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The Washington times., 1917-02-17
Helm to Addre.. CItIEen..

The Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association will have Congressman
Thomas W. Hefiin, of Alabama, as its
principal speaker at its annual din
ner-dance at the Burlington at
o'clock tonight.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
SaenEerbund to Give Ball.

The Washington Saengerbund will
give a masquerade ball at the hall at
314 c street northwest, Monday even
ing. An informal dance will be given
by this organization on Washington's
birthday.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
west virginia banquet.

The West Virginia Society OF Wash
ington tonight will entertain Cow
elect John B. Cornwall at the annual
banquet at the New Ebbitt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
Washington order Dinner.

The annual meeting and banquet
of the Order of Washington will be
held February -, at Rauscher's, at
s o'clock
The Washington times., 1917-02-17

and his staff: Chancellor Avery. Of
the University of Nebraska: Dean
Roscoe Pound. of the Harvard Law
School: william Jennings Bryan,
and others.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
saIesmen To Hear Talk.

T. c. Rice-Wray, of Detroit, will
lecture before the Salesmanship Club
OF Washington, in the oak room of the
Raleigh Tuesday evening at o'clock.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
~ =
: THE STROLLER

Fires, like time and tide, wait for
Watertown, the fremen are supposed
to knock off work at the closest con-
venient point and not to stop to finish
glass of lemonade or complete the
killing up of a cabbage plant before
responding to duty's CALL
Tuesday the whistle blew and the
gong rang, and there was supposed by
all rules to be fire-therefore the
fire ladies began to respond. One Of
the members of the department, unlike
some of the rest, possesses an auto
mobile. Into this auto the owner
climbed and started in the general di-
rection of the alleged confiagration
On the way the autoist encountered
Chief CHASER, and invited him to hop
in and get there instantly.
Chief Chaser suspecting that the riv-
er was on fire from the direction the
bunch was heading, Jumped into the
auto, and all was merry for a block
| OF so-and then the auto, with grunt
somewhere in it's innards, stopped
still.
| No amount of lever pulling Or recit-
| ing of latin had any effect on the car,
and the auto driver, with rare pres
ence of mind, suggested that they get
out and rum
Under the circumstances, this was a
| bright idea, and was at once acted up
on, and after the fire was squelched,
l sol,
were INDUCED in as to the speed
made by Chief Chaser in his sprint. 1t
was also discovered that the cause of
the stopping Of the auto was caused
by the lack of gasoline in the tank, as
it has been found at times that gaso-
line is almost indispensable when run
ming an auto, except in cases where
Kansas and Oklahoma autoists have
used bootleg whiskey for motive power
Bootleg whiskey is erratic, however,
when taken internally by the driver of
a car or used for motive power, and
has been known to make an auto climb
a pecan tree backwards, hence the ex-
preston, "nutty as a pecan tree" used
much in that section.
Certain persons have suggested that
the driver of the Watertown auto to
yesterdays fire simply wanted to see
| how fast Chief Chaser could run, but
the lack of gasoline was proven be-
yond a doubt. The name of the autoist
| is not devulged, as Mig is a good scout,
and we do not want to turn the joke
on anyone.
q
| 1t is said that good jitney service
and auto repairs can be secured at
phone 40.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
PRO : GERMANS DENOUNCED
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Vroo.
fG,-. man in Bitter Attack.

? Washington, July 18.-A bitter at
tack upon business men Of the country
who are seeking extortionate profits
from war business was made by AS
sistant Secretary Of Agriculture Carl
VrOOman. In a statement he declared
that there is "perniciOus brood of
tories, junkers and reactionaries in ev-
cry large city in this land who belong
to no party, but bear the black flag Of
financial piracy and the yellow flag Of
economic treason
These elements. Mr.. Vrooman de-
clared are really pro-German and are
working to retard the economic prog
ress OF the United States. "They are
a menace to the efficient, economical
and honorable carrying on of the war;"
he added. Until they are struck down
and shackled or eXtirpated there
should be declared a political truce
of Cod among real Americans. At all
elections from this time forward the
liberals Of all political parties should
make common cause against the Junk
er reactionaries.
"This war is going to mean our ma
TONS rebirth. All business and indus
try is going to be raised to a higher
standard"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
EOTED PEOPLE EEFT-HANDED
Many Famous Painters and Writers
Have Been Ambidextrous-Hob by
Of Late Charles Reade.

Ambidexterity was one of the hob
hies cherished by the late Charles
ltende. DR.. Alexander Mott of New
York and Doctor Pancoast Of Philadel-
phia could use either hand with ease.
so could Leonardo da Vinci and Mi
ohelangelo; Holbein used his left by
preference; Mcneil made his oil paint
ings with his right hand but his draw
ings and aquarelles with his left.
julius Caesar and the historian Taci-
tus are said to have been left-handed
rs we'll as the philosopher Schopen-
hauer, the late Queen Victoria and for
mer Speaker Cannon. Z
AS to the lower animals skilled OBJ
servers disagree. Gould and BrintOn
believe that they use the two sides OF
their bodies indifferently. Bardeleben
however, says that when we ascend the
scale to the monkey type we find the
gibbon and the Orang-utan right-hand-
ed, and the gorilla and the chimpanzee
left-handed, which seems to divide the
honors pretty evenly.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
Electrically Heated Mine Ambulance.

Electrically Heated Mine Ambulance.
A useful form Of ambulance is being
introduced in one of the mines OF one
of the Western states. Formerly 1t
was usual, when an accident occurred
in the mine, to place the injured man
on a stretcher, transporting him to the
surface in q mine car. AS the distance
to be travelled might be from three to
four miles and against the high We
locity intake current of air, the Injured
men often became chilled and this re-
tarded recovery. The difficulty has
now been overcome by the use of q
specially designed ambulance. which is
electrically heated and lighted, and is
equipped with cot suspended on
springs to obviate any Earring. The
ambulance can accommodate both the
patient and an attendant, and is equip
ped with receptacles on either side in
which first-aid supplies, hot-water bot,
ties, blankets and other necessities can
be stored.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
new CONCRETE BULLETINS
RECEIVED AT LIBRARY

Pamphlets on the uses of concrete
issued by the Portland Cement associ-
alton, Chicago, have been added to the
collection references on building at
the public library These pamphlets
were written by competent engineers
experienced in concrete work and con-
tain practical information which will
be OF assistance to those engaged in
concrete construction and others who
are contemplating the use of cement in
making permanent, economical and
fireproof improvements about their
homes. Among the subjects that are
treated in detail are the following:
Concrete silos-Why build them?
Concrete in the barnyard-Protect-
ing concrete work done in warm wea-
ther
Concrete on the farm-Concrete tile
for land drainage.
Concrete fence posts.
Concrete in the country.
Farmers handbook on concrete con-
structiOn of small concrete garages.
Concrete feeding floors, barnyard
pavements and concrete walks and
concrete foundations.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
Social DOings

The marriage of Miss Viola Knoll,
222 Fremont street to Mr.. Felix
schneider of Lebanon occurred this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the I'm
manuel church, Rev. Sigmond Sand
rock of HustiSfOrd performed the cere-
nony. Mr.. Herbert Schneider of Ne
oshO was best man and Miss Olga
Knoll was bridesmaid The bride wore
a gown of white witty taffeta and car
red a bouquet OF white roses The
bridesmaid wore dress of pale yellow
lustreless taffeta and carried white
carnations. A reception was held at
The home of the brides parents imme-
lately after the ceremony and a we'd
ding dinner was served to a large num-
Der of friends and relatives Miss
Knoll is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Ernst Knoll. She was graduated from
the WatertOwn high school with the
class of 1913. Mr.. Felix Schneider is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. julius Schnei-
der of Neosho and at the present time
is postmaster and merchant at Leba-
non He is a graduate Of the Hustis-
ford high school and of the Cream
City Business college, Milwaukee They
will tour the state on their wedding
trip and will be at home to their
friends in Lebanon after September l.
Miss Elseda Borchers, 1888 Rock
we'll street and Mr.. hester Kresing of
Jefferson were united in marriage at
st. Henry's church, Tuesday morning
at $50 O'Clock. Rev. Father Schwinn
performed the ceremony. Mr.. Anton
3orchers was best man and Miss Nor
ma Kresing was bridesmaid. The bride
wore a gown of white serge and crepe
III CHEN with an overdrape CT gold
)rocaded lace and carried bouquet of
White carnations. The bridesmaid wore
dress of white organdie and carried
1 bouquet of ST. Joseph lilies. A re-
ception was held at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Borchers, 1888 Rockwell street after
he ceremony and dinner was served
TO close friends and relatives. Mr.
KreSing is son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Kresing of Jefferson and is
we'll known here, he being builder
and contractor there Mr. and Mrs.
BOrchers left for Milwaukee Tuesday
evening where they will make their
future home
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
FARMINGTON.

Mrs. G. j. Peterson and daughter
Elizebeth Of Milwaukee, Mrs. Mary
Weber of Lake Mills and Mr.. and Mrs
S. Turville of Concord spent Thursday
evening at c. F. Webers.
Ernie Smith of Watertiwn spent
Sunday at G.. Sabel's home.
Many from here attended the Ger
man M. E. campmeeting at WATERFOWL
Sunday.
Esther and Alfred Sabel spent Fri
day evening with Edwin Alberts and
wife near Johnson Creek.
Mrs Mary Weber of Lake Mills is
visiting relatives here at present
j. c. Shekey Of Johnson Creek was a
business caller here Saturday.
Edward Weber Of Watertown spent
Saturday evening at his home here.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
INQUIRIES INTO
UNFAIR PROFITS
Begun BY DAVIES
Chicago Packers and the Steel
interests Are Subjects of
Investigation.
FRANCIS j. HENEY HELPING
Noted California "Trust Buster" d.
recting the Work From Washing
ton-Prices of Food and Costs
of Storage Being Probed.

Chicago, July 49, Two investiga-
tons under President Wilson's "fair
profits" order to big business have
just been launched here by Joseph E..
Davies Of the federal trade commits
sion. They were directed:
First, at the big Chicago packers,
who, it is charged, are responsible for
high food prices
Second, at the steel interests, which,
1t is alleged, are impelled to raise
or lower the price of their products
by the demand rather than by the cost
Of production and distribution.
Davies was accompanied from Wash
ington by DR.. r. N. Robertson, chief
economist of the commission, who will
have direct charge of the inquiry I'M
der Davies supervision. About sixty
employees of the commission will be
here In short time to assist. Several
field agents have been on the ground
for weeks.
Heney Directing the Work.
. Francis ]. Heney of California, ia
nous trust buster" will not be here
for the preliminary investigation, but
will direct the work from Washington,
Mr.. Davies said.
Mr.. Davies and Doctor Robertson
opened their probe by comforting with
committee representing the Ameri-
can Live Stock association, followed
by meeting with the big packers.
Mr.. Davies then went to Gary, Ind,
to inspect the steel mills and quiz the
steel company officials.
Separate investigations will be
launched into the price of flour, bread,
canned goods and the cost of storage,
Davies said. Several of these may be
directed from Chicago, he added. q.
Coal Prices Excessive. -
Mr.. Davies DWas confronted on his
arrival with report from Mr.. Childs
that charges excessive coal prices, de-
spite an enormous increase in produc-
ton. Coal is to form one of the chief
subjects of Mr.. Davies inquiry.
Mr.. Childs' report shows that more
anthracite coal was shipped In June
than in any previous month In the his
tory of the nation. June anthracite
shipments were 7,049,O37 tons, 1,412,-
O62 tons more than last year at the
same time, when the production, he
says, first exceeded the consumption
The production Of all coal for the
first six months of this year was g..
661 900 tons, he says, as against 49,.
421 900 tons for the same period last
year. Soft coal shipments in May are
said to have been % per cent higher
h. than last year.
The report declares THAT there have
been no reductions in prices and indi.
Gates belief that the normal play OF
supply and demand has not been al.
lowed to fix prices.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
ORDER OF SERVICE
when DRAFT IS MADE

AS far as can be told now, every
registrant will have to be informed not
only of the serial number placed on his
card by the local exemption board but
also of the exact number of registrants
in his district. Otherwise he will be
unable to know until he is ordered be-
fore the board what his order of liabili-
ty is.
Given his own number and the total
number of registrants in his district,
any registrant can determine what
place he occupies in the line as soon as
the results of the lottery are an
nounced. If there are $500 registered
men, every serial number above that
will represent a blank in that district
when it is drawn, and the rotation
numbers of the drawing will pass them
over. Thus if number 1,42S should be
drawn first, number 1869 second and
number 1,247 third, the order of liabil-
ity in a 800 district would be number
1, 42S first, and number 1,247 second.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
At the lge Theatres

The Classic, theater will offer isis
ter Against Sister, Wednesday even
ing, with Walter Low. Irving Cumm-
ings and Virginia Pearson in star
roles
In playing Katherine and Anne, sis
ters, in the William Fox film drama,
Sister Against Sister," Virginia Pear
acting and shows her wonderful YER
satility. The characters are so
strongly opposed. Director James
Vincent said, that under normal con-
ditions, actresses of different tempera-
ments would be essential to play them.
Katherine is a woman of the under
world; Anne a sweet and innocent
girl Having the same actress for
Doth parts was necessary because the
sisters resemblance and mistaken in
IDENTIFY is the key to the plot of the
nlm.
The Majestic theatre will have the
pleasure of presenting e. K. Lincoln
and June Elridge in 1.-THE World
Against Him. "Wednesday evening.
Perhaps you've never lived down close
to the earth and felt the pull of the
outgoing tide aands fought desperately
against the current, and then-and
then, when you stretched out your
hand to grasp a straw, felt the velvet
touch of a woman's palm closing about
yours, and in some subtle way lifting
you to safety "The World Against
Him" is story of man who found
perfect bliss out and beyond. A
thrilling love drama of man who
fought to hold his lawful wife-and-
won
Miss Kitty Gordon will appear in
''Forget-Me-Not" Thursday. The play
is notable for the beauty and smart
ness of it's gowns, for the wealth OF
incidents and the unfailing consisten
cy Of the story and for the sumptuous-
ness with which the drama has been
staged. The offering is truly notable
one. Do not miss it.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
Correspondence
REDWOOD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Prahl, Raymond
and Lorraine Prahl, motored to Geo.
nomOwoc and Sullivan Saturday.
Misses Viola and Irene Donohue
were Watertown shoppers Saturday.
Emil Stueber of Milwaukee spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Stueber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fischer of ely
man and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prahl
and children spent Sunday with rela-
tives at Grellton.
Mrs. George Burmaster and daughter
Lola spent Saturday at Watertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poe Mikes entertained
several neighbors and friends Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Burmaster and
daughter Lola spent Sunday at Reese
vile.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18

Miss Rose Murphy is visiting in Ju-
neau today.
John Kohlhoff transacted bushes at
Waterloo today.
Mrs Hugo Koenig and son Gilbert
are visiting Cudahy.
Miss Laura Runkel of Reeseville Wis
tied with friends here Tuesday.
Miss Agnes De Loney of Mapleton
was a caller in town Tuesday.
Arnold Hahn of Lake Mills was a
business caller in town today.
Mrs. Otto Kuhlow has returned from
a visit with relatives in Milwaukee,
Mrs. A. Kramer and son Howard are
visiting relatives in Fort Atkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Schumacher of
Jefferson are visiting relatives here
Mrs. August Tack entertained the
Needlecraft club at her home in Elm
street this afternoon
Mrs. Emily Kraus of Milwaukee is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Lyman
Rhodes, Eighth street
Misses Leona Sonnemann and Mar
garet Goodnetter are spending their
vacation in Milwaukee.
Pat Neitzels orchestra will play for
a dance at Rieckmann's hall, Helen
willie Saturday T1,Iu
Fresh crabs and shrimps re-
ceived daily at Mig Preusse's,
Third street. 2Otf
James Mcknight. wife and daugh-
ters, Mabel and Lillian, are visiting
relatives at Bay City, Mich.
Mrs. William Sack of Reeseville and
daughter Bernice are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Lena Fiske, Division
street.
j. Meyers of the Broegemann & Mey-
ers Co., Milwaukee, was guest the
| forepart of the week at the home of S.
| M. Eaton.
Lime, cement, plaster, plaster hair,
| sand, gravel, sewer pipe, chimney
| f1ue lining and roofing, sold by VIM.
Gorder Co. Ppm
Walter Schumacher of Milwaukee
! It'll relativesaca, "a ltDei ,htetae
on his way to Edgerton stopped of
with relatives here Wednesday.
Mrs. H. c. Wendt and children, Fred
| erick and Louis, of Fort Atkinson are
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Albert Neitzel in Rockwell street
Miss Mayme Mormile of Fond du Lac
and the Misses Loretta and Genevieve
Burke of Chicago are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Bickner, Sixth street.
Mr. and Mrs Emil Wegner of Ju-
neau and Mrs. Louis Hilbert and chill
dren of Fond du Lac were visitors at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kuenzi
on Tuesday.
The Rev. ]. Klingmann was elected
| a delegate to the Central conference
at the session of the Northwestern
| Evangelical Lutheran synod in Mil
| waukee on Tuesday
| Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Sordall and A. NJ
Frent of Belvidere, Illinois, and Mrs.
Warren Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Nettie
Courville, Baxter street
The regular meeting of Wood Camp
Royal Neighbors, Friday evening, July
20, will be called to order at 1880 The
entertainment committee will be
Neighbors Kuenzi, Atkins and Jones.
This morning Phillip Temple, Bill
| ly Gipe, Will Smythe and Phillip Nc
CURE passed through Watertown in
their car en- route for somewhere
| in Wisconsin where they will put in
several weeks fishing and a good time
| in general All of these gentlemen
are from Benton, Wis, and are friends
Of John Settler of Main and Second
streets, who recently removed to this
| city. All of the tourists are promi-
| nent business men of Benton and ex-
! pect to return via Watertown after
! their vacation trip.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18

The News was the first paper in Wa
tertown to publish the list of regis
tered men in the Jefferson county
wards of the city and the rural routes
together with the draft or serial num-
Der. Two hundred extra copies were
exhausted in short time showing that
our effort was appreciated. Today we
print the Dodge county wards regis
tration and the rural routes out of Wa
tertown into Dodge county together
with the Redwood list as we'll as the
lists of Johnson Creek and IxOnia and
the rural routes out of those towns for
the information of the public.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
HOT FIGHT ON new
DIPLOMATIC CHIEF

London, July 1S.-A dispatch, from
Berlin via Amsterdam announces that
Chancellor Michaelis has asked the
president of the reichstag to summon
the members Thursday afternoon for
"a communication from the govern
ment."
Amsterdam. = According to news
brought by arrivals from Berlin, be-
lief in Liberal circles there is that
Chancellor Michaelis is merely stop
gap, who will prepare the way for
something in the way of dictator
ship with Gen. Ludendorff in supreme
control. .....-
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
SOUTH WATERFOWL.

Mrs. John LANCE of Devils Lake, N.
OAK, visited her niece Mrs. Frank
Rupnow few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. BOwles and sons
Edwin and George and Mrs. Henry
Brosier and daughters Lillian and Ella
spent last Tuesday with the Duenow
families.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hess are happy
over the arrival of girl baby.
Otto Munzel has purchased a new
six cylinder REQ.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Duenow visited
the latter's parents at Pennington,
Tuesday evening.
. Otto and Max Schloesser of Farm
ington were callers in this vicinity
Sunday forenoon.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-18
Speed of Waterfowl Measured.

The speed of waterfowl has Otter
been measured with great accuracy
Two men take positions on duck
pass measured distance apart. The
first man carries stop-watch and a
gun, and the second gun only. AS
the fowls pass the first blind the timer
shoots in order to frlghten the birds
into full speed, and starts his watch
AS the ducks pass the second blind the
man there fires shot, and the timer
stops his watch. The usual length of
the course is a quarter of mile, al
though a mile track" is sometimes
used.