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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
TRICXED BY A RUSE
British Cruiser, Masked, Sinks
German Submarine.
Superstructure of Supposed Merchant
man Collapses, Revealing Big Gun
by Which Submarine Is Sent
to the Bottom.

New York.-The latest ruse adopted
by the British navy to sweep the seas
of the German submarines was related
by Mr.. Frank F. Boulton, who was
passenger on board the Noordam of
the Holland-American line. Mr.. Boul-
ton received his information from Cap
tain Anderson of the Norwegian
he witnessed the destruction of a
U-boat by British cruiser.
According to the Norwegian captain,
Mr.. Boulton said, several of the Brit
ish light cruisers have been disguised
as merchantmen, with false tunnels
and superstructure.
The Vitalia was in the channel when
she saw a merchant vessel, flying the
British flag, stopped short distance
from her by submarine. The subma-
rine. awash. ran close to the British
vessel, and her coming tower opened.
The German hailed the merchantmen.
when through their glasses the Vital
las captain saw the superstructure
of the British vessel suddenly col
lapse, revealing large gun. The
next instant the gun was fired, blow
ing the submarines coming tower
away, and the U-boat sank in swirl
of frothing water. The commander of
the submarine and one other man
were saved by the English vessel, the
Norwegian captain said.
Mr. Boulton while in Holland found
out two clever schemes of the Ger
mans to smuggle contraband of war
through Dutch territory. he said. Ger
man agents in Holland had gathered
large quantities of copper, which was
nodded into the shape Of anchors. Ger
man barges and other light craft com
ing down the Rhine to Dutch ports
would leave their iron anchors. re-
placing them with the copper imple-
ments. painted black. The false an
chors, hung in full view on the cat
heads of the German boats, would be
taken back on the return trip. THIS
ruse was discovered by the British
agents in Holland and reported to the
Dutch authorities, who now inspect
every anchor on German vessels.
For obtaining benZine and gasoline
the Germans had another trick A
Dutch railroad inspector. inspecting
trainload of cement building blocks
bound for Germany, accidentally
tapped one of the bricks with ham
mer. The block cracked and benzine
gushed out. The blocks were hollow
and each one was filled with the
precious liquid. This practice has, of
course. been stopped
Passengers on board the Noordam
had the war brought close to them
from the moment the vessel left Rot
terdam until she had put the British
coast far astern The Noordam was
surveyed by German taubes off the
coast of Holland was boarded by Brit
ish officers while at Deal when seven
of her passengers, said to be Austrians,
were arrested and taken ashore, and
was held up four days in the Downs
before she was allowed to proceed.
The Noordam carried 81 first and
139 second cabin passengers and 160
persons in her steerage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Had Many Books.

Elkhart, Ind-A H. Brown, admin
istrator of the estate of Jonathan
Dustman. who lived here as a recluse
forty years under the alias John Cor
don. found that Dustman's collection
of books aggregated 1000, of which
only 500 are regarded OF market value.
the remainder being Anticipated text
books or pamphlets and other paper
bound books.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
corkacrew Gave Him AWAY.

Scout Neall of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals was recently in small mi
nor league town training his lamps on
a player that had been recommended
to the club. The work of the player
impressed Neall and he decided to
have talk with him that night.
Shielding his identity, he started a
conversation with the player at his
hotel. During the talk the busher had
occasion to pull out his key-ring. Be
sides keys, the scout saw corkscrew
and beer opener attached. Neall end
ed the conversation quickly and left
the town that night without buying the
player.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

round contest, without any agreements
being made as to whether it was for
the title, it is unfair to the Baltimor-
can to say he lost his title.
The match wasn't arranged for the
championship. The boxers failed to
weigh in at 116 pounds ringside, the
championship weight, although both
may have been at the required pound
age, and no other championship rules
governed the contest.
The best way for Williams to cover
up this accident would be to give Ertle
a chance at the bantamweight crown
over the 15-round route in Baltimore,
or for 20 sessions in New Orleans.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Approve Summer Baseball.

Summer baseball was approved by
University of Chicago students by a
331 to 26S vote. The students voted
on the abolition of the conference rule
as side issue to the regular class
elections. Only men we're allowed to
vote on the question and those who
had not given the subject considera-
ton we're urged to leave their ballots
blank
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
SUNRISE Of Swedish Games.

The big surprise of this years
Swedish championship games was the
defeat of Ernest Wide, Sweden's great
Olympic runner of 1912, in the 500
meter race. A. Bohn of Stockholm
beat him by more than a second in 1
minute 50 2-10 seconds. The Swedes
have added the 400-meter hurdles
and throwing the weight to their
championship program.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
DID WILLIAMS LOSE TITLE?I
Fight Fans Still Wonder If Baltimore
Bantamweight Really Lost
Championship to ErtIe.

Boxing fans are still wondering IL
Kid Williams lost his bantamweight
championship of the world to Johnny
Ertle, the little st. Paul sensation,
when Williams recently fouled him in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Underta ker'S Note.

Walla Walla. Wash. Sacred music
at funeral services. played on phono-
graph. for those who are unable TO af
ford more expensive music. is the lat
est innovation of the undertakers. One
of the machines, with a program OF
records, was purchased by the Hen
messy Bros. and will be used from now
on whenever the opportunity offers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Girls Must Be Athletas.

The Public School Athletic league
of New York city is made up of 228
schools, including 10000 pupils. To
qualify as an all-around athlete, each
girl must compete in a standard test
for season in swimming, skating,
walking, folk dancing, basketball,
baseball, relay races and BALI throw
ing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
First Tie Ball Game
Played 81 Years Ago

The first tie game in baseball
history was played in New York
81 years ago, October 26, 1854.
1t was called on account of dark
ness at the end of the twelfth
inning, with the score IL to IL.
The contending clubs were the
Gothams and the Knickerbock-
ers rival aggregations for New
York's baseball honors, the
Knicks being the first regular
baseball club ever organized.
The Knicks were in the lead by
a score of IL to at the end Of
the ninth inning, and under
modern rules would have won
the game, but in those days the
winning team had to score Fl
runs, or faces"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

the fifth round of scheduled ten
round no-decision fight.
If this contest had been listed as
for the bantamweight championship of
the world, then Williams lost his
crown; but as It was no-decision. ten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-17
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 Correctly"
PHOTO ORA | HIlI .Nl
Correctly,

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 lite shrinking regal dress h ab surd imperial dominant to wear genue gown s thing for pity and dumpy little tries to the clothes of wilowy . horror!
 Learn to walk. So few how. Personally be heve that from earliest childhood girl should es Greek fashion or in the unconscious which peasant acquires her grace Any woman who will lift above her head and hold them small object vase
 letting hands and object rest upon the head for half hour in her poson win acquire the essential grace to dress properly she has cEso gotten dress which with her.
 Let her, with her hands holding her head about her roo striving to bring each muscle into Within week she will that the waddle s awkward mi. has to give slower graceful
 This exercise and another v do person know how to clothes than anything other exec.e b to plaee little ball the long, swinging mor of the pick bending easily r one knee after the other In doing
 We sn have rs through the careful of the dress harmony between 1t --'
 Through the exercises
 Td and last only requires seeing hat evsrytSin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-17
Why Savages Can't
 Endure Civilization

HE decrease Of Indians and the
 two of tho startling brought out by the thr
 teenth census Of the 265.683 persons cassed as Indians only 665 fuboods 35 per cent are mxtures mostly with the whites 4 per cent undete mined mixtures.
 We have been led to believe number of true In dans was increasing but they are not only decreasing but at rate which ultimate extinction Here 10 medical problem of interest It has been estimated that when Columbus there only S000OO Indians in America they widely scattered and needed much land for hunting We took away their and therefore had them yet only about 15o.000 survive.
 Tasmanans disappeared completely as result of the in 1urious factors of civilization harmless to us and the Hawaans have already become negligible factor in the new population of their island home. fondly believed that no such fate was in store for Indians.
 We have fed them. clothed hem housed them educated them morazed them vaccinated them, kept them from whiskey and protected them every known diversity ana yet they melt away whereas they thrved SO greatly under prvatons and occasional that war fare was necessary to kill of the surplus.
 It is question of physiology which our physioorists nave strangely neglected writer American Medi. cne We must realize that physique evolved for say. age life is somehow unfit to live civilization The tyne s out of place and be back an environment A Tor It, and perhaps we cannot create artificial one
 The fate of the mixed boods probably will be the same In spite of stock Such hybrid types never have survived parent types were widely different
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-17
By Lady Duff Gordon ('Lucile").

HE most important thing about having dresses
 how them. This may obvious re.
 mark but assure that will look about
 - the streets, in bathrooms every place who have good clothes do buy good clothes gather will that its significance least obvious the majority though their clothes had been though they wearing clothes "the lady"
 seems pity that important should For take 1t that in dress standard and that standard looking best in kind clothes she lady" only mean that she has arrived this standard
 so Tar as externas everybody look like lady, just a with little training gentleman.
 woman who does wearing oress may look like servant wearing msress clothes the servant who has been may duchess.
 must be remembered that is made to show dresses but that dresses oess IS subsidiary should be parts of the and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23
II.ErUzER 70 90 70 Nh NO
PRECEDENT IransferS Ambassador
10 Chile to Vacant Post.

Washington, Dec. III Henry
Prather Fletcher, now AmhaSsa
dor to Chile, was nominated BIZ
President Wilson today for am
/ hassad0r to Mexico. Elisao Az.
redondo already has been ap.
/ pointed Mexican ambassador to
the United States, and Mr.. Flstch-
er's nomination today restores
diplomatic relations between The
tive countries, broken off nearly
three years ago.
Henry p. Fletcher entered the
diplomatic service as the result
of an examination and rose from
a minor secretary to charge DAT
fairies in Picking, where he came
into prominence in connection
with the Hankow-Szechuan Rail
road loan. Because Of the ability
he showed while in Picking,
Fletcher was appointed minister
to Chile.
Fletcher was appointed SECOND
secretary of the legation at Ha-
vsna May %, 1902; second secre-
tsry Of the legation at Picking
April -, 1908; secretary Of the
legation at Lisbon March 10,
1905 and secretary Of the lega-
tion at Picking April rs, 1907.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23
Notice to Parents of High Schoo.
Pupils.

II Cards have just been sent t.
parents of pupils, whose work ha.
been unsatisfactory, in the hope
that the parent might confer witt
the teacher or otherwise offer
some suggestion that would en-
able the teacher to better under
stand the pupil and thus obtain
better results.
1t will be noted by those who
have received these cards that the
teacher has suggested what. she
believes to be the cause Of poor
work done by the pupil. just be-
low is a space for the parent to
suggest the reason he or she be-
lieves to be the cause. Parents
should not neglect to return these
cards as misunderstanding Of con-
ditions and circumstances often
are the cause of poor work.
Under the present system it j.,
impossible for a teacher to be
entirely responsible for the prep
arstion of a pupils lessons. If
pupil takes regular course Of
four subjects he has four recita-
ton periods and three study per-
iods, On an average it is neces-
sary for him to put at Least as
much time upon the preparation
Is upon the recitation. It is clea--
" evident, therefore, that the pu-
pill should study at least one hour
at home each school evening. If
your child is not spending this
much time he is probably not do
ing good work. This work should
be regular, i. G., this amount Of
time should be spent in study ev-
cry day because spasmodic habits
of study soon lead to loss Of inter-
est. The parent must be respon-
sihle to a certain degree for this
home work,
The teachers remain at the
building thirty minutes after
school is out during which time
they will gladly help pupils with
lessons.
We are now nearing the end Of
the second quarter, which will
end the first half year s work. 1t
is evident that a pupil who has
failed thus far, must make an ear
nest effort if he is to raise his
grades to the passing mark by the
end of the year.
Inviting your sincere coopera-
ton, your visitation and sugges-
tons, I am.
Sincerely,
w. L. Coonrod,
Principal of Butler High School.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23
SHORT STORIES
of Local Clipped from
Our Exchanges.

Fred Penny is mourning the
loss of one of his $50 hounds that
died Sunday night.-Amoret
Leader.
X, l.. Nichols and family have
moved back to the farm and I. B.
La Fever and wife have moved
into the Nichols house.-Amoret
Leader.
J. E. Powell has Poland China
SOW which has established rec
ord. This sow has brought her
owner $l40S0 and Mr.. Powell
still owns the sow.-Rockville
Booster.
Miss Maude Parker. formerly
Of Rockville. and a gradua' Of
the school for nurses at Boulder,
Colo, has been elected treasurer
Of the Oklahoma State Nurses As
ISOLATION says the Booster.
A Mr., King who died at his
home at Merwin was buried at
Sharon Thursday, Mr.. King had
lived at Mcrwin for some time ana
had son in Kansas City and one
at Merwin besides other relatives.
-~preNel Star.
Sam II, Cotton, for many years
manager of the Logan-Moore
Lumber Yard in Appleton City
died Monday of last week at his
home in Albany. Mo-. says the
Appleton City Jou nal. He is
survived by widow and three
children.
Jacob Riley. prominent citi-
zen III East Boone towns ip, m t
with very painful accident last
Thursday. The horse he was rid
ing threw him violently to the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23

; Jefferson City, No, Dec. IA
Missouri financial institutions
consisting Of 1887 incorporate,
banks, 81. trust companies. - pr
vate banks and 1871 nationa
banks, scattered all over the mat,
have approximately on hand 4S6.
| s63, 6449 il geld and silver coin
gold and silver certificates and
other legal tender notes issued Of
guaranteed by Uncle Sam, an
nounces a bulletin of the bureau
Of labor statistics, complied today
under the direction Of Commits
sioner John F. Fitzpatrick.
AS huge as this sum of money
may seem, it is, however, only a
small portion Of their total re-
sources, which, consisting of loans
and discounts, personal or coll
lateral; loans on real estate; ne
gotiable and non-negotiable pa
pers, overdrafts and United
States and other bonds and
stocks, real estate holdings, fur
niture and bank fixtures, sums
due from oother banks and trust
companies, cash items and mis-
cellaneous property and securities
total, 1882, 623,721.
The above information is based
on returns made by state banks
and trust companies to state bank
commissioner in answer to the No
vember call, and that made by
national banks to John Shelton
Williams, comptroller, United
States treasury department, in
September last. While the state
department makes known
the condition Of state banks and
trust companies three times a !
year, it has no control over the
national banks inn the state num-
boring 131, with resources in pro-
portion just as huge and therefore
the total facts and figures for
both divisions of Missouri's finan-
cial institutions is interesting at a
time when the demand for money
from European countries is as
great as at the present momen'.
In addition to the "reap' mon
" the banks have on hand, there
S the amount which is in con-
slant circulation in Missouri, held
II vaults or safes or otherwise car
led by corporations, companies,
irms or individuals, what post
masters keep on hand to meet
demands, the large amount which
s kept in old stoves, chimney
'oles, under carpets, in MATTRESSES,
d old socks and stockings, in bur-
led tin cans, glass jars and other
and elsewhere by men
nd women who are still skeptical \:
nough to fear to trust Missouri /
anking institutions regardless OF
heir high standing and enormous
esources. It would be safe to say
hat this amount is $18,O0O,'W.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23

ground, and then stepped on hi
face, inflicting a very painful in
jury.-Adrian journal.
J. A. Kretzinger, of Montrose
and Mrs. Vienna Beard, of Ricl
Hill were uited in marriage al
Nevada Tuesday of last week
says the Rich Hill Review. Rev
Pritchett of the NJ. E. Church
South officiated. They will make
their home in Rich Hill this win,
ter.
Alfred Burris was thrown from
a horse, at the Burris home two
and half miles north Of Adrian
Monday morning and both bones
in his left arm were broken
about three inches above the wrist
joint. DR.. S. L. Bates was called
and set the broken arm and the
patient is said to be doing nicely.
Adrian journal.
After an illness of many
months our lifelong friend, Mon
roe Morrell, died at his home east
of Hume at l o'clock Wednesday
morning, December Is. He was
76 years Of age and leaves a wife
and two children, Mrs. j. r.
HUTCHINSON, of Hume, and Mrs.
John Baugh of Birch Tree, Mo-.
to mourn his dcath-Border TIE
phone.
| Mrs. Charles a. Burke received
a telegram last Saturday evening
from Detroit, Michigan, notify
ing her of the death of her broth
er, O. X. Larimer, who died at his
home in Detroit, Saturday. De-
cember II, 1915. Mrs. Burke had
recently received a letter to the
effect that Mr.. LarimAr was sick
with typhoid fever.-Cass County
Democrat.
1t is the proud boast of Peytoa
A. Parks that he has caught fish
tout of the club lake every month
since March, 1913. After two in
effectual attempts already this
month, he went out on Wednes-
day and managed to land a cou-
pie of perch. So his record for
the month is secure and he can
rest easy until January.-Henry
County Democrat.
The body of Alfred N. Smith,
who died suddenly at his home
near Lincoln Kas., Saturday, De-
cember ~, was shipped to Fos-
ter. Tuesday, where Elder w. w.
Blalock conducted the funeral
services and burial was made in
the WOodfin cemetery. Deceased
was an old resident of Walnut
township, leaving here ten years
ago, and the funeral was largely
attended by old neighbors and
friends. He was brother-in-law
of j. S. Woodfin of Hume.-Bor-
der Telephone.
Gilbert 8. Spalding, a pioneer
resident Of the Drexel commnni-
ty, died December 9Th. 1916, ct his
home in Wichita, Kas., says the
Drexel Star. Mr.. Spalding, who
was about Is years Of age, had
been in failing health FOR ! mum
Der Of years. but his death vas
due directly to : two daye' NJ
meas Of pneumouie. u lie eerly]
70l Mr. SpeldinR ea1aa With HI
wife Iron NV nj -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23
Did You Intend

q 2 Il
To get any that good fancy fine candy for 10 Per
pound 70 sticks good candy for 10 cents that they
giving atGosnels Grocery?
So you better hurry along About 10000 pounds went
Saturday along with 5000 sticks Of candy at 20 sticks for
10 cents We sold entirely Of regular 10 can't Per
pound chocolates HOLD ON will just Put in the Regular
2Oc Fer pound Chocolates at the price, 10 cents PSF
pound while they last and Don't be surprised you
giving candy before January 1st Say Fol you have
tried that poor grade Of coffee with cheap dishes and
know you don't like it and glad to coming back
The Old Reliable Ever Good Good Coffee the first and
Best Coffee sold in Butler for 80 cents with good dish
free We have received and sold already this month since
December 3r 500 pounds Of Ever Good Coffee coffee that
could not sell 10000 pounds would not b. good
coffee for us to handle.
We wish at this time to you appreciation
for your liberal patronage during the past years and by fair
dealing honest weight and good quality hope t. merit
your patronage in the future years
Wishing and all Merry Christmas
and prosperous 1916
WE THANK YOU
GOsnell's Grocery
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23
PERFEcTllcHT
4 nA1 LAST
the ''kERoSAFE" t ts:fi A;
300 Candle Power
D. testh Of sns cent q,
hssr 10 operate
no WlCK-NO SMOKE
no DlRT--N0 GREASE
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-23
Amsterdam New High So COL
on sned.

Thursday, December 9th, will
long be remembered by the peo-
pie of Amsterdam as red letter
day as far as education is n
cerned in that live little town for
it was on the night Of that day
the new high school building was
formally opened says the Amste :
dam Local.
The program for the occasion
consisted of band music, and the
Amsterdam Cornet Band certain
| ly did themselves proud on a lot
of good music, then there was vo-
cal and instrumental music that
was far above the average. Pro-
fessor Moreland, superintendent
of public instruction, of the coun-
fly, made his maiden speech. He
dwelt on the advantages and the
things that could be gained by the
pupils and patrons Of the district
as a whole by having this consol-
idated school. He Congratulated
the people Of Amsterdam and vi
|cinity upon being the first con-
solidated school district in the
county, upon their school house,
and the bright prospects the
school had. Herman O. Maxey
made the address Of the occasion
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-20
YANTIC

MT. and Mrs. William Tucker Married 52 Years-Death of Carl B. Bentley Wcman's Guild to Meet.