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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
GERMAhS SEE VICTORY
DECLARE SUMMARIZES WILL.
WIN WAR FOR TIE KAISER.
New Weapon VIII Be U@od Against
Enemies Without Restriction I'm
til. Object Il Catained.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-The German reichs-
tag was opened with speech by the
president OF the chamber, Or. Johannes
Kaempf, who declared Germany and
her allies now were taking refuge in
q weapon (which will be employed
without restriction until our aim in
the war, namely, The defense of the in
dependence and the freedom Of our
countries, is attained"
Replying in the chamber at Blu
dapest to attacks by 4 member Of the
karolyi party on the German policy
of colonial expansion. Count Tisza, the
Hungarian premier. warmly defended
the Gernkn policy. He declared that
since 1871 Germany had pursued a pol
icy of peaceful economic expansion,
and reiterated that war had been
forced on the central powers by France
and Russia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01

If we are correctly informed Wood
County for its population and assess
ed valuation is spending more money
on its highways than any other county
in the state of approximately the same
population and valuation. With these
facts in mind and National Highway
to be laid out north and south thru the
state it strikes us that the Counties
that show willingness to spend the
most money to improve good roads
should not be neglected when it comes
to trunk line highways thru the state.
The building Of highways should not
be a matter of charity. Those COM
munities, towns and counties that are
willing to be assessed and pay for eX
cellent highways should be encourag
cd by recognition when it comes to
the state and Nation. For the past
three years Wood County has spent
i'm the neighborhood of $4,000 each
year. We understand further that the
total amount voted for roads and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
WILLIAM HENRY FITCH
And son JOSEPH AT REST
Funeral Services Held at Madison, Wisconsin
Wednesday, February q, 1917

Miss Caroline Fitch and Harry E.
Fitch of Nekoosa, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Whittlesey Of Port Edwards,
are back from Madison, Wisconsin,
where they attended the last funeral
rites of their beloved father and bro
Their William Henry Fitch and son Jo-
seph Fitch.
The services were held Wednesday
morning, February p, 1917, at the I'M
dertaking parlors of Mr.. Deming Fitch
at $50 o'clock Mr.. Arthur Hickman,
Christian Science Reader officiating.
The pallbearers were: Messrs J. E.
Gernon, Hobert Johnson, W. D. Bry-
ant, Isaac P Witter, B. J. Morris and
C. E. Nicodemus. The services were
impressive and attended by old time
friends of the family.
The deceased VIM. H. Fitch was
born in Madison, Indiana, on May Z,
1914, and was IS years of age when
he died He was educated in the No
ire Dame School and in 1861 moved
to Chicago where he attended the Chi
cage Law School and graduated there
from While there he became mem
Der of the phi Delta Theta" From
Chicago he moved to Madison, Wiscon-
sin, in 1881, where he entered the mer-
camille business with his brother o.
E. Fitch He was married to Miss
Julia Crangle in st. Louis, Missouri,
June 8, 1868. They came to Cranmor,
Wisconsin in 1891 and purchased a
cranberry marsh and commenced the
growing and cultivation of cranber-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
LONDON SEES u. S. NEAR WAR
"President Wilson Advances One Step
at Time, Not Whipping or Rush
ing Public Opinion"

London, Feb. 2S.-Under the head
ing another Step for War;" the West
minister Gazette says: "Presfdent VIII
son advances one step at time, not
whipping or rushing opinion, but allow
ing full opportunity between each step
for opposition to develop, if there is
any, and for cautious counsels to pre-
vail if greater caution is possible" The
Pail Mall Gazette says that peace be-
tween Germany and the United tSates
now is hanging upon a thread Of tech
nicality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
State Highway Commission Have Outlined a
Map in which Wood County is Left Out

bridges for the year 1917, is S92, 7O6.
So. This all goes to prove that Wood
County is doing her share in the i'm
provement of her roads.
Senator I. P. Witter and Member Of
Assembly Byron Nottingham should
both be supplied with all the facts es-
sential for the proper presentation to
the Highway Commission as to why
Grand Rapids and Marshfeld and
Wood County should be on the Nation
al highway running thru the state Of
Wisconsin north and south. If this
is done there is no civil engineer who
goes over the route, but what would
favor following the Wisconsin river
at least to this point and then from
here follow by the way of Marshfield
the 500 line railroad to Ashland. This
covers the richest territory and pro
ductive soil and scenic beauty of any
route that could be selected thru the
State.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01

Joseph W Fitch, son of VIM. H.
Fitch, was born in Chicago, H., March
Is, 1872, was As years old when he
lied. He was a graduate of the state
university at Madison, engineering
course. He was associated with his
father in the growing and cultivation
of cranberries and succeeded his ia
Their as secretary of the Wisconsin
Cranberry Growers Association and
was acting as such when he died. He
was member of the Christian Science
church, in Grand Rapids, and it's
Reader. He was an ideal young man
with many virtues that made him pop
ular with all those who enjoyed his ac-
quaintance. Like his father he is
greatly mourned, for his excellent
character and high attainments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
U-Roat Commander in Sight.
British Take Many Turks.

London, Feb. 2S,-Turkish troops
taken prisoner by the British at Kut-el-
Amara now number several thousands,
Earl Curzon, member of the war coun-
Gil. stated in the house of lords. The
retreatfng Turkish army was being
pursued and an artillery and infantry
action was taking place Is miles north.
west Of Kut, he added.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
GOTHAM POLICE KEPT BUSY
Sporadic Outbreaks of Violence Con-
tinue-Food Supplies Arrive but
Prices Stay Up.

New York, Feb. 24.-Sporadic out
breaks of violence and small riots over
the entire East side and in many sec
tons of Brooklyn because of high food
prices kept the police on the jump. A
sudden influx of food supplies-pOta-
toes, apples, onions, and other vege-
taIlcs-had no effect on soaring prices.
Many carloads arrived at the Penn
syl-2nia and Erie terminals. The
small dealers who ordinarily bid in
these consignments, did not appear
and there was little business. Even
when the produce was offered at slight
ly lower prices there was only scat
tered buying.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
BRYAN TO OPPOSE WILSON
Declares He Is Against Granting Fow-
er to the President Such as Con-
gress Was Asked For.

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 2S.-W. J.
Bryan, in a statement issued here an
nounced he was opposed to granting
powers TO the president such as Mr..
Wilson requested of congress- He an
nounced he would go Immediately to
Washington and use his influence to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
BANK ROBBERS STEAL $4,000
Disconnect Burglar Alarm, Batter
Down Vault Door, Overlook $4,000
in Currency.

Daytona, Fla. Feb. 2S.-Robbers
got from vault of the First National
bank here $4,000 and an unestimated
amount of securities. They gained en-
trance through a rear window and first
drilled a hole near the top of the
vault through which they disconnected
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01

I'VE intend to wage the war" said
the premier, "as long rs is necessary
TO save our lives and secure our vital
interests, but not Il moment longer.
All our allies are agreed on this, and
that peace on our enemies terms could
not be durable
"A lasting peace can only be one
which does not arouse ideas Of revenge
in anyone. l entertain the firm COR
viction that the justified weapon we
now have employed is effective and
will bring that result which is the sole
precondition of a quick and satisfac-
tory peace"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
KILLS HIS THREE CHILDREN
Frank Stader of Indianapolis Ends
Own Life After Shooting Babes
to Death
indianapolis, Feb 2S.-Frank Stader,
thirty-five, shot and killed his three
children and fhen committed suicide.
have tie request declined.

have tie request declined
whatever power is conferred upon
the president should, think" said Mr..
Bryan, ''be so limited as not to con-
stitute Il surrender of the power of
congress"
Mr.. Bryan said that he had the
greatest faith in the presidents high
purpose, but he was Of the opinion that
it would be unWise to delegate TO the
president the authority asked for. mo
matter how much confidence we have
in the executive"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01

the burglar alarm wires. The com
binatiOn of the vault then was worked
and an inner door battered down with
a heavy piece of wood carefully
wrapped. An old savings account book
containing the combination and meas
urements of the vault was found at the
bank The robbers overlooked $4,000
n currency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
PRESIDENT WAITS
DEFINITE NEWS
Cabinet in Grave Council on Sink
ing of Big Liner.
AMERICANS BURIED AT SEA
Passengers Saw Commander of Ger.
man bmarine-SurViVors Heard
Final Order to Sink Steam
ship.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The destruc-
ton without warning of the Cunard
line Laconia was a ''clear-cut violation
of international law" but not neces-
sarily the covert act" which will
plunge the United States into the Eu-
rOpean maelstrOm.
This definition was obtained on
present reports of the sinking after
cabinet meeting and after state depart
ment officials had spent hours con-
sidering the dispatches of American
diplomatic and consular officials near
the scene.
The situation is viewed in the gray
est light, but additional details must
be forthcoming before the government
can reach Il decision. Many circum-
stances of the sinking remain to be
cleared before the state department
feels it can act.
Three Americans lost their lives, &C
cording to the latest dispatches Of
United States Consul Wesley Frost at
Queenstown. They were Mrs. Mary
e. Hoy and Miss Elizabeth Hoy of Chi
cagO, passengers on the Cunarder, and
Thomas Coffey, negro fireman.
Another Lusitania Case.
On the basis OF the official reports
the sinking of the Laconia is regarded
as another LuSitanfa case in principle,
even though fewer lives were lost.
The following dispatch from Consul
Frost at Queenstown was received at
the state department.:
1.-THE American ladies believed dead
from exposure and lost at sea from La
coma, namely Mrs. Mary E. Hoy and
Miss Elizabeth Hoy of Chicago. -Four
Americans saved: T. B. Gibbons, Chi
cago Tribune; Mrs. F. E. Harris, wife
of Colonel Harris, U. s. A, Fort Du
Pont; Arthur F. Kirby, upper New
York state, and Father Wareing Of st.
JOsephs seminary, Baltimore.
Tacoma was torpedOed without
warning at 10: 80 p. NJ, February %,
$50 miles west of Fastnet. Overcast,
heavy swells, not breaking, fair breeze.
Tacoma carried At gun invisible
at night. Second torpedo 20 minutes
after first. Thirteen boats got away,
Of which No. s. with Hoy ladies was
lost. Wireless had been sent out,
Boats picked up admiralty patrol 4
.. m, February &c. Cargo cotton,
foodstuffs and nonexplosive munitions.
Apparently eight deaths out of 335 on
board. Two hundred sixty crew and
rs passengers, including many women
and children.
"Ship sank in about 10 minutes from
time Of first torpedo. Had fred six
rockets which were seen by admiralty
patrol. Wireless also used up to last
moment. Boats scattered two or three
niles in swells u feet high. Burned
flares and were picked up seriatim be-
tween and a. m, February O."
U-Boat Commander in Sight.
Queenstown, Feb. 2S.-The COM
mander of the German submarine
which sank the liner LacOnia with a
loss Of at least Two American lives
stood on the deck of the undersea craft
in plain sight of the passengers and
gave the final instructions which sent
the liner TO the bottom.
This was asserted positively here by
| DR.. Benjamin NJ. Hawkes., one of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
TWO HUNDRED ARE KILLED
ed in Blowing Up of French
MunitFon Plant.

Berlin, Feb. 2S.-Two hundred per-
sons were killed and 700 wounded and
$4,000 tons of ammunition was de-
stroyed by the blowing up Of French
ammunition plant near Paris, says a
dispatch to the Overseas News agency
from Swiss sources.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
EDUCATION BILL Is SIGNED
President Wilson Puts His Name to
the Snith-FIughes Vocational,
Measure.

Washington, Feb. 24.-President
Wilson signed the Smith-Hughes voca-
tional education bill providing for fed
eral aid to the states in promoting
training in agriculture, trades, home
economics and Industrial subjects.
= The bill! was signed in the presence
of Secretary of Labor Wilson, Secre-
tary of Commerce Redfeld and Sena-
tors and representatives active in its
passage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01

If you want to test out the value
Of advertising, try the different news
papers separately, and see what the
results ara it'd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
Jack Dillon Wins Decision.

New York, Feb. 2S-.Jack Dillon Of
Indianapolis was given the decision
over Al Mccoy, the Brooklyn middle
weight, here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-01
In Boats About Six Hours.

ut was about $50 p. m. Sunday,
when we took to the boats, and about
three o'clock on the following morn
ing We were picked up"
Doctor Hawk gave the highest praise
to the behavior of the women and
children and said that the captain and
crew were marvellous.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-13

"You're Smart, Nabob," He Grinned.
men never spoke and they had sep
arate boats.
Nabob was supposed to have left
the district. In reality he was hiding
upon the key where they had once
made their headquarters. He knew
that sooner or later Sam Jack would
bring his boat there and take his
ease in the abandoned shack they
had erected
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-13

meaning it; but when Lily and Sam
actually went side by side to the al
tar Nabob meant it. ThencefOtward
he lay in wait for Sam Jack, but Sam
was crafty enough to keep out of
trouble, especially on his honey
moon.
Months passed. Sam thought that
Nabob had forgotten. But the two
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-13

rssssse aasss So
- THE TRAP
BY Frank Filson
= =
The southern oyster is not partic-
ularly edible, although it will serve
at a pinch. Sometimes, like all the
members of its tribe, it contains a
pearl. The giant mussel does not
contain a pearl, but it fishes for its
prey.
At least that is the fishermen's
yarn. The basis of truth is probably
this: That there is a species of giant
sea monster lurking in the sUbma-
rine caves off the Bahamas, which,
like it's near relative of the deep seas,
flashes luminous, pearl-Iike lure to
attract smaller fish. This has been
COMPOUNDED with the perfectly harm
less large mussel of six feet or more
diameter, which nobody ever wanted
- to find, or finds without annoyance
and probably a broken net.
So Sam Jack and Nabob were fishing
for sponges, although they were not
averse to an occasional trip into
pearling. Usually they were too lazy
20 open 10000 oysters for the seed
pearl which one of them would prob
ably contain, but now and again,
when reports of some wonderful find
were current among the pearlers, the
partners would put in a fruitful week
. or two. However, they were primar-
lily pearl fishers and they were out in
their sloop when they began to
quarrel about Lily.
Lily was a coquette-the black
est and most good-natured in the
islands. She had pledged herself to
each of them, and, as they both sus-
pected, was at that moment carry
ing on a harmless, necessary firta-
ton with a third, and maybe
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-09-07
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-09-07

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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-09-07
Tildels dylrket Farm, 135 Acres a $50.

Farmen er kun 81 Mil fra New York Mills, MINI, den Ibedste BY
Nordvesten, Ie Kl9verbeltet Ottertal County. 80 Acres aaben,
ny shd, godt Hus, andre Bygninger sol Kornmagasin og Maskinhuse.
vi hr faaet Farmen Byte det er Grunden til at vi kan s@lge sa
blligt, tnstpdende Land smlges for $500 pr Acre. vi er Farmer
OF kan smlge der paa lette Vukaar, med 100000 kontant Undertaking,
Resten efter 20 Diet passer Kjeberen. New York Mills er den n
den stMwte FragtstaHon paa N. P. Jernbane menem Minneapolis og
Fargo vi hr 2 Farmers Bank, Farmers Elevator, Gooperative Mel,
Kom til en god BY naar De fyuer. vi har andre Farme allie
stgrreler og til allie Prisert til sag skriv efer Lste.
NORTHERN MINNESOTA TRADING co.. New York Mills. MINI.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-09-07
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