davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23

We HAVE stood at the threshold of
war for nearly three years without the
nation itself having formulated any
very definite ideas as to what course it
would pursue in event of being drawn
into the maelstrom in Europe. This
neglect is quite pardonable when view
ed in the light of our past history, be-
cause up to the present period no
American authority ever contemplated
for moment any conditions of world
war which would draw our troops to
the field of battle in Europe. Among
the things which must not be discussed
now are the embarkation and sailing
for foreign ports of the army which is
to bear our flag on the European battle
fields, nor is it deemed appropriate to
announce the routes or movements or
organizations on their way to mobiliza-
ton camps or ports of embark alton.
This objection does not hold, however,
with regard to making known move
ments of the troops after they have
completed their journeys on land. The
American public will n crested in
learning how t! csc Problems of land
transportation have been handled. The
American forces now being prepared
}or service in France comprise the reg
uiar army, the national guard of the
states, and the drafted men who are to
compose the new national army. The
mobilization and movement of all these
forces to their stations for training be-
fore embarkation to the theater of war
in France constitutes a remarkable
tribute to the efficiency of our railway
systems, which have never been run as
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23

HUGE hoardings of foodstuffs which
have been discovered in New York will
be seized by the government and put
into the channels of consumption. The
supplies that had been hidden away,
largely by alien enemies, are enough,
it is said, to feed an army Of four mil
lion for more than two weeks. Great
accumulations of war material other
than foodstuffs when have been made
by alien enemies are about to be seized
and turned to uses that will benefit
this country. That this would come to
pass has been obvious for some time.
1t is a natural and usual procedure in
time of war
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23

EXPERIENCE with the primary cleo
ton law seems to be as little satisfac-
tory in New York state as in Wiscon-
sin. Furthermore, the same conditions
initiate against its prompt repeal there
as here. The Times of New York city
quotes it's namesake of Troy as COM
planning that under the direct primary
the quality of candidates has declined,
and the cost of an election campaign
must be added to the cost of primary
campaign; also that the bosses, whom
the primary was to unboss and depose,
run it, love it, and own it, albeit in
New York state they opposed it at
first, for the reason that they opposed
Governor Hughes who was its foremost
champion. However, Mr.. Hughes has
changed his mind regarding the pri-
mary, and is against it. "a large ma
jority of the Republican party is against
it, says the Troy Times. 1.-THE same
is true of the Democratic party"
chimes in the New York Times, which
adds: SIN conventions there was con-
sultation and judgment; and fine was
the brood of statesmen raised under
the old system. Under the present,
the voter works mostly in the dark
Largely he has to pass judgment upon
unknown persons. Therefore he has
voted blindly or he has not voted at
all. >" In New York, as in Wisconsin,
a stumbling block in the way of get
ting rid of a system which was pro-
posed in the name of political virtue
and turns out to be humbug, fraud
and nuisance, is that office holders
who have been chosen under it feel dis
inclined to strike the hand that pets
them. But some day the people will
rise up and insist an the restoration of
the old system, under which popular
initiative was not strangled with red
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23
Order Now.

Those who desire engraved Christmas
cards should order them now. It is
none too early. We have full line of
Christmas and New Year greeting
cards and now is the time to look them
over. Printed orders we will be in a
position to do close up to the holidays,
but those desiring copper engraving
ms. order early.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23

parts of the military organization, as is
the practice in Europe. 1t is matter
of grave doubt whether government
owned railroads on this continent would
have solved the problems of Transports
ton any better, if as we'll, as has been
done by the corporations themselves.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23
Farm for Rent.

I will rent ny farm, best known as
the Gundersoi Bros. farm, consisting
of 120 or 140 lcres (some timber). To-
Gated on Libei Prairie, one mile north
of the Nora store. Good land, A No. /
buildings, excellent for tobacco RAISING.
Parties interested please call.
0. B. Gunderson,
51t3 Cottage Grove, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23

We have Just unloaded a car of
Flour and can sell you all you wa
no limit-until Thanksgiving Day, !
10Th, 1917.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-23

Finest Nut OleO, lib.
Daisy Oleo, lib.
Lily Ole0, Id. :. -.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
POINTERS ON COON HUNTING
It is a Strong Mans Game, Says Ex. pert, Who Tells How to Trap the animal.
By Morris Alderman.

Coon hunting is strong mans sport. Hunting in the night through marsh, dale and wood is not for the weak.
 Dogs - coon dogs - are the first necessity. The more you have the better. lote of territory can be cov- cred and trail quickly located.
 Striking the timber where you are to work the dogs start, fantailed. through the woods, to locate the scent of MT. Raccoon. Once on the trail the whole pack will take up the scent.
 When pressed by the dogs, the coon will take to a tree. centrally the tall est he can, find. When the old fellow is treed the work begins. Then the more hunters there are the better
 Every man should carry a lantern, carbide preferred. When the coon is treed shine him, by throwing the light into his eyes His eyes shine back like balls of fire. Then's the time to use your shot gun.
 When the coon drops recover hin, from the dogs quickly as possi- .ble.
 If you cannot shine" the coon, real work is to be done. It is best to have a pair of lineman's climbers, so one of the party can climb the tree, carry in2 an electric flash light, also q re- volver. When the animal is located dispatch him with a little weapon
 Wear warm clothes. Rubber boots are recommended.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET RALLIED
Gains Were Most Pronounced in High Grade Rails and Standard Industri-

New York, Nov. 7.-Acttve stocks made substantial recoveries today from recent low quotations, after an early spasm of weakness. Rallies, it made greater progress but for the in creased heaviness of bonds many Of which registered new minimums.
 The most obvious inference drawn from the days operations was that the protracted Afiquidations s had exhausted itself rendering aditional short selling extremely hazardous. Apart from lower prices for local utilities, there were no indications that yesterdays election exerted more than passing influence.
 Gains were most pronounced in the stocks which recently experienced greatest losses namely, high grade rails and standard industria1s. To- days rebound carried Reading, Great Northern, Union Pacific New York Central an Illinois Central to points over Mondays depressed levels.
 United States Steel made a gross advance of 3-S to 95 1-2 and other steels and equipments were two to six points higher at their best, shad- ing, however on recurrent realizing in the last hour. Shippings and coppers rose to 12 points, but eased with the general list, final quotations av- eraging 1 to l 1-2 under the top.
 Trading after the initial tremor was quite regular, although a few dormant issues like Atchison at 83 and Ameri- can Telephone at 109 7S were added to the long list Of new low records. Brooklyn Transit also made a new minimum at AT and New Haven's drop of 3 points to 21 3-4 put that stock within slight fraction of its lowest quotation. Sales amounted to 975,OO shares.
 Internationals, notably war f1otations, led the general decline in bonds. Lib erty As were firm at par to 10O.02, but the 1-2s weakened from 99. 50 to the low record of 99.44. Total sales (par value) $4 575,000.
 United States bonds Gold issues) un- changed on call
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
MANY UNUSUAL FEATURES
 IN 1917 BASEBALL SEASON
Statistics Bring Out Many Glaring
 Faults of Seasons Play.

The records of the major league clubs during the past baseball season present some unusual and interesting features. While the statistics employ ed are not based upon the official av- erages they conform closely to the au- thentic percentages, and for the pur- poses of comparison are thoroughly re- liable, being compiled in many cases from the official box scores
 The records show that the Chicago American league club, winners of the worlds championship series led the junior organization in both the mum Der of games won and the total num- Der of runs scored. In no other de- premier position, although the aYer- age Of the team was very high. Bos- ton played the greatest number of games during the season, due to five of the contests bein tie games. Detroit which finished fourth. led in hitting, while the Boston Red Sox held the opposing teams to the lowest number of runs.
 The figures also give a clear insight into the loose play of the Philadelphia Athletics. who finished in last place. The Mackmen scored next to the larg- est total of runs, being but B behind the Chicago club in this respeNt, and but 23 hits short of the Detroit record, first place in this department of the game. As an offset to this excellent offense, however, the Athletics show cd the poorest defensive play of any club in the American league The Philadelphia team. made the largest number of errors, had the greatest number of runners left on the bases and their opponents scored more runs against the team than against any other club on the circut.
 In the National league the New York Giants, winners Of the pennant and losers of the worlds series, play ed. the most games. completing their full schedule of 154 games, with four tie contests, bringing the total up to 15s. As was the case with the Chi caEo White Sox. the pennant winning combination in the senior ors4 nization also scored the most runs, the Giants record in this respect being 636. Gin cinnati, however, piled up the largest total of hits while the Chicago Ma perpetrated the greatest num- Der of errors. The Boston Braves had the most runners stranded on the bases during the season of 1917 and Cincinnati proved the easiest to score lected total of 617 runs from the
 The Brooklyn club, winner of the 1916 pennant, aside from it's feat in playing the largest number of tie games, failed to show the form of a year ago The SuperlJas made less runs than an yteam in the league, with the exception of Pittsburgh; was third in total hits. made the third largest number of errors and was about at tho halfway mark in men left on the bases and in runs scored by oppon- ents.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
Yale Will Have informal Soccer Team
Games Varsity Eleven Start Yale Saturday With Pennsylvana-New Soccer Team Will Play Under Same Rules Governing Freshman Football-Games Scheduled With Other Big Coleges-Acosta Elected Captain of Freshmen Eleven.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. Yale will have an informal varsity soccer team this tall although earlier 1t had been decided to not have @ team entered in the intercollegiate association. The new soccer team plays under the same rule as pertains to the freshman eleven, that is. every player must be a member of some Yale reserve officer training corps. A freshman soccer outfit will be formed likewise. Games for the varsity eleven will start with a. contest at Yale Field Saturday with Pennsylvania. Other games with Princeton, Haverford, Andover and state teams are being arranged for. The freshmen will play the Geometric Field club Saturday, also at Yale Field.
 Acosta Elected Freshman Captain.
 John S. Acosta of Jacksonville. Fla, was tonight elected captain of the Yale freshman football eleven. Acoste, plays center and was prepared at Lawrenceville, where Ee also played center.
 It was announced by the Yale ath- letic authorities tonight that the Yale informal eleven would play its first game Saturday against a team made up of players from the Yale naval base.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
 IsTRAP mt %1] FiEED if5 4E95|
TRAPsHooTING YARNS ABOUT
 ACTOR AND BALL PLAYER
Fred Stone Was at Home.

Fred Stone. the comedian, Is the real s.king of the shooting bugs" There is never a jump in the road that Fred is not ready to shoulder his rnusket and put in an afternoon shoot ing at the little bloodless pigeon. Fred's personality is accentuated by the smell of STnokeleSS powder; he IS at his best on the shooting grounds.
 A few years ago Stone attended the Grand American Handicap at Indian apolis in company with Tom Marshall. One day the shooting was finished rather late, and as the shooters gather ed at the little station. awaiting the trolley, quite. a number of darkey walters were also there, and thought it a propitious time to pick up a lit tie easy money by digging and cutting a few other capers. They had been dancing but a few minutes when Stone turned to Marshall with the re- mark:
 Hold my coat and will get in that game myself"
 Fred sure was at his best as he danced around on the outside of the coIored- circle. One by one the sons of Ham noted Stone. and dropped out un- til there was only one left, who was so industrious he failed to look up.
 One of his former co-workers final Iy called out to him:
 Say. nigger. you had better look up. That white man is dancing rings ard circles around you"
 Needless to state no darkey ndd the courage to pass his hat.
 Billy Sullivan as a Trapshot.
 Billy Sullivan is somewhat jealous of the fame Matty, Bender ct all, have been acquiring as trap shooters. The old White Sox catcher claims to be some handler of the shotgun himself.
 John Ritchie a Minneapolis scribe. says Billy Is all he claims to be and then some, and then tells a story that gives both Sullivan and himself the laugh
 The newspapernan and the veteran catcher were with the Minneapolis MilIers in their training camp at Hickman two years ago. One day they got hold of Joe Cantillons favorite weapon The Minneapolis manager happened to be away at the time and It looked like a good opportunity to try the shooting iron out.
 Sullivan, to show his expertness, took the gun apart before they start ed. He got it together satisfactorily, with the exception of one small spring. Neither Sullivan nor Ritchie could locate where 1t belonged. They began to get scared, for Boss Cantil- lon thought a lot of that gun. There happened to be sporting goods store in the = wn and they took the gun there to have the proprietor see if he could adjust the trouble. It store had a duplicate of his gun. ''Surely. I'll fix it up in a jiffy," he said, much to the relief of Messers. Sullivan and Ritchie.
 The storeEeeper took his own gun apart to see where the spring went. Then he couldn't get it together again. The spring wouldn't go back.
 What followed is of suchs a nature that we will draw the asbestos cur tain over the scene.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08

it was. and while sequestering in the customary winter ob]ivon, the men who handle the reins and likewise the money, are making plans for sote radical changes for what they con- slider the most uncertain season in many years.
 It is the opinion of most baseball men that the draft is going to figure very prominently in baseball before next year and in this instance the draft has a double meaning. The gov ernnnent will undoubtedly draft heav- fly. upon ball players before another spring calls around and as a measure of reprisal for self-preservation the big leagues will have to draft heavily on the minor league players to fill the ranks.
 In this manner the big leagues will be kept in operation, but as a conse- quence many minor leagues which weathered the last season will be practically put out of business.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08

mans arrested here recently joined the train and were welcomed on board by the others. All the prisoners were under heavy guard but spent the few minutes the train stopped here revil- 1r~ Americans and everything Amer lean.
 ne three arrested here included Gustave Gassner and Karl Anderson. who were taken off an American steamer on which they had shipped as Norwegians, and Frederick Schaefer. whom United States Marshal W. w. Stockham declared to be dangerous"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
SPORTING NOTES

The Eastern League wants to take in Providence, but the Rhode Island promoters are 1ukewaIrn. Grover Cleveland Alexander, by win ming thirty games for the Phillies this year. earned his s12,O90 salary.
 Johnny Evers bobs up as a candf- date for the management of the Car dinals, but Jack Miller still has first call.
 The. Montreal. Rochester and Rich mond clubs have practically with drawn from the bankrupt Internation-. al League.
 Ty Cobb is going to play with a number of soldier teams in exhibi- ton games in southern training camps this winter.
 dozen major league players have beer married since the close of the recent campaign. Do they fear an other draft?
 Morris Bath, purchased by the Reds from Salt Lake City. hit .33a and stole 40 bases in the Pacific Coast League this year. Runners that Ban Johnson's offer to join the army will be rejected. If this is true the American League men will be delighted.
 Cincinnati fans figure that the Reds win finish ahead of the Cardinals
 0s~s
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
OBITUARY
RaIph w, Cutler,

Hartfor. Conn, Nov. 7.-Ralph w. Cutler. president of the Hartford Trust Company, died tonight as the result of stroke of paralysis sustained Oc- tober ST. MT. Cutler was prominent in banking circles and was president of the trust section of the American Bankers Association in 1914 and 1915. He had been treasurer of the Connec- dcut Humane Society from it's organi- ation fin 1880 until about three years ago. He came to Hartford in 1870 to become treasurer of the Hartford Trust Company and seven years later was made its president, being at that time the youngest bank president in the etate.
 MT. Cutler was born in Newton, Mass. February 23. 1853 and was edu- cated there. developing while in school 8 linking for athletics which he held until q few years ago. He was mem Der of several clubs and fraternities, and had served in the common council here. He is survived by a widow, two daughters and a son
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
San Felice Cigar
 Now 6c
Advance iI7 RaW Material COSga NeCeSSEfafeS SIa1sN EfvCE~GaS@
 En Price

To those discriminating smokers who appreciate a cigar of merit we ask your continued patronage. It goes without saying that the usual high quality of the San Felice will be main tained. The San FTelice cigar is now Sc. The Deisel- Wemmer Co.,, Lima Ohio.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
YEAR OLD GIRL :
 sWIMs ACROSS GOLDEN GATE
First Time Woman Has Accomplish
 ed the Feat,

San Francisco. Nov. 7.-For the first time in the swimming history of the Pacific coast a woman swam a round trip course across the Golden Gate to- day. She was Miss Hazel Cunning ham, an IS year old nurse Her time was 1:35:25. The course each way was seven eighths of mile The swim was unoficial but had the sanc- ton of the Pacific Coast Athletic as- faf}oy1
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08

The rising cost of raw materials. in creased taxation and advanced wages during the past year have been so great that 1t has become impossible to continue to sell the San Felice cigar for sc and still maintain it's high quail ity.
 The tino has come when we are compelled. to raise the price of San Felice to 6c.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
ENLISTED MAN DIES OF
 INJURIES IN BOXING BOUT
NewI Beeaton Received Blow on His
 Head Which Caused His Death.

San Pedro, Calif, Nov 7.-New1 Beaton, baker at the naval station near here, died today as a result of in juries in a boxing match with another enlisted man last night. Beaton re- ceived a severe blow on the head and was unconscious when picked up. He came recently from Pueblo, Colo, where his mother resides.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
Better 9eaIize on It Now.

It is reported that the Kaiser has teen obliged 10 sell a number of his valuable jewels. He might as well Dc picking em out of the crown, for that article isn't going to be any good to him in a few months.-Cleve- land Plain Dealer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
Old Raeins Schooner For s.Ie.

Boston. Nov 7.-Owners of the cd racing schooner America cabied Sir Thomas J. Ldpton today that they would sell the vessel to him provided 1t was maintained as a yacht or ma rine museum. The message was an answer to an offer to buy the famous racer. made by Sir Thomas short time ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 2. = The Harvard informal football team will go to Newport on November IT to play Captain Blacks naval reserve eleven, 1t was learned tonight. In con- nection with this announcement, 1t was said that plans that had been ten tatively arranged for a game between the Newport team and the Boston ma wy eleven had been abandoned.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08

next year now that Huggtns has Jumped to the Yankees.
 The American gAssocia tion has been wrecked by White Wings Tebeau, who recently announced that he had sold" the Kansas City club.
 Chief Bender. who did a great comeback this year, is out for big money from the Phillies in 1918. Probably he figures that the, secret use of the emery ball is worth some thing.
 The hest deal Huggins ever made for the Cardinals was the trading of Wingo to the Reds for Mike Gonzales and $5,060. WinS>o signed three yeaHs' contract with Hermann at S6,060' per- but Gonzales today is Win gos superior behind the bat.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
STRANGGER LEWIS DEFEATS
 DOC ROLLER AT HARTFORD
Lewis Gets Two Falls From the Doo- tor in Hour, IS Minutes and 2 Seconds

Hartford, Conn. Nov. 2. - Ed. ('Strang1er") Lewis defeated Dr. B. F. Roller in Foot Guard Armory to- night in two straight falls in a wrest- ling match that was all one sided. It took Lewis, however, one hour. four minutes and 45 seconds to get the first sag enough for the faII.l The second fall came when Roller quit when the "Strangler'' got a head hold that seemed likely to break the doctors neck Eleven minutes and 17 sec onds were all that the second bout lasted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
WAR MAY cURTAIL
 BASEBALL NEXT YEAR
The Draft is Playing Havoc With the
 Big Teams.

Baseball, like the merry dance is to go on next year.. Governor Tener and Ban Johnson, as we'll as various of the club owners, have recently given as- surance that the game will be played next season unless conditions Sevelop which will positively prohibit it.
 ;Eut in the meantime they are real- izing that war is all that Sherman said
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
FIFTY ALIEN ENEMIES
 TO BE iNTERNED
Passed Through Baltimore on Way to
 Fort OgIethorpe.

Baltimore, aId., Nov IA train from Boston: and other points in the north passed through this city to- night on It's way to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. with fifty alien enemies under guard for internment. Three Ger
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08

A Havre message states that the French steamer Apache has gone down in a storm Ninteen men were drown ed and four rescued.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
Six Day Bicycle Race.

: Boston. Nov. Flight of the nine teams competing in the six day bicycle race hero had covered G7S niles and laps at 10 o'clock tonight Bowker brothers team. of Wynn was two laps behind the field.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
COTTON

New York, Nov. 7.-Cotton futures closed quiet. December 2740; January 2269; March 2630; May 2612; July
 Spot quiet; niddiing 2soo.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08
MONEY

New York Nov. 7-Can money easier; high 4; low 8 1-2; ruling rate 4 closing bid 3 1-2; offered at 3 3-4: last loan 3-4. s
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-08

next year now that Huggtns ha Jumped to the Yankees.