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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
Entitled to Pension.

Madison-The attorney general has
advised Dist-Atty NJ E. Dillon of Ash
land that a mother with dependent
children is entitled to a pension I'M
der the mothers pension law if she
is legal resident of the county in
which the application is made. The
attorney general held that she need
not have resided in the county for a
year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
Thieves Rob Pastors Home.

New Richmond.-Th residence OF
the Rev. /. F. Davis was broken into
and silver and furs amounting to $500
were stolen. Only solid silver and
the most valuable goods were taken. 1t
is thought to be the work of profess
SIGNALS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
March II. 1915.

British gained near Armentieres,
occupied Epinette and advanced
toward La Bassee.
Russians captured Lupkow and
SmoInik and surrounding heights
in Carpathians.
Dardanus batteries on OAR
daneIles silenced.
British auxiliary cruiser Bayano
sunk off the coast of Scotland; 200
lost.
German airmen bombarded osso-
Wetz.
Bulgaria moved heavy artillery
to Greek frontier.
Germans fined Inhabitants Of
Lille 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
March 10, 1915.


Germans attempted to break
through Russian line in North Po-
land.
Eichorn's army, retreating from
the Niemen, harried by Russian
cavalry.
Austrians had successes in West
ern Galicia.
British cruiser Ariel rammed and
sank German submarine U-12.
German cruiser Prince Eitei
Friedrich reached Newport News
with crews of vessels it had sunk,
including that of American ship W..
P. Frye.
British collier Beethoven sunk.
More DardaneIles forts reduced.
Ghounaris formed new Greek
ministry.
Germany called Iandsturm
classes 1898 to the colors.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
,n.,,rance Man Sent to Waupun.

Green Bay-For forging his wife's
name to mortgage for $1,000, John
Shepeck, one of the oldest insurance
men in this section of Wisconsin, was
sentenced to a term of three years at
Waupun by Municipal Court Judge M.
J. Monahan Shepeck pleaded guilty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
U. S. GUARDIAN OF HAITI.

Treaty Ratified by Senate Provides
for Virtual Protectorate.
Washington, March 1.-The senate
unanimously ratified the Haitian
treaty which gives the United States
q virtual protectorate over the black
republic" There was half-hour de-
hate over certain provisions in the
treaty, but the final vote recorded no
opposition. Under the treaty the Unit
ed States will organize constabu-
larry in the republic and will admins
for the finances of the nation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
DIR. ANGEL is NEAR DEATH.
Hone Abandoned for Recovery OF
AGED President Emeritus.

Ann Arbor. Mich, March Sine
condition of DR.. James B. Angel, aged
president emeritus OF the university
Of Michigan, who has been i'll for sew
eral weeks, became critical on We'd
nesday.. His physicians announced ne
might live several days longer, but
they practically have abandoned
homes of his recovery. Doctor Angel
was in frail health for the last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
Asks $40. 600 for Hawaii.

Washington, March 2-The war de-
nartment asked congress to appropri-
ate $4,000 for land defenses in Ha-
wall. including the installation OF
searchlights and acquisition OF rights
of way, characterized as imperatiyely
necessary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
Col. p. =. swift. watertown. Dies.

Madison-Col P. H. Swift, former
legislator and war veteran, died sud-
denly while visiting relative here.
His home was in WATERFOWL, Wis. He
was Y years old. For many years he
was newspaper editor and publisher.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
GERMANY TO FIGHT PORTUGAL

UItimatum on Ship Seizure.
London, March 3-Germany has
sent an ultimatum to Portugal de-
handing the restoration within forty
eight hours of the German ships re-
Gently seized by that country, accord
ing TO a dispatch from Madrid to heu-
ter's Telegram company on "eunes-
day. Later Madrid dispatches report
ed Portugal probably would reject the
German demand Advices from Am
sterdam say that German deciara-
ton of war against Portugal is lmml-
nept
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
ITALY MAY FIGHT GERMANY.
Decision to Open Hostiities Upon
Kaiser Reported Reached at Rome.

London, March 2.-Italy's act OF
reouisitioning thirty-four of the thirty
seven German ships interned in Italian
ports. as announced in the house OF
commons. is interpreted as corrobo-
rating a report that the Italian cabinet
has decided to declare war on Ger
many. Dispatches on Tuesday said the
decision had been reached in Rome
and that declaration of war would Ioi-
low Immediately upon the reopening
of the Italian parliament.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
r.i-.een Miners killed by Blast.

Kemnton. w. Va, March 2.-Thir-
teen men are dead and ffty-two nave
been brought safely from mine No. AZ
Of the Davis Coal and Coke company.
Moor here. where an explosion occurred
soon after the miners had gone to
work. The mine, which is SHAFT AZ
saa, deem was not badly wrecked.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
March 9, 1915.

Campaign in Aisace hampered by
floods.
Germans raised siege of Osso-
wetz and retreated In North Po-
land.
German submarines sank three
British merchantmen; many lives
lost.
British seapIanes dropped bombs
on Ostend.
+. British government authorized to
take over engineering trade of
country to increase output of NUM-
tons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
Turks in Flight.

Petrograd, March 2.-Tiiis dis
matches received here confirm the
evacuation by the Turks of Trebizond
and neighboring cities
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
Henry lanes Is Dead.

London, March Henry James, the
novelist, died on Monday after an ILL
ness OF more than two months with
pneumonia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
March 8. 1915.

March 3, 1919.
Russians siIenceo two German
siege batteries at OssoWetz.
Austrians gained ground In the
Carpathians and GaIicia.
Allied fleet forced way further
up DardanelIes, siIencing more
forts.
Russians destroyed Turk ports
on Black sea.
British collier Bengrove sunk In
Bristol channel.
Five convicted of passport
frauds in u. S.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
March 10. 1915.

Further gains made by British in
Neuve ChapeIIe region.
Russians checked German often
sive against Przasnysz.
Austrians repuIsed Russians near
Cisna.
Turks were driven back in Ar
menia and Northwestern Persia.
Submarine destroyed Swedish
steamer Hanna.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
March 7, 1915.

March 7, 1915.
Germans started another drive In
region of Pilica river.
Austrians reiterated in Bukowina.
British drove Turks back from
Persian gulf, both sides losing
heavily.
venizeIos, premier of Greece, re-
signed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
March II, 1915.

British captured Neuve Chapeile
after three days Of severe fighting.
Bombardment and mine sweep
ing in DardaneIies continued.
Panic in ConstantinopIe, many
foreigners fleeing.
Million men battling in North Po-
land on 80-miIe front.
, 1916-01-27

~ : W HON ScL Ino plO,UUU ] Go TO my
lawyers"
PeaIe entered. ana he and the soap
king struck fire almost at once.
snow. see here. young man." began
Martin, quite Indignant at the coun-
tess story.
Now, n moment, Mr.. Martin"
Peale began. 81 just want to say that
/ am a man of a few words. This
isn't advertising-it's personal. |
know you don't like me-"
"Why do you say that?" Martin ask
ed c~uriously.
Because I'm a pretty wise gink."
said Peale.
We'll you are a bit fresh" Mr.. Mar
tin agreed.
Fresh? Well, l guess that's right
too" Peale went on. But that's me
I'm not your style. Here's the idea.
Your son has been immense to me.
Great kid. and 1t struck mt the reason
you wouldn't back him was because l
was mixed up In his business. So |
Just came to say If that's the situa-
ton, why. I'm out, that's all-and you
go ahead with him alone"
This was Ambrose's great moment,
his big emotional scene. But when 1t
came at last. after all his p%ondering
and planning, 1t seemed very fiat and
unimportant. And for the life of him
he could not have told how the old
magnate was taking 1t.
You're not a partnerT' the soap
king asked him at last.
Il should say not. I'm just a hired
hand. He could can me any moment,
but he's not the kind of guy who'd do
that
Then you haven't power to sign
to make a deaf
Il should say not" said Peale. why,
he and Miss Grayson do all the sign
ing. If could have signed contracts
I'd have spent $1,OOO,OOO in advertising.
And, believe me, you ought to back
him, because honest, Mr.. Martin, its Q
great scheme-the 10 Soap. On the
level, IL it's handled right and the pub
Lefty end is
"Now. don't get started on advertis
ing" Martin interposed, holding up his
hand.
THAT'S right, too," said Ambrose
lamely. well, l guess that's all. j
wanted to tell you how l stood about
Rodney. That's OF my chest. SO good
afternoon"
Mr.. Martin gave a good look at this
young man, who vas willing to sacri
fee himself for Rodney, but outwardly
he did not relent.
wait, a minute" he said presently
What did you boys mean by trimming
that poor countess on the French
rights?"
jumping Jupiter! Has she been
here?' asked Peale, again alert.
Mr.. Martin explained that she was
here now. that she said she'd put Rod,
ney in Jail for fraud unless Mr.. Mar.
tin made good that $4,000.
1--WE got to pay her; can't see the
boy disgraced." he concluded.
"Say. if you'd like to save that S15,'
600, I'll fix 1t for you" spoke up Peale.
But she's got a contract" said Mr..
Martin.
'Tn get 1t for you cheap" Peale an
swered him. pardon me. sir, but !
know how to handle danes like her."
, 1916-01-27
1918, by Rel Cooper m.s-.. and Walter. 1....sA.

George, 1 nearly forgot" he added.
There's another matter l must attend
to first. Peale, you'll find the countess
In there. Do the best you can. Wen
settle the details when / get back.
Make yourself at home"
Sure. This cigars great company"
said Peale. He strutted up and down
cockily on the thick rug. He must at
tend to the countess, he remembered,
and no fOoling. So he went over to the
door behind which she was hiding and
threw Ii open with a flourish of fake
French.
Countess de Bull Rum" he ratified
on. DE juie-de joie-politern no
blesse oblige."
You ought to take up French, Am
brose," she said sweetly. Your ac-
cents immense. Well. little sweet
heart
Say, what are you doing in these
partsT' Peale interrupted her.
"Oh, came to see Mr.. Martini she
said lightly.
What forT''
What do you think2'
See here now, If you're aiming to
trim the old man I won't stand for it."
protested Ambrose.
Ambrose. do me another favor" the
countess begged.
"What is itT'
Don't tell old Martin what | tried
to do to you boys. He's the kind that
would put me in jail. I'll be on the
level. | did come here to try to trim
him, but I'll cut it out. Honest | will.
oh. Ambrose. I don't like being a
CRATER"
Nix. nix said Peale. He left me
here to settle 1t. Where is the contract
Come on. Gimme-gimme''-
You mean you've been on all the
timer" cried the countess.
Sure"
And you let me sit there a-moultin'
all over the place AGAIN."
"Gimme-gimme''-
"Oh, | suppose I've got to. oh, I'm
sick of soap anyhow Thirteen may
be lucky for you boys. but it has been
a hoodoo for me-
She handed over the contract to him
gracefully enough.
"And now my little hearts of LET
tuce," Peale chantcd. this concludes
your portion of the evenings entertain
ment.'
"You are an Is carat kid said the
countess. "Ta, ta," she added. Ring
me up some day"
so long." said Ambrose. BE good"
And so he assisted at the dismissal
OF one OF Mr.. Martins callers that aft
ernoon. OF the first, of Mr.. Bronson
OF Chicago and his 10000 cakes. he
had not yet heard. Perhaps this was
Just as well. The mood of Ambrose
this Saturday afternoon had grown far
too genial anyway.
Into the middle of this mood. just as
he was showing the countess to the
door, with no Intervention by the
faithful Johnson. burst Mary. follow
ed by Rodney in a tearing hurry.
They stopped abruptly when they saw
Ambrose.
"Oh, have you seen father" Rodney
asked. rs he here?"
I'm waiting for him now" PeaIe
answered.
Its most important" said Mary
breathlessly.
"You remember the countess Peale
put in cautiously.
They all bowed. embarrassed. and
there was an awkward pause. which
the countess broke.
swell. ! guess I'm not wanted" she
said perspicaciously. looking shrewdly
W g.
long. you 10 soapsuds."
Alas for the inequalities of this
world II for Ambrose Peale these
, 1916-01-27
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Wedding.

n Al r. MARTIN looked at Peale
IEJV again. Ambrose's mission had
" succeeded In a way he did not
suspect
MIR. Peale, | like you," said old Mar
tin.
Huh said Peale.
Have u cigar?" asked Martin.
Ambrose took 1t, feeling better than
he had felt for many days.
He wondered idly what that butleI
guy meant presently when he stuck
his head In and announced to his mas
ter that he had t%elephoned that party,
who was at his office now. He heard
Martin mutter:
Good. good. Peale. I've got to go
u on an important soap deal. oh, by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

on it Northern Pacific R. R., 7SS44" and we could not help frum wandering what the Sam Hill a North ern Pacific box car was doing in Alaska. The ans wer 1s-that picture taken sumwheere in the United States in the Northwest during big snow When one gets fooled twse like that he is bound to get a little suspsious and when he goes with frend to the peerade of the Prussan Army in Berlin, reveewed by Emperer Willyum. he don't feel quite sertan but what he is looking at the Nasone Guard at Portland, Maine and that feerse looking guy with the turned up mustaches mite be sum Irish gink frum the thurd ward hired for the occasion. All in the Movies therefore, de- pend upon it-is not thus-hat is not so thus as it appears.
 I remembur seeing picture not long ago of herock yung offiser He furst shown talking to his gurl all diked up like street peerade with white duck uniform on with white shoes to match. Latur he rode in an aeroplane spying upon the mics trenches-he had the same suit. Still latur he headed his company in a vaient charge upon the breastwurks of the enemy and engaged n feerse hand to hand struggle-needless to say putting his foes to flight and chasing them the scenery still wearing that faithful white suit and white shoes
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ago. As mattur of fact the wild and wooley western sceens you air getting so menny sensasions frum and wurling yourself up to such high state of stement ovver, actuely took phase at Prossaic New Jursey and all the acturs and actureens including the feerse looking Indians who go to bed each nite dis gusted unless the scalp few womin and babies all frum New York riding on sleeping cars and eating reguler human food like all the rest of us-only sum bettur, perhaps.
 Then have been a trip-in the Movies-up the picturesk and butfully sinuous Nile in Africa; along the shores could the half clothed natives with theere speers and hoss hide sheelds evver and anon-mostly anon-an aigatur would rear it's ugly he'd above the and threaten to ovverturn our gondola-or perhaps it was sumthing else-maybe they don't gondolas the Nile; along the shore could almost heer the Bull of the Bull Pushes; we could close and immagine that we could see
 the ansient Sahibs and Sahbeses and heer the hustle and hump of the cammels. Immagine disappoint- mine then when air informed by sarcastick by stander that this picture taken on Bttur Creek, Florida and the natives Florida hired for the show and the Alligatur belonged to the zoo
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Manhattan, is now there; there is a fly- ing machine trip over New York city; there are many new attractions in Luna. and always there is the dancing and dining opportunity.
 We visit both Henderson's and Felt man s-no, we do not dine at each of these places-we stop in, and to anyons who has even visited Coney for an eve. ming, the explanation is sufficient. It takes 30 minutes to park the flivver, and one has to walk nearly a mile to get to vacant space in which to park it, such is the jam of motors.
 But Coney with all its charms. coufd not hold us longer than a couple of houAs. and we were yet to see another bit of contrast ere reaching home. This came as we passed over the great Williamsburg bridge and found ourselves riding through Grand and East Houston streets in the far-famed lower east side of Manhattan. Late as the hour was those thorough fares were crowded and it is doubtful if there was a word of English being spoken by the foreign looking people who thronged them.
 Then up Fifth avenue and into Broad- way at Times Square. The trip is ended. And after all, though I have carried you over Long Island, I have safely returned you to the little White Light section that so many visitors to Manhattan believe to represent all the transient joys that the island has to offer. The entire trip has been over distance of l1S miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

without so much as speck on them. All this Is very discurrag to the laundries. If the same white suit thro vissit to his gurl and areopane trip ovver simply mattur of few hundred miles and charge thro' shot and shell and dunn dunn bullets without mussing it all up-what chance has poor honnest hardwurl1ing wash woman got, enny way?
 Then you thriller in the way of wild and wooley western show. You obsurve the boys and the gurls, all dked up in leathur spats and shooturs, and with miles of lassoes coled up theere saddles you note the unduating parares and the parched plains. Then latur band of h. dans appeer; they air on the path and air seek ing the gore of the sheep herder and his men, and incidentally air deturmined to carry away his fair daughter so she may beeum the bride of theere cheef. This you feel sertain out in Arizony or, perhaps. in Sonora Mexico wheere the native Indian has his lair also in most nstinces wheere he has job in the mines having lerned that the war path bizness is no ongur healthy attractive Enny way you flattur yourself that you air having enacted for your bennefit-and the same historic ground-actuel occurrences of a gennerasion or so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

over and over and sift out the gold bearing sand. They take away the peb- bles and great boulders and turn the sand out upon plates covered with mer- cury which catches the gold. The dredges will handle something like 5OOo,- 900 tons of material this year and the amount of gold saved will be several mill lions of dollars.
 Before any such work can be done Jack Frost must be taken out of the ground to be mined. The dredges cannot work in frozen rock, and the difficulties of the ice strata are far greater for them than they were for the individual miners. In the first mining of the Klondke the perpetual ice really aided the men by sav- ing the trouble of timbering. They could dig down through it to where the great gold pockets lay, and then drift off along the bed rock, thawing only the strata that contained the most of the gold. The frozen earth was as firm as so much solid rock and they were able to work without the wooden supports necessary to hold up the roofs of the mines of other parts of the world.
 The dredges have to have all the earth free from frost The region they work must be thawed down to 40 or 50 feet from the surface, and that in great blocks as big as a house, before the excava- ton can even begin.
 The methods of thawing the earth have been reduced to a science. The first mil ners used wood fires. which they kept burning until they had thawed a shaft down to the gold. Other fires were then built along the bed rock and the earth taken out until they had made great caverns and tunnels far down under the 30 or 40 feet of ice overhead. They used hot stones to aid in the thawing and took out the melted material in wheelbarrows and carried it in buckets to the surface by windlasses like an old-fashioned we'll sweep.
 The thawing of today is done by steam generated in great boilers on the top of the ground. The steam is carried through pipes to where needed and forced into the earth through steel tub es three fourths of an inch in diameter, and from 10 to 30 feet long. These tubes are really galvanized iron pipe about as big around as my thumb, and stood upon end the three or four-story house. Each tube has top, and below this an opening, where the connection with the main steam pipe is made. The bottom of the tube is point ed and the steel there is so strong that the tube can be driven down into the earth.
 The driving is done with the tube
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

them in the air. They circle graceful ly around and make an equally grace full landing. Thinking we had discov- cred something unusual, we pointed them out to a native, who smiled in- diligently at us, giving us the distinct impression that he was accustomed 10 have strangers point out the airships to him, and also the idea that both strangers and airshps were every day occurrences to him.
 As darkness approached we found ourselves far southward, but still on Long Island, No matter how beautiful nature and art combined may be, the normal human being must eat and therefore one of the splendid road houses profited by our S0-minute pause. The party agreed that it had been Il wonderful journey and all was peace- full until someone suggested a little contrast and color--and a trip to Coney to get it.
 Our host, having plenty of good na- ture and gasoline, was willing to start the flivver for the famous re- sort and in a few more minutes we were in Brooklyn-sometimes referred to as ''the ruins of New York'-and Through beautiful Prospect park the flivver was guided. This park is Brooklyn's pride and boast The Brook lynite will tell you that Central park has nothing on it." It Is nearly, if not quite, as large as Central park, but lacks something of the magnifi- dence of the Manhattan park. It is what one might call a little stiff In Central park-at the north end one finds nature in all its rocky rug gedness, but Prospect park is appar- ently carefully done" and one misses that sensation of being out and away from "the busy haunts." It has a great deal of beauty and no doubt Brook lyn's pride Is justified. but to one who knows old Central park well there is