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The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
lSa BILLIONS FOR
 FISCAL YEAR 1919
Estimates of Cost of MantaiGing the Government and War Greatest in Nations. History Eleven Bil-
 lions for War Alone.

Washington, Dec 8. Estimates of more than Sl3,5000O0,000 the great est in the nations history for the conduct of the government and the prosecution of the war during the fiscal year 1919 were submitted to Congress today by the Treasury De- Eartment
 In round figures, more tlar sll,- 000,000,000 of that vast sum is for the war alone. Only part of it will he realized from taxation; the re- mainder will come from issues of Liberty Bonds.
 Deducting an item of Si53. 900, intended as an annual appropria- ton toward sinking fund for the discharge of the old public debt and some S330,00000O which will he turned back to the treasury from postal revenues, the estimated sum for which Congress is expected to appropriate is Sl3,0iS ,595. No previous estimate ever has exceed- ed two billions.
 The General Items.
 Here follows general statement of the estimates by general head ings
 Legislative, S8,026,325. Executive, S65, ,325, ,369.
 Judicial, Sl ,396, l90 Agriculture, S266, i5S.55i. 1 Foreign intercourse, S6535.072.
 Military army S6,6i5, 5,93655t.
 Navy, Sl,0i9077, ,503.
 Indian, Si2,255,2i0.
 Pensions, Sl57,060,000 Panama Canal S23,i7i,6 ,62i Public Works (praetically all for tilleationsl S3,504,9iS,055. Postal service, S33i ,SiS.3i5.
 Miscellaneous, Sl ,026, ,208,3l7.
 Permanent annual appropriations, S7li ,i66S25.
 Total (eents omitted here and above) St3,50l. .357, ,9i0
 Deduct sinking fund and postal returns, SiS5,632 ,3i5.
 Total, Sl3,0is,725,595.
 Biz Sum for Aviation.
 The greatest sums, or course, are estimated for the army and navy.
 For the signal service, which ii1- cludes the great army for the air. l Si, 1882 ,3i5 is estimated This sum includes the S6i0000,000 previously appropriated for the great air fleet
 Tanks and Guns for Army.
 A billion dollars is asked for pay and miscellaneous expenses of the army; more than two billion dol lars for tho quartermaster's corps; Si57000 for hospitals and medi- eines; $i35,000,00O for the equip ment of engineer corps and S892, ,000- 1 Q00 for the expenses of their opera ton in the field. Ammunition for the great guns to blast way thru the German fronts is estimated to cost S390000,000 For machine guns, the deadlest weapons of the war. more than S237 100000 is asked For armored motor ears more than S75,000,000 is estimated.
 The Navy's Quota.
 The navy asks a total of little more than Si,000, 100000.
 Other Purposes. For the food administration Sj.- 100000 is estimated; for the fuel administration s2,500,O00.
 The estimates for ali other de- partments besides showing increase for their expansion due to activities consequent to the war reflect gen. erally the increased costs of every thing generally thruout the eoun- tpy
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06

When you start your Christmas shopping start at Jackson's Drug & Furniture Store.-Adv. wit.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06
REFUSED TO OBEY
 BOLSHEvIkI, DIED
General Dukh0nin, Siding With Pre- mier kerensky, Is Thrown From Train and Killed-SocialistS
 Are Divided.

Petrograd, Dee. i.--General Duk- honin. who took over the post of chief commander of the Russian armies after the overthrow of Pre- mier kerensky, was thrown from a train and killed as a result of lynch law after Ensign Krylenko, Bol- sheviki commander had captured Monilev, according to an official an nouncement by the Russian war of flee.
 General Dukhonin assumed the post of Russian chief commander during the disappearance of Premier kerensky with his headquarters at MonileV.
 The headquarters stan there re- fused to carry out the orders of the BolsheViki to enter into negotiations with the Germans for an armistiee.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06

Sf.OO A YEAR MONTHS, soc. 3. sSc Gc, STRICTLY IN ADvANCE. .l''..'......
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06

PROMPTLY WHEN SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
SEIOEL HIDES FROM
CROWD IN THERESA

Former Mayor Emil Seidel of Mil
Waukee went to Theresa Thursday
night to address a public massmeeting
on socialism, but ran into a hotbed of
AEericanism and was not permitted
to speak. Main street was black with
a crowd of lOyalists who were out to
find Seidel and make him salute the
flag, but the former mayor of Mil
waukee was spirited away by his
friends, who feared that he might
come to harm if he fell into the hands
Of the indignant loyalists.
Instead of a massmeeting addressed
by Seidel, the crowd made up Of the
people Of Theresa and delegates from
Horizon, Beaver Dam, juneau, May
vile and Fond du Lac held a loyalty
u9do uMoIql osnoq Iooqos g u! Sul99m
by Father M. j. Croft
Judge Lueck, Juneau, J. H. Means
Mayville, and M. H. Clausen, Horizon
were the principal speakers. Judge
Lueck warned the people against So
cialism and urged them to organize
in this community against men like
Seidel and to support Wilson.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
REPORT ALL CASES
OF DISL0YALTY ACTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Kusel have
returned from their wedding tour and
have begun housekeeping at 1T North
Washington street
Miss Winifred Davis, who is attend
ing Smith college at Cambridge, Mass.
is spending the holiday vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G.. Davis, Clyman street.
Report cases of dislOyalty to the
State Council of Defense. But be sure
that you report facts and not hearsay.
Charges Of disloyalty, treason and Sc
dition are very serious matters and
should be carefully considered.
When you report case Of dislOyal
ty be sure to give verbatim quotations
from the mans speech, or give state
ment of his actions from eye witness
secure affidavits. The state council
viii then have evidence on which to
base it's action, and it will proceed
vigorously in every such case.
Our daily mail contains letters.
some of them unfortunately annony-
nous, which report cases of disIoyal-
ty, sedition, or treason. Investigation
discloses that the majority of these
reports are based on mere haesray
and have no foundation in fact You
will readily understand that the legal
ly constituted authorities of the gov
eminent cannot proceed in matters of
this sort without basis of fact on
which to stand.
1t is the duty Of every member OF
every County Council of Defense to
stamp out disloyalty and sedition
wherever he may discover it or the
growth Magnus Swenson,
Chairman.
Andrew II. Melville,
Executive Secretary.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
RED CROSS CAMPA Align
COMES TO A CLOSE
ON CHRISTMAS EVE

The Red Cross campaign for mem
bership of 100000 subscribers will
come to a close on next Monday even
ing. Those who have not yet sub
scribed their membership can do SO at
the office on the second floor of the
Bank of Watertown or with any mem
Der of the local committee. The cam
paign so far has resulted in greatly
augmenting the local membership and
as the price is within the reach of
all, the whole city and surrounding
country should be enrolled by Christ
mas eve.
Four Minute Men.
In the course of his speech at the
Classic Wednesday night in the inter-
E. Bacon said: 1T is very appropriate
that this campaign is carried Oh at
this time. The Red Cross organiza-
ton wants memberships in the organ
lzatlon to be as great as citizenship.
Perhaps we can't send anyone to war,
we can't go ourselves, but we can
come across" were some of the quota
lions made by Mr.. Bacon He then
told of the work being done, what had
been accomplished, and what was still
needed. Americans never fail to get
what they go out for said the speak
er, after explaining that the Red Cross
in saving one man were in reality saw
ing two. The man who had fallen and
the man who takes his place. Mr.,
Bacon in concluding told his audience
that they must remember three things
first, that we are at war and that
we were going to win that war; second
that every dollar paid now would
bring that war nearer to the end !;
third-that according to the latest
song, We'll not come back till it's
over, over there"
The largest individual membership
flag seen so far about the city is be-
ing displayed in the window of the
F. ]. Koser bakery in Second street.
The flag contains eight crosses.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
WANT MEN TO GUARD
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

Postmaster J. w. Moore is in receipt
of the following notice from those in
authority: Men wanted over 81 years
old for United States guards, national
army, for guarding government prop
erty Married or single men accepted.
Former soldiers who have adequate
service may be accepted up to 45
years. Most likely service will be in
the vicinity of their home. Inquire of
postmaster or at No. 2 South Carroll
street, Madison, Wis.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
Redwood Camp Elects.

Log Camp No. 1916, Modern Wood
men of America, Redwood elected
the following officers Wednesday ev-
ening:
COnsul-Edward Schneider.
Advisor-Henry Burke.
Banker-Otto Uehling.
Clerk-John K. McAdams.
Escort-Byron Tyson. p
Northumberland McCaig.
Sentry-William Reiss.
Physicians-J. S. Kings and F. G.
Haney.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
TWO LIGHTLESS NIGHTS
FUEL ADMINISTRATION ORDER

am just in receipt of the following
the United States Fuel Administra-
ton, relative to the lightless nights
on Thursday and Sunday of each
week.
Order of Fuel Administration TAX
ing effect December Is cancels pres
etn order regulating time advertising
signs shall be lighted. In its place all
signs of every kind, including mer-
chant signs, theatre signs, also dis
play signs are ordered discontinued
completely on Thursday and Sunday
nights of each week. On these same
nights stores not open for business
must not show inside lights more than
necessary for safety, and municipali
ties with cluster lights or extra bright
lighting for white way effect must re-
duce on Thursday and Sunday nights
to only so much lighting as is neces-
sary for safety. These nights will be
called lightless nights and we wish
your local papers to urge household
ers to observe these nights with as
IoW uSHCS Ill uOLHeS DIS pOSSlDlo.
Please understand spirit of this Or
der is that on Thursday and Sunday
nights there shall be no more outdoor
lighting than is absolutely necessary
for safety of streets, passages and
dangerous spots, and that you are
charged by the United States Fuel Ad-
ministration with giving full effect to
this order, using the full authority
granted you by the fuel administration
to enforce same if there are individ-
ual violators. Detailed orders will be
sent you by mail
County Fuel Administrator,
George j. Kispert
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
High School Notes

The high school gym will be closed
two weeks for repairs. The room will
be redecorated for the basketball sea-
son now at hand.
Getting ready for Christmas has
made these weeks in December full of
pleasant labors and anticipations for
the high school student. The majority
of them are not millionaires They do
not have full purses with which they
can go to the shops and buy Christ
mas presents, without regard to cost
They have little money and it re-
quires a good deal Of planning, of in
vention and loving thought, to make
it go around. Often times the money
is only enough to buy the raw materi-
ais from which patient and skillful
fingers fashion the gifts
If we could look into the home Of
the high school student next Tuesday
morning we would ENJOY with them
the surprise of their parents upon re-
ceiving the unexpected gift 1t is this
thoughtfu1ness for. others that i'm
parts to these December days a pecu-
liar atmosphere, and makes for the
student the month of December ga
day"
The Freshman club has at last de-
cided on class colors. They chose
green and white to be worn three
years hence. So far they have held
only two meetings. They are called
only as occasion demands. The Of
ncers are: President, Ray Usher; vice
president, Vernon Etshceid; secre-
tary, Floyd Fuller; treasurer, Bernice
LANCE.
Preliminary practice Of the basket
ball team was held in the gymnasium
Tuesday afternoon. There are many
candidates out for the team and from
indications there will be a-lively scrap
for positions before the first game
Coach Thomas will have a splendid
team if he can utilize the material
now out for the preparatory trials.
Students in the manual training de-
partment are working overtime to
complete Christmas presents for their
parents. Many of the students have
completed gifts, that are truly won
derful.
Among the many articles being
made are writing desks, library ia
Dles, coat hangers and many pieces OF
turned work. The second and third
year students are working on the
lathes and producing work that
would do credit to wood artist
Some Of the pieces turned out have
three different kinds of wood in them
and present an attractive appearance
One box in particular deserves men
ton. 1t is being made by a senior. 1t
stands about four inches high. The
base has four senators and is made
Of three different kinds of wood The
top is nicely made, with round edges
and small ball on top.
The night students are also busy.
ton piano benches, bob sleighs, Ii
brary tables and many other articles.
The majority of the night students do
their own work on the machines which
are equipped with the latest safety
appliances. The day students other
than the freshmen also work on the
machines. Freshmen have their ma
chine work done by Mr.. Trueblood,
instructor in manual training.
The shop will be plastered during
the Xmas holidays. 1t is one of the
finest in equipment Of any school in
the state. There are numerous benches
to accommodate all the students in
q 6e11 T1,o
cludes planes, lather's joiner, cut off
saw, and band saw, is ample and ade-
quate for all work done.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
Marriage Licenses.

Edward Kufahl, Emmett, Anna LEM,
Milford
Edward Decker, Whitewater, Hattie
Kuhnke, Palmyra.
Herbert F. Green, Oconomowoc,
Selma Baerbaum, Watertown .
Henry Knearr, Wilhelmina Lange,
AZtalan.
Henry Staude, Pennington, Eugena
Altreuter, town of Jefferson.
Otto Draeger, Deerfield, Augusta
BOgenschneider, Aztalan.
Alfred Thorndyke, Concord, Elda
Baumann, town of Watertown.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
Discharged From Service.

Elmer Schimmel, who went out with
the first draft to Camp Grant and later
was transferred to Little Rock, Ark,
has been returned home discharged
from the United States service owing
to physical defects.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
LETTER FROM WACO.
Mig Hellenbeck Anxious To Go To
France.

Mrs. Fred B. Hollenbeck is in re-
ceipt of a letter from her son mig"
at Waco, Texas, in which he says the
command will soon go to France He
adds that he is anxious to cross the
pond and see what France is like.
He successfully passed two examina-
lions and received high percentages,
which may mean advancement.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
At the Theatres

Corsica, the little island in the Med
| iterranean which gave birth to the
| greatest military genius Of the world,
| Napoleon BOnaparte, is the historic
background for "TO the Death" the
| five act Metro wonderfully starring
Nine Petrova, which will be seen at
the Majestic Saturday Great pains
have been taken and no amount of ex-
| penditure has been spared to repro
| duce with absolute fidelity the islands
wonderful scenes of rare natural
beauty. In addition the play will show
beautiful gardens, SHADY lanes in
| Besides it's intensely dramatic action,
ITO the Death" therefore, presents an
| instructive feature in travel photogra-
ply.
A theme that will have a universal
appeal is found in Double Crossed"
a Paramount picture starring Pauline
Frederick at the Majestic Sunday and
Monday. This is the fact that not one
of us really knows all about the per-
sons nearest to us in daily life. For
instance, in Double Crossed" de-
voted young wife learns for the first
time of a youthful slip on the part of
| her husband whom she adored and
! whom she had unconsciously placed
a pedestal too high for any man. What
hapIAned when she found out his
crime and how a new and deeper I'M
derstanding was brought about be-
tween them, is pictured by Miss Fred
erick with all the wondrous artistry
of which she is capable.
In the new Greater Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon feature which will be the at
| traction at the Classic theatre on Sat-
| urday there are several scenes show
ing actual life on a western cattle
ranch. Antonio Moreno who shares
honors with Mary Anderson in the
picture takes the part of cattleman
and the scenes show him, with a num-
Der Of cOw-punchers tanning bronchos
branding cattle, etc. The scenes were
taken on a ranch near the studio and
picturize actual happenings in the
ranch corral on that day.
One of the most Interesting scenes
in the latest William Fox photodrama
conscience" in which Miss Gladys
Brockwell, the famous star, will ap-
lpear at the Classic theatre next Sun
is the wonderful wedding cere.
which more than five hun
women and children par
to-. The scene is made more
realistic 3y the five cute little chill
dren dressed in quaint dresses who
act as pages and flower girls.
Madame Bo-Peep," the new Tri
angle play, featuring Seena Owen and
adapted from o. Henrys well known
story, Madame Bo-Peep of the
Ranches" will be exhibited at the
Classic theatre tonight 1t is. a thrill
ing play in which the east and west
meet, the greater part of the action
taking place in the west
'Roping Her Romeo" the second OF
the new Mack Sennett comedies will
be an added attraction at the Males
tic tonight The production is livelier
better and funnier than any of the ole
Sennett releases. The new pictures
are under the direction of the Para
mount people.
Vivian Martin in two of her recen
pictures, Little Miss Optimist," an
now 1.-THE Trouble Buster" which will
be shown at the Majestic again to
night, has played the part of
'newsie" and a very winsome one sh
makes.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21

Records guaranteed for 5000
times playing on the Edison
photograph. Get one for Vas
and you will not be disappv.
ed. Hear it at StapletOn Phi
MACY
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
p Air Pure.

IL 81 carbonic acid eX-
She's an being in the course
- urS about 100 gallons, but a
in@le yard OF leaf surface, counting
9th the upper and under sides of the
caves, cam, in favorable circum-
.tances, decompose at least a gallon Of
'arbonic acid day. One hundred
quare yards of leaf surface, then,
,ould suffice to keep the air pure for
)ne man, but the leaves of a tree of
moderate size present a surface of
many hundred square yards.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21

Don't be deceived-get your
moneys wOrth-Get an Edison
photograph that will give last
ing pleasure. The only instru-
ment that does this. Hear for
yourself at StapletOn Phar-
macy. 1t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
MIDNIGHT MASS.
VIII Be Celebrated At st. Bernard's
Monday Evening.

There will be midnight mass at St
Demands church Christmas eve, be-
ginning at II o'clock Monday night
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
MEETINGS
Tonight.

Tonight.
LiederkranZ.
st. Johns Church Choir.
ShOemakers Union.
Royal Neighbors of America.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
Name
Thought Same Overlooked.

A party of friends was gathered
New Years day After the wine had
been passed around there were two
glasses left on the tray untouched.
Just as we were about TO drink my
brother-in-law said, "Well, folks, here's
to happy days" His little daughter,
who had been watching the whole per-
Torrance, pointed to the glasses on
the tray and said, Daddy, whose hap
by days are these ?"-Chicago Tribune.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
SEND TOBACCO KIT
TO SGJER IN FRANCE

1t takes only % cents to send kit
of tobacco to some soldier in France
and receive an acknowledgment Of
the same Send or leave a quarter at
the Watertown News office and it will
be taken care Of>fOr you.
Tobacco in the army is like water
at a spring. 1t doesn't amount to
much when everyone has it, but there
isn't a place in the world where the
old adage-"you'n never miss the, wa
ter till the we'll runs dry''-stands
out in such ugly relief, as in mill
tary company shy Of tobacco.
You may argue that smoking is a
bad habit, and that nicotine is dead
ly narcotic, but the fellows lover
there" want and need tobacco.
The question up to you is whether
you are going to send it to them or
hand them tracts dealing with a per-
nicious habit.
If a man is in a trench for you and
wants a smoke, are you willing he
should have it?
American tobacco is scarce in
France That is why the fund is being
collected Do your bit now. The price
you pay can't go wrong.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21

A large assortment of flower
ing plants also palms and ferns
suitable for holiday gifts, also
all kinds of choice cut flowers
at the Stuebe Floral Co.
"Send fIOWers-always a good
idea." 17-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21

A fresh shipment of shrimps
direct from Baltimore on sale
at Mig Preusse's Saturday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21
Enclosed find

buy---------packages OF tobacco for
American fighting men in France.
l understand that each dollar buys
four packages, each with retail val
ue of Is cents, and that i'm each of my
packages will be placed postcard,
addressed to me, ON which my un-
known friend, the soldier, will agree
TO send me message of thanks.
Mama
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-21

Vivian Martin in two of her recent
pictures, Little Miss Optimist," and
now ''The Trouble Buster" which will
be shown at the Majestic again to-
night, has played the part of a
"newsie" and very winsome one she
makes.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-11-09
THE PATIENT DAHLIAS.

"Your voiceless lips, o Flowers, are
living preachers,
Each cup a pulpit and each leaf a
book
Supplying to my fancy numerous
teachers
From lonliest nook"
A few weeks ago a friend brought
me a vase full of old-fashioned dah-
las with tiny cupped petals shaded
from cream to pink and they stood
on my table about week.
Noticing the outer petals had be-
gun to wither | placed them on a
window sill, being very busy, and
leaving them there from Saturday
till Monday. Some days afterward
/ took the vase down from the win
dow to throw out the withered dah-
las when behold the tiny incurved
petals had expanded and grown out
hiding the outer brown ones and
showing big golden centers like sweet
brier roses. These opened petals
were also of almost snowy whiteness
and the flowers were transformed by
some strange freak of nature into
an entire difference of appearance
and really much prettier than the ori-
ginal ones,
To be sure there are plenty of dah-
las that bloom at first wide open
and with long pointed petals but |
had never seen any before that
bloomed twice as these did,
They reminded me of the poets
admonition to patience:
Gods plans like lilies pure and white
unfold,
We must not tear the close shut
leaves apart,
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold. +"
A. L. c.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-11-09
THE STEADY SUBSCRIBER.

(From the Liberal News)
How dear to our heart is the steady
subscriber
Who pays in advance at the birth of
each year,
Who lays down the money and does
it quite gladly,
And cast round the office a halo of
cheer.
He never says: "Stop it; l cannot
afford it,
I'm getting more papers than now
| can read"
But always says: "Send it; our peo-
pie all like it
In fact, we all think it a help and a
need"
How welcome his check when it
reaches our sanctum,
How it makes our pulse throb; how
it makes our heart dance.
We outwardly thank him; we inward
ly bless him
The steady subscriber who pays in
advance.