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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
GOVERNMENT WINS
GREAT LAND CASE

Washington April 2f-ln deciding
the Oregon California land case the
supreme court affirmed the Oregon
federal courts decree enioining the
Southern Pacific railroad from dispos.
ing Of timber and minerals on its
lands received by congressional grant.
BY the same decision the govern.
ment won its suit against the South.
ern Pacific railroad TO regain nearly
2.300 900 acres OF Oregon and Wash
ineton land worth $8o,oo0,0Oo The
decision entails
FORGETTING the railroads title TO
land, timber and minerals with fu-
ture payment 70 the railroad Of $3.50
an acre Cor the land only
Denial 20 the railroad Of any pro
ceeds from timber and minerals.
Disposition Of timber. mineral, pow
er and agricultural rights under direc.
tion of the interior and agricultural de.
partments
Payment TO Oregon and Washington
of about 81 100000 in taxes due.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
BALF0UR CALLS ON
PRESIDENT WILSON

Washington, April 24-British For.
eign Minister Balfour and members
of the British high commission, here
10 discuss conduct of the war, began
their first official day in Washington
with a round of calls, the first OF
which was at the state department
Mr.. Balfour, accompanied by the
British ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, drove from the mansion which
has been given over to him to the state
department building and paid formal
call on Secretary Lansing.
The British ambassador and Hugh
l.. Gibson of the state department, who
has been detailed as Mr.. Balfour's
aide, remained with Secretary Ian.
sing and the British foreign minister
only a short time and then withdrew
leaving the two high officials together
They at once plunged into confer
ence.
The conference between Mr.. Bal
four and Mr.. Lansing was not pro.
longed AT its conclusion the two
statesmen crossed the avenue which
separates the state department build
ing from the White House and were
received at the executive mansion by
President Wilson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
CHINESE DEMANDING WAR
Greatly lncensed Over Recent Acts Of
Germany.

Peking. April 24-The war senti-
ment in China is increasing daily
The Chinese are incensed over the
action of Germany in OBTAINING the
Chinese minister in Berlin pending
the safe arrival of Won Hintze, Ger
man minister to Peking. There also
is great Indignation over the deten-
ton of Chinese students in Berlin and
Munich.
The military governors will hold
their first war conference in Peking
Wednesday The great majority of
the governors and parliament favor
war, but they differ over the attitude
China should adopt toward the en-
tente The indications are that China
will declare war independently.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
VICE CHAIRMAN is DEAD
Federal Trade Commission Loses w
n. Parry of Seattle.

Washington, April "a. Will H. Par
ry of Seattle. vice chairman of the
federal trade commission, died at
hospital here from the effects of an
operation performed week ago
Mr.. Parry had been in poor health
for some months and overwork had
made his condition worse When
President Wilson learned he was GO.
ing to the hospital he assigned his
personal physician, DR. Cary T. Gray
son. as a consultant
In the death OF Mr. Parry the trade
commission loses one of its most val
liable and active members
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
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LABOR RECEIVES GREETING
British Workers Send Message to
Samuel Gompers.

Washington, April "a r. Congratula-
tions to the trade unionists of America
for united support of the United States
government in war with Germany were
received by the American Federation
of Labor from the parliamentary com
mittee of the British Trades Union
congress-
The message, addressed to Samuel
Gompers, reads in part
"The decision of America is truly
one of the most disinterested acts In
history and our committee gladly
learns that trade unionists of America
are united in support. Our committee
believes the moral no less than mate.
rial effect of Americas declaration
will put an end to war forever"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
SUNDAY LABOR WILL STOP
British Order for Munition Plants Fo;
lows Four Months Trial.

London, April 24.-Sunday labor is
to be abolished as far as possible In
most munition works. Only in estab.
lishments where the process must be
continuous or where contracts of great
urgency are being filled will excep-
tions be made The decision follows a
four months experiment in work on
the Tyne and Tees, where the aboli-
tion of Sunday labor, according to an
official report, is most cases has bene.
fitted highly the health Of the workers
and the output
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
SlAYS TWO AND HIMSELF
Minister Quarreis With His Family
Over Present War

Yonkers, n. Y, April 24.-After a
er-in-law, native of Germany, and
his wife, Rev Robert +. Berry, pastor
of Presbyterian church in East Yon
kers. shot and killed both women.
wounded his sister-in-law and then
committed suicide.
He left note containing only two
words-'insane Prussians."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
GERMAN WARSHIPS IN BALTIC
Squadron Preparing to Attack Russia
From the Sea.

Petrograd, April PA German bat
tleship and cruiser squadron has left
Libau, presumably to attempt an at
tack behind the Russian lines from
the Baltic, according to official word
from Riga.
II is reported another German war
ship squadron is en- route to the Rus
sian Baltic positions from Kisl.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
War Loan Bill to President.

Washington, April 24.-The $1,000
100000 war loan bill was perfected in
both houses Of congress by agreement
on all amendments and sent to the
White House for President Wilson's
signature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
TWO TOWNS ARE
TAKEN BY BRITISH
English Forces Renew Of
Siye in France.


las asnaining Defenses of Hinden-
burg Line North of the scarpe Shat.
tered by Fall Of GavrelIe, Marking
Gain of About a Mile.
London, April 24-Ushered in by
prolonged artillery bombardment a re
newed attack in force has been begun
by the British on the German lines in
Northern France.
The new stroke, marking resump-
tiOn after a weeks interval of the
British offensive begun April 8, was
given its initial impetus "onboth sides
of the River Scarpe." as the Off
cial statement puts it. The statement
embodies a report OF satisfactory
progress" sent by General Haig
The extent of the attack has not yet
been clearly developed, but as it is
announced to have been launched ION
wide front il probably reaches we'll
toward the Vimy positions on the
bpi III anu bCg Oliu Tic al dS-Nl dilA VI al
road to the south
Besides tending still further to en-
compass the city OF Lens the move
ment is directed toward both Douai
the important German distributing
point TO the northeast, and the Hin
denburg line key point to Cambrai.
to the southeast.
Town of Gavreile Taken.
Early details OF the offensive report
the shattering OF the last remaining
defenses Of the Hindenburg line north
of the Scarpe This was accomplish.
ed by the taking of the town OF Cav.
relle on the ArrasDouai road, on the
front between FampouX and Bailleul.
The capture marked a new advance OF
about a mile for the British
South of the Arras-Cahbrai road
the line has been Strengthened by the
capture Of the village OF Guemappe.
Already more than 1000 additional
Germans have been taken prisoner
Further south British troops have
captured the remainder of the village
of Trescault and occupied the greater
part OF Havrincourt wood. which form.
ed a two-mile bulge in their line. From
this point to st. Quentin the line ap.
proaches very close the Cambrai-St,
Quentin road and canal
While momentous battles are being
fought on the Western front new
movement of possible vital Importance
may have been initiated by the Ger
mans In the Eastern theater of war.
A news agency dispatch from Petro-
grad reports the departure from III
bau, on the Baltic south of the Gulf Of
known destination.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
Steel Workers Join Allies.

Gary, Ind, April 24.-Thousands OF
citizens cheered the departure OF $50
Serbian steel workers. all veterans,
who left Gary by special train to join
the allies
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
Now Mexico Militia Called Out.

Washington, April 24-Acting under
instructions from the president the
secretary of war has called out the
First infantry and Battery A. field ar
tillery, Of the New Mexico national
guard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
IMPORTS FOR MARCH SET
NEW HIGH RECORD.
Washington. April 2

Washington, April 24.-De-
spite the Germ 3n submarine
campaign American exports in
March reached a value of S551,-
27S.000. which has been exceed
ed only once. last January. the
best month in the country's his
tory Imports of $270,4S4 900
set a new American record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
Break With Turkey Confirmed.

Washington, April 24.-Official noti-
fication that the Turkish government
has broken of diplomatic relations
with the United States was received
by the state department In a dispatch
from American Minister Stovau at
DoyAA. 6vitxsysAAA.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER
BRITISH FLOUR MILLS.

London, April "a. Baron
Davenport. the food controller,
issued an order for the taking
over of all -four mills in the
United Kingdom by his depart
ment. 1t is presumed that the
mills will continue to be operat-
ed hv their present owners un-
der the supervision OF the food
controller.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
HOSPITAL SHIPS
SUNK BY DIVERS
Many British and German
Soldiers Lose Lives.
SOME SAVED BY PATROLS

Placing Of Teuton Wounded on Hos.
pital Vessels is One Method Of
Reprisal Which Great Britain Has
Adopted Because of the Unwarned
Sinking of These Craft.
London, April 24-The British hos
pital ships Donegal and l-anfranc W III
many wounded aboard. were torpedoed
and sunk without warning April NJ.
OF those on the Donegal twenty
nine wounded men and twelve OF the
crew are missing
The Lanfranc III addition to 234
wounded British officers and men,
carried 1G7 wounded German prison
ers. a medical personnel of fftytwo
and a crew of 1913" an admiralty
statement sail "Of these the follow
ing are missing and are presumed to
have been drowned Two wounde7
British officers. eleven wounded Brit
ish OF other ranks. one royal army
medical corps stan. five of the crew,
five wounded German officers and ten
wounded Germans of other ranks
"One hundred and ifty-two wound
ed German prisoners were rescued by
British patrol vessels at the imminent
risk OF being torpedoed themselves" :"
The placing of Germans on hospital
ships which do not carry the ehar3c-
teristic signs is one of the methods
OF reprisals decided upon by the Brit.
ish government because OF the un-
warned sinking Of these boats
Wounded Display Courage.
The story of the sinking Of the Ian.
franc will rank with the unayine his.
tories Of the Brkenhead and Tyn.
dareus, according TO British officer
The British soldiers stood al atten
ton while the ship was slowly sink
ing
Owing to the German practice OF
sinking hospital ships 1t sight and 10
the fact that distinctive markings and
lighting of such vessels make them
more conspicuous targets for German
submarines II has become no longer
possible TO distinguish our hospital
ships in the customary manner, the
admiralty statement said.
"One OF these two ships. therefore,
though carrying wounded. was not in
any way outwardly distinguished as a
hospital ship.
The distinctive markings of the
other had not yet been removed. Both
were provided with an escort for pro.
/ lection
"The illegal and inhuman subma
rine warfare which Germany has
waged upon merchant shipping has
for some time been openly adopted
against hospital ships flying the Red
Cross flag and otherwise acting in
complete conformity with the re
/ qurements of The Hague convention
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24

workers OF sweden Join Those OF Ger.
many and Austris-Hungary in Sen.
satlonal Demonstration Against the
High Cost of Food.
London April PA pail of silence
serving to accentuate the reports of
grave internal troubles. In spite OF
the assertions of the German press
that the great Berlin strike, which
involved at least 100000 workers, IL
over there is evidence that the agita.
tion Is continuing. The Berlin Tage.
blatt admits that the members of two
of the munition workers unions have
refused te return to work and says
those who persist in their refusal will
be called TO the colors.
The light which Sits through the
veil OF the German censorship disap
pears entirely in the case of Austria
Following persistent reports that
Count Tisza, premier OF Hungary and
foremost exponent in the dual mon
archy of the German idea had resign
ed all information as to conditions
in Vienna or Budapest ceased
The one thing that appears certain
is that the Socialists and Radicals in
both empires have recently drawn
much closer together and that infiam
matory language is being used with
an impunty inconceivable in the
earlier days OF the war.
In the meantime the revolutionary
spirit which is rampant throughout
Europe has given a sensational dem.
onstration in Sweden The food sit
uation is ostensibly the cause Of the
remarkable events in Stockholm
where a great multitude OF workers
tried to force their way into the par.
lament building
Rumbles of Revolution.
The fact that there were unrebuked
shouts for a republic and that the
ominous word revolution" was free.
/ ly used gives another aspect to the
affair. The royal castle is under guard
and more serious outbreaks are pre-.
dicted for May l.
While the reyolutonists gather
headway and audacity in the mon
archial kingdoms of Europe the ar.
mics of the British and French democ-
racy are massing their guns and shells
for another tremendous thrust against
the German lines i'm France There is
nothing definite TO indicate where
tie blow will fall, but the general
opinion in the allied capitals is that
General Haig is about TO make anoth-
or great effort to smash his way
through to Cambrai and Douai
Pending these developments public
/ interests has been keenly aroused by
the cryptic words of Lord Curzon.
member of the British war council:
Keep your eye on Mesopotamia
The uninterrupted successes OF the
/ British forces in the valley OF the
/ Tigris, who are now about eighty
miles north of Bagdad, have given
/ rise to the hope that Lord Curzon's
words are a prediction of some over
/ whelming blow against the battered
i forces of the sultan
The main Turkish forces at present
j practically are surrounded by the
British and Russian armies and their
only road of retreat lies across an
/ almost impossible desert
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24
OF SILENCE
over SITUATION.
Actual State of Affairs in
Germany Unknown.
REBEL SPIRIT IS RAMPANT

Workers of Sweden Join Those Of Ger.
many and Austria-Hungary In Sen.
sational Demonstration Against the
High Cost of Food.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-24

Las ~ naming Defenses of Hinden-
burg Line North of the Scarpe Shat.
tered by Fall Of GavreiIe, Marking
Gain of About a Mile.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
WORK FOR THE PRESIDENT

President Wilson having been re-
elected this week and not having TO
worry about the returns from Cail-
fornia. Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart
of Harvard takes a half page in the
New York Times to tell him a few
things he ought to do. 1t is quite a
simple program This is all; To
give us a strong administration; to
reorganize the state department; to
find the best man in the country
for the post of secretary of war; to
find the next best man in the coun-
try for the post of secretary of the
navy; to create a real army; to put
through a proper system OF fin
ance"; to organize the manufactur-
ers of military supplies for meeting
the country's instant need of 200
submarines, 1000 heavy field guns,
5000 aeroplanes, $1,000 machine
guns, 100000 mines, 100000
shells, 100000 uniforms, and
billion rations; to compel congress,
the states, the railroad managers,
the people anybody who can do it
to put our means of Transports
ton into a condition serviceable for
war to settle our diplomatic diff
ficulties with Japan and Latin
America; and, above all, not to per-
nit Congress or the heads of de-
partments or the cabinet or adyis
ers to deflect you from demanding
what you believe to be necessary
for the salvation of the country"
To accomplish this will call for
combination of Lincoln, Washing
ton, Bismarck, Gladstone, Disraeli
and Cromwell and when the presi-
dent has carried out the program
doubtless his fellow professor win
have thought of a few more things
to do.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
THE GOVERNORS PROGRAM

One big section of Governor Cap
per's program, the city manager
bill, has become a law. Now any city
in the state that desires to inaug-
urate this modern system can do
so and il seems to be-a long step
ahead of the commission system. 1t
was one of the things to which the
Better Government League was
pledged and il is satisfaction to
see the legislature enact 1t into
law. Governor Capper has another
important plank Of his platform up
for action this week-the state
manager for the state institutions.
The bill has passed the house and
is before the senate. This Is radi-
cal step in state government and
the governor has it well worked
out. 1t will place the state institu-
lions on a business basis, II It works
out as promised, and the legislature
should stand by the governor in his
plan. Kansas is progressive in its
ideas and state government like
county government is VIGOROUSLY
expensive. If way can be found to
make it more business like let's
try it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
soME MnRk EnR ARIIENE

This city together with Herring
ton. Solomon, Enterprise and Salina
can accomplish something for the
good Of this territory BY encourag-
ing the buying or leasing Of the
Salina & Northern railway by the
Rock Island At present the DISPOSE
ton Of the road. according to men
on the inside. lies between the
Missouri Pacific and the Rock Is
land " the latter gets it, it means
a through line by way Of Abilene
and Salina to Denver ana conse-
better facilities and the
building up the lines along the Sa.
lima branch. II the Missouri Pacific
gets It there will be no advantage
to this territory and the history OF
The Missouri Pacific is that il does
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
FRED FUNSTON GONE

Brave Fred Funston has gone and
all Kansas mourns. After years of
fighting in Cuban swamps, Filipino
forests and Mexican frontiers he died
peacefully in his chair as a man
might wish to die. Kansas mourns
one of its most distinguished sons
and 1t believes that If Washington
had cut the bureau red tape and
put Funston in charge he would
have had peace in Mexico long ago
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
CARLTON

Miss Anna Sterling came last
week from Lawrence to visit a few
days with relatives here, at Dillon,
and Hope. Her many friends are
glad to know she is greatly improved
in health
Ford Beemer and family moved
here last week from Dillon. They
occupy the Jones cottage.
Measles and grip are on the
program now. Three cases of the
former in the Weber family and
too many cases of the latter in var
ious homes to mention. Miss Wini-
fred Sterling who teaches in Dist -
had to cancel the program she had
prepared for the evening of the
22nd on account of measles in her
school,
Mrs. Sam Boyce and little son
who have visited relatives here for
several weeks left last week for their
home at Offerle, Kan. They were ae-
companied by Mrs Boyces sister
Leila, and Nettie Wykoff
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Dalrymple of
Abilene were guests sunday of the
Thos Mitchell family.
August Claim and T. f. Robson
shipped three cars of stock Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Taylor of Abb
lene were here Sunday visiting Mr..
Taylor's sister, Mrs. L. E. Wykoff.
Mr.. and Mrs Morehead of Chicago
arrived here Sunday and went to
Holland to visit their cousin, Glen
Bell, Mr. Bell was able to make
trip to Carlton with them on Mon
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
CONSTITUTION FIXED

The Kansas City Star predicts
that a vote on constitutional con-
vention, which has been turned
down by Is members of the senate,
will be possible in two years. 1t is
unlikely for the same ) senators
will be in the legislature for four
years. The house has also refused
to allow the state to vote on sub
hitting an indefinite number. Of
at any election. So any
change in the constitution
is at least six years away-and may
be longer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22
PAC1FIsM AND COWBOY DAYS

If two excited men were to get
out on the main street and go to
shooting at each other and then
keep it up indefinitely, you would
be apt to stay off the street TILL the
fracas was over OF course you would
have perfect right TO walk the
street at any time, but your COM
mon horse sense would impel you
to STAY out of range of the bullets
till the scrap was over. Why isn't It
the same brand of good sense to not
90 near the water till those Euro
peans get through fighting and call
in their submarines ?1Howard Cour-
ant
70 this the Kansas City Star re-
plies: 1T is, for a reasonable length
of time The pioneer citizens of Abb
lene and Dodge City used that sort
of horse sense, while the more ami
mated population settled its differ
ences on the bank corner, until they
discovered that they weren't doing
much work in the meantime 1t got
so it interfered with business clog
ged the wheels of progress in the
town, and kept the people away
from divine services and schools.
The sort of horse sense they used in
keeping indoors didn't benefit any
body except the guntoters.
FINALLY it occurred to some that
perhaps the guntoters should be
driven off the streets and let the
regular business of the town pro-
coed. 1t was for this purpose that
men like Bat Masterson, Bill Hickok
and Chalk Beeson were called in.
The pacifist element said it wasn't
moral-said it was against human
ity to drive desperadoes out with
implements of their own kind in the
hands of men like Wild Bill. But
there was no other way. The des-
peradoes wouldn't listen to prayers,
wouldn't look at flowers and would
MT read Sunday school tracts So
Wild Bill was engaged, and it hap
pened that he was the man for the
job
zone may now walk the streets
of Dodge City and Abilene, and by
exercising reasonable control of his
may get back to the hotel
without being carried on a screen
door. Horse sense is always right,
but the kind of sense the Abilene
pacifists would have used to this
day if they had prevailed, wasn't
horse sense"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-22

Kansas spends $4,000 in postage
sending out automobile tags from
Topeka. 1t could distribute them by
freight to the county treasurers for
not to exceed $1,000 Why does not
the legislature do little efficiency
work along that line? OF course 1t
would throw rs Topeka clerks out
of a Job but the automobile own
ers prefer to have the money for
good roads.