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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-27
Tuttfe-Pa fn1er

Mrs. Walter Palmer, 327 Firth
avenue, announces the marriage of her
granddaughter, Marie Anna Wende1s,
to Dr. Asaph Marsh futile on Wed
nesday, June 10, at South Pasadena,
Calf. The bride has made her hOme
with her grandmother there. She has
been a teacher at Redland, Calif.s for
the past six years, and the groom is a
doctor at Los Angeles.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-27

Miss Mamie Hagerty is spending a
few days in La Vale with her parents.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-27
NEW FREIGHT RATE
IN EFFECT TODAY.

The new freight rate went into eff
feet today and about $7OO,OOO,OOO will
be added to the revenues.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-27
Burdette--GouId

Burdette Gould passed away at his
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
DEFER FORMING
 SWISS SOCIETY
 AT THIS TIME

New York, Feb. 13.-Because the United States is concentrating it's eff forts on war, Swiss residents in this country have decided. it was an- nounced here today, to defer until a more suitable time'' the movement to establish in the United States a branch of the Nouvelle Societe Hell vetique, an organization which aims to promote the solidarity of the Swiss people at home and abroad.
 The political and economic situation of Switzerland is well understood in America, according to resolutions adopted by committee representing Swiss residents in America, so that mo particularly useful purpose would be served by propagating at this time information on things Swiss in the United States while propag ganda de- tracting from the concentration of heart and mind on the support of the American administration might be misunderstood"
 Swiss citizens and those formerly Swiss are urged that they can best render service to Switzerland 'fby conducting themselves as good citi- zens of the country whose hospitality or legal protection they enjoy; and they are advised to devote their pub
 lie spirit to the support of the Ameri- can administration and the attain ment of the magnificent world-peace aims of President Wilson,
 The committee authorizing the an- | nouncement includes Frederick Dos senbach, director of the Official 1nfor- nation Bureau of Switzerland in this country, and H. o. Ammann, presi- dent of the Swiss Scientific Society o1 | New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
REFUSE sACCHARINE SUGAR.

Rome, Feb. 1S-Italy's supply of sugar mixed with saccharine has finally been consumed, not because anybody liked the mixture but be- cause Food Controller Crespi forced the demand by withdrawing ordinary white or granulated sugar from the market. Under directions of the Controller a large quantity of sugar was mixed with saccharine in order to effect a sugar saving.
 Notices were issued explaining this fact and also that saccharine was not harmful, as had been supposed. After a trial the public pronounced the new war sugar uneatable and refused to buy it. So it was kept in storage until after Christmas when Crespi withdrew all other sugar from the market. In desperation the public | bought saccharine sugar But it is not expected that the saccharine bit ter-sweet sugar experiment will be re. l peated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
LETTERS BY JEFFERSON.

London, Feb. 13-Two letters, one written by Thomas Jefferson and dated Monticello, April IT, 1921, and the other by General Lafayette and dated Lagrange, June 28, 1927, have been presented to Consul General Skinner in London as a gift to the American government. The donor was H. B. Gross, a Philadelphia man ufacturer, who until recently had a home here. The first concerns cer- tain books which the correspondent recommended to Jefferson and which he declared he was endeavoring to obtain, while the letter written by Lafayette speaks of the invention of a bee hive and of his interest in az ricultural development generally. There is nothing to disclose the iden- tity of the persons to whom the let ters were addressed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
LOOK AT CH|LD'S
 TONGUE IF SICK CROSS, FEvERISH
When constipated or bilious give California Syrup
 of Figs"

Look at the tongue. mother! If coated, it is sure sign that your lit- tie ones stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
 When peevish, cross, listless, pale, dosen't sleep, doesn't eat or act nat ural1y, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; had stomach-ache, sore throat diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of it's little bowels without gripping, and you have a well, playful child again.
 You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless fruit laxative; they love it's delicious taste, and it al- ways makes them feel splendid.
 Ask your druggist for a bottle of california Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies. children of all ages and for grown-Uns plainly on the bottle. Beware of commercials sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by Cali fornia Syrup of Figs Company. Re- fuse any other kind with eoAtampt.- Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
SEEKING JEWEL THIEVES.

Mexico City, Feb. 13-The drag-net system has been adopted by the po- lice of the capital to capture daring band of jewel robbers, thus far with out success. Recently, on two suc- ceeding days, down town jeweIry stores were entered by band of six masked men in broad daylight. The loot secured in the first raid amount ed to 50,0O0 pesos, in the second to a much smaller sum. After a vain search for clews, the police went through a part of the city known as "CoIonia de la Bolsa" and brought large and varied assortment of Mexi- can "Apaches' to headquarters, where they were viewed by the robbery vic tims. None of the prisoners, however, was identified as a member of the band.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
OUAKERS IN FRANCE.

Paris, Feb. 13 - Portable houses erected in France by the English and American Friends, working in con- junction with the American Red Cross, now number 501. These shelter 1,756 persons. Some of the American Friends are thrashing in the country barns about Sermaize. Several men are at work erecting tractors and blows recently arrived from America. Goats for the peasants of the invaded regions are being imported from the Pyrenees mountains
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
ICE JAM STILL
 SOUND NUISANCE

New Haven, Feb. .12-Ice in Long Island sound east of this harbor is holding up the fleet of tugs and coal barges that was reported from the New Haven breakwater yesterday. The ice jam is largely off the mouth of the Connecticut river and until this breaks up it is unlikely that any tug captain will attempt to proceed east ward. Navigation between New York and New Haven now is in clear water and empty barges are moving back to New York
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
few hours earlier.

lew 1lOuES odI l1SI.
 All bore addresses and stamps. We opened one and a groan went up.
 Each box contained 12 small post cards! Each card carried written
 message to some best girl or mother!
 Each individual card had to be cen sored! It was many hours work, with
 eight officers on the job.
 As I read the apparently quickly penned messages, just a word of greeting from the water to the land, it struck home how hard it must be for the mothers of those boys to req lize that their sons really care. Ger tainly the penned word belied a love or longing for home which I knew every one of those dear chaps felt. At sea, if ever, the real value of home is appreciated by MT. Bluejacket. But he can't express his feelings with ink and pen. . .-..~. ..-..,. ....:--.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
Can't Find Dandruf

Every bit of dandruff disappears after one or two applications of Dan- derine rubbed well into the scalp with the finger tips. Get a small bottle of Danderine at any drug store and save your hair. After a few applica- tions you can't find particle of dan druff or any falling hair, and the scalp will never itch.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
INCOMPETENT WEST
 POINTERS ORDERED
 HOME BY PERSHING

"America Must Make Good in Hurry and in a Big Way" Says American Commander When He Finds Officers Who Don't Appre- .ciate This Fact He Ships Them Back to U s. The Man Who Was Afraid But Not Coward . A Drunken Algerian and Two German Heads Which He Carried Back to Trenches
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
(BY HERBERT COREY4

With the American Army, Feb 13-Every now and then meean officer with false light of happiness shining in his eye. He shakes by the hand. He says:
 'Well, old horse, I'm off for the States tomorrow"
 "And glad of it?"
 That's the conventional response The comeback to which it regulation orange blossoms at a wedding is:
 "Surest thing you know"
 But he isn't At least, he usually isn't Many of the home oers have been dumped because they have not measured
 who have made good and sent home because they good and help the fellows back home unpeas ant catfish They do not want to leave the big show and back to the training camps.
 One know had the eagles of colonel pinned his shoulders He wanted that promotion and stay here as a major He wanted to "staY with the bunch"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13

Rex, the oldest lion in captivity, was slain in his cage in Prospect Park. Brooklyn. as an act of mercy He was 29 years old.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13

LET YOUR VALENTINE
 BE FLOWERS. JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13

now values exclusively the rewards of force. But not before.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13
Gross Itself Decorated

He resented the war, for it broke his plans and perhaps cost him his future. Even after he got his third ci- tation he did not wear his cross when he came to town. That was 'chi-chi," ]" he said-swank, an English boy would have said.
 Then at the front one day a shell demolished the car he was driving and bit of it struck his cross and bent it so that it rolled and sparkled
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
WANT COG QUARANTINE
Hoosick Falls Sheep Growers Pes
tered by CANNES.

Hoosick Falls, Oct Assessor
Harry Hale has been notified that
claims for damages will be fled by
near this village, for the loss sustain
Leyerne Prebble, a farmer residing
ed by the raid of dogs last week on
his flock of sheep, at which time eight
were killed and five others injured. A
claim by A. j. Haynes, who had ten
ducks killed by the dogs, will also be
presented. On account Of the un-
usual rayages which have been made
in focks of sheep in this town. the
losses from which amount to several
thousand dollars in the last few
months, a petition directed to the De.
partment of Agriculture is being cir
culated among the farmers requesting
a quarantine on dogs during the re-
mainder of the fall, each night from
an hour after sunset to an hour be.
fore sunrise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
----. - a.M 5
Card OF Thanks.

We wish to thank the many friends
for their sympathy and kindness in
this great sorrow. especially the en-
ployees OF the f. T. Waist Co.. and OF
Bottum and Torrance Co Also the
teachers for the good thoughts they
are putting in the hearts OF their
children Claude could not be spared
to enjoy the things which they sent
him. but 1t will help along with the
other ones and is pleasing in Gods
sight In thanking you al very kind.
iy We do not forget to thank the one
who is able to heal the broken heart.
ed and wipe away the tears
Mrs. Laura Thayer.
Mrs Eva Thomas and children
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
Took Out Dreadful Soreness.

When the kidneys are weakened OF
overworked so that they fail to filter
and throw all impurities out of the
blood, the poison remains in the sys
TEN and backache. soreness, lamenesS
and rheumatic pains are likely to de
yelop Mrs. David Henry, 60 s. Lin
coin Ave. Washington, \. j., writes
Foley Kidney Pills are doing mt
much good, both my kidneys and the
rheumatism. They took all the dread
ful soreness out OF my limbs" Sold
Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
The Wash Goods and
the White Goods

spendidy ready to supply your desire for worthy
worthwhile materials that will withstand the rub
and the tub
GlNGHAMS, domestic and imported .... 100 to 75c
PERCALES-hundreds of patterns at. Soc and SOC
FLANNELETTES AND OUTINGS-light or dark
29c and 800.
Wide Choice, too, of Galateas Popns Devonshire
Cloths, Crepes, Kmona Cloths, Cotton Burrellas
and various other weaves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
ONE YEAR COURSE
AT WEST POINT
Under New System 1t Can Turn Out
More Than Ore Thousand Officers
Each Year.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The mill
tary course Al West Point will be a
one years course for the period OF the
war the war department has announc-
ed On recommendation of the chief
OF staff, Acting Secretary of War Gro
well has approved the plan for gradu.
ating the two upper classes November
l. this yeai
!. s. the purpose of the war depart
ment TO utilize this academy to the
limit for the duration of the war. Two
hundred officers are now graduated
each year from West Point and under
tho new system it will be possible to
turn out more than 1000 officers a
yea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08


n
nd he hundred andon GARNER akers acce
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
ifiE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday, October 8, 1918.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

DIlSiiJ Ioi busy hcouSio ..
Robert L. Kennedy of Union street
is i'll of influenza.
Miss Grace Andrew is home, her
school being closed on account of
Spanish influenza.
Mrs. Claude Gokay has rented her
house and has rooms now with Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Hamilton.
James Hamilton, who is stationed
at Camp Colt, Gettysburg, is recover.
ing from serious attack of Spanish
influenza.
Ladies OF the First Congregational
church at Old Bennington will meet
at Mrs. Philip jennings Thursday al
ternooa at $50. All are cordially in
yiteG.
The Ellsworth place at the Anthony
crossing was sold at auction this
morning. There were several bid
ders and the place was sold to John
Scully for 5000 The place has been
occupied for the past 20 years by Mrs.
Mary Fillmore who is now in the
Brattleboro Retreat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
GET RID OF THAT
PERSISTENT COUGH

II you are subject to weak lungs heed
the cough as warning. ECkMAN'S
ALTERNATIVE may aid you In stopping
the cough. In addition. IL is a valuable
tonic and health builder In such cases.
No alcohol narcotic or habit forming
drugs. Twenty years successful use.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
Delightfully."- Priced White Goods Abound

THE LONG CIoTtsthe Nainsothe Cambce Pquee Cords and
in
ant
Oceans of Notions, Buttons and Other Incidentols
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
THE DRYSDALE STORE

ATnateIlr and prO1eSSlO1aI UarnleIlI TfdKeTS
helpful The
publications offer suggestions and ideas The always
upoh supply reliable depend
able.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-08
Certificate nees,ena,nE Charter

Treasury department.
Office of Comptroller OF the Currency.
Washington. ID. c., August g, 1918.
Whereas. by satisfactory evidence
presented TO the undersigned, II has
boon made 10 appear that The Ben
uirgion County National Bank OF Ben
nmgton, located in the village OF BEN
nlngton in the County OF Bennington
and state OF Vermont has complied
with all the provisions of the Act of
Congress TO enable National Banking
ASSOCIATIONS TO extend their corporate
existence, and for other purposes APP
proved July .. 1852, as amended by
the Act. approved April 10. 1909:
Now, therefore, I, Thomas i. Kane,
Acting Comptroller of the currency,
do hereby certify that THE Benning-
ton County National Bank OF Benning-
ton located In the village OF Bcnuing-
ton, in the County OF Bennington and
state of Vermont is authorized to have
succession for the period specified. In
its amended articles OF association.
namely until close OF business on Aug
ust g, 1888
In testimony whereof Wit
ness my hand and Seal OF
office this sixth day OF
August. 1q1S
n. +. KANE,
Acting Comptroller Of the Currency.
Extension No. 1898.
Charter No. g3gs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

the medieval sister cities of Verdun the proud, Foul the saintIy. and Metz the rich.
 There is quite a bit Of the historic and the impression in an old place like that, and French infantry band had just struck up an inspiring air, I was quite under the speu of the oc- casion when Ian American provost marshal walked by and asked me, pret ty emphatically, what I was doing in Metz. 1 had pass to Nancy and Luneville-two days of leave to go over to see the French lad that we had at the hase hospital year ago but it was too much to explain how my path took in the closed" city of Metz the major couldn't understand. guess, the curisoty of a Tank and the opportunity of transportation afford ed by passing automobiles. And was ordered under arrest for the first time in my fife, at least ordered to re- port as such to my company. He didn't know that A. P. M that we're in a state of perpetual captivity out here at Evacuation 12. all packed up for 6 week waiting tho word to go to Ger many
 I went on to Nancy, and found that beautiful city transformed from dark ness into light. streets crowded with Eeople, had some excellent meals and nearly froze to death in the coaches Grand Hotel. Also I went down to Luneville and found our old patient. Rene Zimmerman, big and stout Com ing back, the train was filled with lib- erated prisoners, hundreds of all na- tionalities. Three Rumanians crowd ed into our compartment, stalwart chaps. two year prisoners in Lorraine, speaking German. which in the camps gets to be the uniyerssS language of Russia and -, frenchmen and all the rest. They had been fairly well treated-farm work. e. But at Nancy three bloomin' Brit ishers climbed aboard and they were the lads, golden lads! Irishmen, all of them, with Irish brogue and Irish wit-Kipling's Soldiers Three in real life. All veterans of Indian campaigns one of South Africa. They went over with Kitchener's First Army fought at Mons.and then on the Aisne got captured Four years and two
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

change, the. gate keeper was, suspiG@ ious-it was a violation Of every trust of German thrift-and Oh the other end of the long bridge Micky found himself again a prisoner. 4
 One. of his companions spent twelys months in a prison at Cologne; hs too had his story. of attempt at es-- cape foiled by sentries on the Hollan6 border. They were. full Of tales and descriptions as they rode in this ex7 press to Paris, asse>~t walking all the way, 900 kilometres. from the place. they were casually released across the frontier, through Metz and down to Nancy. They Tad two pleasant mem ories-the prisoners had cleaned up their guards before leaving, and brek- en few faces; and they had had q fine welcome from the American S- - and Micfy swore he had eaten six pounds of meat at one sitting Four years had given him sarnes- s-shnetite. ! Well, they had a lot of stories. se1ae humorous, and others not so much so, prisoners steamed alive, left to die in prison, camps These thin faced ! told the truth and tot Of, it.
 And we're glad to see things. going forward as they are, without listening " lilS IluLS WHO IlOW1- 1ney u@Fe got to pay for the. thing,. and, when they get through paying, never be able to do the same sthing. over again. It has cost too much for any halfway ending, as l. isnow from my little Bit of experience in the midst of the first American trainiAg area. in the grip and pneumonia eA;denic, that we sa:b l in Brittany and more lately, in tile operating rooms of the surgical. hos- pital behind the Lorraine front. | 1 Yours truly, .t.s s.- #
 LESLIE T. GAGER. :
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

months in. German prison camps.
 Promised lots of things when the
 Huns tried to get them to join in the
 Irish Brigade movement to encourage
 the Sim Feiners and internal reVolu-
 ton in Ireland, treated, when they
 refused, by being split up and scat
 tered to iron factories and sulphus
 mines, and rock quarries-places
 where they were given IS hours of
 work or more day-they worked
 till they had broken the stipulated
 quantity of rock, or took the punish
 ment. Never a, bed in the 50 months,
 food of the meagerest, black bread in-
 ferior to that of the civilians, which
 in turn was inferior to the military S, soup made edible from mangel wur-
 gels. coffee made from burnt barley.
 | It was a hard game to play and the three were the remnants of hundreds
 who. died of starvation. exhaustion, sickness AIicky Kearn played the game so well that he got 52 changes of employment, so he said in his four years, until finally he got Tight" job on which he throve-farm labor for Is hours a day for the two months before freedom came. Eye trouble got him out of the sulphur mine to hospital for treatment and reclassifca tion. An injection of petrol into the arm was sure to produce an inflammation re- quiring hospital care-unfortunately some who tried it got blood poisoning
 and lost arms and even life. Micky
 escaped once from heavy job in the
 glass factory. Got half an hours start
 or a Monday morning before roll call
 in those early days the prisoners had civilian clothes, with stripes that could l be ripped off-and made the woods
 He had a couple days rations, he got
 more when he ran into an English prisoner on a farm and drew his at
 tehtion by whjstling an army call. He had two hats-a cap and a tam-o' shanter-invariab after meeting one
 group of people on the road he would
 change to the other hat, changing his
 description thereby, he said. Finally he came to the bridge at Coblentz
 with freedom almost certain on the other side. hIicky gave the toll gate
 keeper 10 pfennigs and didn't know l the charge was .only seven. And wheI
 he kept on without waiting for the