Soldiers Behind the Guns Skeptical of Kaiser's Peace Plan
United Press dispatch from the front lines reports British soldiers doubting Germany’s peace proposals. They insist on a decisive Allied offensive to end the war, with England showing unmatched readiness and resolve as shells fall and trenches endure. A Scotsman quips another year of fighting may finish it while daily bombardments continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Philip Simms
United Press
Germany
England
North Side Briefs Highlight Local Movements and Visits
Gilbert Semingson leaves 1501 Charles for Twin Cities. Mrs Lafleur welcomes a son Mises Lily Casperson at 1501 Loomis then home from Lutheran hospital. Ed Scandlen guests 709 Caledonia. Mrs Houser visits from Fountain City. O G Sponheimer returns to Galena. Gilberg moves from 1302 to 1225 Kane. Whislers travel to Savanna for golden wedding of C R Whisler's parents.
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O'Neil Shoe
Gilbert Semingson
Charles Street
Twin Cities
Union Hall
B. M. Lafleur
Wood Street
Mises Lily Casperson
Lutheran Hospital
Loomis Street
Ed Scandlen
Reedsburg
Henry Liesenfeld
Caledonia Street
George Houser
Fountain City
North Side
E. C. Erickson
Portland
Ore
O. G. Sponheimer
Galena
Joseph Gilberg
Kane Street
C. R. Whisler
Avon Street
Savanna, Ill
Mr. Whisler
British Board to Guarantee Fixed Wheat Price
In London the new Board of Agriculture announced in the House of Commons that it will guarantee a fixed price for wheat. The statement was made on Tuesday afternoon.
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British Board
London
Board of Agriculture
House of Commons
Ice famine broken as Winnebago ice shipped to city
Lake Winnebago ice six inches thick is being cut and sent to Neenah to alleviate the local shortage. For weeks ice had been shipped from nearby towns as supply ran low.
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Neenah
Wis
Lee
Winnebago
Cold Weather Advances in La Crescent News
Severe cold grips La Crescent area as residents cope with freezing temperatures. The Presbyterian church ladies held their annual bazaar. William Schlabach remains seriously ill at Grandview hospital. Hi P. Krog buys Fred Hill home for spring move. Ellsworth Whitney visits sister in town. Joseph Willette travels to Minneapolis with family. Charles Alderburg visits family. A son is born to Mr and Mrs Krugmeyer.
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Ladies of the Presbyterian Church
William Schlabach
Grandview
Hi. P. Krog
Fred Hill
Ellsworth Whitney
North Dakota
Carl Scholiberg
Joseph Willette
Minneapolis
Charles Alderburg
Krugmeyer
Emperor Charles I to Use Dual Austrian Hungarian Titles
Budapest, Dec 19. The official title for the new emperor was settled to avoid duplication of prior crowns. He will call himself Emperor Charles I of Austria and King Charles I of Hungary and Bohemia at his coronation.
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Budapesth
Hungary
Charles I of
Austria
Charlies i
Bohemia
Judiciary committees back extra district judges for Montana and Texas
On Tuesday the house judiciary committees voted to report favorably the request for an additional district judge for Montana and for Texas. They also favorably reported a Senate bill allowing the president to appoint a federal judge if a current judge becomes incapacitated before retirement.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committees
Montana
Texas
Senate
Overland Special Tours to Toledo for Factory Visit
La Crosse Overland dealers led by Alex Moll travel by special train to Toledo Ohio to tour the Willys-Overland factory. The Dealers Committee telegram expresses regret that Moll is absent and notes plans including daily factory visits and a banquet. Return is expected Thursday.
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Overland
Alex Moll
la Crosse
Toledo
Ohio
A. L. Moll
A. B. Moll
la Crosse Overland Co
la Crosse Overland Co., ‘la Crosse, Wis
Dealers Committee
Willys-Overland
Toleddo
North Freedom School Burns Tramps Suspected Cause
North Freedom Wisconsin district reports the schoolhouse in District No 4 destroyed by fire early Friday. The blaze is thought to stem from a defective chimney or from tramps lighting a fire. Hackett returns home for weekend from Reedsburg where he is a senior.
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North Freedom School
North Freedom
Wis
Reedsburg
Hackett
Lloyd Hackett
Lyman Howe Travel Festival At La Crosse Theater
The La Crosse Theater hosts Lyman H. Howe travel showcase Tuesday with exotic Hawaii Spain Norway and other locales shown in color super realism. Spectators view Hammerfest Alcazar Seville and daily life scenes plus fish and bird imagery and light cartoons.
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Lyman H. Howe
la Crosse Theater
Lyman H. Towe
Lyman St. Howe
Howe
Hawaii
Mark Twain
Norway
Hammerfest
Spain
Alcazar
Giralda
Seville
Malafu
Mrs. C A Boley Found Dead in Sheboygan Home
Mrs. C A Boley a 66 year old wife of City Engineer Boley was found dead in a chair near the window by her husband on his return from work. apoplexy is given as the cause.
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Sheboygan. Wic
C. A. Boley
Boley
Surveys Halted On Sea Line Work In Wisconsin
Preliminary winter stoppage ends Sea line surveys near Birchwood Wisconsin with plans to resume in spring. The project, labeled the million dollar cutoff, is poised to become a major segment of the Milwaukee St. Paul and Santa Fe railroad.
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Birchwood
Wis
Sprire
M., St
Ste. M
Explorers Honor Woman Aviator Ruth Law in New York
Ruth Law, holder of the American distance flight record, was honored in New York as Arctic and Antarctic explorers Rear Admiral Robert Peary and Captain Roald Amundsen vied to pay tribute to the air pioneer. Eleanor Gates and Mrs Beat Rice Forbes Robertson spoke, calling Law the emancipator of women.
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New York
Ruth Law
Robert Peary
Roald Amundson
Eleanor Gates
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
Miss Law
Aero Club Gift Honors Chicago to New York Flight
A $2,500 purse was awarded as a gift from the Aero Club of America in honor of the pilot's Chicago to New York flight.
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The
Aero Club of America
Chicago
New York
Community Christmas Tree Celebration Saturday Night
Stevens Point plans a public program at the community Christmas tree with a band concert glee club numbers and carol singing scheduled for Saturday night.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Tragedy in Ripley: merchant kills wives then himself
In Ripley Mississippi on December 19 C M Phyfer a prominent merchant shot his wife and her sister in a jealous rage and then killed himself.
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Self Ripley
C. M. Phyfer
Board to Choose Site for U.S. Armor Plant
Secretary of the Navy Daniels names Admiral Fletcher Commander Frank H. Clark and Robin B. Backenhaus to select a site for the proposed government armor plate plant. The article adds an odd editorial line about people’s finances.
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U.S. Armor
Washington
Fietcher
Frank H. Clark
Robin B. Backenhaus
Boston Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
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