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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-21
Convoy Plan Succeeded.

London, Nov. 20.-Since Allied ship
ping has been conveyed on the various
sea routes leading to the principal Eu-
ropean ports more than 10000 900 tons
Of foodstuffs and 35,000,000 tons Of
war munitions have been brought to
England alone. The total number Of
vessels which have crossed the seas
in conveys from the inception Of the
system to late in October was S5.772,
with a total loss OF 81 per cent. Con-
voys reduced this loss to approx
mately one per cent. A remarkable
Showing.
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STABILIZE. SEAMEN'S WAGES
Hurley Will Ask American Standard
for All Nations.

Washington, Nov. 20. - Chairman
Hurley of the shipping board, who
sailed for Europe Saturday, to prepare
for the returning of American troops
to this country and for moving needed
food supplies to the war-famished ma.
tions overseas, also plans to seek an
international agreement between the
governments and shipping organiza-
tions of the principal maritime powers
for Standardization of seamen's wages
and working conditions.
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Miss Wilson Slightly Hurt.

New York, Nov. 20.-Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter of President Wilson,
was slightly injured In an automobile
mishap, according to a telegram from
Paris received by the Y. M. c. "A. Off.
cials here. While making a tour OF
the camps Miss Wilson received a
head injury riding over rough roads,
1t was stated Her head struck against
the top of machine. In spite of the
injury, she kept her engagement to
sing for the soldiers celebrating the
dedication of the 1.500th "Y" hut at
La Trecy.
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Archangel, Nov. 20.-For the first
time in many years there Is mild
weather in the province Of Archangel
after the first of November. The
Dvina river is still virtually ice free.
permitting the operation of Bolshevist
gunboats against the American and
British positions. The swamps In
which the Americans are now oper'
ating have not frozen over, but the
troops have the disadvantage of en-
countering ice water. According tc
latest advices there were no attacks
against our positions in any OF the
sectors.
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Civilians Turn Out and Give
American Soldiers En-
thusiastiC Reception.
CITY GAY WITH FLAGS
French Tri-Colcr Predominates In
Decorations, but Here and There
Homemade American
Flag Floated.

With the Americans advancing
toward the Rhine, Nov. 2o.-Upon
the general line attained in its
second days march, the Third
Army is resting, awaiting further
orders. The interval was being
spent in organizing lines of sup
ply and communication and bring
ing up supplies for the next phase
of the advance, which will begin
shortly.
Engineers are rebuilding miles
upon miles of railway. Six thou
sand were working today on
three mile stretch toward Metz.
The Germans surrendered mil
lions of dollars worth of materials,
guns and ammunition. At several
places they turned huge ammuni-
tion dumps over intact. At Bou-
ligny several hundred carloads of
lumber, cement and steel rails
and % guns fell into the hands of
the Americans.
At LongWy hundreds of cars,
scores of locomotives, $500 ma
chine guns, thousands of rifles
and various other materials were
surrendered.
With the American Army of Occu
patton, Nov. 20.-About 1000 civilian.
welcomed the vanguard of the Sec
ond American division when it ar
rived at Montmedy.
The civilians knew the Americans
were coming, but were surprised at The
early hour of their arrival
The Americans, likewise, were sur
prised to find so many civilians await
ing them.
Women Make u. S. Flags.
Montmedy is little SCARED excep
for the railroad yards, where tn,
bombs of American aviators some tim,
ago displaced tons of earth and tor,
up the railroad When the American
arrived in Montmedy the civilians wer
still at work putting up flags aloni
the principal streets. Soon after tn
excitement of the welcome was owe
the Americans were surprised to Sc
shopkeepers open their stores.
French flags, which had not bee
unfurled for four years in Montmedy
predominated the scheme of decora
ton, but here and there American flag
appeared.
The American were at loss to III
derstand where they came from, unit
a civilian explained that they ha
been made by the French women i
anticipation of the arrival of the Anne
leans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-21
ANDREW H. BURKE is DEAD
Former Governor Of North Dakota
Passes Away.

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 20.-Andrew H.
Burke, drummer boy in the Civil War,
former governor of North Dakota and
political leader in the Northwest in
the territorial and early statehood
days of the Dakotas, died suddenly in
Roosevelt, N. D.. He was 68 years old,
having been born May Is, 1850. in
New York.
Two years after North Dakotas ad.
mission he was elected It's governor by
the Republican party.
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MORMON PRESIDENT DEAD
J. r. Smith, Head of Utah Church,
Passes Away.

Salt Lake City, Nov. 20.-Joseph F.
Smith, president of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(Mormon) died at his home here after
a long illness. Death was due indi-
rectly to a paralytic stroke suffered
last April. Notwithstanding his ILL
ness, President Smith attended the
recent semi-annual conference of the
church held the first week of October,
and spoke strongly against polgamous
marriages which it was rumored had
been surreptitiously performed during
the last few years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-21
BOMB KILLS TWO SOLDIERS
Victims Were Experimenting When
Accident happened.

Camp Sheridan, Ohio, Nov. 20. -
Sergt. Toney Demetri, Bedford, Ohio,
and Sergt. Thomas w. Gair, Cleve-
land, were killed in an explosion here.
After filling short piece of iron
pipe with powder from hand gren-
ade they plugged up the end Of the
pipe with mud, inserted in fuse and
lighted it. The explosion that followed
killed Demetri Immediately. Gair died
shortly afterward.
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SCOUT RETURN OF EMPEROR
Washington Officials Believe Kaiser 10
Through.

Washington, Nov. 20. - The State
department does not regard as serious
the question of whether or not the
kaiser has gone through the official
form of abdication. 1t never has had
Official notice that he did abdicate, it
was stated, but it has assumed that
his flight and the subsequent disinte-
grafton of Prussia and the German
principalities, were such as to make
the abdication a reality in any event.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-21
TWO NEW GERMAN REPUBLICS

London, Nov. 20-The principalities
Of Schwarzburg- -Rudolfstadt and
Schaumurg- -Lippe have been declared
republics, according to German wire.
less message. The diet of Saxe-Co.
burg Gotha advocates the joining OF
the duchy to Bavaria.
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JAPAN NAMES TWO ENJOYS
vlscount chinda viii Take Part In
Peace Conference.

Washington, Nov. 20. Viscount
Chinda, Japanese ambassador In Lon
don, has been named to represent his
government at the peace conference
The Japanese ambassador in Paris
will also be representative.
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FARM HOMES FOR SOLDIERS
Minnesota Land Reclamation Commits
sion Approves Plan.

Duluth, Nov. 20. - The Minnesota
Land Reclamation commission at a
meeting here adopteS resolution in
dorsing the movement to provide farm
homes for returning soldiers and for
warded it to Governor Burnquist.
The commission also considered the
emergency program to meet conditions
arising in the zone recently devastated
by forest fires.
G.. Louis Weeks, state insurance CON-
missioner, appeared before the COM
mission and in report of fire condi-
tions in Northeastern Minnesota sug-
gested that forestry divisions recruit
ed from Washington could be of great
help in solving problems which con-
front the commission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-21
LEAVE PORT TO SURRENDER
Many German Warships Sail for
Unknown Destination.

London, Nov. 20.-This week will
see the greatest naval surrender which
the world has ever witnessed.
The great fleet of German battle
ships, battlecruisers and light cruis-
ers and destroyers has left port for
a destination not made public. They
will be met by the British fleet, ac-
companied by American and French
representatives, and conducted to
their destination.
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IRON CROSSES FOR PENNY
Former kaiser's Decorations Are Co.
ina Cheap Now.

Paris, Nov. 20. = The iron crosses,
which the former German emperor so
lavishly bestowed during the war, now
are being sold in Germany for 8
pfennigs, or about / American cent,
apiece, a telegram from Amsterdam
says.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-21
ALLIES STUDYING PROBLEM
Collecting Indemnity From Germany
May Be Difficult.

Washington, Nov. 20.-How to col
lect from Germany the enormous In
IDENTITIES she must pay for the devas-
tation she frought on land and sea Is
the subject of Inter-Allied study now.
One suggestion that has been made is
to have Allied representatives placed
at every port of entry and exit in Ger
many to take portion of the customs
duties and apply it to the indemnity
bill.
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WE INVITE

business FARMERS. MERCHANTS and individuals who
dependable bank service compounded quarterly
savings issued IL
months. Real Estate Loans.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-12-05

Late that evening. old Adelbert,s
problem having been solved, Pepy the
maid and Bobby had a long talk. Pepy
sat In a low chair by the tiled stove
In the kitchen. and knitted q stocking
with n very large foot.
"what I wnnt to know Is this" sn,a
Bobby, swinging his legs on the table.
"what are the terrorists7"
Pepy dropped her knitting, and
stared with open mouth. "What know
you of such things7" she demanded.
well, terrorists killed the crown
princes father, and"
Quite suddenly Pcpy leaped from her
chair. and covered Bobby's mouth with
her hand. Hush" she said, ana
stared about her with frightened eyes.
Then, in n whisper: "They are eyerv-
where. No one knows who they nre.
nor where they meet. l myself" she
went on impresslvely, "crosslng the
place one night late. after spending
the evening with Il friend, saw n line
of cats moving IN the shadows. One
Of them stopped and looked ut me.~
pepy crossed herself. ut had II face
like the Fraulcln in there"
Bobby stared with interest through
the doorway. The g]overness did look
like n cat. "Maybe she's one of
them" he reflected aloud.
"Oh, for Gods sake, hush !" cried
pcpy, and fell to knitting rapidly. Nor
could Bobby elicit anything further
from her. But that night, In his sleep.
he saw n crown prince, dressed In
velvet and ermlne, being surrounded
and attacked by an army Of cats, and
went, %shivering, to crawl into his
mothers bed.
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really needed no assistance whatever.
"You 60 up" said the crown prince
eagerly, turning to the countess. "Ill
hold your bag, so you can climb"
He caught her handbag from her,
and instantly something snapped in It.
The countess was climbing up the lad
der. Rather dismayed. Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto surveyed the bag.
Something had broken. he feared. And
In another moment he saw what 1t
was. The little watch which was set
in one side of It had slipped away,
leaving a round black hole. His heart
beat a trlfle faster.
I'm awfully worried" he called up
to her, as he climbed. I'm afraid I've
broken your bag. Something clicked,
and the watch Is gone. ]. is not on
the ground"
1t was well for the countess that the
colonel was talking to Hedwig. Well
for her, too, that the other officers
were standing behind with their eyes
worshipfully on the princess. The
countess turned gray white.
Don't worry, highness," she said,
with stff lips. "The watch falls back
sometimes. ! must have 1t repaired"
But long after the tour Of the ram
parts was over, after ammunition
rooms had been visited, with their long
lines Of waiting shells, after the
switchboard which controlled the river
mines had been inspected and ex-
planned, she was still trembling.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto,
looking at the bag later on. saw the
watch In place and drew q long breath
Of relief.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-12-05
CHAPTER TX.
Old AdeIbert.

Old Adelbert Of the opera had lost
his pocket for refreshment, did he
leave his little room daily for the
opera. A young man, who made ogling
eyes at Olga, Of the garde-robe, and
who was not careful to keep the lenses
clean, had taken his place.
Tie was hurt in his soldiers soul.
There VAS no longer a place In the
kingdom for those who had fought for
IL. The cry was for the young. And
ever in the first twenty-four hours a
subtle change went on in him. His
loyalty, on which he had built his
creed of life, turned to bitterness.
The first day Of his idleness he wan
dered into the back of the cob
bler's shop near by, where the butter
seller from the corner, the maker of
artificial flowers for graves, and the
cobbler himself were gathered, and lis
tened without protest TO such talk as
would have reused him once to white
anger.
But the iron had not yet gone very
deep, and one thing he would not per-
init. 1t was when. In the conversation,
one of them attacked the king. Then
indeed he was reused to fury.
Once upon a time a student named
Haeckel had occasionally backed him
up In his defense OF the royal family.
But for some reason or other Haeckel
came no more. and old Adelbert missed
him. He had inquired for him fire.
quently.
"Where is the boy Haeckel?" he had
asked n day. Il have not seen him
lately"
No one had replied. But a sort OF
grim silence settled yer the little
room. Old Adelbert, however, was not
discerning.
But, that first day Of idleness, when
he had left the cobbler's, he resolved
not to return. They had o been
unfriendly, but he had seen at once
there was a difference. lie was no
longer old Adelbert Of the opera. lie
was an old man only, and or: Of work.
He spent hours that first free after
noon repairing his frayed linen and
his shabby uniform, with his wooden
leg stretched out before him and his
pipe clutched firmly In his teeth.
Then, freshly shaved and brushed. he
started on a painful search after work.
With no result. And. indeed. he was
hopeless before he began. He was old
and infrm. There was little that he
had even the courage to apply for.
True. he had his small pension, but
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yery old now. I was In a hospitni
once. after n battle. And he caine H.
He nut his hand on my shoulder, ike
th,s"-he illustrated II on the childs
small one-"nnd said-" Consider.
ing TINT old Adelbert no longer loved
his king, It is strange to record mat
his voice broke.
"Will he die soonT" Bobby put In.
He found kings as much OF n novelty
os TO Prince Ferdinand william otto
they were the usual thing,
"Wbo knows? But when he dies,
the city will learn ut once. The great
he'll of the cathedral, which never
rings save mt such times, Will toll.
They say Il is u sound never to be
forgotten. /, of course, have never
heard II. When II tolls, nll In the city
will fall on their knees and pray. IL
Is the custom"
Bobby. reared to strict Presbyterian
ism and accustomed to knecllng but
once n day, and that ut night beside
his bed. in the strict privacy OF his
w apartment, looked rather startled.
what will they pray for?' he said.
And old Adclhcrt, with n new bitter
ness, rcpl!ci that the sons of kings
needed much prayer. Sometimes they
were hard and did cruel things.
"And then the crown prince VIII be
n king" Bobby reflected. "lf were n
king, I'd make people stand around.
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man was influential, and by this new
policy Of substituting fresh blood for
stale, the government had made many
enemies among them.
The old mans bitterness had been
Increased by two things. First, al
though he had been dismissed without
notice, in the middle Of the week, he
had been paid only up to the hour Of
leaving. That was n grievance. Sec
ond, being slow on his feet, n OF
the royal motor cars had almost run
him down. and the police had cursed
him roundly for being In the way.
At last he determined TO ind
Haeckel, the student. He did not
know his Christian name, nor where
he lodged. But he knew the corps he
belonged to, by his small gray cap
with a red band
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But has the crown prince only n grand
father, and no father?"
ale dicd-thc boys father. He was
murdered, and the princess his mother
also"
Bobby's eyes opened wide. "Who
did ~"
"Tcrrorists," said old Adelbort. And
would not he persuaded to say more.
That night nj dinner Bobby Thorpe
delivered himself of quite Il speech.
He sat ut the table, and now and then,
when the sour-faced governcss looked
at her plate, he slipped n bit OF food
to his dog, which waited beside him.
There's n very nice old man up.
stairs he said. "IIc has II fine sword,
ana ring doves, and n wooden leg.
And he used 10 rent opera glasses to
the crown prince, only he turned them
around. I'm going 10 try that with
yours, mother. We had sausage to-
"ether, and he has lost his position,
II hes never been on the scenic
railway, fnther. IL like some tickets
Tor him. He would like riding, I'm
sure, because walking must be pretty
hard. And what I want 70 know Is
this: Why can't you give him Il Job,
fdthcri"
"What sort Of n job, son? A man
with II Leg"
HE doesn't need legs to chop
tickets with"
III" goycrncss listened. She did not
Ike Americans. Barbarluns they were,
ana these We're Of the middle class,
being In trade. For n scenic railway
Is trade, naturally. Except that they
paid II fat salary, with nn extra month
ut Christmas, she would not be there.
Ill means the old soldier upstairs"
SAID Bobby's mother softly. She was
n gentle person. Her eyes were wide
and childlike, and II was n sort Of re-
llgioh Of the family to keep them full
OF happiness.
This also the governess could not
understand.
5 the old soldier Is out of work. f."
unused the head OF the family. Head,
thought the governess! When they
wound him about their fingers! She
liked men Of sterner stuff. In her
mountain country the men did as they
wished. and sometimes beat their
wives by way OF showing their author.
lily. Under no circumstances, she felt,
would this young man ever beat his
wire. lie was a weakllng.
The weakllng smiled across the
table at the wife with the soft eyes.
"Iiow about 1t, mother?" he asked
shall the firm Of Bobby and r Offer
him n jobi"
i would like 1t very much,- said the
weakllng's wife, dropping her eyes Ia
hide the pride In them.
suppose" said the weaklIng, "tbe,
you run up after dinner, Bob, and
bring him down. Now sit stllI, younr
man, and finish. There's no such hury
as that"
And In this fashion did old Adslbsr,
become ticket chopper of the American
Scenic Railway.
Ana In this fashion, too, commenced
that odd friendship between him md
the American lad that was 10 b,vs
so vital an effect on the very life q,
self OF the Crown Prince Ferdinand
william Otto Of Livonia.
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OLD kDELBERT OF THE OPERA LOSES HIS JOB, AN EVENT
WHICH STARTS A CHAIN OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

synopsls-The crown prince of Lvonia, Ferdinand William Otto.
ten years old, taken to the opera by his aunt, tires OF the singing and
slips away to the park. where he makes the acquaintance of Bobby
Thorpe. n little American boy. Returning to the palace at night, he
finds everything In an uproar MS n result of the search which has been
made for him. The same night the chancellor calls to consult the
boys grandfather. the old king, who Is very Ill. The chancellor sug-
g@s that to preserve the Kingdom, the friendship Of the neighborhng
kingdom Of Karnia be secured by giving the Princess IIedwig in mar
riage to King Karl of that country. Countess Loschek, adyin-waitng
to Princess Annunciata, Hedwigs mother. is in love with King Karl
and plots to prevent his marriage 10 ITedwig. Hedwig, who loves
Milky Lnrisch, Ottos aid de camp. Is disnayed when told Of the plans
for her marriage. Countess Loschek sends n secret message to King
Karl. The messenger is attacked by agents of the terrorists and n
dummy letter substituted. Captain Larisch, unaware Of the substitu-
lion, holds up KarIs chauffeur and secures the envelope. The captain
impersonates Karl's chauffeur and exchanges the sheet within the
envelope for some cigarette papers. On delivering the envelope to
Karl, Larsch Is made prisoner when the deception Is discovered.
Mettlch, chancellor of Livonia, goes to Karnia and arranges with
Karl for his marriage to Hedwig. Karl thereupon releases Captain
Larisch.
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1t came only twice a year, and was
sent, intact, to take care Of an invalid
daughter In the country. That was
not his. He " used a penny of
It. And he had saved a trifle. by liv.
ing on air, as the concierge declared.
But mlsfortunes ONE In threes, like
fires and other calnmities. The after.
noon of that very day brought n let
ter, saying that the daughter was
worse and must have an operation.
Old Adelbert went to church and
burned n candle for her recovery, and
from there to the bank to send by
registered mail the surgeons fee.
He was bankrupt In twenty.four
hours.
That evening In his extremity he did
n reckless thing. He wrote n letter to
the king. He spent hours over IT., nrst
composing 1t In pencil and then copy
Ing II with ink borrowed from the
concierge. It began "Sire." us he had
learned was the form, and went on to
remind his majesty, first, Of the hos
pital incident. which, having been for
ty years ago. might have slipped the
royal memory. Then came the facts
his lost position, his daughter, the
handicap Of his wooden leg. 1t ended
with a plea for reinstatement or, fall
Ing that. for any sort Of work.
He sent II, unfolded, In a large fat
envelope, which also he had learned
was the correct thing with kings, who
for some reason or other do not like
folded communications. Then he
waited. He considered that a few
hours should bring q return.
No answer came. No answer ever
came. For the king was Ill, and secre-
taries carefully sifted the royal mail.
That night, In the concierge's bu-
reau. he was treated to many Incl
dents, all alike. The government took,
but gave nothing. AS well expect
blood out Of a stone. Instances were
given, heartlessness piled on heart
lcssness, one sordid story on an
other.
And rs he listened there died In old
Adelbert's soul his flaming love for his
sovereign and his belief In him. His
eyes took on a hard and haunted look.
That night he walked past the palace
and shock his fist ut 1t. He was
greatly ashamed of that, however, and
v repeated 1t. But his soul was
now On open sore. ready for infec-
ton.
And Black Humbert bided his time.
On the day of the excursion to the
fortress old Adelbert decided to appeal
to his fellow lodger, Herman Spier.
Now and then, when he was affluent,
he had paid small tribute to Herman
by means Of the camp cookery on
which he prlded himself.
"A soldiers mess !" he would say,
and bring in a bowl Of soup. or a slice
OF deer meat, broiled over hot Goals
In his tiny stove. Eat II, man. These
restaurants know nothing of food"
Herman could not help him. But
he eyed the old soldier appralslngly.
He guessed shrewdly the growing I'M
casiness behind Adelbe"t's brave front.
II now one could enlist such a man
for the cause, that would be worth
doing. Among the veterans the old