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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

stumble, he would turn the air blue
A certain section Of our trenches
was held by the Royal Irish rifles. For
several days very strong rumor went
the rounds that German spy was in
our midst. This spy was supposed to
be dressed In the uniform of British
staff officer. Several stories had been
told about an officer wearing a red
band around his cap, who patrolled the
front-line and communication trenches
asking suspicious questions as to loca-
ton Of batteries, machine-gun emplace-
ments, and trench mortars. If a shell
dropped in battery, on a machine gun
or even near a dugout, this spy was
blamed.
The rumor gained such strength that
an order was issued for all troops to
Immediately place under arrest anyone
answering to the description of the
spy.
Atwell and I were on the qui vive.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
at night, and even in the day, but the
spy always eluded US.
One day while in a communication
trench, we were Mortified to see our
brigadier general, Old Pepper, being
brought down it by big private of the
Royal Irish rifles. The general was
walking in front, and the private with
fixed bayonet was following in the
rear.
We saluted as the general passed US.
Tric hoa h ic
face and we could scarcely believe our
eyes-the general was under arrest.
After passing few feet beyond us, the
general turned, and said In a wrathful
voice to Atwell:
Tell this d-n fool who I am. He's
arrested me as a spy"
Atwell was speechless. The sentry
butted in with:
"None O. that gassin' out o. you.
Back to headquarters you goes, Mr..
Fritz. Open that face o. yours again,
an I'll dent in your napper with the
butt O. me rifle"
The generals face was a sight to be-
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
rage, but he shut up.
Atwell tried to get in front of the
sentry to explain to him that 1t really
was the general he had under arrest,
but the sentry threatened to run his
bayonet through him, and would have
| done it, too. So Atwell stepped aside,
and remained silent. I was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter. One
word, and I would have exploded It
is not exactly diplomatic to laugh at
your general in such a predicament.
The sentry and his prisoner arrived
at brigade headquarters with disas-
trous results to the sentry.
The joke was that the general had
personally issued the order for the
spy's arrest. 1t was a habit of the gen.
eral to walk through the trenches on
rounds of inspection, unattended by
any Of his staff. The Irishman, being
new in the regiment, had never seen
the general before, so when he came
across him alone In a communication
trench. he promptly put him under ar
rest. Brigadier generals wear q red
band around their caps.
Next day we passed the Irishman
tied to the wheel of a timber, the be-
ginning Of his sentence of twenty-one
days, field punishment No. 1. Never
before have I seen such a woebegone
expression on a mans face.
For several days, Atwell and I made
ourselves scarce around brigade head
quarters. We did not want to meet
the general.
The spy was never caught.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

Benny Kauff loves his base hits
more than anything in his life. After
a game he often asks about any hits
be made that afternoon that seem a
bit doubtful. The other night he asked
about a ball that he had hit to the
infield and beaten out. 1t happened
that the infielder had juggled it bit
and was given an error.
"a man can't get hit every time
he goes to bat, Benny" said news
paper man who was talking with him
about the play in question. NO."
agreed Kauff. "He can't, but he
ought to-"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

country, has been regularly and duly
tried and sentenced to be shot at 3:2o
a. m. this date. This sentence has been
approved by the reviewing authority
and ordered carried out. 1t is our duty
to carry on with the sentence Of the
court.
"There are twelve rifles, one OF
which contains q blank cartridge, the
other eleven containing ball cartridges.
Every man is expected to do his duty
and fire to kill. Take your orders from
me. Squad-'Shun ]"
We came to attention. Then he left.
My heart was of lead and my knees
shook.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
Empey, In the next INSTALL
ment, tells the gripping story OF
Coward" whose streak OF yell
low turned white.
(To BE CONTINUED,
intoxicating the Spirit.

II was holiday week, but mother
and child had managed somehow to
get a whole seat on the car. Sudden
" the little girl slid off the seat, and
facing her mother, cried out, with
anguish In her childish voice: ION
mother. / forgot to git anything fer
teacher"
"Well, what Nv it?" the mother an
swered tartly. "She didn't git nuthin'
fer YOU" and she sat the child down
hard on the seat, partly to keep the
woman In the aisle from taking any
privileges, and partly, perhaps to Inn
nress on the child the Christmas spirit
AS she saw 1t.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
CHAPTER XIV.
The Firing SQUAD.

A few days later had orders to re-
port back to divisional headquarters,
about thirty kilos behind the line. I
reported to the A. P. M. assistant pro-
vost marshaD. He told me to report
to billet No. Is for quarters and ra-
lions.
1t was about eight o'clock at night
and was tired and soon fell asleep In
the straw Of the billet. It was a mis-
cradle night outside, cold, and q drizzly
rain was falling.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
Braves Get Pitcher Upham.

Pitcher Bill Upham, who jumped
the st. Paul team last year to play
Independent ball, has been secured by
the Boston Braves in deal with St
Paul and with q major league berth
In prospect IS right glad to mend his
jumping ways.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
e. Joseph Protests Game.

The st. Joseph club has protested
the inaugural game pitched by Paul
Musser for Des Moines, on the ground
that his suspension had not been lift
ed when he was used.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

George Whitfield, who recently en-
listed in the army, says he wants to
get over to France and do some fight.
ing. George hasn't the artistic tenn.
permanent, and says he couldnx paint
a ship In thousand years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
DIAMOND
NOTES

Pete Kilduff of the Cubs has Joined
the navy.
Doc Swigler has been life-saver
to the Nashville team with his good
pitching.
Tom Rogers, st. Louis Browns
pitcher, is the latest American league
player to be called in the draft.
Harold Carlson, Pirate pitcher
called to war, is now at Camp Grant,
near his home town in Rockford, Ill.
The veteran Phil Wells has been
taken on by Fort Worth to replace
Larry Woodall as second string catch
er.
Two of the biggest finds of the year
in the National 1eague-Ray Schmandt
and Charley Hollocher-are st. Louis
boys.
Pitcher Alex Shields, who took q
short fling at Western league ball this
spring, is now with Buffalo in the In
ternatiOnal.
Paul st. Charles, a Nashville semi
pro, taken on by Chattanooga to play
the infield, has been getting away with
it in pinch.
Charley Herzog is much impressed
with the hitting strength of the Reds,
and thinks they should put up great
battle from now on.
The hitting of Art Griggs is the SEN
sation of the Coast league. He con-
tinues to bat around .450, and shows
no signs of letting up.
For q team that has several of its
sluggers batting right-handed the st.
Louis Cardinals are unusually weak
against left-handed pitching.
Brooklyn scribes are making the
best of bad situation by picking on
Ray Schmandt' as a hero who stands
out like lighthouse in fog.
Norman Pitt, youthful Brooklyn
pitcher who was supposed to be sent
to Rochester, went to work in ship
yard instead and quit the game.
Manager Mitchell of the Chicago
Cubs is now saying that he can de-
pend on Bob O'FarrelI for his back
stop work when Bill Killefer joins the
army.
New men with Syracuse are Bobby
Davis, veteran inf1elder, last year with
Los Angeles, and Bob Heck, pitcher
picked up from Syracuse Independent
circles. H. 49,
The Phillies will be sorely crippled
soon. They will lose Jim McGaffigan
in the draft. He is one of their best
young ball players and has been doing
splendidly at second base.
With the departure of Woodall and
Wachtel from the Fort Worth team
! Clarence Kraft is the only player re-
naming who is In class one A and sub
| iect to early call. He expects to go
any day now.
According to a Newark newspaper
writer Joe Lannin is the real financial
| hacker of the Newark Internationals
He also backs Buffalo and Syracuse
giving him three clubs in the league
as his personal affair.
George Whitfield, who recently en-
listed in the army, says he wants to
get over to France and do some fight.
ing. George hasn't the artistic tenn
permanent, and says he COULDN'T paint
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
still on the Job.

"The old-fashioned door-knocksT
seems TO have gone out Of style" re-
marked the Observer Of Events and
Things. "but, don't make any MISTAKE
opportunity is still on the job"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17
rWpFY IS MEMBER OF FIRING SQUAD WHICH CARRIES
OUT DEATH SENTENCE

osFired by sinking of the Lusitana with the loss OF
American living in Jersey City,
- 70 ENGLAND private in the British army AFTER
London, he is sent to train
first hears the sound OF big guns ana
After brief period OF training
nanv IS frontne trenches, where he takes
m on the step while the bullets whiz overhead Empey
&C conrade falls death turks always In the trenches
distinguishes rescuing wounded under hot
With nick and Empey has experience trench digger
listening detail Elk
L work on duty Back in rest bies Empey
] and stages successful play Once more In the front trenches
in a successful costly attack the
Empey and his comrades repulse
,.4a~rinad launched by the Germans
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

Clevelands excellent showing in the
American league race is due consid-
erably to the efficient pitching of Guy
Morton, whose speed and curves have
been unusually battling this year.
Only recently he came within an ace
of pitching q no-hit game. Amos
Strunk of the Red Sox is the player
who stopped him from accomplishing
this unusual feat by driving out sin
gle, the only hit the Red Sox OBJ
tanned. Morton's twirling has been
steady and effective all year and if
he maintains the pace at which he is
going it is believed in Cleveland that
the Indians VIII make the Red Sox,
Yankees and White Sox hustle to win
the championship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
Hav.Feverites Have Association.

Thousands of persons who suffer an
nually from that irritating and lachry-
matory disease known as hay fever,
know that it is no joke, but 40 years
ago the United States Hay Fever asso-
citation came into existence as joke.
But the joke soon became a practical
one and has so remained to date. The
object of the association is the seek
ing of information which will serve to
relieve sufferers with hay fever, and
for their mutual benefit and comfort.
Not only hay-feverites. but townspeo-
pie and proprietOrs of hotels in places
exempt from hay fever, manufacturers
of remedies for hay fever. and espe-
cially physicians who have made a
study of the disease, are members of
the association, alb working together
for the best results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
Art In the Home.

A good story is going the rounds
concerning Walter Bayes, whose IA
nous academy picture, 'The Under
world" has been purchased by the
committee of the Imperial war mu-
scum.
Mr.. Bayes has always been a very
severe critic of his own pictures, and
one day, being dissatisfied with large
painting he had completed, he gave
the canvas to the charwoman to take
away with her, telling her she could
do what she liked with it.
The woman examined it closely,
bending it this way and that and
humping it all over with evidently
Increasing satisfaction.
Thanks, Mr.. Bayes," she said at
last. "Thanks very much. This'lI
do fine for me front parlOr. It's much
better than them common Oilcloths
what let the water through; this is a
good, strong one, with plenty Of paint
Oil it."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
EuroDens, War News

A retirement of the German and
Turkish forces north of Damascus,
Palestine. was admitted by the Ber-
BIZ war office.
Serbian forces, after violent fighting,
entered Vranje, 80 miles northeast OF
Uskub, according to Serbian official
statement. Several hundred prisoners
were taken by the Serbs. The enemy
Is retiring in disorder toward the
north.
British casualties, published in Lon
don official lists during the week, to-
tailed 36,O24.
The Turkish forces in Persia have
been ordered by COnstantinople to
leave at once, according to report
reaching the state department at
washington from Teheran.
A British torpedo boat has been
sunk in a collision with a merchant
vessel, the London admiralty an
nnunced Fifty-three men are miss
ing.
Twenty-Five German airplanes were
destroyed by French aviators, the
Paris war Office reports. Bombing
suuadrons dropped &c tons of bombs
on conveys and concentration points
behind the enemy front.
A Paris dispatch says Greek troops
are continuing to press on into
Macedonia, following up the Bulgarian
evacuation. They entered Sores and
have occupied Demir-Hissar pass.
German military authorities have
begun to remove the Inhabitants OF
Aisace, according to the Democratic
In expectation of Franco-Americar
attack on the frontier. The inhabit
sats OF 20 villages. including Ferrette
Goutavon and Winkel, already have
been sent to Bavaria. Some of TIT
villagers have escaped across tn
Swiss frontier.
Serbia is being evacuated by tn
Bulgarian troops, who are returning t
bulgarian territory, according to tn
Serbinn official statement.
Very heavy casualties were inflicte
on the bolshevik troops by the entent
forces when they captured Ukhtir
skaya In northern European Russi
September 20, according to an officia
statement issued by the London wa
Office.
"We will soon direct our blow a
4 nnstantinople and the vanquishe
,iurl, will he thrown once and for a
into Asia declared Gen. Franche
tissperey. the allies commander !
chief on the Macedonian front. in RI
Lying to demonstration at Salonik
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ITO All State Health Officers:

ITO All State Health Officers:
public health service will
mobilize with aid of volunteer
medical service corps all outside
medical aid required in COM
batting present influenza cpl
demic. Red Cross upon spe-
cific request from this service
will mobilize nursing personnel
and furnish necessary emer-
gency hospital supplies which
canont be obtained otherwise.
Inform all city and country
health officers of your state that
all appeals for aid must be made
to state health department., which
will make request of surgeon
general of public health serv-
ice whenever local needs re-
quire. Whenever necessary pub
lie health service will establish
district officers to cooperate
with state officials and dlStrlD-
ute medical and nursing per-
sonnet.
(Signed) BLUE, Surgeon Gen
eral, United States Public
Health Service"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
HIS FAME MERilED
Appreciation of Bob" Burdette
Grows With the Years.
His Brand of Delicious Hunor, Never
Malicious, Had Spontaneity
That Fixed 1t in Men,
Dry of Hearers.

The late Robert J. Burdette, Detter
known the length and breadth of the
land as Bob" Burdette, and cmehy
famous because of his humorous lee
ture ''The Rise and Fall of the MUS
tache,' which he used on the Iyceum
platform for nearly 80 years, had
spontaneity which was truly remark
able.
Sudden flashes Of wit and humor
cropped out constantly in his CONVEX
sation. Like other great American hu-
morists, some of the best things that
he said fell upon the ears of hand
full of friends and never found their
way into print.
In the afternoon Of life he summed
himself on the porch at "Eventide,"
his restful home at Cliffton-by-the-Sea.
It was from there that he penned these
lines to an intimate friend:
''Here I am in dry dock, waiting for
the Great Builder to give me gen.
eral overhauling. My boilers appear
to be burned out, and need new
CRATES in my f1rebox. Guess the old
engine is about played out, but maybe
we can tinker it up so that it will
make few more trips. Seems as
though my switchboard had been
struck by lightning. have my good
days and my bad days, but lost count
of them some time ago, and now
can't tell them apart"
His compliments were as graceful
as they were pretty. One day he over
heard a party of young matrons dis
cussing dress goods.
81 don't like the new figured pat
terms, Doctor Burdette," exclaimed
one of the young women. do your"
sit might have been the part Of wis
dom for the humorist to have agreed
with her, but by so doing he might
have disagreed with her companions,
so he sidestepped the Issue, and paid
the lady a deliciously subtle compli-
ment by replying:
ooh, I don't know. / should con-
slider them very good If they all con-
tained'as pretty figure as the one in
the gown that you are wearing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
MOST IMPORTANT
news OF WORLD
Gig HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels CuiIed From Events OF Mo-
rnent In All Parts of the World
OF Interest to All tho
People Everywhere.
W0skisICfon

Sentiment in both branches of con-
cress at Washington is emphatically
opposed to according even a respectful
hearing to any peace suggestions from
Germany or Austria until they openly
admit defeat and complete failure OF
according to information received at
ihrashed by force of arms.
Every graduate nurse, every pupil
practical nurse, midwife and hospital
attendant who can possibly do nurs-
ing or assist in q sick room, is being
listed by the American Red Cross at
the request of Secretary of War Baker
ard Surgeon General GorgaS at WASH
iugton. This applies not only TO con-
tinental United States, but to all the
territories and insular possessions, ana
tc American Red Cross chapters III
China. Japan and all parts OF the
world.
The hackers and the food admins
tIatiun at Washington agreed to main
tcin the minimum price of hogs Tor
October at approximately $3.50 hun
dietl. This is i'm line with the recon-
n,endation recently made by a COM
mittee of producers. No prices Tor
November were fixed. although the
packers agreed to support the food ad-
ADMINISTRATION policy of maintaining the
minimum at $3.50.
American troops abroad now num-
Der 100000, members of the house
military committee were Informed at
their weekly conference at the war de-
partment at Washington.
Construction of 454 vessels OF l.
800 900 lightweight tons is the addl-
tionai program of the shipping board
disclosed to the house appropriations
committee at Washington by Chalr-
man Hurley in explaining his request
for additional authorization OF S4S4,-
100000 for the present fiscal year.
Maximum and minimum retail prices
for shoes as agreed to by the industry
ond ranging from So to So for men
and women, were announced by the
war industries board at Washington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
Care Of Umbrella.

Always dry an umbrella after using.
When put away in damp condition
the goods is inclined to rot and the
ribs to rust at the joint. A good plan
is to open the umbrella up while dry
ing and to brush thoroughly. before put
ting away. Mud will rot the best Of
umbrella silks. Occasionally Oil the
joints of the ribs of an umbrella with
a good machine oil. 1t will double it's
wear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
German Lootina.

German women not infrequently
write to their husbands at the front
urging them to try to steal for them
what they are unable to buy at home.
won't there be chances of picking
up things during the advance"
writes one lady to her husband. II
should so like to have enough stuff to
make a costume and cloak. Boots,
too-or leather-wOuld be welcome.
You know that anything Will come In
useful, because here everything Is get.
ting scarcer and scarcer.'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
US.-Teutonic War News

American aviators were busy all day
OF the Verdun front carrying out
i.omsing attacks on Contains, Longu-
yon. Audun, Dommary, Buxieres, Wig
aeutles, Chamble, Etain, Arnville and
Grandpre They dropped 81 tons
o. bombs. Abileville, Gore, Hayden
yille and Marco also were bombed.
Twenty patients, many of them al
ready suffering from wounds received
In battle, were killed when a German
shell struck an American hospital sew
eraI nights ago northwest of Verdun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
A Delicate Matter.

"Why wasn't the German crown
prince relieved permanently of his
commando"
'The kaiser said there were 'dy-
nastic reasons"
''What did he mean by that?"
swell, l presume the situation is
something like this: The crown prince
made several foolish statements about
what he was going to do and it would
hurt the prestige of the royal house
considerably to acknowledge that he
hadn't done them" Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
Jauanese Paper.

Japanese native-made paper is not
surpassed anywhere, and is used for
the finest books. The paper cloth Of
Atami, from which durable clothing
is made, indicates not only the. =
strength, but the variety of uses to
which the native paper of Japan can
be put. None of the Atami paper
cloth is sent out Of the country. ow-
ing to the large hore consumption.