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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02

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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Big Skeeters Over There

Albert Hunter, Reedsburg, writes
March 13, from France, partly as fol
lows:
Three of US are sitting along the
road by big tree watching the people
go by. They never seem to be in any
hurry. They are on foot or have oxen
an two-wheeled carts and some have
horses hitched single to tWo-Wheeled
go-buggies. Two Of us are writing
and the other is smoking mosquitoes
away. They ldo raise some big
skeeters here. There is a coon band
out here entertaining US. They are
making some pretty good music, too.
Say, do you realize that you folks
are having your noon hour while l am
writing this. Well, you are; our time
is seven hours ahead of you. They
have bikes here, too, but [ wish L
could have my old Henderson to try
turn on these fine roads around here,
they are so smooth and hard and
white. Every building is Of stone and
tile and all white with red roof We
are working with bunch Of engineers
and I am hanging my face out as car
penter for a few days.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Looks Like Butcher Shop

Rolly Bates writes from France to
his mother Mrs. E. Bates, BarabOo,
in part as follows:
Dear mother: | received all your
letters and was glad to hear from you.
Hope I get through this all right-but
that is the dickens of it. We do not
know when big shell will hit US,
and that would settle the trouble. But
we have got to take those chances the
same as the other soldiers. | guess
Charlie will be over here pretty soon.
Hope he gets across O. K; a fellow
always takes a chance. We are hav-
ing nice weather and hope it keeps so.
The English are knocking out the
Germans now. I hope they will keep
doing so. have been in the trench
es for As days, have been gassed,
shelled and had some hard fighting.
Have come out all right; lost few
men. 1t looks like a butcher shop
over at the German trenches. They
were the losers and it gave US the
experience.
Now the soldiers are firing at the
targets, pop, pop pop. l can hear
them as I write this letter. 1t is clear
there is not a cloud in the sky. We
see lots Of air planes some days.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
BONDS SELL WELL.
R|NGL|NG SHOW
Circus People Take Thousands of
Dollars Worth---the Clowns Are
Big Buyers

Liberty bonds are as much staple
at the Ringing circus in Chicago as
peanuts, popcorn and lemonade. Dur
ing the week ending last night the
corps of energetic liberty loan work
ers who have been assigned to the
Coliseum, where the show is playing,
have sold many thousands of dollars
worth of bonds to the throngs of cir
Gus goers. During the remainder of
the week they expect to do still bet
ter, as the advance sale indicates that
record crowds will visit the circus.
Yesterday afternoon, just before the
matinee, Miss Nina Curtiss and Miss
Kathryn Arney, one of the four teams
of bond saleswomen at the circus, in
vaded the dressing rooms, and the
performers of the Ringing show dug
deep into their pockets and bank ac-
counts and bought bonds until it hurt.
Miss Arney first visited "clown alley"
and sold to nearly everyone of the
eighty "joeys" with the show.
Saturday and Sunday saw the great
est crowds at the coliseum that have
ever attended a circus during the
twenty-five years that the Ringlings
have been coming to Chicago, the
managers announced.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Has the True Spirit

John Zimmerman, Reedsburg, now
at Camp Custer, among other things
says:
[ was out this morning praCticing
ball | will probably try out for the
company team. What busy place
this is! Everything goes to show that
the war is still undecided, and there
is but one object in vieW-Hurry. We
may soon be transferred to the 340th
regiment, which they call WiscOnsin's S
Own. Some tell us we will leave for
another camp and some say we will
soon be in France. Who knows? Who
cares? If you come to understand a
soldier as he really is you will find
this much is invariably true-We hope
the war will soon be Over-the sooner
the better We all hope to come back
to our loved ones, but someone must
do the fighting, someone pay the su-
preme price. If that means us, very
we'll. We hope the war will be over
soon so we more willingly go through
the hardships, trials cts, that SOL
dier must endure so that time may
come when 1--WE shall live again in
glorious peace, where Freedom reigns
and troubles cease"
We have formed company quartet
and | sing bass, and I get by with it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
NEW TRUNK LINE
MAP IS ISSUED

The state highway commission has
issued a new trunk line map of Wis.
consin, a proof of which has been re-
ceived at the office of the highway
commissioner and may be seen az la3
courthouse. The various routes are
numbered, BaraboQ being on three. is
follows:
No. 12-Geona Junction, Madison
Hauk City, Baraboo, Kilbourn, Maus-
ton, New Lisbon and ST. Paul road.
No. 65-Portage to Baraboo road.
No. 33-Baraboo to Ableman, Reeds
burg and Camp Douglas road.
The other lines in the county are
as follows:
No. 11-Sauk City, Spring Green and
Richland Center road.
No. 58-La Vale, Cazenovia and
Richland Center road.
The roads will be marked with mile
posts, county line posts and patrol
posts.
In this connection story of a sly
trick played on the state highway COM
mission might not be amiss. Last win
ter the commission asked several map
firms for bids on state road map
and one firm asked for copy of the
map to be made, in order, as stated,
to bid intelligently. The next thing
the commission knew the map firm
had made a lot of maps to be sold to
the public. The only thing the COM
mission could do was to make bet
ter map and this has been done. The
map to be placed on sale by the COM
mission will contain much valuable in
formation.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Having Machine Gun Practice

letter from Louis P GerOu, for
merly an engineer on the Northwest
ern road. who enlisted in the tank
service and is now at Camp Colt, Get
tysburg, Pa, says that as he doesn't
hear anything more about going across
his company may remain there for
awhile now, as some Of the members
have the measles. His letter reads:
Tomorrow we go on the rife range
with the Lewis machine gun. 1t is
really sport for us, as these guns shoot
4S shots in about five seconds. Every
man has to be able to operate them
and understand their construction be-
fore he is taken cut to practice. Our
tanks have from ten to fifteen machine
guns in them, and some Of them have
three-inch guns besides. Our instruct
or told us that he thought that in
France they were using the new steam
tanks that are S8 feet long, and that
ws steam men would be picked out to
operate them, if not as commander.
eve have almost forgotten the out
side world as all we think about here
is work and getting ready for that trip
across. Our captain highly recon-
mended us the other day as we were
reviewed by an old army officer. When
the review was over our captain asked
what he thought of Company c, and he
replied that he envied our captain as,
while he was an old officer, yet he
sure would like to see this bunch of
. boys in action in France. 1t was too
I much for our captain to keep, and he
came back and told us about it, and
of course we were all glad to hear it,
as we are all new men, but we do
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Meets Tuscania Boys

Raymond BriscOe, Supply Co. 121,
H. F. A, A. P. O. I'll, France, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Briscoe, Adams,
aboo, writes to his relatives at Adams
in part as follows:
l am in the best of health with the
exception of being lame and tired.
carried an diversified pack from the
United States, as | forgot several
things and then | took a number of
extra things along for the trip, as
knew it would be a long one, and it
was longer than I expected. 1t was
not bad on the boat, but it was con-
siderably different after we landed.
We stopped at one rest camp crest
your StOmach) as everybody calls it
Hungry Run" Here we got bread,
cheese and tea most every meal. That
was in England. You can judge by
the tea that it was a long way from
the railway, if one can call it that.
They have lots Of speed but no power.
We stopped once more and that was
IN france. Inc camp was away from
the railway. We got something to
eat, but it was two long hikes up and
hack. Then we had a long ride in
French bOxcars until we reached here,
a long uphill hike. But we are through
for awhile, as we except to be here
about two months, when we will move
to another base The infantry is not
here, so do not see any of the bunch
I know. They are thirty kilometers
from here 7 saw Wayland Kier and
the fellows who were on the Tuscania
in England They had quite joke on
John O'Brien and the clay pipe fac
tories when they landed in Ireland
after they were wrecked.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Experiences at Sea

Oliver H. Winchester, Reedsburg,
has had some interesting experiences
at sea. Part of letter follows:
March 10th the destroyers were
expected to meet and help us through
the danger zone but on the 9th one
of the vessels in our convoy lost her
rudder, so we left the convoy and
turned back to help her.
They floated a small line to us by
means of a buoy across which we
finally got a 4-inch cable across and
hitched it to our anchor chains. First
they had the cable from the port an
chor of their stern to our starboard
bow and in that way they thought we
could steer her, but they snapped the
cable every time when we tried to
bring her stern around. This was
because Of the weight Of both ships
on the line. Then we tried to make
it with our ship in the lead, but that
would not work either. We stayed
with that boat eight days and snapped
the cable about twenty times.
One night we rode through a big
gale, lost our wireless, a whaleboat
and the wooden extension of our main
mast, called the royal mast. Two men
were up on the main mast when it
struck, and both said they don't know
how they got down. One of them had
his head banged up. We then hunted
up the rudderless ship, fixed the wire
less, called up and got destroyer and
tug to come out and help us. This
shin had a cargo said to be worth two
millions, and I have since heard that
she was "subbed."
Our crew was not sorry to turn the
ship over to the tug and destroyer, as
we never knew what time of night
they would call us out to pull the line
across between the two ships. We
were told that during those eight days
we drifted 120 miles and were about
250 miles off the Irish coast when we
started back. We started towards
Halifax to coal up if necessary, going
through the ice foe and iceberg re-
gion. The icebergs were few in num-
Der but in some cases were longer
than the ice foes. I saw one iceberg
about 200 feet lon" so feet wide and
nearly so feet high. Then you re-
member that only about two-fifths Of
the mass shows above the water.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
RED GROSS PLAY
PLEASES MANY

Thursday evening a farce of three
acts entitled "Tompkins' Hired Man, p"
was given by eight young people at
the church in Sumpter.
The curtain was drawn at $50
when a packed house greeted the
little company, each member Of which
had determined to do ''his bit" in
making it a pleasing success.
The story was given Of an old man,
who in his early life, had lost his
heIpmate leaving him with a little
daughter. He had prospered in Alas
ken gold mining, but even his vast
wealth could not heal the break in his
saddened life and he finally decided
to give his child to lonely neighbor
lady. After some time the love Of the
foster father was greater for this lit
tie waif than for his own daughter,
which caused a jealous discOrd in the
once happy Tompkins family.
In later years the love Of the father
for his little one caused him to seek
her is disguise, when he comes to the
Tompkins home as hired man to
work for his keeping. Not until an
entangIed love affair between the
daughters and a city hookkeeper pre-
sented itself, did he make himself
known, which was the means Of set
Ting all satisfactorily.
The interest of each taking part
was clearly shown, and the hearty ap-
plause which greeted them was a
mark of approval.
Between the acts vocal selections
were rendered, the last deserving spe-
cial mention, when Miss CIingman, in
the costume Of a Red Cross nurse, and
Harold Hill as lieutenant rendered
sOn the Way to Home, Sweet Home" "
The proceeds. amounting to about
forty-eight dollars, were given to the
Sumpter chapter Of the Red Cross.
At the close the audience joined in
singing America"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
BINDING TW|NE
MAY Be SCARCE

The indications are that binding
twine will be<scarce this year. S. A.
Mccoy of North Freedom was in Bar
aboo on Tuesday and had with him a
letter which explained the situation.
The price has been fixed SO the re-
taller may make profit of 21a cents
per pound. The prices in this Sec
ton will be about 26, % and 80 cents,
depending on the grade. Harvesting
begins in the south and the first will
be used in that section of the country.
By the time Wisconsin is reached most
of the visible supply will be exhaust
ed. Mr. Mccoy says that farmers
should place their orders early on ac-
count of there being a limited supply
in stock and on account Of slow
freight. A stitch in time may be an
excellent thing at this time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Giving the French a Lesson

w. E. Wolters, Reedsburg, in a let
ter from France, in part says:
This town has been shut up to SOL
diers. All a fellow can do is pass
through. You cannot stop anywhere,
as there are military police stationed
all around Should the soldiers be
kept out Of this town for a few weeks
or more and then opened up again
it may mean good thing and teach
both the French shopkeepers and the
soldiers a lesson. The French people
are making different prices for the SOL
diers, and in this way they may learn
that fair and square dealing is the
best thing after all, and the only way
to hold the American soldiers trade.
And the soldiers will also straightIn
up and learn what privileges they en-
JOY.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Helps in the Work

Mrs. E. T. Ross has received a let
ter from her brother, Corporal Earl
Veerhusen, Truck Company E, 10th
supply train, 32d division, A. E. F.
The letter in part reads as follows:
Randall Herfort and I and another
fellow have a back room upstairs in
a farmers house and we have just
got through eating some cottage
cheese she made yesterday, and home
made bread. They make great big
loaves cover here" about the size of
a big turtle. They look just like the
shell of big turtle. We had pay day
and we sent to the town and got
some canned pears, beans, etc. We
can buy tobacco at this camp quar-
ters. Our company mess kitchen is
only few steps from our room, so
we don't have very far to go to eat.
We have just as good things to eat as
when we were in the states. Herfort
and l sent a small French boy to the
next town to see if he could get us
any chocolate candy. He said they
have it there once in while.
We are learning a great deal OF
French from this boy and the old
folks. Yesterday I helped the woman
and her daughter feed, and clean out
the barn. They have LOST one son in
the war and the other one left yester-
day for the front. So the. girl and her
mother have to do all the farm work.
! An order came out today that we
cannot receive any parcel post from
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
COMPANY
LOSES IN SUIT

Tuesday at Madison the supreme
court handed down decision, max
ing the power company pay for lands
in Columbia county partly flooded.
AFFIRMED
Nos. 81 and 52-In the matter Of
the application of Horace Wells, ct
al, for the condemnation of certain
lands in Columbia county, VS.. WIS.,
consin River Power company.
The heirs of the estate of William
L. Wells petitioned the circuit court
of Columbia county to appoint ap-
praisers of damages to property by
the Prairie du Sac dam. 1t was al
legged that the construction Of the
dam by the Wisconsin River Power
company caused the "set back" water
to damage marsh land, which was
not actually flooded, but causing the
surface to be too wet to work. The
power company denied the claim and
the right to compel it to pay for land
not actually flooded. The appeal was
taken by the power company.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Work, Rain or Shine
April 9Th, 1918.
Some where in France


Dear mother: Will drop you few
lines as I am not very busy today.
AS rule we work every day, rain or
shine and it is raining most Of the
time.
I would like to write you all about
this country and our work here but
we are not allowed to do so.
We get Baraboo paper here once
in awhile and get little news
from home even if it about a month
and a half old. I just read the ac-
count the News had on the sinking
of the Tuscania l suppose you folks
felt pretty blue for while until you
found out that our regiment was not
on board.
I have not seen George yet and
don't know just where he is located.
Am sending you little souvenier
that I bought the other day It isn't
much but | will send another one if
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
NEW SIGNS On
ALL TRUNK LINES

1t is hoped that by July 1 every mile
of the 5000 miles of trunk lines in
the state will be marked.
The new signs will appear at inter-
vals of one mile, also at all crossroads
county lines and before each school
house. The standard design for these
markers consists of a triangle with
it's apex towards the ground and its
base line along the top. 1t will be
supported by post rising four feet
above the ground. The post will be
triangle painted bblack and within will
painted white with both sides of the
appear the legend estate Trunk High
way (Number) Wis" The name Of
the county will be painted on each
sign at the county lines, also the
name of the highway commissioner.
At the juncture of each patrol dis
trict, will be placed the number of the
patrol district and the name of the pa
trolman in charge. The standard
danger sign, to be placed at all bad
crossings and railroad crossings, will
stand eight feet above the road, with
the usual triangle design, only red,
white and black lettering will be used.
The object of having the patrolmen's
names on the signs in their district, is
to let the travelling public know who
is responsible for the condition of the
road. The patrolmen will wear their
numbers on their hats.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
MARKES0N GETS
ONE YEAR TERM
Faithless Madison Husband Must
Go to Prison---Mrs. Beach Being
Held at Portage

John o. Markeson of Madison, who
was arrested in a Portage hotel with
Mrs. Florence Beach last Saturday
night, yesterday appeared before
Judge Chester A. Fowler in the cir
cult court for Columbia county and
pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to
the state prison at Waupun for one
year.
Mrs. Beach, who is being held in jail
at Portage, will be given her prelim-
mary next week. She pleaded not
guilty.
The love affair between Markesan
and Mrs. Beach had its inception at
Grey Eagle, Mimi, in 1916. Later
Markesan left home, but, according to
his wife, she had him arrested at Bar
aboo for non-support and abandon
ment. He was placed on probation.
The family came to Madison last Sep
tember.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
WOMAN BURIES
FIVE HUSBANDS

Mrs. Janet Haskins, formerly of
Madison, Wis, died near Los Angeles.
During her life she married six times
and buried five of her husbands. She
was first married, when 20 years old,
in 1861, at Freeport to Jackson David,
who was killed in battle; next she
welded Melvin David, brother, who
died in 1870; next her name became
Mrs. Elmon Dorsey, a Methodist min
lister at Rockford; still later her name
was changed to Mrs. Daniel Wesley of
Madison; then Mrs. Austin at Mason
City, Iowa; and lastly she married
Every Haskins of Milwaukee. Mrs.
Haskins was well informed on the cur
rent events of the world, and her sur
viving husband is very wealthy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09

run across any. Ask Clyde why he
don't write Tell him that l would
write more often but all l can write
is hello and goodbye and that gets to
be an old story.
Will close hoping to hear from you
soon. l am your son.
LOUIS
CORP. LOUIS M. SCHULTZ.
Co. F. 107 U. S. Engrs.
A. E. F. via New York
Note: The gift mentioned was an
embroidered piece, containing the ma
tional colors, treasured by Mrs.
Schultz, who resides on Cheeks hill.