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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-07-05


ful we find
To make the world honor the
great German mind.
G. stands for Greed. Had we
owned what we sought,
This wal for our aims need
not have been fought.
II for the Hate we have instilled
in the breast
or our gullible people, and you
know the rest.
stands for Infamy. our prime
stock in trade,
Without Il such progress we
could not have made.
J stands for Junkers, sans con
science and heart.
And thus well equipped TO play
their great part.
X stands for Kultur, the worlds
crying need,
Tho thought by the ingrates
a poisonous weed.
l. for our Lust; more beautiful
far
Than all the vast treasures of
geniuses are.
NJ for our Madness--the loveliest
thing,
New horrors each day 10 our
eyes il can bring.
N is for Nervousness. We sym
bolize this
In a wal Of extinction we can't
be remiss.
10 for Oppression. It's success
Is so sure,
Just see what our subjects are
made 10 endure.
2 is for Prussianism; our hope
for the earth,
In Belgium. seel the proof Of
its worth.
q for the Quarrels we try to
incite
Among friendly nations to get
them to fight.
r is for Rape, The partner Of
lust.
Our policy; quite undeniably
just.
$ for the Sneers, which daily
we've hurled
To show our contempt for the
civilized world.
T is for Terrorism, loosed at top
speed,
But our blockheaded enemies
fail TO take heed.
u for our U-boats, sublime in
their might,
To sink all they can is their
absolute right.
V stands for Vulture, our ma
tional bird,
As an emblem of frightfull-
ness, the very last word.
w for our Wilhelm, in crime
without peer,
Only Satan from Hell could
compete with him here.
EpilOgue, by Humanity
X for the exit, by fire and steel
The dear Potsdam gang viii
soon keenly feel.
Jane Organ
- ". =. -.
Can you refuse la loan your saw
ings when other men are giving
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-07-05
EpilOgue, by Humanity

X for the exit, by fire and steel,
The dear Potsdam gang viii
soon keenly feel.
Jane Organ
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Watersmeet News.

7. A. Kelly returned home Monday
from Montana where he had been on
a hunting trip.
Nick Murphy and G. Bailey were
visitors at State Line Monday,
Geo. Dellas was an Eagle River Wis
itor Tuesday.
Kitty Maher returned home Friday
from Marinette where she has been
visiting her sister.
Chas. Lobdell returned home from
Ashland after visiting his wife who
is patient at St. Joseph Hospital.
Mrs. r. Sheir left from Ironwood
Saturday to spend the week end with
Mr.. Sheir.
Mrs. GRAY of Bessemer is visiting
at the home of her son w. Gray.
The High School gave Halloween
party Friday night, every one reports
good time.
Mrs. Chas Lobdell returned from
Ashland Saturday where she has been
at St. Joseph Hospital with an attack
of Spanish Influenza.
John Walsh went to Ashland Satur-
day to spend Sunday with friend.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
New Sugar Schedule.

Amos Radcliffe, county food
administrator on Thursday re-
ceived the following telegram
from the state food administra-
tor: Effective Nov 1st the
household allowance will be in
creased from two pounds to
three pounds per person per
month. Regulations will now
permit any person to buy his
entire monthly allowance at one
time if he desires to do so. Mer-
chants are required to keep sugar
book as usual. Allowances for
public eating places increased
from two pounds for so meals to
three pounds per 90 meals
served"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

use dem shotguns. Who effer
hear of a dinglike dat? You can
nefer dell vat day are going to
use next, Won of dose loafers got
into our trenches Won night und
killed Won hundred off my brave
soldiers shust to get a pair o.
boots dot wood fit him. Did YOU
hear about dat?
Do you call dot fair? You nef-
fer hear of Il german doing a ting
like dot. Den day we're dose gas
masks, chust like day was afraid
to show der face.
Now be careful, mine son. ven
der is any fighting keep in der
rear. Did you effer find out how
all dose Yankees got here? l
asked Won Hindenburg und he
didn't seem to know. AS soon
as you get them all licked let me
hear from you at vonce.-From
your waiter, Der Kaiser.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
THE KAISER'S REPLY

Some few weeks ago the
Crown Ounce wrote a let
ter to his father regarding
the Americans. Here is
ladders" reply:
Ny dear son:-I chust received
ropr letter und it finds me sick
n der bed nit nervousness; our
smiIy doctor has der same sick
rss. 50 dey called in a Yankee
prisoner vat claimed to have been
doctor in America.
never herd teller talk such
boIshness. He told me my ner-
0usness was caused by cold feet.
Idont see how dat could be, for
ny feet sweat derribly, anyway
ItoId him maybe better mama
should nit me der voolen socks,
Den he showed more ignorance
U deliing me dat it voudent do
NE any good to we're voolen
urkS | wonder vat he meant
ttlaughed ven he told me dot.
ANYBODY knows dat WOOL keeps
cut der cold. | have herd of dot
aace dey call Oshkosh. 1t is a
fiddle blaze in Wisconsin Viz only
JOn store und d saloon. nodding
ttre bat Indians, und cowboys.
tOtyOu tell me about dat Teller
saying To hell nit der kaiser"
Sawiul. | vod not believe it if
ahad not been told to me by my
Nnvot | taught to be honest
Ike his waiter. No, mine son, |
don't tink he efer read nv
speeches, he probably could not
rad one if he had it, for dere is
only one per cent off der Ameri-
can dat can read und dat one per
mt got der education in Ger
many.
Twill send youdem brest blates
,'T der back, you did not say
1oT long you wanted dem.
yont Won tink day should come
Gown about eight inches below
Jour middle, for you can't tell
wi dose ignorant uneducated
Yankees will do if YOUR back is
@5o'd' Day have no regards
!" International laws, look vat
~ are doing NIT our U-boats,
-'I sink dem without warning,
'~u ley are so cowardlv dat dev
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

The following will entrain for Camp
Logan, Texas, November IL.
Sylvester Borkowski, Eagle River.
Isaac Henry Kahta. Phelps.
Arthur Carl Hansen, Vinegar.
John Mitchell, Eagle River.
Maskiel SWEET, Eagle River.
Joseph Burke, Winchester.
Isaac Niemisto, Phelps.
Sam Kittula, Phelps.
George Searle, Vinegar.
Alfred Blaisdell, Boulder Junction.
Henry Schmidt, Eagle River.
Tony Lake, Woodruff.
Clarence Rand, Eagle River.
Ben Slujenski, Eagle River.
George Baker, Miles City, Montana.
Alternates:
Toivo Jaaska, Phelps.
VIM. Degroat, Boulder Junction.
The following will entrain for Camp
Wadsworth, Spartansburg, South
Carolina, Nov. IA.
Clarence Morris Christensen, Tiger
ton, Wis.
Fred Wirth, Eagle River.
Arthur John Davis, Arbor Vitae.
John Raunio, Phelps.
Max Herman Faux, Arbor Vitae,
Matt Tyss, Eagle River.
Phillip Foelkner, Woodruff.
John Englestead, Eagle River.
William Devine, Boulder Junction.
Bert Kreklow, Phelps.
Arthur Nortwen, Conover.
James sHensley, Marinesco, Mich.
VIM. McGregor, SaYner.
Truman Aldrich, Woodruff.
Stanley Czleski, Eagle River.
Jim Bermuda, Boulder Junction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Milk fo r Babies.

Jersey and Guernsey COWS give ricn
fat-producing milk, and for that reason
their milk has been regarded as too
rich for infants. 1t is still true thas
the milk of the Ayrshire and the Hol'
stein is better suited to infants than
the Jersey and Guernsey milk, but the
cause is not the fat, as has been
thought. The fact is that the casein
of the Ayrshire and Holstein milk is
decidedly more flocculated and not so
readily curdled in the stomach, SO that
1t is the most easily digested by chill
dren.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
First pub Oct. 30--last Dec. 4-6w.
Summons

State of Wisconsin, in Circuit Court Villas
county.
Mayme E. SanboIn, Plaintiff
VS..
Paul E. Anderson, Defendant
The state of Wisconsin to the said defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons,
exclusive of the day OF service, and defend
the above entitled action in the Circuit court
afore said; and in case of your failure so to do
Judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint
c. FL. WIEGAND,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. O. Address, Eagle River, Villas county,
Wisconsin.
N B.-The original summons and complaint
in the above entitled action are now on file
in the office of the clerk OF the circuit court
for Villas county.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

Are you with the boys? Will
YOU donate to this fund?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Taken to Hospital.

DR.. w. F. Meyer was removed
yesterday morning to a hospital
at Amigo. He is recovering
from a severe pneumonia attack,
and the trip to the hospital will
materially aid his recuperation.
Mrs. Meyer is reported as
much improved. She has been
i'll with influenza.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
THANK THE MOTHERS
Soldier Boys Appreciate
What the Villas County
Mothers and Others Are
Doing for Them by Send
ing the News.

If you could see the smile
broaden when that soldier boy
from Villas county gets copy of
the Villas County News each
week in trench or camp; see him
read ever line in the little OF
home newspaper, read even the
advertisements-and then write
the newspaper man why "in the
blinkety-blink he doesn't give
more news for him to read" then
is when you know just how
much that fighter thanks those
mothers and others who have
subscribed for copy for his ben
eft.
The letters we are receiving
from them in which they tell of
the pleasure to be derived from
the local paper is certainly pleas
ing. The contributions received
so far permit of our sending out
some fifty copies to the boys in
camps and oversees. Those
overseas are sealed and stamped
with letter postage &c stamp on
each one) which insures their de-
livery-unless the boche happens
to drop shell upon the mail
wagon and blow it out of sight.
But that doesn't happen often.
The following contributions for
papers for soldiers have been re-
ceived:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Appreciation.

The returns from yesterdays
election shows l received an
overwhelming majority for Reg
lister of Deeds from the voters in
Villas county. ] thank every one
for their loyal support.
P. J. GAFFNEY.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Bowker and White.

Two Eagle River doughboys
who enlisted in the Spruce Divi'
sion, write home from Vancou-
yer, Wash, that "this is the
life, even if Herb lost all his
teeth in a recent engagement
with a Washington dentist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
About the Draft

Note: This newspaper is one of many in this
state cooperating with the governor in Civ
ing the widest distribution to the regulations
and rulings affecting registrants and of vital
importance to those charged locally with the
administr alton of the law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
SHLHIa
Ssss:saaasssaass:aa

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. N.
Burke, Sunday, Nov. ga son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke are at Ste.
vens Point.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Mayo, Tuesday, Oct. 29th, a
son. 81
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
First pub. Oct. 23-last Nov. 6-3 W.
Notice for Administration and Notice
to Creditors.

State of Wisconsin, County Court, Villas
County In Probate.
In Re-estate of Carl A. Goranson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term of said court to be held on the third
Tuesday of November, A. d. 1918, at the
court house in the village OF Eagle River,
county OF Villas and state of Wisconsin, there
will be heard and and considered the appli-
cation OF Ed. Goranson. of Conover, Villas
county Wisconsin for the appointment of an
administrator of the estate of Carl A. Goran-
son late of the town OF Conover, In said coun-
ty. deceased;
Notice is hereby further given that at the
special term of said court to be held at said
Court House. on the fourth Tuesday of Feb
ruary, A D. 1919, there will be heard, con-
sidered and adjusted, all claims against said
Carl A. Goranson deceased
And Notice is Hereby Further Given, That
all such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
Court House in the village of Eagle River, in
said county and state, on or before the fourth
day of February A. d. 1919, or be barred.
Dated October 18th, 1918.
By the Court,
AMOS RADCLIFFE,
Judge,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Ruckeye Has No value.

The leaves of the buckeye tree are
poisonous to animals that sometimes
eat them in the spring and the fruit Is
not edible, and has no medicinal quail
ties nor commercial value.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Thank You.

| wish to thank every voter in
Villas county for their loyal sup
port at yesterdays election.
The majority given me for sheriff
is certainly appreciated to the
fullest extent. Again | thank
you.
CHAs. H. HANKE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18
protection

Canada's 1917 Crops.-The census
and statistics office issued recently a
preliminary estimate Of the total
value of the field crops os sSn Ea
for the year 1917. as compiled with
the finally revised ESTIMATE Of 1916
and 1915. The estimated ialues for
1917 represent the prices r'lceived by
farmers and are calculated rom cur
rent market quotations, they are SUBJ
ject to revision after the compilation
of returns from correspondence in
December.
According to the preliminary esti-
mate the total value Of all field crops
for 1917 is $1,O9S,6S7, 900, as COM
pared with sSS6.494.900 in 1916, and
.sS25,3I0,600 in 1915. This Is the
first time that the estimated value of
the field crops Of Canada has reach
ed $1,000. .0OO,O 900. this large crop be-
ing due to the high prices now rul-
ing. The total Of s1,0S9.6S7,00o is
made up of $451,S74,000 for wheat.
as compared with $344,096.400 in
1916: OF s236,l42.OO0 for oats, as
compared with s21O,s57,5Oo: Of Sl45,-
361.6O0 for hay, clover and alfalfa.
as compared with s171,613,OO0. and
Of sS1,355.000 for potatoes, as COM
pared with s50,9S2,300.
The aggregate value OF other grain
mn rnH
with sS4.679, ,S00.-Regina Daily Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost

We are all at e danger point. On
the use OF good common sense In our
1918 farm and garden operations de-
pends prosperity or our going broke"
Even at present high prices no one
can plant all or nearly all cotton, buy
food and grain at present prices from
supply merchant on credit and make
money. Food and grain is higher In
proportion than are present cotton
prices.
It's a time above all others to play
safe; to produce all possible food,
grain and forage supplies on your own
acres; to cut down the store bill.
A good piece Of garden ground.
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay nearly half your living. 1t
will save YOU more -mQQsy thar you
made on the best three acres of cotton
you ever grew!
Hastings 1918 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind Of money saw
ing garden and the vegetables to put
in it. It tells about the farm crops as
well and shows you the clear road to
real and regular farm prosperity. It's
Free. Send for 1t today to n. 6.
HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga.-AdVt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18

for feeding to different sorts OF live
stock than cottonseed meal.
The oil Of the soy bean Is now wide
ly used in making salad oils and other
foods: also soaps. paints. varnishes,
enamels. japans, linoleum. oilcloth and
other waterproof materials. There Is
no question Of a steady market for the
meal and the oil. During the past
ltwelvemonth vast quantities Of soy
beans have been imported into this
country from the Orient. SO there
seems 10 be no reason why southern
! farmers and cotton oil millowners
should not profit we'll by the great de-
velopment Of the soy-bean crop. this
applying also TO Gamers and packers.
Thus the SOY bean will increase the
fertility Of the soil and add handsome
lis TO the revenue needed to finance
other farming Observation-Disclosures
Iturer's Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18

Where the Huns Lose.-ln the ear
ly days Of the war there was much
trouble in this country about dyes
Among other things. there was a
woeful lack Of fast" black.
Now it Is different. Dealers in dry
goods no longer refuse to guarantee
the permanency Of the colors Of the
fabrics they sell. American flags hold
their red and blue; mems socks and
women's socking do not turn from
black to sickly gray in the wash.
We are rapidly learning to make
our own dyes of a quality equal to
the German. In like manner, we are
working out the problem of manu-
featuring all sorts of chemicals, for
supplies of which We formerly de-
pended upon Germany. We are even
making our own toys and are begin
ming to export them.
After the war, great numbers OF
American factories now occupied in
making war supplies will be trans
formed into plants for the manu-
facture of commercial articles. es-
pccally chemicals and dyes. which
hitherto we have imported from Ger
many. We shall export them in vast
quantities to South America, to Chi
na to all countries outside Of Cen
trail Europe.
All of this vii mean an enormous
loss Of trade for Germany. 1t will be
one OF the punishments that she
must suffer for her crimes.-f.H.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18
KILLING A CANARY.
Big Gun Used for the Purpose on
French Front.

Big Gun Used for the Purpose on
French Front.
In one of the most curious Of recent
happenings on the battle front In
France a canary bird was the princi-
pal actor.
II was a French bird. Liberated by
an accident. il flew out into No Mans
Land between the opposing lines OF
trenches. perched on a tree and began
to sing in the bright sunshine.
Whcreupon the best Of the French
marksmen began to shoot at 1t. Why?
Because they had to. 1t was a matter
of utmost seriousness. possibly involv-
ing many human lives.
Canaries are commonly used to give
warning of the presence Of deadly gas
in mines. They are more sensitive
than human beings to such gas. and
hence the practice nowadays Of carry
ing them Tin cages) into mines to test
the air in the underground workings.
Mining operations for military pur-
poses are conducted on very exten-
sive scale in present day warfare In
Europe. Tunnels Of great length are
dug TO blow up the enemy's works
Such tunnels are tested for gas by the
use of canary birds.
The bird that escaped into No Mans
Land was being employed for this pur-
pose in tunnel dug to blow up the
Germans. The success Of the opera
tion depended wholly upon secrecy
But If the Germans were to hear and
catch sight of the canary, they would
at once suspect what was going on.
Hence the activity Of the French
sharpshooters. They must kill that
canary at any cost. But a canary Is a
very small target: they could not hit
II. The bird sang on. 1t was a des-
perate situation. A last resort re-
manned. 1t was to use big gun.
The gun was loaded with high-ex-
plosive shell of a caliber appropriate
for attacking mighty Notifications. 1t
was fired at the canary or more strict
ly speaking. at the tree on which the
bird was perched. Both tree and
canary vanished.
That is all there is to the story.
But the blowing-up enterprise was a
success.-Paris Letter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18

Pity Your Little Toe.-Your little
toe is a poor thing. Well might II cry.
Wee. wee. wee!" all the way home.
1t is undergoing progressive de-
generation. You can see for yourself
that the nail Is poorly developed; In
some folks it is actually absent. This
last of the pedal digits Is so far/Ie-
duced muscularly as to possess little
power of movement.
Attributable to the habit Of wearing
shoes? Not a bit of it. Shoes seem
to have nothing to do with the matter.
as is shown by the fact that the same
tendency to degeneration Of the little
toe Is found in many barefoot races.
such as Maladys and Nubians.
Truth to tell. all the toes except the
big one appear to be degenerating
slowly but surely. They are UNDER
going n progressive atrophy. Anato-
mists say that perhaps the time is
destinated to arrive when the great toe
will be the sole survivor. a highly de-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18
Address Your Letters

Americans who write letters to
friends abroad should take special
pains to address letters adequately. II
an exact address cannot be obtained.
and it is necessary for any reason to
address the letter care of the Ameri-
can Embassy in London" all possible
details regarding the person address,
ed should be given on the face OF the
envelope for the assistance of the en-
bassy authorities.
There are now lying at the American
Embassy there hundreds of letters.
which have been addressed casually
care American Embassy" and which
the embassy officials have no way Of
delivering. IL the senders had even in
dicated whether the person address,
ed was in the army. the navy. the avia-
tion corps. or the nature of his business
in London. there might have been a
chance of the letter finding its way,
but without any such particulars. the
likelihood of its reaching it's destina
tion Isl rather remote.
Some people at home seem to think
that the American Embassy in London
is small compact office where is
kept card index of all Americans
abroad. AS n matter of fact. the Ameri-
can Embassy in London has expanded
since the war until II occupies a half
dozen scattered buildings and employs
several hundred clerks and secretaries.
Americans who call at the Embassy
usually have business with only one
department and the clerks who have
charge of the casual mail are extreme
~ unlikcly'to hear their names.