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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
DEMOCRATIC GRAND DUKE WOULD
 ACCEPT THRONE IF PEOPLE WILLING
Ry United States Cablel

LONDON, Saturday, March +. - Grand Duke
 Michael brother of the czar has been approached by cer- tain of the revolutionary chiefs and has agreed to accept the throne of Russia conditional on the consent of the Russian people, according to statement received here from semi-otficial news agency.
 The grand duke stated that accepting the throne of his brother he would be solely governed by the will of the Russian people, who should by plebecite (le passed by the people establish form of government and new fundamental laws.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
w. G. HUNTER, OF RENAL, REPORTED
 ON DEATH BED

Word was received from Kenai yes terday that w. G. Hunter, old time hunter and trapper on this peninsula, was stricken with a second stroke of paralysis nine days ago and is prob ably dead now. When John Lund, who brought the news, left Kenai, Hunter had not recovered conscious ness nor taken food for five days.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
RUMOR THAT SON OF CHAR IS DEAD
lRy United States CabIel

United Cble
 PETROGRAD Saturday. March 17.-The death ot the czar son is umored in the streets report stating that he was the victim of attack of scarlet fever
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
CZARINA TAKEN TO KIEF
(Bv United States Cable)

LONDON, Saturday, March T.-Thc czarna, Ger manic wife of Czar Nicholas has been sent to kef under guard according o dispatches received today by the Nyadagligt Allthanda a local Russian newspapyi.
 Messages from Petrograd to the Social Democraten state that the abdcaton of the occurred at Pskof an important city near the Russian front southwest of Petrograd in which the czar was located when the revo Iution broke out Placards announcing the czaTs re, nunciaon of the throne posted throughout the country.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
GEAR IS PRISONER AND
 PRINCE GOLITzN DIES;
 CzARINA SENT TO KIEF
lRs United stntes CabIel

STOCKHOLM, Saturday, March T7.-Czar Nicholas IT, former emperor of Russia is held prisoner by the revoutionsts in the Tauride palace
 Prince Golitzn after arrest at the hands of the revo utionsts and in of execution committed suicide in prison.
 These messages were received today from official sources
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
ROCK FALLS ON
 RAILROAD LABORER

Steve Manthen, employed on the railroad near Mile IA, sustained a broken shoulder late yesterday, when a rock fell on him. He was brought to the Seward General hospital
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
.BAPAUME, TAKEN BY
 BRITISH ARMY, ATTIRE
cBy United States Cable)

LONDON, Saturday, March 17.-Bapaume has fallen into British hands the troops of General Halg entering the town this morning after severe fighting
 The German forces before retreatng set fire to the town.
 Townsie Transow and Achiet le Petit, were also taken by the British
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
PROSECUTION CLOSES CASE, HODGE
 FREED, OTHERS NOT so LUCKY

SEATTLE, Saturday, March 17.-Folowng the testimony of Rev Matthews the government rested m the case against the whisky ring and Judge Neterer d. rected the jury to bring in verdict of not guilty against Sheriff Bob Hodge but denied similar motions in the case of Mayor Gill Chief Rockingham and other defendants
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
ADVANCE ALONG TIGRIS

LONDON, Saturday March IT. = A portion Of the town of Bakuba on the right bank of the Diaa northeast of Bagdad has been taken by British troops, and the Turks are falling back along the right bank of the Ilgs
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
VICTORY IN NORTHEAST PERSIA

PETROGRAD, Saturday, March 17.-Russian forces dsIodged the Turks from the summit of Nareshkian in northwestern Persia, today.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
RIISSIAN REVOLUTION HAS
 PROFOUND IMPRESSION AT BERLIN

BERLIN, Saturday, March IT, = Germany IS pro foundy impressed by the Russian revolution both people and nobility regarding the affair as of tremendous import ance.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-17
GENERAL R. R. STRIKE
 IS DELAYED 48 HOURS
CBy United States Cable)

NEW YORK; Saturday, March 17.-At the end of a 2Ohour conference Secretary Lane announced this after noon that decision had been reached by the railroad boherhoods to postpone the threatened general strike for 48 hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
HEADS NORTHERN DIVISION
Minneapolis Man to Manage Red Gross
In Four States.

Washington, Aug. 20. The Red
Cross war council, through it's chair
man, Henry p. Dawson, announces
the appointment of A. X. Rogers, pres
ident of the Rogers Lumber company
of Minneapolis, as manager of the
Northern division OF the Red Cross,
which includes Minnesota, North and
South Dakota and Montana.
Under the new system of admins
tration inaugurated by Harvey ID. Glib
son, general manager of the American
Red Cross, Mr.. Rogers will have entire
charge of the work in these states.
The division includes 15S chapters.
having more than loo. 900 members.
The United States has been divided
into thirteen divisions in accordance
with Mr.. Gibson's plan for decentrali,
zation, which has been made neces-
sary by the great increase in the mum
Der Of chapters and the resulting adj
ministrative detail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
EAGLE MEDAL. PROPOSED.
To Be Bestowed Upon Heroic American
Soldiers.

Observation-Disclosures LIS To- being
urged to establish a medal to be
known as ''the American eagle med
al" to rank I'm American deeds OF
valor with the Victoria cross of Eng
land. 1t is the purpose of the support
ers OF the measure to bestow this
medal only upon those American sol
diers whose heroism stands GU bril-
liantly. A bill to this effect has been
introduced by Representative O'Shau-
messy.
A tentative design shows a medal
about the size of q half dollar, the
front adorned by the figure OF Liberty
crossing the ocean, the American flag
| n one hand, a sword In the other. Be
meath the figure the inscription ap-
pears, "Pacem Arma Teuntur'-peace
is preserved through arms.
The reverse side shows an American
eagle with outstretched wings within
an olive wreath. Above is a cloud ef-
feet In which appear two clasped
hands, ~signifying the union Of the
United States and her allies. The rib
bon supporting the medal is Of red,
white, blue and black, the latter one
Of the enemy's colors and by custom
always included.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
KIDNEY ILLS
Make Life Miserable for Many Mad
ison People.

There's nothing more annoying
than kidney weakness or inability to
properly control the kidney secre-
lions. Night and day alike, the suf-
ferer is tormented and what with the
burning and scalding, the attendant
backache, headache and dizziness.
life is indeed, a burden. Doan's Kid
ney pills have given peace and COM
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by this Madison residents expert
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j. L. Todd, carpenter, AIS Third
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grew worse until became almost help
less. | wasn't able to get around and
to add to my misery. the kidney Sc
cretions became highly colored, were
too frequent in passage and contain
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Kidney Pills at +. G.. Smiths Drug
Store and before | had finished the
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Three boxes made me feel like a diff
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my back and the kidney seeretlons
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Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
TO CAROLINA
FOURTH REGIMENT WILL Mo.
BILIZE AT CHAR
LOTTE. n. e..

Sioux Falls, Aug. 25.-Under the
latest orders OF the war department,
the Fourth regiment. South Dakota
national guard. will go into training
at Camp Greene, near Charlotte. n.
c., along with guard units from the
states of Washington, Oregon. Mon.
tana, Idaho, Wyoming and presum-
ably North Dakota. This announce
ment was contained in dispatches re
ceived from Washington today in
connection with the abandonment OF
the camp at Palo Alto. Cal.
Original orders were for the South
Dakota troops to mobolize for train.
ing at Camp Cody, near Deming. n
NJ, with the exception of n regi-
ment, to be designated by the loca.
officers, should be assigned TO CamI
Fremont, at Palo Alto. The Fourth
regiment, under this plan. was to b,
the one going to the Pacific coast
while the First cavalry was TO go e
Deming, N. M.
Lieut.. William Anshelm, of the
regular army recruiting station fol
the Dakotas, with headquarters a
Aberdeen. is engaged in assisting tn
national guard officers of the twin
states in recruiting the guard up L
full war strength. The Fourth Soutl
Dakota infantry already has its full
quota, but the First South Dakot;
cavalry is lacking AS men to maxi
up the required number.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

Washington, ID. Capt. Philip
ID. Stokes, of WATERFOWL, $. d., has
been named an assistant instructor at
Fort Smelling.
Mitchell-Fines aggregating Sis
were collected in municipal court
here yesterday from a quintet of po-
ker players from Mt. Vernon, who
were arrested at l o'clock in the
morning by Sheriff E. f. Owens on
complaint of several residents of that
town. The leader Of the party was
fined S35 and the other four $40
each.
Pine neutrality-suspicious. have
been completed for a unique event,
the first annual fair and exhibit OF
the Ogalalla Agricultural Fair asso-
citation, which is made up of hun
dreds of the progressive Sioux In
dian farmers and stock raisers of the
Pine Ridge reservation. The fair
will be held September IA, Is and
16 on the George Clifford ranch. two
miles from the mouth of Procupine
creek.
Sioux Falls-About rs Lutheran
pdDlOiD IIOii PothtS HI Jul n
and adjoining territory in northwest
ern Iowa and southwestern Mime
sofa have gathered in Sioux Falls for
the purpose of attending a three-day
conference. The sessions are being
held at the Lutheran Normal school.
During the conference a Number OF
matters of Importance to the work OF
the church in this part of the north
west are to be taken up and disposed
of.
neutrality-suspicious. of three
different Mennonite colonies in
Hutchinson county appeared before
the state exemption board today, ask
ing that the representatives of the
colonies be exempted from the draft
order, but all received the same in
formation, that the members of the
colonies were in just the same posi-
ton as all other men of the draft
age in the state and had no special
exemption rights.
Sioux Falls-Frank kunert, q
Montana man, surprised United
States Attorney Stewart in this city
when he walked into the office of ths
federal attorney and stated thai hs
had not registered under the selec
tive draft act, and asked the fedora
attorney what he should do. He wa
Immediately placed under arrest ant
the federal authorities in Montana
were notified of what had occurred
September / was fixed as the time
for his preliminary hearing. this Civ
ing time for an Investigation which
will be made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
VIG|LANT OFFICER
ABERDEEN MAN CARRYING BOT.
TIE OF COLD TEA
ARRESTED.

Aberdeen, Aug. 25.-When a Wig
liant police officer saw Harvey Ellis
itinerant harvest hand, walking down
the street with a bottle protruding
from his hip pocket, he invited Ellis
to accompany him to the station
"Aw, it's only cold tea" pleaded Ell
lis, but the officer was obdurate
In municipal court. Judge A.. c. Oar
ling, a leader in the campaign for Z
bone dry South Dakota last year
eyed the bottle suspiciously. Their
he took out the cork and smelled o
it. Then he handed the bottle tC
Clerk w. f. LANCE and requested
that individual, an expert in cold tea
to smell of the bottle. LANCE did so
Taste it," pleaded Ellis. Lang'
complied. cold tea pronounced
the expert, but to make sure tn,
court and others also sampled th'
contents of the bottle.
1t was cold tea.
Prisoner discharged.
Ellis afterward confessed that III
had paid 81 for the bottle of cold tie;
to a fellow traveller who winked whel
he made the offer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
wheat PRICES
ABERDEEN CLUBS DEMAND S2.iO
PER BUsHEL.

Aberdeen, Aug 25.-The Aberdeen
Commercial club and the Aberdeen
Rotary club each have adopted reso-
lutions in regard to the price of
wheat to be fixed by the food ad-
ministration. The resolutions have
been forwarded to Herbert Hoover,
the food administrator. Harry A. Gar
field, chairman Of the committee on
price fixing, and to each senator and
representative from South Dakota.
The Commercial club resolutions
state that If the Dakota farmers are
to receive a fair compensation for
their wheat, with a fair profit above
expense of production. the minimum
price for this years crop should be-
fixed at not less than s2.40 a bushel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
MEATLESS DAYS POSSIBLE
United States May Follow Rule in
Effect in Europe.

Washington, Aug Food Admin
rstrator Hoover is On his way to Chi
cage to call the packers into a con-
ference that is expected to result in
conservation measures for the meat
supply as drastic as those already un-
der way with wheat.
His first effort Is to be directed to
getting the stockyards people to agree
TO buy no calves or LAMBS for slaugh-
tering and to limit the buying of cows
and ewes.
Ii may be necessary to u down
the consumption, SO the "meatless
days" that have become a feature OF
every European belli erent country
may be among the departures in store
for us.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

London.-The medical correspondent
OF the London Times writes:
"A discovery of Importance Is de-
scribed I'm the Journal Of the Royal
Army Medical Service. 1t is to the ef-
feet that amoebic dysentery is carried
about by the househy.
Zone has only to remember the de-
bcriptions Of the fly plague at Gallipoli
TO understand how the dysentery out
break there was propagated The au-
thors conclude that an efficient system
Of ny and sewage destruction and ar.
rangements for preventing flies from
getting into the sewage at all would
reduce II not entirely eradicate dyson
terry as well - many other intestinal
I1OoCdoIAs
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
WEATHER and CROPS
STATE WEATHER BUREAU RE
PORTS FOR PAST WEEK
CORN MAKING RAP
I'D PROGRESS.

Huron, Aug. 25.-M. +. Blystone,
state meteorological, in his report on
weather and crop conditions in South
Dakota for the week ending August
81, says the temperature was gener-
ally above the seasonable normal dur
ing the week. Scattered showers oc-
Cured. At a few places the showers
were moderately heavy. but generally
they were light. over most of the
state no rain fell in %appreciable
amounts. Rain liz beginning To be
needed in some localities.
Corn made rapid advancement I'M
der the favorable conditions which
prevailed during the week. and i'm
general the prospects for the matur-
ing of a good crop were improved.
The crop Is backward. however. the
average of reports from correspond
ents indicating that il is about IL
days behind a ~seasonable condition of
advancement. Reports indicate that
the bulk of the crop will be safe from
danger of damage by frost by Sep
TENDER IS. Conditions were favor
able for stacking and threshing grain
and rapid progress vas made i'm this
work.
Large yields are being threshed
Flax improved somewhat and is now
%ripening. Potatoes and gardens i'm.
proved during the week as did also
alfalfa, meadows and pastures. Pas.
lures, however. are again beginning
to need rain. Pasture and meadow
conditions are much better i'm some
localities than in others. Stock Is
showing some improvement. Pillow
ing for winter wheat is i'm progress IN
some localities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

rhe readers G.. This paper Will oe
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Ault. of Garden
City, Kan, arrived on a visit to the
latter's sister, Mrs. j. M. Preston.
Peter Backhaus has been doing
some threshing these days and re-
ports a yield of eight bushels per
acre.
Council met in special session last
night and let the contract for en-
larging the power house to Chas.
Glatz.
Reggie Fitzgerald, who has been
visiting his uncle, j. j. Fitzgerald,
for a week or two returned home to
Minneapolis.
Martin Johnson departed east to-
day to travel for the Smalley Manu-
featuring company, of Chicago, hav-
ing Minnesota assigned him for his
territory.
VIM. Mclaughlin. of the southwest
part of the county, came to town last
evening with a very sore hand, the
forefinger of the right hand having
been torn off in the straw carrier o
a threshing machine. The injured
member has been properly cared fol
by DIR. Clough.
Mrs C. w. Wood, gave a tea part,
yesterday afternoon, complimentary
to her sister, Mrs. Williams. of Siou,
City, who returned home by thu
morning passenger. Mrs. Williams
has been the guest of her sister dur
ing the past three weeks and ha'
made many pleasant acquaintance IL
Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
AUscLK soRENEss RELIEVED.

Unusual work. bending and lifting or
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muscles, they become sore and stiff, you
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the pores. Always have a bottle handy
for the pains aches OF rheumatism. gout.
lumbago. grippe. bruises, stiffness.
~backache and all external pain. At your
druggist. rs cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
WORKS HANDICAP Youn cKILD

Worms drain the strength and Vitality
Of children. making them dull and list.
less. Their power to resist more SCI
rious diseases Is reduced n energy and
interest in play Is lacking. Kickapoo
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like to take. 1t kills and removes the
worms and let's your child grow strong
and healthy like other children. Don't
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worms. Full directions on the box. AT
oil druggtsts, Is cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
NORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Normal school will begin Work
in all departments on the date pup
lished in catalog-September 10
The Model school, including kinder
garten. will open on the same date.
j. w. Heston. President.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

The change from outdoor activity OF
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
\ o UNLucK3

In August the air is full of pollen and
dust thai cause trouble for some. yet
others are never bothered. No remedy
does more to relieve hay fever and asth-
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
REAL

VILHL ED
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your rents for 40 per cent less
than building rate.
Three lots for sale-all bar
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Office In Kennedy Bank Building
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

Nothing makes a person feel old
quicker thar disordered kidneys. They
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A. w. Morgan, Angola, La. writes: "Oh.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
HAS RECOVERED xz1 xzALrz.

So many women suffer from similar
Affections that this testimonial from
Mrs. Laura Beall. Plattsburg. Mis-. will
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l took Doctors medicine. but 1t did me
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

Quality-Service is The Daily Lead
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advertising. Try ~.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

Five hundred per cent or more on
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will bring these results.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

Samuel G.. Iverson, former Mime
sofa state auditor and prominent polit-
ically for years, has been commits
stoned a first lieutenant and assigned
to statistical work at Fort Smelling.
Lieutenant Iverson reported to Gen
eral Sage under orders from the ad-
jutant general at Washington.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25
GERMAN POLICY
HARD TO FA7H0M
ShreWd Politician Made Bad
Guess When AoNWeg Resigned.
SUCCESSOR HAS NO PLANS

Germany Not Ready to Try America
Out on Her Own Ground-Capitsl
Sleuth Catches Washington Scientist
Signaling TO Germany With Pocket
Flashllsht From Roof Of Apartment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

For Sale. Several pure bred Du-
roc sows. Will farrow in next three
weeks.-E. NJ. Arch. Madison. s. d.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

The Prosperous Farmer.

From every section come reports OF
the prosperity OF the farmer. Ii has
been an undisputed fact that prosper
Gus farmers mean good times. There
are places where crops have failed, but
those are localized. There Is no sweep
ing loss of crops anywhere, and the
farmers are all getting good prices for
what they produce.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-25

Men In congress, no matter to which
party they belong, ought to recognize
that this is no time for little things
There have been some criticisms on the
administration for rather small mat
tiers. Critics had better bide their time
for 1t will be impossible to conduct 9
great war without many things hap
pening that will be the subject Of le
Ultimate criticism.