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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22
Authors Of Disloyal Work
Sentenced by Judge Howe
Of st. Johnsbury
PRISONERS, SING
HYMNS AFTER TRIAL
Propaganda Which They Have Spread
More Dangerous Than Division Of
German Army, Said Judge in Pro-
nounciug Sentence.

German Army, Said Judge in Pro
nouncing Sentence.
NEW YORK, June 2l.-Joseph F.
Rutherford, successor of Pastor" Rus
sell as. head of the International Stu
dents association, and six of his asso
ciates, were sentenced yesterday to 20
years imprisonment for conspiracy to
violate the espionage law.
The other sentenced are William +.
Van Amburgh, treasurer of the Watch
Tower and Bible Tract society; Robert j.
Martin, auditor of the society; Fred II.
Robinson, personal representative of
Rutherford; A. Hugh Mcmillan, superin-
tendent of the Bethel Home, domicile of
many members of the organization;
George H. Fisher and Clayton j. Wood
WORTH joint authors of THE Finished
Mystery and directors of the mterna-
tional association.
Sentencing of Giovanni De Cecca, an
other defendant convicted, was deferred
for two months pending an investigation
into his past career suggested by the
court.
| Federal Judge Howe of st. Johnsbury,
| VT, denied all motions for setting aside
the verdict, staying sentence or liberating
i the defendants on bail pending appeal.
Counsel for the defendants announced in
tention to appeal at once to the circuit
ieourt.
I'm the opinion of the court, the reli-
gious propaganda which these defendants
have vigorously advocated and spread
throughout the nation as well as among
our allies. is a greater danger than divi-
sion of the German army, said Judge
Howe in pronouncing sentence.
IF they had taken guns and swords
and Joined the German army the harm
they could have done would have beer
insignificant compared with the results O.
their propaganda. A person preaching re
Iligion usually has much influence and j
he is sincere he is all the more effective
This aggrayates rather than mitigate
the wrong theyNave DONE
Since it is the will of the Lord, we'r
glad to go. was the sentiment expresses
by several of the convicted men to
: throng of their friends, who were above
to visit them in the grand jury room
i Soon they all began to sing hymns, in
Guiding Nearer, My God, to Thee" an
I"Onward. Christian Soldiers"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22
Offers a Reward of $1,000
for Information Leading
to Their Discovery
SECRETARY DANIELS
EXPLAINS THE PLAN
Naval Authorities Question Many Re-
ports as to the Sighting and Sinking
of submarines-No Ships Have Been
Sunk Since June IA.

WASHINGTON, June PA reward
Of $1,000 has been offered by the navy de-
partmcnt for information leading to the
discovery of enemy submarine bases on
this side of the Atlantic On orders from
Washington the offer is being sent out by
Rear Admiral Usher from the New York
navy yard and from other navy yards and
naval patrol centers along the Atlantic and
w viii not be permitted to share in the
reward, which is intended to spur civilians
along the coast to keener activity in look
ing for possible submarine bases.
The offering Of these rewards" said
Secretary Daniels, twas the result of sug-
gcstions made by some of the admirals
who have been studying the submarine
situation They suggested that it was pos.
sible that persons along the coast or else
where might be spuired TO greater activity
II q reward were offered for information
leading to the discovery of submarine bas
cs
we have been looking for such bases
Tor many months. running down all pos
sible rumors and suggestions, without be
ing able to locate single secret base w,
have no information that there is any sub
marine base on this side maintained b,
the enemy, but il such base does exist
we are very anxious to obtain the infor
nation.
Nor do we have any reason to belev
that there is a secret base on our shores
Still we think it well worth while to max
this offer. in the hope that it will resul
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22
KILLED HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY.
Herbert S. Billings of Newport Was
Cleaning Revolver.

NEWPORT, June 22.-Herbert S.
Billings accidentally shot and killed
himself Thursday in his home while
cleaning revolver. Mr.. Billings was
Il retired Canadian Pacific railroad en-
gineer, pensioned about 10 years ago.
Since then he had lived on small farm
here. He was alone at the time of the
accident. He leaves a wife and one
daughter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22

Let us be loyal. Let US support
our boys in France. While they
fight for us, let us save for them.
You cannot beat the kaiser by be-
ing miser If you can't dig in
the trenches, dig in your pockets.
Buy thrift stamp today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22
Part Of Her Costume.

Bessie came running to her grand
mother holding dry, pressed leaf, OBJ
viously the relic of a day long gone
by. 81 found it in the big Bible.
grandma" she said. ''Do you spose
it belonged to Eve?"-Boston Tran
script.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22

One of the hardshps of being reporter
print.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22
NO REAL GAS DETEcToR.
British Expert Says Safeguards Often
Fail

LONDON, June pa high authority
in the British army, discussing the dis
covery by the director of the Paris toxi-
Geological laboratory of a method by which
the presence can be detected of certain
invisible poison gasses, said:
1T is not reasonable to attach any inn
portance to safeguards against gas attacks,
for all are apt to fail one at the critical
moment You get good warning from
the unbearable smell which Immediately
precedes the gas and no artificial warning
would be in time to save YOU altogether
from the effects of the gas
'The plan we British have found the
most effective is to dip rag in blue hit
mus The moment the color begins tC
change to pink we know that there is gas
about.
One of the hardships of being reporter
is to hear a lot of stories that you cam
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-22

WHY is it that the smallest size man
always plays the bass drum, and the big
gest man the piccoloy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
CASSVILLE.

The Record says:
J. B. Ortscheid closed land deal
last week whereby Geo. Brockert
purchased the pasture land opposite
the high school from Mrs. Louisa
Kleinpell
Jas. Bennett who has been employed
near Council Bluffs, Ia, with the
Great Western Construction crew, ar
rived home last week to spend the
winter with his family here
DR.. Oscar Ishmael wrote his rela-
tiyes here that he was transferred
from Yale TO Camp Dix, n j., for a
temporary stay
Mrs. Chas. Updike, (nee Ella Beck
emeir) is here for two weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Beckemeir. She is incidentally re-
ceiving the congratulations Of hel
many friends, the announcement oil
her marriage at Ogden, Utah, on Aug
% coming as a pleasant surprise tc
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ryan and daugh-
ter Josephine, arrived Tuesday from
Simms, Mont, for few weeks Wis
it with relatives in this vicinity. They
are guests at the home of Mr. anC
Mrs. Geo. Groom. Mr.. Ryan formerly
conducted a store at North Andovel
and has many friends in this com
munity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
BOSCOBEL.

The Dial says:
Warren Colson, on Haney Ridge,
had the misfortune to lose a setting
of grain, wheat and oats, Friday. It
caught fire from the engine belong
ing to Andrew Reynolds, who was
threshing there.
Leo Bachim is in a hospital in
France, having been gassed. Paul
.O'Brien is also injured and is cen
fined in & hospital there. Miss Anna
May Coleman is in the hospital where
these boys are.
Emma Book, sister of Jos. Book of
this city, passed away Saturday morn
ing at her home in Muscoda, death
resulting from asthma, of which she
had suffered many years, and infuen-
"a. Funeral services were held Tues
day at Muscoda. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Book were in attendance from here.
J, P. Miller enjoyed a visit Monday
from Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Clark OF
Spirit Lake, Ia. The gentlemen were
terminates through three years of the
Civil war in the states of Missouri
and Arkansas. They were members
OF Co. M, Bird Cavalry, Wisconsin.
This was the first time in 46 years
that they had seen each other and it
surely was pleasant meeting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
FENNIMORE.

The Times says:
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Barber of Sac
red Heart, Mimi, are here visiting
the formers sister, Mrs. r. Duffner.
Mrs. Barber is a daughter of p. H.
Lesser.
A company of home guards for Fen
n1more may soon be a realization.
Frank Henkel got busy Monday and
circulated petition and in a short
time secured SO signatures to a pc
tition to Gov. Philip to form such an
organization. If formed the company
will be used for home service only,
to take the place of the old National
Guard now in the federal service.
The members are practically all men
either above draft age or exempt
from service for other reasons.
Mrs. Chas. Tandy ST., is seriously
i'll with pneumonia at the home of
her daughter whom she was visiting,
Mrs. Geo. landmark at Backus, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Farris of this
city, Chas. Tandy OF Platteyille, and
Mr.. Tandy and son Will of Idaho
were all at her bedside last week and
her condition is still critical. Mr..
Farris returned home Friday but his
wife remained. The many friends of
Mrs. Tandy here are hopeful that she
may recover.
A card from John B. keenan,, for
mer agriculture teacher in our
schools, received by A. E. Sumner,
states that he has had the influenza
and had been in the hospital ten days
but is now better. At Camp Colt,
Gettysburg, Pa, where he is station
ed, the disease has been widespread
and there have been many deaths, 10
or IL per day in Johns company, He
is feeling much better but got very
weak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. Smith returned
home yesterday from Minong, Wis,
where they spent the summer They
came out from Madison with their
son Earl and wife, the Beloit schools
being closed on account of an cpl
demic of influenza. Ira looks a little
thinner but full of pep as usual He
has worked hard improving his place.
Our friend G. G. Boettcher's repu-
tation as fisherman is now ace high
in Millville as it is everywhere else
In two days John Foster and he
caught lat lbs. of fish in the Wiscon-
sin river waters near Millville. Bett-
cher making a record of 40 lbs. him
self in two hours, all alone Besides
that Bettcher has the distinction of
landing the biggest pickerel ever
caught in these parts, monster fish,
that weighed 207a lbs. And he got it
with No. spoon hook, which is
some achievement. Pickerel do not
grow any larger than "a lbs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
GREAT PROSPECTS AHEAD
AT NEW CUBA CITY MINE.

The strike by Watrous & Wolf north
OF the Connecting Link mine on the
Joe Harvey property is proving one of
the biggest lodes of ore that was ev-
er struck in this district. There are
three drills going continuously and
they have bottomed eight holes since
the strike was made. All told, now,
there are down, ten holes, and up to
date not miss has been made. So
far it is proven so feet wide and they
have proven the lode 800 feet long.
The greatest height so far is IA feet,
and the shallowest depth feet at the
sides. 1t seems to be sheet on top of
sheet as the drillings look like con
centrates from mill in every hole.
They are rushing things to get a mill
started this fall.-News-H Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
BLOOMINGTON.
The Record says:

Inc Record says:
In response to telephone call
Monroe Hoskins went to Camp Grant
yesterday to help care for the bodies
of those who died from Spanish in
f1uenza.
Joe Greer writes that his son Har-
ry had an operation for appendicitis
at Wilmington, Delaware, last week
and withstood the operation all right
The circus with which Joe and family
have been travelling this year will
close the season this week, and it is
reported that the Greers will come
home, for a time at least
Jim Carvill had a fall down a 20
foot hole and broke a leg at the ankle,
Monday. He was digging a cesspool
at Mrs. L. G. Bartley's new home,
and Frank BARLEY was lifting the dirt
with a windlass. When quitting time
came Frank started to lift Jim with
the rope and when he was nearly at
the top the windlass broke and he
went back to the bottom. He was
taken to Prairie du Chen by Mr.
BARLEY and DR.. Mclaughlin for
treatment. An X-ray examination
showed one bone broken above the
ankle and the other one in the ankle.
Running his truck day and night
with the assistance of Geo. Hillery,
Verne Brokers' soon emptied a car
load tank of crude oil last week. The
tank on his truck holds about 500
gallons, and he made twenty-one trips
to the railroad station at Glen Haven,
hauling little more than 10000 gall
Ions to the tank at the electric light
plant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
COMMISSION ARRANGES
FOR OLD CAPITOL SITE

The Belmont Capitol Commission
held a meeting at the site Of the old
capitol near Leslie, to make definite
arrangements for the removal of the
old building back to its original site,
and to restore it as near as possible
as it was when the legislature of the
territory of Wisconsin held it's first
session in it. The commission is
composed of M. p Rindlaub, Platte
vile, Chairman; State Chief Engin-
eer John G. d. Mack, of Madison,
Secretary; end Senator Plat Whit
man of Highland. -Platteville Wit
ness,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.

State OF Wisconsin, County of Crane
SIS.
Office of the County Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that at a
general election to be held in the sew
eral towns, wards, villages and cleo
ton districts of Grant county, on the
first Tuesday Succeeding the first
Monday of November, A. D. 1918. ha-
ing the fifth day of said month thu
following officers are to be elected:
A Governor in place of Emanuel l..
Philip, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January,
A. D., 1919.
A Lieutenant Governor, in place of
Edward F. Dithmar, whose term of
Office will expire on the first Monday
Of January, 1919.
Merlin Hull, whose term of Of
fee will expire on the first Monday of
January, 1919.
State Treasurer, in place of Hen
ry Johnson, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of Janu-
airy, 1919.
An Attorney General, in place of
Spencer Haven, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of
January, 1919.
the Third Congressional District,
comprised of the counties of Craw-
ford, Richland, Grant, Iowa, Dane,
Lafayette and Green
A Member of Assembly for the
First Assembly District of Grant
County, comprised of the towns of
Beetown, Cassville, Clifton, Ellen
boro, Glen Haven, Hazel Green, Har-
rison, jamestown, Lima, Paris, Poto-
ST, Platteville, Smelser, Waterloo, the
villages of Cassville, Cuba City, Hazel
| Green, Livingston, Potosi, and the
city of Platteville.
A Member of the Assembly for the
Second Assembly District of Grant
County, comprised of the towns of
Boscobel, Castle Rock, Fennimore,
Hickory Grove, Liberty, Little Grant,
Marion, Millville, Mt. Hope, Mt. Ida,
Muscoda, North Lancaster, South Lam
caster, Patch Grove, Bloomington,
Watterstown, Wingville, Woodman,
Wyalusing, the villages of Blooming
ton, Blue River, Fennimore, Montfort,
Muscoda, Woodman, the city of Bos-
cobel, and the city of Lancaster.
A County Clerk for said county, in
place of H. j. Johnson.
A County Treasurer for said county
in place of w G. Livingston.
A Sheriff for said county, in place
of w. G. Hymer.
A Coroner for said county in place
of Jerome Perry.
A Clerk of Court for said county,
in place of f. G. Burr.
A District Attorney for said county,
in place of Frank Meyer.
A Register of Deeds for said coun-
ty, in place of T. A. Thompson, de-
ceased.
Surveyor for said county, in
place of A. w. Appleby, whose sew
eral terms of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1919.
Said election shall be held and con-
Quoted, votes canvassed and returns
made in accordance with law
Given under my hand and official
seal at the Court House, in the City
of Lancaster, on the 9th day of Sept
ember, A. D., 1918.
H. ]. JOHNSON,
County Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16

In Circuit Court for Grant County,
Wisconsin.
Otto Schmitz, Plaintiff,
Sibilla Schmitz, William Schlnitz,
Chris. Schmitz and Maggie Schmitz,
his wife, Henry Schmitz and Mabel
Schmitz, his wife, Adam Schmitz and
Alta Schmitz, his wife, Frank Schmitz
and Bertha Schmitz, his wife, Theo-
dore Schmitz and Winnie Schmitz, his
wife, Lucy Sails; Henry Henkel and
John Henkel, partners doing business
under the firm name and style of H.
Henkel and Co.; j. T. Clifton; the
State Bank of Patch Grove, a domes-.
tic corporation; the Woodhouse &
BARLEY Bank, domestic corporation,
and Martin J. Duffy, Defendants.
By virtue of a judgment of parti-
ton and sale, made in the above en-
titled action on the second day of
September, 1918, the subscriber, sher-
if of Grant County, Wisconsin, will
sell, at the hour of one o'clock in the
afternoon, on the 18th day of Noyem-
Der, 1918, at the front door of the
Court House, in the City of Lancaster.
in said Grant County, the real estate
directed by said Judgment to be sold,
and described therein as follows, to-
wit:
The West half of the North East
quarter, less twenty 600 acres at
the North end; also, twenty (20)
acres off the West side of the East
half of the North East quarter All
in Section nineteen (19), Township
three (3) North, Range four az West,
Grant County Wisconsin
Dated September 18th, 1918.
w. G. HYMER,
Sheriff of Grant County, Wisconsin
Geo. B. Clementson, Plaintiffs At
torney. 29w6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
CASSVILLE.

The Index says;
Daniel Vreeland of Flat Rock
Mich, was in Cassville a couple Of
days last week, guest at the Jas. l.
Finley home. q
Miss Leila Lifto of Ellis, S. D., was
in Cassville last Saturday on the way
home. She enjoyed visit with the
Elwells and other friends in the Bee
town community
He was killed Sunday at the back
snake of tender years and as inno-
devil in that form coiled in the warm
sunshine and waiting for a chance
to lead us into temptation.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Paulson OF
Los Angeles, Calf, and Mrs. Thos.
Elwell and little daughter Margaret
of Weaubleau, Mo-, are here for a
few weeks visit at the H. S. Steph-
ems home. Mesdames Paulson, Ell
we'll and Stephens are sisters.
John Zenz and son Harry and Jno
Ertz of this vicinity, and Frank Zenz
of Hurricane, motored to Loyal, Clark
county, last week, and visited JOS
Zenz, who has been a resident of that
place for some years. They say it is
a nice country.
Were you ever frightened and just
the same as chased by an infuriated
bull in a COW pasture? If not then
HE away to a pasture and seek OPP
portunity to experience a touch OF
high life where trees are hard to
climb.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
MOST IMPORTANT
news Of WORLD
BIG HAPPENINGS or THE WEEP
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND F0REIGNITE
Kernels cuIled From Events Of Mo.
ment in All Parts of the World
OF Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
U.S.-Teutonic WarNeav 8

The cleaning up of the Argonne for
est has been completed by the Ameri-
can troops. No Germans now remain
in that great wooded area, Paris re-
ports.
The Americans are beyond the
Hauntel Kriemhilde line all the way
between the Argonne and the Meuse.
Moreover, they have extended their
gains east of the Meuse, shattering all
German counter-attacks, says a cor
respondent at the American front.
x 4
In the American sector of the Cam
bria front the Germans are resisting
very strongly. The American losses.
however, have not been heavy. The
total American casualties are less than
half the number of Germans taken
prisoner, says London dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County
Court-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
Thornton Oates, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate
of Thornton Oates deceased having
been issued to Lucretia A. Pennock,
Notice is Hereby Given, That the
creditors of said Thornton Oates, de-
ceased, are allowed and limited by
order Of this Court until and includ-
ing the third Tuesday of January,
1919, being the 21st day of said month,
to present their claims and demands
against said Thornton Oates, deceas-
ed, to the County Court for examina-
ton and allowance.
Notice is Also Hereby Given, That
the claims and demands so presented
will be examined and adjusted by this
Court, at the Office of the County
Judge, at the Court House, in the City
of Lancaster, in said County, on the
fourth Tuesday of January, 1919
Dated this 18th day of September,
1918.
BY the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL,
County Judge.
S. H. Taylor, Atty for Executrix. BLVD
Send the Ammunition Over. Buy
Liberty Bonds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
The Witness SAYS.

Frank narrower has presented a
squash that weighs S0A lbs. to the
Red Cross, which will be sold to the
highest bidder 1t is now in the
Smith Hardware store window
Mrs. f. T. Roddick showed us last
week two curiosities, one a "Moore's
Almanac" Improved, or Willis Farm
er and Countrymen's Calendar for
1920; also her parents marriage GER
tificate, wherein Robert Bellwood and
Mary Ann Wilson were married in
Platteville Oct. "a, 1854, by Thos.
Dougherty, pastor of the Primitive
Methodist church, with Edward Bon
sor. Place and Alice Wilson as wit
nesses.
Hon. J. w. Murphy of this city, and
Hon. Willett G.. Spooner of Milwau-
kee, held an enthusiastic patriotic
Liberty Loan meeting at Tennyson
Sunday afternoon. Tennyson is a
hot-bed of patriotism and is always
among the first to raise its quota.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
MONTFORT.
The Mail says:

The Mail says:
Mrs. F. S. Hughes and family load
ed their household goods on Wednes-
day and departed for their new home
at Winona, Mimi, Mr. Hughes hav-
ing good position in harness fac
tory at that place.
Pvt. w l. Marshall, in the air SER
vice, stationed at Ellington Field
Houston, Texas arrived home Mon
lay night. He came on account OF
the serious illness of mis- mother, but
arrived day late to see her alive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

Mrs. Leslie Cowman Of Mifflin,
died last week as the result of a pc
culiar accident Mrs. Gowman tripp-
ed and fell on a cement walk but
arose and went to the house saying
she was not hurt. In a few minutes
she felt intense pain Physicians
found her suffering from internal in
juries which caused her death the
next day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
Personal

A. M. Willard, painter of the ia
nous picture, "The Spirit of '76,"
died at Cleveland, o., at the age of
eighty-one years.
Royal G. Johnson, representative in
congress from South Dakota, is slight
ly wounded in France, according to
word received by his wife at Aber-
deem.
Archbishop John Ireland, who died
recently, left his entire estate to the
Roman Catholic archdiocese of ST..
Paul.