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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
Prep ations to Resume Often
Siv On Western Front Have
ave Been Perfected.
ALLIED FORCES READY
Entente Leaders Believe German Blow
Will Be Struck In Few Days and
Are Confident Enemy VIII
Be Defeated.

London, May 25.-"We are on
the eve of a great German at
tack" said Premier Lloyd George
in an address at Edinburgh.
"Those who know best what the
prospects are feel most confident
about the results"
London, May 25.-Resumption oil
the great German offensive on the
Western front is about to begin. Plans
are complete and the Teutonic legions
are awaiting the command once more
to launch themselves at the lines of
the Allies
Allied leaders believe the German
blow will be struck in a few days and
are awaiting with supreme conf
dence the trial of strength which
may prove decisive.
KENNEL Scene of Bombardment.
In the meantime only the artillery
and aerial forces of the 'contending
armies are showing great activity
of Ypres is again marked by heavy
bombardment, while further south the
guns continue to rumble.
The German official report mentions
frequent French infantry attacks on
the western bank of the Avre, but
these probably were local engage
ments, which we're carried out for
the purpose o: gaining better defens-
i've positions or disturbing the enemy
in his preparations for the next great
battle
Air Fighting Grows.
In the air, however, the fighting
has seemed to grow in intensity.
From every sector along the front, es.
pecially those where there have been
terrific struggles in the past couple
of months and the portions of the line
held by the American armies, aerial
squadrons have been engaged in com.
bats in which heavy losses have been
inflicted.
There has been some sharp fight.
ing on the Italian front, but the COM
bats have not been of significant
character.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
Capacity VIII Be Doubled.

Duluth, May 25.-Miller McDougall,
secretary of the McDougall-Duluth
Ship Building company, stated upon
returning from Washington that the
capacity of the yard would be dou-
bled at once 80 that 10 ships could
be In the course of construction at the
same time. A second pier Is to be
started at once, increasing the ca
pacity from to 10 boats. The pres
ent program for the company calls
for 36 boats during the present year.
The company is employing 1.700 men
and will increase the force to 2.400.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
Be,ulan FooS Fleet Restored.

Washington, May 25.-President
Wilson approved arrangements which
will remove the menace of starvation
which the 100000 inhabitants oi
German occupied Belgium and France
have been facing. Herbert c. Hoover
as chairman of the commission for re
lief in Belgium, announced that the
President had approved the restoring
of the feet OF steamers to the original
number and the placing at the com
missions disposal sufficient tonnage
for the dispatch OF 80 900 tons Of food
stuffs In the next 80 days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
THREE MACHINES DOWNED
Berlin Claims to Have Destroyed
American AlrpIanes.

Berlin, via London, May 25.-Three
American airplanes were brought
down on the Lys front on Wednes-
day, says war office announcement.
The announcement of the German
war office Is the first sintimation that
American airplanes are operating In
Flanders. Heretofore the American
aviation activities had been reported
only from the southern sectors of the
Western battle line American planes
are known to have been in consider
able strength on the Toul, Verdun and
more recently the Picardy fronts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25

Omaha, May 25.-Harry F. Lefholz
promoter OF film picture depicting
German atrocities, was mysteriously
shot on the road near Fort Crook
after midnight and is not expected
to live. Lefholz was returning from
Plattsmouth, where be had installed
the film. In the automobile with him
were three friends. When near Fort
Crok a man stepped out into the
roadway and as the car slowed up
the stranger fired one shot which
struck Lefholz near the heart. The
stranger then disappeared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
MIN0TTO'S PLEA IS DENIED
Federal Judge Decides to Order His
Internment,

Chicago. May 25.-Count James
Minotto's plea for freedom on a writ
of habeas corpus from internment on
presidential warrant was denied by
Federal Judge Carpenter.
II was believed when the members
of the Swift and Minotto families and
their array of counsel left the court
room that they would make an at
empt to carry the case higher in the
United States courts.
Count Minotto Is sonin-law OF
l.. +. Swift, packer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
Entire Division In Russia Mutinies
When Ordered to France
go Are Executed.
OTHER UNITS PROTEST
Sea Base at Cattaro-Extraordi
Quiet Prevails On Whole Front
Occupied BY Americans.

Washington, May 25.-Mutiny has
broken out among German soldiers in
the east, according to state depart
ment messages.
The Russian wireless message,
dated May 19, said German diviion
at Dvinsk, on the 18th, revolted when
ordered to leave for the west front
Sixty soldiers were shot and more
than 1000 put in prison to await
court-martial.
Others made demonstrations against
the action of the German commanders.
The 56th infantry regiment at Wesen-
burg and other German regiments
organized meetings to protest against
the continuance of the war.
British Aviators Bombard Cattaro.
Rome. May 25.-A British air
squadron successfully bombed the
Austrian submarine and seaplane base
at Cattaro, setting fire to the piers
and barracks, 1t was officially an
nounced today.
London, May 25.--Heavy fighting
operations on the western front still
are in the state of anticipation
What really is going on behind the
German lines Is uncertain, but 1t is
known that the enemy mas large mum.
bers of men along the front from
Ypres to Rheims. His artillery is in
position and weather conditions have
been favorable. The German morale
is reported to be much weaker than
before the attack of March 81.
Meanwhile the Allied mastery ot
the air is productive OF much damage
to German billets, airdames. artillery
concentrations and other military tar
gets. For more than a week British
and French airmen have been drop
ping ton after ton of bombs in the
area Immediately back of the Ger
man lines.
Quiet On American Sector.
With the American Army In France
May 25.-The last "a hours on all
sectors held by American troops were
extraordinarily quiet
Inc inactivity on the 1Oul sector
was marked, the Germans firing only
60 shells on the American lines alons
the entire front.
No German airplanes were out ana a
falling barometer curtailed air activ
ity.
German troops which faced tn,
Americans along the Toul sector fol
several weeks have been withdraw
and sent to the battle area of north
ern France. They have been re
placed by the Eighth Bavasian re
serves
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
SHIP PRODUCTION INCREASES
Expert Predicts New Tonnage VIII
Defeat U-Boat Campaign.

London, May 25.-The enemy Is de-
stroying British. Allied and neutral
tonnage at the rate OF about 3,500,000
tons yearly. while Great Britain and
her Allies and the neutral countries
will very soon be producing tonnage
at Q rate Of about 100000 tons
yearly, writes Archibald Hurd. the
naval expert, in the Daily Telegraph.
That favorable situation, he de-
clares, should be reached In few
weeks and thence forward the up
ward curve in favor Of the Allies
should proceed in manner to con-
vince the Germans Of their failure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
U. S. TO CONTROL, PULLMANS
Taken Over BY Government To Be.
come Part of Railroad system,

Chicago, May 25.--The carrier busi-
ness of the Pullman company has been
taken over by the government and
will become part of the railroad
system. The Pullman company will
be paid a rental for its carrier in
dustry based on the three year aver
age earnings prior to June 80, 1917.
The government, 1t Is stated, will
not interfere with the manufacturing
end of the company.
What is of considerable concern to
Pullman officials and stockholders Is
the question of Just when the con
tract will be drawn up and what the
terms will be-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
FARMERS LOANED s91, 1865, 5s6
Distributed BY Twelve Federal Land
Banks In Year.

Washington, May 25.-The IL fed
eral land banks established under the
farm loan act, have made loans to
farmers to the amount Of S91, 1865 $780,
20. says statement of condition for
April 80, 1918, issued by the farm
loan board. This date marks prac-
tically the close OF the first years
business.
The capital stock of the banks has
increased $4,000, 1000 to $13,594,S95.
Farm loan bonds to the amount of
$83, 750, 900 have been issued The
banks excess OF expenses and inter
est charges over earnings amounted to
$411. .954.24, about 3 per csAk 4 the
capital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25

Washington, May 25.-The war de-
partment has issued a statement re-
garding baseball players and other
professional sportsmen, which said: :
''No ruling as to whether baseball
players or persons engaged in golf,
tennis or any other sport, come un-
der the regulations regarding idlers
and nonessential pursuits, will be
made until a specific case has been
appealed to the provost marshal gen.
erals office"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY IN FRANCE
U. s. Army to Honor It's Dead Sleep
ing There.

With the American Army in
France, May 25.-The American dead
sleeping in the soil of France will
receive the homage of the American
army on Memorial day Many OF
those who have given their lives for
their country are buried in graves
over which shells and bullets are fly
ing close to where they fell. But
wherever they are resting their COM
rades will bear them in mind and pay
tribute to their memory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-23
EARNS IA CENTS A DAY;
HAS Wife AND BABY
And YET This True Story Has
Happy Ending.

Even a Frenchman sometimes loses,
for awhile at least, his "unfai!ing
sense Of humor.
Take, for instance, the case Of u
man from Lille, soldier. Waeitele o5
name and only twenty-three. he had
done pretty well, fer the youngsier h;;o
already his own printing shop In thai
northern French town, which is still IN
side the German lines. In the trenches
Waeltele developed tuberculosis. and
he was sent to a hospital at Grenohle.
There he was considered incarab'c,
and after the usual three months Of
treatment he was granted his u cents
a day pension. Said his fatherly nrmP
doctor, "My son, you can perhaps cure
yourself If you will 1--we in the moan.
tains, if you will eat plenty Of. n"nF-
ishing food and, above all, if you dout
worry"
WaeItele should have smiled, burhc
didn't. He was thinking of his BABY
and his wifc-and his IL cents. "Oc1s
worry!" The humcr Of it entirely cs.
capped him.
Then the Red Cross stepped In. re
was found by an American woman
with some American Red Cross money
for lust such cases. and within re-"
hours he no longer haG need to worry.
Ee was sent to the mountains at Ia,
mure, In the French Alps happy Ia
the knowledge that his family was %
ing cared for by these amaZilgiT E'ho
Americans.
And now the army doctors wofHS
are coming true. Wacltele's lung -
healing fast. and ne IS dreaming %
another printing shop and OF h'ih@
again some day with that little fanny.
There have been over 100000 ne"
cases of tuberculosis in France S'1''"
the war started, and to care for thoSa
cases and check the White Plague
spread is merely one OF the hiS )o"s
the American Red Cross has set out 70
accomplish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-23
FATHER AT WAR,
TRAGEDY At HOME.
Just What Home Service Means
TO a Soldier.

The father kisses his wife and RIO
dies goodby, shoulders his gun ana
marches away to war
For time the current OF life HoWS
smoothly for the soldiers little 'a''i-
". Then comes the tragedy. Mo'her
is taken i'll. The little brood OF hFoih'
ers and sisters is helpless. NO tatiies
TO turn TO. 4 helpless mother
To whom can the American soldier
family look at this critical perl"ds
Must brave mans loyalty I" ms
country mean dcsolation and suffering
TO those nearest and dearest 10 hitn!
No! Emphatically no! The ancfi-
can neople will rot permit the fhlni-
lies of their soldiers and sailors 20
suffer because their breadwnnerS arc
fighting for their country. Ana 50 lie
Red Cross Department OF Civilian hc-
lief has created n natinA-wide "fGAn-
fzation for home service for the faiG.-
lies Of soldiers and sailors.
Under the banner Of Home SerV'
ice" Datriotic men and women have
enrolled and are aevoling themselves
to the noble task Of hclpn. S"idiFrS
families to meet and adjust The prob
lens OF everyday life and aiding them
! tc maintain the standards OF health,
education and industry.
Home Scrvice---Truc Service
Home service means Keeping The SOL
dier's children well and i'll school. /:
! means tiding the family over financial
troubles, arranging the hcHSeh"l1
F.! budget. meeting insurance premiums.
adjusting q mortgage. bringing ned
| ical aid and legal advice 10 bear III the
right moment. In short Home Serv-
/ ice is true service, in thar il provides
the warm handciaSp OF friendship
rather than the humiliation Of charity.
| It calls for sympathetic understanding
| and intelligent consideration OF The
most vital needs of the soldiers family.
/ The Red Cross is pledged 70 Home
| Service" wherever needed in the Unit
! ed States III each chapter Of the Red
| Cross there Will be u home service
| section, under competent hands. whose
! mission will be to protect the welfare
| OF the soldiers and sailors homes and
/ to safeguard the normal development
| of their families In employment and IN
| ideals OF self help and self reliance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-23

eral of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton, WILDE in San Francisco for the
launching of nine. ships in yards there.
Some Of the tessels will be Destroy
ers for the navy and others steamers
for the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
the launchinss being significant re-
m;nder OF the overseas traffic under
Convey. which is playing so great a
part in the world war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-23
WILL, CELEBRATE WITH SHIPS
July Fourth Launchings to Be Great
Event.

Washington, May 23.-Every ship
ward in the United States was asked
b. telegraph last night to speed up
production and make July 4 the great
est ship-launching day in the history
of the world. Commissioner Colby
and Charles NJ. Schwab, director gen
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29
SELF-EXPLANATORY

Tie Governors office is i1 receipt of the following telegram, which is self-expl: nctory:
 Nome, Alaska, Dec. 5, 1917.
 Local and divisional exemption boards attention has been called to letter of L. D. Henderson pub lished in Juneau Dispatch. wherein he stated thct the boards of this division arc proc arman. Such statement is wholly untrue cad is resented by both boards. MT. Hen- dcrsor was badly mi1informed and he should retract the statement Please request publication of this telegram.
 G. J. LOMEN, Chairman Local Beard.
 o. D. COCHRAN, Chairman, Di- viS;oral Beard.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29
WEATHER REPORT.
U. 5. Weather Bureau.

Jan. 2S, 6 A. M. Temperature: Max. IS Min. II. Barometer: 29.6s9 inches. Weather: Cloudy. Wind: E., miles per hour. Precipitation: .01.
 Jan. 2S. ; P. M. Temperature: Max. 31. Min. IS. Barometer: 29.578 inches. Weather: Showing. Wind: s. E., IS miles per hour Precipitation: IS. Snowfall: 1.2 inches.
 MRS. K. M. SEIDLER
 Has Opened First Class REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT FRONT STREET. Next door to The
 Emporium We are here to please old and new patrons. We do the best CLEANING, PRESSING,
 ALTERING & REPAIRING. First class workmanship. Gent. lemens and Ladies Clothes.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29

CARPENTERS AND S0INERs.
 Local, Union lTss. Carpenters and soinerst of America. meets every Fri fay at Al Orland's shop Front E. Carpenters Headquarters. Tedsr- AhLabor Hall. A4 2 p. m.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29
NOTICE.

The Modini's B. of T. Restau. rant will close for a few days in order to make some remodelling so that the place can be run more eco- nOmicai and will also arrange to run furnished rooms in connection.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS ]. !, l. AND TOWN TOPICS

H @
 Fl N }v Aa - - l The Ross teams hauled load of; I supplies yesterday to Dexter for the Boys on the Sugar claim. Alfred Johnson and James Ere gusor are making good progress with the shaft they arc sinking on the Laura Bench. n .. %-h AtS e++js@ -"
 PIONEER ranooe HOTEL fari nice warm Rooms. Hoc. per night.
 C:,as. Jorson. Jorgen NiclscI and Tom Thomes arrived in town vest erday from Dexter Hili. They have. been employed in mining and pros pecting out there for the past few weeks.
 Chas Ross. Slim Miller. Nell Jol- Ii Tiff, Leo Kent, Geo. Hoffman. Wm. Leahman, Harry Osborn and Milton Roper arrived in town last night having landed the first halt section of the Hobson creek dredge at it's destination at the mouth of Dexter. The Ross Miller transfer outfit will move the Mebes boiler house and a forty five horse power boiler etc. Il from Center creek to the subma- l rine today.
 I The dredge moving crew will then return to mouth of Hobson { creek and bring down the remain ing section of the dredge to Dexter. They will return today or tomor- row.
 I Has Hanson ths, Dime creek road l house keeper will leave for Dime ! just as soon as the weather per mits. He says the men who have l been cutting poles for the Road ! commission have finished and that ] the poles are beirg distributed ! along tae road. At present there are only six outfits working. but just as soon as wood can be hauled l more outfits will begin to :ake out ! the elusive.
 
 The boys from Fort Davis put in the evening practicing baseball at the native gymnasium.
 Just before going to press the thermometer registered 26 above 7 zero. This is about the warmcst it has been during the winter. The large attendance which fol- : l lowed the remains of the late Frederick Leach to the Belmont l point cemetary showed the high esteem in which the deceased was held in this community. The fun eral services took place under the 1 auspices of the Pioneers of Alaska. Tie Rev. Dr. Shank also officiated at the Isloo. J
 A letter from Marshal city writ l ten January 18th 1918 contains the information that the winter up 1 the Yukon so far has been very fine | with little real cold weather and no wind or snow. It is quiet in Mar shal, but the writer says he is just beginning to like the place. "We' have no hospital, TO doctor or surgeon and no graIe yard, and no respectable person would care 1 to die unless he could have the i benefit of at least some the these modern blessings. We have a big skating rink, a fist class movie show and tho other night we had j a Christmas tree and a wedding. l Jul glctown is very quiet this win i ter so much so that I hear that some of the blind pigs have actu- ally had to go out of business. The Keystone drill that was working on Willow creek has stopped drill ing. A company has been organized to cross-cut Wilson creek. Good prospects are reported to have been found 25 miles northeast of Mar I shall"
 The letter also contains the in- formation that Albert Edwards, Il the popular trader and mine ope- I rator, will in all probability run \ for the Legislature
 M n NOTICE.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29

:; The foilowingssis 'a letter from Delegate to Congress from Alaska: Dear Mr. Solberg:-Your letter of recent dsto Is at hand. I beg to advise you that Peter Sather has Ebecn appointed to west Posnt and lis now in preparatory school in New York. I am sure he will pass the examination for, he is . fine young man. aid oncc in the Acade- my, lis record should be- enc of wkich Alaskaas can we'll be proud.
 With best wishes, believe me. am,
 Sincerely yours. CHAS. A. SULZER,
 Delcgatc from Alaska.
 a S
 PIONEERS ATTENTION.
 4 special meeting of the Pioneers of Alaska will be held at the IRloo Wednesday evening, Jan. 90. Full attendance requested. Business of importance .-e...
 THos. McGANN, Pres.
 A letter w:>a received iil the lest mail form Mrs. K. L. Craven stat ing that Dr. Craven and family are settled down in Bcrkely. Cal.
 They like 1t very much out there and may not return this spring. They went outside on the last boat last fall. f. The Fort Davis Basket Ball team were seen on the floor of the Eagle Hall last evening when they played practice game with the town boys. l..
 The Soldier boys have strong aggregation of promising players and with little more team work will give the Nome team a run for the championship in the series,
 In the Baseball series the Che chaco team will be composed of all Fort Davis players and that event will make the Kennel Club enter tai:.ncnt on Friday doubly inter- cst:.g.
 The tickets are commanding a ready sale and those requiring re- served seats should secure them as soon as possible.
 This entertainment deserves the support of the entire community as the proceeds will be handed over towards the purse for tho Annual SwCcTstakcs Race.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers will please note that all changes in standing Advertise ment must be received in this office before 6 D. m. for the following mOrning's issue.. No exception will be made to this rule.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-29
ORGANIxMD KABOR.
INTERNAuoNaL UNION MINE.


 INTERNATIONAL UNION MINE. MIL 6 SHELTER WORKERS. Headquarters 511 Denham Buld'g.'
 Denver, Colorado. gNAst MOVER. ERNEST MILLS. N SPreaideut. nec.-TreaA, LOCAL 24O, I. U. NJ. M. & s. w.
 Ths regular meeting or the Nome aEino Workers UDion, Local No. E4s, of the W. F. of N.. is held every Saturday evening at p. m. at Miners Hall. office hours p. m. 70 ID. in.. 2 p. n: to 8 p. m.
 MARTIN KENNELLY, Pres. ALBERT B1A'>ssN. Sec.-Treasurcr.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

had left country to 60 to the wonderful United States
They prayed every night that from America would
help before all dead. There then
that help was cOming that good people in the United
States sending money and food and clothing and
trying to get the Turks to be mercifu It was this
hope that kept thousands alive It like my hope
that could day reach my brother Vahan who had
come to America.
When Joined this party it could only along
very slowly, because Of swollen feet When came to
the rocks where had been discovered it was very pain
full for those whose feet broken open pass between
them because the pass very and the stones
sharp For than mile we had to walk along this
rocky defe-then we came into the open again. had
pair of sandals with leather bottoms which had saved
from the house of the Germans These gave to the lady
who had taken into her family for her feet
bleeding No else in the party had shoes slippers
any covering for their feet except rags which
could spare from their clothing
Outside Diyarbekir some of the refugees had traded
laces they had saved by wrapping them around their
bodies for dOnkeys and arabas (Ox car They had been
Il IL