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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-15
Repairing the Dock.

The Omaha railway company
has a crew of men at work tear
ing out the front of the North
western Fuel dock and putting
in new timbers. Considerable
work will be doue during the
winter mouths.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-15
Win All Three Bouts of Box
ing Contest.
One of tie Cleanest Matches
Ever Held in the State
Says Referee.

Local men scored heavily in
the boxing contest staged by
the F. T. Beers Club at the
Opera House on Monday eve
ming, winning all three of the
contests, two by the K. O. route
and the other when the battle
was stopped by the referee.
1t was one of the best matches
ever staged in this section of
the state and according to the
referee and the representative
of the boxing commission was
one of the cleanest contests
staged in the state since the
new boxing law went into effect.
The crowd behaved wonderfully
and aside from a little hand
clapping and applause there
was nothing pulled off that
would not take place at any
entertainment, no matter what
nature.
The bout was staged by the
F. T. Beers club and it was their
first match since receiving their
charter from the State Boxing
Commission. The Opera House
was packed with people, a large
number coming from Ashland,
Bayfield,, Ironwood and Hurley
and other northern Wisconsin
places to witness the contest and
all went away feeling that they
had received full satisfaction
for the amount of money paid
as admissions. The contest was
a success in every way.
The first bout of the evening
was six round match between
Fred Christensen Of this city
and Ben Thompson of Rice Lake.
These boys were about evenly
matched and the first two rounds
were a pretty exhibition but
during the latter part of this
round Thompson began showing
signs of weakness and at the
beginning of the third round he
was toppled over when Chris
tiansen landed a blow on Thomp-
sons jaw. Thompson was not
hurt in the least but he was so
fatigued that he was unable to
rise from the mat before he was
given the count of ten.
The semi-roundup was be-
tween Battling Johnson of this
city and Kid Whittiker of Iron
wood, Mich. The Michigan
boy showed great form during
the first two rounds. In the be-
ginning of the contest he put up
a great battle and had Johnson
bewildered and staggering
around the ring, guarding off
the rain of blows hammered at
him from all angles. 1t looked as
if the Michigan lad would win
the battle from the start but
those knowing Johnson's stay
ing qualities knew that a differ
ent tale would be told before
the end of the contest which
was scheduled to go ten rounds.
In the middle of the second
round, after administering a
number of hard blows to the
local boys face and head the
Michigan lad was hit on the
muscle of the right arm which
seemed to worry him greatly
and during the last half of this
round he used his arm very
little. At the end of the round
Whittiker seemed tired while
Johnson seemed to be refreshed
by the rest at his corner and in
the third round came back
strong.
The Michigan lad showed signs
of weakness at the beginning of
the third round and his guard
was not nearly as good as dur
ing the previous round. Both
boys were hammering away
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-15

Mrs. w. A. Robinson and son
Theron returned last evening from
Cusson where they have been visit
ing during the past two weeks with
Mrs. Robinson's parents MIR. and
Mrs. A. Maitland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-15

when Johnson made a feint with
his left and threw the Michigan
boy off his guard. Johnson then
landed hard blow to the Michi-
gan boys jaw which toppled
him over for the count of ten.
He was taken from the ring in a
dazed condition and did not re-
vive for some few minutes.
The main bout of the evening
was between Nelson of Haw-
thorne, who is employed as a
guard at the DUPONT plant and
Red Esperner of Hurley. Nelson
took up the battle Immediately
upon entering the ring and in
the very first round succeeded
in getting in a number of telling
blows which caused the Hurley
lad to realize that he was up
against the real stuff. Nelson
carried the fight to the Hurley
lad during the entire fight and
at no time did Esperner appear
to have a ghost of a show at
winning. Early in the game he
began throwing his gloved hands
up to his face in order to pro-
tect HIM from the rain of blows.
Nelson was fast and his style of
fighting, being somewhat differ
ent from the ordinary boxer,
seemed to deceive the Hurley
boy. At the end of the first
round the smile from his face
had vanished and he wore a
tired look.
The second round was a re-
petition of the first. Nelson
had the Hurley boy going and
he kept up the fight, hammering
with right and left to Esperner's
face and body. The Hurley boy
found very little opportunity to
strike back and only once or
twice during this round did he
land any kind of a blow. Nelson
went to his seat at the sound of
the gong, looking fresh for the
round to come, while the Michi-
gan boy was weak and looked
sick at heart.
Round three started with Mel
son carrying the fight to Esper-
ner who by this time was bleed
ing profusely from blows ad
ministered to his nose and face.
The Hurley lad did not attempt
to fight back, except during an
occasional squirt when he was
being crowded againstthe ropes,
and then he usually got the
worst of the battle. At the end
of the third round the referee,
seeing that the battle was very
unequal, called the match off.
Everyone in attendance was
we'll satisfied with the manner
in which Otto Tonne of Green
Bay referred the match. He
refused to allow any rough
stuff" to be pulled off, holding
the boys to clean breaks, kept
them going, and did not allow
unequal matches to proceed at
any great length.
The management of the F. 7.
Beers Club wishes to thank the
people in attendance for the
success of the show and the
manner in which they behaved
while the matches were going
on. 1t was one of the most
orderly crowds ever seen at a
boxing exhibition and the show
was such that the Beers Club
will get another big attendance
at their next meet.
1t is the plan of the Beers
Club to hold contests of this
kind about every six weeks or
two months and to endeavor to
get the best boxers of the coun-
try here for exhibitions. At
the next contest the winners Of
Monday nights show will be
matched against stronger men
of about thier class and there
will be one more preliminary.
Much Work on Roads
The town of Barksdale has a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-15

Attorney A. W. Sanborn OF Ash
land was business visitor IN the
city Monday.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-15

By using this paper when
llvec5ising. Try it and
make b1siness grow.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
WHITE VELVET HATS SHOWN
Visit to Exclusive Shops Reveals
Some Interesting Things, Says
Millinery Bulletin.

White hats of panne velvet, also OF
beaver, are now being shown for fall
wear, according to the bulletin of the
Retail Millinery Association Of Ameri-
lea. The bulletin goes on:
"Velvet hats Of the better class con-
tinue in favor in soft effects in small
shapes. Hats trimmed or combined
with fur arc good. The better grades
of hatters' plush hats also are in de-
mand, principally in straight sailor
effects with soft crowns. Black and
brown are the ~favorite colors.
"A visit to the exclusive Fifth ave.
nue. shops reveals some new and in
%teresting things. Among the things
displayed are satin antique dress hats,
combined with velvet, In large shapes,
some with high-turned backs. Some
high side effects, or old-fashioned
pokes, are also seen. Crowns are both
high and low. soft or draped. The
trimming consists of paradise, goura,
chous of antique satin and burnt eff
fects. Hats Of chiffon velvet Of a cub
list pattern are among the novelties
shown. They are combined with vel
vet and are trimmed with fur and
velvet figures"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
FIRST" IS NOT rev
deIphia and Reading Railroad
In Year 1855.

And while we are examining litera-
ture Of the period, what do you think
OF these 'Rules for All Passenger
Train Conductors on the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad" issued In No
vember, 1855, to which q noted Phila.
delphia historian calls my attention.
We find that safety first" Is not q
twentieth century innovation when we
read:
In all cases Of doubt and uncer-
tainty, invariably pursue the safest
course, eve II 1t should delay q train
full Of impatient passengers"
What would the locomotive engineer
who shoots his train across Jersey In
less than an hour think OF this:
"The maximum speed Of passenger
trains will never exceed IS miles per
hour, or n mile in one minute and
forty-three seconds"
1.-THE clock at the Reading depot is
the standard of time for the road"
The fire In the stove was to be care
fully regulated, $50 that the car ends
its trip with a low fire, in place Of be-
ing frequently red hot" And yet
Passengers will not be allowed to
stand outside on the platforms. smok-
ing or otherwise."-Girard In Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
STOPPING A RAILWAY TRAIN
Cars and Steamboats, Have Been Held
Up by Insects and Animate
Earwio Stopped Service.

The earwig which some time ago
held up the District railroad service
in London by short-circuiting the cleo
trio signaling apparatus was unwit-
tingly emulating the spider which. in
1908, dislocated the traffic Of the Irish
Great Northern railroad for nearly
two hours, says London Tit-Bits. The
electric staff instrument failed, the
cause being traced to a spider between
the lever and contact points.
It Is only three or four years ago
that a train was derailed on the Lon
don & Northwestern railroad owing to
a hedgehog having been caught be-
tween the point and side rails and
preventing them from closing prop
eriy.
A Mississippi steamer was not long
ago stopped by an invasion Of willow
bugs, which made for the engine room
and clogged the engines; while about
five years ago a swarm Of bees took
possession of a South African railroad
station, drove of the passengers and
officials and prevented any trains from
entering until they took their leave
In the evening.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
HAT PINS TRIMMED IN FUR
Only Necessary Ornament to the
Winter Headgear.

Hat pins have not been much in evil
dence for several years, but furriers
are showing q hat pin that will
serve as the only necessary ornament
to the winter hat, says the Dry Goods
Economist.
This pin has a small head in the cen
ter surrounded with a circle Of
fur three or four inches in diane
ter. This may be had In various furs
or combinations. to match the trim
ming of the suit.
Also in fur are the huge Pierrot but
tons which will be used later In the
winter to ornament the coats and
suits. These buttons are two or three
inches in diameter and may be had
in the different furs. Fur drops are
also being shown for winter wear on
coats and suits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16

are met in field and forest, on noun
tain paths. in rowing boats and steam
ers on the lakes, in shops and
churches and cinemas Of the towns.
In every train and tram In khaki or
the poilu blue, In the village cafe, at
the Kursaal concert, half way up
some dizzy height, or in the shady
nook of ONE hotel or villa garden, is
seen at every hour Of the day that
tary salute. The interiors of cliniQue
and convalescent home. of doctors
consulting rooms and private nursing
quarters, are not, of course, SO easily
seen, but it needs no imagination to
divine that they, too, are full. The
crutches, the empty sleeves. the limp
ing legs and shaded eyes are every
where, and few of their owners, men
and officers, but languished two years
at least in one of the miserable Ger
man prison camps that have stained
the name of Germany beyond all
cleansing.
Yet, equally, there are compensa-
tiunS that no imaginative mind can
fail to note; there are striking con-
trasts. The Red Cross flag that first
waved from a Geneva tower now
seems to stream from the summit of
Mont Blanc itself. covering the entire
land with its gracious and beneticent
meaning. And, thanks to its protec-
ton, these khaki figures. officers and
men. heroes all from lie Cateau, Mons
and the rest, take their fill of the sun
shine and the mountain wind, enjoying
themselves at last, and trying to for
get their vile captivity. Strange sights
may be scents this the Switzerland
that we remembered, or some dream
with happiness and nightmare oddly
mixed? Elderly, bronzed officers, be-
ribboned and beclasped, chasing swal.
lowtails with homemade nets and kill
ing-bottles, and with the Zest of eager
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
IRISH LACE TO BE POPULAR
Use as Trimming for Blouses and
Lingerie Is Welcomed by Ameri.
q Women.

The return Of Irish lace as a trim
ming for blouses and lingerie Is sure
to be popular. There never was a kind
OF lace that had so many warm ad-
mirers among discriminating American
women as did Irish and that variety
OF lace based it's popularity Of real
merit. In the first place it possesses
laritv in this land would be impos-
sible-that Is smartness. Mere pretti-
ness or daintiness would not long suf-
flee to keep any kind Of lace in high
vogue. Another merit of Irish lace Is
that of durability. The fact hat the
merest amateur can discriminate be-
tween Irish lace of a good quality and
that Of inferior workmanship also help
TO make 1t popular.
Already many Of the high-priced
bound to be more expensive now than
1t was several years ago when 1t en-
joyed popularity before. for the rea-
son that all Irish imports are scarce.
and will probably remain so for the
period of the war. To be sure a certain
amount Of Irish lace has always come
from France, but that land has little
more time for lace making or facility
for exporting 1t than her ally to the
west Of England.
Irish lace will be seen used in COM
bination with georgette crepe to a con-
siderable extent, not only on blouses.
but on hlEh-grade undertoggery. It
will also be used extensively with crepe
de chine waereas when it q last In
vogue 1t was used almost exclusively
with fine null, organdie or handker-
chief linen.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
lASSO CAR WHEELS
UnIoaded by "Man- Power" Meth
DDS That Are Old.
TAKES SKILL TO STOP them
While Travelling at High Speed They
Are Lassoed ~ Cowboy Stops Z
Steer-Some Possibility Of
Broken Legs.

After a railroad car wheel has been
In service for a considerable time the
tread, or part that bears on the rail,
becomes uneven with wear and the
wheel must then be sent to a wheel
lathe, where the tread Is planned down
to an even surface. The actual work
Of %replaning the wheels is usually a
smaller job than that Of getting them
to and from the lathe, as each pair Of
wheels, mounted OF their axle, weighs
in the neighbo-llood Of two tons, writes
J.. Il. Murphy in Popular Mechanics.
In an industrial district of Chicago,
that is busy day and night with the
hum of ~labor-saving equipment, is a
Wheel-lathe plant where the work of
unloading and loading the car wheels
is done by "man-power" methods that
are as old as r%ailroading itself.
Stopped by Lassoino.
With the carload Of wheels set on
the track alongside the wheel yard, a
skid having a rail for each wheel is
placed against the end Of the car so
that it forms a steep incline down to
the track. Each pair Of wheels is
then worked with steel bars to the
end Of the car and v the top of the
incline. BY the time they reach the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
EASY FOR HOME MILLINER
Wide Range in New Fashions Brings
Joy to Heart Of the Woman Who
Makes Her Own Hats.

Even before the war inspired sens
ible economy in the matter OF dress
many women had acquired the habit
of making their own hats, and the hat
styles shown this winter should GER
tainly inspire home talent, says q
fashion authority.
Generous leeway in style rulings
makes "becOmingness" practically the
n rule to be followed, and great In
dividuality may thus be expressed IN
ones millinery without breaking one
Of Dame Fashions rules.
A hat must be becoming and It must
be comfortable. With these rules
obeyed the home milliner may allow
her fancy full sway.
All black hats IRE very good style
because they really go well with any
thing: but colors are not at all taboo
in fact, quite the contrary. Few
stiff-looking hats are shown, and this
also is q point IN favor Of the home
mill!ner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
NOT ALL NARROW
Skirts Of Comfortable Width
Seen Despite Seasons Edict.
Women Learning to Express lndivid-
uality In Dress Instead Of 6lirdly
Following 1.-THE Style"

Women are learning more and more
to express individuality in their dress
and to select styles that are individual
ly becoming rather than to seek and
accept what is bulletined as 1.-The
style"
Early this season fashion announce
ments stated that skirts were to be
longer and narrower.
This Is true. Skirts that are longer
and narrower than for several sea
sons are shown, and they have had
the formal approval. of fashion. But
1t also is true that very short skirts
are worn, and that skirts Of comfort
able width are zen as often as are
the tight, s%emihobble effects. All this
means inspiration for style designers.
II a uniform width or length is accept
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
VELOUR IN FASHION AGAIN
New Variety Of Thia Fabric Said to
Wear Better Than That Former.
~ Sold II America.

Paris has brought velour into FASH
lon again. Americans like the soft
fabric well enough when It behaves
ieself-that Is, when 1t does not prove
itself too impressionable. They are
not keen, as a nation. on any fabric
that does not show qualities Of endur-
ance. They do not 60 in for beauty
alone.
They sar that the new kind Of velour
wears well. II this rumor proves true,
then the public will accept It as q sub
stitute for serge and velvet for formal
cud informal usage. !.
The richest colors are obtainable In
this cloth. In some cases 1t 70. en-
ployed as a substitute for peltry be-
cause Of the nap and the way Il clings
softly to the foundation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
FOREIGNERS BUY LOAN BONDS
Total Of More Than $s,4o0,ooo Bought
BY Employees OF Pennsylvania
Railroad Lines.

To ascertain the extent to which
railroad employees Of foreign birth
subscribed to the first Liberty loan, =
special investigation has been COM
pleted or the directly operated lines
Of the Pennsylvania railroad on it,
lines east Of Pittsburgh. The result
shows that out Of 100,127 employees
25,S27 were foreign born. There were
among all the employees. both native
and foreign born, 52,782 subscriptions,
totaling more than $8.40O.O00. NeaR1y,
one-third Of Ill the foreign-born 60
ployees we're purchasers
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16

ed the designers have little encourage
ment to go ahead with new and diff
ferent things, says the Washington
Star.
The clever little afternoon frock
here shown, which may be made of
satin or velvet combined with either
chiffon, %geOrgette or net, corrects any
belief that all skirts are to be extreme
" narrow. This has a comfortable
width-two and a quarter to two and
a half yards. The touch of fur gives
a pretty finishing touch, and altogeth-
er it has an excellent model for dressy
afternoon wear.
In this fabric combination an excel
lent suggestion for making over q
last season dress is found.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16

boyhood! A first lieutenant, one
sleeve empty. casting a rod over a
mountain stream for trout. a flying
ma behind him, limping badly, pick
ing flowers as though he saw them for
the first time in his life! Three 9TH
ers, with shaded eyes, or possibly with
three sound eyes among the party,
climbing trees for birds nests as.
though home for the summer holidays
in Kent or Surrey!
Food Scarce, Prices High.
Switzerland, indeed, today is
changed beyond recognition. Prices
are high and food is scarce. Rationing
runs Its difficult course, as elsewhere
IN u dlslocated world. Trains are
reduced. and railway, as also amuse-
ment, tickets heavily taxed.
It is good to know that many Of our
WI men and officers have come home
now from Chateau dock, with it's at.
tendant villages Of Rougemont and
Ro~ssinieres, from Murren in the Ober-
land and other places. The majority
Of these have not seen England foe
three years ut least. Their evacuation
will make room for others to como n
from Germany, and no one can be
more grateful for this than those
whose places In Switzerland will thus
be filled.
There Is another aspect OF life In
Switzerland that is less accessible tc
tie public, as well rs less free for the
journalist to write about. Though the
resorts are somewhat deserted, and
the villages handed over 70 interned
soldiers chiefly, the towns are crowd
ed. and some of them are booming.
Geneva, Berne, Zurich and Lausanne
are packed with strange humanity,
and room not easily to be had. Luz
cernc is thriving; LVgano very busy.
Every nationality is represented. every
shade Of color. Germans are uliQui-
tous, Of course. making themselves at
homo even In French Switzerland.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
View Of Lucerne.

~HERE are villages, even within
the radius of the London search
lights, where the remark is not
uncommOnly heard: zone al
most forgets the war down here, it's
difficult to believe there is a war w.
the speaker usually some tired work
er snatch;ng a few days rest, but pre-
vented by limits Of time and money
from a longer journey, writes Alger-
non Blackwood In Country Life.
Sometimes, however, the observation
varies. This morning, for instance, an
OverwOrked woman. seeking u few
days change and rest. but a woman
still sensitive enough to dream of hap
pier days In the careless Long Ago.
mentioned her yearning for the peace
OF a beflowered valley Of the Alps,
where the glacier streams gush down.
wards from eternal SHOWS, where the
wind signs softly through great pine
woods. some quiet valley brimmed with
crystal sunlight and lying beneath q
dome of stainless blue.
"Just one week." she sighed, "Unc
little week In sight of the Eiger or
the Blumlisalp! To see the stars
round the crest of the Natterhorn
again and hear the echoes of falling
water all night long in the peaceful
valleys. The dawns. the sunsets, the
tinkling of the cow-bells, the simple.
happy peasants, and the children in
the fields! If someone first would
hypnotic me to forget !"
1t was a natural longing that thou
sands feel today. Only the hypnotic
forgetfulness would have TO be very
thoroughly managed.
No Longer a Playground.
For Switzerland, an oasis surround
ed on all sides by the great belliger-
ents, offers no escape today from
sharp reminders that Europe lies
soaked in blood. The valleys have lost
their hint of other-worldliness, the