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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-09
and shook his head in violent pro

and shook his head in violent pro-
test.
Whoever the man may have
been,' he broke out, or whatever
his business, it could have had
nothing to do with the destruc-
ton of La I1iberte.n
Delcasse wheeled upon him.
Why do you say that?" he de-
manded.
Because, sir, it is absurd to
suppose that the magazines of the
ship could be exploded by wire
less. Wireless has no such power.
And, in this instance, it is quite
easy to prove that they were not
so exploded"
Prove it, them said the min
lister, impatiently.
In the first place, the signal,
which we now know came from
that hut up yonder, were first
noted on Saturday. They con
tinued for half an hour, and yet
no explosion occurred. In the sec
ond place, we caused them to be
repeated today, and again there
was no explosion
La Liberte was no longer
there to explode" Delcasse OBJ
jected grimly.
True; but there we're other
ships. near by-La Patrie, La Re
pnblique, La Verite. These ships
and others were also there at the
time of the explosion, yet they
were not affected, although all Of
them had precisely the same sort
Of powder in their magazines that
Liberte had in hers.
But you have already said that
the waves could be intensified in a
certain direction" Delcasse
pointed out.
so they can; but they cannot
be confined to q channel nor di-
rected at a mark, as a bullet it.
The hut in the grove is fully three
miles away from the harbor, and /
assert that every ship in the har-
Dor felt the waves with the same
intensity as la Iliberte."
And what is your deduction
from all this?' inquired Delcasse.
My deduction is that those
signals did not and could NOT
cause the explosion"
Then what was their purpose /?
How do yoll explain them?"
Marbeau made a gesture Of
helplessness.
do Q know what their prir-
pose was; 1 cannot explain Them z
he said; but [ am confident that
they could not have destroyed La
lLiberte.
agree with General Mar
beau, said Crochard suddenly.
They all stared at him. aston
ished that he should admit himself
defeated.
But would add one word to
his deduction" he added. 1.-THE
word Alone
Alone echoed Delcasse.
would. make the statement
thus Those signals alone did not
and could not cause the explo-
sion.
Delcasse looked at him with
puzzled eyes, and again ran his
fingers impatiently through his
hair.
Ct do not understand he said.
You are getting beyond me.
What is your theory, theni''
The line ia Crochard's brow
deepened.
Il is 4 thing, SIR, he answered
slowly which I find difficult "a
expl ess II words. There Is, at the
back Of my mind an idea, vague,
misty, Of which as yet I catch only
tho dim outlines. nv process 81
reasoning is this: il ii certain. q
General Marbeau says, that the
signals from the hut were, ia them
selves, harmless, or there would
havs been other explosions than
stliek IN bonrd La Liberia. Wire.
esMaYes canabe diracted and con.
1centrAted0nly tOsa very limited
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-09
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cardedf'.
Discarded utterly and without
hesitation, agreed Crochard.
More than that"
A tap at the door interrupted
him.
Come in said Delcasse.
His secretary entered, followed
by a courier, carrying a portfolio.
From Paris, sir, said the sec
rotary, and the courier, with a
bow, laid the portfolio on the min
ister's desk.
Delcasse took from his pocker a
tiny key, unlocked the portfolio,
drew out a package and glanced
at the superscription.
All" he said; ssthe photo
graphs! and ripped the package
open.
There were some two dozen of
them, together with a long type
written report, which Delcasse
glanced through rapidly.
These are the result Of the
first report from Berlin" he said,
"of officers who are absent from
their commands and whose present
whereabouts is not definitely
known. A supplementary report
will follow
We can begin with these
said Lepine, and looked them
over.
Crochard had risen and was
looking at the photographs over
the detective s shoulder.
We shall have to shave them
first, he remarked.
"Shave themY"
"Divest them of those orna-
ments," and he indicated the up
turned moustaches, a la kaiser,
with which nearly all the pictured
faces We're adorned. "A brush and
tablet of water color will do it.
M. Delcasse arose.
will leave that in your hands,
gentlemen" he said. II must
meet the board of inquiry almost
at once. General Marbeau, I think
you for your assistance. You will,
OF course, say nothing of all this
to any one. As for you, SIR" he
added to Crochard, II shall think
you better another day. Till this
evening, NJ, Lepine," and he
bowed the three men out.
Half an hour later, Lepine and
Orchard were closeted with
Monsieur and Madame Brisson in
the formers bureau at the du.
Nord. The little inn keeper and
his wife were inarticulate with ex-
element, for they had guessed Lee
pines identity from his resem-
blance to the pictures which every
illustrated paper published at fire.
quent intervals, and they sus-
pected, from his bearing, that Gro
chard was a person of even greater
Importance. Their faces were
glowing with pride, too, for their
proffered refreshment had not
been declined. In after days, when
the sentence Of silence had been
lifted, they would tell the story to
their admiring friends:
Imagine it. Here we sat, I
here, Gabrielle there in that chair
NJ. Lepine, project of the Paris
service du surete, a little thin man
with eyes oh, SO bright; and in the
fourth chair, with eyes still bright
er and an air distinguished which
there could be no mistaking-
whom do you thinks None other
than the Due de B.; or the
Prince de RI, or the Marquis
de c.; that was a detail to be
filled in later; but a great highs
ness, rest assured Of that! And
the way that both M. Lepine and
the unknown highness relishedI
their Chateau Yquem was a great
compliment to the house.
After these amenities, Lepine
produced the demonstrated pho
tographs.
Look well at these, he said,
have care--do not speak unless
YOU + very sure" and he passed
tho snhOfnpropho nrn ~ r.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-09

Unwrttten poems and imprinted
songs make life endurabla.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
HEAR
LAST CALL TO COLORS

Exemption Board Today Notified One Hundred and
Twenty-Five Men to Appear to Make Up Last Quota
Of KenOsha Troops to Be Sent Into Training at
Camp Custer at Battle Creek.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
WOMEN ALREADY AT WORK.
Ward Chairmen of Conservation League
Meet on Tuesday Afternoon to
Plan Second Campaign

The ward chairmen of the eo2serva-
III n committee of the Women IS League
held an executive session at the home
Of Miss Harriet Balm, SIT Park avenue,
ON Tuesday afternoon and transacted
important business relative to an ex-
tension of their work in saving the
waste and winning the war. The ques-
ton of meatless and wheatless days
received especial attention. Pledge
cards for hotels and restaurants were
carefully examined preparatory to their
distribution and literature for tables in
cafes throughout the city was given to
the chairmen of the various wards.
That the work of canvassing the hos
telries of Kenosha will be comparative
ly easy was made evident by the report
that the haywood Hotel had already
announced its acquiescence and would
possibly influence other hotels to fol-
low its example. Further than this
plans were laid for an extended enlist
ment of housewives and a more active
propaganda for the promotion of the
food days established by the national
food administration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
KENosHA sAMMIEs FIRST,

IF you have father, a son, brother
or sweetheart in the army and want
to brighten his life a bit with box
of smokes, here is your chance. The
proprietors of the White Elephant
Sale - are making up mailing list on
which will be placed the names of Ke-
nosha soldiers now serving with the
Stars and Stripes. Thereafter when
the suffrage sale has brought the funds
each one of them will be sent exit
of smokes that viii make life hazily
happy for week or so. IF you are
interested III any of the Sammies and
would like to cheer them with a box
from home go to the Unitarian Church
on Friday and Saturday of this week
and place his name on the mailing list.
II viii cost you noshing and it will
bring him pleasing relief from the
weary monotony of life in the barracks
OF strife in the trenches
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

Clifford Sykes, 416 Superior Street.
Stanley Naidicz, Isl Victoria Street.
VIM. Ambricz, Al n. Chicago Street.
Eugene Potente, So Jenne Street.
George Melyn, 507 Elizabeth Street.
Fireman F. HOLSTER, 581 West Street.
Robert H. Vernon, 457 Edward Street.
Efick Olund, SIT West Street.
Ernest Savaglio, 466 Grover Street.
Michael Artmonais, 321 Middle Street
Grover V. Richards, 521 Sheridan Road
Giiebarto Sorrato, Az Sophia ST., Fond
du Lac, Wis.
john Horvath, 81 Broad Street.
Cornelius VanBoyen, r. F. d. 35, Box
is, West Prairie Avenue.
Edw. A. Tuckoll, 534 Park Street.
John Poniatoski, 1872 Market Street.
Tony Spaltabska, $50 Racine Avenue.
WladystaW Gioikowski, 173 Broekett
Frank Havranek, $50 N. Sheridan Rd
Clarence j. Crooks, 60 Congress Street
Anton Radwanskis, 957 Jenne Street.
Cato Pomphelia, 1851 Jenne Street.
Charles I'll. Radatz, GIT Linderman Ct
Elgenio Searloto, 701 Anton Street.
Julian R. Monteen, 212 Newell Street.
Peter George, 665 Garden Street.
John w. Cable, 619 Huron Street.
Hugh E. Pedley, 529 N. Sheridan Road
Frank Bortka, 208 Rice Avenue.
John r. Planck, 428 Fremont Avenue.
VIM. Milakovic, 313 Sheridan Road.
Alexandra Savaglio, 907 Garden Street
John Naccissonek, 213 N. Pleasant st.
William Mathinsen, $50 Park Street.
Samuel Hardaloupas, 956 Park Street.
Michael Behosk, 173 Pleasant Street.
Anton Germokowicz, All Hanson St.
r. A. Larson, $50 Park Street.
John Bruins, 1865 Prairie Avenue.
Joe Deangelis, 927 Garden Street
John Kuzins, All N. Chicago Street.
w s. Johnson, ! North Main Street.
Amato Ferrari, 10 Charles Street.
Domenico Becocchi, la Newell Street.
Steve Kopetz, $50 Garden Street.
Samuel Jones, 913 Park Street.
Andrew Retko, 663 Garden Street.
John G. Larson, 789 Fremont Avenue.
Peter Norbuth, % n. Congress Street.
Mathew E. Crogen, 152 Eagle Street.
John Holzemer, Jr, 403 Milwaukee Az.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
"nooYeriae for Health.

Personal interest, as well as patriot
ism, dictates Dcalty response to Mr..
Hoover program Of partial fast days.
AS has been frequently urged in this
column, most Americans have, in the
past, been eating too much. 1t will not
hunt lis bit, therefore, as a part of
our contribution to national defense to
crdue d trihing privation or to develop
a taste for perfectly good articles of
food which have not been popularized
hitherto.
There is something about the Hoover
idea and the manner in which the peo-
pie are responding to it that suggests
a spirit of what might almost be called
religious conservation. This in turn
suggests the part that fasting has
played III practically all of the old re-
Iigions. There is very good reason for
believing that, as a religious rite, it
has had as great health and political
significance as religious.
In the early days OF civilization, the
priests, as the best educated persons in
their respective communities, were the
physicians and health officers as well
as religious leaders. This being so,
what could have been more natural or
commendable than that they should
have given to some of their health
rules, the force Of sacred religious ex-
ercises and discipline2
l. may be true, also, that in their
function as statesmen their regulations
were inspired in part food conserva
ton measures similar to our present
one. Certainly one cannot read the
Old Testament without being impressed
thai famines were frequent enough to
cause grave concern to the public lead
ers and teachers
Nothing is detracted from the force
Of fasting either as q ligious or a
patriotic exercise by the knowledge
that 1t is health exercise as we'll
Possibly, it will be shown some day
that the general PARTICIPATION inNwheat-
less and meatless days ha- contributed
sepetling toward cutting down the
providence Of kidney and heart dis
eases which have pparently been very
rpch on the increase for the past few
years II SO, this would be some pay
J. for the direct suffering and loss
Of E.e way is responsible for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

Tully, w. E. Cox, and E. T. O'Brien.
Each spoke on some phase of Red Cross
work suggested by questions from the
delegates and so did much to make cas-
Ter the work of the various branches.
Different representatives also spoke
from time to time and contributed from
their own experience ideas that will in
solving the problems of Red Cross serv-
ice.
During the morning session Mrs. L. NJ
Theirs of this city presented the cause
of the second Liberty Loan and aroused
no little enthusiasm by her concise and
forceful appeal for the purchase of gov
eminent bonds.
The branches represented at the con-
ference with the delegates from each
were as follows:
Kenosha Mrs. E. G. Theirs, DR..
Helen Harbert, Miss Laura Hahn, Miss
Marie Farley, Mrs. r. K. Dorr, Mrs.
L. NJ. Theirs, E. 7. O'Brien, Chairman;
W. E. Cox, E. G. Theirs, Judge Tully,
A. i. Buckmaster, Earl Marlatt.
Bristol - Flora A. Tremer. Mrs. G. E.
Williams, Mrs. F. E. Stevens, Mrs
Thomas Wolfgram, Mrs. D. L. Burgess.
Observation-Disclosures Morehouse.
Pleasant Prairie--Mrs. Frank Smith,
Mrs. F. D. Barter, Mrs. J. n. Lowe,
Miss Margaret Fletcher, Mrs. f. T.
Holt, Mrs. A. E. Stewart.
Salem Mrs. R. w. Peterson, Mrs.
Grant MINIS, Mrs. j. A. Foster, Jr.,
John Evans
Silver Lake Mrs. o. D. Wicks.
Mrs. F. shenning, Miss Frank Stewart,
Mrs. j. E. Dalton.
Trevor = Mrs. Mildred Barber, Mrs.
Joseph Smith, Mrs. L. H. Mickle, Mrs.
George Patrick.
Wilmot - E. Pelleturi, Mrs. James
Carey, Ernlinie G. Carey, Mrs. o. E.
Lewis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
DANCE HoNoRs PATRIOTS.
Proceeds of First Eagle Hall Dance to
Purchase Service Flags for Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Schmidt.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schmidt, on Chicago street, will soon
be displaying a beautiful silk service
flag Respondent with four stars, one
for each of the sons who have gone to
fight for America. This emblem is to
be presented by the management of
the Eagle Hall from the proceeds of
the opening dance of this season at the
Eagles Hall tonight. It is not to stop
there either for along with the silk
banner will be a more serviceable
wooden one which may be displayed
rain or shine to point out the home for
signal honor. The flags have been pur-
chased but due to the great demand
will not reach Kenosha in time to be
presented to the parents of the soldiers
until a later date.
Those, who by attending the Eagles
Hall dance tonight, help in presenting
these flags to one of the most patriotic
families in Kenosha, will find the dance
up to the high standard set in former
years by the management of the Eagles
Hall. The Dixieland Jazz Band of
Lake Forest will furnish the music and
will give special patriotic dances for
the occasion. Indications are now that
it will be one of the banner dances of
the autumn season and as result one
home in the city viii be displaying
proudly a service flag which might
well be the object of envy of thou
sands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
>KENosHA TEACHERS INVITED.
Teachers of the City Schools to be the
Guests of the Navy at the Great
Lakes Station.

Teachers of the Kenosha city schools
have been invited to attend a great
celebration staged by the United States
Navy in honor of Columbus day. It is
to be held at the Great Lakes Training
Station and It is expected that 10000
school teachers from all over southern
Wisconsin and northern Illinois will at
tend the celebration and special trains
will be run to the station by both the
steam and electric roads. Tt is expect
ed that the Kenosha teachers will be
granted a half holiday to attend the
big celebration.
Captain Moffet has promised the
largest maneuvers ever held at the ma
val station. There will be sham bat
ties both by land and sea, aeroplane
contests, naval reviews and boxing con-
tests in which 10000 sailors will par
ticipate. The Hon. Josephus Daniels,
Secretary Of the United States Navy,
and the Hon. Frank 0. Lowden, govern
or of the state of Illinois, will address
the teachers. Music will be furnished
by the Naval Station Marine Band of
500 pieces under the leadership of John
Phillip Sousa.
The Normal Alumni Association in
vites all the school teachers Of the cen
trail west to join in making the event
at the Great Lakes grand success,
and to show the president that the edu-
Gators Of this section thoroughly ap-
prove of his policies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

The fact that soldiers of the United
States are almost unanimous in declar-
ing that they are satisfied with the
camps for the army, indicates that the
United States has learned something
from the world war. The feeling at
present is a vastly different feeling
from that shown during the Spanish
American War. Why, we have not
even had an embalmed beefn scandal
set.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

OF course if Kenosha is going to pay
thirteen cents quart for milk it should
be mostly milk and not mostly dirt.
The health office might make a scale of
prices elong this line. A lot of people
would rather pay the top price for real
milk TRAN a lower price for unelean and
unde, the standard milk. All of the
people are opposed to paying the top
price for the poorest milk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

Supreme power" to make war and
peace is too grca q power to give any
one man The fact that some fellows
over in Europe had this kind of "'su-
preme power" was tn real cause or
q world war The United States has a
Congress. 1t may be nuisance but it
is 2 body with constitutional powers
ard that Congress should be i'll session
all times when this nation is at war.
y should not grant the powers which
the constitution vests in it to the ex-
ecutive, now or q any time in the flu
ture. Conditions in Russia may de-
mand q dictator but the conditions in
tbs country have not reached that
point
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

They can poke all the fun they want
to at Henry Ford, but when the govern
ment wanted his plant Ford turned the
key right over without word. And
just remember he was promoting peace
expeditions before Wilson declared
that state of war existed. Since that
time Henry has been pretty busy tend
ing to his patriotic knitting
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

America won its first big victory of
the war when it put 100000 men into
environments to be trained for army
service without single draft riot 1t
just showed that American manhood
was behind American officials and that
the men were ready to sacrifice to car
ny out the nation Is program for world
q mocracy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

kilograms received in Kenosha today
announce the serious illness of William
S. Balm of Pennsville, Ohio, father of
Howard and Harry Balm of Kenosha.
Mr.. Balm is widely known to Kenosha
people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

Anl let Is hope the water plant stays
fSed This time. One Of the real feat
nres Of The "most modern water
plant" is that it does not get out OF
Whack every few DAYS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04

And all Of this activity over the
cnines just goes 10 show that every
dog las his day.
The Washington times., 1917-11-05
No Capable Seconds.
MAGNATES CONSIDER
HOW TO SAVE A. A.

MILWAUKEE. Nov. 5.-Representa-
lives Of five American Association clubs
met here yesterday at the offices Of
President Thomas J. Hickey. and con-
sidered plans to save the circuit In the
event Of the secession OF Louisville. In
dlanapoi:s. and Toledo. President Hickey
refused to say Just what was done.
I'VE discussed the opening Of next sea-
son." he said. and 1t seemed to be the
unanimous opinion that about May l
should be the opening date and the play
Ing schedule to consist Of 40 games"
In the conference with Hickey were
M. e. CantillOn. Minneapolis John W.
Norton. St. Paul; Albert F. Timme,
Milwaukee; Joseph B. Tinker. Colum-
bus, and George E. Muehlebacn. Kansas
City.
Hickey said that every one Of the eight
cities holding franchises belonged 10
American Association territory and that
no change could be made in the circuit
without unanimous consent The annual
meeting Of the association will be in
Louisville. November 12.
The Washington times., 1917-11-05
TORONIO'SC[A|MS
OF MAJOR LEAGUE
CLASSARE WORTHY

TORONTO. Canada, Nov. 5.-The
claims OF Toronto for a major league
consideration are now attracting con-
siderable attention In this neck o. the
woods. Whether or not Jim McCaf.
fiery is to break forth as a big league
mogul won't be known until the two
majors have held their annual meet.
ing, but he is known to be on hand
to learn his fate.
Despite various obstacles, such as
the war, which has taken thousands
of young men away to Europe, the
average attendance here last season
was more than 1000 dAily. This is q
higher figure than Washington or 81.
Louis, in the American League, can
show
The total attendance for 1917 was
slightly more than 10000. About
175,OOO saw International League
games and $4,000 gathered to witness
exhibitions against big league teams.
With good weather the Leafs drew
5000 fans to see them oppose big
league clubs and 10000 turned out
to see American and National leaguers
In action.
The Washington times., 1917-11-05
jim BARNES TO PLAY In
FLORIDA DURING WINTER

TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 5.-James Barnes,
national pr' fessional champion and
winner OF the Western open. equivalent
this year to the national open cham
pionship, will return this winter to the
Palma Celia Golf Club here, where he
was professional last winter.
The Palma Celia course, 6.355 yards, Is
the second longest course in the South
east. and affords one or the best tests OF
golf in the country. II was designed
by Tom Bendelow. and the opening OF
its second winter sea son finds the fair
ways perfectly grassed after a GUNNER
Of unusually liberal rainfall and the
grass greens in perfect trim.
The Writer season opens with the
Presidents cup match carly in Decem-
ber and closes with the Florida State
championship in March. The decision
on the holding Of the annual Gasparilla
championship again this year has not
been made. but 1t IL probable that
the calling of OF the big carnival will
mean the abandonment Of this classic.
and il probably will be staged in Feb
ruary again.
The Washington times., 1917-11-05
OMAR And HOURLESS MAY
Be KEPTFOR BIG BOWIE

The first opportunity for Hourless
and Omar Khayyam meeting at O!i
Hi -op will be Thursday in the PIN
lieo Autumn Handicap, for tnree-year-
olds, at a mile and a quarter. Each
has been assigned $50 pounds and the
purse has $4,000 added. but with the
Bowie to be decided a week from to
day, which has a value OF $4,000. both
thoroughbreds may be Kept in the
barn until then.
The best three-yeGr-olds Of the day
are entered in the Autumn Handicap
and with both Hourle5s and Omar
starting, interest is bound to run at
feVer heat. Even with enc or both
out OF competition the race should be
a good one.