davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
A GAME WHICH OTHERS CAN PLAY

AS reprisal we dropped fourteen tons Of
bombs Paris.-German official report
AS reprisal for it's refusal to repudiate its
treaties and to sell it's soul, Belgium was made a
SHAMELESS AS a reprisal for its willingness to
arbitrate with Austria Hungary, Serbia was
crushed. AS reprisal for England's remaining
faithful to the treaty which made her joint guar
antor of the neutrality of Belgium and of going
to the aid Of stricken France, the wives and
children of English worknen are slaughtered
in their beds. AS reprisal for possessing Gull
ture which is the envy Of Germany, the kaiser
and his hordes Of barbarians set out to destroy
France. AS a reprisal for their insisting upon
liberty and democracy, Prussianism is deter
mined to destroy the great democraces of this
world.
Reprisal is not a game Of solitaire; it is a
game at which more than one can play.
The devil is undertaking to destroy civiliza-
ton. He must be fought with his own fire For
all the reprisal crimes Of Germany there must
be counter reprisal-full measure and running
over
When the people of Germany experience war
in their own land as the war lords of Germany
make war upon other peoples they will repudi-
ate that national industry of Prussia and be not
only willing but eager to bind themselves to peace
by treaties that will not be scraps of paper
New York Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
Notice of Final Account

County Court, Grant County, Wis
consin-In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Maria
E. Giffen, deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, That at a
Regular term of the county court to
lie held in and for said county at the
court house in the city of Lancaster
in said equity on the first Tuesday
(being the 9TH day) of March, A. D.,
1918, at the opening of court on that
day, the following matter will be heard
and considered
The application Of George J. Jer-
rctt, executor OF the will of Maria E.
.Giffen, deceased, late of Lancaster, in
said county for tie examination and
allowance Of his final account, and for
the assignment of the residue of the
estate of said deceased to such per-
sons as are by law entitled thereto.
Dated February list, A. D., 1918.
By the Court: E. B. Goodsell, Judge
Frank c. Meyer Attorney. 50w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
Notice to Creditors

State of Wisconsin, Grant County
Court-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of Will
liam Brendemuehl deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate
Of William Brendemuehl deceased
having been issued to Otto Brende-
muehl;
Notice is Hereby Given, That the
creditors of said William Brende-
muehl, deceased, are allowed and
limited by order OF this court until
and including the 9Th day of June
1918, to present their claims and de-
mands against said William Brende-
muehl deceased, to the County Court
for examination and allowance.
Notice is Also Hereby Given, That
the claims and demands so presented
will be examined and adjusted by this
Court, at the Office of the County
Judge, at the Court House, in the city
of Lancaster, in said County, on the
End Tuesday Of June 1918.
Dated this 9Th day of February 1918
By the Court: E. B. Goodsell Judge
Brennan & Carthew, Attorneys 50w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
Notice

Estate of Elizabeth Richards, de-
ceased.
State Of Wisconsin, County Court Of
Grant COunty-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the
regular term of the County Court, to
be held in and for said County, at the
Court House, in the City of Lancaster,
in said County, on the first Tuesday
OF March A. D., 1918, being the 9Th
day of March, 1918, at the hour of 10
o'clock in the forenoon, the follow
ing matter will be heard and consider
ed.
The petition Of G. H. Basford, ad-
ministrator of the estate of said de-
ceased, for the allowance of his final
account and assignment of the residue
of said estate to such persons as are
by law entitled thereto.
By order of the Court
E. B. GoodseIl, County Judge
Dated January Goth, 1918. 5Ow3
Geo. B. Clementson, Attorney for Adm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
THE ONE PER CENT BUFFERS

Just what percentage is represented by the dis
loyal element in a given community? More Of
course in some than others but taking the coun-
try over we would imagine not more than one per
cent are absolutely treasonous.
For the sake of clarity let divide it this way
The majOrity-we will say 60 per cent-are
whole heartedly and unquestionably loyal to their
country These are doing the big work of the
war in every way.
A minority-let us say 30 per cent who do
not care much one way or the other. These people
take a mild interest in Uncle Sam but have a
great deal more love for their pocket books
A still smaller minority-let us say per cent
who are simple, small-bore. Knockers They
are too narrow minded to understand the issues
at stake in this conflict and are easily swayed
by cheap demagogue who raises false issues
and calls himself sterling patriot.
fright here be it said that every unhung trail
tor in the country will tell you he is good Amer
lean citizen)
This nine per cent would be out and out trai-
tors if they dared but they are too id coward
ly. So they just stink around and knock.
Then there is still another infnitesima mi
nority-say about one per cent-of regular, hon
est to Gosh traitors They are doing the dirty
spy work for the kaiser, wiring the messages of
sallngs 50 our boys are dynamited at sea, burn
ing the bridges, blowing up the factories and in
general committing acts Of sabotage and crime
all over our country. A good many citizens are
wondering what ropes and stone walls are for if
these skunks don't get theirs pretty soon.
These figures are figures of course. Too US
they represent in general way the division Of
opinion in this country of ours. In conclusion
just where do you stand?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
THE ROADS

IF you want real joy-ride get out in the
country" said one of our farmer friends the
other day. The roads are full Of "thank-you-rna'
ans, and when the horses turn out for another
team they wallow in the snow as if it were quick
sand. In places the road is like V-shaped ditch
throwing the horses feet together. It's bad
time for young man to take his girl for
sleigh-ride, especially at night One young couple
tipped over three times in coming home from
Whitewater
It is fine thing to have a lot of snow to give
vegetation a warm cover, but if this winter is
to be duplicated in the future it would be we'll for
some of the main roads to be put in shape and
kept so. The lumbermen of the north are experts
in making winter roads. They pack down the
snow and give it good wetting. The subsequent
freeze puts the road in condition for enormous
loads. Way down east the Ox-teams used to be
sent through four or five feet of snow at times,
and performed a great service But the ox-teams
are thing of the past. Deep snow must either
be packed and frozen or cleared away to restore
a road to use.-Ft Atkinson Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
BOB HITS THE NAIL
(Platteville NeWs)

If the German spies in America will let the
German Government know how the sinking of
the Tuscania and the loss of our American SOL
diers affected the people of the United States,
they would discontinue the submarine against
transports and take the chance of fair fight on
land. The fire in the eye of every true Ameri-
can when that news flashed across the land was
the kind that will not go out until the German
Government is punished for her crimes against
civilization. Our people are more solidly deter
mined to save more contribute more and sacri-
flee more to help win the war
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
FRANCE

needs our help Her children must be reared into
generation Of strength and promise Her orphaned child
rem must grow strong, fine efficient in up
the tasks OF their dead fahersthose fathers who
given their lives for their cause and ours
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
GETTING THE KAISER

'If. someone could just kill that kaiser" is a
remark one hears very frequently from people
who fondly imagine that the whole system Of
Prussian militaIism would go crashing down with
the death of the overload.
We do not think So The kaiser undoubtedly
needs all he will ever get in the way of an exc
cution but his mere death, in our opinion, would
have very little to do with ending the evils he
is made responsible for.
The kaiser is simply part of a pernicious
system of government He is at the top truly
enough but isn't he more or less a figure head
Individually William Hohenzollern might just
as well be plain Bill Smith The ideas he repre-
sents we're born before he was even thought Of.
Unless they are destroyed military Germany will
go on after the kaiser is gathered to his fathers
and his death or the death of his family would
have very little TO do with ending the war and
Prussian autOcracy.
Some people blame all evil on the devil just
as they blame the whole war on the kaiser
The system, the kutur, is the thing at fault.
Not necessarily the man. See if we are not right
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
Notice to Prove Will and Notice
TO Creditors


State of Wisconsin, County Court
Grant County,-In Probate
In re Estate Of Adolf1ne Schaal, de-
ceased.
Noticed is Hereby Given, That at
the Special Term of said court to be
held on the second Tuesday of March
A. D., 1918, at the Court House in the
City Of Lancaster, County of Grant,
and State of Wisconsin, there will be
heard and considered, the application
OF G. J. Ragatz to admit to probate
the last Will and Testament of Adolf
fine Schaal late of the Town of Water
loo, in said county, deceased and for
the appointment of an executor;
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 June, A. D. 1918,
there will be heard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against said Adolf
fine Schaal 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 City Of Lancaster, in said county
and state, on or before the 18th day of
June, A. D., 1918 or be barred.
Dated February 18th, 1918.
By the court: E. B. Goodsell, Judge.
Brennan & Carthew, Petitioners Attys.
Dated February 18th, 1918. 513w
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
WE'RE so FORGETFUL

After this, many good citizens will follow the
time-h0nOred advice Of the fore-handed dealers,
and buy their winter coal in July
Maybe they will
But we dunno.
It's hard to remember how cold you've been
when once you get warmed up.-Madison Demo
crat.
This fine weather reminds one of the bard of
the Avon-"Now is the winter of our discomfort
made glorious summer, etc."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

No doubt no harm was meant but let us remind
those responsible that the American flag must
not be used for advertising. Flag desecration
carries several penalties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
EDITORIAL

Our fears are generally about ten times as
active as our hope. What lot of things have we
feared would happen that never did happen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

Orville Valley, pioneer Prairie du
Chen resident, is dead at the age of
80 years. Four sons, two daughters,
thirty-six grandchildren and twenty
six great grandchildren survive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

Abdul Hamid Khan, surnamed abdul the
Damned" is dead. Not that anyone cares partic-
ularly. Alb was some murderer in his time and
could have taught even the kaiser a few tricks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

The trouble with an active but uninstructed
mentality is that it can think up more hard luck
in week than could happen in five years.
Washington Star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20

Faith in God may be an illusion, but it is an
illusion which pays-Donald Hankey.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

WASHINGTON, ID. C.--t'There II
nothing in it," says the United States
Weather Bureau to repeated inquiries
as to whether the war affects rainfall
or any other weather conditions. There
is a popular fallacy that conclusions
explosions, and the liberation of gases
in the Euporean conflicts Is having an
effect on the weather, not only over
the battlefields, but elsewhere ON the
Tlglobe; but it Is only a fallacy, says tho
weather specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
leven though 1t has existed almost since
1.-The beginning of historic times. Be
fore gunpowder was used, the anci-
lents had an idea that battles produced
rainfall, which was caused by the clash
Bof swords and the sweat Of the
\ Fighters.
Later, the same theory was trans
lferred to the noise produced by musk
letry and artillery; later still, to dust
particles and smoke from burning
powder upon which the moisture in
the air was supposed to be condensed
and to fall as rain, and now to the
gases freed by explosions, and liber-
ated in the new chemical warfare.
These theories are not combated
merely by other theories, but by ac-
tual observations made officially by
several of the belligerent governments,
and the net result of these careful OBJ
lservations is to refute the idea of any
effect of war on weather.
While the notion of this effect has
been repeatedly exposed in scientific
journals. the general B-ess has from
time to time printed articles in which
the idea of a connection between bat
tie and rainfall has been brought for
ward. For this reason the weather
officials feel that the following facts
may be timely and interesting.
Real Cause of Rainfall.
The real cause of rainfall is the cool
ing of the air by the vertical rising of
heated air currents, and the incoming
of cooler currents TO take their places.
All weather conditions depend ulti-
mately for their origin on the heating
and cooling of the atmosphere. All the
powder that could be reasonably ex-
pended in any battle, even by millions
of men engaged, would not be enough
to produce any appreciable change in
throughout any consider
a BILE section of the atmosphere .over
the battle area.
Some have thought that the jarring
effect of conclusions joggles together
the moisture particles in the air, just
as a sharp tap on a windOwpane will
start a descent of large drops from /
many small ones made by a mist or
A sharp downpour OF rain /
Immediately after a heavy /
crash of thunder is supposed TO be an
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
WEA THEIR BUREAUSAYS WAR
DOES NOT CAUSE DROUGHT
OR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL

example OF the same cause and effect.
This theory was partly back of the
ain-making" attempts formerly tried
| in Kansas, Texas and elsewhere to
break droughts by "bombardment
tof the skies"
The weather specialists point out
that in all such cases, even when rain
has followed such bombardments, the
moisture was there and was due to
fan anyway without mans Intervention
and that in the few cases where rain
has fallen it has been a mere coinci-
dence, the rain being due to natural
causes, and the drought was broken
because it was time that it would have
been broken in the natural course of
events. In short. moisture would fail
when it was present; If 1t were not
present all the conclusions that could
be devised by man could not make
rain.
Result of Actual Observations.
Actual observations by French,
British aHtl American observers have
failed to establish any relationship
between storming the enemy and
storms from the skies. Careful stu
dies show that rainfall and battles do
not coincide enough to give the basis
for a theory of cause and effect. The
great battles in France in the spring
of 1917 failed to interrupt the long
spell of fair weather that accompa-
MED them. Furthermore, an exami-
nation recently made of the records
of local distribution of rainfall over
England during the first twenty-five
months of the war made by the Brit |
ish Meteorological Office resulted in
STRENGTHENING the evidence against !
the theory.
Old Theories Die Hard.
The director of the French Meteor |
illogical Bureau, M. Ango, practically |
says that the wish is father to the |
thought, and that an idea that is deep
seated and of long duration dies hard. |
The survival of the fallacy is due to
the suggestion constantly given by an
instructive belief. Possessed of such a
belief, one is inclined to note only the
favorable condolences, he says. ignor-
ing the many circumstances that do
not bear out the theory, and thus to
become more and more confirmed IN
the oponion.
1t has been maintained that recent
severe droughts in the western part
Of this country have been due to ex-
eessive rainfalls over European battle
fields. The idea was advanced that so
much rain has fallen in France that
here was not enough to 60 round, Sc
he folks in other quarters of the glone
mad to do without. The Weather Ba-
-eau says that all such theories are IN
he same category and all are equally
of belief.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

WASHINGTON. - Indian womeI
are out to "Can the Kaiser" IndiaI
\ fairs are serving to show that Per
shlng's Indian scouts, who are doing
such splendid service On the western
front, left families behind who are
equally patriotic. The work Of the
Indian women in canning and gard
ening, Red Cross endeavor and Thrift
Stamps buying demonstrates that
these first Americans are also 100 per
cent Americans.
The number of Indian contestants
for canning prizes, both at fairs man
aged solely for Indians and at those
in which Indian and white compete,
will be very large. as shown from the
number of applications which they
have made for the National Capitol
Prize Certificates with which the Ma
tional War Garden Commission is re-
warding winners of first honors in
canned vegetable contests throughout
the country. Twenty-six Indian wo-
men won this honor last year. The
Certificates are accompanied by half
filled books of Thirst Stamps.
Joe II. Strain. acting superintend-
ent for the Five Civilized Tribes
writes that there will be four fairs
for Indians only, held during Septem-
Der and has requested the Commits
sion to award Prize Certificates at
these. Mr.. Strain states that Indian
exhibitors last year won SO first prizes
at county fairs in competition with
whites.
The sac and Fox oklahoma Indus
trial Contest, to be held at the Sac
and Fox Agency. Stroud. Oklahoma,
September 80. under the direction or
Horace u Johnson, superintendent.
WIN include number of canning con-
tests and one of the Commissions
Prize Certificates will be apportioned
to the fair.
II. j. McQuigg. superintendent at
Lac Courte d'Oreilles, has secured the
consent of the Commission to award
a Certificate at the Indian fair to be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
INDIAN WOMAN HELP IN MOVE
TO- CAN THE HUN ALL HIGHEST

! held at Reserve, Wisconsin, Septem-
I Der 26 and 27.
Dr. Charles NJ. Buchanan, superin-
tendent and special disbursing agent
in charge 'of Tulalip Indian Agency
| in Washington state, has requested
the commission to award Prize Ger
tificates at fairs to be held on the
four Indian reservations included in
his agency Jurisdiction. These are
the Lumi Indian Reservation Fair;
the Swnomish Indian Reservation
Fair; Port Madison Indian Reserva-
tion Fair; and Tulalip Indian Agency
Fair, all in Washington state. The
fairs will be held during the first two
weeks in October. The commission
has alsoo rushed to DIR. Buchanan two
himndred canning manuals to aid the
Indian women in their work. The
superintendent says that some of the
work done by the Indian women is1
astonishing.
A fair will be held at Red Lake In
dian Agency at Red Lake, Mimi.
September 16, II and Is at which the
exhibitors will all be Indians. Walter
F. Dickens, superintendent. says thai
the agency fair compares with the
county fair in attendance and exhib-
its. Canning and drying manuals
have been sent to him.
The Cherokee Indians of North I
Carolina. who have been doing no. I
table patriotic work, will hold a fair
at Cherokee. October s, 3, 10 and IL
at which the Commissions Prize Ger /
tificate will lbe one of the honors /
James F. Henderson. superintendent /
and president of the Cherokee In I
dian Fair Association, requested the .
cooperation of the National War Gal-
den Commission.
On behalf Of the Lac du Fiambeau (
School and Agency at Lac du Flam-
beau, Wisconsin, its superintendent .
James w. Balmer. has applied for a
certificate to he awarded at the fair .
to be held at Lac du Flambeau. some T
lime in september
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
1ndict Miss Ranger
In Alleged Plot for
Brothers Estate
Sister of Artist Who Left
All to Academy of Design
Charged With Forgery
Two Men Also Named
Attorney Involved Recently
Was Suspended for 3 Years
From Practice

Miss Edith F. Ranger, fifty-Ave
years old, Of 311 West 55th
street, a sister Of the late Henry
W. Ranger, the artist, who left
his estate of $4,000 to the Ma
tional Academy of Design as fund
Tor American artists, was indicted yes-
terday for conspiracy and subordina-
tion of perjury growing out of an
alleged plot to get possession of her
brothers estate. Similar indictments
were found against two men who are
alleged to have participated in the
plot. Miss Ranger was released in
$4,000 bail. imposed by Judge Grain
in General Sessions.
Miss Ranger had been estranged
from her brother for twenty years
and was not mentioned in his will,
dated January 21, 1914. She contested
the. will before Surrogate Fowler, al
leglng her brother was of unsound
mind and under undue influence when
he executed it. The contest went by
default: Later Miss Ranger asked to
have the proceedings reopened and
hled affidavits by relatives in Weeds
port and Rochester. N. Y, who swore
that in January, 1916, Ranger had read
will which he said he had just drawn,
a clause of which revoked all pre-
vious wills. Under this will! Miss
Ranger would have had a life interest
in the estate,
The indictment charges that Miss
Ranger, assisted by Carl Myer, a title
searcher. of 1899 Sterling place. Brook
lyn, and Richard IA. G, CUNNINGHAM. a
printer, Of Stamford, Conn.,, procured
Charles N. Wexler, an attorney. of
Stamford. to make an affidavit that he
had prepared the spurious 1916 will
for Ranger and that they induced him
to annex to the affidavit a carbon copy
OF the will. The witnesses were Louisa
5. Langdon, stenographer in Wex-
ler's office, and Herbert M. Valentine,
who had desk room with Wexler.
Martin w. Littleton, counsel for
Charles Henry Phelps, executor of
vestigation which indicated Wexler had
merely struck off the spurious will on
his typewriter from a written copy
given to him by Miss Ranger, Myer
and Cunningham. Wexler confessed
and Surrogate Fowler turned the evil
dence over to District Attorney Swami.
The case was presented to the grand
Jury and Wexler, who has since been
suspended from legal practice for
three years in Stamford, was witness.
Miss Langdon testified that last
January Wexler asked her to sign an
affidavit in which she swore she had
signed the will in 1915. She said Wex-
ler told her she had signed it then
and that the affidavit was a routine
matter in contest which had arisen
about the will. She said she relied on
his veracity and signed the affidavit.
Later she admitted that she had no