Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-09-04
This and That

says there appears TO De plenty OF
food in Bohemia now part of the
Czaeche-Slovakia republic. The great
trouble is in obtaining clothing, wear
ing apparel being extremely high. The
price for board is not unreasonable,
conditions considered. In Paris, also.
there appeared to be plenty to eat.
y. * x
The war worker was in Prague
when the women voted for the first
time in the new republic. The law is
such that all must vote, a penalty
being imposed for not doing so.
There is a great desire to get away
from the old conditions, even the
name of Bohemia and other coun-
tries. 1t is urged the name of the new
republic be used.
y y
Miss Smith made the trip from
France to Bohmeia and back on
fast train, which makes but two trips
week. Diplomats and other through
passengers use the train.
y = ):
The vegetation is beginning to
grow on the battlefelds and some of
the work Of clearing away the wreck
age is being done. The task is so
great it will take long, Long time
to complete the work.
| y * *
/ In Prague she saw many wounded,
most pitiful those still suffering from
shell-shock. These poor fellows have
/! a palsied appearance and get about
the best they can. Some of them in
| Prague are selling newspapers.
* y. =
The soldiers were ever ready to-
| furnish something to provoke
smile. Here are familiar lines:
We've paid our debt
To Lafayette,
Who in blazes do we owe now
| One chap was heard to remark he
| hoped they would not mention
Columbus for the debt America owed
to the explorer was UNNECESSARILY
great
1t is unusal for woman to drive
an auto in southeastern Europe.
One OF those with Miss Smith drove
a car cleverly and attracted much at
| tention from the onlookers.
X * y.
/ e. B. Trimpey of Baraboo is dis
playing a number of pictures in a
store window at Portage and the col
lection is attracting much attention
Some of the studies are real art and
one would have to go over many
states to find their equal. Some of
the photographs are tinted by Mrs.
Trimpey adding greatly to their at
tractiyeness.
j. M Pilley, son of Mr. and Mrs. j.
H Pilley, says that Brest is a much
different port from what it was a
number of months ago. When he re-
Gently sailed from there the streets
were dry and everything looked at
tractive For some time the thorough
fares were almost impossible.
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On the wharves at Brest are stack
ed great quantities of food, now being
gradually distributed. This country
expected to be in the war for year
longer and was ready to serve the
soldiers with plenty of food. The
wharf is six miles long and there
seems to be enough food in sight to
last an army for years.
s. $. *
Here is the case of the Lady or the
Tiger says the Los Angeles Times.
Down in Texas a handsome and
stylish lady tourist was under suspic-
ion because she carried seven trunks
with her. The baggage of the average
Texan consists of a night shirt and a
pocket comb and so he cannot COM
prehend the necessity of one trunk,
much less seven. So prying official
investigated and discovered 600 bottle
of champagne beneath a few layers
of lingerie. The girl was passing the
stuff on to some Of the new Pledged
oil kings at $25 a quart and having a
good time on the side. She figured
on cleaning up about $4,000, which
would at least keep her in dancing
pumps through the winter, but the
law. stepped in and confiscated the
sunny Juice. And al this after half
dozen courts have decided that the
baggage of a traveller or hotel guest
may not be ransacked for contraband
booze. Must be distinction between
wholesale and retail
81 !. X
3 s'Your story about the Florida lawyer
in The Outlook of March 49, sub
scriber writes, reminds me of one
about a friend of mine, Georgia
lawyer. He was appointed by the Court
to defend old Negro who had doubtless
been up before and had experience
with lawyers. My friend succeeded in
securing the Negroes acQuittal. After
the jury returned the verdict of Not
guilty, the old man asked his bene-