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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
More Than 5000 in camp.


With the arrival here of the last Of
the Wisconsin troops and several
units from other states which were
late In arriving, there are now more
than $4,000 troops at Camp Wilson.
The strength of the various units
here follows First Illinois infantry,
1853, Second Illinois infantry. L.
113; Third Illinois infantry, llj0;
Fourth Illinois infantry, 1880;
Seventh Illinois infantry. 1.105 ;
Eighth Illinois infantry 1900; First
Illinois field artillery, 500; First Wis
cousin infantry ll93; Second Wiscon-
sin infantry. 100; Third Wisconsin
infantry 1870; Wisconsin battery OF
artillery l4l; Wisconsin troop of cav
airy, 9S; three field hospital compa-
MES, each fun strength, 201 Seventh
United States field artillery 5S5; Six
teenth United States cavalry $50 ;
Thirty seventh United States infantry,
653; officers for an regiments, 500; to-
tai. 1914.
Two hundred and fifty latest type
machine guns have reached here for
the militia and regulars. together with
5000 rounds of ammunition. They
were the property of the English gov
eminent by contract with makers, but
We're released at the request Of the
war department.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
BADGER SOLDIERS
RICH FOR A TIME
Each Private Draws Five Dollars
on First Payday.
CANTEEN GETS MOST OF IT
Medical officers Place Ban on the Wa
ternnelon and Limit Men to
One Dish of Ice
Cream Each.

San Antonio, Tex.-Wisconsin sol
diers IN camp here have been rich for
the past few days. They had their
first payday and each man drew at
least s. for eleven days service. 1t
was the first payday the troops had
had since they arrived at the border
and they were ready for tin fact,
they had ben ready for it for some
time
Few of the soldiers kept any consid-
cradle part Of their five dollars for
any length OF time. The First regi-
ment cantcen got the most of it, A
short time after payday had come and
gone the men were ready for the next
one, hut it will be long time before
the ghost walks again.
The business Of the cantcen has
grown to such proportions tina; ar
fragments have been made for all lie
Wisconsin troops the First, Second
and Third regiments, Troop A and
Battery A, to cooperate in its manage
ment. They will share the profits and
also share the responsibilities Of its
management.
Medical officers have taken a hand
Ia the management Of the canteen and
have issued orders that no watermel-
ons shall be sold to the men. They
also have placed limit on the
amount of ice cream that can be sold
TO one man, the limit being one dish.
These restrictions have been made in
order to keep the soldiers in fit condI-
ton.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

shove that stand it real well. 7 took
the. Compound when my ten year old
daughter came and it helped me lot
/ have also had my Oldest girl take il
and it did her lots of good. Ikeep it in
the house all the time and Recommend
it. Mrs. DEWITT SNcEBAUGH, West
Dandy, N. Y.
Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritabn-
ity, backache, headaches, dragging sen.
sations, all point to female derange-
ments which may be overcome bv lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for fortv
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism
Women everywhere bear willing test.
mony to the wonderful virtue of lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Seek 1000 More Men.

Misunderstanding upon instructions
from Washington, Governor Philip
has appointed Capt NJ. u. Iuhoff and
Lieut.. Casimir GonsN of Milwaukee
and Capt. George O'Conncll Of Madi-
son 10 open q recruiting office in Mil
waukee These three officers represent
the First regiment of the Wisconsin
National Guard.
Mai. Enamel Rossitter of Superior.
Capt Milton Schwandt of Menomome
and Capt Charles BaWliuson hav9
been selected 20 represent the Third
regiment and theiri headquarters prob
ably Will be in La Crosse. Lieutenant
1illson of Beaver Dam is one of the
three 20 represent the Second regiment
and Offices probably will be opened in
Appleton
The three Wisconsin regiments, the
battery and troop now stationed in
Texas are lacking about 1000 men to
bring them up to full war strength, and
the recruits obtained in the three Of
fees ia the state will be sent south as
rapidly as they enlist to fiji up the
ranks. AS soon as they enlist, they
viii be sent to Camp Douglas, where
they will be examined by United
States army surgeons. inoculated with
typhoid vaccine and then drilled with
complete equipment. They will be sent
south at the end of two weeks, the first
to leave about July %.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
None Has ASKED pIscharoe.


Practically no discharge viii be
given to the Wisconsin brigade in
camp here because Of dependents in
destitute circumstances. According to
Col. John J. Joachim of the First in
fantry, there is considerable red tape
connected with obtaining a discharge
Oh these grounds.
at would take man nearly two
months 10 get his discharge under that
act" ne said The entire matter
must be presented in written form as
an application for discharge. Evidence
must be presented to show that the
persons are dependent upon the mem
Der of the guard. This would then be
gone into and investigated by differ
ent branches Of the department. 1t
would take two months to get definite
action on such an application"
Despite the fact that there are near
~ one thousand married men in the
brigade, and the fact that an official
order has been received from Secretary
of War Newton y. BSker, no announce
ment. formal or informal, has been
made concerning the order to the men.
Although there are many who are
anxious to obtain u discharge TO pre-
vent the financial setback which pro-
longed service viii cause their families.
none have asked for information from
the company onicerS-neither have the
latter volunteered any.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Government to Scar Expense.

Nearly all the expense of recruiting
mt Camp Douglas viii be paid by the
national government, according TO
word sent Governor Philip by Adju-
taut General Holway General Holway
has been successful in securing the
adoption Of a plan for the establish
meut of a depot regiment at the Wis
cousin training ground. General Hol-
ways letter follows:
Gov. f. L. Philip, Madison. Wis.,
My Dear Governor / am pleased 10
be able to advise you that the federal
authorities have accepted my plan for
depot regiment at Camp Douglas.
They have even gone so far as to au-
thorze the appointment of National
Guard officers under federal pay as re-
cruitiug officers. This lifts from the
state the burden of all hut certain Incl.
dental expenses which VIII not aggre-
gate any great sum.
Sincerely yours.
20. H0LWAY."
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Five Giant Fingers Bind Cites.

The five giant spans of steel, which.
like gargantuan fingers clutch the two
sides of East river, binding New York
and Brooklyn together, cost Amcri-
cas- metropolis half as much as the
Panama canal cost the federal govern
ment. Three of them are suspended
from cables, the wires of which, if
placed end to end, would more than
twice girdle the earth. If placed side
by side, these five great structures
would provide a roadway as wide as
the Washington monument is high. ana
if placed end TO end they would make
a great bridge over six miles long.
Across the Brooklyn bridge alone ID
600 surface cars travel every u hours.
with other vehicular traffic in proper
tion.-National Geographic Magazine
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Get Paid for Drills.

In enhsting in the guard under the
law which went into effect July l, the
men enter for u term OF three years.
Upon their return from active duty on
the border, they will be paid for the
weekly drill for the first time ia the
history of the National Guard Their
pay amounts to % per cent of the regu-
l-r army scale for the grade they hold.
This applies to privates and noncom.
missioned officers. For the commits.
stoned officers, II is not SO large.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
BADCERSTATE NEWS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD
IN A FEW LINES.
WISCONSIN TO HOLD TESTS
Particular Need in Making Alfalfa a
Success in Outaqamie County
Will Be Considered at
Field Meeting.

Appleton-CutagamIe county's first
real experiments with alfalfa are to be
demonstrated at a field meeting Of the
county farm near Appleton late this
summer, according to announcements
by Supt. John Flanagan. All farm
ers in the county are asked to come
and look over the plots and take notes,
Talks viii be given by representatives
Of the field crops department College
OF Agriculture, Madison. Alfalfa and
its culture, including hints on inocu-
lation, lining, seed bed treatment,
seeding rates and harvesting, VIII be
taken up strictly from the local an
gle. Other legumes than alfalfa will
be considered as well.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

Menasha - William Gallman of Wa
tertown was reelected president of the
state retail liquor dealers at the an
nual convention held here. Other of.
tlcers We're reelected as follows: Viii
liam Schulz, Sheboygan, vice-presi-
dent; A. A. Raiser, Appleton, secre-
tary; Charles Hartwig, Manitowoo,
treasurer; Ernst Held, West Allis,
executive board Wausau was chosen
as the next convention city.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
20. HOLWAY."

The large red ants that have been
dining upon Wisconsin soldiers are a
source of amusement. tragedy and
Keen interest The ants are perfect
soldiers. They 20 about their work
in an orderly and prompt manner that
draws praise from the soldiers. ON
one occasion an army was building
a nest. They formed two lines. one
going toward the nest AMI the other
going away and over this line the
material Is carried one double line
the soldiers saw was over fifty feet
long.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

He N,I~r.n~... GERS have sur
fered under the blazing hot sun that
beats down on the Texas plains. Unac-
customed TO the scorching heat and the
strenuous exercise Of drilling, many Of
the men have collapsed on the field.
Twenty were overcome in one day in
in the course of a four hour drill.
OF the men overcome, all were re-
yived quickly with the exception Of
two men, John Molnar Of Company F.,
and John Cooper Of Company f, First
regiment who We're sent to the base
hospital for treatment.
There was much complaint among
the men because of their being re-
quired to drill for long periods in the
hottest part Of the day, but fear of an
open mutiny was removed when Off
GERS announced that the men would be
given easier work while it remains so
hot The officers were forced to admit
that they had mapped out too strenu-
aus a campaign IN their efforts to
tougher the men for possible Mexican
service.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Pastor Benedict in Ranks.

When The Second infantry arrived
it had With it its well-known war
bridegroom, Rev, BatterScheu Of Mari
nette. private In Company | Of that
city minister of the Baptist church
who was married at Chicago July ..
Mrs. Batterschel has returned TO the
home of her parents, MIR and Mrs.
H. a. Bond, Chicago. where She will re-
main until Company l returns to Mar
inette. Needless TO say, Private Bat
terschell continues 20 receive at least
one letter each day from Chicago
through Rev. John Kendall. plover.
chaplain and postmaster for the Sec
ond infantry.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

On the registry of Lyons, France
there has been recorded the birth Of
girl child. The father, a working
man, limping painfully, his chest dec
grated with the Croix de Guerre, ap-
peared in person to make the pre-
scribed announcement. he gave the
child's first name as Verdunette, a
clerk suggested that it was an odd
name.
at will at least serve to remind
her" said the honest man, "of the
place where her father got knocked
out"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

Wausau - Judge Marchetti, in mu-
nicipal court, handed down a decision
in the case of the city of Wausau VS..
Charles Wegner, drayman, in which
he holds that the ordinance which pro-
vided that any drayman who should
move the household effects of any
person must file with the city clerk
report of the moving, is not valid.
and the case was dismissed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
NOTES FROM TIE FRONT.

In fight IN a Mexlcaa settlement
James GavenS Of Company F. Third
regiment was stabbed in the chest
and neck.
One Mexican did not get very far
rSith a member OF the Wisconsin
brigade. When the Mexican threat
ened Ia pull a gun va Private Ronin
Curtis Of Company a. ReedSburg, the
latter knocked the Mexican down SO
fast that he made no attempt to get
Up or use as gun.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Cop PAYS Fine for speedino

Stevens Point-G. w. Andrae, a Ste
vens Point motorist who has been in
court for speeding, has turned the
tables on Ray Wood, motorcycle
cop" and caused his arrest for making
a wrong street corner turn and speed
ing when not pursuing an offender
Wood paid the fine and costs in court
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

GAINESVILLE - Five GAINESVILLE young
men have enrolled for the civilian
naval training cruise, to be held on the
Atlantic ocean August Is to Septem-
Der u, under auspices of the United
States naval department.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

Lydia E. Pinkham :
V e ge table Com
pound for nerves
and for female trou-
bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. Iwork nearly
all the time, as We
live on a farm and /
have four girls. lido
all my sewing and
other ork with
their b In. az il
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Find Baby Drifting in Boat.

Green Bay-Drifting in a rowboat on
Green Bay, baby boy was found bv
William Brice and party while on a
cruise. The child was about 4 months
old. The police are endeavoring to
find the person or parsons who placed
the child in a boat
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

Oshkosh-District Attorney Melon
aid raided the pool hall of Peter Pepa-
lous, where five boys were playing
Kelly pool for money. The proprietor
pleaded guilty in municipal court and
paid fine of 500 and costs.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

Two hundred and eighty-one women
in Kansas are running for Office. Ten
want state or district offices Two hun
dred and seventy-one are out for coun-
ty offices. Ninety-two of these are
candidates eor reelection.
The Cedar river at Muscatine, Ia.
has claimed three more victims John
Donderly, twenty-nine, an official of
the First National bank; Miss Myrtle
Foster, twenty-five. a nurse and liancee
Of Wond6rIy, and Miss Marguerite
Guathard, thirty were drowned while
in bathing.
J. Frank Hanly. former governor Of
Indiana, was nominated for the presi-
dency at st. Paul, Mimi. by the Prohi-
bition convention. Dr. Ira J. Landrith
of Nashville, Tenn, was named as
Hanly's running mate by reclamation.
Infantile paralysis showed a sudden
and marked increase in figures issued
by the New York health department,
proving unfounded the hope that the
crisis of the epidemic had been
passed. One hundred and twenty-one
new cases and % deaths were an
nounced, as compared with o. eases
and II deaths the previous day.
Seventeen additional deaths have
brought the southeastern flood toll to
80 but all rivers are falling and some
thing like normal conditions obtain in
many sections
Frank O'Connor. thirty-one, promi-
nent business man of Mount Pleasant.
Ia, killed himself al his residence by
shooting himself In the head with a
rifle. A widow and child survive
him.
Two boys, Ralph Hatch and George
Anthony, were killed when a train
struck an automobile in which they
were riding at Woodstock (nl.) grade
crossing.
When Charles Richards, aged twelve,
became exhausted and sank in the riv-
er at Des Moines, Ia, his brother Will
liams, aged seven went to his rescue,
and the two were drowned.
Maj. G. NJ. Butler of the Sixth United
States cavalry and Mrs II. j. SPANIEL,
with whom he was cut riding in an au-
tomobile at Alpine Tex, were shot and
killed by II. J. SPANIEL. husband Of
the woman.
Floods which have already drowned
200 persons in the district about
Queretaro, Mex, are becoming worse
hourly, according to official dispatches.
Thousands of families have been driven
from their homes.
Six persons are dead and three
wounded as the result of a pitched
battle between $50 policemen and a
negro MANIAC and his wife, barricaded
in a house on Irving avenue, chicago.
The battle was ended only when the
police dynamited the fiat building in
which the negroes We're quartered,
after hundreds of shots had been fired.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Find Headless Body.

La Crosse - The headless body Of
Joseph Bartsch, farmer. was found in
the woods near his home. sixteen
miles from here. He is believed to
have killed himself with dynamite.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Electric Shock Cause of Death.

Janesville-F'red Drager, head line
man GAINESVILLE Electric company, was
killed by a fall from a thirty,fve foot
pole after receiving a shock from a
live wire. His skull was crushed bv
the fall
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Lamn Post Falls On Girl

La Crosse - Her love for music
nearly resulted in the death of 1O-year
old Margaret Smikala The girl at
tended an outdoor band concert in one
of the municipal parks and a large
lamp post fell. fracuring her skull.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Many Officials Attend Funera,

Beloit - Many railroad officials at
tended the funeral of Robert S. Ruble,
assistant general passenger agent of
the Union Pacific railroad, who died
at Denver. Mr.. Ruble was the son of
Charles Ruble of this city
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

DarlingtOn-The light plant at Oar
lington was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground during a severe
electric storm. All farm crops were
badly damaged.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
European War News
IlIllIHIIIlIHIIHEllHIllHTEEEIInlDIEDETlIIEINNIIl

European War News
The Prussian casualties up to the
present are 2.801 ,52l. according to the
London Daily Telegraph, which claims
these figures are official.
Effective renewal of the Russian
drive In the Volhynian region. with
the passage Of the River Styr, the cap
ture Of 1,G00 prisoners, and the occupa-
ton Of the two towns of Beresteczk
and Werben, is officially announced by
the Russian war office at Petrograd
and admitted Ia an official statement
from Vienna.
An attack by British forces against
the Germans at Fromeles, north of La
Bassee, on Wednesday, resulted in the
loss by the attackers of more than
1000 men killed and nearly 500 men
taken prisoner. according to a state
ment given out by the Berlin war Of
fee.
Despite the fact that the Germans
are developing a strong counter of
fensive against the new front won by
the Franco-British troops in Picardy,
General Haig's forces have further in
creased their gains carrying the great
er part of the strongly fortified Fou-
reaux wood, north of the Bazentin-
Longueval line, says a London dis
patch.
Ten thousand Canadian soldiers are
to proceed overseas soon, says an OF
tawa (Ont.) dispatch.
Dispatches form Amsterdam state
the British sea forces conhscated all
the first-class mail on the Dutch liner
Noordam while en- route to New York.
The Russian government has given
orders that all emigration from Russia
to the United States via Archangel is
to be stopped, according to a PetrO-
grad dispatch.
ofrensives in the Carpathians, toward
Kovel, at Vladimir Volynski and in the
Riga sector, says a wireless dispatch
from Rome. Ii adds that a big battle
is developing at JablonitZa at the head
of Jablonltza pass through the Carpa-
thians into Hungary.
Renewing their offensive with a
smashing onslaught south of the
Somme the French captured 1900
prisoners, the largest number yet taken
in a single action in Picardy since the
initial offensive, and took the entire
first line Of German trenches on the
three-mile front from Estrees to Yer
mandovilers, says a Paris official state
ment
A dispatch form Petrograd says "a
nish diet This represents - per cent
of the entire membership.
Successful fighting obove the snow
line by the Russian troops In Turkish
Armenia is reported by the Petrograd
war Office.
Official advLces received from Salo-
Mkt say that cannonading is In prog
ress along the entire Saloniki front.
Belgian troops operating in German
East Africa have reached the shore
of Lake Victoria Nyanza and in Il
seven-hour engagement fought July
they dispersed the Germans opposing
their advance, taking the German
commandment prisoner and infiicting a
number of losses on the Germans, ac-
cordng to an official statement issued
by the Belgian war office.
Reports from Rome say that the re-
tirement of the Teutonic allies on the
Lipa has caused a panic in Gahcia.
where towns are being evacuated.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Forgive soln National Guard

Anugo-Forty-four men have signed
mp for the organization of company
OF the Wisconsin National guard in
this city.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Fire Damages Columbus Brewery

Columbus - Thousands of dollars
damage was done and two persons
were injured in a fire that destroyed
the brewery Of the Kurth company.
six blocks from the heart OF Column
hns
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Washington

The senate at Washington confirmed
Abram l. ElkuS. New York. as ambas-
sador to Turkey.
President Wilson sent the nominal
ton Of Ahra'm l. Elkus Of New York
to succeed Henry Mergenthau as am
bassador to Turkey to the senate ut
Washington.
President Wilson is TO go TO
Wisconsin's lake country for at least
two weeks of fishing and to hide away
from the cares of office preliminary 10
his fall presidential campaign, record
ing to a Rhlnelander (Wis.) dispatch.
President Wilson and his cabinet ar
Washington determined to Insist that
England shall remove American firms
from her blacklist"
The senate at Washington passed a
resolution 0ppropriE'iug Sl35 600 for
fighting infantile paralysis The meas
ure has been passed by the house.
President Wilson has asked secre-
tary Of Commerce Redheld and Secre-
tary Of Labor Wilson 10 Try fo settle
tbc strike Of 4o@a garment workers
In New York city.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
KIIIed on French Rattleaeld

Beloit-Military authorities Of Can
ada have advised relatives in Beloit of
the death on a French battlefield of
Leon E. Carter, a former Beloit man.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

For a man to make woman happy
during courtship is much easier than It
is for him to make good after mar
riage.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
Personal

Ambassador Walter H. Page and
Mrs. Page have left London for New
York on a months vacation, the first
ia four years.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29
WOMAN Hal
NERVOUS TROUblE
Lydia E. Pinkharn's Ve9eta.
bic Compound Helped Her.

West Dandy, N. Y.-"I have hal
nervous trouble all my life until I -.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-29

The First National bank of Alpha.
Mich, small town IN Iron county
about So miles from Iron Mountain.
Mich. was robbed Of $6,0o0 by two
highwaymen. The cashier was the
only one in the bank ut the time.