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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
SING TO SETTLE QUARRELs
Esklmos Have Manner of Adjusting
Grievances That Is Said to Work
Satisfactorily to Them.

The Eskfmos, who live in the ice
bound, barren northland, have a way
OF settling quarrels which seems very
strange and amusing to those who live
In land of policemen and courts of
Justice. There, when quarrels arise,
the man who has grievance writes a
song in which he tells the wrongs that
have been done him. When this has
been composed to his satisfaction he
invites his enemy to come and hear
him sing 1t. This the enemy must do,
and he brings with him all his rela-
tves and many of his friends, while
the singer also has gathered his
friends and relatives for the occasion,
which Is considered something Of a
general entertainment by the people Of
the village In which the men live.
Then, while other men Of the village
pound madly on huge drums, the song
OF wrongs is begun. When 1t is fin
ished, If the audience expresses ap-
proval, the singer is considered to have
Won and to have just cause Of COM
plant. But If dissatisfaction Is ex-
pressed, that is considered sufficient
punishment. After the song every one
dances and the party breaks up in
great good humor.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
WATERTOWN'S TOTAL TO DATE
IN THIRD LIBERTY LOAN drive
Previously Acknowledged 1907, 900
Today 1900
Total $3OS,3OO|
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADU-
ATES WANTED BY U, S,

We have received the following tele-
gram from the Provost Marshal Gen
eral, Washington, D. c.;
81. Call Number ZIG upon your
state is hereby announced as follows:
Complete the entrainment for East
Lansing, Michigan, of 500 Grammar
School graduates who have had some
experience along mechanical lines and
some aptitude for mechanical work,
to report to the Commanding Officer,
Michigan Agricultural and Mechanic
al College, on May 49, Only white men
and men physically qualified for gen
eral military service may be indicted
under this CALL
a. The men selected for this SER
vice will receive a course of training
at government expense fitting them to
serve in army positions, requiring
knowledge of automobile repairing,
and other mechanical duties incident
to many kinds of military service both
at the front and behind the lines. The
men taking this course will receive
thorough instructions which will be OF
great personal value in working their
way ahead both in the army and in
civil life. This is an exceptional Op-
portunity for energetic ambitious
men. You are urged to make this call
one of state wide interest Qualified
registrants should be urged to present
themselves to their local boards for
voluntary inductiOns. When regis
trants voluntarily present themselves
the local boards may induct qualified
men until their allotment has been
filled. The voluntary period will con-
tinue until May g. After May no more
volunteers will be accepted.
90. If on May 9 this call should not
be filled, local boards will select in Sc
quence of order numbers qualified
men. Definite instructions will be sent
you later.
a. These men should be imme-
diately indicted. They should be en-
trained when definite directions are
given by this office. The usual re-
port should be made to the Adjutant
General on the day of induction.
IS. Please make a strenuous effort
to furnish these men within the time
limit"
(Signed f. L. Philip,
Governor
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
Proper Locomotive Signals.

Experiments conducted by the
Southern Pacific railroad to find the
most efficient means Of handling the
locomotive whistle show the average
motorist or pedestrian Is familiar with
the standard crossing signal-two long
and two short blasts-and that, I'M
less the signal In given just so. he is
apt to dispute priority right to cross
ing. Superintendent T. Ahern, In a
letter to engineers. says: Extensive
tests show that whistle call for a
station signal should never be less
than five seconds, the long blasts Of
the crossing signal, two and a half
seconds. and the short ones, one Sec
ond. Particular care should be ex-
ercised to cut of the blasts sharply
and not to slur them. It Is Of the ut
most Importance In causing sound to
travel that these instructions be car
r1ed out"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
British Geological Photos.

A committee Of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science
has been engaged for many years in
forming a national collection of photo
graphs illustrating the geology of the
British isles. According to the last
report the collection now includes up.
ward Of $500 pictures. More than G
thousand of these were taken In
Yorkshire. A collection Of the same
character has been made by the geolo-
gfcal survey of Great Britain, which
has recently published list of it's
Scottish pictures. Both the B. A. COM
mittee and the geological survey offer
prints and lantern slides for sale. The
Tunbridge Wells Natural History So
ciety offers prizes for photographs of
scenery illustrating geological features.
Scientific American.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
A NEW KIND OF STACKER.

We are all familiar with the man
who Is afraid to don uniform, with
the stay-at-hOmes who think they need
five meals day, and with the bust.
ness man who complains that the wal
interferes with his business. But here
comes a Stacker with a brand-neW
stripe of yellOw-the man or woman
who thinks there is some good reason
for hiding currency.
The movement for boarding money
received it's first impetus from the
war rumOrS af1Oat when the United
States entered the war to the effect
that this democratic country might
elect to conf1scate savings accounts af.
ter the example of the two kaisers
Notwithstanding the assurances Of the
administration that such a thing not
only was undemocratic, but was I'm.
necessary, a great many selfshly In
clined persons took money out Of cir
culation and hid it away.
Somewhat later, when the security
markets were unsettled, still other peo-
pie Of this stripe foolishly thought 1t
would be wiser to have a portion Of
their tangible wealth boarded In the
shape Of currency than either to In
vest it or carry it on deposit at the
banks. To large extent these peo-
pie were moved by the fear that some
sort Of disaster might occur which
would put them in want. Probably
very few Of them stopped to consider
the far-reaching effect of such action.
For one thing, money taken out of
circulation and boarded is always In
danger Of being lost or stolen. For
another thing, it does not earn the
owner anything. Worst Of all, such
boarded money cannot be passed from
hand to hand and perform its usual
function Of exchange between the peo-
pie of the country. Such boarding
makes more difficult the operation Of
business, adds another load to the al
ready heavy burden of fighting the
war, and puts the hoarder in the slack
er class.
How much better 1t would be II you
are boarding money any place to in
vest this money in United States gov
eminent Liberty Loan bonds. Any
currency you have hidden away is SIM
ply the promise to pay of your coun-
try; Liberty Loan bonds are also prom
ises to pay, but, in addition, will earn
for you Az per cent yearly. When
you have invested In Liberty bonds
you have set In motion q great many
wheels In a very important machine.
You annually lend money to your gov
eminent with which it can carry on
the war to victory. You free money
heretofore imprisoned and permit 1t
to work among business men and wage
earners. You start yourself In con-
sentative investment habit. Finally,
you change yourself from a Stacker to
Il patriot.
Stop boarding. Invest In Liberty
bonds.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
SERMON ON PATRIOTISM
BY a 1000 Per Cent American.

Here Is sermon on patriotism. 1t
comes to Chicago from Sturgeon Bay,
Wis. The standard of patriotism
preached in this sermon Is so much
above the patriotism of many thou
sands Of men and women in the
Seventh reserve district that the Lib
erty loan executive committee Is send.
ing the story broadcast throughout
the district In the hope Of rousing a
spirit Of emulation in the breasts Of
all citizens, both naturalized and ma
tive born. Were every man In the
Chicago district to attain the stand
ard Of Demosthenes Of Sturgeon Bay,
Wis, 1t Is pointed out, the whole 49,
OOO,OOO,0O0 would be subscribed in this
one district alone.
Demosthenes, a 1000 per cent Amer
lean, has the following message for
Uncle Sam:
"You can borrow anything and
everything have"
And this Is not his message alone.
It is also the message Of his two broth
ers-AntOneos and Stavros. Their sur
name is Anagnostopoulos, and they
conduct a small candy store in Stur-
geon Bay, Wis. Let Demosthenes An
agnostopoulos do the rest Of the talk
ing:
1--WE boys didn't have anything when
we came to this country. My brothers
and | were very poor In the old cOun-
try. ALI we have we made here. This
country has given US great opportun-
ity. Whatever we have we owe to this
country.
1--WE don't consider that we have
done anything beyond a fair share In
taking $1,000 worth Of Third Liberty
loan bonds. We took 81 900 of the Sec
ond loan, and our allotment for the
third loan, figured by the appraisal
committee On the basis of assessed
valuation Of property, was 800 each,
Or $500 for the three of US. But as
we had the money and we knew that
Uncle Sam wanted to raise much
money for the war, we decided to let
him have all our savings. We know
that 1t Is a safe investment, and we
don't consider that we have been par
tcularly patriotic In lending this
amount to the government.
I'VE talked 1t over and we decided
that we owed this country something
yes, everything-and we felt the
least we could do would be to lend
money to the government.
Tony LIS In the draft and proba-
bly, will 60 to one of the environments
on the next call for soldiers. He is
glad to 60 and fight for his country.
We-Stavros and myself-are glad
to have him go, and if we are called.
we. too, will be glad to go.
1--WE don't consider that we are en-
titled to be known as patriots for
lending our money to the government.
The security Is SO good, the interest
is SO high, the investment Is SO excel
lent In every way, that we would have
been glad to take advantage Of the
opportunity even II the best country
In the world had not been at war and
In need of money.
"In the sixteen years we have lived
here we have prospered. We know
that America gives every Industrious
man splendid opportunity. We want
that opportunity continued. That IL
the reason we subscribed"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
Heart Troubles by Wire.

Remarkable new uses for the tele-
phone are constantly being discovered.
Recently a test In London showed that
1t Is possible to diagnose heart trou-
bles by telephone at distance Of 100
miles. Four physicians on the Isle Of
Wight listened to the beating of a
woman's heart In London. A stetho-
scope held over the heart was attached
to q telephone by means of which
sounds are magnified. This offers q
suggestion to loving couples.-Los An
geles Times.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION
W. F. Gruetzmacher Delegate To E. F,
o. Convention At Madison.

W. F. Gruetzmacher, president of the
local branch, Equitable Fraternal
Union, vii. attend the quadrennia]
gathering at Madison Thursday, May g.
me state convention is held for the
purpose OF electing representatives to
the Supreme Assembly and for the
transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting. The
sessions will be held in the assembly
chamber, beginning at l o'clock.
A feature of the convention will he
the appearance of the Neenah drill
team No. 1, in full regalia.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03

WheIan Bros. nursery offers
fine line of apple trees for
spring planting. Also fruit,
shade and ornamental trees,
small fruits, shrubs, evergreens
and the like. 1880 OcOnOmOWOc
avenue, WatertOWn. Phone
231-W. 3tf
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03

The shotgun is coming into use in
the big world war. A gun that will fire
six shells, each containing nine buck
shot that will go through two inches
of pipe at 20 yards and pepper an
area nine feet wide and three feet high
at so yards, is being used by American
troops in France
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1918.
Buy bond while there is yet time.

Next week is clean up week. Keep
your premises in tidy order by remov-
ing all forms of rubbish 1t will be
hauled away free if placed in contain
ers at the curb line
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
LOCAL MAKkEI.
ConsolatinE,

Many fellow who Is always wailing
because all his friends have forsaken
him should be mighty glad his friends
were wise enough to forsake him In
time to avoid being here with him.
Sing Sing Star-Bulletin.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
PURCHASES SHOP.
Ed. Warner Buys Barber Shop at 6O2
Main Street of Bert Fr0emmin9.

Ed. Warner, who was proprietor of
a barber shop in First street for some
time has purchased the shop of Bert
c. Froemming at COZ Main street. The
deal was closed Thursday as Mr..
Froemming leaves for Columbus, Ohio,
in answer to the draft call Saturday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
Notice.

On and after this date l will not he
responsible for any debts contracted
by Theodore Boehm.
Dated Watertown, Wis, May 1, 1918.
Signed, VIM. Wolff, Guardian.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
1.-THE DEATH ROLL

Mrs. Bernadetta Gritzner, 80 years
old, died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Rose Rutherford in Oshkosh
Thursday Afternoon. She was one the
early settlers in Watertown, coming
here from Germany when a child. She
has resided in Oshkosh for the past
fifteen years. The body will be brought
here this evening at Z o'clock over the
Milwaukee road and will be taken to
the home of her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Brasky, 415 Montgomery street. She is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Rose
rutherford, Oshkosh, one grandson.
Arthur Rutherford, Chicago, four sis
tiers, Mrs. Minnie Schaefer, Milford
Mrs. Edward Ambrose, Johnson
Creek, Mrs. Joseph Brasky, this CITY.
Mrs. Herman Heiden, Tappen. N. Dl.
Mrs. Herman Baurichter, Johnson
Creek. Funeral services will be held
saturday morning at o'clock in ST..
Henry's Catholic church. Interment
will be made in Oak Hill cemetery.
The death of Frank J. Koran. an
engineer on the Chicago division OF
the Milwaukee road took place We'd
nesday night at his home, 3409 Chest
nut street, Milwaukee, as the result
Oh having been shot in the back, while
his train was passing through Elm
wood Park, a suburb of Chicago. on
April 20. He was 35 years old. The
Chicago police are of the opinion that
the shot was fired in the woods that
line the tracks by boys who were
hunting. Mr.. Koran is a nephew of
John OBrien of this city and visited
her quite frequently.
Friends in this section will learn
with regret of the death at Fond du
Lac OF Alexander A. Ramsey. He was
one OF the earliest settlers of the
town of Clyman, locating there in
1874, and his family was among the
best known pioneers of Dodge county.
He was very we'll known to the older
residents of this section.
The death of Fren Ostrom. aged 81
years, an old resident of Waupun. took
place last week. He was a veteran of
the Civil war and the father of Claud
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
What They Find.

Those who go hunting for trouble
are always finding fault.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
Church Services

BenoQlCt1On
Postlude, March Triumphate- Dubois
| Young Peoples society on Thursday
at p. m.
First German Baptist church. Rev
Charles Wagner, notwithstanding tC
the change Of time services during the
next six months are as follows: Sun
day school at 10 a. m.; morning wor-
ship and sermon at IL o'clock; Young
Peoples society at 7:30 p. M; even
| ing service at o'clock Mid-week ser
vice at 8 p. m. On Sunday evening
April 7, services will be in English
ALI are welcome
German M. E. church-Sunday
school at 8 a. NJ; morning service al
10:15; Epworth League at 1880 p. m.
evening service at s o'clock. Special
collection for Red Cross. Everybody
welcome
Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel
church, North Ninth street, Rev. G.
SandrOck, pastor-German service ev.
cry Sunday and church holiday at IL
a. M; English services every second
Sunday of the month at 1880 p. m.
every last Sunday at Ills a. m.
! st. Johns church-German services
at 10 a. M; English services the sec,
ond and fourth Sundays of the month
at 1880 p. m. The Young Peoples so.
ciety meets every first and third
thursday in the month at o'clock.
st. Paul's Episcopal church-Holy
communion at a. M; Sunday schoo
at 10 a. M; morning worship and ser.
mon at 1920 o'clock; evening prayer
at 1880 p. m.
Trinity Lutheran church (English)
Auditorium st. Marks school-Sun
day school at $50 a. M; bible class
at 9:45 a. M. ;. services at 10:45 a. m
Advent Christian church Sunday
school at 10 a. M; preaching service
at II a. M; Loyal Workers at $50 p
M; preaching service at 1880 p. m.
Reformed church, North Fifth anG
| Cole streets-Sunday school at a
M; morning service at 10 o'clock; re-
lligious school Saturday from 9 to IL
| st. Demands church-Low mass al
8 a. M; high mass and instructions al
10 a. M; evening devotions at 7:30.
St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran
church-Sunday school at 9 a. m.
services at 10 a. m.
| st. Henry's Catholic church-LoW
mass at a. NJ; high mass at 10 a. m.
vespers at D. m.
| st. Marks church-Sunday school,
and bible class at a. M; services al
10 a. m.
| First Church of Christ Scientist, soc
Fifth street-Services at 10:45 a. M
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
Market Reports
Milwaukee Live Stock Market

Milwaukee, May 2-Hogs, receipts
1000; 10@15c lower. Cattle, 400;
steady. Calves, 1000; 4ower. Sheep,
100; lower
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03

Invest a little money In a News
Want AID. 1t will return q profit.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03

The home paper-Watsrtown News
Read the News.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03

The death of Fren Ostrom, aged 81
years. an old resident of Waupun, took
place last week. He was a veteran of
the Civil war and the father of Gland
Ostrom, a former resident of Water
town.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.

Entered as second-class matter in the
postoffice at WATERFOWL, Wis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-02

Believing that it is the duty of every person who enjoys the freedom and privileges of citi- zenship in our great Country to do his utmost to help win the war, the following firms and in- dividua1s have patriotically con- tributed the money to pay for this and other advertisements of the Fourth Liberty Loan:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-02

ed Our boys pushing the enemy back toward his le, borders, and the more help they get from v! home, the harder they'll push and the the
 will end in VICTORY! They need more men, 7o guns, arplanes and supplies of all kinds;
 and more ships to get the and materials ol- the Atlantic. The money for all this must Of from vou; do your part promptly cheerully and
 to the absolute limit of your resources
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
Penn States Dilemma
Over Football Leader

CTATE COLLEGE. Pa, Dec. I'll
- Penn State is in n dilemma over
the football captaincy for next
year. The players have deferred
their election until the perplexing
situation is cleared. Lieut.. Bob Hig-
gins. the original captain elect for
1913, withdrew from college to serve
In the army. His successor, Lieut..
Harry Robb. did likewise, and finally
Frank Unger. who returned from the
Naval Reserve station at Cape May,
was chosen to lead the team. Thus
did State have three captains in one
season.
Since both Higgins and Robb, who
starred on the Columbia s. A. T. C.'s
eleven this season, have declared
their intention of coming back to
college next fall. the team faces the
embarrassing situation of having
two officially elected captains on
hand. Although the players are
puzzled as to what action they should
take, II Is expected they will post
pone the balloting until next Septem-
Der and then give the honors to IIig-
gins, who IS now in France, by right
OF his prior election.
II Higgins should fail to return
Robb doubtless will be picked, with
Conover, the 1917 leader. also to be
considered, for he plans TO reenter
the college next year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22

and said. Look here. 'Griff.' what's this
stun you've been telling the Colonel, An
tlmating I would sign up player who Is
the property OF another club"'
60 away from me. Miller" said
'Grtn." Anybody that can get n guy
like Schneider out OF the National
League Is dangerous TO have around.
The first thing you know you'll get
johnson from me for the waiver price.
You're dangerous. Miller. Why, l saw
that fellow Schneider while he was
catching for the st. Louis club a few
years ago and thought he was one Of
the best looking catchers l had laid my
eyes on in years. He threw around the
bases like a rife shot, and how he could
paste that ball I think he knocked
out four hits while l was looking at
him."
Just pause a minute, 'Griff.' TIL corr
rect YOU" broke in higgins. THE
Schneider We got Is n pitcher, not a
catcher, and / don't think he made four
hits in his life. The Frank Snyder you
are thinking about still is in st. Louis
with the Nationals"
Griffith searched for a hole in the
floor, but being unable TO find one re-
marked well. 1 guess one Is never too
old to learn"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
PENN OPENS JANUARY II.
Quaker Five to Meet Ursinus or
SWarthmore.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-Penns bas-
ketball season will open Saturday. Janu-
airy IL, with. either Swarthmore or
Ursinus as the rivals OF tho Red and
Blue. for the opening game in Weight
man Hall. This was the announcement
yesterday OF Assistant Manager ]. c,
Bolton. who has been handling cage af-
fairs at the Quaker institution in the
absence OF Lieut.. Kunz. the newly APP
pointed baseball manager.
The situation concerning tho coaching
of the team is still hazy. Lon Jourdet
who last year turned out PENIS cham
pion i've. Is stated to be still consider
ing whether he will be abba 10 return 10
his post as coach. In his absence Lew"
Martin, OF last years five. has agreed
10 handle the preliminary tutoring OF the
team.
PENIS five will doubtless be greatly
handicapped in its opening game unless
practice Is held before or during the
Christmas vacation. But the mastering
of the men out OF the s. a. T. G. at the
present time is the great hindrance to
regular practice. More than ono half
Of the members OF the students army
have already received their discharge
hut FOR the balance. and nearly all o.
the naval unit men. little time Is lefi
AS school does not open until January g.
early practice seems necessary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
CANADIANS AMEND RULES.
Mako Several Changes in Rugby
Football Code.

TORONTO. Dec, 21.-Several changes !n
tho rules governing Rugby football were
made at the recent meeting Of the G. r,
h. L. Chief of the changes was in re-
gard TO putting the ball in play.
1t was decided that the words shall
be changed 10 read that the ball may
be placed dead in front OF the centre
scrimmager, but Is not in play until the
centre scrimmager moves 1t in any di-
rection with his foot.
Hereafter a halfback must make an
attempt to secure a bounding ball and
must not allow 1t to rest on the ground
until it is motionless in order to entice
his opponent to infringe the three yard
rule.
Another important change was in re-
gard to an opposing player scoring a
touchdown on a ball fumbled behind the
line. Formerly the player securing was
credited with touchdown and his side
given the opportunity TO make a convert,
The rule was altered and three points
only will be allowed in future.