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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
CONTROL WAS At
TEMPTED EARLY

Madison, Wis, Mar.-Back in 1849
the liquor traffic, as a business, was
under fire. throughout the United
States, very much as it is. today. Of
the different attempts made to regu-
late it, an act passed by our General
Assembly Of that year and known as
the 'bond law" attracted nationwide
attention.
The history of this act and the man
ner in which it was passed, is found
among the possessions Of the Wisconsin
Historical Society. Its passage was
caused largely by the efforts of Sena-
tor John S. Smith Of Milwaukee, who
had been an associate of Neal Dow in
Maine. The act required every liquor
dealer to furnish a thousand dollar
bond with good security to support
all paupers, widows, and orphans
made, or helped to be made, by his
or her traffic, and to pay the criminal
prosecutions" in cases arising from
drunkenness. Married woman might
sue where they or their children had
been harmed by husbands under the
influence of liquor. In spite of deter
mined opposition, the act was amended
and made even more stringent by the
legislature of 1850. The enemies of
the law made several attempts to have
it declared unconstitutional, but failed.
A campaign was then started, chiefly
among the foreign population, to have
the law repealed, and in the session
of 1851, because of political pressure
eXerted by the Germans, the bond law
was withdrawn, and license law sub
stituded in its stead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21

What is Germany fighting for? In
the memorable days OF July, 1914,
when the peace Of Europe huns by q
hair, England and France begged her
TO throw her influence against war;
and without a doubt she could have
prevented a blow from being struck
II she had wanted 10 do So Why did
she want war?
The Kaiser himself answered the
question in 1915 when he said: The
triumph OF the greater Germany
which some day must dominate all
Europe is the single end for which
We are fighting" Nothing indefinite
about that. And no one can dispute
the right OF the Kaiser to say what
the war is for. After all, it is his war.
But the German purpose to domi-
nate was not suddenly reused by this
war AS long ago as 1902 the Kaiser
declared, in a speech at Aix1a-Cha-
pelle, that ''it is to the empire Of the
world that German genius aspires. ="
In 1912 the Imperial Chancellor af-
frmed that Germany's purpose was to
make her strength and capability
prevail in the world The German
people is so situated in Europe, Tan
neberg gloatingly remarked in 1911,
in his Greater Germany, that it
needs only to run and take whatever
it Desires
The means by which Germany ex-
pected to achieve dominance was war.
At his accession the Kaiser said to
the army that they were born for one
another. In 1913 the Crown Prince
wrote: ct is only by relying on ouI
good German sword that we can hope
to conquer that place in the sun which
rightly belongs to us. -. TIL the
world comes to an end the ultimate
decision must rest with the sword.
On the Imperial ships OF war the faY-
orite toast has long been Auf den
Tag-"To the day'-that is, the day
on which the German dreadnaught
should Sc let loose upon the British
Navy
Back of the plan to dominate has
been the cool assumption that the Ger
mans are superior to all other peoples
and that it is part of the divine order
that they shall rule. I'VE are the salt
Of the EARTH" asserted the Kaiser al
Bremen in 1905. "The Teutons are
the aristrocracy Of humanity" de
clares Woltmann God has called us
to civilize the world" said the Kaiser
in the Bremen speech; eve are tbs
missionaries Of human progress" 1--WE
shall conquer everywhere" he said
again; for there lives a powerful
ally, the good old God in heaven, who
=. has always been on our side"
These views-which for twenty
five years have been diligently cult
waited by government officials, army
and navy men, scholars, journalists
and even preachers - clearly betray
the German purpose to gain power al
the expense Of other peoples.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21
)RSON P. COCHRAN
PIANO TUNER

Best work guaranteed. Call tele-
hone 233, or at the house, Kruger 6,
theelan Flats, list Street North.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21
Sl(IEl

Walter Beck and Elmer Lubbock.
who have been employed at Mantle
woe the past winter, have returned
home.
Herman Baur was a business caller
at Milladore on Monday.
Mrs. O. Holstrom is visiting rela-
tives at Port Edwards this week.
Fred Haas has returned home after
a weeks visit with friends in Mason
anie.
Jack Walter and wife have moved
onto the farm which they have re-
Gently purchased from August Oleson.
Herman wager has returned home
from Gary, Indiana, where he has
been spending some time.
Erie Jacobson has gone to Newwood
where he has received employment.
Sheriff F. Kubisiak of Stevens Point
and VIM. Berg of Grand Rapids were
business callers here on Saturday.
The members of the Larkin Club
were pleasantly entertained last Sat
urday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
A. Pearson. The afternoon was spent
in social way Refreshments were
served.
Frank Kraus is home from Auburn
dale where he has been saving wood.
Mrs. Ben Peterson was sick with a
case of appendicitis last week.
Miss Edith Worlund who is attend
ing High School at Grand Rapids.
spent the week end with home folks.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year at the Lutheran
Church Sunday School on Sunday
last: Secretary, Miss Dagmar: Or
ganist, Miss Flo Berg; Treasurer.
Gust Henrieson; Librarian, Mrs. Gust
Anderson.
Mrs. Gust Anderson will entertain
the Ladies Aid at her home on Thurs
day afternoon, and in the evening the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21
From Marshfeld Herald

From Marshfeld Herald
President J c. Kieffer and Secretary
r. R. Williams of the Central Wis
consin Fair Association, attended a
meeting Of the Central Wisconsin Fair
circuit held at Chippewa Falls last
week, at which time dates for holding
fairs in the circuit were fixed as fol-
lows:
Stevens Point, Aug. 20 to %.
Wausau, Aug. q to 80.
Marshfeld, Sept. to 6.
Stanley, Sept. 10 to 10.
Chippewa Falls, Sept. Is to 20.
Lacrosse, Sept. "a to 81.
1t would seem from the minutes of
the meeting that the date given Stew
ems Point may be changed, as it is sub
Ject to confirmation by their secretary.
Nevertheless to keep in the circuit thew
must abide by the decision as voted
By the secretaries present at the meet
ing. For many years heretofore.
Marshfleld has been first to head the
list as starting point. Should Stew
ems Point refuse to be governed bv
the Chippewa Falls meeting and hold
their fair on either the Wausau or
Marshf1eld dates, it will mean that thew
viii be dropped from the circuit.
The following officers were elected
Ter the ensuing year: DIR. G. A. Mills
Nausau, president; c. S. VanAuken.
Lacrosse, vice-president; A. G. Cox.
Chippewa Falls, treasurer and R. R.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21

hocian We're at Stevens Point Monday.
Mrs Frank Beckel of Vesper spent
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Konopa.
Anna-honopa and Mrs. Frank Bic
kel visited at the Henry Blenker home
one day last week.
A mistake in last weeks news has
caused quite a bit of inconvenience.
The Red Cross hold their meetings in
the school house primary rooms on
Thursday afternoon, and not on Satur-
days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21
MILLAL)()RE

Frank Prausa was Wausau visi-
tor one day last week.
A number of young people have
been on the sick list this week.
Mrs. J. Wotruba and Miss Sarah
Anderson were visiting at Auburn
dale Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. C. E. Myers and chill
dren We're visiting at Auburndale last
Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21
CUT THIS QUIT IS WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with five cents to Foley &
Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, Ill.
writing your name and address clear
Iy You will receive in return trial
package containing FoIey's Honey and
Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and
Group. Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Carthartic Tablets. Sold Everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21
ALTL)()RF

4 surprise party was held at the
Robert Leu home Friday night in
honor of Louella's birthday. The
evening was spent in playing games
and at a late hour all departed for
their homes wishing her many happy
returns Of the day.
Bill Locey who was attending
school at Madison came home last
Thursday.
Sahiller Bros. are at the Peters
home saving logs for the farmers.
Oscar Kronholm has just finished
drilling well at the Seneca Corners
cheese factory and moved to the Chas.
Klevine home in Sigel
There was a little surprise party
at the Leo Ruesch home Sunday after
noon in honor Of his birthday.
The simplest way to prevent the
accumulation Of dirt is to make it
easier to be clean than to be dirty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21

All cereals should be kept in dry,
welllighted store rooms. Damp. dark
cellars should never be used for stor-
ing foods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-21

Williams, this city, secretary. TIE
salary of the secretary was fixed at
SO a year from each society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

In the most casual way, he took out
his cigarette case and offered US both
cigarette. My friend Wanna gat
did not smoke, and I did not accept
although did smoke at that time.
For why? Just for no reason at all,
or by a sixth sense, ntuition-what-
ever you may call it.
The train had not yet started. We
were in that pleasurable state of ex-
pectancy, when just at the last min
ute your.y man of perhaps twenty
six jumped into our compartment.
He was rather smartly attired and
wore light summer overcoat and a
silk hat. ] think he was the only
person | saw that day in a silk hat,
which was rather extraordinary.
The doctor" at once opened con-
versation with the newcomer, who
was also a conversational sort. AL
most Immediately the doctor" af-
fected to discover professionally that
the young man was suffering from
nervous disorders, so much so that
he told him frankly he was "ner-
vous wreck" and advised him to 20
TO Konigsberg and consult his
friend" Professor Antonoff, spe-
c1alist for neurasthenia, before it
was too late. Earlier on that day 1
saw the young man at Sandkrug OBJ
serving me.
watched this word play with in
tercst and some apprehension. The
young man seemed to swallow every
thing the conversational Hebrew
doctor" told him, until that worthy
apparently wearied Of his victim and
turned his attention back to me
again. Meanwhile I conveyed to
Wannagat under my breath warm
ing to hold his tongue or else would
t'eat him to taste of an English
bullet from an English automatic
pistol. For the time this sufficed.
The doctor" however, continued
conversation and questions, wanting
to know how long I had been awav
from London. I avoided satisfying
his curiosity.
lime Jagged. Indeed, it seemed
ages before we at last reached Hyde-
krug station, about half way be-
tween Proekuln and Tilsit, and
stopped to take on passengers.
l felt quite sense of relief when
] heard some one enter the next COM
partment. There was no doubt in
my mind about the character of our
travelling companions. The ICON
vcrsational Hebrew" and the "ner-
'ot's" youth in the top hat were un-
doubtedly "crooks" of the same gang.
The doctor" was not subdued as
lshad expected he would be at the
TACT that the next compartment was
now occupied. On the contrary. he
continued his antics, told funny
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

In this article Mr. Pilenus for the first time lifts
the ue that has covered the lomg-suspeced plan of the
Kaiser to attack England IN 1911. He tells of another
trip to Gu'mblane' IN soich he not only found direct
evidence of this plan-so amazing thot it avould not
haze been believed four gears ago-but of the sys-
teanotc cutlvation of hate against Britain He also
tells of laying the foundation for the system By avhich
Scotland Yard the outbreak of the avar avas able to
break up the German spy machine IN London. HIS
trip included dramatic escape from q ca1efly laid
plot oy German agents, and has all the intensity of
fiction story of adventure IN secret dplomucy qUZIe
dealing only q0ith facts.
cpyrh 1913 by Otis Otis f. Wood
ected)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

Gapon, Lettish Socialists, terrorists
appropriations, revolutionist conspira
cies, etc. He had even been charged
with an offence of aiding the revolu
tionary propaganda in Russia, SO he
said, but had been acquitted.
Putting together what Wannagat
told me and what l learned from
ether sources, it seems that Ozol, e
Lettish revolutionist, came to him ir
1906, after the great bank robbery
I in Moscow, and told him the whole
story Of the robbery.
The booty Of 100000 rubles which
the appropriations secured was to be
spent for revolvers and rifles for the
purpose Of overthrowing the Cars
government by the unanimous agree
ment of the Lettish revolutionaries
who offered the purchasing agency to
Wannagat, German Lithuanian
patriot, as the case might be. OF
course, he accepted the office. Then
he went to Lisge, Belgium, London
and Dresden, in Saxony, but nowhere
according to Wannagat) was it Dos
sible for him to purchase the arms
required.
Ozol, after arriving in Switzerland,
was arrested by the Swiss police and
$4,000 of the rubles recovered. He
was extradited to Russia as a GRIM
inal and punished for his crime in
that country, and all trace of what
became Of the balance of the 600 900
ruhles was lost.
Wannagat did not tell me in any
OF our conversations whether or not
he had returned the money he had
to- the purchase of arms to the Let
fish expropriators, but he did tell me
that he, Wannagat, had severed his
connection with the Lettish revolu-
tionaries. The difference between
the $4,000 rubles taken from Ozol
and the 100000 loot of the bank.
which could not be expended for
arms by Wannagat, must have made
itch spending for some benehciaries
and may account for the easy man
ner in which Wannagat lived on the
weekly deficit of his publishing BUSH
ness.
There may have been no connec-
ton between my discovery of Wan
ragat's bank account and what fol-
lowed.
Our habit was to make almost
daily excursions, it being my vaca-
ton period. That very day we went
together for a sail on the Baltic and
visited Schwartzcrt, Forsterei, Me-
mel and other places. The night we
spent at Memel. Next morning we
started back home by train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Next Week-Gern,an Spies in u. S

Revelations Of the German, spy and - Amsrs
9 w@ neat 'oechs article by Mr. Pieas The first chapter hs
w po,s against Canada the storing eren III Fh Av
@ o,"u"9' me d's"ng OF an "army Amerd.
SOU a'o"9 me oorder aud matters of equal nter
o"a Importance Mr. Penas organised the British Secret Seruic
have been Oy3tten - ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
The Affair of
The Hebrew Doctor"

We were the first to enter the conf
partment, so sat vis-a-vis at win
dow. BY and by third passenger
entered the compartment and took
the seat next to me, remarking in
German that it was beautiful day,
in which we agreed with him.
by his appearance and speech he
was undoubtedly Russian Jew. of
medium size, with dark hair and red
dish mustachc. He was thin. NOT
very we'll dressed and very talkative.
He told us he spoke seven languages
which was very probable, that he
had visited many countries and was
doctor by profession.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

he heard all my news. Then he told
! me how Lieutenant Stewart had gone
to Germany, got caught and was SEN
fenced to Imprisonment in fortress
as q spy.
~ will get this where it will be
welcome" he said as we parted.
Lloyd George Tells
Some Home Truths
Lloyd George was at that time
Chancellor of the Exchequer. He
made a speech in the Guiluhall the
Thursday following my return.
Therein he conveyed to Germany a
stern warning to desist from aggres-
s!ve acts, practically an ultimatum.
The two addresses given me by F..
Z. proved absolutely correct, ard the
British authorities started in at once
to register the members of the or
carnations. Soon lists of suspected
German spies were to be found at
every police station arsenal.
The steps taken previous to this to
get on the track of German spies had
been on very small scale. Few were
unprecedented. DR.. Graves, a hireling
CT a German secret service agent,
was taken by the Scottish authori-
ties through his own carelessness,
stupidity and because he did not
know the ropes. He should have
known that the British authorities
were already aware of the intentions
of certain German busybodies. He
was not much more fortunate in this
country, except for the enforced de-
parture Of Bernstorff.
However, year later we find the
Germans trying to pick a quarrel
with either French or English or
both over the Agadir incident in Mo-
rocco in 1912. Then a little further
along came the general strike in
England, in which the Ostmarken
Verein eXerted itself. Everywhere
Germany was hard at work to start
trouble, believing itself prepared for
it, while the others, French and Eng
llsh, were wasting breath scolding
Germany for arming itself to the
teeth for an aggressive purpose.
1t had to come-war-because Ger
many was determined to have it.
And at last, because boy of eigh-
teen, Of Serbian descent, "Jugo-
siaV," murdered the Austrian Grown
Prince and his wife at Sarajevo in
1914, Austria must try Serbia for it,
on Serbian soil. BY grace of which
the Huns gave us a world war. Some
nerve!
| omitted mentioning Wannagat in
the foregoing account of my second
visit to Tilsit in 1911, simply because
that cobralike individual was neither
directly nor indirectly helpful in pro-
curing the information which I col
lected for British consumption. But
he was there all the time, and we
made our little journeys around to-
eether quite as before. Though he
tad changed his lodgings, l hunted
him up and arranged for accommo-
dation at his abode Immediately ON
my arrival at TilsitA
Where the "Borussians'
Came From
AS have mentioned before, Wan
nagat was a Observation-Disclosures.
and as the definition Of that is not
strictly according to dictionaries nor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

as yet set down IN guldebool1s, | will
explain. Lithuania in medieval
times was great nation, stretching
from the shores of the Baltic to the
foothills of the Caucasus and the ap-
proaches Of the Black Sea. Her peo-
pie were divided into three branches
Let's, Borussians and Lithuan-
ians. Of these there remain in the
Lithuania Of to-day perhaps $780,
600, of which rs per cent are Lithu
anlans and 25 per cent Let's. If you
remember that in Germany a Prus-
sian is "Borussian," you will know
what became of the Borussians.
The Borussians were benevolently
asslmilated by the Germans, giving
their name to the country which has
for years been the boasted strong
hold of Prussia and nearly every
thing else they possessed. Up to half
a century ago Lithuanian was still
the folk tongue, but, although the
people are still racially more Lithu-
anian than Prussian, the use of
Lithuanian has waned. Wannagat
posed before the world" as a Lithu-
anlan patriot.
You will remember how intimate
Wannagat was with DR.. Steputat
Privy Counsellor and Governor of
Gumbinnen, and how the doctor used
to come to his house and tell him
about state affairs? And how Wan
nagat gave me lot of information.
volunteered it, with the manifest in
tention of "catching me with the
goods Onto quote an eminent ex-
policeman of New York. When I
weighed Wannagat and what it
might mean to be a German-Lithu
anian patriot in Tilsit in the wear
1o11 all seemed perfectly natural
and understandable.
Neither his weekly "Birute," print
ed in Lithuanian, nor his monthly
"Allgemeine Littausche Rundschau."
printed in German, made him cent
of profit. On the contrary, he was
always complaining to me that there
was an increasing deficit. AS neither
paper had circulation much above
hundred bona fide, how could
money have been made out of them?
Wannagat Suddenly
Becomes Wealthy
Yet, notwithstanding the deficit. I
found Wannagat, not much more
than year after my first visit.
moved to better apartment, a ten
room flat, elegantly furnished. Of
course, | knew he could not we'll be
losing money in the publishing bust
ness and increasing his scale of liv-
ing both at the same time, unless, in
deed, he had happened upon an Alad-
din's lamp in the rubbish he affected
or something equally mysterious and
etfectual.
One morning, while l was sitting
in his study, after he had stepped
out Of the room observed a pass
book on his desk. 1t was in his name
and on the Ost Bank. 49," thought
|, "Wannagat's little duck of a
deficit has grown up to be a first
class bank account
When he returned to the room and
noticed my eyes on the handbook he
was thrown into quite an open state
of confusion, so that he started at
cnco hurried and rambling tales
about his acquaintance with Father
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Kaiser Planned War On Britain in 1911
Amazing Story of Attack Told for First Time by Scotland
Yard Who Discovered

stories to the "neuras,h,-.s
vhistled the latest operate a;,s ,
:verilowed with all kinds of conv; =
jccosity. ssal
Suddenly it occurred to ma =,
there was something ominou. - as
that "other" compartment. Trs ..0'
my surprise on looking toward sue =
partition which separated us ~ = - :
that the lights of the "otber =. 10y
partment" were out, and that nss a'
ing at US over the partition w..
three burly German heads, VIZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

Where the ''Borussians'
Came From
AS l have mentioned before, Wan
nagat was n-Luthuanian.
and as the definition Of that is not
strictly according to dictionaries nor
Arizona republican., 1918-09-03
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 LAMARA OFFERING

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 The story is too well known to need much mention save that George NJ. Cohan plays the part of the reformed bartender who helps to win wet and dry election for the drys and also wins a fine girl with the dry victory.
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