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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-16
NOTICE FOR 1

Bids will be received by the city
commissioners Of the city OF Madi-
son. 8. D., on or before the 18th day
q October. 1918 for the construction
q : cement sidewalk on the west
side Of Lots Z. 8 ana o. In Block 1,
Dingman's addition to Madison.
Also on tho west side of Lots /
and 2. Block /. Dingman's Second
addition to Madison.
JAS. Robertson,
Attest: Mayor.
WIN. Rae.
City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-16
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

To the electors Of Lake County,
South Dakota: Without solicitation
or request on my part, / have been
nominated as Independent republican
candidate for the office of county
judge of Lake county. IL elected,
shall seek to merit the confidence re-
posed and shall appreciate your sup
port.-Ira f. Blewitt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-16
STOPPED HER BAnY's COUGH.

No remedy is better known than Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar for giving quick
relief from coughs. colds and Group.
Mrs. w. M. Stevens, Vivian, w. Va,
writes: MY baby had a terrible cough.
and nothing did him any good. / read
about Foley's Honey and Tar. The first
dose helped him and in two days the
cough stopped" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-16

MY mind Is burdened down with
thoughts of you." says Douglas Fair
banks In a whimsical manner.
Charlie Chaplin. In a most serious
tone replies: II hope you don't lose
your mind, for If you do, It will lnean
my downfall"
IF that's the case I'll get up"
IF that's the case I'll come down."
So runs the daily conversation be-
tween these two famous comedy stars
during leisure moments at the studio
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-16
FOR U TREASURER.

l am an Independent candidate for
treasurer of Lake county and shall
appreciate the courtesy of your vote
for me at the approaching general
eleCtion.-W. E. Caldwell.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
ITALIANS SMASH FOE BACK
All Catholic Hospital
Nurses to Be CARRIED
In Washable Uniforms

Chicago, June 20.-Members of
the Catholic Hospital association.
including 500 mothers general and
mothers superior, representing half
of the hospital capacity of the
United States and Canada, today
voted to adopt a washable uniform
with curtailed veil while attending
the sick instead of the garments
now worn by sisters. White
washable gowns are now worn in
clinical work, the wells having been
declared undesirable by surgeons.
The change in the nursing gowns
of the sisters will be made subject
to sanction of ecclesiastical authori-
ties and the gowns are to be in
keeping with the spirit and tradi-
tions of the various orders.
The sisters condemned the Gus
tom Of splitting fees by surgeons
as an unethical and nefarious prac-
tice," which they pledged them
selves to keep out or root out of
our hospitals"
Another resolution adopted called
on all members of the association
to become registered nurses and
to establish training schools wher-
ever possible. They pledged them
selves to extend the system of case
records, to improve laboratories
and ito bring about as soon as
possible the scientific training of
our sisters as technicians of all
kinds, anesthetists, dieticians. rec
ord keepers and social service ex-
perts."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
lincoln STREET
RAILWAY RULING
GIVES HOPE HERE
Corporation Counse! Lambert
Shows Bearing of Decision
Against Raising Rates on
Omaha Application.

The decision of the State Railway
commission in denying the Lincoln
Street Railway company its applica-
tion to increase the street car rate
from six for a quarter to S cents
straight offers CLEAN of renewed
hope to Corporation Counsel Lam
bert, who is representing Omaha be-
fore the commission in similar case.
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company has applied for au-
thority to increase its rate from 5 to
6 cents and the city is resisting the
application, led by Mayor Smith.
There are some points of contact
between the Lincoln and Omaha
cases." Mr.. Lambert stated. "The Lin
coin and Omaha companies were SIM
ilarly formed out of constituent COM
panies and-both were capitalized just
as the promoters cared to capitalize
them, restrained only by economic
limits, rather than by any regulatory
supervision of public officials.
Holding in Lincoln Case.
In the Lincoln case the railway
commission ordered that the company
must account for dividends paid on
excess capitalization. We feel that we
can, relatively speaking, show a
greater percentage of water or excess
capitalization in our case. We are
waiting for the commission to rule on
the jurisdictional feature of the case,
and if the commission elects to as
sumo jurisdiction in the Omaha case,
then we will be prepared to file a
counter application which it will be
required to consider.
"In this counter application we will
ask that an order be issued denying
dividends on at least common stock
in the future and requiring the COM
pany to account for and restore to
the proper fund dividends which have
been paid on both common and pre-
Continued on Page Two. Column Threc)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
Sherman Warns
AGAINST FURTHER
WAITING POLICY
Illinois Senator Declares for
Intervention in Russia and
Steps to Suppress Ger
man Propaganda.
(By Associated press.)

Washington, June 20.-Japanese in
tervention in Russia and activity OF
German agents in Mexico in trying to
foment disturbances in this country,
so as to retard prosecution of the war
were discussed in the senate today
during a debate precipitated by SEN
ator Sherman of Illinois, republican.
Senator Sherman said Japan is
anxious to enter Siberia because Of
the menace that Germanized Russia
would be to her, and desires American
and allied aid because she cannot un-
dertake the expedition alone.
at is we'll understood" the senator
declared, "that the United States op-
poses action by Japan. Great Britain
and France favor it. We must trust
Japan and ask her to attack the gov
ernment that menaces her by making
a drive through Asia. The admins
tration and the senate must take the
responsibility for further delay"
Hitchcock Explains Japan's Attitude.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
chairman of the senate foreign rela-
tions committee, in reply, said, 1T is
great mistake to give out the impress
sion that Japan wishes to intervene" I"
He declared that Japan is no more
anxious to invade Russia than is the
United States or any Of the allied gov
ernments, and added that he doubted
that Japan would want to 60 in even
with American and allied aid.
Senator King of Utah, democrat,
told the senate that he knew from Off
cial sources that Senator Hitchcock
was correct and that -four weeks ago
Japan was opposed to sending an ex-
pedition unless for her own protection
and that she was not then convinced
that military expedition would be to
her advantage"
More Watchful Waiting.
Discussing German agents in Mex
leo, Senator Sherman said vigorous
steps should be taken against disturb
ing elements in this country, who, CO.
operating with like groups in Mexico,
are planning violence in America at
the instigation of German agents.
German officials and military officers,
he said, enjoy close relations with
Carranza officials.
Warning against what he termed
more "watchful waiting" in Russia
and Mexico, Senator Sherman said he
desired to awaken public opinion to
the necessity of opposing the effort
of the Russian bolshevik government
to assure recognition by the United
States. The American government
may be asked within 4S hours to rec
ognize a bolshevik ambassador from
Russia, he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21

BRINGS ON
FOOD RIOTS
Germany and Hungary Agree
to Send Austria Foodstuffs
in Effort to Alleviate
Critical Situation.

London, June 20. .- More
than 100000 persons have
gone ON strike in the Volcan ar.
senal and the Warschalowski
airplane works in Vienna, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Zu-
rich to the Exchange Tele-
graph.
The dispatch adds that riots
have occurred at Favoriten,
Margerethen, Ottakring and
Brigittenay, suburbs of Vienna.
Mobs broke into number Of baker
les, stoned the residence of the pre-
mier and also one of the wings of the
Hofburg palace, says an Amsterdam
dispatch.
Cavalry is being rushed to the cap
ital to restore order. 1t is probable, 1t
is stated that martial law will be pro-
claimed.
The rioting was in protest against
the reduction of the bread ration.
Demand More Food.
The workmen's council of Vienna,
in an all-night session, ending Thurs
day morning, adopted a resolution de-
manding that the bread ration. be
raised Immediately and that until It
reached normal size greater quantities
of other victuals be given the popuia-
ton, according to reports reaching
Copenhagen and transmitted by the
Exchange Telegraph company.
The council protested against the
adoption of policy of not summon
ing parliament and demanded that
wages be raised and night work in the
factories be limited, as the men and
women are unable to do hard work,
owing to the lack of food. Finally, the
council requested the working people
to prevent riots in the streets.
Germany to Send Supplies.
Amsterdam, June 20.-Messages ar
riving here from Germany and Aus
tria make it clear that the latest
troubles in the dual monarchy over
the food situation never have been
equalled since the beginning of the
war.
The Austrian premier, DR.. Won
Seydler, in a statement to the press
representatives at Vienna. announces
that as result of recent negotiations.
the German government declared
itself ready to advance to Austria
certain quantity of grain, and, he add
ed, hundreds of wagonloans were al
read y on the way.
Germany had thus again proved its
fraternal attitude in the alliance, he
continued, but the supply in Austria
was still so scanty as to make it i'm
possible for the present to remove
the restrictions on the bread rations.
The Hungarian government also
had promised to send foodstuffs, es-
pecially considerable quantities of new
potatoes.
"The readiness of Germany and
Hungary to assist" said the premier,
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
might LETTER" TELEGRAMS
Five Western Union Train Agents
Arrested For Violating Postal Law.
TRANSMITTED BY COURIERS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 20.-Transmis-
sion of might letter" kilograms by
train messenger instead of by wire
between eastern cities is practice Of
long standing, it was learned today
after the Postoffice department had
taken action to stop the traffic by
arresting five train agents OF the
Western Union company. who had
brief cases filled with night messages
which they were carrying between
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington.
The messengers, four Of whom were
taken at New York and one at
Boston, will be called before federal
grand jury. Those responsible for it
will be charged with violating the law
giving the government postal system
monopoly of the transmission of
public communications by train or
other post routes.
1t was intimated today that few
high officials of the company knew
of the practice. Upon conviction they
would be subject to the penalty of
$500 fine or six months Imprisonment
for each offense.
Postal inspectors who made the
seizures today had previously gath
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
MACHINE GUN
NESTS ST0RMED
BY AME R|CANS
Positions in Front Of Cantigny
Swept Clean of Germans in
Short But Deadly
Battle.
(By Associated Press,l

With the American Army in France,
June 20.-At dawn this morning
American troops stormed German
trenches and machine gun nests in
front of Cantigny, in the Montdidier
sector. Those of the German garrison
who remained to fight and carry out
their orders to hold the positions at
any cost were killed by rifle and ma
chine gun fire and bayonet. The Amer
leans also took prisoners.
The American artillery put down a
heavy box barrage on the rear OF the
enemy positions. A few minutes later
the infantry swarmed over the top and
rushed the trenches. Some of the Ger
mans tried to escape through the bar
rage crashing to their rear, but few
Of them got through. for numerous
German dead were found later.
Prisoners captured declare that they
had orders to hold on at all costs, and
this was apparent by the desperate
manner in which they fought. The
battle was short, but deadly, for the
enemy positions we're swept clean Of
Germans. The official report says that
a great many Germans were killed.
One machine gun nest containing
eight men which had been sprinkling
Cantigny for some days was blown up
by a direct hit from trench mortar
bomb.
The enemy artillery has been more
active on the Toul sector since the
heavy gassing to which the Americans
subjected them yesterday. The infan-
try action has been confined, however,
to an attempted raid, in which only 90
men participated, in spite of the Ger
man official statement, which said that
they had penetrated the American
lines at Seichprey.
The Germans have thrown about
5000 shells along the American front
in the Woevre.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21

cred evidence, it is said, that thou
sands of night letter kilograms have
been carried by train between the
eastern cities, and delivered to their
destinations with all the earmarks of
having been sent by wire. Ficti-
tious letters and figures ordinarily
indicating the identity of the tele-
graph operators at each end of the
wire and the time of receipt were
borne by the messages, which had
been typed in the offices where they
originated.
Reports reaching the Postoffice de-
partment today after the seizures
were that the system Of sending
quantities of messages by train had
been in effect for many years and
that since it often relieved wires al
ready. overburdened and resulted in
delivery as promptly as if they had
actually been telegraphed, the prac-
tice was considered justified.
Postal authorities will refer their
evidence to district attorneys in New
York and Boston for prosecution,
which, it is said, will be directed at
the company offices or executives re-
sponsible for the system, rather than
at the messengers, who acted only
as employees under instructioi1
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
CONTINGENT FEE
CONTRACT AGENT
METHODS Barred
How Competition Was Sup
pressed, Bids Manipulated and
Manufacturers "DoubIe-
Crossed"

Washington, June .20.-Methods by
which contingent fee contract agents
in Washington suppressed competi-
ton in bidding on government war
orders, inflated prices, manipulated
bids and even double crossed" their
own clients by representing compet-
ing contractors were uncovered to-
day by the Department of Justice in
examining correspondence seized in
raids on the contract brokers' offices.
Some manufacturers paid thousands
of dollars for purely imaginery SER
vices" of the contract agents, who
often turned over confidential infor-
nation of bids to other clients or
used them to enter lower bids in
their own names, said a review of the
findings issued by Assistant Attor-
ney General Huston Thompson, in
charge of the prosecutions. By rep
resenting several competitive bidders
at the same time agents sought to
have manufacturers consider the
brokers' offices branches of the man
ufacturers' business, and supply the
agent with letter heads and authority
to represent the contractor direct.
Some letters to favored clients" l"
said the Department of Justice an
nouncement, contain promises not
to put bids for certain other con-
Germs represented by the agents, nor
put them in touch with the business,
if the favored client desired to bid
"Another favorite scheme was to
get quotations or options from sew
eral manufacturers who were thus
eliminated from direct government
bidding. The agent with the advan-
tage of this price knowledge. would
then bid in his own name and, if
awarded the contract, proceeded to
fill it by exercising the option given
by the manufacturer who quoted the
1owest price to hin, "
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
Mouldy Hams Made Fit to Eat
BY "Reprocessing,"' Says Packer

which had been rejected, and that no
ham had been sent out which he
would have been unwilling to have
his brother, who is in the army, eat.
After quoting the navy inspector at
Chicago as saying that slight trace
of mould would not affect the quality
of ham, Mr.. Bowers asserted that
the best way to "sweeten" such hams
was to wipe off the mould with dry
salt and brush and hang them in a
smokehouse without smoke for II
hours.
He opposed the method, suggested,
he said by the navy inspector, that
the hams be washed in tepid water
and smoked for So hours because
"crevices would be opened and the
water, soaking in, would carry the
mould.
He testified that of l15,ll7 pounds
which had been "reprocessed" last
winter, only US pounds were con-
demned.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
STRIKERS SHAKE VIENNA
STATE PRESS PILOTS HAVE ROUND
OF FUN AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING
Secretary Lansing,'s
Sisters Learn Wars
Horrors First Hand

With the American Army in
France, June 20.-The Misses Emma
and Katherine E. Lansing, sisters
of Secretary of State Lansing, who
have been members of the Red
Cross in France since last Septem-
Der, have had, a thrilling expert
ence and learned the horrors of
modern warfare first hand.
Recently when German airmen
bombed a village near the front,
where the Misses Lansing con-
Quoted a canteen, they were forced
to live in a champagne cellar until
they could close the canteen and
leave.
Some correspondents were lunch
ing today in little town in the rear
of the French British front, when a
chauffeur told them that two
nurses" had been talking to him
and inquired if the Americans we're
coming there. They appeared to be
lonely, said the chauffeur, and de
sired to see some of their country
men.
They found the nurses" were the
Misses Lansing.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21

New York, June 2O.-The special
examiner appointed by the federal
trade commission to sift charges that
Wilson & Co., Chicago packers, sup
piled bad meat to the army and navy.
today adjourned the hearing for a
week or 10 days, after further tes-
timony had been taken.
After the adjournment, William L.
Chantland, who is conducting the in
uiry into Wilson & Co.'S activities,
announced that the commission would
next investigate charges that Morris
& Co. sold "old hens" camouhaged as
chickens, to mess officers of the
United States army near San Antonio,
Tex.
William w. Bowers, assistant gen.
eral superintendent of plants for Viii
son & Co., was the chief witness at
today's session. He testified that Will
son & Co. tried to supply better hams
than those specified by the navy; that
he and Mr.. Wilson had eaten hams
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
French Plan to Celebrate
Glorious Fourth American Style

Paris, June 20.-If preparations al
ready under way be taken as
criterion, the coming Fourth of July
may be celebrated by the French in
manner which is unprecedented.
Maurice Damour, member of the
Chamber of Deputies, has written q
long article for the Journal. calling
upon all Frenchmen to join in the
celebration. He says the Fourth of
July is as much French holiday as
American. Il is a world holiday =.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
AUSTRIAN THRUST
MEETS CHECK FROM
ALPS TO ADRATI(
Ground Recapured From Invaders in Hill Region, While
Balance Sways in Defenders Favor Along Piave;
Enemy's Bridges Washed Away and Large
Number in Danger of Capture.
(By Associated Press.)

To all outward appearances the Austrian offensive in the
Italian theaer thus far has with failure all along the front
from the Venetian Alps to the Adratic
In the hill region additional ground has been recapured
from the invaders while along the Pave river where intensive
fighting in progress at points with uctuatng results
the balance to sway in favor of the Italians.
South and east of Asiago the French and Italians have
taken Pennar Bergo and Cosaunga past which the Aussns
had hoped push their front gain the Asco river valley
which leads to Vicenza, the plains below.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
Kansas and Oklahoma Hit
By Wave of Intense Heat

Kansas City, Mo-, June 2O.-A heat
wave of great intensity prevails over
most of the southwest and, according
to report reaching here tonight, dam
age already has been caused in the
wheat fields of Kansas and Oklahoma.
In Kansas City the highest June
temperature since the establishment
of the weather bureau, 103, was rec
orded. Oklahoma City reported 104.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
Wheaton Retains Lead.

St Paul, Mimi, June 20.-On re-
turns from 1869 precincts out of s.
1lo in the state, Fred E. Wheaton OF
Minneapolis is leading Judge w. L,
Comstock of Mankato by 405 votes
in the contest for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination.
J. A. Burnquist is leading c. A.
Lindberg in the republican race by
nearly $4,000 votes.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
Austrian Prisoners
In Italian Uniform
Given Short Shrift

v Rome, June 20.-Italian military Of
fcials learned before the Austrian of
fensive began, says a semi-official
note issued today, that the Austrians
had dressed Italian-speaking Austrian
soldiers in Italian uniforms in order
to throw them at a suitable moment
into the entente allied lines in order
to provoke panic and disorder.
Captured Austrians so garbed were
executed after a drum head court
martial in accordance with the laws
of war
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
1886 German AirpIanes
DESTROYED Since January

London (Via Ottawa), June 90
Eight hundred and thirty-five German
airplanes have been destroyed since
January /, according to an official an
nouncement just made, which tends
to prove that the German COM
muniques are not reliable when deal
ing with losses of airplanes. The
statement says that on June 2 the
Germans lost 4S, while on June 9 and
10 49 Of their machines were brought
down,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
Comparative Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation departures
rom the normal at Omaha:
Normal temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 70
ENces for the day ...,...........,.... S
Total excess since March l, 1s1s...
Normal precipitation .......... IS inch
deficiency for the day ........ II inch
Total precipitation since March 1.7.1s inches
Deficiency sinch March /, 1918. 500 inches
Excess for cor. period, 1917....1.29 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. $50 inches
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-21
The Weather

For Nebraska-Generally fair Fri
day and Saturday; cooler in east por-
ton Friday.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-18
WILSON NOTES
PROPAGANDA
Apparent in England and
United States to De.
,.s. feat His Desires. <.
POPE SENDS MESSAGE
Great Mystery Made Over
Text of Document-Peace
Colleagues Confer.
(John Edwin Nevin.)


Paris, Dec. 1S.--'It Is not right for
any one ip America to give views; /
am willing to agree to what seems
best" declared President Wilson this
afternoon.
President Wilson is deeply i'm
pressed by the apparent propaganda
published in the United States and
England and by republican sentiment
in the United States, which Is lining
up to defeat his desires. During the
afternoon the president inspected all
the American officers in the Hotel
Crillon, later comforting with his four
peace conference colleagues.
Mystery Made Of Text.
(The four American ENJOYS in ad-
dition to President Wilson are Sec
rotary of State Lansing, Henry
White. Col. +. M. House and Cen
Tasker II. Bliss)
The papal envoy. who came from
Rome to invite the president to visit
the vatican. presented q message 70
President Wilson from Pope Benedict
Nv. this afternoon. An extreme
mystery was made of the text of the
message.
II was allowed to be known, how
ever, that the pope lauded the Amer
lean executive and explained that he
did not desire to interfere with poll
tics in America. The pontiff rec
ognized President Wilson as the
champion of democracy.
When the papal envoy left the
Murat residence, he was in the hap
piest frame of mind. but refused to
say whether the president would visit
the vatican when he reaches Rome in
January