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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
ENTER RADIO SERVICE
Thousands of Amateur Operators
Now in Uncle Sans Navy.
Expansion of Personnel In Training
Since Opening Of War Has Been
More Than 1000 Per Cent.

Thousands Of young Americans who
before the war had practiced amateur
wireless telegraphy with rudely con-
strHcted instruments are today enlist
ed In the United States naval cUmmu-
nicatoa service, which is charged with
the duty of providing means of COM
| munication between all forces under
the jurisdiction of the navy depart
ment, and controls all radio stations as
well as the navy telegraph and tele-
phone lines.
Since April so all radio service in
this country has been controlled by the
director of naval communications, at
tached to the chief Of naval opera
tions.
The war revealed what a large num-
Der of young men were interested in
radio experimentation and service. A
school for the development of men en-
listed In the radio service was opened
at Harvard university. some 400 gradu-
ating each month for duty with the
fleets, on merchant ships, or at other
stations.
The radio service from its inception
was constructed to meet military ends,
and II was prepared when war was de-
clared. Every United States ship is In
constant communication with the navy
department at Washington by means
of efficient radio apparatus. The serv-
ice In the fleet closely co-ordiRates
with the service ashore.
In addition to the war business of
the naval communication service, GER
tain. routine peace services are con-
tinued. These include the signals
which give to ship commanders twice
daily, at noon and at 10 p. m, exact
seventy-fifth meridian time, storm sig
mails, and weather reports, and hydro
graphic bulletins.
On the Atlantic there are three high
powered stations capable of transat-
lantic communication. The service is
mainly directed from the high-powered
station at Radio, Va, near Arlington,
and from the station at Key West.
The station at Sayville, Long island,
is an important high-power station.
There are four high-powered stations
on the Pacific. The station at the
Great Lakes Naval Training station
covers the great lakes service, while
the station at Darien gives service to
the Panama canal zone, ships in the
Caribbean. the Gulf Of Mexico, and
also Pacific waters.
There is no wireless communication
within the Jurisdiction of the United
States government which is not now
directly serving the purposes Of war,
with the exception of minor radio
service maintained by the forest serv-
ice of the department of agriculture.
The expansion of the personnel In
training in the radio service since the
opening Of the war has been more than
1000 per cent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
WATCH GERMAN TRADE PLANS
Uncle Sans Experts Are scrutinizine
Preparations Being Made to Re-
gain Business After War.

German preparations for trade after
the war are being scrutinized care
fully by experts in Uncle Sans bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
Since the war eliminated Germany
from world trade, the United States
has improved its position in foreign
markets in spite of the shipping short
age and other abnormal restrictive
factors. Department officials point out
that the future prosperity of the coun-
try will depend in part on Germany's
loss of goodwill in practically all for
eign markets and in part upon Ameri-
can ability to maintain our new pres
tige. American business is warned not
to make the mistake of seeing only
one side of this situation and thus
Understanding the German capacity
for foreign trade nor the energy, APP
plication, and craft with which Ger
man business will address itself to
the task of regalning favor In markets
in which it once prospered.
In order TO understand the signifi-
canoe of the information on German
trade moves that will from time to
time be made public. Secretary Red
field counsels not imitation of. but
familiarity with the German theories
of foreign trade and the artful and
formidable organization that with gov
eminent aid at every turn, has been
built up in Germany during the last
twenty wears TO dominate the world
markets.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
GIVES POTATO BIG PLACE IN AMERICAN DIET
Home Economics in Wisconsin
for Administration.

the potato in the jackets will waste
none OF it.
Therefore, in cookery. the potato
should be either baked or steamed,
and then the steamed product pre-
pared in the fifth or more different
ways in which It can be served and
which in the variations of flavor may
make us willing TO use it literally
three times a day, thus saving the
wheat which can be shipped In small
bulk TO the people who are fighting
our battles for US on the western
front. We cannot ship the potato In
the raw state because 1t contains 40
per cent water, and, therefore. occu-
pies too much space. We can use IL
in this country and thus, while improV-
ing the health of the country, we can
comply with the request of the toou
administration, which is TO save at
least one-fourth of the wheat OF tnis
country to be used In helping TO WIN
the war.
We need to remember that the po-
tato Is an all-American soldier in this
fight and can help. Two pounds OF
potato will set free one pound OF
wheat flour in the form of bread. In
crease your use of potato, decrease the
use of white bread. Food Will win the
war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
376 PAY TAX ON
MILLION INCOME
Only Forty-four in This Class
Mere assessed by Uncle
Sam in ,oi4.
INCREASE OF 332 IN NUMBER
congressman Are inquIriny Whether
More Americans Are Amassina
Great Fortunes Through the
Aid of the War.

Income-tax figures recently made
public show that Uncle Sam collected
taxes on three times as many 81, OOO,-
600 incomes in 1917 as in 1916.
Whether this means more Americans
are rolling up massive fortunes from
the war or merely that the government
had uncovered" many more big In
comes TO tax, is being asked by con-
gressmen.
Income figures In 1914 showed Just
a collections on mIllion-dollar or
greater incomes; In 1915, 60; In 1915,
120, and 1917, 376.
While 437,036 persons paid income
taxes last year, previous estimates
set the number as high as 100000. The
number of married men subject to tax
under the old law was 355, 1O7; unmar-
ried men. 47,461; unmarried women,
26.S3S, and married women.making re-
turns separate from their husbands,
1885
How Income Tax Was Paid.
The number reporting incomes fol-
lows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Mock Engagement Every Day.

Behides this actual practice of en-
gagiug the enemy the entire fleet car
rles out daily a mock engagement. d.
altogether on paper. the admiral of the
feet sending out messages giving the
imaginary location OF his vessels At
given hour he sends out a message
saying the enemy is sighted In a GER
tain position. The feet Is supposed to
be sailing at a given speed and when
the various vessels come within range
they proceed TO engage the enemy. On
paper many German fleets have been
sunk and many allied ships have sunk
to Davy Jones locker. Another meth
cd of keeping the men involved in the
fighting IS through a war game" in
which the whole fleet Is plotted out on
charts and certain men designated to
command the enemy vessels, directing
their movements and playing their wits
and knowledge against others who are
supposed to be commanding British
cruisers.
The same methods are used aboard
all the hundreds of craft that dot the
harbor. There is continued movement.
One squadron is always in action some
place on the water between the dreary
brown hills or is steamlng out to sea
for patrol. Submarines disappear and
reappear constantly and are sworn at
by captains who are attempting to
keep some target in line.
Throughout the whole of the seem.
lngly confused mass of ships there is
charts show the efficiency of each boat.
Not tin can nor bone is wasted. and
the economy Of each ship is knowp
down To the last penny.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
New Feedstuff Found.

DIR. Van Calcar. professor OF bacteri-
olugy at Leiden university, is reported
to have invented a new feedstuff, and
also a machine which will produce
90 tons a day. Albumen and fat are
obtained from slaughterhouses and
fishing "enters; fecula is obtained from
potato and fruit refuse and the neces-
sary salt may be derived from refuse
Of vegetables. The fodder is mixed so
as to contain a sufficient percentage of
fat. albumen and carbohydrates, with
an admixture of straw. heather, reeds
and mussels. The new fodder Is not
recommended as feed for milk cows as
it gives a peculiar taste to the milk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
u. nhexed Orders.

Rarnev D'Hoyle had brought LOAD
n, turf 70 the big house and was nav
tho some tea in the kitchen on table
which stood near the door. says Brit
,..b exchange. JUST as Barney had put
In some sugar the lady of the house
nossed in. As she passed by. Barney
moved uneasily, and. thinking he was
irving to pull out of her way. she
said:
"pon't stir. Parney; please don't
stir"
AS she went out the butler came in
and saw Barney making faces at the
tea. He asked Barney if the tea was
all right
"'Tis." said Barney. 'but It's ugly
without sugar"
and why don't you put some in it?"
said the butler.
$50 l did" said Barney.
well, then. can't you stir it up?''
"Ah. sue" said Barney, 81 don't
want 10 be actin against good man
ners. when her ladyship gave me the
hint. She was passin' in just &c
was putting in the sugar. and
said: Don't stir. Barney. please, don I
stir.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Newspaper Correspondent Says
Americans Are Taken in
by lmpostors.
LATEST CONFIDENCE GAME
Fraudulent "Warriors" Exploit War
Fever in United States by Imper-
sonatine Real Heroes of Foreign
Legion and Flying Corps.

Parls.-One of the latest and most
successful confidence games" In the
United States today. judging from let
tiers and newspaper reports. is the as
sertion of nondescripts that they are
returned American heroes" OF the
French foreign legion, or of the Lafay-
cite escadrille. Almost daily the ie-
giOnaries and avlatOrs at the front
send me clippings from American pa
pers which tell of the valorous exploits
of a certain man back from the war.
whose deeds and often whose name
are unknown on the battle front. 1t Is
at the request of many of the brave
Americans who are really fighting that
/ write q word of warning against the
fraudulent "wnrriors" who are exploit
ing the war fever in the United States,
writes Paul Ayres Rockwell in the
Chicago News.
Some Never Reach Europe.
Some of the impostOrs have never
been in Europe at all some came over
and enlisted In the allied ranks. then
managed by one means or another,
even by downright desertion. TO return
TO America before ever viewing the
firing line.
Others impersonate the men who are
In France offering their lives in the
fight against the Germans. Sergt.
Frederick Zlnn of Battle Greek, Mich.
the famous aviatOr-observer, recently
received copy of the Hood River
(Ore.) News for July IL, 1917, contain
Ing a story beginning: Frederick w.
Zinn, an American who has seen active
service in the aviation corps OF the al
lied armies in France, spent several
days last week I'm Hood River and
those who met him were thrilled by his
stories of aerial combat In the war
zone Mr.. linn came west to find a
half brother and sister, from whom he
has become separated since he went
TO Europe. He traced them to Port
land, and was told there that they had
been adopted by Hood River family"
The article goes on at length and
gives some personal details about Ser
geant ZInn which the lmpostor LrOb-
ably cleaned from news reports. The
real Sergeant Zlnn has no half broth
ers or sisters. He returned TO France
from n short leave In America last
March.
Another clipping from Pasadena.
Cal. tells of Richard l.. Bryner. who
is referred TO as lieutenant and the
youngest member Of the Lafayette
escadrille. who has been very success
full in battling against German war
planes. Several of his heroic deeds are
chronlcled" The name Of Bryner has
never appeared on the roll call Of the
Lafayette flying unit
| have before me the official stcno-
graphic report of the interrogation by
the scnate's committee on military af-
fairs Of two Americans who have worn
the French aviation uniform. Senator
Sheppar,l asked Have you a record
of the number of battles In which you
have partlcipatedT
Army Adopts Impostors.
One of the men replied that he had
been in II different engagements. Yet
he has never once flown over the front
The other claimed to have had thirty
or thirty.five air battles. The truth is
that ne spent seven months with the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Overlooked s1.72e for Years.

Bethlehem, Pa. - Z. G. Coursen.
forty-seven years of age. a Scranton
grocer, is an honest man. While look
ing through lot of old papers recent
ly. Peter Eichelberger of Portland
found a cheek for $1,729, given him
10 years ago by Coursen, and which
had been overlooked. Eichelberger,
knowing that the check was outlawed
mailed it to Coursen. and shortly re-
ceived another check
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
ENLIsTS TO FEED SOLDIERS
Wisconsin Hotel Keeper Enters serv-
ice and Is Given the Rank Of
Sergeant.

Green Bay. Wis.-FrOm potato peel
er to chef for some of the principal ho-
tells in the country and then head chef
for an overseas force of the American
army, has been the career of William
j. Rupp. restaurant owner and cher
In this city for many years. Mr.. Rupp
has Joined a unIs at Allentown. Pa,
and has received the rank Of sergeant.
He expects to go TO France within q
short time
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
CHY0TES WILL HELP
DEFEAT THE KAISER

Macon, Ga.-Few people have
heard of chyote. No, 1t is not
an animal 1t Is a vegetable
which grows on vine and mag
be used as a pickle or relish.
1t Is appetizing and hits the
spot" with all who have tried ii.
1t is suggested as another article
adding to the supply of food in
the country's effort to beat The
kaiser" The vegetable Is about
the size of a cucumber.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Pictures on Apples.

Toledo O.--"Here y'are-your mon
ogram on an applel" It's the latest
wrinkle. S. o. Butler. fruit grower OF
Helmer, Ind, has method of putting
Initials, pictures II horses. cows and
most anything on apples. After the
fruit has become full grown, but Is
still green. a stencil Is placed on the
surface and the leaves pulled away to
allow the sunlight to color the skin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Fighting Creed of Uncle
Sans Soldiers of Navy

with the help of God and a
few marines l shall carry out
the departments instructions"
This terse message, variously
accredited to every great naval
commander from John Paul
Jones to George Dewey. fads a
not unimportant place In the
scheme of hdoctrination of U. s.
marines at their training camps.
That a U. S. marine must
never fail In anything he under
takes, that discipline, health
and courage are Indispensable
to his success as a marine, and
that the advance always, and
never surrender" idea be upper
most in his mind. night and day,
are a few of the sthlngs In the
creed OF Uncle Sans soldiers
of the navy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Find Cave OF Winds.

Columbus, KAMA "cave of winds
has been discovered In the Columbus
Miami mining field near the state line
north OF Quapaw. The wind Is so
strong the miners declare their lamps
are blown out the moment they enter.
But that is not the only peculiar fea,
ture of the cave. 1t was once filled
with water, but the pumps of another
mining company. more than mile
away has drained IL. When the pumps
are not working, water accumulates.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

around the vessel as she piled her way
upstream.
big herd was encountered a mile
from Eagle City. on the way to Fair
banks. and furnished great sport for
the crew. Another herd. numbering
about 10000, will appear shortly at a
point near Dawson, say hunters who
have been following them. There will
be plenty of meat here this winter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Some Confectionery Figures,

The confectionery business of the
country. measured by the value of Its
product, is about two-thirds as large
as the butter business, a little less
than one-third as large as the wheat
flour business, slightly larger than the
canning and preserving of fruits, and
about two-fifths as large as the bakery
business. according to Uncle SANS
figures.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Hiob Trees Grew In creenIand,

Lofty trees once grew in Greenland
and nearly all of the inhospitable
northern lands. Trees of the same
sorts as are growing today are found
as fossil remains in countries where
the climate is now so harsh that scarce
ly any tree will grow even q few inches
high.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

Salina. kan.--Coeds of the Kansas
Wesleyan business college have opened
a shoe-shining parlor In tirst-floor
room In the college building and shined
shoes all day for five cents pair, The
receipts will be given 10 a war fund
pledged by the student body. The girls
will conduct the shining parlor each
Saturday until the fund has beeD
raised.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
SAILORS ROPE ARCTIC DEER
MeatIess Days on Steamer Alaska Will
Be Unknown for Some
Time.

Seattle, wash.-Meatless days a.
board the steamer Alaska. in port re-
Gently from an eventful trip up the
Yukon, Will be unknown for some
time.
Sailors standing in the DOW of the
vessel roped number of caribou or
Arctic deer, which constantly swan
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

In the fleet are some thousands OF
vessels of every kind, aside from the
battle cruisers themselves. Each bat
tie cruiser carries complement of
from eight hundred to a thousand men,
making In a human element well up in
to six figures. The exact data cannot
be given. but the enormity would al
most be beyond conception even If put
down In terms of hundreds of thou
sands. Just one item that seemed i'm
presSiye and which brought up visions
Of the herculean tasks confronting the
commanders OF the feet was the state
ment that each cruiser must be cOntin-
ually supplied with two months pro-
visions of food, oil and everything else
that would be needed by a small-sized
city in case of siege.
His majesty's ship St. Vincent is Of
the battleship type, built in 1908 and
it was aboard her that l lived during
my visit. She was engaged at the time
in daylight target practice. carried out
within the harbor In conjunction with
tie other vessels that made up the
squadron. Every man was In his fight
ing position. carrying out his duties
just as If the squadron We're attacking
on enemy. They were firing small
shells through sub-caliber guns inside
the monsters that are ordinarily used
In battle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

All clay loans need more lime to
make them more friable and mellow, a
process known to soil specialists as
flocculatioI. This converts a stih, in
tractabIe soil into one which is easily
worked ut all tisaes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
prinoipaI Enemies Of Blinds.

The Western New York Conserva-
ton association regards the seven prin-
cipal enemies of birds as follows: 1,
crow; ., fox; 8, coyote; 4, swapping
turtle; ., hawk; 8. blaeksnakei =.
skunk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Queer Spirit

"A hare is the most timid Of crea-
lures
"And yet, strange to say, 1t always
dies game"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Prize Blade Of Oats.

Three hundred grains from a single
blade Of oats is the record yield re-
Gently exhibited by a CarracAstle,
Mayo, farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
His View

Photegrapher-This is the picture
that I took of your wife. Do Won
think It does her justice?
The Husband-No. thank goodness.
Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

If there are any fools that don't talk.
what number of fools there must be
in the world
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
GREAT BRITAIN'S FLEET READY TO Fight

ian for that vital thread OF shipping.
Every hour since the declaration of
war In 1914 the feet has been in readi-
ness, and Its maintenance under such
a long strain will constitute ore of the
glorious chapters In the history of ma
val affairs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

Neither an uuderfed nor an overfsd
person is economically fed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

One of the men replied that he had
been in II different engagements. Yet
he has never once flown over the front
The other claimed to have had thirty
or thirty-five mir battles. The truth is
that ne spent seven months with the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
EXHIBIT DRAWS
Large CROWD TO
UNIVERSITY CLUB
Work of R. B. Burnham and
Miss Juliet May Fraser
is Shown

Not In several years has there been
such a largely attended opening nlgnt
for an art exhibit as that last evening
at the University club when private
view was given Of the work Of Roger
Noble Burnham, sculptor, and Miss
Juliet May Fraser, painter.
The governors room Of the CLUB Is
hung with the oil paintings by Miss
Fraser, and the medallions, photo
graphs of sculpture and other work by
Mr.. Burnham. The private view, be-
ginning at o'clock, allowed the large
number Of guests to study the paint
fngs and medallions at their leisure,
and shortly before nine all adjourned
TO the lanai dining room Of the club,
where Mr.. Burnharn gave an interest
ing talk on sculpture, illustrating 1t
with simple clay-modelling and casting
in plaster.
More than hundred took advantage
of the private view last night and were
well rewarded. Some Of Miss Fraser's
work has been seen previously, but In
bulk 1t is more impressive. While 1t
is uneven in quality, there Is much OF
merit to commend in Its lively color
ing and its attempt to catch the spirit
Of island scenes rather than adhere
too closely to Photographic reality.
Some of her smaller canVases show
up with special excellence, particular
ly those dealing with Oriental life.
II is unnecessary to put the stamp
of praise upon Mr.. Burnham's sculp-
ture, since that has been done by COM
petent critics Of the mainland and
those abroad. The audience was pre-
pared to find even in the photographs
of his sculpture a real breadth Of Wis
ion and power of craftsmanship, and
was not disappointed. The beauty,
purity and grace Of his medallion and
bas.relief work make them things OF
exquisite delight. These smaller
pieces lend themselves with particu.
lar adaptability as portraiture media
for depicting children, and some OF
his heads Of youngsters are specially
noteworthy.
His lecture-or rather his very in
formal talk-was filled with humor
while giving the audience q clear and
simple exposition of the fundamentals
Of sculpture and casting, dealing es-
pecialiy with the routine Of processes.
Mrs. Durham assisted him in the dis
play of materials and tools used in
the modelling. 49,
The general exhibition begins today
and will continue to December 20.
The hours are from to IL a. m, to
4 and 1880 to 10 p. m. daily.