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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
CAR LOSES RAIL CENTER
Skierniewiee Captured by Germans
Kalser's Left Wing in Poland
Reported in Retreat

Berlin, Dec. 2S.-Skierniewice. an
important railroad center 40 miles
from Warsaw, has been captured by
the Germans, says dispatch re-
ceived from Breslau on Monday.
The left wing of General Won Hin
denburg's army in Poland has been
defeated. The German forces 70 miles
northwest of Warsaw are retreating
over the borders into Germany, ac-
cording to an official announcement
made by the headquarters of the gen.
eral staff at Petrograd on Monday.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
FORMER RAIL HEAD IS DEAD
Eugene Zimmerman, Former Head Of
c., n. & D. Ry., Expires Suddenly
at Club in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Dec. 22.-Eugene Zim-
norman, former president of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad
and millionaire of this city. died sud-
denly at his club here on Sunday from
hemorrhage of the lungs
The death of Mr.. Zimmerman was
unexpected, although his health had
not been Of the best for the last few
weeks When he was seized by the
fatal attack he was engaged in study
ing records of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton railroad. preparatory. it
is believed, to testifying before Com
missioner Hall of the interstate COM
merce commission, who is conducting
an investigation of the sale of that
road and the Pere Marquette to ]. P.
Morgan e Co.
His only child, Helena. married the
duke of Manchester in 1900, after
which Mr.. Zimmerman spent much of
his time in Europe and New York.
Eugene Zimmerman was born in
Vicksburg, Miss, December II. 1915.
He was educated at Farmers college,
College Hill, o., and at Gambrier, o.,
but left school at the outbreak of the
Civil war and entered the United
States navy. His record was notable
one The most memorable episode in
his career, however, was his connec.
ton with the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton. AS a director he was active
in the. reorganization of the system
was elected vice-president in 1892 and
became president in 1904
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
Factories Are 70 Resume.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 22-Present indi-
cations are that the local factories
which have been closed for several
weeks will open in full swing on Janu-
airy A. The Avery company, employ
ing upwards of twelve hundred men
and which has been running with only
a part of the full quota, will reopen
their foundry and other departments.
The Acme Harvester company is pre-
pairing to reopen after the first of the
year. They employ approximately
1900 men. With few exceptions local
men will fill the positions thus thrown
open
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
WRECK CLAIMS TWO LIVES
Fifteen Persons Are Seriously Injured
in Railroad Accident Near
Gainesville, Ga.

Gainesville, Ca, Dec. 21.-Two
were killed. Is seriously and about
forty more or less injured when train
No. SO, on the Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis railway, south bound, was
wrecked near here. The dead:
Engineer Gus Manning Atlanta.
Fireman F. w. Bell. Atlanta.
The baggageman and express mess
enger were badly injured.
The engine and five cars rolled
over and down a 75-foot embankment,
leaving two Pullmans on the track.
Fifteen of the injured were brought
to hospital at Gainesville.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25

the most stirring contests of recent
days in congress and following votes
Oh several amendments that the final
vote was reached. Representative
Hobson had closed the general debate
participated in by all the house lead.
ers, many of whom were repeatedly
cheered by men and women in the
crowded galleries. Speaker Clark re-
peatedly admonished the spectators
to maintain order.
Before the final roll call Renresen.
tative Hobson reported an amend
ment, which was adopted, giving IL
the congress and the states concur
rently the power to enforce the orohi
bition provision by needful legisla.
ton"
Representative Hobson took tbe
floor before 8 o'clock to make the con.
Guiding speech in support of the
amendment He asserted the support
ers of the resolution were more con.
sistent than its opponents in their ar
titude toward the rights of the ind;
vidual safes.
How Badgers Voted.
For-Nelson.
Against-Browne, Burke, Cary. Coo.
per, Esch, Frear. Lenroot. Reilly
Stafford.
Not yoting-Konop.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
GERMAN SHIP IS CAPTURED
Dutch Monitor Halts Teuton Vessel
Accused of Attempting to Violate
Nations Neutrality.

Amsterdam, Dec. 21.--oficial an
nouncement was made here that a
Dutch monitor captured a 6,00O-ton
German steamer that was trying to
violate the neutrality of Hollands
waters by sailing from Antwerp. The
vessel put out with all her lights ex-
tinguished. She was halted by shots
fired across her bow by the monitor
and brought back to Holland.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
Tzozzozzozzor--,
I MARKET REPORTS 4
AAozE1oEus
MILWAUKEE,, Dec 29 ,n.

-. a.
Butter-Creamery, extras 4'i IS
prints, s4c; firsts, 27@2sc: saeo,. &c:
Q26e; renovated, 24@25c: dairI uus' %
cy, 3Oc. uairy' fan.
Cheese-American. full cream
made twins, 1414c; Young Ame AM, new
l41sc; daisies. 14k@15c; lon -DIlloas'
lac; limburger, fancy, 14kc. Us
Eggs-Current receipts fra.b
quality. 10000; recandled, e yt a. 70 %
Oslo; seconds, 1Sc. %
Live Poultry-Fowls, s1ba,,
boosters, &c; springers, fancy = : TO- ~
Wheat-No. northern. I Ok. nv Nv
northern. 1.22@1.23; No. 3 nort NO, z
l.lOQ1.1S; No. velvet, 1901 > "a l.
! Corn-No. 8 yellow, Csc.
oats-No. 8 white, 4sc: stana...
494s@5Oc. ''A''ualc'
BarIey-No. 8. ssA072c; wisoo,.
sin, 66@72c. "iSeOn'
Rye-No. 1, Ito.
I Hogs-Good heavy butchers 7,oa
7.2O; fair to best light, 675@7 ~.
pigs, 5.55@6.75. v ''iO'
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 6.OO@S N.
stockers and feeders, 4.OO0625. cow.
and heifers. S75@6.5O; calves, ? G SE@
500. ''I0g
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
NAME NEW SULTAN IN EGYPT
Great Britain Appoints Prince ;iussel.l
Renal to the Post With New
Title.

London, Dec 21.-It is officially an
nounced that Prince Hussein Kemal
has been appointed to succeed the
khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi Prince
Hussein Renal will take the title of
sultan. The new sultan Is an uncle of
Abbas Hilmi and is son of Ismael
Pasha, who was khediye from 1855 to
1879.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
srItlsh shln Is Exnn.r..Aa

Washington, Dec. Colonel Goe-
thals says the British collier which
was thought to have violated the men.
trality of Panama Canal Zone waters
by sending wireless message. actual.
ly had no wireless equipment.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
German losses Are tieavv.

The Hague, Dec. 23.-Latest casual
ty lists issued in Berlin increase the
German losses in killed, wounded and
missing to 100000 men in both east
ern and western theaters of war. These
lists cover only part of November.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
Accldent Costs Bank 100000.

New York. Dec. 21.-The Emigrant
Industrial Savings bank was ordered
by a jury in the supreme court to pay
100000 damages for the death of
Justice Henry Bischoff. who was killed
by falling into an elevator shaft.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
German steamer Is Sunk.

London. Dec. 22.-An admiralty
statement says the cruiser Askol> :
ports that while accommodating the
coast of Syria she captured the Ger.
man steamer Haifa Near Beirut the
Askold sank a Turkish steamer
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
car Returna 10 carltal.

Petrograd. Dec. 21.--Eraperor Nicho-
las returned from Trarscaucasia and
Immediately called meeting of the
imperial council at Tsarko-Selo pal
ace. The ses-'or. was attended by
Minister of Wax Soukhomlinofr.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
o. a. r. woman Dead at los.

Worcester, Mass. Dec, 23.--Mrs.
Louisa Waterman Carpenter, aged
one hundred and eight years and four
months, died here of old age. She
was the Oldest member of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
DRY AMENDMENT is BEATEN
Hobson Resolution Fails to GET TWO.
Thirds Majority in the House
of Representatives

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 23.-The
Hobson resolution to submit a consti-
tutional amendment for national pro.
h1bition to the state legislatures was
defeated in the house, 1877 members
voting for and 1S9 against it. An af-
f1rmative vote of two.thirds was re.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
surrenders as German snu

Detroit.-Confessing that he had in.
tended to enlist in the Third Canadian
contingent and to act as a spy for the
German army, Anton Gaus, % years.
surrendered himself to the Canadian
immigration officers last night
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
Kaiser Visits a hosnltal

Amsterdam--A dispatch received
here from Berlin quotes the vossische
Zeitung of that city as saving tha.
Emperor William visited the wounded
soldiers in the hospital at Potsdam
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec- % 1o11

Minneapolis, Dec. 20, 1914
Wheat-No. hard, 1.24al; No !
northern, 1.2O@123; No. 2 northern,
1.17@1.21az.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 61@61kc.
oats-No. 8 white, 461a@47c.
Rye-No. 2, 10Y.
Flax-1.56@1.59
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
Chicago Dac %

Chicago, Dec. %, 1914
Hogs-Light, 6.7O@715; heavy S8M
OILS; rough e.7O@6.9O; pigs, $500.
Cattle-Native steers, 515@1ooo.
western steers, 5.OO@Z75; COWS and
heifers. 2.sO@ZS5; calves, 6.OO@S25
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
.' :! a The Prehistoric Horse.
Chicago Inter Ocean.O

South American naturalists have revived controversy over the wild horse which is likely to. spread to this country because of the interest here in the same question. The ques- tion is: Are the wild horses of Ar gentina descended from the horses brought over by the early Spanish conquerors, or from horses indigen- ous to the country? The same ques- tion has been argued here as to our wild western horses. If memory serves correctly, fossil remains have been found in the west of small animal which is believed to be that of the prehistoric horse. Nevertheless, the opinion has been practically unanimous that our wild western horses were not descended from this prehistoric horse, but Were the de- scendants of Spanish horses of the
 early days. We know the Spanish brought over horses and used them in the southwest, possibly as far north and east as Kansas.
 The South American controversy 1 has been rather one-sided to date in 1 favor of the Spanish horse side. It ] has always been regarded as an his 1 torical truth that the natives had never seen horse of any kind up to 1 the time of the first Spanish expedi- 1 tion into the wilds of Argentina that of Don Pedro de Mendoza in 1885.
 l Now comes Senor Cardoso of the | Argentine national museum to the
 rescue of the prehistoric horse theory.
 He shows geological remains of the Pleistocene equus erectus. Moreover,
 he produces writings of members of
 Mendoza's expedition which recite
 that wild horses were occasionally en-
 countered by them in the Argentine l wilds.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
Credit to Lawmakers.
(NeWport NeWS.l

The lower branch of the legislature has done a commendable act in the
 passage of the amendment to the con- stitution prohibiting members of the
 general assembly from accepting civil
 offices This is the more praiseworthy
 because at present there are, it is said,
 at least twenty-five members of that
 body who under the amendment if it
 were in force today, would be obliged
 to give up eihter their positions in the
 legislature or the offices they hold.
 Of course, this action by the house is
 not final, for the amendment must be
 passed also by the senate, and then
 must be adopted at still another
 session of the legislature, before it
 can become effective. It is, however,
 a step in the right direction and ex-
 ceedingly encouraging as showing the
 strength of feeling that there should
 not be a continuance of the custom
 which has been so long esta blished in Rhode Island of making membership ! in the legislature a stepping stone to lucrative office under the state gov- ernment. That practice has been we'll known and is revealed forcibly in the
 statement that at least twenty five
 members of the present assembly hold such positions.
 The evils possible under such cir cumstances are easily understood and there has been growing feeling on
 the part of the public that it was un-
 seemly that the conditions should continue. It is a surprise to many,
 however, to discover that the members themselves hold that opinion to such ar extent that this measure to pre- vent the practice could be passed by
 one branch of that body by so large vote There may be some who will fail to believe that all of those who voted in favor of the act in the house would have done so if they had thought the senate would concur and another legislature would indorse the measure, but the members who voted for the amendment should be given full credit for what they did, unless it is shown that they were not sincere What action the senate will take on the bill is a matter of interest and the subject of much doubt It is to be hoped, however that the upper branch will show as much progress siveness as the lower and that inc measure will be fully indorsed bv this legislature.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
ACTRESS HAS RELAPSE.
Madame Nordica Rapidly Sinking at
 Batavia, Java. .

Batavia, Java, April 3o.-Madame Lillian Nordica, who arrived here quite i'll nearly month ago, has had a relapse and is sinking. The doc- tors give up all hope of her recov- cry She had engaged passage for Genoa, where her husband, George w. Young of New York, had expect ed to meet her.
 Madame Lillian Nordica and her company left New York on a tour of the world last April. They wero on board the Dutch steamer Tasman, December 2s, when this vessel went ashore in the Gulf of Papua, neay Thursday Island. Several days later the Tasman was pulled off and made her way to Thursday Island. Mme. Nordica was suffering from nervous prostration as result of her experi- ence. Subsequently she developed pneumonia and remained under physician's care at Thursday Island until April l, when she left for Ba- tavia on the steamer Houtman. She took passage for Batavia against the advice of her doctor.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
Sound Manhood Wanted.
Washington Star.)

The army, navy and marine corps standard of physical manhood is one to which comparatively few Amerj- cans measure up. This fact should turn peoples minds to the question of good and wholesome living, which means clean living, clean eating and plenty of clean exercise. Because of the martial uproar recruiting of fees of the army and navy have been besieged by applicants for en- 1istment. It is reported that at recruiting office in New York city one day last week 200 applicants were given physical examinations and of these, only twenty-five were en- listed. There are two ways Of con . sidering this condition. One is that the military physical standard is very high and the other that the gen. eral physical average is very low. The truth lies between these extremes. However, there is in it a hint that boys should take such care of them selves that they shall grow up into sound and strong men, and that men should take such care of them selves as to preserve their strength and vigor.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
MORE APPOINTMENTS.

Mayor Quigley has almost completed
 his list of appointments and taken as whole they make good lot of men, The most important of the appoint Eaents vet to be made being lessened today by the selection of MT. filling
 fer public safety commissioner.
 Mayor Quigley has shown good |tud gment in retaining the services of Important city officials. When a man has been in office for any length of .kime so that he has familiarized him. scIf with the work and has shown all |aptitude for public service it is a mis- lake to supplant him with one who knows nothing about the work and [what is more may never learn. A |new administration is always handi- |capped with new men and were it mot for the retention of older officials |under the law the spells system would operate disastrously for the city. It is stated that the mayor has had many applicants for some of the of fees and that it has been difficult fo1 him to make a selection. It will be relief to him when it is all over and the new men get down to bus mess. The board of public works nrohlem has attracted the most at tention and the people generally are curious as to how it will work out That is a very important department of the city and like the board of pub lie safety it requires the attention ot leye1-headed men.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
NATIONAL GAME ATTACKED.

We have always been inclined to den. We have restrained ourselves with difficulty from cheering outright for Dan Budd when he used to run as fast as he could and sometimes when
 he didn't run as fast as some others
 thought he could, again when we read
 of the pitching of Big. Ed" Walsh of
 the Chicago White Sox and of the fast work of Jack Barry, shortstop
 of the Philadelphia Athletics, but we
 learned with regret today that the
 baseball players on the special police
 cause, but on the ground that they
 were not active.
 Meriden used to know how to play ball but military spirit has taken the
 place of sport and the chief of police who has spent portion of his life
 hunting Spaniards and has become a war veteran doesn't care the dust
 of his official shoes for ball players
 and as a result he recommended that the six supernumeraries who have
 placed the Meriden police on the base ball map be dropped from the roll. It is the opinion of the chief that while
 these men could catch flies they were
 not strong on catching law breakers; it was the latter he wanted. The com
 missioners agreed with him and out went the athletes.
 There is no doubt but that Meriden will suffer for this act. It will have it's honor trailed in the dust before the year is over Humiliation has al- 1 ready started in. Wallingford and Yalesville have already challenged it with its few constables and Officer Scheurer, manager of the Meriden | team, has had conference with Of 1 fcers Jim Grady, Jim Burke and Ser geant Thayer and they have decided l that it would be impossible to beat anything with what is left on the Meriden police force. A cash paid for rag man has been sent for and when 1 he arrives he is to be given several l blue and white uniforms.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
FIVE MINUTE PROCESSES.

,here is no desire to make any un-
 endly comment on the action of the
 city administration, but it will do
 harm to suggest that recesses for
 minutes for the purpose of study
 new ordinances ought to cease be-
 e some wag begins to associate the
 ef period allowed for consideration
 important matters with the admin
 ration itself When the council ap-
 Ents a committee for any purpose it
 buld see that the work of the com
 ttee is carried .out and that ample he be allowed for the consideration
 all questions.
 inted a committee on salaries to hich the question of the salaries of Ecials should be referred before final tion is taken by the council. That estion should have been left with the ard of finance and taxation because ( first requisite should be the rais- of the money, and if the council not care to fix the amount as sug sted by the board of finance the cney could be left in the treasury,
 1t under the new method the council es the salaries, as it has right to
 but does it at a time when it makes compulsory on the part of the board
 finance and taxation and the city eeting to provide the money whether
 likes to or not
 The idea has always been to have : e city meeting pass upon the esti- ates without being hampered in any |ay and that is not being done under he new method of doing business. low the common council is repudiat- |g it's own decision, illustration being hown last evening when it was pro- bsed to increase the salary of the |ty engineer to $3,500 without even bnsidering the committee on salaries all. A point was raised on this kature of the question and a recess las taken for five minutes so that the bmmittee might see the proposed Eange in the ordinance. Of course it plain to every one what the plan f the administration is, but the ques- ion which causes the dispute is the banner with which the change is Icing made. There is no one who eriously believes that the proposed ngineer can do all the work laid out Or him by the suggestions already made. Too much is to be expected rom him and those who are his friends now will evidently be the neans of killing him in the end.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30

is another act which provides that all contracts must have the approval of the council in order to make them effective and the action taken last night simply means that the contract must come back at the next meeting for rati- f!cation. This same question has been before the council on at least two former occasions, once for the print ing of the municipal record, when a council committee awarded a contract which it had no right to do and sim ply reported to the council what it had done, and last year when the case of the fire auto question came up.
 The ordinances state that the gar bage question shall be under the di- rection of the board of health but the law also plainly states that contra cts the common council, so that when the kee-sawing between the council and the health committee is over it will be the council that will be obliged to decide who shall have that Job. It was thought at first that as the new health board will pass upon the question this time that the conditions might be changed but the new law simply pro- vides for a change in the makeup of the board and does not make any great change in it's powers and duties. It looks as if the council will meet frequently and consequently there need be no great delay in getting the garbage collecting under the new agreement under way. The time specified for the contract to begin is June 1.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
Mark Twain's War Prayer.
(New York Evening PostD

Dr. Henry Neumann, in an address at the Brooklyn society for ethical culture. at the Brooklyn academy of music Sunday, quoted from an un- published article by Mark Twain on the subject of war. He said:
 "A few years before his death, Mark Twain wrote an article entitled The War Prayer It describes how a regi- ment gathers in a church before it de- parts for the war and prays for vic- tory. As the prayer concludes, a W white-robed stranger enters the church and says: I have been sent by the Almighty to tell you that he will grant your petition if you still de- sire it after I have explained to you it's full import. You are asking for more than you seem to be aware of. You have prayed aloud for victory, over your foes, but listen now to the unspoken portion of your prayer and ask yourselves if this is what you de- sire
 ''Then the stranger speaks aloud these implications of their words: o, Lord, help us to tear the soldiers of the foe to bloody shreds with our shells: help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to wiring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief Blast their hopes, blight their lives, water their way with their tears
 Mark Twain never published this article. His friends told him it would be regarded as a sacrilege. Is it really sacrilege to say that men cannot pray for victory in war without asking for these inevitable implications of their petition? What would it mean if we remembered this when the war-spirit is abroad?''