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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-07
THE KAISER'S PRAYER


| If exchanges are to be credited, tn
German Kaiser is very prayerfu
man during these strenuous days, an,
is making unusually heavy demand
upon Colts ear. Two of the Kaiser
prayers are given in exchanges as fol
lows:
Colt, Colt! dear Colt, attentions
please,
Your bardner Vilhelm's here
And has word or two to say
Indo your private ear;
So durn away all udders now
Und listen veil to me,
For what say concerns me much
Und you and Shermany.
You know, dear Colt, vas your
friendt,
Und from mein hour Of birth
/ always let you rule der Heffen
Vile shust ruled der cart,
Und ven / told mein soldiers
Of by-gone battle days,
l gladly take der glory
But split wild you der praise.
In efery way I tried to Drove
Mein heart to you vas true,
Und only claimed mein honest share
In great deeds vat We do;
You could not hat better freindt
In land or sky or sea,
Dan Kaiser Wilhelm, number two
Der lord of Shermany.
So vot I say, dear Colt, is dis:
Dot We shouldt still be freindts,
And you should help me sent my
foes,
TO meet der bitter endts;
If you, dear Colt, will dis much do,
ri nothing ask again,
Und you and will bardners be
For evermore. Amen.
But listen, Colt, is must be quick,
Your help to me you send,
Or else hat to stop attack
And only blay defend:
So four und twenty hours I gif
70 make der Allies run,
Und put me safe indo my blaze,
Der middle of der "Sun."
If you do dis, I'll do my bart,
I'll tell der vurld der fact
But if you don't, den mus tink
t is Elm hostile act.
Den var at once I will declare
ind in mein anger rise
Und send mein Zepp'in ships to wage
! fight up in der skies.
Dis ultimstum, now, dear Colt,
5 vun Of many more;
Mein mind is settled up to clean
Ter whole vurld off der floor:
Because you vas mein bardner, Colt.
n extra chance is given,
So help at once, or else you find
[e Emperor Of Heffen.
line Cot, will you be mine partner? |
You don't know who I ann
am the German Kaiser
De Emperor WILLIAM.
2
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-07

She-How'd that picture come out
that you took of Miss Blazer In her
bathing suit?
He-Not so good.
She-What was the trouble?
He-Too much exposure.
She-Oh!-Gargoyle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-07
CARD OF THANKS

We wisr to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindly assistance
and condoling words during the sick
ness and death of our beloved brother
and uncle.
G.. C. Cantwell and Family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
The Ready Reply

\ distinguished young professor Of
theology at a French Protestant uni
vcrsity was known to be Ct humble SC
cial origin, and the students found him
rather heavy III the matter Of
speech in his first lecture. Many DAYS
had not passed, however, before they
discovered, at their own cexpcnse,
their professor s ready wit
One morning some of the students
put near his bundh of hay. The
young professor was quite equal to the
occasion. Looking calmly at his audi
enee, he said in the most natural tones:
Gentlemen, which of YOU has forgot
ten his breakfast At another time
the students put log of wood in the
same place. lie looked at it in the
most amiable manner aud said sweetly
am always glad to see q new pupil
join my class. The Christian Her,
aid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
81, 100000 FROM
CHRISTMAS SEALS
Results Would Have Been Impossible
Without the Cooperation OF the
Newspapers.

NEW YORK, March THE VA
tional Tuberculosis association has an
nounccd that the holiday sale Of Red
Cross Christmas seals had raised 81
100000 for the tuberculosis campaign.
Without the cooperation Of the
newspapers these tremendous results
from the Red Cross seal sale would
have been impossible, said Or. Chas.
y Hatfield.
The association is proud of the fact
that the slogan of the campaign, one
seal for every inhabitant of the Unit
cd States has been realized. The
sale last fall amounts to voluntary
tax Of one cent for each man, woman
and child in the country, except the
insular possessions.
Seals were sold in every state and
territory Of the United States, except
Guam. Tahiti and Samoa Counting
the school children who sold seals mum
herring approximately 800, 900, the total
number of agents approaches 100000
This includes school teachers, mer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
ONLY SIXTEEN
LICENSE TOWNS
Newark in Caledonia Coun-
ty Alone in Changing
from No to Yes
GAIN OF FIVE TOWNS
FROM YES TO NO VOTE
MAJ orities in Several of the Towns in
License Column Reduced Burling-
ton Rutland and Other Cities Retain
License.

~ TLAND, March Fairly and IN
complete returns indicate that the
number of license towns in Vermont
wall be less than at any time since the
local option law went into effect. The
following are the license towns re
ported late last night; Shoreham, Yer,
gennes, Bennington, Newark. BurHne-
ton, Colchester, Shelbunc. Canaan. St.
Adams, JAY, Castleton, Fair Haven.
West Rutland, Rutland, Barre. somer-
set.
Scarshug. Pownal Swanton. Mount
Tabor and Middlesex changed from
wet to dry and the only town which
was dry last year and in favor of Ii
cense this year is Newark IN Caledonia
county.
Canaan Is the only town in Essex
reported III the yes column this wear.
but the returns have not been received
from Norton and Brunswick. both Of
which voted for license a wear ago.
Brunswick, however, did not grant a
license.
The lily counties are Grand Isle. La
noble, Orange and Windsor. In Ben.
nington county, Pownal and Searsbure
tmned back to the ..Nor column
Swanton went dry in Franklin county.
Mount Tabor in Rutland county and
MiddiescN in Washington county.
-tddison county has two license
towns, Bennington one, Caledonia one,
'h'ttenden three, Essex one az, Frank
IN one. Orleans one, Rutland four.
Washington orc and Windham one.
IN NEST towns the Yes maiorities
were reduced, hut il Rutland county
Ca,tleton increased its yes maiority
from Il to to. There was very LITTLE
effort aA,aaa GA cithtr side in most
tow rs. except in st. Adams, where a
factional fight occurred. The YES ma
lol'ty was increased accordingly.
II is not probable that Somerset or
jay win grant licenses and there is
alsj some doubt about Newark.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

chants, store keepers, professional men.
The association says the little Christ
mas tokens have been responsible, not
only for the control of tuberculosis,
but also for tremendous advances in
the whole field OF public health work.
Open windows the whole wear
through are today the rule rather than
the exception. tuberculosis is today
generally recognized as durable and
preyentable, while ten years ago vast
number of people still held to the the
ory that it was inherited, incurable ana
unpTeycntahle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
TOWN WITHOUT A VILLAGE WET
Newark Spells the Proud Record of
Caledonia County.

ST. JoHNSBuRY, March Gale
donia county is no longer lily white.
The town of Newark voted for license.
"a to 10. There is no village in the
town but it is not far from Willouohbv
lake, where large hotel is to be opened
this summer.
The town of st. Johnsburv voted to
sell the town farm property, but is to
retain the town house and 10 acres of
land, the remaining land to be sold as
building lots.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
MISSES HIS VOTE AT 1o3,
I. W. Aldrich of West Burke Broke
Record of Years Standing.

ST .IOHNSBCRY, March IA
Slight illness prevented Isaac ". Al
dIich Of Vest Burke from going to the
polls Yesterday. MIR Aldrich will be
1903 wears old next May and this is the
first year he has not been able to vote
IT town meeting day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
BARRE ONLY LICENSE TOWN
Montpelier Turns 1t Down by As and
Middlesex Also Goes Dry

MONTPELIER, March Prank w
Mitchell was elected mayor to succeed
James NJ. Boutwell, and there were two
changes i'll the board Of aldermen. DR..
II. L. Watson and s. H. Mills succeed.
ing r. II. Standish and Dorman 3. +.
Kent
Barre is now the only license town
in Washington county, the vets HAY
ing a majority of lS7, while last year
il was 105. This city defeated license
by majority of 40.
Middlcsex, which voted for license
last year. went dry by a vote of 90
to %
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
ST, Adams LICENSE BY 81
Is Now the Only Wet Town in Frank
lin County, Swanton Reversing.

ST. ALBANS, March st. Adams
remains in the wet column as the re-
suit Of the vote today under the local
option law. The vote was $50 yes, and
i52 no. a majority Of 81 for license.
The majority is less than last year.
when it was l2G, but Is greater than
two years ago.
John W. Maun was reelected mayor
for the third successive year. This is
the only wet town IN franklin county.
Swanton having voted against license.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
SURPRISE IN RUTLAND.
Brislin Elected Mayor over G.. C. Under
hill by Only $50 Votes.

RUTLAND, March THE greatest
surprise Of the election was the vote
on the mayoralty question, Henry c.
Brislin, who served as mayor two and
four years ago, winning out over
George G. underlnll by only 1870 votes.
The majority for licensing the sale
of Intoxicating liquor, 59l, was large
For assessor, John y. Dyer polled 1851
Against 1913 votes for Edward C. John
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
BENNINGTON WET BY 400
Pownal and SeaTsburg Return to the
Dry Column

BENNINGTON. March Benning
ton is the only wet town in Benning
ton county, the note standing $50 to
40 EoWnM and Searsburg, which
voted for license last year. went dry
at today 5 election.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
MAYOR A. S. DREW DEFEATED
DR.. J. Holmes Jackson, Democrat
Elected at Burlington by 10 Votes.

BURLINGTON, March 7.-Mavor A
;. Drew was defeated for reelection
by Or. ]. Holmes Jackson, Democrat,
by majority of 10, G. L. Woodbury.
Eugene Luck, Charles Case. Harold s.
Wakefield, \. G. Mansur, Republicans
and Charles L. Dolan, Democrat, were
elected TO the board Of aldermen. The
city went license by 39l majority.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

\ LIGHT usually attracts mosquitoes.
though recent tests have proved thai
. light covered with red globe viii
have the opposite effect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

The Australian state Of Victoria is
electrlfying its railroad system at an
expense that eventually will exceed
500 ,000, 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

son. This was one of the interesting
contests in the election. "a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
PUT DOWN ON A CARD

glI The money YOU save by not mSur
icg. II YOU die, if your wife can t
hnd the money YOU saved. she can
keep the card, and thus save the proof
that yours was the better way the.
ofctically. dNth year. National Life
lns. Co, of VT CMutual.) ALBERT
6. LAIRD, Special Agent, Crosby
Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

TO RENT - Apartment furnished
for light housekeeping. C. Miner
304tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

TO RENT = Pleasant tenement, 4
rooms. Mrs. Thomas VIM, 3 Elm st.
2S4- If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
Wanted

WANTED-Live poultry. Beef and
horse hides. w. +. Richardson Co. 29j-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

TO RENT n Large furnished room.
Mrs. +. l.. Reed, The Abbott, Canal St.
5.tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

TO RENT - Modern tenement; 5
rooms; sl4. Inquire at ii Prospect
Street. 27S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07
To Rent.

TO RENT-New Groom house, mod
ern Improvements, $l4. 2s West St. 6-s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-07

TO RENT-Une slx-room tenement on
River View St., Fort Dummer Heights.
Holden & Martin. 257-tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
FOOD BOYCOTT
LOWERS PRICES
POTATOES AND ONIONS SELLING
AT LESS THAN COST IN
NEW YORK CITY

thy Associated PreHs.D
NEW YORK. Mar. 2.-There Is
reaction in the food situation and
dealers who a few days ago bought
potatoes and onions and offering
them at high prices are willing to
sell at a loss to themselves.
The onion market, the commission
of weights and measurers said. was
completely demoralized. Dealers
who bought at from $40 to $l2 per
100 pounds. now offer them at from
SIS to 81. The retail price of pota-
toes dropped to six cents a pound,
compared with eight and nine cents
week ago.
Commissioner Hartigan asserted
that he had received an offer from
two Pacific coast states to supply
large quantities of potatoes at four
cents a pound.
owing to the continuation of a
boycott against live poultry by house
wives on the east side few sales
we're made today, although II was
said 25 carloads we're received here
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02

providing that location stakes shall
be of concrete. In the senate, the
bill reimbursing deputy superinten-
dents of public instruction for over
expenditure of appropriation for
travelling expenses was again de-
feated on reconsideration by 7 to Z.
Senator Buol read the statute
making it a misdeamor for any state
official to exceed his appropriation
and Kenney said that if Bray could
be made to pay fine he would
vote for prosecution.
Chaplin introduced a bill providing
that the tenure of office of regents
shall be ten years and that the gov
ernor shall appoint in case of va
cancy to fill the whole of unexpir
ed terms
Senator Thatcher offered a bill
providing that an initiative petition
shall not be circulated but shall be
kept open for voluntary signatures
by clerks or registrars of voters
Amblers' anti-trading stamp bill
passed the assembly.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02

WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar 2
In a note delivered to the state de-
partment by Dr. Paul Ritter, Swiss
minister. Germany promises to re-
lease the Yarrowdale prisoners on
March 7th, saying quarantine regu-
lations will have been completed by
then.
The bill authorizing the president
to arm ships and provide bond
issue of $1OO,OOO.OOO, passed the
house last night BY 4OS to 1S. Sen
ate action is expected by tonight
In response to the senate's inquiry
the president assured them that the
Zimmerman note was authentic, as
the Associated Press revealed.
Senator Fall, Republican, bitterly
denounced the Democrats for theil
attitude toward the resolution, de
claring Democratic senators by sug
gesting that the letter was gitel
out to influence public opinion
we're accusing the president o
the veriest trickery and impossible
practices"
Asking for information.
A substitute for the Lodge rest
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
PR|ZEF|GHTER IS
CALLED COWARD
BY A GOVERNOR
LES DARCY BRANDED AS A
COWARD WHO RAN AWAY :.
FROM SERVICE

ALBANY, N. Y, Mar 2.-Gover-
nor Whitman has directed the state
athletic commission to prohibit a
bout at Madison Square Garden, on
Monday, between Les darcy and
Jack Dillon, on the ground that
darcy is a Stacker
The governor said: 81 am inform
ed that darcy is a runaway from
his own country which he left un-
der an alias in disguise because he
was afraid to fight"
The governor believes, as this
country is on the verge of war, it
would be unpatriotic and unseemly
to place man on a pedestal who
virtually deserted the military ser
vice of nation which would be
our ally in the event of hostilities
The order was directed against
darcy and not the boxing game.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
EX[JTING OFRATE IN CONGRESS
OVER THE GERMAN REVELATIONS

of the speeches made here" said
Senator Salisbury. There is just
one man who may be able to keep
this country out of war, and that
is the president. ! have sat here
and heard criticisms made upon him,
and insinuations cast upon him un'
til wonder If senators really rep
resent true Americanism and are
imbued with the average patriotism
an American ought to have.
A vote was about to be taken
when Chairman Stone took the floor
again to advocate his amendment.
Senator Stones ReIolnder.
Senator Stone said he introduced
his resolution "out of patriotic cur
ioslty."
"And now 1t is intimated that
am at fault" he continued, "foi
seeking to add a request to tina
of the senator from Massachusetts
who is so anxious to support thu
president when it pleases him, AM
also so quick to oppose him whei
It pleases him"
Turning to Senator Salisbury
Senator Stone said:
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
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luton and it's proposed amendments
then was offered by Senator Smith
of Georgia, Democrat. Prepared in
collaboration with several senators,
it would request the president ito
furnish to the senate whatever in
formation he has concerning the
Zimmerman note which in his
opinion is not incompatible with the
public interest"
Never since the impeachment OF
Andrew Johnson. Senator Fall de-
clared, had he heard such "insin-
uations" against president from
his own party
you are saying to the president
in this resolution" he went on,
'that you want him to declare
whether this note is authentic, and
in your speeches here you are say
ing YOU viii not believe him wher
he says il is authentic If 1t comes
| from a belligerent government"
In a heated speech Senator Sauls
bury. Democrat, the president pr
tenn of the senate, endorsed Sena
tor Falls sentiments.
az think his criticisms are in
large measure deserved as to som
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02

officially desires and would prevent
government war insurance for mu-
nitions ships, a proposition which
the president does not approve.
When the house bill is received
in the senate, the senate bill, which
the administration fully commends,
will be substituted, and that is ex-
pected finally to be accepted by
both houses as the law.
Official announcement was made
at the White House that the admin
lstration stands behind the senate
bill first, last and all the time"
with its provision for "other instru-
mentalities'
In the senate an attempt to ask
the president to disclose the govern
ment's source of information of the
attempted intrigue with Mexico and
Japan on the supposition that it
came from one of Germanys en-
emies, was defeated after sharp
and sensational debate. Instead, the
senate merely asked for official no
| tice of the authenticity Of the dis
patch or instructions from German
Foreign Minister Zimmerman to
German Minister Won Eckhardt in
Mexico City. The president trans
mitted it Immediately with the state
ment that ii would not be compat-
ible with the public interests to re-
veal further details concerning 1t.
Congressman classed with the
so-calIed pacifist group in the house
who have been opposing grant
of authority to the president on the
| ground that 1t would be step to.
ward war, announced that they
would vote for the armed neutrality
bill in the belief that to arm the
president to protect American rights
might be the way to avoid war.
Republican senators who have
been filibustering against the arm
ed neutrality BILL not because OPP
posed to It, but to force an extra
session of Congress, declared their
conviction that the situation de-
manded united support of the pres
ident
| A Congress badly divided, and in
its dying moments, with the exc
cutive program at skies and sevens.
and charges of playing politics"
flying from every side, suddenly
took on a new aspect.
ut was as if the cry "America
First" had rang through the halls
of both houses, and the response
had been almost instanteous.
In the senate, members who have
opposed the president in his manner
of dealing with Germany on the
ground that it was leading to war
we're found fighting influences which
the presidents supporters declared
/ were calculated to embarras him.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
ny AssocIated Press,

thy AsHOcIated Preaz-J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. e.
Aroused by the disclosure Of Ger
many's plot to unite Japan and
Mexico with her in war upon the
United States and then convinced
by official evidence of its authen-
ticity. Congress abandoned the de-
LAYS and distractions which have
checked President Wilson's efforts
to be clothed with express authority
to deal with the submarine menace.
With Republican leaders aiding
the Democrats in suPpressing dila-
tory tactics and hopes high for
avoiding an extra session OF Con-
gress, the senate adjourned near
midnight under an agreement to
vote finally on the $5OO,O00,OOO naval
bill at O'Clock today.
The senate approved the action
of the naval committee eliminating
from the naval bill the provision
re-affirming it to be "the policy OF
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
-FOUR AMERICANS
. FROM YARROWDALE
PROFESSIONAL MEN ARRIVE AT
COPENHAGEN WITH TALE
OF GREAT HARDsHlPS
CBy Associated Preaa.)
GODENu AGEN Mar

(By Associated PreAa.)
COPENHAGEN. Mar. e. -Four
American professional men, Yarrow-
dale prisoners who were released
yesterday, have arrived here. The
British consul win care for them
until they are sent home. The men
told of hardships, dangers and scan
ty food on the ship and at prison
camps. They mad no money OF
clothes, except what they wore. Some
of the sailors and horse tenders
are destitute. it is reported. They
do not know whether the United
States is az war with Germany, OF
what is their status.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
AMERICANS MISSING
FROM BRITISH BARK
ONE BOAT FAILS TO REPORT
AFTER EXPOSURE OF
THIRTEEN HOURS
ny Associated Press,

tBy Associated Press.)
QUEENSTOWN, Mar q The
British bark Galgora Castle, has
been sunk by German submarine
The survivors include two Ameri-
cans, Harry Merritt, of Beaver Falls,
Pa, and Harry Richardson, of Bos-
ton. They were IS hours in the
boats. One boat is missing and 1t
is feared was swamped. This boat
also contained two Americans, nam
ed Jackson and Cook.
Consul Frost, at Queenstown, re
ported the destruction of the Triton
ian, with one American seaman
saved.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
English Editors Comment
On the German Disclosures
= lsx Associated Press J


LONDON 2The wicked OF secret diplomacy is the
Guardian from the account of German
. that German meth =
nations but the vices which are nau
system of secret
diplomacy the stables after the =
war and straight forwardnes in =
.
plot has all the cumne
all the other Vaccinations OF the
same kind as n India and Ireland" =
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-03-02
EXTRA SESSION
NOW HOPELESS
SENATE EXPECTS TO AGREE ON
NEUTRALITY AMENDMENTS
OF THE HOUSE
~, a.sarin'~d Pr~-s.l

IN, AsSnriRt~a Preua.I
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. e.
An effort will be made in the sen.
ate to substitute the senate bill CIV
Ing authority to use "other instru-
mentallties" for the armed neutral.
ly bill of the house. which has
passed The bill has the backing
Of the administration and 1t is be-
lIeyed the house will accept It Ia
tel. Democratic leaders do not ex-
Dect an extra session unless extra
ordinary developments arise. Mem
bers hoping to force an extra ses
sion, admit one is improbable any
way until June.