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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
MEASURE REACHES SENATE
Food Control Bill Goes 20 Agricultural
Committee.

Washington, June 2T.-Formal trans
fer from the house TO the senate OF
the administration food control bill
with its new and drastic prohibition
features added in the house, was &C.
companied by general prediction the
legislation will be enacted finally in
time to deal with this seasons crop.
While debate ON the Chamberlain
draft of the bill continued in the sen
ate the measure as IL passed the
house was referred to the agricul
tural committee.
Material changes which the admin
istration leaders have agreed to ac
cept and which the subcommittee may
adopt are expected to allay opposi
tion to a large degree.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
COAL PRICE FIXING
AIRED Ar HEARING

Washington, June 27.-Extension OF
government control and price fixing
of cCal. iron. copper, steel and other
raw materials during the war was
considered by the senate interstate
commerce committee.
Coal was the first subject taken up
with Eastern mine operators as first
witnesses.
A speedy inquiry was planned, with
the view to proposing amendments tc
the food control bill for federal regu
lation of basic commodities.
Bills to have the government fiS
prices of coal and railroad supplies
were the immediate proposals before
the committee, but its investigation
promised a much broader scope.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
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London, June 27.-General Petain
has resumed his dashing operations on
the Aisne and reports a brilliant sue.
cess for his troops in a surprise at
tack northwest of Hurtebise.
The entire first line of the strong
German position there was carried
and held against counter attacks. The
Germans were badly cut up, beside
losing more than 300 men as prison
ers.
IL is In this sector between Caronne
and Cerny that the most feasible route
lies to the German fortress of Laon,
the vital spot of the whole German
line on tho French front
The latest efforts by the French
seems to indicate that their chief com
mand has no idea of letting control OF
the situation here slip from its grip
under the nagsing tactics recently
adopted by Won Hindenberg. who has
been trying his best by thrusts here
and there to wrestle control of domi.
mating points from Petains forces.
The French troops which penetrat'
ed the German lines northwest OF
Hurtebise on the Aisne front were
ejected by a counter attack from the
greater part of the position they had
occupied, German army headquarters
announced
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
Successful Antl-Mlne Device.

An Atlantic Port. June 81 An anti
mine device is being attached to a
number Of ships proceeding through
the war zone 1t Is attached to the
bow and when let down netted pro-
lection extends a dozen or more feet
on either side of the ship. II mine is
encountered II is picked up and
brought to the surface at safe dis
tance from the vessel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
BITTER FIGHT IS
BEFORE SENATE
Prohibition Section Of Food
Bill Meets Opposition.
GREAT PRESSURE EXERTED

Letters and kilograms From All Sec
tions of Country and From All Fac
tions Pouring in to Members Of Up
per Branch OF Congress.
Washington, June 27.-The prohibi
ton fight pending In the senate en-.
dangers the whole legislative pro
gram.
The food control bill is blocked by
the tremendous confusion resulting
from the sweeping dry amendment by
the house
Threats and counter threats from
opposing factions have brought about
situation perhaps unprecedented in
the upper branch.
AS a result reaction has set In In
force against the drastic dry measure
as an adjunct to the food bill.
Letters and kilograms poured In
from all sections and from all fac
tions, the rabid prohibitionists regard.
ing the situation as propiuous to put
across a nationwide prohibition meas
uIe and others urging against hitchine
prohibition to the food measure.
Meanwhile prohibition advocates are
studying arguments of experts as &c
loss of revenue If the liquor amend
ment passes.
Such estimated losses as S750,000,
600 in federal taxation and $4,000, 600,
GOO in state and municipal taxes and
licenses are claimed.
In addition to the prohibition fight
the food bill is threatened from an
other angle.
There is an effort to overload the
measure SO it cannot move. Senator
| Reed (Mo) and numerous others sa,
/ II the food is controlled, steel. oil
clothing and everything from a sacl
of peanuts to farm implements mus
be controlled.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
WORLDS GREATEST HOARD
New York Assay Office Holds Total Of
S765, ,0oo. .o0O

New York, June 27.-The count of
what government officials believe to
be the greatest hoard of gold ever
stored simultaneously in one place In
the history of the world, consisting
of English, French and American
coins and bullion that have all gone
into the melting pots together, total
ing s765.0L0,00O. has just been COM
pleted at the United States assay Of
fee here without penny found to
be missing"
Verne NJ Bowie superintendent OF
the office, said bullion now on hand is
more than ten times the normal aver
age of previous years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
WOULD CONDEMN COFFEE
Prosecutor Says Seized Product Was
Meant for Germany.

London, June 27.-Condemnation of
10000 bags of coffee shipped by Aron
q Co., an American house, which was
seized on thirteen steamships, was
asked by the crown in prize court
The attorney general, Sir Frederick
Smith, said that before the war the
firm did virtually no business with
either Scandinavia or Russia, but that
this business had assumed large pro-
portions since the war began. The
crown contended the goods were In
tended for Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
SHIP BUILDERS MAY STRIKE
Threaten to Cult Work Unless Wages
Are Increased.

New York, June 27-Despite the
shipping crisis In the United States
twenty-one of the largest shipyards
will be tied up Saturday by strike of
$4,000 employees il the employers do
not give them So more a week
Secretary of Labor Wilson, after
pleading with the builders for days,
announced his endeavors to get men
and companies together for confer
ence had failed The wrangle began a
year ago. The men employed I'm New
York and New Jersey yards say they
will not compromise.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
Bio Exports TO Russia.

Washington, June 27.-What the
United States has done to help Russia
during the war was shown In state
ment issued by the National City
bank. Exports from this country to
Russia during the first three years OF
the war would aggregate nearly twice
as much as in the fifty years preced
ing hostilities. About $1.000.000,0 ,00C
is the value of exports to Russia aimee
Aug. I, 1914.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
GERMANS COLOR
CROP REPORTS
Conditions Are Not as Good
as Represented.
PRIVATE NEWS DIFFERENT

Prospects for This Year Are Described
as Anything but Brlght-Ralrs Are
Urgently Needed to Save Spring
Grain and Improve Winter Product.
Copenhagen. June 81. - A report
sent out by the German government
for free distribution in the neutral
press says that. In consequence of the
long desired rainfall, the crop pros
pect In Southern and Western Ger
many is brilliant and in the middle and
eastern provinces Ii is thoroughly sat
isfactory
The report would deserve more
| credence II Germany had not followed
the same tactics on crop reports ever
since the war began.
The 1914 crops, which were being
! harvested when the war started, were
described for the encouragement of
| Germans and for the encouragement
of their enemies as unprecedented
The exact figures later showed that II
was merely an ordinary miserable
| grain harvest.
Crops of the drouth year of 1915
in some sections a complete failure
were pictured in newspaper reports
as thoroughly satisfactory.
Last year the official propaganda
bureau announced that the yield OF
grain was exceptionally heavy. though
agricultural statistics showed IL only
25 per cent above that of 1915.
Private reports received up TO the
end of the second week of June de
scribe prospects for 1917 as anything
but brilliant.
They gay that rains are urgentl!
needed 10 save suffering spring grain
and TO improve winter grain prospects
But In no case could they produc
better than a mild harvest.
. Official reports that fodder cut nov
is far above the average are fatty cor
tradicted by private advices and ar
difficult TO reconcile with weathe
+, conditions. Danish crops grown unde
similar climate conditions were give
as poor to bad In last weeks ofiicia
report
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING
Man and Woman Found Dead In Phil
adeIphia Hotel.

Philadelphia, June 27.-Police inves-
tigating the mystery surrounding the
finding of the bodies of Frederick AL
exander and Louise E. Jones In a ho-
tel room here, are working on the
theory that Alexander died from nat
ural causes and that the woman shot
and killed herself while hysterical.
Physicians who examined Alexan-
der's body found no mark nor any
trace of poison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
FARMERS MAY STORE GRAIN
Railway Warns Of Danger Of Con.
tinued Car Shortage.

Billings, Mont, June 27. - Yellow
stone county farmers are in receipt of
an appeal from the Northern Pacific
railroad for them to store larger por-
ton of their products on their farms
this fall The measure is necessary,
the railroads declare, In order to pro-
tect the farmers from possible loss
through the inability Of the road to
move grain because Of car shortage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
MAY REACH sll0,OO0,O0O
Red Cross Contributions Pass the
100000. 600 Mark.

Washington, June 27.-The Red
passed its mark with total of $104,
600, 900 and returns still coming In.
The Red Cross war council predicted
total Of s110.0OO.00O and probably
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
Three Wounded In Gun Fight.

Minneapolis, June 27.-Thomas Sui
livan, constable at Hopkins, captured
four transients after gun fight near
the plant of the Minneapolis Thresh-
ing Machinery company. Three OF the
men we're wounded in the exchange OF
shots and one of them is not expected
to live.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
WILSON TO HONOR FATHER
President VIII Place Memorial In
StaHnton (va.) Church.

Staunton, Va, June 26 - President
Wilson has requested and has receiv.
ed permission to place memorial
tablet to his father in the First Pres
byterian church here, which is being
remodeled.
The elder Wilson was pastor of the
church when the '',ture president was
born.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
EVIDENCE GIVEN IN COURT
Testimony Showing Price Fixing at
Coal Mems Trial.

New York, June 27.-Testimony that
rrice lists fixing SO at the mines as
the cost OF semi-bituminous coal were
sent out to operators on the day after
a conference of coal presidents and
operators In this city In January was
introduced by the government in its
trial OF fifty-one individuals and 1O2
companies engaged in coal production
in the federal court here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
TOTALS $4I,000,000 IN YEAR
Importation Of Gems Not Lessened by
the War;

New York. June 27.-Neither the
high cost Of living nor appeals for
economy apparently have affected the
importation Of precious stones into
this country. The value Of gem i'm
ports for the eleven months OF the
fascai year at the port of New York
wss o6ncially given as S4l. l.O7S.3O2.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
DECREE Is SIGNED BY KING
Martial law Again In Effect Through
out Spain.

Madrid, June 27.-The government
has decided to suspend the constitu-
tional guarantee Premier Dato went
to the palace and obtained the kings
signature to the decree authorizing the
suspension
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
UNITED STATES FLIERS EN-
TER LONDON.

London, June PA small
contingent Of the United States
flying corps has arrived in Eng
land wearing civilian clothes
with blue sink armlets bearing
In white letters, United
States Flying Corps"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
MINISTER FLAYS GERMANY
Says Enemy Of America is the Foe Of
Mankind.

Ann Arbor. Mich, June 27.-Rev.
Hugh Black of New York city, deliv-
ering the baccalaureate address at the
Michigan university scored Germany
for the war and her conduct of It,
IF Germany Is right" DR.. Black
said, then you have world where
everything goes that has the mailed
fist back of 1t, where there is no
sacredness in the pledged word, a
world where the end will justify any
means. where there is no sense of
honor, no rights of weaker people, no
dictates of humanity TO stand in the
way America today, in fighting for
her own rights, is fighting for the
rights of the world and the enemy of
America is the enemy of man"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
Arizona Rail Maonate Dies.

Prescott, Ariz.. June 26.-Frank M.
Murphy, president OF the Santa Fe,
Prescott and Phoenix Railway com.
pany and one of the leading financiers
of Arizona, is dead here. He was six
ty-two years old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-27
General Petain Resumes Of
fenSive on AiSne Front.
ENTIRE LINE IS CARRIED
Surprise Advance Made and German
Trenches Are Taken and Held
Against Counter Attacks-Scene OF
Fighting is Key to Laon.

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
MRS. w. J. BRYAN WILL
ADDRESS FLORIDA SOLONS

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. L. Since
the address Of Mrs VIM ] Bryan
before the Springfield improvement
Association. Saturday afternoon,
plans have been laid by the Florida
State Equal Franchise League to
have her address the Florida .eeisla-
,turc during its coming session on be-
half of womaD's suffrage for the
State of Florida. This is in line
with a resolution passed at the last
meeting of the State Association en-
dorsing suffrage for the women Of
Florida
! II is also understood tha. bill
Will be offered in the legislature at
the coming session on behalf IF
equal suffrage. Noted workers in
Jacksonville announce that n cam
Iraien will be carried on throughout
the State from time to time in the
interest of "votes for women" Mrs.
Bryan addressed the largest crowd
CT women ever assembled for sim
liar lecture Saturday night.
Mrs NJ. A. Clonts of the Spring
field Improvement Association, pre-
sided over the meeting in the First
Baptist church Saturday and seated
on the platform with the noted
speaker were many prominent wom-
en- in affairs in Jacksonville and the
state of Florida. >The address was
delivered in a smooth. pleasing man
ner and many converts were won to
the cause.
Official songs of the Florida Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs were sung
at the close of the lecture and DR..
French pronounced the benediction.
After this Mrs. Bryan greeted her
many friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
LEGISLATURE TO BE
ASKED FOR APPROPRIATION
FOR CITRUS CANKER

Jacksonville, Jan. 31.-It was decid-
ed at a meeting of the Citrus Canker
Board at the Hotel Seminole. to con-
vene again in this city on March for
the purpose of completing plans for
the successful eradication of the citrus
canker from this State. and to request
the coming Legislature to appropriate
further funds to carry on the fight.
The Federal government has appro-
priated funds to conduct the fight to
eradicate the canker from various
Southern States. including Florida.
and much good 1ork has been done
thus far. but an sonal appropria-
tion of s435.0000 was asked for and
has passed the House and will soon go
to the Senate for consideration.
was only riscussed in general way
The eradication of the citrus pest
by the board this morning. which ad-
journed at noon to attend the luncheon
OF the Jacksonville Rotary Club at the
Hotel Windsor. Those who we're
present at the meeting were d. G.
Gillett. of Tampa; H. w. Britain, OF
Tampa; DIR. ]. II. Ross. of Florence
villa, and B. C. Skinner. Of Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES BEING
OFFERED IN FRANCE BY q. S.
fBy Associated Press }

Paris, Feb. 1.-The Vigneron
Champenois, organ of the Cham
pa, me district, recently annos ocef
that champagne bottles were being
offered in France by American glass
nakers. Heretofore, says the paper.
America had not made champagne
bottles. Moreover, their price OF
shipment to Europe would be 50
high as to leave but little profit.
The vigneron Champenois now af-
firms after inquiry that these So
called American bottles really are
German make, adding: They are
made in Germany at Geresseheim.
near Dusseldorf. in the glass works
of F. Heyes. A trip to the United
States. even to Cuba, the time TO
change nationality. and the trick is
played. Holland had already Of
fered these same bottles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
GIRL ENDANGERS LIVES
OF 80 PEOPLE

Birmingham, England, Feb. ] =
The lives of eight hundred people in
a factory near Birmingham were en-
dangered by a girls love for cigar
cite smoking. according to charges
brought by the government IN a
trial Just concluded here. The girl
Gladys Farr, was fined 10 pounds
and received the most severe adn.on
ition that it was in the power of tho
court to administer.
II was explained that Miss FAR
Was employed in the fuse huts at g
big munition factory. In these hut.
there was a large quantity of oper
rowder. The huts were perhaps T.,
most dangerous section of the FAC
tory's danger area" Owing 10 tn,
large amount of powder about. ths
atmosphere itself was highly ex
plosive.
Miss Farr was seen to strike a
match on one OF the fuse cases. ard
to attempt to light a cigarette. An
other ~'rl knocked the match out of
her hand. She told the court that
she lighted the match without
thinking what she was doing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
TWO HUNDRED FACTORIES
BEGIN MOVING OUT TO
GIVE DOWNTOWN NEW
YORK A CHANCE

New York, Feb. Thirty of the
200 factories that are moving out Of
downtown New York to save the dis
trict to retail stores and to cut their
exceedingly heavy rent, started to get
the end of 1919. Many of them will
out today The balance of the. 200 will
depart gradually. as their leases ex-
pire, the asst of them to be gone by
move to Long Island City and other
places in and around New York.
Some of them will cut their rent
thereby from $4,000 a year to $780,
600 or less. This, they say, will
make a difference in the price and
quality of their products sold to Chi
cago, San Francisco and other cities
stores. Five hundred million dollars
worth of clothing was made annually
in this downtown area.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
PSCANNOW
SAIL FROM NY.
At own Risk:
PORT IS Open
HELLIG- -0LAR WILL Nut SAIL
TODAY; AMERICAN STEAMER
ST. LOUIS WILL SAIL SATUR-
DAY AS SCHEDULED
(By Associated Press.) }

New York, Feb. 1.-After being
closed last night by fleet destroyers
and coast guard cutters the port of
New York was opened today by the
customs authorities who announced
that ships might sail at their own
risk. The Offices of the Scandinavia
lines announced the sail
ing of the liner. Hellig Olav, sched-
ued to leave this afternoon with 300
passengers for Copehagen was post
poned indefinitely. F. A. s. Franklin,
president Of the International Mer-
|cantile Marine said that there Is not
any danger for American vessels on
the present voyage. 1t is understood,
however the movement of Allied
ships will be controlled a greater
extent than heretofore by the British
'Admiralty's orders. The police guards
of the German piers last night found
no evidence that the German liner
was preparing to escape. 1t is an
nounced the American steamer St.
Louis will sail Saturday as scheduled,
and the ship will not be painted in
conformity with regulations pre-
scribed by Germany for the safety Of
American ships.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
Is England to Be Hemmed in by
U-Boat Barrier Today!

New York, Feb. This is the
day Germany has set to establish its
submarine blockade of the British
Isles.
gen, Norway, a few days ago insist
ed this scheme was to be put into
effect today; and that Germany has
thirty giant U-Boats ready to patrol
the blockaded area.
These subs, the travellers said,
fave a cruising radius of 5000
miles, a speed of IS knots on the
surface and IL submerged. Each Is
expected to patrol 1O-mile radius
and each is said to have 6 torpedoes
2 rapid fire guns, bomb-laying cham
hers, and a large supply of bombs
and grenades They are said tc
carry weeks provisions each.
The blockaded area is reported tc
be the North Channel, between Ire
land and Scotland; St. Georges
Channel, between England and Ire
land, and the English Channel en-
trance.
All allied vessels, carrying contra
band or not, it is said. will b.
stopped, their crews put in boat'
and the vessels sunk, without parley
Neutral vessels carrying contraband
It is said, will be stopped, theil
crews put In boats and the vessels
sunk, after their crews have taker
tc their boats.
The idea is said to be to brin'
about the same shortage Of food ant
ether products in England as ther'
Is in Germany. Germany is expect
cd to attempt this to keep as clos
. blockade on ships entering Eng
lish ports as England keeps on ship
bound for German ports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
HOW CHANGE IN MANAGE
MENT WORLD SERIES COULD
BE EFFECTED

New York, Feb Laughing at
the variously colored and scented
suggestions for changes in the man
ner of conducting the annual world S
series, John p. Foster. secretary of
the New York National League Club,
declared today there isn't really
,anything to be done about it
IF the magnates feel they really
have to have change" he said,
"let them give the winning club 80
Ger cent. of the players share and
give the losers 10 per cent. of the
winning clubs share and give it to
charity, and give just the same
amount out of the club owners
share.
This idea of giving every club in
each league whack at it is alto
getne rwrong- Do you suppose they
would go on through without pool.
Il ing the sum to be divided differ
/ ent way? Not on your life. They'd q
turn in into a cinch for some clut
and then the tail enders would cease
to play their hardest"
Foster went back to the days wher
the worlds series was started.
"The players don't realize" hs
said, "that the, worlds series was
started for their especial benefit
They get into the first cut because
the magnates wanted to give th'
championship clubs bonus for theil
work. 1t never was the intention
tic have others participate. Nov
when the season advances across thu
Fourth of July mark, the only thint
the first division clubs can see is th'
old dollar mark, and it sticks IL
their craws right up to the las
game
Foster believes something shout
be done and that quickly. but h
does not jibe with the suggestion
THAT the number of games or M
rules governing them be changed
with the exception of the manner 0
dividing the gate receipts.