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ApoHzan ounce miIIas
los iagIeses en- PaIesfina

CAIRO. &2:Fto. Abril 13.-Los IN
"!c<cs han seguido hacienda avanccs
,te lm9ortarcia en- la yecindad de Ga.
"a. Palestine. Sus fuerzas de cabaIle-
ria ocuparoa una faja de territorIu
aue antes estaoa en- possession de los
turcos, de una extension de quince
mi!laS, ' eStan amenazando las posi-
clones avarzadas de los otomanos de
Ia mencionada ciudad dc GAIA.
Las perdidas de lc7 ! en- .,s
dltimos diez dias, Sc estiman alrede-
dor dc ocAo mil hombrcs, mienuas
Gae las DC los ingleSes. en- cl mi<nIo
periodic de tempo Y en- las mis-lq.
a-ci2ncs, son dc cuatrocientos. cn,..
= Ge:tos Y heridos.
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REESE OLE SERA LLAMADO
Ell EMBtJADOR RUSO

WASHINGTON. AbriI I3.-Segun
II dijo aroche, eS cast SECURE que Ell
Embajad2r dc Russia en- los Estados
-HlioS. George BambeJeff: Sera l!a-
4aGo per 81 gobierno, en- vista de
lie estaoa n.uy identificado con {.
.oDiegao imperial que ACADIA de cler.
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Dicese que los alemanes estan preparando
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Diriia tod8 Ia correspondence al Dtrec-
IGr. en- Ia fUrms ~siguiente'
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ba. Puerto RicI. Panama Y las lsias
FiIIuinlS:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
TAKE OVER VESSELS
United States Authorities. Seize
German Ships.
DEPUTY MARSHALs IN CHARGE
Action Follows Almost Immediately
After Passage by Congress Of Res
olution Declaring That q
State of Was Exists.

New York, April 6.-Seizure of Ger.
man merchant vessels that took refuge
in Atlantic ports at the beginning OF
the war began almost Immediately af-
ter congress passed the resolution de-
claring state of war between the
United States and Germany.
The collector of the port at Boston
was the first 10 act The federal Of.
ticials at New London, Conn, Bald-
more, New York and Philadelphia, fol-
lowed quickly. In a few hours United
States deputy marshals were in charge
OF German vessels at these ports. rang
ing in size from the majestic Water
land Of 4,2S2 gross tons, to small sail
ing vessels
The port officers acted on orders is
sued by the secretary of the treasury,
1t was understood that the move did
not involve confscation and that the
vessels are held as a measure of
safety. There was no announcement
as TO whether the government should
take over the ships for its use and pay
for them after the war.
German vessels now in American
ports number 81 with a gross tonnage
OF about 100000.
Since the president delivered his war
message to congress these ships had
been under a heavy guard stationed
by the collector Of the port.
Their officers have said that, lying
at their docks since the beginning of
the war, these vessels have become so
fouled and their slips so choked with
mud that 1t would have been virtually
impossible for them to get away unless
they were extricated by dredges.
At various times there had been re-
ports that the machinery and boilers
had been wrecked by their German
crews, but of this there was 10 official
confirmation.
Chancellor McGovern. after board
ing the North German Lloyd steamer
Whilehad at New London, said that its
engines were apparently in good condi-
ton.
The ships taken over, ports in which
they were seized, and their tonnage
and value, are as follows:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14

which brought me out of it all right 50
| am now well and do all my houseworE
besides working in my garden. Sever
of my neighbors have got we'll by tai.
ing Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Com
pound. - Mrs. VIOLA FINICAL, Wagon.
err, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sens. NJ
sCffocation, hotfashes, headaches. back.
aches, dread of impending evil, timiditV
sounds in the ears, palpitation of tbs
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu.
larities, constipation, variable appetife
weakness and dizziness should be beede{
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. PINK.
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


Following is the text of the
joint resolution declaring a state
Of war between the United
States and Germany, as adopt
ed oy congress;
Whereas, The imperial Ger
man government has committed
repeated acts of war against
the government and the people
of the United States of Amer
lea; therefore be it
Resolved, by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America, in
congress assembled, That the
state of war between the Unit
ed States and the imperial Ger
man government which has thus
been thrust upon the United
States is hereby formally de-
clared; and that the president
be and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to employ the en-
tire naval and military forces
of the United States and the re-
sources of the government to
carry on war against the impe-
rial German government; and
to bring the conflict TO sue
cessfui termination all of the
resources of the country are
hereby pledged by the congress
of the United States.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
She Qualified II,

The fortune-teller was sending cold
streams of horror down her victims
back as she predicted The bad things
In store for him in the immediate fu.
ture.
You will die in a.year" she Kissed,
at last. This line in your palm tells
me So"
Help" gasped the victim. ut sure
ly cannot be as bad as that?'
LAS | said" continued the seer, you
viii die in a year-but in what year I
cannot say"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14

"Now, my lad" said the severe mag
istrate, have you anything to say for
yourself-any excuse to offer for such
early depravity. Fourteen years old
and caught picking pockets 10 the
street. What started you on this road
to crime?"
"You did, mister"
Il did? What do you mean, boyT
"WeT, mister, if you 'adn't given my
old dad six months I wouldn't have
had to start life so early to keep the
home going"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14

i adopted the profession 81 hermit
sng entirely from choice confessed
the outcast. as he SAT n the doorway
81 his lonesome cavern. You see, l
always was an extremely couscienti Gus
gent. And finally l made up my mind
thar It was never right under amy cir
cumstanr~ $40 matter bow {, E5cat
hvs. thr iearer, to tell aaESt hut tie
literal truth, SO far as words would
do ii Nor mUay moons thereafter my
<eilow citizens grabbed ssv and offered
lie u. choice = haip3 Llnlhed pr get
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
CRISIS OF
WOMAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed bv
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham',
Vegetable Compound.

Wagner, Okla.-'1 never get t;,.s
Of praising Lydia E. Pinkham5s vs. ,s .
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
White House Statement.

The president also issued q call for
volunteers 10 bring the army ana navy
UP 10 war strength. and gave his in.
dorsemeut 10 the general stan army
bin designed 70 obtain men by selec-
tive eonseription.
THE necessary men" said the presi-
dent in statement. will ne secured
for the regular army ana the National
Guard by volunteering. as at present
uotl. In the Judgment OF the rresi-
dent. a resort 10 selectIve draft is add
viSab}e.
''rhe principles embodied 10 the neg
ISlauon presented by the war depart
ment 10 the military committee ~ the
senate and house have my entire Gp-
prevail and its specific recommends
lions emhody the best Judgment of The
officers Of the war department"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
German Pledges Broken.

Senator Hitchcock WAS followed by
Senator Swanson Of Virginia. wLo said
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14

I'VE, American citizens. resident or
sojourning in Great Britain, assembled
here at the call Of the American society
in London, desire TO place on record
our profound satisfaction with the IN
qualified approval Of the momeAtous
decision that has been taken by our
president and government in declaring
that state &c wSr exists between the
United States and Germany. In no
other way could the honor and rgnsty
Of our tag and country be maintained
and eur national self.reSpect be pre-
served"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14

I a ol e Compound
b b, e c ause during
Change of life !
was in bed two
years and had two
operations, but All
the doctors and %,
erations did me no
good, and | would
have been in nv
grave today had t
not been for Lydis
E. Pinkham $ Teg.
qtabfa o. ?
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14
WILSON IS UPHELD IN LONDON
Americans in British Metropolis In
dorse Action Taken In contro-
versy With Germany

London. England. April "a meet
ing Of Americans. resident or sojourn-
ing in London. was heid to lndorse the
action q President Wilson and con
gress in declaring that a state ~ war
exists between the United States and
Germany. This resolution was adop.-
I'd
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-14

ting out OF their sight and hearing for
ever. Naturally, having several other
theories with (which I wished 30 expert
ment further. / selected abSquatuls-
tion and lit out as the crow fles."-
Kansas City Star
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18

this great humanitarian work is de-
pendent entirely upon the voluntary
gifts of the people.
"The equipment and supplies for all
these base and convalescent hospitals
are furnished by the Red Cross and
when one stops to think of the amount
of dressings required for the dressing
of single wound, the magnitude of
the work of keeping our hospitals
equipped. when we really get down to
business is appalling.
"These hospitals must be ready and
equipped before the army is in the
field. One dollar now is worth more
than $1,000 after the damage is done,
In our hospital work, as much as in
the training of our military forces, pre-
paredness is absolutely essential. One
hundred million dollars is big sum
of money but it does not begin to rep
resent the need. This is no time for
small subscriptions from men and
women who can afford to give big ones.
Subscription to the Red Cross fund is
definite service to the army of the
United States"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
BOY SCOUTS SELL
LIBERTY BONDS, $1,000

The Boy Scouts Of Watertown feel
pretty good. The reason is they re-
ceived the following letter from the
chief scout executive, James E. West,
New York city:
Dear Mr.. Daniel:
l certainly appreciate the informa-
ton in your letter of June 9Th, and
want you to say personally to each OF
the boys whose names you gave me
that we are proud of their devotion
and self sacrifice in this effort to save
our country.
Yours truly,
This letter was in reply to one, stat
ing that the boy scouts of WatertoWn
had equaled if not surpassed the work
of any other troop in America. Each
troop was asked to deliver ESQ Liberty
Loan letters on "a certain day. Our
boys delivered 1000.
In addition to this we were asked
to sell Liberty bonds. We were out
day; we sold thirty-fOur bonds, total
ing $2050. We feel pretty good and we
want to thank the noble seven, three
ladies and four gentlemen, who each
bought a bond to help the Scouts to
help their country.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
CITY HALL REMODELLING
IS NEARLY COMPLETE

The work of remodelling the city
hall so as to allow more and better
quarters for people arrested or de-
tanned in Jail, costing approximately
$4,000, is nearing completion. The work
was done under the supervision of the
committee on public buildings and the
city engineer, the latter directing the
details of the work
The rear Of the main floor of the
building was converted into three
wards, one for women prisoners, one
for juvenile offenders and one for the
housing of tramps. The old cell room
will be used for male prisoners.
What is known as mastic flooring
has been laid in the four compart-
ments forming the Jail. The material
is mixture Of asphalt, which is SAM
tary, impervous to water and a wear
ing surface of extra quality It was
put III by the JOhns-Man lille company
OF Milwaukee under the supervision OF
Julius Cook of that city
The plumbing work was done by
Schlueter & Kiefer of Watertown. The
general contract was awarded Herman
Zickert, the wiring was done by Frank
Petro and the heating by Kehr Bros.
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Marble Halls VS.. Riley's Stars.

In fifth inning rally at Washington
Park Sunday morning, the Marble
Hall team tied the score put up by Pat
Riley's Stars by polling out two runs
the game finishing 2 to g. The Stars
started and ended their exhibition in
the second inning when they brought
in two runs, Riley and Nowack cross
ing the plate. Bublitz done the work
FOR the HallbOys in the fifth when he
Fit to center for a base, stealing Sec
ond and third, being scored by Perry
who hit to right and repeated the Sec
ond and third steal and then ran home
on an overthrow. Keel handled Riley's
deliveries. Anweiler substituted for
Mas in the fifth Two doubI IS in the
fourth were executed in big league
style. The Marble Halls got their first
crack with Anweiler on first Heckstein
hit to Nowack who put out Anweiler
at second and then threw Heckstein
out on first. Riley's bunch then repeat
| ed, Rausch catching fly hit by
Schuenke and mailing Mas on first.
Jumbo Keel, the old time backstop for
Watertown held down first sack in
fine shape, accepting all chances.
Kronitz on second played good ball,
mailing them all and executing a per-
feet underhand to first. Fred Rausch
had no trouble except one grounder
which collided with his foot. Riley's
arm was in shape and he allowed only
one two-bagger to Bublitz. Mas gave
Riley, Nowack and Kronitz two sacks
and Riley secured one off Anweiler's
delivery.
Only five innings were played and a
return game may be expected. The
batteries were: Marble Halls, Mas.
Anweiler, Heckstein; All Stars, Riley
G. Keel. The lineup:
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
PUBLIC LIBRARY PASSES
ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY

The public library has been in ex-
istence ten years, having been opened
to the public on June Is, 1907. The
number of books drawn on that day
was over two hundred. On Saturday,
June 16, 1917, the library issued 1S9
books, the only day on which the cir
culation nearly approached that of
the opening day. This was due to the
activities of the reading circle which
started Saturday and will last until
August 25. The object of this circle is
to have all grade school pupils read
at least one book week and write or
give an oral summary of the contents.
At the end of ten weeks, lists Of those
completing the reading will be posted
in the library. Great interest is being
shown by the young folks, eighty of
them starting with their first book on
Saturday.
The reading circle will be of great
benefit to them, as it will require a
little more than just merely skipping
through the pages and getting a
blurred outline of the story. A detailed
outline on what they have read will
not be required, but the pupil must be
able to give an outline of the book
showing that he or she has at least
read it. The main object in view in
organizing this circle is to teach the
pupils constructive thinking and to
enable them when the course is COM
pleted to read and tell what they have
read in a clear and interesting man
ner.
The circle again extends an invita-
ton to those who have not as yet TAX
en- advantage of the offer. 1t means
something to have your name in the
list which will be posted as a reward
for industry, and put there on merit.
Don't you want your name on that
list? You have until next Friday to
join. Why delay, when you yourself
will be the one to benefit by this
course? You can choose your own
book unless it is considered too easy,
and read it. You like to read, so
why not add a little time and write
about what you have read. Then you
will be able to remember the story
better, and tell others when they ask
you for the name of a good book
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
DECISION OF THE TWINS|
| BY lola FORESTER.

''Poll-ee !p'
No answer. Don looked cautiously
through the bannister rails. Some
times it is very handy to be only three
and a half-feet high. Below, in the
long center hall. everything was quiet.
The twins loved the hall when the
noon sunlight streamed In through the
big stained-glass window at the bend
Of the staircase.
1t was the luncheon hour. Don
knew that the grown-ups were safe in
the dining room, but he did think that
Polly might have stayed within hear
ing distance.
"Oh, Police! Betty's eating the gold
fish," The little door under the stairs
opened cautiously and Polly looked
out, shaking her finger in warning.
"You Donnikin p she exclaimed in
whisper. Don't you dare call my
name. I don't want anyone to know
where l am. What have you been do
ing now?"
"'Tisn't me, Polly" Don protested.
ITS Betty. She got on a chair and
picked them out, and said she was go
ing to eat Them"
From the top Of the stairs came
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shrill, Indignant protest.

shrill, Indignant protest.
81 didn't eat 'em. I played they
were all whales and put them in the
bathtub.'
Polly took one look in the direction
of the closed dining room door, gath
cred her skirts about her and fled up
the stairs. Don watched her disap-
pear, Betty clasped In her arms. The
ways Of sisters were beyond his ken.
He began to pine for the companion
ship Of his own sex. Just then the din
Ing room door opened and Uncle Hal
came out, followed by the doctor. Don
approved Of the doctor first because
he was not doctor Of pills and bitter
medicines. He was the new rector
over at the little stone church where
the twins went to Sunday school.
Don understood that he had been a
college mate of Uncle Hal, and there
fore was an all-round good fellow. AS
they sat out on the veranda now, In
the deep willow chairs, smoking, Don
sorted marbles on the top step and
eyed the doctor thoughtfully.
Noticing that Uncle Hal was doing
most Of the talking, and that the doc
tor was rather absorbed, he began to
connect him with Polly's attitude to-
ward life, and to regard him suspi-
ciously. When Uncle Hal went down
to the garage Don ventured to take
his place beside the doctor, and talk
to him as man to man.
"You know" he said, "Betty and
I've decided you ought to marry
Polly"
ooh, you have, have your" The doc
tor smiled down at the little six-year-
old figure in tan linen beside him.
but has Polly decided? Have you
asked herr"
1--WE did," said Don cheerfulIy, ''but
she told US she didn't have any opin-
ion Of any man who wasn't brave
enough to do his own counting. What's
scourting? Has 1t anything to do with
kings and queens? Or is it about the
spolice?"
Counting" repeated the doctor,
gently, SIS what people call wOoing,
Don, and wOoing is er-er-"
/, "Just hanging around a girl that
you likeY' innocently.
The doctors face took on deeper
tint. He smoked in silence.
Dom" Polly's voice was fearfully
fdignified as she stepped from the door
way. 81 think you had better 60 down
and play on the beach with Betty. The
doctor Is leaving very soon."
II didn't tell him what you said, Pol
5ly." said Don reproachfully. II only
told him that Betty and I had decided.
Il didn't say you had decided, at ALL"
Polly's face was as pink as a rose
as he scampered down the path to join
his twin.
The doctor dropped his cigarette
stub over the veranda rail.
us there any special reason" he
ssaid, "why you should treat me In this