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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

Washington-"E Stupor" is
the name the health authorities have
decided to give the new disease,
wrongly called sleeping sickness,
which sprang up a few weeks ago. 1t
has invaded eighteen American cities
and several army camps, has taken
several lives and laid hundreds under
its spell.
The scientific name of this new NAL
ady is lethargic encephalitis. 1t is
not sleeping sickness" and has moth
ing to do with the real sleeping sick
ness. 1t has been known for only a
few years, and it's cause and origin
are even more mysterious than those
of the influenza.
The disease, when it was first dis
covered in this country, was found to
be form of sleeping sickness COM
mon in the interior parts of Africa,
but closer observation of the symp-
toms proved this belief to be unsound.
Sleeping sickness as found in the jun
giles of Africa; is caused by the bite
of q peculiar insect, known as the
tSetse fly.
The new disease was first observed
in Austria.
The first case noted in England oc-
Cured February IL, 1918, and the cpl
demic, which never attained large pro-
portions, came, at least, temporarily,
to an end in June. The medical re-
search committee of England became
deeply interested in the new malady
and instituted clinical and PATHOLOGY
cal Investigations. The committee
found the disease is a general in
fictitious disorder, characterized by
manifestations originating in the CEN
trail nervous system, of which the most
frequent and characteristic are pro-
gressive lethargy or stupor and an in
volvement of the nerve centers con-
trolling the eye muscles.
Marked by High Temperature.
Although a rise in temperature was
not observed in all of the 1874 cases
of the disease of which notes were OBJ
tanned, there seemed to be little doubt
that there is always certain amount
of fever in an early stage. The fever
usually lasts from two to five days,
but may continue for ten or even four
teen days. 1t may fall suddenly or
gradually with oscillation. A period
of subnormal temperature not infre-
queEt.y follows.
Usually the first symptom is SIM
PIE catarrhal conjunctivitis Ga mild
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
English Will Be
World Language

ed them. But at best the languages
were, and are fads, and are unequal
to the great task assigned them-the
task of becoming a world tongue.
Paul Mieille, French scholar, col
lege professor who holds the chair OF
English at the Lycee and who is we'll
known promoter of international edu-
cation, is authority for the foregoing
remarks anent Esperanto and Ger
man. His brochure on the SUBJ
ject Ofsa world language has attracted
considerable attention in France and
England recently.
While some political economists are
talking about the establishment of an
international currency that will be
worth it's face value all over the world,
and while others are talking of kind
of international government that will
prevent future wars, of international
control of the drug traffic, and several
more "internationaliZed" subjects, in
Guiding international welfare, the
Frenchmen of learning are discussing
the international language of the flu
ture. And they admit, modestly
enough, that English will probably be
the favorite as a world tongue, be-
cause English first of all is the best
known and most widely spoken lam
guage of business and mercantile tran
sactions in the world today.
Possibly the Germans some years
ago foresaw the coming popularity OF
English and French and the consequent
showing of the German language into
third place in the race, because it was
before the war even that the "kultur
crusade" for popularizing Esperanto
and lido and the other artificial Ian
guages started, according to Mieille.
Briefly, it is Mieille's idea and the
opinion of other noted French and
English scholars that the world needs
two languages for its future welfare
English and French.
There has been kind of official
adoption of the idea that English and
the future in the fact that proceedings
at the peace conference have been con-
Quoted in these two languages.
The French clique of educators pro-
noting the plan of making English
and French the common international
tongues want the peace conference, or
the league of nations, to perpetuate
the procedure of the peace conference
and make both tongues the official Ian
guages for conducting the business of
the league of nations.
Semiofficial communications have
been addressed to the various govern
ments that were lined up against Ger
many, and to many officials of all these
governments recommending the plan.
Numerous senators and deputies have
gone on record as favoring the scheme.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
ALASKA SEALS BRING MILLION
Lifting of Ban on Killing Enriches
Golfers of the United States
Treasury Department.

Observation-Disclosures Sam now re-
ceives about 81 100000 annual revenue
from his Alaska fur seal service, &C
cording to a statement by FL. M. Smith,
commissioner of fisheries Of the de-
partment of commerce.
For several years the killing of seals
was stopped by law, but by an act of
congress in 1917 it was resumed to a
limited extent, the last year under
vigilant official supervision. Under
the new methods only the surplus
males are killed.
The herds off the Pribyloff islands
nre estimated b. be made up of about
$4,000 seals. and the number killed
during the last year was about 35.OOo.
che skins after being prepared for
use were sold at III average Of $50
each.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
AIRCRAFT WORK is ENDED
United States Production Bureau Has
Cancelled All UndeIivered War
Orders.

Westinghouse statistical report on
the status of war orders shows the
bureau of aircraft production has prac-
tically no contracts now in operation.
81 per cent of those in force Noveln-
Der 8, 1918, having been terminated
and deliveries completed under Is Der
cent. The ordnance department still
has II per cent of its contracts active
and the military railroads 10 per cent
while "a per cent of the contracts for
signal corps supplies are yet in OBJ
GRAFTON. The total March Is was just
one-fifth that Of November s, 1918.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

Despite all the precautions taken to
guard him, it is evident that there is
frequent, if not constant, apprehen-
sion that some person might yet OBJ
tain entrance to the grounds Of the
castle by stealth or subterfuge and at
tack the former emperor
To ward off such a possibility, the
steward of the estate has been given
the daily task of making a thorough
search of the grounds before the erst-
while ruler sets his foot therein on his
daily journey to the woodshed.
The sanctuary Of William ii has be-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

mitted later only by vote, like the en-
envy nations. If she chose to remain
aloof from the league, the strength
and value of that association would
be greatly impaired, according to some
authorities. In political circles in
Rome it was predicted that Orlando
and SOnnino would offer their resig-
nations to the parliament and would
be unanimously confirmed in the ten
ure of their offices. The king lost no
time in wiring his absolute approval
of the course they were pursuing in
Paris, and they were given ardent sup
port by the Italian press and by pub
lie demonstrations.
Italy already is in possession of
Fiume as we'll as the Dalmatian coast
territory she claims, and declared she
intended to hold them, by force if nee
essary. In such case the league of ma
tons could not act militarily because it
does not yet exist. Nor would any
of the allied nations take up arms
against Italy, according to opinion in
Paris. 1t was believed there that II
either Great Britain or France took
sides with Italy in the dispute, the
United States might withdraw from
the conference and make a separate
peace with the enemy countries.
1t was reported that Italy was bur-
rying more troops to Fiume, and the
early opening of hostilities between
them and the Jugo-Slavs there and at
other points was freely predicted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

come prison without being called by
that name, and within it's walls he
spends much of his time, in an effort
to avoid comparison of his present po-
sition with his former greatness. He
seems not to be wanted in Germany,
but the Hollanders are now hoping for
his speedy departure, as they are be-
ginning to feel that his presence here
is having bad effect on their rela-
tons with the rest of the world.
Arrangements are being made at
Count Bentinck's castle for the con-
tinued sojourn Of the German guest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Call New Malady
Epidemic Stupor

''pink eye") or it may be tonsilitis-
simple sore throat and cold in the
chest. The disease may be ushered in
suddenly by a fainting attack or fit.
In marked cases the lethargy was ac-
companied by heaviness of the eye
lids, pain in the eyes and blurred vi
sion. Headache is 9 common. symp-
tom, and rigidness was characteris-
tic of the early symptoms of many
cases during the epidemic in England
After the first stages, the symp-
toms of a general infectious disease
become manifest. The patient lies
in bed on the back, often unable to
make any voluntary movement on ac-
count of great muscular weakness;
the face is quite expressioniess and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Whole Towns Are Wiped Out in
Poland.
PitifuI Tales of Distress and Suffering
Told by the Red Cross
Mission.

Washington.-Pitifu tales Of the dis
tress and suffering throughout eastern
and southeastern Poland have been
brought to Warsaw by members Of
the American Red Cross mission who
have just returned from an eight-day
tour of inspection during which they
covered 1900 miles and distributed
food, clothing and medicines in 20 cit
les and numerous villages, according
to cable advices to the Red Cross
headquarters here.
Everywhere they found typhus,
which had practically wiped out whole
towns. Smallpox and trachoma also
were prevalent, epidemics threatening
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
SIGNS 20 CHECKS AT A TIME
Bureau in Handling Immense
Business.

WashingtOn.-The war risk bureau
now is issuing checks for allotments,
allowances, insurance and compensa-
ton in the same months that they fall
due.
Announcement was made that 1,O62,-
566 checks were mailed in March, rep
presenting total of 500, las, 1880
Since the bureaus establishment, near
'ly $419, 100000 has been paid out.
A mechanical device by which 20
checks are signed with an actual pen
signature at one time has been in
stalled to assist in handling the
enormous volume of business trans,
acted by the bureau.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

poor speech, which
wasn't a speech,
after all, for no
one let me say the
words / had to
say"
"Go ahead" said
the pigs, make
your speech now"
"But I said /
hadn't time," said
Miss Ham.
"And why not?"
they asked.
Because tn e
farmer is coming
with our dinner
now. 1t is dinner
time"
ooh of course
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Woman Gets Money Back.

Marinette, Wis.-Seventeen years
ago, at band concert in this city,
Miss Adeline Pratt, deputy register of
deeds, lost pocketbook with several
dollars and keepsake knife in it. She
was surprised recently on going to
the post Office to receive a packet con-
tanning the knife and money without
any explanation. Whether she lost the
pocketbook or it was stolen from her
she does not know, but efforts to re-
cover it by advertising at the time
failed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

George Cameron arrived here to take
his daughter home to Ames, Ia.
James Drury, with whom the girl came
to Crookton, is in Jail, awaiting trial
on charge of theft of farm implements
from a farmer by whom he was en-
ployed. 1t is said Drury stole to get
money to support the girl.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
FEAR FOR LIFE OF WILHELM
Dutch Authorities Take Elaborate
Precautions to Assure the Safety
of Their Guest"

Amerongen, Netherlands. = There
was excitement and alarm at the
Bentinck castle when the mail brought
two threatening letters to the former
German Emperor William, and, almost
simultaneously a telegram was receiv-
ed warning him of an attempt to be
made on his life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

said the mother OF Pinky Pig.
II never knew Pinky had such good
sense" said Grandfather POrky.
"There," said Pinky's mother,
"Grandfather Porky appreciates the
dear"
'You don't mean that he appreci-
ates the DEAR" said Master Pink Pig,
"you mean that he appreciates the
pig"
And all the pigs in the pigpen laugh
ed, for they thought that was a great
joke, and Master Pinky Pigs funny
eyes looked around and he said:
'Tll go in for speech-making my
self, or joke making"
81 show I don't care for words" said
Sammy Sausage, ''for I haven't used
any. I haven't spoken"
"That's So" said Brother Bacon.
"Still you show you care for words
now, for you've just used them"
eve have to use words, now and
again." said Sammy Sausage. "But
I have nothing to do with words when
have food"
"Grunt, grunt, grunt, never have
known such rude and such foolish
pigs" said Miss Ham.
Crude and foolish?" said the pigs.
"We have been little rude, but ah,
no, we were not foolish"
eyes, / am glad you admit that you
may have been a little rude" said
Miss Ham. you've been very, very
rude. And you're even more foolish
than I thought because you haven't
even enough sense to see that you were
foolish"
"How were we foolish?" asked the
pigs in surprised grunts and squeals.
GLOW were we foolish?" asked Porky
Pig.
"How were you2" laughed Miss
Ham.
"Yes, how were we foolish?" asked
Brother Bacon. "We must be told,
for we do not understand"
eve do not feel we were foolish"
said Pinky's mother.
(which shows, as / have said be-
FORE" said Miss Ham, "that you are
even more foolish than 1 thought"
go ahead and explain" said Broth
er Bacon.
"You all said that none of you cared
about words when I told you l was
going to make speech. You said that
you cared to have food thrown you,
or given to you, but you didn't want 70
be bothered with words"
"True," grunted the pigs, 1--WE all
said that"
"Ah, yes" said Miss Ham, "but you
spent the whole of the time in which
I would have made my speech using
words and words and words to say
that you didn't care about words.
"Now, don't you admit that was
foolish? And don't you admit that
It was even more foolish to say that
you weren't?''
eyes," squealed all the pigs, 1--WE adj
NIT it, For they saw that they all
had been extremely foolish, just about
as foolish as they could possibly have
been.
81 will not bother about words now"
said Miss Ham, because you have all
used so many and talked so much that
it is hardly worth my while to talk
now"
"Oh, do talk" said the pigs politely
"No." said Miss Ham, II haven't
time for my speech now. Yes. my
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
SCOURGED BY TYPHUS

because sick and well are herded to-
gether in many homes.
In many Of the isolated villages
starving peasants lined the roadside
and begged for food. For weeks they
had been living on an imitation bread
made from potato Feelings, dirty rye
and the bark of trees, but the supply
of even these ingredients had been
exhausted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

What would be the result if Italy's
withdrawal from the conference were
permanent was the subject of much
speculation. 1t was believed there
would be no consequent delay in the
treaty dealings with Germany, and
there were limitations that Italy
would undertake to make a separate
peace with Germany. Of course Italy
would cease to be charter member of
the league of nations and would be ad-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

On, OF COURSE
you haven't time," said the pigs to-
gether. "No, there is no time for a
speech now"
Miss Ham laughed and Miss Ham
grunted and squealed.
81 was right about a number OF
things" she said, "and sometime will
let the world, or the pen, hear my
great speech. Yes, / Wilt"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Fair EXCHANGE.

Willie-Ma, may have Tommy Will
son over to our house to play, Satur-
day?
Mother-No; you make altogether
too much noise. You'd better go over
to his house and play.-Boston Tram
script.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Costly Peep.

New York.-The fioorwalker said
Miss Margaret Mcbride had man in
her room. She said there wasn't. The
fioorwalker looked. The peep was
worth $4,000, according to her suit
against the Vanderbilt hotel manage
ment. No man was in the room.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
JUDGE Approves Oil Bath

San Francisco.-After Mrs. George
Love had Stunned water for nine years
and bathed in olive oil, Georges love
fed He asked for divorce, but Judge
Graham said the bath was sanitary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Strike for Herring.

New York.-Led by the chicken-coop
keeper, IS members Of the Socialist
sanitarium at Liberty are on strike.
They demanded herring for dinner.
Sausage WIS on the menu. So they
didn't eat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

The governor of British East Africa
is appointing an officer to organize
the statistics of the protecorate's
agricultural, dairying, industrial and
pastoral productions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15


so all the pigs
would listen to
her, 81 have words
to say to you."
"Don't bother to
say words to me-"
said Brother Ba-
con. "Just throw
a little food to
me, or pass it to
me, or tell me
where it is"
"And you need
MT bother about
words with me"
said Pinky Pig. Il
don't care for
words. They can't
be eaten"
NYINhn dnnr nhil6
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Makes own bowels.

A small hand-operated machine has
been invented to enable cabinet and
patternmakers to make their own dow
els or rods of any size from the wood
with which they are working
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
In Hard Luck.

Swartswood, N. J.--Jepha Stoll,
farm hand. couldn't eat breakfast I'M
ill he'd driven six miles to buy match
to start Il fire TO thaw his false teeth
out of the water glass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

Closely resembling the Adriatic is
sue, and scarcely less difficult of solu-
ton, was the matter of au-Chau, for
Japan relies on secret agreements
with Great Britain, France and Italy
to support her claim to the concessions
in Shantung which were held by the
Germans. The council, reduced to
three by Orlando's detection, gave
much time last week to this contro-
versy, but it's conclusions, if any were
reached, were not known at the time
of writing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
Kitchen in Mourning.

"Here, waiter! This steak is posi-
lively burnt black" Eyes, sir. Mark OF
respect, sir. Our head cook just died."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
|DADDY,} EVENING
E1fARY TALE kl
WrLARY GRAl1AM BONNER
- D&> He AUTHOR W
MISS HAMS SPEECH.

Ladies and gentlemen, my dear re-
lations," said Miss Ham, as she grunt-
cd and snlipalnd
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

The first successful fire engine was
built by Moses Latta Of Cincinnati.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

Hjalmar Branting, the Swedish So
cialist leader, addressing the socialist
congress in Paris, warned his hearers
of the results of soviet government,
which he said meant absolute eco
nomic decomposition, misery and fam
inc. The congress passed resolutions
demanding the return to the state OF
excess war profits and the levying Of
special taxes on wealthy establish
ments, financial monopolies, concerns
dealing in luxuries, railways and large
enterprises such as mines and banks.
A reduction in the hours Of labor, the
fixing of minimum wages and rigOr-
Gus protection of mothers and children
were also demanded.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

LLOYD George and Clemenceau, it
was said. read and approved Wilson's
statement before it was given out, but
neither of them signed it. The docu-
ment called attention to the fact that
the treaty of London gave the Dalma-
tian coast and cities to Italy because
she needed protection against Austro-
Hungary, but that the Austro-Hungar-
ian empire no longer exists and so the
necessity has passed; that Italy gave
her adherence to the Ia points, and
that to give Fiume to her would not
be in accordance with them. The
Italians replied that Wilson already
had compromised some of those points,
notably in the case of the freedom OF
the seas and the Saar basin, and that
Italy was being Disseminated against.
This really was the crux OF the dis
pute.
Mr.. Wilson may have acted too i'm
petuously and may have violated dip
lomatic courtesy in appealing to the
Italian people over their government,
but it is likely that in the matter OF
the disposition of Fiume he is backed
by the great body of public opinion in
this country, and probably in Great
Britain and France. The justice of the
claims of the Jugo-Slavs are generally
recognized. Italy asserts Fiume is an
Italian city, but this is only half a
truth, for large part of it is inhabit-
ed by CrOatians.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15
italians, Being Refused Fiume by
President Wilson, Bolt the
Peace Conference.
RESULTS MAY prove SERIOUS
Success of League of Nations is lmper-
iled-Bolshevist and Communists
Losing Ground-Victory Loan
Going WeII-carranza De-
nounces Monroe Doctrine.
BY EDWARD w. PICkARD.

President Wilson declared fatty last
Wednesday that Italy should not nave
Fiume because that outlet to the Adrl-
attic was essential to the prosperity of
the Croatians and other Jugo-Slav
peoples.
Premier Orlando promptly an
nounced the withdrawal of the Italian
delegates from the peace conference
and on Thursday himself left Paris,
his colleagues remaining for the pres
ent in the vicinity of the French capt.
tai. ave do not break with our allies,
but hand over our interests to their
hands trusting they will Loyalty fulfill
their mission said Orlando.
The seriousness of the situation was
recognized by ALL, and France and
Great Britain renewed their efforts to
bring about an agreement. The Italian
delegates endeavored to throw on Mr..
Wilson personally the blame for the
break, asserting that just before the
president issued his statement they
had received from Clemenceau, Lloyd
George and wilson proposals tnaI IL
ume should be free port. all the Dali
NATHAN island cities going to Italy and
the hinterland to Croatia. This plan,
they declared, would have been accept
ed by them with the exception that the
city of Fiume should be Italian and
its port only internationalized. While
their ambassador was on his way with
a reply to this, said the Italians, they
were astounded to read in a Paris
newspaper Mr.. Wilson'S statement and
appeal to public opinion in Italy. They
asserted that Mr.. Wilson made a grave
error in diplomatic etiquette and that
nothing was left for them except to
withdraw from the conference.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-15

According to documents published in
a Swiss paper, Lenine has his eye on
Switzerland now. The papers were
marked Every confidential" and enti-
tied General instructions for revolu-
ton in Switzerland" According to
Lenine's orders, 'all the federal au-
thorities and also the military staff
must be captured and held as hostages.
He also directs that the banks, rail-
ways, factories and newspapers be
seized and placed under the control of
Comrade Radek. That is the man who
has been directing the movements Of
the Spartacans in Germany.