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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10
Mary Pickford matinee Monda.

Mary Pickford matinee Monday
afternoon at 2:30. Admission. Csc.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday afternoon to Peter Thomson
and Minnie Rasmussen, both of Mad
ison.
Adolph Kehr. formerly a native of
Germany. was given his first natu-
r~alization papers at the courthouse
today by Clerk f. l.. Burnett.
Mary Pickford in the latest photo
play. The Pride of the Clan" an
eight reel super picture. Matinee
Monday afternoon at 2:3O. Admis-
sion. rs cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Paulis were de-
partures by the east train this morn
ing for Faribault, Mimi. where Mrs.
Paulis will remain while Mr.. Paulls
will proceed to New York city to buy
his spring stock.
There is a report out that the
Madison Choral society are selling
more tickets than they can provide
seats for. / wish TO emphatically
deny this as there are seats for every
ticket printed F. Nc
Mahon.
The February term of court has
been postponed until March 8. The
court was to have begun the 26th OF
this month, but press of business mas
.--l A. n@4nnnnranp ATG Il
w. Jones, wife of the judge, is i'll al
Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Mrs. c. r. Knutson and Mrs. VIII
Carr presided at a party on Monday
evening entertaining the Inter Sc
club and their husbands. At
O'Clock the guests found places al
small tables and partook of a deli
cious three course dinner. The eyen
ing hours were spent in playing pro
gressiye somerset.
| am offering my home on Egar
avenue at a bargain. The house il
absolutely modern, eight rooms am
bath. toilet, furnace, two large els,
terms. so or 70 foot frontage, as de
sired: large, commodious garage, etc
viii be sold by May l or not at all
For further particulars, call on Of
address DR.. w. A. Rothschild.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. b. Smith. 80:
Center street E. were departures b!
the south train this morning on al
indefinite absence from the city
They will spend several weeks visit
ing relatives and friends at points ii
Iowa and Illinois, their final destina
ton being Chicago, where they vii
POSSIBLY remain permanently.
The w. r. C. will meet Wednes
day, February IA. 1t is hoped t
have a large attendance of member
and comrades. A Lincoln-Washing
ton program will be given. Refresh
ments will be served and a shor
memorial service will be held for tn
six comrades OF our local post VIII
!. passed away in 1916.-President.
The w. c. T. U. held its regula
monthly meeting with Mrs. Nj. w
Cummings on Wednesday. Fourteel
members were present and listene'
to an interesting talk by DIR. Daniel
on narcotics. Among other bushes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10

We offer One Hundre Dollars Reward
f. anv case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Il. j. Cheney AZ Co. Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned. have known +.
j.. Cheney for the last Is years. and be-
lieve hin perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce. Toledo. o
Hairs Catarrh Cure Ii taken internal
iy, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. TAX
Halls Family Pills for copstipation.-
Adv
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10

especially in the first half when
eight minutes went by before a field
goal was registered. The second pc
riod contained the same feature until
the closing minutes of play when the
firing Carthaginians were run off
their feet by an influx of fresh sub
stitutes.
Capt. Elfert's crew was a little
off" in its usual brand of play, the
passing being rotten in spots and
their shooting decidedly poor. At
times the team play of the machine
needed oil, but at the end of the
game IL was running nicely on all
five cylinders and it did not miss
once Carthage was unable to stand
the fast pace, or the cor would have
been closer. AS it was the game was
sufficiently tight to give the Madi-
son followers a chill at several stages
OF the proceedings.
But Carthage played a good game,
ever if Madison was slightly below
par, and the visiting lads deserve
credit for the brilliant fight they put
up. Madison never had an opportu-
nifty to let up and had their opponents
played real basket ball instead of re-
sorting to the fruitless long pass
game, the result might have been al
tered considerably.
Their defense was excellent, but
their team play much inferior to
Madison's, the principal reason why
the home crew won. Once the local
machine began to work properly
there was no doubt as to the outcome
but the visitors logged" the Center
street lads enough to keep them wor-
ried.
The first half was a terror for
hard play and Madison had to sweat
p~rofusely to keep ahead of the des-
perate invaders. AT the whistle the
count read Is to s in favor of Madi-
son and the rooters settled down TO
watch a real game.
In the second verse, the home crew
pulled together and backed the unity
with a little of the spirit of '76. The
result was they were playing circles
around Carthage when the whistle
put an end TO the battle and sent the
participants TO the showers.
Tl~ .4~4g4..o
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10
CUT THIS QUIT Is WORTH
MONEY.

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip, en-
close with 5 cents to Foley a Co.. Chi
cago. Ill, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in return
a trial package containing Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Compound for bronchial
coughs. colds and croup; Foley Kidney
Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Spe-
cfaily comforting to stout persons. Solo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10
NO CINCH FOR MADISON
CARTHAGE MAKES HOME LADS
PLAY BALL EVERY MIN
UTE TO WIN.

Madison high school was treated to
a real scare by Carthage last night
and wen out only after forty minutes
of desperate pastiming, 20 to 16.
The visiting team proved to be a
much better outfit than 1T had touted
and it forced Coach Garges' pupils
Il travel fast and hard to get the
verdict.
Close guarding featured the game.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10

B~tliousness. sick headache. Soul stom-
ach. gas. bloating. constipation. dyspep-
sia-alI these distressing consequence
of retaining a mass OF undtgested and
fermentins food in the tomac are
avoided IL the bowel are kept open and
regular. Foley athartic Tablets are
first aid to good health. Do not grippe.
Sold
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10

The regular weekly meeting of the
city commission, Monday evening,
has been postponed until Tuesday
evening on account of Monday being
Lincoln's birthday.-Geo. H. Was
key, Mayor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10

There is one remedy that for many
years has given relief from coughs,
colds. Group and whooping cough. AIRS.
Chas. Reitz. Allen Mills. Pa. writes:
Il have used Foley's Honey and Tar
for the past eleven years and 1 would
not be without it." 1t promptly relieves
h-oarseness. tickling throat and wheexy
breathing. Sold
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10
CARD OF

We desire to express our sincere
thanks for the many kindnesses
shown us in our bereavement, death
of VIM. Blake. The floral tributes
and sympathy extended raj much APP
preciated by us.-Mrs. v. LetcheT
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. John
son.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10

1t is easier to check a bronchial cough
now than later. Coughs grow worse the
longer they continue. Foley's Honey
and Tar slops tickling In throat. allays
inflammation ana irritation, restores
sore and discharging membranes to
healthy condition, opens congested all
p-assages. and affords longed for relief.
Sold oyoryWhArA.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10

Harvey for Powers, c. Brinker for
Flynn. Field Baskets - Tonne
raason, 7; Merry, Z; Flynn. 3; Elfert.
2; Powers, w. Brinker, Finley. Free
Throws-Merry, 0 in 8; Finley. 0 in
2; Elfert, ! in A.. Referee-Arti-
choker, Flandreau. Time of halves
30 minutes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10
THE CITY.


Fair and colder tonight; cold wave
extreme southwest portion; Sunday.
fair and not so cold.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-17
CROP OUTLOOKS
 GROW BRIGHTER

St. Louis, May 9--Although ad- hitting that much depends on the vicissitudes of the weather and fu- ture behavior of predatory insects, the Committee on statistics and Standards of the Chamber of Com
 merce of the Uni ed States finds
 the American crop outlook far more favorable than it was a few weeks ago. There is general need of warm weather, but some of the other untoward conditions have dis lappeared. There is no longer any
 complaint about inadequate moist
 ure. The hardness of wheat has
 been again manifested by thou
 sands of acres sprouting after ex-
 perts had supposed the sprouts dead.
 Much winter wheat was killed, both by the open weather and the ravages of high winds in the west.
 But the devastated acreage has
 been put into other crops, princi- pally corn and oats.
 The committee finds that the na- ltfonal campaign for increased food products has b cen generally re- sponded to- Not only are gar dens being cultivated everywhere, says the report, "but vacant lots, lawns, parks, railroad rights-of- way and flower gardens are devot- ed to the raising of all manner of vegetables. Of even greater mo-
 ment is the story of an acreage of
 corn, oats and potatoes that will
 break all previous records"
 The country will have scarcely any carry-over of wheat from 1916 and the current crop must provide seed for 1918. Australia has har- vested an excellent wheat crop.
 Little definite information comes
 from India and there is much more
 uncertainty about the wheat cfop lin Europe than about that of the United States. Canada is late with it's planting. Few insects have ap- peared so far, but the possibility of their depredations takes away some |of the confidence of the generally cheering outlook. Even with fa- vorable weather conditions and . minimum of insect activities. tho problems of harvesting, transport ling and storing wheat will demand
 the most intelligent and diligent attention, while careful cultivation |of other crops designed to supply
 the wheat deficiency will be neces-
 sary to assure the United States .
 food supply adequate for the needs |of our people and our -allies.
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ernment will undertake to regulate prices of necessities, so that poor people may not suffer.
 The prospects are very bright flor Little Rock to secure dfvis- | ion headquarters camp, which
 would mean the stationing of about 90 ,000 men here, representing every branch of the service except the Inavy-an army complete in every detail. This will mean the expendi- ture in Little Rock by the govern ment and the soldiers themselves of approximately $1,000,O00 month. There is small city growing under the saws and hammers of an army of carpenters that has been recruited from the city of Little Rock It is almost impossible to secure carpenters for work in the city Every man who asks for em-
 ployment as a mechanic can get 1t.
 Men have left all kinds of work in the city to work for the govern |ment There is no longer an army |of the unemployed, except that class of the worthless hobo whose
 "union" recently adopted a reso-
 lution against war.
 Those who are too old to be eli- |gible, or who are married, refuse to
 be deprived of their opportunity to
 serve their country, and are rally
 ing to the organization of the
 home guards. Probably two thou sand have been enrolled in Pulaski
 county, and there are several
 groups of them already engaged in regular drills under the instruction of competent drill masters. It is planned to secure guns from the
 government for the equipment of the home guards, and to have we'll trained regiment that can in few months give regimental drill and thereby arouse the greater interest of the people. Arkansas does not seek war but now that war has come, the state is ready and anxious to do it's part
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-17

curse brought into this world. At
 first the soldier detects the odor,
 and then there is a gripping at his
 throat. Finally he falls flat on
 his face in the hope of escaping it.
 The use of gas masks, one of which
 he exhibited, has decreased the
 mortality from this cause, and
 yet the captain feels that German tinhumanity has gone to great
 lengths in the use of this terrible life destroyer. Captain Cornelius
 appealed to those who cannot go to | the front to write letters to those
 who do go. Letters to the soldiers cheer them up. It is pitiful to observe those soldiers who are not
 remembered with letters from their | friends. The men in the trench es are in position to receive letters and parcels. and the receipt of these always give them pleasure.
 i MUST STAY GERMAN AMBITION. 1 The captain urged that people deny themselves so as to support this war that victory maw be theirs land that the German ambition to rule the world may be crushed. He 1 appealed to them to give to the Red Cross or do something which would encourage those who are l fighting the battle to save the world from the autocracy of Ger many. Remove the British fleet from the sea today and you will have one of the kaiser's sons here as king" said the captain.
 Throughout his talk the captain gave suggestion of the horrors of the war and of the great neces- sity of American, now that it is in the fight, doing it's best to conquer the German emperor. Captain Cor nelius has gone to his Canadian home. He has been invited to speak at number of places in the United States and has consented to do so. He was at Culver military academy for several days and the enthusiasm he created there was so intense that evrey young man there Is willing to enter the war if an opportunity is given him.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-17
ENCOURAGE LARGER BIRTH
 RATE.

At present the government is do- ing nothing to decrease the birth rate. On the other hand, every thing possible is being done tC encourage the women to have chil- dren Exceptional care is given to mothers and prospective mothers They can go to government hospit- als during confinement If they are girls working in factories they may have from one month to six weeks vacation at that time on full pay, and the city pays whatever physician and nurse bills are nec- essary The result is that millions of young girls, especially those among the working people, are having children, and in this way contributing to the future of their 1 fatherland. It is not thought a disgrace in Germany to have a child if the girl is not married. mented for it, and women who do not have war babies are not con- lsidered loyal Germans.
 PROSTITUTION HAS DECREASED
 Prostitution at the same time has decreased. In such cities as Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Frankfort there are no war time red light districts. For over a year the problems incident to the birth of illegitimate children have been attracting the attention of physicians. The plan which it seems probable the government will sanction is the following:
 Every child born to an unmar- ried woman will take the name of the mother. The city already pays all the expenses at birth. After that the mothers will receive from T to 3 3smarks a day toward the cost of caring for and feeding the infant. As the child gets older it will be supported by the state until it is old enough to go to work. It's education in the public schools will be entirely at the government expense. After it is fourteen years of age it will have an opportuni- ty of learning a trade or some kind of business at the govern ment's expense.
 DUTY TO THE FATHERLAND.
 The reason the birth rate of il- legitimate children is constantly in creasing is because the government indirectly encourages, especially the working girls, to believe that it is.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-17
Illegitimacy Now Approved
 By Germany as Population Aid
(By Carl w. Ackerman)

New York. May 3-In the Berlir Tageblatt on January 16, 1917, Dr Engel, one of the aldermen of Der. lin, said that there were 5000, ,00C illegitimate children born in Ger many since the beginning of the war, and that this number was in- creasing at the rate of 20,000 an nually in Berlin.
 "Only a vigorous rich increase in childbirth can make up for the enormous loss of life which the war brings us daily" declared Dr Engel "The increase in population must, therefore, be recognized as one of the most important prob the increase in population we are forced to consider the illegitimate births, which are already 10 per cent of the normal rate. The war ccmpels us, also, whether we wish it or not, to consider this kind of increase in population in the fu- ture in kindlier manner. Our ob- ject now must be to better the sit nation for the illegitimate child"
 INCREASE IN THE CITIES.
 This frank statement by one of Berlin's physicians, who is connect ed with the city government, shows that social conditions in Germany have reached the point where they demand careful consideration.
 Dr. Engel presents other start ling statistics. He states that the number of illegitimate children born in cities such as Berlin, Ham, burg and Munich has increased from 15 per cent in 1914, to 45 per cent in .1916. He declares that unless the government does something inn mediately to legitimatiZe these chil- dren, a big percentage of the future German race will be illegitimate.
 The problems confronting the city and nation as a result of this are important. In the first place, the government, the doctors and the educational classes do not like the idea of having these children raised as ille9itimate. offspring. They want the government to adopt the children, and provide by legislation for their. education and SuStenance until they are at least fourteen years of age. Proposals have been made also for the children to take the names of their mothers, and be made legitimate children by a special act of the reichstag.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-17

create the race. Married womer
 are encouraged in the same way. | I recall an incident which hap
 pened on the westen front one day
 last fall. A group of correspond
 ents were at the headquarters of
 one of the generals when he re ceived a letter from woman in
 Metz. She declared her husband was under his command at the front, that he had not had vaca- ready had four children, two of them l in the army At the close of her letter she told the general if he would give her husband a vacation | she would promise another war ba- by Then she added, jokingly, that If the war lasted long enough this prospective baby might be a sol dire! The general laughed 'Prus- sianly" when he read the letter, had the. man summoned from the trenches and sent to Metz for a two weeks vacation.
 CARING FOR CHILDREN.
 The problem of caring for the children in Germany is one of the biggest problems of the govern ment. Inasmuch as the state en- courages a liberal increase in pop ulation, it has to be in position to take good care of the children, or prospective mothers will be dis outraged. So physicians are given special instructions as to the care of children. For instance, "a year Ito decrease, physicians were given orders to instruct young mothers that they must nurse their own children. Physicians were advised to do everything in their power to get the mothers to continue this as long as possible. Then in order to feed children only the smallest amount of milk, physicians prescrib- ed cereals, mashed potatoes, spin ach and carrots for children aboxe six months of age. Some physicians even did away with milk entirely, and prescribed a mixture of cocoa and cOrnmeal and meat broth for children only a few months old.
 CHILDREN COME FIRST.
 Because of the general scarcity of food in Germany one finds in many instances that adults give most of the nourishing food to the children. They themselves live on vegetables and fruit. In the build ing where I had my office there was a janitress whose husband was at the front. She had to provide for three children. One of them, a boy of fourteen, worked in an ammunition factory. The little girl of eleven years washed the floors in, the offices.
 This woman often complained that she did not have enough food
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-17
MARTIAL SPIRIT
 CRASPS ARKANSAS
Evidences at Little Rock Show
 People of State Are Standing Back of President.
(By Clio Harper)

Little Rock, May 10-The martial spirit has taken possession of Ar kansas. Except for a small group here and there conscientiously op- posed to war under consideration, the people of Arkansas as man are standing back of President Will soon in the stand he has taken against Prussian aggression. Even those who oppose war are discreetly silent since they are so greatly in the minority, and pacifism is not a popular policy. From one end of the state to the other the men and women are rallying to the colors in every branch of the service. To quote a former democratic presi- dent, "1t is not theory but con- dition that confronts us," and the inherent hate of all people for the horrors of war must give place to a patriotic desire to come to the aid of the country when menaced by a foreign foe. The country calls, and it is recognized to be the duty of all who are eligible to military or other service to do their bit" to maintain the supremacy of the flag we all love. There are some who are cOnscientiously opposed to the principle of conscription, but since 1 it has come, under the guise of 'selective draft there will be found few slackers among the youth of Arkansas.
 The enlistments in the navy, army, national guard, artillrey, re- serve officers corps, Red Cross, av- viation and other branches have been very heavy for several weeks. It is reported that the re- serve officers, who are to be train- ed for the command of the 500, ,0O0 men being raised as the first army, and the Red Cross recruits are like ly to be the first called into the service at the front This has greatly increased the number of recruits in those branches, and it is thought the quota of 2,5O0 for the division consisting of the states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas will be filled soon after the opening of the camp at Fort Logan II. Roots May IA. Young men of Arkansas are coming home from college and university, from employment in other states, and from mercantile and commercial life at home, to enlist and prepare for the future. With the opportunity to volunteer, there are few who will permit themselves to be draft ed into the service. Employers as Ia rule are encouraging their young men to enlist, and mothers are tearfully but bravely yielding their sons to the cause of the country's need.
 Little Rock has not felt the ef- feet of war so much in generations. It is reflected in the high prices of everything, whether the increases are justified or not. Prices of everything to eat and wear have gone beyond reason, and all are hoping that the time is rapidly ap- preaching when the federal gov