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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
Some Pertinent Facts,

Before Woodrow Wilson became
President he was an officer in the
Civil Service Reform League. When
he resigned because of his nomination
for the Presidency he assured the mem
bers of the League that he had not
lost his interest in the principles for
which the organization worked.
During the campaign for his election
he reiterated his adherence to the prin-
ciple of the merit system in appoint
ments and promotions in the govern
ment service.
Immediately after his Inauguration
he began removing from office men who
had rendered years of faithful and un-
blemished service and whose special
Qualification was undoubted. These
men were replaced by deserving Dem
ocrats', many Of whom were not
merely without special qualification
but who were notoriously incompetent.
A Republican administration had al
ready placed fourth class postmasters
under the merit system and in an effort
to displace men so classified the Presi-
dent ordered all those men then in of
flee to submit to a competitive exami-
nation Against this there would have
been no material protest if the tests
had been conducted fairly, but, under
the rules, the appointment could be
given to any one of the highest three
IN the examination. Though the preten-
ed purpose was to eliminate politics
from the appointments, lists of those
who successfully passed the examina-
ton were submitted to Democratic con-
gressmen SO that expressions of opinion
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
NATIONAL GUARDS TO
Be HELD IN SERVICE
Gen. Barry Notifies Officers
Against Mastering Out.

Chicago, Mar 20.-General Thomas
H. Barry, commanding the central de.
partment, has notified all state troop
officers in this division that their
commands will not be mustered out
and that they will remain at their
present stations until further orders.
This change in plans was authorized
by the war department. No further
details were made public but the or.
der was interpreted as a step toward
preparing the country to defend itself
in case Of an outbreak of early hos.
tilities.
The troops in this department af
fected by the order are: Colorado
Tive battalions Of infantry, one squad
ron of cavalry, one signal corps unit
and one sanitary unit. Iowa-One regi
ment of infantry Michigan-One ree.
iment Of infantry, two troops of cav.
airy, two batteries OF artillery, one
signal corps unit, one company of en-.
gineers, three sanitary units. Indiana
One sanitary unit Ohie-Four regi
ments of infantry, two signal cerps
units, ave sanitary units, four com
panies of engineers, one squadron OF
cavalry, one battery of field artillery
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
ATTORNEY rs INDICATED.
Judge Gregory Glasses Suit Against r
V. Baker as "Base Ingratitude"
and Gives Him Judgment.

Attorney Robert Verne Baker got an
unusual vindication in the Circuit
Court before Judge Gregory on Monday
afternoon when the court in an order
in which he classed the bringing of the
suit as display of chase ingratitude .
dismissed the action of Mrs. Fannie
TeVoght and directed a verdict in favor
of the attorney for twenty-five dollars.
Mrs. TeVoght had charged the attor-
ney with not dealing fairly with her
in the settlement of an estate. Judge
Gregory declared that there had not
been the slightest evidence to support
her claim and dismissed the suit with
costs to the plaintiff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
KEEPS AFTER MEAT MEN.
A. Rowley Pleads Guilty to Selling
Unwholesome Meats in Munici-
pal Court Today.

A. Rowley, proprietor or meat mar
ket at 261 Market street, was arrested
late Monday afternoon on the com
plant of Inspector Nelson of the health
department, charged with selling put
rid, impure and unWholesome meats.
He appeared in the Municipal @ Lrt
this morning and on a plea of = guilty
was fined three dollars and the costs
of the action. DR.. Nelson is pushing
the meat crusade with great vigor and
many other arrests are promised. Com
plants from citizens against the meat
supply are being promptly investigated.
DR. Nelson has declared that he viii
demand revocation of licenses in every
case where second offense is alleged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
NO CANDIDATE IN wHEATLAND
West Side Town Fails to Hold Caucus
in Time Set by Law and Candi-
dates Must Filed Petitions.

The town of Wheatland is all mixed
up in it's politics this morning. Under
the new law Monday is held to have
been the last day on which the town
caucuses could be held and out in
Wheatland the caucus is called for next
Saturday afternoon. Candidates for
the various town offices must get their
name on the ballot by petition, if the
law is followed to the letter. William
Luke, the present town chairman, is
expected to be candidate for re-
election and he will probably be named
at the caucus. 1t is stated that petit
lions are in circulation for the nomina-
tion of Joseph Toelle
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
STATE ACCEPTS ROADS.
Highway Commission Puts It's Sanction
On AL Work Completed in the
County In 1916.

The county board now formally has
the job of taking care of all the i'm
proved highways in the county as this
morning Highway Commissioner Herzog
received from the State Highway Com
mission the sanction Of the state on all
road work done during the year 1916.
Under the law the acceptance of the
work by the state makes it obligatory
on the county to provide for the proper
maintenance of all of the roads. Nearly
all of this work was completed by the
first of October of last year but the
sanction of the state has been held up
until every piece of the roads had been
visited by the state inspectors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
HE HAD THE SHOES ON.
Otto Schott Had No Defense When
Arraigned on Charges of Larceny
in the Municipal Court.

Otto Schott, a stranger in the city,
did not have much of defense when
he was arraigned in the Municipal
Court this morning on charges of
stealing & pair of shoes from an auto
mobile in front of saloon on Salem
avenue. In fact, Otto hurried to plead
guilty, for the very shoes he was wear
ing were the ones TAXI from the auto
mobile. He made no suggestion of
leniency and the court gave him fine
of three dollars and the costs with an
alternative of fifteen days in jail. He
took the alternative"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
CARPENTERS CELEBRATE.

The twentieth anniversary of the
establishment of the Carpenters union,
local 161, in Kenosha was celebrated
Saturday night with supper and
dancing party. Mr.. Weber of Milwau-
kee was present and made an address.
A nail driving contest added amuse-
ment to the evenings program and
those getting the most nails driven in
a given time were Mrs. Henry Hend-
rickson, Mrs. Otto Schroeder and Mrs
Arthur Wallis.
The affair was given in the Knights
of Pythias Hall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
FORMER RACINE MAN DEAD.
Frank zupan, Resident of Kenosha But
Short Time, Died at Willowbrook
on wednesday Night.

Frank zupan, aged 43 years, former
resident of Racine and a resident of
Kenosha for the past few months, died
at Willowbrook Sanatorium on We'd
nesday evening. He had been suffer
er from tuberculosis for some time and
he was taken to Willowbrook on Tues
day evening, last. He was native of
Austria and has widow and FIVE chill
dren still living in that country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22

and run real factory, which I am
doing, with modified soldiers. At
first these new men did not have very
much respect for me as a boss, and
were little skeptical about the whole
matter, but as soon as they found that
| knew what / wanted and could make
anything that [ asked them to do, it
was different story, and T believe
that now, should / ask them to put
screws in the wrong way they would
try, feeling that I would get the result
that I was after.
TO give you an idea of my work,
| will tel you what / did yesterday and
then you will see that your money is
well spent and in no other work does
money go as far as in ours in doing
real good.
$40 Makes Arm Movable,
:" | have clinic every morning
where the doctors send the men, or
they come themselves, hearing of us
from their friends. When / arrived
yesterday morning there were five men
waiting for me- The first man was a
farmer who had his shoulder shot away
and for whom [ had made aterial ap-
paratus, and he came back to report.
He had been sent to me by Prof. Que
nue., one of the best known surgeons
here. They had saved the nerves and
muscles of his arm but he could not
raise his arm and had it in a sling
when he first was brought to me Friday
of last week. My proposition was not
as difficult as it would have been three
h-onths ago for I have had several ca
SEES like that now and all are working
we'll. | put an elastic belt on him,
something like the one the officers
wear; on one side of it I fastened an
aluminium plaque into which I slipped
a flexible steel which I bent under his
arm, arranging a cuff and forearm sup
port, a shoulder cap, etc. The long and
the short of it was, the man came to
me with his arm useless and went
away with good use of it. I am now
making a permanent one for him which
will cost me exactly ten dollars and
should last the man at least three years
and / will show him how it is made so
that he can have it done in his own
village and his wife can, do the pad
ding. You never saw happier man
than he was when he found that it
really worked. You see I watch the
trial appliances for a little while to
make sure that all is well before I go
to the expense of nickle plating, etc.
Restores Shot Foot.
Ny next ease was of a man that
was shot through the foot and walked
with difficulty on his toes. He could
not stand for more than a few mo-
ments. He came for his final appara-
tus which is made of broad steel rolled
under his shoe on the side of car
riage spring to hold his foot in posi-
tion; he says he walks easily with the
appliance and with no fatigue. His
appliance with the shoes cost me $14,
and can be applied to any shoe.
Brain Was Exposed.
The third case was that of man
who had been trepanned and had to
have plate to protect his head. This
cost SO. The next case was man who
could bend his thumb but could not ex-
tend it, and could extend his forefnger
and not bend it. / fixed that at cost
of about $4, and he was happy, for
now he can work as soon as he is dis
missed from the army. The fifth case
was man who had had a tarsus shot
away and could not walk upon his
foot. | fixed him so he could walk
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without pain.
g 1t took me most of the morning to
fit these men. just as I was leaving
another brain case came in. One
which you could see the pulsations
through the skin. I measured him and
his appliance will be ready tomorrow.
Then two other men came but I had
to ask them to come back in the after
noon for my workmen had left:
Pitiful Pole Weeps.
"Before | was through with him, a
Pole came in whose case is one Of the
most pitiful that have seen; returned
from the army with four medals, no
place to go and no friends. [ think
that it is a case for nerve specialist
as well as myself, so / took measures
for what | could do; gave him some
thing to eat he had not eaten all day.
and then gave him some warm cloth
ing; he had only rubbers; when I took
them off, for he could not use his
hands, found that his socks were so
thin that took them off to give him
warm ones, and oh, such dirty feet.
But why not? It is freezing cold, he
had to sleep in a lodging house, and
without the use of his hands what
could he do2 Well, it WASH II my Job,
but it was not anyone else's either, so
I just gave him a good foot bath.
Poor devil ne cried.
Brave But Discouraged.
He was no beggar, just fine brave
soldier down and out. We gave him
food and sent one Of our men with him
to go to the metro, and gave him a
little money so he could get along I'M
til Thursday, when [ told him to come
back, and / shall have a good nerve
specialist there to examine him and see
what we can do, for I cannot see why
he cannot use his arms and legs.
Another man came in whom I had
made leg brace for; when | saw him
/ thought something was wrong. He
said, not at all, he had brought a
friend who had a bad leg. That his
was sound now that he had a good
brace. His friend was a queer case
but I saw how to fix him.
Gets Stage Fright.
Tomorrow [ am called to the com
mission which examined the men that
need appliances. / am successful with
types of cases that the ortheopedic men
do not succeed with. In places I have
never been before I will get stage
fright first when I go in but soon I
will see men that [ can help and then
I will forget everything else and just
do what [ can.
Finances a Worry.
"The work is growing so fast, some
times [ worry for fear that the money
will not come, but it does. My friends
have been so generous. But if you
could just pass a day with me and see
what JOY is brought into the lives Of
these men by you good Americans who
are sending money over here you would
feel repaid for every cent that you
have sent me, for we are helping men
to once again take up the battle of life
under the best physical conditions that
they can, with the wounds that they
have had. Fifteen of my men have
gotten good jobs, and the others will
as soon as they are little better.
Waste No Money.
"We are running the whole thing
just as economically as we can, making
every cent count for the men. Please
keep us in mind and when you come
across anyone that you can touch for
us, please do it. I sometimes think
that I would just as soon steal for
these men to hep them, if the money
did not come otherwise. !"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
TELLS OF WAR HORRORS.
Miss Gassette Writes of Her Meta
morphis from Maker of Bandages
to Maker over of Cripples.

Thrillingly interesting is the story
Of the work that Miss Grace Gassette
of Chicago, who in the past has visited
Kenosha, is doing for the wounded
French soldiers in her hospital located
near the firing line.
Dr. N. A. Pennoyer has enclosed a
letter which tells briefly the story of
Miss Gassette s entering this work of
which she knew nothing when she
landed in France, and of her success
in it, almost reaching the marvellous
At the same time he states that all
subscriptions for Miss Gassette s work
which Kenoshans wish to contribute
may be sent to w. Ell. Purnell in Che
First National Bank.
An excerpt which does much to make
clear the use to which money sent Miss
Gassette is used, taken from her letter,
follows:
Began With Dressings.
"My anatomy I studied at the Ecole
de Medicine here so / knew that, but
anatomy in connection with surgery !
never thought of until offered at the
American Ambulance to do anything
that | could to help; first, as you may
know, | made the dressings for the
wounds and had many to help me. TIC
do this I had to learn the different
qualities of cotton, gauze, ETC., so as to
be intelligent in buying; then how to
sterilize them.
Has Genius for Devising.
''Soon I found that I had a talent
for making contrivances to relieve suf
fering, This meant that I had to train
men to carry out my ideas, and I had
to learn materials of another sort
Little by little learned, until, wher
there became such general demand
for my oppliances that the French sur
geons asked me to help them to get
them ! found thaS ! had to organize
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Grand Duke Michael RenaunCes
Right to Throne.
EX-CziRINA MAY Be PRISONER
New Government Is Firm for War.
Work on Munitions Starts With I'm
Wonted Vigor-Czar on Way TO
crimea-LIeyd George to Move
puma Congratulations.

Petrograd. Mar. 2o.-The renuncia-
ton of the trone by Grand Duke
Michael has been signed at his private
residence, whittier he went with a
large part Of the duma committee,
headed by Price Lvoff, Professor Miliu.
koff and President Rodzianko.
The grand duke addressed tbs COM
mittee, declaring that the RESPONSE
bility devolving upon him found him
undecided because Of the existing diff
ferences of opinion. He added that
since the happiness of Russia was the
only consideration, he believed this
would be best assured by his abdica-
ton and therefore surrendered his
authority.
The message which Foreign Minis.
ter Miliukof sent to all diplomatic
representatives of Russia in foreign
lands is looked upon here as a cor
ner-stone of the new governments
structure.
The immediate resumption Of work
in all manufacturing plants was or
dered by the council of workingmen's
delegates in the revolutionary party.
Full wages will be paid for time lost
as result of the uprising.
Gar Enroute TO crimea.
Meanwhile the former car, now
designated merely as Nicholas Ro-
manoff, and his personal escort are en-
route in the Crirnea, where he has i'm
mense personal holdings, and where
he likely will spend the remainder of
his days.
Ban on Jews Removed.
Petrcgrad. Mar 20.-Full right Of
citizenship to Jews and abolition of
the pale was the further progressive
step which democratic Russia took.
Jews throughout Russia hailed the
new order with great rejoicing.
Petrograd is astir with enthusiasm;
it's streets are packed with orderly
crowds. Public utilities are now run
ming as of old All newspapers are I'd.
publishing -and with entire freedom
papers which resumed Monday com.
memorated the event by special edi-
tons full Of eulogies of the new "fres
Russia" including poems and long
analytical articles.
All public buildings in the capital
have been draped with the red flag of
the revolutionists.
Says Czarina Is Captive.
Berlin, Mar. 20.-The former car.
ina Of Russia Is practically captive
Of the revolutionists and is detained
at Tsarskoe-Selo winter palace under
the guard of rebel soldiers, says the
Overseas News agency.
England to Congratulate Duma.
London, Mar. 20.-Premier Llovd
George announced in the house of
commons that Thursday he would
make a motion of congratulation to
the Russian Duma.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
WILLARD-FULTON co CERTAIN
Ten Round Battle for Milwaukee ls
Agreed On.

Milwaukee, Mar 20.-That Jess VII.
lard and Fred Fulton will meet in a
ten round battle here In June or July
was. assured by Manager Tom Jones
and Promoter Tom Andrews. It will
be an outdoor affair. willard and Full.
ton are both signed.
Oficial announcement of this will be
made the night OF the Leonard
Mitchell fight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22

MRS. zalmon G. Simmons has re
turned to Shadow Lawn after being in
the east for several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph V. Quarles of Mil.
waukee. Mars. Simmons arrived Sun.
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-22
REPORT or THE CONDITION

KENOSHA, SIS.
|, WILLIAM Fl. PURNELL, Secretary
Of the above named corporation, do sol
emRly swear that the foregoing statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
WILLIAM II. PURNELL,
Secretary.
Correct. Attest.
CHAS G. BROWN
WILLIAM W. STRONG,
WM. II. FISHER,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of March, 1917.
ALBERT w. FRANTZ.
(Notarial Seal) Notary Public
My commission will expire Jan II, 1919
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we are running the whole thing
just as economically as we can, making
every cent count for the men. Please
keep us in mind and when you come
across anyone that you can touch for
us, please do it. I sometimes think
that I would just as soon steal for
these men to hep them, if the money
did not come otherwise
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-11

the first and last in every dry
war-was thrown out entirely
from the question Of enforcing
the Idaho law.
The appeal to the supreme
court originated in the district
court at Moscow when a man
named Crane was tried for having
liquor in his possession. His
final effort to have the state law
declared invalid involved the in
depreciation of the fourteenth
amendment to the federal consti-
tuition, as it might relate to the
powers of the state to control
the personal possessions Of All
individual. Attorney General T.
A. Walters of Idaho represented
the state before the supreme
court.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-11
LOCAL GIRL WILL
GIVE PERFORMANCE

Miss Olive Acorn will give a
public performance al the high
school auditorium in this city
Thursday, December 81, featur-
ing interpretative dancing. Most
OF her friends are familiar with
the fact that Miss Alcorn is
studying dancing and dramatic
art at Denishawn, in Los Angeles,
Cal, the Ruth st. Denis and Ted
Shawn school Of dancing and its
related arts.
Denishawn is a private school
where pupils are taught inter
pretative dancing in its most
beautiful form. French, design
ing and art craft are also included
lin the studies. Ruth St. Denis
and Ted Shawn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shawn, as they are in private
life, are world renowned dancers
and the school has a justly cele-
brated reputation. The school
gave its first public performance
cf this year on Thanksgiving day,
Miss Alcorn taking part in the
performance, and her work was
highly commended in the Los
Angeles press notices.
Miss AlcOrn will give q per
Torrance here which is beautiful
and esthetic, something which
under ordinary circumstances
would probably never be seen in
as small a, place as this. She in
tends to spend her Christmas
vacation at her home in this city
paying the expenses Of her triI
with the performance.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-11
FIGURES SHOW COST
OF FIRST DRAFT


To carry out the registration
of men eligible for military duty
under the terms Of the draft law
and to draft the states quota
required by the war department,
in Idaho, cost the government .
grand total Of S929O.52, a, per
capita cost of S3.S5 for 24OS men
delivered at railroad stations 10
entrain for cantonment camps
This fact together with de-
tailed account OF the expenditure
was sent to the provost marshal
general by L. f. hunhAll, Of
Nampa, discussing oficsr for the
state OF Idaho. The statement
was also placed on ale in The
ONCE OF Adjutant General @. s
Moody, where it was secured for
publication.
The states quota under the
first draft was 2297, but due ~
the fact 1874 men failed to qualify
under the rigid physical eIamin-
ations given at the eantonmen'
camps, it was necessary 10 for
ward all told a total Of 24oe men
OF this number Shoshone county
sent the larger quota or SS9 fol
which it created no expense FOL
the government 10 bear and alec
no claims for expenses. Ban
mock county sent the next largest
number, or 300, at a total sI-
ipense to the government OF but
1928. Fremont sent the third
largest in number, 1873, at a eost
Of 1901. Latah sent l2o at
Total cost Of S266.I7. Bingham
sent iO9 for S34.2O.
A recapitulation statement
iron the report forwarded TO th'
provost marshal shows the tota
summarized expenses attached e
the first draft as follows: