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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
ROADS TO ASK HIGHER RATES
Claim More Money Needed to Meet
High Tide Of Traffic.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Reports that
the railroads are considering infor-
mally asking the government to help
them obtain money with which to en-
large their facilities so they can cope
with the high tide Of traffic are regard
ed by officials here as forecasting a
concerted move soon toward that end.
II is reported the roads have under
consideration several courses. One is
a petition for a general increase in
freight rates. Another is to request
the government to lend the railroads
money on railroad securities for which
special legislation viii be necessary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
Haig's Troops Advance Far Into
Enemy's Lines on Wide
Front in Flanders.
PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Begin to Come in EarIy-Condition Of
Ground Worse Enemy Than Ger
msns-Teutons Dsorganized-
Belgium Raid Reported.

British Front in France and Belgium,
Oct. 13.-British troops which began an
attack in Flanders Friday had pene-
trated several hundred yards into the
enemys territory at an early hour on
a six mile front from near Houtholst
wood to a point below the Ypres-Roul-
ers railway, and were battling along
the Passchendaele ridge within 1000
yards of the center of the village of
Passchendaele.
Reports were received that every
thing was going well with the attack.
The troops along a wide front had
pushed forward to a depth averaging
800 yards or more
Germans Disorganized.
Prisoners were beginning TO come in
early, although slowly owing to the
condition of the grounds
Indications are that the Germans
early were aware that trouble was i'm.
pending At about a. m, they fired
a large number of gas shells along
the British front.
The main enemy was not the Ger
mans but the mud The Germans were
far less formidable than previously
owing to the disorganization occasion
ed among them by the recent terrific
blows of the British.
Az Raid over Belgium.
London. Oct 13.-British troops in
Flanders attacked the Germans on q
front of about six miles northeast oi
Ypres. They are reported to be max
Ing satisfactory progress. A heavy
rain fell.
Another air raid over Belgium was
reported officially The statement fol
lows Naval aircraft dropped many
bombs on the Sparaphelhoek airdrome
despite heavy clouds and rain. AL
our machines returned"
Third Drive in Eight Days.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's
latest effort, the third in eight days
is being pushed In the same regior
as the attack of Tuesday, in which the
British, in cooperation with the
French, drove back the Germans
along a front of seven miles and cap
tured more than 1000 prisoners. Il
is probable that the present effort 4:
an attempt to clear the Germans from
the remaining portions of the dominant
ridge east of Ypres.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
Doston Vacation Farm for Horses.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 13.-The Massa'
chusetts s. p. c. A. maintains va
cation farm for city horses. Out at
Methuen nearly so tired business
horses enjoy q week or two Of country
Nfe. Worn with the steady toll and
perpetual roar Of the streets, the dun.
seon like stables at night, they come
70 the farm with heads down, stolid.
Aejected. 1t is worth money to see
The surprise that dawns In their eyes
when the halters come of and they
~ turned out on turf, broad scrsa.
De1A nasoe Cd 0lnnr air about sAeA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
PERSHING GREETS GEN. HAIG
Congratulates British Leader on Re-
cent Victories at Ypres.

British Headquarters, Oct. 13-Gen-
eral j. j. Pershing, commander of the
American expeditionary forces in
France, has sent this message to the
victorious British forces: Permit me
to extend sincere congratulations to
you and your magnificent army upon
the recent important gains in front OF
Ypres. They give striking answer
to the weakened propagandists. Field
Marshal Haig sent this answer: Il
wish to thank you very heartily in be-
half of the British army under mt com
mand for your most kind telegram. We
look forward to the day when the Am
erican armies join us on the western
front and we are quite confident that
the Allies, so reinforced, win fight the
war to an early and decisive ISSUE"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
MANY WOMEN IN WAR WORK
To Be Employed by Government Be-
fore Spring.

Washington. Oct. l3.-The govern
ment is preparing to call upon thou
sands OF American women to play
their part in the war
Before spring, according to present
indications, women will be needed in
munitions factories. navy yards, ship
building plants and many other lines
of war industry. The Navy depart.
ment. II is declared, stands ready to
employ them in great numbers
The navy already is employing more
women than any other government
bureau. The great clothing factories
conducted NY the department at Phila,
delphia and Charleston are run en-
tirely by women
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
WANTS AN AMERICAN PEACE
irish Leader Says Intervention Of
u. S. VIII End War

Chicago, Oct. 13.-'I regard the in.
tervention OF America as decisive.
Il do not see any prospects of an
early peace and personally | do not
want German peace want an Am.
erican peace"
That is the way T. p. O'Connor, Irish
leader and member of the British par.
lament, summarized the war situa.
tion.
O'Connor predicted Ireland would
win home rule Though the present
Irish convention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
REPORTS SHORTAGE OF COAL
Geological Survey Finds Condition
Due to Unprecedented Demand.

Washington, Oct, 13.-Existence OF
a general coal shortage is admitted by
the geological survey, which attributes
the situation not to tie failure of pro-
ducers to do their best, but to the un-
precedented demand
THE tremendous increase in manu-
featuring and transportation activity
this year" a statement said, has Gre
ated a demand for soft coal in excess
of any In the past, an increase in de-
mand that is difficult to measure in
terms of tons, but that is certainly
more than the 10 per cent by which
production has increased"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
FAILURE WOULD BE FATAL
McAdoo Sounds New Note In Liberty
Bond CampaIun,

San Francisco, Oct. 13.-William G.
McAdoo, secretary OF the Treasury,
sounded a new note in his campaign
for the Liberty Loan here when he
warned the nation that should the
present or any subsequent issue of
bonds fail during the war with Ger
many the credit of this government
would be impaired with disastrous re-
suits to the country.
IF the credit of the nation is un-
dermined." the Secretary declared,
what is property worth to the rich
man; what is life worth to the free
mani"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
MAY COMMANDER 458
SHIPS OVER 1900 TONS

Washington, Oct. f3.-ln Its re-
questioning of ships October is,
the shipping board is considering
taking over all American vessels
of more than 1900 tons dead
weight capacity instead of $500
tons, a. first announced. Ameri-
can ships OF more than 1900 tons
capacity available for ocean SER
vice number 458, aggregating g.
871,359 tons dead weight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
NICHOLAS NOW IN MONASTERY
Former Gar Moved From ToboIsk at
Own Request-To Have Garden.

Petrograd, Oct 13.-At his request,
Nicholas Romanov, former emperor of
Russia. and family have been transfer
red from Tobolsk, Siberia, to the Abol-
ak monastery, IA miles distant. He
complained that his Tobolsk prison had
no garden and that he and his family
we're annoyed by curious crowds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
MUST SUPPORT LIBERTY LOAN
Banks to Lose State Deposits II Dis
loyal to Government.

st. Paul. Oct. 13.-State Treasurer
Henry Rines has been directed by the
state board Of deposit to withdraw i'm
mediately all state funds from banks
that assume an Indifferent or disloyal
attitude and to deposit the funds in
banks In the same localities which are
enthusiastically supporting the gov
ernment In the Liberty Loan bond
sale.
The resolution, which in effect can
cells the designations of state deposit
tories failing to aid In floating the new
Liberty Loan, was offered by F. e.
Pearson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
Austrian Destroyer SurrenderS to
Italians in AdriatiC-No
Shots Fired.
SINK IS SUBMARINES
Allies Unusually Successful in Combat
ting Teuton Craft According to
Cablegram From Rome-Artil-
lery Duel in Macedonia.

Washington, Oct ia Rome dis
patch to the Italian embassy an
nounces thai an Austrian torpedo boat
destroyer hid been captured by the
Italians in tie Adriatic. The Austrian
crew surrendered without firing shot.
13 Submarines Sunk.
New York, Oct. 1911 Progresso, an
italian newspaper published in New
York, has received a cablegram from
fits special correspondent at Rome
stating thai 13 Austrian submarines
have been { nix in the Adriatic during
the last fe weeks. The dispatch
gives no de,ails.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13

This is Miss Helen Piersol sister
of Claude Piersol. whose trial on the
charge of kidnapping Baby Lloyd Keet
has begun at Springfield, Mo. Helen
and her sister Alison are expected to
be important witnesses for the defense.
The case is sensational because of the
prominence Of all parties concerned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
Won Papen and Others Charged
With Placing Bombs on Liner
Before Sailing.
PLOT WAS BOLD STROKE
Iii-Fated Vessel Would Have Been
Sent to Bottom by Explosives If
Not Sunk by Sub
marines.

New York, Oct. 13.-Charged with
placing bombs in the Lusitania and
other ships in 1915, Captain Franz
ron Papen, military attache of the
German embassy in Washington, who
Is now in Europe, and II other men
have been indicted by federal grand
Jury.
Assistant United States Attorney
James w. Osborne II presented the
evidence to the grand jury. Nine I.
N. T. bombs or Cigars" as they were
called, had been placed in the Lusi-
tania's hold just before she sailed on
her last voyage in March, 1915. This
information was carried to the United
States attorney by Martin Ilsen q,
German.
Ilsen stated he was in the officeof DR..
Karl Schimmel at 81 Chambers street
when the news was flashed of the
sinking of the Lusitania by a U-boat
DR.. Schimmel he declared. rushed
about the room tearing his hair and
weeping He quoted DR.. Schimmel as
exploding: The fool. He has ruined
my WORK. had nine cigars planted
or the Lusitania. They would have
destroyed her before she reached Liv'
erpool."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13

Northwestern Men to Deming.
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Oct. 13.-
Eight thousand national army men
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-13
Confessions Declared Made.

The police claim TO have several
confessions made by men who plant
ed fire bombs on the Lusitania and
other ships. These confessions include
details of the conspiracy at which the
bomb plots were planned. The plot
ters were even bold enough to store
quantity of T. N T.. said by Cap
tain Tunney of the police department
to be a highly destructive explosive.
Those indicted we're Captain Franz
Won Papen, DR.. Walter c. Scheele, a
former chemist: Carl Schmidt, form
erly chief engineer of the Friedrich
der Crosse; Otto Walpart, Captain Won
Kleit, Emo Bode, Ernest Beebe, Fred
kaebade, George Fradele and Wilhelm
Earadis, assistant engineers of the
Friedrich der Crosse; Wilhelm Klein.
Eugene Reister, proprietor of a res
taurant; DIR. Karl Schimmel, Joseph
Zeffert. a printer; Walter Uhde, alien
enemy; Bonford Boniface and Captain
Won Steinberg of the German navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
SUFFRAG|STS READY ID AID IN THE CRISIS Mrs. Jacobs Tells the Local Organization of Govern
 ment's Plans

'"The United States is not going to make rope made. This country is ready and willing to accept the aid of the women the day hostilities opens,' said Mrs. Solon Jacobs in an address to the local suffragists at Cable hall last night. Mrs. Jacobs, who has just returned from a meeting of the executive committee of the National Womans Suffrage association, told of the plans that had been made al- ready for aiding the country.
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, member of the executive council, has already been made a member of the national council of defense and the various departments of the government are planning to enlist the women of the country in the differ ent forms of work should war come" i" declared Mrs. Jacobs.
 She told the local suffragists that the National Woman's Suffrage organization had offered their full cooperation to the government already. Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers of Connecticut and Mrs. Walter McNabb Miller have been made chairmen of committees to work with the depart ment of agriculture bureaus. which were planning employment bureaus and organ ization work to decrease waste and in- crease the production of food in this country.
 The local suffragists entered heartily into the plans of the national organiza-
 ton and expressed their readiness to CO., operate with all the government agencies striving for bettering the condition of the country and increasing it's strength in case of hostIlites. They adopted a resolution agreeing to sign the loyalty pledge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
NEGRO ASSAULTS
 WHITE WOMAN Mrs. White Is Attacked by Negro Near Her Home. Mother Came to Rescue

An. unidentified negro man grabbed, choked and took a purse containing 5O cents from Mrs. Ophelia E. White, 7414 Underwood avenue, East Lake, at S:45 o'clock last night when Mrs. White stepped off a Tidewater car at Seventy fourth street and Underwood avenue.
 As Mrs. White, who is employed by a local department store, got off the car, the negro took hold of her and snatched her purse She screamed for help, which was heard by her mother, Mrs. J. C.. Shaw, who came to her daughters res- cue with a pistol. The negro fled and Mrs. Shaw fired four times at him, but none of the shots took effect.
 Mrs. Shaw, while reloading the revol- yer, shot herself through the left hand, infiicting painful injuries. She was at tended by Dr. w. F.. Prescott.
 The occurrence was reported to police headquarters, and within 15 minutes three automobiles of policemen and detectives, with the city's bloodhounds were on the scene. Mrs. Shaw gave the officers a good description of the negro, but at an early hour this morning no arrest had been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
ANNOUNCE ANOTHER
 HENSON C0MPAN
Officers and E1npIoyes At tended Dinner at Tutwiler
 Last Night

The launching of a new enterprise
 'The Jenison Company was announced
 at dinner given the officials and em-
 ployes of the Jemison Real Estate and
 Insurance company and the Jemison-Sei- bels Insurance agency in the private din- ing room of the Tutwiler last night The
 company is to deal in loans and securi-
 ties and will be conducted along the same
 progressive and efficient lines which have
 made the two associated companies such
 successes.
 The occasion last night was in the na-
 ture of a family gathering of the officers
 and employees of the two companies and
 was marked by the spirit of loyalty, CO., operation and helpfulness displayed in the conduct of the business of the two com panies A feature of the evening was the presence of all the women employees, a number of whom made informal talks Robert Jemison, .Jr., president of the Jemson Real Estate company, outlined the history of the organization since it's very small beginning IA years ago. He told of the part it had played in the development of Birmingham, in the con struction of such buildings as the Cham Der of Commerce, the Empire building 1 the Tutwiler and the Ridgely, of it's part I In the development of Mountain Terrace, | Fairfield, Central Park and other sec | tions of the city and outlined it's plans I for the future, Much of the credit he l placed upon his fellow officers and the employees.
 1 H. G. Seibels. vice president of the Req, | Estate company, and president of the 1 Jemison-Seibels Insurance agency. made
 an exceptionally fitting talk Hill Fer guson and P. A. Holley vice presidents 1 of the Jemison Real Estate company 1 and A. B. Tanner were among the other 1 officers making talks.
 1 Others who spoke were Mrs. Camp | Mrs. McGoo Miss Erwin. A. T. Sim
 mons, Lawrence Jones, Major Berriman 1 Captain Stringfellow! J. M. P Otis, Mer-
 cer McCrumm, Ruffin A. Smith, Edmund l Armes, Charles Marks, John Sparrow anc Messrs, Braeme. Day and Neville. 1 Others who attended were Miss Blue Mir. Dalbey MT Quinn, MT. Sims, Mir l Duncan, Mir. Lenard. Ebert Jemison Miss O'Brien. MT Wrenn, Miss Kennedy MT. Starke, MT. Dixon, MT. Mcclure, Miss 1 Parker, MT Nordan and MT. Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
SAYS HE AR IS WHERE WAR
 WILL BE WON NEXT
Admiral of U. s. Navy and DiscOverer of North Pole Talks of Defenses of
 This Country

New York, March 2z.-Command or the sea and command of the land are worthless without command of the air, said Rear Admiral Peary tonight in an address here under the auspices or the National Special Aid society. Ad- mral Peary, chairman of the national aerial coast patrol commission, urged the upbuilding of a powerful air fleet He advocated the establishment or Q department of aeronautics with a place in the Presidents cabinet the creation of Ian aviator class of thousands and thousands of young men" compre- hensive aero-coast defense system and the establishment of a great industry which would be to the air service in this country what the Krupps are to Germany in their field
 He suggested a great central aero- nautic manufacturing plant located in the interior of the country where it can be protected to the last ditch"
 Leaders across the water" said Ad- miral Peary, "who are in the thick of things are saying publicly and off cially in thoroughly considered words:
 T. That the time is near when the air service of country will be more vital to it's safety than it's army and navy combined.
 ''2. That the decision in the present war may come in the air.
 s. That every country will be ob- liged to have a separate independent air service by the sheer necessity which knows, no law, regards no pre- cedent, fears no government. The very growth and developmen of air work will force such separate department.
 Laying stress on the Imperative need" for powerful airplane coast defense system to give warning of the approach of the foe or to attack a hostile fleet, Admiral Peary said;
 Recent exploits of the U-53 off Nantucket have brought us face to face with the question, What would we do if antagonized by nation possessing fleet of such fighting machines as the U-53?'"
 The airplane with its speed and range of vision, Admiral Peary point ed out, "is the quickest and cheapest antidote for the submarine"
 The nation should spend, he said, s5O,0oO,Oo0 year on it's air service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
CAPTAIN. PRINCE OF
 TUSCALOOSA PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY

Tuscaloosa. March 22.-(Special) Cant. Andrew Fuller Prince, for many years leading merchant of this city. was found dead at his office in the Rosenfeld building tonight by his son. Heart failure is given as the cause of his death. He was born and reared in Tuscaloosa county, his birthplace be- ing at the Posters settlement, few miles from the city. He came to Tus- caloosa in 1862 and entered the Uni- versity of Alabama and went to the front as a member of Company F, Eighth Alabama cavalry, being in com mand of that company at the close of the war and although not yet 21 years of age.
 Captain Prince, as he was familiarly known to nearly every resident of Tuscaloosa county, was deacon of the First Baptist church of Tuscaloosa, lieutenant-colonel on the staff of Gen. eral Harrison, commander of the Uni ted Confederate Veterans and mem Der of the jury commission of Tusca- loosa conty.
 One son, Hugh Prince, survives The funeral will be held from the First Baptist church at 3:S0 o'clock tomor- row afternoon with interment at Ey- ergreen cemetery.
 Captain Prince stood high in the Ma sonic fraternity and in Camp Rhodes. U. c. ", being commander of the camp from 1904 to 1913. These orders will attend the funeral in body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23

London, March 22.-Germany in her work of devastation which is turn ing the abandoned territory in north ern France into a desert, may have a political motive in the direction of a threat thus to treat all occupied ter ritory unless France enters into peace negotiations, was the theory advanced by Maj Gen. F. B. Maurice, chief di- rector of military operation at the war office, in his weekly talk to the Associated Press today.
 "The extent of the German retire : ment was no surprise to us." he said, land yousmay feel that I prepared you for it. Just where the new line will be formed it is impossible to say. It is by no means certain that the Ger mans will again offer battle on the Cambrai-Laon line.
 Theories as to an ultimate with drawal are purely speculative as, for instance, pivoting on Lille the Ger mans may extend their defense from Cambrai. On the other hand, while using the same pivot, they may form a line along the lower slopes of the Ar dennes."
 General Maurice then showed a num- Der of photographs of ruined and burn ing villages taken before they were actually abandoned by the Germans, showing an almost total destruction. With reference to these villages he said:
 Some were never under our artil- lery fire. Of course. destruction dic- tated by military necessity is per missible, but the Fermans have turned the abandoned country into a deserL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
BRITISH EXPERT
 WRITE f3l@ WHAT
 TEUrCNS INTEND
General Mauric Gives Interview With Associated Press on Present Retiring Move of Ger mans in Franee-He Thinks There
 Is Deep Laid Plot Behind
 the Retreat

Every crossroad is marked by a brown mine crater Other measures of this sort were adopted as a military ne- cessity to retard our advance, but the wanton destruction of buildings, homes and splendid chateaux cannot be defended on this ground.
 When a military motive is lack ing we must look for a political un- less the Germans are animated by a pure love of savagery. This political motive may be a threat to France that unless peace negotiations are entered into the remainder of the occupied territory will be turned into desert now marking the German retreat Of course, the primary object of the de- struction Is a desire to avoid battle at any cost until the enemy is securely fixed in another line where he can re- sume the initiative after compelling us to make new preparations on the devastated terrain.
 'Unofficial reports of fires and eX- plosions north of Arras have been verified and may mean a retirement in that direction. as similar actions marked the preliminaries of the pres ent retreat.
 stronger resistance by the enemy on both Hanks of the German with drawa1 is quite natural. At these points the Germans have the support of their guns and do not show the same dis position to avoid battle
 "The lack of reports of prisoners taken or of the capture of material is not surprising in view of the fact that our advanced troops are too busy with more important operations to send back detailed reports cover ing anything except the most vital movements"