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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30

"lncluueS contract not yet cOHpleleu
4Detict of S1oS7.
On motion the report of the high
way commissioner was accepted, all
members voting aye.
The report of the municipal judge
was presented and read.
Municipal Court Report.
To the County Clerk, Villas County, Wis.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4,
Chapter 22S, laws of Wisconsin for the year
1895. | herewith submit "a statement of fines
and municipal court fees received by me 10
criminal actions in which any such fines or
fees have been paid for the year ending Nov.
LIST, 1914.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30

State of Wisconsin, Co. of Villas SIS.
The undersigned, n. M. Emmons,
chairman of the county board OF SUI
pervisors of Villas county, and W. a,
Bradford, county clerk in and for SAID
county do hereby certify that the
above assessment made by the county
board of supervisors of Villas county
f,r the wear 1914 was made and adop-
ted at the annual meeting OF SAID
hoard on the 3rd day of December A.
ID. 1914.
n. NJ. Emmons, Chairman
Of the county board OF sup
eryisors OF Villas Co., Wis.
w. A. Bradford, county clerk.
On motion resolution No. was
adopted, all members voting aye. -
The report of the county board Oh
education was presented and read:
Eagle River, Oct. 80, 1914.
To the honorable county board OF SUI
neryisors OF Villas county, WIS
Gentlemen We submit the 1olio"
inc as our report for the year enaihg
June 80, 1914:
Receipts:-S2 5000 loaned by your ooar
has been returned to the gener-
Al fund. No disbursements.
We further submit the report Oh tue
county superintendent OF schools s
Respectfully submitted
Connty Board of Educotlon.
By c. H. Wiegand, Pres.
Eagle River. Oct. 3oth, IVA vii.s
The county board of Education Was
county, Wisconsin. -. ID
Gentlemen. In making tnis' e1e
tirst report to the county board OF ca
ncation. | have followed the ilhes %
renorts each year to the state suPelf
;nfendent and to the county poaro ~ :,
supervisors that might cover Inc
,yrannd thoroly and report on an PEI
9s;nent phases of school government
and welfare. ehowed
The school census returns snos ,5a
,a75 children of school age IN lne
comfy on June 80, 1914. =, 'nese :
cow e0a were boys and 673 were girls Ias ,ave
teachers reports shoWe' ~
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30
day of November, 1914.

day of November, 1914.
GEO. E. O'CONNOR.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day of November, 1914.
W.B.RAYMOND, Notary Public, Wis
consin.
On motion the report of the Dist.
Atty. was accepted and adopted, all
members voting AYE
The John Benson claim was then
taken up. The report of the Dist. At
ty. on this claim WAS presented and
read
Eagle River, Wis, Dec End, 1914
To the Honorable,
The County Board of Supervisors,
of Villas County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen
In regard to the claim filed
by John Benson against Villas county
for the loss of one horse which is val
ued in said claim at Three Hundred
and Twenty-Five Dollars
/ have talked this matter over with
tn County Highway Commissioner,
Mr.. q H. jackson, and it is my opin-
ion that there is a valid claim existing
in favor of John Benson and against
Villas County arising on account Of
the loss of said horse and that the
question to be determined is the val
lie of the said horse. When the value
of this horse, as he was Immediately
preceding the time he was drowned,
has been determined. then Villas
County is liable to said Benson for
that sum.
Dated this End day of December,
1914.
GEO.E o'CONNOR, Dist. Atty.
On motion the Dist Atty's report on
Benson claim was accepted and adopt
ed.
Resolution No. 2, was then present
ed and read.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30

general claims accepted
ozed allowed
paion of five days from date
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30
County BO0Id Proceedings
Continued from Page 5

Eagle River, Wis, Dec. 3, 1914.
To the county board of supervisors of
Villas county, Eagle River, Wis.
I beg leave to submit the following
report on the fund provided for the
noteto exhibit at Grand Rapids:
Appropriation -. 49,. $75 90
T7.,IanCpS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30
Deficit made up out of repair and
maintenance fund by order of the
county highway committee.

Deficit made up out of repair and
maintenance fund by order of the
county highway committee.
winchester and Manitowish Road.)
Amount available ................. SO. 53S. 90
Plans No. 1908. station 0 to 1Sl
complete 1926 yards, in addi-
ton to this it is estimated that
1900 yards of dirt was moved To
cover swamps where profile called
for grade. Plan No. 5S3 sheet
No. from station o to 4 com
plete, Total yardage $50 and
81 yards of top surfacing. From
station 81 to station 235 stump
ed and holes filed and ready for
grader. Brushed, logged, and
burned from station 235 to BAL
Total cost of culvert pipe for
said road S1191. 81 Total cost. .S11311.12
Deficit Observation-Disclosures. S1772. 43
Estimate cost of completing ..... 81 900 90
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
AS SITUATION LOOKS TO NON-PART|SAN

risk a long, indecisive engagement. If
their line goes and the Ardennes roads
are blocked, annihilation will be immi-
nent for them.
For this reason the battle of Aisne,
il there be such battle, will not com
pare in duration or intensity with that
Of the Marne.
The announcement by Russian War
Minister Sukhomlinoff that there will
be no change in the ear 3 plan to reach
Berlin as speedily as possible was Of
the utmost Importance.
As has already been pointed out in
this column, any effort 10 prcieag op.
erations in Austria. Hungary beyond
the point necessary to make the Berlin
advance safe will be merely to prolong
the war.
There has been evidence that, carried
away by their victories in Austrian Ca
licia, and not relishing the quality of
the Germans resistance in East Prus-
sia, the Russians were Fascinated by
the temptation Of the comparatively
easy marches on Budapest and Vienna.
sukhomlinoff's announcement shows,
however, that wiser counsel prevailed
and that there will be no departure
from the only Russian strategy which
can hasten the end Of the war
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15

line at this point, the German center Is
communications will be snapped and the
center will be thrown in confusion upon
the already harassed right.
The change of the German crown
princes headquarters to Montfaucon,
which is on the line with Rethel and
Vouziers, suggests that the allies are
preparing in this district for their prin-
cipal attack if the Germans make an
other stand in France.
Ardennes, with its hills, forests and
numerous streams, is Of the utmost
value to the Germans as safe line of
retreat. If the allies can block re-
tirement there, nothing but Napoleonic
genius can prevent stupendous Ger
man disaster.
For this reason the German resistance
along the Aisne cannot afford to take
the chances that were legitimate for the
allies in the battle Of Marne.
For the allies, Paris on one side and
the Epinal -Belfort line Of frontier for
tifieations on the other vere ready to
serve as strong pivoting points if the
Germans broke the Marne line.
But no such points exist for the Ger
mans along the Aisne.
Gar Wants Berlin.
Therefore, the kaiser's forces cannot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
Won K[UK
AND ARMY Of 14,OOO
HAVE SURRENDERED

The Germans in northeastern France had made de-
finite stand today.
Their line was north of the River Aisne.
The French theory that they were simply trying
TO reorganize but their retreat had ceased
Another battle was deemed imminent
Their artillery inflcting increasing loss on the
allies.
Most of the Verdun forts continued to hold out against
the German crown prince and the French said his force
had been driven back.
The allies had reoccupied Rheims.
1t was rumored the allies had captured the German
General Won Kuk and according to some accounts H.
900, according to others 25 900 Of his men.
Another rumor had it that the French had relieved
Maubeuge and captured H. 900 Germans.
These stories the British war office did not believe
saying the French government would have confirmed
them had they been true.
Many prisoners, indeed, it sad had been TAKEN but
figures were unavailable.
The Belgians again on the aggressive about Ma
lines and the ruins of Louvain.
The Begians made fresh charges of atrocities by the
German troops
The Germans had evacuated French Lorraine.
In East Prussia the Germans claimed overwhelming
victories over the Russians
The Russians said they on the offensive in the
territory but admitted they would not do much there
until Austria was disposed OF.
This they asserted, would be soon.
They declared they had the Austrans penned between
the angle of the Vstua and San rivers where they must
surrender or perish.
They said they looked for early Austrian capula-
tion asserting Austrian losses already were 25OO00.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
ALL KINDS OF NEWS
BUT MOSTLY RUMORS
Only Report Confirmed Is
That Surrender Of Austrian
Army Is Probability
BY Ed L. Keen.

London, Sept 5.-Overwheiming dis.
aster to the Austrians in Galicia was
reported at the Russian embassy here
this afternoon.
Reports that the czar's troops had
cut their army in two and that its sur.
firmed. 1t was said Archdukes Karl
firmed. 1t was said Archdukes Earl
Franz Joseph and Franz Frederick and
many other high military Officers were
in danger of capture.
Serious anti-government rioting was
reported in Vienna. Details were un.
obtainable on account of the censor.
ship.
The rumor that General Won Klul
commander Of the German right wing
in France, had been captured with Ia,
900 of his men, was varied this after.
noon with story that the number OF
the rank and file taken prisoners was
25,000
The war office did not believe either
account, saying the French govern.
ment would have confirmed the re-
ports if they had been true.
A rumOr that the French had relieved
Maubeuge and captured 10000 Ger.
mans was also received skeptically. 1t
was fact that many prisoners had
been taken, it was stated officially, but
figures were unobtainable. As for the
story that Maubeuge nad been relieved,
the war office had heard nothing Of it.
Stories Not Authentic.
The Belgian legation published an.
other story of alleged German atroc-
tiles in Belgium.
After referring to Louvain and other
cities said to have suffered at the hands
of the kaiser S troops, the report assert
ed:
"Tne German occupation Of any town
was accompanied by violence and acts
contrary to the usages of warfare con.
Quoted on the principles of humanity.
"The procedure everywhere is the
same. The German, advancing along
the roads, shoot inoffensive passerSby
and peasants in the fields. They re-
QUESTION food and drink in the viii
lagos. They consume all the liquor OBJ
tainahle until intoxicated and then pill.
age, murder and commit deliberate
crueties, regardless of their victims
age or sex.
"ln several places the male popula-
tion has been sent to Germany to work
the harvest fields The women, left
alone and unprotected, have been or.
dered to return to their homes and TO
leave their doors open at night.
Numerous witnesses declare that
the Germans, in attacking towns, have
placed civilians, men and women, in
Continued from page 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
TESTING AUTHORITY
OF BANK EXAMINER

In the supreme court this afternoon
tHe case to test the constitutionality
ol tne law passed by the last leeisla.
ture giving the state bank examiner
power to regulate banks and trust com.
Panles doing a trust business. The test
T gase brought by the Pacific Title and
trust company was consolidated with
the IN case of the Oregon Realty and
trust company against S. G. Sargent
as state bank examiner and A. M
crawford as attorney general.
Ihis case was first brought in the
circuit court of Marion county but nc
Judgment was rendered inasmuch as il
was the intention to carry it to the
supreme court to try out the constitu.
tionality of the law. In case the su.
preme court holds that the recent law
= unconstitutional, its decision will
prove a base for attacking the power Of
'he state bank examiner over banks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
KILLED HERSELF AND
HER TWO CHILDREN

Seattle, Wash, Sept 15.-Alarmed by
the odor of gas, William Flynn broke
in the door Of his apartment with an
axe this morning and found his wife,
Mrs. Jennie Flynn, lying dead on the
bed wita her two children dead in her
arms.
The couple lived at ALL Fremont
avenue. They had had some disagree
ment, and this morning Mrs Flynn told
her husband, who is a streetear con.
ductor, that she was going to kill her.
self. He did not believe her, and left
for his early morning run, according TO
Flynn's story. He returned later in
the forenoon and found the door to his
apartment locked. He tried TO get in,
and finally, remembering his wife s
threat, and smelling gas, ne broke
down the door.
Mrs. Flynn was 20 years old. Her
two children, Jennie and Harold, who
died with her, were two years old and
II months old, respectively.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
Ear, HATING KAISER,
| WOULD ENTER BERLIN
| At HEAD Of HIS ARMY

ps.rograd, Sept 15-The Russians are again on the
Epnve in East Prussia, the war office announced to-
The Austrians were so badly demorazed in Galicia,
was explained that it was considered safe to withdraw
me Russian troops from there and force of them was
Nut pOrthward to help General Rennenkamp, who has
Bbarpe Of the cars East Prussian activities.
Thus reinforced, Rennenkamp began pressing the Ger
+. hans
That he would push offensive operations on large
4 se lust yet the war office denied, however.
Rather it was sad his purpose was to keep the Ger
hans hands so full that they would be unable 20 send re-
Inducements to the Austrians The latter were reported
kefOrming on the San river
The Russians were estimated to have captured one
a Hth Of all the Austrian artillery.
Y The belief was gaining ground that the Austrians
S. uuld soon lay down their arms.
The government intimated that the proposed invasion
Hmgary had been abandoned the decision having been
@hed to use the whole of the First and Second lines of
@nOpS in attempting to capture Berlin.
The car court officials said has developed bitter
the kaiser and is determined to enterthe latters
'aptal at the head of his own armies
Russia declared War Minister Sukomlinoff, 's de-
ned to take Berlin. This is the task to which the
plies have assigned the Muscovite soldiers
lOaccompish this, without danger of being attacked
rom the rear necessary first to remove the Aus
nan peri, but there will not be general invasion of
hungary or attempts to capture Vienna or Budapest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
PASSENGER TRAIN
D|TCHED BY FLOODS,
FORTY-F|VE. KILLED
Combination Baggage and
Smoker, and Chair Car
are Wrecked
TWENTY SIX BODIES ARE
RECOVERED UP TO NOON
Floods Undermine Track and
Cars Plunge Into Twelve
Feet Of Water

st. Louis, Sept. 15.-Conflictinp re.
ports were received here throughout the
morning of the number of persons who
met death when st. Louis and San
Francisco passenger train was derailed
near Lebanon early today. An accur-
ate estimate of the dead was unobtain.
able as result of interrupted wire
communication.
First reports from Lebanon said that
at least 40 persons were dead. A mes
sage from Springfield said that one of
the survivors. physician, estimated
the number of dead at 20. Receiver
Nixon of the railroad at noon said he
had received a partial list of the dead,
including six who had been identified
and the body of an unidentified man.
A relief train was rushed from here to
the scene of the wreck but il was being
delayed as result of washouts.
Receiver Nixon declared that the
wrecked coaches consisted of com.
binotion baggage car and smoker and
a chair car. He denied that the cars
had gone over trestle weakened by
washOuts, as reported earlier in the
day, claiming there, was no trestle at
the point where the wreck occurred
The wreck resulted, he said from the
earth beneath the rails being washed
out for distance of fifty feet. Into
this hollow, containing 12 feet of water,
the coaches plunged.
Receiver Nixon would not estimate
the number of fatalities.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
CBy j. w. T. Mason, former London
correspondent of the United Press.)

New York, Sept. 15.-Yesterday s
figure 80" or letter "P, f" representing
the battle line of the fetreating Ger.
man forces in northeastern France, had
become narrower at the bowl today and
the hook about Verdun was loosening.
The stem of the figure, which yester-
day was drawn much to the left, was
assuming more nearly perpindicular
position. ~
If the allies can bend the "6' or
"P" into wholly erect position, the
Germans win be where they were orig
inally. Just as the allies lines about
Namur and in Ardennes gave way and
the retreat on Paris began.
The Germans apparently were at
tempting today, on the hills northeast
Of La Fere- -Laon- Rheims fortified line,
now uniquely famous for its perils TO a
defensive army, to reorganize their
forces with view to preventing TINS
Strengthening Of the figure.
The River Aisne, from Rethel TO YOU
ziers. is the key to this position, since
il guards the avenue of retreat upon
Lnxemburg and Ardennes.
In Dangerous Position.
If the allies can pierce the German
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
ESTABLISH NEW LINE
AND TURN ON ALLIES
Germans Reach Defenses
Prepared in Advance and
Turn to Give Battle
(By william Philip Sims

Paris, Sept. 15.-'The Germans be-
gan Monday" announced telegram
received at $3.50 p. m. today from the
Bordeaux war office, "to resist the
French advance on line they have
established north of the River Aisne.
"Their front extends through the
forests of La Aigle and Craonne, -
between Rheims and Laon-"and to
the north of Rheims and Chalons.
The admission was the first the war
office has made since the German re.
tirement began, that the kaiser s forces
were returning to the attack.
1t was believed the Germans had
reached line of entrenehed positions
previously prepared by them and that
another battle was imminent
AT any rate, it was evident that the
retreat had stopped.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
Details Hard to Get.

st. Louis, Sept. 15.-Forty-five per,
sons were reported killed in the derail
ment of st. Louis and San Francisco
passenger train at Lebanon early to-
day. Five were said to have met death
when the crash occurred. The others
it was reported, were drowned.
Wire Communication with the scene
of the wreck is most difficult but latest
advices indicate that the death list will
total As. Most of the victims were
passengers in the chair car.
The wreck occurred at 2:35 O'Clock
this morning
Engineer 0 'Brien escaped but Fire.
man Stockstill was drowned.
Up to noon, railroad officials here
admitted, 25 bodies had been recovered
from the wreck.
The upper side of the chair ear and
the bottom of the overturned smoker
latest advices here say, are visible from
the track.
Thirteen injured survivors are being
treated at a Lebanon hospital.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
Austrian Army Penned.

Petrograd, Sept. 15.-"The Rus
SLAMS, stated the war office this after
noon, "have the Austrians entire left
wing, including its German reinforce.
ments, penned in the angle formed by
the junction of the San and Vistula
rivers.
"These troops were driven from
Opole and Turobin. They face surren.
der and destruction.
"On the flank and rear they are sur
rounded by cossacks. They can escape
in no other direction on account of i'm
passible marshes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15

Petrograd also claimed successes for
the ear in Russian Poland.
AS soon as opposition had been crush
ed in Austria and Russian Poland, 1t
was announced the Russians would drop
all other campaigning to march on Bor-
lin.
The czar was said to have conceived
a bitter hatred of the kaiser and 10
be determined to lead his troops into
the latter's capital in person.
Nish declared 100000 Servians were
operating in Hungary.
Rotterdam professed to have intor-
nation that gloom and discomfort ware
increasing in Germany.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
.OAtlE SAM PROTESTS
SULTAN STANDS PAT
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15

There were stories current Of high
prices, unemployment and anti.govern-
ment rioting in Vienna.
Threatened by Great Britain, Turkey
was said to have decided TO remain neu-
tral.
A British submarine was reported to
have sunk the German protected cruiser
Hela.
British Premier Asquith introduced in
parliament bill suspending Irish home
rule for a year cor until the end Of
the war"
Skirmishing between Japanese and
Germans was reported near Kiao Chau.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15
Say Austrians Must Quit.

Milan, Sept l5.-Complete defeat of
n Austrian forces by the Russian in.
'ldefs Of Galicia was admitted TODAY
messages received here from reliable
fparces il Vienna.
All Austria Officialdom denied was
lln The defeat was a rout. 1t was
Eas'eHded y the troops retirement was
'saery and that they were entrencb.
f0I fresh stand on the River
Nv II was owned that losses had
~. ,.s1 P'9digious and that General Auf.
saOeig's forces were in danger of he.
.a., nln's o. internal trouble throughout
" aa'i.a "a were growing more freeuent
',al ~ Ile belief here was that the gov.
I |laaent N faces a serious situation among
'e own subjects. ''hO"s
y, ne /, opinion was gaining strength
NM. NM ~N the Austrians will NOT he
~ s,'o . Continue much longer at war.
a.ssl. sSs.nlt' were conflicting conernino
~ s'.pnents .9 in Russian Poland. Ger
-. ~ x'ounts indicated that the kai.
troops we're holding their own.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-15

From Russian sources came the claim
that the territory was being cleared of
invaders rapidly.
The frontier town of Kahsz, at any
rate, evidently remained in German
hands, reliable accounts telling of the
strength of the defenses the Germans
were constructing, apparently with a
view to holding it even against greatly
superior numbers