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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
100000 Italians In France.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Italian forces
numbering nearly half a million men
are in France. General Mangin, In
a telegram OF congratulations to the
Italian minister of war, disclosed the
fact that Italy has a full army corps
in the great battle in France. The
Italian embassy here pointed out that
in addition to this combatant force OF
more than $50, 900 troops, the Italians
have had approximately 100000 nom
combatants and work troops behind
TIE French line since early In the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
Red Terror Grows.

Stockholm, Monday, Oct. 24.-The
clash of authority between the coun-
ter revolutionary commissions of Rus
STA and the central and local soviet
organizations has become so serious
as to show that it is the predominant
menace to the dictatorship of the pro-
letariat, according to information
brought here by travellers. M. Peters,
head of the commission to suppress
counter revolutions, has become more
powerful than the national councils OF
cCnmtecarfo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
DESCRIBE GERMAN CRIMES
Two Lille Deputies Reappear In
French Chamber.

Paris, Oct. "a. - The Chamber of
Deputies enthusiastically welcomed
Deputies Delory and Ragheboom of
Lille, returning to their seats after
years in the hands of the Germans.
Amid an impressive silence, M.
Delory said:
1T is impossible to denounce all the
German crimes, but the most abom-
Unable was the carrying off the women
and girls of 10 and 16 by enemy sol.
diers, their enforced submission to
medical examination and their being
obliged to work under French ma
chine gun fire for the German army
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
iris Speaker to Be Flyer.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 24.-Tris Speak.
or has enrolled at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Naval Avia-
ton school. This means that he will
put In 16 hours each day at the stiffest
kind of work, preparing himself to
carry terror to the Huns. His day will
start at $3.50 a. M, and will not end
until 10 p. m. Speaker always has
been a good mechanic and is a skilled
chauffeur. As for the flying part of
1t, Spoke" has been up several times
and likes II.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
SCORES GERMAN NOTE
Senator Lodge Considers Reply
a Very Clumsy Trap.
Believes Unconditional Surrender
Should Be Only Terms I'M
posed on Germany.

Washington, Oct. "a. - Senator
Lodge, ranking Republican member of
the foreign relations committee, de-
clares the German reply is a clumsy
Trap, awkwardly set, to involve us in
diplomacy" Mr.. Lodge said there
should be no reply from the United
States except the same unconditional
surrender which was exacted from
Bulgaria.
1T seems to me unbelievable that
any one should be taken in by the last
German note," said Senator Lodge. ut
Is vanished over with a little false
fiattery, directed to the President and
people of the United States, which can
deceive no one. In other respects 1t is
a clumsy trap, awkwardly set, to in
volve us In diplomatic discussions-of
all things to be avoided at this mo-
ment.
Actions Prove Intent.
They desire to discuss details.
What they call details are the vital
issues of the war. No attention should
be given to their denial of illegal and
inhuman action. Only a day or two
age they took $4,000 women and girls
out of Lille when they abandoned that
city. Is that a military act in accord
anee with International law? They
wish to refer the destruction of our
women and children on the Lusitania
to a neutral commission. The Ameri-
can people do not intend to have the
decision Of any commission on such
a question as that. The American peo-
pie have not forgotten the direction
of tie German minister at Buenos
Aires to sink and leave no trace"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24

Washington, Oct. 24.-The Swiss le-
cation has delivered the official text
OF the German reply to President Will
son.
President Wilson discussed the wire
less version of the German note at
length with his advisers at the cabinet
meeting.
Look TO Allied Councils.
The prevailing belief here is that
any action President Wilson may take
as a result of the new German note
will await and largely be guided by
a decision of the Supreme War coun-
Gil in France.
Shrewd diplomatic observers and
some officials take this view, but no
intimation has come from the Presi-
dent because, admittedly, the one ques-
ton at immediate issue is a military
problem-the evacuation of invaded
territory by the German armies as the
only condition upon which the plea
for an armistice will be given.
Issue One for Allied Council.
The Germans are now evacuating
Belgium and Northern France as rap
idly as they a move before the
American and Allied soldiers and
maintain their organization. Since
the government at Berlin says they
want to get out without further fight.
Ing, apparently the issue is one for
the Allied War council to determine
whether it will be suggested through
President Wilson that General Foch
be applied to for terms, or whether
without further diplomatic parley the
approach of a white flag from the Ger
man lines shall be awaited.
Exchanges between London, Paris
and Washington have been proceeding
since the arrival of the wireless yer.
sion and that pending word from the
war council of what the military situa-
ton demands the President is In NO
hurry to know the exact verbal differ
ences between The official and unof1,
cial texts. There also were reports
that any action might wait upon a dip.
lomatic conference about to convene
In one of the Allied capitals, but these
found no official confirmation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
ENEMY WILLING TO RETREAT
Germans Specify They Must Not BE
Followed, However,


Paris, Oct. 24.-Germany's high COM
mand is ready to eEacuate the invad-
ed territories of France and Belgium
on the express condition that the AL
lied troops will not follow them In re-
treat, but will remain where they are
now located, according to the latest in
formation from Berlin, says the Zurich
correspondent of the Paris Journal.
This grotesque proposal is the out
come of the latest conferences at Ber-
lin between the members of the gen.
eral staff and the war cabinet, 1t 10
seid. The militarist party Is rapidly
gaining ground, but the members OF
the moderate factions believe that be-
fore long grave internal events will
help to improve the situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
President Receives Official Text
of German Proposal to
Terminate War.
CONFERS WITH ALLIES
Since Arrival of Wireless Version Elk.
changes Have Probably Taken
Place Between London,
Paris and Washington.

Washington, Oct. 24.-The state
ment was authorized that there Is
nothing in the communication to
alter the decision of the president
that he will not propose an armis-
tice to the Allies before the Ger
mans evacuate all occupied terri
tory.
Copenhagen, Oct. 2 .-"Presi-
dent Wilson's reply to the latest
German note may, perhaps, bring
definite certainty as to the result
of the negotiations" Prince Maxi
milan, imperial German chanceI-
Ior, said, according to a dispatch
received here from Berlin. "Till
then we must prepare to resist a
peace violence"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
213 Lives Lost on TIconderoga.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Two officers
and 80 enlisted men Of the army lost
their lives In the sinking OF the Amer
lean steamer Ticonderoga in the war
zone Sept. 80. This announcement by
the, War department brought the total
loss of life to 213, the navy having
previously reporteda0 officers and 102
men of the crew dead, and two officers
carried off as prisoners by the enemy
submarine that sunk the vessel. More
than half of the soldiers lost were
from Ohio.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
DISLlKES TO ADMIT DEFEAT
Germany Plans Pacifist AgItations In
Allied Lands.

Paris, Oct. 24.-The Germans are
hoping by their discussions of an
armistice to substitute General Perish
ing for MeSshal Foch as the military
leader who will state the terms, the
Petit Journal say
The announced German concessions
respecting submarine warfare are
merely p%retense, the Petit Journal con
tinues, inasmuch as the submarine
campaign is a definite failure.
The most general comment In the
press upon the German reply is that
the enemy is attempting to escape an
admission of defeat by causing pacifist
agitations In Allied countries.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
N. o. OFFICERS ARE INDICTED
Charged with Conspiracy In Remov.
ina Witnesses.

Fargo, N. d., Oct. 24.-Sheriff t. N.
Hartung of Stark county, Leslie Simp-
son, Dickinson county's attorney, and
A. r. Rosrud, an attorney, have been
indicted by the federal grand jury,
charged with conspiracy to obstruct
justice. 1t is charged that they OBJ
tanned Induction into the National Ar.
my Of the defendants in a series OF
boxcar robberies to prevent them from
testifying against alleged companions
with the result that the latter were
acquitted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
/. w. w. Literature Banned.

Washington, Oct. "a. - All printed
matter put out by or in the interest
of the I. w. w. has been barred from
the Canadian mails. Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson notified postmasters not
to accept such matter destined for
Canada.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
LIBERTY GATHERING CALLED
Representatives of Oppressed Nations
to Hold Convention.

Representatives of Oppressed Nations
to Hold Convention.
Washington, Oct. "a. - Meeting In
independence Hall, Philadelphia, Fri
day and Saturday, representatives of
SIS, 000, 900 people of the oppressed ma
tionalities of Central Europe will
draw up a joint declaration of the in
dependence Of their peoples freed
from the domination OF the Teutonic
powers.
Delegates to the conference, called
upon invitation of the mayor of Phil
adelphia and the patriotic societies
of America have left Washington.
Prof. T. G.. Masaryk, prime minister
OF the newly recognized Czecho.
Slovak republic, will preside at the
conference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
SUES BIG GRAIN CONCERNS
North Dakota Alleges Illegal Prao-
tees Injurc Farmers.

tlces Injure Farmers.
Bismarck, N. d., Oct. 24.-Charging
illegal combinations, the state Of
North Dakota has entered suit against
the Great Western Grain company. the
Powers Grain company, the Occident
Elevator company and the Monarch
Elevator company, foreign corpora
tons engaged in business In North
Dakota and at Minneapolis and Du-
luth.
Ten million dollars, the state claims,
have been illegally taken from the
farmers of the state by using prices
fixed by the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
EXTENDS SCOPE OF INQUIRY
Senate Committee Will Probe ACCUSE
tions Against Brewers.

tons Against Brewers.
Washingtoa. Oct. 24.-The Senate
judiciary subcommittee investigating
brewers propaganda and the purchase
of the Washington Times by Arthur
Brisbane with money furnished by
brewers decided to extend the scope
OF it's inquiry to include all charges
that have been made relative to illegal
political and publicity activities of
brewery interests.
Hearings were postponed until mem
bers of the committee return to Wash.
ington after the November elections.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-24
GERMAN WARSHIPS ESCAPE
Craft at ostend and Zeebrugge Now
In German Ports.

London, Oct. 24.-Speaking in the
house of commons, James Thomas Nc
Namara, financial secretary of the adj
miralty, said there was good reason to
believe that all German destroyers and
torpedo boats which had their bases
at Ostend and Zeebrugge have escaped
to German ports.
The sun., 1918-09-09

It's kind which has gone out from WASH
ington."
Senator KIRBY offered direct testi-
mony that It was not the original pur-
pose Of the War Department to pro-
vide academic training for every boy
In the country. He had written to
the Provost Marshal General on the
subject, and reported his answer to
the Senate, thus: General CRowpER
wrote me a letter In which he said
that 1t was not expected that. any boy
would have an opportunity to COM
plete his education except those IN
the engineering, chemistry and medi-
cal departments"
Senator JOHNSON Of California
saw neither socialism nor pater-
nalism In the Governments policy II
faithfully reported by Mr.. LAWRENCE.
He saw Absolutlsm He thought that
Senator WATSON had started foolish
discussion. 1.-THE Senator from In
DIANA" said the Californian, lust
like all the rest Of us, has contributed
to the creation in the nation to-day
of an absolutism. I do not know II
the article which has been read is
true or not. If the salvage of a
smashed Democracy, Mr.. President,
shall he the education of our IS year
boys shall gladly welcome it,
Senator SHERMAN thought the lat
ter part Of the article (prlnted above),
us, to use the vernacular of the street,
mere feeler on public sentiment"
He was very cross because the Admin
istration stole this and other ideas
Of Congress and adopted them for Its
own purposes. He fearlessly said:
However, there is little difference
made between the quick and the dead
by Cabinet officers because they pos
sess the vital power Of resurrection. !
have seen It done, not once. not twice,
but by actual count l can enumerate
over eleven of those cases In which use
full ideas have been delivered In this
body, killed by the Executive frown.
and afterward resurrected by the Excu-
tive favor"
And the mystery remains unsolved.
The sun., 1918-09-09

short bridge. Do what she will with
her undersea power, the day to stop
America Is past. There was politi-
cal phrase common in England a
couple Of years ago, the epitome Of
regretful despair TOO latew It
has fed from England and made its
home east Of the Rhine.
What FocH will do with the great
American army only hardened mill
tary critic would dare TO say, and
after he said 1t 1t Is possible that the
Generalissimo would do something
qnite the contrary. 1t is likely that
the commander OF all the forces en-
gagged against Germany has given the
matter more than passing thought.
1t Is only few weeks ago that an
other question, why doesn't FocH do
something's" was answered, as 1t Is
still being answered, in n most prac-
teal and positive manner. What
FocH wishes done with the American
army, and where and when he will
politely ask PERsHINa to do II, are in
teresting problems for the Spectator.
The one thing we are sure Of Is that,
whatever the job. PERsHrNG and his
men will do it well. On this point we
are confident that our belief, IL not
our mood, Is shared BY a man named
LUDESDoRFF.
The sun., 1918-09-09
A Bachelor Who Would Be Willing
to Cook.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
was much interested in the letter headed
"Will Our Heroes Marry French Girls?"
l also have travelled abroad and am
familiar with the situation there, but
I by no means have lost faith in the
American woman. have so much re-
spect for her that II were fortunate
enough to capture one of them, or have
her capture" me, even IL she were
averse to or unable to cook. do you
know that would even be willing to do
the cooking myself!
Life is in a measure. and happiness
too. made up OF sacrifices. and this
would be a most enjoyable sacrifice.
And / do ESQ my friends say know
how to cook some dishes very well. I
have the record of coffee brewing, and
my friends tell me that the cup Is SIM
ply delicious after my personal manipu-
lations. And I am far from being
ashamed Of my accomplishments in this
respect. although this Is not by any
means a sole accomplishment would
play the violin to her. and II she tired
Of that the piano, and also would exer-
else my vocal cords. Then I would con-
verse with her in Spanish, French and
Italian.
No. I cannot believe that any other
country excels In womanhood. The
American product is ne plus ultra The
American bachelor man will not seek
abroad for his soul mate.
JOHN f. WATSON.
Cos Con, Conn. September Z.
The sun., 1918-09-09
"In AustriAn.n

A despatch from Chicago informs
us that among the documents seized
in raid on an ultra anarchistic
branch Of the /. w. w. in connection
with the Federal Building explosion
of a few days ago were some printed
in Austrian" Surely this is an in
teresting pathological discovery. 1t
has value quite on a par with that
which would be attached to the I'M
earthing of manuscript in the Ian
guage of the Tower Of Babel imme-
dlatcly after the rather complicated
linguistic confusion with which that
venerable historical monument is
Identified.
It Is entirely within bounds to say
The sun., 1918-09-09
Ten Thousand.

We have not the means Of verifying
the estimate of the brewers that
10000 saloons in this city will 60
out Of business next month because
Of the Executive ban on beer. but
the figure Is round and fascinating
and suggestive.
Ten thousand bartenders would be
welcome in essential industry, II not
In the army.
Ten thousand hardwood bars could
be turned into gun stocks, ships fur.
niture and peace conference tables.
Ten thousand sets Of mirrors,
placed in the environments, would add
to the Joy of the man putting on
his first suit Of olive drab.
Ten thousand brass footballs would
b X tcived by the shell factories with
loud cheers.
Ten thousand groups Of private
stock" bottles could be used as
ketchup containers.
Ten thousand bungstarters could be
adapted to shipyard use for the driv.
Ing home Of wooden keys. One of
these Interesting weapons might be
sent to the Historical Society.
Ten thousand states, after careful
washing, could be used in schools.
Ten thousand vacated saloons
what would be the increased value,
in money alone, of the buildings in
which they now nestle?
The sun., 1918-09-09
LOUIS THE DISTINGUISHED
He Is Taken for a Judge. an Ex- Colo
mel and What Not.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: Mr..
Smith. who thinks he saw me. Is wrong.
l have not walked In the country for
these last SIX years. However, here in
the city I am taken for a doctor, an
exColonel and other important per-
sonages.
Why Just two days ago. while cross
ing Fifth avenue at F'ifty-eighth street,
rather dangerous there. an automobile
just grazed me. Tho traffic policeman
saw the accident. He ordered the chauf-
feur to halt I did not want to prose-
cute him as 1 had no time and hurried
away Next morning, on recrossing, tho
policeman hailed me. came to mo and
said: Magistrate, why did you not send
him to court? I told him you were an
ex-Magistrate and took down his name
and address," II had no time"
Now this policeman at a glance knew
that 1 was a somebody. Let Mr.. Smith
study me better next time.
LOUIS NJ. EnsHEMIus,
Supreme Spirit OF the Spheres.
NEW YORK, September 7.
The sun., 1918-09-09
FRANCES GIRLS AND OURS.
A Defence Of the American. In the
Kitchen or the Parlor.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sfr: AZ
a constant reader Of THE SUN It would
give me much pleasure to enlighten the
writer OF the letter concerning the aver
sion OF the average, American girl to
cooking.
City bred girls appreciate from their
mothers experience in pre-war days that
II was an excellent plan to patronize the
canned goods department Of our large
stores and delicatessens here. They do
the same in French cities.
Often there Is a snobbish reluctance
on the part Of the American girl to ad-
NIT her ability to cook or sew. as Is the
case with the average boy to-day. who
hesitates to commence a business career
in the historical grocery store.
The answer to this attitude 10 not
found by undermining or criticising our
system Of education, which Is conceded
to be the finest the civilized world has
ever known. The solution Of the query
Gems to be in the loss Of prestige hum
BILE beginnings now have through the in
fux of the thrifty. sagacious European
peasant
A French girl has as little to do In
normal days in the household as the
American; might say less. for the
cooking is done by a regular servant or
by a unique class of women whose SER
vices can be secured at the extraordi-
nary price Of nve to eight cents an
hour.
Frances social eystem Is entirely diff
terent from ours. 1t Is safe to say there
are no freedom loving girls roaming at
large in France to-day. Of the American
school or college variety. who can cook
better than we. Our girls will adapt
themselves to the exigencies of war. Just
as our soldiers have. even though they
were not born to cook.
This humiliation of the purest. most
wholesome, Incompatible companion of
father, son and brother at this time has
its dangers.
It behooves the American girl to cul-
tivate the classic art of eye rolling. fan
manipulating and intrigue IL she would
compete with the pleasure loving women
Of bygone days in France.
MARTHA CARINE
EAST ORANGE. N. j.. September Q.
The sun., 1918-09-09
Perhaps Noah Found u seventh Elephant
in the Ark In the Same Way.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: The
bat story OF Louis the living Tyre recalls
the experience OF a man tho first day he
acted as bank porter. After closing
the doors he walked up IN tho presidents
desk, grInning. and giestuliy announced
that ne had found ten dimes on the floor
during the day. And, by gum" ne ek-
claimed, stopping. az here aln't another
that makes eleven" But on reaching
into his pocket for tho other ten he found
nothing but a hole. He had picked up
the same dime eleven times! But Louis
is probably the greatest authority IN the
world on bats. tho belfry in particular.
DECATUR, H.. September Z. GAZE
The sun., 1918-09-09

that II the Chicago secret service
officers have in their possession an
authentic document printed in the
Austrian language they have the only
one In existence. the only one ever
produced in the entire history Of the
Austrian Empire.
What q deal of Inconvenience It
would have saved, to be sure, had
the Austrian language been in use
at the time of that Panslavic Con-
gress held In Prague seventy years
ago, when the chair was addressed in
some twenty different tongues, with
such Babel results that the business
Of the congress was seriously handi-
capped, until 1t was decided to adopt
German as the official language of
the assemblage. OF course large
number Of the delegates did not I'M
derstand a word of German, but on
the whole II was found that fewer
representatives were thus inconve-
nlenced than would have been the
cnse had any other Of the twenty
languages present been selected as
the vehicle of thought.
Germans. the Czechs and Slovaks,
Poles, Croats and Serbs, Ruthenians,
Magyars, Italians, Rumanians and a
bewlldering number OF other tribes
and groups, each with It's own Ian
guage or dialect, are under the rule
of the Austrian Empire. That is all
going to be changed little later on,
but for the moment that Is the ex-
listing status Of this polyglot assem-
blage Now, how many among all
these different races are able to read,
write and speak that Austrian Ian
guage just discovered in Chicago i?
At u venture, not one of them. At n
venture, we should say that there Is
some degree of error concerning this
Chicago contribution to the worlds
stock Of pathological erudition.