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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
French Deputies
Vote Confidence
in Government

PARIS June o--Ai,er a two days
session during which Marshal Laca1e
minister Of marine, and the conduct Of
the navy were under fire, especially
on account OF merchant marine losses.
the chamber OF deputies voted last
night confidence in the government
by $40 to l7S. The bulk OF the at
tack in the closing session oen,ered on
alleged laxity OF measures taken to
combat submarines, including re
proaches that the budget did not pro-
vide sufficiently for anti submarine
measures. Premier Ribot in defense
of the government, declared that the
submarine war had surprised the
navies of all the allies He did not
DENY the peril and asked for increased
credits to meet this new form OF war
fare.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Waterway Bill
May Lose Due to
War Emergency

WASHINGTON, June o-The ma
final emergency may make i, more dii-
fioul, than ever, II not impossible, to
enact waterways Improvement legii.
lation at this session of congress This
seemed probable today as resul, of
the increasing opposition to the ST..
100000 annual river and harbor appro.
priation bill under discussion in the
house
Opposition is based largely on the
ground that the proposed improvements
can wait until peace comes. In add
ton many members of congress are hos
tile To what they claim is pork bar
rel legislation Even II the bill gets
through the house 1t will not pass the
senate, many members predict
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
.MASSMEET|NC IS
CALLED BY BOND
WORKERS MONDAY
STACKER LIST PREPARED
Lawyers Pledge to Take 5O,-
900 Worth Of Issue,

A mass meeting Of Oklahoma City
patriots. from 500 to 1000 OF whom
are expected to come prepared TO-
spend the day soliciting subscriptions
has been called for lQ o'clock Monday
morning at ne Chamber OF Commerce
rooms
Chance for All.
sThc, members Of the general commit
Tee IN calling the session today az
planned that this meeting viii give
every man and woman in Oklahoma
City a chance TO do service in the
war and they will be disappointed IT
the Chamber OF Commerce rooms are
not packed with willing workers, {.
II Russell. secretary Ji the executive
committee, said today that he has
enough work for all and will find
something for each one TO do.
Work under the direction OF the ex-
ecutive committee at noon had resulted
in more than $4,000 in bonds being
taken, according to Mr. Russell The
report OF team captains who have been
out today will carry this amount to
more than 10000 but will leave
something like 10000 to be raised.
Lawyers Buy Bonds
At meeting OF the Oklahoma City
Bar association this morning Sl4,lOO
was taken in bonds by one-sevcnth of
the members L g. McAdamS presi-
dent of the association. has pledged
the attorneys to take $4,000
Ten teams got an early start at so
lioiting this morning Each OF these
teams was given a list OF cards with
tContlnued on Page ?. Column 81
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Kaiser Close
ToShou,er of
Allied Bombs
Airmen Attack Ghent, BEL
GUM, While Wilhelm and
Hindenburg Are There,

LONDON, June o Emperor
William was with Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, Prince Eitcl
Friedrich and other members OF the
German emperor's staff inside the
St Peters station at Ghen,, Bel
gum, when II was bombarded by
entente allied airmen the other day,
according to a dispatch to the EN-
change Telegraph company from a
Dutch frontier correspondent The
emperor's party was unhurt, but
three army officers nearby were
killed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
SALVADOR DAMAGE
LESS THAN FEARED

NEW YORK, June damage
done BY the earthquake to the city OF
San Salvador is not as great as was
At first feared. according TO cable
messages received today by Bloom
brothers. fiscal agents IN the United
States for the republic Of San Saliva
dor The central and newer part Of
the city was said to have suffered less
than the outlying portions and the
suburbs. A dispatch from Corinto.
Mic. says that Santa Teoela has been
destroyed and the surrounding coun-
trysidc for radius of thirty miles
devastated. The city OF San Salvador
has been damaged badly according 70
a current report
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Safety Experts Summoned.

Safety Experts Summoned.
All ambulanoes IN uBtte and all ply.
sicisns IN the city were summoned to
the scene OF the accident TO cooperate
with national guardsmen and rescue
parties. Every safety first expert in
the district has also been summoned
and it is estimated that within a few
hours 20 safety first men, trained to
mine rescue work, will be at the Spec
ulator and Granite mountain shafts.
The Sepeoula,or is tramway mine
and runs through Granite mountain.
Men supplied with safety helmets to
withstand the effect OF smoke and
fumes, entered the Speculator shaft
first, bbut were compelled to retire
soon after.
Smoke pours From Shaft.
The fire, which started on the 400
foot level, communicated quickly to
others, cutting off all escape from men
on lower levels. Dense smoke. which
poured from the shaft in great clouds.
retarcd rescue work. Miners from ad-
Joining properties ordered up from un-
detground as a precaution went to
work as rcsculng gangs, aiding ma
tlonal guardSmen who had been called
TO the scene Because OF the smoke
and the danger they were able to do
little until the arrival of safety first
experts from Red Lodge and Colorado
Springs
Warning OF their danger came in
time 10 permit men on the upper levels
TO escape. They attempted to 20 dwon
the shaft to the men entombed. Their
efforts were fruitleSs
2l3 Are Saved.
One hour after the outbreak OF the
fire, l.. ID Frink, superintendent; NJ. ID.
Conners, foreman, and X. d. Brawley,
manager OF the Granite shaft. owned
by the North Butte company, declared
they could account for 2lj out of AIS
who were in the shaft when the fire
started
John Coiieme,ten and John Boyce,
who were the frs, two men to he taken
from the shaft alive. told of sustain.
ing their lives by cutting the air hose
and sucking the air by turns until the
rescue party arrived They were on
the 7OO-ioot level az the outbreak OF
the fire
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Coalgate Homeless
Need Assistance

NOALGArE needs help The
| little mining city. county seat
OF Coal county, was smashed
into matchwood by a tornado the
other day l, has struggled along
pluckily wi,hou, asking aid for us
hundreds OF homeless and money
less and ioodle. sufferers hut 4,
has found the task OF caring~-ior
them more than II can handle Az.
peals for assistance have been sen,
on, IN its own neighborhood, no, by
the Coalga,e people themselves. bu.
by others who have visited the
stricken city and seen It's fish, for
life Perhaps money can be raised
In your town TO provide tents for
shelter. and clothing and food Tor
the people who's, homes were
whitled away from them by IN.
storm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Tennessee Storm
Claims Two Lives

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June accord
ing to reports received today from
kcrrvillc. Tenn, fourteen miles north
OF this city two persons were killed
and five houses destroyed by a lorna
do which swept that section last night.
Several others are missing and 1t IS
feared were killed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Count Esterhazy
Hungarian Premier

AMSTERDAM, June "a Buda
Pest dispatch says tina, King Charles
has entrusted the formation OF new
cabinet to Coun, Moriu ESterhafy.
Count Moriu Eserhary, who sue
ceeds Coun, TisIa and Hungarian pre-
mer. is affiliated with the liberal ele-
ment which under the leadership OF
Count Julius AndrasSy, has been gen.
orally credited with anti-German ten
denclcS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Ship Bill Vote
Expected Today

WASHINGTON, June . - Discus
sion OF the governments priority ship.
men,, bill nsar,d the end in the sen.
ate today and final vote was expect
ed by tonight. Although there is con.
siderable opposition TO the measure. Is
passage was believed TO be assured
The bill would authorize the pfesiden,
to compel priority OF shipment Tor food.
,,uifs, fuel and other necessities during
the wat.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Thnty-Fiue Known Dead;'
Hope Abandoned for 167
Others In Flaming Shaft
Blaze Starts At 2,4OO Foot Level Cutting Off
Escape For Men There and Below; 4S
Declared Killed In One Place; 2l3 Report
Escape From Copper Mine.

BUTTE Mont, June c9-With thirty-fre known dead
and 67 missing the result of fire which broke the
Spectator Copper last night Butte wresed today with
the worst mining disaster in its history.
Carbide Lamp Starts Fire.
According to miners who escaped the fire started from
flames of carbide lamp The ordered to report to
the mekeeper they emerged from the mine and 23
had reported after the work started of the
4l5 who went down in the night shift.
48 Perish One Level.
Two who working the 700oot level reported
that foyeght had pershed the level where they worked
they alone being saved.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
HUNDRED MILLION
DAILY NEEDED TO
SELL ALL BONDS
Average Sales to Date Only
$54,0O0,000,
MACHINERY IS SPEEDED UP
Treasury Department After
Nations Money Stores,

WASHINGTON. June 9.-With only
week lett in which TO subscribe to the
liberty loan. subscriptions must come at
the rate of Sl0OOOOOO0 a day to make
up the total of 2OOOOOO0O0
The daily average of subscription has
been only SS4,0OO,0D The treasury ma
chinery with IT'S subsidiary federal re
serve banks and their thousands OF
ramliicatlons into the nations money
stores, was set working at top speed
today to gather in PROMISES Of partici-
patton in the loan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Oklahoma A.O.U.W.
Buys $4,000 Bonds

GUTHRIE, Okla, June o.-(SpeeialO
Five thousand dollars worth OF Lib
erty bonds were purchased here today
by the Grand Lodge OF Oklahoma
A. o. u. w, w. r. Welsh, grand re.
eorder, announced after a meeting OF
the board OF directors with the Officers
OF the grand lodge.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
ADOPT
TAX ON SELLING
PRICE OF AUTOS
Graduated Levy Abandoned
No Tax on Candy,

WASHINGTON, June o-The sen
ate finance committee today adopted
Senator LaFolette's plan for q YAK OF
| percent on the original selling price
OF automobiles to be paid by owners as
the basis OF new schedule of taxation
in place of the graduated ola" tax pre-
viously agreed upon The proposed tax
on confectionery was wholly aban.
doned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Three Americans
Landed From Lost
Ship; Two Killed

LONDON, June g-Three American
survivors from the British steamer
Manchester Miller, torpedoed on June
5, have been landed They are John
Hayes Boston; John Morris, Brook
lyn. and third engineer Farrell of
Philadelphia Two American fire
men. Ashley and Daniels. lost their
lives when the Manchester Miller was
sunk The vessel was laden with
cotton
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Bulgarian Premier
Arrives at Berlin

COPENHAGEN, June 9.-Premier
Radoslavoif Of Bulgaria, arrived last
night in Berlin accompanied by Direc.
tor S,ojanoii. His visit is interpreted
as meaning that the Bulgarian pre-.
mier's mission, IN addition TO a discus
sion OF peace terms with Chancellor
Won Be,hmann- Hollwea and Count
C,erin, the Austrian foreign minister
has TO do with the German subsidy to
Bulgaria. Germany has been advanc
sng her southern ally 100000 marks
~ month. This sum is believed to he
inadequate TO meet the increasing war
ost which Bulgaria, like The other
belligeren,s, is staggering under.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
BALFoUR REACHES
ENGLAND SAFELY

LONDON. June 9-Foreign Secre-
tary Baliour arrived at British port
this morning on his return from his trip
to America at the head OF the British
mission. Mr.. Baliour at once departed
for London, arriving here this after
noon
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
WILLIAM K. REDMOND
KILLED At front

LONDON. June o.--lt was official.
ly reported here that William K Red
mond, member of parliament for the
cast division OF Clare, and brother OF
John Redmond. leader OF the Irish ma
uonalis,s, in the house OF commons, had
been killed on the battlefront in France
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09

Boulosne is on the French coast
near the eastern end Of the English
channel II is one II the principal
forts for traffic between England and
France Extraordinary precaution,
have been taken to keep submarines
from these waters,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
U-Boats Attacked
by Hydroplanes

PARIS, June 9.--Oiiicial announce.
ment is made that naval hydroplanes
stationed at Boulogne have made sev.
eral attack, with bombs on submarines
recently.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09
Fair and Warmer Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Generally fair
weather tonight and sunday. Warmer
STATE FoescAsr-ronloh, and Sun.
Day '''ri warm" sunday
KANSAS and warmer
ARKANSAS AND WEST TEXAS
Fair
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Notice to All

At a meeting of the Women s
Council held at the commercial
Club Tuesday afternoon, it was de-
cded to employ man to go from
house to house to thoroughly clean
the alleys in the city of the winters
accumulat of cans. manure, ashes
ard all refuse. Arrangements to
10 this work has been made with
Mr.. Pratt, who will collect a
reasonable fee from each one.
The object of the council is to get
this work done as efficiently and
cheaply as possibly.
We trust this will meet with the
hearty co operation of all.
The regular oity collection of
garbage will not be made until this
work is finished.
Woman's Council.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Expected Membership Will Reach
One Thousand
Every Man and Women in Bayfield, Coun-
ty Asked to Become Members
Of Society

Bayfield, County is getting in
to the "war" spirit in right
manner and now has a Council
Of Defense and a Red Cross
society. The latter organized
was formed during the past
week at a meeting held at the
Commercial Club when the pre-
liminary organization was per-
fected with the election of
officers and directors. 1t will
extend it's branches to include
every town in Bayfield, county
and it is expected that the
membership in the city alone
will reach one thousand.
By becomming members of
the Red Cross society it does
not necessarily mean that you
will be called to the front to
care for the sick and wounded
for this part Of the service is
performed by volunteers but it
does mean that the women may
be called upon to knit hosiery,
make bandages, supply things
for sick soldiers to relieve their
comforts all in a voluntary way.
The members Of the organiza-
ton will have duties to perform
such as providing things that
will make life at the front mo re
pleasant for the soldiers.
The organization has as officers
the following:
President Nels Myre
Vice-President VIM. Olson
Secretary Fl. P. Axelberg
Treasurer Monroe Sprague
Executive Officers.
Officers above named and Mrs.
E. C. Alvord, Washburn; Mrs.
Harry Kopplin, Iron River; j.
H. Klovstad, Port Wing; Leo
Nelson, Bayfield,.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
IRON RIVER
Pioneer

lOuGSE
A. g. Nelson brought in a jlp OF
wool fir, M his farm north of town
last Saturday and exchanged it for
bank check for $505, 70. This wool
was clipped from fl ,ck of about
200 sheep, SO the wool product from
each head brought little over
So so. The price pnid per pound
was 45 cents, F. o. B Cars Iron
River.
William Little purchased two fine
teams of draft horses at Ashland
the first the week, to be ust d in his
logging opera tions for the KeAft Id
Lsmoreaux Company.
Harold HedQuist arrived in the
city Tuesday evening and will visit
with relatives in the town of Barnes
for few days. Harold has been
working for sever al months past at
the Buck automobile factory al
Flint, Mich.
The incr, asing growth of Gable
Bayfield, county's most southern
village, is exemplified by the fact
that that q telprising con- immunity
is co have State bank in the neai
flu ure, organ zed by the Cable bust
ness men with a capital stock Of
so 900 and surplus of So coo. L
D. Perry will head the institution
as pre- dent, and Mart u RI gan
will be vice president. Harry M
Fu'e y, who has been teller in ihp
First National Bank at HayWar !.
will be cashier.
Temporary quarters will be pro
vided for the new bank in the post
Office building, but it is the plan Of
the banking corporation 10 ert ct a
subs tantial brock building for it's
use before another year rolls around.
A movement is on foot to raise a
little money in this city, Washburn
and Ashland by private subscript-
ion to patch up the trail" extend
ing from this city to the Che Guam' :
gon Bay cities. The outlook is that
it will be another year before de-
cent highway will be constructed
between these two poin is, hence it
is deemed advisable to fix up the
present trail SO that autos can get
over it..
The need of good highway be-
tween L on River and Chequamegon
bay is great, and we are all glad to
know that the supplying of that
need, so long felt. will not be, long
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Answer the Alarm
Washburn People Should Not Delay.

Ifayour kidneys are infiamed,
Don't stand around and do moth
ing.
Like a fire it will soon be beyond
control.
You will get the alarm in time
Backache. or dizziness or dis
orders of the urine,
Heed the warning.
Give your kidneys rest by livirg
more carefully.
Use Doan s Kidney Pills to help
stamp out the cause.
Profit by this Washburn woman s
experience.
Mrs. Ole Flottum, Pine ST., says:
IT had bad back and weak kid
aeys l think it was heavy lifting
that brought on the complaint. It
was all could do to turn over in
oed on account OF the soreness ia
nv loins. When ] worked hard or
took cold, was in such bad shape
that I couldn't stoop or lie down.
l suffered terribly from dizzy spells
and often had to catch hold of
something TO keep from falling. ]
doctored and tried many kinds of
medicines, but nothing Helped until
I tried Doan's Kidney Pills. They
rid me of all the ailments.
SOC, at all dealers Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
BAYFIELD,
Press.

TfeSS.
Louis Luck, resident of Bay
field for more than twenty years,
passed away at mis- home in this city
Thursday morning, age 81 years.
While Mr.. Luck had been in
feeble health for some time, it was
not believed his life was in danger
and his death comes as a great
shock to his near. relatives and
family, and he has left to mourn his
death wife, and three children.
two grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. Tie children are
Emanuel aud Justice Luck and
Mrs. John Baker, of this city.
Bayfield, people who wish to &C.
quaint themselves with what is be-
ing accomplished in the public
schools In the manual training de-
partment under Mr.. Dunkel, and in
the domestic science depart ment
under Miss Tomlinson, should avail
themselves of the opportunity Of
attending the exhibit of those two
dep lrtmsnts to be held in the gym
nasium room next Wednesday
L. A. Shog- am was down from
Superior over Sunday visiting 18th
his family on the Shogran farm near
here
Mr. and Mrs. Rummell of Was b.
burn were in the city on Tuesday
and visited at the home of their son
Oh trles and family.
Elmer Oistad vas up from Wash
burn Sunday visiting at the Mer
tens home
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Nelson and two
children returned the first of the
week from a visit at Ironwood,
Mich, with relatives. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Nelson's
mother, who remained in this city
a couple of days for brief visit.
D.. Fl. G.. Mertens was in Mime
apolis d couple of days this week
and we unders tand underwent an
examination for admittance into
military service in the medical de-
partment. He returned to this
city today, accompanied by Mrs.
Mertens, who has been visiting in
Minneapolis with her sons fam ly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Germa n Eva elical Luth. Church

Germa Evang elical Luth. Church
Services every Sunday at 10
a. m. Sunday School i'm mediate
ly after services. Every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday al
Ais Catechism Lessons. Satur-
days German School from 9 a.
m. to 3 p. m. Every German
Lutheran is cordially invited 10
attend all our services.
K. Krenke Pastor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Notice of Hearing Settlement and

Notice of Hearing Settlement and
Assignment
may nth to May S1st)
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY:
In Probate. &
Notice is hereby given that at a special
Term of County Court to be held in and for
said County. at the court house in the city
of Washburn. in said County. on the second
Tuesday, (being the 18th day. of June. A. D.
1917, at 10 O'Clock A. M. the following mat
tiers will be heard and considered:
The application j. E. Neff, administrator,
of the Estate of r. B. Brown, late of the
Town of Gable. in said county. deceased, for
the examination and allowance of his final
account of his administration. and for the
assignment of the residue of the estate of
R. B. Brown. deceased. to such other per-
sons as are by law entitled to the same.
BY order of the Court:
Dated Ma End 1917.
B. P. Axelberg, County Judge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
lor z dAlayt d.

Jos Savage, an engineer in the
EMPLOY of the Great Northern Rail
wy, spent a couple of days in town
this week visit, g with his broth n,
P. J. and family. jos. met with an
accident he after part of February
when he stuff red a compou, d Irac-
ture of his left leg, and he was LAID
up in a Superior hospital for nearly
three mont s. His condition has
improved so favorably that that he
expects to go book on his run about
the first Of June.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

A healthy man is a king in his
own right, an unhealthy man an un.
happy slave. For impure blood and
sluggish liver, use Burdock Blood
Bitters. On the market 35 years.
81, 90 a bottle. Adv
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

We loan money to farmers at
low rate of interest for long time.
See Geo. G.. Macdonald. Bristol
Blk. Ashland. or Hardy & Ryac,
Waukesha, Wis., 90
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

FOR SALE-Stock of paint, wall
paper, picture frames, painting
tools, etc. Good territory ard a
booming town. Write Chas. Boxim,
5115 22nd street, Two Rivers, WIS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24
Swedish Luth. Church

Washington Ave. 4th st.
Services as follows until further
notice.
Special meeting in Washburn
3 o CLOCK May 10th
Bayfield, May 9th 1870 a. m.
Washburn May 9th 7:45 a. m.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-24

Money to Loan at Lowest Int. Rates
We have long and short time
money to loan on farm and City
property. No delay. We want the
volume of business to make up for
the cut in interest rates. Call or
write me. Geo. g.. Macdonald,
Bristol Block, Ashland, Wisconsin.