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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04


according to a semiofficial announce
ment at Petrograd, says a Central
News agency dispatch to London.
Lord Kitchener arrived at Rome
from Naples. He conferred with Pre-
mier Salandra. In view of the allies
anxiety to secure Italian aid in their
Balkan campaign. the greatest impor-
lance was attached to his presence.
victory for the French forces in
Serbia in an offensive movement I'M
dertaken on Tuesday last is reported
in a dispatch from Saloniki to the
Havas agency at Paris The French
captured the town of Brousnik, west
of Krivolak.
Austrian troops evacuated the forti-
fed towns of Rovereto and Mort in the
Tyrol, which form the southern de-
lenses of Trent, says a dispatch from
Rome.
MitrovitZa. to which city the Serbian
capital was moved from Nish, has
been captured by Austro-Hungarian
troops and Pristina has been occupied
by the Germans. is was officially an
nounced at Berlin.
Greece has satisfied the allies that
there will be no Greek interference
with their Balkan campaign under any
circumstances, according to an Athens
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company at London.
A Petrograd dispatch to the London
Morning Post says: The Germans
have commenced the evacuation of
Mitau, their forward base in the Riga
Dvina region. They are preparing to
withdraw from the now hopeless task
of capturing Riga and the Dvina line.
Janopol has been captured by the Rus
SLAMS"
Italian troops have begun landing on
Albanian territory to go to the help of
Serbia, according to a Chiasso dispatch
to the Journal La Suisse The Italian
fleet is bombarding Dedeagatch.
Ten thousand Bulgars have been
killed and wounded in fighting for
Monastir.
Beaten by Turks. British force of
10000 has been thrown back from
Bagdad, it was learned at Berlin. The
British were within ten miles of Bag
dad threatening a railroad terminal
on which the Germanic allies were de-
pending for an offensive later against
the British in Egypt by way of Suez.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
Washington

Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the
interior, probably will be appointed
to the United States Supreme court
bench If congress passes an act retir-
ing Associate Justice Lamar because
of i'll health. says a dispatch from
Washington.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
Governor Notifies Hoard Of Honor.


That the action of the committee
recently appointed by the governor to
select Wisconsins most distinguished
citizen meets with the hearty and I'M
qualified approval of the executive is
apparent from the following congratu-
latory letter mailed from the COVER
nor's office to Hon. W. .. Hoard at
Fort Atkinson;
My Dear Sir:
Under date of June IA. 1915, re-
ceiyed the following communication
from President Charles c Moore of
the Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco:
1T is the desire of the Panama
Pacific international exposition to
pay signal compliment to the state
of Wisconsin by designating a special
day on our calendar, in honor of one
of the citizens of your state especially
distinguished in craftsmanship. liter
ature, art, science or invention. etc.
The letter suggested the appoint
ment of a committee to make the Sc
lection of the citizen upon whom the
honor should be bestowed In com.
pliance with this request | appointed
the following committee: Rev. +. 6.
Updike, Madison Theodore o. Vilter.
Esq, Milwaukee; Hon. George II. Cor
don, attorney. La Crosse; Prof. L. D.
Harvey. Menomonie; DR. II. A. Sifton.
Milwaukee; A. e. Manchester superin-
tendent OF motor power of the Chica-
go. Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
company, Milwaukee; Charles l.. Hin,
agriculturist. Rosendale.
ITO the above committee / submit
ceived from President Moore of the
exposition, with instructions that
they proceed to confer this honor upon
the Wisconsin citizen whom they re-
garded as being most worthy to re-
ceive the same. The subject was
widely discussed by the public press
and many names were suggested to
me. which ( transmitted TO the com
mittee for it's consideration. Under
date of November 3, 1915, received
the following communication
Milwaukee, Wis. Nov 3, 19l5--
Gov. Emanuel Philip, Madison. Wis
My Dear Sir: Your committee to
name the most distinguished citizen
of Wisconsin has just concluded its
conference and the honor falls on ex-
Gov w D. Hoard. The vote was made
unanimous.
Yours very truly,
e. G. UPDIKE. Chairman
1T is the purpose of the officers of
the exposition to invite you to San
Francisco and there confer upon you
fitting testimonials / wish to add my
hearty approval OF the choice made by
the committee In the long life that it
has been your privilege to spend in
Wisconsin, no man has rendered a
more useful service to our citizens.
Therefore, as governor of the state it
gives me great pleasure to greet you
as Wisconsin's foremost citizen and
can give you the assurance that the
action OF the committee in selecting
you for this honor is universally APP
proved by the people of our state
whom you have served so we'll
II submit to you this testimonial of
your fellow citizens as a recognition of
the value of long and useful serviee
to our state and nation
Respectfully
II l. Philip"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
CommIssLon or4ers Refunds Mad.

commission Or1ers REFUNDS Made.
The WisconsiA railroad commission
ordered the Soc Railroad company to
refund to the John c. Wilson company
Of Burlington seven dollars as excess
charges for demurrage on a carload
OF limestone shipped .rom Marshall t.
Burlincton last winter The commits
sion ordered the Ahnapee * Western
Railroad company and the Kewaunee
Green Bay & Western Railroad com.
pany 10 refund 10 the Ahnapee Veneer
and Seating company $l9.26 as excess
freight charged on TWO carloads Of
20
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
Scandinavia PRINCIPAL Quits.

New London.-E. H. Westgor. prin-
cipal of the Scandinavia academy at
Scandinavia, has resigned and has pur-
chased a dairy farm south Of lola OF
Q. J. Wrolstad.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

The matrimonial difficulties u vii
liam Street. assistant chief OF police
OF Madison, ILL.,, eliminated at St.
Louis, Mo-, in the murder of his wife,
Mrs. Catherine Street, and the death
of Patrolman Charles F. Barmeier,
who attempted to save her Both
were killed outright Street is being
sought as the murderer.
Captain Boyd. naval attache to the
German embassy. was accused in fed
eral court at New York of being the
dispenser of German funds in this
country and riding roughshod over
the laws of the land. The accusation
was made by Assistant United States
District Attorney Roger Wood at the
opening of the trial of four officials Of
the Hamburg-American line.
-Four officials of the Hamburger
lean line went on trial before Judge
Howe in the criminal branch of the
federal district court at New York
They are charged with making oath
to false clearances and manifests. The
government alleges the real purpose
of the defendants was to coal and sup
ply German commerce raiders.
Five so-called night riders and two
private detectives were wounded in a
pitched battle fought in the center of a
marsh a mile southwest of Clarkton.
Mo. Seven of the night riders were
captured. The night riders are ten
ants and farm laborers who demand
higher wages and lower food prices.
Ten persons are dead and twelve
were injured as the result CT a COLI
sion on the Central of Georgia railroad
about eight miles from Columbus, Ga.
Passenger train No 2. from Birming-
ham to Macon. collided headon with
special train carrying the Con T. Ken
nedy Carnival company from Atlanta
to Columbus
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
New Corporations

Southern Wisconsin Electric com.
pany Lake Geneva; capital Sl0o coo;
inoorporators, John b Sauborn. &. f.
Blake and W, r Aberg
DougiasMonsen company: capital.
$4,000. incorporators. A. Y. Douglas.
W-P. Momsen and F. r Scheiner.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Bad blood between the Thirty-third
battalion. Canadian expeditionary
force, and the London, Ont. police cul-
hours squads of police fought hun
dreds of soldiers. Several soldiers and
FIVE policemen were injured.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

A'tfAt 80 200 iVV
Ever since the first application of
the general property L., to the rail.
roads in 1904 there has been an in
crease OF the amount Of their assess
ment and a corresponding increase in
the amount Of the resulting revenue.
Under the first ad valorem assessment
in 1914 the valuation of the railroads
was fixed at $218,024,9O and the
amount of revenue resulting was 81
494.2S2.57, Since then the annual con
irihntlnn has heen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Edgar 3. Foss. millionaire lumber
man Of Bay City. Mich. and Joseph
Miksak. president Of the Pilsen Lum-
Der company Of Chicago. were instant
~ killed by train while riding il an
lutomohilS
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
Foreign

Twenty-Five lives were lost when
Chilean full-rigged steamship Carel
Mapu went on the rocks on the west
coast of Vancouver island. Not a soul
on board survived. The ship was bat
tered to pieces.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Admiral Winslow, commanding the
Pacific feet, was ordered by Washing
ton from San Francisco to TopOlo-
bampo, Mexico, up the west coast of
Mexico. with his flagship. the cruiser
San Diego which win carry marines
ready to land to protect Americans
and other foreigners.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

There is certain to be a treasury
surplus of $57.644.60 at the close Of
the present fiscal year, June 80, 1915,
says Secretary McAdoo. If the duty
is retained on sugar and the special
war revenue law is continued there
will be a surplus Of $101644,605
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Upon this valuation the tax is levied
at the average general property tax
rate in the state and the amount of
revenue derived from the assessment
mas 81 egg 700 aa fnllnus.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

An allied submarine has sunk the
German protected cruiser Frauenlob.
according to a semiofficial announce
ment at Petrograd, says a Central
News agency dispatch to London
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
Mexican Revolt

One American soldier was fatally
shot and two others wounded in bat
tie with Carranza troops on the border
line at Nogales, Ariz.. according to dis.
patches to the war department at
Washington. The Carranza soldiers
fired by mistake on the American
troops The Americans wounded sew.
eral Carranza soldiers and officers
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
LEVY ON UTILITIES
IN THIS STATE
Tax Commission Preparing to
Make Preliminary Assessment.
STEADY INCREASE is SHOWN
Wisconsin State Board Values Prop
erty of Service Corporations at
1926, 6s5, 74o-Railroads Taxed
More Each Year.

Madison.-The Wisconsin state tax
commission is preparing to make the
preliminary assessments of the prop
erty of the railroad. sleeping car, tele-
graph express and street railway COM
panies of the state for next year
The valuation placed on the proper
ty of these corporations for 1915 was
S426 .685. TAO as Follows:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Orders designating l.S75.on0 acres
in California and $4,000 acres IN
South Dakota for entry In the enlarged
homestead act were approved oy Sec
rotary Lane Of the interior depart
ment at Washington The act permits
entry in S20-acre lots
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Henry Ford. with Louis Lochner of
Chicago, called on President Wilson at
the White House in Washington in
support Of the movement for neu.
trail conference to attempt to end the
European war and establish a perma-
nent peace He told the president he
considered Christmas the best time for
such a movement and asserted that
there was material evidence that
conference would be successful.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

An unceasing watch has been kept
on the railway tunnel under Capitol
hin. leading to Washington S1S.000.-
600 Union station. used by all railways
entering and leaving the national capt
tai. The tunnel is being guarded as
precaution against bomb Plotters.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
European War News

79ss@at@tt@ttettas;et ,@;t 4a..A .s@t,a
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

President wilson's next annual ad.
dress to congress, it was learned at
Washington. will be devoted primarily
to a discussion of national defense and
the subject of revenues. though it will
refer TO other legislative questions
which the president expects congress
to act on.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Lord Kitchener arrived at Rome
from Naples. He conferred with Pre-
mier Salandra. In view of the allies
anxiety to secure Italian aid in their
Balkan campaign. the greatest impor-
lance was attached to his presence.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Austrian troops evacuated the forti-
fed towns of Rovereto and Mort in the
Tyrol, which form the southern de-
lenses of Trent, says dispatch from
Rome.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04

Italian troops have begun landing on
Albanian territory to go to the help of
Serbia, according to a Chiasso dispatch
TO the Journal La Suisse. The Italian
feet is bombarding Dedeagatch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09

THE UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Broadway AZ lloth Street
PUBLIC lectures on The Beginnings Of
Reformed and Presbyterian Worship in the
Protestant Reformation" 81 tho Rev
JAM. T. CDDD. ~ ID. Professor Of re
~ Church History in the Central The
oiogical Seminar % the Reformed Church
ThursHag December 3, The Change
f,om the catholic ~ the Protestant Form
~ worship iB History 10 the Time Of
-Fs,6ag December 10 Tho Form Of
ltoFshl2 IN the Time 81 CALVIN and hnox"
Lectures a. hte O'Clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09

battleships at tremendous profits.
at NAV be true that every molly
coddle is q pacifist, but 1t Is not true
that every pacifst is moilycoddle'
and this we are going 20 show Presl-
dent Wilson and the armament trusts
Of the United States of America before
we are through. (Applause)
at is not true, perhaps, that every
one who favors preparedness IN the
United States is a CRATER, but nothing
can be truer than that every CRATER
in the United States Is IN favor oil pre-
paredness. Every corporation lawyer
In the United States is IN favor OF pre-
paredness. Joseph II. Choate had the
superlative impertinence 20 say that
he had considered this matter. that he
had gotten the facts from military au-
thorities and had found that America
was not prepared In any single respect
or In any particular. Was ever there
a more absurd statement made by any
man than this one from great inter
national lawyer"
All was not peaceful aboard the
Oscar II Yesterday. In a wireless mes
sage received earlier in the day IL was
said that the Rev. DR.. Charles +. Aked
and several others, who are somewhat
doubtful as TO the ultimate success or
the peace plan, were insisting on being
allowed 10 examine the documents
Nine. Rosika Schwimmer said she had
in her possession, proving that certain
belligereuts were not opposed TO peace
negotiations Nine. Schwimmer has re-
fused TO produce the documents on the
ground that they are confidential.
Mr.. Ford Is planning 10 end indus
trial warfare az well as the war in
Europe. according 20 the same message.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09

Twenty-four belated peace crusaders,
including four college girls and two
babies, sailed from Hoboken yesterday
to reinforce the Ford expedition now
aboard the Oscar II. Like the first In
stalment, they were not sure OF their
destination or what they would do
when they got there.
This batch will meet the others In
Copenhagen" opined E. R. Wiley, I'M
der secretary of the peace forces. "and
the campaign plans will be laid out
there. Copenhagen, by the way, Is in
Denmark"
The Frederick VIII was delayed an
hour and forty minutes by late arriv-
ais, who darted about the deck in
frantic search Of Theodore Delsvigne,
Mr.. Ford's New York representative.
When their luggage troubles were ad-
justed half a dozen early birds lined
up near the rail and cheered their alma
matters, Mr.. Ford and the dove Of peace
Those who sailed were Mark Abbott,
University Of Minnesota, Austin, Mimi;
John Neal Campbell, Vanderbilt Uni
versity, Nashville. Tenn; Bruce Davis,
Yale, New Haven; Robert Dorman, Miss
Roberta Du Bose, Nashville, Tenn;
Miss Helen Heberling, State University
Of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Ernest Hud-
son, Harvard, Cambridge, Mass; Emil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09

Z. Hurla, University Of Washington,
Seattle; Ernest Fred kroehie' Charl1s
c. Latus, Druit Latus, Grace La'us, -
c. Lozier, Virginia Lynch, George ~, ~
ton. Chattanooga, Tenn; A. j. Net
timer. pslo Alto, Cal; F. L. Seei,y'
Aebeville. y. c.: Hampton A. steele
Topeka. Kan; Lamar Tooze, Frank w.
Van Calder. Rock Island, H., ana INC
Rev. ". VI. Wright. Camden. Ark-
The shin sailed with ll2 IN the htsI
cabin. 1870 IN the second and 500 IN the
third. .rk
cuiet returns TO the Biltmore hotel,
The tvpists, the card indeXers' tne
stenogrsphers and the secretaries nave
ali been shipped back 20 their various
Tosts. ONLY Mr. Delavigne, press
gent de luxe. and Mr.. Wiley, the last
Of the secretaries. remain.
Wiley was moving his goods ana
cbattels downstairs when a reporter
called. He looked up. Surprise ana
rerhaps regret was written on ms III
telligent face. ,n T.,
Are YOU a newspaper man. ne IN
quired astutely. a,,,.,.
"It's All over" he sighed. That's
all there ia; there isn't any more. me
shin Frederick VIII sailed AT z A"e'S
nothing more 70 DO. Delavigne ana /
shnU be here perhaps week. MIS-
Ford and Edsel left yesterday AFTER
noon for Detroit"
yesterday, late last night rather
there came cable, no, wireless from
Mr.. Ford"
"What did he say? ;"
"WeU. / don't remember. He said
wallets something like this:
'Alps well and everything going fine
ayes. we have received lots of let
ters"-in answer % the question-'let
ters of good will, Of regrets, congratu-
lations. II we answered them al we
should be here a week or so. Perhaps
we shall. / don't know. There are
30 many. We may answer them and
we may not"
The exit was made on tiptoe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09
SHIP ATTACK
ON WILSON MESSAGE
Ford Wireless Tells Of Mass
Meeting and Denunciation
of Preparedness.

Henry Ford sent long wireless mes
sage from the Oscar II yesterday, with
the object Of spreading broadcast the
opinions Of some Of his peace delegates
concerning President Wilson's message
10 Congress. A mass meeting was held
on the ship Tuesday evening, at which
s. S. Mcclure. the publisher, read ex-
tracts from the Presidents message.
Ellis Jones, delegate, then made COM
ments, according TO the wireless ad-
vices.
"This Is a reactionary message" he
said. "This message comes to us at a
time when we cannot keep silent; We
must speak out This is no time TO
disturb American traditions and pre-
pare for war.
"The President does not mention a
single nation that he dares 10 say is
an enemy Of the United States OF
America. but the United States Of
America is IN danger none the less
It's in danger Of enemies from within,
and they are not naturalized enemies,
either. They are native citizens, ana
thew are the men who are building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09
GIRLS, PEASANTS,
TO AID POLAND
Paderewski and CaruSO
Conduct Auction at Ba-
Zaar at the Gotham.

For the benefit Of the Polish Vic
Tins Relief Fund, Of which Ignace J.
Paderewsh is the head, the second Of
three bazaars was held in the ballroom
Of the Hotel Gotham yesterday after
noon under the direction OF Nine.
Paderewsh and Mrs Ernest Schelling.
Dressed in the quaint costumes OF
Polish peasants, girls from the Elinor
Comstock School Of Music sold sou
venirs, little flags, flowers, candies and
other articles. Autographed photo
graphs Of Paderewski were sold and
original letters OF Richard Wagner TO
his London publisher; of Gustave Car
pentier, author of Louise" and Of
Helena Modjeska, the actress, were
auctioned By Paderewski and Enrico
Caruso.
Among those assisting at the bazsar
were the Misses Didur, Mrs. Ernest
Schelling, Miss Matilda Hoffman, the
artist, who exhibited a number Of orig
iral games; Mrs. and Miss hraiewski
Miss Eleanor BlOdgett. Miss Ruth Dra-
per and Mme. Stojowska.
Tea was served in the balcony and
music for dancing was provided The
dolls OF Nine. Paderewski, made b.
convalescents and refugees from Pc
land, attracted most attention. Auto
grained photographs of Pavlowa, Kath-
crime Goodson and Percy Granger were
sold.
Among those present were Mrs. VIII
lam Jay Schieffelin, Daniel Meyer, OF
London; Miss Sybil Vane. a new so
prano, who arrived with Meyer; Miss
Grace Peterson, artist; Mrs. James
Speyer, Mrs. Newton Tilton and W. T
Benda, the illustrator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09

The reporter called me Jack" and
tckied INV ribs with his foot, which
made a hit with me That's why I'm
letting him have the inside story OF
Miss Frances and the strange man she
locked i'm the third floor front.
/ wouldn't be a real foxhound II
hadn't learned something about men
and women and their habits and their
newspapers in the five years I've Deen
among them. So, this information be-
ing for the press, / realize the I'M
portance OF saying at the outset that
all this happened at ? o'clock the
morning Of Wednesday, December s.
that the strangers name is down on
the blOtter as Richard Sylvesteri that
he is ffty-four years old, is drafts
man when he works and has no home
when he doesn't; that he got in through
the coal chute and that the police say
his pockets were crammed with VaIu-
ables Of ours when they got HIM
NY father is still living q respectable
life in a kennel out on Long Island
and following the hunt for his Keep.
But IL was my fate 70 be born IN a
silk lined basket, and such a basket
several times as large as the hrst one,
even now is my bed.
want 10 understood before ] so any
further. though, that my right name
is Jack and not Pettums, as so many
seem to think. Also, regardless OF
what my pedigree may say, I'm Just
about % per cent curly VOLTA fact
I'd be glad to demonstrate to certain
Washington Square tramps at any time
Miss Frances sees NJ TO let go Of the
chain.
We all live at 20 East Tenth Street
old Mr.. jeremiah Campion, who's past
eighty; Miss Frances, who made up
her mind years ago she'd never marry
as long as Mr.. Campion lived and
needed a housekeeper, and besides
them Miss Frances's two sisters, Miss
Ida and Miss Kate. -,
Five years in a silk basket Is likely
TO have some effect on the character
Of the hardest. But ! was toxhound
and curly wolf both when l was wax
ened by the clanking of the coal chute
cover. II was certainly no time 20 de-
liver coal. listened for a minute, and
then / heard strange footsteps, bit
too cautious for honest feet, down
stairs.
Considering II my duty to inform
Miss Frances, / got out Of my basket
at the foot Of her bed and addressed
her in low tones. She replied drows-
ily.
Hush, Pettums" she said. "Stop
your growing"
"Pettumsl" And there ] was, with
q ridge Of hair around my neck straight
on end and my teeth barred. Still, l
can sort of stand "Pettums" from Miss
Frances, for she started calling me
that when | dined out Of bottle.
Hearing the footsteps on the base
ment stairs, / felt constrained TO raise
my voice. That brought Miss Frances
right out Of her bed. ! guess she re-
allied then l hadn't been dreaming.