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New Britain herald., 1917-05-10

Tho IOAlOWln8 letter VIII De Of 1n- terest to local workers:
 Surgical Dressings Committee, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston. Mass April 30th. 1917. , cannot resist sending . note of thanks for the beautiful work that
 came from your New Britain branch this morning.
 1t gives us great pleasure to have such splendid dressings to send to tho hospitals where the need is 60 desperate. and we thank you for them in the name of the brave men whose suffering they will selp to relieve. Very sincerely,
 MAY THATCHER MRI4LuE,,
 For Miss Heller. examining nurse. The local committee desires to add its thanks to those from headuuar- ters to all who have rendered assist ance in any way. The fine cartons for packing the weekly shipments are being supplied through the courtesy of the F. & IF, Corbin company and the imnhediate supervision of D. 9. Dean. The pupils of the Normal school are giving most practical as- sistance in the work and a number Of young women connected with the Stanley Works have volunteered their services Various groups connected with the churches Of sour town are also. assi4ting&a ss-s-s s.-4s,s.s,as $ one woman, with great care has made all the fracture pillows which have gone out from New Britain. We are told that no articles sent are more appreciated than these. Another has supplied large quantity of white oil- cloth which is being made into covers for the comfort and ambulance pill lows which are so much needed. The large number of comfort pillows al- ready sent, and plans for others still to go will-it is hoped-bring New Britain's supply of these useful ar- ticles sent during the present season to not less than five hundred. In making articles, strict attention Is paid to directions from headquarters and since oakum pads and metre gauxe have been especially called for. they have been . feature of the work dur ing the month of April.
 One of the workers with tho surgi- cal dressings committee in Paris writes: "On Thursday afternoon about three Captain Besnier telephoned from the Bastion to say that the Germans had stripped the hospital at Nayon absolutely bare of everything. and could we have a big order of dress ings ready before five if he sent . truck around to collect them. There are civilian sick as well as military wounded to be cared for, of course. We flew about and got it all done In time. I selected twelve cases of boxes. sending all the gauze for the order and the cotton pads in that form. Seventeen cases had arrived that morning, providentially. as our stock was badly depleted. A clearing house truck came with 22 cases just as tho
 Bastion truck came for the Noyon order"
 ..Another worker near the front
 writes: 1.-TWO surgical boxes have ar
 rived for me. am keeping them
 for the spring rush and am 90 glad to have them. Thank you all very much. can't tell you how grateful am and I have promised to send some to the Casualty Clearing station at the front. They are 50 beautifully done up and in such good condition 1t is a joy to see them and to know we have them ready to draw on. We shall need them all this spring.
 know. It's so tragic and heartrend-
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10
NEW FOE FOR GERMANY. Liberia, Negro Republic, Breaks On
 Diplomatic Relations.

Baltimore. May 10.-Announcement that Liberia has severed diplomatic relations with Germany was received here late yesterday by Ernest Lyon, consul general of the negro republic in . cablegram from Secretary of State c. D. B. King. No reasons were given.
 Consul General Lyon has notified the state department at Washington. He said the break carries . practical advantage to tho Entente allies be- cause 1t will remove from German control the wireless telegraph and cable facilities of Liberia.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10
WESTERN ROADS HEARD.
Freight Rate Increase Below Ex-
 penses. They Say.

Washington. May 10.-Executives of western railroads. testifying to-, day befors the Interstate Commerce Commission. declared the need of their lines for . fifteen per cent. ad- vance in freight rates was equally as urgent as that of roads in every other section of the country. Increases m the cost of everything entering into the operation of the western system.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10
Boston Store

- This Week We Call Atten- ton to Six items That Should Be of Interest at Prices Quoted.
 BLEACHED PATTERN
 CLOTHS 66x84 inches, fine grade Union Damask, in handsome designs, At $500 EACH. FIGURED HUCK TOWELS 18x36 inches, fine mercerized yarn, helnstiched ends, the best on the market for the money, 25c EACH.
 CHILDREN'S GINGHAM
 DRESSES 2 to IA years, in . nice selec- tions of Plaids and Chambray, attractive combinations and carefully made.
 FROM soc to $1.65 EACH LADIES' NIGHT GOWNS
 Made of good quality Nain- sook, round, square and V neck, handsomely trimmed with lace and embroidery
 $1.OO and $1.25 EACH
 These are old prices
 Our Supply of < sWAYNE CEDARED PAPER WARDROBES" is nearing the end, if you have not safeguarded your Suits, ! Coats and Furs, do so before it is too late.
 McC Call Patterns, 1Oc, 15c, 2Oc $ u s ! Y ssag g-sssF s64 2, k
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
CENTRAL LEAGUERS
To HOLD MEETING

The annual meeting of the Central
State Baseball league of Wisconsin
will be held at Fort Atkinson, March G.
Among the matters to be disposed OF
at this meeting will be the election of
officers, awarding of the pennant to
the Fort Atkinson team for 1916, the
formulation of a playing schedule for
the coming season and the considera-
ton of applications for franchises.
The makeup Of the league will prob
ably be changed for the coming year,
as it is reported that one city will not
make application for franchise. The
franchise will not go begging however,
there being a number Of cities in
southern Wisconsin that are anxious
to be represented in the league
One subject that will receive con-
siderable attention at the meeting is
players salaries, and it is not unlikely
that salary limit will be definitely
decided upon.
The towns comprising the Central
State league at the present time are
Beaver Dam, Fort Atkinson, Milwau-
&ee, Watertown, Whitewater, and
Madison.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
All Events.
c. W. HARTE REMAINS
AS FAIR SECRETARY

AT an adjourned meeting of the Wa
tertown County Fair association
in the city hall Tuesday night
Charles w Harte announced that he
would act as secretary for another
year. although at the regular meeting
two weeks ago he felt inclined to re-
tire. A vote of thanks and confidence
in him and other officers was tendesed.
The auditing committee reported
that after an inspection of the books
and accounts they found everything in
apple pie or6er and the system used
a credit to the secretary and treasurer.
Emil Tanck presided at the meeting
which was we'll attended and more
than nesessary two-thirds of the stock
was represented.
Secretary Harte read an estimate of
the property on land and liabilities
showing that the association was pos
sessed of property valued at $4,000
with debts approximating $4,000
A salary of $500 was authorized to
be paid the secretary with an expense
allowance of $3.50.
It was decided to hold the fair on
September 4, 5, 6. and Z. And the
question of night fair was left to the
directors and citizens.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
BUSINESS MEN AND
FARMERS TO ORGANIZE

The farmers and business men OF
Jefferson county will form an organi-
zation for mutual benefit at a meet
ing to be held on March Is and 16 and
not on February % and "a as at first
announced
At the present time, both farmers
and business men are coming to see
that what is good for the goose is
good for the gander;" that farmers and
business men have a common interest; !;
that farmers are business men and
that the business men should be ia
miliar with farming.
Recognizing that the above stated
idea is becoming prevalent among a
large number of business men and
farmers of Jefferson county, the COM
mittee appointed at Jefferson last
spring to make plans for a large and
better meeting for this year have de-
cided to hold a two day meeting on
March Is and 16, and invite the at
tendance and cooperation Of the far
mers, bankers and business men OF
the county At this meeting there
will be a number of speakers: J. R.
Wheeler, president of Wisconsin
Bankers association, Mr.. Piage, pres
ident of a county organization of
Walworth county farmers, and others
and it is the plan to form a county
wide organization of farmers, bankers
and business men.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
POST0FFICE EMpLO DYES PASS
ALMOST PERFECT EXlMS

The local postOffice force went
through a most satisfactory eXamina-
ion one day last week when Chief
,lerk Frank F. Mcbride of Chicago
,pplied the test to four clerks and the
Ssistant postmaster, Sydney Eberle.
tx hundred and fifty-twO cards were
thrown by each representing different
Dostoffices in the state, railway con-
nections and proper method of dispat-
ching mail.
The record of throwing the cards
vas:
William Schlueter, so per minute;
Carl Semrich, A; AIRY Keel, Al; S. F.
7berle, 28, and A. Jaeger, 25. The per
entage of cards thrown was: Eberle,
1884; Schlueter, 99.69; Jaeger, 99.17;
5emrich, 99.67; A Keel, 1869. This
a remarkably good showing for the
torce at the Watertown postoffice, es-
)eciaIly so for Mr. Eberle, who has no
practice work whatsoever in dis
patching mails, all his time being en-
Dloyed at other duties in the office.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
Curing a Dread Disease.

One of the most desperate Of human
ills is diabetes. Like pneumonia, dia-
betes is apparently increasing. Sci
ence has long regarded it as a pro-
gressiye degenerative disease. The
most significant aspect of the work
OF the Rockefel4er hospital is the dem
onstratiOn that this is not necessarily
the case. Patients from all over the
United States are now resorting to
this hospital for treatment The first
lesson they learn-and only the
harassed diabetic can family appre-
ciate the sudden influx of courage
which it inspires-is that their
chances for continued life and com
parative health depend almost exclus-
lively upon themselves.
Diabetes is caused by weak pam
caused by weak stomach" This
weakened pancreas cannot perform its
normal task-hence the appearance of
unassimilated sugar, and in the later
stages, of acid. The problem is to
discover how much sugar this weak
ened pancreas can successfully cope
with-to determine each diabetic' S
sugar tolerance" If a patient, when
this is once ascertained conscien-
tiously limits himself to the pre-
scribed diet, his disorder will not in
crease. So long as his machinery
| does the work which it is capable of
doing, and no more, life becomes a
reasonably ordered process. Once in
| fict the pancreas with more labor
than it can stand, however, and
.rouble starts again.
But the dyspeptic has one great ad-
vantage over the diabetic. The stom-
ach Immediately manifests its dis
/ pleasure at i'll treatme1t-as most
ldyspeptics know 1t sets UP pain thai
call temporary halt But the over
worked pancreas suffers in silence
1t does not instantaneously warn its
lpossessor to stop eating the things
that signify destruction. Only in the
temperance of sugar and acid. and
| then of coma, does it voice its protest
Translated into practical terms, this
means that the diabetic must excerise
even greater force of character than
| the yspeptic.-Burton j. Hendrick in
| Harper's Magazine
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
LIABILITY INSURANCE
WAS THEIR THEME

Liability insurance as it affects the
Master builder was discussed at a
meeting of the local branch of the
Master Builders association held last
week. It's advantages were set forth
by Mr.. Geisler of Madison and other
men prominent in the state organiza-
ton. This form of insurance has been
a boon to builders and material sup
ply men in the past and will become
more and more beneficial as the re-
suits are known:
At the meeting last week a number
Of material supply men were admit
ed to membership and after the bus
mess session was concluded those
present enjoyed a smoker. E. L. Men
denhal, president Of the local branch
presided.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
LENTEN SEASON WILL
BEGIN ON FEBRUARY Fl

Ash Wednesday, the first day of
Lent, falls this year on Feb. 81, and
consequently Easter will come on APP
ril s.
The observance of Lent begins with
services OF especial significance in the
liturgical churches on Ash Wednesday.
In the Catholic churches the ashes are
blessed and put upon the foreheads of
the faithful, with the solemn reminder
Remember, man, that thou art dust
and unto dust shalt thou return"
The sprinkling with ashes has been
regarded as an act of penance from
early times. David sprinkled ashes
on his bread, and throughout the Old
Testament one finds men doing pen
ance in sackcloth and ashes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
BARBER SHOPS ARE
BARRED FROM STORES

Under an amendment to the rules
governing the sanitary regulation Of
barber shops, recently adopted by the
State board OF health, the location OF
a barber shop in a store or saloon is
prohibited, except in cases where
there is no established barber shop
in the town. Another amendment of
the rules declares that no owner or
manager Of barber shop shall permit
any person suffering from a commun-
icabIe skin disease or from a venereal
disease to act as a barber in such
a phisician
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
CIRCUIT COURT CASES
ON At JEFFERSON
SEVERAL CRIMINAL CASES ARE
DISMISSED AND CIVIL AC-
TI0NS ARE UP.
Several Cases Go Over Until the Sep
tember Term While Others Are
On Trial Now.

The criminal calendar of the cir
cult court for Jefferson county is a
light one this term. The cases Of the
State VS.. Hugo Guetzlaff were settled
and dismissed. The case against Clar-
ence kravik was dismissed by the dis
tjct attorney and the the case against
NJ. S. Newton was continued.
Issues of Fact for Jury.
Jacob Biehm and l.. r. Thinner. CO.
partners, doing business under firm
name of United Land Co., VS.. William
Arndt, jury drawn and case started:
settled before trial was finished. De-
iendant paid 800.
George Breitenbach and Helen
Breitenbach VS.. G. H. Hafemeister and
Ella Hafemeister. Jury drawn Feb
ruary II. For trial May 1.
Maude E. Mattlin VS.. The Murphy
Co "a Wisconsin corpo-
ration) Case continued TO Septem-
ber term
R. w. Lueck and Otto Kuenzli VS..
Thomas Markey; settled.
Reinhold e. Rardisch va. w. Il. Blu
Walter Field and Sullivan
Milk Co. Plaintiff sick.
ease continued to September term.
Myrtle Unger vs.. e. A. Reiner. Jury
found for the defendant.
Issues of Fact for the Court.
Zenobia Haubenschild vs.. Charles
For trial Feb. IA
Laura Meyers vs.. Harry Meyers.
For trial Feb. ID.
Issues of Law.
William Wiechmann VS.. Enoch ],
Fargo. For trial Feb. IA.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
PRIZE WINNERS AT
THE SKI TOURNEY

Alvin Wegemann won the Business
Mems association loving cup at the
ski tournament on Sunday with a
total Of 202 points in three events.
Albert Solliday took first honors in
the tobboggan events for distance COW
ering 100 feet after crossing the river
Wolfram was second and Siegler third.
In the race on skis from Main street
bridge to the slide on Richards Hill
Walter Otto won in IS minutes with
Joe, Brandenburg a close second.
Points in the individual ski events
were awarded as follows:
Standing jump.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
WEATHER WAS SEVERE
SO FAR THIS MONTH

The weather so far in February has
been extremely severe. In fact the
weather has been very severe since
December l and has been pretty
steady with the mercury bubbiing un-
der the zero mark, So far this month
there have been only two mornings or
days when the mercury climbed above
the zero mark. The zero and below
temperatures are as follows for Feb
ruary First 0; second, 20; third, 16
fourth, l; fifth, IL; sixth, 5; ninth, 12
tenth, IL; eleventh, 16; twelfth, 19;
thirteenth, r.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
NJ. W. A. DELEGATES
To COUNTY MEETING

Delegates to attend the county con-
vention Modern Woodmen Of America
at Jefferson on April were elected
at meeting held on Friday as foll2
ows: Arthur Heide, Percy Reason,
F. C. Burke Dr. F. G. Haney, August
Otto; alternates, R. ]. Rowlands,
Harry Forncrook, George Rhinehart,
manuel Hazenaw, Emil Cruez
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
WATERFOWL WINS IN
FIVE MAN EV[hIS
WILKOWSKI HIGH LIFE TEAM
COPS FIRST MONEY IN PIN
TOURNEY HERE.
State Tournament Came To a Close
In WatertoWn On Monday
With High Scores.

The WilkowsM High Life bowling
team took first money in the five men
events in the State tournament which
closed in Watertown on Monday, roll
ing a total of 2991, pins, the third
highest ever rolled in state league
tourney. Despite the very severe
weather which prevailed since the
opening OF the tourney January Is
the attendance was large. A feature
of the tourney was the crowd of cap
ital city fans who invaded WatertOwn
Sunday in special train. The train
carried 250 people who were made
welcome by the Watertown people
who had in fact extended the utmost
hospitality to the visitors during the
tourney
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
LENTEN REGULATIONS.

All Fridays and fast-days during
the year are days abstinence from
srest-meats. On Saturdays, which by
law are also days Of abstinence, flesh
meat is allowed by Apostolic indult at
all meals, unless they happen to be
fast-days.
The following are fast-days of obli-
CATION: All days of Lent Except
Sund2ys;) y the Ember-days; the Vigils
or Ewes Of Pentecost, of the Assump-
ton B. V. NJ, of all Saints, and of
Christmas; lastly, the Fridays of Ad-
vent.
On fast-days only one full meal
day is allowed to persons obliged to
FAST. But indult and custom allow
coffee, tea, chocolate, with a piece of
bread in the morning, and the use of
eggs, butter, milk, ETC., in the evening.
For sufficient Feason, the collation.
| Qunch) may be taken at noon and the
dinner or principal meal in the even
ing.
During Lent by Apostolic indult,
f1esh-meat is allowed only at the prin-
cipal meal on week days, except all
Wednesdays and Fridays and also the
| Saturdays in Ember week and Holy
week. On fast-days in Lent, flesh
meat and fish Gncluding oysters,
crabs, frogs, turtles, etc. are never
allowed at the same meal, a rule which
applies even to the Sundays in Lent
and to all persons however otherwise
| excused or dispensed from the law of
either abstinence or fast. But meals
may always be prepared with the
drippings of either fat or lard.
| Persons excused from fast may use
/ lfesh-meat more than once on the days
when it is allowed at all, whether in
| Lent or outside of that season
Persons excused or dispensed from
the law Of fast or abstinence ought to
perform some other good works of
piety and charity in. the spirit of
!. Christian penance and sanctification
Hence the pious custom of giving Len
ten Aims. Redeem thou thy sins
with aims, and thy iniquities with
works of mercy" Dan. iv "a Also
/ the custom Of abstaining from intox-
icating drinks, Of staying away from
fheaters, dances, card parties, and
other profane amusements, ETC.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
a Lone Sentence,

Dowser = There goes Judge Wurd
leigh. In addition to his being q fine
jurist. he has the reputation of being
a master of the English language.
Bowser-That may be, but | don't like
his sentences; they are too long. 1t
took me six months to get TO the end
Telegraph.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
The Light That Failed.

Mrs. A.-When | was engaged TO my
husband he was very devoted to me.
In fact, he was the very light of my
existence. Miss D.-And now? Mrs.
A.-The light goes out every night
Exchange.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
Constipation Makes You Dull.

That draggy, listless, oppressed
feeling generally results from consti-
patton. The intestines are clogged
and the blood becomes poisoned. Re-
lieve this condition at once with DR..
Kings New Life Pills; this gentle,
non-gripping laxative is quickly offec-
tive. A dose at bedtime will make
you feel brighter in the morning Get
bottle to-day at your druggist, 25c
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
At the Theatres

| The big spectacular production
| Civilization, is at the Classic theatre
to-day and Thursday. 1t is a strik-
| ing piece One scene shows the war
conscription station where two boys
are brought for enlistment. A fran
tic mother rushes in and cries Don't
take away my boys to which the war
officer replies, These boys do not be-
long to you, but to the king" Another
scene pictures a youth dragged away
| to war from the side of a paralytic
mother, who later dies in her chair
| for want of care. Again a women
with an infant in her arms is robbed of
| her husband on whom her and her
| child depent for sustenence. Then
Count Ferdinand tears himself away
! from the arms of his sweetheart be-
cause he says he must obey his king,
| to which she replies will your king
! give you back to me?" This sweet
heart, Katheryn Haldeman, Gnterpre-
ted by Enid Markey,) joins the Moth
ers of Men" society, which is response
| BILE of converting the Count, inventor
| of death dealing submarine, so that
| he disobeys orders to sink a vessel
loaded with women and children.
big Tremaine" will be the big
feature at the Classic on Friday with
cast including Harold Lockwood and
May Allison. This is a perturbation
of Marie Van Vorst's novel, produced
in five acts for the Metro program by
/ the Yorke Film Corporation, under the
direction of Henry Otto. The story is
woven about the life of one of the
old faIsiles In Virginia. The Ire
maines are one of the old families of
| Virginia, and owners of large plan
tation. John Tremaine, the younger
| son, has fallen in love with Julia
Cameron, of Boston, who is visiting
on a nearby plantation. Malvern, the
banker, has entrusted John with a
large sum of money to be delivered to
Richmond bank Before starting on
his errand, John stops at his home to
prepare for the trip. Upon entering
the grounds he sees Julia in the arms
of his brother, David. Broken heart
ed at Julia's deception, John decides
| that after delivering the money to the
bank he will never return to his home.
The many events that lead to a happy
ending forms an interesting DETECTION.
This evening the Majestic theatre
will present "The Evil Thereof with
an all star cast On Thursday Lew
Fields and Doris Kenyon will be seen
in "The Man Who Stood Still" On
Friday Victor Moore in "The Clown"
| On Saturday William Russell in ''The
| Torch Bearer" On Sunday Fanny
Ward will star in "The Gutter Magda-
lene." On Monday "The Foolish Vir-
gin" will be screened with Clara Kim
| ball Young in the stelIor role.
| Beginning to-day the Classic will
show on Wednesday and Thursday
+, each week two reels descriptive of
army life A recruiting officer accom-
panies the film at each showing
| Lyman H Howes moving pictures
will be shown at the Turner on Sun
| day afternoon and evening, March IL.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to thank our friends for
their sympathy and expressions of
kindness at the time of our bereave-
ment, the death of Mrs. Biefeld and
for the floral offerings.-M. E. Bic
field and children.