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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03
RURD, WuRM AND BOTTLE.


Manager Will Conroy of the
Elmira New York State league
team gave the fans a big laugh
when he announced that he had
signed up Burd, Wurm and
a Bottle.
Burd is a giant catcher, who
played good ball with the Rich
mond and Jersey City Interna-
tionals last year, after sea-
son in the Carolina league.
Wurm is pitcher who starred
for the White Autos of Cleve-
land, and Bottle is a clever
semi-professional.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03

at will. He studied the weak points
of the opposing hitters until he knew
just what would fool them. Last year
Fuckers pitching was confined entire
iy to slow balls. He did not deliver
a fast one all season and his arm, as
a result, gradually became stronger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03
What We MIGHT Have Missed.

I've been reading about Anthony
and Cleopatra. Theirs is a famous
love story
Yes. The world would have lost
several fine paintings and at least one
great play if Cleopatra had had
New England conscience
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03
SPEEDING UP WORK
BOTH SENATE AND HOUSE ARE
MAKING BETTER PROGRESS
WITH LEGISLATION.
MAY BE THROUGH BY JUNE IS

Upper House, by General Consent,
Limiting Debate-Quick Action Be-
ing Obtained on Preparedness Bills
immigration Measure1n Doubt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03
BIuest of Blue Books.

The blue book of blue books in
Washington is little pamphlet issued
every month by the state department
and which bears on its cover the SIM
pie title Diplomatic List" 1t contains
the names of the ambassadors, min
listers, counselors, secretaries and mill
tary and naval attaches who represent
foreign governments in the United
States. Included also in the list are
the names of the wives of such of the
foreign officials as are married, and of
their daughters who are old enough to
be in society.
The diplomats of Washington are di-
vided into two great classes, ambassa-
doris and ministers. The ambassadors
rank the ministers and therefore
the most recently appointed ambassa-
dor takes precedence over the rank
ing minister. The size of the country
has nothing to do with the rank of it's
representative in Washington. Spain,
for instance, is represented by an am
bassador and while Spain is not one of
the great powers of the world, its am
basSador in Washington would rank
all the other ambassadors here, pro-
vided his term of service was longer
than that of any from the other coun-
tries.
1t happens that at the present time
J. j. Jusserand, ambassador extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary of
France, is the ranking foreign repre-
sentative in this city. Mr. Jusserand
has been here for thirteen years. When
he came to Washington he was at the
bottom of the list of ambassadors, but
as those who ranked him have gone to
other scenes he has gradually gone up
until he is at the head of the list.
The second ranking ambassador is
Count j. H. Won Bernstorff of Ger
many. 1t readily can be seen why
President Wilson separated the am
bassadors of the belligerent countries
into ty.o sections when he invited
them to dine at the White House and
at another time to attend reception.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03

When girls are not busy picking hus-
bands they are busy picking quarrels
with those who are
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03

Queen bees have no sting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-05-03

Dick Breen, who was purchased by
Binghamton Of the New York State
league recently, has announced thai
he will be an outlaw" with Al Law
sons Atlantic league.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26
THE MOST
 BRILLIANT CHARGE
ACCOMPLISHED BY RUSSIANS AT THE CAPTURE OF
 ERZERUM

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The fall of Erzerum, the most important Turk ish stronghold in Asia Minor and for a long time considered impreg- nable, offers the unprecedented spectacle of a first class fortress built on steep mountain ridge nearly a mile above sea level, yeild- ing to bayonet attack after only 26 hours bombardment.
 The operations were conducted under the most severe weather con- ditions, the snow being deep and the thermometer registering at times more than thirty degrees be- low zero.
 After taking of Niksala, it ap- peared that the Russian attack would be directed upon the Turk ish right flank and by rapidly transferring troops the Turks made all plans to resist the main assault from this quarter. Apparently they had lite fear of the success of this attack because of the strong character of the Qualifications in that direction and even less appre- hension of danger from a frontal attack.
 Nevertheless after the Russians took by storm the first line of forts on Feb. 2 there began persistent bombardment of the Turkish cen ter, followed by bayonet charge, the impetuosity of which swept the defenders off their feet. The high est tribute is paid to the Caucasian troops whose charge is likely to go down in history as one of the most brilliant feats of the war.
 It is recognized here that the sue ces of the assault was due almost entirely to the bayonet work of these troops since the artillery preparation was insufficient to re- duce even strong field position.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26
CURE FOR GRIP IS IN THE THYROID GLAND

Dr. Charles d'Artois Francis of St. Marks avenue, Brooklyn Bo rough, New York, says that he has discovered a cure for grip in thyroid gland, desiccated. Dr. Francis re- ports that he had used this remedy in 200 cases, in half of which it was administered remedically and in half as a prophylactic.
 q have made special study of grip" says Dr. Francis, "in private research work for some years, and after considerable experimenting have found what l consider speci- fife remedy. It has effected cures in 100 cases and secured complete im- munity from grip in 100 other cases. I have used thyroid gland, desiccated as a prophylatic for grip. In the cases where my patients had already contracted the disease all were cured in from 72 to IA hours, with all the symptoms disappearing.
 T do not mean that 1 secured per petual immunity in the other cases. The immunity extends over a great CT or less period. I have found that the thyroid will produce immunity in certain patients for a certain length of time, sometimes year. It loses it's effect after that time, but the prophylactic can again be resorted to and immunity secured once more for another period.
 "As a remedy, thyroid desiccated gland has really proved a specific, The principle of it's use is this' It con. .ains substances which increase the ferments of the body and destroy the bacillus of influenza and it's pro duct. Of course thyroid gland de- siccated can be given only under the direction of a physician. The dose as a prophylatic is two grains thyroid gland, desiccated, at Il a.. m. and 4 D. m. The dose for those who have contracted the disease is two grains thyroid gland, desiccated three or four times daily"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26

neath Should he fly very close to the water the range of vision beco- mes very very narrow, for the space under the telescopic eye is proporti- onate to the distance of the aero plane from the surface of the water
 In other words, the higher an aero plane flies the more he can see, be- cause his field of vision is in propor- tion to the height at which he flies. For this reason, British aeronauts when searching for submarine prey fly rather high, and thus cover wide space of the sea as they sweep over it. There is another advantage in flying high. The observers in the submarine cannot see more than shadow when they are submerged and the high-flying aeroplane casts no shadow as the low-flying one does.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26
MANUFACTURING OPTICAL
 GLASS IN AMERICA

The glass used in this country for the manufacture of lenses is prac- tically all imported except in the case of some of the smaller and cheaper lenses, says the Scientific American. For several years past the bureau of standards of the de- partment of commerce has been en- deavoring to persuade the glass manufacturers of the United States to take up the manufacture of this material, but they have been unable to do so, partly because of the limit ed quantity used as compared with other glass, but largely on account of the varying composition required and the difficulty of annealing the glass, as good optical glass must be entirely free from strain.
 With the view of working out some of the underlying problems sufficiently to allow manufacturers to start in this matter, the bureau secured, two years ago, an expert interested in the composition and testing of optical systems, and little later secured another man skilled in the working of glass to definite forms required by the theo- ny. These steps were taken, first, partly because it is exceedingly diff ficult to find men having these qualifications, but principally be- cause, as the work of experimental glass-making progresses, the glass must be put in the form of lenses and prisms to test; in other words, the bureau had to be in a position to examine the product, as it was made experimentally. In July, 1914 a practical glass maker was added to the force of the bureau. He is a college graduate of scientific training, but skilled in the manipul- ation of furnaces, and is the sort of a man to make progress at the present stage of the work.
 Small furnaces were built and melts of a few pounds of ordinary glass were made in order to become more familiar with the technical side A larger furnace has just been com- pleted, which will handle melts of 25 to 50 pounds. The bureau is now making glass according to de- finite formulas, studying the meth ods of securing it free from bubbles and other pratical points. This is to be followed by an investigation of the method of annealing.
 Several glass manufacturers have visited the bureau already for sug- gestions as to equipment for the manufacture of optical glass.
 Job printing neatly and prompt done at the Progressive-M Miner.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26

Job printing neatly and prompt done at the Progressive-Miner
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26
QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGIS TRATION FOR CITY
 ELECTION

Must be 21 years of age, citi- zen of the United States, or have declared their intention to become such, a resident of the Territory of Alaska for one year and resident of the city of Ketchikan for six months prior to the election.
 Regristration for voting for the school board the above qualifica- tions except residence-no length of residence required.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26
HOW THE AEROPLANE FINDS
 THE SUBMARINE

The war of aeroplane against sub marine is the greatest novelty of the present conflict. It has required considerable experimentation to ar rive at the best method of finding the submarine, when submerged for the observer in the aeroplane cannot rely upon his naked eye alone.
 The aeronaut uses something like telescope with the end directed downward. A mirror before his eyes shows him all that is passing be-
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26
NOTICE TO VOTERS

Registration for the Munici- pal election to be held at Ketchikan on April 4th, 1916, will open at the Council Chambers, Main Street, We'd nesday, February 23rd, 1916
 Office hours, 1 pm. to 5 pm. Registration will close April 1st, 1916, at pm. All persons who desire too vote must register
 S. A. PLUMLEY,
 Regristration Officer
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-26
Launches Rough Rider and Teddy

Monday, 8 a. m.-Chomley {Sunny Point), connecting with mail carrier for Sulzer and all points on West Coast Prince of Wales Island. Tuesday, 8 a. m.-Metlakahtia, and DoIoml. "Wednesday, 8 a. m.-LorIn0 Yes Bay (cannery Hatchery) Bell Island Hot Springs and Shrimp Bay. Thursday, 8 a. m.--Same as Friday, 8 "a. m.-kasaan, tt Camp, Rush & Brown and Hollis. Saturday, 8 a. m.- Hadley. Monday. Carries Passengers and
 Freight
 Ed. J. Willimas
 Master
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

no idea that the sending of it was in
violation of any law in this country.
MiIkowsh has a wife and four child
rem and he was very anxious to get the
case disposed of as soon as possible.
He declared that he had no defense
and that he did not care to enter any.
The indictment against the Kenosha
man was voted by the federal grand
jury at Green Bay ten days ago after
the jurors had heard the evidence of
the inspectors who had looked into the
case and the story of Postmaster Cor
man. 1t is probable that Milkowski
viii be forced to pay heavy fine.
1t declared that the regulations of
the government against sending obscene
or improper matter through the mails
is being prosecuted with great vigor
under the present administration. At
the present time the officials are inves-
tigating the contents of number of
post cards which were mailed from the
Kenosha Office and it is possible that
later on the federal grand jury viii be
asked to bring indictments against the
writer's of these cards.
Special orders have been given to
people connected with the postoffice
here to keep a close watch for this kind
of matter and see to it that such stuff
is eliminated from the mails.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
RELATIVE MAKES COMPLAINT
Kenosha Pole Declares That He Is
Guilty of Sending Letter and Goes to
Milwaukee to Plead Before Judge
Geiger Today--May Be Others.

Piotro Milkowski, Kenosha Pole,
was arrested late Monday afternoon by
Deputy United States Marshal McGor
mick of Milwaukee, charged with send
ing an obscene letter through the
mails. Milkowski has resided in Ke-
nosha for years and well known ce-
ment contractor of the city gave bond
for him and he was allowed to remain
in Kenosha until this morning when he
went to Milwaukee to appear before
Judge Geiger in the federal court there
this afternoon.
The complaint on which the warrant
for the arrest of Milkowski was issued
was made by brother-in-law of the
man who. resides in Chicago Several
months ago there was a family fight
in regard to some financial matters and
the Chicago man wrote letter to Mil
kowski demanding payment of an al
legged debt. The answer to this letter
was the one on which the charge was
based. The contents of the letter were
not made public by the Kenosha post
master, but it is said that it was a
fragrant violation Of the government
regulations When Milkowski was first
called upon the carpet before the fed
eral officials he made no effort to deny
that he had written and sent the let
ter. In fact, he showed considerable
surprise that the government officials
should be in any way interested in the
matter. He asserted that it was com
mon to send letters of this kind in Po-
land and that when he wrote it he had
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
SHALL WE HIDE FEET?
Cinderella Points Out Sign of Coming
Length in Skirts Collars Grow
Tall by Same Token.

Cinderella made the announcement
IN the Tribune the other day that a
French duchess, countess or some other
heiress to a title and an unpronounceable
name and with a reputation for being
one of the handsomest gowned women
III Paris had arrived in Chicago to
raise money for the French soldiers.
And incidentally Cinderella told about
the grande dame s clothes. And-Cin-
derella was very positive about this and
she ought to know for she interviewed
the visitor-her skirts were several
inches longer than has been the vogue
for the season just past. And the
countess is lie dernier cri in fashions.
Reasoning by deduction, it looks as
if skirts would be longer this coming
summer, and the women who have in
vested small fortunes in the modish
flesh colored silk socks will have less
chance to exhibit them or chance to
exhibit less of them than had abbrevi-
ated skirts continued in favor.
1t is interesting to observe that as
skirts creep downward with the pros
pect of soon reaching point where, as
in the picturesque days of the past,
women s feet may be referred to by the
poets as twinkling in and out below
a flowing flounce, = or "peeping forth
like timid mice, as believe the poets
of the past have referred to them, and
as the poets of the present could not,
collars are creeping as steadily upward
until it looks as if a revival of Eliza
bethan ruffs is not an impossibility.
It keeps women busy specializing
these days on the future, for what with
wild rumo1s as to war with Germany,
strife with Mexico and skirts that
would impede a hurried retreat, there
is much food for thought in what the
spring may bring forth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
NEW BOOKS At LIBRARY

The following is list of new books
recently added to the Gilbert NJ. Sim
mons library:
Making the Most of One IS Mind, J"
Adams; "Guide to National Parks of
America" Allen; Culture of South
America" Babson; History of the
Philippines, Barrows; elements of
the Great War;" Belize; COLLECTED
Poems," Brooks; "What Pictures to
See in America" Bryant; "Vision of
War, - Colcord; agriculture and
Life, F" Cromwell; cease of American
Drama" Dickinson; Designing, Heat
ing and Ventilating Systems" Fuller;
" Effective Business Letters, +" Gardner;
"Child Training as an Exact Science, y
Jacoby; Mercantile Credits, /" Kali
man; Productive Vegetable Grow
ing" Lloyd; "Travels in Alaska, -
Muir; "Mark Twain" Paine; ''Ser-
bia," Petrovitch; efficient Living, y
Purinton; Kings, Queens and Pawns, F."
Rinehart; "Chemistry of Familiar
Things" sadtler; "story of Pho
neer," Shaw; Introduction to Ameri-
can Spirit" Steiner; "Modern Ten
MIS-" Vale; "Quilts, Webster; cap
ple," Wilkinson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
DISCUSS RscToRY PLANS.
Members of st. Matthews Parish Dis.
cuss Plans for New Rectory at
Annual Meeting Monday Night.

Members of st. Matthews church
discussed plans for the building Of a
new rectory for the church at the
annual parish meeting held or Monday
evening. No final action was taken Al
the meeting, but the sentiment of the
parish seemed to be favorable to the
erection of modern residence for the
rector of the church The matter was
left in the hands of the vestry for
future action and it is probable that
decision in the matter win be made SC
that the new reetory can be completed
during the summer. The annual re
ports of the church showed great growth
in every feature of the work during
the year just closed. Richard Cava,
nagh, Morgan w. Price and f. A
Snow were elected as members of the
vestry for the three year term, A. a..
Lance and Charles G. Brown were re.
elected as wardens of the church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
TEUTONIC CITIZENS
PLEAD AGAINST WAR
Illinois Members Of Congress
Get $4,000 kilograms.

Washington, April 26.-Legislatiye
labor In the Offices of the Illinois con-
gressmen was suspended when $4,000
kilograms came pouring in from Ger
man-American constituents urging
that the country be kept out of con-
fiict with Germany Each congress
man received several hundred Of the
messages, while on the senate side
the clerical forces of Senators Lewis
and Sherman staggered under the load
of kilograms numbering up into the
thousands.
A majority of the kilograms are i'll
the following language: "Your con-
st1tuents urge that you stand like a
rock against the passing frenzy of in
sane and criminal folly on the part of
the small portion of the interested
persons who are clamoring for war
We wish peace. Nothing warrants
any other action"
Another form popular with the thou
sands who have petitioned their con
gressmen is: IF warlike rumors com
ing from Washington are true will
you let me reassure you that the great
majority of your constituents stand
for peace and believe war now will
necessary and uncalled for and will
resent any precipitation in the Euro
pean conflict"
Still a third consignment was sign.
ed wives and mothers
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
NEARLY ALL PROTECTED
With the Exception of Hawks, Owls
English Sparrows and Crows All
Wild Birds Included.

There has been uncertainty on the
part of some readers of the News as to
whether the yellow bellied sapsueker
and the other members of the wood
pecker families are protected by the
state of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin statutes, 1915, 62-15.
provides that all wild birds except
hawks, owls, crows, English Sparrows
and Cooper's hawks are protected and.
heavy fine and Imprisonment are the
penalty for shooting or otherwise
destroying or injuring the protected
birds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
SEA ATTACK ON
BRITAIN FAILS
Gern,3.I Ships Driven Away In
LOweStOit Raid.
-FOUR KILLED ALONG COAST

British Cruisers and Destroyers En-
gage Attacking Squadron-Three
Struck but Little Damaged--Brltish
Warships Rombarded Germans on
Belgian Coast-kaisers Destroyers
Damaged.
London, April 26.-German battle
cruisers appeared off Lowestoft. Lo
cal naval forces engaged the raiders
as did British light cruisers. The Ger.
man warships retreated in twenty
minutes. Announcement of the APP
pearance of the German warships was
made in an official statement.
Lowestoft is on the North Sea
coast about 100 miles northeast of
London 1t is almost opposite The
Hague.
The German warships opened fire
on the coast before departing. Two
men, one woman and child were
emily was small.
In the engagement two British light
cruisers and q destroyer were hit, bu
none of them was sunk.
Official Statement Issued.
The following official announcement
was made:
About 4:30 o'clock this morning
the German battle cruiser squadron,
accompanied by light cruisers and de
stroyers, appeared off Lowestoft. The
local naval forces engaged it and in
about twenty minutes it returned to
Germany, chased by our light cruisers
and destrOyers.
con shore two men, one woman and
q child were killed The material
damage seems to have been insignifi-
cant so far as Is known at present
Two British light cruisers and a de.
stroyer were hit, but none was sunk"
Three, German Destroyers Hit.
London. April 26-The Amsterdam
correspondent Of the Central News
Telegraphs that during the lombard
ment of zeebrugge the fire from the
British warships was answered by
three German destroyers. 1t is said
these destroyers were driven into Zee
brugge harbor and that all of them
appeared to have been hit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
MRS. HAMLIN IS ARREsTE
Widow of Jack HamIin Is Held for
Theft.

Memphis, Tenn, April 26.-Mrs. B.
Hamlin, formerly of Chicago, widow
of Jack Hamlin, son of the former
Attorney General Of Illinois, and re.
Gently released from jail at Jackson.
KY, after being charged with the
murder of Mrs. Polly Davis, to obtain
100000, was arrested here charged
with the theft of clothing and jewelry
and attempted arson.
1t was said Mrs. Hamlin tried TIC
burn the residence of c. Harvey, veal.
thy government contractor, in an at.
tempt to cover up the theft. The 20
lice claim they located the stolen val.
uables under the new residence OF
Mrs. Hamlin
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
CELEBRATE WEDDING DAY.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Widman Give a
Family Dinner on Their Forty
Second Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Widman, sos
Milwaukee avenue, celebrated the forty
second anniversary of their marriage
on Easter Sunday.
A 1880 O. CLOCK dinner was served at
which son, daughters and sons-in law
and ten grandchildren were present.
The table was profusely decorated
with Easter lilies, as was the house
generally.
Many incidents of by-gone days were
recalled and stories of the youth of the
men and women, who are now mothers
and fathers themselves, made an inter
esting evening.