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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
VICTIM OF ToRpEpoEp BOAT.

VICTIM OF ToRPEDoED BOAT.
Washington, Dec. 13.-Col. and Mrs.
c. j., Wilson have received telegram
bearing the news that their grand
nephew, Ensign Stanton Kalk one OF
the officers Of the United States de-
stroyer Jacob Jones. torpedoed by a
German submarine. had died OF expos
ure incident to the sinking OF the
American ship.
Ensign Kalk was graduate of the
naval academy at Annapolis in the
class OF 1916 and was one Of the
promising young officers Of the navy.
He was about "a years of age.
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r. C.. MEMBERSHIP
AS CHRISTMAS GIFT

Des Moines, Dec. 1s.-Iova's state.
wide membership campaign for tho
American Red Cross will open next
Monday, December II, and will last
one week, simultaneous With tho
nationwide effot for increased men,
bership.
Campaign workers win urge the CIV
ing OF Red Cross memberships ~
Christmas presents and every other
fair means will be taken to double
Iowa's present membership Of $4,000
National leaders hope to bring the to.
tai membership to 100000.
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FUMES KlLL loWAN.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 13.-Frank
Hradesinsky, As years old, an employee
of the Sinclair Packing company. WAS
suffocated by ammonia fumes at the
plant today. He had gone into the
cooling room to test the pipes when
one burst and fell against the door,
blocking the exit. His body was found
fifteen minutes later.
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kso.ss City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 13.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs--Market steady: receipts. g.
900: bulk. $17@1735: heavy, $1715@
17.45: light, sl6.75017.1s: pigs, $15@1s
Cattie-Market weak; receipts. s.
900: steers, $s@15.50; cows, $3.50 10;
heifers, $6.50@11; calves. $6@12.75.
Sheep-Aarket steady: receipts. s.
900; lambs, $1S.40@1s.so: yearlings
$12.s0@14; wethers. S11.5s q 1880; ewes
$1055@1225.
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Omaha 1.-Two Stock

Omaha. Nebr., Dec 1s.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower: receipts. H.
500: heavy, :is.e011S.So: mixed, 1850
016.9O. light. $lS.656I: pigs, s101
1885, bulk, $3.50 a 1890.
Market steady; receipts. -
900: steers, $on14: cows and heisers
$e.50@10: calves. Ss@l2.S0.
Sheep-Aiarket steady; receipts, IT,
SEQ: yearlings, $11.7551325: wethers
$11612.50: ewes. s9.s0H1l.s0; lambs
$14.S5@1s.S5
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ST. Louis Lixa stock.

East ST. Louis, ILL.,, Dec. 13.-Hogs-
Market soc lower; receipts. $4,000; light
$17@17.25; pigs. sl4.50@16; mixed
s1720617.35: good heavy, $17.20@1740;
bulk, $17017.35.
Cattle--Market lower: receipts, TO-
900; steers, sS015: heifers, s7R145o;
cows. SOIL; calves, $5.75 q 1850
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, L.
900: lambs, $13616.95; ewes, s10@
1150; wethers, S11@12.5o.
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HAY MARKET.


Chicago, Dec. 13.-Hay-Receipts. L..
104 stons shipments, 3s4 TONS Market
firm. Offerings light and demand good
Choice timothy hay quotable at $3.50 %
No. 1 at S2T@2S. No. 2 at SIS @26.5o. No
3, s2s@24. Kansas. Oklahoma Iowa
and Nebraska prairie hay, choice, $40
IS. No l. $2e@24; No. 2, $.eQ22. No
3. $1,000.
Straw-Rye straw quotabie at $116
L. Oat straw at s1o@11. Wheat straw
$9@1o.
Sales were: On track-Tanssed rye,
/ car at $11.50.
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Chicago Live Stock; c,es;nk.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market slow. IS to 3oc lower
than yesterday: receipts $1,000; esti-
mated tomorrow. 81 900: bulk. 31sS5@
1925: light, s1S.60@17.15: heavy, S1s.s5
@17.30: mixed, $1s.s5@17.3o; rough,
$16.65016S0.
Cattle-Market weak to l0c lower;
receipts, $4,000: top, $14.50.
Sheep-Market weak to 10c lower;
receitps, 1900: top. SIS; lambs, SIT.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago. Dec. ls.--The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market dull, Is to Csc under
yesterdays average; receipts $4,000:
estimated tomorrow, 80. ee0;, bulk, $3.50
017.35: light, s1e.50@17.25: mixed,
s16.S0@17.45: heavy, $1e.7s@1I45;
rough. s1s75616.9o; pigs, s12.75@ Is. 40
Cattle-Market weak: receipts, "a
GOO; estimated tomorrow. 5000; native
steers. s7.25@14.4o: western steers 1925
@13.25; stockers and feeders, $1,000
1855; cows and heifers, $5Q11.15:
calves, $8.50@15.50.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, H.
900: estimated tomorrow, 1900; weth-
ers, $S.90@13; lambs, s12.50@17.
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HOG PRICES SLUMP
ON CHICAGO MARKET,

Chicago, Dec 13.-Hog pricss fell
sharply today on account Of receipts
being much moro plentiful than hal
been expected.
Supplies Of cattle and sheep proved
also to be OF liberal volume.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago. Dec Observation-Disclosures
Arm: creamery, 3S04Sc.
Eggs-Higher: receipts, 1874 cases;
firsts.. 500 SEC; ordinary f3rsts. 44@7c;
at mark, cases included, 44@ soc.
Potatoes-Lower: receipts, 20 cars:
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
bulk, $1.7561.9o: do sacks, $3.50 LBS.
Pouitry-Alive. higher; fowls. 17P
,21c. springs. zoe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
HARRISBURG HAS
FARM BUREAU

Bonaparte Dec. ia federal farm
bureau has been organized at Harris
burg. Don Fish of Mt. Peasant spoke
at the organization meeting which was
held in the town hall Wednesday, De-
cember IL.
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Peoria Cash Grain

Peoria Cash Grain.
Peoria, ILL.,. Dec. 13-The cash
grain market follows:
Corn-Marxet to &c lower: No. J
mixed, 81 60: sample, si.o5@1.30.
Oats---idarket &c higher; standard.
77Ne: No. white, 77@77Ac: No. 4
white 76Ikc
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 13.-Butter--
Creamery, Acc; firsts. 40c; seconds. 3sc;
packing stocks, 32hc.
Eggs-Firsts, 45c: seconds, s1@32c
Poultry-Hens. 21c; ROSTERS, loo;
broilers, 24@25c.
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RETAIL PRICES.

Flour and feed-Graham flour, Per
sack. 75c: shorts. cwt, 50: bran, c"t'
$40: she'l.l corn. but s1.S5: hay, cwt.
s1.s5: straw, per cwt. 70M75c: meal per
10 III. sack, SOC: corn and oat chop CIV.
s4.s5: corn per bu., s1.65: chicken teea
$40: wheat flour. sack old wheat,
$.S56s.1o: rye flour. $I65.
Buttzr, Eggs ard Poultry.
Creamery butter-44@54c; country
butter 4o1l5c
Eggs-Fresh country, 4sdD53c.
Poultry-Geese, dressed Csc; turkeys
dressed, $50 40c; dressed hens, z5@soc;
springs. soc: ducks. SOC.
spiced sardines. 3 for 1oc: bog COD,
1919 % zoe: fancy smoked bJoaters, DC;
smoker herring 3oc h.: Kirpered her
ring, 3 for CSC; f1nan haddie. 22hc To-;
smoked white fish. CSC
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-Catfish, soc; trout, &c:
halibut, CSC: perch. 14c: smelts, lee:
'fish, pail soc; salt mackerel 10 to
CSC b.: Holland herring key. s1.!50
i.25: pail anchovites. S1.25: smoked
salmon. CSC; pickerel. 1sc; carp, ID
h., soc: Iceland fat herring. s1-sc
each.
Fruits - Bananas. TIC lb.: lemons.
s514oc: oranges. 100000 per dozen:
new apples. 40Gsoc peck; h.. s@Shc;
per bu. s1Mc56: pears s014oc: bu.-
$500: grapes, h., 15c: Kieffer pears,
bu., $50: Tokay grapes, 15c: Emperor
grapes, 15c: Malaga grapes, 1Sc 10.
Vegetables.
Home grown cabbage-lb. &c: pars'
ley. 5N1oc; mushrooms. .s5c h.: green
beans. zoe: horse radish. 15c: beets,
per peck, soc: lettuce. 3oc per ID:
cauliflower. 10d25c: homo grown pota :
toes, per peck, 4oc; green onions
2 for 15c: garlic, csc; head lettuce.
$50 zoe: Brussels sprouts, 30c;
Potatoes ID. &c; celery and 10 cents:
cucumhefs. each, 15@2oc;- Swiss chard
2 for sc; sweet potatoes. h.. SC;
xnes &c III
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-Storms Interfering
with the movement of the crop tended
today to make the corn market rise.
Scantincss OF receipts showed plainly
that traffic difficulties had become
acute Offerings were quickly absorb
ed. Opening prices which ranged from
" to &c higher with January S1.21A
to s1.21N and May s1.1sh to 4 were
followed by additional upturns.
In the last half of/the day, the mar
ket sagged owing more or less to late
weakness in oats and to assertion that
a cold wave predicted for tonight
would improve the quality of much OF
the corn crop. The close was steady At
the same as yesterdays finish to &c
higher with January Sl21ss and May
$119K.
Oats influenced chiefly by bad wealth.
,er mounted to a new high price record
for the season. Selling broadened on
the advance but seemd to have no last
ing effect.
Sharp declines in tho hog market
weakened provisions. For the time be-
ing. advances in grain were ignored.
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st. Louis Produce.

u. Louis. Mo-, Dec. 13.-Poultry-
Higher: hens, 1sc: turkeys, ESQ., ducks
.0@2tc; geese, 17@l9c.
Butter Creamery, 4704Sc.
Eggs-4s 1A6hc.
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Minneapolis Closing Grain.
Minneapolis, MINI, Dec. 1S.-Ciosing
griin:>
Cc-n-No. 8 yellow, sl.7e11.75.
Oass--No. white. 74M T75&c.
Flax--$3.34@34
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chie.ao Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Dec. 1s.-The opening quo
tations:
Corn-Dec.. s1.24B;i Jan. s1.21A;
oats-Dec.. 7sa@h: May, 7s97sAc.
Mess Pork, per bbl.-Jan-, s+s.2o.
Lard per 100 lbs.-Jan., $24.75; May.
$24.25.
Short Ribs. per 100 lbs.-Jan., s24.s5;
May, $24.70.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-The cash grain
market, follows:
Corn-No. 2 yellow. No. yellow,
nominal; No. 3 yellow, s1.75: No. vel
low, $1.45a1.s5; No. 6 yellow, 1880
1.l5.
oats-No. 8 white, 7sA@77hc;
standard, Tx G7Sc.
Rye-No. 2, $1.se.
Rarley-$1.35 @l.6
TimothX-$5G7.5o.
Clover-$2Q62S.
Pork-Nominal; lard, S24.s7; ribs
$25@2s.
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Omaha Csah Grain.

Omaha, Nehr. Oec. 1.-THE cash
grain market follows:
Corn-Nc. white. $t.4S@1.51; No. .
white, s1.4s; No. yellow, Sl.sS@ 1854:
No. yellow, 3l4311.45: No. ) mixed,
$15s.
Oass--Standard. '6c.
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K.r... CIV cash Grain.

Kansas City Cash Grain.
Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 13.-The cash
grain ma rket follows:
Corn-No. mixed, S1.5S01.62; No. :
white, s1.7O@l.72; No. 2 yellow, $3.50
Ito.
oats-No white, 7714c; No. 2 mixed
75@7Sc.
Rye-Si.75.
Hay-Unchanged.
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St. Louis Cast, Grain

ST. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 13.-The cash
grain market follows
Corn-No Q track, s1.65; No. white
Sissy.
oats-No. track. 771sc; No. white,
7s@T9kc
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
1T
PAYS TO "ADV''
SOB SQUAD NEWSPAPER STORY
RoUSES IRE OF OHIO
POSTMASTER.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 13.-As a
warning to the public to beware of
published stories that men at the
army training camps are unhappy,
lonesome, without food and detected,
the war department today made public
letter from Postmaster Wolfe at
Chilicothe. Ohio, dealing with a
specific case.
Wolfe, "a syndicate set of newspapers
published the story about
tsOldiers name deleted). He was
reported to be lonesome and had
never received piece of mail since
being in camp. His picture went with
the article and it made good reading.
100 LETTERS IN DAY.
In yesterdays mail alone he re
ceived 1900 letters, nineteen special
delivery letters and parcels and fifty
four ordinary parcels. It happens he
can neither read nor write. An officer
made an investigation and found
nineteen soldiers sitting about him
helping him read the mail and they
had lots Of fun at the expense of
sentimental women, but got all the
money and stamps enclosed
can interesting feature is that
- was not accepted by the
army but he refused to leave. Other
newspaper articles along the same
lines will simply swamp the camp
officers"
TONS OF FOOD WASTED.
Postmaster Wolfe wrote that tons
of food was wasted at the camp dur
ing the Thanksgiving period due to
food shipments sent in by friends and
relatives. His Office handled an aver
age of 1000 bags of this mail day
for three days. Under no possible
circumstances was the food needed.
the letter says. land Of course tons
of it went to waste The same con-
dition only worse, will prevail at
Christmas unless the public is warn
ed not to send so much food.
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SCdUOdIU CIc<1t W '!Sts@
corn, none; oats, none.
Car Lot Receipts.
Wheat-12 cars, with OF contract
grade.
Com-1s7 cars, with Of contract
grade.
Oats-los cars, with As Of contract
grade.
Total receipts Of wheat at Minneapo-
lis, Duluth and Winnipeg today were
sos cars. compared with 929 cars last
week and 1925 cars the corresponding
day year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, 1S; corn, 100; oats, Is.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
SHARP DECLINE.

The local hog market showed a
sharp decline in quotations today, all
grades being IS cents lower. A few
changes were made in the other lists.
The prices follow:
Hogs FURNISHED by John Nor
refl & Co)--120615O, 1895: 15o@1So,
s15.ss; 1900 200, 1855; 200 and over,
$3.50; packers, good $15.35; fair, SIS.
Sheep Best lambs, $11.50@ 1880:
choice ewes. $7G5; fair to good ewes. 81
@s.
Oats---67c
Hay-s1s@22: straw. ss@1o.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Eut,er fat auotations-First grade.
4sc; second grade. 45c.
Rutter--s5fH 4oc.
Egg -30635c
Poultry prices pair to farmers1-
Hers, per Ill.,, 16c; ROSTERS, 10c: spring
chickens 1917 hatch 16c; ducks, 90
sec: sse4r. S@10c:, No. 1 turkeys. 2oc'
old fnms, isAc: spring frys. nc;
fowls. t3c
Wool and Hides.
wool-Rrighe medium clear 55@6ec:
chany and slightly bury. 4sc: semi
bright ssc: bright medium bury 57tc:
"a asc: light. fine clear. 100 soc: heavy
luster. 4cm SAC: hard bury. eSc.
Hldes-No. fully cured. 1Sc: No:
green 15c; horse hides, No. $3.50: NO
2, $3.50.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
BAKER ACCEPTS THE BLAME
Secretary Replies to Charges Made by
Gen. Crozier-Publicity
Would Aid Foe.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Secretary Ba-
ker on Thursday made this reply to
General Crozier's charge that he is
responsible for the failure, until June
IL last, to make a choice Of machine
guns:
81 am responsible for anything that
goes on in the war department. / have
been much interested in the subject Of
machine guns. / appointed a board
to pass on them.
There's no need for defense. The
senate committee can very properly
seek to find out everything that has
been done, and 1t is General Crozier's
pain duty to tell them the whole story.
"But / can't say anything for publi-
cation. It's matter concerning which,
above all others, our adversaries would
be glad to acquire information.
1.-THE full capacity Of this country
for the manufacture Of machine guns
has been laid under contract. The
entire capacity of every maker Of ma
chine guns is being used.
Secretary Baker declared American
overseas forces are adequately sup
piled with machine guns. He added
that all other forces going to France
will be adequately supplied with these
weapons.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
cant. Moffett May Get ship.

Naval Training Station, Great
Lakes, ILL.,, Dec 19.-Capt. William A.
Moffett when Informed of rumor ar
irving from Washington that he was
to be assigned to a ship sometime be-
tween now and the spring, declared
that he had heard nothing of it. ~
asked for it some time ago, but didn't
get what 1 asked for" he said. Il
haven't heard anything about it lately.
You say it comes from Washington?
He also denied that he had heard any
intimatiOns that he was to be promot-
ed to rear admiral There's a law
about the length of service as captain"
he said 'That would be q very diff
ficult thing to do" The cOmmandant
is still waiting for an answer from
Washington to his request that Fort
Sheridan be converted into a naval
school. "We are so crowded here
now" he said, chat shall be obliged
to send 1000 boys away from here
this week to other training camps
East and South"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
Give Five Sons to U, S.

Madison, Dec. 19.-'If there is a
more patriotic family in Wisconsin or
any other state than that of County
Clerk Valentine Rath of Langlade
county, l would like to know of it."
said Industrial Commissioner Thomas
Konop. "Mr. and Mrs. Rath have five
sons" he said. ''Three of them are
volunteers now serving with the Wis
consin soldiers at Waco, and fourth
is In the navy. The fifth son is just
seventeen years of age and is aching to
get into the war, and in another year
will be permitted to enlist. Mr.. Rath,
who has been county clerk at Amigo
for more than twenty years, says he is
ready to go any time his country needs
him.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
RUSSIA AND GERMANY
SIGN ARMISTICE PACT
Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria Parties
With Kaiser to Agreement With
BoIsheviki.

Berlin, Dec. 17.-An armistice agree
ment between the bolsheviki govern
ment in Russia and the Teutonic allies
was signed at Brest-Litovsk Saturday,
according to an official communication
issued on Sunday. The armistice be-
comes effective at noon Monday and Is
to remain In force until January IA.
a provision in the armistice agree
ment is that peace negotiations are to
begin Immediately after the signing Of
the armistice.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
can armistice agreement was signed
at Brest-Litovsk by plenipotentiary
representatives of the Russian upper
army administration on the one hand
and those of the upper army admins
tration of Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria ad Turkey on the other hand.
"The armistice begins at noon, De-
cember IL, and remains in force until
January Ia, 1918. Unless seven days
notice is given it continues in force
automatically. 1t extends to all the
land, air and naval forces of the COM
mon fronts.
According to clause 8 of the treaty
peace negotiations are to begin imme-
diately after the signing of an armis-
tice."
Copenhagen, Dec 19.-Former Pre-
mier Kerensky of Russia has taken the
field against the bolsheviki forces and
is marching toward Petrograd, accord
ing to dispatch printed in the. Ber-
lingske Tidente.
The dispatch added that Kerensky
has several thousand armed men with
him and that he was last reported
''near Petrograd"
Bolshevlki forces, supported by
armed motorcars, were said to be on
their way to give battle
Petrograd, Dec. 19.-The CosSacks
reoccupied Rostov. Reports received
here say they disarmed the Red
Guards of the bolsheviki.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
kenosba Woman Killed by Train.

KenOsha, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Maude
Merrill, aged thirty-five years promi-
nent in the village of Trevor, met in
slant death here, and her son Leland
was severely injured when the auto
mobile in which they were riding col
lided with a train on the Chicago,
North Shore and Milwaukee Electric
trio railway. Young Merrill, who was
driving the automobile, failed to see
the approaching car, and drove into
the tracks. Mrs Merrill was the moth
er of eight children, and she was on
her way to KelOsha to provide Christ
mas for them. Her body was caught
under the wheels and terribly mangled.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
WISCONSIN NEWS
STATED IN BRIEF.
Geographic Chronicle of State
Happenings.
KENoSHA PLAN A SUCCESS
Wisconsin City Has Already Raised
Over 100000 for War Aid-AlI
Workers Labor Half an Hour
at Specified Time.

Kenosha, Dec. 19.-This city al
ready has over 100000 in its patriots
fund for war relief, and more money
can be obtained whenever needed sim
ply by following out the plan Of having
all workers in the city labor one-half
hour at specified time and their earn
ings for that period turned over to the
fund. The present amount in the fund
represents about 81 for every man,
woman and child in the city, and from
this sum the city will meet all subscrip-
lions for war relief.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
Hear Compensation Cases.

Madison, Dec. 19.-The industrial
commission will hold hearings on COM
pensatiOn cases in several parts of the
state this week. Chairman George
Hambrecht will conduct hearings in
Wausau today and Thursday, and in
Grand Rapids Friday; Chief Examiner
farrell will conduct hearings in Apple
ton Tuesday, Oshkosh Wednesday and
Fond du Lac Thursday; Examiner
Bowman will hear number of cases
In Milwaukee Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
License Not Required.

Madison, Dec. 19.-That the giving
of an anesthetic under the direction Of
a responsible licensed physician does
not require the person to hold medi-
cal license was the opinion of Attorney
General Owen to DR.. Oscar Lott of
Milwaukee, member of the medical
board.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
FRANK G0TCH DIES IN IOWA
Wrestling Champion, conquerer Of
Hackenschmidt, Has Been iii
for Two Years.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 17.-Frank
Gotch OF Humboldt, who retired as
heavyweight champion wrestler few
years ago, died here on Sunday.
Gotch was known oil over the world
as the greatest catch-as-catch-can
wrestler in the history Of that sport.
Death was caused by uraemlc poison
ing Gotch had been ailing for two
years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
skiddine Auto Kills Man.

La Crosse, Dec. fo.-Speeding across
the ice on the Mississippi river, be-
tween Prairie du Chen and McGregor,
an automobile driven by an unknown
man skidded off a sled road and struck
George ATinney of McGregor Minney
was killed instantly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
More |. w. w. Nabbed.

Chicago, Dee. 19.-Federal authors
ties are in control of the I. W. w.
headquarters here and Is members of
the organization are in Jail as the re-
suit of a raid. The raid was UNDER
taken by government agents after re-
ports that an attempt to liberate In
dicted members of the /. w. w. now I'm
Jail was being planned.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21
Found Guilty of Murder.

Kenosha, Dee. ia jury here Mon
day returned verdict of murder in the
first degree in the case of Joseph Gallo,
charged with killing Peter Cerminaria
on July /.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-12-21

This is Mrs. Marguerite Vivian
Burton Thomason of Burlington, N. J.,
who was married recently to Count
Christian Won Bernstorff, son Of the
former German ambassador to the
United States. The countess is about
thirty-five years old and already has
divorced two husbands. The count Is
only twenty-six years Of age.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-29

vested privilege, reaction and anti-sO-
cial standpetism. In the name Of our
soldiers who are fighting abroad ]
urge you to democratize your polit-
zeal institutions, to- socialize your
economic structure and TO humanize
your business and financial worlds
that we and you and our children and
your children henceforth may enjoy
a sovereign citizens right to his fair
share Of the national patrimOny and
Of the national prosperity, to genuine
self-government and to industrial as
we'll as political democracy"
Mr.. Vrooman's remarks not only
refute the charges made against the
Nonpartisan league and the farmers
Of the Northwest by Big Business
newspapers, but he went on to advo'
cate Just what the National Nonparti
san league always has advocated anC
in effect his entire speech was u tact
Endorsement Of its program for in
dustrial rs we'll as political democ
racy.