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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25
Sept. %, 1915. WattsViiie' MISE
Prove What Swamp Will Do For You
WAS SIMPLE WAR LUNCHEON
Woman Wanted Something as Umpire
tentious as Possible and She Got
1t at Ten Dollars a Plate.

The matter of war rations depends
entirely on the individual, as is 1ndl-
Gated by the following story from New
York:
The other day one of the feminine
customers of the Plaza hotel ap-
preached an assistant manager and
told him that she wanted to give q
"war Notwithstanding quite SIM
pie and unpretentious.
'Yes, madam said the assistant
manager, mentally grooming at an an
other example of thrift.
"Now," said the woman, Il want
champagne served instead Of cocktails
while my guests are in the reception
room want"-and she named brur
which costs $40 quart. And for
luncheon I want some caviar'-and
on and on she went, with the assist
ant managers pencil scratching busily
as she talked and his spirits rising
with each scratch.
'How much?" she asked after she
had explained the menu. "How much
will that be?" The assistant manager
made a hasty calculation.
"Ten dollars plate" he said.
ooh, dear!' she said. isn't food
becoming almost prohibitive! There
will be plates for twenty. Please have
everything as simple as possible"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

Washington.-The government has
notified each state Of the number OF
men 1t will be called upon to furnish in
the draft. This notification was con-
tanned in the formal order issued by
the president calling for 687,000 men
under the se1ective CONSUMPTION law
to make up the national army.
The only steps now remaining are
distribution by the governors Of
state quotas among the local exemp-
ton districts and the great lottery,
which probably will be held next
week and which will establish the
order in which registrants are to pre-
sent themselves for service or exemp-
ton.
The men summoned for service will
,e used to fill the regular army and
National Guard to war strength and
to organize the first 100000 Of the new
national army.
Total to BE 1852, 1886.
The total of these three forces will
be 1,262,9S5 men.
Later another 100000 will be called
out, supplemented by sufficient men
to make up losses and maintain re-
serve battalions.
Following is Secretary Of War
Bakers announcement of the order:
"By virtue Of the authority vested
in him by an act Of congress, entitled
An Act to Authorize the President
to- Increase Temporarily the Military
Establishment of the United States
approved May 10, 1917, the president
of the United States has ordered the
aggregate number Of $4,000 men to
be raised by draft for the military
service Of the United States in order
to bring to full strength the organ
izations of the regular army and the
organizations embodying the men,
bers of the National Guard drafted
into the military service Of the United
States and to create the national army,
and has caused said aggregate
number to be apportioned to the sew
eral states and territories and the
District Of Columbia as set forth IN
the schedule hereto appended.
Must Apportion Quotas.
1.-THE governor Of each state and ter
ritory and the commissioners Of the
District of Columbia, acting for and
by the direction of the president and
in accordance with said act Of congress
and rules and regulations prescribed
pursuant thereto, shall apportion the
quota so apporioned to snch state, ter
ritory or district and shall communf-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25
Druggists Experience With
Kidney Medicine

T have handled and sold DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root for some time ana nave
heard customers claim that 1t had pro
duced very satisfactory results IN diner,
ent ailments of the kidneys y,t it fsSora d1s
bladder. | have nothing put layola a;n0
reports at hand and my personal opln-
ion is that there is not anything on the
market that will equal Swamp-Root Tor
disease of the kidneys, liver and bladder
and / know of a physician who is very
strong believer in the merits OF swamp
Root. Very truly yours,
THE J. M. WATTS NERO. STORE,
J. M WATTS.
Sent % 1916 Wattsville, Miss.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample SIZE
bottle. 1t will convince, anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder: When writing, be g sure f1a and
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25
Up the Niger.

The journey up the Niger river In
Africa has sometimes been painted In
very dark colors- In reality the little
government steamers are comfortable
enough and provide number of luxnr-
les which exceed the allowance OF COM
fort likely hereafter to fall to the lot
Of men sent upcountry. Much abuse
is poured upon the lower reaches OF
the river, with their monotonous man
grove swamps and muddy, cherries
expanses Of water. vet man win not
easily forget the FIRST time he Travelled
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

Victoria and South Australia, says the
Scientific American. Their attacks
upon the wheat lying stacked in bags
awaiting shipment alone threaten loss
to the extent of millions Of dollars.
To save this wheat all the stacks are
being surrounded with proof
fences of galvanized iron with open
ings left every 16 feet, in which are
placed kerosene tins, sunk in the
ground with six inches OF water in
the bottom. The mice already in the
stacks when this miniature fortified
ton is put in place must 60 out for
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

there. This swampy delta, with it's
countless creeks, hardly looks like a
dwelling fit for man, yet here and
there from those forests of mangrove.
where one would think no human being
could find footing, energies a dugout
canoe propelled by scantfly clad ma.
tives, who somewhere In these inacces-
sfbie recesses find spot dry enough to
set up their habitatfon,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

water, and when they try to do so
they fall into the tins. AT one coun-
try railroad station nearly 10000 mice
were caught in this way in single
night. The experiment of driving the
pests out of a stack by using the
fumes of carbon bisulfide has also
been tried with some success. In
some districts the mice are dying in
large numbers from skin diseases.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25
X-Ray for San Salvador.

The secretary of the treasury of the
government Of Salvador has ordered
from the United States an X-ray ap-
paratus of the most improved type,
which the government proposes to pre-
sent to the Rosales hospital in the
city of San Salvador for the use of
that institution.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25
QUOTA 10 BE DRAFTED IN EACH STATE

raised by sele@v draft for Uncle
The assigned basis OF proponae ponulaun OF
by census
enlisted Nauona
April ana June
quotas net
cetsthe OF the
the table:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25
WAGiNG WAR ON FIELD MICE
Australians Forced to Build Fences of
Iron About Wheat Awaiting
Shipment at Ports.

The wheat harvest in Australia for
the present season of 1861 is the
largest on record. One result Of such
favorable conditions is that the Euro
pean field mice in this colony have In
creased to such an extent that they
are doing enormous damage through
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

A thunderstorm may purify the at
mosphere, but that is poor consolation
to the man who has been struck by
lightning
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

The turkey buzzard is nearly as
large a. an eagle, dull black, scars al
most constantly, often Ia large curves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

Cleanliness may be next to godli-
ness, but it takes lot of advertising
to sell soap nevertheless
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-25

Youth is the period of probation for
old age.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09

federal officials along the Mexican
border.
Mcmillan has been employed in the
auto sales department Of the Won
Hamm-Young Co. for the past year
and a half and has been living at the
Colonial hotel. o. H. Shepherd, head
of the Won Hamm-Young auto sales
department. says that Mcmillan had
gained an excellent reputation during
his employment there. He is well
known to many people about Homo
lulu. Mcmillan by birth is a Cana.
dian, having been born in Owen
Sound, Ontario, but is an American
by naturalization. He will not be 81
years of age until next November, but
is probably exempt from military
duty on account Of the condition Of
his health. 1t is on account of his
health that he is going to Arizona, it
is said,
Although the charge against Nc.
MILAN was not substantiated, or at
least no legal action was taken, 1t is
an indication Of the vigilance that Is
being exercised by the officials tn
apprehend all who attempt to avoid
the draft in Hawaii. The Mcmillan
case will also serve as a precedent
for the registration board in dealing
with similar cases, where there is q
suspicion Of any applicant who desires
to register here.
In such cases the applicant will be
registered, but the certificate with
held and sent to the United States
marshal of the district where the ap-
plicant states he is going. This was
the action finally taken regarding Nc.
MILAN. A portion Of the letter mailed
to the San Francisco United States
marshal reads as follows:
Having no permanent address
through which he can. be reached, the
original certificate has been deposited
with the United States marshal in the
district of San Francisco, and by him
viii be forwarded to other districts
as the said Angus Mcmillan may
move from place to place.
Federal and state officials are re-
quested to recognize this provisional
certificate as evidence Of registration
This provisional certificate to become
void one week after the date which
will hereafter be set by the President
Of the United States, for the selection
Of men under the draft.
All officials to whom this shall
come are requested to ascertain the
present address of the bearer, Angus
Mcmillan, and make a record of the
same where it may be available here
after"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
FRENCH RELIEF AND
LESSONS ARE OFFERED
IN COURSE At Y. N. c. A,

A unique opportunity to gain a con-
versational knowledge of French and
at the same time contribute to the
French orphans relief will be offered
at the Y. NJ. C. A. each Monday even
ing at 1880 beginning tonight. Ma
dame Quevillon, q French teacher of
Is years experience, is donating her
services as instructor on condition
that every man who attends contri-
butte rs cents at each session, all
funds to be forwarded to France for
urgent relief work in families where
the father has lost his life in the war.
The class is under the direction of
Frederick p R3wson, who will gladly
furnish further information and en-
roll men who wish to join the class.
He will be at the Y. M. c. A. this aft
ernoon and evening, when the class
begins. Young men of the army and
navy or those who expect to join the
United States forces later win find
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
ARMY HORSES TO
Go TO SCHOF|ELD

One hundred and sixty-four army
horses in quarantine at the animal
station on Ala Moana road will be
moved tomorrow to Schofield Bar
racks, having been held the required
time since their arrival on an army
transport from the mainland.
This is the group which was in
quarantine at the time the army
authorities asked delay Of the terri
torial board Of agriculture when It
was planned to move the remainder
Of T. r. Farms herd from the anthrax
infected dairy at Moiliili to the quar-
antine station.
No action toward moving the herd
will be taken until DR.. V. A. Nor
gard returns from Hilo, where he
went Saturday in company with DR..
J. A. Edmonds, expert veterinarian
from California, who has come here
to aid in the fight against anthrax.
|. W. H. Rice, sheriff Of Kauai coun'
ty, who is In the city today on regis
tration day matters, says that there
have been NO new cases on Kauai for
some time, and that the disease seems
under control. se;G..r. ~. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
HOnOIu|ans Slack
Making Payments
Onliberty Bonds
LIBERTY BOND PAYMENTS
2 per cent on application.
10 per cent June IS.
20 per cent July IS.
80 per cent August I.
30 per cent August IS.

Because many persons ia Honolulu
who purchased Liberty bonds nave
failed to make the second payments
at the stated time, local banks have
been forced to carry them and have
now started a paying up" campaign.
The first payment Of two per cent
was collected when the purchaser
filed the application for the bonds.
The second payment Of Is per cent
was due June %, but that meant in
San Francisco and as Q two weeks
allowance must be allowed for steam
er service the money should have been
paid in two weeks earlier. The third
payment Of 20 per cent is due in San
Francisco July 80 and therefore Is due
here July Is and the following two
payments of 80 per cent each in the
same proportion.
, Because the failure to pay Is be
lieved by the banks to have been
caused by lack of information and
not intentional they have paid in the
money themselves and so none as yet
have lost their bonds and the initial
payment The banks, however, advise
everybody to pay up as soon as pos
sible, not only from a business stand
point, but also from patriotic one.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
Meters TO STOP
WASTEOF Water
FOR IRRIGATION

Because fiat rate users of city water
persist in violating the irrigation rules
which allow the use Of water for that
purpose only during the hours of
and a. m. and and p: m, Harry
Murray, superintendent of the water
and sewer department, said today that
hereafter meters will be installed
wherever it is found the rules are be-
ing violated.
TT is entirely unfair for the flat
rate users to use more than their legal
share Of water when those who have
meters must pay for every drop they
use," said Murray. Il have tried
sending out inspectors but find that
method of preventing waste is imprac.
teal and; therefore. from now ON
shall install a meter the minute find
the irrigation rules are being broken
Everybody has been warned now sui
ficiently, and If meters are put in
they can have no excuse to make"
Supt. Murray is planning to install
meters In the entire Manoa district
The service pipe there Is too small to
supply an adequate amount of water
during the summer when so much is
being used for irrigation and the
watering Of lawns. Murray figures
that it will take approximately 12C
meters to complete the meter system
in Manoa, and as soon as the meters
al ) available the installation will be
gin
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
GERMAN NAVAL
COLLIER READY

Acting under orders received late
Saturday from Capt. George r. Clark,
commandant of the Pearl Harbor Ma
val station, Capt. Peter johnson, who
was to have been master of the ex.
German steamer Elsass on her voy-
age to San Francisco, win report this
afternoon to the commandant for du-
ty as commander of the U. 8. s. Gulf
port, formerly the German naval col
lier Locksun.
Capt johnson several weeks ago
received his provisional commission
as .heutenant-eommander in the U. s.
naval reserve. When seen by the
Star Bulletin today he said he has no
idea what the navy will do with the
ex-German collier. She was seized by
the United States together with the
German gunboat Geier when both YES
sells violated their internment pledges
here February 4, on the severance Of
diplomatic relations with Germany.
Both boats were in port here on that
date, but on the following day were
towed to Pearl Harbor, where they
have been undergoing repairs.
On the waterfront here It was
thought today that the ex-Locksun
may be used as o patrol boat, perhaps
on the Pacific coast, as her cargo
capacity is small, not much over e.
600 tons. Just when she will leave
Is unknowH. -. u ..-.. s.ssss.-..s
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
WRESTLES
WITH FINANCES

The board of supervisors met Sun
day morning and worked two hours
on the appropriation hill and although
many questions were settled another
meeting was to be held this afternoon
10 put the finishing touches to the
bill for the second reading this
evening. .,zs........-- s.:
While the appropriation bin Will
claim most of the boards attention
this evening, there are other matters
which viii probably be taken up.
George Collins, city engineer, said
today that he expected to have. a
report ready on the Beretania street
Improvement, Alapai to Punahou,
concerning the increase In cost OF
constructing the street above the esti.
mated amount when the district was
first formed.
There are also several committee
reports expected. The supply bids
were turned over to William McClel.
Ian, member Of the finance commit.
tee, for investigation especially In re,
gard to the lumber bids, which were
unusually high. and which may Petard
the erection OF Is school buildings
which we're to be built during the
summer vacation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
]. s. OFFICE in
DARK ON ARREST
OF H.CONSlAs

Up to noon today the U. s. attor-
news office had received no irstruc-
lions or information regarding the re-
turn at San Francisco Saturday Of
nearly 100 indictments against per
sons charged with associating in q
widespread German plot to foment a
rebellion In India.
The fact that one Of the indict-
lnents is reported to include a former
German consul at Honolulu has Great
ed considerable interest here, but as
zeal federal officials have received no
instructions relating to arrests. they
IRE inclined to believe that the war
ants of arrest already scattered
BROADCAST from San Francisco win noe
include anyone now resident in Ho
noluea.
Il do not anticipate any instruc-
ions" said Assistant Q. s. Attorney
q ]. Banks this morning, and thus
far this office has received no infor-
nation" =
Prior to leaving for Hilo on Satur-
tiay. District Attorney s. c. Huber
said II was his opinion that no one in
honolulu would be charged with haV-
ing a part in the plot
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
FOOD COMMISSION
WOULD AID STOCK
! BY new PASTURES

A comprehensive plan to utilize
unused pasture lands In the territory
for the raising Of stock, with we"
IN increasing as far as possible the
meat supply Of the islands, as well
as proyiding a new source Of supply
a. now under consideration by the ter
ritorial food commission and may De
mt into active operation before the
end Of this month.
I On Oahu alone says Executive A. l.
Dean, there are several tnousaho
acres Of such unused pastoral lano'
while on the other islands there IS
considerably more land that could De
called into use.
The plan is TO have the commission
act as a go-between for the owners
of the land and the ranchers. Ohe
of the first things to be done Is 10
impress on the ranchers the necessity
of increasing the beef supply. AFTER
fills has been accomplished. the OWL
ers of the land will be seen as TO ar
rangements for securing their unused
land,
EIecutiye Dean is Of the opinion
that, in many instances, owners wouIo
turn over their land free OF cnaree'
but in other cases, he says, arrange
ments would be made to pay rental,
the amount Of such rents to be DE-
termfned by a member Of the commits.
sion. Once the land is secured, II
would be turned over to the ranchers
or to other persons interested In STOCK
raising.
n h pointed out by Executive Dean
that one piece Of land on Oahu Is
already IN sight, and 1t contains pas.
turage to accommodate 200 head OF
cattle.
I'VE want to see the cattle on the
and" say Executive Dean. There
a pienty of unused land in the terri
tory that could we'll be used for this
purpose, and II the plan works out
al we want It to, believe the PROB
lam of relieving a possible meat short
age here will be solved"
One encouraging report made by
Executive Dean today II that the price
of meat In Honolulu today Is not as
higil az that on the mainland. The
commission has not yet considered
the question Of raising hogs, for the
reason that raising them Is almost
prohibited by the price OF imported
feed. -
aBefore we can take up hog rails
Ding" he says, "the production OF ma
terial. that hogs can eat must be in
creased locally"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
PERSONALITIES

FATHER vALENTIN is leaving for
Maui this afternoon at 5 o'clock on
business
ROBERT LYDECKER, keeper OF
the local archives, will depart for New
York the last Of this month. He ex.
poets to be gone six or eight weeks.
MRS. WILLIAM HARBOTTLE OF
Hotel street was operated upon on
Friday at the Queens hospital. She
is reported to oe recovering nicely.
DIR. J. s. B. PRATT, president of
the territorial board Of health, will re-
turn from a trip to the mainland on
July a..
H. STUART JOHNSON, engineer of
the Rapid Transit Company, will leave
for a vacation trip on Hawaii next
Saturday. He will join Mrs. Johnson
at Hilo and they will tour the Big
Islam. by automobile.
GORDON D. BROWN, former Puma
hou boy and well-known athlete, is
in the city from Libbyville, where he
has been working in the pineapple
cannery. Brown is making arrange
ments to leave for, the east in the fall
to enter Yale University -. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
navy WATCHING
OUTGOING SHIPS

On certain, classes of vessels, not
American steamers, arriving at and
leaving Honolulu, U. s. Navy officials
of the local naval district will from
this time maintain a closer surVeil-
lance.
When the Dutch liner Vondel
steamed from, this port yesterday
morning Boatswain ]. H. Macdonald,
U. s. NJ, captain of the yard, was on
board. He accompanied the vessel
until she had reached the offing, and
returned in a naval launch. The boats
vain refused to say anything today
for publication other than that he was
acting under orders. No such pro-
cedure was followed when the Pacific
Mail liner Venezuela, an American
steamer, left yesterday morning.
Collector of the Port Malcolm A.
Franklin denied this morning that he
had held amy, conversation whatev-
er" with Captain Clark at Pearl Har-
Dor yesterday, as reported In a morn
ing paper today.
Capt Clark said over the telephone
this morning that the yondel incident
was "only in connection with what
you might say is a tightening of OBJ
servation: 1t is necessary that we be
intimately in touch with the things
that 60 on aboard the deep sea craft,
neutral or otherwise, and this pro-
cedure win be continued in regard to
deep sea craft in the future"
The commandant said also that the
Vondel incident had nothing to do
with German plots reported in Sat
urday's issue of the Star-Bulletin, and
that no local plot was involved in the
scrutiny of the vessel.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-09
SCOUT COMMISSIONER
TO TALK TO AID CLUB

The Ad Clubs program for its reg
ular Wednesday meeting will partake
of the nature of patriotic ceremony.
The chief event Of the luncheon will
be an address by Roger N. Burnham,
the new boy scouts executive com
missioner for Hawaii. A detail of
scouts and scoutmasters will accom-
pany him to the meeting and THE
Call to the Colors' will be sounded by
a scout bugler at 1905. Deputy Com
mfssioned Hutton will be in charge
Of the ceremony. The program will
include the Roll Cali of States" and
civic convention reports.