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correspondence Especial para Ia rhl:Ns,

Correspondence Especial para la PhLNs\
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aoril 30.
Sc Ia dado publicidad en- MatAno-
ros a una disposition del g~oberrador
Osuna r~elativa a Ia suspension de
las elecciones en- 81 Estado de Ia
m~aulipas. Tai suspension M Sldo or
denada por Ia Primera J~efatura, CO.
mo una medlda necesaria para erltar
que Sc registrar por ahora acon1ecl-
mientos de sangre, dadO que sc la
Ian exaltados, en- grade sumo, los
animos de los ~partidarios de CaOa-
Hero Y Cesar Lopez de Lara.
Aunque el decreto ~expedido per
Carranza de susperier las e~!ecclon2s
indefinidamente es para vario9 Is
tados de Ia frontera. en- Tamaulipes
Green que reza unicamente con Of
cno Estado Gebido a las dificu.taG"S
que han suEgldo entire los p~artlda-
rios de los Jos candidates n got:er-
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..~.;ta- * nacemes ror Ia
suspens.sn indeftnida de las elecc'o
mes V nan echado a volar Ia e5pecie
de u tai suspension es el rcSu,ta&o
de las gestiones emprendidas por su
candidate cerca de Carranza ) ne
nlostrar con este que Lopez de Lara
Is auien vcrdadcramente cuenta con
cl arroyo del Primer Jefe, qHien ha
dado ur "golpe de muerte' = Ca52-
ucro pues Ia suspension de las elec-
clones hara que cesc el entusias21o
entire Il partidarios : que mucnoS
de Gstos 10 abandonen 4! conSlderar
que aqueI ha caido de Ia gracia de
don VeuIstiano
IL Presidente Municipal de M1ta-
moros. Rafael Gonzalez, do aver 4
IA Huhl;cidad el texto de I'm m"nsajc
que Ie fue dirigido por e. gobernador
Osuna. Dicho mensaje dice 10 81
~uiente: "Presidente Municipal.-Ha
biendose apiazado indefinidamcate
DOR Ia Primera Jefatura, las cleccio'
mes de Poderes locales constructions
les del Estado, Sc recomjenda : listed
Sc reciren de las oficinas publicas he
CSC ~poblaci6n. los carteloncs de pro
paganda de cuaiquier candidate. Dr.
colo a listed para su eXacto cdm3il
miento. Fl gobernador INFERNO. &c
neral. Gregorio Osuna.'
Campliendo con las disposicl"nes
del gobernador. ell presidente NUM-
cipal de Natamooros ordeno que f27-
ran retiraGos todos los carteles Y 2vl
sos de propaganda que habian coo
cado los characteristics : los lariSt2S.
Los primeros no han Podido ccuLtar
la mala impression que les Ia pro1u,
edo el "golpe politico' del Primer
Jefe Y w empiezan 4 atacar a Ca
rranza. diciendo que es IN dl"ta1":
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PAGiNA cUATRo.

Todo 10 que digamos en- elogio DE-
este relox es POGO. Ell grabado ape
mas da una idea de su hermosa apa
riencia y de su resistencia. Finamen
tie n~iquelado, escape moderno. Loco
motors grabada en- e. reverse.
Para a~nunciarlo 10 venGemos cor
una original leontina cue representa-
una funda de pistola con su pistola
respective en- miniature. A pesar de
la escasez, porque va no Sc fabrican,
obra nuevanente en- nuestro poder
una limitada cantidad de estos relo-
jes. APRESURESE, PUES, A Pc
DIR Ell SUYO, hoy MISMO. antes
de que sc agoten por complete.
No mande tincro. 81 10 deS1, en-
vienos solamente veinte c%ertavGs pa
"a Ell porte y 10 recibira c. 0. D. Los
pedidos que vengan acompanados de
pu valor iran libres de porte.
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Ia G~uARNIcIOH DE- P. NEEGGRRAs FUE REF0RzkDA
CUATRocIENToS HoMBRES DE
cABALLERgA LLEGARoN A
LA MENCIONADA POBLA-
CION FRONTERIZA.
Sc anuncia ell arribo de doscientos
hombres mas del arma de
ipfanteria
correspondence Especial para LA PRFNs'

Correspondence Especial para LA PRFNs'
EAGLE PASS, Texas, Abril IS
Segun comunique hace pocos dias
e~sperabase que la guarnicion de Ea-
gle Pass fuera reforzada considcra-
blemente, pues Sc habia anunciado Ia
i!egada de nuevo cuerpos.
Estos han empezado a llegar, pues
aver arribaron varios trenes militia
res conduciendo cuatrocientos hoH-
hres de caballeria y hoy, segun Sc
dice, han llegado d]oscientos mas de
in~fanteria.
Esperase para la semana proxlma
la llegada de nuevas tropas.
Piedrss Negras remozada.
Una orden del Presiednte Munich
nal, ACADIA de obligar.a todos los We
cinos de la ciuadd de Piedras Negras,
a arreglar y pintar las fachadas ne
SuS caSaS.
Como Sc amenazaba con seVeras
penas a los contraventores, todos los
vecinos han obedecido Ia orden, pof
mas que como ell buen gusto no pue-
de regularlo una orden municipal, Ia
pintura no ha sido, en- Ia mayor par
te de los casos. de 10 mas artlSt'co.
Jamaica de beneficencia.
Para ell dia tres del proXlmo mes
de Mavo, esta anunciada una Jamai-
ca que, organizada por senoras y Sc
noritas de esta sociedad, tendra 'u-
gar en- la plaza de San Juan.
Habra en- ella gran cantldad &c
pu~estos--los tipicos "puestos' dc III
.Jamaicas-atendidos por histinguidas
senoras Y senoritas.
Los productos de Ia jamaica sc
d~edicaran, segun tenemos e~ntenu'uo
= ma obra de beneficencia local.
Ell CORRESPoNSAL.
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p,r, I;bros en- espanol dirijase a
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE NAVY
To Begin Hearings at once--WiIson
Welcomes Probe.

Washington, Dec. 15.-President
Wilson welcomes the probe of his con-
duct of the war, it is stated at the
White House. In the Senate's military
investigation and the inquiry into nav
al affairs decided on by the House the
President thinks true spirit of de-
mocracy lies. That the administration
Is democratic in fact as we'll as in
name, and is glad to give the public
an insight into war affairs, was stated
to be the Presidents position.
House to Investigate Navy.
Washington. Dec. 15.-The Senate
inquisition into conduct of the war
spread to the House of Representa-
tives when the House naval commit
tee voted for a sweeping investigation
of the navy. Hearings of the COM
mittee investigating will begin imme-
diately.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
CLASSIFICATION BEGINS
First of 100000 Question.
naires Mailed Today.
Draftees Find Enlistment In Regular
Army Restricted-Work To Be Com
pieted In Two Months.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The great
classification of registered men which
will be the basis for the second draft
begins throughout the United States
today.
From now on the 9,00O,0 900 remain
ing draftees will find enlistment in the
army, navy and marine corps restrict
ed. Then, one by one, their cases will
be taken up and they will be as
signed to one of five classes in the Or
der of their liability for war service.
From the more than 1000 local boards
the first questionnaires will be mailed
today.
The contingents in the first draft
are expected to move to Europe with
spring. On their heels raw recruits in
the second draft will tumble into the
cantonments.
The doctors and lawyers who will
pave the way for the classification,
have been put through their final PAGES
under tutelage of local boards through
out the country.
With their aid the government
hopes by Feb. Is to have 5000, 900 men
catalogued, card indexed and stuck
away in civilian cubbyholes from
which they can be quickly drawn to
fill the second draft and all subse-
quent calls for democracy's defenders
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
IMO HELMSMAN HELD AS SPY
His Ship Ran Into Munitlon Vessel
Causing Halifax Disaster.

Halifax, N. s., Dec. 15.-John Jo-
hansen, helmsman on the Norwegian
steamer limo, the Belgian relief ship
whose collision with the ammunition
steamer Mont Blanc led to the disaster
of last Thursday, has been detained
as a German spy suspect. He was
turned over to military authorities by
officials of the Massachusetts Relief
hospital, where he has been under
treatment.
One of the nurses at the hospital
yesterday noticed that her patient
was acting queerly and that he did
not seem to be wounded. Physicians
examined him and concluded he was
shamming illness. Later Johansen
offered nurse $50 If she would go
out and buy him newspaper, the as
sumption being that he had in mind
an attempt to escape in her absence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
TWO AUSTRIAN SHIPS SUNK
Battleships Sent to Bottom by italian
Torpedo Boats.

Washington, Dec. is. - Torpedoing
of two Austrian battleships in the
harbor of Trieste by Italian torpedo
craft on the night OF December 8 is
reported in dispatch sent to the
Italian embassy here.
After successfully crossing several
distractions and mine fields" the dis.
patch said, "the Italian torpedo craft
entered the harbor of Trieste, where
they fired four torpedoes against two
Austrian men OF war of the Monarch
type. All the torpedoes reached their
targets and exploded.
Though the most intense artillery
fire was concentrated against the at
tacking torpedo boats and though
even torpedoes were fired against
them, all of our units returned safely
and unhurt to their home bases"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
U. S. Engineers Killed When
Teuton Aerial Attack Is Made
Behind British Lines.
ALLIES HOLDING FIRMLY
Cause Complete Failure of German
Attacks in Cambria Sector and
Around Verdun-TWo U. S.
Soldiers Die in Hospital.

With the American Army in France,
Dec. 15.-(By the Associated Press.)-
German aerial bombs in a town some
where behind the German lines have
killed number of American railway
engineers. Details are not yet
known.
1t is now permitted 70 announce that
a German bomb fell in a street in
town through which American troops
were passing. Pieces of the bomb
shattered the windows of house in
which there were officers, showering
them with glass, but hurting no one
Two American soldiers have died in
hospital from gunshot wounds.
Allied Lines Holding.
London, Dec. 15.-The British,
French and Italian lines are still hold
ing firmly against onsloughts of the
Teutonic allies, delivered with heavy
reinforcements that have been drawn
from the Russian front since the cessa-
tion of hostilities there under the arm
istice.
The latest attack Of the Germans,
made in the Cambria region between
Bullecourt and Queant was a complete
failure when the Teuton losses in
men killed and made prisoners are
put in the balance with their small
gain of ground against the British.
French Repulse Crown Prince.
Another attack by the German
crown prince in the Caurieres wood
on the Verdun sector, which was de,
livered with large electives, has met
with the customary repulse while in
the highlands of the northern front
the enemy armies are still being held
in check by the Italians.
Germans Reinforce Austrians.
Finding that the efforts of the Aus
trians to break through the Italian
front and debouch upon the plain OF
Venetia were futile, the German
troops under General Won Beulow have
reinforced their allies and with them
have delivered another powerful as
sault between the Brenta and Piave
rivers.
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BOLSHEVIKI TAKE 2 TOWNS
Seat Counter Rebels, 10 Report
Cadets Attack Rostov.

London, Dec. 15.-Bolsheviki troops
have occupied TamaAovka and Kalu-
ga, according to a Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd.
Tamanovka was occupied by troops
from Petrograd, while Kaluga was
captured without much fighting
The counter revolutionary troops
there were disarmed and arrested
and Bolsheviki authorities restored.
Commissioners with the Black sea
fleet have telegraphed asking for i'm
mediate dispatch by land and water
of all Black sea detachments now
ashore. They also ask for a large
number of machine guns.
The commissioners report that mill
tary cadets are attacking Rostov with
armored cars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
TO DEFINE U. S. POLICY
Our Program Toward Russia to
Be Outlined.
Conditions la That Country Makes
Decisions on Questions Nee
essary Soon.

Washington, Dec. 15.-There is be-
development of Americas policy with
respect to Russia.
Kaleidoscope as recent shifts and
changes within the great Slav repub-
lie have been, certain questions are
standing out as persistent, and must
soon be answered.
Chief among these are:
The extent to which America will
continue shipping supplies to Russia.
Whether the United States will take
sides i'm the conflict between the Bol-
sheviki and Cossack factions, or con-
tinue to hold aloof.
The precise extent to which the ac-
tual consummation OF a separate
peace, If 1t comes, will affect the pol
icy of America towards the Russian
republic.
What measure of recognition, IL
any, is to be extended to the prov
inces CT Finland, Ukraine and Sibe-
ria If they finally secede.
The state department has b cen ad-
vised officially of the landing of a
force of 800 American engineers at
Vladivostock to take over the opera
tion of the Siberian railway terminal
at that point, where thousands of
tons of American goods are piled up.
The same message, which came from
Consul John X. Caldwell at Vladi.
yostok was interpreted by department
officials as meaning there were no
Japanese troops there, as previously
reported.
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Scot. Cheer U. s. soldiers.

Missoula, Mont, Dec. Is. - Resi-
dents OF Scotland celebrated when
the first American troops visited
their ports, according to Dorr Skeels,
captain in the forestry regiment and
formerly dean OF the department Of
forestry at the University of Montana
here. The forestry regiment touched
at q Scotch seaport city and Skeels
writes the people wept with JOY on
seeing them. He says aged men,
boys and wounded soldiers only we're
to be seea and that women are doing
I'll The work. no matter how heavy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
Expected West Front Move Seen
As Preliminary to New
Peace Offensive.
BREADS COMING OF US.
German Propagansa cuitivating "War
Spirit Within, paoifism Without
Enemy at Zenith Of Power
Time Favors Allies.

London, Dec. 15.--Germany's much
advertised forthcoming west front
drive is her first preliminary to an
other peace offensive.
She hopes to achieve dent some
where on the Franco-British line,
She wants to claim 'invincibility" of
her military forces to the German
people to steel them to overwhelming
sacrifices which must come when
America throws her strength in the
battle line She wants to buck up
Austria Hungary to greater sacrifices
against that day.
Fears Americas Entry.
She wants to accelerate growth of
paciflst and peace without a vic
tory" sentiment II Allied nations
Above ALL she wants the war TO end
before Americas millions of men and
war machines can be arrayed against
her and Overwhelmingly turn the
tide to a certain German defeat.
This Is the view of observers here
1t is based on well-defned develop
ments of recent weeks in Germany
The kaiser and his military chiefs
tan i'll afford to sacrifice the thou.
sands of soldiers who must be thrown
to slaughter in q west front often
sive, in the view here of Germany's
desperation.
Peace Propaganda Increases.
A tremendous increase in German
peace propagande has been noted re
Gently.
Germany today is at the summit OF
her strength. With every hour from
now on it oozes away. At home,
Chancellor HertlinE las apparently
cemented political ruptures. On the
seas by speeding up methods Ger
many's submarines are still taking a
heavy toll of Allied shipping. In the
field, Germany claims major credit for
the strategy of the successful drive
into Italy and a great many German
troops participated there. Russia has
been definitely put out of the war
more than counterbalancing Turkey 8
erted, but nevertheless relentless
pressure, Germany is extorting foo
and metal supplies from her neutral
neighbors.
Zenith of kaiser's Power.
The kaiser is at the zenith of his
power. To save his autocracy, he
must now, in this moment of strength
try to save something from the wreck
that inevitably is coming. by peace
made while Germany is strong.
He knows President Wilson's prose
lyting OF the German people, seeking
| to bring them to their senses ard
overthrow autocracy. will gain witt
every day henceforth. He and hi:
| leaders know the Berlin -BagdaC
scheme is gone with Turkeys smash
UP. He knows with the Allied and
American shipbuilding plans anC
with perfection of anti-submarile de
vices the German U-boat is destined
to play less and less a part in the
war. He knows his ambitious propa
ganda seeking to disrupt Italy hs
failed, that separate peace with tn,
Russian Bolsheviki means nothing
Above all else, he realizes that mex
spring perhaps America will have
great force of carefully trained mel
on the fighting line, that American
airplanes will likely start with Al
lied aviators to sweep Germany from
the skies
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Further Conservation Is Neces.
sary to Save World From
Starvation, Is Word.
SACRIFICES PROPOSED
Starvation on Unparalleled Scale
Must Ensue Unless They Are
Made, Food Administrator
Declares in Statement.

Washington, Dec. 15.-ln a state
ment just made public by the food ad
ministration the American people are
called upon to make sacrifices never
before contemplated.
Unless such sacrifices are made
starvation on an unparalleled scale
must ensue throughout the world,
Herbert Hover declares.
The new program of food saving
for America as announced includes
the following:
Some of Proposals.
A sugar ration of three pounds for
each person ! month; a porkless day
each week; one wheatless meal each
day; one meatless meal each day.
To bring the appeal directly home
to the American people the food ad-
ministration will issue a kitchen card
which it is hoped will be placed in
every home. The cards will caution
against boarding foodstuffs. as 1t de-
feats the purpose of the food admin
istration, is selfish and causes higher
prices.
Would Cut Sugar Half.
1t was pointed out that If the new
directions are followed sugar con
sumption will be reduced by half. The
normal consumption of sugar in the
United States has been more than
seven pounds month.
The following appeal, a copy oil
which will accompany each card has
been issued:
THE food situation in Europe is
far graver than when the preliminary
survey OF the food supply of the
world for this year was made. We
have an abundance for ourselves and
1t is the policy of the food administra-
ton, by the prevention of exports, to
retain for our people an ample supply
of every essential foodstuff.
Allies Harvests Fall Down.
THE harvests of our Allies have
| proved less than we had contem
plated and the great curtailment oi
shipping by the submarine during the
last few months has further prevent
| ed them from access to remote mar
kets.
Beyond the demands of the Allies
there is a call upon us by the friendly
neutrals for food and If we cannot, a.
least in part, respond to these neutra
calls, starvation on an unparalleled
scale must ensue.
Food has taken a dominant posi-
tion in the war and we must ask the
American people to sacrifice far more
than we at first thought necessary
We have exported the whole Of the
surplus of wheat from this harves
after reserving to ourselves al
amount sufficient for our normal con
sumption Of seed and flour until the
next harvest and therefore th'
amount of wheat flour that the United
States can contribute to mix with the
war bread of our Allies during thu
winter will be simply the amour
that our people reduce their consump
tion month by month"
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To Defend Venice to Last Man.

With the French Armies in Italy,
Dec. 15.-Italy will defend Venice to
the last drop of her blood. One needs
only to talk to Italian soldiers and
see the preparations for defense to
understand this. The city itself is
being converted into an unapproach-
able island. 1t is capable now OF
standing an indefinite state of siege.
Aside from it's natural lagoon de-
fenses, which encircle the city, the
Venetian plains for endless miles
o3uy pe}IsAuc, GIpIdsI SuIsq oIv
veritable labyrinth OF dotepSek
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
Editor Of German Paper Arrested.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. Is. - Paul
Stoeckel of Hartford, editor OF the
Connecticut Stats Zeitung and q
prominent German resident of this
state, has been arrested on q warrant
charging Stoeckel and his partner.
Mr.. WISH, with violation Of the fed.
eral laws regarding articles published
in the German language press. 1t is,
alleged that Stoeckel and WISH did
not file with the postmaster Ut Holy.
oke, where the Connecticut Staats
Zeitung IL published. true Unglleh
tyansIatieps Of all tAa ayt1slaA -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
PRO-GERMAN SHOT BY GUARD
Arrested In South Dakota Following
Alleged Sedition.

Aberdeen, s. d., Dec. 15.-Frank
Lehman, % years old, said to be a
draft evader, has been brought here
by Capt A. Harkirs of the Home
Guard company, shot through both
legs by Home Guards, who had gone
to his ranch to arrest him for alleged
seditious utterances. His brother,
Fred, 20 years old, and Martin, Is
years old, are held In the county Jail.
The house was surrounded just as
Lehman left by the rear door. He did
not obey the command to halt and
Captain Harkins fred, the bullet pass.
ing through both legs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
SENDS MORE TROOPS WEST
kaiser's Supreme Effort Coming Critic
Warns.

London, Dec. live must expect
half million fresh German fighters on
the west front and many more guns
and aircraft" declared Colonel Rep
ington, the Times military expert,
in an article emphatically warning
the nation that Germany is prepar
ins her supreme military effort there
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
Gamers Hoardine, Murdock Declare.

Washington, Dec. 15.-In its hunt
for food spectators said to be re-
sponsible for the alleged shortage
and high prices the Federal Trade
Commission received evidence point
ing to certain Gamers. In the
course of the commissions hunt for
these food-Huns," said Commissioner
Victor Murdock, I'VE are discovering
that certain Gamers of this country
are furnishing wholesalers with o1ly
q percentage of the amount contract
ed for and saying the remainder has
e be turned over to the government"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15
WOULD CHECK JAPAN
RUSSIAN ANARCHISTS

!. London, Dec. 15.-'If the
!. Western Allies agree, there
). Is no reason why japan should
!. not undertake to use her arms
!. to check the anarchist move
!. ment in Russia-at least I'm the
!. far East" said N. Kato, Lon
!. don editor of the Osaka Maini-
!. chi, in an interview printed ip
+, the Chronicle.
!. i i. !. J. Z. I. Z. J. i. ]. !. i. !. ].
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15

French Lose Only Steamer in Week
Paris, Dec. 15.-In the week ending
December only one French steam
ship of more than 1900 tons was
sunk by German submarines. None
under that tonnage was lost.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-15

Amsterdam, Dec. Is. - Dispatches
from Vienna deny reports that gen.
eral rehabilitation of the Russian
army has been begun. Only three
or four of the Oldest drafts have been
ordered home.