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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28
BRITISH R0UT THE
BRANDENBURGERS
General Haig's Men Drive
Kaiser's own Troops
Away :.
VERDUN DRIVE WAVES
Germans Bring Up More Guns and
Indicate They Are Preparing For
Counter Attacks

| London, July 2S-Britis'l troops
Have driven the Brandcnburge"s ont
of Delville Wood, according to Gen
elal Haig's report to the W7S ONCE
today.
The British commandments
said the Fish Brandenburgers were
inc G. rman troops thus elected from
1.-The little forcsted area northwes. NJ
Longueval, which has been the scene
Of hard to-hand fighting for the pas
week.
"One hundred and sixty-three pris
oners were captured in Delville Wood,
the whole of which is now ours" Gen.
| eral Haig reported. "The German
! counter-at.4cEs were beaten off with
heavy loss to the enemy"
Further progress" at Longeuva'
was annohnced by the British COM
mander-ir-chief, who also related
SdlllS UCStl OLiSiSo
London, July 2S-Since the compile
ton of the capture of Pozlcres the
news of the British front in France
is mainly Of artillery actions and
testing encounters at various points
on the German line. The comparative
lull and hot, hazy weather, it is as
sumed, nave given the Germans an
opportunity tn bring up further troops
md guns with view to renewed at
tempts to recapture Poziercs. where
however, according to unofficial re-
ports, the British troops have fur
ther consolidated their positions.
Last nights official report shows
that there has been hard fighting all
Yesterday with some fluctuations Of
fortune, but that in the end the Brit
ish improved their positions northeast
at Pozieres and in the vicinity OF
Longueval and Delville wood.
Throughout last night British troops
continued to press the Germans with
hand to hand encounters at various
points on the Somme front in France
saws the official British statement is
sued today.
Paris, July 2S-The capture of the
v;lIore of PoZieres from the Germans,
military officers say, means that the
British are in complete possession OF
the German second line in the Som
me region.
The fight for Pozieres lasted II
days-from July IA to July 25. The
Eplace was defended by 200 machine
guns. of which all except 80 were des-
troyed or put out of .aetien by the
| British artillery.
| A species of fort in the centre of
the village. was defended by a COM
pany of Bavarian infantry. These
| troops resisted for - hours and at
| the end OF that time only 1our men
were found alive. In a dugout close
lby a heap of go bodies remained un-
hurried.
The last defenders of the village
were the men of Bavarian battalion
who were decimated as they crossed
the 800 yards between the village and
cemetery where they made their
| last but unsuccessful stand.
! British hand grenade attacks
:against the German lines to the west
Eof the town of Pozieres in the Som
me region were repulsed Wednesday
according to the announcement made
by German army headquarters at
| Rorlin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

The annual campmeetiing of the
Philadelphia district, New York Con-
ference, of Free Methodist Church
opened today at Savage, Nd, for a
10 days' session. The grounds are
historic, having been the site of a
camp for 50 years. Among the min
listers in attendance is Rev. w. H.
Van Ness, of Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

Loss estimated at S1.000,000 was
caused last night in New YORK, by
a fire which destroyed the large
three-story frame warehouse Of the
Uneeda Storage and Van Company,
The intense heat and smoke drove
hundreds OF families from nearby
apartment houses. The blaze was
one Of the most Spectacular in many
months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

The State Corporation Commission
has granted a charter to the S. S..
Realty Corporation, Alexandria. E..
J. Fleming, president; w. A. De-
Vaughan, secretary both of Alex
andria. Capital; maximum, $4,000;
minimum $1,000; par value $40.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

Motor vehicles averaged one regis
tration fer every "A persons in the
United States in the last year, ac-
cording to the Office of public roads,
Department of Agriculture. The
total number registered in the United
States last year was 2,445,66G, fol
which registration and license fees
aggregated $1S,245,713.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

Robert Ormes, a relief officer at
the Louisville, KY, Industrial School
of Reform, is dead at the City Hos
nital of wounds received late Wed
nesday when he was attacked by
Monte Guess, Is years of age, and
beaten on the head with a heavy
iron ball.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

1t was stated in an official quarter
in London yesterday that a puol'e
execution for Sir Roger Easement
was highly improbable. Unless there
are special instructions from the gov
ernment, arrangement will be made
TO hold the execution privately at
Pentonville Prison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28
Urges Them to Stand Firm
and Unwavering in
Crisis
SUFFER IN SILENCE"
Emperor Says Dependency is Trea
son, While Complaint or Discourage
.ment is a Crime

London, July 2S.--A letter fror
Kaiser Wilhelm passionately appeal
ing to the German people to stan'
firm and unwaivering, no matte
how the tide of battle flows, has bee,
printed in all the German papers
The letter was circulated by the
semi-offlcial Wolff News Agency.
Dated from the front in the west
the letter says in part:
"The battle is raging huge beyond
all previous imagination. Rejuven-
ated, perfectly equipped with all
they want, Russia's armies again
have broken against our bulwarks
in the east. This has eased the stu
alton for Italy. France has exper-
fenced regeneration in this war of
which she hardly believed herself
capable. She has dragged her dila-
tory English ally into joining the of
fensive on the Somme, and whatever
inward worth the British army has
it now has an abundance of artillery.
"The iron hurricane RACES against
our brave German men at the Som
me. Negroes and white men come
upon us in wave after wave, in ever
fresh storms, wild and sullen. Every
thing is at stake. The ice-cold haber-
dashers on the Thames yearn for our
holiest things. The health and life
of our women and our children is
menaced. Even neutrals must bear
hunger. Only the depths of the
ocean now are open to US. Should
we be victorious there is threatening
war after the war when the best
energies and power of the nation,
now expressed by its JOY in arms,
shall be taxed to the utmost to meet
raw force, hatred, and calumny.
"What, German people, is. your
duty in this hour The army want
no exhortations. 1t has fought super
humanity. 1t will fight until final vic
tory. But the people at home-this
is their duty: To suffer in silence, to
bear their renunciations with dignity
"Those at home are not all doing
these things. Not all are alive to the
tremendous seriousness of the times.
Are our people at home the same
people as at the beginning of the
war; The writer fears not. Let US
remember that this is no ordinary
rupture of ordinary life. It is the
hour: of destiny for our Fatherland
the$ hour which will influence US fo,
centuries. We must unite in oppo'
sition to the entire world. We must
all cooperate. in the struggle.
"Any man or woman who hangs
his or her head or suffers :despond.
ency to enter his soul is guilty now
of treason. Every word of complaint
or Encouragement is crime against
our fathers, our sons and our broth
ers Let us show the greatness Of the
German nation. Do not jeopardize
everything by petty squabbling. II
Is no time for intemecine strife. But
it is time for holding together. Ir
this hour the best blood of the ma.
ton, mature aen and budding youths
are presenting their breasts to the
IRON hail of the English, Russian and
African hordes. Everything is al
stake"
This is in strange contradiction
to repeated assertions from German
sources that the British offensive
has reached its highwatcr marx 7,
is taken here to show conclusive,,
that Germany is thoroughly alarmed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28
NEWS OF THE DAY

Nearly s70O,0OO,OOO for national
defense in the fiscal year 1917 is the
aggregate of proposed appropriations
reached in the Senate yesterday WIFE
the passage of the Army. Appropria'
ton bill carrying in round numbers
.$314,OO0,OO0. -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

A slow fuse mill, known as meal
barrel, at the Hagley plant of the
Dupont Powder Company at Will
mington, Del, exploded yesterday
afternoon, and the officials believe
that it was struck by lightning
bolt. No one was injured, but the
building was destroyed with all its
machinery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

On and after this date, July %,
1916, I will not be responsible for
any debts contracted by my wife,
Mrs. j. R. Scrivener.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28
Present Heat and Humidity
Attributed to a Ber- :
muda High :.
2e DEATHS IN CHICAGO
Declared BY the Weather Forecaster
to be the Worst Heat Waye in
Fifteen Years

Washington, July 2S-The wors
heat wave tnat mas entelcped TIT
country in il years is now in svl'
dence. A great area of high pressure
air has been mobilizing in the At
lantic off Bermuda for the last
month and VOW has let go the tul
nower of it's offensive from the sea
board to the Rocky Mountains.
For weeks it has stood like a solid
lwall against heated currents trying
vainly to move out from the interior
over the ocean, and now as it swirls
rapidly along it is gathering heat and
moisture from the tropics and sweep
;np them northward over the. CONT
nent into the vacuum Of so-called
Glow pressure areas" Although its
greatest intensity has not yet struck
the Pacific Coast, it is expected 10 90
so within the next few days.
No relief is promised from the phe-
nomenon which in the East has Gauss
ed sweltering city dwellers to light
fires in their homes to dry out the
humidity or which in the Mississippi
Valley is threatening to destroy mil
lions of dollars worth of food crops.
Chief Forecaster Frankenfield says
that the heat wave only had r'egun.
It is certain to continue through the
week and probably longer. None OF
the conditions essential to break up
are vet evident. The relief which
often comes from, the northwest is
nowhere in sight.
New York, July 28-A comblna-
ton of heat and excessive humidity
enveloped New York yesterday in the
atmosphere of Turkish bath. Only
once, in July, 1896, has the humidity
been higher than the record reached
yesterday-88.
The thermometer and the hydro
meter moved upward together, the
former registering 85. The humidity
record was the elimination of fort
NIGHT of similar weather that has
caused New Yorkers more than the
usual discomfort that, accompanies
July heat.
Aurora, ILL.,, July 2S-Farm AMI
| mails are falling so frequently beneath
the hot sun which has literally scorch-
ed the north central part of the State
for the last two and one-half weeks
that stockmen face great losses
Mich COWS are in partic icular' sue
cumbing. 1t was 100 degrees above
at l o'clock yesterday and the ther'
mometer was going up a degree ar
hour. Fifteen out ;of the last 1S days
have seen temperatures OF 30 OF
above and not drop of rain has fall
en- since July 13, when sprinkle
spotted the countryside.
Lincoln, Neb., July 2S-Unless rair
falls in Nebraska within a week the
corn crop will:suffer millions of dol,
lars damage, according to W. R. Mel.
lor, secretary of the State Board Of
Agriculture, who is making survey
of the situation.
| Chicago, July 2S-Twepty-six p"r.
sons died during the night as re,
suit of the terrific heat wave which
has been sweeping prairie States ia,
last two weeks: reports to the cor
oner's Office showed today.
This makes the total numocr o.
dead in Chicago as the result Of the
heat forty-four within the last TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

Warrants for the arrest of EG.
ward E. Hatch, vice president of the
Mutual Trust Company, of Orange.
N. j., closed Monday by the State
Banking Commission, and for Thorn
as S. Byrnes, secretary and treaslr-
er of the institution, were issued yes
terday at Newark, N. j.. They are
charged with conspiracy 10 defraud
the bank out of 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

Inc New York Herald publishes
'ne m following: Coming from sen,i-
ol"''al Sources that cannot be ig-
"orea and in manner that is well
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

Thirty trains were. required to car
ry Yuan Shih-kai's family and their
possessions from Peking to the Yuan
shih-kai home at Changtehfu. The
late president it was known, had Six
teen wives, and it has been reported
by one paper that in addition to his
first wife, who is the legal wife un-
der the Chinese laws, he had &c
others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

There will be crab pick at the
Columbia Fire House tonight at s
o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28
LOCAL BREVITIEs

Auditor Price has badges for the
members of the Police Board which
they can obtain upon application.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

CHASTITY evidence that hundreds of
ferocious sharks had devoured the
entire crew of the three-masted
schooner Carrie Strong have been
found by officers of the revenue cutter
Tallapoosa So numerous are the
hungry sea wolves that they even
attacked the yawl sent out by the
cutter to the wreck of the Carrie
Strong, and the officers feared they
would puncture the bottom of their
craft. The Carrie Strong was wreck
ed off Dry :Tortugas. July 5 and the
revenue cutter had approached it for
the purpose of dynamiting the hulk.
German submarines have started
a relentless war against timber-lad-
en- vessels in the North Sea. Four
ships, all Norwegian, were reported
to have been sunk Yesterday. The
captain and IL men of one of the
vessels Kantgern were !. landed al
Shields. The German submarine
commander, after examining the yes,
sells papers, is quoted by members
of the crew as saying: "Well, L sup
pose I must do it. ! am very sorry
but it is my duty. I am sick and
tired of the whole business" The
ship was then saturated with parafir
and set on fire. 80. 49,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

Senator Reeds amendment, voted
into the Army Appropriation Bill
Wednesday to permit National
Guardsmen in the federal service to
vote at their camps in the coming
presidential election was stricken out
yesterday on point of order. When
Senator Jones sought to add pro-
vision exempting the guardsmen
from certain state election law re-
strictions, Senator Williams made a
point of order against the whole
amendment and was sustained by the
Vice President. An appeal from the
ruling was voted down.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-28

j. R. sCRIvENER.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Keen on the CO sh.

Shrilling loudly in the silence Of th,
night. the chemists bell aroused hin
from slumber. With reluctance h,
wrapped himself In Il dressing cow
and went downstairs. *Shivering. 10 b,
met at the door by a placid lookin;
man who merely wanted Il bottle o.
soda water.
The chemists feelings were strong
but he resolved to do business.
"TwOpence extra OH the BOTTLE" he
murmured blandly. (which will be al
lowed on return
Then he returned to bed.
Two hours later the bell rang again
Once more he went down. Again il
was the placid looking man.
There's your bottle he said calm
ly. Gimme my twopence. "-London
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
HHHHTHVY
IRON RIVER :,
Pioneer.

Pioneer.
The Lenox Hotel, one of the Oldest
hotel properties in the city, situated
on the corner of Main and Front
streets. and known in the early
DAYS of the town as the Thomas
House, and later as the Grimpo
Hotel, has changed hands on Tues
day of this week, when T. E. Mack
miller sold the property to George
E, Beams, of this city.
Mr.. Beams has had number OF
years experience in the hotel busi-
ness and in a month or two he Will
take possession and continue the
operation of the hotel. At present
the hotel is conducted by Mrs.
Abbie Berube, aud the saloon annex
by Babcock & Geddes.
Mr.. Beams will, make some i'm
provements on the place.
Marguerite O'Toole, whose selec-
ton was "Within the Law" won
first place in defamation at the
elimination contest held in this city
last Friday evening, will represent
the Iron River high school in the
Western Division Contest of the
League. to be held at Washb urn o
Friday evening April 14th, and
Berniece Daniels, having won Sec
ond place, will be alternate. Her
selection was "Inga. p"
w. B. Clubine shipped in another
car load of young stock last week
and placed them on his Twin Bear
farm. this shipment bringing his
herd up to the number of 100. MIR.
Cluhine was here for a couple OF
DAYS during the latter part oil last
week. and while here laid plans for
the seasons work on his farm ana
looked after some other matters OF
business. Mrs. Clubine accom-
panied him and visited friends in
this city.
The voters of the town OF Orienta,
lust to show that there was nothing
personal in their opposition to the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
The Athenaan "CftmGy.p

4. One of the most interesting cases OF
voluntary taxation is the ancient Athe.
nian liturgy which meant something
very different from the liturgy Of to
day. the chronological meaning of the
word being public. work" The liturgy
was a special contribution made to the
state by wealthy citizen or group OF
citizens. There. were ordinary Iitur
gies. such as : the provision .of 1.-THE
chorus for a great tragedy, and extraor
binary ones. such as the equipment OF
maintenance of warship. The litur
gy was fundamentally a tax, and it
was often evaded by all sorts OF
shifts. But in the palmy days q.
Athens it was considered .disgracefr;
for those upon whom it was imposed
to do no more THAN the law eXacted
and sometimes rich citizens would vol
unteer liturgy from public spirit o.
to win popularity. London Chronicle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
COUNTY NEWS

liquor traffic, voted out their town S
only saloon by a majority of eight,
and at the same time elevated the
proprietor of the saloon IN. B. Hop
kins) to the craftsmanship of the
town. He was opposed by A. G..
Nelson, popular resident OF the
town. Fritz L. Carlson, who had
been chairman for many years, de-
clined to serve longer.
VIM. Pierce returned Tuesday
morning from Chicago, where he
has been for the past two months.
He has been under the Doctors care
much of the time while away, and
is now hopeful that he is on the
road to recover his health.
John b Mcdonald, millwright at
the Park Falls Lumber company's
plant, was here last week to visit
with his family.
Mrs. Mabel Biglow and son, Rob-
ert, returned from Keystone, Mont.
last Friday evening, where they
have been visiting with friends for
the past few months.
J. E. Andre, one of the qua IDS at
Barksdale plant, spent few days
last week visiting with his family
here. Jos. is a guard at the main
entrance and he is becoming so ex-
panslve through lack of sufficient
exercise that no one can get in the
gate without walking around him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Power of Ocean Breakers.

Experiments made at the Bell Rock
md Skerryvore lighthouses. on the
Scottish coast, have shown that. while
the force of breakers in the German
ocean may be taken as about ton and
half Old every square foot of surface
Atlantic breakers fall with a weigh
of about three tons to the square foot
On one occasion during a heavy gale
huge blocks of granite were washed
about like pebbles at the Plymouth
5reakwater, carried 200 feet up its in
clined plane and scattered beyond 1t
in all directions. One of the blocks
weighed two tons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Nor. .Luth. Church

! Services at the usual hour
next Sunday morning. Services
at Long Lake at 2:30 Sunday
afternoon. English services
Sunday evening. The Ladies
Aid society meets at the church
Wednesday afternoon. and will
be entertained by Mrs. John
Nelson. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
april eth. to 18th of May
A. Loveland Plaintiff,


Emma G.. Mcpherson. f. A. MCPHERSON b..
b. Group, Phillip J. Schaub, Mrs. Phillip j..
Schaub. his wife. Elmer E. Fisher. and Mrs.
Elmer K. Fisher. his wife.
Defendants.
+. BY virtue of a judgement of foreclosure
and sale, made in the above entitled action,
on the Bird day of March, 1915. the under
signed therefore. of Bayfield, County, Wis
consin, will sell at the front door of the
court house in the city OF Washburn on the
Goth day of May. 1915. at o'clock in the
forenoon of that day. the real estate and
mortgaged premises directed as follows;
The whole of the East half. and the North
half of the Northwest quarter of Section
Twenty-Five. Township Forty-Nine, North
of Range Six West, in Bayfield, County, Wis
consin; the terms of sale cash.
John A. Mcdonald, Sheriff.
A. w. Macleod, Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
BAYFIELD,

Progress
Mrs. Jack Mussell and children
arrived in the city Tuesday from a
winters stay with relatives in Hill
nois. Mr.. Mussell met them here
and they all went next day to their
farm home in the Sand River dis
trio. OF the town of Bayfield,.
Mrs. James G. Nelson resident on
Madeline succumbed Tuesday to
uremic poisoning. She had been i'll
barely week. Mr.. Nelson who is
an expert mason and who had win
ter employment in Chicago, was
notified. He was able to get to his
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Eggs From Heavy, Layers

Eggs for setting from heavy
laying Rhode Island red hens,
mated to fine cockerel. These
are some Of the finest in town.
Eggs $1.00 per dozen. Day old
chicks zoe each. Get i'm your
orders now and be sure to be
supplied. Come and look over
my stock. New phone. M. Fl.
Robinson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Congregational Church

Reg ular worship Sunday
morning at 1920. Subject OF
sermon, "Available Power. .
Sunday School, ats11:45. Junior
Eedeavor at 8 p. m. 1ntermedi-
ate and Senior Endeavor a,
6:45. Evening worship at '7:3O.
Subject of talk, s'The Land OF
Promise" Prayer and Conver
sation Meeting at 7:3o every
Thursday evening. A cordial
invitation extended to strangers
to worship with u.s..
O.. w. SMITH, Minister.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
German Ev. Luth. Church

Services every Sunday morn
ing at 10 a. M. Sunday school
after services. Confirmation
clssses every Tuesday and Fri
day at Ais p. m. German school
Saturdays from 9 a. m. to 8 p.
III. !a,.e
r. Krenke. Pastor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13
Swedish Luth. Church
A. Road, Pastor.

Services as follows until fur
ther notice:
Ashland, April &c.. 1890 a. m.
Washburn, April 16, 7:45 p. m.
Bayfield,, April 20, 1920 a. m.
Ashland, ApriE2 %, 7:45 p. m. .
Birch Lake, April30s 1890 a. m
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-04-13

White Pekin duck eggs for hatch
ing. Call Raarup Bros. store or
iuoulre at farm on Bayfield, road.
The W. @. Il. u. will meet at the
home of Mrs f. E. Wieman on
Thursday afternoon of next week.