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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
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PER CAPITA DEBT is S7464
Many American Cities Spending Be
yond Their Income.

Washington, June 2s. - American
municipalities have been living be
yond their incomes, according to a pre-
liminary census bureau report for the
fiscal year 1916, just made public, which
shows that the average per capita in.
debteGness for 213 cities is $7464. a
figure nearly eight times as great as
the corresponding figure for the ma
tional government
The excess of expenditures over rev.
enues in these cities amounted to $73.-
$4,000, or 1928 per capita.
The rapid growth of the urban at the
expense OF rural communities is mark
ed. Wartime conditions have increas-
ed the demand for workers in the
cities, especially in munitions centers,
and consequently there has been a
great exodus from the country dis
tricts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
DOUBLE CENSORSHIP
ON AMERICAN NEWS

Washington, June est has been
learned the war department is plan
ming a double censorship on news
from the American front in France
One censor will be at General j J
Pershing's headquarters and the other
in Washington.
Under the proposed system new,
dispatches from France would not &c
Immediately TO their destinations in
the United STATES. but be diverted
from the cable i'm New York to Wash
ingtOn where they would be given out
for distribution, all newspapers and
news services being entitled to receive
them Thus il is possible that undel
the proposed arrangement Americs
would receive news of British ano
French activities before intelligence
of its own army's engagements.
II is still said to be undecided how
many American correspondents will be
permitted to accompany the United
States expedition for the American
press, although the number 1t was de
clared. will be small The four orig
inally suggested was thought by some
military men to be too large.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
TO HANDLE BIG WAR FUND
Red Cross viii Found Dispensaries In
Allied Seaports.

Washington, June Establish.
ment of dispensaries in all important
seaports OF the allied countries prob
ably will be one OF the first under
takings of the American Red Cross in
administering the big war fund, esti-
mated at 1900. 600, without final
reports from few cities.
Henry p Dawson, chairman OF the
Red Cross war council in statement
thanking the public for it's response
to the appeal for funds, said each OF
the allied governments had been asked
for permission to establish the dis.
pensaries. "a measure of relief urgent.
ly needed"
Mr.. Dawson promised fullest pub
licity possible TO the expenditure of
the funds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
Frank }. Dunn Making Fight Against
Murder Charge.

St, Paul, June 2S.-Frank ]. Dunn
is on the witness stand testifying in
his own behalf-trying to wipe out
the chain of evidence the state has
built up in the effort to convict him of
conspiring with the Redenbaugh gun
men TO murder his wife, Alice McQuil-
Ian Dunn.
He was first questioned in regard
to the alleged Montana conspiracy to
kill his wife, which, the state charges,
Dunn engaged in with AL Brown and
S. c. Ferdig, as early as the summer
OF 1915, and for which they were to
get $4,000. Dunn admitted visiting
Montana, but claimed his purpose was
to invest In land
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
DOUBLES ON WAY TO TABLE
Retail Price of Canned Goods Twice
Wholesale Price.

Washington, June 27,-Current re
tail prices on canned vegetables are
nearly twice the prices paid Gamers
by wholesalers for this seasons out
put, the federal trade commission re-
ported in connection with its investi-
cation into food prices. The inquiry
into canned goods, the commission
explained. is 10 forestall speculative
prices
Wholesalers are paying about ia
cents a can for corn and about 91a
cents for tomatoes and peas T. O. b..
factory. The same cans are sold at
retail at an average of II cents for
corn, IS cents for pears and 20 cents
for tomatoes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
Fall of Coal Mining City Ap-
pears Imminent.
FRENCH REMAIN INACTIVE
General Petaln's Action Gives impress.
sion That He Has No Intention ~
Taking the Offensive at Present
Along the Champagne Front

London. June 2S.-While General
Haig is closing in so closely upon
Lens that the capture by the British
of that coal mining city and its ad.
Jacent fields seems imminent il is a
question whether the British opera.
tion will be accompanied by an often.
sive move by the French on like
scale
Although there has been more or
less constant jOckeying for position by
the two commanders along the Aisne
and Champagne fronts, particularly
the former, the German activities ap.
pear more like efforts to choke of
any possible extended movement by
the French than anything else
On the other hand General Petains
occasional strikes give the impression
that all he is trying to do is to pre-
serve his vantage points as the basis
for resuming the French advance at
some future time when that effort
seems advisable.
The most important of the recent
French drives was that of Monday at
Hurtebise. west of Craonne The
Germans seem TO have suffered con.
siderable deprivation here. one Of the
positions taken being a fortress of
some magnitude which had served the
crown prince well as a point of de.
parture for counter attacks
No further Attempts to retake the
lost ground at Hurtebise were made
the Germans contenting themselves
with spirited bombardment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
SEPARATE PEACE REJECTED
Resolution Adopted by Russian Work.
ers' Congress.

Petrograd, June 2S.-A resolution
categorically rejecting any move for
a separate peace between Germany
and Russia has been adopted by an
overwhelming majority by the Con.
gress of Workmens and Soldiers
Deputies of all Russia. The resolu-
ton, at the same time, declares that
restoration of peace at the earliest
possible day is the most important
need of the Russian revolutionary
democracy.
The ministry of the interior has sub.
mitted TO the provisional government
bill establishing freedom of con.
science, in which it is proclaimed that
possession of civil and political rights
no longer depends on religion. For a
change of religion official permission
will not be needed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
TO SELL AT FAIR PRICES
Coal Operators Agree Rates Must Be
Reasonable

dred coal operators, representing the
great bituminous and anthracite fields,
pledged themselves here to sell their
products at a fair and reasonable
price, to be fixed, with the approval o
the defense councils coal committee
by special committees of seven pro
ducers from each coal mining state
These special committees also are
authorized to confer with the eoun-
cil's committee Ito the end that pro
duction be maintained and plans be
preferred to provide adequate means
of distribution"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
CONSUMERS TO GET REBATE
Chicago Gas Ordinance Provides Profit
Sharing Plan.

Chicago, June 2S.-Chicago has a
gas ordinance, passed by the council
which eliminates the fiat rate. sub
stitutes a sliding scale and provides
a profit sharing plan.
The Peoples Gas Light and Coke
company says gas will cost the aver
age consumer 10 per cent less under
the new ordinance Persons using
less than the average, the company
says, will pay more, while big con
sumers will pay less.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
Camp Remains at Des Moines.

Washington. June 2S.-General Bar
ry, commander of the Central division,
has recommended that Des Moines be
retained as cantonment site, despite
efforts of the Twin Cities. Cedar Rap
ids and Omaha 10 get it. The recon-
mendation was approved by the war
department
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
INVITATION Is DECLINED
British Refuse to Meet With Teuton
Socialists.

London. June 2S-The section of
British Socialists led by Henry Hynd.
man has declined the invitation of the
Russian Council of Workmens and
Soldiers Delegates to attend the in.
ternational Socialist conference at
Stockholm
The refusal is based on the fact
that the conference will be attended
by German and Austrian Socialists,
and that Ii cannot serve the cause of
peace or socialism as long as Germans
remain in possession of territory they
seized and devastated
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
QUOTA OF SURPLUS FUNDS
Flathead Indians Given $275,0OO by
Government.

Missoula, Mont, June 2S.-Between
2,3Oo and $500 Indians. composing the
Flathead tride, are receiving checks
from the government covering their
quota of the surplus funds in the
treasury of the department of Indian
affairs. Ii is estimated that the gov
ernment is giving the Flathead tribes
men approximately s275,000 The pro
rata allotment of each Indian OF the
tribe is about 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28

Admiral Fred Won Tirpitz former
German minister of marine. has arriv.
ed at st. Rlaise, in the Black forest
He is suffering seriously from dia-
betes
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz has been
Germany's chief advocate of unre
stricted submarine warfare and is
known as "the father of the German
navy" He retired in 1916
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
LANDSLIDE FOR LIBERALS
Will Have Overwhelming Majority In
Sask atchewan Legislature.

Regina, Sask., June 2S-The Lib
erals swept Saskatchewan almost
clean in Tuesdays elections and will
have more than fifty-nine seats in the
legislature.
OF the seven Conservatives in the
last house only two are definitely
known to be reelected All the Labor,
Independent and Nonpartisan lea que
candidates uara dafaatad
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
American Sailing Ship Sunk.

London, June 2S.-The American
sailing ship Galena, 1,04S tons, was
sunk by bomb on June 25. There
were no casualties The Galena was
sunk off Ushant island (off the coast
OF France, twenty-sx miles northwest
OF Brest. Fifteen survivors were
taken to ,Brest..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
Number Of Lives Are Lost,

London, June 2s.-Sinking of the
Norwegian steamship Volette by a
German submarine is reported in a
dispatch from Copenhagen. Fifteen of
those on board, including five women,
were rescued The others lost their
lives The Swedish steamship Gothia
has been sunk. Four men and two
women are missing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
OVER S1,OOO,OOO, MARK
Further American Loans to the Allies
Announced

Washington, June 2S.-American
loans to the allies passed the 81 .00O,-
100000 mark when the treasury
placed $l5.000,000 to the credit of
Great Britain and s10,0O0,O00 to
Frances account. Credits to all the
allies to meet their expenditures in
this country now total zoos. 900. 900.
of which Great Britain has received
s550000,0 900 and France $4,000, 900
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
Recalled From Mexico.

Mexico City, June 2S-Graham
Richards, British consul general. has
been ordered to England by the Brit
ish foreign office to take immediate
charge of another post.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
U.S.TROOPSN NOW
IN FRENCH SOIL
econd Contingent Lands at
Unnamed Port.
IS FIRST NEWS GIVEN OUT

Uncle Sans Soldiers Had Been
Made Aside From Major General
Pershins and His Staff.
A French Seaport, June 2S-The
second contingent of American troops
has arrived and disembarked
Enthusiasm rose to fever pitch
when it was learned that the trans
ports and conveys had successfully
passed the submarine zone The port
was speedily behagged in honor of the
occasion.
All the troops now arrived were
transferred to camp not distant from
this point, where Major General Will
lam l.. Sibert is installed. Thence
they probably will go soon to a point
near the front
All the troops are in excellent con
dition, enthusiastic over the success
ful trip and their reception and eager
for action.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
Senate Committee Strongly
for Prohibition.
MINOR BODY TURNED DOWN
Subcommittee Amendments TO Meas
ure Passed by Lower Branch Are
Rejected and More Sweeping Reeu
laton Of Liquor Traffic Approved

Washington, June 28-By vote of
to the senate agriculture commit.
tee rejected the subcommittee pro.
hilition plan and then the full com.
mittee adopted the house prohibition
provisions with a modification as to
Manufacture of vinous beverages.
The subcommittee draft put up to
President Wilson the question of de.
cidins whether the nation shall be
bone dry during the war
The new provisions would prohibit
manufacture of all intoxicants, in.
cludinG both distilled spirits and malt
beverages and wines, but would allow
the president, in his discretion. TO per.
nit further manufacture of wine only.
Administration officials disclaim
knowing how President Wilson looks
on the prohibition amendment to the
food bill. but it is generally believed
he will not oppose its adoption by
congress.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
THIS MEASURE TURNED DOWN
Provisions of Food Control Bill Fa.
Vored by Subcommittee.

Washington. June 2S-The admins
tration food control bill passed by the
house has been rewritten by a senate
agricultural subcommittee so as Il
give President Wilson the power and
responsibility OF deciding whether the
nation shall be bone dry during the
war and to place iron and steel am
other products in addition to food anc
fuel under government control
These and other changes are so sat
istactory to many senators who have
been opposing the original draft of the
legislation that both advocates and
opponents predicted passage in the
senate by Saturday.
As a substitute for the house prohi
bition sections, which without qualih
cation forbid the manufacture of food
stuns into liquor, the subcommittee
adopted provisions which would pro
hibit manufacture during the war OF
all intoxicating beverages and empow
er the president to commander exist
ing supplies Of distilled spirits. but
would authorize the executive. in his
discretion. to permit manufacture OF
matted, fermented and vinous bever
ages and fix their alcohol content
The subcommittee draft will be con
sidered by the agricultural committee
and probably will be reported at once
for senate discussion without material
change.
Senators prominent in the bitter
fight against the legislation have an
nouneed their support for the redraft
ed measure
Prompt Action Is Expected.
Other signs Of waning opposition
and prompt senate action came in de.
bate on the senate floor
Opposition senators leading recent
discussion yielded to Senators Knox
and Nelson, Republicans, and Thomas
Democrat. for speeches strongly sup
porting the control legislation.
Future debate promised to center
on the prohibition question, with lead.
ers predicting an extremely close
final vote.
For the house prohibition plan the
subcommittee substitute provides:
THAT from and after thirty days
from the date of the approval Of this
act it shall be unlawful for any per.
son, firm or corporation to use in the
manufacture OF any intoxicating liq-
uor for beverage purposes any perish.
able or nonperishable feeds, foods or
food materials.
Whenever the president shall find
ii necessary to conserve the perish
able products named he is empowered
to prohibit the use Of such products in
the manufacture of vinous liquors.
Whenever, in the judgment Of the
president the public interest would be
subserved thereby, he is empowered to
permit the limited use Of the materials
mentioned in the manufacture of malt
or fermented liquors and TO prescribe
the alcoholic content thereof"
Another section adopted would an.
thorize the president to take over any
or all distilled spirits now in bond on
payment of a reasonable and Just
price to distillers, for redistillation in.
to alcohol for war, industrial or other
nOnbeVerage purposes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28

London, June 2S-Ten units of
American woodsmen, sent over by
New England states and organizations
to turn various forests of the United
Kingdom into lumber, have arrived on
English soil
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
GIRLS MUST LET MARRIED
MEN ALONE.

: Chicago, June 2S.-The court
: of domestic relations has de-
: terminCd to deal harshly with
: pretty young women who pur-
: sue other women's husbands.
!. Judge Simmons put one on
!. probation for six months and
: told her not to pursue John
: Conway, a druggist
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28

The former American consul at Mu.
Mich, removed by President Wilson at
the instance of the British govern.
ment, has been active in championing
Irish freedom since his enforced re.
tirement He is now in Stockholm,
where he is urging the Dutch and
Scandinavian Socialist delegations to
consider the question of Irish inde.
pendence al the International Socialist
conference
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28

This is the first announcement that
American troops, aside from Major
General Pershing and his staff, had
arrived in France. The above report
shows that one contingent had land
ed previously.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-28
DEFENDANT ON THE STAND

candidates were defeated.
Evening star., 1917-12-23

D'Mastrienni,
the noted Ital=
lam sculptor i'm
clay, has re-
C e N t y conn
pleted a re-
mn a r k able Sc
ries of eighty
six scenes i'm
life of Christ.
The figures are
true to life and
are declare ed
marvellous i'm
expression and
modelling.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13

Read P. Black, Clerk
Knox County Court.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
{. J. WYRICK

have been out in the field,
find that my friends are going to
stay by me. My old ueighbors
are anxious about my race and
want to see me win, will you not
give me your support?
l will be to see you before the
election if can possibly get to
your home, but remember that in
that event, | am anxious to see
you and talk the matter oyer with
you. What l want you to do is
to come to the polls and bring
your neighbor with you and cast
your vote for the man who has
never held an office, one that is
a republican that has stood by
the party and its principles for
the past fifty eight years. A man
that will appreciate your support,
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
To My Many Friends:-

To My Many Friends
| come to you with good news:
| was the lucky man to draw
first place on the ballot and my
name will be first.
This gives me a start, and if
my friends will only come out to
the polls and vote, l will snow
my opponents under so deep they
will think that there has been a
landslide.
Some two weeks ago | answer
ed my opponents claim that he
had not levied on you for your
taxes and had not garnisheed you
for taxes or debt. | told you then
that he had, he is silent, and it
is taken for granted that he will
have to remain silent on that part
of it.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
Knox County Court
Regular | crm, April %, 1917

1t appearing to the Court that
there are only about thirteen
legal voters now in Bertha Vot-
ing Precinct No. Is, and that
there are less than three hundred
in the Gray Voting Precinct, and
the public good requires that said
Bertha precinct be abolished and
done away with.
1t is therefore ordered by the
Court that said precinct No. Is,
named Bertha, and it is hereby
abolished, set aside and disan-
nulled as a voting place, or pre-
cinct and these voters now or
hereafter residing in same are
attached to the Grays Prcinct
No. IL, and will henceforth vote
at Grays Kentucky, in said Gray
voting precinct No. IL.
Attest
Read P. Black, Clerk
Knox County Court.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
Constipation and Indigestion

Il have used Chamberlain
Tablets Tablets and must say
they are the best | have ever u.s.
for constipation and Indigestion.
My wife also used them for in
digestion and they did her good, "
writes Eugene S. knight, Will
mington, N. C. Chamberlain
Tablets are mild and gentle in
their action. Give them a trial.
You are certain to be pleased
with the agreeable laxative effect
which they produce. Obtainable
everywhere.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
Coal Lands For Sale.

l have 100 acres of coal land on
the c. & M. R. R., that l desire to
sell or lease. The coal is of good
quality and easily reached; it is
so inches high with no slate or
partings. | want to hear from
or see real live business men who
want a good proposition.
Call on or address,
John Marion,
jun 20 4t. Girdler, KY.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13

and remember you for any kind
ness shown. Stay with me in
this race and | am sure that l will
win, and if elected, you will not
have any cause to regret that
you cast your vote for me
Thanking you for your support.
and assuring you of my appre-
Citations of the kindness already
shown, | am,
Your friend,
e. J. WYRICK.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
WARNING-DANGER

All persons are herebywarned,
that any wire, either telephone
or electric light wire, which may
become broken, and fall into the
streets, walks or anywhere with
in the city of Barbourville, is
dangerous. We caution all per-
sons not to touch or come in con-
tact with any such wires, but if
any are found, notify the Bar
bourville Electric Light Heat &
Power Co. at once. -Barbourville
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
Produce Wanted.

will be found in the Sewers
building at the rear of j. & H. L.
Millers store. i pay cash for all
kinds of produce. Old hens 14c'
eggs, market price, ROSTERS, 7c'
frying chickens under 2 lbs Zoe
Ducks full feathered 12c; Turk.
eys, Ice; | buy hides, Ginseng,
Yellow Root &c,
w. R. GIBSON & Co.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
REWARD.

Sheriff Sam L. Lewis, offers a
reward Of one hundred dollars
for the arrest and delivery of
Harrison Mills, who is wanted for
the murder of Asberry McVey on
last Sunday, 1t is expected that
the Governor will put up a like
sum for the arrest.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
w. M. Rasner's
Wife is Dead.

Williamsburg, KY. July 7, III.
The wife of W. M. Rasner,
who is a candidate for Represen-
tative, died Thursday, July 9Th.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. w. H. Brummett, after
which the remains were inferred
in Highland Cemetery.
Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13
Free Translation.

rs this a free translation Of Homer
you have nader
"Guess it is" gloomily responded the
author thereof. II can't seem to sell
1t to anybody" = Louisville Courier
Journal