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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
WAR SAVINGS DIRECTOR
ESTABLISHES AGENCIES

Max Rohr Of this city is the local
director of the War Savings stamps
and Thrift stamps A portion of his
duty is to establish war savings de-
pots about the city for the sale of
Thrift and War Savings Stamps. He
has already established various de-
pots in the stores about town where
these thrift stamps can be purchased
by the public with all the force and
legality as those purchased at the
pOstoffice.
This will be a great convenience to
the public and will also be the means
of inducing more people to purchase
the stamps to help out Uncle Sam in
the great fight he is waging.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
Literal.

Josh Billings said he was an hon.
est man because Jail life didn't agree
with him. THAT was frank, wasn't
tt?" mo, it was Josh. Never heard of
Frank Billings. Boston Transcript.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
DEMONSTRATE NASH CAR
AT THE CORNER" CAFE

A demonstration of the Nash auto
mobile is being conducted in 1.-The
Corner" cafe, Cruel e CHASER. The
chassis is shown with all the working
parts lighted with electricity and
when in motion the entire workings OF
the engine, clutches and gears can
readily be seen. The car will be on ex-
hibition and will be demonstrated to-
night, Thursday and Thursday even
ing. The tonneau is removed during
the demonstrations
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
Potato Yeast Bread.

or cakes compressed yeast.
l cup lukeWarm water.
A teaspoons salt.
3 tablespoons corn sirup
312 cups mashed potatoes
cups -four (more or less may be
needed.
Mix as follows Soften the yeast in
the liquid and then add Cd salt, (2)
strip, CD potato, and enough of the
-four to make a stiff dough. Mix and
knead thoroughly. Let raise three and
one-haf hours, or until double in
bulk. Knead or cut down the dough,
add the remaining flour, and let raise
again until double in bulk (about one
and one-half hours). Shape into
loaves. Let raise in pans until double
in bulk. Bake fifty minutes to one
hour.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
RESIGNS POSITION.
Miss Marie Thielman Accepts Position
In Montana.

Miss Marie Thielman, instructor in
German and typewriting at the high
school, rendered her resignation to
accept a position in Lewiston, Mon
tana as private secretary to the su-
perintendent Of the public school sys-
tenn.
Miss Thielman left today for her
new home. She taught here for the
past year and a half and was well
liked and capable teacher AS yet
her successor has not been appointed
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27

Waldemar Pritzlaff.
Charles Byrnes.
Fred G. Tanck.
Charles Barner.
Grover A. CHASER.
Fred E. Mas.
Fred Hose.
William G. Cox.
Herbert Dahl.
Charles Sterwaldt.
Earl Dowd.
Carl Stallmann.
Paul PetrO.
John Maerzke.
A. S. Henderson.
Frank Saniter.
Conrad OFT.
Edward Munzel.
B. A. Kruger.
E. G. Buroff.
A. r. Preusse.
Edward Warner.
H. Kunert.
H. F. Lange.
Justus REM.
j. M. Vaughan.
Henry Scheblak.
R. j. Rowlands.
George T. Wiese.
Herman Fries.
j. w. Cairns.
Reuben A. Spangenberg.
Edwin COwen.
John E. Maerzke.
Neil Werner.
Alvin Wegemann.
George Duffy.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
Home Guard.
Additional Members.

Charles r. Acker.
Sidney Eberle.
Richard E. Hilgendorf.
A. M. Remission.
a. H. Cavanaugh.
John c. Cruel
Stephen Hoard.
Eugene Fendt.
Louis Oestreicher.
Waldo Potter.
Felix Leschinger.
Frank Kehr.
Emil Kehr.
Edwin Woelffer.
Frank Odgers.
Fred Fast.
William Beisner.
Thomas H. Gaffney.
Philip Mansfield.
J. J. Smith.
H. Wedemeyer.
Gustav Prahl.
August HenZe.
Frank S. Weber.
Leo J. Jellison.
Leonard Jaehrling, Jr.
Clarence Mayer.
Victor Marks.
William Calhoun.
John S. Kings.
Harold Kruger.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
SEND CLOTHES.
Articles Collected For Belgium Poor
To Be Sent At Once.

The clothing collected by the local
Red Cross chapter and it's auxiliaries
for the Belgium poor will be sent to
Binghampton, N. Y. in the near flu
ture for transhipment to Belgium So
far there has been packed fifty cases,
which will take up a whole car. The
auxiliaries- Waterloo, Johnson Creek,
Jefferson and Lake Mills, helped in
making the work a success.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
LANDED OVER THERE.
George Calhoun Sends Word of Safe
Arrival.

George Calhoun of this city has sent
word home of his safe arrival in
France. He was one of a number of
men sent "over there without being
assigned. Many friends will be glad to
know of his safe arrival.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
WILL GO TO OREGON.
Herbert ROegner Called To Pacific
Coast Camp.

Herbert Roegner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Roegner, has received
word from the Dodge county draft
board to report for transportation to
Camp Stevens, Oregon, next Tuesday.
A number of the men to be called now
will be sent to Oregon for training in
stead of to Camp Grant, according to
information given out by the draft
board.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27

R. NJ. Hahn IT'S 1872 226- 533
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
THE WEATHER

For Wisconsin-Fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change in tenn
perature. Coolest during last night
3d. warmest today 46.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
BRITISH REGAIN HIGH GROUND IN ALBERT SECTOR
Enemy Pays Dearly for Gain Made Only to Have Pos. tions Captured Retaken After Desperate Fighting.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, May 1O.-(By the Associat- ed Press. 1.-The operation by which the British regained in a counter as- sault the small portion o ia trench north of Albert which the Germans had captured yesterday, while a small one, was important. The positions in question lay on high ground which had been hotly contested ever since the Germans stormed their way into Albert.
 The temporary success of the Ger mans cost them dearly, for they suf- fered heavy casualties from the rifle nd machine gun fire which wos poured into them as they advanced up the slopes The operation was un- dertaken at about daybreak and short ly afterwrd the enemy attempted ,o advance against the British lines east Of Bouzincourt, about 2000 S.-rds to the north Here also the British were holding defenses on the high ground, which the invaders coveted because its occupation would give them g better position to work from for any big attack.
 Hun Trick Fails.
 The gray coats advanced shouting, Retire" it was an old trick in the hope of confusing the British. The refenders responded with usch 3 grilling fire that the Germans acted on their own cry and fell back. leav- ing many dead and wounded behind.
 The hostile artillery fire was very heavy last night south of Arras. The air services on both sides were very active throughout the day, as the con ditions were ideal for observation. There was much bombing and many were fought in the air.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
American Decorated for BrdUeFy; United States Flags Are HOnOred;;
 StiU Hope Captdin Hull is AHUe

Of Verdun on April IA, when enemy raiders. some disguised as French sol diers, entered the American trenches and gave the alarm that a gas atrack was in progress. The two companies of the Ninth attacked the Germans killed 1 Of them and took prisoners
 Comrades of Captain James Nor man Hall, American aviator missing alter combat Of the Foul front have asked tine American embassy in Paris to communicate with Germany through Switzerland in an effort to ascertain whether Hall was killed or made prisoner. They have furnished the embassy with a description of Halls airplane and the number of the motor.
 A French artillery observer re ported that Hall was apparently mak- ing a safe landing when he disappear ca from sight.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
Four Nationally Known Speakers to Address Audi ences in City Park This
 Evening at 7 O'Clock Sharp.

President Woodrow Wilson has giv- en his strongest endorsement of the war conference called for the Warren district for o'clock this evening at the Bisbee City Park. Attending the conference will be four prominent war speakers. They will address residents os this district on war subjects. Their mission is educational, instructive. and has as its chief object the coordina- tion of all war effort and the cooper ation of all 10 the end that this gov ernment may best prosecute the war
 In a message to the Arizona council of defense the president endorses the ambassadors work as follows:
 Presidents Message
 May net express to the war workers of Arizona my profound ap- preciation of the public spirit that has led you to call a war conference at Bisbee on May II. In our fight for the rights of free men the world over. your efforts and the efforts of your fellow citizens are a vital factor. Your determination to perform the neces- sary labor and accept the necessary sacrifice and the like spirit which has now become manifest throughout our nation reassure a stricken world that our ideals of justice and humanity and liberty shall in the end prevail (Signed). WOODROW WILSON"
 The speakers who will attend the Bisbee and Warren district confer enCe are Lieutenant Paul PerigOrd. of the French army. who was in com mand of a French sector at the battle of the Marne and who bears the CroiX de Guerre; Dr. j. A B. Sherer. presi- dent of Thrope college. California, rep resentative of the council or national defense and the shipping bord: Profes- sor Guy Stanton Ford. dean of the University of Minnesota, representa- tive of the committee on public infor- mation. and George B. Chandler. direc- tor of publicity of the Connecticut state council of defense.
 Band To Assist
 The speakers will arrive in the dis trict late in the afternoon In order that they may entrain in time to ill their engagements in Phoenix they will leave on the westbOund Fl PasO & Southwestern tonight This will give them o'clock to about 9:15 o'clock to meet and discuss the war
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Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
kEYEs IN CHARGE


 DOVER. May l0-As on the former occasion. the operation to block Os- tend harbor was under the direction of Admiral Reyes
 Some of the men who participated in the affair returned here today They say it was completely success ful
 The fire which covered the sinking of the Vindictive began about ! O'clci this morning and lasted until o'clock. Tho bOmbardmerf WIS very heavy and could be heard at Dover
 The Vindictive came under a fierce fire from the German shore batteries. She was navigated clcse into the Dier in fine style and sunk by an internal charge. The crew escaped in fast motor boats.
 Only the number of officers and men absolutely necessary were aboard the ship on account of the danger Of her total loss These. on signal. swarmed up from the engine rooms an dstoke hold and tock their posi- tions at appointed stations so as tO slide quickly nto the motor boats.
 The small boats were under heavy gun fire all the time while they were transferring the crew to waiting de- strOyers
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 10-(Dy the Associ- ated Press. Second Lieutenant Henry Cassidy of Wichita. Kansas, a former athle;e, was decorated with the war cross today for bravery in a recent patrol engagement at Ansevil- leTs.
 During the attack a German non commissioned officer pointed his rifle at Cassidy and called to him to surrender. Cassidy refused and then killed the German. He then flashed his light down into a dugout and fOl ced three German occupants to come out with uplifted hands.
 The 1ags of Companies l and L O; the Ninth United States infantry were decorated today in recognition Of the repulse of a German attack along the heights of the Mouse. south
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
Claim Investigator Intended to Take Advantage of Position to Start Company and Se- cure Contracts.
Rv Review Lensed Nirs,

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-Sensa- tional sworn statements, letters and telegrams from the files of the army intelligence service were read into the senate record today to show that Gutzon Borslum. while holding a per sonal commission from President Will son to inquire into the government aviation program. was negotiating SC cretly fer the formation of a private airplane company to take war con tracts and capitalize his friendship with the president.
 The sculptor who has been the chief critic of aircraft production Of- ficials is represented as seeking for himself a position as silent partner in the proposed new corporation, his sole asset in the transaction to be his personal friendship with President Wilson. whom he stated be could do anything with"
 With Borglum was associated. ac- cording to the documents. Hugo C. ministry of munitions of war in -le United States. located in New York who was tO share in the deal
 A formal statement by Kenyon w. Mix of the Dodge Manufacturing com pany. of Indianapolis. Ind. setting forth a detailed account of his nego- tiations with the two men is among the papers put into the congressional record. They were presented by Sen ator Thomas of Colorado. a member of the senate military committee, who has been particularly active in con nection with the aircraft agitation.
 The Mix statement shows that gov ernment officials. including Vice Pres ident Marshall and Howard D. Cof- fin. former head of the aircraft board, have had most of the information dis disclosed today since last January. There is no indication however that 1t reached President Wilson himself. at that time or that the president knew of its existence until several weeks ago when he called a halt upon the sculptor's investigations in his name
 All of the documents submitted by Senator Thomas as we'll as much eth CT data from the war department have been placed in the hands of Assist ant Attorney General Frierson. who has just started the inquiry ordered
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Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
ENGLLSHMEN WIN AIR TITLE

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. May 10.-(By the Associ- ated ress. .)-One Of the most daring and magnificent bits of work ever done by British battleplanes was car Tied out this week, when two English machines fought 20 German scouts to standstill, destroying eight of lhe enemy and forcing several others to abandon the conflict because they hal be so badly shot up. The British mechines returned safely from this extraordinary engagement, having abandoned their attack only when
 their mmunition becme exhausted at the end of a half hours whirlwind
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
FRENCH TROOPS MAKE GAINS

PARIS. May 10.-Today's French of ficial announcement follows:
 After a brief and intense lombard ment French troops yesterday after noon took possession of the paIK at Grivesnes, an important part of which had been occupied by the Germans. In this operation we took 25S prisoners, including four officers and also a con siderable amount of material Not withstanding the vigorous German ar tllery fire and attempts of enemy Ba- trols to approach our new line our in- fantry maintained the positions which had been captured and organized by them.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
FRENCHMAN DOWNS SIX HUNS

sent it crashing to earth five minutes later
 Lieutenant Fonck returned to the airdome to take on more gasoline and to rest before going out for the sec ond patrol. On this patrol he met an- other squadrilla. One two-seater he shot to pieces in the air and two oth- CTS he saw strike the ground, all with in five minutes.
 Lieutenant Chaput. who was report ed killed yesterday and whom FOnck declared he would avenge. was a pon- ular aviator He was friend of Georges Carpenter. the French heavy weight boxer. the late captain Guyne- mer and also Of the American aviators who had been fighting on the French frcnt
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
fBv Revlew Leased wIrel

PARIS, May 10-Six German air planes were brought down yesterday by Sub-Lieutenant Rene Fpnck, the war office announces.
 q am going to revenge Lieutenant Chaput," declared Lieutenant Fonck before taking the air yesterday morn ing. Chaput. who had accounted fo- 16 German machines. was killed last Friday.
 Lieutenant Fonck just left the re- zion of the airdome when he eneoun, tered an enemy squadrilla. He drove straight at them opening fire with his machine gun and shot down two of the Germans in less than ten sec onds. He then went after a third machine which was within reach and
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11

fighting with mchine guns.
 The battle was staged last Tuesday evening and these are the only de tails of it which now come to hnd:
 It was about sundown that two British battleplanes, each with a pi- lot nd observer. went wheeling across this part of the front in search of prey. They were we'll back of the en- emy's lin when they sighted seven German scouting planes flying in formation. The hardy Britishers did not even pause to consider the odds against them. but turned the noses of their machines to the enemy and raced in for the attack.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
War SUmm0ry

German submarine operations from the har0or Of Ostend, Belgium, have been seriously hampered for a time, if not rendered impossible by a daring raid upon the harbor by the British Friday morning. An official statement issued by the British admiralty says the channel leading out of the inner harboT has been completely blocked by the hulk of the old cruiser Vindic- tive which was maneuveTed into posi- ton under heavy fire and then sunk by bombs. IL appears, however, that there is some doubt that the entire channel is blocked. one report saving that the vessel lies at an an angle and does not absolutely interrupt the use of the fairway.
 The German official statement con ceTning the raid says the attempt was a failme and that the hulk of the old cruiser lies outside O. the naviga- tioT channel This report may be compared to the one issued on the day following the raid on Zeebruggee which claimed that no damage was done to the mole or the harbor there. Subsequent events have proved the damage done by the raid on April 9 was a serious nature.
 Will Hamper Subs
 It is pointed out that the Obstruc- ton in the channel at Ostend will tend eventually to close the harbor through the action of ihe tides and the rapid sitting up.
 If Ostend and Zeebruggee are re moved as ports from which the Ger man U-boats may be operated, the Germans apparently will be compelled to withdraw their submarines 10 their home ports.
 In this connection it is interesting to note that a week ago it was an- ncunced the greatest mine field known to naval operation had been planted in the north sea to combat the sub marines. It was officially stated that it would be completed by May 15.
 Some months ago, Admiral Jellicoe of the British navy, announced that the submarine menace would be met by August and it is possible that he had the blocking of the harbors of Zeebrugge and Ostend and the laying of an immense mine field in mind when he made his statement.
 French Drive Success
 While the naval arm of the entente national was busy on the Belgian coast the military forces were en- gagged in local fighting in the Ypres and Somme sectors. The French made a notable advance at Grivesnes where they took the park Of the town, which had been in German hands for three weeks.
 Along the front to the north there were scattering engagements, notably at Aveluy wood. north of Albert. where the cOntending armies are striving for stragetic ground. There were also small operations in the Kemmel Hill front. southwest of Ypres.
 There have been the usual local engagements between patrols on the Italian and Macedonian fronts but nothing approaching a general engage ment has been fought.
 Pope Benedict has set aside Juns 29 as a day to be observed in the Cath ollie churches Of the world as a day for prayers that peace may be re- stored to the world.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
ENGLISH MAKE
 SECOND NAVAL RAD ON BASE FOR HUN SUBS
Steamer Vindictive Sunk in Ostend Channel; Claim No U-Boats Can Leave Harbor Until Vessel Is Moved.
By Review Leased WIrel

LONDON. May 1O-The British na- " has completed it's operations Of the bOttling up of the German sub marine mouths on the Belgium coast by the sinking of the scared old cruiser Vindictive. stuffed with con crete. at the entrance to Ostend hai- bor.
 The feat. accomplished in the early hours of Friday. was the second ex- plOit of the Vindictive with the Ob- ject of closing the submarine bases. and it appears to have been highly successful The Vindictive went in under a heavy fire from the German batteries, and her crew escaped. Ieav- ing only few dead men. on board motor boats. which transferred them to torpedo boat destrcyers.
 Claim Raid Success
 The Vindictive's dash was covered by bOmbardment from several cruis- CTS. The German official account Of the affair seems to have been written to save the face of the Germans IL says that several cruisers attempted to enter the harbor and were driven off. but that an old one stranded.
 Naval men believe their plans. which were worked out by Admiral Reyes. and approved by Admiral Jel- licoe. when he was first sea olrd. were wholly successful
 The Vindictive lies at an angle not effectively bfockading the channel al Ostend, but serving very useful pur- pose. according 10 the press associa- ton. A partial and very serious block ade has been achieved and unde- the conditions of tide and sitting prevail ing. this obstruction will certainly tend to increase.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
BERLIN DENIES CLAIMS


 BERLIN, May 10.-vfa London The British attempt to blockade the harbcr of Ostend was failure. ac- cording> to an official statement is- sued today An old cruiser. entirely battered to pieces, lies aground before the harbor outside the navigation channel and the entrance to the har- bOr is quite free. the statement contin- ues.
 At 3 o'clock Friday morning Brit ish naval forces. after a violent bom- bardment again made a blOcksding attack on Ostend. Several enemy ships. which under the protection of artificial fog. tried to force their way into the harbOr. were driven off by the excellently directed ire of our coastal batteries.
 Say Vessel Grounded
 An old cruiser, entirely battered to pieces. lies aground before the har- bor outside the navigation channel The entrance to the harbor is quite free.
 "Only dead men were found on board the stranded vessel. Two sur vivors of the crew had leaped over board and were captured. according 10 information SO far received.
 At least two enemy motor boats were shot away and one monitor was badly damaged. The blOckading at tempt therefore. has been completely foiled. Once again the enemy has sacrificed human lives and vessels in vain"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11

"On the right bank of the Aillette in the Champagne near Massiges. north of Rheims and in Lorraine, at Alley Wood. the French carried out successful local attacks or repulsed German raids. In these operations we took 36 prisoners, including one officer.
 "The artillery fighting has been rather violent in the region of Griv- esnes, and between I.ass;gny and NoyOn.
 Allied ayiators have bombarded an enemy airdcme at Drama and troop encampments at Beronci"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-11
4 AFRICANS AID LN ASSAULTS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 10.-(By the Associ- ated Press. )-Ahe American artillery participated and the American in- fantry lent some assistance in a suc- cessful French raid in the Apermont forest. northwest of Toul. at dawn to- day. The American batteries, acting with the French artillerists, m a heavytwo hours bombardment, were showered with gas shells by the Ger mans.
 Slightly to the east of the section raided, American patrols created di- ' version. One patrol entered Apermont