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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
HUMAN LIFE LIGHTLY HELD
Society Formerly Made Little or No
Provision to Protect It's
Members.

The value of life has fiuctuated
greatly in the different periods of the
worlds history. To the Spartans life
was cheap. The highest duty was to
be soldier; the greatest honor was
TO give away life for the state. Ma
poleon estimated the thousands of lives
his conquest for a universal empire
would cost, and he marched on, sac
r1nclng them. Life had little value.
Under Henry VIII, death was the pun
lshment for stealing three shillings;
there were 253 crimes punishable by
death; $4,000 persons were executed
in his reign.
Formerly war, pestilence and fam
Inc swept off humanity by the count
less millions. During the thirty years
war 100000 of Germany's population
were killed. The black death de-
voured 25,O00,000 people in Europe dur
Ing the fourteenth century. Three
hundred and fifty famines have swept
over the earth since the beginning of
history. Human life has been de-
stroyed like bubbles. Today all this
has changed.
Smallpox and yellow fever, for ages
the two dreaded horrors of mankind,
have lost their terror. The new dis
coveries in surgery have alleviated I'M
told suffering. Formerly operations
were performed while the subject
writhed and shrieked with pain. To-
day anesthetics render the patient as
insensfble as mountain bowlder. The
leading physicians of the world few
weeks ago cheered long and loudly DR..
Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller insti-
tute, when he announced to them that
he had stopped the hearts of animals
for two and one-half minutes and per-
formed operations on their valves.
Animals have played an important
part in the eradication of human dis
eases. From the horse the antitoxin
is prepared that saves thousands of
children from death by diphtheria.
From the COW the vaccine preparation
for immunizing against smallpox is
made.-Leslies Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
DECIDES FREIGHT RATE CASE.
Commerce Body Grants but Few OF
Proposed Increases.

Commerce Body Grants but Few OF
Proposed Increases.
Washington, Aug. 13,-The farmer
and farm interests have won big vic
tory over the railroads. The interstate
commerce. commission handed down
it's decision on Wednesday in the west
ern rate advance case and granted but
few of the railroads proposed in
creases. The proposed advance in
grain, grain products, 1--we stock and
Westinghouse products-the biggest
on the list-were denied.
Commissioners Harlan and Daniels
dissented from the majority opinion.
Among the increases justified were:
Proposed increase on carload rates
on brewers rice and domestic rice.
Proposed increase on carload rates
on fruits and vegetables.
Proposed increase on carloads for
hay and straw where not in excess of
Glass c.
Among proposed rate increases re-
fused were: m
On grain and grain products.
On carload rates live stock.
On packing-house products and
fresh meats, with exceptions.
Fertilizer and fertilizer materials.
Broomcorn.
Cotton piece goods and cotton from
Texas to points in the North.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
CROPS SMASH ALL RECORDS.
Production of Five Leading Grains
Reach Vast FIGURES,

Washington, Aug. 10.-Three billion
bushels of corn, 1900, 100000 bushels
oats. and 1,O00,000,0O0 bushels of
wheat are in prospect for this years
United States harvest.
Record crops of rye, white and
sweet potatoes, tobacco, rice and hay
also are predicted for the prosperous
farmers, who have planted 310,546,6 500
acres, or 100000 acres more than
last year, to their principal crops,
The wheat crop, the greatest ever
grown in any country, will be worth
more than $2,500,O00,0OO The surplus
of wheat is more than 400,000,000
bushels, the largest this country has
known.
Five leading grains, wheat, corn,
oats, rye and barley, have an aggregate
yield of 5,547 100000 bushels, an in
crease of 124,0OO,000 bushels for the
month of July, or little over two per
cent, and 100000 bushels. or nearly
five per cent larger than last years
final returns.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
ALLIES LOSE WAR VESSELS.
British Cruiser, Submarine and De-
stroyer Sunk.

6FiIiSh OFulSCFy SuOHldTtHS anu 10
stroyer Sunk.
London, Aug. 12-An announce
ment by the admiralty states that the
British torpedo-boat destroyer Lynx
was sunk by a mine in the North sea.
Four officers and % men were saved.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE German ad-
miralty announced the destruction of
the British auxiliary cruiser India by
a German submarine in the following
official statement:
The English auxiliary cruiser India,
1900 tons. was torpedoed north of
Dodge while entering Restfjord. The
Swedish steamer Goesteland saved 80
members of her crew"
A submarine of the entente allies
was sunk near Bulair by Turkish
aeroplane which threw bombs upon
the craft. All the crew were lost.
The allied forces have resumed
their attacks upon the Turkish posi-
tions at the Dardanelles with great
vigor in the last two days and have
made appreciate progress on the Gal
lipoli peninsula, according to Havas
dispatch received from Athens. The
Turkish losses have been heavy.
Constantinople, Turkey, Aug. II, via
London.-T troops completely
dispersed forces which the entente al
lies landed near Karachali. according
to the Turkish war department.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
One ADVANTAGE.

at is impossible for man to have
the same affectionate regard for mo-
tor car that he has for a horse" said
the lover Of horses.
Perhaps not" replied the motorist.
"but there are compensations."
For instance?"
"A man can say things to his motor
car in the heat of the moment that
he couldn't say to ba1ky horse With
out twinge of conscience"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
IOWA MAYOR KILLS WOMAN.
Joseph BIackman of De Soto Ends
Life When Victim Dies.

De Soto. Ia, Aug. 13.-Mayor Joseph
Blackman on Wednesday shot and
killed Mrs. C. J. Jordan, forty, wife OF a
real estate dealer, and then committed
suicide by shooting. Mayor Blackman
boarded at the Jordan home, and 1t IS
believed he and Mrs. Jordan Quarreled
because she had gone out into the
country to cook for threshers Black
man is said to have been drinking.
The killing OF Mrs. Jordan took place
in her kitchen. Blackman had just
finished his breakfast.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
zEPPEL|NS SHELL
DOCKS IN LONDON
Berlin Reports Airships Raided
Navy Bases.
BOMBS HIT ENGLISH FLEET
British Submarine Torpedoes Former
German Cruiser BresIau-Ena-
lish Patrol Boat and Teu-
ton Steamer Lost.


London, Aug. 13.-An Athens dis
patch to the London Daily News says
British submarines have entered the
Black sea and torpedoed the Turkish
cruiser which formerly was the Bres-
lau, one transport and one gunboat.
London, Aug. ia dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Athens says
that the Turkish cruiser Goeben,
which was renamed the Sultan Selim
after its sale by Germany to Turkey,
has been torpedoed by an allied sub
marine near the Bosporus. The crew,
however, succeeded in running the
Warship aground in a creek, where
workmen are now building a dixie
about it to enable repairs to be made
Berlin, Aug. 13-The German air
ships, which raided the east coast of
England Monday night and early Tues
day morning, bombarded, with good
results, warships on the Thames, the
London docks, torpedo boats near Har-
wich, and buildings on the Humber
says an official communication issued
By the admiralty.
The text of the official statement
follows:
"The night of August $40 German
airships attacked fortified places and
harbors on the English east coast.
I'm spite of a strong defense, British
warships on the Thames and the Lon
don dock, torpedo boats near Harwich
and important construction on the
Humber were bombarded. 1t was OBJ
served that the results were good.
'The airships returned from the sue
cessful expedition"
Another naval communication is
sued reports:
can official report received by wire
less says that our Baltic naval forces
on the 10th attacked Russian ships in
the archipelago near the Schaeren is
lands and by their fire forced the Rus
slams to withdraw, among them an
armored cruiser of the Makaroff class.
We also silenced the coastal batteries
"The same day other German cruis-
ers drove off Russian torpedo boats
which appeared near the entrance to
the Gulf of Riga, and an enemy de-
strOyer was seen to be on fire our
ships repeatedly were attacked by
enemy submarines, but all their tor
pedoes missed the mark. Our ships
suffered neither damage nor losses.
Great Britains official account of
the Zeppelin raid of the night of Au-
gust 9-10, the only news passed by the
London censor, limited the German
flyers zone of operation to the "east
coast"
The British account added that four
teen persons were killed and fourteen
wounded by bombs dropped by the
Germans while flying over English
towns.
Rome, via Paris, Aug. 13.-It is Of
fcially announced that the Austrian
submarine U-12 was torpedoed and
sunk with all aboard IN the upper Adri-
attic sea by an Italian submarine.
London, Aug. 13.-The sinking OF
the British auxiliary warship Ramsey
by the German naval steamship Me-
teor and the blowing up of the latter
in the North sea were announced OH
cially.
In addition to these losses eleven
commercial vessels were reported
sunk
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
GEORGE FITCH, AUTHOR, DIES.
Noted Humorist Fails to Rally AFTER
an Oneration in California.


Berkeley, CAL, Aug. 11.-George
Fitch, the author. of Peoria, Ill, dleo
at a sanitarium here, having failed TO
rally from an operation for append
citis. Mr.. Fitch was taken i'll on Sat
urday. He had been visiting his SIS
ter, Miss R. Louise Fitch, who is a
student in the University Of California
Mrs. Fitch was with him at the time
of his death. Arrangements have been
made to remove the body to Peoria for
burial.
The name of George Fitch belongs
in that list of American humorists
which includes Mark Twain, Bill Nye,
George AIDE and Finley Peter Dunno.
Fitch was born at Galva, Ill, June
s. 1871
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
The Hitch.

81 don't think that stenographer
you sent me is speedy enough for the
work"
''Why, sir, that girl can write two
hundred words per minute"
"She may be able to write two hun
bred words per minute But she has
to expend about two minutes to each
word looking it up to see how it ia
spelled"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
storm Sweeps West Indies.

Fort De France. Martinique. Aug
12.-Considerable damage was done
along the waterfront here by a VIC
lent storm with a heavy wind from
the west The sea rose high and
docks were flooded and merchandise
destroyed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
rurks Forced Back BY Russ.

Petrograd, Aug. by capturing
several hundred camels carrying sup
plies to the Turks along the eastern
Euphrates, Russian Caucasus troops
forced the enemy to withdraw for
distance of several miles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18
Mo Wonder.

my audience did not seem to take
in the talk l gave them about avia-
ton"
81 guess the subject was above the
sserags audiences kceds,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-18

T. Gilbert Pearson is the secretary
of the National Association of Audu-
bon societies and he has just been in
Washington to call the attention of
the department of justice to the fact
that plumes of the egret are being
smugged into New York from Florida
and other southern points in defiance
of the law. If the offenders are caught
there will be dearth of aigrettes In
New York next winter. In his person
al appeal to the attorney general. Mr..
Pearson told him that the parcel post
was being used by the smugglers and
that sometimes bundles of pumes
were wrapped in oiIcIoth inside bun
die of cheap alligator hides and
shipped by express.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-10-29
YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT
DEPARTMENT
Edited by
JUDGE WILLIS BROWN,
Chairman National Youth Achieve
ment Committee
FIFTEEN BOYS AND A JOB

Here were fifteen ordinary American
schoolboys. They were entering the
worlds work, and none of them was
prepared. The public school exists for
the purpose Of fitting boys and girls
for the vacations of life, and yet as
boys leave the school they make no
connection of the school of study with
the world of doing things.
There must come into the schooling
of boys, which schooling must be a 1T
ting Of the youth of the land for liv-
ing, a definite, concrete part of edu-
cation which has to do with the things
which make up real living.
If boys are to be workers, then edu-
cation must fit boys for work. Eff
cient work needs brain as well as
hand. So there must be study and
then application.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-10-29

other day l passed the ONCE
of a Chicago evening paper.
1t was about 10 o'clock in the
morning, and already there
was lined up about this Office and
across the street extending for half a
block In either direction a crowd of
men, boys and a few women. These
were waiting for the first edition Of
the paper in order to scar the want
ads. fo- positions, says Judge Brown.
A friend of mine was thinking Of
employing a boy, and l arranged for
his clerk to visit this place and send a
number of boys who were waiting for
the paper to his office.
Within half an hour from the time
the clerk left boys began to arrive
until we had fifteen boys there.
| interviewed each boy. The first
question l asked was, what have you
ever lone that you consider worth
whileT'
The question was so unusual that in
most cases I was compelled to repeat
it and then explain what l meant.
No boy could think of anything
worth while hat he had done.
All of them, of course, had attended
school. Three were high school grad
yates. One boy had advanced no fur
Their than the sixth grade in school.
l asked each boy what he desired
as weekly wages. One of the high
school boys thought, inasmuch as this
was his first job, that $3.50 would be
sufficient. One seventh grade boy was
willing to start in at So per week. The
boy who wanted the most which was
$12 per week, was, strange to relate,
the sixth grade boy.
None of the boys had ever made
anything that they could remember.
Only two boys had preferences. One
boy said he would like to be a phar-
macist. However, this boy had not
specialized in chemistry in school, nor
had he sought employment in any drug
| store.
Another boy wanted to be an electri-
clan. He did not understand the con-
struction of a simple dry cell battery,
had never made anything electrical,
nor had he applied for work at any
electrical supply or construction es-
tablishment.
After talking with each boy separate
ly / gathered the fifteen boys together
and explained to them just why l had
asked them the various questions.
The boy who had only completed the
sixth grade of school, but who had
worked for three years, seemed to be
the most intelligent and the most eff
cient. The other boys all agreed that
he was worth more than they and did
not seem at all surprised when this
sixth grade boy was selected as the
best boy for the position.
None of the boys commercialized his
schooling. None of them considered
his school record as having anything
to do with the securing of a position.
One of the boys stated that he had
visited over twenty places seeking for
a position, and in only one did the
employer ask about his school record.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-10-29
Board OF. Chosen Freeholders

Terms expire January 1st
Dlrector-Charles III. Clouting.
Vice Director-Joseph P. MacKissic.
Clerk-Frank w. Fowkes, Sea Isle
aty
Collector-Joseph I.Scull, Ocean City
policitor-Joseph Douglass Cape May
Purt House.
Eoad Supervisor-Daniel Schellen-
a, Erma.
Pea Isle City-Charles H. Ciouting,
!; James F. Eustace, 1917.
upper Township-Hore w. Candy,
pckahoe, 1915.
FVlldwood-Charles w. Saul, 1918;
Pgustus Hilton, 1918.
pape May City-John T. Bennett,
u Henry 8. Rutherford, 1918.
Pennis Township-Levi Wentzell,
snnisville, 1916.
lower Township-Joseph P. Mac
sslc, Wildwood Crest, 1918.
puddle Township-Robert s. Miller,
pc May Court House, 1917.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-10-29
CAPE MAY
COUNTY DIRECTORY

Justice of Supreme Court-Charles
/. Black, Democrat. Term expires
b2l
Circuit J~udge-Howard Carlow, d.
BIO.
Law Judge-Henry H. Eldredge, D.
bl6.
Prosecutor of Pleas-James r. Car
bw, D.
Sheriff-Coleman F. Corson, d. 1916.
Coroners-Mark Lake, Ocean City,
PIG; B. G. Ingersoll, Wildwood, 1917
William S. Thompson, Cape May, 1915
County Clerk-A. Carlton Hildreth,
9epublican, January, 1920.
surrogate-Edward L. Rice, D., No
Rmber, 1917.
State Senator-Harry q. Wheaton,
4, 1915.
Assemblyman-Lewis T. Stevens, r.
County Superintendent of Schools
prom w. Hand, r., October, 1917.
Terms of Court-Second Tuesday in
1pnl, September and December.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-10-29
She's a Busy Maiden

Learning to make baskets in a city
school, young girls learn also the bless
edness of work and the joy that comes
from doing something useful. Not that
they will become basket makers when
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

july 6.-Hderta received the major
ity OF votes cast in the Mexican presi-
Dental election and Banquet was cho-
sen vice-president.
July 15.-Huerta resigned as presi-
dent OF Mexico and left the city Fran-
cisco carbaJal was sworn in as presi-
dent.
July 2o--Huerta. sailed on the Ger
man cruiser Dresden for jamaica
Aug. 1s.-carbajal abandoned presi-
dency of Mexico.
Aug. 2O.-General Carranza entered
Mexico City and assumed the ONCE OF
provisional president.
Sept 23.-Villa denounced govern
ment headed by Carranza and an
nounced his independence.
Oct. 16.-Convention of Mexican con-
stitutionalist chiefs at Aguas calientes
voted itself the supreme power In Mex
leo.
Nov. i.-Aguas Calientes conference
named f. Gutierrez president OF Mexico
for 20 days.
Nov. 11.-War declared between Car
rama and villa factions in Mexico.
Nov. 25.--American troops under Gem
eral Funston evacuated Vera Cruz.
Nov. 29.-Gen. Pablo Gonzales pro-
claimed himself provisional president
OF Mexico.
Nov, sO.--viIla entered Mexico city
with $4,000 troops.
Dec. s.-President Wilson sent troops
10 protect Naco. Ariz, on Mexican bor-
der.
Dec 16-General Bliss told commanders
OF Carranza and villa forces at Neco.
Mex. that he would open fire on both II
any more Gnota -eane -Across the border.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
POLITICAL

Feb. iS-House passed Alaska railroad
bill.
Feb. n.-Senate ratified general arbitra-
ton treaties between United States and
Great Britain Japan. Italy. Spain, Nor
way Sweden, Portugal and Switzerland. !
March 5.-President Wilson read TO con-
gress message urging that the clause In
the Panama canal act exempting Ameri-I
can coastwise vessels from payment OF
tolls be repealed
March 10 Senate approved Alas'sa
railroad bill.
March 3l.-House passed bill 10 repeal
canal tolls exemption clause by majority
OF So.
June 5.-House passed the three Wilson
antitrust bills by huge majoritIes.
June il-Bill 70 repeal exemption clause
OF the Panama canal tolls act passed byl
senate.
July 1.-George T. Henry. Jr.. of San
Francisco and Washington nominated
for ambassador to Russia.
July 6.-Ira Nelson Morris of Chi-
cago appointed minister to Sweden
Aug. 19.-President Wilson appointed
James c. McReynoIds 10 the Supreme
court and T. w. Gregory to succeed
McReynolds as attorney-gensral. - !
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
EUROPEAN WAR

June es.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
heir TO the Austrian Shrone. and his NOR
ganatic wife. the duchess OF Hohenberg.
shot and killed by student In SarajeVo.
capital Of Bosnia, after a futile attempt
had been made TO blow them up with
bomb.
July 2a-Austria sent peremptory note
20 Servia demanding punishment of all
accomplices in murder OF Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and suppression OF all So
cieties which had fomented rebellion In
Bosnia.
July 2s.-Troops mobIlized by Austria.
Servia Russia and Montenegro Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July S.-Austria declared war against
Servia-
July 29-Austrians invaded seryia and
sheiled Belgrade.
July si.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
ilixaton cease and czar refused Martial
law proclaimed In Germany.
Stock exchanges In nearly all cities or
the world closed.
Aug. I.-Germany declared war on Rus
sia and mobilized its army. Gear declared
martial law and France issued decree OF
mobilization. Italy declared its neutral
ity
aug Alderman troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began INVASION OF East Prussia
ana Iosen.
Aug 3-Germans started three armies
toward France. through Belgium. violat-
ing the neutrality OF that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
N Vosges mountains.
Aug. 4-Great Bryain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Rel
Efum. Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium. France declared war on
Germany.
United States proclaimed its neutrality.
aug. 5.--Germans repulsed at Lege by
Belgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary OF state for war.
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States as mediator.
Aug 6-Austrla-Hungary declared war
on Russia.
british cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug. 7.-Germans entered Iiege.
Aug s-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast French invaded
Aisace- Lorraine and captured Altldrch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reaffirmed it's neutrality.
Aug. To- France broke of diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug. ll.-French driven out OF Cernay
and Muelhausen.
Aug. 1s.-Germans occupied Hasselt,
~rongres and ST. TrOnd, Belgium France
aud England declared war on Austria
Aug. ls-Japan issued ultimatum 10 Ger
many demanding withdrawal OF German
-warships from the Orient and evacuation
OF Kiauchau.
Aug. l7.-Beistan seat OF government
Sas transferred from Brussels 10 Ant
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01
FOREIGN

Feb. a-city OF Gonaive. Haiti. burned
Feb. 4-Gui;,Nrmo Biiilnghurst. presi-
dent Of Peru. captured by revolutionists
and his deportation ordered.
Feb. H. - Chinese government issued
proclamation decreeing the death penalty
for opium smokers.
March i6-wife Of French Minister OF
Finance Caillaux killed CASTOR calme,te,
editor OF Paris Figaro.
May e.-House OF Lords defeated woman
suffrage measure. 1ol % 60.
May ie-Revolt broke out In Albania,
5000 Supporters OF Essad Pasha attacking
King williams palace al Durazzo.
May 3.-Irish home rule bill passed Its
third and final reading In the house OF
commons by a majority Of n.
July 5.-Carlos Mendoza. liberal.
elected president OF Panama.
July 2S.-Mme. Henriette Caillaux
found not guilty OF the murder OF Cas-
ton Calmette in Paris on the ground of
temporary insanity
Sept 3--Cardinal Glacomo della Chi
esa. archbishop OF Bologna. elected
pope and assumed name OF Benedict
XIV.
Sept. 5.-wiliiam OF wied. prince OF
Albania. abandoned that country to the
rebels.
Sept. 2s.-Albanian senate elected
Prince Durham Eddin. son OF the for
mer sultan. Abdul Hamid. to be prince
OF Albania.
Oct. 12.--Ferdnand. nephew OF the
late king OF Roumania. took the oath
as his successor.
Oct. 23.-Haitien rebels formed a
government under presidency of Gen.
Davilmar Theodore.