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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
CASSVILLE

The Index says:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Glassmacher Sr.
expect to leave today for two weeks
visit with their daughters, Mesdames
Heller and George, at Cherokee, Ia.
Anton Rupp and daughter, Margaret
are going home to that place and the
Glassmachers will have company.
Frances, eighteen-mOnths'- old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs Nick Adrian, was ser
iously hurt last Friday by falling
from his high chair and striking on
his face on the floor 1t swelled bad
~ and an abscess formed but the x
ray revealed no injury to the bone.
He suffered severely and it is hoped
he will recover.
Mrs. N. j. Lau came home Sunday
morning from Dakota Mimi. where
she was called the week previous by
the illness of her mother, Mrs. M. J.
Nagle, who passed away Thursday,
May 10, after IA years illness. She
was widow nearly 70 years old, and
leaves five sons and four daughters
10 honor her memory. All were at
home during the last few days of their
mothers life and in attendance at the
funeral held Saturday at the Catholic
church at LIE Noble, Mimi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23

FENNIMORE.

The Times says:
A. D. Smith, president of the Smith
Motor Truck Co., of Chicago, is here
for a few days visit with old time
friends. He is staying with his uncle,
A. y. Graham, to whom he has 5n;Dp-
ed one of his Smith-Form- a-Tractor
and they have been giving practical
demonstrations that have proven very
satisfactory
Ira w. Smith left yesterday for his
farm near Minong, Wis, to put in his
garden crop He expects to plant
lot OF beans, potatoes, rutabagas, ETC..
putting in several acres. He expects
to return III couple Of weeks to see
his son, Earl, graduate from the Nor
NAL at Platteville
Miss Florence Magee, daughter of
MI. and Mrs. Sam Magee, bears the
distinction of not only being the
youngest member of the class but al
SO the youngest person to ever grad
uate from the Fennimore high school,
Florence is also one of the best stud
ents in the class, being salutatorian
Tor the 1917 graduating class. She
was Is years old the 10th day Of April
Of this year
j. c. West, who has been poorly
for some time, suffered severe and
alarming attack Sunday morning.
He had improved sufficiently to be
able to sit up quite while each day
and even move about a little with as
sistance. We trust he may continue
to improve.
VIM. Lathrop returned home Sun
day, having obtained his release from
the Sioux City team on account of not
being able to get in condition to play
every day due to the poor condition
OF his feet. AS the Western league
parks are likely to close soon on ac-
count of poor attendance Will figures
he can do better playing independent
base ball with the Chicago semi-pro-
feSsional teams until he gets in bet
ter condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
THE OTHER SIDE,

There is another side to the world
separate and apart from the life we
live and move in. This side, it often
seems to us, is greater by far and
fundamentally more a part of the uni
yersal scheme than the artificially
created problems and conflicts raised
up by humanity. This side in brief
is the Natural life. How quietly and
vet how masterfully Nature renews
herself through the seasons and how
closely the forms manifold, animate
and inanimate, adhere to her laws
and designs?
The human heart beats sore and per
picked at present and future prob
lens but above, about and beneath us
Nature majesticalIy carries forth her
great scheme. This is the season of
newness, fresh dresses, bright blooms
and verdant promise. Let us turn
then to the poet, Housman, as he
sings of "a Shropshire Lad"
LOvliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.
Now of my three score years and
ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy snrings a
score,
Il only leaves me fifty more.
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodland | will go
70 see the cherry hung with snow.
900
Drink deep Of spring.-Al.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
ARE YOU AN INVENTOR?

Did you ever think of some good
way to destroy the submarine men
ace? Well, il you haven't, there's
them as have" In four days last week
1000 anti-submarine devices were sub
mitted to the navy department; in the
last year 5000 inventions or sugges-
tions in this direction have been
turned into the invention bureau, and
England in the same period received
the incredible number Of $4,000! And
still none appears to be practical or
OF Of much use. The right idea would
be worth to America and the Allies
much more than our great war budget
Of $7,OOO,OOOOOO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
LET THE KAISER ADVOCATE.
(MilWaukee Journal.)


Day by day the kaiser exhorts his
people to achieve victory. Day by
day he assures them that no sacri-
fee is too great to lay upon the al
tar OF the fatherland.
He begs them to lend their last re-
naming marks to the government; he
urges them to watch their children
sicken and die with calm fortitude;
he bids them starve uncomplainingly
and by slow stages; he directs that
the men in the trenches perish every
day by thousands and thousands.
He bids his people to thirst
hunger and bleed and die-an(
what? That Germany may be
served! Such is the burden of hi
hOrtations. Germany must be
at whatever cost to her people.
By this lip-service does the ks.
prove over and over again his de
and abiding love for his people
his Germany!
But is there no other way to SAY
Germany than at this frightful CT
to the German people? Yes, there !,
very simple and easy way
Let the kaiser abdicate. Let him
as head Of the Hohenzollerns give
back to the German people their
birthright which that house has
usurped-the right to govern them
selves. Let him cast Prussian autoc-
tracy down from the high places. Let
him call upon the reichstag to gov
ern Germany, as the duma governs
Russia.
II the kaiser were to take that
course, the war would end in thirty
days. The allies would readily treat
+. for terms Of peace with the newest
democracy. They would even absolve
it for the responsibility for the un-
speakable crimes of the autocracy.
But the kaiser has no thought of
abdication, no thought of unhorsing
the autOcracy of which he is the head
and guiding genius, no thought of
thus saving his people, Rather than
see the downfall of the Hohenzol-
Terms, he condemns his subjects to
tight hopelessly, desperately on.
So, after all, it is not Germany he
loves; it is himself 1t is not the Ger
man people he is striving to save.
but the Prussian absolutism. The
victory he wants is not for the father
land, but for the glory and power Of
Wilhelm. The defeat he fears is not
the ruin of the German Empire. but
the downfall of himself and the Ho-
henzOllern depotism
AbdicatiOn Of the kaiser in favor
OF the people would save Germany,
would in due time rehabitilate her
in the eyes of the world now united
against her in adherence Let not
the kaiser talk, then, of fresh sacri-
fees, since he is unwilling to make
one himself.
No greater service to civilization
could those of German birth in this
country render, than somehow to
send these truths home to the con
seriousness of the German people.
Signs multiply that the German
people are turning in bitterness
against their oppressors. If they can
be brought to see the kaiser and kais-
erlsm in the cold light of truth that
day the war will be over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
Bryan Tells a Good Story on Himself.

We often take ourselves too serious
~. Soon after VIM ]. Bryan moved to
Nebraska he stumped the state against
the reelection of governor Thayer,
and severely criticised the governors
administration Soon after the COVER
nor presided at some social function
where there was speaking and sing
ing, and Bryan was on the program.
Bryan says he had criticised the gov
ernor so harshly that he was half
ashamed to meet him. Finally the
governor announced that the next on
the. program was VIM. J. Bryan, and as
Bryan approached the stand of the
presiding officer that gentleman took
him by the hand and whispered, "Do
you speak or sing?" The governor
had never heard Of him!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23

" Kiowa
n
camp General Custer captured number Kowa
Washita
white
to
Joined United
arrested for heating drum in the street Later ordained Prey
n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
AN ALPHABET OF UNNECESSARY
PEOPLE.

AstrOlogers.
Beauty doctors.
ChOrus-men.
Demonstrators of foods.
Eyangelists.
Future-painters.
Gospel-hymn composers.
HObOes.
Idiots.
Joke writer.
Kings.
Labor agitators.
Man milliners.
Numismatists.
Orators.
Palmists.
Queens.
Rag-time musicians.
Statistlcians.
Tennis champions.
Ukulele players.
Vers- librists.
Weather-map makers.
X-presidents.
Yellow journalists.
biologists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
CRANKS CAR-BREAKS ARM.

Harold McNett, a Cuba City young
man, broke his arm last Wednesday
while cranking Ford car. He claims
that his Ford has a kick worse than
Missouri mule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
AROUND THE COUNTY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
CULLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND CONTRIBUTED.
MONTFORT.

The Mail says:
hen that steals her nest in freez-
i weather, sets through sleet and
and rain, and comes home with
sty chicks, is some hen and de-
war medal. Mrs. Art. Di Vail
hen that did that very thing,
home last week with her fam
le Watchhorn brothers located a
den on their farm this side of
reston and dug out four young ones.
they were unable to capture the old
ones, that had provided literally for
their family, for in the fox larder
were found a big red rooster, fat
white hen and a little pig
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18
GERMAN SUB FIRES ON U. 8.
DcstrOycl-Attack Made 100 Miles
South Of New York.

Washington, April ia German
submarine to-day fired OH the de-
stroyer Smith about 100 miles south
Of New York.
The presence OF enemy submersi-
bles In American waters indicates
that the threatened German subma-
rine blockade Of American Atlantic
ports has begun.
This announcement was made at
the Navy Department.:
Reported from Fire Island light
ship to the naval stations at Boston
and New York at $50 a. m. on the
18th an enemy submarine was sight
ed by the U. s. s. Smith running ap-
parently submerged. Submarine fired
a torpedo at the U. S. 8. Smith, which
missed her by. 80 yards. The wake
Ing 'th8f F|5S " SST', s. nbinarine " disafj@
peared."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18
FRANK ROCKEFELLER IS DEAD.
At Age Of ~ Youngest Of "the
Rockefeller Boys" Passed Away.

Cleveland, Ohio, April 15.-Frank
Rockefeller, aged 70, youngest bro
ther of John d. Rockefeller, diod to-
day In his apartments in hotel from
stroke of paralysis and blood clot
on the brain as result of a relapse
he sustained following an intestinal
operation a few months ago. He be-
came 4 serionsi iyy. ill Ndonday and had
been unconscious since Friday. lie
Is survived by widow and three
daughters.
Frank Rockefeller was not on
speaking terms with his brother,
John D., as result Of quarrel they
had years ago.
Born in Rockford, n. Y, in 1S45,
he was the youngest Of the three
Rockefeller boys, and when his bro
theirs organized the Standard Oil
Company he became identified with
them, serving for a time as one of
the vice presidents. He acquired con-
siderable wealth, but his relations
with his brothers became strained
and he severed his business connec-
tions with them. In 1900 he turned
his attention to stock raising, pur-
chasing $4,000 acres at Belvidere,
Kan, for stock farm, which be-
came recognized as a model through
out the Southwest. Although he
closely resembled his brothers, he
was more sturdy and a little more
squarely built than they and we'll
equipped physically for the new
work he had undertaken. Attired
like farm hand, he was the active
'boss'' Of his ranch, and when fences
were to be repaired, bitches dug or
other heavy work to be done, he did
his part. Some of the purest bred
cattle in the world were to be found
on his Kansas farm, from which he
also directed large range interests In
Texas and Arizona.
Frank Rockefeller always mani
tested great aversion to being re-
ferred to as "John D. Rockefeller's
brother, or "the other Rockefeller"
81 am Frank Rockefeller, stock
man." he would say. mot Frank
Rockefeller. brother Of John d."
He studiously avoided newspaper
publicity.
Next to my family" he once re-
marked, 81 love animals more than
anything else in the world, and by
SlhiplS lldFlHB luIl WIFI IlSlu, I nave
found out good many things. and
learned good many lessons that
could never have learned otherwise. !"
One Of his great desires was to pre-
vent the disappearance Of the blffalo.
He presented a great many wild
beasts and birds to the geological
gardens in Cleveland, and some to
other cities.
During five months in the year
Mr.. Rockefeller lived in Cleveland. as
did his brother, John D., but they
were never seen together.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18
Brazil SeiZes German ShiDs.

Rio Janeiro, April 15.-Marine
forces are taking possession Of the
German merchant vessels in Brazil
ian harbors to the accompaniment of
manifestations Of popular approval
Of the step. The minister OF marine.
in issuing the order for taking over
the German ships, gave instructions
to the chief of the naval forces to
proceed courteously with the work,
and up to the present no untowarl
incident has accompanied it. The be
lief is said to exist in naval circles,
however, that an inspection of the
vessels will reveal some sabotage.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18
COLORED PEOPLE COOPERATE.
Rev. q. Is. Hancock, Of Seneca, VIII
Represent OcOnce County.

Columbia, April 1b.-The negroes
OF South Carolina have joined ac-
lively the campaign for agricultural,
civic and industrial preparedness. A
committee recently appointed BY Gov
ernor Manning held conference
with David r. Coker, chairman Of the
Civic Preparedness Commission, and
Joe Sparks. secretary. Details for
the State organization committee to
work In cooperation with tho COM
mission were outlined. Rev. Richard
Carroll, Of Columbia, was elected
chairman Of the commission. Joe
Sparks will direct the work Of organ.
iZation and all matters will be han
died through the headquarters of the :.
preparedness commission.
II do not doubt that we will re-
ceive,' said Chairman Coker, adj
dressing the negro committee, "the.
hearty cooperation OF all intelligent
negroes, and that we will be able to"
arouse that race equally with the /,
white race to respond to this national
call for service. The county chair.
men will be expected to Immediately
appoint committees, in which all Of
the colored organizations, churches,
and societies will be represented, and
to begin the campaign for food pro-
ductiOn and food conservation at
once.
Meetings should be arranged for
as many places in each county as pos-
sible, at least one for every school
district The negro ministers should
be urged to preach on the duty OF the
citizen in this emergency" Tho
members Of the committee promised
their hearty support to the move
ment.
(Rev. G. B. Hancock. colored, of
the Seneca Institute, was appointed
as chairman for Oconee with instruc-
tions to organize the eolored people
OF this c0unty.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18
CONFERENCES PREPARATIONS.
British and French High Officials Ex-
pected to Give Peace Terms.

Washington, April 15.-With the
assembly of the most momentous in
ternational conference ever held in
this country only few days distant,
officials Of several executive depart
ments of the government devoted
themselves to-day to making final
preparations for greeting the distin-
guished men Great Britain and
France are sending here. to discuss
Nv proble lensa as tate Den artmentsoft
ftciA1s directly responsible fof the de-
tails Of the arrangements conferred
in an effort to have no mark Of cour-
tesy lacking
Those .ami'iar with official eti-
quette aboard say that the sending to
this country men like British For
eign Secretary Balfour, French Minis
ter Of Justice and former Premier vi
viani and Gen. Joffre is almost with
out precedent. Not only does the
trip here require much more very
valuable time than the various Euro
pean wal conferences, but it submits
the high officials to real dangers from
mines and submarines, experienced
in crossing to the continent. 1t is
known that the present trip was
taken only with the deepest forebod-
ings, quickened by memories Of the
loss or LORD kltcnener.
Terms Of Peace.
The near approach of the confer
ences and the growing certainty that
an attempt will be made to harmonize
the ends for which the allies are
lighting with the principles laid down
by President Wilson has developed
the fact that all the entente nations
have informed each other very fully
their maximum and minimum terms
Of peace, so that each one has come
to an exact knowledge Of what the
others we're fighting for.
Those details, it now seems practi-
cally certain, will be disclosed freely
to President Wilson in such a way as
to comply with the suggestions Of
his note Of December 18 asking all
tho belligerents for such an avowal.
While the allies in their reply gave a
skeleton outline Of their terms, it was
realized at the time that it was not
complete and that it probably con-
templated the maximum.
Discussion here to-day Of Americas s
probable terms brought from an off,
cial source the statement that this
country stood unreservedly on the
broad basis outlined in the Presi-
dents two addresses. Those terms
involve the destruction Of the Prus-
sian autocracy, government resting
on the consent Of the governed, free
dom Of worship, freedom of and ac-
cess to the seas, and world fedora
tion to prevent future wars.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18

TO the Farmers of Oconee:

TO the Farmers Of Oconee:
Our country Is calling upon all
its citizens to perform their duty
in this crisis. The men and wo-
= men in tho industrial centers
will soon be called upon to fur
nish munitions, clothing and sup
= plies for the men at the front.
= Your duty III to furnish food.
which is just as necessary as
= munitions and other supplies.
WIN YOU not attend the meet
y Ing In your county seat to hear
= patriotic mon discuss the seri-
BUSINESS Of the situation and to
confer with You as to the man
ner In which you may best serve
your country?
The slogan adopted by the
= Commission for Civic Prepared
= ness for War, appointed by our
Governor, Is SERVICE FOR
= ALL The date OF the meet
" Ing In your county Is SATUR-
DAY NEXT, April 21st, at II
o'clock A. NJ.
Show your patriotism and 10y
= atty to your country by attend
= ing this meeting, which Is to be
= one OF the most important In
= the history Of your county.
w. w. LONG.
. Director Of Extension, C. A. c.,
= ". S. Dept. Of Agriculture.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18

before, beg that all editors and pub
fishers everywhere will give as promi-
nent publication and as wide circula-
tion as possible to this appeal. I ven.
ture to suggest also to all advertising
agencies that they would perhaps rem
Dire very substantial and timely SER
vice to the country II they would give
1t widespread repetition. And hope
that clergymen will not think the
theme of It an unworthy or inappro-
pirate subject for comment and hom-
lily from their pulpits.
The supreme test OF the nation has
come. We must all speak, act and
serve'togetheri
Woodrow wills
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18
A Patriotic Rally
At Wa1ha1la Tomorrow.
Thursday, April 10.
Combining Present-day Patriotism
With Anniversary Of Battle
Of Lexington.

Following Is the program for pa
tr1otic rally TO be held in Walhalla
tomorrow Thursday, April 10:
Assemble at school house at 10. 80.
lnvocation-Rev. Dr. j. L. Stokes.
Chorus-'America." led by band.
Address Of Welcome-iW. M,
Brown, Mayor.
Music by the band.
Parade Formation.
1st. Band.
I'd. School (White).
Sd. Boy Scouts.
4'th. Citizens (White).
9th. Colored School.
9th. Colored Citizens.
The parade will be led from the
school house down Main street to
Red Hill, and thence to the Court
House, where the following pro-
gram will be carried out.
Chorus-Star Spangled Banner.
This Meeting and IT'S Object
Harry r. Hughs.
Music by the band.
Our Country's Need"-Robert r.
Jaynes.
Recitation-"Th Ride Of Paul Re-
vere'-By Clifton Cobb.
Music.
lne COlOr2Q CltlXen and Our
Flag J. Thomas, colored school
teacher.
Music by the band
"Our Community's Need"-W. c.
Hughs.
"The Walhalla Guards"-M. C..
Long.
Chorus--Red, White and Blue.
Band concert.
The anniversary Of the battle OF
Lexington. April 10, has been fixed by
the Committee on National Defense
as Patriotic Rally Day throughout
the entire country. The Ride Of Paul
Revere will be duplicated in many
places and his poem recited at the
aters, schools, churches and movies.
The citizens Of Walhalla and sur
rounding communities should re-
spond to this call of patriotism. Let
all come who can, and enter the rally
with a spirit of patriotism.
Colored People Urged to Join.
w. J. Thomas, teacher Of the Wal
halla colored school, requests The
Courier to urge the colored people to
cooperate heartily in the patriotic
rally, to hear the speakers and to
join in the great work of helping to
feed the nation. There Is work for
all-all must work. s4
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-04-18
Liebenfels Grew to Prison.
News and Courier, 16th.)

The eight officers of the German
(Hansa line) steamship Liebenfels,
convicted in the Florence term OF the
United States District Court OF sink.
Ing the vessel or allowing her to be
sunk In the navigable waters OF the
Cooper river, and subsequently sem
fenced to pay fine Of $500 and serve
term Of year and a day in the
Federal prison at Atlanta, left here
Yesterday afternoon for Atlanta, un-
der guard.
Last week the Liebenfels crew
abandoned an appeal made to the
circuit Court of Appeals, after they
mad been arrested by the Federal au-
thorities In pursuance Of Instructions
received from Washington.
All are Germans except Jansen,
who Is a Dane.