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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-06-18
Tension in Paris Over Foe Reply
Recalls Eve of Declaration
of War.
ALLIED ARMIES WAITING
Ready for QuItk Action II Germans
Refuse to Sign as Hlnted-Enemy
Delegates Hooted as They
Leave for Weimar.

Washington, June 1s. That
President Wilson believes the
Germans will sign the revised
peace treaty is Indicated in pri
vate dispatches here from the
Paris White House.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-06-18

Paris White House.
Paris, June 1s.--With peace or war
to be determined before Z O'Clock next
Monday evening, the tension in Paris
recalls that preceding the opening OF
hostilities in August, 1914.
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau was
EN- route to Weimar with a retinue OF
73 German peace delegates to present
to the national assembly the Allies
reply to the co,rterproposals, submit.
ted at Versailles. The feeling of the
French people vas illustrated by the
fact that when. the Germans left the
Hotel Des Reservoirs for their special
train at 9:45 a crowd of 1000 gath,
cred outside, hoOting and insulting the
enemy representatives. This was the
first demonstration against them in
the weeks they have been In France.
Foe Not Expected TO Sign.
The latest adyices from Berlin and
Weimar reiterate that Germany will
not accept the revised treaty unless
1t contains important notifications.
Through unofficial press reports the
German government has been apprised
from time to time of the alterations
and in this way already is in posses.
sion of the main concessions.
The optimisn in Allied peace cir.
cles, which haa been so noticeable in
the last few days, has changed to a
feeling of uncertainty as to whether
the Germans will find the modifica.
tions sufficient to warrant acceptance.
This attitude was reflected by the pub.
lie, which eagerly scanned every print.
ed word touching on the situation.
There were no demonstrations in the
streets and the people went about
their business as usual, but the air
was electric with nervous tension as
the citizens silently considered the
one great question, peace or war"
Allied Armies in Waiting.
To the eastward, beyond the battle.
SCARED regions over which the oppos-
ing armies fought and refought for
four years, the armies of Marshal Foch
waited on German soil for the word
that will send them marching to Ber.
lin or reduce them to the status of a
mere police force. To the northward
the great ships of the British navy,
their movements shrouded In mystery,
were known to be preparing for a
quick descent upon the all but un.
protected German coast IL the verdict
is war.
In Paris little company of men,
most unmartial in appearance, had be-
fore them the plans for the economic
blockade that will strangle Germany
into submission il her leaders choose
to continue the struggle. The long
months Of weary consideration of the
details and technicalities of the peace
settlement are over, so far as Germany
Is concerned. When Paul Dutasta.
secretary OF the Peace conference,
handed the Allies reply to the Ger
mans-an incident entirely devoid of
ceremony-the negotiations for the
most momentous peace in history for.
mally were brought to close. The
Germans were given just seven days
to the minute in which to make known
their decision. The verdict rests with
them
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05

lsion OF His day we shall come at
the true conception Of religion only IL
we strive TO initiate the reason ana
the breadth of Christ
me third necessity is the admission
that God is alive now just as much
rs in the time of Christ-that he is
there are no miracles in our time.
but miracles happen every day. The
modern miracles are the manifesta-
tons from the other world that we
term psychic phenomenal The only
blind are those who will not see, how
ever strong the proof. And the clergy.
as Il rule. are the blindest of all. The
other day heard a Church Of England
parson preach sermon. Hc took this
text. heard voice from heaven
and II said. Write!' And yet | imagine
the first to denounce rs utterly pcr-
hici0us what we term automatic writ
What is the nature of the life be-
yond as revealed by the supposedly
spirit communications of the authenti.
city of which. in the mass. sir Arthur
THE messages he said. 'revolu
tioni%e. as II seems to me. all our con
S ,,bni ms Of death. They teach that
Is me exact counterpart of our pres
tnt one at its best: that the mind car
T nish on as II was before, and that the
blSnop or London expressed IL very
happily when he said that the maj,
W. was az me Smmt iiye minutes after death
ha
"ioui OF Illness had passed
lie is in a world which is very anal.
oEous TO our own. raised. as il were.
30 higher octave and expressed In
matter. IT Is world of Brightness OF
intense intellectual activity. OF pleas.
ant work. of homely comfort of SYM
pathetic and loving companionshin III
enhanced by the consciousness of Goa !,
tender care.
This is the temporary ante-room to
lpr hn,
- the normal destiny Of the average
nmman being. For the wicked there
are christening spheres, which, how
bos srji s, mould be regarded rather as
psaces OF punishment, though their
cure comes through sorrow"
DEN0TING HIS TIME
TO URGING NEW VIEWS
Snch IS the new revelation as Sir
arthur Conan Doyle sees 1t. He, tells
me mat he is devotinG practically Ali
ms time to urging il upon the pI,hIic
n mere: tha', In fact his activities in this
troll" For the lectures he de deli nis so On
this subject he accepts no fees He
n ~ now arranging. for great and i'm
Aihert Hall. the biggest place OF nuh.
lie assembly in London.
viii be interesting in the high
successful IN getting into comm,inica
ton with his late son II he does On
ana the communication is continuous.
q ..a !iterary work should result Of an
Oliver Lodges Raymond" For while
"r Diver Is scientist first and
and the drama of this Intercourse is
certain TO emerge in the utmost vivid
ness when set forth by the pen tina,
created. but has now all but forgot
EN-. Sherlock Hoimes.--Copyrght, ISIS
hy Edward Marshall
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c%r"rimcnt OF ondcavoring TO get IN
l9"ch with n" long dead custodians
iouishiug series Of mcssages that they
received. most Of them ia early Eng
..Sn SCRIP, and many az them in Latin,
irsni,ed IN the discovery Of one lost
chapeI ana appear likely 10 result in
maj OF another. the "i.orctto Chapel"
OF .r ine mystic and stolr.icd fame.
Bond, =. X. l. l.. ~. who. in 1905. Was
ahpo,nled TO the position or director
- 'lc'"hl rum IN Somerset, about
winch SO many picturesque legends
center. on behalf OF the Archaeology
cal Society of that county The exDe-
r!ncntS in autOnomiSm bc.an on n.
TN or November 1907. or while he was
c9hnnc'ins researches in anticipate ion
being thus described. j. ~ tthc fri.ndI
held a pencil. e. T. T.. tMr Bond pro,
led with his lief, hand whist pIacinl.
his finger lightly on the back OF j. AS
50 tnat his fingers lay evenly across
PROVED MAIN FEATURES
OF THE Abbey CHURCH
one OF the first MESA gcs" that were
received ultimately made Il drawn {,
cunlhcn; cross. but which. when exam
med. proved to be a fairly correct
outline of The main features of the .\L-
6eH LShurch. and this was given in II
IT, Down the middle of il was written
me words. Gui!iclmuS Nonachus OK.
William the Monk"
throughout these experimcntE when
stretched over three years. definite
questions relating to the architcciurc
ana iocat ION OF different parts OF the
as result Of Dissertation i'm bygon.
centuries. were put and definite and
larry Always "nliEhtcniu:; answers
"ere receiNSu These purportd to
nohkiSh sect which inhabited the aH-
DeE 5oo years ago, some OF them ever,
BENG signed by one of it's abbo,s-
-Aopot b.erc-whO since has been DEM
onstrated to have been a real CHAR
acter Most Of the messages. however.
were were communicated by one Father
Johannes stonemason who. by the
way mentions that one matter of
which he speaks would be about ig2 =
the year in which America was discov-
eied. This monk. as Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle observed. IS Il real character"
many sides of his nature. some OF them
extremely quaint, being revealed by
ms communications.
or many hundreds. win questions and
answers. may be quoted:
'Ic names Of buidcd thing. are very
hard in Latin ;ransomc fame
tractrE and the like. hiy son. thou
speak in n" Englishc touuuc We.
asid. thar yc voltc was n;u!tlparIItr
Vt was flames oldc style in We .st.
snne OF We choire and ye ncwc volt in
EdgareS Chapel Glosterfanncs
trcpcated) flames ttp.iu,
yel-pt fame Johannes Ian
mason"
q ''Wha, Is mean, by lap mason..,,
y. ,aator-stoneinas SON
g. hy. + f. H. Tell us more about
Iecause almost liegible) "Yn 1888
The name Of tho work so strongly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05

recommended by Sir Arthur Conan
1poS!r in which these extraordinary
BE results. are recorded is The Gate
OF Hcmcm brancc" II has. | believe.
been issued in the United states.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle regards
~piritualism not so much as Il religion
IN Itself rs a living proof of that life
to come which is the foundation OF all
rrli ion
' The basis OF reconstruction" he
said. must hc the reconstruction Of
religion because religion. az it Ia now
taught in tn" churches, has failed.
1t has failed because IL is not believed.
If il had not failed such Il world cata-
clysm as we have just witnessed would
have been impossible in our day and
generation. The terrible war that has
Just ended TIVE were talking at a
London hotel only a few minutes after
the news that the armistice had been
signed came through on the tape)
was AN object lesson intended to shock
us To steady us. God help us if we
fail 10 profit by the lesson.
TO place religion on firm and
permanent basis" continued Sir ar
thur. earnestly. there are three things
that we must have the courage to do.
The first is TO discard the old TeSta
mcrt. which should never again be
bound UP with the New. The teaching
Of the TWO books is absolutely con
Trajectory. The God Of the Old Tes-
lament is the old tribal god Of fury
and slaughter. the very type of the
good old German God. Undoubtedly.
IN my beilc1, the NaISec mas DccH great
~ influenced by the Deity we meet in
the old Testament. the god he him
self believes in being exactly jehovah
No God could be more unlike the God
az the New Tcgtament--no spirit more
utterly contrastcd than those OF these
two chronicles. yet in childhood we
read both together.
Tie Old Testament is II history of
folklore. OF occultsm. but what re-
iigion has it got? Take even the
Psalms. The greater number of them
breathe relentless spirit Such pas
sages as this abound In them: Let
hun cast them down alive into hell
You may say. What Of the ten COM
nandm"nts%' The commandments mere
~ state those general principles Of
conduct which are taught in every re-
iiCl"n. the elemental principles Of
right No, the Old Testament is a
Oldest book but We must get rid OF
il as a guide to religion. | hardly see
the bishops doing it. however,!
MUST CONCENTRATE
ON LIFE OF CHRIST
The second thing that we must do"
religion * TO concentrate more upon
thri$ts lit. and much less upon His
death. 1t is no uncommon thing to
die for am idea. Every religion has
equally had it's martyrs. Men die CON
tinuailN for their convictions Thou
sands Of our lads. and of yours have
done il in France Therefore. the Death
OF Christ. beautiful as it is in the Cos
an undue Importance. 1t was in His
III" that III true grandeur and tho
true lesson lay. E.spccially one loves
lis readiness to get at the spirit Of
rSiiston. sweeping away the texts and
The forms. Tho true imitation OF
christ IL seems TO me- is to make
sure about the reality Of what we
"eAeve- He looked hard at the re-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
RESULTS FROM LIMESTONE
LINED Arcn on Hro0ruc County, y. Y
Farm shows Large Increase
OF Products.

WASHINGTON, January e. Especially
-Broome County, y. V. this year used
5000 tons of limestone. an Increase OF
5000 tons over the amount used one
year ago. This increase has been due
TO the emphasis which the farm hui
rrau and county agent have placed
upon the value of applying lime stone to
the soil. one farmer applied one tom
OF ground limestone an acre in 1917
ut the time Of seeding. In 1918 the
lined area produced 1924 pounds OF
hay, while the plot beside 1t having.
no lime produced only i,0f1 pounds.
1907 pounds in favor o; lime Another
farmer op-drcssed hay land that had.
been moved one year. with nc-half
ton or mari per acre. On the lined
area he secured 400 pounds OF hay
and on the unlimed area 2.l60 POUNDS.
difference of 2.Oi0 pounds. Still an ;.
other farmer used one ton of lime an
acre at the time of seeding. On tho
lined acre he produced 5.3:4 pounds
of hay and on the unlimed acre 29Ot
bounds. a difference or 2.I2O pounds in
favor of limestone.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
Ten Shilling Note
Tasted Rather Odd
But American Soldier Did
Not Discover HIS MIS-
take Until Neat D0y.

LONDON. January i.-tSpeciaD---
Return to America for the American
soldiers who have camped in England
for half year without over scetIg
the French front means "A return to
land where paper money looks like
their idea of money. One disconsolate
private was accostcd at Eagle Hut.
London. the big Y. NJ. c. y. center
What's the matter. SOM" asked a
Red Triangle secretary.
Il was just thinking I'd like some
Of those pancakes. sir,r the private
answered mourncully.
And you're broke heh?" the Red
Triangle man guessed from long ex-
perience.
Yes. sir"
Been a ling time since pay day.
No sir. we were paid last Saturday.
Lost your money!"
We'll you might call it that"
stolen"
NO. sir. You see, sir. there was
and pulled out my cigarettes and
passed them around. though; they
tasted a bit funny. at the time. And
then this morning ! discovered that
Id burned up all my money. It WAS
those blame little ten shilling notes
made out of tissue paper"
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many extraordinary experiences OF this
, I'nI r ense th%t Is recorded In Arthur
Of which he himself thinks most high
IS, 1t Is contributed by man who
takes The name Of Captain James Bur
ton. Ills testimony is IL, ,,ri .,s nj
lows:
"A week after my fathers funeral
! was writing business letter. when
something seemed TO Intervene between
my h"hd ana ne motor centers Of my
brain, ana he hand wrote at AN amaZ-
n,G rate letter. signed with my fa
ihcrs signature and purporting 10
come from him. was upse, and my
right side and arm became cold and
NUMB. For a year after these letters
came frequently ami always at uncx-
p"n,eH tunes. | never knew what they
contained until examined them with
sco 5Iais"''y an ghla lass, they were micro
amount, OF matter with which j, was
impossible for me TO be acquainted.
piscLosEs SECRET KNOWN
ONLY TO HIS PARENTS
most sacred secret known to no
one put my father and mother con-
corning matter that occurred years
ptiorc Was born, was told me in the
S ,b WIN me comment. Tell your
!hoincr THIS and she will know that
IT Is |, your father. who am writing
"ly mother had been unable to ACCEPT
~ ,a,h 20 , sipini% up to now, but when
ed From that moment the letters be-
came her greatest comfort. for they
~, ~ lovers during the forty years OF
their married life, and his death al
most broke her heart / have com
,tr.d the diction and vocabulary OF
ihcse letters with those employed in
my own writing and ! find no points
Of similarity between the two. am
as convinced that my father. i'm his
hris,nal personaiity. still exists as il
door smut. He is no more dead than he
would be We're he living in Amer
.lca.'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle says that
one OF the members Of his own house.
hold at ,Crowborough is a lady who
mas dcvcIo nc" the power of automatic
writing OCCASIONALLY with remarkable
when tho l.usitania was sunk and
,ne morning papers announced that
20 TAT as known there was no loss of
, the medium at once wrote: 1t is
terrible terrible. and viii have "A great
innu.nc. on the war Since ii was
ne nrst strong impulse which turned
was true in both respects on the
"!hcr hhnd, ther" is no denying that
, ,ris m,S ,s have proved to be no.
IN forms Of mediumshir, tbs one NJ.
I"stmI 10 me ne one which should be
HerT easily not so much To deception
as 10 self deception. which is ii more
subj" ana dangerous thing"
~ all Instances Of messages Thai
iaFc been received in this way. Sir
-'rihnr. with seemingly good reason.
considers by far the most extraordi
II the lost Edgar Chapel" OF Gas
iphbnry Ahbey. He strongly urged me
~, an oihs!s Interested in the sub
go OF psychic phenomena TO read tn.
6urk IL which the discovcrer OF the
t2S, cha pei. a rd-headed British ar
the Royal Institute Of british Archi
Lets, tells of how he and a friend
i'r Wal OF better guidance. tried the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05

Ma Snifcent assortinent
Of all-wool Poplins and
other materials: finely
tailored. Sale price.
S5.5J.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05

Lingerie Waists: sew
eral pretty styles Of nice
quality lawn: in white
only. Sale price. O5c.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05

8 M y ly unheard-of
Il | u cS in well-made
skirts Of good quality
cloth. pieated: Navy and
Black. Sale price, S2.55.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-01
Weekly Cotton Reyi.v.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The cotton
market has shown continued activity
with prices making new high records.
December contracts have been as high
as $4,000, making an advance OF nearly
cents per pound from the low level
of early September. for the quotation
for middlinG cotton in some OF the
Southwestern markets has worked well
vanccs have been due to the continued
bullish character OF the crop news.
particularly with reference to the sup
ply of the better grades and what has
appeared to be continued competition
for such grades by spot buyer in the
South.
near months were relatively firm ow-
ing to the covering of etraddle and
hedge shorts, which were transferred
TO later positions. with Liverpool TAX
tracts against sales OF January and
March. The 37-ccnt level for Decem-
however, and later in the week the
near months were relatively easy. al
though there was no change in the
generally bullish character OF the spot
news.
Further rains have been reported in
the belt and some very sensational
reports have been received regarding
their effort in the Southwest, while to-
days forecast suggested that the wet
weather might be followed by a freeze
Tonight in Northern sections OF the
Western belt
The extra crop report OF the govern
ment issued today, however. making
the condition Sill against the report
544 at the end OF the last month was
disappointment to some OF the early
week buyers. This report suggested
that the wet weather since September
% had been more detrimental TO the
grade OF the crop than to its quantity
which probably increased the DISPOSE
ton TO take profits on long contracts.
There was also nervousness over the
threatened coal strike, but trade in
terests were credited with buying on
declines Of about scvcnty-ive or
eighty points from the best. The ex-
port movement has been light. but has
included clcarances of Germany tend
ing to color rumors of buying for
German account in the South
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ROPER CENT MONEY LOANS
make EXCHANGE ACTIVE
Partial Settlement OF New York
IS Harbor Strike Creates Feeling
issasse frl's.s of OPTIMISM.
INVESTORS ARE CONFIDENT
United Retail Stores Corporation
Announces Obtaining Control of
~ Ono Of tho Large Mail Order
Houses In Chicago.
BY uRoAnAN WALL

NEW YORK. Oct a1,-Money lent at
20 Per cent this afternoon. but the
short interest was 30 large that there
was urgent buying Of stocks up to
the very close After the market
gclcseds announcement was made that
the local shipping strike had been
kettled SO far as tho upper portion OF
the harbor was concerned, and it is
from that part Of the harbor most of
the big ships sail for Europe. News
from Washington was very optimistic
and included further announcements
regarding plans to stop the projected
2coAae strike
The stock market with IT'S buoyancy
confidence of investors in the ultimate
1 Loyalty Of the American workingmen.
Control Mail Order House.
Announcement by the United Retail
Stores Corporation that interests act.
ing in It's behalf had secured control
OF the great mail order business of
Montgomery, Ward & Co.. with 5000
600 customers and about $50, GEO of
annual gross business, had little effect
/ ON the stocks involved.
Cotton prices did not respond to
the remarkably bnllish report made
yesterday by tho government. II must
Be admitted that report OF the crop
condition at this late date is of little
hnportance, but as a matter of fact the
report ola SDO" the "OESl Cp1iNilipHS
in the history OF the crop bureau.
With worh in rags, cotton is sure
to go much higher tho moment 1t Is
possible to ship it to Europe: Ameri-
can profiteers are already selling cot
ton cloth on the basis of so cents
pound for the raw material
~ Large Buying of Steel
Tho most impressive movement in
the market today was that in United
States Steel
present buying Of steel must indicate
confidence on the part OF insiders Tor
1t is known that the buying is being
done Thorough banking institutions
identified with the management
1T is seldom that the stock market
sees 80 many OF what are known as
specia1ties making new high records
a happened today. Among these stocks
we're Ice 1referred. o,o SNUFF G Gh,GsGo
phone, Cuban American Sugar. Fair
banka.. Gulf States Steel, 1tackawanna,
May Department Stores. New York
Dock preferred, Republic Truck, Sears
Roebuck, South Porto Rican Sugar;
Transue and Williams and United
Drug.
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COTTON MARKETS

| NEW YORK. Oct. 31.-A continuation OF
yesterdays late buying gave the cotton
market very active opening today with first
prices from to 81 points net higher.
to A points net higher January and
turn was checked by u renewal of iiauida-
ton OF December. That delivery broke
from S6Ss to $3.50 before the end OF the
first hour or back TO within points OF
last nights closing quotations. Many Of
the December sellers bought later positions.
an unsettling influence and prices eascd Off
some 10 or 20 points from the best.
There probably was some buying early
on the Journal of Commerce report and
part OF this cotton may have come out on
i break of about 20 to 3, points immedia tey
following the publication OF tho official
figure. January dropped to $3.50. against
SO at the close yesterday before the de-
The arket in the early afternoon showed
rrcgularty and nervousness. but on the
whole maintained fair degree OF stcadi-
ness. with trade buying every setback.
Wall Street was among the afternoon pur-
chasers.
Offerings in the late afternoon were not
Late months led rallies. December being
offered by straddiers and commission houses.
The close very steady net adj
vance OF to &c points
Spot here was steady at advance Of
L. points at 3S.toc: there no sales.
Spot at New Orleans was steady with mid
ding unchanged at soc: the sales were g.
SO! bales.
Receipts of the PRINCIPAL ports; Houston.
l5.o75: New Orleans. l2,575: Savannah. IL
2sa: Augusta, S,72i: ST. Louis. 1873; Whining
ton. lie.
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ployment have continued both in

ployment have continued both in
manufacturing and mercantile chan
nele, and prospects have not boon i'm
proved by tho menace Of a walkout
among bitumInous coal miners and the
possibility OF still greater inconven-
ience to the country's industries. The
disorganization which results from the
many existing controversies and the
decreased efficiency Of labor not alone
seriously restricts production and
tends to advance prices by further de-
pleting the already meager stocks OF
ishes the purchasing power OF thou
sands OF workers, and evidences or a
contraction OF retail trade are more
plainly disccrnible In some sections"
Weekly bank clcarinSs, SS,2O5,327,OS1