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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
NAVY READY TO STOP FOE.
Secretary Daniels Asserts U. S. Does
Not Need to Revise Plans.

Washington. - Secretary Daniels
told the House naval committee that
while the American navy should be
steadily strengthened in an orderly
way" each year. the sentiment of the
American people was against making
the United States into military ma
tion in competition with the heavily
armed powers of Europe. The secre-
tary's declarations closed upon the re-
markably testimony of Rear Admiral
Fletcher. commander of the Atlantic
fleet, who told the committee there
was only one navy in the world
England's-to which the United States
was not equal, came as a climax to
two days discussion of the prepared
ness of the nation for defense.
Secretary Daniels declared he de-
cried demands for great increases in
the array of battleships and subma-
ripes and declared the United States
already was a strong nation.
Universal disarmament Daniels
thought practicable, but only by inter
national agreement.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
MCSMERIZED
A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used.

Many people are brought up to be-
lieve that coffee is necessity of life.
and the strong hold that the drug.
caffeine, in coffee has on the sys-
tenn makes it hard to loosen its grip
even when one realizes its injurious
effects.
A lady writes: IT had used coffee
for years; it seemed one of the ne
cessities of life. "A few months ago
my health, which had been slowly fail
ing, became more impaired. and
knew that unless relief came from
some source would soon be a physi-
cal wreck.
81 was weak and nervous. had sick
headaches. no ambition, and felt tired
of life. My husband was also losing
his health. He was troubled SO much
with Indigestion that at times he could
eat only few mouthfuls.
Finally we saw Postum advertised
and bought a package. l followed di-
rections for making carefully. and
added cream, which turned it to the
loveliest .rich-looking and tasting
drink ever saw served at any table.
and we have used Postum ever since.
Il gained five pounds in weight in
as many weeks. and now feel well
and strong in every respect. My
headaches have gone, and l am new
woman. My husbands indigestion
has left him, and he can now eat
anything"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-The Road to
Wellyille," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever-
age instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
-sold by Gfocers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
No. of Returns
Net Income

ried persons, 55,212 single men and 49,
551 single women. The normal tax of
10 on all taxable incomes produced
$12,72S,03s. Incomes over $4,000 a
year. subject to sur-tax. produced $751;
525,497.
OF this latter amount s2,934,754 came
from incomes of between 100000 and
$4,000; s1,645,639 from those be-
tween $4,000 and s75,00O; s1,323 ,o25
from those between $4,000 and $780,
900; s3,sS5,94s from those between
100000 and s25O.OOO; $2,334,5S3 from
those between s250,00O and 100000;
and s3,437,s50 from those over $780,
900.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
Bullets Hit Fifty-second Victim.

Naco, Ariz.-Mexican stray fire
added the fifty-second name to the
casualty list on the American side
Sunday Mrs. Jose Martinez was hit
in the back by bullet from the siege
of Naco. Sonora, which crossed the
border and pierced the wall of her
home. The siege continues across the
border with its accompanying shower
of Mexican shot and shell. Two other
persons-Jose, Martinez, husband Of
the wounded woman, and F. II. Kuck-
were hit by pieces Of spent shrapnel
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17

Eleven Thousand Prisoners Captured.
London.-The battles in Poland con-
tinue almost without intermission and
while both Russians and Germans an
nounce successes and the capture of
prisoners and guns, apparently no de-
series of contests. The Germans are
still delivering heavy blows at the
Russian center, where, they assert,
they took eleven thousand prisoners
and forty machine guns, while to the
south of Cracow, where the Russians
are on the offensive, Grand Duke
Nicholas records the capture of four
thousand prisoners, four guns and
seven machine guns.
The marvellous recovery of the Ser.
vians and their defeat of four AIS.
trian army corps. which had pene-
trated halfway across Servia, remains
the wonder of military men.
Bulgaria. according to a Paris re-
port, has expressed to the powers OF
the triple entente her desire to re
main neutral. This means that Rou
mania, If she so wished, would be able
to join the allies without fear of be
ing attacked by Bulgaria.
An official statement telling of the
bombardment by Turkish warships OF
the Russian fortified port of Batum
in the Black Sea was issued Sunday
"on Saturday, Dec. u, towards
o'clock in the afternoon, the former
German battle cruiser Goeben, ac
companied by the Turkish torpedo
gunboat Berki Satvet, approached Ba
tum, and attempted to lombard the
fortress of the city. The forts, how
ever, opened fire, and the Goeben
after firing fifteen shots rapidly
withdrew. The damage caused by the
fire Of the warships was insignificant
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
On the Trail of Friend Husband.

Mrs. Fury-Has yo' seed anything
O. muh husband, Brudder Lopp?
The Night Owl-W'y. howdy, Sistah
Fury; howdyi Nome, l isn't seed him
since long bout ten o'clock. But what
night?
Mrs. Fury-Lookin for dat man O.
mine. And hopes to de Lawd nuth'n'
happens to him befo' finds him,
uh-kaze Is gwine to bust his head wild
dis club when l kotches him!-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
Pursuing the Russians.

The Germans declare they are pur-
suing the Russians to the south and
southeast of Lodz. Several American
correspondents were with the Rus
sian army when the battle of LODI
broke. but nothing has been heard
from them for several days. Evident.
ly they are under the hand of a strict
censorship.
British military experts say that
three-quarters of the best material of
the German army has been held in the
western theater of war throughout the
campaign and that the troops opposed
to the Russians consist principally of
second line organizations.
But the great battle for the posses
sion of Poland continues. The front
extends along three hundred miles and
victory, over part of 1t at least, ap-
pears to have fallen to the Germans,
while the Russians are pressing upon
Cracow in the south.
Importance of Capture.
For weeks military critics have
called Lodz the vital point of the
Polish campaign" To The Germans
it meant everything, according to
Major Moraht. German war expert.
To prevent an invasion by the Rus
SLAMS the kaisers troops had to check
their enemy at the city and their cam
paign in doing so undoubtedly brought
out the greatest generalship the war
has seen.
Lodz long has been an objective
point of the German army. 1t has
grown in recent years from an insig-
nificant place to be one of the most
populous cities in the Russian Empire.
In 1910 its population numbered 415.-
GOA and with this important place as
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17

The Scottish Prince left Santos on
October 81. She received wireless re.
ports that the Karlsruhe was watch.
ing for her and altered her course,
steaming more than LOO miles out
of her way, almost to the west coast
of Africa. Nothing unusual was sight.
ed, however, and she completed her
voyage in safety.
At various ports of Brazil and Ar
gentina, between the Amazon and
Plata rivers, officers of the ship said.
they counted eighty-seven German and
Austrian steamships interned because
of the war.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
SHIPPERS FEAR GERMAN
CRUISER KARLSRUHE

New York.-The will-o-the-wisp
movements of the German cruiser
Karlsruhe in South American and
West Indian waters and the belief that
German secret agents are keeping
her informed of movements of mer-
chant vessels, is working havoc with
shipping along the South American
coast, according to officers of the
steamship Scottish Prince, which has
lust arrived here from Santos.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
Italian Troops to Africa.

Eight battalions of Italian troops
have been ordered to Libya to rein.
force the troops there, and. according
to the announcement, Ito be ready for
any emergency" Libya is the Italian
name for Tripoli and Cyrenaica, the
part of Africa over which 1t has con.
troll. Tripoli is in Northern Africa,
directly opposite Italy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
Heavy Fighting in AIsace.
British Win at Sea.

The British have retaliated for the
recent German naval victory in the
southern Pacific by sinking four Of
the German warships which sank the
Monmouth and the Good Hope. The
German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneise-
nau and Leipzig were destroyed east
OF the Falkland islands, in the south
Atlantic, in a battle December s.
Two other German cruisers, the
Nurnberg and Dresden. escaped. They
were pursued five hundred miles. The
Nurnberg was finally sunk. The Dres-
den, badly crippled, got into the
Straits of Magellan. The British
squadron was composed of nine bat
tleships, some of them the largest and
newest in the navy. This avenging
fleet was about twice the strength of
the German group.
Two Golfers were captured. At the
same time a squadron of British and
Japanese warships sank three German
merchantmen off the coast of Terra
del Fuego. Announcement of these
sea activities have just been made by
the British admiralty.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
Lows strike Board Not Coming.

Washington.-Seth Low, chairman
OF the Colorado Cancellation Commits
sion, announced, after conference
between the commission and the sec
retary of Slabor, William B. Wilson,
that the commission would not go to
Colorado at present.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
TAX ON INCOMES
IS $2S,253,535
OFFICIAL REPORT SHOWS ONLY
FIFTY-FouR PERSONS GET
100000 REVENUE.
357,596 PAY US. LEVY
INTERESTING FIGURES SUBMIT
TED BY COMMISSIONER OF
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-The first complete
compilation of returns under the in
come tax law was made public in the
annual report of the commissioner OF
internal revenue. 1t showed returns
for the collection year of 1913 by 357,-
sos individuals, paying taxes aggre-
eating s2S,253, ,535. as follows:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
"Watchful WaitinQ.'

What are We to do for fashions. II
the war in France continues?"
Wear as little as we can, and
wait"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17

Ii you wish beautiful clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17

to twist any old thing a man says
into proposal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
Sweden's Ire Is Rising.

A press dispatch from Copenhagen
says that 1t is stated from Stock
holm that twenty-five floating mines
have been observed on the trade
routes in the Baltic near the Finish
coast. The mines are believed to have
been laid by Germans. Great indig'
nation is expressed in Stockholm. as
in the last few days three Swedish
shipping disasters have occurred at
the cost of fifty lives.
Kaiser Has Pneumonia.
Kaiser Wilhelm is seriously ILL., Mes.
sages received from Berlin say the
kaiser is suffering from pneumonia
and that his condition is aggravated
by nervous depression caused by his
extreme exertion in remaining with
his troops in the field almost constant.
ly since the war began.
Heavy Battle Losses.
Reports from the French war office
state that the losses of the French
army in killed, seriously wounded and
captured up to November 10. were
slightly more than 100000. OF this
number nearly 100000 have been
killed in battle. Press dispatches
from Berlin say the German official
list of dead. published from time to
time, now amounts to about 100000.
The British list of dead to the middle
of November is reported at 10000; the
Russian list. 10000.
Austria has put a million and half
men in the field and they have been
fighting constantly and desperately in
both western, eastern and southern
areas. Belgiums little army, origi'
nally about 100000 strong. has swum
in blood almost constantly. Servia
has reported to Petrograd, London and
Paris the loss of about one-third of her
forces. They were originally about
100000
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
The French Claim Capture OF
Two Important Points
on Battle Front.
FOUR GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK
Commerce Destroyers Attacked BY
Strong British Squadron in South
Atlantic After Five Hundred
Mile Running Fight.
Summary Of Eveuts.)

The Allies are reported from
Paris and London to be making
slow but steady gains along the
entire battle line in northern
France and in Belgium. This ad-
vance has been proceeding for the
last SIX days, according to the in
formation. The Allies have cap
tured Roulers, in Belgium, and
Armentieres, in northern France.
Both are stragetic points.
NGermans Move Headquarters.
The German divisional headquarters
was removed from Roulers when shells
began to fall in the town after the
British had recaptured Passchendaele,
eleven miles northeast of Ypres
Despite the vigorous attack being
made by the allied forces, reports
indicate that the Germans have
not abandoned their offensive at all
points. Heavy firing is reported along
the coast. with the Germans lombard
ing East Dunkirk west of Nieuport,
The allied warships also are reported
to have been able to get back into ac-
tion and have shelled the German po-
sitions
Heavy Fighting in AIsace.
Heavy fighting is reported in Alsace.
In the Argonne the German trenches
are being assailed vigorously by
French artillery and through mining
operations. All new positions taken
by the allied troops along the User
have been held and the advantage is
being followed with determination, ac
cording to London reports
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
FRENCH WIN IN
LAPATRE FOREST
GERMAN HOST ROUTED AFTER
ALL-DAY FIGHT, AND LOSS
REPORTED HEAVY.
TOWN FIRED BY SHELLS
PRzASNYSz REPORTED CAP.
TURED AND GERMANS SAY
WAY TO CAPITAL CLEAR.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, Dec. 14.-An important vic
tory was won by the French troops in
The forest OF La Pretre, in France. The
battle lasted all day and ended in "a
complete rout of the enemy. Besides
his, the allies repulsed three violent
ierman infantry attacks to the south
,ast in Ypres, Belgium.
These were the outstanding features
If the French official communication
ssued Sunday afternoon. The state
nent reads
THE day was particularly quiet.
che enemy's activity was shown espe'
.ially by an intermittent cannonade
1t different points on the front. In
he region to the southeast of Ypres
here were ventured, however, three
'iolent infantry attacks, which were
.repulsed.
''In the woods of La Pretre we have
made important progress.
I'm the Vosges the enemy attacked
on various occasions the post of La
Mere Henri. to the northwest of Sc
nones, but was repulsed.
"In Servia the extreme Servian left
wing, pursuing the enemy, has forced
him to recross the Drina near Baina
Basta. On the remainder of the front
the Servian armies continue to drive
back the Austrians to the north and
northwest"
-
ticn was issued in Vienna Sunday:
"In West Galicia the south wing of
the Russian army was defeated at
Limanovo and compelled to retreat.
We are pursuing the enemy. All at
tacks along the rest of our battle front
failed, as did the previous ones.
"Our forces which crossed the Car
pathians after numerous battles again
continue an energetic pursuit. In the
afternoon we took Neu Sandec. Our
troops again have entered Grybow.
Gorlice and Zmigrod. The enemy has
completely evacuated the Zemplin
country"
Germans Blaze Road to Warsaw.
London.-A dispatch from Valpa-
raiso. Chile, says the German cruiser
Dresden is stranded and has taken
refuge in an inlet on the coast of
Patagonia. The Dresden is the only
vessel which met the British fleet
Dec. that had not been accounted
for.
London.-The Germans have cap
tured the forts of Przasnysz, one of
the most important points on their
march to Warsaw, and the Teuton
troops are jubilant, declaring the way
Is gradually being made clear for the
seizure of the ancient polish capital.
The town was fired by Teuton shells
and thousands were left homeless and
hundreds captured. Troops coming
from the north have been credited
with continued successes, and are said
to have whipped the Russian forces
at a number of minor points.
With Przasnysz in the hands OF the
Kaiser all dangerous forts close to
Warsaw are put out of the way and it
is believed the Teutons will hurry
their concerted attack on that strong
hold.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-17
Germans Blaze Road to Warsaw.

London.-A dispatch from Valpa-
raiso. Chile, says the German cruiser
Dresden is stranded and has taken
refuge in an inlet on the coast of
Patagonia. The Dresden is the only
vessel which met the British fleet
Dec. that had not been accounted
for.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03

by her son, B. A. Wood, and her daugh
tiers was brought to this city Wednes
day morning for interment.
Mrs. Wood became a member of the
church when but young girl. She
was a member of the Presbyterian
church and even at her great age kept
up an active interest in church anc
missionary work to the last.
Three daughters, Mrs. Albert Hors
well of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Fred
Nash Of Beloit, Wis, and Mrs. May
Wood Simons Of Milwaukee, Wis, and
two sons, B. A. Wood and Oliver Wood
both of this city survive her.
The funeral, at two o'clock Wednes-
day, was at the home of her son, O. z.
Wood, near the cemetery. The services
were conducted by the Rev. E. c.
Henke, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, assisted by Rev. w. R. Irish.
Her favorite hymns were beautifully
rendered by Mrs. Martha Johnston,
Miss Lucy Varnell and Mrs. A. H
Varnell.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
how 4 HAMS LIVER
DEFENDS HIS lice

The liver is usually quiet, unassum-
ing organ and we do not think much
about it. It has, however, protective
functions that should command respect.
In the process of intestinal indigestion
there are set free what physicians and
scientists call ''toxic bodies," in other
words poisons. If these poisons enterin-
to the circulation of the blood biliousness
or sick headache results.
Regularly the liver is able to destroy
these toxic bodies but fit lags in its work
they quickly form in amounts excessive
enough to be troublesome. Headache.
constipation, dizziness, furred tongue,
wind on the stomach, bad complexion
are the means by which nature gives
warning that the liver needs help.
The remedy is to stimulate the liver by
the use of PinkIets, the gentle laxative
pills that do not grippe or purge but simply
assist nature. Harsh laxatives and salts
often do harm by aggravating the condi-
tons they are taken to correct. Pinklets,
taken regularly for time, really do COR
rect constipation.
Your own druggist can supply you with
Pinklets or they will be sent by mail,
postpaid, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
CO., Schenectady, N. Y, at 25 cents per
bottle. Send for helpful pamphlet. -
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
Get 10 Go Deep TO
Cure Rheumatism
%<-iizaiments Help Locally, Bu'
the Disease is Way Down
Inside

To get at the source of rheumatic
pains it requires the deep, searching in
Iuence of S. S. S., the famous blood pur-
ifer. rheumatism is primarily a blood
disease that, since it is in this vital fluid
that rheumatic tendencies are carried,
lodges in the joints and muscles, there to
1rritate the nerves and produce pain
And in order to drive out these pain in
ficting poisons it requires S. S. S. to
sink deep into the tiny glands imbedded
in the innermost tissues. S. S. S. travels
wherever the blood goes and never loses
its medicinal influence. This explains
why it overcomes the most chronic forms
Of rheumatism, why it dislodges those hard
deposits that thicken the joints, for it acts
as a solvent and assists the blood to pro-
vide in the tissues those natural elements
for which the body building process con-
tinually Graves and must have.
If you have never used S. S. S. for
rheumatism, get a bottle today of any
druggist. Use it as directed and with
some simple home helps you will soon
dethrone the worst and most painful
forms of rheumatism. Write the medi-
cal department, The Swift Specific Co.,
60 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, for addi-
tional advice. Yours may be a case
where a slight help from a specialist
whose advice is free, will solve the mys-
terry that has been making life miserable
for you. When you ask for S. S. S. in
sist upon it and refuse all substitutes.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
MANY BRIDES
IN BARABOO
Confined from First Pa ge. }

Thanksgiving morning at o'clock at
St. Josephs church the marriage Of
Miss Rose j. Bisch, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs M. Bisch to Mr.. Arthur NJ
Gomon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Gomon took place. Rev. Father
O'Reilly performing the ring ceremony
The wedding march was played by Sis
ter Robert and the young choir OF st.
Joseph's furnished music. The couple
was attended by Fred Bisch, brother of
the bride, and Miss Helen Degan. The
bride was gowned in cream silk batiste
with silk embroidered all over lace and
wore full length veil and wreath. Her
attendant was attired in pale blue silk
null trimmed with white shadow lace,
After the ceremony reception was
held at the home of the brides parents
west of the city The home was pref
tily decorated with wedding bells and
streamers, the color scheme being
green and white for the parlor, and red
and white in the dining room. Prompt
ly at IL O'Clock five course dinner was
served to about sixty invited guests.
Many beautiful and useful gifts
were received, testifying to the high
esteem in which the young couple Is
held in the community and they have
the best wishes of host of friends for
long and prosperous life. They
will make their home on the U.
| Won Valid farm west of the city.
The guests from away were: Albert
Weller of Lewiston, MINI; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kopf, and son, Fred,
Ableman; Mr.. and Mrs. George Kos
moski, Ableman; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Balm
bridge and family, Ableman; Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew VogeI and family, Reeds
burg; Mr.. and Mrs August Volkey
Reedsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Born, Leland.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
Friday

Lois and Evelyn Beige went to Able
man5Wednesday to visit Mrs. Percy
Alexander.
Miss Sarah Sim spent Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sim, Merrimack.
Mrs. w. H. Crop has returned from
a visit with her parents at AbIeman.
Mrs. VIM Ulrich of North Freedom
was a shopper here Wednesday.
Mrs John Niles, daughter, Esther,
and son, John, spent today in Merii-
mack. They were accompanied home
bv Miss Iva Niles, who teaches school
at that place.
Postmaster Frank Hubert OF Delton
carved turkey for former Sheriff and
Mrs. II. H. Hubert of Baraboo. Mr..
Hubert has been the postmaster for n
years and will no doubt be appointed
again, having passed the ezamina-
ton.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
TWO FROM SAUK
COUNTY. IN LIST

C. P. Norgord, the new superiotend-
ent Of farmers Institutes, who succeed
ed George Nc Kerrow, for years one
Of the foremost leaders of farmers
meetings in this country, will be ably
assisted this season by number of
workers with years of experience and
training. Among these are L. E.Scott
Stanley, David and John Imrie, Roberts
H. D. Griswold, West Salem, and b.
C. Jacobs, Elk Mound.
The list of speakers this year is I'M
usually promising, all being recognized
authorities in their different lines.
The list to date includes ID. E. Bingham,
Sturgeon Bay; E. L. Aderhold, NeenahT
E. j. Delwiche, Green Bay; DR.. A. L.
Faunce, Madison; Nv. H. Hanchett, Sparta
E. E, Wyatt, Tomah; Noyes Raessler,
Beloit; Fred Stubley, Black Earth; E.
Nordman, Popular; Frank Morley, Bar
aboo; George w. Hackett North Free
dom; w. H. Clark, Rice Lake; George
F. Comings, Eau Claire; w. P Busseyr
Ormo; J. w. Hicks, Prentice.