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:fw ':;. :.:-*m Nearly Everybody in Wilmette Reads The News '-■40§ VOL. V, NO. 8 5HBT ^WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS WILMETTE MAN RANKS 1776,1861 AND 1917 F. J. Scheidenkehn Rank* 177C, MCI •ad H17 Together in the History of the United State*. REVIEWS WORK IN U. S. • ■*% American Business. and Financial Interests to Stand Test. WM ■,>JSsk*'; VWSS9SS.': *& HftH Hi wmmm ^m^m^Sm By F. J. Scheidenh.lm. ■ * : gffiavpgg^In the history of the American pco- V pie the year 1917 will rank with the ;? years 1776 and 1861 as a turning point in the destinies of the nation. The 7rii!<mmfS 6th oi April has already taken^its |f||||f| place with the Fourth of July and'the 12th of April as one of the world fateful days in thefr.s.tr«^gle...,oi,,man- kirid for liberty. ||Si# ^^-^S HjThe moment war with Germany was declared the business men of the country rallied to the support of the administration and it was realized that all individual differences of opinion must for the time being be entirely put aside for the one great purpose of winning the war. Noth- ing else is of any real importance and no consideration can for a mo- ment be allowed to interfere with securi/:.x^he triumph of democracy. t*Ss\ -mB Confronted U«. Wn'Vf?;-" is remembered that of all coi|| .s in the world America has bejf the least military-minded, some can be obtained of the difficul- ties that confronted the administra- tion. Fortunately, we had the lessons of our allies from which to draw instruction, so that costly delays and mistakes have been avoided and from the beginning everything has pro- ceeded with excellent order and regu- larity. ..' v;-__ ' Of course, it was only natural that in such a tremendous undertaking, many details of which were un- familiar and involved radical depart- ure from established methods, some '*,e**:,.s attd miner vnistzh.cz -voKld £c unavoidable, but considering the matter as a whole, it is well to real- ize that America has accomplished wonders. Since war was declared the govern- ment has entirely made over the old army and filled out its ranks; it has mobilized the national guard and filled its ranks too and, furthermore, it has created an entirely new army of more than half a million men and organized these men and placed them under training in camp. Furthermore, it has co-operated with our allies and supplied them with an unlimited quantity of sup- plies of every description. The country raised record crops in many of the staple foods and has shipped innumerable tons of the necessities of life abroad. Its manufacturers are supplying the needs of the civil- ized world and its bankers have handled an enormous and unpre- cedented burden of financing with- out panic or trouble of any kind. Billions of dollars have been raised by means of liberty loans and many millions in addition have been con- tributed by the people to the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. and other organizations for safeguarding the men at the front. What America Has Done. Many other details of more or less similar character could be cited to indicate what America has done since entering the war, but the foregoing is sufficient to show that the nine months since war was declared have not been idle months for any one. We close the year 1917 with the con- viction that America has done its duty, that our business and financial interests are in splendid condition and that we have laid a firm founda- tion upon which we shall erect a permanent structure of future vic- tory and success. So far as 1918 is concerned, we can feel confident that it will be a year of increasing strength on the part of America and her allies and decreas- ing strength on the part of the enemy. It is not too much to say that before Dec. 31, 1918, has arrived the tremendous weight of men, mate- rials and money that America is throwing into the balance will be felt to such an extent that not even the most optimistic and deluded member of the central powers will be able to avoid feeling the conviction that they are fighting a losing battle. Every- (Continuea on page tour) Popular Automobile Manager Leaves for France illi£S|^ith U. S. Engineers Jn Army Transport EDWARD H. WEIHE, popular in the automobile circles of the north shore and of Chicago, and for- merly manager of the Weihe Motor Sales Company of Wilmette, sailed last week with a division of United States engineers for "somewhere in France." Mr. Weihe will serve with the motor division of the American expedi- tionary forces. His past experi- ence enabled him to have his ap- plication for this division recog- nized immediate- ly and he re- ceived orders to sail t e n days after his enlist- ment. Mr. Weihe was a member of Company T of the Eleventh Regi- ment of the Illi- nois National Guard, arid dur- ing the encamp- ment last year he was appointed as a non - commis- sioned officer by Captain H. F. Huxley, c o m - mander of the Evanston com- pany of the "Ever - Ready - Regiment." Dur- ing the recruiting campaign to fill the ranks of the Evanston com- pany of jVe-ne^ Illinois Guard regiment, he served as one of the recruiting , officers under Captain Huxley. Mr. Weihe through his progressive sales system in exploiting the Haynes and Saxon cars as manager of the of the Haynes car in Jpcal automobile company was recog-j nized among the Chicago dealers an exceptionally good salesman, and I ^giW^jk^iJlP^ had previously tried his reliable service to his customeg^^^|^|^P(eservice. He was among made many north shore moj^v,:':?^'- Hpw £t of the north shore men to * I^K":.':0:^" apply for admis- sion in the first officers' training camp at Fort Sheridan. His en- listment in the Illinois National Guard followed h i s application for the officers' school. Mr. Weihe was accompanied on his various trips to recruiting sta- t i o n s by his cousin, Everett Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson, 727 Greenwood avenue, who is now driving a car for the staff officers of the American Red Cross in Paris. Wilson is plan- ning to welcome his former chum when he arrives in France. Ever- ett Wilson re- ceived an army citation recently for bravery while transporting French 75's to the front when the Allies were pre- paring for their recent campaign against the Ger- mans, iv:;;.;, ..' ^jlvf rTWeTne lived in Wilmette with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edward H. Weihe. W. Weihe, 144 the friends of the Haynes car. The I Hill street. Before sailing Mr. Weihe offices of the company at 621 W. was appointed a non-commissioned Railroad avenue will be in charge of officer in his company, because of his Mr. Henry W. Weihe, and he will past military experience. DR. C. E. BARKER TO TALK AT SUNDAY EVENING CLUB "How to Live One Hundred Years," will be the subject of an address to be delivered by Dr. Charles E. Bar- ker, before the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club on January 6. This is perhaps the most popular lecture delivered by Dr. Barker, who is well known to Wilmette audi- ences as an exponent on right-living and high thinking. Last year he ap- peared before an enthusiastic audi- ence of the club, speaking on "Health. Happiness and Religion," Dr. Barker, aside from being one of the-leading attractions, on the lyceum platform, is an authority on his subject, as is evidenced by the fact that he was physical adviser to President Taft dur-iti/r the entire four years of Mr. Taft's-administnitioivin Washington. Every day from 7 to 8 o'clock, except Sunday, Mr. Taft spent in training with Dr. Barker. Music will be given by Miss Miric Edwards, organist and Miss Hazel Huntley, contralto. Prof. H. I. Walker will assist in leading . the congregational singing. Purchases Home. . Mr. and Mrs. De Berard of Rogers Park have purchased the Kendall home at 802 Elmwood avenue, and will occupy it about February first. Bridges Moves. C. E. Bridges has rented service quarters at 1629 Orrington avenue, Evanston. The new Quarters en- ables' Mr. Bridges to accommodate more customers and it facilitates his ! repair work. Club to Meet. I The Comanci Club will entertain at p'.urrcheoii next Tuesday at the home of:- Mrs. Amos W. Hostetter, 628 -Greenleaf avenue. . ' •:*-' Prof. Hough to Speak. The next meeting of the Wilmette Woman's Club will be held on Wed- nesday afternoon, January 9, in charge of the Art and Literature department. Professor Lynn H. Hough of Northwestern University will speak on "Robert Browning, the Man and the Poet." Miss Eloise Bedlan will render a number of piano selections, and the hostesses of the afternoon will be Mesdames George C. Mur- dock and Mrs. John D.. Couffer. Xy»&Y:'££/&Mi«WM^^^ w//ia^ssi!Zi'///sy/yr//sMrs^^^^ The Winnetkd Office of the IVinnetka Weekly Talk will be opened January 7, 1918 NO POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR MAILING OF DRAFT BLANKS In mailing their questionnaires back to the local exemption boards registrants have wasted thousands of postage stamps because they were unacquainted with the use of a franked government envelope. When questionnaires are sent out by the boards franked envelopes are in->. closed for their return when filled out. Each envelope, in the upper right hand corner, bears a warning that $300 will be the penalty for pri- vate use. Many read this warnin.g, and, un- able fully to digest it, slap stamps over it to be on the safe side. If the questionnaire is mailed back to the board in the envelope provided, no postage whatever is required. FIRE WRECKED EVANSTON STRAND THEATER SUNDAY Entertained Club The Tuesday Luncheon and Bridge Club was entertained last Friday at the home of Mrs. Robert W. Tansill. 1010 Chestnut avenue. Telephone Winneth 338 20 Prouty Annex Winnelka, 111 Lake Shore Publishing Co ■ Fire early Sunday morning, said to be of incendiary origin, wrecked the Strand Theater at Evanston, causing a damage of $35,000. In order to accommodate his holi- day patrons, John Bodkin, manager of the theater, sta,ged his feature picture, "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," at the Star Theater, Davis street, Evanston. Special shows will be given on Fri- day and Saturday of this week at the Star Theater from 10 to 6 o'clock. The feature picture for these shows will be "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp." PATRIOTIC SONG IS DEDICATED TO BOYS '■ , .vofxmsia^i^ff ," '-- ■■ ■■■ («■-■;:.. >.--.. ,,.." j,v„;,: t-' Juanita Wooddy Write. Patriotic Song to Be Dedicated to tW ■ ' ;-|| Boy Scouts of America, jfflf^ £/!& SUBMITTED TO OFFICERS National Executive* Will Be Asked to Consider Song for Boy*. W'M&JiM®: A patriotic song tor the Boy Scouts ifllpf % of America has been copyrighted by §tltf§ 'I Juanita Wooddy of' Wilmette. The &mm^ song is composed of six verses to be fSf £|rr: sung with our national airs, and the 'Jl!;||..:| verses will be submitted to the ^^$';;? national officers of the boys' society fHHISI for their consideration in selecting ^Si^p^ a song for the Scouts, The verses ^Spffii written by Juanita Wooddy read as S-tlif follows 'SSfti I'm The Boy Scout's Song. 1. my a.Boy Scout for this great big nation, Uncle Sam is my relation—; ' '; Hporay - Hooray - Hooray for Uncle Sam. I'm proud of my country and Un^lc Sam, ^,V > U. S. A. is my national clan— v Hooray - Hooray - Hooray for Uncle? Sam. I pledge my hand, my faith, my name To you—to you And when at work or books or game,. I strive to be a leader, For you—for you, .igl^K* I strive to be a leader. „ -,;;:'fS,>:t"'; -■ ."ii.. ,"-.:-^H-!^;i^ My Uncle Sam—Oh what a man, -'- The nations all respect you,; right with all your- Community Dances. The new term for the Community Dancing class will start next Wed- nesday evening, Jan. 9, at the Central School gymnasium. There will be a class lesson each evening from 8 to 9 o'clock under the direction of a special teacher. You stand for might And I am here to help you. ;3r? Uncle Sam just count on me, H Uncle Sam invincible, ? •' Uncle Sam you're a grand old man. Your every J£td*f«uikl#.*~£~ ■"lit '"' ■'■'-"■"■ Here we stand a mighty force With a will to do or die, Every single Scout among us know- ing why; As the heirs of this great land We'll defend with every hand, Sacred pledges that were made to all mankind. Scouts-Scouts-Scouts let's stand to- gether, Fear not foes that stand averse, For our might is in the right And aloft we bear the light Shining, o'er this land of free and happy homes. IV. Raise the good old banner Scouts, The flag that leads our troop- Raise the Stars and Stripes aloft And never let them droop- Raise the emblem of our land, The greatest land of all, While we keep striving forever. Hooray - Hooray—the Scouts are strong and brave, Hooray - Hooray—our country we will save. Stars and Stripes now lead the world So let us hold them high, While we keep striving forever. v. ■■■ - '■'■•'■ Here we rally 'round the Flag, Scouts, Let's rally every day Shouting the native cry of "Freedom." We will rally from the schoolroom, We'll rally from our game, Shouting the native cry of "Freedom." The Boy Scouts forever—Hooray Scouts Hooray, Swear by this standard—Keep it up high; Here we rally round the flag Scouts- Let's rally every day, Shouting the native cry of "Freedom." VI. Oh Scouts let us swear that the flag of our land Will for freedom's great cause and mankind reign forever. Let's pray to our God that our nation may stand In the bond He has woven for no hand to sever But the cries from abroad - The tears flooding their land, Call loud to the Scouts, That oppression lives there. Come Scouts—hear the prayers from the helpless and weak "A-mer-i-ca—A-mer-i-ca.'3 (Continued on pace two) J