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New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
THE NEW CITIZENS POINT OF VIEW
Women

he woman's division will be charged pri-
manly with determining policies rather than
IN carrying on detailed administration. It
VIII cooperate with state departments of labor
working through and with them, in order to
bring about united action by the states in
national problems of women's work Be
cause of this policy-making function of the
woman's division Miss Van Keeck will serve
as a member of the War Labor Policies Board"
Special Protection for
Women is Urged
These standards for employment of women
will be upheld by the new division:
Hours of Labor
Existing legal standards should be rigidly
maintained, and even where the law permits
nine or ten hour day. efforts should be made
to restrict the work Of women to eight hours.
Prohibition of Night Work
The employment of women on night shifts
should be avoided as a necessary protection,
moral and physical.
Rest Periods
No should be employed for longer
period than four and a half hours without a
break for meal, and a recess of ten minutes
should be allowed in the middle of each work
ing peIlOu
Time for Meals
At least 80 minutes should be allowed for a
meal and this time should be heightened to 45
minutes or an hour if the working day exceeds
eight hours.
Place for Meals
Meals should not be eaten in the workrooms
Saturday Half Holiday
The Saturday half holiday should be con-
sidered an absolute essential for women under
all conditions.
Working Conditions
For women who sit at their work, seats with
backs should be provided, unless the occupa-
ton renders this impossible. For women who
stand at work seats should be available and
their use permitted at regular intervals.
Lifting Weights
No woman should be required to lift re-
peatedly more than twenty-five pounds in any
single load.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

"In recognition of the great Importance of
the work Of women in industry and the urgent
necessity for national policy in determining
the conditions of their employment I have
urged and Congress has now granted, the
necessary authority to establish womans
division in the Department of Labor. Its i'm
mediate task will be to develop in the indus
tries of the country policies and methods which
will result in the most effective use of women's
services in production for the war, while at the
same time preventing their employment un-
der curious conditions. It's large and very
necessary aim will be to focus attention on the
national Importance of the conditions of wom-
ans work, as influencing national standards
and as affecting the welfare of the entire
nation.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

or to other work, and operating them sue
cessfully.
The general attitude the part of the
employers seems to be to make everything as
happy for the girls as possible But with the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
By DEEMS WELLER

NCLE SAM took off his hat to
woman as an industrial citizen
a few weeks ago when the De-
partment of Labor set up
woman's division with Mary
Van Kleeck as it's chief.
The Secretary of Labor put
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

Petition Life CHAPMAN
S.
IND the
dofn
New York
De DEATH believe
law.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04

engineer was authorized to contrive
a bridge to replace it.
DR.. Hartwich requested informa-
tion as to the previous rejection of a
bill for printing ordered by him, and
was told that the commission had not
authorized his orders. He placed
other evidences of city indebtedness
with the commission for filing with
the city health officer, and quit.
Father T. A. Flynn was present with
a request that they give the decora-
ton of the library interior a little &C
c~eleration. 1t was promised that
during c%hautauqua the place would
be closed, and that artisans would
then have a clear field to do the
work.
When 1t began to look as though
he clock would require turning back
to keep the session from extending
over into another day, they found
subjects for talk pretty well exhaust
ed, and adjourned. This seemed TO
have been premature, or acted as a
stimulant for another burst, "a h
commissioner and court attendant
trying to Guido the other, but receiv-
ing no audience. But they finally
POT away.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
Is YOUR BACK A
WEATHER PROPHET?
Many Madison People Have Found
Their Kidneys to BE at Fault.

There is no other organ in the
body more susceptible to weather
changes than the kidneys. Colds,
chills, damp, changing weather all
play their part in bringing on kidney
ills. IF you would be well, keep
your kidneys we'll" is a golden rule
of health and one Madison readers
would do well to follow. If suffer-
ing from kidney sickness you can use
no better remedy than Doan's Kidney
Pills. This great kidney remedy has
been used for kidney trouble so
years. Convincing proof of it's merit
in the statement of this Madison res
.ident:
J.. r. Shaw, Third street, says:
THE least cold l took brought on
dull backaches and sharp pains
through my kidneys. When / bent
over, / could hardly straighten up my
back hurt so. My kidneys acted ir-
regularly, too. When l read about
Doan's Kidney Pills, l used them and
it didn't take them long to put my
kidneys in good working order and
they relieved the backache."
Price, 60 cents, at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
ody-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mr.. Shaw had. Foster
Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files.

Roy Kennedy came down from
Brookings today to remain during
the commencement exercises of the
Normal school.
The new company of volunteers be-
ing raised in this city by III. ]. Munro
to be in readiness for the next cal
for troops, now numbers SO recruits
and the boys expect to begin drilling
next week under the command OF
Frank III. Holmes. There are a large
number from the west side of the
county yet to enroll.
Master Burt Ketcham was the re.
cipient last evening of a handsome
Elgin National gold watch from his
father in honor of his successful.
graduation from the high school
Bert is to be congratulated on these
marks of distinction which he has de.
servedly earned, and none takes
greater pleasure in seeing them be
slowed than The Daily Leader. Bert
is one of the boys.
High school commencement is al
ways a red letter day for a large
number of people in any community
in which it takes place and Madison
last evening was no exception to the
rule. A class of IL promising yount
gentlemen and ladies were to steI
forth in the beginning of life, full,
equipped in all that a four years higl
school course could do for them. TIL,
graduates were all in fine form ant
voice and did themselves credit no
only in the delivery of their orations
but in the quality of thought and tn,
manner in which they treated theil
subjects. Supt. McClenon announced
that for standard in scholarship, thu
board had accorded the c%hautauqu;
prizes or privileges to Bert Ketcham
Frank Palmer, Bruce McCallister ant
Raymond McClenon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
MOTHER TO Mother
FRENCH WOMAN WRITES TO
FAULKTON MOTHER WHOSE
son DIED LOVER THERE"

Aberdeen, June 4.-The Faulkton
Advocate of this week publishes an
interesting and pathetic letter writ
ten by a French mother to Mrs. Fon-
cannon, of Faulkton, concerning her
son, the late Ernest Foncannon,
nephew of C.. B. Foncannon, of Aber-
deem. The letter from the French
woman was written before the death
of Ernest Foncannon, who was listed
in the casualty lists about a week
ago, as having died of disease in
France. His death occurred about
three weeks ago, and he was laid to
rest in French soil on May 10. The
letter was received by his mother
after she had received the news of
her sons death, although Ernest was
alive and well when the Letter was
written by the French mother. The
Faulkton papers comment on the
letter and the letter itself are as fol
lows:
The following letter dated April
80, was received this week by Mrs.
w. B. Foncannon. That our boys are
we'll cared for by the noble mothers
of France is quite evident and while
the letter was written before the sad
news of Ernie's death was received,
1t will give encouragement to moth
ers here who have sons on French
soil. The letter was written In
French and was translated by Oscar
Vanmeerbeck:
Madame: l suppose you will ask
yourself from whom this letter
comes. Well, this is a mother from
France that would like to write a
few lines about your son, that may
be you think is in danger. Assure
yourself dear mother, your son is In
security here. He visits us every
day and together, we talk about our
dear folks at home. Console your
self, madame, maybe your 10 will
stay over here quite a while after this
war is over, and IL you wish to come
and make us a visit, there will be a
EuOul dil icduy Aoi Sous uhu youa Sun
would be so happy. He calls me his
mama from France. l am also like
you, madame. / have a SON at the
front, who probably is taken prisoner
Are we not united mothers by the
sacrifice of our dear children. We
must have courage; that is wha'
raises us above all things: and If
tell you to be quiet, you can have
faith in me.
Quite a few of his friends ar,
working with him In the kitchen and
he is chief. They always have a goot
time and to make him feel happy
he'll have to know that his deal
mother is not in pain about his alb
sence. But you may be certain tina
your son Is happy and l wish HI
would stay where he is for a longe'
time.
BE so good, dear madame. t
write me a long letter, so it will re
assure him about the health and hap
piness of his dear mother that h
loves SO much.
Let us hope together that on
dear absent ones will soon come bacl
to us.
AN Unknown Friend o
France, that sends you he
best consolation"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
HUN BARBARITY
BIG STEEL TRAP TO CATCH MEN
in NO MANS LAND.

Paris, June 4.-The latest German
liar to a bear trap discovered in No
Mans Land by Corp. Leonard Man
ser and Sergt. Victor l.. Vaupel.
United States engineers.
Corp. Manser after bringing in the
trophy to the trenches, told how he
came to discover it. He said:
I'VE were in the trenches on the
night of May "a when Sergt. vaupel
and myself decided to go On a scout
ing party. We crept carefully over
the top, making our way through the
barbed wire entanglements and into
one shell hole after another.
After we got half way across No
Mans Land, my cane was jerked
from my hand. Advancing a few
steps, l stumbled on the trap which
had been released by the pressure OF
the cane. On examination / found
the trap set to catch scouts and
chained to stakes in the ground.
loosened the chain and brought the
trap to our trenches. The contriv-
ance is 8 feet long and has jaws Is
inches wide with teeth 2 inches long
1t is designed to give the victim great
pain and make him call for help
This attracts his comrades who be-
come targets for a German machine
gun fussilade which results in the
humiliation of the entire party.
The trap is in the Paris Y. M. C
A, and will be shipped to America
as a trophy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04

reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There IL only one way to cure deafness.
and that II by constitutional remedies.
Tor 81 the mucous lining OF the Eu-
1tnah1on Tube. When this tubs 10 In
1aned you have . rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when It - en-
tlroly closed. Deafness II the result, and
unless III Inflammation can be taken out
end this tube restored to its normal con-
dtt1on, hearing will be destroyed for
ever: nine cases out Of ten are caused
~ Catarrh, which ~ nothing but an in
Named condition Of the mucous sur
f0ooo.
We Win give One Hundred Dollars for
taSrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Ca&arrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
]. J. Cheney = Co, Toledo. Ohio.
5sss = Pslis ~ soa 20; as-. H.'r'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
STATE NEWS.

Huron-The board of city commits
sioners of Huron have passed resolu-
tions calling for a city election on
June Is to decide whether the city
should change its present commits
sion form of government back to the
old aldermanic system. Another
resolution passed calls for a city cleo
ton on July Q to vote on the recall
Of four members of the board OF ed
ucation and one city commissioner.
Yankton-Otto Fielder, aged "a,
was instantly killed by a Great North
ern passenger train from Sioux Falls
Sunday morning east of Violin. Bun
hard Fielder. his brother. is I'm a hos
pital here seriously injured, as is
Roy. the 4~-year-old son of Otto.
Bernhard Fielder was driving his
auto across a dangerous crossing
when the train hit the car. Both oil
the injured will
Lead-How a 6-year-old boy car
show his patriotism is shown by this
story, told by the boys grandfather
Alfred Matson. of Lead. At the din.
bel table the lad heard his father
and mother talking about the dishes
His father turned one of the plates
over and spoke of the MADE in Ger
many" brand on the under side.
Thereafter the youngster refused to
cal from the dishes with the German
mark on them.
Aberdeen-Frank Colon, who was
killed in action in France, Joined
Company L, Fourth South Dakota in
fantry in April. 1917. He was trans
ferred to a machine gun company and
sent to France several months ago.
He was 20 years old and a carpenter.
His parents are Poles. unable to read
English, and were heartbroken when
a neighbor translated the message
from the war department for them.
Lead-Mrs. Hjalmar Nelson. OF
this city, is very proud of the fact
that her SON and daughter are doing
their bit" in the service of their
country. Joseph Conlon, the son, en-.
listed in the navy a year ago before
he was Is years of age and has made
four trips across the Atlantic on I
merchant ship. Miss Mary Conlon
the daughter, who graduated in the
Black Hills as a trained nurse, has
for several months past been In
charge Of one of the departments Of
an army hospital in Virginia and nov
is in New York preparatory to sailing
for France.
Pierre-Small grain never got /;
better start In the central part of tn,
state than it has secured this spring
The weather has been cool ant
cloudy for a larger part of the time
thin usual for this section, with rain
fall above normal, and all the small
grain sown is getting a magnificen
push toward maturity. This weathe
is not just what is wanted for corr
planting, but there is enough tim
between showers to get more of tn
corn planted. and the moisture in tn
ground will give the crop a boos
when the warmer weather arrives
The indications are for more small
grain than for many years in thii
section with normal weather condi
tons from this time on.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
Win Right to Organize.

New York, June 4.-The national
war labor board by a vote OF Z to 5
decided that the employees of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies have the right to organize.
This is In accordance with the proc.
lamation OF President Wilson. which
declares that "the right OF workers
to organize in trade unions and to
bargain collectively through chosen
representatives Is recognized and af.
firmed," and that this right shall
not be denied, abridged Or interferred
with BY employers in any manners
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
SELLS HIS HAT AT AUCTION
Farmer Without Money Gets SOS
for the Red Cross by
- Sale.

Macon, Mo.-"Folks, / haven't got
very much-I haven't got any money.
but I'll do what l can," declared
Frank Long, a farmer, at a Red Cross
auction sale at Rogers s~choolhOuse
near here. SLOW much am l offered
for this hat?" he asked as he lifted
his hat In his hand above his head.
The crowd laughed.
Then someone said 'ten cents"
Someone else doubled the bid, and the
hat was knocked down for $3.50. The
sale brought $50. Mr.. Long went home
bareheaded and happy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04

Insure buildings ana live stock In
the Farmers Mutual Tornado Insur-
ancs company. OF Madison. s. d. Or
ganised one year. $4,000. 900 Of in
urance written first year. Rates
les than half Of old line insurance.
Covers Lake. Moody. Brookings.
Kinesbury. Miner. McCook and Min
nehaha counties. See local repre-
oentativss. @. }. johnson. r. J. Krus
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
DANGERS OF CONSTIPATION.

Neglected constipation may cause
piles, liberation of the bowels, appendi-
citis, nervous prostration, paralysis.
Don't delay treatment. Best remedy Is
Foley Cathartic Tablets. Do their work
surely, easily. gently, without injury to
stomach or intestinal lining. Contain no
habit-forming drugs. Fine for fat
folks. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04

A sclight kidney impairment may lead
to dropsy or Bright's disease. Don't
neglect IL. Frank Miller, Bingham,
Utah, writes: Was troubled with my
kidneys so bad l could not work. Tried
many kinds of medicine which did me ne
good. Then l tried Foley Kidney Pills:
now feeling as good as 1 even did be-
fore" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
TAKEN UP.

Two bulls come to my place some
time ago. Owner call and pay
charges and take them away. M.
venner. r. F. D. No. 4, Phone 1641.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04
TURKEY WILL AID AUSTRIA
Sultan Agrees to Send Men to thu
Italian War Theater.

ttaiidn war Ineater.
Washington, June turkey will
send reinforcements to the Italian
theater of war, a dispatch from Rome
to the Italian embassy announced.
Negotiations for the troops were
concluded at the recent conference OF
Emperor Charles and the sultan at
Constantinople. 1t is believed that
Germany has offered troops for use
against the British in Palestine and
Mesopotamia In exchange for aid to
Austria.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Former City Esn1ploye
Killed at the Front
Mother Arranges for Mass for
Michael j. Ahearn, of
the Old 60th

Michael J. Ahearn, who is listed by
the War Department as killed in ac-
tion, was formerly employed in the Bu-
rcau Of Highways and lived with his
mother at 52l West Fifty-ffth Street
Ahearn was formerly in the 60th Regi-
ment and was killed early this month.
Mrs. Ahearn has arranged for a re-
QUEEN high mass to-day at the Church
of the Sacred Heart. Many of his
friends from the Municipal Building
will be present, and james J. Hagan.
Assistant Commissioner of Public
Works, viii attend as representative of
the Borough of Manhattan.
Private John lie Gall. Of 49i Third
Street. Brooklyn, was killed on March
s. the War Department telegraphed his
parents. He was a member Of the llth
Regiment. but was transferred to the
Rainbow Division before it sailed. He
was twcnty-four years old. His younger
brother, Leonard, is also in France, :;
member OF the same regiment.
Edward j. Kelly, whose name was
announced yesterday, lived at 396 Sec
ond Avenue, Manhattan. 1t was not
until to-day that his identity was made
clear, as there are several New York
ers in France with the same name.
Kelly was formerly a stenographer EN-
ployed by Swift g. Co.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
VALLEY, Frank H., private.
WILLIS. Robert, private
Capt. Peters, Dead at Front,
Was Graduate of Harvard

Inaccurate accounts of the service Of
Captain Edward Mcclure Peters, jr.,
Of the 10th Infantry, regular army, be-
fore his death in action in France, on
March II, yesterday prompted his ia
ther, Captain Edward Mcclure Peters,
n. n. v, whose home is at 500 East
Twenty-tirst Street, Brooklyn. to cor
rect the errors.
Captain Peters, jr.. was the only
child of Captain Edward Mcclure
Peters and was born in Jersey City
on Christmas Day, 1892. He at
tended Berkshire School and was grad
uated from Harvard University in 1916.
In November of that year he was COM
missloned second lieutenant in the
army, having passed the examinations.
After brief attendance at the army
service school, Fort Leavenworth Kan,
he was ordered to service on the Mex
lean border. He went to France with
the first contingent and was in COM
mand of a machine gun company when
killed, having passed an examination
for a captaincy.
Captain Peters was a grandson of
the late Rev. Thomas Mcclure Peters
$. I. d., rector of st. Michacl's p. f.
Church of this city. and was a lineaI
descendant of Andrew Peters, who
came to Boston in 1856. He was a
member of the Harvard Club.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Air and Artillery
Battles Rage on
Whole West Front
Increased Activity by In
fantry Also Results From
Fine Weather

LONDON, March 14.--Air raiding
and heavy artillery action are reported
from along tnc entire western war
front, with several trench raids by the
opposing armies. Ideal weather has
led to increased fighting in the air, and
at the same time has provoked re-
newcd activity by the infantry.
The French War Office, in an otficial
statement late tonight, says that
there was shelllng throughout the day
in the western theatre, and that three
attempts by German contingents to
pierce the French lines were failures
Last night, the British, south of
Epchy. made a successful thrustng
movement, penetrating enemy trenches
and returning with prisoners. Earlier
in the day German force north of
the Ypres- Stadcn railway was beaten
off in an effort to gain IA foothold in
the British first line.
The sectors to the southwest of Cam
brai and in the region Of Nueve Cha
pelle and FauGuisart have been the
scenes of intense artillery action, the
Germans eXpending thousands Of shells.
Strong artillery firing is also report
cd from ghe Argonne and on the right
bank of III" Meuse, and the French War
Otfce reports the destruction of a Ger
nan airplanc and the damaging Of
three in that district.
Belgian troops holding the line south
cast Of Lombaertzydc went over the
top after Il heavy bombardment from
Allied guns and penetrated enemy
trenches The occupants were killed,
the Belgian official statement recounts,
and a strong counter attack was re
pulsed in violent hand hand fighting,
Big guns continue to hammer at both
sides in the Nieuport and DiXmude
sectors.
Minor infantry engagements in No
Mans Land are spoken of in Berlln's
Official statement. The artillery in the
region Of Altkircf, in Alsace, between
the Lvs and the Scarpe, in Artois, and
on both sides Of the Mcuse in the Yer
dun region is said to be violently en-
gagged
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
{ BY The Associated Press


BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Tuesday, March l2.-Ihis
has been another day of ideal fighting
weather. but there has been no change
in the situation. The British and 1er-
man military machines, tuned up TO
the finest pitch and probably as near
ly perfect as it is possible to make
them, are still awaiting the signal
which will send them crashing against
one another.
Meanwhile the artillery pounds away
in thunderous duels at various points
and myriad armen are busy bombing
photographing and acting as eyes for
the respective armies.
The British airmen have been doing
marvellous work recently The first
ten days of March, as a whole, have
been among the best yet recorded Tor
the service. During that period, IN ad-
diton to vast amount of rcconnol-
tring and photographing, the British de-
stroycd thrty-nine German airplanes
and brought down fcrty others out OF
control, despite the fact that the first
two or three days of the month were
so stormy that aerial activity was
virtually impossible. Against this
great total fifteen British machines
are reported missing.
Carry Battle to Enemy
Yesterday another fine record was
made, but the official figures are not
yet available.
There have been many air battles
and virtually all have occurred behind
the German lines, which means that
the British airmen have been carry