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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
STEAMER DAClA is
HELD BY THE FRENCH
American Ship With Cargo of Cotton,
on Way to Rotterdam, Is
Captured.

Paris, March "A French cruiser
has arrested the American steamer
Dacia in the channel and taken her to
Brest This announcement is official
1y made.
Washington, March 2.-Officials here
we're tremendously interested to learn
that the American cotton steamer Da-
cia, formerly of the Encouragement
can line, flying the German flag, had
been seized by French cruiser and
taken to Brest The capture of the
Dacia causes no surprise in Washing
ton, and even the fact that French
instead of an English warship would
take her into custody had been fore
seen. But this transfer of the ques-
ton of the ships status combined with
the already intricate points in the Da-
cha transfer from German to American
registry bids fair to make an interna-
tional case of unusual interest.
Edward N. Breitung, an American,
bought the Dacia from the Hamburg
American company, secured American
registry. replaced the German crew
and undertook to lay down a cargo of
cotton in the German port of Bremen.
The German destination of the Dacia
on her first voyage under American
registry aroused British fears lest
American registry be used simply as a
shield to permit the ship to reach a
German port, where she would resume
her discarded nationality. To meet
this objection Mr.. Breitung changed
his routing to the Dutch port of Rot
terdam.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
DROVE AWAY THE T0OTHACHE
In His Thirst for Revenge the Colonel
Had No Time to Think of Physi-
cal Ailments.

One morning the colonel rolled out
of his blankets with the jumping
| toothache, and, though he exhausted
all the remedies in camp, nothing had
any effect. 1t was 40 miles to the
nearest town, with the chances against
finding dentist there, and it was
finally decided to appeal to one of the
cowboys on his station, five miles
away. He came over in response to
message, and, after taking look
at the tooth, which was a double one
on the upper jaw, the cowboy said:
"Kurnel, l kin shoot that tooth out
as slick as grease if you don't mind
the scar it will leave on your cheeks"
Shoot it Quit" shouted the colonel.
why, man, you must be crazy
Wall, mebbe l kin pick in enough
powder to blow it out"
"Never!"
Might chuck it out with piece OF
iron and a stone!' continued the cow
boy.
"And you might go TO Texas and be-
yond!" exclaimed the suffering and in
dignant man.
I'm only telling you how we do it
out here, and if you don't want that
tooth out you'll hev to stand the pain"
The cowboy started for his station,
but after gallop of a mile he re-
turned to beckon the rest of us aside
and said:
He seems to be a purity squar' sort
IF a Icn of
I'm sorry fur him. Is he good rider?"
"Only fair
''Kin he shoot?"
mot very straight"
Then I think can cure that tooth
ache"
He spent two minutes unfolding the
plot and then went over to the suf-
ferer and said:
"Kurnel, I've come back to say
you ar BOBBY"
What" yelled the colonel, as he
sprang up from his seat before the
campfire.
"a BOBBY and a squaw. kurnel, and
likewise burned old liar"
The colonel jumped for him, but the
COWUOy uOuSGu anu ran LOT HIS uOISC'
We had another ready saddled with
two loaded revolvers in the holsters.
and the "booby" sprang into the sad
die and gave chase. After getting out
on the prairie half mile the cowboy
began to circle and shoot and yell,
and the colonel followed him and shot
away the whole II bullets without
sending one within five feet of him.
When the twelfth one had been fired
the kind-hearted cowboy rode off at
the top of his speed and the colonel
came into camp to dismount and
say:
Get me hundred cartridges and
my own horse and I'll follow that man
to the end of the earth" ia @
"How's the toothache, colonel?" was
asked.
'Toothache! Why, it's all gone, and
I'll have that fellows scalp if l have
to stay out here all Wash
ington Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
ALLIES TO END ALL
TRADE WITH GERMANY
Declare Kaiser Substitutes Indiscrim.
mate Destruction for Regulated
Capture.

London, March 3.-Premier Asquith
announced in the house of commons
on Monday that the government had
decided to prevent commodities of
any kind from reaching Germany or
leaving that country.
This means that no foodstuffs of any
kind will be allowed to reach Ger
many. The embargo will also be ex-
tended to raw materials.
This action was taken by the British
government in retaliation for Ger
manys submarine warfare against
English merchant ships.
England will now try to starve Ger
many into submission. 1t is believed
that the embargo of the British gov
eminent upon foodstuffs and raw ma
terials will increase the activities of
the German submarines in the bread
war" against England. In making the
momentous announcement, Premier
Asquith said:
There is no form of economic pres
sure which we do not consider our
selves entitled to assert under exist
ing conditions"
Premier Asquith, in speaking of Ger
many's submarine war, declared:
Germany has taken step without
precedence in organizing a campaign
of piracy and pillage.
'This is not the time to talk peace.
Those who do so are the victims of
self-delusion. The allies will never
sheathe the sword till all objects
wherefore they have gone to war have
been achieved"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
ROCKEFELLER OFFERS AID.

Suffering Colorado ToiIers and Their
Families May Obtain Relief.
New York, March Assistance by
the Rockefeller foundation may be CIV
en- to Colorado miners and their fam
lilies who are in distress as a result
of recent mining troubles in that state.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., offered his
assistance in telegram sent to Presi-
dent F. ]. Radford of the chamber of
commerce at Trinidad, Colo. Mr.. Rock
efeller in the telegram said he would
make a personal contribution if this
would not be objected to by the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
PICKED FOR CENSUS BUREAU.
Wilson Selects S. L. Rogers of North
Carolina for Post.

Washington, March 5.-Samuel L.
Rogers of Franklin, N. c., has been
selected by President Wilson for d.
rector of the census to succeed Viii
liam ]. Harris TO Cedartown, Ca, VINO
was confirmed by the senate on
Wednesday as a member of the ne"
federal trade commission.
The president nominated Houston
r Techee of Tahlequah, Okla, to De
register of the treasury, to succeed
Gabe Parker, who recently became
commissioner of the Five Civilized
tribes. Teehee is a Cherokee Indian
now attorney for that tribe IN Okla.
homa. Formerly he was a member OF
the lower house of the Oklahoma leg
fslature.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
Prohibits stiIettos.
Takes LonsfeIIow's Birthplace.

Louis Waxman directed his attor-
ney to begin foreclosure proceedings
on overdue mortgages on the birth
place of Henry w. Longfellow on the
corner of Fore and Hancock streets,
says the Boston Advertiser.
The property is held by the Inter-
national Longfellow society OF Chi
cago, and the December and January
payments not having been met, he de-
cided to foreclose. --61
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
SHIP BILL is WITHDRAWN.

e.n.+or Fletcher Says He Will NOT
Attempt to Take 1t UP Again
Washington, March 5.-The govern
ment ship purchase bill was WIN
drawn in the senate on WEDNESDAY
bv senator Fletcher. with the an
rouncement that he would not at
tannt again to take it up because
az ornaments had power to defeat IT
by talking it to death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
WAR TO THE KNIFE-oERMANY.

"0uthpiece of Government Comments
on Sea Order.
amsterdam, Netherlands (via Lon
UOn)' March 4.-The Cologne Gazette,
sOWnenting on Premier Asquith's
speech IN the house of commons, In
'Glch ne outlined Great Britain's re-
sa,latory measures to meet Germany's
~ tSOmarine blockade of the British
Isles, says:
Our submarines will now. we hope,
,aueavor to destroy all goods destined
Great Britain. Great Britain
- "'sneS war to the knife; she shall
ave It.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
Never Ate Pie.

Chicago, March 4.-Michael Fiddle
man. who never ate pie or other pas
try. died at the home Of his daughter
here. aged one hundred and three
wears and fifty days. Mr.. Fiddleman
was born in Russia. He leaves 45 de-
scendants.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
GERMANY MAY SEARCH SHIPS.
NaseF's Submarines to Destroy Only
Vessels Owned by Enemy.

VESSELS OWheu 'Uy GHtTHys
Berlin via Sayville), March 4.-That
1ermany will agree, to certain ex-
.ent to the demands of the United
states concerning the German naval
war zone was indicated on Tuesday
When the government announced that
under certain conditions it's subma-
lines will halt and investigate mer-
V1antment on the high seas. 1t also
was announced that they will proceed
olIy against such vessels as are found
70 De carrying contraband or are
O"ned in nations hostile to Germany.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
Mike Gibbons Wins Eioht.

Hudson, Wis, March mike Glib
bons did not run backward on Tues
day night. On the contrary, he legged
it forward SO rapidly that he won over
Eddie McGoorty In the best ten-round
middleweight fight seen in this section
of the country since Ketchel and
Papke boxed at Milwaukee In 1908.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
NINE MEN SAVED FROM MINE.
Men Taken Unconscious From West
Virginia Coal Drifts.

Virginia Coal Drifts.
Hinton, w Va, March Anime men
had been taken alive and one dead
from the Layland mines of the New
River & Pocahontas Coal company
alter an explosion on Tuesday. The
rescued men could be recognized, and
II Was difficult to tell whether they
We're alive when brought out. They
are slowly recovering. The majority
Oh the men entombed, about one hun
Ored and seventy-six in number, are
americans and have long been resi-
dents of Layland. The explosion was
caused by gas. One man named Alb
ney Cooper was blown against a pole
and killed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
SENATOR ROOT IN WARNING.
Urges Legislation Will Retain Best
Men in Fleet Service.

Men in Fleet Service.
Washington, March 4.-Senator Root
of New York, retiring from the senate,
sounded in the senate a warning
against the weakening Of the navy
through repeal of the laws which en-
able those in authority to pick the bet
ter men to remain in the navy. He
voiced approval of the Taylor efficiency
system. which would require the high
est class of workmen.
Secretary Daniels in statement
analysed the constructive features in
the naval appropriation bill and char
acterized it as the most liberal meas
ure for the increase and support of the
navy" ever enacted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
REV. pARNELL is INDICTED.
Former Kenosha Pastor Held onoer
Mann Act.

Chicago, March Rev. James
Morrison Darnell, marrying parsoh'
charged with violating the Mann act
was indicted in Milwaukee on Satur-
dav on a series of eight counts Tne
indictment is for alleged transporta-
tion of Ruth Soper from owatonna'
MINI. to Kenosha, Wis, where OAR
nou introduced her as his wife. me
name of Doris Vaughn, whom the
:..S4or married in Chicago, was not
mentioned in the Indictment
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

Mr.. Cassin, an engineer of the New
York Central railroad, was recently
awarded one of the e. n. Hartman
memorial safety medals. He entered
the employ of the New York Central
in 1861. For many years he operated
one of the fast trains of the road with
out an accident. He was retired from
the service last year when he attained
the age Of seventy years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19

Jerome Dunstan Travers-open golf
champion Of the United States. These
few words, as simple as they are, tell a
story Of revived nerve under fire al
most without parallel in the history OF
American sport.
The laurel that faded at Sandwich
and the olive that withered at Ekwa-
rok grew green and abundant again at
Baltusrol yesterday when Jerry Of the
Lion Heart finished one stroke in front
Of Tom Mcnamara, of Boston, and for
the first time in his fine career along
the Ancient Green won the open cham
pionship Of his country from one Of the
hest fields that ever fought with wood
and iron.
Two hundred and ninety-seyen
strokes were all that Travers needed
over golf course so replete with bunk
ers, traps and grass-grown trouble that
even the Ouimets, the Hagens, the
Nichollses and the Bradys were forced
70 bow to landscape so Scared with
mounded earth and sand-flled troughs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19
MISS ANNE MORGAN
GOING TO FRANCE
Will Inspect Her Relief Agencies,
Where War Found Her
Without Funds.

Miss Anne Morgan, who escaped from
France with difficulty last September
because Of a lack of funds, is going
back again on July 10. She will in
spect the relief work in which she is
interested.
One part of this is the hospital for
wounded, which, with Miss Elisabeth
Marbury and Miss Elsie De Wolfe, she
established in Versailles. Another uE-
dertaking to which the Vacation Com
mittee, Miss Morgan's great interest
here. has lent a hand is the society
established in France and England TO
procure and carry needed supplies to
the little French hospitals, far from
the great centres.
If Miss Morgan visits the trenches
she may have the pleasure Of seeing
socks and n.uifiers which were knitted
by American girls in the workrooms
established here by the Vacation War
Relief Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19
GUNS HALT AUTOIST
AFTER CAR HIT BOY
Police, Firing, Overtake
Chauffeur at End of
TWo-Mile Chase.

Through the upper West Side last
night the speeding taxicab OF FRANK
Mcnamara turned and lodged along
streets and avenues like frightened
rabbit. Following close behind i, with
sirens screaming and engines popping
like a battery Of machine guns, rushed
. dozen pursuing automobiles. Cling
inc 70 the running boards Of the two
foremost we're policemen, who shot
egain and again a. the fleeing car
Meanwhile. at the corner Of Forty-seV-
ontb Street and Seventh Avenue, sur
,oons were carefully lifting the limp
body Of seven-year-old Jimmie Healy
into an ambulance.
Jimmie was standing near the curb
last night at 8 o'clock yelling to a
rlsvmate. He did not see Mcnamara S
tsYi as II bore down upon him, Soing
uor,b The machine knocked him down,
Ground him beneath its wheels, and,
of,er gts chauffeur had shot fright
ered backward glance, went on at in
creased speed.
Patrick Colloran, an automobile ma
cbipist. was standing near the corner
talking 20 Charles Elpert. Across the
street from him stood a big empty
touring car. COlloran did not stop to
Sebate upon the rights Of property. He
on5 Flpert ran for the car and in a
n"oment were of after the fugitive, who
was by now a block and a half away
Ernest Hugin, ar automobile instructor,
also ioined in the chase with his car.
With their throttles wide open the
three machines swept up Tenth Avenue.
A. Fifty-second Street Patrolman Mar
I'm Giil-that same Gill who two
months ago strangled a frightened
mustang and saved score Of school
children from injury leaped 20 the
running board Of Colloran's automobile.
Mcnamara had by now lodged east
into Fifty-thirG Street. As the pur-
suers swung in after him Gill opened
FIRE.
At Columbus Avenue the Aeeing taxi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19
Won BERNSTORFF
DENIES REPORTS
OF GERHARD PLOT
Secretary Lansing Tells
Ambassador EXplana-
ton Is Satisfactory.
rFrom IN, Tribune Bure.u.l

Washington, June 1S.-Count Won
Bernstorf, German Ambassador, called
at the State Department to-day and as
sured Secretary Lansing that there was
no truth in the stories that DR.. A.
Meyer-Gerhard, Red Cross delegate,
and Won Bernstorff's envoy to Berlin,
was DR.. A. Meyer, OF the German War
Office.
Mr.. Lansing, who made this an
nouncement said the Ambassador had
told him he knew of no DR.. Meyer, here
or in the German service, nor did any
member of the German Embassy. The
Ambassador gave this assurance on MS
honor, Mr.. Lansing said.
Count Won Bernstorf also told Mr.
Lansing that DR.. A. Meyer-Gerhard was
bere only as the representative OF the
German Red Cross, and had never en-
tered into any contracts for the par-
chase of arms and ammunition in this
"The German Ambassador" said Sec
retary Lansing, "called on me to-day
and said that the stories published IN
the newspapers as to Meyer-Gerharc
and DR.. Meyer were not true and wer'
embarrassing to him. The ambassa.
dor said that he rad no kno"ledge Of
any DR.. Meyer, nor did any. member OF
the Embassy know any such person as
the DR.. Meyer referred to.
"Tha ambassador made this statement
on his word of honor and said that
the stories were a criticism Of his own
personal character. He said that
Meyer-Gerhard had never entered into
anv contract in this country nor had
anything to do here except with the
Red Cross. -,
$50 far as anything that has been
brought to its attention is concerned,
the incident is regarded by the state
Department as closed. assured the
Ambassador that l would tell the news
papers" ,,.l
Secretary Lansing said he considered
Count Won Bernstorff's explanation sat-
isfactory. -.
The German Ambassador cut short
his vacation TO return to Washington
to-day to give his assurances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19

skiddcd, grazed an Amsterdam Avenue
car, and then shot away to the north.
Other machines had now joined in the
pursuit, but Mcnamara, driving with
utter recklessness, guided his rocking
car in and out of the traffic so skill
fully that he gained little.
At Sixty-frst Street the taxi darted
toward Broadway and then doubled
back again through Sixty-second Street
TO West End Avenue. Here there was
little traffic and the chaufeur's pur-
suers gained on him. Bullet after bull
let smacked against the rear of his
machine. When he reached SiXty-fifth
Street he swung east again, but Col
loran was close behind him now. Be-
fore him he saw two more patrolmen,
their pistols drawn. Gill's last shot
shattered a pane Of glass close to his
head His car skidded to a standstill
and he surrendered.
Hugin and Colloran went carefully
over his machine TO determine whether
a fault in the steering gear might have
caused him to run down the child, and
reported that il was in perfect condi-
tion. Mcnamara was locked up on a
charge of felonious assault.
At the Polytechnic Hospital last night
it was said that Jimmie Healy was
suffering from concussion OF the brain
and severe cuts. 1t was believed doubt
full if he would recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19
FALLS;
TWO ARE KILLED
Pupil and Mechanician Die
Pilot Saved by Bodies of
Others.

Quincy, Mass, June 1s.-An nero
plane plunged TO earth. with three
men, to-day, killing two Of them.
George II. Hersey, jr., of this city,, a
mechanician, was killed instantly
William T. Ely, jr. Of Providence, K. l..
who was receiving instruction IN flight
from Harry NJ. Jones, the operator Of
the machine, sustained injuries from
which he died on the way to the hos
pital. Jones escaped serious injury
by falling on the bodies of the others.
The machine. biplsne, had ascend
ed from the Squantum Aviation Field.
Planning at a height of 100 feet, II
was moving gracefully with is three
passengers, when persons below saw 1t
culver. Jones worked frantical y with
his control, but the machine dropped
20 earth on the estate Of Lotta Crab
tree.
Observers expressed the belief that
one of the passengers interfcred with
Jones's operation Of the biplane for
moment, causing it to become un-
steady,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19
AUSTRIAN FLEET
ATTACKS THREE
ITALIAN TOWNS
Shells Fall on Rimini, Pc
SarO and FanO and DAM
age Coast Railway.
INVADERS HALTED
SOUTH OF TRENT
Reinforced Enemy Begins Offen-
Sive from Rovereta-200,000
Troops Around POla.

London, June 1S.-Austria has sud
denly taken the offensive against Italy
both on land and sea.
Scout warships and destroyers have
bombarded the Italian coast towns Of
Rimini, Pesaro and Fano. on the north
ern Adriatic, the War Office at Rome
officially admits, and damaged the coast
railway. The loss is declared TO be
slight.
From Verona, near the border, comes
the report that the Austrians have now
so strengthened their forces that they
are taking the offensive both from
Mori and Rovereto (south of Trent
against the Italians who ar camping
at Brentonico, at the foot Of Mount
Altissimo; at Serravale, in the Lagar-
dina Valley, and also in the Arsa Val
lev. The result of the fighting is still
in doubt.
To-night's official statement froV
Vienna reports the repulse with heavy
loss of an Italian force consisting OF
two Piedmont brigades and a moolle
regiment near PLAYA, on the lsonzo
Repeated attacks by the Italians in the
Ploeken region and on Monte Coston
also were beaten back, the communlca-
tion says.
Tolmino Strongly Held.
Tolmino, on Austria's battle front, to
the north of Gorilla, is fast becoming
a second Przemysl in strength, DIS
matches from the Italian frontier state
Already there is a garrison OF some
10000 men there, and in addition ~
has very strong natural and artihclal
defences. Tolmino is considered IN
dispensable by the Italians to their
operations, as it is the key to the
Isonzo Valley.
A refugee who has arrived in -ome
from Pola, the Austrian naval base on
the Adriatic, reports that the Austrians
have about 100000 men in strongly en-
trenched positions there, according to
n dispatch from the Italian capital.
This man is one of the very few to
get away from Pola He says that on
the day war was declared there was
not one civilian in the place. lie Is
of the opinion that the only way to
take Pola is by a bombardment or a
very long siege. The Austrian Meet Is
at Pola.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-19
Amateur Leads Strong Field of Professionals with
297 for the Seventy-two Holes of Medal
Play Over Baltusrol Links.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

Second only to the miracle Of Ouimet
at Brookline two years ago was the
miracle of Travers yesterday, as he
stood upon the eighteenth tee and
slashed his shot 24O yards over all
trouble on a desdline toward the flag.
He needed a par to win, and it was
then a simple achievement to mashie-
pitch his red-hecked ball to the green
and drop it from view on the second
putt.
As this last putt "clucked" into the
cup and on Jerry's worn face the faint
est flicker of a smile came to view,
there is small wonder that 10000 golf
lovers rocked the Jersey hills with
their applause as admiring friends car
ried the new champion up the hill slope
from the green.
For Travers, beaten at Sandwich and
Ekwanok, had not only come back, but
had come back over a new road unto
higher heights than he had ever known.
He had won his laurels in the past as
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