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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
AMERICA MAY BUILD
HUGE BOMB PLANES

Washington, Aug. 10.-Plans for the
manufacture in this country OF power.
ful bombing airships, TO be used by
the American flying corps, were dis.
cussed at a conference between W.
H. Workman, British aero expert. and
members of the aircraft production
board
The British airplanes are declared
capable of a flight across the Atlantic.
One machine of the type which 1t is
proposed TO manufacture has made q
flight from London to Rome
One of the Page machines of the
type which 1t is proposed to manufac.
ture here. Mr. Workman told the air
craft board, had a record of having
carried twenty-five men at an altitude
of 1,1S0 feet These machines were
used in the British raids on Ostend,
Zeebrugge and Bruges, Belgium.
The aircraft board is considering
the question OF arranging for the
manufacture of this bombing machine
In connection with the plan TO co
ordinate the American aircraft pro
gram with those of Great Britain
France and Italy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
GERMAN EDITOR ARRESTED
ST. Paul Publisher Held as an Enemy
Alien.

st. Paul, Aug l0-Fritz Bergmeier.
president and manager of the Die
Volkszeitung. a German daily paper
printed in St Paul. was arrested on
orders of United States Attorney Gen.
eral Gregory.
The arrest was made by ]. A. Wes-
sci. United States marshal. after the
order had been received by United
States District Attorney Alfred Jaques,
Mr.. Bergmeier is accused OF being
an enemy alien who may be danger
Gus to this country, and was arrested
for violating the presidents proclama.
ton made April 8, and especially is
he charged with disobeying Section
No of that proclamation which for.
bids enemy aliens from making any
disparaging remarks about any mill
tary, naval or civil official.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
TWENTY-THREE SHIPS SUNK
Slight Increase Noted in Weeks Sub
marine Toll.

London, Aug 10.-There was slight
increase in the loss of British mer-
chant vessels by submarines or mines
in the past week. according to the Of
fetal summary
Twenty-one British vessels of more
than ! 900 tons and two vessels OF less
than ! 900 tons were sunk last week.
Thirteen ships were attacked unsuc-
cessfully No fishing boats were lost.
Arrivals for the week numbered g.
573 and sailings 2,196.
The number of vessels of more than
900 tons sunk last week is an in
crease Of three more than the number
sunk in the previous week, when
eighteen were lost through submarines
0l mines
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
Bar Association May ExpeI New UIm
(Minn.) Lawyer.

Minneapolis, Aug. 1O.-Recommenda-
tions that the ethics committee of the
Minnesota State Bar association inves-
tigate the conduct of Albert Pfaender,
who participated in an anti-draft meet
ing at New Ulm recently, We're adopt
ed by the lawyers in annual conven-
ton.
Charges of gross misconduct were
placed against Pfaender and II they
are found to be true he probably will
be expelled from the association and
barred from practice In the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
Wants Billion Bushels of
Wheat in 1918.
RGESINCRAESED ACREAGE
alcretary of Agriculture Asserts More
Grain Will Be Absolutely Essential
to Prevent Serious Shortage In
Breadstuffs Next Summer.

Washington, Aug 10.-More than j.
900, 100000 bushels Of wheat in 1918!
The i'm Mediate war agricultural pro-
gram for the United States was made
public by David F. Houston, secretary
of agricu ,ure, and includes the plant
ing of 47,337. 600 acres of winter wheat
and 5,131,0o0 acres Of rye.
Such a winter wheat acreage would
be an increase of is per cent more
than last year and would yield 672,
100000 bushels if the average harvest
OF the past ten years is equaled Re
petition OF the conditions of 1914
would increase the figure to SS0,00O,
000 bushels
In either case" the secretary's no
tice says, with a spring wheat crop
next year equal to that of 1915 the ma
tion will have more than l,0OO, 100000
bushels of wheat for domestic use and
export"
The gigantic program calls for dis
tributiOn OF the increased acreaees
over nearly every winter wheat rails
ing state Ii was worked out by the
federal department state agricultural
officials and state defense councils.
This vastly Increased production
Of wheat" the bulletin says, needed
in any case will be absolutely essen
tial to prevent a serious shortage in
breadstufs next summer should the
growing corn. now behind the season,
be much damaged by early frosts"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10

Twelve Persons Perish When Vessel
Is Destroyed.

Kingston. Ont, Aug, 10.-Twelve of
fourteen persons on board the schoon-
er George w. Marsh when the schoon-
er was destroyed in a gale on Lake
Erie were lost
The dead include Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Clellan, Sr., and one child; William
Watkins, mate; George Cousins, deck
hand, and Captain and Mrs Smith
and child who died from exposure
while one OF the survivors was row.
ing for land in a small boat.
The only other person aboard the
vessel saved was William Smith, aged
ten, son of the captain. James Nc
Clellan. Jr., and the boy were picked
up by fishermen>
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
STATE TO CUT COAL PRICES
Illinois viii Act Unless Operators
Make Reduction.

Chicago. Aug 10.-Illinois coal OPP
orators must cut fuel prices or the
state will do il
Operators in other Midwestern
states will face the same situation
soon.
After a five hour conference with
Governor Lowden the Illinois opera
tors admitted they must slash or let
the commonwealth do IT, The govern
or and state defense council are firm
on this point
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
AIMED AT ODESSA

London, Aug. 10-Recent reports
Southwest Russia is aimed at the cap
ture OF Odessa are strengthened by a
dispatch to the Times from that city
saying the belief is growing there that
that port is Germany's main objective
and that Bassarabia soon will become
the principal theater of operations, as
the enemy presses toward Odessa
The correspondent adds that the
harvest is now being reaped in South
ern Russia and the enemy doubtless
will try to secure it before it can be
removed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
BOHEMIA FIRM FOR FREEDOM
Demands Country Be Made Absolutely
Independent.

New York. Aug 10.-A special cable
gram to the Slav Press bureau from
Paris says that Charles Prasek a for
and one of the leaders of the Czech
Agrarian party, publishes In the
Prague Daily Vekov a sensational arti-
Gle in which he declares that any COM
promise on the part of the Czechs with
Austria will be treason to the Czech
cause; that the Czechs will not abate
one iota from their program, which
demands an absolutely Independent
Bohemia state with Sloyakia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
BLAST KILLS F0RTY-EIGHT
Munltion Plant at Cracow, Galicla,
Destroyed.

Zurich. Aug 10.-In the explosion of
two storehouses near Cracow, Galicia,
forty eight artillery men were killed
and many injured, according TO Wen
ma newspapers.
The storehouses were part of mu-
milton works and the explosion is at
tributed TO spontaneous combustion.
Great damage was done in Cracow
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
INDIAN UPRISING QUELLED
Forest Rangers and Ranchers Restore
Order in Arizona

Globe, Ariz., Aug. 10.-The uprising
OF striking Indians and Mexicans at
the mines of the United States Ashes
tos company, high up in the Sierra
Anchas mountains. fifty miles from
here, was queled by the arrival of
seven forest rangers and several arm
ed ranchers.
All of the Indians We're driven from
the company property by deputy sher.
IFS. who arrested an Indian named
Montana and another Apache known
as Johnny Cook. These men will be
brought to this city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10

Loss of Sight One of First Symptoms
Noted After Poison is lnhaed-Loss
Of Reason Also Common Among
Those Affected.
London, Aug 10-Another gain OF
ground by French troops on the Elan
ders front, northwest of Bixschoote
is reported in the official statement on
the Franco-Belgian front operations
HazebrOuk, France, Aug. 10.-Brit
ish medical officers are trying to de-
termine the nature of the new poison
used, it is believed. for the first time
by the Germans on the French town
of Armentieres, near the Belgian from
tier. The poison bore a certain re
semblance to the gas which temporari.
ly blinded a large number of British
troops a fortnight ago, but its effects
are infinitely more serious.
Several persons taken from Armen
there's are in grave condition. Many
have died in hospitals at Hazebrouck,
Aire on the Lys and particularly at St
olon-the-Ternoise, where most of the
victims were taken
The first time the new poison was
observed it conceded with the firing
into the town OF hail of small shells
of a caliber insufficient to break the
paving. They contained a colorless
liquid. In the streets and in court
yards and gardens, where the shells
burst. traces of the noXious liquid
were found afterward.
After the liquid eyaporates it pro.
duces a heavy gas which penetrates
from room TO room and descends into
the cellars Victims at first were af-
fected in the bronchial tubes. then the
eyes swelled and eventually they lost
their sight. These symptoms were ac-
companied by a feeling of burning in
side and an incessant cough and fever
The skin turned an earthly color and
In several cases death followed rapid
ly. Occasionally, in addition to the
symptoms mentioned the victims were
affected by terrible hallucinations and
delirious laughter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
Six French Ships Sunk.

Paris Aug. 10.-The weekly official
report of French shipping losses shows
that four vessels of 1900 tons or more
were sunk and two vessels of less
than thaat tonnage. Six merchantmen
were attacked unsuccessfully by sub
marines
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10

Butte, Mont, Aug. 10.-The street
car strike was settled at conference
between officials of the Butte Electric
Street Railway company and its en-
ployes In the Office of Mayor w. H.
Maloney. Car service has been re-
sumed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
Canadian Draft Bill Passed.

Ottawa, Aug 10.-The Canadian
draft bill successfully passed the last
legislative stages when it received
third reading in the senate. 1t be-
comes effective after the formalities
of royal assent and proclamation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
BURSTING Shell Kills Four.

Marietta, Ga, Aug. 10.-Four persons
were reported killed. including a WON
an, and three men seriously injured
when a shell from a field artillery
piece being used in target practice by
student officers of the Fort McPher-
son officers training camp missed its
mark and exploded on the side of
Kenesaw mountain, near here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
PAPER Coffins in Germany.

Amsterdam, Aug. 10.-Coffins of wa
terproof cardboard are now being
made In Germany. according to the
Tagelische Rundeschau of Berlin. The
lids are glued instead of being nailed
down
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
Harbors Bill Signed.

Washington. Aug. l0.-The rivers
and harbors bill, appropriating ap-
proximately $27, 900, 900, became a law
with President Wilson's Signature
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
THIRTY-FOUR PERSONS DEAD
One Hundred injured in italian Rail-
road Wreck.

Alexandria, Italy, Aug 10.-Thirty-
four persons were killed and 100 In.
iured in the deraiing of the Genoa
Milan express at Arquata.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
Lifebelts Taken Away.

I'VE then were ordered to the deck
of the submarine, where We were told
by the commander To remove our life
belts and lie on the deck This we
did Then the commander went into
the boat, threw the oars into the sea
and had his men remove the proyi-
sions After that the plugs We're TAX.
en- out OF the holes in the boats. which
were then east adrift.
The submarine went to the north
east for twelve miles. the commander
taking the lifebelts TO the top of the
coming tower and throwing them
overheard | hid mine under rain
coat and as the submarine began to
submerge | tied il around by neck
and jumped into the sea
The remainder of the crew stayed
on deck until they were swept off by
the sea One by one they threw up
their hands and went down. or fight
ing to keep up they splashed water
as they disappeared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
SURVIVOR TELLS
OF ATROCITIES
-ew of Belgian Prince Meet
Awful Fate.
LIFEBELTS TAKEN AWAY
Steamers Boats Are Then Sunk and
Thirty-eight Helpless Men Are Left
on Deck of Submarine While the
German Boat Submerges.

on Deck of Submarine While the
German Boat Submerges.
Liverpool, Aug. I0.-William Smell
a negro of Jacksonville, Fla, the only
American survivor of the British
steamship Belgian Prince, which was
sunk July 81 by a German submarine
with the loss of thirty eight lives, gave
details of his experiences to the press,
He said:
"A torpedo hit the engine room. A
submarine then quickly came to the
surface about 200 yards to starboard
and fired at our wireless apparatus.
We left the Belgian Prince in three
boats and had got about fifty yards
from the ship when the submarine
came alongside and asked for our cap
tain, who was taken aboard
The members of the crew were or.
dered to hold up their hands and the
Germans asked if there were any gun.
ners among us Although there were
two we said no The Germans next
asked if we had any pocket arms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
fight

Kansas City Mo.-A new form OF
punishment has been devised by Judge
Herrod Of the city court for wife beat
ers. After sentencing George Martin
to a hundred days on the rock pile
Judge Herrod ordered the patrolmen
who escorted him to the farm" to
stop ON their way past the Missouri
river and duck their prisoner three
times. Martin beat his wife because
she could not make the baby stop cry
ing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
SAYS HE WILL NOT FIGHT
North Dakotan Has Strong Consclen
tious Objections.

Bismarck, ~ d., Aug 10.-"You can
come and take me and put me in pris.
on or kill me, but they cannot make
me fight. Gods against war and 1t is
not right"
So said Richard Francis Anderson
OF Wilton, Burleigh county, first con
scientious objector. after he had passed
perfect physical examination. An.
derson, strapping six-footer, declar.
ed that he belonged to no religious de.
nomination which is opposed TO war.
He is just against It individually and
personally and he calmly assured the
exemption board there are not enough
men In the United States to make him
fight
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
GERMANS USING
DEADLY NEW GAS
Light Shells Fired Into City
Cause Many Deaths.
VICTIMS SUFFER GREATLY

Loss of Sight One of First Symptoms
Noted After Poison is lnhaled-Los
Of Reason Also Common Among
Those Affected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-10
ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT

.Nl nlines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-02
Mean

Young Arthur was wrestling with a
lesson in grammar. Father" said
he, thoughtfully, "what part of
speech is woman?"
Woman, my boy, is not a part of
speech; she is all of it," returned
father.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-02
Wit and Wisdom Of Busy World
&IlsgcpAppLL' Ilsg


< HAD A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-02
r BY FoNTA1NE FOX


London Opinion.
The Captain-Before proposed I
told her all my past life. Don't you
think showed a wonderful courage?
The Major-M'yes, and a still more
wonderful memory!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-02
Why She Was Silent

Bessie was dressing her doll. while
Master Frank, who was out OF humor,
spoke to her in a very teasing way.
She was quick tempered. but in this
instance did not retort.
Bessie" her mamma said, Prank
talked very disagreeably 20 you. Il
was very nice Of you not to answer
back, as you do sometimes"
Mamma" replied Bessie, II
wanted TO. but couldn't. MY mouth
was full OF pins.S
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-22
Remarkahle case d l1eredltx.

A remarkable case of inheritance OF
the abnormal fingers possessed by the
first earl of Shrewsbury, related by
DIR. IA. Drinkwater to the Royal So
ciety of Medicine, is reported In the
London Lancet. In direct male de-
scendant of the earl the ring finger
and little fingers of both hands had
only one joint, the first two bones be-
Ing united, and all the toes, except
one, were similarly affected. This
mans father and paternai grandfather
showed the same ahnormality, and
when the body of the first Lord
Shrewsbury was exhumed In 1874 1t
was found that his fingers were In a
like condition. As he died In 1883, this
popularity has come down nearly 500
years through II generations,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-22
With the Fingers
Says CornS Lift Out
Without Any Pain

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
amy kind OF q corn can shortly be
lifted right ont with the fingers If yOu
WIN apply on the corn few drops OF
3reezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
At little cost one can get small bot
lie Of freezone at any drug store, which
will positively rid ones feet OF every
corn or callus without pain or sore
ness or the danger OF infection.
This new drug Is an ether compound.
and dries the moment 1t is applied and
does not inflame or even irritate the
surrounding skin. Just thinkl You
can lift Off your corns and calIuses
now without bit Of pain or soreness.
IL your druggist hasn't freezone he can
easily get small bottle for you from
his wholesale drug house.-adv.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-22
Keen Your Fish Dry

Strange as 1t may seem there is
nothing In the world that win spoil a
dead fish so quickly as water. II your
fishing conditions are such as to- pre-
vent your keeping your catch alive,
by all means kill each one as quickly
as caught, and having done so dry ii
and keep 1t dry. Remember that a,
fish strung through the gills and
thrown oversize is doomed to
speedy death by suffocation. If you
must string them use one OF the
patent stringers that holds through
the jaw and gives the fish a fighting
chance for life. If, however, you can
neither treat your catch in this way
nor turn them loose In q tank. kill
them instantly, wipe them quite dry
pnd keep them sheltered from the sun.
Fish should not be packed SO that
they come in direct contact with ice:
place sheet of nonabsorbent paper
between. Avoid damp moss or sea-
weed in your creel.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-22
BERMUDA IN FOOD CRUSADE
Government Of Island Colony Urges
Farmers Not TO Rely Further ON
imported Supplies.

United States Consul Carl r. Loop,
at Hamilton, says: The department
Of agriculture of Bermuda has issued
a leafiet for general distribution
throughout the colony, urging on the
farmsrs the necessity of growing larger
quantities Of food for home consump-
tion. It says in part:
1.-THE government is most anxious
that farmers and others realize the
Importance under present conditions Of
increasing local food supplies. The
high prices of imported foodstuffs,
which are likely to be still further in
creased In the future, add very great
ly to the cost of living, and at the
present time 1t Is a patriotic duty for
all to do their utmost to insure the
practice Of economy In every depart
ment Of life.
Heretofore the farmers Of the col
ony have depended too much on Inn
ported and too little on homes grown
foods. The present aim Of every farm
er should be to produce as much food
for his family and live stock as he can
grow with economy, and to have sur
plus to sell. BY SO doing he can great
ly reduce his own cost Of living and
at the same time lessen the colony's de-
pendence on imported foods. The high
cost of imported foodstuffs should in
crease the demand for local grown
foods, and a market would seem to,
be assured, especially for potatoes,
both Irish and sweet. and pigs"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-22
Trua ErIeneInhln-

We are all inclined to lean TOO much
on friendship; to depend not on our
own souls for strength, but ON the
strength that comes from other souls.
80 the building In process OF erection
has many props to support It; but as
1t neafs completion prop after prop il
knocked away, and 1t is secure only
as u rises firmly In Its own founda-
ton. No friend can bear our burden
for us; the most he can DO Is TO help
rs to bear 1t well, prompting us to en-
deavor By his sympathy and wisdom.
II we have 50 used friendship that we
have lost the power to stand alone, we
have misused IL.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-22
twenty-five Years
Experience With This
Kidney Medicine

-
Il is quarter OF century since in
PRODUCED DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root 70
my trade and they all speak very favor
ably regarding it, and some friends said
it 10 the best medicine they have ever
used. The sale we have enjoyed on the
preparation and the splendid reputation
that il feels il positive proof that it Is
enc Of the most meritorious remedies on
the market. Very truly yours,
II. u. BRITTON, Druggist.
Nov. 2sth, 1915. Jonesboro, Tenn.
Prove What Swamp Root win DO For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer q Co.,
Binghamton, N. r., for a sample size bot
tie. It viii convince anyone. You viii
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-22
What Could He Dor

The Monon passenger car was fllled
and when stop was made at small
way station a man and woman board
ed 1t.
MFR. S., who was occupying q seat
by himself, arose and offered the wom-
an a seat She accepted, but when
MIR. s. resumed his seat she remarked !:
Il prefer my husband to sit by me. II
you please"
When asked what he did, Mr.. s. re-
piled: well, what could / do but
comply r. Indianapolis News.