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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
home in Westfeld.

Many from here went to Kilbourn to
see the soldiers from Camp Grant on
their way to Sparta.
John Repka and family were at
Plain and viewed the damage done by
the recent storm. Percy Alexander
and family were also there, at Lone
Rock and Sandusky.
Mrs Fred Simon Of Baraboo is Wis
iting at the John SimOns home. All
attended the funeral of Fred Vogel.
School closed with a picnic dinner
and in the evening a short program
was given Of patriotic songs and patri-
Otic and humorous recitations. After
this all viewed some Of the work done
this year. There were health chart,
flower calendar, seasons wheel chart
showing things Washington never saw,
produce maps, spelling booklets, draw
ings innumerable, much busy work (by
small pupils), also specimens of writ
ting from the first and last Of the term,
which showed marked improvement,
and many other things which showed
teacher and pupils had both been busy.
There was Red Cross work also:
kitted baby blankets, mate, baby boot
les, baby clothes, also gunwipes and
handkerchiefs for soldiers, etc.
Mrs F. Jewett recently spent sew
eral days in Reedsburg, the guest of
Mrs. Salisbury.
Mrs. Eleanor Weidman has returned
from a visit in Madison.
Miss Mamie Hackett is home from
Madison for her summer vacation.
The babies were weighed at the
schoolhouse and cheese factory, Mes
DANES N. Hackett and lido Braun do
ing the work.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
OAK HILL

Keitha Seeley returned on Tuesday
morning from North Freedom, where
she visited several days with her Sis
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Zimmerman
entertained a number of relatives Of
Loganville last Sunday.
w. O. Schultz went to BarabOO on
Thursday morning and returned with
a new car.
Mrs. J. A. Decker, Mrs. Alta Steven
son, daughter Lucille, and Ned Kings
ley and daughter Genevieve visited
with friends in La Vale on Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Gravec, daugh-
ter Pearl, and Mrs. Emma Horstmann
visited Sunday at the Oswald Palmer
home in Ironton.
J. A. Decker returned Thursday
from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Olson and
daughter called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Decot Sunday evening.
Several from this vicinity attended
the dance at the August Westermann
home south of IrontOn on Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Decot and children
of La Vale were Sunday visitors oil
Mr.. and Mrs E. A. Seeley.
Mrs. Emma Horstman of Reedsburg
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. B. Graves and also calling
among old-time neighbors and friends
Mr. and Mrs. August Zimmerman
daughter LeOna and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Thies and children visited Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Dora Schultz
Miss Minnie Lucht, who has beer
employed at the V. J. Decot home the
past several months, returned Thurs
day to her home in Big Creek.
Miss Susie Pearson closed a success
full term of school on Friday. A pro
gram, with graduating exercises and
basket social for the benefit Of the
Red Cross, was given on Monday
evening which Melted them about $40
Keitha Seeley and Edith Behn were
the graduates.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
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SATURDAY

x O @ O o o o 0 0 o x
A miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Florence Jones at her home on
Eighth street Friday evening by the
Priscilla club The evening was pleas
antly spent in music and social time,
and refreshments were served. Miss
Jones received many beautiful gifts.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Lenora Van Orman on Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Dalling. About twerSty- five
were present and spent the evening
in social way, and delicious refresh
ments were served. Miss Van Or
man received many beautiful and
useful gifts.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Anna Nehring at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Warne on East
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
FAIRFIELD

Mrs. O. A. Getchell has returned
from Minnesota, where she spent the
winter with relatives and friends, and
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Guy
Spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Getchell
came Saturday from Milwaukee for a
visit with the latter's mother, Mrs.
M. L. Atkinson, and other relatives.
Mr.. Getchell returned Monday, but
Mrs. Getchell will remain for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bass, Dellona,
were callers here Sunday to view the
wreckage at their old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn LOOMS were
Sunday visitors at the G. E. Spauld-
ing home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
NORTH FREEDOM

Mrs Eugene Hewitt and two chill
dren, Etselyn and Ernest, returned
to her home in Baraboo after spending
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Rein
hart Kowalke and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Zimmerman,
Harry and Fred, Jr., Zimmerman, Mr..
and Mrs. Reinhart Kowalke and chill
dren, Harold and Marena, Mrs. Eugene
Hewitt and children, Ethelyn and Ern-
est and Paul Kamensky from here and
Edward Kamensky from Baraboo Wis
tied Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Zimmerman near Delton.
Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart Kowalke and
family and Paul Kamensky from here,
Mrs. E. Hewitt and family from Bara-
boo all went to Baraboo Monday to
see their brother, Ed Kamensky, off
for Camp Grant. Another brother,
William Kamensky, is at Fort Stevens,
Oregon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06

street Friday evening. About twenty
were present and enjoyed the evening
in a social way, and delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
Miss Nehring received many beautiful
and useful presents, and a good time
was enjoyed by all.
Friday, George w. Hughes, Rev. E.
%. CoOntz Meter Mather and Frank
Abbott ment to Fairfield to the home
of AL Barlow, where the recent storm
had done great damage by demolishing
all the outbuildings, except the hen
house, also one chimney of the house
completely, and also good share OF
the shingles. Around the dOoryard
great trees were uprooted. Others
had the tops broken and lodged in
the branches. But this bunch, being
quite Industrious, took along some
lime and rebuilt the chimney, and
cleaned up and piled up the lumber
trimmed the trees and burned the
brush. They also patched up the roof
and in good season started for home,
leaving Mr.. and Mrs Barstow in good
spirits and very grateful.
J. A. La Verne of Mondovi has been
bound over to the circuit court before
Justice H. L. Halsted. The complain
ing witness was NJ F. Foley, president
of the Great Northern nursery, who
claims he advanced the defendant a
sum of money with which to purchase
a car The machine was bought and
later sold, the money being used for
another purpose.
N. G. Abbott Of Eureka Springs,
Ark, and his daughter, Mrs. Gilbert
Horton, of Arlington, near Lodi, are
guests at the home Of Frank Abbott
and his sisters, the Misses Jennie and
Edith Abbott, 21S Eighth avenue. Mr..
Abbott has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Rolla McCaughan, at Madison,
and son in Chicago before coming to
Lodi and Baraboo. Years ago he con-
Quoted a store at Okee, and later was
editor OF a paper at Harrisburg, S. d.
For some time his weekly contribu-
tons of poetry, Arkansas sayings, an.
ecdotes and local history have been ap-
pearing in this paper and enjoyed by
wide circle of readers. Some time ago
his health needed recuperating, and
he went to Eureka Springs, place Wis
tied by thousands annually. He is TAX
ing life easy, writing when he feels
like it and travelling occasionally to
renew CONFERENCE.-The He is as
jovial as ever, and has planned to
gather together few of his best poems
and place them in book form that they
may be preserved. His daughter for
merly resided in the town of Green
field, mile or so east of Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
( @ o @ O Q O Q 0 G x
, FRIDAY o
Q O 0 Q Q o o Q Q

Dennit Zimmerman of Greenfield re-
ceived a painful injury yesterday,
when a horse kicked him in the face
and hand.
William Drescher underwent an op
Grafton at the Baraboo hospital yester-
day.
Mrs. Charlotte Bowers, who has been
spending the winter here with her
daughter, Mrs. Rose Sweet, left this
morning for her home at Montfort.
She was accompanied as far as Madi-
son by her grandson, Floyd Daniels,
of Reedsburg.
Mrs. John Rooney entertained the
Walnut Hill club Wednesday after
noon. Ten members and three visit
ors were present The time was spent
in tying a quilt for the allied relief. At
the close of the meeting refreshments
were served.
Rev L. C. Ferguson has returned
from a speaking trip to Gary and
Evansville, Ind, and to visit his alma
mater at NakOOsa, Wis, being absent
more than a week. He spoke at Prai-
rie du Sac during the morning Of Me-
mortal Day, and at Baraboo in the aft
ernoon. He is rapidly gaining ground
as an orator and is frequently sought
to make addresses.
Attorney B. c. Bentley gave the Me
mortal address at Delton and dedicat-
ed the liberty loan honor flag.
Superintendent A. G. Kingsford
spoke at Merrimack on Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Finder, for
merly of Saskatchewan, Canada, who
have been visiting here with Mrs.
Fred r. Farwell, left this afternoon
for their new home in North Dakota.
Decoration Day exercises at North
Freedom were held in the afternoon.
A. S. Kingsford of BarabOo was the
speaker and Rev. E. G. Henke chaplain
of the day. Mr. Kingsford gave a
graphic picture of the history Of lib
erty to the present, and closed with a
stirring call to patriotism.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mcmahon of Ma
son City are visiting friends at Bara-
boo. They formerly resided here, Mr..
Mcmahon at that time being connected
with the Chicago e Northwestern. He
says that Mason City is growing rapid
ly and is busy, industrious center.
Henry D. Hall and mother of Duluth
came for short Decoration Day visit
at the home Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Ryan and with other relatives and
friends. The Hall family resided in
Baraboo many years ago, the father
being a merchant here. Henry D. Hall
was friend of the late r. E. Noyes
and of others who were residents here
in the earlier days of Baraboo.
According to a statement in Chi
cago paper Richard T. Ringing, who
went to Camp Grant with the last
group of honor men, did not pass the.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
20 i. S. SAILORS
SLAIN by U-4OAT
Furness Line Steamer, Cheviot
Range, Is Sunk off Fastinet---
Only Ten Are Saved

News of the sinking of the Furness
line steamship, Cheviot ange, and the
loss of twenty-five Of her crew, was
received in Boston on Thursday.
The vessel was bound from port
in the Mediterranean to England
when she was attacked by a subma-
rine off Fastinet and went down in
few minutes.
The entire crew took to the boats,
but only ten men were saved.
One of the boats disappeared sud
denly, and the survivors believe she
was deliberately run down by the
submarine and all hands left tc
drown.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
Dan elton Greens

In sizin' up siterations
Ez a gineral circumstance,
YoTl fin folks chasin' here an thar
Jist like a lot Nv ants.
Some goes north becuz hits cool,
Some south becuz hits warm,
An some goes east an some goes west
In list a rickIey swarm.
But l sticks by Eureka Springs,
To'rd her my feelin' leans,
Cuz right here in tn winter
I dig dan'elion greens.
Along in Feberary, or
Erbout tn fust Nv March,
When a feller's doggone system
Feels like 'twuz lackin starch,
70 don't need ter hire no doctor,
An go daown in yo' jeans,
But just hike aout an dig mess
Nv dan'elion greens.
Nv co'se thar's folks tibet don't like
green's
At least so I've heered say,
An some don't like good Johnnie cake,
KANT eat hit anyway.
But ez Nantucket luvs her shad,
An Bosting luvs her beans,
| luvs OF Eureka an
Her dan'elion greens.
Shore thing! Green is tn cheapes
feed
Thar is on airth, yo see,
Fer they just cost tn diggin up,
An cookin' waters free.
Nv cO'se eff you hev bacon tew,
You dine like kings an queens,
But l kin make a good squar meal
On dan'eliOn greens.
N. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-06
WESTFIELD

At meeting recently of the officers
of the Westfeld Homecoming assocla-
ton. it was decided to hold the an
nual picnic on June 20 on the Henry
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-05-10

,luo ou. 4rna nuf sinmaI 6aft
ell oeine 0oIIung un0 Yieinung in
Der sadie Jan3 gednoert?"
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blIglsn, oer ipll llriae beiraten!"
puno neuIid ioilts ct nitt' limb
heulial toteit Oh uriae neb. moem
~ 1877 nit Barter 4blift ben 9}ann
iern5ieItsit! Inn nun millit Oil ibr
nit e,nem Male bic QOirnuns oufs
Jauen! Wltjn .iebes 8ino Iper
sibt Dir ods Reht, 10 mad peiner
Wi,Itur nit Dieuiteu un5uiprjns
gen? Wdhit ou Dir Die un9sheure
&eyantlpprtung uid,t tlar. bic bu
aui bid lGot3 Mis benin, penn
urIuIa, Die nit Der 0oiinunasIoiigs
teit biellelht ruid ferti9 9eporoeu
mare, MN III Glenb unp &eip tommt,
uahnem Oh ibr Die Ginbiloung err
teQt bat. ser Mann perbe lie bed
lpG5len?"
Gr iob 5jt Ie6r sruft an.
6ortiebung ipIst.)
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-05-10

GiIermo. I;t ser STA.
rio nor'e uidt5. nit Der Nina
altd) nidt. jest probier' ids nit
Der Nforjome!
= oicie &tn0er. 6rdu
Gn ibrem MoHue. ais l6re Wuttcr
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&anL OH brinJit ptanlo bis I'm oie
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Nopa ncrn!"
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10 nctou NlH~Y"
Ger tlcine Nnu8: nGetpiB, Eopa
tnt id'ou nit Sur Ninmn oeiogt, err
A0lte oih id'on ldunit germ einmaI
m Die Gtc at5radt."
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-05-10
AeuBsrIi6 mub.e CT iia iu3eu

IsubsrIi6 mlb.e CT iid iu3su -
beute plei.eidt nUD -
@ber er max Ell Utonn. Gr no!Its
fur lelne 6reIheI mo lelne Nlspe
lepen stamp auI ne4Aen.
2dB ienter Suds uper eIne 9yein-
bin enlitanom mar. iIQer Ote gsTd9r.
iiplie npn al!tn. oa9 ln9te t2.H EN-
oeutlites GefL1l. -
Gben il tbrem Simmer, m0hreno
lie LIB 5r.n Nuhmittagstee Elm 0aus-
gemouo iiberpatt, idgle @nna 81
uri4e, Die lie iiq bate ber5eiboltll
Iliisn:
nSd bab'S gemertt, lIrite. ou
ipntlt puttuo uut mud. Nber iisblt
Oh - I'D muBte mir BEN Winnu oot
erit nal gsnuu onguden, ebe ia) nil
tIor mar: it tr 1ad gut 9enUg fiji
meine uride. ia uno nun -"
muno NUM-" fro9te llrlde atemlps.
rY|einen Gegeu bait ou - uno
mas id ou3u tuu tam. boz IS mas
piro. ioll iortan geideben."
llrfula ijel Der 6teuuoln nufius
telno INN ben Q0ls,
Sereoter nod ais bic 9jc6e if Der
Sorn. ltno &HHd bdtt lur Ibrs Se.
rtolamtett Die madn,SIeH Quratrups
pen, namlid} Die <llIdWen lr!bit, b!t
setaoe oen ump:i,m elnes Wtonnes
mie 9rdf SurudrO, IN bodlter
ltaBe erptten mgBltn.
Als ous Gptpaut Itd am Ybeul
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~pIauOetuo eth meni8 beiianmen Il
aHnas t!eiuem &bopu5mmet. @ruI
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rttte 5u ruucpen un0 leiner gran
eintqe Ulittcuungen gu mdten pOr
TEN, mas Ole Ysoit INN beute 5u9e.
iragtu. o6rr Nos ljd III Del yBirt.
lhuIt etm0 begeben bdtte.
I'm DIeiem Nbsno nun bradte e.
6.elh etlpua 5ur SpraGe, mas i'm
l>br |dut9tlulltH mar.
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mittog NM &ptuo to%rypobEeno I'M.
leyen 3teg1an NIT urtNlo Suiom.
m%en5ubriugn per'tdnoeit."
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o0a5u pape III meme Orjjnoe. Is,
ioil ic btirutcu. IS mare itn Slid
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sd oente u,al barun, mid II
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penn Die beioen rt f%dnben. Absl
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-13

Team Work INCREASINGLY Match boys over there
who putting their lives by putting up your money
No peace except dictated peace by the American
pie, to that inhuman beast the German kaiser
S. c. BRASHEAR,
Chief Clerk to Master Mechanic.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-13


Buy more bonds, for if
we do not win this worlds
war our dollars will not be
worth as much as a German
mark, which was once
worth 25 cents in American
money. Now it is worth
nothing. NUF SEQ.
]. P. McMURRAY,
Master Mechanic
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-22
Ills ne Rasseront Das

M. Charles H. Grasty, representant
du "Boston Herald, a Paris, Went
d'etre recu par lie general Foch, chef
d'Etat-Major general de Parmee fran
caise, a ses bureaux, Boulevard des
Invalides.
M. Grasty dit quill etc recu tres
aimablement par lillustre general ct
il ajoute que ce dernier s'est laisse in
terviewer par lui avec une complai-
sance extreme.
LIE Journalistic bostonais demanda
au general 81 les Allemands avaient
une chance de rompre les lignes fran
co-anglo-americaines lors de leur
grande offensive.
LIE General lanca au plafond un lar
ge focon de fumee bleuatre, puts cal
me ct souriant il repondit:
''Ils ne passeront pas. lis ont es-
saye de passer la Marne, alors qu'ils
avaient les meilleurs troupes ct que
nous etions insuffisamment prepares
ct inferieurs en- nombre. lis ont
echoue de nouveau a Lassigny, en- oc-
tobre 1914, puis a Arras, Ypres ct
sur PYser. Leurs .attaques, dependant
tres violentes, ont etc repoussees par
tout. Finalement lis Sc sont jetes sur
Verdun en- 1916. La lis ont fait un ef-
fort terrible. Leur artillerie etait en-
core alors superieure la notre. Lat
taque commence en- fevrier s'eteignit
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-22

I, sens CONNIE dams une seconde patrie.
L Intelligence de votre guerre Sc for
tifie ct Sc precise par un contact jour-
Mailer avec la population. Avec mes
eminepts colleagues, j'ai travaille avec
joie ct, je Pespere, non sans fruit. LIE
dernier conseil des allies Ia constate.
II est de plus en- plus indispensable
que les problemes de la guewe soient
consideres dams leur ensemble ct que
les decisions soient prises dun point
central. L'union entire les combat
tants des divers pays doit Sc resser-
rer sans cesse. ST j'ai pu pour ma
part contlibuer, je men estime tier.
Je suis en- meme temps heureux de
pouvoir exprimer ma reconnaissance
sincere aussi bien aux membres du
gouvernement qu'aux generaux qui
m 'ont rendu ma tache facile".
Nous pouvons ajouter, conclut no
ire confrere, que, pour tous ceux qui
ont WI Ioeuvre lie general Cadorna,
Pespoir subsiste que ce depart nest
pas defnitif ct que ce chef ecoute
double dun sincere ami de notre
pays continuera TRAVELLER de nou-
veau la cooperation efficace des
deux armees alliees.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-22

lamentablement en- Juliet.
Aujourd'hui les avantages don't
pennemi jouissait naguere, sont no
tres. Nous sommes mieux armes,
mieux organises, mieux prepares que
jamais. La liaison entire nos armee
est parfaite. Nos reserves peuvent
etre transportees tres facilement dun
point a un autre. Nous avons une
puissance enorme en- canons, NUM-
tions ct aeroplanes. QUAINT la supe-
riorite actuelle de notre artillerie,
sous tous les rapports ellie est incon-
testable. De plus, lie moral de nos
troupes est meilleur quill ne Ia ja-
mais ete".
LIE correspondent ayant questionne
lie general au sujet du pretendu nou-
veau gaz allen1and, lie grand chef a
repondu quill connaissait exactement
ce gaz, que rien de ce que faisaient
les Allemands ne lui echappait ct que
les masques a gaz francais protege-
raient efficacement les soldats allies
contre les atteintes du nouveau gaz.
LIE general Foch affirme que ia
mais les Allemands ne pourront avoir
une aussi forte superiorite numerique
qu'en 1914. Mais il dit que pour que
la victoire des allies soft decisive ct
porte tous les fruits qu'on veut tirer,
il faut que les Etats- -Unis envoient de
forts contingents en- France.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-22
UNE CROISADE DE HAINE
CONTRE LES ETATS-UNIS

Washington.-De ce que PAllema-
gne encourage deliberement la haine
des Etats-Unis en- Autriche ct dams
l'empire allemand, celia a etc demon
tre dams un certain nombre de COM
munications officielles recues lei. La
classe militaire allemande, Ge nou-
veau toute puissante la suite de la
conquete de la Russie ct de la Rou-
mamie, inaugure une campagne pour
tenir les Etats-Unis responsables de
la continuation de la guerre.
Les depeches montrent que toute
la responsabilite pour Paccord inter-
venu entire la Grande- e-Bretagne ct les
Etats-Unis touchant l'ultimatum
la Hollande au sujet des navires est
rejetee sur lie president Wilson par les
junkers a Berlin ct a Vienne. De plus,
lie president est tenu responsible de
ce que l'Entente ma pas mordu a un
nouvel appas de paix lance sous des
termes voiles.
Ludendorff ct Won Hindenburg, avec
leurs satellites de moindre importan-
ce chantent une nouvelle "hymne de
haine" contre les Etats-Unis ct lis
proferent bruyamment des menaces
dune "nouvelle paix par pepee"
Leur attitude sc refete dams la pres
Sc alleniande tout entiere, ct les jun
kers ont pris des measures radicales
pour detruire une fois pour toutes
Influence des moderes ct des socia-
listes.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-22

Rouges ou les Philippines, que par les
etudes sur Part militaire quill await
deja publiees ct qui avaient fait con-
na1tre son nom jusqu'en Europe. Ses
chefs paraissaient ignorer sa valeur.
Un jour, certaine revue technique fit
remarquer cette injustice. Roosevelt
etait alors president de la Republique.
II fut stupefait d'apprendre que Per-
shing n'etait que capitaine-"Moi,
s'ecria-t-il, je ne puis etre colonel 81
lui nest pas general" Les officers
qui Ientendirent parler ne virent Ia
qu'une boutade, un hommage plato
nique. Dams tous les pays du monde,
pour passer de capitaine a general
il faut franchir les grades de COM
mandant, lieutenant-colonel, colonel
une quinzaine d'annees er mettant
tout au mieux. Par bonheur, aux Etas-
Unis tout est electrique. LIE 20 sep
tembre 1906, Theodore Roosevelt, en-
vertu des pouvoirs que les lois nord-
americaines lui accordaient, sigma un
decret faisant general le capitaine
Pershing. La chose parut la-bas tou-
te naturelle. II men eut sans doute
pas etc de meme chez nous. Et pour
tant! -.
A peine nomme general, Pershing
fut envoye, en- qualite d'attache mill;
taire, au Japon. LIE legendaire Kuro-
XII apprecia vite ses qualities ct lie gar
da pres de lui.
"J'ai appris quelque chose de lui", !,
dit lie Japonais.
Et le Nord-Americain de repondre:
"Il ma enseigne beaucoup de ce que
je sais'.
La France aussi peut apprendre
beaucoup du grand chef qui, pour af-
frmer sa fol invincible en- la victoire
des allies, a trouve cette formule lapi-
daire quill Sc pla1t a repeter: "L'Alle-
magne peut ct doit etre battue"!
Paul FUCHS.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-22
WILSON VEUT SAISIR LES QUAIS
ALLEMANDS

LIE president Wilson demande au
Congress, de lui donner immediatement
Pautorite necessaire pour saisir les
quais allemands, dams les ports ame-
ricains.
II fait presenter sa requete par lie
senateur Martin, de la Virginie, le
chef democratic du Senat. M. Martin
fut conferer avec lie President a la
Maison Blanche, ct a son retour au
Capitole, il annonca que la requete de
M. Wilson sera incluse dams un amen
dement, quill proposera au bill du ere
dit supplementaire dun milliard, qui
est presentement devant lie Senat.
Les quais allemands Sc trouvent
presque tous Hoboken, ct lis appar-
tiennent principalement aux lignes
mbourg-Americaine ct North Ger
man Lloyd.