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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
POLISH INFANTRY MARCH
TOWARD GERMAN CAPITAL
U. S. PROBES WAR LOSS
American Engineering Corps Un-
dertakes Big Job.
Yankee Commission Is Not Satisfied
to Stand Only on Figures
of Allies.

Paris, Jan. 2.-The biggest assess.
ment job ever undertaken is that
which the American officers engineer
ing corps, Brig. Gen. G. H. McKinstry
commanding, is preparing to accom-,
plish for information to be placed al
the disposal of the American peace
commission.
Their task is nothing less than tha'
of estimating a bill of damages to be
presented to Germany for the havo,
wrought in France and Belgium. /.
comparison with this tremendous eff
fort the inquiry into the STANDARD
Oil or railroad merger in America was
child's play.
UnOfficially, France, Britain and Bel
gium have announced in, round figures
the damages which they expect to col
lect from Germany. The total of these
billions staggers comprehension a0t
is reported to exceed the entire wealth
of the former empire.
The American commission, while not
questioning these unofficial figures,
wishes to be in. a position to know
from its own expert approximately
the total damage wrought on the west
front before the final stages of the
conference set in. 1t, therefore, asket
picked corps of engineers to coop
crate with the French. British and
Belgian engineers in arriving at I;
grand total.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
WILSON SEES ENJOYS
Tells u. S. Peace Commission of
British Aims.
Reports Of Friction With the French
Premier Are Secuted
in Paris.

Paris, Jan. 2.-Immediately upon
his return to Paris, President Wilson
visited the American peace commits
sion and laid before the American
delegates the results of his visit to
England. He left early to make
ready for his trip to Italy. The Amer
lean commissioners were apparently
well pleased with what Mr.. Wilson
told them.
RumOrS of friction engcndel ed by
Premier Clemenceuu's statement Oh
the freedom of the seas and big
European fleet are not borne out by
the attitude of Col. Edward NJ. House
and others who stayed in France
while the president went to England.
1t is confidently said that nothing
definite regarding the American atti-
tude that has not already been stated
Will be made known until Mr.. Wilson
returns from Italy.
Admiral Grayson, the presidents
physician, has ordered him to lease
up" for the present so Mr.. Wilson
will try to rest during his Italian
trip, though this will not be easy in
view Of the different conditions Of
European train service.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
FACTS SOUGHT BY BAKER
Asks information on Conditions at
Port Of Brest

Washington. Jan. 2.-Secretary of
War Baker sent cablegram to Gener-
al Harbord, commanding the embark
alton camp at Brest, France, for re-
port on conditions in that camp The
message of inquiry was prompted by
the publication here of an article by a
correspondent rec y returned from
France to the effect that 10000 Ameri-
cans in the camp are inadequately shell
tered. badly nourished and knee-deep
in mud
Secretary Baker said, in regard to
the charges made in the article. that
he visited the BreSt camp last OctO-
her, and that in November another in
spection was made by Assistant Sec
retary Keppel. Conditions at that
time, Secretary Baker Said were ex-
oel1ent, the men being comfortable,
well fed and the camp entirely sani-
tnry.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
GuIIs az Human Food.

'The flesh Of gulls," says one Of the
best-known cyclopedias, sis rank and
coarse" So it is. You have only to
shoot gull and cook it to find this is
the case, and that as dinner dish it
is a complete failure.
Yet in Iceland gull flesh is one of
the principal winter foods Of the peo-
pie. There, in early summer, when the
cliffs swarm with nesting gulls, parties
are organized and men are let down
over the lofty precipices by ropes.
They catch young gulls, which are as
fat as butter, and send them up to the
top in sacks. The moment they reach
the top the birds are skinned. A great
caldrOn of boiling water is ready and
into this the bodies are dipped and
held for a few seconds. This COM
pletely does away with the f1shy taste,
and the birds are then taken home and
hung in smoke until they are thorough
ly dried.
When winter comes they are cooked
and eaten, and are as delicate as any
chicken or game bird, but far more
fat-and nourishing.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02

Children Pour Out Of Their Homes
to Greet 'Kind
Soldiers
AMERICANS "O0BRiE LUDiE''
All the Allies Are Welcome, but There
Is No Disgusting the Fact That
the Doughboys Have Won the
Peasants.

Archangel, Jan. 2-American troops
recaptured the village of Kadish, on
the middle sector of the northern Rus
sian front and pushed forward their
lines a distance of two. miles south OF
the village in the direction Of Vologda.
b American soldiers are 'dobrie ludie'
and "echen sympatientI" That Is tn
verdict of the people, living in tn.
struggling little collections Of frame
and log houses which make up the vii
lagos along the Dwina. The two
phrases, meaning respectively, "kind
people" and Every sympathetic" are
heard everywhere that the doughboy
bolsheviSts.
All the allies are welcome, but there
is no Disgusting of the fact that the
soldiers who have won the hearts of
the peasant people are the Americans.
Children Shout Greeting.
The correspondent went with COM
mand of Americans through terri
tory where they had been three weeks
ago. There was a hnlt at ona little
village for brief rest. The muddy
soldiers had no sooner thrown them
selves down on the grass before the
church than curious heads popped out
of windows of houses nearby.
"Amerikanski soldati," shouted one
small boy. and soon from house to
house went the word that these were
the same men who three weeks ago
spent day there.
The peasants brought milk to the
dobrie ludie," girls came out of
houses and shyly smiled at the
doughboys and dogs wagged their
tails as welcome TO the Americans
The whole town turned out and
resumed.
Treat Peasants as Friends.
Il don't know just what it is that
does it." one company commander
told the correspondent. but our men
are popular ntarly everywhere. Per-
haps it is because they treat the peas
ants as friends and pay as they 60"
The big Americans walking along
the village roads link hands with tiny
Russian children. Today the corre-
Spondent saw a pretty peasant girl
leaning from window to pin flower
on soldier she had met just five min-
utes before and who could not speak
her language.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
1900 YANKEES IN RUSSIA
Some Near Viadvostok, Others in
Archanqel Sector.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Information
gained from staff officials shows that
there are $4,000 American soldiers in
Siberia and Russia. There are 5000
under Maj. Gen. w. S. Graves, who
commands the expeditionary force sent
to Siberia. This brigade has not ad-
vanced much beyond Vladivostok
where headquarters are. There are
some detachments at nearby towns
along the trans siberian railway. jap
anese and some English troops have
advanced into the interior. and are
near OInsk.
The troops in Russia proper are I'm
der command of Col. George Stewart,
regular army officer. They consist
of one regiment, with hospital and
transportation units from the Eighty
sixth division, in all 1000 men.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
ASKS U. S. TO KEEP ROADS
Rail Employees in Big Campaign for
Government Control

Washington, Jan. 2-Congress has
thus far heard only the first rumble
of the nationwide movement of organ
lied railway employees in support or
Director General McAdOo's proposal
70" continued government control of
the railroads.
Secretary Scott of the railway en-
pl,yees department of the American
Federation of Labor, said that the
campaign for complete Endorsement
of McAdoo's recommendation in their
entirety extends from coast to coast.
Petitions, resolutions and the person
al appeals from the union employees
now pouring in on senators and rep
resentatiyes will be vastly multiplied
as the movement gains full swing, he
added.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
PROVED TRUTH OF OLD ADAGE
That "a Little Learning Is a Danger.
GUS Thing" Seems Shown by
This Anecdote.

A certain lawyer Of bygone gener.
alton, Mass Jones by name, had a case
before justice Of the peace out in
the country, says Case and Comment.
he was for the defendant, while a
wiseacre Of a schoolmaster who had
picket up few Latin words, appeared
for the plaintiff.
The fac were all in the schoolmas-
ter's favor, and in summing up he
would exclaim with great gusto as he
made his points, "and that is thu sum-
mum bonum of the matter, and the
case must &C to the plaintiff
Mass had really no defense, but his
ready wit and keen sense Of the ridicu-
lous supplied him with one. So, when
he came to reply he said to the justice,
II have great regard for tina. old
law of summum bonum, On which the
gentleman wholly relies, for its an
tiquity. 1t was an old English law,
and served well it's day and generation.
But the people finally outgrew it and
became dissatisfied with it; and it was
one of the laws England tried to force
upon the colonies.
"But," said Mass, raising his voice
and arm on high, sour forefathers
fought and split their blood in the
Revolution to overthrow that law, and
they did overthrow it, and then they.
reared in it's stead the. law Of e plu-
ribus unum, which must govern, this
case"
Thereupon the justice said, II have
great deal of respect myself for that
old English law, summum bonum. It
was good enough for that time, and
good enough for the English, but
agree with Mr.. Jones that our fore
fathers tumbled that law over in the
Revolution, and this case will be de-,
cided in favor of the defendant under
the law Of e pluribus unum, which
was put in it's place."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
JOKE FOR MODERN BURGLAR
Herring's Safes, Considered Marvel.
GUS Years Ago, Would Be Laughed
at In This Generation.

If modern burglarVOr "Safe crack
er" could see some Of the safes in
vented by Silas Herring he would
probably have a good laugh. For
modern" safeblower must be a bit
Of scientist with a large knowledge
Of explosives; an old-fashioned safe
would be easy for him to get into; but,
in those days the Herring safes were
considered marvels and absolutely
theft and fireproof.
Herring was born in Shrewsbury,
VT, and began his career as grocery
clerk. Tiring of this after some six
years, he went into the lottery busi-
ness, saved $4,000 and started
wholesale grocery concern in New
York city. A fire and panic ruined
his business, so he obtained the agency
for the Salamander safes-sO named,
probably, because they were able to
come through fire unhurt. He got the
kept on improving and improving them
each year. He once put $1,000 in the
drawer of one, sent 1t to the worlds
fair and offered the money to any one
who could get into the safe and get
it. No one got it.
But nowadays big banks and trust
companies would laugh at these old
square safes. The burglar proof"
safe today is round like ball, and has
door that screws in, leaving no
cracks for explosives. Even if any
were poured into the hinges, the ex-
plosion would only drive the door more
firmly into the casing of the safe.
Herring died in 1881
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
FORD EsiNIsNUm WAGE RAISED
Announces Flat Increase of 81 Day
for 2e 900 Men.

Detroit. Mich. Jan. PA new
minimum wage scale Of So day, a
flat increase OF 81 day for approx
mately 28,O00 employees throughout
the country, was announced by the
Ford Motor company.
Employees of the Ford tractor in
terests also are Included in the in
crease. The new wage minimum be-
came effective yesterday.
Twenty-three thousand other en-
ployees of the Ford interests already
received SO or more a day.
Coincident with the announcement
Of the wage increase 1t was made
known that Henry Ford has formally
resigned as president of the Ford
Motor company and his son. Edsel
Ford, has been elected to succeed him
at salary Of $4,000 a year.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
LADY BEATTY GETS HONOR
Enters Nobility When Admiral and
Hsir Made EarIs.

London, Jan. 1-EarldOmS will be
Vice Admiral Beatty in recognition Of
their services during the war, accord
ing to the Mail 1t is declared Gener-
ais Home, Plumer, Byng, RawlinsOn,
Birdwood and Allenby will be elevated
to the peerage The newspaper says
these honOrs probably will be accom-
panied by grants of money.
Lord Roberts received a parlia-
mentary grant Of 100000 and Lord
Kitchener was given $4,000 after the
South African war, in addition to the
titles conferred.
Lady Ethel Beatty, countess-to -to-be,
Is the daughter of Marshall Field.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
irjeh Plot DiECIc eed,

Dublin, Jan. 2,-Test: iICay at the.
court-martial of ]. Galagher; book.
keeper. disclosed iha! h organized a.
plot in Wicklow and Wexford to blow
up the, railway ifr'leses, rcapture the.
police barracks and p0stefiices and
overthrow the British military. De
cision is reserved.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
YANK RAILROADS IN FRANCE
Official Gives Insight of Magnitude of
u. S. Accomplishment.

New York, Jan. 2.-An insight into
the magnitude of Americas railroad
work in France, work which was on
such large scale and so well done
that the French government is now
contemplating the purchase of the en-
tire system, was revealed here by
Col. w. ]. Wilgus, head Of the railroad
transportation corps since May, 1917.
Colonel Wilgus arrived here on the
French liner Espagna which brought
392 passengers from France.
''We were handling $4,000 tons of
material a day, when the armistice
came, an average of 100000 tons a
month";" he said. 'By next June we
would have handled at least 100000
tons q month. This was distributed
over 5000 miles Of railroads in France
without delay. Our immense force
worked In perfect harmony"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
AMERICA GETS 4 SUBMARINES
France Allotted Fifteen, Italy Ten and
Japan Seven.

London, Jan. 2.-German submarines
ing divided among the allies, according
to the Mail. The newspaper says that
Is go to France, 10 to Italy, to
Japan and to the United States. The
U-boats. turned over to the United
States are said to be now on their way
across the Atlantic. The newspaper
does not specify the manner in which
the rest of the 127 surrendered sub
marines are to be allotted
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
FRENCH PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY
Actual Destitutcn Exists in Northern
France, Says HOOKER

Washington, jan. .2.-ActslaI destitu-
tion exists alHnsg fully 10 per cent
of the population OF northern Franco,
as result of tho devastation by the
Germans. repnpis Herbert HOeNer in
cable message made public here.
feated and desperate armies upon
their retirement from French soil was
SO complete that the commission for
relief i'm Belgium feels compelled at
the request of the French govern
Inent to greatly enlarge its Organiza.
rehabilitation.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
NAVY THERE WITH GOODS"
Further Proof of the Efficiency of
That Institution.

Washington, Jan. 2.-From the day
the United States entered the war
until the signing of the armiStice
2,S41 new naval guns were delivered
to the navy and 1887 placed in serv
ice against the enemy, according to
statement made by Secretary Daniels
The guns were all produced in their
entirety and complete with mounts,
sights and all accessories by the bu-
reau of ordnance, the majority of
these guns being made by new plants
placed in operation since the begin
ming of the war.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
27O BRITISH SAILORS PERISH
Vessel With Men on Holiday Leave
Goes on Rocks.

London, Jan. 1.-Two hundred and
seventy sailors were drowned as the
result of the loss of the British steam
yacht Iolaire off Stornoway, Scotland
The yacht had 800 sailors on board.
They were on New Years holiday
leave.
The vessel struck on the dangerous
rocks known as "the beasts of helm"
near Stornoway harbor, and only about
80 Of them were saved. Many of these
were terribly injured in their efforts
to reach the shore.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
Celebrate at Montreal.

Montreal, Jan. Montreal, the
only wet city in Canada, was the
Mecca of New Years celebrants and
1919 was inaug,rated with old-fash-
ioned prewar 1T Try with added re-.
joicing on account of peace and the
safe return of thousands OF soldiers,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
SMALL GIRL KILLS ASSAILANT
Walks Into New York Police Station
and SurrenderS

New York, Jan. "A tear-stained
girl of twelve walked into the Mercer
street police station and handed the
lieutenant a revolver and said she had
killed ''bad man. who attempted to
attack her at her home during her pa
rents absence. Tomasse Troia, ped
dler, who lived in the same house, was
found with a bullet through his heart
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
SUFFRAGIST LEADER is HELD
Alice Paul Arrested for Disturbances
at White House.

Washington, Jan. Miss Alice
Paul. chairman of the National Won.
ans party, and three other suffragists.
were arrested by the police after
crowd composed mostly of uniformed
soldiers, had broken the urn in which
they were keeping their watch fire
of freedom" burning before the White
the suffrage amendment.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
UFA TAKEN By RED TROOPS.
Russ Wireless Says BoIsheviki Cap
tured Capital City.

London, Jan 2.-Bolshevik troops
captured Ufa, 'capitaP' of the White
guards, according to an official Rus
sian wireless message. Sterlitamek
also fell into their hands. The Lith-
;'anian government has left wilma for
ADln3
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
100000 Italian. Prisoners Die.

Rome, Jan. 2. ana hundred thou
sand italian pri> 'i,d Of i'll treat
Hungary, 1t WIS revealed by comrlit-
tee making an otiicial inquiry.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
STREET CAR JUMPS INTO BAR
Kills Two Persons and Injuries Ten in
Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 2.-Two per-
sons were reported killed and ten
seriously injured when a trolley car
Jumped the tracks and crashed into a
saloon. demolishing the building and
damaging an adjoining house.
Among the injured is Lieut.. Thomas
Crowley, Canp Meade. The crew and
passengers were buried in the ruins
of the saloon.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
ITALIANS MAY GO TO, MUNICH
Troops Concentrate to March on the
BaVarian Capital

Copenhagen, Jan. 2.-Italian troops
have been concentrated at Innsbruck
to advance on Munich, capital of Ba-
varia, and enter southern Germany
en- masse in case of belshevik disturb
ances, according to a message from
Rome by way of Switzerland.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-04
DIED

John Beck, for 15 years a resident
OF Emmett, died sometime between
wednesday night and Thursday morn
ing at his home south of town. He
had retired in his usual health. but
when his daughter, Mrs. Beutler. took
his breakfast to him Thursday morn
ing, ne had passed to the Great Be-
yond. John Beck was so years of age
and was native of Switzerland He
was an expert carpet weaver and for
many years manufactured crpets for
home people. He ws kindly old een-
tieman and made friends of all his &c
quaintances. Since the death of his
wife few years ago he had made his
home in a house placed nearby that
OF his daughters, who had tenderlv
cared for him. The funeral was held
from the L. D. S. church Friday. ser
wees being conducted by Bishop Geo.
Smith.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-04

Ray McKaig, Nonpartisan leader,
advertised to speak here Saturday,
was taken sick at New Plymouth Sat-
urday morning and was unable to fill
his appointment. Mr.. Mcdowell, edi-
tor of the Idaho Leader, took Nc
Kaig's place. He was introduced by
Loe Reed. Mr.. McDowelfs remarks
we're confined to defense of Ray Nc
Kaig and roast Of Frank Gooding
and the Boise Statesman, so far as
their connection with the libel suit
was concerned. He complimented
Judge Mccarthy for his fairness As a
trial judge, praised the two jurors
who were favorable to McKaiR and
the fairness Of the
ten jurors who brought in a verdict
of acquittal. When he accused the
Of advocating mob law in
an editorial be was interrupted by q
motion that demand Be made upon
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-04
is BEST OF
ALL
Zeke Sweet Offers a Little Advice
and Tells Story.

After a few days spent at home hob.
nobbing with the neighbors. Zeke
Sweet sat down and penned the fol.
lowing:
After a return to my old home and
= few days Of rest. l want to say to
all the people in the surrounding
country that have come back to stav
~ years more. And | will also ad-
wise that after an absence of AZ wears
to never go back to the old hore
again, although l will always think
more of Idaho and her people by hay-
ing made the trip. 1t has been of
great benefit to me, and should have
been made years ago.
And now, in conclusion, will have
to tell you little story that happen
N Cincinnati They are watching the
oootleggers very close there. A big
negro came into the depot carrying a
1allse. He set it down and went out.
Detectives winked at each other and
hen picked up the grip. 1t was leak
ng. One of the detectives took his
niger and tasted the liquid. De-
Jared it was gin. When the darkv
anne back he was ordered to open the
rip. He did so and exposed two lit
lie puppies inside"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-04

the Statesman for an apology. He
said Frank Gooding was not natural
lied American citizen until three DAYS
after he had served two years as gov
ernor. He made the broad statement
that with very few exceptions the
newspapers of the country were con-
trolled by corporate interests and had
no souls of their own. The excep-
tion to these is the Idaho Leader, of
course. If McDowell's previous state
ments and charges have no more merit
than this one, he has Anamias backed
off, the earth, "forty ways for Sun
day." Speaking for few hundred
that the editor of The In
dex knows, Mcdowell is a malicious
liar. He paid Senator J. w. Tyler
compliment for his work. in the last
legislature. At the close of the ad-
dress, membership cards were distri
buted and an invitation extended to all
10 join the League.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-04
SPECIAL {. |. D. ELEC.
ton CALLED
Irrigation District to Vote on
Increasing Board from Three
to Seven Directors

An election to vote upon the nro-
position to increase the board of di-
rectors of the Emmett Irrigation Dis
trlct from three to seven members has
been called for January 8. The in
crease has received the endorsement
OF the Water Users Association and
VIII undoubtedly carry. The change
contemplates the redistrictinp of the
district. The present board will an
point the additional directors. il the
proposition carries. The polling
places will be the How'd schoolhouse
the brick schoolhouse on the upper
mesa and the Hanna schoolhouse. and
the polls will be open from 8 in the
morning to at night.
The regular annual election will no
held next Tuesday, Dec. 9, to elect two
directors to succeed Dr. Barnes and c.
,. Spaulding. At a meeting of the
water Users Association Tuesday
evening, at which about 100 were nre-
sent, }. |. Guthrie was endorsed as a
candidate from the lower bench dis-
trict and Marion Wilson received on
iorsement as candidate from the
South Side.