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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
YANKS OCCUPY BRIEl
AMERICANS ENTER GREAT COAL
| BASIN DURING ADVANCE.
French Troops Under Marshal Petair
Are Given Warm Welcome by
Residents of Metz.

Paris, Nov. 20-American troops en-
tered the Briey coal basin, reaching
the Luxembourg frontier. reaching
word from the marching front"
American Army of Occupation, Nov.
22.-The American troops showed their
line across the German frontier.
The frontier was crossed at points
opposite Briey and Audun-le-Roman,
and at points between these two
places.
Farther north the duchy Of LuXem-
burg was entered in the direction Of
the city of Luxembourg.
Metz Nov. 22.-The historic event
accomplished when Marshal Petain.
commander in chief of the French
armies, made his entry into Metz the
great stronghold of Lorraine and the
pivot of Germany's effort to crush
France, may be said more than any
other happening to consecrate the vic
tory Of the allies in this war. The oc-
caSion, In which the French cOmman.
der figured for the first time as n mar
shall of France, also gave rise to one
Of the most picturesque demonstrn-
lions ever carried out by the people of
Lorraine.
From early in the morning all the
roads leading to Metz were crowded
with LorraIners on their way to the
city to raise their voices there for Mar
shall Petain and for France. People
unaccustOmed to any togue other
than the German for years began many
days ago brushing up their knowledge
of French in preparation for this oc-
casion, and although the majority Of
the population undoubtedly has a per-
feet acquaintance with no other tongue
than the German, little of that lam
guage was heard in the streets.
Other things German had disap-
peared overnight including the statues
of the German rulers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
PROVEN SWAMP ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condition.
The kidneys seem to suffer most, as al
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to more dangerous kidney troubles.
DR.. kilmer's Swamp-Root which, so
many people say, soon heals and strength
ems the kidneys, is a splendid kidney,
liver and bladder medicine and, being
an herbal compound, has a gentle heal
ing effect on the kidneys, which is al
most Immediately noticed in most cases
by those who use it.
A trial will convince anyone who may
be in need Of it. Better get a bottle from
your nearest drug store and start treat
ment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents 10 DR.
kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
BURlALS Ar CROSS ROADS
Events That Led to the interment OF
the Suicide With the Executed
Criminal.

In pre-Christian days, suicides were
terribly frequent. and 1t was general
ly agreed that a man might escape
the burden of life in this manner,
without dlscrediting his memory.
Christianity with its higher code OF
morals, taught the wickedness ana
cowardlce of self-murder. in the
strongest terms. When consecrated
churchyards were set apart as the
resting place of the Christian dead, 1t
was felt that those who died In dead
ly sin, in fragrant rebellion against
their Maker, had cut themselves off
from the faith. and had no right to
await the resurrection with faithful
Christians. They were believed TO
have put themselves outside of so
ciety and To have forfeited their right
TO share its burial privileges. In those
early days, before churches could be
built, 1t was the rule to preach and
conduct divine services at the cross
roads. Wooden and afterwards stone
crosses were erected to mark the stu
alton where services would be held
Some of these have been preserved e.
this day, being memorials erected e
the dead. or declarations Of thanksgiv
ing. Since suicides might not he bur
led in the churchyard or other conse
Grated ground. pity suggested that IN,
next most holy spot was the groun'
near the old cross. where service har
once heen held, or was then held. They
buried the poor suicides there. be
cause they were unwilling to relin
quish hope for them. Afterward, fo
the sake Of greater publicity the glib
bet and the gallows We're set up at
the crossroads. and criminals We're
buried beneath them after their exc
cution. The law decreed that suicides
should lie with these criminals in or
der TO mark the detcStatlon In which
| the crime of sclf-murdcr was held.
And so what was once signal of
Christian hope and charity, became a
legal indignity imposed upon the dead
bodies to mark an immensely serious
| breach of the law Of the country
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Two French war dogs, which well
deserve the honor, have had their
MINES and numbers posted up Mt all
the French army kennels for deed
of valor. The story is that, at the time
of the German offensive, the dogs
keeper stayed In the rear to the very
last moment, waiting for his dogs to
return with nm important message.
When they did come, the only way left
to escape capture was by swimming
the Marine, ana the man could not
swim, so he coupled the dogs together,
and cllnging on TO their iron chain.
was dragged across the river by them.
the three escaping unhurt in spite Of
rain of bullets from German rifles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
NO COAL SHORTAGE IN U. S.
ter Than at Any Time
Since 1915.

Washington, Nov. 23.-There will bo
no dearth of coal this winter, in the
opinion Of the railroad administration
In a report issued here on railroad op,
erations for the month of October,
1918 Hale Holden, director of rail.
roads for the central western region,
says that the coal outlook for the com.
ing winter is better than at any time
since 1915; that the country is stocked
with a greater supply of coal than ever
known before; that the mines are pro.
ducing more than ever before in theif
history, and that the railway adminis
tratlon is confident that there will be-
no lack of fuel through failure OF
transportation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
S5OO,OOO,OOO IN
TAXES CUT OUT
Luxury and Gasoline Levies Elm
mated; Semi-Luxury I'm
post Is Reduced.
CHEWING GUM RATE LOWER
No Change Made in the Five Per Cert
Sales on Automobiles, Tires and
Accessories, Nor the Ten Per
Cent Levy on Sport
ing Goods.

Washington, Nov. 25.-A S50O000.-
600 reduction in the new war revenue
bill were made by the senate finance
committee in revising the measure
downward to the $6,000,0 100000 total
for 1919 proposed by Secretary Nc
Adoo.
Among important eliminations were:
The house luxury schedule levying
20 per cent on costly clothing and
other merchandise, estimated to raise
$1S4,795,000
The house tax of 2 cents gallon
on gasoline. to yield $40,000,000.
Reduction from 10 to per cent, or
about $200000,000 in revenue. in rates
on many articles classed as sefi-luX-
uries.
A reduction of about one-half in the
house rates on tobacco, a cut Of about
$54,O00,OO0
The committee reduced from 10 to
. per cent the house rates on the fol
lowing semi-iuXures:
Piano players, monographs, photo
graphic films. candy, portable electric
fans, thermOs bottles, slot machines
and boiled soaps and powders,
The chewing gum rate was cut from
to 3 per cent; that on hunting and
bowie knives from 100 to 10 per cent;
on firearms and ammunition, from %
to 10 pei cent; on sculpture paintings
and statuary, from 10 to per cent.
Ten per cent taxes imposed in the
house bin on bathing suits and photo
graphs or reproductions were entire
ly eliminated, and that of 10 per cent
on fur and wool articles made applica-
BILE TO fur manufacturers only.
No change was made in the . per
cent sales tax on automobiles. tires
and accessories, nor in the 10 per cent
levy on sporting goods, liveries, tapes
tries, textiles. yachts and motorboats.
The 10 per cent sales tax on pre-
cious stones, jewelry and limitations
clocks watches, opera glasses and sim
liar articles was reduced to 8 per cent
After tentatively deciding on reduc-
ton of the amusement taxes, the com
mittees finally determined to leave
them unchanged as already reduced
from the house figures.
The committee deferred decision on
the plan suggested by Secretary Me
Adoo and specifically presented by
Chairman Simmons for Incorporating
specific rates for 1920 taxation. by
which the total revenue Weld would
be limited to $4,000 100000.
Republican members vigorously OPP
pose legislation for 1920 and the com
mittee decided to pass that question
temporarily. Tomorrow it will resume
revision of miscellaneous taxes to cut
off another $500,O0O,OO0 necessary to
reduce the whole to $6,000,000, 900
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
HIsmarok's Head Sold cbeap

An iron head Of Bismarck was re.
Gently sold to the New York war saw.
lngs committee for transformation into
munitions The iron chancellors metal
duplicate was appraised nj IS. paid I'm
War Savings stamps, and within two
hours was on It's way 70 mnnltIon
factory. The owner, who refused
TO give his name. declaring that
since the war he had been 50
embarrassed about It's possession that
he hesltated 70 dispose Of II rs refuse,
fearing the cynica! comments Of the
junk collectors Of his nclghborhood.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
WAR CONGRESS QUITS
ADJoURNs UNTIL DEC. 2-REVE-
NUE. BILL UNFINISHED.
For Length and Number of Legisla-
tive Measures Passed Session
Was Unprecedented.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The second
session of the SlXty-fifth or war
congress- which began last December
3, ended at 5 p. in. Thursday under n
resolution which had been adopted
earlier in the day by the senate, Al
to IS, and by the house without objec-
ton.
Since the third and final session of
this congress will begin December 2
the adjournment was devoid of spec
tacular features.
President Wilson did not go to the
capitol, and very little business was
transacted In either house during the
day.
Except the war revenue bill little
business was left unfinished by con-
gress, which turns now, for the new
session, from the problems of war to
those of peace and reconstruction.
For length, bulk of appropriations
for the war and the number and i'm
portance of legislative measures
passed the session was regarded by
leaders as unprecedented. At TINS
session war was declared on Austria
Hungary and the members also saw
the victorious end of all hOstilities.
Appropriations passed aggregated
S36, 29S 100000, making the total for
this congress more than fifty-five bill
lions, of which $19,412,0O0,000 was APP
propriated at the Tristan extra SEES
sion-at which war was declared on
Germany
Legislation passed included bills
authorizing billions of Liberty bonds;
creation of the war finance corpora
ton. government control of tele-
graphs, telephones and cables; exec
utive reorganization of government
agencies, and extensions of the espi-
onage act and the army draft law by
which men between eighteen and forty
five years of age were required to reg
lister.
President Wilson addressed CON
gress several times during the session.
The first speech was on January Is,
when he outlined his Ia peace princi-
pies. On May q he asked for imme-
date work on the war revenue bill,
and on November II read the terms
of the armistice,
Prohibition and woman suffrage
furnished sharp controversies through
out the session.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
BRITISH GIVE WAR LOSSES
65s,655 officers and Men Killed,
2,o32, 1922 Wounded and 359.145
Missing.

London, Nov. 21.-The total of Brit
ish losses in killed on all fronts dur
ing the war was 65S,665, James Ian
Macpherson. parliamentary secretary
for the war office, announced in the
house of commons. OF these 81 S36
were officers and 620,S29 were men.
The total casualties, including all
the theaters of activities, totaled g.
049.991. OF this number the officers
killed, wounded or missing aggregated
142,634 and the men 2,907357. The
total losses in the fighting on the
Franco-Belgian front were 2,719,642.
The total British wounded in the
war was more than two million the
parliamentary secretary's figures show
ing the aggregate to be 2,032, 1873 The
losses in missing, including prisoners,
totaled 1914
Of the wounded 1894 were officers
ard 1882 AIS men.
OF the missing. including prisoners,
1904 were officers and 347, 051 were
men.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
FOE SURRENDERS
FLEET TO ALLIES
American Squadron Helps French
and British Take Over
II WarShips.
ship DESTROYED BY Mine
Enemy Craft Taken to the Firth of
Forth and nterned-Thirty-Ni
U-Boats Given Up by the
Enemy.

London, Nov. 23.-The German fleet
surrendered to the British, consisted
of nine battleships, five battle cruisers,
seven light cruisers, and 90 destroyers.
One German destroyer while on its
way across the North sea with the 9th.
er ships of the German high seas fleet
to surrender to the allies struck a
mine. The warship was badly dam
aged and sank.
Germany's high seas fleet, after its
surrender to the allied navies, was
brought to the Firth of Forth. The
British grand fleet and five American
battleships and three French warships,
In two long columns escorted the II
German vessels to their anchorage.
The surrendered German fleet later
was taken to the Scapa flow
The announcement of the surrender
of the German fleet was made officially
by the admiralty in this statement:
The commander in chief of the
grand fleet has reported that at 8 80
O'Clock this morning he met the first
and main installment of the German
high seas fleet, which is surrendering
for internment."
The fleet which witnessed the sur
render consisted of some 400 ships, in
Guiding GO dreadnaughts, 80 light cruis-
ers and nearly 200 destroyers. AID,
miral Sir David Beatty, commander of
the grand fleet, was on the Queen Eliz7
abeth.
The names of the battleships, battle
cruisers, and light cruisers which have
been surrendered TO the allies have not
been announced officially. However. a
telegram received in Amsterdam from
Berlin Sunday named these as among
the surrendered fleet:
Battleships-Kalser, 24,113 tons :
Kaiserin, 24,113 tons; Koenig Albert,
24,113 tons; Kronprinz Wilhelm, $4,000
tons; Prinzregent Luitpold. 24,113
tons; Markgraf, 25,293 tons; Grosser
Kurfuerst, 1928 tons; Bayern, $4,000
tons; Koenlg, 25,2S3 tons, and Fried
rich der Crosse, "a, 113 tons.
Battle cruisers-Hindenbur about
27000 tons; Derflnger, $4,000 tons I;
Seydlitz, $4,000 tons; Moltke, $4,000
tons, and Won der Tam. 1SS00 tons.
Light cruisers-Bremen, 1000 tons ;
Drummer, 1000 tons; Frankfurt, 5,400
tons; KOeln, tonnage uncertain; Dres-
den, tonnage uncertain, and Emden,
5400 tons.
Another fotilla of 10 U-boats was
surrendered to a British squadron A
twentieth broke down on the way.
London. Nov. 22-Twenty German
submarines are berthed in the hG-bor
/. of Harwich. They were the first unit
TO surrender in compliance with the
. armistice treaty. They surrendered
on the nigh seas and We're escorted
into port by British naval vessels.
The remainder of the U-boats to be
handed over in accordance with the
armistice terms will be given up later,
SpvpnfV-fOur
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28

The latest Infant phenomenon"
hailS from Philadelphia. Her name is
Edith Gutenberg At the age of
eight months Edith, from the con
fines of her cradle, mimlckcd the call
Of the quail with such conviction that
the bird would answer back. At the
age Of two she could distinguish all
the colors Of the spectrum. one month
later she was discovered In the act of
humming Schuhcrt's "Screnade." and
Mt three and onc-hnlf years she could
recognize 100 popular airs. Three
months later Ediths favorite compos-
ers were TschailJowsky. Wagner, Leon.
cavello, Handel. Rubinstein, List, Sui
Ivan. PuccinI and Beethoven Edith
could pronounce all these names with.
out slip.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
MORMON CHURCH HEAD DIES
Joseph r Smith Succumbs at Salt
Lake City After Long
Illness.

Salt Lake City, Nov. 20.-Joseph f.
Smith. president of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(Mormon), died at his home here after
a long illness. Death was due directly
to a paralytic stroke suffered last
April Notwithstanding his illness,
semIannual conference of the church.
held the first week of October and
spoke strongly against polygamous
marriages, which it was rumored had
been surreptltiousiy performed during
the last few years. President Smith
himself had four wives, but insisted
the plural marriages took place prior
to the Woodruff manifesto
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28

The preparations for the Raleigh
commemoration bring up once more
the question of how Raleigh should be
pronounced 1t is very common to
hear the name spoken rs If II were
the Greek Balli yet Sir Walter,
though spelling his name Raleigh as
often ms not quite often spelled it
Rouleygh and Raulwy, showing quite
plainly that however IT was spelt, and
there were something like seventy va
riations of the name, il was never any
thing but Rauley to the ear. However.
the matter is an unimpurtnnt one.
though most people will admit that
The owner of n name should be the
person to decide MS to its pronuncia-
ton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28

Rockford Rev. David Gordes
Whiteside County, Church, of the
Brethren, who admitted having
preached opposition to the Liberty
Loan and Red Cross. was sentenced tc
ten years in 7t Leavenworth peni-
Tertiary, by Federal Judge Lands, An
elder of the same church, John d.
Manus, was given three years.
Washington r. Savings through war
department readjustment orders, in
Guiding cancellation of contracts, are
estimated at 1880, 100000 by Secre
tary Baker in a letter read TO the sen
ate by Senator Martin Of Virginia
chairman Of the appropriation com
mittee
Washington - A resolution seellnf
to pledge the senate TO policy Uf pc
manent government ownership of al.
interstate railroads. telegraphs anc
telephones, was introduced in the sen.
ate by Senator Lewis OF Illinois.
London ~ Allied and neutral ship
ping losses in,October totalled $1,000
tons, the British admiralty announces
The British losses amounted TO $4,000
tons
London American transports have
already begun to move Yankee sol.
diers homeward, the Manchester
Guardian stated.
London-It is now believed Heligo
land, the German Gibraltar in the
North sea, will not be occupied by tn
Miles, Germany already being render
ed helpless in naval respects by The
surrender of her main feet.
Washington Close estimates mad
In official quarters indicate that tota
casualties in the American army III
foreign service up 10 the day hostli
I ties ceased, were about 100000.
Washington The restrictions placed
on telephone companies limiting ex
tensions and installations to impera
tive war needs were removed b,
Postmaster General Burleson,
Amsterdam The new Bavarian re
puzzle has threatened TO establish &
separate south German state unless
Berlin quells the reign Of terrorism
and successfully completes peace, nc
cording 10 Berlin advices.
Copenhagen Total German casual
ties for the war were 6.070.000, ac
cordlng 20 the Berlin Vorwaerts
These included 1850 900 killed. 1000.
600 wounded and 100000 taken pris
| oners.
Amsterdam The ex.kalser's suite
including Admiral Count Won Platen
returned to Germany by way Of Oden
zaal, according to the Handelsblad.
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MARKETS
Milwaukee. Nov. 25. 1918.


Butter Creamery, tubs, seize;
prints. soc; firsts. sic; seconds. ACC.
Cheese - Twins, 33c; daisies, 35c;
longhorns, see; brick, fancy, 33c
Eggs - Firsts, 55056c; current re-
ceipts, fresh as to quality, 47@50c;
checks, 29Q31c; dirties, 32Q35c.
Live Poultry Springers, general
run, 21022c; hens, 1SQ22c; roosters,
1Sc.
Corn-No yellow, 14O@1.43.
Standard, 75Q76c; No. 8
white, 74Q75e; No. white, 73@74c.
Rye-No. 2, 1.6SQ1,64; No. 8, 1.5S
Q162.
Barley-Big-berried, 1O5Q1.07; good
to choice. 1,O1Q1.04; low grades, $50
92c.
Hay-Choice, timothy 30.5003100;
No l timothy, 10000 1925; No. 2 tim
othy, 2S.5OQ29OO; rye straw, 11O0q
1850
Hogs--Prime heavy butchers, 17.SC
@1S00; fair to prime light. 1850
1855; pigs, 12.00Q14.25
Cattle Steers, S.0091S.00; cows
475@1150; heifers. 5.75012.50i
calves, l6.OO@1725.
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Clouds.

"The height maintained by clouds
IL very variable and is generally less
than you might suppose" writes Jean
Henri Fnbre. "There are clouds that
lnzlly trail along the ground they
are the fogs. There are others that
cling TO the sides Of moderately high
mountains, and still others that crown
the SUBMITS. The region where they
are commonly found is AT n height
varying from 800 10 1900 meters. In
some rather rare instances. they rise
TO nearly four leagues Beyond that,
eternal serenity reigns."
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NEARLY BILLION TO THE GOOD
Nation Subscribed 5000 ,s75,2oo to
the Fourth Liberty Loan--Alien
Property Figured.

Washington, Nov 21.-The fourth
Liberty loan was oversubscribed near
ly 81 ,00000O,000. The approximate final
figures announced by the treasury de-
partment are S6,9S0, S75, 200 which rep
resents an oversubscrlptlon of 16.48
per cent. An interesting fact revealed
Is that purchases of Liberty bonds OF
the fourth loan direct from the treas
ury department amounted TO $33,329,-
$50 good part of this sum repre-
sents re-investment by the alien prop
erty custodian of funds belonging to
enemy aliens.
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Ex-TEUTONIC RULERS WHO ADVOCATED

The kaers been upset by
the Mlttei Europa earthquake
Car Nicholas abdicated
reported into a Siberian coal mine.
Kaiser Wilhelm, king Prussia abdcated
November 81 unwecome guest in Holland
Ferdinand 1918; studying
Botany His Boris quit the
throne November l
Constantine of Greece; abdated 1917; Swizer
King Wilhelm o Wurtenburg; abdicated November s.
Friedrich dethroned November H.
King Ludwig III of abdaed November IL; present
whereabouts unannounced.
Duke Ernst son-n-aw followed
lead of faherln IL.
Grand Duke Oldenburg dethroned Novem
PrnZ Heinrich XXVII November 13
Ernst, -Weimar; November ID
Leopold LippeDetmold abdiCated November 49,
PrnZ Friedrich Waldeck PyrmOnt; November IA
Schaumbourg abdicated November 16.
Coburg abdicated No
vembe
Friedrich IL Baden; November IT.
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BADGER and Hoosier Lost.

Washington, Nov. 22.--In an addi-
tional list of 19 enlisted men lost in
the sinking Of the steamship Otranto
in collision off the Irish coast October
q. whicn was announced by the war de.
partment, appear the names Of Sergt
Emmons C. Scherbert, Stevens Point.
Wis. and Private Harley F. Edmond
0f Indianapolis.
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ord Robert Cecil Resiuns

London Nov. 25-Lord Robert Go.
VII. mdersecretary of state for foreign
affairs has resigned The cause Is de-
clnred 10 be a disagreement with the
government in regard TO the llsestab.
lishment of the Welsh church.
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