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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03
Eat EnaIish Sparrows.

Columbus, Q. -"When starvadon
threatens eat English sparrows'' ad-
yises Claude Meeker. local broker
Meeker was emphatic in his assertion
that the noisy little birds, after proper
culinary treatment. are as well tasting
as they are noisy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03
ONE MORE MONGOLIA VICTIM.
New South Wales Legislator Dies In
Bombay Hospital.

Bombay, India.-A New South Wales
legislator named Winchcombe, who
was a passenger on the Peninsular
and Oriental line steamship Mongolia,
which sank with the loss of twenty
three passengers after striking a mine
on June % off Bombay, died in hos
pital here.
He suffered from exposure and over
strain in rowing toward shore.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03
Mansfield taxing up street improve

Mansfield taking up street improve
ment and sewage system.
Brewester-Earl Fruit Co. building
freproof warehouses at ten points
Stemllt, Teton and Grandview in the
Yakima valley, Brewster, Entiat, Chelan
Falls and Cashmere in the Wenatchee
Valley, and Otis Orchards in the
Spokane Valley. and at Lewiston, Idaho.
Mabton and Terrace Heights will also
get one structure each.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03
WORE LID IN COURT; FINED.
Told to Remove Head Article, Their
mopoulous Only Saluted.

HUPOVIOUs O'''y
New York.-His failure to remove a
81. 80 hat in the mems night court cost
Thomas Thermopoulous So.
He was seated among the spectators.
A court attendant ordered him to re-
move his headgear Instead, Their
mopoulous saluted. The attendant re-
peated the order. The spectators top
cover remained firm. He walked out
of the courtroom saluting.
Bring that man back and charge
him with disorderly conduct" directed
Magistrate Corrigan.
Thermopoulous explained he thought
the salute sufficient. The magistrate
differed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03
DEAD COW BRINGS
HIM NICE PROFIT

Topeka.-A COW that more than
> paid for itself was recently the
. possession of Dave Johnson of
) Republic, Kan. Johnson bought
> the animal, a 1000 pound speci-
> men. in 1895 for SIS. The other
> day he sold the hide for S15.57,
. making 81 cents on his invest
> ment. besides having had the use
3 Of the COW for twenty-five. years.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03

In one respect it is true, as German
iunkers charge, that America is going
to war to protect its investments. 1t
has some hundred and odd years of
effort invested in the cause Of human
freedom and that investment We must
nrotect.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & Porter get
contract to build ten ships.
will build a $4,000 roadway.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03

You can brag about your garden all
winter if you have your canned evidence
on the dinner table.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03

German submarines hit us below the
belt, but the Yankee food blockade
hits Germany inside the belt.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03

protect.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
Promotions In Business.

In the American Magazine Thomas
e. Wilson, the Chicago packer. says:
II often ask a man why be Is doing
a thing a certain way. If he tells me
that be does it that way because it has
always been done just like that | am
inclined to be somewhat dubious about
his ability. Not infrequently the fact
that custom has been in force for thirty
years is sufficient proof that it is wrong.
We should be constantly on the lookout
for better ways of doing things. Any
business not showing constant advance
ment usually deteriorates. Individual
positions are no exceptions.
lone Of the great foes to good or
ganization is the practice Of promoting
by seniority alone. John Smith is moved
into a vacancy because he has been in
the department longer than some other
fellow. This plan permits an inferior
man to block the way Of good man.
There should be no rules about promo
ton which can in any way hamper the
selection of the best man for place.
In fact. do not like to have too many
rules about anything. Rules tend to
make people follow custom without
knowing why and without using much
initiative
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
WHAT GOV.LOWDEN BELIEVES

National Council of America for
Democracy and Peace Is Unlawful.
CHICAGO, ILL.-Governor Lowden
in statement issued in Chicago, said
in part: THE fact is that the antece-
dents, the personnel and the propa-
ganda of the so-called National Coun-
Gil for Democracy and Peace make it
a reasonable conspiracy. Why blink
at facts in times like these? Such a
conspiracy ought not, when the nation
is battling for its life, to find shelter
under a claim Of freedom of speech.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
TROOPS WILL ENFORCE
The LAW IN CHICAGO
TrajtorOus Assemblies Will Be
Prevented by Reserve Militia.

CHICAGO, ILL. - The next time
pacifists, German sympathizers or
trouble makers of any kind come to
Chicago they will find that Illinois has
profited by experience and no longer
has to wait for state troops to arrive
before traitorous meetings are brought
to an end. Six thousand reserve mill
tia will uphold the honor of the state.
This became known through the fol-
lowing bulletin issued by Governor
Lowden from his room in the Black
stone hotel:
A law was enacted by the legisla-
ture last winter providing for re-
serve militia to be organized by the
state council of defense. The state
council has rendered to the governor
enough units of it's training corps in
Cook county to constitute brigade
Of the reserve militia
The military committee Of the state
council recommended that Major Cen
eral E. C. Young be offered the COM
mand of the new brigade. In pursu-
ance Of this recommendation the gov
ernor has just rendered the command
to General Young and he has &C
cepted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
MEXICO WILL BE NEUTRAL
Carranza in Message to Congress De-
cIares Mexico Will Not Enter War.

MEXICO CITY Mexico will
continue to maintain strict neutrality,
President Carranza declared in mes
sage he read before congress. He was
emphatic in asserting his government
will preserve it's present policy.
A sensational speech on the war was
delivered by Senior Jesus Ureta, for
mer secretary of foreign relations and
now president of congress. Senior
Urueta declared: "The war over
shadows anything in history and it is
but the inevitable result of the tragic
bankruptcy of capitalism maintained
by the sword of the cruel god of war,
From such fight there will come a
more human idea of justice, more
equitable distribution of wealth and
respect for the sovereign rights and
life of weak countries. There also
will be an affirmation all countries
are equal and that to wound one is to
diminish the moral force of human
ity.'' The German minister to Mexico
was an interested spectator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THE WAR.

"Wednesday, Aug. 29,-Austrians re-
ported to be fleeing Monte San Ga
brielle. Italians take 1000 prisoners
on Bainsizza plateau
Russian troops desert trenches i'll
south and AuStro-Germans advance
throughout day.
Thursday, Aug. 3o.-Italians hurl
back attacks of the Austrians north
east and east of Goritz and capture
$50 prisoners.
Germans continue thrust in region
of Folkshani as two Russian regi-
ments desert trenches.
Paris reports repulse of foe on
Champagne and Verdun fronts
Friday, Aug. 31.-Operat;on by the
Russians at Narocz lake, sixty miles
southeast Of Dvinsk resulted unfavor-
ably for them. An attack by the Ger
mans on the Arras front and another
on the Lens front resulted in disas-
trous failure. In Palestine the British
made slight gains.
The Italians continue 10 advance
and are now only IL miles from
Trieste. Russian troops suppressed
riots in Petrograd. Austrians on the
Bainsizza plateau have been powerful
ly reinforced.
Saturday, Sept. Paris reports
piercing the German line on front OF
nearly mile northwest of Hurtebise.
Berlin claims assault beaten.
Rome claims repulse of heavy at
lacks east of Goritz and successes OF
Carso.
Berlin reports capture Of strong hill
position on Roumanian front
Sunday, Sept. 2.-Germans smash
hole in Russian line, cross Dvina and
advance from southeast toward Riga
Teutons also open drive in Mitau re-
gion
Petrograd reports repulsc of Austro
German attacks on Roumanfan front.
Berlin claims repulse of Rouman
ians.
Italians make new gains on Carso
and in BrestovizZa valley, Rome re-
ports. Vienna claims foe repulsed.
Heavy artillery fighting continues
on French front.
Monday, Sept. 3,-Germans capture
Riga, Berlin reports
Rome reports advance in Brestoviz
"a valley: intense artillery fightine
on Carso and east of Goritz.
Paris claims repulse of German at
taeks on Aisne front
Berlin and Sofia reporr Serbians in
Monastir region repulsed with heavy
losses.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
Be Rid OF That Ache.

If you are a sufferer with lame back,
backache, dizziness, nervousness, and
kidney disorders, why don't you try
the remedy that your own neighbors
recommend.
James Pollard, retired farmer, .Rol-
lin and Mechanic streets, Edgerton,
says: 81 had dull ache~in the small
of my back and the secretions from
my kidneys were unnatural. began
using Doan's Kidney Pills and was
relieved in short time" Statement
given in July, 1907
KEEPS DOAN'S ON HAND
More than six years later, Mr.. Pol
lard said: 81 have had no occasion to
use Doan's Kidney Pills for some
time, but always keep them on hand in
case of need"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Pollard has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
WHITE TROOPS Will
Train WITH COLORED
One Negro Regiment VIII Go
With Each Division,

WASHINGTON - Disposition of
colored members of the national ar
my, which has had the attention of
Secretary of War Baker nearly a
month, has been decided. They will
be trained with the white soldiers at
the sixteen national army canton
ments. One infantry regiment of col
lored troops will be organized at eacn
Of the sixteen national army canton
ments, where sufficient personnel is
available.
This means that one colored regi-
ment will go with each of the sixteen
white divisions wnen they are sent
overseas.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
First Publication Aug. 81, 1910.
Notice to Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County Court for Rock County. Yin
Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at reg
ular term of the County Court to be
held in and for said County, at the
Court House, in the City of GAINESVILLE,
in said County, on the first Tuesday OF
January, A. D. 1918, being January
1st, 1918, at 9 o'clock a. M, the fol-
lowing matters will be heard, consid-
cred and adjusted:
All claims against Estella J. Haylock,
late of the City of Edgerton, in said
County, deceased.
All claims must be presented for al
lowance to said Court, at the Court
House, in the City of GAINESVILLE, on or
before the 22nd day of December, A. D..
1917, or be barred.
Dated Aug. %, 1917.
By the Court:
OSCAR N. NELSON,
Register in Probate.
G. w. Blanchard, Attorney.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
MOTHER SHIP FOR ,U-BOATS
Peculiar Vessel Which Can Be Used
for Raising Sunken Boats.

HARLEM, NETHERLANDS -
novel mother ship for submarines has
just successfully undergone its first
official trial at Amsterdam. 1t was
built in Holland for the Spanish navy
The vessel looks like two long narrow
boats joined together and its chief
feature is a crane capable of raising
objects weighing $50 metric tons
from a depth of $50 feet.
This craft is over 255 feet long and
60 feet wide. Between the parallel
bulls is an electrically driven appara-
tus for hosting of sunken submarines
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07

Ffhoto by American Press Association.
A new power is rising in Russia
and threatens the rule of Kerensky
and his associates. General Kaledires
as head Of the great league boldly
threw the gauntlet at his opponents.
"Who saved you from the Boisheviki
on the 14th of Julyr' he asked con-
temputuously. 1--WE Cossacks have
been free men. We are not made
drunk by new found liberties and are
not blinded by party or program. We
tell you plainly and categorically re-
move yourselves from the place which
you have neither the ability nor the
courage to fill and let better men than
yourselves step in or take the conse-
quences of your folly"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
Sons of Italy Will Buy Bonds.

CLEVELAND, O.-The grand lodge
of the Loyal Sons of Italy, meeting
here, adopted resolution pledging to
aid in the success of the second liber-
~ loan.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07

Washington Will Be Judge of condi
tions of Peace-May Not Insist on
Dethronement of kaiser-Will In
sist He Be Deprived of Power to
Declare War.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
Russians Still Fighters.

NEW YORK, n. Y.-.'Not less than
95 per cent of the entire Russian ar
my is still sound fighting MATERIAL
declared A. ]. Sack, director OF the
Russian information bureau, discuss
ing alarmist reports as to Russia
military situation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
Too Busy to Be Drafted.

WICHITA, KANT cannot report
for examination today; too busyp
read collect message sent to the war
department in Washington by But
Ter county oil worker 1t was a new
form of draft resistance. The depart
ment wired the message back with Ia
structions to arrest the man.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
BERLIN ANXIOUS
ABOUT U.S. TERMS
Wants to Know What Guarantees
We Will Demand.
MAY DIRECTLY ASK THE POPE

Washington Will Be Judge of condi-
tions of Peace-May Not Insist on
Dethronement of kaiser-Wiil ln'
sist He Be Deprived of Power to
Declare War.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-That Presi-
dent Wilson very shortly will be ask
ed just what guarantees the United
States-and probably the entente al
lies-will demand from Germany as a
condition of a peace conference, be-
came certain. High diplomatic officials
intimated that this action may be ex-
pected from the Vatican.
1t was possible, also, it was pointed
out, that the German reply to the
Pope's peace note would take the
statements made by the President in
his recent reply into consideration
and directly address the Vatican to
learn just what President Wilson had
in mind when he said that the Ger
man people themselves must guaran.
tee tasting peace.
State department officials admitted
that they will not be surprised should
this develop. In this connection high
official of the department was asked
had already set up standard for the
guarantees it would ask.
u. S. Will Be Judge.
The reply was significant:
''The United States will be the
judge of all guarantees that may be
asked" was the reply.
''Will such a guarantee mean that
the United States will insist on the
overthrow of the Hohenzollern Gy-
nasty?" they was asked.
I'VE have not said so. The Presi-
dents note does not make any such
demand" answered the official, who
then refused to permit any further
questioning along this line.
The reply, however, was considered
highly significant and has generally
been interpreted to mean that if the
German constitution is amended to
take away from the kaiser and his i'm
mediate following the right to declare
war and decide the army program, the
United States will not insist that q
German republic be formed.
Diplomats See Lansing.
In this very connection a number
of important conferences were held
by Secretary Lansing. Leading en-
tente diplomats, despite the fact thu,
this was not diplomatic day, called al
the state department and were re-
ceived by the secretary.
1t is understood that the confden.
tial advices received by Mr.. Lansing
from this country's agents in neutral
countries adjoining Germany formed
the subject of most of the confer
ences.
The belief is growing here that the
Presidents note has so stirred the
German radicals that il will bring
about a new condition which, ii prop
erly developed, will result in a peace
that will satisfy the United States.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-07
Makes His own Uniform,

Morris Field, tailor in Evansville,
Ind, upon acceptance in the draft
army, made himself brown serge
uniform but was refused permission
to wear it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
FARMS FOR FIGHTERS

In the past the periods following great wars have frequently been char acterized by glutting of the labor market, with a consequent reduction in wages, widespread unemployment, riots and labor troubles, or by a period of overproduction followed by industrial stagnation and panics. The Allied governments are already plan ming ways and means to make the transition from war to peace com paratively painless. Many industries which flourished before the war, es- pecially those having to do with the production of luxuries, have been wiped out or greatly diminished, and when the war is over many of the men who were employed in such industries will be without trade. The great majority of the soldiers will return to their homes penniless, and without the means for making a fresh start The immediate absorption of all of these men into home industries fill al- most certainly prove impossible. To avert grave disturbances which might follow, the British government, and. to lesser extent. the French and Italian governments, plan to give these men a new start in life in their over seas dominions and colonies Cana da, Australia, South Africa and the African colonies of France and Italy, can provide for vast numbers of set tiers with benefit to themselves Lord Shaughnessy, head of the Canadian Pacific, has offered to provide a thou sand ready made farms in Western Canada, and it is expected that thou sands of other Canadian veterans will be provided with means to establish themselves on farms in the western provinces. Australia is also planning not only to look after her own war riors, but also to encourage the set clement in Australia of large numbers of the soldiers of the Allied nations. The conqured colonies of Germany in Africa will offer opportunities for many men to find profitable employ ment in farming, stock raising and mining. This ''back to the land, movement will doubtless make 8 strong appeal to soldiers, for the life of the trenches has wholly unfitted large numbers of men for their for mer sedentary and cooped-up occupa- tions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
THE STORY OF
 THE COCKTAIL

This is the birthday of the Man haitian cocktail, and it's devotees will do well to celebrate while they may, for, with the spread of prohibition over the world, that mixture may soon become but a memory. Man. haitian cocktail is misnomer, Tor the cocktail was born in Maryand. The word cocktail had been applied to various mixtures for centuries be- fore 1846, but it was on April 17th of that year that the cocktail as we know it was invented by John w. Henderson, then the drink dispenser
 at the Palo Alto Hotel at Bladens- burg, Md. The concoction was origin ally called the Royal Jack, in honor of it's inventor, but when the secret of it's mixing reached New York the old name of cocktail was applied to it. New Workers, with their customary npodesty, claimed the drink as their own, and distinguished it from the old cocktails by prefixing "Manhat- tam" The first man to drink a mod ern cocktail was John A. Hopkins, of Fairfax, Va. On the memorable day in question Hopkins fought duel with Baron Henri Challeno, an at tache of the French legation, on the old duelling grounds at Bladensburg. The Frenchman was severely wound ed, and Hopkins, stricken with re- morse, hurried with his friends to the inn. He asked Henderson to mix something special to quiet his nerves, and, in a moment of inspiration. the Maryland servitor of Bacchus created the cocktail Hopkins was delighted with it, as were his friends and the fame of the new drink soon spread abroad over the land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
KAISER HAS NOW
 ENGAGED IN OLD
 CLOTHES BUYING
German Government Ar ranges to Purchase Ap- parel on Prepared
 Scale Prices.

One of the recent departures of the German government is to engage in the "old clothes business. The de- cided scarcity of cotton for the manu- fracture of wearing material has fore ed the government to regulate the sale ofcast- off garments. The old clothes of the nation are handled by the Reichslleideramt, or Imperial Old Clothes Department.
 The old clothes man of yesterday drove stiff bargain and was usually a decided winner in the barter. Under the government organization the Ger man can obtain real value for his cast-off garments.
 The Reichs5leideramt4 has issued a booklet dealing with the subject of old clothes. In it the status of gar ments is clearly defined. Every Ger man may now know the exact value of his wardrobe. Mems clothing is divided into three categories: No. 1, good; No. 2, medium, No. 3, bad.
 Category No. 1 deals with clothes which show no disastrous signs of wear. The lapel of the collar may be allowed to show a trifle of discolora- ton, but must not be frayed. Button holes must be intact. The trousers may have certain amount of boot blacking under the front rim, but must not be frayed at the back. Seams must not be shabby and the pockets must be perfect The lining must not be torn, though a patch or two will not disqualify the garment.
 No. 2-Trousers, in addition to signs off ray at the rear Seats of trousers may betray a moderate but not excessive degree of shininess AL together, in this category are embrac- ed suits which show signs of hard but not careless wear and tear. Pockets may be trif1e frayed; also the but tonholes. Grease spots must be re moved from the trusers vest and coat
 No. 2 deals with clothes which have seen hard and careless wear. The seats of the trousers may be patched, the lining may be torn andi the pockets holey. The front and back of the trousers bottom may be bit tatter- ed and the coat collar may show indi- cations of hair oil.
 The clothing classified under the above three. categories is appraised at 30, 20 and 10 per cent respectively of their original in peace times. Frock coats. dinner jackets and such like dress are banned altogether from Cat egory No. l, evidently because their use does not harmonize with the war spirit
 A special paragraph in the old clothes booklet deals with suits that have two pairs of trousers. The ex- tratrousers, of course, enhance the value of the suit. Fancy waistcoats are held to detract from the value of any suit and condemn them without further ado to Category No. 8.
 Suits that show signs of indigent care and from which the signs of wasteful eating have not been scrupu- lously removed are excluded altogeth- CT from the benefits of governmental classification and their owners are warned that they will be actepted and paid for merely in accordance with their value as rags.