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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24
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oer>toert, oHrd) Strom unu Mecr.
ia, ia - on fcnllt MIDI nid)t. Sir
meme Nid)ten III l) allies"
@r iadte 10 lol1t lnO bcr5llA, oaB
Die edneefInden, Die ebcn 5t Iai
len ~begonnen batten, 0on5 persp,rrt
ouseinonberltpben.
% muBte aub Hoie-Warie 10
deri.
n9u alter Sunegclele, Gnfel, Oh
batteit mid ia gal5 pergelien!"
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reiienoe gang betreten. o&eraellen?
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mer babe id) an bid geondt.
Cont.
2a ld}pieaen lie heioe-
Cine gal15e &iertelltuuoe mo1,Oer~
ten lie mortlo5 nebeneinaneer Der.
Gam fal1oen tie iid nit eiuem NaI
i'm 5eliinglden @o6n5ilnner. ltno
maren beioe Iebr 6efonaen. 3ole-
Wearie iaB gang it'll an &la9ies.
uno Snfel ytlloolf beiab lid unge-
legentIif Sen @eibnadtSbuu1. Der
nod lllgepubt i'm @infel lto1o. IS
ouftete ltarf nod Dem bar5igen Sol5,
l1no in ben beioen Screen fang es
pie Gngelsitimnlen.
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gam &oie-@tarie enoIib, uuer mar
benn Sic Game I'M 3uge, nit Ser
Ou 10 eifrig geplallbert 6alt2"
% lahte Der blonoe Mann nie.
Ser bell ouf uno trat NIT 5mei
idneQen Shritten gong hidt 81
Gpie=Warie.
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9arf id after Sl1negeielle glaliben,
oab bu llnl meinetmiaen eiferiiidtig
bilt? @olt OH MIDI alten Slingge-
leaen etma gar lieh, Goie-Marie? 2"
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iid)t uaa meinte: sd oorf il
nidt!"
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on lonH, on muBt. 8ir buben es
beioe nid3t aemuBt uber nun nil
fen ptr es. Darnm biit on gum
8abnbuf gepilgert, barum babe id
mid 10 nuf oas alte Geit 9efreut.
Wir buben imlner 5uialnmengebal-
ten, luir meroen imrner sulalnmelt.
boIten. uid)t mnbr, mcin 2teb, midi
mabr2"
9a IieB iie Die 9duoe iinfen, UNI
er 5pg lie 81 iih empor. Sic taui6
ten Den eriten aaB Ser eiebe. ;.
AIS obenbs @ermann ArenOt Jun.
antrat in tabelp'em 6reier<0reb,
muroe linn crGfinet, BOP er leiber
gu ipdt fomme. Snfel Huooii
Iel6it mad)te ifd gum 9erfiiiiOer iei.
mes @Iiids unb frellte iib f0nigIif
iiber Die iaueriiiBe @ratnlation BET
aonfurren5 Die bier sum erltenmal
cine Nieoerloge e%rlitten batte.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

Sol oes 0auies cinWhaiien, suabel
lie bis gum Stall cine SpoIicr fer
3entrd9enoer 9nllSteute sa ~pafIieren
nobcn nIlh nit duf elmer Biluglh1r
nHoe3iinoetem 8eiDraud) gcraudert
weroen. Giele SfIugidor mllb Damn
bis gum ndehltetl Sa6r unter Der
6%ailsidJmcIlc nufbenabrt meroen uno
bari feinem p~rofanen 3mefe oienen.
Ser Sirt muB nun auf einem nit
Stroh gefiillten Sud Blat nebmen
uno oarf Bis SLIM abenoeiien feia
@nrt lpredtl. Mu oielem Mbeno,
'olpie oil ben iolsenoen 5eittaaea
miro ober er, Ser iouit @erineee>
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

auf eiamal itanb lie am 8ababof.
nid)t, bns idide iid nitt, bag ieiels
10 Soeeu a la OnfeI NuboIf -
man mIiie oas 9eforum nabren;
niemano oiirie miiien, mie Die ga.
den itGnoen - uno babel muBte es
bod Die gone Staot.
llno nun geitern! ga par GER
1larn areiiot jun. BEL Dem alien
Gelling angetreten uno bate mn
Die-Maries 9ano eenorben. or
bate Nole-Warie I'M &onoratiorcn.
rerein fennen gelernt unb lie iiht.
lid Dor alien benor5ugt. Or mar
elm aasge5eidneter Tdn5er, uno Die
nleiIten anberen M1odeu batten iidj
healiidmiiniht, menn or ibnen ieine
2llIo sugemambt cate. aber ben
ieIfinas NOR er aufs 1uBerite pers
babt. Inn bod bate aoIe.Maries
Batter eeitern erflart. bob er fin
ieine gerion aeget Die werbinonng
1alhis eir5upenben babe 10 etlua
6ie elm iiberiiibrfer Gerbreter aui
tp6es Hedtsmittel gegcm ieine Der.
nrtciflng persihtei
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

lteben? Gas mar mirflih nid)t nett
BON Dir. @arlim bait Oh feiu Ser
trauen al oeinem Snfel geGabt2
Gas ipar bod friiber niht 10. Ga
baben mid Die anoeren ausgeIadt
1nit meinen uionoerboren" Soeen
a6er ou bait mid = no = beIpun-
bert, ia, ia, ridtig bewrnoert.
@eiBt ou, id bin Oaraui iebr ltois
seiueictl. Sd claude, id babe Cid
geliebt, nlebr als Sater uno @silt-
ter"
@eliebt. Gole<Otarie ourdrielelte
es beiB. aber Damn oadte lie an
Die Dame I'M abteil uno lGdcite
hitter.
..@eibt ou, Goie-Nfarie, penn Dill
seidrieben bdtteit 10 un0 10
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

Die 8eibnadts @ebr1ufe lino
non 2an6 81 2ano ueridieoen. Sebr
iltereliant limo Die 8ebrdnihe Der
SuollanerL bon benelI mir einiees
bertdten ippuen. llnieren gbriitoum
eriesel BORT Die loeenannten g9aoil
iaci", .0as beiBt BeibnadtsfIote
Die aus plumpen eidlcnen ODER bn=
henen 8numltriinfcn .b~eiteter, Die
cm @eibnud,tSber0 unter 9eipiiien
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

10 ocraniigt, iaipohI. ih 9ob' Is
grapnt. Abcr bcnf oir lulr: Gn9lt
gate idl allh gchobt, 81 ounrn
uooor belln? Sd mpatc eIaelltlld
nod Elm Sobr nrilbcn bleiben,
NIT einein MoIc roi,lte "a melit
Damon: @cfobr inn @er3llge. $50
Der lpuBteit oil MIR, ooB id fons
me?"
@oie>9tarie idlIad5te orf; Md,
Snfel Rubolf!"
90 lieb er JIG los uno fragte
ean3 perbutt: n8os lit oeIn pal
liert, aIeine2 SIT jananh seltor.
benz"
nSdlimmer."
sic ihritten o,if eitem llmlpe9
Iaugia1l ltod Der WoaitraBe. llao
Gole-Morie beridtete mabrbeitsgez
treu ibrem groBeu Sornmer, Ser
iueenblihe Snfel ging ihmeigcno
neben ibr Der uno mari nur bier
uro oa Elm nllnglaublid" ODER Der
eleid)en oo5miiben. Iur ais er
borte, oaB Iein SEER 9ruoer Dem
Sdpoger ieine 5ilfe perlagt Bate,
braulte Ell beftig auf. Sum S6luB
lagte er: n2iebe5 &inb, ben Ser
tnann Mrerot iun., Sen beiratelt on
nid)t, oa5 perltegt ltd, oaS fonnen
oeiue Gltern niflt perlangen. Cine
Che obne 2iebe pfui Selfel. Du
bolt oob etpas gelerrlt, nidt iuabr,
uno meun or sur 9eenoigung 0ei-
ner Stuoien @elo hra1tdlIt, bana
BIN ib %. @nrum bait Oh mir
nidt geidlrieben, mic Die Sadell
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

Nartt nnb Strafeu itefn u~erlaiien,
Etia rrfendjtet isbes 6ans,
Sinnenb GET i'd Surd Die @aien,
AIles iitbt 10 feitlidJ ants,
limb id) ,uanb're aus bcm Malern
Bis binans ms freie Selo,
Sebrcs Glansen, beil'ges sdanern!
&ie 10 iueit ttnb till Die 8elt!
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

Am Sen Senitern baben fsrancn
&mntes Spielseng fruIm aeidDmift7
SamicnS Gimolein itstn nstS id)anem,
Sinh 10 tunnbernuQ bealiidt.
Sterne bod Die &reiie i%dliuaeu,
Nus bes Sdlnees Gimlamfeit
Stei9t's luie mulSerbares Singeu,
. OFT gnabeureid)e 3ett.
g%idenburfi.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

&eute abeno iunte aud auIe-
Warie Sa iagea.
8oie-Marie bebte. 9atte lie Oars
I'M, als ibre @ltern ibr Die Seta'
tieuns i'm Saoen abihluaell, burf'
seiest, oab iie iid sur 2ebreria aus
biloen ourite, bate lie oarum Gage
uno 9tdbte 9eopiert. INNER ltuoie-
reno? Mubte lie oieie1l elel.oen.
leIbitbewuBten Srottel beiratens
@or Oas mirflih ibre YJlidt, .mie
Die Mltter laste?... ad ia es
NOR lire Gilibt. uno es NOR niel-
leidt nod oas Bette. Vile Iasteu
es atBer Dem 9ater. INTO ser 8ater
5adte tribe oie AdieIn: .,Weine
arne, quite Hoie-Mnrie!
Sic mar felt entihloifen, .ibre
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-24

~Slldbeilidiia. judbeinnna.
Gr luirn ieBt beimgcbradt:
Der @1riitbnuln, DER Smnenbauin,
Del allies luitig matjtl
GH armler. arnier SafmelDauui,
lRie mar oir nraugea lpet
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
"a PERISH IN CRASH
STEAMER CITY OF ATHENS
RAMMED BY FRENCH CRUISER
Twelve v. S. Marines Lose Lives
Many Are Rescued by the
Warshlp.

An Atlantic Port. May 3.--Seventy-
four lives were lost when the steam
ship City of Athens of the Ocean
Steamship company was rainmed at
80 Wednesday afternoon by n French
cruiser of the Delaware coast. She
sank In seven minutes.
Among the passengers on the City
of Athens were "a members of the
United States marine corps.
The first engineer and tender on
board the steamer expressed the be-
lief that some Of the marines were
lost.
Fire was discovered in one of the
holds of the City of Athens immedi-
atcly after the collision. An attempt
was made To lower lifebOats, but the
vessel was sinking too fast.
Most of those on board lcaped over
board, and the survivors were rescued
by the boats OF the French cruiser.
The City OF Athens carried crew or
135 men. Sixty-one of the crew were
brought to this port by the French
cruiser, which was not seriously dam
aged.
The vessel was OF 2,3OO tons and was
engaged In trade between this city ana
Savannah.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
HUN SPY KILLED MRS. KlNG7
Prosecutor Charges lnterned Alien
Murdered Woman While Attempt
ino to Slay Means.

Concord, n. c.. May 3.-lnterest In
the mysterious killing Of Mrs. Maude
4. King, wealthy widow of Chicago ana
New York, on the night Of August ~
last, at lonely North Carolinan
spring. was renewed on Wednesday
night when warrant was Issued for
Otto Schumann, "A German alien enemy
and alleged spy Of the German govern
ment.
Schumann is alleged 10 have hred
the shot which killed Mrs. King. HIS
intention. Il is added, was 10 Kill Gas
ton B. Means, who was tried and ac-
quilted on charge of murder In CON
ncction with the wealthy widows
death Means. 1t Is declared had un-
dcrtnken newspaper work with the
purpose Of exposing some of Germany's
work I'm this country.
The warrant for the arrest OF Schu-
mann was sworn ont by Morrison Ill.
Caldwell. attorney for the city OF Con-
cord Schumann is interned at pres
ent. The charge against him Is MUIR
der.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
HUNS TAKE BIG RUSS FORT
German Forces occupy Sevastopo'--
Kaiser Establishes Military Rule
in Ukraine.

Berlin. May 4-German forces have
occupied Sevnstopol, the great Russian
fortres sin the Crimea. According to
the official announcement from head
quarters, the town was taken without
fighting.
London, May 4-The Germans have
established military rule in Kiev, the
Ukrainian capital. and have arrested
n number OF the members Of the gov
erpment on the ground that "the gov
ernment had proved too weak TO main
tain law and order" according to
Berlin Official statement. The Ukrain-
ian government officials arrested In
cluded the minister OF war.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
Good Word for the Mule.

~ mule" says one army officer. In
singing Maud's praises, ''is most en-
phatically not the low-down, ornery
animal that she is commonly supposed
20 be. AS far as strength, sure-footed-
ness and staying power are concerned,
there is no comparison between her
and horse.
81 have never seen mule ratified.
And let me tell you, their ears are not
bir for nothing. They hear the least
little sound and are not backward In
lifting their voices and telling you
sbout II. They are indispensable in
trench warfare"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
Didn't Want That One.

Central, have you got my callT
Buzz, buzz.
He took down the receiver and list
ened.
"Wbere have you been, you bruteT
ring off, please" responded the
gentleman gently. Thank goodness
7 have the wron. number. ."-LouisF!ue
Courier-Journfl
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
Hoover Not Popular With Her.

Helen was fond of the icing on cake
A cake was brought to the table with
ont the customary icing and Helen
was much disappointed and wanted to
know why the loved icing was missing
Her mother told her that we were
helping Mr.. Hoover by using less su-
gar. The little maid was silent for Il
few moments, then said, Il wish God
hadn't made Mr. Hoover"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10
Thirty Killed In Explosion.

An Atlantic Port May 6.-Passen-
gers arriving on an American steam
shin from Venezuela told OF terr'nc
explosion In the government arsenal
nt Caracas. Thirty soldiers, a major
md two captains were killed.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-10

Guilty of Selling Liquor to Soldiers.
San Francisco. May 6-Harry 4.
F1onnery. former police commission
er was found guilty by jury In the
limited States district court on three
charges Of conspiracy to sell liquor
70 soldiers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06
ARIZONA STEERS
HUNGRY ANIMALS REMOVED TO
SOUTH DAKOTA FOR
GRAZING.

Pierre, Aug. 6.-As part of its wal
time program of conservation, the de-
partment of agriculture is utilizing
the Black Hills of South Dakota for
ranging $500 yearlings steers from
drought-stricken sections of Arizona.
The range on the Black Hills is n
of the best i'm the west and is expect
ed to put the cattle in first class
shape. Although 1t was necessary to
leave many behind because of their
weakened condition, sd carloads of
stock were transferred to South Da-
kota and fences are 10Y being erect
ed in the Black Hills national forest
to prevent the cattle drifting from
the ranges and the owners of the
stock and the forest service have
combined to improve the watering
places. 1t is planned to feed the
stock next winter and after a second
season in the Hills to ship them to
market from this state in the fall of
1919.
This transfer of Arizona cattle to
South Dakota is part of the policy OF
the forest service to utilize to their
fullest the various national forests
during the war emergency.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06

man, % this city, and Harold Rust,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. t. Rust, also
OF Elk Point, were united in mar
riage this week, Rev. w. |. Beatty
officiating. The groom is In the
mechanical branch Of the navy at
Pensacola, Fla, and is home on a 80
day furlough. The bride is a grad
uate of the local high school and also
a graduate nurse.
Pierre-The reports from different
sections of the state are that the class
of men who are coming to the har-
vest fields are different from those
of the old days of /. w. w. migration.
That class has been giving the state
a wide berth and harvest help is OF
a class which really wants work.
Some of them are coming in automo-
bile parties, and following the har-
vest by that method instead of trav-
cling on freight trains, and while
there have been a few complaints OF
local shortages, generally the harvest
is being gathered without any loss on
account of lack of men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06
THROUGH AGENT
FARMERS ORGANIZE FOR MAR
KETTNG ALL THE LIVE
STOCK THEY PRODUCE.

Sioux Falls, Aug. 6.-F. M. Shin
KEEL was in from Humboldt this morn
ing with a nice bunch Of killers. Mr..
Shinkel is buyer and manager for the
Farmers Live Stock association at
Humboldt, an organization for the
marketing of live stock. The asso-
citation started last spring with rs
members and now has 1876. All the
members turn their live stock over to
Mr.. Shinkel who markets them and
takes out selling charges which go in
to the association fund to keep up ex-
penses and pay for all dead hogs, the
association taking the risk of deliver
ing all hogs alive to the market.
Since the organization in that sec
ton the association has handled two
thirds Of all the live stock raised
there and the proportion Is growing
as the farmers come to understand
the methods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06
WHAT'S HI REASON?


There are scores of people who
drag out a miserable existence with
out realizing the cause of their suf-
Day after day they Ire rack
ed with backache and headache; suf-
fer from nervousness, dizziness,
weakness, languor and depression.
Perhaps the kidneys have fallen be-
hind in their work of filtering the
blood and that may be the root of the
trouble. Look to your kidneys, as
sist them in their work-give them
the help they need. You car use no
more highly recommended remedy
than Doan's Kidney Pills-endrosed
by people all over the country and by
your neighbors in Madison.
John A. Norton, Egan avenue,
Madison, says: my kidneys trou-
bled me a lot. I had severe backache
and over my kidneys that
made 1t hard for me to bend over OF
lift anything. My kidneys acted ir.
regularly. / used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they soon fixed my kidneys
up in good shape and stopped the
aches and pains in my back"
Price, 60 cents, at all dealers
Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
edy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-ths
same that Mr.. Norton had. Foster
Milburn Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06

low, Fla, formerly of Huron, has en-
listed in the naval reserve as a second
class yeowoman, according to advices
received here. She is now stationed
at Washington, ID. c., in the bureau
of supplies and accounts of the allot-
ment department of war risk insur-
ance.
Sioux Falls-Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Kinney, living on a farm nea here,
are doing their full share in furnish
Ing sons to the army Of Uncle Sam.
Thus far three of their boys have re-
s2onded to the call to the colors.
There arc eight OF the sons in all. 1t
is expected another one will go in the
next draft, and two younger boys will
go later.
Mobridge-Frank Chisholm, a ne
gro, was arrested by Chief of Police
Burns on complaint Of Mrs. Sanders,
q Mobridge woman. who alleges the
negro attacked her with a knife with
the evident intention of killing her,
The woman was taken to the hospital
having been badly lacerated. The
negro says the injured woma at
tackled him with a knife.
Elk Point-Miss Bertha Sherman
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Sher'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06
CASUALTY LISTS GROW
Nearly One Thousand Names
Sent in Two Days.
Country Must Steel Itself for Grestest
Losses Suffered Thus Far
in War.

Washington, Aug. 6.-American
casualties from the great Franco
American offensive have begun to pour
into the wal department. The names
of 407 have just been made public.
In addition 299 will be ready later in
the day. Many more names, it was
said, have reached the val depart
ment, but their publication is awaiting
the customary 15 hours notice to rela-
tives.
With a total of TOO names an
nounced or ready for announcement,
the last casualty list showed that the
country must steel itself for the
greatest losses suffered thus far in
the war.
The day before 2S3 names were an
nounced, a total Of 9S9 casualties
made public in two days.
Men from As states were named in
the lists, with no p~redominating num-
Der from any one state. This was
taken to indicate that the casualties
were scattered through many units.
The states not represented In the lists
were Arizona, Delaware and New
Hampshire.
Northwest names appear on the lists
received as follows: Corp. B. Smith,
Spring Valley, Mimi; Corp. B. M.
Campbell, Plat, S. D.; Wagner H.
Levy, Menasha, Wis; Private w. G.
Brown, Shiocton, Wis; Private j. Dab
len, Nekoma, N. D.; Sergt. M. ]. Muir.
ply, Sioux Falls, S. D.; Private w. V.
Petersen, Moose Lake, Mimi; Private
B. j. Shoffner, Minneapolis; Private
Eugene j.. Bigelow, st. Paul, killed in
action. Sergt. Grant r. Jacobs, Min
neapolis; Private Harold A. Hastings
Minneapolis; Private Paul S. Nelson
Minneapolis; Private Edward Worth
en-. st. Paul, severely wounded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06
YANKS TAKE 8,4OO CAPTIVE
Pershing Reports Great Work Done
by v. S. Fighters.

Washington, Aug. 6.-"The enemy
has proved incapable of stemming the
onslaught of Il troops, fighting for
liberty, side by side with French, Brit
ish and Italian veterans" are the
words of General j. ]. Pershing in his
official corhmunique to the wal de-
partment, announcing the German
army has been driven in confusion be-
yond the line of the Vesle river.
More than S,400 prisoners and 1873
guns. have been captured by the
American troops alone participating
in the counter drive since July Is.
No estimate is given of prisoners cap
tured by the British and French, who
outnumber the American forces in the
great fight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06
SOLDIER GASSED
FORMER SOUTH DAKOTA EDU-
GATOR WITH PERsHING'S
ARMY.

Lennox. Aug. 6.-Lieut. Steve
Brethorst, a former school teacher of
this part of the state and known in
educational circles in southeastern
South Dakota, who for some months
has been serving with Pershing's
army in France, writes his mother in
Lennox that he now is in a hospital
in Paris, having been gassed while
on duty at the front. He states that
he Is getting along nicely and will be
sent to southern France to recuper-
ate, after which he again will go to
the front and do his 'bit" toward
crushing the German army. During
his stay In France Lieut.. Brethorst
has written a series OF interesting
letters to the home folks and these
have been widely copied by the daily
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-06
NJ. E. CONFERENCE
AND AN EXCEPTIONALLY
GOOD PROGRAM PRO
VIDED FOR

October 8 is the officially selected
annual session of the Dakota Metho-
dist conference will nve and to
the city of Madison has fallen the
honor of receiving and entertaining
the respective officers, delegates and
laymen constituting the enrolled at
tendance. The session proper opens
on the ninth day and continues over
until the following Monday.
The last gathering of this kind to
be held in Madison was back in the
year of 1902. when Bishop Goodson
presided and left his impress both on
the session and its records.
At the conference held in Pierre
last October a unanimous vote decid-
ed that Madison should be this years
Mecca for the Methodist pilgrims.
At that same conference, preceding
the selection that was made, civic
bodies of Madison wrote and wired
cordial invitations which largely in
fluenced the vote in behalf of Mad
tNOhs ihC SOIlhlNA Wal NlhDs Aht mtt
chants association, also Influential
citizens opened the way for a favor
able deciding yote-and Madison
won.
No prettier town, no more hospit-
able city could have been selected
and initial plans are now formulat-
ing looking towards the great Octo-
Der event in Methodism.
AS an evidence of the growth of
church membership in this confer
ence district, the following compila-
ton Is submitted: 1892, 1870;
1902, 1887; 1917, 2O,S30. At pres
emit there are ZIG appointments, Is
on the retired list and nine nom
active members.
The attendance here in October
will necessarily be large, since the Of
fetal and delegate personnel will av-
erage around 800. These, including
the laymen and visitors together with
the wives of delegates and officials
will form quite a host for Madison
to welcome.
Two very prominent bishops in
Methodism will be present-stal-
warts in executive ability and powers
on the platform-to cast their per-
sonality over the sessions. Bishop
Charles Bayard Mitchell, of st. Paul,
in the role of lecturer will deliver
one Of the greatest messages of this
decade. closely related to these STIR
ring times. The New America" a
subject of great import to the Amer
lean people forms the basis of a &c
ture through which the good bishop
will. reveal the future status of a
world purged through conflict, Who'll
ly renewed. efficient, stately. evan
gel Of peace. justice. mercy and lib
erty.
Bishop Theodore Henderson, of
Detroit, will be present to represent
the wal work council.
The program, shaped largely by
the local pastor, Rev. Minish, of the
Methodist church here, offers daily
departmental feasts for those inter
ested. Wherever Methodism gathers,
there is unity, organization and en-
lthusiasm, nor will the coming Octo-
Der conference fall anywise short OF
these great ideals.
In a few days the plans for hous-
ing and entertaining and the makeup
of committees will be announced.