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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
WAR RELIC TRAIN
VISITS BARABOO.
Wise HistorisAl Fee
L.L:o D., Historical sldE
About Town and at the Railway
Depot Saturday Evening

The war exhibit train, which Is
travelling through Wisconsin In the
interest of the Victory loan. was at
Paraboo on Saturday evening. The
train came from Reedsburg and left
for Lodi, Madison, Maxomaina, Sauk
City, Lone Rock and other places.
Soon after the train arrived the
Jackie band marched to the Warren
house, dispensing music along the
way. There was more music later in
the evening, the final numbers being
given at the freight depot where the
relics were on exhibition.
The greatest attraction was the
American baby whippet tank, which
was driven about the streets by l.. +.
Gerou, who recently returned from
France where he drove tanks in the
thickest of the fight. The tank Is
able to crawl over the ground at about
1S miles an hour, making plenty OF
noise as it rolls along. A number OF
overseas soldiers were perched on
various parts of the war machine.
The tank was made to spin around
in The streets and every one was
surprised as it's agility 1t would
whirl completely around almost as
soon as one taking a breath.
In actual warfare is was found the
larger tanks could not keep up with
the retreating Germas so the smaller
ones were used On fair roads a man
on foot has no chance to get away.
The tank carries a gun and those
inside are protected except for the
peep holes.
At the train addresses were given
by several of those who accompanied
the attraction. Songs were also sung,
the band accompanying.
Among some of the things exhibited
on the train, besides the tank, were
the following:
Sniper plate (German).
British French bomb thrower.
American 5 point field piece and
gun Timber.
American > inch recoll field piece.
Sniper shield (German),
Aerial bomb (British).
Machine gun trophies, Germany.
Mitrailleuse, French.
Floating mine (American, for har-
bors).
Trench mortar (BritiSh)
S8-m meinenwerfer tGerman).
Proiectile, 16in bomb throWer
(American).
PrOiectile, Gin (German}.
Wrecked Krupp bombarding gun
155-mm German
French minebase..
155-mm. Krupp short held piece
{German).
Proiectile, Sin. German
Trench mortar (German).
Trench grenade thrower German.
Strip flying pig (German).
Wrecked Fokker aeroplane Ter
mani.
Gin. proiectile (German}.
Trench mortar and base tGerman}
corman 6-inch Howlitzer Franco
Prussian type.
Marlin machine gun.
. 9-inch flying pig.
Wrecked meinenwerfGr.
German rifles.
! Haversack, American
= Water bottle covers.
American belt.
Trench food cOntainer.
Container, French.
Water box, French.
Pear and / pineapple hand gereha"e
Dug-out stove.
Sinners plate, )German).
Explosive container Tor oep''
charge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
DEDICATE NEW
LODI SCHOOL

One of the impressive features of
the dedication of the new high school
building at Lodi few days ago was
the presentation of old glory to the
school by the women of the w. r. G..
The event was of considerable inn
portance in the history of the town.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
YOUNG COUPLE ARE
MARRIED AT PORTAGE

Miss Esther Schmidt, daughter OF
Fred Schmidt of Caledonia, was
united today to Frank Luck at the
parsonage Of the Portage Lutheran
church by the pastor, Rev. VIM. Uffer-
beck.
Mr.. Luck is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Tuek of Lewiston They will reside
on a farm owned by Mr.. Leuk's father
between Portage and Kilbourn.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
OBTAIN LICENCE
IN CHICAGO

Herman J. Zarske of Ableman and
Miss Margaret Flick of Baraboo have
been granted a license to marry, ac-
cording to a message received at this
office from the Yards News bureau
Miss Flick is more familiarly known
as Miss Fern Flick and until recently
was employed at the Bank of Bara-
boo. Hersrelatives reside at Ableman
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
REMARKABLE FLIGHT MADE
BY MAJOR MACAULEY

Major T. C.. Macauiey has returned
to Fort Worth after a transcontinen-
tai trip Of $500 miles in Al hours IA
minutes actual flying time. He few
from San Diego, Cal. to Jacksonville.
Fla, in 19 hours and Is minutes actual
flying time His average speed for
the entire distance was 13S miles an
hour.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
REEDSBURG

Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. Morgan, Mae
Sherwood, Mrs George Sherwood and
daughter of Reedsburg and George
Morgan of Elroy drove to Mauston to
attened the funeral of Miss EliZabetf
Bell Veeder, daughter of District AT
toreny G. A. Veeder Of Adams county.
Miss Veeder was a niece of Mrs, Par
don Sherwood of Elroy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Yoll Of the town
of Baraboo. near North Freedom. are
rejoicing over the birth Of son. The
baby bears the name of Frederic Phil
ip. Mrs. Voll will be remembered as
Miss Grace Randall. daughter Of Mr.,
and Mrs. Charles Randall of Kirk
wood
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
DOGS KILL SHEEP
NEAR BARABOO

On Friday night dogs killed three
sheep and seriously crippled three
others on the farm of Charles Schell-
enberger, southwest of town. He says
,he was never troubled with dogs be-
fere.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
Reedsburg Comes Forth With Sub
scriptions About $25,OOO Ahead
of the Dequired Quota

Baraboo went over the top on vol
,untary subscriptions for the Victory
loan.
The quota for the city was s135, 900
and the amount subscribed on Monday
was about s150,0Oe. All the subscripl
tions were voluntary, the investors
calling and taking the amounts. The
bond sellers were at the A)ling places
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
WANT POWER FROM
PRAIRIE DU SAC

Spring Green may obtain electricity
from Prairie du Sac. The cost OF oper-
ating the plant at Spring Green has
so increased the rates have been
raised.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
LICENSE TO MARRY

Herman Ringelsetter, Troy.
Mary Lehner, Franklin.
Alvin G. Crosby, Merrimack.
Tressia Dedie, Fairfield.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
SIGN OF A MANS GOOD
HUMOR is A TILTED CIGAR

When you see a middle-aged man
fitting his cigar SO high that the ash
rubs the rim Of his derby you may
know that his boy has just got home
from France, says the Philadelphia
Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
HUNT FAILS TO
BARE CLEW TO
MISSING GIRL
Dollie Chester Evan
ishes into Thin Air"
in Chicago.

Chicago. Feb. An all night
search for Mrs. Dollie Chesher
who disappeared mysteriously yes
terday. failed to develop even a
clew according to the police.
Mrs. Chesher, a nurse of Eng
lish parentage. 81 years of age.
has been a member of the house
hold OF Clarence F. Parker. retired
vice president of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad residing on the Lake
Shore drive for two years.
Following an almost daily praC-
tice OF taking a half hour walk.
generally accompanied by the
Pekinese dog, Mrs. Chesher left
the house yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock. AS Mr. Parker re
ported it, she vanished into THU
air
She was to have been a member
of a theatre party given by the
Parkers last night. The party
was abandoned and Mr. Parker
fort and | will spare no expense
to find her"
Automobile squads toured the
CITY all nlSnt seeking d trace OF
her. She wore a dark cloak over
her nurses uniform ana a dark
tuI ban.
Her habits were very regular
and she was like a member of the
family" said Mr. Parker. She is
the victim of accident or crime.
am sure, for otherwise she would
have notified us"
Bloomington, Ill. Feb. Mrs.
Dollie Chesher. a nurse from Nc
Lean. ILL.,. who mysteriOusly dis
appeared while walking on the
Lake Shore drive in Chicago yes
terday afternoon, formerly was d
maid at Brokaw hospital mere. Her
maiden name was Miss DolIic
Noble. While at the hospital she
married Pearl Chesher, a widower.
who was tending the hospital
grounds. He died about five years
ago and she went TO Chicago where
she became a trained nurse. They
had one child which dieG
Her mother. Mrs. Susie Noble OF
Mclean received a letter from her
last Tuesday in which she said
she was well and had moved TO 999
Lake Shore drive, apartment Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
ASK SELECTION
OF PRICE BODY
Wilson Urged 10 Name Committee
to Probe and Suggest Scale
for Commodities.

Washington. Feb. President
Wilson has been asked to name a
committee of industrial leaders and
government representative which
will have the power to investigate
and suggest a scale of prices for
Jasic commodities, at which the
government will buy during the
postwar period. Secretary of Com
Iuerce Redfleld announced today.
The step was taken after confer
cnces of producers and labor repre-
sentatives and government officials
who were unanimous, Secretary
i,edfield said. in recommending it.
General unemployment and in-
dustrial depression were threatened
Secretary Redfield said, by the
waiting tendency noticed in nearly
all industries due to a doubt as to
the trend of prices, and it was de-
cided that if someone having Off
cial sanction could determine the
price levels for the government it.
self this would furnish a guide for
private enterprise in resuming ac-
tivities.
There is no prospects in the i'm
mediate future of a restoration of
pre-war prices, Mr.. Redfield 5
statement said.
1t is understood that the men who
acted as division chiefs of the war
industries board prior to its disso-
luton on Jan. l. are among those
suggested to the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
DROP IN FLOUR
SEEN If WHEAT
BILL is PASSED
Slump in Price of 9th
er Foodstuffs Is Ex-
pected to Follow.

Washington, Feb. Members of
the house agriculture committee to-
day expressed the opinion that the
price of -four would be lowered and
that the cost to consumers of other
principal foodstuffs would decline
should congress pass the bill for
carrying out the government wheat
price guarantee approved last night
by the committee.
The bill provides that while the
government would carry out IT'S
promise to the farmers of $226 a
bushel for the 1919 wheat crop, the
price to the consumer would be
fixed only by the law Of supply and
demand. The government would
lose the difference between the pur-
chase and sale price and the bill
proposes an appropriation of ST.
000, 100000 for this purpose. The
bill gives the president power to
continue the food administration S
grain corporation to carry out the
guaranty or TO create new
agency
Members Of the committee point
ed out today that testimony sub
mitted at the hearing developed the
general forecast that under the law
of supply and demand a probable
price would be about $125 a bush
ell. This, members said, would -e-
suit in cheaper flour and would
serve to bring down the price of
other foodstuffS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
JAPS TOFORCE
DISAVOWAL OF
CHINA ENJOYS?
Report Toxic Asks
Chinese Peace Dele
gates Repudiated.

Pekin. Feb. 6.-(By the Associat-
ed PressD Attempt are being
made by the Japanese to induce the
Chinese government to disavow the
action of it's delegates at the peace
conference for the reason that they
are seriously embarrassing Japan,
according to semi-offic ciaI Chinese
sources here.
This development has caused de-
preston over the situation in gov
ernment circles. which had pre-
Iiously been jubilant over the
strong stand taken by the Chinese
in relation to the Japanese claims.
This depression is intensified by
the fact that the government is
hard pressed for money, and may,
it is said, look to Japan to obtain
the needed funds.
Paris, Wednesday. Feb. 5.-CBy
the Associated Press).-The Chi
nese delegation to the peace con-
ference from Peking was surprised
20 learn of the japanese complaint
regarding the activities of the Chi
nese delegates.
Dr. Wellington Koo and the other
delegates expressed surprise over
these advices, as they say that the
Chinese case was fairly stated be
fore the council OF the FIVE powers.
he United States. France, Great
Britain. Italy and Japan and that the
council offered to submit all the Sc
cret compacts between China and
Great Britain
1t is ready to do this and accept
the verdict of the society of nations
on the issues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
RUBBER QUALITY
OF RAWHIDE HIS
ROAD TO WEALTH

San Antonio. Texas. Feb. :. -
A mistake in the measurement of
school lands will bring a fortune
to A. P. Barrett, who has filed for
oil and gas rights on 1000 acres,
and Burkburnett districts. it be
came known today. Mr.. Barrett
has arranged with a development
company of Oklahoma City to take
over the leases when they are
granted for the purpose of develop
ing them. The lands are called
excess school lands"
When the surveys were made
many years ago Rawhide tapelines
were used in measuring them, and
the wet lines stretched with the re-
suits that tracts described as con-
tanning $40 acres, contain as high
as 500 acres sometimes. Thus $50
acres is frequently repeated and Mr..
Barrett has located total of p
900 acres near and in the oil fields
on which no one has ever filed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
LABOR GIVES
SOLUTION OF
RAIL ENIGMA
U. S. Ownership, Private
Operation and Profit
Sharing Is Plan.

Washington, Feb. Railroad la
Dor interests today proposed gov
ernment ownership and private
operation by one large corporation,
NoDeratively organized, and shar-
ing profits with employees. as their
solution of the railway problem.
Testifyiug before the senate in
terstate commerce committee, on
behalf of the four leading train
mems brotherhoOds and other en-
plOyes' organizations. Glenn f.
Plumb, OF Chicago, recommends ed
that the governments acquire all
property at a price fairly repre-
senting the physical valuation, and
entrust the operation to a corpora
tion to be directed jointly by en-
ployes, officers and the govern
ment Earnings would be divid-
ed equally among employees. and
the government and rates would
automatically be reduced when
profits amounted to more than a
liked rate.
Show Benefits Of Plans.
This plan, it was argued. would
provide cheaper financing, give
stability Of income to security own
ers, promote efficiency OF opera
ticn through sharing profits, re-
move railroad operation from par
tisan politics, comEos conflicts be-
tween federal and state authorities,
keep rates al a minimum, elimin-
ate complications in rate schedules,
and provide a means of making
communities benefited by extern
sions of pay for them. The corpor-
alton would be subject to regula-
tion by the interstate commerce
com4nission. which would retain its
Desent regulating powers.
The brOtherhoods objected to the
railway executives proposal for es-
tablishing a secretary of transpoT-
tation, saying this would constitute
regulating the people in the inter-
ests of capital" They also pro-
tested against the railroad admin
istration's order fOTbidding rail-
way employees from taking part IN
politics, arguing that the solution
of the railway problem is a politi-
cal issue and that employees are en-
titled to participate. Mr.. Plumb
suggested organization of an "oper-
ating corporation where operating
ability constituted its sole recon-
mendatiOn."
Controlled by Directors.
"A certain agreed per centage of
the net results of operation should
belong to this corporation" he said.
THE stock of the corporation
should be held in trust for the
benefit of the employees. The cor
poration would be administered by
aboard OF directors, who we sug-
gest tentatively should be selected
in this manner, one third to be
elected by the classified employees
below the grade of appointed off
ciaIs. one third by the appointed
officials and employees. that final
third being appointed by the presi
dent of the United States
Profits Mean Efficiency.
With one-half OF the profits go
ing to the government and the 9TH
er half to the corporation to be dis
tributed among the employees, Mr..
Plumb said the NEE would be actu-
ated by a desire to promote eff
cheney and economy as a means of
increasing profits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
LESS PRODUCTION
AS BUYERS AWAIT
PRICE REDUCTION

Washington, Feb. :. Business
conditions are characterized by
slackening of production. reluct-
ance of commercial buyers to uc-
quire stocks of goods IN anticipa-
tion of reduction OF prices and by
only a slight falling off OF retail
business. says the federal reserve
boards monthly review made pub
lio today, The board does not Mt
tempt to forecast the future course
of prices, but federal reserve
agents In several parts OF the coun-
try predicted that the general level
OF prices would not fall much with
in the next few months. CONT
dence In a healthy development of
the situation was expressed by tie
board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07

The feeling in peace conference
circles is that the Germans are
more and more forgetting their po-
sition and it is expected that the
supreme war council will take
measures to bring them to a sense
of the realities.
Marshal Foch will go to Treves
Feb. II to fix the conditions for a
third renewal of the armistice and
the discussion of the conditions to
be imposed probably take up most
of the time of the supreme war
council session today
1t is understood that the council
will fix brief time within which
the Germans must carry out the
conditions they have only fulfilled
in part. In this respect it is noted
that none of the German merchant
ships which were to have been sent
to certain allied ports have as yet
been handed over.
Basel. Switzerland. Feb T.
Chancellor Ebert in his address to
the German national assembly at
Weimar yesterday said
The conditions of the armistiCe
have been of unheard Of severity
and Were carried out without
shame. We warn our aGversaries
not to push US too far.
Like General Winterfaldt (who
resigned from the armistice com
missionD the whole German gov
ernment might also eventually be
forced to renounce from coilabor-
ating in the peace council parties
and throw upon our aGversaries
all the weight of responsibility fer
the new world Organizat on.
Confident in the promises of
President Wilson, Germany lay
down her arms. and now we
await the peace of President Will
son to which we have a right"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
$500 YANKEES
SAIL FOR HOME
Five Transports With Americans
Leave France-BOat With
i22 CaSuaIs Arrives.

Washington. Feb. 7.-Sailing OF
five transports from France with
about two hundred officers and
$500 men. consisting mainly Of
former national guard Units, was
announced today by the war de-
partment, including elements Of
the One Hundred Sixty-third in
fantry. Forty-frst division.
The cruiser Huntington is due
to arrive at New York Feb. Is.
with the supply company. machine
gun company, Third battalion
headquarters. and Companies |, X,
L and NJ. of the One Hundred
Sixty-third infantry and The One
Hundred Sixty-fourth ambulance
company
The Heredia, due at New York.
Feb. 20, is bringing detachments
of base hospitals Nos. II. IS and
Go. The F. J Luchenbach also
will arrive at New York Feb. 20
with a few casual officers
The Mercury is due a; Newpor'
News, Feb. Is with the Sixty-ninth
regiment coast artillery complete,
bound for Oregon, the Fifty-fourth
ammunition train composed o..
Illinois. California and Texas
troops. a detachment OF Battery
E. SiNty-frst regiment coast ar
tillery: convalescent detachment
No. 65 26 casual officers and six
officers and 339 men OF the navy.
The stea mers Euranc. due at
Newport News. Feb 16, and the
F. J. Luchenbach. due at New
York. Feb. 20, bring a few casual
officers.
New York, Feb. The French
line steamship Espagne arrived
here from Bordeaux with 422
troops. all casUals. They included
casual companies No. rs. of Penn
sylvania. % of New YORK. and 30
of Illinois.
The steamship Zacapa, also from
Bordeaux. brought six officers ami
seven men OF the heauquarters
company of the Thirty-seventh
brigade coast artillery corps. 73
casual officers, % nurses. five of
whom we're Ill, and six civilians
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
MILLIONS OF TAX
RETURN BLANKS
BEING SENT OUT

Washington, Feb. = Several
million tax return blanks for in-
comes Of $4,000 and less were dis
patched to revenue collectors to-
day by the internal revenue bu-
reau. These will be released by
collectors as soon as President
Wilson signs the revenue bill
nearing completion I'm congress.
Corporation income and excess
profits return forms end blank
forms for Individual incomes of
more than $4,000 now are being
printed and will be in the hands ot
collectors before Marcn L. The
revenue bureau may make public
the detailed provisions Of the
blanks even before they are dis
triDuted in order tosgive business
concerns guidance For their ac-
counting before the actual forms
reach them,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
DAY OF KINGS
PAST RECALL
He DECLARES
colder Order Gone and
Citizens Determined
to Take RI. j ns."

Wrimar. Thursday. Feb. 6.-
(By the Associated press.l
The old order i'm Germany has
gone beyond recall aud the
people now are determined to
rule themselves. declared
Friederich Ebert. the Chancel-
IOr, calling the national as
Ecmbly 10 order here this att
CrnO0n.
We will call on the ol. German
spirit Of Wcimar,' ho said, We
will be an empire Of justice and
truth"
The chancellor opened the pro-
ceedings Of the assembly at d" Is
O'Clock. He was received with ap-
plause as he advanced before the
audience
Appeals for Unity.
At the opening he addressed
the assembly as ladies and gentle
men'-a form OF address never
before heard in a German legisla-
tive body. The chancellor.
speech was an earnest appeal for
unity and untirinE labor.
AID NO l-DAY KINGS
Herr Ebert said he hailed the de-
cision of German-Austria to bring
about that national unity Of the
German race which alone can afford
a guarantee OF a nourishiug ante
economic life"
The assembly, 397 members OF
which were present, adopted the old
standing orders of the reichstag as
temporary rules of procedure. Tho
assembly will meet again tOmor-
row.
Strife Continues.
Berlin, Wednesday. Fell 3. By
the Associated Pressl - UnCon-
firmed press dispatches from
Bremen indicate that the insur-
gents there are continuing guer-
rflla warfare in the outskirts OF
the city and in the harbor. not
withstanding the governments
claim that the uprising was
quelled Tuesday. The casualties
are estimated at 30 dead and over
100 wounded, the insurgents being
the heaviest losers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
FRENCH ORPHANS
OF YANKS ARE NOT
TO BE FORGOTTEN

Washington. Feb. Nearly g.
500 French orphans, adopted by
American soldiers overseas. will not
be forgotten by their godfather"
under a plan announced today by
the American Red Cross. While
in France the American troops con-
tributed nearly two million francs
for the care of the orphans and the
Red Cross today gave notice it was
prepared to receive contributions
from the men after they return to
this country and are discharged.
and to handle correspondence be-
tween the men and their adopted
children"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
SOLDIER TO HELP
SOLVE MYSTERY
DEATH OF BRIDE

Chicago, Feb. Private Harold
st. Clair Mcconnell. invAlided home
from France recently, Is on his
way to Houston, Texas. today to
aid the Texas authorities In solving
the mystery of the killing of his
bride. William Hart, q man held
by the police in connection with the
shooting of the young woman, as
seTts she shot herself, Private Nc
Connel was married while stationed
at Camp Logan, and left soon af-
ter for the front, He was injured in
action in the Argonne forest His
home is in Woodstock. ILL.,, and he
is the son of a former Ctate sena-
tor.