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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
GET Is YEARS
MENNONITES AT CAMP DODGE
SENTENCED TO PRISON.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 1s.-Two
South Dakota sprivates at Camp
Dodge, Joseph l.. Walter, of Bridge
water, and Joseph s. Wurz, of Free
man, have been sentenced to is
years each at Fort Leavenworth for
refusing to wear United States uni
forms when commanded to do so by
Capt. Clarence Dewesee.
They calimed conscientious scru-
Piles. The men were first sentenced
to % years, but reviewing authority
reduced the terms.
Goth of the young men, it is said,
members of the Mennonite faith
and they with other members of the
sect have consistently refused to en-
ter military training.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
CONTRABAND BOOZE
SHERIFF. KELLER CAPTURES
CLAUD HUMPHREYS AND
go QUARTS.

Last evening Sheriff Keller, in the
role of sleuth, bounced down upon
the place of abode of Claud Hum
phrey, who resides in the cas- part
of the city and both making an ar-
rest and simultaneously Selling upon
about 60 quarts sparkling bottled
amber - commonly called whisky.
The offender in this case of illegal
possession of liquor in dry territory
now lahguishes behind the bars of
they Lake county jail, awaiting his
time to be ushered into the court
room for trial. In the meantime the
once bottled in bond" still sparkles
in the gunny sack containers provid-
ed by u thoughtful peace officer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
PRIVATE SALE.

Two dressers, three commodes.
n combination dresser, six chairs,
one rocker, 10 comforts, 10 blankets,
Is feather pillows, two new cots and
mattresses. one white enamel bed.
one vernis Martin bed. eight beds
and springs in all; four toilet sets.
n good Hot Blast heating stove,
push broom, combination scrubbrush,
mop wringer. These goods are most
ly all new and are from the rooms
over Hanson's jewelry store. which
we vacated some months ago and are
stored at my home. No business
done on Saturday.. r. Rose.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
LOST IN Mine
DEMENTED BOY In HOMESTAKE
MINE ~ HOURS.

Lead, Oct. 18.--After standing IN
kle deep in water under a water tank
at the Homestake Mining company
for three days, the 10-year-old SON
of Stanley Warlick was found Satur-
day afternoon by Paul Nelson, a
employe. The boy had
been there three days and nights,
lacking about six hours.
The boy who is mentally deficient
was last seen Wednesday afternoon.
Because it was feared that he had
wandered into the Black Hills and
might perish from exhaustion Chief
of Police O'Meara led a search for
the boy. but no clew could be found
of him.
At 2 o'clock. Saturday afternoon
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Eat at Jacks.

For Sale. Two cars in first class
condition, one a REQ and the other a
Paige.-Phone 1880.
Broken Lenses accurately dupIi-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Eat at Jacks.
For Rent. Modern house. close in.
Phone 5000 or Glatz Bros.
Eat at Jacks.
Vote for Oscar c.. Olson, republi-
can nominee for county treasurer
Adv.
Wanted. Three girls at Fuller's
steam laundry at once.
Ford car for sale. Inquire of E.
f. Griffen at the Home Supply COM
pany.
Two rooms in modern house suit
able for light housekeeping for rent.
Phone 1898.
Stove for sale.-Mallory Studio.
Old fashioned pound sweet apples
at Kelley's.
A new lot of ladies' fine shoes Just
received at Nick Bjornstad.
House for rent. Inquire of Mrs.
Brown, 321 Lee avenue n.
A good assortment of Comfy slip
pers and warm lined shoes at Nick
Bjornstad's.
Miss Anna McGloin left on a morn
ing train for Wall Lake, Ia.
Mrs. H. Smith and daughter OF
Lake Preston, are in the city today,
Mrs. Chas. Heiss, of Huron. is al
present the guest of Mrs. Arthur
Petheram.
Phillip Limmer and son Theodore,
of Wentworth. were in the city this
forenoon.
Miss Emma Siech returned this
morning from her school work al
Garden City.
A 10k pound son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kruger last
evening.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF
HUNS THE ONLY SAFE PATH.

Huron, s. D., Oct. 16.-To Nation
al Council of Defense. Washington.
ID. c.: While we commend the high
motive of President Wilson in giving
ear to the Huns when they cried,
"Kamerad," W. believe it is the over
whelming sentiment of the people of
South Dakota that unconditional sur
render of the central powers is the
only path to safe and permanent
peace.-George w. Wright, Chair
man of Executive Committee, South
Dakota Council of Defense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

All schools in Lake county are
hereby ordered to close till further
notice. All public gatherings are
forbidden by order of the superin-
tendent of the state board of health
j. M. Duff, Superintendent Coun-
ty Board of Health.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18

Don't miss this. Cut on this slip, en-
close with &c to Foley & Co., 1885 Shelf
field Ave-, Chicago. ILL.,. writing you
name and address clearly. You will re-
ceive in return a trial package contain
ing Foley's Honey and Tai Compound.
for coughs, colds and Group, Foley Kid
ney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
NOTICE.

The teachers examinations that
were to have been held in the man
ual training building on October "a
and % stands postponed indefinitely
until further notice.-Alice Ripe.
County Superintendent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
por,r you NEED ONE NOW

Indigestion, b~iliousness, bad breath,
gas, constipation or any condition aris-
ing from a mass of u~ndigested food in
the stomach needs immediate attention.
Foley Cathartic Tablets are mild and
gentle, but sure in action. Cause no
gripping. pain or nausea. Cleanse bow
els, sweeten stomachc and tone up liver.
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18
THE CITY.

- - - - - - -
Unsettled tonight and Satur-
day; probably showers; not
much change in temperature.
- - = - - = -
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
REPORT Or NURSE
SHOWS 175PAT|ENTS
CARED FOR IN OCT.
VISITS BY NURSE AND HER AS
SiSTANTS NUMBER t,044 DUR
ING MONTH OF OCTOBER-ONLY
EIGHT PATIENTS CLAIMED BY
DEATH.

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
ELKS HOLD ANNUAL
LODGE Of SORROW
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FIVE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL
ELkS LODGE WHO HAVE DIED
DURING THE PAST YEAR WILL
BE EULOGlzED TOMORROW.

Ottawa Lodge No. jS8, b. +. O. f,
will hold tbeir lodge of sorrow 10
,... .,.,o.,. i, ,no
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fIkS nail lhlS Is the ahilu"i mt
mortal service hed each year Dy the
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
LETTER WRITTEN ON
NOV. Il ARRIVES
HERE FROM FRANCE
HUSBAND OF FORMER OTTAWA
GIRL WRITES OF BEING RECON-
MENDED BY A FRENCH COLO
MEL FOR A CROlx DE GUERRE-
TELLS OF CLOSE OF THE WAR.

As far as is known the first letter
from a soldier in France to reach OF
tawa, which was written after the
signing of the arnistiCe arrived in
Ottawa this morning. This letter was
received by Mrs w. f. Carr, of Otta-
wa avenue, and was written by her
son-in-aw. Or. Malcolm Il. Markson,
of Calumet, Mich, who is first lieu
tenant of the medical corps, attached
to the S02 Pioneer infantry
DR.. Markson is we'll known in Otta-
wa, having visited here many times.
His marriage TO Naomi l.. White took
place in this city in October 1916.
Four months later Mrs Markson died,
The letter tells of DR.. Markson being
recommended by a French colonel for
a Croix de Guerre, and also tells Of
his being recommended for a cap
taincy.
The letter tells of the Yanks push
ing the Huns back thirty miles in one
week and also gives an interesting
description Of the closing weeks OF
the war when the S02 Pioneer infan
try was stationed opposite 1000 Hun
cannon, which bombarded the Yanks
for ten hours without ceaolng
The letter reads in full.
Dear Folks:
Now that it is over and the Hun
| beaten to his knees, | can write al
leisure. | am at Clermont Eu Au
gonne, and the Hun was only fou,
miles away when Wo arrived On,
week later he was pushed back thirt,
miles. On this front it was said the,
had ll00O cannOns lined up sever
rows deep They kept up a contin
uous bombardment fer ten hours. /
was terrible You could find the doa,
Huns along the roads like flies, tn,
dogs | was under fire twice, bu
escaped without scratch We die
notsleep tor nights. They bombed u
from the air every night
Have been recommended for a car
taincy some time ago, but have hear,
nothing as yet | am feeling fine an,
Continued on page 3. col. ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
LIEUT.. John CASSIDY
WRITES Of INTENSE
BATTLE AS WAR ENDS
OTTAWA BOY WHO HAS BEEN IN
ACTION FOR MANY MONTHS
WRITES, SHOWING INTEREST
YANKS TAKE IN POLITICAL AT
FAIRS AT HOME.

The following letter was received
in Ottawa yesterday by AttJrne
James j. Conway from Lieut. ,Ioh
Cassidy, an Ottawa boy who has beel
in active service in France since .as'
winter. The letter was accompanied
by Paris edition OF the Daily Mai
published the day of the signing o
the armistice
The letter, which gives some inter
esting information on the fighting jus
before the signing Of the arlnistice
reads
France, Nov ), 1918.
Dear Mr.. Conway;
received your letter of Oct bu
a few days ago, and now while | have
the opportunity shall attempt t
express my appreciation by writing O
you without delay, something hay
not always done in the past. You
letter was more than welcome, no
only because it brought news that
am always so exceedingly intere ste
in, but, moreover because Of The tim
it came My orderly handed il to m
about 1890 p, III, some few nights agt
Just after ! had arrived a short dis
tance in the rear Of the lines aftc
about ten-mile hike from tn
trenches. The particular night hrougf
to close the most trying two week
| have yet experienced,
thought had seen stiff fighting ;
the Mane and Chateau Thierry Las
summer, but it was not to be con
pared with what | have just rcturnc
from Naturally am mighty grateil
to be out Of it unharmed, and | am NJ
hoping for such stubborn Cppusitio
again. might add. however, that q
| though it took some awful sma shin
and a number Of days, we aceor
/ plished what we were after. Whc
/ | say I'VE" | refer, OF course, to Il
division especially our infantry
1t is more than gratifying to leal
of the spirit Of the people in OttaN
as expressed in the Liberty loans
am sure that every man over heI
from our community is more tha
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
WANT own REPORT
OF PEACE D0INGS
AT PARIS MEETING
(By International News Service.)

Washington Nov. 0. = President Wilson
will address congress at o'clock on Monday af-
ternoon, it was announc ed at the White House to-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
ILLINOIS FLU VICTIMS
REACH e. ,566

Springfield Ill.,, Nov. 20-22566
deaths occurred in IlIinQis during the
recent epidemic of influenza and pneu-
mona, according to figures announc-
ed today by Or. c. St. G. Drake, state
director of the department of public
health The report also shows that
a total of $4,000 cases of influenza
were reported, which We're believed to
have been about one.fourth of the to.
tai
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
ST. PATRiCKS CHURCH
TO OBSERVE 25TH
ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY

On Sunday evening, Dec s, st. Pat.
rick's S parish will celebrate its twenty.
fifth anniversary, which was post
poned from the first SUNDAY In Octo
her. Both the church and chance
choirs will render appropriate selae.
tions. Father Christopher Of Rock
ford will deliver the address.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
WEATHER

Fair and slightly warm
er tonight. Lowest TEN.
about freezing. Sunday
partly cloudy; warmer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1888
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
hr. Fairbanks Divorced.
No More Beer or Wine.

Washington. Nov 30.-The manu-
lacture of beer and wine must cease
tomorrow. A committee Of -four meet
ing here to consider the adyisabilty
Of recommending that the manuiac.
tIlre of beer and wine be allowed to
continue until May / this afternoon
decided not to interfere with the Pres
idents former proclamation ordering
lhal mNMulAeLure ceAso Mn Doc. l.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30

Continued on page 3, col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
MRS. EDWARDS BURIAL
MONDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral of Mrs. James Edwards
will he held on Monday afternoon at
> o'clock at her home In South OF.
tawa Township. Burial viii be made
in Ottawa Avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30

Gu dl tllc w NllG lOuSc TO-
day. At the same time
it was indicated that the
President would leave for
New York on the same afternoon and
would sail for Europe on the follow
ing morning.. It was also said that
one of the Presidents last official acts
before leaving the country would be
to announce successors to VIM. G.
McAdoo as secretary of the treasury
and as director general of railroads.
The Presidents announcement that
he personally would be one of the del
egates to the peace conference serves
10 confuse officials somewhat today.
1t had been generally understood that
ne was to attend only the opening
peace conference as a representative
# the United tSates and not as del
egate and would remain abroad only
ix weeks.
1t has ben the general understand
ing here that the peace conference
would not start until about January
/. Therefore, if the President ad-
heres to his intention of remaining
for only six weeks and go\s as dele
gate the closing of the conference will
| find the United States with repre-
| sentation of four, unless the President
should delegate his powers to fifth
member. Prompted by President Will
| s0n's failure to name a member of the
| senate on the peace commission, the
! senate this afternoon prepared to take
steps Of its own to keep fully inform
| ed on the progress of the peace ne
gotiations.
Three resolutions to this end have
| been prepared for Introduction Mon
day. The most important of these
| has been written by Senator Cum
mings of Iowa. 1t proposes a non
! partisan committee of the senate to
make the trip to Europe, remaining
there while the negotiations are in
progress. The committee would be
made up of -four Republicans and four
Democrats and would be instructed
to get as near to the peace table as
possible sending full reports for the
attenuation of the senate
| The other resolutions known to
lhaye been prepared here are along
| similar lines.
| MIR, Fairbanks Divorced.
| New Rochelle, n. Y, Nov 80 Mrs.
| Beth Fairbanks was today granted a
| liyorce from her husband, Douglas
| Fairbanks, a well known movie star.
| No alimony was stated in the judg-
ment but it was reported that Fair
lanks had agreed to make his wife a
large allowance. The correspondent
IN the case was not named, being
cIassed as an unknown woman"
"o '"''e 0eer or "'no'
Washington. Nov 50.-The manu-
lactJre OF beer and wine must cease
tomorrow A committee Of four meet
ing here to consider the adyisablhty
Of recommending that the manuiac-
lHre OF beer and wine be allowed to
4 .'''.,"u9 '''"' way 'alS d,'erh"'h
,5on,. f,,. ,.n,,,.,,, .',,, ','o ",la,,n.
,ha, n,..,r,t,., l ~ - o
Z
d ''''J D0"' s''e f'e' ''dS'
r Amsterdam, Nov We u. Won Ar
AiHa commander ot one OF the Ger
. man armies is pulling down the red
g daE' according 10 q telegram The
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
Uncle Eben's Philosophy.

"De kind Of optimism" said Uncle
Eben, dat ain hitched up to harl
work can't last"
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
WILL EXPEIAL MEMBERS
BELONGING no I. w. w

SEATTLE, jan, 4.-Resolutions
pledging support to the government
and withdrawing all support and dele
gates to the International Defense
League and providing for the expul-
sion of any member who belongs to
the I. w. w. were adopted by the
Janitors, Watchmen and Elevator OPP
orators Local Union, No. 14605, at
it's meeting in the Labor Temple Sun
day night. The action against the In
ternational Defense League was TAX
en- upon the representation that the
organization was supporting I. w. w.
and persons who are preaching sedi-
ton.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
CATS WILL GUARD CHICKENS
While Watching for Rats, They Fright
en- Away Hawks-Are Broken From
Killing Little Ones.

Did you know thrt cats are valu-
able asset to the pOultrymanf You
might believe that they were anything
but invaluable brrausp of their Innate
love for fresh meats. hut sweeter than
baby chicks to the palate Of the cat are
the smooth c0utpl. long-taIled crea-
lures ~ the rat family. And rats prey
upon chickens. asserts the POultryman.
During the course Of II year there Is
more loss In the poultry world from
the ravagps Of rats than from cats or
hawks. or even disease. A eat In the
chicken yard. II trained to prOperl,
value the life Of the chickens. will ter
rOriZe and destroy the rats and Will
ward on the enemy hawks and so prove
himself or herself Of great worth.
Cats have proved their worth rs
rhicken yard senlinrls. and there have
been many and various methods EN-
plOyed ny their owners to break them
from killing the chickens. One we'll
known method IL that Of tying dead
! 'hirkrn about II eats neck and making
him tug around the heavy dead body
for from one to two days. In the meali-
time the cat will supposedly grow ("
have great dread and horror Of Il
dead chicken.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04

fully z0o,o lives. The sinking Of
the Titanic resulted In . death loss
of 1908. This was In 1919. In 1914
the Empress of Ireland sank In the
st. Lawrence river with q fatal list
of 1,o27. Italy was again visited by
an earthquake In 1915, q few weeks
prior to her entrance into the war.
and $500 citizens persisted. The Lusi-
tania was torpedoed the same year,
with a loss Of 1893. 1t was this same
wear that the steamer Eastland turn
ed turtle In the Chicago river. destroy
ing the lives of 812 .excursionists.
Unconfirmed reports from Austria
several months ago conveyed the in
telligence that fully 1000 citizens of
Italy were lost because of the explo-
sion of a munition plant. Most of the
disasters were all but forgotten. they
having been recalled by the catastro-
phe at Halifax.
In poin; of numbers lost. we be-
lieve the Halifax disaster is, with one
exception, the worst on the North Am
erican continent. 1t is only exceeded
in the number of fatalities by the tidal
wave which swept over Galveston In
the autumn Of 1900. taking toll Of
approximately 5000.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
Laevstral Settlement.

The lacustral settlements werr
places of refuge for II pastoral and AZ
ricultural people, and the light anti
dryness that characterized the dwell.
ings show n step In advance toward
more permanent abodes. In this period
science places the beginning Of civil
zation. BY these lac,Istrine men spin
ming and weaving were invented. A.
riculture was born among them; All
mails were dOmesticated-the OK, tn.
COW, the sheep. the goat. the dog. The
uses of metal were discovered, and
the age Of iron was ushered In. Habi-
tations similar to these still exist In
the East Indies. and among the Anna
xonian tribes Of Maracaibo. They ex-
listed also In Lake Prasias, in Thrace
during the time of Herodotus, the
Greek historian.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1918-01-04
WHY LIBERTY BONDS SLUMPED

When several blocks of liberty
bonds few weeks ago sold below par
on the New York stock exchange
there followed considerable mystifi-
cation IL not some misgiving on the
part of some persons who had been
told these bonds were not likely to fall
below their face value. The wonder
was natural, too, for there Is not the
slightest reason why United States
bonds, admittedly the soundest secur-
tiles in the world, should undergo a
SLUMP.
Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury,
solved the mystery in an address at
the capital recently at a conference of
representatives of the liberty loan
committees from all parts of the coun-
try. He said:
Some persons sell these bonds for
malevolent reasons. Investigations
that / have made recently convince
me that the hand of the kaiser is be-
hind certain sales. am not in posses
sion of evidence that would convince
a Jury of this assertion but l could
convince any fair-mfnded man of the
truth If 1t. Thoughtless persons who
think they have done their duty when
they buy bonds also sell them. These
! thoughtless persons can be changed
to thoughtful ones if we con show
them that their sales are affecting the
government. We cannot influence the
kaiser's people but We can put them
in the penitentiaries and l want to
see them there, for we must deal re-
lentlessly with all the enemies of AM
erica
What would be more natural for
shrewd agents of the kaiser than to
buy blocks of liberty bonds and force
down the market by unloading them
they would lose practically nothing
financially by the process, yet they
would win a victory for the kaiser by
disturbing public confidence in the
value of our governments securities
and thus injure future loans. And II
any person is in position to get to
the bottom of this enemy maneuver,
i. 1T is the secretary of the treasury to
whom the services of the department
of justice are available.
| In this instance. as in scores OF 9TH
ers, asents of Germany's gigantic spy
system have been at work; and the
incident should not be forgotten by
individuals who are inclined to give
ear to false rumors. 1t is the business
of the kaiser's spies to counteract az
far as possible Americas participa'
ton in the war.