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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

This is woman's opportunity to
show her ability as an officer The
forces are only those of her own fami-
ly, and she is used to managing them,
but she must do it little better now
than ever before.
1t is the 500. 900 families Of Wiscon-
sin against Is 900 900 bushels of pota-
toes, and the battle must be won in 60
days.
The weapons are ricers, potato mash
ers, pairing knives, saucepans, and the
other pots, pans and kettles that are
the favorite property of every house
keeper
OF course. you can have potatoes ric-
ed. mashed baked boiled, and even
fried in various ways; your family
doesn't need any training in those
moves. But here are two bits of pota-
to strategy that are "easy to look at, >
easy to learn, good to eat, and good
enough for the family and for company.
Potato Pancakes
. raw potatoes grated Qarge)
Il teaspoon salt l tablespoon milk
3 tablespoons flour 1 egg beaten
Mix the above ingredients, beat
thoroughly and cook on hot creased
griddle.
Cheese and Potato (Enghsh)
3 cups raw potato sliced thin
2 cloves garlic chopped fine
4 ounces grated cheese 3 ounces fat
2 teaspoons salt teaspoon pepper
Arrange in baking dish using alter
nate layers of potato, cheese, fat, and
seasoning. Cover tightly and bake in
moderate oven until the potatoes are
tender Il hour Decorate with chop
ped parsley and serve in the baking
dish. (NOte: The use of garlic gives
the cheese a flavor resembling parme-
SAM
Potato O'Brien
2 cups diced cooked potato
l tablespoon flour l tablespoon fat
J cup skinned milk teaspoon salt
/ teaspoon pepper cup bread crumbs
l green pepper cooked and chopped
} cup grated American cheese
Make the sauce, using the fat, flour,
milk and seasoning. Mix the potato
and the green pepper with the white
sauce and cheese. Put in a baking
dish and cover with the bread crumbs
and brown in hot oven. Note: Can
ned red pepper can be used in place of
green pepper
Potato Biscuit
l cup mashed potato 1 cup flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt tablespoon fat
cup water or milk (about)
Sift together flour, baking powder
and salt. Work in the fat with fork
or knife. Add potato and mix thorough
ly. Then add enough liquid to make
a soft dough. Roll the dough lightly
to about } inch in thickness. Cut into
biscuits and bake IL to Is minutes in
hot oven
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
Those Registering From Here

48 Forest County young men who
have become II years of age since
June 5, 1917 registered at Crandon or
June 5, 1918. Following are the names
of the boys from the east side of the
Frank Belize, Laona
Murton Elkey, Laona
Edward Joseph Bradle, Laona
Jerry David Godin, Laona
Walter j. LEM, Wabeno
Charles William Braun, Wabeno
Francis l.. Clumb, Laona
Albert Garrow, Wabeno
Seymour Henry Pittsley, Carter
Walter Rietz, Wabeno
Wilbert E. Carlson, Wabeno
George Arthur Michaels Jr. Sopertor
Ernest Carney, Soperton
William Daniel Champeau, Wabeno
Walter William Norman, Wabeno
Wilfred Hebert, Wabeno
James M. Nolan, Soperton
Harry Ernest Carlson, Soperton
Walter Duprey, Wabeno
Stanley PaIflowitz, Wabeno
Melvern Anderson, Wabeno
Phil d Flanner, Blackwell
Andrew Karprik, Blackwell
Tonic Pueone, Blackwell
Victor Withol, Laona
p. j. Dunbar, Wabeno
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Wabeno. Wis. Nav 90. 1918.

Wabeno, Wis, May 90, 1918
Board of Supervisors of the town of
Wabeno met at the clerk s Office for the
purpose of acting on bills and such
other matters as might legally come
before the board. Meeting called to
order at 10 o'clock a m. by VIM. Hub
bard chairman.
Present VIM. Hubbard and John
Schuster. Absent Con Aderholdt.
The following request from the sew.
eral superintendent of highways had
been filed and was read:
To the Supervisors of the Town
of Wabeno, Forest County, Wis.
The undersigned superintendents OF
highways in the town of Wabeno re-
spectfully represent that the highway
taxes assessed for said town are insnf.
ficient to keep the roads therein in re.
pair.
Yon are therefore requested to as
s5ss an additional tax of S., 343 90 upon
the taxable property of the road dis
tricts in said town of Wabeno. Such
taxes to be collected and expended as
other highway taxes are collected anC
expended and for the purpose afore,
said.
Given under ouI bands this 2sth day
of May A D. 1918
Peter BraunSr.
Robert Forrest
VIM Rummel
Vim Collins
Max Hoffman.
On motion made and seconded the
board passed the following order for
the assessment of additional highway
taxes:
Wabeno. Wis May 20, 1918.
Order for additional highway tax by
supervisors:
Application in writing having been
made to the undersigned supervisors
of the town of Wabeno by the superin-
tendents OF highways of the town OF
Wabeno setting forth that the amount
of highway tax assessed by said super
visors is insufficient to keep the roads
in said town in repair and said super
visors deeming said request reasonable
and the use sufficient by virtue of the
authority in item vested by law, here
by order and make an additional as
sessment upon the taxable property Of
said town of five mills to the dollar on
the valuation of the same as fixed by
the supervisors in the tax list for said
town.
VIM. Hubbard,
John Schuster,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


For neat job printing come to this
Office.
Joe KolDe.k of Laona was caller in
town Friday.
w. E. Svltzer of Amigo was in town
over Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Willettis clerking AT the
kommers store.
Miss Emma Thaves left for Gillett on
visit Friday.
Miss Anna and j. F. Hammes of Pa
dus were in town Sunday.
Miss Irene Moore went to Gilett on
visit last week Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Bolsaple motored to
Rhinelander and Crandon Sunday.
Malcolm McEachin was over from
Rhinelander on business last week.
Mrs. Smith of Manawa is here on a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. l.. P.
Kommers.
Miss Edna Rietz is clerking at the
Rus IN store during the absence of A.
f. Huettl
Matt Zahrirger of Laona, the livery
man, made several trips here Friday
and Saturday.
Rob Maislein went to Iron River,
Mich, Monday on business for the
Jones Lumber Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. O'Brien of Hiles
and Mr.. and Mrs. V. H. John of Gran
don, were callers in town Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Londo and daughters
Loretta and Kathryn left Friday on a
visit at Green Bay and Wausaukee.
Dana Richardson returned to his
work at Washburn last Friday after
spending a weeks vacation at his home
here.
The John Enders and ohm Volk fami-
lies and Joe Harter and Frank Mischo
returned Friday from a camping trip to
Roberts lake.
Anton Fritsch accompanied his
daughter Helen to Appleton Friday
where she will enroll at the Appleton
Business College.
Ed. Klose, who has been passing a
few. weeks here at the parental home,
eft Satu. ay for Gillett where he will
be employed at the depot.
A social dance will be given at Town
send this evening for the benefit of the
Red Cross. Music will be furnished by
Panosh's orchestra of this village
1t is high praise when one can say of
person chat he is man of his word.
One knows what to expect of such
man. He is valuable citizen, a good
neighbor, true friend, one with whom
it is satisfying to deal. He does not
make promises without knowing that
he will keep them. Having made one,
he will, if need be, fulfill it at all incon-
venience or personal loss. We all
know those who, on the contrary,
promise anything readily. "Oh, yes, l
will be there" they say, and fail to
appear at the appointed time or place.
Eyes, | will give so much" they de-
clare, or, 81 will do such piece of
work." but fail to give the matter an
other thought. Such people have con-
venient forgetters. When asked TO full
fill their promises, they have forgotten
them entirely, or "other matters have
INTERVIEWED" or "now it is too late /"
A few experiences with this kind of
promises make one value above rubies
and diamonds the man who keeps his
word.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
FOOD CONSERVATIONISMS

The man who wants to make money
out of the war does not like the Food
Administration, for it interferes with
his profteering; but the people ap-
preciate the Food Administration and
despise the profteers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
Japan's Rice Crop Declines,

Japdh'S HICe NTUP DeVTIIISs'
Production of corn, rice and pota-
toes in Japan during 1917 was in all
cases less than in 1916. The 1917 rice
crop was about 100 million bushels
below normal, decline of more than
one-ffth. Japan is now making eff
forts to increase her wheat acreage
greatly; also to build ships for carry
ing japanese and Australian wheat in
the Pacific trade.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

we are disloyal; we are the enemy at
home
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

Eat baked potato instead of the
other slice of bread when potatoes are
plentiful.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
VIM. Hubbard,
John Schuster,
Supervisor:

On motion the following bills were
allowed by the board and the chair
man and clerk authorized to issue
checks in payment OF same:
State Bank of Wabeno interest
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
William Scramlin CaseIs To Be
inquired Into
HIGHWAY ROBBERY TALE
Also Judge Gave instructions
To Investigate Where Women
Hold High Carnival

Judge w. L. ComStoCk recalled the
grand jury to the district court room
yesterday afternoon for additional in
struction. He stated to them that
the three classes of crimes against
the state should be most carefully
considered. These three classes are
felonies, gross misdemeanors, and
common misdemeanors. He spoke of
rumors in regard to crimes, and sug-
gested that the jury not take it for
granted that anything had been
proved by the police or inferior
courts.
He recalled the case of William
Scramlin, who was found dead in an
alley near the police station and who,
in the opinion of many people, was
murdered, and recent purported
robbery on the Main street hill in this
city,
The judge stated that he believed
each community was entitled to a
thorough inquiry into such matters.
1t had been rumored that in the mat
ter of the robbery compromise had
been arrived at He stated that no
man, not even an officer, may COM
promise a crime, but that proper
inquiry should be made and those in
error should be made to respond to
the law. .&
Judge Comstock also spoke of the
fact that it was rumored that certain
places in the city are being used for
immoral purposes, and men and wom-
en- congregated in such places had
been arrested. Some inquiry should
be made to determine whether or not
such matters exist, so that the COM
munity may know that some authori-
ty has done it's duty to the people
No Indictment Against BergfeIs.
No indictment was found by the
grand jury against Henry Bergfels
who was recently held to the district
Continued on Page Two.)
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
SAMNIES ESCAPED HAIL
FROM THEIR OWN GUNS
j. w. PEGLER

to feel out the strength and location
of the Pershing forces than for any
other purpose. 1t is believed that the
Germans are getting all the informa-
tion they can in preparation for gi-
gantic concentrated attack to be made
on the American front in France.
Opinion at Washington.
UNITED Press Dispatch.]
Washington, February 6.-There is
general belief in war office circles
at Washington, that the scattered at
tacks that the Germans are keeping
up at various points along the Ameri-
can front mean simply that the Ger
man commanders are feeling out the
strength of the American line and it's
position in various places. 1t would
not be surprising if the Germans
should soon begin a mighty and con-
centrated attack against the Amer
lean front.
American Army in France, Febru-
ary 5.-There was lively shelling by
Americans and Germans throughout
Tuesday Anti aircraft guns repelled
German planes There is increased
activity along the whole west front
The Germans are reported lombard
ing villages hitherto untouched.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
ASK FOR ROAD REPAIRS
Parties Interested Appeared
Before Blue Earth County
Commissioners

At the meeting of the Blue Earth
county board yesterday afternoon
several interested persons appeared
relative to improving that part Of the
poor farm road commencing at the
city limits. Engineer Moe presented
some figures relative to the dirt to
be moved, etc. AS, owing to lack of
funds, the county had decided not to
aid in road work this year, it will be
necessary for Mankato township to
complete this work. The county will
take up the matter of a bridge on the
city and county line with the city
The fee statement of J. w. Schmitt
as county attorney, amounting to
s2,225, was approved and filed.
A letter was read from N. A. Nell
son, president of the Minnesota tax
conference, stating that the chairman
of the county board and the county
auditor are ex-officio delegates to
that conference and asking to have
three additional delegates named.
Three more were named: George e.
Austin, Lake Crystal; Frank Simon.
Mapleton; E. H. Short, Madison
Lake.
A motion was passed, providing
that the county purchase two six-foot
Austin Western graders and two six.
foot Russell graders.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
KfYNEN WILL STRIKE
ASSERTS union LEADER
Nationwide WaIkout, 1t Is the
Claim BY Head of This
Organization
UNITED Press Dispatch.I

Chicago, ILL.,, February 6.-Antici-
pating a wholesale discharge of teleg-
raphers by the various companies, for
secretly joining the union organiza-
ton, and expecting these discharges
to come on the 28th day of April, the
Commercial TeIegraphers' union is
preparing for nationwide strike to
go into effect on that date.
1--WE know that such a strike will
interfere with the war operations of
the government" said President Ko-
nenkamp today, "but we cannot help
that. We believe that industrial lib
erty at home is more important
ideal to make a struggle for, than
political liberty abroad. The G. T.
U. A. has taken action in all parts of
the country, instructing it's members
not TO do any scabbing anywhere.
For a long time, the various compan-
les have ende;,y ored, by threats of
discharge, to keep their men from
joining the Te!egraphers' union. If
any company undertakes to carry out
this threat, the organized employees
in other parts of the country will not
help such a co1cpany to keep IFS bus
mess going"
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08

With the American Armies, Febru-
ary "a handful of Sammies were
yesterday examining the damage done
by the German attack on Sunday and
had strayed at some distance from
their own lines towards the German
trenches. when American rockets
were seen to go up, signalling that an
barrage was about to be-
GIN The Sammies were in imminent
danger of being caught under the fire
of the guns of their own comrades.
However they did not remain in
hiding, but made a rush for their own
lines, which they managed to reach
in safety while German shells were
exploding ali around them. A moment
later and they would have been
caught under the hail of American
shells. The barrage was ordered to
forestall an expected German attack,
which, however did not materialize.
1t is believed that the Germans would
have made this attack, had it not
been stopped off by the American
storm of shells.
The Germans are continually MAX
ing raids against this and that por-
tion of the American line. 1t is be-
lieved that they are doing this more
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
BAKER AGAIa ON STAND
Tells Committee More Troops
We're Sent To France Than
Was Expected

Washington, February 6-More
troops, both combatant and non-com
Blatant, had been sent to France by
January than had been expected, Sec
retary Baker told the senate military
committee when his cross examina-
tion opened today. He agreed with
Senator Weeks that it would be i'm
proper to disclose the exact number.
The transportation Of troops was
temporarily reduced by the necessity
of sending larger engineering forces,
he said
In hiss previous estimate that NIL
lion would be sent to France this
year, the. secretary explained, that be
did not depend wholly on American
shipping.
Discussing an editorial in maga-
zine with which Colonel Roosevelt is
associated, Secretary Baker said the
editor had no more information than
an ordinary citizen.
An attempt was made to have the
session secret, but this was defeated.
Senator Weeks inquired about reports
that he had heard of pro- Germans be-
ing in the army, and mentioned es-
pecially the report that a captain and
another army officer had been sent
home on account of their pro- German
utterances.
Secretary Baker intimated that the
purchasing power for the army may
be placed in the hands of Edward
Stettinus. The question of transports
was left untouched because the COM
mittee got into squabble about wheth-
er figures should be made public.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
WILL PROBE THE LEAGUE
State Safety Body To Make
Inquiry Into Non.Party
Organization

ST. Paul, February 6.-The State
Pubic Safety commission, before ad-
journing at II p. m. yesterday, adopt
ed a resolution authorizing it's county
directors to begin at cnce an investi-
cation into disloyalty charges and re-
ported activities of Nonpartisan
league officers in Minnesota.
Under the power to conduct the in
vestigation, the directors have the
right to summon witnesses, and, If
necessary, compel them to testify
The decision to conduct the inves-
tigation into the leagues activities
was reached after a long discussion.
Taking the stand that the closing
of saloons in Minnesota and other
states is war measure on which
the federal government already has
acted, the commission indicated just
prior to adjournment that there will
be no immediate action on the petit
ton signed by more than 100000 citi-
zens, asking that the saloons of the
state be closed
Statement BY Townley.
st. Paul, Mimi, February 6.-That
the National Nonpartison league well
comes any investigation that may be
made into it's doings, was declara-
ton made here today by A. G. Town
ley, president of that organization
He said this when asked if he had
anything to saw about the report OF
the Minnesota Public Safety commits
sion investigating the acts of that
organization He declared that the
league was perfectly loyal. 1t would
not only welcome but would insist on
having a complete and exhaustive in
vestigation. He declared that the
monopolistic classes had for long
time been endeavoring to undermine
the influence of the league by casting
aspersions at it's loyalty. He said the
monopolistic classes had been trying
to deny members of the league the
exercise of the constitutional right OF
free speech.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
IN HIS SHACK
Seventy-Five RevoIvers locat-
ed In Home of RecIuse At
Fairm0nt :.

Fairmcnt, Mimi, February a.
Lemuel Wickman, the aged recluse,
whose body was found frozen in his
shack here yesterday is believed to
have spent the major part of money
which he received following the
death of his son for firearms.
Seventy five revolvers of different
makes and sizes, and twenty five
shot guns, in addition 70 5000 rounds
of ammunition were found in his
shack
More than S. 0Oo in money was al
so found concealed about the place.
Nearly $4,000 was found hidden in
two jars and another $1,000 in his
vest, which was RANGING at the head
of the bed, under the most vicious
appearing of the collection Of revol-
vers.
The whereabouts of Wickham' s
relatives had not been learned and
funeral arrangements lave not been
made.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
NORWAY TO BE NEUTRAL
That Government Has Notified
All the Countries To
This Effect
UNITED Press Dispatch

Christiania, Norway, February g.
The Norwegian government today
made an open declaration of it's de-
sire to maintain strict neutrality in
the great war and to maintain it's
commercial relations with all nations
The Norwegian government requested
the United States and the allies to
take note of the fact that Norway
could not break off her commercial
relations with one side and not with
the other. without impairing her neu-
trail position.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
WASECA VS.. BLUE EARTH
BasketbaIITeams Are Scheduled
To- Play Fast Game Here
Friday

Waseca and Blue Earth high school
basketball teams will play a game for
the district championship at the Man
kato high school gymnasium on Fri
day afternoon at four O'Clock, the
game being played in the afternoon to
comply with the fuel order which pro-
night games. 1t was the desire of the
contending teams to play the game
on neutral grounds, and the Mankato
school offered their floor. E. o. Ad-
dams of the Mankato high school will
act as referee. The winning team
will represent the district at the state
basketball tournament to be held at
Carleton college.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
FOOD ORGIES IN italy
. FROLIC BY THE YOUTH
Aviate Officers Stuffed Selves;
Six Meals Per Day
HIGH LIVING WAS THEIRS
Couldn't Pass Restaurant On
Way To Mass; Some Time
AT Feeds
IL

American Aviation Camp, South
ern Italy, January 45.-[Correspond-
ence of The Associated Pressl-The
food problem recently attained the
dignity of a crisis here. When the
United States government arranged
for the training of Americans here,
it was agreed thats five lire per day
should be paid fort the feeding of
each aviation officer in the making,
a sum equal to advanced food prices,
considering the several hundreds of
men to be fed. A. contract to feed
the men was let to a local restaurant
proprietor but he became imbued
with the idea that Americans have
plenty of money and are anxious to
spend it. For many weeks the
Americans, absorbed in their train
ing, accepted the food given them.
They merely went down into their
own pockets and patronized the can
dy stores of the city, its restaurants,
but particularly the canteen where
the Italian soldiers Of the camp spent
their money for drinks, sandwiches,
and omelets.
Gradually the price of canteen
products rose so high the Italian
soldiers were unable to patronize it
and complained to their officers.
These latter Investigated Jointly
with the American officers, with the
result that canteen prices were re-
duced $50 per cent and the contractor
Iin charge of the American mess had
to beg to be given a chance to hold
his contract.
1t Was Just Before Holidays.
This happened just before Christ
mas and as the Americans were be-
ing paid off for the first time in three
months, they persuaded their COM
mander to let them all go to Rome
and Naples and gorge themselves.
There they engaged in veritable food
orgies. They bought candy and nuts
and cake by five-pound lots, retir-
ing to their rooms to eat after TAX
ing regular restaurant meals Snr,e
of the men were reported to have
eaten six meals day.
One of the features of the recep-
tion given at Rome by Ambassador
Thomas Nelson Page and Mrs Page
young men was a spread of cake
and candy weighing down several
tables. Although all present ate
freely from the tables, their appe-
tites seemed merely to have been
whetted, for they were later found
standing. out in front of candy stores
eating more cake and CANDY. Several
started to mass at st. Peters but
were unable to get any further than
a restaurant facing the church.
The Mankato free press., 1918-02-08
WORKMEN Want PEACE
Statement Made BY William
Dittman, Socialist, At Trial
In Berlin
UNITED Press Hispatch.l

Amsterdam, Holland, February G.
German dispatches tell how William
Dittman, the German socialist leader,
on trial by court martial, stated at
his trial yesterday that the strikes
that broke out over Germany, and
were suppressed only by military
power, were a protest en- the part of
the working classes against the gov
ernment's program of peace with
annexation. He declared it showed
very plainly that the workingmen
wanted peace, and were not in favor
of pressing German claims for an
nexation at ALL