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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
FLEET
WILL POLICE
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Parliament Adopts Principal ot
Revocation of Neutrality
In War

RIO JANERIO. May 25.--According
to the Jordal de Comercio it was de-
cided at a meeting of parliamentary
and diplomatic commissions called by
the foreign minister TO adopt the prin-
cipal of revocation of Brazirs neutral.
ity in the war between the United
States and Germany. 1t was also
decided that the Brazilian fleet would
police the south Atlantic ocean.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
LITTLE GIRL HAS NEW
VERSION OF PSALM

CHICAGO, May 25.-"The Lord is
my Shepherd: l should worry"
This was the reply of a child in
North Side Sunday school when she
was asked tc .'ecite tho first verse
of the twenty-third PsalIh.
THAT girl understood the Psalm"
said Mel Trotter. superintendent of
the Pacific Garden Mission. to an
audience here after he had told Of
the incident
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
FOR SALE

A 1915 Overland with 1917 engine.
Good as now. Two extra tires, two
extra tubes. Bargain for cash. In
qulre at this ofTlce.--Ady.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
NOT LASTING

S-A----s = iS9H7$4S
What an impression the amateur
actress made on the hero when she
laid her golden head upon his shout.
der. with her face hidden in his en-
brace!"
"Yes. but it's the kind of powder
which will easily brush off."-Balti-
more American.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
BRITISH MISSION
LEAVES FOR CANADA

WASHINGTON. May 25.---The Bri.
tish mission left Washington last
night for Canada, It is officially an.
nounced by the state department.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
AT A CROWDED RECEPTION

NY husband Is such blockheadr
How now?"
Couldn't locate lady ! wanted to
find, although / told him plainly that
her gown had sleeves Of ninon and
velvet reyers." ."--LouisylIle Courier.
Journal
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
TIME AND TIDE

Guest--Delightful party you are
having tonight. old chap. iiost--Yes:
I'm giving Il TO my wife, II Is the
Twelfth anniversary OF her thirtleth
birthday. New York Globe.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
MRS. DREXEL is
GRANTED DIVORCE

LONDON, May 25.-A divorce was
granted today to Mrs. Anthony J..
Drexel, the wife of the Philadelphia
banker.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
GREAT BRITAIN GETS
ANOTHER BIG LOAN

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Another
loan of S75,OOO,0OO was made to Great
Britain by the United States today.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-25
ITALIAN DRIVE
IS GROWING
IN IMPORTANCE
General Cadrona's Guns Can
Now be Heard in the Aus
trian Naval Base

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 25.
The Austrian official statements in.
dicate that the Italian offensive in the
Julian Alps and on the Craso plateau
is steadily growing in importance and
extent. General Cardona's guns can
already be heard in Triest. but viii.
derness OF volcanic rocks and caves,
which lies between him and his goal,
makes n rapid advance practically i'm
possible.
The most advanced Italian posts are
scarcely more than ten miles from the
Austrian naval base. but this distance
Is not to be compared with a like
distance in open country.
The Italian blow is struck at a
time when the political conditions In
Austria have reached an acute phase
The resignation of Count TIA. pre-
mier of the Austrian parliament, the
pillar OF pan-Germanism, comes or
the assembling of the next parli@
ment
| French Make Gains
! PARIS, May 25.-The French las
night captured part of the Che
vroux wood. il is officially announced
The German shelters were found 4
have been caved in and demolished
by the French artillery and were file,
were German dead.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
LEARN TO BE HosTEssEs

A charming luncheon was given by
the eighth grade A girls, pupils of Mrs
Elsa Nelson of Frank Junior High
School this noon, in the school The
planning and management of the af-
fair was left entirely to the girls. The
menu was most attractive and the ser.
vice was dainty, and all was designed
by the young hostesses. The art de-
partment had in charge the decorations
and carried them out in pink and
white, using novel effects.
The young women who gave the
luncheon are in the domestic science
course of the school and in their train
ing they are taught not only how to
prepare appetizing and nutritious food
but how to get the best nutrition val
ues from the expenditure Of the small
est sums of money. The course is en-
tirely practical and goes for the de-
velopment of housekeeping abilities
and will make good home managers of
many a girl whose education along
these lines might be sadly neglected
if the school did not step in to help.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
COME AND SING.

David R. Fogwell calls the attention
of those of the community who care
to sing to the splendid opportunity
offered tonight when the entire com
munity is invited to attend the Com
munity Institute meeting in the Rhode
Opera House. An early number on the
program will be community singing Of
familiar songs, lead by H. L. Cough
nour of the University of Wisconsin.
The singing is but one number on an
interesting program, presided over by
Judge G. E. Randall. There is to be
music by the SINCE band, G.. r. Bas-
com IS report with illustrations Of fFThe
Findings of the Kenosha Garbage
Disposal Survey; talk on fThe Ac-
Invites of Modern Chamber of Com
merce0 by A. L. Sommers, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, Sheboy-
gan. The program will close with
The Star-Spangled Banner" sung by
the audience.
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ported from anywhere in the city or
county. The ears on the local railway
were kept in operation during much of
the night in order to have the lines
free for the early traffic this morning
and it was declared that the cars were
working without interruption this
morning. Out on the north road late
last night one of the trolley wires of
the interurban line broke and it sput-
tered like a street lamp for hours, in
terrupting service and causing no end
of trouble. All cars of the interurban
lines were operated with great care
and most Of them were far off their
schedule.
Both north and south of Kenosha
the telegraph companies were having
trouble with the storm and many mes
sages were being accepted subject to
delay this morning. It is declared
that the telegraph lines viii be for the
most part restored by noon today.
All over the city the March blizzard
left souvenirs of its visit. In many
places streets were all but blocked on
account of the falling portions of trees
and the wind and sleet brought down
lot of old trees which had stood
guard over the streets of the city for
years.
Tuesday night was one of the worst
nights ever known in the city. It
rained and it sleeted and pedestrians
were driven from the street. Even
the ever attracting moving picture
theatres fell down on their game on
Tuesday night and many of the pic
lures were shown to less than a cor
poral's guard.
The storm left the roads leading in
to the city in frightful condition and
it had very material effect in cutting
at the automobile show and
the Community Institute today. It
will probably be several days before
the dirt roads of the county are fit for
travel. The weather man sends the
news that better weather
is in prospect and it is expected that
the sleet and ice will disappear before
the warm sun and that the city will
find flood condition to cope with dur
ing the next few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
HAD DANGEROUS WEAPONS.
Police Arrest Two Italians and Find
One Weapon Concealed in Mans
Stocking.

John Cairo who gave his home as
Ashland, Wis, and Philip Pucci who
claimed Winthrop Harbor as his resi-
dence, were arrested on Grand avenue
Wednesday afternoon and they are
booked at the station on charges of
carrying concealed weapons. Cairo
had a revolver, fully loaded, concealed
in his inside coat pocket. PUGET did
not appear to be armed but after the
revolver was found in the pocket of
Cairo the police made a careful search
of the other man and they found
knife concealed in MS stocking. The
men were arrested ON charges of intox-
ication. They failed to give any good
excuse for having the weapons and
they are being held pending further
investigation on the part of the police
department and the district attorney.
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Heard Lodge and LaFollette.
REAL HARP OF ERIN.
While Fellowship Club Dimes Sunday
Night it Will Listen to Music
Played on Ancient Irish Harp.

The Irish Fellowship Club has
scored one big mark for itself before
it has fairly entered existence. 1t will
officially come into being at the st.
Patrick IS banquet of which it will
partake in company with a number of
out of town guests next Sunday night.
Father Burke, head of the Chicago
Paulist order, has been engaged as
speaker of the evening, and to make
the affair just what it should be mu-
sically, the management has secured
Franco Bardino, harpist, who has a
real Irish harp, once the property of
the ancient and honorable family Of
Brian Boru, the royalty of Ireland,
dating back to the time when Ireland
governed itself and had nothing
greater to worry about than which of
its neighbors would make the next at
tack upon it.
This harpist has played for the Chi
cago Irish Fellowship Club at a num-
Der of its st. Patrick day meetings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
OLD RESIDENT CALLED BY DEATH
Charles H. Wjllerton, Ninety-six Years
of Age, Died at His Home in
Pleasant Prairie TODAY.

Charles FL. Willerton, aged ninety
six years and one of the oldest resi-
dents of the county, died at the home
of his son, Alfred Willerton, in the
town of Pleasant Prairie near Dexter IS
Corners, at an early hour this morning.
Death came as a result of a natural
breaking down due to advanced age.
Mr.. Willerton had been in feeble
health for many months. The deceased
was son of the late William Willer-
ton and he was born in Lincolnshire,
England, May 25, 1920. He came to
America in 1858 and for two wears liv-
ed in Madison county, New York. He
came to this county in 1855 and settled
in the Dexter Corners neighborhood
where he had since resided. He was
twice married, but he had been a
widower since 1891. He is survived by
three sons, William Henry, who lives
in South Dakota; John Charles, who
resides at Waukegan, and Alfred, who
lives at the old home in Pleasant Prai-
RE. He had been prominent worker
in the Methodist church in the county
for many years and was prominent as
a Republican in that portion of the
county. The funeral will be held on
Saturday with interment at the family
plot at Springbrook cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
UNCLE IKE'S YACHT
FOR UNCLE SAM
Kenosha County Farmer" Ready to
Aid the Government in Case of
War With Germany.

Former Senator Isaac Stephenson
received from the United States De-
partment of Commerce a blank request
asking him to file with the department,
specifications, etc., of his pleasure
yacht Bonita. The request was
complied with.
1t is believed that the data was re-
quested in order if it became neces-
sary for the government to commander
the craft it would have all the facts
in regard to it. The Bonita is l26 feet
long and an ocean going craft and
properly armed would make a good
submarine chaser.
''In the event of war, if the govern
ment. desires my boat / will be glad
to turn the craft over to the proper
authorities, said Mr.. Stephenson.
The Bonita could be taken down
the great lakes and through the We'll
land canal to the Atlantic. J"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
MccARRoN SEEKS DAMAGES.
Demands $4,000 From James Jensen fog
Injuries Received When Struck
by an Auto Truck.

George B. McCarron, former justice
of the peace in Kenosha, fled an action
in the Circuit Court demanding damag-
es to the amount of $4,000 from James
Jensen for injuries which he received
on the twelfth of last October when
he was struck by an auto truck owned
by Jensen and driven by Leonard Jen-
sen, son of the defendant. The ac-
cident took place at the corner OF. Pearl
and West Main streets and McCarron
claims in his suit that his injury was
due to the negligence of the man in
charge of the operation of the truck.
He asserts that the injuries received
are of a permanent nature and that he
may never recover from them. The
suit is to come up at the March term.
James E. Tully is the attorney for the
plaintiff in the action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
MANY PHONES go DEAD"
Twenyt- Seven Poles Down on Geneva
road and Fifteen Farmer Lines Out
of Order-Cars Kept Running Much
of Night With Great Effort.

A combination of the s'last kiss of
winter and the natural cussedness of
March weather brought the worst
storm of the winter to Kenosha on
Tuesday night and this morning Ke-
nosha was pretty well shut off from
the surrounding country on account of
broken wires. Wires were down all
over the city and along many of the
country roads. At the Office of the
Wisconsin Telephone Company it was
stated that there were between three
and four hundred telephone stations
out Of commission in the city and
county, on the Geneva Road to the
west of Kenosha twenty tele-
phone poles fell under the weight of
sleet and ice and smaller number of
leveled poles were reported along 9TH
er roads leading OUT of the city. On
account of the pole trouble it will
probably take several days for the tel
ephone company to restore service in
the county and the loss from the storm
to this company will run into the thou
sands of dollars. Every available wire
man was put to work this morning to
repair storm damage. There were no
cables down in Kenosha but several of
them were in bad way and this
brought a lot of Trouble. The wire
trouble was wide spread and every
portion of the city was affected.
There was a lot of trouble for the
Gas and Electric Company and the re-
pair gang of this company was kept
on the jump all night long looking af-
ter live wires which dropped under the
weight of ice. There were half score
of calls of this kind but fortunately
not single serious accident was re-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
breadth Of vision and soundness of
Meets Emma Smith Devoe.

breadth of vision and soundness of
Judgment.
Meets Emma Smith DeVoe.
Leaders in the work from east and
west, north and south are guests from
day to day at this hospitable board so
that work is discussed from all points
of view and many good stories are
heard. Perhaps the prize winner so
far is one related by Mrs. Emma Smith
DeVoe, president of the National
Council of Women, the first associa-
tion of women voters formed to help
in our enfranchisement. Mrs. DeVoe
told of an assemblyman in western
state who, when asked his opinion on
Votes for women answered, oval,
/ don t know ez IN opposed, ] don It
reckon it would do to women what
some SEE it would. 7 don It know even
as it would Spite 'em ez pets!' So
you see we could vote and those who
wished could still De kept in glass
cases.
Want Kenosha Suffrage Cakes.
The present activities here are di-
rected toward the bazaar to be given
in this beautiful house March Is, 16
and IL to help raise the wherewithal
to carry on the national amendment
work in Washington. I do hope Ke-
nosha suffragists will send attractive
contributions Tt would be wonderful
if we could send several pounds of our
famous suffrage snaps such as we
gave Mrs. Wilson on her brief visit to
Kenosha.
Heard Lodge and LaFollette.
Of course I have torn myself away
from suffrage work long enough to at
tend several sessions of congress and
| had the good luck to hear Lodge and
LaFollette speak on the Zimmerman
letter. The subject which affects US
most directly now is that there will be
an extra session which would mean the
resuming of the suffrage lobby for the
spring months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
MARRIED BY JUDGE RANDALL.

A quiet little wedding took place at
the office of Judge Randall in the Mu-
nicipal Court this morning when Miss
Dorothy Richards and Frank Schultz,
both of Silver Lake, were married bv
the judge in the presence of small
party of friends and relatives. Fol
lowing the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Schultz returned to Silver Lake where
they will make their home. They are
widely known in the western part of
the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15

The Board of Education has decided
to have Visiting day. for the new
Lincoln School. A Saturday and Sun
day afternoon in the near future will
be set aside for the people of the whole
city to visit the school. Special pro-
vision will be made to have school off.
Gals on hand to show them Just what
has been done in the building. The
formal announcement of the twisting
day" will be made within the next
few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
OTTO RUDD LETT
A LARGE ESTATE
viii Of Late superintendent of Simmons
Company Filed for Probate in
the County Court.

the County Court.
The viii of the late Otto Rudd,
formerly general superintendent of the
Simmons Company, was filed for pro-
bate in the County Court this morning.
The petition for probate states that the
value Of the estate is $4,000 and that
it consists entirely of personal proper
ty. Mr.. Ruad had large amount of
stock in the Simmons Company. In
addition to the personal property it is
stated that he left life insurance to
the amount Of $4,000, SO that the total
value of the estate will be one hundred
thousand dollars. Under the provisions
of the will the estate is left entirely
to the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Rudd,
who is named as executrix of the will
without bonds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
BORN

To Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Fries, 16l
English Court, Monday, March u,
son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Stern, 100
Market street, in Kenosha Hospital, a
daughter, last night
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
ANNOUNCE ENDORSEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. James Larsen of Mar
ket street announce the engagement of
their daughter, Emma, to Yngze Biorn,
the son of John Bjorn Of the Nash
Motors Company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
SOMERS CAUCUS

Notice is hereby given that eau
Gus will be held in the Town Hall on
Saturday, March II, at p. m. for the
purpose of nominating town officers
and for the transaction of the usual
business.--By order of the Town Com
mittee. Dated March 5, 1917.
advw47 L. E. Ozanne. chairman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
BRISTOL, CAUCUS

The caucus of the Town of Bristol
will be held Saturday, March IL, at 9
p. M, at the Town Hall. advw47
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
IS GUEST or SUFFRAGISTS
National Suffrage Headquarters Are
Center of National Suffragism
Now, Miss Balm Finds - She
Meets Interesting People.

In letter received from Miss Har-
riet Balm by friend here in Kenosha,
she tells something Of her experiences
as a guest in the headquarters of the
National Woman Suffrage Association
in Washington, d. G.
cit is such a privilege to be guest
in the Washington headquarters,
writes Miss Balm, Gas have been for
week, that I want to share it with
you as far as one can by letter.
''This is the center of suffrage ac-
tivities throughout the country and at
the present speed limit at which suf-
frage is forging ahead it makes one
dizzy to keep up with the rate at
which news is received miss Balm
here named dozen important gains
suffrage has made in the past few
weeks.)
Practically Full Suffrage.
And the most interesting of all,
perhaps" she continues, is the pros
pect Of the enactment Of eiprimary
suffrage bill in Arkansas.
This as you know would practical
ly give full suffrage to the state as
the Democratic candidates chosen at
primaries are as good as elected to
Office, since the Republican party has
only hopeless minority.
Writes i'll Anthony Room.
"'I am writing to you in the room
dedicated to Susan B. Anthony and be-
side me is the table on which was
signed, in 184s, the original declara-
ton of sentiments. Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait presides at the family table
and frequently at breakfast reads us
the important news of the day, com
menting on it with her habitual
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Turnock's taxicab service Csc per
passenger. Phone 125. advm31
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
Additional Rubber on the Tread

The Racine Country Road Tire, with the additional rubber
on the tread considerably durable and therefore
economical for the than the ordinary plain tread tire
Every dollar you put Racine Tire delivers you more
Tor investment than other the market Each day
delay costing you the pleasure obtained knowing you are
riding on Tires in which you place utmost confidence
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
THE GOLDEN HARVEST.

From Texas to Canada is . long way, especially through the great wheat fields of the nation: but that is the march of the reapers. They are on their way now. From the Lone star state comes word that the wheat crop is soon to be harvested. The reapers are at their task in Northern Texas. Soon they will go across to Oklahoma and then on up through Kansas, through the real wheat belt, and OH to the, Canadian line. The crop this year in Texas, which is not such a great grower of wheat as other states, will approach the eighteen million bushel mark,-six million more bushels than were harvested last year in that state. That is good news For, if other states follow the lead of Texas we may expect a fall in the price or bread. We have been told many times that the wheat crop of the nation will be far short of its average bulk. But Oklahoma promises more than thirty million bushels and Kansas will add twice if not three times as much more to the national bins. Fill the. wheat stacks
 Fill them full to overhowing. is tho cry of America We ned this. golden
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

requisites of this machine. The tor pedoplane embodies the ideal fighting facilities of small sea craft in that 1t is able to approach its target free from the dangers of mine or torpedo. It's approach can be more stealthy than even the undersea-boat. It can choose it's landing place and there get In its deadly work almost before de- tection Is possible. At least these are the claims made for 1t by military experts. Because of the construc- ton of its platform from which the torpedo Is fired it can be made much steadier than the destroyers, those light vessels that are subject to every variation of the sea and which tend to make shell-f1ring inaccurate.
 ' Admiral Fiske filed the plans of his invention with the United States gov- ernment four years ago. Drawings of the Gena have been received at Wash- ington and, according to those who have inspected these plans. they are identical with those prepared by the American naval officer Especially is this so in regard to the placing of the pontoons. the torpedo carrying device and the discharging apparatus
 The German craft is, to all intenta and purposes, duplicate of the American invention. We shall prob- ably read in the near future where the torpedoplane has been used against some American battleship. Thus do Americans allow their inven- tions to go all over the world, be per- fected by every race on earth, while America sits back and looks on. It has been so with nearly all the great inventions of the world. They origin ate here. They are perfected abroad. It is time we carried our plans all the way through. .