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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
BRITISH OCCUPY THE CITY OF HAVRE People Growing Rich From Enormous Expenditures KHAKI EVERYWHERE A Civilian Has No Chance at All. Shipping Is Terribly Congested
 Owing to the Inadequate
 Docking Facilities
KHAKI EVERYWHERE

Havre. March Correspondence of the Associated Press.) .)-Havre has always
 been the most cosmopolitan port in France, but never before the war would you get three British half-pence and
 Belgian sou in cents worth of small change. That trivality is symbolical of
 the Havre of today-only half French, three-eights British and an eighth Bel gian.
 It is the influx of the British that has doubled the traffic of the port during the past 19 months and congested the docks until scores of ships are at times seen lying for days together in the offlng
 waiting for a spot to become vacant at the quays The quays themselves are piled with bales of cotton, giving to the port a resemblance to New Orleans
 COTTON BALES PLENTIFUL
 The cotton sheds, covering 20 acres of ground, and fitted with 20 electric cranes,
 have become insufficient and the bales are rolled upon the quays everywhere
 that a ship from New Orleans happens to find berth.
 The traffic of the port of Havre, which amounted to 5400,000 tons in 1913, was less than half that of Rotterdam and only
 little more than a third of that of Antwerp and Hamburg. The reasons for it were largely lack of docking facilities and the limited railroad communications
 with Paris and the center of France Even before the war ships were some times held up in the roads waiting their turn to dock, and new basin called the Tidal basin' was planned and partially finished with the view to relieving conges- ton.
 The congestion of traffic now is not only a hindrance to commerce. but a dan ger to navigation which greater vigilance on the part of the French navy against German submarines may obviate, but which is considered sufficiently serious at the present time to justify consideration of the temporary use of the uncompleted Tidal basin as a refuge for vessels wait ing their turn to dock.
 The town itself is far more animated than in time of peace, and is unayoid- ably getting rich from the vast expendi- lures of the British commissary depart ment and the individual trade of officers and soldiers. English shop signs are sen everywhere alongside the Frefch, for Tommy Atkins is slow in learn ing the language.
 One of the most conspicuous things one sees in the Rue de Paris, the principal street in the town, is British Barr in a saloon. A little further on a sign points the way to the British Soldiers Club" another signpost directs men to the British Officers Club,' while there are tearooms everywhere and restaurants that conspicuously advertise ''ham and eggs" "The right shop for British Come in and demand for all the things
 among some of the appeals to the sol dierS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
HAVRE GROWS RICH

British transports have the right of way over all other ships in the harbor and at the docks. and the British prevail everywhere on shore. Some people in Havre have inquired whether the British occupation is going to last forever an inquiry inspired by the seemingly perma- nent character of the installations for the different services of the British army and for the British troops Most peo- pie at Havre will be glad if 1t does, be- cause they are getting rich-all except ing the fishermen. The herring catch has diminished 50 per cent, while all the other commerce of Havre has doubled.
 Havre is under naval instead of mili- tary rule despite the occupation by the British army. Khaki is the prevailing color, but the French admiral. Biard, is the king of Havre, and Tommy Atkins
 must submit to his authority. He must quit the saloon at g o'clock and must not be found in restaurant after TO-
 Patrols look for him through all the narrow ways and byways, and in the corners of the docks and pick him up sharply if found after hours where he should not be.
 As to the civilian. he looks in vain for any sort of consideration in Havre; those that live there content themselves in taking British money in exchange for the best rooms best apartments and best tables in the restaurants. The civilian from abroad gets in with so much &sr- ficulty he feels as if he had broken in and almost insensibly tries to sneak out; this too is difficult. for the man from Scotland Yard considers every civilian guilty of spying until he has proven his innocence; if he happens to speak Eng fish, the presumption against him is so much the stronger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
T|GR|S SERVES BOTH BRITISH AND TURKS Marvellous Amount of Ship
 ping Assembled AERIAL" CHIEF FREAK Is Half Houseboat and Half Aero plane-Turks Have Simple Prob lem, as the Country is Self
 Supporting
AERIAL" CHIEF FREAK

With the British Army in Mesopotamia, March 31.-(British official eyewitness ) The Tigris river serves as the line of communications for both Turks and Brit ish alike in Mesopotamia. The British have a certain advantage in this respect, for they, with access to the sea, can in crease and replenish the river transport facilities indefinitely, whereas the Turks must be satisfied with their present fleet.
 The carrying capacity of the Tigris, with it's present British fleet, is not equal to that of a single line of railway with an average supply of rolling scocx, put it is increasing in proportion to the de- velopment of the campaign. The British line of communication is about 400 miles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
SHIP FOR EACH BRIG GADE

The fleet of transports, mostly paddle steamers drawing about four feet Of water, each with lighter attached star board and port, keep pace with the army on the bank, and each brigade has its parent ship, from which it draws sup plies.
 The parent ship is, in turn, supplied by
 'mahailas." These local river craft make a picturesque fleet with ther high for ward-sloping masts, huge rudder, lateen sail, and cutaway prow pointed and barbed. They are painted like the Chi nese junks, but with Arab designs and characters, the star and crescent and fingers like the signs of the zodiac gen. orally white on a background of green or red and yellow.
 The Arab name for the long, narrow, canoe-shaped boats of the country, the gondola of Basra, is the bellum. It is poled or padded. The official dispatches have occasionally referred to war bel lums," which are ordinary bellums arm ored with iron plates and used for convey ing infantry to the assault of the enemy s position.
 To supplement the self-respecting pad dle steamers of the Tigris there has been gathered the most heterogeneous collec- tion of scrap iron and remnants or river traffic. taxing the resources of India s inland navigation from Bhamo to Sind. How these craft ever found their way over to the ocean only providence knows.
 THE CHIEF FREAK The most remarkable boat on the river is one known as the Aerial" half house. boat and half aeroplone. The hull is from Brahmaputra, and it is fitted with an air propeller and 50-horse power engine It makes more noise than a modern bat tie. It once piled in Assam, but its owner and navigator had happy inspiration and this miracle of private improvisation is now the officially recognized hospital ferry, plying between the field hospital stations and the main hospital camp. A boat indigenous to the Tigris is the cauldron-like "gufar'' of Bagdad, prob- ably the oldest vessel in the world A gufar moored alongside the modern freak Aerial offers a striking picture in the evolution of ships. The gufar is a reed basket with wooden stays, plas- tered over with pitch from the bitumen wells of Hit. Herodotus described them as "sound as bucklers." spinning down stream with merchandise from Nineveh to Babylon. Each gufar, he says, car- ried donkey and was navigated by two men. Arrived in Babylon and the mer- cbandise sold, the gufar was disemem- bered and the parts carried back over land by donkey. Nowadays one first meets these craft at Amara, while their northermost limit upstream is Tekrit.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
FAMOUS clRcusMAN is VICTIM
OF AN ATTACK OF sRIGHTS
DISEASE.
WAS SICK ABOUT A YEAR
Founder Of Amusement Enterprise
Since Grown to Great Dimen-
sions-Recently Built $685.
600 Opera House.

Baraboo.-Al. Ringing, 66 years old,
died at his home here Of Brights dis
ease. He had been i'll about a year.
M. Ringing was the oldest of the
Ringing brothers. owners of most of
the big cIrcuses of the United States,
whose winter headquarters are To-
Gated here. Recently an opera house
built at Baraboo by Mr.. Ringing at
a cost of S125,OOO was completed.
Mr.. Ringing is survived by his
widow and four brothers. They are
Charles R., Evanston, H.; Henry,
Baraboo. Wis, All, New York, and
John. The fifth brother, : Otto, died
two years ago.
AL Ringing was the founder of the
circus syndicate which has since
grown to great dimensions. Always
an eager spectator as "a boy at the
"one horse shows, that for him came
all too seldom to the village. of Bara.
boo, the sawdust ring never lost its
alldrements for him. He learfed the
business of running circus from car
rying water for the elephants up to
the big business dealings.
The Ringing Brothers by their
amusement enterprises placed Bara-
boo on the United States map. At an
early age the then boys. became i'm
bued with an ambition to shine as
stars of the sawdust arena, and estab-
ished small show in the back yard
of the family residence. Success,
though in. a small way, resulted. and
followed, practically undiminished, all
through the later life of the Ringing
boys. =: ~. =.
Their first real circus performance
of record was. given ate Dubuque, Ia,
at an early day, and from that time
the fame of the organization spread.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
WILL HOLD. MEET JAN uARY II
State Cranberry Growers to Hold
Twenty-eighth Annual conven-
ton at Grand Rapids. ~


Grand Rapids.-sThe twentyeighth
annual meeting of the Wisconsin State
Cranberry Growers association will
take place here on. Tuesday, Jan. Ii.
Talks will b." given by: some OF. the
most prominent cranberry growers of
the state ~...> ~.'.'...
p" Among these will be talk by. Jacob
Searls, a local grower, who has .devel-,
oped one of the finest marshes in this
section. A. U, CLANCY, the New York
representative; will furnish paper on
Qualities Derived from Spraying. %.
G. Made. who is in charge of the state
experiment station near here, will give
a report of the years work. = C. r:
Treat will speak on: the advantages
gained through using fertilizers. An
drew Bissig will talk on Marketing
Conditions. Miss. Lydia NJ. Huyck
and Charles"L: Lewis will tell Of the
progress of the. cranberry industry in
the northern part of the state and C.
NJ Seeker will tell of the advantages
and advertising gained through an ex-
hibit at the state fair. In the evening
Mr.. Made will show a series of slides
and give some information gained
through experiments the last year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
TRADE REVIVAL IN
WESTERN CANADA
Not a Myth but an Actually
Shown in the Returns Of Az
riCuItural Statistics anol
Every Department of
Trade and Com
merCe.

The trade revival in Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta is an actuality
and not a myth There is today q
spirit OF optimism in the air, just as
two years ago there prevailed the OPP
posite spirit of pessimism
A general trade revival has been
felt in every department of business in
the Prairie Provinces The agricul-
turists are in better shape than they
have ever been before in their lives.
No farmers of any country are in bet
ter financial condition and in more
general state of prosperity than are
the farmers of Manitoba Saskatche-
wan and Alberta: The farmers have
harvested a record crop-a crop which
enriches them to the extent of some
thing over 100000, 600.
In the cities the prosperity of the
country has been reflected. Every
where business is on the hustle. The
wholesalers and the retailers and the
implement dealers find business. good
The banks and other. collection houses
find collections satisfactory and finan-
cial men declare that westerners are
paying UP their debts In Winnipeg
the bank clearings have been the larg-
est in history, exceeding some weeks
the figures of Montreal and Toronto.
The grain shipments have been the
biggest in the history of Winnipeg and
in the history of the twin ports, Fort
William and Port Arthur. d. The mail
order houses have had a big year. the
rush of fall orders exceeding all previ-
Gus years and taxing the capacity of
these establishments, whose most san
guine expectations have been exceeded
by the actual business done.
The tide has turned in western Can
ada. The people. Of the West are
forging ahead, forging ahead in actual
production and in creation of wealth.
giving. generously to charitable and
other funds. paying up their back
debts, while going. along carefully as
regards any creation :of new debts.
They are economizing but not scrimp-
ing. acting cautiously but not. misery.
The financial heads of eastern Canada,
of the United States and of Europe are
no longer criticizing western Canada:
rather they are, unstintedly offering
their praise and their compliments.
The financial press recognizes that
the tide has turned in western Canada.
and'it has been published to the world.
=" The condition of western Canada at
the close of 1915 is one of optimistic
prosperity; backed by. the same deter
mination of western people to go on
Increasing their productiveness and
maintaining the records which they
have already established. p.
~ The trade revival of western Canada
is the happiest feature in the business
survey of the whole Dominion for 1915
and in the outlook. for .19lS.-Adver.
tisement. III.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a t0-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi-
ness. coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food in the
bowels or sour. gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in. the in
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing. sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
HOLD DOUBLE CELE BRATIoN
MIR. and Mrs. George Yule Observes
=. 6sth Wedding Anniversary
on New. Years. -;

Kenosha.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Yule observed the sixtg- eighth ami
versary of their marriage at their
home here.on New Years. day. The
celebration was the most interesting
event Of New Years in. Kenosha. Mr..
and Mrs. Yule were married Jan. l,
1873. Mr.. Yule is now 81 years of age
and Mrs. Yule a few years his junior.
The celebration took the form Of an
informal reception to friends and a
gathering of the members of the Yule
family at dinner at noon. =.
Mr.: Yule is president of the Balm
Wagon Company, and one of the
wealthiest Of Wisconsin. manufactur.
ers. Their one son, George A. Yule,
was present for the celebration.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
.. A n .U:.RT. CT!
Tie Newest Discovery in Chemistry

:. This is. a: recent discovery Of. Dr.
Pierce, who. is head Of tie. IuYalids:
Hotel and snrgical.lnstitute atBufa!o,
y. -. VI: Experiments att pr Pierce's.
Hospita. for several years proved that
there is no other. eIIminator :of uric
acid that can be. compared to II: For
those easily. recognized symptoms Of
innammation-as -backache. scalding
urine and Decentralization, as well
as sediment In the urine, or if uric
acid in the blood has caused rheuma-.
tism,. it is simply wonderful how sure
ly "Auuric acts The. best Of results are
always obtained in. cases OF acute
rheumatism' in the joints. IN gravel
and gout and invariably the pains and
stiffness which SO frequently and per-
sistently accompany the disease rap
idly disappear.
Go to your nearest drug store and
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

.simply::aak. for 50-cent package of
."AnGricf. manufactured by:Ijr, Pierce.
g even. write Dr. Pierce for. a large.
trial package 00c): If. you suspect
kidney. or" bladder trouble; send. him a,
sample Of your water :and#describe
symptoms. DR. PierCa's'' chemist win
Examine IT, then Dir. Pierce will report
to you without fee.or charge.
NOTE ",Anuric'. Is .elirty-seven
times more active than iithia,In .elimi
mating uric acid; and is "a harml ess 'hut
reliable chemical compound that may
abe safely given. 10 children. but.:shouid
be used only by grown.ups who .actu-.
ally wish. to restore their kidneys to
perfect health, by conscieutiousiy
using one box-Or more in extreme
Gases-as. "An*lric" thanks to DR..
Pierces achievement is by far the
most perfect kidney and bladder cor
rector obtainabls.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
Eve - business.

The Agent.-I am selling a remark.
able combination kitchen utensil.
Hqusowif e What is it~for?
See this little bade2"
Yes"
That's can opener.
'7ndeed?%.
"And: this hook is. an appliance for
lifting pans frof~,he fire,
That's a tack puller"
But suppose l want the girl to open
a can Of Soup and my husband TO pun
, some tacks while attended, the pans
on the :stove2". -,
=. Easiest thing in the world. Al you
have 10 do is to buy three of the uten-
.siIa Anything else, please? Reho-
both. Sunday Herald. -.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
: More Cheerful Topic.

=. Don't you r.lke to read about life
in foreign countries?@ asked the zen
'thusiastic young. .womaa.
'..-gWell, that depends, " answered Mr..
Dubwaite; thoughtfully, ON aenumber
of: particulars. -. -.
."Yes.2"...' .....:
Lust at present. life in foreign coun-
tries is so.full. of horrors that / much
prefer to read about life here at Home. ="
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
How He Described IT.

The. newly arrived citizen. from
Italy was trying his best to buy a
colander, but could not make the clerk
understand what he wanted The clerk
showed him several kinds of pans, but
at each he shook his head. Finally
he got an idea: .'..-.
"Giv-a me dis-a kind he said. re
water go ahead, re macaroni stop"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
vete9an Policemen Out.

Oshkosh-The Oshkosh epolice force
lost two veterans Jan. III B. Ragat7
and Cornelius McCusker. Mr. Ragatz
has been on the force about thirty
eight years, and Mr. McCusker about
thirty-three.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
Familiar SURROUNDINGS.

Grace-I've been trying for years to
get my brother to take vacation.
Maryland he won't do it, Ell?
Grace-No; says he'd be lonesome
away from his=work. He's a chiropo-
dist, you know.
Harry-A chiropodist? Why dom
you suggest his spending few days
at the foot of mountain?
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

Wansau.-Psul Wenzel, charged
with robbiug Joseph Rady of Green
Bay. pleaded guilty and was given
term OF two years in the reformatory
al Green Bay.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
Weak Kidneys Often the
Result Of OverWOrk

On: several occasions have been unable
TO work and suffered severe pains in the
back, due to my. kidneys, l called on. a
doctor of Ripon, Wis., but received no
relief. ..
tried Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Roe which
gave me instant relief was then able to
resume. work. = Swamp Root is the only
relief. / can get from kidney disease which
am subject tee in the spring of the year.
am writing this testimonial. through, my
own free Will that sufferers Of kidney and
bladder diseases will know Of Il be wonder
ful3merits of Swamp Root / recommend
DR.: Kilmer's Swamp Root whenever / can
and always have a bottle of Swamp Root
in my home. ~ !. :~:
purchased Swamp Root Of Mr. c. J.,
Bgrnside, Druggist, of 202 Main Street,
oRipon Wis.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

Invited to Address Dgsinase Meeting
Grand Rapids-Atty b. NJ Vaughan
has been invited to speak at the sixth
aGnual National Drainage congress. &c
be held at Cairo III, Jan. 10 to 81.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

Hear how old Wogram got even
with the war;"
NO How'd he do it,.
Well, when the war cut off the dye.
stuffs Wogram cut off his whiskers. -
Judge
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

=. Mother Gray'ss Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in "a hours, relievf FeveTish-
ness ,1iiead ache stomach Trou bles, Teethirs
DISORDERS, move and regulate the bowels, aud
Destroy Worms They are so pleasant TO take
childreulike them. Used by mothers for2 Syesrs.
All druggists; BE somple FREE; Address,
Mother Gray Co; lie Roy, N, Y.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
Prove What Swsmp.ROot Win. Do For You

Send ten cents to Dr. Kiiiner L.. Co.
Binghamton, \. Y, for a sample size bot.
tie. rIt'will convince anyone. You viii
also receive 6 booklet of valuabi Infor;~
nation. telling about the kidneys and bad,
der. When writing, be sure and mention.
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one.
dollar size bottles for sale at al drug
,etores-Adv.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
Mo Eaddisrn.

10. you believe in telepathy?"
No our doctor is a good old allo-
path ': a..
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

after man has had occasion to en-
ploy hrst-class lawyer you can tel
him that talk is cheap.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR -.
Frequent shampoos With cutlcufa
Soap viii Help You: Trial rec.

= -Precede=shampoo by. touches Of Gu
ticura~ Ointment: il needed to spots
of dandruff; ..itching and irritation of
the scalp. Nothing better for the com:
.plexion, hair hands OF SKIN than
these supeT.creamy emollients= Also
as preparations for the toilet. .::.".
Free sample each by. mail with Book.
Address. postcard. Cuticura, = Dept. l..
Boston Sold everywhere. ADV:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
.ery truly yours,

525 Newbury Street, Ripon, Wis
I have read the above statement that
Thomas J. Lynch bought Dr. Kilmer's
SwappRoot at my store and: made oath
the above statement Is. true in substance
:, f. J. Burnside.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of November. 1911 -.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

:. Even the: worm WIZ perhaps
into a butterfly. ~. :. -
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
A Question.

- "A Question. :
Nurse The" ew patient n.our. ward.
is .light-headed -. -.
: Doctor Delirious or blonde?
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

=: oesr. 5000. 0oo.vlsIted the"Panama
Pacific exposition. =
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
II en- Wanted

A rare chance 10 learn the most useful trade 10
existence Can qualify 70 earn SIS 70 e. per
week in to weeks. The Wisconsin Barber
College, 1851 Chestnut St, MLlwsukes, W is.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08

NO CASH-Thir1y years. Richest aiiavial Louiss-
Land Sine. Perfectly drT.Eed. 81 Mainline
city. Three crops Immense corr Healthy Fishing.
hunting Excellent marketa - Tsuaeg Blk aslsaa VIA