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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
Grant County Boys
In German RhineLand

left there and had some pretty seem
cry on the way but the best was here
in Germany. We would travel all
day winding around hills up and
down and by night probably would
not be much more than throwing dis
lance from where we started. We are
stationed in a small place about a
mile from the Rhine where were all
in good billets. Before the armistice
was signed it sometimes kept us
guessing to find place to sleep out
Of the water, but l guess that's all
IN war times.
Well grandma, we're all waiting
for the day to start for home. There
are a lot Of stories out but haven't
much faith in any of them but hope
somebody will hit it right pretty soon
for | never got so homesick or felt
so blue as since we've been here. |
suppose somebody has got to stay so
long and it is our luck to have to
stay.
Hoping this finds you as it leaves
me, in the best of health, and hoping
to hear from you soon, will close
with best wishes and love to one and
all.
Luverne Angus.
Luvernt Angus is a grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Angus of this
city and son of Bert Angus. He
enlisted at Dubuque, in 1917 and went
abroad as a member of the Rainbow
Division.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
GERMANS WANTED "SUB" WAR
AND GOT 1T, SAYS BERNSTORFF

Berlin-Public opinion must be-
come the real sovereign in Germany
but it must be enlightened opinion
based upon democratic development
and conscious of its great response
bility. This was the central idea of
a speech made recently by Count Won
Bernstorff, former German ambassa-
dor to the United States, at a meet
ing to organize 1.-THE Democratic
club"
The former ambassador told his
hearers that when he returned from
the United States he endeavored to
learn why ruthless submarine war
fare, which he said was responsible
for Germany's downfall, was decided
upon. He added:
THE answer was regularly that
public opinion in Germany would not
have suffered any other solution. I
will not discuss whether this iudg-
ment can stand before history. but
in any event it demonstrates how
highly public opinion was even then
regarded by US"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
FROM LAvERNE ANGUS.
Germany. Feb. 4.
es at Lancaster

Dear Ones at Lancaster:
Just few lines tonight to let you
know that | am still in the best of
health and only hope this finds you
both the same. Sorry to hear that
thing serious. Sure will make my
first visit over there when l get back.
have Lucille and father along and will
sure try and have a glorious time.
Well grandpa, we've sure had some
experiences over here. Saw a good
many sights that sure were worth
looking at although sometimes death
was staring us in the face. We were
the first troops to take over an Am
erican front and were about the last
division out after the armistice was
signed. We're on five different fronts
so guess we did our part. Sure done
a lot of travelling over France where
we saw a great many sights that a
fellow can never forget I enjoyed
the trip up here to the Rhine. Went
through a small part of Belgium
where we were treated the best in
every respect. One night after we
had been hiking all day the band
played and we had a dance in the
middle Of the street where everybody
enjoyed themselves. Took about
four days to go through Belgium and
we stopped in Luxembourg for a 7-day
rest. Got paid and passes were Civ
en- to Luxembourg City. Never got one
myself but had fine dinner Thanks
giving SO couldn't kick on that We
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
ENTENTE MISSED
RUSSIAN CHANCE.
on Germany, Says Ray
mOnd Robins.

WaShingtOn-The Russian Bolshe-
yik government agreed in February,
1918, to denounce the Brest-Litovsk
treaty and resume the war against
Germany if the United States and
Great Britain would assure cooper
alton, Raymond Robins, former head
of the American Red Cross mission
in Russia, testified before the SEN
ate committee Investigating propa-
ganda.
Mr.. Robins said that despite his eff
forts and those of r. A. B. Lockhart,
British high commissioner, to induce
their governments TO agree to this
proposal, no word was received by
March IA, when Lenine said he was
convinced no help could be expected
and induced the all-Russian soviet to
ratify the treaty with Germany.
There were only two groups in
Russia, Mr.. Robins said, the soviet
and the reactionaries, and lack of
sympathy on the part of the allies for
the problems of the Kerensky gov
eminent make it impossible for that
regime to gain the support of the So
viets.
"Trotsky was perfectly frank in
saying he believed in an information
al revolution which eventually would
reach America" the witness contin-
ued, but realized that America was
the one agency through which the
economic situation in Russia could
be improved. He was not friendly
to America but thought that Am
erica would be friendly to the Bolsh-
visit government because his ideas
were Numerically opposed to the
ideas of the German junkers and mil
itarists"
When the Bolshevik propaganda
began to weaken the morale of the
German armies, Mr.. Robins said, the
Germans financed and organized the
Russian anarchists to hamper the
Bolsheviki and, he added, the anar-
chists were responsible for most of
the agitation unfayorable to the al
lies and America. One of the Ger
man agents, he testified, was for
mer Mrs. Proctor, Cincinnati.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
Won BUELOW BACKS
RIGHTS TO PUNISH
WAR CONSPIRATORS.

Amsterdam is the right of
our enemies to punish those re-
sponsible if there are men on the
German side who are to blame for
this war;" declared Field Marshal
Won BuelOw retired, in an interview
with the correspondent of the Ber-
lin Handelsblad
"As an old soldier l have not learn
ed to ask for mercy" continued the
field marshal 81 only ask for jus
tice for the German people We SOL
diers went out to fight by the kaiser's
orders because the government said
the country was in danger. 1t was
not our task as soldiers to investi-
gate. If we had been told the truth
our duty was merely to obey If the
German people were misled when
they were told that they were assail-
ed by superior number of enemies,
then may a curse be on those who,
by false dealings, made three quar-
tiers of mankind the enemies of a
great peace-loving people, If there
wretches who deceived us when they
said we were attacked, then they de-
serve the severest punishment, who
ever they may be. But to DESTROY a
o Se'S ASNNAOAA bCCCtuSG IT 10 ulIS1Gu Dy
a few people is to sin against the
spirit of human Justice"
The field marshal, who is one of
the founders of the German Society
for Civic Education, declared that
Germany was now in the throes of a
moral revolution. The materialistic
philosophy. he said, would give way
TO new one which would be crown
ed by the victory of the social idea.
"The one aim of the German Soci-
city for Civic Education he said. lis
to bring the German people back to
the religion of huma.n love. We ask
all the intellectual and moral leaders
of the world to join us in forming an
international community. 1t was the
materialistic and mechanical concep-
ton OF the world which ruined Ger
many. 1t will also destroy our enc
mics if they do not see that it is the
spirit Of the citizens which con-
structs the state"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
FROM VIM. H. KNOKE.

Germany, FeJ. Is.
Mr.. Clyde Potter,
Potosi, Wis.
Dear Friend Mac
Upon returning from a boat trip
up the river the other day, | found a
letter from you folks awaiting me and
was sure glad to hear from you. [
got kind of out of the habit of writ
ing when we were at the front as a
good share Of the time we were un-
able to send any mail. We first went
to the trenches last March, in the
Lorraine sector and we were there
until the middle Of June. During our
stay in the Lorraine sector we would
be in the front line trenches for 16
days then eight days in reserve about
one kilometer behind the front line.
We were never out of reach of the
German shells all that time. From
Lorraine we went to Champagne
front and were there when the Huns
launched their big offensive on July
14th. That was the first time my di-
vision had been in real open warfare
and it surely was one terrible rain of
German shells and I really don't see
how so many of us came out alive.
Then we went to Chateau-Thierry
where we han 10 days of the hardest
fighting / have ever seen. We did
our fighting through woods and big
fields of wheat We drove the Huns
all right but they got lot of our
boys in doing it. One night when we
we're behind little bank trying to
catch some sleep shell burst in our
midst and five of my comrades were
killed besides a few being wounded.
/ escaped without a scratch. Next
we made drive at ST. Mihiel then
went to Verdun, then after the arm
astice was signed we marched to the
Rhine river in Germany. We are not
doing much now days except drilling
and longing to get home. We have a
good place to stay here and we SER
geants have a mess of our own so we
get along quite we'll You have a nice
pair Of youngsters and | was glad to
get picture of them. Guess | will
have to be an old bachelor as / am
not much of lady's man. You ought
TO hear me talk Dutch these days.
AS ever your friend,
Sergt. VIM. H. Knoke.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
WANTS MARRIAGE
LAWS CHANGED.

Senator David Jennings doesn't be-
lieve Dan Cupid has been getting a
square deal in Milwaukee. So the
senator introduced a bill on Thurs
day to wipe out rigid clauses of the
marriage law held responsible for
the marriage outside the state of an
increasing number of Milwaukee
couples.
Here are some of the things the
Jennings bill would do:
Repeal provisions requiring the
county clerk to post notice that a Ii
cense had been applied for.
Create new eugenic provision, bas-
ed on affidavit, which would apply to
women, the eugenic requirements for
men not to be changed.
Omit from the record any refer
ence to previous divorce, though
the applicant would be required to
state whether he or she has been wild
owed or divorced.
Senator Jennings is confident that
the passage of his bill will send Dan
Cupid merrily on his way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
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4 1lx7lNsI6N| DIVISION
= * ZhEarTn lNsTR1H oN BUREAU ~
%ssmo/ hE.lEaRh06 n. 1. DIRECTOR
HANG ONTO YOURSELF.

eff you had influenza during the
recent epidemic, don't congratulate
yourself too soon upon being safely
through the SIEGE" warns DR.. Hoyt
P. Dearholt, director of the health
instruction bureau, university ex-
tension division.
Between 1890 and 1898, many peo-
pie died from after effects of the ep-
idemic of 1889. This need not fright
en- those who had influenza during
the last few months, but it does sound
a warning to such of them who have
no ears to hear.
Influenza is a disease which low
ers resistance and opens the way to
other disorders. If you have had in
f1uenza take more than the usual
amount of sleep, spend more than
your usual amount of time outdoors,
eat plain food and keep away from
persons with colds"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
BONUS PAYMENT DELAYED
BY WRONG PROCEDURE.

A Washington, D. C. dispatch says
payment to discharged soldiers of
the $50 bonuses authorized by the
last congress is being delayed by
the failure of soldiers to comply with
the requirements of the law. War
department disbursing officials an
nounced Saturday that thousands of
soldiers had sent true copies" of
their discharge papers and payment
of the bonuses would be delayed un-
til the original copies are sent. In
cases where the original certificates
have been lost, it was stated, the or
iginal orders for discharge must be
submitted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
"CLEANEST In ALL THE WORLD

Col. Hugh II. Young, senior con-
sulting officer for the American ex-
peditionary forces at the Central hos
pital, Neufchatel, declares that the
diagnosis, "cleanest in all the world"
fits the American army abroad.
Eve realized that we were up
against a big problem said Col.
Young. "As to social evil diseases,
we had the experiences of other ar
mics staring us in the face. Drastic
measures and strict discipline were
essential if we were to succeed. A
man who contracted the disease was
court-martialed and punished. A
general order was issued placing
questionable houses out of bounds,
thereby reducing the danger. Wo-
men of doubtful character were sum-
marily dealt with All of this was
very helpful, but only in that it min
imized the chances. Propaganda kept
the men informed of the pitfalls
away from the front lines. Disease
III all it's hideousness was impressed
on them. Here the moving pictures
did good work The leisure moments
of the soldiers were filled with heal
thy activities. Games and outdoor
exercises were encouraged. In treat
ment by prevention we had the
worlds greatest scientific methods.
We simply beat one of the greatest
Scourges of the world. In a regiment
of 1000 men, of which l had a thor
ough investigation made, not one case
was to be found. Such examinations
are made from the Rhine to the port
of embarkation. This law extends to
England and Italy and wherever there
are American troops. If case is
discovered the man is segregated. No
man can embark on ship for Amer
lea. while there is still trace of the
trouble. We have shown the men the
wisdom of clean, upright, moral
life, and they are better men for it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

not be marked in any other manner.
If the ballot be spoiled it must be re-
turned to the ballot clerk, who must
issue another in its stead, but not
more than three in all to any one vot-
er. Five Minutes time is allowed in
booth to mark ballot. Unofficial bal
lots or memorandum to assist the
voter in marking his ballot can be
taken into the booth, and may be used
to copy from. The ballot must not
be shown SO that any person can see
how it has been marked by the yot-
er. After it is marked it should be
folded so that the inside cannot be
seen, but so that the printed indorse-
ment and signatures of the ballot
clerks on the outside may be seen.
Then the voter should pass out of the
booth or compartment, give his name
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
Election Notice!

of voters: A voter, upon entering
the polling place and giving his name
and residence, will receive a ballot
from the ballot clerk which must
have endorsed thereon the names or
initials of both ballot clerks, and no
other ballot can be used. Upon re-
ceiving his ballot the voter must re-
tire alone to a booth or compartment
and prepare the same for voting. A
ballot clerk may inform the voter as
to the proper manner of marking a
ballot, but he must not advise or in
dictate in any manner whom to vote
for. If the voter wishes to vote for
a person for certain Office whose
name is not on the ballot, he must
write the name in the blank space
under the printed name of the candi-
date for the Office. The ballot should
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

to the inspector in charge of the bal
lot box, hand him his ballot to be
placed in the box, and pass out of the
voting place. A voter who declares
to the presiding officer that he is I'M
able to read, or that by reason of
physical disability he is unable to
mark his ballot, can have assistance
OF one or two election officers in
marking the same, to be chosen by
the voter; and if he declares that he
IS totally blind, he may be assisted
py any person chosen by him from
among the legal voters of the county.
The presiding officer may administer
an oath in his discretion as to such
persons disability. The party des-
lgnations and candidates for the diff
ferent offices are, for example, as fol-
lows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
DEBS UPHOLDS REDS
THEN MAKES BITTER
ATTACK ON COURT

CLEVELAND, o., March 12.-In
what may be his farewell public adj
dress before he begins serving his
lO-year sentence on a charge of vio-
lating the espionage act, E. V. Debs.
socialist leader, tonight upheld the
Bolshevist rule in Russia and referr-
ed to Lenine and Trotzky as the
foremost statesmen of the age"
Debs said that the judges of the
United States supreme court were
all "be-whiskered, be-powdered old
fossils, who have never decided any
thing
Referring to the prison term that
ne faces re reiterated his opposition
to the law that he violated while the
war was in progress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
FROM ARNOLD TRAUPE.

Bernecourt, France, Feb. 4.
Dear Sister Marie:
Will send you few lines and pres
ent as it is so near your birthday. Am
in good health. Have moved and are
in barracks now. Am issuing gas for
the division; / issue about 5000 gal
Ions day. Tell Adolph l wish he
could see some of the Krupp guns
the Yanks captured; sure some sight
Some of our boys are in Germany.
There are several in our barracks
from northern Wisconsin. Heard
Sam Tracy was wounded. The en-
gineers of our division left for the
states yesterday, wish | were with
them. A big U. S. engine came in
the yards today. That made me
homesick Have any of the boys from
across got home? Have seen the
statue of Joan of Arc and have been
nearly all over France. Write soon
and tell me all the news.
Dear Bert and Arlene Received
several letters lately but didn't get
those Heralds you sent. Sorry to hear
of so many deaths there. You asked
me to tell of my experiences. 1t will
take too long but I'll be able to write
a book when I get horne. Did not go
to Salisbury Plain; went to a rest
camp outside of Liverpool called
''Knotty Ash" crossed the English
channel to Bordeaux. From there to
Metz front So Arthur is out of the
hospital. l was gassed myself and
couldn't speak above a whisper for
two weeks, also got a cut on my
hand. Was at the front 10 days. I
was standing on my trench watching
the American artillery blow up two
towns on hill two miles away and
sntper took a shot at me. Believe
me | wasn't long getting in the
trench. Am getting tired of picking
up souvenirs. Have blanket /
picked UP on the battlefield and some
money | got from a dead Germans
pocket in No Mans Land. From what
you said Arthur must not be very far
from here. Will try to find him if
can get a pass. Most of the boys
go to AK LIE Bains when they get a
furlough, town in the French Alps.
Haven't had the flu and there isn't
any around here. We have about two
inches of snow but it isn't very cold.
Your brother,
Pvt. Arnold Traupe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

Office of the County Clerk; Lancas-
ter, Wis, March 10, 1919.
To the Electors of Grant County
Notice is hereby given that a judi
cial and school election is to be held
in the several towns, wards and cleo
ton precincts in the county of Grant
on the
First Day of April, 1919
at which the officers named below
are to be chosen The name of the
candidate for each Office to be voted
for whose nominations have been
certified to or filed in this Office are
given under the title of the office and
under the appropriate designation,
each in its proper column.
Information to Voters.
The following instructions are CIV
en- for the information and guidance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
HOLSTEINS SELL AT
RECORD PRICE OF 1898.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, March -
Forty-one pure bred Holsteins at the
state sale today brought $16,113, an
average of 1898 each or $13 above
last years state sale average.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

But he says he chased a few Germans
anyhow
xxx
In the Civil war the soldiers called
what are now coolies, 'sgraybacks, Z"
because they were of the gray color,
but since that time the breeds have
evidently mixed, and they are all
colors of the rainbow, the boys say.
A firm in Iowa is making a tablet
called a beer tablet" 1t is made of
hops, yeast, malt and other ingredi-
ents which are used in lager beer.
1t is claimed that the makers are
within the confines of the law in their
venture and they are endeavOring 10
sell large quantities of the tablets.
XXX
Many men who were indicted into
military service ants who were to
leave for camp just before the arm
istice was signed are not entitled to
receive the discharged soldier bonus
OF $50, according to instructions re-
celved by the exemption boards by
the adjutant general The bonus
shall not be paid to any person who,
though appointed or indicted into the
military or naval forces on or prior
to November 18th, 1918, had not re-
ported for duty at his station on or
prior to such date.
xxx
Evidences of graft estimated at
$4,000, involving an organized ring
OF soldiers at Camp Grant, civilians
and business firms, was disclosed on
Saturday according to authorities
with the arrest of four men. An in
vestlgation conducted for some DAYS
is said to have revealed that the
graft, which involves the sale of com
m1ssary supplies, extends over a
period Of four months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
POLAND CHINA PIG SELLS
FOR $1,000 AT BIG SALE.

Pana, ILL.,, March 12-Mayor w. S.
Scott of Taylorville, received word
yesterday that Booster Prince" Po-
land China pig he raised and sold in
November, 1917, for SIS, was sold
yesterday at Swineland, Ind, for
$500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
DEATH, THE .REAPER
OFFICIAL RECORDS SHOW HEAVY
TOLL IN GRANT co. PAST so
DAYS-OTHER STATISTICS.

Vital statistics report for January
and February on file at the courthouse
show an enormous death toll for
January and February. The reports
filed during January total 50 deaths
in the county and for February As.
SO causes in the January list are CIV
en- as influenza or its attendant COM
plant pneumonia In the February
list "a died of one or the other of
these diseases.
The classification for the two
months is as follows
January
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

There were Z marriages and IS
births during January-21 males and
% females.
There were 13 marriages and SO
births during February-32 males
and 81 females.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
INDIVIDUAL NOMINATIONS

Julius Theodore Dithmar, a Nom
Partisan Judiciary.
Marvin B. Rosenberg, a Non-Parti-
san Judiciary.
Elihu 3. Goodsell, Non-Partisan
Judiciary.
Stephen H. Taylor, Non-Partisan
Judiciary.
2. J. Young, Non-Partisan superin-
tendency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

And this is the victory that over
cometh the world, even our faith.-I
John, ", 4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

Infant Pneumonia
So Pneumonia
81 Epilepsy
SIS Cerebral Embolism
4 Pneumonia
z Pneumonia
As Drowned
80 Influenza
Infant Pneumonia
20 Bright's Disease
27 Pneumonia
20 Apoplexy
Infant Pneumonia
,S5 Myocarditis
Female
20 Asthma
9 Pneumonia
20 Influenza
"a Anaemia
81 Anaemia
10 Pneumonia
SO Gangrene
20 Influenza
SO Pneumonia
II Pneumonia
70 Nephritis
30 Pneumonia
80 Insane
81 Enteritis
81 Pneumonia
40 Pneumonia