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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18

The little clock on our shelf tells us that
we have just one hour in which to proclaim
our sentiments with regard to the new priv
| ileges gran ted the inmates of the new pris-
on by Warden Wolfer.
First and foremost we feel like yelling:
"Hey, there, fellers! Wait for us. We're
coming, too.' Next, while we would like
to shout it from the housetops, we will con-
tent ourselves with modestly saying: 81
told you So For the Mirror didn't ex-
actly make Scoop" in the broadest
sense, in its recent announcement.
If you will consult the files of the Mir
rol as far back as 1910 you will find that
we then announced that baseball would be
played at the new prison. Of course we
had the correct dope. Now where did we
get it?
For this and the other new privileges
granted the credit surely belongs to Warden
| Wolfer who has ever been consistent lead
er in prison reform and progress. We do
not believe that he has ever wished to recall
a single privilege issued in the past to those
confined here and we confidently predict
that the inmates of this institution will so
conduct themselves in the future as to mer-
it further privileges from our popular War
den.
| We do not believe there is an officer of
this institution who has not always favored
more diversion and relaxation for the in
mates and from them am sure we may
expect hearty and cordial support in arrang
ing our sports and games.
| AS for the editor of the Gazette's sugges-
ton that there will be an influx of people
Looping prisonward, / wish to inquire right
now, if the gentleman has in mind anyone
who would like to serve the balance of my
term. If so let him be led thither and /
will gladly eleminate myself by substitu-
ton.
| In the meantime the hoarse voice of the
umpire is heard within the the gates boldly
announcing: Batteries today, Blooey and
Blooey for the Twin Twisters and Hump
and Jump for the type stickers. Joy reigns
unconfned within the confines, SO to speak
| In closing we wish to thank both Marco
Polo and Uncle ohm for their many kind
remarks and to simply state that it is an off
year for baseball. Most sport writer's are
on the fence as regards the new Federal
League and are ready to flop either way.
Much of the comment we have seen in the
baseball weeklies has been biased and full
of venom. In fact to disinterested per-
son it would almost appear that some of
these writers owned majority of the stock
of the clubs in organized ball. If we are
to believe these worthy gentlemen many
players who last year commanded their
share of bright lines in the public prints
have become an assortment of idle
wheezes and spavins by the simple process
of enrolling with the Feds. The news is
all colored to suit the views of the particu-
lar writer.
Our league in which we pin our faith is
| 81 M =
live! is the wish of
| BOBBLES
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

- TURING the more than six months in which
Id we have controlled the destinies of the
Mirror, we have received great many
letters of encouragement from readers of
the paper living outside the walls. Some
of these came to us from men and women
whose words reflect the pure, Christian
hearts that beat within their bosoms, and
whose earnest desire is to give a kind
word and helping hand to unfortunate
brothers who have, in an unthinking mo-
ruent wandered from the paths of recti-
tude and virtue.
We have printed some of these letters
-as many could find space for-and we wish
could print them all so that every inmate
might feel the same inspiration that we have felt,
and experience the same encouragement that has
come to us as result of them.
But we have also received numerous other let
tiers which have spurred us on and whetted our de-
sire to do more and more in the matter of making
the Mirror of real benefit to the prisoners. We
alude to the many plain spoken, sincerely written
words that have to from the inmates
themselves. Here is one of dozen received in the
past fortnight:
EDITOR MIRROR,
Dear Sir-I am taking this opportunity of ten
derng my heartfelt thanks to for the great help
you have been to me in endeavor to lead better
life.
l am all of the inmates confined within
these walls; whose privilege it is to read your sincere
honest, straight forward editorials of the
mind as myself.
Trusting God may give you strength to continue
your fine work. Yours sincerely,
Inmate No. 1859.
We do not take these letters as encomiums to our
self; they are not intended for that by the men
Tho ndito R,,k% how hat 10
ror can do. and is doing to bring men who have
been, to great degree, downtrodden, to better
understanding of themselves. They show that
many souls are here hungering for word that
will inspire and give guidance to purer spiritual
life; hearts that have been hardened, perhaps, by
constant rebufs, and human minds, are furnishing
for thoughts that tend to lead to higher safer bet
ter plane.
God grant that we may be given power to do
all that we know is possible in this work that He
has outlined for u.s.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18

theless quite as strong and true--for father.
And we grow older and perchance have lit
tie ones of our own; appreciation of our faith
ers' devotion becomes keener. We can then more
fully understand his feeling toward us when I'VE
were young. We can feel the griefs that he felt in
times of family trouble or sorrow; we can know
the disappointments that cut his dear old heart
like cruel knife, when all was not as it should
have been for those, and with those he loved so
dearly.
You remember him-how he used to try to
hide trouble from the home and pass it off with
smile-how, when sickness came, he would be
found, sometimes, off where he thought he'd not
be seen-in tears His heart was breaking then,
but it MANS heart; and probably at that time
you didn't think it was as tender as mothers, but
it was. You just didn't understand.
We owe our father this days thoughts, boys
and girls, and let give them to him. If yours is
still living, do as you did on Mothers day, and
write him letter. Oh, he'll be glad to get it,
and his old heart will be filled with JOY no matter
if it does come from prison; so write him next
Sunday. Make Daddy glad before it's too late.
And let us honor him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18
USE GOOD COMMON SENSE

~ II HAD just made up mind to address
wv another word to the inmates regarding
how much depends upon the men in the
matter OF prison reform, when there
came to our notice an ably written editor
al on that subject, in the last issue of
Good Words, the Atlanta Federal prison
Ii paper. So we'll does the editor cover the
ground that we substitute what he says
for the thought we had in mind
Many reforms which have for their
OBJECT the improvement of prison cond-
tons and the promotion of the health and
pleasure of the men in prison are not put
into effect" says Good Words, or after being
put In operation are not carried to a successful
conclusion, by reason of some acts by some of the
men, who are governed by selfish motives, hateful
preJudices, or thoughtless impulses Having these
classes in prison make us no different from other
communities outside, for in all organizations and
conditions of men there will be found the ignor-
ant, the prejudiced and the selfish man. who puts
every obstacle possible in the way of progress and
advancement Occasionally it is meanness pure
and simple, but more often it is lack of brains
or the application of the rudimentary elements of
common sense
In prison these men seem not to realize their
almost helpless condition. and do not consider that
by their little acts of thoughtlessness -some of
them SO utterly foolish that we sometimes wonder
how the doors of such things ever had the luck to
get in prison-that they are hurting the cause of
justice and humanity, and discouragng the efforts
of persons deeply interested in their welfare. and
striving for better things and better times in the
lives of the in prison.
While the bad conduct of few men does not
stop the march of progress and improvement
only hinders for a time-it is not the fault of
some of the boys still we do not believe that any
one would deliberately do things which might
cause curtailment of the privileges we enjoy
They do not think. In discussion of this sub
ject with one of our comrades here who has served
time in other prisons, he said: 1t has been my
experience that if you will just leave it to the boys
that they will queer things And another
old timer-said that it had been his observation
made possible by terms in several prisons, that
the prisoners in the prison made the prison what
it was,' meaning that the men themselves were re-
sponsible for the good or bad conditions which
prevailed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18

acceptably. His school is the worlds news, and
his experience and scope of imagination is broad
as the world itself. He lives peacably with his
neighbors, is conscientious and lawabiding; his
charity knows scarcely limit. and in morals he
ranks with the best members of the social family.
The writer is not printer, so he cannot be &C
cused of throwing out boquet with rubber at
tached to it, expecting the same to rebound; but
he has been associated with printers in news
paper way, long enough to know them pretty
WE'LL
You will not find many of them in prison, and
when you do, you will find that their offense has
usually been the result of wrong step taken un-
thinkingy-a step they deeply regret the moment
after it has been taken; and once they are free,
you will seldom find one coming back the second
time.
So we take our hat off to the printer. May
his shadow never grow less. The world and the
Mirror could not go on without him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18
God help us to be fair to all.
>. e DIT o R AL =.
A WORD FOR THE PRINTERS

HIS edition of the Mirror has been dedi-
Gated to the printers fellows who
. set the type, and by their labors make it
possible for the world to know what the
other half is doing from day to day. We
are devoting the principal part of the
space in this issue to articles written by
our own printers; and in doing so, we do
not feel that an apology is necessary; for
what they have contributed is all good,
wholesome and interesting reading. r
The printer, as rule, is man of
higher than ordinary type of intelli-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18
WILL YOU THINK OF FATHER?

EFT us give thought to Daddy. You
know Sunday is Fathers day, and after
honoring our mothers as we did few
weeks ago, we would be neglecting duty
if we did not in turn, pay quite as much
homage to he whose name we have,
through our own intersections, brought
down in shame and disgrace.
We suppose it is quite as natural for
the man as it is for the child to feel
more tender sort of love for mother, but
even so, there is still heart full of hon
est and sincere affection, different no
doubt from the mother love; but never
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
Emden's Captain a Prisoner.

Captain Won Muller of the German
cruiser Emden and Prince Franz Jo-
seph Of Hohenzollern, one of his of
icers, are both prisoners of war and
neither is wounded, according to an
announcement by the admiralty.
The admiralty adds that the losses
on the Emden are unoff1cially reported
as 200 killed and 30 wounded.
The admiralty has given directions
that all honors of war be accorded to
the survivors of the Emden and that
the captain and his officers are not to
be deprived of their swords.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
ELECT 7 TO Iron CROSS"
Membership Is Considered Highest
Honor Attainabie by Undergrad
yates at University.

Madison.-The names of seven mem
bers Of the senior class of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin elected to mem
bership in Iron Cross" the senior
honorary society, have been displayed
on a huge iron cross hung on one of
the pillars of University hall, in ac-
cordance with a time-honored tradi-
ton.
The men elected are Ray Keller,
captain of the football team; Tom
Kennedy, center on the varsity eleven
and member of the last three Wis
consin crews; Fred Hall, president of
the union board Gustave Wright,
prominent in forensic work; William
Foster, an intercollegiate debater; Err
nest Lange, a basketball player, and
Stanley Hollen, who has achieved sue
cess in college journalism.
To be elected to membership in
Iron Cross" is considered the highest
honor attainable by undergraduates at
the state university.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

FORTY NEW CASES IN HERDS
INTENDED FOR CHICAGO
EXHfBIT.
VALUE ANIMALS kTSf. 0OO.OOO
Government Sends One OF the Chief
Federal inspectors TO Take Charge
of the Investigation in
This State.

Milwaukee-The foot and mouth
disease epidemic among cattle herds
again assumed alarming proportions,
both in Wisconsin and in Chicago,
where Badger prize cattle valued at
100000, are under quarantine Forty
new cases were discovered in the in
ternational livestock show, according
to Chicago dispatches
That in Wisconsin the situation is
considered serious by the government
is shown by the fact that DR.. A. E
Wright, Little Rock, Ark, one of the
chief federal field inspectors, has been
sent to this state to take charge of
the investigation.
The prize dairy cattle under quar-
antine in Chicago total $50 and are
valued conseryatively at 81, 500, 900
Wisconsin breeders own $50 head of
those quarantined in Chicago.
The cattle average about $500
head in value, but some of them are
worth much more
Fears of extension of the foot and
mouth disease quarantine on live
stock to poultry, have been allayed by
department of agriculture officials.
"The federal foot and mouth quar-
antine has not and will not be extend
ed to poultry, except to farms where
the disease has been discovered
among cattle, swine or sheep" said
DR.. John R. Miller, chief pathologist
of the bureau of animal industry.
Gov McGovern has issued a procla-
nation requiring that all shipments Of
cattle, sheep or hogs into Wisconsin,
made since Sept. l, where they came
from the Union stock yards in Chi
cago, be reported at once to the Wis
consin livestock and sanitary board
and the herds placed in quarantine
pending inspection by the state body
This order will permit us to trace
all probable cases and effectively
check any possible spread of the foot
and mouth disease in Wisconsin"
said DR.. A. C. Eliason, state veteri-
marian.
rigid quarantine is being en-
forced in Rock, Kenosha and Racine
counties in the vicinity of the farms
where outbreaks OF the disease have
occurred.
DR.. Eliason, in answer to the many
inquiries as to the extent of the anti
shipping order, explained that the fed
eral quarantine prohibited the inter
state shipping of all live cIoven-hoofed
animals
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
CARFIRI|ANzA'S OFFER
TO QUIT REJECTED
Troops Are Ordered to March on
Mexican Capital.
VILLA IN SUPREME COMMAND
Special Trains Are Now Carving
Soldiers Toward Mexico City
First Battle Is Expected
at Queretaro.

Aguas Calientes, Mexico, Nov. 10
Gen. Venustiano Carranza's condition
al offer to resign has been rejected by
the revolutionary convention and the
troops controlled by the generals as
sembled here have been ordered to
march On Mexico City and drive the
Carranzistas from power. General
Villa has been placed in supreme com
mand of these troops.
The official announcement that Gen.
eral CarranZa's proffer had been re-
jected stated that he had expressed
his readiness to resign as soon as the
peace conference elected a provisional
president free from the influence of
General Villa. This was taken as a
slap at the convention for Ilecting
Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez
As soon as the convention had acted
on the message from General Carran-
"a, Gen. Jose Isabel Robes, secretary
Of war in the cabinet of General Gu
tierrez, appointed General Villa COM
mander in chief of all the forces I'M
der the authority of the generals at
the convention.
The movement of troops southwark
has been quietly going on for several
days and special trains were made up
to rush heavy forces to the front.
The first big battle is expected to take
place at Queretaro, where Gen. Pablo
Gonzales is said to have 10000 Car
rama troops and many guns.
Twenty thousand revolutionary
troops are south and east of Aguas
Calientes, while $4,000 more have been
gathered here for the march on MeXi-
co City, which has been expected
since General Carranza refused to ac-
cept the first mandates of the con-
yention.
Gen. Felipe Angeles, commander of
the artillery forces in General Villas
army, has 102 guns and large guam
tity of ammunition, a great part Of
which has been brought across the
American border at Juarez since Gen
eral Huerta retired.
Maj. Julio Madero, who has led the
CarranZa delegates at the convention.
admitted that he had lost all hope of
q new war being averted. Gen. Raoul
Madero, a brother of the major, has
been a stanch supporter of Villa since
the convention opened it's session.
Naco, Ariz., Nov. 13.-With several
of his 75-millimeter pieces placed at
a range of 5000 yards, Governor May
torena reopened artillery fire on the
Carranza garrison at Naco, Sonora.
The garrison replied, but the shells fell
short At the same time Yaqui In
dams were seen moving into positions
around the town for an attack. May
torena promised Colonel Hatfield, com
handing the American border patrol,
that he would gave two hours notice
of attack, but Hatfield. not depending
upon that, sent his men into position
on the border line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19


ficted still heavier losses on the Ger
mans. which included the crack Prus-
sian guard
The French and British continue to
hold the lire between Dixmude and
Ypres, and beyond the capture of Dix
nude and a small gain around Ypres.
the Germans, it is officially announced
by the French war office. have made
no progress.
Hard Battle Near Bethune.
A correspondent of the London
Times, describing a battle near Be
5hune Tuesday night. says the allies
Won brilliant victory in that region.
He reports that the Germans ad-
Fanced in the early hours of the morn.
ing, taking advantage of darkness and
mist They found their wav barred
by barbed wire entanglements. The
British infantrymen responded with
heavy rifle fire.
Ihen artillery was hurried to the
front Shell. shrapnel, machine guns
and rifles moved down the Germans
cutting lanes in their ranks. When
tue order was given to charge the
British answered magnifcentIv, driv.
ing the Germans back at the point
ct the bayonet and capturing four
small howitzers and large number
of prisoners.
With DiNmude in their possession
however. the invaders age less than
fifty miles from Calais and much
nearer Dunkirk. and the fight tbev
have been putting up in the face OF
tremendous losses seems to bear ont
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR
AT HEAD OF THE LIST
Soions Report on Election Cost-Beck.
man of Kentucky Is Second
Cumnins Last.

Washington. Nov. u. = Senator
Penrose. reelected in Pennsylvania
spent s9,073.S7 in his primary con.
tests and the general election, accord
ing 70 his sworn statement sent u the
secretary of the senate He reported
that he received no contributions.
J. c. ". Beckham, Democratic can
ciGate for senator from Kentucky, re
ported contributions Of S5.S25 and ex-
penses of 81. 550.66. George Nichols
Progressive candidate in kentucky,
reported his total expenditures at
1913. Senator Smith, reelected in
Maryland, reported s1,92I75 addition
al expenditures and no contributions
Senator Brandegee, reelected in Con
necticut, reported expenditures OF
5 800 and no contributions. Sena-
tor Fletcher. reelected in Florida. re-
ported he had no contributions and no
expenditures at the general election.
Senator Cummins, reelected in
Iowa, reported that he had received
no contributions and that he had made
no expenditures except his travelling
expenses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
ATTACK WITH
MIGHTY FORCE
German Commanders Make OeS-
perate Efforts to Crush
Allied Armies.
DEATH ROLL ENORMOUS

Casualties on Both Sides Must Have
Been nprecedented-Lord Roberts
Going to the Front-Cruiser Emden
Destroyed by British ShiP-sitUa-
ton in East Prussia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19


what had also been said, that they
viii not abandon this struggle to
reach the coast unless they are ut
terIy crushed.
The Germans are no longer utiliz-
ing green troops in the West Elan
ders region, but have brought up the
pick Of their army, including some
Prussian guards, who attempted an
offensive movement against the Brit
ISL, but without success
French Claim Gains.
In France, from the northwest to
the southeast, there have been en-
gagements Of lesser Importance, in
which, according to the French re-
port, General Joffre's armies have
succeeded in gaining ground and
strengthening their positions.
The Germans continue to destroy
bridges and railways in Belgium, but
with what object remains a secret.
It is thought, however, that they are
making preparations to winter in that
country, and they are taking every
step to prevent their plans from be-
coming known to their enemies.
Germans Report Advances.
Berlin, via London, Nov 13.-The
German general headquarters issues
the following:
The enemy advanced from Nieu-
port as far as Lombaertzyde. but
was driven across the User. The
eastern bank of the User as far as
the sea is now clear Of the enemy.
Our attack across the User canal
TO South Dfxmude is progressing.
'In the region east Of Ypres we
have advanced farther and captured
700 French soldiers four cannon and
four machine guns.
The enemy's attacks in the forest
of Argonne were repuIsed."
German Casualties at the User.
London, Nov. Is. - Telegraphing
fromthe north of France, the CORE
spondent of the Times says: German
officers captured by the allies put the
German casualties in the battle at the
User at 10000. One regiment of in
fantry which was 1900 strong, had
only 80 men left. Five generals were
killed"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
PLAGUE SPREADS IN INDIANA
Cattle Disease lnVades Fourteen Coun-
ties-GoVernor Issues Appeal.
expenses.

Cattle Disease lnvades Fourteen Coun-
ties-Governor Issues Appeal.
Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 11.-Tho--
oughly alarmed at the rapid spread IF
the hoofand-mouth disease among
cattle in Indiana, where it has invad-
ed IA counties and now exists within
30 miles of the Indianapolis stock
yards, Governor Ralston's appeal to
county councils, boards of commission
ers and local peace and health officers
for county cooperation to extermina1e
the contagion has been sent broadcast.
The discovery of the infection in
Boone county, which adjoins Marion
county Indianapolis) and its devel-
opment in Davies county in the south
western part of the state added ex-
IRENE gravity to the situation.
The counties where the disease has
thus far appeared include Lake, St.
Joseph, La Porte, Porter, Tippecanoe,
Clinton, Kosciusko, Montgomery, AL
len, Fountain, Boone and Davies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19
MAKE SPEED A REQUISITE
war Ohce OF European Powers
Quick to Turn Down Aircraft That
Cannot Travel in Fast Time.

The speed of an aircraft in war
service Is an important problem in
war service of any kind. and a CON
siderauon of the question viii be
found in the Scientific American,
from which the following information
is derived:
There was time when aeroplane