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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12

Inc General Assembly has decreed
that every county in the State shall
within six. months after Adjournment
of the body, provide guide posts at all
crossings and forks of the public high.
ways containing proper descriptions
and devices indicating the direction r.
and the distance from the most i'm
Portant town Dr. vicinity within ten
miles of such guide posts. h 1et-
terlng on each sign is to be at least
TWO inches in height. The DUTY of
providing thees signs devolves nno,
the county commissioners, except in
those counties having road commits
Slons in which event the highway
commission is to direct the n1acing
and maintaining them. This will h.
great convenience to pedestrians and
the public generally.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12
"GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.

The smithfeld Herald has the fol,
lowing relative to a practice that has
come to be all to common in North
carolina as well as in other states:
mar gave us an item of news last
week When he said that at a certain
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12
Spring,

spring is looked upon by many az
Sne most delightful season of the year
DuL tnls cannot be said of the rheu~
natlc. Inc cold and damp weather
rEIngs on rheumatic pains which ara
arytnlng but pleasant. They can IA
.eILeveL' however, by applying Cham
DSrIa1ns Lin1ment. Obtainable eyerv-
where-adv.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12

FOT SALE-A few young maple trees
about ten feet high. Apply to w.
H. Hawkins. 4-12-1tp
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
APPRECIATE GIFT
EMBROIDERY CLUB LADIES
HEAR FROM COMPANY
T. BOYS.

Upon their departure from Madi-
son, ladies of the Embroidery club
presented local boys of Company L
with fruits and other dainties and
have received the following acknowl-
edgment:
Camp Green. Oct. A, 1917.
Mrs. j. Chris Schultz. President of
Ladies' Embroidery Club. Dear Mrs.
Schultz: We, the members of Com
pany Il. wish to thank the ladies of
the Embroidery club for the offering
of fresh fruit you made us. The fruit
lasted through our entire trip, issu-
ing Ii for n meal a day.
We not only appreciated the fruit,
but the spirit of kindness and
thoughtfulness it expressed and we
assure We will try to merit the kind
ly feeling you now have for us
Sincerely, 116 Supply Train, 41st Di-
vision, Formerly Company Il. BY
Sergt. MeGillivray.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

Dan Sullivan, of Summit, is haul
ing lumber for a new granary.
Conductor Herb Putney and family
went to Dell Rapids to visit friends.
Rev. DR.. Shanafelt and a number
of Baptist brethren went north to
Oldham to ordain a young minister.
The ladies of the o. f. S. will give
a social dance at the opera house
Wednesday evening. October 10. All
Masons are cordially invited, and no
other invitation will be issued to
them than this.
The delegates TO the Presbyterian
Synod left for their homes today in
all directions by rail, team and wheel.
All were especially outspoken in
praise of their hospitable reception
and treatment here.
The new broom factory of G.. c..
Albee started up today in the Davi-
sol building west of the p~ostoffice.
Mr.. Albee has four hands at work
and has laid in a large quantity of
broom stock.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
GOOD ADVICE.
This Madison Woman Gives Informa-
ton OF Priceless Value.

When you suffer from backache,
Headaches. dizziness, nervousness,
Feel weak, languid. depressed,
Have annoying bladder disorders;
Do you know what to do?
Some Madison people do.
It's from a Madison m
Testimony that can be investi-
gated.
Mrs. p. Lincoln, says: Several
years ago my kidneys became disor-
dered and / suffered constantly from
backache, accompanied by headaches
and spells of dizziness. / have had
no trouble whatever with my kidneys
since using Doan's Kidney Pills and
/ know that I am completely cured"
Price, so cents, at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Lincoln had. Foster
Milburn Co.. Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
STATE NEWS.

Peever-A coroner's jury which in
vestigated the death of William Fig
ge, a young farmer living near Peev-
er, who died from a gunshot wound.
returned a verdict to the effect that
he committed suicide. No cause is
known for the act. He was about 80
years of age and is survived by a wild
ow and two small children.
Mt. Vernon-Mrs. r.. NJ. Ross, wife
of a Mt. Vernon man, was badly
crushed and Is in a serious condition
as the result of being caught between
a building which was being moved
and another building. 1t was neces-
sary to unhitch the horses from one
end of the building and hitch to the
other end in order to pull the build
ing back sufficiently to release her.
Alexandria-An interesting event
here was the celebration of the gold
en- wedding anniversary of Mr.. ard
Mrs. w. w. Newell, prominent pio-
neer residents of Hanson county and
Alexandria. Mr.. Newell is a veteran
of the civil war. Mr.. Newell and
wife came to South Dakota in 1879,
settling. on a homestead near Alex
andria. After living there for a time
they moved to Alexandria.
Vermillion-To investigate the tin
deposits of South Dakota is the pur-
pose of the federal government, ac-
cording to DR.. Freeman Ward, state
geologist, who is a member of the
faculty of the University of South Da-
knfa Thu hrrrnatt re ,eafvnnC ~ tho An-
partment of interior notified Prof.
Ward that Thomas Marley and r.. r.
Hornor, of the bureau of mines, have
been ordered to the Black Hills dis
trict of South Dakota to carry on the
investigation into South Dakota's re-
sources in. tin.
Pierre-Six girls of the grade
country schools OF Hughes county Sc
cured state fair prizes for bread bak-
Peoria; Zelma Smith, of Blunt; Alma
Swanson, of Harold; Violet How
ard, of Blunt; Fern Foote of Harold,
and Lucille Potter, OF Raber. These
six girls won the six medals offered
for the best loaves Of home made
bread at the state fair, and took the
record from all the other counties of
the state.
Ipswich-The biggest deal in real
estate in the northern half of South
Dakota has just been closed by the
Clark-McCollom Land corporation, in
the sale of the John j. Price farm of
1,760 acres in Faux county to w. c..
Nissen. of Aberdeen. The deal in
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11

big drop in the Minneapolis market,
the Sioux City market giving way In
der pressure from the north.
Fancy flour in Minneapolis drop
ped from $11 to $1,000 a barrel.
First grade flour dropped from
$1,000 to 1915 a barrel. Other
grades were reported unchanged.
Sioux City millers attributed the
Minneapolis bearish market to the
food administration efforts.
1T looks like the Sioux City price
will drop 10 cents a 4S-pound bag in
the near future" a miller said.
Sioux City prices have been the
same as the Minneapolis prices and
our market is governed by the Min
neapolis quotations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
PURE BRED STOCK SALE.

On October 81, 1917, l will sell At
public auction a lot of pure bred
Duroc Jersey hogs, consisting of
spring gifts, spring boars, year
ling herd boar and two yearling sows.
Also two yearling pure bred register
ed Percheron stud colts and two
Shetland ponies. Sale will be held at
the farm, five miles south and two
miles east of Carthage. Write for
catalog describing the auction.-A.
b. Merriam.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
A PROCLAMATION
GOV. NORBECK URGES OBSERV.
ANCE OF GO-TO-SUNDAY-
SCHOOL-DAY.

The following proclamation has
been issued from the executive cham
bers at Pierre:
Character is not wholly inherited,
neither does 1t result from brief ex-
p%erience, but on the contrary it is the
product of imperceptible accretion
throughout the years of life.
"Precept upon precept, precept up
on precept; line upon line. line upon
line; here a little and there a little"
is the formula for character building
prescribed by a wise ancient, and in
deed all of the philosophers of mod
ern learning have not improved up
on IT..
Profoundly impressed as l am with
the belief that a regular attendance
at the Sunday school is one of the
most potent influences in forming
good character in our people, and de-
string to advance the institution and
give encouragement to the devoted
men and women who freely and pa
tiently give their time, talent and
strength to this important work, l,
Peter Norbeck, governor of the State
of South Dakota, do hereby enjoin all
our citizens to observe as Go-to-Sun-
day-School-Day, Sunday, November
4, 1917, and do recommend that on
that day each and every one repair to
his respective church Sunday school,
to attend its sessions, take part in its
exercises. and by example and word
indicate to the officers and teachers
the high public appreciation Of their
labors and to impress upon the chill
dren the serious import of the Sun
day school and its work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11

wolves over $1,000, 900, and is believ-
ed to be the beginning of an era of
land activity at higher prices than
have prevailed for years. The farm
will be stocked with registered cattle
and hogs and put into a high state of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11
FLOUR down
LOWEST 1T HAS BEEN SINCE THE
WAR STARTED.

Sioux City. Oct. 11.--Fancy patent
flour in Sioux City yesterday was
worth $3.50 for a 48-pound bag, the
retail price since the beginning
of the war.
The cause of the decrease was a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11

Five hundred per cent or more on
an investment Is a good thing. Lit
tie wants ads In The Daily Leader
will bring these results.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-11

"A cough remedy must be good to give
satisfaction in q northern states vari-
able weather. Bertram Bros, Green
Bay, Wis, write: w have used Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar and recommend it
to nyone who needs a good. reliable
cough n cold remedy" Relieves
Group, opens air passages. eases strang-
ling fight for breath. Sold everywhere.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
'SANMIES' ARE now
ON WAY TO FRONT
French Delighted with Rapidly
with Which Forces Are Moved.
Ey DANIEL DILLON.
I. y. =. stan CorrespordCnt.

American Headquarters IN France.
July l".-This was TslkinE uU day at
the American camp A. fa-cwelis
v,rc being said the soldiers became
more serious than CUstumaTr. rcaliz-
ing they were entering their FIRST step
toward real war.
The village maidens Wei, sad TO sec
the Americans 40 A. they had become
great admirers OF tn, keen and alert
Young soldiers.
Friendships were broken as the men
moved TO different camps.
The artillery ContiuEcnt r. to have
q separate camp
The French are delighted with the
rapidly with which the troops are be-
ing moved. They are nov certain that
America is seriously in the war. The
effect has been wonderful on the
morale Of tn" French Who now
prophesy the end Of Ihe war within
year.
Survivors OF Norwegian merchant
ship that was sunk 10y a German sub
marine were landed today AT a
French port by United States de-
stroyers.
All Of the members Of the crew were
rescued. thanks 10 the energy and
courage Of the American scamen.
The rescued men were loud In their
praises OF the Americans They de-
Clared that the American squadron is
doing spl,vdid scrvic, IA protecting
merchant ships 5rom U-hoats.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
STRATEGICAL MOVE
SAVES ARMY BACON
Defense Council Committee Averts
Catastrophe to Troops and Sailors.

Real catastrophe to the United
States army and navy has just been
averted. For some weeks the army
has been unable to get bacon and
the navy was little better off. The
mule is already almost extinct in the
army. An army without mules and
without bacon was a thing hardly
to be conceived.
So Brig. Gen. A. L. Smith. OF the
Quartermaster's Department: Lieut..
Comdr. Paymaster Hancock, Julius
Rosenwald and o. f. Heyl. of the
committee on supplies of the Council
Of National Defense, hurried to
Chicago.
There 1t was found that the diff
ficulty lay with the government speci-
ficaions. The army has required
bacon better than the best packed
for the choicest retail trade. The
packers have been unable to get this.
1t also required corned beef in cans
of special size. This caused much
delay.
Now the specifications have been
conformed to tho-e OF the best COM
mercial practice. a subcommittee of
the Council of Defense has been es-
tablished at Chicago to allot the con-
tracts among the packers. and becon
will soon siZsle in every rooky's mess
kit of a dewey morning when the
bugle "busts" reveille.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Big INTERESTS SEEK
DRAFT EXEMPTIONS
Pressure Brought on Government by
Capitalists of Nation.

The great industrial interests OF the
country are bringing tremendous pres
sure to bear on the government to
grant widespread exemptions TO the
labor employed by them.
Chicago packing houses. mining.
leather. and other industries are rep
resented.
As a result, Il WAS learned yester-
day. hard and fast rules for indus
trial exemption ave being drawn up.
They are practically complete, and are
being held secret pending appointment
of the appellate exemption boards, TO
which they will be entrusted.
From n forecast of these rules
obtained yesterday il appeared certain.
that in some cases entire classes
would be exempted. This applies
especially to industries engaged in
supply ing the army. Muniiion makers,
miners. shipbUilders. shoemskers on
government contract. and persons en-
gagged in raising. curing. packing,
transporting or distributing food for
the army are Included in these classes.
Especially widespread exemptions
will be made among farmers, although
they are ny no means not exempt as
a class The draft army. from present
]
men.
As soon as all the States have re-
ported the following steps will be TAX
en- here:
l. President Wilson will appoint the
appellate boards and the War DcTart-
mcnt will Fend them regulations for
their guidance.
. The President then will official
Iy proclaim a date for the drsft and
regulations for the machinery govern
ing IL.
g. A final board OF appeals will he
ramed TO sit at the War Department
and pass on appeals from the deci-
sions of the appeals boards. This
board will represent the President.
4. on the day set IN" names will be
drawn. Each man dated will have
TO look for his own name either in his
horne newspaper or on lists which
will be publicly posted in the ofices
Of the local boards.
In no event will ths actual drawing
be later than the middle Of next week
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
FRENCH SENATOR DIES
BY GERMAN CRUELTY
Home Dynamited, Aged Man Falls
in Snow.

Paris. July 1o.-Details reached this
city today of the terrible death OF
Charles Sebline. an aged senator from
the Aisne department. last winter in
territory occupied by the Germans. 1t
was not until the Germans were
driven back in the present offensive
that news of Senator Sebline's death
became known here.
The Germans, despite the fact that
the senator was lying heiplessly Ill.
dynamited his manner house, cut
down all the trees on his place and
blew up. the farm buildings. Then
they placed NJ. Sebline and his wife in
an open cattle car. In this they trsv-
eled five hours through q heavy snow
storm. The train finally halted and the
aged pair were ordered to walk the
remaining two miles to a town. NJ.
Sebline fell helpless and died in q few
minutes. His wife's petition to be al
lowed to pray at his side was denied
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
.COCCHI TELLS
MURDER STORY
Graphic Description Of Ruth
Cruger S Horrible Death
Given by Italian.

my sCFNtCest
New York, July lO-Ruth Cruger
fought until her last breath against
the terrible fate that was meted out
to her by Alfredo Cccchi. Even when
her slayer was beating her to death
she resisted with almost the strength
of a Samson. Semi-conscious she
combated the furious assaults made
upon her by her slayer.
These startling facts were recounted
In Cocchfs confession. which was re-
ceived BY Police Commissioner Woods
and District Attorney Swami today
from Bologna, Italy, where the slayer
is IN prison.
Cocchi stated in his confession that
he had never seen the high school
girl until the day she brought her
skates to his motorcycle shop on the
morning of February Is. She told him
she would call in the afternoon for
them. Cocchi says that then and
there he made up his mind When
she returned for the skates he made
advances. She repulsed him. stepping
back to the door of the store. He and
AIc SlIl were Ine STOp.
It grasped the girl by the should
ers." said Cocchi II drew her to me
and began to kiss her. She began
to scream for the police so loudly that
choked her and jammed my fist
against her mouth. tried to rip her
clothing of. She was so strong and
resisted so that I was mt even able
to tear her dress. She fought to the
10
head striking the floor. She was
stunned, but not unconscious. She
continued fighting. dazed as she was.
In my fury 1 dragged her to the trap
door and dropped the half conscious
girl through. She landed head first
on the concrete floor ten feet below.
with my right hand" the confess
sion reads. II grasped a stick of
heavy wood. The girls remarkable
vitality came to her rescue for a mo-
ment. She struggled to her knees. her
hands raised in piteous appeal to pro-
tect herself Three times struck
the child as she thus fought for life
and honor"
Then followed a description of the
effect of the blows. Very slowly the
girls body crumpled. Then. ever
decreasing means issuing from her
lips. she became still.
Il then buried her." continues
Cocchi. There was no difficulty. l
took the body. still warm, and threw
it into the cavity in the left-hand
corner of the cellar. l showed 1t in
head first and pushed by the legs and
only put a box over the cavity, no
dirt"
1t was reported today that James
W. Osborne. former Assistant District
Attorney, will probably be appointed
by Gov. Whitman to conduct the dis
trict attorneys inquiry in the alleged
dilatory work OF the police in solving
the mystery.
The grand jury today refused to re-
turn an indictment for perjury against
Lieut.. William Brown, the desk Off
GER at the Fourth Branch Detective
Bureau on the night the girls disap-
pearance was reported. District At
torney Swami expects to resubmit the
case to the jury and again seek an
indictment.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
AMERICANS WILL NOT
PAY VISIT To JAPAN
Root Mission to Return Directly
Home From Russia.

Despite the request OF the Japanese
government that the Root mission to
Russia visit Toxic before returning
home. it was announced at the State
DEPARTMENT yesterday that no such
visit would be paid. No reason was
assigned for ignoring the invitation
of Japan, which is sending a high
commission headed by Baron Ishli on
a visit of honor to the United States.
The japanese are expected in this
country in a few weeks.
In connection with the announce
ment that Root would not visit Japan,
it was stated that he and his COL
leagues soon will leave Russia. They
will proceed direct to the United
States and report to the State De-
partment.
That the expert diplomacy of former
Senator Root has had much to do with
the re-entrance of Russia into the
war as a fighting factor. was the
opinion expressed here yesterday. He
reached Petrograd at the psychologist
cal moment and his representations
to the then tottering government had
much to do with the recent smooth
ing out of affairs in Russia, it is be-
lieved
Mr.. Root has made extensive reports
to this government, all of which are
guarded with the greatest secrecy.
One official expressed the reason for
this yesterday as follows:
II would not be fair to Mr.. Root
TO quote him. With the situation in
Russia ever changing what was true
today might be untrue tomorrow. and
1t might rlace him in an embarrassing
position"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Text of Letter.
find SOCIETY WOMAN
TO BE INCOMPETENT
Mrs. Frances Duer Titon Denied
Management of 100000 Estate.


New York, July 1O-Mrs. Francis
Ducr Tilton. who when ~ married her
225-year-old chauffeur. was found by
shcriff's jury today incompetent to
manage her s4Oo.cao estate. The Su-
preme Court will appoint a conserva-
tor for her estate.
Mrs. Tilton was formerly the wife
os man named Key. After his
death she purchased villa at Chevy
Chase. near Washington. and spent
her money freely. While on trip TO
Baltimore she married Jack" Tilton.
her chauffeur. after an acquaintance
of week. He received about $50. .coo
of her SECURITIES to buy a seat on
the stock exchange and then parted
from her. She afteTward sued him,
alleging he made a wager to marry
her. get her fortune and then get rid
OF her.
Mrs. Tilton Is now in a santa rum
in Waverly. near Boston. Her testi-
money was taken there and read at the
trial today. She insisted her mother
and her sister conspiTed to get her
money and put her in an asylum. To
support this charge she said she was
in wireless communication with her
relatives frequently.
She said she had made a will leav-
ing Something's Ito everyone in the
world" and that She estimated her
income at over 100000 a year. She
told how she had sent her daughter
Jean, a graduate at Radcliffe College,
three quarts of whisky and some
cigarettes to brace her up as she
needed a tonic.
From her testimony her delusions
were so apparent that the lawyers
representing her interests withdrew
any opposition TO the appointment Of
committee TO take charge of her
New York property.