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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
OWEN DEFEATS MARSHALL
Elected Justice of Wisconsin Supreme
Court BY Big Majority-Suc-
ceksor to Be Named.

Milwaukee - Atty-Gen. Walter c.
Owen has been elected justice of the
Wisconsin supreme court by major
ity estimated at from 5000 TO 10000
over Justice Ruget d. Marshall JUS
tice Marshall conceded Mr.. owens
election. Managers of the Marschall
campaign, however, declared that the
Owen majority would not be more
than 5000.
Official figures from forty-seven
counties and unofficial figures from tif-
teen counties give Owen lead of g.,
900 over Marshall. OF these counties
owen carried thirty-nine and Marshall
twenty-three Counties still to be
heard from are Adams. Polk. Dodge,
Forest, Iowa, juneau, st. Croix, Yer
non and Villas.
When Mr.. Owen ascends to the
bench his successor will be appointed
by Gov. E. l.. Phillips TO fill the unex-
pired term, according to opinions OF
leading lawyers in the state, including
Mr.. Owen.
Mr. Owen was elected with the Re-
publican state ticket last November
for a term of two years. 1t is con-
tended that no special election to
name his successor will be necessary.
This is Mr. Owens third term in the
office. He was elected in 1912 and re-
elected in 1914 and 1916.
The attorney general was elected
for ten years, beginning Jan. l, 1918.
at an annual salary of $500.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
U. MADE TRAINING SCHOOL
Glasses in Military instruction Will
Be Started to Take Place of
Regular Class Work.

Madison ~ With the declaration of
war the University OF Wisconsin was
thrown over 10 great training school
for the army. Immediately after the
spring vacation, classes in intensive
military instruction and in the reserve
fcers' training corps will be started
to take the place of regular class work
from which students may be excused
and still get full credit The drill
work will take seven hours day, and
all students entering the course will
pledge their service to the govern
ment when called and be excused from
all class work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
FOR SKIM MILK CHEESE BILL
War Emergency May Change Attitude
of Wisconsin Lawmakers To-
ward the Product.

Madison An effort will be made to
get the bill which has been drawn by
Henry Grell for the purpose of per
mitting the manufacture and sale of
skinned milk cheese in the state, out
OF the committee on agriculture with a
favorable report. The fact that war
has been declared and it is now known
that the United States must marshal
all its resources of every kind, will
probably help this bill greatly, as the
skim milk products which this stale
can produce in time of necessity, is
large
There is some opposition to this bill
from the agricultural counties OF the
state, owing 10 the misrepresentation
which was indulged in two years ago
about the measure. At thar time there
was a decided effort 10 make the peo-
PIE OF the state believe that the bill
was filled cheese measure and the
proposition was TO permit the manu-
factGre OF filled cheese in Wisconsin.
This bill, however, is nothing of the
kind and an effort is being made now
10 show the farmers of the state its
real meaning.
The bill viii simply allow the manu-
facture OF skim milk cheese in the
state with the understanding that the
cheese so manufactured shall be plain
~ marked as skim milk cheese SO
that there can be no possibility OF
anybody misunderstanding its char
acter Of the cheese sold.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
WILSON APPEALS TO FARMER
Ureed by President to Increase CroI
Production as Patriotic War
Time Duty.

Washington, April 12.-Immediate
creation Of federal food commission.
with power 10 fix prices and TO super
wise marketing and distribution Of food
in the United States daring the war.
was proposed formally by the National
Agricultural society
In "A letter read to the convention
President Wilson appealed TO the farm
or to sw, his production as patrt-
otic wartime duty.
President Wilson's letter, read be-
fore the convention, follows
AT the present moment it is our
plain duty to take adequate steps
that not only our own people be fed
but that we may, if possible, answer
the call for food Of other nations now
at war.
"In this greatest of human needs. (
feel that the American farmer will do
his part to the utteTnost.
"By planting and increasing his pro-
duction In every way possible every
farmer will perform a labor of patriot
ism for which he viii be recognized as
a soldier Of the eommlssary adding his
share TO the food supply of our peo-
pie"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
GOOD ROAD ADVOCATES WATCH
MADISON WHERE MEASURE
is PENDING.
GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED
Marks the Second Great Step in High
way Legislation and Improve
ment Of Trunk Line Sys-
tern in Wisconsin.

Madison - Good roads enthusiasts
throughout the state have their eyes
focused on Madison where the state
trunk highway bill. which is pushed by
the Good Roads association of Wis
consin, is pending before the senate.
The bill has made splendid progress
and has been reported out unani-
moGsly by the joint committee on
finance, indicating that it will receive
favorable consideration.
The state trunk highway bill marks
the second great step in highway leg
islation and Improvement in Wiscon-
sin. The state aid highway law pass
ed in 1911 marked the first step. Prior
to that the town was the sole master
and arbiter of road construction and
maintenance, the highway unit was
the road district, and the local path
master was supreme II is not neces-
sary to discuss the inefficiency, the
wastefulniss of this system. With the
passage of the state aid highway law,
Wisconsin moved forward.
This law constituted the county as
the unit of highway planning, con
struction and maintenance. Its vital
weakness was the fact, that while the
county through it's board laid out the
highway system, each town decided
each year what portion of the system
thus laid out should be constructed.
Necessarily this resulted in the piece
meal and fragmentary highway system
so often discussed in recent months
1850 miles of road built in the hast
fve years in 5000 pieces.
The state aid highway law was local
In its aspects and outlooks. Its pur-
pose was the development of the couh-
ty road which necessarily included the
main arteries in the town. 1t built
for local needs. It did not meet the
demands of modern traffic The mo
tor vehicle has made the journey an
enlarged and enduring one; 1t has
wiped out or neutralized all mere town
and county lines It's scope is state
wide, even nation wide. The demand
on every hand was for trunk lines or
continuous highways, such as had
been developed in the eastern states.
The trunk line highway bill was draft
ed to solve this problem TO meet this
demand.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
SUFFRAGE BILL is PASSED
Wisconsin Upper House Favors Ref
erendum on Question Of Bal
lots for Women.

Madison - The senate passed the
Skogmo bill for a referendum in No
vember, 1918, on equal suffrage. The
vote was 20 to II, in favor of the bill.
When the measure was advanced TO
engrossment, the impression prevailed
that the vote was more of a compli-
ment to Senator Skogmo than a seri-
Gus expression of the senate on the
question of suffrage. Skogmo, how
ever, seemed certain of his ground
and moved for Suspension OF the
rules so that the bill could be placed
on the calendar for finas passage.
There was brief call O. the house,
but this was raised, and the measure
was passed following speeches by Sen
ator Burke. Bensey and Albers in OPP
position to the bill.
Senator Burke drew a word picture
OF Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin
OF Montana in tears in a great inter
national crisis. He cautioned against
government by hysteria and pleaded
with the senate not to join the apron
brigade"
Wisconsin does not occupy an en-
Tiable position, since the white feath-
cred action of some of our representa-
ives in congress" said Senator
Burke, and l plead with you not to
make the state the Laughing stock of
the country.
The lady from Montana in a great
crisis with her country in state of
war was poor helpless, hysterical
creature, about 10 fall in faint. Sup
pose the house of representatives was
controlled by a majority of that type,
we would have government by hys-
terra"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
EXPLOSION KILLS liz
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE
INJURED IN ARMS PLANT
IN Pennsylvania.
MANY GIRLS AMONG VICTIMS
Bodies Of Women Blown to Atoms by
Terrific Expiosions--Thirtx Thou
sand Shells Explode--Piot Is Hiuted
Factory Destroyed.

Chester, Pa. April l2.-One hundred
and twelve persons. most of them
women and girls, are known TO have
lost their lives and 121 were iajured
by series of terrific explosions in the
shrapnei building of the EddystOne
Ammunition corporation at Eddystone.
one mile from this city OF Tuesday.
Many of the injured were mortally
hurt and il is feared the tinal death
list will reach 100. while some who
were hurt probably will be maitned for
life,
How any Of the 800 or more em-
ployees in the building. in which were
stored approximately $4,000 shells, es-
capped is almost beyond conception, as
there was scarcely fragment OF the
structure left intact
Five added to the horror and most
Of the bodies were SO badly charred
that Identification was impossible.
In the absence of any official state
ment many theories as TO the cause
of the disaster, one of the worst ever
experienced in this section. were adj
vanced. Rumors of plots and arrests
of persons both inside aud outside Of
the plant were numerous, but all
lacked confirmation.
The explosion, which was felt IN
Philadelphia. distance of 10 miles, Oc-
cured about ten o'clock In the morn.
Ing in what is known as the 40 r."
building, a two-story structure, IS by
300 feet.
In this buldng time fuses were pre-
pared, more than so per cent of the.
workers being women and girls. Prob
ably hfty men aud boys were employed
In the building at the time of the blast.
and the maiority of them escaped.
Great excitement followed the ex-
plosion A heavy pall Of smoke dark
ened the entire town which has a
population of about 5000 This was.
soon lightened by the flames from the
burning building
Rescue squads composed Of other
employees ot the plant We're quickly.
formed and call for assistance was.
sent TO Philadelphia, Chester. Whining
ton ana other nearby points
The entire Chester fire department.
responded and ambulances from Phila-'
delphia and Chester were soon Mt the
scene. A strong guard of Pennsyl-
vania miIitiamen and cadets from the
Pennsylvania Military academy was
thrown around the plant and everyone
except those assisting in the rescue
work were forbidden to approach.
Several bodies were fislted out of the
marshes 200 yards from the ill-fatedI
building pnd IT Is feared that others
max have been blown into the river
still farther away. All were baby
mutilated and many We're burned be-
yond recognition.
Capt. Walter Wilhelm, vice president
Of the EddySrone corp9atiOn and for
merly National Guardsman, dashed
through smoke and fame into the
wreckage no less than ten times, each.
time carrying someone to safety.
Throughout the afternoon ana until.
late hour at night Chester presented
a pathetic scene, Thousands of friends,
and relntives of the victims were surg
ing through the streets In an effort &c
locate their loved ones, either dead Oh
alive.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
U. S. ARRESTS SPIES NAVY is MOB'LIzlNG
RESERVES AND MILITIA OR
DERED OUT FOR SERVICE.
Means $4,000 Additional Men for the
Fleet-Entire Illinois Battalion
Called Out.

Washington. April 9.-Orders have
been issued mobilizing the navy, in
clnding the regular establishments, the
naval Serye. the naval militia and
the new organized power boat cOast
patrol.
The regular naval establishment,
comprising the Atlantic fleet and aux
iliary services, have been maintained on
"A war basis since. the break in reia-
tions with Germany. The mobilization
order issued after Fridays cabinet
meeting brings into the federal serv-
ice about 250O0 additional ms and
E,any small boats offered by their own
ers for coast patrol work.
All the naval milika and naval re-
serves were called 10 the colorS with
the presidents signing of the war res
olution
The coast guard, with all its extern
sive resources and equipment, auto
matically passed into the navy. as is
provided by law in timcs Of war
The navy to provide additional IA
cilities for the training OF recruits. be-
gan arranging TO take over properties
and ground adjacent 10 present reser-
vations.
Springfield, H.. April 9.-The entire
Illinois naval battalion was called out
on Friday by Governor L0wden IN or
ders from Secretary of War Daniels.
The summons brings into the fed
eral service approximately GO officers
and 500 mon.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
u. S. SEXES MUNITIONS SHIP
American Destroyers Fire on and Cap
ture Schooner Bound for
Mexican Port.

San Diego, Cal. April IA munl-
tions-carrying schooner hound for a
Mexican west coast port has been
fred upon aud captured by two United
States torpelo-boat destroyers.
The destroyers have been scouting
for supposed munitions-smuggiine
ship for more than month. Monday
the patrol boats sighted the schooner
The warshipS g@ve chase and when the
captain of the schooner saw that cap
ture was inevttable he steered for shore
and beach g the schooner. Five shots
the report ays, were fired al the shil
before it piled upon the beach,
Several thousand rounds Of rifle aac
machine gun ammunition we're taken
off by motor launches.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
SEVEN BADGER MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS VOTED
AGAINST WAR MEASURE

Milwaukee-Seven Wisconsin
congressman were numbered
among the fifty in the lower
house at Washington who voted
against the Flood resolution de-
claring that state of war exists
between the United States and
Germany. These representa-
tives were Cary, Cooper. David
son, Esch, Nelson, Voight and
Stafford. Congressman Cooper
was one of the leaders in OPP
position to the measure.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
KAISER FOR FREER PRUSSIA
Secret Ballot, Reform Of Diet and End
of Class Elections Pre-
Vided

Amsterdam, April 10.-Direct ana se-
cret election of deputies in Prussia at
The end Of the war Is provided for by
Emperor William in his order to Chm
cellor Won Bethmaun- Hollweg. direct
ing reforms in the electoral law
lie declares that I'm view Of the d-
gantic deeds Of the entire people there
Is no more room in Prussia for elec-
tions by the classes
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
Editor Captains Reserve Corps.

Monroe-Pr President Wilson has com
Ialssioned James W. Spradling. editor
VI the Monroe County Democrat,
sparta, captain in the officers reserve
So'ps' The Sparta newspaper man
,'aS served ten years in the Wisconsin
-'ational guard and was recommended
,or appointment by the examining
ooaFd Of the central department, Chi
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
ACCENTS Milwaukee Call.

La Crosse-The Rev. F. X. Till has
resigned as pastor Of the st. Nenees
laus Bohemian Catholic church here
10 accept the pulpit of st. Johns de
Nepomuk church in Milwaukee.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13
AMERICAN FLAG FLYING
ON FRENCH FRONT

Paris, April 9.-The placing Of
the Lafayette Flying corps up-
der the American flag 10 sym
bolize the entry Of the United
States iato the war has been dis
cusSed for several days. The
Figaro now says the Stars and
Stripes are flying over the head
quarters of the esquadrille.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
without News From Home,
EUROPEAN WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

There indications be found today within the official
both Berlin and Rome that the Teuonie invasion Of north
mpossibiy maintaining the initial and also
he fenng of the Italian guard defense The main bodies
of the Italian forces however continue retreat and the pursuit
encouraging of the
situation found the fact that for the first time
Tuesday when the Teuonic drive began the oh
the number
without definite fgu that Italian guards
Teuton advance indicating that
gsran troops standing Udne evidently massng against
Of city Of the pan
that the Italian that check being maintained against
the invader.
of the Italian third from the
Adac abandoning the whole
plateau pon reported taking along the Adr
This will the abandonment Monaone
ritory at least so far as the mouth Of the Isonzo
Of the German breach
the Italian denses the IsonEo PeZzo and TOno the
fang of the Italian positions In the Carnc Alps north Of the point
official states that the Carnic line
weakening Pocken which involves than
seventyfve miles of Italian defens and the
and the Tagiamento river.
The TagamentO the whole length south Of TomeZZO
by many British French heavy artillery
time will further advance of the Teu
This would the abandonment Of Udne thirty
odd miles the
Italians the of further troops is not
a will be made before Udne
examination Of general conditions surrounding the Teu
In both the German and Austrian
Official comradeshp the German Austrian
The German reports often wear their intent their sleeves
The condition minmized amid
victory but will become acute the of check hard
ship possible defeat quite possible ultimate
Teutonic line difficulty
attending its and the certain of the Italian forces
sfened by French and British eenforcements General Smu
dict TeuOnc will eventually be allied
victory. ..--~----.---. ------.r.--
The Washington times., 1917-10-30

LONDON. Oct. 3O.-FieId Marshal
Haig struck another powerful gain
4
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
By NEMToN c. PARKE.

AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN FRANCE. Oct. 30-The big
majority Of the German army-the pri-
vates-are weary OF war. They yearn
for peace. The officers. getting good
salaries and able TO keep out Of the
first line trenches. do not care how long
the war lasts.
These statements were made by the
American expeditionary forces first
German prisoner just before he died
from the wound he received when he
failed to hauit at an Amrican patrols
command. The prisoner. who was bare
ly ninteen years old. was called to the
colors a year ago. He had been night.
ing in the first line trenches in this sec
tor most OF the time.
The German expressed the greatest
surprise that he had been taken prisoner
by Americans. He said he had heard
there were a few American soldiers in
France, but he didn't dream they were
on the fighting line. The officers, he
said. never impaired such information
to the men. Asked about conditions In
the interior Of Germany the prisoner
smiled wanly and said he was sorry.
but he didn't know.
without News From Home.
1T has been nine months since / have
heard from folks at home" he told the
Americans.
He added that the military authori-
ties had cut OF all communication be-
tween the men in the trenches and
the folks back home"
The German was acting as a mail
carrier when he was captured. He
said he had started for some distant
The Washington times., 1917-10-30

on Sunday had their nrst opportunity
to VISIT the sammies at the front
their gun pits, dugouts, and trenches.
We staggered single fle across a
valley to see the gun that fired the
first shot OF the war. A young lieu
tenant from Indiana told with boyish
enthusiasm how that FIRST shot came
to be fred. He interspersed his run
ming narrative with Commands to his
gunners, working underground
The French officers told US II was
inI ossible to procure horses to haul
that gun In here until daylight" the
lieutenant said. "He said II we want
ed to drag II mp, by man power, we
might beat the others and thus have
the opportunity Of firing the nrst
shot.
sour men knew II would be a tough
job, but they were anxious to shoot
that hrst she'll So they worked
through all the night in the rain and
mud. And they got the gun In posi-
tton just before daybreak-"
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
GERMAN TROOPS
WAR WEARY, SAYS.
FIRST PRISONER

| trenches He was unfamiliar with
the trench system and found himself
out in No Mans Land.
The Americans who were out on q
scouting expedition In front Of their
own barbed wire defenses suddenly
loomed up ahead. They spotted the
German at the same moment he saw
them. The American command to
halt rang out. but the German start
ed to run. Two polish Americans, one
from Chicago and the other from
Milwaukee, who get credit for the
capture, both nred and the German
dropped.
-S'a In an American Hospital
Several Americans rushed forward
and picked UP the wounded man. He
was rushed at once to an American
field hospital not far behind the lines.
He was conscious but extremely
weak. One bullet had shattered his
left arm and the other had pierced his
abdomen. A young surgeon, a grad
uate OF the University OF Pennsyl-
vania and formerly q surgeon in the
Philadelphia General Hospital, oper-
ated on the prisoner.
"If he had only not got the wound
in the abdomen he would have recov-
cred" the young surgeon said. "He
was a nervy little chap. While he
was being operated on he looked
around and watched everything calm
ly, although he must have been suf-
ferinH agonies."
The company that captured the Ger
man also won nearly all the divi'
sional trophy cups at the recent neld
meet. Naturally. the members are
quite cocky today.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
TRIESTE OFFERED
GERMANY FOR AID;
ITALY uNAFRA|D
sy JOHN p. HHARLEr.
usl,.a &c. ss.ff csrrespsas.s.

GAhpco EreA9 otAAA CoEreADpnara&
ROME. Oct. 3o.-All italy Is conf
dent the military situation win clear
In a satisfactory fashion within The
next two or three days
Complete confidence was expressed
today in General cadornas plans for I
stand which will halt the great Ger
man invasion
Austria has been forced to promIss
Trieste to Germany As ne price for
the Prussian aid in the drive. accord
ing to well authenticated Swiss r.
ports received here.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30

ing blow against the German line in
Flanders today.
North of the Ypres-Roulers rail-
way we attacked at $40 this morn
ing" he reported. Good progress
was made"
The Ypres-Roulers railway crosses
the Passchendaele ridge just a little
to the south OF Passchendaele. Haig's
general direction OF the drive today
would seem TO indicate the British
have struck forward out OF Passehen-
dAele, directly toward Roulers, which
is only six miles distant from where
the British lines were on the recent
British drive last week. The imme-
diate object OF all the recent British
smashes in Flanders has been this
city of Roulers.
It is one of the railway centers of
the main line Of communications con-
Meeting the Hin6enburE line with the
German submarine bases OF Ostend
and zeebrugge, on the coast.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30

conner should not be the medium for
announcements especially since the meet
is to be held on European soil.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
Anyone Want a Baby?
Tiny Girl Found in
Wagon Needs a Home

Anybody want perfectly fine baby.
OF unidentified parentage. but charm
ing personality?
The District children's guardian has
one infant girl Of that description
handed over today by Mrs. Ernest
Howard, wife Of Captain Howard,
Seventh engine company, who was
attracted to a wagon in front OF a
stable at Sixth and L streets north
east last night by echoing walls and
found therein a seven-weeks' old
treasure.
1t spent the night at the Howard
home, 31s K street northeast Mrs.
Howard's heart is big enough TO hold
another pretty baby" but there al
ready are eight in the house. and
things are a Bit crowded. Hence.
she relunctantly placed it in safe
hands.