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The Washington herald., 1917-10-19

The United States is at war.
AS in any great business when abnormal conditions
bring extraordinary expenses money must be raised to
meet them.
When this Government installed its great, new
chnery to work out that proud destiny which shall make
the world safe for democracy when began raise its
Army and Navy to build and equip its fighting ships and
transports simultaneously had to of raising
the money these expenses and investments
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
in BAD FIX
WEATHER BUREAU MAN Is
TAKEN TO CHICAGO.

Sioux Falls, Oct. 9.-Alexander
Cournos, who a few days ago was
arrested at Huron by United States
Marshal Tom Taubman and brought
to Sioux Falls, under an Indictment
returned at Chicago against himself
and other alleged /. w. w. leaders,
has been taken to Chicago, where he
will be turned over to the federal au-
thorities. He was taken to Chicago
by Deputy United State Marshal Jen-
son and United States Attorney Rob
ert p. Stewart, OF this city
Cournos is charged with cooperat-
ing with William Haywood. national
II. W. w. leader, in obstructing the
progress of the nations war policies
His bond was fixed at 100000 Be
ing unable to furnish this he was or
dered transferred to the federal au-
thorities at Chicago.
Another charge against Cournos is
that he worked with others in pub
fishing pamphlets of seditious char
acter and designed to hinder the
transportation of munitions and mil
itary supplies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
COME TO GRIEF
LEMARS, Ia, POLICE RATTLE
WITH SILK THIEVES IN
STORE.

LeMars, Ia, Oct. 9.-John Bren-
nan, an alleged silk thief, was shot,
probably fatally, and r. M. Harboard,
night policeman, was shot through
the left side in battle between the
police and the robbers in the Laux &
Lucke store at LeMars early Sunday
morning. Harboard probably will re-
cover. Brennan was shot through
the stomach and is believed to be dy-
ing. He is in a LeMars hospital.
James Ryan, who gave Sioux City as
his residence, was with Brennan in
the store. He was uninjured.
While making their rounds early
Sunday morning. Policemen Har-
board and Ira Sudduth discovered the
glass broken in the front door of the
Laux & Lucke store. The spring lock
on the door had been unlocked and
the door closed. Turning on the
lights in the grocery department, the
policemen went to the rear of the
store.
AS Harboard turned on the lights
he was shot through the left side.
He emptied his revolver after being
injured. Both the policemen and the
robbers fired all of the bullets In
their pistols. Ryan then surrender
ed to the officers. Harboard says
Ryan was the man who shot him.
Harboard and Brennan were removed
to hospital and Ryan was placed in
Jail.
| Several bolts of silk were piled on
the counter from behind which the
men fired. Some small change had
been taken from the cash register
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

but no attempt had been made to
blow the safe Twice before within
the last two years robberies of silk
have been made from the same store,
but on previous occasions entry was
made from the rear of the building
Brennan told the police he has a
sister, Miss G. Brennan, in New York
city. A telegram was sent to her and
she replied asking that Brennan be
sent to New York city if possible. He
will be held to answer to the charge
of breaking and entering If he recov-
ers. Ryan was a former resident of
LeMars and was painter when here.
He told the police he had recently
made Sioux City his residence. Ryan
told the police he did not shoot, but
was unable to account for the dis
charged cartridges in his gun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
Conference Results in Under
standing on Almost All Ques-
ti0nS at Issue.
kERENSKY IS PRESIDING
Precise Conditions Of Agreement Be.
Inc Drawn-Rail Unions Demands
Are Met and Strike
Averted.

Petrograd, Oct. "a conference
concerning the constitution for the
new government with Premier Keren-
sky presiding, has been In session sew
eral days between members of the gov
ernment and delegates from the DEM
Dcratic conference, Moscow industrials
and Constitutional Democrats.
The conferees have arrived at a
general understanding on almost all
questions. The only divergence of
views arose in connection with the or
ganization and character of the pre-.
liminary parliament and the responsi.
bility of the government to that parlia-
ment.
Separate Meetings Held.
Delegates from various parties first
entered private deliberations. Mem.
bers of the government held a sepa.
rate meeting. The joint meeting was
resumed later. NJ Nabokoff. on behalf
OF the Bourgeois party, announced the
terms on which that party would con
sent to participate In q coalition gov
ernment
NJ. Tserctelli, former minister of in
terror. speaking on behalf OF the Dem
Dcratic conference, favored the general
plan under discussion, provided con
ditions were acceptable to his party
Precise condition of the agreement
are now being drafted by the confer
ence.
Railway Strike Approved.
The railwaymen's congress has Civ
en- its approval to the strike of all the
railway lines, the congress declaring
that the strike does not run contrary
to the interest of the state, as 9
refusal of the government to precipi
tate conditions of anarchy on the lines
The congress, however, has agreed
that the strike shall not affect tn,
railways serving the fighting front.
Premier Kerensky telegraphed tn,
railwaymen that their demands would
be met and asked them to counter
mand the strike order.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
KAISER OBEYSOEMANO
House of Lords. to Be Changed IN
Response to People.
Land Owners Representation 10 Gu,
and That Of Labor Men
Increased.

Amsterdam, Oct 9-The German gov.
ernment has announced an epoch-mak.
Ing reform In response to the demands
Of the people.
The makeup OF the Prussian house
Of lords, heretofore always ono of the
main bulwarks OF junkerism, is to bs
thoroughly reconstructed. Forty
eight seats are conceded to represen-
tatives OF labor, while land owners are
to have only "a. Twelve princes are
to be amoung the 120 representatives
which the kaiser will name.
The representation under the new
plan will be a. follows: To be named
by the kaiser. 12O; labor. 4S; industry.
IS; municipalities. 36; rural communi.
ties, So; land owners. "a; burgomasters
of large towns, 20; clergy, II; educa,
ton. 16; trade, IL; agriculture. 4.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
STORMS DEATH TOLL is 2,174

japanese Typhoon Kills 400 In Toxic
Alone, offiolal Report.
Toxic, Oct. s.-The Official total OF
casualties In the recent terrific IT,
phosn and nood II announced as 2,174
osaA and ITO injured. Four hundred
were killed in Toxic alone and 72 In
tured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
British Artillery in Terrific Bonn
bardment Previous to New
Big Drive.
G :RMANS ANSWER FIRE
New Offensive May Be Sprung at Any
Moment-Crown Princes Army
RepuIsed by French
Forces.

London, Oct. s.-Through squalls Of
rain and under low hanging clouds,
Field Marshall Haig is blazing the
way with his artillery for another raid
INTO the German line In Flanders.
Since the great advance of the mid
week the British infantry has kept to
the trenches and shell craters, except
where forays were called for to re-
align the new front or counter attacks
we're necessary to hold back weak and
sporadic German attempts to recap
ture lost terrain here and there.
But the big guns never ceased their
activity, and day In and day out great
German points which are mapped out
Tor capture when the new drive is
launched. The Germans are answer
Ing the British fire on various sectors.
Particularly heavy is the lombard
ment in the region running from
Langemarck to Zonnebeke. and espe-
cially to the east of the latter town.
where the wedge of the British has
been pushed In. almost within striking
distance of the Ostend.Lille road.
New Drive Coming.
When the new offensive will be
sprung cannot be predicted Several
lays may elapse before Haig has suf-
tficiently pounded the Germans to war
rant sending his men across no mans
land to the detectives assigned to
them for capture. or the process OF
demolition already may have advanced
to the point where the first gray
streaks of dawn may see its commence
ment.
The army of the German crown
prince in Champagne again has en-,
ieavored to dent the French line. but
again has failed with considerable
losses in men killed or made prisoners
The heavy artillery duel continues
along the eastern bank of the Meuse
river in the Verdun sector.
Comparative Qulet In Russia.
Comparative quiet prevails on the
northern portion of the front In Rus
sia, and along this line to Roumania
In Roumania, however, the Russians In
al atldch hoithWesl Vi tne toWh ol
! 5ereth captured Tetonic Allied posi-
ton, made prisoner 762 men and tooi
seven machine guns.
Daily the Italians and Austrians ars
engaged in battles for supremacy or
the slopes of Monte San Gabrielle In
the Gorilla sector. In the latest fght
the Italians captured many positions
On the northern slopes and also tool
prisoners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
S. D. INFANTRY
HOW THE UNIT Is DIVIDED
PLEASED WITH SHIFT TO
FIELD ARTILLERY.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The
Argus-Leader received the follow
ing message from Col. Boyd Wales,
who was formerly colonel of the
now is commanding officer of the
147th field artillery of the national
army, which explains the recent di-
vision of the South Dakota unit after
reaching Camp Green at Charlotte.
n. c.:
THE first division consisting of
Companies b, E and headquarters,
arrived at Camp Green late on the
1st of October and on arrival were
informed that the regiment was to be
split up as herein enumerated:
Companies A of Pierre, b of Sioux
Falls, C of Brookings. ID OF Parker.
H of Lead, Nj of Yankton, headquar-
ters of Canton and supply of Red
field were q signated to the 147th
field artillery Batteries A and b,
Oregon field artillery were already
designated to that organization and
are now Batteries A and B of the
147th field artillery. Company A is
now Battery C, Company B is now
Battery ID, Company d is now Battery
E, and Company III is now Battery +.
Each battery has 1913 men and so
Companies c and NJ were split up as
follows: Company C, 42 men, to Bat
/ terry C, 43 men to Battery ID and AZ
men to Battery L, and one to head
quarters company; Company nj, AZ
men to Battery F, Az men to supply
company and 25 men to headquarters
company Company C also furnished
81 men to supply company. The of
ficers are as follows: Col Boyd
Wales, Lieut.. Col. w. A. Halle, Majs.
+. A. Beckwith and l.. H. Hedrick.
The regimental adjutant is Ed l..
Enoboe and battery adjutants Capts.
Hanson and Weber.
The regiment as a whole is sat
isfied that the split up is good if a
split was necessary and the men who
were assigned to the artillery are par
ticularly pleased as this is a higher
branch of the service. The organiza
tion includes 55 officers and Ale
enlisted men and is short both Off
GERS and men at present. The Ore
gon batteries are fine organizations
and will be a credit to the rest of the
regiment which is about i'm the pro
portion of 4 to / South Dakota
troops.
Company z of Howard and Mad
ison, Company + of Mitchell anc
Company G of Redfield are assigned
to the 116th supply train of which
Major Shade of Redfield has beer
designated commander.
Company l of Rapid City, Com
pany X of Lennon and Company !
of Aberdeen are now machine gur
companies in the 14Sth machine gur
battery. while machine gun compan.
of Ipswich goes into the l46th ma
chine gun battalion. These last com
panies have fine assignments anC
while not under South Dakota com
mander, consider that they Jared yer.
well in the shake up. All are in th'
41st division, which includes troops
from a number of northwestern
states. The camp site is near Char
lotte, n. c.. and is a fine one"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
TO DECIDE DRAFT LAW APPEAL
v. s. Supreme Court to Hear Arpu-
ments Dec. 10.

Washington. Oct. 9.-To permit an
early decision. the United States su-
preme court has advanced appeals in
volving constitutionality of the draft
law and fixed Dec. 10 for hearing ar
guments.
The court decided to expedite the
governments antitrust suit against
he United Shoe Machinery company
and fixed Jan. for rehearsing argu-
nents.
The court also decided TO review
federal DEGREES which restrained the
International News service or Hearst
service from "pirating" news from the
Associated Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
lnosndIarIes Burn Lumber Yards.

st. Paul. Oct. 9.-Property valued
1t $4,000 lies In ruins In st. Paul,
the result of fire, said to be OF incen.
diary origin. which destroyed the
plants Of the Twin City Hardwood lum.
Der company and the stock OF the
Twin City Varnish company. Twenty
fremsn were either injured or over.
come while fighting the fire. The fre
was the second In two days to destroy
valuable property In st. Paul. Il fol.
lowed destruction Of the H. B. Waite
knnber company yards. The yAs11
nAan1nnA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
seattle ship Yard Strike Ends.

Seattle, Oct. 9.--The strike In Seat
ties wooden shipyards called on Sept
IA. in sympathy with the efforts OF
timber workers to obtain an eight
hour day, was called OF Sunday In re-
sponse to a telegram from Secretary
Of Labor William Wilson urging the
men to take this course. Work was
resumed. approximately 1,50O men
are affected. Metal trades workers,
nearly 10000 Of whom are on strike
to enforce q demand for an increase OF
n Der cent In wages, are meeting Ia
e1ns1Aor q proposal to return TO work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
LIBERTY MOTOR TRUCK BUILT
Perfected Machine to Supply U. s.
Armies Overseas.

Lima, Ohio, Oct 9.-The first Lib
erty motor truck for the United States
army, product Of the greatest motor
truck designers OF the country, IL mo-
tor truck plants and 81 automobile
parts factories, has been completed
here at local manufacturing plant.
$4,000 copies will be turned out in the
nrst half of 1918 for the army is said
% represent the perfection Of automo-
bile truck development. Its motive
power is derived from the new Liber-
ty motor, recently perfected at Wash.
tngton by War department experts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
German ReiChstag Threatens to
Compel Kaiser to Make
Statement.
SPEAKERS ARE JEERED
Representatives, OF Michaeiis Fall to
MoIIify critIcs-Further Discussion
Expeoted-Snow in vosges-
German Fleet in Baltic.

St Paul, Oct. e.--Internal conditions
within the German empire threaten to
compel the issuance of full statement
Of Germany's war aims. What the
German leaders want If they are sue
.ussful will be discussed in the reich
stag.
Fails to MoIlify the Critical.
The imperial chancellor, Or. Georg
Michaelis, sent Minister OF the In
terror Helfferich before the reichstag
Saturday to make a statement on his
behalf. Helfferich failed TO mollify the
the sitting was adjourned after the
vice chancellor's speech had been in
.errupted. General Won Stein, the war
minister, was jeered when he at
tempted to explain the army's side of
he accusation that the high command
was using strong methods to help the
pan-German agitation.
Tirpitz Busy Since Defeat.
Former Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg some months before his resig-
nation had test OF strength with Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz. the reputed organ.
lzer of ruthless submarine warfare and
the chancellor won. The admiral since
has been busy and the fatherland par
~, of which he is a sponsor, according
20 recent reports, has been very active
in opposing the reichstag majority d.
elaration for peace without annexa
lions or indemnities.
New Positions Used as Bases.
Approaching cold weather on the
western front is forecast in the ap
pearance of snow in the Vosges. In
Flanders the weather has been most
anfavorable the last two days. but Of
ncial reports mention no letup in the
violent artillery duels. The British
are using the new positions won last
week as a base from which to harass
the Germans in the lowlands. prepara
tory for a new stroke I'm this plan to
outnank the German positions in the
north.
German Naval Fleet in Baltic.
Unofficial reports from Stockholm
say strong German naval forces have
been sighted In the Baltic sea of the
Danish and Swedish coasts, bount
probably for the Gulf of Finland for g
irive on Telsingfors. Finland and Pct
rograd. The Germans are said to bt
concentrating a large force including
mine sweepers, seaplanes and trans
ports. and plan to take Helsingfors b!
and and sea.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
SEEADLER CREW CAPTURED

0oatIoad Of Men from Raider Surren.
der to Uns~med Ship.
Melbourne, Oct. "a boatload OF
German sailors, members of the crew
Of the Seeadler, has been captured in
the vicinity OF the Fiji islands. accord.
Ing to a report received here.
A steamer which was approaching
Wakaya island was said to have sight.
ID a suspicious armed launch. The
steamer bore down on the tiny vessel
and signaled 1t to surrender. The Ger.
mans dad so.
They were surprised and overcome
with anger when they discovered their
captor was unarmed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
FAST N. p. TRAIN KILLS FOUR
Hits Auto Driven by inexperienced
Owner.

ST. Cloud, Mimi, Oct 9.-The Win
nipeg Flyer, fast Northern Pacific
train, killed four people who were in
an automobile driving to Little Falls
for dinner. The party, four automo-
bile loads, were driving across the
tracks when the train smashed into
one car. One of the others had passed
safely.
The dead are: Octavius Longworth,
70 years old. driver OF the car; Lottie
kickerbocker, Jennie Longworth, So
years old. sister of the aged driver,
oil OF Annandale, and Mrs. Hattie
Davis of Clear Lake
The deceased owner of the car was
an inexperienced driver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09

0lavs capture Teuton Air Fleet Head.
Petrograd, Oct. S.-Russian scouts
from the Caucasus army In daring
raid captured General Count Won
Meyer, head Of the German air ser.
vice In the Black Sea district, says an
Official annQuncAuAnt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
Chicago Rail Strike Ends.

Chicago. Oct 9.-The strike OF em.
ployes Of the Elgin, Joliet and East.
srn railroad, which began two weeks
ago, has been settled On a plea Of
patriotism and promise of immediate
consideration Of their claims, the men
went back to work
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-09
NEGRO RIOTERS CONVICTED
Ten Sentenced for Part In Killing Of
Policeman In East ST. Louis.

Policeman In East ST. Louis.
Bellville, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-Ten OF the
negroes on trial here as alleged ac-
cessories In the murder of Police De-
tective Coppedge OF East st. Louis.
last July, have been found guilty. and
the penalty Of each was fixed at IA
years imprisonment. Three negroes
we're acquitted.
James A. Farmer, special assistant
attorney general, representing tho
state. after the verdict was read told
the court that the state has other
charges against the three negroes ac-
quilted and Judge Crow ordered them
remanded to jail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-11
= The best Investment for the none
a4is Herald 0aahtGSdtG

Much comment has been caused
among the members of the district
exemption board at ST. Cloud owing
to the fact that one attorney in that
city is drafHngfmost of tFeefemptiop
epti1 mAdy APPEALS ID tie PRESIDENT.
In looking over the claims recently,
JthA ib62d found that over half the
claims are drawn by this attorney
and also more than thessusua numbef
Of appeals have been drawn to the
president. The board can do nothing
ABOUT it save to investigate the
claims carefully. The name of the
attorney was not given. =
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-11
Council Proceedings
OspeeiaI iMeefinss

a ssssiss l. sssi o crnsss
held Monday, Sept. 18th, 1917 at
o'clock p. IN. ::
ceavsned on EesApf the
Mayor With Presidfnt Hillefud and
dermeh, faies6n aAd Jenk-
fnsS in attendance. Il
fhe call was Aread which seated the
object of the meeting to be for the
purpose of discussing the sale OF
small piece, of property, now owned by
the 0ityJ Of Sank Centre"
Alderman Jameson, chairman OF
! the Ceipmittee, Jen sPopr reported that
John Moore had offered $35O.0O for
the West 56.29 feet of Lot No. 80 in
Auditors Subdivision of N Sec 10,
TBpM 1875, Range "a, known as the
Pssf fasrmsn 1p oaars sfsrsd the follow
ing resolution and moved it's ADOPT ion:
Resolved that thse offer of .Iohn
rect Of tor S No. So in Auditors Sub
division of N.Y., Sec. Is, Twp; 1876
: Range. 3D. be accepted and the May or,
President Yof & the q Council and CITY
Clerk be and hereby, are directed to
eNecnte a. deed offtconyeyance TO said
John Moore and deliver same on pay
mept of the $4,000. III
= Aidegmay > enk ins SECONDED ,the nSo-
5tfoh and the RESOLUTION Was 'anani-
4P Ths yr1 sseRss0; thsn saSsraed
City Clerk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-11
AS TO FUEL,


Fhe coal situation is not any fSd
bright at this writing and desperate
efforts are being made on the part df
the C9mpission of Rabtics Safety to
see that ap aleaustS supply IS sent
II RRsfS tai t nj Northwest a,; stsa.+,d t
to the advantage of laying in an e,s
ira SUPPLY of wood to guard against
ffe ~,ahHqst certain coal shortage.
lMapJ families in villages and rural
communities can buy wood nearby at
reasonable prices and instead of
waiting in uncertainty for coal, every
effort should be made to use wood as
far as. possible in order to conserve
1the S6ap SUPPLY now On hand. Farm
ff5St fapssasily supply themselves by
shouldering ak and saw and securing
al1eR Sdppf frofn Their own timber
eJaadu The vcoalb question is a vital
one to the Northwest and the Com
J mission 81 Fabhe1 safety urges strin
gspt rqnseryatisH iand sthe use of sub
stitutes to large, degree, wherever
b6sahe.fnsYs 1saiis s~.e,-ss
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-11
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