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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
National Guard Unit Being Organized
in this City
H. H. Peavey will Act as Captain Of
New Company. Recruits
Coming in Fast

Washburn is going to furnish
a company of infantry for the
new regiment now being formed
in Northern Wisconsin, a move
ment with that in view having
been started by H. H. Peavey
who will act as captain of the
new company.
A rousing rally was held at
the old Armory on Saturday
evening of last week at which
over nineteen members signed
up for enlistment in the new
company and since that time the
list has grown until the men,
bership now numbers nearly
forty.
A number of speakers were
present at the rally, among them
being Charles f. Morris, Rev.
o. w. Smith, Rev. Hardness of
Superior, who is to be chaplain
of the new regiment, and H. H.
Peavey. The addresses were
very patriotic and inspiring.
Music was furnished by the
Washburn City Band.
Only men who are liable to
military service under the con-
scription bill are being solicited
as members of the new organi-
zation, although others will be
accepted who are able to pass
the medical examinations but
these are being allowed to come
in of their own free will.
Wisconsin is going to show
the nation that it can furnish
the required number of men
without conscription and this
will be accomplised when three
new regiments have been formed
in the state.
Men who are liable to con-
scription feel better about vol
unteering with the local COM
pany for by doing so it will lmean
that they are going as body to
war and that the company will
remain together as part of the
North Wisconsin regiment.
1t is proposed to enlist in the
neighborhood of 60 men in this
city and to get the balance of
the recruits for the company
from other towns and cities in
Bayfield, county. 1t is expected
that by the last of the present
week the required number of
men will have been secured in
this city and the company will
then be filled to war strength
with men from other sections of
Bayfield, county and the COM
pany will go to the front as a
Bayfield, county regiment.
Washburn is turning out a
bunch of fine young men and
with H. H. Peavey as the Cap
tain the company can be expect
ed to be heard from as doing
things should they ever reach
the firing line.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
City Schools Closed on
Account of Scarlet Fever

reason children have been at
tending schools when there has
been disease in the family.
Owing to the mum ber of
school children who have been
exposed the Health Officer
deemed it advisable to order
the schools closed today and
thus take all precautions to
prevent spread of the disease.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Flag /

There will Sc outdoor
flag dedicatiN Amony in
front of the C ercial Club
building, Sunds afternoon al
2:3o May 27. UpoHythis occasion
a handsome, large regulation
army flag purchased by the club
will be formally dedicated and
flung to the breeze.
The Flag Com mittee is com.
posed of M. H. Sprague, chair
man, VIM. Olson and AnE5s. M
Hansen.
The Washburn Concert Band
will play several selections, W.
Bridge Jones, the solist will
sing. there will be public speak
ing and other features. The
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

Lans Goodnough has arrived in
the city again to remain for some
time. Lans says Washburn looks
good to him.
Due to the infux of people into
the city several new boa, ding
houses have opened up during the
past week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Nor. Luth. Church

Rev. Chr. Christensen, Pastor.
Special Whit Sunday services
at 1920 o'clock. Services at
Four Mile Creek at 2 o'clock and
at Long Lake at o'clock. Nor
wegian school will start June
4th at the Lincoln school.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

NJ e. Sprague has completed the
remodeling OF his summer cottage
on the bay shore and he has an ideal
pace. The family expect to occupy
this place during the summer
months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Election Officials to Conduct Regis
tratiOn in County
All Persons Between Fl and 81 Years
of Age Must Register
on Date.

Tuesday, June 9Th, is the date
that has been set for the regis
tration of all males in the United
States between the ages of Il
and 81 years of age for military
service. This includes every
male person who has reached his
21st birthday and who has not
reached his thirty-first birthday
whether married or not. Fail
ure to register will be made
punishable by Imprisonment.
Sickness does not prevent per-
son from registering for the
blanks must be asked for and re-
turned to the registration boards
during the day.
County Clerk Nels M. Oscar is
busy this week getting the
election machinery of the county
in readiness to conduct the reg
istration. Where possible vol
unteer officials will take the
place of election officials and
will work without pay. Regis
tration cards and registration
certificates are now in the hands
of the county clerk for distri-
button throughous the county.
The regular election polling
places will be used as places of
registration. 49,
The first question on the blank
asks your name and age.
The second your home address
the place where you make your
permanent home with street and
number in the larger cities.
The third question asks the
date of your birth, month, day
and year.
The fourth question asks
whether you are natural born
citizen, a naturalized citizen,
an alien, or have you declared
your intentions. If you were
born in the United States or any
of it's possessions you are a
natural born citizen, no matter
what may have been the nation
ality of your parents. If you
were born abroad you are still a
natural born citizen if your
father was a citizen of the
United States.
You are a naturalized citizen
if you have completed your
naturalization. But you are not
a citizen if you have only de-
clared your intentions to become
one. You are a naturalized
citizen, although foreign born,
if your father became fully
naturalized before you were 81
years of age. You are a de-
clarant if you have declared
your intention to become citi-
zen, providing your papers are
not more than seven years old.
The fifth question asks where
you were born, town, state and
nation.
The sixth question asks if not
a citizen, of what country are
you a citizen or subject.
The seventh question asks
what is your present trade. oc-
cupation or office. This does
not mean what your former job
may have been but what you
are doing at the present time.
The eight question asks by
whom you are employed.
The ninth question is have
you a father, mother, wife, child
under II solely dependent on
you for support. This is a ques-
tion to answer thoughtfully. If
it is true that there is another
mouth than your own to feed
which you alone have duty to
feed, do not let your military
ardor interfere with the wish OF
the Nation to reduce wars
misery to minimum. On the
other hand unless the person
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

LOSr-A p cket book Saturday
night, May 19, left in seat in wait
z room at Omaha depot. Con-
tanned small amount of monfy ut
valued for gift sake. Return to
Mrs. Soaring at Ashland Junction
for reward.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

Buy Liberty Loan Bond and
help your country.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
EVIDENCE IS BIRD MEN NUT BURNED
 ID DEATH IN AIR
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FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 25.-Sec- ond Lieutenant Reinbooth of Dury Saint Edmunds. England. who has been here two months to finish training at Camp TaliaferrO, and Cadet Manson, a Canadian who has been here about the same length of time, training, were the two men who were incinerated in the airplane accident last night at Hicks Field. Their identity was made known by Royal flying corps officers tonight. Each of the men had been a member of the Royal flying corps for several months previous to coming to Fort Worth.
 Although at first it was believed the men met death in mid lair investiga- ton proved they were burned to death after they struck the ground. Officers at Hicks Field stated that the machine was flying at a height of 200 feet when it made side slip" and the aviators could not regain their equilibrium. When the machine struck the ground the gasoline tank was torn open and ignited by the spark The men were strapped in the machine and, with their machine and clothing afire. they were unable to remove the straps and were burned while on the ground.
 If the drop had been higher the men would have had an opportunity of turning off the spark and regaining their balance, it was explained.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DISMISSAL AND
 LONG PRISON TERM
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Private Jerry Ward, attached to Company A, First separate battalion of negro troops of the district national guard has been sentenced to dismissal from the serv- ice and three years at hard labor for killing Andrew J. Cooper, an aged car penter, at the quartermaster training camp here last October F.
 The verdict of the court matrial was disapproved as inadequate by Brigad- fer General Eli D. Hoyle, commanding the eastern department, but the dourt refused to amend it and General HoEle finally approved it. he said, only in order that the soldier should not "es- cape deserved punishment"
 Cooper in going to work at the camp tried to enter by short cut instead of through the main gate and it was in evidence at the trial that Ward, who was on guard duty, knocked him down an embankment and when he started up again shot and killed him. The court held the act was involuntary manslaughter under the articles of war
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26


 He has been grand vizir and ambas- sador in various countries and is one of the most pro-German of the Turks.
 Moreover, when Germany and Russia had come to an agreement as to the Bagdad railway. as a re- suit of the meeting between the Kaiser and the Tsar at Potsdam in 1910, it was Hakki Pasha who. after the conclusion of the Tripoli and Balkan wars, was sent to London by Turkey, in agreement with Germany to try to bring about agreements be- tween the British foreign office, the the German embassy. that is Von Kuehlmann, and the Turkish embassy in regard to the Bagdad- -Persion gulf sectcion of the railway and other im- portant matters connected with that region. Those agreements fortunate ly had not been signed on the out break of the war.
 Tt is for these reasons and be- cause of the identity of these per- sons that I lay particular stress upon the influence of these peace negotia- tions upon what I feel convinced are the designs of the Germans in the east. The realization of such de- signs would be as dangerous to the | future of the worlds peace as would the conclusion of a peace unsatisfac- | tory to the allies and to America in western Europe or elsewhere"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
DANIELS SENDS
 WIRELESS GREETING
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SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 25.-Christ- mas greetings from Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to the officers and men of the United States and al lied navies. flashed from the Arlington station near Washington at midnight Christmas eve, were received here by the high power radio station at Cholas Heights.
 The station immediately relayed the message to the government plant at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which in turn sent it to the government station at Manila. The Manila wireless then flashed the greetings to the American warships scattered along the China and Japanese coasts.
 At the same time that Pearl Harbor was relaying the secretary's greetings, 5000 miles across the Pacific to the Philippines, the Point Loma station was broadcasting the message to all ships and shore stations from Panama to Sitka, Alaska. The message was acknowledged and relayed here over a distance of more than 12,000 miles in a little less than fifteen minutes. The secretary's message was:
 Christmas greetings to all in the naval service. The country reposes confidence in it's navy, is proud of the service it already has rendered in this war, and has faith that it will measure up to the demands made upon it."
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
p. |. GETT|NS
 FUNERAL SET

The funeral of the late Patrick C. Gettins, district manager of the Noun tain States Telephone and Telegraph company, will be held from St. Mary's Catholic church. Thursday morning at g o'clock. Solemn requim high mass will be celebrated at that hour and the body afterwards returned to the under taking chapel to be prepared for ship ment to Ohio, where burial will be made.
 The body of AIr Gettins will reach Phoenix this morning at 7:35 o'clock, over the Santa F'e. It will be accom- panied by a sister who was with him during his illness and at the time of his death, and by E. J. Anderson, of the Mountain States company. a close personal friend of the deceased, who went to Los Angeles when word of the death of MT Gettins was received here.
 The funeral will be particularly i'm pressive. The pallbearers will be chosen, two from the Knights of Co., lumbus. of which Mr Gettins was a most active member, two from the Rotary club, of which he was one time president, and two from the offices of the Mountain States company, where he had served faithfully and well for the past four years. It is likely the re- mains will be accompanied to Ohio by the sister, who arrives here with the body, the condition of Mrs. Gettins, due to the shock, is such that such a jour- ney would be practically impossible
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26

(COntinued from Page One) mas. They were missing to- night.
 Welch was fired upon as he attempted to escape in his automobile. He was then overtaken, ordered from the car and hanged, according to the report received here to- night. Later a Mexican ap- preached the body, which was hanging near the ground and ended the United States mail carriers life by sever- ing the jugular vein with his dirk.
 United States cavalry troops. Texas Rangers and United States postoffice in- spectOrs are now on the trail of the bandits who were be- lieved to have doubled back to Mexico, crossing up the river from Candelaria. Cav airy detachments were dis patched from Valentine and Maria and other outpost points.
 It is probable the Amer ican troops will follow the hot trail across the river into Mexico as was done at Indio and Buena Vista when Chico Cano's band crossed the line and raided cattle ranches.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
 CLUB HAS DINNER
 FORFIGHT|NG MEN
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NEW YORK, Dec 25.-The Rocky Mountain club which kept open house for soldiers and sailors here today played a leading part in New Yorks first Christmas since America entered the war Three hundred soldiers and sailors sat down to dinner there and many more were fittingly entertained throughout the day.
 The celebration of Christmas here, lacking none of the charitable events that heretofore had characterized the city's efforts to make the day merry for the poor, was marked by g. solem- nifty befltting the nations past in the world struggle. There was a notice able absence of gaiety among the city's population, although an effort was made to make the day as joyous as possible for the children.
 Olive drab and blue, worn by the soldiers and sailors plentifully mingled with street throngs, gave @ military aspect to the day.
 Approximately 1s,000 soldiers and sailors were entertained in the city and vicinitEs their hosts comprising friends, relatives, clubs. societies and organ izations. Hundreds danced at a ball at the Grand Central Palace where it was arranged that no man in uniform should be without a partner.
 The city's poor fared as in previous years. Charitable institutions provid- ed Christmas trees, gifts and special menus while other organizations, re- ligious and philanthropic entertained thousands of unfortunates at dinner and entertainments.
 Sailors from French men of war and Canadian and Serbian soldiers also were included among the guests of tho Rocky Mountain club. Smoking and trench shaving kits were presented tC the men.
 A unique feature of the entertain. ment came when the electric lights 1T the dining hall were switched out ant the soldiers, with pencils attached tC the electric shaving bulbs, wrote mes sages of cheer to President Wilson 1T the light flashed by the myriad bulbs The messages will be mailed to tn, president. The following message iron Governor Moses Alexander of Idaho was read:
 Greetings and a Merry Christmas Enjoy your turkey. Swear eterna vengeance against the real Turkey O Europe the atrocious all of the kaiser Pluck their feathers and power so tha upon your return from abroad ther will be nothing left of those barbar ians but the remembrance that VI licked them hard and good"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26

as against twelve feet last winter. But all these snow covered points are in the active military regions for the present
 The entire area of the present fight ing in the Brenta valley is free from snow and the weather is very mild. This is the valley where the Austrian route brings supplies and troops from Trente to the Asiago and Brenta fronts. Between the Brenta and the Piave rivers, which is the principal region of the fighting, Monte Grappa, which usually has four to six feet of snow, now has only from ten to twelve inches on the northern slopes and six inches on, the southern slopes. The tempera- ture is from 23 to ten degrees above zero.
 Monte Asolone, Monte Pertica and Monte Soloralo, where the heaviest fighting has occurred in the last few days have only few inches of snow. It varies from three to five inches and seldom lasts. owing to the mildness. In the foothills the temperature is all ways above freezing.
 The reports show similar mild con- ditions and in the Carso and the Jul
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26

installed in the house, which is located at 1103 North First street. The pipe carrying away the fumes opened un- der the window of the room occupied by MT. Niclhels and his wife. This pipe is said to have been defective and the gas produced by incomplete combus- tion led directly to the bed room.
 MT. Nickels gradually became used to the gas and his physical condition enabled him to withstand it better than his wife, who only reached home from Peoria where she has been visiting. in time to pass the holidays with her family.
 On Monday she compsained of a sev- ere headache and unable to finish her holiday shopping, asked Mir. Nicholson to complete her purchases for her on Christmas eve.
 It is believed that early that evening, when she felt too i'll to attend the few remaining details for the Christmas celebration. she threw herself on the bed to rest for few moments. She was dressed in her house gown when she was found by Mrs. Nicholson. MT. Nickels, who had been confined to his bed off and on throughout the day, had dressed for retiring.
 Coroner Wheeler, upon being noti- fled, immediately impaneled a jury comprising Lebbeus Chapman, F. w Huber, E. J. Doyle A. L. Moore. G. Quin and w. H. Toohey and with them visited the scene. The inquest inquir ing into the cause of death will be held in the east precinct justice court at 1O o'clock this morning.
 l Mir. Nickels remained unconscious throughout the day. Some half dozen | physicians or more were called in by | friends of the family. Dr. Sweek and Dr. Brown remaining at the bedside
 practically all of Christmas day. Othe, physicians called in consultation were 1 Dr. Wylie, Dr. Craig, Dr. Beauchamp Dr. Watkins and pr. Carson.
 Miss Maud Tanton, a sister of Mrs
 Nickels will arrive from Los Angeles
 this morning and her two brothers who
 reside in Peoria have also been notified Relatives of MT. Nickel, who live
 in Peoria, have been notified of his condition and friends are looking | after the children.
 1 MT. and Mrs. Nickels have always been prominent in social life in Phoe- nlx. MT. Nickel is the possessor oi
 an exceptionally sweet tenor voice
 and has frequently been heard a St. Mary's church.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
SENIORITY DISPUTE
 MEANS SHARP FIGHT
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 25-Dispute over seniority membership of the sen- ate interstate commerce committee between Senator Smith of South Caro- lima and Senator Pomerene of Ohio, is expected to participate a sharp fight when the committee meets to name a chairman in place of the late Senator Newlands, who died at his home here last night.
 The present congressional directory, it developed today, records Senator Smith as the rapking member of the committee who according to precedent succeeds to the chairmanship. The examination of directories for previous years, however, shows that Senator Pomerene was appointed to the com mittee in 1912, his name first appear ing in the directory issued in April of that year. while the South Carolina senator's name did not apear until the directory issued one year later.
 It is understood that Senator Pom creme will take the matter up with Majority Leader Martin and if nec- essary with the senate steering com mittee in an effort to have the ques- tion of his seniority established def initely.
 The committee chairmanship is one of the most important now in the sen- ate because Of the supreme interest in transportation problems.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
STAMPEDING MULES DISRUPT FUNSTON'S
 CHRISTMAS PLANS
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CAMP FUNSTON, Kas., Dec. 25.- Four hundred army mules in d stam- pcde provided an extra event on the Christmas program for the national army troops here this afternoon and forced a change in the plans for dis tributing the gifts to the soldiers.
 The trouble came during the staging of d frontier event in which the wagon train was attacked by Indians and de- tended by cowboys, but the details were not clear to the mules of the long wagon train. When the Indians lat tacked' and the soldiers and cowboys answered with volleYs. every mule luuged toward the center. endging into a mass of struggling animals. tangled harness and upset wagons that the sol diers were hours untanling.
 Military lines had been formed for the reception of the presents but the excitement was too much for the men, who broke ranks to aid a badly dis organized wagon train.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
GRANT TEN PER CENT
 INCREASE IN WAGES
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BOSTON. Dec. 25-An advance Tn wages of approximately ten per cent for the 5000 operators of the New England Telephone and Telegraph company, outside the Boston dlstrict' went into effect last Saturday, it was learned at the offices of the company here tonight. The Boston situation, IL was stated, was still under discusslon' According to leaders of the Boston Tel ephone Operators union, the increase to outside exchanges IS the same as s one rejected recently by the union ol row on the question of a strike to en- force their demands for g. greater ad, vance than the company offered ana for changes in working conditions.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-26

 aticn, believed to be supported largely by German money, remains strong. Further action against the agitators Is forecast. This will be hastened if it is found that the band is working with the Russian Bolsheviki leaders to bring about premature peace in Germany's interests, or to hamper America at home.
 Extreme care is being taken by this government to avoid antagonizing the Bolsheviki movement in Russia despite the international irritations it has caused. American officials do not care to appear to resist the development of democratic ideals. even if it assumes the form of extreme chaotic socialism reported in Russia under the new re- gime. In line with this policy. it is explained, preparations for dealing with the encreachment of Bo1shevikism on