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New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
TX K eep StilI,'' Is Advice
For All Pacinsts

Keep step, keep still or keep OUT"
This was the advice to pacifsts and
non-resistants of Dr. Charles H. Lever
more. in an address before the New
York Peace Society yesterday after
noon at 70 Fifth Avenue. Dr. Lever
more is the secretary of the society.
end was formerly president of Adelphi
College, Brooklyn.
This war, as all wars. has come be-
cause Of mistaken idea Of patriot
ISM said Dr.. Levermore at has
come because peoples and nations arc
obsessed with the everlasting II that
refuses to see the other nations point
Of view. But it is here. a struggle of
life and death, and we cannot afford
to listen 20 the voices of obstruction
that seek to break down the morale OF
citizens and reg iments. Free speech
ends when war begins. for war is a
negation, a destruction that breaks
down the laws of peace"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Hls111bert Defends
His n. 7. Account
With J. p Morgan
Declares Money Was De-
posted to Purchase Paper
for Paris "JournaI'

PARIS, Feb Ex-senator Charles
Humbort owner Of the Journal" who
was arrested last week in connection
with the investigation of German
propaganda in France, has written to
Captain Bouchardon, OF the Paris
Military Court, saying that he has
been placed IN false light by the
cablcd dispatches from Now Yorl- re
sarding funds on deposit to his credit
with !. p. Morgan & Co AN inYesti-
cation made at the request Of the
French government by Attorney Cen
eral Lewis Of New York showed that
Senator lIumbert had cash and bonds
TO the value of S32s.000 to his credit
The Senator asked q hearing on this
subject, engaging to'produge complete
documentary proofs OF his assertions
Part OF the money in question, he
writes, came from his personal for
tune, being deposited in August. 1915
for the purpose Of purchasing print
paper for the Journal" Another ac-
count was opened with the Central
Bank of Norway for the same purpose
As matter Of fact. hc says. no paper
was bought in America, better terms
having been obtained III Norway.
Repaid Mime. Lenoir
The remainder Of the money. CON
sisting OF $4,000 placed to his credit
by Bolo Pacha, was paid over, the Sen
ator asserts, TO enable him to reim-
bursc Nine. Lcnor.
Pierre Lenoir, a Parisiun capitalist
with William Dcsouches. bought the
"journal' in 1915 for 100000 francs
and later SOLD it to Senator lIumbert
This money was believed to have come
1rom German source, and NJ. Lcnoil
was arrested last October, charged
with trading with the enemy.
Bolo Pacha, now awaiting execution
for treason in Paris, on a trip to New
York to meet German agents here
represented himself at times as the
owner of lie Journal" He was so in
troduccd to William Randolph Hearst
according to the testimony in Paris of
Hearst's correspondent there.
Through Count Won Bcrnstorf, then
German Ambassador, and other Ger
mans Bolo was furnished with several
million dollars of German government
funds TO corrupt French newspapers
and carry on "defeatst" campaign
lie Journal was to be one OF The
newspapers to carry out his treason
able propaganda. Apparently. however
Bolo did not have his own way with
lie Journal although he did succeed
IN having one laudatoly account OF
Hearst published.
The French government asked Attor-
ney General Lewis of New York State
to Investigate Bolo's financial manipu-
latlons here. In the course of the
search Senator Humbert's large ac-
count here was also unearthed. Pub.
licity was not given this Humbcrt ac-
count until a few DAVIS ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Hearst Ban Not Lifted
lEy Canadinn rrc.sN

TORONTO, Feb. "Thc,e is no
truth IN the report that the ban has
been lifted on the Hearst publications
or the international News Service,
SAID Colonel Chambers, chief press
censor Tor Canada, in reply to a ques-
ton on this point. ~ am aware of the
tact That report Of this kind has
been circulated, but there is not a
word OF truth in it, The rcculatjon.;
are stIll being rgidiy enforced both in
Great Britain and in Canada"
The international News Service on
f:.o!y ff:epfualy 10 sent out the following
"WhSHINGToN, Feb 15.-Thc In
1eTna'ienal TER n;s 4, News Service to-day was
officially restored 20 the mails and
cable privileges on all lines controlled
b& Great britain, its colonies and it,,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Century Of Peace Wa
Argentina Celebrated

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-In com
memoration of the reception Of the
first American diplomatic mission to
Argentine. 100 years .ago, American
Ambassador Stimson, at Buenos Ayres,
o-day. by direction of the State De-
partment, congratulated Foreign Min
ister Pueyrredon upon the completion
Of a century OF friendly relations.
The Chief Magistrate to whom Rod
rey Graham and Theodorio Bland were
presented on February %, 1918, was
the great uncle of the present Minister
for Foreign Affairs.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Italian Socialist Leaders
Sentenced TOR Propaganda

ROIE, Feb. g. Constantine l.az-
zari, general secretary, and signor
Bombaccj, assistant secretary, Of the
Italian Socialist party, have been sen
fenced ~ the Penal Court TO two years
and eleven months and two years am.
four months' imprisonment, respective
u. In addition, Lazzari must pay a fine
of 1900 lire and Bombacci Of 200 lire
and costs. They we're convicted on a
charge Of conducting propaganda
preJudicial TO the national defnce.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Labor Department to Decide
Count MinotEo Case yc-Ia,

WASHINGTON. Feb. %. Decision in
the case of Count Minotto. son-in-law
OF Louis Swift, the meat packer,
charged with being an enemy alien, is
being held up in the Department of
Labor whiIc there is a further review
Of the evidence against the count.
gathered by the Naval intelligence or
fee. which caused his arrest.
Officials describe Minotto's case as
unusual. The evidence shows that
while Secretary McAdoo was in Buenos
Ayrea rs head OF The International
High Commission. cultivating rcla-
tions with Pan-America. Minottb en-
tertained him. Mirotto contends that
his connection with German banks was
severed some time ago
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Cuba Searches Mail
On Spanish Vessel

HAVANA. Feb. 2s.-Post Office De
partment officials and secret service
agents arc examining The mail from
Mexico on the Spanish liner Rcina
Maria Christina. The Spanish Minis
ter to Cuba, who is in charge of Ger
man interests here, is Watching the
inspections.
An unconfrmod rumor was current
late last night that certain documents
from the interior of Mexico, addressed
10 a German consular officer in Spain.
had been found. The documents we're
3ai.l to contain Information relating 20
the military plans Of tho United States
and Cuba against the Central Powers.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

South Brooklyn had received attention
at the expense of other parts of the
port, and that the ten-foot channel now
being built in Flushing Bay was a
waste of money. To be of any use, he
said, the channel ought to be thirty
feet deep.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

P. Dawson at tie beginning of the
war. He was one of the most popular
men in his class at Yale, member of
d. K. E., and had been "tapped" for
Scroll and Keys when he left the uni
versity to take UP flying He was
twenty-one years old.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Jersey City Aviator
Killed by F all in South

LAKE CHARLES, La. Feb 28.-Licu-
tenant William L. Magill, of Jersey
City member of the Army Aviation
Corps, was fatally injured and Lieu
tenant Teland L. Colman, Of the Ma
lne Corps, was slightly hurt when
their airplane fell $50 feet late ycstor-
day. according to information to-day
at Gerstner Field. Lieutenant Maciil
died soon afterward in the field hos.
pital.
The two lieutenants were engaged
in target practice about fourteen miles
from Gerstner Field when the accident
occurred. Officers at the aviation camp
made no announcement regarding what
caused the airpiaue TO fall. Colman
escaped with few bruises
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

ROCHESTER. N. Y, Feb. 2s.-
Lieutenant William NJ Magil. whose
death is reported at Lake Charles. La.
was resident manager in Rochester for
the William E. Harmon Company, Inc.
prior 10 being ordered to active duty
with thc aviation service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12

and F. Schubring were among the
Wausau people, who called on us dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Damon Of Spenc-
er, spent short time in our school
last Thursday.
c. P. Hanson of Spirit Falls, was a
business caller Thursday.
Miss Emma Bloomquist of the Rec
ord-Herald force made US short call
last Friday.
The W. B. c. banquet given last
Thursday evening in the Y. NJ. c. A.
dining room was well attended by the
faculty, students and friends and was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. The dining
room was trimmed with American
flags and the tables we're tastefully
decorated with smilax, potted ferns,
pink candles and candle shades and
pink crepe paper. An excellent dinner
was served by the Ladies Auxiliary
of the ''Y' assisted by several young
men OF the Y. NJ. c. a. Following is
the program of the evening:
Star Spangled Banner All Present
Invocation Rev DIR. Williams
Toast Master --E. ID. WidmeT
Piano Solo Mr.. Paul Giese
Address Rev. DR.. Williams
Instrumental "Drowsy Waters" -
Gaylord Carpenter, Clifford Hoene
Audine Manual.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12

rect supervision. The corporation
charges each miller l per cent of the
value of the wheat he grinds to cover
the costs of administering the cor
poration; for the $50,000,0O0 capital is
to be returned to the United States
Treasury, unimpaired.
The agreement has its compensa-
ton, however, for the policy of Uncle
Sam is to provide each mill with all
wheat possible. To do so, every mill
signing up was required to furnish an
estimate of its possible milling capaci-
ty for the season. This nationwide
survey of milling capacities, when bal
anced against the available supply of
wheat, enables the Grain Corporation
to equalize supplies in a way never
done before. In fact, the schedule Of
prices arranged for the primary mar
kets had for an object this equaliza-
ton. For instance, if the proprietor
of an elevator at Maryville. Mo-, 46
miles northeast of st. Joseph, and 456
miles from Chicago, desires to market
wheat he has available these markets:
st. Joseph, No; Kansas City, Mo-;
st. Louis, Mo-; Chicago. H., and New
York City, N. Y To ascertain the
most advantageous price for him, he
would work it out on the basis of the
following table:
From this table you can see what
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12
INCOME TAX

Heretofore the final period when
any one could make an income tax
return to the United States Govern
ment without being subjected to pen
alties was the last day of February.
This year, however, on account of the
new income tax laws being enacted
and the difficulty in getting blanks
printed, the Department at Washing
ton has granted an extension so that
any individual or corporation now
has up to March 81, in which to file
return without a penalty being
charged.
This is the announcement that has
just been made by Burt Williams, the
United States Internal Revenue Col
lector, whose Office is at Madison, and
who has charge of the collection of
income taxes for this district.
1t is very evident that the United
States is going to make very deter
mined effort to apprehend all persons
who do not make their returns before
the end of this month, whose income
is sufficient to require a return to be
made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

Misses Esther Eggebrecht and
Amanda Stork assisted with the steno-
graphic work at the city hall last Mon
day.
w. M. Meeker and Jos. Grasburger
were business callers last week in the
interests of the Remington Typewriter
Co.
Eleanor Crevier, Dorothy Clark and
Rosina Graf are now taking practice
in the office of the business college.
Mrs. Alma Lazare has withdrawn
from school to accept a stenographic
position with the University of Wis
consin Extension Division in this city
RAYMOND Keffer has accepted a
stenographic position with the Wausau
Abrasives company and began his new
duties last week
Mrs. Fred Arndt Of Fenwood visited
her daughter LeoIaa, at our school,
last Thursday.
Mrs. E. B. Reece of Minocqua was a
caller at the business college during
the past week.
Frank Malone is absent from school
at the present time on account of
sickness.
c. A. Cowee, t. o. kellogg, R.
Deutsch, T. C. Meyer, Fred Deyoe,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12
FRANKLIN SCHOOL BENEFIT

This evening an entertainment will
be given in the gymnasium of the
Franklin school building at 8:15 o.
clock for the benefit of the Junior
Red Cross Auxiliary. This affair has
been planned by the faculty of that
school, so that they may have one
hundred per cent school in the Junior
Red Cross. Tickets will be on sale
at Rhodes book store, and there will
be only two hundred tickets sold,
which is the seating capacity of the
gym" The tickets are fifteen cents.
Among the features of the entertain
ment are dances, tableaus, side shows,
musical selections, etc. Following is
the program:
For the Cause.
Frederick the Great and Assistant.
Infants Dance-Siamese Twins.
Violin Marvels-Fritz Kreisler.
Wonders of the New Edison.
Chaminade.
Spanish Dancers-PavlOwa's Pupils.
Most Anything.
Straight from Hawaii.
CarusO.
My Girls
The Side Show.
The Titantic Dwarf.
Sawdoff.
Mademoselle OutSighti.
Signor Del Fatto.
Momo-Boy With Human Face
Ignota-Domestic Wonder.
Madame Panine-Culinary Curio.
Amanda-Feminine Phenomenon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Kathryn German, former
Wausau high school student, and now
of White Lake, visited school Tuesday
afternoon.
The Junior class has been challenged
to debate by the Merrill high school
junior class and after holding a meet
ing Thursday noon, decided to accept
the challenge and made plans to go
ahead with the debate
The basket ball boys did not take
part in the Stevens Point tournament,
but will enter the Lawrence Tourna-
ment at Appleton, which will be held
March 20, II and %.
basket ball game for Friday night
is being arranged with our first team
and either the Marshfield High school
team or Merrill team.
Miss Media Munger, high school
graduate, visited classes Thursday af-
terloon.
Friday evening still pictures on
"Constantinople and Turkey and mo-
ton pictures on Fall of Troy" were
shown in the auditorium.
Friday afternoon the following pro-
gram for lyceum was given:
A Little Old -Zumettha Seefeldt
The Red Triangle on the/Firing Line
Herbert Stoker, John Sullivan and
Edward Bopf.
Vive La France Carol Tostrud
Are Americans Money Worshippers? ?
--------------------W Walter Hirsch
The Honor System of Eating in Eng
land -------------------
Grace Ralitz, Geraldine Mosher
No Mans Land FIRED Pophal
Fleurette Russell Cook
An extemporaneous nonsense pro-
gram followed directly after and con-
sisted of the following motions:
Fred Gaedtke moved that Morton
Schaeffer give an Grafton in panto-
mine.
Fred Gaedtke moved that Morton
Schaeffer repeat the last sentence.
Mitchell Thorn moved that the Sui
eide Musical Club" give a selection
Eliza Jane" was given.
The club is made up of the following
members Morton Schaeffar, Ed.
SDarr,, William Niles, Leo Faul, Fred
Gaedtke, Russell Cook, and Harold
OdWIey. his Is du unusually LdleuLeu
aggregation of singers.
Morton Schaeffer moved that Leo
Faul tell of his vision of a star-fish
Edward Spar moved that Russell
Cook give a speech on "Lyceum as
He Sees It." This was given with
perfection.
William Niles was asked to give a
selection on the piano.
LenOre Schultz was also requested
to favor the audience with a selection.
Harold Cawley moved that Angelina
Biller talk on Women's Rights. This
same subject was discussed by Harold
Cawley, Ed. Spar and Russell Cook.
A Farewell address was given by
Fred Gaedtke, which completed the
program.
Report cards for the first six weeks
of the new semester were given out
Tuesday noon.
The Betsy Ross club met Tuesday
evening and after the usual business
meeting an impromptu nonsense pro-
gram was given consisting of songs,
recitations, personal histories, etc. The
feature of the evening was a "Bowry
Impersonation," by Thornita Earle
At the next meeting a large prepared
program will be given.
A dance for the benefit of the sweat
er trophy fund will be given Friday
evening, by the high school, at Castle
hall
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12

The New York jobber took for his
own, in this case, a profit of 80 cents
per barrel. He sold part Of this ship
ment to a retail merchant.
This merchant did a small business
and was not licensed, but even here
was another social check. For the
retail merchants of the large cities
and those of many small cities and
towns find each morning and after
noon in the daily papers a price list
for flour and other commodities which
are considered fair by the Federal
Food Administrator for their State.
These prices are usually arrived at
through the machinery of the whole
salers' and the retailers organizations.
The retailer also discovered that the
jobber who sold him this flour was
keenly interested in the prices paid by
the consumer. For the Food Admins
tration has discovered an indirect
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12

the Grain Corporation was making a
large purchase for the Allies and was
utilizing it's knowledge of available
stocks by having on the job a trans
portation trategist-Edward Cham
bers, vice president of the Santa Fee.
Mr.. Chambers was assisting the Food
Administration and has a remarkable
sway with him." Even before he was
called to assist Mr.. McAdoo, the Direc-
( tor General, his suggestions to the rail-
roads had q wonderful effect in dis
couraging their hesitancy as to finding
available cars and in clearing up con-
gestions that looked as though they
never could be uncongested.
How Uncle Sam Keeps the Whip
Ease in getting the needed cars was
one of the advantages enjoyed by this
particular elevator after signing the
voluntary agreement which coded to
the Grain Corporation the right to con-
troll storage and direct shipments and
sales of all wheat bought by the pro-
prietor.
While voluntary, this agreement is
almost compulsory since railroads give
priority recognition to Grain Corpora
ton requests for cars; and elevators
or mills outside the official fold must
"rustle" for themselves. In return the
Government guarantees the elevator
proprietor against losses and protects
him in every way as to price and pays
him rentals for all storage space requi-
sitioned by it.
All elevators, local and terminal,
must take out licenses or face a shut
down. What is the power of the Ii
cense? 1t requires the operator to lay
all cards on the table as to his bust
ness dealings. For the time of the
war the elevator becomes public util-
ity and it's proprietor must furnish in
formation as to his business at any
time when required by the Grain Cor
poration. Each week he must make
and mail reports showing the amount
of wheat, rye, or their derivatives, pur-
chased, stored, and shipped.
Under present license terms, the IL
censee can keep on hand for only 80
days, unless he obtains a special per-
nit, any stocks of these grains or
their derivatives. He is also forbid
den to contract for the sale of any
product which can not be delivered
within 80 days after the contract is
made.
How the Wheat Was MiIled.
Away went our bushel OF wheat on
its journey to the terminal, where it
met other bushels of wheat from all
parts of the territory that fed this
market. There it was REGARDED for
special requirements, marked for i'm
mediate milling and rolled on to a
large mill in Illinois. The miller
bought the wheat from the Grain Cor
poration, for each miller in the Unit
ed States is under license also, and
most of them have filled out another
voluntary agreement which binds them
either to purchase all supplies from
the Grain Corporation or under its d.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12

at New York City was $2.2S per bush
ell Here is how he went about it:
The freight rate from Sikeston to
New York being. 1898 cents per BUSH
ell, he deducted that from $2.2S per
bushel and found the price at Sikeston
to be $2.1102. From this he deducted
/ per cent per bushel for the commits
sion firms charges, which put the net
price f. o. b. Sikeston at $2.1002.
He next compared this price with
what he~ could get if he sold at st.
Louis, his nearest primary market. At
st. Louis the basic price is $2.1S per
bushel, and the freight rate from
Sikeston to ST. Louis cents per BUSH
ell This would make the Sikeston
price $212, less / cent per bushel for
selling charges, or $2.11 net. The st.
Louis price would therefore govern,
being advantageous to the Sikeston
seller.
If our imaginary 2 bushels of wheat
had started from Sikeston, since 1t was
No. 2 grade, we must deduct cents
per bushel, which would bring the
price f. o. b. the elevator point to
$2.0S02 per bushel. As our imaginary
elevator man is charging cents per
bushel for handling, which includes
the commission fee just mentioned, we
deduct an additional 4 cents to arrive
at the price the farmer received. This
price would be $2.0402 at the elevator.
Some of that cents will return to our
farmer if the elevator prospers; for it
is owned comparatively.
When Farmer and Elevator Man Dis
agree.
Had this elevator been owned by pri-
vate firm or person, or had it been a
Zine" plant, Col. Jenkins would not
have been so bland and trustful
He might have refused to sell at all
and arranged TO store his wheat or he
might have taken 1t over TO COM
petitive concern which offered a high
err price; for the Food Administration
has not yet attempted TO regulate the
prices paid farmers for wheat at cOun-
try points II does, however, offer to
sell for any farmer or farmers organ
lzation wheat offered at terminal
points, but makes commission charge
of per cent fer its services
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12


ing was taking place. Uncle Sam
had started on this remarkable ex-
pertinent; he was going to see wheth
er wheat could be marketed minus
raRe-offs to the spectators. This
necessitated complete control by the
Government of storage facilities, trans
pOrtatiOn and distributive agencies,
and the marketing machinery for
wheat and rye.
Everybody was troubled; most of
all, the officials of the Food Admins
tratiOn Grain Corporation who had
undertaken, without salary, and at the
sacrifice of their personal connection
with the grain trade, to whip into
shape the forces that would drive for
ward the big business machine for
marketing American wheat. A single
control; and a $50,000,000 nonprofit-
making corporation to do the work.
This work is necessary arm of the
Food Administration, allowing the
Government to do business quickly
and without red tape. Its stock is held
in trust by the President of the Unit
GU oldlCS. VI llAuC VI tic val ~
will supervise the rate or purchase
the part commercially available of the
600, 100000 bushels of wheat and the
100000 surplus of rye grown in
America in 1917. Its job is to find a
market for every bushel, irrespective
of class and grade. Under Its patron
age, wheat screenings are moving just
as easily as No. l Northern. 1t must
also work out satisfactorily the local
prices for wheat at each of almost
10000 country elevator points, adjust
thousands of complaints, organize the
gathering and analysis of date. inspect
concerns reported as dealing unfairly,
solve vexatiOus disagreements among
the trade, and deal effectively with the
allies purchasing agent and the neu-
trails who may desire TO purchase.
In the early days, following the de-
termination of prices for 1917 wheat
by the Presidents Fair Price Commits
sion, confusion existed in every part of
the wheat-producing regions. This was
intensified by the inauguration of the
new grain grades, as promulgated by
the Department of Agriculture, which
took place about the same time, and
led TO diverse complaints and a feel
ing among farmers that the Grain Cor
poration Of the Food Administration
was responsible for both the price as
determined and Stricter observance Of
grain grades But the corporation was
responsible for neither act. IL is pure