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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
Foreign

Felix Calender, vice president of the
republic and head of the department
of the interior, was elected president
of Switzerland for 1918.
John Johansen, helmsman on the
Norwegian steamer limo, the Belgian
relief ship whose collision with the
ammunition steamer Mont Blanc led
to the disaster at Halifax, was de-
tanned as a German spy suspect.
Dispatches received at Geneva by
way of Vienna report that the sultan
of Turkey is seriously i'll.
German greed has Overreached itself
again. Supremacy arrogant over the
manner in which the Russian bOlshev-
Xxi fell in with it's proposals for an
armistice, the German high control,
Washington learned, has demanded
peace terms which bid fair to unite all
Russia into a potent anti-German
force.
Winston Spencer Churchill, minister
of munitions, spoke at Bedford, Eng
land, on the allies war aims. He said
the situation was more serious than it
had been reasonable three months ago
to expect. His address was a warn
ing against premature peace and an
Endorsement of President Wilson's
statement of war aims embodied in his
recent speech to congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
BARN RAISING AT
GEO. LATHAM FARM

big hip roof barn was raised Fri
day at the Geo. Latham farm located
ten miles east of Lancaster. The
structure is 34x56 feet and has heavy
walled basement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

Fire destroyed 20 stores at Pitcher,
Okla, the largest town in the lead and
zinc mining district The loss is esti-
mated at $15OOOO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
A Ceiling Cleaner.

A truly valuable first aid to clean
illness, so far as the ceiling and walls
of the home are concerned, is hemp
brush a fluffy all-around sort of brush
on long, light bamboo handle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
Washington

Without roll call the house at Wash
| ington passed the post office appropria-
ton bill, carrying 1881, ,O7O, and the
urgency deficiency measure, extending
the appropriation of $1OO,O00,OO0 made
last year to the president for use until
June 80, 1918. Of this amount $780,
100000 has been expended and $780,,
100000 apportioned.
The. searchlight of "pitiless public
ity" will be turned by congress on every
phase of the administration Of the war,
! it was assured. The house at Wash
ingtOn ordered a sweeping investiga-
ton of the administration of the navy.
Secretary Daniels will be called to
| testify.
Secretary Baker at Washington
made this reply to General Crozier's
charge that he is responsible for the
failure, until June IL last, to make
choice of machine guns: 81 am respon-
sible for anything that goes on in the
war department. I have been much
interested in the subject of machine
guns. I appointed board to pass on
them. I can't say anything for pub
LEGATION. Our adversaries would be
glad to acquire information"
Profiteers in wool were subjected to
a scathing rebuke by the war trade
board at Washington. No justifica-
ton, according to the board, exists
for the advance of 200 per cent above
pre-war prices.
Claus A. Spreckels, president Of the
Federal Sugar Refining company, tes-
tifying before the senate manufactures
subcommittee at Washington in the
sugar investigation, declared there is
no sugar shortage except in spots"
One of the spots Is the eastern United
States, he said.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS Of WORLD
BIG HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels Culled From Events of Mo.
ment in All Parts Of the World
Of Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
u. -TeutO11iC War News

Secretary of the, Navy Daniels an,
nOunced at Washington receipt Of adj
vices, showing that 16 naval men on
the steamship ActaeOn, sunk by Ger
man submarine November "a, have
been saved two are Tead and two I'M
accounted for.
Creation of an allied naval council
to coordinate the naval operations of
all the nations at war with the central
powers was announced at Washington
in a cablegram to the navy depart
ment from Admiral Benson at Paris.
Members Of the council, established
in accordance with the plans of the
interallied conference, will report to
their respective governments with rec
concentrations for action.
A number of American railway en-
gineers have been killed by German
aerial bombs in town somewhere be-
hind the British front, says a dispatch
from France.
"a serious calamity and a national
disgrace are inevitable" if surgical
dressings are not sent to France with
all possible speed, according to a ca
blegram from Maj. Grayson NJ. P.
Murphy, head of the American Red
Cross in France, which was made pub
lie at New York.
The first American shot in the war
against Austria was fired on the 1tal-
ian front when Representative Tink-
ham of Boston pulled the string of
1.49 millimeter gun, hurting shell
across the Austrian line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

An embargo on all export freight,
except for the United States govern
ment on all railroads reaching North
Atlantic seaboard ports, was ordered
by the general operating committee at
New York
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
"Gassinu" MoIes.

A Western farmer is "gassing"
moles by using the gases from the ex-
moles' burrows by hose. 1t kills the
pests.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
Domestic

Frank harrington, president of the
Illinois United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, and all but one Of the mine union
officials of the state have been re-
elected. Returns from the election
held at Springfield, ILL.,, show Pho
Franckney of Spring Valley has been
elected international board member.
In final effort to relieve the serious
coal situation in Ohio, Gov. James Cox
Is preparing charges which, he de-
clareS, will be forwarded to President
Wilson at once against F. G. Baird of
Cleveland, head of the lake coal ship
ping pool. Cox charges Baird repre-
sents the coal operators and not the
interest of consumers, and will de-
mand his dismissal.
Currency amounting to $46,730 was
seized by five robbers when they held
up ten employees of the State bank at
La Grange, ILL.,, and escaped.
A fuel oil fire in the firerOOm Of the
United States navy tug caused the
death of three men and serious injury
TO another, the navy department at
Washington announced. The dead
are: Bruce W.. Ross, Lloyd J. Hamp-
ton and William M. Williams. The in
jured man is Ellsworth L. Trumbull Of
MartinSville, Ind.
On account1of the present shortage
Of coal in New York one of the largest
real estate companies in the city, op-
Grating 40 apartment houses, COM
menced to turn off the heat in all it's
houses between the hours of II a. m.
and 8 p. m.
Fire destroyed 20 stores at Pitcher,
Okla, the largest town in the lead and
zinc mining district The loss is esti-
mated at $15OOOO.
An embargo on all export freight,
except for the United States govern
ment on all railroads reaching North
Atlantic seaboard ports, was ordered
by the general operating committee at
New York.
Frank J. Kusack, his wife and Mrs.
Hanora Madagan, his mother-in-law,
were found asphyxiated by gas in their
home at Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

Dispatches received at Geneva by
of Turkey is seriously i'll.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
European War" News

The Germans succeeded in entering
a British first-line trench on a 300
yard front near Ypres, says the Off
cial report issued at London.
Peace now would be a betrayal of
the entente powers peoples. The al
lies are moving steadily toward VIC
tory. The entry of the United States
insures the defeat of Prussianism
despite the detection of the Russians.
This was the message given to the
world by Premier David Lloyd George,
who was speaking to the lawyers at
Grey's inn, in London.
Funchal, capital of the Madeira IS
lands, has been bombarded by Ger
man submarine, says a dispatch from
Lisbon, Portugal. Forty shells were
fired, killing or wounding number Of
persons and damaging several build
ings. The submarine fed on being at
tackled.
The torpedoing of two Austrian bat
tleships in the harbor Of Trieste by
italian torpedo craft on the night of
December 8 is reported in a message
received at New York by Commander
u Pfster of the Italian navy.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15

LEADSD. c. SCOUTS
RACE IN BOND SALE

Boy Scout Troop No. 80 today was
declared winner in the District Of the
Presidents nag.
President Wilson win present silk
United States nag with appropriate
styfamers to the troop In each Stats
that sold the most Liberty bonds, In
proportion to the number Of It's
members, during the second cam
palgn.
The boys are waiting impatisntiy
for the presentation, and wondsring
IL President Wilson will present the
aog with his own hands. They hope
he will, and every member Of the vic
torious troop is waiting for the smile
Of approval that Prssident Wilson
will surely give them
Furey's Name Leads eRst.
There are twenty-eight scouts in the
troop. and they sold s13 Liberty bonds.
That is twenty-nins for each scout
william Furey, Troop No. @. 10 today
acclaimed the Individual hero Of WASH
ington Boys Scoutdom. OF the SlS bonds
that were sold by his troop. "BuP' sold
1p6 himsen.
It is believed by officials that Furey
wiIf have a very good chance to win the
Llvington medal, which Is offered by
the national headquarters in New York
10 the Scout that sells more bonds than
any other in the country.
"Bill" Is a frecklefaced youngster
seventeen years old. He says that
he'll be "doggoned" II he didn't work
mighty hard, but that he Is glad he
did now. WashinRton Scouts are pull
ing for him to win the national prize
and they believe he'll do Il, too. Any
way, they all know that nobody de-
serves TO win It any more than
''Bill" does.
ID. @. Scouts Record.
Washington Scouts secured -3,45s
subscriptions, which brought to
~Uncls Sam" S41e.4OO This amount is
far In excess OF the amount obtained
for the first Liberty loan. and the
Scouts thought they were going some
then. They say that they'll dare any
body to issue another loan.
To boys that sold ten or more bonds
q medal will be presented by the War
Department. In Washington 124 boys
will receive these medals. Boys who
won medals on the first loan will have
a bar attached in case they qualified
for another medal this time.
Gee, but we're proud" say the boys
OF Troop No. 60.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
EUROPEAN WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

Definite today Major General Maurice
and Frnck cannot reach north
Italy for days The defense win therefore depend upon
sDLnT i've hardly shown sufficient power Of
stanee when the latter are
n. invaders have no crossed the P.ve river a. hr.. points
and maintained themselves bdghead positions the west bank
the river q two Of these AZ the third in the north they have
front Although stubborn attacks
at other seetsn The long line from the Adrse
ln hsss nevertheless been able to secure dis
tinet tactical and strategic advaut.ges
.nd the Fstrs from which the Italians
could not hold tn. place The Te1onis advance at this
point constitutes ssan both the Italian line 70 the SOUTH
man strategy ss Il splitting the
tinO from the other.
that the westward far AsEo and the Set Commun plateau
Here the TutOne sso became too strong for the Italian
between the Bnta and the Paye rivers This followed four
n. Italian Withdrawal between the Brnta and the upper
PsVe they have materially raghtned their line but the dsad
vantage fighting the salient in the region Of the
Fere now lies At the town Of Qaer on west bank SIX miles
the Italians have given
the westward distance ten miles In straight line the heights
bordering the Seh COmmunL
trenches held by American they maintained
against British when the latter first entered outer denses
trenches with continuity and latest report American head
quarters today that German shell burst
wounded Amercn gmfre she'll
conducted with French have also accounted for Of the
This sector has thus developed an activity that had not
The Germans are making desperate efforts back from the
on the Flanders northeast Ypres They
artillery against the British positions and followed
British guns and machine gun up and inflicted
great losses upon the enemy.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15

For number years stood the hrstoo elevator Of great
department Of the best elevator that said:
This car, going upI"
Yesterday him in position Of floor vaker-he looked
the and performing the important duties Of the position
in that made good the impression Of appearances.
Whether scarcity Of help had placed him in his position
the above had figured and figured correctly that empoye
who does well the job hand usually capable Of important
things, We know not and ii matters not
Some employees many employees opportunity
This class depends rather the quality Of their speak
ITSELF The growth Of such employee importance and salary
pends largely upon the powers Of observation Of him
and wise that who does overlook the revang
employe.
Put uniform der (he species almost
nc and i'll surprising what sodiey looking figure results Best
OF all the inside invariably improves with his appearance
LOOKS and IS better
So it is with responsibility Give your employees opportunity
exercise responsibility and they will develop just surely
will develop through the exercise Of it.
One Of the best advertising this had be discovered
chance show that he something best counter
clerk the local newspaper field And the writer gets great
satisfaction from the fact really big on the adver-
tsng stan Of Philadelphia lifted
of this newspaper only little five years ago However
order tell the complete story confessed this man.
desperation still clothed with modesV had call my attention to his
cabe He did something like this why do you always pass
when taking into the advertising counter
department better condition? have for ANYTHING
life from those who employ but getting of being
overlooked"
The advertising s0boR reference Just 6sen
made closed contract the Uk of his
rsesivtHg three times his had
the office Gs "GbsotNtely hopeless"
Ara NN,. NJ
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
STOREHOUSES BULGE
WITH TURKEY and BEEF

Cheering news as Thanksgiving ap-
proaches.
The Department OF Agriculture an
nouness today that turkeys held In
storage this year show an Increase
OF 242 per cent over last years hold
ings. While 3,53s.e52 pounds OF tur-
key are held for Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners, according to the
Departments announcement. the
holdings Of fowls have decreased by
20 per cent On November 1 last year
storage men held 1881 .O7o pounds in
fowls This year they had 1,6o2. .4s1
pounds.
A big increase in the anount Of
beef and mutton held in cold storage
is shown In reports from the storage
houses Of the country.
Stocks OF dry salt pork and sweet
picked pork have diminished because
OF the war demand.
There was a heavy Depreciation in
stocks Of lard held in storage.
Storage houses reporting % the
Government November thIs war and
November 1 last year, sbow.d an IN
crease or nearly hundred per cent
In holdings OF frozen be.f
me hsures were e2.sl5,0oG pounds
last year and l7e e,soo.s40 Tor Noyem-
per thls year. There was an In
crease OF 100000 pounds in cured
beef holdings. and a slight Increase
In irosen lamb ana mutton.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
NO AID FOR ITALIANS
= . FOR SEVERAL DAYS YET,
u u SAYS ENGLISH WAR CHEF

ROME. Nov. i5.-Upon the Italians
alone rosts the security Of the Piavs
1lns and the fate Of historic Venice.
for the information has been vOueh-
sHfed BY Major General Mnuries.
thisf director Of military operations
~ ths British war office. that It viii
be ~soms days yet" before British
and French hghting forces can re-
ISnforee the Italians.
3 The italian situation said Gen
sral Maurice. ''ls extremely critical.
and viii remain 90 for the next few
days. II the Italians fail TO hold the
5Pisve line 81 is almost certain Venice
win faiL Holding the Piaye depends
son the Italians themselves. as not for
some dayE yet can Franco-British
troops be IN the fghting line"
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
RUSSIAN silence
CAUSE OF WORRY
TO WASHINGTON
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(continued from First Page,

materials necessary to make NUM-
lions and torpedoes. The embargo on
these commodities, however. win not
make Germany feel the pinch for an
other six monthA
Considerable encouragement IL d.
rived from the diminution OF snbma-
rine losses. In fact, Il Il far from
the truth 70 imagine that Governmsnt
officials here are downeast over any
Of the Developments IN either Russia
or Italy. They merely have been
stimulated to greater EFFORT and ds-
termination
In q certain seEss, the rsversss
have had . good eject A spirit of
overconhdenes had grown up which
tended to make some Of the Important
along 1t an easy-going gait
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
9tIlEgIe 70 3 Deelllea.

Gradually thsre has been . change
In President Wilson's resolution TO
operate the railroads II necessary 70
keep the transportation system OF the
country intact. In the radical measures
taken BY the food administratioa to
placate the consumer and prevent
social unrest. in the renewed efforts
Of the shipping board ana the emery
sney heet corporation, In the deeision
Of the War Department TO keep all
the candidates who have qualined for
commissions in the training camps. In
many another Government activity.
may be seen the underlying conviction
that the war IL going to be fought
to q decision; that II may take thfee
years to win II. but that Amefica viii
not hesitate to make the greatest kind
Of saeriaees to achieve victory.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
AMERICAN FLIERS
ACTIVE IN GREAT
GHTINCLOUDS

PARIS, Get Il fey mail)-Today.
the frst anniversary Of the recapture
of Fort Duaumout By the French. 1t
may be written that the Lafsystte
escadriiIe has been shifted for some
time from the verdun sector. and IL
now located near Scissors.
II was moved to the new base to
take part In the great drive IN which
General Maistrs and the - army
stormed the last series Of heights that
the Germans held in the Aisns region.
and from the depths of the great
quarries which the enemy occupied.
dragged forth thousands OF prisoners.
The American avtators protected
photographerE machines and bonn
harding squadrons flying far inside
the enemy's lines In company with
the heavier and slower machines, and
giving battle to any German lighting
machines that appeared to interfere
with the French formations. After
dcing their patrol work, the fighting
pilots were ordered to descend to
within $50 feet Of the earth and IRE
two drums Of machine sun bullets
among the German troops. no matter
lets. or in villages and towns behind
their lines.
All of the American aViators agree
that the French artillery preparation
for General Maistre's. attack was the
most violent they had ever seen. And
the Lafayette escadrille has seen the
attack on Verdun. the Somme, the
second battle OF Champagne. Chemin
Des Danes. the third battle Of Yprss,
and the second battle OF verdun.
watching that bombardment In
side the enemy lines was like looking
down into q big boiling kettle" said
Sergt. Robert L. Rockwell. OF Cincin-
natl. THE earth seemed to be fairly
boiling as the thousands OF shells
struck, burst, and tore up the
ground"
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
LOFALSTS IN
CONTROL Of
SITUATION, IS
-sr
WORD HERE
fcontinued from Rirst PaEs.l

NOonI4nueQ ArOtu EtfBI Eu6esB
aensorship which has veE1ed the Boil
HheVilxi rebellion. Convinced hat
Kerenhky has the upper hand in Pc
troErad he Is believed by officials TO
be wiping out the last trace Of the
revolt before announcing to the world
that he IL again master OF the situa-
zion. However, many internal af-
eairs and possible rise Of other forces
70 challenge Kerensky's claims may
dolay his announcement
what attitude toward Russia is 10
be adopted by the inter-allied confer
enes was-eoncerning RussiA's friends
here today.
n Terescheako, foreign minister
IN the provisional government, was
% have represent Russia At the con-
ference. but probably win be unable
% attend. So far a. known here II.
eoldatsnlEo1 who accompanied Colonel
House'B party. Is the only Ruastan
representative now In Paris for the
meeting.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
/ 500 TURKS CAPTURED
By BRITISH IN PALESTINE,
WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCES

.oNDoN. Nov. 15.-The capture OF
= o Turks and twenty machine guns
b General AIlenby's British army In
Plsestins was announced by the war
s,hics today.
the ADVANCE OF the British against
Jerusalem continues and part OF the
eailway line that enters Jerusalem
d q the hands OF the English. The
Turks have suffered heavy losses, and
at Katrah, where there was sharp
aenting on Tuesday, more than 400
deae were buried. The Turkish ar
iiiisrymen left four guns behind them
r-hsu they fled.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15

Are You an ObserYant Manager of Menu
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
BRITISH AVIATORS
BOMB BELGIUM TOWN

LONDON. Nov. 15.-Britlsh airmen
continue to add to their successes in
raids on German positions in Belgium.
Bombs dropped Monday, says the Off
cial report, on Vlisseghem (Belgiam)
did great damage. The report further
states that during recent patrols sew
eral engagements with enemy aircraft
have taken place, in one OF which a
hostile scout was shot down in flames.
In every instance the British planes
returned safely.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
U. S. TROOPS ON GUARD
At BORDER; GEN. RUCKER
TOLD TO ACT PROMPTLY

EIaborats preparations to protect
the American border from VilliSta
raids have been taken. The War De-
partment has lodged supreme author
ity in the hands Of Major General
John ". Ruckman, commanding gen
erAl Of the Southern department, II
was said today, and he had plenty Of
troops SVailabls for service.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
BERLIN WAR OFFICE
REPORTS AN ADVANCE

3 BERLIN CviG LondonD, Nov. Is
-Around Fonzano and Feltre we are
AovaneinE south. lighting and in con-
tact with the enemy" declared today's
Official statement on the italian war
thsater.
There is nothing new to report on
the lower PiaYe."
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
REY|SEDU. S. LIST
SHOWS Il MISSING
ON FRENCH front

Three Americans were killed. elsvsa
wounded ana eleven are missing IN
the first German raid on an American
trench salient. November .. according
to q revised official list made publis
today.
In addition to those already report
ed. the casualties included one lieutsn
ant and five priyates among the
wounded. The original announcement
stated five were wounded
The new names are:
First Lieut.. william H MeLaugA-
lin, Coltec. Ark.
Private william p. BridEsby, Louis-
vile, KY. Brigsby was formerly -
Private Lester c. Smith. R ,. d &
Concord, N. c.
listed, has been aecountsd hor' ana
IL not hurt -
Reckon, unidentified. previously On
the missing list. does not appear. on
Priysts Louis A. Densr. Box 4s,
route 9, Sullivan, Ind
Priv. Paul W. Fam. sarona. Wis-
PRIV. George Wesley, emergency adj
dress. Miss Margaret Welch, $40 Day
ton. KY.
q. s. Nur.e Die In France.
Miriam z. Knowles. YardleN Pa
nurse with the American expedition
ary forces, died November IL Of scar
let fever. General Pershing reported
today.
.avz that all the wounded are doing
we'll
The Washington times., 1917-11-15

Ell PAso. Tex, Nov. IA bandit
border patrol fired on the American
guard At Yelata during last night ac-
cording TO reports received here to-
day.
The Americans returned the IRE
and are believed to have killed two
MexicanA American patrols have or
ders to shoot TO kill II fred on.
The Washington times., 1917-11-15
V|LISTAS SLAY
MANY IN BATTLE
NEARU.S. BORDER

CONTINUED from First Page)
holding oJinaEa that they would raid
the town. Preside is guarded by only
a small troop OF cavalry, and would
be at the mercy OF the bandits.