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Russia and ths unItsd States.

The old autocratie government OF
Russia was always particularly friend
Iy to the United States. During the
Revolutionary war Russia offered to
mediate for peace and her offer was
accepted by the United States but de-
clined by Great Britain. Russia was
one of the first governments to recog-
nize the independence of the United
States and continued to show her good
will by making treaties of amity and
commerce with the United States. Sew
eral Of our early presidents in their
messages referred to "the continued
friendship of Russia" In 1923, Rus
STA proposed q friendly adjustment
through diplomatic channels Of the
boundary line between American and
Russian possessions in the Northwest
and President Monroe authorized the
United States minister to Russia to att
tend to the matter. In doing so he
said: '"The government Of the United
States has been DESTROYS by this friend
1y proceeding to manifest the great
value which they have invariably at
tached to the friendship of Russia and
their solicitude to cultivate the best
understanding with that government"
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ALL HAVE THEIR UNDER-DOG
Good Reasons Why Peoples sympa-
thies Are With the Fellow Who
Is Temporarily Down.

Our sympathies naturally travel the
line Of likes-that is, the things we feel
in ourselves, we feel in others. We APP
plaud the under-dog, because we so
often have been the under-dog. We like
to lift the other fellow up when he is
down, because we also have been down.
Sympathy starts at home-or else it
isn't sympathy.
Your periodic moods of failure and
disappointment are your under-dogs.
So, instead of walking past these
under-dogs of yours and casting no
sympathy their way, pause to give
them your heart and your hope, aud
soon the picture and fact viii be your
over-dogs-your victories and your
genuine achievements.
No under-dogs can possibly appeal
in Importance TO the under-dogs OF
your daily experience.
n Perhaps you win applaud alone the
under-dogs of your personal glooms
and shadows, but what of it2 AS Low
ell says: 'Daily, with souls that
cringe and plot, we Sinais climb and
know it not" What difference, what
odds, so long as over your manhood
bend the szies?"
Courageously cheer the under-dogs
of your experiences and stay proudly
by them until their fight becomes a fac
tor Of your kingship.-George Matthew
Adams, in Good Housekeeping.
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THE TELEGRAPH COURIER, THURSDAY, MARCH I, 1918.


Voted as follows: Ayes, Supervisors
Martin, Bacon, Spaftz, Dowse, Zerfas,
Fleming, Barrows, Kersting, Burg,
Prlddis, Scott, Strangberg, Hensche1l,
Link, Elsen and Sykes. Noes, Super
visor Roders.
Motion carried.
Upon motion being made, seconded
and carried the County Clerk was au-
thorlzed and instructed to draw County
Orders IN payment of all claims and
appropriations made at this session, also
all fees and mileage of the County
Supervisors.
Roll was called and the Supervisors
responded with the following number
of days and miles travelled:
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How Would You Tie a camsI9


Because of its peculiar sWaying mo-
ton in walking the camel has been
called the "ship of the desert" This
title may also have some reference to
the extreme stupidity and passivity of
the animal, which submits to great
loads, which it win often carry for
days at q time without stopping for
food or drink, with nc more urging
than a ship would require from the
hands Of its pilot. says the Popular
Science Monthly. The manner in which
the drivers hobble the cameis when
they stop for q rest is interesting.
They do not depend upon stakes driven
in the deep, yielding sand, but simply
double back and lie one of the fore
legs of the animal, SO that it can lie
down or rise IN. but cannot move from.
The spot.
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the sense Of the Board that should this
County combine with the City in the
building Of Municipal Court and Po-
lice Station, that the committee be
clothed with authority to confer with
the city upon no site except the pres
sent Municipal Court site.
Motion carried
Supervisor Fleming reports having
bid in the Kellogg farm composed of
397 acres, more or less, for the sum of
$3S,OO0.00.
Supervisor Scott moves the County
Clerk be authorized to draw a county
order in payment of the initial pay
ment on the Kellogg Farm in the sum
of $4,000.
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Supervisor Burg reports verbally
that it is the wish Of the Common
Council and the Fire and Police Com
mission to ascertain if there would be
an objection to the purchase of the
Gonnermann property at the corner of
West and Market streets as site
for the Police Station and the Munich
pal Court.
Supervisor Dowse moves that it is
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R. H. Jones,
County Clerk.

honorable body for committee work of
board members is included bill of
Supervisor Fleming for per diem and
mileage as a member of the Willow
brook Sanatorium building committee.
The bill in question is for $4,000, of
which $147.20 is for regular service on
the committee and $3.50 for purchas-
ing stock for the Willowbrook farm.
The Willowbrook Sanatorium building
committee was elected by ballot at the
1916 November session and consisted
of Supervisors Spartz, Strangberg and
Martin. At the following March SEES
sion Supervisor Fleming was added to
the committee for the purpose of pur-
chasing stock for the Willowbrook
farm. While Mr.. Fleming undoubtedly
acted in conjunction with the build
ing committee, he being a member of
the board of trustees of the Sanator-
ium, it would seem from these facts
that his charge for regular service on
the committee is not well founded and
should not have been made, If the
board intended to compensate Mr.. Elem
ing for his services as a trustee, the
proceedings of the board should be
made to show that fact.
The inheritance tax on the estate of
Adrianna Member, determined Septem-
Der s, 1916, appears to be unpaid. Fin
al account was allowed September 10.
Receipts for the year in the county
clerk S office from hunting license APP
plications and acknowledgements show
a considerable falling off as compared
with former years, due to the fact that
Acknowledgements during the year were
taken by the deputy clerk as notary
public. I do not know if this violates
the salary act which provides for the
payment of fixed salaries to county Of
ficers in lieu of the fees and earnings
of their offices or not, and if the mat
ter is considered of sufficient impor-
tance, | would suggest that the opinion
of the district attorney be obtained
in regard to it.
Thanking your honorable body and
the county agent for this work, I re-
main,
Respectfully,
G. H. Winke,
G. p. A
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Continued from Feb. 28th Issue)

ty Court Certificates, Highway Orders,
County Treasurer Orders, Municipal
Court Certificates and Willowbrook Or
ders and statement of the County
of Kenosha Resources at this date.
/ respectfully request that my book
accounts and vouchers be examined,
audited and allowed by your Honorable
Body as provided by Law.
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. Blair,
County Treasurer.
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To the Honorable, the Chairman and
Board of Supervisors of Kenosha
County, Wis:
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to my agreement with your
county agent, Mr.. Jones, I have audit
ed the books and records of Kenosha
County for the year 1917 and submit
herewith my report to your honorable
body. The work of all departments
was found correct and in satisfactory
condition, except as noted.
The statement of the receipts and
disbursements of the year which / at
tach combines the transactions and bal
ances of all departments. As hereto
fore, / have arranged this statement
to conform with the annual financial
report for counties prescribed by the
Wisconsin Tax Commission, for the con-
venience of the county clerk and the
county treasurer. / attach, also, state
ments of the 1916 tax levy, delinquent
taxes, income taxes, inheritance taxes,
highway funds, etc.
The statement of receipts and dis
bursements shows a balance of cash
on hand on December 81 Of $130,045.61.
This of course is a general balance en-
bracing all moneys in the hands of the
treasurer. The present report does not,
except in the case of the highway
funds, segregate the balances and over
drafts making up this amount, but in
the new books which / am about to
open for the county, a separation will
be made, so that in future reports it
will be possible to include balance
sheet of all county funds and accounts
and special accounts and agency items
in the hands Of the treasurer.
An overpayment of $4,000 to the
Town of Wheatland was made March
% in paying the county's share of the
cost OF the Kessler bridge. The item
was repaid on the attention of the
town Officers being called to it and it
will appear in the. receipts of the pres
ent year. Likewise, an omission of
$24.50, payment received for the care
of an insane patient November Is, will
appear in the receipts of the county
clerk for 1918
Among the claims allowed by your
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Morning Session.
February 9th,

February 9th, 1918.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Spartz.
Roll was called and all members
present.
Minutes of the session of January
10Th were read and approved as read.
Supervisor Scott moves to instruct
the Chairman Of the County Board, the
District Attorney and the County Clerk
to ascertain from the Banks the amount
of money that can be borrowed to pay
for the farm known as the Kellogg
farm purchased by the County Board
and the rate of interest upon same and
report upon this matter at 2 o clock
p. m.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Fleming moves to adjourn
until o'clock D. m.
Motion carried and Board adjourned.
R. II. Jones,
County Clerk.
Afternoon Session.
February 9th, 1918.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Spartz.
Roll was called and all members
present.
District Attorney Fisher, Jr., reports
for Committee appointed to investigate
as to the amount of money to be Dor
rowed from the banks and interest
upon same for payments on the KEEL
logg farm, that the First National
Bank was willing to loan 100000,
Merchants & Savings Bank $l3, 100000
and the Citizens Bank of Kenosha
$12,000.00 together with interest at the
rate of $50.
Resolution.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Kenosha
and State of Wisconsin that the sum
OF Thirty eight Thousand Dollar
($3S,0oo.00) be borrowed by the County
of Kenosha from the banks of the City
of Kenosha, the loan to be made as
follows: Thirteen Thousand Dollars
from each of two banks and a loan of
Twelve Thousand Dollars from one
bank ~
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
Chairman of the Board Of Supervisors
OF the County of Kenosha and the
County Clerk Of the County of Kenosha
be authorized and empowered to con-
tract with said banks for the loan of
said sums of Thirty-eight Thousand
Dollars ($38, 000.00), and to execute and
deliver to the said banks whatever Sc
curity or evidences of Indebtedness
which may be required for the purpose
of consummating said loan; that said
loan be made as herein authorized for
a period of not longer than 13 months.
t. Fleming.
Voted as follows; Ayes, IL; Noes, 0.
Resolution duly adopted.
Resolution.
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Kenosha
and State of Wisconsin, that the sum
of Thirty-eight Thousand Dollars
NpOOsUOJsOOJ OObdiHCG through LOANS
duly made according to a resolution
duly passed by the County Board of
Kenosha County be appropriated for
the purpose of purchasing and acquir-
ing title to that certain farm known
as the Kellogg farm in the Town
of Pleasant Prairie, County of Kenosha
and State of Wisconsin, and being that
same property referred to in a. resolu-
ton passed by this Board on the 10th
day of January, A. D., 1918.
7. S. Scott.
Voted as follows: Ayes, II; Noes, 0.
Resolution duly adopted,
Supervisor Martin moves Chairman
Spartz appoint committee of three
to take charge of the Kellogg farm.
Supervisor Burg moves to amend this
motion and elect the committee of three
by ballot.
Amendment carried.
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Report Of Committee.

We, your committee, to whom was
referred the within receipts and dis
oursements have examined same and
find them correct.
j. M. Kersting,
Sam Sykes,
Peter Elsen,
Upon motion of Supervisor Priddis
iald report was accepted and adopted,
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County Treasurer,s Report.

Kenosha, Wis, Jan. 2, 1918.
TO the Honorable County Board of Sup
ervisors of Kenosha County, Wis
sonsin:
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the requirements
of Law, the undersigned herewith, re-
spectfully submits his annual report of
all Receipts and Disbursements from
October 30, 1917, to January 2, 1918,
and a list of all County Orders, Coun-
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Dated Jan. IS, A. D., 1918.
John P. Spartz,
Peter Elsen,
j. j. Barrows,

committee.
Supervisor Martin moves. to accept
and adopt the report and bond.
Motion carried.
The bond Of the Citizens Bank of
Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, as de-
pository for onethird of the funds of
Kenosha County, for $lO0,O0o.QO with
N. j. Werner, e, 7. O'Brien, F. J.
Kraft, G. A. Kaelber, Frank Nelson,
Walter M. Burke, David Nelson, Mi
chael Bode, Geo. 0. Harbaugh and
Franz. Oberst as sureties, was reported
upon by Supervisor Spartz as follows:
To the County Board Of Supervisors of
Kenosha County:
Gentlemen:
We, your committee, to whom was
referred the within bond respectfully
recommend that said bond, which is
hereto annexed, be accepted.
Dated, Jan. Is, A. D., 1918.
John P. Spartz,
Peter Elsen,
j. j. Barrows,
committee.
Report of Register of Deeds.
To the Honorable County Board of
Supervisors:
Gentlemen:
/ submit herewith my report of re-
ceipts and disbursements as Register
OF Deeds of Kenosha County, Wiseon-
sin, for the period commencing Janu-
airy 1st 1917, and ending December
91st, 1917.
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Supervisors.
James Martin
w. G. Bacon
j. P. Spartz
R. A.Dowse
Frank Zerfas
Thomas Fleming
J. j. Barrows
J. NJ. Nersting
A. j. Burg
John Priddis
t. S. Scott
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AUDIT OF KENosHA COUNTY, 1917

milwaukee,, January Is, 1918.
To the Honorable, the Chairman and
Board of Supervisors of Kenosha
County, Wis:
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Report of Committee.

We, your committee, to whom was
referred the report of James w. Blair,
the County Treasurer, for the months
of November and December of 1917.
respectfully report that we carefully
examined same and compared a list of
all County Orders, Court Certificates.
Highway Orders, County Treasurer s
Orders, Municipal Court Certificates
and Willowbrook Orders and have can
celled the same and recommend that
the orders be filed with the County
Clerk.
We further recommend that the print
ing of the several lists of orders in the
proceedings of this board be omitted.
A. j. Burg,
James Martin,
Rudolph Henschen,
Committee.
Supervisor Link moves to accept and
adopt the report as read.
Motion carried
The bond of the Merchants & Saw
ings Bank of Kenosha, Wisconsin, as
depository for one-third of the funds
of Kenosha County, for $1O0,000.Oo
with JOS. Funk, n. A. Rowe, H. b.
Robinson, w. J, Birmingham, w. J..
Frost, M, Funck, w. w. Vincent, NJ.
Werve, Fred Larsen, G. Petersen, G. e.
Remer as sureties, We're reported upon
by Supervisor Spartz as follows:
To the County Board of Supervisors of
Kenosha County:
Gentlemen:
We, your committee, to whom was
referred the within bond, respectfully
recommend that said bond, which is
uereto annexed, be accepted
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Supervisor DoW moves to adjourn until February 9TH 1918
Motion carried and Board adjourned
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
Carnival Of Bicycle
Stealing In Salem

There has been a carnival Of bicycle
stealing 10th here and in Corvallis for
some tim,, and Constable Varney came
to the conclusion there was some con
nection between the two facts and the
thieves Working on this theory he
made arrangements by which Hall Har.
rington was arrested in Corvallis, Sat
urday on a charge Of larceny of a
bicycle. Varney had held two bicycles
here, believed to have been stolen, for
some time. One was an Indian and the
other q Pope. Through Watt Shipp he
learned from the state agent for the
Indian bicycle at Portland that the
machine had been sold to Long 6
Cooper OF Corvallis, and they in turn
sold it to a man named Moore who is
attending o. A. C. Harrington brought
this Indian bike, it was then learned,
to Salem, and traded it TO Mr.. Schind-
Ter, the second hand dealer, for a
motorcycle. II was following this dis
covery that Harrington was arrested
at Corvallis. Varney went to Corvallis
after him Saturday but the local au-
thorities decided TO hold him and try
for his conviction there. If he is con.
vieted b9 will be brought here on the
expiration Of his sentence, and il
acquitted win be brought here at once.
Harrington was in possession of a
bicycle believed TO have been stolen
from a boy Delyin Rieneman II this
city. Delyin had carried papers to earn
money 70 pay for his wheel and had
just finished paying for it when il
was stolen. This has been ordered sent
here for Identification.
While H. Corvallis Harrington gave
Constable Varney information that
leads 70 Portland and indicates there
Is an organized gang of thieves en-
gagged in swiping bicycles, and be will
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
American
Manufacturing Concerns
Put On Sugar Ration

Portland, Or, May 13.-All manufae-
turing concerns using sugar in their
products are to be put upon a rationing
basis, beginning May Is, under a new
Food Administra ion regulation just an.
nouncod by Assistant Federal Food Ad'
ministrator w. X. Newell. After that
date no manufacturer must buy sugar
nor wholesale or retail dealers sell SUI
gar to any manufacturer, without the
surrender of a certificate issued by he
food administration.
"The object of the new regulation, ,
said Mr.. Newell in an interview, "ii
to assure a sufficient supply Of sugar
for home Gamers and commercial manu-
facturers Of preserves, jams and Other
Z ,aq--ff- ro~a-a z rs essential. Under
the restrictions which become effective
MAY Il, manufacturers of he lesser es
sentials, such as soft drinks and confee
tionery, will be permitted to use only 50
per cent of last years requirements
Makers Of non-edible products will bt
forced to go entirely without sugar. The
whole distribution of sugor for manu-
featuring purposes win come under thii
rationing system, which viii be carried
out through certificates showing tho
amount Of sugar each manufacturer j.
entitled o, these amounts to be figured
out from the sworn statement which
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
Big Appropriations
For Heavy Ordnance

Washington, May l3.-The war de-
partment today asked congress for an
appropriation Of approximately &c.
600, 100000 for heavy ordnance.
This is in addition TO the estimates
of $4,000, 100000 placed before the
house military eommitte by Secretary
Baker last week. The big ordnance cs-
innate vas placed before the house
appropriation committee this morning
by Brigadier General John B. Barrette
acting chief of coast artillery, and
from it the fertilization bill will be
framed.
General Barrette stated that because
of the long time required TO build big
guns, NOSE Of those to be built under
the next fiscal years appropriation
cannot be delivered until one year
after the contract is let.
Need for heavy artillery is not press
ing, Barrette said, because of the large
reserve supply Of the allies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
mrs. LUST CONFIDENT
OF HER ACQUILTAl
Emotional Insanity Is Prob
able Defense Of Mrs.
Roberts SLAYER

Waukesha, Wis, May l3.--Fully con
fident, and apparently unaffected by
her long residence in the county jail,
Miss Grace Lusk was called into court
to-day on a charge Of murder-the shoot
ing of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts,
on June 81. 1917.
Emotional insanity is expected 10 be
the plea of Miss Lusk's attorneys. The
shooting took place when Mrs. Rob
erts called on the school teacher 70
discuss the latter's relations with DR.
David Roberts. Since his wife's death
DR.. Roberts has sought s~eclasion.
One hundred and fifty veniremen
have been summoned. With the tria'
opening at 2:30 this afternoon, il j:
believed two days or mos will be con
sumed in securing q jury.
Many letters are to be introduced al
the trial-some of which have not be-
fore been revealed. Miss Lusk is OK
pected to make no denial Of any acts
involving Or. David Roberts.
One of the letters to be introduced
says; Gin the eternal Triangle tht
only solution is the elimination Of ont
character
In another letter, Miss Lusk is sa!t
to have written Mrs. Roberts:
"You must have known for a long
time that your husbands Affection
had passed from you, that be- cared
for some n else %supremely. That il
sufficient R%nnulment Of any marriagI
yow,D
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-13
POLITICAL ISSUES
Center OF INTEREST
UNTIL FALL ELECTION
Lid Has Been Ripped OF
!. Congress Since Most Mem
bers Desire Reelection
By L. @. Martin,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, May 13.-The political
lid has been ripped off congress.
With one-third the senate and the
entire house up for re collection this fall
sill members are preparing their trench
work for the hottest war time congress.
sional election in the eountry's history
Champ Clark, in his speech Saturday
night at Fort Wayne, Ind, announced
the democratic issue.
awe will fight on our record" he
said. "During our tenure Of office We
have passed more constructive legisla,
ton than the republicans did in two
decades"
Today the republican leaders can't
back" at Clark with what they say
viii be their campaign issue-alleged
failure of the democratic party to ef.
fieiently wage the war.
The first issue of the National Re.
publican to be published in Washing
ton has appeared with heavy head
lines linking the democratic party with
the growth of the socialist movement
In a frank statement of the politica
situation regarding congressional elec
ton, a leading republican in the senate
said today:
"Members seeking reelection wisl
they could make their records il
congress the issue. But, despite thu
excellent record of congress in sup
porting the administration through
speedy passage of war legislation, tn,
country will not be satisfied to cleo
on this basis.
disclosures Of the almost tota
failure of the aircraft program; tn,
great delay in getting the shippin.
program under way; the poor situu
ton with regard to ordnance and othei
mistakes and delays have stirred thu
whole country"
Republicans are already claiming
control of the next house. With re
gard to the senate, they claim ability
to reduce the present democratic ma
jority of seven to three or four.