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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
Japan Turns Over to United
States % Additional Ships
for War Purposes.
NAVAL HEADS GATHER
important Meeting of Marine Mer
From All Nations Fighting Ger
many is Held at Paris-Ship-
ping Situation Is Improving.

Toxic, April 29.-Japan. wishing to
as far as possible the shortage in
Allied tonnage, Japan has placed at
the disposal of the United States %
ship totaling 151,166 tons, an official
statement says.
Allied Naval Heads Meet.
London, April 29.-An important
meeting was held at Paris by the
inter-Allied naval committee, accord
ing to Reuters Paris correspondent.
France, Great Britain, the United
States, Italy and Japan were repre-
Sented.
U. S. Shipping improves.
Washington, April 27.-Great i'm
provement in the shipping situation
the War department in it's weekly
conference with the House military
affairs committee.
Both in number of ships and in the
speed made for the round trip, 1t
was said, new marks were being set
up. AS against the old time of from
six to eight weeks for q trip to
go 10 ana from EUROPE, aVOAdlng SUD-
marines, a recent record has been
made of 16 days.
Weather Proves Factor.
Weather, as well as an increasing
knowledge of how U-boats operate has
been a factor, it was said.
The net result has been, 1t was re-
ported, that troops and supplies are
going across at a rate unthought of
a few weeks ago.
Only brief study was made OF the
present stage of the German offensive
the exact strategy OF which has not
yet fully developed. But war council
members said that the Allies in the
respite between Teuton blows, had
improved their positions and strength
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
All Leaves of Absence for Land
and Sea Forces Have Been
Suddenly Stopped.
CLAIMS TROUBLE over
Statement Asserting That Differences
Have Been Adjusted Is Given
Out BY Berlin Minister
At The Hague.

The Hague, April 29.-All leaves
of absence of the Holland land and
sea forces have been cancelled by the
commander-in-chief
Referring to the tension between
Holland and Germany, the Rotterdam
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says he understands the Dutch gov
ernment already has taken prelimin-
ary steps to bring into force certain
military measures.
German Claim Settlement.
London, April 29.-The German
minister at The Hague, according to
a dispatch from Amsterdam, made a
statement to the effect that the diff
ferences beween Holland and Ger
many were practically settled.
At the Dutch foreign office no con.
firmation of the statement could be
obtained
Uruguay DisIlkes Berlin Reply.
Montevideo, Uruguay, April 29.-lt
is rumored here that the German re-
ply to Uruguay's inquiry as to
whether the German government con
sidered that a state of war existed
between Uruguay and Germany is an
unsatisfactory one. 1t is expected an
official statement on this sU' iect will
be issued tonight.
U-5oat Episode Brought .uery.
Washington, April 27.-Uruguay'
inquiry to Germany asking W ,ether
Berlin considered a state of war ex'
lists between the two countries was
caused by the action of a German
submarine commander, who recently
stopped a Spanish steamer and took
off the Uruguayan commission to
France.
The submarine finally permitted the
commission to proceed, but the act
so aroused the Uruguayan govern
ment that a sharp inquiry was sent
to Berlin.
An unsatisfactory reply, which II
is indicated Berlin has made, is con
sidered as strengthening the proba
bilities that Uruguay may soon enter
the war as recently forecast from
London.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
IS TEST OF ENDURANCE
Military Situation Commented
On BY British Authority.
Declares General Foch Has Only
Drawn Upon Small Part OF
Available Reserves.

London, April 29.-Delma Rad
cliffe, chief director of military op-
erations at the war office, empha-
sized the importance of every entente
country engaged In the war getting
every possible man in position to
support the battle front. This is his
first interview with American news
papermen since taking over his new
position.
THE Germans are going on with
this hammering process" he said,
and we have got to make up our
minds that it is not this week or next
week or next month that this fight
is going to a decision. We are going
to fgA: the whole summer and in
the end it is a question of who holds
the last reserves.
Reserves on the west front now,
l am happy to say, are in the hands
of one command, namely, in the hands
Of the commander-in-chief of the AL
lied armies in France, General Foch,
in whom everybody In both armies
has complete confidence. He has so
far employed only small proportion
Of his reserves and that is a good
augury for the future.
Il want to emphasize the fact that
this is a long drawn out test of en-
durance, endurance of nations. That
Is why II is so imperative for this
country, and all countries which are
engaged, to get hold of every man
they possibly can to support the bat
tie front. What is going to tell In
the end is men"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
Move to Combat pisloyaIty.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 29.-J. Her
bert Cole, special representative of
the department of justice at Wash.
ington, established headquarters here
to cooperate with Governor Frank O..
Lowden and state peace authorities
in the prosecution of disloyalty and
the suppression Of mob violence in
the name of patriotism. Mr.. Cole
was sent into Illinois by the govern
ment in response to request OF
Governor Lowden, In consequence ol
disorders in the iynchlng at GuIius
vile OF Robert p. Praeger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
REGIMENT WIPED UvT
French Unit Holds Out Eight
Hours Against Foe.
Obeyed To The Letter Command To
Defend Position on Mount kem-
mel ITO The Death"

With the British Armies in France,
April, 29.-The French regiment, or
iered TO defend Mont kemAle. 10 the
DEATH" obeyed the command to the
letter.
Entirely surrounded by Germans
the poilus held out for more than
eight hours, slaughtering whole com.
panies of the enemy as they swarmed
up the steep slopes in the face of
the French machine gun fire.
A veritable food of gray clad troops
finally swept over the summit, oblit-
Grating the defenders as "one's heel
does an ants nest" The old guard
at Waterloo, this French regiment
"died-it did not surrender"
Striking at Heights.
With eyes fastened on the sum.
mits of Monts Scherpenberg, Rouge
Noir, Kokereele and Des Cats, the
German hosts are ceaselessly batter
ing against the Franco-British lines
drawn across this group of heights.
Beyond these hills to the sea one
solitary mount sticks up from the
Flemish lowlands-the highest in the
lot. Upon its summit is the town OF
Cassel.
Hindenburg wants these hills. Eight
divisions 100000 men) were thrown
against them the first day of the
present assault and more are coming
up.
Go Around Hills.
The Germans are using the same
tactics they have employed since
Liege-trying to turn the hills in
stead OF taking them by storm. Hav
Ing swung around KENNEL, across
the plains to the north. they are try
ing to smash their way onward tc
Laclytte Zone mile north,) hoping t.
turn Scherpenberg Ia mile northwes,
of KENNEDY.
Coincidentally they are attackin,
northward toward the blum through
which the Ypres-Comines canal pass
es couple miles south of Ypres.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
Don't Stutter In His Fighting.

Portland, Ore, April 29.-After
James Edward McGearey of st. Johns
in every respect had passed the physi-
cal examination to enter the marine
corps he learned that he might not be
accepted because he suffered 'S-s-s
say. what do you w-want me TO d-d-
do?" he demanded of Recruiting Of
fcer Spear. "m-make a speech 70 the
k-k-kaiser?" Before Spear could gasp
an answer McGearey continued III
you get me excited c-c-couldn't say
's-s-surrender'. IL the whole
d-d-damned Hun army was on me-"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
AIhes' De 'ense ThWart Teutnn Et-
forts 10 Extend Their G: ins
On Two Fronts.
RECAPTUnE POSITION
French and British Hold Fast In
Flanders and Frustrate Heavy AS
saults Near Ypres-Foe Forced
To Give Ground Near Ameins.

London, April 29.-Loss of Mount
KENNEL evidently has failed to dis
organize in any way the Allied resist
ance in the Ypres region.
The line seems to have stiffened
since this isolated height was taken
by the Germans, and the enemy, after
q day of desperate struggling found
itself held fast everywhere.
Locre, west of Mount KENNEL, and
Voormezeele, two miles south of
Ypres, were the chief points under at
tack by the Germans in their vain
effort to develop their success of the
previous day. At each, although the
fighting fluctuated, the enemy failed
to gain his detectives and is no fur
ther advanced toward them than he
was.
Germans Lose Heavily.
The French fought with great gal
lantry in the Locre sector, infiicting
severe losses on the enemy in his
four attacks, the last OF which car
ried him into the village. The French
counterattacked vigorously and re-
gained the place.
The British were no less stubborn
In their defense of Voormezeele, at
which point they were obliged to hold
fast II the line curving to the east
and north around Ypres was not to
be abandoned. They are still in pos
session OF the village and holding fast
in the wood in the ridges southwest
OF the town Several hundred pris-
oners were taken by the British in
this fighting.
Ypres Salient Holding.
There seems a quite general dispo-
sition on the part of military observ-
ers to forecast the eventual abandon.
ment of the Ypres salient as the re-
suit of the fall of Mount KENNEL. 1t
has been pointed out by the British
war office that this result will not
necessarily follow
It Is likewise observed, however
that should an evacuation of Ypres
become necessary, the taking OF
Mont KENNEL has not destroyed the
defensive value OF the range d hills
u lnt Wtot llOu IL clOOu Oul
and which have been referred to as
the backbone of the Flanders position
Meanwhile the cost in men to the
Germans in the progress they have
made without winning more than a
tactical advantage has been enormous
Advance on Somme.
On the Somme battlefront the sit
uation has worked still more in favor
of the Allies. The recapture of Vii
iers-Bretonneux and its dominating
high ground by the British has made
the German tenure of Hangard to the
south extremely precarious and they
have already lost part Of the village
London reports further advance
ment Of the Allied line in this sector
An attack by German tanks was brok
en- up by the British fire. More thar
900 prisoners were taken by the Brit
fish in this fighting
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
Coroner n A1use-, % GRATING.

Milwaukee, April 29.-Coroner
Frank Leuhring, charged with retain
ing fees which belong to the county,
was one of three men arrested under
Indictments returned by the grand
iury-the first since 1904. Jacob J..
Engel. former supervisor, indicted on
two counts involving bribery, and w.
r. McGowen, charged with offering
Alderman Weigs $1,000 IL he would
vote for high school site owned by
McGowen, were also arrested. ALI
three gave bond. The grand jury re-
turned two other indictments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
Teutonic Allies Fear Germany vii
Seize Everything.

Washington, April 29-Germany's
allies are squabbling over their share
in the prospective spoils OF the war.
and are beginning to fear there will
be no spoils except for Germany. in
case the Teutonic nations are victor
ious In the war.
Official diplomatic dispatches to
Italian Ambassador Cellere and
through French and British channels
disclose that Bulgaria and Turkey
are fighting over expected spoils,
which German papers now warn must
go to neither-but must be taken by
Germany.
Bulgaria demands Saloniki for her
self, according to Italian cables. Tur-
key objects, fearing any addition to
Bulgaria's strength.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29

Plan Model Town for shlpwcrkers.
Washington, April 27-Establish-
ment Of model town for shipwork-
ers near Camden, N. j., will be start
ed next week by the Emergency
Fleet corporation. There will be
erected 907 houses at cost Of 81, $780,
900 and other improvements will cost
$3.50, 900 more.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
ALL PLANS FOR FIGHT OFF
Willard-Fuiton Bout Not To Be Held
In Twin Cities


Minneapolis, April 29.-Made ac-
quainted with the real situation in
Minnesota, Colonel j. G. Miller pro-
moter of the Willard-Fulton fight.
has abandoned all idea of having 1t in
ST. Paul, July 4, or anywhere else In
the state, 1t is reported on good au-
thority. Colonel Miller has gone east
and is understood to be looking
around for a new location
The state boxing commission has
set next Saturday as the date for a
formal hearing, but 1t was thought
likely that the Miller negotiations
with Minnesota will be broken OF
formally before that time. making the
hearing unnecessary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
BRITISH BEAT FOE WARSHIPS
Two English Destroyers Are Success
full In Battle In Adriatic.

full In Battle In Adriatlc.
London, April 29.-Two British de-
stroyers defeated five Austrian de-
stroyers in the Adriatic, the British
admiralty announces.
1.-TWO of our destroyers in the Ad-
riatic engaged five Austrians," the
report said. "The enemy fed to Du-
razzo for shelter
British air forces raided the sea
plane base at Durazzo Tuesday and
apparently were successful"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29

Expected To March Into Paris Dressed
In New Tous

Washington, April 29.-The army OF
the German crown prince was issued
new blue uniforms at the commence
ment OF the German offensive against
the British, it is learned from au-
thentic sources, and every soldier
was dressed in his suit, expecting to
parade 1t in Paris.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
BUY w. 8. s. =
103 IN U. S. CASUALTY LIST
Big Battle eeoins Taking Toll Of
American Etuhters,

Washington, April 29.-The great
west front battle is beginning to take
its toll OF American fighters. Gen.
eral Pershing's last casualty list show
cd 103 names. including IL killed in
action. ~ severely wounded, 81 slight
ly wounded and two missing. In addi-
tion four men died Of accident and
two Of disease.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29
SQUABBLING OVER THE SPOILS S

vile OF Robert P. Praeger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-29

- Buy w. s. s.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20
CLUB RALLY

Last Friday about one hundred and fifty of the clubb oys and girls met at Prescott for the annual club rally day. There were also many parents and visitors with us.
 In the morning we learned some war songs, gave yellsa nd had pro- gram. Harry F. Kapp, district agent, G. w. Bacot, district club agent, and Miss Plunkett, district home demon strationa gent, were with us and as- sisted in the program.
 At noon lunch was served by the young ladies of Prescott.
 In the afternoon county club was organized with the following officers: Vernon Shell, president; Miss Enthin Morgan, vice president; Miss Ruth Holcomb, secretary; Baker Britt, re- porter. An executive committee com posed of one club member from each school represented was chosen.
 This is the first county club to be organized in the district.
 After the general session, separate meetings were held for the boys and girls and at the close of these meet ings the club members formed in line and marched to the corner at the Bank of Prescott, led by four boys carrying pure bred big, donated to the Red Cross by Jean Akers, a club member. It was sold and brought S30. The boys and girls then snake walked to the Gem Theater where tickets to the ice cream parlors, donated by some of the business men. After en- toying the show and cream, the rally was history.
 The district agents expressed them selves as having had splendid day. The county agents were happy, and the club members seemed to enjoy the day We are sorry the entire list of club members was not present. Next year instead of having 30 per cent of the members present we hope to have nearly all of them.
 Now we turn our attention to the club fair next fall.
 Yours for club rally day,
 Baker Britt, Reporter.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20
Bed Is Useless.

Old Mrs. Slypuss suffered from rheumatism, and went to bed about four times a year, when neighbors used to take her little drops of whisky to do her good.
 Recently she went to bed as usual but the expected whisky wasn't forth coming, and the second day she was found hard at work at the wash tub.
 "Lawks-a-mercy !" cried her next door neighbor. up already?"
 "Yes, Mrs. Brown" was the tart re- ply. You see, whisky's too dear these days. so If was useless stoppin' in bed. Weekly Telegraph.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20

Miss Margery Kay. Detroit society girl who served in an American hos pital in France, has returned to the United States. She says that she is served lover there" to come back Here Miss Kay is shown wearing one of the uniforms popular with the women ann bulance drivers in France. There is no official garb, so each one provides her own. The Blue Devil tam she is wearing was given to her by the for mer owner to replace her own cap which was lost during a strenuous run, The bronze ring is the official badge of the American ambulance corps.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20
Passinu the Sentry.

While was on the Mexican border the camp had heavy guard at night. The captain came back to camp late one night and it happened that the road oyer which he came into camp had three or four sentrieS which he would have to pass.
 Each sentry halted him. He had evidently had some trouble before he came back, he was not in his best mood and he got madder every time they halted him.
 When the guard at the last post heard the captain coming he called Halt, who goes there?"
 The captain yelled out, Who in thunder do you supposeT
 The guard returned. Advance, Who in Thunder Do You Suppose, and give the countersgn. ."-Chicago Tribune.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20
HOW SHE BANISHES BACKACHE

Mrs. Fife E. Kleppe, Averill, Minn., writes: ''I was at a sanitarium three weeks at one time, two weeks another time, for rheumatism and kidney trouble and got no relief. On my re- turn home l began using Foley Kid ney Pills and found immediate relief; a half bottle completed the cure." This is further proof that these wonderful pills give relief where other treat ments fail. Unequaled for weak, sore, aching kidneys. bladder, back, mus cles or joints. Hesterly Drug Store. 3
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20
Prizes Go 10 Humble People.

One of the functions of the French academy-more accurately the Acade- my of Languages and Literature-is It's right to award a large number of money prizes for literary merit and for virtue" Since 1914 all the literary prizes have been reserved to men serv- ing with the colors. Virtue prizes are awarded 10 humble people -who have lived pure and useful lives" sac rificing the pursuit of all selfish aims to the service of their families or their country
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20
IS YOUR LIFE A HARD ONE?

Do you people at home feel at times that this war has made your life nrettvh ard? Read what an American correspondent writes about one of our bovsw ho had been doing hisd uty:
 .1n little field hospital west of Montdidier I stopped at the bedside of an American boy, one of those victims of the German mustard gas, with which the Huns are making all their present gains. His eyes werematted with yellow pus and he could not see. His lips were swollen and purple. His whole body had been turned the color of an Indian, and portions of it looked like melted flesh, as though it had been liquefied.
 "The fighting had been renewed all along the American lines, and German wounded had begun coming into our hospitals. I said to this soldier:
 "'The boys are getting their re- venge for you fellows tonight He smiled through his scared lips, and in voice so faint that I had to bend down to listen, he gasped, God! I wish I was back there with 'em!
 Do you still think your life hard one?
 Help support that boy and the hun dreds of thousands of others doing their duty. Buy War Savings Stamps to the limit of your capacity.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20

If you save to the utmost of your capacity and buy w. s. s. and Liberty Bonds to the limit of your financial resources youw i'll be as genuinely patriotic as anyone. But do not for get that this means the limit of your financial resources-the limit reached after downright, hard saving-saving that represents sacrifice.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20

J. Leonard Replogle, a foremost man in the country's steel industry, and now director of steel supply of the War Industries Board, says: "This is a crisit, and commercialism must be absolutely sidetracked. There is just one thing that we have to do--win the war"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20

Remember, those boys in France are your boys. Do your bit in saving food and they will get their bite.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20

Prepare yourself for government service by going to Draughon's Busi- ness College. Phone Chester Mum
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-20

Entered as second class mail mat tor November 4th, 1905, at the post otice at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-17
T0PEKAN is HONORED
Frank Hetherington Educated in
Pittsburg University for Mill
tary Service.

Word has been received in Topeka
of the appointment of Frank Hether-
ingtcn. son of Mr.. and Mrs George
B. Hetherington of this city. to
a special course in the University of
Pittsburg in preparation for inten-
sive training iE the government ord
mace department.
Frank Hetherington has been in
Washington in government service for
several months and his appointment
to the university for special instruc-
ton is in recognition of the ability he
displayed. He was selected for this
duty out of a class of 100 young men
in Washington from all parts of the
Unired States. He was given a choice
of three well known eastern univer-
sites and chose Pittsburg
After his training he will be as
signed to government arsenal for
further training.
Frank Hetherington graduated
from Topeka high school in 1918 and
from the University of Kansas in
1917.
George B. Hetherington, who for
many years held official positions
with tie Rock Island and the Santa
Fe in Topeka and Kansas is now
general superintendent of transporta-
tiof with the United States food adj
ministration ur1er Herbert Hoover
He travels in all parts of the country
in MS line of duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-17
GENERAL WOOD IN K. C.
Funston Commander Warns Against
Over Optimism and False Hopes.

Kansas City, Mo, April Hurry.
keep preparing, devote all to war
service, and do not be misled by
optiInists in the worlds gravest crisis,
was the message Maj. Gen. Leonard
E. Wood. commander of the Eighty
ninth national army division at Camp
Furston, recently returned from
France, gave several thousand liberty
bond workers and buyers at Conven-
ton hall here Tuesday night at a
celebration that closed the liberty
bond drive in Kansas City as far as
organized effort is concerned. 1t was
announced that Kansas City, in the
six days campaign had absorbed s16,
1860 of thu bonds, with an official
quota of s11,3OO,0OO. There were
71,S02 individual purchasers, the an
nouncement said.
mo one is a worse enemy to the
people than the man who misleads
them" General Wood said. I'VE
damn the Germans for their methods
and miiitarism, but don't let US make
the fatal mistake of Understanding
their military capacity. Don't under
estimate an enemy. No mistake is
more grave from military stand
nOint