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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
Annual Red
Cross Meeting.

The annual melting of the Red Cross
members will be held Tuesday Oct. 22-
nd at 1880 p. m. at Their. G. headquar-
tiers, for the purpose of electing off,
GERS for the ensuing year. and for the
consideration of other matters that
may properly come before the meet
ing. A good attendance is requested
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
WE MOST
SPEED OP

At the time of going to press only
s34,450.0O had been subscribed to the
fourth liberty loan IN Tarpon Springs.
Out of a quota Of $10O,OO000, this
leaves 65,550.O0 to be raised within
the next week. Only one-third of the
time remains.
We must get together and go over
the top.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
Attempt Made on
President S Life!
Man Seized by Secret Service Men; Load
ed Revolver Found in Street.

utes later loaded revolver was
found in the street.
The man claimed to be a printer and
gave his name as H. J. Boone. He
denied having any harmful intent and
said he only wanted to shake hands
with the president.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

Granville Noblit writes home that
he boys Of the submarine chaser on
which he is stationed subscribed last
week for 100000 worth of Liberty
Bonds.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
Americans Continue Attacks.

Americans Continue Attacks.
With the Americans Northwest of
Verdun, Oct. 12-(Noon. )-(By The
Associated Press. General Perish
ing's forces continued their attacks
against the Germans on this front to-
day. The opposition proved even more
bitter if possible than it was in yester-
days fighting. This morning the
fighting was especially violent in the
center and on the left center.
St Juvin and Cunel, both of which
are now in no mans land, are afame.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

est as the result of the sinking OF
the transport Otranto in the north
channel between the Scottish AND
IRISH coasts in a collision with the
steamer Kashrnir.
The Otranto after the collision was
IdaShsd to pieces on the rocks south of
| the Scottish coast with probable
loss of 372 American soldiers. A
British destroyer rescued 3O1 men.
Seventeen men were picked up alive
on the Scottish coast. Of the 69S
American soldiers on the Otranto, $40
have been landed, leaving 372 unac-
counted for.
The Otranto and other vessels of
the convoy were battling with heavy
seas and high winds Sunday morning.
The storm was so severe and the vis1-
bility so bad that the Kashmir, a for
MGR Peninsular G. Oriental liner,
crashed into the Otranto squareTy
amidships.
The Kashmir backed away badly
damaged, but was able to make port.
The bows of the Kashmir were pulled
from great hole in the side of the
Otranto.
The Otranto tried to proceed, but
made no Roadway against the gale.
Water extinguished her fires and the
Otranto drifted helplesslv against the
rocky coast of Islay island, where
most Of the Tuscania victims met
death.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

toon d rected is movements until its
objective was attained.
"Home address: William Neil, faith
or, Tarpon Springs, Fla"
The Leader hes made inquiry con-
corning Lieutenant Mel, but has been
unable to learn anything about him.
There is no record Of his having gone
into the army from Tarpon Springs,
no sweater or comfort kit was issued
to h,Ya by the local Red Gross chapter,
end 70 information could be secured
concerning William Neil, named in the
dispatch as the licutenant's father.
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caught fire every tima they were hit
by projoctile. TIE d:a'h Ct Cora
mandant Bossut while leading an as
Continued on page two)
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
AMERICANS CLOSING In ONDUN- SUR MEUS E; BRIT
ISH ARE IN ENVIRONS OF ENNAY; HUNS PUTTING
UP BITTER RESISTANCE ON AMERICAN FRONT;
ST. JUVIN AND CUNEL IN FLAMES.

French Make Progress in Champagne
Continued progress was made last
night by the French along the entire
Champagne front, it is officially an
nounced. The French penetrated the
important railway town of Vouziers.
This morning the French are hold
ing the general line of the Retourne
river and the road from Pauvres to
Vouziers.
Americans Closing on Dun-Sur- Meuse
Paris, Oct. 12.-The Americans are
closing in on Dun-sur-M Mouse, while
their left wing is within five miles of
Buzancy, says Marcel Hutin in the
Echo de Paris.
Continuing he says: Important
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
Washington Issues Warming.

Washington, Oct. 12--German re-
ports concerning Chancellor Maxin1ff-
ian's reply to President Wilson's COM
ditions of peace led to an authorita-
tive statement today that the public
should be warned against believing
that Germany was about to end the
war by unconditional surrender.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

New York, Oct. 12.-Just as Presi-
dent Wilson passed Fifty-frst street.
marching in the Liberty parade,
man broke through the police line and
started toward him. The man was I'M
mediately seized by secret service
men and hurried away. A few min
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

events which may change the entire
face Of things may be expected on this
part of the Woevre front.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

London, Oct. 12.-The Germans
in the region of Douai have about
completed their withdrawal be-
hind the Sensee canal. 1t is be-
lieved Haig's men will be in the
outskirts of Douai tomorrow
morning.
London, Oct. 12-The British last
night continued their advance north
of the Sensee river, it is officially an
nounced. The advance was made in
the direction of Douai. The villages
of Hamel, Brebieres and Quincy were
captured. Further north the British
pushed to the east of Henin-Lietard.
Northwest of Douai they are in the
environs of Ennay.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
ORDER EASTERN STAR
WILL CANCEL MEETING

Order of Easter Star viii not meet
til the regular meeting night in NS-
vember in compliance with the raqu- S,
Of the Mayor that no gathering be
held
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12
FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD

All the local, county, and state
news-that is news-while it is
news. Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

Martha J. Gibble,
Secretary.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

The Evening Leader is the only
paper in its field having Associ-
ated Press reports of the worl6
news-the best and most reliable
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-12

Continued on page two)
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
BOY MAKES PECULIAR FIND
Stone When Broken in Two Reveals
Charming Marine Picture
Inside.

Boston, Mass.-A strange freak OF
nature has been discovered by Francis
Grace, a young telegraph messenger
boy. 1t is water scene inside O
stone--a scene which no hand of man
painted.
While delivering a message, young
Grace stumbled on stone in the
street. 1t was as large as goose egg
Grace hurled 1t against wall ana ii
split in halves. Picking up one of the
pieces, Grace discovered charming
water scene. In the foreground up
peared white-capped surf and rocky
headlands; in the background a sea OF
green water, touching the horizon OF
steel-blue sky, topped with a reddish
glow. In the offing was trim schoon
er with mainsail filled by the breeze.
The messenger boy has been display
ing it around the city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
"WH0 GETS THE CHICKEN?"
Puzzling Question in Which Police of
Canton, Ohio, Are Greatly
Interested.

Canton, O.-The question is ''Who
gets the chicken?'
The police of the city are deeply in
terested in the mystery of the un-
known chicken and who is to have
final ownership thereof.
1t happened this way. Two officers
were walking their beat when they
heard cackle. In their best Sherlock
Holmes manner they advanced warily
upon the night-strolling fowl. Behind
house they found her-tightly grasp
ed by two men. The officers, the hen
and the two men appeared at central
station, with the mysterious hen the
leading point of interest. There the
men got thirty-day sentences when
they refused to tell where they got
the chicken and to whom ii belonged.
although maintaining that they did
not steal it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
SEEKS WIFE AFTER 20 YEARS
French Army Officer Separated From
Family for Over Two
Decades.

Charlotte, N. Capt. Henri Lau-
rens. lately with the French armies
on the western front, is in South Caro-
lima searching for his wife and child,
whom he has not seen for twenty
years, sixteen of which were spent in
a Turkish prison. Captain Laurens
was born in South Carolina of French
parentage and his wife was French
woman. He enlisted in the French
army, leaving his nineteen-year-old
wife and infant daughter behind. At
ter four years service Laurens was
captured by the Turks and when re-
leased in 1916 was broken in health
and hada beard "a inches long. Find
ing his country at war and his wife
and child gone to the United States,
Captain Laurens again enlisted, was
wounded and invalided to the United
States with shell wound.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
MEXICO hit BY FLU"
Most Fatal Epidemic in History
Of Country.
shortage Of Necessary Drugs One of
Reasons for Heavy Death
Rate.

Laredo, Tex.-According to reliable
Information brought here by arrivals
from various portions of Mexico, the
present epidemic of Spanish influenza
In that country has been the most fa-
tai epidemic In the history of Mexico,
the death rate exceeding that caused
by any previous epidemic of typhus,
yellow fever or smallpox. The under
takers of Mexico were caught i'm the
Influenza epidemic without practically
any supply of coffins or caskets on
hand, and even the old custom of rent
ing caskets for burial purposes only,
after which the body is removed at
the grave and placed in a pine box,
had to be abandoned, as some of the
Weather class were buried in caskets
that were formerly used for rental pur-
poses only.
In Mexico City it is estimated that
at least 10000 cases of influenza were
in that city the middle of October.
many cases developing into pneumonia
and causing several thousand deaths.
these latter being mostly among the
poor people who contracted the disease
and were compelled to lie down on
the dirt floors of their jackals and
there contracted pneumonia and died.
A big death rate also occurred among
the better class, despite the care Civ
en- them. In Guadalajara. Guanajuato,
Torreon, Tampico, Saltillo and Mon
terey the number of cases of influenza
were heavy, while the death rate was
likewise heavy. In Vera Cruz over
one-third Of those stricken with, the in
fluenza are said to have succumbed to
subsequent pneumonia. In many
places the heavy death rate in Mexico
was due to the shortage of aspirin,
quinine and other necessary drugs used
In the cure of influenza.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
SOLDIER REFUSES TO QUIT
Says War is Not Over and Officers
Are Wondering How to Demobi.
lixe Him.

Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.--March-
ing into the demobilizing station with
other members OF the Development bat
talon, Private Lyman Zolner. who
halls from Brooklyn, N. Y, was hand
ed some money and asked to sign on
the dotted line.
'What fOr?' he inquired.
''It's your honorable discharge from
the army. You can go home," replied
an officer.
Nothing DOING" chirped back Zol-
ner. "This wars not over yet" And
pocketing the money he marched back
to his barracks. He's there yet and
the officers are wondering how they
are goifg to "demobilize" Zolner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
THINKS SON STILL LIVES
Despite War Insurance Check Mother
Is Convinced Her Boy ls
Not Dead.

Knoxville, Tenn.--The first Knox
county boy reported to have been
killed In battle is still alive. The
name OF James Ellis appeared on the
casualty list many months ago and his
mother, Cindy Ellis received her first
check from the War Risk Insurance
bureau. Two letters have recently
been received by the mother telling of
his experiences which confirm her be-
lief that he is alive. The War Risk
bureau was Informed Of the letters,
and assured the mother that
as she had suffered much anguish
as result Of the reported death of her
son she is more than entitled to all
the money which has already been
sent her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
BULLETS CUT SM0KEsTaaeeKK
Unique Method Used to Remove Dan.
qerous Portion.

High-pOwered rifles, operated by
crack marksmen, have been used to
remove a portion of dangerous
smokestack, 165 feet high, at the plant
of the Richards Brick company at
Edwardsville, Ill. The stack has been
menace for some time, owing to its
damaged condition from being struck
by lightning.
1t was necessary to reduce the
height of the stack 20 feet and recap
1t, but, owing, to its dangerous condi-
tion, workmen could not be sent to
the top. The problem was solved by
picking off the loose fragments by
bombarding them with rifles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
TO PREVENT FISH FROM
ENTERING WRONG RIVER
thousands of Dollars to Be
Saved by Oklahoma Mans
Invention.

Thousands of dollars annually win
be saved, it is expected, In the Pacific
Northwest fisheries industry by de-
vice invented by Henry T. Burkey of
Oklahoma. The invention is an elec-
trio fish stop.
Because there has been no efficient
way to prevent fish following wrong
streams, hatcheries have lost thou
sands of dollars every year. Nets
across the mouths of rivers have
proved costly and inefficient. Keep
ing fish away from intake and irriga-
tion bitches is difficult problem
solved by the electric fish stop.
The invention, which establishes
electric fields of graduated voltage
across stream, is said TO be cheaper
than any device so far conceived, as
the power Is furnished by the force
of the current turning turbine dy-
aamo.
A, field of 25 volts is located farthest
down stream and small fish coming In
contact with the electric current are
turned back into the main current of
the river. Fields of increasing volt
age act on fish Of larger size. Fish are
extremely sensitive to electric currents
and the water greatly increases the
conductivity of the electricity.
When Burkey has completed ar
rangements with the Northwest fish,
cries he will go to Alaska at the invi-
tation Of the Alaska bureau of fish
cries to demonstrate his electric stop
in the North.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28

can soldiers lost with the transport
Tuscania, and a distinguishing flag of
the Zeppelin Lilo, captured at Bour-
bonne les Bains, France, October IL,
1917, and a fragment Of the gas bag
and outer envelope of the Zeppelin.
The naval features of the collection
are as yet undeveloped, but there will
soon be represented in the exhibition
series which will undoubtedly grow
very rapidly through the cooperation
of the other government departments
trl contributions from individuals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
Indian Lard on Sale

-Four hundred and forty-fiye thou
sand acres of coal and $4,000 acres of
coal lands in Oklahoma, owned by the
Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians, will
be sold at public auction. This marks
the final windup of the government
supervision over the 33 separate tribes
OF Indians still residing in the state.
The affairs of the Cherokee Indians
already have been closed. as well as
the Creeks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
PAYS LADY COPS $40 A WEEK
London Decides to Employ Women
Policemen to Patrol Down.
town District.

L0nd0n.-War conditions have shown
officialdom here the value Of women
military policemen" SO London has
decided to enroll 100 ''lady cops" to
patrol the downtown district during
peace time. Their attention will be di
rected mainly toward prevention Of
evil doing, especially by women. Pay
will be $40 week for the first year.
The women policemen also will be Of
value in giving aid and information to
women pedestrians and assisting traf
&c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
Many Bitten by DOGS.

Health department records at
Akron, O., for October show that at
least 160 Akron people were bitten
by dogs during the month. All of
those bitten stood in fear of hydro
phobia. In consequence it became
necessary for the brains Of many dogs
to be examined for rabies
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
WOMEN TO Be ADMITTED ,
Railway Y. M. C. A. Gives Them
Same Standing as Men.

Women will be admitted to member
ship In the Railway Y. M. G. A. on
the same basis as men, the board of
directors of the association. at To-
peka, KAN, has decided. Women rail-
road employees and wives of en-
ployees will be admitted to limited
membership.
The women may use the bath and
swimming pool on Monday evenings.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
ENEMY ALIEN BUYS BONDS
interned Austrian Invests Money Hs
Earned in Camp IN
Canada.

Vancouver, B. C.-Boso Pain. an
Austrian at the internment camp here,
subscribed for $50 worth OF Victory
bonds, In order, he says. to atone In
some measure for the havoc wrought
BY the brutality Of his countrymen In
declaring war on Serbia. The money
subscribed was earned aimee Pazin en-
tsred the camp.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
LURKING PLACE
OF SUBS KNOWN.
Allies Had Accurate knowledge
of Whereabouts.
kept TAB ON EVERY BOAT
When American Destroyers Started
Out to Convoy Merchant Ships and
Transports They Knew Just Where
to Look for Enemy U-Boats-De-
stroyer Crews Have Earned the
Rest They Are Now Getting.

When American destroyers during
the last lS months of the war steamed
out Of Queenstown to convoy mer-
chant ships and transports through the
submarine-infested area of the North
Atlantic, they went with accurate in
formation of the whereabouts of the
enemy U-boats as supplied by the Brit
ish admiralty.
AS destroyer flotilla moved out to
sea the commodore would be bending
over his maps with his navigators. On
the maps were little rings, sometimes
many and sometimes only few, each
denOting where German submarine
was known to be. The maps also had
a cross mark showing where the flo
tilla was to meet the convoy.
"How do you know a submarine is
about in that locality?" a destroyer
captain was asked as he examined his
maps.
"Well, we know, and pretty definite
ly," came the reply with smile. "The
U-boat 76 is about here (pointing to a
ring). She has been there three days
operating within a radius of about 30
miles and will return to her base in
four more days If some of us don't get
her.
Numbers Also Are Known.
"We don't know exactly what vessel
this one is over here (pointing to an
other ring), but we think it is the U-69.
She's going to her base tomorrow"
The captain pointed out other rings
and he had accounted for all on mis-
maps.
This knowledge of the whereabouts
of the lurking enemy was not unusual
so accurate was the information con-
corning the submarines obtained by
the allied naval authorities. Some
thing was known of every submarine
operating inlthe waters about the Brit
ish isles. But knowing where a sub
marine might be and sinking it were
two different operations. On the wide
expanse of water the submarine might
change it's plans or act against direct
ORDERS.
All lIlS duueu 10 Tie excitement OI
the chase as the destroyers plowed
through the sea toward the cross mark
The flotilla would go plunging and roll.
ing along until it sighted the ships 1t
was to convoy.
Cheers Give Greeting.
The meeting place reached, the
crews of the destroyers would answer
the shouts and cheers of those aboard
the convoy and then would turn smart
ly to the task at hand, that of protect
ing the larger vessels from the pratt
cal lurkers within the circles on the
maps.
The crews of the American destroy.
ers operated from Queenstown through
the entire zone, which had witnessed
most of the U-boat crimes against un-
armed passenger and merchant vessels.
They knew how deadly the submarines
were. All this was an incentive to hard
work and the destroyer crews have
well earned the rest they are getting
now after Is months of activity and
during that time have gained the ad-
miration of all naval men.
The Americans are idle now. No
longer do the commanders study maps
and worry over rings and cross marks.
The Hun has gone and the Americans
are enjoying their relaxation to the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
says Sun Has 81 Spots.

The sun is now spotted like q coach
dog. Frank Il. Seagrave, an astron-
omer, formerly an instructor at the
Harvard university astronomical OBJ
servatory, has private observatory
at Scituate, r. l., and he stated that
he had counted 81 sun spots on the
sun. Mr.. Seagrave is trying to solve
the mystery Of these .holes."
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Forget II. Talk Show

Forget It, Tall; Show
 Placarded at entrances, at all inside corners. hanging from overhead and at exits of all buildings housing the Twelfth Annual DaAy Show held at Columbus, Ohio. October 10th to 10th, were the above words to drive away the for the first five days to 5000 per day, for the first five days to 300 per day, the last three days, indicated the sug- gestiOn worth while; they studied the numerous dairy machinery exhibits, cattle exhibits. state and federal dairy exhibits and attended conferences with an attitHde that indicated that each came win a specific object in 1iew.
 The dairymans part in the winning of the war was the keynote of the show How to overcome the loss os man power-HoW to lower the cost of pro- duction, and the preparation for the re- stocking of devastated Europe fellow ing the war. The National Food Ad- ministration asked the dairyman to keep his herd because it's products are needed badly in winning the war, and asked the consumer to cooperate by using more freely of milk and milk pro- ducts. Carefully compiled and attract i've charts emphasized this appeal by showing that if milk is worth only 15 cents per quart, then tea bone and sir loin steak should be bought at 20 cents per pound rather than 35 cents. and eggs for 2212 cents, rather than 65 cents
 per dozen, and that at 15 cents per quart, the dairyman is getting only 2 cents per hour for his labor. while the shop employee is getting from 40 cents
 to S1.10 per hour for his labor. The comparative food value of dairy pro- ducts with other foods was forcibly brought out by showing the amount ot
 steak, eggs. potatoes, fish, rice hominy and a dozen or more other foods re-