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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-11

Devllment was rampant out at Twin
Lakes again on Monday and late in the
afternoon Sheriff Hermann was called
to the icehouse of the Consumers com
pany at Lake Elizabeth to investigate
what was declared to be wholesale at
tempt either to poison the workers or
make them sick. It was found that
generous supply of of kerosene had been
poured into the coffee to be served the
men and that the bread supply at the
cook house had been soaked with the
same oil. None of the men were affect
ed by the doctored food products as the
odor of the kerosene was so strong in
the coffee and on the bread that the
men refused to eat it. Three men form
erly employed in the cook house at the
camp were arrested by Sheriff Herr
mann and Deputy Sheriff Frazier Just
before five O'Clock Monday afternoon
and they are now held at the county
Jail pending an investigation of the
matter by the district attorney. 1t is
declared by the sheriff that the three
men had formerly worked for the Con
sumers company but they had been dis.
charged. They refused to make any
statement as to their guilt or innocence
but one of them had the old suggestion,
FYou get one of us and we will get two
of the Others" The men gave their
names as James Kelly, Mat Wolves and
Charles Moran. They gave their homes
as Chicago, Milwaukee and Ogdensburg,
New York.
When the sheriff and his aid reached
the lakes after the call they found the
three men ready to leave. They were
pointed out as the men suspected of
pouring the kerosene and when the sher-
if started to arrest them Kelley put up
terrible fight. It was necessary to
use the club in order to get him into the
automobile in which he was brought tC
Kenosha for hearing
1t was alleged by the men at the
lakes that the three men had been paid
off and they got their money at saloon
The foreman in charge declared that he
had not countersigned their orders for
ply, as is demanded by the company
and that the signatures on the orders
were "forgeries.'' The men had made
no effort to secure anything except the
money which was coming to them.
The district attorney declared thai BE
could not say what charge would be
brought against the men. He insisted
that it might be very hard to show forg-
cry and that about the only charge
would be malicious mischief.
Not one of the men would admit that
they were in any way connected with
the Industrial Workers of the World
which caused the trouble at the same
lakes a week ago.
cts like walking on eggs out in the
ice fields now" said prominent Salem
man this morning. Everybody is
afraid that something is going to hap
pen every minute. I never saw the ice
harvest carried on under such condi-
tions. These men have shown that
they were looking for trouble lot Of
the time and serious trouble may de-
velop at any time.
Tt is declared that the men brought in
did not know j. J. Steinback, the Evan
ston man who is held pending a hear.ns
on charges of arson in connection vl+h
the Lswler fire. On account Of condi-
tions out at the lakes the sheriff has
several deputies who have been orocrel
To serve in that neighborhood
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-11
Climax Of Labor Trouble Comes When Great Plant at Twin
Lakes Is Destroyed Wednesday Night and Loss
From Fire May Reach More Than
Eighty Thousand Dollars
TWO SUSPECTS PROTEST INNOCENCE

Oil Taken From the Hgley Oil House Is Supposed to Hav
Been Used to Kerosene the Big Building and Flames
Leaped to the Roof Within Few Minutes After the
Blaze Was Discovered by Men Working on
Runways-Horses Saved After Hard
Fight-Dist. Attorney Starts Hard
Job of Investigating Case-Men
Protest They Are Not Mem
bers of Industrial Work
ers of the World.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-11

charge Of many Of the men on Tuesday
night bit it was SO carefully concealed
that no word of danger reached the ears
Of the men in charge of the Lawler
plant.
The officials believe that it is going
to be very difficult thing to uncover
the evidence which would lead to the
conviction of the men alleged to have
been connected with the outrage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-11
HIGHEST PRICES

Paid for barley, rye and oats, deliv-
cred at your nearest station; also cab
bage, onions and potatoes. Get our
prices before selling elsewhere. The
Dunnebacke Co., Market and West
Main street. Kenosha Phone SOL
500. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-11
FARMERS ATTENTIoN,

The Alsted Foundry at Truesdefl
wants your old iron. Liberal prices
paid. Clean up your place and haul
it to us. Phone 2792W.-Alsted Mfg.
Company. adv wtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-11

DR.. Geo. L. Ross, an eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist from Milwaukee,
has opened Offices in the Public
Service Bldg advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-11
More Trouble Develops at
the Ice Houses at Twin
Lakes When Coffee and
Bread Is KerOsened.
THREE COOKS UNDER ARREST

Sheriff Hermann and His Deputy,
w. j. Frazier, Find Men Ready to
Show Fight When They Attempt to
Take Them-Claim Not I. w. w
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
Friehtfulness on the Screen

II is easy to believe that the exploits Of
U-boats as shown in motion pictures were
at first received by German audiences with
mixed feelings. The relish with which
German newspapers have gloated over the
bloody work Of their pirates and airmen
proves nothing. Your ordinary German
citizen is a little heavy and wanting in
Imagination, and it is one thing to read Of
a successful massacre and another to see it
carried out in cold blood. So it is not diff
ficult TO conceive that some Of the more
tender hearted were shocked az the spec
tacle when it was first put before them on
the screen.
Nevertheless we are not obliged TO ac-
cept the opinion Of Mr. Seton Delmer, who,
after seeing the pictures brought home by
the commerce destroyer Move. has come
to the conclusion that "from a German
standpoint they are undoubtedly a gross
mistake" Mr.. Delmer lived long in Berlin,
and his interesting series Of articles in
The Times" Of London, shows how well
he understands the Germans; but in this
particular instance he seems 70 underrate
the possibilities Of habit which the German
authorities doubtless had in mind when
thew resolved to use these horrors for
propaganda.
The common sort OF war pictures in Ber-
lin, IS Mr.. Delmer tells US, are quite in
to!erable in their nauseatng German senti-
mentality and hypocrisy. These films,
he said, Glove to show the Boche as a phi
lanthropist. Now he will be sharing his
dinner with some orphans in the occupied
territory now standing with bowed head in
some ruined church, and anon feeding a
Belgian baby from bottle" In short, they
sre on "a par with the maudlin pictures
that used to be propagated so industrously
by German papers in this country and de-
signed 10 show the warrior a very little, if
at all, lower than the angels. The pictures
taken by the Moves kinematographer
were, Of course, shocking after these dis
gusting scenes, and no wonder Mr.. Del
mer's neighbors shuddered and murmured
"Schrecklich. Schrecklch."
But that does not prove that the govern
ment blundered. 1t was probably unpleas-
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
The Internal Combustion Engine

(From Met1liureic1l ard Chemical En0i.cerin9)
The laws of the air in relation to fight
were investigated exhaustively BY the late
Or. Samuel Pierpont Langley, then director OF
the Allegheny Observatory. The expert
ments, by the way, were financed largely by
the late William Thaw, vice president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. There ars
few, probably, who know that the laws gov
erning aerial fight were given to the world
through the grandfather OF the Lieutenant
Thaw who has won laurels in France by
practising the art OF which his forebear had
dreamed Or. Langley's expert
ments were conducted chiefly by means OF an
"aerodrome," horizontal structure mounted
on a vertical axis At one end of the struct-
ure various pieces Of apparatus were mounted
in turn, to be driven against still air, SO as
20 record the various performances Of planes
and propellers To drive the serodrome or
turntsble there was provided 5-horsepower
gas engine OF standard make One day II be
came desirable to resume the outdoor
Periments, and the mechancian was in
structed 10 start the gas engine. After a
time he succeeded, and the turntsbe was
driven az the magnificent speed Of six revolu-
tIons per minute. That was not enough, and
while the authorities consulted, young as
sistant, still in his teens and with the sur
plus energy Of the period, seized the handle
that was provided for bringing the turntable
70 any desired position for adjustment pur-
poses, and drove the turntsble thirteen revo-
lutions per minute, developing four times the
power Of the 5-horsepower engine, if the re-
sstance increased as the square of the speed.
An expert vas then summoned, who spent half
day grinding the valves Then the engine
ran half a day and stalled. The expert
wanted TO spend another halliday regrind-
ing the valves but DR.. Langley called them
all Of and adopted rusty old harvester
engine that happened 70 be in the neighbor-
hood That was the status Of the internal
combustion engine AZ the time the laws OF
fight were being developed. About eighteen
years sfterward the Wright brothers few.
They acknowledged their debt to Langley for
the laws governing flight, the world had given
them the engine and they had invented their
stabilizing and other devices which enabled
one TO hy wthou, coming 10 grief. Gustav
Liiienthal had had many successful "glides"
without motor before he met his death in
one sixteen gtars before the Wright brothers
feY.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
Defeat Germany First
tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial on no arnexauons OF
indemnities smacks little OF selling the
bears hide before he is caught. II Is 1901,
ish 10 advertise what we intend dong ana
absurd 70 declare our intentions IN ADVANCE
We did this in the Spanish war, which was
lamentable and costly exhibit OF statesman
ship so called.
We did not enter this war OF our own ac-
cord. A namby pamby cowardly policy pre-
vailed. and we were "too proud 70 fight un-
xii we were practically kicked into It,
You seem to ignore our protectors TO our
shame be II said, Great Britain and france
who will, trust in the final settlement OF
accounts have the precedence TO when tney
ere rightly entitled, and your assumption
that the United States and Russia should De
+be cortrollinp arbiters has neither sense nor
logic TO recommend II.
Our neonle should be indemnfed for vessels
sunk nrevious TO war, factories blown up and
citizens murdered by German pirates y
argue against this is plainly dishonest 20 our
people. Belgium should be restored ana re-
babilitated. Poland made into selt-soNerh'
ing state Great Britain 70 retain all colon'eS
.aken. France 70 reclaim Alsace and Lorraine
all of Germany's sea coast taken from her
her maritime power destroyed, her army cut
down to a nominal figure, the HohenzoiIern
dynasty wiped out.
We are in this war 10 fight fairly; not fof
rsvenge. but 20 mete out stern Justlce, no'
sv-or nuns ]. PERSON HEARTT.
caldwell. y. j., July 13, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
The Publishers Profits Tax

The executive committee of the National
Editorial Association submitted az the re-
cent annual convention in Minneapolis a
report protesting against the levying of
special per cent tax on the prortS OF
newspaper and magazine publishers. That
was most natural, in view Of the fact that
the publishing business is the one business
in the country asked to pay this discrim-
inatory tax. But unlike the association OF
publishers, which also a short time ago
expressed opposition to the special pei
cent tax on profits, the executive commit
tee Of the National Editorial Association
went straight TO the heart Of the situation.
II was willing to consider the peculiar cir
cumstances which influenced the Senate
Finance Committee TO approve publish
ers profits tax.
The war revenue bill came to the Sen
ate from the House Of Representatives
without tax provision of this sort. The
House voted to increase postal rates Tor
first class and second class mail matter
and introduced a zone system OF charges
for second class mail-a reform which the
government should have undertaken long
ago. The Senate Finance Committee was
intimidated by the beneiciaries OF the un-
Gercharges on second class mail into dis
carding the zone system. 1t also greatly
reduced the House second class rates. IN
order to compensate for these reductions It
imposed the per cent profits tax.
The second class rail subsidists, who
profit enormously by the long haul privi-
leges granted under existing law, were
more than willing TO saddle a discrimina-
tory tax on the entire publishing trade. A
few publishers have big stake in the per-
petuation Of the cheap second class fiat
rate. Others have relatively small stake.
Others have practically no stake at all. It
was piece Of shrewd strategy, therefore,
en- the part Of the long haul publishers to
substitute special tax for the proposed
increased second class rates. In that way
they preserved their special privileges at
the expense Of the rest Of the publishing
trade
The executive committee of the National
Editorial Association has taken notice Of
this selfish tr.cA. 1t recommended as a
fair basis for second class charges one
which took into consideration the diff
ference between publisher who sends his
publication two thousand miles and one
whose mailing limit is two miles. That is
an Endorsement of the zone systematic
only equitable system either for parcels Or
for bulky second class mail.
/ If the House second class mail rates are
/ restored TO the bill, there will be no excuse
I for a special per cent tax on publishers
profits. And, beyond that, Congress will
have put mail transportation at last on a
rational, businesslike basis.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
A Problem in Exemption
How Shall the Conscientious ObJector
Be Dealt WithP

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Within the next few days the eX-
erution boards will be obliged 70 undertake
their difficult and important task. Doubtless
thew will have 10 deal with many cases-no
man can predict the number-of those VINO
have conscientious scruples against parucl-
nation in war. Under the existing law lhe
board, will have no option, for such OBJECT
or. are exempt only II they belong to wen
recognized religious sects or organizations
whose creed or principles are opposed 70
war. and then only from combatant service
Is this satisfactory state OF affairs IN
var waged in the great words OF our freSl.
dent. "by the compulsion OF the unwilling
BY armies composed Of men free from any
sense Of injustice in the mode Of selection,
for the purpose of making the world "safe
for democracy" and "for the privilege OF
men everywhere 10 choose their way OF ne
and obedience?
II is not primarily question whether me
conscientious objector is right or wrong 10
the majority of his fellow citizens he seems
painfully mistaken. Shall the state on tha'
account coerce his conscience? The Church
Of the Middle Ages, in its zeal to save sous
and keep the world from terrible error, stroVe
70 coerce the conscience of the hereto. Her
effort was sincere. but it was opposed 70 all
progress, and religious men themselves are
the first to be thankful that the Church was
defeated in her claims to coercive power
True religion can only exist where 1t IS rec
ognized that conscience is Gods. Lovers
therefore. both of democracy and religion
cannot but view with apprehension the etfor'
of the state to coerce conscience Inc DIS
senter or hereto is never popular with ma
iorities; he is often wrong, but every his
torian recognizes the enormous social value
of heresy which the state cannot anord 10
suppress.
The country is dealing with an unknown
body of men, who are loyal to It. VINO are
practising neither pro-German intrigue nor
political obstruction, but who cannot con-
scientiously engage in war. What viii tn
state do with them? II through fear they
WELD their conscience, they are the last ma
terial TO make brave soldiers; if they are I'm
prisoned. they will give no strength to the
nation and add no glory to the name OF
democracy. Yet under the law they nave
not even the option Of digging Kitchen
sinks" TO which task Colonel Roosevelt so
enthusiastically assigns them. II Is Ialr TO
kdd that most OF them would no more engage
in such non-combatant military service than
bear arms Alternative service in various
constructive tasks is diferent'matter. Even
England. in the midst Of her much more ter
rib!e struggle, has treated conscience as an
individual and rot corporate matter. snail
we be less liberal? The conscientious OBJ
iector usually dsbeleves in violence on the
part of either individuals or nations; Ger
tainly he will lead no riots; yet his imprIS-
onment may prove a more grievous injury to
american democracy than TO himself.
NORMAN THOMAS.
New York, July u, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
No More Pussyfooted Diplomacy

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: You certainly gave expression TO a
feeling widely felt but hitherto unexpreSsed
in YOUR editorial on Russia and the United
States" The cool, school-masterish attitude
shown by the Administration toward the new
Russian democracy has been astonishing 70
those who believed that the United states
would reveal a comprehending sympathy with
it in its struggles to right itself. We were
given to understand on entering this war tha'
"the world was to be made safe tor dem e
racv" not for Great Britain, France Italy or
anv other ally or allies or their nauona! IN.
terests Il is time our government s'@.eN -
-. a., 70 Russian proposals. Old-fashioned
nussvfoot diplomacy has been abundantly dis
credited in Europe. Is it to be preserved IN
all its darker aspects in the United states
ca ''' P. r.
Philadelphia, Penn, July l3, 1871
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
Give the Foreigners a Chance
New York, July u, 1917.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: There are millions OF men in this
country. foreign born, natives OF the warring
nations and neutrals, who seem to take little
or no interest in the final outcome OF the
great conflict They look silently on as our
activities in preparation proceed. They open
their eyes in wonderment it may be, as ter.
million of our young men. the pick and flower
of the land, are enrolled and gathered to-
gether to help save Europe in its struggle
even our enemies will be benefited by our
vjctory). and incidentally for America s
safety. but serenely count themselves out.
This is contrary to justice. We should give
these foreigners who have come 10 our shores
a chance. They need it. There seems 20 be
no just reason why they should be exempt.
Special registration cards could be pre-
pared for this purpose, If necessary, as 1t
might be we'll TO have them filled out ac-
oording 10 nationality to facilitate classified
ton.
A board Of adjustment could be organized
70 handle the situation, 10 be composed OF
representatives from each Of the warning ma
tions of the alliance, TO decide how these men
can best be utilized. England, France, Italy
and Russia might desire 10 take care OF their
own and leave 20 the United States the task
or handling the rest
Thus the broken ranks on the several bat
tie fronts could easily be replenished, use
full positions behind the battle lines filed and
the whole effort speeded up with far greater
prospect Of an early victory
B. FRANK P.
New York. July IS, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
a +be Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF / ne lrlouhe'
Sir: May join with to-day's correspond
ents. Mr.. Moderwel and Mr.. Wallace, in con-
cratulating you upon your article Russia
and the United States? We are in neea OF
q great daily TO lead-and follow-puonc
opinion along the channels so ably expressed
bv YOUR editorial and by Mr. Moderwell Inc
enthusiasm Of America will never respond 70
sn imperialstic programme, whether II -
dictated by Berlin or London. Let US no.
keep Russia waiting for our assurances Oh
sympathy with her democrat, ideaIism' II
YOU can help US TO that expression you VII!
he doing more to rouse the true spirit OF
American patriotism than hundred Plstts-
burgs.
More ewes than Russia's are watching 70
see whether we declare for the democracy OF
Russia or the imperialism of some OF our
other allies. SYDNEf lhOMf sun
Norfolk. Conn, July 49, 1911
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
Camps for Sickly Childi''

To the Editor Of The Irioun., ~. 2
Sir: In your issue of July J.. !, p s:.,s
ence y. Palitz. Of the BosIo y -.,, q
propose. the establishment OF s- ..rsis
in the State Reserve parks %, "a 90 :
derfed and undeveloped ehllo'''
lie schools =, ;,,,ci:t
Would not the plan recently ,,u " 3
the care OF juvenile esrd'se .. -
economic and just as efee'N'I ,,r ~
school children needing 'pee,- 'p.s or
existing children's summer n.' ,sa ,:'c
pie o. weeks before the e'0s. sssr
opening Of the school 's.','I, !, rr, .,
Education teachers could ne. .,,.rc. ~
with the children, who ms'' ''
classes. ,cllcvtt
This plan is now beins .,'or,l 'gl w
summer home Of the haa ior pr
lnssmuch as no expenditure =. n, ~,
equipment would be neee's~; .,;,r yr
usually remain unused ~. rrope'H
Ssptsmber and oetOSer--tSs he Pms. rss. -
could be carried on fer '.. .....,ssp /,
appropriation than thought n'' q,
palitz. -
New York, July "A, is"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16

ant at first to be made 10 realize something
of the ghastliness of deliberate, premedi-
tated. cowardly murder, and to the less
gross and obtuse of the Boches IN the audi
ence it may have been disquieting to reject
that while this entertainment was prepar-
ing the government movie-man must
Rave been quietly looking on and turning
his crank. But the people will doubtless
be hardened in time, and from the COM
parative chivalry of the Moves deeds turn
willingly and even with eagerness to the
gallant feats OF the heroes who scour the
seas for hospital ships.
Some of the fellows engaged in these en-
terprises seem already to relish the sport.
An unlucky Irish fisherman has described
the humorous manner in which German
U-boat chaffed him while the pictures were
taken. and then cast him adrift in an open
boat miles from shore When the steamer
Jupiter was torpedoed without warning on
Nav 81 and sank with nineteen men the
Germans laughed at the six left struggling
in the water. shouting as they passed by,
you've no home now!" All of which
tends to show that people can be educated
to enjoy what at first sight is quite dis
concerting. The purpose of the German
government is evidently to educate the peo-
ple and impart to them true official taste
TOR hunor.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
The Spirit Of Russia
AN q, ~ ~ 1iF%
Babylon, n. Y, July l3. 1917.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May I send you a belated word of
thanks and congratulation for your editorial
Russia and the United States? Thousands
of young Americans want 10 be reassured of
the unselhshness of the motives Of the United
States for entering into this European con.
Aict Out OF what we called Dark Russia"
rose the majestic spirit Of poet and seer,
an idealist and Christian. The United
States stood tongue-tied and doubling before
this new Russia and extended only half
hearted welcome 10 this greatest exponent OF
modern democracy.
There are many who are grateful 20 The
Tribune for its attitude and thankful for The
Tribunes ability 10 express that attitude in
words which shall be an inspiration 10 those
Of us who were sroping before. B. B.
New York, July l3. 1917.