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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
Germany Has Lost 4 900, 900 soldiers

Germany Has Lost 1000, 900 Soldiers
Frank NJ Simonds, the great war
expert says in the November Farm
and Fireside:
Eleven million four hundred
thousand, the total figure, represents
just about one-sixth of the popula-
tion of the German Empire at the
outbreak of the war-that is, some
thing more than $1,000, 009~- Ger
many, then, has permanently lost A.
100000, and has 5,50u,000 on the
line and behind the line in necessary
services. PROBABLY not more than 81
900 900 to 100000 at the most are
actually engaged in fighting or are
II immediate reserve. She has $780,
9a0 men, mostly of rie class Of 1920
that is, OF boys WI" are now only
seventeen years Old and 100000
more men now in the hospital who
some time in the next six months will
be returned to duty. This total will be
/ cuAItu DciOIS Tic DCSi-tutuS VI thS
campaign of 1918 BY tho permanent
losses incurred between now and the
first of April These losses will not
be less than 10000 a month. and
we may safely figure that 100000
men will thus be eliminated before
the next campaign opens. n other
words, the maximum of possible re-
serve of Germany for the campaign
of 1918 will be 100000 men. and OF
this number more than half will be
: boys not more than eighteen years OF
age, and 10000 more. will be boys
of the class of 1919, who will have
reached only the age of nineteen next
year Three-fourths of the reserves
that Germany will have for next year,
then, are boys of nineteen and un-
der
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
Will Give His Son $500 for Every
Hun He Kills.

Dallas, Texas, Nov, 19.-Flnance
Commissioner William Doran of Dali
las today announced that he had Of
fered his son, Robert Doran, who left
some time ago for France to serve
under General Pershing. $500 cash
for every German he kills.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
tin boards for two weeks, free of

tin boards for two weeks, free OF
charge.
(e) Boys and Girls Club Work.
The Bureau looks after and main
tains in the county corn club, DaDy
beef club, garden club, pig club, and
girls canning club. The total mem
bership of these clubs is over three
hundred.
ca Greater Food Production.
The Bureau conducted greater
food production campaign in the
county last spring AS a result there
was big increase in gardens, not
only in the country but in the towns
as we'll. This summer sixty cold pack
canning demonstrations have been
held around the county, with result
that the Housewives of Floyd coun-
ty have d good store of canned vege-
tables in their cellars this winter,
and about the usual amount of fruit
Nearly seven hundred women are
members of thirty-four canning
clubs
WHY Not Winneshiek County?
These are only some of the more
important things that the Farm Bu-
reau is doing in Floyd county. Other
Farm Bureaus are doing the same
thing. Is there any reason why the
farmers in Winneshiek county should
lag behind?
Special Reason for Organizing Now.
Congress recognized the value OF
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
DEATH OF MRS. SARAH WARD.
Original Daughter. of the American
Revolution, Well Known in Keno
sha, Died at Oshkosh.

Mrs. Sarah Atwater Ward, aged 81
years, an original Daughter of the
American Revolution and sister of
the late Mrs. Guerdin Gillet of this
city, died at her home in Oshkosh on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ward was
widely known to Kenosha people as
she had spent much time here with her
sister in former years. She was a
daughter of John Atwater who vas on
the staff of General Washington in the
War of the Revolution. She was a
woman of high intellectual attain
ments and her stories of her father
and the other prominent men whom
she had known were always of com
polling interest. With her death, Mrs
Louisa X. Theirs, mother of Edward
c. and Z. M. Theirs of this city, is the
only original Daughter Of the Revolu-
ton surviving in Wisconsin. Mrs.
Ward was the greatgrandmother of
Halbert Young of Kenosha. The
funeral services will be held at sOsh-
kosh on Thursday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
SOMERs VOTE IS VERY CLOSE
Saloons Lose by a Majority of but Six
in That Town While Drys Roll Up
Majority of Sixteen in Pleasant
Prairie Surprise for Vets.

Pleasant Prairie and Somers refused
to follow the pathway of Kenosha in
voting on the saloon license question
and the twelve saloons which have
fiourished n the two towns, will be
ouv Of business at the end Of the pres
emf ,.ense season. Pleasant Prairie
Drys won their battle by margin of
sixteen votes while in Somers the ma
jority was six against the saloon men.
Among the places which will be put
out OF business in Somers is Central
Park, which has been considered one of
the best stands in the county. In
Pleasant Prairie the dry wave has hit
the Maple Inn and the two resorts at
the state line, Munger IS Tavern and an
other saloon near Truesdell and the
two in the village of Pleasant Prairie.
The vote in Pleasant Prairie was a sur
prise to both the Vets and the Drys,
No campaign against the saloons had
been planned in these towns until after
the matter was taken up in Kenosha and
the men working in the city urged the
citizens to submit the question. In the
town of Somers the petition for the
referendum was filed on the last day
provided by the law. The Pleasant
Prairie petition was fled day
earlier, but warm fights were put up in
both the towns.
It is known that the town boards of
the two towns will demand the
strictest enforcement of the will
of the people.
The results from Pleasant Prairie
and somers were the first reports of
the election to reach the city and they
caused great rejoicing among the Drys.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
MRS. ELIZABETH scHEND DEAD.
Well Known Young Matron of the City
Died on Tuesday Evening
After Short Illness.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer Schend, thirty
five years of age, wife of Maurice J.
Schend and well known young mat
ron of the city, died at the Kenosha
Hospital on Tuesday evening, follow
ing a short illness from infection of
the bowels. Mrs. Schend was daugh-
ter of the late John Mayer. She was
born and raised in Kenosha. A charm
ing young woman, she had large cir
Gle of friends to whom the announce
ment Of her death comes as a personal
sorrow. She is survived by her hus-
band, two daughters, Camilla and Jean,
and one son, Theodore. Announce
ment of the time Of the funeral will
be made on Thursday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
Abandoned Babe in
Nan1eless Craze
Little Tragedy Ends With the Burial
of Child Found Under Platform
at Lake Elizabeth.

The little tragedy brought to life by
the finding of the body of a little boy
baby under the platform at Lake
Elizabeth on last Saturday night and
its closing chapter late Tuesday after
noon when the remains of the little
fellow who evidently was not wanted
by the ones who should have nutured
him, were buried in nameless grave at
Green Ridge cemetery. The body had
been held in hopes that something
could be discovered which might lead
the officers to discovery Of the par
entage of the child. District Attorney
Peter Fisher made several trips to
Twin Lakes, but he failed to find any
thing which would lift the veil of
mystery from the story of the life of
the abandoned baby.
FThere is so many ways that the
baby might have been put under the
PLATFORM said the district attorney,
"that it is doubtful if we can ever
find any facts in regard to the case.
The platform is in easy access of sew
eral villages and an automobile road
runs within few feet of it. I have
not found single thing which would
aid us in any way in discovering how
the baby was brought to Lake Eliza
beth or as to who its mother might be.
We are going to continue the investi-
cation, but we have little hope that
anything will ever come of it,
The grave of the child will be care
fully marked so that there will be no
trouble locating it should there ever
be demand for the disinterring of
the remains.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05

Kenosha is wet. In the election OF
Tuesday by a majority of 1917, the city
voted to retain her saloons and voted
emphatically. Every ward in the city
with the exception of the "silk
stocking" second ward voted in favor
of license and the majority against the
saloon in this ward was decidedly
small. The Drys did better than they
had expected in the wards on the north
side of the river, but at that the Vets
marched down to the bridge with a
mighty majority and this was sweIled
by unexpected majorities for the sa-
looms in the wards on the north and
west sides.
The vote on the strictly north side
was something of disappointment to
the Vets as in the two north wards the
Drys scored one hundred and seventy
votes, considerable more than had
been given them by the Vets. The
Drys were not discussing the outcome
of the election and the Vets were too
rejoiced over it to do anything more
than stand about and feel good.
Tt was admitted that some irregu-
Iarities had been discovered in the vote
but there -fas such small number of
taem taaV the5 ~Uald nos Str any Nay
effect the result and while some men
may be called to answer in court later
for their part in illegal voting of
foreigners, it is certain that the result
is such victory for the Vets that
there is nothing which could in any
way interfere with their victory. The
Drys closed up shop early. They adj
mitted that the outcome of the cleo
ton was sad disappointment. Many
of them had openly declared that they
expected defeat. More Drys looked
for the success of the Vets than Vets.
That the Vets were frightened all dur
| ing the day was evident.
The vote was one Of the largest ever
cast in the city, but it did not come up
to the expectations of either the Vets
or the Drys While it was considerably
larger than that cast at the last cleo
tion in the city there was nothing like
the six thousand votes which had
been expected.
In all wards but the sixth, the vote
on the license question was counted
first and by nine o'clock it was evident
that the VETS had "cleaned up" in
great shape.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
fBy United 'oress.)

Madison; Wis, April 4-Incom-
plete returns of the election on
Tuesday indicate the reelection of
Justice R. J. Marshall to the
Supreme Court of Wisconsin. The
campaign committee in charge Of
Judge Marshall's campaign, de-
clares that he will have a majority
of at least twenty thousand. The
committee in charge of the cam
paign of Attorney General Walter
@. Owen, while admitting that the
sitting justice is leading by a wide
margin in the returns so far re-
ceived, do not conceed the defeat
of Owen. The returns of the cleo
tion are decidedly incomplete.
Many counties have not sent in
any official returns up to a late
hour this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
Expect Early Cali
For Kenoshd Cavalry
Local Troopers Have Assurance That
This Troop Will be One of First
Accepted by the State.

It is pretty certain that Kenosha 3
new troop of cavalry will be one Of
the first, additions made to the Wis
consin National Guard and with the
President calling for a great army it is
probable that the strength of the Wis
consin National Guard will be increas-
ed within o month. Kenosha troopers
who have already been enlisted are
maxine everv possible effort to recruit
their troop up to hundred men in the
shortest possible time Blanks for en-
listment for the troop are being sent to
the various factories in the city and
many of the men have declared that
they will join just as soon as there is
any assurance that their services are
needed. A lot Of them insist that they
do not care for National Guard service
but that if the nation needs them they
will enlist at once. Adiutant General
Holwav of the state guard, is CO.
operating in every way with the local
men in the organization of the troop.
With the declartion of war on the part
of the President, the interest in the
troop is at fever heat.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
G ooper V OF e S
Against the
w ar Resolution
CBy United Press.)

Washington, April Though
Pacifst ran in discordant under
tone in both houses of congress
today, support for the President IS
war plan was assured in both
houses. The house foreign affairs
committee voted favorably on the
amended resolution prepared in the
senate and the house leaders
served notice that it would come
up for final vote tomorrow. Should
there be an effort to delay action
it was declared that action on it
would be forced with a resolution
which would limit debate. Con-
gresham Cooper of Wisconsin and
Shackleford of the house foreign
affairs committee, voted against
the acceptance of the report.
On the senate side Senators Stone
and Pardaman declared that while
they were opposed to the war reso-
luton, still they were personally
ready to go the limit to make
war against Germany a success.
Their address stirred the galleries
to great applause.
Senator Stone, however, will vote
against the report of the committee
of which he is the chairman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
Champion Jess Willard
Visits in Kenosha
World Champion Heavyweight Inter
ested in Big Trip Hammers at the
Nash Plant Tuesday.

Jess Willard, the worlds champion
heavyweight fighter, was in Kenosha
on Tuesday afternoon and spent a
couple of hours in the plant Of the
Nash Motors Company.
1--WE want to show you something
that can hit harder blow than you
can, one of the foremen told him and
he took Big Jess out and showed him
one of the giant trip hammers.
Willard was interested not only in
the big machine which could strike a
real blow, but as well in lot Of other
machinery at the plant. He spent
two hours watching them make the big
trucks and pleasure cars and spent a
couple Of hours more with the men in
the Office.
He was the real hero of the after
noon at the Nash plant. Willard said
he had some very pleasant memories
of Kenosha on account Of the splendid
treatment which had been given his
close personal friend, Frank Gotch,
tie champion wrestler here last sum
mer.
Willard returned to Chicago late in
the evening. He never mentioned
fights or fighting all the time he was
here and declared that he came to
talk automobiles and motors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
FULLY RUNS LIKE RACE HORSE
Gets Great Majority on the North Side
Of the City and County-Majo
for Judge Randall is Too Small to
Beat Majority Over the Bridge.

James e. Tu1ly has defeated Judge
2 Clifford E. Randall for the Office of
Judge of the Municipal Court by a ma
jority in the neighborhood of a hundred
votes. Tully showed great strength on
the north side of the city and won
several of the south side wards. The
strength of Judge Randall in the towns
out in the county was not sufficient to
overcome this lead
The defeat of Judge Randall was the
big surprise of the election. He has
been one of the leaders among the
municipal judges of the state and his
defeat came as a great disappointment
TO his friends. Judge-elect Tully had
his first schooling as clerk Of the NUM-
cipal Court under Judge Randall.
. Later he took up the study of law and
was admitted to the bar three years
ago, He is known as one of the most
close students of the law in the city
and he has been active in many organi-
zations. Under the law he will
takes his place on the bench the
first Of next July.
The vote on the Judicial contest
IS follcvq
The vote for munieinal iudre folIoyys.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
CUNDY IS ELECTED.

Robert L. Cundy of the town of sa-
lem, who has been teaching in the
schools of Eau Claire, defeated his two
women opponents in the race for coun-
ty superintendent on Tuesday with
Miss Margaret Cleary of Pleasant
Prairie running second and Miss Kate
Mahon of Kenosha third. Cundy drew
a large vote in all the towns Miss
Cleary carried Brighton and Pleasant
Prairie by large majority. The vote
for the the three candidates was as
follows:
The vote in the towns for county
superintendent was:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
Kenoshd Drys Haze
Lots of Company
Many of the Largest Cities in the Stats
Stick in the Wet Column-Super-
Tor Goes Back to Saloon.

(By Wisconsin Telephone Co..
Kenosha win have a lot Of consola-
ton in the fact that this was not the
only city in the state which remained
in the wet column. There were a lob
of others. The vets had their greatest
victory at Superior which had been
dry and which went back to the sa-
loon by majority of 183
Over in Menomonie which had been
dry the vets won by narrow margin
of 90.
Eau Claire stayed wet by 14O ma
jority and Chippewa Falls stuck to the
saloons by majority of 400.
Stanley went dry by 123 and River
Falls voted out the saloon by ma
jority of 200
Madison is reported at late hour
to have turned against the saloons, but
the majority for the Drys is not given.
In Madison one of the most spectacle
lar campaigns of the state was staged
and many prominent men worked to
make the state capital dry.
GAINESVILLE remained wet by ma
jority of 221.
Ashland went wet by majority
of 1T.
Waukesha voted wet by 535 majority.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
(Bv limited Press

The Hague, April Austria has
practically decided to break rela-
lions with the United States just
as soon as that country formally
declares war on her ally-Germany.
Tt is understood that this decision
was reached at a conference held
at Homburg at which the Kaiser,
Emperor Karl and Teutonic gem
erals were present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
READY TO SERVE IF NEEDED
Declare that in Their Hearts They are
Just as Ready to Aid the Nation as
When They Marched Out as Boys
in Answer to call of Lincoln.

The "Boys of '61,' the remnant of
the Grand Army of the Republic who
marched out from Kenosha in Civil
War times at the call Of President
Lincoln for volunteers, are still loyal
and on Tuesday afternoon representa-
tives of the Fred S. Lowell Post of
the Grand Army of the Republic sent
a telegram to President Woodrow VIII
son assuring him of the loyalty of the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic in Kenosha.
The action was taken following a
special meeting of the post at which
many of the members were present
and there was not a dissenting vote to
the declaration OF loyalty.
The telegram sent to President Will
son was as follows:
To his excellency the president of the
United States of America:
At a regular meeting of Fred S.
Lovel Post, No. 230, Department of
Wisconsin G. A. r., held April 2, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved: That we, the members of
Fred s. Lowell Post pledge our loyal
support to our president and our coun-
try in maintaining our glorious flag
and country with honor as we did so
years ago.
G. F. Stemm, Comdr.
G. E. Likes, Adjt
cold soldiers in Kenosha are just
as loyal to the nation and the nation s
flag today as when they marched out
to defend the nation against internal
disorder" said G. F. Stemm, com
mander of the post, as he turned over
a copy of the loyalty telegram. cit
may be that some of the old boys are
not as vigorous as they were when
they left Kenosha back in 81, but if
it is the demand of the nation that
they serve again, every one of them
would be ready to forget the frailties
Of advancing age and go out to do his
part in any struggle which might come
for the upholding of the nation s
right. The members of the Grand Ar
my stand today just where they stood
in ISL. We are for the United States
first, last and all the time. True we
are, some of US, little older than the
boys who are answering the call to
the colors today, but we are not too
old to hear the call. Possibly some of
us out of our experience in war might
aid the nation in other ways than on
the field of battle. If such is the case,
we are ready to offer our services.
This does not mean that we are afraid
to go where the blood runs red. The
heart of every one of us is willing
even though the flesh be weak
Mr.. Stemm declared that the Grand
Army membrs in Kenosha were anxi-
Gus that the younger generations of
the city be taught the spirit of loyalty
to country and that the members of
the post were willing, to stand behind
any movement for the advancement Of
patriotic action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
(By United Press.>

Washington, April Germany
in communication addressed to
the United States and delivered by
the Swiss ministers today, has
challenged the assertions that the
German government has violated
the treaties of 1855, 1899 or 1923.
American citizens, the note said,
may freely leave Germany and
for the most part they have al
ready done so.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

We wish to call attention to the fact
that all the goods offered this week at
Hurd's One Cent Sale are. absolutely
fresh, clean, new goods, all received
by US within 10 days, no shop-worn
goods or unknown quality. = Hurd
Drug Company adva5
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
(By United Press.l

The Hague, April 1.-The German
American wireless has been dis
continued, according to report
made here today. Berlin advices
intimated that this action has been
taken on account of the relations
between the two nations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
ISSUE BONDS FOR NEW SCHOOL.

The people of Kenosha like bonds
and they want to issue bonds for the
building of the north side school rather
than make direct tax on the people.
The vote on the bonds was better than
two to one over the direct tax pSoposi-
ton. It is certain that the council will
order the bonds issued at once.
The vote on the school referendum
was: For direct tax, 1869; for bonds
3340
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
Ninth Ward.
OWEN LEADS MARSHALL.

With the unofficial vote from several
of the voting precincts in the county,
Attorney General Walter Owen has
won Kenosha county from Justice R.
j. Marshall by vote Of 2,377 to 1876.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
CARLSON BEATS TACKI.
He Annexes the Title of Judge" by
Narrow Margin of Thirty-three
Votes in Hot Contest.

Charles Carlson was elected Justice
of the peace in the election of Tues
day, defeating Peter Tacki by a ma
jority of 33 votes. The vote follows:
Ho,Ico~
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
ROYAL LEAGUE NOTICE

Regular meeting of Badger Council
No. 100, Royal League, will be held
Thursday evening, April 5th at Castle
Hall. A large attendance is requested.
a5adv L. Morenus, Scribe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
Old Timers Are Beaten
In Ward Fiiohts

The vote in the wards was interest
ing because it retired some of the men
who have been very active in the
work of the council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05
Saloon Men Sweep the City
by Majority of 1917 Car.
rying Every Ward But
the Second.
DRYS ARE ROUTED ALL Over

North Side of the City Pledges It's
Support to the Saloons by Large Ma
jority and Many South and West
Side Wards are in Band Wagon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-05

A Want Ad Will Sell That Lot.