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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-16

F Preceding Lessons: l. Your Post of
Honor. 2. Making Good as a Sol
! dier. 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities. }
Your real training for your duties as
a soldier will begin after you and your
comrades are assembled at the train
ing camps. However. there are few
simple things you can do during the
next few weeks which will be of decid-
ed vame in getting you started along
the right lines.
The simplest thing, and perhaps the
most useful of all, is to begin at once
to practice correct habits of standing
and walking Even in civilian life a
mans reputation in his community
yes. and for that matter his own self
respects determined to a surprising
extent by his bearing. The man who
slouches feels like a SLOUGH The man
who holds his head up faces the world
with confidence and courage.
II this is true in civilian life, ii is
ten times more ture in military life
For a solder must always be strongly
marked by his snap. his precision, and
his yigor He can not have these
traits unless he carries himself like a
soldier.
The Bearing of a Soldier.
Few people without military train
ing have correct idea of what is
meant by the position and the bear
ing of soldier They are apt to i'm
agine that il means a strut or an ex-
tremely strained attitude Or, more
frequently, they think that the term
can properly be applied TO any erect
position. The truth of the case, how
ever, is that there is a definite pro-
cedure to follow in order to place
yourself in what is known in the army
as the position of soldier it is the
position which the dismounted soldier
always assumes at the command "Ats
tention," except as it may be slight
ly modified to enable him to carry
any arms he may have in his
hands.
1t will be well for you to memorize
81 Of the Infantry Drill
which gives the complete
and accurate description OF the posi-
ton of the soldier. This paragraph is
slightly paraphrased and simplfied in
the description following: Keep in
mind that there are ten elements
which must be properly adjusted to
each other, and check yourself up to
see that each one of them is properly
placed.
l. Heels--On the same line and as
near each other as possible; most
men should be able to stand with
heels touching each other.
2. Feet-turned out equally and
forming an angle of about As degrees
8. knees-straight without stiff
ness.
q. Hips--level and drawn back
slightly body erect and resting equal
ly on hips.
5. Chest--lfted and arched
b. Shoulders--square and falling
equally.
2. Arms--hanging naturally.
8. Hands--h nging naturally,
thumb along the seam of the trousers
3. Head--erect and squarely to the
front; chin drawn in SO that axis of
head and neck is vertical (means that
a straight line drawn through the cen
ter OF head and neck should be yer.
ttca) eyes straight to the front,
10. Entire body--weight of body
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-16
Subject For Pity.

Belle--She says her face Is her for.
tune. Beuah-Well. pity the person
she wills It to-Yonkers Statesman.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-16

Enjoy present pleasures IN such a
way as not to injure future ones
Seneca. af
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-16

Haste makes waste, and waste makes
want, and want makes strife between
the good man and his wife.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-16

picture which will he by the girls who
of
with food
the Illinois State Fair Springfield
Uncle soldiers of tie
Eight hundred thousand boys and girls
lie
,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS As
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York. March S-Fighting
continues on various sectors Of the
Somme and Ancre fronts in France
North and south of the Ancre, the
London war Office reports. the British
have made additional gains i'm the
former region north OF P~uisieuX-au-
Mont, and in the latter northwest of
lrles.
East Of Boucha Nesnes. iu the
Somme sector, the British report the
raidine OF a German trench and the
scattering OF German forces, who
Berlin. on the other hand, reports
the repulse OF a British attack east
of Boucha Nesnes. which was deliy-
cred after heavy artillery preparation.
Ii is probable that the German Off
cial communication refers to- an en-
gagement on Monday, while the
British communication specifically
mentions early Tuesday morning as
the time of the successful raid.
Near Verdun. between Les Cham
brettes and Bezonvaux, violent artil-
lery duels are i'm progress. Attempts
by the Germans TO eyict the French
from recaptured positions north oi
Caurieres wood failed. according q
Paris.
The Russians near Brzezany, il
Galicia. and in the wooded Carpath
ians. near the northern Rumanial
front have delivered attacks aeains
the Austro-German forces. but il
each met with repulse. says the Ger
man war office. In Rumania @ashe
between accommodating parties con
tinue.
Further victories by the Russian
i'm the Persian theater IS recorded b
P~etrograd. The villages of Hussen
abad and Chariak have been eNae
uated by the Turks, who are in re-
J treat from Bijar. In the southwest
near Hamadan. the Russians hay
I, attacked the Turks, who are holdtn
} a strategic summit
?, There is still no change i'm III
situation in the Austro-Italian an
Macedonian theaters. where a~rtiiler
duels and small infantry attacks cor
tinue.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
VOICE FLOATS OUT OF SKY.
Radio Telephone Communication From
Aeropiane to Land Station.

San Diego, Cal.-For the first time in
the history of American aeronautics
radio-telephonic communication be
tween n military aeroplane in fight
and a land recruiting station was es
tablished AT North island The test
was held under the joint supervision
# Captain Clarence Culver. holder of
the worlds record for long distance
radicaeroplane communication, and T..
J. Simon Of New York. radio engineer.
Flying mt an altitude Of 500 feet In a
tractor biplane piloted 10y Captain Her
1ert Dargde, Captain Culver succeeded
II transmitting several messages d dis
ance of approximately three miles
captain Culver's voice came floating
out OF the blue sky as clear and dis
tinct as though he were but a few feet
distant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
BOHEMIAN ORCHESTRA
THEIR APPEARANCE AT NOR
NAL AUDITORIUM FRI
DAY EVENING.

Under the auspices of the State
Normal school entertainment com
mittee, The Bohemian Orchestra and
Signor Bartolotta, Italian tenor. will
appear at Normal auditorium Fri
day evening. March 9. at S:45
O'Clock. The company comprises
seven talented musicians. The Read
ing. Pa. News says
"Signor Bartolotta's voice places
him In the front rank among singers
in this country and abroad. His
stage presence. excellent style and
dramatic Interpretation all adding a
distinguishing finish to his work.
The magnificence of his voice was a
delightful surprise to all who heard
him here, and the pleasure viii not
be soon forgotten"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
EXPERTS ADVISE


Ames. la. March S.-Don't plunge
ON potatoes is the advice of the eN-
pertinent truck crops man at Iowa
state college.
During The past few weeks hun
dreds of letters have come 10 him
from persons who contemplate leas-
ing fairly large tracts OF land and
raising potatoes on "A large scale this
summer. planning to get the advan-
tage of high spud prices.
Don't is his advice. Potatoes
should have a place in every home
garden this year. 1t will pay 10 raise
them in that way, but for an mex
perienced man to plunge on potatoes.
a man who is not in the truck crop
business. is unwise, he says.
In the first place. he says, prevail
ing high spud prices will undoubted-
IL not continue. Although potatoes
will undoubtedly sell mex year AT
prices higher than the average, they
will not bring the prices they bring
nov. OyerprOduction is likely TO at
tend to that. I'm the second place.
growing potatoes this year is an eX-
pensiHe practice. 1t will cost about
S25 an acre TO plant them, seed
alone. Land rent and labor viii
add to that.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

unusually interesting days services
Yesterday, being communion in the
morning and the closing service of
the revival meetings in the evening.
Eleven were received into church
membership. nearly all adults, quite
a number business men. The church
in its new accessions and
feels grateful for the good work
done by its pastor and R~everends
Hill and Davies.
Little Willie Brennan, son Of
Roadmaster Brennan. attempted to
cross the street in front OF the post
office this afternoon right after the
passing of Il sleigh. and ran into a
horse and cutter coming from the OPP
posite direction. The horse Knocked
the boy down. stepping over him. but
the runner OF the cutter caught him
in the mouth. knocking out several
front teeth and cutting his lower lip.
1t was a hard blow and the little Eel
low suffered quite severely for a
time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
SIX-FOOT RATHER
" ATERTOMN PEOPLE REtEIN r.
NATIVE OF TEXAS
IN BON.

Matertown, March Eugene f..
Barker. a WATERFOWL boy who has
been spending the winter at Joudan-
Ton. Texas. about 40 miles south OF
san Antonio. sent his mother Mrs.
l.. NJ. Barker. of this city, a little
souvenir the other day by parcel
post. His mother opened the pack
age very cautiously and when she
saw il contained "A snake of some
kind she Investigated no further. but
placed two heavy flat irons on top
of the box and awaited the arrival OF
T.. NJ.
She informed him that the son had
sent home something in the shape OF
a souvenir from Texas. The bald
headed philosopher approached the
box very cautiously and peeked in.
lie closed il very suddenly and re
placed the flat irons on the box. At
ter talking the matter over and tax
ing soundings. he finally screwed up
the courage 10 the point of opening
the box. The box contained the skin
of a rattlesnake six feet long, with
all the necessary rattlers pertaining
thereto.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

tried TO comfort her, bat il was no
use.
Emilia Bove was graphing with
the most tragic problem that can en-
ter into a woman's life. Lying in
bed she decided TO act as she did.
Early in the morning. when all in
the house were asleep. she quietly
got out of bed. went to a drawer. and
got q revolver, which had been the
property Of her father, who is dead.
and went TO the corner where she
knew the man would pass on his way
to work.
M|ongase's wounds We're treated at
Tire Mount Sinai hospital and he was
sent home. The girl was taken 10
the second and Christian streets sta
ton. where she told her story. Bail
for her was fixed at $500. and it was
quickly furnished. She. too. went
home.
r" would have forgiven him if he
had said he would keep his promise, =
she said, IF he had said that he low
ed me. but he wouldn't speak to me.
wouldn't marry him now. not for
anything.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
HORSES IN A STAMPEDE.
Fight Starts, Fences Give Way Before
Mad Rush, -Four Killed.

New York Three hundred horses
who were awaiting shipment 10 the al
lies and We're being held at the stock
pens I'm the railroad yards Of the Jer
sey Central railroad, stampeded IN Jer
sey city.
The stampede started In IA fight be
tween two horses. at which the others
took fright. The fences about the
shelter gave way before the mad rush.
Before the stampede ended four horses
were killed. One fell into the Morris ca
nal In the Greenyille section. two We're
killed by locomotives. and one, which
got to Bayonne with forty others.
broke his leg and had TO be shot. For
ty were rounded up IN the New York
Bay cemetery. Employees of the yards
said that all the uniniured ones were
finally brought back.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
A GIRLS TRAGEDY
PHILADELPHIA GIRL >HoDfS
MAN WHO WRONGEn
HER.

Philadelphia. Pa. March S.-A
half-crazed girl, pale and trembling.
stood at the corner of Third and
Morris streets and fired three shots
at the man who had refused to a
ny her.
The girl. only 10 years old, had
blamed the bitter. heart breaking
tragedy of a young life OF this man.
He had Stunned her. Entreated 10
keep his promise. he pushed her
away. He ran TO a street car, bid
ding her no farewell. Then the sob
bling girl fired.
One of the bullets entered the
mans back. The other pierced his
arms.
Emilia Bove, who lives with an in
valid mother. was the girl who stood
at the corner in an early hour OF the
morning and waited for an erring
lover TO come along OF his way TO
work. The man is Thomas Mongase,
% years old.
The couple met early last August.
EillIld WAS an dtli dNANt Sill pAN
had black hair and big brown eyes.
Mongase made love to her on the in
stant and soon vas winning his suit.
Four months ago Mongase, she
says. began to neglect her. Finally
he stopped going to SEE her. She
pleaded with him. but in vain. En-
lila Bove, only is. was facing a ire
mendous crisis. She was too young
to profit by any broad philosophy
that might be offered. Her future.
her peace of mind, her redemption,
rested with one man. And that man.
who had caused her distress. refused
her.
Recently the firl tainted while at
work. She was taken home and a
doctor ordered her to remain in bed.
Girls at the plant took up a collec-
ton for the wan-faced, suffering
| girl. Some went to her home and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
KNOW IN WELL
Familiar Features Well known To
Hundred OF Madison Citizens.

A familiar burden in many homes.
The burden OF a bad back.
A lame. a weak or an aching back
often tells you of kidney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Here is Madison testimony.
Mrs L. T. Crow, 205 Second
NE. Madison, says: Il gave a
statement in praise of Doan's Kid
ney pills. procured at +. G. Smiths
drug store. ONE years ago for the
reason hat | had known them 10 be
a good medicine and one of true
merit. | have never had a sign of
kidney trouble during all the years
since the cure was made. | am
pleased to have the opportunity of
giving Doan's Kidney Pills a second
endorsement"
Price, so cents at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
edy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Crow had. Foster
Milburn Co.. Props. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
TESTS SHOW CRACK SHOTS
IN UNITED STATES NAVY
GunnerS of Atlantic Fleet Never
Before Showed Such Prof.
cheney In Target Practice.

Washington. Data made public re-
Gently 10y the navy department shoN
that at no other time In its history
has the craftsmanship of the United
states navy been so good as II is at
present. The new surerdreadnaught
Nevada gave an example OF the gen
eral shooting efficiency of the Atlantic
feet. In the recent target practice
this ship fired ifty-six shots from her
fourteen inch guns, and the target at
varying ranges was smashed forty
three times, IA record that is believed
to equal, il rot Surpass. any record
with similar guns in any other navy.
On the Nevada three gun pointers III
nine shots with fourteen inch guns
made IA record OF nine hits, 81 the New
York nine gun pointers made SIX hits
in six shots. on the Oklahoma three
gun pointers made seven hits In hin
shots, on the PENNSYLVANIA eight hits
in nine shots ami on the Texas SIX hits
in six shots. and all with fourteen incl
guns nj long ranges. Out of siNty-SiA
shots fired from the twelve inch
guns OF the dreadnaughts ~siXty-four
were hits, while with eight inch guns
the record of the champion gunners
was twenty-five hits in twenty-foul
sh@s.
With seven inch guns the best RECORD
was fifteen hits In sixteen shots, while
the champion gun pointers of the foul
inch guns hit the target t~hirtX-nint
times in forty shots.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
FLOOD WARNING
USUAL WARNING or POSSIBLE.
MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD II
SENT OUT AGAIN.

Pierre. March $. The usual
up-river warnings are coming
to look out for high water as soon
spring opens II rs probable that
there may be a lot of water coming
down the Missouri i'm the spring, but
about the only thing which can do
damage along this section OF the
river Is an ice gorge. and II a gorge
forms, the height of the river az the
time il sticks will have very little
to do with where the water Will
show up at within a short time later.
While there is apparently much more
snow farther up the Missouri valley
than there is in this section the
chances are that il will be several
days getting under way when spring
does come, of which there rs no IN
dication in this part of the state as
vet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
STATE NEWS.

Lennon - The Commercial club,
Of Lennon, is following It's usual
spring custom of purchasing a car
load of shade and fruit trees which
they will sell at cost to residents OF
that part of the state.
Bridgewater-Mary f. Ryan, Wild
ow of the late Timothy j. Ryan, for
merly postmaster here, has received
the appointment as postmistress to
serve out the u~nexpired term OF her
husband.
Highmore-A new birth record
was established in this (Hyde) oun
ty when triplets We're born 10 Mi.
and Mrs. Anton Ondricek, well
known residents of this vicinity.
There are two girls and a boy ana
all three and the mother are re
ported doing well. d
Pierre ~ Rapid City boosters are
evidently not pleased with the work
of the legislative session as they
wan to scatter petitions over the
western part of the state asking for
division on the Missouri river h a
they may conduct the affairs OF h a
part of the state to better suit the
western section.
Bridgewater ~ The joint district
officers and teachers meeting Tor
McCook county will convene March
no at Salem. in charge OF Laura
Bouchie, superintendent OF schools,
Various phases of school work viii
be under discussion, among the
prominent speakers being o. Tld-
Blom. II. +. Myers, c. j. Johanson
l. II. Harris, G.. +. Watson, X. II
Armstrong and II. Nj. Shield.
Washington, d. minnesota TO
day answered supreme court suits o.
North and South Dakota for $1,000,
OOO damages each claimed for over
flow OF lands in the Dakotas iron
the Mustinka drainage ditch in Min
nesota. The deny hat thu
Dakotas are entitled to damages. II
Minnesota's suit against Wisconsin
to fix the state boundary In 81. Louii
bay. Wisconsin today filed an an
swer formally claiming territory als'
claimed by Minnesota.
Vermillion-Her presence OF mine
i'm rolling in the snow when ne
clothing became ignited saved tn
life of Miss Madge Lockwood, teach
er of a country school near Burbank
she was kindling a fire in the cho
stove when there was an eNplosiol
and the flames shot from the STOW
against her clothing, setting ne
dress and other wearing apparel o
fire. She was alone at the time
With her clothing ablaze She rushe
from the school building and plune
ed headlong into a snowbank VINE
fortunately vas close at hand b
this means she ex%tinguished tn
flames. but not until she had bee
badly burned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
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been able to cure in all It's stages. and
That Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutions "A disease. requires a con.
stllutlonal treatment. Halls Cat .rrh
cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. thereby destroying the
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constitution and assisting nature In do
ing It's work. The proprietors have SO
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sttpation.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
EXPLORING BY AER0PLANES.
VA Department Fleet May Reveal I'm.
known Areas Of Hawaii.

Honolulu.-The aeroplane fleet short
liz 10 be established by the war depart
ment near Honolulu may Well be the
means by which important discoveries
may be made upon the island OF Tia
wall, IA large area OF the southeastern
portion being as yet wholly unexplored.
Lying as 1t does within the radius Of
a major volcanic zone. but covered
with trackless forest. II is extremely
probable that several hitherto un-
known craterS whose existence has
long been suspected may be located.
No less than fourteen extinct yolca
noes have been discovered in this re
gion within recent years. II all these
are accessible over well made trails.
adding greatly to the interest Of the
district
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
NEW RECORD WITH RIFLE.
Head of Hawaii Militia Makes 266
Points Out Of 800.

Honolulu, Il. H Brigadier General
samuel [. Johnson, head OF the nation
nj guard Of Hawaii. shooting over the
expert course at the national guard
target range on PunchbOwl, near Homo
lulu. recently made a score of 2e6 out
Of n possible 300 points. This was three
points better than the previous record
high mark of 2S3. made recently by
Sergeant James III. Burns of \ com
pany. Twenty-tifth United States IN
fantry.
In practice shooting General Johnson
several times exceeded 80, but these
scores We're not given official records.
Being a general. Johnson j. not re
auired by the regulations TO do target
practice. but does ii for the sport and
10 encourage the men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

Ernest sutton went to Austin on n
weeks vacation.
The new drug store sign-a gold
en- mortar and pestle-of c. II.
Wood, is a beauty.
Two of the Jail birds We're set to
digging the town pump out of the
snow this afternoon.
Miss Rose Noonan Of Yankton, is
in charge of the Western Union of
flee during the absence Of Mrs. Muir
ray.
Manager Fits of the opera house
skating rink while skating Saturday
evening fell and broke his right leg,
both bones, about half way between
the knee and ankle.
The total tax collection of the
county treasurer for the month OF
February alone was $24 ,S3S.2S
which is one-third of the total county
tax. A pretty good months gather
ing.
A week or ten days ago the 5-year
old boy of Gustavus Stark fell and
dipped his arm in a kettle of boiling
water, scalding Ii severely. Since
hat time the flesh has been slough
ing off and the arm swelling badly
at the shoulder. The little fellow
is suffering terribly, unable to res
or eat, and his life is ~despaired of.
The Presbyterian church had ar
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism

me torture of rheumatism, the pains
and aches that make life unbearebla are
relieved by Sloan's Eminent. a clean
clear liquid that is easy to apply and
more effective than mussy plasters or
olnlnentS because it penetrates quickly
without rubbing. For the many pains
and aches following exposure. strains.
spralns and muscle soreness, Sloan's
Imminent is promptly effective. Always
have a bottle handy for govt. umbago
~toothache. ~bachache. stiff neck and all
external pains. At druggists. 25c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
YOU NEED A SPRING LAXATIVE

DIR. Kings New Lilo Pills viii remove
the accumulated wastes of winter from
your intestines. the burden of the blood.
Get that sluggish spring fever feeling
out OF your system. brighten your eye.
clear your complexion. Get that vim
and snap of good purified healthy blood
Dr. Kings New Life Pills are a non
gripping laxative that aids natures pro-
cess, try them tonight. At all drug
gists, csc.