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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
Boards Must Reduce Exemp-
tons for Dependency.
TAKE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Provost Marshal General Says Large
Number Of Discharges Asked Threat.
ems to Interfere Seriously With Rails.
ing New National Army.


Washington, Aug. IL. - Wholesale
claims for exemption from the army
draft, reported from many sections,
caused Provost Marshal General
Crowder to telegraph governors di-
recting that local boards reduce dis
charges for dependency to a far more
restricted class and to very neces-
sitous and clearly defined circum-
stances"
In some districts as high as so per
cent of the registrants called for ex-
animation are filing claims for dis
charge on the grounds of dependent
relatives.
Such a condition indicates. General
Crowder said, that unfair advantage
Is being taken of the regulations de-
signed to protect men who properly
should be exempted from military
service and actually threatens to in.
terfere seriously with the raising OF
the national army.
AItef uetalllng the large NUMBER OF
exemption claims filed and the effect
Of this. if rot checked, the telegram
10 the governors says
1T is true that cases of discharge
on the ground Of dependency are ap-
pealed to the district board. but this
clause is only inserted TO secure uni
fOrmity OF action
District boards are to examine
these cases to discover departures
from the law, regulations and rulings
and they will not and cannot open
every case on its merits"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
TAFT GIVEN N0URlSHMENT
Former President Takes First Food In
Three DAYS.

Clay Center, Kan, Aug l1.-Physi.
clans attending former President Will
lam II Taft, who is i'll at local hotel,
determined to give him the first food
he had eaten since the attack OF intes-
tinal trouble began three days ago.
Mr. Taft is better" DR. B. F. Nor
gan said "He has no temperature
and although weak is more cheerful
and like himself than at any time
since he became i'll"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
Six Thousand Miners Idle.

Springfield, Ill, Aug. 11.--Eight Oh
ten coal mines are shut down and be
tween 5000 and 5000 miners are idle
In Central and Southern Illinois as the
result of strike of drivers demand
ing an increase Of wages from $S.6n
TO s4.05 q day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
Secret Service Man Ends Life.

Billings, Mont, Aug. 11.-Carl Her.
man Budde, ostensible life insurance
agent, but in realiey a secret operative
for the war department intelligence
bureau. committed suicide by shooting
through the heart because Miss Gunda
Rekausrud refused to marry him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
Noted Indian Agent Stricken.

Brainerd Mimi, Aug. 11.-Gus II.
Beaulieu, sixty-five years old, agent OF
the Chippewas, who represented them
at Washington and editor of The
Tomahawk of White Earth, died OF
heart disease two miles from the spot
where he was born, near Crow Wing,
as he. his wife and adopted son Ches-
ter were going to Cass Lake to fish.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
]. 0. BENTALL IN CUSTODY
Socialist Candidate for Governor of
Minnesota Arrested.

st. Paul, Aug. III. O. Bentall. So
cialist candidate for governor of Min
nesota in the last primaries, was ar.
rested on his farm near Litchfield by
agents of the department of justice
charged with "wrongfully attempting
to cause insubordination mutiny and
refusal of duty in the military forces
of the country"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
Austrlans Free British officer.

London, Aug II. ~ Captain Arthur
Stanley Wilson, Conservative member
of parliament, who was taken off
Greek steamer in the Mediterranean
by an Austrian submarine in Decem-
Der, 1915, has been released by the
Austrians and Is on his way home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
Authority on Land Titles.

St. Paul, Aug. I'm. w. Fitzgerald,
for eighteen years register of deeds of
Ramsey county. is dead. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald was the author of the Minneso-
ia Torrens law for the registration OF
land titles and was considered one of
the best authorities in the United
States on this subject, frequently be-
ing consulted by legislative commit.
tees from different states.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
Famous Virginia Lawyer Dies.

Richmond, Va, Aug IL. - Thomas
Nelson Carter. fifty weight years old,
one of virginia's most distinguished
lawyers and formerly law partner OF
Thomas Nelson Page, died here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11

Disapproval of the suggestion that
American troops be sent to the East
ern front was brought home 10y all eX-
cept one OF the members of the Amer
lean mission TO Russia
II was said authoritatively that
Charles Edward Russell is the only
commissioner who believes IL desirable
to put soldiers from the United States
i'm Russia and that the others are con-
vinced that their presence would he
detrimental rather than helpful to the
armies Of the new democracy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
KAISER PAGES CUT FROM
SPELLING BOOKS.

Chicago Aug. H. Butcher
knives We're run through the
kaiser pages of 10000 public
school spoilers here The scene
was the hoaId Of education
supply department
The lage lauded the kaiser,
who was the only person, Amer
lean or foreign, mentioned in
the book.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
WiIkinSOn's Dairy

Having taken the Henkn Milk Depot | am now
handling the milk from my large dairy farm through the
depot pasteurzing plant to the consumer and hope
past reputation i'm the milk business will vOuch for the
best milk and the very best service than possibly
be had We striving to do best i'm satisfying the
public and gladly solicit at all times any suggestion from
customers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
POPULATION TO EvACUATE
Armentieres viii Be Abandoned by
Its inhabitants.

Paris. Aug IA dispatch to the
Havas agency from Hazebrouk says
1t was learned there that Armentieres
is to be evacuated by the whole
population. No details were given.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
HALF BILLION is
ESTIMATED COST
Government Soldier InSur-
anCe Plan Announced.
BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS

Provision Of Measure Makes II Com.
pusory fer officers anj Men to AIIot
Minimum Of SIS Per Month of Their
Pay to Dependents.
Washington, Aug 11-Authority to
make effective the governments pro
gram of insuring the armed forces Of
the nation was sought of congress in
bills introduced in both houses by
Senator Simmons and Representative
Alexander.
The proposed legislation was framed
to follow plans already announced in
general outline and would provide in.
surance, at minimum cost for Ameri.
can soldiers sailors and marines, the
insured men paying the premiums.
family allowances to dependents OF
men in the nations military or naval
service; naturalization for disabili.
ties and the re-education and rehabili.
tation. at government expense. of in.
jured men
A feature would make it compulsory
for officers and men 10 allot mini.
mum of SIS month OF their pay to
dependent wives and children. The
maximum compulsory allotment is
half pay. These allotments would be
supplemented by family allowances, to
be made by the government, OF from
S. to $50 a month. according to the
circumstances and number OF depend.
ents.
Would Encourage Thrift.
To encourage thrift authority is
sought TO permit the war and navy de
partments to compel men who do not
allot one-half their pay TO deposit 50
much Of their half nay as Is not allot
ed with the government at per cent
interest. compounded semi-annually
Liberal indemnities for partial and
total disability are included in the
program. varying from So 10 So pei
month minimum up to $500 a month
/ for higher officers Insurance would
be written by the government on lives
of the men at a rate OF approximately
/ SS per ST 900 to $4,000. the premiums
/ payable in installments
The cost to the government as es
4 timated by Secretary MeAdoo would
be $3.50, 900 for the next two years
which Mr. McAdoo estimates at less
than 6 per cent of the cost TO the coun
/ try of conducting the war
In its general features the bin was
approved by the advisory COMMITTEES
of insurance representatives. summon
ed by Secretary McAdoo to Washing
ton July 2.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11

Word from Hazebrouk Thursday
was that a new and very deadly poi
son gas had been loosed on Armen-
there's by the Germans in a lombard
ment
Small shells breaking on contact
liberated a colorless liquid which
evaporated, spreading death and ter
ror.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11
OUR MILK DEPARTMENT


The pasteurizing plant Egan avenue which is now
solely under supervision, department i'm the
handling of milk for Madison and after considerable
sderation part highly recommend this method
adopted by the best authorities the milk i'm all the
large cities to be of the valuable discoveries intro
duced by science for nsurng sanitary, pure and nuri
ous milk free from typhoid and other infectious germs
CAN HAVE YOUR CHOICE
For years, covering the period of dairy
i'm this city, have put forth every effort OBJ
tanning and building up fine herd of HOlstein
possible and to those who desire, will gladly
furnish milk before il passes through the pasteuriz-
ing plant, o special babies milk
Milk called for at the depot, the prices are
MIX ..-..-.....,........ ....-.......-...... &c
'oiiee 1feam ...'.... '-...-........ .lOc
Whipping Cream ........................12
Depot open, $50 a. IN. to $50 p. m Phone 2222 We
fill all day telephone calls from depot Night calls 2255
at dairy farm.
We invite the public to visit depot any time and
look pateurzng plant.
g. |. WILKINSON
Producer, Retailer and Distributor of Milk
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-11

Provision Of Measure Makes II Com.
pulsory fer officers anj Men to Allot
Minimum Of SIS Per Month of Their
Pay to Dependents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
PERSH|NG'S MESSAGE
GOES TO P0|LUs
tBy United Press cablegran)

PARIS. June 26.-Four hundred and
fifty of Frances grizzled veterans bore
to the poilus today Major General Per-
shings first message. 1t was delivered
to them through Captain Margetts.
Pershing's aid at a meeting here last
night which for overfowing enthusiasm
has seldom been equaled in Paris The
four hundred and fifty were preparing
to return to the trenches During the
day they had each received a tuck
bag" made by American women, attend
ed a luncheon whore some of Frances
stage stars entertained them and at
night met in great room in the base
ment for what in America would be
called a smoker. II was in this smoke
filled room Margetts in behalf of Per-
shing gave the polius the first message
from the American general. He told
the soldiers America is with the allies
and assures them that if they can hold
on until the American army is ready the
common enemy will be elected from
France and completely crushed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
WHAT LAKE
COUNTY GAVE
RED CROSS

The estimated total of the big drive
in Lake county last week for the Red
Cross will foot up the enormous sum OF
s225.O0 and it may reach even more Tor
in several cities notably, Hammond
East Chicago. Indiana Harbor and
Whiting the count is not yet complete
and probably will not be complete for
several days.
The quota assessed against Lake
county was less than 100000 so that
the county gave twice as much as 1t
was asked to give. By townships, Nortn
turned in s115.0O0 to noon today. TINS
will be probably increased several
thousand dollars. Out of Lake county 5
eleven townships North and Calumet
gave s215.00o. practically the whole
amount. Crown Point over-subscribed
her share by a big percentage. Ham
nond gave two and half times more
than her quota. The city of East Chi
cago. including Indiana Harbor, gave
$4,000 a magnificent sum.
Lake county gave more to the Red
Cross than any other county in the
state except Marion. She has given
more soldiers than any other county
bought more Liberty bonds than any
other county except Marion and yet has
not been given representation on a
single one of the state defense commit
tees. which shows how jealous they are
Of good old Lake down state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
HAROLD HAMMOND
LIKES ARMY LIFE

Attorney w J. McAleer has received
an interesting letter from Harold Ham
mond. son of Mrs. Walter Hammond.
The young man is soldier at a fort in
Delaware. His letter follows:
The army routine is very different
than the average person imagines.
Everything is systematic and things
have to be done in the best possible
manner. We arise by bugle call at 5:15
a m. and stand roll call. We eat
breakfast after which we drill on the
large coast defense guns for two hours
fantry drill and class instruction.
was placed as the man to fire the gun
on the 12-incher, and believe me. those
big boys certainly do bark. 1t takes
thirty-four men to handle one and every
fellow is busy all of the time The
company to which I am assigned is a
mine laying and gun company. I be-
lieve the coast artillery is the most
complicated branch of the service.
THE fort where 1 am stationed was
a federal prison during the Civil war
and hundreds of soldiers died here and
no wonder. The dungeons and prison
cells remain just as they were at that
time which gives you an idea of the
suffering which the southern soldiers
had TO go through with"
The writer states that he enjoys the
Iusy life of the coast artillery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
.LABORING MEN To
HAVE FRIEND THERE.
BY WEBB MrLLER
United Pr

Omitted Press sstaT correspoadento
WASHINGTON. June 26.-The labor
ing men of the nation will have a
friend at court" on the appellate
exemption board that sifts out the men
for Americas army. it was learned to-
day. On each of the district boards
that hear exemption claims for occu-
pational reasons there will be one rep
resentative of the laboring man.
In response to urgent appeals from
national labor men the war department
decided today to give organized labor
representation. Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of La
Dor and a member of the labor COM
mittee of the advisory board of the
council of national defense has sub
mitted list of prominent local labor
leaders to the appellate tribunal. The
personnel of the boards was complete
today with the exception of two states.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
SUPER|NTE OF
CHAIN FACTORY DIES

william ]. Woodall, superintendent
of the s. G. Taylor Chain Company
died this forenoon at, his home in 12S
l42nd street. He is survived by his
widow, four daughters and two sons
The chiiaren are Mrs. f. A Thierfeldt
Of Buffalo, y. y; Mrs. Phillip Schneek
of Hammond; Mrs. D. L. Waters Of
Hope Ind.; Mrs Arthur Williamson of
Greenfield, Ind Benjamin of Indianap-
oils. and Arthur n. of Hammond
Mr.. Woodan had lived in Hammond
five years. He was a member of Orak
Shrine, a knights Templar, an Odd Eel
low and a Maccabee. He was So years
of age and had enjoyed good health
until three months ago. The death
was caused by heart trouble; The re-
mains are to be taken to Buffalo, his
former home, for interment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
CITY
RAISES A
FINE SUM

East Chicago comes to the front with
a total subscription to the Red Cross
war fund of $4,000. according to fig
ures compiled in the headquarters of
the Chamber of Commerce at a late
hour last night.
$4,000 of this amount was raised in
Indiana Harbor and $4,000 in the west
end.
This $4,000 was raised at a total ex-
pense of less than $780, the expense
running about $50 at Indiana Harbor
and S35 at the west end.
In the west end of the city, the SUBJ
scriptions would have been largely in
creased had the committee found it
possible to get to work earlier in the
game. 1t will be remembered TO put
on only a four day campaign-Thurs-
day. Friday. Saturday and Monday. 1t
was discovered by kilograms received
from the headquarters of various plants
yesterday that had the companies re-
ceived the solicitations earlier a pro-
portionate share of their contributions
might just as we'll have been made
through the East Chicago office. AS it
was. there were several of the indus
tries that subscribed wholly through
their home offices in other cities.
For example. Superintendent Thum of
the United States Metals Refining Co.
1Continued on page ffve)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
INDIANA HARBOR
rs NINETEENTH IN
POST REPORT

The postal savings bulletin for May
places the Indiana Harbor post office
nineteenth in the list of offices having
the greatest in postal savings deposits
for that month. The list of twenty-one
cities having gains in excess of 100000
for May follows: New York, Brooklyn.
Detroit, Pittsburgh. Chicago, Cleveland.
Buffalo. Philadelphia. Newark, Boston.
Bridgeport. Akron. Toledo. Niagara
Falls, Milwaukee. Seattle. Jersey City.
McKeesport. Indiana Harbor, St. Louis
and Canton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
High Court Says Women Are Not Re
LAKE coUNfY MAKES MOST MAGN1f1cENT = sHoW1NG j
NELL|E'S PA HEAvES
COAL At $40 A DAY
Scarcity of Labor Raises
Prices All Along the
Line.

Here is an excerpt from a modern
primer:
Mamma. why can't we have an auto
mobile like Nellie Smiths papa"
I'VE can't afford it. dear"
But mamma they have a Victrola
and go to the movies every night and
Nellie gives parties and has real ice
cream and"
Tut. tut. daughter. you must re-
member NeIlie's papa is a coal HEAVIER
and gets ten dollars a day while your
papa is only a Latin teacher"
Why can't my papa be a coal HEAVIER
too. mammal"
"Oh, dear. if you must know those
things. your papa wasted his time going
to college. You and I must suffer be-
cause of his misspent youth
Until quite recently shoveling coal
from cars was looked upon as a rather
Improbable profession. Only two years
ago four dollars a day was considered
top price for such work while in the
dark ages of 1912 the pitiful sum of
S2.75 sufficed.
At the United Chemical & Organic
Products Company (FIirsh-Stein) plant
of Hammond ordinary coal beavers re-
ceive nine dollars a day and extraordi-
nary coal beavers ten to twelve.
Common labor receives 35 to 3715 cents
an hour. The scale for unloading salt
and sulphur is as high as that for coal
A reporter was talking to Manager t:
R. Tennant today to inquire concerning
a ten per cent increase in wages effec-
tive throughout the plant this week.
Only six weeks ago a general increase
was granted.
I'VE pay thirty-five cents ton for
unloading dry bones said Manager
Tennat, trying to coax the reporter
away from the field Of Journalism. No
I'll change that scale right now. Make
it forty cents
It appears they have the raising habit
over at the United States Chemical &
Organic Products plant. There are
about $50 men employed and more men
needed.
Some morning Manager Tenant will
be standing out in front of the gate
when they come to work and he'll say
Awful sorry boys, 1 can't give you
your usual daily raise this morning
We're only going to raise you every
other morning hereafter"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
HAMMOND
BOYS MAY
co THROUGH
Especial to THE TIMEs.l
BY IRVING CHAYKEN.

MOBILIZATION CAMP. SYRACUSE,
n. Y. June 26.-The 500 extra artillery
men at the state fair grounds here will
be sent to Sparta, Wis. and Fortress
Monroe, Va. it was announced today.
Among the boys to leave are ten FROM
Hammond. and 1t is possible they will
pass through their own city in case
they are sent to Sparta.
The camp is very populous but not
crowded with its present contingent of
$4,000 men, and the new camp grounds
are being rushed to completion.
The men detrained here are the pick
of the country, and it developed that
they are here only as visitors for some
purpose that is best known to the war
office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
(By United Press.)

INDIANAPOLIS, June 26.-Addftional al
indictments by the federal grond jury,
of politicians and officials for fraud in
the election of 1914, were expected to-
day. following the conviction of
Police Chief Perrett and five others on
charges of conspiracy TO corrupt the
election. Testimony brought out at the
trial tended to involve others. The
chief and his five cO-workers today
faced maximum penalty of $1,000
fine and 10 years imprisonment. Or
ders were issued for the calling of n
federal grand jury in July, the sum-
mons being the direct result of the
startling disclosures made during the
trial of Perreft.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
GIVEN UNTIL
WEDNESDAY
(special to THE TIMEs)

CROWN POINT. Ind, June 27-Be-
cause of the unsatisfactory character
of the evidence given by the East Chi
cago industrial heads before the County
Board of Review, nearly all of abe
manufacturers We're asked to find out
about how much was invested in their
respective plants on March l, 1917. and
to report again next Wednesday at 10
o'clock The Inland Steel company by
its representative. Mr.. Jones. did not
think that the Inland figures could be
compiled by Wednesday, and so that
plant will have its hearing on Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-26
JUDGE PUTS
D. k. On PART
OF THE LAW
Legislatures Convention Call
Legal But Women Can Not
Vote for New Constitution.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, June 26.-
Judge Thornton. of the Marion county
superior court. has decided that the law
enacted by the 1917 legislature calling
for constitutional convention is cons
stitutional, but that the part of the
law which seeks to give women the
right to vote for the election of dele
gates to the constitutional convention
is unconstitutional. The case will be
appealed to the supreme court by both
sides, because neither side is satisfied
with the decision.
The court held that the legislature
has the power to call an election for
the election of delegates and to call
constitutional convention which would
give the people an opportunity to adopt
a new constitution if they wished to do
SO.
1t was held that this did not mean
that the legislature was attempting TO
revise the present constitution or adopt
a new one The court said all the reg
islature was doing in this matter was to
arrange for the people themselves to
determine thateouestion Therefore. he
said, the act is constitutional. and it is
perfectly proper for the speciad election
to be held for the election of delegates.
But, Judge Thornton held that women
are not people" in the sense in which
the term people" is used in the cons
titution- He said that the present cons
titution was adopted by the people of
the state at a time when the men alone
had the right to vote on all matters at
elections, including the adoption of the
constitution. At that time women had
no right to vote,-and they, therefore,
had no part in the making of the pres
ent constitution. He said the present
constitution specifies who shall have
the right of suffrage in Indiana and
(Continued on page fiveO