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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
House and Lot
For Sale

Fine house and lot for sale, located
at 400 Second street Watertown, Wis.
Has fine bath room, furnace, water,
electric light, gas and all modern i'm
provements. Will be sold cheap on
the very best terms. Price asked only
about one-half its value. Splendid
location and fine neighborhood For
further particulars address Owain T.
Hughes, 308 Washington street Wa
tertown, Wis. 14-5t.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
Shows Appreciation.

Resolutions were adopted by the
Oconomowoc city council expressing
appreciation for the assistance rend-
cred by the Watertown fire depart
ment at the recent fire in that city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
Jefferson Gets Meet.

which the summer tournament of the
Wisconsin skat league will be held.
at meeting held in Milwaukee on
Sunday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
OPERA To Be STAGED
FOR LOCAL BENEFIT

The pleasing opera, Fiji OF the
Toy Shop" will be presented at the
Turner two days, February 14-15
for the benefit of the local Boy Scouts,
Campfire Girls and Y. P S. of the
Congregational church.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

The supreme test of man or
woman's friendship comes when the
clouds displace the sunshine of ones
life.
Put your cash in your purse, your
troubles in pocket with hole and
your doubts aside
A Portland man sent the following
note to West Main street merchant:
Send me q. sack of -four, five pounds
of coffee and a pound of tea My wife
gave birth to big baby boy last night,
also five pounds of starch, a screw
driver and fly trap. 1t weighed 10
pounds and a straw hat
There's no use telling the phone
girl any gossip. Anything she doIFt
know is not worth knowing.
The woman suffragists have a poor
advertising agent If one may judge
by the placards being distributed
about the city.
It will take some time but summer
will eventually arrive. In the mean
time don't worry. It's no trouble to
keep cool.
Anyone who imagines that the tele-
phone girls at Central have SNAP"
should take a view of the office during
the rush hours of work and their
minds would soon be dissipated A
little patience on the part of the pub
lie occasionally would help matters
materially.
cap" Kiefer says the five rabbits
a day law won't affect some hunters
he could name. Alb. Kruger says the
same may be said of ducks. Silver
bullets and plenty Of brass success
fully serve some hunters.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
NEW SALARIES FOR
LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS

Under a recent ruling by the board
of police and fire commissioners the
members of the local police force
with the exception of the chief will
eeceive an increase in pay to take eff
tect on May l amounting to five doll
ars per month. On and after that
date the pay of the local police will be
oS follows
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

God made man and man made mon
ey', you can make your money go a
long ways further if you leave it with
The Central Trading Co. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

"A footpad tried to hold me up the
other night, but l put an extinguisher
II him.
How did you do it,"
Il covered him with revolver
Baltimore American
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
HERE AND THERE

The supreme test of a man or
woman's friendship comes when the
clouds displace the sunshine of ones
life
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

There's no use telling the phone
girl any gossip. Anything she doIFt
know is not worth knowing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

Put your cash in your purse your
troubles in a pocket with a hole and
your doubts aside.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14
CIRCUIT COURT OPENS
IN DODGE COUNTY
CALENDAR TAKEN Up FOR TRIAL,
OF CASES ON TUES.
DAY.
Criminal Calendar Contains But Eight
Cases For Trial at This
Term.

The trial Of jury cases at the Feb.
ruary term of the circuit court fol
Dodge county began at Juneau or
Tuesday, Judge NJ. L. Lueck presid-
ing
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

The woman suffragists have a poor
advertising agent If one may judge
by the placards being distributed
about the city
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

Mr.. Herman Radell, 72, a former
resident of Watertown, died at ST
Marys hospital on Friday where he
had been a patient three weeks. The
funeral took place Tuesday afternoon
burial being in Oak Hill cemetery.
He was veteran of the Civil war and
a member of the Masonic order
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

Mrs. Philipena Wiegand who died
at her home in route was buried in
the cemetery at Ebenezer on Sunday.
She was born in Germany October %
1912 and was twin sister of the late
Mrs. F. G. Lehman. She is survived
by three sons and two daughters ::
Edward, Watertown, William and
Louis, Johnson Creek, Mrs. Augusta
Goulke route 5, Mrs. William Hahn,
route f.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

Mr.. Phillip Platz died in his home
in route Thursday. He was "a
old and a native of Germany. He
was brother of the late d. Platz of
Watertown, once a member of the
firm Platz & Brandt. Three sons,
Ernst, William and Henry Platz, sur
viVe. The funeral took place on Fri
day afternoon with services in ST.
Marks Lutheran church. The burial
wos in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

It will take some time but summer
will eventually arrive. In the mean
time don't worry. It's no trouble to
keep cool
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-14

Francis Klein, youngest son of Hen
ry J. Klein and Frances Klein, nee
Fay, died in Milwaukee on Monday
aged II years. The funeral took place
on Tuesday from the residence 997
Humboldt avenue and the burial was
in Calvary cemetery
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
STOCK EXCHANGE EXCITED
OVER RAILROAD NE VS.

and Union Pacific were in demand,
while Great Northern advanced to
Sta, up tn. Equipment stocks We're
strong in anticipation of govern
ment orders.
Confidence seemed to have been
restored in the whole list by the gov
ernment move. Railroad bonds show
ed strength also with advances from
l to 61a points.
While Wall street had largely dis
counted government control, never
theless the presidents proclamation
came as a surprise. 1t had not beaa
expected until next Monday. Lack OF.
buying yesterday, when several rail-
issues sagged to new lows for the
year, indicated lack of insiders
Coming as the announcement did \
almost week before it was expected
the excitement resulting on the stocl5
exchange this morning. was the great
est in years
| Shorts had recent restrictions OF
short selling to thank for not beinj
caught in a far worse position.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

/, is expected to become a nermanan+
assistant of McAdov in the work
| Today the president will take I'M
with the railroad brotherhoods oues-
tlons OF labor affecting all EMPLOYEES
from the engineer to the track walker
lnere are pending demands for in
creased wages by employees and 1t is
understood some increase will be
granted Immediately.
Al the same time demands of the
roads for increased rates and opposi.
tlon OF shippers to such increases are
involved In the countless problems
confronting McAdoo in assuming con-
troll. The president through McAdoo
can sweep away for the period OF the
war all rulings by the Interstate COM
merce commission on rates, service.
etc
McAdoo will retain the services of
the interstate commerce commission
In an advisory capacity to assist in
adjusting existing difficulties.
The president acted to free the
arteries OF trade. There is expected
to be an immdiate acceleration of
men and supplies 70 the seaboard, de-
Iayed during the recent months by the
the problem because Of lack Of power.
BY his action, also, the property of
hundreds Of thousands of American
investors in railroad stocks amount
Ing to more than $4,000. .OeO 900
comes under the protection of the gov
ernment during the war 1t is be
lieved likely an order will go ont
stopping trading in these stocks tenn
he r,l1
governments action is over. Approxi-
mately $4,000 miles Of railway tracks
come under McAdoo's supervision.
From railroad presidents all over
the country today messages reached
the white house assuring the presi-
dent Of their full approval and co-cp-
GRAFTON in the governments tremend
ol3s move.
Approximately 100000 railway en-
ployes of all branches are taken in
to the federal service under McAdoo
From one of the brotherhood lead
ers who confers with President Will
son this afternoon, the United Press
learned officially today that the rail
road employees will back government
control generally.
I'VE expect our members to do
their utmost for the president and
the war; he said. There is not the
least likelihood of trouble between
the employees and the government.
or course our wage demands will be
pressed to final adjus stment The
workers must be fixed to meet the
rising costs of living. I haven't
doubt that this will be taken care of
by the president
Delayed trains caused few hours
postponement of a preliminary meet
ing of the brotherhood leaders be-
fore they went to the white house.
w. S. Carter, head of the fire
mems brotherhood, was the only la
Dor chief in Washington early today.
President Wilson's proclamation
automatically places all the great in
dustries of the nation upon an I'M
mediate war basis.
Just as the great transportation
lines reach out into every industrial
center, practically determining the
Continued on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
ALL INDUSTRIES
ARE AFFECTED
Government Control of Rail
roads Brings Every Factory
and Business Concern
Into Line.
SOLVES FUEL SITUATION
Move Is Also Seen as First Move To-
ward EventauI Federal
Ownership Of Rail
Transportation.
SOLVES FUEL SITUATION
[By Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Cnrrasnondant

[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-All in.
dustries of America today are vir-'
tually under federal war control as a
result of President Wilson's procla
nation for government operation of
the railways.
Leaders or commercial enterprises
working here for the government,
federal officials and representatives
of labor agreed today that the nation
is placed now on a war footing under
the centralized guidance of Presi->
dent Wilson and Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo.
McAdoo, who still retains his post
at the head of the treasury depart
ment, was laboring early, laying the
foundations Of stupendous organiza-
ton work before him. Railroad off,
cials here and throughout the coun-
try assured him of their hearty CO.
operation and support Rises in rail
way stocks marking early returns on
the stock exchange, merely reflects
the roads confidence in the new
order, they declared
The first act of McAdoo, prelimi-
nary to actually starting operation of
the roads January 1 will be selection
of board of directors This will
include representatives of the rail
way war board, the interstate COM
tmerce commission, priority board
and other agencies now engaged
directly or indirectly in direction of
the transportation work here. Much
of the actual administration of the
roads must be done for the time, at
least, through existing agencies:
Later, as need for further co-ordina-
tion developes McAdoo will alter his
working arrangement.
All Industrial enterprises are
affected by the presidents order.
Drastic regulations to supply and
'accomm odate only those commercial
enterprises vital to the war work are
expected.
Railroad employees stand behind
the government.
Questions of legislation to protect
their Snterests. wage dispute prob
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
President in Proclamation, Takes Over All
Property and Names Treasury Secretary
McAdoo Director General.
OPERATION BEGINS JANUARY |
Most Tremendous War Stroke Yet Made, Will
be Followed by Series of Economies
and Changes.

fUn1t0d Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The great
egt net work of railways in the whole
world will be linked together in
Americas war machine under govern
ment control.
Government assumption Of railroad
dictatorship means the United States
henceforth will practically control
every industry and every business of
It's citizens through its hold on the
vital arteries Of commerce
President Wilson's proclamation
naming Secretary OF the Treasury
McAdoo the supreme railway mag
nate OF the nation is the most revo-
&lutiOnazy step yet taken to key the
nat1On's energies to the utmost pitch
||yOf oedciency In the "win-the-war,' pro-
rAm Congress has already author
tsed government control Of food. fuel
Ind of foreign commerce. The control
Ds railways, authorized by the legisla-
lton and now assumed by the presi-
dent. puts the government absolutely
In dominance OF every ounce OF Ameri-
cas- energy.
| Foremost among the gigantic prob
lens facing the government as SUI
preme railroad controller, as. Wash
tngton saw 1t today, was solution OF a
perplexing labor problem.
] President Wilson is to confer with,
Iraiiroad brotherhood chiefs today, pre-
sumably to straighten out this ques-
ton OF demands for increased wages.
Today also Secretary McAdoo is to
confer with railroad executives rela-
tive to the compensation which the
governemnt is to pay the roads, based
on three-year average beginning
July 1915. Should 1t be found impos-
sfble to reach an agreement with the
roads On this basis, separate tri-
ibunal will have to be called in to set
tie the difference as neither the
president nor congress can arbitrarily
fix the compensation.
President Wilson's proclamation
Tor railroad control came suddenly.
Increasing confusion and cong ngestion
In railroad operation brought about
by uncertainty over the roads future,
led him to act following visit to the
white house by Chairman Willard Of
the war industries board and members
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Actual operation of the roads begins
january / to avoid confusion and eff
feet economies in accounting.
While all boat lines and other pos
sessions of the railroads go under
federal control simultaneously with
the roads themselves, interurbans
and street car lines for the time are
exempt. Should necessity arise.
however, the president will take these
over also
Federal railroad control, regarded
os the most tremendous war stroke
the president has yet made. will be
promptly followed by a series of econ
omies. Systems, terminals, equip
ment not needed for this being the
only service which will be utilized
for other purposes.
Much Of this has been accomplished
already under the direction of the
railroads war board. This board will
act as the agency through which Nc
AdoO will direct the roads, at least for
the time being.
Fairfax Harrison is chairman and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Speculation and the Profiteer
is Cause Of ALI This Trou-
BILE, Federal Trade
Man Says.
FOR NO OTHER REASONS
Senate Continues Investigation OF
Fuel, Shipping, Military
Affairs and Other
Things.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-Specula,
ton in coal last summer brought
about the coal shortage this winter
w. B. Colyer of the federal trade com.
mission testified before the senate
coal inquiry today.
Cars of coal would pass through the
hands of five or six proflteers, each
one raising the price" said Colver.
Sometimes speculator would handle
the same car twice.
Just before the president fixed
prices, eighty per cent Of the total coal
tonnage was contracted for at enor
mously high prices and then the coal
was not being delivered according to
contracts, but was sold at prices above
the excessive contract figures"
The situation was so serious then
that it was impossible to prevent
shortages this winter by the greatest
efforts of the government, Colver said
Transportation facilities have grown
worse, Colver said He told of a typi-
cal trip of a car OF coal. 1t required
twenty-three days for the car to travel
from Rush Run, southeastern Ohio, to
Cleveland and return, 252 miles. The
time lost on sidings and in yards was
twenty-one days, one hour and twenty
minutes.
Coal is handled as the slowest
freight, Colver said, and the average
movement Of all freight is only twenty
three miles a day. There is no car
shortage for the railway yards of
many cities are already jammed with
cars
1--WE need general pooling Of ter
minals and equipments, just as is pro
vided for in the presidents proclama
tion," he said.
"Do you think if the transportation
problem is solved, the coal supply will
be sufficient to meet all demands? p
asked Senator Jones.
without doubt" Colver replied.
Senator Lodge insisted coal prices
in the east were higher than ever be
fore this fall, in spite of the lower
fixed prices.
II know of a Massachusetts work
ingrnan who had to buy coal by the
pound to keep warm and the price was
s2S a ton said Lodge.
Sharpe Raked Again,
/ WASHINGTON Dee. 27.-Whir
9 - - -l''snvy rrHNcrS raked Quar-
termaster General Sharpe on the wit
;a- tclay, Secretary of Wa
Faker expressed the greatest conf
dence in Sharpe and other department
i heads under fire.
He made 1t clear that the newl
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
HAD NARROW ESCAPES.

AUDUBON, Iowa, Dec. ga mob.
OF several hundred angry citizens last
night attempted to lynch Rev. w. A.
Starck, German Lutheran preacher,
and Fred Tenneokelt, young farm
or, because Of alleged unpatriotic
utterances and failure TO support the
Liberty loan and other war actIvi-
ties.
Tennegkeit was attacked first, a
rope tied around his neck and he
was dragged through the streets to
tree. Just as the mob was at
tempting to got the other end Of the
rope around a branch Of the tree,
Sheriff Wilson arrived and saved
Tennegkelt.
The mob then went In automobiles
to the home of Rev. Starck, twelve
miles from Audubon. He was dragged
from his house, but the pleading of
another preacher In the crowd to
save him because Of his wife having
a weak heart, stayed the mob until
the sheriff again arrived on the
scene. Mrs. Starck tainted In the
arms of a leader of tho mob az her
husband was dragged from the house.
Both Rev. Starck and Tenneokeit
had hearing before the local branch
Of the state council Of defense yes
terday afternoon for their alleged
unpatriotic remarks and refusal to
support war activities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Germany Now Attempting to
Persuade Russians That
Allies Stand in Way
of Peace.
TERMS ARE REJECTED
Nothing Said About Guarantee Of Fu-
ture Peace or Payment for
Ravishing Of Little
Belgium.
lBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent

LBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Germany is try
ing to persuade the Russian people
that only the allies now stand in the
way Of peace.
Peace terms announced today by
Count Czernin, Austro-Hungarian
prime minister, to the Brest-Litoysk
conference pledged the central powers
apparent adherence to the principle
mo annexations and no indemnities"
fbut only on condition that England and
her allies agree to this same policy.
Continuing, the terms seemingly con-
cede to Russian demands on other
peace aims But the stipulation that
Russia must secure the allies adop-
ton Of all of Germany's principles as
London officialdom saw it today, was
for the obvious purpose of attempting
to convince the Russians that only the
allies are holding up restoration OF
peace.
The move was seen here as one OF
Germany's cleverest pieces OF diplo-
matte strategy, calculated to embar-
rass the allies as much as possible.
Czernin's bid for peace for the cen
tral powers makes these points:
GGrnaHy W o. PoiiSy "
mo annexations and no fndemnities.
Germany disclaiming any desire to
deprive any Independent nation OF po-
litical rights now possessed by it.
Germany repudiating the idea Of
peace council settlement of the future
of certain independent states.
No mention was made in the out
lines of the Czernin proposals as re-
ceived here of any payment by Ger
many of damages for the raVishlng or
Belgium. of France and of Poland. NO
mention was made also Of any future
guarantees OF world peace. Both
Doipts are absolutely essential in the
view Of the allies.
Il was pointed out here TODAY that
under the German statement of prin-
ciples, Germany would insist upon re-
turn Of all hsr colonies and would
hold fast to AlsaceI lorraine.
The Teutcuic Concessions found
ro scho here. britain and her allies
have already pledged complete ac-
ceptance Of the true meaning of the
phrase mo annexations and no in
emnities''-which is included in the
wider Interpretation "no forced annex
ations and no punitive payments"
Lloyd-George has specifically dis
claimed for the allies any desires, for
conquest. He has demanded full qua
rantee of future world peace and pro-
lection from future German schemes
/, of conquest in possible demands to be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
YEAR SENTENCES
FOR ELEVEN ITALIANS

Backus today for participation in the
Bay View riots of September 3.
A jury found the eleven defendants
guilty last week Motion for a new
trial, argued today was denied
The Italians were arrested shortly
after the riots which ended in the
killing of two pefsons and wounding of
four.
Police claim to have linked the riot
ers with those rJ5ponsible for the
bomb explosion which wrecked CEN
trail police station last November, kill
ing nine policemen and one woman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Kaiser Barely ,1issed
Having ASead BlotDn off
Left City Only Hour z British Auiators Dropped
Bombs OF ailuay Station

Press LesmW Wire srvce]
according
from
n
ywered edandw wounded the etown
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Financial America Approves
Government Control by Ad-
vances in Prices.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l J
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-Financial
America today placed it's approval on
government operation of the rail.
roads.
On the stock exchange, word that
the government would guarantee in
comes TO investors was greeted as
the best news of the year.
Advances in rail issues ranging as
high as fourteen points were gener'
ally maintained, although there were
q few reactions after the shorts had
run to cover.
Selective buying appeared after
the early reactions.
B. and o. recovered two points
from its days low; Reading Erie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
German Preacher and Farmer
Narrowly Escaped Being
Strung Up For Disloyal
Utterances.
OFFICERS SAVE THEM
Ropes Wore Around Their NecIes and
Stretched Over Limb Of
Tree When Po-
loo Arrived.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
AUDUBON, Iowa, Dec. 27-only
the timely arrival of city officials
prevented the lynohlng here last
night Of Rev. w. A. Starck, a Germ an
preacher, and Fred Tennegkeit, a
young farmer by q mob Of citizens.
The ropes were already around the
necks Of the two men and stretched
over a branch Of tree when the
officials arrived. The men were said
by the mob to have been talking
against the government.