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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
100000 RUSSIANS
MARCHING REARWARD

London, Aug. IA dispatch TO the
Times from the headquarters of the
Russian Seventh army says the situa
ton is more hopeful Panics among
the retreaters are suppressed ruth
lessly. Three divisions Of cavalry
have taken positions across the whole
front Of retreat.
Deserters are shot and attempts to
spread panic are suppressed by
prompt executions. Deserters, spies
and agitators who enjoyed complete
immunity under the committee sys-
tenn lie dead on the highways A pa
per pinned on the corpses reads
Here lies a traitor to his country. !"
Red badges and other symbols which
accompanied the Generalization have
almost disappeared.
A dispatch to the Post from Petro
grad. referring TO the Russian retreat
in Galicia, says it il eonseryatively
estimated that more than 1000 0a0
Russian troops are steadily marching
rearward. These constitute the Eley-
enth and Seventh armies, with their
reserves.
The Eighth army, which is largely
cavalry and not included in the fore
going figures, also Is retreating and
it's position, says the correspondent,
is extremely critical The Germans
are straining every effort to capture
| ii while following up the Eleventh
and Seventh armies and it looks as
| If the Eighth army might be caught
| in a bag
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
MANY STUDENTS ARE SLAIN
Six Thousand From German Universi.
ties Among War Victims.

Copenhagen. Aug. 1.-Of a total o.
$4,000 German university students
called to the colors up to the conclu
sion OF the last fall and winter semes
ter 5000 have been reported as killed
according 10 advices received here
from Berlin
Per n university was represented III
Germany's lighting ranks by 5.2S5 men
Of whom 500 are dead Bonn uniyer
sity supplied 3,G47, of whom 364 are
killed. The figures for some Other
universities follow:
Heidelberg. |, SAC called up. 250 kill
ed; Munich. $3.50 called up, 10 pei
cent killed; Leipzig, 1900 called up
6G4 killed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
President Gains His Point for
Single Director.
BILL NEARS COMPLETION
Section Providing for Committee Con.
sisting Of Members From Both
Houses Of coRaress is the Only Re.
manning Problem TO Be Solved

Washington, Aug. /. - Yielding tc
the urgent request OF President vii
son senate and house conferees on
the food control bill eliminated the
provision for a food board of three
members instead Of single admins
traitor and consented to make one
more effort to agree regarding the
section creating a war expenditure
committee of congress.
The ecnferees had reached an i'm
passe on the two proposals when the
president interviewed
The senate war committee section,
strenuously opposed by the president,
is tie only remaining problem.
The prospects are strong that sen
ate members viii yield TO the presl-
dent on this point
Before the meeting the president
conferred at the White House with
Representative Lever and Senator
Chamberlain
He insisted on one-man food con
troll and elimination Of the clause
creating the expenditures committee
Within an hour after reconvenine
the senate conferees Yielded.
Success OF the food administration.
President Wilson told the conferees'
leaders. largely depend on its man
agement By one man lie said larger
board would seriously interfere" with
successful conduct OF the war
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
WAVES DiCTATION RIGHT
John o. Rockefeller VIII Not Pay Out
Foundation Funds.

New York, Aug. John ID. Rookie
feller has surrendered right he stipn-
lated when he endowed the Rockefel
ler Foundation with 100000. 600
namely, that s2,000.000 of the annual
income be subject to specific desig
nation by him.
A letter by Mr.. Rockefeller to the
trustees said he had taken this action
lin view of the increasing demands on
the funds of the foundation, especial
ly those arising in connection with the
great war"
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PRISON TERMS FOR SEVEN
Former indianapolis City Employees
Are Sentenced.

indianapolis. Aug. Samuel Per
rott. recent chief of police of Indian
apolis. found guilty OF conspiracy 70
commit election frauds in 1914. was
sentenced by Federal Judge Geiger 10
four years in Atlanta prison and TO
pay a 81 900 fine.
Herman Adam. a city inspector OF
weights and measures. Roy A Pope
ex-police captain; Maryland Sanders
and Mortimer Hulse. ex-poliee ser
geants, and Lee Stringer. city detec
tive. were given sentences ranking
from two years TO six months
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
WOULD PROBE SPY WORK
United States Will Ask Mexico &c
Make investigation.

Washington. Aug. $50 enormous
have become the reports of German
spy activities and propaganda in Mex
leo that Ambassador Fletcher. on ar
rival at Mexico City. will call the AT
tention of the Mexican government t.
the links in that country between Ber
lin and German agents in the United
States.
State department officials do not
question the integrity of the Mexican
goYernmen. The Vaccinations of q
German organization in Mexico con
stitute a violation of Mexico's neu
trality.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Mooney May Get New Trial.

San Francisco. Aug. 1. A new
trial for Thomas ]. Mooney was rec
ommended by Attorney General U. s
Webb in a document filed i'm the state
supreme court. where Moneys ap
peal from sentence of death is pend
ing Mooney was tried on a mur
der charge. an outgrowth of prepar
edness day bomb explosion. killing
ten persons
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
british and French Unite
Forces in West.
FLANDERS SCENE OF MOVE
Terrific Battle Of Big Guns. Raging for
Days Past. Is Succeeded by Com
hined Charge Of Infantry Over Thir-
ty-Mile Front.

London. Aug 1.-One of the big
moves Of the war apparently is under
way in Flanders. where the right flank
of the German front is anchored upon
the sand dunes and fat fields that
skirt the North sea coast. The terrific
battle of big guns, raging for days
past, has been succeeded by charge
of infantry and the combined British
and French force is sweeping forward
over the strongly fortified Teutonic
liEes
Early reports of the engagement do
not indicate exactly it's scope and
there can only be surmise as to its
exact purpose. 1t seems significant,
however, that French forces have
combined with British for an assault
on this front, where an attempt TO
break through or turn the German
flank has been expected for some time
A keen desire on the part of the
entente commanders to get at the Ger
man submarine bases which line the
shores of Belgium also has been in
evidence and this purpose would be
accomplished by any sweeping victory
achieved on the Flanders front
The attack of the two allied armies
is marked on the southern boundary
of its field by the river Lys.
Battle Front Thirty Miles.
The battle front north of the river
stretches from Warenton on the
Franco-Belgian border to the North
sea coast, the distance between those
two points being about thity miles
Included i'm this battle area is the
famous Wytschaete-Messine front,
where the British on June Z. after ex-
ploding 100000 pounds of high ex-
plosives under the German lines, at
tackled on a nine-mile front and cap
tured the high ridge, several towns,
forty-seven guns and more than 1000
prisoners.
The operation gives every evidence
of being a major one, however, and
il is clear that il was successful in its
initial stages. the war office account
declaring that the first detectives were
attained on the entire front. Many
prisoners already have been taken.
The launching of the drive seem
ingly was a surprise to the Germans,
who only Monday were boasting that
the intensity of their reply to the
British bombardment had caused the
British gunners to lessen the vio-
leDce of their fire IL comes, more
over after the failure of the tremen-
dous efforts of the German crown
prince to break the French front in
the Aisne region.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Churchill Is Reelected.

London, Aug. Winston Spencer
Churchill was reelected member Of
the house of commons for Dundee, the
bye-election being made necessary hy
his recent appointment to a cabinet
position. His opponent was Edmund
Scrymgeour, Prohibitionist and Labor
tie.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Church Fights Conscription.

Montreal. Aug. 1.-The Catholic
hierarchy of the Dominion has formal
ly entered the ranks of the anti-con-
scriptionists with statement by
Archbishop Begin. senior episcopate
which has been published throughout
the province and disseminated over
the Dominion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Arrested for criticising Wilson

Chicago, Aug. 1.-During an ad
dress in which he is alleged to have
called President Wilson King Will
son." and "a hypocrite," l. S. Abrams
invited "any government detectives
present to step forward" One did.
Abrams Is held In $4,000 bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
PLAN is CALLED SUCCESSFUL
Move to Employ Women Is Spreading
in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Employment Of
several hundred women as laborers
by the Ryan car plant, South Chica-
go, begun as an experiment several
weeks ago, has proved 50 successful
Several other large manufacturers are
considering adopting the plan. The
women ran-c I'm age from eighteen TO
forty-hve yea-s, receive 30 cents an
hour and v o.. cL.ht hours a day
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Ban on Shipping Shoestrings.

Boston, Aug Suspicion that a
large quantity of shoestrings, con
signed by manufactures here TO
Sweden by parcel post, were eventual.
ly to reach Germany, led postal al.
thorities to prohibit shipment of the
goods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
FREIGHT TRAIN HITS AOTO
TWO Minneapolis Men Killed and an
Iowan Injured.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 1.-R. F.
Hart, thirty-five years old, superin.
tendent of the Hoax Elevator COM
pany of Minneapolis, and c. II. Show
ers, forty years old, also of Minneap-
oils, were instantly killed and Gene
Williams of Norway, Ia, was seriously
and perhaps fatally hurt when the
automobile in which they were driv-
ing was struck by a fast freight train
on the Milwaukee railroad at Walford.
Ia, near here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
HORSE FLESH GOES HIGHER
Germans Also Paying More for Fats
and Geese.

Washington, Aug. Fats and fat
meats are being held at premium in
Germany, according to reports re-
ceiyed at offices of the food admins
tration.
Fat is s536 a pound Geece are s19
and horse flesh sells at from Sc cents
a mound
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Five Dead in Rail Wreck.

Edmonton, Alta, July 31-Five
dead, four more seriously and prob
ably mortally injured and a large
number of others requiring hospital
care is the toll of the worst railroad
wreck that has ever occurred in the
Edmonton district A freight train,
eastbound, crashed into a moonlight
special crowded with passengers for
Alberta Beach, a holiday resort on the
Canadian Northern
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01

Havre, Aug. 1.-Deportations of
civilians from Mons. Belgium. con-
tinue, the German government send.
ing away 129 men on June 2e and 80
on June 2S. It is probable they will
be made to work on the German front
In France.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
GREAT WALK0UT
is THREATENED
/. ". ". Sends Warning to
President Wilson.


Unless Deported Industrial Workers
Are Returned TO Their Homes IN
Arizona, Miners of Michigan and
Minnesota and Farm Laborers of
North and South Dakota Will Be
Called Out.
Chicago. Aug. Miners, harvest
hands and lumbermen of the Middle
West threaten to 90 on a sympathetic
strike unless the deported Industrial
Workers of the World are returned to
their homes in the Warren district in
Arizona
A telegram voicing the intention of
a walzout of more than 225.0OO men
was sent from Chicago to President
Wilson by w d. Haywood, head Of the
Industrial Workers OF the World.
The message to President Wilson
said that miners in Michigan had be
gun a general strike; that Minnesota
miners would follow and that harvest
hands in North and South Dakota
would fall into line unless the men
deported from their homes We're re
turned
Suspension of harvest work. the l.
". " leaders declare, would mean
loss of thousands OF dollars 20 the
farmers and inactivity In the mines
would prove a serious impediment tc
munition manufacturers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Contagious Diseases Increase.

Chicago. Aug. Reports OF the
health department show that there
has been an increase of approximately
so per cent In contagious diseases il
Chicago for the past week. as com
pared with The same week a year aeo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
Cuban War Secretary Named.

Havana, Aug General Jose
Marti. who retired last Saturday as
chief of staff of the Cuban army, was
appointed secretary of war and navy
by President Menocal General Marti
is son of the noted Cuban patriot,
lose Marti
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01
GIRL TRAMPLED TO DEATH
BY CATTLE.

Belfield. ~ D., Aug l.
Thrown from her horse in front
of 2 stampeded bunch Of cattle
which she had endeaVOred to
round up Euniee. thirteen year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George NJ. Morgan. was tram
pied TO death. Her body was
found on the range by young
er sister
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-01

THEN ACT QUICK! 5 going There only
county,
for sale That YOU MIGHTY QUICK
these choice. fertile of land
this land now! Excursion St Paul Monday
Northern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

squad quit. ] was on the committee
that went 10 see Mr.. Perkins, and we
reported to Mr.. Perkins about the pay
ments that had been made TO Mr..
Breckenridge"
Samuel Fishman Of 80 Division
Street, followed Mr. Klein.
"On one OCCASION" said he, 81 was
one of tho committee that went with
Mr.. Wilson 10 see Mr.. Breckenridge. We
had some talk about $4,000. Mr.. Wilson
told us Mr.. Breckenridge wanted $4,000.
This was when we were in Breckin-
ridges office and Breckenridge was
there. Mr.. Breckenridge said that he
needed 50. 600 there was so much ex-
pense attached TO the work, and we
agreed to give him $500 for the present.
"Then they all went out except Mr.
Jacobs and Mr.. Klein and J. We re-
NAMED in the room with Mr.. wilson,
and Mr.. Klein said: Captain, you know
we are an association Of ITO members
We would like to know who the money
goes to- Captain Breckenridge says;
| The money goes 10 me. IL goes 70 me.
"Was anything said about how the
money should be paid?' asked MT
Battle IL
well" replied the witness, we
agreed 10 give MIN S0vV INC S""o ""5'
Wilson Asked for Cash
"How was il 20 be paid, by check OF
by cash? Was anything said about
that"
"Yes. Mr.. Klein asked the captain
How should we make out the check
payable to YOU? He says, Yes Then
| Mr.. Wilson said, Captain, ! think
better take the cash and turn it over
TO YOU And that's the way it hap
pencd."
Meyer Cohen, of Division Street
testified that he was on the committee
that went to see Mr.. Breckenridge, and
: that he cashed the check for $500, the
/ proceeds of which were given TO Will
SON. An order for this money bore the
date Of February 3.
John Bogart, who, as counsel for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

Mr.. Cohen, or Mr. Smith, and | said,
Mr.. Wilson tells me that the captain
won't speak as long as Mr. Bogart Is
IN the room, and one Of the men said,
We will ali go out Jacobs and Fish
man and myself remained in the room.
Jacobs says. Captain, | under
stand you want $4,000. We are ndl
millionahes.' Breckenridge said, Il
got whole lot Of expenses; IL you
want to do all this there are a lot Of
expenses
Talked with Breckenridge
1--WE went out and told the rest, and
they said, The only thing we will do is
to go in and tell the captain we will
give him $500 day and pay the rest
as we go along Jacobs Fishman and
myself went in again and told him that
the best we could do was to pay him
$500 and We pay the balance after
After a while he said, talking to
Mr.. Wilson on the side, All right
said: Captain, il anything goes wrong,
we are going to look for you He says
Yes Mr.. Wilson said: wait, Captain,
tell Mr.. Klein not to make out check,
but tell him to give me the cash and
will bring it to you The captain said,
All right A check was made out to
cash and we cashed it with Meyer
Cohen. He gave Mr.. Wilson $500 in my
presence after we had a talk with
Breckenridge.
after that the strike continued. To
the best of my knowledge there were
$500 and $3.50 more paid to Mr.. Wilson;
that was in addition to the 500 a
week"
81 complained to Jacobs about all the
money we were spending and getting
nothing for il. So that day we saw
Fishman's brother-in-law, Mr. Spell
berg, and we employed Mr.. Perkins as
our attorney.
Police Were Withdrawn
Before we engaged Mr.. Perkins we
had Mr. Wood and squad Of detec-
tiyes. The next day after we stopped
paying Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Wood and his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
Nv MARY BRUSH WILLIAMS

Washington, Jan. l3.-"I wish" said
Miss Mildred Gilbert. rehectively, I'VE
had some food to give those squirrels.
They are so awfully cunning" Miss
Gilbert was standing in front of the
White House gate. Haunting the ban
ner which demands TO know of our
President how long he is going to keep
the suffragists waiting and what he
is going to do to further their cause
The squirrels were playing unconeern-
edly on the Presidents lawn.
Out in front of this pageant-llke
scene spread Pennsylvania Avenue
with its throngs OF whirring motors
and its pedestrians. The suffragists
and the coqucttish squirrels were the
objects on which every one fastened
his eyes. A man passing Miss Gilbert
heard what she said about feedlng
them. In a few minutes he returned 20
her with bag of hot peanuts. inc
next instant the six stalwart defenders
of the faith begged the squirrels 10
take peanuts from their hands ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
Wilson's Chill Melting
As Picket Brigade GrOws
President Makes Hearty Return to Salute of Sufragsts
He Passes Line of Yellow Banners Around
the White House

compromised with thcri to the extent
Of throwing the nuts .hree feet from
where they stood.
They gathered large audience. and
the squirrels. if not themselves. made
converts. Miss Alice Paul, over at
headquarters and quite unaware OF
what was taking place outside the
White House, noticed n sudden influx
of volunteer applicants for membership
They came in a direct route from that
pretty little scene TO the suffrage
stronghold. Such are the Vaccinations
OF womanl No man expressed surprise
at them or at himself for falling for
them.
President More Responsive
II one could measure with yard
stick the miles travelled toward an
understanding with the President this
week. | should say that they would
number many and the distance yet to
cover is short. Last Monday when he
came through his front gate he looked
ahead OF him ungraciously indeed. The
next time he laughed. then he took of
his hat and bowed in courtly dignity.
To-day the sufragists dipped their
flags and he returned their salute with
a heartiness that outdid the sincerity
and camaraderie of the laugh he be-
slowed on them earlier.
Next week he will have greater pres
sure brought 10 bear on him. Late
in the afternoon not only will the
White House gates be picketed, but
the entire front yard. The women are
going to line themselves up along, the
length Of picket fence and their beAutl-
full yellow and purple banners will wave
aolng the stretch Of the entire block
They intend Furthermore to change
their distribution Of guards for the
day. Women, as men are as yet un-
aware, have their own duties and their
own busy hours. They are particularly
engaged in the morning in getting men
of to work. Then, too, at luncheon
time the children come home and need
care. The suffragists therefore will
be only six in number to guard the
gates at these times, and from twelve
to sixteen strong when their business
Of home making is slack.
Congressman Are Worried
II would seem from a little conf
Dental message brought to one OF
those on guard to-day that they are
perhaps progressing with this utterly
preposterous notion of theirs Of get
ting the vote. A man who is in a
place where he hears Congressman
talking coniidentially was the messen-
ger. and he told a suffragist that he
heard two prominent ones agreeing
that the women were so outraged al
the treatment their measure had re-
ceived that trouble was pretty apt 10
result. The Congressman talked quite
freely and said that they were for Con-
gress getting the question out Of the
way once and for all. Everybody
knows that the only known device for
accomplishing that is to pass the bill
Meantime, Senator j. Ham Lewis
famous for his costuming and his bows
passed through the White House gates
to-day and saluted the silent sentinels
approvingly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

smaller prototype of said mogul.
Chairman Moon sas defeated in his
attempt 20 strike out on point OF
order Mr.. Tague's amendment provid-
ing Si,06l 900 for the tubes. Repre-
sentative Crisp, of Georgia, in the
Speakers chair. declined TO sustain
the point Of order after Representative
Bennett, Of New York. had presented
an argument against it. Opening the
two hours debate, Mr.. Gallivan said:
1--WE have spent time here consider
ing whether Thomas W. Lawson holds
Congress in contempt. However. there
is gentleman in Washington who
plainly holds Congress in contempt.
The Postmaster General. VIC are told,
does not intend to spend the money
appropriated for tubes even IL the
House provides it,"
Minority Leader Mann. of Illinois,
called attention TO the statement in
the Burleson Committee report that,
Mhlic q motor mai lIuck COulu IRA
verse the distance from the General
Postofficc to the stockyards station in
Chicago in seventeen minutes, it took
the tubes twenty-one minutes TO cover
the same ground.
The man does not live who can
take an automobile through FIVE miles
Of congcsted streets in Chicago in
three times seventeen minutes" said
Mr.. Mann. This is a fair sample OF
the facts presented BY the commit
tee. and which we are expected to in
dorse."
Chairman Moon called the mail
tubes q loathsome graft. He declared
that this WAS not a question of con-
tinung useful public facility, but
that Of voting for thieves or for the
government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
MAJOR PARTIES TIED AT 216
IN MAKEUP OF NEXT HOUSE
Clerk Prepares Unofficial List Showing
Independents Hold Balance Of Power

Washington, Jan. 13.-An advance
list OF members Of the next House OF
Representatives, prepared BY South
Trimble, clerk OF the House, and made
public to-day, gives 2i5 Democrats, 2l5
Republicans, Progressiyes, one Pro-
hibtionst, one Socialist and one in
dependent.
The tabulstion, which is unofficial.
has been held Up pending the outcome
Of close contests, and finally was issued
after announcement that Representa-
tive Scully, Democrat, of New Jersey,
had been reelected.
Republicans, while conceding its &C
curacy, declared to-day that final
decision that Representative Bareh-
field. Republican, Of Pennsylvania, had
been elected, would upset the hgures.
The name OF Representative Bsrch-
fields opponent is given in the list.