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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
Off Long Island Coast.

Boston, April ia German submarine launched tor
pedo United States submarine chaser Smith off the east
Long Island coast according word received at the Charles
navy by United States cruiser Chester
The torpedo missed it's object and the submarine dsap
peared
The Chester the flagship of the American patrol service
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
CLAMOR FOR TEDDY"
TO LEAD DIVISION
(By United Press)

Washington, April 17.-Letters
and kilograms received here indicate
there is a popular demand in the
Central West for Roosevelt to lead a
division to France.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
GERMANY Will SOON
STATE PEACE TERMS
(BY United Press

Christiania, Norway, April IL
Germany will shortly issue to neut-
rails statement of terms on which
she considers peace negotiations, ac-
cording to diplomatic rumors today.
The reports are from sources closely
identified with German official
plans.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
'HAIG'S ARMY CREEPS
NEARER; GAINS Mile
(Rv limited PreSS)

London, April 1.7-General Haig
has advanced another mile closer to
the main line Of communication be-
tween Cambria and St. Quentin, it
was announced today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
Mexioans Mobilize.

FL Paso, April 17-Concentration
of Carranza soldiers are detailed in
advices here today. Eighteen train
loads of soldiers have arrived at Chi
huahua City. Most of them will be
sent to the border when the mobili-
zatiOn is complete.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
Carranza Opposed.

Ell Paso. April lit is reported
that only eight deputies Of the Mexi-
can house favor CarranZa's neutral
ity plan.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
Guards Sight Another,

Boston, April ia mysterious
airplane was today sighted over the
railroad bridge across the Piscata-
qua river by guardsmen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
TWO MORE NATIONS
BREAK With THE U. s.
(Bv United Press)

Zurich, April lit is reported
today that Turkey and Bulgaria have
formally broken relations with the
United States
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
TURKS ARE RETREATING
BEFORE BRITISH TROOPS
(Rv limited proSS)


London, April 17.-Turkish troops
in the Mesopotamia are retreating
before General Maudes advance
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-17
Launches Torpedo
At Coast Patrol
Vessel; Confirmed
By the Government
By United Press

Washington, April 1.-THE navy department con-
firms officially the attack by German submarine
the submarine chaser Smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-19
SMITHS LEADING

The smith family is again heavily
represented b the major leagues as
the 1917 pennaut races SET under way
The Smiths lead fha presaataItRea
hi ain other family trees IL the majors
q distinction which fer many years
was hold by the Jnneses George smith.
mo first won fame at Columbia Is
one sd the new players 70 he aided 10
eBa Giants over IN Brooklyn one
ands another pitching Smith this be
ing Sherrod. who pitched such sehsa-
Honal ball Ed the world series last
October. On the same team IS Jimmy
smyt1. but the difference In spelling
and pronunciation keeps him out q
this family reunion Jack Smith and
Fred smith take orders from Manager
Miller Higgins or the Cardinals. ana
81 Carlyle Smith still operates az tAara
base for she Boston Braves lu the
American league two more members
are found Elmer Smith IS enc Of the
regular outfe1ders at Washington ana
"Popbovr Smith It's "a pitcher at EaeFe-
land The Brown family a1ce was
VERY prominent. but nov Il is about
extinct in major league circles.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15
COOPERATE TO PROVIDE .>..
 SHIP YARDS WITH LABOR

Little Rock, Nov. 15.-The State Labor Employment Bureau and the State Council of Defense have been asked to cooperate with the Depart ment of Labor at Washington in the task of providing laborers for the ship yards of the United States. The United States Shipping Board has let contracts for FPS ships to be built as speedily as possible, or tonnage of 6,567 ,000 for the year 1918, as com pared with only 750,0O0 for the year 1916. Such a great increase of output requires an enormous increase in the personnel of the yards, and a cores bonding increase in materials, build ings and machinery. Within the his tory of the manufacturing interests of this country, no similar demand for constructive activity has ever been presented. Not only this, but it comes
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15

in the misdt of recruiting two million men for the army and navy, and ex- banding demands in many other fields. Arkansas men who desire employment of this character can do so, and should notify w. c. Sprague, manager of the State Labor Bureau, at once ~s
 The United States Employment Ser vice, instituted for the free distribu- tion of labor, represented at Little Rock by R. B. Heating, invites the CO., operation of every industrial, commer- cial and private establishment in it's organized efforts to find employment for willing workers and to supply the demand for help of every kind. MT. Heating has an office in the postoffice building.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15

they did not, but who are we that we would condemn such action? q am ashamed to call it brutalityl
 "We Americans have never entered a town and found our pals (who had been captured) crucifed, as they, the Scots, have found them. q mean it, as horrible as it may sound. No, nor have we seen the pick of our regiment gassed as did the Canadians. Qt is different now, we have masks, but they had none.)
 "Nor have we entered the little vil- lages and found the women dead (yes worse than dead-wishing that they were) as the French have done.
 'Nor have we had to carry with us the thought that while we were away, our homes, our loved ones might be getting bombed as many of the En- glsh homes have been. All these things we have missed-and yet we speak of German atrocities"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15

The work is being done under super vision of the Red Cross. These pack cts are in addition to the gifts which friends and relatives of American sol diers and sailors will send them.
 The Red Cross intends to have a Christmas package for every man in the service to greet him when he an- swers reveille on December 25. Each assortment of presents is wrapped in a khaki handkerchief tied with red ribbons.
 Here are some of the things the boys will get;
 All sorts of writing materials, paper covered books, homemade scrap books, knives, steel mirrors, mouth organs, checker boards, electric torch es, compasses, cards and other things including "catch-the-k kaiser" smokes, gum, cakes, candy and all sorts of preserved fruits.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15
MORE EVIDENCE OF .s.
 GERMAN ATROCITIES
lBy United Press.l

'NNA CCSs H., .%,'plewood, Mo-, Nov. 15.-"Atroci- to '' Ol the Germans are not confined ,.,p pO0f ,i feeding in the prison camps" :" f,s fsO'ulng to letter received here r;,h " n Robert Semple, who left here prn; a tue medical corps of the Twelfth s,ss s",eers in July and was one of the av americans injured in France. s,. Lou speak of the German atroci- to05 meaning l presume, the lack of uOs winch their prisoners are get ,op. s 'a' least that is what I infer from son,s s''atements.) I wonder what YOU st,a"i..y a say about some of the real si'les sF they commit.
 ton V' VT Instance has anybody ever Heu,' 'Uu why The Wild Women of hlts, ,as We call the Scots in their q s uO not take prisoners
 suppose that you knew that
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15
MINISTER GIVES TESTIMONY

The Rev. c. M. Knighton, Havanna, Fla, writes: For three months suf- fered intense pain in kidneys and back, which at times laid me up en- tirely. I read of Foley Kidney Pills and after trying various remedies without result I decided to try the Foley treatment. I was relieved al- most with the first dose and it is fact that I used only 1 1-2 bottles when all of the pains disappeared. I am 55 years of age and now feel like a young man again.
 Hesterly Drug Store. 6
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15

$l4, ,370.50, and the total for the state is S75,l09. This does not include $4,O00 already reported from the high schools and $3,000 from the colleges. Pine Blue high schools raised $S50 when it was first presented to them, and Walnut Ridge boy who started out to raise $1,O0O, has reported a total of $1 ,260.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15
HALF OF STATES QUOTA OF
 Y C. A. FUND SUBSCRIBED

Little Rock, Nov. 15.-The close of the third day of the Y. M. c. A. cam paign witnessed reports of more than half of the original quota for the state subscribed, with prospects bright for exceeding the $2O2,000 goal that had been set by the executive committee. Little Rock has subscribed a total of
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15
CHRISTMAS PACKETS FOR
 U. s. FIGHTING MEN
(By United Press.)

New York, Nov. 15.-American wo- men in every city and town of the nation are working today preparing 1,750,000 Christmas packets for Uncle Sam's fighting men on land and sea.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-15
The PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS Published by
 me News Printing Company

!. uttered as second class mail mat 'a %s november 4th, 1905, at the post .. .s[e at Prescott, Ark, under the act " congress, March 8, 1879.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-10-11
The War Is About To Break

The bargains are bigger and better than ever be-
fore. We have for you large stocks of Shoes cloth
ing and everything else almost at the OLD PRICES.
The prices will be cut on everything in the store.
WE INVITE EVERYBODY to come and get the benz
eft of this one day cut=price sale.
We celebrate this day in this way, and we make
it worth your while to come Will buy your corn,
cotton, seed and peas and pay you the cash al the
best market prices
We thank you for your past and future patron=
age. We are,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
TROSI PLEADS GUILTY
GETS SIX YEARS
Man Brought from Brooklyn Pleads to
Assault Evincing a Depraved
MIND in Court This Morning.

james Trosi, alias '',Jim Perrone"
was sentenced to term of six years
IN the state prison at Waupun by
Judge Belden in the Circuit Court this
morning after he had entered plea of
guilty to charges of assault e7incing
a depraved mind and regardless of hui
man life. - Trosi had been arraigned
on charge of assault with intent to
murder Vincenzo Ciceraro. The state
had concluded the introduction of its
evidence on Monday evening and this
morning the attorney for the defendant
after conference with the states at
torney, announced that his client was
ready to plead to the minor charge.
Trosi promptly appeared and entered
his plea and without any delay the
court imposed sentence. He will be
taken to the state prison tomorrow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
MARY McCLATCHEY DEAD.
Diphtheria Claims as its Victim One
of the Best Known Young Women
of the City Early Today.

Miss Mary McClatehey, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George McClatchey
died at the family residence on Ere
mont avenue just after five o'clock
this morning following a few days
illness from diphtheria. Few young
women of Kenosha were better known
or better liked than Miss McClatchey
and the announcement of her death
came as a shock to a large circle
of friends.
Miss McClatchey had been employed
at the Barden store for the past nine
years and she was the most popular
sales lady in Kenosha. Her wide ac-
quaintance in the city coupled with the
willingness to serve made her great
favorite with the women of the city.
She had been taken ill little over a
week ago, but it was not thought that
the throat illness was in any way seri-
Gus and she remained at her work until
last Monday when she was forced to
give up. The disease developed
rapidly and although every possible
effort was made to arrest it death
came this morning.
Miss McClatchey was born in Keno
sha, November 9th, 1885, She was edu-
Gated in the schools of the city and had
spent her entire life in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
HUGH SCULLY
FIRST TO RESPOND
Registered Men Of che City and county
Struggle With QUESTIONABLE and
Lawyers are Kept Busy.

Hugh Scully, SIC Valentine street,
had the honor of being the first Keno
sha man. to file his QUESTIONABLE with
the local boards. He was followed by
some thirty young men on Monday If
ternoon and this morning a long list
of the completed blanks are being fled
with the boards in charge of the work
in the city and county. A half dozen
of the attorneys of the city were kept
busy Monday afternoon aiding the reg
istered men to answer the questions
and many of the attorneys were at
work again on Monday nigh. At noon
today the city board had sent out ques-
tionnaires up to order No. 700 with a
few exceptions. In the list sent out
today was one addressed to No. 3015
which number represents the man who
was registered from a state penal in
stitution in Ohio He has been re-
stored to his civil rights and is no
longer GA man without a country. -
The board for Kenosha county sent
the QUESTIONABLE today to all men from
No. 1873 to JOG, inclusive with the ex-
ception of numbers 135, 40, 143, 144,
149, 151, 158, 159, 166, 176, $50, 1876,
1S9, 1872, 1914 and 1876.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
sMERLINe-gENTz NuPT1A1s

Miss Minnie Smerling and Lieut..
Robert J. Bentz surprised their many
Kenosha friends Monday afternoon by
slipping away to Waukegan where
they were quietly married. Although
the wedding was expected in the near
future the elopement brought no little
surprise in society circles of Kenosha.
No details of the wedding have been
learned, the only information which
could be received being thai the bridal
couple after quiet wedding in the
Illinois city had left for New York
on their wedding tour.
Miss Bentz is one of the most att
tractive and charming young women
in Kenosha. Her home IS in Winnie
Gene, Wis, but for several years she
has lived in this city, during which
time she has been an employee In the
office of the American Brass Com
pany. The bridegroom, Lieut.. HtBob's
Bentz was one of the first to volun-
teer for the First Officer s Reserve
Training Camp. He has been stationed
at Camp Beauregard, Alexandria, Louis
lana, and was in Kenosha for a short
furlough before sailing for France. He
is the son of Mrs. Augusta Bentz of
Kenosha and prior to his enlistment
held responsible position with the
Nash Motors Company.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Bentz are both well
known young people of Kenosha and
will receive the congratulations of a
host of friends Mrs. Bentz, after the
departure of Lieut.. Bentz for sFsome-
where in France" will return to Ke.
nosha to make her home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
City Clerk Tells City Treas
urer to Go Ahead and Col
lect Taxes and Assess
ment of SLIPS, 623.33.
Big SUN FOR INCOME TAX

City Treasurer Martin Steinmetz
today got his orders to collect
$1,129,623.63 and to have it all ready
IN the banks by the first Of Monday
in February. This represented the
amount named in the annual tax war
rant completed by the city clerk this
afternoon and turned over to the treas
urer' IS office. Tt is the largest tax war
rant ever signed by a Kenosha official.
With the tax warrant the clerk also
sent to the city treasurer a statement
of the bonded indebtedness of the city
which showed that the city had bond
obligations to the amount of $3.50, 400.
Early tax payers began to put in
their appearance at the office of the
city treasurer this morning and they
were being accommodated. It will take
several days to get the books ready for
rush work, but the office of the
treasurer will not permit any one
who wants to pay the taxes now to
60 away disappointed.
The levy provides for the collection
of mill tax to the amount Of
$598,995.85. The other items including
the special assessments and income
taxes amount to 1863, 581.67.
The big items on the tax warrant
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
finance committee was empowered t
negotiate loan of $15,00O.00.
Senator Everett for Election.

State senator Charles FL. Everett OF
Racine, sent letter to the council
acknowledging the receipt of the reso-
lutions demanding a special election to
fill the vacancy for United States SEN
ator. He declared in his letter that he
was heartily in favor of The special
election and that he could be counted
on to keep fighting for one.
The regular fortnightly report on
contagious diseases showed the quaran-
tine cases reported for the present
time. Scarlet fever, 80; diphtheria,
20; measles, |; whooping cough, 2;
chicken pox, IS, and small pox, /.
The committee on health and santa
ton suggested that in order to prop
erly enforce guarantees in the city the
services Of special quarantine officers
were needed. The council granted the
committee power to employ two
or more officials so long as their
services are needed.
Pra1ge to Complete Sewer.
The Prange sewer came up for the
usual discussion and City Attorney
Slater reported that he had seen Con
tractor Prange and = he had prom
Used to see that tn Yer was com
pleted if he was given two weeks more
time to get matters arranged. Prange
declared that he had never received a
cent from the Kenosha sewer, but that
he had been of the opinion that the
work was going forward He gave as
sprance Of resumption of work in the
near future and declared that the
bonding company which had been be-
hind Contractor Kennedy on the job
was one from which the city could col
lect all claims. The council will go
ahead and get bids on the sewer and
Prange will be given a chance to bid
on the work.
After a debate of more than an hour
the council voted to purchase a Nash
truck for guse of the garbage collec-
tion department.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
SMALL POX ADDED
TO QUARANTINE LIST
Home of Carey Hathaway on Eliza
beth st. Isolated by Health De-
partment Monday Evening.

Troubles for the health department
in Kenosha continue to multiply and
just when it seemed that the people
were becoming aroused so that the de-
partment might get a strangle hold on
the diphtheria and scarlet fever cases
here comes along smallpox. Late Mon
day afternoon case of smallpox was
reported to the board and Monday
night the home of Carey Hathaway,
1859 Elizabeth street was quarantined
for the disease. The patient is the two
year old daughter of Hathaway. She
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
PUFFER OFFERS
DEFENSE OF ADAM
Tells Municipal Judge a Woman Caus-
ed Him to Steal Automobile of
Ralph Smith Last June.

Floyd Puffer, charged with stealing
the automobile belonging to Ralph
Smith in Kenosha on June 10th and
who was recently arrested at Muske-
gon, had the plea of old father
(" Adam" when he was arraigned in
the Municipal Court. His plea was
that he took the automobile on account
of the fact that woman urged him
to do it. He had no other defense and
he entered plea of guilty to'charges
of grand larceny and the judge de-
ferred sentence and sent Puffer back
to Jail pending an investigation. The
exact status of the woman who was
declared to have been responsible
for the theft of the automobile was
not revealed in court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

is not seriously IL. Physicians who
have made study of the story of the
case are unable to figure out how the
child could have contracted smallpox.
The only explanation is that the father
works for company in Racine and
recently there were number of eases
of the disease in that city. 1t is
thought possible that the germs of
the disease may have been brought
from Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Miss Margaret Larner is confined to
her home on Fremont avenue as re-
suit of an accident of last Saturday
morning when she fell on an icy side
walk sustaining a bad fracture of her
leg. She will probably be confined to
her home for many weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
WE'RE SORRY.

Due to typographical error in Mon
days Evening News the notice regard
ing services at the Baptist church was
seriously mis-stated. The corrected no
tice reads: The First Baptist church
in keeping with the movement to con-
serve the coal supply will discontinue its
Sunday evening services for the remain
der of the winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Fort Harrison, Ind.
Dec. 16, 1917
To Our Friends at Kenosha:
The boys OF Kenosha, stationed at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, with
M. T. CO. 31S, Train 4o5, wish them
all Merry Christmas, and Happy
New Year.
Remaining as ever,
Sergt. Ted Logan,
Sergt. William Bienemann,
Sergt. Mathew zapf,
Sergt. Harry Grisinger,
Sergt. Harold Gray,
Sergt. Albert Brankow,
Sergt. Louis Jones.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Only five percent of the men at the.
various army camps win be permitted
to have furloughs for the Christmas
holidays. On this account it is ex-
pected that many Kenosha people viii.
be disappointed. They had planned to,
have the soldiers home for Christmas
and it is improbable that any of the;
Kenosha boys, save those in near by
camps will have chance to come
home at that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Miss Edna Breese went to Chicago
today for a short visit with friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Mrs. Clifford E. Randall, Prairfs
avenue, spent Monday afternoon. with
friends in Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

The council had new petition from
the Board of Education asking for an
other loan to meet immediate expenses
of the maintenance Of the schools. The
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
PUT ON QUARANTINE OFFICERS
Two Men to Be Employed to See That
Quarantines Are Properly Maintained
Council Finally Buys Mash Truck
For Garbage Collection.

Santa Claus made an early visit to
Kenosha and stopped off at the City
Hall on Monday night and filled the
Christmas stockings Of lot of the en-
ployees Of the city. In fact, the coun-
Gil voted present raises to a large
number Of employees and gave assur-
ance of boosts in salaries for the men
who may be elected to office at the
general city election to be held in April.
The council was impartial and a gen
eral distribution in raises in salary
were made. There war but one OBJ
lection City Attorney Slater coyly
protested against boost of his salary
at this time as he held that the cleo
tion of new official would not take
place until next spring, but he yielded
gracefully under pressure Of the alder
men and after considerable argument
his Office was given the record increase
of Eve hundred dollars for the new
term. Most of the members of the
council were very well satisfied that
the increase in this office was EN-
tirely merited. Here is the new
salary list and the old one:
1n1o
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
Effective January /, 1918.

New. Old.
City sealer ...... 81, 10000 S 10000
Plumbing inspector 100000 100000
Health statistician. $4,000 $4,000
Deputy city clerk. 10000 1,14O.00
End Dep. City Clerk 10000 10000
Effective After General Election.
City clerk $50, 10000 $4,000
City Treasurer 49,. 100000 10000
Assessor !. 49,. 100000 100000
Building inspector. 100000 100000
City attorney ..... 100000 10000
Pauper commissioner 100000 10000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Total -. 81, 129, 623.63
The statement Of bonded indebted
ness shows bonds issued and unpaid
for the following purposes:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Do Your Christmas Shopping Now.