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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
EXPRESS MERGER
IS COMPLETED

The American Railway Express
Company is the official name Of the
new corporation which today took
over the operation of the express bus
mess on all the railroads Of the United
States. An announcement to this eff
feet was made today bylF. w. Schultz,
local manager of the American Elk
press.
Following the completion of the
merger into the new company of three
other express lines, it became appar-
ent that nearly 100 per cent of the
total mileage of all the railroads of
the country will be operated under the
new plan, and the American Railway
Express company was selected as the
best suited to cover the situation.
Final arrangements have been made
to include in the new company the
Northern Express, the Great Northern
Express and the Western, which up to
a recent date had not come into the
merger. They operate in the middle
west, the Northern covering the North
ern Pacific, the Great Northern On the
railroad of the same name, ard the
Western on the $500" line.
Since the contract was made with
the railroad administration, express
operating and accounting officials have
been hard at work unifying the vast
operations of these companies so as to
have the new system in effect on July
/. After that date all express wagons
will be operated by one company, and
all matter will be shipped simply "by
express"
The officials of the new company
have been drawn from the old compa-
MES, and new alignment of operating
territories is now being planned. The
appointment of F. P Small, vice-pres-
ident and secretary of the American
Express, as secretary of the new COM
pany, has just been announced; also
Caleb S. Spencer, yice-president and
treasurer of the Adams, as vice-presi-
dent and treasurer of the new COM
pany. Other appointments Of chief
and assisting operating officials will
be made shortly.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
WHEN FORTUNE SMILES,

A correspondent was informed that
an old schoolmate of his had just
become the proud father of twins.
Correspondent wrote father the
congratulatory letter which is printed
herewith:
Dear Aigy-Peace be unto you!
Who would have thought of your first
issue being double number? If the
type is good and the matter sound,
we need have NO fear in regard to TIE
circulation. Increase and multiply,
and when the present issue is out OF
print, we can look with confidence for
a fresh addition Cor is it edition?/
whose excellence will not be below
par. Z
"But enough of metaphor. l have
tried to imagine what you said and
how you looked when the news was
broken to you. Did you exclaim, with
Miranda, Oh, wonder! How many
godly creatures are here. And look
ing refectively at the subject, doesn't
it seem to you that Dame Nature re-
V0dlOu u0IS0lL III uOIIud1 SulSS WucH
she presented you with twins? For
natural phenomena ever come in
pairs; Day and Night, Sun and Moon,
Winter and Summer, Ham and Eggs,
etc. Babies should be no exception to
the universal law. What is more lone,
ly than the loneliness of children
what more pathetic than the solitary
child?
'It will not be necessary, my dear
fellow, for me to remind you Of the
practical aspect of your position. |
know that there are those who, when
they affirm that babies are such
DEAR little things, accent one Of the
adjectives unpleasantly. You must a.
gree that where Nature is lavish, man
must economize'-or get his salary
raised In conclusion let me remand
you of Albany's words in King Lear
Striving to better, oft we mar
what's WE'LL Also to the maxim,
'Two's company, but three's-' Your
sincere friend, N. r. g."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Three Brothers in France

Mrs. w. L. Horn, Kenosha, formerly
il Baraboo, has received the follow
ng letter from her son, Phillip Glib
IONS, now a soldier in France. The
etter is dated June 9, 1918, and reads
IS follows:
We received a letter from you last
thursday, June 6, which was the
pnly one since | wrote last, a little
over a week ago. I was certainly
glad to hear that you had received my
rst letter from France. You will
robably get our mail regularly now.
If course it seemed a long time at
irst, but you must remember that all
he letters you get will be about a
month old This last letter of yours
5as dated May 4, and you will receive
his about July 10, so that will make
wo months that you have had to wait
~ an answer.
One of our men got back from the
hospital yesterday and he said he saw
10 and that he would be back with
in about two weeks. OF course
nat will be before you get this letter
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Merimack Young Man Writes

Mrs. Clara Odekirk, Merrimack, has
received a letter from her son Ken
meth, dated at Fl. Smelling, Mimi,
July 8, 1918, which says in rart:
It rained here during the forenoon
of the 4th, but it cleared up at noon
and the rest of the day was very
nice. They had a number of celebra-
tons in the different, parks so went
over to the Falls for the afternoon,
took supper at our club in Minneap-
oils, then went out to Lake Harriet
to the band concert. There was an
awful crowd out there, as it was such
a fine evening. I got back to the
fort about a. m.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at
our club in st. Paul. While there
they served refreshments and ice
cream. Then I went home with a
sailor whose folks live in st. Paul. I
just happened to meet him there at
the club. He used to work in the
Western Union office at Chicago. He
enlisted there at the Great Lakes sta
ton and then was sent to Minneap-
oils. where he is training in wireless
work at the DunWOod institution,
which has been turned over to the
government for war training. From
his home we went over to his aunt7s
place and had very nice supper, then
music during the evening. There
were four families there for supper,
so we sure had some fun with the
girls The four mothers are sisters
and all look enough alike to be two
sets of twins. All were so nice. They
were very much interested in my
work, as I enlisted Harold's (that is
the sailor brother about three months
ago, and he is "over there" now.
One of the families, live out at
White Bear lake. We are all going
out there a week from Saturday and
stay until Sunday night.
I was over to Mrs. Ladd's for sup
per Friday night. Had a nice visit.
They are all real we'll.
I was made private, first class, on
April 1, corporal on April 2, sergeant
on June %. and received my warrant
the 3rd of this month. l had been
filling a sergeant's place for over a
month, so was recommended for SER
geancy without taking the examina-
ton, which is pretty stiff.
The safeguard house adjoins this
office. Some of the guards are out
side of my window playing on man
dolin and guitar. and some Of the boys
are singing, so they are sure enjoying
themselves. Will close and go out
and join them. Be sure and answer
soon. AS ever, with love.
KENNETH.
Note: The young man sent a set
of examination questions, which in
clude physical condition, arithmetic
materia medica, and so forth
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Excellent Sharpshooter in Camp
Wadsworth

Mrs. John Williams of Sank City
received letter written June % from
her brother, Carl Jordan, who is sta
toned at Camp Wadsworth in the
South. Among other things he says:
1--WE had big time at the target
range the first day we were here. I
telt proud of being the second best
out of over two thousand men, with
&c points, the best man having AZ
points. The second day I was one Of
the first of our compony to shoot ana
what do you suppose / did? | made
a perfect score. | got five rounds of
ammunition and I made five bulls
eyes, and you should have heard our
company cheer. That gave our COM
pany the best score of the day.
hold the record of being the first to
make a perfect score. They all call
me Bullseye Jordan.
"We are to leave here in a few
days We don't know where we are
going, but we think we will go to
Camp Meade, in Maryland.
81 have to fall out now for retreat
Ind supper, but I promise to send you
ny new address as soon as I can
Lovingly your brother,
CARL.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
cow In THE HOUSE

Clarence Bohn writes from France
to his relatives at Reedsburg. in part
as follows:
We are having fine weather here,
no rain at\alI and everything is so
green and pretty. We are on the edge
of a small village and on hill above
it where the view is fine out towards
the long, rolling hills, like the foot
hills of mountains. The roads are
great over here and along them have
been planted trees which often can be
seen for miles sheltering the road.
We stayed a week at the rest camp
near the port. The trip here was very
interesting as we passed through sew
eral cities and everything was so new
to us. However, the French "chemins
des fers" aren't like our railroads.
This applies to the coaches rather
than to the road bed. But we got the
shakes and bumps right. / believe I'll
walk back!
We have seen lots of vineyards and
the crops are fine except the fields
are small and no fences-all walls or
hedges.
The little village below us is very
quaint and we were surprised to see
sheep, cows and chickens on so init
mate terms with the people. One fel-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Busch Family Invests
In Many German Bonds


pense to itself established a fund to
seduce a part of the American press
with good American gold, exchanged
for mere scraps of paper.
Many of the Americans, he said
invested in the German bonds be
fore this country went ITO war, think.
ing that the money was to be used
legitimately for the purchase of mu'
nitions and war supplies and not
suspecting that their dollars were to
be used against their own country.
The Adolph Busch estate, A. "A
Busch and Mrs. Lillian Busch, were
among the subscribers in America to
the German war loans, he declared
adding that when Mrs. Busch was
examined recently by government
agents when she arrived in this
country she had disclaimed any in
terest in the Evening Mail affair.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Human Liberty Bell Picture Taken

Corporal H. o. Powers, former
Prairie du Sac boy, writes a very in
teresting letter to his home friends.
He says: eve are now stationed at
Camp Dix, N. j., having made the
move from Camp Pike, Tex, since |
last wrote you. This move was some
undertaking, as we were nearly three
weeks on the road. At two stops
we were met by members of the Red
Cross, who generously provided us
with sandwiches and refreshing
drinks.
This camp is a great change from
the rocks and hills of Camp Pike, this
being perfectly level and OF a sandy
soil. Then, too, in Camp Pike we
had to look for a cool place, while
here we have fires and wear sweat
ers, and at night we use all the blank
cts we have
Last Thursday afternoon we had
the honor of taking part in the max
ing of the largest picture ever taken,
it being a human liberty bell, consist
ing of twenty-five thousand soldiers.
This is even larger than the human
flag which was taken some time ago,
as that was made up Of only ten thou
sand men.
Extending my best wishes to all
my friends and acquaintances, am,
yours with the colors,
CORPORAL H. o. POWERS.
''Co. X, 345th Inf
Camp Dix, N. j."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
ALLEGED TO HAVE BOUGHT
s1,OOO,OOO WORTH USED TO
PURCHASE NEW YORK MAIL

The Busch family of st. Louis
bought at least S1,OO0,O0O worth of
German war bonds which the govern
ment believe were sold in this coun-
try for the purchase of the New York
Evening Mail and other papers, ac-
cording to statement issued by
Albert Becker, deputy state attorney
general, New York Mr.. Becker add
ed that probably more than 100000
600 worth of the bonds had been sold
in United States. He emphasized the
point that while the United States
was still neutral the imperial Ger
man government without accent of ex-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Letters and Send to This Office

Vaughn left here day before yester'
day to receive special instruction at
a gas school, so he Will probably write
you from there
Yes, we got the letter from you and
Warren and Geraldine about two
weeks ago. Tell them both to write
real often and Harry, too, as we sure
like to get letters.
We certainly are sorry to hear that
grandpa is so bad and l know how
hard it must be for you.
Well, l must write to Veo yet, SO
I will close for this time, with lots OF
love to all.
Your loving son,
PHILIP GIBBONS.
Editors oNte: Veo and Vaughn
mentioned in the above, are brothers
of the writer of the letter Three sons
of Mrs Horn are in the war.
Chicago Tribune)
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
No Chance For Them.

Brown and Black were arguing at
their club on the question as to who
should be the head of the house-the
man or the woman.
"I'm the breadwinner," Black said,
firmly, land therefore / rule in my
house."
"Well," said Brown, before we were
married, my wife and made an agree
ment that / should make the rulings
in all the major things and she in all
the minor ones"
"And how has it worked?" Black in
quired.
Brown smiled wanly. $50 far" he re-
piled, mo major matters have come
uD"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18

low saw a COW go down the main
street, enter the door of a living
room and protest made!
If one could only tell of the big do
ings over here! However, half of
France looks real American. U. S.
coaches, engines, hospital trains,
shops yards, depots and what not,
just wait until the big push starts
with the u. S. army behind it and it is
coming. The marines have done good
work lately and I guess this summer
will see lots of heavy fighting done.
You saw where the Pres. Lincoln was
torpedoed. / wish I could say more
here / wouldn't mind crossing
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Expects to Cross to Italy Soon


Mr.. and Mrs. George B. McGilvra
have received the following letter
from their son Ralph, now in Camp
Custer.
Camp Custer
July, 5, 1918
Dear Mother:
1t is two months since / was home
and / have not sent you word. It
seems unusal that it can happen So.
The days have piled so closely one
upon another that they are like a
steady stream of waking and working
hours always little too full to do
the things that can be put off. l am
always looking forward to leisure
that does not arrive and can not be
made. The air is full of talk of 60
ing over. Two weeks ago | thought
we would not be here now but it is
very uncertain just when we shall
get started. There is much said
about our going to Italy, which would
be most interesting. Always much
love to you and many thoughts of
You. Don't work too hard mother
Ralph.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
BurIingame Now at Camp Taylor

L. J. Burlingame, president of the
university senior class of 1918, who
since graduation has been attending
the exclusive artillery school at Camp
jackson, S. c., has been transferred
to the officers artillery school at
Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY. He is
a member of the 18th battery, field
artillery.
All those found to be fit and com
petent in this course are graduated
two weeks after they enter the camp.
Mr.. Burlngame is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Burlingame of Madison.
They formerly resided in Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
MEMO SHAW

Memo Shaw died June "a, 1918, at
Oregon, Wis, aged "a years, 10 mo
and IS days. He was an old soldier
having served about three years in
the Civil War. About seven years
ago he was a resident on the west
side of Reedsburg where he lived for
three years. He leaves two sons,
George of Reedsburg and Amos OF
Oregon, and one daughter, Mrs.
Eta Barry also of Oregon. The fun
era1 was held Thursday in Oregon
Reedsburg Free Press.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
WHAT DEBS SAID

In the Canton speech Debs declared
that the purpose of the allies in the
war was the same as that of the
central powers-p plumber; he urged his
hearers to know that they were fit
for something better than cannon fod-
der; he declared himself as guilty as
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes, who was re-
Gently found guilty of violation of the
espionage law; he praised the bolshe-
Wiki and the l. w. w, and counselled
his hearers not to worry over the
charge of treason to their masters"
It is understood that the indictment
against Debs contains ten specitica-
tions under section of the espionage
act, as amended on May 16 by the
passage of the so-ca11ed' sedition bill.
If found guilty on all counts he
faces a penalty of twenty years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine on every
one Of the ten counts.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Obituary
MRS. HENRY MEIKUS

Mrs. Henry Meikus died at her
home on Narrows Prairie July LIST,
after a long illness with cancer. She
leaves her husband and three child
rem, two sons and one daughter, and
her mother, Mrs Meyer who lives
with her, also two brothers and sis
ter, Mrs Henry Dargel. The funeral
services were held Thursday, July 4
at the st. Peters church.-Reedsbu
Free Press.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
Willard kimhaIl

Willard Kimball died at his home in
Lyons on Thursday morning, July II,
about 8 o'clock. He was born at
Union Center, Wis, May 13, 1854. Be-
sides his wife, he leaves one son, Wal
ter, and three daughters: Mrs. L. F.
Berkeley of Cheyenne Wyo.; Mrs. G.
W. Wichern and Miss Ruth, Baraboo.
He also leaves four grandchildren and
four sisters.
Funeral services at o'clock NSatur-
day afternoon at the Lyons church,
Rev. E. C. Henke officiating. Burial
in Delton cemetery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18

Being a Beauty


E%%TW*t%s.sEsF*T'Nx FsTF**TF~FFF
"Arabella is going to be very
pretty GIRL remarked the citizen with
the raincoat to his friend, who had
slowed his umbrella in the rack above
their heads.
well, yes," answered the citizen
who had slowed his umbrella doubt
fully. But you see, We haven't decid-
ed yet whether we will have her go
in for intellect or beauty. Beauty is
appreciated more, but is harder. to
attain"
why all the magazines tell g
woman how TO be beautiful, but you
have to go to college for intellect
don't your
well, there are a lot OF beauty
hints around, but they are not as easy
to follow as a college course. They
are lot harder and more of a strain.
With intellect and art and such things
YOU can make bluff and no one will
know the difference. You can take
UP a stupid lot of studies, and wholis
going to take the trouble to find. out
exactly how you progressed with
them?
"But with beauty you are compelled
to deliver the goods.
"a girl can go to college or take
correspondence course for few years
and learn about lot of dead ones,
and then she is graduated. But a girl
who goes in for beauty has to WorE
vigorously at it and all the time,
"a pretty girl has to wear gloves
to peal onions, she can't, expose her
complexion to sun and wind, she has
to rub dope on her face and eat Ger
tain things, and the care of her hair?
takes up so much time, each day that,
she chould learn to play the piano III
she devoted an equal number of hours
to it, or she could learn a language
or something. When girl learns al
language she has it and when she gets
a knowledge of music she has it, but
with beauty unless she has the right
kind of gown and hat and even the
right kind of weather-pingo! The
beauty is gone! A~s~~
II once knew a girl who became "a
famous beauty by following the direc-,
tions in the magazines. She washed
her face in skinned milk, bathed in
olive oil and dried her hair by the
dark of the moon with a palm fan.
con a certain occasion her trunks
failed to arrive at the exclusive sum-
mer resort, SO she had to stay in bed
until they came. She couldn't risk her
reputation as a beauty by appearing
in kimonO.
"At the same hotel there was girl
who had put in Ler time taking music
lessons. Her music was in her trunks
that didn't come, and all she had to-
say was: I can't play without my
music and she still had her reputa-
ton intact. But the beauty couldn't
say, My good looks are all in my
trunk and still keep her reputation.
$50 I don't think we will let Ara
bella devote herself to the cultivation
of beauty. Art or intellect is better,
being much easier to get away with.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
CHAUTAUOUA Is
NOW AT REEDSBURG

The Lincoln chautauqua this week
is drawing the usual big crowds in
Reedsb1rg every afternoon and even
ing. The tent adjoins the high school
building, and the programs are being
thoroughly enjoyed by many. The
profits are to go to the local chapter
of the Red Cross. Tuesday evening
the pageant by the local talent of chill
dren was very good.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
EUGENE Y. DEBs
HELD ON CHARGE.
DISL0YALTY TALK

Eugene v. Debs was arrested in
Cleveland on Sunday afternoon
charged with violation Of the espion-
age act.
At the time Of the arrest at the
Bohemian garden, where Debs was to
have addressed a meeting Of social
lists, it became known that he was
indicted by a federal grand jury on
Saturday afternoon.
The indictment came as the result
of the Debs speech two weeks ago
at the state convention Of the Ohio
socialist party at Canton, it was an
nounced in the district attorneys
office.
He was the socialists candidate for
president of the United States four
times
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
NOTICE

Send The News to the soldiers
in camp and field. This paper will
be mailed at the regular rates:
Daily, $500 per year; weekly,
$3.50 per year. There is about a
page of soldier letters in the week
Iy each week, the page being
worth the price OF subscription.
No extra charge to send this pa
per to France.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-04
FLORIDA BOYS ON THE TAMPA

The sinking of the American war
vessel, the Tampa, in the English
channel, with all on board, brings the
war close to our state, as the Tampa
not only cruised along our coasts, but
had a number of Florida boys on
board.
Following is the list of Tampa men
missing, according to the Times:
Louis F. Vaughan, Is, son of ]. F.
Vaughan, superintendent of Peninsu-
lar Telephone Co.
Leonard R. Bozeman, "a, son of T.
E. Bozeman.
Homer and Wamboldt Sumner, sons
of Mrs. Frank Drummer. These two
boys are brothers of Mabry Sumner
and Mrs. Charles Goddard, both well
known in Ocala).
William Bozeman, son of w. A.
Bozeman.
Fred and Percy Mansfield, sons OF
j. o. Mansfield.
Robert Robertson. Mother lives in
Savannah, formerly lived here.
John Tally, Oakhurst.
Algie Bevins and A. K. Bevins.
Earl Dell, Dover.
Charlie Calvin, son of Mrs. D. ].
Calvin
Walter Cornell, son of Mrs. Mary
Cornell
Cecil Emerson. son of Mrs. Emer-
son.
Robert Norwood, parents now in
Texas.
Edward Ryals.
VIII Holland, colored, son of Eliza
beth Holland.
Jimmy Ross, son of Joe Jetty Ross.
Two ST. Petersburg Boys
: St. Petersburg, Oct. 3.-Two boys
from this city, Paul Webb and Harold
Myers, were on the Tampa. Their
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New York socialists have adopted
an election platform urging immed-
late peace by negotiation.