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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-09

The shower we received on Monday
laid the dust and started vegetation
We still need a good warm rain and
thunder shower.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-09

You get better advertising re-
suits from the local newspaper than
any other way.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Christensen
left on Sunday evening for their home
in Chicago after a weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Sew
erance on Fourth Avenue South.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-09

Mrs. Howard Patterson of Kau-
kauna spent a few days last week
visiting at the N. White home in this
city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
BOCHE DRIVE
FRIDAY DIDN'T
MA TERIAL|zE
Date Set for Starting Big
Offensive Passed by De-
void of Incident.
ALLIES SCORE
GREAT SMASHES
Enemy Lost Ground and
Prisoners at Widely
Separated Points.

Friday, the date set by some in
fluential German newspapers for
starting the German offensive, has
passed without any aggression by
the enemy. On the contrary both
British and French armies delivered
at widely separated points on the
western front smashes at the German
line. These attacks, although merely
in the nature of raids, were success
fully carried out, and resulted in the
capture of prisoners and infliction
of casualties on the enemy. Over
the entire front aerial activity by
both sides continues intense.
Rome, Feb. 15.-There has been
slight fighting activity along the en-
tire front and Or artillery fire has
effectively disturbed the enemy work
ing parties in Val Giudicarri. There
has been reciprocal rifle firing by
patrols in the Lagrina valley, says
today's official communication.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
ITALY PREPARING FOR
ANOTHER GERMAN ATTACK

Rome, Feb. 15.-General Armando
Diaz, commander-i -in-chief of the Ital-
ian army, in AN interview in the
Giornale d'Italia, says now that the
eastern front does not threaten the
Central empires, Italy must be pre-
pared for a new Austro- German ef-
fort against it.
'sIt is impossible TO say" he added,
when that may occur, much depend
ing on the weather"
General Diaz said he had thorough
confidence in the Italian soldiers
which had made such a splendid re-
sstance on the high plateau of Monte
GSppa, and along the Piave, but
theA need the support of the whole
counNY since 'the families of COM
batane and all citizens must be the
most sod strategic reserve against
me enerf ~ thus fastening the next
our troops
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
GERMANY 0
RENE N WAR
On RUSSIANS
Activities Be Continued
Against Northern Part
of That Country.
OCCUPATION OF
PETROGRAD OBJECT
Teutons Claim That Trotz-
ky's Declaration Ends the
Arrnistice But Not War.
Associated Press.

London, Feb. 15.-Germany has re-
solved to renew military activities
against Northern Russia. This de-
cision is said to have been reached
at conference of imperial head
quarters, special dispatches from
Holland say.
The conference was attended by
Emperor William, Chancellor Won
Hertling, Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg, General Won Ludendorff, For
eign Secretary Won Kuehlmann and
others.
The 'no war, but no peace" plan of
Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign
minister was returned at the confer
ence, according to the Amsterdam
correspondent of the Daily Express,
and as Trotzky does not want peace.
he will get war.
Invasion of Great Russia. it is
added, will continue at any rate until
Petrograd is occupied by German
troops.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Rotterdam says that the Germans
take the view that Trotzky's declara-
ton, though it did not end the war,
automatically ended the arm1stlce
f4 Ts nsIHians enbaseeSons nem ff5E
they have a free hand and mean 70
use the opportunity.
This, according to the correspond
ent, does not mean necessarily that
the Germans will imediately try to
reach Petrograd, but more probably
that they will support the Ukraine by
force of arms. TIE Germans, he
says, are carrying on an active prop
aganda in the Ukraine for the pur-
pose of suggesting to tae rada that
the new state is end gered by the
Bolsheviki. 1t is dec red that this
is all part of Germas VS. scheme for
breaking up the former Russian en-
pire with a view to extending ner
own power and influence over the
new states, of whom it is posing as
protector.
It is certain that the Bolsheviki
are nov moving troops against the
Ukrafne, a Berlin dispatch to the
Koelnitsche Woke Zeitung says, and
the central powers do not intend to
allow themselves thus to be robbed of
the fruits of t4sair lately concluded
peace The rlewspape adds that ii
probably has been decided at the
conference at imperial headquarters
to resume operations on the northern
Russian front for . protection OF
the Ukraine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
PICTURE GERMANY AS A
N0N-AGGRESSIVE NATION

Amsterdam, Feb. 15-Germany
was pictured as a peace-loving and
non-aggressive nation in the speech
of German Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann at the concluding ses-
sion of the Brest Litovsk conference.
lie said the Russians should have
no fear that Germany held no designs
on Russia.
81 need only to refer NJ. Trotzky
to the permanent basis of the Ger
man policy, which up to the time
vixen war with Russia was forced on
the German people, consisted in the
preservation of good. friendly rela5
tions toward our eastern ngighbors,' !
kuhlelnsnn declared Germany
policy viii always continue as sooi
as the war has reached a satisfaa
tory conclusion. to strive for q
friendEest relations with the new /
organized Russia by avoiding all + /
reference in IT'S internal AFFAIR." |
kuhlenaann said the Central Povis |
must reserve the right to be tnr
owr Judges of what the states shcld
recognize They had recogned
Ukraine and there was no use as-
eussing that question further.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
CAPTAIN GOESIANTI-SALO
TO DEATH ON ORATORS TO BE
BIG sTEA MER HERE SUNDAY
VESSEL WAS LAHINAGA LINER
WELL-KNOWN HERE, AND
CARRIED CARO- OF WHEAT
For ARMY INRANCE.

New York. Fe 15.-Ten men OF
tae officers andrew of the British
stcan1ship Mig de Larrinaga. OF
nearH 5000 te eperished in mid
ocean On b-~brk 6, when the YES
col founed. A cargo of grain
hound +, France went down with
the ship
A Rria warship rescued 81 men
who bataken to small boats and
sor,a oaese survivors arrived here
hy railday from a Newfoundland
port.
Eans. ) chief officer, S. S. Marn,
and hsecond officer and a gunner
and sisailors sarificed their lives
becauEae boats were not large
eno,, oto hold alien board.
Fo5ortv hours Captain Williams
and companies perched on the
vail their shit half overturned.
and red rockets These were OBJ
sarvI s by the Brkh warship which
ear,i had respofd to an S. q. s.
cauent out VIII the Larrinapa's
car! had shifteAnd disaster was
an,ent. The arship, however. |
wrainable to ap1hch, owing to the |
b;a seas runnir4 and when dawn !
ca7 on February, the cargo ship
ie Larrinaga Newport News.
N late in Jant for a French
| pl. When twp days out the
ego began TO y during a storm
| 4 partly capsi Captain VIII
ms ordered thew to the boats.
According to j Gilsomini. one
II the survivors living here. the
kipper and his qrs and some of
he crew volunta to remain be-
ind when it waSund the boats
we're too small. lptain Williams
babe good bye to departing sail !
ors and the firinl rockets began.
This was on Febk 4.
The Larrinaga smerly a Span
ish steamship, wi the service of
the British govent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
CASTLE HAD NATIONAL,
REPUTATION AS DANCER

New York, Feb. I5.-Vernon Cas-
,tle had a national reputation as a
dancer. His home was here. With
his wife, also a graceful dancer. he
attained great popularity several
years ago as teacher of modern
dances. When the war broke out.
both of the Castles became interest
ed in war work and Mr.. Castle took
up aviation
He was granted an aviator's pilot
license by the Aero Club of America
February 8. 1916, after having made
a satisfactory record in test flights
at Newport News. Va. He was
born in Norwich, England, MAY 2.
1887.
His right name was Vernon
Blythe. Soon after receiving his
aviator license. he sailed from New
I ork for England to join the Brit
Ish aerial service. In March of 1915
ne was appointed a temporary leu
tenant in the British royal flyinp
corps. Shortly afterward there came
: report of his death while flying in
France.
Mrs. Castle. professionally known
Is Irene Castle, followed her hus-
'and abroad to visit him. Returning
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
Man Who Attained World
Wide Distinction as Dane
er and Filler, Is Killed.
SOUGHT TO AVOID
COLLTDING IN AIR
Was Instructing a Pupil
Wher Accident Occurred
on Texas Field.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 15.-Cap
tain Vernon Castle, of the English
royal flying corps was killed this
morning in his airplane fifteen miles
west of Fort Worth.
Castle had made over $50 flights
over the German lines and was the
hero of many exploits in the war
zone. His work had been especially
on the Flanders front and covered a
period of nine months. He came to
Fort Worth last October along with
Lord Wellesley.
Castle, in trying to avoid a cadet,
swerved his machine beyond. his con-
troll, fell and was unable TO right
himself. The cadet was an Ameri-
can, but was being instructed by the
British. The accident occurred near
Benbrook field. The cadet was un-
injured.
Castles plane, in which he was in
structing a student, was flying near
the ground when another machine,
manned by a cadet, approached.
Seeing that a collision was imminent
Castle undertook what aviators know
as an Immelman turn, but the ma
chine failed to respond and fell to
earth. Castle died in twenty min
utes after falling.
At the time of the accident Castle
.Tas-@in the front seat of the plane
instructing. his pupil instead of in
the rear where the instructor usually
jured. - = oeaa ~
Benbrook field, where The accident
occurred, Is fifteen miles west of this
city - t'ii'
The cadet was H, Peters. His onI,
injury is black eve.
Castle never regained conscious
ness. Conclusion of the brain was
the cause
Castle was a member of the S4th
ROYAL flying corps squadron.
The plane was only fiftv feet
aDove the ground and was going rap |
aly The plane with which the col |
lslon was threatened was Just ris-
ng.
The Immelman turn which Cantain
Jastle attempted to execute. was
lamed after Lieutenant In9meInaan.
ne ne German flyer who downed many
Illled alrplanes before being shot
icers.
1T is combination turn and a
visit while diving" said an aviation
fflcer. Captain Castle evidently
red to dive under and around the
ther machine. but was too close to
lear his own
Castle was wounded but once in
ne allied service and then but
lightly r
Both British and American officers
ommented upon the fact that Cap-s
I'm Castle occupied the front seat
the plane, which is unusual for an
lstructor !
Ordinarily the teacher is in the
'ar seat where he can watch the 6
idet better and where he is in less |
anger from a fall He also can q
ntrol the machine better from that c
'sltion and can control the cadet in t
e event he gets exicted. Why Cap j
IN Castle was seated in front today j
not known. a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
BRITISH LOSE EIGHT
VESSELS IN NBRUSH WITH
ENEMY DESTR0YERS

London, Feb. 15.-Eight Brit
ish craft which were hunting
submarines have been sunk by
raiding flotilla of enemy de-
stroyers, it is announced Off
cially.
After having sunk these ves-
sells, seven of which were drift
ers," and one a trawler. the
enemy destroyers returned rap
idly northward before they could
be engaged. The destroyer raid
took place in the Straits OF
Dover, the official announcement
States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
I'll A L f DOZEN PROHIBITION
SPEECHES ARE SCHEDULED
IN PENSACOLA TOMORROW
NIGHT AND MORNING.

Formally opening the campaign
for statewide prohibition. three or.
ators will be here tomorrow and ad
dress different congregations of the
local churches. They will be DIR.
MADISON Swadener, of IndianapoIis.
Dr I'll. I. Langhbaum and Hon. A. c.
Bane. DIR. Swadener will speak at
II O'Clock at the Gadsden street
MethodIst Church; DR.. Langhbaur,
Will speak at the First Christian
church at IL a. m. and at the Fast
Hill Baptist church at 40 n ~
and Mr.. Bane will speak at the
First Baptist church at II a. M. and
at the First Methodist at 7:30 y. m.
l,r. Swadener, according. to press
notices received here, is a preacher
chautauqua lecturer, orator, a man of
pleasing personality and of much
torcefulness. He is not only man
OF striking ability as an orator and
presenter of facts and logic. but as
stated above, nature has been kind
20 him and he is man of fine per
sonal appearance and of keen. pene-
rating glance. Essentially he is an
,ptimist, man of cheerful. clean
and can enjoy good hearty
augh and who, at will, makes his |
hearers grave or gay.
DIR. Bane, who is now financial sec
etary of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, started life as a newspaper
eporter and city editor. Then he
yas elected to county office and re-
lected. During his incumbency, he
tudIed law and was admitted to the
ar. He entered upoI a successful
ract1ce, but soon felt the call to the
llnlstry. He was made Metho-
,me of the most important pastor ;
tes on the Pacific coast. The gov /
nor of California recognized his
orth and appointed him as a mem
sr of important boards and COM ]
issions. :
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
MINORITY MKEs REPORT
w IE RAILROAD BILL

Washington; h. ia minority
report BY eight publican members
OF the mouse initiate commerce
on rne admlhisreh ms th railroad bill,
power should be vestetf,I ,I,,,ta1H :,
the interstate commerc9 solu.eN u,
and federal control Of oiona,n,ss1Gn iai,reads
should be limited to one ye -. Iass
after peace. was filed W. ta@
house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
CONFERENCE EFFECTED
WREN FIRM FOUND GUILTY

Washington, Feb. 15.-With a
promise to contribute five hundred
dollars TO the Red Cross and obey
regulations of the food admlnistra-
ton in the future, the Washington
Cotton Oil Company, of Tennille. Ga,
will be allowed to keep its license,
-yae food administration announced.
D NC company was found guilty OF
E taping on hand more cotton seed
LIN allowed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
RJfSSIA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM
WAR FINAL, SAYS TROTZkY

London, Feb. 15.-Russia's with
drawal from the war was a real with
dra.val. and the throwing away of all
agreements with the former allies,
said Leon Trotzky, the Rolsheviki
foreign ninisted, in reporting to all
Russian workmen and soldiers coun-
ellis, the result of the Brest Litovsk
conference, according to Russian
wireless dispatch as received here.
The dispatch says the councils ap-
proved of Trotzky's policy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
SAYS TEUTONS STILL
AT WAR WITH RUSSIA

Amsterdam, Feb. 15.-That Ger
many and Austria are still at war
with Russia was the belief expressed
by German Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann at the concluding session
Of the Brest Litovsk conference.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
AUSTRIANS TAKE OVER
LAST BIG GALACIAN TOWN

Amsterdam, Feb. 15.-By virtue
of a treaty with the Ukraine. by
which the status quo ante of the
frontiers between Austria Hungary
and Russian is established, the Aus
tro-Hungarian troops Wednesday
entered Brody and took peaceful pos
session of the town, says a Vienna
dispatch. Thus the last big East Ga
lacian town is returned to Austria
Hungary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
OFFICIALLY DECLARED 174
AMERICANS WERE LOST

Washington, Feb. 15.-Elghty-tWo
names of known dead, among Ameri-
can soldiers on the lost Tuscanla
were received by cable tonight at the
war department. No new estimate
Of the total number of dead was
made at the department, but to-
nights list apparently brings the
number to 174.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
GERMAN GAS SHELL
ATTACK is REPELLED

With the American Armies in
France, Feb. 15.-Germans opposed
to the Americans early today made
an unsuccessful bombardment with
gas shells. German air planes in
large numbers were also driven off
by American machines and anti-air-
craft batteries.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
SEIZE ARMS AND POWDER
IN HARBOR AT STOCKHOLM

London, Feb. 14.-Great quantities
OF arms and munitions bound for
Finland have been seized in the har
Dor of Stockholm, the Social Demo-
kraten of Stockholm says, according
20 an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
EAT BANANASp WIN
WAR, TIED SLOGAN

NeNw YORK, 1o.-Eat ba-
nanas and win tar, has been
adopted as the slof the Hawaii
an Vigilance corr the American
Defense Society, as announced
toright-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
B0LO PASHA APPEALS
FROM DEATH SENTENe-

Yesterday was convicted by court
martial of treason, was sentenced t
death today. but appealed from th'
verdict to the court of cessation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair Saturday and Sunday,
not much change I'm temperature, light
variable winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 90 de-
srees; lowest, o. degrees. u.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Brief City News

Lighting Fixtures.-Burgess- Granden
Have Root Print lt--New Beacon
Press.
DR.. Frank Simon, suite 713. Oma-
ha National Bank Bldg.
Congressman Lobecks office,
PIT Karbach Clock. Phone Tyler
1894.
Pays Heavy Fine-Al Fairbrother,
1915 Ames avenue, was fined 500
in police court for rockies driving
Friday morning.
Home on FurIough.-John Train
or, son of 2. J. Trainor, Is home
from the Great Lakes Training sta
ton on furlough.
Subscribe to Loan-Clan Gordon,
No. So. Order of Scottish Clans. has
subscribed $500 to the Fourth Lib
erty bond loan.
Escapes from acknowledgement
Davis, 915 Capitol avenue, escaped
from the Detention home at 2211
st. Mary's avenue. She has not
been recaptured.
DIR. FOOte RecOvering.-Dr. D. A.
Foote, $50 Brandeis Theater build
ing, who recently underwent a SER
ious operation at Mayo Brothers
hospital, Rochester, Mimi, is re-
ported recovering and expects to re-
turn to Omaha about October Is.
Seek Indian superintendent
United States marshars office has
legal papers for ]. II. Norris. former
ly superintendent Of the Shoshoni
Indian reservation in Wyoming, and
Is anxious to get into communication
with him. They have learned that
he Ks now in Omaha for medical
treatment. but have been unable to
locate him at any of the hospitals.
Fine fireplace gOOus at Sunderlands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Jones, Chief Potato .
Inspector Of State,
Takes New Duties

B. B. Jones of the Bureau of Mar
kets, Omaha has been appointed
chief potato inspector of the Federal
Food administration for Nebraska
by Gurdon Wattles.
Mr.. Jones appointment completes
the scheme of potato inspection re-
Gently created by Administrator
Wattles. To him will be referred
all disputed cases of inspection
In realty he will be an appeal in
spector with all cases arising in
Nebraska under his jurisdiction.
Mr.. Wattles has further increased
his potato inspection plan by an
nouncement that Federal Food in
spectors will be named in each
county in the state, these appoint
ments to be made upon recommended
ton of the county administrator.
To date inspectors have been ap-
pointed in the main shipping CEN
tiers of the state and are being add
ed to each day.
So we'll has the potato inspection
plan taken that railroads are giving
every assistance by discouraging
shipments of potatoes that do not
bear the inspection certificate. How
ever, if the grower insists upon ship
ping ungraded potatoes, the rail-
roads are considering placing
notice on the car which will state
that the car contains ungraded po-
tatoes and which will put the ship
ment at the mercy of the con-
signee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05

they said, but the Germans always
took this food away from them and
gave them their own German ra-
tons, which invariably were bad
and unfit to eat.
1t was on the 18th of September
that the Germans ordered the vii
layers of Ledeghem to evacuate the
place, but ihany of them hid in Gel
lars or in the suburbs of the town,
where they remained until the Brit
ISL entered. The Germans told the
villagers that they would like to
surrender to the Scotch troops, but
that the Scots had the nasty habit
of cutting the throats of the Ger
mans when they caught them, and
therefore they were afraid to take
a chance.
The Germans, the villagers said,
also told them terrible things the
British. would do to the villagers
when they entered the town.
According to the villagers many
German horses have died in Elan
ders because there was no food of
any kind for them and the German
automobiles all are running on their
rims because the Germans have no
tires.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Liberated Flemings Say
Huns Ate Relief Rati0ns

With the British Army in France,
Oct. 4.-From civilians freed from
the Germans in Flanders it was
learned today that the kings OF
Wurttemburg and Saxony both mar
rowly missed having something hap
pen to them at Dadizeele, northwest
of Menin, a few days ago. Both
monarchs were in the town when the
British guns suddenly opened upon
it with a whirlwind bombardment.
They fled in hurry and, as far as
is known, managed to get away safe
ly.
Some enlightening information
was gained from these liberated
Flemings. Some of them from Le-
deghem said that ever since the
Germans first came to their town in
1914, they had forced all civilians to
sleep on the floors, while husky Ger
mans occupied their beds. Twenty
eight of the villagers were killed by
the Germans.
One OF these was taken out, stood
against wall and shot. The vii
layers were fed by the American
commission for relief in Belgium,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
CENTRAL HIGH
HUMbLED, 6 T02,
BYPACKER TEAM
Star Players Ineligible for
Squad for Failure to Carry
Sufficient Studies
Last Year.

The much touted Central High
school foot ball team, which fans
expected to bring the high school
championship OF Nebraska and the
Missouri valley to Omaha, bit the
dust early in the season when the
South High forced the team to drag
their colors in the dust with the
short end of a 6 to 2 score, The
game was played at Rourke park
Friday afternoon.
Outweighed several pounds to the
man but with team composed of
veterans the Packers were out for
blood from the start. The bitter
est of rivalry existed4 between the
two teams and within one minute of
play personal encounters were mar
rowly averted.
The Central squad received their
death sentence before the game
started when Eaton, Hall and Shan
ahan, three of Mully's star perform
ers, were dropped from the squad for
the season for failure to carry SUI
ficient number of studies last spring.
Campbell who was substituted. for
Eaton and Hall at quarter, had but