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The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
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shop. was one of the first to collapse.
Twelve persons were inside. but no one
was hurt.
Killed in Bathtub
Clark Nelson, a railroad man, was TAX
ing a bath when the cloud struck. The
wind picked up the bathtub with Nelson
inside, carried It several rods, and sent It
crashing to earth. Nelson was killed.
Mrs, Johanna Mcmahon, IS, took her
three grandchildren to the home of Mrs.
George Briggs when the wind first in
creased. The first pun Ieveled the house
and killed both Mrs. Mcmahon and Mrs.
Briggs.
The largest State Normal School at
Charleston in the center of the storm was
untouched, though every other window
in the town was broken. Then the
cyclone swept the residence district of
Charleston.
Eyewitnesses OF the Charleston storm
declared that two small clouds apparent
ly collided in the heart OF the city with
an explosive noise.
1t was the twenty-hrst anniversary of
a cyclone that killed 200 persons In the
region OF Charleston and caused SO, ,OOO, ,OOC
damage in 1896.
The number OF dead at westerveIt. Ill.
was increased to six this afternoon
Eight-year-old Gwendolyn Carroll. one
of a group OF tots who were mangled
when the United Evangelical Church
collapsed, died in hospital.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
CAPT. BROOKS To- Lead
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
Interesting Program Prepared for Bat
tleground Cemetery.

Capt. Newton N. Brooks will direct
the annual Memorial Day exercises at the
battle-ground Cemetery. Georgia avenue
and Brightwood road northwest on We'd
nesday. The Soldiers Home Band will
begin playing promptly at 2:l5 in the
afternoon, after the raising the colors
and salute.
William V. Cox and Paca Oberlin win
be the principal speakers. The children
of the public schools will sing America,
directed by Lucius F. Randolph, jr.. Ac-
commpanied by Mrs. John Clagett Proc
tor, the children will decorate the graves
Of the fallen.
The Board Of Commissioners Of the
District will be the guests OF honor. Rep
resentatiyes Of civic and fraternRl organ
izations will be presnte .Hhe mayor of
Tokoma Park, Nd. s. W. Williams, will
address the gathering. c. c. Royce and
J. NJ Hustled will assist Capt. Brooks.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
GIRLS KISS MARINES
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back to the engine-room and turned on
his whistle full blast
The girls loosened their holds finally.
and couldn't get up courage enough to
repeat but each marine had several
pretty girls until the boat left
That wasn't the only way Nomini
showed its spirit, for on the roll of honor
OF the expedition-the Virginia and Mary
land boys who came and offered them
selves for the Marine Corps-the name
Of Nomini occurs more than once after
the names OF the seventeen men who were
added on the trip.
st. Mary's showed its spirit. for three
St. Mary's girls volunteered for Red
CrosI work
The entire seminary turned out at st.
Mary's to greet the expedition Miss
Catherine f. Parran welcomed the party
and President Ross P. Andrews and sew
eral other members OF the party, made
short talks. The Marine Band gave a
concert before the departure Of the boat.
Ten of the PrettIest.
At Kinsale. the next stop after St
Mary's, ten OF the prettiest girls in town
had the place OF honor in the ceIebra-
ton
They pledged themselves TO do Red
Cross work for the duration OF the war.
III NliiShl'' VI wherever lneN "oulu De
needed. They are going to take i'm,
mediate instruction in Red Cross work
and particularly requested the honor OF
nursing marines. Their names are on
the roll OF honor. and the names Of sew
eral boys from Kinsale. who are Eoins
to be full-fledged marines in a few days
At Colonial Beach. a stop Of an hour
was made, from TO s. and there was
a band concert and some talks and then
L. ho .,b
for Washington, which will be reached
about 3 o'clock Monday morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
DODGER' HAS APPEARED
AS AMERICAN STACKER
Many Attempts Made to Leave Coun-
try and Evade Registration.
o1it the slackerl Enter the dodFeri

oxit the slackerI Enter the dodEsrf
Although Il was stated by the memberS
G Congress who argued for the seiectfve
oratt that the term Stacker would become
obsolete on the passage Of the MEASURE.
a very slackeresoue person has put in
his appearance In the form Of the dodrer.
"A dooger is one who endesvors 10 evzde
registration and draft by sbsentinE him
sef from the country until after the
danger q over.
Hundreds OF applications for passports
nave been made az the State Department
To meet the situation a ruling has been
passed TO the effect that persons OF mill
tAry age who seek TO leave the country
must hrst register as sbsentees and OBJ
tain certificate or statement from the
city clerk or sheriff Of the town in which
they happen TO reside.
Persons who are absent from the coun-
try at the time OF draft will probably be
Obliged to serve on their return II they
are drafted, according TO Daniel J. Dono-
van, In charge OF registration. Room so.
District Building.
The regulation effects q great many
persons who are buyers for American
importing concerns who are about to
make their usual spring marketing tr1ps
abroad.
The recent alteration Of the regulations
concerning registration made by the
President does not include in the exernp-
tions from registration student training
camp members as was at first supposed
Many automobiles are still needed for
the work on registration day. and auto
mobile owners have been called upon 20
loan their cars and operators 70 run
them
Married men Will be exempt from the
conscription for the raising Of the first
national army Of 10000 men. according
70 a reported preliminary plan Of the
War Department No specified industries
or occupations will be exempt
These are the two principal decisions
so far reached by the oficisls who con-
ferred on the plan.
The exemption OF men with dependents
and those needed in the industries OF the
country has proven the most diricvlt
problem 20 work out In = way 10 secure
anything like justice in operation.
II may be possible 70 spare many men
from the farms and from factories max
ing war goods There will he need for a
considerable number OF locomotive en-
gineers-possibly for all such engineers
in this country under 81 years Of age
with an Amy in France
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
Woman Dies IN Church
While Choir SINGS HYMN

During the singing of the opening hymn
az special service for the Daughters OF
the King at st. Columbia's EpiscopaI
Chapel. In Murdock Mil road, Tennally-
town, last night, Miss Mary Jane Shearer,
20 years old. suddenly collapsed and died
from an acute attack of heart trouble.
Inc incident caused a brief adjourn
ment OF the services until the aged wonn-
an could be removed.
Miss Shearer was a native Of Winches-
Ter va. She came to Washington a
month ago to reside with her relative
Rev. W.. W. Shearer. the rector of the
ehu.cn cn In which she died. DIR. Shearer
resides at 1910 Davenport street.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
Rev. Zimmerman Declares
Sunday Dancing Proper

II can see no harm in dancing on Sun
day" said the Rev. Albert Zimmerman.
who is conducting services at the Tent
City at Great Fall, Va. yesterday. Our
God is a joyful God. He believes in the
people Of his creation having pleasure.
1 believe that were He here today
He would say dance ye and make
merry" he declared
The Male Jubilee Singers were the
feature at the Tent City. and they
rendered a number of selections in con-
nection with the services
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
Tornado Kills Eight
In Sweeping Arkansas

Little Rock. Ark. May T.-Between
eight and fifteen persons were killed and
eight injured in a tornado which swept
Mississippi County in the extreme north
eastern part of the State late today. ac-
cording to reports reaching here tonight
Blytheville and osceola are the principal
towns in the storms path. Communica-
ton is virtually cut of and meagre re-
ports say the death list may be increased
when reports from the country are re-
ceived.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
TRAITORS MAR WAR POSTERS.

New York. May H.-Police and Marine
Corps recruiting officers began an inves-
tigation today to ind out who Is respon-
sible for pasting recruiting posters with
strips Of paper bearing the Inscription
To hell with the United States.' Post
ers in various parts OF the city have
been torn down.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28
BERLIN DENIES U-BoAT RUMoR.

London. May 2i.-The report Of the dis
patch OF German naval forces across the
Atlantic g iaty denied by Berlin foreign
office attaches. The denial covered par
ticuIariy the recent report OF a subma-
rine OF the coast of Maine.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28

new electric dental engine runs on
either direct or alternating current or
On that supplied by dry batteries. where
no other supply Of electricity is avail
able.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28

See the Hell Gate Bridge.
Take the Colonial EKrres through dSy trbtn -
New Haven Providencs and Bostnn Lsav-s Waah-
inEtna daily SIS a. n Pennsylvania n. r. and
~ Y. n. H. 4 H. r. RAW
The Washington herald., 1917-05-28

shop. was one of the first to collap
Twelve persons were inside, but no @
was hurt.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
THE NEW LAW

The new United States law which
prevents the circulation of liquor adj
vertising in the mails, virtually means
that periodicals of all kinds must re-
fuse to accept this business. There
is scarcely a newspaper that does
not go into many states, and for the
advertisement to be in the paper
would subject subscriber or reader
to a fine in case the paper should be
mailed privately. The conditions are
sush that no publisher or reader
cares to take chances of having the
law hooks thrust into him. To sum
the matter up liquor advertising in
newspapers and magazines in the fu-
ture will be as scarce as watermel-
ons at the north pole.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
RUSH TO Be CITIZENS
SWAMPS CITY OFFICE ,

Anxiety of aliens to become citizens
of the United States and thus give as
surance of their loyalty to the govern
ment in the present crisis is surpass-
ing anything ever before known, &C
cording to statements by naturaliza-
ton clerks of the superior and circuit
courts and of the federal examining
office at Chicago.
The rush has been so great that in
the superior court clerks Office appli-
cation blanks, which can be issued
only by the government, have not been
available since last Tuesday. In the
office of the circuit court clerk only a
limited number are on hand, and the
chief naturalization examiner for the
government said he had only about
100 left. He sain a new allotment of
blanks was on the way from Washing
ton and that it was hoped the few re-
naming would last until the new con-
signment arrives.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
LOSSES BY FIRE

The state fire marsal of Wisconsin
saws that during 1916 fires in grain
and hay stacks, barns, granaries'
cheese factories, creameries, eleyat-
Org, flour mills, malt houses, whole
sale houses, warehouses and stores
caused a loss of $2,777,52O. About two
thirds of the loss was in food products
DO you see the point? Food is high
and the thing OF do is to prevent fires
~ order to conserve food. He advises
careful inspection of all places where
are may originate He says if you
3o not know how to make your prop
erty safe to write him for information
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
PERIODICALS IN THE SCHOOLS

There is a. growing tendency to
make current periodicals part Of the
course of study in the public schools.
This is an excellent idea and should
receive further encouragement. By
reading closely the weekly magazines
which make feature of current po-
liticaI, social, economic, scientific, re-
ligious, public welfare and other CUES
tons. one receives a liberal educa-
ton. Every citizen should know
about the big things that are in the
public mind. These topics never
stand still, they are forever in evolu-
ton, and to keep abreast of the world
enc must know what new ideas are
being evolved. For years before the
present war storm broke, practically
the sole question Of conversation at
the breakfast table in Constantinople
was world politics. The same was
turned over at noon and given re
hash at evening. Baraboo is far from
centers of diplomacy, from centers
where welfare work must be done,
where economic questions are con-
tinuous, so that these phases of life
are liable not to receive the serious
consideration that they SHOULD. Ii
a boy or girl is started on the road
of public questions the interest is liza
| BILE to remain in after years. This
makes life broader, makes the world
more interesting, makes for better
! citizenship. All schools should en-
courage the study of the daily news
papers and the periodicals which dea
with current affairs, especially those
which have to do with national ant
international problems.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
HURRAH AND IALLELUJAH

The above is the title of volume
written by DR.. J. P. Bang and, as his
name implies, the contents deal with
the great war.
DR.. Bang is professor of theology in
the University of Copenhagen, and
argues little in dealing with his sub
ject. He holds up for the observer
the teaching of Germany's poets,
prophets, professors and preachers,
and attributes the present war to
what they have said. The human
mind is strangely constituted$ Al
though a thing may not be true, yet
if presented day after day, day after
day, an impression is made and what
was once doubt becomes fact. Ideas
are easily twisted and the path leads
to the precipice. Dr. Bang has taken
the utterances found in sermons, in
poetry, in speeches, all showing that
Germany's passion was for war. He
finds wonderful riches in the domains
of music, literature, science and re-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
A DAY OF ANXIETY

The day is drawing near when
Sank county will know who are the
young men who must shoulder arms
in the European struggle. The new
army measure has put it squarely up
to every community to send its share
to protect the flag. The number for
Baraboo win be nearly fifty, and when
the names ale drawn and the proper
ones decided upon, this will be the
topic of conversation in many homes.
On the population basis this country
will raise about half a million men,
men who are fit physically-an eco
nomically for the army. Those who
are of greater usefulness at home
will remain at home, and those who
can best afford to go will march away
No longer will man volunteer and
leave a family behind him; the whole
matter will be decided for each in
dividual. This is a new system in
this country and congress is strong
for the plan. It seems to be the most
fair. But whose names will come out
of the box when the drawing takes
place? That will be a day of anxiety.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
THE BREWERS FACE ABOUT

The brewers Of this country ~feIlflhu
one Of the chameleon, that peculiar
little body which changes its color
with existing conditions. Those VINO
resided in Baraboo about half dozen
wears ago recall that the billboards
were covered with paper proclaimlng
the fact that it was the brewers VINO
used millions Of bushels OF grain III
their business and in that way kept
nrices ND. This office has just received
a circular from the United Brewers
association. so Union Square, New
York. stating the grain they use is TOO
small a factor, to be considered. me
circular says the brewers of the Unit
ed States last year used about two and
one-half million bushels Of barley, over
two million bushels of rice, nearly six
teen million bushels of corn and over
seventy million bushels Of other GER
calls. In these times of high prices
several million bushels OF grain
amount to something. Figure it out
for yourself.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
AMERICAN MOTHERS

Mrs. E. E. Kelley, writing in the
Toronto Republican, says: 'The 9th
er day / heard a mother say, should
her son go to war, oh, it would
break by heart to have him go, but
if he is needed, 7 can't tell him to
stay There is the American mother
talking. She is not saying much,
that mother, about war, one way or
another. She will wear a little flag
over her heart, and hang one over
her doorstone She will be active
in whatever service happens to fall
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

ligion as created by the German mind,
but the error has been the teaching
that the empire must expand by
means of war. This brought the con
fict, the tragedy, the upheaval which
has bathed the world in blood. He
fnds in his conclusion that if there
is to be no more war there must be
the right spirit to safeguard the equal
rights of all people.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
DO YOU KNOW THAT

A good water supply in the spring
may save an undertaker's bill in the
fall?
It's the spring fly which makes the
summer pest?
4 mosquito breeding pool may mean
malaria later on?
Spring gardening has heightened
many lives?
Fresh air is the best tonic?
Today is the best time to begin to
build for health?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
HOW WAR CHANGES CONDI-
TONS

War brings two things, high prices
and industrial changes. Hon. Frank
lin Johnson recalls that during the
Civil War prices went higher and
higher and methods in farming I'M
derWent more or less of a revolution.
The farmers had heard of moving
machines but had not purchased them
on account Of the apathy against the
new invention. A machine would
perform the work of several men with
scythes- and it would not do to throw
so many men out Of employment.
Wages were low and to reduce the
amount of work to be done was not
improving the situation. The war
came and with it thousands Of young
men left the farms and marched
away to the southland, leaving the
older men, the women and the chill
dren to manage the homesteads.
There was more work than could be
done and the moving machines were
welcomed with open arms. They
came to stay. Labor continued to be
scarce, products, remained high for
several years and the reaper with 9TH
er farm machinery followed
The pendulum has swung again,
and high prices with scarcity of Ia
Dor are here once more. There is d
demand at fancy price for all the
food products that can be raised.
Every invention is being brought into
play and new ones are being added
to expedite the work on the farm. 1t
looks as if the present war means the
greatest stride in the use of the trac-
tor. Thousands are being used and
the factories cannot supply the de-
mand. With trunk line stone roads
the tractor will no doubt become the
great transportation medium between
the farm and the market place. Why
bother with a team if a machine can
haul thousand bushels of potatoes
to the warehouse? The machine can
be used in other farm work, day or
night, and never get weak in the knees
like old Dobbin. The prediction may
not come true, but the day may come
when tractors along the highway will
be as numerous almost as automo-
hiles at the present time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
shine from thine eyes and the world
be better because Of thee.
BENJAMIN SIMONDS.
Now Time to Attack the White
Grub Pest Again


Every night from now until about
June 20, when the moon is not shin
ing and the temperature is. 70 degrees
or above at sunset, the May or June
beetles will be flying in great num-
bere, and may be caught by means of
lantern traps. These can be con-
structed with a good bright barn Ian
tern placed in wide pan containing
water with a little kerosene oil poured
on the water to kill the beetles. The
larger surface The pan covers the
better.
The United States Department of
Agriculture advocates the using of
lantern traps in helping to control
this pest. OF course there is no alb
solute control known for this pest as
yet, but everything done to lessen
the number helps. It is only by every
body putting out a few traps that
mgch will be accomplished by the
use of the traps, so let everybody do
a little. Children will find this work
very interesting. fxkKa
Respectfully,
FRED J TADDOU11.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
TRANSPORT IS SUNK
BIZ SUBMARINE

The British admiralty issued the
following statement for newspapers
of Saturday:
1.-THE British transport Cameronia,
with troops, was torpedoed by an
enemy submarine in the eastern Med
fterranean on April 10. One hum
bred forty men are missing and are
presumed to have been drowned"
The survivors of the Cameronia
say the vessel was torpedoed in fine.
calm weather in the afternoon. The
submarine was rot seen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24
KIDDING DEVILS LAKE OF A
NUISANCE

More than one way may be devised
to get rid of a nuisance.
For years the state park board has
been seeking to persuade a company
blasting down the grand bluffs at
Devils Lake to move out--go else
where; but without success. The
company has sought to compel the
state to pay what generally is regard
ed as an exorbitant price for its prop
erty. But Senator Staudenmayer cyl
IDENTIFY is on the right track now to
solve the problem. He has introduced
a bill forbidding the use Of dynamite
or blasting powder within the boun
daries of any park owned by the
state" Due penalties are prescribed
Why not?
Blasting would not be allowed with.
in the limits of any other park IN the
state. Why should it within the park
at Devils Lake? The blasting there
skaters dishes in homes within the
park and it also skaters nerves
There is no justice in permitting this
anomaly longer to continue.
Senator Staudenmayer's bill is di
rectly to the point.
If the blasting company will not get
out in q reasonable manner and at a
reasonable cost to the commonwealth
more summary method should be
employed to enforce removal. Madi
son Democrat.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

to her share. She will pray without
ceasing that the European horror will
end beforei it swallows up American
blood and Drawn. But if her boy is
needed she will tell him to go. And
her heart will be breaking That is
the kind of mothers that America pro-
duces.'
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-24

DURE BLOOD is absolutely neces-
! sary to perfect health. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla thoroughly purifes and c.eanses
the blood and KEEPS IT PURE.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-12-07
Some Facts About War
Insurance.

Anv man er woman of any ace
in the active military or naval serv
ice of the United States can obtain
Government insurance II has
been ruled that members of Off
GERS Training camps are under the
act and can obtain insurance The
cost for each thousand dollars of
insurance il from six,v-fve cents
a month 10 persons at the age #
twenfv-one tn one dollar and fwen
~ cents a month 10 those cf tbe
ace Of 6nv-ont
The baae6ciari@s are .jrni., d -
vii bnsha 4 child o,ard, b,d