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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
PLOT TO EMBROIL U. S.
AMBASSADOR BERNsToRFF DE-
MES MEYER-GERHARD is SPY.
Detective Agency Employed by Eng.
land to Circulate False Reports,
German Envoy Declares.

Berlin, via London, June 19.-Dr-
Anton Meyer-Gerhard, VINO sailed
from New York June on a mission
10 the German government from Count
Won Bernstorff, reached Berlin on
Wednesday.
He had a protracted conference
with Foreign Minister Won Jagow and
Minister Solf of the colonial office.
The report that Dr. Meyer-Gerhard
is in reality DIR. Alfred Meyer, chief
of the supply department of the Ger
man army, was denied authoritatively.
Washington, June 10. - Develop
ments which promise to make the
case a sensation of some Importance
occurred in connection with the
charges that DR.. Meyer-Gerhard, for
whom the state department obtained
safe passage to Germany, was in re-
atty DR.. Alfred Meyer, chief of the
supply division # the German army.
The state department received from
the German embassy at Cedarhurst,
L. l., an official denial of the charges,
and statement from the German am
bassador that the publication of the
charges was likely to operate against
his efforts to bring about a peaceful
settlement of the controversy between
this government and Germany
In several other instances Of late
where publicity was given to charges
against the German ambassador and
members of his staff the view of the
German government, now disclosed
for the first time, was that the
charges originated with a detective
agency employed by Germany's enc
mics.
The state department gave out the
following statement:
THE department of state has re-
ceived telegram from the German
counselor, dated June 16, calling at
tention to articles appearing in yes
days papers in regard to an al
legged breach of confidence on the
part of the ambassador in sending
secret German gun agent to Berlin In
place of Doctor Gerhard, the Red
Cross delegate. In reference to these
articles the ambassador states as fol-
lows:
1t is unnecessary for me to as
sure you that the story circulated by
these articles is untrue from begin
ming to end. 1t contains a personal
attack upon the ambassador and his
delegate, DR.. Meyer-Gerhard, and is
likely at the same time to nullify the
sincere and earnest efforts of the
ambassador to bring about an I'M
derstanding between the United States
and Germany in the Lusitania ques
ton"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
OPEN AIR SCHOOLS SUCCESS
Advance in Studies as Marked as
Physical Improvement, Reports
Green Bay Institution.

Green Bay.-Every one of the fifty
pupils in the two open air schools
made at least one grade during the
year which has just closed. One OF
the fifty has done three years work
in one. Six have done the work of
two grades and eight have made one
and one-half grades. This is regard
ed as a most remarkable showing, as
the schools are maintained only for
children suffering from serious phys
ical handicap and the gain in health
has been as striking as the record
in study.
At least quarters of an hour
each afternoon is given to sleeping
and the fine record made by the two
schools is regarded as a typical dem
onstration of what fresh air, proper
food and sufficient rest will accom-
plish.
The greatest gain in weight during
the year was fifteen and a half
pounds The least was one-half
pound, but the child who made the
minimum in weight made great gain
in general health conditions. The
schools are under the supervision of
Miss Myra Kimball
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
WOLF PELT FRAUD CHARGED
William Whit Arrested at Frederic
for Alleged Connections With
Bounty Swindlers.

Superior. William Whit, long
famed as champion wolf slayer of
northern Wisconsin, is under arrest
at Frederic, Wis, and state game
wardens are claimed to have connect
ed him with gigantic frauds, whereby
the northwestern counties of Wis
consin have been defrauded of more
than $4,000 in the last five years.
Others are said to be implicated in
the plan which it is alleged centered
around the purchase of pelts of Ca
madam wolves, brought to the Twin
cities and their presentation to Wis
consin county clerks for bounty pay
ments. The pelts are said to have
cost the hunters from $3.50 to $3.50,
while the bounty is $40, half paid by
the state and half by the county.
During the last four years Whit
has collected from the state and from
treasurers of Douglas, Burnett, Polk
and Washburn counties $9,804, Off
Gals charge. That much of this was
paid on Canadian wolf pelts, and that
other men have used the same sys-
tenn with similar results, is alleged,
and arrests are imminent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE HOLDS
ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE cELE-
BRATION.
MANY GUESTS ARE PRESENT
Graduates and Friends of the Institu-
ton Came From Many Parts
of the Middle
West.

-Gray-haired ministers
and retired business men and farmers
who we're graduated from Northwes-
tern college nearly fifty years ago met
at the golden jubilee celebration of
the college here.
They found plenty of opportunity to
talk over old times when Northwestern
was one of the smallest of small col
leges and to meet and exchange remi-
niscences with graduates of later days
still in the midst of their careers and
with young men who left the college
only few years ago.
1t was joyous reunion, the biggest
thing of it's kind in Northwestern's his
tory. There was pathos, too, in the
mutual acknowledgement of high hopes
of college days still unrealized or 9TH
er misfortunes suffered
1t was big day in every sense; big
with the feeling of chums and friends
long separated; big in plans for the fu-
ture for individuals and for the col
1ege; it was big, too, in the sense of
numbers, for graduates and friends of
the institution came from many parts
of the middle west.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
FRANKS LIFE Is SAVED
GOVERNOR SHIFTS DEATH SEN
TENCE TO LIFE TERM.
Prisoner Hurried From Atlanta Jail to
Convict Farm Near MiIledeevilIe
Under Heavy Guard.

Atlanta, Ca, June 21.-The sentence
of Leo M Frank, condemned to die for
the murder of Mary Phagan on Memo
rial day two years ago, was committed
by Gov. John M Slaton to life i'm
prisonment.
The prisoner was at once taken out
of the Jail, under guard of Sheriff
Mangum and number of his deputies,
and carried to the Terminal station.
He was placed in Central of Georgia
train for MiIledgeville, where Frank
will at once begin serving life SEN
tence.
The decision of the governor came
as complete surprise to many in the
capital Of the state. Governor Slaton
reached his decision Sunday morning
and, except for few of his most con-
fidential friends to whom he confided,
early Monday. Feeling all over Geor-
gia was at such high tension that It
was deemed advisable to have the pris-
oner safely landed at the state prison
before giving out the news.
The arrangements for removing
Frank from the Fulton county Jail were
made with the utmost secrecy Not
even the newspaper men who were
keeping a close vigil around the Jail
knew when or how the prisoner left.
The sheriff with his deputies guarding
the condemned man left the Jail short
ly after ten o'clock Sunday night and
proceeded to the Terminal station,
where tickets were secured and the
party boarded the train which pulled
out two minutes after midnight.
Two policemen and several of the
railroad station employees recognized
Frank, and the news then began to
spread. But before the general pub
lie in Atlanta knew Of the action of
the governor or the removal of the
prisoner, Frank was well on his way
to the state prison, and the sheriff
and his deputies had returned to their
homes.
The prison farm is two miles north
of Milledgeville. 1t is triple guarded
The prisoners are kept during the
night in stone building under strong
guard at all times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
DEATH CALLS JUDGE HAND
Jurist, Prominent in Southern Wiscon-
sin Half Century, Succumbs
to Stroke.

Kenosha-Judge E. o. Hand of Ra-
cine, prominent among members of
the bench and bar of southern Wiscon-
sin for nearly half century, died at
Pennoyer sanitorium here at the age
of "a years
Ebert Osborne Hand was born at
Newlebanon, N. Y, Nov. 20, 1880. He
was a son of John S. Hand He was
one of the original Forty Miners and
drove an OK team across the plains
of California in 1849. He returned to
Wisconsin by the Panama route in
1853 and in the next year he entered
the University of Wisconsin, from
which he was graduated in 1859. Later
he graduated from the law school at
Albany, N. Y.
He began the practice of law in Ra-
cine in 1861. In 1868 he was appointed
county judge by Gov. Schofield, and he
was reelected three successive terms.
He also served Racine county as dis
trict attorney.
Judge Hand was democrat and
had been party leader in this section
of the state. He is survived by one
son, e. B. Hand, and by two daughters,
Mrs Charles r. Carpenter and Mrs. w.
F. McGregor of Racine.
The death of Judge Hand resulted
from stroke of paralysis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
BRITISH FORCE is WIPED OUT
Berlin Reports an Attacking Column
Virtually Destroyed by the Ger
mans-Attempt to Break Line.

Berlin, Germany, June 81 (via Lon
dom .-Of1cial announcement was
made here on Friday that a force of
the allies which attacked German po-
sitions north Of LaBassee canal was
destroyed. only few succeeding in
retreating.
London, June 21.-French forces op-
Grating on German territory in Al
SAGE renewed the terrific offensive
movement along the Fecht river,
crossing that stream and capturing
the outskirts of the important city of
Metzeral and bringing up artillery to
point where the German line of
communication to Munstern, the base
of southern operations, is now under
bombardment.
The official statement of Sir John
French claims new advances for the
British east of Festubert
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
MUsTLOWER FREIGHT RATES
The Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Ordered Roads to Haul Coal
at Less Cost.

Madison.-The Wisconsin railroad
commission ordered the Milwaukee
road and Chicago and Northwestern
to establish connecting track be-
tween their two lines where they cross
near the southern limits of the city
of Waukesha, which shall be long
enough to hold ten cars. The commits
sion ordered the Northwestern to re-
duce it's rate on hard coal from Green
Bay to Wausau and Marathon City
from $3.50 to $1.40 per ton. THE Green
Bay and Western railway company
was ordered to reduce it's rate on hard
coal from Green Bay to Black Creek
from 81 to SO cents per ton; to lola
from $125 to $1.20; Amherst Junction
from slips to $1.20; Arnott from $1.35
to $1.30; Plover from $3.50 to $13O,
and Stevens Point, Meehan, Coyne,
Barron, Grand Rapids, Walker and
Elm Lake from $3.50 to $40. The 500
company was ordered to build new
depot at Dwight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Anthony Push, Highland, Chosen Presi-
dent of State Association at
Rice Lake.

Rice Lake.-It is estimated that
5000 persons attended the firemen's
tournament in this city. At the bust
ness meeting the following officers
were elected: President, Anthony
Push, Highland; first vice-president,
w. P. Zech, Reedsburg; second vice.
president, John j. McCullom, Rice
Lake; recording secretary, Benjamin
R. Burt, PATTERSON; treasurer, John
West, Barron; corresponding secre-
tary, John Clifford, Juneau. Juneau
was selected for the meeting place
next year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Form Auto Club.

Grand Rapids. With a member
ship of 121 the Wisconsin River Val
ley Automobile club has been formed
in this city. The following officers
were elected: c. w Rood, president;
Otto r. Roenius, first vice-president;
DR.. H. L. Waters, second vice-presi-
dent; E. p. Arpin, third vice-presi-
dent; Robert L. Nash. secretary and
treasurer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
oeonto Has $4,000 Fire.

Oconto.-Fire broke out in the DON
levy business block. Fifteen establish
ments in the big building we're suffer
ers through the destruction of the
block Three persons were injured.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
The block contained cigar factory,
shoe store, restaurants, billiard halls,
laundry, fats and other stores. There
was heavy damage by water.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
RUSS ADMIT LOSS OF TOWNS
Great Battle Along the San River Con-
tInues-GaIns for the
Teutons.

Petrograd, June 1S.-Occupation by
the Germans of additional villages in
the Shawl district and farther south
in the region east of Mariampol is ad-
mitted by the Russians In q statement
issued on Thursday at the war Office
The great battle along the San IN
West Galicia is reported to be con-
tinuing fiercely with fresh Austro-Ger-
man forces constantly entering the
combat
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Puffs Pipe on Birthday.

Beloit.-Mrs. Adelia Ellison cele-
brated her Goth birthday. She observ-
ed the anniversary by smoking her
clay pipe and hoeing in her garden at
her cottage, 1130 Forest avenue. She
is in good health, does not require
glasses, and says she expects to cele-
brate at least four more birthdays.
She was born in Champion, N. Y She
came west in the spring of 1861 and
has lived in Beloit thirty years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
MIsslno Pianist Is Found.

Chicago, June 23.-Grace Stewart
Potter, pianist, for whom nation
wide search had been instituted fol-
lowing her mysterious disappearance
nine days ago, walked into the home
of Mrs. Scott Durand at Lake Bluff.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Steel Plants BUSY.

Pittsburgh, Pa, June 23.-The Car
negie Steel company. in addition to or
dering departments at the Homestead,
Duquesne and Edgar Thompson plants
to resume operations in full. has also
started work at Sharon, Pa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Women Form Club.

Grand Rapids.-The Wood County
Women's club has recently been or
ganized in Vesper, the purpose being
the welfare of the women in rural
communities. The officers are: Mrs.
Otto j. Leu, president; Miss X. c..
Hoeneld, secretary, and Mrs A. Kief
fer, treasurer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Elve sIaxera to HAND.

Jackson, Miss, June 23.-Five muir
derers were condemned to die August
6 by the Mississippi supreme court.
Mississippians considered the courts
action remarkable because of the Glenn
ency shown Leo M. Frank.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Many Licenses Held Up.

Kenosha.-The city council threw a
scare into the saloon men of Kenosha
when the licenses of twenty-five appli-
cants we're held up pending further in
vestigation by the members of the IL
cense committee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Council Reverses Club License

Beloit. The Beloit council recon
sidered its previous action demanding
$500 license from clubs which serve
liquor, and club bars will be operated
as in the past Thirty-two saloon IL
censes were granted and two more
held up.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Plan Fleet Of FREIGHT Boats.

Neenah. An attempt is being made
to interest capitalists in the Fox river
valley to organize company and con-
struct feet of freight boats for SER
vice on the Fox river between Fond du
Lac and Green Bay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Gen. De Wet Found Guilty.

Bloemfontein, South Africa, June 20.
Gen. Christian de Wet, the famous
Boer soldier, who was leader of the
recent South African uprising. was
found guilty on eight counts of the In
dictment charging him with treason.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Monument to Soldiers.

Grand Rapids-At recent meeting
of the Sons of Veterans it was decided
to erect a suitable soldiers monument
in this city in honor of the soldiers of
Wood county. The following commit
tee was appointed to devise ways and
means to procure the necessary funds:
B. M Vaughan, George L. War; and
r. C. Gets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Investigation Costs $4,000.

Madison.-While the legislative
investigating committee has not for
mally disbanded, the committee has
discontinued hearings and is not ex-
pected to do any more Investigating.
The total expense of the investiga-
ton, as shown by bills filed with the
legislature, was $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Charley Postoffice Discortinued.

Washington.-Th postoffice at
Chaffey, Douglas county, Wis, has
been discontinued and. the mail will
be transferred to Foxboro. The post
Office at Green Lake, Minocqua. and
Waunakee will become presidential,
July 1. The first two pay salary of
$1,4O0 each, the last named $1,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
School Census Shows Gain.

Oconomowoc.-The school census
just completed here shows S35 children
of school age in the district, which
comprises the city. towns of Summit
and OconomoWoc. This is a gain of
eighty-two over last year
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Prize for Scout Fishers.

Ashland-A prize has been offered
by local merchant to the member of
the Boy Scout troop on the annual en-
campment trip who catches the largest
trout or the largest bass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Collect Car of Old Paper.

Ashland Efforts of the Young
Peoples society os the st. Johns Luz
theran church to collect enough old
papers and magazines to fill freight
car have resulted successfully. It
took them just about year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
TWO Rivers Has Boom.

Two Rivers Building activities have
assumed unusual proportions here this
year Already fifty-fve dwellings are
under construction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
"Forty-ninerv Gets papers.

GAINESVILLE. Gilbert Evenson, aged
90, who took out his first papers in
1S49 and has been resident of Wis
consin ever since, has just taken out
his second papers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Fined for Shooting Deer.

Tomahawk.-E Eugene Afford was ar
rested and fined $50 and costs. amount
ing to S60.95. for illegal hunting. The
entire carcass of deer was found in
his possession.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
wausau Gets State Meeting.

Wausau-The Wisconsin conference
of charities and corrections will hold
the annual meeting in Wausau on Oct
II, 13 and IA, according to decision
of the executive committee at Madi-
son
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-25
Vote on Waterworks.

Sank City Sank City will vote on
the question of bonding the village
for $4,000 for installing system of
waterworks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17
More Pineapples

Another pineapple plantation
has been started in the south
part Of the city, ON block So, re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. E. Nc
Culley. This gentleman has been
on the ground watching south
Florida for the past eleven months
and it is compliment to Punta
Gorda that he makes his invest
ment here. Mr.. McCulley is a
practical agriculturist and horti-
culturist, having been a member
OF the horticultural force Of Idaho
and besides this he has years of
experience as an editor, and is an
ex-president of a college and nor
NAL school. He will doubtless
make his pinery one Of Punta
Gorda' IS show places.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17

London, England The former
premier of Greece, M. Venizelos,
and his followers appear to have
won an overwhelming victory in
the Grecian general elections.
The latest news claims a majority
of two thirds for the war party
in parliament. The British press
is Of the opinion that this means
a deliberate choice on the part
of the Grecian people to cast their
Hot with the allies s-Great Britain,
Russia, France and Italy.
Reports from Paris make men
tion of slight progress all along
the line, but nothing is said of the
situation north of Arras, where
the Germans have rallied and re-
captured some of their lost trench
es. German official reports repre-
sent recent fighting on the river
San in Galicia as having result
ed in a great victory for General
Won Mackensen, who has effec-
lively countered the Russian blow
at Zurawna on the Dniester river.
Italian heavy artillery has be-
gun the bombardment of Malbor-
geth, one of the pivots of the
Austrian defences between the
Carni Alps and the upper lsonzo
river. Jarvis, an important rail
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17

Ex-Gov. Albert w. Gilchrist,
when in Orlando the other day on
his way to South Carolina to visit
relatives, was interviewed by a
representative of the Reporter
Star and expressed himself with
reference to Secretary Bryan S
resignation as follows:
81 think Mr.. Bryan did exactly
right in resigning. In the first
place, he was not in accord with
the administration ON big issue.
In the second place, | agree with
him as to the principles of the
big issue. The United States gov
ernment has recently made thirty
treaties with as many different
nations, including such great
countries as Great Britain, France
and Russia.
"In each of these treaties, it is
agreed that whenever any contro-
versy arises which cannot be set
tied in the ordinary course of
diplomacy the controversy shall
be referred to an impartial com
mission and that no war shall be
entered into between the parties
to said treaty within a years
time. The United States now has
a great controversy with Germany
Germany did not enter into such
a treaty.
Germany did agree, however,
to the principles involved. There
| has been much talk about treaty
being considered scrap of pa
per- Although advocating these
principles, we are the first nation
to consider then merely a scrap
Iof paper Our government
simply issued an ultimatum to
Germany, defining the points at
issue, stating substantially that
mo word or act would be omit
ted in supporting the merits OF
our position.
$50 much for the scrap Of
paper
"Now for the real merits of the
controversy. The international
rules or laws were made years ago
before the use of submarines. Ac-
cording to such rules, no armed
vessel could sink a merchantmen