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AS & oy -- ks ¥ Q ps WINNETKA WEEK] Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk vorviionooe TR WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS INFANTILE PARALYSIS FATAL TO SMALL BOY Richard Conable, Ten Year Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Conable, Victim of Terrible Malady SCHOOL OPENING PUT OFF he Healt!l1\ Officials Take Precautions Though Claiming No Danger of Epidemic The very sudden illness and death this week, of Richard Conable, ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Conable of 761 Lincoln avenue, due to infantile paralysis, makes it nec- essary for us to take every precau- tion in order that the disease may not be spread. 3 Ony Saturday afternoon of last week Richard was playing with the neighboring children, apparently in the best of health. Early Sunday morning he was taken suddenly ill, and the following day he was re- moved to the Evanston hospital. Ear- ly Wednesday morning he died. All of the children in the neighbor- hood that he had associated with, have been quarantined in their homes for two weeks. As a precaution against possible developments of other cases, the opening of the schools has been post- poned one week. The present condition is nothing to be alarmed about, and because there has been a single case, is no cause to believe there will be an epidemic. Dr. C. O. Schneider. health officer, says, "We have the situation well in hand, and believe there is no cause to be alarmed. If the condition be- comes any worse, we will most cer- tainly notify the public. This is the third time Winnetka has had a case of infantile paralysis; there was one case about three years agu; and an= ~ other six years ago". «A brief summary of the infantile paralysis cases which have occurred in the immediate vicinity during the summer is as follows: July 7, Helen Marshall, 12 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Marshall of Kenilworth. Died with- in forty-eight hours. July 17, Bernice Cole, age 814 years. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. M. Cole of Kenilworth. Reported to be recovering, and nqw able to take a few steps. August 3. Phillip Francoeur, 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Alfred Francoeur of Glencoe. Recovered but paralyzed. 4 August 10, Ribert Matlock, Forest Preserve, north-west 6f Glencoe lim- its. Recovered. but both limbs are paralyzed. Absolutely no connection has been traced between any of these cases. ELECTRIC LINE TO TAKE PLACE OF AUTOS ON SUNDAYS With the use of automobiles for- bidden on Sunday by government or- der, north shore people are looking to the Chicago, North Shore and Mil- waukee line to supply the place of the interned motor cars. Sheridan road will be as quiet as a country lane on Sunday. But the places which the automobilists reach | by Sheridan road and other north shore highways can be reached easily by the electric line. Along the entire route of this rail- way to Milwaukee there are numer- ous ideal picnic grounds. The service is quick and the cars are frequent, so that the picnicker at very little trouble and expense can arrange to spend the entire Sunday at such places as Ravinia Park, Fort Sheri- dan, Lake Forest or the Great Lakes | naval training station. The electric line is an unusually large traffic on Sunday ant <u "k- follow ne Sundays while the voverament's order barring auto- mobiles is in effect. Extra service and additionals cars will be provided in order to assure the comfort of all. Camping in Rockies Mr. and Mrs. John R. Montgomery of Hubbard Woods with their child- ren and guest, Gamble Rogers, are camping for a month among the high Rockies of Glacier Park. They ex- pect to return about September 15. anticipating | When Yanks Are Victims of Barbarity Contempt for Hun Turns to Loathing | g this remarkable letter penned by Second Lieutenant Guy W. Bolte, in charge of an artillery battery now in the thick of action where the Huns are getting their worst beating, you'll be filled with an "unutterable loath- ing for the Hun" just as are our boys "over there" who have experienced his savagery and cowardly tactics. Every resident of the Village should read every word of the following ex- tracts from these letters, and then i pass the paper on to friends; they are J and candid testimonials of the stuff our men and their alilies are | made off. Lieutenant Bolte is the son of Mrs. C. G. Bolte of 615 Greenleaf avenue. | Glencoe. He is well known among many friends will be delighted in | reading of his experiences. The ex- | tracts read: | July 22, 1918. | Dear brother Bill: "Twas a hell of a war mistake, for a fey days, but its won- derful how that we have those Dutch swine on the run. Don't mind telling vou, old boy, that your little brother got in the tightest jam he ever hopes to arrange. and the successful "out" was due to just one thing--the splen- didly heroic stand of two regiments of regulars just over the hill from my battery. God love em, they own me, body and soul, from now on. They stood a terrific box barrage for two hours with practically no pro- tection and then when the barrage lifted and the filthy Hun, all con- fidence, rammed his erstwhile fat neck across the Marne, didn't budge {an inch but fought like Bersirks. The | first line went through them without istopoing to clean up, so while hold- jing "the sécond wave they turned {round and shot them up and down | the back. Two hours of this sent [the Boche frantically back over the | Marne and that part of the line was | saved. An incident--Major of In- | fantry found Second Lieutenant in command of two platoons-- sole sur- | vivors--and ordered them to fall back. Says the "loot"--"Hell's bells, Sir, I have men, guns and ammuni- tion. I can't fall back. Says the Major, "I don't blame you a dam bit. Guess I'll stay with you", and took {command of one platoon, and one {only. They were surrounded and promptly charged forward. Sur- {round again they charged back, cut | through, rolled up the refimants and | rammed them back under our barrage line, where we sent them on their {way to that stinking corner of Hell they so richly deserve, with neatness {and dispatch. | Oh, it was a gorgeous killing and {my only regret was that our ammuni- [tion dump went up with a large, ob- | scene noise some hours previous and kept our score down. Shelling Under Gas In the meantime we were most un- [happy in a perfect deluge of shells land gas but came through in perfect- {ly astonishing shape. Our position | was mighty hard to hit so ail we got | was shorts or overs, hound orgigin- lally for someplace else, and a few scratches was our toll. I was show- rered several times with mud and rocks and got a whiff or so of as, (but the two other Lieutenants he- {came quite ill from one thing and {another, which made it quite neces- sary for me not to do so, although {1 hand counted on it, as the place was very unpopular with me and a |little treatment back of the lines [looked like a month at Atlantic City to me. ' July 29. Slight delay here due to orders to | move out shortly after I wrote the | foregoing. Tough job it was, {but we crossed the river round noon land took 'up position to help in the fine pastime of running Fritz ragged. Moved up 3 kilometers two days la- [ter and vesterday made an advance (of 8 which is an indication of the | magnitude of this operation--the biggest advance since the Somme in too, 11916, 1 believe, and much more im- | portant as it closes the road | Paris and puts the Boche in an ex- [tremely precarious position between S. and R. We have their goats . / y ~ . » . When you have finished reading ithe residents of this Village and his | and no father wrote same--said. come across the accursed Yankees re- treat, or surrender at onre, for they will do neither". men to see that they keep going in the right direction. question about the veracity of this. Everybody is here--Wops, Tom- mies, French and ourselves, each to his specialty. The Italians have done fairly well on one sector but mostly they burry the dead and build roads. The British handle their tanks and have 60 per cent of the credit for the truly splendid control of the air, 1 The Yanks are used mostly as attack troops--they are whales at it--and [the French form the solid, comfort- ling backbone of the whole works, the [wonder and admiration of all who [come in contact with them. I handled caissons and supply trains yesterday, as usual, part of the way in full view of Germany, but they are so busy up front and in moving their heavy stuff out of this very: tight pocket that we had prac- tically no attention. After we were established I was looking around for a spot to hide my teams til dark and got in a hell of a ruckus with a new horse I was riding. Gave him the gads and the bud and went cvaorting across a field just as the only Boche plane 1 saw all day dropped four footy little bombs about 50 yards from that portion of the road I had just vacated. All in Day's Work Thése incidents are part of every- day life and I am getting so used to such-tht 3 probaply-won't write about them any more, except that I know you relish a thrill more than most, even if it is second hand. I feel at last that I am actually piling up a total that will be my "bit" when the final accounting is made and that, after my baptism of fire, the family honor is safe in my hands. I know you never doubted it but it was subject to proof in my mind. Unutterable Loathing for Hun Here is another day, just as lovely as was yesterday, and like to be even more peaceful. I trust. Shortly after I scribbled the other pages I took a couple of men and a wagon and drove over the river to the Q. M. where I got jam, chocolate, cigar- etts and things. Passed a truckload of light wounds on the way and slipped 'em one of my last 3 pack- ages of "Lucky Strikes" which they were not too wounded to pounce on manfully--and just for that I found a whole box of my favorites at the 0. M. Oh! Boy '500 of 'em all for me! V. is not always its O. R. Certainly, there was a war on the other. side and evidences of it were numerous and striking. I'm all fed up on sen- sation--or thought I was--but now I've a new- one. I've been looking at the Hun with contempt up to this time but hate and unutterable loath- ing and desire to kill, not many but all, fills my soul now. I passed oud Division bathhouse just brave boys who marched by for their clean-up and heard a faint POp-pop-pop way up in the blue but thought nothing of it. However, got across the river just as a wailing screecher flew over head and landed with a tremendous "err-ump" right-- well, never mind, it's a hell of a war but its the only one we've got and I 'spose we'll. have to take it as it comes but God help the Hun who says "Kamlerad" to me. There is just one battery of Boche guns left in serviceable range and must say they are good artillery its the blokes who don't hit what they are shooting at that get my goat-- little value to waste a shell on here. However, they have pulled out I think as I didn't hear 'em last nicht --1 could spot them out of the noise {war. A field hospital méved right into our midst last night--rrowning (Continued on page five.) A letter translated by one of our own men--found on a prisoner whose | "If "you He took the ad- vice of Vater and did the latter, as : : p : his officers have a pleasant habit of Voters United in Determination Te There is no as those | our | camp in the morning were filing in | men which encourages me greatly as | f a hundred b ries-- fey ' : OF hundred batteries and We are | port of embarkation to proceed over- to|again on the mere outskirts of this LOYALIST CANDIDATES FAVORED IN WINNETKA | | Political Dopesters Make | | Thorough Canvass Here; Favor Brundage Ticket WOULD BEAT THOMPSON | putting a machine guns behind their | Put Over All Loyalist Candidates With Republican Primary day but | two weeks away Winnetka political | dopesters became active this week land indicated the probable trend of [the balloting on September 11. The result of a Village-wide can- {vas, conducted quietly and inform- [ally, the persons say, made certain a | victory for the Loyalist ticket head- ed by Medill McCormick; candidate for United States senator. This pre- diction, they declared, was made {notwithstanding the fact that George [Edmund Foss, another candidate in the three cornered senatorial race, was making a strong bid for votes in this, his home district. Foss has many backers in Wil- mette,"stated one political"wiseacre," but it seems certain after a thorough canvass of the Village, that McCor- mick is the general favorite among the voters who are out to defeat the William Hale Thompson candidacy. The outstanding feature of pre-prim- ary activity is the determination of loyal Republican voters to prevent the nomination of Thompson and the most feasible manner in which to ac- complish this result is a solid vote behind Medill McCormick and the entire Loyalist or Brundage ticket. General interest is manifested in (the candidacy of Henry R. Rathbone of Kenilworth for Congressman-at- large and his success on the north {shore is considered a foregone con- { clusion. Favor Loyalist County Men Judge Henry C. Beitler, candidate (for county sheriff and Edwin A. Ol- [sen for county judge, Perkins | Bass, of Evanston for Board of Re- | view and Charles Ringer for mem- ber of the board of assessors, all of whom enjoy a wide acquaintance here and are known by reputation as particularly well fitted for the offices they seek, will, according to predic- tions, find a unified support in the Village and all along the north shore. The ~ entire Loyalist ticket, re- presenting the best element of the | Republican party, with such men of the north shore as Rathbone, Bass and William H. Maclean, selected from Wilmette to run again as a member of the county hoard for {country districts, among the | didates. has gained the f i thinking voters who are interested in [the adequate conduct of county and {national affairs. : 5 { The candidacy of Carl Chindblom for congressman to succeed George Edmund Foss, is also regarded with favor on the north shore. He 'has {been active in Liberty loan and war relief campaigns, is a four minute speaker, and orator of unusual dis- tinction. | | | || War Emergency Notes Charles Austin Tibbals enlisted (ordnance and is located at Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N .J. David Nethercot has enlisted in Naval aviation and is at San Diego, California. | Second Lieutenant Stanley Clague [who has been at Camp Jackson, | Columbus, S. C, has been transferred {to Fort Sill. = Captain Lawrence Howe who has | Warfare division of the army has {been sent overseas. | . 3 ; oo " 9 Captain Preston Kumler left | Camp Grant several days ago for seas in advance of the 86th Division for the purpose of arranging billets for the division. i (Continued on page five) can- | favor of | | August 19 and is now Captain of | WINNETKA FAMILY HAS SIX MEN IN SERVICE | Quiet and Daniel Cranston Proud Posessor of Six-Star Service Flag, With ' 4 Sons and 2 Grandsons In Fight | ONE AT HOME, WOUNDED Another Son Is Now In Thick of Fray With The 108th Engineers, "Over There" Four sons and two grand-sons in the service, is the proud record of the Daniel J. Cranston family at 1088 West Elm street. To the six-star service flag hanging in a window of | the home may soon be added two | more stars representing two other isons who are expecting to enter the service under the latest draft. Here's the list of fighters in the family. Sergt. Major Charles Crans- [ton of the Canadian Forces, at home recuperating from wounds received in action; Edward Cranston of the [108th Engineers, American Expedi- | tionary Forces, now brigaded with [the British forces. Sergt. Arthur Cranston, of Company "D7, Forty- First U. S. Infantry, in training at {Camp Funston; Louis Cranston, a | sailor at the Brooklyn Navy Yards; Owen Hiller (grandson) stationed at the Great Lakes naval training sta- tion and brother Allie, enlisted at the Great Lakes station. John and Joseph Cranston are ex- pecting to be called in the new draft. Veteran of many Campaigns Sergt. Major Charles Cranston, ac- cording to his father is a veteran of { fivecampaigns including the battles of | Vimy Ridge, Vesle and the Somme. He won his rank on the field and WAS SO badly, wonaded 2s to necessi- [tate discharge from service. Now, he completely recovered from his injuries, he is attempting to re-enlist {in the American forces. 0 : Edward Cranston has been. in IT since last April and has seen "much action since that time. Sergt. Arthur Cranston is an ex- [pert in "gas and bombing" and is an [instructor at Camp Funston. The Cranstons have lived in Win- (netka for 15 years and the boys are {well known in the Village. The Hil- fa brothers resided in Chicago. "OLD DOBBIN" HAULS GOLFERS TO COURSE Sunday Bar On Auto Traffic Puts Horse-drawn Bus Into Service At Bob O'Link "Old dobbin" is to come inté his own, on Sundays temporarily at | least, and next Sunday you will not [be surprised to.see Phaetons, tand- [ems and surreys, and hear the almost | forgotten ring of horses hoofs, on [the boulevards. replacing the luxuri- ous motors now taboo on Sundays, |by order of the National Fuel Ad- [ministration in the interest of saving gasoline for war industries and mo- | tor traffic "over there". Directors of the Bob O'Link Golf club at Highland Park are prepared [for the new order of things as not- 'ed by the following announcement | sent out to local members of the club. i August 29, 1918. | To Members of Bob O'Link: | With reference to ruling of the | Fuel Administrator governing the use of motor vehicles on Sundays, [this club in compliance with order thas arranged with Martin Ringdahl [to run a horse-driven bus hetween 5 | the Chicago and Northwestern rail | way depot and the club on Sundays | until further notice. pe ok | Commencing Sunday, August 31, 11918. To meet 'the following trains: Arrive at Highland Park drom Chi- cago--9:37 a.m. 11:37 a. m. | Leave Highland Park for Chicago | --4:53 pam, 54k p.m. 7:40 p. m.. [8:49 p. m.. Wo not pay driver, sign : ; 2 been in Washington in the Chemical | tickets for service at the club. we are too inconspicuous and of too Respectfully, Board of Directors, I ! Postpone School Opening | The members of the Board of Edu- | cation find it necessary to postpone | the opening of the Winnetka Public | school until Monday, September 9. | Gertrude C. Leiber, secretary.