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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-20
GERMANS MUST
MAKE RETREAT

London, Aug. 20.-The French
10th army attacked again this morn
ing on a front of 10 miles between
the Disc and the Aisne and reached
a maximum depth of two miles. ac-
cording to a dispatch from the battle
front.
The advance of the French troops
endangers the whole German line at
scissors and on the river Aisne.
1t is possible that the Germans
now will withdraw to the Chemin
des Danes.
Before 8 o'clock this morning the
French captured 500 Germans in the
sector.
Four German attacks against Brit
ish positions at Chilly, about six
miles north of Roye, were repulsed
during last night, according to the
official statement issued at the war
office todya.
The British lines were advanced in
the n~eighborhood of vieux Berquin
and Outtersteen, in the Lys salient,
according to the statement, which
says that 1872 Germans were made
prisoners.
North of Roye the French have
taken the Bracquemont and Fendu
woods and have occupied the greater
part of Beuvraignes, according to ad'
vices. 1t also is reported that they
have made progress to the southeast
OF Beuvraignes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-20

A sclight kidney impairment may lead
to dropsy or Bright's disease. Don't
neglect II. Frank Miller. Bingham.
Utah. writes: WAS troubled with my
kidneys so bad I could not work. Tried
many kinds of medicine which did me no
good. Then I tried Foley Kidney Pills:
now feeling AZ good a. I ever did be-
fore" Sold everywhere
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-20
THE CITY.

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Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; slightly cooler to-
night.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-20

For Rent September /. Modern 10
room house, close In. near court
house.-Phone 1912, or inquire at
this office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
BETHEL

Donald L. Jacobs of this village and
Miss Marguerite R. Blondin of Water
bury were married Oct. 27 in South Roy.
alton by Perley S. Belknap, justice of the
peace. The bridegroom is cashier at the
freight Office of the Central Vermont
railway.
Kaarlo Miettinen came home yester-
day for weeks vacation from Quincy,
Mass, where he is employed in ship
building.
An auxiliary boiler is being removed
from the Gaysyille Electric Light & Pow
er Co.'S plant at the quarries. II is a
part of the outfit which became obsolete
when the Hortonia Power CO. absorbed
the Gaysyille company. The boiler is
to be used in shipbuilding.
Mrs. +. A. Field of Longmeadow, Mass,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
WEARS THREE DECORATIONS.
Private Luke Thayer, Jr., of U. S. Ma
rines Has Had Many Adventures.

Paris, Oct 3d. Correspondence Of the
Associated Press The only decorations
worn by Private Luke Thayer, jr., of
the United States marines up 20 two
years ago were those received about his
optics when he settled his disputes in
the good old Yankee way.
To-day, Luke who is a trife over 10
years old, wears three campaign ribbons,
croix de guerre with a palm, two
wound stripes and two other stripes in
dicating years service in France
Incidentally he Is wearing half doz-.
en- sears from boche shrapnel and bull
lets.
Luke is the son of the chief of police
Of Georgetown, Pa. He was living at
1907 Arch street, Philadelphia, when
recruiting poster caught his eye and he
decided to see the world through the
medium of the U. s. marine corps travel
agency. BY stretching his five feet six
to full limit and by looking the recruit
ing officer in the eye without blushing
while he swore he was within the legal
age limit for enisting, Luke got into the
Soldiers Of the sea"
The story of Luke's adventures since
that date came out in this city, when,
while eonvalescing in large military
hospital, he got permission to visit the
headquarters Of the Knights of Colum-
bus so that he could obtain free smokes
and entertainment He got both and !
got his story.
Within few months after Luke en-.
listed he earned his first campaign rib
bon by helping to impress the might Of
Uncle Sam on some of the natives of
San Domingo. A iaunt to Haiti was next
in order, where he acquired another rib
bon.
Ii was at Belleau woods that Luke
earned the right to wear the war cross
with palm. detachment Of the ma.
rines was with a French regiment at the
time. On a little hillock well camou-
tagged by elump of bushes, two Ger.
man machine guns were splitting death
into the ranks of the French and the ma.
rines. Twelve volunteers We're called for
to storm the two nests, and Luke was
one of the twelve.
The twelve divided into two bodies,
but of the five with Luke only one got
as far as the objective with him. The
others were either killed or wounded.
Three grenades well placed by the boy
from Pennsylvania finished up the crew
of the gun he was after.
Over on the other part of the hilloclS
Luke noticed his pals" were having
tough time. He turned the gun he had
captured on the Germans still fighting
with the other bullet splitter" and not
only finished them quickly, but routed
a counter attack made by about thirty
Of the boche. Aid arrived little later,
but before that time fragments of shell
had put Thayer out Of action temporari.
". Since that time he's recovered enough
to have had the war cross pinned on him,
and he's happy, for the surgeons have
told him he'll get back into action soon.
This wouldn't be such bad old war"
said Thayer, eff only those French gen.
erals wouldn't insist on kissing guy
when they pin medal on him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Charles E. Knapp of Dsnville, farm
err, and Warren J. Knapp Of the same
town, metal polisher, have filed petit
tions in bankruptcy c. E. Knapp owes
$slsl5 and his assets of $500, all of
which is claimed exempt. His creditors
are nearly all in st. Johnsbury, the lsrg
est being the A. H. Mcleod Milling com
pany, $3.50, and D. j. and w j. Peril
gard, $l85. The liabilities Of Warren
Knapp amount to Ssl6 and he has as
sets Of $3.50, all OF which he claims is
exempt. His creditors include F. s.
Woods, st. Johnsbury, $500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
B. w. Hooker & Co.
Undertakers Best Ambulance Service

is visiting her sister, Miss Della Paige
at East Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs Il, Z. Bamforth of Port
land, Me-, are guests at Harold P. Per-
kins'
Miss Alice Hatch of Randolph has been
visiting at B, G, Bundy's.
A forest fire burned over several acres
Of woodland on the hill between Camp
brook and Gilead last Friday. The prop
erty belongs to the American Realty Co
Mrs Caroline Hatch has learned that
her grandson, Capt. Charles W. Bundy
of the coast artillery, stationed at Fort
Monroe, has been commissioned ma
She has four grandsons in the service
Real unbreakable baby dolls; Abbott's.
Bag day for Barrels hospital Thursday
Oct. 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
Do Your Christmas Shopping Early

Christmas stocks are now at the height of COM
pletion. The government asks you to do your shop
ping as early as possible. This will help you to get
good service in picking out your gifts and if there
are things you cannot find, it will give us time to
get them for you The government asks US not to
hire extra help for Christmas, as they need them
for special work We want to give you as good serv
ice as possible and by shopping early you will help
us and at the same time help yourselves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Bag day for Barrels hospital Thursday
Oct. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Pitcher for Browns

ST. LOUIS. July 20.-Robert Quinn,
business manager of the St. Louis
Browns, announced that he has signed
Joe Bennett, a right-handed pitcher.
Bennett comes from Mobile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Betteridge and Bradley
Reach Montclair Final

Albert e. Betteridge and Frank I
Bradley were the winners in the thlra
round Of the July tournament on 'he
links of the Upper Montclair COUNT!
Club, Montclair, n j., yesterday; me
pair will play in the final round nei'
Saturday.
Betteridge was an easy winner ovsi
Thomas X. Gardner by 6 up and , "
play. Bradley defeated John B. ho!s'
ford by l up in nineteen-hole naten'.
A tie was the result of the Class :
sweepstakes competition. Albert !,
Schiller and Thomas H. Cockehsn
were deadlockcd, with low net score,
Of SO. J. T. Woodward won the Glass;
sweepstakes competition, with q eS''
of 91-26-65.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
National Singles Net Title
Tourney to Aid War Fund

return and they continued at intervals
until this summer
"humagae was working in Toxic. and
when his firm, Mitsubishi GOSH Kai-
sha, decided that he was ready for
transfer they sent him to the New
York branch. Fortunately this came
just now. giving an opportunity for
hlm to compete in some tournaments
this season."
National Doables in August
Announcements of the national dou
bles championship have been sent out
by Nathaniel w. Niles, chairman of
the tournament committee of the Long
wood Cricket Clp of Boston, where
the tournament will begin August ~
Entries will close August 9 and must
be made with Richard bishop, secretary,
Postoffice Box 1887, Boston. The pro
ceeds will go to the War Department
commission on Training Camp Activi-
ties. Headquarters for players will be
at the Hotel Lenox and Edwin Sheafe
Will act as referee
The boys and junior tennis centre
championships for Boston will he
played the same week. beginning Au-
gust IA. Winners will be eligible to
play for the national titles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Steps Into Limelight by
Winning 300-Yard Event
at Throg's Neck

Eileen Riggin, of the Women's
Swimming Association. is New York's
latest aquatic child prodigy. Twelve
years old and small even for her age,
as she stands four feet six inches and
weighs only 70'a pounds, this remark
able little water sprite stepped into
the lmelight last Sunday by winning
30O-yard handicap swim for women
at Throg's Neck, on Long Island
Sound. Not only did she defeat sew
eral full grown rivals who started
from the same mark, but she covered
the course only two seconds slower
than the scratch girl. Miss Rita Green
field, former metropolitan champion.
Eileen's remarkable display of ability
is the more amazing in that she had
never before entered a race longer
than fifty yards or competed against
adults. Furthermore. she did not start
to learn a modern stroke until last
winter, yet she swan a faultless six
beat double trudgeon crawl In the race,
and more than one expert who wit
messed her work declared her form
as perfect as that of any champion
mermaid in the field
Eileen does not confine her efforts
to free style swimming. She is ex
pert at the back stroke, in under
water swimming and plunging for dis
lance, and she is fast developing skill
at fancy diving.
Norman Ross, of San Francisco.
worlds champion swimmer, is now
full-hedged birdman. News comes
from Rockwell Field, San Diego, that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Wheat Grows i'm InieId
Of Juarez Racing Plant

JUAREz, Mex, July 2o.-The $500,
600 racing plant which vas built here
nine years ago by Matt j. VIM, of
Louisville, KY, and several other in
huentlai American turfmen, is now
simply a monument to an atone time
successful sporting enterprise. A.
though the big plant is kept In repair
for Mexican holiday celebrations. the
entire inheld is planted to whea. by
Mexican laborers, who now use the big
pumps that supplied the stables and
other buildings with water in former
years, simply to irrigate the soil they
till.
When the Mexican revolution start
ed racing was interrupted, and finally
abandoned on account of the inability
of the track patrons and others inter
ested to obtain passports from the
American side
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21


beat this season for national A A n
championship laurels in fancy diving.
She gave beautiful exhibition in capt
urlng the metropolitan title in the
Brighton Winter Pool week ago, and
ran up the handsome total Of 1888
points, equallng the score turned in
last summer by Miss Aileen Allen, Of
the Los Angeles A. c., in securing Tho
national crown at Rye Beach.
Dayton, Ohio, has produced girl
swimmer of wonderful promise in Miss
Dorothy Law, -year-old mem
Der of the local Y. W. C. A. Although a
novice last spring, she has lately fig
ured prominently in several district
championships for women, and thrashed
lUo YARDS IN the clinking time of l
improving she should very soon be
bidding for national titles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
West Side Club Plans to
Erect Grandstand to Seat
100 Persons

Plans for the national singles cham
pionship have been considered at a
special meeting of the tournament
committee of the West Side Tennis
Club called by the president, Charles
S. Landers. Julian S. Myrick, vice
president Of the United States Ma
tlonal Lawn Tennis Association, repre-
scented the association committee in
charge of the championship
A grandstand seating 1,7oo will be
erected and additional seating facii-
ties will be provided to accommodate
the gallery expected for the tourna-
ment. Season tickets emitting the
holder to admission and a grandstand
seat for all matches, will be sold at
the same price as in other seasons
IS Application for these tickets must
be made before August IL to Harry
Parker, treasurer, 101 Park Avenue.
Single tickets, including seat, will be
sold each day at the grounds only for
81.
The proceeds of this tournament will
be turned over to the War Department
ties, and every effort is being made to
secure the largest possible sum for
this fund. This money is used to pro-
vide tennis equipment for men In mill
tsry service both in the United States
and abroad.
kumagae to Play
The committee is already working
~ secure the entry of the leading
players now in this country and there
- reason to believe that the matches
will not lack the interest of other sea-
sons. The fact that Ichiya Kumagae,
who ranks fifth. has reached the East
provides feature that is bound to
attract followers Of tennis. Judging
from his record of 1916 he should be
strong contender for the national
championship, although predictions are
unwise until his present form is de-
termined.
Commenting on Kumagae's return to
the United States. Mr.. Myrick said that
1.-The United States National Lawn Ten
mis- Association is glad that so fine
sportsman as Kumagae has taken up
his residence here, and the association
welcomes his entry in the national
championships and other tournaments
played under it's auspices"
h~n Kumagae went back to Japan
In 1916 he told his friends here that
he hoped to visit the United States
again" said MIR. Myrick, land in let
ters to officials Of the National Asso-
citation and other friends he has re-
pestedly expressed the same wish. Even
DUNG the winter of 1867 reports
came frequently that he was about to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Eileen Riggin, T7CelUe- Yenr-OM Girl
Ne70 York; Latest Child Aquatic PRODIGY

he recently passed all required tests
and was awarded the distinctive wings
OF a pilot in Uncle Sans aviation
corps. He will shortly receive his
commits sion.
The women's annual Golden Gate
SWIM, won few days ago by Miss
Frances Cowells, of San Francisco, ap-
pears to have been as much test of
grit and stamina as Of speed High
seas, extremely cold water and a
sweeping cross tide made conditions
so bad that fifteen of the twenty-three
starters were forced to abandon the
contest before completing the course.
1t took Miss Cowclls l hour Ia minutes
20 seconds to finish, although she has
made the trip under half an hour in
fair weather.
The 220-yard worlds swimming rec
ord of 2 minutes 2l2-5 seconds. set
recently in Chicago by Perry Nc
Gillivray, Of the Great Lakes Naval
Station, in defeating Duke Kahana-
moku, OF Honolulu. ranks among the
most notable achievements in the his
tory OF water sports. The time beats
by 2 AS seconds McGillivray's own
former International open water stand
ard, and cut Of nearly three seconds
at a classic distance constantly me-
gotiated by the foremost watermen Of
all countries is truly sensational.
Ludy LANCER, worlds swimming rec
ordist, formerly of Los Angeles. more
recently of Honolulu, is ncv n the
service and stationed at Camp Gordon,
ga. he returned to coinpa' ca last
week after yeer of inactivity. and
attended Red Cross water carnival at
Atlanta. literally running away with a
220-yard race in minutes AZ seconds
Miss Josephine Bartlett, of the New
York Women's s. A. will be hard to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Trip to Front Shows
Strength of Baseball

at takes trip to the front to fully
realize that baseball is the national
game of America" says Harry R.
Stringer, Of the War Department Com
mission on Training Camp Activities,
who has just returned from making a
survey of the recreational and relief
facilities among the overseas force. He
might have added that it is fast becom
ing an international sport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Soldiers Get Tennis Courts

Lawn tennis men now in trainine
With the National Army at Camp In,
ton will hereafter have courts of their
own. The Knights Of Columbus has
completed two fast courts adjoining The
Knights headquarters, at Eighth Street
and Upton Boulevard The X. Of q
slogan. Everybody Welcome. Everv-
thing Free" will prevail in regard to
the use Of the courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Miss ROSenthnZ and
Jones Win G0FMatch
Defeat Miss Stirling National Champion, and Adair BY
z Up in Interesting Exhibition Staged for Red
Cross Benefit at Wykagyl Links

very interesting exhibition Of at the wv
Country Club yesterday the Red match in b Nj
Bobby defeated Miss String A 49,
and Adar points, pav
caddy privileges auoned off nv Fr
String Roenthal went nov.
Bobby brought $50 and Perry Adar at s IT,
money donated Red Cross and the general
collection of the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
British Chess Champion
Injured in Air Raid

j. IL. Blackburne, the professional
chess champion of Great Britain now
IN his seventy-sixth year, and his wife
were severely shaken up in recent
air raid. Mrs. Blackburne was thrown
down by the force of the explosion
and the veteran International PLAYER
was rendered temporarily deaf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Double Bill at Olympic Fiel

Two games will be played at Olynpa
Field, 136th Street and Fifth Ave c,us
this afternoon. The Chevroley Gies
from Tarrytown, will tackle the ".
coin Giants, and the Naval Rese''"
will play the Lincoln Giants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

THE illustration below Norman Ross world
champion middle distance swimmer. Fanny Durak
best OF Australias aquatic artists Norman
the perfect poe equilibrium makes him valuable air
bird to the American Army and in Of his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

remarkable skill he able shift position
other before striking the Durack and another
traln touring the United States, meeting all
swimming Miss Durack worldwide
her achievements Olympic
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
ELIOTS CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY DOINGS
Springtin1e Benefits Marked BY
Originality; Washington Women
Buy-and SeH-Libety Bonds

the local campaign Is in the capable
Is chairman OF the Washington wom-
ans Liberty loan committee. She'sna
host in herself. a wonderful executive
and a very graceful, charming wom-
an, and she's gathered a corps OF nns
women about her. Mrs. Marshall. the
Vice Presidents wife, and the women
OF the Cabinet are taking turns pre-
siding at the Liberty loan sales table
at the headquarters. and many other
prominent women are helping In vari-
Gus ways.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, for instance.
IL "in command Of ErOua OF enterpris-
Ing worren who are canvaSsins the bis
hotels aEd reports that the was the cni-
ployes are meeting the demand upon
thid l. most inspiring. Her aids are
Miss Sarah Lee. who has tns Laflyetfs.
Mrs George Becker. the Raleigh; Mrs
Edward Carpenter. tho Willard: Mrs.
Charles Mum. the Washington. and
Mrs. W. NJ Thompson and Mrs. Allen
Dougherty. the Shoreham-
Mrs. Longworth is more attractive
than ever. to my thinking. and thai
beautiful low voice she has stands her in
good stead. she Is most enthusiastic
over her work. The chairman OF head
quarters Of the woman's Committee il
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner. who, as q
member Of the inaugural committee. led
the woman's section IN the last inaugural
parade. Mrs. Atlee Pomerene Is one OF
the speakers in behalf OF the loan. Il
was she. in fact, who spoke yesterday
when the bronze replica Of the Liberty
Bells was set in place in front OF the
Liberty loan headquarters
Another interesting woman who II do
ing much good work in connection with
the local drive is Mrs. Stephe7 G. Por-
ter. wife OF Congressman Porter Of
Pennsylvania, who has charge Of the
house to house campaign. She Is assist
ed by Mrs. Gertrude Higginson Dorr.
Mrs. Porter brings to Washington the
great gift OF executive ability and the
fruits OF experience in conducting q
highly successful campaign in Pitts
burgh. her home. in the Second Liberty
loan drive. She proposes to comb the
town." and Is organizing a COMMITTEES
OF clever women to help her.
Miss Mary Synon-she Is the treasurer
Of the National Woman's Liberty Loan
committee has, Of late. been Mrs. Nc
Adoo's "Fidus Achates." accompanying
her whenevc- she speaks and keeping
account Of the amounts pledged She's
one OF the really brilliant and worth
while women who have come to Wash
ington to help Uncle Sam. and she's
living disproof of the generally accepted
belief that an artist u necessarily vision
ary or impractical Miss Synon. who
ranks high as a novelist and writer OF
short stories. is doubtless blessed with
temperament. but she's by no means i'm
practical, as her success in the role OF
treasurer Of the committee proves.
Fondly Yours.
JEAN ELIOT.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14

Cicogne division for Ave months be-
what he calls aerial vision" He re-
CARDS his painting as a new art and
warns those who view his pictures to
put themselves in the attitude OF an
observer viewing an aerial flight from
another airplane.
Today comes a bit OF news which
has almost the Importance IF White
House announcement, the annorTcs-
ment of the engagement of President
Wilson's niece. Alice Wilson. to the
Rev. J. 5. McElroy. ir.. OF Columbus,
Ca. Miss Wilson. who is the daugh-
ter OF the Presidents only brother.
Joseph r. Wilson. OF Baltimore. has
visited at the White House and has
many friends in Washington. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Miss Wilson is a Tennesses girl. In
1915 the family moved to baltimore.
Mr.. Wilson having been made man
ager OF the Business Development
Department OF the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company. Mr.
McElroy H. the son of the Rev. I. S.
MCElroy u. D.. OF Columbus. one OF
the most prominent pastors in the
Southern Presbyterian Church. He
the sOn-will be graduated next
month from the Union Theological
Seminary at Richmond. Va. after
which he will enter upon his minis
terial work. He has been assigned by
the Southern Presbyterian Board Of
Foreign Missions to work Ia Japan.
The appointment will take effect in
1920 The Wilson and McElrnv fami-
lies have been friends for years.