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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
WHY WORK.

Life has two lessons which every
man and woman must learn-if not
today, tomorrow. The first is the net
cessity of working, imposed on us all.
Of the two lessons this usually is the
easier to master.
We live in material bodies that must
be fed and clothed and sheltered. And
somewhere between childhood and ma
turity it dawns on us that food, raj
ment and shelter can be had only in
exchange for effort. In some degree
even the corner loafer and the para
site of inherited wealth master the
first of life's two 1essons-salvat: on
in work. How is it then that many
men whose work gives satisfaction
find for themselves no satisfaction?
Perhaps they long for better job,
wider opportunity and greater reward.
And when this longing is baked they
proclaim the world unfair.
And in their complaint there is Of
ten much justice. Desert is not al
ways rewarded. The doing of the
old, old task over and over again is
truly monotonous. Men should not
work simply to work, but rather to
develop Yet even so there is salts
faction in work if one has learned the
second of the two lessons life teaches.
1t is this: that man works not for
himself, as he supposes in the first
blush of his discovery of works neces-
sity. Work for self is but a step in
achievement of the saving grace that
lies in effort. Give to man all the
reward and recognition he Graves and,
if he works for self alone, he will find
himself still working to work and not
10 live. The b'g thing to know is that
all things are one and that for our
selves we work only as we are parts
of the universal unity. That is the
secret of finding salvation in work.
service. Madison Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
Books on the War

Before leaving Baraboo L left at the
library the following books:
"The Treatment of Armenians," Wis
count Brice.
"The Deportations From Lille, !"
French Goot.
''The German Terror in Belgium"
Arnold j. Toynbee.
l wish you would be good enough to
give notice of these books. They are
only three among hundreds which cor
roborate the German frightfulness,
but these particular three are so au-
thent'c and convincing as to leave no
doubts whatever in any reasonable
mans mind of the utter hopelessness
of Germany's policy. So long as Ger
many is able to promote that policy,
war is, / am sure, as most men are,
absolutely inevitable. The world, in
Guiding America, will, despite all eff
forts to the contrary, continue to the
end to resist and put down and out
for all time such policy as in re-
vealed by any one or all OF these
books.
Perhaps some of your readers have
read these books My advice is this:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
GOVERNOR HOARD ON THE
WAR
bourn Events

Former Governor w. D. Hoard Of
Fort Atkinson has issued a statement
on the war in which he says that oul
liberties are at stake and that We
must fight with all our might. HI
concludes his article with:
We must win this war, or God
help us. Germany is a mighty foe
and to defeat her we must go the
limit If we do not win, liberty
and popular government may be
lost to the world. There is one
lesson we must now learn, that we
should have learned years ago,
and that is never aga n to be
caught in a position where we are
so completely unready to defend
ourselves. We must adopt and
permanently maintain universal
military araining somewhat along
the lines of the Chamberlain bill.
Without this our national life
w II never be secure. There is no
assurance that the present will be
the last war. Such predictions
have been made after every war
for thousand years. There is
only one way and that is to be
strong and ready. 1t is quite prob
able that if we had been prepared
the kaiser would not have tram
pied upon our rights and we would
not have been forced into this
awful war Now that we are in,
we must go through to the end
and the harder we fight the sooner
it will be over.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
Prayer Versus War
Chicago Herald)

Most OF the letters on prayer and
War are woefully exparte state
ments; one sneering at prayer as use
less, another thinking that the con-
sistent believer must trust to it alone.
Now, without irreverence, the Chris
tian's watchword is: "Trust in God,
but keep your powder dry" The
Christian has the duty to use all law
full means to attain righteous end,
whether calling in good physician
for gaining health or equipping heavy
battalions when war is necessary, but
also by prayer to keep himself in
touch with God, insuring the guidance
of His light to see the right and His
strength to do it, and His consolation
in it's agonies; prayer that will be an
education against the Ease ethics that
have made war horrible, prayer that
w IL help the enemy to see things in
their proper light, thus tending to end
the strife; prayer, in fine, that will in
sure for all the dispositions necessary
to benefit by the chastisement, wheth-
err it result in victory or in defeat.
Baraboo. j. T. DURWARB.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06

hand it to Mr.. Romanoff for the quiet
he has maintained since he was
scfouged out of his job. A fourth
class postmaster in Texas would have
roared more for being fired from his
little hree-for-a-quarter office.
Yonkers Statesman..@Some have
wondered if the fact that the Ameri-
can troops in France will be UP against
a foreign tongue will not handicap
them and lower their military efficien-
cy. Possibly, to some exteht But
they can shoot in any language.
New York Evening Post.-The mis-
take of the Germans who conspired
to spread tetanus is that they did not
scatter the bacilli of lockjaw in the
U. S. senate.
Kansas City Star.-Why not call
Uncle Sans stalwart soldier sons
"Samsons"?
Chicago Herald.-'I'm a good Amer
lean, but" is a remark heard with
more frequency than credit these
days. Distrust the butting American.
New York Sun.-Uncle Sam will
take the Stacker by the slack.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
A FaKacy

One fallacious element Of the pOpe's
message to the belligerent nations, as
we'll as that of Pres dent Wilson's. is
that universal and lasting peace can
be assured the word by combine Of
nations strong enough to control any
other that may develop hostile tenden-
cies
The fallacy of this idea is being
demonstrated today, when seventeen
of the strongest nations in the world
are endeavoring to control one, yet
peace is far from being establ' she'd
Universal and lasting peace can
only come to this world when the love
of Christ and his teachings shall be
implanted in the human heart, to the
extent that every man will consider
his neighbours welfare as his own.
This can only be brought about by
God alone, in his own good time.
Nations are but representative of
the individuals composing them. If
the individuals are pugnacious, selfish
and grasping, SO will the nat on be.
The individual, like child, can be
coerced to a certain extent by more
forcible authority. But when he
ceases to fear that authority he is
prone to resist it, and another trial
of strength VII result which, in case
of nations, means, not peace, but war.
N. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
Chickens in the Highway

In taking trip through the coun-
try one often finds chickens and small
animals dead in the highway. A chick
en- is just as liable to run into dan
ger as away from it, but by slowing
down a machine the birds often have
an opportunity of escaping. Drivers
of machines should give birds and
animals their consideration in making
trips over rural roads. Taking the
country over, thousands of birds are
killed and the food loss is considera-
BILE. A little care on the part Of driv-
ers will mean much to those who own
poultry. AN OBSERVER.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
GOOD WORK, GOVERNOR

Governor Philip has been demon
strating by his recent utterances and
communications that he is an Ameri-
can governor of an American state.
His speech at Camp Douglas was
splendid. His letter to the Milwaukee
Free Press is timely and straight to
the point. He asks that newspaper to
make plan statement in which to
set forth it's own affiliations. "Tell us,
if you please" says the Governor to
the Free Press, ''just where your
heart is in order that we may know
how to treat you"
Good, Governor, put that same ques-
ton to some other papers in WiscOn-
sin and the whole nation will not be
pointing to Wisconsin as a state of
abbreviated patriotism. The people of
Wisconsin are right-minded; they are
true to the flag; they are loyal to the
country: they are beginning to see
clearly and to understand the issue.
Put this same question to the other
papers that are trying to confuse the
issue. Good work, Governor; carry
the good work on-Madison Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
KEEPING UP YOUR END

Years ago in time of log rolling,
when pioneers would come together
10 help each other to clear land, one
of the jobs was to carry logs to the
pile to be burned. These would be
carried by as many men as the size
of the log required, two men to each
hand spike, one on each side of the
log. From this came the expression
keep up your end" The fellow who
shirked and left the whole weight on
the man at the other end, was soon
contemptuously ostracised. There
are people in every community who
fail to keep up their end" They
rush in at first to hold up the whole
proposition, but soon drop their end
and quit. They never rest until they
push others out of the place they
covet, and after clearing out those
who are always on the job, ever TO
be depended upon, these slackers go
fishing, or on picnic, or just get
lazy, and deliberately leave places
vacant, work undone, inconvenience
ing and embarrassing a whole COM
munity. Among the pioneer log roll
ers it was not safe for man to offer
to carry one end of the hand spike
and drop it when he got tired or saw
another job he liked better Log
rolling was a community job, without
wages or pay. But it was an honor
obligation which no man could shirk
and maintain his standing in the "set-
tlement" The same principle and
rule obtains in a community
bourn Events.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
From Former Ginseng Grower

/ have found ginseng grower near
Seattle who has three acres of gin-
seng and golden seal, and they are do
ing exceedingly fine. / have secured
FIVE acres on the Everett interurban
line, and will go at it again. I ana
now working as machinist in the city.
The temperature in the shop through
August ran about IS degrees in the
morning to 7S at 2 or 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. Ship building is booming
and many new shipyards are being
built, most of them running three or
four shifts day.
FRANK A CAPENER.
1922 Battery street, Seattle, Wash.
Note: Mr.. Capener formerly grew
ginseng in Glenville, near Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
TO THE DRAFTED

To YOU fortunate ones who are about
to go forward to that long battle line
where the armies of tutocracy and OPP
preston are facing the armies of the
free, congratulations and Godspeed!
You go, not as reluctant victims of
misfortune or a fatal chance, but rath-
er as our chosen ones; the pick and
flower of our manhood, whole of body,
sound in mind and spirit-what all Of
us should like to be. And we who are
too old or too weak, or in some other
respect untitled to go in body, shall
go with our great trad tiOns-things
born of the spirit of Nathan Hale; but
we know that we shall not be disap-
pointed. In imagination and in SYM
pathy we shall be there with you on
the firing line, and at home we shall
do all that we can to make you COM
Portable and content. We shall pray
that you may return in safety, but
even more fervently we shall pray
that your courage may not flag or the
edge of your determination be dulled.
You are to fight in the noblest cause
in which man ever took UP arms and
for a nation the most generous in all
the world to her soldier sons. You
go with her blessing, for she trusts
you; and be sure that whether you re-
turn or not she will hold your names
in honor and grateful memory until
the end of time.-The Youths Com
panion.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
Ollapodrida
DEPARTMENT DEVOTED TO INTERESTS OF NEWS READERS
you something timely topic, question
ask please send It to this department Limit all
muncatons to 500 words Iess.

II anyone treasures a hope that in
Armenia, or Belgium, or Northern
France conditions are not as bad as
reported that rumors are exaggerat.
ed, and if that person cannot endure
to know the truth, to be convinced
despite himself that the atrocitie.
were very greatly more horrible than
first reported-that person should not
read either She first or the last of the
above books.
No one, unless he has good COM
mand of himself, should read "On the
Road to Liege;" think it is in the
library also.
. But every honest minded person
should read ali of them, if he can,
and if he has any doubts as to "Why
Are We at WARP"
w. H. McFETRIDGE.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Note: Mr.. McFetridge went to Col
orado few days ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917
THE BIGGEST CHECK

Whew! That was big check writ
ten in New York few days ago.
A check for $96,111,1 the larg-
EST ever recorded in the New York
olering house, drawn by J. P. Morgan
& Co., for the credit of the minister
of finance and receiver general of Can,
ada, in settlement of the 100 million
dollar loan recently foated for the do
minion by syndicate headed by the
Morgan house, was paid at New York
by the Liberty National bank. The
largest previous check shown in the
clearing house records was smaller by
znore than 26 millions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
From Montana

Mrs. Inez Rounds has received a
cl 'pping from Montana paper which
tells of the troop train which went on
a secret mission at the time Of the
trouble in that state. Her son, Willis
B. Rounds, member of Co. M, I'd Wis.
Inf, was on the train. The item reads:t
Bound on an unknown mission, $50
men comprising company M, Second
regiment Montana national guard,
arrived in Billings last night in three
special coaches, and will remain here
indefinitely.
Whether the company was sent
here to guard against possible |. w.
w. uprisings incident to the calling
of a general strike last Monday, or
whether the men will be distributed
along the railroad lines out Of Bill
lings on guard duty was not given
out. The soldiers themselves do not
know where they will be sent or what
the next order will be, it was learned.
Four companies left Helena yester-
day bound for var GUS parts of the
state, according to information re-
ceived here. 1t is believed the send
ing of troops here is to guard rail-
road lines to safeguard the general
troop movement over this and other
states. Telegraph dispatches indi-'
cate a large percentage of national
guardsmen of the northwest will be
detailed to guard duty, at least until
such time as disturbances actuated
by members of the |. w. W. and SIN.
liar organizations cease.
From the fact that no I. W. w. dis
turbances have occurred in or near
this city, it is believed the troops
now stationed here will be scattered
over the eastern portion Of the state,
guarding bridges, terminals and other
strategic points. The entire troop
movement is shrouded in secrecy and +
plans are known only to officers.
The troop train which arrived here
last n ght is said to be fully equipped
with dining and sleeping facilities
so that the entire company may re-
main indefinitely in one place. Pas
sengers aboard incoming trains re
port seeing guardsmen all alons
line.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
PRINT NAMES OF THE PETI-
TONERS

Wisconsin will know just where she
stands when she can separate the
sheep from the goats.
The process has been more or less
difficult. But suddenly those who are
not supporting Americas cause have
unwittingly made it easy.
Petitions to indorse Senator La Fol
Iette's course in regard to the war are
being circulated in the state. 1t is
intended to send these petitions to the
United States senate.
These petitions, once they are sub
N tied to the United States senate,
will be a public record, will be public
property.
The names of the petitioners should
be printed in their city and county
newspapers, as soon as possible after
the petitions are presented in the SEN
ate. They should be published again,
TO refresh the recollect ons of men
and women, at the end of the war.
Copies of the petitions, moreover,
should be preserved in the archives OF
the State Historical society at Madi-
son.
We believe that hundreds Of loyal
newspapers of Wisconsin will vel
come this opportunity to draw clearly
the line between two kinds of citizens.
Milwaukee Journal
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06

The government bulletins are call
ing on the consumer to reduce the
consumption of wheat by using other
cereals for bread.
1t is we'll known in the farming COM
munities that the average farmer
needs all the corn, barley and oats he
can grow to feed the cattle, sheep,
pigs and poultry on the farm, and
added to that must be the grain nee
essary to feed the horses to do the
work
Meat is quite as essential as bread
for human consumption and cannot
be produced to any great extent with
out grain. The present scarcity Of
grain and consequent high price puts
meat of all kinds up to prohibitive
price to all except the wealthy and
those drawing substantial salary.
Although it is desirable that bread
made from coarse flour form a part
of our diet, it would be something on
the order of killing the goose that
lays the golden eggs" for the populace
10 IuIu VI OdL0, Ud1ICyS ~ G
or corn bread to any great extent.
We can all do our bit in some way,
and there is great need for more Red
Cross workers. Your dollar is needed
to purchase material, and your serv-
ice is badly needed to make that ma
terial into supplies for the sick and
wounded men at the front. There is
an urgent call for old or discarded
clothing of all kinds for those who
have been made destitute by the awful
havoc of war.
One dollar in money for a member
ship, or three hours of your time once
a week is little to give in humanity's
cause Permit me to suggest that the
rural clubs give the time of their
meetings to the work. Miss Luise
Gattiker, Baraboo, will go out to any
such gathering with material and in
struct those wishing to work. The
need is great, the calls are urgent, the
field is large The workers are few.
Who will volunteer in this service?
MRS. L. H. PALMER.
Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
A BALANCES HEET

Three years ago Germany began
this war for the conquest Of Middle
Europe. What has she gained?
What has this gain cost her?
She has gained by her arms the
territories of Belgium. Luxembourg,
Serbia, a small but rich section of
northern France, and parts Of Lith-
uania, Poland and Roumania-a total
of a little less than 100000 square
miles.
She has lost:
Except for an insignificant corner
in southern Africa all her colonies,
over million square miles.
Practically all her shipping not
bottled up in Bremen and Hamburg,
loss estimated in tonnage as $780,
600.
Of the flower of her youth, Over
100000
In cash, nearly $4,000, 100000 to
be added to her national debt.
Before the war, though unpopular
as a people, Germany was honored
among all nations for her intellectual
scholarship and her industrial eff
cheney She has lost irretrievably
this respect and won in its place the
mingled hatred and contempt of the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
NEWSPAPER VIEWS

Houston Post.-The Washington
churches prayed for the soldiers last
Sunday We believe the Washington
churches ought to concentrate and
mass their prayers for congress. The
mothers of the country will pray for
the soldiers
Chicago News.-Germany' subma-
rine sinkings are alarming. So were
the ravages of the Barbary pirates 100
years ago until their abominable nests
were cleaned up by the American
navy.
Toledo Blade.-There is no room in
this country for persons who want to
give two cheers for the kaiser and one
for Uncle Sam.
Houston Post.-you will have to
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06

civilized world. Scarcely a consider
able neutral nation is left except
those whose safety compeIs their
neutrality.
No one thinks Germany can retain
her gains. No one imagines that she
can ever recover her losses. 1t is
not strange that some of the German
people are seriously discussing among
themselves the question whether it
is not time to change their business
managers.-The< Outlook.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-06
Many Letters at Once

We look forward for The News anx.
iously, as it brings a good many let
tiers at once. MRS. A. A. RINDLE.
Gresham, Greg. r. r. 8.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
~PHOSPHO2OUS" GANGS
ARE FIRING ELEVATORS
Grain Firm Auditor Says Destrue-
tion Is Due to
Plots.

i Mobridge, s. D., Nov s3.--The tray
cling auditor of grain company de-
clared here that an average of four
elevators day are being de-
stroyed by fire in the Dakotas and
Minnesota. The fires, he said, were
traceable to various PHOSPHORUS"
gangs
Two fires in Lennon were exiting
uished without serious damage. One
was found under coal sheds of the
Western Lumber Company, and the
other In brewery warehouse
Armed visilantes continue to guard
Lennon. Police failed te gather in
formation of supposed incindiarism
from the few persons questioned. Two
men reported to have LETT the vicinity
after the FIRE, were traced to Reeder,
North Dakota. where their trail was
lost.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
BRAZILIANS UNEARTH
U-BOAT BASE SCHEME
All Navigation Lights Along Coast
Shut Of as Pre-.
ventative.

Rio Janeiro, Nov. 23.-A resident of
Rio Janeiro, well known in Brazilian
society, has been arrested for photo.
graphing sections Of the coast, espe-
cially near German colonies. A search
of his house revealed extensive plans
for operation and subsistence of sub
marines in Brazilian waters.
The authorities are of opinion that
it is the intention to operate German
submarines along the Brazilian coast.
AS result, all navigation lights along
the coast have been shut off and ves-
sells are navigating without lights.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
Attacked bv Submarines.
GERMAN CONFESSES HE
PUT BOMB IN THEATER
Chicago Teuton Admits He ImperiIIed
Lices Of Opera ..
Goers.

Chicago, Nov. %. - Reinhold A..
Faust, a German-American, So years
old, and for about 35 years resident
of Chicago, planted the bomb in the
Auditorium theater few nights ago
which threatened death and injury to
the large opera audience.
Faust lives with his wife and two
grown children.
After his arrest he confessed to po-
lice and federal officials. He also ad.
mitted having written letters to James
B.. Forgan and Frank o. Wetmore,
both exesutiye heads of the First Ma
tional bank, demanding they surren-
der 100000 to him.