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WISE WOMEN IN JAPAN:
THEY RESPECT MAN
Little Maid From Occident OBJ
jected to Cobbler Unfasten-
ing Her Shoe Laces.

Pcfore had been long in England, some
friends took me TO hootmaker. | sat
down in Il chair and n magnificent gentle
man knecling in front of me, began to un-
lace my boots. Quite unconscionsly |
stopped him, saying, "Pleasc don t..
The gentleman was much embarrassed
! unloosed my laces myself and then let
him take my measurement On the way
home. my friend asked. Did the boot
maker say anything rude to you just
now"
NO"
'.Why wouldn't YOU let him take off
your boot?"
"Rv a mani Even if he was n boot
maker, a Japanese lady cannot allow n
man to undo her laccs.
Then was your behavior the result
Of that principle Of respect for mem
"Of course
"Sut what YOU did was most insulting.
Ii women arc to respect men in every
thing, then they must make men do their
duty
Indeed; hui this high spirit is Of a
character which personally could never
entertain or make us of That woman
should stand in the middle Of the street
and make man tic her laces up. this
really cannot admire | feel extremely
indignant both with the tyer and with
the person who accepts the tying. How
ever ! learned afterwards that this is
the result of inevitable circumstances,
for when a woman is cncascd IN a corset,
it is not easy for her to stoop, SO the man
must do the tying because II Is a man
duty To aid the weak and helpless.
There Is one kind of woman in Eng
land who does not even say Thank
Won. when man tics up her shoe laccs.
They arc only dong what they ought
TO do: indeed, they ought to thank women
for giving them the opportunity. Is
not this lgnohlc? They do not even say
Please, hut just point ont the fact, say
ing. My lace is united When they want
to ride in motor car, they call out, My
feet are tired When they want 10 cat
they say. Il am hungry The man must
give satisfaction 10 these bare announce
rncntS and must endcayor to tender his
best services Nay. moro even this Is not
enough Tie must guess beforehand what
a woman Is gong TO want and anticipate
her requirements When poor creature
IS tor1nentcd IN this fashion, it is no
wonder that he gets lines in his face.
Letter Of japanese girl in England, pub
llshed III the Near East, Toxic.
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expect to constitute formidable obstacle

expect to constitute formidable c obstacle
in the way Of success, is really one Of
the smallest sources of concern. The
usual time of crossing is between one and
three o'clock a. M; and at such IN hour,
it is quite natural that the sentry would
rather stay in his box than walk in the
rain. Or perhaps he is man of cautious
instincts, and does not care to come near
a band which he knows will outnumber
hun. and whocc members can handle n
revolver as effectively rs he can rifle.
Or, in default of either of these altcrna-
tives, it mly be suspected that the
worthy sentry is actually in league with
the guide, who can well afford to split
his fee of four dollars head land up
wards with one o, two deserving Ger
mans.
Once through the wires, one is quite
through the adventure. 1t is still ncces-
sarv to pass over n narrow striHpf ncu-
trail territory, INTO which, presumably,
German Gentry would not hesitate to
shoot if he saw reason to do So On the
far side of ths strin one meets the first
Dutch sentries: and after fewfor mali
ties one stands free man again on
Dutch sell Scientific American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
UNDERLINE PLANNED
MEXICAN j. S. BREAK
Overpersuaded Zimmerman to
Enter Into Alliance to Tie
Americas Hands for War.

Amsterdam, Oct 30 Correspondence
OF the Associated Press. The German
plot to incitc Mexico and Japan to war
against the United States originated with
Herr Won Chemnitz, who bore the title
Of legation Counselor, and was employed
in subordinate capacity in the German
Foreign Office. it is now asserted This is
disclosed by Professor Bonn, rector Of the
Commercial Academy Mt Munich, Pava-
ria, according to the Munich Neueste
Nachrichtcn
"Von Chemnitz," says the Munich
newspaper, Imagined himself an author
ity on Latin-American affairs and sug-
gested the scheme to DIR. Albert thinner
mann. then German Secretary for
Foreign Affairs. Zimmerman discussed
it with other foreign office officials, bat
they thought it unfeasible
Zimmerman kept the matter in mind.
Presently, Won Chennitz came and told
him that in the next few days an espe-
clally reliable messenger would leave for
Mexico, 10 whom the message could
safely be entrusted, and that il was a
matter OF now or never.
Zimmerman allowed himself to be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
WORK AGENCIES PLACE $500 600.
Employment Service TO Extend Its Scope
as Army Returns.

Washington, D c. Nov 25.-Ap-
proximately 100000 workers were di-
rected to jobs by the Labor Depart
ments 5 employment service from the
time Of It's organization last January to
October 30 The service also announced
Yesterday that the number OF its offices
had been increased from 90 10 900
There viii be n continued demand for
the services Of the agency in the place
mcnt of men mustered out Of the army
and navy and released from war in
dustry Preparations have been made
for handling the placement of all work
ers. the War Department and War
Industries Board cooperating with the
service, in order that demobilization
and cancellation OF war contracts may
proceed gradually and in proportion to
he ability Of peace industry to absorb
the workers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets.
the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards, practicing physician for
IL years and calomels old-time enemy,
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic con.
stipation and torpid livers.
DR.. E Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calornel, but a healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the sTeynote" of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to act
normally. They never free them to
unnatural action
If you have dark brown mouth" now
and then - bad breath - dull, tired
feeling-sick headache-torpid liver and
are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one or two lit.
tle DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
Just to keep right. Try them. l0c and
25c per box All druggists. !,
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outragcs are said to have beer care
fully noted by the British Admiralty,
which has made special cndeavors to
bring their careers to close. Com
mandcrs in this class who are believed
to have been alive at the end of the war
were the following:
Max Valcntincr, who IVES responsible
for the barbarous sinkings of the Nor
wegian steamer Magda, the Spanish
steamer Pena Castillo, the Italian liner
Ancona, the British liner Persia, and
others
Wilhelm Werner, accused Of sinking
hospital ships.
Captain Won Forstner, who sank with
circumstances of brutality the Falaba,
on which American lives were lost, early
in the unrestricted U-boat war, and the
Aguila.
Two others liable to special treatment
by the British Admiralty are Captain
Forstmann and Captain Gansser
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
BRAZIL INVITES BRITISH.
Chambers of Commerce Open Doors to
Briton

Sac Paulo. Brazil Oct 25-The British
Chamber Of Commerce in Sac Paulo has
undertaken to encourage the largest pos
sible number Of British concerns TO come
TO Brazil 10 compete against its own mem
bers This policy was announced after
the last annual meeting
There was bitter antagonism al first 70
this policy, members OF the chamber
arguing that il would spoil their chances to
ave other British firms established IN
! rail. Those in favor Of the new policy
argued that they void have to face
strenuous competition in Brazil after the
war. no matter what they do now and
said they preferred TO compete with fel-
low Pritishers in the common cause Of
outcompcting other nations, rather than
to fight alone the German, American and
japanese competition regarded As Ger
tain To follow the cessation Of hostilities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25

over-persuaded and so the fatal step was
taken"
DIR. Albert Zimmerman on January
10, 1917, directed the German Minister,
Non Eckhardt, at Mexico City, 10 propose
an alliance between Germany, Mexico
and Japan to take effect as soon as it wns
certain there would be war between the
United States and Germany. The Ger
.Iapan's adherence TO this scheme. Zim-
merrnann proposed that Mexico should
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
BUSY ENITTERS HUGE OUTPUT.
Red Cross Workers Report Ia 900 900
Garments During War.

New York. Nov % American Red
Cross workers during the war knitted
IA 089 600 garments for the army and
navy, according to 4 report made puulic
here toriCht by National headquarters
Of the organization.
In addition, the workers turned out
253. 70 900 surgical dress rs, % 255-
900 Eospt garments mi 1864 900
refugee garments.
Tire work YVES done under the direction
Of 2e70 chapters Of the Red Cross with
more :aan 81 900 branches and au>iIi ries
embracing Inore than 5000 900 workers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25

"reconquer the lost territory Of New
Mexico, Texas and Arizona"
The German plot was made public
by the United States Government in
February, 1917 Its disclosure was one Of
the startling incidents which preceded
Americas 8 entrance into the war
Professor Moritz j. Bonn, director %
the Commercial High School ut Munich,
was lecturing in the United States on.
German history and defined German var
aims in addresses delivered here before
the United States became q beIigerent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
STORMS BREAK LONG FLIGHT.
Across Continent Aviator Forced Down
oy Record Rain.

Derning n NJ. Nov 25.-The Long
head bipl ne, en- route from Santa Bar
bara 10 v Washington, and which was
forced TO land III Taona, on the Arizona
desert, yesterday, remained there yester-
day. Last Saturday the disabled engine
WIS repaired, but on Sunday morning the
heaviest ralnstorm IN years swept over
the desert and prevented resumption Of
the fight The flight, which is being
mad, to demonstrate the feasibility of
transcon;inental aerial mail service,
will be resumed tomorrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
GERMANS TALK OF INDEMNIT Y.
Nations Wealth Before the War Was
400 Billion Marks.

Stockholm, Nov 25 Discussing the
question rs to what indemnity the En-
tcnte Allies might demand from Ger
many, Professor Franz 0ppenhemer,
writing TO the Frankfurt Ieltung SAYS
the total national wealth Of the Ger
mans before the war WAS estimated at
400 600. 900 900 marks. and the total
annual national income Al 400d0,0G0,-
600 marks He estimated The annual cost
Of feeding and clothing the German poo
pic at 10000. COO. Geo marks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25

appeared and your Vegetable Compound
] do all my own housework. ] cannot
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound too highly to women
passing through the Change of Life"
Mrs FRANK HENSON, 1916 S. Orchade
St, Urbana, Ill.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
cheat flashes," backache, headaches
and 1.-the blues" should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
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grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in a weakened
condition. i felt at
times that | would
never be we'll again.
i read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's s V e ge-
t a b ] e Compound
and what it did for
women Ia s in G
through the Change
of Life, so / told my
doctor ] would try
it. j soon began to
gain in str e n e t h
and the annoying
symptom 6 dis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE.
Need Help 10 Pass the Crisis Safe
ly-Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, III. During Change of Life,
in addition TO its annoying symptoms, l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
HARDEN CLAIMS
KAISER DID NOT
ORDER THE WAR.

MUNICH, Dec Macmillan Har-
den, editor of the Zakunft OF Berlin,
said to the correspondent of the Elk
press, according to a dispatch from
the German capital that the impress
sion abroad concerning former En-
peror William is false one. He
said that he, himself. had suffered too
much through the former emperor to
incur charge of Partially, but that
it was fact that William HohenZcl-
Tern had no personal part in willing
the war, but was a mere tool in the
hands of the military party, by which
he was regarded as a coward.
When the moment for declaring
war came, the militarists were afraid
he would refuse to sign the declara-
tion," Harden said THE former en-
'peror missed his vocation. He was
never happier than when posing in
the limelight. He ought to have man
aged cabaret or taken show tour.
He was a great Snowman"
Declaring that he knew when Am
erica came into the war that Ger
many was beaten, Herr Harden said:
II fought with the censors, to tell
the people this, and when President
Wilson published his fourteen points
| advocated their acceptance because
l knew we could not get better or
more favorable conditions"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
ALLIES DETERMINE
TO MAKE EXAMPLE
OF ARCH-CULPRETS.
Those Responsible for War Crimes,
From Kaiser to Prison Comman-
dantS, VIII Be Tried on Mer-
its of Evidence Given.

LONDON, England Although, ow-
ing to the absence of Colonel House,
it was found impossible for repre-
sentatives of the Great Powers who
met earlier in the week in London,
to come to any definite decision, it is
no secret that those who were pres
ent arrived at very definite decisions
regarding the bringing to justice of
those who were held responsible for
the cruelties and breaches of interna-
tional law committed during the great
war. France, Italy, and the United
Kingdom, that is to say, were unani-
nous in their decision that an ex-
ample must be made, not of the minor
-culprits, but of the arch-culprits
themselves. With this end in view it
was decided that the Kaiser the
Crown Prince, and Ferdinand of Bull
garia should be brought to trial. Nor,
of course, did the list end with these.
There are culprits as bad though
perhaps not quite so highly respon-
sible. Amongst these other culprits,
who will also be put upon their trial,
lis the famous Duumvirate in COnstan-
tinople, Enver and Talaat, whilst in
Germany itself, Won Tirpitz, author
of the submarine campaign, and the
commandments of the prison camps
will be placed on dock.
All these men, from the Kaiser to
the prison commandments, will be tried
on the merits of the evidence brought
against them, and from the Kaiser to
the commandants, the sentence of the
special tribunal will be remorselessly
executed, and, as the charges will all
include murder, there is little room
left for speculation as to the sentenc-
es if the prisoners are found guilty.
Between the Kaiser and the Crown
Prince at least technical difference
exists. The Kaiser was sovereign,
the Crown Prince, nominally at any
rate, a subject obeying the sovereign
commands. The amount of respOn-
sibility is therefore completely differ
tent in these cases. That both the
Kaiser and the Crown Prince realize
the seriousness of the position is,
however, manifest. Both are now ex-
planning that they were utterly ir-
responsible for the war. The Kaiser,
through a friendly interviewer, is en-
deavoring to shift the blame to Won
BethmannHolweg and his other min
listers and insisting that he was sent
on the famous Norway cruise to get
him out of the way. Won Bethmann-
Holweg strongly resents the impli-
cation and is determined to pin the
Kaiser down to full responsibility
for the acts committed. The Crown
Prince, in his recent interview, is
even more specific in his denial of
guilt Every incident, from the sub
marine war and the aerial bombing,
down to the actual efforts in the field
at Verdun, and later at Amiens,s he
repudiates all responsibility for, in
deed he declares they were carried
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
SAYS GERMANY
NEVER WILL GET
WARSHIPS BACK.

LONDON, Monday, Dec. 9.-Archi-
bald S. Hurd, the naval writer, in the
Daily Telegraph today, says with ref
erence to the idea said to be held by
some Germans that the surrendered
German warships would be returned
to Germany after peace was signed,
that it points, of course, to complete
misapprehension of the intentions of
the allies, for it is certain that these
ships will never again fly the Ger
man ensign"
After discussing various propos-
ais for the disposal of the German
warships, Mr.. Hurd says that the on
ly course to adopt is to distribute
them among the allies in accordance
with the losses which each has suff-
cred in maintaining command of the
sea.
German submarines, on the other
hand, should cease to exist. Mr..
Hurd suggests they be broken up and
the parts used for other purposes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
SOLDIER BOY LETTERS
FROM WESLEY WALKER.
France, Nov. 8, 1918.

France, Nov. 8, 1918.
Dear Uncle:-
/ am feeling fine now and hope you
are the same. We have had some fine
weather here this week but it is rain
ing tonight. l had the AFTERNOON off
today and went up to the next town.
1t is little larger than Platteville
and the streets are just as narrow
They have some real nice stores there
and dandy Red Cross canteen. / ran
onto Edwin Dersch and had a dandy
visit with him. He hasn't seen any
of the other boys from home since he
got over here. He is stationed about
four miles from here. The boche
dropped a. bomb about half a mile
from where he is one night last week
and about an hour later the Ameri-
cans shot down a plane a few miles
south of us here. I saw it go down
in flames, that is I saw the flare of it..
It all happened after dark. They
haven't been over since. 1t don't look
as though hostilities can last much
longer, and the Hindenberg line sure
didn't amount to much. Austria is
done and Turkey and it looks as tho
we will have the goose for Thanks
giving. am going to write to Halle
tonight and maybe Leslie Deakins
Wisco did not come over with me. He
went to Ohio so fellow that came
over after we did said. / left him at
Camp Hancock. Six of the old boys
of e. Lansing caught me at the other
camp and one followed me up here
| can't tell what ship we came over
on but it was a large one and not a
q. S. They don't grow corn over here
All that l saw seemed to be grown
for the fodder. 1t was sown in rows
and real thick and was not over three
feet high. | don't think as many of
the boys are getting married over here
as the papers state. 1t won't happen
to me anyhow.
didn't get this posted today so
will write some more. l saw a dis
patch driver | know and he told me
where the 32nd division is. They just
went back to a rest camp and l guess
they made a record for themselves
this time. They have been up to the
front couple of times since the time
you spoke OF / guess. He saw some
trenches tn It the boche had held with
cement floors, running water, shower
baths, electric lights and some swell
furniture that they had taken from
French houses. He had some papers
that the d boche had dropped ov-
er our lines stating how the German
government had accepted President
Wilson's peace terms and he would be
to blame for all the lives that were
lost from now on. The bloody cusses
keep right on fighting tho. They will
wish they had accepted the peace
treaty now before long.
Your nephew, Pvt. Wesley A. Walker.
To Jas. Walker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
ut in spite OF his protests.

out in spite of his protests.
Both the Kaiser and the Crown
Prince will have every opportunity
for clearing themselves when the
time comes, as will Won Tirpitz for
his responsibility for the murder on
the high seas. and the camp comman-
dants for their responsibility for the
murder and maltreatment of prison
ers. The position of King Ferdinand
is in no way different from theirs. He
is responsible not only for the betray-
al of the allies politically, but for the
appalling atrocities committed by
the Bulgarians in Serbia and Greece.
The old fox of the Balkans is appar-
emily trapped at last. Whether he
can escape from the trap or not re-
mains to be seen.
AS for Enyer and Talaat, they are
entitled to be regarded as innocent
until they are legally proven guilty,
though the attack upon Odessa and
the murder of Armenians exist to
prove the contrary.
For the remaining culprits. the old
Sultan never was anything more than
a miserable tool and he has passed
away, as has the Emperor Francis
Joseph, the exact amount of whose
culpability is somewhat uncertain.
Perhaps the principal culprit in
Austria-Hungary is the Hungarian
Count Tisza, and he has paid the pen
atty of his crimes. What the full list
of culprits will amount to, time will
show, but that it will be fairly
lengthy one is positively certain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
WILHELM TO THE DEVIL.


fErom the original Schrecklichkeit.e
Fond greetings, Satan, dear tae thee-
An has it CARED We greet tae see
Hoo / haze set my people Tree,
Themselves tae rule?
Nae doot We aye haze labeled me
A sorry fule.
All. Cutie, gin We i yer haste
Haze thocht yer confidence misplaced
An that yer masters sair disgraced,
IT'S certain, then,
That l. wha millions haze debase9,
Ye dinna ken!
/ abdicated-ay, indeed;
But dinna let that fash yer held.
Haze We e'er Stacked yer evil speed
Sin yer great ia
Nae mair haze l. Tools for my need
Come at my ca.
Mayhap We were bit surprised
T. fact a. bit demoralized-
Tae see Berlin "democratized"
Hank, Cutie, dear:
Democracy | hae devised
Ye medina fear.
Democracy's aye dro1l; tbs weird
Tae watch. Weel, when it first
appeared
kenned twas naething tae be feared.
Moo, frae tn wings,
Ahint my socialistic beard,
/ pu' tn strings!
Mac in Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-25
FROM FORESTS PRIMEvAL.
MuscOda Democrat Says That Deer
Are No Uncommon Sight in
That Vicinity.

NJ Homer and one of his sons had
an unusual experience one day re-
Gently while doing some work in the
woods near their home in Dry Hollow,
about three miles north of this vii
lage. A large buck deer suddenly APP
peared and charged upon them, caus-
ing them to climb some nearby trees
to protect themselves. After remain
ing in the trees for some time the
buck disappeared, and they came
down and went home.
One morning recently between six
and seven o'clock a deer was seen on
Second street in the road. 1t was OBJ
served by Mrs. John McVay, Mrs.
Crosby, Mrs. H. J. Moves and Miss
Hazel Adams. 1t appears that they
are coming this direction, by reason
of their being in the northern woods.