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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
American Doctors in Serbia
Stricken by Scourge.
Only Austrian Officers in Prison Seem
Able to Revel Amid Record
Breaking Epidemic-Thou-
sands of Victims.

Nish, Serbia.-Serbia at this time
Is the most melancholy figure in the
war and the most heroic. AS one
comes up from Saloniki, the one port
through which outside aid for Serbia
can enter, rumors rife in Athens are
verified at Ghevgheli, the first frontier
town. The most violent epidemic of
typhus in history is taking it's toll
of a country that already has suffered
too much. Exactly one-half the staff
of the American hospital at Ghevgheli
was found to be suffering from the fe-
yer. And no wonder. A mission of
four doctors and eight nurses under
DR.. E. F. Butler found on it's arrival
more than a thousand wounded in the
old tobacco factory at that place, and
the number has since increased to
$500, with no running water, and any
water at all five blocks away. 1t is
impossible to convey either to Ameri-
cans or to those familiar with Red
Cross work on the western front, any
idea of what besieges Serbia.
"Oh, yes" said one CHEEKY little
American nurse from Kansas City,
1--WE are used to having our wounded
arrive and to find maggots when we
open the temporary dressings. We
are used to horror after horror. But
with surgery we can do something.
With typhus it is different. 1t is a
lice given disease and there are al
ways lice where there is crowding and
the primitive notions of sanitation
that prevail in Serbia. In a crowded
hospital like this there is no human
way of fighting it, no way to segre-
gate"
In the hospital the men lay close
together on the bare floor or on straw
stuffed mattresses AS any doctor
knows, straw mattresses are Elysian
fields for insects.
At Uskub, where two of Lady Pa
gets mission have died of typhus, af-
fairs were found to be no better.
There reports of conditions farther
north began to come through. In Val
jevo alone there are nearly 1000 cases
of typhus. More than forty Serbian
OCStO1S nave ouGCulIDEu III the last
two months and nobody has yet com
puted the number of patients who
have died
In Nish, at the second reserve
camp for Austrian prisoners, men have
been dying like flies, and the last of
the Austrian doctors was stricken
three days ago. Needless to say. in
a country overwhelmed with it's own
problem its prisoners fare no better
than the rest.
Only the Austrian officers seem to
enjoy any comfort That they are not
altogether miserable is evidenced by
the fact that on the day Sir Thomas
Upton and a group of friends went
out to visit the interned officers only
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12

a few of them were up, although it
was three o'clock in the afternoon.
The Serbian colonel in command of
the quarters where 635 officers are pris-
oners explained indulgently that the
previous night had been what you
English call an evening of it." AS
three of the officers were from the
opera company at Budapest and four
were from the Bohemian opera COM
pany at Prague, there had been a con-
cert, and the three francs daily allow
ance given the prisoners had been
made to yield wine enough to account
for the next days late hours. With
the common soldiers it is different
Nish itself, as even the most patri-
otto Serb will tell you, is a wretchedly
dirty town. In normal times it's popu.
lation is 10000. Now it has more
than 100000. Refugees sleep in the
streets. A bed in the worst hotel in
town is likely to be yours only as the
spoils of war after you have called in
the ministry of foreign affairs and ex-
press before the hotel, keeper an abso-
lutte Indifference as to price. What
you get for your trouble is often a
room on the courtyard, and likely as
not the court is used by the cook, who
buys his lambs bleating and brings
them alive from the market in. the
Prince Michel square
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
Eddie Collins of Chicago White sox

Though the government is having a
tough time getting at the facts, pro-
fessional ball players will pay into the
internal revenue department some
thing like $4,000 in income tax.
But for the fact that so per cent of
the players in the American, National
and Federal leagues are married and
emption of $4,000 in salary, the sum
exacted by the government would be
considerably greater
From the best information the ex-
perts have been able to obtain there
are in the three leagues mentioned
about 800 players who receive more
than $4,000 year. This really means
six months, as that is the length of
the contracts. What they earn dur
ing the other six months also has to
be accounted for. but in most cases it
is nothing.
OF these 800 there are about 200
who earn more than $4,000. There
are close to 100 who draw more than
$4,000 and so whose contracts call for
amounts ranging between $4,000 and
$4,000. There are less than a dozen
who make more than that. The
notable ones are Eddie Collins, Ty
Cobb, iris Speaker, Walter Johnson
and a few managers. McGraw is re-
puted to make $4,000 in salary.
The players who take part in a
worlds series are required to put
that amount in with their salaries,
which makes it certain that every
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
THIS HORSE WAS H0MESICK
Breaks Loose From Stall and Tries to
Swim From Muskeson to
Chicago.

Muskegon, Mich.-A week ago Abra-
ham Smoker purchased a horse at Chi
cago, which was shipped by boat to
Muskegon.
Yesterday the horse broke loose
from its stall while Mr. Smoker was
feeding it. Following with unerring
instinct the very streets it was led
along after being taken from the boat,
it went to the Goodrich wharf With
out hesitation it sprang on the ice
in Muskegon lake and ran for two
miles to the harbor mouth, where it
reached a piece of soft ice and fell
through. The animal was rescued by
fremen.
"A carrier pigeon couldn't have had
a keener instinct for home" Mr.. Belly
remarked.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12

man on a championship cIub /
pay income tax.
In making out their statemor.
ball players, or the club sac,sI
who do the work for them, have
an interesting question that NJ
quire a decision by the govern
before it can be settled with n
precision.
Instead of a reserve clause. tbs
tracts now have one which dad
that one-fourth of the salary stimi
shall be considered payment a
option on their services for tbs
lowing year. For instance. a 1
whose contract calls for s4OO0I
not get that much in actual 81
One thousand dollars of it is Al
ton on his future services. The
er, therefore, wants to know Viii
he shall turn in a statement a
that his salary is $4,000 or S3.O0I
he puts in the latter figure. is \
include the option price as a pa
his income?
The married players are cona
lating themselves in that they
$4,000 exempt, while the single
have to pay a tax on all they
over $4,000. Of these bachelors,
Speaker is the hardest hit. He l
a salary of $4,000 and must n
tax on $4,000, which amounts toI
Still" says Frank Baker, I'll
raise mine up to that of Eddie
Inns I'll be perfectly willing tol
with Uncle Sam"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
NOW DRINK COLOGNE
Russian Government Still Faces
a Serious Problem.
Methylated Spirits, Furniture Polish
and Other Deadly Liquors Are
Said to ;e Used as Substi-
tute for Vodka.
BY BASsETT DIGBY.

Correspondent Chicago Daily News)
London.-Apparently total prohibi-
ton is not working as smoothly in Rus
STA as the considerable section of
British press and public that is urging
similar measures over here seems to
imagine. In spite of total prohibition
there is a great deal of drunkenness
to be observed in Russia just now
among the peasants, who form four
fifths of the nation. Methylated spirits
is the chief tipple involved
l had a talk with a neutral subject
who has recently arrived in London
from the Russian empire, in various
districts of which he has lived many
years.
You can judge of the Importance of
the methylated spirits ISSUE" he said,
from the fact that the ministry of
finance at Petrograd has been organic
ing an international competition, with
prizes ranging up to 10000 rubles
5,000], for methods of rendering
methylated undrinkable. A second
competition is being arranged for new
and improved methods of utilizing
spirits for combustible and other pur-
poses. In this the prizes range up to
one of $4,000 rubles. The total awards
in these spirit competitions will
amount to $35OO00. Here is a fine
chance, surely, for keen young Amer
lean chemists.
out in one of the chief cities of
Los
street has been doing a huge trade in
new brand of eau de cologne of his
own manufacture. 1t consists of al
cohol favored with lemon juice and
has a few drops of eau de cologne to
give it slight verisimilitude to the
the means of the peasants. They drink
either methylated spirits neat or
mixed with other liquids
In the last few months a new drink
has made its appearance at the numer-
Gus country fairs in the empire. 1t is
called ksassok. Kvzass is theoretically
a very slightly intoxicating liquor
made from fermented rye bread Of
recent years, however, the name has
been given to all soft drinks consist
ing of water favored with fruit es-
sence. The termination ok is a di-
minutive, like the chen in German
In this case is implies not only an af-
fectionate regard for kvass but an indi.
cation that there is only little kvass
in the mixture.
"When 7 left PntrOpra6 in February
dead men often were picked out of the
snowy cutters at daybreak; they had
become blind drunk on methylated
spirits the previous evening, had fallen
unconscious and had soon frozen to
death.
"a preparation of furniture polish. a
sort of French polish, also is being
imbibed to great extent
This methylated spirit tipping is
doing lot of harm in Russia Unless
the finance ministry's competition
produces results, it is expected that
the ban will be lifted from beer. There
is widespread agitation now in favor
of permitting the sale of a low alcohol
percentage Deer, to compete with
methylated.
Among the middle and upper class
es eau de cologne has become the ia
vorite drink-when drink has a hold
on them. 1t is nicer than methylated.
But that, say the Russians who must
have drink at any cost, about lets it
out"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12


Irish Meusel to Washington.
The Philadelphia club has released
Catcher Fish and Infielder Fletcher to
the Pittsfeld club of the Eastern asso-
citation.
Another baseball surprise has been
sprung by Connie Mack in placing
RUDE Oldring at third base to sup
plant Frank Baker.
The National league clubs have
tried out 1855 players in the last nine
seasons. The highwater mark was
last season, with sos.
Trainer Tuthill of the Tigers has re-
ceived letter from West Point mill
tary academy accepting his terms as
trainer for the 1915 football team.
Another HartselI has broken into
the game. His front name is Harry,
and he has signed with the Cleveland
American association club. He plays
the infield.
The Yankees have a left-hander in
Clarence c. Wahle of Brooklyn. He
was at one time a member of the
Phoenix A. c., and later he pitched
Tor the navy teams.
Roger Bresnahan has an idea that
his team should bunt the pitcher off
his feet. Having watched Rog bunt,
we imagine he is more likely to knock
the feet from under the center fielder.
Talk that Bobby Stow would sue
coed Jake Boultes as manager at
bridgeport in the Eastern associa-
ton was exploded when Stow signed
with Fort Worth in the Texas league.
manager Harry Clark of Milwaukee
enters the season assured of three
years to go, even il he doesn't win any
more pennants, for he has signed a
contract that runs through the season
of 1917.
Gus Ze1mer, who has been in the
New York state league SO long that
memory does not recall when he en-
tered 1t, has been secured by the
newport News club of the Virginia
league to play the infeld.
Connie" Mack's new shortstop.
Crane, according to the PhiladeInhia
Fress, never walks downstairs. In
stead, he slides down the banister.
claiming that "it hardens the chest
ana makes one fearless in a game"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12

game that he does not lnIenu
on the sack until a safe STE =.
him on. He wants to rely Oh -. ~
so he usually sets sail for 'l I
station. That station may ".
home plate, for Dolan llaA -
base hits at times, But tnls ~ ~
scare Cozy. If the pitcher D.
or spends too much time WIN w. n
the fleet Cardinal is likely
home or to try to steal nOn' IN
Higgins likes that style VI I'd
does not always prove su't ~. n
Higgins says it helps to ra.D' I'd
posing pitcher, and ratified u
lose games.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
BIG Ed WANTED MORE TIME
Pitcher Reulbach Asked Manager
Chance to Call Game While He
Warmed Up Behind Stand.

The famous old Cub machine had a
comedian in the person of Ed Reul-
bach, the lanky pitcher, now with the
Newark Federals. One of his favorite
expressions when in a facetious mood
was, Il have a scheme"
Johnny Evers writes that he will
never forget one of Eds schemes.
"The Cubs were in Pittsburgh one
day, and it was Reulbach's turn to
work" says Johnny. He warmed up
for the customary ten minutes before
the game and seemed to have a lot
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
FINDS ANTI-TYPHUs SERUM
DR.. Harry PIotz, Young New York
Bacterologist, Announces I'M
portant Discovery.

New York.-The man of the hour
in New York medical circles is DR..
Harry Plotz, the young bacteriologfst
of Mount Sinai hospital. who an
nounced at a meeting of the New
York Pathological society that he has
discovered an anti-typhus vaccine. In
view of the recent spread of this dread
disease in Serbia, where many Ameri-
can physicians are leading In the fight
against it, the discovery was hailed
by physicians as timely as well as i'm
portant. Doctor Plotz is twenty-five
years old.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12


OF stuff on the ball. AS soon as he
stepped into the box, however he lost
it all
He walked the first five batters
that faced him. After two runs had
been forced IN Chance could stand it
no longer. He walked over to Reul-
bach and said: What's the matter
with you? Can't you lay the ball on
the plate? If you can't, get out of the
game
I have a scheme replied Reut
bach. haven't warmed up enough.
Tell you what to do, Frank; ask Um-
pire O'Day to cali the game for ten
minutes while | go behind the stand
and warm up some more.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
Ice Roehlina,s BaIk M0a' ~.

Having rehearsed II a. Ia Bs1
fore a mirror, Southpa" ~ IN Id
of the Senators now has . D n d
which ranks with that u u, 4, !.
in his his palmiest days. wit with nd q j
amount of stuff on the Oa I'd J.. sp5|
jured knee having menu n,ors
Bo Be-, is expected to Pr P.0 I'D
winner for the Senators 'D
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
He is ALWAYS ON THE
Actions Of "Cozy" Dolan Have
ency to Keep Opposing Fitch
Guessing All the Time.

"Cozy" DoIan, outfelder for The
dinals, is a man after Manager
gins own heart. He is always
something once he gets on the
He lets the pitcher know early i
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
Great Scoring AnIIlV,s \,

Whatever else may be say az ID ;
Cardinals, either pro OF ' 'ore ID
admit that they posses. ~ bG
ability, judging from !. '4 me fri
they tailed IS runs Il
exhibition games
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12

Olga Ellis, the seven-year-old daugh-
ter of John Ellis, formerly pastor of
the Unitarian church at Chicopee,
Mass, whose mother has been unsuc-
child from her fathers possession.
Ellis is now professor of English at a
commercial college in Tokyo, Japan,
whittier the mother has followed in
quest of Olga. The marital troubles
of the Ellis developed in 1912 when
the wife secured a divorce and was
awarded the custody of the child
Later the father kidnapped Olga and
the mothers efforts to regain posses
sion of her have so far been fruitless.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12

Christened "BIues."
The Buffalo Federals have been
christened thu Blues"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12
NOTES OfLho
DIAMOND

Los Angeles will return Outfielder
Irish Meusel to Washington.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-12

The Philadelphia club has released
Catcher Fish and Infelder Fletcher to
the Pittsfeld club of the Eastern asso-
citation.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
ella valley sank Cashier Aere-

J.. R. Todd, cashier of the ella
Valley Bank & Trust Co., of Clifton,
was in Morenci on business Monday
Mr.. Todd will shortly move his
family from Clifton to Globe where
he will take the position recently
made vacant by the promotion of r.
e. Moore at that place. MT. Todd
has been connected with the above
institution for several yeans and his
promotion is well deserved and will
be greeted with pleasure by his many
friends in the Clifton-Morenci dis
ltrict.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
Soccer Football


On last Sunday afternoon at the
ball grounds game of soccer foot
ball was enjoyed by the A. and b.
teams of Morenci and the contest
was a hard fought battle from start
TO finish. When the smoke of the
battle was cleared away and the
blood and CRIME was removed from
the countenances of the players it
was found that John O.. Christian,
the crack center forward from the
Isle-o-Man and his teammates had
lost the long fought struggle by
score of to l. AS result OF the
rivalry for honors seVFal of the
players on both sides ere somewhat
the worse for weaf4 The game
throughout was fast and furious and
several brilliant plays were marked
up to the credit of both sides. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Christian is
hard loser and is seeking revenge
from the A. team, although he is
thinking of retireing from the game
as the age is leaving its earmarks
upon his sturdy frame. 1t is con-
ceded that Morley Roberts was the
shining light for A. team, scoring a
splendid goal from far out. On
next Sunday, Jan. 81 the married
men will test their strength against
the team and an exciting game is
promised those who attend.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
prizes Awarded

Prizes Awarded
The regular meeting of the Whist
Club was held on Tuesday evening at
the Cinco Mess, the host being w.
e.. Landers. Prizes are award
ed at the end of each month for the
highest scores made during the
month and on Tuesday evening the
winners for January were A. M.
Weir who captured the first prize,
bill fold and necktie. No prizes were
awarded in December, and by mutual
consent it was decided to double up
on them for January with the above
result. The meeting next week will
be held at the Rink and MT. Land
ers was delegated to guide the destin-
les of the club for the month OF Feb
ruary. At the conclusion of the
games last Tuesday evening the
guests were served with delicious re-
freshments.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
members Of National Association

Members of National Association
H. e. Scott, one of the foremost
members of the D. C. first aid team,
is this week in receipt of credentials
which make him member OF the
National Association of Mine Res
cuers. This is distinction of which
Mr.. Scott is justly proud and be-
sides himself there are only two other
members of the association in this
district at this time, these being d.
A NJ. Tuthill and NJ. H. Mclean.
Although there are several more ap-
plications to be considered from MO-
renci these three gentlemen are at
present the only members Of the ma
tienal association from this section
OF the country In all mining dis
tricts of the country this subject is
lreceiving marked attention and the
Arst aid teams of Morenci, under the
able instructions of DR.. Tuthnl, are
rapidly perfecting themselves in this
lime of work. There are at the pres
emf time 25 members in the American
team and rs in the Mexican team
and the classes each Tuesday even
ing are nearly always attended by
the full quota of members which
shows that the interest OF the mel
IN the work is leading to results
wfch may be fully appreciated a
some future time.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF the State OF Arizona, in and TOT
The County Of Greeniee

NOTICE or SELECTING JURORS:
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned Clerk of the Superior
Court of Greenlee County, State or
Arizona. that a certified copy of the
list of persons qualified to serve a.
Jurors has been filed in the office or
said Clerk by the Board OF super
visors of said County and State, and
that Saturday the 18th day of Janu-
ary. A: D. 1915, at 10 o'clock a. m,
at the Court room of the Superior
Court, at the Town of Clifton, Coun-
ty of Greenlee, State of Arizona, mas
been fixed as the time and place for
selecting the names of persons to
serve as Grand and Trial Jurors Tor
the year 1915, at which time and
MACE the Clerk of the Superior
Court, County Recorder and Chair.
man of the Board of Supervisors OF
the aforesaid State and County, In
open Court, will select the names OF
such jurors, and any person may at,
tend at the time of such selection and
may present to the Court any reason
why the name of any person selected,
should not be placed on the list OF
| jurors.
Dated this 18th day of January, A.
d. 1915.
BEN M. CRAWFORD,
Clerk of the Superior Court, CZECH
: lee County, Arizona.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
NOTICE TO THE PEOPLE OF
MORENCI:
Company

The Morenci Water Company
hereby requests the people of Mo-
rencl to promptly report to the office
all Ieaky faucets, flush closets, leaks
in pipe lines due to frost, or other
wise, etc. All repairing of this ma
ture is done free of charge.
However, we desire to call atten-
ton to the fact that, as general
thing, our men can not be expected
to thaw out frozen pipes, especially
as we are rushed with work at this
time of the year. We desire the CO.
operation of the people in our efforts
to give good service and, to that
end in view, will appreciate their
promptly reporting to our office any
trouble or any unsatisfactory service;
but we must ask the people to thaw
out themselves the frozen pipe lines
on or around their own premises.
w.. L. DuMOuLlN,
superintendent
% 70 Ok az
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-01-29
Back from Russia

Back from Russia
VIM. Morgan, who has been in
Russia for the past five years in the
employ of large copper company, re-
turned to Morenci Monday evening.
Mr.. Morgan states that the atmos-
phere in that part Of the globe was
rather too warm for comfort and that
the peaceful hills surrounding Mo
|renci AFFORD a much safer refuge for
non-combatant. Before his de
parture for Russia Mr.. Morgan was
for several years in the employ OF
the D. C. company, and since his
return he has been kept busy accept
ing the glad hand from ihs former
friends.