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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-08
TO HONOR CHIEFS
Will Present Swords to Foch, Joffre
and Petain.

Paris, July S.-Marshals Foch, Jof-
fire. and Petain will be presented on
July 13 with swords of honor by Paris.
Special aguillettes will also be
bestowed on certain regiments after
which there will be a spectacular fete,
winding up with ballet entitled AL
sace-Lorraine"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-08
cleme nceau Receives Juao- -sIav.

Paris, July 8.--Premier Clemenceau
received delegation of Jugo-Slavs,
among them being Stoyan Protitch,
Jugo-Slav premier, and M. Trumditch,
president Of the Jugo-Slav committee
IN Parix.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-08
Dischareina $4,000 Daily.

Washington, July S.-Army men are
now being discharged at an average
rate of $4,000 day, War depart
ment statement said. The grand total
of discharges to date was given as
26I14l6
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-08

san Francisco. July S.--Colonel J.
A. Murtagh, u. s. A., medical corps,
died at hospital here. He was So
eeara Old
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-08
ITALIANS RENEW RIOTING
One Person Is Killed and Seven In
jured at Florence.

Florence, Italy, July 8.--One person
was killed and seven were injured In
renewal of rioting over the high
cost of living. There has been much
firing by the caribiners detailed to
keep order. Mobs have again become
violent and the ransacking of shops
have been resumed. All workers are
idle under a general strike order.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
SHORT WEIGHT BRINGS
FINE IN POLICE COURT
First Prosecution Made in Cam
paign Launched by superintend-
ent of Weights and Measures.

The first of number of prosecu-
tons in campaign launched by
George NJ Roberts, superintendent of
weights and measures which will
seek TO put a stop to violation Of the
laws against the sale of groceries and
other commodities in original pack
ages short in weight was tried In the
District of Columbia branch of Police
Court yesterday and the local man
ager of the producing concern was
convicted on two counts and fined s5
in each case for selling goods in orig
mai packages represented to contain
a certain quantity aad which were
shown to be short
The cases were against Joseph L.
Beelnan, the Washington manager of
Wllson IL Co. of Chicago, The prose
cutlon was based on the sa le t,f four
cans or ratsUp to an agent Of the
seaier of weights and measures pur-
CHASED from the defendant agent of
Niison u 60. at their Washington
agency, and represented TO contain
according 10 the bill OF sale offered IN,
evidence, as two cans OF tomato cat
sup, five gallons each at IS t.eote a
gallon, $s.5e"
evidence was given to show that
one OF the cans contained four gaI-
Evening star., 1919-03-07
NEW HUN ATRocITY TOLD.
56 Children Die From Cold, Polish
Bureau Hears.

The bodies of ffty-six children. dead
from cold, bear pathetic witness to Ger
rnany's latest atrocity.
Barefooted, 81, 900 old men and women
and $50 children drag themselves past
the Polish frontier. suffering anguish in
the biting temperature of winters So
verify.
a cabtegraul 10 the Polish bureau in
this city just received reiayed the ia
formation sent by radio to Warsaw by
the Paris commission that the first large
transport of repatIiated Polish prisoners
had arrived from Germany at the Polish
frontier They were travelling, says the
message, day and night in open plat
form trucks IN temperature OF Il cen
tigrades below zero.
During the trip The fiftN-six chLllrcn
Evening star., 1919-03-07
NEGOTIATING new
HUN-POLE TRUCE
Allied Mission Is Courteously
Received by German Dele
gates at Posen.
Nv lhc Associated Press.

nv The Associated Press
PARIS. Thursday. March s.--A Ha-
vas dispatch from Posen, dated
Wednesday, tells of the meeting of al
lied and German missions at the VII
lase of kreutz, where negotiations
for q new armistice between Germany
and Poland will be carried on.
The allied mission arrived at kreutz
at 1880 O'Clock Wednesday morning
and the train bearing the German
delegates headed by Baron Won Rech-
enberg. who was accompanied by Dr.
Drews. the Prussian minister of the
interior. and Gen. Doumes, arrived nj
1920 O'Clock NJ. Nouiens. former
French ambassador 10 Russia. and
t;en. Dupont introduced the delegates
on the railway platform.
Huns Wear No Uniform.
The courteous demeanor of the Ger
mans was noted as being distinctly
different from that shown at Brest-
Iitovsk last year when they were so
trueulent toward Leon Trotzky. the
then holshevik minister of war. and
his friends This time the Germans
wore no uniforms.
The delegates entered a saloon car
and seated themselves at table IN
full view of the station, where a few
soldiers in threadbare uniforms We're
lounging about After the German
delegates had declared that their gov
ernment retained fun authority over
the German troops along the Polish
front. the armistice terms bearing on
the Polish boundary We're examined.
A line of demarcation will be fixed by
a subcommittee which will be given
power to maintain a neutral zone be-
tween German and Polish forces
there.
Evening star., 1919-03-07

Ions. two quarts and fourteen ounces,
or one quart and eighteen ounces
short. The other can was shown to
be one quart and seventeen ounces
short Another can was shown to be
two quarts short
The third can figuring In the two
cases was offered in evidence by the
government unopened and net meas
ured by the prosecution--the prosecu-
ton offering to let it's case stand or
fall on the test of the unopened can,
The defense failed to take advantage
of the offer.
It was shown to the satisfaction OF
Judge Robert Hardisen, hearing the
case, that the containers of the catsup
would not hold five gallons of liquid.
as represented In the bill of sale,
The cans were sold in separate con-
tainers, each packed in a box, the box
stamped ''5 gallons Wiisco tomato
catsup."
Evening star., 1919-03-07
The Great Analogy.

Birth control-Thinning out Of crops
Restraint of criminals and detectives
Wedding the crops.
Commerce with the ends of The earth
Fertilizers from afar
Prohibition and temperance--Under-
draining wet spots.
Grape Juice and soft drink trade
Irrigation OF dry fields
Observe the analogy of a plant and
social organization such as our civil
service. a plant must shed its old bark
ard leaves and take on new: an effect
i've civil service must automatically and
naturally rid itself Of its superaunuated
members: II must encourage and ad-
vance it's active workers. 1t must attract
ana train apprentices.
The passage of the McKerar- -Keatin
retirement bill for the classified civil
service will permit the operation OF
fundamental law of social life.
Evening star., 1919-03-07

Considering tse short length of time
any human being is on the earth. the
permanence Of the social order and the
Immortality Of the soul, it would appear
that our bodies are merely gardens in
which to develop souls and that the ma
tions of the earth are. as it were, fields
Of men.
AS a farmer uses a superior inteni-
gence to control the environment Of his
growing crops and thereby secures bet
ter plants than naturally grow in forest
and field. SO does civilized man use his
God given intelligence to change his en-
vironment and thereby produce better
men.
observe a few parallel analogies:
Migratlons Of Rotations Of
croDs
Evening star., 1919-03-07
,. ).e55

THERE is just one reason for this phenom-
email sale and that is-they are slightly
soiled from handling. They are high-grade
shirts every one, many with separate collars to
match. u.ns ss.1. Mai, y,.r
Evening star., 1919-03-07
PAYMASTER PALMER DEAD.
From Rhode Island, But Spent Sew
eral Winters Here,

Word has been received here Of
the death of IaymasteT Henry A
Palmer of the EnGted States cruiser
Birmingham Paymaster Palmer
spent several winters in this city
and had many friends here He was
a member of tie Rhode Island bar
and served as judge of one of the
state courts In Providence. 4. T.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs
Loretto Mahoney Palmer. and his
young daughter, Virginia Palmer.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
G. W. q. Hatchet Resumes.

The George Washington University
Hatehet, the school publication, which
was suspended last spring, because of
the war. has resumed publication and
will appear weekly for the remainder
of the school year. The paper is of
four pages. published every Monday
and is edited by students of the uni
yersity.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Merchant Called Matter Up.

Attention to the sale of these goods
by Wilson & Co. was called to the Of
flee OF seaier Of weights and measures
by a merchant who had purchased 3e0
cases of the catsup and found IL to he
short Mr Roberts said at the con-
clusion of the case that he would
bring the matter to the attention of
the Department of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1919-03-07

succurubed. When the throng of vic
Tins reached the German frontier sta
uen their money was taken from them
their footwear pulled from their feet
and the little protection against the cold
they had possessed WAS taken from
them when their extra clothing was
Evening star., 1919-03-07

seized All tho men between the aget
OF twenty five and thirty-fiye were held
Desperately the Polish ministry q
foreign affairs protested to the German
government and rushed adyices to tn,
allies OF this new evidence OF the un
chRngeable hatred of the Hun
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Would Protect Polish Troops.

The allied commission demanded
formal guarantees for the landing of
Polish troops at Danzig and their
passage as far as the Polish frontier.
The German delegates telegraphed the
details of this demand to Berlin.
The liberation of hostages and the
protection of Germans in Posen and
Poles in Germany on reciprocal
basis was then taken up. The Ger
mans declared they were ready to
continue the deliberations at Posen
and the allied dele gates assented, un-
dertaking to answer for the good be-
havior of the population during the
period of negotiations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28
BURNETTE'S MARKET

Sergt. Fitzmorris of Camp Bowie,
is spending short furlough with
home folks.
Misses Carrie and Reata Tullock
had FOR their guests last week DIR.
Kenner and sister from Houston, Tex.
Miss Mary Ramsey has returned
from months visit, with her sister
at Batcsville, Ark.
Mrs. Kistner went to st. Louis
Tuesday for a short visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Lottie Welker, who has been
visiting her brother here, went to
Fredericktown Saturday to spend a
few days with friends.
Misses Lettye Hunter and Essie
Anderson spent the weekend in st.
Louis.
DR.. Gale made a professional trip
to Middlebrook Tuesday.
Mrs. Alley West and daughter, Mrs.
Gus Steffen, and Mrs. T. H. Coxey
spent Thursday in Flat River.
Miss Tucker and Mr.. Hensley, the
county agents, and Miss Root from
the University visited the school Fri
day afternoon for the purpose of or
ganizing girls and boys clubs. A
canning and a sewing club was or
ganized by the girls, while the boys
are to take up pig raising and gar
dening.
Mr.. and, Mrs. G. W. Signer of Ar
cadia spent the weekend with Bis
marck relatives.
The Epworth League went to Des-
loge Tuesday evening to attend con-
ference of all the leagues in the coun-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Norris enter
tanned a number of young folks at
their home last Friday evening. A
very pleasant evening was spent, af-
ter which ice cream and cake were
served,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28

Sizemore property.
Mrs. Sam Sizcmore was taken to a
st. Louis hospital the latter part of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Byrd of Flat
River were guests of Mrs. Matte Byrd
last Sunday.
A considerable supply of clothing
was stolen from Erva Hatridge one
day last week. The things were found
in the home of an old couple and the
entire family was taken to Farming
ton to stand trial.
Frank Hutchings of Hazel Run was
here last Sunday visiting Ed Bying-
ton.
the stewards of the lockwood
Methodist church held their regular
meeting at the church last Monday
night.
A large number of Leadwood young
people went over TO Desloge Tuesday
night of this week to attend meeting
Of the Epworth League Union of this
county.
The Leadwood B. Y. P. U. held a
quarterly meeting at the Baptist
church Monday night.
Mrs. Jessie Mcdonald visited Mr..
and Mrs. Walter MCGEE last Sunday.
Miss A. Gordon, of California, was
here last week visiting her sister, Mrs.
N. Levy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28

Several from here attended B. Y.
P. U. at the Prospect school house
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Pettes Of Bonnie
Tore motored out here Sunday and
attended church
Mrs. Vctal Pratte of Bonnie Te1re
was guest of her daughter, Mrs. Dan
Pcttcs, Sunday.
Mr.. end Mrs. l.. Cash were visitors
at the home of VIM. A. Moon Sunday
evening.
Miss Rose Moon spent Saturday and
Sunday at the home of Willis Moon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rawson Of Des-
loge spent Sunday with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rawson.
Elmer Rawson transacted business
in Bonnn Terre Monday.
Mrs. Alice Moon was guest at the
home of VIM. Pcttes Monday evening.
Elmer Hoelzel of Melzo motored out
to Bonnie Terrc Sunday.
Ernest Meyer Of Bonnie T9rre at
tended church here Sunday.
Mrs. Lewis Lawson was guest at
the home of VIZ. Pcttes one day last
week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28
PRIM ROSE

Those who transacted business in
Bonnie Terre Tuesday were: Dan,
John and Joe O'Sullivan, M. W. Jones,
Lydle Williams, Geo. Hammock. ]. C.
King, Mr.. Krowdinger of near De-
Soto, Bryan Jones and Amos Hold
man of Melzo.
Mrs. A. Moon was shopping in
Bonnie Terrc Tuesday.
Mrs. L. H. Cash was guest at the
home of John Pettes one evening last
week.
Mrs. Rose Holdman was Bonnie
Terrc visitor the fore part Of last
week.
Mrs. A. Cash was a visitor at the
home of w. Moon Wednesday.
Manuel Moses made trip to Bonnie
Tcrre Wednesday morning.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Raw
son, Saturday, March Is, a son.
Mrs. Harris is i'll at this writing.
Thos. Rawson of Prospect trans
acted business in Bonnie Terrc Thurs
day.
Mrs. Lewis Lawson was guest at
the home of VIM. Snyder Thursday.
Miss Nellie Moon spent Thursday
evening at the home of VIM. Pettes.
Mrs. Lass Cash was a visitor at
the home of Ming Moses Thursday.
Mrs. Hattie Crossman was guest at
the home of M. w. Jones Friday.
Those who spent Friday evening at
the home of VIM. A. Moon were: Mrs.
Alice Moon, Mrs. Lass Cash, Mrs. Ida
Jones and baby.
Mrs. Will Blackwell of Moontown
and her daughter, Mrs Peter MIR
ply, of near Big River, spent Thurs
day evening at the home of M. w.
Jones and family.
Miss Edna Rawson was a visitor
at the home of John Pettes ore eve
ming last week.
Dan O'Sullivan was guest Mt tire
home of his father near Pennington
part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Snyder were
guests at the home of Dan O'Sullivcn
Thursday night.
Sowing oats is the order If the day.
Miss Eta Lawson YVES guest of
Miss Nellie Moon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Pettes were
Bonnie Tcrre visitors Saturday.
Miss Mabel Atkins of Prospect was
guest of Miss Vada Humphrey Sun
day.
Jerry Nash was a Bonnie Terre Wis
itor Saturday.
Rev. E. j. Eaves of near DeSoto
filled his regular appointment at the
T. M. B. church Sunday. He was TN
able to be here Saturday, owing to
one Of his children having pneumonia
fever.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28
ROUTE 3

Several on this route motored to
Ste. Genevieve Monday.
Little Miss Viola Waugh is on the
sick list.
Miss Reeva Boyd returned to St.
Louis, after spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Boyd.
She was accompanied back by her
brother, Ralph.
Miss Fannie Counts entertained a
number of her friends with party
Wednesday night at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Counts.
A large crowd was present and all
had jolly time.
Charlie and Otto Lang of this route
spent Tuesday night with their pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Lang, of
Flat River.
Mrs. John Veach died at her home
about IL o'clock Sunday morning.
The body was laid to rest in the
Pleasant Hill cemetery Monday after
noon. She leaves a husband, seven
children, an aged mother, two sis
ters and seven brothers, besides other
relatives, to mourn her death.
Carter Hammers spent Saturday
with his friends Charlie and Otto
Lang.
Those who spent Sunday afternoon
with Frank Harter and family were
Misses Harriet Gregory and Jewell
Zigler and Fannie Counts; Julian Cor
don, Clarence Wade and Harry Greg
DRY. @s g...
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Watson and
daughter spent Saturday and Sunday
with L. W. Smith and family of this
route. ri
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28
WALES MINES

Misses Anna and Ada Heaton were
guests of Mrs. Smith Waller Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Bunt are visiting;
relatives in Fcstus this week.
Bud Riddle was Desloge visitor
Thursday.
Misses Florence and Louisa Bell
vile of Flucum were Wales Mines
visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley lain and
children, who have been visiting at
the home of R. H. Rowe, returned TO
their home in Herculaneum one day
last week.
Lawrence Richardson of Bonnie
Terre was a visitor in this communi-
ty Thursday.
Fred Boyd is on the sick list.
! Edw. Heaten visited his sister, Mrs.
H.. c. Rhodes, Friday.
Mrs. Smith Waller and children are
visiting her mother, Mrs. A. P, Moore,
at Flat River.
H. C. Rhodes visited at The home of
VIM. E. Heaton Friday.
! Mrs. j. f. VALERA nd children OF
Hazel Run and Miss Nettie Moore of
| Flat River were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith Waller Saturday and Sun.
day.
Jas. Shannon of Flat River visited
relatives here Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Anna, Ada and Elsie Hea-
ton, Pearl Whitesell, Arthur, Clar-
cnce and Earl Sykes, Henry Nichols,
Maurice Whjtesell, Andrew Stated
and Charley Bellville attended the box
supper at Coonville Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Whitesell were
DcSoto visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Sykes and son
of Flat River are visiting at the holr =
of S. A. Sykes.
Smith Waller is moving to Flat
River this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton AuBuchon Of
French Village and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
East and son of Bonnie Terre were
guests of S. A. Sykes and family Sun,
day.
There will be an entertainment and
box supper at the Roughly school
Saturday night. Everybody invited
to attend. "
Misses Gladys and Gertrude watt
were guests of Misses May and Leona
Carter Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Fife Turley and children Wis
tied at the home of Henry Turley Sun
day evening.
Miss Nova Nussbaumer of Oakvale
visited her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Turley,
Saturday and Sunday.
Arthur Sykes was Bonnc Tcrre
visitor Monday,
Lawrence Richardson and family
are moving to his farm this week.
Misses George and Carrie Boyd
were guests Of Mildred and sally
Hawk Sunday. ~
Several from here ATTENDED church
at the Charter Sunday.
Mrs. Go. Brand of Bonnie Terrc is
visiting relatives here. :
Mr.. andI Mrs., P. Rowe ana cisiI-
dren were gueSts of r. H. Rowe and
wife Sunday
Gentry Larkins was q BonnS Terre
visitor Monday and Tuesday,
Anna and ADJ Heafon were guests
| of Mrs. III. G. Rhodes Monday.
Thos. Armbruster was Bonnie
Tercr visitor Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28
: COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS ::

vision after landing in France ard
were Corps Engineers following the
9Th, Goth, 2Sth, 37th, And, 77th, 18th,
30th, S2nd, S8th, Goth and DIST Givi-
sions and several others, as we we're
not relieved till the day the arrlistice
was signed. We are the second high
est ranking engineers in France and
the highest working Co. in the llIth
Engineers.
We left Cy. France 10 Kilos from
Belgium border to meet our division
the 18th of Nov, hiking distance OF
30 miles, but on our way found the
armistice was signed, and there was
not a one sorry of it as we worked
day and night during out 62 days in
the trenches, and many day without
anything to eat but what we could
find for ourselves, as we were adj
vancing so fast they could not keep
us in supplies.
We were up with the dough boys on
the last large barrage Nov. LIST, and
landed in St. Juvin, France, at G:30
q. m. Here they began shelling us
with large guns, also with machine
guns. We were on one side OF the
town and the bochc on the other. We
were between the first and seconu in
fantry so you know things were very
interesting. | have seen several cleo
storms but none of them compared
with the barrage of Nov. Isl. Of
course we were having a time, but you
will have to give the dough boys cred
it for winning the war. 1t was nothing
b., nd .
scattered any place. Sometimes step
ping on them before you would recog"
nize them as being human. | sure
think | am lucky to only receive one
slight wound to be in the lines G2
days.
Hoping to hear from you real soon
and see you as soon as possible, l re-
main
Your son,
Lorraine.
J. O. Butts has bought butchcr
shop in Bismarck and moved to that
town Monday.
Edw. Muiry came up from Yount
last Saturday to look after some bus
mess matters here at Leadwc0d,
j. H. Malugen and Joseph Rice Of
Bonnie Tcrre were transacting busl-
ness here Monday.
w. j. Hobbs, Icno Waldridge, YER
gil Pertlc, DR.. r. Appieberry and p.
j. Williams, al! Of Bonnie Terrc, were
at the Masonic supper Saturday night.
J. f. Po2ton transacted business in
Bonnie Terre Tuesday Of this week.
Geo. Criswell has rented Che Z. B.
Acuff property and viii move into it
at once.
Ernest Mason was Pennington
visitor last Sunday.
Mrs. c. B. Acuff is visiting her
mother near Knob Lick this week.
Prof. J. Clyde Akers, County ST.
perntcniont OF Public Schools, came
over from Pennington last Saturday
to attend the Masonic meeting.
Remember that the clocks are TO be
moved forward one hour next Sunday
morning and the train will run on the
new time basis. Just move your time
up an hour and. go on and forget 1t.
Frank Keith was a st. Francois Wis
itor last Sunday.
S. E. Williams went to Wales Mines
to see his father and mother last Sun
day.
Gus Cartee is the new fireman on
the Bull Moose train.
r. V. Peterson of Bonnie Terre
train dispatcher for the III. Il. Y b. L,
railroad, was here Saturday attending
the lodge meeting.
Ivan Fromm of CherryVllle and
Tine McClain of Leadwood tried 70
stage a little tight near the LeadWood
Church of God last Sunday night but
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-28
BISMARCK

Richard Robinson and wife were
guests at the O. E. Templeton home
one day last week.
v. o. Shaw made business trip to
st. Louis Tuesday. HI
Mrs. Edna Allison returned from
st. Louis Sunday, where she had been
spending the week with relatives.