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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
IT, s. viii Insure
All Fighting Mer,

Following a conference in Washing
ton with Secretary of the Treasury
McAdOo, a committee of prominent in
surance men have drawn up a plan for
pensions or compensations for cas-
ualties in the war, which will be sub
mitted to congress.
The details are to be worked out in
cooperation with the secretary of the
treasury and officials of the war, navy
and commerce departments, as we'll as
the Council of National Defense. 1t
was said they will conform as closely
as possible to the principle of the
WOrkmen's compensation law.
To give some idea to soldiers, their
families and the public of what the
men, was trying to work out, the head
of one of the large companies, who
deprecated any idea of self advertise
ment and therefore did not wish to be
quoted by name, outlined the basis on
which the experts are working
''The government" he said, sis in
terested in putting something through
in this matter that will be happy So
luton of a difficult problem. 1t de-
cided to appoint committee of actu-
aries, with the agreement that the in
surance companies would help the
government 1t is not life insurance
that is sought. 1t is casualty insur-
ance or better still, it is cOmpensa-
tory insurance.
"That Uncle Sam is a great big en-
ployer was the idea finally agreed on
by the insurance and casualty chem
lists down at Washington, and the
proposed insurance will in effect be a
death benefit for the dependents of
those who succumb in action.
"The government, you see, is very
eager to do something to avoid pen
sioning as it has formerly existed, to
avoid the evils of the old pension sys-
tenn. What it wants to work out is
compensatory insurance. Age has
nothing to do with it. It isn't life
insurance.
"Of course the companies might
have gone into a pool or a bureau,
and the government would be sending
out checks after proof, but the great
desire now is to simplify the whole
matter.
"In short, it is proposed to put the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

pension plan on workmen's compen-
through without hitch Mr. McAdoO
stated what was wanted on behalf Of
the president, and the companies are
willing to lend to the government their
statistics, their expert service, etc.
They have very recent statistics from
Canada, where a great deal of insur-
ance is carried.
THE government and the represen-
tatives are in cooperation to develop
the simplest possible plan, such one
as is being carried out by big business
through the workmen's compensation
"The wOrkmen's compensation lay
interposes between the workmen and
the hazards of labor. By this plan it
is desired to interpose between the
soldier and the hazards of war. The
plan when finally worked out may be
varied according to the condition OF
the family of the soldier. 1t might be
a matter of compensation. by install
ments.
VIII Be Tax on Whole People.
"The principle of the workmen's
compensation is being recognized by
the United States in this war. The
government says: Well meet the nee
essary expense to compensate, and it
will be a tax ON the whole people 1t
will be just the same as if the problem
arose in factory, shoe factory or on
"a railroad. Well tax ourselves.
Here's a whole army going up against
these hazards, and some must meet
them
"Such acceptance of this principle
amounts to social evolution. 1t
would be victory to have it accepted
without debate, and with this compen-
satiOn principle granted and accepted
the ground is covered for this war.
1t will help volunteering, for the vol
unteers nearly all have dependents and
the drafted have not. 1t simply shows
what great democracy does for it
self in this emergency.
"Such system would supplement
the soldiers per diem His dependents
would get his compensatory damages.
That is why the government wants the
plan crystallized in advance. The plan
will probably be uniform, without re
gard to previous occupation"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
A WAR LITANY.
madison Democrat. J

(MadisOn DemOcrat)
From the I. w. W.,
From all locusts,
From all pacifist nuisances,
From all boil worms,
From all potato bugs,
From all grain-eating rats,
From all bird-killing cats,
From all food spectators,
From all cabbage worms,
From all cutworms,
From all dry rot,
From all senators and representa-
tiVes who obstruct legislation,
From all slackers,
From all weeds,
From all women who wall,
From harpies who take advantage
Of the preoccupation of the public to
prey upon the interests of consumers,
From all spies,
From all cattle-ticks and traitors,
From hog cholera and picketing
suffragists,
From all ignorance of the grave sit
uation in which the country is in
vOlved
From all indifference to the needs of
America and her allies.
From these and all the rest Of the
kaiser's friends who are not being
fought SO vigorously as they deserve
because their attacks are insidious,-
Lord, deliver US!
For courage,
For self-control,
For self-denial,
For perseverance to the end in cour-
age, self-control and self-denial,
For stiffened backbones,
For brotherly love,
For a realization that rich and poor,
high and low, capitalist and laborer,
soldier and stay-at-hOme, young and
old, the future generation as we'll as
the presen: ore all hang together, that
advantage to enc is advantage to all,
that nothing of good can be accom-
plished without vital sense Of broth
erly love and the stiff backbone that
enables people to bring their ideals
into realization,
For peace which is lasting and en-
folds all nations,
For victory which guarantees the
democracy of all mankind,
For strength to conquer all enemies
to the rights of men, at home and
abroad
We pray thee, 0 Lord!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

over POO slackers. handcuffed III
three c0rralS in the federal building at
Chicago, while awaiting arrangement,
secured little sympathy from United
States commissioners. The cases were
disposed Of at the rate Of about five
minutes to a case.
1t was announced at Washington
that the president nominated Sheldon
G. Hopkins Of Cheyenne, Wyo., to be
assistant secretary Of the interior.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
W1ShingtOn

James }. T. Delamy, telegraph OPP
orator in the navy department at
Washington, incensed at what he con
sidered an insulting banner borne by
Miss Lucy Burns, militant suffrage
leader, in front of the White House,
led crowd of 200 men and women and
to the official statement given out at
touched by the crowd.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
at Washington will ask for an addi
tiOnal bond issue at this session of
congress, it was learned following a
conference he held at the capitol with
several house leaders The issue will
run into billions it is understood.
The administration food control and
food survey bills were signed at Wash
ingtOn by President Wilson and be-
came law Formal appointment of
Herbert Hoover as food administrator
was announced at the White House
later. The first bill provides for slim
ulation Of production and the second
for control Of foods and fuel.
Bearing the presidents stamp of ap-
prevail and Secretary McAdOo's plea
that it be made law, in justice to
Americas fighting men and their fam
lilies, the lOng-expected war cOmpensa-
ton, indemnity and insurance bill was
introduced in both houses of congress
at Washington. Drafted by interna-
tional experts under Secretary Nc
Adoo's direction, the proposed law is
q substitute for the Civil war pension
system.
Creation of Tabor adjustment com
mission" of three representatives each
of the government, employers and la
Dor, was officially announced at Wash
ingtOn. 1t is designed to have jurisdic-
ton over all labor disputes concerning
wages or employment conditions on
government contracts.
The American steamship Navajo has
been burned at sea, according to adj
vices reaching the navy department at
Washington. The entire crew and
naval armed guard were rescued and
have been landed at an unnamed port
OversubscriptiOn of the $500, ,OW
issue of short-term treasury certiti-
Gates of indebtedness. Secretary Nc.
Ad0O announced at Washington, was
$61, 525 900, more than 20 per cent.
The senate at Washington con
firmed the nomination of Bainbridge
Colby of New York to be a member OF
the government shipping board.
1t was announced at Washington
that the treasury'S offer of 100000,
900 in certificates of indebtedness ma
turing November Is, first financing I'm
der the projected second offering Of
Liberty bonds, was largely Oversub
scribed when subscriptions closed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
EXEMP T|ONS CLAIMED
MANY OF THE CANDIDATES AT
LAST WEEKS EXAM CLAIMED
DEPENDENT SUPPORT.

Two hundred and sixteen of the Sc
lected men examined by the county ex-
emption board last week claimed de-
pendent support as a reason for ex-
emption. The following list gives the
mems names and addresses with a
code signifying the exemption claimed.
"W" means wife; a figure means that
many children; ''P" means dependent
parent; 'B" means that the man is the
brother of child under 16 years de-
pending on him for support The
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
FIRE AT DODGEVILLE.

A loss of $4,000 was suffered at
Dodgeville on Sunday of last week
when blaze started in pool room
and burned three buildings with their
contents to the ground. The fire be-
gan early in the morning and gained
considerable Roadway before being
subdued.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
European War News

The French forces made further
on the Belgian front. The Frenchmen
broke into the German lines, occupied
several farms to the east of BiXschOOte
and west OF Langemarek, and captured
q number of machine guns. according
to the official statement given out at
Paris.
Russian and Roumanian troops re-
pulsed enemy attacks in the TrotuS
valley and then launched vigorous
counter-attacks which gained them
prisoners and captured machine guns,
according to an official statement is
sued by the Roumanian war office.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's
forces at daybreak attacked and cap
tured virtually all the German forward
positions east of the Belgian town Of
HODGE on the battle front between
Frezenburg and the Ypres-Menin
road The assaulting forces gained
virtually all their detectives to the
depth of several hundred yards iii the
first rush.
Another merchantmen has sunk q
submarine, but, because OF the fate OF
Capt. Charles Fryatt of the British
steamer Brussels, who was executed,
the name Of the vessel and its COM
mander are kept secret.
Official announcement was made at
the admiralty at London that Admiral
Sir Cecil Burney, second sea lord, had
been replaced by Vice Admiral Sir
Roselyn Wemyss. Alan Garrett Ander-
son, hitherto vice chairman of the
wheat commission, succeeds Sir Eric
Campbell Geddes, the new first lord of
the admiralty, as controller of naval
construction.
Entente warships bombarded the
Turkish batteries along the coast Of
Asia Minor, according to a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph company
at London. British monitors success
fully reduced to silence one of the
Turkish batteries and destroyed an
aIrdrome.
French troops broke into the lines Of
the German crown prince on the Cham
payne front at three places, inflcting
losses on the Germans and bringing
back prisoners, it was announced Of
0cially by the war department at Paris.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
SOUTH LANCASTER BARN RAISED

Burr Walker had a barn raising at
his place in South Lancaster last We'd
nesday. About fifty were in attend
ance helping with the work and par
taking of the good things provided for
the occasion. The barn is about 32x6O
in size.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
POTOSI FACULTY ORGANIZED.

At a recent meeting of the Potosi
school board the following teachers
were designated to instruct for the
coming year: Principal, Harrison
Jones of Platteville; assistant princi-
pal, Nellie Clark Of Lodi; grammar
department, Laura Schramm of Platte
Vile intermediate, Gene Roberts Of
Bloomington; primary, Clara Stein
hoff, PlatteYille.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
Domestic

Coal prices in Illinois are to go tum-
bling Illinois citizens are assured
OOUnteOus supply of coal. The state
now has "coal dictator" He is Chief
Justice Orrin n. Carter of the state
supreme court. Illinois coal mine OPP
orators threw up their hands in abso-
lutte surrender to Gov. Frank O. Low
zen after q five-hour grueling confer
ence at Chicago.
After the department of justice had
received anonymous letters alleging
tnat draft exemptions were being
bought in district No 90, in New York,
the members of the local board were
summarily removed from Office by
Governor Whitman. The members of
the board were Louis l. Cherry, DIR.
Henry M. GrOehl and DR.. S. J. Bern
field.
Heads of union labor called out l.
OOO men employed at Brooklyn navy
yard. Last week the men employed on
construction work at the Mineola avIa-
ton grounds were called out.
The indicated corn yield this year,
according to the August government
crop report, is 1871, 100000 bushels-a
larger crop than was ever raised in a
single year before. The winter wheat
Weld is estimated at 417,000,O00 bush
els. The promise for the whole nation
is S53, 100000. The oats crop is a rec
ord breaker. 1t is estimated at /, 1885,
100000. The indicated yield of white
POTATOES is 467OOO,OOO bushels, COM
pared with 2S5, 100000 last year.
All danger of a general strike of
carpenters on government war con-
struction work throughout the coun-
try was averted when an agreement
covering the points in dispute was
signed at New York.
Rioting broke out in the street car
strike at Lima, O. Three men were
shot in a clash between strike sympa-
thigers and armed guards on the city
cars Of the Ohio Electric Railway COM
pany. Two street cars were burned
during the battle. Police dispersed q
crowd OF 5000 persons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
OYER FARM SOLD.

The sale of the Oyer farm, located
in section 20, Ellenboroto wnship,
about five miles east of town, took
place at sheriff's auction last Saturday
afternoon. The 160-acrep roperty
brought 5000. The Lancaster State
bank was the successful bidder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
NORTHERN LIGHTS VISIBLE.

A mild exhibition of the northern
lights was visible in the northern
skies last Thursday evening. The dis
play came on about dusk and lasted
until after 9 o'clock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
NnuNnHmNNInnHIunmNnlunHNIIIuuImulnUnmmImun
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
q. S.-Teutonic War News
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Denouncing some senators, con-
gressmen and newspaper editors as
standing where the cOpperheads
stood in the Civil war;" Colonel ROose-
welt demanded in an address at New
York suppression of the German lam
guage press, deportation of 5000 Am
orleans" and called upon every man.
woman and child in the country to eX-
ert every ounce of energy to win the
war.
The commander Of the armed guard
of an American merchantmen has re-
ported to the navy department at
Washington that his crew sank a sub
marine after the Germans had made an
unsuccessful attempt to sink the ship.
More than $500 training camp stu
dents at Fort Sheridan Ill, were made
commissioned officers in the new Amer
acan national army.
The regular army is at full strength.
When recruiting began Thursday only
the total in this branch 313,898, the au-
thOrized strength. Since April 1 over
$4,000 men have enlisted, says a dis
patch from Washington.
United States agents at Seattle,
Wash, uncovered q gigantic plot to
break down the selective service army
plans by engineering wholesale ex
emptiOns. Propaganda is being mailed
to men called for physical examina-
tion.
DR.. Fritz Bergmeier, president of the
st. Paul VOlks Zeitung. was arrested
by order Of President Wilson under the
proclamation of April 6. The general
policy Of the VOlks Zeitung has been
TO east aspersiOn by innuendo" on
American war measures, it is charged.
Local exemption boards will be in
full charge of assembling the men
called to the colorS September l. says
a statement issued at Washington The
civilian control Of the men will con-
tinue up to the time they march through
the gates of the environments and re-
port 0 the commandments.
Revised regulations to govern ply
steal examination of men registered
under the selective draft were issued at
Washington by Surgeon General Cor
gas of the army and communicated to
the governors of the states for infOr-
nation Of local boards. The changes
deal for the most part with questions
of prOpOrtiOnate weight and height, but
may result in the recall of some men
rejected heretofore on physical
grounds.
-Four Americans were among those
lost on the British steamer Belgian
Prince which was sunk July 81 by q
German submarine. The submarine
submerged while the men were on the
deck. The Americans who lost their
lives were William CrisSy, .Nmes
Shew, Detroit, Mich. Thomas Gilmore,
MerriCk, Mass. Ben Cain, negro.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

William Haag, Little Grant wv
f. B. Avery, Lancaster ---------W-1
F. Philbrick, Lancaster ------W
|. <. Stathopoulos, Klevenville allen
J. G. Helker, PlattevilIe INV
G. H. Pauley, Waterloo -------W
P. H. Zimmerman, Jamestown WI
L. H. Wagner, Clifton --W
L. A. Shattuck Blue River --------W
A. H. Brown, Platteville INV
]. Bertrand, Platteville --W
H. A. Horton, Fennimore --W-2
j. L. Vosberg, Paris ----W-5
W. A. Eel guson, Mt. Hope -----W-2
M. H. Gabel, Lancaster ------W-2
F. D. Harris, Cuba City ------P
Geo. w. Brigham, Millville -----W-1
Emil Kastner, Lancas ter---alien
P. E. Wieland, South Lancaster--W
j. F. Crubel, Patch Grove----W-
A. H. Krog, Platteville ----W
Thos. Richardson, Hazel Green--W-
c. A. Peacock, Smelser ---W-2
d. L. Farris Mt Ida W
G. w. Kitto, Hazel Green -----W-2
Leo West, Potosi
Glenn Leighty, Ellenboro -----W-1
B. w. Johnson, Platteville --W
Albert Kratochwill, Muscoda
w. L. Winskill, Lancaster -------W-2
B. H. Reuter-, Harrison -------W
Ervie Edwards, Beetown --------W-2
C. A. Baldwin, Cuba City----W-2
A. NJ Dahl, Montfort -------W
j. ]. Duben, Muscoda allen
r. MOdn1f ina 4
j. A. Krepple, Paris--------------W
E. Mitchell, Platteville NV
j. w. Howard, Blue River-----W-5
Benz. Simmons, Hazel Green wa
H. c. Esser, Cassville -----------W3
A. Hochhausen, Cassville -------W
A. n. VOgt, Glen Haven --------W
E. Shepperd, Platteville ---------W-2
A J. Hying, Wingville -------W2
W. A. Schumacher, Potosi -------W-1
W. E. Sitter, Boscobel
O. L. Saether, Patch Grove -----W-1
William Swart, Platteville ---------P
H. d. Rogers, Cassville ------W2
A F. LippOlt, Cuba City -------W4
H. S. Pearce, Hazel Green -----W-1
&c. r. Potter, Waterloo ------W-2
| J. A. Parrish, Millvi1le -------W-2
w. A Burrows, Platteville-------W-
o. j. Schwingle, Muscoda --W
Joe B. Garvin, Fennimore ------W1
J. E. Barr, Glen Haven ---------W
J. NJ. Howard, Potosi --------W-2
D. C. Richards, Platteville ----W-2
w. H. Althaus, Wingville --------W-1
| G. j. MundOn, Lima --------.---W-2
BENZ. B. Jones, Platteville--------W
| r. W. Kaufman, Glen Haven wv
C. E. Walters, Hazel Green ------W-3
J. A Ludwig, EllenbOrO------
Frank ShedOvy, Marion ---------W-1
J. E. Graham, North Lancaster----W
w. r. Woods, Platteville -------W
B. NJ David, MuscOda -----------W-2
J. w. Waltz, Marion --------------W
F. A. Kicks, Boscobel ---------W1
L. H. Mohr, Muscoda
E. M. Wills, Hazel Green----------W
Walter Tuff1ey, Boscobel --------W-1
Avis E. Duggan, Cuba City -------P
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
CONGRESS BEGINS
INQUIRY NT0GUN
INCAMPS

Disclosures by Senator wadswortA.
OF New York. that two-thirds Of the
soldiers In At least two environment
camps are without rifles and that ord
nance supplies consist chiefly Of
knives. forks and spoons. led members
Of both the House and Senate today 70
begin an exhaustive investigation
The Senator's remarks on condi-
lions in the camps are based on facts
gained when he recently made . per
sonal inspection At Camp Wordsworth
and Camp Funston
They are very short on ORDINANCES
at Funston and wadsworth," said
Senator wadsworth. -In some ma
tional army camps there are not one
third the necessary rifles, no nsld ar
tillery and no machine gums -
speak Of"
In spite OF these drawbacks. the
Senator declared, @the commanders
and their stafs are doing wonders
with their men,"
He said he did not know how long
II would take to supply the necessary
ordnance, because the Government u
10 far behind. The men. he reported,
are well housed and well fed and the
shortage in clothing Is rapidly being
met.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04

II OF many OF our people; their sinister
and secret diplomacy has sought to
take our very territory away from
US and disrupt .he Union OF the
States. Our safety would be at an
end, our honor forever sullied and
brought into contempt were We to
permit their triumph. They are
striking at the very existence Of
democracy and liberty.
II is because IL is for us a war OF
high, disinterested purpose, in which
all the free peoples Of the world are
banded together Tor the vindication
OF right, a war TO- the preservation
OF our nation and of all that 1t has
held dear OF principle and Of
purpose, that we feel ourselves
doubly constrained to propose
for its outcome only that which
is righteous and OF irreproachable in
tention, for our fees as well as for
our friends. The cause being just
and holy, the settlement must be of
like motive and quality. For this we
can fight, but Tor nothing less noble
or less worthy of our traditions. For
this cause we entered the war, and
for this cause will we battle until
the last gun is fired.
have spoken plainly because this
seems to me the time when 1t Is most
necessary to speak plainly, in order
tnat all the world may know that
even in the heat and ardour of the
struggle and when our whole thought
is OF carrying the war through to its
end we have not forgotten any ideal
or principle for which the name Of
America has been held in honor among
the nations and for which II has been
our glory to contend in the great
generations that went before us. A
supreme moment OF history has come.
The eyes OF the people have been
opened and they see. The hand OF God
Is laid upon the nations. He will show
them favor. ! devoutly believe, only
II they rise to the clear heights Of
His own justice and mercy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
Chinese Send Tablet
Of Rare Construction
For U. S. COurtesies

Secretary of Commerce Red
field took TO the Cabinet meeting
this afternoon a wonderful Chi
nese tablet sent to the Depart
ment OF Commerce by members
Of the Chinese commercial COM
mission to the United States as q
token OF their appreciation Of
courtesies extended them by the
department while they were In
Washington.
The tablet Is of wood. approx
mately . by 5 feet in size, and
the message OF thanks is carved
into the wood In the two upper
corners are enameled flags OF
China and United States. At the
bottom on either side is q medal
lion OF Chinese enamel. one show
ing the Liberty Bell and the
other a Chinese symbol.
A hand-carved scroll enameled
on the top goes all around the
tablet. The back is OF black
enamel. with gold figures Inlaid-
The tablet. after it had been
seen by the President and Cabi-
net. will be put in the Depart
ment OF Commerce exhibit room