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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Concerning a Song


Coming home from a neighbor's
one calm, still winter evening, in
very happy frame of mind, ] stopped
at a slight eminence by a stone wal
to view the beautiful picture before
me- The full moon rode in majestic
splendor amid the vast consultations
above, lighting the snow covered
ground with sparkling radiance. Thus
looking, wave of sublime peace came
DER me, and this song, with music
came to me, as it were, from out the
Eternal Universe:
The Song
| stood upon lowly mountain
Illumined by the silvery moon.
And from out the forest valley
Came a voice in solemn tune.
O silver moon of shining splendor,
Listen to my plaintive song;
Here amid the silent shadows
Ihave lived and loved so long.
Hath the path no we're or turning,
Illumined by the sunlit skye
Must my longing heart cease beat
ing
And loves greeting pass me by?
O silver moon of shining splendor,
Listen to my plaintive song;
Here amid the silent shadows
have lived and loved so long.
Then from out the silent ether,
heard a voice so full of love,
Soft and low it filled with music
~~ All below and all above.
O silver moon Of shining splendor,
Take this message from above,
That a sorrow is a shadow,
And life is All Eternal Love.
Mourn no longer in the shadows,
Battle thy soul m pure delight,
No one may forever wander
Alone, where All is Love and
Light.
0 Silver moon Of shining spIendor,
Take this message from above,
That a sorrow is a shadow
And life is All Eternal Love.
BENJAMIN SIMONDS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Kaiser Gets Direct Information

The following, clipped from the
Charleston Ull.) Courier, was sent by
Mrs. M. G. Lang, Ashmore, Ill, to her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Clark, Bara-
boo, with request that it be repro
duced in the Baraboo News:
Crown Prince Writes Letter
The crown prince, whose army made
glorious retreat" recently for "stra-
tegical reasons has written this let
ter to his father, the kaiser, explain
ing the situation on the battlefront:
GO On the Run, Somewhere in France,
August 2 times.
Dear Papa:
~ am writing you on the run, as
the brave and glorious soldiers under
my command have not seen the Rhine
for SO long that they have started that
way, and of course / am going nit
dem. Oh, Pap, dere has been some
offel dings happened here in France
First I started in my big offensive
which was to crush the fool Ameri-
cans, but dey know so little military
tactics dat dey will not be smashed
just like | want 'em. | sent my men
in der fight in big waves, and when
dey got to de Americans dey all said
BOOT as loud as dey could holler-
Veil, according to what you hat always
told me, de Americans should have
turned and run like blaZes. But what
You tink? Dem fool Americans don't
know anything about way, and instead
of running de odder vey, dey come
right toward us. Some Of dem was
singing something about We Won't
come back till it's over over, dere,' or
some odder foolish song, and some of
dem laffing like fools. Dey are so ig-
norant. But dey are offel reckless
NIT dere guns and ven they come to-
ward us it vas den dat my men took a
notion dey wanted to go back to de
dear old Rhine. We don't like de lit
tie old dirty Marine river anyhow. And
oh, Pap, dem Americans use such of
fel language Dey know nothing Of
ku1tur, and say such offel dings right
before u.s. And dey talk blasphemy.
Vot you tink dey said right in front
of my face? One big husky from a
place dey call Kansas, he said-Oh,
he said-but can't help it. He said,
TO hell nit der kaiser | didn't tink
anybody would say such an offel ting.
1t made me so mad, | couldn't stand
and hear such an offel ding, so turned
round and run NIT de oder boys. Vas
l right, vat? And, oh, Papa, you know
dem breastplates vat you sent us; can
you send some to put on our backs
You know We are going de odder way
now, and breastplates are no good,
for the eowardly Americans are shoot
ing us right in de back Some Of our
boys took off dere breastplates and
put 'em behind, but de fool Americans
are playing de Star Spangled Ban
ner' NIT machine guns on dem plates.
Can't you help US? Remember in your
speech you said nothing could stand
before de brave German soldiers. Oh,
Pappa, / don't believe dose ignorant
Americans ever read your speech, for
dey run after us pust like We was a
lot of rabbits. Vot you tink of dot?
Can't you send some of your speeches
right away. Dey ont know how ter
rible We are. Can't you move my army
back to Belgium, we're We Won all our
glory? Ny men can vip all de VIM
men and children vat de Beigfans
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Discrimination

President Wilson is fond of telling
story about an old teamster. This
old fellow said to the treasurer of the
concern one day:
me and that off-horse has been
workin' for the company seventeen
years, sir"
Just so, Winterbottom, just So"
said the treasurer and he cleared his
throat and added: Both treated well.
| hope?"
The old teamster looked dubious.
well" he said, I'VE wus both took
en- down sick last month and they got
a doctor for the boss, while they
locked my pay."-Pittsburgh Sun.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17

bring us, but desc Americans are SO
rough and ignorant. We can't make
$ EN- understand dat We are de greatest
soldiers on earth, and ven We try to
sing 'Deutchland Uber Allies dey laugh
like lot Of monkeys. But We are get
ting de best of de Americans. We can
outrun dem. Papa, if We are not de
best fighters We are sure de best run
ners. Nobody can keep up NIT us ven
We tink of der dear old Rhine, and my
army never did tink so much of dot
dear oil river. Let me know right away
what to do by return post Office.
GROWN PRINCE WILLIE"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
DEC. IS TO Buy
QUOTA Of BONDS

Arthur Clark of Deltor and the Lib
erty loan committee had an interview
on Thursday. He had told his neigh
bors in Delton most e)nphaticaly; i:
is stated, that he would not take bonds
and scorned the whole business. AZ
official from the town notified the
committee and Mr.. Clark was told to
report At first he was just as inae
pendent before the members, but later
decided to purchase his quota of
bonds. A member Of the committee
says he made narrow escape.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Missed the Trip

James Norton, nephew Of Mel
vim Felt, went with the group OF
young men from Sank county to FIT
Stevens, Oregon. Mr.. Felt says he
had the mumps when his companions
left for France and he was obliged to
remain behind, a thing he very much
regrets. The others from here went
through Kilbourn and Portage in
August. Soldier Norton is still at
Fort Stevens and hopes to sail across
and join in the big fight.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Likes Our Hits

/ should dislike to be without The
News for single week, as you Ger.
tainly aren't afraid to shit the nail on
the head" in regard to standing by the
best country on earth.
MRS. HAZEL VOSS.
Loganville. Wis. ~
Editors Note: Thanks, Mrs Voss
Why not hit squarely when stroke
is to be made?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17

/ believe the government plans are
all right, as the subscribers will pa,
their subscriptions on time If they
know they will have to do without the
paper until they do pay.
Someone was asking about yeast
1t is good for boils, and will also pu
on flesh if one will use it regularly.
Just nibble at the dry yeast or dis
solve in warm water. Tried and true
We couldn't do without The News
Here is to the good old News.
G. r. GRAVE S.
Gretna, Nebr.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
REEDSBURG MAN
TAKEN TO MENDOZA

o. Hennings, Reedsburg blacksmith,
has been taken to Mendoza for treat
ment. For several days he had been
acting rather strangely and his wife,
who was visiting relatives at Darien,
was summoned home. 1t is thought
business affairs have worried him.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
REEDSBDRG YOUNG
MAN DIES IN EAST
Clifford Harrison Is Taken With.
Pneumonia While in Training In
an Eastern Camp

Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Harrison or
Reedsburg have received the news OF
the death Of their son Clifford from,
pneumonia for a camp in New York
and the father left at once for there.
He leaves his parents and eleven
brothers and sisters. One brother is
in service in France. Burial at Reeds
burg.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
REEOSBURG HAS
new U.B. PASTOR

Rev. G. w. Bechtolt of Reedsburg
has resigned his pastorate of the
United Brethren church there and
Rev. L. l.. Thayer of Brentwood will
take his place. Rev. Bechtolt has been
elected district superintendent and
will oversee all the U. B. congrega-
lions in Wisconsin, but will still make
Reedsburg his home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
FINE REPORT
PRAIRIE OU SAC

Mrs. Frank Avery, chairman of the.
women workers in Sank county for
the fourth Liberty loan, has received
the first report from the county,
very good one. Mrs. John Sisson.
chairman of the committee at Prairie
du Sac, reports that "a women have
taken bonds to the value of $18,650-
The volunteer method was used.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
REEDSBURG NURSE
I'LL IN CHICA6O

Miss Barbara Mason, daughter Of
Mr.: and Mrs. |. L. Mason of Reeds
burg, is very i'll in Chicago hospital.
where she is trained nurse. A mes
sage was received saying she had the
pneumonia and her sister Bessie left
at once to be with her.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
LkvALLE YOUTH
i'll II IhD|AVA

Miss May Sparks OF Reedsburg and
DR.. Miller of La Vale returned Tues
day. October 8, from Indianapolis,
Ind, where they went to see the for
mer's brother Paul, who is very i'll
with Spanish influenza and pneumo-
MIA. His father is still there with
him.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17

A history exam in a public school
contains this delightful information
Patrick Henry said, I rejoice that
have but one country to live for.'---
Chicago Tribune
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Thunder Showers

We are having hot weather here
now. We had more thunder showers
this summer than we had In the last
ten years. MATHEW WICHERN.
1904 e. Jefferson.
Los Angeles, Calf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
AMPUTATE LEFT
LIMB ABOVE KNEE

Miss Lillian Merriman of Reeds
burg has undergone an operation at a
hospital there For some time her
left limb has given trouble and the
member was amputated above the
knee. Her condition is serious.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
ANOTHER DEATH
At CAMP GRANT

Mrs. Charles Oliver Of Reedsburg
received a message Tuesday night
that her son Russell had died at Camp
Grant of influenza. He leaves also 81,
sister, Blanche. The father died quite
suddenly about year ago. Burial AZ
Reedsburg.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
MARRIED
Decentralization

Ben Gleason Of Dellona and Miss
Madeline Schletiker of Chicago were
married Tuesday morning, October 8.
at the Sacred Heart church by Rev,
Father Herman. They will live on
farm in Dellona.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17

The Optirnist
1 do without nay sugar now,
With ne'er moan or sigh.
/ know there will be plenty in
The sweet bye-and-bye.
-TnnnvSnn 7 Daft

+ + + +
A Frenchman was waiting at rail
road station in Ireland when couple
of natives sat down beside him.
Said one: Sure, Pat, it's down to
Kilmary I've been, and I'm on me way
back to Fitzpatrick
aye don't say So" said the other.
meself that's just after being
down to Kilkenny and l stop here a
bit before l go to Kilmor"
What assassins1" exclaimed the
Frenchman. would that | were
safely back in France!"
i + + +
An old lady who lived on the coast
went down to Portsmouth to visit her
son, who was in barracks there. They
were walking along one of the streets
in the evening when all Of a sudden
there was a loud bang.
Good heavens!" she exclaimed.
What was that?''
E'It's all right mateer,' said the boy.
"It's only sunset"
Sunset" she calculated. well,
I've lived by the sea all my life and
I've never heard the sun go down
with bang like that before"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Enjoys the Letters

We enjoy getting the home news
and also the reading of the letters
from the boys who have gone across
the waters.
MRS. G.. w. CLARK.
1924 burlington avenue,
Harvey, III.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Hate to Hiss

We do hate to miss one number O
The News.
GEORGE DECKER.
ROckham, South Dakota.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
B2-3t.iiee,u.I i. Nebraska

We cannot do without The News.
1t is like a letter from our old home
friends. Beautiful weather in Nebra-
ska; nice rain yesterday.
MRS. JOHN GREEN.
Red Cloud, Neb.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
An Up-to-Date Pupil

Teacher-s'Name the five zones. ="
Pupil Temperate, Incorporate,
war. postal, and o."-Boston Tran
script.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Keens in Touch

We like to keep in touch with home
folks and friends through the News
A. E. BLOOM
Annandale, Mimi.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-17
Ollapodrida
ARTaEsr DEVOTED TO INTERESTS OF NEWS READER

yeu eomshng timely topic, question 70
IL TO thls department Limit all COM
munIcations 600 Words less.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
WAR CONFERENCE
COUNTY LEADERS TO MEET IN
DENVER MAY 7 AND s.
Public Mass Meeting. With Prominent
Speakers, To BE Held in City
Auditorium Tuesday Night.

A state war conference Of county
leaders who are helping Colorado 70
do her part in making right the rule
Of the world is to be held in Denver
on May 7 and S.
II will be held at the suggestion Of
and with the cooperation Of the coun-
Gil of national defense.
Speakers representing both the com
mittee on public information and the
council of national defense will at
tend
The information and inspiration
that will result from common counsel
on the needs of the times and the
ways to meet them will be invaluable
The Colorado council of defense has
already outlined program of inter
est This will include:
An inspirational meeting on the
afternoon of Tuesday, May z. in the
house Of representatives chamber al
the capitol building. II will be under
the auspices of the department of pub
licity and information of the state
council of defense and will be ad-
dressed by George b. Chandler of the
council OF national defense and DR.
Guy Stanton Ford of the speakers
division of the committee on public
information.
a large public mass meeting Tues
day night in the Denver Auditorium
to be addressed by Lieutenant Pau
Perigord of the French army and DR.
J. A. b. Scherer of the council of ma
tional defense.
Sectional meetings of chairmen OF
county councils of defense. chairmen
of county speakers committees, the
woman's council of defense. and the
chairmen of the womcn's county coun-
ellis, morning and afternoon of We'd
nesday, May s. The woman's state
council will also meet Tuesday morn
ing.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
Printers Home Notes
by Sam BouJ

The residents that so pleasingly en-
joyed the series of Sunday night con-
certs and movies, concluded latter part
of March, are now glad that they have
that same evening enlivened with
music from the grafonola, which
gives them an hours amusement, be-
sides they are also playing it four
hours every day.
Patriotic demonstrations were
viewed by many residents of the
Home. Last Friday afternoon was
the novel war garden parade of nearly
5000 school children of Colorado
Springs, and again on last Saturday
large number attended the patriotic
send-off exercises at the Temple the
ater and the parade given in honor
of the forty-two drafted young men
of the city and county contingent 60
ing to Camp Funston.
As you observe her constantly at
all hours of the day with her knit,
she is doing her bit for the boys over
there" Miss Genevieve Gariepy, res
ident of the Home from Typographi-
cal Union No. 6, New York City, has
busily occupied her time in patriotic
work by knitting stockings for the
soldier boys, which she has been doing
for some three months. Until last
Monday she had knit ten pair OF
woolen socks for the Red Cross de-
partment of this city. Favorable
comment is being bestowed upon her
by many of the residents.
A petition to relieve the needy
adult blind of the state, to enact a
law for an appeal to the legislature
sent to Superintendent j. C. Daley,
was signed by a large number of resi-
dents last Friday.
From the oldest city in the United
States there arrived here last Sat-
urday, as resident of the Home,
Robert Seaborn, member of st. Aug
Justine, Fla, Typographical Union.
Hopes his health will recuperate in
due time, but was somewhat surprised
in the difference of climate here and
says he had encountered many
changes of atmospheric conditions
from Palm Beach wearing apparel
while travelling from his little ancient
city way down south"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
PTERTANS PREACHERS AND PLJJTES
COMPETE FOR WAR GARDEN HONORS
Company Provides Free Irrigation AL
Comers and the 100000 Crop of 1917, Ss12 Per
Capita, To Be Far Surpassed
During the Year 1918.

The list of free water permits is
sued by the Denver Union Water
Company for war gardens this year
represent people from all walks Of
life and natives of every country upon
the face of the globe The governor
of Colorado, the millionaire and the
man in the most humble position; the
clergyman, banker, merchant, the la
boring man-each is doing what he
can to assist in this great struggle.
All friendly nations, all colors, all
classes have Joined hands for one pur-
pose. Class distinction and social
standing is forgotten and 'a1 for
one and one for all" in this tremen-
dous garden movement. The Ameri-
can, the English, the French, Italian,
Welsh, Scotch, Norwegian, Dane,
Swede, Belgian, Portuguese, Canadian,
Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Irish and
the negro (real representatives of
their respective sections and races),
are actually at work upon their own
war garden to dig out assistance to
the allied troops and to the cause"
Proud of Our War Gardens.
As one of the consuPs remarked,
THE water company started some
thing when it inaugurated the garden
plan. II taught US what to do and
furnished us the necessary thing to
do it with"
Denver should feel very proud of
its 1917 record for war gardens. II
harvested exceeding S2,0O0,000 or
$S.l2 for each person of its inhabi-
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
HERE'S PLATFORM
OF NON-PARTISANS
SIX PRINCIPAL FEATURES
TO BE ACHIEVED.
Organizers Are Visiting Every Farm
ing Community of Colorado and
Membership Is Growing at Rapid
Pace; States Largest Business.

The Colorado branch of the National
Non-Partisan League is conducting a
vigorous organizing campaign this
spring, and meeting with great sue
cess, according to information reach
ing The Bulletin office. The fact that
profiteers and exploiters of the farm
ers, and machine politicians, are using
every known method of demeaning the
farmers movement is perhaps the
best evidence that it threatens to
overthrow the old order of things and
inaugurate rule of the people in fact,
not as a theoretical dream.
The Colorado branch has just issued
for propaganda work an abstract of
assessments returned by assessors and
corrected by the state tax commits
sion, which shows how highly the
farmers are taxed and how lowly they
are represented in the state and coun-
ty governments.
1t says: "Our remedy will be to
elect men from our own ranks who
will not be controlled by corporation
influence. You can vote; corporations
cannot vote; vote right and get re-
lief"
Following in brief is the platform
of the Non-Partisan League in Colo
rado:
"After all II IS the farmers OF Colo
RADIO who have the largest business in
the state. Their land, improvements
and livestock are assessed at si54,-
100000. The next nearest them are
the cities, whose grand total assessed
valuation is only s3s0,000,000.
"The agricultural products of the
state last year totaled about $780,
100000, while the mineral products
were only $4,000. 900.
$50, the official records Of our state
show that farming is very much
larger business than any other line
Of industry,
Therefore, the farmers Of Colorado
are uniting upon the following plat
form which present the principal fea-
lures Of the Non-Partisan League:
81. State operation Of school land
coal mines, state packing plants
smeltcrs, sugar mills.
"2. Flour mills and terminal ele-
yators
"3. State cold storage warehouses
for fruit, potatoes and other farm
produce.
-. Rural credit banks operated at
cost.
IS. Exemption Of farm improve
ments from taxation.
sc. State operation and distribu.
ton of water power.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04

are now hustling for jobs in other
places. The Herald, which was one
of the oldest newspapers in Chicago,
has for the past four years been un-
der the management of James Kelley.
C. C. Adair, one of the quarteti of
Denver linotype operators who volun-
teered with the engineering corps of
the United States army, writes Sec
retary Birdsall from Camp Merritt,
New Jersey, that he and Leo Cuth-
bertson had arrived there last week,
and expected to embark for France
most any day. Mccarthy and Gil
more, two other members of the quar-
tet, are still at Camp Greene, North
Carolina, where they have been in
training all winter.