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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-21

Monday-Elsie Janis entertained
the boys up in a nearby town the
other evening. A number of the fell
lows hiked it to see her, about seven
miles all told. We had hiked it the
night before to play a concert and
coming back it rained every step of
the way. We had no raincoats so
got a good soaking.
Went broke this week buying up
the village bellies trousseau. Got
some strictly handmade table covers
which l hate to trust to the mails but
may be forced to do so later on. All
the girls expect to be married after
the war and are making up such
stuff, SO if eve you get a due bill
for customs duty don't hesitate to
pay same. Will try to get a piece
for all the sisters.
The family we have been billeted
with have been mighty nice to me
and it is through them that l got the
table covers. Marie, the ~18-year-old
daughter, takes great interest in the
kodak pictures / have. She expects
to be married and is making great
plans. Has a handmade lace waist,
one solid piece, sleeves and all, not
a seam and it fits her like a glove.
She thinks it's real funny that Am
erican girls don't do such things. She
doesn't know of the house work you
have, etc. She spends her evening
sitting outside sewing or reading
trashy cheap novels. When it gets
dark they go to bed-use but very lit
tie artificial light. Their customs
and manners of speech are so strange
that they often embarrass us if such
a thing is possible. They do not hes
itate to say what they think and they
prove the statement there's nothing
either right nor wrong but thinking
makes it So" For instance, we see
nothing wrong in an Indian because
he wears no clothes, etc., so we have
learned to a certain degree to accept
their speech and customs without
judgment.
I asked Marie if she wasn't afraid
with so many American boys about.
She said no they never offered to mo-
lest her. Her mother told her to
show me and she did. She lets her
finger nails grow long and they are
sharp as knives. As a matter of
fact she could cut a mans face into
ribbons with them. She showed me
how she whipped a French soldier
about a month ago by Sitting his
hands to the bone. She's a queer
combination; polite and courteous as
can be and yet as unpretentious,
frank and wild and strong as a saw
age. 1 enjoy visiting with them;
gives one a broader view of life and
mankind, shows n the fallacy of
some of our conventionalities and
teaches us to reserve our Judgment
on people and things we know moth
ing of.
Well yesterday was French indie
pendence day, 14th of July, same as
our 4th of July. They observed our
day so trust you observed theirs. The
evening before we serenaded the viii
lage and they gathered around with
Japanese lanterns.
Yesterday we had fried chicken for
dinner after which we filed into
trucks (Fiats) and went to a nearby
city. The picnic grounds we're right
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-21
July IT,.

Weather has been fine. Couple of
days of rain but generally clear and
comfortably warm, say about 80 to
So. If you knew of our location you
perhaps would understand. The
nights are cool and fine to sleep. We
get to bed about 10:30 to II and up
about 700 to 1880. Pretty soft after
a year of piling out at $50. Believe
M l can sympathize with the fellows
still back in the states in their train
ing camps getting the discipline ham
mered into them. Makes a fellow
feel pretty badly abused but you get
used to it and learn to accept or
ders with good grace.
Yesterday we turned in two of our
blankets so from now on will carry
but one. / have made mine into a
sack and that and my overcoat will
constitute my Ostermoor. Beginning
to sound like the days Of the Army of
the Potomac, Iron Brigade, etc., that
father tells about. The idea is elm
mate all unnecessary junk that
breaks Buddy's back, which is a
good thing.
Tonight / tried to mix a chunk of
cheese, lot of orange marmalade and
a green peach and my stomach said
nothing doing, here's where 1 ache,
and ache it did. Ha! Ha! Well there
is a reason for all things and the
reason for this was tina. Pebite Ma
RE Cthere are two Maries, this one
five years and the other 18-no rela-
tion) ate all my macaroni supper. I
do wish you could have seen that kid
lay into it. She's half Italian and
she proved it, so 1 Jared as best I
could on what the village store had
to offer.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
WINTER WAGES
WAR lNRUSSlA
All Factions on Northern
Front Hard Pressed by
New Foe.
B0LSHEVIKI WILL FIGHT
Opinion Reversed Americans
Sleep With Guns Rolled
in Blankets.

Archangel, Monday, Nov. 25.-(k,
P.)-Winter has begun In earnest
over the whole northern Russian
front. All the rivers are ice-bound
and the bolshevist gunboats which
have long menaced the American
and allied forces on the Dvina have
been forced to withdraw to escape
being frozen in. The bolshevists.
however. have mounted big guns
along the front south of the allied
armies.
Operations are limited to spas
modic artillery exchanges, but the
bolshevist forces are reported to be
receiving heavy reinforcements. The
freeze-up, while bringing relief on
the Dvina front, increases the dan
ger on others, as the once -impassablc
swamps are now frozen. making pos
sible bushwhacking flank attacks by
the enemy.
The correspondent has just re-
turned from trip along the front
where he found general reversal
of the opinion that the bolsheviki
would not fight. Near kadish. n
fortnight ago, body Of bolshevik
infantry maintained an advance
against strong machine gun fire. A
Russian resident, in talking with
American soldiers regarding this at
tack. said the bolsh,vik officers
threatened their men that they would
be killed the next day IL they failed
to advance.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
CONSERVATIVES
WINN GERMANY
Tests of Strength Show "BoI-
shevik" Socialists Far
Outnumbered.
RED FLAG DISAPPEARS
Great Bulk of Soldiers Back
From Front Reject Boil
shevism in ALI Phases.

Paris, Nov. 26.--(Havas.)-lt is re.
ported that at the election for choos-
ing members of the revolutionary
committee at Dresden the socialists
cast S7,4s3 votes against $500 for the
independent socialists, who will have
only three seats in the committee
which numbers fifty. German news
papers point out that the result is
clearly hostile to the bolshevist cur.
rent threatening to strangle Ger
many.
Change in Coast Cities.
Berlin, Monday, Nov. 25.-(A. P.)
Reports of tests of strength be-
tween the conservative elements and
the independent and "bolsheviki"
socialists in various places in Ger.
many continue to indicate that as
far as mere numbers go the eXtrem-
lists are almost negligible.
Reports from Bremen show that
the movement in the coast cities al.
ready has turned into a more con-
servative channel.
A meeting of soldiers, workmen's
and peasants councils, representing
Bremen. Hanover, Hamburg, Olden-
burg, Flensburg, Osnabreuck, Will
helmshaven and a number of small
places in the provinces of Hanover
and Schlesxig- Holstein, adopted q
resolution declaring that these coun-
ellis would stand behind the present
government and demand the convo-
cation of a national assembly. The
resolution was adopted by a vote of
81 to 20. There also vas q crushing
defeat for the extremists at a meet
Ing representing the Tenth army
corps at Hanover, where, by a vote
of 140 to 4, resolution was adopted
against efforts to establish a dicta-
torship and demanding the summon
ing of Il constituent assembly.
Soldiers Optimistic.
Soldiers from the front are begin
ming to arrive in Berlin and men
who have conversed with them ex-
press optimistically as to the result
of their arrival as regards it's effect
upon the preservation of .Order. These
men declare that the great bulk of
the soldiers reject bolshevism in all
it's phases. |
1t also may perhaps be considered !
an indication of the general public's |
faith in the conservatism in the SOL |
diers that German and Prussian |
flags are beginning to reappear over
all Berlin after having made way for
the red flag since Nov. 10. Only in
one of the suburbs was any objec- |
tion raised to the flying of the ma
tional flags. Certain elements there |
tore the Prussian banners from the
street cars. Elsewhere the emblems
were not disturbed.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
WHAT WILL FlIERS DO?
Military Aces Now Looking to Fu.
ture Careers,


Paris, Nov. 26.-What will become
of the aviators, now that the fight :
ing has ended?
Commercial aviation doubtless will
be extended greatly, but 1t is a aues-
ton whether 1t will present sufficient
attraction to the men who have taken
up aviation for the distinction to be
won In air fighting. The Aero club
OF France up to the present has is
sued 10000 pilot licenses and hun
dreds of military pilots have not
taken out the Aero clubs license to
which they are entitled.
Inquiry among French aces show
that the majority are too young to be
worrying about the next phase of
life. although some hope that civilian
aviation will offer sufficiently at
tractiye careers.
May Remain in Army.
Lieut.. Rene Fonck, the ace of aces,
with seventy-five official victories,
has not yet decided what he will do,
but may remain in the army. He
has received many offers and prob
ably may go to the United States.
Lieut.. Lemaitre. after leading 1875
bombing expeditions, will be in
charge of an aerial transport under
taking.
A young lieutenant barely of age,
who has won fourteen victories, said:
"All l know Is that / will not con-
tinue my law studies"
Sub-Lieut. Bourjade, with twenty
eight successes, probably will have
the least difficulty in returning to
civilian life. He is a priest and will
resumc his clerical duties.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
CONFIDENCE EXPRESSED
In NEW RUSS DICTATOR
ALL MODERATE ELEMENTS
BELIEVE IN KOLCHAK.
Allies Give Warning as to
Treatmant of Arrested
,, Dictators,
(London Times Philadelphia Ledger
Copyrighted Cable.)

London, Nov. 26.-The correspond
ent of the Times at Omsk, telegraph
ing on Nov. 18, says all the moderate
elements express confidence in Ad-
miral KOlchak, the new dictator, al
though the new government will be
dubbed reactionary, mOnarchist and
anathema by the socialists. There
naturally will be pause In the
operations of the armies until it is
clear what the new one-man govern
ment's objects and influences are.
The correspondent says the coup
d'etat by which the directorate dis
appeared and Admiral Kolchak be-
came virtual dictator, was carried
out at the invitation OF the council
of ministers. The ministers retain
their positions, but the all-Russian
government becomes one member
instead of five.
Afksentiev and Zenzinov, members
Of the directorate, Argunov, reserve
member, and Ragovsky, chief of po-
lice, all prominent social revolution
aries, have been arrested.
Members Secret Band.
Afksentiev and Zenzinov are be-
lieved to have been members Of a
secret committee of which Tchernov
Is believed to have been president,
which recently proclaimed the ST.
berian government reactionary. Ak
sentiev and Zenzinov declined to dis
associate themselves from only gov
ernment propaganda or to cause the
arrest of Tchernov who is now in
Ekaterinburg under an armed guard.
Further dispatches from Omsk dated
the 18th, say Admiral Kolchak, now
called the supreme governor, has as
sured the allies he wants to reorgan-
ize the army. oust the bolsheviki and
give Russia chance to select the
government it desires. 1t has no in
tention of establishing a monarchy.
The allies have. given warning that
the arrested directors must be well
treated. Unconfirmed reports say
these four socialists had 1000, 900, 900
in paper money and also compro-
missing correspondence from the boil
sheviki.
The bolsheviki are doing some
guerilla raiding. in Siberia. but seri-
ous danger Is not apprehended.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
FIRST TROOPS
HOME BY DEC.
Three Steamers Bringing
1000 American Soldiers
From England.
10th DIVISION, REDUCED
To 81 Officers, i 900 Men by
Replacement Drafts, En-
'.----a+ +barks. for rHome...----~a-.-.
10th DIVISION, REDUCED
American Army Headquarters II

American Army Headquarters In
France, NOV. 26.-(A. P)-The
Seventy sixth division of the Amer
lean army, reduced by replacement
drafts to sixty-one officers and 1000
men, has arrived at the port OF st.
Nazaire and Is embarking for tome.
The Twenty seventh division, total
ling SS4 officers and 1909 men, has
been withdrawn from the Lemans
area and probably will embark IN a
few days. Both these divisions
operated on the British front,
Reach New York Dec. z.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Army trans
portation officials said today that The
steamers Minnekahda, Lapland and
Orta, which are bringing home 1000
American soldiers from England,
probably will arrive at New York
about Dec. ..
The units now enroute to New
York and the ships on which they
sailed were announced by Gen.
March as follows:
The units on the Minnekahda are:
Second aircraft acceptance ports, 20
officers and 557 men; 22Oth aero
squadron, officers and 249 enlisted
men; 2l9th aero squadron, 3 officers
and 1873 men; 254th squadron, 2 OFF,
GERS and 25S men; 18th construction
company, officers and 23S men;
18th construction company, officers
and 22S men; 92nd aero squadron,
"a officers and POI men; 117th squad
ron, officers and 230 men; 2l0th
squadron. officers and PSI men;
S33rd squadron, 4 officers and l23
men; 239th squadron, officers and
80 men; 259th squadron, 3 officers
and 127 men: casual medical detach-
ment, officers and IS enlisted men.
Total aboard, 99 officers and 2.943
men.
Three Shiploads On Way Home.
On the Lapland are these units
and casuals:
First Randle Page training section,
12G officers. 449 men; 69th photo sec
ton, / officer, 80 men, N70th photo
section, / officer. 80 men; list photo
section, / officer, 80 men; 72nd sec
ton, / officer, 20 men; sailmakers'
detachment, 1 officer, 100 men;
265th aero squadron. 2 officers, l19
men; 263rd squadron, 2 officers, 1875
men; 256th squadron, officers, l26
men; 230th squadron, 3 officers, 1913
men; 314th air squadron, officers,
1874 men; 31Sth squadron, officers,
120 men; 350th squadron, officers,
121 men, 812th squadron, 3 officers.
1913 men; air service casuals, A off,
GERS; mixed casuals, II officers, /
enlisted man. ex-nurse; casuals.
sick and wounded. officers, IA men
not requiring special attention; en-
listed men attached to wounded off,
GERS, 6; nurses, 3; casual medical
detachment, officers, /. men. Total
aboard Lapland, 233 officers. nurses,
1907 other ranks.
On the steamer Orca, which sailed
from Liverpool for New York Nov.
23 are:
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
CHILE AND PERU SEVER
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
PERU HEARS. THIN G
FROM HER CONSULS. \
Strict Gable Censorship Be-
ieved to Prevail at All
Chilean Ports.

Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 25.-
The Peruvian government has not
received official dispatches from its
consular representatives in Chile for
ty-eight hours, although it has re-
called it's consuls from Chile. The
newspapers here have received no
news from their correspondents in
Chile and it is believed strict cable
censorship is in force at all Chilean
ports.
Peruvian consuls in Chile have
been ordered to return by the first
steamer and the Peruvian steamer
Urubamba, now at Valparaiso. has
been ordered to bring to Callao all
Peruvians desiring to leave Chile.
The reported cancellation by the
Peruvian government of all the
exeQuators of Chilean consuls in Peru
Is incorrect.
Reports from South American capi-
tails Monday night were to the effect
that Chile and Peru had severed re-
lations by recalling their consuls
from the other country. There have
been no ministers exchanged since
Chile took possession Of the prov
inces of Tacna and africa. The two
Lorraine of South America and
have led to controversies not only
between Peru and Chile but between
Bolivia and Chile.
Stormy Time in Chile.
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 26.-The Pc
ruvian question was brought up in
the Chilean chamber of deputies last
night and stormy session resulted.
Senior Cardenas, the second vice.
president of the chamber, suggested
that the question be settled peace
ably. The members of the new
Chilean cabinet who were present
withdrew as protest, and the presi-
dent and first vice. president of the
chamber announced they had re-
resigned. The session then had to
be adjourned to prevent violence.
The sitting was reopened later and
the deputies voted Cardenas out Of
his office as second vice-president
and annulled the designations Of the
president and first vice-president.
After the meeting crowds in the
street hooted Cardenas, calling him
a traitor.
Sailed Saturday.
Santiago. Nov. 26.-The Chilean
foreign office declares that the Pc
ruvian consul at Tquique was accom-
panied aboard a steamer on Satur-
day by his friends.
An official dispatch from the Pc
ruvian foreign minister given out In
Buenos Aires Monday declared the
Peruvian consul at Iquique was at
tackled by Chilean crowds and car
ried by force aboard small steamer
in the port. The police then notified
the consul they would not permit
him to disembark.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
DECIDE ON STRIKE CALL
r. r. TeIegraphers Meeting In saItI.
more.

more.
Baltimore, Nov. 26.-Meetings were
being held here today by members of
the order of Railroad Telegraphers to
decide whether they shall quit their
JOBS tomorrow unless demands for in
creased pay and improved working
conditions shall have been complied
with ceanwhile. Similar meetings, it
was said. were held in Atlanta, repre-
senting the railroads in the south /;
Chicago, representing the middle west
ana Boston, representing the railroads
OF New England.
The telegraphcrs ask for a minimum
rate OF 60c an hour, instead of pay
on monthly basis; time and n half
Tor over time, Sundays and holidays
and the restoration of their vacation
with pay.
Atlanta Sends Committee.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 26.--Local mem
bers of the order of railroad telegraph
ers said today no meeting to vote on
the question of a strike tomorrow II
wage demands are not granted was be-
ing held here today, as announced in
Baltimore. o. d. German, of Mauk,
Ca. chairman of the southeastern d-
vision OF the order, came here yes
terday to see Director General McAdoo
Photographers said committee also had
gone to Washington to take up the
matter there.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
AMERICAN army
NOW ON NOZZLE.
Third Division Now 0verIooks
Germany-Billion- Dollar
Contracts Cancelled.
SHIPS LEAVE DAILY
For America, Bringing Our
Soldiers Home-Clearing
London Hospitals.

With the American ASmy of Occu-
patton, Nov. 24.-(A. -(Delayed.)
American forces a. tanding on
the west side or the Z ellie river to-
night. The extremf : I of the line
Is at the frontier ge of Vallen-
dorf, on the Sauerl = Ar. From this
point 1t follows thu : .uer to its con-
fiuence with the NJ lie and extends
along the latter ril as far south as
Garsch.
The Third divif was the first to
reach the Germ frontier having
established head rters overlooking
Germany today. his division will
remain along the line near Remich,
on the southeastern frontier OF Lux
emburg, until the army Of occupa-
tion moves ahead into Germany.
Among the other units on the Amer
lean front is the Twenty sixth in
fantry of the First division. which
has its headquarters In the village
OF Ehnen. Lieut.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., Is occupying room
in a hotel there formerly occupied by
Maj. Won Hindenburg, son of the field
marshal.
To Clear Hospitals.
London, Monday, Nov. 25.-In
liiC oi <hhhSA'SoH
troops from England as soon as pos
sible, American army officers have
decided that the only units which win
remain are few of the medical
service and the staffs of the rest
camps. 1t Is hardly probable. how
ever, that these rest camps will be
required, as troops are being sent
home directly from France and the
few units now in England belong to
regiments in France and may be sent
there.
Steps also are being taken to clear
hospitals here. 1t has been decided
that patients who are not likely to
recover within two months will be
sent home as soon as suitable ships
are available. When the Mauretania
sailed today she took between 5000
and 5000 from the flying corps. 1t
is planned to dispatch steamer to
Anne rica every day this week.
Tours. Thursday. Nov. Gloon
tracts aggregating $1,000, 900, 900 have
been Cancelled by the American expe-
dictionary forces since the signing of
the armistice. In future the Ameri-
can, British and French governments
will pool their surplus stocks and will
buy through common purchasing
agency. ~ -.
Forty thousand men engaged IN the
American supply service VIII be sent
to advanced areas as replacement
troops for the army of occupation.
The supply department will continue
it's routine work as long as neces-
sary. Forty-three construction prof. |
ects including deep water dock for
twenty ships, terminals. warehouses
and railroads, have been Cancelled.
Orders for $500 locomotives. $1,000
cars and hundreds of cranes, {
tugs, barges and derricks also have |,
been recalled. The transport pro-
gram has been reduced materially,
while the ordnance department has !
been cut down by. o-thirds. The ,
reduction in the air service has not
yet been announced.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26
PRINCESS WAS
SHOT in ARM
Previous Stories Confirmed as
to Escaping Party Being
Under Fire.
PRINCESSES INTERN NED
Count Mettenich Makes On
successful Trip to Berlin
to Secure Release.
U.ondon Times Philadelphia Ledger
Tnn.frlphtaH ('ahla =


Copyrighted Cable
London, Nov. 26.-The Hamburg
or's Fremdenblatt corresponding
says that Prince and Princess Henry
Of Prussia, are staying at the casth
Of Duke Friedrich Ferdinand Schles
ig-Holstein at Gruenholz. TN
princess was shot in the arm ana
receiving surgical attention. A patrc
OF soldiers and workers council hg Z
requlsitioned the Gruenhoiz moto
car belonging to the prince. I'd
prince surrendered his motor car =
the patrol and declared he subjected
himself to their power. This CON
firms previous stories of shooting -
Prince Henry's car when he ana tns
princess were escaping from kteL
A Swatmen dispatch reports the
crown prince as occupying rooms ~
a castle at Dillonstaad before going
to the Island OF Wierengen. He neo
not left the castle grounds since ne
arrived. He usually takes walk ~
the grounds with Countess Metter&
mich, but there are always state p0>
lice, on guard. The walk COMMONLY
lasts an hour. In the evening thu
local nobility sometimes calls at tn
castle. There are ten interned crow1
princesses. 1t appears that CouM
Metternich went to Berlin to fetch
the crown princess, but returned
alone. All the princess motor cars
ars n. the castle, also the machine
gun which came over in one Of tho
cars, but the chauffeurs were SEM
home. All other weapons except the
machine gun, including the officerg
swords, the princes silvcr-inlqi4
sporting gun, were confiscated. The
prince looks neither Ill nor pars
ticularly depressed. ss
Kaiser Always Watched.
At Amarongen the former kaiser
continues to- move freely about th9
country, but always followed closely.
by state policeman on a motorcy-
Gle. II he is motoring, he scarcely
addresses n word to the local inhab-
itants. for the general feeling IL 1o-'
cally unfriendly. The village folk
are annoyed at the spectacle Of cafg
going to the chateau with cases ~
candles, white flour and other 01@1&
cles to which they have long pQCH
btrbnBern. ettft 4 =
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-26

Secretary McAdoo will arrive in
Chattanooga on special train from
Mobile, Ala.' Thursday afternoon at
$3.50 instead Of 6:3O as formerly an-
nounced. He will be met at the rail-
way station by large number of
citizens appointed by Mayor Little
ton as special reception commit
tee. A dinner will be given in his
honor by the Chattanooga Clearing
house association at the Mountain
City club. He will return to his car
to spend the night, leaving at 1890
Friday morning.
The committee is as follows: c..
A. Lyerly, T. r. Preston, w. A. Sadd.
i. Y. Chaplin, Sam Strauss, II, S.