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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20

Army City. which vas built more
for soldiers than any oae else. is o. ths
east end of the camp. It has many
good stone buildings. also one made
from logs cut from tie timber alsag
tie river. All of the necessities of
life can be bought there and many Of
the luxuries.
We have interurban cars going to
Junction City which is west of the
Camp. 1t has q population of about
5000. and Manhattan to the east with
. population of 1900.
Our work in this company is sup
py work and is interesting As well as
educational.
We are provided with clothes, both
work and dress, of the best quality.
Each man is given = single cot, mat
tress, two blankets and q quilt. What
better would one ask
Our officers are men of education
and perseverance There are not bet
ter living than the officers of the BAL
Supply Company.
Perhaps / am taking more than my
share of your valuable space, SO will
close sending regards to all my friends
and relatives of Sedgwick county
through the Grit-Advocate.
Wishing you one and all q Merry
Xmas and Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
F. w. WEST.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
STAR THEATRE PROGRAM

Doulas Fairbanks in wild and
Woody" tonight discloses the athletic
Douglas in the role of the adventure
seeking youth of the east who real
ICES his fondest fancies amid the
plains of Arizona. In this picture
the energetic dispenser of laughter
presents his efficiency in the various
accomplishments of the cowboy, por-
trayed in his own inimitable style.
TT latest current events will also
be shown.
Charley Chaplin, the much despis-
ed yet greatest comedian in the world
will appear in his side-splitting fun
fest, "The Floor Walker" tomorrow
night in connection with a big pro-
gram of Keystone Comedy and a
three reeler entitled Madonna of
the Night" also Secret of the Beau
ty Parlor."
Saturday the usual good Butterfly
feature and comedy and we start the
next weeks bill Monday with bran
new wholesome thriller "The Wo-
man and the Beast" Don't let the
title scare you as it will not be as
hair raising as the last chapter of
Patria, which ends the serial.
Tuesday will be welcomed by the
Norwegian patrons as we positively
guarantee "A Trip to Norway" will
excel anything heretofore offered for
it will prove an enjoyable trip to all
who attend.
There is no such animal as the" HI
COST % LIVIN" when you compare
the value you get for your coin at the
Star this week. If you doubt it,come
and investigate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
ers, a new barracks. l have been

tiers, a new barracks. | have been
real lucky so far. was made cor
poral the first day and last Friday /
was promoted TO sergeant and am
taking instructions from a West
Point man. 1t is a hard job, hard
brain work. You are practically in
charge of 125 men in instructing the
various movements of troops in
squads and bodies of larger units; al
so physical exercises. If you send
SIS a month TO some one depending
on you the government will add $50
to it and I'm going to make an al
lotment TO you for SIS a month, like
did for while in the navy, and it
viii continue as long as I'm in the
service, or until killed There is no
definite news so | don't know wheth-
er we will leave in three months or
six, or what is going to happen.
There are over 10000 of us here and
more coming, some going. Some
country boys, miners, lumberjacks
and a pretty rough bunch, who are
hard to handle and get used to mill
tary authority. We have had to put
some men in horse barns the past
week and l was in charge of about
two platoons up there. There are
about so men and I've sure had my
bands full. / had to report man
this morning for refusing duty.
don't know what they are going to do
with him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
The Opening was All Right

If the succeeding numbers of the
winter and entertainment course av-
erage up with the initial one by the
Arden Entertainers-for they are
real entertainers quartet of Amer
lean girls that pride themselves on
presenting a clean, pleasing, snappy
program worth seeing and listening
to. The patriotic songs rendered at
the close of the evening were appro-
pirate to the day and the occasion,
and, like every other feature of the
program, merited encore, and they
had such. The young women "came
back willingly to each call, and for
that reason they can return to .Viro-
qua and have a select and large hear
ing as they did Wednesday night.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
FROM OUR BOYS AT THE FRONT
Things That the Folks at Home Want
to Know About
fBy Guy II. SMITH

On October 9 we saw few fakes
of snow IN the air. We wondered
what was coming next, and then we
were pleasantly surprised when we
were issued overcoats. We also be-
gin TO invent new ways of arranging
our blankets, so that we will not suf-
fer from cold Arch Morrison thinks
the Individual sleeping bag neaIss
ideal He has suggestion TO offer
As to the manner of getting into the
thing. He thinks it would be wise
stunt to hang the sleeping bag on the
wall and then climb up and drop down
into it and have some oneput him on
his bunk.
Kuenning borrowed quarter un-
til after pay day Morley has done
little better for he has borrowed
oalg three cents-or more
rhe rain Of last Wednesday night,
October Q one huge mudhole
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
by Ralph E. Nuzum, Oct 14.l


I'm taking things easy this after
noon, after a strenuous forenoon of
battery instruction and hike" for
about four miles. They are getting
us in shape in mighty short order
and I'm sure there isn't man in
our battalion that doesn't feel better
than he ever did in civilian life. Just
nowit looks again as if our chances of
going to war were slim, although
the newspapers are not permitted to
carry very much peace talk. New
ertheless, we know that the way in
which the allies have carried on the
war lately and from the travels the
Kaiser is now on, that peace isn't
far off Of course the central pow
ers will have to submit. There should
never be any doubt as to who wins
the war. The effect on this country
of the training of its young men will
have a mighty grand effect on our
nation, however, even if the war IS
ended soon The men here are get
ting information in regard to by
giene, sanitation, the care of them
selves and their quarters that will
be invaluable to them after they go
home. I'll venture to guess that
this war win effect the styles of shoes
worn, the quality of clothing demand
ed and a thousand other things which
indicate the difference between wis
dom ard ignorance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years it was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling
TO cure with local treatment. pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Hairs Catarrh Medi-
cine manufactured by F. ]. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails TO cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Il. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

FBv Hilmer Asbjornson, Camp Lew
IS, Tacoma, Washington
Well. mother | am getting settled
in army life. / have been here over
a week We moved into our quar-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
by Chester A. Perkins, at Waco,
Texas, With the Colors.]

Texas, With the COIorS.
Dear Editor: | have been so busy
with my drill work and studies that
have not had time to write before
l certainly like, especially the branch
of the service that | am in. They
say that the machine gun man leads
a fast life" and | guess that it is
very fast. We have the Lewis water
cooled machinegun that shoots only
nine hundred shells per minute. That
is a whole lot faster than ave could
shoot when we were in the infantry.
certainly feel like a new man now.
/ sleep in a tent all the time. That
is where our brave drafted men Lave
it over on we towards. We who en-
listed get to sleep in bunk houses.
Don't let it bother you if | say any
thing about the draft, but we boys
cannot understand why the drafted
man gets the cream and we poor en-
listed men get skim milk Nth water.
Last spring the people of Viroqua
had the soldiers sent cut of town just
because the boys wanted a good time,
but these fellows that had to be pull
ed into the servicegot banquets and
blow-outs while you never hear of
your enlisted boys getting a thing,
only cold shoulder from our home
people.
Well as news is scarce | will have
to close for now. Hoping to see this
letter in the next Censor,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
I'M New and Better Quarters

Attorney j. Henry Bennett desires
to announce that he has removed his
offices to larger quarters, on the Sec
ond floor of the new Farmers Bank
building, Viroqua, where he may be
found all days of the week excepting
Sunday. 38-tf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Still at the Old Job

I wish it understood that am do
ing all kinds Of tailoring and cleaning
at my place east of the Censor office
Possibly a misunderstanding may
have occurred when l offered to sell
my building. N. A. Swiggum, Tailor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Chester Bangsburg and wife
have moved to Barron county.
Edward A. Schmidt, Albert
Schmidt, John Kinserdal and Amund
Peterson came from Cashton to spen9
Sunday at home. They are putting
in the foundation for Chester Brye's
new home at that place.
Mrs. o. D. Lester of Towervllle.
was in the city on Friday to see
friend and transact business. The
Censor acknowledges the call from
her that has been made annually for
many years by her late husband.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
MONEY TO LOAN

On farm property. Funds always
on hand, no delay Interest reason
able. I also buy mortgages. Ad-
dress, or call on w. J. Hickisch, 203
S. 4th street, La Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
IT'S NEIGHBoR, LAFoLLETTE
THE NEEDED LESSON

American transport sunk and sixty
odd American lives lost
That's wssr brought home to US
very realistically.
What?
are there any slackers, pacfsts,
and traitors now?
Are there
Can there be any with our sons
sent to the bottom of the sea?
It's war and We know it intimate
ly--tragieally.
Where now are the Vallanding-
hams Madison Daily Democrat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

AS work of art, how about the en-
craving of a Liberty Bond? They
will take your subscription at any
bank. Prove your patriotism now.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Call the Nuzum Yard, phone
is, for storm sash. They will take
measurements if desired and guaran-
tee them to fit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
rRn Inhn / Rolstaci1

Under date of October Q, Mr.. Boil
stad, who is in the engineering corps
at Camp Grant writes his mother in
Viroqua:
We got cur uniforms today, good
heavy wooden ones. 1t sure has been
cold and damp here. We did not have
any heat until last night. The con-
tractors are away behind with every
thing and the steam heat in our bar
racks will not be in for several weeks
so the colonel bought some stoves
and we set them UP. was down
town last Saturday. II is a real nice
big city, much bigger than | thought.
met an old conductor from Edgerton
that I used to know. He left run
that was paying him S225 month
He is in Co. Z. They are mostly
conductors and brakemen. We have
one Belgian in Co. A. He saw the
gunners shoot his father and mother
He and his sister escaped and got to
this country, and now they have get
some money saved for her to get
along on so he is going back to help
all he can to clean up the Germans.
was to alecture by Sergeant Guy
EmDy, last night. He put in two
years in the trenches. He was left
for dead on the battlefield once, but
was picked up later and an American
surgeon fixed him out in good shape
He had a big scar on mis- face and a
lame shoulder. otherwise he seemed
@. K He said the sooner the Amer
leans made up their minds that they
were fighting the German people, the
sooner the war would be over. He
said it is all bosh about fighting the
Kaiser, as the German people were
all right with him in anything that
he started. | was called in to see
the colonel of the regiment today.
He wanted to find out how much rail-
road experience / had had. He seem
ed to be satisfied with what | told
him. He asked me how / liked the
army life. | told him it suited me all
right. l was the only one of the
Company he asked that. We sure
have a nice set of officers. Our cap
tain was right at the door to instruct
US how to act when we went in to
see the colonel. The latter is a West
Point man so of course we had to be
quite spruce and precise when we
stepped up to his desk. What / miss
most here is butter We do not have
chat at ali; have oleomargarine about
four times week 1t sure is tough
but if l don't run up against any
thing worse than that in this war l
will be we'll satisfied. Everybody
should write to the soldiers when
they can. l will keep you posted on
how ! get along down here; 80 men
from our regiment leave here in aday
or so to fill out the 500 battalion of
the civil engineers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

by VIII Burkhard, who with his
brother Chester, are at Camp Green,
Charlotte, North Carolina, serving
with North Dakota troops.
We left Fort Lincoln September %
and arrived at our camp October 3,
nearly five days on the road, but we
were in the best of shape when we
left the train. We cooks had the
hardest part as we had to prepare
and cook all the meals on the train
and it was a poor foundation to walk
on. We had to cook for l76 men IN
all so we were busy and glad when
we got to our camp. We arrived IN
St.Paul Sunday morning and were
greeted by the Red Cross ladies with
stamped post cards, oranges, apples,
cigarettes and a lot of Injuries, and
we were met by crowds at every sta
ton until we hit camp. At Albert
Lea. Mimi, we were taken from the
train and hiked over town for little
exercise. The First Regimental bend
gave some fine selections at every
stop. We then came on to Chicago
where we were stocked up in the line
of provisions. Then left over the lire
of the Pennsylvania and Solthern,ar
rived in Logansport, Ind, the even
ing of October /. liked over town
again and had plenty of music the
same as before. Boarded the train
again and came toKnoxville, Tenn,
the afternoon of the 2nd and were
turned loose for two hours. We all
shaved and shined our shoes, ready
to come to Charlotte spic and span.
We boarded the train again and saw
eor,,e 1orpffv nice scenery Crossed
the wabash River at Loganport, Ind,
the river whose banks have become
widely known through one of the
mos popular songs. Came through
the Cumberland Mountains of Ken
lucky in the night, then in the Blue
Ridge Mountains ofNirginia in the
morning but they are not so very tall
where we came through.
TBv Hilmer Asbiornson, Camp Lew
is Tacoma. Washington.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-10
Issue of Peace or War Now
Lies on Kaiser and Naval
Advisers of Germany.
COMMERCE CAN RESUME
Wilson Gave Instructions From
Sick Bed on Own Response
biiity for Protecting Ameri-
can Rights and Honor.

Washington, March 9.-American
merchant vessels were ordered arm
ed to defy the German submarine
zone of death and destruction tonight.
President Wilson has called tAo
siXty.ffth congress to convene on
Monday, April lG, TO handle such leg.
islatiye business as this step may by
then render necessary
With the fateful next step" taken
to protect American lives and Amer
lean rights on the high seas the
United States is practically ON a war
basis tonight and within six weeks
all the machinery of government win
have mobilized every field OF en-
deagor and every institution. Wash
ington is prepared for any eventual
ity which the dark doings in the Ger
man war zone may bring forth.
The presidents order to the navy
department to have Immediately plac-
cd naval guns and gunners aboard
merchant vessels, and the proclaim
tion calling the new congress, came
simultaneously from the, sick bed
where he lies in the white house SUI
fering from a severe cold
It is on the presidents own respon.
sibility that he has ordered the naval
power ofNthe United States to be ex.
erclsed to enable American commerce
to.resume its rightful place upon the
seas
Administration officials declared to-
night this puts the next move in the
grim game of war "up 10 Germany"
srayely. 1t is admitted that the sink
ing OF armed American ships by Ger
man submarines or the destruction Of
German submarines by American YES
sci Is expected to bring the two ia.
lions over the verge of physical clash.
President Wilson, however, feels that
the protection Of American rights Is
paramount and that these rights
must be safeguarded whatever con,
sequences Germany may force. He
proceeded, therefore, to place the ma.
ton on a basis Of aelf-defense which
provides for any eventually. Wheth-
er he will ask the new congress to
affirm and endorse his latest step Is
In doubt tonight
It is pointed out that by April lG,
when the new congress conyenes,
the situation may be entirely chang
ed by actual occurrences In the war
zone. Under the call for convening.
any and all legislative business can
be pressed before the session and
undoubtedly several big appropria.
ton bills which failed Of passage
during the last congress will be thel
first matters to be considered.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-10
American Nava! Forces There
Concentrate at Santiago
With Marines Ready.
FIGHTING IS IN PROGRESS
Communications From City Are
Cut Off and Sugar Fields Are
Burned by RevolutiOnists-
No Loss of Life.

Washington, March 9.-The situa-
ton in Eastern Cuba is admittedly
bad and growing worse. American
naval forces are being concentrated
at Santiago and orders have been is
sued to hold as large available land
ing forces S possible in readiness to
go ashore and protect lives and prop
erty Of foreigners,
There has been interruption OF
communication between Santiago ana
the outside world, owing to the activ-
tiles of revolutionists in the environs
of lHe city.
An undated dispatch from the
United States consul stated com,
bat between Cuban regulars and the
reVolutionists is in progress.
The press cables announcing that
a large force of American blue-jack
cts have been landed at Santiago
were confirmed by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels here tonight. The loss
of life thus far reported is small, but
property damage, particularly in
fields growing sugar cane, has been
tremendous .,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-10
ORDER LIQUOR
HOUSES CLOSED
WHOLESALERS ANNOUNCE FACT
AND ELAINE THE BEER
BREWERS.

st. Louis, March 3. Many great
mail order liquor concerns will sus-
pend business ii the Reed bone dry"
bill, now awaiting the signature OF
President Wilson, becomes law. This
was the word received today from
the big wholesalers Of this city and
like advice3 are at hand from similar
concerns in Cincinnati and other
places supplying topers in so.called
dry" territory.
The new federal bin forblds shib.
ments OF liquor into prohibition
states, even where the laws of these
states permit such shipments Curl
ously enough, the distillers principal
ly blame the brewers for slipping
over" the drastic measure without
their knowledge. There is the great
est jealousy between the makers OF
spirits and the makers Of malo lid.
uOrs. The latter accuse the whiskey
and brandy men Of bringing on pro
hibition because Of the excesseR
which indulgence in the stronger bev-
erages involves. The brewers advo-
cate the porhbition Of drinks contain
ing high alcohol percentage and the
ENCOURAGEMENT Of the less deIeter-
ious beers and light wines.
The liquor men here say the brew.
crs backed the Reed bill out of re
yenge because the whiskey, gin and
brandy dealers sales have Increased
In states tha, have gone dry" while
more bulky beverages are not i'm
ported.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-10
Democratic Spirit OF Affair
Arouses City=Wide Interest
And Enthusiasm.
IT MAY BE A WEEKLY THING
Navy Lads Join Masqueraders
and Others in Street Dane
ing-Festivities viii End To-
night

Again laughter and voices shrill
with pleasure and life echoed ON the
streets of Brunswick last night, The
carnival spirit with its attending
showers of confetti expressed ltscH
again with masQued and curlously at
tired men, women and children as
thew gaily swung down Newcastle
street in a fancy dress parade.
This street will never look the
same to me again declared an old-
time resident. Brunswick will never
be the same again" replied a visitor.
In the parade, were the various
characters of romance, history ana
6ction. Indians, clowns, country
maids. the masked gentlemen bandit7
in evening suit. d SAILOR lad in whl'e
duck who was really youns-ladS.
Charlie Chaplin, of course.
Then after the parade, came the
street dancing. Quite a number Oh
sailors from the, Reid and officers
were in this
Newcastle street, where somberiy
tired the colonists Of Oglethorpes S
dav. Newcastle street where for the
span of American history. ProSaic
business pursuits were the order OF
undisturbed events and where only
CONGREGATIONS of men grouped in eX-
cited discussion to show an event o!
:mportance or war broke the tradi-
tion of pedestrian purpose only or
where a change could only be seen
by the tearing. down of the former
country, stores and the erection of
modern business emporiums, is no
more. Perhaps in the days before
the white men, Indians danced with
in the confines of it's highway
Democracy, which claims many
streets, streets where the blood OF
revolution Flowed to pave the way
for her voice, streets where great
movements were given birth in the
sly whispering OF men as they passed,
has claimed the streets of Bruins
wick
The first prize of $40 in the Fancy
Dress Parade was given to Hayward
Dudley, who represented Uncle Sam.
while the second prize of So was
given to Raymond Russell, who was
blackened mp and represented the
darkey in "The Ham what Am ad-
veftisements.
''The street dancing ought to be a
permanent and weekly feature" was
the tenor of thought expressed on
every hand.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-10
PRESS Is ASKED
TO CENSOR NEWS
SECRETARY DANIELS REQUESTS
REPORTERS VOLUNTARILY
SUPPRESS FACTS.

Washington. March 9.-With the
government launched on its policy OF
arming American merchantmen to
defy the risks in the German pro-
scribed war zone on the high seas.
newspapers and all other news dis.
pensing agencies in the United States
are requested tonight to place them
selves under a self-impoeed censor
ship.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels IL
calling all the Washington repreaen
tatiYes of newspapers and news agen
cles OF the country together asked
that definite Information as to TIE
arming of ships or movement Of arm.
ed ships be suppressed