davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
between the soldiers and civilians.
LEAVING Their Cards

It was not at all in order, of course,
but people darted on to the railway
line for the remembered joy Of shak-
ing hands with an American soldier
and the men themselves clambered
down, and, like schoolboys, held out
their hands, and distributed visiting
cards. They read quantity to English
yes-"Corporal Geo. r. Barnaske,
Comply. D., u. S. A., with Expedition
airy Forces, in care of Adjutant-Gen-
eral." This is the inscription on one
card, and there was little flag in the
corner.
How everyone shouted for one of
these cards! Small boys were dis
patched on to the line and told to
bring some back, and there was fran
tic cheering when the men themselves
clambered down and cried: Write
to us, won't you-and We'll answer
sure"
So hundreds of these military Wis
ting cards were pocketed, and some
of the friendships begun SO curiously
on railway line will perhaps develop
as the days pass by.
Before one of the trains steamed
away the massed bands played the
National Anthem. Not train moved
from the station. All was very, very
quiet. Then the Americans themselves
raised three tremendous cheers for
England, and the crowds in the sta
ton responded, and so the train went
out, and so the men went on to their
business of making war.
Thank you, America. Your men so
fine, so friendly, SO soldierly-they
have given us the encouragement We
all of us needed, and in the detach-
ments you have sent over you have
given us not only Allies in the mill
tary sense, but friends as dear to us
as our own brothers. Together we
shall see it through!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Helps the Wounded

Former Mayor and Mrs. A. F. Fisher
continue to receive occasional letters
from their son, DR.. Rollo F. Fisher,
who is doing work in the hospitals in
France. He tells of a soldier who
had received ball on one side Of his
head, the lead coming out on the 9TH
er side. The ball did not go through
the brain and he will recover. In an
other Instance when a soldier was in
jured as severely, he was given atten-
ton and although within a breath of
death, was able to ask for cigarette.
Dr. Fisher says the German prisoners
have been building huts for the medi-
cal corps and others engaged in as
sisting the wounded.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Freedom
Department
BY Our Regular Correspondent

ago to Alma Schram, who survives,
with five children. The funeral was
held from the German Lutheran
church at North Freedom on Friday
afternoon at 2:30, Rev. ]. Freund off,
ciating. There was a large number
of relatives and friends present to
pay their respects to the unfortunate
deceased, including Henry Holman,
a brother, Chicago; Charles Holz-
man, a brother, Scranton, N. D.; Mr..
and Mrs John Bean, Madison; Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Cramer, Merrimack;
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Him, Reedsburg;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schanke, the latter a
sister, Ableman. Interment in Oak
Hill cemetery.
Jacobs Reunion
Members of the Galen Jacobs fam
lily to the number of fifty met Sunday
in annual reunion in the M. w. A.
hall in North Freedom. Those pres
ent partook of bountiful dinner and
supper. There was a program of sing
ing, recitations and story telling. Off
GERS elected are as follows:
President-Mrs. Emma Rooster.
Vice-pres.-Mrs. Adelbert Young.
Sec'y-Treas.- John CoWing.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Rasmus Rasmussen and daughter
Virginia, and Miss Carrie Jacobs, Of
Reedsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. julius ia
cobs, Mrs. M. Hacker, Mrs. Harvey
Sturdevant and two daughters, Bara-
boo; Archie Jacobs and daughter Aud
rey, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Jacobs, Milwaukee; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carpenter, Spring Green; Mr..
and Mrs Robert Prouty, White Mound;
Miss Iva Carpenter, Barron; Mrs. Her
man Nachreiner and three children,
Sandusky; Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Smith,
Elroy; Mrs. Jerusha Jacobs Smith,
Mrs. Wealthy Jacobs Young; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ward and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Voss and four children,
Mrs. Emma Rooster and daughter Lu-
Gle, Mr. and Mrs. John Cowing and
son Clarence, Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert
Young and Henry Voss.
1t was voted to meet next year, all
things being favorable, at the Dell
Youngs home az La Rue.
Concert NJ w. A. hall ON Saturday
evening, October IS, Miss Theckl
Hackett, vocalist, assisted by Miss
Julia Cady, violinist, and Mrs. LyIa
North Wilcox, pianist. Admission 25c.
Children 15c.
The Diamond Hill Community club
will meet Friday night. October IL.
A treat is in store for those who at
tend, as Miss Julia Cady will be pres
ent with her violin, and other must
cal numbers will be given. After the
program an old-fashioned splenning
class will be held.
Love, Courtship and Marriage
Rev. John Hardcastle, president of
the Primitive Methodist Conference
of America, will lecture Friday night,
October 10. Those who heard Mr..
Hardcastle two years ago last June at
the commencement exercises know
that he is one of the best speakers in
the United States. This is a public
school benefit meeting.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
ONE WEAK SPOT
Many Baraboo People Have Weak
Part and Too often It's
- The Back

Many people have a weak spot.
Too often it's a bad back.
TWinges follow every sudden twist.
Dull aching keeps up, day and night.
Backache is often from weak kid
neys.
In such case a kidney medicine is
needed.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
For backache and urinary lis
Baraboo people recommend the rem
edy.
Mrs. S. w. Olson, 332 Sixth street,
Baraboo, says: 81 was in bad shape
with kidney trouble. I had terrible
pains in my back and through my hips.
My kidneys didn't act right at all
and caused me no end Of annoyance.
[ used different remedies without get
ting relief until began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills. They strengthened me
and drove away the ailments. | am
certainly glad to endorse Doans."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Olson had Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, n. Y.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11

following members of battery D, 3S1st
Field Artillery:
Sergeants- Edward r. Blackwell
Baraboo; Leo E. Whitcomb, Friend
ship.
Corporals-Russell Williams, Bara
boo; Roland Steuber, Baraboo
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Desires to Fly

DR.. and Mrs. w. A Hazelton have
received letter from their son, who is
with a Canadian regiment in Europe,
in which he says he desires to join the
aviation corps. He has written for a
permit to do this. For some time the
young man was in hospital, but has
entirely recovered.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Now In France

Miss Charlotte Straw, KilboUrn, has
received a letter from her cousin,
George Campbell, with the U. S. ma
rines somewhere in France" George
is a son of the late Bert Campbell,
and was born in Kilbourn nearly
twenty years ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Designs Letterhead

V. A. Gibbons of Baraboo, who is at
Waco, designed a letterhead bearing
the outline of General Parker, a sol
der, and much else pertaining to the
army He says the stationery, paper
and envelopes, is selling big. His
new address is Co. A, 128th Inf U.
S. N. G..
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc to Foley & Co.,
1886 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,; writ
ing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return trial pack
age containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for coughs. colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathar-
tic Tablets.-Sold everywhere.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11

County Clerk F. A. Cooper has re-
ceived card from G. E. Reuter-, Sank
City, who went with the last honor
men to Camp Grant, Rockford. He
says they have been assigned to com
pany A, 341 Inf. Mr.. Reuter- says
there are 100000 there now and the
card shows Roosevelt speaking to an
immense audience.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Letters Ff&,, ENGLAND

Mrs Martha J. Marriott has re
Ceived letters from her cousin, Mrs
Landin, England, which states that
One of her sons has been killed in
France and that another is in a hos
Dital with no expectation of recov
cry. These aTe her only sons. An
other relative is i'll at Malta with nc
hope of ever seeing home. Mrs. Ian
din's husband is on DIR. Grenfell's mis-
sion ship and recently arrived at
Nova Scotia. Although Dr. Grenfell
is keeping up his work among the
poor fishermen Of the bleak Atlantic
coast, it is getting more and more
difficult to obtain food and supplies.
U. S. Troops in London
Mrs. Marriott has also received a
London Daily Chronicle which gives
an account of the arrival of some Of
the American troops in the big me-
IrOpOlis. London made holiday, Old
Glory was saIUted, the crowds cheered
and a welcome was extended by the
king and queen.
The article. concludes with the fol-
lowing:
Crowds stretched far down the
Mall. People climbed onto the Vic
toria Memorial and the police had or
ders not to interfere Most of the
crowd could see little but the rife
points glittering in the sunlight. But
hhey could hear the tread Of the sol
a1iers, and no band ever made sweet
er music for them. These cheering
men and women could not see the
King, who with Queen Alexandria
stood in the courtyard, but they knew
Gais Majesty was there. The most col
CJuyIess life had its moment of radiant
glory when the first Americans passed
the King. The Guard of Honour had
played the National Anthem, and aft
ar the sudden silence cheers passed
like a wave from the Palace to the
Admiralty Arch. In field-marshaPs
uniform the King saluted each section
as it passed. and those who were near
MIN saw the pride in his eyes, and
The smiles as he talked, little later,
30 Mr.. Lloyd George.
Present with the King were Wis
count French, Sir Francis Lloyd, Col
OneI Lassiter, the American Military
Attache, and his aide de camp, Cap
tain WarbUrtoH.
In the Green Park the troops were
allowed a brief rest, and after they
had Joined in the general cheers for
his Majesty they had some refresh
ment, and made their way to Water
loo
And here they. came to the fnal
stage in the journey so far as the pub
lie was concerned, and perhaps that
is why there was an emotion shown
such as is rare in England. For Wa
terlOo, to so many of us, is living
place of mystery and pain, and of the
most joyful home-comings. But We
have to hide our emotions, and there
have been no bands and no great
cheers to help our soldiers. From al
the stations whence men have set OF
TO the wars it has been in silence anC
in darkness.
But yesterday it was splendidly diff
ferent The bands were there, max
ing great music with American nation
al airs. The station was crammet
with people. Before the soldiers en-
trained women from the station can
teen showered cigarettes on them
and hurried along with trays of fruit
Although no one was allowed on the
departure platform, hundreds of PEG
pie bought penny tickets which gave
them admission to the platform OF
the other side of the train, and thel
began the most charming friendlines
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Picking Flowers When Wen Be
ShoveIing Snow

eve are better off here than we
would have been at Camp Douglas all
winter" writes one Of the boys from
Waco, Tex. well be picking flow
ers when the boys back home are
shOveling snow"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
VIII Go to France With Husband

Rev. G. E. Buffers, a captain in the
army and well known in Sank county,
is with the troops at Waco, Texas,
After a visit in South Dakota, Mrs
Buffers will also go to Waco, and if
her husband goes to France she will
go also Their home was at Viroqua-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11

Sickening headaches, indigestion,
constipation, indicate unhealthy con-
dition of the bowels. Restore your
system to health and strength by
keeping your bowels regular. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea makes
the bowels work acknowledgements
Iy-regularly-J. B. Donovan.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Officers Get Warrants

At Camp Grant, Rockford, thirty five
young men from Wisconsin have re-
ceived their warrants as non-commis-
stoned officers. Among them are the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11


the following letter from James E.
Trachsler, Waco, Texas:
Waco Texas
Camp Macarthur
Dear Sister: We arrived at Waco,
Texas, at 4:45 Sunday AFTERNOON. We
then went to camp and pitched our
tents for the night. This is a great
cour Try; the weather is nice, but the
water tastes like it had stood on a red
hot stove for twenty minutes-some-
thing like salts. The soil or gumbO,
as they call it here, sticks to your
shoes so that you can scarcely lift
your feet, if it should be a little wet.
Our bugler left us at Chicago. He
was feeling too good and kept blowing
his bugle, when Coonie hit his bugle
with an apple. The bugle cut his lip,
Bell got sore, broke his bugle, threw
it out of the window, jumped off, and
just showed up this afternoon. We
were all surprised to see him. heard
our company was going to be trans
ferred to the supply company. Then
we will have to haul supplies to the
firing lines. It's shame to think we
have to lose our captain. l have got
promotion now. / am going to cook !;
tomorrow will be my first. [ sure
don't like this country for water, but
as for our trip, it was a treat to me.
You ought to see the difference in the
people from about the central part of
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
BugIer Loses Horn

Mrs. w A. Trachsler has received
the following letter from James E.
Trachsler, Waco, Texas:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10
POWER PLANT ON
OLD CANAL BED
Part of Identification Plan at
Altoona and Vicinity;
Engineer Busy


Altoona, Pa, Feb. 10. - 1t is re-
ported heer that the Pennsylvania
Railroad contemplates rebuilding the
breast of the old Pennsylvania Canal
reservoir, south of Hollidaysburg, to
manufacture electricity when the cleo
trification project planned for AL
toona is undertaken. This is also part
of plans announced yesterday from
Johnstown.
Since the break in the breast, in
1882, the site has been leased to
farmers. The old reservoir was built
in 1889 to feed the Pennsylvania
Canal.
Engineers Busy Long Time
1t is known that railroad engineers
have been engaged for some time
working out the possible amount of
electricity that could be generated by
the branch of the Juniata which flows
through the old basin, and that they
have been able to arrive at fairly ac-
curate conclusions.
The Pennsy, it is also reported, has
planned a spur, to be built from Ash
tola to a point on the Bedford divi-
sion, as an outlet for the. Somerset coal
fields. The idea is to relieve the
Pittsburgh division of some of the
traffic now coming from Somerset
county, eliminate the heavy haul over
the mountain and divert certain
through traffic to the Hollidaysburg
yards instead of bringing it through
Altoona.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10
TRY TO SHOW
SLAYER INSANE
Negroes Mother Said Boy Who
Killed Officer Is
Irrational

Carlisle. Pa, Feb. 10.-With the
calling of two physicians, DIR. M. M.
IDougherty of Mechanicsburg, and DIR.
~. c. Davis, of Carlisle, who testified
that In their opinion Archie Miller,
charged with the murder of ]. L.
Beisser, was sane when he committed
the crime. the Commonwealth closed
its case just before noon to-day. The
charge by the court was made after
the noon recess an da verdict is ex-
pected late this afternoon.
The attorneys for the defense, bas-
ing their case solely on the claim that
Miller was mentally unsound, and
should be confined in an institution
rather than executed for his crime,
closed their case late yesterday. Mil
Ter was not called in his. own defense.
Mrs. Miller, mother of the defend
ant, was on the stand several hours
yesterday afternoon. She told of many
acts which showed her son to be men,
tally unbalanced, as she claimed. He
tried to bite her, attempted to burn a
brother to death by setting fire to his
bedclothes, succeeded in drowning a
companion with whom he was rowing
and committed many other acts of O.
man of mental unsoundness. The
grandfather and father of Miller were
said to be white men who were also
insane. There are 1 children, two of
whom in addition to Archie, are in
sane, the mother said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10

Telephone Company. The town of
Troy Centre appears to be the point of
disturbance.
Governor Away - Governor Brum-
baugh, who spent last evening at
Coaldale, where he addressed the
graduating class, will be away over
Sunday The Governor will have sew
eral guests for the Oakley portrait
unveiling.
Complains of Rates - Complaint
has been filed by the Yeager Shoe
Company against the Selinsgrove
Water Supply Company rates. It is
charged that they are unreasonable
Board Discusses Acts The State
Board of Education held a meeting
last evening for discussion of Iegis-
lation it will favor. The bills will be
drawn up in a short time and sub
Named For Ware - Among the
charters granted last night was one
Tor the Edwin II. Ware Building and
Loan Association, of Philadelphia.
New Coal Companies - Charters
nave been granted for five new coal
companies the last few days. They
are for western Pennsylvania.
PayroI Held Up - No action on the
payroll of the Department of Printing
VIII be taken until Attorney General
BroWn decides the legal points raised
by the concurrent resolution.
In Philadelphia - Secretary of the
Commonwealth Woods was in PhiIa-
delphia to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10

Sz,3Z5,OOO in round numbers.
Thus far there have been 136,50O
pneumatic tired cars licensed and 10,-
$50 solid tired machines or trucks.
Last year there were 11,732 solid tired
machines licensed.
Judging from what the State High
way Department has heard from the
Prison Board Commission, the contrac-
tors for furnishing the automobile Ii
cense tags, there will be enough to
meet all demands and there will hard
ly be any extension of the license privi-
lege beyond February Is, to which date
an order by Commissioner Black .:;-
tended the use of 1916 tags owing to
the nondelivery.
Ready For Parade.-Preliminary ar
rangements for the participation of
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen in the
inaugural parade at Washington next
month have been made by the State au-
thorities, but the extent of participation
of organizations of the organized mill
tia of the Keystone State depends upon
what may happen. The plan is to have
a brigade of the Guard accompany Gov
ernor Brumbaugh and his staff.
Monday A HOlIday.-Although Mon
day will be legal holiday at the State
Capitol and there will be no meetings
of boards or commissions and depart
ments will be closed the Legislature
will meet in the evening. Both branches
are scheduled to assemble at 8 o'clock.
The Oakley paintings will be unveiled
in the Senate after addresses by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh, Lieutenant Cover
nor McClain and other officials. Invi-
tations have been sent to a number of
distinguished Pennsylvanians to at
tend.
For Permanent Board.-Under the
forms nf a hill nandiner in, -
Legislature the State will have a per-
manent commission on uniformity of
legislation. The Governor has been
naming members of a commission on
uniformity for a number of years, the
men being appointed for four-year
terms. They have been sitting with
similar officers from other states who
have collaborated in drafting a num-
Der of important laws. The effect of
the act will be to establish the COM
mission as regular branch of State
governmental activity. The commits
sioners are serving under an act of
1913 and are Judge w. III. Stake
Philadelphia, who is chairman; Deputy
Attorney General w. NJ. largest and
Walter George Smith, Philadelphia.
Millions Wantcd.-Requests for inn
provement of State highways have
been coming thick and fast on High
way Commissioner Frank B. Black
and the commissioners has passed it
back to his inquirers by informing
them that it is up to the Legislature
to make the appropriations. The re-
quests in hand would probably cost
the State about s2,500,000.
To Discuss Budget. - Members of
the State Commission of Agriculture
will meet here next Tuesday to COM
plete the framing of their budget for
the Legislature. The members of the
commission will ask q material in
crease in the amount allowed for curb
ing of insect pests, as it is their plan
to extend the inspection from orchards
to truck gardens
Bells Jangling.-The Public Service
Commission has received evidences of
q fight over telephone service in Craw-
ford county. The Crawford Telephone
Company is accused of having invaded
the territory of the Eastern Crawford
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10
Steelton Snapshots

Minister Entertains =, The Rev.
and Mrs. George N. Lauffer, enter
tanned members of st. Johns Lutheran
Church council and their wives at the
parsonage Thursday evening.
Concert by Cornet Band At q
meeting last night the First Cornet
band made final arrangements for a
concert and entertainment February
%, in celebrating the birthdays of
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglas.
increase Size of Paper An
nouncement was made at the Steelton
American office to-day that the next
issue of the paper will be seven col
umns, eight pages, instead of six col
umns, four pages.
Community Choir Meeting - Miss
Pearl Beidel will sing u solo as a spe-
cial feature of the Community Choir
meeting nj the First Methodist Church.
Monday evening. Many members of
fraternal organizations of the borough
are expected to attend on invitations
from the entertainment committee of
the chorus.
Fortnightly Mccting.-A meeting of
the Fortnightly Club will be held at
the home of Miss Linnie A. Hess,
81 South Fourth street, Monday even
ing. Papers will be read by Mrs. Boyd.
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Hottenstein.