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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
DON'T "RIDE THE BUMPS" IN THE
DAILY WAR NEWS.

Do you ride all the bumps of the
war news from day to day? Many
good patriots do. Each morning
brings its passing changes in the war
situation; now gloom in the form of
setback on the Western front, or fur
Their disintegration in Russia, or ru-
mors of delay in our own war prepa-
rations. Next morning, like as not,
there will be something of hopeful
nature, such as the checking of the
Huns drive in Italy, or a raid by the
British or French, or good news here
at home.
To follow and feel all these glees
and glooms from day to day is human
and exciting.
But it involves much useless wear
and tear of the spirit.
There is another viewpoint-that of
disregarding the daily shifts and
changes in the war situation, keeping
ones attention concentrated on the
long haul of war and the final result.
That haul is still a long one. For
Germany is not beaten yet, but
the results are sure, because we have
right on our side, and also the largest
battalions. If you grow warm and then
cold, and alternate between enthusi-
asm and a depression with the daily
news changes, you not only waste
your energy, but are likely to fiuctuate
in your policy as a business man and
your determination as patriot. The
good resolution to save food, support
Uncle Sam financially and cheerfully
adjust your business and habits to
the war program will be stiffened on
the morning that you read about some
Hun atrocity against our own soldiers
in France. But in week there may
be news of different character,
which leads you to let down a little,
on the assumption that Germany has
begun to crack and that the war is
about over.
1t is good business, good patriotism
and good conservation to forget most
Of the headlines in the morning paper
and concentrate strictly upon the long,
hard grind between today and the
final result. That will save your
spirit, buck up your resolution, and
enable you to do your utmost in win
ming the war.
Moreover, it will enable you to get
out of the war, as business man and
a patriot, the utmost benefit from war
adjustments. Those adjustments
make for wiser and more economical
personal habits, as well as business
grounded in sound economy.
Even should peace come tomorrow
you can never go back to the old heed.
less wasteful days either in business
or livelihood.
Don't ride the bumps of the war
newsi
Settle down in harness for the long
grim haul that counts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
MUSICAL NUMBERS

ct. P. AZ by Messrs. Roscoe Young, VIM. Wesner,
Oscar Allen, Jack Burt, Louis Leak, Frank Okoneski
Joe Schneider, Roy Lindsey, Max YELLOW and Carl
Helke.
'The Real French Maids sung by Miss Katherine Gier
and chorus of Misses Verne Shut Helen Stone, lone
Skinner, Mona Becker, Marie Merklein Jessie Smith,
Jeanette NeQuette, Elsie Schmidt Alice Murphy, BeS-
sic Wakefield, Mildred Hayden, leila Quirt, Dorothy
Buckln, Elizabeth Meadows, Esther Luebchow, Ruth
Mckay, Leose LeTendre and Gertrude Paff.
''Wedding Day sung by McFaddin and Miss Katherine
Gier and Misses Murphv Wakefield Luebchow Mead
ows, Mckay, Paff, Quirt and LeTendre, and Messrs.
Young, Wesner, Allen, Leak, Okoneski, Schneider,
Lindsey and YELLOW.
F'Solder Man" by Jim, the porter.
Everything Your Little Heart Desires by jamie and Bobby
''Man Like YOU by Olga and Misses Stone LeTendre,
Buckln and Wakefield, and Messrs Young Weisner
Allen, Lindsey, Burt, Leak Okonesk Schneider and
YELLOW.
Jungle Bungalow by jamie and Bobby
Foow Me- by Susanna, assisted by Ikey Strauss Frank
Okonesk and Jack Burt.
'Dear Old Cigarette by Slim Waters.
The Merry Show by the Senator and entire company.
Turkish Moon by Miss Esther Solie and Misses Ne
quette, Becker, Merkein Skinner, Stone and Shut.
The Spanard That Blighted My Life 0nterpolated by
the Calph and Misses Becker, Meadows Paff, Quirt,
Bucklln and Schultz
Things They Never Taught School, by JAMIE Olga,
Bobby and Jimmy.
cpl Come Sailing Back Home YOU by Max YELLOW
and Misses Pah Mckay, Meadows, Luebchow, Wake
field, Quirt, Bucklin Shut Stone Skinner Becker and
Nequette.
Home Town" by McFaddn and Miss Luebchow the
city girl Miss Ouirt the country girl, and Miss Stone
the bowery GIRL and Misses Susanna, Buckln Schultz
Skinner Becker Smith, Nequette and Hayden, and
Messrs. Young, Wesner, Allen, Burt Leak, Okoneski
Schneider, Lindsey, key and Slim.
Special Feature by Mrs Guy K. Gooding.
''The Red, Red Rose by Olga.
Lowing Mad by Susanna and McFaddin and entire girl
chorus.
Finale by the entire company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
Who Rules Germany?
BY c. s. SLICHTER, Professor of Mathematics,
University of Wisconsin


The best name for the German idea
of government is that applied by for
mer Chancellor Won Buelow in his
book Imperial Germany" He calls
Germany a Military State" There is
no more descriptive name than this.
Germany has a Parliament or Reichs-
tag, to be sure, but the Reichstag has
no real control over the Army. Sup
plies are voted years in advance, and
taxes once levied continue to be col
lected without the consent of Parlia-
ment-its consent is only necessary
for new taxes. The Chancellor is not
responsible to the Reichstag, but is
appointed by the Emperor, and the
Emperor appoints whom he pleases.
The Foreign Minister and the other
officers that in this country would be
cabinet officers, are not responsible to
Parliament but are responsible to the
Chancellor. But the Army is not re-
sponsible to the Chancellor-it is the
strong right arm of the Emperor alone.
The General Staff is the STAFF of the
Emperor. 1t is the most powerful
group of men in Germany. Their plans
are secret and they cover years-even
scores of years-ahead. No wonder
that Won Buelow calls Germany a
Military State"
Besides the Emperor and Parlia-
ment Germany is governed by the
Bundesrat, or Council of the Empire,
of which we in America hear very lit
tie. This body is far more powerful
than the Reichstag, of which we hear
a great deal. 1t represents the vari-
Gus States of the Empire-that is, it
represents the rulers of the twenty
five states which constitute Germany.
The delegates are diplomats, the per-
sonal representatives of the numerous
monarchs, great and small, of Ger
many. The representation of the states
is as follows. Prussia has seventeen
delegates, Bavaria has six, and there
are seventeen states with only one
apiece. The states vote as unit as
their respective rulers order. The
one-delegate states are, in practice,
completely under the control of the
Emperor. All of the deliberations of
the Bundesrat are secret. 1t is re-
sponsible to nothing on earth - not
even to public judgment upon the logic
and motives back of its secret discus
sions. Most legislation for Germany
begins in this body and its consent is
necessary for all legislation. thus
the Princes of Germany, and in the
last resort the Emperor, have the
power of absolute veto on all "popu-
lar" reforms and legislation.
But even the Reichstag is not gen
timely representative body. The cleo
toral districts of the Reichstag were
laid out IN 1871. Since that date there
has been practically no change. The
growth of population has been in the
cities, 80 that members elected in the
Liberal or Social Democrat centers
are elected by hundreds of thousands
of voters, and those in the other dis
tricts by a few thousand, A Berlin
deputy represents $4,000 Foters, and
a Junker of East Prussia Is elected
by an average of $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
CANDIES YOU SHOULD EAT.

The Food Administration says it Is
possible to eat candy and satisfy your
sweet tooth, and still be patriot if
you use care in selecting the kinds Of
candy that contain q minimum rather
than a maximum amount of sugar.
There are at least four groups of can.
dy that contain a minimum instead of
a maximum amount of sugar and
which also contain other pure and
wholesome ingredients, which are
plentiful.
The first group includes chocolate.
coated candies with nut and fruit Gen.
tiers, especially the old-fashioned
chocolate creams with the bitter.
sweet coating, and uncoated candies
such as nougatines, Turkish pastes,
and similar varieties. There is an
abundance of chocolate; it is pure
and wholesome and has high food
value.
The second group includes hard.
boiled candies" such as lemon drops,
stick candy, fruit tablets, peanut bars,
peanut brittle, glace nuts and tbs
like. In this group may also be placed
molasses candies, such as taffies and
kisses.
Marshmallows and similar candy
comprises the third group. They may
be eaten plain, toasted, dipped in
chocolate, rolled in cocoanut and in
many other palatable forms, also pop
corn CONNECTIONS.
In the fourth group are included
gumdrops, jellies, jelly beans and the
like, giving a wide variety of candy
made from pure and wholesome ingre-
dents and containing a minimum
amount of sugar.
In eating candy in any of these four
groups the consuming public is doing
two definite things to aid conserva-
ton. First, it is saving sugar without
neglecting the great American sweet
tooth; second, it is enabling the con-
fectioIers to continue their industry
and employ their labor as usual.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

The existence of the Reichstag in
system like this makes necessary
factory of public opinion. Among the
most effective pieces of machinery in
this factory are the school, the church,
and the press All teachers and cler-
gymen are government employees, de-
pendent for promotion, in the end,
upon the crown. AS for the press, an
all-powerful government with anti
quated press law in one hand, and
favors which mean the difference be-
tween success and failure in the 9TH
er, can systematically feed the com
mon herd" just the information which
the higher classes" think proper
The system works perfectly, as is
shown by the fact that when the gov
eminent dissolves the Reichstag be-
cause it refuses to be good, the cleo
tons always return a tame and obedi-
ent majority.
The perfection of German aristoc-
racy is seen in the fact that this
scheme of organization is not confined
to governmental matters, but is extend
ed to the industrial system and to the
social system as well. The big indus
tries are organized in "cartels" or
trusts, wherein the strong tend to rule
the weak as in a feudal state. The
nobility and even royalty are heavily
interested in Big Business. The
Reichsbank, the great Imperial Bank,
stands as sort of Bundesrat over the
whole industrial system, just as the
political Bundesrat controls the polit-
ical destiny of Germany. The State
Railways and the great steamship
companies fit into the scheme like
cogS in a wheel, a sort of military in
dustrialism which is feeding on the
working classes and on the middle
classes of Germany.
The German social system is as
much caste" system and is as full
of feudalism as the political system.
The working man, it is true, is well
cared for by the State. He is pro-
tected in life and limb and well
housed. The State sees that he has
music and entertainment, and it gives
financial backing to insurance and
pensions. Nevertheless, the working
classes are In a class by themselves.
The common schools provided for the
children of the workingman lead no.
where, except to life like the chill
dren's parents. Beyond the public
elementary school there is no high
school leading to the University and
to the professions. The children of
the middle and upper classes are
schooled in the Gymnasium, where
tuition is charged, and which leads to
the University and to the professions.
The higher government officials also
come from this class This means
that all positions requiring more than
an elementary school education are
practically closed to the common peo-
pie.
The German workingman is not a
slave as in oldeI days, but there is left
enough of the caste system to make
him think at times that perhaps he
should be classed with the chattels of
the realm and not with its free citi-
Gems.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

VINO WIN cFRe up Complaints ana deal
with violators. The shopping house
wife should confne her purchases to
stores that display the retailers
pledge under which the merchant
agrees to sell licensed food articles at
a definite maximum profit Where
this pledge is violated the pledge pos
ter is taken away from the merchant.
Food control naturally involves MIS-
understandings, leaves many loop
holes open for violators, and burdens
local food administrators with detail
work. The housewife who constantly
keeps in mind the fact that she, as a
pledge signer, has become a member
of the Food Administration, can do
more than anyone else to see that
food control is enforced This duty
is as definite war service as economy
In her kitchen and at her table.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
The frequent and widespread publ

The frequent and widespread publ
cation of statements concerning the
presence of ground glass in foodstuffs
has led the Committee on Public In
formation to inquire into the anthem
ITCHY of these reports. 1t has been
advised by the Food Administration
that thorough Investigations OF more
than 200 of the cases has disclosed
only one instance in which ground
glass was found in the foodstutfs in
spected.
The case in which glass was found
occurred at Fort Smith, Ark. A baker
in that town had had trouble with his
employees, one of whom, desiring to
destroy his employers business, had
filled with glass loaf of bread which
was to be delivered to an orphanage.
When the bread was served to the in.
mates of the institution several OF
them suffered decorations of their
lips. No more serious injuries re-
suited.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
THE PART OF WOMEN IN FOOD
PRICE REGULATION.

Woman's work in food administra.
ton extends beyond the home, for
she has a distinct police service to
perform. Prices and profits on nee
essary food staples are controlled I'M
der the license system of the Food Ad-
mintstration, amplified by personal
pledges given by retail food dealers,
and backed by fair price schedules
published in each community news
paper.
The housewife glances over the fair
price schedule for butter, say, and that
same day finds that the price asked
by her grocer is several cents higher.
If she fails 10 understand her function
as volunteer inspector of the Food
Administration, she may pay the price
without protest to her grocer, and later
enter complaint with the local food
administrator. If she understands,
however, that food control machinery
has been organized with a distinct
funtion for her as an inspector she will
take the matter up directly with her
grocer, asking his reasons for eharg-
ing price which is excessive, in the
opinion of the Food Administration.
In some cases the high price may be
justified by superior quality In the
product. Or she may trade at store
where she enjoys credit and delivery
service, which naturally involve a price
somewhat higher than is charged in a
caSh-and-carTy store. If there is a
lawful reason for price difference. she
is entitled TO know about it, and sue
cessful food control depends upon her
efforts as volunteer inspector far
more than upon any system or profess
sional inspection that can be devised.
Where oyercharges are actually
found. they should be promptly re-
ported to the local food administrator,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
PLANT a WAR GARDEN.

In city and country more war gar
dens are needed this year than ever
before. Patriotism prompted 1000, 900
Americans to plant gardens last year,
according to estimates of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Transportation facilities of the nation
will be strained this year hauling mu-
nitions of war and foods for the Allies.
The surplus food created by home gar
dens viii help in the railroad problem.
Every boy and girl that helps with the
garden is helping win the war.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
Don't Waste!

He that wasteth today will be
hungry tomorrow.
He that wasteth in his own house
increases the price of his neigh
boris dinner.
Wasted materials belong to no
enc, but might belong to all.
II could have what the nations
waste in one day, would be rich
for life.
The mother of family who does
not economic today is taking to-
morrow's bread out of the mouth of
her children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

Go back to the simple life, be con-
tented with simple food, simple pleas
ures. simple clothes. Work hard, pray
hard, play hard. Work. eat, recreate.
sleep. Do it all coura geously. We
have victory to win.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

Erwin Gresens, 204 North First
avenue, scarlet fever; Florence Koch,
400 Plumer street, scarlet fever; Frank
Conrad, 1O5 South Fifth avenue, diph-
iberia. There are also a number of
rubella cases.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

Let meatless and wheatless be kickless
and whineleSS
Lest all days to come be soulless and
spineless-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

One million one hundred and eighty
I'VE thousand tons of sugar will be
saved the first year if each of US uses
one ounce less each day. This will
keep sugar plentiful and cheap.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

Bright eyes, clear complexion, vim.
vigor and force, all indicate perfect
health: without it you are handi-
capped in the race of life. Take Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea each
week and keep up with the live ones.
35c. Tea or Tablets. w. w. Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

One ounce less of meat each day for
everyone means a saving of 100000
meat animals year. Save your
ounce. The sacrifice is small but the
result for your country is large.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

HERE'S A WAYTo HELP. Report
TO the nearest food administration of.
ficer the name and address of any per.
son discouraging the production or
saving of food.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

When meat packers and hotel men
boast of tons of meat saved on Meat
less Tuesday 1t is time for every pri-
vate citizen to tally his pounds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
1.-THE WHITE elephant"
Cast of Characters For the Patriotic Benefit To Be Given
at the Opera House, May 9Th and 9TH

The big company of principals and chorus of ''The
White Elephant the big patriotic benefit performance
be seen at the Grand Opera House. May 9th and 7th
now in active rehearsals from a. until IL p
The cast here given below in the order of their first
appearance on the stage:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

Donald clerk at Baltimore Hotel Harold Skinner
Slim Waters, dope hend f. Puchner'
Silent Smith, detective Henry Smith
Jimmy SWAIN secretary the Senator Leland H. Lamb
Bobby Walker young attorney Geo. Burkholder
key Strauss travelling salesman. Kngsbury
Jim, the porter .........''.....'MarS ocholheld
Olga Goodwin the mysterious stranger Gale Ross
jamie Clark the Senator daughter Miss Josephine Sturevant
Mrs. Van Ulster Washington widow.Mrs D. c. Everest
The Calph, ruler of Turkish Province~.Del Curtis
Abdaah Turkish guard A. Meeker
Ali, Turkish Guard Carl Helke
Serena the Caliphs Miss Alice Murphy
EVELYN Walters tourist Miss Evelyn Sole
Zobeda Turkish eirl........... Miss Katherine Gier
The dancing Guy Gooding
Sammy bow .......................Ma Max YELLOW
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
MARKET REPORT

The following are the current retail
prices of the various articles of pro-
duce as reported for the Pilot on
April so, 1918:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

If we are selfish or even careless.
we are disloyal; we are the enemy at
homel .s-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
WAR HISTORY

The War History committee for
Marathon county is now actively at
work gathering local war material for
the history. Headquarters are at the
public library. The committee desires
a brief history with names of every
activity; photographs of every man in
Marathon county, enlisted in the ser
vice; original letters from the soldiers
at the front; buttons used from the
beginning of the war; posters OF all
kinds issued. In fact anything that
will be of interest and add to the his
tory of the county Where it is possible
all material should be in duplicate, so
that a history may be on hand in our
public library as well as in the Ii
brary in Madison. Send material TO
Miss Lansing at the public library or
to the Pilot Office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

Don't waste soap which is made OF
fats.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

Act Lobby of the Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, Md.
Act II-Courtyard in Saonica, Turkey.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-07-24

Sunday afternoon, July IA, Ian
ham Dorm, the eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Dorm, stepped on a nail
which penetrated his foot nearly an
inch about the centre. It DOR began
to pain him and he has suffered in
tensely from the wound, making him
quite i'll. Serum has been injected
into his system to counteract the poi
son, which has caused him to have
high fever. His condition is causing
great anxiety. .,~"' H..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-07-24
Publish Soldiers Letters.

When a letter is received from
your soldier boy across the seas send
it to The Advertiser for publication.
Such matters are not only intensely
interesting but they help us to main
tain that personal, sympathetic feel
ing which is so much desired. If let
tiers can be read every week from
some of our boys who are on the fir
ing line it will greatly aid in making
a success of the Y. M. C. A. and Red
Gross campaigns that must be waged
from time to time. We will gladly
give space to these letters, it matters
not how many are sent to the office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-07-24
Tractor School at Greenwood
August /.

All farmers thinking of buying
tractors will do we'll to attend the
big tractor demonstration school to
be held at Greenwood from July 81
to August 2. For further information
write to County Agent w. E. Stokes.