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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-06


Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Fisher have re-
ee1yed the following letters from their
son, DIR. Roland F. Fisher, who is a
captain In Rouen, France:
- January q, 1919.
Dear Parents:
Well, / suppose you think | have
farSotten you because have not writ
ren for several days. However, you
see. I have been on sightseeing trip
to the front and visited some Of the
old battlefields. Four Of us left on an
early train Wednesday for Amiens,
where we stayed all night and on the
Following morning we took another
train for Cambria, which place was
held by the Germans for four years.
We happened TO meet some French
people on the trip vino were going
back to look over their property.
The trains have just started to run
and as a result the roadbed is very
bad and so are the coaches. In fact
we rode up in a German carriage
which had four windows knocked out.
The carriages here are the same as
in England; that it they are like a
large cab with doors on each side and
room for about eight people in a com
11artment. 1 took blanket along, so
we nailed that up on one side OF the
car to keep out the breeze, then we
Rugged close together to keep warm
I had some George Washington cot
zee, SO we cooked. or rather heated
some water and had coffee on the
grain.
In Cambria we helped some Of the
French refugees with some of theii
baggage. They found there were only
two rooms in their house which were
not damaged. The house at one time
was a large, three-st0ry building and
apparently had been we'll furnished
The Germans, however, did not leave
very much. The mirrors had beer
broken, pictures had been cut out o.
she picture frames, and most of the
furniture had been destroyed or taket
away. The Frenchmen asked us tt
have dinner with them. AS a result
u,
around the town.
Part of the town was blown I'll
about two hours after the Germans
left, and there was an area OF abou
9hree-fourths OF mile square which
Is nothing but pile Of bricks ant
ruins. The cathedral and city hal
are all destroyed, and the entire town
is shattered.
The Germans apparently had expect
ed 10 stay for some time, for at ever,
crossroads there are large signs tellin;
the directions to the neighbour!
towns. / saw the house occupied b,
the German general who had charg'
OF that area, in fact it seemed as i
al the roads lead to the generals man
sion There isn't single building
left unchanged and we came across
several Of the Frenchmen who Were
returning to take a look at their for
meY homes. One can't describe thu
place, as it is nothing but a mass 0
bricks. Outside the town there is
large cemetery which contains man.
graves.
We stayed at the officers club tina
might where we paid franc for ;
bed. The next morning we got VI
very early and took a trip to sons
of the neighboring towns.
III tell you about that in a lette
tomorrow. but at present it is 81
gold in this room that I am going t.
see if / can't find good fire in some
gJnE slses hut and then go to bed.
With lots of love,
ROLLO.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-06
ROLLO.
January so, 1919.


Dear Grace, [ sent you a package
containing some OF my old clothes and
also an empty she'll case which |
picked up in the ruins of an old town.
In my last letter I think | told you
folks something about my trip up to
abe battle line We left Cambria. took
a lorry, which is a large truck, and
went to Arras, which is all shot to
pieces. Imagine a town about ten
.times the size Of BarabOo in which
most of the houses are destroyed and
other buildings having at least one Of
3wo hits Some blocks are nothing
but pile of bricks, and | suppose
there are still many people buried
1nder the ruins.
We landed in Arras just in time to
get a train going to Lille, which is
near Belgium. The trains have just
started to run, and as a result are not
very regular We managed to get a
= first-class coach that had all its win
dows and doors, and we We're quite
comfortable We had dinner on the
ag-ain and expected tOs catch train
at Lille for Brussels, but as we could
not make train connections we decid-
ed to stay in Lille all night. The Ger
mans also occupied that place for
four years, but it is not badly dam
aged; in fact, only a few buildings
have been hit. At the hotel where
we stayed all the doorknobs had been
removed, but most of the furnishings
had been left.
AS it takes several hours travelling
Ssgn. the train from Lille to Brussels,
and as we just had three-day pass,
two days having been spent already,
we decided to start toward Rouen.
We stayed around the town square
and asked all the lorry drivers which
way they were going, thinking that
sye might catch ride. Most of then
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-06

Russell Williams to, Balkans
Russell Williams. son OF Mr.. and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
DEATHS.
Capt. J. S. Lee.

ELLAVILLE, March Capt. ]. S
Lee, aged so years, died at 1878
o'clock Sunday night at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Oliver Davis. Mr.
Lee had been a resident of this section
for many years. His wife, who sur
wives him, was Miss Puss Glass, of
Plains, and he was a resident of Amer
icus for time a number of years ago.
He was a member of the Methodist
church, and had been a thorough
Christian all his life.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Everett Wilmott, of
Birmingham, and Mrs. Davis; one
brother, B. F. Lee, of Thomaston, and
numerous nieces and nephews and
grandchildren. among the nieces and
nephews being Misses Annie and Lille
Lee and Erwin and Paul Lee, of Ameri-
Gus.
The funeral took place here Monday
afternoon with burial in the Ellaville
cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
Mrs. Reese Smith.

PLAINS, March Airs. Reese
Smith, of Plains, died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. ]. r, Logan, Monday
afternoon, March 2.
Mrs. Smith had been ill for some
time, and had suffered intensely.
Those who came in touch with the
genial disposition and cordial man
ners of Mrs. Smith loved her. Her
bright, happy smile and cheerful at
titude toward life had been blessing
to many.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her hus-
band, Reese Smith, and six children;
her mother, Mrs. Stapleton, of Plains;
two sisters, Mrs. Randolph Logan, of
Plains, and Mrs. Hall, of Milledgeville.
and two brothers, r. M. Andrews and
R. L. Andrews, both of Plains.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
CONGRESS OUT
TO CLEAR MASS
OF LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, March 3-(By Asso-
ciated Press.)-With the Victory
loan bill out of the way, both houses
of congress went to work early today
with the hope of clearing up a mass
of waiting legislation.
Democratic leaders preducted that
while the army and navy appropria-
ton measures would not be passed at
this session, they were certain the
wheat guarantee and general defic-
iency bill, carrying $750,OOO0OO addi-
tional for the railroad administration
would be enacted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
Baker to Inspect
Camps of Nation

WASHINGTON, March 4-(By Asso-
ciated Press Secretary Baker, &C
compapied by General March. chief
of staff, will leave Sunday for an in
spection trip that will take him to the
Pacific coast and Mexican border.
Camp Pike, Arkansas, and Camp
Taylor, Kentucky, are the only South
ern points in their announced itin-
erary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
Groves TasteIess chill Tonic

which is simply IRON and QUINTNE sus-
pended in syrup. Restores Vitality and
Energy by Purifying and Enriching the
Blood. So pleasant even Children like it.
You can soon feel its Strengthening. In
Migrating Effect. Price SOC.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
TRIAL CALENDAR
FOR NEXT WEEK
IS MADE PUBLIC

The assignment of criminal cases
for trial on the first four days of Sum
ter Superior court next week, as made
bv Judge Littlejohn, were announced
today by Clerk H. E. Allen, as fol-
lows:
MONDAY, MARCH 10.
Everett Bowman, alias Evidge Bow
man, murder.
Everett Bowman carrying conceal
ed weapons.
up. Joins, larceny after trust.
Barney l.. Carter, embezzlement.
R. E. Patterson, assault with intent
to murder.
R. E. Patterson, carrying concealed
weapons.
Guss Mann, assault with intent to
murder
Will Henderson, simple larceny
William Mines, assault with intent
to murder.
Floyd williams, assault with intent
to murder
viii Stephens, assault with intent to
murder.
Nathan Reese, assault with intent
to murder.
Jim Gyles, felony.
Tommie Rollins, assault with intent
to murder.
Tommie Rollins, carrying concealed
weapons.
Ed Phil, felony.
Thomas Harris, felony.
Henry Brown, making whisky.
Tom Tyson making whisky.
H. G.. Goud assault with intent to
murder.
Win Kitchens, assault with intent to
rape.
Aaron Booth, arson.
Ed Glover Isaiah King and Jackson
hluS, SlIlplC Idl CSLg'
Arthur Corley, Mathis Corley and
HEAVIER Corley, felony.
Rich Corley. resisting en- officer.
David Smith felony.
Jim Scott, burglary.
Jerry Glenn. murder
Jerry Glenn, carrying concealed
weapons.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IL.
Angie Owens, assault with intent to
murder.
Angie Owens, carrying concealed
weapons.
Angie Ovens. misdemeanor
VIII Jones, shooting at another.
4 Lewis Brown, shooting at another
Willie Lee Crouch, shooting at an
other.
Willie Jones, selling liquor
Cleve Smith, simple larceny
John Kennedy, assault with intent
to murder.
Munroe Bullock, assault with intent
to murder.
Munroe Bullock, carrying concealed
weapons. !
THURSDAY, MARCH 10,
/ Tom Porter, felony.
George Lamar, driving horse with
out owners consent.
D. M. Lowery, misdemeanor
Henry Clark, carrying concealed
weapons.
Thomas Woodward, assault with in
tent to murder
Robert Smith, misdemeanor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04

Doesn't hurt a bit! Drop a little
Freezone on an aching corn, instantly
that corn stops hurting, then you lift
it right out. Yes, magic! No humbug!
A tiny bottle of Freezone costs but
few cents at any drug store, but is sufi-
cient to remove every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and the
calluses, without soreness or irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discovery
of a Cincinnati genius. 1t is wonderful.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08
EIGHT CENrs. rLus-

In figuring on cost. n should not
be overlooked that shell creek does
not propose TO sell lts blend or water
20 the consumer for eight cents per
I 900 gallons II only proposes TO
sell to the city It's surplus wGer,
whom II hnS any. FOR that amount
Tho cost 20 tho consumer will he
eight cents plus the cost of treating
and delivering tho water TO the CON
sumner.
II IN presumed that the city IL now
haEinF its rate 10 consumers upon
tho cost of operating the plant
There can hardly be any doubt but
what water from the Arkansas river
can nc pumped into the Offering
reservoirs FOR less than ciEh, ccn's
no os tho matter now stands. n me
rate 20 consumers Is based ON cost NJ
operation. then Il must follow that
~ Fheu creek water ls bought for
eight cents tho cost q, me consumer
n going TO De greater for ~ will cos,
~ much 10 treat shell crock ns ~
does nov Tor Arkansas river water
4 great MANY people seem to have
the idea that mo shcl' crock rraro
si,lon means tNa' tho consumer will
only have 20 paw cight cents per
ono gallons This .s a mistaken
idea.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08
A Chance to Live
YOUTHS RIGHTS.

To earn money VA he great ne
cessiiy with both Annie and Bernie
At this time Annies method and
hope was tho quic'Cr onc--the
steady plus. plug N s"rv.cc, with a
storm eye on output and an unflaE-
glng effort % rise hy making hcrsclf
valuable
Ncrnic wanted quicker action He
used 10 take her Co 'ho White Tile
Dairy Tor lunch. and after heir tru-
gal one piece meal. with occasionally
sweet added FOR dessert he would
put his elbows on the table and talk
a nhsorhcdIy of shares and market
prices ~ 'he charNeE for cleaning
up on certain chemical stocks as
fellows he know were always doing
or hoping 90 do
II tell YOU any ono who really
wants 90 can get along I'm this
world no would say why all
those rich guys we're nothing but
when 'hoy began Look az Gould
and Schwah and tho whole mack NJ
',m N0uN roe jus. keep your
eye ON mo. Nam ilt was 'Nau
and "HcrnieF with them now
Annie liked to hear him laIk that
way 70 thrilled her almost ~ much
as when in tho OLD DAYS her father
used fu tell her they'd boo rich and
travel and live ln f1f with bU
Hight rooms'
Gradually shc vscrrd round sFa|n
10 tho old optimistic viewpoint She
began io believe Bernie was rirh.
anybody could set on who was will
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK

featldday | wssent very good. and
ma and my sister GlRddls sed they
was going TO tell pop on me. me
thinking, q. | better tell him ferrt
Wlch l did. saying vile he was
hanging up his hat. pid you see
Gladdiscs new skert, pop7
Good mite, has she got one of
those sed pop, and ! scd. Yes sir.
its 80 lite she cant hardly wawk In
II, and she has 10 take mtch little
bits of steps you wouldent hardly
think she was taking eny and this
aftirnoon mot her coming home
and / kepp wawking erround her IN
circles jest to prove wat little steps
she must be taking for me to be able
TO do that. and everybody started to
laff. and Gladdis tried TO catch me
and couldent, and everybody kepp
on laftinE
la ha ha. no wonder, stilL that
wascnt very gentlcmauly thiog 20
do on the street and I'm sure sir wal
ter Rawlcy would never uf done &c.
hA hA ha sed pop
The new vacuum ClCener came to-
day, pop. I scd. and pop sed, YcsF
does II work all rite and / sed Not
with string u don't pop, I held long
peecc ot string under u vile It was
going and tho string got all twisted
mp In that thing that goes erround,
and ma had to send for the man 10
come and got Il out Hren
Well that was very brltr ut you. |
must say sed pop. Meening Il was
ent. and jest then suppir was reddy
and We gil started TO cat it. ana
Gladdls Nd TO pop. FHther. Kenny
was an Exceedingly bad boy this ar
tirnoon ana he should be punished
severely
wy you don't mccn 10 say ne put
on Ute skort and wawkcd cervlcs
crround YOU, or enything ~ that
sort' sod pop
Wen Tor goodness aakcs. Sod Glad
dis and pop sod Ia ha ha. ! CESS I'm
pritty slow Ns mind reader, ha ma
ha.
You wont think lts 80 funny wen
YOU hrcr tho lrubhlr and Expense nc
put mo io this aftirnoon. sed ma.
II can be povcrblo that he tied
himself am around with string and
pcrtended that he was vacuum
cleaner. or cnythtug " that discrip-
tom sod por.
Nv gruyshigs. Tor goodness Aakes,
sed ma. and pop sCd. I'm ha hR, who
SAYS I'm not mind reader ha ha ma.
and ne kepp on laughing and Glad
dis sod 90 mo, Won think You're
smart don't YOU and sod Wy waits
the matter. wy
% shet-up. SOD GRdlls. and ma sod
20 pop ~ wcll wat do I care lHf
away. you'll haff 90 pay the repair.
ing hiR
1It hn ha. q will No werth a. wat
ever % lg said pop and he kcpp ON
lnffing every once in n vile dooring
suppir wich the more he lNtfed tho
more ma and GladdH dldcut
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08
CITY BRIEFS

EMPLOYEE or THE Exchange
Naional bank VIII hoii their annual
picnic Al Sand sprinEs park WedneH
day evening. leaving oh Hpccial cars
between 8 ana O'Clock About 700
.IfC expected 10 make the trip
To- FfSD WOnK ron members
~ mo tinted Etalss boys working
rsFervo circular letters have hesn
Arr' out 10 Tulsi buAine~ house,.
while 900 men have been reached
through civic clubs Ten out ~ 20
applicants we're given jobs Yesterday
morning
SUNDAY WAS 4 HusY day FOR
silk shirt ihIevoH. 4 having been
reported stolen from r II ArCar'y
70l Surh Denver while several
other PERSONS reported from iwp 90
cIEh' shirts each, hs being stolen.
-
LIUET g f. OCOSSDU slFnsl
battalion general headquarters who
has served with 'he a r f. at
Chaumont. France. for more Than
a year. returned 'p Tulsa yeH'or lay
u
~ " HfTTMAN ~ MuHkuEc" FOR
merely United prcRs tclcgraphcr
here. was IN Tulsa Monday
HENRY DAILY. negro. although
unable 10 write his own name WnE
arrested yesterday on charge Of
passing a worthless chock for tl26'
The check was drawn on tho ES
change Naiipal hank and bore n
thumb print labelled Henry Daily,
hh mark
col IRA H. REEVES. formerly
NJ MuskoEce nnd well known IN
Tulsa has been decorated with the
French Legion ot Honor. according
TO Ava ! Niles preEident ~ me
Security State bank Of Tulsa.
WORK HAS HEEE started At Tho
Tulsa free fair grounds 10 get every
thing In readiness for the this years
fair which will be held September
~ 10 10 Inclusive The complete
program for tho event will be an
nOunced soon
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08
OKLAHOMA 0UTBURSTS

II John Reisler l. looking for real
attractions no ought 10 sign up Tho
heavyweight and The bantam who
staged couple OF bloody rounds
just outside tho ball PARK Sunday
afternoon
After taking the temperature Of
Bryan county people. the Durnnt
News finds the sentiment unanimous
In favor of a county fair. and they
are going 20 hold one down there
this fall Bill Durant Ia going 10 offer
special prizes TO peanut growers
State Treasurer I,eecraft believes
In getting out among en-. even n
there Is no political campaign on.
lie attended Woodman log rolling
At ChickaAha last week. hefted ono
end OF the biggcet log, then went
10 Elk city and sucked cider through
a straw on the Fourth.
IL Judge shtnn OF the OuAEe-
Washing ton district accepts the ap-
pointment OF attorney for tho Usage
Indians. the lawyers Interested are
wondering whether Governor Rob
ertson will follow procedents and ap-
point a rspublican AS his successor
The Pawhuska Capital puts down
tho burglary At the ice plant At
Cleveland last week as cold
blooded robbery
Wo take II. from recent survey
by the Capital, that the demand for
competent stenogrAphers IN Paw
huskA does not quite equal the de-
mand for good looking ones
Having looked % up. tho Paw
huHkh Capital finds that the middle
name OF Director General Hines Ia
Deficit"
The girl on South Main In anxious
Is reviewing past events 10 see n she
has not made srrious mistake
somewhere. Saturday night she saw
three young men, who had nt one
time or another showed considerable
interest In her welfare. downtown.
each with girl wearing a 81 down
and n 81 a month sparkler
we aim to please" says the En-.
Eluccrs' club lrH notes on the
spAvinsw has something In them to
make both sides purr
Snap shotr from tho Dallas News
The old fashioned bride who wns
beautiful and accomplished now has
a daughter who is rougcd and JaEzed
our guess Is that when a woman
begins meeting old friends face to
face IN heaven it will be long
time before Ehe quits reaching for
her powder rag Even the orchards
Hcom 10 have prohibition on the
brain. Judging by tho watcry
peaches Personally, We have lived a
tolerahly long time. hut never yet
has anybody who knew the business
We are in irioi 10 pick our pocket
AS general thing when "a baby actg
like bolsheyik d, IL because pin
Is sticking him. but We don't know
why the whlskcred Kind act that
way Percy Noodles says that when
hc asked the capitalists daughter
why her folks were 30 long I'm get
ting away for the summer she said
10 was because she wanted 10 Eu 20
tho seashore. mamma wanted To so
FOB the mountains and papa wanted
lo go to NurkhurnCtt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08
ANT1oUATID CUSTOMS

Ihr Farm journal comes out
strongly In favor of dischrdinE
ancient formulas whose only merit
Ia In tho reverence W. pay To ago.
ana ~ adopting practical. sensible
and tried mcthodH In their place
when the Mnnchus conquered China
they required tho natives 10 wear
pigtalls as n mark of servitude. The
real significance Of tho plgtan was
lost sight OF In subsequent centuries
and what was Intended TO distin
guish tho conquered from the con
querOrs became nm universal custom
with The Chinese people until tho In.
flux OF western ideas Jared the
more progressive away from their
traditions ana OF came these useless
and unbcautlful attachments.
Did II ever occur 10 you, says tho
Journal, that wo are wearing pig
tails forced upon our English ances-
tors by the Germans several cen
turies ago. Our pigtails are tho
sensoleHa tumble OF units we usc In
weighing and measuring. who
knows, the proper slSe OF quart
pup1 How many sizes OF quart cups
are In common uso1 How many
bushels OF wheat could be put In a
bin six feet nine inches wide. eight
feet three Inches long and seven feet
five inches high7 How many acres
In a field 066 feet seven inches by
S26 feet three inches? Could you
figure these out without consulting a
bookf
Germany disoa rdcd this senselens
system In 1871 she counted much
on the confusion she knew would
arise when England and France
tried to cooperate In tho recent
war She know one " them had n
real system Of weights and measures
and that the other had not
A Detroi, factory discarded lls
plgtails and adopted the decimal sys
tom of weights and measures and
Increased its output 80 per cent with
the same working force a common
lnborcr took the place ot high
priced expert In the Weighing de-
partmont. and made fewer mistakes
than tho cNpcrt The adoption OF the
decimal system In factory saves
90 per cent OF tho cost " bookkrcp-
ing alone And that ls no small item
OF expense
our children losc two years In
their arithmetic work with our pres
ent system Thoe two years ought
to be applied 10 learning something
useful England and tho United
states are tho only civilised nations
that sull wear weight and measure
pigtalls why not adopt the deci-
nal system similar To what We have
FOR our money!
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08

AFTER AUGUST / Tulsa's 500
union carpenters will receive 81 an
hopr CiEbt hours a day " mo n,W
nag" s'tl" II "SUh,lshei as planned
There are 500 non,uniOu carpenter.
lu ~" cry md % s believed ibn,
ne change ln scale viii cause many
OF them 10 join the union
JpEL DAVIS. CHARGED with
hllIing Henry Williams, a bystander
m a shooting affair between DAVIS
ana Guh Tldwcll Thursday afternoon
entered plea NJ not suil'y ana Ia
b'lug confined On the county Jal
without bond
CAPTAIN m WILCOX formerly
president NJ 'hc Tulsa "A club re-.
turned % Tulsa sunday after nearly
year spent m France In the ehemi
cal warfare service lie viii remain
here several days before goinE 20
Pittsburgh. "a, "a. make his home
TULSA NURSES ~ tuberculosis
ana public health work have been
invited tu attend tho conference Of
nlI oklahoma nurses ~ Oklahoma
city Thursday and Friday of this
WIN I'h'fl''" anu lAfNhiN Nf pun
lio health will he the main topic for
discussion Miss Hcrsi- Richardson.
nurse FOR tho Tulsa county Tubcrcu
losis association, probably will at
Tend
4 RECEPTION FOR all business
and professional women In Tulsa
viii bo held Thursday evening at 4
O'Clock In the mrlurs of thr Y W
e. 4 Boy the employment committee
NJ the v " G. A Mrs Ernsberg-
Ger, chairman NJ the committee. and
Miss Uufh MayeE employment score
iary are In charge OF the program
TIlUEF STOLEN CARS were re-
covered by sheriff James Wuoley
s,-lorday and sunday A Chevrolet
iolou f-om J G. WhiteElde on June
II and later sold 10 Rufus Childrcss
Was found I'm the Rird creek bottoms
hv a fishing party sunday A Chal-
mers with both Colorado and okla
homa license tags was found east Of
the city yesterday morning n has
rot been claimed.