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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
THE AMERICANS
PUSHING ON

With the American Army on the
Aisne-Marne Front, Aug 2.-The
Franco-American forces on the main
battlefield continued yesterday the
process of Strengthening out the line
They scored advances in this effort,
the Americans pushing beyond Sergy
to within two kilometers of Chamery.
The Allied forces effected their
progress against stubborn German
resistance.
Chamery, the town the Americans
now are approaching, marks the spot
where Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt fell
to his death recently with his air
plane.
American and French troops
launched an attack Wednesday from
Seringes to Cierges on the center of
the Marne front for the purpose of
Strengthening entanglements and de-
molished barbed wire the Germans
have placed through the hills forests
and open places.
The Americans gained their objec-
tives.
The doughboys drove forward be-
hind an American made smoke cloud.
They were preceded by series oi
heavy rolling barrages.
The advance was made possible by
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
SAILORS EAT sEAwEED
Victims of Hun Submarine Drift
Eleven Days.
Crew Of Norwegian Vessel Picked Up
In Mldocean In Pltlful
Condition.

An Atlantic Port.--Ihe Norwegian
steamer Augvald, 2.09S tons. bound
from French port for Baltimore. has
fallen a victim to German subma-
rine. A transatlantic liner brought the
news of the sinking Of the Augvald In
midocean and also landed IL members
Of the crew of q men. Three Of the
crew were drowned and the remaining
IS are unaccounted for.
The rescued men were picked up by
the liner after having drifted help
lessly for IL days. subsisting most of
that time on seaweed and rainwater
wrung from their clothing or caught
in their caps. They were In an ex-
hausted condition when picked up, but
by careful nursing on board the liner
they had fairly recovered when they
reached here.
According to the crew the steamer
was stopped by shell fire, the crew or
dered into two boats and the ship was
sunk with bombs.
Captain Egge of the Augvald left
the ship with II men In his boat and
1t became separated from the other
lifeboat containing IA of the crew. For
two days the latter boat drifted about
and was then upset In storm. Three
of the men were swept away and the
others managed to right the boat and
bale 1t out They lost all their food
and fresh water and even their oars
were gone.
Drifting helplessly, the men began
to suffer for want of food and water.
Seaweed was eagerly snatched up and
chewed and every device they could
think of was resorted to to catch rain
| water. There was a succession of rain
storms and the men were almost con
tinually drenched. Day after day went
by and finally the rescue ship came
over the horizon and the exhausted
and starving men were soon safely on
the deck Of the liner and given every
comfort.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
LADY STEvED0REs ON JOB
Three OF Them Are Fired for cussing
Others Are Giving vaiu-
able Service.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Sixteen women in
overalls are wrestling daily with 1872
pound bags of coffee and hundred.
weights of sugar, working side by side
with muscular men long used to this
hard job. They are the new lady steve
dores hired by the New York Dock
company.
There would be 10 Of these female
dock wallopers were It not for the
fact that three of the number en-
gagged were fired on account of their
cussing.
Among the present 16 are an au-
thor, former vaudeville star, several
widows, and two negro women. Their
hours are z a. m. to 8 p. m. five days
week. They are getting 32h cents
an hour, the rate paid to men.
HI. b. Whipple, general manager,
predicts a bright future for all women
similarly engaged, though he really
had no notion the scheme would work
as well as 1t has.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
On Allied attack In the sector direct
ly -. / of the Americans which clear
el out small German pocket
NEEDS WALNUT WOOD
Government Makes Appeal to
Owners of Trees.
Best Material for the Manufacture OF
Gun Stocks and Airplane
PropelIers.

Washington walnut has
proven, under a four-year test in this
war, to be the best wood for the manu-
facture of airplane propellers and gun
stocks.
Our government will need all of this
wood 1t can secure during the continu-
ance of the conflict. 1t cannot buy
either logs or trees, as part of the lum-
ber produced by the log is not suitable
for either of the above purposes. How
ever, 1t urgently petitions all owners
of trees or logs to sell them to one or
more of the sawmills which hold gov
ernment contracts for gun stocks or
propeller lumber. Fight with your trees.
Don't let them remain idle slackers.
Owing to their inability to purchase
sufficient logs the sawmills have not
yet been able to supply the present re-
quirements of the government and its
allies, and as our participation in the
actual hostilities is increasing rapidly
our requirements in this wood are
monthly growing heavier. Every tree
counts. Half a dozen will provide lum-
ber to build propeller blade and put
a gun stock into the hand of each man
in the platoon. The lack of one ma
chine In the air or one platoon in the
fight might turn the tide In a battle.
Picture your own son or the son of
your neighbor holding on and fighting
against desperate odds until the COM
pany or regiment your trees have
armed can come to his relief. Make
this relief possible. Turn your trees
loose. Wake up and get into the fight.
In this way you will be fighting for and
with him as truly as IL you stood be-
side him In battle. And you have no
right to do anything else. Act quickly.
II you have walnut trees write today
to Capt. r. L. Oakley, production di-
vision, small arms section, ordnance
department, Sixth and b streets,
Washington. ID. C. He will put you In
touch with several sawmills holding
government contracts, any one of
which will buy your trees and pay you
fair price for them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
CAPTURES COUSIN IN RAID
American Soldier Grabs Relative In
Attack on the Hun
Trenches.

Hackensack, N. "details of how
two cousins, one a corporal in the
American army and the other soldier
of the kaiser, met In France after a
raid were told here recently.
The American Is Corporal William
NUM-, Jr.. of Hackensack, a member
of the One Hundred and Sixty-fifth in
fantry, the old 'Fighting Sixty-ninth." !"
The German boy Is Gustave Winkel-
mann of Bremen. prisoner In an
American camp. Letters from Cor
poral NUM- say he was in raid
against the German trenches recently
and came back with batch Of pris-
oners. The captives were being
identified when Winkelmann mentioned
that he had relatives In the United
States. NUM- asked their names and
found that the boy was his cousin.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
TURNING MOVEMENT
in PROGRESS

Washington, Aug. 2.-American
and French troops have begun
turning movement that if successful
will compel a German retirement
over wide sector east of Fere en-
Tardanois at the center of the Sois-
sons-Rheims salient.
They have attacked over front of
more than three miles on each side
of the village of Nesles, the apex of
the Allied wedge north of the Ourcq
Their greatest advance was toward
the east, where the Americans pushed
on some distance from the town of
Sergy and approached Chamery
) Although the announced purpose
of the attack was the Strengthening
out of the line between Seringes and
Cierges, this is really secondary to
the outflanking of the Germans to
the southwark. The enemy is hold
ing strong positions at Roncheres and
st. Gemme. where his line is still less
than five miles from the Marne and
continued advance between Nesles
and Cierges would force him to fall
back to escape being cut off from the
rear. This seems to be the only sec
tor where the Allies are attacking
with their infantry. Reports from
the front tell of heavy artillery fire
along the most of the line between
Scissors and Rheims.
The Germans attacked the Allied
lines on the heights of Bligny, south
west of Rheims Tuesday night, but
were repulsed.
The methods adopted by the Ger
mans since their retirement from the
Marne began are being followed by
the enemy along the line of the hard
est fighting. Machine gunners, for
the most part, man the lines. This
may indicate further retirement of
the Germans for machine gunners
guard fighting during the last two
weeks.
As long as they remain south of a
line running generally between
Rheims and scissors the Germans
are subject to violent bombardments
from the Allies guns, which can de-
moralize their communication system
more or less.
The German war office claims that
the prisoners captured in the fight
ing since July Is, now aggregate
24,00. The latest unofficial total of
Germans taken by the Allies was
10000.
The opening of the fifth year OF
the great war finds other sectors and
other fronts in France, Italy and
Macedonia relatively quiet. There
have been artillery actions here and
there, but except for the repulse of a
the infantry is inactive.
Unofficial reports received in Paris
are to the effect that the German
command has attempted to withdraw
more troops from the eastern front
The German commander in Russia /.
said to have declared it would be un
safe to take troops from the Balkans
British aviators again have bomb
ed the cities of Stuttgart and Cob
lenz. A fire was started at Stuttgart
Important military objects in tn,
Saar region, west of the Rhine. alst
have been attacked with good results
Along the British front the Ger
man artillery has been active. Tn,
enemy's heavy guns have carried ou
especially heavy bombardments a
Villers Bretonneux, east of Amiens
near Bucquoy, on the northern sid,
of the Picardy salient and in tn,
neighborhood of Meteren and Merri
on the western side of the Lys sector
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
FINDS LATEST VARIETY OF
CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTOR


Chicago.--Chicago has pro-
duced the latest variety of "con-
scientious objector," and, as a
result, John Taylor probably will
not serve Uncle Sam overseas.
John, who had been called for
service, walked into a court
room here and confessed TO en-
bezzling more than $1,000 from
his employer during the last two
years. He said he objected to
going to the army with a black
mark against him-so he con-
fessed. He was held for the
grand jury.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
cRANDDAD IS STILL YOUNG
Readily Accepted for Place In EnGI-
neers' Corps In United States
Army.

Spokane, Wash.--When James A.
House Of Clinton, Mont, bade his
friends goodby and started to war at
ter he enlisted, he had to kiss round
of grandchildren. along with the other
relatives he left behind. Mr.. House
has a son In service and three daugh-
ters in their own homes, and yet IL
possessed of the youth and physical
qualifications that made him eligible
for a place In Uncle Sans army and
was readily accepted for the engineers
replacement company when he offered
himself to the Missoula recruiting Of
fee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
Rejoice at American Victory.

Washington. July 31.-The import
ant and glorious success that the
American forces have won in the re-
cent battles fought on the French
front, said message from the Italian
ambassador to Acting Secretary Of
State Polk, have produced In Italy,
together with I keen feeling Of ad-
miration, 9 Joy which can only be
measured by him who knows as your
excellency knows, the desp friendship
that the Italian nation unreservedly
anteFtains for this Gr1At rspubiio-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02

and pinned 1t up. reading:
"BEWARE--Gi Girls stay out. The gen.
eral is shaving"
When our guest finished and came
out he saw the sign, and doubtless
read 1t with amusement. because he
wrote just below it, as follows:
"Girls, your guest has finished. Many
thanks to Gods greatest gift to man
an American woman"
And then he signed his name, ana
that Is one of our choice souvenirs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
CHAMPION JONAH MAN
OF AMERICA Is CLAIM

Los Angeles.--R. ID. Jacobs of
Los Angeles says he is the cham
pion Jonah man of America.
Here's why:
While instructing his wife In
the use of a revolver Mrs. ia
cobs accidentally shot her hus-
band In the sb0I r.. While
Jacobs was receiving treatment
burglars entered the home and
stripped the place.
'The darned old thieves" wall
ed Jacobs, 'took everything Of
value except the revolver which
caused all the trouble. Gan you
beat 1T"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02
FOE LOSS TOTALS 4,760,0o0
Was 100000 In Last Five Months
Alone.

Paris, Aug. Herman losses since
the start of the war have reached T..
100000, according to estimates pub
lished here In L'Homme Libre, Pre-
mier Clemenceau's newspaper. The
Germans now have 5,430.000 men, It
Is stated. Of which 100000 are en-.
gagged on the west front. The paper
estimates that since March the Ger
man losses have been 100000, of
which 100000, it is said. have been
put out of action.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
O'BR|EN'S M|NSTRELS
PLAYHOUSE HIT
Plenty Of Good Music, Lots Of
New Comedy and Elah.
crate Scenery.

Neil O'Brien's Minstrels packed The
Playhouse last night with an enthusiastic
audience, which thoroughly enjoyed
itself. The company, which is large, in
clndes clever comedians and good singers,
and their work is decidedly creditable. MI
Of the jokes are new, while the music in
cludcs some OF the latest popular songs.
The stage settings are elaborate, pretty
and appropriate. The entire company is
blackface, bringing back old-timo min
strelsy. Mr.. O'Brnn himself makes b,g
hit with his excellent comedy work in
"Meatless Day" a very funny sketch, in
which he is assisted by Major Nowak, one
OF the smallest men in the world, who is
also comedian.
The song lists include when Alexander
Takes His Ragtime Band to France" by
Miller and Dixon; I've Cabaret at
Home" David (fSugarfoot") Gaffney;
roll on Missouri" Billy Van Allen,
pray for Sunshine" Aris b. Rains.
There are also number Of the we'll
known popular songs Of the day, which
are we'll rendered by the following soloists:
4. W. Branen, George Miner, Grover
Schepp, Charles r. Wright, Barton IsbclI
Lea Laird. Edward Ohouse, Jcnkin Jones,
Charles Larribee, James 6. Brown and
Vaughan Comfort
The specialties are all new and full Of
fun and novelty. They include tMeatless
Day. "Coontown Divisions" and "T'he
Big Brother Club" The ninstreis will
be at The Playhouse this afternoon and
tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
HUN SAILORS STRIKE
SEALED EN- P|RE'S DOOM
Mutiny Was a Protest Against
Pan-Germanism; 1t Was
Fatal Blow.

Amsterdam, Dec. l-Coresponienoe
Associated Press The attempt of Of
hcers of the German High Seas feet 70
make suicidal sor.se against the British
Grand Fleet before the arrnistlce, was
signed, is characterized by the Berlin
Vorwaerts as the last dcvilish crime
against the German people that sealed the
doom of the Pan-Germans Refusal of
the sailors TO 20 out and fight is regarded
as the first step toward the German revo-
luton. This Tnutinv is described by the
torwRrts as IAN act OF self-defense by
$4,000 men against the viliainous Pan
German plan.
'"ro understand the position" CON
tynues the newspaper. "It is necessary to
go back to the feverish propaganda by the
Pan-Germans at the end of October for a
so-caled national fight of despair. To
save their necks, they conceived the idea
of batting the people into forlorn hope,
which could only end IN complete ex-
termination. The death of the doomed
$4,000 did not concern these maniacs, in
whose reckonlngs human blood never
counted. Their notion OF military honor
was that the whole people should suffer
themselves to be butchered,. rather than
undergo the shame Of defeat"
With their minds stepped 10 the wor-
ship of might, they had no mixing Of the
revolutionary currents among the men
They still imagined that iron discipline
was paramount. Their fendish plan was
10 send out the ships 10 be sacrificed to
the last ship. The news spread like wild
fire.
"At the last stage Of the war, are we
all to be killed. they asked
''The officers harangued, eajoled, m
vain. Three times the order was given It
was difficult position for men with no
backing, but their feeling of solidarity A
thousand were imprisoned at Wilhelms-
haven. The choice between freedom and
imprisonment was not difficult 1t was
revolution II was the irony OF fate that
the Pan-Germans, with what was TO be
their last desperate blow, should them
selves have started the confagration. 1t
was this last, devii.sh crime against the
German people that sealed their doom"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
HOG ISLAND OUTLAY
ST|RS SENATE CRITICISM
American international Corpora
ton May be Called on to
Make Reimbursement.

Washington. Dec. 21.-The Senate will
insist that the Government call upon the
American International Corporation for
reimbursement for waste and extravaganza
at the Hog Island shipyarrls. This seemed
tonight TO be the reaction TO the Depart
msmt of Ju.tice report on the failure Of the
great plant near Philadelphia to function
despite unprecedented expenditures Of
money. The report made last September
was made public to-day.
Senator'S were inclined TO agree with the
Attorney Generals Investigators, but they
wcre severe In their condemnation OF the
shipbuilding company H. Is expected that
the Senators who demanded the Hog
Island report-Vardaman Johnson of
California and Sherman will find sup
port in requesting that the Government call
upon the lnternntio1aifor reimbursement.
Senator Vardaman tonight suggested
that the Government should immediately
tskeover the Hog Island plant, He said:
sft seems to me that the Hog Island
COMPANY has forfeited all claim itrnay have
had to profit on this deal. The company
did not fulfil its obligation and IL cannot
expect the Government TO 20 along fur
ther With IT, | think the Government
should Immediately cancel the contract
sHte lshSfYfitn h Nm Ntfub rhi HhfNh
The needed ships itself =
Senator johnson said "It seems clear
that the tremendous extravagance and
waGte Of tho company in charge have bern
est abiished. The only thing about II can
not vet understand is why report
dated September u should nT be made
public until two months later.
Senator Sherman declared the Gov
eminent should ininst on reimbtrte-
mcnt by the company, adding: 'If The
Hog Island company had bern spending
it's own money. the money would most
certainly have been spent more prnd~ntly-
Results would hnve been much more
nearly IN proportion to the expenditures.
II wps simply another case uf contractors
gmng Wild with Government guaranteed
funds
'Piez and Hurley Heem 10 have done
cvcrvthi ng they could do, and | am not
inclined to blasS them The company
appeared TO be too much interested in
building yards and not enough concerned
with building ships, as the expenditure
Of sixty million odd dollars, with only one
ship TO show for il, GOES to prove,
The Senate Commerce Committee plan
complete review of all matters related
TO the Hog Island shipbmlding project.
The committee now stands adjourned
subject TO the call of its Chairman. The
impression prevails that nothing further
Will be done until after holidays. The IN
vestigation then will be resumed and
prceecyyted with renPvr1i yigor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
SHIPYARD BOXING.
IL h b be Survived With Sun Ship
Taking an Aggressive Part.

Now that the big war IS over, boxing
rs once more coming INTO its own; and
great preparations are being made for
a big boom IN the hstIc game, IN the vari-
ous shipyards all over the country. The
one spot where the game viii thrive,
this coming winter. will be at the Sun
Shipyards 10 Chester, Pa. Great things
are expected and many new 1stic wonders
will, no doubt, be developed, rs the sport
will be 10 the hands Of several oldtime
ring generals, who are going TO de-
vote time and care in bringing out some
real talent, now located In the plant
'Bill' Gibbons, n weil-known referee
m this part of the country who has
charge Of one Of the main departments
IN this famous shipyard-is noE at work
forming 3 boxing committee. New Camp
bell, one Of the old-time feather weights,
who IL now horny handed son OF toll,
Will be boflng instructor and he will
be ably assisted IN the work by George
Kis Cox
One OF the main features Of the sport
will be the promotion OF amateur boxing
contests, which will be conducted under
the direction of Johnny Eckhsrdt, the
famous old-time referee Johnny will
be remembered by many of the old
timers AS the official referee Of The old
Coney Island Athletic Club, and as
the third man in the ring, he decided
many contests between sonae of the most
famous fighters In the world.
The most important officials of the
Sun Company are heartily in favor of
the movement and the whole affair is
sanctioned by J. Leonard Mason. the
director general Of the service depart
rn1pf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
AMUSEMENTS
evERYwonaa" Ar TIE PLAYHOUSE

"EvERYwoNAa" Ar THE PLAYHOUSE.
One Of the most talked about plays Of n
decade, "Eycrywoman." will be seen at
The Playhouse, Christmas matinee and
evening and Thursday, Friday and Satur~
day nights and Saturday matinee. The
incidents OF the story of "Eyerywoman"
might be called an admixture Of the sym
bolic and the actual IL may be considered
an allcgory, az modern drama, ~ grand
opera. It's story is dramatic in the ex-
treme. The theme Is Everyw0man's
quest for love, and the principal character
is supposed TO be typical of the sex; she is
a composite woman, endowed with youth,
beauty, grace and the other attributes of
attractive young womanhood Her search
for love brings her intn contact with the
pleasures and pains, and all the allure
ments Of life. Those with almost equal
Importance with "Everywoman" are
King Love, Wealth, Youth, Beauty,
Modesty, Greed, Vanity, Truth, Witless,
Passion, Conscience and q host Of others.
Also there rs Nobody, who typifes worldly
wisdom, public opinion and philosophy.
Through the play he treads as guide,
friend and counselor, speaking the hard
truth into unwilling cars, having his ad-
vice rejected, but always returning as per
sistently and nveteratcly as doom
VERY GOOD EDDIE Ar THE GARRIcg
VERY Good Eddie" one Of the most
elaborate musical comedy offerings in the
varieties, will feature the bill at the Gar
rick Theatre next week This il an ex-
traordinary offering in q vaudeville bill
II will be given BY company Of 20 rccog-
nl2ed musical comedy stars which in
clndcs an exceptionally large chorus 1t IS
n regular two-hour show boiled down to
one hour. The bill also includes Zarthcs'
40 dogs, which have been booked cs-
pccially for the children; Kennedy and
Burt IN "bits from the varieties, Mil
dred and Marlin, in Prom Broadway 70
the Bowery'', Mr. and Mrs. stewart
Darrow, premier shadowsraphists, and
Harry Hines in "the 59th Variety"
You try an Every Evening want adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Morris Beck Thrown Out When His
Horse Made O Dash.

Driver Morris Becks spirited team
of horses proved the pos session of spirit
by shying at a flying scrap of paper,
st Fourth and Market streets shortly
after noon yesterday, and themselves
starting to 1y due east. This quickly
changed to fleeing, however, and with
out regard to peddlers' carts and stands
in the path, or even to a telegraph pole
at the Walnut street corner. This proved
q more sturdy obstacle, however, and
the contact spilled Beck, who landed
on his head, 10 his own confusion and
its confusion. Also the wagon was smashed
also the harness, also-but that is enough
for one dav; at least that is the opinion
of Fogel and Cohen of 207 West Fourth
street, who are thinking of changing
TO an auto-truck delivery system.