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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
U. S. LEGION IN BIG FIGHT
No Americans Among Dead in Battle
at Verdun.

Paris, Sept. 5.-"Certainly the For
eign legion was in the Verdun fight
Ing" writes an American legionary to
the press under date Of August 20. at
is impossible to give details yet, as
we are still in the trenches waiting to
be relieved. We took Cumieres, Reg
neville and Corbeaux wood.
"None Of the Americans in the legion
is reported killed. Arthur Barry of
Chicago was wounded in the back by a
splinter from French shell and is now
In hospital at Lyons. Grenadier Ivan
Mock of Baltimore, a mining engineer,
was wounded in the leg, and is in a
hospital at the front. Oscar Mouvet, q
brother Of Maurice, the dancer; P.ksA
Ringfeld of San Francisco, young Jack
Moyet, who enlisted when he was sew
enteen, and Christy Charles of Boston
were unhurt. AlgernOn Sartoris, grand
son of General Grant, missed the bat
tie, having been on sick leave with a
fever some days before we moved to
the front"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
WILSON CARRIES A FLAG
in BIG SOLDIER PARADE
COUNCIL HITS MAYOR
Chicago Aldermen Vote to Bar
Pacifists From City.
Six Thousand Troops Ready to Stop
Demonstrations In Future-Gov.
ernor VIII Enforce Law.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-The city council
100 per cent patriotism.
By that vote the council passed a
resolution of Alderman John TOman
praising Governor Lowden for stopping
the convention of the Peoples Council
of America for Democracy and Terms
OF Peace, and added an amendment
calling on city and county officials to
do likewise in the future.
The action was taken In committee
Of the whole and then received by the
council sitting as a regular body and
referred to the next meeting for ap-
proyal.
The vote is regarded by observers
as stinging rebuke to the mayor for
his enti-war statements, and especial
ly his action in countermanding the
orders of Governor Lowden Saturday
and telling the pacifists to go ahead
and hold their convention.
Adoption of the resolution and the
amendment required four hours Of
stormy debate. Nothing else was con-
sidered. No attempt was made to
drive the mayor from Office and no ex-
planation was made why the efforts
to GUST him were not made as planned.
The mayor throughout the session
was conciliatory in tone, though fight
Ing every move Of the pro-war forces.
The next time pacifists, German SYM
pathizers or trouble-makers Of any
kind come to Chicago relying on big
Bill" to protect them at least tenn
porarily, they will find that Illinois
has prof1ted by experience and no
longer has to wait for state troops to
arrive from Springfield before trait
orous meetings are brought to an end.
Six thousand reserve militia, rifles
loaded, bayonets fixed, will uphold the
honor Of the state.
Governor Lowden, when interviewed
said: "The law will be enforced. 1
said that before-I repeat it with en-
phasis. The troops are here to see
that 1t is enforced. What more is there
to say?"
Governor Lowden and Adjutant Cen
aral Dickson conferred on the details
Of the program for cleansing Chicago
of treason.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
ARMY CAPTAIN ENDS LIFE
Roderick Dew Shoots Self to Death
While at Fort Sheridan, III.

Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-Capt.
Roderick Dew, who was commander
of the Sixth company Of the Illinois
Provisional Training regiment at the
first camp, died here as the result Of
q wound self-inflicted. Worry caused
by the great strain under which all
camp instructors labored during the
first course is believed to have super
induced an attack Of insanity, during
which the gallant officer took his life.
Captain Dew was born in Nebraska In
1881. He was graduated from West
Point In 1904. He was assigned to a
second heutenancy in the Nineteenth
infantry in June Of that year. He
was promoted to a first lieutsnancy
March II, 1911. He was made COM
pany commander in the Fortieth in
fantry in 1915. Captain Dew will be
buried at his old home in Nebraska.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
lNDICT PROSECUTOR OF IOWA
Attorney General Charged With op-
preston Of Office bv Woman

Red Oak, Ia, Sept. ga few hours
after the opening here Of the trial Of
Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly for murder
in connection with the Villisca ak mur-.
ders Of 1912, an indictment was re-.
turned by the Montgomery county.
grand jury against 81. M. Havner, at.
torney general Of Iowa, who is In
charge Of the prosecution. The lndict-:
ment, which charges oppression il Of
fee, was based on the testimony Of q.
woman witness in the murder case.
who declared that Havner, through his
tactics in examining her in the grand
jury room last May, had damaged her
health. On learning Of the indictment
Havner Immediately insisted on his
own arrest, and was released on 81 900
bond pending his preliminary hearing.
Kelly's trial began in the district
court. The indictment against him
charges him with the murder Of one of
the eight victims Of the Villisca mur.
ders.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
ATTACK u. S. TARS AT CORK
Sailors Insulted While With TheIr
SWeethearts.

London. Sept. 5.-Attacks on Amer
lean sailors are reported In dispatch
from Cork to the Chronicle. 1t Is said
that gangs of young men paraded the
streets and set upon the Americans
who were accompanied by their sweet
hearts. One instance cited it that Of
two Americans who were attacked on
the principal street OF Cork. A young
woman with them was insulted and
her hat was torn of.
The correspondents reports that the
sailors did nothing improper or con-
trary to good taste to invite the at
tack, and as far as could be learned
did not retaliate. They escaped on
q tram car. All the girls who suffered
at the hands Of the crowds, the dis
patch says, belong to the respectable
middle class.
An attempt was made at II p. m. to
break into places where Americans
were staying. the dispatch continues,
but after q short siege the attackers
departed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
GERMAN A|RPLANES RAID
And SHELL CITY OF LONDON
RETREAT IN FLANDERS
German Civilians Reported Leav-
ing Big District.
Teutons Are Preparing to Give Up TO-
Mile Strip Near Ypres-Cana-
dians Win Near Lens.

Paris, Sept. 5.-As the artillery FIRE
on the Flanders front again increases
to the intensity which generally marks
the beginning Of big attack, the Ger
mans are reported to be preparing tO
give up a strip Of territory east Of
Ypres from ten to twenty miles deep.
News Of this comes in q Havas
agency dispatch from Hazebrouck.
which says:
western Flanders is being evacu.
ated as far as the line Of Courtroi-
Thourout (this line running to the east
respectively of Ypres and Dixmude).
1t was learned that many refugees are
being cared for at Ghent. large NUM-
bers Of them arriving from Roulers
(northeast Of Ypres), which the Eng.
lish are bombarding ceaselessly.
"The population Of Courtrai has
been authorized by the German mill
tary officials to leave If they desire,
and a majority Of them have departed.
Refugees from northern France and
Flanders are going to Limbourg."
Canadian Army Headquarters In
France, Sept. 5.-North Of Lens, q
most successful minor operation was
carried out which resulted In the pene.
tration of the enemy's line and COM
munication trenches ON q front OF
about 900 yards, the establishing Of q
new outpost line well In advance OF
those formerly occupied and the killing
and woundtng Of many Of the enemy. A
number of prisoners were taken be-
longing to the Second Guard Reserve
regiment.
AS d result of the operation, which
was carried out by men Of Manitoba
and Alberta battalions with little loss
is that in the region due north OF
Lens our outpost line has been ad.
vanced some 250 yards nearer the city
than before and is In a more favorable
position for observation.
London, Sept. 5.-"The enemy's ar.
tillery showed great activity during the
night northeast Of Ypres," says the Of.
fetal statement. "We advanced our
lines slightly northwest Of st. Julien.
With the French Armies In the Field
Sept. 5.-Forty German divisions-ap.
proximately 100000 men-have been
forced out of action In the Flanders
and Verdun fighting alone since July l.
Paris, Sept. 5.-Attacks were made
by the Germans on the French lines In
the Hurtebise region on the Aisne front
and east Of the Meuse In the Verdun
sector. The war Office announced that
both were checked by the French fire.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
108 KILLED IN
RAID ON ENGLAND
Six German AlrpIanes Drop
Bombs on Chatham-Most
of Victims Sailors.
Big LOSS or LIFE IN BARRACKS
Efohty-Six Persons Wounded-EnuIs
Alrmen Pursue Teutons-TWo
Big Military Bases
In City.

London, Sept. 5.-Another air raid
on England has taken place. The
English coast was snelled, as we'll as
the London district.
The official report Of the raid says:
"a considerable number Of enemy
airplanes crossed the southeast coast
at eleven o'clock last (Tuesday) night
and dropped bombs at number OF
places. Some Of the machines reached
dropped.
"No reports Of damage have yet
been received"
London, Sept. SIN Monday nights
raid 107 persons were killed and SO
wounded at Chatham, it is announced
officially.
Six airplanes took part in the raid.
The victims were naval ratings OF
sailors.
The raids over the southeast coast
on Sunday and Monday nights seem
to have been more for the purpose of
testing the possibility Of attack by
moonlight than in the hope Of doing
any considerable damage. Like the
single aviator who dropped bombs on
Dover Sunday night, those who cams
Monday night kept at very high alti-
ture, and while their machines could
be heard they could not be seen. New.
ertheless British airplanes kept up In
pursuit.
A dispatch to the Star from Chat-
ham says that part Of the naval bar
racks was struck by q bomb during
Monday nights air raid, causing sert-
GUS loss Of life. The Chatham dock
yard, the message states, entirely es.
capped damage.
In addition to the naval casualties
one civilian was killed and six were
injured.
Two Great Military Bases.
Chatham contains immense military
and naval establishments, docks, bar
racks, engineer schools, and immense
Notifications. I,
The size Of the "naval casualties"
reported indicates that the German
raiders bombs blew up something's
possibly ship or some Of the build<
ings in the two great bases.
British Raid Belgium.
Continuing their raids over Belgium
British aviators made attacks In the
vicinity Of Bruges. A British airplane
fought six Germans and shot down one
Of them.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
RUSHES TROOPS TO AUSTRIA
Won Hindenburg Sends Reinforce
ments to Stop Italiana

Geneva, Sept. 5.-A dispatch from
Innsbruck says that after several ur-
gent appeals, Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg has consented to send two d.
visions Of Bavarian troops from the
Russian to the IsOnzo front to
strengthen the Austrian defense. The
Skoda factory, the dispatch adds, is
working "a hours a day to supply
heavy artillery In order to protect
Hermeda Heights, the key to Trieste.
The Austrian appeal for aid from Ger
many is considered significant here, es-
pecially since President Wilson's re-
ply to the pope's peace note has been
made public.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
COMPOSER ORDERED TO WAR
Exemption Board Rules Sigmund Rom
berq Must Serve at the Front.

New York, Sept. 5.-Exemption from
military service, granted to Sigmund
Romberg, musical composer, by a
local board, was reversed by the New
York city district appeal board. The
provost marshal general had appealed
the case. Romberg, who wrote the
music for several popular musical
comedies, had been exempted on the
ground that he had a dependent wife.
The appeal board ruled that his royal
ties were ample to support her.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05

Lieut.. VasiIe Stolca, who is In the
United States In the interest Of his
native country, RoumanIa, declares
that separate peace with Austria Is
a dream unless Germany dictates the
terms. He points out that German
officers command the Austrian army,
and that in case peace terms could be
agreed to, Hungary would only break
its promises. Lieutenant Stolca, who
was a college professor In TransyI.
vania when the war broke out, Is re-
covering from shrapnel wound In
the lungs obtained when he was en-
pIoyed In blowing up bridges and oil
wells.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
CANADIANS FOIL BIG PLOT
Antl-conserIptionlsts Planned to Kill
Premier and Others.

Montreal, Que, Sept. 5.-Frustration
Of plots to essassinate Sir Robert Bor-
den, premier Of Canada, and Arthur
Meighan, solicitor general, and to dyna-
mite the parliament buildings at Otta-
wa, was announced by the police as
having been effected by the arrest Of
anticonscriptionist agitators alleged to
have been responsible for the blowing
up about a month ago Of the summer
home of Lord Athelstan.
The police say they now have clues
which indicate that the plots were
hatched by person with strong Ger
man affiliations.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
BAR GERMAN RED CROSS AID
To Send Money to Enemy for Any Pur-
pose Is Criminal Offense.

Mobile, Ala, Sept. 5.-Contemplated
plans of local German-Americans to
raise funds for the German Red Cross
will not be permitted to be carried out.
Federal District Attorney Pitts was
advised to this effect In a letter from
Charles Warren, assistant attorney
general. To send money to Germany
for any purpose would be regarded as
a criminal offense, Warren said.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
SEEK ASSAILANT OF GIRL
indianapolis Posse Hunt Man Who
Hurled Acid at Hazel Deafon

indianapolis Posse Hunt Man Who
Hurled Acid at Hazel Deaton.
Warsaw, Ind, Sept. 5.-Armed with
shotguns, rifles, revolvers and clubs, a
posse Of 300 farmers, headed by Sheriff
Huffer, is searching the country around
Silver lake In search Of tramp who
threw carbolic acid into the face Of
Miss Hazel Deaton, fifteen years old,
daughter Of Cyrus Deaton. They
threaten to mob the man if they catch
him.
The tramp visited the Deaton house
while Hazel was alone and demanded
food, which she agreed to furnish. AS
she was hooking the screen door as a
precaution, he threw the acid, burn
ing her face. He then ran into a corn
field,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
On the Green
Diamond
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.


Tuesdays Results.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York, /: Boston, 8.
Pittsburgh, 8; Cincinnati, L.
Brooklyn, 0; Philadelphia, Called In
14th; darkness).
Chicago, p; st. Louis, s.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston, 4-S; New York, ri.
Philadelphia. Q; Washington, /.
St. Louis, 6; Chicago. 13.
No other games scheduled.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, 8; st. Paul, 10.
Toledo, 1; Columbus, q.
Kansas City, 2; Minneapolis, 9.
Indianapolis, /; Louisville, 8.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
st. Joseph, 10; Omaha, 4.
Lincoln, 8; Des Moines, 2.
No other games scheduled.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
Judae Frees BootIeqaer for Army.

Grand Rapids, Mimi, Sept. 5.-Ell
Rekala, arrested three weeks ago in
Nashwauk, arraigned before Justice of
the Peace 81. S. Huson on a charge
of bootlegging, informed his honor
that he had been drawn for the Ma
tional army. Discharged" the court
said.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
DROP NINE TONS OF BOMBS
italian Airmen tiurI Explosives on
Austrian Naval Base.

Rome, Sept. 5.-Thirty italian cir.
planes dropped nine tons OF bombs on
the Austrian naval base at Pola, doing
great destruction and causing a large
conflagration, the war Office announces.
The bombs were dropped on the Aus
trian fleet at anchor and also on mill
tary works.
All the Italian machines, although
determinedly attacked, returned safely.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
NEGROES TRAIN WITH WHITES
Secretary Baker Decides on DisposI.
ton Of CoIored Drafted Men,


Washington, Sept. 6.-The disposi-
tion of the negro members Of the Na-
tional army, which has had the atten-
ton of Secretary of War Baker for
nearly month, was decided The ne
groes will be TIA, ned with the white
soldiers at the 16 National army can
tonments.
"One infantry regiment Of colored
troops will be organized at each of
the 16 National army environments,
where sufficient personnel Is avail
able," says a general order issued by
the war department today.
This means that one negro regiment
will go with each of the is white d.
visions when they are sent overseas.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
u. S. SAILORS PRISONERS
Captain and Members Of Gun Crew Of
Campania In War Camp.

Washington. Sept. 5.-Captain Oliver
Of the American tank steamer, Cam
pana, and the four naval gunners, De-
laney. Roop, Kline and Jacobs, who
were taken prisoner when their shin
was sunk recently by German subma-
rine, are in a prison camp at Branden-
burg, Prussia. The news came by
cable to the American Red Cross from
Geneva.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
CHOREA is NERVE DISEASE
II Is Characterized by Involuntary
Muscular Contractlons.

Chorea, or st. Vitus' dance, is a nerv-
Gus disease chara cterized by irregular
and perfectly involuntary muscular
contractions. The disease occurs most
commonly in childhood and Is prob
ably caused In most cases by the action
of some bacterial poison on the nerv-
GUS system 1t often follows one Of the
infectious diseases Of childhood and Is
especially frequent after attacks Of
without any apparent cause In chill
dren who are run down or anemic /;
and sometimes the physician can find
no other cause than a nervous shock,
such, for example, as severe fright.
In some cases the disease begins sud-
gradual. A child becomes ill-tempered
and peevish, complains Of headache
perhaps, sleeps poorly and is restless
and f1dgety. Very often he drops things
or fumbles awkwardly when he ham
dies an object.
Then the characteristic movements
of chorea begin; the child shrugs his
shoulders, twists his head, bends and
straightens his arms, moves his fingers,
gr1maces, twists his body--in fact,
makes all kinds OF nervous and mean
1ngless movements. Sometimes the dis
ease affects the speech muscles and
causes the patient to talk in an explo-
,sive way, or to make queer sucking
sounds.
The treatment OF chorea calls for as
much quiet and seclusion as possible,
for an ample diet with plenty Of fat,
and for tonics. The patient must
avoid muscular exercise and nervous
excitement. He will get much benefit
from rest in bed for several hours each
day, during which some one reads
aloud to him.
In very severe cases death may Oc-
cur from exhaustion, but as a rule re-
covery takes place In from six weeks
to six months. Since the movements
cannot be controlled by the will, admo-
nitions to stop them are cruel, and
tend only to increase the trouble. The
medical treatment must, Of course, be
prescribed by the physician.-Youth's
Companion.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
The Different Viewpoint.

Every parent has sweet hallucina-
tion-that isn't quite the right word
fancy, maybe Is better-that the So
goldpiece given to Sonnyboy on his
birthday will not be spent, but will be
treasured for years, as memento Of
his twelfth birthday, rather than as
piece Of legal tender with so much buy
ing power. It's all founded on diff
ference between the point Of view Of
parent and that of boy. To the pa
rent 1t seems that nothing could serve
as a memento better than So gold
piece. To the boy, however, it occurs
that tennis racquet, a new pocket
knife and the balance in ucorice will
do just as well.-Kansas City Star.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
BRITISH LOSE 1864 MEN
Casualties for Past Week Announced
at London.

London, Sept. 5.-British casualties
reported in the last week are 1854.
They are divided as follows: Killed
or died of wounds: Officers, 364; men,
$3.50. Wounded or missing: Officers,
SAC ;men, 1l624
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
FORT WON By ITALIANS
Monte San Gabrielle Captured by
EmanueI's Troops.

London, Sept. 5.-The Italians have
captured Monte San Gabrielle, accord
ing to adyices to the Daily Mail.
lSan Gabrielle was the last of the big
mountain defense fortresses barring
the advance directly east of Goritz.1
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-05
ADELE PANKHURST IN JAIL
Daughter Of English Suffragist Leader
Given Nine Months In Australia.

London, Sept. 5.-Adele Pankhurst,
daughter of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
the English suffrage leader, was SEN
fenced to nine months Imprisonment
for holding an unlawful demonstration.
Miss Pankhurst had been engaged in
propaganda against conscription and
several meetings at which she was to
speak were broken up by soldiers.
, 1917-08-09

EDITORIAL NOTE. - William L.
Qucn1. who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won Heltzendorn,
the Inttcr's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized Eu-
rope ms the possessor of its innermost
secrets.
The English awho's who- says of
hint ale has Intimate knowledge of
the secret service of Continental coun-
tries and II considered by the govern
ment tof Great Britnin) an authority on
such matter1," Another authority snysi
"Few people have been more closely MS
ISOLATED with or know more of the
~astoundinE inner machinery of Ger
many than he.
LeQueux probably has more sources
of secret information Mt his command
than any contemporary in civil life, and
for the last six years the British Gov
ernment has made valuable use of his
vast store of secret Information through
n specially organized department with
which LeQueuK works as n voluntary
assistant.
Count Won He1tzendorR became an In
to the outbreak of the war; he has been
August, 1914, and II was there that Le-
Queux received from the crown princes
late personal ndjutant permission to
make public these revelations of the
inner life of the HOhenEollerns-that
the democraeies of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personaIities of the two domi-
uant members of the autocrncy they are
now arrnyed against.