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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-12

Agriculture: Miss Cecilia M. Lins,
junior in the Course of Commerce;
Clemens M. Lins, sophomore in the
Course in Commerce; Miss Mary A.
McNulty, senior in the Course in Com
merce; Miss Sadie A. McNulty, junior
in the Home Economics course; Har-
low L. Walster, graduate student in
the College OF Agriculture. II
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-12
OFFICIAL VOTE.
DAv|ES-WARNE
Present Official Wins in the Contest
by 56S Votes-Figures Last
Year

The figures below give the vote for
County Superintendent g. w. Davies
and J. w. Warne, both of North Free
dom, the latter being the present prin-
cipal of schools in the village. The to-
tai vote when both were candidate be-
fore is given below.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-12
PAY FINES IN
JUSTICE COURT

In Justice Halsted's court Edward
and Walter Schweppe of Black Hawk
have paid their fines, being impli-
Gated with others in killing deer
last November The others paid
some days ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-12
OF
THE ELECTION

GAINESVILLE went wet by 219. In 1914
the vets won by COL.
Reduction at Portage
In 1916 Portage went wet by $40
This year the total was reduced to
176, big slump in favor of the drys.
Dry at Kendall
Dry they were at Kendall; dry they
stay. Last year the drys won by 27
votes; this year it was 101, big gain
on the right side.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-12
LOAD OF HOGS
BRINGS GOOD PRICE

D. J. McLeish, who resides in Gale
donia, was in Baraboo today. He
came here from Merrimack, where
he disposed of several hogs at fam
cy figure. The nine porkers aver
aged about $50 pounds each, and Mr..
McLeish received fifteen cents per
pound. Il
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
THRIFT CAMPAIGN
TO START TODAY
Sale of War Stamps
and Certificates Have
Opened
CAMPAIGN WILL
CONTINUE FOR YEAR
Officials Anticipate Wide Popular.
ity for Plan to Help Country
to Victory.
CAMPAIGN WILL
CONTINUE FOR YEAR

Washington, Dec. 2.--America's
newest plan for raising war funds
and encouraging habits of thrift
will go into operation early tomor,
row morning with the opening OF
sales on war savings stamps and Ger.
tifcates at post Offices and banks
The campaign is to continue for a
year in expectation of receiving the
s2,0o0,OO0,OOo maximum author,
lied.
The smallest unit in the war saw
ings plan is the thrift stamp, which
costs 25 cents; the largest is the
war savings certificate, which costs
ss2.4O an dis redeemable in five
years at $1OO, at the rate of a per
cent. interest, compounded quar-
terly. Officials expect many millions
of persons to invest regularly in the
stamps as a means of helping the
nation win the war and laying aside
money to be returned to them later.
Every post Office in the country
has a big supply of the stamps. BY
the end of the week arrangements
will be made to supply millions OF
agencies, such as retail stores,
schools and savings societies.
-Allotments for each State and the
six districts into which the country
has been divided for organization
purposes have been made and will
be announced tomorrow. Every
State director then will assign GER
tain portion of expected sales to
each county, city, town or other
subdivision ON the basis of about
$40 for each person.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
MR.. HUGH WILSON SICK.

The many friends of Mr.. Hugh
Wilson, formerly editor of The
Press and Banner and for nearly a
half century one of the leading
business men of this city, will hear
with regret that he has been ser1-
ously i'll, being confined to his
apartments in the Peoples Bank
Building under the care of his ply
sician.
Mr.. Wilson has not been well
this year. During the summer ne
went to a health resort in North
Carolina and returned home some
what improved, and his friends had
thought that he was on the road to
recovery. He was about the streets
every day looking we'll for man OF
his years. Only one week ago ne
took a trip to Due West and spent
the day with his frlend' MI ~ ~
Galloway.
He was taken sick, however, on
Thursday night, and has been serl-
ously i'll since then. On Saturday
his life was almost despaired OF
but his condition showed a slight
Improvement on Sunday, and Mon
day, DR.. L. T. Hill, the attending
physician, held out hope for his re-
covery.
A number of Mr.. Wilson's rela-
tives have been here for the past
several days to look after his wants
and to be with him in his serious
illness. Constant inquiries have
been made by his friends about
his condition, and everybody hopes
for him speedy recovery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
WAR STAMP TAXES ARE
EFFECTIVE ON SATURDAY
Expected to Produce 100000 900
Annually AS Part of War
Measure.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The war
stamp taxes, counted upon by treas
ury officials to produce $1O0,OOO,'
600 annually as part of the great
revenue measure enacted by con-
gress last October, became effective
today.
From the beginning of today's
business hours every broker, ex,
change, clearing house and person
engaged in stock, produce or mer'
chandise transactions must keep
strict account of the taxable deal
ings.
The internal revenue bureau has
issued comprehensive regulations
to govern the collections. The tax
es do not apply to bonds, notes or
other instruments issued by the
United States, by any foreign gov
ernment, or by any state or similar
governmental subdivision, or to
stocks and bonds of cooperative
building and loan associations op-
Grated exclusively for their men,
bers and loaning only to their
shareholders, rto mutual ditch or
irrigation companies.
The taxes include: Indemnity and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
HAD HUNS REPLY
IN SHORT Time
AMERICANS PUT
UP BRAVE FIGHT
Engineers Are Praised
for Work at Cambria
By British.

With the British Army in France
Dec. Large number of Ameri'
can army engineers working on the
British railways in the region OF
Gouzea-court caught in the German
turning movement, escaped by ly'
ing in shell holes and prone on the
ground while the British fired over
them. There they remained until
the British were near enough to
enable the Americans to join the
ranks, when the yfought valiently
and played an important part in re,
plying to the enemy. The British
commanders refer to their gallant
behavior with the greatest enthu-
siasm.
Americans elsewhere took busy
hand in the fighting and were un-
der hot German shell fire. Numbers
of them volunteered for patrol work
in the danger zone and all acquitted
themselves finely.
A British general told the cor
respondent that he could not praise
them too highly. 1t is reported that
several Americans were captured
but escaped after few hours and
rejoined the British.
The engineers were mainly from
New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
CONGRESS BEGINS
LONG GRIND TODAY
Second War Session
Promises to Last Till
Fall Elections
GAVEL FELL AT
NOON ON MONDAY
President Wilson to Deliver Ad-
dress Before Joint Session in
House.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Congress
reassembles tomorrow at noon fol
its second war session.
Most of the Senate and House
members tonight had arrived and al
arrangements were complete fol
what promises to be another epoc'
chal and lengthy session. Increased
determination of the American peo.
pie for vigorous prosecution of the
war to victory was the message uni.
versally brought by the returning
members.
Brief Session Today.
Brief and routine opening ses.
sions are scheduled for tomorrow
in both Senate and House. Immedi.
ately after convening and appoint
ing committees formally to notify
President Wilson and each other
that the second session of the Six
ty-ffth Congress is in readiness, ad-
iournment will be taken out OF
respect to members who died dur
ing the recess-Senator Husting,
OF. Wisconsin, who was accidentally
shot, and Representative Martin, of
Illinois.
Anothe rfeature of the opening
day will be receipt of appropriation
estimates, aggregating many bill
lions of dollars, for war and gener-
al governmental purposes for the
next fiscal year.
Presidents Address.
The keynote of the legislative
program both in it's effect on war
and domestic concerns, will be
sounded on Tuesday by President
Wilson in his annual opening ad-
dress, to be delivered in the House
chamber at 1890 p. m, at a joint
session. 1t will be the Presidents
first appearance before Congress
since the historic night meeting of
April 2 at the opening of the spe-
cial session called to permit him to
ask for the declaration of war
against Germany.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
GREAT SOLDIERS
ON FRENCH FRONT
United States Forces Set New
Record-First Class Troops.

With the American Army in
France, Nov. 29.-The development.
of the men of the first American
contingent in France in the science
of war was described today as truly
remarkable by the general com
manding the division.
"I have been in the army since
was a boy" he said. "During that
time I have observed many Amerl-
can and many foreign soldiers, but
never in my life have 1 seen any
thing equalling the men now here
When my division landed we had
shockheaded boys by the hundreds
They were clerks, mechanics, day
laborers, farmer byos, old and
young from every walk OF lie
Some spoke English and some did
not. There were Poles, Bohemlans'
Russians, Jews and Gentiles. But
in this short time they have become
first class soldiers, energetic to the
extreme and have fallen into the
ways of army life as l never
thought possible.
Game to the Core.
"They are game to the core and
their one idea is to beat the Ger
mans and give good beating
There isn't a streak of yellow in the
whole lot, and their morale, even IN
the trenches, is fine.
"Here is an example: One night
recently an officer called for volun-
teers to go patrolling in No Mans
Land. He asked for 20 men. The
whole company volunteered on the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

surety bonds, so cents, except
where premium is charged for exc
cution of the bond tax will be
per cent on each dollar of the prem
ium; and reinsurance policies are
exempt.
Capital stock, issue, five cents on
each s1OO of face value; sales OF
transfers, two cents per 500; pro-
duce sales on exchange or agree,
ment, "for future delivery" two
cents per $1O0, or fraction over
s1O0.
Drafts or checks payable other
wise than at sight or demand, promis-
sorry notes except bank notes issued
for circulation and for each renew
al" two cents per $1,0O; deeds and
conveyances, so cents per $1OO'
$500 and SO cents for each addi-
tional $500, with all debt papers
exempt.
Custom house entries, 25 cents
per 500 to 81 per $500; with
drawals SO cents; steamship tickets
81 to S5; election proxies, 10 cents
power of attorney 25 cents.
Playing cards, 5 cents per pack
in addition to present two cents
tax; parcels post packages, one cent
for each 25 cents charged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
WENT TO HEAR BILLY.

Miss Eliza Gary and her mother
Mrs. E. B. Gary, went over to
Atlanta Friday to shop. While in
the city they intended to hear Billy
Sunday but as luck would have ii
he had such a bad cold that he
didn't preach that afternoon. That
was the first time in his career that
he has missed filling an engage
ment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
D. A. r. MEETING.

Andrew Hamilton Chapter Daugh
ters of the American Revolution
will meet Wednesday afternoon,
December 5th, at four o'clock IN
the Chapter Room. All members
are urged to be present.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
Russian Peace ENJOYS
Received With Much
Ceremony By Huns.
HAD GERMANS REPLY
IN SHORT TIME
Bolsheviki Agents Tell What Hap
pened When They Crossed Into.
Teuton Camp-Agreement to
Armi.tice Conference Signed !
by Commander-in-Chief Of
German Army.

Petrograd, Nov. 30.-The report
of the representatives sent through
the German lines by Ensign Krylen-
ko, the Bolsheviki commander-in-
cief, to begin negotiations for an
armistice, was given out here yes
terday. 1t shows that the agree
ment to take up negotiations was
made on behalf Of the Germans by
their commander-in-chief. 1t was
agreed, as reported yesterday, that
the conference should be held Sun
day, December 2, at German head
quarters in BrestLitovsk. The text
of the report follows:
Cross the Line.
"We crossed the line, preceded
by a trumpeter carrying a white
flag. Three hundred yards from
the German entanglements we were
met by German officers. At 5 O'Clock
our eyes blindfolded We, were con
Quoted to a battalion staff OF
German army, where we handed
over our written authorization from
the national commissioners.
"The negotiations were conduct
ed in the French language. Our
proposal to carry on negotiations
for an armistice on all the fronts
of belligerent countries in order
later to make peace, was immedi-
ately handed over to the staff Of the
division, whence it was sent to the
chief commander of the German
armies.
An Early Reply.
"At $40 o'clock we were taken
in a motor car to the minister's
house, where we were received by
Divisional Gen. Won HoffmeistG,
who informed us that our proposal
had been handed to the highest COM
mander and that a reply probably
would be received in twenty-foW
hours. But at 7.50 o'clock the an
swer from the chief of the general
command had already been receis-
ed, announcing agreement to QUIZ
proposals and leaving the details OF
the next meeting to Gen. Won Hof-
meister and the parliamentarians-
After a nexchange of opinion and
further communication by wiring
chief of the general command at
midnight we were given by Gen
Won Hoffmeister: a written answer
to our proposal. In view of the
fact that ours was written in Rus
sian the answer was given in Ger
man.
Germans Reply.
"The reply was:
"The chief of the German EASTERN
front is prepared to enter into ne
gotiations with the Russian CHIEF
command. The chief of the Ger
man eastern front is authorized by
the German commander-in-chief to
carry on negotiations for an arms
tice. The chief of the Russian az
mics is requested to appoint COM
mission with written authority to
be sent to the headquarters OF the
commander of the German eastern
front On his side, the German
commander likewise will name .
commission with special authorize
ton.
"The day and hour of the meet
ing are to be fixed by the Russian
commander-inchief. 1t is demand
ed that the German commander be
warned in due time to prepare a
special train for the purpose. No
tice must be given at which part 1t
is intended to cross the frontier
Continued on Page g.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
CONDUCTING A MEETING

Rev. H. Waddell Pratt left yes
terday for Calhoun Falls, where he
will hold a meeting in the mill hall
for a week or ten days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

Lieut.. Patrick O'Brien, of the
aviation department, has escaped
from a German prison. His mo
ther thought he was lost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

While a lady was attending a
smart concret at hotel in Chicago
her apartments were gone into and
her clothes were all stolen, among
the articles lost were four suits,
seven dresses, two sets of furs, most
of her lingerie, fifteen pairs OF
shoes, cameo pin, two bracelets
and a strand of beads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

A force of American engineer:
in France won praise by the British
authorities for efficient work ir
handling railway service in the
great drive at Cambria.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

The death rate at Camp Wheeler
seems to be higher than any other
camp. The pneumonia situation
continues to be serious.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
Germans Pay Dearly
For Effort to Regain
Trenches at Cambria
BRITISH LINES
ARE AGAIN INTACT
Attempt Of Teutons at Encirciing
Movement Results in Heavy Cas-
ualty List-Turks Continue At
tacks on British Army Near
Jerusalem But All Assaults
Are Repulsed.

With the British Army in France,
Dec. 2.-3 p. m.-Nine separate
counter attacks launched against
Masnieres by strong German forces
yesterday, were all repulsed after
most sanguinary fighting, although
the British pulled their line back
somewhat to lessen the sharp sail
ent there. An intense battle ragged
all day and it is stated that the
British killed more Germans be-
tween daylight and dark than IN
any similar period since the war be-
gan. 1t was virtually continuous
fight from start of the first coun-
ter-attack.
Moved Down.
The enemy infantry kept surglng
forward in waves and as each came
it was caught by the fire from the
British artillery, rifles and machine
guns. The attacking forces were
moved down like grain before the
reaper, but with characteristic Prus-
sian discipline they continued to
fill their ranks and advance until
after the ninth assault had failed.
During the afternoon the Ger
mans succeeded in capturing Les
Rues Vertes, a suburb south OF
Mesnieres, but a British counter
attack delivered at 5 o'clock pushed
the enemy out again.
British Withdraw Again.
German guns on elevations south
and southeast of Masnieres late yes
terday were conducting a heavy
lombard nent against the town. The
British line at that time bulged
around Masnieres in very sharp
salient, which made the position an
unenviable one to hold at best. 1t
semed quite apparent that if the
British should decide to withdraw
slightly in the neighborhood of
Masnieres and establish their line
on the southeastern outskirts OF
the place their front would be much
improved, as the British line was
entirely dominated by the high
ground in the possession of the
Germans.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

A woman branded with the letter
"R" burned distinctly on her back,
and a crudely drawn butterfly
burned in the flesh on her breast,
was found in a semi-conscious con-
dition in Chicago depot.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

spot. Twenty were picked and
lamp black was provided fer them
to put on their bayonets so that the
light would not shine on them. Dur
ing the blacking one private who
had been in the army for four
months stopped a minute, turned to
comrade and said: Gee, If J. can
run this into one of those boches
I bet he'll get blood poisoning, and
hope he does.' The boy knew
the place he was to patrol was ex-
tremely dangerous and that ne
might be a casualty within 80 min
ueS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
Do Not Forget.

cat another time I had just pass
ed a line of soldiers walking along
a road in the rain when 1 came
across one who was hatless, mud
covered and limping. I stopped my
automobile and asked him what was
the matter. The soldier stood on
one foot, the other being injured
He saIuted ard said his horse had
started to run into a stone wall, so
he threw him down but fell under
him. That's the spirit we are get
ting. The man was badly hurt but
even that did not make him forget
his training of a few weeks.
ct was returning at that time
from the hospital where 1 saw a
few wounded men. Some of the
mems proudest and most valuable
possessions on earth are bullets and
pieces of shrapnel which thoughtful
surgeons saved for them on extract
ing. Every man wanted to exhibit
the cause of his wound. Their
thoughts were all about recovering,
reioining their regiments and get.
ting a chance to pay back the enc
my in his own COIN"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

Surgeon General W. G. Gorges
visited Camp Sewer Thanksgiving
Day and inspected the sanitary con-
dition of the camp.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04
BRITISH LINES
AGAIN INTACT
A GLANCE OVER
THE COUNTRY
News in a Condensed
Form to Be Read By
the Busy Reader.

The German Chancellor has ask
ed for another large war credit of
fifteen billion marks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

President Wilson enjoyed a quiet
day reading in his study on Thanks
giving Day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

To avert confusion in Distinguishing
second lieutcnants and enlisted men
Secretary Baker has authorized a
distinctive insignia of rank for the
lieutenants. They will wear a gold
bar on the shoulder of the uniform
coat and loop of brown braid on
the overcoat sleeves similar to the
black loop en- the overcoats of first
lieutenantS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-04

Herr Won Waldow, president of
the German food regulation board,
said on the floor of the Prussian
lower house that the food condi-
tions in Germany were good. There
was plenty of flour and plenty of
potatoes which form the basis G.
the food supply.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
RYDER ELEVATOR MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Hugh Toole, Manager of Minnetonka
Elevator, Shot Himself in Head
With Rifle While DespOndent

Hugh Toole, manager of the Mime
tonia elevator at Ryder for several
years, took his own life Tuesday in
the office Of the elevator, during fit
of desopndency. He used 90 caliber
rifle, which was still in one Of his
hands, leaning beside his body, when
found. He had placed the rifle close
to the temple, the bullet blowing it's
way thu ough the brain, lodging on the
other side of the skull. Death must
have been instantaneous.
The act caused considerable con-
sternation among the mans many
friends in Ryder and vicinity, for Mr..
Toole was we'll liked by everybody.
He had remarked the night before to
a friend that he believed he was going
insane as he could not sleep the night
previous. He appeared to be very de-
spondent at the time.
Coroner Pence was notified and he
left for Ryder shortly after noon on
Tuesday, where he held the injuest
that evening. The jury decided that
the nan came to his death by means
Of gun held in his own hands, this
being a clear case of suicide.
Mr.. Toole was 35 years of age and
unmarried. He had resided in the
vicinity of Ryder the past eight years
and owned half section of valuable
land near that place. He was we'll
liked by everybody.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
OLSNESS WARNS FARMERS TO
BE SLOW IN SETTLING WITH
HAIL INSURANCE COMPANIES

To the Farmers of This Vicinity:
Many complaints have come to US
relative to the means of settlement
employed by some companies which
insured against drought and hail that
we deem it necessary to notify you
that in all cases where your crops were
insured while in good condition, we
advise you not to make settlement un-
less you get the amount for which you
are insured, less crop received. The
return of the premium notes and pol
icies is not advised.
There is no need for any hasty set
Element and we will be glad to have
you write us inquiring about such
companies before you make settle
ment.
S. A. OLSNESS,
Insurance Commissioner.
WILLIAM LANCER,
Attorney General.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
Lease Block for Twenty Years.

Henry Auslander has leased his
brick block on First street northeast
to Armour & Co., for a period Of 20
years. Mr.. Auslander is adding a 40
foot extension to his block which will
give him a building 4Ox12O.
Armour & Co. are planning on
adding to their wholesale lines and
will build up one Of the largest whole
sale houses in the city.