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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
LETTER OvERCOMES FATHER.
Son He Thought Dead Writes From
Wales Hospital.

Verona, y. J.-Charles b. Garfield of
Hanford place, Caldwell, received a let
ter from his son, Harry G. Garfield.
written from a hospital at Carnetton.
Wales. Mr.. Garfield received letter
in April from England saying that his
son either had been killed or taken
prisoner In an engagement ON the
French front. No news had been re-
ceiyed since that time, and Mr. Can
field had practically given his son up
as dead.
Mr. Garfield was on a ladder paint
ing his house when his daughter told
him the letter had arrived. The father
was SO overcome that he fell from the
ladder He then staggered into the
house. II was several minutes before
he could open the letter.
In the letter Harry Garfield wrote
that his left arm had been shattered,
that shrapnel wounds In the head had
affected his hearing and that his sight
was impaired The letter said that the
writer was overcome with gas and for
more than three weeks lay unconscious
lie said he had been longing to hear
from home. The writer did not explain
how be had reached Wales. The only
comment by the writer on the war IT.
self is contained I'm two sentences:
The Germans are bending, but they
win keep 1t up. What happened In
France Is unspeakable."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
LOYAL ARMY
Of RUSSIA fill GAP
tI,pEHS TAKE STEPS TO kt-
STORE THE BROKEN LINES
STATUS.

London. Aug. 31.-While the Rus
slams west of Fokshani again have de
serted their posts. permitting the
Teutonic allies to make turthel
gains i'm the regions OF Ocna ana
Kezde-Vasarhely they are giving pat
tie to the invaders and on both sec
tors have repulsed strong attacks.
Ratween Ireshti and Fokshanl ma
iority of the men comprising TWO
Russian regiments deserted, but the
Russian commanders have taken
stems TO restore the former status OF
the line by filling the gap with loyal
men.
Premier Kerensky in speech al
the closing session of the Moscow
conference announced that order was
to be brought out of the chaos by the
putting to death of the towards VINO
threw down their arms in the lace Oh
the enemy. The possibility oil RUE
of blood and IRON already mas pc
gun with the deserters before FOX
shani is indicated in the latest Rus
sian Official communication, Whlch
saws that one of the cowardly regl.
ments was disposed.
AS usual when the Germans see a
faltering among their foes they nave
thrown into the battle line In MOL
dayia some of their tried attacking
troops. who doubtless will press TO
the full the advantage they have
gained through the eowardice OF the
Russians.
on the Bainsizza plateau OF the
Austro-Italian theater Gen. Cadorna
is giving the Austrians no rest, keep
ing up his intensive attacks along
the entire front. New gains OF con-
siderable importance have been made
and at several points where the Aus
trians have striven to hold back the
Italians or recapture lost positions
they have been repulsed. More than
500 new prisoners have been taken
by the Italians.
On the front in France and Bel
GUM no important engagements have
taken place, although Oh the various
sectors held by the British and
French artillery duels are being
fought and small operations are tax
ing place.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
ALASKA TO SUPPLY PLATINUM
Discovery OF Precious Metal Arouses
Government.

ashingtOn. Discovery OF platinum
in Alaska by Dr. Hersehel G. Parker OF
New York and others has aroused gov
ernment agencies TO the greatest activ
ity In the hope Of finding sufficient
quantities of the precious metal to
meet the war needs Of the allies
Four government experts have been
assigned to study the Alaskan situa-
tion and report if the discoveries may
replenish the platinum supply cut of
recently by the virtual cessation of ac-
tiyities in the Ur;a3 mountain mines.
the source of the worlds greatest sup
ply.
Intensive operations would follow
favorable report. for the true eondi-
tion. 1t is declared. cannot be deter
mined before next year. by which time
the present short supply will be almost
exhausted.
Professor Parker has reported finding
platinum in quantity In the gravel of
the kahiltna river during gold placer
drilling. Alaskan gold miners also
have reported platinum. Between ten
ana tNefNe ounces or the precious
metal We're discovered In Alaska last
rear, and this small amount was suffi-
cient to stimulate further prospecting
his year
War uses of platinum include the
making of sulphuric acid and the com
pletion of contact points of the ignition
system of aeroplanes. automobiles and
telephone and telegraph instruments.
So acute is the world shortage that the
price has advanced from S45 to Sl05 an
ounce since the beginning of the war.
Seven hundred and fifty troy ounces
constitute the largest annual produc-
ton of platinum in the United States.
while Russia, before the opening OF the
war, produced as much as 100000
III year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
S2.2O PER BUSHEL
Price OF wheat
PRICE COMMITTEES DECISION
APPROVED BY PRESI-
DENT WILSON.

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 81, 10 a.
m.-Special: Two dollars and TWEEN
ty cents per bushel for No. 1 north
ern wheat or its equivalent, at Chi
cago, was fixed by the food admin
istration price committee, and APP
proved by President Wilson. The
nrice becomes effective Saturday,
September /. The price at st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth is 3 cents
less. or S2.17. This price the farm
er will receive for his crop, less
transportation and storage charges.
In a statement accompanying the
announcement of the price, President
Wilson declares it is the hope OF the
food administration, and his own as
we'll. that the fixing of a price VIII
stabilize the market and keep prices
within moderate bounds for all trans
actions during the current year.
The price of flour and bread. too
the president declares, will be kept
down.
The committee in its report to the
president gave as its three chief con
siderations that entered into its de-
liberations the following
.eThe fact that the United - az
war. the need of encouraging the pro
ducer. and the necessity of reducing
the cost of living TO the consumer
All members agreed in their discus
sions that the price fixed Will permi'
of a 14-ounce loaf of bread for
cents. allowing a fair profit both to
the flour manufacturer and the
baker.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
BIRD BURNS FARMERS BARN.
Flies With Blazing Twig Into tho Hay
loft

Middle River Minn.-Fire destroyed
the barn of William HUFF. a farmer
living nine miles south of here. MIR.
Huff declared that the fire was caused
by bird which carried twig. one end
of which was aglOw. into the hayloft
Not far from the barn a brush fire
was burning. The nesting bird carried
a twig which had been burning In the
brush fire, but which was thought to
have blown away from the immediate
vicinity of the fire, to the barn.
Mr.. Huff who was working in the
Darnyard. said he thought he saw a
Slight trail of smoke as the bird flew
asst him, but did not investigate. In a
few moments the barn was afire Two
valuable horses We're burned and the
building destroyed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
TERROR OF TANKS
British Monsters Send Deadly
Fire Into Germans.
CAPTURE MANY PRISONERS.

Queer War Machines Even Crossed
Ypres Canal In Their Drive on
the Enemy Positions In Flanders.
Strength of the Giant Turtles Gre
ates Amazement
With the British Armies In the Field
British tanks SO bedaubed with mud
and slime from Flanders quagmires
that they look like moving mountains
are spreading terror among the Ger
mans. The gigantic mud turtles lum-
Der and creep though the bogs, splitting
red flames from their mud incrusted
guns and creating panic wherever they
operate.
One lone tank reported recently the
apture of 600 Germans near St Julien.
While wallowing along toward the
enemy line the monster encountered
one of its kind stopped by direct hit
from a German anti-tank gun The
unintured tank charged the gun and
literally mashed it out of commission.
Eight Germans were captured here and
turned back to the advancing British
infantry.
The same tank, creeping along aided
in the capture of Pommern redoubt
and pommern castle 1t crossed the
deep cut marking the redoubt and sent
word back that ii was clear Of the en-
envy Meanwhile another tank crashed
its way through the castle defenses
while the Germans fled precipitately
Advancing infantry found the defend
ers massed In the redoubt position
which the first tank had cleared.
More tanks were summoned -Four
slid roaring over the redoubt and took
1t instanter, the Germans surrendering
All prisoners frankly confessed their
panic at the steel monsters
Crossing of the Ypres canal T. ese
tanks-under constant shell fite pad
gas clouds-was one OF the great fea s
of the war. But the secret Of how IL
was done will not be told until the war
is over
The monstrous strength of the giant
turtles creates constant amaZement
one tank encountered a huge motor
tbils AAl a IL stOfPti anu
obligingly hitched the front aXles on
big chain. Then Ii numbered ahead
There was crash and yells of dismay
from the lorry driver. The tank had
pulled out the front wheels. the motor
and part of the chassis.
One other tank. running without
lights. crashed into a railway engine.
knocking IL off the track. The tank S
crew. not bit dismayed, promptly
went over and pushed the engine back
on the rails again. sending IL off puff
ing contentedly.
British Tommies have named the
monsters curiously. One encounters
such names as Cog. Ariadne, Beelze-
bub. Bloodstone, Black Arrow. Bally-
hackle. Coquette, Crusader and Con
dolipr
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
CORK LEG BARS RECRUIT.
Oklahoms Farmer Walks Fifty Miles
In Effort to Enlist.

Muskogee. Okla.-Believing that the
use OF a cork leg should not prevent
him from serving his country. John
Franklin walked more than fifty miles
from a farm near Wilburton to this
city to apply for enlistment In the Unit
I'd States marine corps.
Franklin had spent two months plow-
ing the fields previous to his long walk
and supported himself on the hike by
working at odd Jobs along the way
He surprised the marine corps medical
Examiner by walking without the slight
est sign Of lameness.
Although Franklin expressed the
opinion that his cork leg should be con-
sidered handy life preserver In case
Of submarine attack. he was not ac-
epted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
ANSWERS ARGENTINE NOTE
Germany Complies With Demands te
Avoid Break.

Buenos Ayres, Aug. 30.-Germany's
reply to Argentina's note embodying
demands in connection with the sub
marine campaign as affecting Argen-
tina has been received. In Official
circles it was said that the reply is
satisfactory.
According to the newspaper La Ra'
zon the German note meets all the de-
mands of Argentina.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31

Donald MaeMillan's Arctic explora-
ton expedition arrived at Sydney, \.
s, on the relief steamer Neptune after
four years spent in the polar regions
Macmillan, one of Rear Admiral
Peary's lieutenants on the successful
dash to the North pole, confirmed pre-
vious dispatches from him that there
was no Crockeriand, such as had been
reported by Peary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
CANNOT EXEMPT ALL
MEN ON FARMS
PRESIDENT WILSON SAYS THAT
SUCH ACTION WOULD RESULT
IN MANY DIFFICULTIES.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 31.-In
disapproying proposal by Repre-
sentative Shouse, of Kansas, that all
men engaged in agricultural pur-
suits last March be exempted from
military service. President Wilson
today wrote the congressman that
class exemption would lead to many
difficulties and to much heart burn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
Firms Fight Siav Garrison.

London, Aug. 30.-Serious rioting ut
Bjorneberg, Finland, Is reported in
private telegram from Haparanda
70 Copenhagen, forwarded by the Cen.
trail News to London. 1t is said fight
ing between Films and soldiers OF the
Russian garrison lasted several hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
Strike Temporarily Averted.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 30.-Three
thousand members of the unions affili
ated with the Metal Trades associa.
ton voted to leave the question of a
strike in the hands of the executive
committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31

Eagle to Scream Defiance at Germans.
Helena. Mont.-When the boys Of the
second Montana "go over the top" In
Flanders or on the Russian front a live
Montana eagle will go with them.
screaming defiance to Germans The
liberty bird is the property Of Private
l.. p. Sanregren Of the headquarters
company, who enlisted from Malta,
and 1t is now hailed as the headquar-
tiers company's mascot. Private San
regrsn has named 1t Uncle Sam"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
CIVILIANS LEAVE TRIESTE
Austrians Evidently Preparing to De-
fend Seaport

Washington, Aug. 80. - News dis
patches from Zurich, Switzerland, to
Rome newspaper telegraphed to the
Italian embassy here, say the civilian
population OF Trieste. Austria. toward
which the Italian troops are advancing
In their great drive against the Aus
trians. Is evacuating the city by or
der of the Austrian military author
tiles. II was stated that 1t was NOT =
military evacuation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-31
HINTS FOR THE
CITIZEN SOLDIERS

x [Issued by the war Department. \
x There are some simple rules Of Y
,: eating and living which all Of US \
< should follow regularly. They \
q: win be especially helpful to you \
= If you put them into practice In
:; preparing for camp life. \
x Perhaps the most important OF
x these is to use no alcohol OF any Y
x kind.
y If you have been In the habit \
y of smoking immoderately cut \
Y down; get your wind, your
~ nerves and your digestion into
x the best possible condition. Y
y Eat and drink moderately.
Z. Chew your food well. IT is advIs- Y
~ able, however. to drink a great Y
Y deal of cool mot cold water be- \
q tween meals. Don't eat between \
Z. meals Y
y Keep away from soda foun- Y
y tains and soft drink stands. Y
y Learn to enjoy simple. nourish
u ing food.
y Accustom yourself to regular y
v hours for sleeping. eating and y
" all natural functions.
" Don't take a last fling" 1t Y
u may land you In the hospital. At Y
y the best 1t will probably bring
y you into camp In an unfit condi- Y
" tion to take up your new duties Y
" with profit and enjoyment Y
" There are strenuous days ahead Y
" Of you, and 1t will be good sense Y
" on your part to make reasonable Y
v preparation for them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Much Good Known to Have Been
Result of Baby Week Celebration
PIsp.rsd BY chldIsa. BIs.u. U 5. Dsp.nea. d L.bt

May l to 6 is Baby Week. This ma
tionwide celebration was inaugurated
last year, when more than two thou
sand communities devoted week to
reviewing the needs of their babies.
The first suggestion of a nationwide
celebration came from the federal
Children's bureau and the General
Federation of Women's Clubs; they
believed that BABY Week was an ex-
cellent expedient for calling attention
TO the great loss of infant life and for
stimulating local baby-saving work.
Many people are still unaware of the
fact that of all the babies born in the
United States, probably one in ten dies
before it has completed twelve months
of life. Babies die in rural communi-
ties, in cities, in suburbs, and in small
towns. This great preventable waste
of life is scattered over the entire
country. and Baby Week asks:
How many babies die in your COM
munity? Is your infant mortality rate
the lowest that any American COM
munity has yet achieved? Do you re-
Rlize that when all babies are well
born and well cared for, infant deaths
will so rarely occur that the infant
mortality rate will be negligible?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Weigh Baby Once a Week.

What is your community doing to make
life safe and wholesome for it's ba-
bies?"
But Baby Week has done more than
remind people of the importance of
these questions. 1t helps people who
are already at work on the saving of
babies lives to explain to their fellow
citizens what they are doing, and en-
ables them to extend their efforts. It
draws closer together the various
agencies which have been working
from different angles and furthers the
cooperation which is essential to sue
cess.
Perhaps most significant of all is the
effect of Baby Week In small villages
and scattered settlements and other
places where there has been no Or
ganized effort to meet the needs of
babies. People have come to see, as
few had done before, that even in the
fresh air and the sunshine of the open
country many babies do not have fair
start in life.
The seven hundred villages which re-
ported to the Children's bureau Baby
Week campaign in 1916, have faced the
fact that every community--in city and
country alike-has a responsibility to
fulfill which requires thought and eff
fort and perseverance. And this awak
ening of a community has been in
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
HIS VOICE FROZEN TO POST
ming Weather Observer From a
Very Peculiar Phenomenon.

Scoffers have arisen from time to
time TO say that United States official
weather reports are a Joke In so far
as they deal with the future but their
descriptions of the present and past
are admittedly serious and accurate.
Therefore one must not read I'm too
tovial a frame of mind the report Of
David Moore, observer at Castle Rock,
Wyo., where they have been having
some very cold weather. Mr.. Moore
cites I'm his report that one night two
men stopped at his cabin, and the next
morning he tried in vain TO call one
of them, who was at the barn, to come
to breakfast. But the man did not
come. So the two sat down to break
fast without him. In about ten min
utes the man In the barn strolled into
the house.
why didn't you call me when break
fast was ready?" he asked.
Il did" was the answer.
That was during the cold snap. A
thaw hit Castle Rock q few days ago,
Moore says, and while he was stand
ing In the back door summing himself.
he was startled by weird medley of
counds. BY listening closely he could
hear the words:
"Come on to breakfast I"
There was no one in sight. And then
he realized why the man had not heard
him.
The voice, his own voice, had frozen
to post and was thawing out.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Do You Neglect
Your Machinery ?

The machinery of the body needs to
be well oiled, kept in good condition
just as the automobile, steam engine or
bicycle. Why should the human neglect
his own machinery more than that Of
his horse or his engine? Yet most peo-
pie do neglect themselves. To clean
the system at least once week Is to
practice preventive measures. You will
escape many ills and clear up the coat
ed tongue, the sallow complies on, the
dull headache, the lazy liver, If you will
take pleasant laxative made up of
the May-apple, juice of the leaves of
aloes, root of jalap, and called Pleasant
Pellets. You can obtain at almost any
drug store in this country these vege-
table pellets in walls for 25e-simply
ask for DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
There can be no counterfeit if they
have the DIR. Pierce stamp. Proven
good by so years use.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
The Hauahtx Master Cecil.

The waywardness Of Master Cecil
boy of six years, sometimes made it
necessary for his mother to use her
slipper. This usually resulted In s.
haughtiness of manner and expression
for some hours after Master Cecil had
been ATTENDED to-" One evening his
father came home to discover palpable
proof Of the fact that Cecil had been
having private interview with his
mother.
"Well, Cecil, what's the trouble
now?" asked his father.
"Your wife has been licking me
again, STR" was the reply.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
| Am the B adv
Prepared by Children's Bureau, II. s.
Department OF Labor

/ am the Baby.
am the youngest Institution in the
World-and the Oldest.
The Earth Is my Heritage when /
come into being, and when / go I
leave it to the next Generation of
Babies.
My mission is to leave the Earth a
better place than l found 1t.
With my million little Brothers and
Sisters can do this, If the World
does not impose too many handicaps.
Now I need Pure Milk and Fresh
Air and Play.
When / am little older I shall
need good Schools in which to learn
the Lessons of Life.
I want to live, laugh, love, work,
play.
1 want to hear good music, read
good books, see beautiful pictures.
I want to build Houses and Roads
and Railroads and Cities.
/ want to walk in the woods, battle
in the waters, and play~in the snow.
I am Yesterday, To-day, and To-
morrow.
If you win make my way easy now.
l viii help you when 1 grow up.
] am your hope-I AM THE BABY.
Anonymously appeared in several
newspapers during 1916 Baby Week.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

and reports on the Ghildren's bureau
studies Of infant mortality in certain
selected typical communities.
The causes aud prevention of deaths
Of mothers in childbirth are discussed
in the bulletin on Maternal Mortal
ity."
The bulletin on Birth Registration"
tells why the birth of every child
should be registered with local au-
thoyities.
The series Of bulletins for mothers
includes one on parental Care" and
one on "Infant Care" A third on
Child Care" is in preparation.
4 postcard addressed to the Chill
dren's bureau, Washington. D. c., win
bring to you a list Of publications any
Of which viii Se sent you free Of
charge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Comfort First.

Two little girls whose parents were
natives of Norway had just been lis.
tening to lecturer who praised the
people of that country very highly.
Just think! / was born in Nor
way" said one with a good deal of
pride.
well" the other. answered, II could
have been born there If I'd wanted to,
but thought I'd rather gust be born
In America, and then I'd be here."-
Christian Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
Invited Them All.

A little boy asked his mother to let
him have a birthday party. She an
swered, Eyes, II you are good boy
until then" So when the time came
she sent out twenty invitations to his
little schoolmates. When the little
guests arrived, the mother thought she
would count them so as to arrange for
refreshments, and in the meantime
they kept coming one after another.
she said: "Why, Bobbie, what have
you done?"
"Oh, just invited every little kid I
met so / would get lots of presents.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

Sam was patriotic citizen and
often made his boasts about what he
would do in ease of war. Just after
matters had reached their present crit
zeal stage Sans boss, anticipating
some fun, approached Sam, thus:
well, Sam, presume you have
joined the colors?"
"'Deed l has, sar. Deed has. Use
Jest jlned the blacklist regiment OBJ coli
ored sojers in dis paht of de country.
sah."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27
FOR SKIN TROUBLES
That itch, Burn, Torture and Dlsfia
ure Use Cuticura-Trial FreS.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. They
usually afford immediate relief in itch
ing, burning eczemas, pimples, dandrufl
and most baby skin troubles. They
also tend to prevent little skin trou-
bles becoming great If used daily.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.