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Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-22
GERMANS MISTREAT BRITISH PRISONERS
 OF WAR IN AFRICA
Report Made Public Which
 Indicates That English Fri soners Were Maltreated In Campaign Against Teutons
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LONDON, April PA Reuter- dis
 patch from Cape Town. dealing with ] the report of commission of inquiry Unto the treatment of prisoners of
 war by the Germans in South West i Africa, follows:
 l "A sensation has been caused by the publication of the official report | of the commission is an inquiry into
 the treatment of prisoners of war by the Germans in the South West Afri- can campaign, revealing another sto- " of the shocking treatment of Brit
 ish prisoners and showing a complete l lack Of organization of central con trol.
 Food rations were coarse and be- came so insufficient that men we're reduced to waiting in line to drink . the blood of slaughtered oxen and to | boiling the soft parts of hides to ex- tract nourishment. They were scan i tily clad and harshly treated, some being sent on long railway journeys clad in a tunic, short ioln cloth anc sandals and helmet, a spectacle, says the report for women natives who saw them on the road The German governor. Seitz, ordered them placed in irons during their transit One off oer, Captain Geary, was held in soli- tary confinement for six monthts in small cell of filthy sanitary condi- tions and infested with yermin and threatened with confinement in a dark cell if he dared to look out of the win dow.
 When officers complained to Cover nor Seitz he told them they ought to be thankful for what they got The ill-treatment was not confined to war prisoners. British civilians who were political prisoners, with women and children were confined in common jails, sleeping ten in single cell with
 locked doors, resulting in sickness, dysentery owing 10 the disguesting sanitary conditions.
 ''The report was discussed in the house assembly members demanding the guilty German officers be brought 10 justice. General Louis Botha. in reply. deprecated hate of revenge. lie said he had already protested to the German military authorities and the prisoners had been released and were no longer suffering.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-22

work in that part of the San Pedro valley and the Huachuca mountains. According to the reports the calf crop IS exceedingly large this spring and the cattle has passed through the hard winter in fairly good shape. With an abundance of early weeds that are now up they will have no trouble in keeping in good shape until the sum mer rains and grass comes. A num- Der of the owners have already signed contracts for spring deliveries and will receive excellent prices for their cat tie. The ranges are in most excel lent shape on account of the large nJmDer of cattle that was shipped out last fall.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-22
REJECT POTASH ITEM

WASHINGTON, April 21. - The House today rejected. on a point of order, a proposal by the Agricultural department to include in the annual agricultural appropriation bill an item of S175.000 to investigate the best methods of obtaining potash in the United States on a commercial basis. Extensive experiments at kelp factor ies on the Pacific coast were contem- plated under the provision. It was of fered as an amendment by Chairman Mann that potash was not an agricul- Nral product and hence such experi- ments could not be undertaken under the bill was sustained by the chair man. The usual annual appropriation Of $350,000 for investigation of possi-
Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-22
D. A. R. MEMORIAL

WASHINGTON, April 2l. The twenty1fifth continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution held a memorial meeting today in honor of the memories of Mrs FL len Hardin Wordsworth of Massachu- setts, one of the founders of the soeie- ty. Mrs. Julius C. Burrows of Niichi- gan, late corresponding secre,Gly gen eral, and other members who have died in recent years. The Illinois de- egation presented the society with a portrait of the late Mrs. Adlaie Stev- ems who at the time of her death, was one of the hOnoary vice-presidelts- general
Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-22

International Harvester Company of creating a sisal shortage to' bring a. bout a rise in prices, had requested that the trade commission or some other agency market the rest of the crop. The Cimision Reguladore is backed by the New York and New Or leans bankers who have been before a Senate committee Investigating the sisal situation for weeks.
 All the interests involved in the cOl, troversy attended conf@ence today with members of the trade commis- sion, when distribution plans were made The sisal interest will hold de- liYeries until June l, to give the trade commission time to report to the Sen ate. The commission will report with in thirty days.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-22
BANKHEAD GOOD ROAD
 MEASURE IS DEFEATED

Continued From Page One)
 task of supervising the marketing of what is left of the years Yucatan sisal crop by telegraphiag to all the binder twine manufacturers in the United States for an estimate of their require ments for the 1916 season. About l25, 900 bales are to be distributed
 The trade commission was directed by the Senate to oversee distribution of the sisal after the Commission Reg uladore, of Yucatal, accused by the
Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-22

ble sources of supply of potash. nj trate and other fertilizer ingredients remains in the measure.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
Port of Damariseotta.

One of the most-syllabled names Of
towns along the Maine coast is Da-
mariscotta. Tested by standards of
sight or sound, the name is unique.
The gazetteer records nothing like ii
in other states or in other lands. When
the name was coined the die was
thrown away. Nor is its name the
only unique feature Of the town. II
is better known in Haiti than Cam
bridge, Mass, or Mount Washington,
in New Hampshire. Why? Because,
year after year there arrive from the
Damariscottan waters about 5000 bar
rels of picked alewives, which the
Haitians consume. The case is inter-
esting for the light it sheds on the
specialized industry and market prob
lem of the small town.-Christian Sci
ence Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
Leo is 1000 Years Old.

There is preserved in the Royal Col
lege of Surgeons, London, what is
probably the very earliest specimen ex-
tant of an artificial leg. This re-
markable limb is considered over two
thousand years old.
Yet for beauty of shape and careful
ness Of construction 1t might vie with
many of those turned out today. 1t is
made with pieces of thin bronze. fas-
tened by bronze rivets to a hollow
wooden core, and is modelled so as to
accurately represent the form of Il
real leg.
The outside is believed to have beer
enameled flesh color and the upper
part of the artificial leg was con
nected with the living stump by means
of circlet of sheet bronze edged
with small rivets, probably used to
fasten q leather lining.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
Heiaht of Trees.

When one is out for a walk, it is a
very common thing TO wish TO know
the height of a particular tree which
happens to catch the eye. When the
sun is shining, it is possible accurate
~ to measure the height of the tree
from the shadow it casts on the
ground. In order to do so, a stick
must be set upright in the ground. so
that its shadow falls beside the shad-
ow of the tree. Then. as the length Of
the sticks shadow to the sticks height,
so is the length Of the trees shadow
to the trees height. For example.
suppose a 212-foot stock shows a shad-
ow 8 feet long, and the trees shadow
is IS feet long. Therefore the tree IS
six times as high as the stick, which
shows that the height Of the tree win
be Is feet.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
HOW TO LEARN TO WRITE
Road to Success in Literature Is q
Long One, and the Path ThickIy
Beset With Sorrows.

Putting words together is not writ
ing; making fine sentences is not
writing; celebrating striking plots is
not writing. OF all the arts, litera-
ture is the most exacting mistress. To
write you must have lived. you must
have suffered and know joy, you must
be able to analyze people, to under
stand their motives, TO love them.
Granted that you have learned
something of the motives, the pas
sonS, the sorrows that rack us hui
mans, then you must also have your
medium in control. Words are like
little creatures that march and fight
and sing. They are like extra hands
and brains. All the passions wait on
them. Until you get this sense of the
choiceness, the fragility. the power
of words, you are not ready to tran
scribe your thoughts.
You must support yourself, then
study when you can. Write all the
time, get facility with words, then
tear up your manuscript. Don't try
TO sell things. Begin to watch people,
get abreast of events. Read the pa
pers and the magazines in the library.
Read Shakespeare, Fielding. Dickens,
Thackeray, Bunyan. Meredith, Barrie
and Galsworthy. You might even try
Shaw.-American Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
intellectual Free Rein.

Why should we believe that in the in
tellectual realm alone the interest of
the undeveloped child should be of
such paramount and controlling impor-
lance? Why not then in the moral
and physical realms? Yet youth is
proverbially period Of, limitation, re-
quiring processes, often painful, of
curbing and restraint. Give the youth,
whether boy or girl, free rein in yield
ing to moral--or mmoral-interests
and moral ruin will generally result
Give the growing boy the liberty to fol-
low his physical inclinations, and dis
aster must surely follow. On what fair
assumption, then, may we claim that in
things intellectual the child's interest
should prevail?-Alfred E. Stearns, In
Atlantic.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
WHEN JAMES TOOK A HAND
his Story Of How Wonderful Machine
Worked First Caused Astonish-
ment and Then Disgust.

While was running bolt cutter AT
the Rock Island shops in Chicago,
writes a contributor to Railway and
Locomotive Engineering, / boarded mt
house which was frequented by To-
connective engineers and firemen. These
men talked great deal about their
tremendous feats in getting ever GER
tam hills without the help Of second
locomotive.
My opposite neighbor at a table,
young fellow who ran q lathe in the
shop, grew tired of this monotonous
Dragging; he thought he was entitled
to do little talking himself. One eve
ming he called out to me:
well, went over and saw that
new machine today, and it's astonish-
ing the fine work it does"
How does it work?" / inquired.
"Well," said James, 'by means of
pedal attachment. fulcrumed lever
converts vertical reciprocating mo-
ton into a circular movement. The
principal part of the machine is huge
disk that Tevolves in vertical plane.
Power is applied through the axis of
the disk, and when the speed of the
driving arbor is moderate, the periphery
of the apparatus is travelling at a high
velocity. Work is done on this periph-
cry. Pieces of the hardest steel are by
mere impact reduced to any shape the
skillful operator desires"
what in the name of sense is that
machine, anyway demanded Tom
Briggs.
"Oh, it's a new grlndstone," replied
James, and silence that could be cut
with knife fell upon the crowd.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

STATS; Washington yerein No. 10
5000; First National Bank of Wauwa-
tosa, SS.15; Frederick w. Nolte, S5.25;
J. +. Lowther, Slip: A. v. Brigham.
1897; Payroll of City Oficials.
$ss2.44; Semi-monthly payroll of La
borers, $730.23, herwith return same
and recommend that they be allowed
and ordered paid.
NO separate action being requested,
on roll call the foregoing bills and pay.
rolls were allowed and ordered paid.
By the Mayor
l hereby nominate, subject to your
confirmation, as Director of the Public
Library in the City of Wauwatosa. TO
fill the unexpired term of John Moss
deceased, Mrs. H. A. Nolte.
Dated this 5th day of December.
1916.
HANS A. KOENIG,
Mayor, Wauwatosa, Wis.
On ron call the foregoing nomina-
ton was confirmed.
By the Mayor
Gentlemen:
1 hereby appoint, subject to your
confirmation, Mr. Fred L. Morton, to
fill the vacancy which was created by
the resignation of Emerson d. Hoyt, as
member of the Board of Public
Works. Respectfully submitted,
H. A. KOENIG,
Mayor, City of Wauwatosa.
On roll call the foregoing appoint
ment was confirmed.
Alderman Hanson reported progress
he had made in the matter of securing
sites for skating Kinks.
Mr.. Kenna spoke briefly regarding
the disagreeable odor emanating from
the crude oil engine used at bung fac
tory, and was advised this was a pri-
vate nuisance which he or any other
aggrieved person could stop. The
chair stated the mayor would also Loo,
into the matter.
Communication from Mrs. Ada I.
Schmitz-read and ordered placed on
file.
The City Attorney reported verbally
in the matter of crossing gates at the
intersections of Fifty-Ninth street and
Sixty first street with the c. M. &. ST.
P. Ry. company's right-of-way-th
the city's petition had been filed with
the railroad commission of Wisconsin
setting forth that an ordinance had
been passed requiring the railway COM
pany to erect and maintain gates at
those points, that a copy of the ordi-
nance had been filed with the superin-
tendent of said railway company, and
that the railway company had declined
to comply with the provisions of the
said ordinance; that the commission
had acknowledged receipt OF the petit
ton and had stated an investigation
would be conducted by its own repre-
sentative, and that it might be possible
to dispose of the case to the satisfac-
ton of the city without hearing; that
in event of hearing the city would
be advised in ample time to enable it
to be represented at said hearing.
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
Council then adjourned
A. V. BRIGHAM,
City Clerk.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
d. NJ. JONES,
w. T. WHIP,
JOHN KRAFCZYK,
COmmittee on Streetl

On roll call the foregoing report of
Committee on Streets was adopted.
The Committee on Finance, to whom
was on the 5th day of December, 1916,
referred the resolution authorizing the
mayor to purchase certain equipment
for police department, beg leave to re
port the same back and recommend
that the resolution be adopted, equip
ment to consist of overcoats and caps,
pals and blankets for Jail.
Dated this 5 tn day of December,
1916.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
A. c. HANSON,
Committee on FinanC

Be 1t Resolved by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that the proper city officers
De and they are hereby authorized TO
purchase such equipment as the mayor
may deem desirable, to consist of over
coats and caps for the Police Depart
hent, and pals and blankets for the
lail, the expense thereof to be paid out
ol the general fund of said city.
On roll call the foregoing resolution
was lost.
From same Committee
Your Committee on Finance, TO
"nom was referred the followins bills
and payrolls:
Fidelity & Trust Co., of Maryland,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

To the extent that the shortage Of
dyestuffs has decreased the supply of
red flannel underwear it is not an I'M
mixed evil.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
EASY to dave RUNNING vac.

Water in the house will wash away
all sorts of disc0rd and up happiness.
There are many places where the wa
ter from neighboring springs can be
brought to the house. Others will have
to raise it by wind power. At any
rate let it be brought to the house.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

fashion note says that toques are
designed for small, piquant faces, but
what woman is going 20 put herself
hopelessly out Of any beauty class by
letting styles designed for good style
exclusively, severely alone.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

Fresh-water CLANS are reported to
be so scarce that the price of buttons
has risen sharply, according TO the
American Button Makers association.
1t is certainly safe to blame clam,
because he never, never viii speak up
in denial
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

It is understood that recent enor-
nous purchases of iron and copper do
not contemplate a reinforcement Of
the golden rule abroad.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

A professor tells US that grasshop-
pers are a delicacy, especially as
sandwich. But did the professor ever
try bumblebee consOmme?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

War. we read, has caused the ex-
tinction of the celluloid collar. with
out which the ready-to-hook-on neck
tie will be mighty lonesome.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
Wanted 4 nE GOT"

My nephew, George aged four, NJ
a Sunday evening meal, wanted u sand
wich. Not being able TO say IT, ne
said: Mother give me two pieces o.
bread and a foot (meaning chicken
Lego and hide the foOt.'-Cieyeland
Leader.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

We are told that chestnut curls in
dictate criminal tendencies. Now the
women will know what kind of hair to
buy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15
What They're Like.
A. v. BRIGHAM,
City Clerk.

Some of the politicians speeches re
mind us of the dictionary, just one
word after another.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-15

Most men are not more than Is
rears older than their bad habits.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-13
DANDRUFF SURELY
DESTROYS THE HAIR
x * * x * x X x X X x x x

X X X x X X X X X x X x X X
Girls-if you want plenty of thick,
beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all
means get rid of dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin it if you
don t.
1t doesn t do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it, then you destroy it entirely.
To do this, get about four ounces OF
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night
when retiring; use enough to moisten
the scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of your
ldandruff will be gone, and three OF
four more applications viii completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it.
You win find, too, that all itching
land digging of the scalp will stop, and
your hair will look and feel humid
red times better. You can get liquid
arvon at any drug store. 1t is inexpens-
i've and four ounces is all you will need
no matter how much dandruff you have.
This simple remedy never fails.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-13
Horst Brothers
Sued for $25,4S9

w. B. Nelson, of Hoyt and Liberty
streets, through his attorneys D. w
Miles and c. 2. Randall, has brought
suit against Horst Brothers for $25, ,4S9
damages for injuries received by being
caught and injured in hop picker
that was in operation on the Horst
ranch in September, The action was
field at Dallas yesterday. Nelson was
badly bruised about the groin and
thighs and was in the hospital for ~
days. DIR. Mcintyre has been in at.
tendance on him and the hospital and
Doctors bill amounts to $289. The
special dama1es for loss of time
amount to 5000, while the general dam
aces are $4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-13

manity-there is now an opportunity
to bring the warning notions into con
ference. 1t is Pfesident Wilson S gold
en- opportunity. IN,
Tacoma Times--Germany's s proposal
for peace negotiations is clever polit-
ical move-nothihg more. By the man
euver, Germany has everything to win
and nothing to lose. But it is a little
too thin for a scheme to gain much
neutral sympathy.
Vancouver World-"An offer to
commit crime" the Vancouver World
says "the allies will grant peace, not
accept it. They are preparing for years
of war if need be. They will sacrifice
every man able to bear arms before
they will abandon their unaltefable pnr-
pose of melting out justice to Germany.
They are the trustees of the world IS
civilization -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-13

+2A cents below today's opening. May
closed at $l.67 81, two points above
last night S close and 3-4 cents above
oday's opening. uly closed at $l.4a
|7-S-7-S cent above last nights close,
but Is cent below today's opening.
Market experts believed today that
Germany s offer did not mean peace.
Prices at noon were steady except
for small fluctuations. December was
down over today's opening at ! 3-4 at
|$l ,54h; May down l.S at Sl'o5 rs;
July down l 3-S at $1.42 5-8.
Corn was steady. December was ur
is at SS 5.S; May up Is at 80 Is;
July down 3-S at SO 5S.
Oats were steady on light trading
December was unchanged at 49,; May
down 4 at SO "a and July unchanged
at so.
Provisions were lower. :
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-13
IF HER HAND
Continued from page one.)

erican charge was asked to communi-
eate the text to London, Petrograd
Paris and Rumania; the Spanish ambas
| sador was requested to transmit it to
Belgium and Portugal and Swiss am
bassador to Italy.
Although Grew addressed a coded
copy of the German note direct to Wash
ington and expected that it would reach
the American ambassador in London by
Wednesday (today), it was believed
improbable that Page would transmit
the note to Foreign Secretary Balfour
in London before specific orders were
received from Washington. 1t was 'esti-
mated here it would probably be sew
eral DAYS before the note was official
ily in all belligerent hands.
The Tageblatt today cautiously says
that everyone should support the move
with full power, since it is perhaps the
first step toward peace.
The Vossische Zietung explains that
neutral nations in this instance do not
act as mediators, but merely as car
riers of the proposal.
none Oh tnc eullOTldiS III "touty .
newspapers mention annexation of any
of the territory which Germany has
conquered as being concerned in the
peace proffers. A majority of the ed
Iitorials and news articles were not ov-
erly hopeful that the government S
step would bring peace.
The Morgan Post, carrying ''stream
er" headline, "We extend the hand
of peace" says:
"See, see. There is light in the
darkness. 1t ray is weak and It flick
ers dim backward and forward in the
spray and storm and wind.
"WiIl this small ray grow into a
bright cleaning glow to tighten the
world and warm mankinds
"'We do not know today-but we
dare hope for the victory Of light over
darkness.
eve hope in the Holy Days ap-
lproaching mankind may be released
from the hands of darkness.
An editorial in the Vorwertz, cap
toned Humanity question-peace' ,
points out Germany's conditions of
Ipeaee as honor, existence, freedom and
development.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-13
THINKS JAPAN HAS
DESIGNS ON AMERICA
Congressman Miller Says Jap
Children Are Taught They
Must Whip Us

Washington, Dec. 13. - Representa-
tive Miller, Minnesota, told the house
foreign affairs committee today he had
heard that Japan is training school
children to prepare for "the conquest
Of America. -
Miller said also there are many
japanese secret societies in this coun-
try preparing for possible war with the
United States.
Miller's remarks were made to Miss
Jane Adams, president of the Wo-
man S Peace Party, who addressed the
committee in support of a bill prsvid-
ing for an appointment Of commits
sion of three to investigate the clause
in the immigration bill relating to the
exclusion of japanese and to confer
with similar commission from Japan.
The bill is now pending in the SEN
ate.
The house had inserted a provision
excluding from America all Asiatics
not admissible to citizenship. The sem
ate, at the suggestion of the state de-
partment and the request of the Jap
anese embassy changed this section to
read, in effect, that all Asiatics now
excluded from citizenship by gentle
men agreement" and treaty, be re-
fused admission to America.