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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
BRITISH ABANDON
GALL|POL| FIGHT
100000 Troops Withdrawn From
the DardaneIles.
MEN SENT TO NEW FIELDS
Forces at Suvla and Anzac Districts
Have Been Transferred, Says an
Official Statement From Lon.
don-May Go to Saloniki.

London, Dec. 22.-All British troops
at the Suvla and Ansac district of
Gallipoli peninsula have been with
drawn
The following official statement re-
garding this step was issued here on
Monday:
All the troops at Suvla and An
FAC, together with their guns and
stores, have been successfully trans
ferred, with insignificant casualties,
to another sphere of operations"
Operation in sectors of the front at
Gallipoli other than those from which
troops have been withdrawn are to be
continued, it is intimated in another
official statement The withdrawal
was effected without knowledge of the
movement on the part of the Turks,
it is declared
Further details of the evacuation
Of the Anzac and SuvIa zones have
been received" says the official state
ment. Without the Turks being
aware of the movement, great army
has been withdrawn from one of the
areas occupied in the closest of con-
tact with the enemy. BY this contrac-
ton of the front operation at other
points of the line will be more effec-
lively carried out
Sir Charles Monro gives great cred
it for this skillfully conducted transfer
of forces to the generals commanding
and the royal navy"
The war Office statement leaves the
public to draw it's own conclusions as
to the destination of these Australia
sian and United Kingdom forces.
which must be well over 100000
strong, but it is widely conjectured
that any southwark sweep of the Teu-
tonic or Bulgarian armies in the Bal
kans, whether from the north, west
or east, will sooner or later come in
contact with them.
In giving the house of commons in
formation of the withdrawal, as an
nounced by the war office, Premier AS
quith added that the transfer was
made in pursuance of a decision
reached by the cabinet some time ago.
THE operation so successfully car
ried out" said the premier reflects
the utmost credit upon the general
on the spot, upon the admiral, the
staff and all ranks of both the army
and the navy"
The Suvla bay and Anzac cove po-
sitions are on the north coast of Gal
lipoli peninsula. Anzac cove is about
sixteen miles from the tip. Suvla bay
is five miles farther on.
Some of the bitterest fighting of the
Dardanelles campaign has taken place
at these positions.
The Anzac region, which takes its
name from the initials of the Austria
liam and New Zealand army corps, has
been the scene of furious attempts of
the invaders to thrust back the Turks.
Here, as at Suvla bay, the allies have
been able to achieve no striking sue
cesses.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
LYDsToN WINS IN A. M. A. SUIT.
Supreme Court UphoIds Chicago Doc
tor in Iona FIGHT.

supreme Court Upholds Chicago DOC
tor in Long Fight.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-Dr. G. Frank
Lydston won his five-year legal bat
tie against the American Medical as
ISOLATION when the supreme court up
held the decision of the appellate
court and ordered the removal OF the
present board of directors.
A complete reorganization of the as
ISOLATION, national body composed of
more than 10000 members, probably
will follow. Under the supreme courts
ruling the members of the present
board of directors were elected ille-
gally, inasmuch as the association
was Incorporated under charter
from Illinois, and therefore must hold
Its annual meetings in this state.
The warfare between Doctor Lyd-
ston and the association began when
the physician attempted to prevent
DR.. George H. Simmons, then secre-
tary, from holding three Offices at
once. He claimed the affairs of the
association were controlled by an oil
garchy.
In view of this decision" he said,
Il will remain for the officers of the
association to explain why they have
been spending the associations money
Ior five years to prevent a legitimate
inquiry into the operations of the as
ISOLATION.
1t is probable now that the rank
and file will have something to say
about the operation of the society
Will gain the ballot-and that the po-
ltIcal operation of the association will
be taken out of the hands Of the self
elected few"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
is ASSESSED A HEAVY FINE
Arnold Man, Alleged Market Pot Hunt.
err, Pays $640 for Violating
Game Laws.

Chippewa Falls.-John Johnson, of
Arnold, Wis, pleaded guilty in munich
pal court here to shipping 1877 par
tridges and grouse to a Chicago COM
mission merchant and was fined $640
and costs.
Johnson bought railroad ticket to
Chicago and checked a trunk through.
The trunk looked suspicious to Con-
servation Wardens C. F. Asmuth and
w. P Elliott. They investigated and
Johnson was arrested and charged
with having more than the big limit of
cartridges in his possession in the
closed season. This is the largest fine
in the history of the game laws.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
GENERAL VILLA GIVES UP
HIS REVOLT IN MEXICO
Peace Agreements Are Signed and
Carranza Takes Charge of Juarez
and Territory.

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 21.-Gen. Fran
cisco Villa has resigned his place as
leader of the Mexican revolution and
has left Chihuahua City to find refuge
in the United States. 1t is understood
he and Mrs Villa will settle down
here if Villa is permitted to enter the
country.
simultaneously with receipt of this
news code kilograms have reached
here from the Villa capital saying
that peace has been declared and
there will be no more fighting"
Resigning command, Villa said:
Il have been surrounded by trail
tors and my men will no longer fight.
l sent $500 men to defend Santa Ro-
salia, and they joined Carranza with
out struggle.
Il do not want to sacrifice you.
will go to the border, cross to the
United States, if l am permitted, and
there live with my family. If l am
not permitted to do so, l will go to
Europe
Ell doO, L CA, OCCs a.. hO NAtJ Va
Juarez, Villas only source Of revenue
and supplies, became Carranzista
possession on Monday The Villa gar
rison evacuated upon instructions from
the Villa council of war at Chihuahua.
Gov. Fidel Avila has been appointed
Villas successor as supreme com
mander of the conventionist forces.
Peace agreement papers werC signed
here whereby the Villa faction in
northern Mexico concludes peace
terms with the de facto government
of Mexico.
A chief for the territory surren-
dered to the Carranza government is
to be selected by Carranza.
Washington, Dec. 22.-The state de-
partment officials have decided to
grant General Villa the asylum &C
corded political refugee should he
enter the United States. This de-
cision has been sent to General Funs-
ton by the war department for trans
mission to Villa or his representa-
tives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
CONVERSATIONS

The color magenta is named after
a battle which was fought in the year
of its discovery.
Lake Erie produces more fish to the
square mile than any other body Of
water in the world.
Gardner Savage of North Arson,
Me-, although totally blind for many
years. is a telegraph operator and can
take apart and repair his instrument
whenever necessary.
In Baltimore. as a result of an in
vestigation, experts figured that the
minimum amount on which a single
woman could live decently was $3.50
week. Eighty-one per cent of the de-
partment store women in Baltimore
get less than that.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
NEXICANS KILL
TWO AMERICANS
WIIiStaS Attack Street Car From
FL PaSo.
MOB AND ROB PASSENGERS
Coach Escapes Back Across Border
Troops Finally Restore Order
Funston Increases Guard
on Line.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 23.-Two Amer
leans and eight Mexicans were killed
as a result Of severe rioting at Juarez
On Tuesday. One American was killed
in FL PasO by bullets of Mexican
snipers. which came from the Juarez
side of the river. He was George A.
Dpert, brakeman, and was shot
while on a freight train.
The riOting at Juarez began about
noon. A street car which entered the
town at the international bridge was
stoned by mob and the passengers,
including a number of Americans,
were robbed.
The crew and passengers fought off
the MeXicans and the car escaped
back to FL Paso. A crowd of Next
cans gathered at the bridge, seeking
passage to American soil Several
Juarez stores were closed. Some were
robbed. Quiet was restored when Gen.
eral Banda, one of those who signed
the agreement with the de facto gov
eminent to turn over the Villa organi-
cation fed to the American side and
the Carranza consul phoned that he
would send over 10000 pesos to pay
the soldiers.
Shortly after General Banda had
restored order shooting was heard
again in Juarez and reports reached
here that intoxicated soldiers on
horseback were rioting in the streets.
General Ochoa cleared the streets of
drunken soldiers and placed trusty Of
fcials in charge of rifles and ammuni-
ton. OchOa promised to sign the
agreement to turn over the garrison to
Carranza. According to last advices,
Villa left Chihuahua City with 400 fol-
lowers. Officials here expressed the
belief that he was en- route to the bor-
der to cross into the United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
ASKS COURT TO DEFINE MEAS
URE AFFECTING MANY WIS
CONSlN CITIES.
TIES UP $4,000 FUND
Statute Regarding Railroad Docks,
Piers, Wharves and Grain
Elevators Is Considered
to Be Vague.

MadisOn.-State Treasurer Henry
Johnson, after consulting with Gov.
Philip and the members of the state
tax commission, decided to refuse to
pay to Milwaukee, Superior, Manito-
voc and other municipalities interest
ed any of the taxes to be collected on
railroad docks, piers, wharves and
grain elevators as provided by chapter
407, laws of 1915, until the Wisconsin
Supreme court has passed on the con-
stitutionality of the statute.
1t is estimated that the taxes to be
collected under this statute will
amount to $150,000, of which 10 per
cent is to be retained by the state
and the rest apportioned among the
different communities in which the
taxed property is located.
The law provides that the state tax
commission shall make a separate
valuation of this property before it
certifes the state railroad taxes to
the secretary of state in January and
that the state treasurer shall collect
the taxes of the property and after
deducting Is per cent for the state,
return the balance to the communities
in which the property is situated.
The state treasurer told the COVER
nor and tax commissioners that in
view of the doubt he had concerning
the constitutionality of the statute, he
believed that no money should be paid
out by him under it until the Supreme
court had held the law valid
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
TITANIC OWNERS MAKE OFFER

White Star Line Agrees to Settle All
Claims for Lives Lost.
New York. Dec. 2O.-The White star
line has agreed to pay $664,OOO In set
Element of all claims arising from the
sinking of the Titanic on April 10,
1912. when more than $500 persons
were drowned, attorneys for the line
announced here on Friday.
OF this amount approximately So0O,'
600 would be distributed among Amer
ican claimants, $4,000 to British
claimants, and $4,000 would be re-
ouired for interest and expenses in
connection with the numerous suits,
The agreement must be acted upon by
December 80 to become operative.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
Jan. /, 1915.

Russians invaded Hungary, split
ting Austrian army by their oper-
atoms in Carpathians.
Russians in East Prussia driven
across border into Polish province
of SuWalkl.
Turks invaded Russia but failed
to enVelop Russian forces.
British battIeship Formidable
torpedoed and sunk in English
channel, 600 lost.
German aeropIanes bombarded
Dunkirk again.
Rockefeller Foundation bought
100000 bushels of wheat in Chi
cago for Beigians.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
Indian Seeks Divorce

Racine-Thomas L. ST. German, a
full blooded Indian of the Chippewa
tribe, appeared in the Municipal court
and asked for a divorce from Mrs.
he married in New York in 1912, after
his graduation from the law depart
ment at Yale. She deserted him a
year later, he says.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
TAFT ILL IN WISCONSIN.

Former President Receivers From Sud-
den Illness Suffered at La Crosse.
La Crosse, Wis, Dec, 21.-Former
PRESIDENT William Howard Taft ar
rived here i'll and was taken to the
, nome of former classmate at Yale.
George w. Burton. where he was put
10 bed Immediately. Mr.. Taft arose at
ten o'clock in the morning. feeling
much improved.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
SARAH RERNHARDT is DYING.

Statement of Serious illness of Noted
Actress Is Not Yet Confirmed.
Paris, Dec. 23.-Sarah Bernhardt IS
reported to be dying. The information
received here on Tuesday to this effect
has not been confirmed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29

Eleven others Hurt When Cars Crash
on the Baltimore G. Ohio.
Chester, Pa, Dec 20.-Five persons
were killed and eleven injured, one
probably fatally, in rear-end COLI
sion between an accommodation train
bound from Wilmington to Chester
and a train of empty express cars on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad on
Friday night at FELTON,, two miles
south of this city.
Two of the dead were employees Of
the railroad and two were negro pas
sengers. Daniel Challenger. passel-
ger, of Philadelphia, was the fifth vic
tim.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
insanity on the Increase.

Racine.-Insanity is on the increase
in Racine county in an alarming de-
gree, as no less than thirty-two pa
tients were sent to the state hospitals
the past year and six youths were COM
mitted to institutions for feeble mind
ed. Thirty-seven prisoners were COM
mitted to penal institutions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
Jan. 2. 1915,

Germans began offensive move
ment against Kielce, Russia.
Captured Polish towns fortified
by Germans.
Turks captured fortified Rus
sian town of Ardahan.
Arrest of four German reserv-
lists on liner in New York harbor
resulted in exposure of big fraudu-
lent passport plot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
RUSS TAKE BULGAR PORT?
Cars Fleet Reported to Have Landed
Troops at Narna.

London, Dec. 23.-The Daily Chron-
icle reports the capture of Varna, Bull
garias chief Black sea port. by the
Russians. 1t says the bombardment
silenced the Bulgarian guns and laid
the town in ruins, the garrison suffer-
ing heavily.
The Russians then, according to the
report, landed infantry and artillery
without loss and in sufficient force to
hold the town against Bulgarian at
tack.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
Shoots Bear and Two Cubs.

New London.-A profitable bag of
game has been secured by Louis Zahn
of the town of Underhill who shot
three bears, two of them young cubs.
The animals were wintering near his
home
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
HOUSE ON PEACE ERRAND?
Presidents Personal Friend Expected
to Sound Sentiment.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The report
was current here on Tuesday that Col.
E. M. House of New York city, the
presidents close friend and adviser,
is going to Europe again to sound the
sentiment on peace overtures. The
report was denied at the White House
by Secretary Tumulty, but despite this
some credence was placed in it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
Dec. 81, 1914.

French took half the village of
Steinbach.
LulI took place on most of the
western line.
Turks invaded Russian Caucasus,
advancing on kars and Arabian.
Thirty French and British war
ships bombarded Poia.
Rockefeller Foundation steamer
Massapequa sailed on second trip
with supplies for Belgium, and
fifth Belgian relief ship left Phila-
deIphia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
CHANGES IN NEUTRALITY LAW.

gregory Gets Recommendation TOR
Statutes to Cover Plot Cases.
Washington, Dec. 21.-More than
thirty recommendations for changes
IN the federal neutrality laws have
been prepared for the consideration
OF Attorney General Gregory by as
slstants concerned in enforcement OF
neutrality statutes. The amendments
are said to cover every contingency.
such as has arisen in this country in
the last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29

It is reported in Washington that
Miss Virginia Mackay-Smith, daughter
of the late Bishop Alexander Mackay-
Smith, who was rector of ST. Johns
Episcopal church, is engaged to marry
Captain Boyd, the German naval at
tache who has been recalled on the
request of the American government.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Dec. 27, 1914.

Germans pushed preparations
for the defense of Antwerp.
British cruisers and seapIanes
attacked German naval base at
CuXhaVen.
Commander of the German crui-
ser York sentenced to two
years Imprisonment for losing his
vessel.
German spy disguised as Moor
seized while trying to enter Glib
raItar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29

Arthur Warren Overmyer has just
taken his seat in the house of repre-
sentatives as the new member from
thu Thirteenth district of Ohio. Mr..
OVermyer, Democrat, now of Free
mont, O., was born on farm in San
dusky county, May 81, 1879. He grad
uated from Lima Lutheran college OF
Lima, O., and began teaching at the
age of sixteen. Late he graduated
from the law school of Ohio Northern
university and has since engaged In
the practice of law In Sandusky
county.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
Dec. 80, 1914.

Germans retreated across the
Bzura river.
Russians advanced in South Po-
land.
French submarine torpedoed
and damaged Austrian dread
nauqht Viribus Units.
German alrmen dropped bombs
in Dunkirk, killing fifteen persons.
French aviators made raids in
Flanders.
Antiwar riots took place in Aus
tria-Hungary.
Austria abandoned the Serbian
campaign.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29
Dec. %, 1914.

wv EOp iSiEs
New defenses of Paris complet-
ed.
Germans finished further forth
fications on the Rhine.
Russians raised siege of Cra-
cow to attack Austrian armies at
tempting flank movement.
American government protested
against interference with Ameri-
can commerce by British war
ships.
Belgian minister to United
States protested against canceIIa-
ton of consular exequaturs by
Germany.
italian government checked
plot to export foodstuffs to Ger
many.
British consul at saba, Turkey,
freed after threat by American
consul.
United States cruiser Tennessee
took 500 refugees from Syria.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-29

Dec. 2Y, 1871.
Germans REINFORCED their line
in Belgium.
French invested Steinbach, Al
SAGE.
Germans repuIsed French at
tacks on Sennheim.
Russians declared German ad-
vance on Warsaw was checked.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-04
UNITED STATES STEAMER
IS HIT BY A TORPEDO
Freighter Nebraskan Made Liverpool
After Being Attacked Off the
Coast of Ireland.

London, May 28.-Proceeding under
her own steam at eight knots an hour,
the American steamship Nebraskan,
which was torpedoed on Wednesday
by German submarine at a point 40
miles west-southwest of Fastnet, off
the south coast of Ireland, arrived at
Liverpool.
The name and nationality of the
Nebraskan were painted in large let
tiers on her sides, says message from
Liverpool.
From earlier dispatches, it appears
that for a time after she was torpe-
doed the Nebraskan was uncontroll-
able, and the crew is said to have
abandoned her, but finding she did not
sink and seeing no trace of the subma-
rine, returned to the vessel and turned
her head toward port.
The Nebraskan steamed from Liv-
erpool May "a for Delaware break
water She carried no passengers.
None of the crew was killed when
she was torpedoed.
A message of Lloyds from Kinsale,
Ireland, says that when the Nebras-
kan passed that point bound for Liv-
erpool, she was down at the bows.
She was under her own steam and
flying the signal: II am not under
control"
A message to Lloyd's says an armed
trawler went to the assistance of the
Nebraskan and stood by her all night
President Harold Sanderson of the
International Mercantile Marine Off
cially confirmed the torpedoing of the
Nebraskan The ship is under char
ter to the company of which Mr.
Sanderson is the head, but is owned
by the Observation-Disclosures Steamship
COMPANY
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-04
BRITISH LINER PRINCESS
IRENE is TORPEDOED
Thames-Cause of Explosion
Mystery.

London, May 29-The admiralty an
nounced on Thursday that the bat
tleship Majestic had been torpedoed
and sunk in the Dardanelles. The lives
of nearly all on board were saved.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin says
that the Majestic was sunk off Sed-ul-
Bahr.
The Majestic was battleship of
$4,000 tons displacement, and normal
ly carried a crew of 757 men. She
was built in 1895. Her length over
all was 413 feet
She was armed with four twelve
inch guns, twelve six-inch, sixteen
twelve-pounders and smaller guns.
She also lad four eighteen-inch tor
pedo tubes submerged and one above
water.
The admiralty announces that in a
raid on the Sea of Marmora the Brit
ish submarine Ell sank a vessel
with great quantity of ammunition
on board, chased and torpedoed sup
ply ship off Rodosto, ran another ship
ashore, and finally entered the waters
of Constantinople and discharged a
torpedo alongside the arsenal.
General Bridges, in command of the
Australian division on the Gallipoli
peninsula, was mortally wounded in
an attack by the Turks against the
Australian position on May II, and has
since died. This fact vas made known
here on Thursday.
With the sinking of the Majestic
six allied battleships have been &C
counted for by Turkish gunfire, mines
or torpedoes in the Dardanelles.
Of these losses the British have sus-
tanned five = the Majestic, Triumph,
Ocean, Irresistible and Goliath. and
the French one, the Bouvet.
Several other allied battleships have
been struck by Turkish shells and
forced to withdraw None were dam
aged seriously however.
The lost ships had total tonnage Of
1905 tons, divided as follows: Ma
jestic, 14,S0O; Triumph, 1880; Ocean
and Goliath (sister ships, 1880
each; Irresistible, $4,000, and Bouvet,
12,205.
Two of the warships, the Majestic
and the Triumph, were lost within
two days.
H. M. auxiliary ship. Princess Irene,
was blown up in the Sheerness dock
yard at 11:15 o'clock in the morning
and 324 persons on board were killed.
An official statement given out for
the admiralty by the official press bu-
reau says an accident was responsible.