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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
Armies of Dual Monarchy Are
Being Destroyed on the
italian Plains.
DEFEAT IS COMPLETE
Additional Splendid Gains Have Been
Made Against the German
Forces In Both France
and Belgium.

London, Nov. 4.-The armies of the
Teuton empires are being violently
attacked by troops of the Allies from
the mountain regions of northern Italy
to the plains of Venetia and at sew
eral points in Belgium and France.
In Italy, except in several sectors
in the hill country, the enemy is fast
being overwhelmed. In both Belgium
and France, additional splendid gains
have been recorded in favor of the
Allies, in the achievement of which
men from the United States took a
goodly part.
Teutons Fleeing Across Danube.
In Serbia the Austrians and Ger
mans are fast making their way out
of the little kingdom, many of them
already having crossed the Danube.
French and Serbian cavalry have
reached Belgrade from where a fast
turning movement westward along the
Save river is likely to work havoc
with those of the enemy forces COM
ing northward i'm western Serbia and
those who are struggling northward
through Albania.
SO far as Turkey is concerned her
capitulation is an abject one and the
Ottoman no longer Is to prove a fac.
tor in the world war.
Eyes of World on Italy.
Although the new smashes of the
British, French end Americans in Bel.
gium and France have been markedly
successful in the carrying out of the
general program of ridding French
and Belgium soil OF the invaders, 1t is
still the Italian theater ON which the
eyes of the world are centered. In
ternal strife in Germany and Austria
Hungary and continued pleadings
from the Dual monarchy for an armi
stice and a cessation of hostilities
have received scant notice when com
pared with the impression that the
wonderful drive of the Italians and
their allies against the Austro-Hun
garians has made upon the world al
large.
Foe Beaten All Along Line.
Everywhere the enemy Is being de
feated In Italy. In the Alpine region
where the natural barriers had acted
as bastions of defense, the enemy line
has been broken at salient points ant
the foe compelled to seek safety in re
treat to further mountain strongholds
On the plains the retrograde movement
OF the enemy toward the Tagliamentt
river Is virtually a complete rout, with
Allied airplanes violently attacking
with machine guns the throngs- of tn.
enemy hurrying eastward with the
cavalry cutting to pieces the strag
glers and the infantry and machine
gunners taking heavy toll i'm mel
killed or wounded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
MORE SUGAR IS ALLOWED
Three Pounds Per Month by
Food Administration.

st. Paul, Nov. 2.-The small sugar
packages which restaurants have been
serving patrons for several months
will be increased In size by one-half,
beginning at once, under new rulings
telegraphed by the national food ad-
ministration to A. d. Wilson, federal
food administrator foryMimesota. The
household allowance, was also in
creased from two to three ,pounds for
each person.
The new regulations provide the
sugar allowances of public eating
places be increased from two pounds
to three pounds for every sO meals
served. 49,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
y. S. LOSSES ARE NOW 6O,472
Last Casualty List Contains 322 Names,
All Wounded,

Washington, Nov. 4.-The war de.
partment announces 322 casualties in
the American Expeditionary Forces.
All the casualties were wounded In
action. The losses brought the war
casualty total to 60,472
Northwest names appear on the list
as follows:
Wounded Severely: Privates Gill
bert c. Miley, Lake Andes, s. d.;
Frank NJ Witty. Frederick, s. d.:
Thomas Kelly, Forbes, N. ID. (correc-
tion). Slightly Wounded: Private
Gilbert O. Bake, Fertile, Mimi.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined: Pri
Yates Charles Glockner. st. Paul;
Leonard Lano, Chaska, Mimi; William
III. Mccoy, Kimball Prairie. Mimi
Archibald r. Keeler, Fingal, N. D.;
Christopher G. Reimann, Midland
8. ID.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
ALLIES CAPTURE TOO GUNS

Also Take immense Amount of Booty
From Austrians.
Rome, Nov. 4.--The, number Of pris-
oners taken by the Allied forces In
their drive against the Austro-Hun-
garians In Northern Italy ID steadily
increasing. More than TOO guns and
immense booty have been taken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
DESTROY 96 ENEMY PLANES
British and French Airmen Prove
Their Superiority.

London, Nov. 4.-The Allies estab-
lished a record by accounting for SO
German airplanes. Sixty-four hostile
machines were destroyed by the Brit
ish and Is driven down out of con-
troll.
The French destroyed II. Eighteen
British planes failed to return.
The British dropped nearly % tons
of bombs on enemy detectives, while
the French dropped more than 20 tons.
Military targets In Longuyon, Me-
zieres, Hirson, Dommary, Baroncourt,
Spincourt, Launois, Chimay, yervins
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
KING BORIS HAS ADVOCATED
Retires After Short Reign in Favor Of
Peasant Government.

Copenhagen, Nov. 4.-King Boris of
Bulgaria, who assembled the throne on
October 3, has abdicated.
A peasant government has been es-
tablished at Tirnova under the leader
ship Of M. Stambuliwsky, who has
been the chief of the peasants and
Agrarians of Bulgaria for some time.
NJ Stambuliwsky, who is reported
to be the head of the new government
in Bulgaria, is said to be in command
of a. republican army of 10000 ac-
cording to Zurich dispatch to the
Central News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
Train Running at Terrific Speed
Jumps From the Rails
in a Tunnel.
CARS JAM TOGETHER
New York District Attorney Says Accl.
dent Was Due to e7SrkIessness
on Part of Motornran, Act
Ina as Strikebreaker.

New York, Nov. 4.--With the
death toll placed at 70 by Travis
n. Whitney of the Public Service
commission, rigid Investigations
are under way by the commission,
District Attorney Lewis of Kings
county and Mayor Hyland to de-
tern1ne the blame for the wreck
of Brighton Beach train of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
in the Malbone street tunnel,
Brooklyn.
New York, Nov. About 100 bodies
have been taken from the Malbone
street tunnel on the Brighton Beach
lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company, where a five-car train run
ming at terrific speed jumped the rails
on a curve and struck the side wall
with such force that the first car was
demolished and the others buckled un-
til they were jammed against the roof
of the tunnel.
Passengers Numbered 900.
The train carried nearly 900 passen-
gers. Rescue workers declared they
believed more bodies we're buried un-
der the wreckage and that the death
list of men, women and children might
reach 120.
Probably twice that many were in-
iured, many of them seriously.
District Attorney Lewis of Kings
county declared the accident was due
to recklessness on the part of the mo-
torman, who had been employed as a
train dispatcher and was pressed into
service because of the strike which
went into effect after the company had
refused to reinstate 20 discharged
union employees.
Motorman Declared Missing.
"The motorman is gone," Mr.. Lewis
said. "The claim adjusting depart
ment appears to have kidnapped him. "
Mr.. Lewis said warrants would be
issued for the arrest of all corporation
officials who could be held responsible,
An investigation of the wreck is in
progress. The Brooklyn Rapid Tran.
sit company had made no statement
concerning the wreck.
The wrecked train was packed to the
gates with home-going men, women
and children.
Hours after the accident 1t was diff
cult to determine exactly how it hap
pened.
The crash came In dark tunnel and
the hysterical survivors were unable
to give coherent accounts of their ex-
periences. Many of them insisted that
second train had ploughed into the
rear of the one which had carried
them
This was the theory of District AT.
torney Lewis until he had carefully
sifted the evidence at hand He finally
determined, however, that only one
train was involved.
Dangerous Speed Alleged.
Mr.. Lewis and the police asserted
that the train was running fully AZ
miles an hour when 1t took the curve
and plunged into the concrete side
| wall of the, tunnel.
1t was declared that only motor
man thoroughly familiar with the line
could have negotiated the curve safely
even at moderate speed. When the
first car jumped the track 1T side
swiped the west wall and ran alonf
the ties for nearly 100 feet. The cars
behind crashed through 1t, ther
buckled against the rail and then fell
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
SMOKING CARS ARE TO STAY
viii Not Be Taken of Trains, Says
McAdoo.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Smoking cars will
not be taken off American controlled
railways IL William G. McAdoo, who
runs them, has anything to say about
1t.
Il believe one can contract influenza
as quickly In parlor car as In a
smoker" he said here Il am friend
OF the smoking car, where man may
enjoy his ride In comfort"
Anrban and IL" train smokers
rded here during the infiu.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
LEAVES FOR GOD0LLO CASTLE
Emperor Charles Abandons Govern
ment at Vienna.

London, Nov. 4.--Emperor Charles
has practically abandoned his shat
tered government at Vienna.
A Zurich dispatch declared that be-
fore leaving Vienna for his castle at
Godollo the emperor ordered the au-
thorities to yield without resistance
to the new regime.
The Austrian government appears
to be disintegrated. according to all
reports, and the Socialists are evident
ly in power.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
German MIIIs 10 Be Sold.

New York, Nov. 4.--Announoement
that the great German wooden mills OF
New Jersey and other large manufac
tories throughout the country. with an
aggregate value of more than $780,.
000, 900, will be sold within the next
two months to Americans was the
answer of A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian. to the recent note
: rn-nan government. protest.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
British Marched 525 Miles.

London. Nov. 4.--When the Turkish
armistice was signed, General Allen.
by's army held Aleppo, more than 800
miles north of Jerusalem. in which re-
gion his offensive started in Septem-
ber. Aleppo is the, southern key to
Constantinople, b75 miles to the north
ua had wiped out three Turk
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
AvIAToRs RAID HEIDEL BERG
Allied FIIers Cause Serious Damage &
German City.

London, Nov. 4.--It is officially ad.
mitted in the German capital, accord
Ing to dispatch from Berlin to the
Exchange Telegraph company. by way
of Amsterdam, that serious damage
has been done to the city OF Heidel-
berg In Baden, by an Allied raid
There were some casualties.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-04
COUNT ANDRAssY RESIGNS
Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister
Quits, Is Report.

Zurich, Nov. 4.-Count Julius An
drassy, Austro-Hungarian foreign min
lister, has resigned, adyices receiver
here declare.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
LYONS AND LEBANON
ARE BOTH NAMED
10th District Leaders Chos-
en- at Rensselaer, Conven-
lions Yesterday.
ESPECIAL To TIE T1MEs1

ESPECIAL To TIE TINES.
RENSSELAER, Ind. May 15.-The
10th district republican and democratic
conventions for the purpose OF electing
the district chairmen were held in
Rensselaer, this afternoon. There was
no contest in either convention and the
crowd was not large, but all the coun-
ties in the district except one were
represented.
Lawrence Lyons. ~ Brook. was re-
elected chairman; George H. NcI.ain,
~ Ren1selaer. was elected vice chair
man. Homer Henniger, OF Lafayette.
zecretary and r. Miles Norton Of Cary.
treasurer. The convention was held
in the directors room OF the First
National bank.
Tie democrats met at the court
house after agreeing on who should be
the nominee and reelected II. J. Leh-
man. OF Crown Point. chairman; James
Mcdonald OF Wuliamsport. vice chair
man. and Tom OConnor. Of Monticello.
treasurer. The selection or a secretary
was left with the chairman.
Among the prominent democrats at
tending the convention We're James ".
MeGUl and John Stoner. OF Volpara.-1-
Thomas Mcdonald and g. 2. McGabe.
candidate fer appellate judge, Of Vii
Transport. w. r HiEsl Of Nonon. Geo.
r DulEau. mayor Of Lafayette. and
Mike Duffy Of Fowler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
THE TRAIN THAT SAVED
A NATION
How the Red Cross Helped
Roumania.

Have you heard Of what happened
in Roumania when that stricken nation
stood in rags and starving before the
shocked eyes OF the world? We had
thought ourselves grown used to trag-
edies until this greater horror struck
a blow that reused still untouched
sympathies
And yet We felt so helpless, you and
I. so terribly weak in our ability to Of
FER aid But were weP After all.
we're we not the very ones who car
ried new Life and hope 10 the heart OF
Roumanis? You shall be your own
Judge
Fighting with The desperation Of de-
spair, the shattered Roumanian army
still struggled &c beat off the Kaiser's
bloody Huns. who were mercilessly
irampling the life out OF the little
kingdom. And the Kaiser smiled bru-
tally as he saw his wolves at work
and knew that from behind the lines.
attacking the fighting men Of Rouma
MIA from the rear, entering the homes
where mothers chung to the fran dis
torted forms OF their bsbies-was star
Walton.
No country around Roumania could
help her-snd America was too far
away Thousands would die before
supplies held in our own country could
be sent her
Hope was gone Death by hunger
and by the dripping sword Of the Kal-
ser was closing In. A brave little ma
ton was being torn TO pieces
Then came the miracle. One morn
ing the streets of Jassy. the war capt.
tai of ROumania sweiled with sounds
Of rejoicing. A city where the day be-
fore there was heard nothing hut the
walls of the starving and the lamenta-
tons Of those mourning their dead
now was awakened by shouts OF Joy.
You. my friend you who have help
ed in the heroic work Of the American
Red Cross. had gone to the rescue OF
Roumania. A train OF 81 big freight
cars packed to their utmost capacity
with food clothing and medicine, tons
upon tons of It. had arrived in Jassy
after making q record breaking trip
from the great store houses of the
American Red Cross in Russia. Other
trains followed IL; thousands were fed
and clothed and nursed back to health
For weeks and even 70 This day the
brave people Of Rouman'a are being
AIRED for in countless numbers by our
.iwn Red Cross.
SO WAS Roemania helped. and when
history records how this last fragment
~ a sturdy nation was kept out OF the
hands OF the terrible Huns it will give
the victory TO your American Red
Cros&
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15

neither 1t be dghtiug or a bonn bard
ne squadron to Ham and lombard and
ma chi1esun the German concentration
there"
The telephone order flashed out i'm
mediately along the entire French
front and within "A few moments scores
Of airplane sQuadrons numbering hun
dreds OF machines were headed for
Ham. Throughout the almost entire
sht they arrived there in what was
practicaIly continuous stream, rain
ing down bombs and pouring in a con-
slant hail Of machinesun fire into the
German army that was ready to ad-
vance
The fun effect % this deluge from
heaven deluge without precedent
in The worlds history-was only learned
afterwards from prisoners Enormous
losses were inflicted on the German
troops the entire army thrown INTO
dismay and confusion and two divi-
sions especially practically put out Of
action
Above all the advance OF the Ger
man invasion was DELAYED and when
only on the morning Of March gard. the
Germans At last succeeded in crossing
the Somme the French army was in posi-
ton. the exhausted English had been
relieved. and the French were able to
begin the battle before Noyon that re-
suited eventually in the comnlete
checking Of the German plans for the
Russisnization on the western fro~'-
Although throughput the entire r,-
mainder of the battle before Amfens
both tho French and the English con
tinued 70 use this newly developed tao
tic or bombing and machtnegunninE
with airplanes the advancing German
army Yet the conception Of il came
purely from the French commander
in CHEZ st a moment when the whole
future issue Of the war lay at stake.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
BY HENRY WOOD

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES N
THE FIELD, April IS tBy MaD.-In
every great battle there comes psy-
Geological moment when victory often
depends on the momentsry genius or
insptratlonsl fash OF one or the other
commanding generals.
History alone will establish what
vas the psychologtcal moment IN the
sreat French battle Before Noyon
which defeated Iudendorffs "Kolossal
Konception~ OF driving a wedge be
tween the English and the French SIR
niles and then while one Germany army
ny a rapid march to the coast should
completely pen in and crush the Eng
lsh army. second German column
should march on Paris
Until. however history establishes
this PSYCHOLOGICAL moment the writer
VIII champion and support the candt-
daey OF the following particular mo-
merit
Following the breaking OF the Eng
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
QUICK DECISION Of FRENCH
CHIEF SAVED PARIS At CRUCIAL
MOMENT IN NOYON FIGHT

lish front in the vicinity of St. Quin-
TN ON March FL 1918. am ot the Ger
man armies n the immediate vicinity
began general advance towards The
west for the very evident purpose not
only o., separating the English and the
French armies but - Hltering into the
valley % the Disc for march on Paris
by way 90 Compefsnc. Creil and Scnlis.
As consequence. during the after
noon Of March -. French army corps
under command of one one 81 the most
distinguished French generals whom
French Military etiquette VIII not all
low TO he named. was ordered 20 sup
port tho broken Eti.4sh right wins by
esta blishing itself on tho Crozat canal
between rcrgnier ana Sain simon
In the mainline the Germans were
advancing rapidly-to rapidly in fact
to make it possible for the French
generals army TO reach the positions
il, must attain before il could relieve
the TWO English divisions that it was
TO replace.
Tho contest rapidly deHefo0ed 'nto
one OF whether or not the GermauS
could succeed in crossing the Somne
before the French army could attain
the positions assigned TO f. Late IN
the afternoon Of March e. it became
quite apparent that unless something
most extraordinary happened to delav
the advance If the Germans. The
French army could not arrive in tfwe
To check their progress. The moment
was the most crucial one that had Yet
arrived
Failure 10 stop the Germans immed'-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
OLD ELM RAGON's
SON over THERE

Elmer r. Ragon of the GARY EVEN
INC TIMES has received word OF the
safe arrival in France Of his son. Forest
A. agon formerly Of the Gary steel
plant Soldier Ragon is in the signal
corps. lis wife and baby live al Io-
bart
Air Ragon has also got word of the
safe arrival p he Marine corps bar
racks. Paris island. &. g.. of his younger
son. Chandos. II years old formerly a
foreman at the plate mill department of
he Marx steel works. Indiana Hsrbor.
incidentally there is A service flag
with two stars on it hanging in the par
Tor window of ;he Ragon home. sos
Harrison street. Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
DRAFT FIGURES
FOR INDIANA
Ar STATE CAPITAL

AT STATE CAPITAL
TINES BUREAU.
INDIANAPOLIs, Ind. May t5-Ac-
cording 10 figures just given out. Ind Z
ana has total OF 4S,0s3 men now in
the military and naval service Of the
United States. classified as follows
Army eniistnents 1854. nav en-
listmsnts 5.15s; first draft 1870. spe-
cial inductions 1858
The gross number ~ men that IN
diana viii be required To supply gn-
der the new apportionment Law soon
TO take effect VIII be 65.55s Deducting
from this totatl the 1888 men now
in the service. the state will be obliged
to supply 2o.s12 additional men under
the second draft There are 5231s
men registered and classified in class
in the state. The 2o.812 il 80 PEI. cent
Of this number
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
HENLEY REFUSES
GUARDIANSHIP

INDIANAPOITs. Ind Nav 81 ".
Henley. secretary OF the Indiana re-
publican state committee. today an
nounced that he would not accept the
position as chairman q the state par
m TO succeed VIII n HAYS national
chairman. At meeting Or the state
central COMMITTEES this afternoon Hen
ley was to have been offered the posi-
ton
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
z. CHICAGO
GETS FIREWORKS
CONCERN

The Unexcelled Manufacturing Corn
pany filed a petition TO do business
IN Indiana total capitalization is given
as s1.45o.ooo. and for Indiana $50. oo0
The company viii maintain warehouses
for the storage and shipment az fire.
works and other merchandise The
principal office or the Indiana branch
Will be located at East Chica 20
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
BARGAIN IN EAST
CHICAGO HOUSE

TIE TINES today lists the advertise
ment Of a Gary advertiser who hae
for sale two-apartment brick house
in Barring avenue. near 142nd street
East Chicago. Here is chance for
some East Chicagoan to get home
for himself as wei as the benefit o.
$40 or better monthly from one Of the
fats tha. can he rented
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15

Or. W. H. de Beaufort, counselor
of the Netherlands legation in Wash
ington, is now acting minister from
Holland. In his hands many import
ant diplomatic questions, artslng out
of Hollands present relations with
Germany ano with the allies. ara
resting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
WAsMUT-I rs ELECTED
TINES BUREAU.

Az STsTF CAPT At.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 15.-Ed
ward NJ Wssmuth Of Huntington. was
elected state chairman here TODAY. JGo-
G. Bryson. Of Brazil. vice chairman.
and J.. W Henley secretary. Ehen
II Wolco.t. OF Indianapolis. was nam
ed treasurer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
HOLD GARY MAN
AS ARMY DESERTER

Detective sergt. Quandt OF the Carr
police at midnight arrested w D. Nc
Clintock. 81 years old. s52 Adams s.
who Is booked. az an army deserter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15

The Red Cross-the symbol or a
cause-wide as the world and high
Wave Welcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-15
GARY UVPEEvED OVER
GUN PLANT Loss
Is Willing That Pittsburg
Shall Have Project, AS
Steel City Is Crowded.

Passing UP of Gary for the $4,000. 600
artillery plant and its location ~ Ne
ellie island. Pittsburgh. is not causing
Garyites 70 be peeved For years little
new mill construction has been done in
Pittsburgh and as il is Gary is over
crowded.
Growing Misery Saved.
Cary is now SO swamned with war
workers thet hundreds OF them have 10
live in cellars. shacks and tents Were
gun plant to come with 10000 more
men the misery Of the lower paid labor
ing men and their families would be
come more sharper rents would mount
as would the cost OF living As it is
Gary cannot house 5000 Of its workmen.
they being obliged To live OUT Of town.
Besides Gary has one heavy artillery
plant. 1t is believed that the lack of
housing Al Gary more than anything
else caused II to lose the plant