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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
WILL PUBLISH DISASTERS
But Secrecy Is to Surround Army and
Navy Movements.

Washington, July 81. - The move
ment of American troops to France
will be carried on absolutely without
publicity if the present policy of the
war department remains -unaltered.
Secretary Baker and some of his
military advisers believe that no word
should be published of the arrival of
troops abroad and 1t is probable that
this will be made clear to all newspa-
pers and press associations in forth
coming regulations under the volun-
tary censorship to which the press of
the country has subjected itself.
Assurances have been given both
by navy and army officials that dis
asters will not be hidden under the
veil of this censorship and presum-
ably under the new regulation also the
American people will be expected to
understand that no news is good news
in this respect.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
REVISED TAX BILL
HITS BIG INCOMES

Washington, July 81. - The senate
finance committee reached a tentative
agreement to revise the present ST.
$4,000, 900 war tax bill so as to raise
at least 81, ,943, 600, 900, the lar ger part
of the increase to come from higher
income taxes.
Members of the committee said 1t is
possible the total of the bill before II
gets to the senate will be $4,000. .000,
600.
According to the present plan about
1926, ,000, 900 of the increase will be OBJ
tanned through higher income tax
rates SIC, 700, 900 for the individuals
and the rest from corporations.
The committee figured on an in
crease in the normal rate on indi
viduals from to per cent and OF
corporations to per cent. The rest
of the increase may be obtained by in
creasing the excess profits tax and by
consumption taxes on sugar, tea, cof
fee and cocoa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
RUSSIA WANTS u. S.
TROOPS ON THE EAST

San Francisco. July 31.-The pres
ence of American troops on the East
ern front would be fatal TO Germany,
according to General Michel Yassuko-
vich, chief of the Russian military
commission, who is here
IF America will send 100000 mon
to Russia, she will furnish an army
that will be the nucleus of a Russian
army of 100000 men that may be
grouped with fatal results to Ger
many" declared General Yassuko
vich.
Germany will not be able to face
such a combination in the Eastern
theater, while France. Great Britain
and America press her in the west.
There is no doubt that splendid Rus
sian armies of 1000, 900 men each, or
ganized, stiffened and encouraged by
the presence of your troops, can be
built up on the foundation of each
100000 Americans sent TO our front
Germany is spending money with
a lavish hand in Russia to bribe agi-
tators. German money alone is re.
sponsible for the recent disastrous re
treat of the Galician armies, and for
the opposition to the provisional gov
ernment."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
LANSING DECLARES
AMERICA WILL WIN

Madison Barracks, N. Y, July 81
In a speech here before LOO members
of the officers reserve corps Secretary
of State Lansing, emphasizing the
perils of German Imperialism to the
United States and the world, declared
his belief that the German people
would not cast off the yoke of autoc-
racy until the united democracies of
the world have destroyed the ambi-
tions of the military rulers of Ger.
many.
That" he added, 'is the only way
to restore the peace of the world.
Were every people able to express
their will there would be no wars OF
aggression" he said, "and, Ii there
were no wars of aggression, lasting
peace would come to the earth.
Secretary Lansing sought to drive
home to the student officers the right
eousness of the cause for which they
had volunteered to 90 to France and
fight He asserted that America
would win because our cause is the
cause of justice and of right and OF
humanity"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
Unpecedentedly Heavy Gun
Fire Is Reported.
INTENSIVE AERIAL WORK
All Indications Point to Offensive Op-
erations on gotabIe Scale, Although
the Entire Area Is Free From In
fantry Engagements.

London, July 31.-Whatever militarv
development may be impending on the
Belgian front the great artillery bat
tie there has not yet resulted in any
infantry movement of Importance. The
British official statement is colorless,
contrasting strongly with the recent
German official reports of unprece-
IDENTIFY heavy gun Ere in this area.
Color is lent the assumption that
operations on a notable scale are in
prospect here, however, by the official
British accounts of the intensive aerial
work in progress in which photograph
ic observations on a large scale have
been carried out The destruction of
air craft Sunday was heavy on both
sides. thirty German machines beine
lowned and thirteen reported missing.
The French front likewise was de
void of infantry activity, aside from
raiding excursions.
Six villages were taken in another
advance on the part of the Roumanian
troops, according TO an official state
ment issued by the Roumanian war
office
German troops are advancing
through the Succhawa Wiley. in the
Austrian province of Bukowina, TO
wards the town of Seletyn, it was an
nonnced officially by the German gen
eral staff The Germans also have
pushed forward to the east of the Up
per Moldova valley.
The statement says the Russians
are holding the heights to the east of
the river Zbrocz. on the Russian from
tier, which has sseen crossed by the
Teutons at several points.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
Agreement Reached in Chi
cagO Dispute.
LONG CONFERENCE HELD
After All Night Session of Railroad
Managers and Officials of Big Union
Organizations Some Differences Are
Adjusted and Others Arbitrated.

Chicago, July 31-The strike
switchmen belonging to the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen and involv-
ing more than $500 men in the Chi
cago switching district was called off
after an all night conference between
representatives Of the switchmen and
the nineteen railroads involved.
The strike began Saturday morning
The settlement followed a meetine
of the conference committee of man
ayers of the roads affected and a
committee of seven grand officers rep
resenting the Order of Railway Con
ductors. Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Brotherhood of Loco.
motive Firemen and Enginemen, the
latter representing the brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen.
This conference lasted for two hours
after which the vital questions at is
sue were disposed Of and the agree
ment was taken to James Murdoch
vice president of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Trainmen. who acted for the
strikers lie assented TO the agree
ment and word was Immediately sent
out for men 10 proceed TO their worh
without prejudice or loss Of seniority
According to joint statement made
by the conferees the CLOSED shop,
which is claimed by the railroad man
ayers to have been primary cause
for the calling of the strike. ceases tC
be an issue. il being stated that mat
ters at issue are to be settled without
the adoption OF a closed shop rule OF
of ans rule that might fairly be con
sidered as equivalent 10 such.
The meal period question is TO be-
settled by a commission of eight
meeting i'm New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
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MUST BE BORNE BY RICt
House Leader kitchin Opposes Tax
Burdening Poor.

Washington, July 31.-Tax burdens
of the poor must not be materially in
creased, according to Majority Leader
Kitchin, chairman of the house ways
and means committee, in raising the
additional $4,000, 100000 required to
carry on the war until July, 1918.
Ability to pay should be the stand
ard on which to increase the tax, Mr..
Kitchin will insist, and he believes the
taxes on necessaries already contem-
plated place about as much burden
on the poor man as he can stand. The
first and largest advances, he argues,
should be made, therefore, in normal
income and excess profits taxes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
IanSing's sUtterancesConsid-
cred Answer to MichaeIiS.
HOPES FOR DISSENSIONS
German ChanceIlor's New Attempt at
Peace Considered as Hollow as the
MANY Others Which Have Followed
Successful Oftensives.

Washington, July 81. - German
Chancellor Michaelis' peace interview
is rogarded at the state department
as another German attempt to bolster
up public opinion at home, appeal to
the peace sentiment in enemy and
neutral countries, and create dissen-
sions between The allies. AT the Rus
sian embassy it was stated to be who'll
ly incorrect in fact.
State department officials say that
while Germany attempts by innuendo
to fasten on France a vast campaign
Of conquest with the hope to make a
breach with the new Russian democ-
racy, MiChaelis makes no suggestion
that Germany herself has in any way
revised her war program or accepted
the principle of no annexation.
The new attempt at peace is consid-
cred as hollow as the many others
which have always followed a success
ful offensive and which took their
most tangible form i'm the official Ger
man peace offer of Dec. II The ma.
neuyer is viewed as similar to that
one, which had the purpose of getting
the allies about a conference table
where Germany hoped to instill differ.
ences between them and split up the
alliance At that time Ambassador
Bernstorff here was offering feelers
which could be repudiated at will.
The government, it is stated, will
take no notice of the latest German
effort Secretary Lansing's speech
although delivered before the Michae
lis interview was published, is taken
as complete answer in stating that
peace can come only when the united
forces of the worlds democracies has
overthrown the German military sys
tenn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
HELD UNDER ESPIONAGE ACT
Former German Diplomat and Two
Companions Jailed.

Spokane Wash, July 31.-Carl G.
Grossman and two companions, man
and a woman, are held in the city Jail
here under the espionage act. They
were arrested few hours after their
arrival from Butte. where they had
spent week, according to statements
of the federal authorities.
Grossman is booked at the police
station as an alien enemy. The names
of his companions are withheld by the
police
Grossman, said to be former mem.
ber OF the staff of the German lega.
tion in Washington. is declared by the
police to have been ordered by Presi-
dent Wilson to leave this country sew
eral weeks ago.
Important discriminating papers,
naming prominent Spokane residents
of German birth, are said to have been
found in Grossman's possession.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
PERISH IN FOREST FIRES
Eight Bodies Recovered So Far In
British Columbia.

Fernie, b. c., July 31.-Eight men
are known to have perished and sew.
eral are missing in a fire that swept
the Spruce river valley, fifteen miles
northeast of here, Saturday afternoon.
Sixty odd men and about twenty teams
were trapped in Camp IA of the Elk
Lumber company, which is situated in
a blind valley, and their fight over the
mountain was most difficult.
Eight bodies have been picked up
in the rear of the fire and the terrible
agony the men endured is shown in
their distorted features.
Millions of feet of logs, the logging
railroad and the camp building, to
gether with equipment. horses and
supplies, are a total loss. Ten fatal
tiles is the lowest estimate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
HAVE PLENTY OF TONNAGE
Officials Say All Troops Necessary
Can Be Carried.

Washington, July 31.-Complete con.
fidence in the ability of the United
States to transport to France as many
American troops as may be necessary.
despite the U-boat menace, character
lied the attitude of officials in closest
touch with the transportation situa-
tion.
Announcement that the navy de-
partment had taken over sixteen of
the German merchant ships seized at
the outbreak of the war to refit them
as transports explained the feeling to
some extent
American ingenuity has scored an
other triumph, it is understood, In
getting the vessels in shape for their
new service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31

General Harrison Gray Otis, eighty
years old, is dead at the home of his
son-in-law at Los Angeles, Cal.
General Otis was owner and editor
of the Los Angeles Times. He served
in the Civil and SpanishAmerican
wars.
General Otis was uncompromising In
his fight on union labor and his news
paper plant was blown up several
years ago with loss of number OF
lives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
PRO.GEBMANISM IN UNIONS
Labor Leaders Plan Publicity Cam
paiqn to Combat It.

New York, July 31.-Labor leaders
at a conference here presided over by
Samuel Gompers adopted plans for a
publicity campaign to combat the pro
German element seeking foothold in
organized labor. Committees OF vol
unteer workers, it was announced, will
go to every labor center in the country
ito educate the true American laborer
in the fallacies of pro-Germanism and
the truths of pure Americanism."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31

Minneapolis, July 31.-An unidenti-
fed woman, about twenty-seven years
old, was found dead with a revolver
shot through her heart on vacant
lot on Nicollet avenue by persons liv-
ing In the neighDorhood, who heard
two shots
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31

Petrograd, July 31.-General Korni-
loff, the commander-in-chief in Galicia,
has ordered all officers and men on
the Southwestern front to rejoin their
units before Aug. IA. In case of fail
ure to obey the order the men will be
tried as traitors.
There have been allotted to the min
istry of the interior 100000 rubles
(S3. 500, ,000) to meet the expenses of
elections to the constituent assembly.
Premier and Minister of War Ke
rensky has suppressed the newspaper
Justice (Prevda, and Justice for the
Trenches, Germanophile organs of the
Social Democratic Workmens party
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
BRITISH CRUISER is SUNK
Loss Of the Ariadne Is Officially Ad
mitted.

London, July 3i.-The British cruis
er Ariadne, of 11,000 tons, has been
torpedoed and sunk. according to an
official statement issued by the Brit
ish admiralty.
The Ariadne was built in 1898. Its
complement consisted of 677 officers
and men.
The Ariadne carried sixteen six-inch
guns. twelve twelyernounders and q
number of smaller guns.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
Storm Wrecks Stranded Liner.

st. Johns, N. F., July 31.-A furious
storm made hopeless wreck of the
Norwegian-American line steamship
Kristianiafjord, which ran aground
near Cape Race two weeks ago. The
crew, numbering 250. was forced to
abandon her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31

Eau Claire, Wis. July 31.-Michael
Klinger, an employe of the Chatek
Light and Power company, shot and
probably mortally wounded his di-
vorced wife, then shot and killed him
self. The shooting, it is said, followed
a quarrel between the couple.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
FIGHT OR DEATH,
IS RUSSIAN EDICT

London, July 31.-The correspond.
ent of the Times at Russian Southwest
quarters, after describing the deser
tions and panic of the Russian troops
says General Korniloif's measures
against indiscipline have been approx.
ed and that he is executing deserters
by wholesale.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
FROST KILLS GARDENS AND
CROPS AT SPOKANE.

Spokane. Wash, July 81
Frost killed much garden truck
and some spring wheat and
corn in the district south of
here. A week ago the mercury
was over 100.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
Do You Want Piece of the
James J. Hill $l,OOO,OOO Farm?

THEN ACT QUICK The sale S going There only
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these choice fertile land Get the
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31
FOURTEEN OUT OF FIFTEEN
SAFE IN WAR.

I. Boston, July 31-Roger Bah
|. son, statistician of Wellesley,
|. has gathered the following fig
!. ures from study of war casual
+ ties.
I. Fourteen men out of every
I. fifteen fave been safe so far.
I. Under present conditions,
1. where man power is being
+ saved, not more than one in
I. thirty is killed.
I. One man in 500 loses limb.
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-08

See "The Enchanted Mountain"
at Parrot school auditorium Friday
evening, at 8 o'clock.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-08
ARMY TO BE RECRUITED IN ONE Day
County Officials viii Be Called Upon to Put Into
Effect Election Machinery in Bringing in All
Subject TO Duty Under the Draft Plan Adopted
By the War Department.

purpose recruit an army one
day under the ece draft that has passed by congress-
perfected adjusting
the differences between the house and the bills
ment, which will be this week.
The will be called the coors day, election
machinery county utilized complete The federal
will appeal each state and the
ment will make its appeal county officials In Georgia
rs already holding making prompt
the work. the sheriff other officers
readiness to enroll those subject to duty.
The machinery registration county in charge of
Sheriff Turner Clerk of Court W. Dozer and the county hy
Chappe officials Immediately upon receiving notice
from the shall appoint voting precint
all persons within the age limits prescribed will be required
themselves registration customary voting
precincts which they have their
president will announce The voting precincts must be prepared for
raon The probability that from
tween approval of the bill and registration day
The registrars each 10 persons to be
registered Each be comprise per cent of
the population IT, for instance all between years age
per cent of the precinct population
voting precincts this county and under president
day will be set for enrolment all the plan
the lists completed day.
Persons who placed charge of registration places
rotary OF war hop will be patriotic enough to without charge but
adds that is well understood that the
and if charge for the service is made the ready
pay it,
Washington some details of the pro
posed plan of enrolment that task
which huge one full of obstacles and diAcnl which
tend delay the with the purpose
getting through the within possible the secretary of
has evolved hopes eliminate delay as far
possible
This includes Washington collection
of state and territorial governors county
OF conrol
where
The plan of enrolment scheme of holding
elections and the sherif will of posting cleo
ton procmaons the date and place
precincts The date will first be fixed proclamation Blanks
for the enrolment the purpose of the
wa" department after receiving the rolls of
over them carefully and select such the can
be spared These will be given time to get their affairs
shape and make their leave akngs before reporting
ever point may be designated For this
suggestion of the physician be designated the
Ooa OF county CONTROL they familiar
% respective communities The sheriff will be
uy OF serving notices. the clerk will be the custodian and
e must make the physical examinations with
regulations of the United
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-08
WESTON POSTOFFICE
ROBBED BY YEGCMEN
STAMPS VALUED AT $3.50, AND
$3.50 IN CASH STOLEN. THE
THIEVES MAKE ESCAPE.

The postoffice at Weston, about Is
miles north of Dawson, was robbed
about midnight Friday night, and
$3.50 in cash and $3.50 in stamps
stolen from the safe, which were de-
posted there by Postmaster George
Sims when he closed for the night
The safe was blown open in profess
sional yeggman style.
The robbery was not discovered
until five O'Clock Friday morning,
when Sheriff Christian of Webster
county and Sheriff Turner of Terrell
county were notified, and in an hour
or two they had organized a posse
and started in pursuit of three white
men who were supposed to be the
robbers.
The yeggmen left Weston in a
Ford car with non-skid tires on both
rear wheels and the posse took up
the trail without difficulty, as heavy
rain had fallen few hours previous
ly, and followed it through Terrell
county and on to Americas, where
the men secured gasoline and left
northward on the Dixie highway.
They were last heard of at Griffin,
and were going in the direction of
Atlanta.
Sheriff Turner states that the
yeggmen were undoubtedly profess
SIGNALS, as they seemed to have made
every plan of escape before the rob-
berry was committed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-08
JUDGE SPEER GIVES
LOWREY new TRIAL
USE OF WHISKY BY JURY WAIV-
ED AND MOTION GRANTED
ON GENERAL GROUNDS.

MACON, Ga.-Judge Emory
Speer, of the United States district
court for the Southern district of
Georgia, this afternoon granted a
new trial to Mack M. Lowrey, former
cashier of the defunt Americas Ma
tional bank, of Americas, who is I'M
der a five-year sentence for making
false entries on his books and MAX
ing false reports to the comptroller
of the currency. The motions for
new trial were based on the specific
grounds that the jury were allowed
to examine bank books that had not
first been put in evidence and on the
further grounds that they were per-
mitted to have whisky during the
trial of the case.
The case was heard before the
late Judge Lambdin in October, 1915.
Judge Lambdin had the motion for
new trial under consideration at the
time of his death.
In his opinion granting a new trial,
Judge Speer announced that he waiv-
ed the specific grounds brought by
the defense and granted the new
trial on the general grounds set out
that the verdict was contrary to the
law and evidence in the case.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-08
TO TAX
COTTON RAISES ROW
S E TIONAL CONTROVERSY
BREAKS OUT OVER PLAN TO
PUT $3.50 TAX ON COTTON.

WASHINGTON-A proposal by
Representative Moore, of Pennsylva-
MA, to include tax of $3.50 a bale
on cotton in the war revenue bill
stirred up sectional controversy to-
day in the house ways and means
committee and resulted in the COM
mittee's failure to complete the bill
tonight as had been planned. When
adjournment was taken the sugges-
ton still was under discussion.
Mr.. Moore proposed the cotton tax
while the committee was struggling
with Indifferent success to raise the
total of the bill to the $1,8OO,OOO,-
600 desired by Secretary McAdoo.
City products, Mr.. Moore maintained,
had been heavily burdened with taxes
and it was only fair that southern
planters should bear their share. Ap-
proXimately $30,00O,00O could be
raised during the coming year, he
said, by the levy proposed
Southern Members Raise Storm.
A storm of opposition ensued and
tonight southern members in and
out of the committee were up in
arms, predicting confidently that the
Moore proposal never would carry.
They argued it would be Just as
fair to tax wheat, corn and oats.
Argument on the proposal will be
renewed in the committee Monday.
It's injection has made the time of
completion of the bill uncertain, but
predictions tonight were it would be
ready for submission to the house by
Tuesday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-08
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