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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
ALLIED FLEET SUFFERS
SEVERE REVERSE DURING
B0NBARDhENT OF FORTS
gagged forts at close range.
Forte Silenced.


Forts J, U. F and E, replied strong
~. Their fire was silenced by ten
battleships inside the straits all ships
being hit several times during this
part of the action. BY 1870 all forts
ceased firing. The Vengeance, Irrist-
ible, Albion, Ocean, Swiftsure and Ma.
jestic, then advanced to relieve the six
old battleships inside the straits
Bouvet Blown Up.
AS the French squadron which had
engaged the forts in most brilliant
fashion was passing out, the Bouvet
was blown up by a drifting mine.
She sank in SO fathoms, north of the
Erenkeui village, in three minutes. At
2:36 relief battleships renewed the
attack on the forts, which again open
ed fire. The attack on the forts was
maintained while the operations of
mine sweepers continued
IrriSIStIbIe Struck.
At 400 the Irresistible quit the line,
listing heavily and at $50 she sank,
having struck a drifting nine Al;
500 the Ocean, also struck a nine,
sank. Both sank in deep water, while
practically the whole of Their crews
already had been removed under hot
fire.
Two Boats Damaged.
"The Gaulois was damaged by gun
fire and the Inflexible requires repairs.
"The bombardment Of the forts and
mine sweeping operations were ter,
minated when darkness fell. The
damage to the forts effected by the
prolonged direct fire of the very pow.
erful forces employed cannot yet be
estimated and further report will
follow"
Operations Continue.
A British statement says that opera
tions are continuing with the naval
and military forces available on the
spot" 1t is believed that the dam
age to the forts is extensive, as it is
indicated that a general assault from
the large battleship guns was terrific
The admiralty states that on March 16
Vice Admiral Garden who had been
incapacitated by illness, was succeeded
in chief command by Rear Admiral
ing rank of vice admiral.
Were Old Boats
The Irresistible had displacement
of $4,000 tons, the Ocean $4,000, and
each had crew of about rs. The
Bouvet had 10000 tons displacement
All the destroyed battleships were old,
all having been completed before 1914.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
EXTRA WORK FOR ASSESSORS.

Another duty has been put upon the
assessors this year, that of taking the
1915 state census which is taken every
five years. Besides listing all the tax
able property, it will be necessary for
them to count the number of people re-
siding in their township or village. Be-
sides their regular pay for assessing
they will be allowed four cents head
for taking the census. They will start
enumerating the early part of April.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carr returned
Tuesday evening from San Diego. Cal.
They came home BY way Of Van
|couysr. a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25

London, March 19.-Berlin officially
claimed today that British torpedo
boat had also been destroyed in the
Dardanelles, but the admiralty an
nouncement contains no mention of
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
SLAIN BY REDSKIN LOVER
jealousy of Indian Movie Actor Is
Cause OF Murder on Reserva-
ton Near Shawano.

Shawano.-Enraged because a rival
sutton was shown the preference by
Miss Mary Dickson, Wapoose, young
Indian film actor, shot and instantly
killed the young woman while she was
buggy riding with another man. He
then fired two bullets into his head
and is in hospital lowering between
life and death.
MISS Dickson was postmistress at
keshena, on the Indian reservation.
She had looked upon the redskins suit
with favor until he went to Minneap-
Oils to pose for movies She then
heard things which reflected upon his
character, one story being that he had
been connected with horse thefts. Up
on the return of Wapoose he was re-
pulsed
Angered by his rejection in favor of
another man, the Indian lay in wait
for the couple, concealed in bushes
near the road. AS they came opposite
he sprang out and fired. One bullet
went through the girls head and an
other through the neck. The man in
the buggy fed into the woods.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
CLAIM HE USED u. S. FUNDS
Fred w. Graft, Former Assistant Post
master at Sheboygan, Arrested
by Federal Officers.

Milwaukee.-FredW w. Graft, for eight
years assistant postmaster at Sheboy-
gan, was arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Reinardy on a warrant
charging him with embezzling $733.49
from the United States postoffice at
Sheboygan.
The arrest was made in a local bust
ness Office, where Graft has been en-
ployed as a bookkeeper. He appeared
before Judge F. A. Geiger, waived the
reading of the indictment, except as to
the amount involved, and pleaded not
guilty. Bail was fixed at $4,000.
There are fifteen counts in the in
dictment against Graft The first two
set forth the conversion of $53312 on
or before July 1, 1914, but the remain
ing thirteen specify dates and amounts.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
CHARGED WITH $1,000 THEFT
Racine Bank Policeman Said to Have
Confessed to Hiding
Gold Coin.

Racine-Charles Jensen, %, en-
loyed by the Manufacturers National
bank as special policeman, is under
arrest, charged with the theft of 1000
in gold from the vault According to
the police, Jensen has confessed.
When arrested he had but 5000. Six
weeks ago a sack containing $1,000
was missed and suspicion pointed to
Jensen. Recent expenditures for fashy
clothes, motorcycle and other arti-
cles eliminated in his arrest. Jensen
is said to have hid the money in the
basement of the bank.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Flames Threaten Rubicon.

Hartford.-Fire which destroyed the
Newhall house at Rubicon, owned by
George Hall and threatened the entire
village, started in barn and spread
ing to the hotel and the dance hall.
The flames were carried by the high
wind to the John Battles saloon, the
La Bole Bros. store, the Rubicon ele-
vator and the Herman Strowig resi-
dence. Fire apparatus sent from Hart
ford and Neosha halted the flames. Mr..
Hall was badly burned. The loss was
about $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
TOO attend BIG
MASONIC FEAST
SCOTTISH RITE MEMBERS GIVE
BANQUET AT CLOSE OF
CONvOCATION MEET.
FIFTY MEMBERS OF CLASS
High Degree of Masonry Conferred
at Wisconsin Consistory Session
in Miwaukee--Halfo of Class
from Milwaukee.

misunderstanding the ceremonies
of the fifty-second semi-annual convo-
cation of the coordinate bodies of the
Scottish Rite degrees, 700 thirty-sec-
ond degree Masons were guests at the
banquet given in the dining hall of
Scottish Rite cathedral. The class of
fifty members that had received the
degrees, the officers Of the various
bodies, and many of the past officers
and the older members, were guests of
honor. William P Kenny, iIlustrious
commander in chief of Wisconsin con-
sistory, presided. Addresses were
made by Commander in Chief Kenny,
William T. Dorward, who had been
chosen orator of the spring class of
1915, and by Charles E. Whalen, past
grand master of the grand lodge of
Wisconsin, F. and A M Music was
furnished by the Consistory band
Commander in Chief Kenny, in the
course of his address, said that in the
triennial period ending with this meet
ing of the consistory, the membership
Of the body had increased from 2,2O6
to 2,746, and that 134 members of the
consistory had died in the same period.
He welcomed the newly initiated class,
paid tribute to the memory of those
who had passed away, and predicted
a still greater future for the co-ordi-
nate bodies of the Scottish Rite.
The Milwaukee members of the
class follow:
Frank Alonzo Boynton, Charles Will
lam Brew, James Clarence auckland,
Levi Archibald Croker, William Wal
ter Davies, William Thompson Dor
ward, George Willis Ecrement, Jr.,
John Harry Ehlert, Carl Albert Elf
strom, Gilbert Christian Evenson, Emil
John Field, Charles Swan Fisher, AL
bert Louis Frank, Ellis Edwin Frank,
Paul Charles Fritzke, Robert Henry
Fuhry, Clarke Henry Tenant, Edward
Thompson, Waldemar Carl Wehe, Max
Julius Goetz, William Henry GRADER
Emil August Schueppert, Frank Hen
ry Siefken, John Fred Wulf, George Sc
ney Wurtz, Walter AdoIph linn, Ed
ward Riemer, Thomas James Knox,
Robert Hamm
State members were:
Eugene Albert Fuller, Madison; Mil
ton Kemble Greene, Oconomowoc; Ste
phen Alexander Douglass, Eau Claire;
Charles Frederick Ebeling, Green Bay;
Mark Harvey Hovey, Madison; Ray
Monroe Keller, La Crosse; Frank De
Witt Kimball Briggsyille; Clarence
Melroce Larson, Madison; James Rich
ard Law, Madison; Harry William
Luscher, Carrollville; William McVic-
ar, Janesville; Alfred Neumann,
Marshfield; Albert Edwin Pierce, Eau
Claire; William Edward Rank, Wau
pun; Charles Wilbert Soules, La
Crosse; James Albert Taylor, Eau
Claire; Isaac Franklin Roach, Madi-
son; Joseph George Schneider, Osh
kosh; Frank Fred Wolfgram, Viroqua;
Oscar E. Florin, Fountain City.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
STATE LINE DISPUTE ENDS
Original Survey Records Show Recog-
nized Boundary Line at BeIoit
to Be Correct.

Beloit-At last the state line has
been located. Beloit, Wisconsin, and
South Beloit, Illinois, will continue
where they are. The controversy
seems to be settled by a statement by
Prof. Ira M. Buell. of Beloit college,
who produces records of the original
and recognized survey that establishes
the line where it has all these years
been accepted as correct One party
placed the line half n south and
another ran the line 40 rods farther
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
longer than that of a prize fighter.

longer than that of prize fighter.
1t is the immature fruit of the
dramatic academies whose portraits
glisten in the photograph frames
along Broadway. The press agents are
busily exploiting the charm and talent
of the young woman who has come
up through the star trap" or, in other
words, gained stellar honors after a
season in Milwaukee stock and an
other on the road with the No. 2
"Fated Yet Free company.
Beauty, kittenish ways and an inane
grin can outbid talent in the theatric
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Raises Fly Swatte-s' Reward.

"Reward-dead or alive
$3.50 will be paid for each 100000
flies delivered to representatives of the
Sheboygan and civics committee of
the Woman's club of this city by any
resident of Sheboygan on or before
May 1. Smaller quantities will be paid
for at the rate of 25 cents per hun
dred." This is the notice sent to the
fly swatters' brigade which last year
made Sheboygan a fyless city Last
year the school children were paid 10
cents a hundred.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Cannot Control Jitney Cars.

Madison.-The state railroad COM
mission has received dozens of
queries as to whether the jitney
business comes within the jurisdic-
ton of the commission, and MANY
replies to these queries have been
written. The commission takes the
position, as outlined by Atty.-Gen.
Walter Owen. that the jitney does
not come under the regulation of the
commission.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
See Playmate Killed.

GAINESVILLE. = Willard Rothermel,
aged Is, was instantly killed when run
over by a street car His head was
completely crushed. He was hurrying
from grade school to take his weekly
lesson in manual training with a num-
Der of school mates who witnessed the
tragedy.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Rearrested on New CHARGE.

Black River Falls.-Frank Maxi and
John Upper Maxi have been on trial
here for four days charged with firing
car of household goods at Mcmillan.
When the state rested Judge Wilkin
threw the case out of court claiming
the state had not established a case.
The defendants were at once rearrest-
ed charged with burglary at Red Ora
mite, Waushara county, where they go
for trial.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
BeIoian Nuns for Wisconsin,

Superior.-Thirty or more Belgian
nuns, now domiciled in Holland, are
to be brought to the Superior Catho-
lie diocese to take charge of various
institutions, including the proposed
diocese orphanage and hospital at
Rice Lake
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
STAGE FOLK OF YESTERDAY
Thoughtful Persons Find Pat1os IN
the Brief Sway of Popular
Actresses.

A theater-goer of decade ago might
search the frames in which photo
graphs of actresses are displayed IN
front Of theaters and study the pages
of magazines devoted to the stage
without finding ten familiar faces. For
the professional life of an actress is
pitifully brief nowadays-not much
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Dynamite Wrecks Home.

Fond du Lac.-The explosion of
dynamite near the residence of Jacob
Grimm. quarry foreman at Marblehead,
which blew out the side of the house,
is believed to have been an attempt
to murder the foreman. The family
escaped uninjured.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Mrs. Scofield Will Recover.

Oconto.-Mrs. Edward Scofield, wife
of the former governor, who has been
critically ill, is improving. She was
operated on recently by a specialist,
and hopes are held for her complete
recovery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Plan Big Cheese Factory.

Algoma--The largest and best
cheese manufacturing concern in Ke-
waunee county is now being planned
by farmers in the vicinity of Krok, to
cost more than $4,000 and equipped
to handle 10000 pounds of milk.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Trappers Make Biz Haul.

Superior.-Firty-s wildcats and
-seventy-nine wolves were trapped in
Douglas county during January, Febru-
airy and March. A total of 1858 in boun-
ties was paid, breaking all previous
records
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Wausau LODGE Is Honored

Wausau.-The Wausau council of
Commercial Travellers was placed in
the circle Of honor by the national
council for having had the largest per-
centage Of increase in members for
February in the country
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
se5,ooo Hospital for Appleton.

Appleton.-The directors of the Wis.
cQnsin Deaconess organization have
recommended that the contract for
construction of the new $500 hos.
pital be awarded to a local eonstruc-
ton company.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Water Works ProfitabIe

Oshkosh.-The Oshkosh waterworks
system, under municipal ownership, is
showing a large profit. IL the nine
months ending March 81, the gross in
come was $4,000, net $4,000, and net
surplus S17,532.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27

market place, and managerial faith in
the trio of gifts is greater than ever.
Scores of actresses of talent and ex-
perience to whom acting is an art and
not a medium for the display of physi-
cal beauty and activity daily pass by
the framed photographs of these
youthful stars on a round of the dra-
matte agencies. To the thoughtful the
spectacle is one Of infinite pathos and
tragedy.-New York Herald
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Gets $4,000 Volts in Body.

Sheboygan.-Joseph Forkins, en-
ployed in the power plant of the She
boygan Railway and Electric company,
was instantly killed when he came in
contact with a high voltage wire car
rying $4,000 volts.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
WISCONSIN BUTTER IN LEAD
Brings Higher Price Than Product of
Other States, Says Govern
ment Report.

Madison.-The excellence of WisconS
sins butter as indicated by the aver
age price to producer in 1914, is shown
in the following, just received by the
board of immigration from the United
States department of agriculture:
Butter. Cents Per Pound
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Stephenson Completing Memoirs

Marinette.-Former Senator Isaac
Stephenson since his return from
Washington has been working on his
memoirs and they will be ready for
publication in q short time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
winnebaqo County Fair Dates.

Oshkosh.-The Directors of the Win
nebago county fair have selected Sept.
2S to Oct 1, inclusive, as dates for the
annual fair. The premium list will be
ready on July /.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Get Steel for Four BRIDGES.

Wausau.-Four state aid bridges are
to be built in Marathon county this
spring, costing in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. The steel for the structures
has been delivered.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Raise Bio Sum In LAKES.

WauSau-The income tax returns
made to the county treasurer show the
state and county's share from the fifty
five towns, villages and cities amount
to $7,0S2.05.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Expert Cotton Weaver Dies.

Janesville.-William Marsden, vet.
eran of the Thirteenth Wisconsin vol
unteers, died here of heart disease He
was native of England and an expert
cotton weaver.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Arson CHARGE Is Made.

Madison.-Henry Peters, a machin-
ist, was arrested, charged with arson.
He is alleged to have saturated the
porch of his divorced wife's home with
kerosene, and lighted it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Bio Class to Be Graduated.

Sturgeon Bay.-The 1915 graduating
class at Sturgeon Bay will be the larg-
est in the history of the school, num-
berirg thirty-one.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Poison Epidemic at Fond du Lar

Fond du Lac.-Owners of dogs here
claim that a systematic campaign of
poisoning is being carried on here and
the police are trying to put a stop to
Il.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Wisconsin Illinois In

Data so far received cover only the
states named and Ohio, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Minnesota and Missouri, all of
which are led by Wisconsin.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
browns IN Washtub.

Spooner.-The 17-months-old child
of Bruce VillelIo fell into a wasbtub
of water and drowned
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Consider Cooperative Delivery.

Depere.-Merchants of Depere are
considering the advisability of adopt
ing a cooperative delivery system. A
committee is now working out the de-
tails and a great saving in money is
anticipated.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27

There are some people in whom viT--
tue seems worse than sin.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Would Bar Foreigners.

Assemblyman Killa of Milwaukee
secured introduction of a bill in the
lower house of the legislature provid-
ing that no person shall be granted a
license to conduct or engage in any
business, trade, occupation or profes-
sion for which, under the laws of the
state, or the ordinance, resolutions or
bylaws of any town, village or city,
a license is required, unless such per-
son is an elector of the state of Wis
censin The bill was referred to the
on jI1dioiaru
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27

This tremendous shell is one of
those fired by the giant 42-centimeter
howitzer of the German army. 1t fell
in soft dirt near Verdun without ex-
Beside it, on the left, is a French 75-
nm field gun shell, and on the right
a German 77-mm shell, each of which
is about three inches in diameter. The
big shell is five feet long and weighs
almost ton.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Provides for New Fair Board.

The committee on agriculture will
report for passage the administration
bill creating a new state board of agri-
culture. The measure to be recon-
mended for passage will not be amend
ed in any important detail
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-27
Probe for Servant Question.

After WrangIing for an hour the
assembly passed by a vote of AS to
38 the Minkley bill on domestic
servants. This bill gives the indus
trial commission power to invade ev-
cry private house in the state to in
vestigate conditions under which SER
wants work. The bill is an outgrowth
investigation
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
Detectives at Home.

While the country in general l.
considering what to do with ou
defective, " it might be we'll iH each
community TO look into the matter
Of the detectives al home.
Every community has its own de
iectives, They flourish in all walk.
Of life. II they are not defective in
one thing in one thing they are ii
another, and a tolerant and passive
spirit on the part Of the public only
encourages them in their offensive
acts.
In most country towns and small
cities perhaps the greatest and most
destructive offender is the char
acter assassin,
With such people no woman o,
girl, regardless Of her purity, is i'm.
mune. When these character IA
sasslns get together they pick tn,
women to pieces bit by bit, anaIyn
their good points as they wuult
those Of horse. and revel in tht
,magina,ions of warped brain de
graded and hesmirched with lust,
Nine tenths Of the stories we hesr
Of various women spring from Just
such sources stories without y
grain OF foundation, conceived in
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
On the Road to Plenty.

Prosperity has been slow in re-
turning, but II is hitting the high
places at last.
From all parts OF the country
come reports Of renewed activity.
Factories are resuming operations
IN full running time; industries that
have laid dormant for years ar,
'pringIng into existence again; lahol
is in demand everywhere, and gold
is pouring into this country from
abroad in an endless stream.
The history OF this country is thai
after a period Of depression comes .
long period Of prosperity, and all
reports indicate tina, the prosperit,
Of 1916 will be the greatest we have
yet known.