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Putnam patriot., 1918-07-19
HEBREWS NOW HAVE
 ASYNAG0GUE
Sons of Zion Have Bought the Pentecostal Church on Elm
 Street Near Bridge Street
Will Repair and Renovate Buildings. Religious Services and Observ- ances of Holidays and Feast Days Will Be Held

The Hebrews of Putnam are elated over the fact that they now have place of worship of their own and will no longer have to depend upon hiring halls to hold their services and observe their holidays and feast days Through the Sons of Zion, a local He brew organization, the ehureh~owned by the Penteeostal Society, at the cor ner of Elm and Bridge streets. has been purchased the deeds having been passed Monday Before services are held 1t will be necessary to repair and paint the building and renovate it on the inside As soon as the work is completed the new synagogue will be put in use
 Last October the society purchased lot on Green street with the inten- ton of erecting a building On ac- count of the abnormally high cost of material and the scarcity of help the erection of the building was postpon- ed, and when it was learned that there was a possibility of purchasing church. to be used as a synagogue. | already built, an investigation was made which resulted in the deal being consummated The lot previously purchased goes to make up part of the purchase price. The amount the so- eiety paid for the property has not been stated.
 The officers of the Sons of Zion are President, Samuel Smith; vice president. Morris Bantit; treasurer, Philip Zaltas
 Among the building committee were s. Diamond, chairman; Samuel Smith, Max Cohen S. Kaminsky P. Zaltus. \. SalGoyitz and l. Lavine
 Services will be held Friday eve nings and Saturdays and on feast days as they occur Heretofore He brews have worshipped in halls which they were able to secure in various pants of tHe city, and also in homes when t aas not possible to get q hall
 IF Hatea that there are be tween f5z-y and fifty Hebrew families n Pafalss aam herng between three and fe0 hundred souls. There are .le es Scltteee3 about aH He4a Snh.eh. taken a5toeesaeHe
 aszaHea 1se-e congregation
 Es5k3 EeH5a0v.ta. who came from CenarlH Mas. 10 Putnam nearly two yeaas ago. has been Instrumental in working up enthusiasm among his people 70 have place of worship of ther eun The people have cone U his suHport generously. On one day last week. when subscriptions were sought. over $500 was raised in short time This denotes how earnest ly the people, who will make up the membership of the new synagogue attendants, desire a place of their own.
 The Hebrew population os Putnam has grown wonderfully the past ten years Before that time there were scarcely half a dozen Hebrew fami- lies A characteristic of the Hebrews is ability to pursue mercantile busi- ness, and many of them are today prosperous citizens, some owning among the best stores in the city They are a quiet. peace loving race. and make sober. industrious citizens. Most oil are Raturalized citizens. good number having become Ameri- can citizens since locating here.
Putnam patriot., 1918-07-19

even then more food was given him than the family received, and more generous helpings.
 However. the ex-farmer is now back behind the bars eating prison fare and doing prison work and get ting prison wages.
Putnam patriot., 1918-07-19

SOAA SA4tA-s oA4N wy doctors de eide d that l would have to go through an operation before l could get well.
 My mother. who had been be ped by Lydia E. PinAham 5 Vegetable Com pound. advised me to try 1t before sub hitting to an opera ton. It reliev ed me F-.v,, p.u r-,NuhiaS
Putnam patriot., 1918-07-19
HOW MRS. BOYD AVOIDED AN
 OPERATION

Canton. Ohio.-"I suffered from a female trouble which caused me much
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
FORMER KAISER
TRIES SUICIDE
Member of Former Emperor's
Retinue. Who Prevented
Act, Injured.
new REVOLT AT POTsDaM
Soldiers and Workers Council at Ham
burg Announce Discovery Of Plot
for counter-Revolutonary Coup
ALLIES TO Extend Truce.

London, Dec. 10.-Wnliam Hohen-
zollern, the former emperor. attempt
ed to commit suicide. following mem
tai depression. according TO the Leip-
zig rageblatt, which is quoted in a
Copenhagen dispatch 10 the Exchange
Telegraph company. A member Of
the former emperor's retinue. who pre-
vented Herr Hohenzollern from carry
ing out his intentlon. was wounded, it
is said.
Previous cabled advlces had said
that the former emperor Was In bad
health and that specialist was In
c0nstan. attendance.
Williams depression arose not only
from the loss of the throne, hut from
fears that he would be extradlted aud
placed on trial
That the kaiser had attempted to
shoot himself. If the suicide report Is
true, was made evident by the state
ment that the member OF the retinue
who interp0Sed was wounded.
The cahlegram indicated that attend
ants are keeping the ex.war lord un-
der surveillance.
A counter-revOutionary movement Is
in full swing in Potsdam, according
to Berlin dispatch to the National
Tidende at Copenhagen
The soldiers and workers council
at Hamburg has announced the dis
covery of plot for counter-reeo-
lutionary coup there en- MoR.iay
night. II was planned 10 arrest the
members of the soldiers aud work
ers' council, gep,ess the workers by
armed force aud re-establish the for
mer authorities. Several conspira-
tors, including prominent newspaper
men and Herr Blum. Former member
of the reichstag, have been arrested
Berlin. Dec. Matthias Erzberg-
er, head of the German armistice dele
CATION. announced that the French
government has requested the German
army command 10 designate penipo-
tentiaries to confer regarding the pro-
longation Of the armlstice The dele
gates will meet at Treves, In Rhenish
Prussia, December II and IL.
Rumors are current IN Berlin that
the Spartacus group Of socialists
would name Doctor Liebknecht as
president of the republic
Paris, Dec. 10--Prlnce Henry Of
Prussia, brother of the former German
emperor. has proclaimed the establish
ment Of r0yalist party in Germany,
according to reports from Holland.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
ASKED TO JOIN RED CROSS
Presidents Proclamation Urges citi-
zens Become Members-Fee is
One Dollar.

Washington. Dec 10-President VIII
son has issued proclamation calling
on every American to join the Amerl.
can Red Cross during Christmas roll
call week. December Is 20 23. ''and
thus send forth TO the whole human
family The Christmas greeting for
which il waits and for which it stands
ia "reaiest need"
The signing Of the roll and the pay
ment Of one dollar Is All that is neces-
sary to become a member Of the Red
Cross. As was The case last year thou
sands Of persons viii want 70 sign the
roll many times, paying the member.
ship fee each time. II Is these gener-
Gus persons that the Red Cross is anx.
ious to restrain. The roll call is not
a drive fel-' funds IT is campaign
for members In this connection. the
slogan of the drive is to be: One sig.
lature and one dollar"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
TELLS WORK OF NAVY LAUDS HUN KAISER
DANIELS DECLARES FLEET HAS
BIG TASK AHEAD.
Secretary Says U. S. Did Not Lcse
Single East Bound Troopship
During the War.

Washington, Dec. 10.-With a story
of brilliant achievements of the Amer
lean navy In the war. Secretary Dam
| iels couples. In his annual report. an
urgent recommendation for continued
naval expansion to meet the demands
of peace for national and internation-
al work on the sea.
Through nearly all of the 144 print
ed pages the secretary tells in brief
phrases of the navy's part in the war,
OF the doing OF the seemingly impos-
sible through team work.
He spoke of tne mighty accom-
plishment of Transporting 2,OOO,OO0
men to France without the loss of an
east-bound troopship through enemy
action.
This reference to the future con-
cludes the report:
"Navies win still be needed as an
international police force TO com
pei compliance with the decree Of
an International tribunal which will
be set up to decide differences be-
tween DdiIOnS. 1NdNul NEHStlN Will
have large peace tasks of survey
and discovery and protection in ad-
dition to police duty of an interna-
tional as well as of national char
acter.
"InaSmueh as the. United States
is the richest of the great nations
and has suffered less in war than
any of the allied powers. 1t win de-
volve upon this country TO make a
contribution TO the navy to pre-
serve the peace of the world com
mensurate with its wealth. It's com
merce. its growing and expanding mer-
chant marine and its leadership IN
the council of free people
ar Daniels shows that the new
$500, 100000 three-year building pro
gram he has proposed will provide
156 additional naval ships. ten Of
them dreadnaaghts and six battle
cruisers. and the others 10 be in such
distribution of approved types rs the
department may deem best.
Taking up his story of the navy
and the war, the secretary declares
the service was ''ready from stem 70
sterr" when >the United States en-
tered the conflict.
Teau work has been the nayy's slo-
gan fot five years.
Writing with pride Of the record of
die marine brigade = France, the sec
retary shows that with only 5000 men
of the corps engaged the casualties
Numbered 60 officers and 1881 men
dead. IS officers and 2.534 seriously
wounded. while but 81 marines are re-
ported officially as captured by the en-
envy. Illustrating the desperate char
acter Of the fighting in which the hri-
gade participated. and the fact that
{. was always advancing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
HEARST ORDERS CALL GERMAN
RULERS HUMANE.
Pre-War kilograms Sent by the
Publisher.

Washington. Dec. 14.-Government
copies of telegrams signed by William
Randolph Hearst giving instructions
regarding the policy of his newspapers
and their correspondents during the
Syar, We're read into the record at the
hearing of the senate committee inves-
tigating German propaganda.
In message to the New York
American. February "A, 1917. Mr..
Hearst outlined instructions TO be
cabled 10 William Bayard Hale,
then a Hearst correspondent in Ber.
lin. who, according to evidence re.
Gently produced was ON the German
pay roll without Hearst's knowledge.
Mr.. Hearst said:
II firmly believe that the vast ma.
jority of the people of the United
States are entirely undesirous OF war
with Germany believe also that the
people of Germany are equally unde'
sirOus of war with the United States.
Under such circumstances ! can.
not see why the century-oId friendship
of the United States and Germany
cannot be maintained and perpetuated
by the high-minded and humanitarian
rulers and political leaders of our re.
spectiye countries"
A message dated March .. signed
Doctor" and addressed to S. S. Car,
valho. New York American, declared
that the famous Zimmerman note. in
which Germany proposed an alliance
with Mexico and Japan, probably was
forgery prepared by the attorne:
general
The object Of the forgery" the
message said. was 10. frighten con
gress into giving the president the
powers he demanded. and perhaps,
also, into passing the espionage bin"
The authenticity of the Zimmerman
note was admitted by the German
government later.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
COBLENz UNDER
RULE OF YANKS
American Sentries Are Posted on
the Three Bridges Across
the Rhine.
KNOWN AS HUN GIBRALTAR
U. S. Troops Also Take Charge of the
Barracks and Other Buildings
Evacuated by Teuton Troops
Reception Is Friendly

Coblenz Dec. l2-Coblenz is under
the complete military control of the
Americans, with the municipal au-
thorities cooperating.
At the Coblenz end of the three
bridges across the Rhine American
sentries were posted.
The American forces took charge OF
the barracks and other buildings eyae-
uated by the German troops.
The American forces comprised the
Second battalion of the Thrty-ninth
infantry which arrived Tuesday after
noon In answer to request from the
German authorities. The reception or
the Americans was most friendly.
Washington, Dec. 12.--The Ameri-
can army of occupation marching into
Germany, has reached the Rhine. Gen
eral Pershing under date of Monday
night reported
THE American Third army, con-
tinuing' It's advance into Germany to-
day reached the Rhine from Roland
seek to Brohl, and NJ nightfall was ON
that general line" General Pershtng
says
Cologne. Dec. 12-French and Amer
ican troops officially entered Aix-iar
Chnpelle and took over the occupation
OF that German city from the Bel
gians. Allied flags were flown Ia the
Frederick William place. where the al-
lied generals assembled TO take the
salute OF the troops
Order has been re-estabIlshed Ia
Cologne as the result of the arrival OF
nm advance guard of British troops
There had been several days OF the
keenest anxiety In the city caused by
extensive riots and piliaging on the
part of mobs of the lower classes, with
attendant bloodshed, when the turbu-
lent element cnshed with hastily or
ganlzed guards Of responsible citizens
armed with rifles and machine guns
The disorders began after the with
drawal of the German troops frorl the
city
According TO Burgomaster Adenauer.
the trouble was due in part to tha
freshly inculcnted bolshevlk idea
among the populace that II was need
less TO work any longer.
The regular police were unable to
handle the situation and 5000 of tha
citizens were called and armed by the
burgomnster to maintain order.
fight between the rioters and this civic
gunrd resulted In several of the riot.
ers being killed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
PUT BACK PASSENGER TRAINS
Director General MeAdoo Announces
Rail Service viii BE Restored
to Normal.

Washington. Dec. 12.-Restoration
of normal passenger service has now
been undertaken by the railroad adj
ministration, said Director General
McAdoo in a statement addressed 10
the American people withdrawing his
plea made last January for curtaii-
ment Of passenger travel for the waf
emergency.
A number of trains. he announced,
will be added 70 existing schedules
within the next few weeks.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
LLOYD GEORGE FOR LEAGUE
Premie; Makes First Declaration in
Favor of World Combination
Of Nations.

London, Dec. l1.--Tremler Lloyd
George broke his long silence with re-
gard TO the League of Nations plan.
Addressing Il large womens meeting,
the prime minister said
II favor league of nations. II
may not prevent war, but II will make
1t difficult and trip the steps OF the
god Of war"
This Is the first reference the pre-
mier has made to the Leaehe OF Ma
tions project since the elt-t don cam
paign began.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
2,6oo CAPTIVE YANKs FREED
Leave Camp Rastatt In Germany fos
Switz@-iand--others by way
Of Holland.

Berlin. Dec. 12-Twenty-six hun.
tired American prisoners of war In.
termed nj Camp Rastatt left there for
Switzerland. Two hundred other
Americans who have been scattered in
various camps In Germany are leaving
by way of Holland aud Denmark. II
IS expected that the last Of the Amer
leans will he out of German camps
by the middle of this week
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
U. S. SOLDIERS IN DANzIG
Polish-Ameriean Troops Sail From
Havre TO Take over Posen
and Silesia.

Amsterdam, Dec. polish-Ameri-
can divisions. says the Warsaw corre-
spondeDt Of the Weser Zeitung. have
embarked at Hayre for Danzig TO &C
cupy the provinces of Posen and Sile-
sia. The headquarters Of the Polish
American troops. according to this in
formation, win be at the town Of Po-
sen.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
ASKS MARSHALL TO PRESIDE
Cabinet Meeting First Time
in History.

Washington. Dee 12.-vlce Presl-
dent MarshalI took the chair when the
cabinet assembled Tuesday, explaining
as he did so that he was acting ont Of
Difference 30 the desire Of the presi-
dent. So far as anyone here knows
vice president never before has pre-
sided at cabinet meeting.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Washington. Dec. ll.--Noses were
sent TO Berlin and Vienna by the state
department today. advising the Ger
nam and Austrian governments that
the United States desires to receive no
further communications from fhem
which should properly be addressed to
all the allied governments.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
CANADA SPENT Sl,o65, 900, 900
Premier sir Robert Borden Receives
Estimate Of Dominion's
War Expense.

Ottawa. Ont, Dec. 11.--Canada's war
expenditures mp to November 30 were
81 .06J, ,OO0N10, according to an estimate
which the minister Of finance has for
warded 10 Sir Robert Borden, premier
Of Canada. now in England to present
Canada's war claims. 1t IS estimated
that by March 81 it will exceed S1s
290.OOOOO0.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13
fEo 60 &c This Year.

Copenhagen, Dec. 1.-THE Nobel
committee has decided not to award
any Nobel peace prize this year.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

JanesVille Military police from
Camp Grant will be on duty here each
weekend until the army has been de-
modified. II was impossible for the
local police to prevent soldiers from
obtaining liquor while here on pass.
With only seven policemen Chief
Champion decided to request military
police,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Racine The r. d. Lang Manufactu-
ring Co. suffered loss OF S5o'oOV When
crossed electric wires caused a nre
which swept the entire upper part q
the main two story factory oulialng.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Menofinee The Wisconsin Dairy
Mems convention elected officers as
follows: President, George McKer.
row, Pewaukee; vice-president, A. ].
Glover. Fort Atkinson; secretary
treasurer, Paul C. Burchard, Fort At
kinson; directors, Math. Michels,
PEBBLES; ]. @. Emery, Edgerton; E. G,
Jacobs, Elkmound, and G. H. Everett,
Racine. The association adopted res
olutions favoring league of nations
to enforce peace.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

La crosse-Two thousand entries
were nade at the twenty-eighth annu-
exhibition Of the Western Wiseon-
isn ponltgv Association, L. Cross
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Madlson-To aid worthy and needy
students. especially returning soldiers
and S. A. r. c. men, who wish to re
main in college, the University of
Wisconsin regents voted to devote $5,-
600 to additional scholarships this
year. They established nifty scholar.
ships of SIS each and fifty of $2Aeach
for undergraduate student residents of
the state. These will be followed by
fifty scholarships of 800 in succeed
ing years
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Washington Among the list of
those sick in the hospital, previously
reported missing, appears the name of
Carl Erickson, Nye, Wis Among
those who have returned to duty,
previously reported missing, are three
Wisconsin men: Sergt David H. Lam
phere, La Crosse; George Fellows, AL
gonna; William H. Harrison, La
Crosse.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Wausau-G. A. Oswald has received
a telegram from his son, Harry Os-
wald, who is in the radio service with
the United States navy, announcing
that he is safe n Norfolk Mr. Oswald
was member of the crew of the U.
S. S. Ophir, which was destroyed by
dre in the harbor OF Gibraltar on Nov.
II, with the loss OF two members. The
chip, an army cargo transport. was en-
route to Marseilles, France, with army
supplies.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Marinette Meddie Yilleneuve of
Marinette, who was bad'y gassed but
entered service again, went over the
top nine times with Company !, One
Hundred and Twenty-seventh infan-
try. His brother Alex was killed in ac.
ton Aug. 6. The last time he went
over the top with companion, he
took thirty-one German prisoners.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

La Crosse Erected at cost oi
sg5. 600, la Cfasse county's tubercu
losis ganatolium. twelfth in the state,
is open for patients. With aceommo-
dations for forty patients, the sanato.
rum is now treating thirty-fYe and
has a waiting list which will tax the
capacity.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Fox Lake - Andrew Frank shipped
forty-five Holstein cattle TO Fond du
Lac. They sold for nearly $4,000 One
7months bull brought $3.50, and four
2-year-old heffers brought $500 each.
The mileh cows were sold at prices
from $3.50 to $3.50. and 6-weeks-oSd
hcifer brought S100.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Madison The first American uni
yersity to establish a separate depart
ment of Americanization is the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. The purpose of
the new prosect is the development of
a concrete and practical policy for the
teaching of citizenship. The schools OF
the state of Wisconsin will then be
used in carrying this policy into eff
feet.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Green Bay - Green Bay business
men, acting through the Wholesale
Credit Mems association, have filed
objections to the revenue bill as pre-
pared for passage by congress. They
feel that while the bill is framed for
the present emergency, it should be
limited to the present year, and that
new bills to fit the conditions as they
may arise in the future should be
passed for the succeeding years.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Fountain City Gallant work on the
part of women firefghters saved
Fountain City from being wiped our
by FIRE. The blaze destroyed a &c.,
900 business block. Women aided the
volunteer department by forming a
bucket brigade and throwing water
On the buildings. Although a call was
sent for the Winona. Mimi, fire dc
partment, the blaze, was under con-
troll before the Winona department
had started via railroad for Fountain
City.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

--eaasha r. A community Christmas
~lil grace Shattuck park. It will
-i l9vO multi-coIored electric lights.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

aiadison--Work on acid plants be-
- oailt by the government at Cuba
'1s and New Diggings has been or
'ered stopped.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

hhinelander Sergt Ray RolsiR, son
q Ar and Mrs. Alfred Rolsin. has
. zen cited for bravery on the battle
.sia He captured machine gun nest
anelehanded.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

"atertown Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eu-
'o|' celebrated their golden wedding
20 arulnlYersary at West Granville, near
+" "a'ert4wn. The Rev J. Prayer who
'LAeiated at the wedding, was pres
mt at the celebration.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

Nadison--Maj E A. Fitzpatrick,
army law administrator for Wisconsin.
las been called to Washington, prob
Aoiy regarding closing up Of state
army records. His report has been
Completed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-03-06
Russian Grand Duke Held.

Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 28.-The
Breslau Tageblatt says the Bolshe-
Wiki have ordered the trial Of Grand
Duke Nicholas by revolutionary tri-
bunal. He Is charged with attempt
ed high treason against the Russian
republic.
(The reference in the Tageblatt Is
undoubtedly to Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaievitch. former commander
in-chief of the Russian army and
second cousin Of the former Gar. or
late little has been heard from the
grand duke, who in 1915 and 1916
conducted powerful campaign on
the Caucasus front, capturing Erze-
rum in February, 1916, and later oc-
cupying Trebizond as well as many
other cities.
In April, 1917, an alleged plot was
discovered to proclaim him Emperor.
After the fall Of the Fercnslty gov
ernment it was reported that Grand
Duke Nicholas was raising an army
to oppose the Bolsheviki.)