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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
What's The Matter With Farming!

The Federal Farm Loan Board has
been attacking fundamentals. It's
members have been attempting to find
out whats the matter with farming.
With that end in view, they have
Travelled far and wide, examining into
conditions in different parts of the
country. Following the personal ex-
animation Of conditions in different
parts of the country, the Board has re-
turned to Washington and has been
getting down TO brass tacks" in MAX
ing arrangements for the organization
OF local loan associations throughout
the country. The work has pro
crossed to such an extent that local
organizations are now being formed
and arrangements are being perfected
TO that actual farmers will in a short
time be able to get money at six per
cent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
FOR CHRISTMAS.

Here is an easy way out of the diff
Guilty of selecting a Christmas gift for
that friend or relative. or the son or
Give them subscription to the
LEADER. They will be reminded of
you 81 times during the year. Each
week they will receive a chronicle OF
the weeks event There is no gift
more appropriate: and at a reasonable
expense. A weekly letter to them
would cost as much.
Your gift may include a wears sub
scription to four popular magazines
for % cents extra
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

The population of the United States
is 102,OO0,OOO.
Practise wise economy and fool the
food cormorants.
AS war becomes more efficient il
becomes more barbarous.
By being reelected president, Mr.
Wilson will get free Thanksgiving tur-
keys for four years. To him that hath
shall be given
The effort to smash corner in eggs
suggests the old feat of taking quart
measure and trying to smash an egg
in the corner.
1t isn't that the American people
object to being extravagant in buying
their fOod-what they're kicking on is
being compelled to be-
Probably President Wilson can be-
gin his new term happily without Will
lam J. Bryan's blessing, but if it is
unavoidable let him take it like man!
Many a man who pretends to be
looking for work looks the wrong way
Cheer Up! The bullion value of the
cents in your pockets must have in
creased considerably with copper UP
to 50 cents a pound
Gold to the amount of $4,000, OOU
more was withdrawn from the New
York Sub-Treasury for shipment to
Argentina. Argentina, apparently, is
building up some trade in the United
States.
The Villa bandits, while on their
way to attack some town, never seem
to find it necessary to pass through
the camp of the American expedition
A mans headache seems a lot worse
when he had no fun acquiring it.
In keeping with the high price OF
things, and probably due to the war
mistletoe will be expensive this year
costing about so cents pound How
ever. very small sprig of it is suffi-
cient
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
THE WHITEHOUsE DOME.

The famous dome of the white
and steel painted white to resemble
marble 1t has been torn down and
rebuilt larger twice, as additions to the
building made it look out Of proper
ton. The last time the dome was
rebuilt was in 1850 The original
dome was of marble, but marble is
too heavy for the present dome, be-
cause of its great size.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
NOVELTIES IN u. S.
American Souvenir and Favor
Manufacturers Aided by War.
FOREIGNERS be EXPERT WORK
New York Corporation Which Strug-
sled For Years Against Unequal Com
petition With Europeans Enlarges
Force by Employing Women From
France and Germany.

New York-The curtailment of Eu7
ropean imports resulting from the war
has forced Americans to engage in
scores of indust ries they would have
been content TO leave to Europeans. 1t
is one OF Americas important benefits
from Europe's misfortune.
One new industry is the manufac-
tire Of novelties-the paper fiubdubs
used for souvenirs and favOrs. A New
York corporation which struggled for
years against unequal competition
with Europeans has enlarged its force
by bringing from France and Germa-
ny several hundred women expert in
ma king novelties. That company now
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Now the bakers are looking to con-
gress for relief. And why shouldn'
they? If congress can make an eight
it make eight cent loaves of bread for
bakers Sure, congress can do any
thing And it might help us farmers
little. too. by making summer
months OF September and November.
then we would always be sure of a
corn crop. no matter how little spring
we get-Fennimore Times.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
Don't Let Skin Troubles Spread.

Red, pimply skin that itches and
burns is embarrassing, and gets worse
if neglected. Bad skin is a social
handicap and constant sourse of
worry. Correct it at once with DIR.
Hobson's Eczema Ointment This heal
ing ointment kills the germ, soothes
the irritation and quickly restores
your skin to normal For babies suff-
ering the tortures of eczema, or for
grown-ups who have long fought
chronic skin ailments. DR.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment is guaranteed
remedy. At your Druggist, soc. 2
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

IAOtO Dy AlnSIlCdn fT6SS ASSOCldllOH.
AwoRKER IN AN AME ICAN NOVELTY SHOP.
supplies most of the novelties used In
this country. It's output is. worth sew
eral hundred thousand dollars a year.
Joseph Reichel, manager of Kan
sas City hotel, purchased In this city
$4,000 worth of souvenirs and favors
to be given guests.
american made novelties are as
good as those imported from Europe
before the war" Mr.. Reichel said.
when importations stopped makers
here tried American girls in their
shops, but they were not SO rapid as
French and German workers and the
quality Of their product was not SO
high. So the manufacturers brought
hundreds of French and Germans to
New York for the work. For obvious
reasons they put the French in one
room and the Germans * another"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

profits from the bodies and souls of
the European nations, and the time
has come, as Robert w. Service relates
must pay the bill'' Many proposals
have been laid before Congress, and
an attempt is being made in many
directions to get at the root of the
evils and difficulties.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Wisconsin is the leading dairy state
of the union. The total value of all
dairy products in Wisconsin amounts
to $20,000,000 more than all the gold
mined in California, Nevada, Colorado
and Alaska. The total output of but
ter and cheese for 1915 amounted to
S93,0O0,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Housewives In all parts Of the coun-
try are declaring boycotts on butter
and eggs If they stick to their agree
ment not to use either of these articles
until prices go down, food spectators
are bound to give up and release the
products they are holding from the
market to make the prices rise.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Hosts of young men are reckless be-
cause they believe that by and by they
can be what they will Hosts of old
men are hopeless because it seems i'm
possible that they can ever be any
thing but what they are Both are
wrong.-Phillips Brooks.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Do your Christmas shopping now.
Look over the special Christmas sup
plement and buy from the advertisers.
They are progressive merchants who
have the ability and the stock on hand
You will make no mistake if you trade
with them.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Living on forty cents a day may be
practicable, as the Chicago "diet
squad" is demonstrating; but, with
all this Democrats prosperity, why
should it be necessary?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Well, anyhow the Red Cross Christ
mas seals haven't gone up in price.
And postage stamps cost the same.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

Lawrence S. Kelley of Mayville has
announced his candidacy for the office
of county judge of Dodge county.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

If the present cold weather and
snow continues, sleighing, skating and
other winter sports will soon be in
full swing
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
Elgin Butter Market.

ElgiD, ILL.,, Dec 9-Al1 sales of but
ter her on Saturday were at SIC, a
drop Of Sc from last week
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

The date of the Wisconsin State
Fair for 1917 has been set for Sept
9-16.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

THE LEADER Bureau.
IT, hington, ID. c. Dec. IL, 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-20
APPENDIX SHOWS SUSSEX
HIT WITHOUT WARNING

The appendix to the note. under the
caption, Statement of Facts in Sussex
Case Accompanying Note to German Gov
ernment of April 1S, 1916" follows:
The French Channel steamer Sussex
employed regularly in passenger service
between the ports of F'olkstone. England.
and Dieppe. France, as 1t had been for
years (French Foreign Of1ce). left Folke-
stone for Dieppe at :25 p. M, March "a,
1916, with 325 or more passengers and
crew of SO men. Declaration of Captain
Mouffett. Rear Admiral Grassets report).
The passengers. among whom were about
% American citizens Telegram London
Embassy. March 20, and Paris Embassy.
March rs and 28), were of several ma
tionalities and many of them were women
and children, and nearly half Of them sub
jects of neutral States. (Report OF Com
mander Sayles and Lieutenant Smith
Rear Admiral Grasset's report). The Sus-
sex carried no armament (French Foreign
Office; report of Commander Sayles and
Lieutenant Smith affidavits of American
passengers) has never been employed as
a troop ship. and was following route
not used for transporting troops from
Great Britain to France. British Ad-
miralty statement: French Foreign
Oftice).
STEAMED SOUTH ON SMOOTH SEA.
The steamer proceeded on it's course al
most due south after passing DunEeness.
Declaration Of Captain Mouffett). The
weather was clear and the sea smooth.
(Affidavlts of Edna Hale. John II. Hear
ley, Gertrude W. Warren). At 1850 d. M,
when the Sussex was about 13 miles from
Dungeness declaration or Captain Mouf-
fett), the ts.ptain OF the vessel, who was
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and there is no statement thst Il came
to the surface after the attack
Departments comment-The conclu-
sion was reached that the submarine Was
submerged from the fact that no one on
the Sussex saw n submarine though the
weather was fine
te) No warning was eiveu and no at
tempt was made TO give one, since Il is
not mentioned.
Departments comment--The evidence
collected shows afirmatlve1y no warning
was given.l
(f) A sketch by the submarine cons
mander of the steamer which he ter
pedoed. does not agree with photograph
of the Sussex in the London Graphic.
departments comment-This sketch
was apparently made from memory OF an
observation of the vessel through a peril
scope. AS the only difference noted by
the commander, who relied on his memory,
were the position Of the smokestack and
the shape of the stern, II is 10 be Pre-
sumed the vessels were similar In other
respects.l
(g) No other German submarines on
that day attacked steamers IN that local.
ity.
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Smiths reports. cabIed April q and is)
The screws used in French and English
torpedoes have no rnarkingsi and are Of
slightly different size Same reports)
Furthermore, the American officers were
able by comparison and close examina-
tion 70 positively identify and locate all
the remaining 18 pieces Of metal as parts
OF German torpedo, as follows:
Fragment q, part Of inner seat Of water
relief valve OF engine valve.
Fragments 4 and s, punto bands Of en-
gine room casing.
Fragments to 10 Inclusive and H.
parts Of engine cylinders
Fragments IL, 1S, H. 10 parts Of steel
warhead still bearing the distinctive red
paint common to German torpedo war
heads. tReport of Lieutenant Smith
cabled April 81
In view of these authenticated facts
there can be no reasonable doubt that the
! Sussex was torpedoed and that the torpedo
was Of German manufacture. As no
vessel was seen by any person on the
Sussex, the conclusion is irresistible that
the torpedo was launched without warning
from q submarine which was submerged
at the time of the attack and remained
beneath the surface after the explosion.
The conclusion thus reached from the
evidence (the afndavits being those Of
American citizens) collected by the De-
partment OF state is substantiated by the
statement In the Imperial Governments
note of April 10, 1916. According to those
statements:
(a) A German submarine torpedoed a
steamer IA miles southeast Of Bull Rock
Bank.
Departments comment-the point Of
attack is exactly in the course which was
taken by the Sussex after passing Dunge-
ness and about / Y miles from the place
where the captain of the Sussex states
he was torpedoed1
(b) The attack took place at S:55
o'clock p. M. Central European time.
Departments comment--3:55 p. m.
Central European time would correspond
to 2;55 D. m. Western European time
The time Of the striking of the torpedo,
according TO the captain of the Sussex
and the stopping of the clocks on board
the vessel, was $3.50 y. m Western tlme1
WRECKED IN SAME FASHION.
(c) The torpedo, when 1t struck, caused
an explosion which tore away the whole
foreship UP to The bridge.
departments comment-The forepart
of the Sussex was wrecked as far back
as the first water-tight bulkhead, accord
ing to the official reports.
(d) The German submarine was sub
merged when the torpedo was launched,
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on the bridge, saw about $50 metres from
the ship, on the port side, the wake of n
torpedo. Declaration OF Captain Mouf-
fett). 1t was also seen very clearly by
the first officer and the boatswain. who
were with the captain on the bridge. Gre
port of Rear Admiral Grasset).
Immediately the captain gave orders to
port the helm and stop the starboard en-
gine declaration of Captain Mouffett),
the purpose being to swing the vessel to
starboard SO as to dodge the torpedo by
allowing 1t to pass along the port bow
on line converging with the altered
course of the steamer. Before however,
the vessel could be turned far enough to
avoid crossing the course of the torpedo
the latter struck the hull at an angle a
short distance forward of the bridge, ex-
ploded, destroyed the entire forward part
of the steamer as far back as the first
watertight bulllhead, carried away the
foremast with the wireless antennae and
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thus repeatedly permitted
Of
this limitation submarine commanders essy
ignored
begerent
ownership constantly increasing numbers Sometimes the merchantmen
attacked without
become that they
in noncombatants
Of the 1,nsa so onnot but regard as vanon and without the
of all kinds nation
lying of
destroyed month by month"; until the
omnous toll has mounted into the hundreds
Patience of he United States End
Uni States has been very patient At every stage
sought be
of the extraordinary circumstances
guided
given in
entire sincerity and good faith and has hoped even against nope %
order and control the
cips humanity embodied in the
willing wait until the
Imperial
has become painfully evident to
80 S .s % sor ~ Tho vessls ened and the very methods Of
of
ongestablh nconrovertbe rights of
and the sacred mmuniies of noncombatants
o relentless
humanity
the conclusion that there but one course can pursue
Immediately
of its present methods warfare against
but feels constrained to take in behalf Of humanity and the rights of
nations.
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killed or injured about 80 OF the persons
on board Declaration Of Captain Mouf-
j fett report Of Rear Admiral Grasset de-
position Of Henry s. Beer). AZ the time
I no other vessel was In sight. (Afdavits
Of Samuel F. Bemis, r. w. Culbertson,
John H. Heariey and others).
The approach Of the torpedo was wit
messed by several other persons on the ves-
| sell (Afidavits Of Samuel f. Bems, Henry
s. Beer, Gertrude w. warren). One Of
these, an American citizen named Henry
$. Beer, was leaning on the port rail, about
10 feet behind the bridge and gazing sea-
ward when he saw the approaching tor
pedo about 100 yards away, and exclaimed
TO his wife and companion, "a torpedo 20
Immediately following his exclamation
the missile struck the vessel. Dispositions
of Henry S, Beer and Mrs. Henry S.
Beer).
SHARP CHANGE IN COURSE
In further corroboration of the fact that
the captain saw the torpedo coming
toward the vessel Is the sworn statement
OF the engineers on duty that the order
! to port the helm and IN ston the star.
board engine was received and obeyed.
Qeport of Admiral Grasset) No reason.
able explanation can be given for this
unusual order other than that the cap.
tain saw something which caused him TO
change his course sharply to starboard.
In addition to this evidence, which
would in itself appear to be conclusive,
that the agent of destruction was n tor
pedo is that of Lieutenant Smith, United
States Navy, attached to the American
Embassy at Paris who, accompanied by
Major Logan, United States Army, of
the Embassy, went 20 Boulogne, inspected
the hull of the Sussex and personally
found beneath the mass of water-soaked
debris of the wreck Is pieces of metal,
m gi 40
they did not believe the pieces formed
part of the vessel
The inspection of the hull disclosed
that the vessel was wrecked by an ex.
ternal explosion, tho boilers being intact.
and that n short distance forward of the
bridge was a large dent, showing that
the vessel had received a heavy blow, the
direction of impact being from abaft the
beam along line at an acute angle with
the keel of the vessel. Weport of Lieu.
tenant Smith, cabled April ~ This evi.
dence comedies with and corroborates the
statement that the vessel was swinging
to starboard and away from the torpedo
whom struck.
The pieces of metal which the American
officers had collected were compared by
Lieutenant Smith, Lieutenant Commander
Sayles and Major Logan with mines and
plans of mines in possession of the French
naval authorities at Boulogne Rochefort
and Toulon, and British naval authori.
ties at Portsmouth. These officers are
positive in their opinion that these pieces
of metal were not parts of a mine. (Rp.
port Of Lieutenant Smith, cabled April
and 81
GERMAN MARKS ON BOLTS.
Among these Is pieces of metal were
two screw bolts showing the effects of an
explosion which were stamped with TX"
and $50" on faces Of the head of one
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GERMAN MARKS ON BOLTS.

Among these Is pieces of metal were
two screw bolts showing the effects of an
explosion which were stamped with TX"
and $50" on faces Of the head of one
and TX" and "5s" on faces of the head
of the other Examining German tor
pedoes in the possession of the French
naval authorities at Toulon and of the
English naval authorities at Portsmouth
the American officers found that identical
screws with the letter TX" and a number
were employed to fasten the "warhead"
RopD to the air chamber. Qieutenant
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-10-26
MANY FORGOTTEN
TARIFF PROMISES

When the Underwood tariff law was sign
ed Mr.. Underwood. in a published inter-
view at Washington, said:
This bill will do four things:
First, it will reduce the cost of living.
Second, it will not disturb the business
of the country.
Third, it will increase our foreign trade.
Fourth, it will collect revenues SUN.
cient to run the government"
Not one Of these promises has been fu,-
filled. The cost of living instead of going
down, has gone up. From October 4, 1918.
the Underwood law ran and was glorifed
until August l, 1914. when half the world
springing into arms revolutionized the eco
nomic condition of the entire globe.
In those 10 months, and with the Under
wood law in operation, the rate of duty was
about 1852 per cent, and imports increased
above the previous corresponding period by
$101,977,779, and exports sank by $685..
SSS,363.
The phophecy of an increased foreign
trade is nullfed by the figures showing
that up to the beginning of the European
war; Notwithstanding the large increase in
imports, the net shrinkage in volume of
foreign business was $56.91O,564.
The last prophecy was that the Under
wood bill would collect revenues sufficient
to run the government
1t was to that bill, as signed by the Pres
ident on the evening of October 2. 1919
that the Democracy pinned its faith. It
was Of that bill that Senator Simmons said
on June 10, 1914:
There will be no change in the present
tariff during this administration"
1T was of that bill that Representative
Underwood said on the same day:
IF Congress should attempt to change
the tariff provisions relating to sugar. or
any other item in the present tariff law.
President Wilson would veto the measure
in whatever form it might appear. talked
with the President today"
1t was of that bill that Secretary Red
field said on the same day:
"The Press of the country could do no
greater service than to emphasize the fact
that there will be no change in anv featura
of the tariff laws while President Wilson Is
in Office. I talked with the President to-
day."
1t was of that bill that President Wilson
said on December 8, 1915:
"The Underwood Simmons Act Is not IN
the slightest degree a failure"
In the year 1915 customs revenues fell
$109,1O4,723 below those of 1919. and q
renewal of the war-revenue act was made.
The committee said in their report
This act was enacted as an emergencv
measure to cover the reductions of reyenue.
due mainly to the loss of customs receipts
caused by the disturbing conditions result.
ing from the war in Europe"
For the year ending July, 1915, the GUS
toms receipts fell off as compared with 1914
to the amount Of $1O7, ,O25,174. This makes
for the fiscal years of 1914, 1915 and 1919
total loss of customs revenue of s242.-
7Ol,27S, and yet during these years there
has been total increase of importations
above 1913 by the sum of s33O,O23,275.