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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-17
WILL BE PRESENTED TO BOTH
SIDES At CONFERENCES TODAY
NAVAL BATTLES
ARE REPORTED
FROM HOLLAND.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. IL, via London
$40 p. m.-Two encounters between
British and German warships were OBJ
served from FluSing, Holland. last
night. according to despatch from
Flushing today to the Telegraaf.
PARIS. Aug. IL. 1880 p. m.-The
Entente Allies, after brisk combat
today opened line of German trench
es on front of 1,500 metres 10 the
north of Mausepas in the Somme re-
gion, according to the official COM
munication issued tonight.
The statement adds that the French
troops occupied all the German posi-
tions east Of the Maurepas Clery road
and that in addition German trencneS
1900 metres long to the south OF Bel
loy-Efn- -Santeore, were captured.
The text OF the statement follows:
On the Somme front this afternoon,
after an intense artillery preparation,
we launched an offensive which
brought us important gains. North or
Naurepas, assisted BY the British. we
captured one entire line or German
trenches on a front of 1000 metres,
reaching at certain points to Guile
mont-Maurepas road.
South of Maurepas on a front II
two kilometres and a depth OF SUI 10
500 metres our infantry occupied all
enemy positions east of the Maurepas-
Clery Road after d sharp attack wnich
cost the enemy heavily. These TWO
operations. brilliantly and rapidly
conducted, resulted in the capture CT
a considerable number Of prisoners
whose numbers are not yet obtainable.
AT the same time south of the
Somme our troops, attacking with a
rush. captured powerfully organized
system of German trenches on a
length Of 1900 metres south Of ,Belloy-
En-Santerre, capturing sixty prison.
ers. There was an intermittent can
nonade on the remainder Of the 'front.' :
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-17
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

MARTINSBCRG. ". Va. Aug. Ia,
CLAYTON Shamhers. aged IL. was killed
tonight when a gun with which he was
playing was accidentally discharged.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-17
THE WEATHER.

WEST VIRGINIA and western Penn
Thursday and Friday.
oHIo-Fair Thursday; Friday partly
cloudy.
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tcontin7ed on Page Etne.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-17
DANISH SALE HELD UP

COPENHAGEN. Aug. 18--via Lon
don 1890 p. m.--The Landsthins, the
upper house of the Danish parliament.
met today as a committee Of the whole
to consider the treaty providing for
the sale of the Danish West Indies to
United States and II Of the 81 mem-
bers present placed themselves in fav-
or of the order of the day stating that
the sale cannot bn settled before cleo
tions for both houses of parliament
have been held Five members Of the
Landsthine were absent from the
meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-17
EAST LIVERPOOL HAS
A $4,000 FIRE

Special dispatch to the Intelligencer.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., Aug. 16.-
Fire originating in the painting, shed
from an unknown cause partially de-
stroyed the American Porcelain COM
panys two-story brick plant on Sec
ond street here late this afternoon.
The loss. including lamage to stock,
is estimated at $35.O0n partly covered
by insurance.
The company. Of which ]. ". Curry
is president. manufactured electric in
sulators
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-17
LANSING TO Give
SENATE DATA ON
THE WEST INDIES

WASHINGTON. Aug 16-Secretary
Lansing was asked today 10 appear
Friday before the senate foreign rela-
tions committee to answer questions
relating to the treaty for purchase OF
the Danish West Indies. The commit
tee, at its first meeting to consider
the treaty. decided personal eXpiia-
nation from the Secretary would be
necessary 10 satisfy some OF the mem
bcrs regarding details relating to many
foreign business concessions IN the ls-
lands and to the purchase price.
Some of the Senators on the COM
mittee, although they favor purchas-
ing the islands, believe the S25,000,OO0
asked by Denmark is eXhorbitant, and
principally in view Of the fact that
She offered TO sell them for s5,OOO,O0o
in 1902.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. I. Aug. 16-Ap.
parently the inhabitants Of the island
of st. Croix are in favor Of the sale
of the Danish West Indies TO the Unit
ed States. Unofficial balloting was
held there yesterday and of the votes
cast 5000 were in favor Of the propo-
sition and only eleven against il. The
population of st. Croix in 1901 was
1880.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
Daddy 'sBedtirne
q. How the
DO " Sun Set
On the Sea.
How the
Sun Set
On the Sea.
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen.l

omH Ian
hardly wiggled daddy
really princes that carried
night they few slowly
Elise the
sinking with her brothers. who became princes
this lonely nowhere
be
Elise
drowned
rock But black clouds gathered
flashes of lightning them.
Then the Elise dull the edge Of the
suddenly
they falling Then they lowered Half the below the horizon
which did
a
CRIED
The
of lightning
giv nc
still
them all the night The still high and
the looked white millions
daddy
Jack Evelyn all capped good night
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
Notice of Settlement Of Executors
Account. Etc.

County Court, Grant County, Wis
cOnsin-In Probate.
In the matter of the will Of Edward
D. NicksOn, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
al a special term of the county court
to be held in and for said county at
the court house in the city of Lam
caster in said county on the 4th Tues
day (being the 26th day. of December,
A. D., 1916, at the opening Of court on
that day, the following matter will be
heard and considered
The application of c. J. Ragatz, ex-
ecUtor of the will of Edward D. Nick
son, deceased, late of Potosi, in said
county, for the examination and allow
ance of his final account, and for the
assignment of the residue of the es-
tate of said deceased to such persons
as are by law entitled thereto; and
for the determination and adjudication
of the inheritance tax, if amy, payable
in said estate, and for the allowance
Of claims paid without filing as set
forth in such final account
Dated November 21st, 1916.
By the Court:
E. B. GOODSELL, Co. Judge.
Brown, Brennan & Carthew,
Attorneys. 39w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
A SOUND CITY POLICY.
vi. The City and the Utility Co.

Public opinion runs in deeply rutted
channels.
We who are the public" often con
tinue to be ruled by beliefs which have
long since ceased to be based on facts;
long after the fact basis has been en-
tirely changed we keep on talking as
if there had been no such change.
This is especially true as regards
our public service companies in the
cities of Wisconsin.
Most of us still think and speak of
them as "monoplies; still regard
their franchises to operate in the
streets as special privileges" A
good many of us still resent it when
they earn any profit, and clap our
hands when radical politicians tell
us utility profits ought to go into
the public treasury" not few of us
still, for causes which have long since
ceased to exist, regard the public serv
ice companies as public enemies, in
stead of being, what they are, our most
necessary and useful public servants.
They are not monopolies, but are
keenly competitive businesses. Gas
and electric companies compete
sharply for our lighting, heating and
power business. Both are subject to
varied and active competition from
other sources for this patronage. Street
railways each year feel more keenly
the increasing competition of motor
cars, operated for private or public
use.
Their franchises are not special
privileges" now, as they were to some
extent in the early days before rate
regulation began. Today franchise
is merely a permit to serve us, in the
only way such service could possibly
be given at price we could afford to
pay for it. The franchise-holders
can't charge us whatever they please,
but are invited to risk their money on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
Circulating Libraries.

Long before the Revolution young
printer in Philadelphia when he had
taken off his working apron at night
used to sit porting over his dozen of old
volumes by freight. He soon knew
them by heart and hungered for more
But books were costly, and he had but
little money. He had eight or ten
crOnies, young men who, like himself
were eager for knowledge. Ranging
his books on shelf, he invited his
friends to do the same, that each Of
them might have the benefit Of them
all Ben Franklin thus laid the foun-
dation of the first circulating library
in this country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22

the certainty that the most they can
hope to get for the use of it, in any
year, is fair commercial rate, and
no certainty that they won't encoun-
ter years when it will earn a good deal
less than a fair commercial rate.
Street railways and other public utili-
ties are not permitted to use the
streets and alleys for their profit, but
our benefit. If they had to buy pri-
vate rights OF way, no small city
would ever get a street railway and
the cost of their service in big cities
would be SO high that only the rich
could patronize them.
We are all glad to see our local mer-
chants and manufacturers prosper.
We ought to be Just as glad to see our
utility companies prosper Under
state regulation Of capitalization, serv-
ice, rates and earnings, we know our
utility companies won't be permitted
to earn in any year more than a very
modest rental return on their actual
cash investment. We ought therefore
to protect them so far as public SEN
timent can do it, in earning that re-
turn regularly. Our merchants and
manufacturers are free to earn very
large profits in good years, to offset
low earnings in bad years. Our util-
ity companies are not free to do that.
Ii for year or two their patronage
falls off, competition and taxes in
crease, labor and material costs rise,
and net returns fall below what they
need to give good service and maintain
sound credit, they have little if any
chance ever to make up that loss.
utility company, like any other
business in our city, lives by what it
earns. II it is prosperous, it can pay
good wages, give good service and
keep it's plant up to date, make ex-
tensions as fast as the city's growth
calls for them, and can get money to
do this at low rate It's prosperity
is just as important to our city as
that of our merchants and manufac-
turers. 1t is more important, in one
way: Every visitor and prospective
investor in our city can see at a glance
whether we have good or bad utility
services. If they are good, it is a fine
advertisement for the city; if they are
poor, it gives us a black eye.-Wiscon-
sin State Commission News Bulletin,
issue of Oct. %, 1916.
published by authority of Lancas-
ter Light & Power Co. Lancaster, Wis.,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS NOVEM-
ne.. Der 3Oth THANKSGIVING.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. IL
President Wilson by proclamation to-
day, formally designated Thursday,
Nov. 80, as Thanksgiving day.
Here follows the presidents procla-
nation:
1T long has been the custom of our
people to turn, in the fruitful autumn
of the year, in praise and thanksgiv-
ing to Almighty God for his many
blessings and mercies to us and the
nation.
THE year that has elapsed since
we last observed our day of Thanks
giving has been rich in blessings to
us as a people, but the whole face OF
the world has been darkened by war.
In the midst of our peace and happi-
ness our thoughts dwell with painful
disquiet upon the struggles and suf-
ferings OF the nations at war and OF
the people upon whom war has brought
disaster without choice or possibility
OF escape on their part We cannot
think of our own happiness without
thinking Of their pitifuI distress.
Nov, therefore, !, Woodrow Wilson
president Of the United States OF
America do appoint Thursday, the
30th day Of November, as a day of ma
tional thanksgiving and prayer, and
urge and advise the people to resort
TO their several places Of worship on
that day to render thanks to Almighty
God for the blessings of peace and un-
broken prosperity which he has bes-
towad upon our beloved country in
such unstinted measure"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
CONGREGATIONAL Church,

9:30-Sunday school in all depart
ments, except adult.
10:00-Adult classes.
1O:45-W Worship. An inspirational
service.
6:45-Miss Estella Balwin will lead
the c. E. meeting. Topic: "The Grace
OF Gratitude"
7:30-Evening worship. Brief and
helpful Come and see.
7:3O-Thursday. Prayer meeting.
3:O0-Friday. Ladies Aid will
work at the church. Covered dish
supper
7:45-Friday The pastors Sunday
school class will entertain secondary
department in social.
00-Saturday. Choir rehearsal.
Miss Theda Howe, director.
The Junior department of the Con-
gregatiOnal church held a social at
the church last Friday evening. About
thirty were present.
Miss Emily Roberts is now the or
ganist at the Congregational church,
succeeding Miss Doris Schreiner.
The churches Of the city will hold
union thanksgiving service at the
church. There will be
special music. Rev. G. W. Campbell
of the M. E. church will preach. An
offering will be taken for some worthy
cause.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
On SHINING Shoes.

In democracy it is fitting that
man should sit on a throne to have
his shoes polished or, to use a bright
err, gayer word, shined. We are all
kings, and this happy conceit of popu-
lar government is nicely symboHzed
by being Tor these shining moments
so many kings together, each on his
similar throne and with a slave at his
feet. The democratic idea suffers a
little from the difficulty of realizing
that the slave is also d king, yet gains
little from the fair custom of the
livelier monarchs to turn from left
foot to right and from right to left,
so that, within human limits, neither
shoe shall be undemocratically shined
flrst.-Ralph Bergengren in Century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
BLOOMINGTON.

Especial Correspondence to Herald.)
A. G. Bishop made business trip to
Madison last week.
Miss Lucille Woodhouse entertain
ed the teachers, Saturday evening.
DR.. ]. NJ Lewis is in Minneapolis.
Mrs Frank Fivecoats is on the sick
list.
DeForest Brown went to Racine last
week, where he expects to find en-
ployment
Mrs P. BARLEY and son Frank spent
a few days last week in Lancaster at
the home Ow L. Clark.
Herbert Morrissey of Oklahoma Wis
tied last week at the home of his
brother, VIM Morrissey.
Mrs. r. French returned Sunday
from visit at La Crosse with Mrs.
George Glass.
Mrs. Almira Mcnamara and Miss
Mayme Patch spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends at Patch Grove.
Mrs T. Emery Bray returned Tues
day from Dodgeville, where she went
to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs.
Anderson OF Eau Claire.
Misses Gene Roberts and Laura
Schram, teachers at Potosi, spent the
week end at the home of Miss Roberts
parents
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Carey of
Platteville visited at the home Of Ru-
da Bohringer. Mrs. Carey was form
erly Bessie Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mcpherson re-
turned Monday from Gays Mills, where
they were called to attend the funeral
of Mr.. McPherson's mother.
James Sprague sold his residence to
Ed WEIGH. Mr.. Sprague is going to
move his family in with his mother
and in the spring will build a new
house
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ballantine and |
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Fredericks Of Prai-
RE du Chen, were over Sunday visit
ors at the home of Mrs. Abbie Ballan- !
tine.
Mr.. and Mrs Ford Brittenham and |
Mrs. Guger returned Thursday to their
home at Ismay Montana, after an ex-
tended visit with friends and relatives
here.
Miss Mary McIver sold her house
hold goods at auction Saturday. Miss
McIver has rented her house to DR..
Heraty and is going to spend the win
ter in Florida
A large number from here attended
the high school fair at Patch Grove.
Saturday. The B. H. S. band furnish
ed the music for the day. Our boys
were victorious in the basket ball
game
Mrs. A. c. Bishop and Mrs. Lee Greer
returned Wednesday from a visit at /
OcOnOmowoc with Miss Edith Pennock
and at Racine with the Misses Whit
comb They attended the Wisconsin
Federation of WOmens' clubs in Mil
waukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
LAST WEEKS WEATHER.

Monday, Nov. 13-Max. %; min. 10;
north wind, cloudy-snow
Tuesday, Nov. 14.-Max. 18; min. 0;
clear.
Wednesday, Nov. 15.-Max. 21; min
q northwest wind, clear.
Thursday, November 16.-Max. 35
min. s; west wind, part cloudy.
Friday, Nov. 17.-Max 40; min. 10;
west wind; clear.
Saturday, Nov. 1S.-Max. SO; min
38; southwest wind; clear.
Sunday, Nov. 19.-Max. 81; min. IS;
west wind, part cloudy.
Monday, Nov. 20.--Max. As; min. 20;
southwest wind; part cloudy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
500 REWARD.

Will be paid to anyone finding a
page in the Herald that hasn't a
volume of interesting reading
Don't just scan the local and front
pages, for no attempt is made to
make certain pages good and neg
lect the rest. In fact go just
the other way and try t e each
page of interest to the Read
every page or you'll ) live
news.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
Methods Episcopal Church.

Sunday school at $50.
Morning worship at 1920. Sermon
subject: "The challenge of the Sun
day school to the adult life of the
church."
Junior league at 200. Miss Five
Knox, superintendent.
Epworth league at $50. Led by
Bessie Krohn
Evening worship at 7:30. Sermon
subject: "The Crisis of Unbelief" A
study OF the doubling Thomas.
A hearty welcome awaits all; come
and get it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22

MAN WANTED-Man with single
horse and rig wanted for easy,
pleasant work. Salary and expen-
ses guaranteed to man with fair ad-
address, honesty, sobriety and in
dustry. Chance for extra good money
if you apply yourself. Herald Of
fee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22

A son doesn't need to amount to
much to make his mother proud of
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22

FOR SALE have eleven pure bred
Mammoth Bronze Turkey Gobbler.
for sale. Mrs. Clyde Richardson
RID No. 9. 39tfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-1913 Ford touring car
equipped. Fine condition. $175.OO.
See F. B. Avery, Lancaster, Wis.
39tfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22

WANTED TO BUY-Good second hand
stove. Suitable for coal or wood.
Nothing fancy desired as this is
for strict utility. Call at Herald Of
fee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22
They let you know you've been
smoking and yet they're MILD

But they're MILD, too-Chester-
fields are!
Ifyou want this new cigarette delight
satisfy, yet mild) you've got to get
Chesterfelds, because no cigarette
maker can copy the Chesterfield blend.
This blend is an entirely new combina-
ton of tobaccos and the biggest discov-
cry in cigarette blending in 20 years.
oGsqsueHye.4Sssaooo&
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-22

In other words, Chesterfield
Cigarettes are MILD-and yet they
satisfy. This is something totally ne0v
to cigarettes. 1t goes further than
pleasing your taste-s0tiSy does for
your smoking what a juicy slice of
hot roast beef does for your appetite.
Chesterfelds sats6-they let you
know you've been smoking.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-07

Reams have been printed about the
danger from the house fly. Despite all
that has been said it is IL self-evidpnt
fact that people do not understand how
real is the danger from these pests. II
they did single season would be suf.
ticient to wipe out the dangerous nui.
sances. Let people once understand
the part that the fly plays in the trans.
mission of disease and they will look
upon anyone who maintains d cOlldi.
ton which breeds them as Il public
enemy to be Sumnarily dealt with.
There is much wasted advice about
swatting the fly and trapping the fly.
What we must learn to do is to eXtcr.
inmate it by doing away with all
breeding places.
While it has not been definitely
proven what the fly has to do with in
fantile paralysis, we have good reason
to believe that it takes para in the
spread Of the disease. That they can
and do carry the germs of typhoid
fever and other diseases we know. 1t
is wise mother who screens the
baby's crib.
Tho"sands IF children under one
year of age die annuaiiy who would be
saved if the fly were eliminated.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-07
Note About Moro Coffee.

Reports have reached headquarters
OF the bureau Of education that steps
are now being, taken to rel:lbilitate
coffee growing among the Marano Mo-
ros Of Lanao. Coffee ut one time was
exported in considerable quantities
from the Lana0 region, but owing to
tribal wars and armed resistance
against Tie authorities. the industry
practically disappeared. a nursery
has been established with more than
2Uo,OC seedlings. a considerable Part
of the farm is to be planted to coffee,
and tn" Moro farmers are TO be su;,-
piled free of charge with healthy
y"un" trees grow! from selected seed.
Recently 10000 young seedlings lave
been Furnishes! the coloniS,s at tho
American colony of MnElrnyan, and
there is eT"ry reason to believe that
coffee raising will be prn.itul)lc.-Aia.
lia Q'. ~ Daily bulletin.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-07

Bright farmers hold no longer to the
theory that COW is COW. On the
contrary, they stick to the principle
that good COW is an excellent invest
ment and poor cow is IL waste. says
Philadelphia Ledger. That sale ut
Coopersburg of 1875 animals for $780,.
600 proves that the bright farmers
have their pOcketbOOks in hand ready
to pay for pure blood. The man who
gave $1,000 for a COW knows that she
is cheaper than another COW which
would cost him $50. A COW is living
machine which converts hay, grain
and fodder into milk, and the greater
her capacity to perform this process
Of conversion the better COW she is.
One of the best things our agricultural
schools have taught Is a knowledge of
the superiority of first rate stock of
every kind over inferior stock. It has
come to point where knowing
farmer can measure the quality of
other farmers easily by the cows he
keeps.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-07
SURPLUS OF WOMEN

There are said to be 2,OUU,OW more
women ana girls in Great Britain than
there are men-and German guns are
still increasing the Disparity. This
surplus OF wOmen--Or shortage of men,
put it as YOU willis bound to set
some difficult social problems when
the war is over. In those parts of the
continent where primitive conditions
prevail or where patriotism extends
into daily life. there will be tacitly
licensed polygamy. Mrs. Grundy
doubtless will prove too powerful to
admit of such Il state OF affairs IL
Britain-though the percentage of IL.
legitimate births in that island is sure
to increase-;lnd other solutions must
he sought, says Chicago Journal. The
most promising OF these is assisted
emigration of women to British col.
Onies. where males are in a heavy ma.
jorty. One undoubted good which will
result from the present butchcry IS ar
Improvement in the status of the child
horn out of wetllnck. With the ma.
tons hungry for children to grow up
as soldiers and producers in place of
those lost in the trenches, the old in.
justice Of Furnishing youngsters for
the faults of their parents has be-
come unpopular.