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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
ALLIES IN new OFFENSIVE
TAKE $4,000 PRISONERS AND 1000
GUNS IN TWO DRIVES
Score a New Brilliant Victory in the
Amiens Salient-Sub Shells
Coast and Sinks Ships

Hard on the heels of their first
drive, and before the Germans could
reorganize their shattered forces af-
ter the beating they received when
elected from the Marine salient, the
Allies delivered a powerful blow on
the Amiens front. II was a complete
surprise to the Huns, and for three
days the British and French forces
plowed ahead against comparatively
feeble resistance. Now the German
line has stifFened and gains are COM
ing slowly-but the enemy has been
driven back along seveiity-five mile
front in places as much as fftven
miles. and it is very probable tnat he
will be compelled 10 retire to the old
Hiudenberg line from which he de-
bouched this spring. losing all Of the
territory for which he paid such a
frightful price. In this last drive
the allied forces took 10000 prisoners
and 700 guns, bringing the total for
the two drives TO $4,000 prisoners,
1000 guns and 10000 machine guns.
These victories are having a profound
effect upon Turkey. Bulgaria and Rus
STA The two former powers are both
on the verge of split with each other
and both with Germany, while in Rus
STA the Bolshevika government totters,
Premier Lenine and Trotzky are re-
ported to have fled TO German protec-
ton while the Czerho-Slavok army is
being joined by Serbs, Cossacks and
revolutionists The people Of Ukraine
and in fact all of Russia are bitter
against Germany because of their
shameful hatraval throuph the terms
of the shameful Brest-Litovsk treaty,
and Russia may once more become a
factor in the war on the side of the
allies.
A German U-boat shelled our coast,
gassed a light house station and sunk
dozen small fishing boats. Later
one of our destroyers located a sub,
gave chase and dropped seventeen
depth charges where it submerged.
Oil came to the surface--one more sub
gone to Davy Jones locker.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
WAR NOTES

With the departure of young Warren Ham
ilton 10 the front with last Thursdays squad
of soldiers, goes the fourth from the fam
lily of Lewis Hamilton Of Liberty town And
il is said Mr. Hamilton will have two other
sons subject to military duty when the new
registration law is in effect. This is the fifth
family in Vernon County that know of
having given four sons to the present great
world war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
CnAIt COALl COAL.

Don't think because It is warm now
that il win be il December. Coal is
moving now. Get It while you can.
Z. c. BOYLE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
Who THE BARKiSES ARE
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN
THE PRIMARIES
From Governor to Bottom of List
Democrats Make No Filings
for Local Positions

August Bird was the last day on
which candidates for Office in Wis
consin were permitted to file their
nomination papers in order to have
their names placed on the official pri-
mary ballots. AS a whole there are
fewer aspirants for official stations
than on the average year. For state
positions there is a full quota, repre-
senting all the parties, the greater
number of filings being for state
treasurer.
Congressman Eseh has no opposi-
ton for denomination on the Republi-
can side.
No democrat has filed for state SER
ator in this district And in our coun-
ty there are no democratic filings for
local positions, and a fewer number
by the republicans than any year since
the primary election was put in use.
For coroner and surveyor there are no
aspirants For county clerk, sheriff
and treasurer there are only one can
didate.
Following is complete list of pri-
mary candidates as filed with County
Clerk Moore:
R.-EMANUEL l.. Philip. Milwaukee.
R.--kOY p. WILCOX, Eau Claire.
R.-JAMES N. TfTTEMORE., Omro.
Oh. a. M0EHLENPAH. Clinton.
P.-WM. c. DEAN, Beloit.
PA. J. BENJAMIN. Milwaukee.
S.-EMIL SEIDEL, Milwaukee.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
&c. III. EVERETT. Racine.
Ri. r. NIcKERs0N. Milwaukee.
RE. +. DITHMAR, Baraboo.
p.--J. w. HOGAN. Cumberland.
P.-CIfDE ID. MEAD. NiToqua
PRANK r. DERRICK, Brodhead.
S.-JAMES II. WHIT. FranksyilIe.
FOR STATE TREASURER
R.-HENRY JOHNSON. g, nth Madison.
R.--SOLOMON LEVITAN. Madison.
ROBIN j. EOOPSELL, Sheboygan.
R.-FRED LARSON, Ellsworth.
D.-F. J. EGERER, Chiffon.
P.-RoBERT II. CHURCHILL. Marinette.
P.-PETER T. JAMES, Bloom.
SIN. GEORGESEN, Manitowoc.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
R.-SPENCER HAVEN, Hudson.
R.-JOHN J. BLAINE. Bosoobei.
D.-THOMAS n. RYAN. Appleton.
PC. n. FORWARD. Oshkosh.
P.-B. W. REYNOLDS. Milwaukee.
PHI s. SIGGELkO, Madison.
FOR CONGRESSMAN
R-JOHN J.. ESCH. La Crosse.
D.-ARTHUR A. BENTLi, La Crosse.
P.-OLIVER NEEDHAM, Midway.
FOR STATE SENATOR
RI. HENRY BENNETT. viroqua.
RI. ID. BECK. Viroqua.
MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY
| CLARENCE u. CARTER, RsadstO~n.
| JULIUS 7. HAGE. Westby.
| DISTRICT ATTORNEY
| e. j. SMITH. Nir0qua.
| ~. r. PROCTOR. Viroqua.
COUNTY CLERK
| BERLiE MOORE. NirOqua.
| COUNTY TREASURER
| AMUND BELLASD. Niroqua.
| CLERK or COURT
| y. J. BAILEY. HiiisbOro.
| 4. %. HELGES0N. Coon Valley.
{. r. WHITE. Sfoddsrd.
| REGISTER OF DEEDS
MELVIN {. KNUDSOS. Hamburg.
PAUL r. PAULSON. Christina
( SHERIFF
r. II. ROGERS. Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
DE sOTO ARGUS WAR ACTIVITIES

Shirley Marehall received letter from his
son, Howard, written on the 18th Of July in a
dugOut with the American troops in France.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14

Captain Thomas c. Mccormick. 50 +. A..
who has been stationed at Fit. Still, Oklahoma.
has been ordered with detachment of SOL
diers to the western coast for temporary duty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14

Four more Of citizens enlisted in the
army. Denny Hastings went to Tampa. Flor
ida, Sherm Hastings to jefferson Barracks
Missouri, Elmer MiIlor TO Syracuse, New York
and Bonnie Henderson to Louisville, Kentucky
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14

Mr.. J. o. Paulsen, a former town of Chris
tiana boy, long business man of Sparta.
who has given four months to Y. NJ. c. A.
work at San Antonio war eantOnment. ar
rived home for a months furlough.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14

DeIherf Biakeiy arrived hame Saturday from
Fsrt Heath. Boston Harbor. for a weeks visit
with his parents ard sther relatives and his
friends. Deb Is locking fine and states that
he likes army life VERY much.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
PROPER HEAT FOR
ROOMS AT LAST
OFFICIALLY FIXED
Fuel Administration Says Sutfi
Cient Coal Will Be, Furnished
householders To,keep Mercury
Standing At Sixty-eight

WASHINGTON, July S-(OficiaN--
Nirty eight degrees Farenheit has been
officially fixed as u comfortable temper,
allure for rooms in residences in winter
weather. The figures are named by
the fuel administration in connection
with it's plans for the rationing of
tn" nations coal supplies so as to
U>oId the possibility of coal famines
in various sections Of the United States
during the coming winter.
Plans for the ratiOning of coal were
announced today by the fuel admins
tlarjon the system being designed to
provide for h0uscholders next winter,
to prevent a threatened shortage and
TO insure continued operation to cap.
uclty Of the great war industries. A
recurrence of the hratless days of last
winter will be avoided if foresight
and forcthOught can do so.
Indrr these regulations the domestic
consumer is to be allowed sufficient
coal to heat his house to temper
allure of sixty eight degrees Farenheit
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
WAR PROHIBITION
LOOMS Up BIGGER
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Approves Important "Dry"
Legislation

WASHINGTON, July s-(Associa'cd
rrcSsJ Further steps toward nation
"ld" prohibition during the war were
taken in the senate committee on agri
culture today when the committee
agreed to the amendments in lrgls
lative MEASURES in its hands which
win, if PASSED by both houses. pro.
hihlt the sale of distilled liquors and
beer after DccembT next and will
prohibit the manufacture of wine and
beer after October.
This measure is designed as con
>"rN alton of food stuffs. While IN,
use Of grain in distilled liquors hn,
been prohibited the manufacture OF
beer has been permitted, though food
aduV Illustration regulations have %
ducfd the amounts of grain they ar,
permitted to use. 1t is held that glarcs
'an b" utilized in jelhrs, jam~. prr
serves and rs rulslns to better at an
tag" than toy fermentation into Wines
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09

vanced. When We reached Hamel we
found lot of dugouts filed with
Boches add cleaned them out.
Zone of our ,sergeants with one
Ameriean private and one Australian
found 9. dHgQut containing four Ger,
ma" officers and soma men. - These
were all killed or captured.g Seven
teen officers and many men were tax.
en- in another dugout one of our ser
geants and three privates captured six
teen Germans. Just in front of Vaire
Woo one of our boys called "Scotty"
found dugout filed with BOchcs
whirh had been left behind in the
American advance. He thought that
our men were there and went down.
1t was dark and when he called out
for his pals he was cracked on the
head. He then knew the men inside
were not Yankees and opened fire with
his rife in the darkness. The Boches
cried Kamerad!' and when the fight
was over it was found he had killed
five Germans and captured nine.
Aviator Interned
Lieutenant Ashengen of the Amer
can Aviation Corps has been intrrnrd
i'll Switzerland, having landed on SWISS
soil when his gasoline gave out.
Seventy two names, not heretofore
published, were announced by the war
department last night, prisoners in Ger
man prison or internment camps
These are nearly all New Engandcrs
and they were, presumably, captured
early in the year.
The war department also issued IFS
casualty list which included six Killed
IN action, - dead of wounds, two dead
from other causes and twenty mur
~,N rrely wounded
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
THOUSANDS FLOCK TO
. SEE TROPHIES OF WAR
Exhibit In San Francisco Holds
Absorbing Interest

SAN FRANCISCO, July S-(Official)
Attcsting the deep interest that ap
pertains to everything associated with
the war, more than $4,000 persons ut
tented the opening Of tha Allied War
Exhibit, held here under the auspices
Of the government and representatives
of the Allied nations. In the great
crowd were largely numbers of foreign
born citizens and residents.
More than 200 war trophies, taken
10y Americans. British, French, Bel
gians and Italians are shown in this
exhibit including large numbers of
under sea and aerial warfare weapons
and articles taken from the trenches
The weapons are defensive as we'll as
offensive and were all captured from
the TeutOns
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
San1n1ies Again Render Aid
To AnzacsW Winning Victory

WASHINGTON, July N-lAssociat-
ed Press American forces, brigaded
with the Australians yesterday assist
ed in q further successful advance to
the north Of Hamel in which an angle
that has been fdpHd threate inn = and
awkward was stfaighted out Beyond
this fighting the day was generally
quiet for the American forces, North
Of Hamel the combined forces pro.
Rressed a considerable distance along
u front of 5000 Yards
Pershing Reports
General Pershing cables: "In the
NusgrS We made a successful raid sun
day night, killing and wounding a mum
Der of the enemy and taking several
prisoners. Yesterday passed quietly
IN other places.'
American aviators at Thierry have
shot down two more German airplunes.
1t is noticeable that most of the en-
rmy shells falling in the American area
are Of small and medium calibers.
AIan Ash Of Chicago, a member of
the Lafayette squadron, was killed to
day while battling with several Ger
man planes over SUissOns.
Sammies Intrepid
An Associated Press correspondent
with the British army in France has
rahl"d details of the capture of Hamrl
by the Australians and the Americans
briGudrd with them.
American officers said: "'When the
harragr came we never dreamed there
could be such guntre. 1t was tire
mrnd"us. The gunners certainly did
wonderful work.
"The tanks opened the way through
the harbed wire and our infantry nd
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
AID From ALLIES
HOPE QE RUSSIANS
Sentiment Changes and Feeling
Is If Not the Allies Then
Let Germany Come

WASHINGTON, July 9-lAssociat.
ed Press s)-Large armies, composed of
German and Finnish troops are report
ed to be moving against the Murmansk
Coast and the Kola Peninsula where
the Allies have landed forces and where
the entire Russian population have
turned from the 'BOlShevists and. gone
over to the Allies. Confirmation of
this news has been received at London,
agreeing with the Copenhagen des-
patches Of Sunday. Advices from Vol
Ogda indicate that there is a very
large part of the Russian population
which would gladly welcome interVen
tiOn.
The Associated Press correspondent
at NolOgda writes:
"If the Entente allies will not inter
vene, let the Germans come, is the at
tftude Of the formerly wealthy and
middle classes of the people of RUSS l.
Most of them here would frankly wei
come foreign intervention.
"This feeling has been the greatest
obstacle in any attempt to bring the
Russian internal political revolution ont
of the whirlpool Of disorder, according
to information in the foreign embas
sizes here.
Pinch Is Felt
"Now that ,ne peasants and work
men are having their innings, the prop
erty classes are beginning to feel the
pinch Of denial and even of starvation,
experienced by the poorer classes in
Russia for centuries. This is illustrat
ed by the experience of the bour-
geOis' family in whose home the As.
sociated Press correspondent lives as
"payiug guests"
"This family, once one of the
wealthiest in the NOlodga government,
owned thousands of acres of timber
land, several lumber mills, dozen
ships, two glass factories and more
than 2000 acres of hand.
'This is what has happened to those
holdings in the past two months:
THE lumber land has been declared
government monopoly and eonGs
Gated; likewise the shipping. The glass
factories and lumber mills have been
taken over and are operated by the
wOrkmcn. The peasants have taken
the land.
Further Taxes
"a few days ago the city govern
ment (soviet) imposed special tax
on the capitalstic class The family
was assessed 80, 900 rubles.
Prices Prohibitive
"Prices for foodstuffs, when obtain.
able, are enormous even when figured
at the present rate of international
exchange which these Russians don t
get, because their money is old money,
invested or made when the exchange
was two rublPs to the dollar Com
Jared with old standards of prices in
Russia. where living Mas cheap, the
prices now are almost unbelievable.
"White -four can not be bought, ex
cept by stealth and in the tiniest quail
tiles. The black -four which all use
now makes the blackest of bread. The
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09

poorest peasants formerly ate some
thing similar The cost of this flour
formerly Mns the equivalent of about
twenty five cents per pood l36 pounds).
Small Rations
at present in Nologda, each per
son is allowed five pounds Of this
flour month; enough to permit about
three thin NhcrS Of bread per day.
But more is procurable through irrcgu
lar channels. The correspondent : host
bought pood yesterday for one hun.
drrd and fifty ruhcs; Just three hun
drcd times the old price.
"Thrrr is nothing else quite as bad
as this, but, with meat, butter and all
other foodstuffs the prices are from
ten to fifty times the old amount.
Everything is by card; that is, pur
chase are limited and city lsovict)
controlled, but it is quite possible, if
one has enough money, to secure larger
quantities by stealth.
But the soviet has quite nn rffer
tive way of controlling this under
hand trading-the "ohusk -. "Ohusk -
is Russian for search. A dozen or 80
armed soldiers and Red guard swoop
down now and then on the house the
correspondent occupies and rOnfsrate
the surplus supplies.
"Whrn to these difficulties are add
ed confsrating Of bank accounts Of
wealthy families their plight can be
imagined
In Ukraine
Information has reached the Amrri
cun embassy here that tn" peasants in
the Ukraine district, whence Germany
expected TO obtain the largest part Of
her new grain supply, arr' sowing only
enough grain for their own needs.
Fearing that their land will he con.
fScntrI or divided or their grain taken
away from them, they are putting in
very little seed. In turt, in many cases
the seed itself has been ronfsratrd
either 10y Germans, various fuctionary
armies Of rowing bands Of soldiers
Iu some Of the villages which the
Germans occupied, they seized all
grain excepting four pools N4l
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
TEMPERED ALUMINIUM TO
HELP PLANE BUILDING

SAN DIEGO, July S-(OAiciaI,
Mrrhods Of temperng aluminium so a.
to CIV" the metal the strength of steel
with less than half Of the weight ha>r
been discovered. This is considered Of
the utmost importance to the mnnu.
furturc Of airplune engines and parts
where lightuess is keen essential
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
NO ANNOUNCE MADE
OF UNITED STATES POLICY
Teufon Press Preparing People
For Resumption Of HostiIities
Says ForesfaT Entente

WASHINGTON, July 9-(Associated Press Officials here
continue silent regarding the new Russian policy believed to
have been arrived at at the cabinet meeting on Saturday
There indication at either the White House or the state
department that any early statement regarding American
action in the Far East will be forthcoming
Yesterday the British ambassador, Lord READING called
at the White House for consultation with the President
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
SWISS ARE SNEEZlNG

BERNE. July = (Associated Frr,s .
- \n epidemic Of la grippe simln, to
We on" that rnuSeI widespread .,l
nrss in Spain, has found u footing IN
Switzerland aud is spreading fast Ns
~ Nralu there are few fatal case, rr
ported
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
GREAT new YORK
DAILY. found TO.
Be GERMANY OWNED
Money For Purchase In 1915
Came Direct From German Gov
ernment Through Bernstort
TREASURER MANAGER IS
PLACED UNDER ARREST
BondhoIders Will Take Manage
mCnt Of Mail and Express As
Real American Paper

NEW YORK. july o lAssociatrd
Press ---purrha>c by German interests
of one Of New York : great and old
established newspapers f"r the purpose
Of conducting German propaganda,
present German ownership uf the stock
and n falsifrntion of rerords 60 conceal
the true state of affairs have been dis.
covered through the invest cation Of the
custodian of enemy property. The vice
president and treasurer of the publish
ing company has been arrested for per.
jury and the bOndhoIdcrs of the com
pany will take over the paper at once.
The newspaper was the Mail and Ex
press.
DIR. Edward A. Rumclv, vice presi
dent and treasurer of the Mail and TX
press publishing company is undrr ar
rest. He is charged with perjury in
having furnished false nfiidavits as to
the ownership Of the stock of the com
Pany to the custodian Of enemy prop
erty. =
/, Gepernpfat Owned
II -tHargtd' that Ruinely failed tn
disc lose his connection with Won Bern
stOrf and Heinrich Albert, German
commercial attachP.
Attorney General Earls said last
night that Rumrly bought the Mail and
| Express in 1918 on behalf of the Ger.
man government and that the German
government paid Rumclv $l,36l 900 in
connection with the purchase. These
, payments he concealed until they were
di>roN cred by the department of justice.
: RondholderH Act
Today the bUndholdrrs will take pos
session and control Of the paper. Hen.
ry Stoddard, president Of the company
said in this connections: "The true
Amrriranism for which we stand wIll
be reflected in the uttrrancPs of oGr
paper. He said that Rumely tOl
him that Americans Of German parent
aye had furnished the money with
which he purchased control Of it,
stock.
The Mail and Express is one of :h'
oldest of the New York evening IHprrs
/ It was long owned and edited by Elliot
! F. shepherd who bought it with Van
drrhilt money and it was the stalwrrt
Republican newspaper Of the New Ynrt
evening dailics.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
BELGIANS' TRUMP ACE

BELGIAN ARMY HEADQUAR.
TERS, July S.-'lAssociated Press)-
Dan Oleslagers, Belgium 5 "ace" in
tho air, today sh rot down his sixth Ger.
man airplape. lie is the leading Bel.
giun aviator in poiut Of effectiveness.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09

ID
bloody defeat Ausri Lower Pave Photograph
o m cannon s
Itys missiles
h foepo o the gun wi fng
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-09
MIGHTY.
.OFFENSlVES
ARE APPARENT
TO OBSERVERS
Germans On West, Prussians and
AuStrians In Trentino, Allies In
Albania and Italians along
PiaVe River Sector
MOST INTENSE STRUGGLE
OF WAR APPEARS NEAR
French and Australians Win Sue
CeSses On Western Front and
italians Continue To Press
AuStrianS Further Back

NIlW Work, July 9-(Asso-
~ ciatcd Press - Impending
offensivcs ON three fronts, in addi-
ton to the continuation of the
Italian offensive on the Piave and
in the mountain sectors of the
Italian front are indicated by the
dispatches OF yesterday and last
night and the coming weeks are
likely to see the most general and
intensive hOstilities of the war.
These expected assaults are by
the Germans on some undeter-
mined point or points of the
Western Front, by combined Ger
man and Austrian forces in the
Trentimo sector Of the Italian
front and by the Allies on the
Central Powers in Albania and
Macedonia. Meantime the Itai-
ian Allied forces are pressing
their advantages over the AUS
trians and on the Western Front
the Allies are strengthening their
positions.
WESTERN FRONT
Military observers are agreed
that on the Western Front Ger
many is about prepared to deliver
a blow at an undisclosed objec-
tive or objectives. Even allow
ing for the reinforcements that
are to be sent to the Austrians
it is conceded that between thirty
and forty German divisions are
available for new assaults.
TRENTINO SECTOR
On the Italian front the Tren-
tino sector is picked as the OBJ
jcctive Of assaults by combined
German and Austrian forces. On
this sector the Italians still occu-
/ py some Austrian territory and
here they have held while the rest
OF the Italian army retreated last
year, The country is highly
mountainous and the Italian posi-
tiUns are considered almost i'm
pregnable According to a Havas
despatch Won Ludendorf has Vis-
tied the Austrian headquarters
and has FASTENED preparations.
Troops are said to have been con-
Ccntrated back Of that front at
Trent and Innsbruck. Germany
is expected to lead the assault.
ALBANIAN THEATER
On the Albanian front there
has been heavy fighting with the
results SO favoring the Allies that
they may result in a serious Al
lied offensive which might force
a relocation of the Austrian line
over the mountains and in Mace
d"nia. The Italian navy could
then cooperate with the land
forces. For the pact three days
there has been heavy fighting
.n"rth OF Avlona, Fighting in Al
hanla between the coast and To-
m"rira Valley the French and
Italian forces conducted opera
llonS in the course Of which they
took more than 1000 prisoners.
Artillery activity on the Dirian
md Struma front was reported