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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02
THE AVERAGE REFoRMER.
National Crop Improvement serv,c. 1

National Crop Improvement Servics.l
The average reformer having so
little at stake himself, plunges about
like q bull in a china shop, regard
less of the results of his ardor.
An amusing incident is told of the
Secretary of Commerce. The car
manufacturers put up a howl that
unless they could get t~in-plate to.
make up, no canning of fruits and
vegetables could be done, SO without
looking owe the field it is said that
an order was made that steel was to
be diverted by the manufacturers
from other projects and put at the
disposal of the can manufacturers.
It looked all right on the ACE of it.
but when the manufacturers of har-
vesting machinery demanded steel
which they contracted for, and found
thai there was not steel for aprons,
It having been diverted to cans, a
3hurry.up call modifying the order
was issued, 10 that our harvesting
machines could be made in time for
the growing crop.
This illustrates how many plans
are i%gnorantly made robbing Peter
to pay Paul. Every enthusiast
who has q pet reform. which is
always hitting some other business
instead OF his own, never looks
around to 9 what the effect will be
before he plunges. The manufac-
turers Of feed and the most success
ful feeders Ii the country have a
right g demand that that delicate
smachtne-the dairy cow-shall not
be wrecked BY hasty legislation.
Revolutionary reforms are seldom
~eficacious. Anything which disturbs
the food equilibrium should be
handled graduaiiy. Experiencet has
shown that the most enicisnt way 10
handle cereal products is to remoye
the human Food nrst and feed the
Etssidne ~ stock. AAy other aysts1n
EiasakeAR extS1Haa1ne
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02

Beginning with the September as
sessment of members of M. w. A.
will pay 20 cents per thousand extra
on their certificates, this being a war
measure to protect members who
have enlisted. The additional assess
ment will continue to the termina-
ton of the war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02

Anent the Demand Cocktails row it
may be sited that two heads are
sometimes better than one and that
they are absolutely essential in a
fight between bulls.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02

Germany may take Siam declara-
tion Of war more seriously when she
remembers that's whore the elephants
come from.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02

Do you uant q borrow money On
your land7 4 g, write q cal On
LLOcKHART Piezre, S.D b.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-02
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE
seeley, World Famous in This spe-
cialty. Called to Pierre

$50 aEs L4lL0 Aal
+. H. Seeley of Chicago and Phila-
delphia. the noted truss expert. will
be at the st. Charles Hotel and will
remain IN Pierre Wednesday only,
August 9Th. Nj. Seeley says: 1.-THE
Spermatic Shield will not only retain
any case Of rupture perfectly. but
contracts the opening in ten days on
the average case. This instrument
received the only award in England
and in, Spain. producing results with
out surgery, injections, medical treat
ments or prescriptions" Mr.. Seeley
has Official documents for inspection.
AL charity cases without charge, or
Sif any interested call, he will be glad
to show same without charge or TT
them if desired. Business demands
prevent stopping at any other place
in this section.
S-Eyery statement in this mo-
tice has been verified before the Fed
eral AndsState Courts.-F. 81. Seeley.
sHAa tLHE 49, CO. &C., VT - az 80 -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
LOSE STRONGEST NEUTRAL
Danes Regret Entrance Of United
States Into War.

Copenhagen, April America en-.
try into the war cannot be said to
have been received with favor i'm Den
mark, either in official circles or by
the public at large.
Denmark and other small European
neutrals during the war have been en-.
deayoring TO maintain not only nor
NAL conditions of life, but even neces-
sary supplies for their business ex-
istence. To them the alignment of
America is a factor of such moment
that apprehension regarding their own
future difficulties overshadow their
sympathies with one side or the other.
The loss OF the moral support Of the
neutral United States in the effort to
maintain political and commercial
neutrality as between the two groups
Is deeply regretted ia Copenhagen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
DRAWS SWORD FOR
ENTIRE HUMANITY

Geneva, April Great emotion has
been caused in the little Swiss repub-
lie by the news that its great repub-
lican sister is about to enter the war.
The Journal de Geneve says:
Germany sees a new adversary
ranged against her, a great country of
100,000000 inhabitants, whose wealth
is immense, whose resources are mex
haustible and who will bring into the
war its inventive genius and the stead
fastness and energy of its invincible
people. 1t is not only for its individ
ual rights; it is for entire humanity
that America draws the sword.
Far from the battlefieIds of Eu
rope, divided in its judgments con
corning the causes of the war inter
ested in keeping peace as nation
which counts more than $4,000, 900 for
eign born among its members, ex
plotted more than any other neutral
nation by German propaganda and
hostile to all militarism, America
would certainly not have drawn the
sword IL the public conscience had
not been outraged by an accumulation
of horrible acts, eliminating In the
systematic devastation of French prov
inces."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
FIFTY NEGATIVE
VOTES l.! HOUSE

Washington. April by a vote of
373 to 80 the house passed the resolu.
ton declaring a state of war exists
between the United States and Ger
many.
More than eighty representatives
made speeches on the resolution. and
the opposition, which was said to be
small, grew as the night progressed,
resulting in fifty votes against the
proposal The fifty We're
Almon. Bacon, Britten. Browne.
Burnett, Cary, Church, Connolly OF
Kansas; Cooper of Wisconsin, David.
son. Davis. Decker. Dill, Dillon. Domi.
nick. Esch, Frear, Fuller of Illinois,
Haugen. Hayes, Hensley. billiard.
Hull of Iowa, lgoa. Johnson OF South
Dakota, Heating, King, Kinkaid. Kitch-
in. knutson. la Toilette, Little, Lon.
don, Lundeen. McLemore, Mason, Mel
SON Randall, Rankin, Reayis. Roberts,
Rodenburg. Shackleford Sherwood,
Sloan. Stafford. Van Dyke, Wheeler
Woods OF Iowa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
GERMANY CENS0RS
WILSON'S MESSAGE

Copenhagen, April THE German
public To The present time has had no
opportunity TO hear the full story OF
the rea7cn leadne mp to the entry
OF the United States into the war, as
only condensed and expurgated yer.
sions OF President Wilson's message
appeared ir German newspapers un
der headings indicating that this was
virtually the complete text.
This in part is apparently due to
the fact that the first versions of the
speech teleefaphed from England to
neutral countries on the continent on
Tuesday were sharply condensed
whole sections having been eliminate
ed, particularly from the latter part
OF the message
But q conG Garison of this tabloid
version as received in Denmark with
that published in Berlin shows that
the German censors pencils had been
yigoroJ sly employed to strike out
refcron es 70 the conduct of general
AGENTS, one of the main items of Presi
dent Wilson's Indictment OF the auto
cratic German government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
ASBURY PARK HOTEL
DISTRICT FIRE SWEPT

Asbury Park, n J.. April -Four
city blocks in the heart Of the fash
ionahle hotel district fronting on the
beach were swept by IRE with the
loss Of about 100000 More than a
score Of hotels and boarding houses
were destroyed
The only buildings that remain
standing in district bounded by
Ocean avenue and the Boardwalk on
the east Grand avenue on the west,
and First and Second avenues ON the
south and north We're four dwellings,.
The fire began at II p. m. in the
Natatorium pool and quickly spread
beyond the control Of the local fire
department II vas attributed to de
fectiye electric wiring Most of the
hotels were closed and no loss OF life
has been reported Eight bathers in
the Natatorium pool when the fire
broke out escaped in their bathing
suits.
Driven by a strong northeast gale
the flames spread so fast that dyna
mite was resorted to and two hotels
were blown up.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
FRANCE WILD OVER
AMERICAN SUPPORT

Paris. April 7- Extraordinary scenes
of enthusiasm for the United States
were witnessed in both houses of par
lament Not since the historic SEES
sion of Aug. IA. 1914. has there been a
parallel
Alexander Ribot, the venerable pre-
mier arose Immediately after the
chamber came to order and began an
address In solemn tones
The deputies listened with IN
broken attention until the first men
tion OF the United States then they
broke out in applause At first ii was
a deeorous clappins Of hands and then
the whole house spontaneously arose f;
cheering for the United States and
President Wilson.
The American ambassador. William
G. Sharp was in the diplomatic gal
lery The deputies turned toward him
and the demonstration continued. The
ambassador stood MP and bowed and
the cheering was redoubled in inten
sity
Premier Rihot continued his address
but almost every phase was interrupt
ed by applause Mr. Sharp was again
obliged to arise and acknowledge an
ovation when the premier said:
The United States wishes neither
conquest nor compensation"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07

SEES WAR WITH MEXICO
Minneapolis Divine Lays Blame on
German Influence.

Minneapolis, April 6 - Germany 5
influence can he seen by any one who
travels in Mexico Thousands of Ger
man reservists are pouring into Mexi-
co from the United States and else
where ard there is no doubt but what
they are getting ready for trouble with
the United States.
Mexico under Carranza has gone
backward to the days before DiaZ.
"CarranZa's election was a farce, a
military proceeding at which only one
ticket was presented to the people
I'VE must look for trouble from Mex
leo once there is war with Germany
These are some of the things that
Rev. G. J.. Morrill,. pastor of Peoples
church, said on his arrival in Mime
apolis after a trip through the interior
of Mexico.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
COLONEL DEFENDS ACTION


New York, April q Colonel Thco-
dore Roosevelt issued statement here
ia which he denied tn "anRise preco-
dent" wouli ba craa ed as has been
suggested in permitting him 10 raise
a division TOR active service ON the
French front
THE American people" Colonel
Roosevelt asserted "ara united behind
the presideu, i'm tie determination to
wage effective. argfces ve war for o1T
rights ana for the ri thts OF humanity
and ciYili alton
Il believe our people now realize
the systrm of universal military scrv
ice Is the only eHa tive and the only
absolutely democratic system"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
TEUTONS SMASH
RUSSIAN LINE
Take More Than Nine Thou
sand Prisoners.
FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCE
Make Further Gains Over Germans in
Vicinity Of Landrioourt and Rega n
Positions Recently Wrested From
Them by Teutonic Offensive.

London April More than 5000
Russians, fifteen guns anu 150 ma
chine guns and mine throwers were
captured by the Germans in their att
tack on the Russian bridgehead on
the Stokhod, the war office announces.
Towns on the coast oy Kent were
again bombarded by a German air
plane. There were no casualties, it is
announced officially
French troops made a further ad-
vance on the new line in the vicinity
OF ianlricourt Grenade attacks
northwest OF Rheims enabled the
French 10 regain further positions
wrested from them by the German Of
fensiye THURSDAY
German forces took the offensive
south of Riga and penetrated the Rus
sian lines Later the Russians
launched "a count attack. drove ont
the Teutons and restored the position
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07

Washington, April 5.-The problem
of financing the war was discussed in
detail at the cabinet meeting and it is
understood plans were considered for
raising a large loan by popular sub
scripiion. A bill to authorize such a
loan may be framed by the administra-
ton and submitted to congress soon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07

Thifty-,cur seacvcd Trapped by Mine
kxpIosions.

Fernie, B. =. April 7-Thirty-four
men are bes.ss ed to be trapped in
mine No. al .oal Creek, near here,
as the result OF explosions in mines
No. 2 and No. 3, according to reports
reaching here.
from mine No. by prompt work. Two
bodies, badly mutilated, were recov,
cred.
A rescue train carrying physicians
and mine officials was rushed to Coal
Creek from here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
GERMAN GUNBOAT
81 ss-ss. 49, .e~<s~rs~srs
SUNK.'BY ITS CREW
REFUSED TO SURRENDER TO
AMERICAN FORCES-SEN-
In KILLED.

Washington. ID. c.. April Z, 2:30
p. m.-Special: The interned Ger
man gunboat Cormorant at Guam
was blown up The COrmorant re-
fused to surrender 10 American
forces which went to take possession
and was destroyed by its crew. Two
German warrant Officers and five en-
listed men of the crew were killed
i'm the explosion Twenty officers
twelve warrant officers and 500 en-
listed men were taken prisoners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
INTERNED SHIPS
ARE TAKEN over
United States SeizeS All Ger
man Vessels.
PROMT ACTION RESULTS

Following Passage Of War Resolution
Secretary McAdoo Issues Orders
and Ninety-one Teutonic Craft Pass
Under Control Of United States Fed
eral Authorities
New York April Promptly with
the passing OF the war resolution oy
the house Of representatives federal
agents at ports along the Atlantic
coast began seiziug German ships
which had laid up in United States
waters
Here alone there are twenty-seven
such vessels and all have been taken
over 10y government officials
The Prinz Osl5ar and Rhaetia. own
ed by the Hamburg American line.
were tahon In charge at Philadelphia
Boston reports the seizure OF the
REein. Necaar and Bulgarian Sixty
members of the crew have been re
moved TO a place OF confinement
The German steamer Arcadia of the
Hamburg American line the only
Teatcn nerchantman at Newport
News. has been seized there
Action also was taken al New Lon
IN Baltimore and Jacksonville The
seizure, @re made on orders by the
secretary u the treasury The move
does hot Involve c0nhscation
The German freightar HohenIelle
was seized and it's crew will be IN.
termed Ell savannah
Two German merchant ships, Kiel
an3 Nieafa, we're taken over at WI
minston Twenty members OF their
crews were given quarters at the
United States marine hospital grounds
German vessels In American ports
number nluety-oue.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
Two Killed at Rail trossino.

Green Bay, Wis, April Nicholas
C. Pickard, forty-eight years old, and
Victor Rowart, twenty-nine years old
a taxicab driver, were killed here
when their car was struck by freight
train Pickard was publisher of the
Green Bay Gazette, now the Press-Ga.
xetts. until he retired two years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
NEW MOVE BY PAClFiSTS
Want United States TO Incite Revolt
in Germany.

New York, April An appeal to
President Wilson and to members of
congress TO urge the German people
to revolt against their government
and end the war without the partici-
patton of the United States in actual
hostilities," was sent from here by
the Emergency Peace federation.
within the reichstag itself" the
appeal says. such a proposal already
has been made"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
GERMAN COMMERCE
RAIDERS BUSY
SHIPPING TIED UP-WAR At THE
DOORS OF THE UNITED
STATES

Washington. p G., April Z, $3.50
p. Special: Reports of German
commerce raiders off the Atlantic
ports were flashed along seaboard to
day and all shipping is practically
tied up, while naval patrols went out
TO establish the identity OF the mys-
terious ship reported near the ship
ping lines It was the first breath of
war at the doors of America.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
Civil Service Bars Down.

Washington, April 5.-In anticipa.
ton of vast war demand for addi,
tional government clerks and other
employees. President Wilson by execu
tive order has authorized the civil
service commission to fill vacancies
for which no suitable eligible exists
with persons who have been subject
ed only to noncompstitivs tests.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Executive Formally Announces
State OF H0StIlitiGS.
:. :. :. !. = : :. ). :. :. :. !. !.
AUSTRIA HUNGARY WILL
BREAK AT ONCE.

: London, April Z. Vienna
: ne-~napers say that Count
( Tam0wsH, recently sent to
: the United States as Austro-
: Hungarian ambassador. has
: been instructed j. the event of
: ratification by congress of Pres
: ident Wilson's recommendation
/. Tor war with Germany to break
: diplomatic relations with the
I. United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
cansda's Wheat Reserve Large.

Calgary, Alta, April According
to figures compiled after careful
survey of the situation and the com
putation of grain in elevators it is es-
timated that there still are approx
mately O2,000.0 900 bushels of wheat
in the Dominion
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
British Horse Ship Sunk.

Washington, April --Torpedoing
and sinking without warning of the
armed British horse ship Canadian Of
the Leyland line was reported to the
state department by Consul Frost at
Queenstown. There were fifty-six
Americans among the crew, all OF
whom escaped except Captain Bullock,
who is believed to have lost his life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
OUSTED FROM u. S. ARMY
AS PRo-GERMAN.

Honolulu, April THE resig-
nation of Lieutenant Colonel
Charles w. Ziegler, Hawaiian
national guard, was rendered
after ii had been demanded by
Governor Pinkham at the in
stance of Brigadier General +.
S. Strong. commanding the de-
partment of Hawaii
General Strong based his de-
mand for Colonel Zeigler's res
ignation on the fact that the
colonel presided Feb at
meeting here of the German
American Alliance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-07
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Washington, April President vii.
son has signed the resolution of con.
eress declaring a state Of war be.
tween the United States and Germany.
The president also siened a procla-
nation formally declaring a state of
var between the United States and
Germany In the proclamation he
called upon American citizens to give
support 20 all measures of the gov
ernment
All the naval militia and naval re
serves were called 10 the eolors with
the presidents signing of the war
resolution
The navy department Immediately
wirelessed or telegraphed all it, sta
tions. navy yards and ships as follows
The president has signed an act
of congress which declares that a
state of war exists between the Unit
ed States and Germany"
BY the signing of the resolution the
war which Germany actually has been
making on the United States for many
months is recognized ia official form
and the United States thus announces
to the world its determination to take
up what President Wilson character
lied IN his address to congress as
Germany's challenge to all the world.
her war against humanity
Emergency Fund Proposed.
Appropriation Of 500, 100000 for an
emergency war fund to be used AT the
presidents discretion. similar to the
$50. 100000 fund given President Nc
| kinley FOR prosecuting the Spanish
war, was attached by the senate ap-
propriations committee to the gen
eral deficiency bill
The appropriations committee also
/ increased the department of justice
fund for the prosecution Of crime and
also that of the secret service
] The Sl00.000,000 given the president
i is for the national security and de
i fense and for each and every pnr-
/ pose and is to be expended at the
/ direction of the president" is made
available at once. and to remain
available until Dec 81, 1917
The bill now carries a total of 1854.
$50. 600
In q statement approving the army
plan presented to congress BY the
war department President Wilson
said that "the hope Of the world is
that when the European war is over
arrangements will have been made
composing many Of the questions
which have hitherto seemed to require
the arming Of the nations"
The rush of recruits for naval serv
ice has oyercrowded the stations al
Newport. Norfolk, the Great Lakes
and San Francisco. The men are be
ing given tent shelter, pending the
construction of new buildings and ex
pansion OF the grounds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-02
The Daylight Store
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. C. w. Melcher entertained the
Altrurians at her home on Park street
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murdo Mcleod, who have
been passing several days with their
cousin, Mrs Ray Rich OF Elm street, re-
turned this morning to their home in
Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. Rowland will be at the Barre Saw
ings Bank & Trust Co. Saturday, June .,
from to 5 and to 0 p. m. to explain
and take subscriptions for the Liberty
loan.--adv.
The auction sale at Farnhams at
Montpelier yesterday was not as largely
attended as usual, the late season keep
ing people pretty busy on the land. Only
II commission horses were disposed OF.
but the demand for fresh horses keeps
up. Fourteen fresh horses were sent to
Essex Junction and Richmond yesterday
and one pair to Randolph. c, F. Smith,
auctioneer.