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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06

! side, other things being equal will be
beaten by superior machinery. Hence
the tendency to make battleships
| larger.
| Indeed, as the naval architects will
tell you, the tendency is to have larger
and better ships not only for the pur-
poses Of war but also for the purposes
of commerce. The new battleships
designed for the United States and
Great Britain represents the steady
progress and growing Importance OF
that department of science which has
already produced teh colossal liners
thae plough the Atlantic and the Pac1-
fic and which, according to plans al
ready announced, will yet produce stir
more colossal steamships.
In the development promised for the
future American experts mot merely
the men who plan and superintend the
construction of warships but also those
who attend to the building of mer-
chant ships in general-are assured of
prominent part. Much depends, or
the fact that the government is con-
tent to entrust the training of its naval
constructors to the Institute OF Tech,
nology leaves little or no room for I'm,
certainty on this score AS for oppor~
tunity, the contract just closed be-
tween Russia and an American ship
builder for the reconstruction of the
czar's navy is striking indication
that graduates of our technical schools
will continue to be in demand, if not
at home. then abroad.
Does it pay to spend $6,000,000 on a
battleship? The answer of the leading
teachers of naval architecture is that
you can get greater return in often
sive and defensive power and in speed
from money put into big ships than
from money put into small ships or
ships Of moderate size.
"There can be no doubt" said one
expert, that the tendency to employ
only 12-inch guns and to have swift
ships Of from 10000 to 10000 tons dis
placement will give the best results.
Take the case of the battleship Missis-
sippi, launched not long ago and not
yet in commission. She was anti
quated even before she left the ways,
for she has neither the speed nor the
power required to give her a place in a
fleet of modern battleships. She rep
resents an unfortunate political compro
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06
CHAPTER TX.

AS the words of the music-hall song
rise in the clear air, Leslie turns
away. No respectable woman could
have sung such a song, and she is not
surprised that her companion and host
has hidden her Come away"
She steps down from the battlement
in silence, and, as she does so,
glance at him. His face is no longer
pale, but there is cloud upon it
which he is evidently trying to dispel
She thinks, not unfeasonably, that it
is caused by annoyance that she
should have heard the song, and she
is grateful to him.
The cloud dissolves, and his face
resumes something of its usual frank
light-heartedness; but not quite all.
well give those folks time to get
clear away before we begin our ex-
ploration, Miss Lisle," he says, causal-
ly, but with the faintest tone of
WEAKNESS in his voice THAT is the
worst Of these show places-one is
never sure of ones company. 'Arriet
and AIRY are everywhere nowadays"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06

II must find a spot for my sketch, ,"
he says absently. "All right, present
ly," said Yorke. pleasure first al
ways as the man said when he killed
the tax collector. Miss Lisle have
YOU sworn never to drink more than
one glass of champagne?"
But Leslie shakes her head and de-
clines the offered bottle, and her ap-
petite is soon appeased.
Shall we leave these Commands and
find particularly picturesque study
for your father, Miss Lisle?" suggests
Yorke. THAT is, if he is bent on
sketch"
He stops suddenly, for woman's
laugh has risen from the green slope
beneath them. 1t is not an unmusical
laugh, burt it is unpleasantly loud and
bold; and the others start slightly.
'"That is the other party" says
Leslie.
'It is to be hoped they are not
coming up here. If they should you
will have an opportunity of seeing
how l look when I scowl, Miss Lis1e, .
says Yorke.
Leslie gets up and goes to the
battlements.
mo; they are going around the
other side." she says.
"Heaven be thanked"
''Too soon," she resumes, with a
laugh. ''They are coming BACK.
What a handsome grill" she adds.
Standing talking and laughing
beneath her are two men and a girl.
The latter is handsome, as Leslie
says, but there is something in the
face, which like the laugh, jars upon
one. She is dark, of a complexion
that is almost Spanish, has dark. eyes
that sparkle and glitter in the sun
light, and raven hair; and if her face
is not perfect in it's beauty, her figure
nearly approaches the acme of grace
1t is 1.-the, slim, mobile; but it is clad
too fashionably, and there is a little
too much color about it.
She stands, laughing loudly, Urn
conscious Of the silent spectators
above her for moment or two; then
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06

Boston. Oct 31.-While the strug-
gle between Russia and Japan taught
no new lesson OF prime Importance, In
the opinion OF naval architects, it en-
phasized the fact that the time is fast
coming when only the richest nations
can afford to go to- war; In other
words, war is destined to diminish IL
only on account OF the very lack among
the smaller nations OF proper material
wherewith to conduct it.
The coming battleships, those now
being designed in this country and in
England, for example, Will cost when
complete about $6,O00,O0O. For the
smaller nations a fleet OF such enor-
mously expensive engines OF war is out
of the question; and when the nations
that can afford to build these fleets
meet smaller nations in war, as the
United States met Spain in 1893, then
must come such One-sided battles as
Manila and Santiago.
The tendency in naval construction
is to build heavier ships than have
ever been seen, to make these ships as
speedy as possible, and to arm them
with the heaviest guns. This ten
dency, it is interesting to know, is not
a result of the Russo-Japanese war.
Though emphasized and advanced by
the engagements that have taken place
in oriental waters, nevertheless the
tendency antedates the war. 1t is to
be seen in the battleship Vermont,
which was recently launched at the
Fore River yards at Quincy, and which
has a displacement OF 10000 tons and
will carry four l 2inch, eight 8-inch,
and twelve 7-inch guns. 1t is equally
noticeable in the new British battle
ship OF the King Edward class, which
have displacement Of more than 49,
900 tons and which carry four l2-inch,
four 9 pinch and ten 6-inch guns.
Captain Hovgaard, professor of nav
al design at the Observation-Disclosures
tn of Technology, not long ago worked
out design of an ideal battIeship un-
der present conditions, and the result
was ship OF the King Edward class.
This illustrates the fact that naval
architects are able to anticipate the
lessons OF actual warfare 1t also
gives the public an idea OF the charac-
ter of the work done at the Institute or
Technology by the sixteen young men
from the naval academy at Annapolis
who are studying there. Years ago
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06

! the graduates OF Annapolis selected to
become naval constructors were sent
| to Greenwich, England. the academy
here having no means OF furnishing
struction After careful 1nvest1ga-
ton into the matter, however, the gov
eminent decided that the Boston instr
tuition was fully qualified to instruct
Annapolis graduates in the principles
of naval architecture, and since then
hecse young men have come to the
modern Athens" to complete the1r
technical education.
The British have gone step further
than the Boston naval architect and
the designers of the King Edward
class OF ships in designing the battle.
ship OF the Dreadnaught type, which
will have displacement OF $4,000 tons
and will carry twelve 12-inch gurs ana
nothing else, with the exception or
small guns to repel torpedo boat at
tacks. The United States battlesh1ps
of the South arolina class, which are
now being designed, Will, it is thought,
have displacement OF $4,000 or IT,
600 tons, and will carry either one
mighty battery OF l2-inch guns, like
the British ships OF the Dreadnaught
class, or a battery divided between IL
inch and 10-inch guns. So it is with
the battleships that the Japanese are
building; they will have displace-
ment of 16,400 tons, and their anna
ment will consist of four 12-inch, four
1O-inch and twelve 6-inch guns. All
these ships, British, American and
Japanese, will be swift as well as pow
erful
Professor Cecil H. Peabody, the head
of the department of naval architec
trre at the Institute Of Technology, is
of the opinion that one OF the lessons
ofo the recen war in the far east is
that mere personal courage, which was
such an important factor in the sea
fights of the old days, is valueless to-
day unless accompanied by suitable
material and training. Military ex
perts still agree on the truth of the
general proposition that an army of
courageous men, men with fighting in
stincts, even though ineficiently armed
and improperly conducted, will infiict
more or less severe losses upon the
enemy. But at sea where so much
nowadays depends on up-to-date eng1-
neering and construction the defeated
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06

"Why should they not be?' say
Leslie, with smile. 'The worl
was not entirely made for nice PEE
pie"
mo, l suppose not" he assent9
And I suppose you are going to sa
that they had better be here than Il
some places it might do 'en
good. That's the sort Of thing tAath
talked now. I'm not much OF g
philanthropist, but that's the kind Of
thing that good people always say
"They seemed very happy" say.
Leslie.
who? Oh, those people! Yes. Mr.
Lisle might get a good sketch some
where hereabouts;;" and he leads hel
back to the duke and Mr.. Lisle.
The duke looks up. Grey has made
a back for him with the cushions an(
the hamper, and he is smoking il
most unwonted contentment.
"Back already? l thought you hac
gone to prospect?"
80 we had" responds Yorke; blu
we were alarmed by SaVageS from {
neighboring island He lights a cigal
as he speaks. 1--WE are going to give
them time to get away in theh
canoes, as Robinson CrUsoe did, yor
know. BY the way, Miss Lisle, If yor
will sit down. l will reconnoiter anC
report"
Leslie sinks down beside her father
and Yorke strolls leisurely to the
steps leading from the tower.
He paused there moment or two
listening; then goes down. At The
foot of the steps, on the grassy slope
he stops again, and the cloud comes OF
his face darker than before
''It must be a mistake" he mUtters
'Tt couldn't be she. And yet"
He walks on few PAGES, and at tn,
foot Of the tower comes upon trace
of the Savage" champagne bottle
empty, of course, and newspaper.
To be continued
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06

which she has been mechanically
looking.
Eyes! there has been another party
here this morning"
"How do you know that?" asks
Yorke
Because I can see the remains of
their lunch on the table," she says,
laughing.
Eyes, SIR" said the landlord;
party of three, sfr-two gentlemen
and a lady"
THANK goodness they have gone, y
says Yorke.- '"You go ON. III go AND
see that the horses are rubbed down
and led. I owe that to Vinson any
how"
He is not long in following them;
burt by the time he has reached the
tower Grey has unpacked the basket
and laid out a tempting lunch. There
is fowl, a ham, an eatable-look1ng
fruit-tart, cream, some jelly, the
crispest of loaves and the fairest OF
butter, and couple of bottles with
golden tops.
where did YOU get this gorgeous
spread, Yorker"
ooh, was out foraging early this
morning!'' he says carelessly. Nov
Miss Lfsle, you are the presiding
genius. Of course, the salt has been
| forgotten-it always is"
mo, it has not" says Leslie, hold
ing it up trfumphant1y. Nothing
has been forgotten. You have brought
everything"
They seat themselves-cushions
have been brought from the breaF
for Leslie and the duke-and the
| feast begins.
"Some chicken, Miss Lisle? This is
going to be failure as picnic.
isn't going to rain,' says Yorke.
"And I rather miss the COW which
usually appears on the scene an,
scampers over the pie" says the duke
81 suppose your grace couldn'
manage COW on tower?"
ooh, cut that"
Mr.. Lisle looks around with hi
glass in hand.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-06

Many an upright piano is down
right nuisance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
Moscow .InsuIr'rection
. Is Going to Pieces
Authorities Appear to Have Situa-
tion Under control-Revolu-
'tionists on the Ran.
Moscow Looks Like a Battlefield
Some OF the People Are
Getting Fresh Air.

Moscow, Dec. 2S.-The backbone of
the insurrection is broken and the up
rising here is rapidly going to pieces
The revolutionists are able to keep
up only a guerilla warfare but the ease
with which they move small detach-
ments from place to place renders the
task of suppressing them slow and ted
ious.
The city of Moscow bears the pictur-
csque appearance OF a battlefield Of
ficers are seen galloping everywhere
through the streets or being driyen rap
idly in sleighs accompanied by escorts
Of dragons or cossacks.
The center of the city for the first
time showed signs Of life. Stores were
reopened and the inhabitants, who had
been cooped up for FIVE days, ventured
out for breath of fresh air.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
!. M. q. Al. BUILDING.

s Little Rock, Ark, Dec. Is. The new
". M. G. Al. building which was re-
Gently finished here. will be formally
opened this evening with benefit
concert "A fine musical programme
has been arranged for the occasion and
several members Of the board of trus-.
tees will deliver addresses. Next Sum
day afternoon the first large meeting
for men will be held in the new build
ing. Monday, Jam i. will be chul-
sdren's day and children between r.
and la years will be permitted to IN
Sspect the building In the afternoon
the building will be open for inspec-i
tion BY ladies. In the evening a pub-
lie reception will be held, to which
everybody will be admitted. &C
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
FOOTBALL. REFORM.

New York, Dec. 28. Representatives
of a large number OF eastern colleges
will hold a conference at the Murray
Hill hotel this afternoon to consider
the football question and discuss any
suggestions for reforming the game So
as to remove some Of the BRUTAL features
which have made the game Objectionable
to a large number Of people. Yale will
not be represented in the conferences,
having taken a decided stand against
any attempt to abolish or even change
the present style ofSplaying. 1t is con-
sidered probable that special COM;
nittee will be appointed to work out,
new rules for governing intercollegiate
football games in the future. II is
not believed that the game of football
will be abolished. but that the rules
will be so modified that the danger to
the individual players will be greatly
reduced. # Il \ ~ "a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
PEOPLE OF MARS s.. !
. !. In ADVANCE OF u. s.

4 Paris, Dec. a7.--Camille Flammarion,
the astronomer, talking on Mars, late
yesterday, declared that the inhabitants
Of that planet are much more highly de-
veloped than the inhabitants Of the
earth, than whom it would be difficult
TO imagine a less intelligent human spec
ies, inasnlucla as they do not know how
to control themselves. II ls 3y5 55: Mn
The Martans, he says. are a much
earth, represei,tinp a1 sent what the latter M Viii III.
be several million years hence. The
belief iii their great intellectual super
liority strengthens yearly with the con-
stantly increasing preciseness of astrorl-
ionlical observations. M Flammarion
supported his views by arguments de-
rived from well known physical pheno-
i1lena in Mars. n 4 5E5
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
SUIT; FOR STEAMBOATS,
]. !. AGAINST UNITED STATES

I Washington, Dec. 28 Secretary Shaw
and the United States treasurer are
defendants in suit instituted in the
federal court here to- recover from the
government the value of 25 steamboats,
alleged to have been taken from James
e. Montgomery during the civil war,
by men representing themselves to be
military officers of the United States.
Mr.. Montgomery, who is now dead,
was a prominent steamboat owner and
lived at ST Louis. The suit is brought
hV the trustees of the Montgomery es-
tate who seeks to secure $4,000 for
the heirs The petition states that Mr..
Montgomery opposed secession, but was
compelled to cast his lot with the confed-
eraey as his property interests were
chiefly In Mississippi He became
commodore in the Confederate navy.
but was the FIRST confederate officer to-
take the oath of allegiance to the fed
eral authorities after the war. He took
the oath IN the presence Of Gen. u.
S. Grant, his ncighbor, who was the
first federal officer TO congratulate Com
modore Montgomery on his return to
the support Of the itnion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
NORWAY WAS LOADED
WHILE SWEDEN SLEPT

New York, Dec. 28-Erling Bjorn-
sen, son of Bjornstjerne Bjornsen, and
lecturer and publicist, arrived yester-
day on the steamship Oscar ii for few
months lecture tour in the United
States Speaking of the dissolution of
the union between Sweden and Norway,
he said, :. ~ ID
that Norway knew the crisis was COM
ing and was prepared. From England
$4o, 900 900 worth of provisions had been
imported, of which the Swedes did not
know, and there were arms in plenty.
Every gun on our frontier was ready
to FIRE at the word of command.
Everyone in Norway thought war
was inevitable. Sweden had 100000
men in arms along her western border.
In our country every man between the
ages of 22 and Is was under arms.
Thousands of old men and boys reported
to recruiting officers and begged to be
enlisted, but were refused. .. .,.ss
From Norwegians in America came
letters by the hundreds saying their
writers stood ready to send their sons
and their money If necessary. 81 @.:
3. In Norway it is believed that we
can thank both America and England
for the fact that Sweden receded from
her position. No one knows what was
done by diplomacy, but it was firmly
believed that larger powers inter-
yened"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
THOMAS ROONEY HAS &
AGAIN BROKEN JAIL

/ Williston. N. D., Dec. a8.-Thomas
Rooney, alias, The Butte Tinker has
again made his escape from Jail and as
yet no trace Of his whereabouts can be
found. Rooney was. confined in one of
the steel cells, of the Jail and it was
thought that he was there for keeps.
But he. succeeded in forcing the lock
TO his cell and saving the bars of the
window with a corset steel he made
his escape. a5s q 8fr Is
This is the second time that he has
broken jail at that place. He is wanted
there for being mixed up in a shooting
scrape and a holdup game over a year
ago, in which Brakeman Jerry Thonp-
son was held up and shot ia the foot.
The two acconplices of Rooney were
both convicted and are serving their
time IN the state penitentiary
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
WESTERN SURGEONS.

!. Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. aS-Bstween
100 and $50 surgeons and gynaecolog-
lists of the states west of the Missis-
sippi river are assembled here to at
tend the annual convention of the
Western Surgical and genealogical
association which will meet at the
Midland Hotel today and tomorrow.
Among those present are many of the
most distinguished surgeons and
gynaecologists of the west. A high.
ly interesting programme for the con-
vention has been prepared and among
those who viii read papers or deliver
addresses on various scientific subjects
are DR.. ]. B. Murphy, Chicago; DR..
C. III. Mayo, Rochester. Mimi. DIR.
III. C. Crowell, Kansas City; DIR. Jabez
Jackson, Dr.. c. Lester Hall and many
others. "a, a. #zs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
NEW POSTOFFICES.

K Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.-The
following new postoffices have been
established in North Dakota: Bay
field in Mclean county, supplied from
Turtle Lake, Bolken, Nelson county,
supplied from Deehr, Deep, Bottineatl
county, supplied from Russell. The
postoffice at Martha in McHenry
county has been discontinued and the
mail should be sent to Linusyille. The
postoffice at Monterey will be discon-
tinued Dec. 81 and mail should then
go to Maddox. This postoffice is in
Benson county. i- ~.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
INDIANA SECRETARY OF
STATE ASKED TO QUIT

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec, as ii has
developed that Governor Hanly has
asked for the resignation of Daniel
III Storms, secretary Of state. This was
after two hour conference of Cover
nor Hanly Attorney General Miller
and Mr.. Storms. # Isl not known
whether or nor MI Storms will tender
his resignation. When seen immediate
ly alter the conference he would not
say anything. Ssss
Mr. Storms, as has bsen stated, owed
the state on Oct. i, when his quarterly
settlement was due, the sum Of $$77,-
ooo To raise the amount he turned
over to Appel, as trustee, SCI
curities On which SAL 900 was realized
and the balance was borrowed from
friends Of the secretary of state. The
next settlement is due Jan. 4.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
0DELL CLAIMS TO. HAVE
THE BEST OF FIGHT

i. New York, Dec. a8.-Former Gov
.ernor B. B. Odell, jr., left for New
burgh tonight after having spent the
day in conference with E. A. Merritt,
sjr, candidate for speaker of the as
Ssembly and with local politicians. Mr..
Odell would say nothing about Mr..
Merritt's candidacy, only that condi-
.tio1s looked favorably. He said he
did not know whether or not he would
60 to Albany before the assembly ca,,-
Gus next Tuesday morning.
Mr. Merritt was still in, town last
night. When asked if there was any
truth in the reports of compromise,
he said: 49,. O.. ..,. -.
/ The reports of my death are great
;1y exaggerated" '..a,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
Gang Of Desperadoes
ound in an Ohio Town
Arresting Officers Were Shot and
One May Die The r1en Es- I
capped Without Injury. s.
Large Number of Men Are Seek
ing the Tougiis and Arrest
T. May BE Effected. @

1- 81
Y. Perrysburg, o., Dec, Is. Five young
men believed TO be members. Of the
gang which held Zip the Central avenue
car barns Saturday night were caught
BY Marshal Frank Thornton and Deputy
Marshal William Scott IN the Perrys-
burg iaterurban station today The Of
5fcers attempted to arrest them but they
crowded about; the two officers and drew
guns. Thornton was. shot in the stom-
ach and will probably die. Scott was
shot in the foot The men escaped
but police from Toledo. nine miles dis
tant. and the sheriffs from The Surround
ing counties were on the scene inside
an hour and are hunting for the des-
peradoes. z r.. ~ >
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-28
HOLIDAY SPORTS.

Pinehurst, N, c., Dec. zS.-The an
nual round of winter sports at the
Pinehurst Country club began today.
The club has a large membership
among the wealthy residents of New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Boston and many OF them are here to
take part in the various tournaments
and enjoy a. few days OF. pleasant wins
ter sport. There will be the golf and
tennis tournaments, trap shooting and
pistol shooting contests and other
events and valuable prizes are offered
to the winners.