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The Washington times., 1918-12-31
BIGGER NAVY Wins
FAVOR IN CONGRESS
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lCOntlnueQ from flrsl PaBe.)
is one OF the greatest II not the great
est nation and therefore should have
the largest and most powerful navy
II there Is to be a league Of nations.
then this country as the greatest ma
ton should contribute as many units
as any other great country to an in
ternational police force, without which
Daniels, speaking for the Administra-
tion, believes the league would be
only Q name.
II there is to be no such league then
this country must still have a force
large enough to protect her own in
.terests. enforce freedom OF the seas
and the Monroe doctrine.
But through all this Daniels holds
out the hope that an agreement to
decrease armaments may enable Amer
lea to curtail building. He has asked
for a clause in the naval bill to allow
the President to do this whenever such
an agreement is reached.
What Daniels Wants.
In effect Secretary Daniels has
asked Congress TO say 10 other coun-
tries:
I'VE can and will build faster than
you, N necessary. but you can halt
competitive building in a moment by
agreeing to a disarmament pact"
Daniels today was scheduled to
continue his testimony before the
House Naval Affairs Committee. ex-
planning details Of his proposals as
they touch the naval organization
and personnel.
Among facts already revealed by
Secretary Daniels are:
That the Shipping Board has de-
termined to start at once recruiting a
civilian personnel for cargo ships and
has asked the navy to remove its men
from cargo boats. cutting naval per-
sonIel needs 10000 men.
That the request for permanent
naval personnel OF 2lT,OOO has not
Secretary Daniels backing at this
time. and that he will ask for only
1000 above the present authorized
permanent strength OF 10000 this
year. This does not include 10000
needed for troop ships and other pur-
poses outside the hghting personnel.
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
Lost 200 Men.

CFrance's total losses to the end
Of October were 1881 900. or nearly
. per cent OF its population, making
Frances casualties the heaviest. pro-
portionately, of any belligerent)
"In addition to our losses in men,
he continued. sit will take years to
recover from the purely material set
back. That is why Germany must pay
not only important indemnities, but
must settle for billions Of francs
worth OF property destroyed or car
ried of.
Entire Industrial districts have
been wiped out and whole cities razed.
Germany must not be permitted to
get ahead of US by starting up her
own factories while we are struggling
TO rebuild ours. which she destroyed.
She carried OF our machinery; she
must build other machinery to replace
IL. She destroyed our factories; she
must furnish materials to rebuild
them. She demolished French homes
and took the furniture away. The
people cannot walt forever to have
their homes rebuilt and refurnished.
The Germans must aid in this task"
The Washington times., 1918-12-31
Praises U. 5. Soldiers.

Poincare was very generous in his
praise of American soldiers.
They came TO our aid at critical
moment" he said. "They put a tell
ing weight in the scales. Wherever
I have been, I have discovered the
friendliest feeling between them and
the inhabitants, whether in the city
or in the country.
"Our people and your people seem
to have something in common. This
is due perhaps partly to the sin1ilaT-
ity OF our Institutions, but under
meath there seems to be a kindred
mental makeup.
II am sure the gallantry Of the
Americans in France has cemerted I
friendship between the two countries
which will last forever"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
for Illinois .b
will be reelected in November hhandsd down.

strongest and greatest political ma
chimes in the United States.
Mr.. Wright should permit some of his
political friends to urge him to put the
soft pedal on his Eve thousand dollar
job, for he does not receive it for his
great legal ability; far from it. He
seldom if ever appears in any Of the
courts to represent the city or the eiti-
zens of Chicago in any manner, shape or
form, that his salary is dead easy politi-
cal money, that it does not come out Of
the pockets of Mayor Thompson, that it
comes out of the pockets of all Of the
citizens of Chicago, that if they, the
White citizens of this city, were as mar
and as bulldozing as he is,
that they would rise up in their might
and run him out of the City Hall.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
RETAIL MERCHANTS IN pRrH

Ninety thousand retail merchants st
Illinois are demonstrating this WssE
their ability as statesmen Of War sav.
ings Stamps. They are undoubtedly dis
posing Of a great many of the "Baby
Bonds" this week and they are going
to continue to do so until the end Of
the year.
Most of these merchants have been
selling War Savings Stamps all the
time when they were called for by their
customers. This week they are using
their energies to build up the demand
They will try not only to create his
demand for this week, but to create
permanent demand which will bng
customers into their stores as long IS
the War Savings Campaign lasts.
Retail merchants are using the Persh'
ing Patriot enrolment blank in Their
campaign. 1t. is expected that these re
suits will be as large as any previous
week in the history of the campaign
and that the effect will last until the
end of the year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
NEGRo's JUMP INTO FIeHT
AGAINST GERMAN POISON

Washington, d. c., Sept. ll.-Hers
is the Negroes answer to German propa'
ganda. He is going to adopt the
"Serum of Silence" treatment to stop
the spread Of German made poison. q.
T. Edwards, director Of the Educational
Section. Of the National War Garden
Commission, in a speech in Cincinnati
before the Women's Association of
Commerce, urged the women to meet
German propaganda with silence. He
urged the women of the country to
turn in silence from the pedler of this
German poison and ikened propaganda
to the prairie fire which is a great sue
cess as long as it has something to
feed upon. The women's Association
of Commerce adopted resolution start
ing an endless chain among its friends
to get them to promise to listen no more
to rumors and knocks against the gov
eminent. Katherine Clemmons Gould
introduced the resolution.
The "Serum of Silence" caused a
great deal Of comment all over the
country and today the National War
Garden Commission received a letter
from Henry C. Bryant Of the Executive
Board of COlOred Helpers and Labor
ers on Southeastern Railroads with
Offices in Jacksonville, Fla, Endorsing
the serum of silence treatment for prop
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
DISTRICT MAN DIES OVER THERE

Washington, D. c., sept.-(speeial)
John Henry Wood, Colored, twenty.
seven years old, of 1897 Ninth street,
is reported in the casualty list as dead
from pneumonia. Woodson was the son
of Mrs. Mamie Woodson of 1897 Ninth
street, northwest and had been in
France since last June. He was a
drafted man and was sent to Camp
Mead October 2s. Two brothers and a
sister survive him. Before entering
the service .Woodson was employed as q
chauffeur. He attended the Garnet
School.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
Coasress Consressoaa Of Illinois, who
Of
nsde On him BY the Hon Oscar De Priest and his follower

uganda and saying that q resolution
had been adopted to that end.
The letter says an organization known
as the Thrift stampers Of Loyal Amer,
leans has taken this up. This organiza-
ton is out to sell ten million thrift
stamps and E. d. Thompson, general
chairman Of the southeastern district
win push the campaign among the Col
ored workers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
WEST VIRGINIA FAMILY PROUD
OF SONS

Institute, W. Va, Sept.-(sPeeiA
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Ferguson are
proud parents, as their son, Daniel, Jf7
is the only race man commissioned cap
tain from the state of West Virginia
and another son, Sergeant L. Ferguson
is a machine gun instructor at Camp
Hancock, Georgia. A third son IS IL
France.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
RAILRoADER KILLED BETwEEN
CARS

Hagerstown, Nd, sept.-(speciaD
j. W. Brown, Colored, so, was
squeezed to death between freight cars
in Western Maryland Railway yards
here. He was a locomotive hostler and
attempted to walk across the track be-
tween two drafts of ears and was
caught. Death was instantaneous.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14

Mrs. r. A. ]. Shaw, 1916 Calumet
avenue, whose husband is with the old
Eighth Regiment, now the 370th q. 8.
Infantry, which is somewhere in
France, was highly delighted with the
twenty-third anniversary edition of The
Broad Az and she win send her copy of
il TO her husband.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-14
NEW ORLEANS HAS coLoRRD
BANK

New Orleans, La, sept.-(speeiaD
The COlored Citizens State Banking
Club, capitalized at $4,000, divided
into 5000 shares at s25 per share, par
value; $3.50 assessed value; ]. h.
Lowery, president; w. Scott Chinn, see
Rotary; E. w. Dunning, treasurer, has
thrown its doors open. for business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21

Ira D. Danks of Fond du Lac, Wis,
who is the district superintendent of
the Childrens Home Society of Wis
consin, was in the city today.
He said in part, that the Institu-
ton he represented was an organiza-
ton founded 27 years ago by the Rev.
J. P Dysart, for the express purpose
of placing the little abandoned ne
elected Orphans half Orphans and in
fact any normal child that is in need
of a home directly into good homes
for care and adoption. This coming
the nearest to nature and as God had
planed it to be, giving the child moth
er and father love care and protec-
ton.
This society is nonsectarian unde-
nominational organization, having
placed 3,4OO little people in the past
27 years, and over 80 per cent. have
turned out good.
They keep in touch with the child
until it becomes of age to care for
its self,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
CIRCUIT Court
IN session

Judge B. B. Park and Court Re
porter Robert Morse of Stevens Point
we're in the city Monday between
trains to hear such matters as might
come up for disposal.
The fall term of court in Wood
county had been adjourned until the
second Monday in January. But
there being two criminal cases to try,
and the suspects being in jail, the
district attorney to avoid the expense
of boarding the prisoners indefinite
lv obtained permission Of B. B. Park
to conduct SPECIAL term to begin Mon
day, November 18. The calendar as
made up included II criminal cases,
II issues of fact for the court and A
default cases.
In the meantime, Frank LoveJoy,
one of the criminals escaped jail and
the other decided to plead guilty. The
Judge decide to discharge the jury
for the term and did so.
Ten persons were granted citizen
ship papers and several others were
postponed for various reasons. The
court was therefore in session only
few hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
INFLUENZA
DECREASING
Only Thirteen Deaths In Grand Rap
ids All Told

We are pleased to announce that
the health department of this city is
authority for the statement that In
fiuenza is decreasing and only 13
deaths have resulted therefrom up to
date, November 10Th. There are Of
fcially reported only rs cases in Grand
Rapids and all of these are favorably
reported as to probability of sue
cessful outcome. The public schools
and other places are open, but an urg-
ent request is made to be vigilant and
avoid public gatherings as much as
possible until the disease has fully
run its course. 1t is advisable for
parents to keep their children at home
and off the streets as much as pos
sible If everyone will do their part
perhaps we have seen the worst of
the epidemic. Let US hope so.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
SAVE FOOD AND
HELP nations

Peoce has its responsibilities and
duties no less than war.
War has leveled cities, buildings and
stately forests, and turned fertile
field into non-productive shell craters
We must save to rebuild the de-
wasted cities of Belgium and France,
we must save to feed the starving
and hungry of Belgium, France, Ser
bia, Roumania and Armenia. We
must save to relieve misery such as
the world has never known.
The closing Of the war opens the
lanes Of commerce to all ports of the
world and distribution of necessaries
will be easier, but the demand for
food and raw materials upon US will
be greater than in wartime be-
cause all doors to needy lands are
open.
We cannot increase the amount of
available food until the harvest of
1919 is garnered. In the meantime
the worlds needs in food and raw ma
terials can only be supple from our
surplus and savings.
With all our food regulations we
have not known want, while French
and Belgium women and children en-
dured untold privations that the sol
diers in the field might be fed. With
peace the world looks to America to
relieve these privationS.
We can only do it by eliminating
all waste and saving all food and raw
materials. A needy world asks only
for our surplus, not for our neces-
saries.
Destruction by fire is more than
ever an unparonable waste.
While the world cries for more food
and raw materials, only the Stacker
citizen will refuse to safeguard all
commodities against fire.
FIVE bushels OF wheat VIII 1eed TWO
needy civilians or three needy chill
dren a year; so in eliminating food
waste by fire you are saving human
life.
The chief duty of supplying the
needy falls upon the United States
and ''U. S." spells US. 1t is really
the personal duty of each one of us
to eliminate waste.
Over two-thirds of all fires are pre-
ventable.
Waste through careless fires is q
crime against humanity.
Dated November 18th, 1918.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
A SURPRISE
PARTY

Several of the friends and neigh
bors of Mrs. Chas. Briere ST., bet
ter known as "Auntie Briere" drop
ped in upon her Tuesday night and
sprung surprise party on her. The
Occasion being to celebrate the re-
cent victory over the Kaiser and de-
elaration of Peace. Music and singing
and war stories were the main events
of the evening after which light re-
freshments were served. Grandma
Briere could not have been more sur
prised if the "Man in the Moon" had
called upon her. She said that she
was 65 years old and that this was
the first surprise party that she ever
had in her life Everybody had a
good time and Mrs. Briere proved her-
self to be a royal good entertainer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21

ENTS PASS
RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the city superintendents:
The physical examination of regis
trants under the recent draft has
demonstrated the necessity for in
creased attention to physical educa-
ton in our public schools; and the
present emergency has centered at
tention upon military training as a
means of giving such education.
We, therefore, recommend that a
course in physical education for boys
and girls be introduced into the ele-
mentary and secondary schools of
Wisconsin, and that military training
be made a part of such course in the
secondary schools.
We are fully conscious of the danger
of interpreting the term military
as synonymous with Prussianism. We
should construe it, therefore, in the
light of the best of American ideals
as expressed by our president. 1t will
thus become a positive help in the
training for citizenship, which is the
paramount duty of the schools.
We endorse the plan of the State
Department of Education recommend
ing that physical training be made a
part of the course of study in every
school in the state
B. E. Mccormick, E. G. Doudna
w. P. Roseman, w. P Colburn
w. W. Waite.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
PEACE MEET
To BE BRIEF
ALLIES AGREED
No Grievances or Differences To Be
Allowed to Disrupt General
Program

The peace conference at Versailles,
in all probability, will be a short af-
fair, and President Wilson may remain
for the entire session.
Information to this effect, reaching
the capital today, intimated that the
allies and the United States already
had reached practical agreement on
the broad principles which will form
the foundation of the final treaty
With the war won and in only brief
interval the fruits of victory will be
tasted, no grievances or differences
will be allowed to disrupt the pro-
gram which has been mapped out by
this nation and the entente govern
ments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT DIES

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 19-Presi-
dent Charles r. Van Hise of the Uni
versitv of Wisconsin died at a hospi-
tai Tuesday from Pneumococcic Menin
gifts following treatment for nasal
infection. DR.. Van Hise came to Mil
waukee for treatment and yesterday
.bout noon became unconcious and
died at $50 this forenoon. He was
attended by his family physician from
Madison and members of his family
were present at the bedside when the
end came.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
HUNGARY DE-
CIDES On PEO-
PIES Republic

Budapest, Nov. 20-The govern
ment has decided that the official title
of Hungary shall be the Hungarian
Peoples Republic"
Several hundred persons have
been arrested in Vienna on charges
Of eonspiring with Red guards to
proclaim a Bolshivik government
according to advices received in CO.
penhagen and transmitted by the Ex-
change Telegraph Company.
The alleged conspirators, including
Paul Friedlander, Communistic party
leader, also planned to occupy govern
ment buildings and arrest the cabinet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
COUNTY BOARD
ADJOURNS

Tuesday afternoon the County
Board for Wood County closed its an
nual session after seven days of hard
work in transacting the regular busi-
ness that came before them. They
provided for the expenditure of $780,
900 on county roads and bridges in
cluding what they receive from the
State Federal System. They also
voted $4,000 to help the present drive
raise its allotment to help the vari-
Gus societies who will be strongly
called upon to help in foreign and
home fields to close up the results of
war.
The usual routine business of equal
ization of taxes, providing for county
institutions and paying all bills were
passed upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
900 YANKEES
OCCUPY METZ
WITH PETAIN
American Y. II. c. A. Women Among
First To Enter Fortress; Find
80 Wounded Doughboys

The American troops showed their
line across the German frontier today.
The frontier was crossed at points
opposite Briey and Audun-le Roman
and at points between these two places
Further north the duchy of Lux
emburg was entered in the direction
of the city of Luxembourg.
Five hundred Americans entered
Metz with the French
Fifty American wounded prisoners
were found in Metz. The Y. NJ. C.
A took charge of them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
GRINM-kARNOPP
NUPTIALS

Clarence Karnopp of this city and
Miss Eva Grimm of Oliver, Wis, were
ioined in marriage Saturday after
noon in the office of Justice Edward
n. Pomainville. The Judge himself
tied the knot that made them man
and wife. The witnesses were DR.. A
H Fache and J. P. Gruewell. Miss
Grimm is a school teacher of Owen
and Mr.. Karnopp is employed at the
Consolidated Paper mill. They VII
reside in this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
j. S. PHYSICIANS
To Be Home
ABOUT APRIL

Wausau, Wis.-Capt. S. NJ. B.
Smith, member of a medical unit, has
arrived home after serving as director
in a dispensary hospital for refugees
at St. Etienne, France. Under his
direction the people of that place
raised funds to build a children's hos
pital with 100 beds, which was turned
over to the Red Cross
Before leaving France, DR.. Smith
was advised that the medical work
among refugees will be taken over by
French physicians who are to be re
lieved of active duty at the front and
that American physicians will all be
home about April /.
Capt. Smith reports that refugees
mostly women and children, were ter
ribly impoverished.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
ARRESTED FOR
SELLING ADlI-
TERATED MILK

R. B. Southland, Deputy State Milk
Inspector, swore out a complaint al
leging that one Frank S. Bauer, a
farmer who resides on the River Road
between this city and Biron; did sell
and offer for sale, furnish and de-
liver through his agent, adulterated
milk. He was arrested Saturday af-
ternoon by sheriff J. E. Normington
and brought before Judge Ed n. Po-
mainville where he pleaded guilty to
the offense and was given a fine of
$25 and costs amounting in all to $50
which he paid
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-11-21
HUNTERS IN
THE FIELD

The deer hunting season is open and
the lovers of this sport are mostly
on the grounds now enjoying the
sport. The L. NJ. Nash and other
parties are made up and gone to their
usual fields in the northern part of
the State.
The County Clerks office has been
busy issuing hunting licenses for the
past two weeks and still there is no
let up. The lack of snow in this To-
cality retards good hunting opportuni-
ties We understand there is some
snow in the northern woods which
will help out.