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The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28
METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. w. W. Van Orsdale. bettcr
known as "Bro. Van" will be with US
Sunday. He will preach in the morn
ing at 1l:OO o'clock and administer
the Sacrament of the Lords Supper
Sunday Shool at 1000 A. NJ. Epworth
League at 700 p. M. Union service
in the church at 500 P. M. with ser.
mon by Rev. J. L. Wilkinson followed
by an after service led by Bro. Van
Everybody cordially invited.
R. F. Meredith, pastor
The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28

What Wilson lacks, Hughes posses
es. The Republican candidates whole
background is one of vigorous activity
midst men and things. Realizing this,
the people called for his nomination.
Now they are calling for his election:
The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28

The recent speech Of Senetor Stone,
leader of the Senate Democrats, shows
that he, too, has finally realized the
temporary and uncertain character Of
the industrial prosperity we are now
enjoying. But what will Stone and his
associates do about it?
The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28

See The Glasgow National Bank for
your Hail Insurance. All losses paid
promptly in cash. Stf
The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28

means more to the administration at
Washington than a leaden missive
from Trevino.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28
glide FOR THE JUDGES

To assist the judges and Clerks OF
election in finding the laws governing
elections under the primary system,
County Clerk and Recorder Shoemaker
has drafted set of condensed rules
from the statute for their guidance.
These are of interest to the voter
and we are printing them so that
everyone may become familiar with
them before they 60 to the polls.
Duties of Judges of Election
To the Judges of Election in Various
Precincts and Polling Places in
Valley County: -.
For your assistance and to facili-
The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28
LocALM MlN RE&Y+ARSA SKA R$SAurs !,
Close Season by Taking Two Fast
-. Games at Home. !: i

Close Season by Taking Two Fast
-" a Games at Home. +.
The Glasgow Regulars and the
Glasgow Pick-Ups were pitted against
each other last Sunday afternoon and
both teams fought hard to win. The,
score at the end of the game being;
2 to / in favor of the Regulars. q
Lyle and Art Kelly done the bat.
terry work for the Pick-Ups and
-Spaulding and Hurry for the Regu-
1ars. 1t was a pitchers battle from
beginning. to end, with Lyle having
the best of it, striking out eleven and
allowing but three hits. He would
of had an easy victory, errors at crit
ical times allowing both runs to come
in.
The game was called in the sew
enth, as the Regulars had another
game scheduled with Nashua, which
was called at 5 o'clock.
Lyle also pitched this game and had
the Nashua boys at his mercy, the
Nashua boys going down in one, two'
three order in almost every inning
This game ended with Glasgow in the
lead by score of to l.
These two games practically closed
the baseball season for Glasgow and
the games that may be played during
the balance of the summer will prob
ABLY consist of such as can be schedul-
ed from time to time. Manager
Fischl is to be commended for the
fine team he has given Glasgow this
wear as the games were all played in
classy style, the local team winning
all but four games during the season
He will make an effort to schedule
Sunday games and give the fans OF
the city more of the real excitement
before fall sets in. 1t has been ne.
cessary for him to close the season
owing to all other teams in this ter.
ritory having disbanded so that il
has been impossible to sign up fol
regular games with any degree of GER
tainty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
CAPTURE OF VILLA
IS DIFFICULT TASK

San Antonio, Tex, March 1--we
don't ourselves know just when the
expedition that will search for Fran
cisco Villa will start into Mexico, al
though, of course. it will be soon.
at will go forward just as soon as
a sufficient number of men with an
adequate commissary can be organiz-
ed. 1t will not be held back, however,
until all the troops now ordered to the
border have arrived"
This was the statement Of Major
General Frederick Funston, while he
was outlining at Fort Sam Houston,
Southern department headquarters, as
closely as military expediency would
permit, the command that would be
sent against the former executive
leader.
He added: There is no use going
at this thing half-cocked The task
ahead of us will be long and arduous
one"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
GERMAN LOSSES AT
FORT VAUX FEARFUL

Paris, March 14-The German
losses in the fighting around Fort
VauX Friday and Saturday surpass
all previous records in this war, ac.
cording to officers who have return.
ed from Verdun. Time and time again
with extraordinary courage the Ger.
mans in columns four deep rushed
from their trenches, only 10 melt away
under the fire of big French guns.
which rained shells with deadly &C.
curacy into the marching companies.
When the smoke and dust cleared
nothing was to be seen but heaps of
bodies
The spur on which the fort is stu.
ated is almost perpendicular in Ger.
tain places The German lines were
forced to halt, but many Bayarian re.
servists climbed up on one another's
shoulders and struggled mp the slope.
clinging to angles of rock and grasp.
ing tufts of grass. Again and again
these human pyramids collapsed into
shapeless gray masses
At the lowest estimate the attack.
ers lost two-thirds Of their electives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
VILLA FORCES SCATTERING
Rebel Army Breaking Up Into Many
Small Bands.

Columbus, N. NJ. March Ire
ports multiplied here that Francisco
villa Is disintegrating the force of
1900 to $500 men which he used to
support or to make the Columbus raid
last Thursday.
American military authorities said
that 1t possibly would have been ad-
visable to go after Villa Thursday
when his raiders fled southwark
They were then demoralized and
were dropping loot and war material
before the attacks of fifty-nine men
under Major Frank Tompkins. Re-
quests of Colonel Herbert Slocum,
commanding the Thirteenth cavalry,
here and of Major Tompkins, to be
allowed to renew the pursuit Friday
with a larger force, were denied pend
ing the organization of the large puni-
tive exuedition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
WILSON WOULD
MAINTAIN PEACE
Tells Visitors Nothing Is
Nearer His Heart.
TALKS TO SCANDINAVIANS

Delegation Assures President That His
Efforts in Behalf of Peace Have
Been Strongly Approved Through.
out the United States.
Washington, March 14-President
Wilson told a delegation of Scandina.
vians that nothing was nearer his
heart than keeping the United States
out OF war. He was assured by lead
ers Of the delegation that his efforts
in behalf Of peace have been strong
ly approved throughout the country
In reply the president said:
This is a particularly courteous
and gracious thing for you to do-to
come to see men and bring me this
cheering message of approval and sup
port | can assure you that nothing
is nearer my heart than keeping this
country out of war and doing anything
that the United States can do to show
its preference for peace and for JUS
tice and for the things that make it
impossible that nations should fight
one another, real understanding and
friendships and fair dealings
You may rest assured that ii
cheers me very much that you should
come and utter this word of encour.
agement."
The Scandinayians came here in the
interest of a movement to erect a
monument in honor of Captain John
Ericsson, the inventor of the monitor
type of warship
Representative Fitzgerald's bill to
appropriate 100000 for the erection
here of such a memorial was urged
before the house library committee
by a large delegation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
ORDER YANKEES TO LEAVE
American Concerns In Monterey Dis
trict Advise Employees to Flee.

Laredo, Tex, March 14.-American
concerns operating in the Monterey
district and in the vicinity OF Mapimi,
state of Durango, have ordered their
employees to leave Mexico at once, ow-
ing to suppressed excitement among
the lower class of Mexicans, accord.
ing to American passengers from that
section, $50 of whom reached the bor-
der here.
There is no apparent i'll feeling
egainst Americans In Nuevo Laredo
and the border in this vicinity Is quiet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
vERDUN BATTLE
IN FOURTH WEEK
Great Struggle in Northern
France Continues.
ARTILLERY VERY ACTIVE

Terrific Cannonadinq by Germans Ac
cepted as Forerunner Of Renewed
Attempts Against Positions to the
North Of French Fortress.
London, March 14.--The battle Of
Verdun has entered on its fourth
week
Intense artillery battling Is on
around Forts Douaumont and De Vaux
and at Bethincourt, on the west bank
Of the Meuse. evidently in preparation
for a heavy infantry attack
The Germans sought out the French
front with terrific hail of steel pro-
jectiles. The French accepted the
cannonading as the forerunner of re-
newed attempts against Fort de VauX
and the positions northwest of Yer
dun and made ready to meet the as
saults
Dispatches from Berlin contain the
first admission from German sources
that the Teutons no longer hold Vaux
fort. Berlin says:
Assaults made by the French in
massed formation against the newly
won German positions on the left
bank Of the Meuse northwest of Yer
dun, were repulsed with heavy losses
TO the attackers.
"Since the present operations were
commenced in the Meuse 264 462 un-
wounded French officers and men have
been taken prisoners and 1S9 guns
and 232 machine guns have been cap
tuled"
Paris says that German troops, after
a heavy artillery bombardment, at
tackled the French positions on the
eastern front Of the Verdun sector and
succeeded in capturing a trench north
OF Elk
German losses in the first three
weeks Of the Verdun offensive are es.
timated at 100000 in the official state
ment issued by the French war office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
URGES DEFENSE MEASURE
Senator Borah Asks That All other
Legislation Be Dropped.

Washington, March 14.-Senator
Borah, Republican, urged the senate
to drop all other legislation and i'm
mediately consider the national pre-
paredness program in view of conse-
quences that might arise from the de-
Mexico
Chairman Chamberlain of the mill
tary committee told the senate that
in his opinion the United States army
does not have enough soldiers to cope
with Mexico or enough equipment
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
NURSE BALKS ON CROSSING
Three Are Killed When Fast Train
Strikes Wagon.

Philadelphia, March IA balky
horse stopped on a crossing of the
Pennsylvania railroad at West Berlin,
N. j., as a fast train from Atlantic
City to Philadelphia was approach.
ing.
The driver applied the whip without
effect and the train crashed into the
wagon, killing Mrs. Sallie Cook, sixty.
five years old; Anna Cook, twenty
one, her daughter. and Henry Myrtle
tus, twenty-one, the driver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
PASSENGERS AVOID LINERS
Two White Star Vessels Leave New
York With Freight Only.

New York, March 1.-THE White
Star liners Cymric and Lapland. both
passenger ships. left here for Liver
pool, carrying freight only
The American line steamship New
York with $50 passengers for Liver
pool and the Holland-American liner
Rotterdam for Rotterdam by way Of
Falmouth, ENG, also sailed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
BENSON SOCIALIST CHOICE
Yonkers Man Wins In Presidential
Referendum.

Chicago, March 14.-Allan Benson
of Yonkers, ~ y, has been chosen as
the Socialist party's candidate for
president by a referendum vote of the
members Of the party. George r.
kirkpatrick of New York was nomi.
mated for vice president
Victor Berger of Milwaukee and
Morris Hillquist of New York were
chosen members of the executive com
mittee.
Walter Lansersiek of Chicago, pres
ent secretary of the executive com
mittee, failed of election.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
PORTUGAL 0BLIGING NATION
Entered War Because British Re
quested IT,

Washington, March 14.-Portugal en-
tered the war, the Portuguese legation
announced, because Great Britain re-
quested her to do so i'm fulfllment Of
treaty obligations dating back to
1917 Portugal did not enter the war
before, the Portuguese minister an
nounced, because Great Britain had
not requested it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
AVIATOR ROBINSON KILLED
Burned to Death After Falling to
Ground From Great Height.

Ewart, la, March 14.-William Rob.
inson, twenty-five years old. Grinnell
aviator, was burned to death after his
aeroplane had overturned and dropped
from a great height near here.
The easoline tank on his machine
exploded as the biplane hit the
ground. throwing the liquid over the
machine and Robinson, enveloping
them in flames.
Robinson conducted an aviation
school at Grinnell, near here, and
manufactured his own planes. lie
held the long distance continuous rec
ord fight Of America having flown
from Des Moines to a point in Indi-
ana, southeast of Chicago, in one
flight last summer
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
Aged Couple Die Same Day.

Goodhue, Mimi, March 14-Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Horstad, pioneers of River
Falls, Wis, are dead at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. o. f. Kyllo,
where they have been spending the
winter. Mr.. Horstad was eighty
three years old and his wife eighty
eight years old. Both died OF grip
and old age after being married sixty
years
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
PIN CAUSES CHlLD'S DEATH
Peritonitis Sets In Following Opera
tion for Removal.

st. Paul, March 14.-Jeahette Hal
lam, nine years old, the daughter of
Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. Oscar
Hallam, died at st. Joseph's hospital.
Peritonitis was the immediate cause.
Ten days ago the little girl chanced
to swallow a dressing pin. An opera
ton TO remove the pin was deferred in
the hope that this measure might
prove unnecessary, but an intestinal
incision was finally made a week ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14

THEODORE VOORHEES, DIES
Head of Reading Railroad Succumbs
i'm East

Philadelphia, March 14-Theodore
Voorhees,, president of the Philadel
phia and Reading Railway company
died at his home in Elkins Park
aged sixtyeight. His death was very
sudden.
Mr. voorhees, underwent an opera
tion at Rochester, Mimi, early this
year and returned to this city about
ten days ago. apparently in good
health. He was at his Office for few
hours last Friday, the first time since
his return from the West.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
CARRANzA PLAN
MAY Be ADOPTED
Said President Will Agree
to Reciprocal Pact.
ORDERS ARE UNCHANGED
No Indications at War Department
That Mexican Executives Position
Has Resulted in Altering Instruc.
tions Given General Funston.

IlOnS 0lVSn 1tneTaI FUNSTON.
Washington, March 14.-The Unit.
ed States will reply to General Car
ranza's request for a reciprocal agree
ment for crossing Of troops at the
Mexican border as soon as Secretary
Lansing has conferred with President
Wilson. 1t was indicated that Car.
ranza's proposal will be accepted.
The acceptance probably will be
made on the ground that Carranza
troops may cross into American ter.
ritOry in pursuit of bandits at any
time that American forces are not
present i'm sufficient numbers. II will
be pointed out that the inability of
the Carranza troops to handle the sit
uation in Northern Mexico is the sole
ground for entry of American soldiers.
In that way American officials ex-
pect the situation will be relieved of
its chief menacing feature They ex.
pressed the view that a great deal of
unnecessary pessimism exists as to
General Carranza's attitude AS to
the attitude of the Mexican people
themselves, however, there is some
concern. but ii is realized that only
the developments of the next few days
can clear up that phase of the situa-
tion.
United States Plans Unchanged.
There was no indication at the war
department that negotiations for re-
ciprocal arrangement had In any way
altered the situation on the border.
Publication of Carranza's manifesto
declaring th"t armed invasion of Mex
leo in pursuit of Villa would not be
tolerated except on a reciprocal basis
apparently has not resulted in any
change of General Funstons instruc-
tiOns to proceed with the pursuit of
villa.
Army officials who studied the Car.
rama manifesto were convinced that
ii was not intended as a communica.
tion to the United States in any
sense. The head of the de facto gov
lIiHGit, lACy pOIulcu Ouly was III Il
delicate political position, forced to
satisfy conflicting elements among his
own adherents in whatever course he
pursues. 1t was admitted however,
that if CarranZa enforced the senti-
ments expressed In his manifesto the
pursuit of villa might be hampered
seriously.
The president has under considera-
the cabinet that zone forty miles
wide be established along the boun-
dary between Mexico and the United
States in which authorities of both
nations would have the right to pursue
outlaws.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
MAJOR GENERAL LONG QUITS
Resignation of British officer Creates
Sensation.

London, March IA sensation has
been caused at the war Office by the
sudden resignation of Major General
S. S. Long, director of supplies and
transport. Regarding the resignation
the Express remarks:
Ills has been one OF the master
successes of the war. Why is such an
enormously valuable asset as his eX-
perience permitted to be lost to the
government at such "A timer"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
WILLIAM M. O. DAWSON DEAD
Former Governor of West Virginia Is
Stricken.

Charleston, w. Va, March l4.-For-
mer Governor William NJ o. Dawson
of West Virginia, aged sixty-three, is
dead at his home here. About week
ago he was stricken with hemorrhage
of the lungs and gradually grew weak
er until death came.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
BRITISH SUPPLY SHIP SUNK
Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary Fauvette
Strikes Mine.

London, March Alt was official
ly announced at the British admiralty
that the mercantile fleet auxiliary
Fauvette, 2,644 tons gross has been
sunk as the result of striking a mine
off the coast of England.
Fourteen members of the crew were
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
Manchester Owes S2,4eO,17o.

London, March 14.-The Duke of
Manchester has filed with the bank
ruptcy court, which investigated his
affairs, statement of liabilities
amounting to f49S,0S4 ($2,490,1 ,170),
of which f130,303 ($1,651,515) is ex-
pected to rank q assets.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
BUTCHER AND SON SLAIN
Chicagoans Thought to Have Been
Killed by Robbers

Chicago, March 14.-William Brind.
rim, sixty years old, and his son
George, thirty-four years old, were
found murdered in their meat market
en- the West Side. The sons head
had been split open with a meat
cleaver and there was hole in the
top of the fathers head. 1t is be-
lieved they were killed while resisting
robbers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
Italy Shaken by earthquakes.

Rome, March 14.-Earthquake shocks
lasting from ten to twenty seconds
were felt in the region represented
by a triangle with sides running be-
tween Venice, Ancona and Florence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
PLOT SUSPECTED IN BURN
ING OF FORT.

I. Monterey, Cal, March IA
!. The Monterey presidio was to-
!. tally destroyed by fire about
/. six hours after being vacated
I. by troops of the First cavalry,
+ who left for the Mexican bor-
/. der Firemen attempting to
/. extinguish the flames found
!. that the water supply had been
!. cut off.
+ An investigation is expected
+ to show that plotters started
!. the fire
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
Munition Plants Rushed.

Philadelphia, March 14.-Four of
the largest munition plants in this
section are working on rush orders
for steel shells and rifles for the Unit
ed States government. according to
officials of these companies, who add
they are in position to supply the fur
ther needs of this country without in
terfering with their. foreign ordera
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
LAST SURVIVOR OF LIGHT
BRIGADE DEAD.

: Joliet. ILL.,, March 14.-Will-
!. lam Roberts, eighty-six years
+ old, believed to be the last of
!. the survivors Of the Twelfth
!. Royal Iancers, the heroes of
!. Tennyson's poem, Charge of
!. the Light Brigade" died here
!. of old age
: Roberts came to the United
: States in 1862 and settled in
!. Mokena, Ill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14
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EMBARGO ON WAR MUNITIONS
Bars Put Up on Shipments to Mexi
can Ports

San Francisco, March 14-An EN-.
barge on shipment of war munitions
from this port to Mexican points was
declared by John O. Davis, collector
OF the port, in accordance with in
structions from Washington signed
tary of the treasury
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-14

Governor Martin G. Brumbalgh OF
Pennsylvania, in response to letter
from Henry O. Wesson. Republican
national committeeman from that
state. urging that he become a candi
date for the presidential nomination,
made public his reply accepting the
invitation. Mr. Brumbaughs name
will, accordingly, be placed ON the
presidential preference primary ballot
to be voted on in the primary elec.
ton on May 16.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Ha1mrrhz7yAt MDMsA1ao
,1z2s101g1a7 ~ Nsyazv

where a decided novelty Is arranged
A dozen famous players will sing
heir greatest song successes, when
will be conducted by the composers
thereof. Thus, Mr.. Hitchcock and
Alfred Robyn will render What q
Difference Just a Few Hours Make"
and other performers will include Roy
Atwell, Silyio Helm, Reginald De Koyen,
Louis Hirsch. Eugene Cowles. Ray
mond Hubbell and Manuel Klein. In
addition, there will be stars of grand
opera, musical comedy, the films, bal
let. vaudeville and minstrelsy.
Nora Bayes and her songs need no
description. They will be at the
Eltinge. At the Winter Garden the
performers will include Clifton Craw-
lord, Taylor Holmes, Irene Franklin,
Eugene and Willie Howard, John
Charles Thomas, Walter c. Kelly
Adele Rowland, Henry +. Dixey'
Henry Lewis, I'd Wynn and Her
man Timbelg. Many OF the same
plavers. with a long list Of others
will De on view at the Casino and the
Aston.