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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
CASE OF BROTHER
AGAINST BROTHER

Whitewater Register: Like all
Gaul, as Caesar has it, the Klein fam
ily are divided into three parts, or
were before four of the boys were
killed while serving in the German
army, and two boys were killed fight
ing for France. The only surviving
son of the family is decorated with
the American flag and ready to serve
his country if needed.
He is Joseph Klein of Delavan, who
was born near Rochester, N. Y, ac-
companied his fathers family back
to Alsace-Lorraine when three years
of age; served in the German army,
and was sergeant when discharged;
returned to America at % years OF
age and is loyal American citizen,
which he says is the only safe coun-
try in which to live, according to the
story told the Delavan Enterprise.
The family history is made the
more interesting by reason Of the
war. The father of the Klein family
was a German, and the mother French.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
( blU
IOWA / SUNDAYS
MUST BE BLUE

Attorney General Hadner today in
structed every county attorney in the
state of Iowa to enforce the iowa clos
ing law next Sunday.
The instructions sent out are sim
liar to those given TIE Polk county
attorney last week under which 100
arrests were made lost Sunday on
charges of playing professional base
ball. operating moving picture shows,
selling popcorn, cigars, operating ga
RACES and other similar Sunday activ-
tiles.
All cigar and drug stores and re-
freshment parlors were closed in Des
Moines last Sunday, and will be
closed throughout the state next Sun
day if the various county attorneys
follow the interpretations which have
been put upon the law by the attor-
ney general.
Cases of baseball players, club
owners, and theater proprietors ar
rested last Sunday were submitted in
the Des Moines municipal court on
Thursday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
IS
NEED OF MEXICO

E. G. A1smeyer, who formerly re-
sided near Portage, is back from the
Rio Grande valley, an1 in an inter-
view in a Portage paper says:
"You people up north are very mis-
informed regarding the Mexican sit
uation. The Mexican must Le under
stood rightly. The fights there are
mostly spontaneous clashes, much like
the fellows in one ward school going
to lick the fellows at another school.
They get into fight and go to it and
then come back to work. Of course,
the fighting is more serious some
times than others. We employ as
many as one hundred Mexicansl when
we plant onions in the fall and at
harvest time in the spring. We plant
our onions and cabbage along in De-
cember and January while everything
is snow and ice in the north. The.
Mexicans> receive six cents per bush
ell crate for digging, clipping, grading,
boxing and placing them on wagons.
They average about $500 per week
doing this work, besides paying for
their own board. In that section OF
Texas where we are located, the Mex
ican's chief occupation is farming and
stock raising, and they are an indus
trious lot of people. Of course, up in
the mining districts where the Ameri-
can raids occurred, the inhabitants
are much rougher and less civilized.
The inhabitants of these places, gen.
orally through the mining districts.
know no more than our three-year-old
children, and not one out of thou
sand can read or write. They are
very superstitious and believe in
ghosts and, witches Education is
what is greatly needed to enlighten
the Mexican. Our city, Mission, has
a population of about 5000, of which
over. 5000 are Mexicans. We have a
very fine high school, but the Mexi-
cans are taught under separate
system up to the eighth grade. and
then they enter the high school on
the same plan as the American chill
dren." j. i'd il &
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
FUTURE OFFICERS
DRILLING DAILY
Baraboo Boy Tells Of Strenuous
New Life and Says They Are
Enjoying Every Minute

Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Steckl, whose
son, DR.. Clausen Steckl, is in training
at Fort Sheridan, have received let
ters telling something of the training
the embryo officers are undergoing. 1t
is practically a new life for all OF them
and while it is a most strenuous one,
DIR. SteckI states that he is enjoying
every minute of it, including the daily
dip in natures garb.
At $50 in the morning drill starts,
and after some time at this, with one
officer, they are turned over to
another one, and later to- another,
and about the time they are sure
their drilling for the day is over they
are taken for hike of five miles or
so.
Yesterday forty three hundred fu-
ture United States army officers were
taught how to feed themselves. They
were told that the soldiers stomach
is as important as his rife. They were
told that shell fire at times demolishes
communication trenches and the
"stew brigade is unable to reach the
firing line. Then more than ever the
soldier must rely upon himself and
upon the little sustenance his kit con-
tains.
Lessons for men in training for COM
mission in the new national army were
addressed not solely to food and food
conservation, but this was the most
vital topic. The men were taught
how to adjust a full pack to the shoul-
ders, how to advance without the bay
onet sheath catching between their
legs and tripping them. They were
shown the mysteries and novelties OF
the haversack, which today differs i'm
measurably from the old knapsack car
ried in the civil war I'd n 's8.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
SHARPERS,ARE TOO
SHARP FOR HIM

Carl Christianson Of Gallishan, Al
berta, Canada. after short sojourn
at Hot Springs, Ark, passed through
Chicago yesterday ON his way to Min
neapols wiser than when he left
home and poorer by $4,000.
AT Hot Springs he met a ikable
sort Of chap named Stafford, from
North Dakota, and to cut the high
cost of living they shared the same
room. Out walking they found fat
wallet containing papers, telegraph
code, certificates of deposits and a
bond for $4,000.
Next day they saw an ad offering
liberal reward for the wallets re-
turn. They located the owner, re
turned the wallet and discovered Lud-
wig, the owner to be field agent
for the New York stock exchange. As
| a reward for their honesty he Let
them in on good thing. Chris
tianson won $4,000, but he was
| made to wait for his winnings" un-
til after tho check for $40, 900, which
he had Invested" had been cashed
Now be is offering reward Of s20e
each for the arrest Of the slickers.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
LOCAL CLUB
HEARS PAPERS,

The Twentieth Century club held
a special meeting at the library build
ing Thursday afternoon, May IL.
Miss Smith, a nurse from Concord.
n. H., gave very interesting and
instructive talk upon the vocation Of
a nurse, with especial reference to
the duties of a district visiting nurse.
She outlined the work of one of
these nurses for one day, and gave
abundant evidence that a great deal
Of much needed assistance and en-
couragement was given to people in
varying circumstances.
Miss Platt presented her paper,
outlining different lines of work and
study for the club to pursue during
the next year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
RECEIVES LETTER
FROM GOVERNOR

The local G. A. r. post passed res
olutions pledging their loyalty and
support to this country, sending a
copy to the governor. Governor Phil
ipp has written a letter to Command
er James Dibble of Joe Hooker post,
which reads as follows:
"I am pleased to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your letter of the Goth en-
closing resolution in which you
pledge your loyalty and support to
the country in the present crisis.
Permit me to assure you that |
highly appreciate your good will.
feel, however, that the men who
taught the country its lessons of pa
triotism in the sixties should not again
be called upon to carry the burden
of defending our flag. That burden
must be assumed by younger gene
ration, who are now being called into
the service of the country. | am sure
that they have received an inspira-
ton from you who stood by the coun-
try SO nobly in the sixties.
"The small number of the G. A. r.
Lat have been permitted to remain
with us must now be regarded as
guests of the nation, and the best
service that you can render is to in
struct our boys who must now carry
our flag to foreign shores how to live
as soldiers and how to carry that flag
to victory.
Very truly yours,
"E. L. Phillip"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
STUDENT HAzED:
is NEAR DEATH

Expulsion from 1chool is expected
to be the punishment of several boys
of the junior class Of the high school
at Wonewoc as a result of hazing
Russell Carter, freshman, in which
they nearly caused his death by hang
ing.
During the greater part of the school
year, Carter, who came here from the
country, has been constantly picked
on by number of older pupils, the
annoyance terminating when one of
the boys suggested they hang him in
the gymnasium. The boy was seized,
rope placed around his neck and
he was hauled up in the air several
times before the hazing operations
were discovered and Professor Still
man notified. Young Carter was black
in the face and practically uncon-
scious when released and since then
las complained of much pain in his
throat and neck.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
GIRL TRIES TO
TAKE HER LIFE

Stella Fry, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Fry, who live near Lloyd,
attempted suicide by shooting early
Thursday morning.
She is seventeen years of age and
a normal girl. No cause for such a
rash act can be determined. She had
spent Wednesday evening in company
with her family and seemed in her
usual spirits. She arose early Thurs
day and at about 5 O'Clock fired the
shot that she intended to be fatal,
using % rife. The bullet missed
the heart by some over an inch and
entered the lung. DIR. Tkadlec OF
Lime Ridge, was called and she was
taken to the hospital at Reedsburg.
An X-ray picture showed the location
of the bullet and gave evidence that
an operation was unnecessary at
present. The girl is getting along
very well and unles an abscess forms
will recover.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

While other members OF her class
are walking across the stage to re-
ceive diplomas, Miss Helen Kermott,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. E. P. Ker-
mott Of Hudson, will be sailing on
the Atlantic ocean on her way to
France. She will be the bride of
Wilder Penfield, also of Hudson, for
merly Rhodes scholar at Oxford, who
goes to Paris on hospital duty. Miss
Kermott will engage in Red Cross
work. The wedding will take place
June 6. They expect to sail June g..
Mr.. PenfieId was on the cross channel
steamer Sussex, which-was torpedoed
by a German submarine in March,
1916, between Folkesstone and Dieppe.
After leaving Oxford, Mr.. Penfield
did motor ambulance work in France.
Since returning to this country he
has been at Johns Hopkins university
preparing for hospital service. Miss
Kermott is a daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. E. P. Kermott former residents
of Riehland Center.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

The following gifts have been re-
ceived recently by the Sauk County
Historical society:
Mrs. Fannie Wilhelm, 419 Park
street, Baraboo, gives large col
lection of shells, coins, Confederate
money and other relics. Part of the
money is in fractions of dollar, spec
linens that are quite rare. Part of
the collection was made by her father,
the late George B. Gibbons.
Arthur Clark, Baraboo, gives a .
zil nut, smaller nuts showir <11isc. =,
inside of an outer shell. i Histosss
sold by the trade are often called
"'nigger toes" and grow on the inside
of covering, something like small
cocoanut
Joseph Rabuck of La Val1e gives a
handmade, wooded, Blacksmith's tire
measure, used in setting tires; two
handmade spigots, rare specimens,
and lantern with rectangular pieces
of glass instead of globe.
Part of the articles were probably
made and used by Mr. Rabuck's grand
father, Sebastian Karstetter, an early
settler of this county.
Frank Niles of La Vale gives an
old iron candlestick brought from
England
f. A. Cooper, county clerk, Baraboo,
gives copies of the official county di-
rectory.
Miss Florence r. Farwell also gives
copies of the county directory.
T. Clavadatscher, Baraboo, gives a
candIestick-a stork standing on a
tortoise. The article is an Oriental
piece and there is a legendary story
connected with it. The candlestick
was brought from st. Louis to Sauk
county in 1847 Mr. Clavadatscher al
so gives a picture of the famous Char
ter Oak, in which was hidden the
colonial charter of Massachusetts, in
1857. The tree was destroyed in 1856:
A copy of the proceedings of the
Eleventh Annual Conference of His
torical societies comes from the Sec
retary, Solon J. Buck, Washington.
The George H. Doran company, pub
fishers, New York, sends copy OF
"Hurrah and Hallelujah," by DR.. J. P.
Bang. The volume has to do with the
causes of the present war;
Sir Gilbert Parker, London, sends
a copy of "False Witness story OF
the war.
Professor w MacNeile Dixon, 8
buckingham Gate. London, England,
sends copy Of "To Verdun from the
Somme," by Harry E. Britain.
Houghton-Miffin company, Boston,
sends copy of "The ISSUE" by j.
w. Headlam.
The Carnegie Endowment for Inter
national Peace, 407 West 117th street,
New York city, sends a copy of "The
Basis of Durable Peace" by Cosmos.
Arthur Judevine gives a tailor's
goose found at the old home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. Roberts, near the Y. M.
C. A. A new factory building will be
erected there and in removing the sur
plus material the goose came to light.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
GUARD EXPECTS
TO SERVE SOON
ACROSS OCEAN
Wisconsin, Iowa., Michigan Troops
Ordered into Federal Service and
to Join the Colors July Is

Unofficial but presumably authentic
information from Washington is that
the national guard will be called to
the colors in three installments, be-
ginning on July Is, for early service
in Europe. The units in midwestern
states will be called out on the fol-
lowing dates:
July 15-Iowa, Mihcigan and Wis
consin.
July 25-Illinois.
August 5--Indiana and Kentucky.
These dates, it is said, were fixed
at a general staff conference. The
earlier intention to call out the guard,
beginning on June 15, was abandoned
as the result of a report by the quar-
termaster general that it would be i'm
possible tc complete the training
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
EGG INSPECTORS
ARE ABOUT

A government egg inspector called
on IIillsboro dealers and instructed
them to candle their eggs. He made
Gamblers for them while there. He
also informed them that the law would
be strictly enforced and anyone
caught selling bad eggs would be
prosecuted. This applies to every
one who sells eggs, owners of chick
ems, and all.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
* * * * = = = = = =
POINTS IN DRAFT
BILL SIGNED BY
THE PRESIDENT

y The chief provisions of the
y army draft bill passed by the
. senate and signed by the pres
!. ident are as follows:
. Raising of armed forces by
. the selective draft system, inn
Z posed upon all males between
y the ages of 81 and 80 years, in
= elusive, subject to registration
= and certain exemptions from
= service.
y Increasing the regular army
= to maximum war strength.
* Drafting into the federal
= service of national guard units.
+ Raising of an initial force by
a CONSUMPTION of 100000 men,
y with addition of 100000 if
i. deemed necessary.
* Raising, if the president
X sees fit, of four divisions of
y volunteer infantry. (The
y Roosevelt anlendment.)
* Increasing tbs pay of all en-
* listed men as follows: Fiji
* teen dollars additional month
= " for those now receiving less
* than $21, comprising the bulk
:ax Of the army, graduated down
* ward to So additional monthly
* for those receiving $45 or more.
* Prohibiting saleaof liquor at
* or near army training camps
!. and otherwise protecting the
y morals of the soldier.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
RAIN
FALLS GIN BARAB00

Following two or three days of sum-
mer weather a tropical thunder storm
visited this vicinity last night. The
torrential downpour was followed just
before daybreak with hard hail
storm. No great amount of damage
has ben reported as result OF the
hail and wind, and the rain was wei
coined by all as a blessing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
BARABOO YOUNG LADY
I'LL WITH PNEUMONIA

Conductor F. T. McGirr received
word yesterday that his daughter,
Miss Curl McGirr, who expects to COM
plete her normal school course at
PlatteviIle. next month, is i'll with
pneumonia. Mrs McGirr left yester-
day to be with her daughter, and Mr..
McGirr and son Gerald will probably
go to Platteville over Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
LIGHTNING STRIKES
BARN A DELTON

A barn owl.ed hy Bert Washburn at
Delton was struck by lightning Friday
evening. The stock and horses were
saved, but the lay, corn, and other
articles in the barn we're destroyed.
This is a great loss, especially at this
time Of the year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
Obituary
Mrs. 3. A. Martini

Mrs. B. A. Martini aged SO years,
died this morning at the Baraboo
hospital. She had been in i'll health
for some time. The family have
been residing on the Henry Ringing
farm in the town of Fairfield De-
ceased leaves her husband and a
wo-year-old son.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
IS DESP PONDENT,,
KILLS HERSELF

On wednesday in the town of Fair
field, Mrs. Thomas Barrows shot her
self through the heart. She had been
i'll for some time and was despordent.
The family res.des on the bank of
the Wisconsin river, their home for
merly being at Merrimack. Mrs.
Barrows was aged about S6 and was
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
BARABOO BAND
FOR LODI PICNIC

The Baraboo Marine band has been
engaged to play for the M. w. A. pic
mic at Lodi on June and Miss Jens-
more's Columbian orchestra will play
for t. in the evening.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

camps in time.
Expectation is the Wisconsin guard
will be assembled at Camp Douglas
in June by order of Governor
Philip.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
FOREST FIRES
BLAZE IN NORTH

Forest fires continue to burn in the
north. Many of those in the country
have been for"0d to flee to Duluth
and othr-
GOc
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

born in Iowa Her name before her
marriage was Lavina Drown. Besides
a husband she leaves five children.
Burial at Merrimack on Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
THE JOB
BY BERTON BRALEY.


the
Other BRIEFLY stated,
win the War;"
peace discussion, the
his every action abhor;
pacists may with misgvnigs, we'll
We have started and we'll do it
"Win the War;"
Spite of loud proGeman and of agtaors clamor,
Words sediouwe must squeh EN- must stop the mouths
M
win the War"
objurate
without inkling what it's
a dimension,
This will still be intention
"Win the War!"
Fools blind but know that have
freedom nowwhateer
"Win the War"
it's bloody unpleasant have Just job at
We have just object striving for;
the watchul walters, pacsts agtaors
Damn the towards and the traitors
win the War;"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
SYMPATHIZERS
FACE TRIAL

Arrested on warrants charging
them with destroying property, M.
j. Kelly, Evan w. Caddy, w. B.
Smith, Letser Nelson and Henry
Homer will be tried Dec. Z before
Justice Linck as the result OF the
disturbance Thursday on Portland
avenue growing out Of the tele-
phone strike.
They are alleged to have dam
aged the auto owned by A. OIL
son, at 33rd and Portland ave-,
while 1t was carrying a non-union
girl telephone operator home from
work.
1t is alleged that the men, strike
sympathizers, pelted the auto with
rocks, stopped the car and lifted
up the back wheels to prevent II
from proceeding. They were ar
rested by Officers Frazier and
Streeter. Streeter claims that be.
fore they could line them up and
take them to the police station, he
was compelled to use the gun.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
AID FOR
C;ARLINE
OFFERED

Officials of the Foundation
company, which is building a
huge shipyard ON Hylebos water
way, came forward Saturday with
an offer to finance the double
tracking of the new municipal
tideflats street railway line.
They declared that they would
purchase city bonds IL the city
would lay another set of rails
across the tideflats to relieve the
street car congestion. The work
will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Members of the council tenta-
lively agreed to issue more bonds
for the railway line and let tn,
Foundation company buy them.
The double-tracking would extend
from the east side of the Milwau-
kee viaduct to the Todd shipyards.
Manager Bean of the T. r. & p.
with two of his superintendent,
had a long session with Commits
sioner Atkins Saturday, arranging
schedules for operation of cars on
the tideflats car line, and planning
to avoid congestion on the line as
much as possible.
Factories on the flats will be
asked to change their working
hours slightly so that all men in
the district will not be going and
coming from work at the same
hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24
HOLD STRIKE
VOTE SUNDAY

James Sutton, Tacoma's repre-
sentative at the telephone strike
mediation conference in San
Francisco, was due to return home
Saturday afternoon, and striking
telephone girls and linemep call
ed a meeting to hear his report.
They will vote Sunday on the set
Element agreement fixed by the
mediation board.
Linemen in Tacoma are dissat-
isfied with the settlement, but
some Of them intimated Saturday
that they would accept it in the
hope of gaining further increases
in pay later. If the vote Sunday
is favorable, strikers will return
to work early next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-24

ON A STRIKE
Omitted Press Leased Wire.-

Omitted Press Leased Wire.-
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. "a.
The Russian embassy here
broke off all allegiance to the
bolsheviki government this after
noon.
In a message to Secretary Lam
sing, Ambassador Bakhmetieff
declared that he would remain at
his post, but had. authorized other
members OF the embassy staff to
leave.
Several attaches and Russian
diplomats have resigned.
Jean Sookine, first secretary,
has applied for admission in the
American army.
Several members of the embas-
sy's naval and military staff will
offer their services to the U. s.
government.
Bakhmetieff stated he would
I'm the future continue in not
recognizing the bolsheviki or any
similar government which would
break loyalty to Russia's allies in
participating in the war"
Bakhmetieff will remain to look
after the interests of Russian
citizens in this country, he said,
unless another legal representa-
tive recognized as such by the
United States would, take charge. /"