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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09

Lee Peacock and VIM. Blewett of
Prairie du Chen, were over Sunday
visitors at the Jas. Peacock home.
DR.. Chas. Schlosser and father, Cap
tain Schlosser, came last week to
visit at the home of Henry Schlosser.
DR.. Schlosser returned to Chicago,
Saturday and his father remained for
a longer visit
Bert Johnson and Nels Jensen went
to Milwaukee, Saturday, in regard to
enlisting
Jas. and Mel Ballentine were hon
from the U. W. over Sunday.
High school baseball team played
at Cassville, Saturday and were de-
feated The city team played at Bag
ley, Sunday, and won by the score of
13 to 16.
Miss Gertie Fox, who has been trav-
cling in the west for the past two
years, came Monday for visit with
her mother, Mrs. Ira Fox.
DR.. Heraty and wife, Mrs. L. E.
Pearson, Mrs. Letha Donnelly and Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Brady motored to Du-
buque, Monday.
The lecture by Horace Huron, CIV
en- under the auspices of the M. W. A
at the city hall Friday evening, was
very interesting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09
BUCKWHEAT RIDGE.

Roscoe Leighty was a Wednesday
evening visitor with Hazel Medley.
Earl Davis visited at Frank Gehrke's
Sunday.
Sunday visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gehrke and daughters and
Carl Wallace at Hugh Heiney's. Fran
ces Dalen and Reno Gehrke at Hode
MundOn's. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Boyer
and little daughter at Walter Gehr-
ke's. Roy Mousseau and Oscar and
Sylvester Udelhofen at the latter's
home in Lancaster.
Miss Celia and Reno Gehrke and Mr..
and Mrs. AL. Noble spent Tuesday ev-
ening at G. Henry's.
Frances and Alfred Mousseau called
at Frank Gehrke's Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Gehrke and son Hail
en- spent Wednesday with Mrs. Geo.
Whitcher.
Clarence Henry recently called on
Roscoe Leighty.
Messrs. Arthur Graney and Will
Dobson spent Sunday "dear hunting"
Much to their disappointment the
clears" have all been captured.
Roscoe Leighty called on Celia
Gehrke Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09

Fred A. Mutt passed away at the
family home at Glen Haven, Sunday
afternoon after a short illness. The
deceased was a model young man and
had many friends who grieve at the
sad news. He is survived by his pa
rents, two brothers, Chas., of Science
tady, N. Y, and Clarence, at home, al
SO one sister, Mrs. Theo. Zinholdt, of
Glen Haven.
The Record says:
Mrs John Potter is confined to her
home by illness.
P. K. Kirschbaum is carrying his
hand in sling as a result of blood
poisoning.
n. j. Lau had the misfortune to run
the tine Of a pitchfork through the
calf of his leg one day last week and
he has been laid up ever since. The
injury, while not serious, is never
theless painful.
Jas. Bennett, who is located at So.
Omaha, with a railroad crew, is here
for a few weeks visit with his family.
He went to La Crosse, Wednesday,
for a visit with his daughter. Jim
says a new wage raise went into eff
feet this week and they are now re-
ceiving 1925 per day.
Herman Schnering returned last
week from Charles City, Ia, where he
has been employed in the button fac
tory the past few months. He ex-
poets to leave soon for Rock Island
where he has been promised good
position. The factory in which he was
employed will be used to manufac-
ture shells for the U. S. army.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09

r. French returned Sunday from
Rochester, Mimi, where he had been
10 consult the Mayo brothers in re-
gard to his health.
Mrs. ellison Tyler is in Dubuque in
the hospital where she underwent an
operation.
Vernon Judd, who is attending
school in Pittsburg, is here visiting
his sister, Mrs Will Morkin. He has
enlisted in the engineering corps.
Friends here received word of the
birth of a baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs.
E. K. Goodrich of Brownsville, Tex.
Mrs. Goodrich was formerly Mildred
Newman of this place
Mrs. Lynn Woodhouse was called to
Washington, D. c., on account of the
death of her aunt, Mrs. J. r. Web
ster. Mrs. Woodhouse's parents met
her in Chicago.
Andrew Roberts is on the sick list.
Dubuque visitors last week were:
Mrs. Judd, Mrs. Will Morkin, Miss Allie
Ryan, Mrs. John Gull, Mrs. Lee Brook
ems and daughter, Vida.
Relatives here received word of
the arrival of baby boy at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Leonard of Col
orado Springs, Col. Mrs Leonard was
formerly Miss Kathleen Grimm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09
CASSVILLE.

Miss Ethel Roschi spent Sunday
with the Misses Rech on the farm.
Miss Nellie Bossert was called to
the o. G. Mutt home near Glen Hav-
Ell to care for Fred Mutt. An appendi-
citis case.
Miss Marjorie Smith, bride of the
month, was given kitchen shower
lat the E. F. Andre home, Saturday ev-
ening.
There was a shower at the R. J..
Kirschbaum home for Miss Eve
Kirschbaum, last week.
Mrs. Ralph Grimm is visiting the
home folks at Rockford.
"Hiawatha,' given by the pupils of
Miss Kaspers' room, was largely at
tended Friday evening and was a sue
cess in every way
The Bloomington and Cassville ball
game Saturday, resulted in a victory
for the latter; score to s.
Miss Elizabeth Alderman of Glen
Haven, came Friday for a visit at the
r. j. Kirschbaum home.
Mrs. Walter Brown of Minneapolis,
is visiting at the Elmer Garner home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore and son,
Carter, went to La Crosse, Sunday,
for a visit.
Mrs. M. Schleier attended the tuner
al of John Schleier at Gutenberg, on
Monday
Mrs. G. A. Palmer and son came
from Waterloo, Ia. Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09
BEETOWN

Jas. Birch and family of Cassville
spent Sunday here
Chas. Rogers and family spent Sun
day at Bloomington.
Tommy Auel left Tuesday for Mas
on City, Ia, where he is engaged to
play ball for the season. VIM. Nc
Donald returned to Mason City the
same day, being called here by the
death of his mother.
Chas. Thompson and wife had bus
mess at Lancaster Thursday
We are pleased to see Mrs. Nettie
Birch able to be out again.
Toay Garner and wife were Bloom
ingtOn callers Friday.
Olga Brun left Monday for Dubuque
where she has employment.
John Metcalf and Edith Champion
were married last Wednesday even
ing at the Groom's home. Congratu-
lations.
Ed Richardson and wife spent Sun
day with their daughter.
John Pringle was a caller from
Cassville, Thursday.
Ralph Hoskins of Bloomington,
spent last Monday night here.
Ed. Blewett and wife of Prairie du
CHEN were here last Monday to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs. Kate McCov.
A number from here attended the
contest at Lancaster Saturday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09
GLEN HAVEN

Mrs. VIM. Klinkhammer, Mrs. G.
Adrian and Miss Lena Hammas went
to Dubuque, Wednesday.
Joe Junk was a Gutenberg caller.
Tuesday.
John Gockel is remodeling his res
idence.
Jas. Stewart was a Prairie du Chen
visitor, Wednesday,
VIM. Hutchcroft spent Tuesday in
Dubuque.
M. n. Petry accompanied a carload
OF stock to Chicago, Monday.
Edwin Barr is confined with the
measles.
Henry Weaks died last Thursday.
death resulting from a stroke which
he suffered about two weeks ago. His
two sons, Roy of Fennimore, and Ell
mer of Montana, arrived the latter
part of the week.
Vernon Judd, formerly of Lancas-
ter, was in town Saturday. He enlist
ed short time ago and expects to be
called this week.
Fred Mutt died Sunday evening af-
a brief illness of three days.
BLOOMINGTON.
Frank Newman went last week to
aurora, ILL.,, on business
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09

Chas. Perrin and wife were Sunday
visitors at Lyman McConnell's.
At the contest in Lancaster Satur-
day Charlotte Joice won third place in
spelling and seventh place in writing.
Ferne Shaben seventh place in spell
ling. CharlOtte's prizes amounted to
six dollars and Ferne's to two dol
lars
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09
The De Laval user
gets not only more
cream, but better cream

Have you seen the
NEW De Laval? The
new Self-centering bowl
with its patented milk
distributor is the great
est improvement that
has been made in
cream separator con-
struction in the last
thirty years and we'd
like to have a chance
to show you how it
works. The NEW De
Laval also contains
many other important
improvements that we
know will interest you.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09
THE NEW 0E LAVAL

OUTER made from De Laval-separated
cream has won first prize at every
convention of the National Creamery
Buttermakers' Association for the last
twenty-five years, as we'll SIS in every other
important contest, and you must admit that
this fact can mean but one thing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-09
CLARENCE SOUSLN
UCACO RLpRESENTIW

Whatever you get in this store rest.
assured that it is the best that can
be bought for the price.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10

tations remains to be noted, a result
that once. more places in relief the
German capacity for laundering, al
most as: great as the German capacity
for cruelty. Until the deportations
were begun there was no intense ha-
tired en- the part of the lower classes,
that Is. the workingmen and peasants.
The old Germans of the Lanstrurns
had been CHARTERED in Flemish homes;
they and the inmates spoke nearly the
same language; they got along fairly
we'll; they helped the women with the
work, the poor and the humble hay
ing none of those hatreds Of patriot
ism that are among the privileges OF
the upper classes, $780,. e..
at is conceivable that the Flemish
population might have existed under
German rule; it was Teutonic in its
origin and anti-French always.
But now the Germans have chang
ed all that. They have dealt a mortal
blow to any prospect they may ever
have had of being tolerated by the
population of Flanders; in tearing
away from nearly every humble home
in the land husband and a father or
son and brother they have lighted a
fire of hatred that will never go out;
they have brought home to every
heart in the land in way that will
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10

Linton, n. D., Dec. 1O.-'Mlss ANNE
l.. Petrie, brave girl who, with Sis
ter, broken in health came to EN-
mons in the pioneer days Of the coun-
ty and who has stuck it out" as a
homesteader and rancher ever since
won a world's record when she mark
eted at Chicago, 40 head Of shor' horn
steers weighing 1852 pounds apiece
and bringing $14 the hundredwelght'
or an average of s236.SS per head.
Telling her own story, Miss Petrle
SAYS: Sister and ] came to FmmonS
county in the early days of settlement.
Her health was broken by years or
teaching, and was school girl. For
a start we had two roam Durham helf-
CTS that father gave US, which we
shipped to North Dakota in an emil
grant car. Our progress was SLOW at
first. Money was scarce. We taugh:
school for $26 per month, and took
school warrants, which had to be dis
counted from ten per cent to 20 per
cent to get the cash, and only six
months term, for pupils were too scat
tering, and weather too uncertain to
have winter school. Even so, we say
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10
Whitlock also touches upon the hor

Whitlock also touches upon the hor-
rors at Louvain, saying. 1855
"On Thursday, Aug. q, order was
given to the inhabitants to leave Lou
vain because the city was to be bonn
barded. Old men, women, children,
the sick, priests, nuns were driven on
the roads like CATTLE More than
10000 were driven as far as Tirle-
mont, IS kilometers from Louvain.'
Our Belgian minister confirms the
charge that the Germans shielded
themselves behind the bodies Of the
natives-a practice they have now re-
sumed in their march into Italy,
1.-The Germans attacked Hougaerde
on Aug IS; the Belgian troops were
holding the Gette bridge in the vii
lage. The Germans forced the parish
priest of Autgaerden to walk in front
of them as 4 shield. AS they neared
the barricade the Belgian soldiers
fired and the priest was killed. After
the retreat o fthe' Belgians the Ger,
mans shot four men, burned so houses
and looted .lOO," Vs., a.. ,..,
For time the protests Of neutral
nations and the outcries of shocked
world seemed to COW the Germans.
The Wholesale massacres, lootings
and burnings ceased. But in the win
ter Of 1916 they perfected new form
of deviltry. Their own supply of la
Dor depleted, the Huns conceived the
idea Of deporting Belgians and
Frenchmen to Germany to make them
work for the kaiser. in many instan-
ces actually compelling them to labor
in munition factories.
On January 1G, 1916, while still in
Trussels-even though it was Occur
nied Sy The Germans Whitlock made
d report to the State department say
ing among other things:
81 have it in mind, and | might say,
on my conscience, since the Germans
began to deport Belgian workmen III
November to prepare for the depart
ment detailed report on this latesc
instance of brutality, but there have
been so many obstacles in the way
of obtaining evidence on which calm
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10
Bad Health Brought
Brave Ernn1ons Girl to
Find Fortune IN West

ed a little money. We bought us two
saddle horses and a good calf when
ever We had an opportunity.S Ehe Sis
tiers bought a relinquishmen*' on
claim, ana one Of them homesteaded
it, Later they bought store at Win
chester, to which they had to freigh,
their goods by wagon 60 miles. MISS
Annie petrie became postmistress. All
of their savings went into their ranch.
When they first paid a fancy price
for registered sire the neighbors be-
gan talking of guardian for the
young women Today the Petrie ranch
is one of the finest in the northwest.
it's shorthorns are in, demand for
breeding stock on the countrys iar5
est stock farms, and the two sisters
have reaped the reward which their
energy. enterprise and intelligence
has ripely merited. They consider
their experience as typical OF what
may be done in North Dakota with q
little pluck, diligence ami sound bust
ness sense. Incid entally they can
write a check with a whole string of
cyphers after :he initial digit and
know that it will be cashed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10
C0NA|IS FEARFUL
;L..It,rlF n'''Oo''"~o
Continued i1un Page One)

lCUllL1uuCu IL OIl dkC SACJ
on bayonets or not, children we're Shot
down by military order in cold blood
In the awful crime of the Rock Of
Bayard, there overlooking the Mouse
below Dinant, infants in their moth
cr's arms were shot. down without
mercy" w.t.. ,, -
THE deed, never surpassed in cruel
ty by any band of savages, is de-
scribed by the bishop of Namur HIM
self
"One scene surpasses in horror all
others; it is the fusillade of the Rock
Bayard near Dinant. 1t appears to
have been ordered by Colonel Meister.
This fusillade caused the death of
nearly 80 persons without distinction
of age or sex. Among the victims were
babies in arms, boys and girls, fathers
and mothers of families, even old men.
ut was there that y children under
the age of six persisted from the fire
of the .executioners, six of them as
they lay in their mothers arms:
1.-THE child Fievet, three weeks old;
Maurice Betemps, II months old;
Nelly Pollet, II months old;
"Gilda lemon, Is months old;
Zelda Marchot, 2 years old;
CLARA Struvay, two years and six
months.
The pile Of bodies comprised also
many eililarep from 6 to ,1f years
Eight large families haveyentirelys dis,
aDpeareGl: y -Four have but one surviy-
or. Those men that escaped death
and many ofNwhom Swere riddled with
bullets-were Obliged to bury in
summary and hasty fashion their faith
ers, mothers, brothers or sisters; then
after having been relieved of their
money and being placed in chains,
they were sent to Cassel Prussia"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10

impress it's horror indelibfy on the
memory of three gen erations, a realiz-
alton of what German methods mean,
not as with the early atrocities, in the
heat of passion and the first lust of
war but by one of those deeds that
make one despair of the future of the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10

human race, a deed coldly planned,
studiously ,matured and deliberately
and Systematically executed, a deed
so cruel that German soldiers are
said to have wept in its execution and
so montsrous that even German off.
GERS are now said to be ashamed"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-13
SAWMILL SIREN WILL
 NOT BLOW AGAIN
 TILL NEXT SPRING
Mill Closes Up Today For Winter Overhauling. Employees
 Leaving for South

Mir Henry Dorn. head sawyer oi the Ketchikan Power Company, announced the sad news today that the familiar old whistle. which arouses us at six. again al seven. greets us at noon and back 10 work al one o'clock. will blow 10 more this season, and will be silent until next spring, when the hum of the new machinery will start things going again.
 Much oye-hauling is 10 be done this winter and the whole boiler room will be torn out, and new cement foun- dation put in. besides many other me chanical things which one small re porter could not absorb the meaning Of at all Mir Robinson. foreman, the chief engineer. Mir Alfeldt. and the chief millwright Mr. \. Currie, will be in charge of the work of overhaul ing the plant. in readiness for next seasons work.
 Mir and Mrs. Dorn are leaving on the Jefferson for the States where they will remain till March l.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-13
OLD LINEN WANTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-A very in- teresting use in Red Cross work has been found for the worn and discard ed cloth which is used in great quan- titles in the drafting rooms of factor ies, railroad and engineering offices and the like.
 This old linen, which is of quality as fine as that used in the best of handkerchiefs, is adaptable to the making of certain Red Cross surgical supplies All that is needed is to wash out the transparentized coating and cl, , and sterilize the waste lin en to make it ready for the hands of women workers in Red Cross chapte.a.
 The War Department already Is collecting the waste tracing cloth from it's various bureaus in Washig- ton, and turning it over to the District of Columbia Chapter work rooms The editor of one of the leading laun- dry journals has offered to appeal through his periodical to the thous- ands of power Iaundries Of the coun- try to render patriotic service by collecting, laundering, and gterlllzing similar waste linen, and delivering it to the Red Cross work rooms thru out the United States.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-13
KETCHIKAN'S
 WAR ORPHAN IS
 NOT FORGOTTEN
Ladies of the w. C. I. L. Pack Be. of Warm Woolen Articles
 Toys and Candies

| rather formidable box, addressed 70 Master Roger Plaisaa-, 3L Rue Ducoaedic, Paris, France" will be among -he packages 70 sail away on .he next southbound boat, beginning is long iourey across one continent and the Atlantic Ocean, to end up al -he above address. the property Of Ke:chiEan's small year-old War Or phan-
 The box which was filled by some godmo-hers of this small French boy contains all sor-s Of mysterious pack ages addressed to "trere" (brother) and mere" (Enother) and all packages no. marked are for Roger
 Roger Plaisant is the War Orphan 1ao has been allo.ed 10 the ". C.. T. U.. the Ke-chikan union, and whose picture has appeared in the windows U Ihe Progressive Miner for the past month The ladies c. the branch de cided that probably small Roger would not be remembered much this Christmas unless t was by them and they followed the idea by action. with the result that many warm woolen ar -icles such as stockings, gloves, caps, together with books. knives. and can dy. were collected and packed in the small Dcx that is presently going to s-sr- On its long journey.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-13
DEPARTMENT GIVES FIGURES OF U. s.
 LOSSES IN WAR
1 .394 Deaths, Wounded and
 Captured and Missing

WASHINGTON. D. C.. 13.-The War Department has made public a report prepared by the statistical div ision which shows that since America entered the war only 1894 men have died. been wounded or reported cap tured and missing.
 This report covers every branch of the Army. National Army and the reg uIar Army here and in France. Since April $. 1.34S soldiers have died from all causes, thirty-fiye have been wound ed. and eleven have been captured or reported as missing. Natural causes" :s marked against 9S7 deaths, acci- dents have resulted in 352 deaths. while only eleven have oeen killed in action and eighteen losJ at sea.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-13
DISEASE KILLS 313,901
 PERSONS IN YEAR 1916
Accidents Take 6o.o71 and Suicide
 Claims 1o,t62.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. l3.- Heart disease. tuberculosis and pneu- monia caused nearly one third of the million deaths reported in the United States during 1916.
 Figures made public by the census bureau predicted on vital statistics re- garding n per cent Of the country $ population show the deaths caused by heart disease numbered 11+,171. tu- bereutosis 10l.3s6 and pneumonia S.S34. Accidental deaths numbering 60. .071 are aseribei chiefly 10 railroad and automobile accidents There were 1e.I62 suicides last year, the rate falling far below the average for the las, ten years.
 Ot the S.240 deaths caused by fire arms 3.3S6 were suicidal. 3,241 homi- cidal and the rest accidental.
 WASHINGTON. Dec 13.-President Wilson today reappointed MT. Mayer l memter c. the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Mayors term ex- pired yesterday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-13
.KORrII OFF INJURED
 DURING A BATTLE
Predict Uprising Will Result in Cossacks Joining The Bosheviki Forces Rehabilitation of Russian
 Troops Begun on the Front

LONDON, Dec IS.-Gs2erai Ko-ni- lo1 is reported to have bee1 defeated and wounded i1 3 hzz;le which look place between Byiese-od and Sunny 5a tAs Province ot To-aasz1- Accord ing ;o Pe--ozra3 dispatches his cap ,u-e waI.s expected is TO: probable. TAe dispatches ada -A2r Ehs sx;-em- .S.S ~i, undoubtedly ca7-c7e Ros-ov, Or tAe Doa t-oa- all signs are said 70 indicate -1ac he coSsaekz uprising w:l fan and -1zc -hsy w.n join ;he 8o,shevtki forces sho-tly,
 COPENHAGEN. Dec. i$.-A Ssz.- o7cial report gvea our by 2 German 2s~S zse-cy l2ss evening says tha; 5znoa.,iza,ioa at tte Russian forces has already begun and Ehat peace ne- Eo;;z:&oa< tavs bean restricted ta the Russian t-oa-- The ,z.;s= par: Q: tts repo.r is said -o have been authorized
 LONDON. D=c. IS-Pre-i=r Lloyd George -Ais morning announced in Ehe house q commons t12- t1s British had entered :2e cir q Ja-2Sa,sz CT too- ~s.1oss- firing s1o: and .1zs ;ze pop e,a.3o2 z2s 2cco-3s5 c1a sane -rea-- -ea: z. -hs hands or .be soldiers
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-13
CHEESE AVIATOR SPEAKS OF AVIATION
 CORPS iiI CHINA

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13.-Ton Gum. me S4a Francisco Chinese avi- z-or ~ae returned rom China re- cea-.y after spending four years in his 1z-iYe and. where hs has been en- gagged .n perteeting an aviation corps .o- ne Chinese army He has been gwen .he rank Of Captain He said
 When I frs; go- the Chinese gov eEnnen- interested il aviation. had oaly ny own machine. Later we had three others built by French mechan- ies. Then went 10 Manila and built Eou- more machines myself. ! am back 70 see what can De done in the way ot providing real American flying machines for the Chinese