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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-18
School BOARD CONVENTION

SCHOOL BOARD CONVENTION
Thursday, November 8, 1917, Turner
Hall.
In compliance with the law requiring
the county superintendent to hold al
least one school board convention each
year, a convention of school boards will
be held at Manitowoc on Thursday
November 9Th, 1917 in the Turner Hall.
The law requires that every clerk shall
may attend. School board members
are allowed $500 per day and three
cents per mile in going to and return
ing from such convention, the money
to be paid by the district treasurer upon
the presentation of a certific ate of atten
dance granted by the county superin-
tendent. Every member of every school
board should be present for some very
important topics will be discussed
Have your questions ready and drop
them in the question box or ask them
directly Of the speakers.
In order not to infringe on the right
of other members interested in what
the speaker has to say and for the sake
of politeness, the members of the con.
vention will please retain from any
no-tone conversations and other dis.
turbing activities.
Please be present at 1000 A. NJ. sharp
so as not to disturb the speaker by
coming late. The attendance certii
Gates will be distributed in the morn
ing.
PROGRAM 1000 A. NJ.
| 1000 Opening remarks and annouce
ments .............J. w. VobOri
1910 The Training School. ,..,.......,
...............F. C. Christianser
l0:i5 School Work to be Emphasized
during the present year.
...........,......,W Il. Larson
1870 Question box.
1913 p. NJ.
1:15 The New Fifty Dollar Specia
State Aid. .......J. w. Vobori
l:40 Our Boys and Girls and the High
School. .............C. q. STANCE
2;l0 New School Laws and recent edu
cational movements including
brief discussion of consolidation
and transportation w Il. Larson
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NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From FIVE Corners.

Blahnik and Kubsh completed thresh-
ing grain last Thursday and the crew
boys certainly had big time at Mats
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herlik and son
Eddie of Green Bay who have been
visiting relatives here the past week
returned to their home last Monday.
Miss Gruber Of Francis Creek is en-
ployed at the Straka Bros. home for
the winter.
Mr.. Wencel Popelars and son Emil
and Anton Vida accompanied by VIM
Rebechek of Melnik motored to Mani
towoc Sunday to visit Anton Matheson
who underwent an operation at the
Holy Family hospital.
Mr.. Edward Doubek, our local sheese-
maker, has moved into his dew resi-.
dence which he had built last spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Swetlik and
family motored to Two Rivers last
Sunday 10 visit relatives. Coming back
they took their daughter Camilla along
who was spending a few days there
The farmers around here are busy
filling silos.
Mr.. Emil Popelars who worked for
the Click & Ledvna threshing ere"
has returned 10 his home here.
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Notes From Francis Creek.

The Farmers Equity society was or
ganized here last Thursday at Perout-
ka's hall. About % members are in il
thus far.
Local farmers are now busy filling
their silos and harvesting their second
crop OF seed clover.
MIR. Fred Pech who left with the
second contigment for Camp Custer
last month was rejected at the camp
there and returned to his home last
Saturday.
The finishing touch is now being Civ
en- to the new state bank being built
here and it is said it will be ready the
first part of next month.
Threshing is nearly all finished in
this vicinity.
Annual Town Of Kossuth school fair
will be held at Stastny's hall Friday
the 18th. a dance will also be held in
the evening.
Mr.. Tisler the we'll Griller is busy
drilling a well for Jos. Kellner,
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MIR. Joseph shedlvy is on the sick

MIR. Joseph Shedivy is on the sick
list.
Mr.. f. T.. Pivonka the local teacher
attended the Manitowoc County Teach
ers Association Friday and Saturday.
On this account there was no school
Friday.
The following High School Boys OF
Two Rivers were home for the week
end: Alois Cisler, Frank Stangel,
George Karman and Daniel Janda.
Mr.. w. Volta and family OF Reeds.
vile visited with relatives here few
DAYS of last week.
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Notes From Two Rivers.

Louis Jacobson, aged 70, died sud-
denly last Tuesday evening OF heart
failure. He was al the supper table
with his family when he was stricken,
Mr.. jacobson had been in poor health
for a long time. He is survived by a
widow and one daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Krause and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Anderes were called to
Wausau by the death Of John Anderes.
Newman Nash was home from Fl.
sheridan training camp to spend Sun.
day with his family.
Mrs. Louis Nlquette of Wausau,
Arthur Ceiling OF Shawano and Jos.
Ceiling Of Oconto Falls were here to
visit Grandma Ceiling who is sick at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed.
pion.
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Notes From ReedSyiIIe.

Judge A. Schmidt spoke here Satur
day evening on the Liberty Bond Issue.
Whether or not he expected violence
at cur hands, we do not know, but at
any rate he came prepared as he
brought DR.. Hammond Of Manitowoc
out with him. There were about
twenty-five present to hear him.
Two carloads Of honey we're shipped
from here last week to Ohio.
Our teachers attended the convention
at Manitowoc last week.
Arwin Otto, better known as ProXey
who is at Camp Custer has been made
bugler Of the Both Co 9Th Bat, there
Cards announcing the marriage o.
Miss Bernice Engels' to T. H. Watt
have been received here.
After having been confined to the
house with small pox for three weeks
Arnold March is again about.
Mrs. Henry Maertz, nee Anna Brandt
died at her home in the town OF Maple
Grove last Friday and was buried Tues
day afternoon. Besides husband and
son, she leaves a mother and four Sis
ters. The bereaved family have The
sympathy OF their many friends.
Better hurry up and buy that Liberty
Bond as good old Uncle sam is pretty
good security
Donald Meany is brakeman on the
short run through here this week.
Clarence Bergman left for Milwau.
kee Monday where he viii enter Mar.
quette to take up the study Of dentist
ry.
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Notes from TiSch Mills.

Farmers are busy filing silos and
digging potatoes.
Mr.. George sladkey ST., NJ and
Mrs. Rodoph Sladkey and Miss Helen
Janek all OF Milwaukee and Mr. Frank
Jansky and family Of Manitowoc visited
here few days with relatives and
friends.
The Liberty Loan meeting wa.
held here Sunday A large number
was In attendance 70 hear the discus.
sion Of the Liberty Loan. The Man
itowoc county manager Of the Liberty
Loan conducted the campaign here.
You can get rour Liberty Bond at the
local bank. DO your bit.
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WILL POWER ALWAYS COUNTS
Well to Realize One Has Got to Want
Things Hard In Order to
Get Them.

Just wanting something will rarely
obtain it for you. You've got to go out
and get it for yourself. In an article
called increase Your Driving Power"
in the American Magazine, a writer
quotes an authority as saying:
after all, man does what he
wants to do. Therefore, he must be
taught as a child and he must learn in
adult years to teach himself, to want
to do the right thing and the big thing
and to want it so hard that he is
bound to arrive at the wished-for goal.
Anybody can sit down and say, I'd like
to be the head of my company, or the
president of the United States, or the
best salesman in the world That much
is easy. 1t is exactly what the baby
does when it sits on the floor and
squalls for a piece Of candy. But it is
very different thing from wanting
something so much that one is willing
to set about it and undertake at once
the doing of the impossible.
"The trouble with the average man
is that he does not want things hard
enough. And one reason for this Is
that he has not been taught the value
OF this wanting He has not been
shown in his schools and in his life
that man has tremendous resources for
wanting and for willing, and that, as
he continues to will and will, he will
find himself unknown and unsuspected
layers of energy. There Is always
enough energy to supply a mans de-
slres for success if he will tap the
source of it,"
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MISSES INFLUENCE ON CHILD
Hard to Exaggerate How Important 1t
Can Be Made in the Training
of Youth.

Story-hour has always been the
standby of youth, gleefully anticipat-
ing the soothing close of the day. Ev-
cry mother, too, has appreciated these
minutes day after day, as blessing in
the training and development of her
child. 1t is an indisputable fact that
a child never absorbs more than when
1t is interested and amused. So dur
ing the pleasant story hours the child
learn about the joys, the sorrows, the
isappointments-in short, all the les
sons of life.
But now some resourceful mother
has discovered how to improve this
ancient institution. How? BY setting
its libretto to music; by putting into
song all the little tales of the hour
cheerful tunes for tales of joy; low
soft tunes for sad tales; clamorous
tunes for victories.
Heretofore so many children have
grown to manhood and womanhood
without the helpful influence of music,
probably because the mother has put
forth such feeble excuses as II am not
musical; l can only play for my own
amusement" 81 don't know enough
about music to teach it to my chill
dren." These ideas are old-fashioned
now, and no longer hold water. Any
little tune, no matter how weakly sung
or played, but fitting in with the mood
Of the tale or action of the moment,
delights the child, and unconsciously
leaves behind an indelible influence
and a recollection of happy days.
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Cant.

Cant Is the twin sister OF hypocrisy.
--Beecher.
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humble beside you. You have suffered
mentally, physically aae given your
blood and bones and muscles In this
great fight for humanity, while L"
Don't say anything against Jimmy
Malone's sister," Gavin requested
qaiekly. "she viii some day command
sturdy little army of her own, and
whore viii a poor, battlescarred sol
dlef be then2' He looked with dis
turblng warmth deep into Polly's eyes.
mot too far away hope" she
managed 70 say before the onslaught
~ emotion held them both In silent
Vi Outstanding
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndlcate)
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-18
Money In kanoaroo RAISING.

In Australia kangaroo farming is an
important industry. The hides are
valuable, and the tendons are the best
known to surgeons for sewing up
wounds, and especially for holding
broken bones together. being much
liner and tougher than catgut.
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EDUCATIONAL.
ANNUAL CONVENTION
(By Jos. w. Voboril.)

ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE MANITowoc COUNTY TEACHE es'
ASSOCIATION.
Under climatic conditions that would
discourage most people from venturing
anywhere, the loyal Manitowoc County
Two Rivers city, and Manitowoc city
teachers met in annual convention at
the Manitowoc High School Auditorium
on October 18th and 18th with practi-
cally perfect attendance.
The program was excellent and the
teachers report an enjoyable as well as
profitable session. Mr.. C.. G.. Pearse,
President of Milwaukee Normal, gave
a good digest of the purpose and value
of the Recitation"
Frank Mitchell, of Oshkosh Norma .
spoke on Geography showing how it
could and should be made more of a
real, vital subject very closely related
to the lives of the pupils.
Miss Maybelle Bush, Supervisor of
City Grades, gave an excellent talk
showing how to relate school subjects
to life.
DR.. Hall of the University of Wiscon-
sin on Friday night at the New Opera
House gave one of the finest addresses
ever heard there. His subject was "a
Challenge to Democracy" on Saturday
morning DR.. Hall gave an excellent
talk on THE Development of the Civic
Consciousness. He considers the child
a psyche physical organism with GER
tain instincts such as sympathy and
pugnacity, which if acted up in certain
ways will produce certain reactions
and it is the duty of both parent and
teacher TO direct or control as far as
possible both action and reaction.
on Friday afternoon, Mr.. b. Nespor,
physical director for the Manitowoc
Schools, gave with the children from
various parts of the city one of the finest
school room calisthenic exercises that
the teachers had ever seen. More work
along this line of corrective exercises
will be encouraged in the rural schools.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year Saturday were as follows:
President. .............C. w. Weisnest
Vice Pres. Roy Ihlenfeldt
Secretary Lydia Schapper
Treasurer. ..........Li Lillian Chloupeck.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
WORDS CUNN|NCLY CHOSEN
TO FLATTER RUSSIANS
Speech of Won sBcthmann-Iioil-
veg in ReichStug.
GERNiANY's AIMS NOT CLEARED
Amsterdam journal Says Chanccl-
1Or'S Words Have Strengthened
Enemies Hand So ConSi dered
Equivalent to Admission OF Defeat.
rRN Associntcd Prcss.l

LONDON. May i6.-Oniy three or
four morning papers comment on the
il"llwcE in the ReichstaG. The gem
cral tenor is that the ChanccIlor's
words were cunningly chosen to iiattcr
Russian idcalists. without definitely
rcn"uncinG his hopes OF annexation.
1t is noted that the German Frontiers
declaration of complete agreement with
the army chiefs was greeted with
especial enthusiasm. The opinion is
expressed that the Russian rcvoiu-
tionists arc in danger of falling into
the German trap. and ii is urged that
Great Britain. Franco and America
should send their ablcSt Socialist
speakers and thinkers to Russia to
help. and guide those who are trying
to construct the new government.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
MEN IN CAMP POISONED
Lieutenant Dead. Corporal Dying uuJ
~ Other Members or Company
Seriously Ill

PITTSBURGH, PA. May iG.--Licu-
tenant William T.. Corcoran. Of Tho
Third Pennsylvania infantry. Na,ion.,
Guard. is dead. Corporal W:,lwartb ,s
dying. and torty-cight other members
OF Corcoran'A~ company were made N,
from poison believed to have hcon
eaten by them i'm "a pudding al :, ROC.
taurant near the guardsncn's camu
to-day. The proprietor who was IN.
der contract to supply food for III.
soldiers. is being held under guard Of
mllitiamen pending investigation. Re-
sides -Walwarth. seven other members
oil the company are seriously i'll i'm
local hospitals. Efforts by physicians
with stomach pumps saved many OF
the other men after serious illness.
All those stricken live In philadcl
phia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
TO BOOST LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary MctdOO Leaves Warrington
for Tour "f Middle and Cen
trail West.


WASHINGTON, May l5.-Secretary
McAdoo LEI, the capital tonight on a
tcn-day speaking tour of the Middle
and Central West III behalf OF the Lib
crty loan.
Mr. McAdoo Will address audiences Of
bankers and business men in at least
eight cities. He Will outline the de-
tails OF the Liberty loan. with "a view
TO accclcratinS subscriptions. lie also
will cndcavor TO bring to has audiences
full realization of the fact that the
United States is engaged in a real war
with all it's grim possibilities.
The secrctary's first stop will be Chi
cago. where he is due tomorrow after
noon.
Many millions OF subscriptions to the
loan, it is understood. have been re-
ceived at the Treasury and Federal
reserve banks. No tabulation. how
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Tells of First Shot
.torU.S. in the War
1t. Ware, Of Naval Gu,ners on
the Mongolia. Describes NJ
tack on Submarine.
IlIy Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK. May l6.-1'hc story OF
how the American steamship Mongolia
fired the first shot of the war for the
United States in defending herself
from an attack by Il German submu-
rinc WAS told by Lieutenant Bruce II.
Ware Jr.. commander. OF the United
States naval EunncrS on board tho
ship. at II dinner given here tonight
i'll honor Of Captain Emery Rice COM
mandcr Of the Mongolia. and Lieu
tenant Ware.
ION the 18th of April the chief OIL
GER at 5:22 ~. NJ. looking from the
chart house. shouted:
"My God IL submarine, and he's
got u.s.
captain Rice cried: Not by Il d-n
sight and lcaping To the wheel. threw
the helm hard Il starboard and zig
Jagged to lceward. Fighting our
selves quickly. we charged the Hun
U-boat and made the black snake that
attacked us suhmcrgc.
II leapcd to the chart house and
shouted into my transmittcr for the
gun crew to man No. 3 gun and train
ii on the starboard quarter. Tho AN
swcr came back from the gun crew:
1--WE sight her wake
Control | shouted. and then
gave the rangc-l,o0O yards. scale 30.
I'VE saw the thin smoky oil com ing
to the surface in slow bubbles and sud
denly pcriscope appeared.
Commence firing" | shouted.
Its gone was the answer from
tho gun crew.
Fire at will. [ cried. and suddenly
the blackcncd six inch shell hurtlcd
forth from the muzzlc OF the siN-inch
gun preceded by puff of smoke. and
struck the water six inches from the
periscope.
Il saw that shell plow through the
water six inches from the pcriscopc
and shattcr that slim object. End
over end hurtlcd the periscope. the
smoke rising to the surface while the
gun crew jumped out and down shout
ing 'hurrah. We've got her
Again came the cry through my
transmittcr: We've sighted her again.
shall we fire"
Il shouted, no. it's all over"
I'D much rather take the Mongolia
through the war zone than make a
speech" said Captain Rice. when he
was called upon. "All Will say is that
I'm ready to go again. and | hope l
have another chance at II t-boat'
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3 destined ito become famous are NOV
Ing pictures taken by the official Brit
fish government photographer as tho
aotilia steamed into port. With his
camera mounted on II small tugboat.
the operator went out to meet the
destroyers and filmed them from many
angles.
On arriving in Queenstown some of
the members OF the crews of the de-
stroycrs were granted brief shore
leave. They were fairly made captivcs
by the townspcoplc. who insisted OH
taking them to their homes, where they
piled the sailors with good things to
cat and drink. They were the first
American naval men seen in these parts
for many years. and they were bonn
barded with questions concerning the
happenings In America by people who
have relatives there.
AS they wandered through the streets
tho Americans observed the Stars and
stripes dying from many buildings.
They were told that these we're hoistcd
to celebrate the entry of the United
states into tho war. and had been
. left there as an honor to tho American
sailors whom they had been expect
Ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
SITE FOR PRISON CAMP
Agents of Department of Labor Want
to- Locate informed Germans
In tho South.
IBy Associnted Press. I

by Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. May l6.-AGents Of
the department of Labor again arc
looking for Il site in the South for {,
concentration camp for interncd Ger
mans.
y commission headed by Alfred
Hampton, Assistant Commiss ioncr- Gen
eral OF immigration, returned to -day
from HendcrSonrille, y. g.. "A report TO
Secretary of Labor Wilson that il
would not be possible TO use the prop
erty of the Kanuga Club.
\ contract for the use of the prop
crty had been signed with r.. b. Gres-
ham, of the Bureau of Immigration at
liendersonville. but a protest by the
members Of the club developed the
fact that MIR. Gresham had acted with
out authority.
Secretary Wilson said that>a con-
tract for another large tract in the
South probably would be signed in :,
few days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
OFFERS
Ills RESIGNATION
fBy Associated Press


LONDON May ia dispatch to the
ENcnin" News from The Hague says
the Berlin DcutSchc Zcitung. the az :
fetal organ of the anncXationists. de-
ciarcs that DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollwcg.
the German imperial Chancellor, went
t" general headquarters recently to
offer his resignation. The correspon-
dent adds that the Bcrlincr Tagcblatt
indicates that tho resignation was not
accepted
Berlin parliamcntary circles" the
correspondent continues. believe that
'he Emperor and the Junker party
wished To close the Rcichstag. and so
huiiity the plans of the constitutional
committee for electoral reform. The
Chancellor, il appears. Opposed this
muzzlinG plan. and probably threat
cned 10 resign If il WAS put in opera :
ton"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
SPEED UP PRODUCTION
OF AIRCRAFT is PLAN
Army aud Navy Orders VIII Swami
All Plants In This
Country.
tBy Associated Press.l

10y ASSOCIATED PrcSS.I
WASHINGTON. May 16.-Plans for
speeding up the production of aircraft
Tor the army and navy were discussed
to-day by tho Council Of National De-
Tense The capacity Of American air
plane factories and the military ef-
fcicncy OF American-,nade machines
were detailed before the council by
BriSadicr-Gcncral Squicr. chief signal
officer Of the army. Howard l.. Coffin,
of the advisory commission OF the coun-
ell. and several members OF the special
aeronautic board created by the COM
mission in cooperation with airplane
manufacturers.
The army and navy together have
placed orders for aircraft which have
swamped American builders. An cnor-
nous increase in building facilities
must be made if the new army is to
he supplied adequately with this vital
instrument Of modern warfare.
The regular army now has three air
SquadronS. Two additional reserve
sqnadrons arc in process Of orEaniza-
ton: at least twelve more must be
equipped and trained for the regular
army and National Guard. and eight
more Will be provided for the first
increment of the selcctlve draft army.
Each squadron represents nearly fffty
machines in active service with three
times that number in reserve
fhe navy has more difficult prob
lem than the army. since the heavier
construction of airboats calls for en-
gineS OF greater power than any now
produced in the United States II is
understood that satisfactory scaplaue
engines have been developed by the
French air service, and that the plans
OF these engines, and possibly a linn
iIed number of completed engines. have
been placed at the disposal Of tho
Washington government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
Easy to Detect
War "Slackers .
All Persons Who Kno,0 of In
0asions Arc Expected to
Report Them.
l.Y Associated Press.1

WASHING ION, May 16.-Slackers
who sock to cvadc registration for tho
war army on tho day TO be set by
President Wilson. can be detected
easily A War Department statement
to-day explains that lists of persons
registered will be posted and all
c''iHehs VINO know Of evasions are ex-
pected TO report them.
III i"iihg TO register. says the state
"''''' citl"ch places himself ACROSS
current TO the overwhelming sentiment
o' tue country as voiced by it's repre-
scntatives in Congress. lie casts douht
upon MS courage. commits a INSIDE
mehnor. and renders himself Liable to
imprisonment"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17
FRENCH OFFICER ARRIVES
TO C0rrclntc Purchasing Agencies Of
French Government I'm United
States,

WASHINGTON. May !6.-Captairl
Andre Tardieu. of the French army a
member Of the Chamber Of Deputies.
has arrived III the United States with a
corps of assistants to corrclate the
purchasing agencies OF the French
government. and take charge of the
commercial aspects Of French Official
affairs.
Captain Tardicus mission is not a
poht'csl one, aud is apart from that of
tho French mission headed by Rene
Niviani and Marshal Joffre