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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
ASSEMBLY OF
WISCONSIN At
ODDS ON CRISIS
Senate Tenders Resources of State
to President WiIsoE
for Defense

The Wisconsin state senate by q
unanimous vote Wednesday adopted
resolution offered by Senator Burke
pledging Wisconsin's unqualified 10y
atty to the nation and rendering the
resources Of the state and the serv-
ices Of its sons in defense Of national
honor and national integrity.
The lower house spent an hour de-
batting resolution offered by Assem-
blyman Nordman, which pledges sup
port to the president in the present
international crisis, but expresses
faith that the executive will do all
possible 20 avert war. Assemblyman
Hart Of Oshkosh opposed the resolu-
ton. He said if the United States
entered the condict war might go on
until civilization is blotted out.
"If person wants to be woman
let him wear petticoats, declared AS.
semblyman Weston Woodard. "My
father fought in the civil war and
want to stand by the president of the
United States"
81 am of German descent" declared
Assemblyman Martin Rappel Of Mani
towoc county, "but am an American.
have five boys and If I heard one of
them say that he did not want to stand
by the president Of the United States
I would buy him ticket and send him
back to Germany"
Speaking for the Socialist contin-
gent Of the house, Assemblyman Henry
Ohl Of Milwaukee said the European
war god had been 600 long fed by
American mast srs of wealth. He
could see no eason for passing the
resolution, b. the Socialists would
not oppose it. The assembly resolu-
tion finally went over until Thursday
morning.
Assemblyman III. ]. Grell introduced
a bin restoring law repealed two
years ago rohfDiting the sale of cigar
cts In the late.
Later: By a vote Of Al to AZ the
assembly backed up the president.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15

Poem Read Makes Hit With
Those Present; Officers
Are Elected

At the meeting of the Wisconsin
Telephone association at Madison, F.
H. Runkel was reelected president,
and J. q. Pratt Of Menomonee Falls
was elected secretary to succeed F.
J. Gallon Of Sheboygan.
The reading of the following poem,
entitled "The Telephone Girl" made
big hit at the meeting:
The telephone girl sits still In her
chair,
And listens to voices from every
where.
She hears all the gossip. she hears
all the news,
She knows all our Joys, she knows
all our strife,
She knows every man who is mean
to his wife;
She knows every time we are out
with the boys;
She hears the excuse each fellow en-
ploys;
She knows every woman who has q
dark past;
She knows every man who's inclined
to be FAST"
In fact, there's a secret meath each
saucy curl
OF that quiet. demure looking tele-
phone girl.
If the telephone girl would tell all
she knows
1t would turn all our friends into bit
terest foes,
She would SOW small wind that
would soon be gale,
Engulf us in trouble and land us in
jail;
She could let go story without
gaining force)
That would cause half our wives to
sue for divorce:
She could got all the churches mixed
up In a fight,
She could turn all our days in sor.
rowing night;
In fact, she could keep the whole
town In stew.
II she'd tell tenth part Of the
things that she knew.
Now doesn't it put your head in
whirl
When you think what you owe to
that telephone g.rl?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
The Cardiff Giant

At the risk Of Overworking the
Cardiff Giant, I wash to bring that
successful hoax once more into the
public eye. Recollections of it, after
so many years, are likely to disagree
to some extent. took great inter
est in it at the time Of It's appearance,
as did Baraboo people generally, and
some points seem as clear as ever to
me. Mr.. Hull, the originator Of this
great scheme, had been living here
and was a familiar figure upon our
streets, and especially noticeable on
account of HIS unusual stature. He
was something Of giant himself. He
was engaged in the manufacture Of
cigars, and occupied building be-
tween the Sherm Luce livery stable
and the stone blacksmith shop further
north. One night the cigar shop
took fire, Hull did not resume bus
mess here. next heard Of him as
exhibiting his giant in New York city
The stone for this giant was taken
from gypsum quarry in Iowa. It
was shipped to Chicago. Here, in Sc
chet, Hull employed a sculptor, him
self posing for the figure, and pro-
duced the Cardiff Giant. 1t was sent,
when finished, to the town of Cardiff,
in the state of New York, from which
it takes it's name. Here the parties
interested gained possession of the
ground, and after some time, came
upon the giant as by accident, in some
work of excavation. The work Of the
sculptor had been so well done as
to make the deception complete for
awhile. Scientific men pronounced
it genuine at first sight. A quarrel
between the artist and Mr., Hull
soon gave the secret to the public
The first report was perhaps not
more strange than the true account
Of the affairs which followed. In
fact, the finding of it to be a hoax
made it, for time, of more interest
to the world than when first heard of.
Leading New York periodicals were
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
OVER ONE HUNDRED
DEATHS AMONG OLD
SETTLERS: REEDSBUBG

Although the thermometer regis
tered 16 degrees below zero Friday
morning, 1t did not hinder q large
number of the old settlers from the
country going to Reedsburg to at
tend the annual meeting of the Old
Settlers. BY II o'clock many gath
cred at the armory to partake of pio-
mic dinner. After the tables were
cleared away and by 2 o'clock the
large building was crowded and the
assembly was called to order by the
president, George J. Seamans. The
first number on the program was mu-
sic by the high school orchestra.
Then came singing, America" by the
audience. After a prayer by Rev. J.
Cooke, "Blest be the Tie" was sung.
The secretary's and treasurer's re-
ports were read and adopted.
The new officers elected were:
President William Townsend.
Secretary-Mae Mcintosh.
Treasurer-F. M. Baker. Mr.. Ba-
ker has been treasurer for thirty-two
consecutive years.
Next on the program was the pres
ident's address. This was followed
10y vocal solo by Mrs. Leo Darre-
nougue, who responded to an encore.
The recitation by Ida Gardner was
exceptionally we'll delivered and well
received.
William Riggert and William Tib-
bits each read papers about early
days and related numerous incidents
of when they were young. After sing
ing by the audience, music by the
high school orchestra closed the pro-
gram.
The death roll Of the past year was
one of the largest in the history of
the association, there being 1O5
deaths reported. The dance in the
evening was largely attended. Music
was furnished by the Imperial orches-
ira.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
High Drifts at Ada

AS I take the Baraboo Daily News
and read about the temperature at
Baraboo, / thought I would let you
know what it has been here. During
the month Of January it was Is to 4S
below every day, and the first Sun
day in February we had one Of the
worst billiards we have had In the
six. years / have lived here. The old
settlers say it was one of the kind
they had here twenty years ago. The
snow banks in the yards are to IL
feet high. These are the highest
drifts have ever seen
Ada, Minn. WILLIAM LANCE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
BADGERS WIN $50
MEDAL &<S.<saG
sHoS : 1ADIsoN
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards
at Panama-Paci6c Expo
sition Given

Three prominent members OF Wis
0Onsin's agricultural profession were
awarded certificates Of recognition for
8heir eminent services for the ad-
vancement OF agriculture at Thurs
day evenings session of the farm
ers' week at Madison.
The men who received certificates
were Joseph Gordon, Mineral Point,
prominent livestock breeder; J. Q.
Emery, Edgerton, breeder and former
dairy and food commissioner oh Wis
eOnsin, and Henry Krumery, Plym-
@uth, farmer and former state senat-
or.
Seventy-six medals were won by
Badgers at the Panama-Pacific expo
6itiOn, Among the winners are the
following:
Silver Medals
Corn-E. E. Clingman, Reedsburg;
o. A. Haney, Lone Rock; Robert Rod
well, Baraboo.
CloVer-Arthur Ochsner, Plain.
Bronze Medals
COrn-Charles Getchman, North
Freedom; William Wichern, Baraboo;
Albert Wichern, Baraboo.
James Koltes Of Dane received hon.
0rable mention on clover.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
"The Best Five Novels" !" and "How
to Live Still Harping ON
My Daughter"

Mankind must give expression to
thought, or cease to exist. That IS
why we all think, act and do things.
The Ancient Mariner" must tell his
story. The result is all that makes
life worth living. Now and then the
public suffers in consequence. Know
ing this, but longing to tell my story.
I yet take up my pen, partly to please
myself, though not at all certain thai
l shall find pleased readers, Advice
asked for through "The News" over
signature "a Reader" as to best five
novels, has not yet been given. Such
advice cannot easily be formulated.
Some acquaintance with the seeker
would be help. The real name, at
least, should appear. A personal In
terview would be best. Nothing is
known as to Readers" age, sex,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
ganizatioEs, and then by more than 9
dozen women

ganizatioEa, and then by more than a
dozen women.
There With a Flag
The hearing was proceeding with
little or no excitement until Georgiana
Koppke of Madison, formerly of Bar
aboo, who said she represented her
father, who was killed in the civil war,
walked to the committee table carry
ing large American flag. While she
talked she held the flag aloft.
81 have right to be here" she
said. ''to urge you to recommend this
bill. My father was killed in the CIV
il war and l never saw him. / always
called him my hero, and I have de-
voted my life to the cause Of the vet
erans of the civil war. was the first
teacher in Wisconsin to place flag
over my schoolhouse. My girls sewed
the red and white and worked in the
etars on the blue background, and my
boys went out into the forest and
chopped down a tree and made flag
pole.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
Hash

Do many people know the meaning
Of the word "Ollapodrida"? If they
do not, let them look it up in the die
tionary and they will ind that it
means 'hash," and / should like to
know how they can put "hash" in q
r. c. D.
Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
RECENT GIFTS TO
HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Sauk County Historical socie-
ay has been favored with the follow
ing gifts:
Mrs. Alice Garfield Darby, Vallejo,
Calf, formerly a resident of Bara-
boo, gives the following books: "Gen-
eral Instruction to His Deputies by
the Surveyor General" Cincinnati,
1888. &, Elegant Extracts, or The Lit
erary Nosegay," Baltimore, 1914;
Modern Geography" New York,
1885. One OF the interesting illustra-
tions is that Of the Norway Mael-
strom,, not mentioned today. "His-
tory of Madison Madison, 1874. The
volume was gift to w. H, Garfield
in 1876. Familiar Letters" Benja-
min Franklin, Boston, 1888. writ
lngs Of James NayIer,"s Cincinnati,
1929. Sketches of the War Be
tween the United States and the Brit
ish Isles" Rutland, VT, 1915. This
was issued just at the close of the
war of 1912 with Great Britain.
Friends Library" VOL i, Philadel-
phia, 1887. Memorial Volume Wis
eonsin State Historical Society,"" Mad
isOn, 1901. 'Sauk County History"
1880. A number of pamphlets, in
eluding the Life of Andrew Jack
son." Address Delivered at the Lay
ing Of the Corner Stone of Bunker
Hill Monument" by Daniel Webster
in 1925; "Life of Zachary Taylor
and I'm Memoriam, Increase Allen
Lapham, LII. d." 1875.
Mrs. Edna Pelton, Baraboo, loans
three old volumes. The first is "The
Afflicted, Mans Companion" printed
In 1927. The first leaves are gone
and the name Of the author has been
lost. The second book is Memoirs
of General La Fayette, Embracing
Details of His Private Life, Sketches
of the American Revolution, The
French Revolution, the Downfall of
Bonaparte, and the Restoration of
the Bourbons," New York, 1926. This
vas the next year after La Fayette
visited America, congress granting
aim sum of 100000 and township
of land as an appreciation of his
services. The third volume is ga
New System of Modern Geography" !"
Philadelphia, 1916. At that time
Wisconsin had not been created, the
land being a portion OF Illinois ter
Ritory. The region extended from
che Ohio and Mississippi rivers to
Lake Superior, there being two coun-
ties in the territory The book says
enc of the principal rivers is the
Ouisconsin (Wisconsin).
Mrs. William Shale gives a por-
ringer or luggie. Luggie is Scotcn
word for a small dish used In serving
porridge to children. The dish is
made Of wood, slaves being used, one
of the slaves projecting for a han.
ole. The 5ottom is double. q small
object being between the bottoms tc
serve as a rattle. Children could
throw the wooden dishes on the fiool
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
Free Garden Seed

Again able offer 6vecen packages of choice garden and flower
seeds furnished by the well known and reliable seed firm of Briggs and Co..
Baraboo Wis For this firm has furnished seeds thousands
and they better prepared than supply the of all this
TO who $3.50 subscription the Baraboo Weekly News
the packets of seed will be Mark you and be
below This offer is good after March IL 1917
Cut this and send with 81 SO % The Baraboo News
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15

full of 1t, with profuse and full page
illustrations. It's fame passed
around the world. It was an event
which we Of that time, and especially
Of Baraboo, might well remember.
p. Fl. CROSSMAN.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15

Who can give me a recipe for max.
ing oyster crackers. have never
been able to obtain the flavor Of
those purchased at the stores.
READER.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
METEOR SEEN HERE MONDAY
STRUCK NEAR LAKE GENEVA

The meteor which flashed across
Southern Wisconsin Monday night,
and which was observed by numerous
Baraboo people, struck the earth with
report which gave rise to stories OF
dynamite explosion and was diE-
covered on Tuesday on the northern
bank of Lake Geneva.
Workmen were busy all day with
picks and shovels and team and
scraper trying to dig the fallen star
fragment from the earth, into which
it plunged nearly fifty feet.
A teamster named Crossey, lead
ing his horses out to hitch them up,
could not find his wagon. Instead he
saw only crater in the earth and
fragments of the wagon wheels. He
called David Notter and A. L. King
and they began to dig In the pit, ana
at the bottom found the meteor.
They Judge it will weigh about ave
tons.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15

"In my home town there were many
veterans of the civil war, and they
were my heroes. / never saw one Of
them intoxicated. But when I visited
the soldiers home and saw some OF
the sights there, / asked myself.
Where are my heroes?
"I will ask you, for the memory OF
my father, to pass this bill and save
those soldiers from temptation"
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TMENT DEVOTED TO INTERESTS OF NEWS READERS

you something timely topic, question TO
ask please send IL 20 THE department Limit all
municatIons 800 words
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CONTINUED on page sfx.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-14
VIII SON ASKS PASSAGE Of FOOD
CONTROL ON ORIGINAL LINES

distilled beverages IN bond at cost,
plus 10 per cent
Upon receipt Of the presidents let.
ter administration leaders prepared TO
secure action along the lines suggest
ed. Senators Lodge, Smoot and other
Republican leaders were called into
conference and a meeting OF the the
Democratic steering committee for
next week was arranged. Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover conferred with
Senator Chamberlain. in charge OF the
bill, and added his opposition TO the
Gore substitute as multiplying the gov
ernment's food control plans.
Frlitless attempts were made by
Senator Gore and Senator Reed to &c
cure by parliamentary moves lmme-
diate consideration Of the Gore suosti-
tute. Vice President Marshall ruled
that until the pending administration
bill is entirely perfected by amend
ment the Gore substitute will not be
in order
The senate spent the whole day de-
batting on amendment designed TO
prevent members Of the defense coun.
ellis advisory commission from selling
their own products to the government.
lust before adjournmenl Senator
Pomerene offered substitute which
Senator Chamberlain. In charge OF the
bill. agreed TO accept merely prohih-
iting the commissioners from working
for contracts in which they have per-
sonal interests.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-14

WASHINGTON, July 13.-President
Wilson today came to tho support OF
the administration food control bill as
originally submitted to congress.
In response to a request from sem
ate leaders for assistance in solving
the difficulties standing in the way OF
action there. the president sent TO
Democratic Leader Martin a personal
letter recommending the general pur-
pose OF the original bill for govern
uent control of foods. feeds and fuels
onlv. He wrote that he believed un-
necessary. the extension OF govern
ment control as proposed in amend
uents attached in congress to steel.
iron, copper. cotton. wool. leather and
other products.
The substitute bill drawn by Sena-
tor Gore was opposed by the presi'
dent as an emasculation of the admin
istration legislation. He wrote that ne
depiored the delay Of the bill and CON
sidered prompt final disposition OF the
legislation imperative.
The presidents letter. which was
not made public. is understood not TO
have discussed prohibition IN any
form. Upon reliable authority. how
oyer il was said tha; in his conference
Yesterday with the senate leaders the
president expressed disagreement with
the Smoot amendment. adopted by the
senate last week. directing purchase
BY the government Of all stocks OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-14
BAT TIE
Between Chinese Republicans
and Monarchists a Great
Victory for Former.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 13.-
Chinese legation dispatches from Pc
king, dated at noon to-day, said that
quiet had been restored in the capi-
tal after a battle in which the mon
archist troops of General Chang Hsun
we're overwhelmed by the republican
forces.
The republican victory was COM
plete, the dispatches said, the last con-
tingents of Chang Hsun's men having
been forced 10 surrender. The mon
archist general himself was reported
a refugee in the Dutch legation.
SHANGHAI. Thursday. July ia
Tien Tsin telegram says the republi-
can attack on Peking began at 4
o'clock this morning. and that artil-
lery. machine guns and airplanes are
being used. Five or six foreigners
who were watching the fighting from
the walls of the city were wounded.
The legations are receiving foreign
ers for protection, and taking every
precaution.
II is reported that telegraphic COM
munication has been interrupted.
TEN TSIN, Thursday. July IL
Republican headquarters reports that
three thousand troops Of General
Chang Hsun. the monarchist leader.
surrendered in the Temple OF Heaven
after fight Of two hours. Chang
Hsun took refuge in the Dutch lega-
tion. Fighting continues in the forbid
den city with aremuant OF Chang
Hsun's forces. A large fre Is raging
there.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-14
GREAT SHIPBU|LDING
PLANS ANNOUNCED
BY GEN. COCKTAILS

WASHINGTON. July l3.-Major
General Goethals. manager Of the
shipping boards emergency feet cor
poration. took full charge of the gov
ernmen,'s ship building program TO-
day. and announced sweeping plans for
constructing the great merchant feet
with which the United States hopes
TO defeat the German submarine
campaign The most important steps
contemplated by General Goethals are
these:
Immediate construction Of two GOV.
ernment-owned ship building plants
for building four hundred fabricated
steel ships Of o.5nn.n0 tonnage.
Communicating of 100000 tons OF
shipping now building for private ac'
count in American yards.
A request for another great arpro-
priation for building ships.
General Goethal's announcement
was made in q letter 10 Chairman
Dcnman of the shipping board. which
said The feet corporation. under pow
ars Just granted by President Wilson.
would start on its building program
Monday. BY offering contracts for con-
str,lction of tho two government ship
plants by outlining to shiphuilders the
nlans for communicating vessels un'
dor construction.
Chairman nenman Of the shipping
board. who also is president and di-
rector of the corporation and whose
friends had sought for him Inc pow
ers conferred on thr fleet corporation
by the president. made this. statement
after receiving General Gocthal's lei
ter:
"Thc board Of directors Of III"
feet corporation will be called
together probably Monday. 10 dis
cuss the generals program. have
no doubt the directors and the
general will have no disagree
ment over policy on the program
hc has outlined for us when the
matter has had full discussion.
General Cocktails announcement
and Mr.. Denman's comment were re-
sarded hy the generals friends as
indicating a final settlement in his
,1...A ~, t,are ron rtAen1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-14

There IS not now and never has
been in France any expectation OF an
early peace. There have been from
time 10 time beliefs in France that
peace might come within a certain
more or less definite time, but the
basis for these beliefs has always been
victory. or certain measure OF VIC
tory, and that has always implied sev..
eral months. AT least. Of very hard
fighting. In other words. the French
idea Of peace has always been based
on the battlefield. She has always
suspected the so-called peace talk. Bal
Ions d'essai have been for her bait
to A trap. not sincere suggestions.
The French have always appreciat-
ed that Germany must be beaten in
the field before there Is any chance
OF real peace. They have believed
from the beginning that before there
can be peace Germany must. al the
very least, find herself on the verge
Of such a decisive defeat that in order
to preserve her own existence AS an
empire she will be forced 10 make
sincere peace offers.
That is condition Of which no one