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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
Letter Follows Agreement in
Senate on Substitute Bill.
WILL VOTE ON JULY Fl
Food Directors Letter TO President
Says Consumer and Farmer Are at
Mercy of Speculator - Government
is PowerIess Until Congress Acts.

Washington, July IA senate
agreement to vote on President VIII /
sons food control bill July 81, five
weeks after its submission to congress
as an urgent war measure, was follow
ed by issuance from the White House !
of a report by Herbert Hoover declar
inc that the farmer and consumer are
suffering while food spectators make
unearned profits from the delay in en-
acting food control legislation.
Democratic senators procured the
agreement for vote only after they
had consented TO strip the Dill of
some of its more drastic features. in
Guiding the stringent prohibition pro-
visions.
So farreaching was the revision
demanded. in fact, that all day con
ferences of the Democratic steering
committee and the agriculture com
mittee resulted in presentation of a
substitute for the entire measure.
There was no expression of opin
ion from the White House regarding
the provisions of the substitute bill,
but it is expected to be agreeable TO
the president. in the main II follows
generally the lines Of the administra-
ton bill as originally introduced, with
power TO control other industries be-
sides food and fuel eliminated
Ban on Distilled Liquors.
II would prohibit manufacture OF
distilled liquors, without provision for
government purchase of existing
stocks, and would place in the presi-
dents hands the power and responsi
bility to decide whether prohibition
shall be extended to beer and wine.
The publication at this time of Mr..
Hoover's report was regarded as an
other evidence of President Wilson's
disappointment over the failure of con.
gress to act.
Unless strong and efficient govern
ment action is taken Immediately, Mr..
Hoover reported to the president, the
| farmers will face a slump in wheat
prices and consumers will be caught
in a situation even more serious than
| that which already is resulting In
actual undernourishment" in the
| great consuming centers. The specu-
lator it is declared. is taking large
part of the prices now paid by con
| sumers.
I'VE are virtually helpless TO safe.
| guard either the farmer or the con
| sumer" Mr. Hoover concludes. until
the pending legislation is passed"
The report, in the form Of letter
to the president, was issued through
the public information committee with
the statement that publicity was given
1t that the country may know how
serious and farreaching the conse
/ quences may be. both 70 the farmers
and to the consumers, of the delays in
passing the pending food legislation
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
WARNED TO REDUCE PRICES
Food Administrator Sends Letter to
Gamers.

Washington, July 12.-Canners OF
the country are asked to reduce prices
to as low a level as possible in let
ter sent them by Herbert c. Hoover.
He warns them that the output of the
home canneries, swelled to unusual
proportions by reason OF the backyard
gardening campaigns, may prove a
serious embarrassment to the manu-
facturers in disposing of this years
product.
There will be no difficulty in Sc
curing markets for the staple and
heavy selling lines, providing prices
are low" says Mr.. Hoover, but II
Gamers and jobbers persist in asking
high prices, they will find retailers
carrying these high cost goods on
their shelves for succeeding years and
a depressed market for Gamers prod
ucts''
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
LANDS SCORES THOMPSON
Federal Judge criticises Action of Chi.
caqo Mayor.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 12.-Federal
Judge Landis of Chicago delivered a
patriotic address at a dinner given
by the Sangamon County Bar associa-
tion in which he criticised Mayor
Thompson OF Chicago and CONGRESS
man Mason for utterances attributed
to them.
Judge Landis said he hoped the time
would come when Mayor Thompson
would do one patriotic thing, so
would not be kept busy apologizing for
him wherever | 60"
He said a number of politicians are
going about the country in an effort
to organize the minorities with a hope
Of securing political aid from them in
the next election.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
MANN DEGREES HYSTERIA
Republican Leader Says spy Craze"
Possesses Administration.

Washington. July II. - Republican
Leader Mann declared in the house
that hysteria and Spy" craze pos
sesses the administration. He was
speaking in opposition to a section of
the trading with the enemy bill de-
signed to permit the president to des
ignate alien enemies.
THE departments have gone crazy"
he said. They see a German spy on
every housetop and street corner. We
no reason why we should be scared
to death"
Mr.. Mann's remarks were received
in silence by the house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
Washington Sees No Hope
in German Difficulties.
MERE PUPPETS
Retirement of Civil Leaders Can Have
No Effect on the War as Lonu as
the Military Caste Remains in Con-
troll of the Government.

Washington, July 12-Germany
latest political difficulties are regard
ed by officials here as due largely 20
internal problems and probably OF
transitory nature only.
The dismissal of Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman, Minister of Finance
Helfferich or even Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg himself woulc be
considered largely a surface move
ment, for not until the great army
general staff itself is reached, it is be-
lieved, will the real crust of German
militarsm be broken
The German foreign office, it was
pointed out, has served during the
war merely as means to get the mill
tary leaders out of trouble Decisions
have been made without reference to
the civil branch and matters brought
to the attention of the latter only
when it was desired to negotiate a
way out of the difficulty.
American officials agree with allied
diplomats here that many Of the Ger
man officials who figure so largely in
the news are in fact largely puppets
being pulled across the stage "a a
blind to the German people. Their
rise or fall, they say, has little signif-
canoe on Germany's military and for
eign policies.
Nevertheless. il is agreed that
there is an enormous amount of unrest
in Germany today which in all prob
ability will lead to sensational internal
changes in personnel of the govern
ment system. The German peace par
ty is very active and the general OF.
position to the unrepresentative form
of government has centered attention
on the extreme powers of the junkers
and Pan-Germans. who are being held
increasingly responsible for the ills OF
the country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
WAGE INCREASE DEMANDED
Toronto Trolley Lines Crippled by
Bio Strike.

Toronto, July ia strike involv-
ing more than 1000 motormen and
conductors has begun on the trolley
system of the Toronto Railway com
pany.
The civic and radial lines are in
the rush hour crowds and automobiles,
vans, trucks and other vehicles choked
the streets.
The strikers demand a shorter
working day and a wage increase OF
10 cents an hour
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
SEVEN, ARE BELIEVED DEAD
Big Stone Lake Steamer Sinks Near
OrtonviIIe, MINI.

Ortonville, Minn.t July 12.-Seven
are believed to have lost their lives
when the excursion steamer Muske-
gon was overturned on Big Stone lake,
near here, in a heavy storm.
Two of the nine persons known to
have been on the boat were rescued
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
UNCLE SAM A MEAT BUYER
Government VIII Establish Purchas.
inq Agency In Chicago.

Washington, July IA government
meat products purchasing agency will
be established in Chicago.
Agreement has been reached by the
national defense council, army apd
navy departments and packers.
The government will make specifica-
tions for bacon, corned beef and other
meat products conform to the CONNER
cial standards to save time and ex-
pense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
BOOST OF TEN PER CENT
Compensation Law Limit Is Raised In
Wisconsin.

Madison, Wis, July Ex-Governor
Philip has signed the bill which in
creases wage compensations in cases
of industrial accidents about 10 per
cent over present schedules.
Representatives OF prominent manu-
facturers appeared before the govern
or and urged him to veto the measure
because OF the additional financial bur
den placed on corporations
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
ARMY 100000 MEN SHORT
Total Volunteer Enlistments Since
April 14t,894.

Washington, July 12.-With 1926
war volunteers accepted Wednesday
enIistments for the regular army since
April 1 reached 141 1874, leaving a lit
found.
New York state led the day with
214 men and Is now less than 1900
short Of its quota Of 1925.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
Samoa Shaken by Quake.

Washington. July PA dispatch
received from Suva, Fiji Islands, says
damage has been caused in the Sa-
moan Islands by severe earthquake
and tidal wave The Friendly islands
also have experienced All earthquake.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
GERMANS IN new
DRIVE IN WEST
Start Menacing Offensive
Near Belgian Coast.
INITIAL PUSH SUCCEEDS
Powerful Bombardnent Levels De-
fenses and infantry Advances Over
Devastated Ground-French City Of
Dunkirk Probable Objective.

Dunkirk Probable Objective.
London, July 12.--Just as the Rus
SLAMS in the East have torn big gap
in the Austro-German lines in Galicia,
captured Halicz and pressed on toward
Lemberg, the Galician capital, the Ger
mans on the Western front have start
ed menacing offensive near the Bel
gian coast
This movement, while 1T may turn
out to be local effort or something
with which the British can cope after
the shock of the first thrusts has been
met, nevertheless indicates the possi-
bility of determined attempt to bend
dack the British flank on the Belgian
coast and reach the French city of
Dunkirk, about seventeen miles dis
tant.
The Germans succeeded i'm their
initial push by leyeling the defenses
through an intense bombardment for
twenty-four hours and then attacking
over the devastated ground. The
bridges across the User were destroy
ed by the heavy fire and the sending
up of reinforcements was found impos-
sble Thus a penetration 600 yards
deep on a front of 1,400 yards was ef-
fected, the Germans pushing as far as
the east bank of the User near the
North sea. Berlin says more than l.
250 prisoners were taken.
The attack also extended farther
south, opposite Lombaertzyde, but
here, after having temporarily driven
i'm the British advance line, a counter
attack forced the Germans back to
their original positions
Other Attempts Failed.
There have been no serious attempts
by the Germans TO break through the
British front in Belgium since their
two campaigns for Calais in the early
months OF the war The first was
checked along the Belgian front by
the combined British and Belgian de-
fense, aided by the participation OF
British warships along the coast In
the second battle of Ypres in the fall
of 1914 the Germans sacrificed thou
sands of men in a terrific drive, but
failed to effect a penetration.
British reports indicate that the bat
tie in Belgium Is still in progress. The
sounds of the heavy firing are heard
in England. In some London suburbs
tremors like slight earthquake could
be felt
In the sensational campaign which
the revolutionary army of Russia is
waging in Galicia the capture OF Ha-
licz, important though it is. is only an
incidental feature Given secure pos
session of it the Russians have the
road to Lemberg and continuation
of their attacks on anything like the
scale of the last ten days seems like
ly to result in the fall of the Galician
capital at no distant date.
In capturing Halicz the Russians
took more than thirty guns and 200c
prisoners. The Russians, advices te
the Russian war office say, are con
tinuing their advance, pursuing the
retreating Austro-German forces.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
BOLT KILLS ARMY FLYER
I'M CANADA.

Camp Borden, Ont, July IL.
"A holt of lightning, II is be
lieved, struck the airplane
while i'm flight of Lieutenant
Claire A. Page of the Royal
flying corps, who was hurled
to death here I'm an electric
storm The same storm drove
down Cadet Donellin, who was
. critically injured when his ma
. chine turned over in landing. A
. third member of the corps was
. able to land safely Lieutenant
. Page came from Hamilton, Ont.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-12
RUSS MARTIAL SPIRIT is
STIRRED BY SUCCESS.

Petrograd, July 12.-The pow
erful Russian offensive is stim-
ulating the martial spirit
throughout the country. The
. war Office is receiving scores
of kilograms Of the formation
of storm battalions" and from
: garrisons asking to be sent to
: the front.
Demands from women who
: desire TO enlist are increasing.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
LONDON HAS FORTY
Y. N. C.. A. BUILDINGS
Young Women scour Great etropolis in Y. NJ c. A. Au
tomobiles Picking Up Maynard Men at Night

rooms. their refreshment rooms, their en-
tertainments, and their religious services
unafraid in the very midst of the vortex
of the war. 1t is here that work of a
most vital character is done in maintain
ing the morale of the troops, for it is here
that the demand for recreational and
social life is the greatest. The secreta-
ries will be quite likely to rise at o'clock
Young Women Assist Men.
late to the troops as they file into the
front line trenches, and to be on hand to
greet and provide comforts for the con-
tingent that files out.
IN France and Italy the Y. M. G. A.
carries on rather large activity also.
The work of the Y. Nj. G. A. in the army
Is always under Christian auspices But
it's principal work is social 1t is, the
leading religious agency in the army, far
outstripping in it's extent the chaplains,
the Salvation Army, and the Church
Army" of the Anglicans all combined. But
it is the exclusive social agency 1t does
a work in this regard that no other even
attempts with any degree Of success.
And this meeting of the social needs Of
the soldiers is a service the value of which
cannot be overeStimated.N
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-21
DIARY OF A FRENCH SOLDIER
By Sergeant Sol savory of the 155th French Infantry

the idea that Leconte should make the
short time before pulling him up again.
The Germans thought that they had kill,
ed the man in the tree, and when they
to he a fresh man eIin6ine IN f1 eof Tree ~
They at once got up in their trenches
and fired as before. We were ready with
our rifles and we succeeded several times
in hitting hard at our aim. We could
not see, of course, if our shots killed or
wounded. but by that time am sure that
not many of my cartridges We're wasted.
At last we were found out The Ger
mans, however, thought that we were in
the side of the buildings, and ALL of the
time they aimed at US we could also fire
at them.
About ten o'clock, p M, another regi-
p1ent came to relieve us. We all regret
ted to leave this spot We would have
liked to do some more good business in
the morning.
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Money.
Blessed are the money raisers for thew
shall stand beside the Martyrs. Moody
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15

Advices from headquarters indi-
cate that all the antharcite mines in
the districtwill run steadily through
out the spring season. In addition
to n large business from California
and other coast points, the fact that
there is no anthracite in storage in
Denver or elsewhere in the territory
served by our mines insures ready
market for all of this class of coal
that can be produced. This is very
gratifying to Crested Butte, and
should prove a very material factor
in securing the broad guage. The
total coal and coke Shipments from
this station for January and FEBRUARY
OF this year exceeded the total fol
the same peroid Of last by 1926 cars
The ap5eoximate valnc of this in
crease alone was over $50, 900,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15
Notice of Election

Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to law, the annual
municipal election of the town
of Crested Butte Colorado, will
be held in the said town on
Tuesday. the third day of April
A. D. 1917, for the purpose of
electing the following officers
for the said town, to wit:
One Mayor to hold Office one
year Three Trustees to hold
office two years.
Treasurer to hold office one
year.
One Clerk and Recorder, to
hold office one year. -
One Marshal, to hold office
one year.
One Police Magistrate to hold
office one year. :.
Precinct No. l embraces all
of the said town; polling places,
council room City Hall,
The polls will be open at
seven O'Clock A. NJ. and remain
open until seven Pm. of said
days of election.
The Judges of election for the
said towns precinct will meet at
the polling place above des-
ignated on Tuesday the Goth.
day of March, and the End. day
of April, AID. 1917 for the
purpose of revising correcting
and completing the ANNUAL reg
istry list for said election and
will meet again on the day pre-
ceding the election, to complete
aid registry list required by
law.
Witness my hand and seal of
said town of Crested Butte, Colo;
this 9th. day of March, A. D.
1917
E. G. Gladstone,
(Clerk)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15
the CRESTED BUTTE
SOMERSET MARBLE
AUTO ROAD

The Completioa. of the Crested
Butte Somerset Auto road early the
coming season will open t" Sporting
Fraternities zone of the finest fields
for hunting and fishing IN the state.
approximate distance he'ween the
two points is forty miles. The first
place of interest on this new road is
kebler pass here may be s"en beau
tiful lake Brennan and u old min
ing town OF Irwin both al which are
on the Floresta spur of tn D.&R.G.
railroad some eight miles distant
from Crested Butte the lake is well
stocked with native and eastern
trout, the surrounding pine forest
afford elegant camping grounds
while mountain grouse may be
flushed Mt any time during the open
s.,ion in plentiful numbers, the Auto
al ia already complete To Irwin.
] IN Kebler Pass the new road fol-
lnNs down the main Anthracite creek
(Nnich sources in lake Brennrn )for
five miles to the 'Horse- Ranch
eituated in beautiful park famous
rs au old hunting and camping spot
for more than quarter century
past Thence the new route will pass
several miles through diversified
forest parks covered with luxurient
grasses and beautiful will flowers,
while pines and aspen groves furnish
shade and shelter enroute to the
traveller. This was the primitive
home Of the Elk, Black Tail deer d
Mountain Lion also that of the
Black Cinnamon and Silver Tip
bear, oil of which are still common
to THE locality and may be easily
found by the ex pert huntsman. Hav-
ing reached the Marcelleua pass, the
route leads down Snowshoe creek
with Mt. Marcellena to the North
ward and Mt. .Beckwith S"uthward,
for several miles until the junction
of Cliff and Coal creek is reached,
the old Rockefeller ranch, most f;i.
NOUS Of all camping spots on the
West Elk Mountain Eange, the
streams are filled with trout galore
and the nearby forest abound with
big game SO dear to the Sportsman s
heart Journeying down Coal creek
for about three miles to the junction
of this creek with that of the Muddy
and the main Anthracite streams,
form the North-Fork o! the Gun
nison river Here the new Auto road
will branch one portion leading up
the Muddy creek and around the
base of the Ragged mountnin, thence
over Mcclure pass and down to
Marble town.Vhc main road will
continue down the North Fork
stream until the great coal mine at
Somerset is reached from which
point the traveller may 90 by d.
R.G. rail or Auto to Paonia, ,Hotch-
kiss. Delta and Grand Junction.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15
Silver After the War
Herman zadig in Mining American

Herman Zadig in Mining American
What will be the effect OH the
price of silver after the war is over
is the question nearly everyone int-
crested III silver mines is asking My
answer is that in my judgments the
price q silver will advance to at
least one dollar an ounce, but should
rthe money powers agree that it is
absolutely necessary to remonetize
silver, then ! believe silver will be
remonetized at the rate of sixteen to
one. Silver, in Try judgment, will be
the only metal that will not decline,
but will advance after the war cea-
ses. All the countries of Europe will
want silver for coinage purposes.
The.wa has proven to the world :,
and especially to those who were all
against the coinage of silver, that il
people can t get gold they are willing
to take silver coined by their res
pective governments, but are not
willing to take their paper money.
l believe that since England has
lost its standing in the world as n
creditor nation, and America has
taken her place, England will not
object to taking silver out of its
place as commodity and putting
it back where it was many years
ago, medium of exchange.
While the gold in the world has
not disappeared, it has to great
extent been shifted over to Amer
ica and | believe that the money
powers in Europe will come to the
conclusion that the only thing that
cap be done is to remonetize silver
and thus relieve the money situation
very materially,end at the same
time be of great help to those coun-
tries using silver as their currency
1t is rather a hard pill for Eu-
ropean bankers to swallow, as they
have always maintained that silver
never could he remonetized again
The war. however has brought on so
many changes in the world, not alone
in the money system, but in every
thing else, that it will be the only
thing left for them to do. not to cre-
ate disturbance in the financial
world.
Owners of silver mines can't
make mistake if they hold on to
their silver; they are bound to get
more money for it after the war is
over-certainly very little less than
the present price.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15
(C.I.DIEL. q
Atte' c,EE.Rboss: / b

If the Gunnison e mpire man keeps
up his present lick ,prancing around
With chip on his shoulder it woul
not be surprising it some "fool cuss'
didtake a fall out of him. The Skunk
is very pretty innocent little ami
NAL to lo~k at, but, O-ny, we can't
.ay as smuch for the smell of the Great
ure, but, oh! what'the use of it all,
Mr.. Empire man.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15

It is expected that the old
Chatauqua mine located IN Ev-
ans basin will be worked this
season,it is a high grade Lead
Silver proposition and should
make a paying mine under high
price of lead and silver It was a
shipper from grass roots when
first located.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15
aAn<a-aE1S -

The old mine that formerly be.
longed to Scotty Harley could lie
made pay now if in the hands of
component miners and worked with
good judgement, this property is
located in Evans basin and was a
shipping mine at one time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15
Mining Notes

A letter from A.C. Miltonberger.
now residing at West Riverside, CAL
ifornia, states that he thinks he has
a vein OF Brittle silver ore discoved
there, and will located and work it il
the assays sent US show good values,
Mr Miltonbcrger worked in the
mines at Irwin for a number of years
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15

Jack Gunther was in from his tup-
mel on Brush Greek, last week, he in.
lists that he is Just about to cut into
the big 1'elluriun vein on his pro
perty.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-15

John O'Toole writes that parties
are ready to begin developement on
his Paradise basin mine as soon as it
is possible to get on the ground with
supplies.