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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
ASKS IMPEACHMENT OF
UNITED STATES JUDGE
Rock Island Stakeholder Makes
Charges Against George A. Car
penter of Chicago.

Washington, Feb. ga petition
asking the impeachment of Judge
George A. Carpenter of the United
States court at Chicago has been filed
with the house judiciary committee by
Representative Tinkham of Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Tinkham filed the petition on
Saturday at the request of Christopher
F. Sweeney of Boston, one of his con-
stituents, who charged Judge Carpen-
ter with improper practice in connec-
ton with the Rock Island railroad re-
Ownership. Mr.. Tinkham has told the
members of the committee that he is
not sufficiently. informed on the Rock
Island case to say whether or not he
believes the committee should act on
Mr.. Sweeney's petition.
The petition, however, has been re-
ferred to Representative Green OF
Iowa, who said that the questions in
it were of sufficient Importance to COM
mand the attention of the house COM
mittee Mr. Green intimated that he
probably would take charge of the
case and ask the committee either to
present receivership of the Rock
Island or both.
Mr.. Sweeney in his petition says
that in 1902 he bought 900 worth
of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail.
road 4 per cent bonds, paying $4,000
for them.
The complainant's principal conten-
ton is that Judge Carpenter knowingly
appointed as receivers men who we're
friendly to the Moore-Reid group,
which had been charged by the inter-
state commerce commission with ex-
plotting the Rock Island.
The petition also draws attention to
the fact that a receivership was asked
on claim of $4,000 in the case of a
property worth anywhere from $400,-
600 900 to $500000,0 900.
1t is charged that there is plan on
foot to bring about foreclosure on the
company's stock and restore control to
the Moore-Reid syndicate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
HOUSE COMPLETES DRAFT
OF PREPAREDNESS BILL
Measure Calls for 10000 Reserves
and Big Increase in Regular
Army.

Washington, Feb 23.-Under pres
sure to speed up" preparedness leg
islation, the house military affairs
committee completed the first draft OF
the land defense bill. 1t provides:
AN increase in the regular army
to 147, 900 men with 1000 officers in a
skeleton organization that in time OF
war could be expanded to 275,000.
"A reserve made up of honorably
discharged regulars and militiamen re-
tired after three years service, OH
cered by militia officers and graduates
of special cadet corps evolved
through military educational instruc-
tions.
The liberalization of militia, with
power in the president to draft it for
war service, and authority in the Sec
rotary of war to supervise the selec-
ton of military officers. The militia
would be given federal pay.
THE increase of the facilities at
West Point to double its capacity,
with an immediate appropriation OF
$3.50 900 to provide accommodations
for additional cadets.
THE establishment of federal ar
nitrate plant, to be operated jointly
with private interests, with potential
capacity for turning out vast quaint
ties of munitions under pressure IN
case of war.
1.-The assignment of more than 1eV
army officers as military instructors
in schools throughout the country
where military organizations are main
tanned"
The committees action was the hrst
definite step that has been taken TO.
ward preparedness. ADMINISTRATOR
officials believe it presages genera
speeding up of both the mliltarl
and naval proposals.
Under the reserve provisions OF tint
hill Chairman Hay declared that II
fen wears the United States woule
have a reserve of upward OF l,ooo'oos
men.
This first draft of the bill, Chalr
man Hay declared. would call ioi
about two weeks of work on the com.
aittee. He believes the measure VIII
ba in final form and ready for action
in the house early in March. AS al
nresent framed, the bill will necessl'
tate the expenditure of about $780,
900 900 for the next fiscal year. Last aa'
wears appropriations were $lIo'ooo'ooo'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01

Congressman Charles n. Randall of
California is the first Prohibitionist In
the history of congress to be elected
TO that body. He has already before
the house several bills that strike
hard blow at the liquor traffic. One OF
these is a bill that would debar from
employment In the government serv-
ice anyone using liquor. This would
have far-reaching effect, as there are
100000 persons in the civil service.
Another of the Randall bills would
make it Illegal for anyone to use the
mails to advertise liquor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
GERMANS TAKE
5000 IN DRIVE
Pierce French Line for Two
Miles.
HAUMONT DESERTED BY FOE
Berlin War Office Reports important
Gain on Western Front-Paris
Admits Evacuation
of Town.
HAUMONT DESERTED BY FOE

Berlin (via London), Feb. 25.-An.
nouncement of another important
gain in the offensive on the western
front was made by the war Office. The
statement says that in Upper Alsace
the Germans captured position zoo
yards wide and 400 yards deep.
The war Office also announced that
German forces had penetrated the op-
posing lines for distance of three
kllometers 1.-TWO miles, in the north
ern sector of the Woevre
1t is said the allies lost more than
5000 prisoners and great quantities OF
material
The text of the official statement
follows:
In the neighborhood of the trenches
captured by our troops February 81 to
the east of Souchez the positions of
the enemy were considerably dam
aged by mining operations The mum
Der of prisoners taken here was in
creased to II officers and 348 men.
The booty consisted of three machine
guns
In the Hauts de Mouse artillery du-
els continue with undiminished VIC
lence.
East of the (Meuse) river we at
tackled a position which the enemy had
been fortifying for one and a half
years with all means of fortress con-
struction in the neighborhood of the
village of Consenvoye in order to OBJ
tain an embarrassing effect on our de-
tense in the northern sector of the
Woevre.
The attack was delivered on a
front extending we'll over ten kilome-
ters (six miles, and we penetrated as
far as three kilometers into the enemy
lines.
Apart from considerable sangui-
nary losses the enemy lost more than
5000 men in prisoners and great
quantities of material, the extent of
which cannot be estimated.
In Upper Alsace our attack to the
east of Heidwiler resulted in captur-
ing an enemy position extending over
a width of 700 meters and for depth
of 400 meters. About so prisoners
were taken"
The war office communique on
Wednesday says that the battle is pro-
ceeding violently and admits that the
French troops have evacuated the vii
lage of Haumont This position was
abandoned after a sanguinary conflict
in which the Germans suffered heavy
losses.
The battle extends over front OF
forty kilometers twenty-five miles,,
and seven German army corps (2SO,O0O
mem are engaged This announce
ment was made officially by the war
Office.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
EIGHT KILLED
IN RAIL WRECK
Special Runs Into Passenger on
New Haven.
FLAGMAN GIVES LIFE IN VAIN
Attempted to Stop Train From Run.
ming Into Stalled Cars, but Is
Run Down and kiIled-Six-
teen Injured.

New Haven, Conn, Feb 24-Eight
persons were killed, sixteen seriously
injured and scores shaken up and
bruised on Tuesday on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford when the con-
necticut River special from Spring
field for New York, stalled near Mil
ford, was run into by a special train
from Boston.
One of the cars on the Springfield
train was filled with Yale students
on the way to New York. 1t is not
believed that any of them were killed.
but several noted Yale men were in
jured and taken to a hotel at Bridge
port. Among these are John R. Kill
patrick of New York, former track
athlete and football star; Allan Corey,
son of William E. Corey, former presi-
dent of the United States Steel cor
poration, and former Yale baseball
captain; Morgan O'Brien, son of for
mer Justice Morgan O'Brien of the
New York supreme court, and Ford
Johnson.
The Springfield train had stopped
just outside of Milford because Of
trouble with an air hose. While this
was being repaired the Boston train
was seen coming. The f1agman rushed
ahead to give the warning, but in
vain He was ground to pieces by the
OncOming train, the engineer and fire.
man of which also lost their lives. A
Pullman porter also was crushed to
death
Before the debris were cleared away
the bodies of two passengers were
seen in piles of heavy wreckage. How
mand others were buried could not
then be known. Two other passengers
were taken out alive but terribly mu-
tilated and these died few hours
later.
It is feared several more of the in
jured will die.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
Shipping Pigs in Baskets.

The lot of domestic animals. in the.
East is not enviable. particularly when
enduring transport from one place to-
another. Fowls are always sent to-
market with their legs tied. so that it,
is impossible for them to Love. Live'
pigs are transported in the Straits
Settlements by steamer or barge.
shipped singly in wicker work baskets
just large enough to take single pig.
In this cramped and uncomfortable po-
sition, for the animals legs are tied,
making it nothing more than living
log, it is often shipped long distances
Water is thrown over the animals and
occasionally they are allowed to drink.
but nothing is given them to eat.-s
Popular Science Monthly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
WOOD HITS AT DEFENSE FOES.
Major General Calls Them Enemies
of Nation.

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 24.-Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, U. S. A., on Tuesday
night made a stirring plea for prepar-
edness of men, mot in preparation for
war, but as insurance against it," in
a speech at the annual Washington :
birthday dinner of the Creve Occur
club in the Coliseum. A great audi
enCe heard him. Other speakers were
Henry D. Estabrook and Dudley Field
Malone, collector of the port OF New
York.
General Wood confined his speech
to the value of the military instruc-
ton camps, from which, he said, he
hoped to see the army develop $4,000
officers for the reserve. He pointed
out how small even, this number is
when compared to the $4,000 officers
that wore the blue in the Civil war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
Church Graduation Is Upheld.

Observation-Disclosures of Juneau
county who objected because gradua-
ton exercises of Elroy high school
were held in a church and opened with
a prayer lost their case in Supreme
court Members of the Catholic
church claimed this was religious in
struction in free public schools and
their children stayed away, thus fail
ing to get diplomas
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
Pot Hunters Fined.

Chippewa Falls.-Through the activ-
muth and W. P. Elliott the school fund
of this county is fattening. During
the last six weeks the wardens have
arrested and convicted twelve pot
hunters for shipping cartridges and
venison out of this state to commits
sion markets. The fines imposed run
from $50 to $640 in each case.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
March 8, 1915.

Russians advanced from the Me
men and the DnieSter.
Austro-Germans driven back In
Galicia.
Germans demolished two osso-
Wetz forts.
Russians defeated Turks in the
Caucasus.
Allied fleet siIenced three inner
forts of Dardaneiles.
Germany modified relief ship
rules.
Heavy fighting near Basra, on
Persian gulf.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
FRANCIS ENVOY TO RUSSIA.
Name Will Be Sent to Senate If Ac
ceptable to Petroerad.

Washington, Feb 24.-David Il.
Francis, secretary of the interior IN
Cleyeland's cabinet and former gov
ernor of Missouri, told President VII
SON on Tuesday he would accept the
most of ambassador to Russia to sue
coed George T. Marye, who has re-
signed His nomination will be sent
TO the senate as soon as inquiry can
he made of the Russian government
as TO whether he is acceptable.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
New Franken Pioneer Dies.

Green Bay-Lawrence Schauer, SO
years old, only remaining man of a
group of pioneers in New Franken, is
dead Schauer was one of a group of
settlers who walked eighteen miles to
the mission at Allouez to attend mass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
March 5, 1915.

Germans were checked at Reims.
German armies in north split up
by Russian advances.
Turks abandoned campaign
against Egypt.
Allied fleet bombarded Smyrna.
Germans sunk French ammuni-
ton ship at Ostend.
Zeppelin raid over Calais failed.
Zeppelin L-s wrecked near TirIe-
mont.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
Asnirinn Puoilist Sentenced

Racine.-Earl Paulson, an aspiring
pugilist, who forged checks to the
amount of $65 in order to buy boxing
gloves and other paraphernalia, plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to one
year in state prison.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
APPOINTMENT is CONFIRMED.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Notes TO Confirm Fletcher.

VOTES 10 OUTIIITTTI = FCtN''c''
Washington, Feb. 25.-The senate
foreign relations committee on We'd
nesday decided to recommend the con-
firmation of Henry P Fletcher as am
bassador to Mexico. The appointment
has been held up since early last De
cember because of opposition to Pres
ident Wilson's Mexican policy. The
vote in the foreign relations commit
tee was II to 2. Senator Borah OF
Idaho and William Alden Smith OF
Michigan, both Republicans, voted
against the recommendation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
March 4, 1915.

Hard fighting in the Vosges.
In MeIancourt woods Germans
sprayed French with burning oil
and chemicals.
Russians checked Austrian drive
in BukoWina.
German submarine Us sunk by
British destroyers.
Allies began landing at Seddul
Bahr, Dardanelles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
ALPS AVALANCHE KILLS SIS.
More Than 1870 Persons Hurled Into
Ahxss In SaIzburq Alps.

Berlin. Feb % (by wireless).-More
than 1870 persons were hurled INTO an
abvss in the Salzburg Alps when an
avalanche carried away an Alpine
sbalter There are already fifty-fve
known dead as the result OF the snow
aide. with forty-nine injured ana
about thirty still missing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
March 6, 1915.

Russians attacked in center OF
eastern line and gained In North
Poland.
Austrians gave ground in East
GaIicia.
British warships battered OAR
daneIles forts, destroying one.
Asia Minor ports shelled by al
lies. Smyrna forts being siIenced.
Allies landing party on OAR
danelIes suffered severely.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
FRENCH BRING DOWN yep

German Airship Falls Near oraDa''-
le.Roi After Being Hit by Sne'',
paris Feb. pa Zeppelin airsnip
was brought down by French guns III
tbe vicinity of Brabant-le-Roi. IN the
Msuse according to an ofnclai an
rouncament made on Monday
The Zeppelin was flying rom pie.
Menehoul toward the SOUTH ana was
attacked by cannon from Revlgny.
Hit by an incendiary shell, the yep.
na,;n fell IN flames in the vicinity OF
Brabant-le-Roi.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
cuMMlNs ENTERS 1916 RACE.
Iowa Senator Files Affidavit With Sec
rotary CT State.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 25.-United
States Senator Albert B. Cummins Of
Iowa filed affidavit on Wednesday
with the secretary of state as can
didate for the presidency of the
United States on the Republican tick
ct. The affidavit was sent from Wash
ington and was filed by John jamie
son. state binder.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
HOLDS oRPET AS SLAYER.
Wisconsin University Student Held
By Coroner's Jury.

W SOTOHcT jury
Chicago, Feb. 23.-William H. Or
pet was ordered held to the grand
Jury for the death of Marion Lambert,
MS lifted sweetheart, at the close OF
Tue coToner's inquest on Monday. Six
Voroners jurors decreed that the cir
'unstantial evidence was sufficient to
warrant a grand jury inquiry. Coun-
Gel Ior the accused University of Wis
UouSla student set up the contention
'nat The action was based on "gos-
Sipy' hearsay evidence"
All the evidence necessary for the
SoIoner jury was presented" said
S'a'e Attorney Ralph Dady. "The
s'd'e case was not exposed in this
inquiry It will be put up to the grand
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
March 2, 1915.

British gained ground near La
Bassee.
Russians won Dukla pass and
took 10000 Germans near Przas-
nysz.
Austrians were defeated near
StanisIau but gained in the Car
pathians.
Russians sheIled CzernoWitz.
American Red Cross sent sup
plies and nurses to Serbia and Ger
many.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
FIVE ACTORS DIE IN FIRE.
Firemen Rescue Chorus Girls From
Burning Structure.

Burning SlruCLUTC.
New York, Feb. 24.-Five persons,
four men and a woman, persisted IN
IRE on Tuesday, which destroyed
theatrical boarding house at LBS West
Forty-fourth street. Thousands OF
persons Witnessed thrilling rescues of
70 persons.
The dead were identified as Thomas
heratous, Peter Janos, Thomas Mus
tarpulus, Christy Antonio and Emily
TObsch.
BY the time the f1remen arrived
about Is chorus girls and actors were
a' windows. Before starting to put cut
ne fire the firemen and policemen be-
gan rescuing the terror-stricken In
mates of the building.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
Yardmaster Promoted.

Kenosha.-Dave Callahan, for four
teen years yardmaster for the North
western railway company in Kenosha.
has been advanced to the rank of con-
ductor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
e.rbs and Austrians in Battle.

Geneva, Feb. "a violent oalue
between tie serbians and Bulgar-Aus-
.r;an army is III progress near Tirana'
Albania.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
BARS TRAVEL ON ARMED SHIP.
Gore Has Resolution He viii Intro
duce in the Senate.

washington, Feb. Ex-senator Gore
of Oklahoma announced that he would
introduce a resolution on Wednesday
TO prohibit American citizens from
travelling on armed merchant vessels
of Delligerent nations
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
March 1, 1915.

Two German corps defeated at
Przasnysz.
Ossowetz bombarded by Ger
mans.
Turkish forces under Essad
Pasha massed on Asiatic side of
Dardanelles.
Norwegian steamer rammed off
English coast.
Premier Asquith announced al
lies would cut off Germany from
all trade with rest of the world.
Hamburg-American line officials
in New York indicted for conspir-
ing against v. S.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-01
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
FEB. %. 1915.

= GU EOy 10 o.
Germans advanced west of the
Vosges, forcing French back four
miles.
French took many German
trenches in Champagne.
Russians continued successful at
tack along whole western front.
Turks evacuated Sinai peninsula.
German embassy at Washington
denied Stegler's stories.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-19
HoYNE MAY START PROBE INTO
SALOON LICENSES RESTORED

A general probe into scattered ru-
mors that politicians, supposedly
strong with the Thompson-Lundin
administration, are doing a big bust
ness in the restoration of saloon Ii
censes may be begun by States
Atty HOyne.
The inquiry into the Circum-
stances surrounding the restoration
of the license of Isadore Levin, owner
of the Panama cafe, $500 S. State, is
said to be merely the beginning of a
general investigation.
Another report that is supposed to
have reached the prosecutor involves
a saloonkeeper whose license was re-
voked twice and who claims he was
charged $500 each time by politicians
who said they would see that he got
it back. The last time the mayor re-
voked the license it was not re-
stored, but the saloonkeeper is still
out his $500, according to the re-
port.
In the case of the Panama cafe,
Levin denies he. was shaken down
for money to have the license re-
stored. The report that reached
IIoyne was that Levin had paid
$4,000 to get his license back. Levin
says Aid. Oscar De PRIEST admins
tration floor leader in the city coun-
Gil, was instrumental in getting the
license back and that De Priest did
it merely for friendship.
Hoyne has assigned Asst States
Atty Edwin G. Raber to handle all
legitimate complaints that may come
in. Every precaUtion will be taken.
to guard against frame-ups on the
part of Thompson's political enemies,
but there will be no Iet-Up in the
cases where there is~gTounds for be-
lief that ward bosses have shaken
down saloonkeepers.
Levin was questioned by Raber,
but stuck to his story that he paid
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-19

son follower on the advice of De
Priest, who said a Democrat
couldn't get anything. in the second
ward" Levin said he had been go
ing along with De Priest since, as he
$40, 900 tied up in the Panama cafe
and didn't want to jeOpardize it by
being unfriendly with the City Hall
crowd.
Aid. Oscar De Priest today admit
ted that it was through his influ-
ence that the Panama cafe at 35th
and State SITS. was re-Opened. This
place is the "black and white" pal
ace where the dance walking the
dog" originated.
De Priest said that he hated to see
so employees, 40 of whom were
negroes, out of their jobs.
ONE ANGUS HIBBARD PAPER
COP GETS IN WRONG
Angus Hibbard, director of Chica-
go Telephone Co., organizer of pre-
paredness parades and composer Of
preparedness songs, shook hands
with Chief Healey at a big dinner
where the Civic Co-operatOrs were
put on the map a while ago.
And now two of Chief HeaIey's eff
ficient patrolmen, Dooley and Burns,
arrested Albert R. MaTick, 1903 N.
Monticello av,, on the charge Of car
rying concealed weapons. Marick,
Yesterday in Desplaines st. court,
showed Judge GoOdnow his Civic Co.
operator card, signed by Chief
Healey.
Judge Goodnow quizzed Marick
and found he thought his Civic Co
operator card made him a regular
policeman, free to go out and make
pinches and do anything a harness
bull does except wear the heavy
clothes and take orders and draw