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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
HASTY MARRIAGES NO
BAR TO ARMY SERVICE

Hasty marriages made since July 20,
the date of the army drawing, in an
effort to escape CONSUMPTION, through
the claim Of dependent wife, will
not be considered ground for dis
charge unless the wife is really de-
pendent on the husbands daily labor.
Prompted by reports from many
cities of marriage license bureaus be-
sieged by men included in the first
draft, Provost Marshal General Crow
der rules that marriage is not of it
self a valid ground for making claim
for discharge
Dependency is a matter of fact not
OF law, General Crowder points out
A man whose wife is mainly depen-
dent on his daily labor for support,
he said, may claim exemption on that
ground. Only the exemption boards
can determine this fact
Moreover, he declared, women who
marry men merely to aid them to be
slackers are liable to prosecution UNI
der the draft act
An announcement made by Secre-
tary Baker said that IS per cent of the
cantOnment materials is on the ground
and everything will be in readiness,
or nearly SO, in another month.
No definite date for actual mobiliza-
ton has been fixed, but efforts will be
made to effect it by September /.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

Guy Obershaw and Miss Kathryn
Schwerin were married at the Con-
gregational parsonage in Dubuque on
Tuesday evening, July 81, by Rev.
Milligan. The bride was attired in
white silk and carried white roses.
The ring service was used. Witness
es to the ceremony were Frank Ad-
ran and Mesdames F. C. Schwern, F.
&c. Woodington and Lollie McQuithey
The newlyweds and party returned to
Cassville on the night train.
Relatives in Cassyille received the
word Monday of the death of Omar
Wilcox, a union soldier of the rebel
lion. who left here the first week in
July for visit with relatives in South
Dakota. He had lived. here with his
son Everett and had a lot of friends.
He was 81 years old and died July 80.
The body will be taken to Greeley,
Ia, for interment in the family lot
Everett and Newton went Tuesday to
attend their fathers funeral.
William Beckmeier and family
this village, were notified Tuesday OF
the death of Hughey, an only son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Alex Mcmillan, at Og-
den, Utah. He was fourteen years
1 old and died July 80. Mrs. Mcmillan
used to be Miss Amelia Beckmeier OF
I Cassyille.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
TURNS ON CRITICS.

Governor Philip turned sharply on
he considered unjust censure. The
paper in the case was the Green Bay
press-G Gazette, and the criticism was
relative to Philips protest against
the removal of Wisconsin troops to
southern points during hot weather.
The governor in part spoke as fol-
lows:
81 am not supersensitive about
criticism. I know that the man
who owns a printing press as
sumes the right to say almost
anything he chooses about a pub
lie official. However, at this
time, when the country is involv-
ed in war, you have no right to
assail a governor as you do me
without a good cause. You may
criticize my Judgment, but yor
AFRO engaged in serious business
when you criticize my motives.
'Yju must bear in mind that IN
the preparation Of our military
the governor is not only the serv-
ant of the people of Wisconsin,
but he is the servant Of the ma
ttcnal government as we'll | shall
not permit you to charge me
with disloyalty without good
cause. and I give you n~tice now
that / shall hold you to strict ac-
count Ter future staten ents of the
character you made IN your edi-
torial.
IF there is anything that the
governor of Wisconsin has failed
to do in connection with the war,
which he should have done, and if
have failed to carry out any
order from Washington, I beg
you, sir. to point out what it is.
| require no instructions from you
on the subject of patriotism.
learned my lessons in that long
before you published a paper in
Wisconsin.
"The matter which YOU refer
red to is nothing more than an
appeal to the war department to
hold the Wisconsin national
guard in Wisconsin until the
close of the summer months.
when the men may go south with
out running the risk Of impairing
their health
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
Think OF CORN
STOP CUSS|NG
HEAT ORGORD
slim COMMISSIONERS or AGRICUI..
TURE SMILES AT FAT FOLK
sun WORTH MILLIONS.
Msg.

Do you know Norgord- 'Norgore"
most OF them call him? Norgord is
the big, lanky boss farmer Of this
state. His official title, in fact, is
Commissioner of Agriculture of the
State Of Wisconsin," Norgord, need
less to say, is of Norwegian descent.
He IS also a Wisconsin product and
was raised on a farm The Madison
Democrat has the following interest
ing bit of Norgord oil hot weather:
Standing on a street corner, with
the sun beating down upon him, he
was actually smiling. :,
This weather Is great" he said. Y
Sweltering pedestrians. CARRYING
coats and hopping their brows. stop
ped to forget the heat while watching
him
He gazed up at the sky anxiously,
then scanned rift of light clouds
which appeared near the horizon.
The quickly gathering crowd around
the usually undemonstratiye commits
slOner gasped at his next remark. and
some OF them shook their heads know
ingly.
For this is what he said: "By
George, l believe we are going to have
a few more glorious days like this. If
we do we are safe"
Then Commissioner Norgord ex-
planned, and the crowd moved away.
walking brislkly and forgetting to mop
their brows
This hot weather. he said. "has
been worth millions of dollars to Wis
consin. If we can have another week,
or even few days, we shall have the
largest crop of corn we ever pro
duced
Everybody knows how backward
corn was this season. On July 4, when
the old saying has corn knee high it
was but a few inches above the
ground. We have had all sorts of pre-
dictions Of a failure but this heat has
proved them false.
If we have hot weather until
Thursday it will be as far advanced as
corn should be at this time of year,
and it will shoot ahead of anything
but an unusually heavy frost
Other grains are we'll advanced
and the best in years. We shall need
rain in about a week, especially in the
northern part of the state. In few
sections we could stand some rain
now but the ground generally is in
good condition.
Don't kick about the heat. You
don't realize what blessing it is"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
YOUTHS NEAR DEATH
ON DICKEYVILLE ROAD

ST Cullen and a company of young
men whom he had taken to dance
at Dickeyville, had a marvellous es-
cape from death Friday night When
climbing the steep hill between what
is known as the Piddington and Tay-
lor hills the brakes refused to work
and in trying to get control of the ma
chine it went off a high embankment
some fifty feet. In the start OF it's
fight the car caught against a tree,
which allowed all the men to get out.
Ii it had not been for this everyone
would have been killed. The car was
rescued and after an overhauling at
the garage it is expected to be put in
cOmmissiOn.-Pla News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
COUNTY AND NEARBY.
Random Items and Odd Incidents
About Folks Of This Vicinity.

F. G. Marshall d boy raised at OAR
lington, has been promoted from the
rank of lieutenant to the rank of col
Onel in the regular army Colonel
Marshall recently returned from the
Philippines and is now located at Fort
D. A. Russell, in Wyoming.
Earl Bachelor, an electrician at
the mines at New Diggings, shot him
self, the bullet penetrating four inch
es above the heart. He is resting cas-
lily and his recovery is expected. Fam
lily trouble is given as, the cause for
his rash act.
George Harker, owner of the lar
gest farm i'll Iowa county, was found
dead in bed at his home near Dodge
Vile, last week, aged SO years. Mr..
Harker was widely known as a man
OF sterling character and with a love
of doing acts of kindness in secret.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchell Oh Mineral Point was badly
bitten by dog tearing out some of
the flesh of the lip. A doctor was
summoned and it is hoped that she
will recover
Wilbur Jenkins of Cobb met with a
serious and very painful accident
when he jumped from a NOW of hay
upon the handle of fork, which pene-
trated the lower bowel, rupturing the
intestines. DR.. Morton was hastily
summoned and performed an operation.
Jenkins will get well.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
TO ALL DRAFTED
MEN IN WISCONSIN

Your government is about TO apply
the "acid test" to your manhood and
your patriotism.
You are now to go before an exemp-
ton board and either ID without hes
itation renew your allegiance to your
country by saying, Il am ready; or
CD ask for release from the call your
country extends to you.
In the solemn hours of reflection
between now and then let your CON
science be your sole judge. If blessed
with physical strength, and if your
dependents are provided for, RESPOND
quickly and nobly, thereby passing
your name on into history as one Of
Wisconsin's noble sons.
Claims for exemption, based on in
dividual convenience, or to escape per-
sonal loss Of money or property are
unworthy of consideration and will
not be granted
From each one selected is demand.
ed some sacrifice A selected man Of
fers his life, and there is no greater
sacrifice than that a man give his life
for others. He who secures exemption
falsely when he is able-bodied and
without dependents shirks his sac
red duty, besmirches his honor and
sullies the name which his children
must bear. He thereby forces some
other man-his neighbor-to make his
sacrifices and take his risks.
The State Council of Defense, there
fore, makes this appeal to the man
hod and Americanism of Wisconsins
sons and urges each and every one to
remember his solemn duty to his coun-
try in this hour of her supreme need.
May we not have the same whole
hearted, patriotic response when the
exemption boards meet that was ev-
rywhere evident on Registration day
State Council of Defense.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
Children of Dishonesty.
DR.. Frank Crane.


Dishonesty would not be so bad il it
did not breed. We wouldn't object to
It SO much if it were not for it's fam
lily. But when it is present in the
mind it is as prolific as a housefly,
and it's progeny as pestiferOus. Let
us make the acquaintance of few
OF them
It's eldest and first-bOrn son is
fear. When you have stolen dol
far from your employers till, or told
your mother you were at school
when you were playing hockey, or
cheated at cards, or said you had been
to Rome when you never have been
east of Nantucket, the trouble is that
Immediately you are possessed with
the fear that you will be found out.
Truth fits "thes cheme of things en-
tire" For a lie you have to imagine
q new order. This requires creative
genius, besides a constant watchful-
ness lest you forget.
A dishonest person is like one with
g. thorn in his foot. His contentment
is spoiled. His quiet Of mind is de-
stroyed He becomes irritable. His
nerves suffer. Fear, to a greater or
less degree, becomes his inseparable
companion. And fear is a bore and
q nuisance.
Another Of Dishonesty's offspring is
Self-Contempt. There are some peO-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

The mere announcement that Elihu
Root may be offered position in the
Wilson cabinet upon his return from
Russia speaks most hopefully for
broadness in the present administra-
ton. 1t has always seemed a shame
'that through party alignment our
country should be robbed of it's best
brains. Such is not the case in Eng
land and should not be here. A strong
coalition cabinet would be feather in
President Wilson's cap and confusion
to the politicians.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
IndexingS.

Wish we were an Indian again, at
least for about a week Painted and
decked out in swimming suit and tur-
key feathers we'd terrorize the frogs
and things in the local jungles
To a fellow without an automobile
it looks as if the people who own the
Fords have SUMMER natures and have
more leisure time for enjoyment than
those who own the larger and more
imposing turnouts.
Fishing is fine in the Mississippi
here near the village. AS a matter of
course one must have patience, and
ought to have loaf of bread, some
kind of cheese and three bottles, to be
anywhere near successful while wait
ing and watching for the bites.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
CORRESPONDENTS PLEASE NOTE.

The Herald would like to hear next
week from some OF its excellent cor
respondents who for one reason or an
other have cropped off writing for the
summer. Sitter, Ellenboro Rockville
South Lancaster, Hilland Hollow, Lit
tie Grant and others are not sending
in letters now, but should do so if
their own affairs will permit. We
know that your help and cooperation
in getting out our live newspaper is
cheerfully given So please start writ
ing again!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
The Optimist'S Greed.

Don't kick about the heat.
1t means bumper crop of corn.
A few more days mean millions to
Wisconsin.
Better sWelter now and live in plen-
ty later.
While you are seeking a cool place
remember that winter is coming, and
cheer up.
There never was a cloud without a
silver lining and the lining this time
Is the greatest crop ever grown in
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
MINERAL POINT WET.
OPINES JUDGE LYONS

Judge Lyons of Elkhorn, who heard
the case brought in the name of the
state of Wisconsin to restrain the
common council from issuing license
for the sale of liquors, has rendered
his decision and finds for license. He
says that admitting all that is claimed
by the state, the evidence fails to
show that majority of votes was
cast against license.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

Slowly but surely the proper posi-
ton OF that great American, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, is being found by the
people. Slowly but surely even his
worst enemies (and his enemies are
legion) admit that Here stands
man" Roosevelt looms great because
he stands four-square. His personal
ity grows because the saga of deeds
sung by him is backed up by doughty
action. His boys Gall of them, we be-
lieve) are at the front. Teddy himself
would be there were it not for petty
political jealousy. But the country in
general recognizes his great capacity
for leadership and quick thinking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

What do you think of LaFollctte-
pretty good statesman" This ques-
ton came to us the other day Frank
ly our answer is mo" We will give
Mr.. LaFollette credit for being sin
cere; we will allow even to stretching
a point that he should have the right
of free speech but to say that his
judgment is good or his political ideas
correct we cannot We do know and
history teaches that dangerous ideas
prOpounded by well-meaning theorists
may be carried to great extremes by
lesser men waiting for an example.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

Rainy day money is not, as a rule,
spent on pleasure, but on pills, plas-
tiers and prescriptions.
When the Boy Scouts are hiking and
performing other scout duty, who does
the choreS-father or mother?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

Farmers are like women; they ex-
pect a great many compliments.
Whatever aid you intend giving the
poor, give in cash; they have enough
good advice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

Entered into the postoffice at Lam
caster, Wisconsin, as second class
mail matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

At least this muck can be said in
favor of arguing: it is much better
than fighting
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08
GRANTCOUNTY HERALDt

An Independent Republican Newspaper
Published Every Wednesday Morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

subscription price, $50 per year.
A. i. SHERMAN, Editor and Publisher
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
FOOD CONTROL IN ITALY.

Italy's present sugar consumption
averages about IL pounds per month
per person, or approximately one
seventh the amount used in the Uni
ted States.
The manufacture of confectionery
in Italy is illegal and large fine is
placed on the sale of candy and even
powdered sugar for cakes.
Supplies of eggs are limited and
preference has been ordered, in their
distribution, to invalids and nursing
mothers.
Sales of fresh meat to the public
and to hotels and restaurants are pro-
hibited on two consecutive days in
the week.
Dealers in foodstuffs such as vege-
tables and meets must display list
of their prices.
Fish is being urged as a substitute
for meat and salt fish is extensively
used at the front.
Feeding corn to hogs has been al
most entirely prohibited.
Hotels, cafes, dining cars and speci-
fed classes of other public eating
places are required to furnish the
police copy of the bill of fare every
day.
The most pressing shortage in Italy
is coal and the next is wheat.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-09
BY AUTHORITY.
SEALED TENDERS
FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENT MUM.
Der SEVEN
.LAiMi, PARK AND PUMA ROADS
NupANu VALLEY 3ete

/ Sealed tenders will be received up
to, and opened at, IL o'clock noon on
April "a, 1917, being the tWenty-fifth
day after the first publication hereof
at the Office OF the Clerk OF the City
and County of Honolulu, Room s, Nc
Intyre building, Honolulu, Territory OF
Hawaii, for constructing. and for the
furnishing and paying for all materi-
ais. tools, equipment and labor to
construct, the street Improvements in
frontage Improvement Number Sew
en--Laimi, Park ami Puiwa Roads,
in Nuuanu Valley, District of Honolu-
In, City and County of Honolulu,
Territory of Hawaii, including
among other improvements the
grading, paving, with concrete.
construction of new curbing, and
storm drains, in said Improvement, all
to be under and by virtue of Sections
l793-1Sl3, Revised Laws of Hawaii,
1915, as amended by Acts 164 and 49,,
Session Laws Of Hawaii, 1915, and of
the proceedings Hereunder, and all to
be constructed according to detailed
plans and eross-sections, specifica-
tons Including general conditions
and specific Getails), proposal, con-
tract and bond. relating to said Front
age Improvement, incorporated herein
by reference. the same being on file in
the Office of The City and County
Clerk, forms of which may be had
upon application at said Office and
leaving deposit of Fifty Dollars
$4,000.
The Engineers approximate esti-
mate for the work to be done within
Frontage improvement Number Sew
en--Laimi, Park and Puiwa Roads"
in Nuuanu Valley, is s13.500.00, includ.
ing approximately 5,515 square yards
of 5-inch concrete pavement, and
2, 465 feet of curbing.
Tenders must be On forms of pro-
posal furnished as aforesaid and must
be accompanied by certified check
as set forth in the specifications.
The Board Of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any or all tenders
and TO waive all defects.
ID. KALAU0kALAN1,
Clerk, City and County of Honolulu.
67<s-t0t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-09
IBy Associa.ed Pressl


WITH THE BRIT1SH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. = The announcement that
Improved weather conditions per-
mitted increased asrisl activity along
the entire 'front.' is the laconic and
prosaic way in which the official COM
munique dismisses some OF the most
spectacular eIisedes Of the war.
To those who have Witnessed this
Increased aerial activity such an
announcement centuries up at once
picture OF countless aeroplanes in the
air--scouting. fighting diving spin
ming, towering over enemy targets
and calmly sending wireless signals
through the fountains Of enemy fire,
photographing the enemy lines, bomb
ing his munition dumps and sheds and
supply columns, and otherwise carry
ing en-" in the sky In a manner wholly
bewildering 70 the onlooker but typify-
ing In supreme degree the indispen-
sable part aviation is playing in this
war -.
Aviators Are Usually Young !
With a canGor often uncommon in
times OF strife, the British eommuni-
cue may end from day to day with the
simple statement that one or two or
three or four "of our machines have
not returned" This means they have
either been hit and forced to land in
the enemy lines, or have been shot
down to a fate more certain. 1t is
no child's play to circle above a Ger
man battery observing for half an
hour or more, tortured by exploding
shells and black sllrapnel puffballs
coming nearer and nearer like the ex-
tending finger tips of some hand OF
death. But they are little more than
children, these mere boys who are
bringing the lustre of everlasting fame
to the British aviation service. Some
are scarce eighteen 1t is rare to find
flying man over twenty-five. 4
In the aggregate, however, the los
ses in the flying corps are as nothing
compared with the useful and vital
work the wings" accomplish. With
out them the big guns would have no
far-seeing eyes to correct their shells.
Without them and hundreds OF photo
graphs they daily take the mapmakers
could not trace each detail of the
trench positions. without them the
general staff could not accurately
know just what is going on by day and
night behind the enemy lines. With
out them modern war would lose its
most fascinating phrase. fs@..
The good flying OF a single day
on the British front alone may re.
present day OF hundred fights, a
day. of four score aeroplanes in wing
towing combat-a day of Thousand
personal incidents and deeds OF dar-
ing in the once strange strata of high
thin air.
Crash Means Casualty
1t might tell. for instance, OF how
Lieutenant Al in a fast-flying scout
machine encountered squadron of
twelve German Rolan1s. The odds
were onesfded enough, but the Young
Britisher decided TO take a chance.
He climbed swiftly and surely until
he got far above and to the rear OF the
hostile craft. Evidently the Germans
were intent upon some errand which
they proposed to carry out in force,
for they paid no heed to the khaki-clad
airman until he deliberately dived in.
to them, firing as he came. This threw
the twelve Germans into a panic and