12 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
1
Lieutenant E N Sullivan of Lone Rock Wisconsin a flight officer at Carruths flying field Fort Worth Texas was killed on a Wednesday when struck on the head by an airplane propeller while making repairs.
Sir Frederick E. Smith A G argues at Liverpool that entente powers may delay a preliminary peace with Germany until a German national assembly meets. He notes disputes over freedom of the seas and possible British concessions to American sentiment while preserving empire security.
Memorial services for Private Edward Cummings were held at St Joseph church with many family friends attending. He was killed in action in France on October 20 and was the first hero from the church to lose his life at the front. His star in the Service flag has turned to gold.
A Milwaukee area shopper notes butter priced at 77 cents per pound. The post highlights a low price in the local market.
West La Valle report notes Mr and Mrs Jule Doering and Mr and Mrs Al Doering traveling to Lime Ridge Friday. Ruth John and Eddie Litz are ill with influenza under Mrs J Coutier's care in La Valle. Mrs Charles Dehler visits Lime Ridge to stay with daughter Mrs George King. Local youths spend Sunday at Julius Doering home. Gordon Doering visits with Harry Dehler. Ford Doering travels to the area.
A 320 acre Bear Creek farm near Wonewoc was sold at the courthouse on Friday. Isaac Weawr of Madison became the buyer, purchasing the property from Charles Hochmuth, who had spent Sunday at the Al Deering home.
Wireless dispatch reported by Marcel Hutin in The Echo de Paris says President Wilson declined any visit to Germany. He cited that only years of repentance can atone for German crimes and that no true American would visit unless under strict official obligation.
Premier Lloyd George declares support for a league of nations to curb war and deter giant armies. He spoke at a large women’s meeting and warned against future land armaments while foreshadowing a broader armament stance.
Baraboo milk dealers attended the fair price committee meeting Tuesday evening and asked to advance milk price to 13 cents a quart, with permission to raise to 12 cents. They currently profit 4.4 cents per quart to cover losses and breakage. Bottles remain the most serious issue.
Mr and Mrs N B Wheeler of Westfield received a letter from their son Alvin stating he is in a hospital in England with his right hand badly injured. The note was written with his left hand.
August Daner of Reedsburg died at his home on Saturday aged over seventy. Rev Schneider conducted the funeral at St. John's Lutheran church on Monday. A daughter and a son in France survive him along with his wife. Mrs. Erdman, an elderly Sandusky resident staying at Lime Ridge to help care for the sick, died Saturday night from influenza. Ed Huebner, a family member, also died of the flu last week.
George Roberstein posted 500 bail in Madison on an excise charge while Umberto De Pra faced jail in default of bail. Kenneth Sloniker of Reedsburg also jailed for sending obscene matter through the mails. Deputies Touton and others arrest in a broad sweep resulting in 126 indictments at La Crosse with more from Sauk county pending.
Community notes record Miss Clara Pronold of Nuzum Lumber in Virroqua home for several days. Mr and Mrs E A Prouty of Richland Center visited Spring Green at Mrs Bear’s home. Eva Ward from the village aided the Berryman store in Dodgeville. Flu cases numbered about fifty in the village with few new ones reported last week. E S Sherwood purchased an auto hearse. Mrs Joseph Schoephoerster of Prairie du Lac stayed with relatives in town. Mrs Sam Marcus spent time in Chicago visiting kin.
Julius Fuchs sold the Black Hawk blacksmith shop and stock to Freeman Griffith on Saturday. The following children had influenza last Friday and Saturday Bennie Milton Giese and Floyd Jaeger. Mrs C Rothacker was operated on for gall stones at Madison hospital Tuesday. Dr C M Wahl accompanied her. John Hossig cut a foot badly last Friday while felling trees. Mr and Mrs Fred Sprecher welcomed a baby daughter Saturday. Art Sprecher plans to move to the farm he bought this week.
The War Department in Washington announced approximately 17 000 Army deaths from influenza at military stations this year out of 338 257 cases. Since September 13 there have been 19 094 deaths from all causes at military camps. Camp Funston Kansas reported the greatest influenza cases.
Glenville School returned after two weeks of vacation as Principal Miss Kindschi recovers from flu. Several families including Cy Simonds James Fisher and John Rumpf reported illness with flu. Mrs. Charles Gall was called to her mother Mrs. Schwartz in Westfield who died. O F Edwards at Camp Grant visits home for a week. E J Hardy and family moved to Baraboo for winter. Willis Glover a Chicago railway clerk spent Sunday at home. Mrs Mary Patterson of Madison aided care at J Rumpf home. Agnes Gall Thanksgiving with Marie Beggs in Janesville. Mrs Lawrence Siebecker ill with flu at home. Mrs Charles Gall cares for the sick at Charles Gall Jr home in Freedom.
A brief fragment urges early Christmas shopping as help is scarce and people are advised to plan ahead amid unclear context. The readable portion emphasizes urgency and avoidance of delays.
John C. Coan, a Madison sanitarium patient and former Northwestern railroad engineer, leapt in front of an oncoming train at Lake Monona yesterday. He died instantly. the fifty year old, unmarried man had long service on the west end line and a brother in Wauwatosa has been notified.
The annual bazar in Delton featured a chicken pie dinner that drew a neat sum for the Ladies Aid society. Local social notes mention visits, illnesses, and a Red Cross committee list for the coming year. The piece records residents and events across nearby towns including Excelsior Reedsburg Baraboo Lyons and S. S. Squires hall dances.
The George Washington carrying President Wilson and American delegates nears Brest and is slated to reach Paris by the morning of Saturday. Miss Margaret Wilson accompanies preparations for a formal welcome as crowds line the routes. The president vows not to visit Germany unless crimes are atoned for.
Mar sillo Borfini of Beloit and Miss Ethel Bullard of Baraboo were married at Rockford. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Frank E. Bullard of 500 Ridge Street.
A beekeepers meeting will be held at the Reedsburg library on Saturday December 28 with state federal and local beekeeper cooperation aiding the honey industry. Rev J E Cook of Reedsburg invites inquiries for details.
In Germany passengers are carried on aircraft at one dollar per mile.
Quote attributed to Fairmount Sentinel notes there is no space for a dog track in a war garden, but emphasizes ample room for several dog graves.
Quote highlights a call to prioritize feeding all globally while suggesting Germans should receive the tail end of aid. The remark frames a harsh allocation stance during a wartime or postwar aid context.
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