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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
KEEP SOBER ALSO TURN
y TO THE RIGHT AT POSTS
New Traffic Ordinance Starts on it's
Way Through the Council

Having collected traffic ordinances
from various cities and towns the
Ladysmith city council has formu-
lated an ordinance for traffic regu-
iation and it passed it's first read
ing at the meeting Tuesday 1t goes
into diagram and detail as to safety
and in general means keep to the
right and do not ride bicycle,
motorcycle or drive an auto if not
strictly sober.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
TWO CARS OF CATTLE
SHIPPED ON FRIDAY

Two cars of cattle, one from Rusk,
one from Sawyer, were brought to
Ladysmith Thursday, fed and
shipped to Chicago Friday by .Stelz-
man & Hand. Mr.. Hand says he
bought of G. j. HOckhstettler, OF
Exeland, 6 head of the fattest grass
fed cattle he has ever seen in this
country. One car of stock was
picked UP at Exeland and one at
Murry at prices ranging from &c to
7c. They have another car load in
pasture and will buy in Glen Flora
and Ingram next week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
PUTTING FAIR GROUNDS
IN SHAPE FOR OPENING
Everything to be Spick and Span
When the First Day Comes

Whitewash is being spread on
the buildings of the Rusk county
fair grounds, new stalls are being
placed and repaired in the stock
barns and sheds, the concessions
building is being dolled up and
everything will be put in spick and
span shape for the opening Tues
day, Sept. 25th.
The weeds and grass are being
pulled from the race track and when
the track is dragged and rolled will
be in fine condition for speed eX-
hibits
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
HOME GUARD COMPANY
TO BE ORGANIZED HERE
Meeting at City Hall and Chance
! For the Older Men

At a meeting to be held at the
city hall Monday evening the first
steps will he taken to organize a
company of Home Guards.
This company will be made up of
men over draft age. The Home
Guard movement has hit every city
in the country. twenty-five men
have already signed up for the COM
pany. Be sure and get out Monday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
BOY SCOUTS TAKEN
INTO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Will Become Auxiliary to Help With
Buckets and Guard Duty

Boy Scouts of Ladysmith were as
body taken into the Fire Depart
ment as a volunteer auxiliary at the
monthly meeting of the firemen held
Monday night The boys will help
at first by being generally useful and
in case of necessity do patrol and
guard duty. When wanted Scoutmas-
ter Shumway will be notified.
Six new members were voted in.
Every wednesday is practice night
and the members are getting in fine
condition.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
HAWKINS TO PLAY LADYSMlTH

Sunday at the Fair grounds the
doughty baseball warriors Of Hawk
ins will play Ladysmith. The game
will be called at 2:30. AS a special
attraction the Ladysmith Concert
Band will play throughout the game.
The lineup SO far as known for
Ladysmith will be: Hayes p; Jacobs
1b; Leonard 2b; Plant IS; Davis 3b;
Miller cf; Ycrkston If; Britton ri;
Radiant and Macdonald subs.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
DEATH TAKES A PIONEER

Joseph Russell Bowen, aged 80
years and months, father of w. w.
Bowen, of Ladysmith, died at the
home of his daughter in Exeland
Friday, Aug. "a. The body prepared
for burial by j. P. Peterson, of La
dysmith, was shipped to Durand and
buried there Sunday. Mr.. Bowen
was a Canadian but moved to Pepin
county fifty years ago, but has re-
Gently made his home with his son
in Ladysmith and his daughter in
Exeland ri
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
WOLF HUNTERS GET BOUNTY

VIM. Goode and J. E. Jones, both
of the town of washington, each
drew $40 bounty from the county
for two wolves each Of which they
killed near the Darlington ranch.
Mrs. C. C. Ellington, of Nail Greek,
town of Hubbard, killed a bob cat
with rifle and was paid the Sc.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
MAYOR ILL, GOES TO WAUKEsHA

Mayor A. G. Thompson accompan-
led by Mrs. Thompson, left for
Waukesha Monday evening. He will
remain there for some time, taking
the baths and treatment for rheu-
matism. Mr. Thompson has been i'll
for several weeks and instead of
getting better has been growing
worse until it was determined that
the trip to Waukesha was necessary
to give HIM relief.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
ONE DAYS SALES GIVEN AWAY

The Fair Store has started some
thing which is almost revolutionary
in merchandising but which gives the
customer all the advantage. Out CT
the days in September one will be
selected by the Fair. If you pur-
chase goods on that day they will
cost you nothing. The announcement
will be made early in October. Ev-
cry customer who bought anything
on that day will be rebated. No one
will know the day until the month
is over SO any day you buy may he
he lucky one. With the Fairs new
fFll goods and large stock one can
not go amiss if he dis regular shop
per there. 1t
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
HEAR, YOU! IT'S II p. M.
CAN THE CANNED MUSIC

There's music and music. Every
thing that is note isn't music. Also
everything has its time and place.
Probably Caruso would not be ap-
preciated at one a. m. If his en-
forced listener had been working in
saw mill all day and wanted to
sleep. The city council agrees and
has a very drastic ordinance to stop
all canned music from II p. m. to 8
a. m.
The ordinance passed it's second
reading at the session Tuesday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
Mr.. FRITZ BACK FROM TRIP

J. D. Fritz has returned to Lady
smith from a three-week's vacation
visit to Huron, Howard, Spencer and
Reliance, South Dakota. 1t was 20
years since Mr.. Fritz had been in
these places and he found great
changes and improvements every
where.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
WILL co TO FRANCE SOON

The Second Reg't. Engineers, U.
S. A., of which Dale McNalley, of
Ladysmith, is a member, has. been
transferred from Ed Paso to Wash
ingtOn, ID. C. It is expected that
this regiment will leave very soon
for somewhere in France
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
SPENT DAYS AT BUCKS CAMP

F. E. Munroe put up few of his
celebrated meals for himself, Glenn
Williams and son, and E. w. Hill at
Bucks camp, where the party went
Saturday afternoon, returning to La
dysmith Monday morning. They re-
port everything looking fine about
the Club premises.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-31
LAST DAY FOR TROUT FISHING

DNT
Friday was the last day of open
season for trout and Ladysmith Was
practically depopulated of it's trout
fishers. Messrs. Munroe and Wor-
den went early and expect to stay up
to the limit hooking 'em.
Evening journal., 1917-07-25
plan final drive
/. FOR ARMY RECRUITS
Fifteen Joined Colors Yester-
day and Three More
This Morning
ONLY 80 NEEDED
TO MAKE UP QUOTA

Recruiting officers for the regular
army secured fifteen men yesterday.
With three others. who were sent to
Baltimore early this morning. Della
wares quota was cut down to thirty
men and the recruiting officers are
preparing for one last drive TO gain
the last men that are needed 10 make
Delaware a star State.
To this end. Sergeant ShOur is
working on several posters calculated
to bring results. They read:
"Help tack Old Glory on the
Kaiser's palace at Berlin"
"Your country. your State, your par
ents need your protection. Enlist
nowl"
Help us carry He'll to Berlinl"
While the recruits for the regular
army are appearing in ever increas-
ing numbers in the Offices, the street
meetings are not productive Of a great
many. Sergeant Shour spoke for two
hours last night and the net result wal
three recruits.
/ About 10 o'clock, Corporal Greer
blew taps over the crowd and as th'
automobile, carrying the recruiting
party and recruits drove away, Ser
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Evening journal., 1917-07-25
NOMADS DEFY ORDER
OMOVE FROM CITY
Leader Of Band in Lumber
Yard Says They Are
Russian Coppersmiths
GET "a HOURS
IN WHICH TO LEAVE

Defying orders issued last week by
the Police department to vacate lands
now occupied by them, an aggregation of
nearly two hundred supposed Russians
who, the authorities say, are gypsies, re.
main encamped In three different places
along the Causeway. The camps were
visited by Chief of Police Black today
after he had received numerous COM
plaints from merchants and others using
the Causcway about the Nomads. The
leaders OF the Nomads were informed
by Chief Black that unless they were
away from their present camps by to.
morrow morning he would cause their
arrest.
The leader Of the Nomads who Il
known as John Noloda, says his men
are coppersmiths. and not gypsies, and
he iutmated that he had engaged an
attorney 20 fight any move 20 evici
them from their present quarters.
Tho largest camp is located In the
heart of the lumber yard OF G. Wesley
Weldin and when Chief Black and
representatives Of the local press ar,
rived az this camp today, they found
bon fires in full blast I'm the center q
the yard, which is one Of the largest
plants along the Christiana water
front The women I'm the party were
steaming tea over charcoal fires and
filth OF every description was scat
tered about over the camp
When members OF the party were
asked how many persons were In tho
three camps. they were informed sew
eral hundred and according 10 re.
ports received by Chief Black las
night they had demolished a portion
OF a frame church along South Mar
ket street and were using tho lum
ber to erect shacks for the late ar
rivals. Scattered about the lumbe
yard are numerous copper kettlel
which the male members of the GROVE
were busy today repairing Womol
members Of the party spent thel
time in soliciting quarters as pay 70
telling the futures Of visitors 20 IN
yards. They offered words of wisdoi
to all who were love sick OF ha
business troubles.
After visiting the various camp
Chief OF Police Black called on NJ
Weldin and asked how the nOma,
came 20 be located IN the center
his plant. Mr. Weldin explained thi
he had been imposed on, inasmuch q
two men wearing plain clothes Ia
Continued on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1917-07-25
NO Time FOR talk,
MERCHANT FLEET TO
Be BUILT At once
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 25.-Shlps will
be built at once-both steel and wood
and there will be little talk about
about It. This was the decision Of
Chairman Hurley. OF the shipping
board, and General Manager Capps, OF
the emergency feet corporation as
they settled into their new positions
today to take up the great marine
construction work where IL was stop
ped by the Goethals-D Denman row.
Theodore Brent. vice chairman OF
the shipping board and strong sup
porter OF Denman, rendered his resig-
nation TO President Wilson today.
/ He explained he could not continue
| TO serve because he was in full ac-
cord with Denman in all matters re-
Gently in controversy on the board.
Admiral Capps is going over the
various ship building plans today
while Hurley is conferring with ship
builders. Both men promise action
as soon as their nominations are con-
/ frmed by the Senate and they can
officially take hold. AS TO the number
OF steel and wooden ships TO be built
they are unable 10 say until they
have studied the plans drawn TO date.
There will be more steel than wood
vessels, however.
With this great work at last def
nitely under way the machinery for
turning aeroplanes was speeded up
today. Millions in contracts already
have been let for building aircraft
and with the S64O,0OO 600 available
for early use there will be no letup
in construction and training OF avi-
ators.
The War Department called for the
mobilization OF 100 900 additional
guardsmen' who will train for service
in France.
Congress battled with the food bill
in is last stages. All department.
were called upon by Secretary Nc
Adoo 10 draft estimates immeoiatel.
OF their expenses for the fiscal year
Billions must be raised by taxation
and bonds.
Evening journal., 1917-07-25
REV. HOWARD DAVIS
named chaplain
Governor Townsend APP
points Additional Officers
for Delaware Regiment
COLLEGE STUDENTS
GET COMMISSIONS

DOVER, July 25.-Governor John G.
Townsend, Jr., early this afternoon an
nounced additional appointments Of Off
GERS for the Delaware Regiment, which
is being mobilized today. The Rev. How
ard Davis is named chaplain with rank
of captain. Mr.. Davis Is pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Bridge
vile. Two dental surgeons are also
named by the Governor namely, w. A.
Duffy, Of Wilmington, and Phillip G..
Southard. Of Delaware City.
Four first lieutenants and eight sec
ond lieutenants were also included in the
new list Of officers named by the Gov.
ernor. Several are Delaware College
students or graduates of that institu-
tion. The first lieutenants appointed fol
low:
First Lieutenants-Henry N. Den
ming. Archie II. Dean, formerly OF
Newark. a graduate OF Delaware Col
lege: James l.. Scotch, principal OF
the Smyrna schools, and Carl w W
Schantz, principal OF the Dover
schools.
Second Lieutenants-John P. Eek
les of New Castle; Robert ] King
OF Wilmington: James Bice. OF
Dover. James II. Hazel. son Of for
mer State Senator William NJ. Hazel
Of Dover: John p. Gumm, OF Sus-
sex county. a Delaware College Stu
dent: Morris Mitchell. a Delaware
] College student now az the officers
training camp. at Fort Myer and son
Of Dr.. Samuel c. Mitchell. president
OF Delaware College: James Hast
ing, Delaware College student, and
Henry c Ray. Of Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1917-07-25
FIVE killed IN
U-BOAT EXPLOSION
Pocketed Gasoline Fumes
Cause Fatal Blow Up on
U. S. A 7
WAS STATIONED
IN PHILIPPINES
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON. July 25.-Five men
were killed and three injured in an
explosion aboard the United states
submarine AT at Cavite, p, l., yes
terday morning.
The dead are: Lieutenant Junior
Grade. Arnold Marcus; Machinists'
Mate, first class. Il. II. Lang; Gun
ners' Mate. second class, o. Hope
we'll; chief electrician j. NJ. Curry,
Machinists Mate X A. Kunz.
The injured. all OF whom were
burned above the waist and on the
arms, were: Chief Electrician c.
Schalin; fireman. second class. A. NJ.
Jacobs; machinists mate, second
class, A. p. Nixon.
A statement issued by Secretary
Daniels said:
The cause Of the explosion, from
the preliminary examination, appeared
TO be due to a collection Of gasoline
fumes in a pocket within the boat.
The cause Of the ignition Of these
fumes has not yet been determined
The Al was one Of the Oldest type
submarines. She was built in 1902
and had a displacement OF 100 tons
with a maximum speed OF nine knots
an hour. She ordinarily carried
crew OF nine men.
Evening journal., 1917-07-25
Delaware own"
IS NOBILIZINC TODAY
1900 State GuardSmen
Formally Answer Federal
Call to Service
APPORTION MEN TO
STATE COMPANIES
Mobilization

Mobilization
Delaware's regiment Of 1900 men is
preparing for the fight. She is don
ming her war colors and in answer to
her call over SIS uniformed, un-
trained men gathered in the armories
scattered about the Diamond State
today to prepare for the grim busi-
ness Of organizing victory Eight hun
dred and seventy-fve OF the Blue
Hens Chicks will be measured and
probably mustered i'm by tonight and
the regiment, Delaware's Own, Will
begin the long grind Of learning how
TO fight correctly in defence OF the
two great flags they will carry. the
stars and Stripes Of the nation and
the Blue and Gold OF Delaware.
Efficiency was everywhere noticeable
az the armory at Twelfth and Orange
streets today. There was nothinl
stirring about the great gathering tha
crowded the main floor and overfiowe'
into the street. Try as one might M
heroics could be found. It was ordi
nary though grim business. The mel
we're plain ordinary human beings
In whose breasts burned the fire Of pa
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Evening journal., 1917-07-25
Supplemental Opinion Filed
by Judge Thompson in
Big Powder Stock Suit
Calls Upon Plaintiffs to
Submit Form Of Decree
Covering Plan for Stock
holders Meeting.
TWO DEFENDANTS ARE
DROPPED FROM CASE

Judge J. Whitaker Thompson. OF
Philadelphia. late yesterday filed in
the United States Court in this city
a supplemental opinion in the case OF
Philip T.. DUPONT and others against
Pierre S. DUPONT and others growing
out Of the purchase by Pierre S. du-
Pont and his associates in the du-
PDnt Securities Company OF the stock
OF T. Coleman DUPONT in the powder
company. The supplemental opinion
modifes and elaborates the original
opinion filed in the case.
While Judge Thompson as yet has
not entered tho formal decree, he re-
iterated yesterday his original opinion
that the question Of the purchase OF
the stock formerly held by T. Cole
man DUPONT should be submitted tc
the stockholders Of b. I. DUPONT and
Company (the new company for them
10 decide whether that stock should
be purchased or should not be pur-
chased by the company.
That is a victory for Pierre s.
dupont and his associates. as they
contended in their last argument be-
fore Judge Thompson that the pro-
visions of his opinion that the stock
holders should vote upon the ques-
tion OF purchase Of the stock now
held by the DUPONT Securities Com
pany should be embodied in the for
NAL decree. The plaintiffs desiref
the stock ordered turned over to the
company without any vote or actor
by the stockholders Now that Judg'
Thompson has roafirmed that phas'
or his opinion. the feeling was gen
eral today that the judge will file II
the near future a decree embodyinl
that requirement II is expected
also that the judge will fx a date
and the manner and circumstances o
he stockholders meeting which II Il
likely will be conducted by a maste
TO be designated by the judge. /
is expected that the stock in DISPUTE
Evening journal., 1917-07-25
beaten TO Death
N Street RUMPUS
Eugene Traynor ReSents In
suit TO Woman Friend and
is Attacked by Men
BELIEVE HIS SKULL
WAS FRACTURED

Attacked by crowd OF young men
at Fifth and Lombard streets early
Sunday morning. when he resented an
insult TO Miss Anna Cloud. with whom
he lived on the third floor OF
the building northwest corner OF
Fifth and Lombard streets, Eugene
Traynor. aged A. years. died at
the Delaware Hospital about 345
o'clock this morning. presumably from
a fractured skull. which he suffered
when he fell backwards in the street
after being felled by blow from one
of the men who attacked him. A post
mortem will be held TO determine the
cause OF the mans death The case
was reported 10 the police on Sunday
morning, but no arrests were made
and this morning Sergeant Of Detec-
tives Green was placed on the case
and assumed charge
According TO Miss Cloud TraynoI
was sitting In his room with her eat.
ing lunch. when two men watkins
down Lombard street looked at hei
through the window. She asked
What are you looking at?' where.
upon the two men cursed her ant
called her vile names.
Traynor hearing these remarks
went 10 the window and rebuked the
men, who also cursed him and in-
vited him down stairs. TraynoJ
started 10 20 down the stairs. Miss
Cloud trying 10 hold him back, but hC
broke away from her and went 10 the
street
Eye witnesses say that Tfaynoi
struck one Of the men in tho FAC,
and instantly he was set upon by {
crowd. AS he fell TO the street. Miss
Cloud reached the sidewalk just a.
several Of tho men tried TO jump oi
tho PROSTATE form OF Traynor, wit
was unconscious. With the help O
neighbors Miss Cloud got Traynor Z
his feet and carried him to his room
where he was partially revived. br
later Sunday he became NJ
conscious again and remained In thi
condition until his death. His col
ditlon on Monday afternoon was sue
that It was decided to send him
the Delaware Hospital.
! Physicians there found a deep ga
+ in the back Of his head where
I had struck against the street pawn
) when he fell He died without gal
/ ing consciousness. The body WI
] CONTINUED on Pase soven)
Evening journal., 1917-07-25
WET AND DRY LEGAL
FIGHT NEARING END
Claim "Wets'' Refusal to
Submit Names, Scheme
TO Defeat Law
WARD WILL MAKE
FINAL ARGUMENT

With the reconvening Of the court
en- banc this morning. Attorney II. G.
Eastburn, for the "drys" continued his
argument in favor OF the constitu-
tionality OF the special election law
which he started late yesterday after
noon, his argument being in reply TO
that Of Robert G. Harman of counsel
for the "wets" who attacked the law.
Present plans call for the compile
tion of arguments today. Attorney
Caleb r. Burchenal followed his col
league after which Robert II. Rich
ards made the first rebuttal argument.
The final argument for the vets
against the constiuitlonality OF the
law was made by Attorney Herbert
H. Ward
When court reconvened yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, Attorney Har
man resumed his argument on the
main constitutional questions involved
IN the Wilmington Printing Com
panys mandamus petition against the
Levy Court. which he had started ir
the late forenoon. He continued his
argument. attacking the right OF the
! legislature TO include Wilmington In
| the election law when The request
by petition came only from rural New
Castle. and concluded that the Legis
lature could not elect whether Il
would pass the law under tho discre
tionary section OF Article l3 Of the
constitution but must pass Il undei
the mandatory section OF Article IL
He claimed that Che Legislature
when Il fixed time other than the
day for a general election for this
special election, the presumption II
that the Legislature acted in ignor'
ance of the constitution instead o
presuming that the Legislature in
tended to say that It would not obe!
the constitution.
Mr.. Harman called on the court e
establish a judicial rule that once
petition for submission OF the "wet
and "dry" question has been sub
mitted that such request cannot b
withdrawn and 20 rule further tina
once the request for the submissio
of the question is made tho Iegisla
ture must enact the law requisite
and must fx a general election da'
D Otherwise. he contended. a series (
= evils, which he outlined. would 70
4 low.
Chief Justius PennswilI asked NJ
, Harman II the petition was witt
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Evening journal., 1917-07-25
Germany MaSSacreS Troops in Vain Attempt
to Force French Back in Battle That
Parallels Heroic Defense Of Yerdun---Ad.
vance Of Six Days is Wiped Om Over Night.
BRITISH TAKE MORE PRISONERS
in DASH In MONCHY LIE PREUX

parently lies IN the belief Of the Ger
man stan that serious Austrian peace
tendencies must be overcome. tho
Teutonic population must be cheered
up by action on land IN view of tho
submarine failure and enthusiasm
raised for fresh war loans by some
stroke of tho army. In addition the
observatories on Chemln Des Danes
are dominant in this theatre OF tho
war and so long as the French hold
them the German lines are menaced-
BY Tho United Press.
PARIS. July 25.-Once again French
troops flung back powerful German
assaults last night against the Cali.
fornie plateau-tho sixth successive
night IN which the Germans have vain
ly tried to batter through the Chemin
Des Danes line.
"The Germans bombarded US Vio.
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