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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
ROCKIES cOvET EMDLEMs
More Than Eighty Members Have AL
ready Signed as Applicants for
Shoulder Decorations - Content
of Examination Explained

An important step in the selection Of
the permanent officers for the Kenosha
Provisional Battalion was taken Tues
day when Wednesday evening, October
31st was set as the date for the com
petitive examination which is to be the
chief basis for the appointment of the
officers Of the various companies.
The examination is to be both writ
ten and test in the ability to give
and execute commands and will take
place in the assembly room of the High
school building. From the four COM
panies more than eighty have already
signed the applications to take part in
the examination and with nearly
.seventy-fve officers to be appointed it
is nearly certain that all those who
successfully pass the examination will
receive an appointment to the rank to
which they are qualified
Particulars of the examination,
which are of vital Importance to all
members who plan to take part in the
test of military skill, are announced in
bulletins to the members as follows:
The examination will be written and
will consist of sixty questions which
will embrace the following paragraphs
in the United States Infantry Drill
Regulations, viz: Paragraphs | to 80
inclusive, 48 to 73 inclusive, 101 to 122
inclusive, $50 to 1913 inclusive
The questions will be put in clear
concise language and the answers will
be written in brief. No markings will
be made upon matters of writing or
spelling. All questions will be prac-
teal and no catch questions will
be included.
Tn addition to the written examina-
ton, members taking said examination
will be expected to take command of
a squad, platoon or company and may
be called upon to do so without adj
vance notice. It is therefore advisable
for members taking this examination
to practice giving of commands, TAX
ing particular care to have q proper
pause between the giving of the prep
aratory command and the command of
avans.tinn- Rauiam Unrk for The hana.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
FIRE AT BARN
DESTROYS AUTOMOBILE
Barns of Specca Brothers on Rowland
Avenue Quilted by Fire on Tues
day Evening.

Fire which broke ort in the barns
of Specca Brothers, grocers and meat
merchants, at lis Rowland Avenue,
just after 10 o'clock resulted in loss
of thousand dollars partially covered
by insurance The fire started in a
Ford automobile which had been stored
in the~barn and it is thought that it was
caused by a lighted cigarette having
been thrown into the blankets in the
automobile. When the firemen ar
rived the barn was afire in many por-
lions of the building and before the
spread Of the flames could be stopped
the automobile and q motorcycle had
been burned up and the barn had, been
pretty well quilted. The loss of thou
sand dollars is partly covered by insur-
ance but there was no insurance on the
automobile or the motorcycle. The own
ers of the barn had not been in the
building since the early part of the ev-
ening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
ANNOUNCEMENT.

For the third time in twenty four
years the Telegraph Courier changed
ownership today when the business
of the Head-Simmons Publishing
Company was sold to the Kenosha
News Publishing Company, a new
corporation recently chartered by
the state.
The purchase includes, not only
the business of the Head
Simmons Company, but also the
real estate which has been used
in carrying on the business.
The Kenosha News Publishing
Company is incorporated with a
capital stock of 100000 fully
paid in. The officers of the new
company are:
President ~. Walter t. Marlatt
Vice President ............
1880. Clarence Eugene Head
Secretary and Treasurer ...
......... Ralph S. Kingsley
The three officers of the company
make up the Board of Directors.
There will be no change in the
policy of the business under the
new ownership and the men who
have taken over the business today
have been active in the work of
the Evening News, The Telegraph
Courier and of the Head Simmons
Company for many years. For
the past year these men have been
in entire charge of the business
of the company.
Walter T. Marlatt remains as
editor and publisher of the Keno
sha Evening News and the
Telegraph Courier; Ralph S. Kings
ley will be the business manager of
the new company, and Clarence
Eugene Head will be his assistant.
The new company hopes to merit
the same cordial support from the
people Of the county that has bee
given to its predecessor and the
officials Of the new company give
the assurance that thoir best
efforts will be extended in merit
ing his support.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
CLOCK NOW
INMARKET SQUARE
Day and Night Kenoshans May See the
Progress of the Second Liberty
Loan in City and County.

A constant reminder Of the part
which Kenosha must play in subscrip-
ing to the Liberty Loan, has been
erected in Market Square in the form
of the face Of monster clock, where
night and day, a hand will point the
progress of the loan throughout the
county. This pointer will record the
patriotism of those who have subscribed
to their limit to the loan and in no
less certain terms will summon to
duty to those who are waiting, per-
haps too long, to do their " bit. y
The clock with a diameter of ten
feet, has written upon it the hundred
thousand dollar marks up to the three
million, the amount set for the over
subscription of the loan Across at
top and bottom is written the signi-
ficant caption Kenosha Will Back It's
Boys With It's Dollars = Promptly at
nine o'clock each morning the . moving
finger will be showed up to show the
progress of the loan during the past
day. Reports will be received by E.
T. O'Brien and w. E. Cox from every
bank in the city and county and
only those will be recorded where APP
plications have actually been de-
posted at the banks.
Day and night the clock will be on
duty to remind Kenoshans of their re-
Spouse to the cry of the nation as plans
have been perfected to direct the mon
ster lights used to illumine the First
National Bank building upon the
I" finger of pride or scorn so that no
passer-by can fail to see the individual
call to support the loan. The index
this morning showed that over five
hundred thousand dollars had been
subscribed; this is the amount of the
loan which has actually been applied
for and does not include promises
which, though good, have not been
made official by formal application.
The injunction from every member of
the Liberty Loan committee is not to
HWatch the Hand Moveo but rather
MAKE the Hand Move and show the
patriotism of Kenosha will meet the
high water mark Of three million dol
lars to help in subscribing the
second loan for liberty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
BOOSTERS PRAISE
COUNTY HOSPITALITY
port Compete Cooperation From
County in Acquaintance Trip.

Still beaming with smiles and .bub-
bling over with Liberty Loan enthusi-
asm, the members of the annual Keno
sha booster trip trailed into Kenosha
about seven O'Clock Tuesday evening
to end the great event with meeting
at Market Square. Everywhere they
had been greeted with hospitality and
received with open arms by the towns
mel Of Kenosha county.
The Liberty Loan was the slogan of
the day and every stop was made the
opportunity to telr the farmers of the
county Of the necessity Of backing up
the loan. Talks by local men supple
mented the speeches of William K.
Pfiaum of Chicago and won tremendous
applause from the crowds that gath
cred around the boosters. E. T.
O 'BMen was the speaker at Bristol and
Salem; Mayor Pfennig at New Mum
ster; w. E. Cox at Twin Lakes, and III.
G. Maddox at Paris, and each of them
in convincing way drove home the
farmer reasons for buying bond.
Forty-four automobiles carving more
than two hundred boosters, made the
scircuit and not one of the number has
been found who did not report the
g time Of his life. y And the dinner
jelies, jams, and pie and cake, and
chicken and hundred other things
all prepared in a way that won Salem
housewives undying fame among Keno
sha business men, was the big event of
the day and was praised by the hungry
merchants in the Expressive language of
consumption Tuesday and continued
mention this morning.
The trip closed with chats off to
the Salem women, to the towns of the
county who had opened their doors to
the visitors and to the committee who
had made the trip success in the Mar
ket Square fround up on Tuesday
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
KNOWS NOTHING OF TT
HELD WITHOUT BONDS
James Trosi Charged With Shooting
Kenosha Man Declares He Never
Heard of the Incident

James Trosi, alias James Perrone
brought back from Brooklyn, New
York, to answer charges of attempting
to murder James Cicaro, a Kenosha
Italian on the 10Th of last January,
was brought into the Municipal Court
for preliminary hearing this morning.
Trosi declared in court that he knew
absolutely nothing of the shooting. A
plea of "not guilty" was entered and
he was sent back to jail without bonds
to await the adjourned hearing set for
October 26th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
(By United Press)

Stockholm, October 17.-Willett
Charles Smith, Norwalk, Conn, the
first American prisoner to escape
from the German prison camps,
reached here today after a water
less journey of six days in hold
of a steamer from Kiel He was
one of the men captured in raids
made by the Moewre. He declared
that guards at the prison said "To
hell with the Kaiser" and were de-
handing an end to the war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
(By United Press)

Washington, Oct 17.-De1nis
Sheehan. Brooklyn, N. Y, was kill
ed\and Vance I. Parkinson serious
ly scalded in an explosion on a
United States scout patrol vessel
off an Atlantic port last night, the
navy department announced today.
The accident was duo to the falling
out of return tube in the boiler.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
NV United Pressl

London, Oct. 17.-Russia is MAX
ing desperate resistance to the
German naval encroachments in
the Baltic and has already taken
toll of at least six German naval
vessels, according to Petrograd dis
patches today. A continuous bat
tie around the group of islands al
the head of the gulf of Riga was
reported, with the Germans slowly
making progress. They were re-
ported today in control of practi-
cally all of Oesel Island and in COM
plete command of Runo and Abro
Islands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
(By United Press

Madison, October 17.-Before a
rather unresponsive audience Gov.
E. L. Philip of Wisconsin sought
to square himself with the women
of Wisconsin today by defending
his veto of the dry referendum bill
before the general session of the
Federation of Women s Clubs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
Great Battle IN
Flanders Day S
Forecast
tBy United Press)

London, Oct. 1T.-WhiIe Field
Marshall Haig reported today
Nothing of especial interest to
report" London waited expeetant-
ly this afternoon for news of q
great battle on the Flanders front.
1t was declared in the German re-
port for the day that there had
been increasing artillery fire and
London believes that this is the
advance movement of another
great drive on the part of the Eng
lish troops in Flanders,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
CIV United Press)

Rhinelander, Wis, October Is
Walter Braeger, aged 26, son of
former Mayor H. c. Braeger, was
Instantly killed in a lumber camp
at Bass Lake last night when he
was struck by a log jam. He was
to have been married on Saturday
to Miss Mabel Rheaume of Rhine
lander.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
fBy United Pressl

Washington, October 17th.-The
United States will be represented
at the coming allied war council in
Paris, it was officially announced
today. The conference will discuss
military problems of broad and vi
tai scope. No announcement was
made of the names of the Ameri-
can representatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18

The County Council of Defense is
dickering for a carload of potatoes but
reports from northern Wisconsin indi-
cate that the frost is interfering with
the shipments of the potato crop and
the dealers are unwilling to set a time
at which carload lots can be shipped
out The council hopes to have some
definite announcement to the people in
regard to the potatoes within a week
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
sT. MATTHEW,s RECEPTION.

The women of st. Matthew's Church
most cordially invite the members and
friends of the parish to attend recep-
tion in honor of the Rev. and Mrs
Charles Everett Mccoy, at the Guild
Hall, Thursday evening, October 18th,
at $500 o'clock. advo17
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
(By United Press)

Des MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 17.-Late
reports and corrections at 10 a. m.
today put the vets in the lead in
the prohibition constitutional
amendment election here Monday.
At that hour the wet majority was
about 800.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18

George Rhadens, arrested several
days ago on charges of violating the
state law in handling milk, entered a
plea of "nolle eontendere" in the Mu-
nicipal Court this morning. He was
fined $25 and costs. The fine and costs
were paid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18

Miss Edith Swartz had the distinc-
ton of rolling the first strike on the
McCarron bowling alleys in their, open
ing on Saturday evenings
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18

The Men s Brotherhood of Grace
Lutheran Church, will meet Thursday
evening at eight clock in the church
narlnrs-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18

Ask your friends about our savings
clubs They are all pleased with it.
Raonay,s Iaual Shnn. adrn31
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
THE WORLD MOVES.

So do Boehm and Hanson. Telephone
- oHsAA- ga Aaxdax 81 advtf
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
German.Owned
Restaurants Bar
Meatless Days
Food Directors Aid De-
clares Other Lunchrooms
Think Only of Profits

"sorne Of the restaurant propr.etors
in Ne7, York serve meat on 'meatiess
DAYS and wheat on 'whea.less days be
cause they arc indifferent TO anything
except their own profit. Others VINO
refuse 70 comply with the governments
request arc absolutely hostile to the
United States, and take this means OF
showing it,
This is what Z. A. Gushee, restaurant
vice-chairman OF the New York Clty
food administration, thinks Of the men
who disregard the nations plea and
serve white bread and carry meats on
their menus seven days & week.
Nos: Of the restaurant men who con-
tinuo 20 Offend" Mr.. Gushee said yes
terday. "do 50 because they know that
there ia no law OF which they can fall
foul by so doing. IL is not Illegal TO
neglect the reques. of the food admin
istration
"Some OF them are so utterly Indifferent
10 our requests that they even refuse
20 pay any attention to the letters we
send them. asking for cooperation"
There are several restaurants. among
them three or four German-oTned
places. that are fatty unpatriotic, Mr..
Gushee said. These have refused TO oh.
serve the "lneatless and wheatless days
simply because they appreciate tha'
they are harming the government, even
though inAnitesimally by so doing.
with the rest OF the restsuran;
men. believe It is simply problem
OF waking them up sufficiently"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20

1917. more than 1870 per cent in divi-
dends, while the preferred stock had
paid 100 per cent in dividends in seven
teen years. The company, he declared
had assets OF $39,000,O00. and that
within the last few years the company
had expended moro than $5,000,0OO for
new plants and permanent improve
ments.
Mr. Baird said the Sheffield Farm
company was incorporated in 1902; that
it was consolidation Of four com
panies; that in 1909 its issued capital
stock was $59l 400, Of which 1902, ,436
was issued Tor good will; that IT'S
shares have been increased from time
70 time until now 10 has outstanding
about $1,50o,ooo preferred and $l,2oo-
geo common.
Mr.. Baird said he wished 20 find out
whether this stock had been issued for
cash or as stock dividends. lie said
tfat since 1902 the company had dis
tributed over go per cent on its pre-
ferred and 130 per cent on its common
stock. It's present assets, Mr.. Baird
declared, we're in excess of S6,0ooooo.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Beef and Mutton Supply
Nou Exceed the Demand

OMAHA, Dec 10. Asserting that the
general observation Of "meatless' days
and other means Of conserving the meat
supply have been so effective that there
is now an oversupply Of beef and NUT
ton. resolution was adopted to-day by
the Nebraska Food Congress asking the
National Food Administration 20 mod
ify its "meatless days" order so that II
snail apply TO pork only.
The resolution was Endorsed by Il. W.
Wattles, Nebraska Food Administrator,
and was presented to the meeting by r..
L. Burke. chairman OF the livestock
rnittee Of the food administration.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Spreckels Charge
Just Small Talk"
In Babst's Opinion
He Tells Senate Investiga-
tors So and Also Denies
Taking Part in Price Fixing

WASHINGTON. Dec le.-Thc Sen
ate sugar investigation continued to
dav. with Earl II. Babst. president o.
the American Sugar Refining Company
testifvinC largely concerning the IN
inc Of the price OF the Louisiana crop
and its relation 10 beet sugar When
tbe shortage IN the East first became
aeute. Charges Of Claus Spreckels he
characterized as "small talk.
some members OF the committee
hone 10 be able 20 call to-morro" 900
Administrator Hoover and George VI.
Rolpb. director OF the sugar dlNis on
Of Inc Food Administrator. and cioSe
The sugar inquiry by tomorrow. nleh y
so as TO begin the coal lnNss utSIon 10.
also ordered by the Senate. Mr. baoSt
,yiu he recalled at the morning SeS-
sio, however. and it rs problemaucal
whether coal will be reached before
Spreckel5 had charged that BabSt
mo, with committee Of Louisiana
PLANTERS and representatives OF inc
90 administration in Washington
during October. when the price 70 be
Maid the planters was NNed. bsDs'
o-fsy said be was a. the conference
brt withdrew before prices were Gls-
cussed. Later he added, committee
~ -lanters called AZ his hotel ana ne
n,rthased 26.OOO short tons O. ra"
sugar and agreed to take up to an as-
orecate OF 100000 tons az GOO cents
pound. the price the committee mao
Babst stated that lie informed the
rlanters that he had ships chartered 10
csrrv half OF the purchase 10 Eastern
~oereries. Chairman Reed asked II he
or sDy member Of the American COM
nam had an understanding with gov
arr3 3,ent officials that these ships would
not be requisitioned by the govern
meut. ,:i
not know that any member o. MS
company had.
The price Of 7.25 cents a pound for
bee. sugar set by the food admins
tration had no effect upon the hasterh
situation. according to Babst, as twas
jmrossible 20 transport beet sugar
east in appreciable quantities. "e
Michigan beet sugar crop, which
Chairman Reed estimated at lOo'Oo"
TONS. the witness said. was awaiting
shipment east during October.
When Spreckels testified he told the
committee that, after the price OF SD
cents a pound was set by the food ad-
r,inistration as the figure at which
cane granulated sugar should be sold
in Eastern markets. the American pc
gan pushing special brands for wh!!ca
higher prices could be charged. Bab't
answered this to-day by Stang tina.
his company made a total proit Of
only S4gO from one brand mentioned
and 1928 on another. aside from the
advertising feature. during the tirst
nine months Of this year. He said.
however, that his company insisted
upon dealers taking a certain amour,
of sugar put up in small bags 10
stimulate wide distribution. 60 that
more people could have little sugar
during the shortage.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
u. S. Food Agent Denies
Candy Makers Receive
Normal Supply of Sugar

Candy manufacturers or New YORK
who have succeeded IN obtaining more
tban 100000 pound, OF sugar daily
rb;le less fortunate business men have
beeu compelled 10 pay large profits to
iobhorg i'm oruer 10 obtain small quaint
ties Of sugar, are being allotted tne'r
supplies bv the representatives OF the
Federal food administration.
lame Howell Post. acting Tor the
Federal food body here in the distriou-
.ior of sugar. yesterday denied that me
cardv makers were being given their
rornial supplv of sugar. IL Is not de-
Mod however. that practically every
n,aLor nj confectionery in the city is
obIo to obtain sufficient sugar to make
Tho Quantities Of candy ordinarily
manufactured TO. the Christmas holi-
days. 49,. e.
This district according to the amount
on hand" said Mr.. Post. The candy
men were promised only 90 per cent OF
,beir normal requirements, but tney
are not getting more than % per cent
Of their normal purchases now, because
ws haven't the sugar TO supply them.
"But who decides what their normal
reouiremcnts are ." vas asked.
why, the candy men tell US them
selves said he.
"TIayc they paid premiums 20 obtain
this sugar.
"Oh. no" was the reply. "Not as far
a. know
How much sugar actually is turned
over to the candy men during these
days OF sugar famine =.
~ don't know what the total is,
said Mr.. Post.
Does anybody representing the gov
ernment or sugar interests know how
much of the sugar is going to the
candy men?"
NO. | don't suppose So
Il was pointed out that while restau-
rant men were being forced to submit
20 exorbitant prices by iobbers in or
der to obtain the comparatively small
amount OF sugar necessary to keep their
doors open the candy makers appeared
20 have little difficulty in getting all
they required.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Children Give Up Candy to
Save Money for Relief Work

WHEELING. ". Va. Dec. 19.-Sun-
dag school scholars OF West virginia
will sacrifice their Christmas candy TINS
year and send the money that would De
spent for sweets TO the American Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian relief
in New York City.
Sunday school workers and leaders
are working 10 make this nationwide
movement, which, il is asserted, would
conserve $4,000 900 pounds of sugar.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
New War Council
Holds First Meeting
[Staf Co,respondencel

WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.-The hr.'
meeting Of the newly formed Wa
Council was held to-day in the office OF
Secretary Of War Baker. Details ot
organization were discussed and the
members were requested to present 20
Secretary Baker all rules and regula-
tions governing their deliberations.
Secretary Baker announced that ne
would preside az all meetings OF the
council when possible. and in his alb
sencc Chief OF staff Bliss would be
chairman. The council members were
instructed 20 turn over their depart
ments 10 the acting chiefs announced
yesterday and 10 be prepared 10 give
all their time 20 the work Of the War
Council.
II was announced thst General Enoch
Crowder. judge advocate general and
provost marshal general IN charge o.
executing the provisions OF the draft
act. will not a. this time be relieved OF
his present work. but will pass or
legal questions confronting the WaI
Council q they develop.
Major General George ". Goetnals
who has been named acting quarter
master general, is expected in Wash
ington tomorrow 20 take up his ne"
duties
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Alleged Kidnappers Held

George White. Of 542 West Fifty
Hrs, Street. and Joseph O'Counell, Of
$40 West Tor;y-eiPhtn Street. the two
men arrested on suspicion Of having
been implicated in the supposed kid
naming and assault Of thirten-yeac-
old Arthur Davis. of 716 Tenth Ave
nue.. we're held in $4,000 bail each yes
terday afternoon by Magistrate Fuchs
I'm West Side court. Their examination
is set for December 21.
The Davis boy was seized by two men
while on his way home from the Sacred
Heart School, being druFged and then
taken in q taxicab to Perth Amboy
There. when he eventually regained
consciousness, he found himself tied to
Il most