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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
MAY USE SCHOOL.
New Military Company May Have Old
High School.

ing will probably be given to the new
ly organizing military company for
an armory. At least that was the senti-
ment expressed at a public meeting
held in the city hall Thursday even
ing. F. A. HOFFMAN, of the Advance
ment association and Alderman Aug
ust Henze pledged their best endeavor
with that end in view. The meeting
was called to order by DR.. A. F. Solli-
day, who has interested himself in the
formation of the new national guard
unit.
Others who spoke at the meeting
were Seageants Kuehn and Woodruff,
recruiting men, and Jack Stein.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
JEFFERSON COUNTY
MUST HELP THE NATION

At the get together massmeeting of
farmers and citizens held in the city
! hall Thursday evening, Prof. F. G.
Kraege of Fort Atkinson made the
| statement that Jefferson county must
help the United States fight it's bat
| ties.
o. D. Otis, agricultural agent for the
county, was also present and told of
| the work he was doing. The county
association has a petition which will
| be presented to the board of super
visors asking that a county agent be
named. 1t contains more than 700
names.
During his address Mr.. Kraege said:
War throws responsibilities upon us.
Even in normal times with all the
| land, opportunities and resources at
| our disposal we have not produced
enough for ourselves and now that
| Europe is crippled she cannot do her
share. 1t therefore becomes the duty of
every county in the Union to produce
vastly more foodstuffs than they have
ever produced before, and Jefferson
county as one of the richest counties
| in the state should take the chance
and spring into the foreground.
"The appeal of the nation at this
time is for the various counties to pro-
ceed along normal lines and produce
a maximum amount OK that which they
are bes1 fitted to produce. Wisconsin
is the leading dairy state in the cOun-
try 1t has more dairy COWS, more COW
testing associations, more breeding as
sociations, and produces more butter
and cheese than any other state.
1T is the duty of JEFFERSON county
then, as a dairying county, to concen-
trate upon that industry, and to that
end it should endeavor to make its
cattle more productive, to increase anC
improve the herds, and to raise food
stuffs upon which to feed these cattle
Jefferson county has built up a repu-
ton for it's Holsteins and Guernseys
Under the impetus of the impending
war it should make itself the biggest
dairying community of the state anC
incidentally of the country.
zone way in which the efficiency
of the county can be increased is by
the employment of an expert farmer tC
help the farmers solve their problems
The expense of such a man would bt
very little, being the matter of twenty
five cents a year for a farmer.
county agricultural agent would save
a community many times his salary il
a year. An increase in taxes of two
cents a year for $1,000 property val
uation would not seriously incOnven
ience anyone. In no county that has
ever had such an agent have they
ever given it up"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
WHOLE TOWN TURNS OUT
FOR PATRIOTIC PARADE

Patriotic day, May IS, 1917, will be
remembered by the present generation
as one of the big events in the history
of Watertown 1t was the day set apart
by Mayor Mulberger for the purpose of
publicly expressing the patriotism and
loyalty Of the people, and right well
did they respond IS the whole town
turned out for the big parade and the
speechmaking which followed in the
city park, where expressions of 10y
atty and devotion to the flag were
were heard on every hand.
The whole town was blaze of red
white and blue which hung from every
vantage point in the business section
as well as in the residential quarters
of the town, while from the many flag
staffs floated old glory to the breeze.
Everybody wore the emblem of the
greatest nation on earth, either flag
or button with the stars and stripes,
while autos and other vehicles were
adorned with the national emblem.
AS the parade moved up Main
street it was a pretty sight. The phal-
anx of school children moved eight in
a row, filling the street and each one
carrying a flag, while some of the little
tots were dressed to represent Uncle
Sam. The parade was one and-half
miles in length and took twenty-five
minutes in passing.
The Red Cross section came in for
the lions share of favorable comment.
There were young women and women
who had passed the allotted time of
life, but marched with a bouyant spirit
and zest one would hardly expect for
their years
In the speakers carriage were seat
ed Mayor Mulberger, Ex-MayOr Fl.
Wertheimer, Judge William H. Wood
ard and Judge Henry Grass, the lat
ter delivering one of the best patriotic
addresses heard here in years. The
speakers stand had been erected in
the city park just west of the Lewis
soldiers monument, but the throng
was so dense that only a portion of
the assembled people were capable of
hearing the speaker to advantage. The
entire park was a mass of humanity.
The speaker was introduced by Judge
Woodard.
Business was entirely suspended
about the city, the stores were closed
in the afternon and even the saloons
had locked doors until after the parade
at 3 o'clock Hundreds of people from
nearby towns were in the city as well
as a large number of farmers and their
families.
The enthusiasm was not confined to
the afternoon, however. AT o'clock
in the evening the fire-whistle sound
ed. This was a signal for starting a
blaze of red fire along Main and West
Main street, and when in full blaze the
fire department responded to the call
and dashed through the street, bit
of the realism greatly appreciated
by the thousands who thronged the
streets. After the fire run the North
western college cadets gave a drill on
Main street which was watched by
thousands, and ended the exercises OF
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
NORTHWEST BLIZZARD
VISITS CITY TUESDAY

A northwest blizzard visited this
section of Wisconsin on Tuesday
morning and snow fell for several
hours and the temperature went down
to SO degrees. This was May % and
such occurrences are rare in this Iati-
tude 1t is not believed that any dam
age to vegetation or fruit occurred.
Rain, which began falling on Sunday
night continued on Monday and Tues
The weather during that period has
been cold and raw and the ground is
now thoroughly soaked, and warm
weather is now badly needed for grow
ing crops.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
RAINFALL ON SATURDAY
WORTH MANY THOUSANDS

The long dry spell of spring was
broken on Saturday morning by a
heavy rainfall in a succession of thun-
der storms which started vegetation
and the laggard farm crops which
were backward owing TO the drought.
The rainfall measured q OF an inch.
The ground in many places was baked
on top, which retarded the growth Of
late sown grain The rainfall was a
godsend to the country and worth
thousands of dollars.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23

what was one of the biggest events
ever staged in Watertown.
The Line of March.
The following line Of march was fol
lowed:
West on Main and West Main street
to Washington street; south on Wash
ington street to Lafayette street; west
on Lafayette to Church street; north
on Church street to West Main street
and continuing north to West Cady
street to North Washington street
south on North Washington street to
West Main street; east on West Main
and Main streets to Eighth street !;
south on Eighth street to Western av-
enue; west on Western avenue to
to City park.
A feature of the day was the pres
ence of four companies of ST. Johns
Military Academy cadets who marched
in the parade, and later in the after
noon went through a drill in Main
street.
Formation of Parade.
Following was the formation of the
big parade:
Marshal of the Day
Squad of Police
WatertOwn Fire Department
st. Johns Military Band
st. Johns Cadets
Speaker
Float-Goddess of Liberty
Members G. A. R.
Members w. R. C.
School Children
Second Division.
Northwestern College Barfd
Northwestern College Cadets
Watertown Company National Guard
Red Cross
Sons of Veterans
Boy Scouts
Campfire Girls
Blue Birds
Master Builders Association
Labor Organizations
City Band
Mayor and City Officials
B. P o. Elks
United Commercial Travellers
Turner Society
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Columbus
FOresters
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin
Eagles
Citizens
The Committees.
The permanent committee having
the affair in charge was composed OF
! Judge w. H. Woodard, DR.. A. F. Sol
| liday, A. Henze, Max G. Kusel, E. c.
| Wolfram, Jack Stein. Other commit
| tees were: Speaker-William F. Voss
| ]. w. Moore, W. H. Woodard Charles
Mulberger.
Finance and solicitation of funds
William H. Woodard, Charles w
Harte, G. NJ Gahlman, Charles Lutov.
| sky, John C.. Cruel
| Arrangements for band and hall
| Charles GlatZel, August Henze.
| Decorations of hall-Mrs Frank E
Woodland, Mrs. Oscar Wertheimer
Line of march-John Habhegger
John Kessler, John Bremen.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
RECRUITS ACCEPTED
FOR NATIONAL GUARDS
'TWENTY-SEVEN WATERTOWNERS
HAVE PASSED AND ARE
NOW ENROLLED.
Recruiting Officer Is In the City To
day To Take In More Recruits
For New Company.

Out of thirty-four applicants Fer the
company Of National Guards being Or
ganiZed here under the direction OF
Dr.. A. F. Solliday, twenty-seven were
accepted and sworn in at the city hall
Sunday evening by Lieut. F. c.. Best
Milwaukee. Some of the men who had
Signified their intention Of joining by
signing the roster, failed to show up
for the physical examination. Dr. A
f. SOliday wishes these men to report
to him before Wednesday evening SO
that he may know their reasons for
not appearing, andarrange for their
acceptance.
Lieut.. F. G. Best, Milwaukee, was in
the city again today to examine all
those who have already signed up and
those wishing to join the company
When the company obtains fiftyS4ix
members, Lieut.. Best intends drilling
the men outdoors until suitable arm
ory facilities can be provided Should
the necessary quota of men be obtain
ed, requisitiOn for uniforms, arms and
equipment will be sent to headquart-
ers at Mtdison. Following is the list
Of twenty-seven who have been passed
Benjamin j. Winkleman.
Elmer j. Kehr.
William Hayes.
Alfonso w. Kuehnemann
James c. Monroe.
Roy ]. Lane
George J. Ryan.
Herbert l.. TolksdOrf
Lawrence w Murphy.
Herbert B. Euper
George H. Draeger.
George M. Semrich.
Clarence W. e. Eicksteadt.
William H. Kortegast.
August G. HenZe.
Thomas J. Hady.
Percy P Behlke.
Walter M. Kuester.
Frank l.. Pitterle
Harold A. Zickert.
Arthur w. Lietzke.
Albert F. Solliday
Roy r. Behlke
Samuel J. Kontos.
Delphus L. Jackson.
Walter A Simon.
Fred B. Hollenbeck.
1t is up to the young men of Wa
tertown to complete the body of Ma
tional Guards being organized here al
the present time under the direction
| of DR.. A. F. Solliday within the next
week. Should they fail to recruit the
necessary number of men, they will
not be officially recognized by the
state. The national conscription act
passed recently by congress applies
to those who are between the ages OF
Il and 81. You will have to go some
time, so why not go now, willingly
and get a better bunk and know al
the fellows who are going with you.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
MINOR CASES IN
THE JUSTICE COURTS

A Sun Prairie man paid fine and
costs in Justice Rohr's court Tuesday
morning for violating the traffic rules,
whereby he got into trouble other
wise. He was here on Sunday and his
auto collided with rig owned by
Otto Kohloff, doing damake to the rig
and in the miXup causing other dam
ages to the occupants, which he
settled for. He was then arrested for
speeding and paid fine as we'll.
Justice Schmutzler imposed fines on
four boys and a woman in his court on
Monday for taking oranges and banan-
as from refrigerator car on the Mil
waukee road Two of the boys stated
that the woman induced them to open
the car to secure the fruit.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work, bending and lifting
or strenuous exercise is a strain on
the muscles, they become sore and
stiff, you are crippled and in pain.
Sloan's Liniment brings you quick re-
lief, easy to apply, it penetrates with
out rubbing and drives out the sore
ness. A clear liquid cleaner than
mussy plasters or ointments, it does
not stain the skin or clog the pores.
Always have a bottle handy for the
pains aches of rheumatism, gout, lum-
bago, grippe, bruises, stiffness, back
ache and all external pain. AT your
druggist, 25e.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
HOURLY CAR SERVICE
BEGINS NEXT SATURDAY

The hourly car service on the inter
urban railroad will be resumed on
next Saturday, May 26, and not on
Memorial day as previously announc-
ed. Another change which will be well
coined by patrons is that the cars will
leave Watertown on the hour as pre-
viously and not at 26 minutes after
the hour, as is the case at present.
Waukesha Beach will be opened to
the public for the season ON next Sun
day, May q.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
walked. Kennedy singled, scoring
Thomas. Freiberg saws.

Ndiheu. h0uueuy SlHSleu, SCORING
Thomas. Freiberg saws.
The next four innings brought three
runs to Rockford, making the score
seven to five.
The eight inning was a surprise for
the Hallboys. Pat Riley's arm at this
point gave him trouble. He walked
Meaker and Thomas, but Briggs
grounded out to short. Kyzer put the
pill over left field fence for a homer,
tying the score.
The tenth ended all hopes for Wa
tertown. Briggs hit to center for two
bases, Kyzer went out at first, Peters
hit to left field for two bags, scoring
Briggs, Thomas drove the leather to
left field for single, Peters scoring,
and Freiburg went out to Perry on a
long fly
The Marble Halls have a return en-
gagement with Rockford on the lat
ter's home grounds Sunday, June 10.
The lineup:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
PLAN TO REDUCE
NUMBER OF F!REMEN

The board of police and fire commits
sioners has under consideration a
plan to reduce the membership OF the
Watertown volunteer fire department.
The department now consists Of forty
members and it is the intention to cut
that number to twenty-five all told,
paid and volunteer. By wedding out the
ones who are not active it is pointed
out that the department will be just as
efficient, and the volunteers remaining
will receive a larger annual division
of the insurance premium money,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
Old Friend ANDY.

o. V. A. Bullwinkle, formerly sheriff
of Jefferson county, and son of Deer
Lodge, Montana, arrived in Jefferson
Sunday. They left for GAINESVILLE Mon
day afternoon and from there went to
Milwaukee. They will return to this
city some time this week for short
visit. Andy's many friends are glad to
shake his hand. Since leaving Jeffer-
son he has been very successful as @
railway etective-Jefferson Banner.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
MAIL CONTRACT LET TO
MILTON RABENH0RS1'

States mails between the railroad sta
tions and the Watertown postoffice
has been let by the civil service com
mission to Milton Rabenhorst The
price of the contract is $1,000 or So
greater than the contract held by his
predecessor. There were sixteen bid
ders for the work and this is the sec
ond time it has been let this year.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
MAN IN THE NAVY
WRITES TO HOME HERE

John Danner is in receipt of letter
from his son, John S. Danner, who for
Several years has been in Uncle Sam's
navy He is serving at present on one
of the German interned ships stationed
at Philadelphia. He expects active
duty soon and says that the men on the
ship are anxious and cheerful over the
possibility of soon being sent on active
duty, but where is not even known to
the men on board
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
Admitted to Bar.

Afvin A. Soldner is home from Val
paraiso, Ind, university for a short
vacation. He received the Bachelor of
Law degree from the university and
has been admitted to the Indiana bar
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Ferdinand BehIke Given Work On
Masonic Temple.

The general contract for the re-
building of the Masonic temple has
been transferred to Ferdinand Behlke.
The original contract was awarded
John Schatz, but owing to sickness he
was unable to carry it out, so the con-
tract was given Mr.. Behlke at
slightly increased figure Oliver the
original
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23

bdIC6U IUI ptIIU III CIIt 6I6VtHIH.
Jefferson : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1
Watertown % 0 0 0 0 0 % 2-3
Runs-Anweiler, SINNERS, Kroy,
Smell. Two base hits-Henke, q;
SINNERS, Groh. Base on balls-Off
Henke, 5; Off Benn, 5. Struck out
By Henke, Z by Benn, 13. Double play
-Henke to Koenig. Sacrifice hits
Koenig, Hughes. Stolen bases-Schu-
mann, SINNERS, Smell. Umpire-T. M.
Shuler. Scorer-H. G. Fischer. Time
|-2:15.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
Farm For Sale.

Farm of 146 acres u mile from
Redwood for sale. Easy terms. Near
school house Good buildings. Peter
Thauer, route 9, Watertown, Wis. 25-6t
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
WATERFOWL LEADS IN
CENTRAL STATE LEAGUE
DEFEATS JEFFERSON IN ELEVEN
INNING BATTLE AT COUNTY
SEAT BY 3 TO | SCORE.
Rockford Defeats the Marble Hall
Team Here Sunday
10 to S.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

SUNDAYS RESULTS.
Watertown, 3; Jefferson, 1.
GAINESVILLE, 3; Whitewater, 2.
Fort Atkinson, IL; Milwaukee, 1.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11


ed into port under, our own power"
AS I say, I was not on this expedi-
ton, and what few details other than
those heard 1 am not at liberty to
tell.
Well, to go back to the monitor. We
all went aboard and were given break
fast. In the ward room one of the
officers told us some interesting things
about their work.
'These tubs" he explained, referring
to the monitors, "are not armored. We
carr y heavy guns forward, and the bar
bette is che only part Of the craft that
Is protected by armor plate.
IAN along the coast we have buoys
anchored to mark fire positions. We
cruise along, pick up one of the buoys
and let 60 a few shots. OF course we
know the range and where the German
forts and batteries are, although we
can't see them. Sometimes we have
hydroplanes observing for us, so that
we can tell whether we're on the tar
get, but we have been doing it so long
and we have the coast so well plotted
and the buoys so carefully planted that
It's mostly a matter Of mathematics.
Its all very impersonal. We drop
few shells into harbor or fort, then
move on to new position and drop a
few more.
"The Germans don't seem to have
any planes along the coast here, and
they aren't able to reply with any ac-
curacy whatever, for they can't see us,
as We always pick a day with a slight
mist or haze or operate at night
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

"But the other. day we. dropped down
the coast for a little party, when all
of a sudden, after our first shot,
shell pumped into the water just be
yond lis. We let go another, and the
second German shell fell just little
short. Both were in line.
1--WE thought it was luck, so we mov-
ed to a new position. The same thing
happened, only this time one shell
came on board and did some damage
and hurt some Of our crew. Of course
we thought the Huns must have some
planes up giving the batteries our
range, but we couldn't spot one any
where. This sort of thing kept up all
morning until it became positively un-
canny. The day was heavy with fog,
making aerial observation difficult.
How the Germans Got the Range.
"Then an officer who had been. an
observer in the Russo-Japanese war
explained it. The japanese had used
a system at Port Arthur to locate
some hidden Russian batteries that this
chap said the Germans must be en-
ploying, and l guess he was right. In
fact, we know now that he was. How
we confirmed our original opinion I
cannot tell.
Every one familiar with the princi-
pies of artillery fire knows that shell
does not travel in a straight line. 1t
travels in curve called the trajectory.
Elevate gun of given caliber to a
certain angle and fire it and the ira
jectory will always be practically the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-11

The Gunner Fires Into the Source Of
the Light.
and double back, waiting until we are
out Of the zone from which we start
ed to fight.
do not suppose any Of the Huns
ever thought Of the little motor launch
es. They seem jumpy IN their nerves,
judging by the way they handle the
searchlights. Probably they think
some new engine of warfare is attack
ing them, like the tanks which so sur
prtsed them in the trenches one fine
day.
Umph! Suddenly I am blinded.
think for hundredth Of a second that
l am shot, and my head Is splitting. It
Is searchlight, the rays full and
square In my eyes. The gunner fires
into the source of the light It seems