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tried by court martial and suffer such
punishment as n court-martial may d.
rect
Dry Clause Drastic.
The prohibition provision Is exceed
ingly drastic. The president Is au-
thorlzed to make regulations govern
Ing the prohibition of alcoholic liquors
sin or near" military camps. Not
only can liquor not be sold or sup
piled but it will be Illegal for any
person to have in his possession any
Intoxicating or spirituous liquors at
any military station, cantonment,
camp, fort. post or officers or enlisted
mems club. 80
1t will be unlawful for anyone to
sell Intoxicating liquor, including
beer, to any officer or member of the
military forces while in uniform.
Likewise, the social evil is guarded
against through the suppression and
prevention Of the setting up of any
houses used for immoral purposes.
The fact that under the authority
of congress the president Is author
lied to call II ,0OO, 900 men to the colOrs
Is expected to have great moral ef-
feet in Germany. 1t is quite true that
the entire force he can commander
at this time will number two and
quarter million. But even this num-
ber would constitute reinforcement
which British and French officers say
would assure victory II employed in
France.
Could Relieve British.
England to date has raised some
couple of million these men nre at
the front in France. Belgium. Egypt,
the Balkans and Mesopotamia.
What the president and Secretary
Baker desire first and above all is to
train the officers and men. When they
are ready to fight the drilled troops OF
Germany. then probably they will be
sent abroad. and not before.
But Germany doubtless will watch
with increasing anxiety the prepared
ness OF the American people and Will
realize that pence will be most desir-
able and necessary. before they are
ready for service in France.
Officers Go to France.
Three army medical officers-Afaj.
William l.. Keller and Capts. Daniel p.
Card and George NJ. Edwards-were
assigned to duty ut the French military
hospital at Ris Orangis. France.
Organization of two reserve air
squadrOns for the army was authorized
by Major General Scott, chief Of staff.
The first class at West Point will be
graduated August 80. the war depart
ment announced, and Immediately COM
missioned to supply 154 highly trained
officers to aid In the instruction Of the
first 100000 selective draft army to be
called to the colors some time In Sep
tember. Under normal conditions the
cadets would have completed their
course In June. 1918.
Women Form Committee.
The woman's liberty loan committee
has been formed. Announcement to
this effect Is made by the treasury de-
partment.
The committee met In the office of
the secretary of the treasury. The
members present We're Mrs. George
Bass. Mrs. Antoinette Funk and Mrs
Kellogg Fairbanks of Chicago, Mrs
clifford Dudley of Tennessee, Miss
Pierce of Kansas City. representing
Mrs. Guernsey, and Mrs. John o. Mil
Ter of Pittsburgh.
Mr. McAdoo said he expected the
committee to aid in inducing the wom-
en- of the country to invest in the bonds
being issued by the government.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-05-17
YES! MAGICALLY!
CORNS LIFT OUT
l. WITH FINGERS

You sdy to the drug store man.
"Give me a small bottle Of freezone."
This will cost very little but will
positively remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from ones feet.
r A few drops of this new ether COM
pound applied directly upon tender,
aching corn relieves the soreness in
stantly, and soon the entire corn or
cullus, root and all, dries up and can
be lifted off with the fingers.
This new way to rid ones feet OF
corns was introduced by a Cincinnati
man, who says that freezone dries In
a moment, and simply shrivels up the
corn or callus without irritating the
surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to order small bottle from
his wholesale drug house for yOu.-adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-05-17
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No oDArsing - inst Rye Comfort @ cents -
GU&INI EI1 1I1ilDH CO.. CHICAGO
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
RUSSIA AND GERMANY
SIGN ARMISTlCE PACT
Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria Parties
With Kaiser to Agreement With
BoIsheviki.

Berlin, Dec. 17.-An armiStice agree
ment between the bOlsheviki govern
ment in Russia and the TeutOnic allies
vas signed at Brest-LitOvsk Saturday,
according to an official communication
issued on Sunday. The armistice be-
comes effective at noon Monday and is
to remain in force until January IA.
a provision in the armistice agree
ment is that peace negotiations are to
begin Immediately after the signing of
the armistice.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
can armistice agreement was signed
at Brest-Litovsk by plenipotentiary
representatives of the Russian upper
army administration on the one hand
and those of the upper army admins
tration of Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria ad Turkey on the other hand.
THE armistice begins at noon, De-
cember II, and remains in force until
January IA, 1918. Unless seven days
notice is given it continues in force
automatically. 1t extends to all the
land, air and naval forces of the COM
mon fronts.
according to clause 9 of the treaty
peace negotiations are to begin imme-
diately after the signing of an armis-
tice."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
GERMANY REJECTS
RUsSPEACE TERMS?
Petrograd Hears Meet Terml-
mated in Quarrel.
CossAcKs KILL 800 REDS
RoIsbeviki Troops Suffer Heavy Losses
in Battle at Rostov-odessa Goes
over on Side OF the
Ukraine.

patroorad Dec. 22.-There is an un-
confirmed report here that the pres.
i+ovSly neace conference has terlnl-
mated in a quarrel. 1t Is ~alu tlia' 'he
Germans ridiculed RusslaS pe"10
forms whereupon the Russian delesa-
ton was recalled.
Butcher Red Guards.
London. Dec. 22.-The rada, the gov
nrning body of the Ukraine, apparent
" is maintaining its determined stah't
toward the bolsheviki government
It is reported that it has converted
IFS svmpathes with the movement OIL
General Kaledines, the CosSack leau-
or, into a definite alliance.
Advices received from Russia are TO
+bo object that the bOlsheviki commits
sioners after receiving the radas re-
lection of the bolsheviH ultlmatun'
sent another one giving the Ukraine q
further As hours in which to reconsld"
or its refusal to acquiesce in the de~
mands of the bolshevilki government.
Kill 800 Reds; Wound 1000.
Another report received mere says
that Odessa now has definitely gone
over to the side of the Ukraine. De-
fails of the capture of Rostov-On-Don
nrinted in Petrograd show there were
six DAYS of fighting before the COS
sacks entered the town last Saturday.
The red guards lost 800 men killed.
and 1000 wounded in the fighting. me
Cossacks gave short Shrift to the red
guards, whom they hate. The pol
sheviki chiefs fed from the town ON
board warships. The cruiser Kolkvida
(KolchidaO grounded in the river and
was destroyed by Cossack artillery.
Bessarabian Town on Fire.
There has been no important fight"
ing at Nakhitchevan, Province of the
Don, where the bOlshevili troops have
fraternized with the COssacks. A clash
has occurred between the bolshevikf
and Ukrainians at Bolgard, Bessara-
bia. The town is on fire.
Mobs PIIage Homes of Rich.
It is said that a great quantity Of
valuable property has been taken from
houses of the rich in PetrOgrad by the
mObs that have been searching for
liquor. Among the buildings sacked
is the palace of Grand Duchess Marie
Pavlovna, widow Of Grand Duke
Vladimir. Special dispatches say that
the plundered people are absolutely
without redress.
Allies Recognize Ukraine.
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. %
yVNI-
to the VOssicheZeitung Of Berlin, on
December 10, accredited legations to
the government of the Ukraine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
SENATE ORDERS PROBE INTO
DELAYS In SHIP BUILDING
Chicagoan Appointed General Manager
of Fleet Corporatio1-Board Now
at Work on 8,395, 1903 Tons.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Investigation
of the delays in building the American
merchant marine by the shipping
board and emergency fleet corporation
was ordered by the senate, which
rushed through resolution by Senator
Harding of Ohio after vigorous crit1-
cism by several senators CT the failure
to produce ships.
The investigation will be conducted
by the senate commerce committee.
Charles Piez of Chicago was appoint
ed general manager of the shipping
boards emergency fleet corporation,
succeeding Admiral Harris, who has
resigned. Mr.. Piez has been vice presi-
dent of the corporation.
General reorganization of the fleet
corporation will follow. Rear Admiral
BoWleS, aid to Admiral Harris, will
have an important place. James Hey
worth of Chicago will have full charge
of wooden construction. Charles Day
wilt head the construction department.
1t was announced that Admiral Har-
ris resigned because Of his insistence
that the offices of the corporation be
transferred to Philadelphia.
Tha shipbuilding program, Chairman
Hurley said, is in better shape than
ever before since it was launched. Con-
ditions on the Pacific coast are excel
lent. Ships are being turned out as
fast as human labor can accomplish it.
Altogether there are now under con-
struction or under contract, $3.50, 1903
lightweight tons of shipping.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
CONGRESS PASSES
DRY RESOLUTION
Senate Accepts Measure as
Passed by the House.
FINAL VOTE WAS 1T TO s
Resolution Provides That Amendment
Must Be Ratified by Necessary
Number of States Within
Seven Years.

Washington, Dec. 19.--The Constr
tutional amendment for national pro-
hibitiOn was finally submitted by con-
gress 10 the states, for ratification/or
rejection within seven years. The SEN
ate completed congressional action Oy
accepting the resolution, as passed Dy
the house, AZ to 8, without roll call
Vote in House Was 232 to 1913.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The resolution
to submit to the states nauonal pro-
hibition amendment to the federal Con-
stitution was adopted ON Monday by
the house.
With Il vote of two-thirds required
for its approval the vote of the house
announced by Speaker Clark was %
to 12S, or % more than required.
A wild demonstration took place in
the house. w. J. Bryan appeared on
the floor and took d seat with Repre-
sentative Webb as cOrecipie1t OF con-
gratulations.
An amendment by Representative
Lea of California, providing that pro-
hibition provisions should not apply to
light wines and beer was rejected by a
rising vote of 232 to lot.
What Dry Amendment Provides.
The resolution for dry amendment
to the federal Constitution adopted by
the lower house of congress provides
that the amendment must be ratified
by the necessary number of states
within seven year The senate already
has adopted a similar resolution, but
specifies that it must be ratified within
six years. Only an agreement as to
the number of years now is necessary
to put the question before the states.
36 states must ratify the amendment.
Twenty-seven states already are dry.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
GOETHALs GETS SHARPE'S JOB
Major Generals Recall to Active Serv-
vice Makes Him Chief
Quartermaster.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Maj. Gen.
George w. Goethals has been recalled
to active service and detailed as acting
uuartermaster general, to succeed
Major General Sharpe, detached by
Secretary Baker to serve as member
of the war departments new war coln-
Gil. In announcing this Secretary Ba-
ker also said that Brig. Gen. John D.
Barrette had been detailed as acting
chief of coast artillery, in place Of
Major General Weaver, and Brig. Gen.
Charles B. Wheeler as acting chief of
ordnance in place of Major General
CrOZier.
Generals Weaver and Crozier are
also members of the new council.
Opposition to the nomination of Cen
eral Crozier for another term of four
years of duty as chief of ordnance held
I'D confirmation in the senate and &C.
ton went over until after the Christ
mas holidays.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
GIVES BRITAIN'S WAR AIMS
LIoyd-George Says Kaiser Must Re-
store Invaded Territories-Com-
pensaton Also Demanded.

London, Dec. 21.-Complete restora
emy, together with compensation, was
demanded on Thursday by Premier
Lloyd George in explaining the wal
aims of the government to the house
of commons.
The sinkings by. submarines, he de-
clared, was decreasing, while ship.
building was increasing.
1.-THE food situation has improved,
he continued.
Regarding the military situation
Mr.. LIoyd-George admitted it was idle
to pretend that the hopes formed had
been realized. The disappointment
he attributed to the Russian collapse
Jerusalem, he declared, never would
be restored to the Turks.
The advent of America into worlds
politics. he stated, was an event which
would loom large in the future.
AS for the disposition of the Ger.
man colonies, the premier said, that
must be settled by the peace congress
The premier told his hearers that
a league of nations in which Germany
was represented by triumphant mill
tarism would be q hollow farce.
Great Britain did not enter the war
lie asserted, to increase by a yard the
territory of anyone else, but because
of the belief that Britain's honor, the
question Of standing by her word, was
involved.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
BRITISH CAPTURE GERMANS
Break Up Enemy Patrols East of Pas
schendaeIe-French Repel
Attack.

London, Dec. 20.-German patrols
were active in Flanders, near Pas
schendaele. Otherwise there were no
operations of consequence, the war Of
fee reports. The statement follows:
Hostile recOnnOiterers endeavored
to approach our posts southeast and
northeast of Passchendaele. They were
driven off by our fire. We secured a
few prisoners. Elsewhere there was
nothing of special interest"
Paris, Dec 20-Two attempts by
Germans to approach French positions
in the Argonne near Four de Paris
were defeated with losses, the war of
fee announced.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
ITALIANS CRUSH FOES ATTACK
Austro- Germans Suffer Failure and
Heavy Loss on Brenta-Piave
Line, Says Rome.

Rome, Dec. 21.-COmplete repulse of
ar attack by the Austro-German forces,
which was delivered on the TassOn-
Col del OrsO front, between the Brenta
and the Piave, was announced by the
war office. The enemy suffered heavy
losses. New attempts by the enemy
to cross the Piave Vecchia were frus-
trated.
Berlin, Dec. 21.-Repeated Italian
counter-attacks against the positions
recently captured by the Austro-Ger-
mans on Monte Pertica were repulsed,
the German general staff announced.
Since December II the Teutons have
taken nearly 5000 prisoners in the
fighting between the Brenta and Piave
rivers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
19 DIE ON U. S. SUBMARINE
Fl Is Rammed and Sunk by the F-2
in Home Waters-Commander
and Five Others Saved.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Nineteen lives
were lost when the American Subma-
rine FL was rammed and sunk by sub
marine F-3 in home waters in a fog
Monday afternoon. The majority of
the men who lost their lives were from
California.
The F-S was unchanged and picked
up five survivors of her victim.
Secretary Daniels announced the
disaster in a brief statement which
gave no further details.
Lieut.. A. E. Montgomery, command
ing officer of the FL, was among the
five saved. His mother, Mrs. Julia
Montgomery Pratt, lives at Fort II. G.
Wright, New York.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
J. s. NAVY BUILDING
424 BIG SHIPS
Daniels Appears Before the
House Body.
FEEL WE HAVE DONE WELL"
Declares, 1--WE Are Proud of Way Navy
Met Actual Test of War;
Praises Gun Crews on
Merchant Vessels.
FEEL WE HAVE DONE WELL"

Washington, Dec. 20.-Secretary
Daniels and Paymaster General Nc
GOwan Of the navy were the first wit
ne&ses before the house naval subcom-
mittee, delegated to begin an inves-
tigation into the navy's war activities.
Secretary Daniels gave a general
review of what the navy has been do
ing, avoiding, as he explained, disclos-
ing any facts that would be of value
to the enemy. He told how the navy
is now building 424 capital and other
important ships.
Discussing the use of submarine
chaserS, he said they were regarded as
a necessity and there was mo. great
enthusiasm" about them as a weapon
for permanent effectiveness.
Naval aviation, he said, has made
gratifying strides, but has been ham,
pered by lack of manufacturing facili-
ties.
Secretary Daniels praised the CO.
ordination between the personnel of
the navy and the personnel of the
allies.
Praises Reserve Gun Crews.
One of the great problems, he said,
was to furnish gun crews to merchant
ships.
eve made these reserve ships" said
Mr.. Daniels, "a school for gunners, and
the efficiency with which these officers
have taken hold of the young men and
made the young men efficient is really
one of the big things of the navy in
this war.
"When you come to write the story
of the war;" said he, lone of the most
thrilling chapters will be regarding
these young men, who went on the
merchant ships and riSked their lives.
We have put guns on every ship going
into the submarine war zone that re-
quested it,"
eve are rather proud" the secretary
said, "of the way the navy has met the
actual test of war. l am glad for con-
gress and the public to know some
what of our activities. A taking of
stock, so to speak, cannot fail to bring
ways for still further Improvement
and for still more efficient work in the
future.
"FeeI We Have Done Well"
1--WE feel we have done we'll, but we
still have problems, some of them very
difficult, which we have been trying
to solve in the best way possible in the
very brief time allotted to solve them.
To the best solution Of these problems
we hope to have suggestions and help
from this committee and from con-
gress.
"We do not claim that we have done
everything in the best possible way or
that we have made no mistakes.
believe, however when you know all
we have attempted we will receive
your confirming judgment that we
have done as well as possible under all
circumstances.
'In some things creditable speed has
lseen achieved; in all things there has
been team work in the departments
and in the entire service to have things
we'll done and thoroughly DONE"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
FIXES BLAME FOR DEATHS
Lack of Clothing and Overcrowding
Cause of Epidemcs in U. S.
Training Camp.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Insuficient
clothing, overcrowding and bad santa
ton are held largely responsible for
disease epidemics at Camp Bowie,
Tex; Camp Funston, Kansas; Camp
Doniphan, Oklahoma, and Camp So
vier, South CaroliLa, by Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas. in reports to Secretary
of War Baker, made public here on
the result of his personal inspection of
the camps.
With the exception of Funston, none
of the camp base hospitals has been
completed, General Gorgas says, and
This is handicapping the medical Off
GERS in treating patients.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
2 ARMIES OPPOSE RUSS REDS
Kerensky Moving on Moscow and
Grand Duke Gathers Great Force
of RoyaIists in Caucasus.

London. Dec. PA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Haparanda, Sweden. reports that Ker-
ensky. with an army. is now marching
against Moscow, while Grand Duke
Nicholas has gathered a great army of
royalists in the Caucasus.
Dispatches from Petrograd indicate
that the struggle between the Cossacks
and the maximalists in southern Rus
sia is increasing in severity. The cor
respondent at PetrOgrad of Reuters
SAYS the flame of civil war is spreading
northward along the Volga from AS
trakhan TO Samara.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
GUNMAKERS JUSTIFY DELAY
Superior to That Used by
British.

Washington, Dec. 20.-How ord
nance manufacturers, anticipating the
governments war needs, spent mil
lions in preparations on the chance
that war orders would follow while
the army ordnance bureau refused to
act, was related on Wednesday by
manufacturers to the senate commit
tee conducting the war inquiry.
The manufacturers agreed, however,
that the war departments decision to
change the type of army rifle, even
though it involved delay in deliveries,
was wise one, because it enabled the
American army to use a very superior
grade of ammunition.
But the efforts of the manufacturers,
their witnesses said, to get the ord
nance bureau to give it's orders for
guns on the certainty that war was
coming, were futile, and after the war
was started delaying changes in speci-
fications were made.
After the manufacture of rifles be-
gan, it was testified, Colonel ThOmp-
son wanted to delay production sew
eral months by insisting on new stand
ards, but the manufacturers appealed
to General CrOZier, chief of the bu-
reau, and went ahead with the work.
All the witnesses agreed that the
new Browning machine gun now be-
ing manufactured for the army is SUI
perior to any other weapon of its kind
in existence.
The new modified rifle, and also the
American ammunition, Vice President
Taylor of the Remington company tes-
titled, are regarded as superior to
British tVpeS.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-28
BARE GERMAN PLOT
AGAINST THE i. s.
Luxburg Notes Show Kaiser Busy
in South America.
PUT NATIONS AGAINST U. S.
Messages Made Public by State De-
partment Throw Light on Propa-
ganda Among Southern Repub-
lics-Treachery to Argentina.

Washington, Dec. 21-Evidence OF
n German plot to align the nations OF
South America against the United
States is revealed in kilograms sent
to Berlin by the notorious Count Won
LuXburg, former German charge in Ar
gentina, made public on Thursday by
the state department.
In one of the messages Luxburg re-
ports that he induced President lri-
goyen Of Argentina to enter into a
secret agreement with Chile and BO-
livia, mutual Impeachment for
protection versus North America" and
did his utmost to have Peru included
il such an agreement.
Three Not Published.
Following is the statement of the
Argentine minister of foreign affairs
given out with the LuXburg kilograms:
"The telegrams are all that the Ar
gentine ministry for foreign affairs re-
ceived from the embassy in Washing
ton, of which the translations were
made by the department of state in
the United States.
There are three kilograms not pub
lished, as they allude solely to the
republics of Chile and Uruguay. The
government has decided that it should
not publish these kilograms and has
delivered them to the respective chan
celleries.
1.-THE kilograms show a number of
inaccuracies so surprising that no
epithet will fit them, as they are at
complete variance, both in substance
and form, with the terms in which
the negotiations were entered into, car
ried on and brought to a conclusion"
The German charges messages were
. sent during last July, August and Sep
TENDER. All are addressed to Berlin
and signed 'Luxburg."
Climax of Intrigue.
The disclosures complete the story
of Luxburg's intrigues, which began
when the state department gave out
the famous "spurlOs versenkt" (sink
without trace) messages.
They are of Importance, chiefly be-
cause of their bearing on various here
tOtOre unexplained actlVltleS III Soutli
America, and are particularly interest
ing at this time, when Luis Cabrera,
envoy of President CarranZa of Mexico,
IS on his way to Argentina to attend
a sO-called neutrality conference.
Tries to Prevent Break.
THE correspondence deals largely
with efforts made by the German min
lister to prevent any rupture of rela-
tons with Argentina, and throughout
the dispatches there was warning to
his government to flatter the Argen-
tinians and to word the note in reply
TO the Argentine protest against the
sinking of the steamer TorO in such
way as not to offend them.
Evidence of the apparent pliability
of the Argentine president and of the
opposition of Minister of Foreign At
fairs Puerreydon is disclosed in many
of the dispatches. Frequent reference
is made by the charge to difficulty he
was having in dealing with the foreign
minister, bat, emphasis is placed on
the ease with which he communicated
with the president.