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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10
SURPRISES
DIXIE IN HOSPITALITY
Department Soldiers from Camp Her
ring Thank city for Splendid
Treatment to Officers.

Kenosha g hospitality outshines
any southerner's dream is the rare
tribute paid to this city by Officers c.
E. Foster and Charles R. Heron, two
soldiers who left Friday for their
cantonment after spending one term
at Camp Herring.
CARRYING here under the impression
that the soldiers were disliked very
much,' continued the soldiers, |fwe
found that we were welcomed every
where, both in the homes of the rich
and the poor. During Yuletide we were
treated with every consideration and
we shall remember it as one of our
happiest Christmases.
"We are leaving Kenosha today Tut
it would not be right if we did not
thank you all for your kindness and
consideration. We are hoping that we
will be fortunate enough to return to
your city and renew our friendships"
"And if you ever get to Dixie p
these were the parting words and from
the enthusiasm of the two officers, any
one could see that Kenosha would be
the shibboleth which would open the
doors of southern hospitality to any
Kenoshan who might happen to be
stranded in the ''home town. of a
southern soldier who spent a war
Christmas in Kenosha.
Incidentally it should be mentioned
that there are many Kenoshans who
are as sorry to see the soldiers
leave as the soldiers are to go from
this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10
WILL USE BLUE POST CARDS.
Prudential Insurance Agents viii Help
Uncle Sam by Soliciting Sales
of War-Sayiugs Stamps

"Where can | get some blue post
cards?'
This was the question asked at one of
the local banks this morning by A.
Flarity of the Prudential Insurance Co.
cts this way, - he continued. "We
think the idea is great and we want to
help the government by soliciting
among our patrons. Every member of
our staff wants blue postcards right
away and we don It know where to get
them. If they'll just give them
to use we'H get at least fifty sales a
week from each agent.
And they will, too, if all of them
are as enthusiastic and energetic as
Mr.. Flarity.
By way of closing the episode-AEr.
Flarity was referred to C. G. Brown,
county chairman of the campaign for
thrift and war-savings stamps, who
agreed to supply him and his com
patriots with all the blue postcards
they can use.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10
New LAW BREAKS ROMANCE
Bride Who Wanted to Marry in Kenosha
because Her Mother Did, Gives Up
Dream Rather Than Comply With
Provisions of the Statute.

What: Stick our names up there for
five days for every one to look at?Well
| should say not. Not while Wau-
kegan is only eighteen miles away and
while Waukegan is willing to let peo-
pie get married when they want to
and with as little publicity as pos
sible.' He was long, gaunt Michi-
gander and with comely little girl
who appeared to be just creeping out Of
her teens and they had made the trip
from way over in the interior of Michi-
gan to get married in Kenosha.
The bride and groom were just little
shy but he was such big manly fell
low that the little woman with him
gathered courage at his statement. 'TNot
on your life," she puyred to County
Clerk Jones, and she caught hold of the
arm of her sturdy sweetheart. "Let s
get out of here right away
The two refused to give their names
to the clerk. They just naturally want
ed to get married in Kenosha on ac-
count of the fact that some time years
ago when Kenosha rivaled st. Joe for
the marrying honors the father and mo-
ther of the young woman had slipped
away from the little Michigan town
and had hesitated in Kenosha long
enough to say 81 Will' and Honor
and Obey. The marriage had proved
one that brought great happiness and
the sentiment that lowered over that
elopement of other days had just natu-
rally chung to the romantic spirit OF
the little girl.
ct am disappointed, she volup-
teered to one of the sympathetic young
women at the court house. ''You know
Mamma and Papa were married in Ke-
nosha. [ have seen them laugh over
it any number of times and have heard
them tell how no one knew anything
about it and we just wanted to show
them that history sometimes repeats
itself But I couldn It stand for nav-
ing my name up on that board with
CHARLES And besides we wanted to-
be married today Why, we have all
our plans made for the honeymoon aad
I can t see why we can It go ahead a2d
get married just like mother did,
Clerk Jones explained that he was
sorry that the legislature of Wisconsin
had taken all the romance out of we'd
dIngs and that it had placed the mar
riage contract on stern business basis.
"They won stand for it,, said
Clerk Jones in commenting on the Incl
dent on Saturday afternoon. II an
expecting a great falling off in the
number of weddings In the county this
year. Waukegan is too near and it
makes the path to matrimony too easy
for people to wait five days for some
Gre to look into their pedigree. Of
course it is the law and we are going
tc enforce it but it is going 10 put
handicap on Cupid so far as Kenosha
county is concerned
Just one couple has consented to
lave their names posted on the bulletin
board since the new law went into eff
feet week ago. A half dozen have,
been TO the court house looking for
marriage licenses but have declined to
accept them under the conditions de-
manded.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Now is a good time to be thinking
of the Importance of the Office of county
supervisor. Men who are to spend a
couple of hundred thousand dollars of
the peoples money should be worth
while men, who viii be able to render
real service and intelligent service
Don t let the naming of a county sup
ervisor in your ward be a matter of
letting the job go to any one who will
take it. See to it that the right kind Of
man is nominated and elected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10
sAMMIEs SHOW cH1vALRY.
Soldiers Garry sIittle Old Lady,
Home from Mass When the Snow
Drifts Get Too High for Her.

ffThe spirit truly is strong but the
flesh is weak, she was thinking as she
struggled through a mountainous drift
and stopped for breath-this 'slittle old
LADY,, who wouldn It miss mass on Sun
day morning.
Tired from the unusual exertion she
leaned YEARLY against building and
watched the snow furry along Wiscon-
sin street.
Most too much for you, mother?"
asked one of group of soldiers who
were passing and had seen her Difficult
ties. "It's a bit too deep for you,
ism it,.
"T-I'm afraid it isl she answered
between gasps, "but I just couldn t
miss mass this morning-so I'm doing
the best can to get through the drifts.
That was an awfully deep one and
there are some more out there Just like
it. -
"Never mind, replied the Sammy.
We're soldiers and we re going to do
some or our DIT right now. Here, boys,
&c to it.''
The last was addressed to his COM
rades who proceeded to make good in
fine shape. Two of them went ahead
and broke the trail while two others
made saddle, school-boy fashion,
and carried the 'Elittle old lady" to her
home somewhere along the lake-front.
GOOD bless vou", she said as they
left her at the door of her house. Gas
if you weren't doin' enough for your
country already you had 20 do little
something more for me. You re soldiers
and gentlemen and I'm tina kin You
for carryin' me through the drifts.
Again-God bless you-and bring you
back home to your mothers. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10
A POET OF THE PEOPLE.
James M. Woodman of Waukegan Wins
Praise from Kenoshans on His
Latest Volume Of Verse.

''When the Baby Cries at Night
that is the fetching title Of little
book of verse now winning much favor
able comment from Kenoshans who read
and appreciate poetry.
The collection of poems is the work
of James M. Woodman, editor of the
Waukegan Gazette-a man with tire
mendous insight into human nature and
an ability to express its softer and finer
moods in whimsical and poignant verse
that everyone can understand. The Of
ferings in his latest book are all of
this and more. In fact they mark an
advance in literary power that is highly
gratifying to Mr.. Woodman's many
friends in Kenosha.
Especially deserving of mention
among the poems in the book are the
little lyric" When the Baby Cries at
Night -, "Father IS Junk Box, '.She
Amt No Baby Now, Old-Fashioned
Cider, "Since the Children's Grown
Up Big, and Somewhere The lat
ter, while not so delightfully."- colloquial
as most of Mr.. Woodman Is verse, has
subtle artistic touch suggestive of
higher and finer strain than the poet
has ever voiced before.
Mr.. Woodman' Is ANIMALS" are be-
coming an institution in lower Wiscon-
sin and upper Illinois. People have
learned to wait for them and to start
the new year with bit of inspiration
from the port who wrote "When the
Baby Cries at Night and Other POEMS.
"T like his verse because it's so
real', said critical Kenoshan this
morning. cit ism It this high art stuff
that nobody understands or gives a
hang about. IT'S little fragments of
life that bring tears to your eyes and
make you better for having caught
glimpse of them. It's like Jim Riley $
books-poetry of the people-or Eddie
Guest 5 offerings in the daily papers.
That's the reason / like to read it and
somehow can It forget it,.
AS typical of the poems in Mr.. Wood
mans new book we print the following
vignette from days we used to know
entitled "Father IS Junk Box:
FATHERS JUNK BOX.
My father always had place for evrything
he owned;
He seldom ever borrowed, and he seldom
ever loaned.
When the haying time was over, he put the
tools away;
His work was all MANNED carefully for
each and every day.
And for the little odds and ends, he had an
ironbound trunk,
All filed with things which modern folks
have catalogued as junk.
/ see that old collection now whene'er |
close my eyes;
Those nails and screws and scraps of wire,
of every kind and size.
Old buckles, rings and clevises, and bits of
tin and brass;
Some locks anG springs, and hooks, and
knobs of porcelain and glass.
Parts of guns and pistols, too, the wood
from ships which sunk
Along the coast, all found their way into
that treasure trunk.
Each life, my friends, is like that trunk
where Father put those things:
1t holds the sins of those who err, and
songs of him who sings;
The loves, the cares, and joys, and tears,
and memories untold,
Each representing bits of brass, or iron, or
purest gold.
And when the light has failed me: when
folks search through my trunk
My hope is, they will find some good mixed
with the worthless junk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Governor Philip insists ON having a
special session of the legislature in
February. Well, let him have it. The
state probably can stand the expense
wasteful expense-of such session,
but the legislators will be counted on
to turn down any suggestion of giving
the Governor the right to appoint a
senator. 1t is to be hoped that this
will be the first suggestion to the gov
ernor that he is not Hthe state.''
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

The opening of the Dardanelles to
international traffic is matter of in
terest and the allies will undoubtedly
support this demand of the English pre-
mier, but there is a heart interest in
the demand for the freedom of Poland,
Armenia, Palestine and Syria It is a
heart interest felt by all the civilized
world and it should be listed among
the first Of "The things for which
we fight. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

If the right kind of prizes are Of
fered to the people with the under
standing that there viii be no credit
and no deliveries, the big problem Of
credit and delivery will be solved in
mighty short order. There is nothing
so appeals to the people as paying for
service of this kind. Just make them
pay for it and know they are paying for
it and they will quit wanting it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

"We give the rural CAREER too much
for nothing" is said to have been the
statement of the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General. Most any one of
the carriers or any other citizen might
be willing to make the same retort in
regard to the Fourth Postmaster Gen
eral. It is probable that the carriers
would add lot of adjeetives which
would naturally be deleted by the
censor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Well the Supreme Court of Wiscon-
sin is doing better than Senator La
Toilette. It holds that loss of life
through the agency of a German sub
marine is an accident This is sew
eral degrees better than the senator s
Mere technicaiity.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Germany is sure between the devil
and tho deep, deep sea in her Russian
peace fasco. The Bolshevid have just
gone far enough to teach great les
son to the socialists of Germany.
Internal battles are certain to follow
the Bolsheviki failure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

The Eagles are planning for big
celebration this evening in connection
with the annual installation of the of
fcers of the lodge. Regardless of storm
conditions it is expected that there
viii be three hundred members Of the
aerie present to declare their allegiance
to the new Worthy President.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

The Mems Club of the First Congre-
gational Church will have s. j. Duncan
Clark, war critic of the Chicago Even
ing Post as guest of honor at the din
ner scheduled for this evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

We have no desire to, seek an answer
to the question eff we should be de-
feated". IF any such calamity
should happen we would not have much
to do with the answer. The thing we
know and we are going to continue is
that we are not going to be defeated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Are you doing your two bits day
to help win the wars If you aren It be-
gin buying the thrift stamps tomorrow.
You will be surprised how fast they
pile up and how little you viii have to
deny yourself to let them pile.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Good evening Judge Tully. Here is
congratulating you on being the head
of the best "court of the people, in
the state. Yours is great opportunl-
ty and we have faith that VIII
make the best Of it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Paul Griswold of Omaha, Neb., now
with Uncle Sam 8 Jackies at Great
Lakes was the guest of the Rev. and
Mrs. L W. Corey ON Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

And that vote in Milwaukee must
have sort of marred the serenity and
the ponlposity of the senior senator
even if he was way down in Washing
ton
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10

Mrs. and Mrs E. B. Clifford and son
David of Racine are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. John McKune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-20
i. S. CHECKS WORK
ON UNIMP ORTANT ROAD
Build Only Highways Of Prime
Importance, Urges Secrc-
tary Houston.

Washington. June 10 Highway con.
strurtion and maintenance during tie
war should he directed only 10 those
roads which are d prime Importance
for economic and military purposes
the national council Of defense declared
yesterday IN transmitting 10 state coan-
rils Of defense letter from Secretary
Houston.
Federal agencies controlling materials
for road building viii bc governed nv
tins policy, and the national council
asked hat state highway departments
lie induced 10 cooperate
t~c wherever possible OF loeal road
building material Is urged. 10 save rail
transportation and avoidance Of bond
ISSUES. except III extreme eases, Is asked
IN order that such financing viii not
conflict with war loans
As far rs possible important high
WAYS already constructed should be
maintained the council declared and
those should lac constructed which are
ot vital Importance because OF ibeir
bearing on the war These may be SUM
married rs follows.
4 Those which arf utilized or viii he
utilized Ey the military establishment
Those which carry considerable vol
ume of materials and supplies essential
TO war industries
Those which have bearing upon the
production and distribution OF food
supplies, connecting population and ship
ping ccntcTs with surrounding agrieul-
tural areas.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-20
ITALY HAD BIG PART
At WARS OUTBREAK
Held British Fleet in Channel
Released French Army To Stop
Hun, Says Eek Envoy.

hitherto untold story of he war was
related ut n Rotary { lut luncheon herr
yesterday hy William Potter. of tbs
city formerly United States Ambassador
to Italy
In August 1919. sud The former
Envoy, Austria sounded her t. find ont
whether she would support Austria ~
war against scrbia ITALY ,lcrlined allao-
luiely She declared TINT her aIlnnec
with Germany mud Austria WIS defensive
purely aud she would enter no war that
would ctnhroi nntinns with Which sile
was ~ peace
IN July 1911. after tic ASSASSINATION
81 the Austrian her. Italy appealed 10
England moi e. tlisppfse her fleet. then
assembled IL the hanncl for revica
In August. 1911 on tie e,c II var she
notified France she could release every
soldier guarding the italian frontier. ~
she was mot going - stand bV Austria
This made il possible Tor Trance 10 ~.
move hor amy from the italian ftautior
and add 100000 men to fight IN The battle
OF the harnc
u knew these facts when | ms IN
England. IN Nav ial5. II The tltpe the
lusltania was sunk They eaine throllpll
government channels. Int my lIs were
seated 1t was oniv eevefal weeEe 4pa
that | received PERMISSION IT Ambassador
tcll,re "a give them ont N ans way
wanted 70 trll il first IL he Rotary hib
feel i i tuna the whole world knew what
debt We owe e. Italy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-20
i. S. FIGHTERS ACOPT
LITTLE FRENCH WA|F
An Orphan and Homeless Through
War: Americans Take
Him in Charge.

With the American Army in France.
June 20 Though the American troops
have repeatedly made themselves cN-
trcmclv popular by their opcn-hnnded
generosity tn the natives among whom
they happen 10 I've Quartcrcd. it has
remained for an artillery regiment to
distinguish itself especially in this respect.
The unit Was quartcrcd for some time
i'm a little French town behind the front,
and ON tho first evening found, almost
diving from hunger. an eight -ycar-old
ho, whose mother had been Killed at
Ncr,un The boy had wandered ann
lcSsIS about until he reached this town,
He WAS unanimously adopted by the
regiment. fed Is safety and made the
mascot AMI idol Of the men The time
came however. very recently, when tn"
arillcrymcn had 60 leave for front ser
Nicc. To take thu boy with them was
ont of the question lie had been given
thc nickname Of Pat. and they had
grown So attached to HIM That they felt
something must hc done ~ assure his
future
- tho men raised 1000 francs with
which pat Is 10 be cared for ln a home
AND given ~ least q rudmcutary cduca-
ttou They have gone on To the front
possibly mover viii sec the little town
ucsln hlt the town, and Pat, Will not
soon forget them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-20
| DU POINTS FOUND
SCHOLARSHIPS
For Students in Chemistry in the
Colleges and Universities
of the Country.

Atlantic City, N. J., juno Eieh.
teen fellowships and thirty-three scholar.
ships have been established for students
In chemistry ut colleges and universities
throughout the country by the du pont
Go. Of Wilmington. The total value oi
these will he $4,000, the fellowahipf
carrying $3.50 and the scholarships $3.50
cnrh Tor the coming scholastic year
This announcement was made here
last night by Dr Charles T.. Reese.
chemical director 81 the du Point Com
pnny, who was one Of the speakers nj n
banquet which closed the first annual
Sales convention Of the du pont hmeri-
cnn Industries.
The fcllowships arc distributed among
seventeen colleges and universities and
the scholarships 20 90 thirty one lnstitu-
tigns ii learning scattered through the
country, every section from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific, md from the Canadian
border ia Iexas being included he
followship8 nfo for post graduate work and
viii be established N the institutions
which have the most advanced courses IN
chemistry The scholarships gn 10 mem
bcra Of the senior classes IN institutions
which pay particular attention to cheni
cal instruction The recipients 81 these
awards which arc Ia he known 80 "dt
Fent fellowshlpe' and "du Point scholar
shlp4. are to hc selected bv the inefitu
tlons themselves, tho only condition made
bv the du Point Conpnuv being that they
ehall 20 to students who have devoted the
major part at their tlme % chemistry
Ilr Rceeo announced Int every ia
alltuilnn 60 which tho offer bad been made
bud accepted aud that in nearly every
case the president 81 the college or I'M
Sotsltp concerned had not only expressed
appreciation ef the offer but had shown
deep realization of the great unporia ncc
II encouraging work along chemical lines
Ia 4aid that tho du Point tnmpauy had
decided O. take this action because Of The
growing Importance If the chemist IN the
Industries of tho world mud because If the
scarcity of trained men due to the drafts
uadc Tor the army. aud the renuneratlve
offers u Ipon who have not even finished
fhrir regular chemical courses IN college
lie said Int there i hardly big manu-
facturna industry IN existence winch
dac= pat need men who hnee taken adj
Hanccel courses IL chemical work lie re-
lerred ia the wonderful advantage Ger
many was supposed 70 have had on ac-
r~unt If her extensive chemical and dye
Industries, when SHE turned Ter manulac-
turing establishments INTO unmtlon fac
torite and he added fhat the mere presence
ii lie factories themselves WIS not d
matter 81 supreme importance i1It rather
the int that they also had IN their en-
plGt iulHed chemical organizations which
f1Iari - he support a the government
/ fls VIZ. lie said, has become IN b sense j
ehfrul II War and the chemical orgaulza-
fI0ua wHfrh nrrp maintained he fhrss
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-20
i6 NEW SHIPS FOR u. $.
Total Of s9,I62 for the First Two Weeks
of June

Washington, June 20 Sixteen new
steel ships, with total lightweight
tonnage of 80, lG2, were delivered TO the
shipping board during the first two
weeks in june.
Five Of the sixteen were vessels built
ON contract for the shipping board and
were one-thrd Of the total contract
steel vessels built to date Eleven re-
Questioned vessels had tonnage Of
% COP and the five contract vessels
30, 500
Atlantic coast shipyards turned out
three OF the steel ships, totaling II, 100
tons, Great Lakes yards eight Of q. 362
tons and Pacific coast wards five of
1900 tons.
Officials of the shipping board dis
closed that the ten fastest built ships
OF the war program have been con-
structed in an average time of 80 90
days, or slightly more than three months,
compared with twelve months before
the war