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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL
Reduction in Malt and Barley to Cut
French Beer Price.

Paris, Aug. l2-The minister of food
supplies presided at a meeting of the
beer making and beer selling indus
tries, at which an agreement was
reached concerning the barley trade
in order to stop speculation and bring
back malt beer to a reasonable price.
As a result of the agreement bar.
ley hencetorth may only be bought by
a ministerial committee. which will
apportion it according to the needs OF
the various districts.
The price of barley has been fixed
at AZ francs ($S60l a hundred weight,
and the price of malt will not exceed
50 francs $50 a hundred weight.
The price of malt has been l60
francs (S32) The lowering of the
price on malt will result in reducing
the price of beer proportionately,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
Protest Arranged Against American
Entry Into War.

Christiania, Aug - = The Swedish
government, according to the Aften-
pcsten, has invited all the European
neutrals to participate in the approach
ing conference of scandinavian min,
listers of state at Stockholm, at which
the difficulties to which neutrals have
been subjected through Americas en-
trance into the war will be discussed
1t is reported that Sweden has re
peived some favorable replies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
Fleet Corporations Entire
Legal Staff Resigns.
REASON IS NOT STATED
Sympathy With General Goethals Be.
lieved Real Cause-Some of Nations
Best Known Attorneys We're on Staff,
Serving Without Compensation.

Washington. Aug r. ~ The entire
legal staff of the emergency fleet cor
poration has quit in a body, because
of sympathy. II is said, with Major
General George w. Goethals, whose
resignation as general manager of the
corporation was accepted recently by
President Wilson.
On the staff are some of the coun-
try's best known lawyers. They are
George Rubles, a former member OF
the federal trade commission; Joseph
p. Cotton, George H. Savage and
Charles u, Howland of New York and
Edward b. Burling of Chicago. All
except Mr. Savage were serving with
out pay.
The attorneys resigned several days
ago officials Of the fleet corporation
admitted they had left. but refused to-
offer an explanation.
II was learned that the lawyers felt
Rear Admiral Capps. now general-
manager, should be left free TO choose
his own associates.
Desired 10 Aid Management.
The STAFF has held on since General
Goethals left, it is understood, only
because it's members desired TO give
The new management all the informa.
tion it could concerning legal ques-
tions considered by the old organiza.
tion
The new board took up with Thomas
Royden of the British mission the sub.
ject of reduced ocean freight rates. A
concerted move to reduce shipping
tariffs will be made by the allied gov
ernments as soon as a definite plan
is agreed on.
After the meeting 1t was made clear
that the shipping board will enter no
agreement with the allies which might
take from the United States control of
all American tonnage
If this country enters the inter-al.
lied chartering conference, as request.
ed by the British government, it will
be only with a definite understanding
that no other country is TO exercise
the slightest measure of supervision
over the direction of American ship.
ping.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
LUMBER STRIKE CONTINUES
Effort to Reopen Mills in Far North
west Fails.

Seattle, Aug. IA final conference
between the Washington state council
of defense, representatives of the la
Dor and neutral committee represent
ing the general public in an effort to
settle labor differences and reopen
the lumber mills, ended in failure. Or.
Henry Suzzallo, chairman of the coun-
ell of defense, announced that the
councils efforts to bring the factions
together had been dropped
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
British Repulse TeutOnic
Counter Assaults.
NEW GAINS ARE MADE
Troops Of General Haig Take Ground
on Their Right Wing Near Ypres-
Menin Road-French Regain Lost
Positions Near ST. Quentin.

London, Aug 12.-Field Marshal
Haig has clnched his hold on the
ground won in Fridays attack on the
Flanders front east of Ypres.
The Germans made six heavy coun-
ter attacks in the night, but all with
out success. Not only did the British
maintain their positions. but they gain
ed some additional ground on their
right wing near the Ypres- Menin road
These new gains probably are i'm
pOrtant to the success of the British
sector that the British had failed to
make all the progress expected of
them.
On the remainder of the two-mile
front running north of the Ypres-
Roulers railway all the detectives We're
achieved in Fridays assault and have
since been held
The German resistance was espe-
cially stubborn on the British right,
but the result of the nights fighting
as rehecteG in the London official ac-
count shows that despite this the
British forces were able to gain
While the British and French have
been making another thrust in Bel
gium the French forces have been
heavily engaged on their own soil to
the south, near St Quentin on the
Aisne front and in the Champagne.
Regain Much Lost Ground
In the st. Quentin area General Pc
tain's troops regained nearly all the
section of line which the Germans
had penetrated in their sudden thrust
of Thursday night
North of the Aisne they carried out
a brilliant attack and recaptured and
held the whole of an important trench
which the Germans recently had taken
south of Aillis.
Austro-German attacks in the region
of the villages of Nydra, Voloshkany
and Cifentchi, on the Northern Rou
manian front, were repulsed by the
Russians, according to the official Pc
trograd statement. The Teutons were
driven across the Putna river.
Russia also announces that the Aus
tro-German forces attacked in denst
waves near the village OF ZarlIov
southwest of Brody, in Northeastern
Galicia The offensive completely
failed with heavy losses.
In the course of a battle south O.
the River Pruth, on the frontier o
Roumania and Bukowina, the Russians
entered the town of Lukovica, ant
took prisoners 200 officers and men
The Russians also captured 200 Aus
tro-Germans and took three machin,
guns by wrestling a height In that re
gion from the enemy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
German Ship Strikes Mine.

London, Aug. 12.-Thirty men were
lost when a German patrol ship col
lided with German mine, according
to report from Stubbekjobing, Co.
penhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company says.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
TO KEEP DOWN COAL PRICES
Trade Commission Issues Warning to
Fuel Dealers.

Washington, Aug 12.-Coal dealers
who increase their price for anthra-
citocoal more than 10 cents q ton be-
fore Sept. / will be considered by the
federal trade commission as openly
declaring a policy OF profltsss11G.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
FIRE WRECKS POWDER PLANT
Incendiaries Blamed for Half Million
Dollar Riaze.

Gary, Ind. Aug 12.-Fire believed
to have been Of incendiary origin de-
stroyed about half the million dollar
plant of the Aetna Explosives com
pany near here. Two employees named
Holt and Choisse were arrested.
The plant was working on govern
ment contracts it is said 1t had a
capacity of 10000 pounds of powder a
d0Y
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
DEPORT $3.50 AMERICANS
Colonel Roosevelt Also Asks Suppress
sion of German Language

New York Aug. 2. - Denouncing
some senators, congressman and edi.
tors standing where the copperheads
stood in the Civil war Colonel Roose-
welt demanded suppression of the Ger.
man language and deportation of 90
so Americans and called upon every
man, woman and child in the country
to exert every ounce of energy to win
the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
WIFE WORKS so HUSBAND
MAY ENLIST.

Aurora, Ill, Aug. 12.-Mrs
John Patterson has taken her
husbands place as grocery
clerk that he may go TO the
front with his 'old comrades OF
Company p, Third infantry, IL
linois national guard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
REGULAR ARMY Is FILLED
Now Has 100000 Men, but Recruiting
viii Go On.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The regular
army is now at it's full war strength,
300 900
There will be no letup in recruiting,
the war department expecting more
volunteers for the reserve
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
Wi|kinSon'S Dairy

Having taken the Henkin Milk Depot,
handling the milk from large dairy farm through the
depot pasteurizng plant to the consumer and hope my
past reputation in the milk business will vOuch for the
best milk and the very best service than possibly
be had We striving to do best i'm satisfying the
public and gladly solicit at all times any suggestion from
customers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
MAY CLOSE SCHOOLS TO
HARVEST BEETS.

Denver, Aug. 12.-Little chill
dren of Northern Colorado
probably may help harvest the
sugar crop instead of going to
school this fall
Beet raisers petitioned w. l..
Morrissey, state labor commits
sioner. to suspend the child
labor law during the war Mr..
Morrissey refused and the beet
men will try to have the open
ing of schools postponed until
the crop is gathered
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
Will Announce Our War
Aims and Peace Plans.
TO BE IN LETTER FORM
AS Senator Stone, Foreign Relations
Chairman, Is Not in Accord With
Administration. Some Other Mem
ber Of Congress Will Be Recipient of
White House Communication.

Washington, Aug 12.-President
Wilson may make an announcement
to the American people soon on the
subject of our war aims and peace
plans.
There was a three-hour session OF
the cabinet and it is reported that
most of it was spent in discussing the
prospective proclamation 1t will
probably be in the form of a letter,
Such letter would naturally be ad.
dressed to Senator Stone, chairman
of the foreign relations committee
but as Senator Stone has announced
that he is going to make a speech on
the subject of peace and as his views
on the war are not in accord with
those of the president some other
senator will be the recipient of the
White House utterance
Stone is likely to break loose any
day and his address will naturally take
the form of a demand that the presi
dent outline definitely the terms on
which this country would be willing
to end the war
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13

Advices from Budapest are to the
effect that the former Hungarian pre-.
mier. Count stephen Tisza, has gone
to the front as a colonel of Huzzars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-13
OUR MILK DEPARTMENT


The pasteurizing plant Egan avenue which is now
solely under supervision, is department i'm the
handling of milk for Madison and after considerable
sideratOn part highly recommend this method
adopted by the best authorities the milk in all the
large cities to be of the valuable discoveries
duced by science for nsufing sanitary pure and nutr-
tiOus milk free from typhoid and other infectious germs.
CAN HAVE YOUR CHOICE
For years, covering the period of dairy bus-
in this city, have put forth every effort in OBJ
tanning and building up fine herd of HOlsten
possible and to those who DESIRE will gladly
furnish milk before il passes through the pasteurz
ing plant, special babies milk.
Milk called for at the depot the prices are
Milk ................... Observation-Disclosures. SC
Coffee Cream ............................1 .1Oc
Whipping Cream ........................12
Depot open, $3.50 a. m. to $50 D. Phone 2222. We
fill all day telephone calls from depot Night calls 2255
at dairy farm.
look paeuriZing plant
6. |. WILKINSON
Producer, Retailer and Distributor of Milk
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05

White. IAN immediate increase in fare, in
your opinion?"
"Sidesteppng the word immediate" re-
piled Mr.. Jones, the Twining lease does
mean an increase in fare unless the city
relinqushes its right for priority of claim
of payment of its interests and sinking fund
charges"
Near the conclusion of the debate be-
tween the two lawyers Mr.. Gaffney took
occasion to say:
In these stirring times do not think
that politics ought to play any part in this
lease. if we are to be fair to the people Of
Philadelphia"
The Smith lease was denounced last night
at meetings Of the Twenty-frst Ward Board
of Trade and of the Haddington Improve
meut Association. Resolutions COndemnng
the lease were adopted at the latter meet
ing
\ protest was made last night al a meet
ing of the old York Ro I'd Improvement
Association at the Oak Lane Library against
decays in building the subwly \ resolu-
ton was passed which members of the
association believe will start a wave of
protest all along the line of York road. to
secure immediate work to bring the sub
way out at Oney avenue. This resou-
tion demanded that the work start at
once, and is to be sent to ueighboring
Improvement associations and to the United
Business Mems Association, with the sug-
gestion that similar resolutions be adopted
officers of the association are William p
Siegert, president: G. w. Van Artsdalen
and j. II. Mulholland, vice presidents Rob-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05

ert w Rincade secretary. and walter rid-
ler treasurer.
An opportunity will be given TO the resi-
dents OF West Philadelphia to present their
demands for the construction OF the cross
town line of ,Fifty-sixth street Thursday
a week. Charles Segar. chairman Of Coun-
ellis Committee on street Railways has
called n meeting OF the committee for that
date. TO consider the claims Of the West
Philadelphians. Business and civic organi-
cations throughout the entire West Phila-
delpha section have been invited TO send
representatives TO the meeting
Director Twinng. Of the Department OF
City Transit. today appointed two assistant
engineers TO $500 places on his field staff
The new names on the city payroll are those
of Cletus T. Hayes. 5O23 Smedley street
and William o. Murnch, Jr, 1891 South
Wilton street.
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Hope for Transit
Lease Agreement

Continued from Page One
through increased fares-I am unquai-
fedly in favor of the former and against
the latter for the reasons which l have
given | believe no increase in the tax
rate would be required"
The Smith administration. through Jo-
seph =. Gaffney, chairman of Councils FL
nance COmmi.tCe. today Pnnounced at the
third public hearing OF the Smith Mitten
transit lease that it has no intention of
throwing this lease into the discard on ac-
count of the criticisms which have been
made of it. 1t is understood, however, that
William Draper Lewis, the Mayors legal
transit advisor, has completed the prepara-
tion of a number of amendments which will
eliminate some of the defects pointed out by
former Transit Director Taylor
1t is understood Mr. Lewis will present
these amendments at the last of a series of
public hearings whenever that may be. The
intention of the administration to adhere
generally to the present lease was made
known at the opening of the hearing today
before Councils Joint Finance and Street
Railways Committee.
CHAIRMAN GAFFNEYs STATEMENT
Chairman Gaffney, after calling the meet
Ing TO order, read the following statement:
'At this time ] wish to nail two false
rumors, which seem to have gained some
currency. The first is that this will be the
last committee meeting. To effectualIy
quiet that rumor j wish to say that the
meeting of these committees will be I'd
when the last citizen who desires to discuss
the terms of the proposed lease has been
heard.
The second rumor intlmates that shortly
this proposed lease will be thrown into
the discard In reply thereto, / desire to
say that we are honestly endeavoring here,
In business like way, to solve the greatest
municipal problem that ever has confronted
our citizens; that it is our intention not to
discard this proposed lease. hut to use II as
an honorable means of solving that problem
In the best interests of all the people of the
city"
Just before the meeting was formally
called to order Thomas Raeburn White,
one OF the attorneys who presented an>npiu-
ION supporting criticisms of the lease made
oy Mr.. Taylor told MIR. Gaffney that he
understood Doctor Lewis had some changes
10 propose in the lease at this meeting.
lie asked whether he and his colleagues
could not have copy of these changes, i'm
order to have time to study them before
hey were formally presented.
Mr. Gaffney referred the question to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05
UNO SCONTRO NAVALE
MEL BASSO ADRIATICO
Un lncrociatore Italiano Sostiene
Brillantemente 10 Scontro e
Fuga il Nemico
ROMA. 5 Ottobre.

lNDMA. . OttODre.
Da un communicate uficiae 81 apprende
che uno scontro navale O. avvenuto ier
laitro mel basso Adriatico. sulla costa
orientale, ira incrociatorc italiano "AQuila,"
sostenuto da alcune siluranti. ed una
squadra di incrociatori austraci seguit da
alcuni airop,ani
Dai particolari dello sconto 81 rileva
quanto appresso:
II comandante navale itallano essendo
state informato che alcune navi laustriache
nCrociavano lungo la costa orientale del
mare Adriatico, ordino ad una squadri-
glia di incrociatori di attaccarle. La
squadrigla era preceduta dalrincrociatore
"Aquila" che filando in drezione d Cattaro
riuscf ad avvistare due incrociatori aus
triaci, tipo Tatra e subito II attacco aprendo
un volento fuoco che abbatte' fumaioli
e gravemente danneggio hanchi dele navi
nemiche
Quando gia' apparlva che lie nav nemiche
stessero per soccombere a bordp del
L "Aquila" scoppio un ncendio gil italiani
furono COstretti sospendere il conibatt
mento per domare lie famine. Allora gil
incrociatori austrac 81 diedero allie fuga
riparando mel porto di Durazzo
Contemporameamento numerosi idroplani
nemci ST levarono cominc' 'arono gettare
bombe sull' "Aquila" causando quache
danno ed uccidendo alcuni della ciurma.
Ma gil italani che aVevano gia' donate
lncendio attacCarono vgorosamente le
machine nemiche lie costrinsero a riti-
rarsi.
Non appena gil idroplani scomparvero, 81
| avanzarono tire incrociatori austriaci e ctoe'
| lAda, IL Navara 10 Asparn.
! Senza esitazione il comandante dell'Aquila
! ingaggio' combattmento con lie tire navi
| nemiChe. meutre n mezzU del telegrafo senza
! fiji Chedeva assistenza ad alcune siluranti
| italiane che incroCiavano in direzione di
| Durazzo.
lie siluranti italiane accorsero pronta-
mente untamente ad alcune navi ingles,
| dello stesso tipo ed alora gil incroc!atori
! austriaCi ST dedero ALA fuga, non senza
pero essere stati gravemente danneggiati.
lnfatt uno di essi precisamente il Navara
ebbe fianchi colpit da vari colp di cam
none. uno del quail porto via anche la
! bandiera imperiale. il comandante grave
mente ferito ed il secondo Comandante
| uCCiSO.
L'Aquila, benche' danneggata dal fuoco
! avverserio, pote tornave in porto con
mezzi propri
Not.zie dalla fronte di battaglia recaro
| che da giovedr notte fno al pomeriggio di
| eri 81 verfcarono Continu combattimcnti
| sule pendici occidental del Monte San Ga
briele owe gli austraci rinnovarono violenti
attacchi che furono respinti dagli italani.
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stand that now. These profits often re-
terred to are very elusive
On the question of exchange tickets, Mr..
Jones suggested substitute of universal
transfers with charge attached.
At the conclusion of Mr. Jones's address
Mr.. White asked permission to question
hlm. This was granted by Mr.. Gaffney,
with the approval of Mr.. Jones.
SIX PER CENT DIVIDEND
Mr.. Jones'" said Mr.. White, does not
the Twining lease provide a cumulative
per cent dividend upon Rapid Transit
Company stock, as well as providing for
the citys interest and sinking fund
Charges?'
In my Judgment" replied Mr.. Jones,
the Twining lease does give the company
certain protection for cumulative per
cent dividend but if were counsel for the
company and per cent was to be the divi-
dend fixed | would want to see il a little
better protected. If the company can get
per cent under this lease, He wen bless it
Under the Taylor lease it would get ..
and possibly per cent"
LEWIS PROMISES TO REWRITE.
Doctor Lewis, interrupting at this point,
said, 81 think it an utter waste of time to
keep harpng on this one point. | said at
the last meeting and | say again now that
am going to present this part of the lease
In rewritten form so that there Will be no
u istaking cur ntcot. )ls."
Chairman Gaffney asked: "Mr. Lewis, will
you be satisfied to sit down and go over
che proposed changes with Mr.. White and
his associates"
Doctor Lewis replied that he would be
glad to do
Mr. White then asked: HAS the Phila.
delphia Rapid Transit Company agreed that
this lease shall be changed so that it shall
provide only a 1 per cent dividend?'
Il have not and do not intend replied
Dr, Lewis, ITO go to them and ask them
this form Of question. Before we began
drawing this lease representatives of the
company sat down with us and we came to
an understanding over the terms which
were to he written into il. The intentions
which | have said were to be conveyed in
this provision were understood then"
Mr.. White then asked: Gould the city
recapture its own property without taking
over the company's SYSTEM
To this Mr.. Jones answered; NO l do
not think it could"
INCREASE OF FARE
Does the lease mean" continued Mr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05
AMERICAN SCHOONER
DESTROYED OFF SCTLLY

LONDON, Oct. 5.-A German submarine
attacked the American schooner Annie F.
c1nlon by gunfire Wednesday morning off
tho Scilly Islands. The crew of eight men
has been landed safely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05
First American Prisoner
Not Worth 800 Marks

THE HAGUE. oct. 5-The Dues.
zeldorfer General Anzeiger announces
the capture of the first American
prisoner, an aviator who landed behind
the German lines. The paper says this
puts an end to the stories that the
Kaiser would give 300 marks reward
and three weeks holiday for the first
American captured and adds:
This prize is in respect fantastic, as
no American is worth 800 marks, and
secondly the whole story is an in.
vention. e The best part of
the story is that the first American
was captured long ago, when an
American aviator landed behind the
German lines"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05
MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED
Man Confesess, Police Say, to Blowing
Up House

HUNTING Pa, oct. 5.--By the ar
rest of AlfOnzo Buene and his alleged con-
fession the mystery surrounding the kill
ing Of Frank Condello and Mrs. John
Ramsey by the blowing up Of their house
near Mount Union two weeks ago by a
bomb was seemingly cleared up
Buene, according to the police confessed
that he and Antonio Saia made and placed
the bomb that killed the couple as they
slept. Jealousy was given as the cause of
the tragedy. Saia was arrested soon after
the crime and Is now i'm jail
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