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The Washington times., 1917-10-22
ESTRANGED HUSBAND
SHARES SONS VERDICT

The right OF South Dakota father
to Manages awarded for the death of
a son was affirmed today by the Su.
preme Court OF the $4,000 which the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul paid
for the death of John T. Tobin. negli.
gently killed at Yankton, S. D., the
father, William obtained half
The administrator Of the young
mans estate fought the award be-
cause the father and mother had been
separated and the son lived with the
mother.
The Washington times., 1917-10-22
US. TO SEIZE MILLION
BALES GERMAN COTTON

NEW YORK. Oct 22.-one n-nlion
bales Of cotton, worth $143.oO0.0 900.
are included in the German-cwnsd
supplies in this country which lhs
Government plans to seize. according
to reports in circulation here today.
The Washington times., 1917-10-22

It was the policy of the Germans
to put some prisoners of each nation
in each camp. This was probably 50
that no claim could be made that the
prisoners from one nation among the
Allies were treated better or worse
than the prisoners from another
nation.
In the beginning of the war the
Germans were surprised by the great
number of prisoners taken, and had
made no adequate preparations for
their reception. Clothing and blan-
kets were woefully wanting; so that
/ Immediately bought what l could
in the way of underclothes and
blankets at the large department
stores Of Berlin and the wholesalers,
and sent these to the camps where
the British prisoners were confined.
/ also sent to the Doeberitz camp
articles such as sticks for wounded
men who were recovering and
crutches and even eggs and other
nourishing delicacies for the sick.
Prisoners Put to Work.
At first the prisoners were not
compelled to work to any great ex-
tent. but at the time left Germany
the two million prisoners of war
were materially assisting the carry
ing on OF the agriculture and in
dustries OF the empire.
The League of Mercy OF New York
having telegraphed me in 1914 ask
ing in what way funds could best
be used in the war. I suggested in
answer that funds for the prisoners
OF war were urgently needed. Many
newspapers poked fun at me for
this suggestion, and one bright edi-
tor said, II the Germans did not
treat their prisoners properly that
they should be made to!
Motifs Work In War Prisons.
OF course. unless this particular
editor had sailed up the Spree in a
canoe and bombarded the royal pal
ace, I know of no other way OF
making" the Germans do anything.
The idea however. of doing some
The Washington times., 1917-10-22
AUTO KILLS YOUNG
SON Of D. c. ARMY
MAN IN CHARLOTTE

Three weeks ago Second Lieut.. ].
A. Giovannoni and his wife went to
Charlotte. n. c., where the former
was to enter service with the District
OF Columbia headquarters company
at Camp Greene. They carried their
eight-year old son and only child.
Joseph who was installed with his
mother at apartments in Charlotte.
This morning Lieutenant GioVannini
and his wife brought the body OF the
child back to Washington. the victim
of an automobile accident. He was
run over by a car Saturday evening
at Charlotte, when he ran across the
street to meet his father, who was
coming in from Camp Greene in a car
owned and driven by Captain Lock
head.
Operation Was Vain.
Joseph had been playing in the
churchyard of -. Peters Episcopal
church with a group OF children when
he saw his father approaching. As
he started toward him he went be-
hind an automobile that was standing
still. A third car, driven by II. c.
Little, approached and not seeing the
child until he darted from behind the
Idle car, drove into him. The boys
skull was fractured. He died two
hours later at a Charlotte hospital.
although 1t was first thought that an
operation, which was performed,
would save him.
Since the accident was regarded as
unavoidable, no arrests were made.
The parents are with the child's
body at their former home. a. New
York avenue northeast, where the
funeral will be held some time We'd
nesday.
The Washington times., 1917-10-22

were always sent by me both to
Washington and to London, and hand
ed to the Berlin foreign office.
The Washington times., 1917-10-22
DEATHS

BERNHETMER--On6 Sunday, October II, 1871:
at $50 n. m, HENRY. beloved husband NJ
Sarah Bernh inner.
Funeral from his late residence. rs EleV-
enth street southeast. Tuesday. October q
at II q. m.
GUTHRIE-On Sunday, October y, lSl.. AT
l2:o5 a.. m, THOMAS J. GUTHRIE, beloved
husband OF Alice L. Guthrie
Funeral from the chapel Of W. R. Speare
Company, l2os II street northwest, Tuesday,
october =. 1911. at p. m.
MURPHY-On MondRS morning. AGNES
MURPHY tnes Duncnnl. beloved wife OF
the late William T. Murphy. Remains can
be visit at CoSte'lo's undertaking parlorS
II street northeast.
Funeral Wednesday morning from st.
Aloysius' Church, where high requiem mass
will be said at . o'clock.
lParkersburG. W. Va, pagers plsaas oopy.J
The Washington times., 1917-10-22
HOPES TO SAVE ON STAMPS.

NEW YURI>. Oct. 22.-Demonstrat.
ing that women believe In wartime
economy. a New York woman yes
terday purchased 81 worth OF 2-cent
stamps, having heard that the Gov.
ernment would raise the postage rate
to 3 cents November l.
The Washington times., 1917-10-22
If THIS WAS WORTH
S., WHY HESITATE
TOBUY $50 BOND?

Policeman John B. Larrick, of Pre-
cinct No. 1, dug down into the old
blue jeans today and pulled out .
medal, and with IL an idea for raising
money that has escaped the Liberty
loan experts.
The medal, made OF iron. about
twice the size of a silver dollar. is
one OF those sold for IS to defray
expenses of the Inauguration of John
Quincy Adams, In 1885. II looks like
99.44 per cent profit, too.
The designer, who didn't put his
initials on II, either, certainly put In
some postmaster frills when he de-
signed this work OF art.
what II Looks Like.
One side bears the inscription,
Science gives Peace and America
Plenty" The photographer and
Frances De Sales Ryan may rise and
cali 1t bad phrasing, but II stands
there uncorrected now, nlnety-two
years A. ID. latter designed). Be-
tween sections OF the Inscription is
found the figure OF a maidenly liberty.
carrying a ninth century Jousting
lance in one hand, and with the other
proferring a sprIg of somethIg or
other to an Indian. The red man Is
seated, with characteristic disregard
OF custom. on a horn OF plenty, from
which flow what appears to be tur-
nips, watermelons, bananas and
pieces Of eight. From his state OF
1t may be a fig branch she
offers.
The stage picture is a model OF
perfection. Poor Los arm Is poised
with a graceful droop of the elbow
and wrist. sort OF blase, perhaps to
the fact that back Of him
appear dimly a potent bow and arrow.
the head. chicken feath-
ers gracefully. Miss Liberty In
sweeping Grecian drapery, lifts one
dainty foot in approved 1917 model
debutante slouch.
But the reverse side Is really the
medals piece de resistance. Here
we have nothing less than the bust
OF Adams himself. 1t can be easily
recognized by means OF the inscrip-
ton about IT: John Quincy Adams,
President of the United States"
Poor John Quincy Adams
President Adams wears the Joyous
OF a man whose hairless
head is being made a skating rink
by a flock of common housefiies.
while his hands are engaged in hang
ing paper on a soft plaster ceiling.
The designer placed him at a safe
distance. but a little nearer and John
would be biting the l out OF United.
But the joy OF the whole medal Is
the drapery on Brother Adams. It's
a bust, so the designer evidently hg-
ured a bust is a bust and all busts
must be made like all other busts.
So he carefully consulted models and
pictures of busts all the way from
Rameses to Julius Caesar then draped
he unsuspecting form OF John Quin-
cy Adams in the flowing robes of a
Roman patriarch OF the hrst CEN
tury A. D..
And they sold them for IS apiece.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Volunteers for Service

Louis Beckwith, employed at
the News Office as a linotyI e
operator, has given up his en
ployment in this city to aEsw
the summons of a darling
mother back at his home al
Vancouver, B G. to come home
and join the colors under the
British flag. The letter from
the dear mother said II want
you to come home and volunteer
for service and not be drafted
into the army" For some time
Beckwith has been considering
going home to join the colors
but the letter from his dear
mother hastened his decision
and he left on Monday of this
week for his old home.
Mr.. Beckwith was asked why
he did not remain in the United
States and fight with the boys
in the Kahki uniforms, but he
stated that he wanted to see his
people before enlisting and that
no matter under which flag he
volunteered in the present war
be would be fighting for the
same cause.
Mr.. Beckwith has been work.
ing at the News Office in this
city during the past year and
during his stay in the city has
made a large mum Der of friends
whose best wishes go with him i.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
To Have a Big Time

Friday, June 22nd, is the
date set for the big community
picnic to be held at the Hough-
ton school grounds in the town
Of Bayview and from the work
that IS being done 1t promises
to be the biggest even of the
kind ever held in this region.
The people of the town of
Bayview are live bunch and
they have formed com munity
club which is doing much to
promote the interests of the
people of that town.
Their picnic is to be a COM
munity event to which the peo.
pile of the surrounding territory
are cordially invited.
In the MOI o.
clock there Will be flag rails
ing at which a number of Wash
burn people will deliver ad
dresses, and in the afternoon
the day will be given over to
sports of all kinds.
People attending are asked
to bring their lunch baskets
and the community club will
furnish zee cream for the child.
rem.
You I'm bank on it that there
will be a big time for everyone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Another Match

Match m ker Hiram Hansen
of the F II. Beers Club is busy
arranging for another match to
oe given by the Club in the near
future and it promises to be
one Of the best events staged
thus far by this organization.
An effort is being made to
arrange a match between Kid
Blaettler of Marshfield and
Battling Johnson Of this city
and if the match can be arrang-
ed. and there is little doubts but
that it will, fans of the North
west will have some treat in
store for them in the boxing
line. Both boys are evenly
matched and the Marshfeld lad
is confident that he can admin
lister a beating to Johnson.
while Johnson on the other
hand is as confident over the
result Of this match as he has
been over his other contests.
- vo heavy weights have al
le. signed articles for the
M iii. c.ut of the evening and
with the strong preliminaries
which are being arranged the
best card of the season is pro-
missed.
The Beers Club conduct their
boxing matches in orderly man.
ner and they have received
much praise from the Wiscon
sin Com mission and from fans
who have witnessed the bouts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
SPRACUE MILL
NOW RUNNING
Started Seasons Run On Tuesday
Morning Of this Week
Has Big Supply Of Logs on Hand with
Logging Crews Cutting During the
Summer Months.

The mill of the Lake Shore
Lumber company in this city,
better known as the Sprague
mill, began operations for the
season on Tuesday morning of
this week and according to an
announcementfrom the company
the mill will run steadily until
the close of navigation in the
fall.
A large raft of logs for the
mill arrived on Monday and was
placed in the booms ready for
saving in the mill. More RATS
will be brought from Michigan
and there will be no let-up in
the saving until navigation
closes.
The Lake Shore Lumber COM
pany have camps operating and
they will continue their logging
operations during the summer
months which will insure a
steady supply of logs for the
mill.
With both mills in the city
now running full blast and with
the large crew of men employed
at the Dupont plant and the
coal docks and with the extra
work going on in the city and on
the farms Washburn is one of
the busiest cities in the North
west and is experiencing a rapid
growth.
Houses in the city are be-
coming very scarce and unless a
building boom soon takes place
the city will become very crowd
ed. Already a number of houses
have been started and more will
be built during the SUMMER
months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Many Gardens Planted

The call of the government to
increase the production of food
crops is being needed by the
people of Washburn and 1t can
be said that more gardens will
be planted this year than ever
before in the history of the city.
There is hardly vacant lot
in the city that is fit for plant
ing that has not been plowed up
and some form OF food crop
planted. Everyone is joining in
the movement and Washburn
wall not only grow enough vege-
tables to feed the people nf This
city but will have some TO spare
for sale to others.
II the rest of the United
States was doing as we'll at tile
gardening movement as the pee
pie of this city the prices would
begin dropping when the crops
are harvested. Washburn peo-
ple have needed the call of their
government.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
FIRST MILITARY REGISTRATION
EXCEEDS BEST EXPECTATIONS

city of Washburn 629. The first
ward had the heaviest registra-
tion with 191, while the fifth
ward was the smallest with 55.
The county board of registra :
tion is now busy with the cards
and they will be separated into
classes. Typewriter sheets will
be made with the names of those
registered in alphabetical order
and these will be posted in a
conspicuous place in each ward.
Those who have failed to regis
ter should make application to
to the county board of registra-
tion before the President issues
a proclamation when all who are
eligible and have not registered
will be arrested.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Services Volunteered

Washburn has a patriotic
bunch of men when it comes to
helping the government for on
Tuesday the only expense to the
members of the registration
board was the serving of the
meals to the members, the SER
vice of the twelve men being
volunteered to the government.
Those who served on the board
without pay were:
First ward R. C.. Erskine and
Nels M. Oscar.
Second ward Frank Downs and
Andy Johnson
Third ward Louis Wardner and
Charles Thoreson
Fourth ward Alfred Froseth
and Selmer Haugen
Fifth ward Nels Myhre and
w. A. Robinson
Sixth ward Oscar Carron and
C. H. Lindgren.
The board worked from seven
o'clock in the morning until ten
o'clock at night and were kept
busy during the greater part of
the day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Verdict Of Guilty Against Charles
Flynn on Two Charges
For Violation Of the Excise Laws. Ar
rested by Local Authorities During
Raids This Spring.

Charles Flynn, former pro-
prietor of a soft drink parlor on
Bayfield, street in this city, who
was arrested on two different
occasions, charged with selling
intoxicating liquors without a
license, was found guilty on two
counts in his, trials before the
circuit court during the past
week.
The first case resulted in a
conviction after the jury had
been out a little more than ten
minutes, but the second case
proved a more stubborn one, al
though the evidence in the lat
ter seemed to be stronger than
the first.
The jury was out on this case
for almost twenty-four hours
and it is said that one or two of
the jurors held out for acquittal,
while the balance stood solidly
for conviction. Just before the
call of court to open on Saturday
morning the jury announced that
they had arrived at a verdict and
when court convened it was an
nounced that he had again been
found guilty.
Flynn left the city on Tuesday
afternson and when court con-
vened yesterday morning he did
not put in an appearance. He
will receive his sentence when
he returns to the city and it is
likely that off GERS will be dis :
patched to bring him back.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Charge for Deliveries

Ashland grocery men are 60
ing to endeavor to lower the
price of groceries by charging
a small sum for deliveries o1
mall packages. and the system
will go into effect on June 18th
acc )rding to announcement.
The plan is to give the leash
and carry" customers the bene-
fit of low prices and to charge
persons wanting the deliveries
made to the houses. This of
course does not apply to Gus
toners ordering a bill of goods
at one ime but will apply to the
persons who order small pack
ages and want the same deliver
ed.
The grocery men are begin
ming to find out that they are
losing money on persons who
make it a practice of having
very small items delivered and
the plan which is to go into
effect on June 18th will dis
courage this.
Up at Bayfield, the merchants
have abolished the delivery sys-
tenn entirely and all purchases
of groceries and meat must be
called for the same as our FORE
fathers did, except in cases
where purchases are unusually
heavy when the same is still
delivered 1t is said thas con-
siderable saving has been effect
ed in this manner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
IMPORTANT TAX BILL PASSES
LEGISLATURE AND BECOMES LAW
Nabbed Him Early

A young man giving his name
DIS Robert Elliot had an ex-
perience that was short lived
when he attempted to forge
other peoples names TO checks,
and he will probably have time
to think over his erring ways.
Elliot appeared d at the place OF
AL. Dahz at Nash on Friday
afternoon of last week and after
"blowing" himself presented a
check in paym ent for the goods.
The check was signed by
Pepperd & Fulton. by James
Pendergast, their foreman, and
this caused AL. Danz to look
with suspicion on the check for
he kne " it was not the custom
of the contractors to have their
foreman sign theft che cks.
After E liot had left the place
Danz called up the firm head
quarters at Ashland and askt d
them if their foreman had been
instructed to sign checks and
he was Informed that he was
not. Danz then called the Ash
land police and gave them des.
cription of the man and told
them to be on the lookout for
him. Elliot was nabbed just as
he was boarding a train for
Duluth, and when he was ac-
cused of the forgery admitted
his guilt and decided it was
best for him to plead guilty.
Officers from Bayfield, county
went over to Ashland Friday
afternoon and got the man and
he appeared before Gil cult
court in this city and entered a
plea of guilty. He was sentenced
to 2 years in the state prison
at Waupon.
Elliot was employed as a time
keeper on the contract job for
the Pepperd & Fulton people in
the town Of B trksdale.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Pythian Lodge Instituted

A number of mem bers of the
Knights of Pythias order of this
city went over TO Ashland on
Friday evening of last week TO
assist IN instituting new lodge
in that city. Park Falls dele
gates were also present.
The new lodge at Ashland
starts out with a mem 5ership
of about sixty and it is expected
that it will lave a rapid growth.
The work last Friday evening
was put on by the visiting
m EN- bers and was very i'm
pressive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Injured in Auto Accident

Miss Iva Sands, age IA years,
had her collar bone and left arm
broken IN an automobile accident
the latter part of last week and
is now at the hospital at Ash
land where she is receiving
treatment. Miss SANDS was
riding in the Lamoreaux Car
which was driven by Dwight
Lamoreaux, and as the car was
going around a team sand was
encountered which caused the
car to swing and the Sands girl
was thrown out with the result
that she received the injuries
above named.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Examining Physician and
Muster Officer to be
Here this Week
Bayfield, County Company will Be-
come Part of Sixth Wisconsin
Regiment. Now 80 Strong.

Within day or two the
boys who have joined the
Bayfield, County Company,
which will become a part of
the new Sixth Wisconsin
Regiment, will know whether
they will be able to pass the
examination which they will
have to undergo.
DR.. Wentzel of Ashland, has
been appointed by Adj. Sur
geon Seaman of Milwaukee
as the examining surgeon for
the Bayfield, County company
and he will be here on Friday
evening to begin examining
the boys. 1t is expected that
it will take two days to com
plete the examinations.
Major Rossiter Of Superior
has been appointed to act as
mastering officer and he will
be here just as soon as the
examinations have been com
pleted to muster the new
company into the service.
The Bayfield, County com :
pany is now nearly 80 strong
and new volunteers are being
received every day. The
company must be $50 strong
for war strength, but will be
mustered into the service and
will be filed to war strength
afterwards.
Acting Captain Peavey of
this city says he expects the
company to be called to the
colors within a very short
time and that the boys will 60
into training camps in the
United States where they
will remain for a period of
about six months. Should
they be taken overseas they
will 60 into training again
behind the lines before see
ing actual service.
The boys who have joined
in Bayfield, county are anxious
to get to the front. Bayfield,
county is proud of her boys
who have volunteered. They
will be given a great demon
stration when they leave for
for the training camps.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
Funeral Held Monday

The funeral of Oscar Swanson
who was killed by electricity
last Thursday noon by coming in
contact with an electric light
wire carrying 23O0 volts of cleo
tricity, was held from the Nor.
wegian Lutheran church in this
city Monday afternoon, the ser.
vices being in charge of Rev.
Chr. Christensen. Interment
was in the Woodland cemetary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-06-07
German Evangelical Luth. Church

Services every Sunday at 1C
a. m. Sunday School i'm mediate
ly after services. Every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at
Ais Catechism Lessons. SaLur-
DAYS German School from 8 a.
m. to 8 p. m. Every German
Lutheran is cordially invited to
attend all our services.
f. Krenke Pastor.