of his commit
ament; his race, sex, and age; wheth-
er he is married, single or widowed; !;
what his physical and mental condi-
ton is; the date of his discharge
, and the reason for his discharge, (by
death, give cause.)
8. Have the sleeping rooms, din
ing rooms and kitchen Of the paupers
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-08

In North Carolina R. J. Reynolds,
of Winston-Salem, gave $4,000;
Secretary of the Navy Daniels ST.
600; Hugh McRae, Of Wilmington,
$4,000; R. R. King, of Greensboro,
$1,000; E. J. Hale, of Fayetteville,
$500; former Governor R. B. Glenn,
$500; A. w. Mclean, Of Lumberton,
$3.50; A. D. Watts, Statesville, $3.50;
Col. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, $500;
Ihp teen othe~ Tarheels contribute
amounts of :. o or more. 4. F. M
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-08

Be sure that you feed all your
farm stock a balanced ration. Un-
balanced rations are hard on the
animal and shortens its life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-08
SOUTH cARoLINA's SHARE
Contributions Made to Democratic
y. Campaign Fund. ....

Washington, Nov. S.-Contribu-
tions to the Democratic National
campaign fund from South Carolina,
as well as can be ascertained from
the jumble of documents on file at
the office of the clerk of House Of
Representatives here, include the fol-
1ou,;no, in amounts over S1OO:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-08

sulphur. After fumigation, proceed
with repairs suggested in 4.
6. Have three fy-proof pail pri-
vies built at the almshouse; one for
the superintendent, one for the white
paupers, and one for the negro pau
ipers. 80. ... ...
z. Employ at the almshouse an
able-bodied negro woman to take
charge of the negro paupers under
the direction of the superintendent.
Additional supervision of the negro
Ipaupers is badly needed. .
8. Require the county physician
to vaccinate the paupers against
small pox where vaccination is not
contra-indicated.
9. Require the superintendent to
make a full report quarterly of sup
piles received, used and on hand, and
make at the same time a written re-
quest for supplies needed during the
coming quarter.
The State Board of Charities and
Corrections.
Avant s. Johnston,
Secretary.
Note:-At this almshouse, there
are congregate living rooms for the
paupers outside their dormitories.
For the sake of uniformity, the bed
rooms, since the paupers sit in them
during the daytime, have been
scored as congregate living rooms.
Score Card Report on Abbeville
County Almshouse. y
|I.-Almshouse: Permanent Features
Scores
Possible Actual
II. Location and Acreage Is 15
2. Supt. Quarters ------- 10 10
iS. Pauper's Quarters ----175 116
Total score under Sec. 1000 141,
I.-superintendent's Management:
1. The Paupers
(1) Personal hygiene ---- go 81
! (2) Occupation and discip- S.
line ---------------2 25 25
F! (3) Records ------------ 25 i
2.-Paupers' Quarters: Conditions:
(1) Dormitories ---------110 95
(2) Living rooms outside
dormitories ------- 5 3
(3) Congregate dining room 20 ID
(4) Kitchen and storeroom rs 15
(5) Hospital facilities, full
use of ------------ 20 1S
I3.-Sanitation.
(1) Disposal of sewerage 30 80
(2) Disposal of manure - 80
(3) Disposal kitchen refuse 10 g
I4.-General conditions - 20 1S
Total score under Sec. H.-400 POI
IIII.-County Commissioners & Aims
house:
Il. Almshouse Equipment
and repair ----------155 LOO
q. Sanitary Facilities ---- 85 80
g. Administration and Medi
cal service ---------100 60
ID. Paupers' Food and Feed
ing 40 80
Is. General Supervision 80 20 15
Total score under Sec. uI.400 248