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FOOD WEALTH OF UNITED STATES
 IS INCREASED BY THE WAR GARDENS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept g. Three million four thou sand war gardens in IA states scattered the Uneo States will add more than $25OOOOOOO the food wealth of the country this year, according to report made for the encouragement of western states by Russell T. Ed wards Director of the educational section of the national wal garden commission.
 The drive to convert stacker land into garden meeting with remarkable success, Edwards reported He forwarded the following state estimates for 1918:
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Desire to win national recognition, Edwards stated is stirring up much patriotic rivalry in many places, wo seeking part of the $1OOOO in thrift stamps and of the national capital prizes certificates which the mission has offered blue ribbon winners for the best canned vegetables grown in war gardens.
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iH,a&

No record of Chapter production would be com. pete without giving special mention to the fact that with the thirty pairs just completed Madame unte has knit ted to date 84 pairs of soX fer the Seward Chapter
 Three other women who deserve special mentiC. are Mrs A. C. Taylor, Mrs. S. O. Morford and Mrs. J. O. Pat ton for the quantity and excellence of their work
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DOINGS OF LOCAL CHAPTER
 OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

Work on the knitting allotment is progressing satiS- factoy 12O pairs Sox and r sweaters having been turn ed in at the work room during the past two weeks We have all the sweaters we need but still short about 90 pairs of sox on the allotment All those having finished work at hone are asked to turn it in this week We have plenty of yarn to complete allotment and the knitteS are asked to redoube their efforts until it is completed
 Our records show that knitterS have turned in the fol- Owing:- iH% s$4 & ,, sa,u SOX:-
 Madame Junte 30 prs. Mrs. A. C. Taylor 20 prs. Mrs
 orord F prs Mrs. Wooey prs Kodiak Branch 20 prs Mrs Castle prs. Mrs Howard prs. Mrs Thoday prs Mrs. Rich pr Miss Root pr. Miss Hopper pr. Mrs Leonhardt prs Mrs Rodgers prs Mrs Flynn pr Mrs Miller prs. Mrs Lucas prs Mrs Kigreen pr Eliza, beth Romig, prs.
 Sweaters:- Mrs Harmon @ Mrs. Orlander CD Mrs Nelson CD Mrs. Sexton CD, Kodiak Branch CD Mrs Leon hardt (5).
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RED CROSS SALVAGE RETURNS LARGE

LOS ANGELES, Sept 9-A monthly business of ST. 200 with net profit of 95 per cent was shown in report recently prepared by the salvage department of the Los Angeles chapter of the Red Cross.
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The following women have worked at Headquarters during the past two weeks Mesdames Harmon Losness Green Hardy Evans, Foran Blohm, Coburn Thoday, Wer, o. Paton and Charlotte Mathewson and Margar- ct Sloan.
 All women who cannot come to the workroom, but would like to help in the making of refugee garments may call and get them they be easily made at home They very simple blue serge dresses for six year old girls
 That the millions of Red Cross kntters may know the plans of the Red Cross for future knitting George E.
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GROWN GAS and Distilatc at J. L.. Graef. u
 SWAT THE FLY and fly paper at J. l.. Graef. u
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The resignation of Mrs J. M. Sloan as Vice Chair man of the Committee for Military Relief has been accept ed and Mrs R. L. Wever has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
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POWDER CAPS and fuse at J. l.. Graef. ........ u
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-11
Is Uncle Sans Word Good?

Bill Simcoe borrows $1,000, and gives
his note and mortgage on his place.
The security is all right, of course, or
he Wouldn t have been able to prY loose
the $1,000 But behind that stands tne
fact that the lender had faith in Bill
Simcoe's word. His word is as good
as his bond,' that is what the neigh
bors say of him. Faith in Bill Sim
coe has as much to do with transaction
as anything else.
The United States of America in
cludes Bill Simcoe, and you, and me
ard Ill 100000 Others equally as good
as We are. Whereas Bill Simcoe s abil-
ity to repay what he borrows rests en-
tirely on his farm and his strong right
arm, the ability of the United States
to pay back what it borrows rests on
the earning power of III, 100000 husky
men and women who wear SStars and
Stripes in their button holes. Uncle
Sam has the power to ask everyone Of
the people to make good any promise
oil payment he makes. And the peo-
pie have 100000 square miles of ter
ritory to earn tax money for them,
when Uncle Sam calls.
Mr.. William Hohenzollern knows
this and he has started out to conquer
the United States, so that he will be
able to levy Fifty Billion Dollars tri-
butte from the American people. If he
can win the war he viii be able to
make us pay anything he demands.
Now Uncle Sam comes to the people
and says: II must borrow some money
to beat off the Kaiser. will pay you
back in few years and in the mean
time | will give you Az percent in
terest and certain tax exemptions. You
won't lose a cent but on the contrary
you will have the safest and best in
vestment in the world, holding Liberty
Bonds. =
Do you believe Uncle Sam9 Is his
word good? Well, you are part of
Uncle Sam yourself. IF you don t be
lieve Uncle Sam you haven't any faith
in yourselfl Moral. Invest in all the
Liberty Bonds you possibly can.
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DIED EARLY THIS MORNING.
Mrs. Tekla Bednarski, Wife of Late
William Bednarski, Dies at Home
on Orchard Street.

Mrs. Tekla Bednarskl, aged 48 years,
the wife Of William Bednarski, died
early this morning at her home at
$50 Orchard street after an illness of
several weeks duration. She was born
il Poland but many years ago came to
America and until ten years ago, when
she moved to Kenosha, was a resident
Of Hammond, Indiana. Her husband,
who died a little more than year
ago, was one of the best known Polish
contractors of the city under the name
of William Bittner. She is survived
BY two sons, Michael Bednarski Of
Kenosha and Anthony Bednarski, of
Hammond, Ind, and by four dat lighters,
the Misses Winnie, Julia and Rose
Bednarski of Kenosha, and Mrs. Mel
lie Wojnich, also of this city. The
funeral services will be held Saturday
morning at the St. Casimir Church
with interment following in the family
plot at the st. George Cemetery.
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members is the most powerful organi-
cation connected with the war govern
ment. One Of those eleven members is
Sid Maddox Of Kenosha and his con-
tribution to war work can not be
measured. It probably is as great as
whole division of soldiers.
The War Trade Board handles every
dollars worth Of goods shipped out
Of and into this country, except that
of an outright military nature.
Through the board passes the CON
signments for all our allies and for
all the neutrals.
In 1917 America exported total of
1921 ,244,976 worth of goods. In the
same period she imported $685., 467, :
955. Her total foreign trade reached
the aggregate of $9,183,712,931. The
balance of trade in her favor was
$2,278,777, 021. In 1917 the United
Kingdom exported, in round figures,
1891, 100000 In the same period she
imported $5,175,000,000. Her foreign
trade bulked $S,067 100000, leaving a
balance of trade against her of
1924, 100000. Comparing these fig
ures with the pre-war period of 1913
We find that America exported to-
tai of $2,484,OO0,00o. (This makes her
expectations in 1917 more than two
and half times as great.) In the
same period she imported $1,792,000
000 Ter total foreign business to-
tailed for that year $4,276,o00,000.
(This makes her total trade of 1917
more than twice as large.) The bal
ance of trade in her favor that year
was about 100000 or only about
one-ffth as great as it was last year.
Sid Maddox the Kenosha basket
ball player, bank clerk, book-keeper
the boy without a pull is one of the
eleven men debating this great bust
ness-the greatest business ever turn
ed over to any nation.
Now Ny Young Friend: You have
met Sid Maddox and know something
about what he is doing. Can't you
gather from this some inspiration for
yourself? Don t you think that it is
time to take an inventory of your
own abilities and see if you are serv-
ing your nation up to the limit? /
believe that there are other Sid Mad
docks in Kenosha. The train to Wash
ington runs regularly three or four
times a day.
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GIRLS MUST RETURN
JACKIES SWETTERS

Police of every city in the thirteen
states which compose the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station district, will
cooperate with naval authorities in
preventing civilians from wearing any
part of navy uniform. In a letter
addressed to the governors of the mid
die states, Capt. William A. Moffet,
commandment, asked the state execu-
tive to lend their aid in confscating
navy uniforms and parts of navy weac-
ing apparel found on civilians.
9 In the first place, = Captain Moffett
commented, after writing the letter.
cit is forbidden by law for citizens to
possess any piece of navy wearing
apparel or any other navy property,
for that matter. And in the second
place we need all the uniforms which
can be made to outfit the men who
are entering the service daily
Young women who have received
Jumpers as gifts from their jackie
friends or who in one way or another
have obtained parts of navy uniforms,
will have to surrender them to the gov
eminent or civil authorities when they
are approached. Arrests and imprison-
ment will result from hesitation to com
ply with the orders.
Men who have been wearing the pea
coats Of the navy-or who have in their
possession any navy property will be
subject to arrest if they do not surren-
der them to the police or navy officers.
With the cooperation Of the COVER
nors, the civil associations and cam
paign by navy officers, it is expected
that the wearing of navy uniforms by
civilians who prey oh jackies and beat
and rob them will come to an abrupt
stop.
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STATE news ITEMS
Telegraphic Glance OF Events
Through Wisconsin.
NEXT DRAFT QUOTA IS FIXED
Wisconsin Will Send 1896 Men to
Camp, Beginning April 27-2,447
to Camp Grant and 1859
to Custer.

Madison, April 10.-During the last
i've days of this month Wisconsin will
send 1886 men TO camp. OF this num-
Der 1859 will go to Camp Custer and
2,477 to Camp Grant, 461 of the latter
being required to fill the quota for the
first draft. The quota for cities and
counties announced by Adjutant Cen
eral Holway follow:
Green Bay, 81; KenoSha, So; Racine,
40; Brown county, 81; Calumet, q ;
Door, %; Kenosha. 10; Kewaunee, II;
Manitowoc, division one, %; division
two, %; Milwaukee, division one, 90
division two, AT; Ozaukee, Is; Racine,
%; Sheboygan, division one, A; dir
vision two, 81; Waukesha, So; Mil
waukee city. 10 boards, 654.
Madison, O.; La Crosse, So; Osh-
kosh, So; Superior division one, SO;
division two, %.
Counties:
Adams, II; Ashland, IS; Barron
43; Bayfield,, %; Buffalo, 81; Burnett
20; Chippewa, 46.
Clark, &c. Columbia, 4S; Crawford
80; Dane, division one, 80; division
two, IS; Dodge division one, 40; divi
sion two, Al; Douglas, 10; Dunn, A
Eau Claire, 40; Florence, 6; Fond du
Lac, division one, Sc; division two
81 forest, 10; Grant, Ga.
Green, ~; Green Lake, 10; Iowa
AZ; Iron, 16; Jacksou, d; Jefferson,
40; Juneau 81; La Crosse, 81 Lafay-
cite, 43; Langlade, &c; Lincoln, % !;
Marathon, division ole, 81; division
two, 81; Marinette. AZ; Marquette, 20.
Monroe, 81; Oconto, So; Oneida, IS;
0Stagamie, division one, So; division
two, IS; Pepin, 81 Price, %; Pierce,
80; Polk, 40; Portage, 80; Richland,
81; Rock, division one, 46; division
two, So; Rusk, 10.
st. Croix, A; Sank, As; Sawyer, IA;
Shawano, At; Taylor, %; Trempea-
leau, IS; Vernon. 40; Villas, Z; Wal
worth, So; Washburn, 10 Washington,
"A; Waupaca, 40; Waushara- "a;
Winnebago, 80; Wood, A.
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TO cONSCRIPT IRELAND
LIoyd-Ge Announces Plan in
House of Commons.
Irish Members Challenge British Pre-
nlier to Garry Out New Man
Power Bill.

London, April 10.--Premier Lloyd.
Georges address revealed the fact
that General Fech had been appoint
ed supreme director of the strategy
Of the allied armies en- the western
front, which is taken to mean that
besides being made commander in
chief he has superseded the Versailles
war council.
London, April 10.-Upfoar was
caused by the nationalists in the house
of commons when Premier Lloyd
George announced in his man-power
bill speech that it was proposed to ex-
tend CONSUMPTION to Ireland.
1t was announced In the house of
commons that the government had de-
cided to extend the time for discussion
of the man-power bill until Tuesday
of next week. This was a concession
to request Of Mr.. Asquith after a
vote had been taken and the bill had
passed its first reading amid cheering.
Leave to introduce the bill was voted,
200 to so.
Members of the Irish party chal-
lenged the prime minister to carry
out the government plans, one call
ing:
Come across and get u.s."
Lloyd-George also paid tribute to
America, declaring that It's interven-
ton might be the decisive factor in
the struggle. which he expected to
go six or eight months more, now that
the most critical moment of the war
had been entered, although United
States troops had not gone into the
clash as early as was expected.
1t was his statement as to Ireland,
however, which attracted the main
attention. He promised that the
man-power act would be extended to
the Emerald isle, under the same con-
ditions as to Great Britain, and that
a measure of self-government for Ire
land would be introduced, admitting
that the military age would be ex-
tended.
when an emergency has arisen"
Lloyd George said, (which makes it
necessary to put men of fifty and bows
of eighteen into the fight for liberty, it
is not possible to exclude Ireland fr8n
CONSUMPTION by q parliament In which
Ireland is represented, and which
committed the country to the war
without a dissenting voice"
The premier announced he hope d
to get the bill through all it's stages
this week, as it was a nlatter of
urgency. He was interrupset5 by an
Irish member, who sheutedE
"You will have to get VS,outkofFthe
house first"
Resuming, Mr.. Lloyd <ysorgeasaid:
while we have one ship afEoat we
should not accept German peace.
The men being taken now rpsay be the
means of decisive tissue"
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CITY BOARD BUSY TODAY
Thirteen Men Picked as Members of
Kenosha Quota Seven Selected as
Alternates - Early Orders to Be
Given All Going to Cantonment.

Walter O. Baumann, Kenosha Wis.
Carl Jorgensen, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
Anthony ]. Fonk, Union Grove, Wis.
Paul n. Thomas, Kenosha, Wis.
Thomas Finn, 221 Marion Ave-, City.
Melvin Pease, Salem, Wis.
Maurice Minjowv, East Moline, Ill.
Frank Mayolette, Lima, Ohio.
Wladyslaw Kilyziak, Genoa Jet, Wis.
John B. Ehlen, Bristol, Wis.
Niels P. J. Hansen, Toledo, Ohio.
Arthur B. Anderson, Bristol, Wis.
Carl O. Hahne, Chicago, I'll.
Alternates.
Henry Gandt, Camp Lake, Wis.
Peter Yuts, Kenosha, Wis.
Chas. Hazelman, Trevor, Wis.
Lawrence j. Lubeno, New Munster
Alfred 1ngersoll, Northfeld, Mimi.
Joseph Viatnik, Genoa Jet, Wis.
Otto @. Toopel, Bristol, Wis. IS
This is Kenosha county's list of honor
men selected to go to Camp Custer to
join the national army on April Goth.
The county board completed the work
of selecting the men this morning and
the formal notices calling them for
mobilization on the afternoon of April
25th will be sent out within the next
few days. The list contains a num-
Der of young men who have been
prominent in the county and the early
announcement of the list is going to
make it possible for the friends who
are going to stay at home to provide
for the proper honoring of the boys
going to the front. Several of the
towns in the county will arrange in
formal gatherings in honor Of the boys
called for service.
The city board has not a. yet select
ed the men who will make up the quota
of ffty-nine men called for april 26th
but members of the board were at work
on the list today and it is expected that
it will be possible to Announce it to-
morrow. Men going in this quota will
have more time to complete their
arrangements for service than any
men called from the city or county
under the draft law.
With the lists fully made up the city
and county boards are going to be
able to announce all quotas which
may called much prompter than in
former months.
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The Farmer as a Lender.

One of the reasons why tbs farmer
in the middle west has hesitated some
what in purchasing government war
bonds is because he never has been in
the habit of lending money. Lending
is new sensation to him, for he al
ways has been a borrower. He was a
pioneer, driven to the more fertile
west by economic pressure farther east
frequently as far east as Europe.
He came to the Mississippi Valley
with but little more than his broad
back and willing hands AM his nerve.
The land was cheap and rich and he
settled here, and, as his needs grew,
he occasionally borrowed money from
his local banker or more prosperous
neighbor mortgaging his place.
The memory of that mortgage and
the notes that kept falling due for
years before he caught up with him
self and paid it OF. still linger with
him and he is slow to realize now that
he is in a position to lend money, not
only to his neighbor, but to man
5000 miles across the ocean. The
time has come, however, when this
nation and its citizens-rpral and
urban II are no longer borrowers,
but lenders.
There was time before the Civil
War when American clippers sail
ed the seven seas and carried New
England's commerce everywhere. At
the close of the war in 1866 the Ameri-
can internal industrial structure need
ed attention and most Of the capital
was turned toward its growth and ex
pansion, with the result that the ma
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tlon mas built up in the last fifty years
the most magnificent economic and
commercial structure in the world.
This country Is commercial invasion Of
Europe was growing more formidable
every year before the great war start
ed IN l914-and that without the aid
Of an American merchant marine.
Then came the war and money flowed
into American banks by the million
each week, until, a year ago, there was
approximately six times as much gold
in the American treasury, and sub
treasures as In the Bank Of England;
and today America is lending millions
to England, France, Italy and Belgium
and even picking up an occasional
bargain in the way Of half a dozen
islands some European country wishes
to sell in its financial distress.
Europe, where this nation once Dor
rowed millions of dollars by the sale
Of rail and industrial bonds, has been
fighting for more than three years and
is no longer able to lend money. It
now borrows from America. At the
close of this war it will have to con-
tinue to borrow here and, moreover,
South America, where European count
ries were investing millions Of dollars
every year before the start Of this war,
with the conclusion Of peace, have to
go to the bankers of the United
States when it wants to borrow, be-
cause Germany, France and England
will not be able to lend it money, when
they are forced to come to America
and plead loan for their own
economic reconstruction
To sum up, the United States is now
permanently established as a money
lender and the nation may as we'll get
in the habit of buying government
bonds, because at the close of this war
there viii be many tempting offers
made every time some South American
country decides to build a railway or
erect a gas plant or construct a harboe
or put up a sky -scraper. And there
also will be just as. tempting offers of
bonds from France and England and
Italy and perhaps Russia. Those
countries are virtually stripped Of.
their gold and, in the opinion Of noted
students of economics and finance,
must come to this nation for the
help they need.
Americans can practice lending.
money to their government at this
time, and they will not be awkward
about it when peace comes and the
nation will have to lend to others and
prosper thereby.
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THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1918.

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
f MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC,
Required BY THE ACT OF CON
GIsEss OF AUGUST "a, 1912, OF ,, THE
weekly at KenOsha, Kenosha County,
wisconsin, for April !, 1913.
state Of Wisconsin Is.
County of Kenosha
Before me. Notary Public, in and for
the State and County aforesaid, personally
appeared Walter t. MaRlatt, who, having
been duly sworn according to law deposes
and says that he is the editor and pup
Usher of the Telegraph Courier, and
that the following u.s. to the best OF his
knowledge and belief true statement OF
The ownership, management, circulation,
etc, of the aforesaid publication Tor the
date shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August "a, 1912, embodied in
section 443 Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse OF this form, to-W1t ::
T. That the names and addresses OF the
publisher editor, managing editor, and
business managers are: Pupllsher i ana
editor, Walter r. Marlatt, Kenosha, Wis
consin Managing Editor and business
manager Ralph s. Kingsley, Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
. That the owners are: Kenosha News
Publishing Co, Kenosha, Wisconsin
w. II. Marlatt Kenosha, Wis; r. 5.
Kingsley, Kehosha, Wisconsin; Clarence
H. Head, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
g. That the known bondhodefs, mort
gagees and other security holders owning
or holding / per cent or more OF total
amount Of bonds, mortgages, or other Sc
curities are: Mildred L. Head, Kenosha,
Wis, w. r. Marlatt, Kenosha, Wis
Al That the two paragraphs next above,
giving the names Of owners, STOCKHOLDERS
and security holders, if any, contain not
only the list of stockholders and security
holders as they appear upon the books OF
the company but also, in cases where the
stakeholder or security holder appears
upon the books of the company as trustee
or in any other fiduciary relation, the name
such trustee is acting, is given; also that
the said two paragraphs contain state
ments embracing atlantis full knowledge
and belief as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders and
security holders who do not appear upon
the books Of the company as trustee, hold
stock and securities in capacity other
than that of a bona fide owner; and this
affiant has no reason to believe that any
other person. association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect in the
said stock, bonds, or other securities than
as SO stated by him.
5, That the average number of copies
Of each issue Of this publication sold or
distributed through the mails or other
wise, to paid subscribers during the six
months preceding the date shown above is
1880 -
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
first day of April 1918.
r. S. KINGSLEY,
(sEAL). Notary Public.
MY commission expires Nov. Z, 1920.
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President Praises Work.

Madison, April 10.-In a letter tC
Magnus Swenson, chairman of the
state council of defense, President
Wilson voices his appreciation of Che
organization of community councils by
the Wisconsin state council of defense
which is carrying the work to the
smallest division of the state. Many
Wisconsin counties have been thor
oughly organized and the work VIII be
continued