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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
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Pledge Support
10 france IL
Germans Attack
United States and England Make
Agreement With Preach Republic TO
Defend Her Against Germans.
NV nnifei pressl

New York, May 7-Oficial announce
ment Of the agreement Of the United
States and England to come to the aid
of France In the event Of an attack
from Germany, was made by the com
nlittee on public information today as
follows: Elm addition to the securities
afforded IN the treaty Of peace, the
President of the United States has
pledged himself to propose to the Sen
ate of the United States and the Prime
Minister of Great Britain has pledged
himself to propose to the Parliament Of
Great Britain, an agreement subject
to the approval of the council Of the
League Of Nations, to come im1nedi-
ately to the assistance Of France, in
the case of unprovoked attack from
Germany.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
julius Bogwilo Shows Great
Remorse At the Funeral of
His Slain Wife This
Morning.
ASKS ABOUT HIS CHILDREN
Man Held for the Murder Of His Wife
Asks To Attend Last Sad Rites over
Remains of His victim Taken
Under Guard.

Standing at the grave OF his wife,
Mary Bogwilo, for whose death he Is
facing charge Of murder, julius Bog
wilo wept remorsefuIly this morning as
he attended the funeral services Of the
woman he is accused Of numbering.
Both at st. Andrews Mission where
the funeral services were held and
Later at the grave at Green Ridge
cemetery, Bogwilo under the guard of
Sheriff Joseph Meyer, showed his deep
remorse over the crime of Sunday
afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon Bogwilo asked
that he might be allowed to look once
more at the face of his wife and at the
direction of District Attorney Peter
Fisher he was taken about eight clock
Tuesday night to the Hansen Chapel by
Sheriff Meyer. There he broke down
completely and ygept bitterly as he look
ed at the fee of the dead. He said
but little anu all 50 low that it
could not be heard by the officials who
attended him.
This morning. ms request to attend
the funeral services was also granted
and with Sheriff Meyer as guard he
listened quietly at the services. Only
few of the immediate friends of the
family attended the funeral services, as
the children had asked that il be made
as private as possible. The devotions
we've in charge of the Rev. Jackson
Cole, director of the Mission.
At the grave, after weeping bitterly,
Bogwilo asked The sheriff several ques-
tions in regard to the children and was
told that they were being cared for by
friends of the family. The prisoner
has been extremely moody and restless
and at all times seems very remorse-
ful for the shooting Of his wife. He was
taken back to the cell in the county jail
before the services at the grave were
completed as it was judged safer to
avoid any great demonstration.
Friends Of the wife, Mrs. Mary Bog
wilo, insist that the accused nan has
not been provident in regard to the
children during the time that the IN
happy couple have been separated.
They declare that in two months he has
given, according to the statements of
the wife, only thirty dollars for the
support Of the family and that he
was once called to court because Of
charges Of support.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
cONEY HAS PRIZE SOUVENIR
Captain Of Company e Is Bringing
Home Pedigreed Police Dog Walk
er Perkins Wears German Belt
Reading ssGott Nit Uns''.
(By Pred II. Hathaway

Camp Devens, Mass. May bat
terry e was cast into the deepest gloom
today when orders were received from
headquarters that the men viii be de-
tanned here for a longer time thaa was
anticipated and the orders to move
west to Camp Grant will not be efec-
tive until next Monday and this means
that rhe boys from Kenosha will not
reach Rockford until some time week
from today. The men are anxious to
get home and the new order placing
Monday as moving day. brought
great punches of gloom.
Ioattery' E. is bringing home with
them a lot of interesting souvenirs. I
met Walter Perkins this morning and
he was wearing d German belt with the
ssCott Nit Unap shining out Like q
red rag at a bud fight.
Captain Coney has the prize souvenir
OF Tie battery 1t il a registered pedi-
greed German police dog and looks
like wolf cub. There were some reg
ulations against bringing animals hone
with the boys but just the same this
police dog of the captain $ is pulling
on his legh at Camp Devens and some
time be may be used to help train
criminals in Keaosha. Lieutenant
Alexander claims to have the best
souvenir of the whole trip. It is just
scrap Of paper telegram from his
wife, announcing that during his abb
sence she had adopted a baby boy.
Alexander Is now the most anxious
member of the whole battery and he
wants to get home and see that boy.
Right here it can be said that Lieu
tenant Alexander saw service on more
fronts than any officer Of the regiment.
He was gassed but recovered.
Captain Coney and his men made
some historical records for the archives
of the Thirty Division today
when they posed before the cameras Of
the movie men and some time in the
future the pictures Of " Kenogha s.
Own will be shown on the screen in
some Kenosha theatre. Sergeant Maj
or William Nelson says that the past
two years have been like a vacation for
him but that he is anxious to get back
to Washes to work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
IBy United press)'

London, May 7.GeneraI Pershing,
commander-in-chief of the American
expeditionaIy forces, will arrive in
London May 20, it is announced He
will come to England on a destroyer
and will be received by a guard of hon
or. The following day the American
leader viii present American medals to
British officers and on the oath he will
lead $500 American soldiers in a
march through London. They viii be
escorted bysan equal number of British
troops. The king will take the salute
at Buckingham palace. !.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
WIRE THIEVES
GET BUSY AGAIN
Fifty Pounds Of Copper Wire is Cut
from the Lines of the Telephone
Company Near Truesdel,

Wire thieves were busy in the neigh
borhood Of Kenosha again on Tuesday
night and officials Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company re-
ported to the local police the theft Of
some fifty pounds Of copper wire 'wrich
was cut from the lines near Truesdel.
Every junk shop in Kenosha has been
warned against the purchase Of the
wire
1T is supposed that this latest raid
is the work of an old gang of wire
on the line sof the telephone company
thieves who have been operating il
this section Of the country for several
wears and who have been persistently
able to escape detection and arrest.
The wire stolen on Tuesday evening
was valued at about twenty dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
Chicago Man With Criminal.
Record Taken On Tuesday
AS Possible R0bber OF
Brass Mill Vaults.
NO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chief
Witnesses Go To Chicago To Look
Over New Crop Of Suspects and Re
sult.of Their Visit Is No& Made Pub
lic-carr Has Long Ch4me Record.

That the net is closing in on the men
Responsible for The robbery of the
vaults of the American Brass Company
Eand the murder a Police Officer Tony
Pingatora on the morning Of March
80th, is the belief the police officers
Iof Keuoaha and en- ago today, follow
ing the arrest On Tuesday evening, in
Chicago, Of John Carr, also known as
Jackie Carr, y former safe blower and
ex-eonyict. He Is held at the detective
bureau IN Chicago on a charge of being
connected with the Kenosha robbery
and murder and while ne has offered
an aihi as a defense, theschief OF police
from Ksnosha aud the detectives IN
Chicago are not giving a great deal of
consideration to the abb. As an
nounced in the NEWS on Tuesday even
ing, Chief OiHare and several of the
Kenosha witnesses were IN Chicago on
Tuesday af6ernoo.t s1ss these tines
as gsFe q chance to salse a aro
arr. 10 statement is made IS 10
whether or not Carr was identified by
any Of the witnesses. Chief o Hare and
other witnesses left for Chicago on an
early morning train today and it was
declared at the police Office here that no
facts had been given out by the chief
relative to the arrests in Chicago or the
possibility of other arrests.
Tommy O1Neill, another Chicago man
with long criminal record who was
identified by Gunnard Hansen as one
of the men working in Kenosha on the
night Of the murder and robbery, is still
being held at the detective bureau In
Chicago. TITS. possible that before the
end of The week extradition viii be
sought in order TO have O'Neill and
Carr brought to Kenosha for trial.
The local police claim TO be without
information as Co the plans of Chief
OyHare and District Attorney Peter
Fisher, Jr.
tt Is knowl, however, that tho Chi
eago and Kenosha detectives have not
as yet been able TO locate one of the
men who has been eagerly sought in
connection with the bandit raid in Ke-
nosha This man is a former convict
and he has not been seen at any OF
his haunts in Chicago since the morn.
ing when the vaults of the Brass
Compay yielded loot to the value OF
more than thirty thousand dollars to
the trio of bandits.
The name Of this man has been care.
fully guarded by the officials, but it is
known that nationwide search is being
made for him and that several times
the man has been near arrest, but has
managed to slip from the officers.
Messages from Chicgo this afternoon
declared that nothing would be given
out as to whether Kenosba witnesses
did or did not identify the suspects
under arrest there. 1t is possible that
Chief O'Hare may have some report to
make when he returns from Chicago,
probably late this evening.
It was reported in Kenosha that
Gunnard Hansen had identified Carr
not as the man who fred the shot which
killed Police Officer Pingatore, but rs
the man who had stood near the gaso-i
line tank at the garage at the time
Pingatore was killed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
ONE "G0LD STAR"
TURNS BLUE AGAIN

One of the gold stars on Kenosha 3
service flag has turned to blue again
as the Council Council Of Defense has
been notified that Private Pasquale
Christiano Of Kenosha, who was re-
ported missing in action on November
28th, 1918, is alive and recovering from
wounds in a hospital in France His
father, Lugi Christiano, who resides
at s. Edward street has received let
ters from his son.
Christiano is serving III Company B
of the Sl6th Machine Gun Battalion.
In his letters Private Christiano has
given no suggestion as to when he
miRht return ia Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
SET NEW DATE
FOR COURT HEARINGS
Gases Scheduled for Circuit Court Not
Ready for Trial on Next
Monday Morning

Circuit Court viii not be in session
on next Monday morning as has been
annouced, but instead Judge Belden
viii come to Kenosha on Thursday
morning, May 18th, to take up cases.
The cases which were set for hearing
on next Monday morning were not
ready for trial and the new day calen-
dar announced by Judge Belden pro-
vides that the first case to be called
on THURSDAY, May 18th win be that Of
the Continental Jewel Filtration Conn
pany against the city Of Kenosha-
other cases set for trial are Trapp Va,
Park City Dairy Company and the APP
peal Of the Bryant viii case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
Tony SeIewsky Cited For
Distinguished Service in
the Army AT ST. Mihiel
France.
Kenosha Man, Born In Poland, Shows
His Bravery When He Invades Dense
Woods and Brings Back With Him
onicer and Twenty-one Germans

Tony Selewsky, little Polander
from Kenosha, who volunteered to do
his part to make the world safe for de-
mocracy, did not win the war, but he
helped and helped a lot and messages
received today announce that Tony
Selewsky s name has been added to the
long roll of American soldiers who have
been cited for special bravery in the
field. The formal citation of the Keno
sha man for bravery and distinguished
service was received this morning
by his uncle, Alex. Prokop, 208 Rice
avenue, with whom Private Selewsky
made his home before he volunteered
for the army service.
Selewsky Is with Company Fl Of the
2Sth Infantry one Of the first units of
the American army to go into service
and he is still in France and expects to
remain there for the hopping up"
process In fact he stated in letter
just received that he is going to see it
through and that seeing it through may
keep him with the army of occupation
for many months. The formal citation
of the young Kenosha private has just
been issued by the Secretary of
War at the direction Of Captain
Jerome IT. Brown, assistant to the
division adjptant. IT reads:
'fTbe division commander cites
the following officers and men for
distinguished service during the
operations against ST. Mihiel salt
emit on September 1915, 1918:
''Private Tony Selewsky; Com
pany I'll, 28th Infantry, near St.
Mihiel, France, September IL, 1918,
after his battalion had dug in,
voluntarily went forward into a
dense woods and single handed
captured an officer and twenty
one soldiers''
BY command of Brig. Gen. Gamford.
Jerome nj. Brown;
Captain, Infantry, ~. S. Al.
Assist. to Division Adjt.
The exploit of the Kenosha private
viii 90 down in the history Of the
American Expeditionary Forces, as one
Of the most brilliant exploits performed
by any single soldier in the whole
American army. Many times Private
selewsky was mentioned for special
bravery in the service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
Wilson Gables
Call for Special
Congress Session
Congress is Called TO Meet in Special
Session on May 10Th But President
VIII Not be Here.
iRy Associated Press

Washington, May President Viii
son issued a cal by cable today for a
special session Of congress to meet on
Monday, May 49, Secretary Tumulty
IN making the announcement said it
would be impossible, Of course, for the
president to be here on the opening
day. The date fixed for the special
session was much earlier than Demo
cratic leaders had expected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
CeEestiaLs Nay
Refuse TO Sigr,
Peace of P<1ris
Chinese Cabinet Instrncts Delegates
to withhold their Signatures from
Famous Document.
IRv Associated prossl

Pekih, May THE Chinese Cabinet
today voted to instruct Chinese dele
gates at the Peace Conference not to
sign the treaty if it assigned the Ger
man rights in Shantung to Japan. The
Chinese officials maintain that this will
give Japan virtual dominance Of q
trade that is essentially Chinese and
viii give the Island Empire a perma-
nent base for further ACKNOWLEDGMENT
in the territory of the Celestial King
dom.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
nv Associated Prassl

Paris, May During the four years
Of the italian administration Of Fiume
harbor will be built for the Jngo-
Slavs at a point little further south
along the Dalmatian coast. It will
have extensive railroad connections
with Agram. 1t is said that Italy
made large concessions along the Dial
nation coast in order that she might
ultimately retain Fiume.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
(By Associated pressl

New York, May THE United
States Scout Cruiser g CHESTER carry
ing is officers and 20 men arrived
from Brest today. The soldiers en-
trained Immediately for Camp Mer-
rift where they are now awaiting dis
charge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
lBy Assnciafaa pressl

Paris, May AS a basis Of resum-
ing participation in the peace negotia-
tions ct Versailles, Premier Orlando of
Italy accepted a proposal made by the
Council Of Three providing that Italy
should administer Fiume as a manda-
tory Of the League Of Nations until
1928 when it should revert to Italian
sovereignty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
LRY Associated presal

Washington, May No notice has
been received at White House either
as to when President Wilson would re-
turn from France OF as to when the
Peace Treaty would be formally sub
mitted to the Senate for ratification.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
fRY Associated pressl

Paris, May 7-Faul Hymans, Bel
gian Foreign Minister, left Brussels at.
400 p. NJ. today and arrived at Paris
at 200 p. m. in time to attend the
plenary session Of the Peace Confer
ence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
fRr Associated Pressl

Brussels, May The Belgium SEN
ate today adopted the electoral re-
form bill, which viii make Belgium a
democracy similar in many respects to
England and Italy,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
BULLETINS.
by Associated Pressl

Paris, May The Petit Parisienne
announces today that there viii be a
maximum delay Of one month in sign
ing the Treaty Of Peace.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
NV Associated pressl

Amsterdam, May THE Telegram
today published an unconfirmed radio
gram stating that Finnish forces have
captured Petrograd.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
nv Associated Prassl

Paris, May 1.-THE German dele
gates to the peace congress declare they
will sign the peace treaty but that
Germany will. not pay an indemnity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08

Last of Yanks
Coming Home
By August
Secretary Baker Announces New Plans
for Return Of the Men of the Aneri-
can Expeditionary Forces.
INV "A ssoeiofed pvess,

Washington, May 4. Secretary Bak-
Ell announced today that by August the
last man of the American Expedition
airy Forces will have been Withdrawn
from France. He said this estimate
was based on the movement Of 100000
men month to the United States Al
ready Mr.. Baker said the American
forces in France have been divorced
from the army Of occupation. Plans
have been completed to supply the
force in Germany through the ports Of
Antwerp and Rotterdam, removing the
necessity for maintaining the 70o-mile
line of rail communication from Brest.
The French ports will be maintained
however, for the Withdrawal Of the
A. Il, n.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
(By Associated Pressl

Paris, May Z. (9:l5 a. m.)-Vittorio
Orlando, the italian premier and Bar
on Sonnino, the foreign minister, ar
rived in Paris from Rome this morning
The Italian premier arrived at the
Paris White house" just as the coun-
ell Of four reassembled, and resumed
his seat in the council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
PARADE m MILWAUKEE
NEXT WEDNESDAY.

! NEXT WEDNESDAY. 4
Alfred Terrell.
The Red Cross, Kenosha..
Will leave here Monday and ar
rive in Milwaukee on May 18th for
parade. VIII parade in Milwaukee
! on 18th and thence to Camp Grant
: Spread the news to Kenosha. All
well.
John S. Coney,
Commanding Battery E.
\ - i
The boys are anxious to stop over il
Kenosha for few hours on the way
to Camp and they are hopeful that
some arrangements can be. made tc
have the entire battery stop over at Ke-
nosha early next week just long enough
to have the Since band play tOn Wis
eonsin and "Welcome Home.
Every member Of the battery IS in
excellent health and they are coming
home, just a little tired of soldering
but in great shape. The boys feel that
they have done their part and they
are anxious to get back to civilian
life
Camp Devens is a real camp and til,
boys are housed in splendid fashion but
they want to get home.
The message Of welcome to the boys
from Governor Philip was read to tn,
boys today. In the Governor said:
II come here to bid You welcome
and to say 7 am CLAY, yes, glad, indeed
that God spared you. I am here K
thank the officers who So ably led yor
in the great war, and ] want t
thank you for the splendid service yoy
l0ontinued on page 4
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08

Let.rhe News do your printing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25
Gull Gets Into Ashpit.

IFS crying like u baby and fighting
like II devil" shouted Engineer james
McQuade of the state steam tug Gov.
nrnor Irwin, lying In the slip between
piers IN and -. rs he ran waving his
arms toward police officers. John Nal.
colin and John Maloney. on duty nj the
piers, writes u San Francisco CORE
Spondcnt.
Get Captain Symon on the phone
tell him something awful Is aboard the
Irwin" said McQuadc as he came
alongside the officers. but the officers
Thought II better Ia investigate before
communicating with Capt. james Sy-
mon. superintendent of the state tugs.
There's something In the ash re.
"clrcr. right under the smokestnck Of
the Irwin" McQ,Ndc said.
The officers hurried back TO the tug
with the engineer. Ash.pit doors were
thrown open and there, gaspIng for
breath. lay n seagull that had flown
down the smokestack.
81 started working It's wings with my
hands and blowing down lis throat.
and Maloney famed II with his head.
gear. and In n few minutes II began 10
breathe NIL right. and tapped Its wings
To- he on. They We're scOrched badly
and II flew little wobbly as II made
AWAY toward Yerba Buena island. |
bet that bird will remember this day"
said Malcolm.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25
ARE BROTHERS IN TREaCHERY
the Hun, Shown to Have DUAL.
tiles in Common.

The German is not the originator
of the "kamcrad" ruse, according To
hd Houston. II farmcr living north of
Junction City, Kan, who followed all
accounts of battles in the big war
very closely
Mr. Houston says that the Indian
was an adept at crying "Kamerad,"
~ MS own tongue, of course, long be-
sc the German empire was formed,
ana cites an experience VI his own
to prove IL.
Mr.. Houston was member of
Troop q, Seventh cavalry, the rcgi.
ment commanded 10y the gallant Col
George Custer, for eight years. I'm.
der Captain Elgcrly he went to the
scene of the Pine Ridge troubles. The
troops lined up to disarm II band of
Indians that had given themselves up.
They included the chief, Big Foot, and
large number of braves, as well as
women and children.
The captives were herded together
and soldiers formed hollow square
around them. Each Indian wore his
blanket draped over his shoulders,
ana. with arms folded across the chest
IN the customary Indian position.
maintained u stoicul silence. II was
known that n number of the Indians
cnrried guns, but no trcachery was
suspected.
Suddenly, apparently without q
given signal, one Indian opened fire
on the surprised troopers. Instantly
all of the other braves followed suit.
and even the suunws aud older chill
dren Joined in the attack upon the
| soldiers.
Little Indian boys with sawedofI
Shotguns fought until killed and the
battle was II bloody affair. Ii ended
| when there were no more Indians, be-
"nuse the soldiers, angcred at the
| trickcry that had been shown, gave
no quarter and the Indians asked fOr
none.
| The following day the Seventh went
| 10 Drexel Mission. where another bat
tie took place. After the Pine Ridge
trouble had been stamped out, th'
regiment returned to its station n
Fort Riley. where Mr.. houston con
;inucd In service for II number oI
| years.