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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

Application is pending before the Wisconsin Railroad
Commission for the legal consolidation of the two companies
the purchase of Milwaukee Light Heat Traction
critics Suburban and nerurban by The Milwaukee Eec
Railway Light Company the Milwaukee city company
The two companies, have explained owned by
the people operated SYSTEM serving all of
the Greater Milwaukee district Politically this district
split cities and towns Commercially and
industraly it is great community Milwaukees
pery depends largely the growth and prosperity OF it's
surrounding cities and towns. Their prosperity is equally
dependent that of Milwaukee, The day probably not far
off when Milwaukee and the surrounding cities and towns
will wish to be united in great CITY, They could cut the
improve the quality of all their public services by
uniting Meanwhile their electric services have been unified
so far as possible as means of supplying these services at
owst possible Consolidation of the properties
legally will make the consolidated system still more eff
cient of the Greater Milwaukee district 1t will
hasten Miwaukee's advance toward place among the
O000Opopulaton cities of America Nobody opposes it
the small minority who believe Milwaukee already
large enough and that Milwaukee afford ignore
the interests of the cities
towns which surround this city.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
TERRITORIES SERVED BY THE TWO
COMPANIES

TERRITORIES SERVED BY THE TWO
COMPANIES
TN. E.R.&LCO.
Electric Service: City Milwaukee.
Railway sevice City of Milwaukee and surrounding
ritory within the single-fare limits.
Heating Service Downtown district, City of Milwaukee
M. L. II. & L. co.
Railway Service:
Sherwood Delafield Waterford
Whitefsh Bay Oconon.owoc Rochester
Fox Point Ixona Burlington
North Milwaukee Watertown Berryvle
Wa,Iwatosa Hales
West As St. Martins Racine
Kenosha Cudahy Muskego
Waukesha MukwonagO East Troy
Waukesha Beach South Milwaukee
Note: Railway service north limits
sha where connection made with local railway service of
Wisconsin Electric Company serving
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company also fur
directly by distributing
panies all of the above communities following
Hartand Wales Grove
North Lake Genesee Nashotah
Honey Creek Dousman New Butler
Pewaukee communities
RAPID GROWTH OF THE MILWAUKEE
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
These affiliated companies supplying the electric utility
services of Milwaukee Greater Milwaukee district
grown faster than the large rich region which they
Their increase in PROPERTY vaue in number of
toners served and in value of product been nearly five
fold in the % years since their organization.
The reproduction value of the physical properties of the
affiliated companies January 1, 1897 based
consin Railroad Commissions appraisal January L.
1914, approximately $1OOOOOOO January L. 1918
it is very close to 48000O00no including any goingbusi
he necessary creating operating
forces and building huge sts) any of the
companies property holdings those
utility service
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11
36 HOME GUARD
 COMPANIES IN STATE

Little Rock, May 11.-There are 36 Home Guard companies in the state, that have been organized under the new regulations, and the officers con- missioned by the state. The work of organization is being pushed, and it is the desire of the authorities to have one of these companies in each county at least, and one in every community of any considerable size if possible
 One of the largest and best organized companies in the state is located in a rural community in Pulaski county, with headquarters at Wye. Probably the most unique of all the companies is that of veterans of the Civil War,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11
Prescott Ice Companx
 Telephone 56
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

Subject, Christian Endeavor Eel lowship."
 Song No. AZ.
 Scripture reading, l John 1:1-7. Prayer, MT. Blakely. Reading of clippins. Why fellowship among Christians especially, Mir. Green.
 Solo, Mrs. Stivers.
 Our duty toward c. E. Unions, Miss Akers.
 What will our c. E. fellowship have to do after the war, Willie Daw- son.
 Reading, Mabel Burns. Benediction.
 Leader, Rubie Newth.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11
Sprayers at Hesterly's.
Bee Brand Insect Powder at Hes- terly's.

Bee Brand Insect Powder at Hes terly's.
 News was received here this morn ing of the marriage of Paul Butcher to Miss Ruth Metzger, at Venetta, Okla. MT. Butcher has position with q newspaper at Miami, Okla,
 L. C.. Winstead, advance agent of the Redpath- -Horner Chautauqua, was here today in conference with local committees. This entertainment be- gins weeks engagement here on June 9th.
 J. w. Dill now has in operation a spoke factory near Gale. These spokes are being manufactured for the government and shipped as fast as possible. A scarcity of labor is delaying the work, however.
 COlOred Glasses, all styles at He's terlv'R
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11

Leave your Laundry at Hesterly's.
 Remember Prescott Hardware Go has anything in Aluminium Ware.
 Ernest Tipton, candidate for state treasurer, spent last night and this morning in the city in the interest of his candidacy. Mir. Tipton has num- erous friends in Prescott who are in- terestlng themselves in his race for this state office.
 The commencement sermon for the Prescott schools will be delivered by Dr. T. D. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church at Little Rock, tomor- row morning at II o'clock. Dr. Brown IS an able and interesting talker and you will be pleased with him.
 Attorney J. o. A. Bush received a message this afternoon notifying him ot his appointment as an alternate to the General Conference of the Metho- dist church, which is now in session at Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Bush may at tend this meeting and will probably leave Monday.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11
WHEN THE SHOWS START. First show begins S:15; matinees at ,
 Telephone 294.

equally divided between the Blue and the Gray, organized at Little Rock It is the only organization of the kind in the United States.
 The Home Guard companies are to be divided into regiments, and colonels majors and other officers appointed. so that there may be complete mill tary system.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11

The increase in cost of all materials and I.hou
 to increase the price of ice cents per 0o m a May to all classes of trade This does not tat enect ncreased st Of and delivery and must still M to the minimum by cutting all reduce cries ar wing man power wherever possible Patrons % regular must get their ice from wagons and g on special deliveries Orders received after D. m will not TOT cred until the following morning. IVY 'e oeiv-
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11

Guthrie Drug Store, the best in drug store goods, the best in drug store service.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11

pr. Etta Champlin, osteopathic physician of Hope, Ark, visits Pres colt professionally on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For infor- nation call 45. 1e-tf
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11
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OCAI. NEWS ITEMS.

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 Kodak Albums at Hesterly's.
 Get that flashlight at Guthrie's now
 Aluminium. Prescott Hardware Go. has lots of it.
 Dr. c. F. Nelms of Laneburg, was attending to business in Prescott this afternoon.
 Kreso Dip and Lees Liquid Lice Killer at Hesterly's.
 Prescott Hardware Go. has a com- plete line of Aluminium.
 Johnnie Atkins is visiting relatives at Rosston. He has a thirty days furlough from Camp Pike.
 0rescott Hardware Go. has new  stock of aluminium ware.
 Mrs. H. E. Askew, Mrs. Essie As lew and son, Mrs. Nealie Byrd, Miss Lucy Davidson and Willie Stone of Bluff City, were shopping here yes terday.
 If you need a few pieces of Alumi- mum, Prescott Hardware Go. has it.
 Garland N. Starnes, Bluff City, can didate for circuit clerk, is in the city this afternoon. Mr. Starnes has been over a great portion of Nevada the past week in the interest of his can didacy.
 Rent book at Hesterly's.
 E. E. Bomar, Prescott route one, was attending to business matters here yesterday evening and called at our office and had his name added to our list for The Prescott Daily News
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11

Moth Balls at Hesterly's.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-11
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SATURDAY

SATURDAY VENGEANCE AND THE WOMAN KEYSTONE COMEDY in Reel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10
Columbia Records for
October Are Out Today

The mid-month Columbia records
for October are out today and are
on sale in the stores in the city. The
list for the month contains some
of the most popular musical seSc-
tons, both vocal End instrumental,
that have been heard in a long time.
The October list OF Columbia
records is going to prove quite the
thing and will make some hits with
those who are unsteady inclined.
One of the best things is How |
Hate to Get Up in the Morning
1t is an army song, written by Ser
geant Berlin. On the reverse side is
Let's Bury the Ratchet in the
Kaiser's Head" by the same author
and both sung by Arthur Fields.
Another good thing among the
new selections for the Columbia is
Buy Liberty Bonds" and another
is Smiles"
Among the popular and unusually
good things are: my Little Gypsy
Wanda" Lewis James; Roses of
Picardy," Charles Harrison; The
Yanks are at 1t Again" Arthur
Fields, and the Peerless quartet;
"We Don't Want the Bacon, What
We Want Is Piece of the Rhine"
Peerless quartet; "DeMolay Com
mandery March" and "Invercargill,"
both by the Naval Reserve band;
Less Millions harlequin" and
my Florence" by Guido Deiro;
"Indianola," fox trot, and "Oh,
You, La La" a 9ne-step, by Sweat
mans original jazz band; the BLUE
Rose" a waltz, and Mona Waltz"
by Princes orchestra; "Puppchen"
and Shadow Waltz, on the circus
organ
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10
GERMAN ARMY IN
France SLOWLY
DIS|NTECRAT|NC
Peace Proposal Regarded as
Desperate EIeventh-Hour
Attempt to Escape Mil. \
itary Disaster.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Germany's
plea for an armistice is founded,
both American and allied military
officials here believe, upon recogni-
ton in Berlin of the fact that the
German army organization in
France is slowly disintegrating un-
der the terrific campaign of Mar
shall Foch.
These officers regard the move
of the German chancellor as a des-
perate eleventh hour attempt to es-
cape serious military disaster and
they would not be surprised if Presi-
dent Wilson's condition that there
can be no talk Of an armistice ex-
cept when coupled with agreement
to withdraw Immediately from all
invaded territory were promptly &C
cepted.
The answer to such a move, it was
suggested today, would be to leave
to Marshal Foch the dictation of the
terms of the armistice should the
situation ever reach that stage, as
the supreme commander can be
trusted to see that no military ad-
vantage to the enemy might re-
suit. In the meantime, Marshal
Foch hour by hour is surrounding
the German forces with new perils
as his strategic conceptions are de-
veloped.
Evidence of the waning resisting
power of the German forces in
France was plainly seen by OBJ
servers here in the sweep forward
of the Anglo-American forces north
of St. Quentin. Apparently there
has been no material lowering OF
the fighting quality of the enemy
soldiers, but there is every evidence
that the complex military organiza-
tion uDOn which defense of the long
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10
America to Have
Mastery Of the Air
By End Of This Year

/ Chicago, Oct. 9,-Congressman
Julius Kahn of California, ranking
republican member of the house
military affairs committee, in a
speech made before the Association
of Commerce today declared that
by the end of this year America
will have more airplanes on the bat
tie front than all her allies put ITO
gether and will have obtained alb
solute mastery Of the air.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10

ted the enemy's main line of resist
ance between Cunel and Romagne.
In the Argonne they took import
ant heights to the south of Marcq
and joined hands with the French.
They took over 1000 additional pris-
oners. d.
Farther to the east, cooperating
with the French troops, American
divisions advanced for a consider
ably distance east of the Mouse and
cleared the Germans out of the sec
tor where they had been dangerous
ly troublesome because they were
able to pour an enhlading fire upon
the advancing troops.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10
YANKS CAPTURE
HUN STRONGHOLD
IN BOLD CHARGE
MameIle FortifiCations 0CCu-
pied and More Than 1900
Prisoners Taken; Drive
Along the Mouse.

With the American Army North
west Of Verdun, Oct. o.-Completc
reports show that the Mamelle for
tihcations. have been occupied by
the Americans. To do it the troops
had to storm the redoubtable hill
26o, which was taken as early as lC
o'clock this morning. Hill 263 was
captured a half hour later.
The advance here and there had
been momentarily checked by fierce
resistance and the stiffest kind OF
machine gun fire. but the Americans
had so resolutely gone after their
objective and the advance artillery
firing had been so complete that
nothing could stop them.
More than 1900 prisoners had
been counted up to late this after
noon. These were confined in the
cages and more were coming in.
From a strategic point of view the
victory was more important than at
first appeared, From just north OF
Romagne and east and west of the
point carried by the American
troops there is nothing but level
ground and no more serious enemy
Notifications to encounter.
Ideal conditions for the Ameri-
cans are in prospect and the Ger
mans have lost a large part of their
strength-their tremendous fortifi-
cations and concrete pill boxes.
Reach Outskirts OF Sivry.
The Americans today maintained
the advantages gained yesterday
east of the Mouse and pressed on
to the southern outskirts of Siyry
and entered Chaune wood.
West of the Meuse, against fresh
~ engaged divisions. they penetra-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10
Former Bulgarian King
To Reside at C0burg

Amsterdam, Oct. 9.-Former King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, accompanied
by Prince Cyril and a large suite,
has arrived at Coburg, central Ger
many, according to a dispatch re-
ceived here. The ex-ruler of Bull
garia will make his permanent home
in Coburg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10

battle front depends is breaking un-
der the strain. Signs of confusion
have been noted repeatedly. Worn
out divisions have been called upon
to check the assault of fresh allied
troops and have been cut to pieces,
These are signs only, for the
enemy front still offers a>grim OBJ
stacle to the advancing armies and
the battle is growing daily in fury
instead of lessening. But the signs
are there. They mean a vital weak
ness at the heart of the great ma
chine, the absolute lack of the men
and war equipment to meet the
combined assault indefinitely.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10
Cleveland Firemen Resign.

Cleveland, Oct. o.-More than 500
of Cleveland's 500 fremen late to-
day presented blanket designations
to Fire Chief George A. Wallace
to take effect October IS. The men
demand that the city enforce the
eight-hour charter amendment, back
pay and an increase in wages.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-10
Hanslip Wounded in Action.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. Or. Hansip
of Davenport, Ia, is named among
the wounded in the Canadian list of
casualties from overseas today.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-04-11
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Homes for workingmen have come to
be n of the serious problems of the
nations war enterprise. When the
National army camps were built, thou
sands of building mechanics and la
borers were brought in to handle the
work. Many were housed temporarily
in bunk houses or contractors bar
racks.
The same is now true to quite an
extent at the big shipyards.
Every n admits that this is not
the ideal condition. It contains a seri-
GUS threat to the working efficiency Of
the men, as we'll as to their moral ma
lures. However, in the emergency it
is the best that can be provided. In
these big Industrial centers where
thousands of men must be brought to-
gether within a few weeks to carry out
a large stupendous program of sudden
preparation, such emergency housing is
about all that a be provided.
Many of the smaller cities, in fact,
even some small villages, are finding
themselves woefully short on houses
for the w%orkingmen who are being
called in by the sudden growth of
some local plant OF factory. The war
activity is reaching out into surprising
places. All over the country we get
reports of this town needing so new
houses, that town requiring 80, another
town Is, another 100, and so it goes.
This housing need in the smaller
cities and towns should not be handled
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-04-11

radical features that are likely to cause
disapproval. Yet each house is dis
tinctive and attractive.
The floor plans of each of the houses
are somewhat similar because this par
ticular arrangement has been found
to be the most practical. The arrange
ments differ of curse in various little
things, but in a general way they are
much the same.
The opportunity for harmonious con-
trast lies almost altogether in the ex-
terror treatment, and this is where
these houses differ from each other.
In arranging for the building Of
these group houses, the lots are gen
orally made fairly narrow so all these
designs are made narrow enough to
go on a small lot. The widest is 25
feet and the narrowest is q feet, which
is small enough to go on any lot; as
they are seldom made o than
25 feet and are generally a little wider
than this.
Several factors enter into the selec-
ton and arrangement Of the rooms.
The main object to be accomplished
in the design of a small house is the
utilization of all the room possible,
consistent with convenience and Access
sibility and also cost. Very often the
latter item can be affected by altering
the sizes of the rooms a little so as to
enable the use of stock lumber. This
,oJ,,1oc thu amount ~ o,,k%ir~ $hok &c,
necessary and thus reduces the cost
Often to a marked degree. 1t also en-
ables the builder to do faster work,
which may be an important factor at
times.
Frame construction is used for the
designs shown here, which are Of the
bungalow type. The foundations of
these and also of the other designs
are made of concrete up to the grade
line. The walls are of typical 2 by 4
stud construction, which is covered
with sheathing. The sheathing is then
covered with rosin building paper and
No. 1 four-inch beveled siding. Floor
joists are usually made Of 2 by los,
which are spaced 16 inches on centers.
The ceiling joists are also spaced 16
inches OF centers, and are made Of 2
by 6 timbers.
A study Of this group and the floor
plans will give the builder many valu'
able ideas on group management and
will also provide much useful informa'
ton ON single houses of several diff
ferent kinds. Each Of the houses is OF
course separate and will look well 1
set off by itself away from the rest O.
the group.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-04-11
the sooner the saving it effects will
more than balance the cost.

the sooner the Swing it effects will
more than balance the cost.
There are two things to guard
against in the design Of groups of
houses such as are shown here. They
must not look so much alike as to be-
come mo~notonous; on the other hand
they should not contrast so sharply
that some of the houses look insignif-
cant or that the combination seems to
lack harmony. All the designs must fit
into the general scheme and each
must present an attractive appearance
both by itself and in combination with
the neighboring houses.
It's an entirely different problem to
build one house for some one follow
ing his own and your suggestions than
to build a group with the object Of
selling each house in the group. In
the first case the owner may have GER
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-04-11
BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN FAVOR
Deiicateiy Favored Plants Have Much
Same Habits az cabbage-culti.
"a walton ls Same.

Brussels sprouts are miniature cab
bages. but with a delicate flavor such
as no cabbage car boast. The plants
have much the same habits of growth
as cabbages and are cultivated in the
same way; but. instead of making a
single large head, they produce a large
number of globular buds or sprouts up
and down the long stems.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-04-11
HOW PIONEERS MADE CHANGE
Silver Dollars Were CHARTERED and
"Sharp Sims" Were Result
Pelts Once Currency.

We of today, with half-dollars, quar-
ter-dollars, dimes, nickels and pennies,
often find it difficult to make CHANGE"
Still more difficult was it for the early
settlers to do SO, Martha G. Purcell
writes in "Stories Of Old kentucky"
AS the Indians used wampum, so the
pioneers Of Kentucky used the skins
Of wild animals as their first currency.
While immigrants continued to come
to this region, Spanish silver dollars
came gradually into circulation. Still,
there vas no small change.
AS necessity is the mother Of in
vention," u f%orefathers actually
made change by cutting the dollar into
four equal parts, each worth % cents.
These were again divided, each part
worth 1919 cents, called bits. People
sometimes became careless in the work
of making change, and often cut the
dollar into five quarters" or into ten
'eighths." On account of the wedge
shape Of these pieces Of cut money,
they were called sharp shins."
If change was needed for Il smaller
sum than l2A cents, merchants gave
pins, needles, writing paper and such
things.
This cut silver gradually found its
way back to the mint for recoinage,
usually to the loss of the last owner.
AS late as 1906, a business house in
Philadelphia received 100 pounds of
cut silver, brought on by a Kentucky
merchant, which was sent on q draw
to the United States mint for recoin-
age.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-04-11

in a temporary slipshod way. Bunk
houses or boarding houses will not do.
The aim should be to supply real
homes, but to select them so wisely
that they will not be unduly expensive,
and then to construct them, if posi-
BILE. in quantity lots so that the build
ing cost may be low.
Real estate men have long realized
the advantages of opening up a SUBJ
division and putting up several homes
at one time. There are great savings
in cost, and the time of construction is
often reduced one-half.
In the city a builder will often have
all the work to do in building up part
of q subdivision and may have several
different groups Of houses to build
which face on different streets. The
amount of profit that the contractor