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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
BRITAIN PUTS BIG
TAX ON ALL LIQUORS
win Increase Efficiency in Max
ing War Material.
PASSED BY VOTE OF 80 TO 5
LIoyd-George's Law Will Practically
Wipe Out Traffic in Intoxicants
About Shipyards and Other
Plants

London, May 1.-ChancellOr Lloyd
George on Thursday night submitted
the governments liquor program to
the house of commons and immediate
" moved that its most important pro-
vision, an increase of 1888 per proof
gallon in the duty on whisky, brandy
and gin should be adopted at once
and put into effect Immediately.
1t is necessary to pass this resolu-
ton tonight" he explained, "in or
der to prevent the withdrawal Of spiri-
its from bond"
The house divided. It was the first
division since the beginning of the
war. Lloyd-George's victory, however,
was complete. The resolution was
carried by a vote Of SO to 3.
The former duty on spirits was 10
shillings proof gallon. The bill adds
. shillings and pence a gallon,
more than doubling the tax The
taxes on other alcoholic drinks are
increased in proportion.
The government is to control the
sale Of all liquor in areas where war
material is produced and where ship
ping is carried on. The present pub
lie houses in these areas are to be re-
formed, or in many cases. put out of
business. Hours Of sale will be re-
stricted and the use of nonintoxicat-
ing drinks encouraged.
Thus ends one of the bitterest and
most interesting campaigns ever
wages in England. That it has been
a source Of serious embarrassment to
the government was indicated by the
chancellor in his speech.
THE task of finding a solution to
the drink problem is the worst that
could possibly befall minister" he
said in introducing the bill. After
~ weeks of work on the problem l
am prepared to take a pledge never
TO touch drink ALPHABETICALLY
Nothing but real necessity" he
continued, has driven the govern
ment to submit these proposals. The
consideration of this question was
forced upon US by the officials who
are responsible for the output of war
material. When the time comes to
drive the enemy out of Flanders and
France, the expenditure of ammuni-
ton must be on a scale unprece-
denied in any war. The reports
showed that the drink evil was large
ly responsible for our failure to pro-
duce material and ammunition as fast
as we should.
In the shipyards the slackness
was so great as to cause serious anx-
iety to the fleet commanders"
Lloyd-GeoTge then outlined the pro-
posed measure as stated above He
estimated that the new duties on
beer would produce $8,OOO,OOO of rev.
enue and that the duties on wines
would produce $7,500,O00.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
New interpretations.

Articles Of incorporation were filed
in the Office of Secretary of State
Donald as follows:
Hollander Piano company, Milwau-
kee; capital, $4,000; incorporators,
Adelaide AIdrich, w F. Mayer and
F. J. Jennings.
Barre Granite company, Milwaukee;
capital, $4,000; incorporators, G. W.
Curtis, Jr., G. ". Curtis, Sr., and I.
NJ. Gasser.
Lennox Realty company, MilwaU-
kee; capital, $4,000,
The Abraham Lund company, an
Illinois corporation with $4,000 CAPT
tai and $4,000 interest in Wisconsin,
filed a statement for license to do
business in the state.
Schultz Bros. company, an Illinois
corporation, with s21, 200 capital and
$4,000 interest in Wisconsin. fled a
statement for license to do business
in the state.
The Joseph Gibbs Sons company.
a Michigan corporation with $50. 900
capital and $4,000 interest in Wiscon-
sin, fled statement for license to do
business in this state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06

State Ranks High in Glass of Teachers.
That the normal school system of
Wisconsin is rendering the state at
large a valuable service in supplying
teachers professionally trained, and
that there is probably no state in the
Union better equipped in this respect
to meet the demands of it's public
schools for training teachers, is the
finding of A n. Farmer, who has
been conducting a survey of the state
normal schools for the state board of
public affairs. Advance sheets of
the report have just come from the
printer.
According to the report of 48 per
cent of all of the teachers in the pub
lie schools in the state, outside of the
one-room rural schools, are furnished
by the normal schools. There are
9,273 teachers in the state, it is as
serted. and 1893 of the total number
are graduates of Wisconsin normal
schools. Of these, while the large
majority are instructors in the ele-
mentary schools, 500 are teachers in
high schools, and 688 hold admins
trative positions. In addition, more
than % per cent of the rural school
teachers have received normal school
training.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
BRITISH WARSHIP
SUNK By TURKS
Four Vessels Reported Damaged
by Shells.
ALLIES WIN I'M GALLIP0Ll
Several Towns Captured-Combined
Armies Establish Themselves on
Both Sides Of DardaneIIes-
Losses Are Heavy.

Amsterdam, May 3-The British
battleships Majestic and Triumph have
been damaged and forced to withdraw
from the fighting line, the French
cruiser Jeanne dare was set afire by
Turkish shells, an English destroyer
was sunk and two transports of the
allies were hit and one of them
beached, according to the Turkish Of
fetal statement received here on Fri
day, via Berlin.
The statement follows:
Sixteen armOred cruisers and many
destroyers attacked our advanced bat
teries in the narrows on Tuesday and
fired thousands of shells on our bat
teries and infantry positions.
They wounded a number of SOL
diers.
1.-TWO transports off Sedd-EI-Bahr
were repeatedly struck by ou1 shells
and one of them was beached. The
British battleships Majestic and Tri-
umph were damaged and withdrew
from the fighting line. Our batteries
also damaged the French cruiser
Jeanne dare, which was set on fire.
I'VE also sank an English destroyer
in the entrance to the narrows."
London, May 3.-The town of Mai
dos, five miles above the narrows of
the Dardanelles, has been bombarded
and is in flames; two towns have been
captured from the Turks and three
other towns occupied by British, while
Turkish transport has been sunk, &C
cording to an admiralty report issued
on Friday.
The report also states that the allies
have suffered severe losses. Five hun
dred Turks were made prisoners fol-
lowing an unsuccessful attack at Sari
Bair. The allies have established
themselves on both sides of the Darda-
nelles and their successful advance is
reported by the admiralty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06

uGISOH, pIOLuiuC1L ldI LltI near mere,
gashed his wrist and throat with a
knife and then turned the gun on him
self, dying Immediately. Domestic
troubles are said to explain the trag-
edy. The woman, who was his third
wife, formerly lived in st. Paul They
married two months ago.
HortonviIle - Otto Helterhoff, a
wealthy retired farmer living in this
village, committed suicide by hanging
in the loft of his barn on Wednesday.
No cause is known.
Madison.-The secretary of state is
sued 500 additional automobile IL
censes, bringing the total num-
her for the calendar year up to 3d.
$50. which exceeds by 290 the total
number issued in 1914.
Kenosha-Charged with doing
land Office business" isuing forged
checks, John Swidorski and John
Grabowicz we're brought into the
municipal court Swidorski was
arrested in Kenosha and Grabowicz
in Milwaukee The men issued many
fraudulent checks, claim the police,
who said one opened an account in
local bank to secure a check book.
Janesville.-John Albright, sixty-fve
years old, farm Iaborer, who worked
for Arthur Hern in the town of La
Prairie, was attacked by a savage bull
and almost instantly killed
2acine-When employees Of the
Case -four mill reported for work,
the engineer, Gustave Hoffman,
was missing, and subsequent search
disclosed his body hanging from a
rafter in the basement. He had
been missing from his home since
Sunday noon. His wife said he suf-
fered spells Of dependency due to an
accident in his youth. He was fifty
seven years cid and well to 60.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Increase in Fire Loss.

Causes directly traceable to the two
extremes in temperature are respon-
sible for the greatest number of fires
in Wisconsin. They are chimney
fires" prevalent in winter and fires
caused by lightning. This is indicated
by the report of Fire Marshal Host
covering the last nine months. The
report shows 284 Chimney fires from
July 1, 1914, to April 1, 1915, with a
loss of $420,980. In the same period
there were 288 fires caused by light,
ming, with loss of $419,195.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
ONE DEAD, so INJURED IN CRASH.
Cars on Electric Road Collide Near
Fremont, o.

Fremont, o., May 1.-Two cars on
the Lake Shore Electric. railway col
lided on a single track four miles east
of this city on Thursday, killing wom-
an and injuring so persons, Is serious
ly. A woman about eighty years old,
whose identity has not been estab-
lished, died at a private residence in
Clyde from a fractured skull. F. R.
Baldwin, Toledo, was hurt probably
fatally. Mrs. N. Belknap, Bay City,
Mich, hurt internally.
Both cars were set afire in the col
lision. The badly wounded passengers
were dragged out by those who es-
capped serious injury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
GERMANS BoMBARD DUNkIRK.
One Hundred and Sixty Persons Killed
or Wounded.

Paris, May 3.-The German bonn
bardment of Dunkirk is confirmed in
official statements which declare so
Pinch shells we're dropped in the
town. One hundred and fifty persons,
mostly civilians, we're killed or in
jured. One shell smashed the roof of
the barracks and another caused heavy
damage to property in other sections
of the city. 1t is believed that the
Germans have some new type of long
range artillery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Battle in South Africa

Cape Town. South Africa, May l.
Two German officers and five privates
were killed. two officers and twelve
men we're wounded, and thirteen men
were captured by the British n the
battle at Trek Kopies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
MRS. AsToR ENGAGED, REPORT.
c. H. Mackay Pays Marked Attention
to Widow.

Washington, May 1-Rumor of a
possible engagement between Clar-
ence H. Mackay, president of the
Postal Telegraph company, and Mrs.
John Jacob Aston, which were start
ed in New York city, have been re-
newed by the visit here of Colonel
Astor's widow with Mrs. J. E. Wild
ener of Philadelphia, Mackay and a
group of friends.
Colonel Astor, who was one of the
victims of the Titanic disaster, pro.
vided in his will that if his widow
married again she should lose the in
come from $5,OOO,OO0, or $25O,OOO
year, left in trust for her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Won't Sell Dreadnauoht.

New York, April 29.-The Argentine
government recently has refused Of
fers from Greece and Italy for the
superdreadnaught Moreno, which was
built at Camden, n J., and which
sailed for the South American republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
EDITOR Shot hY Eunitiue

Ebensburg, Pa, April 29.-James L.
Berkibile, editor of a newspaper here,
was shot and seriously wounded when
a posse of which he was a lAerber at
tempted to arrest Wayne OhseII at his
home in the mountains.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
H. 6. Would End Massacre

Washington, April 29.-The state de-
partment MADE representations to the
Turkish government regarding report
ed massacres of Armenians in Turkey.
urging that steps be taken for proven
ton of further outrages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Troops for Canal Zone.

Galveston, Tex. April 30.-United
States army transport Buford sailed
for CristObal with 1874 officers and SOL
diers to strengthen the canal garrison.
She also carried 2S3 horses. Captain
Francis H. Lomax is in command.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Des+rnv Allies Tranennrt

Constantinople, via Berlin and Am
sterdam, May 1. -Destruction Of an
allied transport of Gallipoli peninsula
and defeat of the British forces land
ed at Gaba Tepeh are the chief fea-
lures OF an official statement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
BANKER FLIES WITH $4,000.

Warrant for Edward J. King of Dug
ger,Ind.-Reward of $500 Offered.
Sullivan, Ind, April 29.-Edward j.
King, cashier of the State bank of
Digger, a mining town ten miles
from here, is missing and is alleged
to have taken $4,000 of the banks
money with him. The officers of the
bank have posted a reward of $500 for
the arrest of King.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Maj. Gen. Won. sevdewitz Slain

Berlin. April 29.-Among the cas-
ualties reported was Major General
Won Seydewitz. commander OF a re-
serve infantry regiment, who was
killed April %. General Won Seyde-
witz had the Iron Cross.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
All Graft Gases Dismissed.

Detroit, Mich, April 29.-Prosecut-
ir.g Attorney Charles H. Jasnowsh
moved that the cases against Il mem
bers of the Detroit city council in
dicted On charges of bribery, be dis
missed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06

SIT OF
Evansville, Ind, April 30.-Federal
Judge A. B. Anderson Of indianapolis,
who was stricken with ptomaine poi
soning here Monday, continues to i'm
prove at local hospital. and he is
regarded out of danger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Huerta BUYS ReaI Estate.

New York, May 1.-Victoriano HUI
erta evidently has greater faith in
New York real estate than in that of
his own country, for the former chief
of Mexico has invested 100000, Mex
lean money, in Harlem apartments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
German Plane Kills Three

Paris, April 30-A dispatch from
Nancy to the Temps says that a Ger
man aeroplane flying at a great height
dropped three bombs on the central
quarters of the town. Three persons
were killed and six wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Zeppelin Wrecked in Raid.

Paris, May 1.-The Zeppelin air
ship that threw bombs on Dunkeraue
was seriously damaged by French
artillery. The machine was wrecked
in the trees between Bruges and
Client.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
To Try Rev. parnell Nav IL.

Milwaukee, April 30.-It was an
nounced in federal court that James
Morrison Darnen. Henosha's marrying
minister, would be put on trial on
charges Of violating the Mann act on
May Il.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
GERMANS SHELL U. S. SHIP.
Standard Oil Steamer Attacked in
North Sea.

North Sea.
London, May 3.-Reuters received Il
dispatch from Rotterdam on Friday
saying that the American steamer
Gushing, from Philadelphia, arrived at
Rotterdam and reports having been
attacked by German airmen in the
North sea. The airmen dropped two
bombs, but no damage was done. The
Gushing was flying the American flag
and her name was displayed on her
sides in huge letters The Cushing is
owned by the Standard Oil company.
The Cushing's cargo consists of 2,491,-
600 gallons Of refined petroleum and
$4,000 gallons of lubricating oil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Eleven Parsons Perish

Los Angeles, Cal, May Eleven
persons lost their lives when the two
masted schooner Emma was wrecked
of San Jose de Gabo, Mex, according
to the crew of the schooner Bernardo
Reyes, which arrived at San Diego
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Train Hits Auto. Two 0a.d

Louisville, KY. May 3.-Legardo
Holland, twenty-five, and Roderick
Sherrard, forty-one, were killed when
an I. c. train struck their automobile
which had become stalled on the track
when the engine went dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Carranza Claims Michoacan.

Ell Paso, Tex. April 30.-General OBJ
RECON has reported the occupation by
Carranza forces of Morelia, an impor-
tant town in Michoacan state. The
statement claimed control over the en-
tire state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
ROOSEVELT ENDS TESTIMONY.
Former President Was on Witness
Stand Seven DAYS.

Stand Seven Days.
Syracuse, N. Y, April 30.-The name
of Gov. Charles S. Whitman was
brought into the Barnes-Roosevelt
$4,000 libel suit just before Colonel
Roosevelt completed his talking mar
athon of approximately forty-nine
hours.
Whitman, while district attorney of
New York county on February 10 1914,
wrote a letter to Charles H. DueIl, Jr.,
formerly of Syracuse, declaring in eff
feet that there should be a reuniting
of Progressives and Progressive Re
publicans and all good citizens to rid
the state of boss rule
When Colonel Roosevelt finished his
record-breahng testimony he had
been on the stand seven court days
and part of two other days, making
a total of almost fifty hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
En0ineer Killed

Washington, May 3.-Charles L.
Stephens, thirty-fye, of Pittsburgh, was
instantly killed in a Baltimore & Ohio
freight wreck, seven miles east of this
city, when his engine, two tenders and
twelve freight cars left the rails.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
600 Mexican Soldiers Die

Chihuahua, Mex, May s1-More
than nine hundred Mexican soldiers
were killed in a battle between Villa
and Carranza forces at Silica, south
west of Guanajuato, according to a
dispatch received from General Villa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Bic Timher Tract Rurnirn

Ridgway, Pa, April 29.-Thousands
Of acres of virgin timber, the largest
tract in the state, are threatened bv
forest fires which are burning iercely
along Bear creek, seven miles from
here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
British Honor Hernes

London, April S0-The London Ca
zette announced on Wednesday after
noon that Victoria crosses have been
awarded to five noncommissioned Of
ficers and men in the British and In
dian armies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
carnenie Gives So zoo 900

Pittsburgh, Pa, May Sit was an
nounced at the Founders day exer-
cises at the Carnegie institute that An
drew Carnegie had given $2,70O, 900
more to the institute and the Carnegie
Institute Of Technology.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
MINNEAPOLIS. MAY l. 1915.

Minneapolis, May 1, 1915.
Wheat-No. 1 hard, 1868; No. /
northern, 1.6101615s; No. 2 northern,
I575s @162.
Corn-No. yellow, 72& 073Ac.
Oats-No. 3 white, 540541ac.
Rye-No. 2, 1120116.
FlaX-1.92A 01.94A.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 3.-Dr. ]. w.
Phillips was killed and three others
were injured, two probably fatally.
when a small runabout in which they
we're driving at a lively clip over
turned in Grant Boulevard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
The Macedonia Recantured

London, May 3.-The German sup
ply ship Macedonia. which recently
escaped from Las Palmas. Canary
Islands, has been recaptured. Official
announcement to this effect was made
by the British admiralty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
SAYS Epidemies Curbed.

State Health officer C. A. Harper
said the report of contagious diseases
in Wisconsin for January, February
and March, 1915, showed that during
that time there were 604 cases of
diphtheria, 121 cases of typhoid fever,
241 cases of whooping cough, 827
cases of smallpox, 851 cases of scarlet
fever, 668 cases Of measles, ass cases
of tuberculosis, q cases of menfn-
gifts and four cases of infantile par
alysis Two of the cases of infantiIe
paralysis were in Chippewa county
and two in Kenosha county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06

Bury st. Edmunds, England, May 8.
The German Zeppelin that raided
this district raced neck and neck with
a train for ten miles. The airship
dropped five bombs in an effort to de-
stroy the train, but all fell wide.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
ITALY CALLS ENJOYS TO MEET.
important War Conference to Be Held
at Rome

at Rome.
Rome, Italy (via Paris), April 20
The Italian ambassadors at Paris. Lon
don, Vienna and Berlin have been
summoned to Rome to confer with
Foreign Minister Sonnino. In Rome
this action is regarded as preliminary
to the announcement of a grave and
important decision on the part of the
Italian government. Signor Tittonf,
the ambassador to France, reached
Rome. He left this city only a fort
night ago for Paris. Marchesi CarIotti.
ambassador to PetrogTad, Will not
come back because of the distance and
the difficulties of travel, but a mes
tSenger has been sent him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Chicago. Nav /. 191

Chicago, May l, 1915.
Hogs-Light, 7.3O0Z65; heavy, 6.95
@765; rough, 6.9O@710; pigs, $3.50
CTS.
Cattle-Native steers, CHOOSES;
western steers, 5.6O@74O; cows and
heifers, 2.90@S40; calves, 6.5O09.OO.