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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22
U. .. Ship Wrecked on Africa.

London, March 22.-Lloyd's an.
aounces that the American schooner
Carrie A. Lane has been wrecked at
Assinie on the gulf of Guinelea,
Africa, the crew abandoning the YES
sci.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22
GOVERNOR BURNQUIST is ILL
Confined to Home With Throat
Trouble-Not In Dancer.

st. Paul, March Ex-Governor J.
A. A. Burnquist is Ill with acute ton
silitis and laryngitis. DR.. o. w. Hol
comb, his physician, said that the gov.
ernor must take several days rest. His
condition is not regarded as serious
The governor was attacked by tonsil
tits but attended the meeting of the
Minnesota Public Safety commission
Tuesday. He Is at his home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22
TO INSURE WAR FACTORIES
Administration Bill May Smash High
Premium Rates.

Washington, March 22.-Extension
of government Insurance to cover
more than 40>per cent OF the nations
vital war establishments will be pro-
posed to Congress in an administra-
tion bill soon. Authoritative informa-
tion was that the government propos-
es to insure meat packing plants,
grain elevators, -four mills, mine prop
critics and food and feed storage hous-
es, as well as port shipping and dock
ing facilities and storage areas near
by. High premium rates now charged
by private companies will doubtless
be smashed IL the proposed law be-
comes effective.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22
PASSENGER SHIP TORPEDOED


Reported Sinking Of Liner Near
Gibraltar 7y U-Boat.
Buenos Aires, March ga report
is current here that the Royal Mail
steamship Amazon has been sunk.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says
the office of the Royal Mail Steam
Packet company there had been noti-
I'd of the torpedoing Of the Amazon
> " Gibraltar and that the fate Of
e passengers is unknown. Local
] canpf the steamship company here
> countle to confirm the report. The
, cision was due to arrive on this
comm he Atlantic from Liverpool
April.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22

Atchison, Kan, March 22.-The gen
eral offices here of the central branch
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad were
partly wrecked by an explosion
which authorities say was caused by
Q bomb. Two employees were slightly
injured. Buildings two blocks awaea
were shaken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22
President Makes Statement.


I'm statement outlining the nego-
iations which preceded the requisi-
tioning, President Wilson pointed out
that the permanent agreement with
the Dutch government had been
blocked by Germany, despite the lit
tie Kingdoms acute need OF food.
stuffs, for which the agreement pro-
vided. A temporary agreement then
was negotiated to tide over the
emergency and that too, was held up
by Prussian diplomacy
Although the reason never was
formally expressed" the President
said. ''it was generally known that
the Dutch shipowners feared lest
their ships would be DESTROYED by
German submarines. That this fear
was not wholly unjustified has unhap-
PLY been shown by the recent act OF
the German government In sinking
the Spanish ship Sardinero outside
the danger zone, when carrying a
cargo OF grain for Switzerland, and
after the submarine commander had
ascertained this fact by an inspection
of the ships papers"
For two months the proposed agree
ments lay in diplomatic pigeon holes
without action and meanwhile, the
President says:
German threat5 have grown more
violent" The final proposal to Hol-
land wGs transmitted on March and
set last Monday as the time by which
a reply was wished. Failing to receive
a favorable reply, the United States
proceeded to requisition the ships as
dictated by military necessity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-22
Seventy-Seven Dutch Vessels In
American Waters Are Taken
Over BY Government.
GERMAN THREATS MADE
Said BY President to Be Responsible
For Action OF Dutch Nation In
Matter-Britain Also
Takes Ships.

Washington, March 22.-The United
States has requisitioned all Dutch
ships in American waters upon Hol.
lands refusal in the face of German
threats to put into effect her volun.
tary agre ement for restoring her mer-
chant marine to activity. u. S.
naval guards went ON board the ships
Immediately. At the same time Great
Britain was taking over Dutch yes.
sells in British ports.
A total of " ships of probably 60O,-
600 tons was added to the American
merchant marine by the requisition-
ing. Another 100000 tons are put into
action. Most of them will be used in
the food carrying trade between the
United States and Europe.
President Wilson's proclamation
taking over the ships was issued only
after word finally came from London
that Hollands delayed reply was a
rejection of the British-American de-
mand.
Guarantee Made to Holland.
The government had waited more
han As hours beyond the time when
Holland had been requested to make
a decision as to whether she would
carry out the original pact or submit
to requisitioning. Every effort was
made to avoid drastic action, as trans
fer by agreement was sought, rather
than by seizure, although the latter is
an exercise of sovereign rights justi-
fed in international law and practiced
by all nations.
Although the ships had been taken
over without any formal agreement,
the United States proposes to carry
out scrupulously the terms of the or
iginal pact, so that Holland shall re-
ceive ample ioodstuffs and will be pro-
tected in her colonial trade by having
sufficient tonnage to maintain its
commerce
The Presidents proclamation was
issued, authorizing the navy to take
over the vessels, which will be
equipped and operated by the Navy
department and the Shipping board,
the Dutch crews being supplemented
by American civilian sailors and naval
reservists. Compensation will be
made to the owners, as required by
law.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
BIRTH OF AN ICEBERG.
csadled on Land and Nourshed by Fog,
 Rain and Snow.


 From the great quantities of ice drifting in all parts of the ocean, in high southern attitudes. it Is proh- able that the formation of iey is- lands is much more rapid than Is generally supposed, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 The manner of their formation is easily explained. In the first place the ice seems to require nucleus, whereon the fogs, snow and rain may eongeal and accumulate. This the hand affords. Accident then separates part of this mass from the land, when it drifts off and is broken into many pieces, and part of this may again join that which IS in process of formation.
 From the accumulation of snow such mass speedily assumes fiat or table topped shape, gradually in- ereasing in thickness and weight by the congellaton of rain, snow and foes. which last have no small in fuence in contributing to the ae- cumnlation, as may be supposed, when few hours suffice to give the rigging and spars of ship a coat ing of ice quarter of an inch thick. Thus masses of 1000 feet in thickness might require but a few years to form.
 When the iccbcrgs are fully form cd they have a tabular and strati- fed appearance and are perfectly wall sided, varying from 1S0 to 2;o feet in height.
 In some places the United States expedition, under Captain Wilkes, sailed for more than fifty miles to- gether along straight and perpen- dicular wall from l5O to 200 feet in height. The icebcrgs alloat were from a quarter of a mile to live miles in length.
 In their next stage they exhibit the process of decay, being found fifty or sixty miles from the land and, for the most part, with their surfaces inclined at a considerable angle to the horizon, caused by their lower portions being unequal ly abraided by the waves.
 Some apparently retain their original tabular form until they reach lower latitude, while others have entirely lost it and have evi- dently upset or overturned.
 The large ice islands are not the most dangerous to ship in passing among them, as they can be more easily avoided. On the contrary, il 1 is the small, broken or detached pieces, level with the waters edge, which are the most mischievous, for when the wind is high it is almost impossible to distinguish them from i the break of the sea, and yet these small pieces do as much injury to vessel as large ones by knocking a hole in her bottom.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
Spurious Works Attributed to Sterae

Spurious Works Attributed to sterae.
 The literary pirate was not the only trouble of the eighteenth een- tury author. There were the con. coctors and publishers of spurious works under his name, and Sterne suffered as heavily from these as from the pirates. The publication of the first two volumes of 'Tris- tram Shandy" was followed as soon as it was apparent that the book was success by a third written by a hack writer and boldly attributed to Sterne. Several other spurious works appeared in the authors life time and after his death his posthu- mons works in two volumes were obligingly written for him, as were also three sets of his original let tors
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
Injurious to Sight.

Looking into the fire, particular ly coal fire, is very injurious to the eyes. Looking at mslten iron will soon destroy the sight. Read ing in the twilight is injurious to the eyes, as they are obliged to make great exertion. Reading or sewing with a side light iniures both eyes. Both eyes should be ex- posed to an equal degree of light. The reason is that the sympathy be- tween the eyes is so great that if the pupil of one IS dilated by being kept partially in the shade the one that is exposed cannot contract it. self sufficiently for protection.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
Shjftino the Blame.

An old tenor who had once been a great favorite was broke, down and ont, and had been sleeping in a livery stable for three months when he suddenly got chance to sing the role in which he had once been fla nous. La Scala, at Milan, was packed that night. He sane-most painfulfy-before that vast audi- ence. At the end the audience hisscd with unanimity. "Ah," said the old tenor in the wings, 'ecs ect not painful? Zee Italian people, zey no longer care for Verdi"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
Chinese Students Answsrs.

In answer to the question, "What arc the five great races of man- klnd?" d Chinese student replied, said Bishop Montgomery, @the 100 wards, the hurdles. the quarter mile. the mile and the three miles,
 Tn smother paper Chinese stu dent said that 'out of sight, ont of mind," could be explained in two words-'Ninvisible, insane" "- Lon don Mail
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Auto Coal Trucks
Kill Boys IL and 4

Two children were killed by automo-
olles yesterday. Another boy and n
woman We're run down and seriously
injured.
The two fatal accidents occurred in
Manhattan. Marcus Bernard, eleven, of
S39 West Thirty-seventh Street, was
run down by an automobile coal truck
while he was playing in front of 443
west Thirty-seventh Street. The other
victim was Patrick Abatento, four years
old. of 26 Cherry Street. He was struck
by an automobile truck driven by John
+. Noel, of 1S4 Clay Street, Hacken-
sack. N. j. Noel was arrested, charged
with homicide, and held in $500 bail by
Magistrate Mcclellan in the Tombs
court for further hearing on Wednes-
day.
Abraham Hattas, six, of 10 East 116th
street, was struck by another coal
truck. He suffered fracture of the
right leg. Mrs. Lena Warawoitz, forty
one, of 119 Division Street, Brooklyn,
suffered fracture of the arm when a
sightseeing bus ran on the sidewalk
at Roebling and South Ninth streets,
Brooklyn, to avoid running into a small
automobile
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
O'Neil Jury Returns
Sealed Verdict Early
Deliberates Only Two Hours
In Alleged Draft
Fraud Trial

The jury in the United States Dis
trict Court which has been hearing
the evidence against Frank S. O'Neil,
former State Boxing Commissioner,
and Samuel Reichbach and Lieutenant
Oswald L. Simpson, who were charged
with violating the espionage act by at
tempting to interfere with the work
ing of the selective draft law, re-
turned sealed verdict last night,
after having delberated a little more
than two hours. 1t will be opened at
10 O'Clock this morning and read to
Judge Martin T. Manton, who presided
at the trial.
When the government closed its
case at noon yesterday the only wit
ness called by any of the defendants
was one man, placed on the stand to
offer an alibi for Lieutenant Simpson.
The attorneys for O'Neil and Reich
bach contended it was unnecessary for
tnem to present any defence for their
clients on the ground that the gov
ernment had failed to make out q case
against them.
The government contended that the
defendants had violated the espionage
act by accepting money, in return for
which they were charged with having
promised to secure either the dis
charge or the transfer of men taken
IN the selective draft.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Garfield Issues Rules
For Lightless Nights
Electricity To Be Shut OFF to
Those Who Violate
Order

Copies of United States Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfeld's lightless order,
which becomes effective tomorrow,
were received yesterday by the local
county administrators
=, On the lightless nights, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
only such illumination il streets as
is deemed absolutely necessary for the
public safety may burn. statement
obtained by the local fuel administra-
tlon from the public officials of a
locality, setting forth the lights to be
burned on the lightless nights, must
be presented to the state fuel adminis-
traitor for approval
Outdoor lights within city, other
than those illumined for public safety,
must not be lighted until thirty min
utes after sunset. The clause prohibit
ing the burning of other lights calls
for the entire discontinuance of illumi-
nation for advertisements, announce
ments or signs or for the external
lighting of any building.
Roof gardens where meals are served,
outdoor restaurants and outdoor NOV
ing picture places are exempt from this
section.
J. S. Wiggins, of the Office of the
New York County Fuel Administrator,
declared yesterday that all violators of
the order would, after warning, be
deprived of their lighting facilities.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
SO Injured in Three
Accidents on B. r. T.

Three accidents on the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system yesterday after,
noon injured fifty persons and tied up
the Crosstown, Franklin Avenue and
Brighton Beach lines for a considerable
time.
Twenty three persons were hurt when
crowded three-car train of the
Brighton Beach line was derailed at the
Avenue H station. The cars bumped
along the ties for seventy-five feet be-
fore they were halted. A broken jour
nal, which dropped to the tracks from
the second car. is believed to have been,
responsible. Two persons were taken.
to hospitals and the others received
tirst-aid treatment.
An automobile, driven by Arthur.
Meccone, of 1875 Willoughby Street.
crashed into packed Franklin Avenue
car as it was turning into South Eighth
Street at Wythe Avenue. Twenty one
persons were injured, most of whom
had been standing on the running
board of the car at the time of the
impact. One man was taken to the hos
pital and a score of others suffered
from cuts and bruises.
Six persons were hurt when Cross
town car, crossing Wallabout Bridge,
jumped the track and smashed into an
upright, splintering the car and throw
ing most of it's fifty passengers from
their seats.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
U. S. Holds Seven
From Dutch Liner
Other Passengers Permitted
to Land After Federal
Inquiry

a Dutch liner which arrived at an
atlantic port Sunday from Rotterdarl
Via Halifax and was detained for ex-
ANIMATION of her $50 passengers docked
Yesterday and landed all but seven, who
were held aboard for further examins-
ton.
Practically ell of the passengers are
SS1cnd Tor the Dutch West Indies and
'outh American ports.
among those who were permitted to
tsao es were three Roman Catholic priests
rom rom Be lFium on their way to Thibet.
'hey belong to the Order of the Mis-
Soh OF Scheut The Rev Father c.
0e,Sler is in charge of the party.
o.ao ESQ OF beard were ten nuns of the
0iaer Of st Carolus of Borromeus,
Sl'o cno are to take charge of a Roman
~"..noI.c hospital at Batavia
Another traveller bound for PadanY
was was NJ. ?. de Clerq, seventv-two years
~ VINO is an authority on the system
VI cooperation in home building and
70 President of cooperative banking
institution in Holland.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Whitman Be gins
Campaign by Citing
His Work for War
Yonkers Hears First Speech
of Primary Fight, but
Sees No Fireworks

Governor Whitman opened his cam
paign last night at Yonkers with re-
view of the civic and war work that
has been accomplished by the state
during his administration.
In his address the Governor referred
to Theodore Roosevelt but once, and
then only to speak of the sympathy
the nation feels for the ex-President
in his hour of sacrifice.
Warburton Theatre, where the meet
ing was held was about half filled. Mr..
Whitman touched off none of the ex-
pected fireworks. Everett Addoms act
ed as chairman.
Says He Helped Farmers
~ want the people of the state to
know about. everything my administra-
ton has DONE" said Mr. Whitman. 81
haven't the slightest doubt that the
farmers are satisfied with what we
have accomplished for them during
the last four years.
"The State of New York has sent
10000 men to the front. We have
placed at the disposal OF the Federal
government every resource and every
man. We mourn with those whose
sons have been lost, including the ex-
President. We glory with them in the
sacrifice made"
Mr.. Whitman read letter from
State Health Commissioner Biggs, a
Democrat, who said that the guberna-
torial Office has never been SO free
from politics or political control. A
message from Provost Marshal General
Crowder congratulating the state on
the war work accomplished was also
read
II hope the great statesman from
Oyster Bay never lends his name to a
movement to camouhage the opposition
to this great, independent Governor, -
was one of the remarks of the Rev.
Francis Brown, also a speaker.
William Hill, state Senator from
Binghamton, was made to be present.
He sent telegram saying: "I'm i'll
and can't come. But we're with you,
no matter who runs"
Colonel Frederick Weeks, candidate
for surrogate in Westches ter County.
praised the Governors record in a
brief speech
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
100000 Pledged
To Boycott Goods
Made i'm Germany
Thousands of Signatures
Daily Sent to American
Defence Society Here

More than 100000 signatures to a
pledge never to buy goods made in
Germany have been obtained by the
American Defence Society in the first
lap of its campaign in North and South
America to thwart forever any attempt
of Germany to build up an after-war
trade throughout the world. The goal
is 20,OO0.O00 signatures.
Signatures from all parts of the
United States are pouring into the
Defence Society's headquarters, Al
East Twenty Street, at the rate
Of about thousand day, it was an
nounced by Secretary H. D. Craig.
Many letters accompany the signed
pledges, and state that the movement
Is meeting with enthusiastic approval
everywhere. A letter from Miss Agnes
Hassett, of Allston, Mass, reads:
The news item. German Boycott
Campaign to Open July FOURTH in
The New York Tribune of June %, is
glorious news. And | feel certain YOU
VIII have no difficulty whatever in ell
rolling 20,000,000 members of this So
clety to enforce the boycott.
The clipping telling this story has
been sent to a friend Of mine-an
American who enlisted in the Canadian
army in February, 1915, and served on
the Belgian and French fronts for
thlrty-three months, who advocates
such a policy from the lecture plat
FORM
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Auto Trucks Enabled
Allies to Surprise Foe
Oil Men Told of Part Fuel
Played in Present
Drive

TULSA, Okla, July 22.-Oil produc
ers and refners met here to-day to
discuss the plan proposed by the Ma
tional Petroleum War Service Com
mlttee to stabilize the price of crude
Oil. The owners of many of the larg
est refneries in this section of the
country were present, as were A. c.
Bedford, of New York, chairman of the
National Petroleum War Service Com
mittee, and NJ. l.. Requa. head of the
oil division of the fuel administration.
After appealing to the oil men to
eliminate all idea of personal advant-
age and to operate the industry as
patriotic duty. Mr.. Bedford pointed out,
as a specific instance of how critically
important such service is, the fact
that the recent successful Allied thrust
at Chateau Thierry was partially made
possible by the complete surprise
sprung on the enemy by taking cannon
and horses up to the front by motor
trucks. Great Britain alone, Mr.. Bed
ford said, had 100000 motor lorries
behind the battle line. To this number
must be added those of America,
France and Italy.
Besides the problem afforded by the
necessity of providing for all these
lorries, Mr.. Bedford said, the commit
tee had had to give heed to the ne
cessity of supplying more and more
factories with fuel and to the rapid
growth of the automobile industry.
Referring to this last statement, Mr.
Bedford said that, while tremendous
amount Of gasolene has been turned
out by the refneries, it would not have
been enough to meet the demands had
not the users of automobiles responded
n q nT fhaC y -
gasolene in great quantity. The in
crease in the number of machines, Mr.
Bedford said, has been more than 40
per cent. There are more than 5000 900
cars in the country to-day, compared
with 100000 wear ago
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Mrs. Hurd Granted Divorce

PAWLING, July 90. - Mrs. Sadie
Hurd. of Pawling, who recently sued
the Hotel Astor, in Manhattan, over
kiss, has been awarded a decree of
divorce from her husband, Robert Hurd,
which will be filed in Dutchess County
Wednesday.
Mrs. Hurd was represented by Attor-
ney John Mack, who won verdict of
5000 against the Hotel Astor when
she alleged that because her husband
had called Unexpectedly at the hotel
and kissed her in the hallway, the
management had evicted and humili-
ated her.
The Appellate Division reversed the
trial court and ordered a new trial.
Her counsel will go on with the suit in
spite Of the severance of her marital
ties.
Mrs. Hurd is awarded SIS week
alimony. An unnamed nurse employed
at Pawling hotel was the core
Spondent
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Fresh Butter Controlled

The rules governing the profit mar
gins on cold storage butter have been
extended to govern transactions in
fresh butter, it was announced at the
Federal Food Board here yesterday
The cold storage butter rules became
effective on June 10, 1918, and were
amended July -.
Profteering by all persons connected
with butter shipments and distribution
is forbidden. Dealers may not add 10
the cost price more than w cents on
lots between 1000 pounds and a car
load; u cents on sales of ZOO to 1000
pounds and not more than 212 cents on
sales under 700 pounds. The dealer, in
figuring cost, cannot include anything
except the purchase prices, transporta-
ton charges, insurance charges, stor-
age charges and interest during the
storage period.
The Food Board will soon proceed
against all restaurants and hotels which
do not specify on their menus the hours
they serve meats.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Opens New Class for
"Non-Com" Officers

new class for men over draft age
was added last night to the Non-Com
missioned Officers Training School, at
the 7th Regiment Armory, under the
auspices of the West Side Y. NJ. C. A..
Since the first class of the draft has
been drained OF most of it's men, de-
mands for this class have come in great
numbers into the y NJ. C. A. from
those who believe the draft age limit
soon will be raised
"Ihese men want to be ready to give
the country the best that is in them if
they are called" said Lieutenant Frost
NJ. Wheeler, who drills the recruits. at
IS practically certain that the draft age
will be raised in the fall. The members
of my new class are between the ages
of thlrtY-fve and fortY-twn.v