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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-26

There is prohibition in Russia, pro-
hibition which means that not drop
of vodka, whisky. brandy. gin or any
other strong liquor is obtainable in a
territory populated by 150.00o,0OO and
covering one-sixth of the habitable
globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-26
Domestic

]. NJ. Studebaker. ST., millionaire
manufacturer Of South Bend, Ind. re-
ceived painful injuries which may
prove serious. when the Studebaker
limousine crashed into another auto
mobile in a driving snowstorm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-26

A Reuter- dispatch to London from
Vienna gives this Official statement:
The battle in Russian Poland pro-
crosses favorably. Our troops have
captured 1000 prisoners. Is machine
guns and several field guns"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-26
Personal

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Eng.
land was laid at rest in st. PauIs ca.
thedral in London with a public fu-
neral that was extremely impressive.
His body lies beside that Of the duke
of Wellington and many other heroes
of Great Britain's wars. King George
attended the services.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-26

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw was re-elect.
ed by large majority as president Of
the National American Woman SUI.
frage association in the final session
Of its annual convention at Nashville.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-26

DR.. Robert ]. Burdette. preacher. au-
thor and humorist. died at his home
at Pasadena. Cal. He had been Ill for
two years. He became famous the
country over as 'The Burlington
Hawkeye Man"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-26

Assault after assault on the part of
the German army in Flanders and
France having failed. the kaiser Is
bringing up more big guns in an effort
to shell the British and French forces
from their intrenched positions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
s+rurk IL onIv Native Son.

Strunk Is Only Native oo"' ,o5oL
Amos Strunk is the only fn l.aos,a
phia boy who is on Connie , MrI
team. Strunk was born In has -. has
phia January %, 1889. That Guy t inc
always been his home, ana $40 80 h
the season he spent in MilWaun snd AZ
has also been his stamping grOunO
a ball player.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21

1@ r the many weapons of attack In
81 the mat repertory of the world s
81 champion the grapevine hold
deserves special mention. Gotch
has pinned few dangerous opponents
with this hold for deciding falls, but
it is among the foremost of the sub
ordinate holds used by him in lead
ing up to the effective combinations
with which he wins the majority OF
his hard matches The lightning-like
rapidity with which the champion
shifts from one hold to another be-
wilders his less alert opponents and
enables him to trick them into dan
gerous positions.
The grapevine as used by Goteh is
one of his famous shifts whereby he
secures his half nelson and crotch and
with such precision that it has caused
the downfall OF some of the greatest
wrestlers in the world.
Gotch makes the grapevine shift
when over his opponent on the mat.
When the defensive wrestler is on his
hands and knees, Gotch holds him
down by working back and well to the
side, grasping his victims near leg
near the crotch. The worlds cham
pion feints for further leg or arm
hold or some other grip to distract his
opponents attention. AS the latter is
looking away from the real point of
attack, Gotch suddenly raises his OPP
ponent's near leg and, if working on
the left side, jumps. in with his right
leg under the leg of his opponent,
which has been raised With his right
leg he grapevines the victims far leg
With this leverage the champion has
turned his opponent easily. The i'm
prisoned leg of the defensive wrestler
is thus rendered powerless. AS the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
ADMIRAL FLETCHER THE SCIENTIFIC
SAILOR Of UNCLE SANS BIG NAVY
Noted Naval Officer Has Invented Some OF the Most Valuable
Mechanical Contrvances in Use in the Service-He Is
Also Exceedingly Well Read in international Law
Was Born in OskaIoosa, Iowa. in 1855

nalized by a derisive salute from q
Korean fort.
Korea, although nominaily an indie
pendent monarchy, was in reality I'M
der the suzerainty of China. Accord
ingly, the expedition proceeded to Chi
nese waters and, after spending year
there all difficulties were surmounted.
and the Ticonderoga returned to
Korea, thereupon negotiating treaty
which was signed b. the high contract
ing parties in a temporary pavilion
erected on an point of land opposite
the ship.
The next noteworthy duty to which
Fletcher was assigned was an expedi-
ton of a purely scientific character,
the object in view being to determine
with accuracy the longitude of a series
of points in South and Central Amer
lea. This work was accomplished by
observation of the stars, supplemented
by the use of telegraph, the task being
part of network of longitude deter
limitations made by various civilized
nations and encircling the entire
earth.
On the way back from the Peruvian
Andes, where the last longitude OBJ
servations had been made, Fletcher
reached the city of Panama just in
time to find that town suffering from
a more than ordinarily severe cpl
demic of yellow fever. People were dy-
ing of the disease like flies, and during
fortnight which he spent in the har-
Dor much against his will landing par
ties were going ashore from the YES
sells every day to bury victims.
That was in 1884. Since then
Fletcher's professional duties have
been of a much varied character. At
different times he has commanded the
torpedo boat Cushing, the gunboats
Kanawha and Eagle, the cruiser
Raleigh and the battleshfp Vermont.
Three years ago, although only a cap
tain at the time, he was made aid for
material to the secretary of the navy,
place ordinarily not assigned to an
officer under the grade of rear admiral.
For some time he was in command
of the torpedo station at Newport, and
in regard to torpedo boats and subma-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
eotch Gets Grapevine and Head Lock.

opponent turns Gotch suddenly "a.
verses the hold into a half nelson
with a crotch.
1t was told Gotch in 1911 that an
American wrestler who wished to sea
him defeated had been tutoring Hack.
enschmidt against the grapevine hold
leading to the half nelson and crotch
The worlds champion laughed at
these stories. He said the Russian
lion was privileged to practice thu
maneuver all he pleased, but he would
defeat him in one fall by this same
ruse.
This remarkable prediction actually
came to pass. When Hackenschmidt
met Gotch for the second time
in Chicago he was coached to
the minute to avoid this rapid.
fire attack of Gotch. It was the
means of his downfall in the first
bout Gotch put Hack off his guard,
raised his near leg, grapevined his far
one and then reversed it into half
nelson and crotch, with which the
lion" was pinned for the first fall in
the bitterest defeat of his career.
The grapevine may be secured on
the arm, and with the aid of a cross
bullock, an opponent may be hurled
heavily to the canvas. Gotch has sell
dom used this grip, however He has
avoided holds whereby an opponent
might be killed in flying falls but has
used his quick brain to advantage in
crushing his opponents by rapid
maneuvering in straight wrestling
Gotch has seldom used the grape
vine in pinning an opponent. His de-
feat of Policeman John J. Rooney in
Chicago with a grapevine and ham
merIock in 1906 was an exception.
Copyright. 1913. by Joseph B. Bowles,) /
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
INVASION OF CUBAN PLAYERS
Manager Griffith Believes He Has a
Wonder in Young Acosta--Giants
Sign Up Palermo.

More Cuban baseball players are
going to break into the major leagues
this season. Those who have been
tried have made good records, and
Manager Griffith believes that he has
a wonder in the sixteen-year-old out
fielder, Acosta, who was given a trial
by the Nationals last season.
Two Cubans who will be seen in
major league uniforms this year are
Gonzales, a third baseman, who has
been corralled by Capt. Jake Daubert,
of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and a pitch
er named Palermo, who has been
signed by the New York Giants. An
other payer in demand is an infelder
named Romanoff, who is also wanted
by Brooklyn.
Brooklyn was able to get a good
line on the Cubans last fall during it's
trip to the island, which is nearing to
a close. Gonzales plays on the Habana
team, and during the season he has
been hitting at a 400 clip, in addition
to which he has been fielding his posi-
ton at third base in wonderful style.
Palermo has also ben playing against
the Dodgers. He is a giant southpaw
who has just passed his twentieth
birthday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
CUPID A VERY "QUEER KID"
Beginning and Ending of Romance in
Which Not Single Word
Was Spoken.

Huntington, w. Va-For two years,
persons living near the railroad tracks
here have watched for the Overland
freight, which is due through here at
4:30 in the afternoon. To those who
were disinterested watchers the event
simply meant glimpse at the mad
fireman." as they called him, for, as
the train whirled by here that mem
Der of the crew would hang out of the
cabin, wave a piece of waste or
handkerchief in the direction of the
long hill and presently throw kisses
until the train was out Of sight. Some
nut" was the verdict of the spectators.
But away up on the hill Miss Sylvey
Price, standing on the veranda of her
fathers house, waited for the daily
performance, and when it had ended
sighed some dream She had never
spoken to the fireman, but more than
two years ago began to correspond
with him. He waved each day, and
finally one day when she stood on the
platform at the little railroad station
he dropped card with his name and
address near her.
The courtship began by correspond
ence and continued until all arrange
ments had been made for their mar
riage. She had never heard his voice,
and her only impressions of him were
obtained from his letters and his per
Torrance at the door of the engine.
Recently Miss Price went to Ash
land, KY, to be married to the fire
man, who correspondent with her under
the name of F. L. Francis. She wait
ed at the church for hours and then
went to the railroad offices. No one
of that name was employed there, she
was told. She returned to her home
heartbroken. Next day the Overland
pulled through town; an old man was
stocking the engine, and he didn't even
look up.
Cupid's queer kid, isn't he?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
WORLD "CHAMPS" FEW
Johnny kiIbane Is Simply Rmeri-
can Title Holder.
Philadelphia Newspaper Writer Thinks
Willie Richie Is Overrated-Fred-
die Welsh Is undisputed Eng
fish Champion.

There is not a champion boxer in
America, Europe or Australia, except
Jack Johnson, who can claim to be
a worlds champion, declares writer
in the Philadelphia Ledger. You will
read where some overzealous Pacific
coast ring critic alludes to Willie
Richie. as a worlds champion, and
those of the middle west refer to John
ny Kilbane as holder of the worlds
feather weight title Both are incor-
rect Neither is a worlds champion.
They are simply American title hold
erS.
Richie won his light weight title
from Woigast on foul Neither VOL,
CAST nor Richie ever beat Freddie
Welsh, the recognized champion of
England and present holder of the
Lord Lonsdale belt. In fact, Richie
was beaten by Welsh on November
80, 1911, at Los Angeles, over the
twenty round route. That was prior
to the young Californian's victory over
Wolgast.
Until Richie meets and defeats
Welsh he can only be regarded as the
American champion. Up to present
writing he has not exhibited any great
prowess with the gloves. He has had
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21

only a few contests since he was
crowned champion, although he has
been repeatedly challenged. He is
rated by Philadelphia sports on the
work he performed there. He was
completely outboxed by Young Erne
and Charley Turner, neither of whom
make any pretensions to be cham
pions of their class.
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland is the
recognized feather weight champion
of America and not of the world, as he
is constantly alluded to by enthusiast
tic writer's of the middle west. Kill
bane won the title from Abe Attell,
February %, 1912, at Vernon, Cal,
over the twenty round route, the bout
lasting the limit Attell was not a
worlds champion at the time, because
be had never beaten Jem Driscoll, then
the best man in England at the weight.
Kilbane has never fought an interna-
tional battle-in fact, he has not been
in a championship contest since he
won the decision over Attell
Johnny Coulon, the bantam weight
title holder, like Kilbane and Richie,
has been very careful not to jeopar-
die his ring reputation. Although re-
peatedly challenged, Coulon has not
fought a championship battle since
February, 1912, when he was awarded
a twenty round decision over frankie
Burns at New Orleans. Coulon is
only champion of America, despite the
e. LA -, I4 oAf
Jim Kendrick twice in New Orleans,
winning on points in ten rounds and
again by a knockout in nineteen
rounds. Kendrick was an Englishman,
but not champion of his country.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21

Vanderbilt is seeking to schedule
game for next fall with Pennsyl-
vania.
George Stallings has offered St.
Louis $4,000 for Dolan, secured in trade
from the Pirates.
A managers job is not a lasting one.
Only five of the big league leaders have
held their position for three years.
Percy Haughton raps the forward
pass as an offensive factor. But Har-
ward has never played Notre Dame.
Robinson. Mercersburg's schoolboy
wonder, is to be sent against all kinds
OF short distance records in the spring
Princeton will be unable to meet Pitt
on the gridiron next year, due to con-
flict in the dates on which the latter
wishes to arrange the game.
Jack Denny, New Orleans light
weight, knocked out Bobby Long of In
dianapolis in the sixth of scheduled
eight-round fight at Memphis.
Johnny Dundee declares that Johnny
Kilbane, champion feather-weight box
er, is the best glove artist in the world,
not barring Packey Mcfarland or any
other.
Billy Evans is reported to have es-
tablished a record last season by fail
ing to park or bench a single player
during the American league playing
year.
Mr.. Walter Camp says that the west
is far ahead of the east in the for
ward pass game, and then carefully
eliminates all western forward passers
from his All-American team.
The running turf is to be congratu-
lated on the support now obtained
from G. K. G.. Billings and Price Nc
Kinney. both of whom have been big
men among the harness horses.
4
Two indicated tennis champions,
Malcolm Whitman and William Larned,
both of whom passed the national tt
tie by defaulting, are determined in
their intention to re-enter The big game.
1t is again accepted that Wolgast has
not retired from the ring. The cham
pion expressly states that he viii no
longer attempt the battering Marathon
distances. but expects to continue in
the ten-round goes
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21

It is said Of Admiral Fletcher that
was born with a mechanical bent. At
the naval academy. however, he at
tracted no special attention, being
quiet, shy and studious. Modesty has
always been a conspicuous attribute of
his. but when something important is
to be done he is the readiest man In
the world.
Fletcher and efficiency are almost
synonymous. Even his mechanical in
ventions are suggestive of the same
quality. The Fletcher breech closing
mechanism shuts the breech of a
rapid-fire gun in the quickest imagin-
able time and with the fewest possible
motions. The gun mount already men,
toned is an arrangement of truncated
cones on roller path by which frio-
ton is reduced to such point that a
weapon weighing thousands of pounds
can be trained literally with one finger
and clamped instantly to fix it upon
the target.
He is a man of medium height,
neither stout nor thin, and too rugged
looking to be handsome.
Unlike most naval officers he did
not marry until he had reached mid
die age. His wife was Washington
girl, Miss Susan II. Stetson. The
Fletcher home is in Washington at
1441 Massachusetts avenue, and they
have two young daughters.
Admiral Fletcher's flagship in Mexi-
can water is the battleship Rhode
Island. In addition there are under
his command the battleships Nebraska
Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan, South
Carolina and Louisiana; the cruisers
Tacoma and Chester, the gunboat
Wheeling and the supply ship Culgoa.
1t is a formidable fleet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
insure Pear Tree for $50, 900.

Los Angeles.-An alligator peal
tree. owned by H. A. Woodwork, has
been insured for $4,000 by Lloyds of
Tnndon against fire or frost.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
eopners Turn Down carIisls.

The board Of athletic control of the
University of Minnesota has decided
by unanimous vote that there would
be no football game with Carlisle in
1914. The board was officially noti-
fed that the net receipts for the Min
nesota-Chicago football game played
at Northrop field on November Is
were $32,14S.50. Of this amount Chi
cago received $1e,074.25.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
WINS CR0SS-COUNTRY EVENT
Abel r. kivat Is One of Most Remark
able Distance Runners Ever De-
veloped in This Country.

Abel R. Kiviat, of the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic club, of New York, is one
of the most remarkable distance run
ners that has been developed by this
country. Kiviat who contributed in
large part of the victory of Uncle Sam
in the Olympic games at Stockholm.
Sweden, last year. Kiviat won addi-
tional honors recently when he cap
tured the national cross-country race
of six miles, defeating strong field,
among them several holders of titus
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21

Abel Klviat, Champion CrossC0U"''
Runner.
lar honors. The contest took pla0p 1
under the auspices of the AGnS'o o;r
Athletic union. Kiviat ran tno 20
miles in the fast time of 80 mlnu''
and So seconds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
Euturlst Musicians on Job.

Paris.-Jealous of the laurels won
by futurist painters, an orchestra of
futurist musicians will give a concert
and attempt to reproduce the sounds
of a railroad collision.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21
Neutrality-suspicious. FLETCHER e

Washington.-Friday Fletcher eV-
erybody in the navy calls him.
He got his nickname in rather ooo
way. 1t SO CHANGED that the othcer
who now commands the American ma
val forces in Mexican waters was born
on the sixth day of the week in the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-21

rines he is considered an expert. Note
worthy improvements in fleet tactics
have been suggested by him. But his
most remarkable inventive ideas have
been developed in connection with
naval ordnance.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-02-01
Bisbee Miner
 Killed By Blast

In the Brizgs shsft of the c. & A shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday aft. ernoon. instsnt death came to Henry Hswser. ss he ran from the danger thst he 2, slizsd too late.
 The accidsnt was . particularly tragic one, for Hawser had determined to quit mining in few dsys: indeed. had expected 10 quit yesterday morn. ing, intending to go to ranch he he'd homeetesded near Fort HuachuoA.
 It wac al.o tragic for II Strick. land. . miner of the Briggs shaft with whom Hawser was working e . muck CT Strickland last night was almost overcome with grief and regret e he recountered the circumstances under which Hswser had come to his death Strickland had an important en- gsgement in the city for 4o'cloek yes terdsy afternoon, with reference to . legal matter. Shortly alter 3 o'clock be made kno~n his intention of leav- iog work before quitting time and oi reporting himself of and sskiug ths, another miner be seot to fire the round oi shots he had placed. Hswser declsred there was no use o sending another man. He eaii bt would attend to splitting the fuse and firing the sh ots, Strickland told hun he did not know that it was safe for him to try to do this and that he would not allow it. Hswser emphaticsl } declared that be was competent, thai he understood the handling Of powder and he might ss we'll go ahead with it Strickland changed his altitude in fsce of the confidence of Hawser and left When he reached town. be learned o' the accident.
 Another mucker iu the working kept sn eye on the work of HswseI @ he went about the holes. It did not look right to him and after sev. eral uneasy pro'ests to which Hsw- ger replied confidently, the other man cried c lsst warning to Hswse' and then ran. He got clear O: the working . moment before the expio. sion brought prematureIy by Hawsrr
 Hawser was 45 years old and had resided in Bisbee IS months. coming there from the state of Washing ton.
 In his p cket was found . memor. { sndum book, in which was . note sskinR that Mrs R L Burris of Day. too. Washington be notified in sbe event of accident befslling him. A telegram was sent to her last night but no answer had been received at ( fate hour.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-02-01
New Postmasters for
 .8isbee and Phoenix

A little political bird Au,tered into our office this morning and whispered that following L K Bsiley's appoint. msnt % post master as Bisbee would follow the appointment of c B Wood to succeed Col McClintock ., posl- master in Phoenix. Mr Wood is now the efficient and energetic Secretary Of the State Fair Association and when Carl Hayden was Sheriff of Msricops Mir Wood was Mir Hay den's Chief Deputy. Mir Wood ought to make . good postmsster e he is well qualified along those lines. Down in Douglas there are two known applirsnts for the pos,mastership according to the story chat is going sround-one is Clay M Hsnkins now Mayor of Douglas and the other is Jim So-rks . we'll known builder and contractor of sbs, city