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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

A bill has been introduced in the
state senate which if passed will pro-
hibit pupils in publis high schools and
graded schools from joining fratern-
tiles, sororities, or other secret So
cieties not sanctioned by the school
directors. The penalty is dismissal
from school and deprivation of the
privilege of securing a certificate Of
graduation. Persons who solicit pup
lis to join such prohibited secret So
cieties are by the bill to be deemed
guilty of violating the laws concern
ing delinquent children.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

If you don't stand by your own
government in times of stress and
trouble you cannot expect your gov
eminent to stand by you.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

The week of April 16 to Il has been
designated BE Kind to Animals"
week and Sunday, April % as HUI
name" Sunday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Justice r. d. Marshall of the state
supreme court is a candidate for re-
election There seems no good reason
now why he should be retired.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Mr.. Paul Hubbard of Jefferson, for
mer sheriff, prominent Jefferson bust
ness man and quite we'll known in
Watertown, is dead. He was president
Of the Vaughn Manufacturing Com
pany many years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. William Stark, Leb-
anon, mourn the death Of their baby
daughter which occurred Monday,
The funeral will take place on Thurs
day afternoon.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

The Columbus Republican which
last year refused to carry advertising
for Watertown and Portage merchants
now announces that the paper will ac-
cept them. However, Watertown mer-
chants need not worry. There is pIen-
ty of space for sale in their home
papers. Trade at home.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Mrs. Michael Dowd of the town Of
Portland died at the family home last
Friday aged AZ years. Her husband,
two daughters and one son survive.
The funeral took place at Waterloo on
Tuesday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

The Episcopalians throughout the
United States have completed their
campaign, begun a year ago, to collect
a reserve fund of five million dollars
for the purpose of guaranteeing pen
sions to their superannuated clergy
men and to the widows and orphans of
clergymen deceased. 1t is said that
the total contributed has overshot the
mark, amounting TO six and a half
millions. The additional amount will
make is possible for those il charge
of the fund to assume the obligations
of the General Clergy Relief Fund.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

What is the use of making money
if you don't save some? You can save
part of your money if you trade with
The Central Trading Co.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

When Speaker Clark announced the
vote in the house of representatives on
the armed neutrality bill there was
applause and cheering. Opposition to
the bill had faded during the day be-
fore patriotic appeals from leaders on
both sides of the house, and when the
roll was called only nine republicans
three demochrats and the socialist
voted in the negative. They were:
Republicans: Benedict, of Californ-
ia; Cary, Nelson. Stafford and Cooper,
of Wisconsin; Davis, of Minnesota;
Helgesen, of North Dakota; Lind
bergh, of Minnesota. and Wilson of
Illinois.
Democrats: Decker, of Missouri;
Shackleford, of Missouri. and Sher-
wood, of Ohio
Socialist: London, of New York
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07
LOCAL MARKET.
Elgjn Butter Market.

Elgin, ILL.,, March 3.-Butter sales
were at 4O@42c, mostly at 4Oc. Last
weeks price was 40c.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

There was no inaugural ball at
Washington Who cares rap about
it anyhow.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

z. J. Evans, leading business man,
member of the school board and a
highly respected citizen OF Beloit for
the last twenty-six years, died Satur-
day, after seven months illness with
tumor Of the bladder. Mr. Evans was
born in the town of Emmett, Dodge
county, Wis, January IS, 1864. He
was graduated from the Watertown
high school and Northwestern college
of Watertown. Coming to Beloit in
1890, he opened a grocery business
which he conducted until twelve years
ago, when he went into the real estate
and insurance business. Mr.. Evans
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Mr., Nicholas Keimig, an old resi-
dent of Watertown, died at the home
Of relatives, ST Division street, Tues
day morning following a brief illness.
Mr. Keimig was born in Bavaria in
l849 and came to this country when
child of four years. The funeral
took place this morning with burial
in Madison where his wife and two
daughters reside.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07
Chicago Potato Market.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 3.-Potatoes-
Wisconsin, $2.35@24O; Minnesota,
$2.35O 2.4O
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

The European war and its entangle-
back industrial work. A thriving Wa
tertown concern which has plans made
for an elaborate enlargement of its
manufacturing plant has been COM
PEELED to cease energies along the
lines proposed, because in the event of
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07
Worms Make Children FretfuI.

Children suffering from worms are
dull and irritable, puny and weak,
often grind their teeth and cry out in
sleep, being constant source of
worry to their parents. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is a mild laxative rem
edy in candy tablet form that children
like to take. Promptly effective, it
kills and removes the worm from the
system. Irregular appetite and bowel
movement, lack of interest in play are
sure signs of worms. Relieve your
child of this burden. At all druggists.
Csc. ]
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Henry A Manshot, IS years old,
pioneer resident of Milwaukee, died
Friday at his home, 1923 Twenty-third
street. Mr. Manshot settled in Mil
waukee in 1S4S, and for long time
was connected with the Elser & Man
shot meat market in the old market
square. He is survived by his widow,
nine children and brother The
funeral was Monday morning with
burial in Calvary cemetery. Decedent
was the father Of George Manshot of
Watertown. Mr. and Mrs Manshot at
tended the funeral
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Mrs. Eliza Kruger, nee Liedtke,
widow OF Louis F. Kruger, died Sat
urday in St, Mary's hospital after an
Illness of several weeks. She was
born in Watertown January IS, 1884
and was married May Z, 1904. She
was widowed a year ago and is sur
vived by two children, Alice and Pal
mer Kruger. The funeral took place
from the home Of Henry Friedrich,
1919 Main street, this afternoon with
services in st. Johns church The
burial was in the Lutheran cemetery
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Advertise in the Leader-it VIII
bring results.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

Marguerite Tub .Dresses-guaranteed
nOn-shrinkable. This dress is an ex-
ample Of the highest developments of
a Tub dress. A Bingham dress that
will not shrink no matter how many
times it is washed, it gives the con-
sumner ten-fOld greater service than
P 4hf eFo oni2Ey' dress 1893
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

TERr0wN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEDNESDAY, NARCH 2s, 1917
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07

May h 1905 in the Postoce Wisconsin nder
e Act of Congress. Adopte March 3rd 1879.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
KAISER THANKS MEN
FOR FIGHTING SPIRIT

Amsterdam Dec. 24.-Emperor Will
lam visited the front north of Verdun
on Friday. according to a Berlin dis
patch, and In an address to the troops
thanked them warmly for their efforts
but for the calm and hersic war;
riors on the western 'front.'" he said.
the enormous deployment of German
forces in the east and in Italy never
would have been possible"
In speech to the second army on
Saturday. Emperor William said:
ut has been a year full of events
for the German army and the German
fatherland. Powerful blows have been
delivered and you. comrades in the
east. have been able to bring about
great decisions.
Every one of YOU had to exert every
nerve to the utmost. The feeling may
have been frequently with you: II We
only had something behind us: II We
only had some relief 1t came as the
result OF the blow In the east where
1t u seen that the storms Of war ther.
are at present silenced. God gran,
that 1t may be forever"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
MEMBER |. ". ".
and PROUD Of It
Officials Get Valuable InfOr.
nation OH Bomb Plots
in Sacramento.

Sacramento, Dee. 24@"fhc l. ". w.
is my country aud my soul. don't
give "A d. who knows IT, and am
proud of It,"
Violently abusing the investigation
officers and shouting the above state
ment IN the beginning of his cNami =
nation in the office of United States
Commissioner Welsh this afternoon,
William Hood practically admitted
that dynamite found in his possession
when arrested here Saturday had been
stolen from the Pacific Gas x Electric
company at Smart, Cal. lie said he
shipped it by Wells Fargo under the
name of George Mossngham. Captain
Of Detectives Ryan states that there
Is no longer any doubt that the ex-
rlosire was intended for the destruc-
tion of the local plant of the Pacific
Gas Il Electric company
Hood, alias Frank :, Dougherty
alias William Reilly, and q, f. VoetteI
were remanded TO the county Jail In
default of $4,000 bail each for hearing
January ).
Tho two men were charged with I'M
lawfully transporting dynamite on q
passenger train engaged in interstat.
commerce. Fort.-thrce other men ar
rested In raids on the |. w. ". head
quarters, or who were taken into Gus,
tody subsequent to the capture Satur,
day OF Hood and Noetter on Il stree
here, shortly after they had received
from an express office Il box whcl
contained dynamite still We're bcin,
| ldctained by the police for invcstiga
| tion by federal authorities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
GreeGngs.i
Sammees Sorry They Can t
BE With Home Folks.

With the American Army in
France, Dec. 2f.-By the Asso-
eiated Press.--Under the heading,
A Word to Those at Home" the
Christmas number of the Oolala
Tin0s, a newspaper written and
edited by the soldiers of a certain
unit, prints the following.
VIC are sorry we can't be with
YOU in America this Christnios.
We miss you. We appreciate the
blessings of our own families and
our own country as never before.
Yet. since to insure the safety
of us all and help in the cause of
right we must stay until the work
is done, you should bc glad to the
bottom of your hearts that we can
have so good and so Christian Il
Christmas. Most of rs have
helped to brighten your lives on
other Christmas days. possibly by
our gifts and our presence. Few
this year can give what they de
sire; none can be with you,
However, You may find some
cnnsc to rejoice in the fact that
we are doing everything We can to
brighten the lives of our friends,
the French children"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
"MIsIEal'' sur TOAD
M.MEfIsE OFT. v. \,

A Pacific Port. Dec. 24.-That
the cargo brought here from vladi-
vostok by the Russian freighter
Shilka under Rolsheviki control.
was to have been sold and the pro-
ceeds turned into a defense fund
for the alleged I. w. w. conspira-
tors now, awaiting trial at Chicago,
Is the latest theory regarding the
mystery ship held by federal
agents here. The Shilka carried
a cargo Of hides. beans/peas and
licorice root valued at about $780,
900. The identity Of the shippers
has not yet been learned.
In a search Of the vessel today
80 japanese rifles. like, number
Of Swedish reyolvers and guam
tity of ammunition was found by
federal officers. It is predicted
that more arms will he discovered
by further search when the cargo
is unloaded.
A large tank found hurried under
the cargo. at first believed to have
contained explosives. or gold for
the l. W. w. Chicago defense fund
was found to- be empty.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
BlllEEs. ! s..lllEAIlGlEs !. ! ! ]
Fdh FIRE DEsTRuc1I0h

4 Helena. Dec. 24.-While 1t would be
a difficult matter to prove legally,
State Fire Marshal A. II. Eklund Is of
the opinion that the unwonted num-
ber af destructive fires that have oc-
cured on farms this year in Montana
have been due to incendiasism. ~.
II have investigated a. number of
these fires" said Mr.. Eklund. land the
circumstances were such I.was driven
to tho conclusi0n that they were
started by fire bugs, Possibly It was
the work OF alien enemies. All grain
elevators In Montana are guarded. and
arpons fiends have but little chance to
operAte around them. 1t is likely that
sonae Of these fires were started with
tho intention Of destroying grain and
hay" v5tssst 81, zsz sts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
Missoula Greets Christmas
With CHEEKY Window Lights

The beams of chctrry lights, set in
the windows of thousands OF Missouia
homes, welcomed Christmas in last
night Derived from the old world
custom of lighting the Christ Ghilds S
way with candle CLEANS. the observ-
ancc had the added result OF cheering
every passer-by and making evident
to all Missonla the prevalence of the
Christmas spirit.
Two homes in three placed candles
or electric lights in front windows at
dusk on Christmas eve, and half of
these hung before the welcoming light
Red Cross service flags Trudpine,
home through the dark the people of
Missoula were greeted at every step
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
Hold Wife German Army
Officer Without Bail

ehattanooga. Tenn. Dec. 24.---Baron-
esq Iona ZOliner of New York, wife Of Il
German army officer serving on the
Flanders front. was held without bail
for the federal grand jury here today j
on the charge of violating the es-
ptOnage act. Lieutenant John NJ
6paulding. the 22-year-old United
States army officer arrested with tht
woman at local hotel last week. wa.
sent to Fort Oglethorpe under guart
after he had testified for tte defense,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25

by shining lights or softly illuminated
crosses of red.
Without doubt Missonla has adopted
the custom. Every Christmas eve
will see good cheer shining from the
windows OF the humhlest home and the
richest,
The moon must have caught the
contaGion, for it rode high in a clear
and frosty sky all night, nsherine in
the greenest Christmas Missoula has
ever known. II did not shine longer
than most of the home lights, either
for Christmas shopping lasted we'll into
the night, and after mat magical trees
could be seen rising in countless
homes whose darlened upper windows
told of sleeping children and happy
dreams of Santa Claus.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
Incendiarism Suspected
in. Duluth Lumber Fire

! Duluth, Dec. 25.--Fire of unknown
origin this, morning destroyed the
Rice's Point sawmill and lumber yards
of the Alger- Smiti, Lumber company
causing a, loss of 100000 in buildings
and piled lumber; cut Off street car
railway communication between Du-
luth and Superior through destruction
of the Duluth end of the interstate
bridge and set police to work looking
for a supposed incendiary.
The fire broke out at l a.. m. In
three places. Search is being made
for a. discharged teamster. whom thu
watchman claims he ordered off the
premises during the early hours of the
night.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
CAR RUNS AWAY;
Is ARE KILLED
Hundred Otaer Christmas
Shoppers Hurt in Pitts
burgh Accident.

Pittsburgh. Dec 24.-Sixteen per-
sons were killed and every other one of
the ,1li passengers on ii Knoxville
street ear was more or less hurt late
today when the car ran away i'm a
tunnel which connects the south side
business district with sthe south hills.
Hospital doctors said that number
OF the injured would die
The car, which was of the latest low
floor. steel type. WAS packed with city
bound shoppers when it left the sta
tiOn at the south end of the tunnel. A
minute or two later the trolley is said
to have left the wire, and the lights
went out. At ALMOST the same In
stant. for some reason not yet de-
termined. the lnotorman lost control
and 1t dashed down the steep grade,
gaining momentum as the wheels
slipped along the wet rails
dumps at Curve.
The passengers were thrown into
panic. 4 few feet from the mouth of
the tunnel Is a short curve, but so
terrific was the speed the car had
attained that the wheels. at this point,
left the tracks, and the car turned over
on Its side. II did not stop, but. tear
ing along the sidewalk, struck tele-
graph pole, the roof was ripped off
and men. women and children were
scattered along the roadway. Even
then the wreck continued On it's way
and finally brought up in little con .
fectionery store on Smithfield street
lN1y rfp nj 1x -,
dead at II, but a canvass of the hos
pitals and the morgue showed that II
had been killed outright, eight of whom
were women and one little girl. Some
OF the bodies were scarcely recogniz-
able and identification proceeded
slowly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
Warned to Guard Against
Campaign Of Destruction

Knoxville. Tenn. Dec. 24.-Warninss
reported to have been received from
the secret service department in Wash
ingtOn that German agents are be-
heved to have selected Christmas eve
as the time for beginning a campaign
of destruction, caused manufacturers
here tonight to throw an extra guard
Of Watchmen about their plants. Sew
elal factories here are making mum :
tions and government supplies.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
Dangerous 1inaniS Spy
ls Nabbed in Frisco

San Fraacisco. Dec. t24.--Faderal Of
ficials announced tonight the arrest on
a professional warrant Of F'ranx Schulz
enberg. alleged to be one Of the clev-
crest and most dangerous German spiea
operating on the Pacific. -0oast. Ac-
cording to army officers. he planned "a
destroy government docks and ship
ping In most of the big coast ports.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
Too Much Hungarian, Lin
Opens Internment Casnp

Duluth. Dec. 24.-Jphn, ResAo,. cut
ployed, on farm near pplnth. was ar
rested. today for too mucht talking by
operatives iron, the department Of juc-
tice and Is held here pending. the ar.
rival Of intcrnment papers from Wash
ington, He will be sent. to Fort Smell
ing. Resko is a native Of Budapest,
Hungary, and has wife and family
there.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
lRoMsTakoes TO. STRIKE.

San Francisco. Dec. 24.--The iron
trades council with rs of its 81 affil-
lated unions represented. has voted
unantmously to strike Wednesday UNI
less tn demands for a 10 per cent war
bonus. affecting more than 10000 iron
workers. exclusive OF shipyartis. en-
ployes, il granted.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
WILL GIVE ONE ANSWER
slAv PEACE PROPOSALS

Amsterdam. Dec. 24.--Thc four Teu-
tGnic allied powers, according To n
dispatch from Brest -Litoysk have
agreed TO reply jointly to the Russiaf
peace proposals. The reply, it is said,
will be delivered tomorrow,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
100000 New Members
to American Red Cross

New York, Dec. 2i.-Christmas eve
finds the American Red Cross mem-
bership drive well past the goal of TO-
100000, with incomplete reports indi-
eating that about 100000 new men,
bers have been enrolled throughout the
country during the past week.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
|. w. w. Are Bound Over
to Federal Authorities

Tacoma, Dec. 24.-The seven |. W.
w, arrested at Camp Lewis about six
weeks ago on charges of obstructing
the draft and circulating seditious
literature and reports We're placed un-
der $4,000 bonds each and bound over
To the federal grand jury today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
Av|ATORs ARE cREMATED
WHILE NILE UP IN MIR

fort Worth, Texas. Dee .i.-Twp
aviators were cremated while 5000
feet i'm the air at Hicks field late to-
day, presumably from explosion of the
gasoline tank. They fell To the earth
with the wreckase of their machine
but were burned beyond recognition
and only a check of the men and ma
chimes tomorrow morning will deter
mine their identity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
ALIEN ENEMIES ARRESTED.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 24.-F'ifteen enc
my aliens were arrested within the
prescribed water front zone Sunday in
n roundup of hotels made by federal
officers. None of them had registered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-25
WILSON Will EAT TO-DAY
MONTANA BIG POTATOES

Washington, Dec. disqualification
resentative Rankin today sent Presi-
dent Wilson and Food Administrator
Hoover each four Montana potatoes.
each weighing exactly four pounds.
The potatoes were sent Miss Rankin
by Pat Carney Of Waterloo, who sup
plies the Northern Pacific with rota :
tato service.