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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-27

Savoy by a fellow officer who had
bet three other friends of mine that
/ would be home by Christmas. This
wager had been made at the time he
heard that 1 was a prisoner of war,
and the dinner was the stake.
The first intimation he had of my
safe return from Germany and the
fact that he had won his bet was a
telegram sent him reading as fol-
lows:
''Lieut. Louis Grand:
"War bread bad, so I came home.
pat"
He said he would not part with
that message for a thousand dollars.
Other banquets followed in fast sue
cession. After 1 had survived nine Of
them / figured that l was now in as
much danger of succumbing to a sur
felt Of rich food as I had previously
been of dying from starvation, and
for my own protection, l decided to
leave London. Moreover, my thoughts
and my heart were turning back to
the land of my birth, where / knew
there was a loving mother who was
longing for more substantial evidence
of my safe escape than the cables and
letters she had received.
Strangely enough, on the boat which
carried me across the Atlantic, / saw
an r. f. G. man-Lieutenant Lascel-
les.
I walked over to him, held out my
hand and said "Hellol"
He looked at me steadily for at least
a minute.
"My friend, you certainly look like
Pat O'Brien." he declared "but 1 can't
believe my eyes. Who are your"
I quickly convinced him that his
eyes were still to be relied upon, and
then he stared at me for another min
ute or two, shaking his head dubi-
ous1y.
His mystifcation was quite expft
cable. The last time he had seen me
I was going down to earth with q
bullet in my face and my machine do
ing a spinning-nose dive. He was one
of my comrades in the flying corps
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-27

The King Had NE by the Hand.
and was in the fight which resulted
in my capture. He said he had read
the report that 1 was a prisoner of
war, but he had never believed it, as
he did not think it possible for Elc to
survive that fall.
He was one of the few men living
in my squadron do not = an the
eighteen with whom I sal. i from
Canada last May, but the squadron ]
joined in France.
AS we sat on the deck exchanging
experiences, / would frequently no
tice him gazing intently in my face
as If he were not quito sure that the
whole proposition was not a hoax
and that was an imposter.
Outside Of this unexpected meet
ing, my trip was uneventful.
I arrived at st. John, New Bruins
wick, and eventually In the little
town of Momence, Ill, on the Kan.
kakee river.
have said that was never SO
happy to arrive in country as was
when / set foot on Dutch soil. Now.
I'm afraid / shall have to take that
statement back. Not until 1 finally
landed in Momence and realized that
was again in the town of my child
hood days did I enjoy that feeling Of
absolute security which one nevel
really appreciates until after visit
to foreign parts.
Now that 1 am back, the whole adj
venture constantly recurs to me as
dream, and I'm never quite sure that
won't wake up and find it so.
(THE END)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-27

as much concern as the unexpected
sight of a German spiked helmet had
caused me in Belgium. 1t read as
follows:
"Lieut. P. A. O'Brien, Royal Flying
Corps, Regents Palace Hotel, Lon
don:
"The king is very glad to hear of
your escape from Germany. If you
are to be in London on Friday next,
December 7th, His majesty will re-
ceive you at Buckingham palace at
10: 80 a. m. Please acknowledge.
"CROMER."
OF course, there was only one
ers. was an officer in the army and
the king was my commander in chief,
| had to go, and so 1 sat down and
sent off the following answer:
Earl CrOmer, Buckingham Palace,
London:
81 will attend Buckingham palace
as directed, Friday, December 7th, at
1920.
LIEUT.. PAT O'BRIEN."
In the interval that elapsed, must
confess, the ordeal of calling on the
king Of England doomed up more
dreadfully every day, and really
believed I would rather have spent an
other day in the empty house in the
big city in Belgium or, say, two more
days at COurtrai, than to go through
what I believed to be in store for me-.
Orders were orders, however, and
there was no way of getting out Of it.
AS it turned out. it wasn't half as bad
as I had feared-on the contrary, it
was one of the most agreeable expe-
riences of my life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-27
CHAPTER Xxx.
Home Again.

That same day, Ia the evening.
was rendered a banquet at the Hotel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Ano,her pledoe Broken.

TUr.ited Press Leased Wire Service.]
ROME, Jan. 4.-Austria-Hungaria
greatest of all Catholic nations,
Stands accused by the Catholic church
today, charged with breach of faith.
It was understood that these exact
words OF accusation e. made in
pope Benedict's recent note of pro-
test to Emperor Karl against the
Teutonic air raid over Padua, which
resulted in grave damage to some Of
Italv's choicest church buildings and
in the killing Of innocent women and
non-combatants.
The pope's note Of protest was ad-
dressed both to the Austro-Hungarian
monarch and Kaiser Wilhelm. Firm
reminder was expressed Of the prom
Uses of both those monarchs at the
time of the start of the Italian in.
vasion that Teutonic troops would
abstain from attacks on defenseless
cities.
The exact text Of the pope's note
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
CITY NEWS.
obs for sale. Red 12S.

-Cobs for sale. Red 126.
-Barcley corsets. Phone B 1747.
Free coffee Saturday only. Fred
De Yong's.
Coal, coal. Phone 96 for prompt
delivery. Jas. Cameron's Sons.
Join our Christmas club and have
money next Christmas. Keokuk Trust
Co.
We are now in a position to give
your coal order prompt delivery.
Jas. Cameron's Sons.
Free coffee Saturday only. Fred
De Yong's.
GO. r. Joy returned yesterday to
New York where he is engaged in
the operations of the national war
work council Of the Young Mems
Christian associations Of the United
States. This work is 80 important
that Mr.. Joy gives about twenty-five
days each month to 1t. He is located
at the International headquarters at
124 East Twenty-eighth street. Over
500 secretaries were sent to France
during December and probably as
many more will go this month. Dur
ing the winter Mr.. Joy will visit
most Of the large camps. His first
trip will be to the camps in the
vicinity of San Antonio.
Phone US your order for coal, we
can give you prompt delivery. Jas.
Cameron's Sons.
Free coffee Saturday only. Fred
De Yong's.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
WHAT CHANCES DO SAMMIEs TAKE9
HERE R WAR FIGURES

The military hospitals commission at Quebec has kept an account o
how Canadian troops Jared in the war. and has compiled some interest
ing and assuring statistics based upon its Investigations and observa-
tons #.####H #.# ### @ ~-
Addressing Canadian mothers and fathers. the commission says:
if your boy goes to the front
He has twentynine chances of coming home to one chance
of being killed.
He has ninetyetght chances of recovering from a wound
to two chances of dying. -%#
He has only n chance in 500 of losing a limb
4 He will live fve> years longer because Of physical training.
He is freer from disease in the army life than in civil life
In other var from ten to fifteen men died from disease to n from
bullets
In this war ne man dies from disease to every ten from bullets
This war is less waseful of life than any other in history.
Only 10 percent OF all Canadians disabled for further service have
been physically unable to engage in their former occupations.
If your boy is n Of the 10 percent the government will re-educate
In another vocation 1t which he IN earn a living ~
This doesn't meal that va is a dangerfree occupation. tina life
in the trenches is as comfortable as in the easyc chair at home, ut It oes
make 1t appear less fearsome than It has been painted over here. espec-
tally by proLGeTman socialists, disloyal pacfss and Germantown traitors
in America. EW
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
TO HEAD F
CONSUMPTION
Organized Labor Urges Men TO Volun-
teer Their Services In Ship
Yards and Munitions
Plants.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Organized
labor has started a movement to vol.
unfairly draw the industrial forces OF
the country into jobs e-here the gov
eminent needs them.
This decision has been reached, 1t
was officially announced today. to DEM
o~nstrate that CONSUMPTION of labor
limited at as a possibility by Provost
Marshal General Crowder In his re-
port to Secretary Baker-will not be
necessary.
The U. S. public service reserve o.
the labor department Is cooperating
with labor and enrolling thousands OF
volunteers for specialized work.
Crowder said that the vital needs
for labor were In the ship yards and
munitions plants. The reserve began
Its campaign for volunteers today
with a statement sent to all local
trade unions in the northwest where
shortage Of ship building labor on the
Pacific coast exists. In putting these
men to the first big test" the reserve
statement says:
..If labor responds to the patriotic
appeal and terms of employment arr
made fair and reasonably attractive
consumption will not be necessary and
the war labor problem will be solved
with the least possible disturbance OF
existing industry"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
INDIGESTION
OR STOMACH PAIN
IN five MINUTES
"PAPE's DIAPEPsIN" MAKES SICK,
SOUR, Classy STOMACHS
FEEL FINE.

Time It! In five minutes your
sour, acid stomach feels fine. No In.
digestion, heartburn, or belching OF
gas, or quotations Of u~ndigosted
food, no dizziness. bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapesin is noted for its
speed In sweetening upset stomachs.
1t Is the surest, quickest and most
certain stomach antacid in the whole
world and besides, 1t is harmless.
Millions OF men and women now
eat their favorite foods without fear
they know Pape's Diapepsin will
save them from such misery.
Please, for your sake, get a large
fifty-cent case OF Pape's Diapepstn
from any drug store and put your
stomach right. Don't keep on being
miserable-life is too short-you are
not here long, so make your stay
agreeable. Eat what you like and
enjoy it, without dread Of acid fer
mentation in the stomach.
Pape's D1apepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should n of the
family eat something which don't
agree with them, or in case Of an
attack of indigestion. dyspepsia, gas
tritis or stomach arrangement due
to fermentation and acidity, at day
time or during the night. 1t Is handy
to give the quickest. surest relief
known.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
NAVAL MEN
COMMENDED
Ten are Praised for Carrying Life
Line Through Dangerous Surf
to Grounded Steam
ship Paddleford.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Secretary
of the Navy Daniels today commend
ed Lieutenant Daniel e. Barley and
Chief Boatswain's Mates Strickland
and Williams and seven others for
making 1t possible to transfer two
thirds of the crew of the grounded
steamship Paddleford October 80.
The three men mentioned carried a
life line to the wrecked vessel
through a dangerous surf.
Lieutenant Barbey's home is at
421 Tenth street, Portland. Ore.
Strickland's mother, Mrs. Lethe
Strickland, lives in Ell Paso; VIII
liams' father is James B. Williams
OF Sulphur Springs, Texas.
The other men commended were:
Ensign George o. Etheredge, Sa-
luda. S. c.
George f. Kelly, boatswain's mate.
of the first class, st. Louis, Mo
Herman w. Zimdars, boilermaker.
Minneapolis.
John J.. Lambert, water tender.
New York City.
Mervin Holder. plumber and filter,
Lyndon, Kans.
Arthur L. Brown, gunners mate,
first class, Webb City, Mo.
Fred castro, chief b~oatswa1n's
mate. Milwaukee, Wis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
OF
MUNITIONS
Bill Introduced in the Senate to Gre
ate such Position in Order
to Hasten War
Work.

UNITED Press Leased Wire serVicel
WASHINGTON. Jan 4.-Senator
Chamberlain today introduced a bill
creating a ministry of munitions.
Chamberlsin's bill. forecast two
weeks ago by the United Press. is the
first legislative result Of the senate
military investigation.
The proposed munitions minister
would be a cabinet officer. He would
be in complete charge Of procuring,
manufacturing and distributing arms,
ammunition, food, clothing, equip
ment. tentage and other shelter.
means of transportation for the army
and Of everything else that the presl-
dent might designate munitions or
war.
The bill empowers the president to
transfer all authority. employees, rec
ords and funds from any other gov
eminent department to the munitions
ministry.
Chemberlain's bill would make the
ouartermaster department and the
ordnance bureau mere adjuncts OF
the munitions ministry. 1t is to get
away from the red tape and civil war
traditions under which these depart
ments have been operated that Cham
berlain's bill ~as introduced.
"The bill is intended to do what it's
title indicates-that is, to Increase
and expedite the supply of munitions
of war" said Senator Chamberlain.
zone great trouble with the war es-
Establishments as disclosed by the
pending investigations, has been a
lack of coordination and the-seeming
impossibility of getting rid of circuit
Gus methods of doing business.
Until there a be coordination
and methods more direct, the United
States will be cropping in the dark for
many months before we can place
ourselves in proper fighting trim"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
PERSONALS

Miss Laura vanPappelendam. who
has been visiting home folks during
the holidays, left for Chicago. Sever
al dinners were given in her honor
before her departure.
Mrs. Mabel Schmidt and daugh-
tiers. Louise and Dorothy, Of u
returned home Wednesday after
spending the holidays with relatives
and friends.
Lieutenant Edwin F. Elder left
last night for Ell Paso. Texas, after
a ten days furlough at home.
Mrs. Harry Yer Steeg left for Des
Moines this morning after spending
he holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Young.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Fuller with her son
John Davis Fuller. left last night for
Atlanta, Ca, to visit her husband,
Captain Frank M. Fuller, who Is in
the hospital corps in the cantonment
there.
william Praeger, Jr., left this
morning for his home in Kalamazoo,
Mich, after having spent the holi-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Elder.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
CUT ICE IN
DEEP WATER
ms Is the Advice Of Iowa Water
chemist and Bacteriologist to
Ice Harvesters Of
State.

! ice harvesters shouod be careful not
! Q put up turbid or dirty ice as a
! latter OF preserving health in the
. community. is the advice OF ]. j. Hin
nan, OF the State university, water
: Psychologist and chemist for Iowa.
.onsumers are entirely justified in OBJ
ectng to such ice because It may
tcause sickness II added directly to
oou, water or summer drinks.
mere is a tendency in ice when It
is forming to exclude from its crys-
,als a part OF the baaterfa and foreign
matters which were distributed
through the water before freezing. the
university man explains. Because of
.nis TACT 1t Is often possible by proper
seiection to get good natural ice from
Iowa streams, lakes and ponds. even
though they are not usually cleaA.
mere Is great danger in harvesting
ne from shallow bodies of water, for
Tue product there may pick up dirt
automatically, and at the same time
take up the Objectionable substances
aad organisms from the more concen-
traIed water below the ice.
me water in such shallow streams
VI ponds Is usually turbid and Is very
,heiy to contain large numbers of
sacteria, some Of which may be dan
seIous because it has been derived
from sewage. Unfortunately, a low
.einperature Is not a good germicide
and thousands Of bacteria will be
FOUND ! N every gram of such impure
.ee' even after several months Of stor-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
NO STRIKES
WAR
Wage Adjustment Board Expected
TO Preserve Harmony Among
Uncle Sans Railway
Employees.

limited Press Leased Wire SerV1cel
WASHINGTON, Jan. A wage
adjustment board to adjust railway
wage controversies during govern
ment operation, will be appointed
within thirty days. it was announced
following a conference between Dfrec-
tor General McAdoo and brotherhood
chiefs here this afternoon.
The br~otherhoods, at the same time.
have agreed not to strike until this
board has passed on any case in dis
pute-
The boards findings are not bind
ing, unless ratified by the director
general.
The board will consist of FIVE mem
bers, it is believed.
A formal statement Of details Of
will be made tonight by
McAdoo.
The understanding was reached fol-
lowing a three hour conference yes
terday and an extended n today. 1t
is the outerowth of suggestions made
to the brotherhood men by the presi-
dent on their recent visit to the white
house.
Appointment of the wage adjust
ment board, supported by both ad-
m%inistration and employees, is be.
lteved to have removed n of the
most perplexing problems faced by
the new railway administration.
While 1t Is understood no pledge
has been given against strikes should
the boards rulings be considered un-
favorable. 1T is nevertheless thought
that bearing the workers endorse.
ment, the plan virtually amounts to
a strike embargo for the remainder
Of the war.
Director General McAdoo again
heard grievances Of brotherhood
chiefs and outlined their new rela'
lions with the government. A definite
scale Of wage increases was expected
to be made public hsortly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
M. f.. BOARD
IN S
Sunday School Election is Held and
Teachers and Of
ficers Are
Chosen.

The Sunday school board OF the A.
M. e. church, met last evening in
the parsonage, and after the study OF
lesson went into the business
OF the Sunday school. After
hearing the report from the Christ
mas tree entertainment, officers were
elected. The following were chosen
for the year 1918:
Observation-Disclosures Drain.
Assistant superintendent-Mrs. An
ma Alden.
Secretary-Mrs. John Sullivan.
Assistant secretary-Iouise Nc
Gruder.
Secretary of teachers board-Mrs.
P. A. Jones. {
observation-disclosures Alden.
Organist-Miss Ruth Johnson.
librarians - Milford Drain and
George Roddy.
Secretary-treasurer of the H. F.
& M.-Mrs. Aurelia Handy.
The following persons were chosen
as teachers:
Mrs. Anna Alden-Teacher of Rose
buds.
Miss Annie E. Pyles-(Class name
to be given).
Mrs. Fielding Johnson-Teacher OF
Pansies.
Mrs. Anna Weldon-Teacher Of
Violets.
Mrs. George Buckner-Teacher Of
Allen knights.
MRS. p. A. Jones-Teacher o.
Bible class.
Rev. S. B. Moore-Teacher OF New
Movement.
Mrs. Maria s Moore-Teacher o
Daisies.
Mrs. C. Wilson-Supply Teacher.
These teachers and officers will D.
Installed Sunday night, January ., a
$500 o'clock. All teachers ana OF
ficers are requested to be present.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Cabinet Not RenomInated.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Declaring,
President Wilson displays an Openly
contemptuous attitude" toward con-
gress, Senator Hardwick, Georgia, to-
day introduced a resolution calling on
the president to explain by what au-
thority members Of his cabinet hold
office.
Hardwick said the present depart
ment heads are "holdovers" and must
be confirmed by the senate. President
Wilson did not renominate his cabinet
at the opening Of his second term.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
DISTRICT BOARD
HAS AUTHORITY
This Body Looks After Industrial and
Agricultural Claims for
Exemption.

Registrars in Lee county who ap-
ply for exemptions on industrial or
agricultural grounds should not criti-
else the local board if these are not
granted. The local board has nothing
whatever to do with the granting Of
exemptions on these grounds. These
exemptions must come from the dis
trict board, and from this board only.
Some of the registrants here seem
to think that the local board has Juris-
diction in such matters. These claims
are submitted to the district board
for these exemptions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Dajlv Stock Letter,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, IAN. 4.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today said:
The course of prices in today's
stock market was variable and trad
ing was higher in volume. In view
of the known intention of the presi-
dem to address congress at 1890
o'clock it was natural there should
have been some hesitation. AS soon
as Wall street got a digest of what
Mr.. Wilson said on the subject of
railway control, the industrial and
railway list advanced a point or SO.
only to recede and then advance
again. The outstanding feature of
the address, was, perhaps, the def
mite stand of the president against
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Five More Victims.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NOGALES, Ariz., Jan. Alive
more victims-men and women and
chiIdren-were added to the death
list of the Yaqui massacre Wednes-
day, Of passengers OF a out
Pacific of Mexico train at fayahaya
where more than 100 were murdered.
when reports came here today That
savages were striking at various
points. They urdere five today at
T,1erobabf. some distance north of
Guaymas. according to these reports.
Two of the dead at the village are
women and were outraged, with
other ONE and girls, before being
slain. the Mexican dispatches de-
clare. The town was looted and
sacked and all live stock driven OF.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
stock Market Notes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.1
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-President Will
sons message to congress had been
largely discounted by his previous
proclamation incident to taking over
Of the railways and had little or no ew-
1ect on the stock market this after
noon. Price changes We're nominal.
Prices were firm when the stock
market opened today. U. 8. Steel sold
up " at 95A; Bethlehem B at 81. up
u and Studebaker at 81, up ~.
Union Pacific was the exception,
showing a fractional loss over night,
The market closed firm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
HERMANN LODGE
INSTALLATION
Odd Fellows Conduct Officers Into
Chairs at Meeting Held
Wednesday
NIGHT.

Herman lodge No. 116. /. o. o. F.
installed it's officers Wednesday night,
The following we're installed:
Jacob Frank-N. G..
C. o. Schmidt-v. g..
John Eisenhuth-Recording and
financial secretary.
Chas. J. Schultz-Treasurer.
n. G. Seaman-R. s. to N. q.
r. G. MoIlers-L. s. to N. G..
r. ". Klingbeil-Warden.
G.. F. Broessell.Conductor.
II. Hilt-Inside sentinel.
70. Ette-Outside sentinel.
Jacob Ludwig-Chaplain.
M. Rider-R. s.. to v. g.
Christ. LoewensteinI. s. to v. G.
VIM. Observation-Disclosures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Two Girls Arrested

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Two high school
rested today after they are alleged
to have attempted to snatch a WON
ans purse in a downtown street. The
police refuse to give their names.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

You must not believe that drugs
and salves will stop facial blemishes-
The cause Is impure Nblood filled with
all manner Of refuse matter.
Stuart's Calcium Waters cleanse
and clear the blood, driving out all
poisons and impurities. And you'll
never have a good complexion until
the blood Is clean.
No matter how bad your complex
ion is, Stuart's Calcium Waters Will
work wonders with it. You car get
these little wonder-workers at your
druggists for so cents a package.