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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

land. where she will visit her son-in-law
and daughter, Sir John and Lady Har-
rington. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Mcmillan
are at Eagle Head, Manchester, for the
autumn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26

Soft-capped ProiectiIes.

Many persons know that certain ar
mor-piercing shells have soft meta!
caps on the point, with the result of
greater effectiveness over those not SO
provided; but the way in which the
cap acts is not generally well under
stood, says a writer in Harper's
Weekly.
needle may be driven into board
with a hammer when it is thrust
through cork, whereas 1t would break
off unsupported. Many have thought
that the soft cap supports the hard
point of the projectile in the same way.
A British authority, who has given
much study to the mutual action OF
prOjectile and armor, states that a
shell frequently fails because Of the
fact that a very small piece of the
point is forced back into the mass.
thus splitting it. A larger piece is
then similarly forced back, and so on.
The main advantage Of the soft cap, In
the opinion of the authority, is to pre-
vent such splitting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
FLEETS IN FIGHT
OFF LONG ISLAND
Both enemy" and Defense Claim VIC
tory-New York is the
Prize.

Block Island, r. IA feet of nine
battleships, representing half the
strength of the Blue" bore down on
this little island in an effort to cap
ture Long Island sound and the back
door to New York.
For three hours the attacking fleet
engaged in battle with the defenders,
composed of submarines and torpedo
destroyers.
Whether the invaders were van
quished or conquered the defense Will
not be known for some months, or I'M
til the national board of strategy re-
ports. Both sides are claiming the
victory.
The Blue fleet, commanded by Rear
Admiral Osterhaus, is alleged by its
supporters to have penetrated the de-
tense line with several minutes to
spare. theoretically, the battleshtps
have sunk all of the defending vessels,
its officers claim. On the other hand,
the defense says that, theoretically,
there is none of the attacking vessels
af1oat. The officers under Commander
Edward w Eberle say the submarines
and destroyers annihilated the foe.
The attacking force suffered one
real loss. The flagship Connecticut
cracked it's crankshaft during the fight
and went out of action. 1t will sail
for New York and Rear Admiral Os-
terhaus will transfer his flag to an
other vessel
Cd
of cruiser near Brenton's Reef light
ship, off Newport, southwesterly, near
to Point Judith, apparently defending
the entrance to Narragansett bay, and
several other cruisers in the vicinity
of Point Judith
Rear Admiral Osterhaus, command
er of the attacking feet, massed the
greater portion of his battleships to
the eastward of Block Island. Nine OF
these battleships were lying off there,
cleared for action, as another division
of the attacking fleet came in from sea
and, rounding Northeast light, at the
end of Sandy Point, headed over to-
wards GARDENERS bay. Fifteen or
twenty miles to the eastward of Block
island and in the direction of No Mans
Land another fleet of battleships was
apparently ready to cooperate with
the main squadron in simultaneous
attacks upon both Newport and the
eastern entrance of Long Island sound
Admiral Osterhaus' fighting squad
ron is backed up, theoretically, by
large fleet of imaginary transports
laden with invisible troops
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
SIGNAL TOWER FOR RANGERS
Wisconsin First of Western States
to Adopt This Means of Prevent
ing Spread of Forest Fires,

Wisconsin will be the
first of western states to use signal
towers as an aid to prevention of
forest fires. States Forester E. M.
Griffiths, upon his return from trip
to northern Wisconsin, made known
plans for the immediate erection of
six steel towers, similar to windmills,
at as many high points of land in
the state forest reserves in Villas and
adjoining counties.
platform at the top of the tow
ers will be enclosed with string of
wires stretched at right angles to
form squares, each wire to be num-
bered. During dry periods forest
rangers will be stationed in the tow
ers to search the landscape for twen-
ty miles around for smoke from for
est fires. When smoke is discovered.
the watcher will denote it's position
with respect to the crossing of two
of the wires in his lookout, and
map at hand will tell him in a mo-
ment the corresponding position of
the smoke as to town and range num-
bers. A telephone will be installed
in the tower, and the watcher will
be enabled to call up his associate.
rangers nearest to the fire, who will
take steps to extinguish the fire at
once.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Ideal Summer Home

Now. here's the kind of place 1
tke,' says the summer cottager, idly
looking over some kodak pictures.
See this pretty porch, with the vines
climbing over 1t, and that sweep Of
lawn, with some trees and shrubs.
wish we could find a place like that
instead Of one Of those ramshackle
summer cottages like we always rent"
Why. John Flikkerman!" laughs
his wife. That's a picture of our own
house at home that Will took last
@eeEl~-Judga
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
6TRANG KILLED ON
STATE AUTO TOUR
MEETS INSTANT DEATH WHEN
HIS GAR GOES OVER NEAR
RlCHLAND CENTER.
NOTED AS A DARING DRIVER
Machine Was Moving Slowly, tne
Cars Weight Causing II gh"ay TO
Collapse-Three Other Occupants
Escape by Jumping.

Richland Center. Lewis Strang,
well known automobile racing driv-
er, was instantly killed at Blue
River, about twenty miles from here,
while plotting the machine of the
technical committee on the second
annual reliability run of the Wiscon-
sin State Automobile association.
His car, which was going at
snails pace, was wrecked by being
thrown over an embankment when
the road gave way, the highway be-
ing unable to bear the weight of the
machine, caving in for almost foot
under the car The machine turned
turtle, crushing the life out Of the
unfortunate driver when it fell upon
him.
j. w. Tufts of Milwaukee, Lester
A. Clark of Lancaster, and Joe Jag
gersberger, Strang's mechanician, es-
capped injury by jumping from the
car, but the young racer was crushed
under the footboard.
Strang broke an arm about the.
middle of June during a race on a
Sunday in Kenosha, and is said not
to have been strong enough to have
attempted the wearisome grind of
the state tour
Strang was &c years old, and was
known as one of the most daring
drivers. He has been connected with
the Case company of Racine for a
number of years, being he manager
of the Case team. He first drove at
Elkwood Park track in 1905 and had
driven in practically every race of
importance since 1907.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
BANKER TESTlFIES
IN L0RIMER CASE
Tells Senate Committee of Hines
ConVersation-Had Message
From AIdrich.

Washington-Pres George NJ.
Reynolds of the Continental-Comme
cial bank of Chicago testified before
the Lorimer committee regarding the
alleged telephone conversation when
Governor Deneen swore that Edward
Hines telephoned him that President
Taft was sending, through Senator
Aldrich and Reynolds a message to
aid Lorimer Hines version of the
telephone talk differed from Deneen's.
Hines came to me that morning
MAY 26)," said Mr. Reynolds, and
said he bore a message that would
have an important bearing on Illinois
politics, that it came directly from
Senator Aldrich and in reality from
the administration or President Taft
and was to Governor Deneen.
He told me in substance that there
had been a conference of some lead
ing senators in Washington and he
had been commissioned to take a
message, which was in effect that the
senators, including the president,
had expressed desire to have SEN
ator elected from Illinois, and after
consideration of the local situation
they had come to the conclusion that
Congressman Lorimer could be united
on better than any one else and that
they preferred to have Lorimer elect
ed to having the legislature adjourn
without making an election
Reynolds said he suggested to
no tn1n npnPOn
Hines replied Reynolds might have
to identify him to Deneen, but he did
not call upon him to do SO. Reynolds
said Hines told him that night or
so before he had waited at Aldrich's
home until he returned from the
White House, where he had gone to
discuss Lorimer's candidacy.
According to Mr. Reynolds, Hines
remarked once to him that he (Hines)
probably was instrumental in Lori
mers election, evidently referring to
his message to Deneen.
The only time the use of money i'll
the election was suggested, Reynolds
said. was when Medill Mccormick,
then manager of the Chicago Tribune,
came to him with the statement that
he had definite knowledge that some
one took $12S,0O0 from Washington to
Springfield.
Mccormick, he added, said he
knew I knew about the message to
Deneen and asked if | knew anything
about the money"
Mr.. Reynolds said he certainly
never knew of the use of money in
the election of Lorimer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
GUINEA FOWL GOOD ALARM
Noisy Bird Formerly Found Useful to
Warn Against Attack of
Chicken Hawks.

Abe Martin has called attention to
the guinea fowl, ascribing to Upton
Bud the credit of having invented a
muffler for the noisy bird patterned
after the wire spring clothespin. Mr..
Martin probably knows, as do others
who have lived in the country, that
the noisy guinea fowl was at one
time a much more necessary adjunct
to farm life than today, as the noise
so freely given out by this bird
served to sound the alarm against the
attack of chicken hawks The hawks
themselves were afraid of the guineas
and the shrill cry peculiar to them;
and the farmyard that had a number
of guineas was considered immune
from the ravages of the dreaded birds
of prey. The guinea fowl is now rare
ly to be met with on Indiana farms,
and even many country folk have
never seen one. 1t is a large bird
allied to the pheasants and is of a
like gamey flavor Its original home
was the west coast of Africa, but 1t
was we'll known to the Romans. by
flesh. It's plumage is slate colored
and covered with rounded white spots
whence it is sometimes called pin
tado,'' which is Spanish for spotted
The body is stout, the neck long and
slender, the tail short and dropping,
the legs bare with short slightly
suryed claws. The head Is usually
naked with the crown elevated into
kind of bony helmet. The eggs have
a thick, hard shell which makes them
Objectionable. Indiana farmers are
again becoming interested in the
guineas. as the flesh furnishes an
epicurean dish declared by many to
equal that of the prairie chicken and
grouse, and for that reason will com
mand a good price in the market to
be served at hotels and restaurants
as pheasant"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
TAFT SIGNALS ACROSS NATION
Presses Button for Ground Breaking
Exercises at San Diego

ington-President Taft, in
the presence of the California
congressional delegation, pressed
an electric button which was
the signal to start the ground break
ing exercises of the Panama-California
exposition at San Diego, Cal. A mes
sage was received at the White House
from John Barrett, special representa-
tive of the president at the exercises,
telling of the reception accorded him
at the outdoor religious services.
which were attended by 10000 per-
sons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Gave Up the Position.

Once | held court in little viii
Iage," said Judge Steinbrenner OF
Cleveland where the bailiff was
little fellow, but very much expert
enced. During the session a drunken
man got into the court room and made
a noise that took from the dignity of
the proceedings. paused long enough
to request the bailiff to remove the
obstreperous party In few min
utes the drunk got noisier than ever.
I again summoned the bailiff. Why
don't you make an arrest l asked
sharply. Aren't you an officer of this
court? I was, your honor answered
the bailiff, but l resigned!'"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
NEW POSTAGE STAMPS SOON.
Issue to Be Authorized Will Combine
Utility, Art ard Harmony.

Washington. Utility, art and
harmony according to Third AS
sistant Postmaster General Britt, will
be combined in new issue of postage
stamps about to be authorized
The head of President Washington
will appear on the first six of the
series, while the last i've will bear the
likeness of Benjamin Franklin.
All of the new stamps denomina-
ton will be in Arabic and this, as well
as the use of separate color or shade
for each denomination, is expected to
prevent the confusion of which two
conventions of postal clerks have com.
planned
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Adventurous American Woman.

Mrs. Robey, wife of an American
brain specialist practicing in Japan,
has undertaken a trip in the wilds OF
Africa without a white escort. She
likes adventure. Once she made
trip through Australia as a nursemaid
for the purpose of studying the do
nestle servant problem. During the
Japanese-Russian war she disguised
herself as a boy and accompanied her
husband to the front In her pres
ent trip she will follow the course
taken by the duke and duchess of Con-
naught. In a former hunting trip in
Africa she passed through 500 vii
lagos and shot lions, leopards and hip
pOpotami
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
21 ARE KILLED IN MINE BLAST.
Disaster Occurs in Shaft at Sykesvile.
Pa.-Cause May Never Be Known.

Dubois, Pa.-Twenty-one men were
killed by an explosion in Cas-
cade Coal & Coke company's mine
at Sykesville. They were trapped in
heading mile and half from the
foot of the shaft That some of them
died slow and tortuous death from
suffocation after escaping instant
death in the mysterious blast was APP
parent to rescuers from the distorted
features of the victims.
Not one had the remotest chance for
his life as the passageway was blocked
by debris, and it required hours OF
tunneling to reach the scene of the
tragedy.
Twenty-seven men were at work in
the mines at the time, 81 of them be-
ing in the six, eight and nine head
ings south. This is where the explo-
sion occurred, and all of the 81 men
were killed by the explosion or died
as the result of inhaling the deadly
afterdamp.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Aahit of the Trade.

THAT man Smith that you sent
down here last week is no good for
my place" said the tailor to the en-
ployment agent. He has never work
ed anywhere except in a ladies' tailor
ing establishment"
His references did not say so" the
agent said
I don't care a rap about what
the references safd," retorted the tail
or. Every time he puts coat on
q man he tells him it makes him ten
yesCs younger. and that speaks loud
sr than a book Of references"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
CORPORATIONS FACE PENALTY.
1900 Delnquents Will Be Fined for
Failure to Pay Taxes.

Washington. Some of the obi
UNI attached to the corporation tax
is revealed by the fact that check
ing up for the fiscal year recently
ended is likely to show about 10000
deIinquents. Each of these delin-
quents is subject to the penalty pre-
scribed for failure to pay the tax with
in the time limit, which is a fine of
from $1,000 to $4,000. Most of the
delinquencies, however, are attribut-
able to failure to file the reports re-
CURED of all corporations. This laxity
will cost several thousand small cor
porations about $25 each.
Already some 1000 or 5000 delin-
quents have made application to COM
promise their penalties. Many corpo-
ration heads have protested against
the penalties, voicing the opinion that
the compromise scheme is graft.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
New Insurance Law in Eorne-

Madison.-The new law reforming
The method of collecting and paying
for expenses of examinations of in
surance companies has gone into eff
feet 1t provides that all moneys
collected from companies for ex-
aminations must be paid into the
state treasury and all expenses be
audited by the state treasurer and
paid out of the state treasury.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Brewery Agents Accused.

enosha.-Declaring that brewery
agents are violating federal laws bv
peddling beer by the bottle in Ke-
nosha streets, John F. Ladgan, presi-
dent OF the Wisconsin Retail Liouof
Dealers association, has demanded
an investigation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
OSBORN AND MARSHALL CLASH
Former Refuses to Honor Latter's
Requisiton for Prisoner.

Valparaiso, Ind. - Governor Os-
born of Michigan has again refuzed
to honor Governor Marshalls requisi-
ton for James Carpenter, formerly of
Chicago, now in Jail at Paw Paw and
wanted here for alleged insurance
frauds covering several hundred dol
lars The reason assigned is improp-
erly filed papers, but since this is the
third refusal officials believe Governor
Osborn's action voices his known dis
approval of Marshall's position in the
Mcnamara labor cases.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
MRS. ARMOUR SUES MAID
Kansas City Woman Brings Action to
Recover $4,000

Kansas City Mo.-A suit for $142,-
900 has been filed in the circuit
court here against Miss Harriet
Byington by Mrs. Margaret K Ar
mour, widow of the late Simeon D.
Armour, the packer, to cover pecuIa-
tons alleged to have been made by
Miss Byington while employed by
Mrs. Armour as companion and house
keeper.
The first intimation the public re-
ceived concerning populations against
Mrs. Armour came about three months
ago, when story was published say
ing $4,000 in bonds and securities
had disappeared from Mrs. Armour's
safety deposit box at the New England
National bank of this city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Prefers Death to Prison.

st. Ignace, Mich.-Robert Inglis, on
his way to Marquette prison to serve
a 4O-year sentence, jumped overheard
from a car ferry, between Mackinac
City and st. Ignace, and was drowned.
Inglis was sentenced from Grand Rap
ids for killing his wife about six
weeks ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
WALES WILL TOUR THE WORLD.
British Throne Heir Will Probably
Make New York First Stop.

Washington. = A report here says
the British admiralty is arrang
ing voyage for the new prince
of Wales, to begin probably in the
fall The itinerary is around the
world, westward from Liverpool,
which would make visit to the At
lantic ports, presumably New York,
the first stop. Whether one of the
new Dreadnoughts or the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert will be used re-
mains to be decided. Gossip has it
that the young prince will visit all
the British colonies to give him an
idea of the extent of his future pos
sessions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Rain Saves MIchIaan crons.

Detroit, Mich.-Rains which fell
over the lower peninsula of Michigan
we're worth 100000 to the farmers
of the state, according to ]. L. Sny-
der, president of the Michigan Agri-
cultural college. Corn, potatoes and
beans now promise good yields.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Baker Again Heads Chic e.

Madison.-Chief of Police Henrp
Z. Baker of Racine was reelected
president of the Wisconsin Chiefs of
Police association at the closing SEES
sion here Other officers elected
were August Scheck of Sheboygan.
vice-president; J. w. Weber of La
Crosse, secretary-treasurer. Milwau-
kee was selected for the 1912 cone,
vention.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Asks Safety for Ranchers.

hington.-American ranchers in
Lower California are being threatened
by the so-called Mexican liberals The
United States has requested the gov
eminent of Mexico to afford them ade-
Quate protection.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
WOMAN IN AUTO AssAssINATED
Dogs Aid Police Searching the Mid
lothian Woods of Virginia.

IotnIan WOODS OF virginia.
Richmond, Va.-Bloodhounds, cried
on by their trainers of the Hen
rice county constabulary, are
searching the Midlothian woods in
Chesterfield county aiding Richmond
mounted police and posses under the
sheriff of Chesterfield in the hunt for
the man who shot and killed Mrs
Harry c. Beattie, Jr., as she was rid
ing with her husband in an automo-
bile.
Young Beattie stopped the car when
an unidentified man, evidently an anti
automobile fanatic, stood stubbornly
in the middle of the road. When he
asked the man to make way the lat
ter with a surly retort raised a single
barreled shotgun and fired at close
range into the car, killing Mrs. Beat
tie
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Wilson Secs 1a12 victorv.

Asbury Park, n. J.-Six hundred
Democrats at banquet at Avon heard
Governor Woodrow Wilson predict
Democratic success in 1912. 1t was
idle to talk of the formation of third
party, said the governor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Small Gotham Bank Closed

New ork-Announcement was
made that the Audubon National bank
a small institution at Broadway and
Forty-third street, will go into volun-
tary liquidation because OF misappro-
priation of funds by one of its officers.
National Bank Examiner Hanna is in
charge
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26

Shoe Men Form National Association.
Acknowledgements representing IT,
600 travelling shoe and leather sales
men of the United States met here
and formed the National Shoe Travel
ers' association.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Seneca Bank Increases canita

Seneca Bank Increases Capital.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Bank
ing Kuolt has approved an amend
ment to the articles of incorporation
OF the Farmers and Merchants State
bank of Seneca increasing its capital
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Priest Dies Suddenly.

Milwaukee. - Rev. Pheltn p
Hughes, pastor of the Holy Assump-
ton church at st. Martins, died sud
denly of dilation of the heart at the
Hotel Pfister.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Filininos Lose In Storm

Manila.-Damage amounting to
$1,500.000 has been done by the ty.
phoon and floods in Luzon. The to-
bacco provinces have been isolated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-26
Tax John ., on $4,000. GOO.

Cleveland, O.-John d. ROckefeller'a
real property in Cleveland and Cuya-
hoga county has been appraised at
sc. 900 600.
The enterprise., 1911-03-09
COUNTER CLAIM IS FILED.
Answer to Complaint in Mine Owner.
ship Suit Brings New Charge.

Butte.-The answer of the Butte &
Balaklava Mining Company to the suit
brought against them by the Anacon-
da Mining Company was filed in the
clerks office.
The answer contains a general de-
nial Of the plaintiffs averments, de.
MES specifically the defendant has
taken ore worth $750,000 belonging to
the plaintiff, or has taken any ore
worth more than $15O,000. A counter
claim alleging the Anaconda Com.
pany has taken ore from the Balak-
lava claim worth $S64,130 was filed,
demanding Judgment for tht amount.
The Balaklava Company admits the
Mountain Chief and Right Bower
veins apex in the claims of that name,
but denies they continue in the earth
in general southwesterly direction
or that the veins are exposed by any
working.