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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Republican majority

For the first time since statehood,
the Democratic party is in third rank
in the legislature.
The contest for the speakership is
expected to develop lively interest in
the converting OF the Legislature.
There are four candidates. represent.
ing as many factions or political IN
terests. Assemblyman Riley Young
of Darien is the accepted Philip can
didate, although the governors close
friends say that he is not taking any
side in the speakership contest. AS
semblyman John Chapple of Ashland
is the recognized Wilcox candidate,
representing the republicans who
came within 500 votes of defeating the
governor for denomination. Assem-
blyman c. b. Ballard of Appleton is
the candidate, 1t is said, of the Equity
league. The fourth candidate. IL is
believed. will be Thomas Nolan OF
GAINESVILLE
The senate organization may create
a new alignment growing out of the
leadership of Senator Roy p. Wilcox
in that body.
Reelected members are usually
given consideration In committee ap-
pointments, and frequently they re-
ceive the preference in chairmanships.
The following committee chairmen
and ranking members have been re-
turned. Finance. Carl kurtenacker,
ranking member; judiciary, Arnold
Otto, chairman; education, Nj. l..
Hineman. ranking member; agricul-
ture. X. b. Melvin, ranking member;
insurance and banking. John G. Chap.
pie, chairman; public welfare, X. y.
Melvin, ranking member; taxation, w.
H. Edwards. chairman, and M. l..
Iineman, ranking. member; printing,
0, h. Vaughn, ranking member; rules.
John c. Chapple ranking member
In the senate the reelected mem.
bers and holdoyers are: Corporations.
George b. Skogmo, ranking member;
judiciary, w. ii. BENEFIT, chairman and
Timothy Burke. ranking member;
state affairs. w. T. Stevens. chairman,
H. E. Cunningham, ranking member;
legislative procedure, Timothy Burke,
chairman
Timothy Burke, Green Bay, will be
re.chosen president pro tempore of the
senate. He probably will be selected
as chairman of the judiciary commit
tee. Senator George b. Skogmo.
River Falls. probably will head the
corporations committee. In the as
sembly 1t Is generally taken for grant
ed that Chief Clerk c. Il. Shaffer. Mad
ison. will be re-chosen to that Office
and er-Assemblyman T. G. Cretney
will be reelected as house sergeant.
alarms.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
REAL SOLDIERS FOR STAFF
Governor Cox of Ohio to Employ Re.
turning Veterans In Place Of
Gold Braiders.

Columbus. o.. Jan. 6.--Real heroes
will be on the staff of Gov. James NJ.
Cox when he is inaugurated for his
third term as governor of Ohio on
January ID. Announcement was made
that the members of the governors
staff will be wounded soldiers returned
from overseas. These actual soldiers
will supplant the usual assortment Of
god-braided officers who have been on
executive staffs. The men will be
brought from Camp Sherman, where
they are convalescing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
TO CHANGE GRAIN TRADING
Scheme on Foot to Make London
Instead of Liverpool Great
Center.

London, Jan. 6.-The correspondent
learns great scheme Is on foot Of
interest to the grain trade in the Unit
ed States TO which Liverpool always
has been the hub of the universe.
Leading British capitalists, 1t is I'M
derstoOd, are planning to make Lon
don the worlds grain center. Their
program includes the adoption of a
national elevator system and giving
the Thames estuary docks preference
over Liverpool. When the scheme Is
perfected the Chicago board Of trade
will no longer do fetish wordship at
the shrine of the Liverpool quotations.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09

emy's base of operations at the Ka-
dish and Omega fronts.
Allied Positions Attacked.
Allied positions on the Omega front
near the village of Pechura We're at
tackled by the enemy yesterday. This
attack was conferred on a Russian
naval brigade, which held its posi-
tons, inficting heavy losses with
out apparently losing a man.
On the Vologda railway the boil
shevists have for the past three days
kept up strong artillery fire and
have brought an armored train into
action. Little damage apparently
was done to the allied positions. On
the other hand, an allied shell struck
an enemy barracks, doing great dam
age.
In this sector allied forces adj
vanced on show shoes over soft snow
q few days ago. Beneath the snow
was an unfroZen swamp and the men
often sank into the mud up to their
waists, In spite of their arctic foot
gear. The battle with the elements
makes the fighting here very diff
cult.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
PARIS MENACED BY FLOODS
Provinces Also in Danger as Steady
Rains Cause Rise In the
Rivers.

Paris. Jan. 8.-The persistent rains
have caused a general rise In all the
rivers. The Seine Is constantly swell.
ing and has risen to degree that Is
considered dangerous. The quays and
suburbs OF Paris are under water and
navigation has almost ceased. Dis.
patches from the provinces report that
streams there are constantly rising.
The Rhone Is over its banks and the
plains in the region Of Avignon are
Inundated. The rainfall is continuing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
GREAT YANK GUN
KILLS % OFFICERS
14-lnch Shell Hurled 35 Miles
Hits Headquarters.
NEARLY GOT CROWN PRINCE
One of the ProjectiIes Smashes Cha
teau Where He Was Staying-Gun
Helps Blast Way Through
German Lines.

New York. Jan. 6.-Two minutes be
fore the official time for the ending Of
hostilities a sailor jerkel the lanyard
of one of the 14-inch naval guns at
Verdun and exactly at IL o'clock the
huge projectIle fell somewhere In
Germany" 1t was the last shot of
the war for the naval guns.
Seamen from Illinois who had
manned the monster cannon which
helped blast way through the Ger
man lines on the French and Ameri-
can fronts told this and many other
thrilling stories Of the part the big
guns played. The Illinois men returned
on the transport Henderson, which
brought 500 sailors.
They revealed facts hithertofore I'M
published about the great guns and
brought back official records of the
guns work.
Wrecked German staff.
Gunner Benjamin Il. Mcmahon, 118
South Sheridan road, Waukegan, who
was with the first sailors sent to
France last May with the guns, told
the most graphic story.
Only five of the cannon we're used,
but the gunners fred them so rapidly
- one shell every three minutes--that
the Germans believed at least twenty
were being used
A shell fired from McMahon's gun
bif tho etafP haadUno r+orc ne tho Cor
man army on the Verdun front, kill
ing % Prussan staff officers. On an
other occasion motion picture thea
ter filled with German soldiers was hit
and over 100 were killed. A chateau
occupied by the Crown Prince near
Montmedy also was hit.
The gunners' work made possible
the capture of Laon by the French,
General Mangln said when he person
ally congratulated the Americans who
had manned the two naval guns In
that sector.
One of the guns was at Fontenoy
and the other at scissors. The range
was slightly over 30 miles. The pro-
jeCriles fired weighed 1,400 pounds,
and AZ pounds Of r. n. r. was used
TO fire each shell. The shells made a
hole large enough to place boxcar in.
Each gun had crew of So sailors.
During the three months the naval
guns were in action the five fired
total of 1872 rounds. They were prac-
tlcally worn out when the armistice
was signed, blu; the army had six
which had never been used and there
were six more naval guns on the way
from the United States. These guns
were much superior to the ones that
had been in use, Mcmahon said.
The three guns which operated from
village near Verdun were three miles
back of the front lines. They we're
only 200 yards apart and the concus-
sion was so great that buildings top
pied down In the village.
Five Baldwin locomotives we're used
to move the guns. The guns and To-
comotlves were so heavy the men we're
ordered not to go faster than IS miles
an hour on the light French railroads.
ave obeyed orders going TO the
front. but we made As miles an hour
when we started home" said Hector
LaForest. Chicago football star, one
of the gunners.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
RED ARMY MOVES ON BERLIN
One Million Well Equipped Bolsheviki
Start for German Capital
Poles Continue Advance.

Berlin, Jan. Cone million we'll
equipped bolshevik troops are reported
moving on Berlin. Drunk with their
success in the regions through which
they have been tearing they intend to
hoist the red flag over this capital.
1t Is believed here that the Sparta
Gus group is waiting for the bolshevik
invasion of East Prussia TO material
ize. whereupon the German extremists
will stab what remains Of Germany In
the back.
The Germans are In full retreat be-
fore the Poles, who are sweeping on
to Berlin. occupying new towns. The
formation Of German voluntary army
to stem the invading tide has been a
failure. according to Berlin advlces.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
DESTROYERS EN- ROUTE HOME
turning From Europe Due in
Two Weeks.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Thirty-onc de-
stroyers and seven submarines have
sailed from Europe and should reach
their home stations within the next
ten days or two weeks.
The destroyers. the navy depart
ment announced, are proceeding to
Boston, New York Philadelphia, Nor
folk and Charleston, while the sub
marines. all of the AL class, are en-
route to Philadelphia. The submar-
ines are Nos. l, 2, 3, 4. o, 10 and II.
1t will take them two weeks to com
plete the voyage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09

medicine for woman's ailments / ever
saw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, r. No. /,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham' Vege-
table Compound, trial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
to Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass. The result of its forty years
experience is at your service.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
ARMENIANS TO GET HEARING
Peace Conference to Admit Claim for
SeIf-Determination and Republican
Form of Government.

London, Jan. Cit is learned that
the Armenian committee now in Lon
don has received assurances from the
allies that the claim for Armenian self
determination and for a republican
form of government under protection
will be admitted at the peace confer
ence.
The boundaries Of Armenia are like.
ly to be extended to include a port on
the Caspian sea and also some coastal
territory on the Mediterranean, be-
cause Armenia Is regarded as having
considerable possibilities for overseas
trade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
STATE LAWMAKERS
MEET At MADISON
SESSION OF WISCONSIN LEGISLA,
TURE is EXPECTED TO BE
A LONG ONE.
FARMERS RULE ASSEMBLY
Lower House Has Largest Rural
Representation Since Session of
1973.-Democratic Rank Below So
ciaistists in Membership.

Madison-The Wisconsin Legislature
opened its biennial session here on
January IL, A long session of the leg
islature is expected. Many war prob
lens confront and discussion upon
them is expected to be protracted and
perhaps heated. The problem of the
returning soldier also will be a big
factor for the state lawmakers.
Farmers have the largest member
ship in the lower house of the Wis
consin legislature and lawyers the
largest membership in the upper
house. There also are many farmers
in the senate, which would indicate
that much legislation of interest to
rural communities may be enacted at
this session.
The records of the legislature show
that there are forty-three farmers in
the assembly, nineteen business men,
four printers, twelve lawyers, one car
penter, three bankers, one chef, two
machinists, one glass blower, three
real estate and insurance agents, one
vulcanizer, one bricklayer, two CON
tractors, one labor organizer, three
liquor dealers and one hotel proprie-
tor.
Most Farmers Since 1873.
The house has the largest represen-
tation of farmers of any session since
1873, when the Granger movement
was swept into power.
In the senate there are nine lawyers.
four bankers, four businessmen, one
bookkeeper, three real estate and in
surance agents. four farmers, one
publisher. one physician and one CON
tractor.
Following is the composition on a
political basis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Start Work on "Blue Book. A"

Madlson--Work has been started on
the Wisconsin Blue Book for 1918,
The volume will differ from previous
volumes in that 1t will contain consid-
cradle data relating to the war. The
plan lB to print an extra edition of
10000 copies. The book is being edited
by Paul +. Hunter. formerly of She
boygan. The volume will be issued
early in the session of the Legislature
Each member Is to receive ESQ copies.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Dates as a Food.

Like prunes and figs, the date ia
concentrated food, and there is little
waste after the stone has been account
ed for. Ordinary dates contain but lit
tie moisture. only about 20 per cent,
ard sometimes little less. Fully two
thirds and sometimes as much as three
quarters Of the dates consist Of nour-
ishlng food material.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Ten Cabinet Officers.

There are ten cabinet officers: Rob
ert Lansing. secretary Of state; Carter
Glass. secretary of the treasury; New
ton ID. Baker, secretary of war !;
Thomas w. Gregory. attorney general !;
Albert s. Burleson, postmaster gen.
eral; Josephus Daniels. secretary of
the navy; Franklin X. Lane. secretary
Of the interior: David r. Houston, sec.
retary Of agriculture; William G. Red
field secretary Of commerce; william
Il ANrann eacrn4nrr AZ fnhnr
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. It
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation OF the disease.
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IL
doing its work. $1,000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
II. ]. Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
U. S. AlRPLANES AT AUCTION
3,41o Flying Machines Are to Be
Sold to the Highest
Bidder.

Wichita Falls, Tex, Jan. 6.-Lieu.
tenant Evans, supply officer at Call
field. announced the government would
sell $40 alrplanes under salled bids.
to be opened February at Washing
ton. Ten are at st. Paul and the 9th.
ers at Houston.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
1t takes a ton OF apples TO make
about 100 gallons OF cider.
Guard Your Work.

Do not work so hard that you have
no time to look up and around you, no
time to exchange ideas with another,
no time for quiet thought. To work
without growth means exhaustion. The
spring itself must be fed II It's waters
are not 10 fall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
nc TE AEWN Watson e. Coleman, Wash
PM EMH IN ington, DC Books free. High
y ~ = n1hA y - est reforeoces. Best res ults.
So Understood.

do you think Bacon wrote the
Shakespearean plays?"
81 don't care whether he DID or not.
1t Is pretty well established that
Shakespeare got the royalties. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09

so weak 6L ufneS i
could hardly get
around to do my
work, and as | had
four In my family
and three boarders
it made it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
was recommended
TO me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
certainly the heat
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Babb Iona IN Service.

Edward n Babb president Of the
Boston A. A., hns been member OF
the club since 1909, lie has been
member of the Amateur Athletic union
chnmpIonshIp committee . years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Giants 70 Desert Marlin.

After training In Marlin for eleven
successive years. the Giants next
spring VIII pass np the Texas resort
The team in all probability viii do its
conditioning at Hot Springs. Ark.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
KIeckhefer Like Hoppe.

Angle KIeckhefer has defended the
worlds three-cushlon billiard cham
pionship six times. The Chicago ex-
pert Is showing wonderful improve
ment in his ability to solve the angle
style OF billiards.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
"su,o,den anded In jail,

Worcester, Mass, ~ TO Impress
Miss Florence Cherry Edward Curley
prlcked himself with a razor ana
smenred blood on Il farewell note.
The girl notified the police. Curley de-
clnred he was "bluiling,' but wns locked
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Swift Meat plant Burned.

Kearney. N. j.. Jan. 0.-Fire de-
stroyed the fertilizer building Mt the
plant of Swift 4 Co., meat packers, To-
Gated In the Kearney Meadows. The
loss Is estimated ut 100000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Led Soccer Before War.

Before the war England had 5000
paid soccer football players, as against
100000 amateurs under the jurlsdic-
ton OF the Football association, the
governing body Of the sport In that
country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
26 Below ReaIstered at Clinton.

Clinton, To-, Jan. G.-Breaking all
previous available records here the
temperature dropped to 20 degrees be.
low zero.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
HERTLING, PEACE FOE, DEAD
Was ousted as German Chancellor,
Refused to Yield Anything to
End the War

London. Jan. Count George r,
Won Hertling, former German imperial
chancellor. is dead, II was announced
in advices received here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
St. Louis Police Chief Denoted.

st. Louis, Jan. 6.-Chlef William
Young was found guilty of derelictIon
OF duty In not having knowledge Of
vice and gambling in st. Louis. lie
was denoted to the rank of police cap
tain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
MERCER to Visit America.

Brussels. Jan. 6.-CardinaI MERCER
will 90 to America soon, ii Is an.
bounced by the newspapers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Natural Caution.

"Slr. / want to talk TO you about
forming n vacuum company"
Anything In III"
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WILSON On WAY
BACK To PARIS,
READY FOR WORK
Long Live the U. S." Is Rome's
Last Cry.
ITALY LOOKS TO AMERICA
Presidents Reception by Italians Most
Enthusiastic the Executive Has
Had Since He Started on His
European Trip.

Aboard President Wilson's Train en-
Route to Genoa, Jan. 6.-'Long live
America, our frlendw arose from
thousands of throats as President VIII
son and his wife stepped off the spe-
cial train on their arrival In Rome,
and the same shout, with the same
fervor and enthusiasm, babe them
Godspeed as the train pulled out, leav-
ing the Eternal city behind.
It was the most enthusiastic recep-
ton the president has received since
he started on his European trip.
There was as much noise as In Paris,
there were as many people as in Lon
don, and, besides, there was more real
fire and "steam" than at either cap
ltal.
ltalys Hopes Pinned to U. S.
1t was evident from the moment
of the Wilson party's arrival, that
there was little thought in the mind
Of noble or peasant of anything but
the distinguished guests and the mes
sage they brought from the great
country beyond the Atlantic.
No one could see the demonstra-
lions at Rome without feeling sure
that Italy expects great things for
liberty from the visit of the presi-
dent of the United States. There was
more enthusiasm and less ceremony
than either in Paris or London.
The visit was, of course, primarily
Of political Importance, as the presi-
dent was making himself acquainted
NJ first hand with the Italian view
point and the Italian ideas as to what
Is necessary to assure permanent
peace.
Now Ready for Work.
President Wilson felt, and he Is
convinced now that he was right,
that such conferences could be had
with better advantage on the ground
than elsewhere.
The Italian visit completes the
course in European opinion taken by
the president, save one short visit to
Belgium. He Is now ready for the
work in Paris and he feels certain
that his conferences with the states
men of the three chief allied nations
have materially contributed to max
Ing that work smooth and Fastening
the final agreement.
1t Is expected all nations will be
practically ready for the Job when
he arrives in Paris, and that there
will be little delay in getting at the
chief points when the great high
court of peace cOnvenes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
Tea BLENDING Practical Monopoly

The business Of tea blending Is pc
cnllafly British For 100 years Nine
Inc lane has blended ten for+ the whole
world and brought the work into the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
important TO Mothers

Just about the time you think your
cup Of happiness is going to run over
II springs n leak.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09

Headaches, Bilious Attacks, Indigestion. are
into Pleasant Pellets (Dr Pierce's). Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09

A brick is capable of absorbing
about one pint of water.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09

Mrs. Helen Dillon Of Chicago has
knit 1000 pairs or socks for soldiers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-09
best MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio.-"I suffered from
Irregularities, pains in my side and was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19

stu causes discussion here. 1t came
me f1 1SiiSnence On april !. 1918. by
r. n; a. s.. and now that /, Is 20
revert TO War Office control. the posi-
zion OF naval dying officers will prob
ABLY become subject for debate. At
me time of the, fusion. dupllcp tion OF
STATS. unnecessary cost and harmful
competition were eliminated by tho
FUSION. There is no doubt that the
force force mus, must continue to play an in
ecrea.ingiy important part in the de-
Tense OF Britain. and details Of the
new arranEemen,s which are. TO be
made. along with the lsly of dying
officers in peace time. will be awaited
with interest. Officers previously have
been attached to the force for 'the
period OF the present war or a period
not exceeding four years; whichever
is the longer"
The resignation OF Lord Weir and
the dissolution Of the Air Ministry
Hotel. which has been the II. a. +.
headquarters, to civilian uses. 1t Is
one OF the best-known hotels I'm Lon
don. End i'm peace time Is usually
thronsed with Americans.-Copyrig