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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
FOE REPLY TO WILSON INQUIRY
Fully Accepts Terms AS Outlined BY
President Wilson.

In reply to the questions OF the
President of the United States CT
America the German Government
hereby declares;
THE German Government has ac.
cepted the terms laid down by Fres-
ident Wilson in his address Of Jan.
s, and in his subsequent address on
of justice. Consequently it's object In
entering into discussions would be
only to agree upon practical details
Of the application of these terms
The German Government believes
that the Governments Of the Powers
associated with the Government OF
the United States also take the post
ton taken by President Wilson In his
address. The German Government in
accordance with the Austro-Hungar.
ian Government. for the purpose Of
bringing about an armistice, declares
itself ready to comply with the pro-
positions of the President in regard
to evacuation.
THE German Government suggests
that the President may occasion the
meeting of a mixed commission for
making the necessary arrangements
concerning the evacuation.
THE present German Government,
which has undertaken the RESPONSE
bility for this step towards peace. has
been formed by conferences and in
agreement with the great majority OF
the Reichstag.
"The chancellor. supported in all
of his actions by the will of this ma
jority, speaks in the name of the
German Government and Of the Ger
man people.
"SOLF,
State Secretary of Foreign Office.
Berlin, October IL, 1918"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
Teddy Issues Statement.

Oyster Bay, N. Theodore Roose-
welt dictated a statement at his homo
here in which he said:
81 regret greatly that President
Wilson has entered into these nego-
tiations and | trust they will be stop.
ped. We have announced that we
will not submit to negotiated peace
and, under such conditions to begin
negotiations Is bad faith with our
selves and our allies. Then II negi-
tiations are repudiated, we will give
our enemies in their turn a chance to
impugn our good faith
I'm short, / regret the Presidents
actions, because of its effect upon
our allies and our enemies, no less
than upon our own people, for 1t can't
help awakening an uneasy suspicion
that we are an untrustworthy friend
and an irresolute foe
Il earnestly hope that the Presi.
dent will instantly send back word
that we demand an unconditional sur
render and that we refuse to COM
pound a felony by discussing terms
with the felons."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18

Washinton.-Heariig in the in
vestigation of aeroplane production by
the department of justice practically
are completed, and final drafting OF
the report will begin Immediately
Charles E. Hughes, who is conducting
the investigation. denied that the re-
port already has been sent to Presi
dent Wilson. Among the last witness
ses to be examined were Major-Gen
eral George o. Squier, chief signal Off
Ger, who had supervision of the aero
plane program.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
U. s. Destroyer in Crash.

Washington.-In collision between
the United States destroyer Shaw and
a British vessel, two officers and IL
enlisted men of the destroyer were
lost. Thirteen other members of the
crew were injured. The collision oc-
Cured IN British waters. The destroy
err was able TO make port under her
own steam, the navy department said
in announcing the collision, which, nc
cording 10 reports. was caused ~
jammin- Of the destroycr's steering
&c
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
LA0N TAKEN BY FRENCH ARMY
sixty-five, Hundred Civilians Wore
Liberated BY Victorious French
Tenth Army.

Paris.-"Troops of the French
Tenth army have entered Laon," the
war Office announces in its commune
que. Sixty-fve hundred civilians
were liberated by the victorious
French. the communique states. To
the east of Laon the French have
reached Camp De Sissone.
Capture of Nish by the Serbians
was officially announced by the war
office. The fall Of the former Serbian
capital means the Oriental railway
has been cut. Germany and Austria
Hungary are thus separated from
Turkey SO far as the continental route
is concerned, the only communication
remaining being via the Black sea-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18

Any agreed cessation of fighting at
this time. short Of the abject surren-
der Of the central powers, would bit
terly disappoint the soldiers Of the
allied armies and the people who are
backing them up. Foch's forces have
the Germans on the run. and II they
are permitted to follow up the Huns
on their retreat to the Meuse they will
destroy a large part of their effective
ness and capture probably half Of their
material. On the other hand an arms
tice would permit the Huns to retire
within their borders with their armies
intact and prepared to maneuver effec-
lively behind their she rtened and pow
crfuIiy fortified lines. Animated by
spirit, not of vindictiveness, but Of
retributive justice, the men of the al
he'd armies feel that no peace should
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18

Nearly all authorities agree that the
chancellor's proposal was insincere !;
that the request for an armlstice was
made merely TO give the military COM
mand chance to reOrganiZe the shat
tered armies. and that Prince Max
knew the suggestion for peace con-
ference. as he made II, would he re-
jected, giving him the opportunity to
say to the people Of Germany: IL have
offered TO end the war on the encmy's
own terms and he refuses. The Ger
man nation now must unitedly fight
on"
At first there was some disappOint-
ment because President Wilson did
rot reject the German proposal swift
ly and bluntly, hut n little considera-
ton has convinced almost everyone
that he evaded trap and by his d.
rect questions put the German dip
lomats in a position Of the utmost diff
Guilty. At the same time he left the
door open for ultimate negotiations,
sfter Germany has accepted his IA
points and given full guarantees. AZ
Tor the armistice. he did not agree to
that even were the German armies TO
lie Withdrawn from all occupied terri
tories. recognizing the fact that the
declaring Of an armlstice is up to
the military commanders. The presi-
dents note was fully approved, prob
nbly I'm advance. by the allied govern
.ments, and was given the highest
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
Finland Wants Huns withdrawn.

Stockholm.-The Finnish govern
ment has asked Germany to withdraw
her troops from Finland.
Republican and Socialist papers OF
Finland have begun an agitation In
favor of an approach by Finland to
the Entente, alleging that the recent
policy of the government in connoc-
ton with Germany has been unneu
trail
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18

Three more victories" by the muir
derous German. U-boats are to be re-
corded The Irish mail boat Leinster.
the Japanese liner Hirano and the
American cargo steamship TiconderOga
were tOrpedoed. The total loss Of life
was estimated at more than 900. In
the case Of the Ticonderoga about $50
were killed, most of them by shrapnel
fire after the boat had ceased to resist
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18

Tic IuOol ClltCt-
tive SIC rvi ce;
there his influ.
ence will : help.
and not binder;
[ II ere he can
have the sympa.
thy and co-opera.
ton of other sol.
diers.
In every war,
however, { h ere
are some soldiers
who refuse to
join the army
They prefer &c
fight independ.
emily. They are
called guerillas.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
Why a Christian
Should
Join the Church
BY REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

TEXT-And the Lord added to the
church daily such as were being saved
Acts 2:47.
sc
Why does q soldier enlist In /. the
army? Because there he can render
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
Turkey Looking for Peace.

London-Reuters Limited says it
learns that Turkey has approached
the United States with a view to
peace.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-18
Gcrmany's Tricky Peace Move Is
Baked by President Wilson's
Diplomacy.
ARMIES OPPOSE ARMISTICE
Cambria Captured and Huns Defen-
sive Line Smashed, Compelling Gen.
eral Retreat-Yanks Success
full in Champagne-Beirut
Occupied by the French.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

Prince Max of Baden, the new i'm
nerial chancellor of Germany, re-
questing President Wilson to arrange
for an armistice and a subsequent dis
cussi0n Of peace terms, and stating
that Germany accepted the presidents
IL points rs basis for the negotia-
tons. evoked three separate and dis
tinct replies. President Wilson an
swered that he could not suggest an
armiStice while the German armies
we're outside the boundaries of Ger
many. and then asked whether the
German government accepted the
terms laid down by him and whether
its object in entering discussions was
only To agree upon the practical de-
tails Of their application: furthermore,
he wanted to know whether the chan
cellor was speaking merely for the
constituted authorities of the empire
who have so far conducted the war.
The people Of all the allied nations.
soldiers and civilians alike. answered
Prince Max with tremendous shout
Of unconditional surrender"
Marshal Foch responded with one Of
the most powerful attacks of the al
lied armies. capturing the important
city of Cambria smashing a 2O-mile-
wide breach through the Hindenburg
line. and forcing back the German
armies oil along the line from yerdun
to the sea.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
Trim Mike Davys 10 to and KrOnitz'
KOlts Hit the MudhenS 5 to 1 At
Washington Park Sunday Al
ternOOn-The Standings.
Team, Standings.
Sunday, June Is, JumbO's Mud
Hens VS.. Interurban Bullets; Cruel &
GlaSerS VS.. KrOnitz KOltS.

The Interurban Bullets remain on
the top shelf of the City league. They
defeated the Mike Davy aggregation at
Washington park Sunday 10 to g. Kro-
nitz Kolts were playing good ball and
walked away with the Jumbo's Mud
Hens to 1.
The Kolts-Mud Hen game was fast
and interesting, Nowack, Pete's hope,
striking out ten men. Bublitz struck
out nine men. Both men walked two
batters. NOwack, Anderson, and Art
Henke of Central league fame, clouted
the pill for two bases. Anderson poled
the only sacrifice hit made this season
The Interurban-Mike Davy go which
ended disastrously for the latter re-
sembled a smuggling match, nearly ev-
cry man getting a good crack at the
ball. Casey in the box for the Davys
pitched good ball but poor support
lost the game. He struck out nine and
walked one. The trouble with Casey is
that he has too much steam, being a
second Anweiler. A good catcher to
stop him would mean more games won
Hose struck out five and walked five.
Brusenbach pulled off a big league
stunt in the seventh when he picked
a big drive to center with one hand.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
LOYALTY LEGION PICTURE
AT MAJESTIC TUESDAY

A loyalty meeting will be held at
the Majestic theatre Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock. The executive committee
has been very fortunate in securing
three reels of films, consisting of Of
fetal pictures showing the war activi-
ties of this government. One reel
deals with the work of the torpedo
boat, giving an idea Of the extent of
American preparation in this direc
ton. In another reel we are taken for
ride on a submarine. The third film
is a realistic sham battle between the
Jackies and the infantry. Thousands
of men are seen in action and all
methods of modern fighting are illus
trated.
William H. Bennett of Milwaukee. a
well known attorney, will address the
meeting. The famous ELK Quartet"
will sing and a local orchestra will
play.
Admission will be free. Adults only.
No children under sixteen will be adj
mitted. There will be but one show
ing of these films and the capacity of
the theatre is limited.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
Women Must Register

Notice is hereby given that all ma
tives, citizens, denizens or subjects of
the German Empire or of the German
Imperial Government, being females
OF the age OF IA years and upwards
who are within the United States and
not actually naturalized as American
citizens, residing in the city of Water
,, town, Wisconsin, are required to reg
lister as German alien females.
Such registration shall be done at
my office in the city hall of said city
during the period commencing June II
and ending June 26, 1918.
Each registrant is required to pro
vide four photographs Of herself, not
larger than 3 by inches in size, on
| thin paper, with a light background
The photograph shall be of the shout
ders and full face, without hat or other
head covering.
Any German alien female required
| to register, who does not register with
| in the time and in the manner specf-
fled, shall be subject to severe pen
alties
For further information apply to the
| undersigned.
Charles Pieritz,
Chief of Police of the CITY Oh
WATERFOWL, Wis.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
SALARY INCREASE
FOR LOCAL TEACHERS
WANTED BY BOARD
High School and Grade Teachers Pay
Increased From $40 to $40 Per
Month At Adjourned Meeting
Of Board of Education.

Salary increases were granted by
the board of education ranging from
$40 to $40 per month at an adjourned
meeting Of the board of education held
Friday evening. A petition for an in
crease in salaries had been presented
to the board last winer but the mat
ter was deferred until the present
time.
High School
First Assistant Photography and
Botany-R. A. Buell., $17O.
Physics and Mathematical. F.
Thomas, $14O.
Chemistry and Arithmetic-Harry
FalcOner, $3.50.
English and History-Lois A. Bur-
lingame, 500.
English and History-Laurinda AL
bers, $110.
German and Typewriting Adelaide
Porter, 500
English Wright, $1OO.
Latin and Mathematics-Bern
Cory, 500.
English and History-Beth M. Da-
Wis, $S5.
Special Teachers.
Manual Training-B. C. Trueblood
$16O. y.
Domestic Science--Lillian Wingreen
$95.
Supervisor of Music-Mary Ladwig,
500.
Webster School.
Eighth Grade and Principal-Ida
Kopp, $97.
Eighth Grade-Catherine Ryan, sS2.
Seventh Grade-Mary Weise, $77.
Sixth Grade-Florence Archie, $72.
Fifth Grade-Helen Sullivan, $40.
Fourth Grade-Bernice Kruger,
$66.
Third Grade Mary Norton, $62.
Second Grade-Catherine Moore
$66.
First Grade-Elsie Kruger, $72.
Lincoln School.
Eighth Grade and Principal-Mary
Crangle, $97.
Seventh Grade-Edna Kant, SIT.
Sixth Grade-Ella Sipp, $72.
Fifth Grade-Margaret Engelhardt
| $62
Fourth Grade-Irene Regain, $40.
Third Grade - Helen Mccormick
$64.
Second Grade-Mamie Stacy, $40.
! First Grade-Lillian Cook, $68.
| Douglas SchGHL
Sixth. and Seventh Grades and Prin-
cipal-Edna J. Voss, $97.
Fifth and Sixth Grades-Sophie
Koehler, $82.
Fourth Grade-Alvina Kirchoff, $40
I Third Grade-Edna Weigel, $64.
Second Grade-Elsa ROse-$7O
First Grade-Ida Bargain, $72.
The janitors of the three graded
schools receive raise of 500 pei
year.
The school terms for the coming
year were fixed as follows:
First term begins September g. and
continues sixteen weeks, or until De-
cember TO-
| Second term begins January 2, and
continues twelve weeks, or until
March 20.
Third term begins March 81, for a
period of twelve weeks, and ends on
June 90
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
PATRIOTIC SUNDAYS PLANNED
FOR THE EIGHT COUNCILS

Eight patriotic Sundays-One-day
chautauquas-will be held in Jefferson
county during July and August under
the auspices of the Jefferson County
Council of Defense, the best organized
council of the kind in the state or ma
ton
One Sunday will be devoted to each
Of the eight local councils, and Oh
these days, the residents of the cities,
the territory of the local councils
will gather for a big day of pleasure
and enjoyment. There will be no ad-
mission fee, no solicatiOn of any sort.
Instead, every effort of the councils
will be turned to giving the most and
the best that can be crowded into
single day.
the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton band, and other musical organi-
cations will furnish music. There will
be chautauqua attractions with the
very best talent available; there will
be lectures but nothing dry OF formal,
cation with some speakers who have
seen actual service at the front; in
the evening there will be moving pic
lures and other attractions. So large
| is the tentative program growing that
it will likely be found necessary to
open on the Saturday evenings pre-
ceding with little play which is
available, and other attractions Bas-
ket picnics will be the order of the
day for dinner and supper. The big
tent will in every case be pitched in
or near grove suitable for such pur-
| poses, presumably in the outskirts of
the city or village which is the head
quarters of the local council.
Last, but not least, boys living with
in the jurisdiction Of the local coun-
Gil and now stationed at nearby camps,
Grant, Custer, Robinson and oilers,
will be brought home to spend the day
with the home folks
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES
TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

Commencement exercises for the
eighth grade students of the public
schools will be held Tuesday evening
in Turner Opera house. The program
follows:
Glass Song-------The Evening Wind
Glass
ecitatiOn---The Stars and Stripes
Herbert Riedemann
ecitatiOn----A Woman of the War
Miss Violette Eiff1er
| Piano
Miss Lois Werner
Recitation--The Homes Of the People
Emerald Gugler
Recitation--The Flag of Our Country
Theodore Bandelin
| Miss Ruth BeneditZ
RecitatiOn--The Makers of the Flag
Charles Kading
Piano
Frederick Lemke
Recitation---Your Flag and My Flag
Miss Verona Wendtland
Glass song---To Thee, o Country
Glass
Presentation of diplomas
Supt. T. ] Berto
Graduates to the number of "a will
receive diplomas:
Eighth Grade-(Miss KOpp).
Theodore BOehm, Fred Boettcher
Ruth Block, Myrtle Briesemeister
Irene Buege, Violette Eiffer, Mabel
Flath, Alton Gritzner, Esther Cruel
Irma Hinze, John Hoffman,, Jerome
Kaminski, Siegferd Kaminski, Ben
Karge, Emeral Kugler, Stella Kurz-
veg, Maybelle Laskey, Fred Lemke
Fred Loeffler Erna Nowack, Thusnel-
da Roth, Gladys Schmidt, Oscar Sta
benfeldt, Louis Schoenike, Viola Va
laskey, Alma Wilde.
Eighth Grade-NIis Ryan,.
Ethel " Amadon, Theodore A. Ban
delin, Ruth A. Beneditz, Harriet M
Blakely, Lydia F. Brumm, Alvin A.
Buroff, Garrett A. Cooper, Ruth, M
Dieter, Virginia o. Eetscheid, Carl A
Henning, Lester r. Kaercher, ida M
klatt, Wallace H. Korban, Raymond
H. Kuhn, Reno A. Oestreich, Lydia B
POnath, Herbert w. Riedemann, John
A. Roberts, Ruth j. Roberts, Foster
j. Schempf, Luella 1. Stengel, Clar-
ence A. Ziebell.
Eighth Grade-LincOm School.
Raymond DOnegan, Irene Bonner
Frederick Dornfeld, Elmer Ebert
Charles Kading, Lloyd hasten, Fred
kessler, Linda Kleemann, Erwin Kohl
hoff, Mabel Kottmann, Walter Kropf,
Edwin Kusel, George Knispel, Ernst
Lehman, Viola Mallow, Ruth Menden-
hall, Kenneth Peterson, Janet Roach,
Theodore Roach, Raymond Ryan,
Ellen Schultze, Gladys evans, Verona
| Wendtland, Lois Werner, Esther Will
litz, Carl Wolff.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
DEMENTED MAN SUICIDES.
Fort Atkinson Resident Ends Life b.
Hanging.

Herman Rentz of Fort Atkinson
who jumped out of the window of a
moving coach on the North Western
railway one day last week in this city
and was sent to the county Jail on a
ten day sentence, committed suicide
Friday evening by hanging himself to
the bars Of his cell with his suspend
ers. The man was mentally unbal-
anced and besides had been drinking
heavily, it is alleged. He leaves a faith
er and one brother in Fort Atkinson
He was about IS years old.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
CALLS MEETING.
Chairman A. Price of Guards Wants
Dance Committee To Meet Tuesday.

Chairman A. j. Price requests all
members of the dance committee to be
at the ArmOry Tuesday evening at
7:30 o'clock to make arrangements
for the Ninth Separate Company Wis
consin National Guard Reserve dance,
which is to be held Thursday, June 20.
Arrangements for the coming event
have been partially completed. The
endeavor of those in charge will be to
give to Watertown people real treat
and entertainment.
Be present, if you are on the COM
mittee as your support is necessary to
the successes of the project
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
RETURNS PIGEON,
Carrier Cared For By Otto Heyn Sent
TO Camp Robinson, Sparta.

The carrier pigeon which took re-
fuge in the business place conducted
by Otto Heyn, AL Main street, last
week, was sent to Camp Robinson,
Sparta, Saturday morning.
1t is believed the pigeon is one of a
flock sent from that camp on a test
journey under the leadership of an old
carrier. The carrier which land
ed here was tired and forced to leave
the flock as when it landed it readily
allowed Mr.. Heyn to handle it.
The government it is believed is
conducting many tests with pigeons
IN anticipation Of using them for
field work.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10

The Siefken high gun system was
used in the division of the money
Under this system men who shot 80
per cent were not in the money. 1t
probably works out all right in tour
naments where crack shots enter but
the poorer shooter has no chance for
his entrance fee. In local tourna-
ments such a system should not be
allowed as it tends to discourage the
shooter who cannot make the per-
centage but who puts up his money
on the same basis as the man shoot
ing close to 100 per cent.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
Children's Day.

Children's day was fittingly OBJ
served at the German NJ E. church
Sunday evening. The Sunday school
society rendered an appropriate pro-
gram OF musical numbers and read
ings- Miss Elsie Griep sang several
solos. Rev. August Wieting addressed
the participants shortly after the ex-
ercises.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10

Runs-Richards, Simon, Boettcher
Friedrich, Anderson. Two base hits
Nowack, Henke, Anderson. Base on
balls-Off Nowack 2, off Bublitz O.
Struck out-By Nowack 10, by Bublitz
9. Sacrifice hit-Anderson. Stolen
bases-Simon, Block, OBrien, Rich
ards G., Keel, G.. Umpire-Kuenzi
ScOrer-JelliSOn. Time go.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
Class Play Tonight.

The senior class play, 'One of the
Eight, will be given tonight at Turn
er Opera house. With almost every re-
served seat taken and the cast splend-
idly coached by Miss Laurinda Albers,
the play is sure to prove a success.
After the play an informal dance will
be given and a good time is assured
ALL
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
DIES FOR COUNTRY.
Jack Humphrey Of Waterloo Killed In
Action.

Among the casualties abroad re-
ported Saturday is the name of Jack
Humphrey OF Waterloo killed in act
ion. He is listed as a private Private
Martin Erickson of Arcadia was also
killed in action
The report that Malcolm Whyte had
been killed in action is probably I'M
true as a short while ago he was still
at Camp Custer, Mich.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
THE WEATHER

For Wisconsin - Unsettled and
warmer tonight, probably showers in
east portion; Tuesday partly cloudy
and warmer in east and north por-
tions. Coolest during last night So;
warmest today Is.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-10
NOW AN ENSIGN.
Son of John banner Chief Signal
Quartermaster.

John banner is in receipt of a let
ter and photo from his son, John S.
Banner, who is now stationed at Phil
adelphia. He has been made an ensign
and previously served on the United
States Steamship, Baron de Kalb,
formerly a German liner, when that
ship took General Pershing to France.
He has been in the service seventeen
years and his friends here will be
glad to hear of his advancement.