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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
HOLDS AUSTRIA
TO RESPONSIBILITY
VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Secretary Lansing's Note En-.
phatic in Its Declaration of
Stand of United States.
VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Firm Declaration That the Govern
ment of the Duel Monarchy Must
Be Held Responsible for the
Act of Naval Commander.

Washington, Dec 22.-"The Secre-
tary Of State to Ambassador Penfeld
Department of State. Washington.
December 10, 1915.
You are instructed to address a
note to the Austro-Hungarian minister
OF foreign affairs, textually as follows:
The government of the United
excellency relative to the sinking of
the Ancona, which was delivered at
Vienna on December Is. 1915, and
transmitted to Washington, and has
given the note immediate and careful
consideration.
Ion November Is, 1915. Baron
Zwiedenek, the charge d'affaires OF
the imperial and royal government at
Washington. transmitted to the de-
partment of state report Of the Aus
tro-Hungarian admiralty with regard
to the sinking OF the steamship An
coma, in which it was admitted that
the vessel was torpedoed after her
engines had been stopped and when
passengers were still on board.
This admission alone is, in the
view of the government of the I'm led
States, sufficient to tx upon the COM
mander of the submarine which fired
the torpedo the responsibility for hav-
ing willfully violated the recognized
law of nations and entirely disregard
ed those humane principles which ev
oh nhCn ~, tha
conduct OF war at sea In view Of
these admitted circumstances. the
government of the United States feels
justified in holding that the details of
the sinking of the AncOna, the weight
and character of the additional testi-
mony corroborating the admiraltys
report, and the number of Americans
killed or injured are in no way essen
tial matters of discussion. The culpa-
bility of the commander is in any case
established, and the undisputed fact
is that citizens of the United States
were killed, injured or put in jeopardy
by his lawless act.
Principles of Humanity Violated.
1u0 rules Oh INTERNATIONAL law
and the principles of humanity which
were thus wilfully violated by the
commander of the submarine, have
been so long and so universally recog-
niZed, and are so manifest from the
standpoint Of right and justice that
the government of the United States
does not feel called upon to debate
them and does not understand that
the imperial and royal government
questions or disputes them.
The government of the United
States therefore finds no other course
open to it but to hold the imperial
and royal government responsible for
the act Of it's naval commander, and
to renew the definite but respectful
demands made in it's communication
of the sixth of December, 1915. 1t sim
cerely hopes that the foregoing state
ment Of it's position will enable the
imperial and royal government to per-
ceive the justice of these demands
and to comply with them in the same
spirit Of frankness and with the same
concern for the good relations now
existing between the United States
and Austria-Hungary which prompted
the government of the United States
to make them.
LANSING"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
CRANBERRY CROP Is GOOD
Report Shows Quality of Product Ex-
celient and Good Prices Were
Secured

Grand Rapids.-At the annual meet
Ing of the Wisconsin Cranberry Sales
company the reports showed a pros
porous and thoroughly satisfactory
year for the growers. The crop of this
season exceeded that of last year and
the berries were of an unusually good
quality. The price also showed an adj
vance this year and the market was
brisk. The Wisconsin Cranberry Sales
company includes most of the growers
In the state
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
GUARDS TO BE ENLARGED
Maximum Enlisted Strength Will Be
Increased From IS to
IS Men.

Appleton.-Orders have been issued
by the state adjutant general increas-
ing the maximum enlisted strength of
all companies from sixty-fve to eighty
one men and stating that additional
equipment will be issued as fast as the
enlistments are made. The order also
authorizes the organization of a signal
corps company radio), although it
does not state where the new company
will be situated. 1t is to have seventy
five men, thirty-nine of whom are to
be non-commissionedo officers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
is ASSESSED A HEAVY FINE
Arnold Man, Alleged Market Pot Hunt.
err, Pays $640 for Violating
Game Laws.

Chippewa Falls.-John Johnson, of
Arnold, Wis, pleaded guilty in munich
pal court here to shipping 1877 par
tridges and grouse to a Chicago COM
mission merchant and was fined $64O
and costs.
Johnson bought a railroad ticket to
Chicago and checked a trunk through.
The trunk looked suspicious to Con-
servation Wardens G. F. Asmuth and
w. P. Elliott. They investigated and
Johnson was arrested and charged
with having more than the big limit of
cartridges in his possession in the
closed season. This is the largest fine
in the history of the game laws.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
MARKETS
Milwaukee. Dec. %. 1915


Butter-Creamery, extras, 35c;
prints, 34c; frsts, 35c; seconds, 26@
27c; renovated, 24@24hc; dairy, fam
cy, 30c.
Cheese-American full cream, new
made twins, 16@16Ac; Young Ameri-
cas-, 1871 @17c; daisies, 16k@17c;
longhorns, 17@17kc; imburger, fan
cy, 2 lbs, 1914 @16c.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 2S@32c; recandled, extras, 81
@40c; seconds, 16@1Sc.
Live Poultry-Fowls, general run,
10R Ole; ROSTERS &c; springers
12kc
Wbeat-No. 1 northern, 1.17@119;
No. northern, 1.12@115; No. 3 north
ern, 95c@11O; No. 1 velvet, 1.17@11S.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 76c.
Oats-No. white, 41@52c; stand
ard, 43@45kc; No. white, 41@42c.
Barley-No. 8, Csc; No 4, 64c; Wis
consin, 61@66c.
Rye-No. 2, 96@99c.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, 13.0O@14.00;
No. timothy, 120O@12.5O; light Glow
er mixed, 11.50@12OO; rye straw, 700
@75O.
Potatoes or Minnesota,
white stock on track, 60@64c; early
Ohios, 63@66c; Idaho, 90@1.00.
Hogs-Prime heavy butchers, $500
CTS; fair to best light, 6.00@6.30; pigs,
500@5.5O.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 6.00@9.00;
feeders, 5.0O@6.75; COWS, 3.5O@6.25;
heifers, 450@7OO; calves, 8.25@9.OO.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Must Employ Master Plumber.

Madison-The attorney general has
advised the state board of health that
a property owner must employ a mas
ter plumber and a journeyman plumb
er to install plumbing. The property
owner can not lawfully install the
plumbing himself nor have it done by
a licensed journeyman plumber work
ing without the supervision of a mas
ter plumber. A plumbing apprentice
can not lawfully install plumbing ex-
cept under supervision of a master
plumber, who must be present
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Dog Goes for Help.

Marshfield. = Joseph Sloniker, Is
years old, Greenwood, while hunting
with dog, accidentally shot himself
in the thiugh and could not rise. He
persuaded the dog to leave him, and
the animal went home. The father
was then alarmed and following the
dog, found the boy unconscious. Sa-
loniker was SO badly wounded that he
died
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Russ Reactionaries on Top.

Berlin, Dec 21.-"The reactionary
movement in Russia is progressing"
said an item issued by the Overseas
News Agency Minister of the In
terror Chester has suppressed the an
nounced conventions of the Russian
national towns union, and the Russian
national union Of self government, the
Russian committee on war industries.
stating that Moscow is no place for
gatherings since the mob which start
ed recent street riots is still restless
From other parts Of Russia practi-
call the same story is told.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Chief Fails to Resign.

Appleton-Chief Michael Garvey
suspended Detective Walter Scharck
and told the fire and police commits
sion that if Scharck remained on the
force he would hand in his star" The
council notified the chief that he did
not have sufficient grounds to charge
Scharck with INSTRUMENTATION. Garvey
claimed Scharck sought his recall. The
chief is still wearing his star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
3 BRITISH GENERALS HURT
DardaneIies Campaign, Is Lon
don Announcement

London, Dec. 22.-Brig. Gen. Her
teenth cavalry, Indian army, is re-
ported to have been wounded while
on the battlefield in France. An
nouncement also is made Brig. Gen.
George Benjamin Hodson &C the In
dian army, and Brig. Gen. G. D. l..
Ryrio of the Australians, have been
wounded while in the Dardanelles.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Indian Seeks Divorce.

Racine.-Thomas L. ST. German, a
full blooded Indian of the Chippewa
tribe, appeared in the Municipal court
and asked for a divorce from Mrs.
he married in New York in 1912, after
his graduation from the law depart
ment at Yale. She deserted him
year later, he says.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Most Deadly of Diseases.

The fact that the germ of the pneu-
bonic germ and that no one knows
how it becomes pneumonia, as a spe-
cialist has declared, make very little
difference to the sufferer from the dis
ease, for it is said to be about 100 per
cent fatal. 1t is the plague which
killed off 25,O0O,000 Europeans in the
fourteenth century.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Wardens May Get Motorcycles.

Madison.-To provide fifty Wiscon-
sin conservation wardens with motor
cycles in the interest of economy and
efficiency is plan which the state
conservation commission is seriously
considering. 1t is believed that a saw
ing of $4,000 per year could be eff
fected and the value of the service i'm
proved fully % per cent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Child browns in a Tub.

Depere.-While Mrs. William Man
ders was hanging out her washing her
2-year-old daughter fell into tub OF
suds and was drowned. Mr.. and Mrs.
Manders lost another infant about a
year ago when the mother rolled upon
it while asleep, and it was smothered
to DEATH
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Washburn After PAVING Bids.

Washburn-The city council expects
soon to advertise for bids for a half
mile of street paving to be put in dur
ing the spring of 1916. Five types will
be advertised for, being creosote
blocks, asphaltic concrete, sheet as
phalt, vitrifed brick and reinforced
concrete
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Invents Kerosene Engine.

New Richmond.-Ernest J. Bell has
invented a carbureting device that, it
is claimed, solves a problem that has
long puzzled experts in explosive en-
gines, making possible the substitution
of kerosene for gasoline in the propul
sion of such engines.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Must Remain Unsolved.

The statement that THE Old Oaken
Bucket was inspired by a terrifcally
hot day can hardly be expected to
arouse any weird gestures or loud
since the author, Samuel Woodwork,
son Of a Massachusetts farmer, was
born in 1885 and can scarcely be in
position to state his views of the case.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Brother of John Dietz Dies.

Barron.-W. w. Dietz, brother of
John Dietz, defender of Cameron Dam.
died here suddenly of heart disease.
He was twice elected sheriff of Barron
county and was chief of police in Rice
Lake for number of years Of late
he had been soliciting life insurance.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Bio LYNX Is Shot.

New London-Nick Swetalla and his
IL year old son of the town of Lanark,
Portage county, shot large lynx with
22-caliber rifle The skin measured
five feet in length. The bounty is Sc
and the skin is valued at SIS.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Insanity on the Increase.

misunderstanding is on the increase
in Racine county in an alarming de-
gree, as no less than thirty-two pa
tients were sent to the state hospitals
the past year and six youths were COM
mitted to institutions for feeble mind
ed. Thirty-seven prisoners were COM
mitted to penal institutions.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
AGENTS Seize Butter.

Madison.-Seven hundred pounds of
butter in the possession of the Z1ll1sch
& Kennedy Creamery companies Of
Madison were seized by Revenue In
spector Billings on the ground that it
contained larger percentage of mois-
ture than allowed by law.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Racine EIks Good Providers.

Racine-Racine Elks will play Santa
Claus to 1000 poor children Christmas
morning at theater, where the young
sters will be guests at a show and re-
ceive nuts and candies, sweaters, nit
tens and shoes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Cracked Safe Yields $50.

Stanley.-Burglars cracked the safe
Of the Mill Meyers Implement COM
pany, getting about $50 in cash. The
safe of Nels G. Olson, real estate office,
was also broken into, but no cash was
obtained
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
BANQUET for New Judoe,

Shawano.-A banquet will be given
at the Murdoch house on Dec 81 by
the Shawano Advancement associa-
ton, in honor of Judge Werner, who
takes office the first Monday in Janu-
airy, succeeding Judge Goodland.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Minneapolis, Dec. %, 1915.

Minneapolis, Dec. %, 1915.
Wheat-No. 1 hard, 1.20; No. l
northern, 1.17@11S; No. 2 northern,
/ .10@1.15.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 72@73c.
Oats-No. 8 white, 39@40c.
Rye-88@89c.
Flax-2.07@2.10
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Fixes Value of Phone Company.

Grand Rapids-The valuation of the
Wood County Telephone company
which recently increased its capital
stock to $4,000 has been placed at
S57,S61 by the railroad commission.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Thousands Sick in kenosIoa

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has an epidemic
of influenza and the health commission
er admits that there are hundreds. if
not thousands, of cases of the disease
in the city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Eldorado Pioneer Dead at 90.

Fond du Lac.-Mary A. Cronk, 90
years old, and one of the oldest pio-
neers of Fond du Lac county, is dead
at the family home in the town of Ell
dorado. Mrs Cronk had resided in
this county sixty-seven years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Shoots Bear and Two Cubs.

New London.-A profitable bag of
game has been secured by Louis Zahn
of the town Of Underhill who shot
three bears, two of them young cubs.
The animals were wintering near his
home.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Students Are Suspended

Appleton-Twelve Lawrence students
were suspended by the faculty for the
balance of the term and ten more plac-
ed on probation as the result of what
was almost a riot in Brokaw hall, the
boys dormitory.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Bank Adds Capital.

Madison-The city bank Of Dodge
vile filed an amendment to its articles
of incorporation with the state COM
missioner of banking increasing its
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Council Names Brook.

Tomahawk-Hall L. Brook was ap-
pointed secretary of trade and COM
merce and sealer of weights and meas
ures by the city council, his term to
begin on Jan. I.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Freak Deer Has Name.

New London.-A deer with a name
is being mounted here by c. Pooler of
Shiocton. The name is like that of a
Shetland pony and extends from the
horns to the shoulders.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Supt. C.. p. Cary Robbed.

Madison.-State Supt- c. P. Cary
had his pockets picked on a sleeper
while en- route from Ohio to Chicago.
He lost S14 in money and a valuable
stick pin.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
To Rebuild Mill,

Grand Rapids.-The Felker Brothers
Manufacturing company of Marshfield,
recently destroyed by fire, will be re
built Immediately.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Add to Mail Service.

Washington. = Tri weekly service
routes will be established on April
1. 1916, at Butternut, Ashland county,
and Rice Lake, Barron county.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Oshkosh Man Returns From War.

Oshkosh-Leo Burster, son of 10
seph Burster, city fireman, is back
from the war, where he fought with
a Canadian regiment.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Or If They Do, They Are Wrong.
Very few men are vain enough to
believe they faithfully resemble the
picture a good photographer can take
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Chicago Dec. %. 1915.

Hogs-Light, 5.95@6.50; heavy, $40
@6.75; rough, 6.20@6.35; pigs, ALSO
$50
Cattle-Beeves, 5.S0@10.90; western
steers, 6.20@820; COWS and heifers,
2.80@S.30; calves, 6.75@1O.OO.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
INTERNATIONAL
SUNlMSQlOOL
LESSON

tBy Il. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright 1915 Western Newspaper Union)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-25

pailing destruction among them In bat.
tie has created q new and keen sym.
pathy for horses. some Of the school
men believe and the work Of women
at tho front u leading others 70 seek
all kinds Of active exercise. but espe-
cially horse riding. Others put II down
simply to dancing.
Az . rule they md. thsy say, that the
girl who dances hardest and latest At
night 10 the one most anxious to be in
the saddle early for . morning ride.
They also hint that the girls know that
she who has ridden farthest and fastest
BY day VIII have the pinkest cheek
(naturI tiats) and the springysst step
for the dance At night.
It 10 anticipated that the riding IN
the park this season win be the best
ever seen thera The reason for this
IL that many old German cavalrymen
who came to New York to cross the
ocean home to fight for the fatherland
and were unable to get there found
employment during the winter a rid.
Ing masters at the many academies
just outside Central park. Some Of
them were men belonging 70 families
OF high rank at houA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-25

forms q good example OF al the rest
Each regiment Of the bersa Elieri hal
a company Of cyclists consisting Of 12t
men commanded by captain and foul
other ofYicers. These cyclists are sps.
cially appointed for the purpose Of sx.
ploration and to protect the column or
the march by distracting the attention
of the enemy by surprise attacks. Each
year before the great maneuvers the
cyclist companies train themselves e
accomplish difiicuit feats on very rough
ground. the least propitious for such
| Sork-the Alps. Their movements are
not limited to the slopes Of the passes
but sometimes across rocks and EIa.
ciera. whore bicycles are scarcely USE
full and very encumberinS. These tao
| ties are thought by soma to DO rather
profitiess, but others maintain that In
the presence OF an enemy the cycliat
corps would be forced into inactIon II
they were not able to cross all OBJ.
stacles. even glaciers.
On the march. when the machines
are not In use. the bersagiieri fold their
bicycles UP and sling them on their
backs behind their knapsacks. This
extra weight appears to be no trouble
70 these soldier athletes.
N barracks in preparation for work
in the field. or, rather. on the noun
taina, the bersaslisri practice in the
gymnasium. climbing poles and ropes
with their bicycles on their backs. For
practice in keeping . sure foot on Ela-
ciers they walk slippery horizontal bars.
So a. to b ready for any emergency
every man practices taking high dives,
dropping hundreds Of feet and alishting
safely In water astrids their machines.
During the last maneuvers the cyclist
company OF the Twelfth bsrsaglieri
commanded by Captain Berute and
Lieutsnants Ricchisri. Barbieri and "a.
muse. completed a remarkable psr-
Torrance. They set out from Milan
and completed a circle by Aosta, Glacier
de Ia Brenda sur Courmayer, Little and
Great ST. Bernard. Gressoney, Col
d'Olen (2,s71 meters). under Monte
Rosa and back by AIagna, varailo and
Aroma, reaching Milan In six days, The
most exciting part Of the circuit was
the scaling Of the Glacier Dc Ia Brenda,
Other companies are experts on the
Norwegian ski. The dihlculty Napo.
leon experienced In crossing the Alps
In. the year 1900. even IN the month Of
May. would not b met By the Italians
today. In addition 70 their traiuiuR
they have an excellent system Of posts
and ropes. BY aid q the light ropes
the troops can pun themselves M .
mountain side even though they ere
burdsned with Q haavy equipment
One Of the movements recruits peao.
tioe on the baSfaek UQuase = o Ian a
their left arms ON the sroun0 Whine
their right arms are employed rsinfne
and lowering BIG weightss Each nan
u heavily hardwood With ride, bayonet
800 or 800 rounds q ban cartridte. ~.
eral dayr ratioaA . stosl polnted q.
psnstock souse silksn q Aemp spon.
1nowshoao - ~ hoa1lese1 ara etNer
items which IN theaasesves mails 8 :
SERIOUS load to b caxxiod N nroaA
BY pAths which - n NJ
l6ok only q fpe eoata. -
soldiers 1ecoGpe Wsn1oRful1Y ninnaS