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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

young man and to direct lis energy
toward efficient preparation to serve
his country in a practical, definite, Sap.
proved fashion This will aid and no
hinder any national plan of military
training, and in effect continues to
military age the kind of training pro-
vided by the Boy Scouts of America. y
The plan for organization provides
that the boys shall learn the constitu-
ton of the United States and then
pledge themselves before the mayor to
maintain this constitution and defend
the nation.
Each boy viii be required to put
himself into perfect physical condition
and after this end has been attained
it is expected that a plan will be work
ed out where by the boys will be given
regular military training by some ex-
pert army officer. There is nothing in
the plan which would force army serv-
ice on any of the boys so recruited.
The whole plan is one to put these BOYS
into condition for service should there
be demand for service and the
question of their serving is left en-
tirely to them.
Many of the members of the Board
of Education have declared themselves
in favor of military training in the
schools of Kenosha. The present plan
offers an easy avenue for the carrying
out Of the suggestion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
GROWS AS CITY EALARGEs
Conservative Management Is Given as
the Watchword of Success of Popular
LOCAL Banking House - To Re-
ceive Friends on Birthday.

On March 1st the Merchants and Saw.
ings bank will celebrate its twentieth
anniversary and the management has
made arrangements to hold reception
on that day for patrons and friends of
the institution as well as for the general
public. Souvenirs of the occasion will
be given to those who visit the bank
on the Anniversary Day.
Established in 1897 as a private bank,
the Merchants aud Savings Bank has
enjoyed an unusual substantial growth
IN volume of business, its present depos-
its amounting to over 100000, while
its resources total nearly 81, 100000 It's
success can be attributed to the policy
OF the men who direct its affairs in plac-
ing the safety of depositors money
ahead of all other considerations, and
also because of the kind of attention
extended to each patron whether his
account is large or small-well expressed
by the bank IS slogan "Kenosha IS Bank
of Helpful Service -
The institution transacts general
commercial banking business, and pays
800 interest on savings, and certificates
of deposit in addition to renting safe
deposit boxes, issuing foreign exchange,
etc.
The management of the bank is COM
posed of the following representative
men:
! Officers: Fl. B. Robinson, president;
n. A. Rowe, vice president; Jos. Funck,
cashier; III. M. Petersen, assistant cash
Ter; w. R. Firchow, assistant cashier;
Benz. Rundell, assistant cashier.
Directors: w. ]. Birmingham, W. j.
Frost, Jos. Funck, M. N, Funck, H. w.
Jeffrey, Fred Larsen, Christ Petersen,
G. E. Remer, FL. B. Robinson, N. A.
Rowe, w. W. Vincent, Matthias Werve.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
WANT DAMAGES OF $50, 900.
West Side Electric Line is Named as
Defendant in Suits for Large
Amount on wednesday.

The Chicago, North Shore and Mil
waukee Electric Railroad is made de-
PENDANT for So, 900 in three suits filed
at Waukegan by Mrs. Ada Strong, wi
dow of the late DR.. w. III. Strong, and
by Mrs. Ella Z. Lang, widow of the
late Attorney Joseph L. Lang of Rich
mond. These men were killed in Wan
kegan when their automobile was
struck by limited train. Damages Of
$4,000 are asked for each of the vic
Tins. An additional $4,000 is asked by
Mrs. Strong for the destruction of
the AUTOMOBILES
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
ON PROGRAM WITH MccUTcHEoN
Mrs. Helen N. Haight, Brilliant Young
Wisconsin Suffragist, Now in Los
Angeles Is Honored.

The Press Club of Los Angeles an
nounces that Mrs. Helen N. Haight who
for two years has been one of the well
known suffrage workers and speakers
III Wisconsin, and has spoken in Ke~
nosha, is to appear on its March meeting
program with George Barr McCutcheon
who is returning at that tine from
Honolulu and is to stop over in Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Haight's talk will be on The
Experiences of Newspaper Man s
Wife In China Mrs. Haight who with
her husband, Frank Putney Haight,
spent three years in China and Japan
while he was representing an English
newspaper syndicate there, has much
that is entertaining to offer in this
paper which she has given before a num-
Der of Milwaukee clubs since her re-
turn from. the Orient.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
WANT WOMEN READY.
Kenosha to be Invited Later to Join
State League of Patriotic Women
tn Offer Services tn TT g


The Wisconsin Woman S Club of
Milwaukee, has issued call for the
president and one delegate from every
woman IS club of the city to attend a
conference with the purpose Of form
ing woman S patriotic league, as has
been done III New York and is in the
doing in Chicago. These leagues
are to be patterned after the very eff
ficint woman IS organizations formed in
England, and it is intended to effect a
national utilization between the leagues
Of the different cities.
Mrs. Frank ii. Vance. woman of
highest social position in Milwaukee,
president Of the Daughters of 1872
and otherwise prominent is much
interested in the movement.
The high standing of the Wisconsin
Woman's Club, by far and away the
most influential of any of the Milwau-
kee women s clubs, will do much to
give immediate standing to the confer
ence which has been called, for prac-
tically all Of the best known families
Of Milwaukee are representa- in it, in
many cases the members being women
whose social duties give them but
little time for club artivities and
who have no other club affiliations
except this one.
The conference is called for three D.
m. March 18th in the Athenaeum, which
is the club house of the Wisconsin
Woman's Club. As soon as the Mil
waukee league is perfected it is in
tended to ask other Wisconsin cities, in
GLIDING Kenosha, to state conference
Those who join the league will sign
a promise to give their services in case
of war to the government for definite
time or for an unlimited time if they
are wiling to make the promise, in any
department in which they may be re-
quired from hospital service to making
munitions or driving hospital ambul-
ances, just as the English women
have done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
DIED IN CHICAGO.
Mrs. Mary Benigni Dies in Columbus
Memorial Hospital Following An
Operation.

Mrs. Mary Benigni, aged "a years,
wife of ]. Benigni, No. 157 Pearl street,
and widely known among the Italian
women Of the city died early Wednes-
day morning at the Columbus Memorial
hospital in Chicago following an opera
ton. The deceased was a native of
Italy but she had lived in Kenosha for
some years and she had been very ac-
tive among the younger women of Holy
Rosary church. The remains were
brought to Kenosha on Wednesday aft
ernoon. The husband is the sole sur
viving member of the family. Funeral
services were held at Holy Rosary
church this afternoon with interment at
the family plot at st. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
USE OIL TO MAKE GAS.
Local Company Gets Away From the
Coal Shortage and Promises to
Keep Gas Supply Up.

On account of the scarcity of coal
] crude oil is now being used at the gas
plant in Kenosha. The oil is nearly as
hard to get as coal but the company
is said to have fair supply on hand
1t is declared that the Wisconsin Gas
and Electric company has supply of
coal which viii remove any doubt Of
the company being forced to close down
the big plants in either Racine or Ke-
nosha. In several cities in the state
coal is being bought at high prices in
order to keep utility plants in opera
tiOn. The local company has been
badly handicapped in its business on ac-
count of the shortage of fuel but it is
now thought that supply has been Sc
cured which will carry it through the
cold weather. The company has not
been able to meet demands for coke as
much of the coke which in ordinary
years has been placed on the market
Is now being used to make gas.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

the boys can once again pass in review
before their commanding officials.
Present at the meeting on Friday
night were: Charles Likes, Fl. FsTruax,
Paul Sauber and William Newhouse of
the Grand Army of the Republic; Ed
ward Fairfield and Sylvester Hammond
of the Sons of Veterans; and Acting
President Dan Q. Head and Directors
W. J. Frost, Charles Huber, Adam
Berger, G. W. johnson and Frank Sui
Ivan of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

"I don t care a rap whether its con-
stitutional or unconstitutional, l am
for the increase. Two years ago some
members admitted on the floor that they
were financially broke and would have
tc leave. They declared that they could
not pay their expenses out of the $500
paid them by the state. They stayed
when given job in the state house and
attended sessions when notified by the
sergeant-at-arms. I can remember MEM
bers spending niekle for doughnuts
for a meal
This was the rather vigorous manner
in which Dow Vincent, assemblyman
from Kenosha county expressed himself
in the lower house at Madison on
Thursday when he spoke in favor of
increasing the pay of the members of
the legislature from $500 to 81 900. The
view of Vincent is shared by many of
the members Of the lower house but the
state senate has not as yet seen its way
clear to vote in favor of the proposed
change in the salaries of the members
Of the legislature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
CIGARETTE CAUSES SMALL FIRE

The fire department. was called out
late Sunday night on account of q small
blaze in the shoe shining parlor at the
corner of Rowland avenue and Pearl
street. 1t is declared that a burning
cigarette thrown on the floor started
the fire which caused loss of fifty
dollars. The loss was covered by in
surance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
MR.. JONES rs DEAD.

News has been received in Kenosha
of the death of L. D. Jones, for some
years a resident of Kenosha. His death
occurred in the hospital in Terry, Mon
tana, last Thursday. During his resi-
dence here he was prominent in the
congregation of Park Avenue church.
Mrs. Jones is sister Of DR.. H. L.
Cheever.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

Miss Emma L. Kruckman, 3651a
South Main street, entertained Friday
afternoon in honor Of Miss Lulu John
son who is about to go to Los Angeles
to live.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

Prof. Edwin Stringham, who has
been conducting the Kenosha Symphony
Orchestra for some time, leaves this
evening for Albuquerque, New Mexico,
for an extended sojourn in hopes of re-
covering his health. Prof. w. H.
Schroeder is to have charge of the or
chestra during his absence
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27
Y.M.C. A. Goes With Soldier From His
Home to the First Line Trench
By CHRISTOPHER MORLEY

NJ goes with boy from the time he leaves home
through whole gamu warfare In those dark lonely minutes
goes top last contact with this world with this life
he loves WE'LL cup of given him in the front line by the
Y M. c. A.
the wounded hobe back to the dressing saonand
walking from No Mans Land with wounds that would kill
outright less heroic tmethe M A. is ready with
chocolate other comforts Every before his wounds
Observation-Disclosures the Y NJ A. has, One
A. tent behind the cared for 1880 wounded
m in day; 10000 in month.
in the British medical looking out into courtyard
where 1000 Tommies waiting soay to have their
treated at under heaven would do here without the
APP In the dressing station haggard doctors were treating
And in tent besides that courtyard the Y NJ A. secretaries
brewing passing out chocolates etc., fast as they
could work.
stations the German prisoners with their
captors Tommy half hour earlier has been engaged in hand
with Fritz stands side by side with him. with Moth
for his wounded He will Fritz half mis-
chocolate light his prisoners cigarette before his
Y NJ c. A. is the job To its war work to July
1918 planned spend round numbe $oo0ooo for the
army navy this country 100000 for work with
army navy overseas 100000 for work with the Russian
troops 100000 for work in the psonerowar
provides for nearly provide
for inevitable expansion. A total Of $35o000oo.
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27

his high position for the prevalence Of the ideals OF % genuine
Amercnism
ardeny and intellectually desired not to
had take the that forced into her hands,
choice but and WELD the wherew to defend
ne the and the justice OF her cause and to insure
triumph be the victory of civilization and humanity
solemn hour hen when her fortunes at stake when all
that for stands for eopardd by the hazard OF
impending warfare will not her hearkn to her CALL WI" ey nov
buckle on the and rushing her lift
glorious liberty and justice? Our president having spoken
our having spoken the to the
authority they ebody will be that will rally around our nag
with the compee DEVOTION and with oyaest hearts and
place that have and all that at our
service. -
shrink then, from sacrifice in her behalf We Will
have done this loved republic OF
from the nations and at every time that
hand lifted against her in the sweep OF her benehcen
rous career among the peoples path duty lies clear
May the blessing Of Almighty God enable US to walk IN II
steadfastly and unwaverngly to the end.
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27

agree with Dr. Dudley Sargent of Harvard university that
oogy than and have more endurance
good soldiers armed What Doctor
saws is perfectly else the country fit than he
pass on the question woman physical fitness For 35 years no
has go through strenuous exercises in the college gym
nasia, and has noted their growth .
And what true has always been true OF all
other women taking of large Notwithstanding cooking
sewing ong gained in endurance Inc
had out into business as once
have not weakened suy Offices By actual Investigation found
they had reached endurance They have acquired
physical efficiency ~ :
1t not yet known how the women OF the sosh "onens no
a without the help of single carried driven autos
md performed every connected with field hospital thus proving "
lie world ability anything do And they nave done
for two years. :,
When Young rorg because they have physical
efect proper training And yet in spite OF that lack
training they undergo hardship and the most e1nausens
abor.
It the lazy who is not strong Give her work. and plenty
it, improve Doctor Sargent has watched her. se
sil every time.
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27

Similarly, the house stands upon the
site of manor house which was old
when the manor was granted by Ed
mund, Earl of Lancaster, son of Hen
ry III, to Sir Nicholas de Villiers, In
1910. But it would be difficult to point
to stonework even of that date, though
probably it exists in the foundations
and the core of some Of the walls.
The Hungerford family came into
lords of the manor till 1868. The archi-
tectural features of the present house
date from rebuilding in 1887, when
the house belonged to the Hungerfords.
Sir Anthony Hungerford, who succeed
ed his father, Sir john in 1926, was
the builder of the charming gate-house,
of the great hall, and certain other
works, many of which have vanished
in later rebulldings, or have been meta
morphosed into more modern forms.
The estates were purchased by an an
cestor Of the earl of St. Germans, the
present owner, early in the eighteenth
century.
Down Ampney church, as might be
expected, has many links with the
lords Of the hall, which it so closely
adjoins. 1t is, in fact, abreast Of the
gate-house. Its chief feature is the,
beautiful thirteenth century tower and
stone spire. The upper stage of the
tower has its windows designed In a
sort Of arcade with moulded arches
and shafts, and over this Il parapet'
with block corbels. The stonework,
though weather-stained and lichen-
coated, is extraordinarily sharp, and
has preserved the peculiar orange-pink
color natural to it. A clerestorled
nave and nisles, south porch, transepts
and chancel, with modern vestry and
Organ-chamber, complete the plan.
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27
SALIF TAKEN FROM TURKS
Small Port on Arabian Red Sea Coast
Has Important Salt
Works.

Salif, which has lately been taken
from the Turks by ships Of the British
East Indies squadron, is small port
on the Arabian Red Sea coast situated
about 200 miles north of Perrin. It's
export trade was salt obtained from
mines In the interior. It was taken
with the loss Of one man on the British
side. Ninety-four prisoners, two noun
tain battery guns and three machine
guns, with stores, harbor plant and
baggage camels, fell into the hands Of
the British. Salif was protected for
merly by the Turkish fort and garrison
opposite and within q couple Of miles
Of the promontory on which Salif
stands. This island was annexed by
the British resident and general officer
commanding ut Alden in June, 1915, I'M
der the following circumstances: "a.
From the outbreak Of war, two naval
patrols watched the Red Sea coast Of
Arabia, maintaining a blockade, one.
the northern patrol based on Suez,
working from that port to Jidda, the
other, the southern patrol based on
Alden and working from that port to
Jidda. It was found that Arab dhOws
flying a neutral flag were carrying
supplies Of food for the use of the
Turkish garrisons to Loheia and
Hodeida as we'll as to Salif; the Ger.
man Loheia and Hodeida are situated
respectively about 80 miles north and
south Of Salif. In order to put stop
to this traffic and maintain a more
effective blockade the British resident
ut Alden, under whose orders the south
ern patrol acted, strongly advocated
the selling Of the Kameran island MS
a much more central and effective base
to work from than Alden, which is on
the south coast Of Arabia about 100
miles due east Of Perrin, or $50 miles
by sea from Kameran. The British
government sanctioned the undertake.
ing, and on June Z, 1917, small force
of artillery and infantry, under the
command of the general officer COM
manding, sailed from Alden for
Kameran, occupying en- route and gar
risoning the Turkish island OF Great
Hanish and Zukur. -.
Lie eApeultioil IedCAeu NalAeIuH Az
the early morning Of June 8, taking
the Turkish garrison completely by
surprise, so much so that the island
was occupied without nay Fioodshel.
The salt works at Salif, owned by
Sir John Jackson, were seized by the
Turks on the outbreak Of war and the
European employees were made pris-
oners. Several efforts we're made to
obtain the release Of these prisoners.
A summons to surrender them having
been refused the port Of Salif was
bombarded by the naval squadron and
the fort destroyed, but the Turkish
garrison bolted with their prisoners,
into the interior wht.her pursuit VISA
prohibited.
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27

of burning grease which are spread out
among the dishes Of food upon the
floor. The Brahman eats the meal
which the widows proffer, and then
gets up, shakes himself, strokes his fat
stomach and waddles off without al
word, his large liver-colored calves
shining in the smoky flicker Of the
lamps.
Next day came again, and another
scene was being enacted. There were
the same little brass dishes on the
floor: but the Brahman was old and
thin, and a whole family squatted be-
fore him, making due postures, while
he muttered the sacred texts. And
still the barefooted worshipers Shut
fled incuriously by.
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27
America Compelled to Take Up
the AIMS Forced Into Her Hands
By CARDINAL. FARLEY

Our country is at war. The fateful hour has
struck fraught with momentous events. Solemn is the
thought of it. and though reachless still the import OF
it, yet memorable its demands Long and anxlously
had we hoped that land would not be drawn into
the seethng vortex which has engued so many of the
nations of the world. Long and anxiously had we
hoped that the lurid flames of would Tot cast their
baneful shadows upon shores. Our government
withheld no effort to avert the peril while president
employed the whole ascendancy of his great intellect
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27

The king Of Siam has bodyguard
OF 400 trained and armed women do
ing service In his capital {
The Tomahawk., 1917-12-27
Women Have More Endurance Than Men
and Should Make Good Soldiers

RIM Eliza MMosER formerly Dean Of Women Unworthy Of Michigan
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-06-29

this country, the Baltimore and Ohio,
when Charles Carroll, the surviving
signer of the Declaration, was present
and turned the first spade of earth.
Carroll said: IL consider this among
the most important acts Of my life,
second only to that of signing the Dec
laration of Independence, II. indeed,
second to that" To the Blacksmiths'
association, which presented to him
the pick, spade, hammer and trowel
used In the ceremony Of dedication,
Carroll wrote: you observe that q re-
public can exist and the people under
that form of government can be hap
pier than under any other. That the
republic created by the Declaration Of
Independence will continue to the end
Of time is my fervent prayer"
The cornerstone of the Washington
monument at the national capital was
laid on July 4, 1850. It was a very
exposed to the heat Of the sun for
three hours, on his return to the White
House drank freely Of ice water and
iced milk and also partook Of some
cherries and shortly afterward vas
taken Ill and died on July o.
The first public celebration Of the
event was that In Pennsylvania on
July s, ITO On July o Washington,
commander in chief. announced In
general orders; 1.-THE honorable Con-
tinental congress, impelled by the die
tates Of duty, have been pleased to
dissolve the connection between this
country and Great Britain and to de-
clare the United Colonies Of America
free and independent states. The sew
eral brigades are to be drawn up this
evening on their respective parades at
@ o'clock, when the Declaration Of o
gress, showing the grounds and rea-
sons Of this measure, is to be read In
an audible voice ."-Philadelphia Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-06-29

the present inadequate transportation
facilities Will probably be made the
preferred business of the Interstate
Commerce Commission with a view to
divorcing the transportation agencies
from favored producers of basic prod
ucts.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels con-
ferred with President Bedford Of the
Standard Oil company relative to the
rates that are quoted by that concern
for supplying the naval forces of the
government with oil to be used In its
military operations. The secretary de-
manded more concessions than the oil
company is willing to grant, though 1t
reserved its final decision.
Like Government Ownership.
The action of the Federal Trade Com
mission Is expected to result In many
reforms that may be of permanent
value. It's recommendation that the
government follow the example OF
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy
and Germany in taking over the con-
troll and operation of the coal and
transportation industries practically
amounts to government ownership and
is so called by the advocates Of that
doctrine in congress.
The chief benefit that is expected
from this policy will be the ending Of
the secret relations between the trans
portation systems Of the country, the
coal combination and other "big busl-
ness ventures"
In support of its recommendation the
commission asserts that "the coal prob
lem cannot be worked out as long as
the railroads are allowed to divide and
allot traffic, to lay embargoes without
regard to their immediate effect upon
industry or the systematic distribution
of-coal, to give priority TO the move
ment Of certain favored freight and to
use the device of the long and short
hauls."
Wants One Man Control.
One man should be held responsible
for the creation Of Americas $600,000r
600 aeronautic war feet and should