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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Troop a of the Kenosha Boy Scouts
will meet Thursday evening in the
scout room.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Miss Klea Palica, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Ke-
nosha hospital on Tuesday evening, is
resting easily and is believed to be out
of serious danger from the ordeal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Nash are spend
ing few days in Washington and
New York, where Mr.. Nash is tran.
sacting business for the United
States government.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Miss Minnie Meyers attended
theater party in Chicago to-day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Pictures for wedding gifts. Cros-
sin s, Wisconsin and Church. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Anthony Heller Of sinsinawa, Wis
consin, is spending few days in
Kenosha as the guest of his sister,
Miss Marie Heller
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07
Annual knights Of Column
bus Dance to Be Given on
Wednesday, April 3rd,
at Eagles Hall.
BENEFIT F0l SOLDIERS

Committee Plans to Use AL Money
Made from Dance to Equip Down
town Room for Soldiers Stationed at
Camp Herring Committees Later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

The faculty of the Nurses Training
School held their annual luncheon in
the dining rooms Of the Kenosha hos
pital shortly after noon today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Ernest Nickolaza spent the day in
Chicago where he expects to attend the
performance Of "The Wanderer" at
the Auditorium this evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

Charles Pacini was in Chicago Tues
day for short business trip.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07
Social Happenings
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Kappus spent the
day in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07

will leave Kenosha on Thursday for a
business trip through Mississippi and
Louisiana
James Kallas, of Champaign, Illi-
nois, has returned to Kenosha and re-
sumed employment at the Buffalo
Candy Kitchen.
A license has been issued at Wauke-
gan for the marriage Of Frank P.
Flmmons, Kenosha and Miss Alice
0 HAY of Racine.
Anthony Heller of Sinsinawa, Wis
consin, is spending a few days in
Kenosha as the guest of his sister,
Miss Marie Heller.
Ernest Nickolaza spent the day in
Chicago where he expects to attend the
performance Of "The Wanderer' at
the Auditorium this evening.
The faculty of the Nurses Training
School held their annual luncheon in
the dining rooms of the Kenosha hos
pital shortly after noon today.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Swe-
dish Baptist Church, will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Nels Selin, 600 Lyman avenue.
"Carnation Joe' Domaly, of Mil
waukee and formerly a salesman for
the American Tobacco Company, call
ed on friends in Kenosha today.
Frank Isermann spent the day in
Milwaukee attending the meeting of
the officers and directors of the Wis
consin Retail Clothiers Association at
the Pfster Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Nash are spend
ing a few days in Washington and
New York, where Mr. Nash is tran.
sacting business for the United
States government.
Miss Klea Palica, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Ke-
nosha hospital on Tuesday evening, is
resting easily and is believed to be out
of serious danger from the ordeal
The domestic science pupils of the
high school and the Continuation school
have placed exhibits of war-bread in
the windows of the Scholer grocery on
Main street and the 7. j. Sullivan
store on Rowland avenue.
Mrs. Harry Vale returned to Keno
sha on Tuesday after brief visit with
her husband, Lieut.. Harry Vale. who
has been stationed at Washington, d.
c., but who has recently been detailed
to Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Assistant City Engineer, Alfred
Wood has caught the military fever.
He is the last man in the office to go
into the military and as he was not
acceptable for service abroad he has
been formally enrolled as member
of the Kenosha State Guard company.
Arvid Eek, who enlisted recently in
the Hospital Corps of the Navy and is
awaiting call to report at the Ogle-
thorpe Hospital in Georgia went to Mil
wsukee to-day in order to attempt to
get into the service Immediately and
perhaps be transferred to the army
hospital corps.
The Edith Cavell Lodge of the Dau-
ghters Of st. George will be entertained
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Weidman
at her home at 800 Prairie avenue at
a sewing party for the Red Cross. All
members are urged to be present and
to bring needles and thimbles with
them.
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nished interesting reading for the entire
world in spite of the momentous battle
on in Picardy.
Aside from the evident fact that Ger
MN is in an unpleasant situation, views
ofs the speech range widely. The press
agrees that in backing Germanys action
in Russia Czernn has at last shown his
true .unkcr colors. No longer can he
obtain a hearing, particularly in Amer
jca, az a sincere seeker after peace.
Again, his failure as an adjunct to the
drive in Picardy is everywhere hailed in
Allied circles. Apparently he hoped to
stir up trouble among the Allies through
making it appear that Frances demand
for Aisace~ Lorraine alone prevented
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peace. At the same time it is more than
limited that the speech, coming after
nearly two weeks of battle, was also
confession of defeat The populace in
the Central Powers was becoming rest
less at the failure to win a decisive vic
tory; rumors of tremendous losses were
being slowly substantated; and so it be-
came necessary to stiffen morale at home
by showing that Allied lust for territory
was making such sacrifices absolutely
necessary.
Beyond these matters, however, two
other points are of particular interest.
to which Czernin has been playing a
double role. Has he been trying to de-
ccivc Germany and obtain separate
peace as we'll as deceive the Allies by
being Germany's tool? This question is
very closely raised by the fact that as d
result of the speech and his tilt with
Clemenceau, Count Czernin has come
into great disfavor among German news
papers. Indeed, criticism of him has
reached such bounds that his retirement
is now freely predicted as soon as peace
is made with Rumania, Count Mensdorf
being mentioned as his possible successor.
On the other hand the count has been
internationally labelled as "a liar" by
Premier Clemenceau in manner caIcu
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Brooklyn Eagle remarks, why should
France have sought the parleys which
Czernin ended when France refused to
give up Alsace-Lorrane, when it was
we'll and publicly known that France had
no such intention?
Apparently the February meeting Just
before the offensive, which ended when
Clemenceau indicated that France would
not recede from her demand for Alsace-
Lorraine, was preceded by still another.
the date of which is not clear. In this
case General SHUTS featured briefly but
emphatically with the former Austro
Hungarian Minister at London, Count
Mensdorff- Pouilly- Dietrichstein.
The story runs that Immediately upon
being introduced, General SHUTS abrupt
ly asked if it were true that Austria
wished to make separate peace. When
the count, nonplussed, began a long,
evasive reply, SHUTS cut in: Yes
or no."
Obtaining no direct reply, SHUTS said.
"Then-good night" ending the whole
conference in less than three minutes.
So, between Clemenceau's scathing re-
tort, President Wilson's Baltimore speech
and unfriendly comment in the German
press, the way of Count Czernn has been
rough of late, and appears likely to be
more so.
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been consulted Major Armand and Count
Revertata met in August. 1917. The latter
stopped there, and no interview took place
from August until November, when | left
Office"
Further details of the August meet
ing were given in a statement from thu
French government on April 5. Major
Armand was instructed by the French
government to meet in Switzerland with
Count Revertata at the initiative of Aus
tria, and to "listen and say nothing"
Nothing came of the meeting, but the
count gave Armand letter dated Feb
ruary 25, 1918, which stated that the
count solicited the August meeting for
the purpose of obtaining from the French
government propositions of peace, under
cover of Austria, for transmission to
Berlin.
Apparently attempts to continue this
conversation lapsed until short time
before Clemenceau became Premier, or
November II. According to Paris
statement issued on April 8, Clemenceau
clearly did not solicit the renewal of con-
versations, as Count Czernin alleged.
When Clemenceau came into Office, he
learned that communication having to
do with new conversations had come to
his predecessors a week before.
Other reasoning bears out Clemcn-
ceau's denial of having taken the initia-
tive in discussing peace. AS The
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lated to hold him up to worldwide ridi-
cule. In this connection the revelations
of Austro Hungarian attempts to make
peace during the last year deserve the
most Importance
To sketch these attempts, one must go
back nearly a year, it now Develops En-
plantations following Clemenceau's en-
phatic denial of having asked to discuss
a negotiated peace show that nearly o
year ago Emperor Charles himself took
the initiative toward peace According
to "The Boston Transcript" the French
Premier now plainly lets the cat out of
the bag with this surprising statement:
ut was no other than Emperor Charles,
who in letter dated March, 1917, put on
record in his own writing his adhesion to
Frances just claim relative to Asace-Lor-
raine.' A second imperial letter states that
the Emperor Sin agreement with his
minister"
The next step occurred in the summer
of 1917, between June and September
According to former Premier Painleve-
During 1917 Austria made several at
tempts to open semi-official negotiations
with the Entente Allies. Notably in June
1917, / was advised by the Second Bureau
that Austria, through the parsonage OF
Count Revertata, had several times asked
through a Swiss intermediary for an inter
view with the officer attached to the Second
Bureau. Major Armand distant relative
Alexander Rbot, then Premier, having
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edented movements of reserves across
the Channel.
Moreover, the battle is likely to last
for months, said the Premier, the enemy
plainly aiming to divide the British from
the French and if possible bring about
peace by destroying the British forces
The situation was saved by an impro-
vised British army Of field clerks and
laborers, and by a notable feat of the
French in extending their lines north
ward. AS a result of the battle crisis
the creation Of a generalissimo with
powers possibly exceeding those of the
Supreme War Council became a vital
necessity
Help Expected From America
0F PARTICULAR interest, aside
" from information about the Allies
southeastern campaigns and the relative
strength of German and Allied forces in
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Progress of the Battle

a 7 THE end of the third week the
second major phase of the Battle
of Picardy was in full swing. Having
failed in their frontal smash to break
through to Amens and separate the
French army from the British the Ger
mans on the seventeenth day began the
next logical step. That was to attempt
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rious disappointments from which the Allies
had suffered
ut is no use pretending that it was not
one of our chief causes of anxiety We de-
pended upon it largely to make up the de-
sons, perhaps. of transport, reasons con-
nected with the time it takes not merely to
train troops and their officers but to COM
plete the necessary organzations-it was
quite impossible to put into France the
number of divisions every one had conf
IDENTIFY expected would be there"
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velopments from
the counts speech
of last week, in
Guiding the fact
that President
Wilson absolute
ly ignored it in
h is Baltimore
speech, have fur
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as exemplifed in Russia: "Force, force
70 the utmost, force without stint or
limit the righteous and triumphant force
which shall make right the law of the
world and cast every selfish dominion
down in the dust
In these words President Wilson set
many minds at rest He stilled the ris-
ing tide of voices in America which have
ssen saying that words would not win
The war He gave heartening pledge
to the Allies which was concretely ex-
smplifed by Pershing's reinforcements
and, conversely, he showed the Central
Powers for once and all that America no
longer believes there is chance for
fair and just and an honest peace .
sincerely purposed" until force has been
applied 20 the military rulers behind
German aggression.
Inc speech, then, is recognized as be-
ing notable in many ways. 1t permits of
many interpretations. While it is tenn
perate and holds the door open to just
peace, it is conceived in a spirit of stern
Inflammation to wage relentless war
'lare. At the same time it exposes the
cecelt OF recent German peace advances.
II makes little distinction, as heretofore,
between the German people and their
rulers. 1t definitely warns the Central
sowers that no peace can be made at the
expense Of Russia. In its virile ac-
eeptance Of the challenge of German
o'ute force it penetrates to the funda
mental fighting instinct of human nat
Sfe' incidentally, the scope of the word
'0fce, hitherto mostly associated with the
powers Of evil, has been broadened. A
nc" sort Of force has been defined
righteous and triumphant force"
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Czernn FlauntS His True Junker C0l0rs

A MOTHER German peace wedge
"A has been blunted Another German
cat's-paw is in trouble Count
Czernn has been made to swallow the
epithet Of "liar" thrown into his teeth by
Premier Clemenceau. All Of which de-
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W airs
7 anOrana
"Force, Force to the Utmost,
Force Without Stint

- OR MOST Americans news in
terest during the week was
\ divided equally between Presi-
4 dent Wilson's Baltimore speech
opening the third Liberty Loan
campaign and the latest developments in
the Battle of Picardy, including the new
Irish crisis resulting from Premier Lloyd
Georges sensational speech in the House
Of Commons.
"We Accept the Challenges"
lust as last week America assisted
in forging Allied military unity, so
this week President Wilson helped indi-
cate another milestone in Allied progress.
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"We Accept the Challenges"

This came in his
statement at Bal
timore that the
United States
henceforth has
but one possible
response to the
German challenge
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lang 70 one view. Satisfaction is cx-
ssasa That it simultaneously knocked
"'s ,zcrnin peace tentative without
3 , ! ~ recognizing the recent speech
81 M Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minis.
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Labor

Labor
THE continued necessity of de-
pendable labor programme is reflect
ed in the news of the week The Ship
Adjustment Board is busy in Eastern
shipyards. The Senate debates the part
of labor in the war. The President pro-
claims the peace bond between capital
and labor formulated by the National
War Labor Board on March 90. Score
tary Daniels pleads for labor before the
United States Chamber of Commerce in
Chicago
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War Department Unity

BERNARD NJ. BARUCH is now yir-
tual dictator Of war industries. un-
der announcement made of the powers
delegated to the War Industries Board
by President Wilson. Mr.. Baruch will
virtually control production and distribu-
ton of every commodity essential to the
prosecution of the war. Secretary Baker
is given two new aids as Assistant SecYe-
taries of Ware. j. Stettinius, Sur
veyor General of Purchases and Sup
plies Of the War Department, and Fred
erick P. Keppel. advisory secretary to
Mr.. Baker
Politics
GEORGE CREEL, recently under par
tisan fire as an Administration
propaganda, is the centre of political in.
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Politics

teres' his week on account of his state
ment at Washington that he is proud
that America was not ready for war.
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France, were the Premier's remarks re-
lating to aid expected from America.
With no desire to speak recrimnatingly,
the Premier said:
"In America there is very considerable
number of men in the course of training
and the Allies looked forward to having
large American army in France in the
spring.
ut has taken longer than anticipated to
turn those soldiers into the necessary di-
visional organizations.
IF America waited to complete these
divisional organizations it would not be DOS
sble for these fine troops in any large num-
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zsz5l.sne1 ~
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bers to take part in this battle in this cam
paign, although it might be very we'll the
decisive battle of the war.
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generally felt, too, that the measure of
Irish Home Rule granted would more
than anything else serve to make the
new programme practicable
Facts About the Battle
THE Premier's statements regarding
the Battle Of Picardy, showing the
necessity of the new and extreme meas
ures, revealed anew the gravity of the
present contest. With customary Brit
ish bluntness, Lloyd George made it plain
that England needs men badly until
America can fill the breach
The English armies on the Somme met
an attack far exceeding even some very
shrewd anticipations With the advan-
tage Of exceptional weather, knowledge
of the time and place of attack, reinforce
ments from the East, and unity of mill
tary command, the Germans hurled more
than a million men into the battle and
cut up the British Fifth Army so badly
that its commander was superseded.
British losses were heavy, but we're made
UP both in men and artillery by unprec-
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Chairman Hurley is to ask $4,000, 900
for concrete ships. The steel shortage
is vigorously probed. Details of the
sinking of ten submarines are published
The Siberian Question Again
p USSIAN indignation over the land
ing of japanese and British troops
following brawls at Vladivostok tops the
news from Russia. This move. merely
for police purposes, is seen by the Rus.
slams as the first step in invasion" and
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ter. An end to illusion, to faint hopes
that the war would end at the shadow of
American participation, to laggard and
lnefhclent preparations for war-these
things American commentators hail
equally with the Presidents complete
acceptance of the German chalenge
without for moment closing the door
to an honest just peace
Ireland and Picardv
THE uproar in England this week
when Premier Lloyd George, making
the boldest stroke of his career. coupled
home Rule for Ireland with the con-
scription of Irishmen, likewise was visi-
oily llnked with the Presidents speech bv
some OF the revelations made by the
Premier regarding the Battle of Picardv,
The Premier asked an extension of the
British age limit along with conservation
for Ireland under some form of Home
Rule. Thus armed, Lloyd George found
himself backed by considerable public
opinion when he urged that the Irish
should do their part if the British sent
men of fifty and boys of nineteen into
the army
The demand for Irish CONSUMPTION nat
urally brought violent protests, even
threats, from Irish members of the
House. This spirit was quickly reflected
in the Irish press. The English press
itself revealed considerable difference of
opinion, particularly regarding the Pre-
mier's abrupt method of presenting his
demand and concerning the actual value
of raising the British age limit. It was
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Other Developments

OTHERWISE the German gains dur
ing the week were enlarged, Berlin
said, to 10000 prisoners and 1900 guns,
both of which the British pronounce ex-
aggerations. The Smelling of Paris con-
tnues, though the big gun is located and
punished. An American officer estimates
the German losses as 100000 or more
thus far.
Interesting details of the battle con
tinue to filter out. 1t now develops that
a number of American troops fought
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"invertention. Hence Russia is stirred,
the Boisheviki threaten war on Japan,
and the Soviets protest the landing of
japanese. The situation in Siberia re-
mains contradictory and obscure.
Meantime the Germans tighten their
hold on Finland, landing considerable
numbers of troops with many guns. In
the Caucasus the Turks resume their
activity, though they lose Erzerum to the
Armenans While the Russians still
talk of raising an army of 100000 the
Germans cross the Dnieper and also take
Kharkov, in the Ukraine.
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Czernin Rebuked

FULLER details of Austro- Hungarian
attempts to start peace discussions
during the past year, resulting in the
Characterization of Count Czernin as :,
liar by Premier Clemenceau, will be
found below
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reactions Abroad

a AoNG the French, who have said
from the first that force alone could
"s down the German monster, the
'pssea finds perhaps its most thankful
A'' 10 the English, hearing the bitter
a''h Oh an unexpected disaster from the
'p' VI Lloyd George, it rang no less well
''e' In Germany it's meaning was in
'@a'iy recognized. Within twentyfour
"'ufS a serni-official statement appeared
'"lag clearly that the word force"
:" quick to penetrate the German in
' The next symptom Of German
sni1ion-a Characterization of the
sea az "raging7-was corroborativc
As speech has left no misunderstanding
anywhere.
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1853 {&eg1
heroically in the British retreat, moving
down masses of Germans until their guns
were red hot. The daring exploits of
cavalry in covering the British defeat
are also made known. At this writing
considerable numbers of American troops
are reported on the battlefield ready for
battle
On Other Fronts
NJ EWS from the American contingents
in the quieter sectors in France re-
veals the presence of Yankees in the
Mouse hills around Verdun Minor
actions against the Germans continue
with gradually increased violence. The
situation in Italy and further east re-
mains unchanged at this writing.
On Sea
NJ EWS from the sea is better. The
weekly British loss is the second
lowest since unrestricted submarine
warfare-four large vessels and two
small. However, the French lose two
large, Belgium one, and Italy one large
and three very small The British also
lose a destroyer.
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The Domestic Front

THE call for new quota of 100000
drafted men shares interest in
America in army circles with the fact
that troops are now going to France at
three times the speed recently attained.
The aircraft delay is probed, with results
detailed elsewhere in The Review.
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ing their quotas in tn.
first week. The years
war bill, it is an
nounced, is nine bill