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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Thirteen l. &c Lives When
Big Liner Is Sunk.
NO WARNING WAS GIVEN
First Torpedo Fired by U-Boat PIune-
ed Vessel in Darkness and Caused
Utmost Confusion-Second Torpedo
Launched Twenty Minutes Later.

London, Feb. 2S.-Thirteen people.
including two Americans, lost their
lives in the Laconia disaster on the
Irish coast Sunday night
The Americans were Mrs. Mary Hoy
and Miss Elizabeth Hoy of Chicago
They perished in an open lifeboat and
were buried at sea. Six others. who
died from exposure after leaving the
ship, we're buried at sea, according to
report from American Consul Frost
at Queenstown.
There were 294 persons, including
passengers and crew. aboard when
the vessel was struck Two hundred
and sixty-seven survivors have land
I'd at Queenstown and fourteen at
Bsntry
or the thirteen who lost their lives
hye were drowned and eight died from
exposure.
American Consul Frost officially re
ported to the American embassy that
the Laconia was sunk without warn
Ing and by explosion of two torpedoes.
The second torpedo was fired twenty
minutes after the first had struck In
this interval OF twenty minutes the
first thirteen lifeboats were launched
from the I.aconia
The weather was cloudy and there
was a heavy swell on the ocean. The
ship sank one hour after the first tor
pedo WAS fired
Vessel Plunged in Darkness.
The first torpedo plunged the ship
in darkness and for time there was
the utmost confusion aboard The
well disciplined crew however, restor-
ed order I'm a few moments and rapid
ly went about the business of lower
ing the lifeboats and getting the pas
sengers safely away
All except five are believed to have
left the vessel safely These five have
not been accounted for Whether they
went down with the ship or plunged
overheard I'm their excitement and
were drowned. or were killed by one
OF the two torpedoes fired by the sub
marine, perhaps never will be known
The first torpedo struck near the
ships stern and the second pretty well
forward
After the Laconia's survivors had
taken TO the boats the German sub
marine which apparently sank the
Cunarder approached one lifeboat, in
quired for the captain and asked the
nature of the cargo. Receiving answer
in response to these inquiries from tn
second officer of the Laconia the Ger
man officer remarked that British
admiralty boat would reach the sur
vivors shortly and then departed with
out offering assistance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Many Butcher Shops Close.

Minneapolis, Feb. 2S. - John N.
Bowen. president of the Minneapolis
Retail Meat Dealers association. made
known the fact twenty-five butcher
shops in Minneapolis have been forced
out Of business since Jan. / by the
unprecedented meat and provision
price situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Fast Freight Runs Into a
Standing Passenger.
SLEEPER IS CUT In TWO
Force of Impact So Great Steel Coach
Is Demolished and Two Others Part
Terribly Mangled

Altoona. Pa. Feb 2S-At least
twenty persons were killed and sey-
oral others were injured when fast
freight train crashed into the rear Of
the Mercantile Express on the Penn.
sylvania railroad at Mount Union. for.
ty-three miles east OF here. The seri-
ously hurt were taken to Huntington
The accident occurred shortly after
midnight and the bodies were so bad.
~ mansled that six hours later only
nine had been identified
The passenger train had stopped at
Mount Union to discharge passengers
and was testing the air brakes when
the collision occurred The express
carried four sleepers, two mail cars
and a combination day coach
The freight plowed into it with such
/ force that the rear sleeper was cut
/ in two Two other sleepers were
partly telescoped, but aside from bad
shaking mp none of their occupants
\ was hurt
All the cars We're OF steel construc-
I tion and were wedged together 40
/ tightly that it was several hours be
/ fore workmen could extricate the
/ bodies of the victims
A r Cook of Harrisburg, engineer
of the freight train, was the only one
Of the freight crew TO sustain injury
His engine and six ears were wrecked
and derailed, several OF the cars going
1 over an embankment into the street
Cook had only recently been pro
NOTED to the throttle it was said He
declared the block signal mile and
half from Mount Union showed
white. indicating clear track.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
CUBAN REBELS DEFEATED
Driven From Bayamo by Government
Troops.

Havana, Feb 2s.-Colonel Betan-
court marching at the head of gov
ernment force from ManZanillo to at
tack the rebels at Santiago, entered
the town of Bayamo, in Oriente prov
nce, after a battle lasting more than
three hours.
The rebels retreated in disorder to-
ward Jiguani.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
GREAT SUPPLIES OF MEAT
IN STORAGE.

Chicago, Feb 2S Officials of
the department of Justice and
the state attorneys office, talk
ing the Chicago food census"
have learned there are approx
mately 150.000.000 pounds OF
meats in local storage plants.
MufiIed to the ears the inves-
tigators passed up and down
miles and miles OF meatlined
aisles in the packing plants,
getting first hand information
on the food situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Boycott Causes Drop In Prices.

Chicago, Feb 2S.-Results of the
general boycott by consumers of the
articles of food which have risen to
almost prohibitive prices recently
were seen in commission row here,
where potatoes dropped cents q
bushel and other foodstuffs showed
corresponding setbacks in prices.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
SAILORS GET HIGH WAGE
VIII Receive $3.50 for Two Weeks
Voyage to Europe.

Boston, Feb 28.-Pay at the rate of
$3.50 for a two weeks voyage was Of
fered by the captain of the Greek
steamer Calimeris before he could get
crew together to brave the subma-
rine zone. The steamer sailed for Pr
raeus, wheat laden.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
WOUNDED RUSSIANS KILLED
Sixty-five Die in Railroad Wreck In
Sweden.

London. Feb. 2S.-Sixty-fve wound
ed Russians, homeward bound from
Germany, were killed in railroad
wreck near Holmsleden. in Northern
Sweden, according to a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company. The train was derailed and
four cars were wrecked
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
I. :. :. :. :. :. !. !. !. = :. !. :. !. + +
Money for Minnesota Guardsmen.

st. Paul, Feb 2S The Minnesota
house of Representatives has passed
the Steen-Moeller bill appropriating
half million dollars for national
guardsmen returned from the Mexican
border Under the terms of the bill
Minnesota guards would receive 80
cents a day from the state for each
day they spent in the federal service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Thirteen Bodies Recovered.

Boise, Ida, Feb 2s.-All but two
bodies have been recovered from the
wreckage left by the snowslide at the
North Star mine near HALEY, Ida.
when fifteen men were killed and fif-
teen injured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Iron and steel Rates Boosted.

Washington, Feb. 28.-Increased
freight rates on iron and steel from
Chicago, Pittsburg and other points
in the East to Pacific coast terminals
for export have been authorized by
the interstate commerce commission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Noted Iowa Politician Dies.

Des Moines, Feb. 2S.-Colonel
James H. McConologue, member of
the state board of control and promi-
nent throughout Iowa in Democratic
politics. il dead in hospital here of
apoplexy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Spanish Parliament Ends.

Madrid, Feb. 2S.-Premier Count de
Romanones read in both chambers
decree Adjourning indefinitely the
sessions of parliament
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28

THUVO Uy HT'eTI'"TI TF77 7NSsOVTaV WI
Franklin ID. Roosevelt, assistant
secretary OF the navy in a speech in
New York city, appealed for 10000
men and $50 small boats to- assist If
need arose, in guarding the Atlantic
coast
At the conclusion OF Mr. Roose.
velts speech 200 representatives of
every branch Of the maritime inter.
ests OF the harbor and the marine la.
Dor unions pledged their support TO
Rear Admiral Usher, commandant OF
the New York navy yard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
Kills Three Children and Himself.

indianapolis, Feb. 2s.-Frank Stader.
aged thirty-hve, shot and killed his
three children and then committed
suicide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
ENGLANO'S NEW LOAN is
81 ,7s0, 900.

London, Feb. 2S. ~ England's
win the war" loan subscrip.
tions totalled 1,312,950, 000
Approximately 1864. .750,0 ,000)
of new money, Chancellor OF
the Excheouer Bonar Law an
nonnced in the house of com
mons
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
No, We Don't Care For
Any; Just As Much Obliged

In kindly leading US up to cheap foods,
such as poverty SOUP" dog-fsh saute,
alfalfa and such, ellison Gardner, our
wsll-known Washington correspondent,
particularly outlines for us the beauties
Of the chayote, and here's where We have
TO quarrel with ellison.
The chayote is not new kind Of win
ter vegetable. cannot be produced cheap
~ and II has never yet been cooked to
successfully compare with ordinary boil
ed or fricasseed lawn grass, in our ex-
perience.
To be sure. as Brother Gardner SAYS.
Il lean be creamed. picked or made into
salad"
Il sure can. So can Canadian thistle
q the good, old-fashioned nettle bush.
The chayote comes into America from
nsxico looking like squash.
You put the whole squash in the
rFoend and pretty soon vine appears
ID six wesks this vine covers the whole
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Pointed Paragraphs

Seiflove - the only Kind that
never gets cold fee,
only a 10, OF cold cash can u, r Ike
Ga impression on marble heart.
Love i never satisfied until II
Fets both arms f,ill
Conscience is the watchdog which
barkS al sin
Kisses that are not into1icatins
are the kind that drive a man TO
drink
There are no professional female
oivers y - impossible TO talk un
der water
Vomau can MAKE fool o. al
nest any man " nature doesn't set
The star, u her
= soft headed nail ard bard
i'esded man are hard 20 drive
Bread il ,he star OF lie. but hat
doesn't Justify a man In making his
existence continuous loaf
Ambition is responsible for many
os1life failures The average nan
poald rather wabble around m a pig
place than oil a small one Vell
Firmness anu oostinacy can never
he mistaken for epch other You
have hrmn sts other people have OBJ
ftinac.o
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

rom this disease IL only normal
TIE same normal rate prevails
among those whose parents or
Ers ndparents died OF cancer
Perhaps no aspect OF the cancer
problem causes such widespread
fear a. III possibility Of i,s being
inherited Broadly speaking such
fears are probably groundlsss. The
statistics showed that a man or
woman. one or both OF whose par.
ents died from cancer. was no more
likely 10 die from that disease than
those whose family history was free
from blemlsh The investigators
summarized their report in the
words Men and women who are
IN anxiety of mind on account Of
fho appearance OF cancer in their
ancestry or immediate family. may
dirmiss such anxieties. as there is
no statistical evidence al the pres
EFT time hat The disease IL trans
United by Inheritance In mankind"
With regard TO oontaEion. cancer
erperts are on even hrmer ground.
and The question may be regarded
~ settled After countless opera
ions there T. no case on record In
which a surgeon or nurse has &C
CURED cancer from the treatment
Or attendance upon any patien; SUI
'srtng from this disease. The in.
yestigators further found that there
were only four cases out OF 10000
applications for insurance cram.
med In which both parents died OF
cancer
Cancer IL estimated 70 have
caused $4,000 deaths in the United
states in 1915 and nearly three-quar.
'ers % a million deaths during the
act 10 year, About one-half Of
he deaths in 1915 were among per.
sons under So wears OF age. N n
j. assumed that each OF these in
dividuals was worth potentially g..
800 the community was poorer by
. 5000 900 thru their deaths. aside
from the cost OF attending them In
heir sickness. The economic loss
however. Ia small matter com.
pared With the pain OF those who
srccumb aud The sorrow OF those
Who must watch their relatives die
from cancer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

place closer than a second mortgage.
II will climb over the garage and rip
up drainage pipes on the other side.
II will sneak into your basement win
dow and lay little squashes in the fur
mace.
II will creep into flower or vege-
table beds and wiring the necks of every
thing therein.
II will climb trees and rob birds nests.
II loves 10 cling along wooden fences
and rot them down in one season.
True, this vine bears a multitude of lit
tie chayotes, and even the roots are eaten
by starved greasers when they've con-
sumed all the grass that's available.
Cut these little squsshes up fine add
red pepper, wads of garlic and something
TO eat. stew for an hour. and you have
a dish to put on the table to make COM
pany guess what you're al and resolve
to eat elsewhere until you get thru.
Considering labor. fuel and blasphemy.
anybody who goes after chsyote as cheap
and palatable food is sure headed toward
anguish of soul.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
A Great and Beautiful
City Is Our Metropolis!
Great and Beautiful, But

And now that great city Of New York. Of which
America has always been 50 proud-vith It's
perfect harbor its beautiful river and all its nat
urai charm: with It's tall buildinss its nagnin.
cent hotels its glitering lights. its solid wealth
is showing itself in its true eolors
u.a prostitute selling it's soul-the lives Of
its humble laboring people-for gold, that IL may
stiIl further enjoy the sensual delights OF drink
ing and Teasing: OF purple and hne linen and all
Ii. other Injuries which nothing bur money can
buy.
Anyone Who has beer in ths, metropolis re-
Gently must have felt beneath that gay exterior
an undertow Of orinous silence
Anyone who watched The logged faces in the
streets: who noted the frAyed clothing OF the
wzyfarers; the old. old women selling papers;
the pinched children: the anxious men and WON
en- who surged back and forth like The waves Of
the rising and ebbins tide must have forgotten
Broadway and It's bright lights Fifth avenue
and it's elegant exclusiveness; WAll-si aud its
feverish expectancy. and have thought that New
York had wzntoniy repudia,ed her own children;
had nzun;ed The very creatures who bad gwen
her existence: had separated herself from her
real life blood and become a thing without
heart. counting all well lost II she could gather
into her arms the gold OF this and other eoun-
tries IN ever Increasing Quantities.
Her outeast people, deserted. left TO die or live
according to their powers OF endurance have
discovered their betrayal and are demanding
justice
They have been awakened thru the channel
most vital In the human conference.-the safe
~ Of their young
Il Is The women who FIRST become aroused thru
the dropping OF their children
Z Tho working day and night and tho forcing
baby hands TO help with tiresome tasks no babies
should know OF. the family cupboard cannot be
filed. the rent paid and the fires kept burning
The thing has over reached the last point Of
safety and the explosion Is bound 10 follow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Ultimate World Justice

IN earlier periods military em.
pires COX What hey could got. max.
INK conqgests without much pretense
Of appsal 20 principles Of deal JUS.
'.ce or International right A. this
momen' al nations arc cndeayoring
- satisfy thcir own conscicnces and
he collective judgment OF mankind
AZ 20 tho motives and objects that
govern their conduct IN TIC deeper
ate strife There T. clearly involved
Therefore by nscessary inference. a
wii.ingne-s on The part % each ~
tfem 90 receive for themselves only
what IS igsi. and 20 accord 10 others
Whatever might be their REASONABLE
due Thoy have all Informed Pres
dom Wilson. In response 20 his
Statement and his appeal. that they
Recognize the need of higher
AUTHORITY 10 rho world for tho pro.
0n'ga ion % Justice and tho mainte.
nance nj peace. and they have all
sid Lat they would be wiling. AZ
ter thi uar is ended. 80 cooperate
fIih ihe United States in bringing
bout such a peace" league OF ma
lions Those who would minimize
ail Tbs have not. In our opinion
studi.d The subject deeply enough
n b. rreat gain when everybody
sdmiis hat there IL supreme cause
- Jusficp that must BE- dominant In
he world From THE progress o.
the world in the, American Review
% Reviews for February
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Anniversaries

f77s-Governor Gage sent de-
izchmeut % soldiers from Boston 20
salem 20 seize some cannon said 70
b. deposited there.
hrst omnAnder-tn-chief 81 the Am
srtcsr navy, died In Providence. r.
Born IN Chapumisoook' X j. Aprh
isii-Congr.. appropriated iSc-
900 10 establish the fret naval hos
p.tsl In the United states.
iAy-Marriags OF Jefferson Davis
and Miss varins Howell. daughter Of
William Burr Howell.
isb?-Thona Moore celebrated
Irish poet. died Bornin Dublin May
iss7--Jo.eph ~ william. b.csm.
Hannibal Hsmiin. who had been
.lsetsd 10 the United states senate
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of peace be-
tween France and Prussia signed at
ts7s@Tirst steam ferry boat
launched on the Thames river. Lon
isss-Conrrs. psssed . Lac pro.
hibiting the importation OF contract
attempted a-ra-sination -
King CeorEe Of Greece outside or
iso7-Psris began Nv. days, e.le.
bration of the centenary of victor
fsot-Firs IN tho business district
az Rochester New York. destroyed
81 900 900 worth OF property.
1917 -Iaior Goetdals vas appoint
FL chief engineer Of tho Pansma can
al
Iac9-Aus,ria and Turkey signed a
protocol settling the Compensation
Tor the annexation OF Bosnia and
Herzegovina
OWE YEAR AGO TO-DAY ~ THE
WAR
Germans took Fort DouamOnt. YER
dun after terrific losses
PetrOgrAd reported Russians hsd
captured Kermansaah in Persia
Heavy artillery duels on the Bel-
Rlan and Brush fronts In FLANDERS.
italians began evacuation OF Dur
$40 after covering Withdrawal OF
Balkan allies
roDAYs BIRTHDAYS.
Car Ferdinand, 81 Hulgaria, one
OF Emperor williams allies In the
great var. born In coburg, Sc years
ago today.
canniii. Fiammsrion. famous as
'ronomsr. born ct MontiEny-le -ROt.
France 80 ysars aEo TODAY.
Thomas ". lawson the Roston
fnanclsr who started the celebrated
"isak" inv.stlsation born a. Charlss-
town Mass 80 years sgo TO-DAY.
Ernest TwitcheIl. rtcsntlv awarded
The Psrbin research fnedal by the
eociety 90 Chemical industrY born
In Cincinnati. 80 years sso today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

grew suddenly tight and his eyesght failed. He
took deep breath and plunged
"sir-I-er-ahem--I frankly come to-er=
um-teli. you quite frankly. that you loye-that
we-that is-that | love your daugbter-ahem,
I-ah-have frankly called to--er-ask you 70
-er-er-be my wife-that is-er-she--ve-
er--I-no We are young and-er-vfn tight
I-ab-hope, sir. you understand"
And father did That's the wonderful part 81
IL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
From another Point OF NieD

President John Grier Hibben. of
Princeton university. says the failure of
the United States to have entered the war
on the side of the Allies, shows a lack of
international conscience" President
John doesn't convince US that he has one
that is local.
Stand back, Prexy, and give the overt
act chance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

HNN
shares "a Dtf0-
her. 1915. az -
Der sfnv nE
A. wn So and Civ
frE Nr
th~ baian e. fo~ =
darr Bat when
you al osed fhfs
stock 7 did not
pay thlH p -
THE brokers HAIR
bridge a. Com
-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Reciprocated

'Dsaretf. / ordered 10 be- sent
lone today a mos beautiful hat
fcr only SO. Is = perfect love
w darling your love sill Do r.
tnrnsd 1--Puck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
REVERSE ENGLISH.

Pardon me for scattering you with mud
noticed the puddle and observed that unless 1
sseksnec the pace of my you would b. com.
pletsly covered, but u was too late ard the in.
e"itaoIe happened. ! did the next best thina left
IN my power 70 do-stopped st once and hurried
back here 70 express ny regrets ard 20 beg your
pardon. wish you would send your suit 10 a
cleaners ard Rave the bill forwarded 10 me Here
10 my card
There are two things in this world that
are very hard TO get; enough money and
Villa.
Once life vas worth LIVING.
Or sloeaned such
In this city ~ bandits and buzz
But now II bandit
Don't kill you on sigh
Some fool in burr wagon does
The Kaiser wants to borrow $4,000
100000. There is this much 10 be said
for the Kaiser: When it comes N max
ing touch, he is no piker.
Composite Personal Mention from tn. Country
Correspondence Columns of Our Weekly Ex
changes, Suggesting How the Old Folks
Are Feeling the High Cost Of pots-
toes, Onions, Eat Ceters.
Tuesdayed. and. in not a few instances. mid.
veeked and also Thursdayed and Fridayed with
the brides parents In this village recently
Onions ought to be selling by the car
rot.
Fl, Fl on that German submarine block.
ade to starve out the British. who have
just taken possession of Pys.
Spring II in the air.
Also " would seem. our drunk .a.montk
advocates.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

and love one another and 10
ask for your consent TO our
marriage. am not a rich man,
own. but we are both young
and strong. and willing TO
fight the battle OF life to-
gether. and 80 on.
IL was not until he faced
papa alone that his collar
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

ords of SIX OF
the largest life
insurance com
panies OF the
country show that
the cancer rate
among those in
close attendance
u pom sufferers