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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
ALLIES ARE FED
BY SELF DENIAL
Generous Doing Without i
America Supplied Food
to Europe.

Exports from this country since 1t
entered the war have kept starvation
from Allied Europe and have main
tanned the health and strength of those
who have been bearing the brunt Of
our battles, SO that they could hold
out to victory. Now that hostilities
have ceased we must assume the add
ed burden of keeping starvation from
increasing its toll upon the millions
who have been liberated from the
Prussian yoke Famine would undo
the work which has been accomplished
in freeing the world for democracy. No
stable government can be established
and maintained by nation harassed
by hunger. A starving people turns
to rioting and anarchy. Food has
given strength and courage to the ma
tons fighting for democracy; 1t must
now give the nations strength and
tranquility to re-eStablfsh themselves
in freedom and democracy.
Without our help it would have been
absolutely impossible for the Allies to
maintain a living ration. Since our
entry into the war we have been con-
tributing largely to the support of one
hundred and twenty million people
whose normal food supplies have been
cut off, whose production has fallen
almost to the vanishing point, whose
fields have been devastated by Ger
many. The food exported from the
United States In the past year has
been sufficient to supply the complete
ration of twenty-five million people.
It is hard to grasp the magnitude
and significance Of the assistance
patriotic, voluntary service of the
American people. The food we sent
abroad last year would have been suf-
fcient to feed one-fifth of our pcpula-
ton. And this was done in spite of
the fact that we entered the year with
short crops. Our surplus was practi-
cally nothing. An overwhelming pro-
portion of the food that left this coun-
try last year was saved out Of the nor
NAL home. consumption of our own
people.
In spite of difficulties met in inter-
nal transportation and shortage of
ocean tonnage our food exports last
year amounted to figure that few
years ago would have been unbelieva-
BILE. Even the most optimistic element
Of our population faced with anxious
CONSERVATION the prospect which
opened before us with the beginning
of the 1917 harvest year.
The American people have not been
compelled to save. They have been
appealed to on the basis of humanity
and Of patriotism. They have re-
sDOnded voluntarily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
TAKES PLACE OF cows MILK
Substitute Derived From Pressed AL.
monds Has Been Found to Give
Fair Degree of Satisfaction.

Substitutes for cows milk seem to
be obtainable from various vegetable
sources. Drs. III. D. Chaplin and Lud-
wig Kast Of New York reported their
experience with almond milk, which
Is prepared by first grinding the
almonds fine, covering with water and
placing in the icebox overnight and
then pressing out with fruit press or
by hand through four layers of gauze
The water may be twice the weight of
the nuts, the pressed-out liquid being
further diluted. The almond milk fer
ments much less easily than cows
milk, is richer in easily digestible fat
and in phosphorus and it's small
amount Of carbohydrate makes it less
likely to cause sugar fermentation. It
has been tried in more than one thou
sand adults. Though some dislike it,
no actual disturbances have been
caused by it, and it has served well
Tor temporary use in such conditions
as nephritis. typhoid, intestinal putre-
fact1on, malnutrition and secondary
anemla. Milk is similarly prepared
from the soy bean, already an impor-
tant source Of oil for margarine and
soaps. This milk, which may be freed
from Its strong bean odor by heating
to boiling point, contains 3.13 per cent
of casein and 80 ounces of the beans
are said to yield 46 ounces Of cheese.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
where TAXES ARE UNKNOWN
That Would Seem Ideal Spots
In Which to Locate.

In these days of expensive living
taxes! But there are such places.
There is OrsOn in Sweden. This
municipality has its ordinary city ex-
penses, but it imposes no taxes. More
over, the local railway is free to every
citizen and there is no charge for tele-
phone service, schools, libraries and
the like.
All this is due to the wisdom of a
former generation, who planted trees
on all the available ground, with the
result that during the past thirty
years the town authorities have sold
100000 worth of young trees and
timber, while judicious replantings
have provided for a similar income in
the future.
Then there is Mourmalon, in the
Midi, France. Here not only are there
no taxes, but the timbers on the COM
munal lands are sufficient to grant
each person a small annuity.
Nearer home we have the island Of
Innishmurray, off the west coast of
Ireland. Here there are no taxes, SIM
ply because the fourteen families who
live on the island resolutely refuse to
pay. In a report to the local govern
ment board rate collector stated that
he could not get boat on the main
land to take him to the island on such
an errand as collecting rates.-London
Mail.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

1t is a matter of history that soon
after the close of the civil war there
was organized in Wisconsin a mill
tary force. Later the name was
changed from State militia to National
guard. The history of the National
guard of Wisconsin is one highly
creditable to the state and to the Of
ficers and men who constitute it. It
is feet that comparatively few of
the men who served in the civil war,
except some of the officers, were
members. It is reasonable to sup
pose that the men who constituted
the National guard before they went
to France will not be inclined to con-
tinue in the state service. Their regi-
mental and company organizations
have been broken up in their war ser
vice. However, Wisconsin was for
tunate in moving, early after the
Guard left the state, to organize a
new force. This force is called the
Home guard. There are fifty compan-
les. All Of these companies and the
several regiments that have been or
gained from them, are exceptionally
we'll Differed, and the membership Is
highly creditable. They have been
well Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
WOMAN WANTED BADLY
MAY HAVE Been HERE

A woman named Alice Grayson is
badly wanted in st. Paul for passing
worthless money orders supposed to
have been stolen at Radcliffe, Ark.
A couple registered at the CONNER
cial last night under the name of Paul
H. Grayson and wife. Today the wo-
man purchased an article in one of
the stores and rendered a $50 check
in payment, which was refused, and
FLandlord Carroll also refused to en-
dorse it as she was unknown.
The police were notified Of the oc-
currence and went to the hotel to in
vestigate The man, who was in uni
form, stated that he was a soldier
and he would not leave the hotel unless
a proper warrant was issued, as he
was not guilty of anything. He said
he would remain under guard in the
hotel. AS there was nothing against
him in the local transaction the Of
ficer left to further investigate, and
later the couple left the hotel, not re-
turning at Ais, the hour of going to
press.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
TO RECLAIM DISMAL. SWAMP
Engineers Have Long Had Their Eyes
on Picturesque Wilderness Which
Can Be Made Valuable.

Dismal Swamp, which lies just south
of Norfolk, Va, partly in that state
and partly in North Carolina, is one
of the most picturesque wi1dernesses
| in the eastern United States. Although
| it may be reached from the busy port
| Of Norfolk within u few hours by a
boat which plies Gaily up and down a
| mains an unspoiled wilderness where
black bears and panthers still roam,
while the smaller creatures Of the wild
exist in abundance.
The thick jungles and bottomless
boys at once offer perfect hiding places
| for the wild things and obstacles to
| the hunter which are often impassa-
BILE. Then, too, the swamp is alive
| with snakes-the deadly copperhead
| and moccasin being especially abun-
| dant-and this fact alone detracts con.
siderably from the popularity of the
place as a pleasure resort.
1t is nevertheless regularly visited
by some hardy hunters, and is the de-
light of naturalists and scientists of
all kinds, who here find what they
most love -unspoiled, primitive nature.
The Dismal Swamp has great posi-
bilities of future usefulness. In the
first place, it contains some of the
deepest and richest deposits of peat
in the United States, and this fuel is
undoubtedly to be used in this coun-
try in the near future. Furthermore,
engineers say that the swamp can be
drained, and that it will then become
one of the richest bits of farmland in
| America. Indeed, one man has already
demonstrated this by draining few
hundred acres of the swamp and rails
ing phenomenal crops on it.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
WatertoWn Lumber
and Coal Company

tremeIy rude Tor a man IN Poland to
enter even a shop without removing
his hat, and it was not unusual for a
customer who omitted this formality
to be told that he would be attended
to when compliance with the demands
Of politeness should entitle him to the
shopkeeper's consideration. It was
only few years before the war that
this practice came gradually to be
abandoned. The reform was largely
due to the action of the more import
ant tradespeople in the principal
towns, who exhibited notices in their
shops saying, "Gentlemen are request
ed not to remove their hats"
In Poland and Russia visitors are
expected to leave in the hall not only
their goloshes, but hat, coat, and stick
as well, no matter how short their stay
Clients calling on professional men are
expected to do the same.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
City BriefetS
Bulk oysters at Carl OttO's.


j. D. Owens of Neenah was a visitor
here Sunday.
Drink Red Wing pure apple cider
for your health. 15tf
Alex Buchheit of Milwaukee was a
visitor here today.
G. A. Perkins of Madison was a
Sunday visitor here.
Order your storm sash early.
Jaeger-Mayer Co. 23tf
E. L. Deischeck of Sun Prairie was
visitor here Sunday.
A. J. O'Brien & Sons will ship live
stock on Wednesday,, December 4.
Reuben Spangenberg of Milwaukee
visited his mother here Sunday.
Roland Heismann, S. A. T. c., Ripon
visited at his home here Sunday.
Your storage battery charged
and repaired at HI. Fast gar
age, North Third street. 2-3t
Miss Aileen Daw visited with Miss
Adeline Andrus at Columbus the week
end
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hero are the
parents of a girl baby born on Sun
day.
Miss Mabel King of Kiel visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William King,
the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Swalby and
son Kenneth are visiting relatives in
Fond du Lac.
For Sale-5-piece parlOr set,
or by the piece, dishes, paper
hangers outfit, cheap. Inquire
at III North Washington street.
P. L. Utley of Escanaba, Mich, for
mer superintendent of the electric
lighting plant in Watertown, and now
at the head of a large electric power
company, was a visitor here today
ALI persons knowing themselves in
debted to the late Dr. F. B. Herman
will kindly call at the office of DR.. e.
j. Herman, corner First and Main
streets, and settle same on or before
December IA. Mrs. Caroline Hoer-
mann, executor. 15-13t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
Bulk oysters at Carl Otto's.

Bulk oysters at Carl OttO'S.
Miss Lillian Howard of Redwood
was a caller here today.
Denatured alcohol at Hans
Fast garage, North Third st. st
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon King were week
end visitors in Milwaukee.
Mrs. William Stueber of Juneau was
visitor in the city today.
Miss Rose Neuman of Milwaukee
visited relatives here Sunday.
William McCaig of Middleton was
a visitor here the past few days.
There will be no meeting of the
class in home decoration this evening.
Jones dairy farm pig feet for
sale Tuesday at the city market
Z cents a pound. Bring your
basket.
Mrs. Henry Newbauer has returned
from Milwaukee where she underwent
treatment of the eyes,
George Duffy of the S. A. T. C.
at Whitewater Normal, visited his
parents here Saturday.
Miss Margaret Brennecke left today
for Chicago where she will take a
short course in Y w. C. A. work.
Have your car gone over and
painted now. Save time and
money. VIM. C. Raue & Sons
Co. 2-3t
August Schultz, I'LL Eighth street,
bagged a deer while hunting near
Morris and has brought his prize
home
We have received a shipment
of tulip, hyacinth, crOcus, JON
quill and narcissus blubs for fall
planting. Stuebe Floral Co. st
A picked basketball team from the
high school defeated the first team of
Sacred Heart college Sunday after
noon by a score of 80 to SO.
Carl Schultz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Schultz, I'LL Eighth street,
suffered injuries to his ankle Satur-
day while playing near his home.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
Cid Siberian Civ

One of the principal Siberian cities
is TObolSk, the commercial center Of
the vast province of TObolsk, which
extends over an area of 100000 square
miles, large portion of which, how
ever, is practically uninhabited. The
most prominent building in the city is
the Kremlin, built in imitation of the
great citadel in Moscow This struc-
ture was erected by Swedish prisoners
of war captured by Peter the Great at
the battle of POltaya in 1909.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
RIGID RULES OF POLlTENESS
Continental Countries Carry Forms Of
Salutation and Courtesy to What
We Consider Extremes,

In all continental countries men lift
their hats when saluting one another.
It is also customary for them to I'M
cover their heads on entering any kind
of private premises, including offices,
and in some parts even banks.
1t was, until recently, considered ex-
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Under a ruling of the War In
dustries Board at Washington, D.
e., newspapers cannot be sent to
any subscriber who is more than
three months in arrears. If you are
in arrears and wish to ltinue
your subscription, SEND ash or
check for amount owing or three
or six months or year in ad :
vance. Unless this is done the
paper will be discontinued at
once.
WatertOwn News Publishing Co.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
CARD OF THANKS.

WE desire to extend our thanks to
friends and neighbors who render
ed aid and sympathy during our be-
reavement, the death Of Mrs. William
Schliewe, also to the pallbearers, the
minister and for the floral offerings.
William SchlieWe and Children.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

All owners OF War Savings stamps
are urged to write their names on the
certificate, in the proper place and
across the face of the stamps. This
will enable the owner to be traced in
case it is lost.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

The first real snowstorm of the sea-
son visited this section on Sunday,
but the weather was comparatively
mild for December L. So far the low
est temperature recorded in Water
town was Is degrees. Last year the
month of December was one of the
most severe ever known in this Sec
ton.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
Bakery In Operation.

From today on my bakery will be
in operation again, and 1 will have a
full line of cakes, coffee cake and 9TH
er bakery goods as usual Ny wagon
will also be on the route again.
Yours truly,
29-3t Robert Leopold.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

Besides such Incidental benefits al
the improvement in figure and health
that we've reaped from our meatless,
wheatless days, think Of the fun we've
had out of them-the new crop Of
jokes, jibes, topical songs and car
toons to replace the mother-in-law
joke and the boost to our reputation
for ready humor!
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
CLASSIFIED ADS

ALI notices in this column will be
charged for at the rate of rs cents
for five lines, to run three times
No notice taken for less than rs
cents. Count six words to the line.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
MONDAY, DECEMBER ?, 1918.

The Milwaukee Free Press sus-
pended publication with it's issue OF
Sunday
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-HOuse at All North Fifth
street. Inquire at 400 North Fifth
street. Soft
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

news want a0s are small, but the
cost is smaller, and wise investors
use them for best results.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
FOR SALE,

FOR SALE-Seven room house with
three acres of land. Inquire 1925
Rockwell street, WATERFOWL 2-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
+ .*r***** *++*4*+-

The benefits of our food-saving
campaign that was a vital factor in
the winning of the war were not all to
these we fed. We have at home q new
appreciation Of food that will prevent
it ever being wasted again by those
that have come to understand the re-
ligion of saving and the place that
food occupies in our new, worldwide
human relations.
Out Of empty granaries to draw Ill.,
OOO,OO bushels for export-the will Of
free people accomplished that mar
vel.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
HELP WANTED.

WANTED Competent girl for gen
eral homework. Apply Mrs. A. B.
Liebermann, 2O4 North Church street,
WatertOWn. 2-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

Do you remember when food con-
troll by voluntary action was deemed
q daring adventure in demOcracy7
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

FOR RENT-Modern seven room
house located at 202 North Warren
street Inquire at 2O9 Warren street
(south). 1tf
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
FOUND.

FOUND-Bunch of keys Finder can
have same by calling at News Of
fee and paying for this notice. 27-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

News want ads are sman but the
cost is smaller. but wise investors use
them for best results.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

Eighty millions of men can
not be taken out of production
. for four years without lasting
losses Of yield. 1t will be years
. before their fields recuperate,
farms are restored and herds re-
stocked. Save food.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

FOR SALE-Eight room house and
21a acres Of land. Inquire at SCI
Milford street. Phone 348-W 27-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

FOR SALE-A1 80 acre farm with
good buildings located 51a miles
south of Watertown on Schwitzke
road. Inquire of George Kalsow, route
5, WATERFOWL. Phone 841F-22 27-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
LOST.

LOST-White fox terrier, straight
ears, face and ears brown. Answers
to the name Gyp. Notify News office.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
FOR SALE OR RENT.

FOR RENT OR FOR SALE+On or
about November 5, modern seven
room house located at 202 North War
rem street. Inquire at 2O9 Warren
street (south). 1tf
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02

Entered as second-class matter In the
postoffice at Watertown, Wis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-13
Belqian-Made Lace.

LaceS made since the war in the oc-
cupied territory of Belgium will be ex-
hibited at the American embassy in
London. Princess Napoleon will per-
form the opening ceremony. That the
girls and women in Belgium, despite
endless difficulties, keep up their cour-
age and, as far as possible, their in
duStry, will be demonstrated by the
display. The laces have all been made
in Belgium since the war under the
auspices of the Comite de la Dentelle.
a philanthropic organization which, by
providing employment, keeps over go
600 women and girls from utter desti-
tuition and at the same time prevents
the destruction of the BelgianS' arts
tic industry. The commission for re-
lief has assisted in this work and has
arranged for the export of the lace,
which will shortly be on sale to the
public to enable the Comite de la Den
telle to continue their work. None of
the lace will be sold during the ex-
hibitiOn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-13
DEADLY IN ITS EARNESTNEss
Lincoln Steffens Tells of Experience
With Mob at Petrograd Composed
of Russian Vigiantes,

At the Chicago City club recently
Lincoln Steffens told of his expert
ence with mob in Petrograd. He
said:
Some of us newspaper men were
playing .dominoes In our room one
night when we heard q sound m the
street We knew the sound No yells.
NO crying. Only the low roar of the
shutting of hundreds of roughshod
feet on the pavement. And the blend
of many voices.
We went down and opened the door.
me mob stopped. And there being no
regular mob leader in sight we talked
through an interpreter with the near
est people of the mob.
Where are you going?' we asked.
1--WE don't know they answered.
Faces solemn. Heads shaking like
horses in the rain
"What is the matterT was the Sec
ond question.
We don't know was the answer
And still the faces were solemn and the
heads shaking.
Then why, oh, why, are you going
up and down the streets of Petrograd
III the nighttime like thisT was the
last question.
I'VE heard there was something
wrong in Petrograd. There was ru-
nor. 1t said something was wrong in
the city. We are looking for it. We
are trying to find it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-13
soft SNAP" FOR PRISONER
Jail Declared Unsanitary, He Will
Serve His Sentence in Office of
County Commissioners.

Declaring that the county Jail was
insanitary and unfit for human be-
ing to be confined in, and that the
county authorities apparently are diff
iident about Namedying the situation,
Presiding Judge Kenneth Macintosh
ordered Joe Ambrose, who pleaded
guilty to petty larceny. to be confined
In the office of the county commission
ers for 80 days.
Judge Macintosh likewise minated
that more prisoners may be sentenced
to the commissioners office, unless
steps are taken soon to provide better
quarters for county prisoners than the
present jail.
The order of the court was carried
out after Ambrose had refused to en-
list in the Canadian army in order -
gain a suspension Of his sentence. He
Is an Italian subject, and declared he
was willing to fight for the United
States, but not for Canada.
\ cot was provided for Ambrose in
the auditorium of the commissioners
office, and three deputy sheriffs, each
working eight hours, will stand guard
over him until his sentence is com
pleted. Two extra deputies. and per-
haps three, will have TO be employed
To carry out the order of the court.
The prisoner will be taken to res
taurant for his meals-Seattle Post
lntelligencer.