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the future. But in the
meantime, during the
anxious period Of ex-
pectancy, there is a
splendid remedy known
as Mothers Friend"
that does wonders. It
is for external use, re-
lieves the pains Of
muscle expan 81 o n,
soCthes and quiets the
nerves, extends its in
fuence to the internal
organs and removes to
a great extent the ten
Glencv tn WORRY and an
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-04-06
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
MONDAY Afternoon

Monday afternoon as Herlan and
John Kelley, sons of Attorney and Mrs.
John nj. Kelley were both riding a NEW
pony which was recently purchased,
they met with an accident which might
have proved fatal. When near st. Jo-
seph's chool the poay became fright
g I'D at some boys in the street. The
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-04-06
PARK VIEW CLUB
HOLDS MEETING

A very large meeting of the Park
View club was held Friday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Uphoff.
After the regular order of business
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-04-06
Home Celebration
Of Wonder Interest

The arrival of baby in the household
completely changes the entire aspect of
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through the French provinces. the in
ha bltants Of which seemed to he cele-
lrating some great national holiday.
Gaspard. Burette and Moreau soon
realized that they had eve had so
good a time. In order to get a breath
of air. to see everything along the road
and 20 jump out Of the train at even
the shortest stop they had taken pos
session Of the door. the only exit from
their cattle car. and nothing or no one
could clear them out. n another SOL
der attempted to pass Gaspard would
say:
Get away and don't bother us. II
you're not satisfied go to the Captain
aud complain Of Gaspard. You'll see
what will happen to you. Because
Gaspard worked hard while you were
watching the clouds roll by. So
believe me I have the right TO travel
as ! please. Gaspard and you are two
different men. and don't you forget
IT,"
And how about the two others?" the
complainant would say.
THE Others are my pals. see. And
now get away. Some nerve, this
fellow, He's from Normandy-a
farmer. a peasant-and trying to take
the place of a journalist and a ma
chinist. Some nerve"
BIT listen here said Burette. II
N ighi move for a few minutes
you're going 10 stay right where
longer my pal"
sure added Moreau. "a pa Is a
pal
Gaspard had secured a fine place Of
vantage. seated on the floor of the car
with his legs dangling outside. with
only a short slide to make to jump II
whenever h train stopped. Several
o. his comrades warned him.
They haven't given the signal. The
Colonel Will get you"
We'll. I'll nave to get a drink in
order to give a good OF my
self
With his coat of and his shirt open
to cav his neck free he would II
across the tracks carrying a half dozen
empty water bottles which ne endeav-
ored to All before the train resumed its
course. lie would call at every house
or hut along the track. but could
hardly wait until the doors were open,
and most OF his trips were failures.
"Ill 20 no further without water"
he would eXclaim. but the train would
move on and Gaspard would jump
aboard at the very las minute.
Al every stop his comrades ncour
aged him to renew the attempt. al
though Burette was greatly worried at
the thought that his pal might be left
behind. But each Inn Gaspard would
reappear in the very last minute and
finally he returned half d%renchcd.
= found a fountain and stood right
under it and here's a drink for all OF
you,"
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. A s p A r y

In Just about one minute his good
sensible mind had adapted to war a
theory Of peace.
AS they went through the gate III
the barracks to the rolling of the
drums and the merry ote Of the
bugle the crowd poured OF into the
streets to see them go by.
1t was a beautiful summer after.
noon and the suns shining rays
frightened the hearts Of every one
and dispelled the fears OF the few.
Women came from all the shops.
distributing flowers to the soldiers.
Gaspard received his share and en-
claimed to the fair ones:
when we get back there'll be some
kissing"
A rumor was current that 100000
Germans had fallen before Liege--
100. 900! 1t seemed there would be
none left. The men were marching
faster. as though eager to catch up
with the enemy.
where's the train for Berlin" and
a loud cry arose when the train was
found.
The square in front Of the railroad
station was thronged. The inhabitants
Lad hastened to see the soldiers
march by. and now they were pushing
each other to bid the men farewell.
I; was Sunday and the women wore
light shirtwaists and their best hats
and shoes. Among them could be seen
the wife Of NJ. F'osse. Mile. Romance.
Mime. Clopurte and the Colonels wife.
TOO bad my own little woman Is
not there" said Burette.
Make mp for 1, by looking at the
others" Gsspard replied. And to give
the good example he exchanged many
a wink and passing salute with all the
good looking women
The Colonel. nervous and grave. was
walking up and down the platform as
though he were eager to resume the
march. and his wife. an imposing look
ing woman. was presenting a bouquet
Of roses to n gallant captain at whom
she was staring through Il l%orgnette.
The men finally %entrained. They had
been distributed in groups. and each
one ooh a seat in the compartment
to which he had been assigned. Within
Ave minutes the entire regiment dis
appeared in the little black and brown
boxes which were to carry to the
frontier these 1000 men. Only the
heads could now be seen. ard the doors
and windows were filed by the officers.
eager To be the last to see n be seen.
Gaspard, Burette and Moreau. how
ever. were all three in evidence. In
their car the officers stood in the back
ground.
Al z o'clock sharn tho train lef, tho
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we'll that he is only a very small
wheel in the social machine depend
ing in every respect upon thousands
of other factors, but IL Is a servitude
which fills "A man with pride. for he IL
bound to realize that he has become a
national asset. An armed man
marching along realizes his strength
and his mission; he has become "A
symbol; he is wearing the colors OF
his country and h" knows we'll that n
wonderful thing,
When the men ~ A started
out, a soldier without belt or bayonet
G up to Burette and Gaspard:
"Good-hy, gentlemen--and good
luck
1t Mas NJ. Ilommage, the real estate
agent, who was suffering from endo-
carditis, and who would obtain from
the sergeant permission to remain at
home. Burctte, sympathetic, replied
to the man, but "A unable to re-
fraln from saying to Gaspard:
"Do yGu remember during the last
seventeen days of our military service
when YOU asserted hat IL war should
come Ia h" declared the land wNer
and landlords could do the fighting,
as they had their money to protect.
bat that YOU, having nothing to de-
icud. would refuse to march" Well.
Gispard. You're the one to march
just now. and this landlord Is staying
home"
wait n minute said Gaspard.
MY argument "A all wrong. IIuv-
ing nothing, ! have nothing To lose,
no hesitation, and out ! go. But lac
Is afraid he might lose his money,
so it's better TO leave him here 10 pro-
tect It,"
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sausages and chocolate. after which
all enjoyed a short nap, resting ON
each others shoulder. They were al
ready getting used To the %hardships
Of war and slept well despite the
cracking of the wood and the clank-
ing If the wheels. which seemed at
every turning TO be about to drop Off.
After t~wenty-four hours of steady
travel the train pulled into the station
Al Rheims,
Aren't they going To take us out
soon" queried Moreau. They're not
going to ask US to iilnt now. are they"
We're of the reserves and have fami-
lies. What are the young
e doing"
"That," replied Burette, rs a child
ish argument
why sou said MORGAN, Struggling
his shoulders.
Under what name do you write in
the papers,"
81 sign my articles Socrates "
ON, u socrates Wen,
you'd de- better in signing Simple
ton. When a nan is a journalist he's
supposed 10 write common sense. or
else he's trying to make fools of the
public.
And therefore | repeat that to-
mrrow we will be at the frontier"
They arrived there the same night.
This Socrates il bringing us hard
luck" said MOreau.
".Ah. come on replied Gaspard.
who would ever believe that YOU
come from the Rue ala Gate, .
What kind OF blood have you got In
your veins? . We're RoinR
and we're on our way. As for me, ia
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parisianS. But Gaspatd picked his
" companions.
THE Rue dla Gate Comcs first"
He said il with pride. for a. he men,
toned the name he pictured in his
mind the district Of which he was so
fond. his own Rue de Ia Gate, back OF
the M~ontparnasse Station, with its
bars. music halls and food shops. In
that street the entire district gets
both It's food and its fun. During the
daytime the fried potato sellers hold
sway there. as well as in the Rue Mon
torgueil. and the crowd Is greater than
in the Rue de Belleville. At night
the streets sparkle with thousands Of
lights and the screeching tunes Of
9ramophones are waited out to the
evening breeze from almost every
house.
Eue de Ia Gaite. was unable to con.
ceal his emotion at the Thought OF his
home and the street he knew so we'll.
Come on. men OF my street" he
proudly called.
Moreau the machinist. was the first
to step out. with the air OF a stan
officer standing beside his chief.
Burette stood out to the left. Gas
pard looked him over.
We'll you don't belong to the
street, but you're a pal. so you're all
right. And now. on to Berlin. Give
the address tn the Colonel"
The men formed tours and the Of
ficers whistled a merry tune as the
reeiment mo nj on.
Two thousand men in this country
town. which only "A few days ago had
been half asleep two thousand men
had been gathered suddenly and were
marching Off. all with the same rcgi-
mcnt number on their coat collars and
caps. all with the same rifles on their
shoulders. the same question plainly
written on their faces:
We'll. we're on our way. But where
to-" And behind these few words
could be discovered the enthusiasm Of
some and the fears of the others.
one Of the most striking things
about a regiment on its first march is
the uniform. which naturally Is the
first thing 10 be noticed. But under
h same caps similar thoughts MAY
also be found. and i seems to each
a that destiny is leading the march
immediately after the first command
has been given. Love. interests. fears,
all disappear a. tho mer march along.
Women and children delight in
watching the soldiers march by. but
the men are just as proud OF doing
the marching. individuality disap-
pears; the men no longer think ~
u but speak only Of we" and
their courage and determination in-
crease as they advance. Those who
have not served with The color>. who
have not marched through some own
rifle in hand. have missed one of the
greatest sensations which come to
mankind. although each man knows
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AS they went through the gate to the rolling of the drums ad the merry notes of the bugl.

Bure,te enjoyed the refreshing
drught, bat remarked:
"A glass of beer would taste better"
Anything else you'd like?" asked
Gaspard.
Two minutes later the train pulled
into large station. and Gaspard. al
ways on the lookout. discovered a
small key OF beer on the platform.
Miracles like this have been known to
happen, There was neither name nor
address on the key, so Gaspard took it
tor granted that it had no owner. Call
ing Noreau to his assistance he plac d
the kns In the car while no office was
in sight,
NJ. Posse, who was a sergeant, pro-
tested.
no, Gaspard, don't do il, This is
robbery"
der you're a sergeant only "A SER
gcant could talk such rot"
With his bayonet he tried To- pierce
the thick wood Of the key.
"hoppery. On a state rallway WHAT
Is the state? Why, we are the state.
Therefore, travelling ON our own rail-
Nay whatever | find belongs to us.
Come on, pals, bring over your cups"
Burettc passed his over and so did
the others, but the journalist thought
a word Of apology to NJ, Fosse was In
order.
Wa is war; II would probably be
lost anyway"
"Oh. don't bother" said Gaspard.
"Drink and I'll M again, and don't In
t~crfere."
There were three drinks Of beer for
every man In the car, but ~unfOrtu-
nately about One-third OF the contents
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OF the keg Was spilled on the floor.
Verify. this was the life!
Their only source Of worry was their
destination. Where were they going?
To the east or Ia the north? All agreed
that 1t must he the north. but later on
they changed their minds and decided
for the east. The train wen around
Paris and through the suburbs Of
Champigny.
Heavy set and stout territorials
were guarding the bridges, and many
amusing remarks were called out to
them from the train.
Hello. George. How goes il: Don't
worry"
When il came time TO eat the men
divided among themselves their sup
plies OF sardines. hard boiled eggs,
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Almost stl,petied ny the realization
of the immediate danger the soldiers,
after their day and "A half spent in the
cattle cars, remained silent. The rcri-
m"nt dIsemharked IN a platform with
out a light in a country unknown to
the men. and of which they only knew
that II las "rhc %rronScr." With
mouths half open the men raised their
eyes t" the shy, where only "A few pale
stars could hc seen. \ slrangc weird
wine MAS blowing through the high
lup.Hrs and the distant horizon
oem"d one long black line intercepted
by "A hlS hill which seemed like a
wall h"l.nd which . the enemy.
Without II whisper the men moved
on, They passed over "A river ON n
bridge well mined and carefully
HUardtd' Thcy h proceeded along
the bank, carefully. mysteriously. two
10y two Here WIS war in all it's
Tragedy. AIR, Fosse marched
along hravely without n whisper or
even \ murmur, he was beginning 10
do his duty. The men from Normandy
cam" ~drdeglne along. their careful in
siirct warned them Of the danger
Rnre,ie was thinking of his wife; II
O'Clock at Night, the nour at which
he genera ly ave her his GOODNIGHT
kiss and Gaspnrd followed
along with the are free step of the
Partisan wondering, Where to- What
does it all moan?'
The regiment went tlrough twn viii
mees, nj well prepared for de-
frnsivc purposes. with old ha, wagons
and carts barring onc-ha,f Of the road.
Patrols Of Dragons passed them re-
peatcdly and the infantry mon were
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rather see them and 20; through with
them. Believe mo. tn" first alboch"
SCI I'll get, and I'm not going to ask
him If he's 4 mcmber of Parliament
or If he's cot any reference. I'll lose
." time. iak' O., from me"
Il wa Nith these parting words
tlt, hc 49, foot upon the beautiful
land of Lorraine.
His words, however. JAILED E" receive
the reward they deserved. Tie voice
Of an officer came out of the shadow:
silence. damn you, This j. no time
for jokes. Wen got -hot down Ike
rabbits"
Rabbits. murmurcd Mo-
reau. well. were really in for i;
. th.y' re right here" waiting for
me-
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What kind NJ sugar have YOU g,
for your Coffee" queried Burette.
Il suppose my lord would like son
special brand"
And how about brandy? Have t
got any brandy in this n horse t,O.
Have you seen any Of the natives
mo. but I'm going to explore.
As Gaspard Mas going ou' Eur,..
called him back.
Don't forget tina, If YOU in1 4 sn.
little girl"
'lll keep her for my self"
Gaspard made his coffee. Two npI..
later he made soup for the compar
and later on he cooked the ove..n.
meal. The next day he did the SAM
The regiment was encamped 70"
meters from the Meuse, in = poor 1T:
village OF Lorraine, with fiat topp
houses, the roofs OF which seemed ,
have been patched up with tiles o..
many descriptions by ineAper!enc ,
hands. The houses along the roo.
seemed 10 have been placed any O,
Way, regardless OF symmetry. r..
belfry of the church seemed abou, ,
collapse. while the church itself A..
peared To- he the work Of a child tryir.
it's hand at architecture. The WI.
place seemed lamentably deserted az
and the approaching m!sto'
tunes recalled all tina; this country na
suffered In days gone by.
Forever war rsv.ced. this ,rov
mas grown accuston,d :, A., ,Lr,
an INVASION as another dis,r;c,
enc.. +, stnr,n and t,rn,or ~
the en.mv tho ,h.ht,.,,. .,
surnriso wh,n ,ba, A., .,, .
ari,,,I,v ,nn,. T,n ,,u"S
hastily rcbul,, as tb,ugh >, w
pared to GO down again a. ,b. SUM-,
notice. Tn. irhnLi,.nt. .r. -
and rcsjvr.d AMI ,rn -
come fru,n NOR. fo,,n,... ,.
capn,, ,,,.l.rs.a,s ,,..Ir
,an.s q, ,hos. nnr,s
cause ,ba, h,ra -. y,
roaa,. "' ~
c.s,,,3 ~
an. ,,ar 'rN -"''- "'''
Ymtuo .io'"er' Gaining Tor ~ =
." po'a'oes an" "'her pror's'o''
"ne 'o' "f ofA'es; It's a PR:
mean uea! I" nave to go ont and hci.
!, 'na. n'no OF !o'"ts'
nut ms remarks found u" r's''Hs'
Tor ms comrades had been taken aoNn
to the banks Of the river 10y the Gap.
tam. wh" was putting them 'hr'u-
a morning drill just as in time o. pcAre
\ general order To that effect ''",
been issued to the entire regimen, hW
capt fuche had such - quie' a"D
peaceful way Of carrying il nut '"t'
MS interesting personality Is worth,
"t more careful description.
The Colonel and the other o., =.
had during the past five da,, ,as
uutHpoken in their patriotic r,,t ~
had never lost an opportrri,y ', -.
liver a stirring war sr.,cch Tho ca,
tain, on the contrary had rc,er mad.
n reference wha,soeycr ia IN. VA
He was going tbcre -.
slightest hesitation. but saw D., r.,
son for stirring speeches 10 Vas r .
a lawyer, but a Captain. a,i ,,tor,
thinking OF the battle ~ which %.
and his men knew ro,hi,c h.. Eye
thought WAS Of his du,y ,n SOC ~,
his men were we'll fed AVID w..
trained. He V thought o, sa,.rs
Soldiers your countr,
glory the flag sacrifice
bloodshed :" No: his idea u7s -
say to his men; "My boys, are vow
rations satisfactory? Are tho p1','N''
we'll cooked: Have all the u'or 70
ceived their reserve supply - pro
visions?"
As a matter ~ fact n. &C. 'uds
wa. not understood. The Frc.p 20
pie love stirring speeches. thu, -
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often compelled to dodge quickly aside
to avoid the hoofs of the horses.
Moreau complained:
This is worse than "a nightmare,
lodging these fools on their horses"
Weary and tired. the men lost all
desire to exchange any impressions.
After three hours of quick marching
through the darkness of the night
these men gave no more thought to
tho invisible enemy. but only 10 their
feet aud their backs and the wonder
fu' rest to come.
81 don't believe it," said Gaslard
dragging his feet. 'They must have
al run awa.. Wen lie in Berlin to-
morrow morning"
Are YOU tired?' asked Capt. Puche.
Me? oh. no. I'm not tired.
! just said that to say something"
But at the break Of dawn. when the
regiment finally came to a halt in a
small village and the men were sent
to s.eep in haylofts. Caspard threw
himself down on the hay without part
!nc with his rife or any other part of
his equipment. and payGg no atten-
ton whatsoever to the protests of the
others.
Il. "'", '"Ns So"'
' MI ,h', m 'pu
should worry. There. he's already be-
u To snore'"
,o "a rmnh ",
,. m"' Wv = '''"''''''''
'' 80" ms
win nv ,i,h,l,m ru aa.
~, .'-1'''r
him"
This didn't v,rr, GoSu.rd n. WAS
dreaming Of his sroils and -, M, Uue
Ge Ia Gate win Io.n siubs ip,er.
rup,.L here aud ,h.ro Ia. an. az ,u,o
words.
After tvo h,,,rs az re-, .ho men
were ordered out ny the co,one'
81 should worry ,h,,. tha c,l,ncl"
said Gasnrd.
THE Hrs. one who bothers me" said
Morea,I. will bc so,r,. for il. II fire
my whni, CONTINENT right sun.,. IN
TN. c.n,-. 81 his law"
It's bad enough as i, ia said
Buret,c. "Thcy would de- better "a
serve us a cup of chocolate"
And other an TO dat. jmprove.
ments." added Gnspard.
NJ. Fosse. his hair fun Of hay and
half asleep himself. tried "a mIi,, the
men.
Come on. boys. II, reasonable.
Wen have to make some coffee.
Where's Gaspard?"
'Gaspard, he's snoring ike a steam
engine"
II am surprised nj you. Gaspard-
q Parisian."
AN don, talk ahon, p.ris. wh,,
Il, v,, krnu aho,,, I,ris, In pari,
whom yo,,',e asloen ,boy 10, ,nu o,nrn
In paris there's no scrpean, IN worry
yo, In u.,I $50. - pa,,,
Will. here you're treated Ike a Md
Of ra,,'e Believe mo his ia No Mac.
ia talk Of Poris"
Some luains,orm, Rut for cha
.l,yo ~ God we're at war"
II should worry. Good pirb,.
Attention."
Tn, Captain stuck his head throu,h
the door.
as Gaspard here?"
present, Hero I am"
Wei. IT'S I'm 10 Won 10 give MS .oms
good coffee"
Sure Capta!n!"
And bring some 10 me"
Understood"
And some 10 tho I%.ieutenant
Don't worry; they'll all get it,"
The Captain disappeared. NJ. Fosse
remarked:
when it's the Captain"
Gsspard looked him straight In the
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/" Berlin" Berlin Good luck"
Buck up" Kill az many as you can
and come back quick"
The CUloEels wife, still staring
through her lorgnette, threw more
flowers toward the train and a lieu
tenant caught the last bouquet as he
was jumping into his compartment,
The locomotive whistle was heard
once again in a last and ardent fare
well to Normandy. The station master
stood on the platform waving his flag.
Suddenly a merry voice was heard.
singing loudly a we'll known tune,
the same song concerning the station
masters wife at which an employee
" days < had taken offence. 1t
was Gaspard on his way to the front.
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Before the war there was nothing
quite so dull and lugubrious AS IA long
string Of cattle cars moving along a
railway IN France, nut the war made
of these ugly cars a sight which filled
with enthusiasm every citizen OF the
republic. Women az level crossings
acclaimed them. The inscription. writ
ten in chalk by the soldiers, 'EXcur-
sion train for Berlin" amused every
one and the soldiers never missed an
opportunity to hail with a cheering
salute the women of France who came
10 see them 90 by. Good morning,
Marie'' "iow goes it. Margot?" the
soldiers would cry, and in reply the
m would wave frantically hand
k'rchicfs or scarfs and throw flowers
into the passing a + In this way the
regiments going to the frontier passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03

H. d. Mack left for Chicago last
night on business.
An excursion train of six coaches
on the B., c. r. & n, leaving Daven-
port at this morning for Cedar Rap
ids, was derailed this side of Upton
by spreading rails and six passengers
were injured.
June Charles Kennedy, son of
Samuel Kennedy of Andalusia, COM
mitted suicide last night by shooting
himself with revolver.
The Rock Island baseball nine di-
vided double-header at Muscatine
Saturday, winning 10 to and losing
3 to 5.
A. H. Wendt of Port Byron spent
Sunday with his parents in this city.
J. X. Groom has disposed of his in
terests in the Moline Dispatch to his
partners, P. S. McGlynn and W. F.
Eastman.
June captain W T Channon of
the Rodman Rifles announced at the
drill last night that he had been in
structed TO recruit the company to so,
there being only So men now enrolled.
To Hugh Mcdonald belongs the
credit of hooking the largest fish ever
caught off the island Of Rock Island,
his prize being a black bass weigh
ing eight pounds. Mr.. Mcdonald is
a member of the Rock Island Fishing
club.
June 3-Tomorrow at Harper's the
atre occurs the graduating exercises
of the public schools of Rock Island.