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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
FRENCH WIN LOST
Lines NEAR VAUX
Germans Driven from Part Of
CdiIIett2 Wood.

London, April 4.-With the recent
violent offensive by the Ge, lans east
of the Meuse lapsing into compara-
tive quiet, the French forces east of
the river launched a violent attack
between Douaumont and VauX and re-
gained part of the ground IL the Gail
lette wood lost to the Germans Sun
day.
New batteries of large caliber have
been moved up closer to the French
front and the German infantry has
been rested and reorganized
Fighting continued all night in the
Verdun region east of the Meuse, be-
tween Douaumont and Vaux The is
sue turned generally, .he war office
announcement says, in ia yor of the
French, who gained ground in the
northern part of the Caillette wood,
which was occupied by the Germans
Sunday
In Sundays fighting the Germans
heightened their front of attack to
about three kilometers 1.-TWO miles).
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
GERHARD TO RETAIN POST.
Denies Report That He VIII Resign
to Run for Governor of
New York.

Berlin, April flames w. Gerard,
the American ambassador, states that
he was asked by friends and by the
Democratic party to run for governor
of New York" says the Overseas News
agency. "He considers it his duty,
however, to stay in Berlin during the
war" A Berlin cable dispatch said
Mr. Gerard had issued statement
denying that he intended to resign and
run for governor of New York, but did
not say Mr.. Gerard had stated he had
been asked to become candidate
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
WALKS 1000 MILES TO
REGAIN HIS HEALTH
When Doctors Seem to Be Giving Up
Hope He Handles Own Case and
Resorts to Walking.

Davenport, Ia.-Robert Sindt, thirty
breakdown last fall. The doctors did
not hold out much hope for him. He
is a pretty good sized man when in
robust health, but his weight had drop
ped to 135 pounds.
9TH doctor my own case and fresh
air will be my first prescription" de-
cided Sindt.
So be started walking. Not to any
destination in particular, but just jog
ging along as far as he felt like going
every day. He started to walk in Au-
gust. Recently he arrived at San Diego,
Cal. having walked 1884 miles in that
time.
with the accompanying exercise, has
worked wonders, and his weight has
gone up fifteen pounds. It's all solid
bone and muscle, too, now.
Sindt has become devotee of walk
ing and has started out on new trip
to Washington He pays his own way
and adopts none of the minor CRAFTS
usually employed by professional pc
destrians.
While on his long jaunt Sindt made
study of the effects of various foods,
and he has arrived at the conclusion
that the old fashioned staple-beans-
just about tops the list in the way of
affording nutriment. He drinks great
deal Of water every day. He sleeps in
the open air most of the time
Sindt has averaged 1873 miles every
day since he started on his health
pilgrimage.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
WOULD LIVE WHERE
She KILLED HUSBAND
Woman Longs For tine Cabin In
Maryland Mountains Instead
of a City Home.

Frederick, Md want to 90 back
There I can be more alone than any
place | know. / want to take my chill
dren up there and be alone with them
In the woods"
This is the expressed desire of Mrs.
Elolse Young English. who recently In
this same mountain cabin sfot and
killed her husband to protect herself
and their children from his anger.
"There are lot Of chickens up there.
and the property Is big" she said as
if to convince herself that her plan
vas practicable 81 believe that l
could get along very nicely though
do not expect to be happy again. I
have never had ray of sunshine since
l married, and surely do not hope for
any now"
That Mrs. English has been COM
pletely exonerated from blame is
shown in the attitude of Thomas Dunn
English. the only son of the dead man
by former wife. Mr.. English has Of
fered to take his stepmother back to
his own home In Brooklyn.
Dunn has been awfully nice to me-"
said Mrs. English. "He begged me to
go to New York to live with him. But
l don't want to go. 1 appreciate his
offer, but don't want to be under OBJ
legations to anybody.
IF it had been only myself I would
not have shot Arthur. When he want
ed to be he could be as nice as any
body could wish. But there were so
many times that his temper would snap
In an instant and / was afraid of him.
l knew at these moments he was per-
fectly capable Of killing my children" :"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
LOSES LIFE POSING IN BOAT
Indiana Bank Cashier Falls Overheard
and Is Drowned.

Peru, Ind, April Al. Sparks
Charles, TWENTY-FIVE years old, cashier
of the State .,k at Mexico, five miles
north of Furu, was drowned in Eel
river
He and Webster Edwards were boat
riding. Charles asked to have his pic
ture taken in the middle of the stream
after leaving Edwards on the bank.
The cashier rowed to the middle and
while getting ready to pose for his
photograph, he fell into the water.
Edwards attempted to save Charles
but failed. The body was recovered
two hours later.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
JOBS FOR THE MILlTIAMEN
National Guard Wins Place on u. 8.
Army Staff.

Washington, April 4.-By a vote of
35 to 80 the senate adopted the Cum
Minis amendment to the Chamberlain
army bill establishing a national
guard section of the general staff to
consist of five officers appointed by
the president. The vote, the first yet
taken in connection with the senate
army bill, was victory for the ma
tional guard supporters. The military
affairs committee strongly opposed
the amendment.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of
the senate military affairs committee,
threatened to make complaint to the
war department against officers who
have been overzealous in lobbying for
their own preparedness plans.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
DUTCH SOLDIERS
ARE MODELLING
Secretary Lansing Reports War
Move by Holland.
ALLIES APPLYING PRESSURE

Great Excitement in Netherlands
Over the Torpedoing of the Tu-
bantia and Paienbang-Dutcn Par
.iament Is Assemb!ed-Large Store
of Wheat Ordered from U. S.
Washington, April 4-Secretary
Lansing announces that the state de-
partment has official knowle dge that
Holland is mobiiizing troops in addi-
ton to those which have been kept in
a state of preparedness since the war
started
Officials Of the state department do
not regard the meeting of the parlia-
ment of The Netherlands as impor-
tant. Officials were more concerned
over the mobilization orders. The un
official opinion is that the excitement
In Holland is traceable directly to the
sinking of the Palembang and the Tu-
bantia
A high foreign diplomat says that
neither Germany nor Holland would
go to war over the Tubantia and Pa
lembang cases.
Allies Bringing Pressure to Bear.
The Hague, April 4.-Reports that
the allies have brought pressure to
bear upon Holland to take acticn de-
rogatory to the commercial interests
of Germany have caused much un-
easiness.
In an effort to allay this feeling,
the minister of foreign affaires has
authorized a statement that Hollands s
relations with all foreign powers are
favorable.
Hollands reserves Of wheat have
become particularly exhausted, and
the government is planning To buy
100000 tons extra in the United
States.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
Aoed Man Burned to Death.

Madison, Ind, April 4-Hiram
Richardson, seventy-one years old
who said he was walking from Evans
vile to the Soldiers home at Marion
was burned to death when trapped in
the attic of the home of Mrs. Della
AGRA near Madison, where he had
been given lodging.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
SOLDIERS RIOT IN WINNIPEG
Scores Injured in Battle of Police and
Civilians with Troops.

Winnepeg, Manitoba, April 4.-Win-
nipeg was in control of the military
authorities as a result of seven hours
of rioting Saturday night and Sunday,
during which many soldiers and civ
ilianswere injured. The police arrest
ed a soldier, and this precipitated a
fight, which was taken up by both
civilians and soldiers 1t was neces-
sary for the cavalry, with drawn
swords, to clear the streets Sunday
before order was restored
Four soldiers and one civilian were
sent to the hospital, one in a critical
condition. Scores of men received
minor injuries from batons of police.
Every window and several doors of
the Rupert Street Police Station were
smashed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
FED APRICOTS TO HOGS.
Fruit Market Was GIutted and In That
Way Francis Used His.


Way Francis Used His.
Pomona, CaL-Apricot ham is the
latest novelty in this community. c..
c. Francis. who has a ranch near here,
Is the producer. Last summer his apri-
cot crop was going to waste because
the market was glutted. SO he fed the
apricots ~ his hogs.
He butchered two shoats the other
day. They each tipped the beam at
245 pounds. He got fifteen gallons of
lard, seven pounds of sausage, four
splendid hams. some spareribs, a guam
tity of side meat, eight pigs feet and
100 pounds OF soap out of the kill.
The hogs were carried through the
summer and fall on waste fruit. and
this winter they were finished on or
anges and cornmeal slop. Mr.. Francis
declares that the high cost of living
won't worry him for awhile at least
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
christys at 1t Aqain.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, April Howard
Chandler Christy the artist, who has
his summer home here, filed suit for
divorce from Mabelie Thompson
Christy. Gross neglect is the charge.
Seven years ago they fought here
over the custody of their daughter,
Natalie, the father winning.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04

chicago Health - #.
Against the Uninspected Pros
Scarcity Already Felt by Large Con.
cerns-Governor Dunno May Be
Asked for Aid--Babes Before Bars.
Chicago, April 4-"Do without milk
II you can. If you must have 1t, use
as little as possible, and what You do
use-pasteurize"
Chicago's health officials thus adj
nit the arrival of the predicted milk
famine. At the same time they admit
ted that uninspected milk had been
smugled into chicago. They urged Chi
cago's milk dealers to call upon Gov
ernOr Dunno for assistance IL the ru-
raj police were unable to protect
Chicago bound milk from the 10000
striking farmers in northern I'LL
nois and Indiana and southern Wis
consin.
Wagon Supply Is Cut.
The drouth reached Chicago's door
steps Monday, for milk wagon drivers
of two of the biggest distributing
companies are reported to have been
ordered to squeeze their sales"
When the drivers for the Borden COM
pany started on their route Monday
morning they are said to b each
had thirty-six quarts less
normal daily supply.
Deliver to the babies fl
saloons last" DR.. John Di 8r sag
ordered the dealers at tt
"My milk inspectors te' .e
situation is serious The,
for an early settlement of the v
/ cannot deny that uninspected mllr>
probably was delivered in Chicago
Monday have told the inspectors to
be doubly vigilant. Uninspected milk
must not come in"
This was the departments answer
to the dealers pleas for leniency In
inspection.
May Ask for Militia.
Officials of the largest distributing
companies attributed the famine to
the shotgun tactics" of the be1Iiger-
ent Milk Producers association.
"They have menaced milk ship
ments to Chicago with guns In their
hands," said A. M. Bowman, vice pres
ident of the Bowman Dairy company.
"The country sheriffs do not seem
able to control the farmers. If they're
afraid of them we will call on the
governor, and it looks as il we shall
have to-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
FAMILY SLAYING is AVENGED
Villa General Who Ordered Corralitos
Murder Killed at Geronimo.

Murder Killed at Geronimo.
Field Headquarters, Punitive Expe-
ton, U. S. Army, Near Nuevas
Casas Grandes, Mex, Via Radio to
Columbus, April 4.-The murder of
five Mexican employees of the Corral
itos ranch by band of Villistas on
their retreat from Columbus on March
10, was avenged Friday night when,
in an attack upon party of bandits
east of Sam Geronimo, the American
cavalry killed a number of Villistas
including Manuel Boyca, one of Villas
chief lieutenants and the man who Is
said to have ordered the killing OF
the men at Corralitos.
This information comes from Car
ranzista sources and is not vouched
for by the military authorities. No de-
tails of the Friday night engagement
are available.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
LOWDEN LEADS STRAW VOTE

Republican Is Choice of Downstate
NeWspapers-Sherm Weak.
Marion, ILL.,, April 4.-The Republi-
can Leader of Marion has just closed
straw ballot of the newspapers of
southern Illinois. Colonel Frank O.
Lowden was the leader by to for
the republican party as candidate for
governor, and Edward F. Dunno was
the leader of the Democratic party for
the same office.
Sherman did not poll as strong a
vote of confidence as had been ex-
pected.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
INDIGNANT OVER AIR RAIDS
Severe Punishment Demanded by the
British Public of Zeppelin Crew.

London, April A great wave of
public Indignation swept England fol-
lowing the third Zeppelin raid with
loss of life among noncombatants in
seventy-two hours. Demands for ex-
treme punishment for the crews of the
Zeppelin L.15. captured off the mouth
Of the Thames early Saturday, were
heard everywhere
The newspapers exercised the
greatest restraint in discussing the
possible fate of the prisoners. In the
clubs, the hotels and on the street,
they were denounced as "baby kill
ers," and it was urged that the gov
ernment should make an example Of
them.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
carranza TO Seize Closed Stores

Galveston, April 4.-General Car
rama has issued a decree providing
for the seizure and sale at public auc-
tion of the stocks of merchants who
have closed their places of business,
according to message reaching the
Mexican cons llate here.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04

San Antonio, April 4.-Lieutenant
John E. Mort, who led his men across
the border near Brownsville to rescue
comrades captured by Mexicans two
months ago, was found guilty by
court-martlal and sentenced to a rep
rimand
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
wiIford M. Patton Is Dead

Milwaukee, April 4.-Wilford NJ.
Patton, sixty-nine years old, president
of the Northwestern National Insur-
ance company died at his home here
after a short illness.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04

Grinnell, Ia, April "A. G. Beach,
successor TO Billy Robinson as head Of
the Grinnell aviation school, fell fifty
feet here when he lost control of his
monoplane. He was badly bruised and
cut.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
Two Die in Collision.

Quebec, April 1.-Two men were
killed and a railroad station and
four car loads of automobiles were de-
stroyed by fire as result of a rear-end
collision between freight trains.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
Ian Shin Abandoned.

Hongkong, April 4.-The Japanese
steamer Chiyo Maru, stranded in a
abandoned The 229 passengers of the
steamer were rescued.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
SUNDAYS Call on Wilson

Washington, April 4.-"Billy" Sun
day shook hands with President Will
SON. He was accompanied bv MA"
Sunday and twenty-three others who
have been taking part in the meetings
ct the tabernacle at Baltimore.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
Mulberger Defeates Kading by 700 Majority

In the Charles Charles
to
who the hepeop1 of aterown nwanta a the efexecui
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
HARD PRIVATE BANK YEAR
Eleven of 16 Failures in Illinois for
1915 Were Unsupervised.

1915 Were UnsuperVIsed.
Washington, April Failures of
state and private banks in the United
States in the fiscal year of 1915, al
though not heacy enough to threaten
past records, were more numerous,
with the exception of 1908, than in
any other year since 1897. They num-
bered 110, according to the report of
the controller of the currency.
Of these Illinois had sixteen, exceed
ed in number only by New York, with
nineteen failures All but two in New
York were private banks and in Illi-
nois there were eleven unsupervised.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
RAISE DENATURED SNUNKS
Wisconsin Boys Play Burbank Game
on Pole Cat Captives

on Pole Cat Captives
La Crosse, Wis, April 4.--To de-
velop a strain of scentless skunks Just
as Luther Burbank by steady process
OF selection, has developed seedless
oranges and other freaks of the veg
table kingdom, is the ambition of
two La Crosse youths, Bert and Lud-
wig Tippman who have started a fur
farm, the principal product of which
is 0enatured skunks.
With dozen specimens of odorless
skunks as their breeding stock, the
two brothers expect to have at least
100 thoroughly Burbanked kittens in
the fall.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
Art Criticism.

The great Constable at vanishing
day at the Royal academy paused be-
fore AS picture and said:
Every good, especially the sky. The
sky is superb
Then he passed on to B and said.
"A's picture is very bad. Go look at
it. The sky is like putty
So B went and looked and then ex-
claimed as If to himself:
why. | like the skyr
"Well,' cried A, the painter Of the
picture why shouldn't you like my
sky?"
"But Constable said it was like put
ty," B explained confusedly.
So A, in a furious rage. strode up to
Constable and shouted:
Constable. you're a humbug. nev-
er asked for your opinion about my
picture, yet you came to me and praised
it. You said that especially you liked
my sky. Then at once you go off and
tell some one else that my sky is like
putty"
Constable listened with smile. He
was not at all confused.
"My dear fellow, you don't under
stand" he said; II like putty"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04

Sliding racks for silverware instead
of shelves feature the bottom of new
sideboard
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
NEGRO IS HANGED BY A MOB
Crowd Storms Courtroom in OkIaho-
ma Town and Takes Prisoner.

ma Town and Takes Prisoner.
Idabell, Okla, April AT the con-
clusion of testimony at the prelimi-
nary hearing of Oscar Martin, a negro
charged with attacking a white girl, a
mob of 500 stormed the courtroom
seized the prisoner and hanged him
from a back balcony Of the court
house.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04

Emil Tanck is reelected treasurer
OYER Max MelZer, by a majority of 1873.
Herman Kruger is reelected as
SCISSOR by $50.
City Attorney Wieman is returned
by a majority of $50 over Otto KuenzIi
Gustav CHASER retains his position
by 232 majority.
The results in the wards were in
most cases decisive, the exception
being in the Eleventh, when Alderman
Lutovsky carried the day by a nlajori-
ty of only s.
The figures for aldermen in the
various wards show that the follow
ing votes were cast:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
GERMAkY'S LOSSES 100000
Casualties for Three Months Unoff-
ciaIy Estimated i'm Paris.

Paris April 4.-Germany's casual
ties for the first quarter of 1916 are
unofficially figured at 100000. The
principal losses were suffered at Yer
dun
1t is estimated that Germany's ag-
gregate of reserves now total 100000
She has 175.000 men fighting with the
Austrians, $4,000 with the Turks and
10000 with the Bulgarians.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
HEROISM WINS BRIDE.
Weds Miss After Giving Skin For
Grating Upon Little Girl.

Grating Upon Little Girl.
Denver.-A romance, like those you
read about in novels, eliminated re-
Gently when Miss Leilah Alma Peck, a
nurse at the County hospital. formerly
of Madison, Ind, was married to Vim
cent Brunner, Jr., of MishaW. ka, Ind.
Several months ago Brunner read in
an Indiana paper that little fve-year-
old Mary Lena Lewis, who was badly
burned in a Colorado forest fire, need
ed healthy skin grated on to her scar
ed body. The appeal touched his heart,
and he. being a healthy young man,
came to Denver and gave a portion Of
bis skin that the child might recover.
During the skin grating operation
he met Miss Peck, and the romance be-
gan.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04

elected mayor.
Mayor Scholey, in his fourth race in
Kenosha, was defeated by C. H. Pfen-
ming.
West Allis elected Davis Love
socialist, over F. E. Walsh
George Sayle carried Madison over
Robert N. Nelson by safe majority
The wet" and dry" questions were
issues in 10S communities, and early
returns appear to indicate that honors
are ABOUT even. The most important
change on this question in the state
was in Superior, where the drys car
ried the question by 33 majority
which will affect 165 saloons.
Early returns would appear to in
dicate that Philip has carried the
majority of delegates to the republican
national convention.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-04
CHICACO'S MILK
SUPPLY PERILED


Chicago Health ~. a.u s.
Against the Uninspected Pros
Scarcity Already Felt by Large Con.
cerns-Governor Dunno May Be
Asked for Ad-Babies Before Bars.