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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02

WANTED-Live young man to solicit
life, accident and health insurance; ex-
ceptional opportunity to the right man.
Address Insurance" care of Reporter.
30t3
Office rooms for rent. Best loca-
ton in town. Inquire at Pringle Bros.
Co. 29tf
If you will tell US why some in
struments attract you, and why others
distract you, we will tell you why the
Edison Diamond Disc Photograph at
tracts people who were never attracted
by other records. Come in and listen.
--Bardeen.
For RENT Pleasant Groom upper
flat, furnished or unfinished. inquire
of Miss Edith Lockwood. Phone 188 w.
-Duroc boar for sale. Inquire of F.
C. Meyers.
For SALE-A II months old register
ed Short Horn bull. Inquire of j. M.
Sweeney. 5ltz
If you will tell US why one singers
voice is more pleasing than another, we
will tell you why Edison Diamond Disc
records are more pleasing than all other
disc records. Come in and listen.-Bar-
deem.
C. l.. Culton will sell household
furniture at auction Saturday July 3rd,
at 3 o'clock, at the Charley Bentley
place. corner of Swift and Blaine SITS.
Home baking. -Pringle Bros. Co. l
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02

WATCH out for the man who is try
ing to take the joy out of life. Ten to
one he is a reformer for revenue only,
who is trying to make things appear
worse than they really are, in order to
make place for himself at the public
pie counter. He'll get up an organlza-
ton to fight something that gives
pleasure to others whether it's dane
ing, such as the young folks enjoy, or
playing cards, which maybe some OF
the matrons like, or billiards or base
ball, especially on Sunday, or any other
endowment in which normal, healthy
human beings indulge. The first thing
such man does is to go to the capitol
to prevent the passage of a bill by
which people will get some enjoyment.
He will try to have things prohibited.
He is always trying to prevent some
thing. Did you ever see this kind of a
reformer trying to have bill passed
that would enable people to enjoy life!
Never! His sole idea is to force through
the legislature or the city council a
blue law to make other people live ac-
cording to his ideas, or to prevent the
passage of laws introduced by other
people who may want to live different
Iy. The world is sad enough without
losing our pleasures. There is no place
in these red-blooded days for blue laws.
The pasty-face complexion has gone
out Of style and the rudy glow of
health tells that we are living in the
right way. The healthy man and
woman, who loves life and the good
things he can get from it, is better
citizen by far than the dyspeptic and
selfish reformer who is reforming for
living or to make other people as mis-
cradle as himself.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02
Now Is the Time to Go to California.

See the California Exposition before
the vast Summer crowds arrive. Now
is the delightful season along the entire
Pacific Coast.
And to take you to California in the
greatest comfort and with the least of
travel worries, the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railway has provided the
superb "PACIFC LIMITED"
This is a steel-equipped train with
every requisite of comfort and conven-
fence.
1t is a no-extra-fare train-the fast
est no-extra-fare train to San Fran
cisco.
It provides through service without
change of cars direct to both San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
It arrives at either terminal in the
morning, giving the tourist a full day
to get located, avoiding the incOnven-
fences which attend the arriving in a
strange city after nightfall.
Both Expositions can be visited for
the one low fare, and for few dollars
more you can see the entire Pacific
Coast, returning home via the Puget
Sound country, and over the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul's picturesque
''Trail of the Olympian. - This line
pierces three great mountain ranges
the snow-capped Cascades, the forested
Bitter Roots and the mighty Rockies,
providing scenery in greater extent
than via any other route.
Liberal stop-over privileges are al
lowed and innumerable side-t trips are
possible, including trip to Mt. Rainier
National Park and Yellowstone Ma
tional Park and in Colorado.
For illustrated western travel litera-
ture and information about fares, train
service and other particulars, apply to
the local agent of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul Railway.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02
Board of Review Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Review in and for the city of Edger-
ton will meet in the council chambers
on Monday, July 5, 1915, at 9 o'clock
a. M, for the purpose of reviewing and
examining the assessment roll of real
estate and personal property therein
and for correcting errors in said roll,
either in description of property or
otherwise.
H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02

The jitney competition with other
methods of transportation is likely to
be eliminated if the bill proposed re-
curing bond of $4,000 for each pas
senper licensed to carry become law.
The bond provides indemnity for injuries
sustained through the operation OF jit-
news
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02

THE new Illinois law making void
marriages performed in other states in
violation of the Illinois law and marrl-
ages in Illinois in violation of the law
of the state where the contracting par
ties live, is in line of a uniform marrl-
age law in all states to prevent evasion
of restrictions regarding eugenics, dl-
uorcas etc
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. o. at Edgerton for the week ending
July l, 1915:
Mr.. Max Morris Mrs. Doc Newton
Mr.. r. Stewart Frederick
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised. -
C. A. HoEN, P: M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-02

House for rent. Inquire of James
Whittet. 32t2
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
TURKEY PREPARING
TO RENEW CONFLICT
Urged by Germany, Would
Create New ErZerum Garrison
Task a Difficult One.
[By Cable to The Tribune. ]

Petrograd, Feb. 21.-Urged on by
their German masters, the Turks are
making preparations for renewing the
conflict in the spring. Men liable for
military service between the ages Of
twenty-four and twenty-seven years
have been called to the colors. Ef-
forts are being made to create a new
garrison for Erzerum, but the diffi-
culties of communication make it a
prolonged business. The Turks are un-
able to move any troops by the Black
Sea routes, and the journey is long
and difficult even for men, 70 say moth
ing of munitions and supplies. The
Russians keep the Black Sea coast
effectually swept, and many coast towns
are already suffering from shortness
of provisions. The Persian province
of Azerbaijan is now clear of Turkish
troops. There is hardly any activity
on the Russian fronts in Asia, some
times days together passing without
even an outpost skirmish.
Now that the Russians have re-estab-
lished command over the western dis
tricts of Persia the Turks cannot bring
up Mesopotsmian armies 70 reinforce
the shattered remnants of the north
ern armies. On the other hand the
Russians hold the Black Sea coasts
with their feet, whose small craft reg
ularly patrol it. These two factors
govern the situation in Asia at present.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
ENGLAND ADMITS
DEADLOCK in WEST
Official Report Says
Allies Gains Have Been
Very Slight.

London, Feb. 2l.-A British military
observer stationed with the French
army in the field describes the advan-
tages gained In the last few months by
the French forces, in the following
statement given out to-day by the om-
cial Information bureau:
"Since the repulse of the Germans
by the allied forces in Flanders no bat
tie Of great importance has oeen
fought. If the gain in the smsll en-
gagements which have taken place IS
measured only by the amount OF GROUND
won the results are indeed small. A
few hundred yards to the north OF Ar
ras, q village OF two between Arrss
and the corner of the line nearest
Paris, a belt varying from mile and
a half to two hundred yards in breadth
TO the cast Of Rheims and few miles
of what was German territory In Alsace
these acres are all that have been
gained. The enemy's hold on Belgium
and Northeastern France is as strong
as ever"
The British observer nevertheless
contends that the success of the French
army has been very great, and that its
work is deserving of the gratitude and
admiration of the allied powers. 1t
has kept the German army so busily
engaged, he says, compelling it fire.
quently to fight under unfsvorable cir
cumstances, that the Germans have
heen unable to withdraw troops for a
decisive blow elsewhere.
While performing this work, the OBJ
server says, the French army has stead
lily improved in personnel and equip
ment
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22

time 70 obtain an agreement among the
nations Of the world TO prohibit the
iaying Of mines England took the lead
In this connection at the second Hague
conference, in 1907, and a convention
finally was drafted and ratified by the
United States and Great Britain ana
few of the other nations, though 1t
never became effective.
Germany pointed out that "the bel
ligerent has only TO assert a different,
object in order TO make 1t illusory'
Germany's opposition was backed by
France and Russia, although England
favored q proposal to prohibit out
right the use Of contact mines for
closing commerce ports that were not
being attacked from the sea.
As the Evelyn was insured by the
United States War Risk Insurance Bu-
,eau and is the frst vessel lost that
had been covered by government In
surance an interesting precedent IN
international law may grow out OF the
case.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
Germans Will Maintain
Offensive in Upper Russia

Berlin (by wireless to Sayville, N.YO,
Feb. 21.-According to information
here, the pursuit Of the Russian Tenth
Army, which was driven out of Eas.
Prussia, is being kept up vigorously,
and the Russians are unable to offer
serious resistance anywhere. There
seems to be ground for the belief that
a vigorous offensive is to be main
tanned for time in the east, even at
the cost of refraining from any active
offensive movements on the western
front.
The Austrians are vigorously pushing
their campaign in Galicia and Buko-
wilma, notwithstanding the unfavorable
wnather conditions.
The military review of the week in
the "Tageblatt" says that until the
contrary is proved it must be assumed
that the Russian offensive in East
Prussia is utterly broken and TIA the
freeing of Galicia from the enemy is
onlv a question Of a short time.
The reported decision of tho Ameri-
can Congress to drop the administra-
tion's ship purchase bill is character
lied by the "KreuZ Zeitung" as a sign
of the Anglophile sentiment in Amer
lea.
There is absolutely no impatience
being displayed anywhere over the
lack of news of unusual activities
which were due to begin February lS,
and there Is genera. confidence that
everything is going as it should.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
Norway Talks of Embargo
On German Ships In Port

Ch,is,ianIa VIA London). Feb. 2l.-
r,S;srstion AT the sinking Of the Nor
,rog3sn n tank steamship Belridge BY q
Ce1r,an submarine near Folkestone ~
expressed by the morning papers wnicn
Siscpss possible means Of demanding
awe presume the Norwegian govern
man, will ask Germany 70 make Gee
isration whether the sinking OF the BEL
ridge was a mistake or deliberate ae-
tion." SAYS the "Morgenblsdet. RE
sumably neutral powers In their notes
20 Germany made all reservation re-
garding compensation for lie and PROP
erty which may be lost by the carrying
out OF the German threat to torpeo03
ships without previous examination II
legitimate claims OF neutraIs 10 IN
demnitv are refused the respective
eonntr{es naturally will consider the
question Of placing an embargo on Ger
man ships lying in their various ports
until satisfactory arrangement IL
made Of this economic question.
The "Aftenposten" considers there -
M longer any reason why neutral coun-
tries should not seek means 10 avert
the danger menAcing shipping.
"The Norwegian Journal OF Oom-
rnerce and Shipping" says: The tor
pedoing Of the Belridge is an event
wbjcb Il is unnecessary further to
characterize. The ship was bound from rom
one neutral port 10 another. She had
hen ordered TO paint the word Nor
way' in large letters on her sides which
snTeIv was done. A repetition Of the
case may easily raise the greatest OBJ
stscles in the way Of good relations with
Germany. Needless 10 say, we SHAH hot
abandon the right Of thousands OF years
40 sail the open sea as neutrals.'
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
TURKEY FOR TURKS SAKE
AIM OF PORTES WARFARE
Prince Said Hahn, Grand Vizier, Says Empire Wa
Tired of Being Pawn in Europes Politics and
Having Interests Wholly Unconsdered.

capable Of developing the highest form
Of national solidarity Is a demonstrat-
ed fact.
"The Turkish people want a chance
to work out their destiny. Our start
six years ago was good. Much has
been accomplished already everywhere
in material and intellectual progress.
We have initiated many measures pro-
noting the we'll being Of the people in
Constantinople.
To-day we have electric traction,
telephones. street lights, good police,
clean, well paved streets, public schools
end university admitting women. Pub
lie health has been conserved, vice
curbed.
IL realize that there is much to do,
but the world should not forget that
have heretofore been much hampered
by the capitulations.
"We are not barbaric people, not
savage, not black, not brown, not yell
low, but white, with every right Of the
other white races, a people willing to
invest its wealth and blood in the op-
portunity 20 make good, as Americans
say.
Turkey has been misrepre sented
and Misunderstood; hence she is lack
Ing the sympathy 70 which she is en-
Titled. Heretofore we were the pawn in
Europe's politics and our interests
were wholly unconsdered. We were
tired Of this, and now are fighting for
the chance to have Turkey exist for
the sake of Turkey.
"The claim that Turkey is bound TO
pass under the sway Of Germany is
absurd. Have Austria-H Hungary and
Italy passed under the sway Of their
powerful ally in the alliance?
"The matter Of foreign schools Is
simple enough. We purpose to give
these institutions the status enjoyed
BY them in the United States, the man
agement continuing TO be independent.
All we wished to accomplish by the
abolition Of the capitulations was the
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
GERMANS in u. S.
CALLED COLONISTS
The "Novoe Vremya" Asserts
That They Retain Their
Nationality.

Petrograd, Feb. 2l.-The "Novoe
vremya" contains a striking leading
article on Germans in America"
Hitherto" says the "Novoe Vremya,"
america has always been supposed to
be some sort Of special mill which
ground down European immigrants OF
every nationality and turned them out
as American citizens. This, however,
does not apply to German immigrants,
who remain German to the second and
third generations, and America has
some six millions Of these douole-na-
tionality citizens in her midst.
America is for these, no matter how
long they may have lived there, only
field for exploitation but never home.
Germans in America have their own
nurely German organizations. The
stringency of American laws compels
them to learn the English language, but
they have their own German church or
ganizstions, their own clubs, charities,
Industries and press; in fact, they live,
in the disguise of American citizens,
precisely as all colonists live away
from their land of origin"
The "Novoe Vremya" then proceeds
TO detail the real object of the neutral
ity league which German colonists have
started in America, remarking that 1t
is a transparent device to utilize Amer
lean feelings for purely German ends,
as is demonstrated by the significant
reminder to Americans that the Ger
man colonists command five million
votes at the elections. The article says
in conclusion:
ave know how great Is the power of
the German colonists by our own bit
ter experiences. II is plainly to be
seen how, on a much greater scale, the
German colOnists seek TO sway the
American people"
When Germany declared war on
Russia there were couple of hundred
thousand Russian peasants of both
sexes on German soil employed as agri-
! son. No small part Of the field labor
! in East Prussia has been done annually
3 for generations past by Russian sub
/ jects who cross the frontier with spe-
cial passes supplied for the purpose
/ These hapless thousands were prompt
! ly declared prisoners Of war and only
after months of energetic diplomacy
were some Of them, perhaps half. able
TO get back home again. The re-
mainder, it is reported, are being com
pelled TO sign new contracts for agri
cultural labor from March to the enc
Of the year, the penalty for non-com
plianee being enforced labor or on,
years Imprisonment. During the in
terval between the completion Of the
last harvesting and the present ap
preaching seed time these wretched SO
called prisoners Of war have been uti
lized in several known cases on defen
sivs works under the Prussian militar!
| law
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
AUSTRIANS DEMAND
HUNGARY'S GRAIN

Venice. Feb. 2l.--The Burgomaster
Of Vienna and the president of the vi
emma Chamber Of Commerce. according
TO a dispatch from the Austrian CAPT
tai, to-day visited the Prime Minister
and insisted that measures be taken
to provide sufficient grain and -four to
meet the citys needs.
They said they thought that Hun
gary should be compelled to supple
ment Austria's inadequate supply of
grain, and that all supplies from both
countries should be treated as q COM
mon stock. The Prime Minister as
sured them that the Cabinet was per-
fecting a plan 10 relieve the situation.
The people seem indignant over waht
they style Hungsry's manifest reluc-
tance to share with Austria her surplus
grain.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
AUSTRIANS FIRE
ON ITALIAN SHIPS
Torpedo Boats and Aero
planes Attack Fishing
Vessels at Anchor.

Bari, Italy, Feb. 21.-The hshing
boat Gesu arrived to-day from Anti
vari, Montenegro. and the members Of
her crew said that the Gesu and the
fishing boat Ssturno, when flying ltal-
ian flags, had been fired upon by two
Austrian torpedo boats. This report
has caused great popular excitement
in Rome.
Members Of the crew OF the Gesu
said that the vessel was anchored near
Antivari, with the Saturno, when the
Austrian torpedo boats approached.
The captains of the fishing vessels
ordered their crews TO land and at
the same time hoisted Italian flags.
The Austrians, according to this re-
port, fired on the crews, and then on
the vessels, while Austrian aeroplanes
dropped bombs. ,.,
No one on either vessel was injured,
but the Saturno was damaged so bad
ly that she was unable to sail for
home
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22

rr!ate as my own the fame OF any OF
the teeming sons Of Adam ! would uh',
hesitatingly select that Of Washing,
ton" asserted Speaker Clark, who sara
that he regarded Washington's great
est services as those rendered
president OF the constitutional Coz
vention.
Before referring to the "sins" ef
Washington, Speaker Clark said ne ~
garded IL as queer that so few ms
torians, artists, poets and blograpnsrs
had made use Of the scene wnt,s
" Washington was on his knees AT vh.
ley Forge praying for the staTlns
Continental army, while Cornwalhs,
soldiers, well fed and clothed, we's
making merry.
Washington, Mr.. Clark said. best re-
vealed his character in his religious
disposition.
"But somebody may object" he con.
tinued, "that Washington occasionaiy
drank a mint julep, bet on a horss
race and danced the Virginia reel. ana
that at Monmouth he swore Ike the
army in Flanders at General Cnares
Lee because he spoiled the plan "
battle by retreating when he was OF
dered TO charge, and therefore "Ssn,
ington was not a religious man. nus
we must judge men BY the manner
and customs amid which they hvsa
and not by those Of our times; AZ
Washington's day nearly all men drans
mint juleps, occasionally danced. Os.
on a horse race and swore without any
consciousness Of sin. His swearing a,
General Charles Lee was the merry anu
furious expression Of a great soul ~
profound agony, and had he known si
that General Charles Lee had oesn
doing he would have hanged him 70
the nearest tree instead OF swssrihs
at him.
Washington was thoroughly human;
and, no doubt, sometimes sinned.
am glad that ne possessed the ora',
nary passions Of men and that he ola
sometimes sin, for it shows tnst W
belong TO the same breed that ne dio
which is a great honor to the w"
Of u.s."
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22

Constantinople (via London), Feb. 81.
Prince Said Hahn, the Grand Vizier
OF Turkey, in the first interview he has
ever given has outlined to The Associ-
ated Press Turkeys reason for enter
ing the war. He explained the abolt-
tion of the capitulations and pointed
out the advances made during the last
six years.
I'VE have rejected the Triple En-
tente's offer 10 guarantee Turkeys in
tegrity for thirty years" said the Grand
Vizier. because acceptance would have
been detrimental to Turkeys SOW
ereignty. Turkeys experience with the
promises made by the powers forming
the Triple Entente England. France
and Russia) has not been favorable to
the promotion of confidence.
Turkey knew that to enter into re-
lations with Great Britain. France and
Russia would have been harmful fac
tor in respect to the country's interest.
Russia, moreover, is our hereditary
enemy, from whom we could not expect
lasting effects Of a change OF heart.
Had the past actions OF these powers
been different the page of history
which Is now being written might have
read nlHerentiy.
ave were tired Of the hypocrisy actu-
ating the powers of the Triple Entente
when dealing with Turkey, so we did
what provocation forced Us TO do
went TO war.
Turkey was made the object Of many
falsehoods by the Entente. Now the
Allies assert that the government lacks
the support Of the people. Could we
make such . good military showing
after the recent wars and other
troubles IL the government had not
obtained the hearty cooperation Of all
Ottomans?
"The fact is the present war shows
Turkey even more united than we had
expected. The assertions that We would
be unable 70 force the many racial
elements into a strong whole have been
completely refuted, That Turkey Is
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22

oiin,ination Of the small states within
Turkey created by the capitulations. |
do not assert that these will never be
needed, but the time has come when
Turkey is anxious to extend to all
within her borders the protection and
guarantees given by other govern
ments.
Apprehension in that respect would
be equivalent to denial of all we have
accomplished in the last six years. our
critics overlook the obstacles which
have been met with success by the
strong, rejuvensted Turkey"
The Grsnd Vizier answered ques,,
tions in excellent English, directly and
tersely. The interview was over coffee
and cigarettes. and the Grand Vizier's
demearlor was exceedingly pleasant and
most democratic.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-22
LAUDS WASHINGTON
AS A HUMAN BEING
Champ Clark Glad Father OF
His Country Had Ordinary
Passions of Men.

Washington, Feb. 2l.--George Wash
ington occasionally swore. drank a
mint julep, bet on horse race and
danced the Virginia reel, but this
didn't prevent him from being the
greatest of all the sons of Adam.
This was the tribute paid to-day by
Speaker Champ Clark in q Washing
ton memorial address before the con-
gregation Of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. That Washington
wss a religious man. and his habits
should be looked at from the point OF
view of what was customary In those
times vas argued by the Speaker, who
drew picture Of Washington as
statesman, soldier and human being.
"If I had carte blanche to appro-