Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-13
This and That

count kOeneDrocn, pillar OF the
old regime in Germany and notorious
for his pan-Germanism, has printed a
book in which he says the former kai-
ser dug the grave of the empire.
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The London Nation says the work
ingmen of England are reading
Thoreau in their clubs. The writer
also says the workingmen in England
are prone to assemble in clubs for the
purpose Of studying great pieces of
literature, some of them spending as
much as five per cent of their earn
ings for books. But few persons in
America spend one per cent of what
they earn for literature.
The Salvation army has decided to
cast aside the tambOurine as free-Will
offering boxes For more than 35
years the instrument has been used
in gathering funds, but the more mod
ern plan of drive will be inaugu-
rated. Commander Evangeline Booth
says they. desire $1O,0OO,0O0 by next
May.
Macmillan Harden Of Germany, the
noted editor, says the former kaiser
is a weak man and acknowledges the
designe Of his country were criminal.
In an interview he says:
ut is the 80 years Of reign Of Will
liam II which carried responsibility
for the war. It is the teaching which
has poisoned youth It Is the spirit
of militarism that has been soaked
into the people.
Kaiser Wilhelm was drawn into
it himself, perhaps against his own
sentiments. He was not warlike; he
was not even courageous, and / know
that he did struggle to conquer his
personal feelings before he could be
brought to sign the mob; liZation de-
cree.
"But once war was declared, it was
he who kept alive the national hatred
1t was he who used methods Of war
for which the world will never par
don him. Believe me, it causes me
terrible pain TO have to admit this"
s. * s.
When the interviewer pointed out
to Harden that no protests against
Germany's methods ever were raised
in Germany, Harden declared that
even now not only the actors in the
tragedy hesitate to admit Germany's
guilt, but that persons who have lost
a brother or husband in the war de-
sire to cling to the belief that they
have suffered their share Of bereave-
ment in good cause; they think it
would take away from the dignity
of their grief if they recognized that
the cause for which their country
fought was criminal.
4 & x
The most important conference by
all odds is the one being held in Paris.
The representative of the govern
ments assembled there will do two
things:
1. A treaty Of peace will be formu-
lated and this the German plenipoten-
tiaries will sign.
2. covenant of the league Of ma
tons is being drafted and this is to
be signed by France, England, Amer
lea, Italy, Japan, and possibly others.
These documents must be ratified
by the senate Of the United States.
President Wilson expects to return to
sthe United States in May with copies
of the documents in his pocket.
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While the army of occupation winds
up the Watch on the RHINE, your in
come tax will help wind up the cost Of
getting there, remarks the Madison
Democrat.
Charlie Cole at Wonewoc has a calf
with two heads. A doubleheaded calf
is an expensive proposition in these
days Of high priced milk.
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The honorable discharge" emblem
to be issued by the War Department
to soldiers leaving the army will be a
bronz lapel button somewhat similar
to that of the c. A. r. It was an
nounced that design had been Sc
lected from fifteen models submitted
by American artists and sculptors.
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A pyramid of graphite weighing ap-
proximately rs tons has been placed
on the old Mark Baker farm at Bow,
N. H. as memorial to Mary Baker
Eddy, founder of the Christian
Science church.
The block was quarried at North
Concord and is said to be the largest
ever cut.
In the rough it weighed more than
100 tons.
1t will be anchored on a concrete
base on the Bow plateau overlooking
the Merrimac valley, and will measure
7 feet 9 inches in height, including
the base The base is 10 feet square.
The pyramid is placed in exact orient
alton.
Four bronze tablets affixed to each
face Of the pyramid bear suitable in