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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-21

The "As You Like IT. club was enter
tanned by Mrs. Ross Hancocks on Tues
day afternoon. The house was adorned
with. cut flowers and ferns. carrying out
the yellow and green color scheme Late
in the afternoon salad course was
served to the following club members and
guests Mrs. T.. T. Taylor, Mrs. Jack
Bethea, Mrs. Ryan Watts. Mrs Gordon
Scarboro. Mrs. Oscie Oliver Mrs. w NJ.
Gwin, Mrs j. w. Brown. Mrs. William
Wallace, Mrs. Walter Thomas. Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. S. r. Johnson. Mrs. William
Mrs. s. A. Mitchell. Mrs
L. G. Ramsay and Mrs. Brook.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-21

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-21
,LANS FOR BIENNIAL "TRIP

Mrs. James hagan, president of the
Alabama Federation of Women's clubs,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
LITTLE PLEASURE IN TRAVEL
German Trains Creep Along in Dark
ness for Fear of Bombs of
Allied Avators.

Special preca@tiOns against air
raids are now being taken ON the Ger
man railways in those districts espe-
cially liable to aerial bombardments
by the allies, Railway Age states.
The Palatinate railways, in particular,
are adopting precautionary measures,
and writer in the Lokal AnZeiger who
recently Travelled on this system de-
scribes the darkening methods adopt
ed at night.
"For hours" he writes, "the train
Travelled as though in a dark cave,
without lights, without conductors,
without any station names being called
out when the train stopped. When
every lamp is extinguiShed throughout
the countryside, and the towns and viii
lagos, as though constrained by agony,
have closed their shops, the journey OPP
presses ones mind and is nOwise reas-
surfing. One goes on in uncertainty,
facing danger.
Everywhere placards indicating how
to behave during air raids show that
one is in the aviator's territory. Slow
", very slowly, the train proceeds on
it's journey; in a river alongside the
line one still sees the locomotive which,
togther with its train, plunged into the
water on the occasion of recent acct
dent. A train with broken windows
not a pane has remained intact-passes
near us; another train passes all black
ened and half consumed by fire. And
on arriving at the end of this dismal
journey the first question heard by the
traveller is, will they come tonightY "
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
What They Should Be

In a speech recently delivered by
Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt he
gives out in his opinion, what the
terms of peace should be with Ger
many. These are made plain and to
the point, viz:
SERBIA and Roumania must have
restored to them what Bulgaria has
taken from them.
"The Austrian and Turkish empires
must both be broken up, all the sub
ject people liberated, and the Turk
driven from Europe. We do not in
tend that German or Magyar should
be oppressed by others, but neither do
we intend that they shall Cypress and
domineer others.
France must receive back Alsace
and Lorraine.
Belgium must be restored and in
Identified.
italian Austria must be restored
to Italy and Roumanian Hungary to
Roumania. ,s.,s.s.. r .
"The heroic Czecho-Slovaks must be
made into an Independent common
wealth.
"The southern Slavs must be united
in great JugoSlav commonwealth.
POLAND, as a genuinely independent
commonwealth, must receive back
Austrian and Prussian Poland, as well
coast line on the Baltic.
"Lituania and Livonia and Finland
must be guaranteed their freedom and
no part of the ancient empire of Rus
STA left under the German yoke.
Northern Schleswig should go back
to the Danes.
Britain and Japan should keep the
colonies they have conquered.
Armenia must be freed Palestine
made a Jewish state and the Syrian
Christians liberated
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

!. The Marathon County Council of
Defense met in regular session on
Tuesday evening at the. Court house
Many circulars were read from the
State Council of Defense, one espec-
tally on the matter 0 Christmas buy
ing. Earlier in the season, the Ma
tional Council of Defense had went
on record as against Christmas buy
ing as heretofore practiced. That body
had modified it's order so that Christ
mas buying can go on as usual, with
the restrictions that merchants refrain
from increasing their working force
usually employed and not to increase
working hours; that the buying be
confined to useful articles except as to
children; to spread the period over the
months between now and the holidays.
The student nurse question was dis
cnssed at length The original circu-
lar stated that the Government would
furnish equipment and transportation,
but this had been changed and it APP
pears that the government does not
furnish this original expense.
Considerable other routine business
was transacted, bills allowed, etc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
GOLD MINING HIT BY WAR
Many Properties That Were. Profitable
Have Been Forced to Close Down
Temporarily. \

Gold Is one of the war victims. The
was has forced down. in market value.
measured by human labor, many kinds
of proper ty and most OF the staple
commodities, until some gold mines
which yielded a fair profit before the
war have become temporarily useless
to their owners. Itscosts so much to
operate then that they cannot be
worked ;w ithout q loss.
There has been change inS the value
a. gold its If. in the money of great ma
tons which have maintained their
monetary ssystems on the specie basis,
while afm ,st everything else has gone
up. The result is thateany given num-
Der of oun ces of gold lmined win buy
much less material used in mining,
such as ex plosives, dsins,s pumps and
other mach inery, and VIII pay for few
er days v 'ork. This change is still
going on q ld the position of sthe gold
mining CON gpanies grows less ts-=55s. less
secure andl sound.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
FAIR PRICE LISTS SPREAD
THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN
Block Profteering, But Give Mer-
chants a Fair Profit.

The publication of fair price lists.
thruout Wisconsin, is spreading rap
idly, and already all the counties exI
cept sixteen have established price
fixing committees which issue these
lists.
To know what are the fair prices
for them to pay and to keep in touch
with the weeks food rulings, house
wives should consult these lists be-
fore doing their marketing.
Merchants as well as the house
wives are benefited by the fair price
lists. They protect them from unfair
competition of INSCRIPTIONS mer-
chants who profit from the hard con-
ditions of war times, and they give
them a fair profit while explaining
their prices to the people. This frees
them from any charge of profteering.
By the publication of these lists,
prices all over the country will be
stabilized. With fairly free flow of
transportation, prices can be main
tanned at a reasonable level.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
ROTARY CLUB

The semi-monthly luncheon of the
Wausau Rotary club was held at st.
Johns Guild hall, Monday noon with
81 present. w. H. Bissell, president
presided. At the close of luncheon
the president introduced a number of
visitors, among them being Wells.
Turner, Chief Petty officer in the U. S.
navy, with headquarters at Staten
Island, N. Y.
1t was voted to place all members,
who had, or were to enter the u S..
Military service, on the honorary list,
without dues until they returned.
The matter of moment before the
club was the discussion of the recent
action of the Board of Education of
our city, upon the study of German in
the High school. At the meeting of
the club, Sept. I'd, the discussion of
this action was commenced; L. "A.
Pradt consenting to present the petit
toners side of the question and .Supt.
S. B. Tobey to present the position he
had taken in the matter. 1t was
found that the discussion required
one meeting, so Mr.. Tobeys talk was
continued at the luncheon yesterday
taking up over an hour, going into his
side of the question, quoting from
eminent men as to why German should
be taught.
l.. A. Pradt followed, summing
up the controversy and giving his
reasons why the language should
not be taught during the progress OF
| the war, as asked for by many of our
citizens in a petition to the school
board. He also presented his side Of
the question at length so that it was
after three o'clock when the talks were
concluded. G. d. Jones, president Of
| the Board of Education addressed the
club, stating conditions which con
| frOnted the board with reference tt
| the continuation of the study of the
German language and it was his opin
| ion that the matter should be left will
| the board. .f
|. G. Painter, principal, made brie
statement as TO arrangement of Ger
man classes in the schools.
C. G. Yawkey, after brief tall
against the action of the board, pre-
| sented resolution asking the Board o
| Education to reconsider the vote and t.
abolish the study of German in oul
High school, This was seconded b,
H. J. Evans, followed by strong pie;
for the resolution. The vote on tn,
i resolution stood 81 to 5.
The meeting was intensely interest
ing and almost to man all remained
until adjournment was taken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
SCHILLING'S TRIAL AT
EAU CLAIRE


The trial of Francis Xavier Schil-
ling of Cassel, Marathon county, COM
menced at Eau Claire on Wednesday
morning in the U. S. Dist. Court. A.
l.. Sanborn, Judge, presiding. Mr..
Schilling's case attracts more atten-
ton because of his prominency in, the
county, having been on the county
boards and member of the assembly.
He was tried under the espionage act
and some of the statements alleged to
have been made by him are:
"The United States has no right to
send soldiers to Europe to fight"
Il would shoot my own boys before
l would let them serve in this war"
1.-THE first duty of our registrants
and other members of the naval and
military service OF the. United States
is to their families and parents
Young men subject 60 draft are
foolish not to claim exemption"
"All of my friends are going to get
out of going to war;
II will see that none of the boys
from the town of Cassel CO."
"All young men from the town OF
Cassel, who will listen to me, will
get out of going to war"
"Other persons loyal to the United
States are loyal because of the pro,
English sentiment"
He is also charged with opposing
bond sales, patriotic meetings and
other war activities.
l.. II. Cook, O.. e. Beebee, A. w
| Puchner and others testified in this
| case.
E. F. Gilbert of Madison and E. P
German of Wausau, are for the de-
tense and u. S. Dist. Atty. A. C. Wolfe
and B. r. Goggins of Grand Rapid.
are for the prosecution.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
THE STATE FAIR

The state fair certainly picked out
the wrong days for it's exhibition this
year. 1t was rainy and cold through
out. The first part of the fair was
held in pouring rains and through it
all, it was very chilly and when it
did not rain hard. Enough fell to
make tramping about disagreeable.
Scheduled events, with a few excep-
tions, were carried out as advertised.
The state fair has always been gath
ering place and this year was no ex-
ception to that rule. Gov. Phillip was
to have made speech on the grounds
Wednesday, but this was postponed
until Thursday, and then it was too
cold and damp and he gave it up.
Four minute speakers flooded the
grounds Wednesday morning urging
the necessity of registering.
During the latter part of the week
it cleared UP partially, but the wind
was from the north and it was cold
Wausau was well represented at the
fair.
The Marathon county exhibit took
fifth place. There were only a few
points between that and second place
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
GREAT DRIVE BY
AMERICAN FORCES
Battle Commences on Thursday and
Many Prisoners Taken
Advance Continues

Last Thursday the American forces
commenced their first great drive in
the war. II was by far the largest
force of Americans ever concentrated.
It is under the personal command OF
Gen Pershing.
Gen. Pershing in his report to the
government says that American troops
operating in the st. Mihiel sector made
considerable gains on Thursday, TAX
ing 5000 prisoners. On Friday con-
siderable gains were made. Assisted
by French troops they broke the
enemy's resistance and in some in
stances advanced to the depth of I've
miles. More than half a dozen towns
were taken on the first day. Resist
ance encountered at the first system
of German defense was not as great as
expected and the Americans were able
to sweep towards the enemy positions
ahead of schedule time. Here they
were met by more determined resist
ance, but by dint of hard fighting the
enemy was driven back. They were
led by tanks manned by the Americans
and French.
The attack, no doubt, is major &C
ton, and possibly quarter of mil
lion American troops are in action,
or in close reserve.
The New York Times says the Amer
| lean drive may aim to force the fall
| of Metz, as it is in an important mill
| tary base and with it out of the way
it will open wide the valley of the
Moselle. 1t may mean, the Times says
the beginning of the battle, which is
to free France and Belgium of the in
vader and carry the war direct tt
| German soil.
The American offensive on Friday
was within two and three miles of the
| German border and in some places
actually touch the Lorraine line, ant
| the battle front was approximate!
fifteen miles from Metz.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
WARNING GIVEN BY THE
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
imposters Represent Selves As EN-.
ployed by Government to Obtain
Grain Reports.

Reports of imposters who say they
are employed by the government to
obtain information on grain that has
been threshed have been received by
the Wisconsin Food Administration.
The only organizations authorized
to procure thsseAfactsaale the Thresh-
ing Division of the Food Administers
ton who have sent threshermen re-
port blanks to fill out and return at
the end of the season and the Bureau
of Markets who have issued a Thresh-
er's Record Book which are collected
monthly by County Agricultural
Agents. Threshermen and farmers
are warmed against giving information
to anyone else.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
Campaign Opened

Henry A. Moehlenpah, candidate for
Governor of wisconsin on the demo-
cratic ticket, made a most exhaustive
speech at the opening of the campaign
on Tuesday evening at Clinton. There
were present well known men of the
party of the state among them, Burt
Williams of Madison, M. X. Reilly OF
Fond du Lac, John w. Hogan, can
didate for Lieut.. Governor. In out
lining the campaign in his keynote
speech among other things said:
81 shall not shirk in making my
views plain on state and national IS
Sues" said Mr.. Moehlenpah. AS the
campaign goes on, shall give you
nv views on purely state questions,
because you should know how gov
ernor will stand on them. For one
thing 1 shall stand in favor OF a
change in the primary law, because
the true American voters OF this
state must have at hand, means OF
combating the anti-American ele-
ment at the polls, through fusion.
81 shall touch upon the language
question, because that is topic much
ly discussed at this time. 1t want
thorough revision of our school text
books, especially those books which
in the past have taught kultur openly
or by clever phraseology. The youth
of the nation, and of this state, must
be taught American ideals through
school text books.
81 shall touch upon the rural edu-
cational system; the conservation OF
water power; woman suffrage; food
conservation and prohibitory meas
ures introduced nationally for the pur-
pose of helping to win the war; and
many other things pertinent to my
campaign for governor.
81 want to say to you here and now,
that /, as a Democrat, and as a citl-
zen of 25 years residence in your
state, approve emphatically of all war
measures adopted and carried out by
your government. | stand unswerv-
ingly behind our great president and
the Democratic national adminstra-
ton"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
Chamherlain,s Cough Remedy

This is not only one or the best and
most efficient medicines for coughs,
colds, Group and whooping cough, but
is also pleasant to take, which is i'm
portant when medicine must be Civ
en- to young children. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy has been in use for
many years and has met with much
favor, wherever its good qualities have
become known. Many mothers have
given it their unqualified endorsement.
VIM. Scruby, Chillicothe, Mo-, writes,
81 have raised three children, have
in the house." Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and found it to be the best
for coughs, colds and Group. 1t is
pleasant to take. Both adults and
children like it. My wife and I have
always felt safe from Group with 1t
in the house." Chamberlan's Cough
Remedy contains no opium Or other
narcotic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17

The official return of the state cleo
ton gives Gov. Philipp a renomina-
ton by safe vote. 1t was one of the
closest contested primary elections
ever held in the state and following
it, many things have been said, as
there always are, Gy the ultra sup
porters of both candidates, which if
carried into effect, would mean the
defeat of the party in Wisconsin. The
hotheads of the supporters of the de-
feated candidate are cooling off and
now not nearly so much is being said
about running a representative of the
Wilcox faction. 1t will resolve into
this: That as Governor Philip has
received the election at the primaries
he will be allowed to make the fight
on his ticket without opposition
Nevertheless, the election plainly DEM
onstrates that the governor is not as
popular as his supporters supposed
at the outset.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17

A convenient little score pad for the
golfer is attached TO leather strap,
which may be fastened around the
wrist.
The score PAD is worn, Of course. on
the left wrist and the golfer may jot
down memoranda of his score as easily
as social memos are scrawled on
starched cnffs-or used to be when
starched cuffs were In fashion.
The usefulness Of the wrist has been
sadly neglected in other years. when
the bracelet and occasionally the fan
were the only things 1T was expected TO
carry. Wrist watches and golf scores
now fall TO its share as part of the
burden of life's impediments. and very
efficiently If meets its new obligations
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
SALES OF CANDY ARE
LIMITED TO ONE POUND

The decision to urge the public to
limit its purchases of candies and
chocolates to one pound at any one
time and to confine it's aggregate pur-
chases to one-half its usual consump-
ton was adopted by the Executive
Committee of the National Confec-
toners Association at their meeting
at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York
in order to cooperate with the sugar
saving efforts Of the Food Administra-
ton.
The present scarcity of sugar and
the curtailment of the confectioners'
allotment to so per cent of the guam
tity used during the corresponding
period last year made the adoption OF
this measure advisable.
The restriction does not apply to
the purchase Of candies and chocolate
for shipment to men and women in
the service. az
Packages on hand, filed and ready
for delivery which contain more than
one pound may be sold if the dealers
agree to discontinue selling them in
the future. ~
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
Fewer Japanese silks.

Just as we had learned TO value jap
anese silks and crepes and so on, es-
pecially as substitutes in these times
of shortage of so many materials, we
hear that certain ships engaged in tbs
Eastern trade, and that brought us
these seryiceable and charming ma
terials, have been loaned to the Inn
perial government, and that has Gre
ated a scarcity in transportation IA
cilities. So georgettes. crepe de
chimes, arb so on, are added to the list
of growing scarcities and advancing
prices. Added to this. little silk is
coming from the French and Italian
markets.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

Alfred Baumann of Marathon, called
on friends at the business college last
Thursday, while home on a furlough
from the Great Lakes Training sta
ton. He expects to leave soon for,
Harvard University, where he will
complete his course in radio work.
Miss Ina Damon left for her home in
Spencer Monday, where she will
spend a few days before leaving for
Washington, d. c., where she has ac-
cepted a position in the Navy depart
ment,
Miss Gertrude Schultz of Mosinee,
called on friends at the business col
lege last week while on her way to
Stratford, where she is employed in
the office of the Connor Lbr, Co.
Miss Valerie Poshinske, one of our
former students from Amigo, has ac
cepted position with the American
Cooperative association in this city.
Miss Marion Hayden returned last
Monday from her home in Butternut,
where she was called by the death of
her father.
@Ah3AAA SNtAg ANkAENaAy OA lAl& W 10
consin River Supply Co., in this city
was business caller last Tuesday.
Adolph Hackbarth and Elizabeth
Anderson of Wausau have again re-
sumed work in our school.
Elmer and Armin Knoke of Hatley,
returned last Tuesday TO complete
their courses of study.
Miss Esther Kraft of Tomahawk,
began work in our Stenographic de-
partment last Tuesday.
Miss Emily Enberg of Tomahawk,
was a caller at the business college
last Saturday.
Leona Arndt of Abbotsford. called
on friends at the business college last
Friday.
Miss Elsie Hunger and J. n Man
SON were callers during the past week.
Rev. Richard Evans was caller at
the business college last Wednesday.
Miss Bernice Towle of Wausau has
enrolled In the Shorthand Dept.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17

Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader,
charged with violating the espionage
act was found guilty in his trial. be-
fore the Federal jury at Cleveland,
Ohio, on Thursday. He was found
guilty of attempting to incite insubor-
dination, disloyalty, ETC., in the mill
tary and naval forces; attempting to
oostruct recruiting and uttering Ian
gSage intending to ineite, provoke and
encourage resistance to the United
States and to promote the cause of the
enemy. The maximum penalty is twen-
ty years Imprisonment and a fine of
$4,000. A motion for new trial in
the case was made on Saturday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-17
$3.50 BASE PRICE SET
FOR 1919 WHEAT CROP

By proclamation issued by the
President, 1920 a bushel is set as the
minimum base price guaranteed by
the government for The 1919 wheat
crop. The price for Chicago will be
1926, the same as. it is for the 1918
crop.
A disinterested commission will be
appointed next spring to see whether
the increased cost of farm labor and
supplies would justify an increase
above that price.
SIN giving a guaranteed price for
wheat one year il advance there is
a considerable risk" the. president
said. .lgu
Despite this, the desirability of as
surfing a supply of breadstuffs to the
world by insur ing the farmer against
| the fluctuations in prices that would
result from the uncertainties of the
present situation, seems to me to
| make the continuation of the guaran-
| tee for another year desirable"