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The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND.
Navigating the Channel in Sailing
Vessel-Dscomfor When the
Wind Fails.
No. 8.

All my life | have longed for trip
on a sailing vessel. i have hung over
the rail of an ocean liner and looked
with longing eyes at far off reef
bound islands, rising out of blue
sea, and surrounded by ring of lacy
foam breaking over the protecting
reefs into an inner ring of the bright
est green waters. Wherever the wat
er is deep the color is deep blue. With
in the harbors and near the shore the
color changes to bright green. This
blending Of the colors in waters sur
rounding the islands of the sea is so
pleasing to the eye that it never grows
monotonous and with such a setting
the little islets greet our vision like
gems on the great bosom of nature.
To approach these places one must of
necessity use a smaller boat and it
was with pleasure that looked for
ward to my forty mile trip across the
Virgin passage to st. Croix, for this
was my first experience on a sitting
schooner.
We embarked at night with full
passenger list, consisting OF an ex-
cursion party and the st. Thomas
cricket team. They were to play a
match with st. Croix.
Slowing the Passengers.
There were some seventy-five peo-
pie aboard and the schooner was fairly
well crowded Not as we crowd a
train or our ordinary Fourth of July
excursions, but more as you would
crowd herrings in box. They packed
horizontally. Each passenger as he or
she came over the rail picked a place
on the deck and stretched out. When
we were all aboard and safely slowed
the deck looked like a picture of a
French battlefield. To pass along the
deck would have been a sort of Eliza
crossing the ice performance, with
Eliza playing the ice part.
For my part rented a cabin. ] had
no idea what a cabin on a schooner
was like but rented it just the same.
1t turned out to be little dog kennel
affair just the size of a man length
ways. 1t had little sliding doors, just
like the well fitted dog house, and by
doubling up | managed to get inside
and stretch out Soon the front yard
of my kennel was preempted by sleep
ing humanity and | was in duty bound
to stay inside or walk on somebody if
| came out.
II was a beautiful night and | soon
fell asleep and only awakened when
we were making the harbor at st,
Croix the next morning.
The trip across was made in the
night, and so far as | was concerned
was not unpleasant. But | had some.
thing to learn. The return was diff
ferent.
Calm Weather.
We were due to leave st. CroiX at
eleven o'clock on Monday night, Ac
cordingly after supper at the hotel
wandered down to the boat and went
aboard. there learned that we would
not leave until morning as some OF
the cricket players were attending q
dance. OF course II one or two fel
lows wanted to dance II was a fore
gone conclusion that the seventy.fivt
passengers would be glad to wait al
night, And it was So No one com
planned, II was all in the days work
Far be 1t from me to complain.
thought could stand Il II the rest die
30 hunted up my cabin and went tt
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
A Dash of Bittres.

MY throat was pdrCneQ WIN tnlrSt,
My face and arms were sun blistered
almost raw. My stomach was as emp.
ty as the sail overhead. sat for
hours on that blstered deck and
watched the pitch boil out of the
cracks in the planking, | finally
brought myself to take a drink of
black water from the very black cup
the sailors used. Ugh. Call that
water? 1t was thick enough to pass
for soup, black enough to pass for ink
and strong enough to pass for Roche.
fort. Water, like a shirt is all the
better for an occasional change. One
swallow and ! went back again to my
thirst and discomfort. thought of all
the sweet watered gushing springs !
had known in my whole life. | could
shut my eyes and see running brooks.
gushing torrents on mountain sides,
and the old pump on the farm back
home where we used to stop up the
spout and drink through our fingers,
Hunger can be held in allegiance, but
not thirst
AT all times you could look across
that beautiful smiling sea and see the
beautiful island of St Thomas ahead,
or turn aft and gaze on the headlands
of st. Croix gilded with the glory OF
the tropic sun, We could look and
long, but that was all. They lay there
in repose on the painted sea and
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
UNCLE SANS NEW POSSESSIONS

LITTLE JOURNEYS THROUGH The AMERICAN TROPICS, WRIT
TEN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER BY OUR SPECIAL COR
RESPONDENT /. D. MacWET HY AUTHOR OF "coUNTRY EDL
TOR IN PANAMA"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
TEUTON OFFENSIVE
IN WEST Renewed

London, June desperate German
attempts to push back the French
from the vantage ground recently won
in the Champagne region have been
renewed
The French front was dented at
only one point and this but slightly,
the crown princes troops gaining a
footing in some advanced trenches
northeast of Mont Haut
Along the British line in France the
comparative quiet continues, broken
into only by trench raids. Increased
artillery activity from the Arras bat
tie front, however, is reported
Italian troops in Albania have oc-
cupied the villages of Cerevoda,
velisest, Osoja and Gaia, the war of
fice announces.
The provisional government OF Rus
sia is seriously considering a wide.
spread scheme of confiscation OF pri
vate property. This is the result OF
the relative failure of the war loan In
the boarding of currency.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
WAR PROHIBITION TO
AFFECT BEER FIRST

Washington, June 1y-If the admin
istration exercises the prohibition
powers proposed in the food control
bill pending in congress, it was au
thoritatiyely stated, the ban will fall
upon beer, into the production OF
which goes about 52,500,000 bushels
OF barley every year
The American people do not eat
barley, but their allies in France will
eat every bit they can get and foI
each bushel of barley exported foi
iood that much wheat can be kept for
home consumption.
complete report on the relation
of the liquor traffic TO the food supply
has Just been compiled for President
Wilson by an expert. 1t is said t6
hold that the manufacture of whisky
does not substantially affect the food
supply because corn is the chief in
gredient and the 32,000,000 bushels o.
corn converted annually into whisky
is not an appreciable part of the coun
try's yearly 5000. .0000 600 corn crop.
Any interference with whisky manu-
facture by the administration there
fore. it is asserted, will be to insure
an adequate supply of alcohol for com
mCrCial and war purposes, not as |
food conservation measure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
DESIRES TRAFFIC STOPPED
illinois Ant-Saloon League Asks for
War Prohibition.

Chicago, June L. Suppression OF
the liquor traffic "in all its phases
was petitionei OF President Wilson
and the Illinois members of congress
in resolutions adopted at the annual
meeting of the Anti-Saloon league of
Illinois.
The resolutions. presented by Rev.
NJ. =. Boynton, urged immediate and
effective national prohibition as a
war measure and in the interest OF
health and morals of this nation for
all time"
Women's action against liquor was
declared by +. Scott Mcbride, super
intendent of the league, to have been
the determining factor which made
dry | ,250 out of l,430 townships in
the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
EAST ST. LOUIS RACE
WAR NOT YET OVER

East st. Louis. III, lrne | Exodus
of negroes continued following a third
night Of rioting here
One negro was shot and two others
beaten so severely they were sent to
hospitals
Mobs paraded the streets despite
police, deputies and euardsmen.
Citizens are considering an appeal
to Governor LoWden asking him to
send the state council of defense &c
investigate
Because Of labor shortage the pack
ing houses have been importing
blacks. 1t is estimated nearly 6,00(
have been brought here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
BASES ON PACIFIC COAST
Special Naval Committee FaVors Sub
marines and Airships.

Washington, June l. - Appropria-
tion of S7,455. 600 for submarine and
aircraft bases on the Pacific coast is
recommended in fourth report of the
special naval yard and station COM
mittee sent TO congress by Secretary
Daniels
In addition to two sites already
recommended the report names four
others which should be developed. The
names will not be announced for mill
tary reasons.
Besides the proposed permanent
bases. for which appropriations are
asked, the committee recommends a
number of temporary operating bases
for war purposes which will not re
quire expensive plants
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
SCORE DEAD IN
LATEST STORM
Sections OF Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Stricken.


Tornado Sweeps over Number OF
Towns Along the State Line and
Reports of Casualties Are Believed
Far From Complete.
St Louis, June AT least twenty
persons were killed and about 200 in
jured in the tornadoes that swept
Southeastern Missouri and Southern
Illinois. One death by lightning is re-
ported from Pana. Ill The property
damage is estimated at $750,000.
Reports reaching st. Louis show
Mineral Point, sixty. eight miles from
here, hardest hit.
Seven persons were killed there and
three at Palmer. a mile distant
Forty-iive were injured at Mineral
Point and property damage is esti
mated at more than $250,000. Two
hundred persons are homeless.
-Four are reported dead at Granite
vile and two at Bismarck Several
are reported dead at Bonnie Terre and
Mavquard.
The twister also swept Salem. An
nuthouse, Lennox, Naples, Licking
Edgar Springs and Elijah, causing ia
talities and injuries, but no word from
those towns is available.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
PEACE TERMS ARE ASKED
New York Meeting Also Wants to
Know War Aims.

New York, June Immediate pub
lie statement of the war aims and
peace terms of the United States was
demanded by DR.. judah l.. Magnes In
AN address opening the First American
Conference for Democracy and Terms
of Peace at Madison Square Garden,
DR.. Magnes said that those attend
ing the conference, which included
among their number Socialists and
pacifists, had mot come as obstruc
tionists, but to aid in advising our
government and the people of Amer
lea as TO the necessity and method
of bringing about speedy, universal
and democratic peace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
FOR COAST PATROL WORK
First Of Sixteen DirigibIe Balloons ls
Success.

Washington. June l. - Navy Off
eials enthusiastic over the successful
builders trial of the first of sixteen
nonligid dirigihle balloons ordered by
the department two months ago, said
the G.rigible program is assured OF
completion much sooner than ex
pected
The contract called for delivery
within four months, but the builders
will turn the first ship over for ac
tive duty m coast patrol work within
ninety days of the contract and there
after one or more will be delivered
every week. The navy department ex
poets the sixteen to be in operation
by Aug Is.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
OBJECT TO PROPOSED RAISE
State Commission Opposes Increase
for Freight Rates.

Washington, June l. Railroad
commissions from eight states voiced
their protests against the proposed 10
per cent advance in freight rates at
the continuation of hearings be
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion. These states were Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa. Oklahoma, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, South Dakota and Louis
lana.
At the same time a special examiner
of the commission heard protests
against the proposed increases by rep
resentatives of several industries, in
Guiding Mississippi cotton seed crush
ers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
RUSS SOLDIERS
READY TO FIGHT
Minister of War ArOuseS
Dwindling Spirit.
PAYS VISIT TO THE FRONT

Appeals to SIav Forces to Renew Their
Efforts Against Central Powers In
Order to Secure Fruits of Revolt and
Tumultuous Demonstration Follows
His Address.
Petrograd, June Minister of Wa
Kerensky is successfully accomplish
ing his task of squirting Russian sol
diers to fight.
A new spirit of determination is ap-
parent in front dispatches from sec
tions where the Lloyd George of Rus
sia" has made his whirlwind cam
paign.
One incident on the southwest front
reported is typical There Kerensky
and Albert Thomas, minister of muni-
tions of France, both addressed a con
ference of officers and soldiers.
Kerensky concluded with an impas-
stoned plea that the fighting men give
their lives to Russia so the fruit oi
the revolution might be secured The
audience was galvanized into action.
Every man rose to his feet shouting,
1--WE swear it,"
A tumultuous demonstration follow
ed, in which Kerensky and Thomas
were borne from the meeting on the
shoulders of soldiers.
This new sentiment of PATRIOTISM
now being inculcated in the army by
Kerensky is reflected at home in Rus
sia by a steady undercurrent OF feel
ing among all classes, a spirit OF unity
and OF discarding of factional differ
ences that faces grave problems with
a determination to overcome them
That Russia faces economic catas
trophe because of the dwindling value
of her paper money is asserted by M
Pieschechonoff, food minister
The government grain monopoly has
go far failed of organization. The
peasants refuse to sell grain for paper
money demanding implements anC
other goods.
Further depreciation of paper none!
values is in prospect as the provision
al government threatens TO issue more
of the paper not backed by gold. This
is chiefly a measure of reprlsal agalns
rich men who refuse to subscribe t
the war loan. Rapid depreciation o
paper money will mean virtual con
fiscation OF much OF the rich mans
wealth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01

BOARD WILL FIX PRICES
England intends to Control the Supply
of Tobacco.

London, June lit is announced
that owing to the shortage Of shipping
and the consequent necessity of econo-
mixing all available supplies of to-
bacco the board of trade will requisi-
ton and assume immediate control OF
all stocks of manufactured and raw
tobacco, including cigars, cigarettes
and snuff. The board will fix prices
and regulate dealings. with the aim
of limiting deliveries and sales to the
sales of 1915.
1t is not intended, however, to i'm.
pose any restrictions on the supply
of tobacco to his majesty's forces from
overseas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
convicts Buy Liberty Bonds.

Washington, June 1.-Prisoners at
the Maryland penitentiary have pur-
chased $3.50 worth of Liberty loan
bonds with savings from their small
wage allowances A former West
Virginia train robber put all except
a few dollars of his savings into bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
STAND IN LINE ALL NIGHT
Germans Anxious to Secure Residence
Permits,

New York, June Unaware that
the time had been extended to June
9 several hundred Germans formed In
line in the federal building anxious to
make application for permission to
live or travel in the zones about forts
navy yards and armories
Even when informed of the exten
sion in tire majority remained in
line uaail their cases could be heard
Aany remained in line all night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
Law Lecturer Named.

Washington, June Appointment
of Professor Felix Frankfurter, law
lecturer at Harvard and a former as
sistant attorney general. as a conf
Dental assistant to Secretary Baker
ct Q nominal salary, II announced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01

Photo by American Press Association
Franz Won Rintelen refused TO
shake hands with Billy Sunday in the
TOnbs
NO" said the alleged relative OF
Bill Hohenzollern, "Iye heard of your
attacks on the kaiser and Germany
and ! do not want to shake hands
with you"
HUH" said Billy, "if YOU think you
can come over here and bribe our Off
eials you've got rs wrong | consider
it an honor you won't touch my hand.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
MINNEAPOLIS Minister Jailed.

Minneapolis, June 1.-Rev. Charles
L. Lehnert, pastor of Central German
Methodist Episcopal church, was ar
rested by agents from the department
OF justice on a warrant charging him
with making seditious statements.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
INCREASED TAX
ON FOODSTUFFS
Senate Committee Changes
War Revenue Bill.
NUNITION MEN EXEMPT
Proposed Tax of 12L2 Per Cent Elmi-
mated and Consumption Taxes on
Tea, Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Raised
Far Above House Bill.


Tea, Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Raised
Far Above House Bill.
Washington, June 1.-The senate
finance committee has decided to pro
vide in the war tax bill the raising Of
SS0.000, 900 by consumption taxes of z
cents a pound on coffee. 5 cents on
tea, one-half cent on sugar and 3
cents on cocoa.
Another important change agreed
on was the elimination of the present
tax of 1919 per cent on war munitions,
now raising $25.000,00O.
Substitutes for tea and coffee also
will be taxed
From the new taxes the committee
estimates the following revenue will
be raised:
Sugar, $5O,OOO.000; coffee, $4,000,
oGO; tea, $3,O0O,OOo, and cocoa, $4,000,
600.
Coffee and tea taxes will be levied
on imports. Arrangements are Delhe
made to take care OF import contracts
made from importers instead OF the
latter to pay the taxes. Under the
house bill it was proposed to tax cof
fee / cent a pound and tea cents.
The decision to abolish the present
special tax of 121a per cent on wal
munitions was said to be due mostly
to imposition of increased eXces:
profits on all corporations, which vii
reach the munitionmakers.
Another provision adopted by Tho
committee would exempt from taxa
| ton alcohol reclaimed by rehnins
| beer and reducing its alcohol conten
| in the making of near beer" whei
| such alcohol becomes denatured 70
| commercial purposes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
!. :. !. !. :. : !. !. !. :. !, = :. !. !. =
july Wheat Hits s1.e4.

Chicago. June July wheat went
under So bushel and touched sl.94,
which is SO cents lower than the price
which Immediately preceded restric-
tive regulations by the board of trade
here two weeks ago Good crop re
ports from Texas and Oklahoma were
influential in the decline
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
WIRELESS PLANT Is FOUND
Located In Federal Forest Reserve in
WASHINGTON.

Seattle. June IA timber cruiser
has reported to United States authori-
ties here a secret wireless plant is in
operation on Elk creek, in the Olym-
pic forest reserve, about twentyfour
miles from the Pacific ocean
The cruiser reported materials for
the plant were taken into the country
hv three Germans in the summer of
1915.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
SENT OUT FROM CHICAGO
Letters Urge Minnesota Socialists Not
to Register.

St Paul, June Letters in foreign
languages, sent out from Chicago by
committee of five" and appealing
to Socialists to refuse to register for
the selective draft Tuesday. have
been received in large numbers in the
Twin Cities.
Federal secret service agents are
attempting to trace the letters to
their source
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
Prizes for Sinking U-Boats.

Nice, June III. V. Barol, an
American resident here, has given
1000 francs to the ministry of ma
rine as prizes for officers and gunners
on merchantmen who sink submarines
The money is to be distributed in
prizes of 5000 francs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01

The constitutional guarantees were
suspended in Spain at the end OF
March following several strikes and
serious disorders throughout the
country. 1t was reported in Washing
ton that a revolutionary movement
was in progress, but this was denied
by the Spanish ambassador. The op-
erations of the censorship have cut
of definite information regarding the
recent internal situation in Spain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
oniv Twenty-four Survivors.

Madrid. May 31.-News was receiv'
ed here of the total loss Of the Span
ish liner c. de Eisaguirre with thirty.
nine passengers and 106 members OF
her crew There we're only twenty
four survivors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
important POST for Churchill.

London, June THE Daily Chron-
icle says Winston Spencer Churchill,
former first lord of the admiralty, re-
gently has been offered an important
post In the government
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
Milwaukee Policeman Killed.

Milwaukee, June l. - Paul Pazik,
thirty-four years old, deputy sheriff
of the motorcycle squad, was acci-
dentally killed, the result of running
into a street car while chasing an
automobile speeder Pazik, in order
to pass other vehicles, steered his
machine to the wrong side Of the
street when the accident occurred.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
Chinese Revolt Reported.

Peking, June General Nj Shih
Chung has launched revolution Re-
sentiment of the presidents action
against war with Germany prompted
the generals disaffection. Other mill.
tary governors oppose the presidents
course and may join the revolt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01

London, June british casualties
published during May totaled 114,o1S
officers and men killed. wounded and
niseinG.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE
POSTPONED.

Amsterdam, June L. - Ac-
cording to news received from
the Dutch delegates at Stock
holm the Socialist conference
has been postponed until July
H., possibly later All depends
on the date of the arrival of
the French and Italian delega-
tions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
MARTIAL LAW Is PROBABLE
Spain May Suspend Constitutional
Guarantees.

Madrid, June According to the
newspapers the constitutional guaran-
tees will be suspended again in two or
three days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-01
14,4oo.0oo EGGS FOUND IN
DENVER COLD STORAGE.

Denver, June l. - One hun
dred carloads of eggs, said to
contain 14,400,000 eggs, were
found in storage in Denver by
James X. Norland, secretary of
state, with three storage plants
not yet investigated