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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08
100 Field Artillery Band.
Mrs. Kate EngIer Plough.

Kate Welhelmina, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Erhardt Engler, was
born in Cassville July 6, 1864, and
passed away at her home in Chicago,
April "a, 1918, leaving to mourn her
husband, Henry Plough, to whom she
was married in June, 1901, and to
whose two children she was an affec-
tiOnate mother. Her step-son, David,
died year and a half ago, the daugh-
ter, Emily, laments her departure
OF the Engler family Of eleven chill
dren there now remains but three
Charles of Faith, S. D., Fred of Puck
wanna, S. d., and Mrs. Sophia Klein
pell of Cassville. Mrs KleinpeIl went
to Chicago a week before her sisters
death and returned home last Mon
day. The last rites were held Fri
day. There was a Christian Science
service at the chapel at lockwood GEM
etery and the body was cremated
Countless friends called at the family
home with expressions of regard
kind words and beautiful flowers
Many friends among her former as
sociates in Cassville will hear with
regret of the passing of Kate Engler
-CaSSville Index.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08
THE WHITE PLAGUE
WRITER APPEALS FOR TUBERCU-
LOSIS SANITORIUM IN THIS
COUNTY.-MANY DIE.

During the past ten years, 280 per-
sons died in Grant county from tuber-
culosis. On the most conservative es-
innate Of five living cases for each
death during the past year there are
$50 living cOnsumptives in the cOun-
ty at the present time. During the
past year there was an increase of
eleven deaths over the preceding
year.
An effort was made some few years
ago to secure the establishment of a
tuberculosis sanitOrium in Grant
county and while the project received
a considerable amount of support,
conditions relating to taxes and extra
ordinary county expenditures, at that
time, led to the pOstpOnement of the
enterprise.
Sooner or later a sanitOrium will
be established in Grant county or in
cooperation with one or more neigh
boring counties and in view Of the
above figures it would seem that the
sooner it is done the better. Every
years delay means the death of sew
eral people who might be saved, and
worse even than that, it means the in
lection Of new victims who will in
trench the disease more and more sol
idly in the county. It is time to strike
now and strike hard for the sake of
this and succeeding generations.
A year ago the attention of Ameri-
cans was directed to the terrible raw
ages of tuberculosis in France as a
result of war conditions. Today it is
being arrested by the conditions
among our own soldiers. Already 374
in cd
from the environments as actually
consumptive and unfit for military
service. This list is not complete, as
yet, by any means and does not in
clude any Of the names of the hun
dreds of young Wisconsin men who
were excluded fro mthe army by the
draft examinations. These were men
apparently so we'll that they passed
all ordinary tests.
All of Wisconsin's tuberculosis san
itoriums are filled and there is a long
list of applicants who are not able to
be Accommodated. Those now building
will be filled as rapidly as they are
completed and furnished. The over
crowded condition is unfortunate be-
cause every month Of delay in admis-
sion Of patient greatly retards his
possibility Of cure.
A study of the location of the Coun-
ty Sanitoria disclosed the fact to the
citizens of the southwest section of
the state, that the only sanitorium in
this general vicinity is now being
built at La Crosse 1t is almost GER
tain that it will not be large nough
to permit acceptance of any cases
outside of La Crosse county.
It is high time for Grant county to
begin curing some, at least, of it's $50
consumptives and to prevent the
further spread Of the disease, which
has been more deadly than all the
wars Of history, including the present
one.
Contributed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08
ELECTRIC POWER GONE;
PAPERS ALL DELAYED.

Complete failure Of electric power
for an hour or so last Wednesday
morning threw the Herald behind in
its mailing schedule and as a result
many of our subscribers did not re-
ceive their papers until a day later
than usual. The electric company ad-
vised that a barn was being moved
near Platteville. Just why this should
Inconvenience the power users of the
county is not apparent but at least it
seems that we might have been mott
fed the night before and other ar
rangements could have been made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08
CASSVILLE.

The Record says:
Mrs. Hattie Phinney received a box
of lettuce from her son, Edgar of Liv-
ingston, Mont. The lettuce was II
inches tall and was nice and fresh as
if it had just been cut.
A farewell party was held at the
Mary Blackburn home last Wednes-
day evening in honor Of her son, Ar
thur, who left for Camp Grant Friday
morning. About fifty guests were
present and the evening was spent in
playing games, music, etc. Arthur
was presented with two comfort kits
and a collection was taken up amount
ing to over S.. At midnight all bid
Arthur goodbye wishing him safe re
turn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08

DR.. ]. H. Reed went to Oshkosh, on
Sunday, on a business trip.
Mrs. Fred Wenzel and daughter.
Phyllis, left Friday for Dubuque to
spend the week with her husband
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08

Dan Oswald and family and Ed.
Brown, all of Boscobel, were here Sun
day. Mr.. Oswald is a candidate for
register of deeds and very pleasant
man to meet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08
ROSALIND.

What'e in a name? Rosalind
Is a rose petal borne on summer
wind,
Fluttering through the golden Tyre
Till it quivers with murmurous de-
sire,
While the moonlit leaves of Arden
kiss
And whisper, in such night as this
He that sweetest rose will find, (
Let him seek out Rosalind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08

Miss Lucia Wiedenbeck has resign
ed her position as bookkeeper for the
Birmingham & HiXon Lumber Co and
will leave shortly for La Crosse to
attend g business college.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08
Srm.7av March 81.

OuHJdy, NdICu OIL.
Got stalled here and have been
travelling since so not much chance
to write. In one camp we slept on
board floors II men to a tiny round
tent. Got up next morning in a wet
fog. Came across the English chan
mel in cattle boat. Slept CD two
nights on the floor in the dark-no
lights or heat. Some experience!
Went into rest camp for "a hours
II to a tent and wet and foggy. Do
you blame us for getting a "wee
tight" that night? 1t was blessing
to be able to get bottle of wine and
forget our damp clothes, etc,
Next day we took train, 40 men to
a box car, half the size of the ones
in the states-nO eXaggeratiOn. Slept
there all night and arrived here the
following afternoon after "a hours Of
that. The Y people had good hot cot
fee and apples for us and I tell you
they were good First fellow | saw
was Dean Millman at the station
Have seen several of our homes boys
since, as they are located about a
mile from us.
Hiked about five miles with full
heavy packs and hope we are settled
for while. Our present camp is at
an old one of NapoleOn's. Some of the
buildings were erected by him. Most
of them are new and the United States
is completing everything as fast as
possible. We know that we will get
everything that money will buy and
we appreciate it.
| am in a stone and cement bar
racks, have spring cot and bed, cleo
iris lights, plenty of good grub, and
everything is coming fine. The camp
site is up on high land and we can see
70 to 20 miles in. all directions. Looks
very much like Wisconsin except the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Supreme Court to
Decide Tax Tangle
Question Involves Invento-
ries for Income and
Excess Profits

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-On advice
of the Department of Justice, the Bu-
rsau of Internal Revenue to-day de-
cidcd to leave to the Supreme Court
determination Of whether, in figuring
income and excess profits for the last
year, inventories may be made on the
basis Of either original cost or present
market value, whichever is lower.
Income and excess profits tax return
forms are. accordingly, changed and
will be issued next week with provision
for reporting on both cases. Taxes
eventually will be collected under the
optional system If the Supreme Court
sustains it, or on cost if the court de-
cdes against the optional plan. Re-
turns must be filed by March /. but the
court will not hear argument until
March a on case involving the dis
puted point. This case, known as
Mitchell VS.. Doyle, was brought origi-
nally in the District Court in Michigan
The Treasury next week will issue
a formal order embodying the new deci
sion. which is regarded as one Of the
most important under the war tax law
The optional plan Of reporting sccur-
tiles was intended mainly to eliminate
the necessity Of actually selling hold
ings Of deprecated value in order to
record losses. Millions of dollars of
taxes are involved
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Production for Previous
Year Is More Than
Doubled
U-Boat Toll Estimated
At 100000 Tons
Americas Output Nearly
Half of That Turned Out
by All Nations

WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-Amcrica' 5
merchant ship production in 1917 is
put at 901,22 gross tons in reports
made to the Shipping Board. This was
nearly double that Of 1916 and almost
half Of the worlds output Of 1,S99, ,94a
tons that year.
Figures showing construction in
other countries in 1917 have not been
received in this country, but Shipping
board officials believe America led the
world in tonnage output. England and
Japan, they said, probably were the
only countries that increased their pro-
ductlon over that Of 1916.
Sinkings by submarines in 1917 are
generally rcckoned at 100000 tons.
probably about twice as much tonnage
as was built.
England now is building ships at n
last rate and Japan xas increased
greatly its construction, but Just now
operations arc hampercd by lack Of
steel. Other countries are building few
ships.
The Shipping Board to-day decided
to remove from the Great Lakes an
additional thirty ships for ocean SER
vice. The vessels will be cut in half
this winter and will be removed
through the Wclland Canal and reas-
semblcd when navigation is resumed
in the spring. Already forty-two ships
have been brought out.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Revolutionary Split
In Southern China
staff Correspondencc1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Advices
from China received here to-day state
that sharp split has taken place in
the camp Of the southern revolution
lists, the head of the Canton military
government, DR.. Sun Yat-Sen, having
clashed with General Lu Yung-Tinr.
generalissimo OF the rcvolutionists,
who ignored DR.. Suns government
The advices state that, exasperated
by General LUIS attitude, DR.. Sun Wis
tied Admiral Cheng Pi-Kuang. com
mander of the independent feet, and
asked him to take hostile action
against the other group of Southern.
ers. The admiral, however, declined to
accede TO his request This refusal
made DR.. Sun indignant, and he semi
his nephew, together with number
OF his followers, to attack Admiral
.Cheng.
This expedition pHved "a failure
many Of the Sun siT being killed in
an action. This incident was said to
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Unfit Slackers Must
Submit to Operation
War Department Puts Check on
Drafted Men Who Refuse
| reatnent
lStdf Correspondence |

J
WASHINGTON. Jan. l2-Etrorts of
Nraftcd men and soldiers to cvade
actual military service through refusal
to undergo medical or surgical treat
ment arc to be stopped b. the War De-
partment, it was learned day at the
office OF Surgeon General Gorgas.
The manual for the army medical
department, issued in 1916, provided
Tor the discharge of men where the
surgeon was in doubt whether the pro-
posed operation involved an apprccia-
Bile risk to the life Of the soldier
Under the new order issued by the
War Department.. any soldiers whose
physical condition makes him unable
to discharge his military duties must
submit to an operation or face court
martial if board of medical officers
SO rules.
w hllc the new regulation affects ma.
terially Christian Science followers, i,
was made clear at the department thai
no reports had been received in whic!
Scientists had declined to obey strctl,
the military regulation providing fol
medical and surgical attention.
The new order directs "that in case.
where a soldier refuses to submit t,
operations or medical treatment tina
board of medical officers be convene,
to pass upon the case, and that if tn,
board is OF the opinion that the opera
tion or medical treatment is necessar,
to enable the soldier to properly dis
charge his military duties. and he per
sists in his refusal after being notific,
| OF the opinion of the board he ma,
be tried under court martial under tn
! Goth article of war"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
No Radical Changes
In Admiralty Board
Only One New Member Is
Added to Trainers of the
British Naval Policv

LONDON, Jan. ~. = The new Adj
miralty Board is announced officially.
There is nothing sensational or dra-
matte about the list os names. and
only one naval member of the board
was not serving at the Admiralty when
Admiral Sir John r. Jcllicoe was the
head. lie is Rear Admiral Sydney r.
Frcmantle, WHO becomes deputy chief
Of staff to admiral Sir Roselyn
Wemyss, the new First Sea Lord
Archibald S. Hurd, the naval critic.
in commenting on the new board, saws
1t is apparent that no revolutionary
disturbance of the main lines IF naval
policy is indicated. lie adds that be-
hind the new board is the reorganized
war staff, for which some of the most
brilliant younger officers have been
chosen.
The new Admiralty Board, a dispatch
from London on January said, will be
divided into three Observation-Disclosures
tions in home waters, operations over
seas and trade protection operations.
Admiral Wemyss will be chief of naval
staff and responsible for the large
questions of naval policy
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Capture of Foes Positions,
Single Handed, Is
Described
Corporal Takes Guns
Officers and Privates Honored
for Clearing Way for
Troops Advance

LONDON, Jan. l2.-Thc heroic deeds
of Canadians in the recent fighting on
the Western front were described dur
ing the Kings award Of Victoria crosses
to seven Canadians out OF eighteen men
decorated to-day.
How Captain j. O'Kclly advanced his
command IL thousand yards after the
original attack failed. took two enemy
positions on the crest Of the hill under
heavy fire, and then personally or
ganizcd and led attacks against "pill
boxes" capturing six with 100 prisoners
and ten machine guns, was graphically
gazctted.
Another hero was Corporal Colin
Barron. who. single handed, rushed enc
my guns. killed four of the crews and
captured the others and then turned the
captured guns on the retiring enemy.
causing severe casualties.
One Man Captures Enemy Post
Sergeant George H. Mullin captured
pill box" single handed, rushed q
snipcr's post in front Of him, destroyed
the garrison with bombs, and, crawling
on pill box" shot two gunners with
his revolver. Mullen's clothes were rid
died with bullets from the rapid fire
guns directed against him, but he did
not falter.
ether heroes, equally daring, charged
"pill boxes" killed, captured or 81
lenccd the enemy and cleared the way
for the advance of troops and saved the
lives of many Of their comrades. They
are Captain George r. Pcarkcs and Pri-
|, 81
ross and James p. Robertson.
Captain Robert Gee, of the Royal Flu
silers, when the enemy pierced the
British lines and captured brigade
headquarters and an ammunition dump
finding himself ii prisoner, killed one
of the enemy with u spiked stick and
succeeded in escaping.
Kills Eight with a Revolver
lie then organized party Of the bri-
gade staff, with which he attacked the
enemy, clearing the locality. After es-
tabiShing a defensive flank, Gee with
Il revolver in each hand rushed and
captured an enemy machine gun, killing
eight members Of its crew.
Sergeant +. S. Packman, Of the Bor-
der regiment, and Corporal K. McBeath,
Of the Seaforth Highlanders, also re-
ccivcd the Victoria Cross for capturing
enemy machine guns, together with
their crews, single handed McBeath put
five machine guns out of action. captur-'
ing an officer and thirty men who had
taken refuge in a dug-out
A trooper of the Indian cavalry was
decorated for thrice carrying dispatches
over open ground and under a heavy
fire. although each time his horse was
shot under him.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Offers Britain
Secret For1nulae
Of German Dyes
Discoverer of Processes
Tells Of Research Work
in Switzerland
stag Correspondence

LONDON, Jan. 12.--Germany's dye
government. John Leyland, who con-
Quoted the Investigations into the long
sought Teuton secrets, said to-day, in
the course of an exclusive interview
"lf We did not have the formula Ger
many could hold up her dyes after the
war and we would be compelled to
submit to any indignlty in order to in
duce her to sell them to us on her own
terms
"Now that the actual secret is in our
hands, this will not be possible. AS we
can make our own dyes. either in gov
crnment or in private factories. would
rather the government took over the
f0rmul1, although there is no difficulty
IN my finding large financial support to
exploit the dyes 2S an ordinary business
enterprise
1T has taken two years to accom-
pllsh what should have been possible in
months. namely. the research carried
out by my men in Switzerland, and ONLY
Just now completed.
Worked In Switzerland
81 sent Mr.. Rowe, a chemist. TO
Switzerland last September He re-
NAMED there six weeks, carrying out
experiments and tests, and just before
Christmas | received complete formula
from Switzerland. together with some
dye crystals in different forms, which
glsten like pcrmangnnatc of potash.
I'VE have 257 solid colors, from
which hundreds or thousands of varia-
tons may be obtained"
Government experts are rather doubt
hci, u
dyes known only to the Germans and
say nearly every formula existing for
making dyes is known to British chem
lists and that if any new ones arc put
on the market the fOrmUlp can be dis
covered. Regarding this point Leyland
said:
"Whilc. VIC knew the bases of the
German dyes we did not know how TO
make use of this knowledge. That is
because the secret was jcalously
guarded by the Germans. At the
badische factories. where more than
eoo expert chemists are employed, each
man is confined to his own special
work and is not allowed to know any
thing beyond it, and in this way the
secret of the formul;c is guarded.
Chemicals Very Valuable
"Although millions of dollars worth
of dye will be sold each year it is pos
sible that the chemicals arising from
the preparation may be worth as much
again"
This is one side of the great dive
story: Meanwhile the disclosures arc
creating little or no disturbance or ex-
citemcnt here. either in government
circles or among the public. Officials
are frankly skeptical concerning all the
things claimed for the secret
1ormul@ and no one can be found who
Will admit the likelihood of Lcyland
getting his millions.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Colonel Says u. S. Should
Never Again Be Caught
Helpless
Peace Not Far OFF.
Herrick Declares
Ex-Envoy Thinks Forces
} Aligned Against Kaiser
Will Soon Crush Him

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Si1
Frederick Edwin Smith, Attorney Gen
eral of Great Britain, and Edouart
de Billy. deputy high commissioner OF
the French Republic to the United
States, were the guests Of honor las,
night at the patriotic meeting and wa,
dinner of the Ohio Society of New
York in the Waldorf Astoria.
The grand banquet hall of the hotel
was crowded. Its galleries were
packed with women. two-thirds ol
whom were knitting.
Colonel Roosevelt, who was intro
duced by Myron 7. Herrck, president
OF the society and toastmaster. as "a
Young man whom believe was once
Police Commissioner Of New York CITY
and later ran for Governor OF the
State devoted his earlier remarks to
'he paclfists and their deterring influ-
ence on the prosecution Of the war
The pacitist fourishes," he declared
m the diseased tissues of every ma
tion."
Speed Up the WARY. r.
Colonel Roosevelt made y nle, fo,
speeding uu the war" He said:
We must speed up the war. Ships.
guns, auto rifles. airplanes must he
nullt with the utmost speed. Our past
lamentable failure in the speedy build
l2g OF the indispensable implements Of
iaoucfn war. and of the great transport
to2tS <-c <l,
utilize our great strength after we have
developed it, must merely spur us on
TO efflcient action in the sss-es.,p.%r-.-,, d
the future. To refuse to see and 10
point out these failures is both silly
and unpatriotic."
Colonel Roosevelt also had something
20 say Of the necessity for the United
States to make itself so powerful from
a military point OF view that never
again would the nation be helpless. OF
this he said
ultimate aim such military and indus
trial preparedness as shall save rs
from ever again being caught in such
shape as to be helpless to protect our
selves. One form OF permanent pre-
paredness is as vital as the other, for
only vision, understanding and firm
purpose in forethoughted preparedness
10 deal with both our industrial and
our military problems will enable US 20
guarantee future peaceful and just de-
velopment at home and future immu-
nifty from attacks By outside nations.'
Urges Universal Training
The Colonel made plea for uni
Nersal military training. pointing out
that such an army would be the most
democratic imaginable and would de-
mocrauze our industrial system. Uni
versal military service. he said. would
give each man The same chance to bc-
come an officer
Let me illu, trate by example, he
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Committee of 200
To Receive Serbians

Mayor Hylan yesterday sent invita-
tions to 200 citizens to serve on the
reception committee for the Serbian
mission. which will visit this city next
Saturday. The mission is now in Wash
ington. The Mayor named Charles 3.
Alexander rs chairman Of the citizens
committee and Kodman Wanamaker as
vice chairman.
All the prominent members Of the
new city administration appear as
Colonel T.. NJ. House. President Will
sons confidential adviser is on tho
list. SO are William r. Hearst and
l.. j. O'Reilly, Mr.. Hearst's confidential
secretary. There arc rev, if any. Re
publican citizens designated on the
committee. Charles f. Murphy is not
on the list.