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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-09

elbows or head you will experience
difficulty in future bouts.
Should you attempt to box with
your hands in the position shown IN
the pictures to the left and right and
CdTive home a solid blow chances are
100 to 1 you will break your thumbs.
1t isn't necessary to bind your hands
with tape for friendly sparring con-
tests or to soak them in brine, as did
the old gladiatOrs of the bare huckle
era.
Make sure that your hands fit
snugly in the gloves, then break
the mitts, or soften the padding. Al
ways keep your hands closed and
learn to hit straight, your body be-
hind every blow.
~
OPEN SUB-TAX STATIONS
% sub-tax collection stations win
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
GOOD HUNTING is PREDICTED
Experts Believe Ducks Will Be Plentl.
full This Fall-Season May
Open Late.

Prairie du Chen Local hunters pre-.
dict fine duck hunting this fall, al.
though ii is expected il will be late.
Ordinarily "A good many black ducks
stay az summer in the sloughs anC
lakes near here, affording shooting as
soon as the season opens.
The high water this year prevented
them from nesting on the river and
except for the wood ducks. which al
ways stay, there will be no duck shoot
ing until the tlocks from the north
come in October or the last Of Sep
TENDER. Quite number OF Woo
ducks and few snpe have been seen
by hunters recently and the game
warden has been around within the
last few days investigating several
reported violations of the game law.
A ffteen.mile stretch of the sloughs
and ponds of the Mississippi from tn,
mouth of the Wisconsin river north
toward Lynxville, including Horseshoe
Mud Hen, Grass and billy lakes, neal
Prairie du Chen, is considered one OF
the best duck hunting sections Of 'ht
upper river.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
8 KILLED, s. HURT
IN ZEPPELIN RAID
Hundred Bombs Dropped in Eng.
land by Germans.
ONE AIRSHIP NEAR LONDON
Raider Driven From Seaport Town by
Antiaircraft Guns-BerIn Asserts
cuty and Batteries Were
Attacked at Night.

London, Aus 2S.-Eight persons
pelin raid on Thursday night, it was
announced officially. One hundred
bombs were dropped. one Zeppelin
reached the outskirts of London.
Two or three raiders came in over
the eastern counties and dropped over
30 bombs without causing any casual
ties or damage. Another raider at
tempted to approach IA seaport town.
being heavily fired on by antiaircraft
guns, was driven off to the eastward
after dropping 10 bombs in the sea
without reaching their objective.
Another raider succeeded in reach
ing the outskirts of London, where
explosive and incendary bombs were
dropped and casualties occurred among
the civilian population as follows
Killed. three men, three women, ana
two children injured seriously, three
men and four women; injured slight
ly, four men, seven women and three
children. In addition, one soldier was
seriously and fourteen were slightly in
jured by broken glass.
Berlin, via London, Aug. 2S.-The
city and southwestern district of Lon
don were bombarded on Thursday
night by German airships, an official
statement issued by the war office says,
Batteries at lIarwich and Folkestone
We're also attacked, says the state
ment, which adds that everywhere
very good effects were observed"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
WANT LOAN BANK IN STATE
Prominent Wisconsin Men Present Pc.
tition at Federal Board Hearing.
Favor Location at Madison.

Madison - Prominent agricultlrists
and business men appeared before the
federal farm loan board at its session
here today and urged that one of the
twelve banks be located in the central
part of the state. The strongest argu,
ment in favor Of the location of one of
the banks in Madison has become to
be recognized through the influence OF
its great agricultural college one OF
the most progressive and influential
farming centers in the middle west
Through the influence Of the agricultu
raj college, it was argued, the federal
farm loan bank would be brought in
closer touch with the farmers in Mad
ison than any other point in the mid
die west.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
SMOKE KILLS TWO FIREMEN
ment Loses Life Trying to
Save His Comrade.

Milwaukee-Two firemen were kill
ed and four injured combating fire
which did damage estimated at $780,
600 at the plant of the Waltham Piano
company, Second street Sld Keefe
avenue. One of them, Lieut.. Dennis
Moroney of engine company 20, was
suffocated while trying to find the seat
Of the blaze in smoke charged room.
The other, Capt. Amt Nessheim of en-
CINE company 8, gave his life in an at
tempt to save his comrade.
The injury of Anton Roseneck
Frank Trzebiatkowski and Joseph Civil
klinski, all of truck company 5, oc.
Cured while the men We're on their
way to the fire. The rear % their lad.
der truck was crushed into by street
car at Holton and Locust streets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
BULGARIANS R0UT THEIR
FOES IN THE BALKANS
Field Covered With Allies Dead and
French and Serbians are Driven
Back.

Sofia, Aug 26. - Definite gains
against the French and Serbian forces
operating on the Salonik line. the an
initiation of Il French regiment
southwest. of Lake Dorian and II re-
treat by the Serbs southwark from
kastoria are reported in the official
Bulgar war Office statement issued.
The statement in part reads:
bulgarian troops. in advancing
south Of Florina, occupied on August
% Kosotour and kastoria. The de-
feated Serbians are retreating south
ward. The Bulgariuns operating in
the direction of Lerina, Banica and
Corntchero captured on August 81 Il
strongly fortified position on the crest
of Mount Maka Nieze.
"On the following day they attacked
the Serbians on the Vardar In their
new positions at ST. Spiddon, Hill POI
and Tcheganak Planna.
1--WE captured seven officers and POO
men and also number of quick tirers
and machine guns and other material.
The fighting continues.
additional information shows that
the One Hundred and Seventy Sixth
French regiment which participated
in the lighting on the 3lst. lost 30 per
cent of its electives. We found on
the field 80 bodies.
ION our left wing in the Struma
valley we cleared the left bank of the
river of the enemy. We buried 800 Of
the enemy"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
WOMAN KILLS GUARD OFFICER.
Capt. e. J. SprstIing Is Shot and Killed
in a Militia Camp.

Macon, Ga, Aug. 2S.-Capt. +. j..
Spratling + company, Fifth infantry,
National Guard of Georgia, was shot
and killed in front of his tent at the
state mobilization camp near here on
Friday Mrs. ii. c. Adams of Atlanta
was arrested on the statements of sew
eral officers and men that she shot the
militia officer. She declined to make
any statement. Mrs. Adams was
turned over to civil authorities, who
placed her in the county Jail.
She gave her Atlanta address and
said she was married and had three
children.
ii. c. Adams, husband of the wom-
an, said that his wife had been trou-
bled with nervousness and had been
treated by Captain Spratling, who was
physician in private life. Mrs.
Adams told her husband. he said that
she had objected TO remarks she said
the physician made to her
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
MEET OF STATE Cl0THIERS
Resolutions Urging Embargo or Tax
on Exports and Favoring One
Cent Postage Were Passed.

observation-disclosures c. Flynn Of
Madison was reelected president of
the Wisconsin Retail Clothiers' asso-
citation at the closing session of the
convention here. Other officers re-
elected We're: Vice-president, A, =.
Hansen, Eau Claire: second vicepres-
ident, A. l.. Kaemmer, kiel; secretary
treasurer, II. o. McCabe. Beloit,
The association passed resolutions
urging either an embargo on all man
utactured merchandise or tax placed
on all merchandise leaving the United
States, and favoring one-cent postage.
The following were elected directors
OF the association: For three years,
John Grinde, Madison; Joseph Stein,
Milwaukee; George c. Flynn, Madi-
son; for two years, William Wolpert,
Amigo; A. W. Miller. Sturgeon Bay;
H. l.. Schmidt. West Allis; for one
year, Joseph Connors, GAINESVILLE; Ern-
est Guenzel, Milwaukee: NJ. G. Halver-
son, Whitewater The association will
hold its 1917 convention in Milwaukee
Aug. 81, % and 30.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
Barabco Girl Drowned.

Baraboo - Miss Maurine Converse
90 years old, daughter of Mrs. Ada
Converse of Bstaboo, drowned while
bathing in Lake Mendoza at Mendoza
beach. six miles west of Madison
Miss Mary Converse, her sister, mar
rowly escaped drowning, but was say
ed by her brother Blair. The two
girls with their brother and Grant NJ
Hyde, an instructor in the University
of Wisconsin, Unexpectedly stepped
off ledge and into a hole. Hyde in
attempting to save Miss Maurine Con
verse threw his left arm out Of joint
and nearly drowned himself
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
HlBERNIANS HOLD SESSION
joseph p. CaIlan Reelected for Ninth
Term as President at Biennial
Convention in Oshkosh.

Oshkosh-Joseph p. Callan of Mil
waukee was elected for the ninth term
as president of The Wisconsin branch
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
which concluded it's eighteenth bien-
NAL convention.
Carl B. McCabe of Oshkosh was
chosen vice-president and the other Of
ticers were reelected. They are John
p. Heffernan, GAINESVILLE, secretary;
Walter M. Burke, Kenosha, treasurer.
The trustees elected are: James Cof-
fey, Rhinelander; John ORourke,
Chippewa Falls; p. B. Murphy, Mad
ison. Rhinelander was chosen as the
1918 meeting place.
The order decided to establish an
insurance plan and 100 policies of the
500 required to incorporate are al
ready pledged and prospects are good
for the remainder.
The ladies' auxiliary elected the fol.
lowing President, Mrs. Mary Cronin,
Janesville, vice-president, Mrs. SURGE
ly, Superior; secretary, Miss Mary
Kennedy, Milwaukee; treasurer Miss
Margaret Clark, Oshkosh,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
CONVERSATIONS

The huge revolving light which has
been placed at the lighthouse on the
Island of lieligoInnd, In the North sea.
Is perhaps the most powerful flash
light in the world. II is equal to 49,
600 900 Candlepower, and In calm
weather can be seen for distance Of
30 miles. The tower In which the
light is stationed is Oh feet above the
sea level. 1t costs $1,000 year to
maintain the light.
Shears for trimming grass, mount
ed on wheels and with the handles
so extended that they can be used by
person standing upright, have been
patented by Canadian woman.
According to the naval critic, Hector
C. Bywater, so far as building ways
and construction plans are concerned.
there is no reason why Germany could
not have 25 battleships or battle
cruisers under construction at one
time. Though he admits that this fig.
u.'e may be astonishing. he shows that
an examination OF the various yards.
governmental and private, in Germany.
justties the estimate. In fact. he says
that, simultaneously, program incud
ing light cruisers, destroyers and sub
marines, could be put through, since
there are many German yards which.
although they cannot build capital
ships. are well equipped to produce
the lighter craft He estimates the
total working force in all these yards
at 100000 men.
Far Off the coast of Maine Is
jagged ledge Of rock, known as Sad.
dleback island, on which the only
| means of landing is by derrick to
which n sort OF chair Is attached A
| lighthouse Is maintained on this ledge,
managed by Il keeper and two assist
ANTS with ten men on duty at all
| times.
Hollands mines are now producing
! coal ut rate OF about cocoon tons
year
1t Is estimated that 30, 400 plants Of
| Easter lilies, representing value OF
more than $4,000. were sold In Sc
nttle, Wash. on last Easter Sunday.
and that the Easter price Of lilies in
that city averaged about 2is cents less
n blossom than In any other city of the
! United States.
The first street railway In the Unit
ed States was built in New York city
! in Fourth avenue, between Prince
street and Harlem, In 1912, and horse
cars were introduced into the principal
| American cities between then and
1881 when the use of electricity was
begun
A stove for campers that can be
folded and carried like n suitcase.
which 1t much resembles, has been in
! vented.
chile viii send nm official commlS-
sion To the United States 10 make "A
thorough study Of agricultural and In
mstrial hydraulics.
Good coffee Is produced in Porto
| Rico, Mexico, and Central America,
that Of Honduras being especially sat
| sfyiug % epicureS. Cuba is also
coffee producer
KITE Casey has retired on pension
after 81 years as matron of the Union
station, Columbus, o.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
ARCHBISHOP SPALDlNG DIES.
Head of Peoria See, Succumbs After
LONG Sickness.

Peoria, H., Aug. 2S.-Archbishop
John Lancaster Spalding, noted pre-
late of the Roman Catholic church In
Illinois and resident of Peoria con
tinuously since 1877, when he was
chosen for the position of bishop of
the newly created Peoria diocese, died
ut his residence here on Friday. He
had been i'll for number Of years,
having suffered a paralytic stroke in
1906. Physicians in attendance re-
port that the recent heat wave left
the aged prelate in weakened con
ditiOn, and his decline was rapid.
Bishop Spading was elevated to the
position of archbishop of Seyphopholis
in 1909. He was conSecrated bishop
of the Roman Catholic diocese of
Peoria, H., on May l, 1877. One
project of magnificent scope orig
mated by Archbishop Spalding was
the Catholic university at Washing
ton. Archbishop Spalding was born
In Lebanon, Ky, June >, 1910.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
Wounded Doctor Recovering.

Superior-Dr. J. G. Barnsdale, who
was shot four times by Mrs. G. Mil
ward Smith Miss Helen Stewart is
improving rapidly. DR.. Barnsdale is
largely caring for his own case At
the time of the shooting it was thought
that his wounds would prove fatal and
when physicians discovered that one
bullet lay in each lung his case was
considered almost hopeless. The cause
of the shooting is still shrou1ed in
mystery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
French Occupy Maurepas.

London, Aug. 2G,-British troops
have advanced 300 yards south of
Thiepval, capturing German trench
400 yards in length and many prison
ers, said an official statement issued
on Thursday by the war office
French troops completed the occupa-
ton of Maurepas and carried their
line 200 meters beyond the town on
front of two kilometers, according to
the French war Office communication.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FIIOUR-Spring wheat. special brands
in wood, $50 per Dbl; hard spring wheat
patents. IS per cent grade, In jute. 81 500
T60: straight. in export bags, 81. 20; hrst
clears At s. sOC16 %; In jute. second clears.
81 OOCd4. rs; low grades. s. Dlt30; fancy
soft winter wheat patents. In jute, f.3O;
standard soft winter wheat patents. $40
In jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents.
$3.50 In jute. standard hard winter wheat
patents, S20 in jute; first clears S NO
8 80 in Iute; and second clears in jute a. 90
Q42S. pure rye -four 500 In jute pure
dark rye Sc OaQ5+ ~ in jute
HAY Market firm; choice timothy.
sl7 O0alS 90; No. timothy. SIS 00al6 %; No.
. timothy. sl30oqli 90: light clover mixed.
$l3 GO4It4 co. heavy clover mixed. 5000
1000: No red top and grassy mixed tim
othy, $40 Opql2. co. threshed timothy, Is o06
500 alfalfa. choice. sl5. 0Oq18.oO, alfalfa
No. l. 3l3 oo0l%0o alfalfa No. 2, $4,000
lloO
BUTTER-Creamery. extras, ale; extra
nrsts. soisc; flrsts 2Su2sttc; seconds. S6trGp
&c: packing stock, 23t4g24isc; ladies', ESQ
&c; process. 27G2Sc
EGGS-F1rsts. 25d25Lc: ordinary nrsta,
23d23l1c; miscellaneous lots. cases includ-
ed lS6p24c: cases return~i, lTaTZ3-c: eH-
ira 29l1q30c checks. l28l7c; dlrties 156
zoe; refrigerator Aprtls. hrsts 2TQ2T.c:
extras. 21lsQ2Sc.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, 25c per ID. !:
fowls l+l17c; spring chickens. 2oa21c
roosters. lllac; ducks. 15Gl6hc geese. 100
PC
ICED POULTRY-Turkeys. .tal26c per
III. fowls. lGal7c; springs. Si.22c. roos-
ters. l2la@i5c. ducks, ilal3c; geese. 100
lie
POTATOES MINES. carly ohios
81 l5I1 IL per blu Jersey cobblers. 81 500
1875. Giants. H.2ndl.25.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
BRITISH SEIZE U. S. BOATS.
American Fishing Schooner Captured
OF Iceland by Patrol Vessels.

London, Aug. 25.-The American
fishing schooners Maxine Elliott of
Gloucester. Mass, and Lizzie Griffin of
Bangor, Me, seized off Iceland by Brit
ISL patrol boats, have been taken to
Lerwlck, Shetland Islands. The Amer
lean schooner Lucinda J. Lowell, on
the way from Gloucester to Norway
also was taken into Lerwick, but was
released after her cargo of dried her.
ring was unlOaded
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
BUlGARS SEIZE GREEK PORT.
Occupy All but One Fort at KavaIa-
Violent Fighting Continues.

Paris Aug. 29.-Niolent fighting be-
tween bulgarian and Serbian troops
continues on the Macedonian front. in
announced that the Serbians, making
counter-attackS had pushed back the
BulgaranS.
All but one of the forts about the
Greek port of Kavala. on the Aegean
sea, have been occupied by the Bull
garianS. Two British monitors and
one cruiser bombarded these positions
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
Minneapolis, August 90. 1916.

NIHHFd pUIINl fNUS U0I -, I5IU,
Wheat-No / hard, 1.57; No. l nor
thern. l.5la1.55; No. > northern, 1.4S
4l.53.
Corn-No. yellow, S59S6C.
Oats-No. 3 white, 43Q44c.
Rye l941,20.
Flax -20SQ212.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
Phillip Sets Labor Day

Madison Sept. 4, by official proc
lamation of Gov. f. l.. Philip, has
been designated Labor Day. The gov
ernor recommends that in recognition
of the day all work be suspended so
far as possible. and that all citizens
join with those who celebrate in order
that the significance of the day may
be appreciated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
Austrian Crops Damaged.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Winter
grains have been ruined in Austria
Hungary by unprecedented drought,
and the crop yield in me forthcom-
ing season will be % per cent, or
more, below the average of the past
FIVE years, the American embassy Mt
Vienna has advised the state depart
meDt
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
STATE CARES FOR
1905 DETECTIVES
INMATES OF WISCONSIN iNSTITu
TlONS NUMBER 6,657 MEN
AND 4,34e WOMEN.
1914 ARE DEEMED INSANE
FeebIe-M Minded to Be Located at
Union Grove-TWo Sections
Will Be Made.

Madison - There were on Aug. l,
11,006 inmates of the institutions for
insane, criminal and otherwise defec-
tive, in Wisconsin, according to figures
by the state board of control. OF these
6,657 were men and 4,349 women.
The list of institutions with num-
bers of their inmates follows: State
hospital for the insane. 666; northern
hospital for the insane. CAS-; Industrial
school for boys, iO3; state prison, ga;
state public school. 165; home for the
feeble minded. l.l23; state reforma'
tory, 276; state tuberculosis sanato-
rum. 1876; hospital for criminal in
sane. 1902; Tomahawk Lake tuercblar
camp. II; Milwaukee hospital for in.
sane, AS; county asylums for chronic
insane, 6,052
The insane. of which there are 4,490
men and 3.424 women. total of 1914,
are distributed as follows: State hos
pital. 1875; hospital for criminal in.
sane, 1872; Milwaukee hospital for in.
sane. 445; county asylums for chronic
insane, 6,052
The state board of control at its re,
cent meeting at Green Bay granted
twenty four out of f1fty-seven applica-
tons for parole.
Work on the new home for the fee.
ble-minded at Union Grove has been
started. The institution will house
about 1900, All of the epileptics in
the care of the state will be confined
there and there will be "A separate de.
partment for feeble-minded. When it
is completed the state will be divided
into a northwest and southeast sec
ton Patients from the former will
be treated at the Chippewa Falls in
sttution; from the latter, at the new
home In Union Grove.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
2,154 Candidates Ask Votes.

Madison-At the primary election to
be held in Wisconsin on Sept, 5, there
are 2,154 candidates to be voted for,
of which q are for state office, 5 for
United States senator, 50 for congress,
1872 Legislative and 1,755 county. To
conduct the election at the 1000 pre-
cincts will require the services of more
than $4,000 election officials.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
Grocers May Close on SUNDAYS

Oshkosh-In accordance with a de-
cislon OF Attorney General owen that
Keeping grocery stores open on Sun
day is not work Of necessity or
charity a meeting of Oshkosh gro.
GERS has been called to determine upon
plan of closing. Some grocers who
conduct neighborhood saloons in con.
nection are opposed to the idea.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
See Huge Tobacco Crop.

Madison-Unless there is an early
frost or hailstorm Dane county will
harvest the largest tobacco crop in its
history. George L. Gary, state mana
ger for the Lorrillard company stated
that the farmers will receive from
twelve to sixteen cents a pound for
their crop, and that the crop in this
county would be worth three million
dollars.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31

Madison r. The city reservoir burst
and spilled more than 100000 gallons
OF water over the lower portions of the
city on the east side. The damage to
the reservoir and to private property
in the vicinity viii amount to consid.
cradle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
DEUTSCHLAND ARRIVES HOME.
German Merchant Submarine Arrives
at the Mouth Of Weser

Berlin, Aug. % (by wireless to Say
vile, N. Y)-The merchant subma-
rine Deutschland arrived at the mouth
of the Weser on Wednesday, accord
ing to the Overseas News agency. All
on board are well. The Deutschland
more on August ..