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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
An IRISH
KAISER

When the war is over, laddies, just
take a tip from me,
There will be no German submarines
a-diving through the sea,
In the Fatherland is Kaiser Bill, the
guy we're going to lick,
And We'll have a brand new kaiser,
and the same will be Mick
Shure, in every German parkway
you'll find a sweet colleen,
And the fields Of waving sauerkraut
We'll plant with shamrocks green.
No liverwurst or sausage when the
Deutschman drinks his suds.
But he'll get corned beef and cabbage
and good old Irish spuds.
The heathen's guns and gas bombs.
we'll throw them all away
And make them use shilIalahs or
bricks of Irish clay;
They'll wear no iron crosses-shure
it's shamrocks they'll wear
When we put an Irish kaiser in the
palace over there.
L. C. J.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
REPAIRS
Being MADE

Pat MCGEE and crew of seven work
men are in the city repairing culverts
small bridges, etc, along the 500 Line
between Marshfield and Nekoosa. They
are also putting in new scales near the
new depot. They will make some
changes among the switch tracks.
They have a train made up of sleeping
apartments, cooking outfits, etc. These
cars are moved along different places
where they are at work each day max
ing repairs. The new depot calls for
many little changes to add to the con-
venience of employees and the ser
vice along the line Considerable mon
ey is being spent in our city and vi
entity TO make these Improvements
by the 500 Line Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
HOUSE On
wheels

The new auto truck, the property
of Wood County, went through main
street this morning drawing one of
the new house wagons on wheels re-
Gently manufactured by Messrs. Sch
roeder and Miller for the highway
commission to be used for housing
workmen that are employed by the
highway commission in places in the
county where it's hard to get work
men boarded
The truck and house on wheels GER
tainly made very favorable impress
sion to those who Witnessed it. AS
the truck is new and the house on
wheels freshly painted, they looked
fine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
70 ACRES
PREPARED

The Boy Scouts under the leader
ship of Leonard Kinister, have plow-
ed and had prepared for crops twenty
acres of land lying on the west bank
of the Wisconsin river, just this side
Of South Side.
The boys expect to get busy Monday
morning and plant it mostly to pota-
toes, but may put in some other crop.
This spirit and enterprise on the part
Of the Boy Scouts is commendable and
the people of Grand Rapids will be
glad to know that they have the A
merican spirit of progress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
An EXPLANATION

Since publishing the article in last
nights paper headed Shameful Con-
duct" an explanation has been offer
ed which makes the offense less Sc
we're. The young ladies who were on
this outing in the first place were not
aware that they were trespassing on
any private property as there were
no signs up to indicate the same. Fur
thermore the young ladies that pick
ed the daffodils did not realize that
they belonged to the Vaughan prop
erty, but thought they had been self
sown The young ladies admit pick
ing the daffodils, but did so innocently
Of doing any harm or damage, and
the teachers who were in charge lad
no knowledge of the picking of the
flowers until they had been picked. Of
course they knew that they were
grown from bulb and had been plant
ed and could not have grown in the
wild state. No offense was intended
however, on the part of anybody IN
the party.
Further they would have been glad
to pay for the flowers if they could
have done so without giving cfense.
We are personally acquainted with
the teachers present and some of the
girls and we know them to be perfect
ladies in their conduct and in their in
tentions and they would be the last
ones, to do anything in the way Of
trespassing CT damaging anybody's
property.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
The Adjutant General,
State of Wisconsin,
Madison Wise.

The board on camp sites will en-
deavor to keep in touch with you by
telegraph while in your state. A site
for division cantonment of approx
mately thirty thousand men must be
located either in the state of WiscOn-
sin or the state of Michigan. The
board is ordered to submit its final
report and recommendation prior to
June third. It is suggested that you
get in touch with chambers of Com
merce and other organizations having
favorable sites to offer, impress on
them the necessity of being able to
make definite arrangements whereby
government can at once secure option
to lease selected site for one year
with privilege Of yearly renewal for
five years. Site offered should be of
sufficient size with adequate water
supply, contain adequate training
area, be located within convenience
distance of suitable ground for target
practice, be upon or near a railroad
Of sufficient capacity, be immune from
floods and foundations. The follow
ing are also desirable features: soil
sandy loan with good drainage,
healthful surroundings, afford natural
bathing facilities such as streams or
lakes, be adjacent to city or large
town containing facilities for health
full and attractive recreation, desir-
able also to have material for shell
ter locally obtainable as well as
mechanical, skilled and common labor,
site and training areas to be donated
or offered at low rental, good markets
in reach with adequate local control
Of social evil and liquor traffic
COL. E. N. JONES, u. S. A.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24

After describing in detail many of
the beautiful buildings and historical
| sights in the gay Partisan capitol, Ran
SOM continues:
{ 1--WE got word this morning that one
of our boys had been killed at the
front yesterday. He was standing in
! front Of the machine when a shell
went off and took him through the
head. Such are the joys of an ambu-
lance man.
We have fair food in this place,
but | trust it will get better. They
are careful about wasting and por-
tions are awfully small Meat-shops
are closed two days a week, as are al
50 pastry-shops and sweet-shops."
Air planes are constantly patroltng
over the city in squadrons, according
to Ransom's letter. Citizens pay no
more attention to them now than if
they were birds. he said. T. the court
ward hundreds of relics and prizes of
war from the front are gathered. Bro
ken and burned planes, a Zeppelin shot
down over Paris, guns, tanks" and
all sorts of captured weapons are on
exhibit, the letter said.
The most notable things contained
in the letter however, which have been
censored out of all news recently. and
which are denied mostly by Paris re-
ports, are in part contained in the fol-
lowing:
"Now I am goingAto tell you about
what every man who comes to Paris
wants to see-what he has heard about
all his life.
CLARK (Y. M. c.. A. man and room
mate of Ransom) and I hoped a taxi
and stopped at the Gold Palace of Max
ms on Rue Royale. This place was
illed with about 200 of the finest Look
ing women l have ever seen, and they
all seemed to be dining on the best.
They were mostly attached to differ
ent parties that were having one divli
Of time. The place where we sat
was for ordinary folks like Clark and
myself
There was a show going on and all
the girls, dressed in American flags,
were singing song about Its d long
way to my home in Kentucky"
THAT soon quit and we went into
the cafe again and the first thing I
heard was kiss Me" in regular A
merican. And mind you, there was a.
bout two or three hundred of them.
The girls think a man in uniform is
something to make over, and you sure
have an awful time keeping them off
your arms.
"Now, just imagine hist. Hardly
light showing anywhere and thousands
of merry-makers on the streets. The
gendarmes seemed to have all gone
to sleep. 1t was so dark you had to
stumble and feel your way along,
people humping into you and you jost-
ing them along.
"All this may seem strange to you
in America, now, but if you could only
see what is here, if you could only
imagine, but you cannot, because it |
is different Paris from what those
of you have seen before the great
War"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24

Complete plans for housing 10000
men at each of thirty-two divisional
contonment camps in which the war
army is to be trained have been
worked out by War Department off
Gals, and construction work will be
undertaken as soon as commanders of
the military departments have desig-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
Patriotic Economy.

Patriotic economy means the elimin-
alton of waste and extravaganza. 1t
means the conservation of our food
products, our natural wealth, our
health, our energies, our labor, our
very lives. Il means putting more
efficiency in everything we do so that
each unit of money, energy and in
telligenco may accomplish the utmost.
Patriotic economy does not mean
the lowering of Americas standard of
living, which would make Us less eff
cient physically and mentally, nation
ally and Individually, and would kill
the spirit and the will to do the truly
self-sacrifcing things to be done.
Cities and communities must go on
with their civic improvements. Road
building and public works must pro-
coed. Railroads must renew their e.
quipment. Factories must be kept
going to their full capacity. Labor
must be employed Homes must be
kept up. Merchandise must be pro-
duced, distributed and used.
War duties and war expenditures
must be in addition to peace duties
and peace expenditures. The more
we do the more we can do. The more
money we spend the more we will
have in our pockets to spend. Money
creates money.
In a word: The natural sane life of
the country must proceed as though We
were not at war, in order that we may
have the necessary prosperity to pro-
mote the war to a quick and success
full conclusion.
President Wilson sounds the key
note in this sentence: at is evident
to every thinking man that our indus
tries, on the farm, in the shipyards,
in the mines, in the factories, must
be made more prolific and more eff
cient"
Our industries can be made more
prolific only if the people buy and use
the merchandise produced by our in
dustries. Manufacturing slackens
when business slackens. Manufacture
ing grows in a prolific way when bu-
siness grows. And business can grow
and remain healthful only when the
people buy and keep money in circu-
lation.
Business is Going-Strong.
Business is going-in the East, the
West, the North, the South. The coun-
try is prosperous. Last months in
crease in business was very large.
Banks may wait in their operations
until the government bonds are assim-
lated People may pause temporar-
lily in their QUILTING to arrange to
meet the new conditions. But the I'M
loosing of billions of dollars will un-
loose a flow of prosperity absolutely
necessary to sustain the worlds bur
den.
Governments set the pace in their
Individuals must not lag behind
Seven billions of dollars to pay is only
$40 per capita in the United States
Yet seven billio..s Of dollars, put into
work at 6 peg .cent.-4sa fair estimate
If the producing powerof money--will
create 420 millions of new wealth.
The income tax we pay will not be
a tax on prosperity, but spur to pros
perity. Every dollar the Individual
pays out will come back to him with
interest in the general prosperity of
the people.
Keep Business Going-for our coun-
5ry's sake. War cannot be waged and
won without the sinews of war.
JOHN WANAMAKER,
April q, 1917. New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
REMAINS
ARRIVED

The remains of George Surprison,
VINO died at st. Paul, Mimi, May Is,
arrived at his home in Port Edwards,
this Friday morning. They were ac-
companied here by VIII Surprison. his
brother, and his mother and sister.
The funeral service will take place
from the home in Port Edwards az
SIS in the morning and at $50 from
SIS. Peter & Paul church in this city,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
SPECIAL
WEATHER
FORECAST

Issued by the U. S. Weather Bureau,
Washington, D. G.
The occurrence of the summer type
Of pressure distribution indicates the
end of the prolonged cool period east
of the Rocky Mountains and warmer
weather may be expected without pro-
liability of return to unseasonably
low temperatures for some time to
come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
one O'CLOCK
LUNCHEON

Miss Mabel Gardner entertained
the Figgcmah club at a 1 O'clock lun-
cheon at her home on Third street
south Friday afternoon, Ne IS. The
luncheon was everything that the
heart could wish T. and served in a
most attractive rna~~cr. The table de-
corations were pinl and white carna-
lions and other fHvers being used.
After the luncheon ridge was played
and Mrs. ]. S. Say was successful
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24

Rev. VIM. Reding officiating. Burial
will take place in CaIvary cemetery.
Mr.. Surprisgn was an exemplary
young man, highly ,hougfe of by those
who enjoyed his acquaintance, but has
been in poor health for some time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
DEER RIDES
On FERRY

Portage, Wis, May ia young
deer which insisted on riding across
the river and back on the Merrimac
ferry attracted the interest of Arthur
Brownrigg, who operates the ferry,
The animal repeated the ride several
times and seemed not at all afraid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
GUARDING
AGAINST
SHORTAGE

Racine, Wis, May 19-Guarding a
gainst a possible coal shortage next
winter, the board of education has ar
ranged to purchase in the open mars
ct 1900 tons of coal, and has asked
the city council for $4,000 to build
concrete containers in each school
yard to store the supply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
AIUTOIST IS
FINED $500

Wausau, Wis, May 16.-Thomas Ry
an pleaded guilty in Circuit court to
a charge of manslaughter in the fourth
degree and was fined $500 and costs
An automobile which he was driving
struck and killed Verna Goetzke,
years old, at SchofeId last December.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
GARDEN
MOVEMENT

At meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectors of the Grand Rapids Fedora
ton of Womens' Clubs held on Mon
day afternoon, May IA, the garden
movement was heartily endorsed and
all members ofthe federation were
requested to cooperate in making it
a great success. This was on the or
der of the Board Of Directors
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
Use right
IF WAY

Beaver Dam, Wis, May 18.-Utii-
cation of the right of way of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
as garden ground is under way mere
All unused property of the road is a
valuable for gardening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
GERMAN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
EAST SIDE
Sabbath school session same as US

Sabbath school session same as US
ual
German Confirmation at GAS a. m.
At which time the following named
persons will be confirmed: Herbert
Knoll, Adolph Danow, Emmett Neitzel
Harvey Hanneman, Walter Kaste, Ar
thur May, Irving Reimer, Lydia Hoist,
Doris Kleberg, Lorinda Pribanow,
Freda Marzoska, Edna Henke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24

in securing the highest score. Mrs.
Geo. ". Davis and Mrs. Orestes Gar
rison were the guests. A most enjoy
able afternoon is the verdict
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
CLOSE WATCH

Berlin, Wis, May 18.-Close watch
is being kept on the Berlin armory for
further invasion by German germs.
Two men have fallen to the attack of
German measles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
4 JOINT
SANITARIUN

Ashland, Wis, May ia tuber-
culosis sanitarium for Ashland, Bay
field, and Iron counties is planned by
medical men and the county super
visors ofthese counties. The place
would be maintained jointly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
WAR TINE
THRIFT

Madison, Wis, May 18.-War time
thrift, and gardening subjects are de-
picted in a series of stereopticon slides
issued By the University of Wiscon-
sin for public education.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
FLOWING FREE

Neenah, Wis, May ia man with
a pillow is blowing up all Neenah back
yards free of charge wherever the oW-
ner or tenant wants to plant some
thing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
M MORE
FREE EATS

Appleton, Wis, May 18.-No more
free eats for the Weary Willies," The
high cost of living has caused police
to cut out the feeding Of tramps.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
HASFIVE
GARDENS

Waupaca, Wis, May 18.-A minis
ter here has five gardens and wants
more. His auto is for sale because he
hasn't time to run it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
KEEP
BUSINESS
GOING
For Our Country's Sake.

Our country prosperous can pay
our war costs, as they come, and have
left over to aid our Allies.
Our country unprosperous, with bu-
siness hating, money boarded, thru
fear or false economy, will be hard
pressed to keep food on the table and
clothing on the back.
Keep Business Going.
is a patriotic slogan Keep money III
circulation. Keep employment for
everybody. Keep wages good. Keep
on making money that we may have
money to spend for war sacrifices.
The worst thing that could happen
to the world these days would be a
business depression in our United
States.
War in itself does not cause bust
ness depression.
The billions of dollars of money to
be expended in war preparations will
be put into circulation in our own coun-
try, and this in itself will create new
wealth for usc in the world-struggle
for humanity.
The GRE thine thai N chit halt bust
ness now Is er unpatriotic psycholo-
gical feeling of panic and afalse idea
of patriotic economy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24

s~:vc Of tac .amr IL g u e
new southeastern department, con-
manded by Major General Leonard
Wood, making 264,OO0 troops assigned
to that department. Six camps will
be established in the central depart
ment, six in the southern, three in
the western, four in the eastern and
one in the northeastern department.
The building will be done by con-
tract under supervision Of army Of
icers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
FREE CASH
PRIZES

Many Of the little folks in this vi
entity are planning to earn some mon
ey to deposit in the Savings Bank. This
is such fine thing to do we want to
know how they do it. Then we will
tell all the other little folks through
our newspaper advertisements.
What To Do.
Any boy or girl, not over II years
old, who really earns (not begs) one
dollar or more to start or add to a
Savings Account at this bank should
write US little letter or story telling
how it was earned.
Simple Conditions.
Prizes will be given in considera-
ton of your methods in earning the
money and your grit in keeping up
your efforts We are not interested
in fine writing, so don't hesitate. Don't
think because you make but a little
at time that your story will not be
good-the harder time you have the
better your story will be, for it
shows you have grit to keep on. The
first five or ten cents may come slow
ly and the hardest part is making a
start. AS soon as you earn one dol
lar deposit it in the Savings Bank
where it will earn interest for you, and
then start after the second one.
The Prizes.
The following prizes will be given
for the letters:
First prize for boys ---- 300
Second prize for boys --------s 90
Third prize for boys ---S1 90
First prize for girls -s3.0 90
Second prize for girls ---s2.00
Third prize for girls ----S1.00
THE CONTEST WILL CLOSE JULY
FIRST
The First National Bank
ltd Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
81 Complete Towns.

In effect the project is to build
thirty-two towns complete with all
necessary equipment and facilities.
It will require 100000 feet Of
lumber, which was adopted because
the price of canvas is so high and the
supply so short. If tents were used
it would require two complete sets
a year to keep the men under cover.
There will be 1000 buildings in each
cantonment. These will. include quar-
tiers for officers and men, stables,
kitchens, mess halls, bath houses and
store rooms in addition to numerous
structures for special purposes.
While some of the barracks will be
Of two-story construction, the major
ity will be long, low one-story affairs
so arranged as to suit the conven-
fence of the regiments or larger units.
Towns Cover Square Mile.
Each town will cover a little more
than square mile of ground, not
including the big tracts and military
operations during training. Modern
plumbing and sanitary arrangements
will be installed, and the War De-
partment expects the environments to
be the most up-to-date barracks Of
this type erected for any army.
In addition to the environments the
quartermaster's department has laid
plans for the erection of central
groups of warehouses and storage
buildings, which will be situated con-
veniently as to transportation lines,
and will be the supply depots for the
camps.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24

TRY A WANT AD-That's All.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-24
GRAND RAPIDS THE PLACE.
Three Railroads, Good Spring Wafer, Wscon-
sin River and the High Land Needed

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-06-02
Travel Amidst the Scenic Wonders of
the Great West This Summer.

A vacation trip this year is almost
a necessity in order to provide one
with the rest and diversion which is
most welcome at this time.
Let oar experienced travel repre-
sentatiyes plan a delightful western
trip for you, one which Will be IN
usual and surprising in the wealth
of entertainment and interesting fea-
lures it will offer.
You will ENJOY wide diversity OF
scenery and your trip Will include
direct and de- luxe railway travel and
comfortable automobile tours Though
the National Parks, bring you direct
ly to the distinctive attractions to be
found n the Wonderful West. Col
orado, Utah. California, The Pacific
Northwest and A laska can all be- in
eluded in a grand circle tour
You should know also of the splen-
did opportunities offered for a sum
mer's outing in the Black Hills o.
South Dakota,
Favorable rates and splendid train
service.
ANY agent of the Chicago & North
Western ny. will be glad to assist you
in planning your trip and supply full
particulars covering all details Of
travel Ask for descriptive literature,
or add ress G. 4. Cairns, General Pas
senger Il Ticket Agent, Chicago &
North Western by. 226 W Jackson
St, Chicago. zl-2b.