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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
Sees Quentin Roosevelt's Grave

The first Of August is a day never to
be forgotten by any man in the com
pany, and, as I remember it, the most
beautiful day any member Of the com
pany had seen since their arrival ia
France The birds were singing in the
tree tops as We passed through the
woods, and it seemed as though we
might be a great many miles from this
war stricken country that lay a matter
of yards beyond us. e
Little did the men realize that in a
very few moments they would be face
to face with the great dragon that was
trying to rule the world.
1.-THE zero hour" or rather the hour
set for us to go over, was 2 p. m. At
that hour every man was ready, wait
ing restlessly for the command. When
the command finally came they started
forward like a company of brave vet
Grams, never a man fell back but stead
lily pressed forward until Hill 230 lay
just before them. While ascending
this hill, where they earned every
honor that was given them, the gates
of hell were thrown open and it seemed
to those present as though every gun
in the Chateau-Thierry sector were be-
ing fired upon them. But all this con-
fusion put no fear in these men of only
one thought. The thought was to go
forward, no matter what might con-
front them. and forward they did go
until they reached the summit of this
.Ne'er to be forgotten nill,' and on
until they reached a gravel pit that
lay at the highest point of the hill. At
this point one present might have
thought the war near an end by the
number of Germans occupying this
same pit A few minutes hard battle
found most of them prisoners of war,
and the advance again proceeded to-
ward Ready farm, the final objective
for our first days battle.
But something lay between this pit
and Ready farm that this little band
Of brave fighting men knew nothing
Of. 1t was strong point the Hun had
taken much pains to establish and aft
er trying three times to break the
same. and three times met with COM
plete failure, they decided to hold the
line between the pit and Ready farm
for the night of the first and again try
to advance in the early hours on the
morning of the second.
It must also be remembered that on
starting this days work the men mum
bered two hundred and fifty. And now
that the time had come to hold the line
for the night. there were but twenty
left. Nevertheless those twenty men
swore they would hold until the last
one was taken.
As it was somewhat early at the
time we dug ourselves in, ve were not
bothered In the least, but nevertheless
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this time even if they don't amount
to very much.
still have some of the candy left
that you sent me, but it is going
pretty fast and it tasted fine. I in
tended to write to you last evening,
but we were so busy eating candy
and nuts that l didn't get at it. 1t
is getting late so will have to close
for this time. 1 am fine and dandy.
/ weighed 165 on the French scales
about two months ago, but have not
been weighed since.
There is also a large Christmas tree
outside that is still lit up with diff
ferent lights. Yesterday and today
were the first nice days we have had
for over two weeks. It had been
raining every day before that and it
is still quite muddy. There has been
no snow here yet and it seems
funny to hear that you had sleighing
the first Of the month. I would like
to have been there and ate Thanks
giving dinner with you. folks, but
we are still here In sunny France,
where it always rains. But when I
From your loving son,
CLARENCE
Note-The menu mentioned con-
tains the battle formation" Red
Cross program. personnel of the hos.
pital and other information.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
GIFTS MADE IL
LOCAL SOCIETY

Mrs. Lucy n. Case, Hotel Dixon,
Grand Rapids, Wis, gives to the Sank
County Historical society three inter
esting records. The first is the pro-
ceedings of the Woman's Club of Bara-
boo. organized, April %, 1880. This
organization came into existence and
ceased to hold meetings before the
Woman's club Of later years was
organized The last organization re-
ferred TO has not been holding meet
ings for several months.
The charter members of the first
Woman's club were Lizzie r. Wood
man, Fanny Holy, C. Adell Cook.
Emma S. Train, NJ. A. Donovan, Ida
p Roberts, Emma p. Scott. Sarah A.
Powers, Sarah Spencer, and Lucy N.
Case. Such subjects as why Should
Women be on School Boards?" Dress
Reform, The Meaning and Use of
Art" and Suffrage" we're discussed.
The second volume" contains the
records of the Sank County Equal
Suffrage association, dated August 80,
1S82.-The names OF the members given
on one of the first pages include M, A,
Donovan, M. B. Lorg1ey, l.. N Case,
Mary H Albee, Helen J. Abbott, Mrs
Austin Seeley. Mary J. Perry, G.. c.
Grisim, Pearse Pinch, w. J. Mckay,
Maria Dennison. Thomas Gillespie
George Jarvis, Mrs. E. M. Bennett,
Mrs. Holy, Mrs. E. Pfanstiehl, Mrs
E. X. Woodman, Edwin E. Woodman,
Berta Jones, A A Roberts, Ida p
Roberts, d. d. Doane, Joseph Halves
H. S. Sweeney, Charles Cowles, Mrs. NJ
n. Workman, Mrs. j. o. Prouty and
Miss Orie Messenger, M. d.
The third volume is the proceedings
of the Twentieth Century club from
October 4, 1900. to April q, 1905.
Mrs. Case also gives q copy of the
Baraboo Republic, dated July %, 1862
The president had called for 100000
troops, E. F. Hobart was principal of
the Collegiate insti6ute, butter to 8
cents a pound and eggs were to s
cents a dozen, according to the paper.
r. r. Donnelley and Sons, Chicago,
give copy of Pictures of Illinois One
Hundred Years Ago" Each year this
firm issues a volume of historical In
telest for distribution amongst those
engaged with the firm and friends.
The State Historical Society of Wis
consin sends Vol. XIV of The Collec-
tions-"An English Settler in Pioneer
Wisconsin"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
Germany Has Food

The following are extracts froM
Sgt. Everett Tinkham's letters sent to
his parents:
Zennex Germany, Dec 2, Is.
Ne have done three days march
.Siuce l wrote home last. and they sure
have been some marches. 49,
The first day we didn't get started
until p. M. 1t got dark. we got lost.
aGd we went three kilOS out of our
way. The rivers are in canyons and
We. usually have to travel miles out OF
Our way before we come to bridges
where we can cross.
we are twenty three kilometers or
about fifteen miles into Germany and
1 guess it is a good start for our des-
tiaation. We are going in the direct
ior of the Rhine
The German people are treating us
fine. They are real glad the war is
over You see the people on this side
OF the Rhine have absorbed a great
deal of the French democracy They
are not much down hearted that they
lost the war and their Kaiser.
Il seems strange to think that l am
sllaeping in the same house with a fell
low Who was feeding German can
nos few months ago Then he would
have killed MAN in khaki and to-
night he gave the boys drink of
swell cider for giving him little
package of tobacco. IN some places
tie. people have made some of the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
FRAY
FRIDAY NIGHT
August Schultz Assails George
Cook of Lyons With an Ugly
Looking Knife---Blood Flows

On Friday night for more than a
block on Oak street. the blood stream
eel from George Cook of Lyons as he
hurried to a doctors office. In a
fracas. it is alleged that August
Schultz used knife freely, the affair
occurring in the Sherm Luce livery
barn. There was cut on Cooks head
one arm was gashed several inches
and the knuckles of one hand re-
Quired attention. After the wounds
were dressed he was taken to his
home in Lyons and was able to besup
today. The affair took place about
midnight Officer Burke placed
Schultz under arrest and he may be
taken to Madison. The trouble arose
over some horses, there having been
trouble before.
Schultz was at Prairie du Sac during
the evening and while there is report
ed to have disposed of quantity OF
robin hop" and the whiskey is said
to have been an ally to the trouble.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
BLACK HAWK

Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Sprecher are
entertaining baby daughter since
the Is of Feb.
VIM. Schma1z, who for many years
was in the merchandise business, sold
on to Fre} Haberman Of Prairie du
Sac Wednesday, Mrs. Schmalz will
remain in Black Hawk for some time.
His many friends regret his leaving.
Fred Haberman will take charge of
the store and will be glad to see the
old costumers partonize his business.
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Miss Cien1antina Palmer

Miss Clemantina Palmer died this
morning about 7 o'clock at the home
Of Sol De Koyer, north of Baraboo,
with heart trouble, from which she
had been ailing since last May.
Deceased was born in Madison coun-
ty. New York, sixty-nine years ago,
and came to Baraboo when a little
girl; she had lived in this vicinity
ever since Miss Palmer leaves a sis
ter. Mrs Sol De Koyer, and one broth
er, Charles Palmer Funeral services
Sunday at / o'clock at the home. Bur
al in the Baraboo cemetery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
JUDGE A. L. SANBORN AT MADI SON DECIDES
THAT BIBLE AGENT SHOULD BE SENT TO A
FERTILE FIELD---THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION

Il have disobeyed His commands, .
George Wickland, Maiden Rock, wept
in federal court at Madison when sen,
|tenced to six months in the Milwau-
kee house of correction on the charge
of failure to register.
Until arrafgned. Wickland, said to
be a Bible agent. sat calmly in the
courtroom reading his Bible. Firm in
his belief that the Lord would not fail
him. Wickland walked before Judge A.
l.. Sanborn.
why didn't you register?" asked
the judge.
''The Lord told me it would mean
eternal punishment" /!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
MANlTOWOC SOLDIER WHO HAS RETURNED TO
HIS HOME TELLS OF ATROCITIES WHICH THE
GERMANS INFLICTED ON BELGIAN CHILDREN

The first Manitowoc, Wis, man able
to testify to atrocities in Belgium. and
actual eye witness, has arrived home.
He is Charles Havlichek, son of Mrs.
Joseph Havlicheck, Branch, six miles
north Of Manitowoc. II learned that
children had been deliberately manned
during the German invasion and there
is not much use to deny the reports for
| saw not one Or two, but hundreds of
crippled boys and girls" he said. "Near
st. Naizare, we had been throwing
pennies to the waits, and those with
one hand were able to pick the coins
up, but those without either obtained
possession by covering the coin with
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30 ~ O. - ~ ~ - g u u II u IL
Campo FielQ
This Paper win Be Glad TO Print Short Letters or Items OF
News From the Sank County Young Men in the
Army Write Short Extract From
Letters and Send to This Office

Letters and Send to This Office

German speaking boys eat with them,
I'd like to describe Luxembourg and
the people. I'll just say that they did
everything necessary to make life
pleasant for US.
We have only gone two days into
Germany but already / am convinced
that all these stories about Germany
being SO low in food, are false. There
seems to be plenty of resources and /
am wondering If she won't be able to
give u. S. A or England another race
for their share of the worlds trade.
have gotten a few blisters but l
I'm going to try and stay with my
outfit as | believe my division will be
one of the first home Nothing would
suit me better than sailing out of
Hamburg on a big liner destined for
y. S. A.
Another Letter
Obenbieben, Germany. Dec.29, 10.
We are getting new clothes and are
expecting our haversack bags SO it
begins to look as though we are to be
here for some time.
This hike has been a terrible strain
on most of the fellows. We didn't
loose a man the first part of the trip
but the last half of the journey saw a
few drop out.
You see we got an issue of English
Shoes, Well they are built like ca
nal boat and just as appropriate for
hiking.
The hiking was good at first. Many
French people were out to give us the
cheer as we passed through the town.
After we got into Germany the hard
part began. To begin with the roads
are poor and very winding, as the
country is very hilly.
Yes, | got my Xmas package on
Xmas day. My watch was o. K. and |
sure was glad to get the handkerchief.
Say, did the fellows appreciate that
cake! Well, cut it six ways and
made it go as far as it would. The
nuts and raisins gave a real Xmas
desert to our eats.
We had a better army meal on
Xmas day than usual and we all had
more candy than we expected
The Y. gave us two bars of choco-
late and Uncle Sam issued fourth OF
a pound of chocolate candy per man.
The K. of c. gave us candy, cigars,
and tobacco, SO you see we faired
well.
1t is great to have the terrible
struggle over and to be where it is
dry and where we can have a little
fire to keep warm by 1t isn't so aw-
full cold but think of having to sleep
and eat in the mud. We are better off
than we might be.
We are all anxious to get back to
dear old u. S. A. Heres hoping that [
can get back to help with spring
work at the very latest in time for
school in the university in the fall
Lovingly your son,
Sgt Everett Tinkham.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
AWARD FOR
DEAD SOLDIER
OF REEDSBURC

The parents of Lieut. Edward A
'urton Reedsburg who died of
|ounds received in the fighting at
Chateau Thierry on August /, have re-
ceived word from the war department
hat their son was awarded the dis
rdinary heroism and that it would
be forwarded to them. Lieut. Burton
was a Reedsburg boy. His parents
now live at Hillsboro, Wis. He went
overseas with Company D. One Hun
dred and Twenty eight regiment,
7 hjrty- second division
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27

their foot Once the coin was so COW
cred the other boys made no claim
thereto, this being sort of agreement
One of the little fellows thus protect
ed his penny and got down on his
knees to pick the penny up with his
lips, then with his stumps Of hands
held open pocket and dropped the
penny in. One was met all over that
part of France by these waits and
their pitiful cry of give me penny
Mr. Havlicheck saw no actual fighting,
perhaps because he was attached to
the cavalry and brigaded with the
French. He said his troop was trained
to the minute and ready for call.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27

| "Why did you fail to appear in Eau
Claire last June after yon had been
arrested and had signed your own
bond? 2"
1.-THE Lord told me not to-
why did you leave the courtroom
when brought here three weeks ago."
1.-THE Lord told me to-"
well, ! guess the Lord went back
on His word"
NO, no., said the man, cit is be-
cause have disobeyed Him."
We'll. there ARE. plenty at the house
OF correction who need the Bible.
You'll find good field there, said the
idge.
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Obituary
Mrs. Henrietta Schadde

Mrs. Henrietta Schadde
Mrs. Henrietta Schadde died at the
home of her son, Otto Schadde, at 1873
Fifth street, at noon today. She had
been in helpless condition for about
four years. Deceased was born i'll
Germany 70 years ago.
Mrs. Schadde was preceded in death
by her husband June q, 1912. She
leaves, besides her son Otto, three
grandchildren, Arthur, Helen and
Esther Schadde, all of BarabOo.
Funeral notice later
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TELLS OF FIGHT AND
VISIT TO GRAVE OF
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT

This issue contains a most
interesting letter from Cor
poral Vaughn r. Gibbons. a
Baraboo soldier with the army
Of occupation in Germany. In
the advance he came to the
grave of Quentin Roosevelt.
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bert:
Beaune, France.
Dec. 26th 1918.
Hosp. TT. 40
A P. o. 500.
~. E. F. Via N, Y.
Dear Mother and all,
1 received a couple letters from you
yesterday morning and was glad to
hear you are all well. l received
eight letters and a Xmas card and it
seemed good to get news from home
on Xmas morning.
We had more of a Xmas than | eX-
pected to have over here. | went
down town Xmas evening and had
supper, but there wasn't very much tC
see down town, as the French do not
have much of a Xmas, and do not
give presents as we do at home Sc
we came out to camp and went to the
Red Cross hut, where they had an en-
tertainment, and gave out candy and
nuts. And yesterday morning each
one received a pair of socks and one
of them was filled with candy and
nuts, a couple handkerchiefs, and an
apple.
When we went down to dinner yes
terday noon, we were surprised to see
he layout they had for us. The mess
hall was decorated up, and the tables
were full of grapes, nuts, olives, pick
es and apple pies; and our mess kits
were scarcely large enough to hold all
the roast turkey and eats. Our peck
cts were filled also. Will enclose a
menu of our Xmas dinner, and the
verse on it hits the spot pretty well.
We had roast goose for dinner last
Sunday SO you see we are not starv-
ing Yesterday afternoon, the nurses
that work in the operating room had
a little party for the force that work
in there. They had little Cristmas
tree and each one got little present
of some kind and a sack of nuts and
candy. So in all we had better
Christmas than we expected to have.
All the wards were decorated and
the patients were having a good time
do come home. l will surprise you
and walk in some day when you least
expect me. | don't think it will be
very soon though but hope we are
there by Easter at least. | hope
you have received my picture by
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arnnistice.

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CORP. VAUGHN r. GIBBONS.
A. P. o. 734. Co. A 12Sth INF.
Am. Elk. Forces.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27

Mrs. A. c. Albert, SOB Fourth street
Baraboo, has received the following
letter from her son, Clarence 3. AL
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Webb, La Vale,
have received the following letter from
their son, now in Germany:
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-04
LONE BURGL. Ar
AGAIN ACTIVE
IN El CENTRQ

The lone burglar whose bold oper-
ations have made him an object of
fear to scores of householders, is ac-
tive again after short period if in
activity.
Last night he was frightened from
the home of w. J. Clements, at Sixth
and Brighton streets, Before he had
completed his task of ransacking the
house for valuables.
He finally escaped with a revolver
as his sole piece of loot. The burglar
obtained entrance to the house by
forcing a rear window. His work was
cut short by the return home of Mr..
and Mrs. Clements about II o'clock
They found that several rooms in
the house had been visited by the in
truder and the drawers of dressers
and china buffet had been ransacked
in an effort to uncover any possible
cache of money.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-04
APPOINT Don
c. B|TL.EER| To
STAFF Dis 7. .
ATTY. SIN IN
County Development Agent
Resigns Position to Take
Job Of Investigation Dep
uty.

District Attorney E. R. Simon ITO
day announced the appointment OF
Don c. Bitter as special deputy fol
the investigation of criminal cases
and to assist in prosecutions. This
office is provided for in the county
government bill now before the leg
islature, but was created Monday by
the county Board Of Supervisors in
advance of the passage of the bill
owing to the verv urgent need Of a
deputy to take charge of this import
ant work in the district attorneys
office.
The acion of the supervisors fol
lowed the presentation of data com
piled by District Attorney Simon
showing that his office was greatly
overburdened by the rapidly grow
ing number of criminal cases filed
in the past few months.
Mr.. Bitter today resigned as coun-
ty development agent-a position he
has capably filled since A. M. Nell
son resigned to enter the army. Mr..
Nelson will soon be musered out of
military service and it is presumed
Re will be reappointed to the posi-
ton he vacated.
Since the organization of Imperial
county in 1907, the district attorneys
office has had only one deputy, and
the business of the office has grown
in volume every year. In a state
ment to the supervisors, the district
attorney showed that the Imperial
county office in the years 1918
disposed of 296 criminal cases. San
Diego county, with five deputies,
handled 364 cases: Sacramento coun-
tv. with five deputies, tried 323 cases,
and San Joaquin, with three deputies,
disposed of 316 cases. The Kern
county district attorneys office, with
three deputies, handled 208 cases
in the same period, or 89 less than
the Imperial county office. The San
Bernardino office, with three depu-
ties and detective, disposed of only
1913 criminal cases in two years.
"The district attorneys office has
been greatly handicapped by not hav-
ing a special deputy to investigate
and properly prepare for trial the
rapidly increasing number of crlml-
nal cases" said NJ. Simon today. "ln
appointing Mr.. Bitter to this office,
l feel that this difficult and import
ant work will be well taken care of,
In addition to being an attorney, he
has had several years experience, IN
newspaper work-a combination that
fits him admirably for the duties OF
this position"
Mr.. Bitler was admitted to the
California bar in 1913 and practlced
law in Los Angeles county before
removing to Imperial county. He has
been a resident of the Valley for
more than four years, most of the
time being engaged in newspaper and
publicity work. For the past nine
months he has served as county de-
velorment agent, from which posi-
ton he has resigned to take up his
work in the district attorneys office
at once. Mr.. Bitter stated today that
he would urge the Board of Super
visors to reappoint as development
agent Sergeant Arthur M. Nelson,
Who held the office before entering
military service.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-04
AT THE PALACE TONIGHT.

Beautiful Pauline Frederick IS to
be seen in her latest Paramount Pho
tonlay, "Madame jealousy" at the
Palace theatre tonight. Madame
Jealousy was written by George V:
Hobart, author of "Experence," /"
every Wife" and other allegorical
rlays, and was directed by. Robert
Vignola. In it Miss Frederick por-
trays brooding Jealousy" and sym
boiically carries out her part in
breaking up love affair between
two Young people, Charm and Valor.
Valor is PLAYED by handsome Thomas
Meighan, who has often appeared
with Miss Frederick, notably in
"Sapho," "The Love That Lives" and
others as well known.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-04
LOCAL. ATTORNEY
NAMED REFEREE:
IN BANKRUPTCY

Wilbur w. Randall has received the
appointment as referee in bankruptcy
for Imperial county from Federal
Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe of Los
Angeles. This appointment, which
meets with universal approval, was
forecast by The Press about three
weeks ago.
The federal court decided that this
county was a entitled to special
representative, on account of the long
distance from Riverside, where T. T.
Porteous, the former referre, res
ided. .,
Mr.. Randall, who is one of the
most popular of the younger members
of the local bar, took the oath of Of
flee and entered upon his federal du-
ties immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-04
Values to $3.50 for $4.o5
The high cut boots are worth SO.

The high cut boots are worth SO.
WE'VE FILLED THE WINDOW with these
real bargains to show you exactly how good they
arer
Most all are $500 and $3.50 Shoes, with few
pair Mountain Boots included that are worth $40
pair.
Solid leather honest soles-every pair Good
year Welt-eyery pair big cash value at the
regular prices.
Tan Army Shoes-genuine pearl elkskin with
best elk soles and other tan work shoes. Come
early Thursday moning-buy several pairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-04
REPORT SINN
FIEN LEADER
HAS ESCAPED

London, Feb. At is reported that
Professor Edward De Valera, Sim
Fein leader, has escaped from his
place of internment in England. No
confirmation of the report is obtain
able. He was taken into custody last
spring when the British government
rounded up a number of leaders. 1t
was declared plot backed by Ger
many was in process of incubation
in Ireland.