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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
CIVIL WAR HERO SUCCUMBS

Minneapolis, March 21.-Gen. Louis
A. Grant, distinguished Civil war hero,
died at his residence, 1873 Rustic
Lodge avenue, I'm his ninetieth year
General Grant served as assistant
secretary of war and acting secretary
of war under President Harrison. He
was given medal by Congress in
recognition of distinguished gallantry
In the Civil war. He served with the
Army of the Potomac In all its en-.
gagements after that Of Bull Run
He was twice wounded. He had lived
IN Minneapolis 80 years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
U. s. Red Cross Win french a..titude

Paris, March 21.-The French press
Is unanimous in expressions of graft
tude and praise for the admirable
work performed by the American Red
Cross Friday following explosions at
La Courneuve. Alfred Capus, in a
leading article in lie Figaro, says:
"ever shall we forget the admirable
devotion and self-sacrifice of the
American Red Cross for our wounded
at La Courneuve. They obeyed to the
purest sentiment of fraternity which
hence fcrthward shall unite France
and the United States
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
i. I. !. 4. 4. + !. + = \ i. I.
Holland Replies; U. S.
Is Ready To Take Ships

: Washington, March 21.-Hol-
: lands reply in the shipping
: negotiations has been received.
+ The American government pre-
: pared to take over the ships.
; The nature of the reply was
+ not disclosed pending the issu-
!. ance Of proclamation by Pres
!. ident Wilson, which had been
|. prepared in advance and was
!. awaiting only news Of the con-
+ clusion Of negotiations In Lon
+ don.
, I. I. I. 1. i + + + 1. i. + +
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
FEAR FOE MOVE ON MOSCOW
Russians Anxious Over Apparent En-.
veIoping Campaign.

London, March 21.-various re-
ports from Russia indicate the great.
est anxiety over what appears to be
an enveloping movement the Austro-
German forces are carrying out
against Moscow. There Is talk Of
moving the government, according to
these advices, to Sarjov, $50 miles
southeast, or to Nichni Novgorod, 265
miles northeast OF Moscow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
FALL OF PETROGRAD NEAR
Germans Approach Former Capital
No Defense Expected.

London, March 21.-The fall Of Pet
.ograd is imminent.
German troops, probably advancing
along the Baltic coast fyom Narva and
northeast of Pskov and Dvinsk, are
nearing the Russian metropolis, &C.
cording to dispatches received in Lon.
. don.
The population Is said to be pas.
sively awaiting the coming OF the In.
vaders. and there are no indications
the Bolsheviki authorities will attempt
to oppose the Germans before giving
up the city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
No Vote in Chicago on Saloons.

board has ruled that the petition Of
the Chicago dry faction submitting
the question of making the city anti
saloon territory to the voters at the
election of April was invalid because
ii did not contain the required number
OF legal signatures.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-21
BILL GIVES POWER TO WILSON
overman Measure FavorabIy Report.
ed by Committee.

Washington, March 21.-Retaining
substantially the legislation asked by
President Wilson to give him broad
powers to recognize and coordinate
government departments and agen-
cies in prosecuting the war. the Over.
man bill, advanced as an administra-
tion substitute for the senate mill.
tary committees war cabinet and mu.
nitions director measures, has been
ordered favorably reported by the
senate judiciary committee.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
NEW UIM, BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL
JNO. SCHNEIDER PURCHASES
SCHMUCKER BRIG. PROPERTY
Valuable Buildings And Location
Sold at Sheriff's Sale To Close
Up Affairs.

Friday morning at 10 o'clock Emil
Frenzel, receiver of the New Ulm Brew
ing and Mailing Co. sold that corpora
TONS equity in the brewery building to
John Schneider for the sum OF $3.50.
The right sold is the equity of redemption
that the corporation had in the property,
it having been previously sold under
mortgage foreclosure sale. This sale
was later approved by Judge Olson and
the property now belongs to John
Schneider, subject to a foreclosure lien
for the sum of $3.50 with interest since
November 8, 1917, held by Charles H.
Stuebe of this city. The property had
been previously sold and bid in by
Charles Hauser, July %, 1917 for the
sum of $1.00. With the amout paid
for the equity Of redemption and the
amount necessary to redeem from the
foreclosure sales, the property will stand
Mr.. Schneider approximately $8,O00
Just what the. property is to be used for
is not known at the present time but
certainly some business should be found
which could make use of this desirably
and admirably located business property
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
HOSPITAL AID SOCIETY ~.
GROWING VERY RAPIDLY
Membership of Five Hundred Seen
AS Easy and Early Possibility
By Association

Members of the Union Hospital
Ladies Aid Association held their an
nual meeting at Gebser's Hall Monday
afternoon. The work was conducted
IN both the English and the German
languages. 1t was announced that the
$5 prize which Mrs. Maltzahn had
offered to the lady who would secure
the most new members had been won
by Mrs. f. H. Retzlaff who reported
ia new members. Mrs. Retzlaff turned
the prize money over to the Young
Ladies Society of the Lutheran church
who are decorating a room at the
hospital. Mrs. H.. F. Schrader came
second on the list with 10 new names.
Mrs. Maltzahn, Mrs. Retzlaff and Mrs.
Schrader were given vote of thanks
for their untiring efforts for the Union
Hospital. The increase in member
ship is so encouraging that the 500 goal
now seems not far distant.
The president thanked the members
OF the committee who arranged the
social afternoon at Turner Hall which
was so much enjoyed by the members
of the Association.
1t was voted to give the annual
Memorial Day dinner at Turner Hall
and committee of IA was decided upon
to make the arrangements.
The City Council has promised to
install light at the corner of Broadway
and South 7th Street..
The matter of preferred stock of the
Hospital Association was discussed and
it was reported that large block of this
stock had already been disposed of.
Sincere regret was expressed by the
| Association at the death of Mrs. O. c.
Stricken who had been an active mem.
Der Of the society.
The meeting was most enthusiastic
and the ladies feel much encouraged
about their work, as the interest is keer
everywhere:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
CITY POSSESSES A
: WHITE ELEPHANT
BUILDINGS ON WORATSCHKA
CORNER PROMISE TO BE
A BILL OF EXPENSE
JUNIOR PIONEERS SAID TO BE
INTERESTED IN THE OLD
FORSTER PROPERTY

| 1t looks very much as tho the city
would have to pay out money to get the
buildings removed from the Woratschka
corner rather than have any salvage
as it was supposed by great number
of people there would be. At an ad-
journed meeting Of the council held
Monday evening four bids were re-
ceived and considered but no action was
taken.
Bids Very Low.
There was a bid of Fred Pfaender in
the sum of $53 for the restaurant now
occupied by Frank Schleif. There were
three bids for the Woratschka barn,
Fritz Reuter- offering 1852; H. C. Vogel,
$126 and Otto J. Penkert $3.50. The
council took no action and the matter
will be taken up and considered at a
subsequent meeting. There we're no
bids on the former Steinhauser and
Groebner properties. i:
Want Museum Building. ~"
Albert Steinhauser appeared before
the council and suggested that before
selling the old Forster property, which
is of historic value, the council should
wait until the Junior Pioneers have their
annual meeting at which time the
question of purchasing this property for
museum purposes could be submitted.
There appeared also at the meeting
DR.. J. P. Graft and Frank H. Niemann
who desire permits to connect with the
public sewer in a manner not quite in
conformity with the existing ordinance.
Both seemed cases where the strict pro-
visions of the ordinance should be re-
laxeu. The matter was disposed of by
referring it to the street committee with
full power to act.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
NEW ULM SOLDIER
CALLED BY DEATH
BENJAMIN SEIFERT, SON OF
CHRIST SEIFERT DIES
IN ENGLAND
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT WHILE
WORKING IN AVIATION
TRAINING CORPS

First of the casualties among New
Tim drafted men comes the news of the
death of young Benjamin Seifert, son of
Christ Seifert of this city who received
word Saturday evening that his son
Benjamin had come to his death in
England. The telegram sent Mr..
Seifert from the War Department at
WASHINGTON reads as follows:
Washington, April 6.
Mr.. Christ Seifert,
New Ulm, MINI.
We deeply regret to inform you that
it is officially reported that Corporal
Benjamin J. Seifert, aero squadron,
died Of aeroplane accident, April End.
M. C. Cain, Adjt. Gen'l
1t will be noted that the telegram does
not convey any definite information as
to where the boy was nor how he came
to his death.
In England But Two Weeks
About two weeks ago Mr.. Seifert
had received a post card from his son
notifying him of his safe arrival in
England and the news of the sons
death SO shortly afterwards came as a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
Y0LUNTBERSLBAYE
FOR AERO SCHOOL
ENLISTED MEN TO BE TRAINED
FOR AERIAL SERVICE AT
CINCINNATI
SIX co FROM NEW ULM; THREE
FROM SLEEPY EYE; FOUR
FROM HANSKA

Sunday afternoon, escorted to the
station by the ENRICHMENT Band and
a goodly number of citizens, 10 young
men of Brown County left New Ulm
for Cincinnati where they will enter the
State University to prepare themselves
as mechanicians in the U. S. aero service.
They were all volunteers, altho the most
of them were subject to draft. A short
time ago the local board received orders
from the Adjutant General directing
them to induct 13 men of Brown County
into this service, volunteers if possible.
If not enuf volunteers were secured,
then the balance of the quota should be
secured in the usual manner, the order
read. According to the order calling
them into service, they were requested
to supply themselves with blanket,
one sweater and suit of working
clothes.
Men Who Enlisted
Those who entrained Sunday after
noon at $3.50 for Cincinnati were: VIM.
K. Borchert, Henry Dietz, J. A. Garrow,
Waldemar Jahnke, Stanley Koehler and
Paul Winkelmann of this city, VIM. P.
Pingel, Alva Rosecrans and Joseph
G. Sellner of Sleepy Eye, Gustav Ellison,
Norman F. Jacobson and John B. Ouren
of Hanska and Henry A. Hanson of
Linden. -. n $3.50 .% ~
Others Leaving Daily
Oscar Spelbrink, son of Christ Spell
brink of this city left Monday for St.
Peter where he joined Nicollet County's
quota which was sent to Pittsburgh,
Pa. for similar service.
Frank Niemann, Jr., and Jessie Olson
who recently enlisted will leave today
for Jefferson barracks where they will
join the engineering corps and Dafford
Leary will leave next Sunday for service
in the signal corps.
- =
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10

thunderbolt from a clear sky and Mr..
Seifert and the rest of the family are
simply Frustrated with grief. Benjamin
was bright, CHEEKY young fellow whose
going leaves a dreadful vacancy in the
family circle that none can fill.
Spent Young Manhood Here.
The deceased was born in the Town
of Milford March 4, 1895, as the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Seifert and was
therefore only % years old when he met
his tragic death in the service of his
country. About 7 years ago he came
to New Ulm with the family and attended
the New Ulm public schools and later
graduated from the high school. He
worked for time in a garage and then
attended the Mankato Commercial Col
lege and then worked for the Patterson
Mercantile CO. He was teller in bank
in which they were interested and they
afterwards sent him to Montana and to
Valley City, N. D. to take charge of
their bookkeeping in their establishment
there They found him very bright
and capable young fellow and his chances
for advancement were the best, when he
was called in the first draft.
Crafted In North Dakota.
He was drafted from North Dakota
and left with the first contingent in the
middle of September last year. Before
leaving for Camp Dodge he came here
and visited with his folks for about a
week. While doing duty in the cam
tonments in this country he drove a
motor truck a great part OF the time
and it is believed by his relatives and
friends here that he showed such ability
along these lines that he was taken into
the aviation service.
Buried Abroad.
Efforts are being made to have the
body brought home for interment but
it is doubtful if this can be done until
aft er the end of the war
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
SAFFERT & GUGISBERG PLANT
is GROWING VERY RAPIDLY

Accountant Hartmann of Milwaukee
is busy at present auditing the books Of
the Saffert & Gugisberg Construction
Co. The company is growing rapidly
and employs thirty-six men. They are
building a large addition to the plant
on the east side Of the present office
building and have sufficient orders on
hand to keep the force busy thruout the
season. They ship an immense amount
of their product to points along both
roads: They plan to operate practically
the year round and are making arrange
ments for heating their plant SO that this
may be done. ....
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
COUNTY AGENT ON JOB

Mr.. Ben Rieke of West Newton, who
was elected as county agent for Sibley
county, at the recent meeting Of the
Sibley County Farm Bureau Associa-
ton, arrived here Tuesday and is get
ting located in his Office at the court
house, preparatory to getting down to
business. Mr.. Rieke is a live wire and
will make the Office Of county agent
we'll worth it's establishment. Gaylord
Hub. sE2jfs .s3s
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10

Now is the time to be very careful
about fires. Remember that while a
fire is always wicked waste Of property,
in this time Of war, fires are looked upon
with more than usual suspicion and the
loyal as well as the "disloyal'' are open
to suspicion. Watch your fires.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
Buried Abroad.

Efforts are being made to have the
body brought home for interment but
it is doubtful if this can be done until
aft er the end of the war
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10

Recently fire destroyed machinery
shed and about $4,000 worth of machin-
cry, grain, fenceposts, ETC., on the farm
owned by H. R. Werring in the town Of
Eden. The renter, Mr.. O'Toole, was
burning up some rubbish and sparks
therefrom set fire to the machine shed
and granary. ~ 2 -. .s@ t-,@s <
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Automobile Touring

Those who wish TO make pleasure tours
In England or on tho Continent must
content themselves for the present with
reading about the delights OF such way
or spending vacation. Robert Shack
leton's Touring Great Britain" will
answer the purpose admirably for those
VINO would like TO know In advance
about what can be done by way Of vis-
Jung places OF interest In England and
scotland In an automobile. Mr.. Shack
Teton has described what four persons
uid and saw In the course OF six weeks.
PERSONS OF moderate means will be cu-
rlous 10 know something about the cost
OF such n method OF seeing n country
Mr. Shackleton has fortunately told
tnen' lie found II cheaper to buy a
new automobile In England than 10
ship one from this country. He planned
10 travel three thousand miles, so before
buying the car he advertised in the
newspapers of the city at which the
tour was TO end that on such n date A
car whlch had been run only three
thousand miles would be for sale. He
round a purchaser before he bsuRht the
car, ana the purchaser was willing 10
give within s175 OF the first cost, IN
cIuuins the amount sacrificed In this
way the cost OF gasoline and oil and
snnuar thinss. the transportation OF the
railway fares for the same distance
now that this Columbus Of CHEAP tour.
ing mas pointed the way. It is likely that
wnen peace comes many others will
iollow his example. In the meantime
tney would do well to read what he has
10 say about routes. hotels and sights
TOURING GREAT BRITAIN. ny Rober,
Sshnaackleton. Illustrated with photoEraphs'
pnpw e'pnia; "a The Penn Publishing Com
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Sidney McCalPs Pollyanna

Sidney McCall--her real name Is Mary
Mcneil Fenollosa--who jumped into
fame few years through the popular
ity OF Truth Dexter" a novel that be-
came best seller. has been pollyanna-
ing in her latest book, Sunshine Beg
gars." 1t is described by the publishers
as "a story radiant with optimism" This
is a good phrase. but 1t is not accurately
descriptive of the book. Yet It will an
swer we'll enough. Sunshine Beggars'
is about little girl who went to live
with her widowed stepmother after her
grandmother had died Both she and her
pet collie were unwelcome and she had a
hard time. She made friends with an
Italian family that lived in the neighbor-
hood and also with an old fisherman
and his wife who occupied houseboat
at the wharf. A rich man lives next
door to the italians and his little girl
makes faces at the Italian children.
There Is comedy and near-tragedy, but
everything turns out all right at the end.
1t is a story that will interest children
and amuse their parents.
SUNSHINE BEGGARS. BY sidney Mccall
Boston Little, Brown Co. $780,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
The Wiles of Willy

When the Gear Of Russia was deposeo
among the papers found in his palace
was series of kilograms that he had
received from the Kaiser from June. 1904.
to August, 1907, together with copies OF
some OF his own replies. They were
written in English and signed respec'
lively, willy" and "Nicky." Herman
Bernstein secured copies OF them while
he was in Petrograd and sent them to
tho New York Herald which printed
them. They revealed the Kaiser as un.
scrupulously scheming to use the Car
for his own purposes, and the two
monarchs plotting together with no re-
gard to the will Of their nations. The
series OF dispatches would have occa-
stoned no surprise II they had been
written by monarchs three or four hum
dred years ago, when democracy was
nothing more than n name In Europe.
The kilograms have been printed II,
book form with a letter from Colonel
Roosevelt calling attention TO their
Significance. and with an introduction
by Mr.. Bernstein explaining the politi
cal conditions involved In the plots OF
the two monarchs. The book ought TO
he In the library OF every one VINO
wishes 10 understand what II means TO
make the world safe for democracy,
THE WIILY-NICKY CoRRESPONDENCE
Relng the secret and intimate kilograms
exchanged between the Kaiser and the
Tsar. by Herman Bernstein. Win
foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. New
York; Alfred 4. knopt. 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
The Home Rule Con-
ventiOn

What the deliberations of the Irish
convention will bring forth as con-
structive basis OF harmony In the
Emerald Isle and n settlement OF Its
most distressing problem is still on the
knees of the gods. A small book, THE
Irish Home Rule Convention" covers
from several standpoints the widely di-
yergent issues that the assembly is en-
deavorng to compromise into an accept
able policy for self-governing Ireland.
John Quinn. an eloquent and patriotic
sh-American, contributes an interest
ing compilation of the position of many
Celts toward the European war as 1t
affects Ireland. He also discusses Sim
Fein and the Faster Dublin revolution.
George w. Russell's "a. E,) Thoughts
for Convention" "A sane and moving
discussion of the principles underlying
home rule. Is reprinted in the volume.
Finally comes Sir Horace Plunkett's "a
Defense of the Convention" Sir Horace
was the unanimous choice of the dele
gates for chairman Of the assembly.
Ulster, Irish. English and American
viewpoints are stated and argued In the
book, which is not partisan.
THE IRISH HOME RULE CONVENTION.
New York: The Macmillan Company.
DOC.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
FELLOWSHIP THE GREAT QUALITY
LACKING IN ORGANIZED SOCIETY
J. b. Beresford Has Created Character Who
Tries to Learn What Is the Matter With
the World-A Big Book

ct AM glad that serious books are
L increasing in popularity" Doctor
McFabre remarked as his eyes rested
on volume on my library table which
bore the title, "NV. Il. Ford. A Biog-
raphy." IL saw statement the other
day that out of the total number of
books published in the United States
last year the proportion of fiction was
considerably smaller than ten years
ago"
II was talking with a publisher re.
Gently" said I. "who told me that the
fiction which had appeared in book
form had not been selling very well.
The reason, however, was not that the
public is not interested in novels. but
that so many of the novel reader buy
the magazines for the stories. that
they do not buy the books. But ! sup.
pose 1t is a fact that nonfiction is in
creasing in popularity"
owen came in at this point with
Professor Perkins, of the University.
Hello" exclaimed the professor.
81 see you are reading w. Il. Ford,
| too. Great book, isn't it?"
THE doctor hasn't said it yet. but
he has been wondering whether the
Ford of the book is kinsman OF the
Ford of the flivver." said ]. "He thinks
it is u real biography, or a biography
of real man."
"But you know | haven't read it,"
the clergyman explained, a little def
antly.
"It is nothing but novel, DOCTOR"
said !, with a chuckle.
| Maybe it is all right to camouflage
| books in such a way" he replied, but
| don't like false pretenses."
"Why, doctor, you surprise me-"
/ Perkins remarked. You know that
| there are scores of great novels that
masquerade as biographies and his.
| tories, from Robinson Crusoe' down.
Some of them pretend to be autobiog.
raphies."
The clergyman settled glumly back
! in his chair and silently puffed his
cigar.
"This book about Ford" Perkins
continued, 'is one of the most interest
ing books I ever read. His theories of
education and his experiments with a
cchool in which those theories were
applied ought to be read by every
teacher and by every parent. They are
not wholly new, for Comenius, as he
admits, elaborated similar views long
ago"
"Comenius?" asked owen. who's
he?'
"Ie was one of the greatest and
most famous educational reformers of
the seventeenth century" Perkins ex
planned. "He was born in Moravia and
became a preacher for the Moravian
4 Brethren and devoted himself 10
preaching and teaching. He attempted
to organize the entire field of human
knowledge so as to bring 1t in outline
within the grasp of children"
"I'll have to look the fellow up in
the public library" said owen, who
makes it a practice to inform himself
on any subject in which he finds he is
ignorant.
"It will be worth while" said Per
kins. THE 300th anniversary of his