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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-04
The DEATH ROLL

Mrs. Augusta Kruger, rs years of
age, passed away Friday evening at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Carl
Rabenhorst, town of IXonia. Mrs
krueger was born in Germany in 1S4S,
and she and Mr.. Krueger were mar
ried in that country before they inn
migrated to America, residing in Can
ada few years before coming to this
state, when they settled in the town of
Concord
The surviving relatives include two
sons, Charles and August of White
water, and two daughters, Mrs. Her
man Dugow of Rome, and Mrs. Raben-
horst. Funeral services were held in
the Lebanon Baptist church, and the
interment was in the cemtery near
the church, yesterday afternoon.
Clyman, Wis, Jan. Especial Cor
respondence.-Died, on Thursday, De-
cember 80, of pneumonia, in his seth
year, Mr.. Patrick Lyons, a citizen be-
loved and respected by all who knew
him
He leaves two sons and one daugh-
ter, five sisters and one brother to
mourn their loss. His wife proceeded
him iii death some two years ago.
Honest and honorable in all his
dealings, a kind father and good
neighbor, he will be missed by the
community in which he lived.
ST. Johns Catholic church, and the
remains were inferred in Holy AS
sumption cemetery.
John j. Roberts, former warden
of the state prison at Waupun, died at
his home in that city on Christmas day,
at the age of IA years. Mr.. Roberts
was one of the best known and most
popular citizens of Waupun. For
many years he conducted a large gen
eral store there, but in recent years
he had lived a retired life Mr.. Rob
erts is survived by widow, one son,
Ira j. Roberts, two daughters, Mrs
T. M. Welch and Miss Myra Roberts,
all of Waupun.
The funeral services were held last
Tuesday under the auspices of the
Masonic fraternity, in which Mr.. Rob-
ertS ranks high.
o
Relatives in WatertOwn have been
advised of the death in Milwaukee of
William McCaigue, at 218 Twenty
first street. sMr. McCaigue's death
resulted from pneumonia, and his ill
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-04

Mr. Hugo Kramp, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Kramp, and Miss Elsa Buege,
daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-04

Relatives in Watertown have been
advised of the death in Milwaukee of
William McCaigue, at 218 Twenty
first street. sMr. McCaigues death
resulted from pneumonia, and his ill
ness was Of short duration He died
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
PAINTING THE RoADsIDEs.

this time of year merchants used to he organizing
campaigns decorating O. the roadside for many miles around
with their advertising AS the spring mud had dried out
ev had their erecting aud painting staring
signboards along the country highways.
Very less of this sort of work will be done the coming
spring In many it has stopped altogether The merchants
found it did have advertising value and they were
spending their good money for nothing
One objection outdoor advertising that became
defaced shabby Even neatly painted sign if exposed to RAIN
and dust would single 1t would convey
appearance dngines that left handed advertising for the
store that Boys would target and jokers would
take and words with humorous intent
The most serious objection these signs the public am
mostly that they many legislation has been enacted
against them various associations have taken the mat
fer mn nd have made it wreck rOdSde conf
dent that they were within their legal rights.
simple fact is that the people don want Their pretty country
roads defaced advertising When they outside of the towns
they country and life and want to forge"
about business The sgnboard reminder of commcrcian H.
mans place of business would not be objected to-
neatly done highway oend by being ont of pac"
and it does help sell goods
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
CONTRIBUTING AMBASSADORS.

The prompt denial that Ambassador Nor
Turkey resign his position and take
charge raising finances for the Wilson campaign And
expected make such sacrifice He contributed
$4,000 the last campaign Such loyal supporters IN the past
should allowed positions foreign countries and
come home during these trying diplomatic crises without resgnng
being called upon for strenuous political service
than they render in conferences with friends This should
be general the Democratic diplomatic service Mr. James
contributed %l350O and ambassador to Ger
many DeSaueS who added $4,000 the campaign fund
and went Uruguay; Mr. f. G. Pcnfed whose con
button of 1920 preceded his appointment ambassador to AUS
tria Joseph f. Willard who the ambaSsadorsp ~
Spain contributing 500 to the campaign fmda these loyal
and deserving who contributed and jobs should be
this year and be permitted to and go
personal convenience may dictate
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
EVE ABSOLvED OF ALL BLAME!

Chicago, February 23.-Adam blam-
ed IL all on Eve. but Eve, as repre-
sented by her modern daughters, got
even Sunday when Prof. Edward A
Ross of the University of Wisconsin
told 5000 persons at the Sunday Eve
ming Club that man-male and mon
strous mans to blame for every
thing that is wrong This Man-madC
World was his subject and he de-
clarCd that even when women sin, the
fault is mans. and man is responsible
even for the "idiotic fashions" in wo-
mems clothes.
which sex is Systematically poison
ing itself?" demanded Prof. Ross and
answered that it is the male sex
Even i'm a slum district, when women
take to drink he said, lit is ad-
mitted that things have come to the
last gasp" And he blamed man for
producing the slums.
Then he mentioned gambling. In 4
saloon in Wyoming" he said, Il saw
a cowboy gamble away his months
wages in twenty minutes. Women have
too much sense for that.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
OFFICIAL CALL
For Republican Ninth District Con
ventiOn To BE Held In w.
4 Sterling February 20.

Maysville, Ky, Jan. 10, 1915.
To the Republican Electors Of the
Ninth Congressional District Of
Kentucky:
Pursuant to a meeting of the Ninth
Congressional Republican District
Committee and the official call Of the
Republican state Central Committee,
the Republican Ninth District Com
mittec now directs that a district con
vention Of delegated representatives Of
the Republican part of the above
named district be held in the city OF
Mt Sterling, at 10 o'clock a. m., stan.
dard time, on Tuesday, the Goth day
of February, 1916, for the purpose Of
elccting two district delegates and
two alternate delegates to- attend the
National Convention of the Republican
party to be held in Chicago. ILL.,. on
Wednesday, the 9TH day of June,
1916; also to elect a member of the
State Central Committee, and for the
nomination of one election to be voted
for the next national election.
The delegates to said convention
shall be elected by county mass con-
vcntions, to be held i'm the county seat
Of each county i'm said district, at
o'clock p. M. standard time, on Sat
urday, February 26th, 1916, except in
the county of Boyd, in which said
county, the convention shall be held in
the city of Ashland.
One delegate shall be elected for
each one hundred votes or fraction
thereof amounting to fifty or over,
cast for the Republican candidates for
electors i'm each county at the Presi-
Dental election in 1908. The coun.
ties in said district are entitled to rep
resentation as follows:
Bath Is, Boyd 20. Rracken II,
Breathitt 16, Carter %, Elliott 6.
Fleming 20, Greenup 81, Harrison 16.
Lawrence n, Lewis %, Mason q,
Menefee 5. Montgomery Is, Morgan
IA, Nicholas II, Robertson 4, Rowan
10. Wolf 8. Total 292.
+. II. MCCARTNEY,
Chairman.
CLARENCE MATHEWS,
Secretary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

"The social evil Well, admit wo-
men have their part in that, but 40 per
cent of them are subnormal and, any
way, it's the men who organize the
evil, provide the protection and pock-
ct the profits.
"Women's fashions? call them
24-carat idiocy, but the root of the
trouble lies in marriage and economic
considerations. Men make it econom-
ically necessary for women to get
married. and that is what makes the
women so interested in styles.
Take the matter of business Men
consider it a game, a fight in the
arena for the prize of wealth. Men
poison food and call it a business.
Women would call it a crime. The
common sense of women would be
worth a great deal in business"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
FIVE MILES or HIGHWAY.

County Highway Superintendent NJ
]. Jones of Adams county, Ohio, last
week completed and took to the state
Highway Department specifications for
five miles more of highway to be
built i'm that county. The work to be
undertaken commences at the north
corporation limit at PEBBLES aud con-
tinues south on the West Union pike
TO Frlstos bridge. spanning Brush
reck, This brings the state highway
york south from sinking Springs In
Highland county 20 Frlsto's bridge,
a distance Of about fifteen miles. The
state has heretofore constructed this
work under contract
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

The bravo Contracting Company OF
Pittsburg, which has several lock con
tracts, is said to be preparing to build
a new boat for use in the work, which
will be tunnel propeller towboat
The new boat will be of the Ordi-
nary towboat type, but will have two
propellers placed in tunnels of the
hull, set fore and aft, instead OF OPP
posite each other, One propeller will
be located about a quarter of the keel
from the bow and the other about the
same distance from the stern of the
boat IL is believed this boat will be
able to run in quite shallow water and
under low bridges 10 better adyan-
taPe than an ordinary towbOat
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

The steamer Greenland was caught
i'm the high wind here Saturday, and
had great deal of trouble before it
finally sought a harbor on the Ken
lucky shore. opposite Ripley. After
leaving the Ripley wharf it attempted
ia turn around. but the wind was so
strong and the waves so high, it was
impossible to handle it. It's decks
were washed freely by the water and
il took several hours hard work to
bring il to land.-llipley Bee.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

The highest average crop of tobacco
sold on the Ripley market this year
was sold Monday at an average of
$27.40 per hundred. This crop was
raised on L. VI. Fitch's farm at SchO-
field, by William Lane and his son,
IIite. Highest basket was rs cents
Rinlnv Poe
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
T0lDt0QD0id
Operations
These Three Women Tell How They
Escaped the Dreadful Ordeal of
Surgical Operations.

Hospitals are great and necessary institutions but they
should be te last resort for who suffer with ills
pccuiu to their sex. Many letters file in the Pnkham
Laboratory at Lynn, Mass prove that great number of
women after they have been recommended to submit to an
operation have been made well by Lydia f. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound Here are three such letters All
sick women should read them
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

Captain Ira Huntington says that in
the year 1882 the W. y. Chancellor
and Katie Stockdale laid up at
Wheeling on March on account of
the heavy ice in the Ohio river at that
time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

Captain Beckett & Sons of Alfalfa
who had the misfortune to have theiI
gasoline boat burned, will build a new
boat named Maggie b. Ill.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
WE PAY THE FREIGHT.

giving the subject careful consideration the Interstate Com
merce Commission approved both freight and
rates sections of the country Many shippers believed
justified the condition of railroad business
Democratic publicity pointing increased railroad
earnings evidence restored prosperity The people who
freight bills and who purchase mileage will not overlook the fact
that they entitled large amount of credit o
railroad revenues and they not being msed into cred
ng improved railroad the Democratic party.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

thought url of the other day by in
ssng spot suitable for editors Exactly right
an gets hell continually in this world he is
titled something better than heaven in the next
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

The big Greene Line wharfboat at
Cincinnati caught fire Saturday night
and was damaged $500. An explosion
in the office caused the fire. Captain
Greene was on his way here on the
Greenwood, but returned to Cincin-
natl The Cincinnati fire department
was called and eXtinguished the
flames.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

Keep right yepng good roads The louder you yp the
likely you be heard and if we all yepng
will be doing.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25
Detroit, Mleh.l@When | arst d

with female troubles that could anything and our doctor
said would have to undergo operation could hardly walk
without help when read about the Vegetable Compound
had done for others thought would it. got bottle
lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound and package of Lydia
nkams Sanatye Wash and used them according directions
They helped and today able
Mrs THos DIVER $50 Milwaukee Ave, East Detroit Mich
Bellevue, Pa" suffered than tongue tell with terrible
bearing down pains and Inflammation tried
they all told me the story that could well without
operation and just dreaded the thought of that
good many other medicines that recommended
OF them hcd me until friend advised give lydia f. Pink
hams Yes table Compound trial The first bottle helped
taking and now don't know what it is TO be sick any and
picking In weight am 20 years old and weigh l45 pounds
VIII he the greatest pleasure TO have the oppor
tuny TO recommend 1t other suffering Miss
FRoELIoHER 1928 Manhattan st, North Side, Bellevue, Pa
you would like special advice write % Lydia Pinkhau
Med. Dental
read and answered by ana held In strict confidence.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

AIarirette, Wis-"I went TO the doctor and
he told me | must have an operation for female
trouble, aud hated to have it done as had been
married only short time. l would have terrible
pains and my hands and feet We're cold all the
time. took Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was cured, and l feel better in every
way. give you permission TO publish my name
because | am so thankful that feel well again."
Mrs. FRED BEHNIlE, Marinette, Wis.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-25

The Joe Fowler will not make the
Mardi Gras trip to New Orleans. Not
enough passengers could be secured
to make it pay The Kanawha and
Sam Brown disasters has caused many
people to cancel their reservations
who had intended to go TO the Mardi
Gras by boat.--Gallipolis Tribune
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
FAVORS RECIPROCAL
 TRADE WITH ALLIES
London Chamber of Commerce Adopts Resolutions Increasing
 Import Taxes

(Correspondence of the Asso. Press London, June 29.-The London Chamber of Commerce at recent special meeting adopted resolutions favoring reciprocal trading between the British Empire and allied conn tries after war; preferential reciDro- cal trading relations between all parts of the British Empire: favOra ble treatment Of neutral nations; regula- tlon by tariff or otherwise of trade re- latlons with all "enemy countries" to leAoer lLnpoSslple return to pre- war conditions and for stinou1ati,,o the development of home manufacf ures and the consequent increased employment of native labor: and tbo+ steps should be taken to prevent dumping (and under valuation) of 'enemy goods" into British mar1xe+s after the war
 It was suggested that a tentative tarlH for live years on an ad va1Ornn, basls might be applied, subject to ne- gOtatlOns with all parties concarnnd for the settlement of a scientific +ariff with specific duties, if the 1o+tor should eventually be considered n,e- ferable. The Dominions should however, De lett free to determine their fiscal relations with allied neu- tral and "enemy' countries unless it were agreed that the home and Do- mln1on governments should act to- gether in the negotiations After con- sultation with various interests a committee drew up a tentative tariff. the duties under which vary from thirty per cent. maximum to ten per cent. maximum, ad valorem for wholly manufactured goods at five per cent maximum on raw foOdstuffs, (some being admitted free). Raw materials would be exempt from duty Alcoholic drinks, tobacco and other articles now subject to duties would bear an extra fifty per cent. when inn ported from enemy countries and a substantial duty would be imposed on German and Austrian mineral waters.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

by the civilian population has been extended to the army. Wherever there is uncultivated land in the prox- imity of garrisons or camps of troops, the auXiliaries and territorials not continually on other service, are de- tailed for several hours work each day in market gardening. The pro- ducts are either to be sold for the com bined profit of the soldiers work ing the land and the owners or con- sumed by the troops. Civilians will not be allowed to draw any profit whatever from this exploitation.
 Among the civilian groups will be organized similar to the workingme ems gardening societies that existed before the war, to work all lands abandoned by their prOprietors in the neigh hbor- hood of towns. These will be CO., operative and produce as we'll as the expense divided equally among the participants
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

the whole of the last maize crop al an abnormal price, and has seen to it that this year there is a larger acreage under cereals than ever be- fore.
 Supplies Fruit and Vegetables.
 Egypt does not supply the troops with meat--it cannot rival the frozen meat from Australia and New Zea- land, but all the fresh vegetables for the army are bought in Egypt and enormous quantities of fruit are bought by the soldiers on their own account. Oranges, of which this coun- try is large producer, fetched unpre- cedented prices last season. The cultivator is not slow to observe these things and is growing much more gar den stuff than ever before. In par ticular, the very high price of po- tatoes last winter has encouraged him to devote more land to growing this indispensable vegetable. There is, in fact, nothing that he can grow that does not pay him better than in ordinary times The army is mighty purchaser of camels and needs vast quantities of fodder, which it buys from the Egyptian farmer The army has resuscitated the moribund salt industry at Damietta. It has creat- ed timber industry which never ex- isted before in Egypt. The country is not rich in timber, but large quantities are needed, and army buyers have looked around till they found sup plies in various parts of the country.
 The army is also a large employer of labor. It Is calculated that the o,,%I 900 native laborers on their payroll, and these men besides being fed, lodged and clothed, earn higher wages than they did in peace time when they had to live out of their wages. It should be noted too that although last years cotton crop was small, 1t was sold at a good price and this year there is more land under cotton than ever before. Egypt this year will be a bigger producer in all ways than she has ever been.
 'The Egyptian peasant therefore, has done well these last eighteen months. He buys little and is saving money. The high prices for imported goods affect him far less than the Europeans in the country. The dear ness of coal has been a difficulty. but it has not offset the high prices of all the country's products.
 Tn one respect Egypt has been loser. There is now no winter tourist traffic. The tourists come no more. But their place is taken by the large numbers of officers who spend their leave in Cairo or Alexandria, and the vendors of costly curios find them fairly good customers. The men spend a great deal of money with the small shopkeepers, and the Austral- ians are customers worth having, even if they have no more than an Aus tralian private's pay to spend. Also the new military season lasts all the year round, while the tourist season at best was a matter or two or three months. Hotels in Cairo which formerly vegetated in summer now do a thriving business right through the hot season. Several of the great hotels have been taken over by tha army as hospitals or for other milf- tary purposes and those that remain have as much business as they can cope with.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
EGYPT SERENE IN
 THE MIDST OF WAR
Nile Valley Has Yet to Hear Echo
 Of Single Shot
Correspondence of the Asso. Press).

Correspondence of the Asso. Press).
 London, July "A Reuter- corre- spondent with the Egyptian Expedl- tionary force writes: Certain 1t is that this country remains marvellous ly untroubled in the midst of the uni versal uproar, though its peace is con- stantly threatened for there can be no doubt that it was long ago marked down by our enemies as one of the prizes of successful war. But the British line in the desert keeps the active and watchful enemy on our Eastern frontier in check The fan atical hordes of the Western desert and Darfour have received lesson which will probably last them at least until the end of the war. and in the interim the real Egypt, the green strip of the Nile valley and the Delta, the Egypt of the peasant cultivator, of the teeming green fields and the mud built villages have not been touched bv war. It has not heard shot fired or paid a penny of extra taxation.
 "The European element ln the country has felt the near neighbor-
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

hood of war. The shortage of ton- mage has affected business in many cases, although in others business men in spite of high freights and high prices, are doing better than they ever did before. Many Frenchmen and Italians have been called to the colors in Europe. The Germans, Aus trians and Turks have been removed or interned. But the natives are hardly affected at all. They are not asked to serve-the merest handful of Egyptian reservists have been called up to serve as camel drivers. They have no interests in the casualty lists. All that the war means for them is higher prices for their pro- duce and their labor. and much larger amount of money in circula- ton among the poorer classes than was ever the case before. In these times of short tonnage and high prices everywhere it is naturally the policy of the army authorities in Egypt to utilize as far as possible, the produce of the country and to import only what Egypt does not supply or can only supply at excessive prices.
 There is military Local Re- sources Board at Cairo, which, with the aid of civilian advisers familiar with the country, systematically col lects, transports and utilizes all Egyptian produce, wherever obtain able, that can serve the turn of the army. Naturally, foodstuffs and es- pecially grain are the first need. All the wheat. maize and barley required is bought in Egypt and at prices which invariably show substantial increase on the prewar prices. Pur- chases are made in a wholesale fash ion. The army, for instance, took