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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-01
EVERY LUMP OF COAL

EVERY LUMP OF COAL
you buy from us, and our coal is
nearly all lump. we'll screened,
means the largest possible amount
Of
Heat Value
Burning money is not a pleas
ant occupation at the best, but
Just because you are compelled to
burn a certain amount Is no rea-
son under the sun why you should
become reckless about 1t. Why
not practice q little true economy.
Give us q trial order.
e. w. KETCHAM Phon. 2sss
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-01

The Daily Leaders facilities for
job printing are unsurpassed.
The Washington times., 1918-07-17
Tricky Methods of Raising
Your Rent
Yea Soft Yielding You May hat s Law Dec
Not Protect You But Il DOES
By EARL GOODWIN.

An empoye of this newspaper came to me with story
that he had been told by his landlord that the rent would be
dollars and half month more because OF the cost OF
coal"
The employe of The Times said that he had offered ha
monthly rent to the landlord but that had been refused
Whereupon / Immediately put the case right up 70
CAPT. JULIUS P. PEYSER acting chief OF the housing
and Health Division Of the War Department.
julius without stopping for breath, advised me to ten
my friend NOT TO PAY THE INCREASE
The landlord simply trying to prohteer and gouge ms
tenants In defiance of law 1t may do everyone bit OF good
know that Capt Julius Peyser stands between the tenant
and the tricky landlord who endeavors to evade the law b
coaxng bullying his tenant into increased rent Every
day. Captain Peyser stands IN the Municipal Court TO defend
tenants against eviction by landlords who believe they can
defy the law and get away with it.
have seen the papers in many Of the You would
be surprised to see the names of RESPECTABLE and
institutions involved You would be surprised to the
kind of people who trying to vrigge and
squm and find way to extort MORE money from war
workers. widows wives Of soldiers and sailors IN France
All of these who have put their m the hands OF
Peysr have received prompt and definite advice and have
come out on top
trust however that Captain Peyser viii go the limit
of the aggravated and viii try to put some OF
the more piratical extortioners IN Jail
The present antievicion law Is crude and has many
defects and does not the ground fully In any
It works hardship and nequty IN many cases. but it Is
the law and is designed protect the small salaed rent
payer and the WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND is IN
FRANCE
Therefore, trust that every tenant who is getting
rough deal viii lay the matter before Captain Peyser whose
Office on second floor Of the National Savings and Trust
Company Building You'll get quick action there, believe
The Washington times., 1918-07-17
Mas Service Flag Lives In Loving Hearts

IT HERE'S a little brown house
in a little gray street close
to where I live. And every
once in awhile, when I am tired Of
the regular way l walk to my ac-
customed daJ, l turn down the
gray little street for q change, and
always, when I get to the little
brown house, stop and look at
it, and wonder who lives there.
It is quite a simple little place,
built Of brown shingles, with low
roof painted green, and the plain
little door that opens from the
plain little porch is green, too.
Dream Comes True.
But I've always wondered who
lives there l never saw any one
il the garden or at the window or
On the porch, ard the neighbors
say there are tew visitors there.
The other day, when l passed
the little brown house, l had a
=hock Of surpriEa. There was a
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spring comes and the tulips are
in bloom in the little gardenI What
= lovely star t y will make him
ing there in the green cf the tiny
Ewn!
Tryin,. to Tell Him?
What q pity it is that the woman
who lives in the little brown house
ccnnot see the star she has made.
But she sees it in her heart, / have
no doubt.
The smoke curled up wonder
fully from the little chimney this
morning when ! went past. She
must i We maSo q big fire in the
fireplace. l wonder If the boy who
ran away from home would ike to
step in and sit there with her for
q few minutes and tell her he's
Sorry-and ashamed.
/ don't believe he'd have to ten
her. / think she knows, and I
think she's trying to tell him
something with the stars In the
garden.
/ wonder what It is.
Copyright. 1918. By Newspaper FsaturS
SarVtes, 1ne Great Britain rikhta
reserved
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are no blue ones, you how-and
then our service star will be alive
and growing"
l saw that the woman was
blind.
Soon after, by the strange COIN
cidence that so often follows when
we begin to take an interest in
some particular person, / learned
that the woman did live in the
little brown house alone, and that
her son it was who had joined the
army.
She had quarreled with him
over some boyish freak long ago,
and he had run awav from home,
and she had not heard from him
for years; but the other day q let
ter came TELLING her that he was in
the army, and she went and
bought the service flag and lat it
in her window. She called a little
friend Of he's In from The neigh
borhood and together they marked
out the place Of the star in the
little garden.
How beautiful it viii be when
The Washington times., 1918-07-17
By Winifred Black

;crvice flag in the window, a flag
with one star.
Could there have been a man
there, after all?
A day or so after, as / went by,
! saw some one in the garden-a
woman-and with her was a little
child, and they were making some
thing in the earth. They had
sticks and were marking some
kind of geometrical pattern in the
ground, for the day was surpris-
ingly warm, even for our most
mild climate, and the frost seemed
to have gone for awhile from the
air. And as ] looked / saw they
were tracing the form Of a star
on the ground.
And the woman leaned upon the
cEild's shoulder and said:
"Is it all made now-the star ?"
And the child said:
"Yes."
Flag Of Flowers.
'Tn the spring." said the wom-
an, I'VE will plant it with tulips,
red and white and purple-there
The Washington times., 1918-07-17
American Boys, Hello!
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
CopYriEht. lo1a. Star @.

CopyriGht1o1s Star
y b, love all the French and we speak in French
I ] As along through France go,
- But the moments to us that are keen and sweet
Are the ones when our khaki boys we meet
Stalwart and handsome and trim and neat
And we call to them, "Boys, hello!
Hello, American boysl
Luck to you and ife's best joys;
American boys, helloI'
We couldn't do that if we at home
1t would never do, you knowl
For there you must wait till you know who's who
And to meet in the way that nice folks do
Though you knew his name and your name he knew,
You would say, "Hello! HeLol American bOy;''
But here it's just joy
As pass along in the stranger throng to can out BOys
hello!''
For each is brother away from home,
And this is
There's a lonesome spot IN his heart somewhere,
And want him to feel there friends right there
In this foreign land, and dare
To call out, "Boys, hellol
Hello, American boysl
Luck to you and ife's best joys;
American boys. heloi''
The Washington times., 1918-07-17

Nearly all those boats you mention
are familiar names TO me; stiIl am
not 50 old i have to remind my
friends OF the fact thai baldheaded-
ness Is no sign Of age-many Q baby
has q bald head. Oh. boyI Amt
hat a glorious bit Of satisfaction!
Who remembers the old GHOST
LINE that used to run once and
maybe agatn-especially on Deeora-
ton day7
Enjoy an your stun.
ARTHUR @. WATTS.
II Ed Hurley and Frank Lord could
build as many ships a. these old
timers can reconstruct from thar
memories, there would have to b
built an annex In the ocean.
The Washington times., 1918-07-17
HEARD AND SEN

Gusts built to cary excursionists %
Arlington Springs, kept By Ben
Beveridgs? ". 7. BURDNE
By the way, the WaWasstt vas
burned In August, 1873, on Chattsr-
ton, Va, opposite Maryland Point
Capt John Wood In command; SAN
Nash, engineer; Doc MeKeuney, bar
keeper; Jack Skidm0re, pilot
W.. T. b
The Washington times., 1918-07-17
Arrest HimI Hes Only . Private!

Arrest HimI Hes Only . Private!
On Sunday. three weeks ago, In
the Zoo Park. WILLIAM SCHLo-
BONN was walking with q private.
The soldier had been in France,
and his right arm had been shot
away in the service Of his country's 5
dag.
But eUen at tkGt-0 second heE-
tsnGzt stopped the private and asked
II It sCds not customary for PTtVotes
to sGIaEte officers
The private replied calmly and
without q trace Of q rufhed feeling;
"Yes, sir; the regulations prescribe
a riEht-hand salute. and when have
been furnished one to take the place
Of the arm lost In battle, ] viii be
glad to salute you"
Got a note from MRS. RUSSELL
MACLENTNAN yesterday tnclos1ng q
dollar for the Summer Outings Tag
Day. She and RUSS were Just start
ing on on q vacation, but wanted to
ucAP BANO oOA-C FSSA - 49,
time, too.
Something REAL Old.
In speaking Of antedating the
Eclipse and other boats, who remem-
bers the old Columbia, that piled be-
tween Baltimore and Washington
and river landings, and landed at
Eleventh street wharf IN the ffties?
Also the Phoenix, that landed at
Ninth street wharf, with the hotel on
Water street kept by George Howard?
When you had to go from Ninth to
Seventh around G street or over the
hill when the tide was high? Also
the steamers Baltimore, Powhatan
and Mt Vernon from Sixth street
wharf? The Old George Page ferry
boat, captured by AlexandriAns,
taken to Aqua creek and made into
an ironclad, and destroyed by the
Pawnee, United States gunboat? Also
the George Washington. which Park
The Washington times., 1918-07-17

An United Cigar Store Coo
pons can Be redeemed for cigars.
cigarettes and tobacco.
Why not save al you get and
redeem them for wounded and
sick soldiers and sailors at Wal
ter Reed Hospital and other hos
pitals?
GEORGE BABcox. whose Of
fee is N the District NationaI
Bank Building, makes this kind
and big hearted suggestion and
furthermore George win take
your coupons, redeem them, and
deliver the tobacco where it win
do the most good.
The Washington times., 1918-07-17
"DOggie, DOggie-Where Is
That - DOg?"

You Remember Picture of the Fat Man Who Couldn't
See the Little Dog Standing Below His Stomach.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
A|RMEN killed
At TEX. FIELDS
Houston, San Antonio and
Fl. Worth Report Casual
ties During the Day.

Houston, Tex. March 15.-Aerial
casualties occurred at flying fields at
Houston, Fort Worth and san Antonio
yesterday. At San Antonio. while at
tempting TO start an airplane at Kelly
field No. ,, Corp. Cyril J. Favreau, of
Indian Orchard, Mass, was badly in
jured. The plane lurched forward
Favreau was cought between the
whirling propeller blades and the
lower part of his face was torn away.
At tie hoipitaI it was said he would
live.
At Houston, Lieut.. Marmaduke
Earle, Of LeWisburg, Pa, and Nil
Gelwick, Of Findlay. Ohio. were killed
at Ellington field yesterday and civil
liam insI uctor Kaiser was seriously
injured internally by falls in air
planes, resulting from tail spins.
At Fort Worth, Lieut. c. Finch, OF
the Royal Flying corps, and cadet
flyer Howard P. Bittinger, of the
United States aviation corps, were
seriously injured when the engine of
their airplane stopped at a Multitude
Of 500 feet and they fell at Camp
Hicks. They were flying over the
aerial gunnery target range. Lieut.
Finch was plotting the plane. He
sustained both legs broken and body
bruises. Bittinger received a broken
rib and was badly bruised about the
body and legs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
Frank Mentzer Gets
Lieutenant's Grade
With Goth Engineer,

Appointed first lieutenant in the
36th engineers. a railroad mems reg
inent, Frank C. Mentzer, former super
intendent of terminals for the Next
can Central railway in Juarez and El
Paso, left here Thursday night for
Rockford, Ill. to join his company
Mrs. Mentzer and younger son will
remain in FL Paso. Another son is
living near La Mesa. N. NJ.
Lieut. MentZer for many years was
employed on the old Mexican Inter
national railroad at Piedras Negras
(old c. P. Diaz) as train dispatcher,
paymaster and assistant auditor. He
was in charge Of operation of the
Chihuahua division Of the Central
several times during the OrozcO re-
bellion, in addition to Juarez terminal
duties. Once, when Gen. VictOriano
Huerta was in charge in northern
Mexico, Mentzer was temporarily
commissioned captain Of engineers in
the Mexican army.
After leaving the Central, when it
was taken over by the Mexican gov
eminent, Lieut. Mentzer went with
the r. G. Dun Mercantile agency here
and at Pueblo, Colo. and since his re-
turn here recently from Tucumcari.
n. NJ. he had been employed with a
local firm Of auditors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15

GAS AND FLAME OUTFIT IS
POPULAR; RECRUITS INQUIRE

The new gas and flame regiment
known as the SOth engineers, is des-
tined to be a very popular organiza-
ton. according to Capt Frederick
Fonda, army recruiting officer at the
local recruiting station. There have
been many men calling at the local
recruiting station and writing. seek
ing information regarding the regi-
ment
Corp. James L Briscoe, who, Capt.
Fonda said, is one Of the most eff
cient clerks in the employ Of the local
recruiting station. has made applica-
ton for transfer to the new regiment
and it is expected that he will be as
signed TO II in a few days
The physical requirements for this
regiment are unusually strict. but
chances for advancement are great
The men who are accepted for this
regiment will be required in field
operations to supervise the American
offensive in gas and plane" attacks,
and Will be called upon to instruct
men all along the front in this most
important work.
Any young man not registered who
is physically qualified may enlist, but
men especially wanted are chemists,
chemical workers, powder men. men
experienced in gas manufacture. ma
chlnists. automobile repair men. men
able to operate and repair gas and
steam engines, pipe filters. electri-
clans interpreters, carpenters. black
smiths. plumbers. boilermakers and
chauffeurs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
"MR. BUZZ SAW" NAME OF
RAGTIME BY 64TH'S BAND

'rIr. Buzz Saw" is the title of a
rag novelty to be played in a con-
cert by the Gath infantry band on
Tuesday night at 7:SO at the 64th
infantry Y NJ. c. A, formerly known
as the Axton tabernacle. The public
is cordially invited to attend these
concerts and reservations will be
made for women and escorts, said
band leader Claude f. Rogers, who
announced the following program:
March, 'Semper Fidelis" -. Sousa
Overture, Norma 10y. Bellin1
Rag novelty, Mr.. Buzz Saw.
-. .---...--.. Jean Kastowsky
Waltz, 'Desdemona" Xxx. L King
Serenade (a) "Serenade- F. Schubert
(Solo by bugler Sgt Kaye.)
OBJ Belle Mutt 49,
Selection. 'Jucrezia Borgia" .....
-...-...-..T heo. n. Tobani
Trombone smear, 'Lawzy Massey.
Fred Jewell
Patrol Patrol of the Red, White
ana BIue L. Il Robinson
The 64th infantry band has recently
been strengthened by the addition of
an old time army clarinet artist,
Clarence W. (-Jake") Higgins. After
serving four enlistments with the U.
s. regulars, Mr.. Higgins a few years
ago decided to retire from the army
life and go into business. His adven-
ture in the commercial world was a
very successful one. However, al
though being beyond the draft age,
Mr.. Higgins felt that in the present
emergency his place was in the ranks
with his former associates, so he
promptly disposed of his interests,
and. being a personal friend Of band
leader Rogers, enlisted in the 64th
band.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
German Tells
OfAir Raid
Upon London
Describes How Germans
Feel While Bombing
And Being Shelled.

Amsterdam, Holland. March Is
Lieut. Gruner of the German aerial
service, has written an account OF a
visit" which he claims to have male
recently to London His story. which
is printed in the Berlin newspapers,
follows:
The English coast must come into
sight soon. Sure enough, there it is
in sharp outline Soon we shall be
near enough TO realize where we are.
Slowly, quite slowly. We approach it.
All is peace and quiet. Now the coast
lies perpendicularly beneath US We
are nearing the goal of our hearts
desire. The English are waiting for
US, but we are not disturbed On we
so. Now and then a searchlight picks
US up. Now and then a shot Ilares
out at US. But Notwithstanding these
little hindranceS We press on toward
our goal There ii is, LOndOnl A
brilliant wreath OF searchilghts sets
off the prize from afar.
Germans Are Detected.
Il consult my map and compass
and the order is given: Cross London
from north to south and then veer to
eastwood Beneath US we can see and
hear that our presence is detected.
A44SAl5 DuESl lOIll anu 10 OuLs AAc
muzzle flashes of anti-aircratt guns.
Searehlights stab the sky, first slow
", carefully, anxiously, then wildly.
Sometimes they locate nothing but Il
drift cloud. Then suddenly they find
US. Now the ghostly white stab is
directed straight at our ship and en-
velops us.
ShrapneI Burst All Around.
"Shrapnel burst fiercely all around
US Shells tear at US like birds Of
prey with flaming eyes Fore and aft,
below, above, everywhere they scream
and roar. 1t is hellish, yet beautiful.
And loud above the crash Of the shells
we hear the deer bass of our faith
full bombs, dropping steadily on their
appointed detectives, and always also
the orchestral accompaniment of our
whirring propellers We are doing
things in London all right There,
on our starboard, is a mighty cavein;
there to port, another. Midway be-
tween them comes a series Of explo-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks SparkIingEyes
Most Women Can Have
Says Dr.. Edwards a Wen-Known
Ohio Physician

Dr.F.M Edwards for 17yearstrezted
scores Of women for liver and bowel all
ments. During these years he gave to
his patients a prescription made Of a
few well-known vegetable Ingredients
mixed with olive oil, naming them
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. You viii
know them BY their olive color.
These tablets are wo1dsr-Workerscn
the liver and bowels which cause a
normal action, carrying of the waste
and poisonous matter in ones system.
If you have pale face, salloW look,
dull eyes, pimples coated tongue head
aches a listiesS no-good feeling all ou'
Of sorts Inactive bowels, you take oneof
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for
a time and note the pleasing results.
Thousands Of women as wen as men
take Dr.. Edwards Olive Tabiets-ths
successful substitute for calomel-now
and then just tokeepin thepink ofcondi.
ton 10c and 25cper box. All druggists
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
The War Glance


~ NE year ago today emperor
Nicholas abdicated as car
- Of Russia and yesterday the
aIl-Russian congress of soviets
by an overwhelming vote agreed
to German peace terms
German militarism takes from
the present Russian government
thousands Of square miles Of land
and millions Of inhabitants con-
tanned in the former imperial ter
ritories Of Finland, Poland, Cour-
land. Lithnania, Esthonia. 1.-Two
MIA and the Ukraine IN Europe
in Europe and Batoum, Kars and
Erivan in the Caucasus. The
Russian army must demobilize,
the Russian fleet is interned and
favorable trade agreements are
70 be given Germany and her
allies.
Americans Gain First Ground
American troops have made
their first permanent advance into
German positions on the western
front Northeast OF Badonvillers,
in the Luneville sector, trenches
which the enemy was forced to
abandon have been consolidated
with the American first line.
German efforts to regain the lost
positions were repulsed by Gen.
PerShing's men.
Gives Better Position
The new position gives the
American and French troops
higher ground from which to
operate against the common foe.
On both the Luneville an dToul
sectors the Americans have been
Irlng many shells into the Ger
man positions. German batteries,
trenches. wire entanglements and
other military targets are being
harassed by the heavy fire.
SharD Fights on British Front
Fighting activity on the British
front from Ypres south toward
Arras continues at a sharp pitch.
On the hiterto quiet sector be-
tween Armentieres and Vermelles
about Is miles, the German artil-
lery fire continues intense, as II
has been for several days past A
strong German detachment at
tempted a raid on this front but
was thrown back by the Portu-
guese- On the southern end of
the Hpres sector. Australian troops
have been successful in raids into
enemy lines and in repulsing Ger
man raiding parties.
There has been heavy artillery
firing on the French front and
the French have repulsed three
German raids.
Ship Seizure Anglers Germans
Germany is UD in arms over the
notice given Holland by Great
Britain and the United States that
Dutch ships in allied ports will be
taken over next week. IL Holland
does not in the meantime bring
the long pending negotiations
over these vessels to a close in
favor Of the allied interests.
Let the Offensive Start
Field marshal Won Hindenburg
is quoted as declaring that 1.-THE
great German offensive" must go
on now that the entente has
shown itself unresponsive toward
"Germany's peace intentions"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
IntensiDe Course OF
Training For Work In
War Starting TO-DAY

Chicago. HI, March 15.-One thou
sand men, gathered from army mob
ilization points in all parts of the
United States, came here today for
an intensive course of training as
chauffeurs, mechanicians and in air
plane work.
The men will remain here six weeks
and will then return TO their camps,
from which Trey will be detailed as
the army needs them.
During their stay here they will be
drilled in the technical high schools
Of Chicago, in electrical plants and at
Chicago and Northwestern universe
ties.
When these men have completed
their courses. other soldiers will re-
place them and it is expected that at
least 5000 will have been trained by
ictober Is.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
TWO Ell PASOANS AMONG SIX
WHO ENLIST IN U. S. TROOPS

EnIistments for the army during
the past few days have been very
pleasing, according to Capt. F. W.
Fonda, of the local recruiting office.
Six men were accepted Friday for the
regular army and the national army.
Those accepted for the regular army
were: Barney H Pummeil, Cisco,
Texas. cavalry; Charles R Nickerl,
Tucson, Ariz-. signal corps: Paul Boz
ger, Amistad, n. NJ aviation corps;
John T. Boatwright, 3104 Alameda av-
enue, FL Paso, aviation corps, and
John Anderson, Ration, n. NJ, cavalry.
Frederick ". Flato, SIS Mesa av-
enue. FL Paso, was accepted for the
Both engineers, gas and flame regi-
menr