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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Feb. 20.-Run of hogs
at the local yards for a Tuesday was
on the liberal order, $4,000, which
brings the total for the two days this
week to 25,466, against 1855 the
same period last week and 17,466 the
corresponding time a year ago.
All wires from outside centers in
Dictated a lower trend an d first bids
made were quoted abe ut a nickel
lower, and a few sales were made on
this basis, but with a good strong de-
mand from shippers the deal showed
marked improvement. and during
the middle and close of the session
prices were quoted as strong, and
taken as a whole the average reached
was fully as good as that of Monday.
Quality was somewhat better than on
Monday.
Tops landed at $3.50, while the
bulk of sales ranged from $4,000
1925, with the low end of the range
on down around the $500 mark.
1t was a slow, steady market as
far as killer grades of cattle were
concerned, while the drift to stocker
and feeder prices showed weakness.
The run at hand was ON the fairly
liberal order for a Tuesday. 5000
head, which makes the total for the
two days this week 1886, against
4.S40 the same period last week and
$500 the corresponding time a year
ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
ITALY HAS COUNCIL
TO Speed UP war
Premier Is Determined to Follow
Energetic Policy in Push
ING the War.

Now that the italian cabinet has a
working majority sufficiently numer-
Gus and powerful to combat antiwar
intrigue both inside and outside par
lament Premier Orlando Is deter
mined to follow an energetic war pol
Icy. In fact a war council has been
formed In Italy composed of the pre-
mler, the ministers OF foreign affairs.
war, navy, arms and munitions. treas
ury and another member Of the cab
met chosen by the premier, besides the
two chiefs of staff Of the army and
navy.
Executive measures connected with
the war and having IN urgent charac-
ter will be decided In future by the
war council instead Of the cabinet. and
considerable loss of time will thus be
saved with great advantage to the sue
cess of military operations heretofore
delayed, as their approval depended
on long discussions in cabinet coun-
ellis.
Premier Orlando recently confirmed
In the senate his declaration In the
house that no compromise was possible
with those who opposed the war, as
any attempt to weaken the resistance
of the country amounted to treason,
and antiwar activity exclusively bene-
fitted the enemy.
An energetic war policy would be
impossible In q country like Italy un-
less the government were backed by
the people. So long as the provision
ing of the country Is assured and the
encouraging announcement made in
the senate by the minister Of food, Sig
nor Crespi, who said that special agree
ments had been concluded with the
United States and the Argentine Re
public whereby they placed at the al
lies disposal a considerable portion of
their wheat crops, affords the best
proof that the question Of food short
age has been satisfactorily solved,
there Is no danger Of Italy's elimina-
ton from among the allies. The re.
cent insidious Austro-G German peace
proposals have not deceived Italians,
who realize that their acceptance
would be worse than defeat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
All Industries Aiding Country
Have Suffered.
BLAZE LOSSES MAKE RECORD
Rsach S267 ,oo0, 900 In 1917 Against
$226, 000,o 900 In Last Peace Year
Investigations Show That the Ene-
ny Has Been Busy In Every State In
he unlon-Loss Of s6,ooo.ooo Worth
~ Grain Laid to Enemy Torch.

Since the United States entered the
world war on the side of the allies, the
value Of the munition factories, grain
elevators. stock yards, oil properties.
cotton, marine properties, tanneries,
and other industries vital to the war
efficiency Of the nation, which have
been destroyed as q result Of known
incendiary or suspicious origin, Is more
than $50.0O0.000. and of this amount
over $43,000.000 represents fires In
which the damage done amounted to
100000 or o In each specific In
stance.
A table has been prepared by the ma
tional board of fire underwriters, which
gives by months the statistical story of
the damage wrought In the United
States by enemy in~cendiaries since
April l, last.
This table shows that the enemy has
been busy In every part of the country.
In eleven instances the damage done
equaled or exceeded $1,000,000. the
most disastrous of the CONGREGATIONS
being that which In October last de-
stroyed piers and war supplies In Bal
timore valued at $S,500,000.
Only 100000 or More.
The grain destroyed by the enemy
corch has totaled since we went to wal
more than s 8.000.0O0; that of piers and
other marine properties over 5000.
600; the oil and oil products loss has
amounted to more than $6,000.000
while the loss due to incendlarism on
timber lands and In lumber yards
reaches a total of over S. 0 600. AL
these totals refer only to fires In which
the loss was 100000 or more.
The total fire losses In 1917 wer,
the greatest of any year In the history
Of the United States, except 1905. wher
the great fire which followed the Sar
Francisco earthquake swelled the to
tai for that year to $3.50, 10000. Tn,
1917 record exceeds that of 1916 b.
about $37. 0 10000, and that of 1915 b.
more than $s4.000.000.
The total fire losses In America dur
Ing 1913. the last peace year, amount
ed, according to the Journal of Com
merce. to about 1925, 100000; In 1914
the first year of the war. to $4,000,
600: In 1915 to 1888, 100000, and II
1915 to $231. 000.00 while In 1917 tn
losses due to fire. with the figure TO
December estimated at $25,000.O00 wa
about $278,O00.O00. The differenc
between the figures for 1913, the las
peace wear. and 1877 ia about $40 600
600.
Monthly Losses Shown.
The following table shows the month
" losses Of the nine war months O
1917. compared with those for the col
responding months In 1916:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20

Girls who have tried their hand at
farming, tagging trains, ticket selling.
munition making and q score of other
jobs for which there Is shortage Of
men In these busy wal times have now
broken into the glass industry.
For the first time In South Jersey,
where glass factories have lourished
for more than a century. women and
girls are being employed in this sea-
sons fire. One of the big companies
at Bridgeton, N. j., was the first coEI-
pany to employ girls on an extended
scale in its warehouse; now they ale
being employed at other big glass fac.
tories at Millville and Salem.
Can't Be Blowers.
Glassblowing is to be reserved Ell.
tirely for the men and the automatic
machines. Women are barred from
it by rules of the Glassworkers' union
besides several years of apprentice.
ship and considerable skill are re
qulred to make expert glassblowers
Union men say that If a oma ever
set foot on a blowers bench In any Of
the factories of this region 1t wouit
doubtless cause a general strike.
Women and girls, however. are no
prevented by rules or lack of expert
ence from taking the jobs formerl!
held by the boys who snap-up ant
carry-in the bottles as they come from
the blowers molds. They also grint
and polish the bottles. Both whit
and colored girls are employed.
William Waddington, superintendent
of the Brldgeton plant, says his com
pany now employs % girls. Those o.
the day run work Sh hours a day ant
six days a week, while those on tn
night run work five nights and ar
paid for a full week.
The girls who work as "snappers
up receive $13 a week, while thos
who "~carry-in" get $11.50. The SNAP
ping-up and c~arrying-in are the prin
cipal tasks for the girls at this faC
tory. They wear bloomer overalls.
"a Good Thing"
The carry-in girls take the bottle:
hot from the molds. on long-handle
carriers and place them In the lehr:
where they are tempered. In tn
course Of a day a carrying.in girl har
dies thousands of bottles and walk
several miles.
II laughed at the Idea of employin
girls In a glass factory at first" sal
Superintendent Waddington. "No'
that l have seen how 1t works out
believe that 1t is a good thing. 1t
surprising the difference that it ha
made in our shops. With the girl
around the men are more caref'
about their language. There is a Il
of rough talk in most glass ~factorle
out here the men are more careful"
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Totals ............. .slAs.5 ss. as als2. e57. slO

There is not a great industry, the
continuance Of which Is essential to
the war efficiency of the United States
and their allies, which has not suffered
a. q result of the activities of the
enemy agent or his hireling. Included
In the long list are tanneries, -four
mills, leather factories, coal pockets,
car and machine shops. iron mills,
navy yard structures, chemical works
Of oil kinds, automobile manufacturing
plants, gasoline tanks, food ware
houses, wooden mills, stock yards. sugar
mills, ~guncotton plants, railroad equip
ment, arsenals, munition plants, to-
bacco warehouses. cotton gins, cotton
warehouses, drydocks. ocean-going
shipping. steel mills, army storage
warehouses, stables, horses, coke ovens
and mine properties.
Cover Whole Country.
The national board Of fire underwrit-
ers was, at the outbreak of war, asked
BY the government to cooperate In the
effort that the government Is making
to cOmbet the fire menace The result
has been that the national board has
devoted the entire work Of q majority
Of its officials and fire experts to the
government service, and its inspectors
cover every part Of the country, inves-
tigating all fires. regardless Of whether
the properties, damaged or destroyed,
are insured or not. These inyestiga-
lions, made In every instance by men
expert In fire investigation. show that
the loss due TO f1res Of incendiary OF
suspicious origin which have involved
the loss Of 100000 or more in war mu
nitions or equipment has totaled, since
April !. $4S,b58.O00.
In April, the first month OF the war
the destruction or damage, due to f1re'
Involving q loss Of 100000 or more
amounted to $6.555.0OO In that month
there were "a great fires in the coun
try, and these fires occurred In IA diff
ferent states. The FIRE which entailet
the heaviest loss was when grain ele
vators Ii Chicago. valued at $70O,OOO
were destroyed. The value Of the grail
elevators destroyed In that n montl
totaled 41.700,000. The oil loss due q
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20

and pain
which used to keep
me in bed for two
days each month. l
tried many doctors
without benefit until
/ was really discour-
aged. My mother
urged me to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Co m
pound as it had
helped her so much. l
did so and soon saw
a change for the
better. / kept on
takingit and am now
so well and strong
that | can do all NV
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20

homework, Eve my washing and l have
a little baby who is as healthy IS l
could ask-thanks to your Vegetable
COMPOUND" Mrs. F. H. STONE, "a
Bowdoin St., Worcester, Mass.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, irregularities, Inflammation,
liberation, backache, headaches and
nervousness shouldlos no time ngiving
this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a trial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
South ST. Paul Live Stock,

South st. Paul, Feb. 90 Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards:
Cattle, 1900; calves. 500; hogs, 800;
sheep, 1900; cars, III.
Railroads entering the yards report
ed receipts for the day by loads as
follows: Burlington, L; Great West
ern, 16; Milwaukee, 3S; Omaha, 81;
Great Northern, q; st. Louis. 4; N
p, Al; 500, SO. Total, Ill.
Cattle-Steers, $7.5O@8.25; cows
S7.106S.75; calves, $7@10; hogs. S1t
616.70; sheep and lambs, s911O.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
CAPTAIN AT 22 YEARS

Ohio Man Youngest Company Com
mander at Camp Sherman.
Capt. r. II. Klingler today holds the
distinction Of being the youngest cap
tain at Camp Sherman, 0. Captain
Klingler was twenty-one when commits
stoned, and he passed his twenty-sec-
ond birthday last August,
Captain Klingler commands Jeffer-
son county boys in Company X, Three
Hundred and Thirty-second infantry,
and although so per cent Of his men
are his senior in years, they all swear
By their youthful "cap."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
BEAR MEAT ON MARKET
Some Find II Helps to Cut the High
Cost OF Living.

Some Find II Helps to Cut the High
Cost OF Living.
Citizens of Harrisonburg and other
towns In Rockingham county. Penn
sylvania, who find beef, veal and pork
too high-priced, a make ends meet
better now by eating bear meat, large
quantities Of which have been placed
on the market at more reasonable
prices than those demanded for choice
steaks and chops.
The mountains of the county are
said to be infested by bears. and In
the past few days q number of the
animals have been bagged by hunters.
One party Of sportsmen brought In
two, one weighing 300 pounds and the
other $50 pounds. The hides. worth
about $35 apiece, will be tanned and
made into Overc0ats.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Hog receipts
$4,000; dull, zoe under yesterdays av
erage, bulk, $16.60Q16.S0; light, $500
@16.90; mixed, $1625@16.S5; heavy
/ 6.15@16.S0; rough, $1615@16.3o;
pigs. S12.75913.76. Cattle receipts
1900; steady; native steers, $500
1885; stockers and feeders, $3.50
10. 80; cows and heifers. $6.4061165
calves, $S.25Q13.50. Sheep receipts
10000; weak: sheep, S9.75613.15;
lambs, S13.5O@16.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
New Crime In n d

A new form of crime has developed
In London. The police describe 1t as
"air raid robbery" for bands Of thieves
take advantage Of the excitement
caused by German air raids to loot
homes while the families are elsewhere
seeking safety.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
Butter, Eaas and Poultry.

Minneapolis, Feb. 20.--BUTTER-
Creamery extras, per h., 4Sc: extra
firsts, 47c; irsts, Acc; seconds, 45c;
dairy, 40c; packing stock, 38c.
!. Eggs-Fresh prime firsts, new cases.
free from rots, small, tiirties and
checks out, per doz., Sic; current re-
ceipts. rots out. S14.70; CHI ecks and Sc
conds, doz.. Acc; dirties, candled, doz.,
40c. Quotations on eggs include
cases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
LANDLADY BARS SP0ONING
Declares "Parlor Ban" Will Save Ga,
and Fuel.

A certain landlady in New York bars
spooning In the parlor Of her boarding
house. She places the parlor In the
same class as cabarets and theaters.
The "parlor ban" will save no small
amount of gas and fuel, she declares.
A cigar-store owner was refused per-
mission to use candles. He then COM
planned he would have no light in his
store. He was advised to obtain a
bottle of lightning bugs.
On Mondays shot dogs" must leave
their kennels cold. Use Of gas to keep
free lunch warm in saloons is positive.
ly forbidden.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
"Corn.Less Day"
for Feet, Every Da,
Use "Gets-It," the Great Corn Dis
covery! Makes C0rns Peel Right Off!

Look at the Illustration below.
See the two fingers peeling off a
corn as though it were a banana
peel. And The man is smiling while
he's doing it! All lone painlessly,
ioYfullY. The moment "Gets-It'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
Chicago Grain,

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Corn, March. ST..
27A; May, $1.26B; Oats, March, S9M;
May, 87&.
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0o f&aIIP(f&SS TO HELP
But Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Re-
moved the Cause of
this Woman's illness.

Worcester, Mass.-'I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for q
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
GIRLS INVADING
GLASS FACTORIES
Are Now Employed in Plants IN
New Jersey.
BARREOFROM BEING BLOWERS

Union Rules Reserve 0IassbIowino for
Men and Automatic Machines, But
the Girls Are Utilized Now In Place
Of Boys as snappers-Up and Car
riers-in-Presence Has Wholesome
Effect on Conduct Of Men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20
DAILY MARKET RE- PORT.
Minneapolis Grain

Minneapolis, Feb. 20 Oats, May,
SS& May, Rye, s2.25.
Duluth Flax.
Duluth, Feb. 2o.-F1axseed. May, S..
S21R; July. $3.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20

Mrs. Royal q. johnson, wife Of the
South Dakota congressman who has
enlisted as a private in the National
army. She will remain in Washington
with their two sons, aged eleven and
nine years, while her husband Is In
training at Camp Meade.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-20

"Cets-lt." the Only Genuine. Thorough Corn.
Peeler Ever Discovered. Demand "CetsIt."
touches a corn or callus the growth
is doomed. 1t takes but two sec
onds to apply "Gets-It." The corn
pain Is eased at once. You can sit
at your desk or walk about, dance.
think, love and work with absolute
ease. You a apply "Gets-It" con-
veniently almost anywhere where
you can take your shoe and stock
ing off for a moment or two. "Gets-
1t" dries at once; then put your shoe
n stocking On again. There's no
further excuse for suffering from
corns and corn-pains.
"Gets-It" is sold at all druggists
(you need pay no more than % cents
a bottle), or sent on receipt of price
by Il. Lawrence e. Co., Chicago, III.
Sold in Madison and recommends
the worlds best corn remedy b
A. H. Osborn.
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The following table shows the month
" losses Of the nine war months of
1917. compared with those for the COR
responding months In 1916:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-02
TODAY'S WAR RESULT
Summary of Conditions on the
Allied Fronts.

PICARDY FRONT-Allied forces
have driven a sharp wedge deep into
the German defenses between Cam
brat and ST. Quentin, opening a breach
in the line between Beaurevoir and
Fonsomme, well to the eastward of
both Cambria and st. Quentin. French
troops hold about four-fifths of st.
Quentin, which they entered yesterday
The Germans are resisting on the
southern bank of the canal which cuts
off the southern edge of the city. The
British are completing their conquest
of Cambria.
RHEIMS-VERDCN FRONT = The
Americans, after several days of com
parative immobility. are pushing ahead
again between the Meuse and the
Argonne forest. The French, operat-
ing on the left, have made additional
gains, increasing the pressure against
the Germans in the forest. The enemy
is constantly throwing reinforcements
into the line.
LA FERE-RHEIMS FRONT-Gen-
eral Berthelot has entirely wiped out
the small salient remaining west of
Rheims after the French and Ameri-
cans had eliminated the Marne pocket
On his left. General Mangin is push
ing eastward along the Chemin des
Danes. drawing closer both to Laon
and Craonne.
FLAN~-RS FRONT-The Anglo
Bel~ian drive is renorted to have hast
ened the German plans for Withdrawal
from the craNter mart of Re,gium.
Civilians already are fleeing from Lille.
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FIX PRICE FOR SHOES
Industries Board Places Value al
From So to Sig.

Washington, Oct. 2.-MaMmum and
minimum retail prices for shoes as
agreed to by the industry board and
ranging from So to S12 for men and
women, were announced today by the
industries board. Shoes are grouped
in three classes as follows: Glass A,
from 50 to s12; Glass B, s6 to $3.50;
Glass c, SO to $3.50.
Proportionate prices will be fixed
for youths and children's footwear.
The cutting of shoes under this sched-
ule begins October 10, and time is al
lowed retailers to dispose of present
stocks. The agreement was subscrib-
ed to by committees representing
manufa cturers, jobbers and retailers.
Each retailer will be required to sign
a pledge to be displayed in his store
and failure to do so will mean cutting
off of supplies.
To check up on the observance of
the agreement shoes in each class will
be stamped with a class number.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-02
LOAN IN STRIDE
TO CARRY over
SIX BILLIONS
Encouraging Reports Coming
In Today to Headquarters.
Middle West Is Making Fine
Early Showing.
MANY HONOR FLAGS AWARDED
Pacific Ceast Tabulatfons Show
Fine Support There
IA Million From Richmond and
Is From Cleveland.
MANY HONOR FLAGS AWARDED
Pacific CSaSt Tabulatf0ns Show
Fine Support There.

Washington, Oct EVERY report
received at the treasury department
today from the fourth liberty loan
campaign indicated it had struck a
stride which will carry it well over the
$4,000, 900. 900 mark.
Particularly encoura ging reports are
being received from the middle west
and the Minneapolis district Min
nesota has already exceeded it's quota,
and the Minnesota federal district re-
serve was reported on the verge of
going over the top. Ten cities and five
exceeded their quotas. Subscriptions
among factory employees in Detroit
show a ratio of four to one compared
with the third loan. Twenty cities
and towns in the New England dis
tricts have been awarded honor flags
for oversubscriptfon. Boston alone
has raised s24,000,000. The house to
house canvass in Boston, which was
abandoned because of Spanish in
fluenza, has been resumed.
The Pacific coast is going forward
rapidly, northern California already
having subscribed one-third Of its ST.
100000 allotment. The entire San
Francisco district had subscribed ap-
proximately sS0.eo0,000 Tuesday night.
Reports of encouraging sales from
all the old districts also were rec eived
at the treasury today.
In the two and one-haIf weeks re-
manning. at least $4,000, 100000 must
be raised, It is estimated. since SUBJ
scriptions so far probably do not reach
the billion mark. The Cleveland dis
trict reported official subscriptions OF
$15.21s,00O. The San Francisco dis
trict reported SIT, 7,650,oo0 officially
tabiated. Official returnes from banks
in the Richmond district gave sub
scriptions of $14,15s,000, with cash
sale of S6.400.00o additional.
New Spirit Shows.
Washington. Oct. 2.-Fo11owing the
announcement that iowa had sub
scribed it's quota. to the fourth liberty
loan, treasury officials today issued
the following statement:
"a new spirit has permeated the
nation. Liberty loans no longer are
novelties; the people accept them as a
part of the regular routine which
combined with genuine American en-
thusiasm make for success
| 1923 Millions for Loan.
New York, Oct. 2.-Total subscrip-
| tions to the fourth liberty loan re-
ceived officially thru the second fed-
eral reserve district up to 10 a. m
today were $123499,80O.
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sector. west of the Meuse, the Ameri-
cans have moved forward.
German Line Breaks!
London. Oct. 2-G:30 p m.).-
Between Cambria and ST. Quentin, the
German line of defense has been
broken. 1t is uncertain what lines the
enemy has in the rear. The British
advance threatens taS German line of
retreat in the Disc valley and also
from the massif of 81 Gobain.
French in Four Miles.
Between the Aisne and the Vesle
rivers French troops in the last three
days have advanced on a front of ten
miles to a depth of three 20 four
miles. The Germans now are retreat
ing toward the line they held in 1917.
In view of the loss to the Germans
of st. Quentin and the lines to the
north of that city an enemy retirement
on a fairly large scale seems probable.
Great Changes. Soon.
Given fairly good weather some very
big changes on the western front may
be seen before winter.
Advance 5000 Yards.
With the British Armies in Flan-
ders, Oct. Field Marshal Haig's
forces today captured Rolleghem-
capelle and advanced for distance of
5000 yards southeast of Roulers.