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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24

London, May 24,--After g long lnH
in aerial raiding the Germans agaiu
attacked the east coast OF Englana
early today. One man was killed.
News Of the raid was given out ofic.
tally today.
There were four or five airships In
the attacking fleet, and many bombs
thrown. The most of the projectiles
were dropped in the. country district
of Norfolk. The single fatality oc.
Cured in a Norfolk village.
Despite the large amount Of explos.
ives used, the damage was slight. The
weather was thick, which hampered
observations. At times the airships
,s,ould not be seen thru the mist. This
rendered the work of the British air.
men and high-angle gunners very DIFF
ficult.
British aviators s*ent aloft to give
battle to the raiders. but all escaped
London, May 24.--The British steam.
ship Transylvania has been sunk by
German submarine with the loss Of
Alb lives.
News Of the loss of this great shin
was reported today from Liverpool
altho she had been sent to the hot
tom on May 4 Among those lost was
the captain of the ship.
The Trsnsylvania displaced 14,314
tons and hailed from Glasgow She
was built in 1914 for the Anchor line.
New York, May 24.-The New York
Offices of the Anchor line, owners Of
the liner Transylvania, reported sunk
by a submarine, have received no Of
fetal reports on the sinking of the
steamship, which until May T. 1915
was one Of the largest vessels in the
trans Atlantic service. On that date
the Transylvania sailed from New
| York, and since has been in the Ad-
miralty service It Is believed here
that the liner was in use as trans
port
The Transylvanla was launched
Sept. 3, 1914. and arrived in New York
on her maiden trip on February s,
1915.
Paris. May 24.-The French liner
Sontay. bound from Salonike to Mar
seilles with 345 passengers IN board,
has been torpedoed with the loss OF
A. lives. Official announcement of
the destruction Of the ship was given
out today.
The ship was attacked and sent to
the bottom on April 16. At the time
heavy seas were running, but despite
the wind and the roughness of the
water. 300 of those on board the ship
we're saved
The crew worked with perfect disci-
pine, launching the boats and seeing
! that they were filed with passengers.
/ There was no panic CAPTAIN Masee,
master Of the shi. ,ayea pom the
bridge, refusing to enter any OF the
life boats. He persisted
The Sontay was a ship Of 72i7 tons
and was owned in Marseilles. She
has been plying in the Mediterranean
trade for some time,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24

Coates Spool Cotton So per dozen
per spool Observation-Disclosures. SC
Reference to the Free Trader files
gives the following produce quotations
as posted in the Ottawa wholesale
market on August 10, 1864
Flour-Spring wheat, S475 per 100
twas $3.50 in Sept. and all winter
Corn Meal$25 so and So per 100
Wheat-No. l Spring. $3.50 No q.
S1.65.
Corn-New, shelled s123 Old shell.
ed, $125
Oats-62c for 80 lbs
Timothy seed. 49,
Potatoes, 81 so per bushel
Eggs. 12c.
Butter, 38c and 40c
Hides green. 10c, kip. lSc, calf, 20C.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24
SCHOOL TEACHERS
FOR ENSUING YEAR
CHOSEN BY BOARD
TWO MEMBERS or STAFF WILL
RETIRE rO BENEFITS UNDER
PENSION ACT-RAlSE IN SAL
ARIES DENIED BECAUSE OF UN-
STABLE FUEL MARKET.

Teachers in the public school sys-
TEN were employed for the ensuing
year at a special meeting last even
ing of the school directors in the
boards offices in the Moloney build
ing. Two instructors who have been
on the staff sufficiently long to be1e
fit under the retirement pension act
will take advantage of their oppor-
tunity to spend their remaining years
In private life. They are Miss Alice
Maher and Miss Caroline Glover, of
Lincoln school. Both have made ap-
plication to share in the pension fund
and will be accepted for their long
and faithful years of public service.
Miss Elizabeth Pickens. who has
been on years leave of absence. will
resume her duties. probably at Shah
bona school. and Miss AIDA Gatchell
and Miss Rita Barnard, who held
temporary appointments, were made
permanent members of the teaching
force
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24

A morning rainbow In regarded ns a
sign Of rain, an evening rainbow Of
fair weather.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24
No Raise Allowed.

permanent members of the teaching
force.
No Raise Allowed
The high cost of coal was given as
a principal reason for the board be-
ing unable to raise the wages of the
teachers, as petitioned by them some
weeks ago 1t was reported that dur
ing the past year the coal bills ex-
ceeded by several hundreds of dollars
the amounts appropriated for that pur
pose, and there was tighter situa-
tion looming ahead for the next year
It was stated that SO far the board
has been unable to let any contracts
for fuel because of the uncertainty
of the market. and as the funds were
running low, it was deemed i'll advised
at this time to precipitate more obli-
gaticns upon the school department
in view of present conditions.
The teachers, as selected by the
board for next years work are
Principals,
Lincoln school--Alice Rigdep
ShaDuo,a school-Anna Rsnz
Jefferson school-Mary White
Columbus school-Katherine Cos
grove.
Washington school--Hertha Hill.
Grade Teachers.
Cora Raley.
Olive Barr.
Theresa Butler
Anna Phelan.
Margaret Payne,
Ruth Jencks
Madeline Harden.
Margaret Feehan.
Bertha Glover.
Helene Butler.
Nellie Smith.
Jennie Sanders.
Alice Cullen.
Nellie Hart
Ada Gatchell
Della Finnerty
Margaret Gordon
May Downey
Otilia Gerding
! Elizabeth Bowers
Bessie Patterson
| Bessie Newell.
! Mary Downs.
/ Harriet Black. ''
Harriet Harrison.
Anna Jacks.
Elizabeth Pickens.
Rita Barnard.
kindergarten Teachers.
Helen Scherer.
Julia Coble
Louise Ruff
Special Teachers.
Supervisor of Music--Bertha Brock
way.
Domestic Science-Jane Snow.
Drawing and Writing Helen Hod-
kinson.
Manual Training--L. G. Selby.
Trllant Ofiicer--Miss Launia Aus
sem
Jsnitors.
Lincoln school-M l. Kelly
4 Jefferson school---Richard Barrett
Shabbona school - Estel Bower
master.
Columbus sChool-.-E. II. Miller.
Washington school-John Martin.
PUBLIC SERVICE co.
HAS UNIQUE EXHIBIT
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24

Continued Oh Page 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24

Lincoln school-M l. Kelly.
Jefferson school---Richard Barrett
. Shabbona school Estel Bower
master.
Columbus school--E. Il. Miller.
Washington school John Martin
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-24
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight Friday
partly cloudy. Not much
change In temperature.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
WAITING SCHEDULE
FROM LIGHT COMPANY
Legislation Will Probably Have to BE
Begun All Over Again.

There has been no development in
the lighting situation the past week.
Everything now waits the schedule to
be submitted by l.. Il. Myers presi-
dent of the Lighting Company. 1t
is the opinion of the city hall experts
that the legislation passed in August is
now as defunct as the late j. Caesar,
and if there is an election a resolution
will have to be passed and advertised
again.
AS stated in the News-Budget last
week the Ladysmith Lighting Co. is
operate the Ashland Light, Power and
Street Railway Co. who have begun
the construction of 100000 power
plant at the mouth of Montreal river
on the boundary line between Michi-
gan and Wisconsin. For several weeks
tugs have been carrying machinery
from Ashland to the mouth of the
Montreal and construction crew left
Saturday for the scene Of operation.
a 1200-horse power plant will be built
and connected with the company's
lines connecting Ashland, Mellen and
Ironwood. A line will be built direct
ly from Montreal river to Ashland
across the Bad river reservation at a
cost of $4,000. The power plants at
White river and Mellen, both water
power and the local steam plant at
Ashland furnish light and power for
the Chequamegon Bay region.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
ORGANIZERS OF
PAPER MILL UNIONS
They Have Been i'm Ladysmith Some
Time Trying to Get New Members.

Messrs. Sample and Smith, of the
International Paper Makers Union,
have been in Ladysmith for some time
looking over the local situation and
endeavOring to arrive at some arrange
ment for a settlement. The manage
ment Of the Menasha Paper Co. has
stated however as told in last week S
News-Budget that there was no strike
in SO far as they were concerned, and
that they had nothing to discuss or to
settle.
Attempts have been made and it is
stated are still under way to get all
the employees of the paper company in
to the union so as to make strike
effectual. Mr.. Sample has devoted
his efforts to an organization of the
men in the sulphite mill. Mr.. Smith
when asked for Thursday, was said to
have left town.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
ANOTHER PAPER
MILL GOING UP
Menasha Paper Co. Will Start
Work On New Building
Next Week.
WILL MAKE WRITING
PAPERS EXCLUSIVELY
Will Necessitate Increased Production
i'm Both Sulphite and Bleaching
Plants.

Ladysmith is to have another pa
per mill.
The Menasha Paper Co. will com
mence work next week on another pa
per mill, complete in itself and up to
date in every detail. Nothing bat bond
and other writing papers will be man
ufactured in the new building, which
will be 42 feet wide, 200 feet long, and
two stories in height.
The building will be erected this fall
and a large force will be employed on
the construction work in order to rush
it to completion as soon as possible.
Solid brick cement and steel will
be used, making the structure practi-
cally fireproof.
Located just north of the existing
paper mill, the new building will eX-
tend along the bank and into the river.
Adding this department will make
it necessary to increase the production
in both the sulphite and bleaching
plants. Altogether, the new mill when
completed will result in the employ
ment of at least fifty additional men.
More pulpWOod will be required.
The entire plant is now running to
capacity, night and day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
NEW CONCERN FORMED,
f. Nj. DOYLE COMPANY
O. #. Falge a Member of New Organi.
zatiOn Which Will Handle Loans
and Insurance.

"The f. M. Doyle Co." will be the
name of a new organization which
will begin business on Oct. 10. Mr.. f.
M. Doyle, well known to all in Lady
smith as the energetic salesman of
the Upper Wisconsin Land Co., has
joined with Mr.. O. j. Falge in the
Loan and Insurance business and the
handling of lands. The Doyle Co. has
taken over this branch of the busi-
ness of Falge & Stine.
That the new concern is distinct
addition to the business interests Of
Ladysmith is acknowledged by all.
John Bronski who is well-known as
the former secretary of the Rusk
county fair when it was held at Bruce,
and more recently with the Ladysmith
Chair and Furniture Co., succeeds Mr..
Doyle with the Upper Wisconsin Land
Co.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05

Col. r. B. Mccoy, has been cut into
pieces to fill in other regiments lack
ing full quotas in the Gath brigade
with the other three Wisconsin regi-
ments. Col. Mccoy stays on the pay
roll but loses his command which he
has held many years.
COlOnels Get Other Jobs.
Col. Marshall Cousins, of Eau Claire,
commander of the Sixth Wisconsin
Infantry and whose regiment has been
broken up and merg with other
troops has been named commandant
of the divisional infantry school of
arms. Col. Mccoy of the 4th Wiscon-
sin, has been detailed as commander
of the headquarters training and mill
tary police
Col. John G. SALESMAN, who for years
has been identified with the WiscOn-
sin National Guard has arrived here
and been assigned to headquarters as
adjutant with the rank of Major.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
INDUSTRIAL COM.
HEARS THREE CASES
Judge Hambrecht and Attorneys i'm
Ladysmith Thursday, Under Com
pensatiOn Law.

Hon. Geo. p. Hambrecht, of the
State Industrial Commission came to
Ladysmith Thursday and heard testi-
mOny in three cases.
Evidence was presented in the case
of Ellingson Lumber Co. VS.. Dolor
Beaulieu and the Employers Mutual
Liability ms. Co. of Wausau, to de-
termine under the workmen's compen-
satiOn law as to responsibility for the
frozen foot of Beaulieu. 1t was while
working in a camp of the plaintiff that
the foot of the first defendant was
frozen last February. Porter, the
camp foreman, and G.. K EllingsOn,
who came over from Minneapolis, tes-
titled. L. NJ Thomas represented
Beaulieu
Testimony was also taken in the case
of Whitcomb, who died in the Rusk
county poor house, from alleged in
juries while working in camp for
John Vasey, of Menomonie The story
was told in detail in the News-Budget
The third case was that of W. HI.
Hamm, who alleges that he was in
jured in the hand while peeling bark
in the woods near Winter, in 1916.
Infection followed and his whole ply
steal and nervous system suffered and
the man became completely disabled.
The contractor, Carpenter, the plain
tiff, and DR.. Landmark testified. Evi-
dence was wanted from DR.. Smith, of
Winter, but he has moved to Antioch,
H. The court ordered the deposition
taken on Mr.. CarOw's statement as
to facts The Wausau insurance COM
pany was also defendant in this case
and was represented as in the Beau
lieu case, by Attorney Genrich, of
Wausau J. w. Carow had the case for
the injured man.
The hearing was hurried some to
allow Judge Hambrecht to catch the
noon train.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
LOYALTY LEGION
FOR .LADyS|M|TH
Organization Formed and Peti-
tiOns Circulated Condemn
ing Senator La Toilette.

The Ladysmith branch of the Wis
cOnsin Loyalty Legion was organized
at a meeting at the Baker hotel Thurs
day evening and the twenty-five
citizens of Ladysmith present signed
the roll and paid their dues. Temper
ary organization was made with r.
S. Johnson president, and J. w. CarOw,
secretary. Then the purposes of the
legion having been stated and the roll
signed, the temporary officers were
elected as permanent president and
secretary. Frank Fountain, vice
pres, L. G. Streater, treas, were add
ed and these with l.. e. McGill, w. S.
Manning and J. A. Michaelson make
the executive committee.
A resolution offered by f. M. Doyle
and numerOusly seconded was passed
by unanimous vote, instructing the
president and secretary to communi-
cate with the city council the infor-
nation that the Ladysmith Loyalty
Legion requested the council to fol-
low the example of many other cities
and ask the senate of the United States
to expel Senator La Toilette for dis
loyalty utteranceS.
Petitions were presented to the
meeting for this purpose and all the
members signed it. On the motion of
L. G.. Streater those present were in
structed and pledged to secure ten
new names for membership and ten
names on the petition for the eXpul-
sion of Sen. La Toilette.
A committee which will have charge
of the distribution of the petitions in
public places and throughout the
towns of the county was appointed
by the chair. The members are: E..
NJ. WOrden, III. A Dimock and S. w.
BOlleS
These petitions may be signed by
age or over. The president will ap-
point a committee of ladies to act and
it is anticipated that there will be a
large number of signatures among the
Red Cross workers especially. All pc
titions are to be returned to Secretary
J. w. Carow by 4 p. m. Monday.
The meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the chair.
Hawkins was organized Wednesday
night with twenty members. The pc
titiOn was signed by over eighty on
Wednesday. One man refused. The
officers of the Legion are: Pres, r.
W. Richardson; Vice-pres., Mead ;
secry., and treas, Best. These
and c. G. Ellingson and A. Porter
form the executive committee.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
MEASURES ROAD
To HAYWARD
E. M. WOrden Makes Records
for State Highway Com
mission Information.

1t is sixty two and one half miles
to Hayward according to the speed
ometer on Register E. M. Wordens
Overland which made the trip Sunday
from Ladysmith.
When the highway hearing was on
at Ladysmith last Tuesday the ques-
tiOn of mileage was the important one
and Mr.. Worden volunteered to meas
ure the distance, which was accepted
by Mr.. Kuelling, assistant engineer of
roads.
The route lay along the road dis
cussed due north, thence west to the
Chippewa river bridge II miles from
Ladysmith. 1t is q miles to the cor
ners near Exeland, leaving that town
liz miles to the est % miles to
Radisson; 35 miles to Couderay; 43
miles to Signore, so to Sand Lake and
621a to Hayward.
Shortened to Fifty Miles.
Mr.. Worden was met at Hayward by
H. J. Rohlfe, who read the speedome-
ter and took the record.
"The road" said Mr.. Worden to
the News-Budget," can be shortened
fully 10 miles. 1t is very crooked
and by changing the route from
Couderay to Sand Lake, keeping far
ther south a large block OF mileage
can be cut off. The road will be even
more attractive then than now. From
Sand Lake into Hayward there is a
fine piece of highway.
1.-THE distance by way of Bruce" he
continued, lis 51a miles farther"
Accompanying Mr.. WOrden were :
Leo Englesby, Clyde Littlejohn and
H. f. Lyberger. DR.. Bennett, well
known in Ladysmith who lives south
and east of Sand Lake accompanied
the party to Hayward. They carried
camp utensils and got dinner by the
roadside at Billy Boy dam.
The hearing at Hayward promises
to be of decided interest. 1t will be
there on Friday October II, and the
location of the trunk line in Sawyer
county will very largely hinge on the
evidence presented at that meeting of
the state highway.
New Map of Proposed Routes.
Mr.. WOrden has made a new map
of the route he measured and another
of a proposed route OHayward,
which cuts off 2 miles and makes the
distance from Ladysmith to Hayward
so miles or one mile less than the
mileage which the state highway COM
mission has already laid out and in
keeping with Mr.. Kuelling's request to
get insnde the mileage limit if possi-
BILE.
The new route is straight north on
the Gates road z miles west, 2 miles
north into Sawyer, straight west to
EXeland, thence N. w. to WeirgOir
and west miles, north through Lem
ington and west and northwest to
Sand Lake, where the measured road
is then taken to Hayward. This route
is exactly $3.50 miles.
Mr.. Worden turned the map over
to Mayor Thompson on Thursday
Continued on Page 81
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
COMMISSIONS GIVEN
IN MEDICAL CORPS

Appointments of officers of the
medical corps, dental and veterinary
corps were announced last Friday in
Washington. Most of these commits
sions were actually issued weeks ago
but this is the first official announce
ment From this section of the state
are:
Captain f. A. Walters, Stevens
Point. He is also mayor of that city.
First Lieutenant: DR.. l.. j. Phil
lips of Weyerhaeuser "A. G. Maercklein
Of Exeland, Harry M. Coleman, Bar
ron, w. f. Cowan, Stevens Point, e.
r. F. Murphy, Amigo
In the dental corps are ClausOn T..
Stekl and John Il. Cornwall, of Rice
Lake as second lieutenants.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
Where the Mail Order
House Gets Big
Business

Merchants who complain of mail
order houses eating into their
business may read the statement
made by Herman ROsenfield adj
vertising manager of Sears, Roe
buck & Co. before the Advertis-
ing Club of Chicago. He said:
1--WE have a bureau whose duty
it is to read each week the cOun-
try newspapers from all over the
country. There is not paper of
any consequence in our trade ter
ritOry that our bureau does not
get. This bureau looks over
these papers and when we find
a town where the merchants are
not advertising in the local pa
pers we Immediately flood that
territory with our literature. 1t
always brings results far in eX-
cess of the same effort put forth
in territory where the local mer-
chants use their local papers"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
NEW p. O. CENTER
is LADYSMITH
All Officers i'm County Now Get Sup
plies from z. O. Here, Under New
Law.

Ladysmith post office is now the
central accounting office for all the
post offices in the county. The order
went into effect Monday under the
act passed March 3, 1917, for new
system of issuing postage stamps and
the distribution of supplies and in
auditing and accounting. The Post
master general has designated dis
tricts and central offices in such dis
tricts through which supplies will be
distributed and accounts audited. The
offices which will obtain supplies
through Ladysmith are:
Apollonia, Atlanta, Bruce, Conrath,
Crane, Flambeau, Glen Flora, Haw-
kins, HOrseman, Ingram, Island Lake,
Kalich, Murry, Sheldon, Tony, Wal
rath, Weyerhaeuser.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05
Maybe So, But Court Will De-
eide Final Fate of Part of
Flambeau.
WAS ANNEXED, PAID
TAXES AND CAST VOTE
All i'm the City of Ladysmith But Now
Petition Will be Heard Alleging
Illegality.
Says Flanagan to Lanigan
Its off again, on again
And gone again.
-Epics of a Section Han

-Epics of Section Hand.
The question is, your honor, did
Ladysmith through her city council,
go out and violently lay hands on fair
Flambeau and kidnap a hunk OF that
town into the city limits?
That will be decided at the term of
the circuit court which will begin
work in Ladysmith October 10Th, a
week from next Monday.
f. r. ROcksbOrm alleges in q petit
tion filed by his attorney, Arthur E.
COe. of Barron, that the annexation of
1916, was not legal, that no petition
signed by a majority of the property
owners was obtained and that it was
not submitted to vote of the people,
that taxes were levied in 1916 and paid
to Ladysmith and that the town of
taxes
All of which is declared to have
been done without conformity to sta
tutes and the petitioner wants the
court to order the whole transaction
poured back into the jug.
1t seems from the records that on
June 6, 1916, petition from twenty
one signers representing a majority
of the electors and owners of at least
one third of the taxable property in
this part of Flambeau desiring to
be annexed was presented to the city
council.
In accordance Herewith, Council
man III. A. DimOck offered a resOlu-
ton and ordinance for the annexation
of the territory which is that part of
FIambeau now considered inside the
city limits and the resolution and or
dinance became part of the records.
At the July 6 meeting the Ordin-
ance was finally passed. Council un-
derstanding that the law had been
complied with ceased to worry.
Then the voters of the annexed ter
ritOry thinking they were residents of
Eadysmith went to the polls of the
city on the wet and dry election. The
vote of the annexed district being
small would not change the result
materially if all were thrown out.
That is also a matter the court may
have to decide-the validity of the
vote