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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
N Office

Many of our readers receive SOL
diers' letters. Kindly make short
extract of the most interesting
parts and send to The News for
publication. In that way all their
friends, at home, in the camps
and in the field, will be able to
hear from them. State from whom,
where, and by whom received.
The letter need not be long, but
give the most interesting lines.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Receives Commission

Herman c. Miller of Reedsburg has
been graduated with rank of second
lieutenant from the twenty-ninth divi-
sion at Camp Mcclellan, Ala.
The second lieutenancy for Robert
M. Rieser Baraboo, has been con-
firmed at Washington.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
FIVE HUNDRED BADGER
BOYS FOR MICHIGAN

Five hundred Badger young men Of
draft age will be called on May 16 to
take mechanical studies at the agri-
cultural school in Michigan. All that
is required is a grammar school edu-
cation, and volunteers will be accept
ed. County Clerk F. A. Cooper has
received instructions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
FARMERS GATH:v : :.
TO ASSERT RIGHTS
Organization Formed at Madison
by Those Engaged in AgricuIt-
ure in the State

On Wednesday many farmers of
Wisconsin gathered at Madison to
form new organization. They are
bent upon asserting their strength in
political and economic issues, they
state. They named the following tick
ct:
For governor, T. H. Tittemore
of Omro.
For Iieutenant-governor, Harley
L Nickerson of Milwaukee.
For secretary of state, Merlin
HJII of Black River Falls.
For treasurer, j. Fred Larson
of Ellsworth.
For attorney general, J. G,
BIan of BoscobeI.
SPLIT OCCURS
1t was decided by large faction Of
the conference at a separate gathering
to hold a meeting later and put up
ticket headed by State Senator Roy
a Wilcox, Eau Claire, for governor:
Lieut.. Gov E. F. Dithmar, Baraboo,
for lieutenant-governOr; Secretary of
State Merlin Hull, Black River Falls,
for secretary of state; Alvin Peterson,
Soldiers Grove, for state treasurer, and
Philip Lehner, Princeton, for attor-
ney general.
SOCIALISTS HOLD OFF
The Socialists stated on the floor
that as a party they would not vote
for the candidates indOrsed by the
conference.
WILL HAVE OPPOSITION
Mr.. TittemOre, lawyer, three times
unsuccessful candidate for congress-
man in the Oshkosh district, state
president of the Society of Equity
and ardent supporter Of Senator La
Toilette, will, it is reported, be strong
ly opposed by Judge D. 0. Mahcney,
of Viroqua, president of the Nation
al Society of Equity, who believes Mr..
Tittemore should not attempt to
take advantage of his office as state
head of the Society of Equity
About 500 were at the gathering
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE
SUN ON JUNE 8

Baraboo and vicinity will have a
chance to see the total eclipse of the
sun on the afternoon of June s.
Astronomical authority schedules
the event for Portage about 1870, with
with the best view about p. m.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
IN CAMP AND
FIELD
This Paper VIII Be Glad to Print Short Letters items Of
News From the Sauk County Young Men in the
Army. Write Short Extract From
Letters and Send to This Office
know how to work.

know how to work.
"Your Liberty Loan edition of the
paper was good, and | liked the way
you tied into that fellow from Logan
vile, and the rest of the boys thought
it was great. We have started lib
erty loan campaign here and have all
taken out bond" L. P. G.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09

Hindenburg's star in turn will
look like the lost moments of a toy
balloon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09

Continued or last page.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
TEST IN FASSLER CASE
Zone Dry Law Concerning Seizure to
Come Up in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Kan, June 24.-The
many peculiarities and legal tangles
in the Kansas bone dry" law, espe-
cially the amendment which will al
low the destruction of a motor car
used in the transportation of liquor
thru the state, are due to receive a
| thoro test here when the case of
Armin Fassler and j. H. Washburn,
both of Topeka, comes up for trial IN
Judge F. D. Hutching's division of the
| district court. The case will probably
be heard some time next week.
After the arrest, which was made
| by Roy Hubbard. assistant attorney
general, appointed to enforce the
bone dry" law, Hubbard intimated
that he would ask the court to de-
stroy the car owned by Fassler IN
which the liquor was found, as a
| public nuisance" In the complaint
| he filed in the county clerks office it
| is set forth that lin a seven passenger
| Marmon car, on the 18th day of June.
| 1918, and continuously and divers
| times thereafter. common nuisance
was and is unlawfully kept and main
| tained on the streets and highways of
| Wyandotte county by c. H. Washburn
| and Armin Fassier, who then and
| there unlawfully kept and maintained
| and do now keep and maintain place
where intoxicating liquors were and
are kept, stored, sold, bartered or
| given away"
| Fassler and Washburn were arrest
| ed late on Thursday night while pass
| ing thru Rosedale on their way &c
| Topeka. Fassler is a prominent mil
| Ter there and had come to Kansas
| City to attend the golf tournament
| now in progress. He had six cases al
beer and some whisky in the car Both
| men were taken to the county Jail and
i were later released after their attor-
ney, Joseph H. Brady, had secured
$1,000 bond for them. An injunction
holding the car was Immediately Sc
| cured by Hubbard and in the petition
permission Cor 5000 attorney fees wa:
also asked.
| According to attorneys. the amend
ment to the law under which Hub
| hard intends to ask for the destruc
ton or abatement of the car is re
conceived application of the law gov
erning blind tigers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
Lord NOrthcliffe Has Lived in
Both Nations and Knows.
He Pays Great Tribute To Work
of President Wilson.
TRAINING OF men WONDERFUL
Despite German Propaganda
Work Has Been Going On.
Germany Is Beginning Tt
Weaken, 1t Is Declared.

Paris, June 24.-'1 have lived both
in Germany and in the United States
and 1 believe that America alone
could beat the Germans"
Lord Northcliffe made this state
ment here in an article in the Petit
Parisien.
81 have absolute confidence in
President wilson, Lord Northcliffe
said "It is he who must decide the
Japanese intervention question.
II remember the president said he
had a one track mind. Last month
he sent 25o.000 soldiers to Europe,
altho he had promised only half that
number.
Wilson's Great Work.
"People say that President Wilson
is slow to act, but transporting with
a rush such a vast number of troops
is an enormous undertaking. We un-
derstood the significance of the rush
and the vast figures.
Frankly, I would rather President
Wilson should devote himself to the
transporting of men rather than to
solve the Japanese problem.
''The president does one thing at a
tim ebut it is wonderful how he was
able to train one hundred million cit
izens despite German and antf-a1lied
propaganda and many German-Amer-
leans in the population.
Germany" the British publicist de-
clared, "is beginning to weaken The
British, American and French block
ade is now much f;rmer and is slowly
Strangiing the enemv'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
1T.R. JUNIOR CITED SHOULD ACT SOON
Russian Situation Cannot Safe.
, 1y Wait.
Allies Will Be Trapped If De-
cisiOn Is Delayed.

Washington, June 24.-Germany is
preparing for a vigorous peace move
at the expense of Russia, government
authorities here are convinced.
To meet this anticipated move tre-
mendous effort is being made to bring
about unity of purpose in Russia be-
tween the United States, Great Britain
and France.
The need for some agreed policy is
admitted. Germany, by launching a
peace offensive, offering to give up
Belgium, northern France and make
satisfactory settlements with Italy pro-
vided she be allowed to expand in
Russia would confront the French and
British governments with very seri-
Gus problem.
The time has come. allied diplomats
say, when President Wilson, if he will
not sanction Japanese intervention in
Russia, must come forward with some
alternative if Russia is to be saved.
Any concessions, commercial OF
otherwise, given to Germany by the
Bolshevik government in return fol-
German loans and other economic aid
will be promptly repudiated when the
present government is overthrown
Continued on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24

Miss Nell Adams, now of Chicago. He
was for years connected with the
pension office in Topeka, and at the
time of his death ne was travelling for
the Portland Cement company of
Chicago.
His death was caused by a compli-
cation of troubles after an operation
following an attack of grippe. Major
Adams was pi)neer Topekan and at
one time was president of the First
National bank. The family was we'll
known in business and social circles
Miss Kate Adams, who was engaged
in settlement work in Chicago before
the war, is now a writer on the stat IF
of the Chicago Examiner
Daniel Adams died at the home of
his wife's parents. in Winamac Ind.
His mother, who was in Fresno Cal
for her health. was called east by his
illness and death Relatives of the
deceased living in Topeka are: Alon-
20 S. Thomas, Frank S. Thomas. Mrs.
T. j. Hankla and Mrs. Lorene Thomas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
THINKS SITUATION GRAVE
British Colonel Says Loss Of High
Ground Menaces Channel Ports.

Chicago, June 24.-"The situation
never was graver," Lord Dunmore,
colonel of English troops. believes. in
the face of favorable reports from the
Italian front, addressing people of
forty nationalities here yesterday. The
earl claimed German capture of high
ground between Bailleu1 and Ypres
was a menace.
'fIt gives the Germans a better
jumping off ground if they continue
as they probably will. their drive for
the channel It can be claimed with
some Justice as an initial German sue
cess. But I think it will prove sue
cess purchased at too heavy a cost in
lives and resulting only in the newt
able collapse of the German military
machine" said Lord DCnmore. "And
1 am confident that when the Ameri-
can army is strong enough to let us
take The offensive we will have no
trouble going thru the German de-
fenSeS,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
ANNOUNCE WHEAT PRICE SOON
Big Reserve Will Be Stored to Guard
i-Sinst Crop Failure.

Washington, June 24.-New wheat
prices to cover increased freight rates,
are to be announced soon
President Wilson's proclamation in
creasing the capital of the United
States grain corporation from $780,
100000 to $3.50, 100000. paves the way
for this step.
Accumulation of vast wheat re-
serves out of the prospective bumper
crop will now be possible also to guard
against a season of scarcity.
The new price schedule for wheat
will be announced after a meeting in
New York Wednesday between grain
men and food administration officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
BY CARL D. GROAT.

Washington, June 24.-Eearing
demora izing rout of her ally, Ger
many is rushing reinforcements to
Italy, army men were informed to-
day.
With the Austrians in disorganized
retreat across the flooded Piave ami
harassed by the Italians, French and
British, such aid is the only thing
that will prevent an Austrian disaster
with consequent disruption at home.
military men say.
They pointed out that the allies
might gain a turning point victory
now by taking the offensive. Whether
they could prepare for such action
before reinforcements make them
selves felt, is uncertain.
Doubt Austrian Unrest.
All the Austrian unrest, strike and
starvation reports are taken with a
grain of salt"
While many of them believe in
strong counter offensive measures in
Italy now, some diplomatic quarters
urged a stroke in the Balkans. How
ever, the military view is that the
western 1ine-and' that includes Italy
will be the decisive battle ground.
Experts say no diversion should be
permitted, not even to sending Amerl-
can troops to Russia
Additional advices on Austrian in
ternal conditions have caused the state
, department to alter somewhat its orig
inal view of food conditions there. 1t
now appears to the department that
internal conditions are actually grave
and not overdrawn by press accounts.
The Vienna bread ration for man
ua1 workers has been cut to 1,170
, grams weekly (about thirty ounces)
according to Swedish press reports re-
ported by the state department today.
| All others receive $50 grams. Other
allotmcnts are: Five hundred grams
| of potatoes. 125 grams of bran flour.
one egg, 200 grams of meat, $50 grams
/ of sugar.
/ In South Austria the bread situation
/ is even more desperate for there is nc
regular allotment.
! Military men. however. while ad-
mitting there must be economic die
| tress advise that it is not we'll to count
i too much on the Austriaps revolving
unless the Italian success becomes
really big victory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
Major Roosevelt Honored for
GaIlantry in Action.
Fought On With Troops After
e Being Severely Gassed.
(By the Associated Press)

With the American Army ir
France, June 24.-Maj. Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.. has been cited by the
general commanding the troops to
which his unit is attached, for ''con-
spicuous gallantry in action" during
the operations connected with the cap
ture and subsequent defense of Can
tigny The citation says:
During an enemy raid he displayed
high qualities of courage and leader
ship in going forward to supervise in
person the action of one of the COM
panies of his battalion, which haG
been attacked
Gassed in Lungs and Eyes.
"On the day Of our attack upon
Cantigny, a1tho gassed in the lungs
and 3assed in tho eyes, to blindness
Major Roosevelt refused to be re-
moved and retained the comWand OF
his battalion under "a heavy lombard
ment thruout the enga cement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
ROTARY CLANS GATHER
More Than 1900 Delegates Already in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, June 24.-Meetings
and conferences preliminary to the
formal opening tomorrow of the ninth
annual International Association of
Rotary Clubs were taking place here
today attended by the 1900 or more
delegates from many parts of the
United States, Great Britain and Can
ada who already have arrived for the
sessions.
A meeting this afternoon of the In
ternational board of directors with the
district governors and a dinner this
evening in honor of the international
officers were among the more impor-
tant features of the program.
All of the International officers had
arrived today, it was announced, among
them being E. Leslie Pidgeon of Win
nipeg, Manitoba, president of the as
sociaIion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
AUSTRIAN RULERS
PREPARE PEOPLE
FOR Retirement
War Office Prepares an Alibi
To Appease Nation.
Lays Stress on Flooded State of
Piave River.
TANKS USED IN NIGHT RAIDS
British Employed Them in
Minor Action Saturday.
Germans Repulsed in an Attack
Close to Rheims.
TANKS USED IN NIGHT RAIDS

London, June 24.-The Austrian
war office, thru its official statement
Yesterday, began to prepare the Aus
trian people for amour. cement of the
retirement from the Piave.
1.-The heavy rains, which have
placed under water broad stretches of
the Venetian plains, have multiplied
the burdens and privations of our
troops" the statement said.
"The Piave has become a rushing
stream. and its volumes of water have
many times made it impossible for
several hours to communicate between
the two banks. 1t is only possible with
the greatest difficulty to provide the
fighting men with the most necessary
supplies of munitions and provisions
Use Tanks at Night.
The British employed tanks in night
raids for the first time when several
of them participated IN local affair
near Bucquoyon Saturday night. They
inflicted great damage on the enemy
and returned safely. Nothing of spe-
cial interest was reported from the
British front last night.
The French war office reported Sat
urday night and Sunday calm" on the
whole front.
Berlin reported the repulse of allied
raids on the S0mme and Disc fronts
and the capture of Italian prisoners in
a local operation southwest of Rheims.
German Attacks Repulsed.
"a German attempt was repulsed in
the Antheuil region (siX miles north
west Of Compiegne)," the communique
said.
Between the Marne and Rheims
the Germans again attacked italian
positions on Bligny mountain. After
sharp fighting the Germans were re-
pulsed with heavy losses, losing pris
oners. There was active artillery
fighting in the Woevre region and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
Federal Assistance Virtually
Assured Farmers in State.
Goal for 1919 Is 200 Million
Bushels of Wheat.
NONPARTISANS IN BAD REPUTE
Their Support of Bill at WASH
ington Will Kill 1t.
Hoover and Wilson Interested
in Seed Committee Plan.

Washington, June 24.-Federal as
sistance is practically assured to KAN
sas farmers in the wheat producing
counties where for the past two years
partial and complete crop failure has
been the rule. President Wilson, after
a conference at the White House
with the Kansas members of congress
and the seed wheat committee of the
state board of agriculture and Kansas
council of defense, readily consented
to set in motion the machinery to pro-
vide the about three million dollars
necessary.
When informed that Kansas was
endeavoring to plant an acreage
which, with normal conditions would
yield in 1919 200.00O,000 bushels of
wheat, Herbert Hoover, federal food
administrator, imm ediately interested
himself in the seed wheat project,
gave his endorsement, and is working
for the plan.
The president informed the Kansas
committee that he would confer with
Mr.. Hoover and Secretary Houston, as
soon as the latter reached Washing
ton from Iowa, which will be next
Tuesday, and the action taken at this
conference will have much to do with
the success of the Kansas program.
N. P.'s in Bad Repute.
It was the original plan of the Kan
sas men to ask the senate committee
on agriculture to recommend the Baer
bill, a house measure, which it was
thought, would give the relief sought
1t was discovered, however, that altho
this bill passed the house last April
it was yet in the senate committee
with no chance of being reported out
owing to the fact that it had the en-
dorsement of the Nonpartisan league
whose emissaries came to Washington
several months ago to push the meas
ure. The Nonpartisan league is in bad
repute at the capitol. It is without
caste, and viewed as blighe on the
interests it pretends to serve.
Curtis Pushed 1t.
Senator Curtis prepared on amend
| ment to the agricultural emergency
bill, giving the secretary of agricul-
| ture authority to loan or advance tt
any farmer, thru such sources as the
department designated, moneys fol
seed grain, in such amounts as re
! quired, the money so loaned to be pay.
able out of the proceeds of the sale
| of the crop. and to be lien thereon
| (Continued on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
TODAY IN THE GREAT WAR

A YEAR AGO-French troops
made slight gains south of Laon
There was heavy artillery firing
north of Ypres.
TWO YEARS AGO - Heavy
fighting continued around Verdun-
Russians claimed the occupation
of Bukowina nearly completed.
Italians made further advances
in the Trentino.
THREE YEARS AGO-The Ger
mans continued their thrust toward
Lille, but were repulsed in the
Champagne The allies made gains
in the ArGonne.
Austro- Germans crossed the
Dneister.
Italians repulsed the Austrians
on the Izorso.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
MERRICK HEADS BOARD
Topeka Chairman OF Freight Traffic
Matters ior Kansas.

Under the plans adopted by the
United States railroad administration,
freight traffic matters will be handled
so far as possible by state committees.
The Kansas committee, with head
quarters in the Santa Fe office build
ing at Topeka, will be composed of
r. G. Merrick, assistant general
freight agent of the Santa Fe, To-
peka, chairman; J. c. La Costa, as
sistant general freight agent of the
Rock Island, Kansas City; G. w. Ham
ilton, assistant general freight agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
HEATING UP AGAIN
Sunday Shower Was Relief to Grass
and Gardens.
Today's Temperature.

The temperature. for the day aver
ages degrees above normal The
wind at 4 o'clock this afternoon is
blowing IL miles an hour from the
west.
Moderate rainfall in central and
eastern Kansas. Sunday, has tenn
porarily relieved the drought The
precipitation in Topeka amounted to
only half an inch. while at Emporia
1.9S inches fell. The moisture is just
enough to revive the grass again and
keep the corn, which has not so far
been injured by the dry weather,
growing well. Rainfall at other points
in Kansas was recorded as follows:
(Continued on Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
RUN OUT The N. P.'S
Loyalty Organization in Minnesota
Makes Leaguers Move On.

st. Paul, Mimi. June 24-Reports
received here today from Luverne,
Mimi. stated that members of a "loy-
atty organization had compelled w.
w. 1atta, editor of the Luverne Lead
er, John Meintz, a farmer, and w. T.
Coates, organizer for the National
Nonpartisan league, to leave Luverne.
Notices were posted in the town Sat-
urday ordering all members of the
Nonpartisan league in the county to
register and renounce their connec-
tion with the orga niZation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
BEST NEWS II! MONTHS
British Papers Hail Austrian Defeat
With Great Enthusiasm

London, June 24.-The 1aconic bull
letin from General Diaz announcing
that the defeated Austrians are re-
treating in disorder with the Italians
in pursuit is the most heartening news
received in allied countries in many
months. Altho nothing is yet known
as TO the exact extent of the Austrian
defeat or how far the Italians and the
allies may be in a position to take
full advantage of it, the statement of
the italian commander-in-ch is
hailed with enthusiasm by the morn
ing newspapers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
British Ship Down Off Virginia Capes
Twenty Men Saved.

An Atlantic Port, June 24.-Twenty
men, said to be memters of the crew
of British ship, sunk off the Virginia
capes by a submarine. have arrived
here On a revenue cutter
Navy Department Will Not Talk.
Washington, June 24.-Reports of
the landing of twenty men and dog
from a British steamer at an Atlantic
port were taken here today to be
indicative of a new suDmarining The
navy department was understood to
have Information about the incident
but was Withholding it until further
official news came.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
200 SURVIVORS PICKED UP
Outcome of Collision Off North Caro-
lima Coast Friday.

An Atlantic Port. June 24.-More
than two hundl ed survivors of the u
S. S. Schurz have been landed safely
and the few wounded of the crew have
been sent to a hospital The Schurz
formerly the German raiding gunboat
Geier. went down Friday off the North
Carolina coast after collision with the
steamer Florida
Survivors were picked up by Wes-
Indian steamer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
After Lobby Lizards.

Dallas, Texas. June 24.-'Lobby
and lounge lizards, ds,'-women of ques-
tionable character. who frequent the
lobbies of hotels where army officers
gather-will have a hard time in Dali
las. A clean UP order by police Of
ficials had resulted in nine arrests at
noon today by a purity squad.