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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
4
Thursday, June 27, 1918. David Starr Jordan shifts from pacifism to war era realism urging forward look to a just and lasting peace. He argues there is no receding from history and supports the president’s path, rejecting autocratic brutality and dangerous diplomacy.
Mrs. Frederick P. Bagley, chair of the National Americanization Committee, argues that teaching English and fostering love of nature in immigrant women strengthens assimilation. She cites a home teaching plan, with the aim of enabling foreign women to learn at home while supporting national unity through nature study and food conservation.
A letter excerpt quotes American Magazine urging a healthy man to return from Honolulu and share the war effort. It argues one cannot escape duty or save the world without bearing arms and taking responsibility, challenging pacifist sentiment.
The article discusses arguments over human origins and what may descend from humans, focusing on the implications of evolution and ongoing debates about animal forms related to human ancestry.
A Des Moines Capital report notes a sermon in Emporia urging “pure bred, morally sound” individuals and advocating closing gates to tainted blood from Europe. The speaker condemns venereal disease and the mixing of races, praising English language use and urging more churches to adopt the plan.
Local items report Baraboo preparations for Fordson tractors from Fond du Lac with a planned tractor demonstration for farmers. Several residents including Ruth Lightall are cited in wider war era notes and travel updates as townspeople mingle with national events.
Seventeen engineers and three UW Madison professors arrived at Devils Lake to begin summer work. Local residents, including Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Dwyer, visited Madison or traveled to nearby cities. Notable attendees include Professors Thayer and Otto from the University of Wisconsin and Dr. Randolph Winslow of Baltimore, visiting Ash Street.
The piece urges readers to reinvest interest from liberty bonds into war saving stamps to support Uncle Sam in defeating the Kaiser. It stresses total effort of money and energy toward ending the war and toppling German rule.
Poems by Rev Richard Rowley in pamphlet form include an opening memorial for Bishop Toll and other religious pieces. Rowley is linked to the Porter family who received a copy. The piece reports on Arthur H Kuoni of Sauk City who died in France with conflicting accounts about gas attack, hospital death, and throat illness. It also notes coverage in the State Journal and Madison Democrat on German influence in schools and language, and includes a quote from Harry Lauder about a brutal club used in WWI and looting of German weapons along the front.
Ohio State Journal speculates on postwar America. It argues sacrifices and courage by soldiers will shape civilian life, ending materialism and exposing a hidden Hohenzollernism, as veterans settle into a just, spiritual national character.
A German pastor in an Iowa city adopts an original plan to resolve the language question. Each morning he preaches his sermon in English with all congregants present, then he...
Baraboo residents announce relocations including Mr. and Mrs. James O Kunce returning to California and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goldfarb moving to Chicago. War savings drive pledges grow. May receipts reach two million dollars daily while a social at the J C Baer home welcomes Carl J Baer and spouse. Community notes cover theater plans, visits, and a local moral about wartime duty.
Miss Josephine Apker travels to Waunakee to join a birthday celebration for Dolly Reeves. A two-car crash at Ash and Fifth streets damages both vehicles while a timber wagon collides with a pole. Lois Mathews and Judge Marvin Rosenberry plan a Grace church ceremony and California summer. University engagements include Ruth Stoke Ray Albright and Dorothy Williams Ray Wallace. Grandma Hacker marks 76 with a dime shower and a fifth anniversary for Earl and Mrs Warne. Roy Langdon reported overseas status for Sauk County honor men.
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