Germans plan new offensive as Belgium gains reported
Allied forces push back after heavy German bombardment from Roys to Amiens. In Belgium a two mile flood of gains is reported near Nieuport with French forces taking back trenches west of Apremont after multi‑stage counterattacks. In Alsace General Pau’s troops seize Steinbach as Paris notes possible decisive triumph. A separate note reports a chicken theft at Frank Herlitzke butcher shop on Morman Coulee road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Philip Simms
United Press
Paris
Belgium
Roys
Amiens
Alsace
War Office
Nieuport
St. George's
von Kluck
Echelle
Staurin
Quesnoy
Bouchoir
Apremont
Upper
Pau
Steinbach
E. L. Keen
London
France
Helgoland
Frank Herlitzke
Twelfth Street
Mormon Coulee Road
Judges urged to be sent to all districts
A discussion on court reform proposals continues with Judge Reid and others arguing for broader dissemination of judges across circuits to cut costs and improve legal procedures. Judges Fowler and Belden advocate cooperation between circuits, noting recent successes in scheduling and case readiness. A committee was formed to study recommendations and a banquet honored visiting judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iit
Eid
Reid
Fowler
Ard
F. A. Ross
Superior
Ross
Belden
Oiffee
George Grimm
Henry Graas
George Clementson
Madison Club
Madison Bar Association
Burr Jones
Renses
FE. E. Belden
Jorge Clementson
A. H. Reid
Jusce Winslow
Supreme Court
Rufus B. Smith
T. C.ichmond
Madison Bar
Visiting housekeeper seen as foundation for relief program
County poor fund backs a visiting housekeeper plan as a permanent solution. Agnes Webster, eager and unafraid of dirt, works a month to teach cleanliness cooking and thrifty food use. The effort shows savings dwarfing her salary and promises lasting improvement in impoverished families. Barber argues the program grants permanent redemption beyond immediate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Poor Fund
Barber
Agnes Webster
Quail Purse Adds Weigh to Bangor Man's Fine
Deputy Game Warden E. W. Gautsch charged John Brindley with aging game quail out of season. R. L. Bowen of Bangor noted the $2 fine was imposed for the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christas
R. L. Bowen
Bangor
John Brindley
E. W. Gautsch
Schlichenmeyers Win Change of Name to Meyers
Charles John Schlichenmeyers of 1515 Johnson Street petitioned Judge John Brindley to change his name to Charles J. S. Meyers. The court granted the new name saying the original was often misread and harmed business. Meyers noted the nickname led to frequent mirth among friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles John Schlichenmeyers
Johnson Street
John Brindley
Charles J. S. Meyers
Meyers
Police Officer Accused Of Misusing La Crosse Garage
Statement by officer William Wermuth alleges he used a city garage for drinking with two women on Thanksgiving 1912 and repeatedly afterward. A corroborating affidavit from Joseph F. Hirt claims on-duty hours involved garage lounging and alcohol, totaling several hours weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wermuth
la Crosse
Main Streets
Affiant
Wermuth
Afffant
Britain must pay for violation of American shipping rights
The president framed a note asserting transgressions of neutral maritime rights by Britain and the need for postwar reparations. He described it as applying rules Britain long used in wartime and insisted the document reflects international law with no debate on America’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Great Britain
America
England
One Cent Lunch Trial Sparks City Food Service
In Chicago on December 29 a penny buys a substantial hot lunch for a hungry man. The one cent menu includes hot soup a vegetable a meat sandwich coffee and bread. The Jewish Public Penny Kitchen and Free Employment Bureau operates the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Penny Kitchen
Bu Treau
Burlesque Skit Headlines Majestic Vaudeville Show
The Majestic presents a clever burlesque based on Caesar and Cleopatra blending Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra scenes. Kenney and Platt perform their I. R. Nobody shtick with humor, while Balancing Stevens delivers top tricks. Jerome and Lewis sing well. The Lavelas dazzle with a rare slack wire act and stunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Bernard Shaw
Leonard and Anderson and Company
the Majestic
Antony and Cleopatra
I. R
Stevens
Jerome
Lewis
Lavelas
Alleged Forgery Suspect Nabbed Near Police Station
Bert Boorman aged 21 of Racine was arrested within a short distance of the La Crosse police station by Detectives Joseph McGrath and Wm. Fitzsimmons. He was wanted in Montevideo Minnesota for forgery and denies guilt while hoping to return to Minnesota to prove his innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Boorman
Montevideo
Minn
la Crosse
Joseph McGrath
Wm. Fitzsimmons
Boorman
Minnesota
Racine
Boy Injured After Fall at YMCA Gym
Norris Hansen, 17, son of Mr and Mrs O S Hansen of Jackson Street, suffered head and shoulder injuries in a fall from gym rings at the YMCA yesterday afternoon. Dr H E Wolf attended him and said the injuries are not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Hansen
O. S. Hansen
Jackson Street
H. E. Wolf
Two Near Death Incident Under City Switch Engine
City Weighmaster John Schnell and his son William, brothers of Public Works head Fred Schnell, were almost killed when their cutter was struck by a switch engine at Northwestern railroad crossing Fourth and La Crosse before 7 this morning. A horse spooked, the cutter overturned, and the victims were thrown under the engine, but an abrupt brake by the engineer prevented a fatal collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schnell
Fred Schnell
William
Northwestern Railroad
Fourth
la Crosse Str
Rate raises authorized in the West by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized certain rate advances in the Southwest as part of the five per cent rate case. Through class rates between the Central freight association territory and the Southwest may be raised in specified amounts from half a per cent to nearly three per cent. Affected rate groups include Louisville, Cincinnati, Dayton, South Bend, Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Inerstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Central Freight Association
Theouthwest
Louisville
Cincinnati
Dayton
South Bend
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburg
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Annette Kellerman
Woman
Tion
Fine Arts
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Big Globe Theatre
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Tomor
Row & Thurs
Advange
Charge
St. Greorge’s
Bom
Vance
Mr. Barber
Schlichenmeyers
Henry
WM. Wermuth
Joseph F. Hirt
Hirt
Bill
Bard of Avon
Majestic Theater
OLD YM. C. A
Dorothy Phillips
Matt Moore
Governor Cox
Ohio
Litt
Vasco the Vampire
le Matty
Juvpile
Drama
Eets
West
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