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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
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ATTACK At SANTIAGO
Rebels Turn Back After Fleeing
From City.
RE-ENFORCEMENTS ON WAY
Body of Government Troops Reported
Marching Toward Town to Aid
Garrison-Driven From City
by Coup.

Washington, March 10.-OfficiaI dis
patches to the navy department eStab-
lished that Cuban government forces
have regained control of Santiago, the
stronghold of the rebel uprising Presi-
dent MenOcal has notified this govern
ment that Governor MunOz, in COM
mand there, represents him and the
recognized Cuban government Consul
Griffith, at Santiago, in an undated dis
patch received at the state department,
said American marines had been land
ed there to protect Americans and
their property. He also stated that
fighting was in progress between the
revolutionary troops and the govern
ment troops at Palma SOriana.
Collapse Of the Rebellion.
The repOSsessiOn of Santiago and
the capture Of the rebel leader. Gomez.
and his staff are regarded here as
marking the collapse Of the rebellion.
Dispatches do not say whether there
was a fight, but say the rebels, ''r0aliz-
ing they were traitors about to be cap
tured,' threw away their arms and fled
to the outskirts.
1t appears from the dispatches.
which are Incomplete that the MunOz
forces took the city by a coup within
it and before the MenOcal troops
marching on Santiago had arrived.
American Forces Landed.
MunOz previously had declared him
self IovaI RI proCi6o1+ NToDoooI ,,1 -, ~
government and at his request Ameri-
can forces numbering 400 were landed
to protect foreign interests in case the
departing rebels should attempt to re-
enter after having gathered their
forces outside.
cespedes, Wounded, Is Prisoner.
Havana. March 10.-Carl0s Miguel
Cespedes, a prominent lawyer of Ha-
vana, who was reported to have been
killed in battle at Placetas when Go
meZ, the rebel leader, was captured, ar
rived in Havana a prisoner He was
wounded in the head He has been
placed in the pragones prison
Washington, March 10.-Amerfcan
marines and bIuejackets occupying
Santiago appear, from latest navy de
partment dispatches, to be facing the
possibility of an attack by the rebel
bands waging guerrilla warfare in the
city's suburbs.
The dispatches, apparently several
hours behind developments, said the
rebels had turned back after fleeing
the city and were doing considerable
damage around the outskirts in a
movement which showed some signs
of developing a general attack.
a body Of Cuban government troops
under Colonel Betancourt was report
ed on its way to Santiago to re-en-
force the small government garrison
however, and many officials believed
the rebels would stay out of the cit
proper and avoid any clash with the
Americans. It was The word that the
marines and blueiackets had landed
and that Colonel Betancourt was
marching from Havana, according tC
the navy's advices, which convinced
the rebel leaders that the city might
become a trap and precipitated their
flight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
IMMIGRATION is ON INCREASE
English and Scotch Take the Lead
in Arrivals for January--Some
Are Excluded.

Washington March Despite the
submarine dangers ana other risks,
nearly rs many immigrants came to
he United States during the last six
months as in the entire year 1916.
when 2o9 S2G entered, the federal bu-
eau Of immigration reported OF the
24.745 immigrants who came in Jan
uary with the intention of remaining,
1897 were English or Scotch, the
largest proportion. and 1920 were from
Germany. Three hundred MeXicans.
l51 English and 121 French were ex-
GUIDED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

separate the clerk of the circuit court
from the other county officers. In that
instrument all county officers except
the clerk of the circuit court are dealt
with in the chapter relating to admin
istrative offices, in the same chapter
with members of the legislature, secre-
tary of state, the state treasurer and
others; but the clerk of the circuit
court is included in the chapter on
the judiciary. The non-partisan char
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
BELGIAN INDUSTRIES STOPPED
Germans Close All Factories Employ
ing More Than IL Men Can't
Finish Buildings.

Amsterdam, March 10.-The German
authorities, according to the Tele-
graaf, have virtually stopped all in
dustry in Belgium. The prohibition
includes all factories employing more
than u workmen or using engines of
more than five horse power or CON
Stunning more than five tons of coal or
other fuel monthly. Belgians also are
forbidden to build or finish factories
after March ! without permission, the
newspaper states.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
CLERkOF
COURT
NON-PARTISAN

The object of this bill, No. 32GA
is to make a non-partisan office out
of the clerk of tn ecircuit court. l be-
ieve this to be an important measure
and one that will serve a very whole
some purpose. There is no other
court in this state except the circuit
court where the clerk is obliged tc
participate in political campaigns. The
register in probate, who is the clerk
of the county court, is appointed by the
Judge The clerk Of each one of the
municipal courts in the state is either
appointed by the Judge or elected as
a partisan in the spring. Only the
clerks of the circuit courts are elected
in the fall
From the fact that judges are cleo
ted in the spring and that when ever
a municipal court is created neither
the Judge nor the clerk is elected in
the fall and that registers in probate
are appointed, it is apparent that the
Legislature has steadfastly adhered
to firm purpose to keep the judiciary
including not only the judges, but the
clerks as well, out of political cam
paigns.
''In view of the situation with refer
ence to al other courts, and in view
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
PROF. NEARING QUITS POST
Says Work in Toledo University Is
Hampered by War Clamors-Was
Criticized Recently.

Toledo, O., March 10.-Declarins
that he is hampered in his work by ar
element clamoring for war between
the United States and Germany, Scott
Nearing. professor Of economics in To.
ledO university, rendered his resigna,
ton. Nearing has been criticized Sc
verely recently because Of his attitude
in the submarine situation on which
he has made several public speeches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

IF the non-partisan character of the
judiciary of this state, it seems to me
shat the clerks ofthe circuit court
should be put in the same class with
he clerks of all other courts and made
lon-partisan by providing for their
election at time when the other non
PARTISAN officers are elected.
''The constitution Of this state clear
ly indicated fundamental purpose to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

clerk can be of great service to the
public, while an incompetent man can
do incalculable harm. With your ex-
perience in public affairs there is no
difficulty for you to appreciate the i'm
portance of a good clerk nor to under
stand what is required in that posi-
ton.
"The question of politics, as you are
aware, can have no bearing upon the
qualifications of that important office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
Heads Woman Defense Move.

New York, March 12.-Mrs. Frank
in H. Martin of Chicago. whose hus-
)and is Il member Of the national de
tense council, is among the leaders in
movement to organize the women of
'hicago and the middle West in event
f~war She viii have charge of the
hicago branch of the National Spe-
A4d society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
Stone Retains Eoreinn Post

Washington. March 10.-William J
Stone will be renominated chairman OF
The senate foreign relations committee
Senator Lewis, administration whip
said, while the Democratic steering
committee was in executive session tc
pass upon the committees selection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
Russell Hansen.
An Old Tran.

Uncle Eben-'I just had letter
from my English cousin. He was in
the trenches. He says one day his
company was ordered TO charge, and
the first thing he knew he ran into 8
lot of barbed wire, several mines anC
hundred German batteries" Aunt
Nancy-"Just like George never looks
where he's going, Life,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

acter of the judiciary being express
ly provided for in the constitution, It
seems clear that the clerks of all
courts should be kept equally free
from political campaigns.
"AI1 judges appreciate, of course,
the necessity of having efficient clerks.
These officials have important duties
to perform because they make and
preserve the records in the most i'm
portant of transactions. An efficient
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
Husband and Six Babes Slain

Fort Smith, Ark, March 13-Seven
persons were killed with an ak by Adj
die Green, an insane negro woman.
near Nashville, Ark. She killed her
husband and their six children. the
latter ranging in age from three to
eleven years. The woman surrendered
and confessed she killed her husband.
but she has no recollection Of killing
the children
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

John Westerhouse was in the city
today to attend the funeral Of Russell
Hansen.
Mrs. Marshall of Oakfeld was in the
city today to attend the funeral of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
Report Stefansson Is Safe.

Dawson, Y. T. arch 10.-A north,
west police expedition arrived here
from Fort Mcpherson by dog team
with news that Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
the Arctic explorer, discoverer of new
land in the Arctic north Of Prince Pat
rick island, is wintering with the gasO-
line schooner Polar Bear at Prince OF
Wales strait
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

And if the election can be taken out
Of politics by having it take place in
the spring, we are bound to get men
that will be elected upon their merits,
with the result of efficiency in office"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

Washington, March 1O-Presidpnt
Wilson has decided to arm American
merchant ships, under his constftu
dOnal authority, and also has called a
special session Of congress for April 10
1t was learned definitely that some
American merchant ships sailing for
the submarine zone will be armed by
the government at once. Preliminary
arrangements have been completed and
i is expected that vessels will be ready
to sail in the near future.
To Conceal Names of Ships.
The names Of the ships which will
be armed Will not be made public by
the government and are not expected
to be published in the newspapers.
The president signed the prOclama-
ton for the extra. session while lying
in bed With a cold. Orders for carry
ing out the presidents decision to arm
ships were Immediately sent to the
navy department.
Backed by Cabinet.
The president decided to arm ships
after receiving formal opinions from
Attorney General Gregory and Secre-
tary Lansing that he had such author
ity, In spite of old statutes which some
believed forbade it,
Mr.. Wilson has the backing of the
entire cabinet in taking the step. Guns
for arming merchantmen have been as
sembled at navy yards along the At,
Iantic coast and everything is ready
to carry out the policy announced by
the president.
The navy department will issue an
appeal to the American newspapers to
refrain from publishing any informal
ton whatever of the nature or arma-
ment of ships and already has appealed
to the cable companies to suppress all
information of ships crossing the At
lantic in either direction.
Thinks Country Backs Him.
Because of the passage by the house
of the armed neutrality bill and the
signing of the manifesto approving
such step by majority of the senate
during its last session, the president
feels he has congress and the country
behind him. As soon as congress con
VeneS additional legislation on the
question will he asked.
Under ] bill passed near the end of
the last session the amount of money
at the disposal Of the government war
risk bureau for inSuring American
ships was increased to $15,00O00O I'm
der the present rule of the bureau the
government does not insure ships car
Tying arms or ammunition.
TumuIty Makes Statement.
The following statement was issued :
secretary Tumulty stated in con
nectiOn with the presidents call for an
extra session of congress that the pres
ident is convinced that he had the
power to arm American merchant ships
and is free go exercise it at once. But
so much necessary legislation is press
ing for consideration that he is con
vinced that it is for the best interests
of the country to have an early session
of the Sixty-fifth congress, whose sup
port he will need in all matters col
lateral to the defense of our merchant
marine"
After the White House announce
ment the navy department announced
"we are prepared as to gunners as well
as guns"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
500 Line.

All trains on the 500 Line are aban-
doned both on the Main Line and on
the branch and freight and passenger
traffic is wholly uncertain on this line.
Green Bay & Western.
The trains on the Green Bay & Wes-
tern road are running late, but will
be on schedule time tomorrow
The Grand Rapids Street Car Line is
operating today after abandoning their
run yesterday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
ACTIVE IN MEDITERRANEAN
Submarines Sink Nine Steamers and
Three Sailing Vessels With Total
Tonnage of $4,000.

Berlin, March 12.-Nine steamers
and three sailing ships with total
tonnage Of $4,000, have been sunk in
the Mediterranean, it was officially an
nOunced here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15

Berne, March BY the first Of
next week four-fifths Of all Swiss
males between the ages Of rWPnty-four
and thfrty-two will be enlisted in the
Swiss army.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
ARMED SHIPS WILL
BRING DECISION
Washington Hopes Berlin Will
Follow Law.
DIVERS CAN SEARCH BOATS
American Gunners Will Fire at Sub
marines Only When They APP
proach in Hostile Manner
Rush War Legislation.

Washington, March 12.-Within ten
days the question of actual hostilides
or peace between the United States
and Germany will be settled.
With armed American merchantmen
prepared to dash through the subma-
rine zone the president and his advis-
ers began 'watchful waiting"
+ Long days and anxious nights Will
now occupy Washington and the
country.
The administration is convinced the
differences between the United States
and Germany viii reach climax
when the first armed American ship
meets 4 German submarine.
While all ship movements are kept
secret. it was stated American com
mercial ships with naval guns and
gunners will depart in few days and
enter the war zone within ten days at
most.
The American gunnerS will have or
lerS to fire at once on any submarine
which approaches in a threatening
manner.
Hope Is Held.
The administration still hopes Ger
man submarine commanders will fol-
low international law. If this is fol
lowed. and American ships are board
ed and searched for c0ntraband, the
ships will not resist.
Only this course, it was stated, can
prevent open hostiIities.
Meantime the navy department
pressed steadily the work Of arming
merchantmen. Every ship which re-
quests protection will be given ade-
luate armament and qualified naval
gunners.
Every government agency will be
INVOKED to insure secrecy concerning
departures arrivals and probable
courses.
The governments War-making ma
,hinery is ordered to prepare to fight
md industrial and commercial mobil-
:zation will go steadily on. Through
he cornell Of national defense. and
is advisory committee, all the ma
ions energies will be made available
cor the president to use.
He and his advisers began planning
,he war legislation to be laid before
ihe extraordinary session of congress
Jailed for April IS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
Chicago. & North Western

The Chicago & North Western
trains that have been running way
behind time are running better this
afternoon and the prospects for Fri
day are that they will be on schedule
time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-15
RAILROAD
BLOCKADE
!SC!AUS!NG
TROUBLE

The railroad blockade between Ru-
dolph and Junction City has been in
existence up to the present writing but
the railroad officials report that they
expect to get the place cleared by five
o'clock this evening. They have
crew Of fifty men shoveling with two
engines and crew working on the north
end Of the blockade with two engines
and a snow pillow at the south end.
When this blockade is released it
will put all trains a moving. As soon
as the snow is released No which has
been stalled here since Tuesday night
at o'clock with 100 passengers will
probably leave on schedule time
tonight. The train due here at GAL
will be released at Wausau so as to
reach here on schedule time The
Bankers & Farmers Special from Mad
ison has been tied up at New Lisbon
but will get here some time late this
afternoon The snow shovelers are
getting $500 per day and their board
to work on the blockade.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
BIBLE PROPHECIES AND
PRESENT-DAY EVENTS
Lectures in Camp Meeting Held by
Seventh-Day Adventists at
Takoma Park.

Bible prophecies In their application
to present-day events are being en-
phasized in evening lectures held in
conjunction with a camp meeting in
progress in Takoma Park under the
auspices of the District conference of
Seventh-day Adventists. This camp
meeting. the first to be held in many
years by the District conference. is
TO continue through Sunday night. The
grounds of the Review and Herald
Publishing Association are being used
for the services.
Between and s am. members of
the Adventists churches in the Dis
trict are in attendance. Elder S. n.
Haskell of South Lancaster. Mass, who
has been a member of the denomina
tion for sixty-fve years, gives daily
Bible study each morning at + o'clock,
and Elder r. D. Quinn of the same
place. who is president of the Atlantic
Union Conference. conducts similar
study at o'clock. Evangelist X. c.
Russell of Rochester, n Y. has come
to conduct the evening lessons, begin
ming tonight The services are open
to the public.
Five services We're held yesterday.
In a revival service conducted by Elder
Quinn more than 900 persons In at
tendance responded to his call to re-
consecrate their lives to Gods service
Evening star., 1917-09-17
TAKES UP
MASS Of PROBLEMS
Executive, With vigor Renewed by
Vacation, Attacks Accumulation
Of Business.

Back at work after q holiday OF q
week. President Wilson has plunged
into a mass Of problems which accu-
mulated during his absence. BY the
vigor shown in attacking these ques-
tions today there is no doubt the rest
benefited him. His vacation was the
longest he has had since last fall, when
Germany was observing its submarine
pledges.
Several big questions awaited the
President. One intimately concerned
the coal situation. and Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield was one of the first to
call upon the President today. A
month has elapsed since coal prices at
the mine were fixed, and meatime there
has been considerable evidence here
that the coal situation in various ex-
tensive localities Is not to the liking
Of every one. The Presidents return
gives rise to the hope in many quar-
ters that the coal administration
machinery will begin to take enect
with satisfaction to every one, as dl1-
An interesting political question will
be settled when the President appoints
a collector for the port of New YORK
in place of Dudley Field Malone. VINO
resigned recently, giving as his reason
for so doing the Presidents attitude
toward woman suffrage. Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo conferred with
the President upon the appointment
today.
Representative Fitzgerald. chairman
Of the House appropriations committee.
was at the White House at $50 o'clock
today, talking over appropriations mat
ters. Senator James called later Ihe
general impression is that Congress is
gathering speed to rush its work to
conclusion by October 1.
There was no intimation today of an
appointment of a Commissioner OF the
District of Columbia to succeed Maj.
Newman.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
ITALY LEAST Affected
BY SHORTAGE IN FOOD
Bread Cards to Be Issued by Govern
ment Limiting individuals to
Half Pound Daily.

ROME. September 1.-THE Popolo
Romano explains that Italy Is the last
of all the war countriee that should be
affected by the food shortage, adding:
Although poorer than England and
France. and, because the protracted
war has brought suffering to the peo-
pie. Italy should not let her troubles
appear too much on the surface nor at
tempt political demonstrations or vio-
lence"
The principal excuse for the present
unrest being the bread shortage. the
newspaper asserts that the govern
ment proposes to issue bread cards on
October II. limiting the individual con-
sumption to a half pound daily, since
the wheat harvest was short ten mil
lion Quintals. The recent attacks on
the ministry were based on the Turin
incidents. the government being
charged with negligence in not having
foreseen the shortage and forced Ital-
ian farmers to produce more wheat.
but 1t appears, says the paper, that the
shortage was due to the lack of work
men in the fields However. the social
lists and the Austro-German propagan-
dists and peace parties seized on the
situation in the hope of causing more
disturbances among the civil popula-
tion. Parliament, when it meets in
mid October. according to the Giornale
d1talla. is expected to pass energetic
measures to repress international sabo-
tage, an instance of which was the
loss of shipload of wheat off Civita
Necchia. due to improper means of un-
loading.
Evidence of new attitude of the
ministry toward internal disturbances
is shown in Gen. Cadorna's message to
political group in Milan, this being
the first reference by the general on
civil affairs since the war. The mes
sa ge follows:
ANY weakness behind the lines at
this moment will be considered treason.
We are all armed now with the will to
conquer. and victory is at hand. All
classes and all parties must remember
that Italy knows only one way"