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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-14

''The loyalty of Wisconsin is I'M
questionably proved by figures that
do not lie. Conspicuous among them
are the following facts which emanate
from official sources and consequently
cannot be refuted.
Wisconsin was the first state in
the Union to file complete registration
lists at Washington.
"2-In proportion of volunteers and
conscripted men in the armies OF the
United States, Wisconsin is ninth in
the Union, thereby leading New York
Massachusetts, Delaware, Pennsylvania
and many other states which have
been most prominent in the malignment
of the Badger state.
tt3-Wisconsin is in the fore rank
of the states in the Union with regard
to the per cent of exemptions claimed
and gran cd under the action of the
national CONSUMPTION act.
uHJ. HI. Puelicher reports that
Wisconsin now stands eighth among
the states in the United States in
point Of money raised by Thrift end
War Savings Stamps.
Wisconsin has materially aided
the national government in the prose
cution of the war by contributing the
Kenosha Wisconsin Plan for War
Relief, the Winnebago Wisconsin Plan
for the exploitation of Liberty Loans
and the Milwaukee Wisconsin plan fol-
the promotion of Thrift and Wal
| Savings.
"This array of facts is certainly
sufficient to vindicate the state against
any aspersion that may have beer
cast upon it by the speeches OF
J. Hamilton Lewis or the public
acts Of Robert M. LaFollette.
''Long Live Gerard
| Americans need to be charged with
the spirit of Ambassador Gerard who
formerly represented them in the i'm
perial councils of Berlin.
f'When Mr.. Gerard protested to vor
| Zimmerman because American boats
were being sunk by German subma
rines and suggested that even thu
pacific President Wilson might b,
goaded into war, the junker 0.
iunkers responded:
!" Do you realize that we hav'
$1,000 German American reservists il
the United Statese'
Eyes, answered Mr.. Gerard, an
L also realize that we have $1,000
| lamp-posts scattered over the SAM
| territory to hang them from if the,
prove for one moment disloyal to tn
| government of the United States
1sVon Zimmerman was wrong. II
| miscalculated German Americanism
Gerard was right, although the loyalt,
of the German-American has beel
such that no lamp-Dosfs have as We
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AUCTION SALE.

II w. G. Dabbs will hold an auction sale
Of stock, tools, and farm machinery
on his farm located four miles south
west of Kenosha, one-half mile east of
Pleasant Prairie Town Hall and one and
three-ouarters miles west Of Balm Sta
ton OIL the G. 4. S. & NJ. Railroad on
Tuesday, Feb. 90, commencing at 10
o clock. #advw44
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AUCTION SALE.

The undersigned having rented his
farm, will sell at public auction all his
personal belongings, on the farm
known as the "Old Pinkham Place.
located on the State Line Road, 140
rods west of the North Shore Electric
Line, on Thursday, February 21ct, at
one ocloek. Sale consists of horses,
cattle, farm machinery, hay, grain, etc.
wk43adv A. w. Parks, Prop.
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Mrs. John MeGonegle has returned
from a visit with her son, Corporal
Edward J. McGonegle, who is confined
with appendicitis. The trooper is re
covering from his illness and hopes
to rejoin his company early next week.
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Miss Lillian Gottlieb will entertain
the members of the Schubert Club on
Thursday afternoon at her home Oh
Prairie avenue The composer Alex
ander MacFayhen viii be the subject
of the meeting aud Miss Gottlieb
viii have charge of the program and
sing several selections from MacFay-
den $ compositions.
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AUCTION SALE.

Harding Crow will hold an auction
sale of stock, tools and farm machin-
ery on his farm situated one mile south
Of Mungen's Tavern, one mile east of
Pleasant Prairie Station on Monday,
Feb. 25th., commencing at one p.
m. *advw44
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large attendance be present.

ia large attendance be present.
The next meeting of the Red Cross
will be held at the home of Mrs. Phipps
on Wednesday March 5.
Henry Lytle, N. E. Thompson, John
w. Funk, P. NJ. Anderson were Corliss
visitors on Saturday.
A large force of men from the vii
lage are shoveling snow for the st.
Paul Railway Company.
Mrs. Ozanne spent Saturday in Ra-
cine.
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WANTED.

To exchange good Milwaukee prop
erty for farm near Kenosha or Racine.
u. G. Genske, Kenosha. Wiseon-
sin. adv.T.C.45 s "A News f9
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BARGAIN COLUMN.


FOR SALE - CORN IN SHOCKS. ALSO
good wagon with box.-Ed Schwartz,
off Geneva Road, near Turner's Green
house. w43"
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KENOSHA COUNTY
NEWS.
WILMOT.

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
CHRISTMAS PLAY.
To Be Given at the Howard High School
This Evening

The Christmas play at the Howard
High School. will he given tonight, under
the supervision Of the freshman class, and
will be for the benefit of local charities.
The play Is called Christmas Beyond the
Trenches, and shows the efforts Of a
number Of foreign refugee children, and
an American youth 70 have some sort of
Christmas, even amid the devastation of
war To accomplish this end, the Ameri-
can boy summons Uncle Sam and Miss
Columbia to help play Santa Claus Uncle
Sam brings, In his automobile, toys,
Christmas trees, sunshine and butter
flies food, some Armenian refugees, who
enact the story of King Solomon and the
Queen Of kheba, and finally some actors,
who tell the story Of the first Christmas.
The whole play IS under the direction
Of the freshman class, led by the teacher
Of English, Mrs Dunbar Nelson. Char
acters as follows. Pierre, the French boy,
Douglass Stubbs Gretchen, the German
girl, Pauline Jones; Hulda, the Belgian
girl, Anna Benson; IrTna, a Russian girl
Cora Anderson; Gratiano, an Italian lad
Claude Wells; Cecilia, an English girl,
Madeline Brooks; Jack, an American
boy, Saunders Redding Uncle Sam
Beatrice Wilson; Miss Columbia, SYLVIA
Smith
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
AIR RATES FOR MAIL
IN new POSTAL BILL
200 Machines to be Used by
Burleson in Expcditing the
Nations Business.

Washington, ID. c., Dec 1g.-The an
nual Postoffice Appropriation bill, car
rying n total of 1857 $4,000, was pass
cd late yesterday by the House with an
amendment requiring the postmaster
general TO use army aviators for mai
sirplanes instead of organizing a separate
postal flying corps This is the first
OF the 1920 supply measures to be passed
by the House and it now goes 10 the Sen
ate
Supporters of the amendment pro-
viding that air mail planes shall be
operated and maintained by the per
sonnel Of the Army Air Service, under
the direction of the postmaster-general y
argued that under this plan operation
OF the service would be less expensive
and that Mt the same time opportunity
would be given to train aviators for the
army. Opponents contended that the
division Of authority between the post
office and war departments would IN
terfere with the successful operation OF
the service
Other provisions Of the bill direct that
the Secretary Of War shall turn over
Immediately to the p0stoffice depart
ment more than 200 aIrplancs Tor ex-
tension Of the service The machines
specified include 100 DeHaviland fours
100 Handey-p Pages and 10 Glenn Mar
tin day bombers One hundred and sew
enty engines ALSO would be furnished The
postoffice department.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
GLASS IN STREETS.
Many Broken Bottles Encountered at
Seventh and Lincoln.

Some stringent street regulations
are badly needed in the neighborhood of
Seventh and Lincoln Streets said an
automobilist today. The streets of that
section are usually strewn with broken
bottles and other debris detrimental TO
the life Of an automo bile tire, and, un-
doubtedly, TO leather shoes as we'll There
exists All element of danger as well, for
anybody crossing the street and slipping,
might be badly cut il he encountered one
of these bits Of Jagged glass
Last night, An automobilist, homeWard
bound, cut his new automobile shoe, at
Seventh and Lincoln, and it was two hours
before he was ready to move on toward
home again His extra tire was away
being repaired, and he had put in a new
tube, something that the driver IN question
had not done for three years Besides two
hours of warm work and probably warm
words there was the SO or 81 expense Of
having the tire repaired Seriously il
might be well for those whose business
il is TO see that city streets are kept clear
to get on the job al Seventh and lincon,
and thercabouts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
HOG ISLAND PROBES
QUIZ P|Ez AND SCHWAB
Total Expenditure Has Been So
Millions; Contractors Not Paid
Anything, Manager Says.
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening


Washington, Dec 9-Investigation
of the construction of the Hog Island ship
yard was resumed today by the Senate
commerce committee, with Charles Piez
General manager of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, and Charles Nj. Schwab,
until recently Director General, as the
principal witnesses.
Mr.. Piez testified that the total ex-
penditures to date amounted to about
S5S 200, 900 and that the American Inter
national Shipbuilding Corporation, which
has the contract for bui ding the plant,
has not been paid anything.
Most of the work, he SAID, was done by
sub-contractors According ,ounconhrmed
reports, he added, the American Inter
national company has expended nearly a
million dollars of its own money on the
plant, He thought five per cent COM
mission would be asonablc amount
TO pay the American Company.
1t was brought out that while con-
struction work has been under the direc-
ton of former Rear Admiral Bowlcs, who
had virtually unlimited powers, re-
sponSibility for carrying out the full
program of constructing fifty ways
instead of thirty one, rested on the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. MIR. Plcz
SAID when tho plan to limit the size of the
yard was proposed Mr. Bowles after a
survey altered il and recommended that
the full program bc carried out
The witness SAID so far keels for fifty
ships had been laid, one ship delivered
and five are in the basins
Under cross examination II was brought
out that approximately lSi3 per cent
of the construction work ~ the Hog
Island yards was sub-let I,osc contracts
totaled about Sl2,00O.0o
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE.
City Council VIII Ask City Solicitor TO
Rule on Status of Probation Officer.

\ protest having been iilcd by the Non
Part Isan League against the employment
of W T. II Wcnzcl rs chief probation
officer for the Juvenile Court because he
has becn nonresident having come
from Auburn, \ Y the matter was con-
sidered last night by the members OF City
Council IN committee of the whole 1t WAS
decided to ask CITY Solicitor Bayard for
an op mon on the subject before taking
action. Itc protest Is based on
the following constitut onal provision
No person shall be elected or appointed
10 office within any county, who shall
not have q right to vote for a representa-
tive Of the General Assembly. and have
been a resident therein one year next
before hls election or appointment nor
hold office longer than he continues to
reside in the county unless otherwise
provided
There is d clause, also. in the probation
officer law, which says And said chief
probation officer shall possess all the
powers and authority OF the sheriff to
make arrests and authority - GO IN the
home of any delinquent child.
There IS vast difference OF opinion as TO
the application Of the above sections Of
law in the present case. hence the quandarv
in which Council. which has 10 pay part
Of the officers salary, finds itself 1t
developed, while the matter was under
discussion last night that Wenzcl was in
duced 10 take the Job after il had been
made clear 10 hun that he would be paid
in excess OF the salary allowed by law
through contributions from individuals
who are interested in the work of the
Juvenile Court
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
SUPERIOR COURT.
A Number of Civil Suits Heard and Dis.
poSed OF

Tho following civil eases We're before
the Superior Court Yesterday and today:
Mickaliza Chalue vs. Metropolitan Life
Insurance 60, p l.. Garrett for plaintiff.
Ward. Gray 4 Neary for defendant. II
Is claimed that the amount OF 4 policy
issued on the life OF the plaintiff 5 wife
on january 3 1918 was refused payment
on the ground that she knew on Deem
her 81 tina; she had tuberculosis, from
which malady she died on February 26
following Decision was reserved.
In the case Of the Powers Rubber Co
y Emma 5 Cam for recovery on bills
81 goods sold the a. B. Rothacker Tire
and Rubber Go of this city. decision was
also reserved II is claimed that de-
.endant guaranteed purchases to the
amount of 81 500. and in rebuttal negli-
gence ri the plaintiff IN not keeping de-
fendant informed as u amounts OF bills
OF goods delivered from time to time was
set UP. Harry Emmons appeared for the
defendant and Alexander JaInison, re-
Gently admitted to the Delaware bar from
a western State, made his first presenta-
tion OF a caee here and handed up his first
brief. in way that much impressed the
court counsel and spectators
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
"CLOSE Up" Of WOMEN
WORKERS IN ~" HUTS
Fed Soldiers With Sweets, Cooked
for Them, Danced With Them.
Mrs. Astor Explains.
By Associated P-ess y Evev Erenlne

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
New York, dec q How American
women in France helped n tighten 10
cares Of American soldier Il ding them
with sweets, cooking for hem dancing
with them, and also washing dishes and
scrlibbing floors, vas told today bv AIr,
Vincent Astor After ! $ months artrc-
IN canteen and welfare work while her
husband vas serving with The overseas
naval forces. Mrs Astor has jus. rst ---.s
from Bordeaux. where she was IN charge
OF d division 81 Il VI q -ue
One of Der fellow yorke-e eas W.
Henry Russell formerly Ethel Borden
Hartman whO was married In FRANCE
American women have filled such ~
enormous place In the war that y1ta
be difficult 70 m@Hne now what 1'iil
have been done without their ae.p
she said The thousands II women Wh,
got 70 me other side gave thcHuseI yes
up completely 70 working Tor the soldiers.
both the sick and the we'll. and theT never
spared themselves. They Horect. i
day, and often danced iong ho4r- iie
evening, sometimes with -l---eI
partners.
The soldiers showed hp most .oH'
plete courtesy 70 every American woman
II 4AAbClciF AStCd-AAlA ~ .+ A4tA-
things for them Every few nights Ue
gave q dance. There were usually aaei!r
20 American women, and they would
have 70 DIVIDE their time among several
hundred men. Once we had eight women
and 2.000 sailors.
In the cafeteria We began py -erv-
ng about 80 men q Cav, and soon 70 was
thousands They 2il wanted eggs. i0agi-
nuts and ice cream. We had c2nteef.
which means strictly q tobacco ami
candy store where the men bought ,G
cost, anu three nights j week 1e gave
pictures ana entertainments.
When the couvoys of wounded nrSJ
commenced arriving at Bordeaux the
streechers bearing the wounded men
would be put out on the station piat-
form and ne would 90 among hem
distributing coffee and cigarettes. Later
this work was taken over by the RedC r,sS.
Mrs. Henry Russell anu were near
ST. Mihiel when the Americans made
their drive last September, and ne APP
pealed so hard that they sent us up u
the front for emergency work. We
went past the captured German lines lp
to within two miles OF the actual fighting.
and helped distribute candy and cigarettes
TO the Fifth and Sixth Marines when
they we're relieved They came Oft 8
the battle laughing and happy, ana with
no more looks Of wear snd tear than i
they had been IN a football game.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
CHICAGo LIVE STOCK MARNETS.

b. Associated res, to En,-, ENcuns
Chicago. Dcc to Hog ecccp :
5000, msrAct ,tcad> packing grade.
and common lights neglected Bulk Il
sales l7.S5al760; butchers, II i5als 6@
light l665al7.30; packing, l6.6Oall lo
throwoutS, l5.50al6.50; Pig, COED e
choice, 1S75al5.OO.
Cattle receipts, 10000, choice steee
and Gamers, steady other classes, siot
to lower. calves. slow, opening 25c lower
Beef cattle good, choice snd prime
l5.OOal9. 50. common and medium, ; rs
1900: butcher stock, COWS and heltcr>
7.I5al4. y: Gamers and cutters. 6.6OaI \ Z
stockers and feeders good, choice In,
fancy, l0.25al3 50, inferior common anc
medium. 7 25al0 %, veal calves, good ans
choice, Ii 75at5.25; western range bee.
steers, l40oal7 80; COWS and heifers
7.50al2.00.
Sheep, receipts, I40NO, market og-Sss
firm, l4sa paid for prime lambs on ship
ping account Lambs, choice and prime
l465al4.S5: medium and good. 1890
l4.75; cllls, 9 50al2 90, ewes, choice an
prime, 9o0a9.5 medium and goco
7.75a90o; Culls, t.0oa6.75.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
k|AWAN|S CLUB IS
FULL CT ACTION
Luncheon at Hotel du Pont De
velops Progressive Spirit
of Members.

The first 'get-together" luncheon OF
the kiawanis Club was held In Par
lors A and b, AT the Hotel du Pont yes
terday afternoon, and proved to be a
most successful ono. There were more
than three-fourths of the membership
present. and the luncheon and discus
sion afterwards was full of the pep
that makes the business men who are
members, so successful in their chosen
avocations.
James l.. Stein. secretary of the club,
told the members Of his visit TO New
York this week, where he attended a
Joint meeting of the Manufacturers
Association and Council for Industrial
Defense. both national podies His talk
dealt with the necessity for those hold
ing government contracts TO prepare
for considerable difficulty. if their agree
mentS were nothing more than verbal,
and without the backingf,f written pledges.
This was one of the things discussed
al the New York conference. Another
matter was in regard to the revenue
bill now before congress The JOINT con-
ference proposes to- send delegation
before the committee of Congress to eX-
press their ideas in regard to the levies
charged IN the revenue bill
Following the address, Guy Ford
was awarded the membership roll honor,
for the day, which WAS silk shirt.
After much discussion. it was de
cided To postpone the next two meetings,
which fall on Christmas and New \ ear 5
day. until January s. On that day the
meeting and dinner will be held in
The evening, as it is also the tune fixed
for the election of officers.
The clun membership, which is lin
tied to two in each line Of business or
trade. is steadily growing With pres
ent membership OF i05. there are score
of applications waiting TO be acted upon.
One Of the features at All Of tho lunch
cons is the roll call, and the unique
idea embraced in this was inaugurated
al the luncheon yesterday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
l. O. o. r. INVASION.
Encampment Officers Visit Dover and
Install New Officers There.

The degree staff Of Christine Encamp-
ment, |. O. 0. F., went to Dover yester-
day afternoon, where it conferred the
patriarchal golden rule and royal purple
degrees on class of candidates for Dover
Encampment, which bids fair to become
one of the leading encampments in the
State.
Grand Patriarch ". A. foreman and
the grand officers accompanied the degree
staff and installed the new officers After
refreshments and social hour the men,
bcrs returned to Wilmington this morn
ing, The party comprised:
Willard T. foreman, G.. p; Oscar b.
Sundberg, G.. Ii. p; J. Nj. Anderson,
G. S. w; W. +. McClain, C. Jr w; G.
Frank Davidson, G. S; Thomas +. Grier,
G. NJ; Sherman W. Jack, Jacob +.
Snyder, Martin 7. Hopewell, William A.
Walker, James D. Murray, Joseph NJ.
Fisher, Elmer Crilley, Bayard r. Thomp-
son, Reginald H. Way, Samuel H. Ben
nett, John A. Davis, Harlan Ii. Webb
and David A. Hay.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
PLEAD GUILTY DAY.
List of Defendants Who Are
Ready for Sentence
Tomorrow.

The following list of eases which orlgl-
mated in the City Court and went up TO
the various higher courts for trial will be
taken up tomorrow at 10 o'clock IN tho
Court of Common Pleas As the persons
named have agreed to plead guilty,
sentence will he imposed in accordance
with the gravity of the offences. The 2b
men and three women, IN alphabetical
order, are as follows:
Corbitt Attix, using female child.
Anna Bell. larceny.
Henry Bell violating liquor law
James Brockson breaking and entering
Benjamin Brown, illegal possession OF
liquor.
John Carney. attempted escape.
Charles Chase, crime against nature.
Michael Fogarty larceny.
Howard Frisby. assault and battery:
George Hammer. State Council of De
fence
Charles Harper, State Council OF Dc
fence
Arnold Harris. larceny
George f. Hughes, highway robbery.
John Kelley. State Council of Defence
Edward H. McClees, concealed weapon.
Pierson Markley, illegal possession OF
liquor
Lewis Morgan State Council Of De
fence.
William Murphy, State Council Of
Defence
Nelson F. Parker, larceny
Allie Pernella. larceny
John Pero, larceny.
Frank Riggs, State Council OF Defence.
Levi Ruth, State Council of Defence.
Hendel Sandos. larceny
Frank Sncnre larceny
STANLEY Thomas, State Council Of De-
fence
Neary Thomas, larceny
Florence Weist, adultery.
William Young larceny.
4 suit bv DR. ID l. McColley against
Joseph r. Dewey revealed q curious com
plication IN renting house Of which he
is owner The husband of Jennie Cook
diving. she took the defendant and wife as
co-tenants, disagrccments arlslrg, and,
thev refusing 10 leave. she lett with them
in possession, and they refused 10 vacate.
Judgment was also reserved In this case.
In the hold-over tenant sJnt OF tiivIson
vs.. Sidney King, judgment for $55, the
amount Of FIVE months rent, was gwen
FOR the plaintiff and defendant was order
ed 10 turn over the property
Damages To the amount OF S266 were
awarded to James ] Geison. who sued
William ' Dillon for actual and potential
loss 10 his hatch of Belgian Hares which
was invaded by his neighbor's dog
Decision Was reserved IN the cross
suits Of Rulaski vs. Fleischer for damages
in an automobile smash-up