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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
BAKER VISITS u. S. MEN
IN TRENCHES AT FRONT
Yards From His Motor Caravan
Head Has Exciting Day.

With the American Army in France,
March 21.-Secretary Baker had his
baptism of fire in the front line
trenches, and while he was returning
German shell burst within less than
fifty yards of his motorcar. He was
not injured.
The secretary went into the trenches
In sector the location of which must
not be revealed, where American troops
ia cethe enemy nearby. For half an
hour he plodded over the duckboards.
The Germans maintained an active fire
with heavy pieces and machine guns.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Baker made his way
to an advanced sap, entered listening
post and talked for several minutes
with the soldier on duty there.
But the narrOwest shave was on his
return to headquarters. The German
shell, of 105 milimeters, roared down
and burst Clearly less than fifty yards
from the automobile containing the
secretary of war and the escorting Off
GERS. The shell hit roadside dugout,
digging a big crater. Mr.. Baker wished
to stop and ascertain whether there
were men in the dugout, but the chauf-
feur realizing the danger, opened the
throttle and made his best speed until
the danger zone was passed.
This was the secretary's hardest and
most exciting day in France.
The secretary was first put through
the regular gas mask drill. He carried
his mask slung at the prescribed posi-
ton when he went in. A sentry halted
the party as it was entering the trench
and demanded pass.
division commander and secretary
of war;" replied the general.
Often the secretary stopped to speak
to the men, asking homely questions
such as: "Well. how is it going?" or
where are you from"
Zine, sir" or "Going very well, sir"
was the usual reply. Once the secre-
tary asked a private if much was going
on.
tits pretty quiet, sir" came the easy
response.
Finally, notwithstanding the protests
of the officer, Mr.. Baker made his way
through the sap to the listening post.
Peeping over the parapet into "No
Mans Land" he said:
"Now 1 am on the frontier of free
DOM"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
ALLIED OFFENSIVE
IS EXPECTED SOON
Supreme War Council! Holds Key
to Situation.
MAY HIT ON ITALIAN FRONT
Pooling of Army Reserves Will Permit
Overwhelming Concentrations at
Selected Points of Attack
and BeWiider Foe.

Washington, March 20.-The key TO
the 1918 riddle of the western battle
front is in the hands of the supreme
war council at Versailles.
Decision as to the time and place
of major offensives by the allies rests
with that body.
1t directly controls also, officials
here believe, a new weapon forged
during the winter with which to make
effective it's plans of grand strategy.
Foe Abandons Offensive.
That weapon is believed to lie in
pooling of the army reserves of all the
allied armies, permitting overwhelm-
ing concentrations at selected points
of attack.
American observers now are con-
vinced the German high command
plans defensive campaign, and that
the long-talked-of drive on Paris or
the channel ports has been abandoned.
The initiative, according to this
view. rests with the allied and Ameri-
can forces.
Communicates are being closely
scanned for the first indication of any
offensive operations mapped out at
Versailles.
Reserves CIew to Drive.
Decision by the war council, officers
here believe, as to the field where
these and similar forces from other
armies are to be concentrated will
show where allied blows at the Ger
man defenses are designed to fall.
If there is to be no German drive,
as the war department predicted in
it's weekly war review, the council will
not be forced to hold it's reserves for
defensive purposes, and can devote
this new agency to attempts to smash
weak points in the German line.
May Make Blow In Italy.
Opinion as to the sectors offering
the best opportunity for allied assaults
varies widely here. There is sub
stantial agreement, however, that the
Italian front may in fact become the
main theater of war this year.
Drives with all the appearances OF
being the real offensives undoubtedly
would accompany or precede the main
thrust.
The pooled allied reserves under di-
rection of the supreme council would
make possible campaign of such ma
ture, designed to keep the German
command perplexed as to which as
sault would be- driven home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
FOUR TITLED SPIES TAKEN
BY U. S. MEN IN NEW YORK
Women and Men Will Be Turned over
to French Authorities-GiVen
Money by Bernstorff.

New York, March 19.-FOur persons,
two men and two women, claiming
French citizenship, but who both
American and French authorities say
have been intimately connected with
German espionage activities in the
United States, were arrested on Mon
day in their handsomely appointed
suites in prominent New York hotels
by agents of the department of justice.
They will be turned over to immi-
grafton authorities for deportation to
France.
The four spy suspects have been I'M
der surveillance for several weeks, but
not until two of them, a woman styl-
ing herself Nine. Despino DavidOvitch
StOrch, and an associate, designated
as Baron Henri de Beville, departed
for Cuba a week ago after a mysteri-
Gus twO-day junket to Washington. did
the authorities consider their appre-
hensiOn advisable.
The other two suspects are known
as Nine. Elizabeth Charlotte Nix and
Count Robert de Clairmont.
When Nine. StOrch and Baron de
Beville were taken into custody at Key
West, while en- route to Cuba, half
bushel basket of papers was seized
from a safe deposit box in this city
which one of them had rented. A num-
Der of cable messages in code were
among these papers.
Although each stopped at different
hotel or apartment, they were said to
have been associated in activities OBJ
jectionable to the government. Mrs.
Nix is said to have admitted receiving
$4,000 from Count Won Bernstorff, al
though she claims it was a loan.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
BIG SHIP STRIKE is ENDED
Six Hundred Workers Who Quit at
Baltimore Return After Being
Out One Day.

Baltimore, Md, March 20.-The 900
shipworkers who laid down their tools
at the Baltimore Dry Dock and Ship
building company plant here on Mon
day returned to work on Wednesday.
Local No. 80, boiler-makers, iron
ship builders and helpers, issued a
statement announcing that the lay
off was due to a misunderstanding of
the wage adjustment board scale, but
that it had, been properly explained at
a meeting last night and the men had
voted unanimously to return to work.
Leaders deny that they received any
message from the shipping board in
ducing them to resume work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
TRAIL SPY IN U. S. LINES
Sentry Shoots, but Fails to Hit Man
Discovered Signaling the Hun
Trenches.

With the American Army, March 10.
American intelligence officers report
evidence leading to the conclusion that
possibly a spy may be at work within
the American lines northwest of Tuol.
Early in the morning an American SEN
try saw flashes of a signal light from
window facing in the direction of the
enemy hines. He fired through the win
dow and dashed into the house, but
failed to find anyone.
Four hours earlier important tele-
phone wires within the American lines
were found to have been cut.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
u. S. MEN BLOW UP
MINE 1HR0WERS
Troublesome German Batteries
Destroyed by Artillery.
PATROL ENTERS FOE TRENCH
Yankees and French Have Short Skir-
mish With Teutons-Gas Shells
Hurled Into Chemin Des
Danes Sector.

With the American Army in France,
March 20.-It is now permissible to
announce that American artillery in
the Euneyille sector has located and
blown up battery of mine throwers,
one of which a few days ago obtained
direct hit on dugo,lt in which were
number of American soldiers, most
of them Irish descent.
The battery had been causing a
great deal of trouble for several days
and the Americans were determined
to put it out of action. 1t was To-
Gated after considerable trouble and
the artillery concentrated high ex-
plosives on it.
A patrol of "a men, half Americans
and half French went into the German
lines at night from an isolated portion
of the sector. 1t completed its mis-
sion of reconnaissance, bringing back
the desired information. The patrol
had a short skirmish, but obtained no
prisoners.
During the day extraordinary artil-
lery activity developed in the Chemin
des Danes sector, where some troops
from New England are in training.
The enemy began gas bombardment
late Saturday night and continued it
until Monday.
A vigorous reply was made by both
American and French batteries, which
gave the Germans about four times as
much as they sent over.
Six thousand shells were fired from
the sector in which the Americans are
stationed, large proportion of them
being gas shells.
Three Heroes Cited.
Citation of three more American
soldiers, carrying with it the French
war cross, was announced at Ameri-
can army headquarters, while on the
Lunevk4e sector six officers, six
sergeants and two privates were re-
ceiving the war cross at an impressive
ceremony just back of the fighting
line.
Among the men decorated near Lune-
vile were Col. Douglas Macarthur,
Lieut.. Col. Matthew A. Tinly, Maj.
William J. Donovan, Capt. Thomas
Handy, Lieut.. w. Arthur Cunningham.
Throws Self on Bomb.
Private A. A Crawford of Alabama,
Corporal Harry w. Tanning of Balti-
more and Private Bernard Black of
Baltimore were the men cited.
Private Crawford was killed when
carrying dispatches through German
barrage.
Corporal Tanning received his cross
for the following act:
During heavy bombardment
bomb fell on a trench parapet. Cor
poral Tanning threw himself upon it
and prevented it from falling into the
trench, thus saving his comrades by
his presence of mind and preventing a
very grave accident"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
Oshkosh Minister Wins.

Oshkosh-The Rev. A. C. McHenry,
Universalist, led the field of six CAM
didates for nomination as mayor, pill
ing up almost double the votes on him
five opponents. McHenry's total is ~
iO4 and the next highest whose name
will also go on the final ticket is Peter
L. Marden, carpenter contractor. The
other minister in the race, the Rev. e.
H. Smith, was a bad third with 508.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
konkeI Loses at Superior.

Superior-Mayor Joseph Konkel was
eliminated from the mayoralty prlIna'
ries in this city. State Senator Fred As
Baxter and Scion L. Perrin are the
nominees. Baxter received 2,784 votes
Perrin TIC, and Konkel SGT.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
BRITISH QUELL INDIA REVOLT
With Heavy CasuaIties-Prop-
erty Destroyed.

London, March 21.-Uprisings on the
part of natives in Baluchistan recent
ly resulted in fighting in which many
casualties were inflicted, the India Of
fee announces. The natives attacked
British posts and were repulsed COM
pIetely. Punitive measures are being
undertaken.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
FRENCH PENETRATE HUN LINE
Gain Half Mile in Reims Sector and
Blow Up Fortified Shelters
Prisoners Taken.

Paris, March 20.-In the Reims Sec
tor on the Champagne front the Ger
man lines were penetrated to depth
of more than half a mile by French
troops during the night, the war office
stated. A number of fortified shelters
were blown up and some prisoners
were captured. The Germans attack
ed in the sector of Sillery. but were
thrown back.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
U. S. STOCK OF WHEAT LOW
Holdings In Mills and Elevators Out.
side Cities 100000 Bushels
Less Than in 1917.

Washington, March 1S.-Wheat hold
ings at country mills and elevators on
March 1 were estimated by the de-
partment of agriculture at 6S.972 900
bushels. That is about 100000
bushels less than was held March 1
last year and s6.000,0O0 bushels less
than In 1919
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
Oil Plant sustains Loss.

Bayonne, N. J., March 19.-The Con-
stable hook plant of the Tidewater OIL
when the plug Of high pressure still
was blown on.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
Barnes Leads at Eau Claire.

Eau Claire-Councilman W. A.
Barnes and Otto j. S. Boberg won OUT
in the nomination for the city alder
manic posts in a field of four. Barnes
got 100 votes and Boberg 491.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-03-27
Green Bay Nominees unopposed.

:, Green Bay-Councilman John S. Far
rell and Winford Abrams, nonpartisan
candidates, were nominated to enter
the final contest for city councilman
They were the only candidates.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
COLv|LLE BOY
KILLED IN AIR
ELMER WORDEN DIES FROM AIR
PLANE ACCIDENT AT CAMP
RATHBURN, ONTARIO
Expected to Leave Soon for Overseas
"Details Have Not Been Re-
ceived by Relatives

News was received Monday by Mr.
and Mrs. l.. d. Worden of Colville
that their son Elmer was killed in an
airplane crash at the aviation field
at Camp Rathburn, Deseronto, On
tario, on that day. The details of
the accident have not as yet reached
this city, but word came the last of
this week that the body would be
shipped here for burial. Funeral
arrangements cannot be completed
until date of arrival is known.
Elmer Worden was 26 years old
and enlisted in Alberta last winter
His father is in the implement bus
mess in Colville with the Stevens
County Implement company and his
mother and two younger sisters live
in this city. He also is survived by
brother who is employed in the
Portland shipyards and an aunt, Mrs.
James Mccormick, who lives in Spo-
kane. The young man was expect
ed to leave soon for overseas. The
news Of his sudden death came as a
sad shock to his bereaved family.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
RED CROSS At
LIVESTOCK SHOW
COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW TO
BE SCENE OF CARNIVAL
ATTRACTIONS
President Chamber of Commerce
Urges Cooperation in Making
Fair Huge Success

Entertainment is not to be lacking
at the big annual livestock show of
the Stevens County Livestock Associ-
alton to be held in Colville October
2, 3, a, at the association grounds.
The Red Cross auxiliaries of Colville
will have charge Of the amusement
features during the stock show and
every one is expected to do his part
in putting it over" Five tents will
be the amusement centers, the de-
tails of which have not been divulged
Dances, parades and other attractions
will make the fair grounds merry
carnival scene.
The country auxilaries are to have
a Harvest Festival in the building
on Main street formerly occupied by
Fl. 0. Bair. Articles of all descrip-
tion are to be on sale. Vegetables
and everything else that is donated
to the Red Cross for the festival will
help, both to make the livestock show
success and to furnish the Red
Cross with funds. Anyone having
large tent to loan, please phone Mrs.
H. Wade Bailey, 1885. The dona-
tions are to be left at the II. O. Bair
building.
W. Lon Johnson, president of the
chamber of commerce, urges the CO.
r.
people of Colvile in making the show
one to be remembered.
"The Livestock Association and it's
growth means so much to the county
as WHOLE" said Mr.. johnson, "that
the annual fair should receive the
help and attention of everyone and be
made complete success. Colville,
as the host on this occasion, must
take the lead in showing its interest
or the rest of the county will not
have the necessary enthusiasm. The
outlook this year is promising, and
with the aid of the citizens of Col
vile, the fair will be huge success"
The county teachers institute will
be held in Colville on the same dates
as the show and one day is to be fea-
tured by lectures on Judging stock.
This feature is in charge of President
Joe Turner, County Agriculturist f.
c. Durde and Prof. f. f. Elliott of
the high school agricultural depart
ment. Premium lists have been is
sued and may be obtained from the
banks or Earle T. Gates, secretary.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
SAVE FRUIT STONES
AND ALL NUT SHELLS

The government has asked that all
of the pits from peaches, apricots,
plums, cherries and prunes, and all
of the shells from hickory nuts, wal
nuts and butternuts be saved. These
are used to make charcoal or carbon
to neutralize the gas used by the
Huns. Two hundred peach pits or
seven pounds Of nuts produce enough
carbon for one gas respirator.
The school children of Stevens coun-
ty are gathering fruit pits and nut
shells. As soon as yours are dry,
give them to some school child and he
will take them to the proper place
where the collection is being gathered.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
Crescent
80
Coffee
To the Parents

OF the boys serving in any depart.
ment of Uncle Sans army or navy.
Please send us your boys or boys ad-
dress together with your own and we
will send you a token of friendship
that will make you both happy. There
will not be any charge made either
now or ever afterwards. This pres
ent is absolutely FREE. Send ad-
dresses to
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
SALVATION ARMY FUND
BEING EASILY RAISED

The following centers have raised
their quota of the Salvation Army
war fund and forwarded the amount
to the county treasurer Of said fund.-
Loon Lake, Springdale, Marcus, Rice
and Colville.
Colville raised nearly 1000 over
it's quota. A hundred dollars were
raised at the union meeting Sunday
evening and another 500 was raised
from those at the courthouse and
from the business and professional
men who were not at the meeting.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
ALADDIN RED CROSS
GIVES ENJOYABLE EVENING

The Aladdin Red Cross auxiliary
gave dance at the hall Saturday
night, Sept. 14th, which was well at
tended and was financial success.
Every one was in a liberal frame of
mind and responded generously to ev-
cry plan inaugurated for the making
of money. The beautiful Red Cross
quilt which the ladies have been work.
ing on for some weeks was disposed
of, bringing 500. Roy Spran is the
owner. This pleased every one as
he has always done everything pos
sible for the advancement of the in
terests of the Red Cross.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
SMITHS PHOTO STUDIO
North of First National Bank
COlville, Wash.

There was a beautiful display of
asters, sweet peas, nasturtiums and
golden glows which were grown at
"Cold Springs" George Oakshott's
ranch. Every young man wanted
buttonhole boutonniere of the largest
aster that he could pick, perfectly
willing to pay fifty cents for the same.
All girls wanted a corsage bouquet
of sweet peas. The flowers brought
$l2. In all the net proceeds were
more than $3.50. The Red Cross is
to give dance Thanksgiving.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
GIVES EXCELLENT ADVICE

To Bank Depositors:
Nothing is more vital to the win
ming of the war than credit.
The government often has to bor-
row immense sums, temporarily, and
the banks must stand ready at all
times to lend the government what it
needs. The ability of the banks to
lend is not unlimited. 1t is just as
necessary for them to conserve their
lending power as it is to conserve
coal, food, steel and other commOdi-
ties for which the war brings abnor-
NAL demands. Those who are pro-
ducing, manufacturing or distributing
things needed to prosecute the war
or maintain the health and efficiency
Of the civilian population, will be able
to obtain the credit to which their
needs and their standing entitle them;
but new loans will rarely be justified
unless they are to aid in the prose-
cutiOn of the war, and every bank has
been asked by the government to re-
quest all it's borrowers to keep their
demands for credit down to the very
minimum.
Patriotic citizens, whether in bus
mess or not, will want to cooperate
with this necessary government policy.
The way for producers, manufac-
turers and merchants to do their
share and reduce their credit require
ments is:
By not overbuying;
By carrying as small stocks as
practicable;
By postponing new construction or
expansion of their business;
By effecting business economies;
Borrowers whose loans are secured
by government bonds or other collat-
eral, should remember that reduction
of loans by selling collateral is not
helpful, since it usually merely shifts
the burden to other shoulders.
The banks are asked to save their
credit, which means that their GUS
toners must use less of it. The saw
ing Of credit is an integral part of
the great saving policy which the war
requires the government to adopt,
and every man.. woman and child to
support to the utmost. Saving to
reduce loans is patriotic service only
second in Importance to saving to buy
Liberty bonds and War Savings
stamps. Both help to transfer to
the government the ability to COM
mand the labor and materials of which
President Wilson has said the allies
are in such desperate need. Both
also help to accumulate for the saver
purchasing power which he may
need when the war is over.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco asks the banks in its dis
trict to send this message to their
depositors, feeling sure that it will
meet with their prompt cooperation.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Fran
cisco.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-09-21

should bring them to the Red Cross
rooms Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day or Friday. Those at distance
who can not bring them in, should
call up the Red Cross rooms Tues
day, Wednesday or Thursday after
noon, and the ladies will arrange to
collect on Friday Shipment will be
made Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
POLICE COURT

T. ". Fair. in police court saturday
night on complain o. J. ". Jackson
WAS fined IS and costs III alleged viola
zion nf tho traffic ordinance. and the
fnn was raised tn $40 and costs on
which TO take an appeal. II is alleged
;hat IN automobile bearing the same
!icens" number as that OF Mr. Far
aassed a street car Friday morning at
Porteth street and narrowly missed
TWO girls who aliEhted from the car.
and John Leo. L passenger, mr.. jackson
testified. Mr.. Fair said he remen hcrcd
q street car a. that point. bot that he
stopped his car.
Pat Rcarl who was arraiEned on Il
yasrancy charge s;hd he had h''n
working in local mill but gave up
his lob on account OF not getting
enough money. he was making So"
ncr day. but said he did not give any
part OF IT to his wife and family. He
Will be turned over to tho prosecuting
attorney and arraiGued ON non-sup-
port charge.
William RncJ. q charge OF drunk
having been preferred by Officer
knaba. Appeared at the morning scs-
sion and was fined So and costs. OF
feer racerd;.rrn arrested Frank konney,
p Fafrmonr coal miner charged with
being drunk He was hucd 81 and
costs ard agreed to leave for Fair
mont Z II. Robinson. arrested for
speeding by Officer Worls. received
fin. Of IS and costs William Spcck. on
A drunk charge, was given 81 and costs
Officer Krrlb, made tho arrest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25

on last Monday. Mr.. Norman. who Is
member OF the Marshall College faculty.
has been deeply highly successful in his
work among the West Virginia schools
II! h..halt of the War Savings movement
Thousands OF West Virginia children
ar. saving lnd buying for victory. and
th.. work is going forward toward the
ultimate enlistment OF every youHSStcr
in the state in this army OF war savers
Recently Mr.. Norman completed the
organization Of War Savings Societies
IN every school room III huntington
purir" tho past week h" has been work.
ing In Charleston. where. in conjunction
with Superintendent Of Schools MI Geo.
$. Laidley. he has formed War Savings
Societies in practically every school
building in Charleston.