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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
How Japanese Enjoy Ice.

The Japanese are probably the only
civilized people In the world who eat
Ice In the way they do. Blocks or
small cakes Of ice smashed into tiny
pebbly pieces are eaten with sugar and
lemon or any other mixture one may
fancy. But by far the commonest way
of eating Ice is to shave it into snowy
fakes by means of a plane and swal-
low It with sweetened water into which
various appetizers may be thrown, such
as fruit juice or sweetmeats. Ice
cream, milk and eggs shaken with Ice,
and other kinds of cooling beverages
are sold In an ever-increasing guam
tity, but the old style of eating ice
that is. In the above described ''kori-
midzu" fashions still in the great
est vogue. Every summer finds the
number Of kori shops swelling at an
enormous ratio.-Japan Advertiser
(Tokyo)
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
The DEATH ROLL

The death of Mre. Caroline Strauss,
who formerly resided at GIL Twelfth
street, occurred Saturday evening in
the Jefferson county hospital where
she had been removed to a couple of
weeks ago. She was about IS years
old and had been a resident of Wa
tertOwn more than forty years. One
brother, John Strauss of Elgin, ILL.,.
survives and the date of the funeral
will not be known until his arrival
here. The body was brought to Wa
tertown and was taken to the under
taking chapel of Kohls & Knaak,
where services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
How ENGLISH Grows.

How English Grows.
If English speaking people Of today
do not talk more than their ancestors
it Is not for lack Of vastly increased
number Of words in which to convey
their thoughts. The first English die
tionary, published three centuries ago,
contained $3.50 words; the most recent
more than 100000. Samuel Johnson's
famous compilation, which appeared
In 1855, listed $4,000 and was cOnsid
cred q marvel Of erudition, but 1t was
far exceeded by Noah Webster's Amer
lean dictionary, first published in 1928.
yhich included 100000 words.
It Is estimated that the English Ian
guage, which is spoken by more peo-
pie than any other European tongue,
is now growing at the rate Of 5000
words a year. for, besides slang and
technical terms, 1t bOrrOws from all
tongues. The war alone will undoubt-
eddy add many thousands. The first
Of the worlds dictionaries was. of
course, a Chinese work, and was per-
fected about 100 B. G. by Pa-out-she.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
BulIdjnu Time Table.

Before real steel building Is COM
Iaenced nowadays regular time table
Is arranged for the work. like that Of
railroad train. Unlike the train, how
ever. the work Is not allowed to get
ahead or behind time even for a few
hours, although the building may take
many months.
Every minute Of time Is utilized, and
II the building does not arrive at GER
tain point Of completion on schedule
there will be serious loss Of time and
money. The time table must be fol-
lowed with the greatest care from the
hour the ground is broken until the
last workman walks out of the com-
pleted building.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Edward Knaak of Portage was a

Edward Knaak of Portage was a
visitor here Sunday
William Gorder, Sr. was a business
visitor in Milwaukee today.
Christ Pingel has gone to Ironwood,
Mich. for visit with friends.
Adolph Zeisler and Albert Naumann
Of Hustisford were callers here today.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O'Meara of
Chicago visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. K. Tillman of Milwaukee spent
Sunday at the home OF Dom Casey,
route 7.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Jacobson of
Oconomowoc spent Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Miss Mary A. Collins of Waukesha
is one Of the Red Cross nurses who
has signed for duty in this country
and overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H Schumacher and
son Robert and Robert Kurth of Mil
waukee spent Sunday at the home of
L. F. Schumacher, Main street.
Misses Hilda and Title Kaliebe,
Edna Nickels, Ruth Schumacher, EN-
ma Stengel and Lena Stengel spent
Sunday evening in OconOmowOc.
Misses Edna Kresinske, Gladys
Evans, Winifred LANCE, Florence Don
ner, Lillian Riley and Mrs. C. Behl
were Silver Lake visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leschinger and
daughter Marion of Columbus spent
Sunday at the home of the formers
parents in North Washington street.
The public is invited to at
tend a community sing in the
high school gymnasium on
Wednesday evening, July "a, at
8 O'Clock, under the direction of
VIM. SprOesser. The meeting is
to prepare the public for the
singing to take place on August
4, when a WatertOWn Patriotic
festival will be held, now being
arranged by the Council of De-
fonSA
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
LEAVES FOR MONTANA.
Harry Krier VIII Go Overland On
Wednesday.

Harry Krier, salesman for Wiggen-
horn Bros. for sometime past and who
will be employed in like capacity at
Billings, Montana, where the firm has
engaged in the wholesale drug and
cigar trade, will leave on Wednesday
for that place. He will make the trip
in his auto, 400 miles. Harry has
always been booster for Watertown
and will carry with him the we'll
wishes Of host of friends here. His
family will remain in WatertOwn for
the present
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Hit hard and quickly for all we have
and are and hope to be!
Save Butterfat in Whey.

"Butterfat is worth $500 to 81 900 a
ton," Mr.. Larson, Wisconsin farmer
writes to us, "and to permit it to be
left In the whey and fed to hogs or
other farm animals is extravaganza
when 1t can be recovered SO easily by
the separation of the whey In num-
Der of cheese factories in the state It
Is being separated and our own factory
IL installing machinery now"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Vineyards for Japanf

Tourists In Japan who see grape
vines on the hillsides often ask what
the prospects are for wine-produetion
in the empire. An Australian, writing
to the New East. published in Toxic,
expresses an interest in the possibility
OF developing Japanese vineyards.
Japan" he writes, should lend 1t.
self to this lucrative industry. With
cheap labor wine growing should be
highly profitable. As to markets, IL
1t realized that China alone imports
millions Of gallons from California,
not to speak of Its imports from Aus
trana and elsewhere? All wine-grow-
ing countries are In a sound condi-
ton. l should say that Japan would
be an ideal place for wine growing"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
MEETINGS

Tonight.
ST. Johns Church Choir.
Bricklayers and Masons Union.
Lincoln Lodge No. 20, K P.
Harmonic Society st. Mark s
Church.
Old Abe Aerie 1912, F. O. E.
Trinity Church Choir.
Watertown Chapter No. "A, O. E. S.
Tuesday.
Watertown Chapter No. IL, r. A. NJ
BARRIERS Union
Volunteer Fire Department.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

With three candidates in the field
for the republican nomination for
governor the chances are in favor of
Governor Philip for another term.
There seems no good reason why a
change should be made at this time
when the affairs growing out of war
conditions are being looked after to
the successful conduct of and the
winning of the war.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Credit Where Due.

A student, coming to a hard ques-
ton on his examination paper, wrote
for his answer: "GOd only knows, /
don't" The paper came back with the
following correction in the professors
handwriting "God gets the credit
you don't."-ROstnn Transcript.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Record Of First Submarine.

The submarine-or something very
like it-appears to have been In ex-
istence as long ago as the middle Of
the sixteenth century, If we may trust
the testimony Of CLAUS Magnus bishop
of Upsala. This right-reverend prelate
has 1t that such vessels were used by
pirates in Gruntland for the purpose
of making great holes in passing mer-
chant vessels" He asserts that the
had seen two Of them exhibited In the
western porch Of the cathedral of st.
AslOe.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Camphor Plantation.

The first and only bearing camphor
plantation of any size in this country
Is located at Satsuma, Fla, says Pop.
ular Science Monthly. 1t contains
over 1000 acres Of camphor trees
which last year yielded over 10000
pounds Of crude camphor. This year
1t is expected the yield will be many
times this amount. Florida has sew
eral other plantations. which will
soon come into bearing.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

Nomination papers are being circu-
lated in the interest of Senator Null
berger for reelection. He is just COM
plotting one term in the upper branch
of the legislature and we believe has
given entire satisfaction to his con-
stituents in Jefferson and Waukesha
counties and has been urged to stand
for denomination and election.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

The Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor wants an amendment to the
state laws so as to provide for an in
crease in salary to members of the
state legislature and that voters be
urged to vote for such amendment
There is good logic in that'as at pres
ent a man in moderate circumstances
cannot afford to go to the legislature
on I. salary of $500 for session which
lasts six months or more
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
WAS ORIGINAL OZARK HORSE"
Explanation Of How the Term Came
to Have q Place In American
Pariance.

The clark horse" in politics is the
successor Of a genuine dark horse that
won a race in which he was supposed
to have no chance for victory. In early
days in Tennessee there was an old
man named Sam Flynn, very good
judge OF horseflesh, who usually owned
an animal that could show bit Of
speed. At one time Mr.. Flynn pos
sessed big black horse named Dusky
Pete. a thoroughbred and very fast.
It was Flynn's practice to go to
neighborhoOd where he was not known,
ride Dusky Pete into town as If he
were an ordinary mount and enter him
in one Of the races that were the daily
sport of the frontier communities.
Dusky Pete always won.
Mr.. Flynn arrived at one town just
before big race and entered his horse
as usual. There we're several local
favorites in the contest and Mr.. Flynn
had no trouble In betting all his money
on his own horse at long odds. Just
before the race, Judge McMinamee. a
turf follower, arrived and was per-
suaded to act as judge Of the contest.
Some of the horsemen described the
various entries and laughingly pointed
out the foolish stranger who had bet
all his money on his old nag. Judge
McMinamee at once recognized Dusky
Pete and his owner and remarked:
Gentlemen, there's a dark horse In
this race that will make some Of you
sick before night"
Judge McMinamee's prediction was
fulfilled, and dark horse" as a byword
has found a permanent place In the
parlance Of American politics.-Peo-
ple's Home Journal.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

Federal officials and officers and
citizens helped in a big drive on Sum
day to round up slackers. Some of
them travelled the highway between
Milwaukee and Ixonia and those who
could not show registrant card were
examined and some held for further
examination. A determined effort is
being made to round up all draft
slackers.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Reportorlal.

Reportorlal.
"See, here. Stubbs," said the editor,
"you say: Among those present were
Algy Fftznoodle,,. Cholly Chumley,
etc." .
Anything wrong with it?'' asked the
reporter.
You should say 'et AL meaning and
others-'etc.' means and other
things"
Stubbs.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

1t is being clearly demonstrated that
the American soldier is easily trained.
The majority Of Americans are used
to the handling of arms from child
hood up when they started in with
the air gun.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

The yanks cover there" are more
on the push than the hold order. They
are showing the kaiser new method
of fighting and educating the allies
as we'll.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

A patent rye flour now sold at the
mills is said to make fine white
bread and can also be mixed with
potatoes making very palatable
bread.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
TWO LIGHTLESS NIGHTS.
Monday and Tuesday Of Each Week
Is Set.

Monday and Tuesday of each week
will be lightless nights as ordered by
State Fuel Administrator Fitzgerald,
beginning July "a.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
Mails Close Earlier.

The mails at the postoffice will close
at 1855 p m. in the future in place
of $40 as formerly.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
ARRIVED OVERSEAS.
Peter Euper Lands Safely With Amer
lean Troops.

Word has been received here by
relatives of the safe arrival overseas
of Peter Euper of this city There are
now three brothers in the service.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
MONDAY, JULY 90, 1918.

The board of review began it's ses-
sion in the city hall today.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

Invest little money in a News
Want Ad 1t will return a profit
Read the News.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

FOR SALE-Lot in fine residence
section. Will sell very reasonable
Good reasons for selling Inquire at
News office. 22-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.

Entered as second class matter In the
pOstOffice at Watertown, Wis.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22

FOR SALE-1917 Harley Davidson
motorcycle with side car. Good as
new and can be had cheap Inquire
News office 19-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-22
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Seven room frame house
with large garden, on west side In
quire 806 Lafayette street 22-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
German Merchants Follow on Heels of Advancing
 Armies in Russia

Moscow, Tuesday, March 19.-(By the Associated Press .)--The Germans have already established through railway con- Inections between the districts they have occupied and Berlin. and are flooding tho occupied towns with German goods, especially clothing and hosiery
 Russians who had managed to leave Kiev, Mohilev, Marva, Reval and other occupied cities all tell the same story.
 At Narva the Germans established clothing. chemical and photographic supply factories At Reval they are reopening. the wooen mills and forcing the Russians to work. Raw material for the new industries is being obtained from the Ukraine.
 At Narva the prices of clothing and other manufactured articles dropped 50 per cent after German occupation. Russian soldiers are being fed to clean out the railway stations the general sanitary conditions are being improved everywhere and idlers are being forced to work. Cabmen are beaten by Ger man officers if they refuse to drive rap idly Offenders are arrested and se- verely punished for expectorating in pub lie places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
McAdOO Will Announce Conditions of Third
 Liberty Loan Monday

Washington, March 22.-Conditions of the third Liberty Loan will be made public Monday by Secretary McAdoo in the form of recommendations to Con- gress on the size, interest rate and other recommendations which will require leg islation.
 After conferring all day with governors of federal reserve banks and chairmen of Liberty Loan campaign committees, the secretary announced he would meet Chairman Kitchen of the House ways and means committee tomorrow, and would make his decision afterward Some of the bankers and business men par ticipating in the conference today advo- cated loan of s5,OO0.o0o,00o, or less. at 41s per cent interest, but the secretary did not disclose his opinion definitely.
 Mr. McAdoo told the conferees that there is every cause for optimism con corning the outcome of the war, despite the situation in Russia and that he felt sure that the third Liberty Loan would be a big success, regardless of the amount or interest rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
ASSESSED VALUE OF ALABAMA PROPERTY
 SHOWS INCREASE
Gain Made in Personal and Not Real Estate, Which Is Less
 Than in 1916

Montgomery, March 22.-(Special.l-To- tai assessments on property in Alabama for the tax year of 1917 were s67o,16T,6 ,6S2, compared with s6s4, ,761 for 1916, an increase of s5,946s71, according to the annual report of NJ. c. Allgood, state auditor, for the fiscal year of 1917, which was distributed among state officials Friday.
 surprising fact is that the assess ment records of the auditors depart ment show that the increase in assess ments is found in the column of per- sonal property and that the assessments on real estate show a decrease rather than an increase. The increase in per- sonal property assessments was $7.753.- 4o7, while the decrease in realty assess ments. according to the records. was I$1, ,So6,536
 Total assessments on real estate for the tax year of 1917 were $429, AIS, ,e54, compared with s43l 2S5, ,190 for the tax year of 1916. Total assessments on per- sonal property last year were s240,6Ss.- SIS, while total assessments on this class of property for 1916 were s232, ,935,51.
 Jefferson countys total assessment for 1917 was s16S, ,eS4S74, compared with s166 OK, ,043 for 1916, a decrease of $2,- S35, ,169. Mobiles total assessment for 1917 was s47,436,10S. compared with s4a,- 625.64s, a decrease of s2.1S9,545. Call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
MISS BERNEY GILLEN. corr.sponden:

Bessemer, March g. 2.-(Special. )-Sheriff T. J. Batson and Deputy Sheriff J. N. Smithson arrested Will Jones and Lucius
 shepperd, both negroes last night about | 10 o'clock at Feeders on a charge of violating the prohibition law. The off cers captured three gallons and one quart
 of moonshine whisky they were carry ing in suitcases. The negroes stated that they had just arrived from Calera. They were lodged in the Bessemer jail, later
 being removed to the county jail in Bir- mingham.
 Work has been resumed at the Vir-
 ginia mines of the Gulf States Steel com-
 pany, and it is understood that consid- erably over half the normal production of coal is being mined, Within the past few days the crew of men has been in creased to about 2o00 operatives and it is expected that the mines will shortly re- sume full operations.
 For the past few weeks practically the entire right side of the mines has been closed on account of the 'squeezes' in I the floors of the shaft and the rooms of the mine.
 1 Funeral services over the remains of Miss Grace Maybelle Dabbs, who died | yesterday afternoon following a four days illness of pneumonia at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ina Dabbs at Huey- town, were held this afternoon at 2:45 I o clock from the Pleasant Ridge church. The services were conducted by the Rev. A. c. Swindle of East Lake. She is
 survived by her mother, six brothers and three sisters all of Hueytown.
 Madame Belle Peaysner delivered a
 most interesting lecture tonight at the Temple Beth-El in behalf of the restola- ton of Palestine Madame Peavsner
 talked on "The Effects of the Russian
 Revolution and British Declaration of the
 Jewish Future before a large audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

which included members of all denomna- tions She was born in Moscow, reared in France, made her home for many years in Belgium, later going to Pales- tine, from whence she came to tour America, her present headquarters being at Washington, D. C. Madame Peavsner explained in a most convincing manner two reasons for the restoration of this holy land. First to make home for the Jewish people, and second, the re- construction of the Jewish religion.
 The Clarendon Avenue School Improve ment association will hold it's regular meeting Tuesday afternoon in the office of the school at 2:45 o'clock. Mrs. Sam Erlick, president of this organization, urges that all mothers and patrons of the school attend
 The Bessemer Red Cross chapter held it's regular meeting today at its rooms
 in the Realty building Routine work was transacted and many knitted gar ments and hospital supplies were turned in. The chairman, Mrs. c. D. Waller, announces that the rooms will be moved to the new annex of the Realty building, which was formerly the armory hall.
 A large and appreciative audience greeted the Jolly Jos which was pre- scented tonight at the Bessemer High school auditorium, under the auspices of the Pastors helpers of the First Meth odist church. The affair was most unique. fin that the entire cast was composed of ladies, the majority of whom were in blackface make-ups. Mrs Cecil Cowan acted as interlocutor, while the end women, who were especially clever. were Mrs. Monroe Lesser Mrs T. J. DeJarnette, Mrs. Tom Jones, Mrs. O. k. Harner, Miss Elenor Hayes and Miss Thelma Dudley. The songs and dances throughout the entire performance were we'll received, as was the asthetic danc- ing by little Miss Daisy Holt Huff- man. who appeared in the lawn scene. Miss Rosale Goldberg and Miss Dora
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
Widow of General Gordon
 Honor Guest at Camp

Atlanta, Ga, March 22.-Mrs. John E. Gordon, widow of the noted confeder- ate general, after whom Camp Gordon here was named, was the guest of honor today. at the largest military review ever s.a~ed at the camp. The entire Sixty-y. .ond division of the national army. with the exception of two regi- ments. were in the line of march. Brig adler General Burnham. Governor Hugh Dorsey, their staffs and guests forming the reviewing party. Several thousand citizens journeyed to the camp to wit ness the spectacle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
ADJUSTMENTS
"Cleopatra"- Jefferson

The Feast of Isis is one of the really remarkable scenes of sumptuousness and extravaganza that are shown in the Will liam Fox production Cleopatra, Tn which Theda Bara figures as the Egyp- tian queen. There is revelry such as the ancients practiced with dancers and wine to make their brains swim. The extrav- agance of this production is said to have presentation. "C'leopatra" will today, matinee and night, close the very sue cesful week engagement. The manage ment of the Jefferson announces that there are still some choice seats yet to be had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

houns total assessment in i917 was S15,- 792 ,0T1, compared with s14,7679 80 for 1916, an increase of s1,024,Os1 Madison coun- tvs total assessment in 1917 was Sl3,- 7S7, ,s37, compared with ,666, an in- crease of S556.671, This would indicate that the tax assessments of the larger counties have been capitalized downward and the assessments of the second tier of counties capitalized upward. But Montgomery county's assessment shows an increase for 1917 over 1916, and sew eral other counties likewise show in- creases, while in several counties marked decreases may be found. This is accounted for by activities of the county boards of equalization, which have sole authority in making assess- ments, except when the state board of equalization is convinced that the as sessments are far too low.