davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02

oeseral Hundred Persons Reach BIO
Janeiro and Their Arrival Is First
Evidence OF Presence Of Teuton
Ship-Number OF Lives Lost.
Rio de Janeiro. April 1.-Two hun
ired sixty-fve men and two women
survivors OF eleven steamers and sal
ing vessels sunk i'm the Atlantic.
brought into port another amazing
German raider story
They arrived on the French bark
Cambronne. The new German raider.
according to their stories, is a sailing
vessel with auxiliary gasoline engines.
She flies the Norwegian flag and is
heavily armed. The Survivors claim.
ed many of those on board the eleven
ships destroyed by the latest German
sea rover had been drowned or lost
in the sinking OF the vessels.
The new German raider bears the
name Sea Adder Her commander
is Count Luecker she left Germany
on Dec. %. Most Of her victims We're
oyerhauled and sunk in the vicinity
Of Trinidad, according 20 the survivors.
The present whereabouts OF the Sea
Adder is unknown.
Members Of the German g told
survivors that they were escorted by
German submarines 10 iceland and
that they had an eighteen months sup
ply Of oil. munitions and supplies
aboard.
In almost every case the Sea Addel
adopted the strateem OF flying the
Norwegian flag an sienalling to hei
prospective victims thar size desiree
to speak to them. When the unsus
pecting victims hove to and the Sea
Adder came within perfect range thf
raiders crew broke ont tie German
ensign and opene3 fire. As Don a.
the o~verhauled vessel surrendered the
Germans methodieally sent crew
aboard. took of the survivors impris
oned them and then sunk their prize
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
ia CUNhRD LINERS
TO Sc BUILT IN u. S

Philadelphia. April despite a
scarcity Of labor. both skilled and un
skilled, and the large requirements OF
the United States government, Ameri'
can shipbuilders have assured the
agents of the Cunard Steamship com
pany they could meet the company's
specifications for III passenger steam.
ers at an approximate cost of $l2O,
000. 000.
The nnouncement that the Cunard
company had decided to place the or
ders in this country was made at a
meeting of representatives 81 leading
shipbuilding concerns summoned here
TO discuss the probability of their be
ing able 10 handle the big contract.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
DEMOCRACY DEMAND
HEARD IN REICHSTAC

Amsterdam, April demand for
the democratizing Of Germany has
reached the reichstas and that body
has responded to a move for inYesti-
cation of the relation of the reiehstag
to the people and the peoples share In
government
Dispatches from Berlin told OF the
adoption by a vote OF 273 to % of a
resolution fostered by the National
Liberals, proposing a committee of
twenty-eight to study constitutional
questions. particularly the representa-
ton OF the people and the relation of
the people TO the government.
The ~reichstag her adjourned until
April "a.
German advices did not indicate en-
thusiastic editorial eulogy of Chan
cellor Won Observation-Disclosures speech,
although %applauding his declarations
with regard TO Germany's position in
the war. Several Liberal newspapers
frankly expressed ehagrin over the
chancellor's failure TO sense the pub
lie movement for a year participation
by the people in the government and
his statement Withholding such re
forms.
The Munich Post openly asserted
that Germany is now the sole con
tender against an alliance Of world
democracy and adds hat the people
of the world are being convinced that
victory of the cause of freedom is i'm
possible as long as German. continues
her present form of government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
WILL COST So, 900, 600, 600
Military Men Estimate Expense Of
Raising One Million Men.

Washington, April 2. 1t would
cost $4,000. 600, GOO to place the United
States on an adequate war footing
with a force of 1000, 900 men under
arms, military men here estimated.
This, it was said, would be A con-
servative budget, when the tremen-
dous cost OF raising and equiping such
an army and properly augmenting the
navy is added to the heavy expenses
OF q war government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
LABOR MEASURE is PASSED
Minnesota House Approves Bill Pro-
hibitlna Iniunctions.

st. Paul, April Amended so as
to exclude from its provisions organi-
cations OF persons advocating criminal
syndiCalism. sabotage, crime or VIC
lence, the anti-injunuction bill to pre-
ven court interference in labor dis
putes was passed by the Minnesota
house of representatives by a vote of
rs TO 80.
The bin was introduced by Repre-
sentatives t. j. McGrath and Leo ].
Gleason.
Much opposition to the bill came
from the farmer members. Represen.
tative w. A. Pittenger obtained the
adoption of the amendment aimed at
the l. w. w. and similar organiza-
tons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
MOMENTOUS SESSION
OF congress
CLARK REELECTED SPEAKER
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
LIKELY TODAY.

Washington, ID. c., April ,, 3:45
D. m.-Special: Congress assembled
at noon today for a session generally
expected to be the most momentous
in the history of this republic. Rep
resentative Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,. was reelected speaker of the
house by a vote of 217 to 205. AS
congress assembled President Wilson
had practically decided to make his
address today Immediately after the
organization of the house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
FRIENDSHIP FOR AMERICA
City Council &C Paris Expresses Graft
tude for Aid.

Paris. April p The city I'll
of Paris has adopted a motion ey
ing gratitude to the men and women
of the United States for their dona.
tons and acts of generosity. The mo
ton concludes:
All the French representatives In
the Partisan municipality remain
faithful TO the ancient and sincere
friendship that has united two great
nations, France and the United States,
and which was sealed on the battle.
fields BY Washington. Lafayette and
~Rochambeau. May they unite for the
defense of justice and liberty"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
TAFT FAvORS ACTIVE PART
Former President Urges Participation
in European War.

Kansas City, April ACTUAL par
ticip2tion with the entente allies in
fighting Germany was advocated here
by William Howard Taft. former presi-
dent, in addressing the chamber of
commerce.
Mr.. Taft declared he believed it to
be the duty of this country TO place
its navy, its fighting men, its money
and It's credit at the service of the
nations at war with Germany.
Germany has announced she will
continue lawless homicide" he said.
Are we going to permit that"
II know we are not"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
HELD AS PRISONERS OF WAR
Forty Americans on Board German
Raider MoeWe.

Copenhagen. April 2.-Forty Amer
leans are being held as prisoners OF
wal in Germany.
This is the statement made by Jack
Benson, an American seaman. who
has arrived here. He said the men are
among the 1913 prisoners taken by the
German commerce raider Moewe.
Nearly all of the forty men were
horsemen aboard the horse transport
Esmeralda, sunk by the Moewe, Ben.
son says,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
lmnorts of Gold 1893, 200. 900.

New York, April 2.-Total gold
imports since January, 1915, reached
81, 1913, 200, 900 with the arrival from
Canada of 500, 900. 600, half of which
has been deposited at the Philadel-
phia mint. Imports for 1917 to date
AMOUNT to S2605700, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
MAY Stop Teaching German.

Lincoln, Neb., April 1.-THE lower
house of the Nebraska Legislature
passed a bi repeating the law making
compulsory the teaching of the Ger
man language in the public schools.
The senate is yet to act on the bill.
The law was enacted four years &
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
Asks $1,000 a Week Allmony.

Chicago. April Mrs. Frances
Hanan Brand, Chicago's millionaire
kid of Peacock alley" as her hus-
band, James II. Brand, New York mu-
nitions and cotton broker, called her
In his recent suit for annulment Of
their marriage, has applied for All
mony of $1,000 a week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
i. 4. + + j. i. j. !. i. \ :. \ !. i. + i. +
BIG FLAG DAY CELEBRATION
Chicago Rolds Immense Patriotic
Demonstration.

Chicago, April 2.-Chicago staged
a mammoth patriotic demonstration
which concluded at night with a mass
meeting which was one of the most
profound of its kind in the history Of
the city.
The day was set apart by Mayor
William Hale Thompson as Flag
day" and thousands of the national
emblems hung in the downtown dis
trict and In the residence sections.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02

Joliet, H.. April 2.-One hundred
and ten ~conviots in state prison here
have received notice that they have
received paroles. Seyenty-tiye are
from Chicago or Cook county. Most
of the ~convicts will be employed by
farmers in this county, it was said.
The number sets a record for paroles
In any one month
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
Cleared on wet" Charge.

Seattle, April 2.-Mayor Gill and
Chief of Police Rockingham, on trial
for alleged conspiracy to ship liquor
into Washington in violation of federal
laws, were found not guilty. The trial
began March 8 In the United States
Ato1Uio9 oouet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02

Boston, April More than $780,.
600 In cash was found by executors
OF the estate of Albert r. Whitemore,
an aged recluse, when they searched
his house in the West R%oxbury dis
trict and a safe deposit vault. White
more, a Civil war veteran, had lived
alone for twenty-five years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
State Senator Indicted.

Chicago, April 2.-Tndictment OF
State Senator Lawrence O'Brien of
Chicago on charges of election frauds
In the Twenty-first ward, was an
nounced at the states attorneys OF
fce. He is alleged to have bribei
election officials.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
HAD RIGHT TO
LOOK FOR AID
German Official Says u. 5.
Virtually Declared War.
JUSTIFIES MEXICAN PLOT
Or. Alfred Zimmerman Defends His
Course in Trying 10 Induce Japan
and Mexico 10 Join Germany in an
Attack Upon the United States.

London, April ? The United
States virtually has declared war on
Germany and cannot deny Germany
the right to seek allies, Or. Alfred
zimmerman. minister or foreign at
fairs. declared in the reichstag with
regard TO Berlin's attempt to embroil
Mexico and Japan with the American
nation.
Recalling President Wilson's plea TO
all neutral powers TO Join the United
States i'm breaking on relations Herr
zimmerman said
Every unprejudiced person must
see i'm this the hostile attitude of the
American government which seemed
10 consider il right, before being at
war with us. TO set the whole world
against MS.
Hugo Hasse. leader of the Socialist
minority Iii the reichstsg. remarked
that the German oner OF an alliance
with Mexico had aggravated the sit
uation with the United States ana DR..
zimmerman. replying said
Thought Route Safe One.
I wrote no letter to General car
rama. | vas not so naive ! merely
addressed. By a route that appeared
to ME to be a sa & one. Instructions 10
our representative In Mexico
1T is being investigated how these
instructions fell into the hands Of the
American authorities
FL instructed the minister to NeXi-
60. in event OF war With the United
States. 10 propose a German alliance
10 Mexico and simultaneously 10 sug.
ge-t that Japan Join the alliance
II declared expressly that. despite
the submarine war. We hoped Ameri-
Ga would naintsin neutrality
My instructions were 10 he carried
out only after the United States de
clared var and a state Of war super.
yened. / believe the instructions were
absolutely loyal. as regards the Unit
ed States General C~arranza would.
mp 10 the present. have heard nothing
Of il If the United States had not pub
lished the instructions which came
into its hands in a way which was not
unobjectionable.'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
CHARGES AGAINST GERARD
HELD UNTRUE.

Amsterdam. April For
eign Secretary zimmerman,
replying in the reichstag to An
inquiry in regard to allegations
against United States Ambas-
dor Gerard said that an inves-
tigation had proved them incor-
rect. according 10 the Berlin
Nossische Zeitung.
Herr Zimmerman mentioned
in particular a charge that Mr..
Gerard had issued American
passports to Englishmen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
HANGS SELF TO AVOID GO
ING TO WAR.

Cedar Rapids. Ia, April 2.
Fear that he might have to
go to war against the Germans
is believed TO have been the
reason for the suicide of Fred
Conreid, twenty-one years old,
who hanged himself in the
barn at his home in Linn juno
ton, near here.
Conreid left a note bidding
goodby to his mother, sisters
and brothers, which ended.
II would not go to war"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-02
eleven VESSELS
REPORTED SUNK
New German Raider Busy
on the Atlantic.
SURVIVORS ARE LANDED

otyerai Hundred Persons Reach BIO
Janeiro n Their Arrival lis First
Evidence OF Presence Of Teuton
Ship-Number OF Lives Lost.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
Freedom Fires to
Burn Fourth of July

The dawn of a new era of democ-
racy is to be celebrated by the &C.,
62S Camp Fire Girls in this country
in a novel and interesting manner
next month on Independence Day.
AS the Greeks of old lit their sig
nal fires which flashed from hill to
hill the news of the fall Of Troy,
the Camp Fire Girls and possibly the
Boy Scouts will light Community
fires to blaze out the signal of Free
dom on the tops of the hills from
Eastport, Me-, to the shores of the
Pacific.
AS the Grecian fires announced the
return to her own country of the
most beautiful woman in the world,
so the American fires will announce
that there are brave men across the
blue waters fighting for an ideal
for the most beautiful woman in the
world, Liberty. In the opinion of the
Camp Fire Girls, we cannot alone
celebrate the birthday of Freedom.
There is a new birth of Freedom in
far off Russia, and the whole world
celebrates with us.
The plan is to get the city and
town officials, who are decreeing
clear across the country the alb
sence of gunpowder from Fourth of
July celebrations, to cooperate with
all those interested in these nation
wide signal fires. The fires, prepared
in advance, are to be lit just at sun
set as signal that Liberty is again
awakening throughout the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
LIBERTY LOAN
ON LAST LAP
Success of Issue Depends on
Millions of Small Sub
ScriberS
By associated Press

Washington, June IL. - The Lib
erty Loan to-day entered it's last lap
i'll the race to reach the $4,000 0,000,-
900 mark by Friday when the sub
scription period ends.
Small subscribers by the thou
sands or even millions must come in
this week to make the loan a sue
cess. Treasury officials count strong
ly on the help of the men and wo-
men with small savings who will
loan their dollars to the govern
ment for the nations war against
Germany.
Two days ago $500. 900, ,OOOremained
to be raised, and the amount prob
ably is not much less to-day. TO
help in the bond selling campaign
school, church and public buildings
bells tonight will ring four times
to remind citizens of the four days
In which to subscribe; tomorrow
they will ring three times. Wednes-
day twice and Thursday once. Thurs
day, which happens also to be flag
day. will be marked by. the blowing
of whistles, ringing of bells, patriotic
rallies and torchlight parades.
The New York Federal Reserve
district has approached nearest in
total subscriptions it's minimum al
lotment and the San Francisco dis
trict is farthest from the mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
Loyalton Forms Branch
of Harrisburg Red Cross

Loyalton, Pa, June IA meet
ing to organize branch of the Har-
.risburg Chapter of the Red Cross
was held here on Friday evening,
with James l.. Lantz, of Elizabeth
vile. member of the State Public
Safety Committee, as chairman. The
Rev. George Burrell, offered the in
vocation. Mrs. Douglas Eugene Dis
mukes, Mrs. Lew Palmer, Miss Fran
ces Morrison and Mrs. Philip Mere
dith, of the Harrisburg Chapter
made addresses and explained the
work of the Red Cross Society. The
following committee on membership
was appointed: Miss Amy Hoke, Miss
Effie Good, Miss Lottie Zerby and
Miss Eva Snyder. The following
names were placed on the roll OF
members:
Mrs. Peter Matter, Mrs. S. S. Good
Mrs. Charles Lower, Mrs. Charles
Lupbold, Mrs. Jacob Hassinger, Mrs
William L. Hoffman, Mrs. Harvey
Snyder, Mrs. George Burren, Mrs
Samuel SPOTS, Mrs. Charles Grubb
Mrs. Thomas Meyer, Mrs. Katie f.
kessler, Mrs. Fred c. HarneT Mrs.
James Kessler, Mrs. Annie Klinger,
rMs. Frances Gunderman, Mrs.
Harry Troutman, Mrs. Daniel Good,
Miss Iva Snyder, Miss Lottie Zerbe,
Miss Orpha Snyder. Miss Prudence
Harner, Miss Amy Hoke, Miss Grace
NJ. Keister, Miss Mary Hoffman, Miss
Minnie Kissinger, Miss Carrie Lup-
bold, S. S. Good, Jonathan Zerbe,
James Kessler, Harry Troutman,
William Mumma, Thomas Meyer,
Charles Row, H. H. Snyder, George
BonawitZ, Fred. G. Harner, Clayton
Bechtel and John Hoover.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
CHILDREN'S DAY
Is OBSERVED
cantatas and Pretty Exercises
Are Features of Many
Sevices

Children's Day was fittingly OBJ
Ierved in many of the city's churches
yesterday. with special entertain
nents. cantatas and exercises given
oy the younger members of the var
.ous Sunday schools. At both morn
.ng and evening services the enter
:ainments were presented by the lit
lie tots.
In addition to the Children's Day
exercises baptismal ceremonies were
held in number of churches. Twen-
weight children were baptized at
The Market Square Presbyterian
Church.
The Rev. Thomas Reisch, pastor of
The Christ Lutheran Church, preach
ed. an illustrated Children's Day SER
mon at the morning service.
The drill of the Boy Scouts of the
Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist
Church was the feature of the en-
:ertainment.
Creations King" Children's Day
cantata was sung by a chorus of
Park Street United Evangelical
Church. The voices were under the
direction of A. NJ. Blake.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
Crippled Woman Is Badly
Injured in Auto Accident

Elizabethville, Pa. June lion
Saturday evening about o'clock
Samuel and William Snyder of Diet
rich came to Elizabethville to take
their crippled aunt. Miss Amanda
Forney. over to their home. While
going up the mountain road some
thing gave way in the machinery of
the automobile, and they turned
around to come back to town, when
the steering gear failed to work. The
auto ran into the gutter. upsetting
the machine. and throwing out all the
occupants except Miss Forney, who
was caught. breaking her right arm
and inflicting a deep cash in the head.
Dr. Shaffer was summoned and after
setting her arm and dressing the
wound took her to her home in his
auto. Miss Forney has only one leg
and she is now almost helpless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11

will, and whatever readjustments are
I necessary must be made.
Must Be Free
But they must follow a principle
ana that principle is plain. No peo-
! pie must be forced under sovereign
! ~ under which it does not wish to
i've. NO territory must change hands
except for the purpose of securing
those who inhabit it fair chance
or life and liberty. No indemnities
must be insisted on except those that
constitute payment for manifest
wrongs done. No readjustments of
power must be made except such as
Will tend to secure the future peace
OF the world and the future welfare
and happiness of it's peoples.
And then the free peoples of the
world must draw together in some
common covenant, some genuine and
practical cooperation that will in
erect combine their force to secure
peace and justice in the dealings of
nations with one another. The broth
erhood of mankind must no longer
be fair but empty phrase; it must
pe given structure of force and
reality The nations must realize
their common life and effect a work
able partnership to secure that life
against the aggressions of autocratlc
ana self-plcasing power.
Can Afford to Pay
For these things we can afford 20
pour our blood and treasure. For
these are the things we have always
professed to desire, and unless we
pour out blood and treasure now and
succeed, we may never be able to
unite or show conquering force again
IN the great cause OF human liberty.
me day has come to conquer or sub
init. If the forces of autocracy can
divide us, they will overcome us; if
we stand together. victory is certain
and the liberty which victory will Sc
cure. We can afford then to be gen.
erous, but we cannot afford then or
now to be weak or omit any single
guarantee of justice and security"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
Donald A. Mummert Gets
Diploma From Lafayette

Easton, Pa, June 11.-Donald A.
Mummert, son of Mrs. Florence e.
Mummert, 916 North Sixth street,
was among the members of the class
of 1917 which was graduated from
Lafayette College to-day. Mr.. Num-
inert prepared for Lafayette at the
Harrisburg Central High school. He
has been prominent in the student
life throughout his course and has
won honors both as a football and
baseball player. Thirty-nine of the
graduates in the class OF 1917 receiv-
ed their degrees "in absentia," that
number being absent on account of
service in connection with the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
Employers Ask For Cut
in Lebanon Fair Days

Lebanon, Pa, June IL. - Employ
ers of labor in this city and county,
including the Bethlehem Steel Com
papy interests. have asked the Leb-
anon Valley Fair Association direc-
torate to have but two, instead of
four days of the annual county fair,
pointing out the imperative need that
there shall be no let-up in the out
put at this time. In the event of
compliance, the association will suf-
fer heavy financial loss, because all
contracts have been closed for a full
weeks fair.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
JOHN r. STOUFER DIES

New BIoomfleId, June III. F.
Stoufer Carroll township, died Satur-
day morning, aged 73 years. He
was carpenter and was for a num-
ber of years manager of a sawmill
on Shermans creek. He was a JUS
ttce of the peace for several years.
He was a member of Shermansdale
council, No. 1856, Sr. o. U. A. NJ. and
member of the Church of God in
which he served as elder. He was
married in 1883 to Fianna Kitner,
who, with one daughter, Mary, sur
vive. Funeral to morrow morning
at 10 o'clock, conducted by the Rev.
j. Wesley Gable. Burial in Young's S
cemetery. s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
Additional Reward Is
Offered For Arrest Of Those
Who Dig Up Gardens

In additio nto the $40 already Of
fered by the HARRISBURG TELE-
GRAPH, the Harrisburg Benevolent
Association has offered $50 as a re-
ward for the arrest and conviction
OF persons destroying garden plots.
Numerous instances have been re-
ported where plots have been molest-
ed. In some cases nothing was
stolen, but growing plants torn from
the ground and scattered about.
Offers of the reward are hoping to
make such an example of the first
person apprehended that no further
arrests will be necessary.