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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Midnioht Illustrations,

Many eminent men have done some
of their most famous work In bed In
deed, no small part of the worlds lit
erary treasures have been produced
between the sheets by physically in
dolent although mentally active men
of genius.
Longfellow's Wreck of the Hes
perus" came to him as he was sitting
by his f1reside on the night after
violent storm. He went to bed, but
could not sleep; the Hesperus would
not be denied, and as he lay the verses
flowed on without let or hindrance
until the poem was completed.
Wordsworth used to go TO bed aft
er his morning walk, and. while break
fasting there. dictate the lines he had
composed willis walking.
One at least of Rossini's operas
was composed IN md.-Manchester
Evening Nsv&
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
CONCRETE TO HOLD A RIVER
Material Used to Patch Holes In Bed
Through Which the Water Period
Ically Vsnlshes.

II has been found necessary to put
another patch on the bed of the Blanco
yiver, says the Martindale (Tex.) Dis
match. This stream has remarkable
way of losing itself, and in order to
restore It to its surface channel.
concrete patch has been placed upon
the holes through which it disappears
For many years Il has been empty
ing portions of KS flow into small
holes in its bed, but it was not until
about a year ago that the entire bot
tom. so to speak. dropped out at a
point near San Marcos.
In one night the river below that
point went dry. 1t had had a width
OF nearly 200 feet and was flowing a
strong current until the sudden dis
appearance OF the water. The drying
UP OF The stream meant heavy losses
10 persons dependent upon it for water
supply.
IVA engineers were consulted In re-
restoring the flow, and 10 was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Hat Trimming Cast Aside.

Lines-all lines-are the new hats
as they come along. More and more
they cast aside all vestige Of trimming.
The materials from which they are
constructed are a vastly important fea-
ture of the situation. OilclOth and pat
ent leather hats can be ultra smart
who would have dreamed in an earlier
day that this particular material would
make an acceptable hat? The smart
est ones have some drapery used in
their making, though there are those
with the covering stretched on per-
fectly plain and smooth. The shapes
are of the turban variety with brims
that turn up in front and flare percep-
tibly. Trimming would be an out
rage on these hats. They are perfect
as they are.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
FOES COMPLETE
PLAN FOR DRIVE
Great Offensive in West May
Come at Any Time.
TO USE TANKS AND NEW GAS
kaiser's Troops Told Surprise Attacks,
Such as Were Used in Galicia,
Will Be Used on Western
Front-AlIies Ready.

British Army Headquarters in
France, Feb. 20.-The great German
offensive on the western front may be
expected to begin at any moment now.
and as far as the British front is con-
cerned the main thrust will be made on
the sector between Arras and st. Quen-
tin.
Tanks and "a new mysterious gas"
will be employed by the enemy in the
attempt to break through the allies
line.
Other attacks will be delivered farth-
er south. These facts have become
known through captured German pris-
oners and from information cleaned
in other ways.
The plans of the German higher COM
mand are complete, and after many
weeks of intensive training of assault
ing troops they are ready to make the
supreme and final effort which has
been advertised so widely in the last
weeks.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General Won Ludendorff appear to have
realized that the old methods of attack,
in which a long bOmbardment is en-
ployed, are too well known to produce
the results desired. Accordingly the
German troops are being told that sur
prise attacks. such as were used in
Galicia last summer, at Riga and again
on the lsOnZo, are to be tried against
the allies on the western front.
Train Germans to Storm Trenches.
Much stress has been laid on the
fact that tanks and new gas are to be
used, leaving the infantry little to do
but to walk through the gaps and con-
sOlidate the positions captured. Ger
man troops have been trained to make
long approach marches and then to
storm enemy positions after short
gas shell bombardment Those OBJ
stacles which the German artillery fire
has not Obliterated. will be rushed by
the troops or ignored.
Word has been passed out by the
German high command that few of the
allied troops will survive the effects of
the tanks the gas and the lombard
ment and that fresh German infantry
will overcome speedily any resistance
offered in captured positions.
Despite these assurances and the in
tenSive training to which they have
been put, the German troops are frank
ly Skeptical and are undertaking their
task with no enthusiasm. according to
prisoners. They feel they are going tC
be thrown into battle to be used as
cannon fodder. and do not relish the
prospect.
The Germahn will find the allied
morale at the highest pitch on the
western front and their attack will be
far from the surprise desired. The al
lies are ready for & big blow and await
with assurance the next move of the
German high command.
The allied forces have superiority
in numbers. both in .nen and guns. and
no doubt is felt on this front as TO the
outcome,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
With the Invalid.

A nursery ice box in the sick room
is a convenience not only to the in
valid but TO the nurse A bottle of wa,
ter can always be kept there on hand
for drinking. Milk. too, can be kept
on tap, and other food can be stored
there from day to day Any tin box
can be made to serve IS a nursery
ice box. II you have an old bread box.
use that. Put pan in the bottom of
II, and lag a wire cake tray, the sort
that you put in the oven to hold cake
or bread tins, over the pan. Put the
Ice on the tray, and the melting warsr
viii drain into the pan. This OF
course, must be emrtied whenever IL
is full. Put milk and water in the
bottom of the box. and put other
things around the ice, on the wire
tray. There is an ice blanket which
helps keep the ice from melting and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Says Dodd's Kidney pills,
Wonderful Remedy

-, Mrs. Della Olson, of New London, Wis,
IKE many others, knows after experience
ing the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills thai
tney are unexcelled. Here is what Mrs.
Olson recently wrote us:
1 suffered with rheumatism for years.
mere was gravel deposit in the urine
dark circles around my eyes and was al
ways tired. bought box of your Dodd's
Kidney Pills and am glad / did, for l Sc
cured quick relief and think they arc q
wonderful remedy"
Mighty few people realize. IN time that
Kidney trouble is making its advances up
on their health. They put of treatment
they say. "Oh. I'll be all right in day or
two. And the malady tightens its grip.
Result: Bright's Disease, hospital treat
ment, doctors bllls-often death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
U. S. AVIATOR is KILLED
Cadet C. E. Jones of Massachusetts
Loses Life in France-Chicago
Flyer Missing.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Cadet Charles
f. Jones of Pittsfeld. Mass. attached
to the aviation section of the signal
corps, has been killed in an airplane
accident in France, the war depart
ment was advised by General Perish
ing.
Ottawa. Ont. Feb. 20-F'light Lieut..
Claude c. Purdy of the royal naval
aviation squadron is missing and be-
leved killed. according to an an
nouncement through the naval depart
ment. His home address is given as
East Forty-fifth street, Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the In
tiammation of sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring Il good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature in
building Up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil.
lied countries.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
John D. Provides Coal.

Tarrytown. y. V, Feb pa hun
dred or more families living in the vi
cinity of the Pocantico hills estate of
John u. Rockefeller were furnished
with plentiful supply of coal during
the recent cold weather At the Sug-
-na.,,, of the local fuel administrator.
Mr.. Rockefeller prevented the coal
famine from causing suffering.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
TEUTONS KEEP OUT US. NEWS
Papers Admitted, But Articles About
the American Army Are
Censored.

Geneva, Switzerland. Feb. 2O-The
ban which several weeks ago was
placed on British. French and Italian
newspapers at the German frontier
has now been removed. American
newspapers also are being admitted.
but are carefully censored. especially
those articles concerning the activities
of American troops in France.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
System in Dressing.

And just a word about system In
dressing: If you are systematic about
making your toilet you will save an
appreciate number of minutes. Nor is
it wise to trust the dressing program
to memory. Tack up little card some
where with the various stages in dress
ing written thereon, numbered and in
order. Then you will be sure of set
ting out without any qualmc about not
being above criticism in the little
things.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
ASKS UMPIRE FOR STRIKE
Workers, Wants Garfield to Settle
Alabama Row.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Frank A.
Hayes, president of the United Mine
Workers of America. asked the fuel
administration to appoint an umpire
to settle the strike I'm the Alabama
coal fields, where $4,000 men are re-
ported idle. Rembrandt Pe,.|e was
named.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
New Kind of Animal to Him.

Dicky was born on an isolated Texas
ranch. Having no neighbors, his play
mates consisted of pet pigeons, rabbits,
a dog, a cat and lame maybe.
His mother, planning a trip "up
north" said to him: Now you'll have
some little cousins to play with. You'll
like that, won't you, Dickey?"
I'm not sure" answered the little
fellow. do cousins have two legs or
four?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

81 see where young man was acct
dentally locked up in an office build
ing and stayed away from the bride
until after midnight, the first time such
thing has happened since he got
married"
do you suppose he had any diff
Guilty in explaining the situation?"
"Tm afraid so. He has been mar
ried a month. Brides usually begin
to grow suspicious at the end Of thirty
days. "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
A Biblical Incident.

The Liverpool Post says: 1--WE have
captured Jerusalem in the year 1917
A. D., and Biblical students are point
ing out that the first mention Of Je-
rusalem in the Scriptures occurs in
the eighteenth verse of the fourteenth
chapter of Genesis, where it is stated
that Melchizedek, King of Salem,
brought forth bread and wine A ref
erence to the margin in the authorized
version shows that this chapter Is
dated 3. G.. 1917"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
2 BURNED. 80 HURT IN WRECK
Spreading Rails Cause Accident on
Burlington Road Near Hol-
redge, Neb.

Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 20.-Two per-
sons were burned to death and 80
were injured when a Chicago. Buring-
ton & Quincy passenger train jumped
the tracks and went over an emhank-
ment while running between Holredge.
Neb., and Sterling, Colo. 4 spreading
rail was the cause of the accident.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Must Have Been That Wav.

"The fortune teller told Bighedde's
wife that she'd have two husbands and
that the second would be very fine
man."
Doesn't Bibhedde take that as rath-
er a reflection on him."
ooh, no. He merely thinks his wife
must have been married before and
never told him."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Detroit Air Cadet Killed.

Dallas Tex. Feb. 20.-Nictor 7.
Dennis of Detroit, Mich cadet aviator
who was burned at Love field. near
Dallas, when his machine fell 100 feet,
died in the field hospital.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

surplice bodice, draped low with lin
gerie vest. The scant skirt, with cuff
bottom. showed the fullness in the top
of the skirt but retained the narrow
silhouette.
All the materials used in this war
bride costume were American made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

decided to patch the mole into which
the water was emptying. This was
done at heavy expense.
A few days ago the river wore an
other big hole through the bed twenty
miles northeast OF here and the same
method OF patching is being followed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Why Bald So Younu7

Dandruff and dry scalp usually the
cause and Cuticura the remedy. Rub
the Ointment into scalp. Follow with
hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap. For
free sample address, "Cuticura, Dept.
x, Boston. At druggists and by mail
Soap 25, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
For $3.50 Wheat.

Washington, Feb. 20.-A favorable
report on the Gore bill to increase
the minimum price for wheat of the
1918 crop from 81 to $3.50 per
bushel was made by the senate agri-
culture committee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Lingerie.

In the way of ''undies," there is a
novelty brassiere on the ban1eau or
der. 1t is made entirely Of real filet
lace, with a fitted diaphram band and
a lining of fiesh-colored net.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Montana for Dry Amendment.

Helena, Mont, Feb. 2O.-Montana
ratified the federal prohibition amend
ment when the senate concurred in the
kemms resolution from the house.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

SO reduces the cost Of ice, and one of
these would be useful in the nursery
ice box. 1t is wrapped about the ice
or spread over it, and it is said that
IT is as durable as It is Convenient
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
Because of It's tonic and laxative effect Laxative
Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing in the head. There
is only one "Bromo Quinin0." u W. GROVES
signature 10 on box. 3Oc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
STYLISH PREDETERMINED HAT

This stunning broad-brimmed hat. a
type of the large hats to be worn the
coming spring, is of black panne velvet
and maIine. The transparent brim is
a striking feature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

snakes? Why don't we walk of there,
where the ground is solid?'
WALL said the guide, as he kicked
another stump, we moughtn't sink be-
low yer waist of there-and then
ag'in ye moughtl'"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
BoIsheViki in FLIGHT. Report.

london, Feb. 2O-EumOrS are cur
rent in Vasa that the holSheviki gov
eminent in Petrograd has been over
thrown by the social revolutionists I'M
der the leadership of NJ. Tchcrnoff. ac-
cording to the correspondent there of
the Politiken of Copenhagen. says a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company. Nikolai Lenine and Leon
TrotZky are said to have escaped to
Riga.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

The Interior Journal $3.50 a year
The interior journal., 1918-02-01
THE LATEST WAR NEWS

Announcement was made that the
total tonnage of former German
steamships ready for the high seas
service, most of which are now car
rying men and materials to France,
is approximately 100000. The figur-
es are authoritatively declared to
prove that Germany has been delib-
erately circulating false reports to
belittle to her own people the assist
ance given to the Entente Allied
cause by this shipping and thus to
create unjustified confidence in the
German submarines.
The second air raid of the year, to
which London was subjected, was
much less serious in effect than that
of the night previous, when forty
seven persons were killed and 169
injured. This time the known casual
ties were only three killed and ninc
injured, although it is feared that
six additional deaths may be reveal
ed by the uncovering of bodies buri-
ed in the ruins of a house The raid
ers failed to penetrate to the heart
of London, such bombs as they were
able to launch being dropped in the
outskirts.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01
WAR WILL END THIS YEAR

President Wilson sends this glo.i-
Gus message to the Farmers Confer
ence in session at Urbana. III, which
prediction let US all unite in hoping
will come true: "You will realize. as
think statesmen on both sides Of
the water realize. that the culminat-
ing crisis of the struggle has come
and that the achievements Of this
years on the one side or the other
must determine the issue. II has
turned out that the forces which
fight for freedom, the freedom Of
men all over the world, as wei. as
our own, depend upon US in an eX-
traordnary and unexpected degree
for sustenance, for the supply ~ the
materials by which men are to live
and to fight, and il will be our glory
when the war is over that we have
supplied those materials, and suppl
ed them abundantly, and il will be
all the more glory, because in supply
ing them we have made our supreme
effort and sacrifice"
The interior journal., 1918-02-01
OTTENHEIM

Herman Distilli's mother is very
i'll.
Miss Mary Mohiners is on the SICK
list.
Mrs. W. T. White is very sick nj
this writing.
There are several cases Of measles
in this community.
Miss Matilda Koker is recovering
from a severe burn.
Mr.. Casper Abt. OF Crab Orchard.
was at Ottenieim Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Disch is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Simon Petrey.
Mr.. J. S. Harris has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Ezra Oaks.
Mr. Earl Russell is recovering
from severe case Of measles.
MIR c.. H. Kerr has moved TO the
farm vacated by Willie Anderson.
Master Cooper Petrey had the mis-
fortune of splitting his lip with an AK.
Miss Elizabeth Disch was in town
last week having some dental work
done.
Mr.. Mack Petrey is taking the job
of sleigh making during this rough
spell.
Mrs. Minnie Ronecker was visiting
Mrs. Mary f. Westendorf Sunday
afternoon.
The Ottenheim graded school has
been closed for some time on account
of measles.
Mrs. Simon Petrey has received
the news that Eer father is very i'll
with pneumonia.
Master Howard Petrey, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Petrey, has been
i'll Of pneumonia fever.
Mr.. Adolph Wecendorf and Ezra
Oaks are having a hard time gather
ing corn during this cold spell.
Mr.. Edgar Thompson, former
teacher Of Chappell's Gap school, has
left Kentucky for Nashville, Ga.
where he will teach school. He will
be greatly missed by his host Of
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Popenhsgen
have returned from Wisconsin.
where they have been visiting rela-
tives. Mr.. Popenhaaen returned in q
very bad condition. lie is OH tTutshss
with infammatory rheumatism.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01
THIS AND THAT

Two hundred persons perished in
fire in an alcohol factory at Novo
Archangesk. A crowd of carousers
broke into the factory and became
trapped in the cellar Some one light
ed a candle and the alcohol fumes ex-
ploded.
Fifty tons of coal were saved in
Richmond during the two heatless
Mondays, just passed and the greater
part of this amount came from the
suspension of retail stores, since
there were but few industrial plants
here to close.-Register.
In an address in London the Mar
quis of Lansdowne said he concurred
entirely with the recent speeches of
Premier Lloyd George and President
Wilson on peace aims. He said he be-
lieved everyone was ready to prolong
the war until. a durable and honor
able peace is obtainable.
Steps toward vast financial opera
tions for the war were planned at
conferences between Secretary Nc
Adoo and leaders in Congress. 1t was
agreed that next Monday the Ad-
ministration bill to create a War
Finance Corporation will be intro
duced in Congress. Senator Simmons
chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, declared there is nc
question but that taxes for 1919
will he increased
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

There is one thing about the Lex
ington Herald. II seems to tote fair
with its patrons. 1t publises some
very causitc criticisms of its course
since the breaking out Of the war.
and in this respect Editor Breckin-
ridge reminds us of the Senator who
the other day had printed in the Con-
gressional Record a letter from one
of his constituents branding him as
a d--n liar.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01
sILENcINc his CRITICS

Even his critics. most Of whom are
animated by pique or personal re-
sentiment, are forced to admit that
the revelations made before the SEN
atorial Committee by Secretary OF
War Baker, Of the amount Of work
done 20 prepare our troops for ser
vice in France. has been little short
Of marvellous. Mr.. Baker admits that
he and those who are assisting him in
the war problem. have made mis-
takes. but they have been corrected
as soon as discovered and have really
made for greater efficiency. Five
hundred troops will soon he in
France and a million more ready 10
60 there. armed, equipped and train
ed for service, was one Of the assur-
ances of the secretary. whose state
ment, occupying nearly day, made
a profound impression on his defam-
er. Senator Chamberlain. and others
Of the committee. Mr. Baker may
not be the greatest Secretary Of War
in the history of the country, but he
is surprising the people with his her.
culean efforts and proving that the
President was right when he said
that he was one of the ablest officials
in the service of the government.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

Monk" Plaschke must have been
monkeying when he made that pic
ture of DR.. w. B. O'Bannon. which
appears on the first page Of the Lou
isville Times Of Thursday afternoon.
Nobody would have ever known il
was intended for the genial Repre-
sentative from Lincoln county had
not the name appeared near it and
the doctors favorite expression. "By
joe" used in connection. Mr.. Plas-
ckhe had better take another shot at
the biggest man in the Kentucky
Legislature.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

The Court of Appeals affirmed the
death sentence given Jim Howard
and the life term for Harry Porter,
convicted of killing Policeman Will
Rou,aine in Paducah last September
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

The Government lock No. Ii at
Heidelberg, Lee county, was washed
out by the Kentucky River food.
Logmen have organized TO catch 50.-
900 logs and 100000 railroad ties
now rushing down the river.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

The Legislature observes heatless
Monday by having no session. This
looks patriotic, but most Of US would
be glad 10 show it at $40 psr day.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

William Jennings Bryan also gives
Secretary of War Baker a certificate
Of good character and efficiency, as
II he had not already suffered
enough.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

II is said that Fuel Administrator
Garfield is one of the bunch who is
pretending to serve the government
at 81 per year, but those of us who
have been affected by his rulings as
TO heat think that his salary is none
to small. Being the son Of a Presi.
dent does not always imply that he
is smarter than 'tother folks.
The interior journal., 1918-02-01

Having secured an eight hour day,
Samuel Gompers. head Of the labor
ers' union, now seeks to reduce it to
seven hours, showing again ths: the
more they get the more they want.
1t looks like it is gradually approach
ing that Utopian time. when every
body will cease to labor at all and at
the same time get full pay for doing
nothing.