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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
MosINEE 7-wAUsAU ELKs 3

The Mosinee baseball team defeated
the Wausau Elk team last Sunday
afternoon on the Mosinee grounds by
a score of to 3. LeistikOw, pitching
for Wausau, cid excellent work,
striking out fifteen of the Mosinee
batsmen. Errors, followed by in
opportune hitting, lost the game for
Wausau. The batteries were: Mosinee,
Under and Wirth; Wausau, Leisti-
kow, YELLOW and Weik.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

The Art and Literature department
of the Ladies' Literary club held its
last meeting of the year yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. M.
QuaW. Those members assisting the
hostess were Mrs. w. H. Osborne,
Mrs. Fred Becker and Mrs. r. H.
Johnson. The following interesting
papers were read:
History Of the Kinetoscopic Theatre"
..........M Mrs. J. n. Manson
'How Films are Obtained. go.
Mrs. w. E. Hudtloff
''The Dramatic League of America"
"The Experiment of the New Thea
tire and the Resume of Some Plays
Presented. Mrs. Jos. f. Smith
"Need of a Dramatic Library.
Mrs. F. B. Fullmer
"What is Moral Play?" ..........
..................M Mrs. G. L. Warren
Mrs. G.. F. Woodward, the depart
ment chairman for the coming year,
named Mrs. Roscoe Young as her sec
rotary. The program committee
named was Mrs. P. w. Sawyer, Mrs.
M. G. Ewing, Mrs. Jos. f. Smith and
Mrs. Charles Feathers. The social
committee appointed included Mrs.
j. P. Briggs, Mrs. R. H. Johnson,
Mrs. G. E. Gill and Mrs. f. B. Full
mer. Thirty-four members were pres
ent. The out-of-town guests were
Mrs. R. B. Johns of Amigo, Miss
Anna Dingy and Mrs. Dingy, Sr., of
Wilmette, H., and Mrs. w. A. Jones
of Waukesha. At the close of the
meeting the department adjourned
for the summer, to meet again the
fourth Monday in September.
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Entente Cordiaie.

The phrase entente cordiale" was
first used to express the friendly rela-
tons existing between France and Eng
land in 1S43.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Nat Erouoh.

Betty GoIdust-Did you have salts
factory interview with papa? Jack
BrokeIeigh-Not very. He said all he
could give US was his consent-Phila-
delphia Record,
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Mrs. f. O. Crocker and Miss Wini-
fred Carter entertained forty friends
on Saturday afternoon at the Croker
summer cottage, in honor of Miss
Jennie johnson. The party included
number of teachers and Miss John
sons intimate friends. The guests
enjoyed the afternoon rambling
through the woods, gathering wild
flowers and at six o'clock they were
served to delicious picnic supper by
the hOstesseS. Miss Johnson who has
taught in the city schools for the
past six years will leave Wausau at
the close of the school year, having
accepted position in the city schools
at st. Paul.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

The greatest mistake is to become
discouraged because you have made a
mistake.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

See Collies' book store stock of
graduation gifts when in search Of
articles of this kind. adv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

accepted position in the city schools
at st. Paul.
The Auxiliary to the st. Mary's
hospital was entertained at the home
of Mrs. @. A. Barwig on Friday after
noon. During the afternoon the
ladies put the finishing touches on
twenty-five woven rugs that are to be
sold, and the proceeds will go toward
the free bed fund. A delicious sup
per was served to the ladies. The
next meeting will be held on the
second Friday in June at the hospital.
The nominating committee, Mrs. r.
E. Parcher, Mrs. A. A. Book, Mrs. l..
A. Pradt and Miss Bel Murray, will
give it's report at the next meeting.
Miss Mary Fara was hostess to
party of friends who surprised her on
Friday evening at her home, 4l6 Elm
street. The affair was in the nature
of a kitchen shower for Miss Fara
whose marriage to Edward Kieffer
takes place on Wednesday, June 2nd.
| The evening was enjoyed with cards
and music, instrumental. and vocal.
Miss Esther HOenisch presided at the
piano. Prizes we're won by Misses
Irene and Margaret Whalen and Miss
| Agnes Klosterman.
Several ladies, members of the Gar
den club, were the guests of Neal
Brown on Friday and Saturday at
his summer home on Plover river.
| The party included Mrs. John Man
son, Mrs. w. H. NablO, Mrs. A. H.
Reid, Mrs. Geo. S. Giffln, Mrs. Russell
Lyon, Mrs. M. G. Ewing and Miss
Anne Huntington. The ladies re-
turned home Saturday evening hav-
ing enjoyed a delightful outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Heinemann pleas
| antly entertained a number of friends
on Wednesday evening, in compli-
ment to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. McCrossen
of Pasadena, Cal. Dinner was served
at seven o'clock, covers being placed
for twelve. In the game of auction
which was played later the prizes
were won by DR.. Margaret Trevitt,
| Mr.. and Mrs. McCrossen and r. II.
| Johnson.
Epworth League officers of the
First NJ. E. church have been elected
for the ensuing year as fOllOwS Pres,
| Virgie Pond; First Vice-pres., Hanna
| Bronstad; Second V. P, Ethel Dun
| can, assistant, Laura Robinson; Third
V. P, Blanche Lampert, Assistant,
William Haw; Secretary. Chester
| Hartlett.
The Rotary club will meet at the
Wausau club Thursday evening. j.
B. Lannigan of Milwaukee, Wiscon-
| sin Sales Manager for the L. G. Smith
Bros. Typewriter Co., and secretary
| of the Milwaukee Rotary club, will
| address the members on that evening.
| Miss Underwood's Sunday school
class at the Presbyterian church,
which has been in charge of F. p.
Stone since Miss Underwood went
west, enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs.
F. P. Stone Friday at an afternoon
| tea.
| Mrs. Edmund E. Johnson delight
fully entertained company of young
lady friends at supper Friday even
ing at her home at GA Humboldt
avenue. A pleasant evening was
passed in conversation.
On Tuesday the new Epworth
League Cabinet of the First NJ. E.
church will entertain the old cabinet
for supper in the Croker Cottage,
Maple Hill, at o'clock.
All are good quality goods at Collies'
book store for graduation presents.
Seeing is believing and don't fail to
see them. adv
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
| MAGAZINE Representative SubScriD-
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Grand Rapids

The Stevens Point players were
brought from the Point at 10 O'Clock
in the morning. Some Stevens Point
fans were present at the game.
rHl,o loncr,,o too ssac. ctnr,d foll0xuc
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

Epworth League officers of the
First NJ. E. church have been elected
for the ensuing year as follows: Pres,
Virgie Pond; First Vice-pres., Hanna
Bronstad; Second V. P, Ethel Dun
can, assistant, Laura Robinson; Third
V. P, Blanche Lampert, Assistant,
William Haw; Secretary. Chester
Hartlett.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

All are good quality goods at Collies'
book store for graduation presents.
Seeing is believing and don't fail to
see them. adv
Miss Blanche Armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
lions taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates. sic Mcclellan st,
Phone 1911. MATT
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

On Tuesday the new Epworth
League Cabinet of the First NJ. E.
church will entertain the old cabinet
for supper in the Croker Cottage,
Maple Hill, at 7 o'clock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
too MANY MEN
III LONDON IND
T00FEHFIGHT
Belgian Officer Says Kitche-
ner's New Armies Are
Badly Needed.
SHOULD GO TO AID
OF FIGHTING MEN
by HERRERT TEMPLE.

= ONDON. Eng. June Surely.
England Is a strange country" a
- Belgian officer whom I met In
Cafe ROYAL the other day, said 10 me-
When I asked him what he meant ne
went on 10 say, that IL was not TOT
him to critiCiSe England. which WIN
out a moments hesitation had entered
into the war TO fulfill its treaty obli-
cations towards Belgium and later on
received the thousands Of Belgian reIu-
gees with such magnificent hospitality
but at the same time he mad seen 50
many strange things here since ne ar
rived in London from the front some
ten days before that he could not nelp
asking himself continually II the peo-
pie Of England as a whole really mad
struggle in which they were engaged
Too Much Gaiety-
THE first thing that Impressed me
when I arrived in Londan,' ne salo,
was the general atmosphere OF galety
and I might almost say OF 1rlFollry OF
the entire city. IN vain / have looked
about for any sign that reminded me
OF the war 1t appears to me as II
everything has been done 10 keep the
peoples thoughts away from it Why,
you hardly even see a wounded soldier
heret I do not think this is quite as
il ought to be. for surely London ought
to share in the task OF looking aIIer
the wounded soldiers.
The other thing which struck me
uniform and indulging in open flirta-
ton. I have asked myself over and
over again why all these men who are
all in splendid physical condition, are
idling away their time here, when
they ought TO be at the front fighting
] have been fighting side by side with
the British troops in Flanders. and 1
have never seen better fighters, but
I know also that those who are down
there have more tnan once been on
the verge OF exhaustion and very much
in need Of relief
often. too, I have heard them ask
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
RebeLIious Indians OF
San Bias Coast VIII Be
Cut of From Al Trade

Panama. June 26.-In order that the
rebelious indians Of the san Bias coast
shall be made to recognize the au-
tnOrity Of the Panama government
president Porras proposes to prevent
any OF the outlaw districts from trad
ing with outsiders. He has issued a
decree which practically makes it 2
felony for anyone TO trade with Ger
tain villages. A heavy fine is imposed
for the first offence while a fine and
Jail sentence is imposed for the second.
President POrras recently visited the
San Bias coast for the purpose OF in
auguratiuE mig scheme Of government
monopoly in The trade OF that section
of Panama and to insure the collection
Of import and export duties. Most Of
the indian chiefs have recognized the
overlorJshiE OF the president of Par
ana. but there are number OF Them
who persistently refuse to parley with
the white chief and declared their IN
tention Of having nothing to do with
the government of Panama These
chiefs and their villages are to be
isolated If the presidents plan works.
In a number of villages the president
found The Colombian flag stiu flying,
the indians declaring they haze never
even heard Of the establishment OF =
republic Of Panama These were LElled
down promptly anG the Panama nas
81 bstituted-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
FRENCH WOMEN
and CHILDREN
AVERT FAMINE
With Aid Of Aged Men, They
Till Fields that Were
Battle Grounds.
REFUSE TO SEEK
SAFETY IN FLIGHT
Rr GEoRGE prFREsNE.

~ ARTS, France, June 25-The off,
- cial report on agriculture in
France just published reveals that
the peasants Of France who have con-
tributed by far the greatest number OF
soldiers now fighting against the Ger
mans from the north to the Swiss from
tier, have still been able TO TIL their
fields as II in the midst OF peace
The official statistics show that on
Nay /, 1915, as many acres OF French
soil unoccupied by the enemy we're in
a state Of cultivation as on the same
date last year, a fact which means that
the crop Of grain and other agricultural
products in France probably VIII be
normal in size
N Guyon. one OF the inspectors Of
agriculture. who had visited every vii
lage and hamlet in the department OF
the Marine, said that he was unable TO
find words TO express his admiration OF
the peasants OF these districts, which
less than ten months ago were devas-
tated by the Germans, but which today
give every promise OF abundant crops
There are thousands Of ruined home
steadss but not one single neglected
field
Due TO Women and Children
IF our brave soldiers have won the
admiration OF the world" he said the
rural population OF the old men. WOm-
en- and children. who have remained at
home are entitled 10 no less praise
Everybody who has had an Oppor-
tunity TO pass through the war zone.
has been impressed BY the splendid
qualities OF the French peasant I
have seen them myself calmly working
in their fields blowing and sowing
within 100 meters Of the rear trenches,
and wherever ground has been gained
by our soldiers, il has Immediately been
put under the pillow
1T is especially near the bombarded
and destroyed villages. Of which there
are only too many in the districts
where the battle OF the Marne was
fought. from Meaux TO Esternay, Fere-
ChampenOise, Revigny and Witry-le-
France, that you are impressed by the
tenacity, endurance and splendid quail
tiles Of the tillers OF the soil In many
places there is not a single house left
that is fit to live in and the peasants
during the time OF the first invasion
lost everything but what they carried
on their person The horses and cat
tie were killed or driven off. their I'M
plements were destroyed. their houses
piIlaged and set on fire and even their
fields were ruined by the passage OF
heavy artillery and the digging OF
a maze Of trenches
Refuse TO seek Refuge.
zone had reason TO fear that these
peasants. who had been robbed OF eve
rything, might have abandoned their
fields and sought refuge with their
brethren in more fortunate districts
until the war was over but such q
thing happened nowhere As soon as
the enemy had been driven back. old
men. women and children returned 70
work and began cultiVating their fields.
to which they are so strongly Attached
The fields bore their usual aspect but
for the thousands Of crosses that mark
the last resting places Of our fallen
heroes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26

ink themselves when the great new
armies were coming over. which would
enable them in the first place 70 laAs
the offensive on a large scale and
drive the Germans back and in the
second place to widen the BRUSH
front
Are Needed ut the Front.
The English soldier who is actually
at the front, 1 must say has a very
keen appreciation. that no matter what
England's navy may be doing on the
seas. his country is not doing her 1ulI
share on land as long as English
troops hold a front not even twice as
wide as that occupied by the Belglans
nor more than one-fifteenth OF that
held BY France. and feel sure that
we Belgians as wen as the french
have some Of the same feeling
Until I came here I must say 4
doubted that these kitcheners new
armies which we had all heard 50
much about actually existed, but now
] know that they are here I can lind
no explanation why they are allowed
10 remain where they are Their pres
ence in the field at the present mo-
ment would make all the differences
in the world and TO a soldier like my
self il seemed as If England ought 10
have sent every available soldier TO
the front at the time when Germans
hosts in Poland and Galicia forced the
Russian army day after day 10 give
up territory that had been so dearly
bought
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
ASKS
100000 FOR HIS
EWFIGHT FORCE
Will Take One-Half of All
Available Men in Eng
land to Supply Need.
TO GET NUMBER
EASILY, IS CLAIM

r ONDON. ENG, 5une 26.-Lord
Kitchener has asked for half Of
- the available recruiting material
OF the United Kingdom for his newest
army. He wants TO raise an additional
100000 and an analysis OF census S-a-
tistics indicates there are not over 69p.-
600 men left in the United Kingdom 70
draw on, il the industrial needs Of the
country are taken into consideration
ARMY estimates for February pro-
vided for 100000 men, Ihese. ana
Derhavs more. are serving According
TO the Daily News. ii would take an
other million to cover the navy, the
armed auxiliary vessels, the mine
sweepers and applicants to the army
rejected as physically unfit Lloyd
George is authority for the statement
that 1000, 600 civilians are employed IN
the manufacture of equipment and mu-
nitions and in their transport Another
l.50O. 600 comprising policemen, firemen,
officials, seamen. miners and laborers.
keep the civil life Of the country gong
Great Britain, therefore, is employ ING
a grand total Of 100000 men.
But 100000 Now Available
The last census gave the United
Kingdom $500, 300 men Of military age,
which is between the years OF IS and 40
Deducting the soldiers and sailors
now serving and those previously &c
civilian war and industrial workers,
there are only 100000 men OF military
age left out Of which to raise the rev
army Of 100000.
The advocates Of the volunteer sys-'
TEN say this can be done. Conscrip-
tionists are as yet a small. if noisy,
minority.
Kitchener has been severely criti-
cised at times for his recruiting meth
DDS. but in one instance at least he
knew more about his business than the
public. When in the early days of the
war he raised the physical standard
from 5 feet, inches to feet 6 lncnes,
newspaper critics told him that this
was an age Of science and not of Drawn.
and the little man proved the best
fighter by reason Of being able to live
on less food and to take cover easier in
action. But Kitchener was then fac
ing the problem Of clothing, equipping,
feeding. quartering and drilling the
new men From a normal peace issue
of 245,0O0 pairs of shoes a year to the
British army, the order was Immediate
ly jumped up to 6.5O0,0O0 pairs; suits CT
wooden underclOthes from $4,000 10
100000; $50 uniforms TO $3.50. 600 and
other supplies in proportion. Besides.
training grounds and quarters had 10
be prepared and officers found to drill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
France Begins War On
Cocaine and Morphine;
Is Affecting the Army

Paris France, June Z6.-Ihe govern
rnent mas decided to take as stringent
measures with coacaine and morphine
as with absinthe. A radical decree re-
inforcing the faulty laws against Illicit
traffic in them is expected from the
minister of the interior shortly.
A serious feature of the evil Is that
the coco" as it is called. has found
its way into the army and navy.
The immense profits on the tra11ic
tempt the INSCRIPTIONS TO risk the few
months Of prison the law prescribes-
A gramme OF cocaine costs them ?
cents and they sell it at from 40 to 81
cents. The police are continually after
them, but even when they are caught
they sometimes slip through some
lOophole in the law. The government
has decided to close every loophOle
now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
POISONED GAS
USED IN NIGHT
KILLS BRITISH
Germans Send Great Cloud
of Death Over Their
Enemy's Trenches.
SURVIVOR TELLS
OF MEMS HORROR

II EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 26-
Many men from Flanders are in
the hospital here, recovering from
gas. They give an account Of a recent
attempt by the Germans to wipe out a
British force by Iibesating a huge
poison gas cloud at night. when the
only possible Indication that the poison
was adrift would be the collapse Of
sentries or the men in the trenches
The wind.was steady-and brought the
death cloud over the British lines as
swiftly as man could travel The
first intimation came from sentries.
choking as they fell. The scene was
described by one Of the victims here as
follows:
Darkness Adds to Horror.
1T was the darkness and the silence
that made it so horrible. We heard the
fellows gasping and choking, and we
saw in the rush many who had inhaled
the gas and were quite unconscious.
We didn't give the enemy many indica-
tons that bis dirty trick had sue
ceeded, for there was no noise beyond
the ordinary shot now and again from
NAA~ 2 AAAo- 41AAL " e larry AAHAAEl- some
Of US had only got a whiff OF the gas,
and so far as I am concerned. it was
in its effect on me just like a good
stiff drink. I went into the work quite
exhilarated, and we needed all the work
that-was in US, can tell you. In a lit
tie while, the motor ambulances came
flying up out Of the darkness and away
the patients went, some of them looking
awful and fighting for breath in way
that makes me sick to think Of We
hauled them out of all sorts Of places in
all stages OF suffocation and packed
them off. 1 wondered when it would
all end.
Artillery Does Fine Work.
1t was prompt treatment or moth
ing. Then in sailed the good old gun
ners. The r. F. A came flying along,
leaving plenty OF their kind to keep the
dirty brutes 10 windWard in their proper
place and then saw a sight which I
do not think had ever been seen on any
battlefield. It wasn't as if the men
were suffering from wounds. and were
broken or bleeding. If it had. the
thing could have been done. And IL had
10 be done, for the ambulances had all
they could tackle. and there was no
time to be lost So the gunners slung
the patients across the limbers. and
rushed off with them to the stations
Tor treatment It was a great bit Of
work There was no hesitation, no de-
lay They Just dived in and did it, full
speed, and they saved hundreds Of men.
There were many men gassed that
night while they slept and yet the
enemy gained nothing, and we lost very
few The treatment at the receiving
stations was extraordinary It was
nasty while IL lasted. but can tell you
il did the trick. The doctors have got
the upper hand Of this gas business all
right.
Within two days of that night at
tack with gas. so per cent Of the men
who had been affected were back in
the firing line. or fit to be back With
in week, nearly 80 per cent We're all
right again"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
MARRIAGES BY
PROXY HTFRONT
ARE LOCALIZED
Matrimonial Mobilization in
France Is Yet Far
From Complete.
HEROIC MEASURES
ARE RESORTED TO

- ARTS. France. June 26.-The mat
rimoniaI mobilization. precipitated
by the call TO arms last August. is
far from complete; In consequence there
are thousands Of women wearing
mourning who are legally debarred
from the rights of a widow. Marriages
by proxy are now legalized.
Two thousand five hundred marriages
OF soldiers called to the colOrs were
celebrated in Paris alone during the
first two weeks following the outbreak
OF war Several thousand more were
obliged to leave for the front without
regularizing a situation that has be-
come hopeless for many women and
children and viii become hopeless for
many more
The procurator OF the republic did
what he could by ordering mayors to
by authorizing marriages at the front
even by proxy, by red tape had
wound marriage so tightly in its tan
gle that even with carte blanche from
their superiOrs the mayors were unable
to satisfy all demands. War viii have
had the effect OF remedying this, but
in the meantime incalculable harm has
become permanent
DR.. Chervin stated before the Society
Of statistics that so. 900 families in
Paris are I'm an irregular situation be-
fore the law and society A large pro-
portion Of these would have been reg
ularized II less difficulty were placed
in the way of marriage
A great many persons are unable 10
produce the birth certificates required
their own and their parents Many
others hesitate in the face OF the in
evitable posting Of their names 10 days
beforehand on the walls of the mayors
office thus giving choice opportunity
to the gossips of their quarter.
4 vigorous campaign has begun
among members of the institute 10
hasten legislation that will remove all
routine obstacles to marriage Joining
their efforts TO those who are fighting
against the depOpulatiOn Of France,
they are confident OF overcoming the
apathy Of parliament.