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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
ECONOMY NEEDED SAYS ONE
Writer Scans the Horizon for Breakers
in the Future

Editor Censor Better never late"
and Better late than never" are an
cient sayings that may well be applied
in the present times. Rigid economy
has never been praeticed by the great
mass of our people since the recovery
of this nation from the hard times of
1856 to the 70's. As we emerged from
the natural results of the war of 1861
65 our nation increased in enjoyment,
comfort, happiness, pleasure and ev-
erything that goes to make life worth
living. Now and then our ship of
state has neared a shoal, dragged over
hidden rocks or met with other diff
culties, but never has she approached
any obstacle requiring so much effort,
so much thought, so much energy and
pilotage as that which she now faces.
Every citizen and resident of this land
of freedom and liberty, who considers
his or her own person | welfare, must
know that his and her comfort, hap
piness, pleasure and very existence
depends upon the safe progress and
success of the United States in the
present struggle for the freedom of
our common ancestry who have never
crossed the ocean to visit this land of
the free, where no monarchial die
tator rules and governs over us, and
where everyone is the equal before the
law of the land of every other either.
Already from our homes has gone
forth to battle some of our youngest
and best blood, some of our bravest
and most patriotic citizens, believing
and trusting that those of us remain
ing at home will do our duties in an
swering their calls for anything and
everything that is needed by them to
make their efforts a perfect success.
To accomplish this and be faithful
and true to those who are placing
their lives upon the altar of their
country and offering their sacrifice,
if necessary, we must practice the
most rigid economy in every walk and
step Of life, both in public and in pri-
vate affairs. We must change our
former course as to eating, drinking
wearing, apparel and various COM
forts and pleasures so that we can
contribute the greatest possible vol
ume Of food, clothing and other neces-
sites to the boys at the front. Our
ratlons at home may be short to ac-
complish this, and if so, we should
submit freely, willingly and cheerfully.
a VETERAN OF '61-'65
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
CAN you SEE THE POINT?

The retail liquor dealers Of Wiscon-
sin held convention at Waukesha
last Wednesday, and their campaign
slogan as adopted was
"Fight-fght to the bitter end!"
These dealers, with the aid of the
brewers, will make war upon every
member Of the last legislature who
voted for the referendum, which was
to submit to the people the question
whether saloons should be abolished
in Wisconsin or not. They already
have, or will have, candidates in the
field against the members who were
faithful to their home constituents,
and the liquor interests under one
guise or another, viii support and fl
nance the opposition to them.
Vernon county has two such rep
resentatives, and they frankly pro-
claim, in published statements, that
they will stand true to their guns next
winter if they are reelected. Do the
temperance voters-the men of the
homes, the churches, the farms, the
workshops, the business interests
intend to stand with or agaisst their
Representatives who were faithful to
them on the liquor question, as they
were on every other question or issue
of concern?
This question of right apprecia-
ton of services we'll rendered is
Isquarely up to the voters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
II1rHER WERsTER ALLEN

Luther Webster Allen was born April %,
1888, in Richford, Vermont, and died in Niro-
qua July II, 1918. He came to Wisconsin
about Sc years ago and located at Newton.
where he followed the trade of carpenter. For
a number Of years he justice of the piece
He was a great lover of music and taught .
singing school for many years. Thirty-six
years ago he bought farm and engaged in
the business of farming until about two years
ago when failing health compelled his re-
tirement. During these years he had his
residence in this city. He suffered four parry
just one week previous to his deeease. From
this last he did not recover consciousness.
Mr.. Allen was reared by religious parents, his
father being a member of the Congregational
church and his mother a Methodist. He was
well drilled in the Bible, able to repeat long
passages from memory. His honest and up
right life exhibited the power of gOdliness but
ing with church, though holding the church
in high esteem.
Mr.. Allen twice married His second
marriage contracted with Della Proctor,
who survives him. Three children of the first
union living: Edward of Melette, South
Dakota, Mary DennisOn of Stoddard and Cora
DennisOn of Alma. The surviving children of
Of Spring Valley, Minnesota; Ralph of Newton;
Cecil of CashtOn and Mrs. Maud Beaver of vi
roqua; 81 grandchildren also survive him. He
honest and upright citizen. good hus-
band and father. and lived out so years of
industrious and useful life, when he fell quiet
ly asleep. j. y. r.
/ wish to express my heartfelt thanks TO the
ueighbOrs and friends who rendered assis-
lance in the illness and death of my husband,
and for the flowers. Kind deeds will never
die. ADELIA ALLEN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

The right to buy arms is absolutely
vital TO the safety of a peace-loving
people The less a nation thinks and
plans for war, the more necessary it
is To import arms in time of sudden
trouble For this reason shipment of
arms to warning nations by the citizens
of neutral country has been univer-
sal usage and has become an accept
ed principle of international law. This
right was expressly stated in 1907 in
the seventh article of the Second
Hague Congress of Nations and was
ratified by the United States, Ger
many, Austria, and twenty-five other
states.
The United State has both prac-
tised and preached tbs doctrine, be
ginning with Jefferson in 1898. 1t
has always depended upon the right
and power to purchase arms in case
of foreign attack" AS our Secretary
of State. Lansing, said in his master
full reply to the Austrian note OF pro
test: "This right which it claims for
Itself, it can not deny to others.
Germany's practice has been exactly
like ours. Her factories sold enorm-
Gus quantities of munitions in the
Russo-Japanese and Balkan wars.
They even supplied Turkey in its war
against Italy although Italy was then
the ally of Germany, and was bound in
a triple alliance. Our one-sided sale
of arms to England in the present war
IS exactly matched by Germany's sale
TO England in the Boer war. The
Beers were shut off from the seas
even more completely than the Ger
mans are today. Who ever discovered
that the Germans on account of their
one-sided sale of arms had the slight
est hesitation in helping England win
the war?
With this past record in selling mu-
nitions it is no wonder that Germany
used Austria as her cats-paw in an eff
fort to stop our sale of arms. In her
protest Austria admitted the legality
of our trade but because it had be-
come one-sided and enormous, chal-
lenged its neutrality. This was a
strange attempt to make it appear that
oar country became unneutral when II
exercised its neutral rights. Germany
could not risk a fight at sea and wish
ed America to counterbalance this
weakness by Withholding food and mu-
nitions from her enemies.
Nobody can claim that we did not
sell to Germany as long as we could.
CopBer she imported in enormous and
unprecedented quantities durI2s the
two years just preceding the war. We
know now why. About a year ago the
submarine Deutschland made its IA
nous "trip to New London and sailed
away from our harbor loaded with a
cargo Of nickel.
Much popular confusion exists as 70
what neutrality is. Neutrality is an
attitude taken BY the government Of a
nation. Ii do=E7n0t mean a suspens+9n
OF Judgment by its people. Before our
entrance into the war neither the Pro
German nor the sympathizer with the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

allies violated neutrality because he
expressed his convictions. Neutrality
is not such pathetic silence regarding
the issues of the war as we have seen
in the senator of our state. Neither is
it teetering of the government, an
impossible delicate balancing of the
interests of two warning countries.
Neutrality is correct action in accord
ance with international law.
Lansing could not agree to "mcdify
the rules of international law on &C
count of special conditions. In fact,
Germany, having entered the war UNI
der well known rules, made at the
start what the world regarded as a
foul lunge on Belgium. with no UNI
pire to call her down, and then wanted
the rules changed during the course of
the game. With cheek characteristic
of recent German diplomacy she asked
it in the name of neutrality.
Pacifsts have argued that even if
legal and neutral, it is still not moral
to allow the expectation of instruments
to kill But where can one draw the
line between the sale of firearms and
the expectation of copper, nickel cot
ton, and other materials whePeWith to
make them? In modern warfare Pc
troleum, clothing, food, are all ammu-
milton. To stop their expectation
would have brought our working
classes great industrial distress. Our
government would not have been NOR
ally justified in doing this. In fact, II
the sale of munitions is questioned on
the score of neutrality, we must then
ask and answer the question whether
it would have been moral to withhold
OF - cod humanity
Above all. the sale of munitions was
wise. The whole world was attire
There was danger that at any moment
some unforeseen circumstance, such
as the sinking of the Lusitania, would
drag us into the caldron. Our army
was puny. our congress was inactive.
our peaceloving president opposed to
preparedness The increase of our
munition factories was our only prepa-
ration for black emergencies. To have
suppressed it would have been suicidal
If the right to trade in arms With
neutrals is abandoned, each nation
must depend upon its own supply OF
arms, Victory will go to the side
which makes concealed preparations
and springs Unexpectedly upon its Toe.
The small nation, no matter how civil
lied, will lie helpless before the big
one. All nations will be forced to keep
armed to the teeth. Military service
will become universal and the organ
ization Of the world win be based upon
might
Such miIitaTism is an abomination
to our people It is q recession from
principles Of mercy and forbearancs.
1t reverts to the law Of the jungle. In
the New World we have lived N peace
for a century with no military line DC
tween US and Canada. Europe an pom
cies have fenced each country "lLA q
military border. shall we alloW me
military lines OF Germany to touch cur
shores?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
OUR DUTY, LONG OR SHORT

The Grant County Herald wisely
says that the best indication that the
American government looks forward
to a long war is to be gathered from
the preparations now under way The
war may end tomorrow: it nay last
ten years. In either event our gov
eminent is proceeding on the latter
basis while being ready at any time
to cease firing" should our objective
be achieved. The conduct of each cit
izen should be exactly upon the same
basis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
ON YOUR GUARD

The Commerce Association of the
Capital City makes this pertinent sug-
gestion: "Please refrain, when in
public places or before strangers from
any remarks of a nature to weaken
patriotic energy and confidence in our
leaders and in our allies, or from
statements regarding the number OF
movement of troops, the work in mu-
milton plants, etc. Information over
heard may be reported where it can
give aid or comfort to our enemies. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
CHURCH NOTES
RAMRERG.s CHARGE

RAMBERG'S CHARGE
Bad AK ladies' aid society will meet with
Mrs. Henry Lind, Wednesday. July 81.
FINSTAD'S CHARGE
Services in kickapoO the 2Sth at ii 100 o'clock
by Rev. Lovaas; afternoon at $500 at East
East Kickapoo ladies' aid meets with Mrs.
Martin Robinson the Goth. South kickapoo
ladies' aid meets with Mrs. ole Wangen the
25th.
Services and school picnic at Freeman Sun
day. the 2Sth. Services both afternoon and
forenoon. Free lunch at noon. All invited.
Mission offering in Rev. FiHstad's churches
: '''''''1 DANIELS CHARGE
Services next Sunday. July 9th, at stod-
JACOBSoN'S CHARGE
Sunday: Services in West Prairie at IL a.
m. and flag dedication services at go p. m,
when Attorney Munson will deliver the main
The ladies' aid of Readstown meets with
Mrs. Martin Iverson on Friday. July 25th.
SMEBY'S CHARGE
Ladies' aid announced TO meet at Mrs. kJos'
for this Friday is postponed one week. All are
invited to take part in the union school picnic
at Louis SolherE's next Sunday.
METHODIST CHURCH
Regular services Sunday.
Liberty Pole II; BrookviIle 3: Springville S
RAMBERG'S CHARGE
Services at West Prairie next Sunday.
The Bad AK ladies' aid will meet with Mrs.
Henry Lind. July 81. Meeting of the Sugar
Crek ladies aid at Bona August 9TH. Mes
E
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Church at STUDY 10; church at worship II.
Sermon Harvest Hands Wanted" Christian
EndeavOr 800. Preaching service $500. Ser
mon In the Training Camp.
Thursday 7:3e-Mid-week service OF prayer
and study.
The Booster Campaign in the Bible School
is getting good results. Visit the Homeilke
church and get the habit.
H0FSTEAD'S CHARGE
The Bethel ladies aid will nave an ice cream
social at Albert Nedland's near Esofea Sat
urdav evening. Juy %. All welcome
The annual union school picnic Of Bethesda
lutheran church will be held at the beautiful
home of Louis Soiberg on Belgium Ridge. Rev.
Smelly will pres n in the forenoon at 10 80
and the {. ildrep will give their program IN the
afternoon Eyery family bring their lunch
basket. CaUee without cream and sugar VIII
be served free-and the children viii enjoy
Jens Xigdahl viii be in charge of refresh
ments and John Erogan viii be marshal Of
: the day. Let everyone come.
The ladies aid viii be entertained lhars-
day afternoon of this week BY Mesdsmes 8.
Sherry. War Loverad, Albert Anderson, 1oiei
Huisether. Ida HHlsether and NJ. G1ieFafis-
son. Kindly remember that fhere viii be no
mere lunch served bat regular supper 10 cofa-
ply with the vish Of the government, 10 DO
away with the fourth meal Devotion at 40.
Supper from zee until 81 are served, al &9e.
Don't forget the return date OF
the Unbeliever. the greatest Of all
! present pictures az the Star, Thurs
/ day and Friday, August and ,.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
First publication July as.
PROBATE NOTICE
Notice to Prove viii and Notice to creditors
COUNTY COURT-VERNON COuNT1'Wls-
CONSIN-IN PROBATE.

In re estate Of liver Amundson. deceased
Notice IS hereby given, that at the regalar
Gay OF September. A. D. 1918. at the Court
house in the city of NiroQua, county OF e.
non. and state Of Wisconsin. there WI , rs
heard and considered the application OF III
Amuadson TO admit 10 probate the last VIII
and testament OF liver Auundson, late OF thS5
town o. Coon, in said unity. deceased anu
Ger the appointment OF an executor -
Noti-a Il Hereby Further Given Ihet 81
&c rarg'ar term Of said court 70 be heiq q
SAID leart boase. on the lst Tuesday q Jan
uary. A. -. 1915. there Will be heard. con
siaarsI and adjusted. MI claims against the
s1ti liver AmurIscn. dece5sec
AMI Nez.ce Is Hereby Further Gwen tisai
all su,h claims tar examination ana e,le, II, s
Court heuse in the City 81 E3c009a 70 Ssal5
county sud state On or before the I'll day oi
January. q. b. ISIS or be barred
latea JGiy o. lq1s.
BY the Court. D. o. MahOney. County Judge
Proctor & Proctor, Attorneys
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

MEANS OUR OWN SECURITY

The United States has now loaned
to our allies $6,091 $4,000. The adj
vances average about $4O0,000,00O a
month. The loans to our allies are
analogous to lending weapons to
friends who are aiding you in the de-
Tense of your own home. The money
is being used to defeat our enemy, to
maintain armies fighting side by side
with our soldiers, and fleets patrol
ling the same ocean with our sailors.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

There has never been anything with
the QUICK results of pure Lavoptik
eye wash. One mans eyes We're so
badly strained he could not read with
out pain, TWO applications of La
voptik relieved him. A lady had tried
three different glasses for weak. in
famed eyes. ONE Lavoptik wash
surprised her. We guarantee a small
bottle to benefit EVERY CASE weak.
strained or inhamed eyes. c. F.Dahl.
Druggist,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

What 10 meant or included by the
term militia of the United Statec?
1t means the possible fighting force
OF the country, whether organized or
not. %ie new army law says, The
militia Of the United States shall con-
sist of all ablebodied male citizens Of
the United States and all other able
bodied males who have or shall have
declared their intention to become citi-
zens of the United States, who shall be
more than eighteen years of age and,
except as hereinafter provided, net
more than forty-fve years of age, ana
said militia shall be divided into three
classes-the national guard, the naval
militia and the unorganized militia"
According to the census of 1910 the
number Of males in the United States
between eighteen and forty-five years
of age is approximately 21,0OO,G00. Re
cent estimates have placed the number
of reserve or unorganized militia at
20,5G0,000, and liberal exemptions for
physical disability and other causes
would still leave a large fighting force
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
WHY WE FIGHT

President Wilson's Independence
Day address: There can be but one
issue. The settlement must be final
there can be no compromise No
halfway decision would be tolerable.
These are the ends for which the as
sociated peoples of the world are fight
ing and which must be conceded them
before there can be peace"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
THE WESTERN WAY

An order of the South Dakota state
council of defense compelling all able
bodied men not engaged in essential
work to register and seek essential
work Immediately is having its effect
and there has been a rush for jobs
in necessary industries. Failure to
comply with the law constitutes mis-
demeanor punishable by fine of$100O
or confinement of one year in Jail or
both.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

What is the Catholic population of
Germany?
In 1910 it was 1881, 453, forming
S6.7 per cent of the population.
To what denomination did Robert
Browning, the poet, belong. and what
creed did he profess?
There has been good deal of con-
troversy over Browning's religious be-
liefs. His parents became dissenters
in middle life but often attended the
Anglican services. Browning himself,
though there was little stress on dog
ma in his religious faith, continued to
sympathize with the spirit of the An
glican faith. He was not frequent
churchgoer. but he was brought up a
Christian and las been considered an
snvocszs uf christian tn10:>.s..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

A feast where the dishes were emp
ty and the viands imaginary: hence
any tantalizing illusion. 1t is an al
fusion to the story of 1.-THE Barber'sa
Sixth Brother In the Arabian Nights
Entertainments, in which rich Bar
needle gives a dinner of this descrip-
ton to Shacabac, who is starving. and
obliges him to pretend that he eats
and drinks what is not before him.
A Barmecide is the name of Persian
family. so called from the name of its
founder, Barmek.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

Mrs. Lars JOsyanger, whose husband passed
away two years ago, died at her home in vi
roqua on Saturday. funeral taking place at
the Synod church on Tuesday, conducted by
Pastor Smelly. Burial was in Belgium Ridge
cemetery. Mrs. JOsvanRer ~ years old
a native of Norway. With her husband they
located west Of Viroqua thirty years ago, NOV
ing TO the city few years since. They had
no children Three sisters and two brothers
survive the deceased.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

ravv American vessels entered the
barred zone proclaimed by the English.
and are they doing so at present?
In the early part of the war Ameri-
can vessels did enter this zone, but
have not done so for a long time and
are not doing so at present.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

Editor James G. Monahan of the
Darlington Republican has been nom
mated as a loyalty candidate to con
test the republican nomination against
Congressman Nelson Of the Madison
district A conference convention,
representing every county in the dis
trict, met and TOOK such action last
Friday. a warm fight IS predicted
and MonahaU's success expected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

What is the origin of the saying, "a
little bird told me so?"
This common oopLiar expression.
while MOI literal quotation, is taken
directly from the Bible. See Ecclesias-
ties, tenth chapter. twentieth verse.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
MAPPIEn

At Folsom Lutheran parsonage, July 20. by
Pastor Finstad. MIR. Harry Helgerson, of Utica.
and Miss Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs T..
T. Slime of Gays Mills. The groom is son Of
Knute Helgeson, and he departed for the army
ON last Monday one of the Crawford cOgn-
ty contingent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

How many industrial or information
al exhibitions have been held in all?
The first was the worlds fair at
London. in 1858; then in New York.
1858; Munich. 1854; Paris. 1855; Lon
don. 1862; Paris. 1867; Vienna. 1873
Philadelphia. 1876; Paris, 1875 Allan
ia, 1881; Louisville. 1888; New Orleans,
1884; Chicago. 1898: San Francisco.
1894: Atlanta. 1895; Nashville, 1897
Omaha. 1898; Philadelphia. 1890; Paris.
1900; Buffalo, Charleston and Glasgow
1901; st. Louis. 1904; Portland, Ore.
1905; Seattle, 1909.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

County councils of defense in Wis
consin are asked, in a bulletin issued
by the state council of defense, to
interest young men between the ages
of Is and p in the Student army train
ing corps. The demand for technical
ly trained men for the army resulted
in the idea of training young men
while they are completing their edu-
cation. The University of Wisconsin
is one of the large educational insti-
tutions to create such q corps. The
plan applies, also, to the smaller col
leges Of the state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
BRAVE BOYS ARE THEY;
THEIR COUNTRY CALLS
Continued from First Pagel

US :" Work or join US" Thank
you" Berlin or Bust" .To Helmit
"a painted helnit) the Kaiser"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24
How old IS the United States :


The United States navy has the dis
tinction of being somewhat older than
the government itself, for nine months
before the actual Declaration of hide
pendence congress authorized the con-
struction of two national cruisers
and appointed a committee TO pur-
chase vessels to formsthe nucleus of a
feet. Within three months of its APP
pointment this committee got together
fourteen armed vessels and appointed
a personnel of officers, among whom
was the famous old sea dog, Paul
Jones. During the war of the Revolu-
ton the infant navy captured as many
as 500 prizes, but suffered so heavily
that by the time peace was declared it
had almost ceased to exist. A new
start ON a more ambitious scale was
made in 1894.