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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14

Miss Pauline James Lee, well known
in musical circles is able to be out
again after a slight attack of influen-
"a. The Broad AK wishes for her a
complete recovery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14

Lloyd Stone, Secretary of the boys
work at the Wabash Y. M. C. 4. has
just returned from a flying trip to
Washington, d. c. He could not re-
main long as matters of an urgent
nature required his attention here.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14


men have proved that they could ex.
press their sympathy and identity
of interest with the Allies in deeds
better than in words. Their latest
achievement in France is the revival
of the ancient industry of peddling,
according to report sent to the De-
partment of Labor. Instead of a two
wheeled cart, a Ford car makes the
rounds and girls have superseded the
men who long ago haggled over a
sou.
When all the railroad tracks were
wrecked and the road were impas-
sable for ordinary trucks, the women
of the American Committee for De-
vastated France thought of the old
fashioned method of carrying sup
plies about the country. SO they
devised the modernized peddling sys-
TEN.
Wherever the highways or country
side admits of the passage of a vehi-
Gle, there the little travelling shops
may be seen making regular trips
to the almost inaccessible habitations.
The cars are driven by volunteer
American chauffeuses and the sup
plies are disposed of by volunteer
American saleswomen. From dawn
to long after dark each saleswoman
is kept busy with her scales for weigh
ing -four, her cash-box and her price
list. Fifty villages a week are cove
red by these travelling shops.
In the ruins of what were once
houses and now are only cellars the
people of northern France, who have |
a little money to spend for the ne
cessaries of life, are no better off |
than the very poorest inhabitants, for
there is nothing to buy.
The travelling shops gradually lear
ned exactly what sort of stocks to
provide. Beginning with an assort-
ment of groceries, other things were
added, so that now, in addition to
rice, coffee, lard, cocoa, canned
milk and other edibles, blankets,
sheets, pots and tin plates, knives,
amps and brooms are carried. Inas-
much as in certain sections there is
lot store for miles around, a paper
If pins and a cake of soap are lux
Iries as well as necessaries.
Entering a ruined town the chauf-
'euse blows three blasts on her whist
e. The saleswoman gets her goods
nut for display, and then from shell !
loles, from behind broken walls and
rom beneath improvised shelters per- (
ons of all ages hurry forth to get
What they can.
Those who can pay are asked one !
bird of the original cost of each ar
icle. Those who cannot pay are
'iven what they need. Many take
heir supplies and pay little at. a
ime. They prefer to be, as far as
'ossible, self-sustaining, and the
ommittee encourages this attitude
n order to sustain self-respect and q
avoid making paupers of the un- 1
ortunate victims of the war. (
Regardless of what the weather
lay be, the peddlers start out on
heir rounds. Often heavy roads or v
ceidents detain them, and it is late j
hen they finally return to their star '
ng point, the base of supplies. n
hen darkness settles down on q n
inter's afternoon the chauffeuse has
difficult task to drive over the un-
.rtain roads The one light inside P
leh little travelling truck is beacon W
hope to hundreds. No matter what d
"Opens, the american peddlers must d,
1t disappoint the WAITING fsr;I;.s n,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
CITY NEWS.
Reported by Lawyer
S. c. Z Wester6eld

The Phalanx Club gave a dance
and reception at National Hal
last week preliminary to Xmas fes-
Invites.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14

Have you forgotten the Oft repeated
admonition that the biggest bed
room in your home is not large
enough for even one person to sleep
in with the windows all closed. 1t
is much safer to ventilate than it is
to hibernate.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
THE BROAD AK
PubIi.hed Every s.turday


In this city since July 18th, 1899
without missing one single issue. Re.
publicans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro-
testans, Single Takers, Priests, inf
dels or anyone else can have their
say as long as their language is prop
er and responsibility is fixed.
The Broad AK is a newspaper
whose platform is broad enough for
all, ever claiming the editorial right
to speak its own mind.
Local communications will receive
attention. Write only on one side Of
the paper.
Subscriptions must be paid in ad-
vance.
One
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Advertising rates made known on
application.
Address all communications to
THE BROAD AK
62O6 So. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill.
Phone Wentworth 1887.
JULIUS F. TAYLOR
Editor and Publisher
DR.. M. A. MAJORS
Associate Editor
400 South State Street
Phone Drexel 1916
Vol. XIV Dec. IA, 1918 No. Is
Entered Seeond-Class Matter, August Is,
1902, at the Post Office at Chicago.
Ill.,, under Act Of March ;, 1879
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-12-14
AMERICAN GIRLS NOW PED
Oilers IN FRANCE

With Well-Stocked Little Motor Tru-
eks They Make the Rounds of Rui-
ned Villages.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
FIRE DEPARTMENT RUNS.

No. was called at 4:30 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon to the home of
Kasimir TiZinski, 1902 South Third
avenue, to attend to a chimney fire.
No. had a call at $50 Thursday
afternoon, to attend to chimney. fire
at the home of Robert Jacks, 1903
Fifth street.
At 6:55 O'Clock Thursday morning
No. was called to the home of G. A,
SchwitZke, 1920 Fifth street, to re-
lieye a clogged chimney, causing the
building to be filed with smoke. Not
much damage resulted.
At LAS o'clock Sunday afternoon
Nos. 1 and were called to the John
McCloskey home, $50 Fulton street to
attend to fire in a clogged chimney
which filled the house with smoke.
Yesterday morning at 1850 o'clock
No. 3 was summoned to the home of
Robert Bliese, 521 Stark street to at
tend to chimney fire, clogged with
SCOT and alarming the occupants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
WAUSAU BUSINESS College,.

charlie Miller, a former student,
now a member of the S. A. T. c. at
La crosse, visited college Saturday.
MISS Wayne Brandt has accepted a
position with the Radcliffe Machinery
Company of this city.
Z. ID. Widmer recently received a
German helmet from Sgt. V. S. Bro
kaW, a member of the engineers corps,
somewhere in France.
Miss Adeline Schra1n has accepted
a position with the National Auto
Wheels corporation of this city.
School was closed Wednesday, Dec.
l, for another Influenza vacation
The basket ball game with the Ed
gar high school has been postponed
indefinitely on account of the influen-
"a epidemic
Mr.. Kepperly of the Addressograph
company at Chicago. called at the Of
&c Saturday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
PERSONALS

Miss Helen Seaver is visiting in
Rhinelander.
Fred Heinemann of Merrill. was
in the city yesterday.
F. D. Timlin arrived home Sur day
from business trip to Chicago.
&C. G. Parlin of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his mother in this city.
| Lyle German is at home from the
State University at Madison for the
| holidays.
Mrs. Chas. STANCE and daughter.
| Rosemary, of Merrill, were in the city
one day last week.
w. B. Heinemann returned from
a trip to Washington, D. c., and other
eastern points on Sunday.
Eugene Stoddard arrived at his
home in this city last evening on a
furlough from Camp Eustis, Va.
Mrs. W. H. Mylrea departed last
evening for Palm Beach, Fla, where
she will meet Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Myl-
rea.
Charles Manson, who has been at
tending the S. A. T. c. al the state
University, returned to the city on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Rabbit are in
Milwaukee today attending a meeting
OF the directors of the Wisconsin Pea
Packers association.
Mrs. d. L. Braman, of Aboy, Ill,
arrived in the city Sunday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B.
Vaughan during the holidays.
Mrs. M. H. Barnum, who is the |
guest at the home of her daughter, |
Mrs. A. V. Gearhart, will return to her |
nome at Lake Shishebogema tomor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs M. P. mccullough
will depart Sunday evening for Oak
Park, Ill, where they will enjoy
Christmas at the home of the Iatter's
mother, Mrs. ]. d. Ross.
Mrs. P. F. Wendt, who has been
IN Washington, D. c., for the past
eight months employed in government
work, arrived in Wausau Sunday
where she will remain permanently.
&c. N. Harder, President of the
Northern Hemlock and Hardwood
association and M. P.
Mccullough, Vice-President, went to
'hicago last evening to attend a meet
ng OF the association.
ID. j. Murray, Jr., and wife and |
hildren of Amigo, visited in Wau-
au for a few hours on Saturday,
Vhlle on their way to Watertown,
1here they will spend the holidays at
ne nome OF Mrs. Murray's parents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

At meeting of the Girls club. Mon
day, the following officers were elect
ed:
President-Hannah Johnson.
Vice-Pres.-Mary Gender.
Secretary-Margare Bells.
Treasurer-Dorothy Paff.
Plans were made for a party to be
held the eighteenth but because of the
enforced vacation it had to be post
poned until after the holidays.
The Christmas program, the four
minute contest, and the basket ball
game were also cancelled because of
the "fiu."
Miss Nicolls resumed her duties
Tuesday after an illness of ten days.
With the assignment of lessons to
be done dnring the enforced vacation,
school was dismissed Wednesday I'M
til January sixth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
death OF MRS. w. +. LAWRENCE

Mrs. W. 7. Lawrence passed away
very suddenly at West Salem. Wis,
on Monday morning, Dec. 10, 1918, af-
terra long illness, following the death Of
an infant daughter about twenty
years ago, and from which she never
recovered. DR.. Lawrence received the
sad news of his wife's death later in the
morning. The remains will arrive in
Wausau this Tuesday evening, and
will be taken to the parlors of A P.
Peterson, where they may be viewed
by friends who so desire, between the
hours OF $50 a. m. and Il M, Wednes-
day.
Private funeral services will be held
from the parlors at 2 o'clock o. M.
Wednesday, Rev Richard Evans of
floating.
Ida Perkins Lawrence was born in
Auburn, N. Y, in 1864. She resided
there until young womanhood and
then came west to Merrill, where she
was united in marriage to DIR. w. T.
Lawrence in 1884 Soon afterwards
they came to Wausau to reside. She
was a member of the Presbyterian
church and sincere christian woman.
She is survived by her husband and
nephew, DR.. L. NJ. Willard, of this
city. and several sisters residing in
Auburn, n. Y.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
NOTICE.

The board of health has instructed
the police department to rigidly en-
force the quarantine regulations for
homes in which there are cases of in
fiuenza and other contagious diseases.
Only the head of the family is allow
ed to leave the home. The children
must be allowed Il play only in their
own yard and other cildren must not
be allowed by relatives or Others
in homes which are under quarantine.
Any person going to such home must
remain there until the quarantine is
released. If aid is needed telephone
the Office OF the chief of police. Spec
ial officers are now enforcing these
regulations and others will be ap-
pointed as needed. In cases of viola
ton the family will be prosecuted
and special officer will be stationed
at the home as long as the quarantine
is effective. Complaints of violations
OF the quarantine should be made to
the office of the chief OF police, telA
phone 1906. II
THOMAS MALONE,
Ivy Chief of Police.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
For Crnnn

"ChamLerlain's Cough Remedy is
splendid for Group" writes Mrs. Ed
ward Hassett, Frankfort, N. Y. "My
children have been quickly relieved of
attacks of this dreadful complaint by
its USE" This remedy contains no
opium Or other narcotic, and may be
given to child as confidently as to
an adult.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17

Joe. NJ. Chapple, who is so well
known in Wisconsin having been pub
Usher of the Ashland Press also edit
or of the National Magazine at Bos-
ton, is with the Presidential party in
France. He crossed on the ship
George Washington"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

VIM. Gehring and Emma Carroll,
Wausau.
Herman Miller, Wausau, and Ele-
more Viegul, town of Wien.
Francis Diercks, Virginia, Mimi,
and Mildred r. Parcher, WGusau.
Reinhart c. Vitter and Anna Steck-
ell, Wausau
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
First publication Dec. II. last Dec. 81.
Notice to Prove VIII and Notice tn
Creditors.

State OF Wisconsin. County Court, Marathon
County-In Probate
In Be Estate OF George a. Boerkh. Deceased
Notice is hereby given that at the speciaI
term OF said court TO be held on the second
tuesday OF January. A. D. 1919 at the colirt
mouse IN the city OF Mausau. county OF Mara
thon and state Of Wisconsin, there will he
heard and considered, the application az
Elisabeth Boerke to admit to probate the last
Will and testament of George a. Boerke lata
OF the city OF WauSau. in seid county do
ceased. and for the appointment of an execu-
tor
Notice is hereby further given that at the
special term OF said court to be held at said
court house on the second Tuesday of Nav
A d. 1919. there will be heard, considered and
adjusted all claims against said George ii.
Roerke, deceased.
And notice is hereby further given that all
such claims foS examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court At tie
court house in the city Of Wausau, e. said
county and state. on or before the first Tues-
day OF May. A. d. 1919. or be barred.
Dated December L. 1918
By the court,
3. E. BUMP. Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17

Director Gen. McAdoo says that
time is too short to ascertain whether
it is better to have railroads under
government control and that trial
of at least FIVE years should be had,
20 determine fully and satisfactorily
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
NOTICE.

Bids will be received by the Board
OF Public Works until 1000 o'clock a.
m, Dec. 18th, 1918, for $4,000 bond
for City Treasurer.
Dated December the 10th, 1918.
FRANK N. BLECHA, City Clerk.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17

II. E. Marquardt has recovered from
tne lnnuenza aud is again at his desk
at the Council &c Defense rooms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
OFFICIAL clTYAHB coUETYPspER.

Published weekly and entered at the Post
Office at Wausau as second class matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05
WOMEN ARE GOOD MECHANICS.

According to a report of the national industrial
conference board, women in wartime employment
are showing a remarkable adaptability for ma
chine shop work. The report summarizes infor-
nation obtained from 131 establishments employ
ing 335,015 and 1928 women and including
10,657 women engaged in work formerly per-
formed exclusively by men.
Their labor, says the Christian Herald, has
ranged from the operation of drill presses and
lathes to coremaking, inspecting and assembling
mechanical products and performing many pre-
else machine operations In the main it has been
confined to the lighter processes requiring rapid
ity and dexterity, and in such work their output
has proved equal to and frequently greater than
that of male employees. This was notably true
Of women's work in automobile manufacture and
in q munition plant manufacturing fuses where
women operatives on drill presses and milling
machines were from % to so per cent more rapid
than
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05

A process has been invented for
treating fishing lines with mercury to
make them heavier and thus enable
smaller lines TO be used than ordinar-
lily.
Swansea (England) harbor trustees
have given all their dock employees
seven days notice. after which en-
9loyment will be from day TO day.
The helmets used by the allied sol
rsers in the trenches as a protee-
ton against snipers and Shrapnel con-
tain considerable proportion of alum
i"um.
The men of Japan are the best
needle workers of the world. and the
women of Persia are possibly second.
a ccrlous method of catching turtles
in the West Indies consists of attach
ing ring and line TO the tail of a
species of suckerfish known as the re-
mora The live fish is then thrown
overheard and Immediately makes for
the first turtle it can spy, to which it
attaches itself very firmly by means
of a sucking apparatus on the top oa
the head. Once attached to the tur-
tie, so firm is the grip that fishermen.
on drawing in the line, bring home both
turtle and the sucker.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05
SLASH TAX ON SPIRITS
RADICAL CHANGE MADE IN PRO-
VISIONS OF REVENUE BILL.
Military Deficiency Measure, Carrying
$6,345, 523,6s8, Reported
to Senate.

Washington, Oct. 26-In lieu of the
taxes on estates proposed in the house
war revenue bill, the senate finance
committee in its revision adopted
plan of taxing inheritances of $4,000
and more, at rates to be fixed later.
The committee also decided to reduce
to $2.2O per gallon the tax on distilled
spirits used for industrial, medicinal
and other nOnbeverage purposes.
The new tax proposes that inheri-
tances received by heirs, instead of es-
tates left by deceased persons, shall
be the subjects of federal taxation, af-
ter state Inheritance taxes are i'm
posed
The revenue of the government prob
ably would be half of the $110000,-
OO0 levy on estates proposed in the
house bill. Returns from life insur-
ance policies under $4,000 would not
be taxed under the committees plan.
Reduction of the rate on nonbever-
age distilled spirits and alcohol or
dered by the committee was said to be
in response to interests urging it in
order to stimulate production of spir-
its needed for munitions and also to re-
duce the cost of medicines. The
house had fixed the. tax at $40 per
gallon. Recently the senate commit
tee reduced that TO $500 and today to
1920 per gallon, which is the rate IN
der present law.
House and senate conferees on the
emergency agricultural appropriation
bill with its amendments for national
wartime prohibition, failed to break
their deadlock in the rent profiteering
section and decided to report dis
agreement.
The military deficiency bill, carrying
$6,345, 523,6S8, only slight decrease
from the original house draft, was re-
ported to the senate today by the APP
preparations committee. Anticipating
speedy passage of the bill by the SEN
ate, the house interrupted it's three
day recess program and adjourned I'M
til tomorrow so that no delay might
result in sending the measure to con-
ference.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05

With walls but two inches thick,
concrete motion picture theater S0x45
feet and Is feet high has been built In
England
The New Zealand government is de-
veloping its telephone system with up
to-date equipment, much OF which has
been obtained from the United States.
In a protest TO the Dutch pariia-
ment against war tax on tobacco,
the Bund of Cigarmakers in the Meth
erlands represented that over $4,000
people make a living out CT the rolled
weed.
More than $4,000 women are now in
Guided among the stockholders of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company.
During the month of June alone at
the various United States camps and
environments 2S4,111 pairs of shoes
were repaired and repairs were made
to 49.159 hats, 71,496 overcoats, 1881
coats. III, 400 pairs of breeches. nearly
quarter of a million suits of under
wear and numerous other items The
mending jobs for the month totaled
I1S4O33. The cleaning ana pressing
done amounted to a little more than
half million garments and 5.16S.642
pieces were Numbered
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05
343 PERISH AT SEA
CANADIAN STEAMER WRECKED
IN ALASKAN WATERS.
Many Prominent Citizens of Canada
Lose Lives-MilIion Dollars
in Gold Lost.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 29.-Three hun
dred and forty-three persons, most of
them outbound Alaskans and residents
of the Yukon territory, lost their lives
when the Canadian Pacific Steamship
company's passenger steamer Princess
Sophia was battered by storm,
dragged across Vanderbilt reef, and
dropped to the bottom Of Lynn canal,
an arm of the inside passage not far
south of Skagway, Alaska.
mo survivors" read wireless mes
sage from Juneau, Alaska, telling of
the loss.
Dawson, Y. T., Oct 29.-Some of the
best-knOwn residents of the KlOndike
gold country were lost when the Prin-
cess Sophia sank.
Klondike gold producers said they
understood the Princess Sophia car
ried big gold shipment, possibly
worth $1,000,0OO or more.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05
MINOTTO BARES
CAILLAUX PLOT
Louis SWift's Interned Son-in-
Law Makes Disclosures to
U. S. Officials.
COUNT Won LUxBUUG IN 1T
Deposition Is Forwarded to France to
Be Used in Trial of Joseph Gail
iaux, Former Premier of
the Republic.

New York. Oct 30-Startling dis
closures regarding the alleged negotia-
tons of Joseph Caillaux, former pre-
mier of France and Count Won Lux
burg, former German minister to Ar
gentina, intended to re-establish Gail
laux in power in Paris in 1915 and
bring about a separate peace with Ger
many, have been made TO Deputy
State Attorney General Becker by
Count James Minotto, an informed enc
my alien.
The deposition of Minolto, who is
a son-in-law of Louis f. Swift of Chi
cago, has been forwarded to the
French ambassador at Washington.
Mr.. Becker said, and summary of it
has been cabled to France for use in
the trial of Caillaux for high treason,
which opens today.
The full text also is on its way TO
Paris by fast steamship.
Minotto was brought here last week
from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, by special
agents of the department of justice,
acting upon the request of the deputy
attorney general, who was commits
stoned by the French government to
investigate various phases of German
intrigue in this country against
France.
He talked freely, Mr.. Becker said,
and gave information which the Off
cial declared would be important in
the prosecution of Caillaux.
Minotto, who comes of an old Ital-
ian family, but who was born in Ber-
lin, went to Buenos Aires in 1915 and
took part in extended conferences be-
tween Caillaux, then on special
mission to Argentina for France, and
Luxburg, according to MinOtto's sworn
statement.
The count, Mr.. Becker said, was re-
luctant at first to reveal his knowl-
edge of the Caillaux conspiracy, but
finally confessed his entire connection
with the Buenos Aires negotiations.
The details of his testimony, the of
fetal said, would not be made public
until they have been offered in evil
dence in the Caillaux trial.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05
CONVERSATIONS


India Is making earnest efforts 10
revise its long-neglected indigo indus
try.
Mahogany, oak and ebony are all
heavier than water and consequently
sink. -,
To save fuel, a new cereal cooker
can be inserted into the top Of tea
kettle.
A railroad is projected to reach the
ION of Scodand's highest mountain
Ben Nevis.
Most of the labor troubles in Eng
land are caused by young men exempt
ed from military service.
British postal employees demand In
creased wages. pensions and a better
arrangement of working hours.
If all railways were converted to
electricity 4 saving of 162 % per cent
of the total coal consumption could
eventually be made.
Lady Rhondda. wife of the late Wis
count Rhondda, who was British food
controller. is a fcm believer in the
,sSnciples of equality of the sexes
aru proposes 10 claim the right as a
caeress to 81. In the house OF lords