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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
USES ovERCOAT AS BANK
Negro Proves Ownership to Garment
by Disclosing Location of
Savings.

New York-Monroe Smith, a negro,
insisted in the court of special ses-
sions that he had not stolen the over
coat of Leslie Davis while he enter
tanned Davis in his home. Smith said
the coat was his own property and he
had right to pawn it.
81 can prove own the coat" said
Davis. "There is nine dollars sewed
in the lining"
Promptly the justice ordered the
lining ripped open and the money
was found.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
KILL DEER TO REDUCE COST
Chippewa Falls Park Board Forced 20
Stay Because of Cost
of Keep.

Chippewa Falls, Wis,-An increase
In the herd of deer at the public park
in this city and an increase in the cost
of food for the animals, has caused
the park board to have five Of the deer
slain. and the venison placed on sale
in one of the markets. Permission to
XIII the deer had to be obtained from
the state conservation commission.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
GARDENING NOTES

The more bisters you raise in
cultivating, the less water your
plants will need.
Weeds waste moisture and
spIant food. And they're not
even pretty.
Have you filed your hoes?
Some sticks TO mark the rows?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12

Very Happy. ged the little tur.
ties. And then
they yawned, such big turtle yawnsl
"No more sleeping now" said Mrs.
Turtle: "You may take maps later on,
but your winters sleep is all over. It's
spring and we must be awake. We
must see all that is going on in the big
world down in the pond. I must find
out what my neighbors are picking
out in the way of coats and suits and
evening gowns. Mr.. Turtle PROM
Used me leaf evening coat, didn't you.
my lover"
''I did indeed" said Mr.. Turtle. But
I'll have to wait before can get it. I
have my order in but the leaves aren't
out yet. It's too early. You'll have
1t though just as soon as they arrive
in the turtle shops"
Mrs. Turtle looked very happy. She
had always longed for green leaf
coat to wear over her shell suit. In
| the evening she called it shell even-,
ing dress.
Hurry" said Mrs. Turtle again to
the little turtles. And soon they were
ali out of their winter beds of mud and
were looking about the pond for the
incest kinds Of homes. .
"What do you think of this?" ask
ed Mrs. Turtle. She~was much pleas
ed, after all she had gotten to the
pond in excellent season: Very few,
of the summer cottages had been TAX
en- and Mrs. Turtle had quite her pick
of the lot. --~-~-~-' >,
SIT is very fine looking home"
said Mr. Turtle. Lets see how We
can fix our porches. We must have
three. l couldn't abide summer home
that had less than three porches."
'No more could l." agreed Mrs.
Turtle.
"We like plenty of porches," agreed
the little turtles.
"Ah," said Mr.. Turtle, twisting his
head far out of his shell, "it's so nice
that we all like the same things. 1t
makes us get along so well. We all
like porches. We like to sit upon them
in the warm sunshine. We enjoy
quiet nap on one of three porches, but
we always like to choose between
/ three"
eyes" said Mrs. Turtle, "it would
be such D pity if we only had one
porch. Just imagine how hard it would
be to think, ''Oii dear, which porch
shall I take my nap on?' and then re-
member that there was only one porcn
anyway"
Now the turtles have three logs out
side their homes which they call
porches. Sometimes they are Of logs
and sometimes Of funny. ugly snags
which the turtles think are quite Beau
tiful. =
"It's going to rain" said Mr. Turtle,
after they had all decided upon their
summer home and were settled upon
their porches.
"How do you know it isl" asked
Mrs. Turtle. "You say that in such
decided fashion. OF course l know
you are q wise turtle and know a great
DEAL but never before knew you were
weather prophet"
'Tm not a weather prophet, my
dear" said Mr.. Turtle. "But know
this time"
''Tell me how you know" asked Mrs.
Turtle "s-. sat.7
Because" continued Mr.. Turtle, II
see Mr.. Tortoise"
"Does he like the rain so much"
asked Mrs Turtle.
Like it!' exclaimed Mr.. Turtle.
"Gracious, he hates the rain. He SIM
ply cannot stand it. He thinks the
rain is horrid, yes, extremely horrid."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
Substitutes for Wheat.

II is possible to make potatoes and
beef scraps, meat trimmings from the
kitchen. or cut fresh bone take the
Mace of high priced wheat.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
More Vegetables and Fruits.

The farm would lose much Of its
value as place to live, enjoy life and
rear family without plenty of fruits
and vegetables.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12

little turtles.
But the spring
is here said Mrs,
Turtle. There
will be lots of ex-
citing things hap
pening down In
the pond. We
must hurry and
get our summer
homes ready. I'm
sure Mrs. Hard
Shelled Turtle
will be all, settled
by now,
"Just One more
little nap" beg
ged the little tura
ties. And then
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
SEED AND SUCCEED

Early to seed bed-early to
Sprout.
A time for everything, espe-
cially for planting.
Some seed left in that packet?
Ask your neighbOr.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
no chance For Good Rutter.

II is impossible TO make sweet, clean
favored butter from old, unclean
cream.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
DDCYyEWNLV
.ARY TALL 01
TURTLES GET UP.
90 MARI 0AHAM BONNER

slime to get up" said Mrs. Turtle
"Oh, we're so sleepy, we're SO
sleepy" said the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12

"Mr. Tortoise HurryinG Away
hates the rain, From Storm.
and he is the
weather prophet. He always knows
when it's going to rain and when he
sees that it is going to, he hurries
away where the rain won't touch him.
II can see him hurrying away from
an approaching storm now. The storm
Is coming because he's hurrying off.
Just see IL I'm not right. Mr.. Tor
toise never makes O. mistake"
And sure enough, In short time,
1t began to rain!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
y. s~PEP'r. or AeRlcuurURe
HOW How W,.To>GRI;| 3
I TOMATOES. id

WY TOMATOES, D
Inc tomato is one of the most salts
factory or all the garden crops and one
tnat is found in practically every vege-
taDie garden. No matter how small
the garden space available, it is always
ADVISABLE to have a few tomato vines.
Tomatoes will grow in almost any
soou SOIL, but the soil should not be
TOO high in heterogeneous matter. as this
VIII cause the plants to go to vine,
rather than to fruit The plants should
De started in the window box or in the
hotDed, some six weeks before time to
set them in the open. For best results
they should be transplanted at least
once. 1t rs possible to secure a crop
hluch sooner by carefully growing the
plants indoors in pots and transplant
ing to the open ground as soon as con-
utlons permit. They should not be
set In the open until about two weeks
after the last killing frost If set
sooner than this, they should in all
cases be protected from frost with
muslin cover or with boxes covered
with glass or by other means.
The pot-grown plants are especially
desirable, as they may be brought to
the blooming period by the time it is
warm enough to plant them in the gar
den. If the plants are not to be
trained, but allowed to lie on the
ground, they should be set about feet
apart each way. If trained to single
stalk and tied to stakes or trellis,
they may be planted In rows 3 feet
apart and Is inches apart in the row.
Ii to be used for table purposes only,
70 plants under good conditions will
supply the average family. If for can
ming, from so TO 100 plants will be nee
essary. One hundred plants should
supply sufficient tomatoes for present
use, and enough TO can at least 100
quarts.
Under favorable conditions tomatoes
will continue to grow and bear for
the entire season, and it should not be
necessary to set a late crop
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12

This type of camera which no doubt
will be used by American aviation
corps men for reconnaissance work
is attached to the airplane and
is operated by the pulling of strings
or the pressing of buttons. The cam
era is almost automatic, as everything
can be set in advance and the entire
operation of taking the picture is the
pressing of the button or the pulling
of the strings. The camera makes an
almost perfect view of the terrain and
will be invaluable in the reconnaissance
work of the army. The camera Is
loaded with plates and number Of
pictures can be taken successfully with
out additional work. A British royal
flying corps man Is In the machine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12

Il uOH | uH7
derstand at ALL"
said Mrs. Turtle.
"You say you
know it is going
to rain, and the
reason you know
it is because you
see Mr.. Tortoise
in the distance.
And then you say
that Mr.. Tortoise
hates the rain.
It's all very con-
fusing."
"Mr. Tortoise
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-04-12
Spent Their Holiday in the Air.

Because of the occasion, repoSe had
been granted to the entire group for
the afternoon, another group taking
over our patrols. So that after the
review every one had the afternoon to
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
A BIG CIRCUS NEXT SUNDAY.
Boys from Funston TO Give Their Per-
formance to Public.

Entertaining 5000 soldiers in
four productions during the past ten
days is the remarkable record made
by the peerless performers Of Uncle
Sans soldier lads of Camp Funston.
The performance, which is a COM
bination wild west show and circus,
has been staged twice for the men of
the 89th division, once for the 92nd
division, and once for the rockies at
Camp Wood. The circus has been
such a decided success in Camp Fun
ston that plans have been made to
repeat the performance, with a num-
Der of added attractions, at the Army
City baseball park next Sunday after
noon. This will give the friends of
the soldiers, and civilians who live
in the near by towns an opportunity
to see the Sammies put on a real
show.
All funds are to go into the ath-
letic fund for the soldiers. Admis-
sion Sunday afternoon % cents,
grandstand 25 cents. Two hundred
seats in the center of the grandstand
including admission, $1.00. abb
ene friends are invited.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
State Guard Now
for the County

A rousing meeting for state
guard unit in Abilene was held at the
court house last evening and 40
young men pledged to become mem
bers when the first unit was formed.
viii Green, chief engineer for the
United Telephone Company, will be
at the head of the organization in
Abilene and will be commissioned a
major. A petition was sent to Gov
ernor Capper suggesting that Mr..
Green be given this commission.
The petition was signed by a number
of business men and there Is no
doubt that Mr.. Green will be COM
missioned at once. He has had
training and is the proper
man for the position.
AS soon as he is commissioned, or
ganization will start. At the meet
ing last evening 40 young men
pledged to join the Abilene unit of
the state guard. Another meeting
will be held Friday night at 1880 at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
Liberty Loan Drive
Strong In the County

ion and are working in harmony
with that organization. Take your
choice Liberty Bonds or taxation.
p N "a
Dickinson county is going over the
top with its Liberty Loan sale. Al
ready it has sold 20 per cent of the
quota according to bank reports
made to G. NJ. Harger, secretary of
the Liberty Loan committee. The re-
ports up to Saturday night showed
that the country districts outside the
incorporated towns had taken $141,-
900 which is being increased steadily.
The first township to oversell its
quota is Whatland which was asked
for $11 800 and has already bought
$1,000. 1t will be remembered that
Wheatland was also the first town
ship to turn in its full quota for the
Red Cross campaign 1t is still go
ing strong and seems likely to live
up to the slogan of the Liberty Loan,
"A bond in every home"
IAN interesting feature of the
sales is the wide distribution, said
Mr.. Harger. "Of the first 93S sales
individual purchasers reported $50
bought only $50. Many of these will
take more and many of them can
amply afford to do so. The card in
dex registration is being summarized
and the War fund committee will
canvass their territory thoroughly to
see every possible buyer Herington
began it's drive today and expects to
oversell it's quota this week.
1.-The full quota of the county
should be sold this week and it will
1e if everyone will do his share.
This is merely lending money to the
government on good interest. 1t is
he easiest way possible to help win
he war;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18

the court house. Short drill service
may be held. Any person over 1S
years of age is eligible to join. The
service of the guard is limited to
this state. Organizations are being
formed at Hope, Herington and
Chapman. Abilene will be the chief
headquarters.
Some of the good points OF a state
guard as brought out at the meeting
last evening are:
Promotes loyalty to the state and
nation
Promotes Red Cross work.
Can assist families of men at the
front.
Can assist in the harvesting of the
crops in the immediate vicinity.
VIII promote civic matter of the
and
Offers an opportunity to men with
in the draft age to become efficient
in military drill before they are
called into the service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
DICKINSON'S QUOTA IS 1S,
OFFICIAL REPORT SAYS.

or the 1910 Kansas men who will
report for five days following May
10 in the second emergency draft
call, eighteen will come from Dickin-
son, according to an official report.
Kansans will be sent to Jefferson
Barracks, st. Louis, Mo, for inten-
sive military training. Notice of this
call was sent Sunday by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder to governors
and will affect 49,S4S registrants.
New National Army soldiers will be
assigned to eleven forts and recruit
ing barracks to train with regular
soldiers. An estimate yesterday
stated that II would be taken from
this county but the official report
shows 1S.
other counties will give the fol-
lowing number OF men: Clay II,
Cloud 13, Geary s. Lincoln Z, Mar
ion Is, Mcpherson 10. Saline 1s and
Riley IL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
TELLS WHY CHURCH SHOULD
STAND BEHIND THE ARMY.

One of the best war sermons given
in Abilene was delivered by Rev c.
! l.. Hoygard of the Methodist church
Sunday evening, to a crowd that
filled the church. Altho of foreign
BIRTH Rev. Hovgard has refrained
from teaching his own children the
language of his native land and has
cast his all with America and her
principles Of equality and justice. He
gave scriptural quotations upholding
the entrance Of America in the war
and explained it as the positive duty
of the church TO take a clear-cut, de-
finite stand to help prosecute the
war to q victorious conclusion brand
ing as slackers those who refused to
do their best.
He classified the buying of bonds
and aiding of the Red Cross and Y.
M. G. A. by those who we're opposed
to bearing arms as holding a ladder
for the other man to fight on and that
they might just as we'll get all the
way in and do their full duty.
Rev. Hovgard has relatives in Ger
many and he gave much information
which he had gained for himself
first hand and the atrocities which !
the Germans actually commit are al
most unbelievable to the average !
He clearly explained how the Ger
man government had lost its belief
In the Christ long before the war be.
gan, their present conception that
greatness must be accompanied by
he showed just why the
pulpit should speak in the clearest
manner because the principles being
ought for by America are those de-
fired by the church and which It has
)een trying to establish. He weighed
ZACH statement carefully and left his
audience deeply impressed. More
uch sermons would help to smother
he utterance one hears occasionally.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18

communities to produce the neces-
sary state quota.
Only white men. physically quail
fed for general military service, will
be inducted under this call. but 1t is
expected that further call for col
ored draft registrants will follow
within few days.
The men will not go to Camp Fun
ston this time. The army posts to
which the men will go are: Fort
Slocum, New York; Fort Thomas,
Kentucky; Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia;
Fort Mcdowell, California; Fort
Screven. Georgia; Fort Logan, Colo
RADIO; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; CO.
lumbus Barracks, Ohio; Vancouver
Barracks, Washington; Jefferson
Barracks. Missouri and Jackson
Barracks, Louisiana.
On April 26, Dickinson will send
2S men to Funston, the names being
previously announced in the Re-
fector. With II going on May 10,
a total of AZ registrants will be taken
from the second quota for Dlckin-
son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
$4,000 FOR RED CROSS.
Solomon's Big Day Was More Than
Success.

Between $4,000 and $4,000 was
raised for the Red Cross at an all
day sale at Solomon yesterday. The
largest crowd that ever visited Sol
omon thronged the street and pur-
chased articles just to get rid of the
money. 1t was impossible to sell all
the dogs, chickens, cows, wagons,
pigs, potatoes, furniture, vegetables
and other articles which were dona-
ted by the farmers in one day and
so an auction sale will be held Satur-
day
Solomon's residents are patriotic,
having fully subscribed their nrst
and second Liberty Loan quotas and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
FOR DISTRICT 81.

A new and entirely modern school
house will be built for District 81,
just north of Buckeye. 1t is to be
similar to the sand Springs school
house at cost of $3,5OO. 1t is the
plan of the board there to standard
ize the school, Families in the dis
trict are already telling Of the beau
tiful new building which will prob
ably be completed in time for the
next term of school.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
PLENTY MEN IN CLASS ONE
DRAFT BOARD BELIEVES,

The increasingly heavy draft calls
are offering no difficulties to draft
boards in the state as they have an
abundance of Class 1 men ready to
fill contingents faster than army
camps can train the men. Under the
revised plan of classifying and exam
lining all men, the red tape of the
draft was cut and the plan is being
daily proved a success. Members of
draft boards estimate the Glass 1 men
will supply quotas for at least a
year. even under the most speeded
up army plans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
SAYS PARTISAN LEAGUE
is LINKED WITH /. w. w
Pro-Germanism Charged Against the
Leaders.

Charges that the Nonpartisan Lea
que is linked with the |. W. and Other
dangerous elements and that leaders
of the organization are disloyal anC
are spreading German propaganda
were included in an address given al
the court house last evening by P. e
Zimmerman of Lindsborg He also
stated that the Nonpartisan organi-
zation in reality is opposing the will
of the farmer and is not supported
by the Farmers Union as had been
alleged
1t has been learned that Maurice
McAuliffe, president of the Farmers
Union, the largest farmers organiza-
ton in Kansas, has used his in
fuence against the league, and that
similar organizations in North Oak
ota, South Dakota and other states
have shown a like attitude.
Mr.. Zimmerman stated that he did
not believe the. League members are
knowingly disloyal or culpable but
that the leadership is dangerous in
this respect and should be opposed
on patriotic grounds. A. G. Townley,
president of the league, has had "a
questionable career" which stated
he had gone bankrupt while operat-
ing a large farm, had been employed
as a Socialist agitator, had opposed
the Liberty loans and that he has
had a long record as stimulator
of class hatred and inciter of in
dustrial disturbance.
Nearly all of the leaders of the
league we're formerly Socialists, Mr..
said. He added that a
committee declared it had been un-
able to learn what became of the
SIC membership fee which the
farmer pays to the league organizers.
It also was unable to find out who
furnished the motor cars for the or
ganizers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
LOCAL BOARD WANTS SKILLED
MEN-f2,OOO NEEDED IN u. $.

The local board received the fol-
lowing order from the adjutant gem
erals office today. There is an i'm
mediate demand for skilled men in
various units of the army, needed by
General Pershing. The selectiye
service machinery must produce
these skilled men. Delay in the sew
eral states in completing the occu-
pational cards precludes a resort to
the cards to secure these men and
makes 1t necessary to improvise
temporary plan for the purpose
About 10000 men will be needed in
the near future and we hope TO get
these men by voluntary induction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
More Men Called
to Go to Funston

men may vary from Is 10 20, the
official list not being announced yet.
AS in the order of April IL, the
same order is made relative to men
actively, completely and assiduously
engaged in the planting and cultiva-
tion of crops" The adjutant gen.
erals office is further authorized to
make any adjustments in allotments
to local boards necessary to produce
the result, which means that where
local draft board cannot furnish all
the physically At men in Glass | with
out going into the active agricul-
tural classes the adjutant general
may increase the order on other
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18

car from Witchta to Topeka tomor-
row, passing Herington at 11:45 a.
m, making short Liberty Loan
Fpeeches. A boy scout bugler will
accompany him.
Solomon is having a Red Cross
sale today with crowds in attendance.
The All-Kansas band from Camp
Funston furnishes music.
WOmen's Liberty Loan.
The Womens Liberty Loan is hav-
ing good success securing pledges
for Liberty Bonds in the townships.
In almost every instance their town
ship chairman has been appointed
workers in the War Fund associa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18
S4OO TO RED CROSS.
BAND CONCERT NETTED LARGE
SUM FOR ABILENE CHAPTER.
Everyone Enjoyed Concert-Address
by Miss FroOks Boosted Third
Liberty LOan-D. Stanley
To Band.

The 341st regiment field artillery
band of Camp Funston was greeted
with a storm of applause by an aud
ience that filled the Seelye last ev2-
ming. The music, which varied from
classical to ragtime, was excellent
and the military selections rendered
were the best. A number of special
ties were given including a drum
special, saxaphone and clarionet duet,
saxaphone quartet and cornet solo.
The drum special "All Aboard for
Berlin" greatly pleased the audience.
The band came here for the benefit
of the Red Cross and the concert
netted the Abilene chapter nearly
$4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18

giving freely to the Y. M. C. A. and
Red Cross
The All-Kansas band aided in the
entertainment of the big crowd. The
bandsmen were royalty entertained in
Solomon homes,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18

The Kansas City Post today had
the pictures Of eight Red Cross
nurses who will go to France soon
and among them was the picture of
Miss Alice Woolverton formerly OF
this city. She will go with 100 other
nurses to New York for mobilization.