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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
DESIRES 1873 SUBMARINE S
Admiral Grant Appears Before House
Naval Committee.

London, Feb. Reconsideration of
fleet and coast defense submarines op-
erations in the Atlantic and the Pa.
cific, calling for 1873 submarines of
all types, was outlined to the house
naval committee by Rear Admiral
Grant, the navy's chief of submarines
Such a force is necessary to insure
adequate protection, the admiral said
and approximately the number OF
boats needed are provided for in the
administration fiye-year building
program.
At present, the committee was told
seven submarines ready for war serv
ice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
UNDER ARREST AT SPOKANE
Canadian Accused of Recruiting In
United States.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 17.-E. ].
Brooks, Canadian, is being held for
the federal grand jury to answer
charges of violating the neutrality
laws by enlisting men for the British
Rrmy.
Brooks admitted that he enlisted
men, according to the federal author
tiles. He said he wanted 20 do some
thing for his country and could not
go to war himself because he weighed
300 pounds.
He said he was recruiting men en-.
tirely on his own responsibility and
was paying their expenses until they
could be sent to Canada
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
To Reorqanize Patent Office.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Reorganiza-
ton of the United States patent office
working force will be undertaken i'm
mediately under law passed by con-
gress and approved by President Will
son. Commissioner of Patents Ewing
said he expects to increase greatly
the efficiency of his staff by encourag-
ing competent examiners to remain
longer In the service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
CHILDREN PERISH IN FLAMES
Mother Near Death After Vain At.
tempt to Rescue Them.

Duluth, Feb. 16.-Adeline Mackyol,
three and Frederick Mackyol, four
wears old, were burned to death and
their mother, Mrs. Gust Mackyol, was
nrobably mortally burned in a vain
attemnt to save their lives when fire
destroyed their home here.
The mother is at ST. Mary's hos
pital suffering from burns OF the face
neck. shoulders, arms and lower limb-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
BELGIAN GIFTS TO GIBBONS
Majority of Tokens Presented Are
Handwork Of Children.

Baltimore. Feb. 17.-Cardinal Glib
bons was the recipient of a number of
gifts sent to him from Belgium, in
recognition Of his efforts in connec-
tion with the work Of this country for
the relief Of suffering people Of that
nation.
Most Of the tokens were the hand
work of children.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
GERMANS HOLD THEIR
GAINS IN The WEST

Berlin, Feb. 17-Three attacks by
the British in efforts to recover the
trenches southeast of Ypres, in Bel
GUM, which they lost to the Germans.
are announced by army headquarters.
All the attacks are declared to have
been fruitless, as were those OF the
French in attempts TO regain ground
lost northwest of Tahure, in the
Champagne
Hayre, Feb. 1.-THE allied powers
signatory TO the treaty guaranteeing
the independence and neutrality of
Belgium have decided to renew the
agreement not to end hostilities until
the political and economic independ-
ence Of Belgium is re-established and
the nation is indemnifed for the dam.
age suffered.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE following state
ment was given out at the war Office:
"In the Champagne we recaptured.
by means of attacks with hand gre
nades, certain trench sections to the
east of the road from Tahure to
Somme-Py"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17

Mobile, Ala, Feb 17.-Another ef-
fort was made by the operators and
miners OF the central competitive BIZ
luminous coal fields to reach an agree
ment on the demand of the United
Mine Workers asking pay on the
mine-run basis. The subcommittee
to which all the miners demands were
referred, is deadlocked.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
FALL RIVER FIRE
CAUSES BiCL0SS
Blaze in Business District
Does S2,OOO,OOO Damage.
OUTSIDE HELP SUMMONED

Departments Of Nearby Towns Assist
in Checking Flames After Shift in
Wind Threatens Destruction of Con-
gested Tenement District.
Fail River, Mass. Feb 17--After an
all night fight against S2,000,00 fire
which swept the business district the
combined departments of this city,
New Bedford and Taunton checked
the flames.
Starting in the basement Of the
Steger department store at Spring and
South Main streets the flames razed
every building in the entire square,
including the Lenox hotel and just
missed the city hall and st. Marys
cathedral
A shift of the wind turned the
flames toward the congested tene-
ment district, where a large mill pop
ulation lives, but they were checked
before reaching the buildings.
Tenants of the Lenox hotel, a
! four-story brick apartment house,
which was razed by the flames, were
forced to run into the snow filled
/ streets in their night clothes.
/ Furniture thrown from the windows
Of nearby houses was piled high in
4 some of the streets. Particularly in
the paint shop OF p r. Morris, which
adjoined St Mary's cathedral, the
largest Catholic church in the city
explosions were Of tremendous force
4 Showers of burning brands were tiung
over the edifce. but its granite walls
and slate room withstood the flames
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
MORE THAN MILLION WILD
DUCKS DEAD.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 17.-From
a million to million and a
half wild ducks are dead or dy-
ing on the Cheyenne bottoms,
near H0isington, Kan, accord
ing to W G. Tegmeier, state
fish and game warden The
warden is not sure whether the
ducks starved to death or died
of some disease.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
SLAVS REPORT MUTlNY IN
GERMAN ARMY.

London, Feb 17.-Mutiny has
broken out in the headquarters
of the Twelfth German army
near Wilma, according to Petro-
grad dispatches.
The Russian war office re-
ported that the German com
mander at Ginmondy was kill
ed and forty officers and sever
ed hundred men courtmartialed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
Steamer Sunk; Crew Landed.

London, Feb. 1.-THE 4,272-ton
steamer Tergestea has been sunk off
the east coast All members of the
crew were landed, dispatches say.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
LANSING GIVEN
GERMAN REPLY
Latest LuSitania Note in Sec
retary's Hands.
WILSON T0PASS JUDGMENT
Document Is Said to Be Satisfactory
to State Department, but II Cannot
Be Accepted Until Approved by the
President

President.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Count Won
Bernstorn, the German ambassador,
presented to Secretary Lansing the
latest draft of the Lusitania agree
ment, embodying the changes suggest
ed by the American government and
also one change suggested by Berlin.
The indications were that the agree
ment in its present form probably
would be acceptable to the United
States
Count Won Bernstein presented for
mally the draft OF the agreement. and
it is understood was informed it could
not be accepted as final until it had
been submitted to President Wilson.
1t was reported to be satisfactory to
Secretary Lansing.
AS now drawn and formally signed
by the German ambassador the agree
ment is in reply to the last American
note
It promises indemnity for Americans
lost on the Lusitania and expresses
profound regret for their deaths.
From the air Of optimism which pre-
vailed there was a general impression
that the chances of its delaying the
negotiations were slight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17

and soothing. r. G.. Collins. ex-post-
master. Barnegat. N. JILL says: "Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound soon stopped
the severe lagrjppe cough that complete
ly exhausted nae. 1t can't - beAt"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
Erzerum Reported Taken

London, Feb 17-Reuter's Petro-
grad correspondent telegraphs that
Erzerum has been captured by the
Russians
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-17
GET RID OF A BACKING LA GRIPPE
COU0H-IT WEAYENS

For the severe racking cough that
comes with lagrippe, Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound is wonderfully healing
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views OF all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to tho Herald Office.
Abusing. the Return Privilege,
(Waterburx Republican,

The Boston chamber of commerce has adopted and recommended to the merchants of Boston some new shop ping rules intended to cure long standing abuse of. the eeprivilege of returning merchahf1ise.
 Formerly goe dss@taken out of the store were cof4staered sold permanent ly, and if,%ne customer did not like them afterwards, she was sold tao. The modern and better rule is money back if you want it." Boston-does not intend to abolish that rule~ but will insist on applying the rule of reason to it..
 For instance, articles which are re- turned for good cause must be re- turned within a reasonable time-six
 business days. They must be sub- stantially in their original condition, and any merchandise which has been
 used or worn will not be accepted for
 return unless defective or not as
 represented. All goods cut from the
 piece and salable only as remnants
 are to be returnabie at one-third off
 purchase price. Articles that have
 been specially made or specially or
 dered are not to be exchanged or re- turned. Gifts of all kinds if returned
 "Aii p0 e'CSepleu ollly Ill eAcIidnSe TOT other merchandise.
 These and other rules which are laid down show that the return pri- vilege has been greatly abused in Boston, but no more so, probably, than in other cities. Recently, one Waterbury merchant was complaining Of being asked to refund money on an article purchased eight months be- fore, and undoubtedly used and in another case to repair an article purchased two yedrs before.@ There <s probably need ip. Waterbury for just such a set of rules as Boston and New York have found, necessary,
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03

cool water, but perfectly chilled mel ons and fruits of all kinds. All drink ing water is kept in large porous earthen jars called oyas, holding from ten to twenty gallons. These are filled each day. then for immediate household use smaller quantities are placed in earthen bottles which cor respond to our carafe. This clay bottle is usually wrapped in towel which is kept wet; and the water gets perfectly cold, in tenfperature. re- sem bling that of a good spring. The same method is npplied, to fruits wrapping irr @ wet towel. After" eat ing them opoled in this manner one concludes that never befoEe have the perfection and deliciousn:ess = this article of food been Appreciated.
 Now as to the erroneous idea con- corning sanitation. The gaunt, fear of typhoid that is stalking in1 the homes of those left behind would dis appear if I could reach the ear of all thus worried. From my observation typhoid is the least probable illness. First of all there are few, if any, con- ditions favorable to the breeding of germs. While on the border the Rio Grande will supply the drinking wa lC1, WHICH lS SOOu IIllo LII poA 1e1AAI river has a sandy bed and is fed by tributaries from a sandy soil. and 1t is a well stablished fact that water running through sand is filtered and purified. Refuse does not go through the process of decay as we are fa- nliliar with it up here, nor does 1t give off any dSagTeeable OdOrs. The dry, hot air formA a coating, and the sun and heated sands bake it: then d1Sln- tegration takes place.
 This action of the rare air is most astonishing to strangers in it's effects upon meats, all kinds of which hang out in the open. Evaporation IS so rapid that the surface moisture IS absorbed as soon as exposed Ito the air. A coating is thus formed that herm etically seals 1t, thereby HreserV- ing the meat, which suffers no. deter ioration even when pieces are cut from it, as with each cutting the pro- cess is repeated. This is truly a won- derful provision of nature, the eco- homie value of which can be readily appreciated.
 The'one unpleasant feature that the soldier in Mexico will encounter is the sandstor which fortunately occur only periodically, and I would suggest that each man provide him. self with a pair of dustproof goggles, which are absolutely necessary
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03
PREPAREDNBss BUDGET.

#Yvord is fortnco nings from Wasl5-
 g gton that that Congress. which Is meet again after Independeflce Day #s made allowances for "a aof ense' #dget of over $6oo,00O,O0o u ptils; :; ze army up to a higherastatA If .BF5e zredness than now exists, Vshflesh3le
 mas in the budget have not bee.. Hhnite1y decided upon it is probah.es Ratl this country will expend tn. : ztount within the next two week@, gThe@Naval Bill as reported T. the nate yesterday carries an ,-ppror Eiation of oyer $815,ooO,oCo and tlA kmy Diff will call for approximately E82 oO6,Qo6.s Another bill ready 10 reported is that on fortiacations, |lHng for $25, 100000.
 |IH Trnost cases the Senate has in- Based the several bills substantially the amount of money called for by be II{8use For instance instead of s 5Ge,6Oo for arms and ammunition, as was thought sufficient by the b1Se, the Senate calls for $12,776,-
 The appropriation for the sig
 scorps, which includes aviation, has Esn raised from nearly four million nearly fifteen
 I9t is planned in the aviation section spend $1,o66l666 for the maintep- sc@ of. one and. .one-third aero squad Rns aTi slightly more than that for se nJkintgnanee of smother of ike Esspoattp4s. 4~eEe additional squad
 s for the twelve militia divisions
 re into service will be added
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03

big for 8 colony in this European war. When they first appeared upon the field they were a mystery to the trained British trooper; their appar- ent loose discipline, their recklessness in the face of danger, their slang and their disregard of the English tra- ditions of the camp and field puzzled him. He still tells of a body@of troops returning a; night from the trenches that were challenged bye,an Engltsh sentry. Receiving no repfSsthe sentry excitedly repeated. "Who comes there?'' None of your damned {busi- ness" came from some one in$ the ranks. "All right, Canadians,f ad- vance," A
 The Englishman, however, suspected the Canadians could fight, and he found it out in the engagements around Ypres, They were among the earliest Sufferers from asphyxiating gas as a war weapon, when the Ger mans on the first day of it's use en- deavored to throw the Allies whole defensive in Flanders into disorder. They held their line after the French colonials had been overcome and they Eattled on for days. The remnant of the Princess Patricias, the best regi- ment Canada sent to the war, num- bered but 100 when it was dug out of the trench it had defended
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03
Black But White. !
$; { (Meriden Journal. J

Twenty-three battle scared, worn looking colored mon came oyer the international boundary Friday, the prisoners that were taken in the Car fiza1- battle or, ,nassac ere. Whichever way history writes 1t these colored men are going to be heroes, for though their skins may be black their valor is as white as that of any man who ever wore a uniform.
 IL is announced in the press dis patches that the negroes of the south aEsf wrought up to a high pitch of indignation at the treachery which resulted9in the death of more than Q score of black soldiers. and that if volunteers are called for thousands of southern negroes will enlist.
 It would be an easy matter to raise a dozen regiments of blacks alone for the Mexican service, and there are many reasons for believing that they would be of peculiar value. This is especially true of the negroes of the south, long inured to climatic conditions approximating those ob- taining in the country beyond the Rio Grande.
 The negro's ability to withstand tropical heat is proverbial His pow CT in this respect is the result of cen turies of "prepara ton" hardly modi- fled by more than two centuries of living in the southern states. Twenty five or fifty thousand negro soldiers would constitute a formidable if not invincible force in the event of war of any long duration.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03

or the volume of the business it pro- duces, hase for a long time had ad- vantages of an up-to-date service while New Britain has been forced to struggle along with accommodations but little better than those given to tank towns Of but handful of peopleg =,
 All night service with both late and early mails is an appreciated conces- sion and is step toward placing the city in position to which it has been entitled for a number of years. The manufacturers and business men will welcome the improvement and the ar rsngement will afford them consider- able relief as they will be able to drift into slumber at night without worrying as to how late in the day those important letters from New York and other large business centers will arrive. They will also feel as- sured that mail which they have sent out late at night will be speeding on it's way while they sleep instead of nestling in a pouch in Hartford while the letters of their competitors in ether cities are progressing towards their destination.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03
Life on the Border.
(Martha fl. Baiser in New York
 Times)


 Despite the fact that the Mexican situation has been so long before us, with the attendant possibility of the call for our National Guard, it is surprising how little accurate know ledge there is of the nature of the life along the border
 When one remembers that the bor- der is nearly equal in length to the distance from here to Chicago and return, the possibility of varied con- dlt1ons Is apparent; but on the high table land which is the present arena Of activity, of which Fl Paso is the center, the climate is wonderful. I nave lived in it the year around It IS true at this season of the year it IS hot; judged by our thermometer readings, 1t would seem unbearable and unlivable, but the air Is so rare and dry that one is not conscious of .lt-except in the sun-as the moment ~shade4of any kindSis reached one Is < al waYs, Eco n4forta ble.F, Tn the years spent |Sthere I sneve1ss 5heard Of a case of heat prostrat ton. The nights are always cooI.s 4sDarkness falls imme- diately after the sun. goes down and with it goes the heat. A hot 3night is unknown ,and usually d padr Of blankets is necessary. And suclnss eep. Never in any partAof this cpuntrk have l experienced anythina. that compares with it or the thofsughIy rested and exhilarated feeilnH one wakes with, not one morrlirfg, bit every morning, while from #haer de- light he breathes deeply to drink ih deep draug:hts of the pures4fesh aaf ID r+io .- ings of the rainy season. sAN hi chs $ usually from the middle f May Xsto the first of July. The raihS gerlera fall at night, but even tS4Yhe soldier sleeping {n the open sAiscomfaffs $ are transitory, for wheEyf1e 54 stoTfn has passed there are nsNaisagreeab conditions such as we have Here san mire and mud and oppressive En- midity. X ,<. 0
 Natures greatest Provision in tfls country is evaporation. St It is the keynote of bodily comforts It is bhis that prevents the discomfoEts and aifr noyances of pe}spiratiori5 for whiles the skin performs its naalral func- rion, evaporation is instant and com- .plete s9nd the body is always dry Though this 1ninimizes the dangers of colds--whicl are, extremely rare this drynesa som etimes causes the skin Of tn feet to crack. If so, a daily rubbing with vaseline is advised.
 It is the same provision of our good old Mother Nature (evaporation) that makes it possible to have not only
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03
That Roosevelt Army.
(New York Times).


 That military force, assembled and mobilized by the magical influence Of the name of Theodore Roosevelt, has grown to prodigious strength. The amazement of the military bureaus of Washington must be great. Tor nearly four months efforts have been made to get 2O,000 recruits for the regular army and barely 11,000 have yet been obtained: But the Roose- welt contingent, which began with a double brigade of 12,000 men, has grown in a few days, first TO di- vision of 20, 900 and now to an army of 100000 at least, perhaps of 2OO,- 900, for it's limits are as yet undeter- mined, and still the report of growth continues. It is all ready, equipped, uniformed and trained, provided with horses motor trucks, amOulances. and water wagons, with saddles and harness with arms and ammunition. Infantry, cavalry engineers, the sig nal, quartermaSter, and medical corps. the artillery and the aviator's all are assembled, in the minds of MT. Roosevelt's admirers. With such an army at his back, what could net a man of the colonePs alertness, quick inventiveness, unexampled energy, ac- comp1ish? The invasion and pacifl- cation of Mexico? 4 mere trif1e. Why not take possession of the United States, and pacify that troubled coun trv?
New Britain herald., 1916-07-03

}FyN s5y &< VI T,s.. 2 physicaAs and x, It wsa to give form an co to theafg9f enlistmen ssa aet sassf ssed ed soaac ach.e esl Of reaHtssaf6at ifesss Ssath W ss made a fsssture of eIK tSa aeta " the PlattAbAfgh idea ef org rather than the stristiy military ssiss that led to aSIlege oTganizationsS Has: ward formeaS its bsaeyg but took Id S oath, and dssn ot4ssgss in camp any : 2 where " aassgs
 It is to ths qeSy tfe Ya1a batssSS tery, to theskisa Sense of servicq which aniraates itEthat it is Knpwis Fs edge of thesllaw Its members seekd not a means of escape They have4 plighted their wopd, G%hey} have stum@ bled into service, ifa you please, 11jt x. . there will be no retseats q We kf,sSs of no more admfrableS {illTstration of the high character of Yale men thahE these young men <ares giving us here s right before our eyes. We need not fear for the country when it's young men are made of suEh material And yet they are entitled to know what it is they are asked to do. A