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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City. Jan. A run of g.
500 cattle for today proved more
than requirements called for and
there was another raid staged by
buyers of fat cattle, while outlet for
stockers and feeders did not show a
great deal of change. A week ago
the run was 1907, while Ass ar
rived the corresponding day a year
ago.
Bearish conditions prevailed in
the market for hogs. Supplies at all
centers showed expansion and lower
trend was reported at outside points.
Deal locally finally got under way at
a break of 20 soc. close weak.
Tops landed at $16.35, with the bulk
of sales from SIC
Steady market was had on most
classes of live mutton. Best here in
lambs sold at $16.25. while $3.50
was high for choice yves.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
THE POTATO BY
MAKING USE OF II
To Eat Them as Often as Posi-
BILE Is Duty Of Every Man,
Woman and Child.

The estimated surplus Of the 1917
potato yield is about 100000 BUSH
els. In patriotic response to the var
emergency appeal there was over
1900 more acres In potatoes In 1917
than In 1915.
To take care of this banner crop 30
that not one bushel goes to waste
should be the patriotic duty of both
farmer and business man. To serve
them In as many different ways as pos
sible should be the wartime tactics of
every housewife. And to eat them as
often as Is wholesome Is the duty OF
every man, woman and child who has
volunteered In the work of the United
States food administration.
For by Just that much win products
equal in food value, but more easily
transported. be released to the army
and allies.
Potatoes are highly nutritious. but
take up too much room to be shipped
abroad. and are likely to spoil in tran
sit. The housewives Of the country
must study how far and In how many
ways the potato al be used az a sub
stitute Of those concentrated foods
that are needed In Europe.
Potatoes are easy to cook. and there
are more than one hundred ways of
cooking them. Besides furnishing
energy-producing material, they coun-
teract the acid condition which the
highly protein foods often create. Be.
cause Of their lack Of protein value,
they may not be used to the exclusion
Of meat; but they can be served In q
much larger proportion than has been
customary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

The Bible Is the most popular"
book with the boys In camp, In the
field and on the high seal Thousands
Of these little volumes have spread
strength and comfort among the hosts
Of army and navy boys fighting the
good fight for Uncle Sam. Great num-
bers Of these books are being turned
out weekly from the great presses
and binderies of the Bible House, New
York city. for distribution among the
men In the services. Hundreds OF
them are also sent to all parts of the
world. spreading the light to both ed
ucated and ignorant, to good and bad,
to poor and rich. The mechanical pro-
duction of these Bibles proves most
interesting to those not familiar with
the birth Of these treasure houses OF
happiness. From the setting Of the
type to the flnal wrapping Of the book,
all Is done in orderly fashion, great
est attention being paid to the PEI.
fecting Of the gilt-edged volumes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

In store for the condemned prisoner /;
c%utioner.
The voting showed a two-thirds ma
Jority in favor of executing the SEN
tence, whereupon the condemned man
expressed dissatisfaction as to the &C.
curacy of the voting and demanded a
formal division Of the house. Thus the
matter was carried to the prison court
yard, and the ayes and noe were re-
quested to line up on opposite sides Of
the gates. The result was still the
same, but when they looked around for
the secretary, who was also the con-
demned prisoner, he was nowhere to
be seen.
1t was explained that he had voted
by marching out at the gate and had
failed to return.
After some discussion the meeting
decided that the disappearance of the
prisoner had disposed Of any necessity
OF further discussing question No. 1,
and that there remained before the
meeting only question No. 2, namely,
the fate In store for the executioner.
This time the vote was unanimous,
and the following resolution was
passed:
SIN consequence of the fact that the
revolutionary people on February %
to March IL gained Its freedom, not In
order TO down civil liberty. also in CON-
sequence Of the fact that Executioner
Demochkin neglected to execute SEN
tence on the condemned man, the as
sembly has decided to condemn Do
mochkin to three months imprison-
ment. Long live the self-determination
of the peoples on the basis Of Russia
federative and indivisible."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
DEBT SIS 100000
Each Persons Share $51-Liabilities
Equal 2a Per Cent OF
National Wealth.

Washington, Jan. S.-With a nation
al debt Of $5,615, 900, 900, more than
five times greater than when it entered
the war nine months ago. but only one-
third or the debt which promises to
develop by the first of next year, the
United States enters the new year.
the debt per capita is about s51 and
national wealth is 2k per cent.
The Treasury financial summary
statement just issued for the first
time since June 80, shows actual dis
bursements during the first half of the
fiscal year have fallen far below the
estimates, particularly for the military
establishment.
OUTLAWS To Be Increased.
An enormous prospective increase
In war department expenses, for nun.
ltions and materials contracts to be
filed In the spring, will raise the gov
ficials feel doubt that ordinary dis,
bursements will reach the 1896, O00.-
900 estimated for the fiscal year end,
ing next June 80.
Other Countries Far Ahead.
Great as the national debt seems to
this country, whose debt before the
war was only a little over the 81, 900,
600, 900 mark, II Is only about one
fourth that of either Great Britain
France, Russia or Germany.
The debt of all of Americas co-bel
ligerents is about $4,000, 600, 900, or Il
per cent of the estimated wealth oil
those nations, and the Teutonic allies
debt is about $4,000, 00O, 900, or 2S pei
cent of their estimated wealth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

Find Many Idle Cars.

Washington. Jan. 2.-Possibilities
that thousands OF idle freight cars
may be discovered in congested yards
were seen in reports reaching the In.
terstate Commerce commission. Many
inspectors reported strings Of boxcars
on sidings while yard engines were
unable to pull them out for lack Of
proper facilities. During the cold
wave many locomotives have been dis
ablsd. Reports from shippers to COM
mission officials tell Of disabled en-
gines lying idle In freight yards for
weeks or moptha
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

health. / believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, Ill.
Nervousness is often a symptom of
weakness or some functional derange-
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as
thousands of women have found by
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
suggestions in regard to your ailment.
The result Of its long experience is
at your service,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

Mexico City, Jan. 3.-The Mexican
congress has adjourned until Septem-
Der /. Interest in the closing session
conferred in the senate, which had been
d~eadlocked over the appointment of a
permanent commission to act during
adjournment. An agreement was
reached, however, and the Constitu-
tionalist-Liberal party was given a ma.
jority of the full commission. Before
adjournment the senate passed a bill
giving the government full control OF
the Tehautepec railway, until further
notice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
South 81. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul. Jan. 4.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards:
Cattle. 5000: calves, 400; hogs. 5000;
sheep. 300; horses, Is; cars, 255.
Railroads entering the yards report
ed receipts for the day by loads, as
follows: Burlington, 6; Milwaukee.
A; Omaha, 10; Great Northern, Sc; st.
Louis, 10; Northern Pacific, ~; total.
255.
Cattle-Steers. s9@11.60; cows, $40
8; calves, $s.50@14.25; hogs, $50
1880; sheep and lambs, S14.SO9l6.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

Juneau. Alaska, Jan. 3.-Alaska went
on the list of bone dry" states and
territories midnight New Years eve.
Some of the saloons which closed their
doors have been operating since the
days OF the gold rush in 1898. Alaska
babe an elaborate farewell to the
"Hooch," as liquor is known in parts
of the Northland and throughout the
snowbound territory from Nome 10
Ketchikan, hundreds staying uD to
watch the passing with the old yea:. If
the saloons, and closing of bars iE
roadhouses along the trails.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

u q q
was in a run down
condition. Two of
u best doctors
failed to do me any
good. / heard so
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V Vegetable Com
pound had done for
others, L tried it
and was cured. l
am no longer ner
vous, am regular,
a m n in excellent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
ITALY WILL MOBILIZE
ENTIRE POPULATION

Z Washington, Jan. 3.-The en-
+ tire civilian population of Italy
has been requisitioSed for the
+ Purposes OF war, official cables
+ received here announce. There
+ will be a general mobilization,
+ 1t was stated, and persons un-
+ able to bear arms will be put
+ to work on farms or in indus
+ tries essential 10 the pursuit of
+ the war.
Z. ]. + ]. !. 4. !. I. !. 4. !. !. 4. !. !.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
Butter, Esos and Poultry.

Minneapolis, Jan. 4.-BUTTER-
Creamery extras. per h., i1o; extra
frsts, Acc; irsts, 45c, seconds, 4+c;
dairy, 39c; packing stock, &c.
EGGS.-Receipts of fresh too light
to make a quotation. Most arrivals
are country held, selling I n . email
way at from 49c to Soc per dosen. Re-
frigerator, candled, doz.. 3sc; checks
and seconds, dog, 2sc: dirties, candled
dozen 29c. Quotations on eggs In
clude. Eases
LIVE POULTRY.-Turkeys, fat, 10
lbs. and over, 22c; thin, small. 100
12c; cripples and cuils. unstable;
ROSTERS. lac: hens. 4 los and over.
zoe; hens, under 4 lbs, Ice: ducks.
18c; geese, Id. Ice; Springs. 10. zoe.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

Chicago, Jan. Hog receipts 81.
900; weak; 25@3oc under yesterdays
average; bulk, s16.10@16.4O; light.
$15.4 40 q 1880; mixed, y16.S Q10.45:
heavy, $15.s0Q16.45; rough, $i5SoU
16; pigs, $12115.
Cattle receipts Fl 1000; weak; native
steers 81. 50Q13.85; stockers and feed
ers. $6.60410.40; cows and heifers,
$5.30Q11.4O; calves, y8.50916.
Sheep receipts $4,000; weak; weth-
ers, S9.35Q13.20; lambs, S13.15017.36.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
WAR PROBE TO BE RESUMED
Hoover To Testify Regarding Sugar
situation.

SITUATION.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Congressional
Investigations will resume at once af-
ter a lapse OF owe New Years into
the food and fuel situations and the
inquiry into the War department. AZ
ter four postponements Herbert C.
Hoover, food administrator, will take
the stand before the manufactures
committee which is now delving into
the sugar situation.
In the War department probe,
Charles e. Eiseman of the supply COM
mittee Of the Council of National De-
Tense will testify before the Senate
military affairs committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
Two Aviators Killed.

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1.-The
second fatal accident since the estab-
Iishment of Kelly field at San Antonio
occurred when III. r. Gladback OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, civilian instructor,
and Cadet r. A. Seguin Of Rouse
Point, N. L., were killed In a fall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

London. Jan. 2.-The Times prints
. long letter from its Petrograd CORE.
spondent, which purports to substan.
tiate the view the Bolsheviki revolt
was managed by Germany and that
the movement is essentially anti.
National and anti-Russian. The letter
says: 1T is a notorious fact, and has
been proved by documents In posses.
sion Of the Kerensky government, that
Germany commissioned Lenine and
gave him money to go to Russia to
SOW d~isaffection In the Russian
army"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

Ogden, Utah, Jan. ascending of a
picture of President Wilson from Og'
den to New York city and return. a
total distance OF 1856 miles, over tele.
graph wires has been accomplished by
L. r. Lesihman, an Ogden man who
has invented q novel code system and
receiving device for DECIDING. Only 81
minutes were taken for actual trans
mission of the picture code and two
hours for all the work in connection
with the picture, which was received
in the presence Of city officials and
other prominent men
rs Americans Die In Air Raid.
Washington. Jan. 2.-Sixteen deaths
and one wounded among the American
expeditionary forces in an air raid are
reported by General John J. Per-
shing to the war department. The
man wounded was private Henry j.
Griffin, engineer. Dec. %. His mother
Ii Mrs. Margaret Griffin, Mantle, Ill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, Jan. Oats, May.
1873; No. 3 corn, s1.75; No. 8 white
oats, so; barley, mailing. S1.29; No. .
rye, S1.S6; No. 1 fax, $500.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 2.-Frosts
have damaged truck and sugar cane
Of the lower Rio Grande valley to an
estimated amount OF more than ST.
000. 900. The weather bureau report
ed It the worst freeze for this section
In many years, with the temperature
at rs degrees here and much colder
further inland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
Duluth Flax,

Duluth, Jan. 4.-Flaxseed. Jan. 49,.
81; May, S3.46A; July, $3.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
Chicago Grain


Chicago, Jan. Corn, Jan. 1927;
May, $1.25S; Oats, Jan. 7sk; May.
1854.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sin.
cerity Should Con-
vince Others.

Christopher, Ill.-"For four years I
suffered from irregularities, weakness,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

"Gets-It" has cured more corns
than all other remedies combined.
It's as sure as the sunrise, and as
safe as water. Used by millions.
Don't take a chance with your feet,
you can't afford to experiment
with unknown mixtures when you
"Gets-It" will remove any corn
or callus. Wear those new, stylish
shoes or pumps IL you want to-
go ahead and dance. Demand
'Gets-It,"-throw substitutes back
on the counter! CSC Is all you need
pay at any drug store. or II will b.
sent direct. by e. Lawrence & Co..
Chicago, III.
Sold in Madison and recommended
the worlds best corn remedy, by
Frank c. Smith, j. c. Schultz and A
II. Osborn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
For a c~orn-PeeIing
Pienie,use "eets-lt"


Do your corn-ridding easily. with
q smile,-the banana-peel way.
That's the "Gets-It" way,-the only
way,-your corn or callus comes off
complete as though 1t were glad to
get on,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04
HANG HANGMAN!
NOT Mel" CRIES
RUSSIAN spy
And the People Very Nearly Did
That Very Thing.
AMAZING TALE FROM RUSSIA

Escape From Death Of Man Whose
Plotting Cost 5000 lives-Aets a.
Secretary Of Meeting While Cues
tion 10 Debated Whether He Of the
Exeeutloner Shall Be Hansed-Lat-
ter Gets Jail Sentence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-04

An eloquent speech was made by
the secretary Of the garrison commit
tee, although 1t was not much to the
point. He said that the revolutionary
government was now organized. that
there wal no aso now to fear Ger
man spies or explosions at powder
magazines, end, therefore. In the name
Of the garrison, he called for the dis
closure Of all secret treaties!
The chairman here turned the dis
cussicn to the actual subject, putting
tWo questions to vote. First, the fat1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-03-27
important to Mothers
LONG WALK TO JOIN HUSBAND
Soldiers Wife, Unable to Purchase
Railroad Ticket, Tramped on Foot
for Many Weary Miles.

Soldiers at Camp Hancock, near Au-
gusta, Ga, have ceased to complain
about a 20-mile hike since the arrival
there of Mrs. Anna Messenger of Chi
licOthe, o., who walked from that
place to Augusta, in order to be near
her soldier husband, who is with the
motor mechanics regiment, the Wash
ington Evening Stars Georgia corre-
spondent writes.
Il was anxious to be with my hus-
hand until his departure for France,
and / couldn't afford the price of a
railway ticket, so l struck out on foot,
accompanied by my brother-in-law and
his wife" said Mrs. Messenger upon
her arrival here.
The party tramped their way
through the states of Ohio, Kentucky.
Virginia, Tennessee and northern
Georgia, arriving In Augusta &c days
after starting from Chillicothe.
Mrs. Messenger says they spent the
nights at farmhouses, where they had
the most courteous treatment. They
walked through ice and snow almost
the entire distance, there being only
two fine days during the jaunt. She
says she wore out one pair of slippers,
three pairs of shoes, and three pairs
of rubbers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-03-27
PRAISE FOR FLYERS
HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN AIR
PLANES GREET BAKER.
Cabinet Member in France congratu-
lates Commanding Officer on
Efficiency of Corps.

Aboard the Special Train of Secre-
tary of War Baker mt an Aviation Cen
ter In France, March - (date deleted).
IF l said what l think about what
we have seen today it would sound like
boasting," said General Pershing, after
visiting the largest aviation camp in
France. where hundreds of American
boys are learning to fly.
what pleased me most was the abb
solutely perfect order maintained in
the supply and repair shops" asserted
Secretary Baker. Where Won see that,
you find a wCiI-ordered and Ncll-regu
lated camp throughout.
II am exceedingly pleased and de-
lighted and / want to congratulate the
commanding officers warmly on the
high standard of efficiency apparent at
this point and on all sides. 1t is indeed
highly gratifying and encouraging"
More than fifty planes were in the
air when Secretary Bakers train APP
preached the camp early this morning.
AS soon as one Of the machines caught
sight of the distant train 1t swoOped
down and gave the signal to all the
other planes, which promptly drew up
in formation, escorting the train to the
camp.
After a visit TO headquarters the
secretary of war and his party set off
for the flying field, where the machines
were drawn up in long lines, three
deep the loud huInming of the motors
greeting Mr.. Baker.
Fifteen planes darted up slmulta
neously, flying In close formation and
gradually the air became filed with
squad after squad until more than
hundred machines were darling over
head, some flying so close their wings
almost touched one another.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-03-27
ENTENTE ALLIES
MAY MAKE DRIVE
Decision as to Time and Place
of Offensive Rests With
War Council.
MAY HIT ON ITALIAN FRONT
VIII Pool Army Reserves and Deliver
Blows at Various Places end Con-
fuse Enemy as to Location
of Real Offensive.

Washington, March 21.-The key TO
the 1918 riddle of the western battle
front is in the hands of the supreme
war council at Versailles.
Decision as to the time and place
of major offensives by the allies rests
with that body.
It directly controls. also, officials
here believe. new weapon forged
during the winter with which to make
effective its pla of grand strategy.
That weapon is believed to lie in a
pooling of the army reserves Of all the
allied armies, permitting overwhelm-
ing concentrations at selected points
of attack.
American observers now are con-
WINGED the German high command
plans defensive campaign. and that
the long-talked of drive on Paris or
the channel ports has been abandoned.
The initiative, according to this
view. rests with the allied and Amer
lean forces
Communiques are being closely
scanned for the first indication of any
offensive operations mapped out at
Versailles.
The supreme council was created
under the urgent inslstence of Prcsi-
dent Wilson for aggressive action this
year. based on co-ordinated plans and
under the direction of single agency.
The exact scope of the councils au-
thority has never been disclosed. 1t
was said both by Premier Lloyd
George and by Lord Curzon, however,
in explaining the status of the British
imperial general staff and the com
mander in the field. Sir Douglas Haig,
that certain British forces had been
assigned to the councils control.
Decision by the war council officers
here believe, as 70 the field where
these and similar forces from other
armies are to be concentrated win
show where allied blows at the Ger
man defenses are designed to fall.
If there is TO be no German drive.
ms the war department predicted in
Its weekly war review, the council will
not be forced TO hold It's reserves for
defensive purposes, and can devote
this new agency to attempts to smash
weak points In the German line.
Opinion as to the sectors Offering
the best opportunity for allied assaults
varies widely here. There is sub
stantial agreement, however. that the
Italian front may in fact become the
main theater of war this year.
In any event. even though the su-
preme council might have decided TO
make the effort to break through In
Italy. 1t is believed that the first
moves in the game would be played in
France and Flanders.
Drives with all the appearance of
being the real offensives undoubtedly
would accompany or precede the main
thrust
The pooled allied reserves under di-
rectlon Of the supreme council would
make possible a campaign of such ma
ture, designed to keep the German
command perplexed as to which as
sault would be driven home.
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FLYERS BOMB GERMAN TOWN
ProIeetiles Dropped by British on Bar
racks, Factories and Rail Station
at Zwelbrucken.

London. March ia British air
squadron bombed Zweibrucken (Ba-
varia). says the British official report
on aviation. Issued Saturday.
In the air II fighting hostile ma
chimes were brought down and seven
others were driven down out of con-
troll. Fourteen heavy proiectiles and
ten lighter bombs were dropped on
barracks, munition factories and the
railway station at Zweibrucken. Ex-
blossoms were seen all around the rail.
way station.
British aviators have downed 11S
German war planes In day fighting
since March /. 1t was announced. OF
these CT were demolished and "a were
sent earthward uncontrolled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-03-27
BIG SHIP STRIKE is ENDED
Six Hundred Workers Who Quit at
Baltimore Return After Being
Out One Day.

Baltimore. Md, March 21-The 600
shipworkers who laid down their tools
at the Baltimore Dry Dock and ship
building company plant here on Mon
day returned to work on Wednesday.
Local No IS, boiler-makers. iron
ship builders and helpers. issued q
statement announcing that the lay
off was due to a misunderstanding Of
the wage adjustment board scale. but
that it had been properly explained at
a meeting last night and the men had
voted unanimously to return to work.
Leaders deny that they received any
message from the shipping board in
ducing them to resume work.