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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
BIG POULTRY DEALER SLAIN.
Bernard 8aff Killed In New York
Street-Foes Escape.

New York, Nov. 25.-Two men, who
afterward escaped in an automobile
which had awaited them with motor
running, shot and killed Bernard Baff,
one of the largest poultry dealers in
the city, in Thirteenth avenue Baff
is said by other poultry dealers to
have been the man whose testimony
made possible the prosecution of the
so-caIled poultry trust, which led to Is
of its members being sent to jail. He
was known as an Independent dealer,
but it was charged that he controlled
the retail poultry trade and was &C
customed to fix the wholesale price
and then undersell retail dealers who
had bought from him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
State Auto Meetings.

Because of the Importance of the an
nual automobile show, to be held at
the Auditorium, Milwaukee, January
S-14, the Wisconsin State Automobile
association and the Wisconsin Retail
Automobile Dealers association may
hold their annual meetings in MiIwau-
kee at that time. Harry A. Apple, sec
rotary Of both organizations, believes
show week is the psychological time
for these annual meetings, as many
of the members will be in Milwaukee
for the event
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Cornell Wins Over Penn.

Philadelphia, Nov. 28.-The old say
ing that you never can tell about a
football battle, was well proved in the
Penn-CornelI contest. Before the
game Cornell was a top-heavy favor
tie and during the first half seemed
sure to win by piling up ten points
and distinctly outplaying Penn. Al
though Cornell did win, "a to II, Penn
came back strong in the second half
and outplayed Cornell, except in the
last part of the fourth quarter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
ENGLAND 70 RepeI Foes

London, Nov. 27.-England is pre-
pairing rapidly to repel any possible
invasion of Germany. Along the east
and south coasts of England these
preparations, begun some time ago,
are being pushed forward as speedily
as possible. Emergency committees
of prominent citizens have been
formed in several of the large towns.
The principal measures already plan
ned look to the safe withdrawal of
women and children from the areas
which may be threatened, and also
the removal of live stock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Desperado Is Killed.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 25.-The
negro desperate, known as Jerry the
gunman," who has terrorized Chattan-
ooga for the past ten days with a
record of three cold-blooded murders
and six attempted assassinations, was
killed in a desperate battle with de-
tectives Richard Turner and Robert
Bass. Both officers were seriously
but not dangerously wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Madison. - Careful examinations
have proved that the herd of A H
eraser in the town of New Berlin is
afflicted with foot and mouth disease,
and forty cattle and a number of pigs
have been killed. All the cattle are
pure bred Holsteins. The eraser farm
is three miles southeast of Waukesha.
1t is under quarantine and no one is
allowed to enter or leave the premises.
Appleton.-Notice has been sent out
by Gen. Orlando Holway that the war
department has designated January.
February and March for the annual
armory inspection of the companies
of the Wisconsin National guard. The
inspections will be made by Capt. r.
H. Wescott, y. s. A.
Neenah-Eyery effort is being
made to prevent more cases of small
pox developing here. But one case
is under quarantine in this city. Sew
eral more cases have recently deveI-
Oped in the city of Menasha.
Beloit.-A mass of flesh and bones
lieved to be the remains of an uniden-
tilted man who persisted in a fire on
the farm of Edward Salmon, three
miles southeast of here
Antigo-Mrs. Nels Madsen, who
shot her husband, Patrolman Madsen,
at the command of unseen voices,''
was committed to the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane.
La Crosse.-The earliest ice cutting
in the Mississippi river has been done
by a local firm in order to exc out
its last years supply. The ice was 51k
inches thick.
Fond du Lac.-William Lovely
charged with robbing the w. w.
Clark residence here, plead guilty and
was sentenced to twenty years in
Waupun
Fairwater-Joseph Hanson, black
smith, So years old, took his own life
by hanging.
Iron Riyer-The first nine Of the
twenty-five houses to be moved from
Iron River to Superior have already
been transported. All the houses
were property of the Iron River Lum-
Der company, now out Of business.
Kilbourn. - Thomas GilHspie, SO
years old, one of the oldest residents
of this city, is dead. He and his wife
celebrated their sixtieth wedding an
niversary on Oct. 81.
Kenosha.-The explosion Of a gaso-
line engine on the Freeman Higgins
farm, west of Kenosha, destroyed thu
barns by fire with loss Of $500.
Thirteen head of cattle were burned.
Fond du Lac.-Frank Fink of
Princeton, AZ years old, former treas
urer Of Green Lake county, died here
from blood poisoning The infection
started where a tooth had been ex-
tracted some years ago.
Neenah.-A resolution by the board
Of supervisors DEGREES inmates of the
county farm and asylum will be pro-
vided with sufficient amount of
sweet milk
Superior.-Approved by the Su-
perior city commission, the municipal
Christmas tree celebration proposed
by womens' clubs will be held.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
IMPORTANT IN RUSSIAN LIFE
Writer Pays High Tribute to the Sim
plicity and Sincerity Character
istic of the Peasant.

In The Mainsprings Of Russia
CThomas Nelsonl the Hon. Maurice
Barring declares that the Russian soul
is filed with q human Christian char
itv which is warmer in kind and in
tenser in degree, and expressed with a
greater simplicity and sincerity than
have met with in any other people
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
French Losses Heavy.

Berlin, Nov. 26 (by wireless).-
cluded in the information given out
by the German press bureau is the fol-
lowing:
"A dispatch from Berne says re-
ports from a reliable source set forth
that the French losses up to Novem-
Der 1 were 10000 men killed, $4,000
wounded and 10000 missing"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
TO SEE GERMANS IN ACTION
Six More American Army Officers
Allowed to Follow the
kaiser's Forces.

The war department has been in
formed that the German government
has granted permission for six officers
Of the regular army to Join the Ger
man forces in the field as military OBJ
servers With Mai. George T. Lang
horne. who is already with the German
armies. this win make seven American
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
THR0NG CHURCHES OF PARIS
Larger Crowds Attend Divine Services
Than Has Been the Case for
Many Years.

The cathedraIs of Paris are crowded
each Sunday with persons who have
been awakened to new devoutness by
the war. Every day there is a con-
tinuous file of faithful in the churches
Of every parish in Paris, burning can
dies to their patron saints. They are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Herds Have Cattle Disease.

No new cases Of foot-and-mouth dis
ease have been discovered in Wiscon-
sin since the department made its in
vestigation two weeks ago, accord
ing to State Veterinarian o. H. Ella
son We feel we have the disease
under control and anticipate no fur
Their trouble" said Doctor Eliason.
There are now nine cases in Wiscon-
sin. Of these three are at Avalon, two
in Racine county and one each at Ore
gon New Berlin. Evansville and GIes-
son
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
FRENCH AGAIN IN DlxMUDE.
City Is Reported to Have Been Taken
From the Germans.

London, Nov. 27.-Dixmude has been
entirely recaptured by the allies and
there have been two other heavy en-
gagements along the battle line in
France, say the latest dispatches from
the western seat Of war. In the re
capture Of Dixmude it is reported the
French marines lost 300 men, but they
drove the Germans seven miles away
from the town
Heavy losses were inflicted on the
Germans, say the French, in one Of
the other engagements, while the Ger
mans report that in the third fight the
French lost heavily.
Although the Germans bombarded
Arras their infantry did not renew
its assaults in the effort to batter
down the allied line and make an
opening for a German advance to Ca
lais.
German and French official reports
give details Of the latest fighting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
MRS. r. j. oGLEsBY is HURT.

Widow of Former Illinois Governor
Probably Fatally Injured.
Springfield, H., Nov. 26.-Mrs. Rich
ard ]. Oglesby, widow of Ex-Governor
Oglesby, was thrown from her osAs
riage while driving near her home at
Elkhart by runaway, and was prob
ably fatally injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
link Dealer Found Dead.

Toledo, O., Nov. 2S.-With his peck
cts turned inside out and two empty
pocketbooks lying a few feet away,
George Harrison, ffty-hve, junk dealer,
was found dead by Patrolman Zim-
norman in an alley in the wholesale
district
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
TRUE BILLS IN MINE CASE.
Thirty-FiVe Indicted Before Federal
Grand jury Adiourns.

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. 28.-Two
weeks of intermittent investigation of
the Prairie Creek mining troubles, in
volving the disagreements between
the Bache-Denman coal interests and
the miners, ended when the special
federal grand jury finished it's labors
and adjourned. In all 35 indictments
were returned charging conspiracy
and contempt of court against q per-
sons all members of the United Mine
Workers of America. In its final re-
port today the grand jury found true
bills, but it was stated that only one
new name was involved
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03

bursting OF q lZ-lncn lyddlte shell IN
the vessels magazine.
Sheerness, Nov. 27-The British
battleship Bulwark was blown up
while lying at its moorings in Sheer
ness harbor.
About eight hundred lives were lost,
as the vessel sank before the dense
cloud Of smoke and fame cleared
away. Fourteen members of the crew
escaped death and were picked up by
vessels which quickly came to the
scene.
Next to the dreadnaught Audacious,
sunk by a mine off the north coast of
Ireland on October 27, the Bulwark is
the most serious single loss that the
British navy has so far suffered in the
war.
Plan to sIft Disaster.
It is believed that the Bulwark's ex-
plosion occurred in the ships forward
magazine. Whether it was caused by
accident or design is a question to be
determined by the commission which
has been appointed to investigate.
There is little evidence that the
ship was torpedoed or struck by
mine
The force of the explosion was so
great that on some of the other yes
sells lying in the harbor there was not
a piece of glass or crockery left whole,
even half-inch plate glass in the port
holes being shattered
Houses seven and eight miles dis
tant were shaken and windows broken.
Pieces Of the ship even were thrown
six or seven miles on the Essex shore.
Workmen ashore waiting to be re
lieVed after the night shift state they
were looking casually at the shipping
in the haTbor, when a terrific flash
shot up into the sky, followed imme-
diately by clouds of smoke.
For a few brief minutes this drifted
seaward, and to the mems amaze
ment, not a vestige of the great bat
tIeship remained. So staggering was
the blow that the workmen who had
been dazed by the severity of the ex-
plosiOn for few moments almost dis
credited their own senses and debated
as to how many ships they had count
ed before the explosion.
The Bulwark, which was one of the
older battleships, cost 100000
(S5,OOO, 000) 1t displaced $4,000 tons
and had been in service about fifteen
years.
Churchill Announces Loss.
London, Nov. 27-It was officially
announced by Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord Of the admiralty,
that the British battleship Bulwark
had been blown up off Sheerness, on
the Thames, 35 miles down the river
from London.
"A vice-admiral and a rear-admiral
who were at Sheerness reported that
they were convinced that the disaster
was caused by a magazine explosion.
Mr. Churchill, speaking in the house
of commons concerning the disaster,
said: The loss of the ship does not
sensibly affect our military position
but regret the loss of life, which was
very heavy. Only Il men were saved
All the officers and the rest of the
crew, which ordinarily numbered be-
tween 700 and 500. persisted"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
11e From Vandyck, N. Y.

New York, Nov. 28.-Aboard the
steamship Byron, which arrived here
from South American ports, were S.
passengers and 81 members OF the
crew of the liner Vandyck which was
captured by the German cruiser Karls
ruhe off the coast of Brazil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Put Allies, Losses At 1900 mn

Berlin, Nov. 27.-An official esti-
mate of the losses suffered so far by
the allies follows: Russians, 1,10O,-
900; France, 100000; England, 10000.
No estimate was made of the Belgian
losses. The figures above include
killed, wounded and missing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Small Towns Get VISITING Nurse.


The Introduction of the visiting
nurse in the smaller communities of
the state is the object of the Wiscon-
sin Anti-Tuberculosis association as
exemplif1ed by the engaging of Miss
Nellie Van Kooy for service as a dem
onstration nurse. She was engaged
and went at once to Lake Mills, where
she will spent a month. From that
city she will go to other communities
which feel unable to have an all-the-
year nurse. Her mission will be to
Investigate general conditions, serve
as tuberculosis and school nurse,
make medical inspections of school
children and urge upon Women's clubs
and official bodies the need Of sys-
tematic steps for disease prevention.
The engaging of this nurse marks
another forward step in the work Of
the Wisconsin Anti-TubercuIosis as
ISOLATION, which is directly responsible
for u of the II nurses now in the
service of various municipalities Miss
Van Kooy, the new recruit, has been
in the service of the city of Milwau-
kee, in the child welfare division, and
later has been superintendent of
hospital.
The sending of nurse to a small
city for month will mean that before
the year is over II other small COM
munities will have had the services
of this nurse for a month, and now
there are only eight cities in the state
with population of over 5000 which
have not their own nurses Ten years
ago the visiting nurse was unknown
in the state, the first step in this di-
rection having been taken in 1906,
when the Milwaukee Visiting Nurses
association was formed to bring the
first nurse to the city.
Now the value Of the work is so
well recognized that many private cor
porations have visiting nurses to care
for their employees, as a measure of
economy, to get greater efficiency
among their workmen. In this list
are the Pfster & Vogey company, the
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light
company of Milwaukee, the United
States Glue factory at Carrollville and
the Pearl Button company of La
Crosse. The Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company pays several Of the city
nurses in the state and aids in the
support of many Of the others.
The Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis as
ISOLATION in 1910 promised the serv-
ices of a nurse for a month to each
Of the II cities making the best record
Of sales of the Red Cross seals, and
each of the twelve cities winning this
contest later put their own nurses in
service as a result of this demonstra-
ton. This, however, is only one de-
tail of the educational work of the
foes Of the great white plague.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
chaffee Leaves s1,25o Estate.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 28.-The
will of Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, former
ly chief of staff of the United States
army, was filed for probate in the SUI
perior court. The estate, valued at
$1,25O, is left to the widow The
property consists of insurance com
pany stock and land in Kansas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
TWENTY-slX DIE IN STORM.
Three Ships Are Sunk in Gale on
Lake Superior.

Lake superior.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Nov. "a
There now remains no doubt that the
steamer Curtis and its two two
barges, the Annie M. Peterson and the
S. E. Marvin. carrying crews totaling
26 men, were lost in the seasons most
severe storm on Lake Superior.
The down bound steamer Flagg re-
ports going through heavy wreckage
and lumber between Crisp point and
Whitefsh point Four more bodies,
making a total of u, among which
was that of Capt ]. P. Jennings of
the steamer Curtis, were picked up
by life-savers in their search.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
RritIsh Steamer in Collision.

St Lucia, West Indies, Nov. 26.-The
British steamer Strathmore. at this
port from Buenos Aires for New York.
has been in collision with an unknown
vesesl and has her stern seriously
damaged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Bars Judicial Weddinn.

Sedalia, Mo-, Nov. 2S.-Asserting
that marriage ceremonies should be
performed only by regularly ordained
ministers, James c. Conner, recently
elected justice Of the peace, refused
to officiate at a wedding. He said
weddings were too sacred for Iayman
to deliver the obligations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03

Many Institutes for Farmers.
Wisconsin viii begin its twenty
ninth year Of farmers institutes De
cember s, with a series of two-day ses-
sions in Douglas, Bayfield, and Burnett
counteis.
In all, total of rs institutes will
be held in IS counties between the
dates of December 5 and March 5.
There viii be los two-day meetin gs,
ten one-day institutes and eight spe-
clal fruit conferences. At 40 Of these
two-day institutes women's schools
will be held for the purpose of consid-
ering household subjects. These WON
ems meetings will be conducted by
Miss Nellie Maxwell, Neenah, and
Miss Laura B. Breeze, Waukesha.
c. P. Norgord, the new superintend-
ent of farmers Institutes, who sue
ceeded George McKerrow, for years
one Of the foremost leaders of farm
ers' meetings in this country, will be
ably assisted this season by a 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 E. c. Jacobs, Elk Mound.
The list of speakers this year is un-
usually promising, All being recog-
nized authorities in their different
lines. The list to date includes: D. E.
Bingham, Sturgeon Bay; E. L. Alder
hold, Neenah; E. ]. Delwiche, Green
Bay; DR.. A. L. Faunce, Madison; ".
H. Hanchett, Sparta; E. Z Wyatt,
Tomah; Noyes Raessler, Beloit; Fred
Stubley, Black Earth; E. Nordman,
Popular; Frank Morley, Baraboo;
George w. Hackett, North Freedom;
W. H. Clark, Rice Lake; George F.
Comings, Eau Claire; w. P. Bussey,
Ormo; J. w. Hicks, Prentice.
Discussions of ways and means of
improving Wisconsin fruit will be
taken up at eight special fruit insti-
tutes this season. These meetings, in
cooperation with the State Rorticul-
tural society, will be in charge of R.
]. Coe, Fort Atkinson. The twenty
ninth annul Roundup" or closing in
stitute will be held at Kenosha, March
eli, 1915.
At Cambridge on February % and
"a the only farmers institute of the
season for Dane county will be con-
Quoted. L. E. Scott of Stanley will
have charge of the meeting, and Miss
Nellie Maxwell of Neenah will hold
Woman's institute in connection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Eliminate Social Functions.

Washington, Nov. 25.-It was an
nounced officially at the White House
that there will be no social season at
the executive mansion this winter All
the large functions have been elini-
mated, including the annual receptions
to the diplomatic corps. the army and
navy, the judiciary and to congress
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Elevator Kills Woman.

Steubenville. O.. Nov 25-Miss
Margaret Upperman. forty, clerk.
was instantly killed when she was
caught in the machinery of the ele-
vator of the department store where
she was employed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
anywhere else.

anywhere else
The Russian peasant is the most
important factor in Russian life. He
constitutes the majority of his nation.
The peasant not only tills the arabic
land, but he owns the greater part of
it. This is a fact which is practically
unknown. 1t is difficult to bring home
to the average person the way in
which religion enters into the daily
life of the Russian peasant He be-
heves in God as a matter of course, be
cause it is plain to him that it is the
right thing to do"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03

Merrill.-Gus. Peterson, a resident
of this city for the last twenty-five
years, was found dead on the rear
porch of the American house, proper
ty belonging to him. Death was due
to exposure.
Neenah.-Azede Jarvis, rs years
old, deaf and dumb, went out on the
porch Of his home for his usual morn
ing walk and dropped dead.
Observation-Disclosures ROTTERDAM, aged
Sc, a member of the Rock county
board of supervisors for the past
forty years, is dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
1000 More Men to Work.

Chicago, Nov 24.-The South Chi
cago plant of the Illinois Steel COM
pany put back to work 1000 Of the
men laid of last spring. The re-
sumption of operation by rail mill No.
and by the structural mill reopens
the idle army's Jobs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
New Head for PACKING Company.

New Head Tor Packing Company.
Chicago, Nov 25.-J. NJ. Cudahy was
elected president Of the Cudahy Pack
ing company at the annual meeting
to succeed E. A. Cudahy G. c. Shep-
ard and W F. Wilkins. department
heads. were elected vice-presidents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-03
Gets Bio Orders,

New York, Nov 25-Returning
from England, President Fish of the
Studebaker Corporation of Detroit,
has brought back British orders for
wagons, sleds, harness and other sup
niles to the value of $4,000, 600