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The sun., 1916-09-12

Dear Tom-where are Ford and warhop.
formerly Of the Yanks. and Wil,se. one
time Giant? TOM III.
Ford is through. st. Louis Nationals
realeased warnop to salt Lake early il.
the season. but Hops did not stick.
Don't know where he Is now. Wiltse Is
with Reading. New York State League.
The sun., 1916-09-12

Dear Tom-what 10 the height Of tho
lightweight Milburn saylor? J.. l..
S feet 8 inches. according to Andrews
Guide.
The sun., 1916-09-12

Dear Tom-D What was Mathewson's
greatest defeat In his major league career
In regard to tho score, and what was the
opposing team and pitcher? c) How
many home runs has Robertson Of the
Giants made this year? r. q. Il J. Med.
"a I don't recall ofYhand. (2) Eight
up to and including games Of Aug. 81.
The sun., 1916-09-12

All Americans. old top. Kaur Is of
Polish extraction Herzog and Schneider
Of German extraction.
The sun., 1916-09-12
.71 SIXTH R~ACE-Handicar

ndlcap Threc-year-olds and upward, One mile. Purse. 5000
IAN. Trainer J Carson start good Won easily. Place Driving
The sun., 1916-09-12

267 sECoND RACE Handcap-An ages s~en furongs main course Purse. $500
~, o%nsri g s l. = rIn& S ~ r III Nv " " Il saT rs g. sanssy 5000 on i nai.n a uS
The sun., 1916-09-12

Russell Marston OF the Essex County
Country Club yesterday defeated DR..
William +. Butler. I up and 6 10 play,
In the thirty-six hole Ana match for the
championship OF the Bellport Golf Club.
The sun., 1916-09-12

Dear IONA says batter IL out for
sliding to nrst base. i says umpire erred
In calling runner out. IL there any rule
on sliding to FIRST base? T, A. NJ.
No rule barring runner from sliding
to first.
The sun., 1916-09-12

X Johnson. DOrtfis. WNIc MeIaT RusIa.
had IL between them throughout. Sandow outgaming Sixty Four in final
" in lasts sixteenth and score in clever fashion. Latter showed marked
his previous race.
The sun., 1916-09-12

etween tn. field a, any stage Of the journey. In the fina
bit and forged back. Hourless coming or. in the last few
Forward aria Vivid Claim of fould lodged against tn,
and allowed. the stewards placing Straight Forward
moor third
The sun., 1916-09-12

FIFTH RACE-Sieeplechase. Fo
NV miles. Purse. $500. Time. as.
Stalw art-Princcss Ssttic. Ownc
ling. Start sooL Won easily.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
RAIL MEN MAY
STRIKE IN WALES

London, Sept 12-The situation in
the railway world arising out Of the
demands OF the men for an increase
in wages of ten shillings a week has
become increasingly serious.
At . meeting Of 5000 railway work
ers at Cardiff a resolution was adopt
ed providing that unless the demands
are conceded by Sept Is all railway
work will be stopped in South Wales
at midnight the 7th
The resolution also stated that the
advance in WAGES should date from
July ! and that the government shorld
give definite guarantee that ia the
future il will control the supply of
food and regulate prices
Judging from the governments at
titude hitherto there is little liEeli
hood that II viii yield to such de-
mand
Should the railway workers in the
other parts of the country endorse tho
action OF the South Wales men there
is danger of a general railway strike
The leaders of the men are working
hard to obtain an agreement without
calling a strike, which WOULD be re-
garded as taking an unfair advantage
of the nation in time of adversely
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
BRITAIN AND SWEDEN
IN SHARP EXCHANGE

London, Sept 12-There has been a
further and rather sharp exchange OF
notes between Great Britain and Swe-
den in regard to the difficulties
brought about by the entente allied
blockade and Swedens retaliatory
seizure of mails in transit between
England and Russia
No solution of the problem is ia
sight
The British foreign secretary. Wis
count Grey insists that as a condition
TO submitting the matter to arbitra.
ton Sweden must promise not to in.
terfere again with English parcel post
matter i'm transit across Sweden
The Swedish government apparent.
ly is determined not 10 make such an
engagement.
Until now the correspondence has
been conducted by the Swedish minis.
ter in London, Count Wrangel int
Niseount Grey's latest note says the
counts communication is not under.
stood and that the British minister in
Stockholm is being directed to present
the matter to the Swedish government
Count Wrangel has now gone to the
continent, where he will stay for
several weeks
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
GREEK PREMIER ASKS
ENTENTE'S INTENTION

London, Sept. l2.-Great importance
is attached to the conference at Ath-
ems between the entente ministers
and Premier Zaimis
The Greek premier seemingly made
no definite statement regarding the
Greek governments intentions. but
sounded the diplomatic representa-
tives regarding the feeling of their
governments in the event of Greece's
departure from neutrality.
The ministers replied that they vel
coined proposals from the Greek gov
ernment which they would submit to
their own governments
Premier Zamis had a lengthy inter
view with King Constantine and it is
supposed that the sittings have been
adjourned pending telegraphie ad
vices from the entente capitals.
A party of unidentified brawlers
fired shots at the entente ministers
Premier Zaimis Immediately express
ed his regret to Nj. Guillemin, the
French minister. who accepted the
premier's assurances, but it is feared
the incident may have untoward con
sequences.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
TEUT0N ALLIES TAKE
MUCH or R0UMANIA

Berlin, Sept 12.-More than a third
of the territory taken from Bulgaria
by the Roumanians at the close of the
second Balkan war has been recon
qUered by the German-Bulgarian
forces.
The Roumanians and Russians are
in retreat toward the Danube, aban
doning more positions south and east
OF the fortress of Silstra
In little more than week the com
bined German and Bulgarian forces
have captured far more Roumanian
territory than the allies have been
able to take of German territory since
the beginning OF the war
Two Roumanian fortresses, Tutra-
kan and Silistra, have fallen to the
invaders.
The Roumanian and Russian prison
ers total more than 10000. Lorge
capture of guns has seriously affect.
ed the Roumanian artillery supply.
The Bulgarian fortress of Silistra
lies on the eastern bank of the Dan
ube about twenty-five miles northeast
Vt Turtuka and sixty miles east Of
Bucharest, the capital of Roumania.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
generic! STRIKE
is RECOMMENDED
GOtham'S 100000 Trade In
iOniSts May Quit.
WALKCUT IS SYMPATHETIC

Tieup Of New York's industries Plan
ned as Move to Assist Street Car
Men Now out-samueI Gompers
Said to Approve Proposed Action.
New Yorb, Sept t2-An order has
gone TO the union heads recommend
ing a ge, eral strike of New York's
100000 trade unionists in sympathy
with the street car strike which af-
fects New York. Bronx and Queens
counties
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, recon-
mends union members give the strik-
ing carmen financial and moral sup
port"
The union heads recommend a gem
eral strike. with which action they
claim Mr. Gompers is in complete
sympathy
The recommendations of the CON
ference held by the leaders will go
TO the individual bodies and it is said
ii viii take several days to get the
proposed sympathetic strike under
way
While surface lines are practically
at standstill, the strikers are max
ing an appeal to the public to refrain
from using surface and elevated lines
upOn which strikes are in progress.
Police reports showed that in the last
twentyfour hours thirty-two persons
We're injured in The strike district
The decisions of the heads OF the
unions must be ratified by the unions
If such action is taken about 100000
men and women will he involved. A
resolution has been passed calling on
all unionized wage earners in New
York, Yonkers, Mount Vernon. White
Plains and New Rochelle to sanction
the strike
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
FIFTEEN CHINAMEN
KILLED BY YAQU|S

Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 12.-Yaqnis
raided Santa Barbara, Sonora, twenty
miles southeast OF here, killing fifteen
Cinnamon, according to reports re-
ceived at the commandment in No
gales, Sonora
Fifty-fye Indians made up the band,
which recently had ridden rapidly
north from the Hermosillo district,
burning killing and looting.
Numbers of ranchers in the border
zone have made their way into the
city, while Carranza troops from the
garrison across the border have been
in pursuit of the outlaws
Military authorities on the Ameri-
can side expressed a belief the In
oians would not attempt to cross the
frontier
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AFRICA WILL SEND
LABOR TO FRANCE

Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Sept 2. - General Louis Botha, pre-
mier of the South African Union. an
nounces that an arrangement has been
made to send 10000 natives to France
for dock labor
The natives will be recruited volun-
tarily and organized into five bat
talions.
Each battalion will have a chaplain
and its own medical officers
General Botha said the scheme was
the result of a request made by the
natives to be allowed to assist in En-.
rope as they had done in German
East Africa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
IMMENSE STEEL
SPAN COLLAPSES
Falls Into River While Being
EOiSted Into Place.
SCORE OF PERSONS DEAD

Ninety Workmen Are Assisting In
Raising Huge Structure When Dis
aster Occurs and an Unknown Num-
Der Are Drowned.
Quebec. Sept 12-The new central
span Of the Quebec bridge the largest
cantileyer suspension in the world,
collapsed and fell into the St Law
renee river while being hoisted into
place ana many workmen perished.
The st Lawrence Bridge company,
constructors of the bridge, estimates
the number ct dead at twenty-five.
Seven hours after the accident hap
pened a special train brought twenty
injured men into Quebec
The bridge was being constructed
at a cost of 81, 100000 to shorten the
railway journey from Halifax to the
Canadian Northwest by 200 miles.
The bridge stands on the site of
the structure which collapsed Aug %,
iFAtt WIN q AOSS VI StNthA4 AlNCN-
The central span which fell weighs
! more than eco tons and is $40 feet
long
The collapse occurred when the span
was about fifteen feet in the air. Nine
ty men We're on the structure when it
fell
Boats from among the hundreds OF
spectators craft were rushed TO the
spot where the span disappeared The
river at that point is 200 feet deep
and engineers expressed doubts as to
whether the span could be raised or
not
Observers said that the span broke
in two places, one of the corners first
appearing to give way, followed al
most Immediately by a break in the
center
The juggling of 5000 tons of steel
attracted several thousand spectators.
including members of parliament of
the Dominion cabinet and newspaper
men gathered on government vessels.
Eminent American authorities in
bridge building and members of the
Australian parliament returning home
from Europe also were at the scene
and river traffic for oceangoing steam
ships had been temporarily suspended
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12

New York, Sept. H. r. Four prison
ers escaped from the detention peni-
tentiary of the West Side prison here,
after throwing red pepper in the eyes
of William ]. Jackson, head keeper,
knocking him unconscious by striking
him on the head with an agateware
pitcher and taking his prison keys.
Two of the fugitives were recaptured.
Jackson may be permanently blind
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
TEACHER ENDS HIS LIFE
Overstudy Believed to Have UnbaI-
anced His Mind.

Jamestown, ~ D., Sept 12-Pro-
fessor Theodore Wanner, head of the
chemistry and physics department at
Fargo college several years, was
found drowned in James river.
He wandered from the home of his
sister last Thursday morning
One theory is overstudy at the Uni
tersity of Wisconsin, where Professor
Wanner was taking post graduate
work preparatory to taking his chair
at Wahpeton Science school this fall,
caused an unbalanced mind.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
PROTEST MAY HOLD GRAIN
Buffalo Longshoremen Refuse to Han.
die Nonunion Careoes.

Buffalo, n. Y. Sept. 12-The Long
shoremen's association Of Buffalo has
voted to handle no more grain from
boats trimmed by nonunion labor at
Duluth and Superior Action will be
suspended until after a meeting of
representatives Of the longshoremen
and the employers.
The principal complaint of the Buff
falo men is that the old system of pay
ment through a stevedore, instead of
direct to the men, obtains at Duluth
and Superior
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
Changing seaEons Bring Colds.

"Stuffed-up mead" clogged-up nose.
tight chest, sore throat are surs signs
of cold. and DR. Kings New Discovery
is sure relief. A dose of this combina-
tion Of antiseptic balsams soothes the
irritatcd membrane clears the head
loosens the phlegm. you breathe easier
and realize your cold is broken up.
Treat a cold persistently; halfway
DIR. Kings New Discovery until your
cold is gone For forty-seven years the
favorite remedy for young and old. AT
your druggist. SO cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
Another Explanation Coming.

Washington, Sept 12.-Secretary
Lansing said that another communi
cation from Austria Hungary regard.
ing the attack by an Austrian subma-
rine on the American oil tanker Pc
trolite is expected soon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12

The duh throb of neuralgia is quickly
relieved by Sloan's Liniment the uni
versal remedy for pain Easy to apply:
il quickly penetrates without rubbing
and soothes the sore muscles. Cleaner
and more promptly effective than mussy
plasters or ointment; does not stain the
skin or clog the pores. For stiff mus
cles, chronic rheumatism, gout, lum-
bago. sprains and strains. 1t gives quick
relief. Sloan's Liniment reduces the
pain and inflammation In insect bites,
bruises, gumps and other minor injuries
to children. Get bottle today at your
druggist, rs cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
Rid Your Child of Worms.

Thousands of children have worms
that sap their vitality and make them
listless and irritable. Kickapoo Worm
Killer kills and remove sthe worms and
has tonic effect on the system Does
your child eat spasmodically? Cry out
in sleep or grind it's teeth? These are
symptoms of worms and you should
find relief for them at once. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is a pleasant remedy. AT
your druggist, 25 cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
Boy Of Twelve Kills Brother.

Davenport, Ia, Sept. 12.-Fred Wen
eel, six years old, of New Liberty,
was accidentally shot and killed by
his brother, Herman, twelve years
old, with shotgun which had been
loaded for supposed marauder, who
was thought to have boea poisoning
live stock.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
VIII Deport Labor Agitators.

Winnipeg, Man, Sept. 12-Orders
have been issued by Robert Rogers,
Canadian minister of public works,
for the rounding up and deportation of
labor agitators who are planning to
inaugurate a strike on all dock ports
In Canada about Sept. Is, according
to word received here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
M. p. Killed I'm Action.

London, Sept 12 - John Walter
Hills, Unionist member of the. house
of commons for Durham, Is reported
killed in action. Mr.. Hills was born
in 1867 He was major In the Twen-
tieth Durham battalion
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
Presidents Sister Dying.

Long Branch, N. j., Sept. 12.-Can-
ceiling all engagements President Will
son left here to go to the bedside OF
his sister, Mrs A. K. Howe, who is
critically iii at her home in New Lon
don, Conn. The president motored to
New York and finished the trip by
train.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
PREDICTS END OF WAR IN.
SIDE OF YEAR.

London. Sept 12.-General
Brussiloff, conducting the cam
paign on the Russian front i'm
an interview in a London pa
per. SAYS the war may end in
August, 1917. He adds:
The present war is one
which it is impossible for the
allies to lose, although a great
deal remains to be accomplish
ed. A successful result is al
ready in cur hands; the game
is already won
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
WOMEN URGED TO HELP IN
FIGHT ON BAKERS.

!. Chicago, Sept. 12-House-
!. wives of Chicago are urged to
: weigh the bread they buy and
: to assist the city department
: of weights in watching local
!. bakers for violations of the
: antitrust laws against short
!. weights.
: The United States district
: attorney, the states attorney
!. and the Chicago city council
: have already started investiga-
!. tions into the bakery situations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
Assume Offensive on North
ern Mac DOMAIN Front.
RUSSIANS ALSO GET BUSY
Move Against BuIears From Opposite
Direction in Effort to Crush Them
Between Two Fires-German Coun.
ter Attacks in West Repulsed

ter Attacks IN west RepulSed.
London. Sept. 12.-Attacks on Bul-
garia from the north and the south
are apparently in preparation by the
entente armies in the Balkans
A movement from the south devel.
oped in official news from Paris that
the British had taken the offensive on
the Northeastern Macedonian front.
They have crossed the Struma about
forty miles northeast of Saloniki in an
advance toward the Bulgarian border,
after strong artillery preparation, and
are attacking the villages of Nevolyen
and Karabiades
The present British thrust, which
may mean the beginning of an impor-
tant offensive, with the object of pac-
ing Bulgaria between two fires. is di-
rected along the main road to Seres,
north OF Tahinos lake the natural
avenue of advance for an army push
ing from the Bulgarian border.
Meantime the efforts TO compass
Bulgaria is proceeding on the north
with the reported arrival of Russian
troops in strong force 20 take the Of
fensive against the Bulgarians who
have invaded the Roumanian province
OF Dobrudia. occupying large areas
and capturing the fortresses of Tur-
tukai and Silistria
German Strike Repused
In Northern France the Germans are
responding to the heavy blows which
drove back their lines along several
miles OF the Somme front last week.
They struck hard at both the French
and the British, but according to the
entente reports were unable TO regain
any of the lost ground
In their attacks on the French south
of the Somme, from Berry to below
Chaulnes, the Germans used flaming
liquid. delivering five assaults
The British were attacked at Gin
chy, the village captured by them last
Saturday, but beat off two advances
made by the Germans. as they did also
attempts against British positions near
Mouquet farm and Pozieres.
Italian troops have captured
strong Austrian position in the Leno
valley, on the Trentino front the Ital-
ian war office announced Ground
was gained also in the Upper Posnia
valley.
Russian attempts to capture the
town of Halicz. on the Dniester, in
Galicia, regarded as the key to the de
fenses of Lemberg from the southeast
have been frustrated by the Teutonic
forces. according to the German Off
cial announcement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
COULD NOT DO HER COOKING.

Mrs i. T.. Hartmeister, Tea, Mo.
writes: II was affected with kidney
trouble for two years. / got so bad this
summer / could hardly do my cooking
/ got Foley Kidney Pills and / feel like
a new person" Too many women neg
lect symptoms of kidney arrangement
weak back, swollen ankles and joints,
aches, pains and rheumatism. Sold ev-
erywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
Russ Ships Shell kavaIa.

Zurich. Switzerland, Sept 12.--It is
reported from Sofia two Russian mon
itors and one cruiser have bombarded
twelve Kavala forts along q front of
sixteen kilometers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12

Sioux City, Ia, Sept. 12-Helen
French, seventeen years old, is under
arrest here on a charge OF having
passed forged checks on department
store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12

Adrian. Mich, Sept i2.-J. Wallace
Page. known as the father OF the
wire fence industry" died at his home
here. He was seventy-two years old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
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DANISH GOVERNMENT
IN ANOTHER EFFORT

Copenhagen, Sept. 12.-The govern
ment will make another attempt to
have the treaty for the sale of the
Danish West Indies to the United States
agreed to, and intends to submit a bill
TO the rigsdag based upon the pro
posal made by the Conservative party.
The Conservatives suggested that,
with the formation of a coalition cab
met, parliamentary committee be
appointed to examine into the negotia-
tions for the sale of the islands and
to make a report thereon within a
limited time. Il was proposed that
after the making of the report a pleb-
iscite be held, probably about the
middle of October
Close investigation T6Is Week.
Chicago. Sept. IL. - Federal and
state officials declared they will know
by the end of this week whether the
proposed general increase i'm the price
of bread Is justified. Their investiga-
tions are still under way. Chicago
bakers, as well as those in many 9th.
er cities, are barred by city laws from
reducing the size OF the standard Loaf
Of bread.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-24

New Liskeard, the mother bear
emerged from the woods beside the
track and clawed and bit at the loco
motive until she was shot by the en-
gineer.
Did you ever get a letter from
some friends who were camping out
in a tent. Didn't it run like this:
Dear Jack: We finally got here.
We are on a beautiful site-for a pig
pen. There isn't a shade tree within
a hundred yards. You could fry an
egg on the outside of our tent. This
is our first day, but am already anx-
ious to get back to the city to get
some real coffee with sugar, instead
of sand, in it. The man who sold our
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-24

socks to a friend for his birthday you
might enclose this sweet little verse:
81 might write that line about Sweets
to the Sweet but think you'd pre-
fer to have socks to the feet.
It's an awful breach of poIiteness
to remind a girl at the bathing beach
that her stockings are coming down.
That's the way they are wearing
them these days. If they are wear
ing them at all.
Cause for silence: who's got
change for a five-spOt?"
They don't agree: Any neighbor's
child and yours.
Old timers: Danny OLeary.
The act of paying back a dol
lar you owe is a funny way of
passing the buck"
BEAR CLAWS ENGINE!
Cobalt, Ont.-After a train on the
Temiskaming & Northern Ontario
railroad killed a bear cub north Of