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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
WAS ON POLICE FORCE ONCE
New Commissioner Succeeds j. G. Rhode
Who Has Served Most Successfully
as Sec'y of Board for Past Years
New Commissioner In Office.

Nicholas P. Mischler, well known
Park street undertaken, was this morn
ing named by Mayor John G. Joachim
as member of the Police and Fire
Commission for the full term of three
years and he starts his term Of office
today succeeding Joseph G. Rhode,
manager of the Rhode opera house, who
has been on the commission for one
term, and who declined to be a candi-
date for reappointment.
Mr.. Mischler was notified of his
appointment by the mayor this morn
ing and he promptly announced that he
would accept the duties of the office.
He will qualify by filing his oath of
office this afternoon. Under the law
the appointment to the commission
need not be confirmed by the council
but it is expected that the mayor will
announce the appointment to the coun-
Gil at the meeting on next Monday ev-
ening and that it will be confirmed.
Mr.. Mischler was formerly member
of the police department He has trav-
eled beat and has done desk work in
the police office and has pretty good
idea of just what is demanded in the
department. He has the distinction Of
being the first man who had served as
member of the police department to
be named as a member of the commits
sion. Former Chief of Police, the late
Christian Schend was one of the char
ter members of the commission but he
had never seen actual service as a pa
trolman.
Mr.. Mischler succeeds one Of the most
popular members ever named to the
commission. Commissioner Rhode was
named as Secretary of the commission
shortly after his appointment and he
| has done much to increase the effic-
iency of the commission. Under his
regime as secretary the work Of the
commission has been fully organized
along methodical lines and efficiency
has been gained by regular meetings.
The commissions powers have been
more generally emphasized during the
past two years than ever before and the
board has been very active in police
and fire work.
Members of the Commission today
expressed regret over the loss of Com
missioner Rhode from the commission
/ but he had announced to them some
time ago that it would be necessary
for him to decline reappointment if
one was offered to him on account Of
the press of other business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
The WAR ON ALL FRONTS
(By United Pressl

The entire western battle front
was quiet yesterday, following the
severe defeat inflicted on the Ger
mans in the Flanders assault Mon
day. Field Marshal Haig, in his
official report last night, said
Except for local fighting at diff
ferent points, there has been no
infantry action today He add
ed that further reports confirm the
fact that the enemy's losses were
very heavy in his unsuccessful at
tack yesterday. The French, in
a successful counter attack near
Locre Monday night, took ninety
four prisoners. A violent bonn
bardment in the region of Hangard
en-Santerre, south of the Somme
yesterday, was reported by the
French war Office. A German at
tack was repulsed in the Noyon
sector. The German war office adj
mitted the recapture of Locre by
the French and claimed the capture
of British trenches north of Voor-
mezeele and Vierstraat. Artillery
activity in the KENNEL region
continued throughout the day, the
Germans said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
fBy United Pressl.

Paris, May Protests against
the bombardment Of churches by
the Germans are regarded as Gin
explicable" by Germany, accord
ing to the Cologne Gazette.
Germany is sorry that shells
from her 220 millimeter guns
struck church on Good Friday, "
the communique states, "but in
quires sarcastically how Parisians
could expect gunner 120 kilome-
tiers away to differentiate between
churches and other structures.
"Our piety is evidenced by the
fact that there was no lombard
ment on the day the victims of the
Good Friday incident were buried, =
the Gazette stated. eve certain
w committed no sacrileges.' Car
dinal Hartmann is preparing a
a full report on the incident to be
submitted to the vatican shortly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
Man Who Started
The War Is Dead
(By United Press).

The Hague, May 1. - GABRIEL
Principe, whose assassination of
the Austrian Archduke Francis
Ferdinand at Sarajevo was one of
the causes of the great war, died
Tuesday of tuberculosis at the
Fortress of Theresienstadt, near
Prague, it was learned here to-
day. Principe, then a youth of
Is, shot the archduke and his NOR
ganatic wife, the Duchess Of Hob
enberg, on the main street of Sara
jevo, Bosnia, the morning of June
%, 1914. He used an automatic
pistol, firing into the royal auto
mobile as it passed. The archduke
was shot through the head and the
duchess through the throat. The
shooting closely followed another
attempt at assassination. A bomb
was thrown into the archduke s au-
tomobile, but he warded it off with
his arm and it fell under the ma
chine following. The assassination
resulted in an Austrian ultimatum
to Serbia, which was accused of in
stigating the plot. Before Serbia
could reply, the general mobiliza-
tions of the European armies be-
gan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By United Press}.

With the American Army in
France, May Capt. Norman
Hall and Eddie Rickenbacker,
American aviators, yesterday di
vided the honor of destroying
boche plane over the German lines,
Each modestly gives the other en-
tire credit for the feat. The Ger
man plane, an Albatross, was
sighted about six o'clock in the
evening, at a heighth OF 1900
meters. AS the two Americans
arose to the attack, the enemy ma
chine opened fire and fed. The
Americans pursued the Albatross
over the enemy lines, firing sew
eral hundred rounds. The German
machine suddenly dived to earth
spouting fame and smoke. The
Americans by this time were fly
ing so low that their planes were
struck by bullets fred by German
infantrymen, but they returned
safely to the American lines. Hall,
whose home is in Colfax, Iowa,
was formerly a member of the La
Fayette Escadrille and has several
enemy planes to his credit. Rick
enbacker is famous automobile
race driver and formerly drove
Gen. Pershing's car. His home is
in Columbus, Ohio. This was his
first victim.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By United Press).

Washington, May Secretary
Baker will appear before the
House military committee tomor-
row morning at ten O'Clock to urge
the extension of the war" pro-
gram, it was announced today, His
suggestion will be blanket af
fair giving the War Department
wide powers. The three million
men limit mentioned by Senator
Reed of Missouri, will be discussed
but it is expected that Secretary
Baker will ask powers to call even
more men if necessary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
RALPH s. KINGSLEY
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Business Manager of the News Suffers
Fracture of the Leg While at
Work at Plant Today.

Ralph S. Kingsley, business man
ager Of the Kenosha News Publishing
Company, met with very severe. injuries
at the plant of the company this morn
ing when a box of paper, weighing
more than six hundred pounds, fell on
his left leg causing fracture of the
leg at the ankle. Mr.. Kingsley was
seeking to prevent the box falling on
another employee of the company at
the time the accident occurred. He
was removed to his home in an ambal-
ance and is resting as easily as could
be expected this afternoon. The frae-
ture of the ankle is of such nature
that he will probably be detained from
mis- desk for the next six weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
lBr United Pressl.

Washington, May President
Wilson today called upon 100000
Americans to match him with q
$4,000 Liberty bond, $500 down
and $500 a month. Iuaugurating
"buy another bond" campaign
starting today, the President, af
ter purchasing all the bonds he felt
he could, got another $4,000 one,
on the installment plan, prov ding
a million people in the country
would go with him on the PROPOSE
ton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By Henry Wood

(UnlteG Press Staff correspondent.
With the French Armies in
the Field, May l. (By maiD
Hardly had the Germans begun
their offensive at eight O'Clock the
morning Of March Fl, than a tele-
phone message from French gen.
eral headquarters was sent out and
instantaneously repeated along the
whole French front. AS if by ma
JIG there appeared almost imme-
diately thereafter at every cross
roads behind the French front and
along every route of travel huge
green placards bearing simply
big black arrow The green pla-
card meant that the Germans had
chosen for their field of offensive
the sector Of st. Quentin. The
black arrow marked every foot of
the way that the French reserves
must follow to arrive in the quick
est possible time and at the point
of contact. Had the Germans chos-
en- any other sector for their at
tack, this mechanism would have
worked just the same. "A different
colored placard would have indi-
Gated the sector where the Germans
had opened battle. AS a result of
this minute preparation, every man
destined long in advance to meet
the Germans at whatever point
they might choose for their Of
fensive was able to arrive there
in the shortest possible time, by
the quickest way. The war long
ago demonstrated that victory in a
modern battle depends largely on
transportation. This time the
French general staff knew four
months in advance that the Ger
mans planned to attack and the
problem of transportation was
solved in advance. The distribu-
tion of placards and arrows was
only one detail. In the four
months which the general staff had
to prepare its transportation facili-
ties, it worked out to the last
minute the exact time in which ev-
cry unit, every gun, every pound
OF munitions and supplies could
reach - by horse, automobile, or
train-any point at which the Ger
mans might attack. When the
moment came, it was only neces-
sary to touch button, as
it were, and the general staff
knew the moment at which ev-
cry man and every gun would
be at the point of contact.
/ visited the Novon battle front
during the first days of the German
attack and saw the long columns
Of artillery, reaches Of infantry,
conveys of munitions, automobiles
and trains of army wagons rolling
up to the front in most matter of
fact, unhurried, unworried, me-
chanical manner it is possible to
conceive. 1t was precisely this
preparation that allowed the
French troops, with only a mimi
mum number of men engaged, to
fall quietly into the breach made
between the British and French
lines and while covering the re-
treat Of the British, to aid in check
ing the German advance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
SOLDIER BOYS
REPORT ON TIME
Tut One Man Is Missing from First
Quota Called to Go to Columbus
Barracks Tonight.

But one man was missing from, the
quota of city and county selected men
modified at eleven 'clock this morn
ing to leave at 8:45 tonight for Co
lumbus Barracks. That one man was
Joseph @. Leisten, a member of the
city quota, and his last address was at
a street number in Chicago. His or
der was returned to the board. 1t is
thought possible that he may appear
during the afternoon and go with the
boys tonight.
Both Adolph Jahns and Frank Kerk-
hoff who had sought deferred classifi-
cation from the County Draft Board
were denied this classification and they
will go with the men this evening. Be
fore they gave up their fight the mat
ter was appealed to the Adjutant Cen
eral but he declined to make any
change in the ruling of the local board.
Plans have been made to give the
fBaby Quota" real send-off when
they leave for camp tonight AS this
is the first time that soldiers have left
Kenosha in the evening it is expected
that a crowd of several hundred peo-
pie will be at the train to say "Good
Bve and Good Luck
The boys will leave Chicago just be-
fore midnight after a lunch at the
Northwestern terminal Breakfast
will be served at Toledo, Ohio, tomor-
row morning, and the boys viii reach
Columbus Barracks before noon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
nv rnfted Press.

London, May 1-"Local enemy
attack on one of our posts in. the
neighborhood Of st. Julian (three
miles northeast of Ypres) yesterday
was repulsed by machine guns, +"
Field Marshal Haig reported to-
day. enemy posts in the
Meteren sector were raided last
night and prisoners taken. The
French improved their positions
around Locre last night by, sue
cessful enterprise.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By United Press).

Washington, May 1. - Germany
abusing American prisoners Of
ware Not at. all, according to re
ports of Spanish camp inspectors.
Germany not giving the prisoners
what they need? Absurd-by the
same source. One camp has so
much water that the prisoners can
have. one bath week. Elsewhere
conditions are quite satisfactory,
say the official reports of these in
spectors, as forwarded to the
American government. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
ELL TER COMPANY LOSES Fight
Scores of Kenosha People Who Had
Claims Against one Of the Sub-Con-
tractors on Filtration Plant May
Now Be Able to Collect Money.

The New York Continental Jewel
Filtration Company must make some
provision to square up the debts con-
tracted by sub contractors before it has
a valid claim against the city for the
collection of $14,202.79 still due it and
Kenosha creditors of sub-contractors
who went into bankruptcy before the
filtration plant was completed will pro-
badly get their money.
The Supreme Court Of Wisconsin on
Tuesday afternoon handed down de-
cision sustaining the decision of Judge
Belden in the suit brought by the com
pany against the city and in this de-
cision Judge Belden held that the city
had the right to demand payment of
claims against sub-copstractors.
The Supreme court in its decision
sustained the demurrer interposed by
the city against the trial of the suit
brought by the Filtration Company.
The company originally brought a
" friendly" suit against the city to
collect $142O2.79. There was no con-
tention on the part CT the city or the
board of Water Commissioners that,
this sum was not due to the company
but the Attorney for the city held that
the company had not met all the pro-
visions Of it's contract. 1t held that
among other things the contract pro-
ho+ ha oh oh
that the property as turned over had
been paid for, that there were no liens
against it on account Of bills made
either by the principal or the sub-con-
tractors The New York Continental
Jewel Filtration Company met every
bill that it had contracted for in con-
nection with the work in Kenosha and
its attorneys held that money due to
the principal contractor should not be
held up on account of laws made
against sub contractors. 1t was in
sisted that these contractors had been
paid for their work by the New York
Company.
One of the companies having a sub
contract went into bankruptcy and it
had a large number of creditors in
Kenosha and other cities. Kenosha Gre
ditors demanded that the city hold up
all due on the contract until these
bills had been paid. The Water Board
stillNaas the money ready to pay and it
will be paid just as soon as the COM
pany has a clean record to show that
all claims against it and sub-contract-
ors have been paid.
No decision was handed down in the
case of the Concordia Life Insurance
Company of Milwaukee VS. Simmons
Company. This is an appeal from the
order of the Circuit Court sustaining
demurrer and dismissing the com
plant The Milwaukee Company sued to
collect from Simmons Company for an
amount paid as insurance loss to Ke.
nosha man whose building was des-
troyed during the period that the water
works was out of commission, when a
pile was driven through the intake.
The cased is as important as it is
thought that other cases will be fled
IL the Milwaukee Company finds a way
to recover. 1t is expected that the
decision in this case viii come down
some time next month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By United Press)

Copenhagen, May l. - Chancellor
Hertling is ready to give limited
suffrage to the women of Germany.
Speaking in a stormy session of the
Prussian diet he is declared, by
messages received here that it were
better for the government to ac-
cept the demand for suffrage now
than to be forced to give it later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By United Press}.

Washington, May l. Today's
army casualty list containing ~
names, showed eight killed in ac-
ton, three dead Of disease, one
dead of wounds, two missing, one
dead Of accident, one dead Of other
causes, five wounded severely and
ffty-one wounded slightly. The
missing, both officers, are Lieuts.
VIM. I'll. Jenkins and Franklin B.
Pedrick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By United Pressl.

Washington, May l. - The gov
eminent today fixed a standard
price on crude rubber and assum-
ed complete control of the sale and
manipulation of all stocks through
an order issued by the war trade
board. The order is effective
today. The prices fixed are ten
per cent below those of yesterday
but this does not mean the gov
eminent has acted to jam down the
market.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(Bv United Pressl.

Paris, May 1-''If the allies hold
now Germany is beaten" declared
a Spanish officer who reached the
Spanish frontier from Germany
today. He gave this as an inter
view to a correspondent of one of
the Paris newspapers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
q erndns Stag
uered--- West
Front Calm
BY William Philip Simms.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in
France, May staggered by the
allied blows before Ypres, General
Won Amin spared for the first
time last night, utterly unable to
push OH. Save for Smelling from
Ypres west toward Hazebrouck and
except all raids and outposts
clashes the last twenty-four hours,
on the western front, has been
consp- ciously calm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
fBv United Press).

Milwaukee, Wis, May PLANS
to organize boys reserve training
camps to train the boys for future
service were under way in Wis
consin today. 7. H. Spence, at the
head of the movement in Wiscon-
sin, went to Lake Geneva to meet
military men there to look over
site for the first Wisconsin. re-
serve camp.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
by United press).

London, May German intrigue
in Mexico is attempting to force
American intervention, it is rei-
ably reported here. The situation
is becoming serious, it is said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
lpm nnitnd pressN

Zurich, May l. = Emperor Karl,
Foreign Minister Burian and their
staffs are going to German head
quarters to confer with the Kaiser,
according to advices received
from Austrian sources today.
The greatest Importance is attach
ed to the conference 1t is be-
lieved the future of Ukraine and
Balkans will be discussed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(E Tn .fea Pass}. J,

Rome, May 1-Monsignor Dough
arty, bishop of Buffalo, has been
appointed archbishop of Philadel-
phia, it was announced at the
vatican today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
(By United Pressl.

Amsterdam, May 1.-French Re
fugees arriving here declare that
$4,000 Belgian men and boys are
being forced to work under the
whip welded by German sentries
near Valenciennes and Maubeauge.
The morality among these men is
declared to be unusually high.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02

Washington, May Arthur H.
Hahn of Lacrosse, Wis, was killed
when he fell into an open hatch on
the U. S. S. Prairie the navy de-
Dartment announced today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02
lRr United Pressl.

Washington, May 1.-The gov
eminent today comnandeered all
unsold stock Of wool within the
nation. TO be taken over at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02

Pictures for wedding gifts. Cros-
sin 8. Wisconsin and Church. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-02

Pictures framed. Crossin s, wiscon>
sin and Church. advtf
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CONTINUED on page a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
$4,000 TO JESS
n. Y. Promoter Offers Willard
Big Sum To Fight.
kansan Must Talk Turkey or
Quit the ROost.
BY III. c. HAMILTON.

New York. Jan. 15.-Today it was
put squarely up to Jess Willard either
20 talk turkey or quit the rOost-
With an offer of $4,000 from Pro
moter Bill Wellman of New York IN
his hands. it IS Jess's move either to
consent TO 4 match with Fred Fulton
foremost challenger. or invent some
latter he is entitled to some credit, but
the fact Of the matter is Bill Well
mans offer is about the thing to force
the big champion into a match
Wellman wants to stage his bout
over the forty-five round route in eth
er Reno or Carson City New The sum
of the offer will be paid forthwith
into the hands Of Jack Johnson's con-
querOr il he accepts Nothing has
been said about remuneration for Fe-
rocious Fred. but indications are he
will be taken care of. for Wellman has
made something of d reputation in
New York in the way Of spending
money for things he wants
Afraid of Fulton.
The main drawback TO the whole
affair is that WeIlman wants Fred to
go little slower in his seIf-ap pointed
task Of effacing all the promising
heavyweights. OF course if some
bloke should come along and bust
Fred's streak of luck. it would be
tough shedding for WeIlman's mill and
that. after all. is the big thing
Fulton has two bouts scheduled for
nearby dates. Friday night he is
billed for performance with Billy
Miske at st Paul Frank Moran is
on his program for February % A
defeat at the hands Of either OF these
would necessitate a change in the
plans Of WelIman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-15
NO MORE SHAMS
Wisconsin Commission Clean
ing Up Ring Game.
Fighters Who Fake Will Have
Money COnfiscated.
BY JACK NEOCk.

New York, Jan. 15.-Boxing COM
missions in states where such bodies
are required by the law would do
well to keep the weather eve on the
dolngs of the Wisconsin commission.
The commissi oners who govern
boxing in the Badger state are doing
everything in their power to uplift
the game They are aggressive and
they have made rulings which apply
TO clubs. promoters and boxers thru
out the state. who must live up to
them or suffer the consequences.
The most recent rule made by the
Wisconsin commission should go a
long way toward preventing stalIing
in the ring The boxing solous have
deCreed that in the future any boxer
found guilty of shamming in the ring
shall forfeit his share of the purse
and the money be handed over to
some worthy charity.
Clause in All Contracts.
y clause to this effect is to be in
serted in all contracts signed during
the year, 50 that the offender will not
be able to recover thru the medium of
the courts
This move on the part of the Wis
consin commission should insure box
ing fans in the Badger state of getting
their moneys worth, which is a whole
lot more than the boxing fans in other
states can be sure OF.
In New York. before the death of
the Frawley law. there were numerous
instances where such a ruling was
I ably needed. The fans were dissatis-
fled and voiced their sentiments The
clubs that tried to uphold the game
Ly holding back purses were overruIed
I y the boxing commission. which had
10 rule according to contracts held by
the boxers
There is no argument that can be
advanced in favor of a boxer who
stalls. He is paid to deliver the goods
just the same as a professional in any
other line. and he should be made to
do his best or forfeit his share of the
purse.