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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-12
viii the State street stores then rush
to the Board of Review and beg to
have their taxes increased? Yes they.
wilI-NOT
HOW 10 Gu EXPENSES. =

Hearst really wants to cut down ex-
penses on his papers why doesn't he
cut out those page editorials about
what Uncle Sam ought to do?
1t might be all right if anybody paid
any attention to Hearst editorials,
but the folks long ago passed up the
Hearst editorial page for the comics;
and it's an awful waste of white
paper to use a whole page to let
Willie get something off his chest.
He would have just as much fun,
do just as good and save a lot Of mon
ey if he bought one roman candle,-
shut his eyes and Wobbled it a bit
while shooting it off.
Canning Andy Lawrence may help
some locally, but that was a retaiT
job. Why didn't Willie make It'll
wholesale and can himself? 500
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-12
SHORT ONES

What the subuTbanites can't under4
stand is why hen will leave a pam
of perfectly good chicken feed and
fly over the fence and scratch up thei
garden Of the neighbor he owes $10.5
Rumor says the sultan has had his
appendix cut out. If the French and
British ever get to Constantinople he
is liable to have a few more things
cut out
Interest in divorce court scandals
seems to prove oysters are not tho
only thing the dear people like To
have served raw.
According to stories of Rev. Billy
Sundays collections, you can break
the Sabbath, but you can't break
Billy Sunday.
When is an auto not an auto? Ha
ha! When it turns turtle!
-O-O
AT THE FOUNTAIN
Patron-YoUr cream is very good
Clerk - It ought to be; / just
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
FINDING A LEADER
Task That Is Before the Repub-
lican Party.
Must Select One Of the Many Able
Statesmen Within Its Ranks Who
VIII Lead the Party to De-
served Victory.

With only few months remaining
for concentration upon a candidate,
the Republicans are still in the dark
as to the man who will win the presi-
Dental nomination prize. So much de-
ponds upon what happens in the inter-
national situation between now and
the convention period that it is doubt
full whether there will be any concen-
tration upon I single candidate.
The chances are that most Of the
candidates now in the field-nearly all
OF them being well equipped for the
presidency-will remain at least until
after the first ballot is taken in the
convention. Nor is it very likely that
dark horse" in the sense of a can
didate not previously mentioned. will
win the prize. The chances are that
after the first ballot there will be a
definite effort to ascertain what can
didate would be acceptable to all as a
second choice. That the character
and accomplishments of the man who
is TO be selected must be known gen.
orally to the American people needs
no argument.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
ALLIES BANKERS SEEK
BIG LOAN IN U. S.
Commission In Series Of Negotiations
Looking Towards the Establish
nent Of Huge Foreign Credit.

New York, Sept. 13.-The Joint An
glo-French financial commission OF six
members deputed by Great Britain
and France to adjust the foreign ex-
change situation here. reached New
York on Friday aboard the steamship
Lapland from Liverpool They were
met at Quarantine by J. p Morgan
and H. P Dawson Of the Morgan firm.
who escorted them 70 their headquar-
ters here.
The commission met a number of
New York bankers in the library OF
Mr. Morgan's bone and entered upon
the first OF a series OF negotiations
looking toward the establishment Of
a big foreign credit loan. popularity
believed to be in the neighborhood OF
$500 600 600.
Prominent New York financiers. in
GLIDING the presidents of some Of the
city's strongest banks. were present.
informally representing the American
syndicate of moneyed interests which
probably will attempt to underwrite
the loan, on the other hand, repre-
senting the British empire. France
and perhaps Russia, were the six
members Of the Anglo-French commits
sion appointed TO deal with the situa-
ton here on behalf OF their govern
ments.
The British delegates are Rt. Hon.
Lord Reading OF Erleight. G. c. B..
X. G. Y. o. (the lord chief Justice of
England); Sir Edward Holden. Bart:
Sir Henry Darlington Smith, K. c. B.,
c. s. l., and Basil p Blackett, C. B.
OF the British treasury. The French
delegates are NJ. Octave Homberg.
representing the French treasury, and
NJ. Ernest Mallet. director of the
Banque de France.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
MOTORS ARE CONFISCATED
Secretary of State Is Asked to Aid
Racine Concern Which Is Pre-
pairing Claims for Damages.

Racine.-The Mitchell-Lewis Motor
company of this city has taken steps
against the German imperial govern
ment demanding satisfaction for a
cargo OF automobiles it alleges was
confiscated by that government. The
shipment was en- route to one of the
countries at war with Germany A
letter was sent to the secretary of
state at Madison requesting his as.
sistance in the preparation of the
claim. A certificate of the charter is.
sued to the Mitchell company was re-
quested of Secretary of State donald.
This will be used to convince the Ger
man government the Racine company
is a duly authorized American con-
Germ. The value Of the cargo and the
date of the loss is not intimated in the
letter to the secretary of state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
Needless Worry

Too much protection from foreign
competition produces sloth, ineffi-
cheney and other evils.-Chicago Daily
News.
How can there be too much protec-
ton against foreign competition? The
moment domestic industrials lind
themselves in full possession of the
American market through an adequate
protective tariff that moment begins
new and never-ending competition
among the domestic industrial.sts for
their share of the American market.
By that competition prices are unfail-
ingly kept within the limits of reason
able and If profits. Prices are far
more likely to go below than above
that limit as the result of competition.
Wherefore, in practical operation and
effect there can be no such thing as
too much protection. To repeat IA
miliar illustration. if the tariff on cali
co were to be raised to ten cents
yard calico would continue to sell at
five cents a yard. Don't worry about
too much protection" The thing to
worry about is too little protection.
That is what hurts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
WILL MEET cARRANzA AGENTS.
Pan-American Diplomats to Discuss
International Affairs.

Pan-Ameriean Diplomats to Discuss
international Affairs.
Washington, SEPT 16.-The admin
istration has decided to discuss the
international affairs OF Mexico with
Carranza's representatives. as sug-
gested in his reply to the peace parley
proposals Upon the outcome of that
conference will depend whether Car
rama and his government shah be
recognized as the best way OF bring
ing an end to tn troubles of the Mex
lean republic and restoring peace ana
order.
Secretary Lansing said on Tuesday
that the Pan-American conference
would meet in New York Saturday.
Washington. Sept. te.-Instructions
issued months ago urging American
citizens in Mexico 70 leave the coun-
t~v hav been renewed to Americans
In Sonora Chihuahua and others
northern states, where military ad-
vances and border disturbances now
mako conditions extra hazardous
State department officials denied re.
PORTS that the order had reference to
this governments future course to-
ard Mexico
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
THOMAS A. EDISON
NAVAL BOARD NAMED
Membership Of Organization Of Ex-
perts Nominated by II Engineering
and Scientific Societies.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE member
ship of the naval advisory board. the
organization of experts nominated by
eleven great engineering and scientific
societies to contribute their inventive
genius to the American navy. was
announced on Sunday by Secretary
Daniels. The first meeting will be held
at the navy department October s.
with the chairman, Thomas A. Edison,
presiding.
The members Of the board and the
societies which nominated them fol-
low:
BY American Aeronautical society,
Hudson Maxim. Brooklyn; Matthew
Bason Sellers. Baltimore. BY Ameri-
can Society of Automobile Engineers.
Howard E. Coffin, Detroit, and Andrew
j. Rfker, Bridgeport, Conn. BY the
Inventors guild, DR.. Peter Cooper
Hewitt, New York; Thomas Robbins.
Stamford. Conn BY the American
Chemical society. DR.. W. R. Whitney
Schenectady. n. Y; L. H. Baekelan.
Yonkers, n. Y. BY the American In
stitute of American Engineers. Frank
Julian Sprague. New York; Benjamin
G. Lamme. Pittsburgh. BY the Ameri-
can Mathematical society. Robert
Simpson woodward. president of the
Carnegie Institute at Washington; Dr.
Arthur Gordon Webster, Worcester.
Mass By the American Society of
Civil Engineers. Andrew Murray Hunt.
New York; Alfred Craven, New York
BY the American Institute of Mining
Engineers. William Lawrence Saun-
ders. New York; Benjamin Bowditch
Thayer, New York BY the American
Electro-Chemical society. DR.. Joseph
William Richards. South Bethlehem.
Pa; Lawrence Addicks. Chrome, ". ].
BY the American Society of Mechani-
cal Engineers, William Leroy Emmett,
Schenectady, N. Y; Spencer Miller,
South Orange, N. J. BY the American
Society of Aeronautic Engineers, Hen
~ Alexander Wise Wood. Elmer A.
Sperry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
GERMANY TO KEEP
FAITH WITH j. s.
Non Bernstorff Says Liners Win
Be Warned.
VESSELS MUST NOT RAM
Secretary Of State Tells Kaiser's Am
bassador That President Wilson
Wants Berlin to DisaVow At
tack on the Arabic.

Washington, Sept 15.-With an
earnest desire manifested by Germany
TO adjust the submarine question in a
manner satisfactory to the United
States, it looks as though the crisis
in the relations OF the two countries
has passed.
Count Won Bernstorn. the German
ambassador. reiterated formally to
Secretary Lansing at the state depart
ment conference on Monday that his
government intended to carry out in
good faith the assurances given for
the security OF life on beIligsrent
liners.
He claimed that the note. with ref
erence to the Arabic, declared anew
the principle underlying these assur-
ances.
The ambassador made It clear to
the secretary of state that there was
nc purpose on the part of his govern
ment to evade the spirit of the assur-
ances.
He asserted that the instructions
to submarine officers were specific In
requiring them not to attack without
warning. or course If a vessel sought
TO escape or resisted a different stu
alton would be created.
Mr.. Lansing insisted that the bur
den Of proof that a ship was attempt
ing to escape or resist must rest upon
the submarine commander.
Court YTd Bernstorn argued that
the room for doubt would be restrict
ed If the British government could
be induced to cancel the orders given
to commanders Of merchant ships to
ram a submarine whenever and wher-
ever they saw one The German am
bassador believes that as a result
Of the care which German submarine
officers w.h observe there viii be lit
tie Al any cause for complaint on the
rdrt OF the United States
He urged Mr. Lansing 10 accent ar
bitration in case of the Arabic. point
ing out that there was a sharp d.
vergence OF views relative to the way
in which that steamer was destroyed.
Secretary Lansing indicated that
TINS government was convinced OF the
correctness of the evidence in its pos
session and he believed Germany
should disavow the act OF the sub
marine commander
Mr. Lansing further advised the Ger
man ambassador that arbitration OF
the question Of the value OF the Amer
lean lives lost oy the action Of German
submarines was repugnant TO this gov
eminent.
The Ambassador is confident that an
adjustment Of the differences that ex-
ist win be reached.
So far as am concerned" he
said there never will be a break, be-
tween the two countries always
Fave been optimistic Diplomacy has
50 many resources that ! have never
seen reason TO be pessimistic."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
People Disappointed.

Frank P. Woods. congressman from
Iowa and chairman of the Republican
congressional campaign committee,
has t'-is opinion:
Il believe the people are disappoint-
ed with the Democratic administra-
ton, both legislative and executive.
1t has afforded none of the benefits
promised, and has certainly wrought
much of the damage feared. 1t has
injured agriculture everywhere and
staggered all productive and industrial
activity. 1t has been destructive and
discouraging, and not constructive and
encouraging. Both it's foreign and do
nestle policies have been vacillating
and un-American; it has cared for the
interests of everybody except the
American citizens. / feel sure that
the American people will show their
disapproval this fall by electing Re-
publicans to congress in many dis
tricts now represented by Democrats"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
WILL HELP BUILD HIGHWAY
Inmates of the Green Bay Reformatory
to Work on Rebuilding Road
Along the State Line.

Madison.-Senator Timothy Burke.
former Assemblyman Thomas Nc
Grath and other residents of Green
Bay, induced the state board of con-
troll to agree to place fifty inmates of
the state reformatory near Green Bay
at work on rebuilding a highway along
the state land on the road from
Green Bay to Depere. The work is to
be completed this year.
The board decided to confer with
Gov. Philip regarding construction
work on the new 100000 state home
for feeble minded at Union Grove, Ra-
cine county, and the new s225,0OO
state reformatory at Taycheedah, Fond
du Lac county.
Contracts for the work at both
places need only the approval of the
governor to become effective.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
REFEREE CALLS BOUT A DRAW.
Majority Of the Newspapers Declare
in Favor Of Mcfarland.

Brighton Beach Motordrome, NJ Y,
Sept 14-Billy job. who refereed the
Mcfarland Gibbons bout, gave 1t as
his private opinion that the contest
was draw This must not be taken
in any way as an official decision. but
job, as one of the spectators. consid-
ers he has as much right as anyone to
express a personal opinion. The ma
jor4ey of the New York newspaper
critics said that Mcfarland won on
points.
Packey Mcfarland outpointed Mike
Gibbons before a large house. Glib
bons' work was fast but futile against
Packey's infalible blocking. and in the
last three rounds Mike was beaten.
The stockyards boy took the first
round by a shade on clean work.
Packey toyed with Gibbons in the
ninth and tenth rounds. laughing as
he blocked Mikes lead or ducked his
swings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
HESPER|AN NOT
SUNK BY DIVER
Berlin in Note to Gerard Dis
avoWs Attack on Liner.
SHIP DESTROYED BY MINE
Official Statement From Berlin Gov
eminent Says That No German
Submarine Was in Vicinity
at Time of Disaster.

Berlin, Sept. I6.-"The German dec
laration that passenger ships will not
be torpedoed without warning unless
they try TO escape when summoned TO
stop, or offer resistance. holds good. .
the foreign Office announced on Tues
day. thus confirming the statement re-
Gently made by Ambassador Bern
storff in the United States. The an
nouncement continues:
AS for the Arabic case. there
seems to be merely a difference of
opinion about facts, which does not
affect the aforementioned principle"
The German government. in a note
to Ambassador Gerard. made a quail
fed disclaimer OF responsibility for
the sinking of the steamship Hes
perian. On the fact of the evidence
thus fa,- at hand. the government is
satisfied that the Hesperian was not
sunk by a German submarine.
The communication is a prelimi-
nary note, which may be supplement-
ed when all the facts in connection
with the Hesperian incident are es-
tablished definitely. The German gov
eminent states that. on the basis OF
the information thus far obtained. the
theory that the Hesperian was sunk
by a German submarine apparently
may be abandoned absolutely
1t is said that official records show
that no submarine should have been
in the vicinity of the Hesperian at
the time she was blown up. Further
more, the point is made that the VIC
lence of the explosion and the place
in which the steamship was struck,
as set forth in the accounts Of the
disaster, indicate that It was due to a
mine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
ENROLMENT At j.
MAY Be AFFECTED
RAISING OF FEE TO NoN-REsI.
DENTS EXPECTED TO CUR
TAIL ATTENDANCE.
RAISE TO START NEXT YEAR
Registrars Office Is Kept Busy Reply
ing to Requests for the
Transfer of
Credits.

Madison.--With the official registra.
ton days at the university, there has
been considerable speculation in uni
yersity circles as TO the effect the rails
ing OF nonresident tuition fees by the
legislature will have on this years at.
tendance. The increase viii not go
into effect for year, but there are
many who predict that the non-resi.
dent enrolment will be cut down con-
siderably even this year
Registrar w. d. Hiestand askea for
an estimate of ne probable enrolment
this fall, said it was impossible to
make one. I'VE never have any means
OF knowing just what to expect until
the students arrive" he said.
1t is stated on good authority, how.
ever, that during the last two months
the registrars office has been kept
busy replying to requests for transfers
of credits from students who live out
side the state. This is taken as an
indication that there is an impression
that the raise will go into effect this
fall and that many outside students
are now planning to matrieulate at
other Institutions
For the last few years the enroll
ment has shown steady increase and
this has been especially true of the
nonresident students who have been
attracted to the university in increas-
ing numbers each year. The total en-
rollment last year was 1886.
The present legislature raised the
nonresident tuition from 1924 a year
to S14S, and a further provision was
made that any student once register
ing from outside the stats would be
obliged to pay the s14S each year for
his entire term of attendance.
This, it is stated. was aimed at those
students who remain here a year and
then register from Wisconsin in order
to get out of paying the nonresident
tuition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
THREE U. S. TROOPERS SHOT.
Msxicans Attack Small American
Force but Flee After Fiuht.


Brownsville. Tex. Sept. I5.-The
United States army in the lower Rio
Grande valley on Monday night went
on very near approach to wartime
military footing.
The cause was a carefully prepared
attack upon an army camp near the
Roo Grande by Mexicans. the first re-
liberate blow at the American army
here since the bandit raids began and
which cost the life OF one American
soldier. Two others were wounded.
The fight. beginning at dawn. was
one of the nerviest actions of Ameri-
can soldiers in border records. Ten
soldiers started in the fight. Seven
we're let in action at the end and one
OF them was killed.
Two Mexicans we're seen to pitch
forward on their faces in the fight,
but their comrades removed all the
Mexican wounded.
The ten Americans who participated
in the fight were all members Of Troop
A. Twelfth cavalry. Private Anthony
Craft, Detroit Mich, was killed.
Trumpeter Harold B. Forney, Water.
town. ~ Y. was shot through the
abdomen and may die. Sergeant Walsh
was shot in the side.
The camp where the fight occurred
was in a grove about shed in a ranch.
The fight lasted 30 minutes, when
the Mexicans fed.
FL Paso. Tex. Sept. I5.-John Low
enbruck. the American cattleman held
for ransom by supposed Salazar men
south of Hachita. N. NJ. last week and
who escaped from his guards. arrived
here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
chauncex nepew,s oplnlon.

Predicting that the Republicans will
unite on one ticket in 1916 and will
wiz with a candidate and platform sat-
isfitctory to all, former Senator Chaun-
cey M. Depew added: "Of course. Mr..
Wilson will be the Democratic candi-
date, but there are many things un-
observed now which decide a national
campaign. The country will hear tlen
from such people as those who are
now writing and talking about Mex
ico." Mr.. Depew was, of course, fig
uring that the weakest and most wide
ly condemned policy of the present ad-
ministration is to be continued TO the
end.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
FouI Gives lite to Erie

St Paul. MINI, Sept I3--Johnny
Ertle won the bantam-weight cham
pionship from Kid Williams on Friday
night on foul By Williams in the
fifth round It had been a rough fight.
even, up to that time. when Williams
fouled the st. Paul boy This is said
10 be the FIRST time when champion
ship ever changed hands in a ten.
round no decision fight Williams was
the favorite for the fight. Referee Bar
thus decision was popular
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
Haopy Chance.

The president informs the country
that the secretary of state is in per-
sonal charge of the Mexican situation.
There is reason to believe that dur
ing the period of watchful waiting the
presidens was kept busier watching
Secretary Bryan than watching Next
CO. Things are different now, and our
especial cause for thankfulness. for
deep. heartfelt rejoicing, is that Mr..
Bryan did not reach the White House
and does not occupy our highest of
flee In these years of crisis for man
kind.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
Mistaken Democratic Policy

The Republican party has never
been, and it is not now. a calamity
bowler. But it believes the free trade
policy of the Democratic party is a
mistake, and that, sooner CT later. an
unwise fiscal policy will hurt Ameri-
can prosperity. This was amply dem
onstrated by the blight which the I'm
derwood tariff measure brought upon
the country
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22

No general prosperity will come un.
til after the restoring Of the protec-
tion policy of tho Republican party.
The Underwood Wilson tariff revenue
free trade scheme has ditched bust
ness, with no hope of recovery as long
as tho Democrats are in power. and
because of the failure Of that party
to make good are the reasons why the
Republicans will be victors IN 1876
Cedar Rapids (Ia) Leader.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
Fish pxnamIters Are Fined.

Mauston.-As a result of a raid on
Juneau county fishermen, who have
been operating on the Yellow and Wis
consin rivers. Conservation Wardens
c. F. Asmuth and B. p. tanning ar
rested seven men for dynamiting fish.
They were fined $50 and costs each.
Local sportsmen claim hook and line
fishing has been poor on account of
the grounds being dynamited.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
May Mean War for sulnars.

Washington. Sept. 13.-American
Minister Vopicka today cabled the
state department. here that in the fu-
ture all American passports to Bull
garia must be vised by the Bulgarian
consul general in New York. This
was believed here TO Indicate that Bull.
garia is making preparations to enter
the war
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
At the Next Election.

Those who support the free.trade
theory. right or wrong, win continue
to vote for it's candidates. IN tte next
election, and those who are satisfied
that the doctrine is not Compatible
with American wage STANDARDS and
American prosperity will vote against
them
With Republican unity and with the
Democratic disunity presaged by the
detection of ex-Premier Bryan. the
prospect from a protectionist view il
very gratifying.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-22
Jananese Arrest e.rmans

Pekiug. Sept 15.-Arrests of Ger.
mans by the Japanese in Tsingtau con.
tinues. according to dispatches re-
ceived here. Several dozen Germans
have been Jailed on the charge of at
tempting to smuggie out OF the colony
by means of Chinese couriers.