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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
at Wasn't He"

his old friends or sisters home, and we
know that he doesn't intend to leave
on his foreign trip for some days yet.
He's smart enough to keep out of the
county, though, I'll wager. Thought
we had him day before yesterday"
"How was that, Levi?" inquired Mat
tie.
well, had man watching his sis
ter'S home at WOOdville. Closed au-
tomobile drove up, and it was his own
car. Chauffeur got out to open door
and my man ready TO pounce on Rid
ley. 1t wasn't he, but a gray-bearded
old man so feeble that he had to be
helped into the house. l give up. It's
costing me money to hire fellows to
help me, and it doesn't look as if I'm
going TO earn that big Fee"
A quick CLEAN of intelligence lighted
vesta's eye. She doubted not that the
visitor described was the much-wanted
Ridley, disguised. She did not tell
Levi so. however, but soon she Joined
the gossiping family circle more freely.
Levi" she spoke finally, what have
you got to do when you do find this
Mr. RidleyT'
Serve him with a summons to ap-
pear in court"
"Just a legal document?'
That's all. and whoever serves it
makes affidavit that it was delivered"
What would you pay to have it
servedY'
I'D divide the thousand dollars,
even and square,
Five hundred dollars" reflected
Vesta-"that would put brother Don
through college. Can you appoint. some
one legally TO act for your" strangely
persisted Vesta.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
A Wornan's
Wit
By Victor Redclife

Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union. }
Levi Duryea was the most important
man in Rossville. At least so he fan
cied when they made him sheriff 1t
was a quiet community and the district
was sparsely settled. His duties were
by no means onerous. He felt himself
equal to any occasion, however. He
was engaged to Matte Burrows, and
one evening after his usual call Mat
tie said to her sister:
"Vesta, want to tell you that Levi
is working on a great case"
'Indeed?" remarked Vesta quite cas-
ually. She had just graduated, and
her main thoughts were of preparation
and training as a schoolteacher, and
not at all interested in love affairs
or gossip.
Eyes; it seems that at the other
end of the county, at Woodville, lives
a Mr.. Mark Ridley, with his sister.
They are quite well-to-do people, but
a former partner of this Mr.. Ridley is
going to bring a suit about some I'M
settled business matters. Mr.. Ridley
is arranging for a trip around the
world and does not wish to be de-
layed, and is keeping out of the way
so they will not obtain legal service
upon him. The lawyers who have the
case in hand have been unable to find
him. They have offered Levi a thou
sand dollars if he succeeds in doing
So"
''That would be quite help towards
furnishing a new home when you get
married, Matte" suggested the practi-
cal-minded Vesta.
''That is just what Levi says" re-
piled Matte animatedly. II do hope
Levi locates this elusive Mr.. Ridley.
He thinks he can, and is making great
plans to do 500
But ambitious Levi learned a week
later that Mr.. Mark Ridley continued
to be elusive. Vesta was interested
enough in the matter to put aside her
books one evening, when Levi and the
family were gathered together in the
sitting room and their visitor was de-
failing his experience in looking for
his thousand-dollar prize.
This Ridley is simply aggravating, y
Levi denounced, "and is leading us a
regular fool chase. He's bound he'll
get away without being served with
the legal papers. He doesn't go near
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30

made without attracting the few months
their cellars Retail sales have been four times as large normally
additional
permanently
district
back will the trick With senators
a
will be quickly
will be opened
business
70 likely idle long
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30

NJ c. A.
This club Will be
buildings the and
will all the
weI-con ed ion uniform
the idea and in
the NJ c. A in looking after the
of church
with
inga all the they TO help the movement
o homes being arranged when the men
crowded
of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30

1859 outbreak the Civil however the organization
Confederate
half the Union side Many members fought in the Spanish
officers
drill the
battalion National
the companies in
competitive
i
erected the
while
club
dances
assO still holds banquets.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30

will be directed to where ne can get d
good room and meals. He will be pro-
vided with books, magazines and writ
ing materials at "the club" He viii
find games there and music.
This Red Triangle club has built
it's own house-that is, it has just been
set up here on the vacant plot at Ninth
street and. Pennsylvania avenue, hav-
ing been brought here knocked down"
from Long Island, n. Y.
This is a building 20 feet by GA,
cor nm nv tha war work council of the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30

A case is pending in court testing the
constitutionality of the act. But no
one considers the possibility Of court
Intervention a betting proposition.
The drinking population bemoans
the fact that no opportunity was given
for an expression of the desires OF
the residents, but that prohibition was
forced upon them by the votes OF
citizens of far-distant states. How
ever, the people have had year to
adjust themselves to the idea of a sa-
IoonIeSs town and the change was
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30


of recruit earnestly Juggling needles
ITS Billy" smiled the woman
a sailor all the
knier smiled
"Tvo for his front legs for his hind LEGS"
stopped knitting Needles
waved in air.
is camored
lily is M
] And she
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
Not So Smart

Showman-This arinless man can
pick up a needle with his toes.
Visitor-That's nothing. I've often
picked up carpet tacks with my heels.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
Headquarters for Men in Countrys Service

clubhouse established in Wash
"A uniform of either the
this club enlisted coming WASHINGTON
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
Whv One Woman kntter Lost Her Popularity

WY SHNGTON patriots let hinsurey
a being
Knitting for soldiers sailors
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
Historic Armory in Hands of Wrecking Crew
Grew

the historic landmarks in the District of
building
the oLd structure is to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30

They learn to knit sweaters, and caps
and all sorts of useful things which
soldiers and sailors are supposed TO
chortle with glee to receive.
A recruit was added to the class
the other day. She was young, she was
pretty, she was everything that wom-
an should be- And she was learning
TO knit rapidly. After several lessons
the other patriotic women began TO
take an interest in what she was knit
ting.
srUor-- Sr-nnfnr. must be for n
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
John Barleycorn Is Driven From the Capital

has climbed of the
Inc nations capital
country John Baeyeon giving struggle
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30

be torn down. The armory was built
by the National Rifles In 1882 at a cost
of So, 900, the members of the organi-
zati0n paying $3.50 a square foot for
the land. 1t was sold in May, 1909, to
a Chicago man for $4,000, who paid
$40 a square foot for the property.
The building contains 1874 square feet
and is $3.50 feet front with depth of
113 feet.
The National Rifles, which was for
many years the crack military organi
ZatiOn of the District. was organized
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
U S. AIR PLAN A BLUFF.
The Commanding General of German Air
Forces So Declares.

Copenhagen, July 24.-The command,
ing general of the German aerial forces
has issued an interview to the German
newspapers, in which he attempts to dis.
count the prospective participation OF
American aviators in the war for mas
terry of the air. Dispatches from the
United States telling of hundreds of avi-
ators who are to be graduated weekly
and of the thousands of air planes to be
constructed give the general an occasion
to speak scoffingly of what he terms the
usual Anglo-American bluff and Ameri-
can weakness for big talk and tall fig
ures-
American fiers, he says, undoubtedly
will appear al no distant date in increas-
ing numbers on the western front. but
the American sviat0rs thus far encoun-
tered have not been particularly danger
Gus opponents Of the Germans, and
new squadron would merely augment the
already numerical superiority Of the al
lies and not affect the question Of aerial
mastery, which be asserts is dependant
On the morale Of the hisrs and not theirt
1umberk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
Herr Appelmann's A Case.

The case of the University of Yer
mont's German professor, Herr Appel
mann, SENS to have been reopened to dis
cussion at least by letters from Governor
Graham aad Redfeld Proctor, which have
been made public by the Burlington
News. 1t seems that these two trustees
were not present at the meeting of June
%, when by a vote Of seven to five the
trustees revoked their previous action in
accepting Professor Appelmann's resigna-
tion. Governor Graham says that If he
had been at the meeting he would have
voted against reinstating ApPelmann.
Mr.. Proctor, who attended the early ses-
sions Of the June meeting. says be had
not the slightest intimation that the Ap-
pelmsnn matter was coming mp and that
IL he had he certainly should have voted
against his return to the faculty Of the
university. In the light Of these devel-
opments. il would seem a. II President
Benton Of the University Of Vermont
had considerable 20 explain. for be is the
one who has been insisteut upon keeping
Herr Appelmann in spite Of his pro-Ger-
nan sctiyities.-BrzttlebOro Rei0rne-.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
MORE BRITISH RAIDS
In Which Success Is Reported by Lon
don Official Statement.

London, July 24.-The British official
statement issued last night reads as fol.
| lows:
Information concerning the raid by
our troops (Canadisns south of Avion
| shows that the enemy's positions were
penetrated on front of 600 yards to a
depth of 800 yards. In addition to over
so prisoners captured, heavy casualties
were inflicted on the enemy and much
damage was done his defense.
''We also carried out a successful raid
this morning against farm strongly
held by the enemy east of uosttaverne
and secured prisoners.
"An attack by the enemy early this
morning on one of our posts northwest
of Cherisy was repulsed.
Yesterday there was great aerial ac-
tivity on both sides. Fighting took
place continuously from dawn to dark.
Over three tons of bombs were dropped
on the enemy's airdromes, ammunition
dumps and ailway sidings, and good re-
suits were observed. Nine German ma
chimes were brought down in combat,
including one brought down in the sea
when endeavoring to return from Eng
land. Four othe enemy airplanes were
brought down out of control In addi-
tion, one enemy machine was shot down
out of control by our anti-aircraft guns.
One observation balloon was brought
down in flames. Nine of our airplanes
are missing" i
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
DIED OF HEART TROUBLE.
Mrs. Gertrude B. Bartlett Passed Away
Monday Afternoon.

Mrs. Gertrude B. Bartlett passed away
at her home, l24 East street, Monday
afternoon, the end following an attack
of heart trouble She was native of
Marshfeld, although much of her life
was passed in Plainfeld, where her hus.
band, Levi T. Bartlett, died in 1905. The
deceased had been a resident of Barre
for the past three years and was highly
esteemed by her circle of acquaintance.
She leaves her son, Clarence E. Bartlett,
an employe of the Tenney company, and
her sister, Mrs. Joseph Martin, who lives
on Boynton street. Mrs. Bartlett was
an attendant at the Methodist church.
Mrs. Bartlett would have been AZ
years old Aug. l.
The funeral will be held at the house
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
L. o. Sherburne of West Berlin, Meth
odist clergyman, will be the officiating
clergyman and interment will be made
in the village cemetery in Plainfeld.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
FORCE SERBS
TO BUY BONDS
And Thus Support Austria
in Prosecution of War
Against Serbia
ILLEGALLY COLLECT
12O,OOO,OOO CROWNS
Serbia Gives Notice She Will
Claim Indemnity for That
in Peace Negotiations

Washington, ID. c., July 24.-Serbia il
formal note made public at the stat
department to-day charges Austria anc
Bulgaria with illegal economic exploi
tation Of the occupied provinces anC
gives notice that she reserves the right
of claiming in the peace negotiations ar
indemnity corresponding to the dam
age inflicted.
Serbia claims that more than 100000
900 crowns have been illegally extorted
as well as 100000 crowns in forced sub.
scriptions TO Austrian war loans. Ser.
bian trade is said to have been ruined
by the abolishment of Serbian morato-
rum for the purpose of allowing enemy
merchants to collect Immediately with in
terest debts estimated at 100000
crowns. Failure to pay is said to be
penalized by the sale of the property
at ridiculous auction figures.
The note says that Austrian and Ger
man firms will take the places of the
ruined Serbians and so bring about the
of Serbian commerce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
PRowLERs FIRED ON.
Plot OBIaw Up Bellows Falls Water
Plant Feared.

Bellows Falls, July 24.--What may
have beensn attempt to damage the
town water supply yesterday was
thfarted when one or more men seen
prowling about Minsrds pond were fired
upon and put TO fight by the guards.
Business men enrolled in the home guard
were called out of bed at about a. m.
as reinforcements.
An intruder was first noticed about
the pond about midnight. When he
failed TO halt upon command. several
shots were fired at him without result.
Again at q little before a man was
seen near the gates of the pond dam
He, too. was warned away va volley
Of shots.
Convinced that an attempt was being
made to harm the water supply. the
guards osled up the town trustees for
aid and "a men who responded were
rushed to Che scene in automobiles. Ore
explanation Of the second attempt is
that hts fret man may have tried 70 at
tract the guards to one end q the pond
While ths other vas working st the
sirztsgicsl point a. the gates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
CHAUTAUOUA GET IN
JUNCTION ON STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH
Forbidding Latter from Interfering with
Holding of Entertainments in ver-
mont Pending Hearing to Be
Held Ten Days Later.

A temporary restraining order forbid
ding the state board Of health from in.
terfering with the holding of Chautau-
qua entertainment in Vermont towns
was signed yesterday by United States
Judge Harland B. Howe and service was
made on the board and Attorney General
Barber in behalf of the board. The or
der was asked for and granted after
the board at a meeting held in Montpel-
ier yesterdayafternooon had refused to
rescind its order made recently prohibit
ing the holding ofthe community chau-
tauqua. The community chautauqua
opens to-day in st. Adams.
The petitioners, represented by sever
eral attorneys, appeared before the
board and requested the order be modi-
fled so as to allow the holding of the
in towns where no cases
of infantile paralysis exist or in towns
not adjacent to municipalities where
cases prevail. The board refused to do
so and the petitioners argued that the
order is unreasonable and not needed at
the present time.
A hearing on the question of the per-
manency of the restraining order will be
held at the expiration of ten days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
So Pleased Over Compan-
ions Success at Fishing
He Fell into yer
WENDELL z MES,
4, A1 - 6, VICTIM
Body r, cred in Half an
Hour, but Efforts at Re- d
suscitation Failed aSNM

The first drowning OF the season In
Barre occurred late yesterday afternoon
when Wendell Grimes, the youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Homer E. Grimes of 90
Merchant street, lost his life in Stevens
branch just north of the Trow & Holden
dam. With another lad of his own age,
Albert Pacquet, the Grimes boy was fish
ing when he fell into hole on the
Brooklyn street side of the stream. The
accident happened 'around o'clock and
half hour elapsed before the body was
recovered. DIR. J. W. Stewart, the health
officer, and DR.. j. II. Woodruff used the
lungmotor from the NJ. & B. L. 4 p.
Co.'s service station in an effort to resus-
citate the victim.
Accompanied by the Pacquet boy,
young Grimes, who was only seven years
old, set out for the branch in midi
ernoon. Each had pole and for
time they ranged up and down the bank
without catching any fish Sometime
around O'Clock Pacquet pulled a small
fish from hole familiarly known to
boy fishermen of Brooklyn street. He
fdHQro tiic liSll " thc vi iiiilcc wy WINS
in his elation, began to dance up and
down. In telling the story of what oc-
CURED, the Pacquet boy stated that his
companion was holding up the fish when
he walked too near the bank and fell
into the hole. Thoroughly frightened,
young Pacquet started for his home on
Summer street and to notify Mrs.
Grimes of what had happened. In the
young man named Fred Da-
Wis learned of the drowning and is said
to have made an attempt to rescue the
Grimes boy. That failing, he rode his
bicycle to police headquarters, where he
notified Special Officer George F. Howe
II was $3.50 o'clock when the police
man and A. J. Stewart in the latter's au-
tomobile, started for the spot described
by Davis. They we're joined later by
Officer John s. Murley. A rake which
Davis had use was seized by Mr.. Stewart,
who waded a short distance into the
water and succeeded in towing the boys
body ashore. 1t was said that the body
ay on the bed of the stream some seven
IT eight feet from the surface. A call
ior doctors had been sent in and Drs.
Stewart and Woodruff arrived while the
,fficers and Mr.. Stewart were using first
i'd methods on the lad Soon the lung
motor arrived and for nearly half-hour
he physicians worked it but without
vail. The body was removed to the
irimes home in Mr. Stewards car.
The child would have reached his sew
nth birthday in a few days and be-
ides his parents, he leaves two older
rothers, Victor Grimes of Barre and
'erley Grimes of Mortified. The fam
v formerly lived in johnson and Hyde
ark, although Mr.. Grimes has been an
mploye of Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum
/ Graniteville for some time.
Funeral services will be held at the
ouse Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
ev. B. j. Lehigh, pastor of the First
aptist church. will be the officiating
ergyman and interment is to be made
! Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
How One Salesman Works.

Did you ever hear of selling pianos to
farmersg Well one man could do it, and
in the July American Magazine, a writer
tells of him. He tells how this man put
the piano in the house and then called
the farmers daughter The writer says :
"She looked at the piano and her eyes
opened wide. She stared at Jenkins
and then gazed up into her mothers face,
as she eagerly asked, is that ours, ma
mar
"'No, Mamie, the gentleman has set
it in here to keep it from the outside
air
isn't it prettyl' exclaimed the girl,
as she moved nearer, caught her refec-
tion for moment in the shiny case, put
out hesitating finger and sounded one
of the keys.
"Then she stepped back as Jenkins
placed the stool in front of the instru-
ment and sat down. He was no musi-
clan. He did not know one note from
another. although he made learned refer
ences to the &C. chord. But he could
thump out few resounding chords,
which certainly did sound fine in that
room, and started new color in the cheeks
of mother and daughter. Then, turning
to the girl, jenkins asked winningly:
would you like to learn to play
something. MamieF
Yes, SIR she replied, overwhelmed
with surprise and delight.
"'well. sit down here. and win show
you how easy it is to learn to play a
piano
$50 he got up and Mamie took her
place on the stool. For 10 minutes Jen-
Sins drilled her in playing some simple
,hords. which she learned easily. After
he could run them over without q mis-
AXE, jenkins proposed that she should
earn a little song to 20 with the chord, 1
md she gladly accepted the ofer.-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
FATALLY INJURED UNDER TRAIN
Peter B. Lavalle. Car Inspector, Died at
Brattleboro.

Brattleboro, July 24-Peter B. La
velle died at the Memorial hospital yes
terday afternoon from injuries sustained
when he was run over by train in the
Boston a. Maine railroad yard yester,
day morning. His left arm was cut of
below the elbow, his left thigh was
crushed and the muscles were torn from
the leg.
Mr.. Lavelle, a car inspector of the
Boston a Maine railroad, and his as
sistant, John Curry, were under a big
gondola coal car which was loaded and
on the bulk yard track back of the old
passenger station. They did not have
their flag out 20 indicate that they were
at work under the car The switch crew
backed in string of cars against the
car the men were under, moving it ahead
Mr.. Lavelle was caught by the wheels
and his assistant was rolled over twice
and knocked out of the way, escaping
with scratches and bruises.
Charles Goodale, driver of a truck
team for d. M. Brosnahan, had Just
started to load freight at the Boston
& Maine freight house and was an eve
witness of the accident He grabbed
quarter inch rope from his team and ran
to the injured man. Withou thesitation, as
soon as Mr.. Lavelle could be dragged to
where they could work on him, Mr..
Goodale used the rope for tourniquet
and SO effectively that he was praised
by both DR.. George r. Anderson, the
first physician on the scene, and by DR..
Harry p. Greene, the railroad surgeon, to
whom the case was turned over.
Mr.. Lavelle had elastic armlets on his
'leeves and the quick thinking Goodale
Ised the one on his injured arm as a
ourniquet twisting it until the bleeding
rom the member was stopped. In spite
# this prompt first aid, Mr. Lavelle lost
great quantity of blood.
Mr.. Lavelle leaves his wife and FIVE
hildren, Edward j. Lavelle, Mrs. Hugh |
l. Harwood and Mrs. Arthur B. Carter
( Brattleboro, Mrs. James Hamilton of
fontreal and Mrs. William w. Plimp-
on of Springfield, Mass.