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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
EXPECTED A
Fight DID NOT
GET It
Officials from Wood County Come to
Stevens Point Looking for
Trouble and Find Every
thing Serene
From Stevens Point journal

From Stevens Point Journal
John Roberts, district attorney and
G. A. Varney, county superintendent
of Wood County, came to Stevens
Point Monday looking for trouble, and
failed to meet it, thereby disproving
the old rule that he who looks for
trouble usually finds it lingering on
the way.
The state taking it from the school
money, allows 10 cents per pupil each
year for library money. The district
is required to spend the money for
books in the school library. Four
joint rural districts along the Wood
Portage county line are maintained,
one in Milladore, one in Sherry, one
in Wood and one in Grand Rapids
townships, the schools being in Wood
county but any of the pupils attend
ing from Portage. The 10 cents a
year library allowance for Portage
county children in the schools across
the line has not been paid for seven
years, for what reason nobody knows
and the claim of Wood County finally
grew to $114.
The county superintendent, accom-
panied by the district attorney, came
to Stevens Point Monday to get the
money or start a lawsuit. They took
up the matter with the county super
intendent and county clerk and pre-
sented their claim for the money. To
their surprise County Clerk Bourn
made no objection, but on proof of the
claim, drew an order on the county
treasurer for the money. Portage
county is nothing out as the money
has been received from the state long
ago.
Portage county has also a joint dis
trict with Marathon, Waushara and
Waupaca counties, but in all these
cases, the money due has been paid
over by the county, or collected Dy
Portage county when the schools are
on this side Of the line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
KILLED BY
lightning
Joseph Parzys Was Killed and Tony
Kubisiak Who Was With Him
Was Badly Shocked and
Burned Some

The City of Grand Rapids had a
crew of men and teams working on
18th Avenue north Wednesday morn
ing August %. The workmen had Just
got started when a thunder storm
broke loose and it commenced to rain
The workmen were obliged to leave
their work for the day and while on
their way home north of the Green
Bay and Western Railroad tracks,
the head team which was owned by
ParZys was struck by lightning. Mr..
Tony Kubisiak who sat beside him was
knocked senseless as well as one of the
horses. The two men fell off of the
wagon onto the ground and the right
hand horse fell to his knees. The 9th
er workmen all thought they were
dead. The boy and the horse came
to and have recovered their normal
faculties. The bolt of lightning which
struck Mr. Parzys on the top and right
side of the head passing down the
entire right side leaving red burnt
streak from his head to his feet. His
clothing was shattered into rags. The
boy had some burns and was partially
paralyzed from the part of the blow
he received.
Joseph Parzys was twenty-five years
old and leaves a wife and two children
boy and a girl to mourn his sud
den death. The funeral services will
be held Saturday at the West Side
Polish Catholic Church, Rev. F. C.
Ciszewski officiating.
The body was taken to the J. r.
Ragan undertaking parlors where they
were prepared for burial. The wife
and children have the sympathy of
the community in their great loss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
FINDS SON AMONG WOUNDED
New York Woman in Paris Voluntarily
Aiding Nurses Discovers
Own Boy.

Paris.-A New York woman attached
to the American Red Cross happened
to be In Paris and volunteered to help
in caring for the wounded coming in
from the battle field. She was work
ing busily when startled by a loud cry
of "Mother!"
Turning, she saw her own son, a
young lieutenant in the American
army. He had been wounded in the
leg by shrapnel. The first news she
had had that her son was engaged in
the battle was when she heard his cry.
She obtained permission to accompany
her son to a hospital. After seeing
that he was attended to, she went back
TO the station to cheer, as she said,
the boys who had no hope Of finding
a mother to welcome them.
The mother is a prominent social
worker in New York, and has been
doing Red Cross relief work among the
refugees in France. Her work usu-
ally keeps her in the south of France.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
WOMEN HANDLE BIG SHELLS
Young British Mother Settles Cues.
ton of Their Physical
Fitness to Do So

Liverpool, Eng.-When women first
were put to work in shell factories here
they handled only the light field-gun
shells. Later it became necessary for
them TO turn out larger shells. and
doubts were raised as to whether the
women were strong enough to handle
them. A young mother settled the
question.
Let me heft the she'll" she said,
picking one up from the floor. AYE"
she commented, "this shell is a mite
heavy, It's true, but it's not so heavy
as my baby"
There is a shell factory in this dis
trict operated almost exclusively by
the daughters of business and profess
sional men. Many are young girls
who had never done any kind OF work
other than needle work and cooking.
The heavy work Of the establishment
is performed By the wives of sailors.
This is nOnprofit making factory
and it is the reply of the Cunard COM
pany to the Germans for the sinking
Of the Lusitania.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
U-BOATS USE OIL CAMOUFLAGE
Submarine Commanders Try a New
Trick, but Twas Quickly
Found Out

London. = Tricky German U-boat
commanders have conceived a new plan
designated to deceive crews of the al
lied submarine destroyers in the game
OF hide and seek in European waters.
When a depth bomb is discharged and
does not cripple or destroy the Ger
man undersea boat, as sometimes hap
pens, quantity Of oil is released by
some device of the submersible and
quickly rises to the waters surface.
The hope Of the German U-boat cap
tain is that the commander of the de-
stroyer will see the oil, believe that the
submarine has been wrecked and drop
no more depth charges. Meantime, the
German is endeayOring to escape.
American and British commanders OF
destroyers and submarine chasers dis
covered the scheme of the Germans
some time ago and since then have
been dropping depth bombs in greater
numbers than previously, using the oil
as a guide to the general location of
their target "Oil camouflage" the
.tuleFican and british navy men call
this latest German submarine trick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29

coming fourth loan this should not be
changed to one iii every three persons
In the United States and finally that
every person in the United States shall
own bond. Fancy the state of mind of
the German war lords if they were
made to realize that every one of the
one hundred millions of Americans
were so determined to beat them that
they had all invested with the one idea
TO beat them. Would the war con-
tinue another year? Most unlikely.
Most of US ask each other or ourselves,
When will this war end?n There is
no quicker way to end it than to make
3. possible for our government to throw
into it every resource that we have
The moment that the Prussian wal
lords realize this fact, they will come
TO their senses. And the only way to
bring this about is for you and me to
do our part and to do it fully. This
leans to loan every cent we can to the
government; hold nothing back, but
give 1t our all. 1t isn't a question of
when can we end the war; It is q Ques-
tlOn of when you or l end the war. II
Is what you and I do. 1t is the drop
of water, multiplied by millions, that
makes the deluge. 1t is what you and
do in our small way that multiplied
by the millions, makes for united
strength before which nothing can
stand. Win the war we will, but when
- i l. -
be too soon for me-" we say. Then
let's get busy, real busy, and save and
loan to our government what we save.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
PATRIOTIC PARTY

Mrs. Herman Smith entertained a.
bout thirty of her lady friends We'd
nesday evening. They played auction
bridge whist in which six tables were
in use. The home had been beauti-
fully decorated with red geraniums,
red salvias, and the red cross was con
spicuous in different parts of the home
At the close of card playing it was
found that Mrs. Peter McCamley won
first prize and Mrs J. N. Reiland sec
ond prize, Each lady present con tri-
buted 25 cents the total receipts of
which was donated to the Red Cross
society. A delightful evening is re-
ported.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
FAILS TO REMOVE HIS HAT
Manager Knocks Down Employee and
Then Hands Him "Blue
Envelope"

Miami, Okla.-Because an employee
of the Riverside park here would not
take off his hat when the band played
"The Star-Spangled Banner" Man
ager A. II. De Vaux knocked the Of
Tending lid off the mans head, after
he had asked him three times to re-
move it. As the man stopped over to
pick up the hat, 1Ir. De Yaux gave him
a right uppercut to the jaw and he took
the count. He also received 'blus
enN Nelepe."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
GIRLS [)ORNI-
TORIES At
BUSHEYS

A new and popular feature of Bush
ey's Business College of Appleton is
their girls dormitories in the beauti-
full Fraternity houses rented from
Lawrence College
A matron has charge of each dor
mitory and they are run on such an
economical plan that both board and
room costs only about S400 a week.
All who desire a place in a dormi-
tory should make application at once.
A.-22-2tW.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
EXCELLENT
ADDRESS

Congressman Edward E. Browne, of
Waupaca, candidate for reelection on
the Republican ticket, was in our city
Tuesday afternoon interviewing his
friends in the interest of his candidacy
He addressed large audience at the
west side band stand at which time
he made clear his position on all legis-
lation which had reference to the
war with Germany. He was cordially
received and is confident that the
people of this district will re-nomin-
ate him to his present position. He
finds his fences pretty we'll up and in
good condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29

DIR. Edward Hogan has purchased
the E. B. Brundage homestead which
he has been renting and occupying
since coming to this city. This pro-
perty is located facing on Fifth street
just east of the Court House property
The midway at the Marshfeld Fair
Sept 8, 4, 5, 6, will be made up of high
class vaudeville acts, staged under
tents furnished by the association and
guaranteed to be first class in everv
way. No fakes will be tolerated. R.
R. Williams, Sec'y., Sexton Bldg
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
BANKS CLOSE
MONDAY AND
TUESDAY

When the banks close on Saturday
Of this week they will remain closed
until Wednesday morning ct nine o.
clock. The reason for this is that
Monday is Labor Day and Tuesday is
Primary Election day, both beng le-
gal holidays.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
Must Lend or Be Taxed.

Another point we must remember
taking this whole matter simply on
an economic basis: That the more of
these Liberty bonds we buy the less
taxes we will have to pay. The gov
ernment must have the money to keep
up the war and feed and clothe our
boys. This year 1t needs about $24 4,00C,
100000. This amount it must get from
the people. And If the people won't
loan In bonds, 1t must take In taxes
Hence, the more we loan the less we
will have to give.
It's all question Of saving, saving
saving-and never was there better
time to begin than now with the LIB
erty loan bonds as an attraction. The
man who has no ready money with
which 10 buy the bonds is the very
man that the government wants above
all other classes Of men to loan it his
money; his money saved here with a
dollar and there with quarter. It is
the finest kind Of money to give to ouI
country: the money that we save by
some act of self-denial. II isn't the
money that we have In the bank that
we want to draw out and buy Liberty
bonds with; 1t is the money that next
winter we can save, month by month
That Is really helping your boy "over
there" helping the government to
keep him warm and fit, and incidental
ly, helping yourself to lay by the most
valuable pieces Of paper that you ear
buy, put away, and all the time getting
q good interest on them.
Black Eye for the Hun.
Seventeen million individual sub
scribers were part of the third Liberty
loan. That means one In every SIX
Of the population Of the United States
But there Is NO reason why with the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
TEACHERS
EXAMINATIONS

Teachers Examinations for all
grades of certificates will be held at
the Wood County Normal in Grand
Rapids on Wednesday and Thursday,
August 18th and 29th. Teachers who
expect renewals should appear at
this time also.
GEO. A. VARNEY,
County Superintendent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29

NJ. J. McRaith of Eau Claire is in
the city looking after the remodeling
of the McRaith house located in the
first ward which he owns. It will be
remembered that Matthew was born
raised and educated in this city and IS
now a successful druggist in that city
His many friends are glad to see him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
SCHOOLS OPEN
On TUESDAY

On account of Labor Day being or
Monday September 2, the public
5ca,., is Of Grand RaDids will not open
mt. Tuesday morning the shird Of
>eptc9her. All pupils will please
tea~ this fact in n'ind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29

See the stock and produce show at
the Marsh1eld Fair, Sept. 5, 4, 5, 6.
Nearly $4,000 in premiums. Dairy
stock prizes greatly increased. Make
entries to R. R. Williams, Sec'y. Sax
ton Bldg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29

Robert and Henry Halverson who
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
". T. Jones for the past two months
returned to their home in Madison ac-
companied by their Grandfather. Mr..
Jones expects to spend a couple of
weeks there the guest of his daughter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29

FOUND-A hand bag containing a
pair of scissors and other work mater
ial. Owner may have same by call
ing at this office and paying for this
ad
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
METHODIST CHURCH

9:45 A. NJ. Sunday School
11:O0 A. NJ. Morning Worship
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
CHURCHNOIICES
SCANDINAVIAN MORAVIAN
CHURCH SERVICES
Rev. Theodore Reinke, Pastor

9:30 A. NJ. Sunday School
1O:3O A. NJ. English Preaching ser
vice every Sunday except on the first
Sunday of each onth, when the morn
ing service is Norwegian.
800 P. M. English preaching SER
vice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
Rudolph Moraviar Church

On the 1st, End and 4th Sundays of
each month.
Sunday School at 1870 P. M.
Preaching Service at 2:30 P. M.
On other Sundays, Sunday School
at 10:30 A NJ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
WILCOX'S PLATFORM

The platform on which Senator VII
cox is running is as follows:
TO THE VOTERS OF WISCONSIN:
The crisis we are in demands new
leadership in Wisconsin. The right
eous cause the nation is fighting for,
to which we must all give our utmost
demands willing service. In this spirit
[ have accepted the call to become a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor.
On the great issues of the day, 10y
atty, taxation, economic and social
questions, there is abundant express
sion from me to be found in my record
in the State Senate The attention
of the public is invited to that record.
Friend Of Labor
Nv attitude on labor is well known
It is written in the Journal of the Wis
consin Senate for the session of 1917
In general it is indicated by the joint
resolution introduced in the Senate by
ne and passed on the 23rd day of May
1917, which reads IN part as follows:
Resolved by the Senate, the AS
sembly concurring: That it is the
sense Of this legislature that laws
safeguarding the rights of laborers
must not be set aside even temp0rar-
ily because Of the war, and that all
ct these laws so p"cmotive of the gen
ar1l welfare should lie as consistent
x, carefully and ri@idly enforced in
tbs state during the continuance of
this war, as during more normal
reriods."
! also INTRODUCED and had PLACED on
The statute books legislation 'ch. 674,
Laws Of 1910, which gives to work
n@ girls and boys greate- education-
Al opportunity tk1n is now offered iny
any other state il the Union. The
state of Wisconsin has today. on its
statute books, by virtue of this act,
the very legislation that the newly
concious labor movement Of England
IS now striving 80 achieve.
| further heartily indorsed the poll
cies for labor, as defined by the Ma
tional War Labor Board headed by ex-
President William H. Taft and Frank
P Walsh.
FavOrs Cooperative Plan
As a further measure toward Win
ming the war every effort must be
made to conserve the agricultural IN
terests Of the state. The farmers of
Wisconsin particularly, have rendered
it a great service by demonstrating
the economic and social value of the
principle of cooperation. A splendid
example of this is found in the num-
erous successful cooperative cream
cries, cheese factories, live stock breed
ers and cow testing associations. al
falfa clubs, seed grain and potato
growers associations, of the state.
These splendid accomplishments have
been brought about thru the organi-
aztion and cooperation of our farm
ers. There must be no backward step
in this direction. The cooperative
movement along these and similar
lines has my whoIe-hearted support.
Cooperation, not socialism, is the line
Of social advance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Briere are
n northern Wisconsin this week camp
;ng and fishing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
Saratoga Union Church

Preaching Service at P M. on the
3rd Sunday of each Month.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
Christian Science Church.

Sunday service-1O.45 a. m.
Wednesday evening, Testimonial
meeting 7:45 o'clock.
Lesson Subject-Soul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-29
Scores OF Things We Can Do Without
Which Seem Necessities and Yet
Are Really Luxuries - Get
Into the Fight.
BY EDWARD BOX.
Editor of the Ladies' Home journal

little chance. Now we all have q
chance, and a chance at all that we
can afford to buy.
1t will, of course, be argued by some
when the fourth Liberty loan is an
nounced that they have not as yet
paid for the third loan bonds for which
they subscribed. That may be true,
but that Is no reason why we should
fail to subscribe again. Before the
fifth loan can be Issued we will have
paid for the third loan bonds and be-
gun paying for the fourth loan bonds
that we subscribed for. Thus If we
go on we will have q distinct part In
each loan, have each month put aside
sum for the best investment on
earth, have acquired the steady habit
OF saving, and when the last loan is
announced and we shall have taken
part of that and paid for it, we shall
find ourselves In possession of q col
lection of bonds that will make us
proud Of the share we took in the war
and have q comfortable "nest egg" In
the bargain.
Must Do Our Best.
Never, really, was there such a
stimulant given us to do without the
nonessential and save. Not only is it
saving for our boys and helping them
to fight, but 1t is saving for them when
they come home and saving for our
selves. Is there, in Imagination, a
prouder parent than that father or
mother, who when his or her boy
comes home from serving his country
can open drawer and pull out a neat
little package Of Liberty loan bonds
That is what we mean by keeping the
home-fres burning" by backing W
our boys" by doing out bit" The
only point Is that we should change
the latter to "doing our best" We've
done our 'bit" In the past loans in
this fourth loan we should do our
our boy bond or two or three in each
loan; not have him ask: ooh, didn't
you get in on the fourth?"
1t isn't as If we can't do it. We can,
II we will only set our minds to the
Job Of real saving. There are scores of
things we can do without which seen.
necessities and yet are really luxuries.
Our boys ''over there" are doing with
out them and offering their lives be,
sides. We are not asked for the latter
All we are asked to do is to do without
here something and there something,
and by doing this we are patriots
And all the time while we are adj
judged patriots we are investing our
money In the safest thing on earth and
getting good interest on it in the
bargain. Frankly, can you beat it,"
1t is something to ask a man to give
money, without a return, and be a
patriot But In these Liberty loans all
the government asks that a man shall
loan is his money, safely guarded and
at good interest, and still he is a
patriot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-27
"MADE-lN-GERMANY" WAR

| Richard II. Edmonds, editor Of the
Manufacturers Record, writes as fol-
lows
If Germany had waged its war
without barbarism; if every soldier
in its armies had been a decent
man; if there had been no outraging,
no murder. no destruction of homes
OF of churches and cathedrals. Ger.
many would still deserve the utmost
punishment that could be inflicted by
civilization upon any country because
Of this unholy war for its own mate
rial advancement
But the world has been engulfed
by awful woe; millions and millions
have died and other millions have
been manned for life hundreds OF
millions have suffered in the agony
of seeing their loved ones forced by
Germany into this awful war to save
the world from German domination
and damnation Women and chill
dren have been outraged, the chiva'-
ry of the high seas has been sup
planted by the foulest campaign OF
Hell-devised murder Of innocent non
combatants that even the devil him.
self. as expressed through Germany
could devise; the very existence oF
all civilization has been threatened,
and if Germany we're to succeed, the
whole world would sink back into the
dark ages of atheism and barbarism
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-27

strous falsehood, and they lost their
will to win. The effects Of his teach.
ing are all too evident The Rus
slams today are cringing under the
Frussian whip.
No special grievance of our own.
II is as fine a gang OF bloody-handed
bandits were at large in comr.nni-
ty, killing and looting at their will
and some citizens refused to join a
posse to hunt them down because
they had no special grievance of their
own
Citizens who should make such
Plea would he regarded with con
tempt or suspicion. So also should
every candidate for office who says
that this country. now partner in
the great fight for world freedom,
has no special grievance of its own.
These are the men who must be de-
MED political power il the nation is
to endure. Tulsa World.