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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07

tells the American willingly that the
Germans are a great people and that
as yet the Germans have not exhibited
their full military strength on either
front of battle. The Englishman who
goes out to fight or who would go If
some physical disqualification or age
did not prevent him from going, has
little use for his brother man who,
able to fight, rests at home on the
feather bed, feeling that his services
will not be needed
Making of Officers.
They are training officers at Alder
shot as they are training enlisted men.
For the most part it seemed to me that
the officers had been given some pre-
liminary training either in what we
Americans call school brigades or in
some of the organizations semimill-
tary in nature which England. like
other countries, has in numbers. The
young officers work from reveille to
taps every day at their task Of learn
ing Anyone of the veteran noncom-
missioned officers now serving as drill
masters knows more of camp cam
paigning and battle matters than any
of the commissioned ones under tutei-
age. But these youngsters wearing
the insignia of rank for the first time
seemingly are much in earnest. They
have a lot to learn, but they are try
ing to learn it quickly, for Englishmen
seem to know the dire need of trying
to combine thoroughness with haste
in the present time of danger.
The women of England, like the
women of Germany, France and Aus
tria, are working as hard in their own
way as are the men. There is no line
of endeavor outside that of the actual
bearing of firearms which the women
of England are not following. The
boys work and the girls work, and
their aid, it is said here, has bull
warked the general strength OF the
nation. 1t always has been inconceiv-
able to an American boy why the av-
erage Englishman has looked upon
woman as just little bit his inferior.
The American learned long ago that
woman was mans superior, certainly
in moral courage and very likely.
when the pinch comes, in physical
courage l have heard it said in Lon
don that this war is bound to change
the view that the Englishman for GEN.
turtles has taken of the Englishwoman
and, for that matter, Of the woman
of every other nation on earth.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07
LONDON IS IN
CONSTANT FEAR
OF zEPPEL|NS
Extraordinary Precautions Are
Taken to Guard Against
Air Attack.
BIG TOWN A SERIOUS PLACE
No EngIishman Underestimate the
Task Ahead of Him-Ingenuity
Taxed to Draw Men to Re-
cruiting Offices.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

(Staff Correspondent Western Newspaper
Union)
/ London.-When you look drowsily
from your pillow out of your bedroom
window at the sky over London and
fsee some feeting cloud suddenly
picked out shiningly you know that
1.-THE searchlights which are the SEN
tries of this big city are on duty. Lon
don expects visit from the Zeppelins
land vigilance is in no wise relaxed.
EThe old words of the hymn, Watch
man, What of the Night?" constantly
recur to one who walks the gloom
shrouded streets.
London at night, however, is not
wholly dark. Today, or should one
SAY tonight, there is one light where
once there were ten, but the one suf-
fees to allow the stroller to pick his
way and to avoid the street corner pit
falls. There are guns still pointing
skyward from many a London roof.
They are harmless looking weapons
from the viewpoint of the street, but
they are of long range and are said
to be of deadly precision.
Thus far, or at any rate up to the
time of this writing, London has been
Immune from the attacks of aircraft.
What may befall some night no one
knows The signs of warning are still
posted along the streets. The city
dwellers are told not only to beware
of the bombs of an enemy but of the
falling fragments of the shells of the
home guns exploding in the pathways
Of the aeronaut invaders.
Humorous Side of 1t.
There is a somewhat humorous fea-
ture about one type of the displayed
poster of warning and instruction.
One great sheet has on it in black sill
houettes the types of the alien air.
ships and those of the home land. The
people are asked to study them and to
learn the differences. A mar might
as we'll try to commit to memory the
whole table of logarithms from minus
affinity to plus infinity as to fix in his
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07

for far down the platform, with firm,
quick steps, came the man of whom
they were speaking The eyes of many
of the employees who recognized him
as their chief were turned to him, and
he nodded to them as he passed. The
brakeman, recognizing him, shrank
back as he approached. But Mr.. Un-
derwood's keen eyes-as keen as they
were when he asked for his first job
out at Fort Howard-had been observ-
ant.
why, hello, JIM" he said, stretch
ing out his hand to the brakeman.
Where did you come from?"
Glad to see you remember me, Mr..
Underwood" said the man, embar
raised, but beaming with pleasure.
Don't you Mr.. Underwood me-"
was the railroad presidents reply. I'D
like to know how / could forget you
after all those years we worked to-
gether out at Fort Howard" And Mr..
Underwood broke into II laugh that
made his companion in overalls feel
that, after all, there wasn't such
wide gulf between railroad brake
man and the president of the road.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07

sion is given to 1t, that whichever side
wins in this fight will know that it has
/ been in a fight The German does not
belittle the fighting qualities of the
Englishman, nor does the Englishman
say one word in depreciation Of the
proves of the German.
London is a queer place In some
ways these days, but no queerer prob
ably than New York or Chicago would
be in circumstances akin to these ex-
listing here. The Englishman Is great
for freedom of speech and this Is why,
probably, that men are allowed to
speak publicly in Hyde Park and Re-
gents park against war, and so
strongly in favor of immediate peace
without much regard to terms that it
would seem to the stranger and the
pilgrim that the utterances from the
point of view of authority would be
almost treason.
Side by side in the parks with the
peace pleaders are the recruit plead
ers, who extol the glories of the en-
pire. the righteousness of the war and
the necessity for filling up the ranks
at the front as fast as they are de-
pleted.
l attended morning service on East
er day in St. Paul's cathedral. The
words of the ante-communion service
barely had been intoned before a
voice, high pitched, rose from the CEN
ter of the great edifice interrupting the
service and directing the attention of
the praying congregation to an anti
war nesting which was to be held in
Hyde park that afternoon. The dean
had left the altar to go to the pulpit.
He paid no attention to the voice that
was raised in the midst of the thou
sands of people in the edifice.
Two soldiers among the wOrshipers
sprang at the man who had interrupt
ed the service, but, quick as they
were, two vergers, or sections as we
call them in America, were quicker
and had the intruder by the collar and
the slack of his trousers and were
making him walk in the so-called
Spanish fashion toward the nearest
entrance. This incident was consid-
cred hardly strange or interesting
enough for comment by the London
newspapers, for they gave it only one
line mention, and yet such a thing in
the United States would probably have
been given a column.
Has Big Home Guard.
England has big home guard and
London has it's share of it. The vol
unteers in it's ranks are men still fit
for comparatively active service. but
untitled by the advance of years or
by some slight physical ailment to I'M
dertake the hardships incident to cam
paigning at the front.
1t is interesting to see these men at
their work in the field. They go after
business hours to the outlying parks,
where they are instructed and drilled
by veteran regulars who have learned
their lessons in foreign fields. The
boy of seventeen or eighteen, just I'M
der the age for active service, drills
side by side with the man of forty
five, at whose time of life the heyday
in the soldier blood is supposed to be
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07

The song of the frogs is as wonder
full as their clothing. The raucous bel
low of the bloated male Cf the species
may not be a Beethoven symphony,
but 1t was enough to inspire Aristoph.
anes to make failure of human
verbal imitation when he wrote "bek-
ek-kek-ko-ax-koax." The gentle trill
of the little tree toad is not quite the
note of the nightingale, but it is more
soothing than that of the whippoor
will or the cuckoo, and the chorus of
the little froggies which will in a short
time be one of the orchestras of
spring, has a charm in the rural ST.
lences which hardly has parallel in
any of the songs without words.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07

freight master. "The fellow that plays
the violin at the boarding house. He's
been to school and his father is par
son, SO guess he can do more reading
and writing than he'll ever need to do
in handling freight. Just give him a
chance for the job and know you will
want him.
The freight master did give Fred the
chance, and after his first day in the
freight office there was no question
as to his fitness, as freight handlers
went, and for dollar a day he was a
good bargain.
In the next thirty years circum-
stances changed much with the gang
foreman of Fort Howard who got his
first job with the railroad as freight
handler After several years of ap-
premiership in railroad matters, dur
ing which he rose from his first posi-
ton as freight handler in Fort Howard
to a position as brakeman and clerk,
he was promoted to the position of SUI
perintendent Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul railroad. From that
position he was appointed general SUI
perintendent of the Minneapolis, st.
Paul e Sault Ste. Marie railroad, then
vice-president of the Baltimore & Ohio
and now, for dozen years, he has
been president of the Erie railroad.
In the offices OF the Erie railroad
Frederick D. Underwood is known as
the most democratic and unpretentious
of men. It is said-though he does not
boast of it himself-that he never for
gets the face of anyone whom he has
ever known"
In the passenger station Of the Erie
railroad station in Jersey City, one
morning a few years ago, a grizzled
man in overalls stood waiting on the
platform. He was brakeman in the
employ of the company and he
watched nervously, anxiously, the men
and women who thronged the station
from the incoming trains.
care you waiting for friends?" asked
the gateman, who had noticed his
eagerness.
"No, it isn't that" said the other.
'T happened to have little time be-
tween runs and / heard that Mr.. I'm
derwood was passing through the sta
ton. | worked out at Fort Howard
alongside of him in the days before he
got a dollar day l don't suppose
he would speak to me, even If he did
remember me, but would like to say
I'd seen him"
well, I don't know" said the gate
man. "Mr. Underwood doesn't put on
any Tugs He might speak to you if ne
remembers YOU"
Then the two men stopped talking,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07
FOUND AFTER LONG SEARCH
After Inheritance Went to Sea and
Stayed Longer Than
Planned

San Francisco.-George Storah is a
man of many travels and adventures
and also many troubles. His chief
trouble is keeping track of his family.
Just twelve years ago he was found
in San Francisco, after a nationwide
search, employed as feeder of pigs
by Chester Edwards. The boy had
come suddenly into an Inheritance and
was restored to his family. Then he
went to sea In a German tramp and
again lost his relatives.
Now he has written from Bridge
port, Conn, asking the Call and Post
to help him find his sister, Mrs. Royal
Gardner, whom he last heard from in
Fruitvale. Il went 70 sea- he writes,
''in German ship and stayed longer
than had planned, and now / can't
find my relatives"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07
Her Full DUTY,

Miss Brightman kept a very at.
tractive little tea room, and when
away on business trip recently she
left it in charge Of young woman
clerk The morning she returned she
did not think things looked quite a.
neat and attractive as usual.
"You know, Miss Bristol" remarked
the proprietress, as she glanced
around, there is great deal in hav
ing your sandwiches look attractive.
Eyes, miss Brightman, know it,
was the reply. II have done every
thing / could while you were away
have busted those sandwiches every
morning for the last ten days."-Har
per's Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07

tame London, and all England for
that matter, has made it's preparation
for defense from invasion, whether
the invader comes through the air or
over the sea. Invasion by actual
armed bodies of men is not looked
upon here as proba bility, but l have
heard it spoken of as possible by a
man in public speech within twenty
four hours
England is still wrathful over the
submarine attacks on it's merchant
marine. The recent sinking of pas
senger ship, the Falaba, has maddened
men here. To a considerable extent
at this time of writing the land opera
tons and the possible shadowing of
this town by the wings of a hostile
war bird have been forgotten in the
excitement and resentment because
of the activities in the channel and
the Irish sea of the under-the-water
boats of the Germans.
It seems to be recognized by English
men that the hunting down of the SUBJ
marines is about the hardest job that
was ever given man to accomplish.
Someone has said that submarine
hunting ought to be no more difficult
than whaling, but the man who has the
task in hand knows that when whale
comes to the surface it has to stay
there certain length of time in order
to spout, while submarine needs only
to poke its periscope above the water
long enough to admit of one fieeting
look at the surface of the sea and
then to go down and to stay there
seemingly for keeps.
English Training Camp.
have been allowed to see one Of
the big English training camps of
volunteers. The carp Is at Aldershot,
where for years the English govern
ment has maintained military post.
The troops at Aldershot, officers and
men, are almost entirely composed Of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07

mind the trifling variations in con-
struction and contour of the airship
of the enemy and of the airship of
the friend. When night has fallen the
task of differentiation would be null
tiplied until learning the Bible back
wards, with Shakespeare, Moliere and
the dictionary of all the languages of
the world thrown in, would be job of
comparatively easy accomplishment.
London is not so full of marching
troops as once it was. The volunteers
go quickly to the training camps. The
enlistment efforts are as energetic as
they have been at any time in the
mast. but, of course, as the material,
or at any rate the willing material. is
used up, the recruits diminish in num-
Der, at least such seems to be the case
in this big city where, in certain parts
at least, one seldom meets an able
bodied man of soldier age.
English ingenuity has been taxed to
get new and striking word allurements
to draw men to the recruiting offices.
One recruiting poster which was sup
posed to be paragon OF strength
either has been torn down or has been
covered up in nearly all instances. 1t
was an appeal in these words: Give
your strong right arm to your coun-
try." Above the words was the pic
ture of strong right arm, but, unhap-
PLY. the arm was detached from the
shoulder, and the significance of the
thing was such that the military au-
thorities had a second thought and
withdrew the amputated arm from the
service for which it was intended.
London Serious Place.
This big town is serious place.
No Englishman underestimate appar-
emily the task which is ahead of him.
An official said to me that belittling
of the foe or of his strength was the
last thing desired by the authorities.
II IS known here. for constant express
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-07
He Never Gave Her al Cent?

vincennes, Ind.-Alleging that her
husband never even gave her as much
as lone cent" since their marriage In
1907, Mrs. Mamie Hobbs has brought
suit in the Knox circuit court for d.
vorce from Peter Hobbs. Mrs. Hobbs
is said to be wealthy. Both parties
are we'll known.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
WRITERS in BRITISH ARMY |
"All Sorts and Conditions OF Men"
Seem to BE Gathering Under
Lord Kitchener.

The new army is the most inter-
esting army there has been in Eng
land since the days of Oliver Crom-
well, in the sense that it is drawn
from all ranks and interests In the
country. Men who have won dis
tinetion in the world of books are
not lacking. A body that is well
represented is the group of young
historians and writer's who are as
sociated with the Workers Educa-
tional association and the modern
democratic movement. Thus all
three of the authors of that valu-
able book, Economic Documents"
published by Messrs. Bell, are now
soldiers. Mr.. Tawney, VINO was one
of the leaders of the Workers Edu-
cational movement, and is chiefly
known for book on the sixteenth
century Enclosures (Which is likely
to become a standard work on the
subjecD, is private in one of the
new battalions which are being
raised in Manchester. Mr.. P. A.
Brown enlisted in the Durham
light infantry, and is now an officer
in that regiment, while Mr.. Bland
is in training in the Officers Train
ing corps. Mr.. Kenneth Bell, who
Is also one of the leading spirits in
that movement, is an officer in the
Territorial artillery, and Mr.. Keel
ing, formerly in the board of trade,
author of valuable monograph
on child labor, is now a noncom-
missioned officer.-The Nation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
DESERVED TRIBUTE.

With the death of Bertram Dobell
we lose man who had rendered a
great service to literature, says the
Westminster Gazette. To the lin
tied public which was interested in
old books and the byways of litera-
ture he was known as bookseller,
and one of the most successful of his
time. To the greater literary public
he was known as a pleacsnt poet and
prose writer and the discoyerer and
publisher of the work of several poets
of the past. Chief of these was
Thomas Traherne, whose manu-
scripts came into Dobell's hands.
With great industry he traced the
authorship and then gave the book
to the world. He did similar serv-
ice for William Strobe, another for
gotten poet.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
SEEMS ROUGH ON BRAKEMAN.

An experienced brakeman was held
negligent in Williams VS.. Kansas
City Southern Railway company be-
fore the supreme court of Missouri.
The testimony showed that on dark
night, with nothing but red lantern
to furnish light, this brakeman
jumped from the pilot of an engine
and ran between the rails to throw
a switch before the train reached it.
He stumbled over an uneven place in
the track and was injured by the
train, and the court held him negli-
gent, although he acted upon Gus
tom Of placing trains on sidings by
beating them to the switches
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
HELD COMPANY NOT LIABLE
Decision OF kentucky Court Of Some
interest to che Holders OF Tor
nado Insurance.

Liability under policy of tor
nado insurance was passed on by
the court of appeals of Kentucky
in National Fire Insurance COM
pany vs., Crutchfeld, in which it ap-
peared that river overhowed and
surrounded certain buildings COW
cred by policies insuring against all
direct loss or damage by tornado,
wind storm or cyclone, but which
provided that the company should
not be liable for loss or damage
occasioned by high water. or over
f1ow The water was from one to
four feet deep in each of the build
ings and was rising slowly when a
high wind arose which produced
heavy waves that were driven
against the buildings, loosening the
foundations, and when the wind be-
came more violent and the waves
higher the buildings were lifted
from their foundations and thrown
over. 1t appeared that neither the
overflow nor the wind storm would
have caused the damage alone had
not the other cause concurred with
it. 1t was held that there could be
no recovery on the policy, as the
damage was not directly caused by
the wind storm, since if the water
had not surrounded the buildings
it could not have been blown
against them and that the flood was
therefore at least indirectly, if not
directly, the cause of the damage.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
A NICE DISCRIMINATION.

81 dare say women get better re-
suits by studying the fashion plates
than they do by studying each 9TH
ers' clothes"
"Why SOP"
"Well, there's a certain amount
Of animosity aroused when one
woman sees another woman well
dressed and this feeling is apt to
blind her to some of the fine points
of the others attire"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
ExTRAVAGANCE.

"That lecturer never uses ex-
travagant language, does he?"
"EXtravagant? | should say so!
Costs $500 every time he talks to
4 crowd"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03

"Jinks' auto went over an en-
bankment, turned turtle and killed
Jinks. 1t was not injured in the
least"
Gee! What make is it ?'
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
THE PRoFANE TOUCH.

"Some men will do anything to
dam a woman's tears"
quite true, while Others will
merely add the letter m to the
word and let it go at that"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
THEIR ADVANTAGE.

do you suppose these society
dairies do any business? ?"
"They certainly ought to get the
cream of the trade"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
LEGAL AMENITIES.

Judge-NO two of the witnesses
tell the same story.
Lawyer arranged it that way,
your honor. | didn't want the trial
to be too monotonous for you.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
EASILY FIXED.

Shc-The man l marry must
have a fortune equal to mine.
He-Well, make over half of
yours to me.-Detroit Free Press.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
TRANSlENTS ALL.

Mrs. Exe-How many servants do
you keep?
Mrs. Wye-None. My record fer
the year, so far, is twenty-five 1
didn't keep.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
MAJORITY RULE.

81 never like to drink from
public cup"
"Go ahead, stranger, it's all
right. Everybody uses it."-Life.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
THE CAUSE.

"Why is it the law wants to
muzzle some speakers ?"
Maybe it is afraid of their bit
ing remarks" -
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
THEIR HOPE.

"When deserted bellies want to
sue, where should they go?"
"Why, of course, to court of ap-
peal"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
GOOD ADVICE.

Cholly-Before | met you L
Thought of nothing but making
money.
Ethel-Well, keep right on! Pop
amt so rich as folks think
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03

81 don't see what he expects to
gain by booting at everything"
IA reputation for wisdom, per
haps; like the OWL"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
ITS CLASS.

"How would you classify this
systematized church-choir work ?"
why not rank it with organized
iabor?"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-06-03
Sou 'thern Railway.
Premier Carrier of the South

Tickets on sale daily and limited 80 days for returning
Stop-overs allowed