Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-22

to madden them we must bomb the
breweries, remarks a Kansas man.
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A Wisconsin teacher had, as she
thought, fully explained the impor-
lance of perspiration to the juvenile
class. "Now, Clarence" she Queried,
eff the pores of your skin got filled
up what would happen?" I'D bust"
answered Clarence.
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The BaraboO post office furnishes
a fine proportion for the army, five
stars now being in the service flag
All have enlisted the order of their
joining the army being:
George Martiny, now in France.
Robert Hirschinger. now on Long
Island.
Roy Bump, now in France.
Paul Shew, now at Beloit.
Postmaster, A. G. Pearson, now at
Madison. The postmaster has a leave
of absence in order that he may
serve in the army.
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A few days ago the press announced
that Lieutenant Commander Schwei-
ger, who was in charge of the subma-
rine which sank the Lusitania, had
gone down in a U-boat. Two German
submarines were near Helgoland when
, one of them struck the other, sending
it to the bottom. While the name Of
the German officer will soon be for
gotten, the ruthless deed will long
remain one of the black spots on the
pages of history Perhaps no deed
of the kind ever so stirred the world
as this barbarian act.
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One Of those who went to Portland,
Mrs. John Rooney, has earned the
long vacation which she has planned.
Her husband was an invalid for more
than a quarter of a century the most
of the care developed upon her. Now
she has gone to Portland and FROM
there to California to visit a number
of relatives.
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The other day two persons were
talking German in a Baraboo business
place and the proprietor objected.
One of the men, addressing the pro-
prietor in English, said they were
not talking about him and could see
no harm in using the foreign tongue
At this the proprietor replied that if
they did not have enough respect for
this country to speak United States
they should get out. That proprietor
is 100 per cent loyal.
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The question about the identity Of
the jackknife that first had it's blade
renewed and then got a new handle
is fairly matched by this story quoted
from the american Halter" "You
say you've worn this hat for two
years?'' eyes, sir; and it looks all
right still. Twice I've had it cleaned
and once | exchanged it in a restau-
rant for one that was entirely new"
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Speaking of the shortage of copper
in Germany, Cyril Brown says in
Germany as 1t Is Today" that
"about the last of Germany's famous
church bells to go into the melting
pot has been the so-called Kaiser
Bell out of the belfry of Cologne
Cathedral, the largest church bell in
all Germany, weighing sixty tons.
Hung in 1877 it pealed it's last on
New Years, 1915" Other authori-
ties state that this bell weighed 271s
tons, that it was cast in 1874 from
French cannon captured in the war
of 1870 and that it was exceeded in
size only by the famous Russian bells
Of Moscow and by certain Chinese
bells.
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| Zone can't realize the magnitude of
I this war till one sees it," says John
Kautz in his book Trucking to the
| Trenches" "The other day we pass
ed five solid miles of horses and guns
going up-it is not an uncommon
sight, but a wonderful one. We are
only one section of twenty-four trucks
out Of more than 100000, yet every
time we load with shells the load is
worth from $4,000 to 100000, de-
pending on the kind"
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"The old adage, Talking is still
done by hand in France" continues
the author above mentioned, "has
just been borne out again. I've had
to tie up Frenchman's elbow. He
i sprained it trying to translate Crank
up your motor from French into
English-that's fact His two /fav-
orite American expressions, out of q
vocabulary of about hunderd words
are, 1T is a gift and You darn fool
/ He uses both Unfortunately. but
he is the best friend 1 have among the
French in spite of his frequent use Of
! the last compliment"
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/ When the new curate paid his first
visit to one Of his parishioners he wa: