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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
FIVE Conveyed SHIPS
ARE SUNK BY U-B0ATS

An Atlantic Port. Sept. 14.-First
hand reports of the sinking of three
weeks ago of the Leyland liner De
vonian with the loss of four lives were
brought here by survivors, who were
picked up soon after the ship went
down. Earlier dispatches to the state
department from London said all of
the crew were saved
Several submarines, the survivors
said, suddenly appeared on the sur
face and began an attack on a fleet of
merchantmen, sinking the Devonian
and four other steamers.
The vessels were being conveyed
through the submarine zone and en-
countered the submarines off the north
coast OF Ireland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14

MILLER GOING TO FRANCE
Minnesota Congressman is Intrusteo
With Secret Mission.

Washington, Sept Representa-.
tive C. b. Miller Of Minnesota, a
member of the house foreign affairs
committee, has been intrusted with
a secret mission TO France by the
war department and the American Red
Cross
He will leave in few days and will
return about Nov. /.
"All can say OF the work" Mr..
Miller said. sis that il will take me
to the British and French firing lines
and that ! will have opportunity to
inspect American training camps and
see how our soldiers are being taken
care of in foreign land.
IL also will see what the Red Cross
is doing"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
TROOPS TO MOVE SEPT. l9
Mobilization of Forty Per Cent Order
ed to Proceed.

Washington, Sept 14.-Mobilization
OF the 40 per cent quota OF The ma
tional army will proceed Sept, -, ac-
cording to schedule, all over the Unit.
ed States, the var department an
nounced. except for some of the dis
tricts whose recruits are assigned to
Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n. j.; Camp
Meade, Admiral, Md, and Camp Up.
ton. Yaphank, l.. l., where there was
delay in construction of camps.
Throughout the country the mohili
zation will be in progress for five
days, one-ffth of the quota moving
daily to avoid overtaxing railroads
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
Thousands Join in Anti
German Demonstration.
DESTROYBUSINESS HOUSES
Several Blocks Of Teuton Buildings
Are Burned, Including the German
Club, One of the Finest Edifices In
the Argentine City.

Buenos Ayres, Sept. 1.-THE down
town section of the city was the
scene of the widest disorders in con
nection with great anti-German dem
onstrations, in which thousands of
Argentinians took part
Many of those in the mobs carried
firebrands and as a result scores of
buildings were set on fire.
Several blocks of German business
houses in Gale de Mayo were de-
stroyed.
Among the structures attacked were
fees in the city. and the building of
the German daily. lie Union.
As fast as the fires in these build
ings were extinguished they were
started again
Mounted patrols and the entire fire
department kept rushing from one
part OF the city to another i'm an at
tempt to uuell the rioters and put
down the flames.
I'm several instances police, who
were attempting to shoot at those
welding torches. were set upon by
the crowds and disarmed
Cabinet Not Consulted.
The decision to hand Count Won
Luxburg, the German minister. his
sports was reached by President
Irig0yen after a conference with the
foreign secretary, the president taking
the step without consulting the cabi.
net
The president maintained that the
matter was grave enough to warrant
his immediate decision without refer
ence to the cabinet
Ii is believed to be unlikely that any
action viii be taken toward Sweden
the explanation by the Swedish lega
tion. made before a demand for it had
been sent to the legation. apparently
satisfying the government that Baron
Lowen acted in good faith in forward
| ing the kilograms. the contents OF
/ which were unknown TO him.
II the German government disap
/ proves of the text of the German
minister's dispatches and especially o
/ the word Ass" which term the coun
| applied to the Argentine foreign min
!ster, the situation may clear II Ber
/ lin does not disayow the minister
course Argentina will recall her min
lister from Germany, but may permi
/ the legation 10 remain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
BANDITS TERRiFY TOWN
Then Blow Bank Safe and Escape
With Contents.

St Louis, Sept 14.-Four. automo-
bile bandits drove into Sullivan, Mo,
fifty-fve miles southwest of here,
bound the railroad telegraph operator
and two night marshals and threw
them into box car, rode through the
town firing guns to make the citizens
stay indoors and then blew the safe
OF the Peoples bank.
News of the raid was telephoned to
st. Louis from Union, Mo-, and from
Newburg.
The sheriff at Union telephoned
that the bandits also had robbed the
postofrce at Sullivan
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
END OF RUSSIAN
REVOLT IS NEAR
kOrnilOff Offers to Surren=
der on Terms.
MOSLEM TROOPS QUIET

Agree TO Abandon Residence to Provi-
siona Government on Condition
They 6e Sent Home to the Caucasus
and Not Employed Against Turks.
London, Sept 14.-General Korni-
loff former commander-in-chief of the
Russian armies and leader of the re-
bellion against the provisional govern
ment, has expressed a Willingness to
surrender on certain terms, says a dis
patch from Petrograd to the Exchange
Telegraph company The provisional
government, however, demands his
unconditional surrender.
Petrograd, Sept. IA division of
General Kor' loh's forces, composed
of Moslem troops, mas reached Tsars-
koe-Selo, fifteen miles south of Petro-
grad kugusheff. a loyal Mohamme-
dan officer, was sent to treat with
them and they agreed to abandon re-
sistance to the provisional govern
ment on condition that they be sent
home to the Caucasus. where they
must not be employed against the
Turks. their co-religionists. Premier
KereEsky agreed to the proposal.
According to official statements the
SO called Savage division" composed
OF Georgians and Caucasians, is the
only unit of troOns sent against Pc
trograd which remained solid for Gen
eral Korniloff
IL appears to be undoubted that the
Savage division" though devoted to
General Korniloif, had no idea of their
destination or his aim Almost all
are Mohammedans and among them
are many princes. Some are wholly
uneducated. Their commander is
General Bagration.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
House Approves Admins
tratiOn Measure.
AIDS NATIONS DEFENDERS
insurance for Soldiers and Sailors,
Direct Payments to Dependents and
Lifelong Pension TO Every Man In.
jured or Incapacitated.

Washington, Sept 14-The house
has passed the soldier-sailor war in
surance bill
Financial help is given the nations
defenders under three headings in the
measure:
Direct payments to dependents up
to $50 month. while the bread win.
ner is at the front
Lifelong pension to every man in
jured or diseased in service, or to the
dependents of a man killed.
Life insurance policy far below cost
to every man.
Under family aid the following pay
ments are to be made by the govern
ment:
To a wife SIS a month; with one
child $25, with two children $S2.50 a
month; each additional child So
To a motherless child S. a month; ;
two children $3.50; three $40; four
$50; each additional child So.
One parent $40; two $40; for each
dependent brother. sister or grand
chs'd s..
To insure this government aid 10
his family the soldier must pay SIS
per month to their support himself.
Payments to Wounded Soldiers.
For the soldier who is killed or in
capacitated for work by injury or dis.
ease. these payments are guaranteed
for life:
Dead. to widow $50 a month; with
one child sac; with two children $50
and S5 for each additional child
To a motherless child Sl5: two chill
! dren s25; three $35, and $40 for each
additional child until they are eight
cen
To a widowed mother S25.
Total Disability To single men SAC
a month; with wife. So; wife and
one child S65; with two CT more chill
/ $50; for each additional child 80. II
+ there is also a widowed mother 500 a
month goes to her; if a nurse or at
tendant is required $40 additional.
Partially disabled men msy go Il
a school on their regular soldiers sal
ary and learn trades at which they
can work
If they die of their injury after leav
ing the army funeral expenses of 500
will be paid
One section of the bill entities ;
man TO take out life insurance up Il
| $40, 600 at IS a thousand
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
ON WAR CABINET MISSION
Lord Chief Justice of England Visits
United States.

An Atlantic Port, Sept IA. - Wis
count Reading. lord chief justice of
England, who has arrived in the Unit
ed States, is here to discuss financial
affairs. He will leave soon for Wash
ington. In an interview he said.
II am very glad to find myself
again in the United States.
"Op this occasion | come on a mis-
sion from the British war cabinet
and America is at war-America, a
nation built on the basis of liberty
and distinguished by its great love
of peace, has been forced by Germany
to fight for freedom and humanity and
for the peace of the world"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
U. s. ARTILLERY ON
THE FRENCH FRONT

American Training Camp in France,
Sept. 14.-A large contingent of Amer
lean artillery has joined the expedi.
tionary army and is well along with
its intensive training under French
supervisory instruction.
Hitherto the arrival of the artillery
contingent has been carefully guard
ed and permission to mention the fact
has just been given
The American artillerymen are
using the latest models of the famous
French seventy-hves and six-incf
HowitZers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
Soldiers May Wed by Proxy.

Melbourne, Australia, Sept. IA
William M. Hughes. premier of Aus
tralia, announced in the house Of rep
resentatives that the government in
tended to consult the churches regard
ing some form of marriage by proxy
between Australians at the front and
women in Australia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
WARNED TO ri MAIN AWAY
British Subjects Advised to Avoid
Russia at Present.

Stockholm. Sept 1.-THE British
legation here was advised by British
Ambassador Buchanan at Petrograd
that it would be inadvisable for Brit
ish subjects to visit Russia at this
time.
American Minister Morris has ca.
bled the state department asking ad-
visibility Of making similar an.
nouncement as regards Americans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
NEW ST. PAUL ROAD HEAD
n. G. Byrann Chosen % Succeed A. j.
Earring.

Chicago. Sept IA. j. Earling,
president of the st Paul road, an
nounced that H. +. Byram of the Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy railroad
has been selected to succeed him.
The announcement Of Mr.. Earling
was made just before his departure
for the West with Percy A. Rockefel-
Ter. director Of the railway.
Formal action. Il was said, making
Mr. Bvram president and Mr.. Earline
chairman Of the board of the St Paul
road. will be taken at q meeting OF
the directors in Now York the latter
part of the month
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
0ermany's Best Filler Killed.

Amsterdam, Sept. 14.-Lieutenant
Walter Hoehndorf has been killed
accidentally on the Eastern front, ac-
cording to an announcement in Ger
man newspapers. Heohndorf was re-
puted to be Germany's best aviator
a3ter Boelke and Immelmann. both OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
Wisconsin Bank r ed.

Shiocton, Wis. Sept 14.-More than
81 900 was obtained by burglars who
blew open the safe of the Shiocton
state bank here during the night. En-
trance was effected through a barred
window The burglary became known
when employees opened the bank.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
Miners Ask More Pay.

Washington, Sept 14.-Increases
ranging from so cents to So a day
may be asked by coal miners through
out the country. Presentation of de
mands has been postponed pending
investigation by Ii. A. Garfield. coal
administrator.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14

Photo by American Press Association.
Russias grand dukes now face ex-
lie from Russia as the result of their
plot for a counter revolution They
are TO be released from Imprisonment
and sent out of the country forever.
Grand Duke Paul was one of those
implicated in the plot
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14
DOCTORS DOPE MEN CALLED
BY Draft.

San Francisco. Sept IA :
warnine that doctors unfriend-
ly to the United states are ad-
ministering drugs to men called
for the selectiye draft army in
efforts to secure exemption on
physical grounds was given by
Don s. Rathbun. special agent
of the department of Justice, to
local exemption boards.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-14

whom were killed on the Western
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

famous alienist of. the time. a Dr.. Simmons. supported the plea Hessaid that he had known Dr. Elliott for 10 years and that a few weeks prior to the. shooting the latter had written him letters concerning the celestial bodies and that one of these asserted that the sun was mot a body of fire, as alleged by astronomers, but it's light proceeded from a dense and uni versal aurora,n he said. Counsel to the government objected to this being regarded as a sign of insanity, saying that if an extravagant hypothesis were to be considered proof of lunacy. many learned and perfectly sane as- tronomers might be called madmen. Despite the fact that the insanity plea was not taken into consideration, pr. Elliott having been acquitted on the aforementioned technical ground, he died in prison of 'self-starvation." in other words, he went on a shunger strike,'' made famous by the militant suffragettes in London before the war, and succumbedi to it's effects The curious part of the insanity plea" is that hundred years later g great many astronomers thought ex- actly as pr. Elliott did regarding the sun. So. pr, Elliott may be said to be father of the insanity plea and the hunger strike
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
NEW WORD SHOULD BE COINED FOR SHOOTERS
 WHO MAKE MISTAKES

Won't somebody please fill a long felt want by originating an equiva- lent of basebalFs ''bonehead?''
 Certainly ,thers need for such term; not to be hurled from the 4gal- lery'' by spectators, as in baseball. but for the personal use of shooters in heaTt-to-heart talk with them selves when they do some of the things that even veterans do on oc- casions.
 As matters now stand, some good old-fashioned cuss word is the only available medium of expression when a shooter. keyed to the highest pitch, forgets to release the safety pulls the right trigger when the shell is in the left barrel. shots 'tout of turn'' or does any one of a bakers dozen of things that he ought not to. do. or doesn't do something of less than a million things that he ought to do.
 How we wish T. Roosevelt would get into the trapshooting ranks and invent few terms of equal effec- ffvefess to fhoee with which he wal lops his political enemies
 Perhaps. while ncbody's loolxfn, we might grab the name of that barking and nut-eating bird with whisk ers that lives down Trinidad way. To describe oneself as anything like that denizen of spooly tropical caves ought to be sufficient to satisfy the most disgusted shooter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

A big drive to recruit bakers, cooks and butchers for the army will be be- gun this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
PLAZA

william s. Hart. the famous .<bad man. Of the screen, playing the title role in .swolf Lowry at the Plaza the first half of the week in g piece of news that will surely be received wdth joy by most movie fans Hart's wonderful personality coupled with his unsurpassable talent for heavy western character portrayal has made him one9of the most popular idols of the film today.
 .sWolf Lowry tells a powerful. compelling story that affords Hart many new opportunities and very pleasant feature of the production is that it Is not all Hart for it gives a rather unusually go5d supporting company . chance to show it's mettls as well as the star.
 With the Hart feature will be shown an O. Henry Story entitled ~Oriental Love-
 The large concert orchestra will render . music score that has been arranged to conform with the ac- ton of the various features.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
INSANITY AND HUNGER
 STRIKE NOTHING NEW

During the past few years we have heard great deal of hunger strikes and the pleading of insanity on the part of murderers and would be assassins when brought to trial. For some reason people have come to look upon those as something new
 or shall we say ''newfangled." As. 9 matter of fact both the insanity pleas and the hunger strike are very, very old. For instance, on the 9th of July, 17S7, a pr. Elliott fired two pistols at a, lady and gentleman while walking in Prince street, London Neither of them was injured, but the lady $ gown was singed by the closeness of the explosion Elliott was arrested, committed to prison, brought to trial, and acquitted on technical point, which was lack of proof that the pis- tols had been loaded, with ball. Before the decision was rendered, however, Dr. Elliott's friends had set up for him the plea of insanity and a very
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

reproduction drew a large audience to St. Roses church last night. The pictures were excellent. Prof., Timothy Drake was the lecturer. Miss Gene vieve Brown of Bridgeport sang The Holy City, ''The Palms and Cal vary.
 MT. and Mrs. H. G. Curtis and Mi. and Mrs W. R. Curtis and children are passing a week at Lake Placid, in the Adirondacks.
 Miss Mary Cassidy returned to her home in New York city after spending a month with MT. and Mrs. Mary Mar tin Troy of Botsford.
 Mrs. Bertha Ferris of Sugar street recently entertained MT. and Mrs H. Ferris of Nichols.
 Recent guests of MT. and Mrs. R. D. Smith were: MT. and Mrs. Benja- min Smith of Walnut Beach and Miss CorneIa Caskey and John c. Cotton of Washington, D. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
UNITED STATES
 TROOPS DISPERSE. l. W. W. METH
First Act of Force In Copper Mine Strike Dis
 tricts

Globe Arizona, July 9.-The third conference between the state and fed eral mediation board and elements involved in the copper nriners' strike in the Globe Miami district, was to be held today. The nediators were to meet with representative of the metal mine workers industrial union, a branch of the Industrial Workers of the World. Saturday the mine oper- ators conferred with the uediators and today representatives of the In- ternationai Nine, Mill and Shelter Workers union were heard.
 The first display of force by the United States troops who came here Thursday night to maintain order was made yesterday when a. troop of cav airy was called lon to disperse a meet ing of the Industrial Workers of the World, which had been forbidden by the local authorities The men dts persed quietly and heIh their meeting |unmodested on a hill side a mile out side of town
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
PARK

Miss Marian MeIrose. the child actress who interprets the character of Little Anna Livingston in Lena Rivers at the Park theatre this week. is a native of this city, having been born and raised here The little miss has made favorable impression at her every appearances and about two years age her family decided that owing to hey fondness for the stage, and her remarkable memory for studying lines, that her future should be devoted to dramatic art Since that time she has appeared in this city several times as member of the Spooner Stock conn pany and has appeared in several Broadway productions. Her perfect articulation and sympathy of tone has caused many, of the leading producers to predict a great future for her She is also an able pianist, spending much time daily in practice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The armer.l

Newtown, July 9-The Newtown High school alumni association held it's annual banquet and reunion at the Newtown Inn last week An excellent dinner was served. The following off, cers were elected. President, Charles Botsford; vice president, Gordon Gale; secretary, Blanche Gilbert; treasurer, Anna Carlson; toastmaster, George Ferris. Among the after dinner speak CTS were Rev. c. A. Tibbals, George Ferris and Miss Eleanor Northrop.
 The patriotic entertainment for the Red Cross Ambulance fund at the town hall Tuesday night netted sS7 The program was fine one and a large crowd attended.
 Captain Glover of the Newtown end of the transportation department of the Fairfield County Mobilization de- pertinent, looked after transferring the Newtown Home Guards to Bridge port on the Fourth. Those who fur nished autos were: Nils Martin, New ton Curtis, Judge William c. Johnson, Thomas Maioney, H. H. Peck. Morris D. Beers, and Harvey Wheeler. The Newtown Home Guards under Capt Fireman made an excellent appear kance in the parade and were much comp1imented.
 The Senior class of N. H. s. enjoy ed an automobile trip to Bridgeport Saturday night. The party went in the truck belonging to J. R. Peck, and had supper at The Stratfeld. Later the party witnessed The Cutast Girl in Town at the Park theatre. All re- port an enjoyable time. Mrs. Frank Gilbert was chaperone.
 Mrs. Jane Beers George is a guest or Mrs. W. R. Curtis of Berkshire. The Obermmergan Passion Play
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
Amuscments
POLI'S

lhere is pleasure in witnessing ex- citement-thrilis that mean joy. The motion picture and the spoken woru are the safest means of the average person experiencing thrills without the danger of. actual participation in the thrilling occurrences. Modern in- vention in photography has made it possible to witness these longed for ,sights without the .unpleasantness of Netng within the danger zone.
 H At Po1i's theatre. in "The Woman and the Beast" the big feature pie ture. thrills love and daring are shown in their fullness. With Marie Shotwell appearing in the leading role patrons of Polls may be assured of all they wish.
 Another act, which will team with patriotism is the big offering. The Rising Generation" filled with laugh ter. gayety, and that Americanisfn which make all patriots observe the words with interest Eight Riddles included in the act will perform with specialties that add attraction
 Hearst-Pathe photographers have been particularly successful in coi- lecting motion pictures of world events of unusual sights and seems.
 On the vaudeville bill. Frank Null lane the mirthfuI singer of Irish songs ad teller of humorous stories will trnnshx with laughter. Yates and Carson with their new act fresh from laurels in the larger cities of the United States will spring a real sur prise: Silver and Duval, a nifty pair, Twill spread nonsense in an intelligent way, and The Shelveys will perform fheir bodily contortions in g whole some and pleasing manner.
 Aitokether the Poh bill promises moro this week than the usual full ness of laughter and pleasurable drama