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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23

Peking, Feb. %. - Bolsheviki from
Russian Turkestan, AZ well a. Ger
mans and Turks, are infiaming the
Chinese Mohommedan population Of
the province of Sin Kiang, Chinese
Turkestan, against the government.
according to q report from General
Yang Tseng-Sin. governor Of the prov
ince. The general warns the govern
ment that arms and ammunition are
being supplied by the enemy. He
aays there are prospects OF Mohom'
medan rebellion similar to the 90
which began In 1884,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
SENATE WITHHOLDS POWER
Badger Soions Refuse Governor Right
to Name Senator.


Madison, Wis, Feb. 23.-The fight
Of Governor Prioipp In the Wisconsin
legislature for power to appoint a sue
cessor to the late United States Sem
ator Husting reached a crisis and
practically complete defeat of the gov
ernor resulted when resolution CIV
Ing him the power OF appointment
was defeated in the Senate, 81 to 8,
only Burke, Cunningham and Roethe
supporting it. Almost at the same mo-
ment the resolution of Assemblyman
Otto calling upon the governor to Is
sue writs for special election April 2.
was sent to the assembly and passed
by vote of 80 to TO- II was imme-
diately referred to the senate, where
1t was killed by a vote of II to 13.
Governor Philip refused to make
any statement. but the belief was
freely expressed by legislators that
he would not call q special election
OF his own volition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
Shin LOADING she'll. Take. Fire.

An Atlantic Port. Feb. 23.-An army
freight steamship being loaded with
shell parts and steel for transport to
France caught fire here. The flames
started in the boiler room and spread
to the engine room where their prog
ress was checked by flooding the com.
partment with steam after water and
chemicals had failed to extinguigh
them. Federal agents are investigat.
ing, questioning members OF the crew
and laborers loading the vessel. The
fire is the second one on steamshipo
q this port within dve days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
NEW YANKEE UNITS IN FRAY

XIII One German, Capture Another
Presence Just Made Known.
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 23.-In a patrol fight, Americans
from units under instruction In the
famous Chemin des Danes sector
killed one German and captured an
other. One American was slightly
wounded.
This is the first time 1t has been
permitted to reveal that new Amerf-
can units have entered the line. The
troops have been there for some time,
suffering slight casualties, but their
presence was kept secret until 1t was
certain the enemy knew they were
there.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
WARNS OF PATCHED UP PEACE
French Ambassador Recalls That
Washington Never Wavered.

Washington, Feb. 23-The Allies
must beware Of "a patched up. bastard
peace" French Ambassador Jules Jus.
serand declared here in a George
Washington anniversary address to
Sons and Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Washington, he said, had never
wavered, never thought of such a
peace.
THE seeds of Justice" the ambas-
sador said, will spring up from the
blood soaked trenches of Europe"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
U. S. to Seize All Salmon.

Bellingham, Wash, Feb. 23.-E. B.
Deming, salmon administrator for the
federal government. has announced
that by order of the food administra-
tor, all of the unsold salmon stock in
the United States would be requisi'
toned for the United States army
Telegraphic orders to withhold dis
posal OF unsold salmon have beer
sent to the different packers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
ALL MUST WORK TOGETHER
Open Shop Conditions Ordered BY
McAdoo on Railroads.

Washington, Feb. 23.-In a general
order designed to clarity the relations
between the Railroad administration
and employees of the roads, Director
General McAdoo emphasized that Of
ficials and workmen no longer are
serving q private interest, but the
government and the public only, and
that all must work together for the
common object of defeating Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
URGES LESS WAR AIMS TALK
vIscount Miner Says Allies Are
Fighting for Lives.

Fighting for Lives.
London, Feb. 23.-Viscount Miner,
member of the var cabinet, speaking
at Plymouth, deprecated too much
talk about war aims.
Until peace negotiations are
reachcd," he said, I'VE are fighting
for our lives and the very existence
of the free nations of Western Europe.
AZ result Of the collapse of Russia
the military party Of Germany is
again firmly In the saddle. Doubtless
many Of the people Of Germany loathe
the continuance Of bloodshed for
mere ,aggressions, but at present they
are quite powerless."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. %. - Federal
Judge T. III. Cotterel has decided in
favor of the United States govern
ment in handing down a decision in
the famous river bed oil property case
involving hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars in Oil lands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
GERMAN RECRUITS MUTINY
XIII Several Officers When Recruit 10
Sabered, 10 Report.

Amsterdam. Feb. 23.-German re
cruits in camp at Beverloo, Belgium
e. miles east of Brussels), have mu-
tinted, and shot several officers after
one OF the latter had sabered SOL
der, 1t is reported from the frontier.
A number Of the mutineers are said
to have been courtmartialed and shot.
Kaiser Wilhelm will go to Reval and
Warsaw, II was reported here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
HOLD OWN IN BIG GUN DUEL
American Workmanship More Effec-
tive Than That OF Foe.


With the American Army In France,
Feb, 23.- The artillery duel continues
night and day. The enemy Is firing
an even greater number of shells. but
only small damage has been done to
the American lines. American shells,
on the other hand. appear to be hit
ting important enemy positions with
regularity, except when a ground haze
obscures observation.
Activity in the air has not dimin.
ished and numbers of German ma
chimes continue to cross the Amsri-
can lines. A German machine few
so low that 1t emptied its machine
gun into a group Of American soldiers
assembled around a camp kitchen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
TO DEFEND PETROGRAO
BoIsheviki Orders Resistance To
Germans.
Towns Evacuated, Supplies Endanger.
ed-kaiser Demands Capital as
Peace Guarantee.

Petrograd, Feb. 23.-A proclamation
ordering resistance to the German ad-
vance, claling on all Russians to de-
fend the fatherland and declaring Pet
rograd In a state of seige has been
issued from the Smolny institute, the
bolsheviki headquarters. The pro-
clamation was issued at the order OF
the peoples commissioners and is
signed by Premier Lenine and Ensign
Krylenko, the bolsheyih commander.
in-chief.
Northern Front Lost.
The Germans have occupied the en-
tire northern portion Of the Russian
front, it was reported here today. The
Russians are retreating In disorder.
Russian cavalry is being rushed north
ward,
The peoples commissaries have or
dered Russian forces to evacuate Fin
land.
This is accepted as meaning that the
bolsheviki, in concentrating their
forces to resist the Teuton invasion,
have abandoned their attempt to
conquer the new republic OF Finland,
which has been fighting for its indie
pendence.
Russian forces are evacuatiIig
Pskov and Polotsk, 1t Is reported.
The capture of Minsk gavely en-
dangers Homel and Mohilev, where
huge supplies of ammunition and
food stuffs are stored. The Austrians
are reported to have taken Lutsk and
Dubno
Demand Petrograd.
London, Feb. 23.-Germany has de-
manded occupation OF Petrograd as a
guarantee of its peace treaty with
Russia and 80 year trade agreement.
according to a dispatch from Petro-
grad. dated Thursday. received here.
Defense to the death" against Ger
many is ordered in the proclamation
of the Russian commissioners, Reut-
ers Petrograd correspondent tele-
graphs. The commissioners appeal to
the soldiers to destroy railways and
provisions and compel the bourgeoise
to dig trenches under penalty OF death.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
Hoover Says U. S. Is Facing Most
Serious Period in Its En-
tire History.
He RLAMES RAILROADS
Asserts That Nation 10 Falling Dow,
in Shipping AIIies--Esrnest CO.
operation Called for by
Administrator.

Washington, Feb. 23.--LAmb
and mutton may be eaten on
meatless days until April Is. The
food administration. in making
this announcement indicated
clearly that there is no chance
now for lifting the ban on beef
and pork" however
Washington, Feb. 23-With regart
TO food the most critical period tn,
United States has ever faced will
come the next two months
This was the statement of Herber
Hoover, United States food admins
traitor Earnest cooperation is callet
for.
Food Administrator Hoover DIT
clared that in many of the large con
suming areas reserve food stores are
at the point OF exhaustion.
The whole blame is put by the fooc
administrator on railroad congestion
which, he says. also has thrown the
Food administration far behind in IL:
program for feeding the Allies The
only solution he sees is a greatly in
creased rail movement of foodstuffs
even 10 the exclusion of much othel
commerce.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
Much Corn About to Spoil.

large part of the corn crop is
lbout TO spoil because it Is not NOV
ing to terminals for drying. The per-
centage of soft corn I'm last years
crop, all of which must be dried If IL
is TO lie saved, is the largest ever
known Estimates place the amount
a. high as a billion bushels.
The cost of grains for feeding live
stock has increased to such an ex-
tent by reason OF transportation dit-
ficulties. Mr.. Hoover says. that feeders
are confronted with the prospect OF
serious losses. Dairying interests
too, he declares, are hard hit
Potatoes, the food administrator
says, are spelling in the producers
hands while consumers have been sup
piled only from summer garden crops
and stores carried over
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-23
McAdoo Resents Blame.

II was very evident that the railroad
administrator is inclined TO resent Mr..
Hcoyer's blame of the railroads, and
Director General McAdoo declared he
was ready to provide every transporta.
tion facility for expediting food move.
mont The Railroad administration.
he Sc q had suggested that farmers
be urged to release their grain hold
ings that large numbers of available
cars rli@ht be utilized in moving them.
Cefeal exports to the Allies. Mr. Hoo
veg's statement says, will be $4,000, ,00u
bushes short by she end of February,
and meat shipments also are far
shcTt Of the amounts promised
liability to move the crops, Mr.
Fo0yer sets forth, has suspended the
law of supply and demand and has
t:eated price margin between pro
ducer and consumer wider than IL ever
was before
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

Ivan ID. Koukoff, the we'll known
money broker and steamship agent, is
a leader on the West Side. He would
make good county commissioner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

Robert r. Taft, the popular Presi.
dent of the Lawrence Ice Cream Com.
pany is one of the live wires of the
Chicago business world Interested
in many active enterprises he is an up.
builder of the city and man who
stands for the encouragement of pros.
perity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

William H. Lyman, the popular for.
mer senator and alderman. is at the
head Of the big public contracting
nrm Of W. H. Lyman & Co.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

One Of the very pest Aldermen In
the City Council. is Edward f. Cutler.
ton. He has been longest In the public
service Of any member of the City
Council and his usefulness to the peo-
pie has been demonstrated over and
over again.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
EAGL.ETS.

The Vesuvio Italian Restaurant on
the second floor of 1913 North Clark
street is deservedly popular. It's cut.
sine is of the best and its manager,
Eduardo Vitrone, is one of the most
capable restaurant men in the United
States.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10

Hey Bros. Motor Car C Garage
Company at 1921 to 1929 Cottage
Grove avenue maintain one of the
largest garages in the city and their
daylight and fight service" is the
best of any.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
COUNTY and SANITARY DISTRICT
HEADS AND JUDGES OF the AP-
PELATE, CIRCUIT and SUPERIOR courts

JUDICIARY.
Illinois Supreme Court
Judge Orrin N. Carter.
r. 1922, 10th floor, County Build
ing.
Appellate Court
Branch /.
William II. McSurely,
William Z. Dever,
Jesse Holdom.
II. 400, Michigan Blvd. Building.
Branch 2.
Charles A. Mcdonald,
John P. McGoorty,
Albert Fl. Barnes.
r. 140O, Michigan Blvd. Building [
Branch 3.
John NJ. O'Connor,
Thomas Taylor, Jr.,
Clarence N. Goodwin.
r. 14OO, Michigan Blvd. Building.
Judge Of Probate Court
Henry Horner.
Judge Of County Court
Thomas f. s'cully.
Judge Of Juvenile Court
Merritt w. Pinckney.
Judges Of Superior court--
Albert G. Barnes,
Theodore Brentano,
Joseph SABBATH,
VIM. Fen'more cooper,
William L. Deyer,
Joseph II. Fitch,
Charles NJ. Foell,
Henry Guerin.
Jacob II. Hopkins
Martin NJ. Gridley,
Marcus A. Kavanagh.
Charles A. Mcdonald,
NJ. L. Mckinley,
William II. McSurely,
John M. OConnor,
Hugo Pam,
| Denis T.. Sullivan,
| John J. Sullivan,
Joseph r. David.
Oscar Hebel
Extra Judges
10th floor, County Building.
Judges Of the Circuit Court
Victor p. Arnold,
Robert r. Grove,
Jesse Baldwin,
George f. Barrett,
David NJ. Brothers,
Jesse Holdom,
Frank Johnston, Jr.
George Kersten,
David +. Matchett,
John p. McGoorty,
Merritt w. Pinckney.
Kickham Seaman,
Frederick A. Smith.
Thomas Taylor, Jr.,
Charles NJ. Thomson.
Oscar NJ. Torrison,
Richard s. Tuthill,
Charles M. Walker,
Thomas G. Windes.
Jury Commission
Joseph II. Barnett,
Otto Pompel,
Chas. w. Seinwerth,
Chas. L. Caswell, Chief Clerk.
: r. 1924, 9Th floor, County Building
Chicago Law institute and Library
10th floor, County Building.
. William Holden. Librarian.
County supt. Of Hishways-
George A. Quinlan, -
/. President Of Sanitary District
Chas. II. Sergel.
!. Trustee Of Sanitary District
Fred d. Bret,
, Patrick j. Carr,
Wallace G. Clark,
James M. Daley.
:, Chas. H. Sergel,
George w. Paullin.
Charles T.. Reading,
James II. Lawley,
M. A. Mueller,
John McGillen, Clerk.
900 s. Michigan Ave. (Karpe
Building). Telephone wabas
Cook County Building
Occupies block, Randolph. Was
ington, Clark and La Sale st
:. John Czekala, Custodian.
Criminal Court Building
Cor. Michigan and Dearborn Av
Jacob Pomerantz. Custodian.
Cook County Jail
g. Criminal Court Building. Dearbol
Ave, between Michigan al
Illinois ST.
William T. Davies, Jailer.
County Surveyor
Harry Emerson.
r. 426, 4th floor. County Buildin
- County Architect
- Eric Il. Hall.
139 N. Clark st.
Marx Beer Tunnel and Restaural
at the corner Of Dearborn and Ma
r. son streets, is we'll worth your patro
age. It is one of the fine old sty
restaurants where everything is 60
and plenty OF 1t. The cooking cou
not be better. Just sample 1t. T.
&. management, under the guiding hal
OF Fred II. Marx. has won encomiur
for this fine eating house in the hea
OF the city.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

-Four thousand French girls have
been engaged TO work In salvage de-
pots to supplant the fighting men.
The national harness and saddlery
adjustment commission has ordered
wages increased to GO cents an hour
for leather workers employed on Gov
eminent contracts.
Japan is planning for a S7,OOOOO0
railway tunnel which will pass under
Mol straits and connect Shimnoseld
and nairi. II is to be more than IT,.
600 feet long, and will require five
years for building.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
TRADE BRIEFS

There is very great shortage In
New Zealand OF all lines of hardware.
There is an excellent market for
rope and hard fiber cordage In Kings
ton and other parts of Jamaica.
Shipbuilding Is slowing down In
Norway for want of plates and an
giles. Negotiations are proceeding
with Sweden for 1000 tons for com
plotting some ships now on the ways.
Ship plates cost about $500 ton In
Sweden.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

French troops under command Of
General Henry entered Budapest. II
is believed that French forces have ar
rived at Constantinople.
cablegram from aboard the u. s.
S. Wyoming in the North sea says the
bulk and pride of the German navy
surrendered 80 miles off the coast OF
Scotland between 8 80 and 10 o'clock
ships of all classes, including destroy
ers.
4 London dispatch says that one
German light cruiser while on its way
across the North sea with the other
ships of the German high seas fleet to
surrender to the allies struck n mine.
The warship was badly damaged and
sank.
The historic event accomplished
when Marshal Petain, commander in
chief of the French armies, made his
entry into Metz. the great stronghold
Of Lorraine and the pivot of Germany's
effort to crush France, may be said
more than any other happening to con-
secrate the victory of the allies in this
war.
The American troops showed their
line across the German frontier. The
frontier was crossed at points opposite
Briey and Audun-le-Roman, and at
points between these two places. Far
Their north the duchy of Luxembourg
was entered. says dispatch from the
front.
Twenty German submarines are
berthed In the harbOr of Harwlch.
They were the first unit TO surrender
I'm compliance with the armistice
treaty. They surrendered on the high
seas and were escorted into port by
British naval vessels.
The British mine sweeper Ascot was
torpedoed and sunk on November 10
(the day before the armistice was
signed) with all aboard, the London
admiralty announced. "Six officers
and AZ others are missing; there are
no SURVIVORS, the statement says.
The house of commons ut London
was informed. that the total number of
British soldiers killed on all fronts
during the war was 65S.665. OF these
1886 were officers and 620,S29 men
3,O32,12 were wounded and 359,1 45
are missing"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
Domestic

Wounded soldiers whose homes were
in Indiana. Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and
Michigan, returned to this country for
further treatment, will be sent to the
United States army hospital at West
Baden, Ind.
Members of the staff of the Ameri-
can consulate mt Quebec were com
PEELED to leave the consulate office in
canoes. owing 10 tidal wave which
caused damage estimated ut $1,000.
600 To the lower town.
]. O. Bentall. former Socialist cam
didate for governor of Minnesota, who
was convicted of disloyalty in federal
court in Minneapolis last year. must
serve sentence OF 81 months in the
Crow Wing county Jail. This sentence
was affirmed by the United State
court Of appeals at st. Louis.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

The town of Posen and II great .lrv
of the state OF the same name in Prus-
STA are In Polish hands, according TO
the Vorwaerts of Berlin. The soldiers
and wol kmen's Organization has seized
the reins of power and formed le-
gion.
An airplane of unidentified national
ity bombed Swaoimen castle. near the
eX-crown princes internment place, IL Is
reported from Amsterdam. The castle
was badly damaged. There were no
casualties.
Arrangements have been made FOR
the transportation of 100000 Italian
prisoners of war from Austria and Ger
many 10 Italy by way of SWITZERLAND
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

President Wilson at Washington
signed the emergency agricultural bill
providing for nationwide prohibition,
beginning July 1. 1919, and continuipg
until all American soldiers have re-
turned to the United States.
A Washington announcement says
that from the beginning Of the Euro
pean war to the day of the signing Of
the armistice, the American merchant
marine lost from acts of the central
powers l45 vessels of 354,449 gross
tons. involving the loss OF 40 lives.
Including lives lost by the sinking OF
army and navy vessels. the total passes
the thousand mark.
Close estimates made In official quar-
ters at Washington indicate that total
casualties in the American army in
foreign service up to the day HOSTILE
ties ceased were about 10000.
Consolidation of the services of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies under government control
was announced AT Washington by
the postmaster general.
Continued naval expansion 10y the
United States without regard nj pres
conference, the formation of league
Of nations or reduction of armament,
was recommended TO congress by Sec.
rotary Daniels at II private conference
with the house naval committee at
Washington. which is framing the 1920
naval appropriation bill.
President Wilson will sail on the
Agamemnon, formerly the Kaiser Will
helm III, of the North German line.
when he leaves America to attend the
peace conference, IL was reported
from reliable New York source.
Reconstruction problems were con-
sidered at conference of Republican
senators at Washington and a resolu-
ton which they said served notice on
the administration of the attitude Of
the next congress. controlled by Re
publicans, was adopted.
Reduction Of the enlisted strength
Of the navy has commenced, Secretary
Daniels said at Washington, and APP.
pllcations for discharge by men both
In the regular service and In the re-
serve divisions are being received.
Savings through war department re-
adjustment orders. including cancell@
ton of contracts, are estimated at
81. 356, O00OO0 by Secretary Baker I'm
letter read to the senate at Washing
ton by Senator Martin OF Virginia.
chairman Of the appropriations com
mittee.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
U.S.-TeutOniC War News

Progress of the American Third
army across the duchy, of Luxembourg
has taken on the nature of triumph
al procession, says a dispatch from the
front. The march took the doughbOyS
through villages filed with cheering
people and down streets lined With
American flags.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
Impressions.

A girls features may be stamped
on u young mnn's heart, but II Is her
complexion that shows on his coat col
Inr.-BostOn Transcript.