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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
Legal Notice
First pub. Wed. August At

First pub. Wed August 1T
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
Court, Jefferson County-In Probate
In the matter of the estate Of Lydia
Jahnke, late of the city of Watertown,
in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at spe-
cial term of the county court, to be
held in and for said county, at the city
hall in the city of WATERFOWL, in said
county, on the 5th day of September,
A. d. 1917, at the opening of court on
that day or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard, the following mat
tiers will be heard and considered:
The petition of Louis F. Jahnke, ad-
minlstrator Of said estate, praying for
the examination and allowance of his
final account therein, including debts
and claims paid not filed and allowed,
and for the assignment of the residue
OF said estate to the persons entitled
thereto
Dated this 23d day of June, A. D.,
1917. By the Court:
r. B. Kirkland,
County Judge.
0. G. Hahn, Attorney.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
DEAN RUSSELL ON SCOUTING

James e. Russell, dean Of the Teach
ers' college, has this to say Of the Boy
Scout program:
sour children are in school total
Of one thousand hours in the year. The
average child Of school age Is awake
total of 5,475 hours. The normal
child is getting impressions, using
ideas, reaching conclusions, fixing hab-
It's, organizing his modes of behavior
four hours outside Of school for every
hour spent in school. / would consid-
er myself q prince among school men
If could devise school program in
which the curriculum should appeal so
directly to a boys interests and the
courses Of study apply so serviceably
to adult needs as the Boy Scout pro-
gram. Every task in scouting is a
mans job cut down to boys size.
"The appeal to a boys interests is
not primarily because he is boy,
but particularly because he wants to
be man. Scan the list: agriculture
and angling, blacksmithing and bust
ness, carpentering and civics dairying
and mining, music and plumbing, poul-
try and printing, first aid and polite
ness, life-saving and nature study, sea-
manship and campcraft, patriotism and
cooking, and scores of other accom-
plishments and activities requiring ac-
curate knowledge that is susceptible
of direct and immediate application to
everyday life. Everyone of these tasks
holds the boy, not only because he is
boy and likes to do them, but also
because they are tasks which grown
men find useful. It is the man in the
boy that is. emphasized, and the type
Of manhood idealiZed is that which
strives to stand for the right against
the wrong, for truth against falsehood,
to help the weak and oppressed, and to
love and seek the best things of life.'
Hence the Scout oath taken by every
boy on becoming a tenderfoot: ON my
honor, will do my best (1) to do my
duty to God and my country, and to
obey the Scout law; (2) to help other
people at all times; 90 to keep myself
physically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight
"Scoutcraft is not intended to be a
substitute for schooling. It is device
for supplementing the formal instruc-
ton of the schools, by leading the>boy
into new fields and giving him chance
to make practical use Of all his powers,
intellectual, moral, and physical. The
best thing about it is it's extraordinary
diversity, reaching out to boys of all
degrees Of mental ability, in all kinds
Of social environment, and creating for
them real need to do their level best.
"But the most significant contribu-
ton of the Boy Scout movement to ed
ucation is it's pedagogical methods. AS
a teacher, I take my hat off to Sir Rob-
ert Baden-Powell, the genius who in
bare decade has done more to vital
ize the methods Of character training
than all the school men in this country
have done since the pilgrims landed on
the New England coast"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
WHAT WOULD YOU DO THEM?
Question Put to WouId-Be Drivers Of
Army Motor Trucks Brings Some
Remarkable Answers.

In New York various auto men have
given their time to the government and
have the task of examining men for
places as truck drivers in the army.
The answers to the questions would
keep an audience Of cigar store Indians
cOnvulsed with mirth, it is declared.
The questions are intended to bring
out resourcefulness, for one thing.
what would you do if you had
spring break?" was one question. CAV,
I'd leave the truck alongside the road
and go call up a garage or the service
station" This out on the road or in the
forests of the continent.
"What would you do if you were go
ing up hill and had to stop your
truck, if you had no brakes?" swell,
I'd let it slide back and turn the front
wheels SO the rear ones would bump
into the curb and that would hold the
car" These are only two of score of
impossible answers.
A little runt of young man swag-
gered up to the desk. Here's a boy
that probably does not know a trans
mission from cat on a telegraph
POLE" thought the examiner, for he
told the story on himself.
'What do you know about trucks?"
cav, everything"
''Did you ever drive a truck?'
'Me-mel Did I ever drive q truck?
Say, mister, if Old Man Pershing
wasn't sent t. France I'd still be down
on the border takin' care OF a fleet.
Down there nine months as it wuz"
'Well, what would you do if you
broke front spring?"
''Do? What would do?' with the
accent on the ~ "Wha'd dy y sup
pose I'd do? I'd block 1t up and 60
ahead. Done it lots O. times"
"Just suppose you broke a rear
spring; could you get along?"
"Could l get along?" again heavy
on the - "Say, mister, 1 can run a
truck if they's one axle gone. Don't
ask any Of us boys that batted around
the border what to do in case O. breaks.
We know
And there was no doubt he could do
all he said, for before he finished with
the examiner he had told him more
about quick repairs than the examiner
ever knew
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
He Was a SportI

That genial and witty soldier, Lord
William Beresford, V. c., was once at
a ball in India, says London Tit-Bits.
The evening being sultry the contriver
of the festival had arranged a lot Of
seats in pairs in the adjoining racquet
court, which was pitch dark. During
one of the dance intervals Lord Will
liam took his partner there to talk
politics or what not, and whilst there
she dropped a small brooch. Cropping
about in the dark they could not find
it.
Light match, will you, Lord Will
liam, and then we can see," said the
lady. "Why not a bull's-eye lantern
whilst we are about it? No, no; let's
play fair" Then he stood up, and in
a loud voice announced, Ladies and
gentlemen, I am about to light
match" And after a tactful pause
he did so.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
THE STROLLER :

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Yesterday, the Bartenders Local No
694, Watertown, held their annual
outing at the Sauerkraut club.
By o'clock in the morning the COM
missary department was beginning to
assemble, and at promptly the flag
went up on the pole of the dining hall.
A few minutes later Art Gehrke with
his assistants hove in sight atop of the
refreshment wagon. Gracefully alight-
ing from the wagon Art CHASER froze
onto the wash boiler full of fried
chicken and attempted to hide one of
the fowls for his own personal use,
but was discovered in the attempt by
Henry MCGOWAN, who Iectured severe
ly on honesty being the best policy,
and was later ducked in the river in
token of appreciation.
There was considerable disorder on
the start, and several scuff1es, but the
arrival Of Jack Evans, special officer
of the day, put stop to all foolish
ness. Evans, clad in a uniform made
in New York specially to fit his shape,
was a terror to evil doors, and if a
fierce glance failed to do the business,
officer would pull his six-shOoter and
club and charge. This usually fixed EN-.
The arrival of the orchestra was the
signal for music, and Pat Diekoff
mounted the roof of the ice house and
in the river. AS no one disputed the
fact that many brave hearts were
asleep in the deep" he was allowed to
finish. Henry LANCE also warbled a
few as he operated on the ACCORDION
Later on most of the crowd took a
was thought that the water of the
Rock river might start running the
other way
The nOOn-time dinner was something
to be long remembered, and full JUS
tice was done to the fried chicken,
mashed potatoes and all the rest of the
splendid eats.
About p. m. arrived there on the
scene Denninger the photographer,
who with marvellous dexterity lined up
the bunch and had them look at the
little birds while he immortalized them
on the film. AS the day wore on, games
were in order and some champion
horseshoe pitchers were developed,
and some records broken. A number of
prominent citizens dropped in during
the day, among them being Mayor Null
berger who had his picture took"
with the rest.
Few people realize the value of the
dollar they have earned until it is
spent RI
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
MARKS OF DANGER
Certain characteristics Distin-
guish Poisonous Mushrooms.
Edible Varieties May Be Easily Identi.
fled With Exercise Of Little
Care, Says Agricultural
Expert.

Every year there are a few cases
of mushroom poisoning. In some in
stances the individual is only made
sick, while in other cases the results
are fatal.
1t is difficult to lay down any hard
and fast rules that can be used to dis
tinguish between edible and poisonous
mushrooms. In some cases species
that may be harmless for one individ-
ual may cause serious digestive dis
turbances in another. There is, how
ever, one group Of mushrooms that is
deadly poisonous. This is the group
Of Amanitas, says w. w. Robbins Of
the Colorado Agricultural college.
There are number Of species Of
Amanita, all of which are deadly pois-
onous. The deadly Amanitas have
white gills, ring about the stem just
beneath the cap, and q cup or scales
at the base of the STEM.
Do not place any reliance in the
many popular and traditional tests Of
poisonous or edible qualities. These
tests are entirely worthless. The dis
coloration of a silver spoon; sinking
In water; or brilliant coloratiOn-are
no indication of either poisonous or
notion that poisonous mushrooms can
be rendered harmless by boiling in
water and then washing thoroughly in
cold water is erroneous.
One can easily become familiar with
a few edible kinds Of mushrooms.
There are many Of these springing up
in our lawns, dooryards and along
fences. One may feel absolutely safe
in using all those mushrooms having
black gills which dissolve with age
into an inky mass. These, Of course,
must be eaten before turning black,
but usually several stages Of ripening
will be found in the same clump or
group of individuals, so that identifi-
cation can be made. Among these
black gill species are the shaggy
mane," with a more or less bell-shaped,
'creamywhite cap which becomes shay
gy, and the "inky-cap," growing in
dense clusters. These two are both
common in lawns, gardens, etc., from
spring to autumn and are among the
best of our edible forms. All of the
puff-balls are edible, and excellent If
eaten when the flesh is white and
solid.
Mushrooms are sometimes soon at
tackled by worms, and in gathering
those which have perhaps stood, long
er than the others it is we'll to break
off the caps and note whether the
worms have worked their way up
through the stalk into the cap.
The deadly mushrooms are those
which possess the following three char
acteristics: ID white gills; (2) a
ring on the stem just beneath the cap
and (3) cup or scales at the base of
the STEM
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01

The large number of subscribers,
more than four million, and the large
amount subscribed, over three billion
dollars, to the Liberty loan was a
splendid demonstration of the worth
of a good name. For generations the
United States government bond has
been a synonym for absolute security,
because the honor of our country is
behind it. AS good as a government
bond" was as common a term as CAS-
good as gold" in speaking Of securi-
ties or investments. The United States
has reaped the reward from it's own
people for never having defaulted on
an obligation. Our sacred honor" is
no idle phrase in the United States.
The tradition Of our national honor be-
gan in Washington's day when in his
first inaugural address he said, '"The
foundations Of our national defense
will be laid in the pure and immutable
principles Of morality" and it it has
been preserved through all our his
tory. The honor of the United States
is back Of the Liberty loan bonds and
all America and all the world know
that they are absolutely safe
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
Correspondence
!
Pennington.

Mr.. and Mrs KohlhOff and son of
Concord spent Sunday evening at the
home of G. F. Weber.
G. E. Pitzner and family entertained
relatives Sunday
Carl F. Weber spent Sunday with
Fort Atkinson friends at Rock lake.
w. Fl. S. Rhoda of Watertown was a
business caller here one day last
week.
The Misses Violet and Isabelle Web
er were over Sunday visitors at the
home of George Duenow, near Water
town.
Leonard Eckstein of Hartford was a
caller here Sunday
H. Raabe and family spent Sunday
with E. Kirchberg and wife.
Charles Sabel is having silo built
on his farm
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Weber spent Sun
day with Irving Weber and wife at
Watertown.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
City BrigfIets

Smoke Ginger, cents cigar.
Miss Clara Nowack is visiting in
Milwaukee.
William Adele of Madison was a
caller in town Tuesday.
Mrs. L. F. Spangenberg and children
are visiting in Milwaukee.
Miss Esther Schumacher is visiting
with her parents in Holland, Mich.
Miss Viola Voelker of Milwaukee is
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Miss Maude Macpherson has return
ed from short visit with friends in
Kenosha.
Mrs. Henrietta Nowack and Miss
Ella Noack are visiting relatives in
Chicago.
Fresh crabs and shrimps re-
ceived daily at Mig Preusse's,
Third street. 20tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Hero are at
tending the funeral of a nephew in
Escanaba, Mich
Mr. and Mrs Emil Tanck and family
have returned from a visit of two
weeks in Duluth
Miss Kathryn Hall of Madison is
spending her vacation at the home of
her mother here.
Have your hemstitching and picoting
done at II. A. Beurhaus, manufactur-
er of Wearwell waists, WATERFOWL,
Wis. 27-3t
Lawrence and Joseph LANCE have
returned from a weeks visit in Escan-
aba, Mich. Victor Kraus accompanied
them
Mrs. Vernon Klecker, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Bernard Zeiner, town of Emmett, the
past week, have returned to their
home in Chicago
The Camp Fire Girls, with Miss Muir
ply as chaperone left today for week
at La Belle Villa, Lake La Belle
Those who will attend are: Misses
Frances Skinner, Marion Thauer,
Naomi Hagemann, Ruth Mendenhall
Meta Bonner, Stella Voigt, Violet VOL
fran, Virginia Etscheid, Norma Etsch-
cid, Genevieve Fuller, Irene McKin-
ney, Ruth Kressine, Ellen Byrnes,
Annette Lott, Chicago.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
ALL SCOUTS SHOULD CAMP.

Out-of-door activities are fundamen-
tai in scouting. Only in the Scout
camp can the Scout attain his high
est ambitions and the scoutmaster his
fullest influence.
Nothing but insurmountable difficult
ties should prevent anys troop from
having the privilege Of spending a
week at least in the open.
The camp may be co-ordinated with
gardening or crop gathering. A few
hours a day Of productive labor will
be worth while and will stimulate the
appetite for recreative activities. Gut
ting the camp out of the Scout year is
like leaving the yeast out Of the bread.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
WEATHER HINTS
FOR PEOPLET0
FOLLOW NOW
Timely Remarks Furnished the News
By DIR. c. j. Habhegger, Health
Officer, of Particular Inter-
est Now.

1t is of the greatest Importance
you wish to remain well and fit. Most
mothers realize the need of watching
babies closely in this weather. They
are subject to all sorts Of ailments
transmitted by flies, mosquitoes or i'm
pure milk. The mosquitoes and flies
would be less numerous if the garbage
and the Offal about the city were
hauled away oftener, as they are
breeders Of these pests. Manure es-
pecially is the cause of a great deal of
our milk being contaminated for it is
nothing but undigested material con-
tanning myriads of germs. One germ
dropped in milk will in forty-eight
hours multiply and produce an infinite
number of germs. Boiling the milk for
five minutes will destroy all these
germs and should always be done be-
fore using it.
Cholera infantum, infantile paraly-
sis, typhoid, all sorts of bowel trOu-
bic and infection prevalent is caused
by this impure milk Take the pre-
ventive measures prescribed and save
your baby. 1t requires only a few
minutes to properly take care of milk
and will save many a weary heartache
later on
Don't eat too much; avoid especially
red meats and alcoholics
Don't wear any more clothes than
you have to; be sure that garments
are loose at the neck.
Don't fail to use water literally in
ternally as well as externally. Battle
the babies frequently.
Don't fret.
Excessive heat may produce illness
either from the form of heat exhaus-
ton or as sunstroke.
Heat exhaustion may occur at any
time, either while the patient is at
work or after he has returned to his
home and is in bed 1t is especially
likely to occur after exposure to ex-
ceSsive heat either solar (from the
SUM or artificial heat, more especial
ly when the individual is suffering
from fatigue. Often the patient is pale,
with subnormal temperature; there
may be nausea, vomiting, extreme
weakness, though consciousness is
usually maintained. A patient suffering
from exhaustion should be given slim
ulants, such as hot coffee, and warmth
should be applied together with fric-
ton to stimulate the circulation.
With sunstroke the victim usually is
overcome suddenly and most usually
is unconscious. Over-heating and over
indulgence in alcoholics predisposes
to sunstroke. The body temperature is
greatly elevated, the face usually
flushed, surface of the skin dry, breath
labOred. The patient should be brought
into a shaded place, constructing
clothes removed, and cold water liber-
ally applied until consciousness re-
turns, and body temperature is re-
duced to normal
The health department is determined
to see that proper conditions prevail
in the city, and some photographs
have been taken and unless conditions
are bettered they will be given pub
licity.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
CO. E BANQUET TONIGHT.
VIII Be Entertained at the Turner
Opera House.

Members of Co. E, 9Th regiment, Wis
consin National guard, will be enter
tanned this evening at a banquet in
Turner Opera house. It is to be fare
we'll party to the boys, as they expect
their orders to leave before Sunday.
Lieut.. Dunnigan of the field artillery
service, inspected the men Sunday and
will make a federal repor.
ut seems to be the object of the gov
eminent to have all companies of the
Wisconsin National guard in Camp
Douglas before Sunday.
Co. c, 5th regiment, Fort Atkinson,
went into camp today and as they are
a unit to which the local company be-
long it is highly probable that Co E
will be called soon.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1917.

President Wilson is said to be Civ
ing his personal attention to the sub
ject of alien exemptions under the
draft. The state department has pre-
pared a memorandum showing that
treaty stipulation insures immunity
from drafting to subjects of Italy, Ser
bia and Japan. 1t is reported that as a
matter of policy the state department
is opposed to having the war depart
ment attempt to force any foreigner
into the American army unless the
consent of his government has been re-
ceived. The subject is of much i'm
portance from more than one angle
and it will be interesting to see how
it is handled by the President-Mi1-
waukee Wisconsin.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-01
Mrs. Louisa Lott is visiting relatives
in Milwaukee.

Mrs. Louisa Lott is visiting relatives
in Milwaukee.
w. H. Norton and family spent Tues
day at Silver Lake.
Mrs M Grant and son Roland are
visiting in Milwaukee.
David W. Schwiegcr of Chicago is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Hildegard Zickert has returned
from a visit in Milwaukee.
Miss Irma Kruger has returned
from a visit in Milwaukee.
Miss Lorraine Brendel of Milwaukee
is visiting at the home of A. c. Krue-
ger.
Miss Mazda Kruger returned from
a visit with friends and relatives in
Milwaukee.
Miss Nora Spangler of Jefferson
spent Tuesday with her cousin, Miss
Doris Miller
A new piano has been placed in
Pappas' fruit store, corner Main and
Fifth streets.
Miss A. Cohman of Milwaukee is
spending a few days with friends and
relatives here.
Attorney c. A Kading and family
Iare spending an outing of two weeks
at Lake Ripley.
Miss Vina Brennecke is visiting in
Aurora, Ill. at the home of her broth
er, Dr. Herman H. Brennecke.
Mrs A. C. Dornfeld and Miss Alma
the home of William Gorder, Jr.
Mrs. w. F. Gruetzmacher and
daughter Josephine are visiting rela-
tives and friends in Milwaukee.
The Misses Clara Schmuckel and
| Esther klingmann are visiting Mr.
and Mrs Carl Schmuckel in Milwau-
| kee.
Mrs. Bertha Fleuter and the Misses
Hattie Kruger, Louise Brill and
Alma Sterwald spent Tuesday at Sill
yer Lake.
Lime, cement, plaster, plaster hair,
sand, gravel, sewer pipe, chimney
fiue lining and roofing, sold by VIM
Gorder Co. Ppm
Mr.. and Mrs. George Manschot have
returned from visit in Washington,
| D. c., Baltimore, Boston and other
eastern cities.
Misses Harriet Schaefer and Marie
JaspersOn of Fond du Lac are visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Haesley,
Eighth street
Miss Eunice Christian Of La Crosse,
who has been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Norton in North
Fourth street, has left for Chicago
where she intends learning the mil
linery trade.
The Revs. J. T. O'Leary of Manito-
woo, M. B. Norton of Ripon and George
Casey Of Maple Grove visited at the
home of Thomas Darcy, route L. to-
day. The Rev. Casey was former stu
George C. Wendt of Co. D, Fort At
kinson, visited with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. F. Wendt, route 4, last
evening. Mr.. Wendt has been called to
Camp Douglas with his company and
will leave Thursday. tie received an
appointment as sergeant d snort time
ago.
Mrs. Earl w Quick and two little
daughters are expected here from
San Diego, Cal. the latter part Of this
week. Mrs. Edward Brandt, who has
gone for a brief visit to relatives in
Omaha, will return with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Quirk. Mrs. James Quirk and
daughter, Miss nellie, who are also
making the journey from San Diego,
will visit here later when Earl Quick
is also expected