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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
COAL SUPPLY
HAS BEEN GOOD
Ladysmith Fortunate in Cold
Spell While Other Cities
Suffer for Fuel
RELEASE OF SHIPMENTS
FROM TWIN PORT DOCKS
Wood Supply Grows Better But
Prices Are Still Up i'm the Air
For all Fuel

LadySmith was fortunate during the
cold spell of last week and the days
just preceding with Il plentiful supply
of fuel on hand.
News of great famine in the coal
and wood supply came from all sec
tions of the east in the very midst of
the coal mining regions. New Eng
land. too. was out of fuel. and the
efforts of the government were bent
ON getting coal to the suffering towns
and cities
An order OF the National Fuel Adj
ministratOr Garfield to favor the
states of Minnesota and the DakOtas
with shipments from Duluth and SUI
periOr as against Wisconsin sent
State Fuel Administrator Fitzgerald
hot haste to Madison. Saturday where
Gov. Philip acting rapidly, got the
order reScinded and coal can be had
from the Twin Ports now for these
sections with the cooperation of the
government
All the coal dealers of LadySmith
have soft coal. Hard coal cannot be
Ildu II Will pTODdDlH COltulUc IHdI
way all winter. Therefore those who
use hard coal and have only small
supply will have to arrange to burn
soft coal. Plenty of wood is being of
fcred now att high prices however.
Dry maple wood is selling in Milwau-
kce at SIG Il 4-foOt cord and is worth
81 here when it can be had.
Fuel Administrator McGill has a
number of addresses of people who
will furnish all the green wood want
ed. L bor is still scarce and it is al
most impossible to get men to cut
wood
-All of the local dealers have sent
their reports required by the govern
ment through the local fuel admins
tratiOn TO the state administrators
These questions to dealers are in great
detail and are designed to secure all
the data for the coal supply needed
for the next year as well as now.
Coal prices have been receiving the
attention of the government also but
the result of the investigation so far
has brought no remedy for the pur-
chaser
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER
LEAVES FOR GLEN FLORA

Joe Smikels came to Ladysmith
Monday and stopped at the Hotel
Nirvan. He was acting suspiciously
and on Wednesday was arrested.
When asked @~)his registration card
he said he W. legistered in Mime
apolis and d mot have card with
him although he was % years of age.
Chief Lozier took him to Sheriff
DodSon. chairman Of the Exemption
board and when questioned by the
board. made answers that led the
members to believe that he was not
quite right in the head. He was re-
leased and bought a ticket for Glen
Flora where he thought he could get
a job on some farm.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
THE SKATING POND

During the cold weather it was al
most impossible to get water for the
new skating park and since the thaw
of the past few days. the bank has
partly given way and let the water Off
III some places. However there has
been some skating and in addition it
is proposed to lay off a park at the
river and with the proper protection
make even better place for skaters.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
PRICE COUNTY TORN
UP OVER DIST. ATTY.

Price county is all torn up over the
appointment of a new district attor-
ney to take the place of Ray Haggerty
the army The governor appointed f,
a. Kremer, of Phillips, who has been
resident of Price county but two
years, against other and older resi-
dents.
Park Falls especially feels, what
they term a slight by the governor, in
not naming a man from that village
to succeed Haggerty, who was one of
its most active and leading residents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
CIRCUIT COURT
NEXT MONDAY
Judge Wickham Will Hear
Drainage and Default
Cases-One Grim
inal Case

4 special term of Circuit Court will
smith next Monday, Jan. 7th. Judge
Wickham will he here to take up the
Rusk Drainage district case and other
matters in default.
Clerk W. J. KermOtt has sent out
notices to the jury called for the Octo-
ber term to be present and no new jury
will be drawn
District Attorney Falge will also
present the case of Joe Adams. now in
jail on the charge of theft, the pris-
0ner having made confession and will
plead guilty. He stole the garments
Of his Shanty mate at POmerOys camp
near Ingram.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
TO KEEP HIGHWAY
OPEN FOR TRAFFIC

A movement is on foot to have the
east and west road through the county
kept clear Of snow, SO that automo-
biles can be used during the winter.
1t was proposed to the Chamber OF
Commerce but no action has yet been
taken The idea is based on the state
ment that the closing up of auto traf-
fic during the winter is a distinct loss
to the county in cutting down business
and stopping many activities.
1t is planned to have a ten food road
way kept clear and make it possible
for the traffic to enter Ladysmith and
to reach the towns along the line dur
ing the entire winter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
FIRST MARRIAGE LICENSE
UNDER NEW LAW

The new marriage license law went
into effect Tuesday and the day of
secrecy is over The details of the
law have been told in the News Budget
several times. Anyhow the chief fea-
ture is that the names of the persons
are to be posted on the bulletin board
in the office of the county clerk and
remain there five days The first Ii
cense posted was that of George W.
Galbraith. of South Dayton. New
York and Blanche Biller. of Glen
Flora.
The last license issued under the old
law was that of John Lord Luethi and
Hazel peaslee. of Island Lake. which
was printed last week
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
NEAL JAMES LISTED
AS A u. S. DESERTER

That Neal James was deserter and
so held at Ft Sill is shown by the re-
port officially made and Il copy of
which has been received at police
headquarters at Ladysmith. In it is
given description of James as print
ed in the NewsBudget. at the time of
his arrest. and the statement that he
was Il deSerter from the station. The
statement is signed by Albert Kinder
oklahoma
James has been returned to his
post.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
nINToNs BROTHER IN RUssIAe

News from Russia is rather dis
turbing to Ell. FL. Hinton, assistant
cashier OF the State Bank. 1t tells of
the arrest of several men sent to re-
habilitate the railroads of Russia. The
last group was from st. Paul and in
cluded G.. p. Hinton. The last heard
from him was when he wrote from
Honolulu on Thanksgiving day. He
and his party are said to have been in
where a party of the railroad men are
reported to have been arrested by the
Bolshevik government.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
POSTAL RECEIPTS HERE
TAKE BIG JUMP

Receipts for the postoffice at Lady
smith, for the year 1917, are about %
per cent greater than i'll 1916. \ rule
of the department prohibits the pub
fishing of comparative reports of the
post offices and hence this important
information showing the continuous
growth of the city as evidenced in the
post office receipts is not available in
exact figures but it shows big jump
and the city's increasing population.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
WATER WORKS REPORT

Water Works superintendent Bovee
is busy preparing his annual report. 1t
will show decided Improvement over
the last one and the last quarter will
be the best in many years, both from
the standpoint of receipts as well as
disbursements One big item is the
charge for painting the tank. $500.
and while that is for this quarter it
will be charge covering several
years, in reality.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
MANY BABIES, FEW
DEATHS IN RUSK IN 1917

There were go babies born in the
county of Rusk i'll the year 1917 and
the records Of the Register of Deeds
shows that the number of deaths was
81.
Register Worden was busy most of
the time in 491T He recorded 1916
Instruments of all kinds In 1916
there were recorded 3645. and in 1915.
3701. Seven years ago. in 1910, records
were made of 2660 Instruments.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
SHOVEL OFF THE WALKS

Owing to the failure of the resi-
sidewalks pedestrians have hard
time to get around. 1t has been es-
pecially severe on the mail carriers
There is an ordinance which in manda-
tory on the people to clean off the snow
but it is not being observed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
EXAMINATION OF NAVY
RECRUITS PROCEEDING G

f. f. Helmer. chief gunner's mate
and recruiting officer of the navy for
this district, arrived in the city on
Friday morning and examined re-
cruits at the office of Postmaster
Manning. Those who took the exam
ination were Anthony School, of Wal
rath. Duane Joyner, Jr, and Henry
Girard. of Bruce.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
LUETHI-PEASLEE

John George Luethi and Miss Hazel
Peaslee, both of Island Lake, were
joined in marriage at the home of JUS
tice and Mrs. H. M. Stewart on Satur-
day, Dec. 29th, Justice Stewart Off
ciating. The event was witnessed by
Frank M. Riley and Ida Riley. They
will live at Island Lake.-Bloomer Adj
vance.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
THE WEATHER
Snow Follows the Cold Spell
and Ideal Winter Weather
Prevails

what | don't understand" says
Uncle Hiram Haversack lis how
man hez TO bundle up in a mackinaw
and woolen socks, and my brother,
Bens daughter goes to the grocery in
a pair of silk stockings fly could
crawl through, without shiyerin' =
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04

Bert ZerSle was down from Weir
gor today on business.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
Affects Paper Industry

These development would tend to
create conditions favorable to the ex-
pansion of the United States paper in
duStry. and thus eliminate this cOun-
try's dependency on Canada for the
greater part CT its supply of paper,
unused water powers may take the
place of coal in the making of paper
and pulp,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04

Continued Oh page p
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03

in the capture of prisoners and machine guns.
 The capture of Ayette south of Arras by the British, is the most important piece of news from the northern battle front reported thus far today.
 Ayette sector has been one of the most fiercely contested zones up to date. Germans have sac rificed a great number of troops in their efforts to secure firm hold there.
 PARIS, April 3.-Parisians to- day greeted with joy the official announcement that one German long range gun that has been bombarding the city, had burst, killing five men.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
DEWEY'S OLD COLLIER
 IS NOW A MOTORSHIP

Alter being laid up on the water front al Seattle and Vancouver for a number of years. abandoned and de- serted. and the home Of countless sea fowl and water-rats, the old freighter Zafiro, once a collier for Dewey at Manila, and prior to that time the fig ure in many marine ascapades, is soon Q make her appearance as a full fledged motorship. ready to do her bit in carrying cargo for the allies.
 The story of the convention of this interesting old ship from steam 10 motor power is told in the current issue of Pacific Motor Boat, which has. just appeared on the news stands. The boat was recently purchased by Robertson-Godson company of Van- couyer. B. C., and has been entirely reconstructed and her steel hull sheathed in wood so as to make her tight Her old steam plant which age and hard usage had rendered practi- cally useless, has been replaced by a 3o0-horsepo@er Atlas Diesel engine Zafro is 23S feet long and g feet of beam, and with her new power plant will make a better speed than she did Eith her steam engines.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
WELCOME NEWS

Notice has been received from the Federal Food Administrator for Alaska that all restrictions on the use of meat have been suspended for period Qf thirty days from April l.
 From now until further notice sales Of flour are limited to one. eighth barrel to consumers in towns and one-quarter barrel to su0urbanites, fishing boats, pros pectors. etc Public eating places may purchase D pounds without permit Merchants will refuse to fill orders in excess of the above amounts unless the purchaser shall have first procured a permit from the local food administrators. Sub ztitutes must be sold with all wheat -four sales, pound for pound.
 J. NJ. WYCKOFF,
 Local Food Administrator.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
CONCRETE BASES FOR REvlllA
 BEING BUILT

Work began yesterday excayating to bedrock for the new concrete bases to built. on which the new piles will rest for the new addition to be constructed by the Reyilla Hotel which is now occupied by the Washburn milli- nery.
 As soon as the new solid foundat- on has been constructed, the millin- cry shop will be torn down and the three story addition built. Work will begin the latter part of the week, it has been learned.
 Mrs. Washburn will move her stock of hats and millinery into the Revilla soft-drink parlors. formerly the bar, until her shop has again been rebuilt and in good shape, about a couple of months from now.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03

LONDON, April 3.-The Brit ish troops, after sharp fighting last night repulsed 8 determined attack by the Germans in the Germans in the neigi1borhood of Fampoux, the war office an- nounced today. The town of Ay- cite. southwest Of Arras, is again the British possession.
 British ayiators dropped sev- enteen tons of bombs on the French front Monday. also fir ing thousands of rounds of am- nlunition from the air at the en- eny's infantry. Sixteen Ger man aeroplanes and two balloons were shot down.
 WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN THE FIELD, April 3.-The failure 10 reach either Paris or
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
SIxTEEfl U. 5. CANNON PLANTS ARE READY
 TO TURN OUT WORK
Ordnance Bureau Expects To Spend $500. 100000 Within
 The Next Year

WASHINGTON. April 3.-yirtual completion O sixteen plants for the manufacture ot mobile artillery can- non for ;he American army was an- nounced today by the gun division of tha Bureau Of Ordnance, In a memorandum 10 Acting Secretary Of War Croweu outlining it's work the division summed up it's other accom- plishmenis as follows:
 Constructor e smokeless powder plants in face Of the necessity Of doub- . ling the present ou-put These are now under way.
 ExDendituTe oE approximately $40. 00e,oo0 for plant facilities 10 manu- facture artillery cannon, with an es- tfzna.e that s3o1. 1.o9o.0o9 will ba spent for cannon alone within two years from the outbreak Of the war.
 Negotiations for he erection of many plants for the extraction Of to- luol from Illuminating gas
 Conservation Of the supply Of am ,nonium nitratss and acids and con struction al government expense Of 2 plant for the fxatlon Of atmospheric nitrogen and it's final conversion into ammonium nitrate
 Construction now undertaken 0: 2 gas filling plant TO cos approximate r s15oo.09o and the construction Of fTe large shell filling plants 10 cost in the aggregate $25.oGQ, 900.
 By June Of this year the memoran- dun said the diFision will have stan Of l. 1.500 officers and 10000 civilians.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
U. s. RED CROSS
 HELPS FRENCH
 TUBERCULAR CASES

PARIS, France, April 3.-The prob. fem arising from the tubercular con dition Of hundreds of homeless who arrive daily from behind the German ines, repatriated by the Germans as useless to Germany and without re. sources for resuming their former life, will be solved it is hoped by a plan approved by the American Red Cross.
 4 village community and a family colony for tubercular refugees will be created outside Paris.
 The Department of Seine has loaned nifty acres of meadow and woodland for the settlement and the Society of Friends has provided architects to lay out plans for the village and the hous-
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
ABOLISH OVERHEAD
 WIRES IN GERMANY

AMSTERDAM. April 3.-The Ger man postoffce authorities who con- trol the telegraphs and telephones T hroughout the German Empire, have decided that the overhead wires must %. and in the course Of the next few years the entire system. rural as well 2s in ths towns, will be placed in un- dergTo1nd condu;ts. The adoption of he conduit system is due to the ser ious breakdowns in overhead wires which have occurred repeatedly dur Dg the war owing 10 storms and oth- er causes.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
THE BRITISH WIN FROM THE
 GERMANS IN SHARP BATTLE
Aa Dropped Seventeen Tons Of Bombs the Enems Lines Besides Fir ing Thousands of Rounds of Ammunition Bring Down Sixteen
 German AEpanes and Two Balloons

Amiens through their wing at- tacks. apparently has caused the German command to center it's efforts on the latter city, thereby hoping to encircle by attacking in naturally we'll defined sectors along the rivers.
 PARIS, April 3.-German at tacks south of Moreuil last night were repulSed. The French also broke up 3 German attack near Rollet and gained ground north Of Plemont.
 The bolnbardment of Paris was resumed this morning at ten o'clock.
 British report successful raids northeast of Loos and Northeast Of Poel Capelle. which resulted
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
EXCERPT OF FOREIGN
 MINISTER STATEMENT

LONDON, April 3.--In an address before the Vienna Council Tuesday Count Czernin declared that Pre- mier Clemenceau had asked Austria. Hungary on what basis she would negotiate peace with France. Czer- nin's reply was that the only obsta- cle with France was Alsace Lorraine To that, Czernin says that Premier Clemenceau replied that it was i'm possible to negotiate peace on that basis.
 Czernin concluded his speech by saying: "The colossal struggle in the west has already begun. Aus tro-HungarianGerman troops are now fighting shoulder to shoulder. We are fighting together for the defense of Austria Hungary and Germany. Come what may, we will not sacrifice Germany's interests any more than she will leave us in the lurch. We are not fighting for imperialistic or annexation aims for ourselves or Germany"
 WASHINGTON, April 3.-Anothel of Czernin's speeches is reported com ng from Vienna today, but does not interest Washington now. If the ext has reached here by tomorrow, il IS possible that President Wilson may refer to it in his speech at Baltimore Saturday night.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
LOCAL UNION OF
 DEEP SEA FISHERMEN
 TO SEND DELEGATE
Wish to be Represented at Meeting Held in Seattle on Saturday, April
 Six at Two p. M.

The local Deep Sea Fishermen's union has called a mass meeting for this evening at their hall, at eight o. clock, to choose a Delegate to go to Seattle to attend the meeting called by the Federal Food Administrators 10 discuss the price to be paid for fish for the coming season. All fish. ermen and operators in frozen fish and canned salmon within the terri tory of Alaska have been invited to attend the meeting or to send dele. gates, that all may have a fair hear ing. The fishermen in the Ketchikan district were notified thru J. N. Wyck- off, local food administrator.
 The meeting is to be held in Room 20, Smith Building, Seattle at ? D. m. Saturday. April s.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
<. 4. WAKEFIELD |S ELECTED
 MAYOR
Geo. Winston, D. W. Hunt and John Sjurson Elected
 Counci|men for 2 Years

Just tell the people for me that l thank them all from the bottom of my heart for their generous support and that am going to do the best know how in my new position, and that's about all' said Arthur A. Wakefield, the new Mayor of Ketchikan, who was elected by majority of 51 votes at the municipal election held yesterday, for Mayor, three councilmen and president of the schoolboard.
 At caucus of the voters held on March Is. three nominations were made for Mayor, thirteen for council men and seven for Schoolboard. Of these, only, Mir. Barber, accepted. MT. Wakefield having been nominated at a public meeting of citizens. four for coucilmen accepted and only one for Schoolboard Mayor Heneghan declined to accept renomination and goes out of office. Of the three Coun-
 cilmen who retired, D. w. Hunt was reelected to succeed himself, Wm. T. Mahoney, and Chas. Deppe, were re- placed by Geo. Winston, and John
 Sjurson, Geo. F. Rounsefell was the only one accepting nomination for school board to succeed himself Of AT persons registered, only 366 votes were cast, altho compared with last
 year. there is quite an increase. Last year AT registered and 271 voted. The votes cast were as follows: For Mayor:-
 A. A. Wakefield. 206. J. C. Barber, 155.
 For Councilmen:- Geo. Winston, 274 D. w. Hunt, 259
 John Sjurson, 227 | Alex Adkins. 210
 For Schoolboard:- Geo. F. Rounsefell, 352. 1 There will be a council meeting to-
 night to retire the old council and to
 install the new officers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
LENRO0T s ELECTED

MILWAUKEE, April 3.-Represen- tative Irvine L. Lenroot, Republican was elected senator with substantial ond, while Berger, the Socialist was a poor third.
 The newly elected senator was born January 31, 1869, at Superior, Wiscon- sin, where he still resides. He is said to have received but a common school education, but by hard study he soon became court reporter. Later he studied law and was admitted to prac- t;ce He has represented his state in congress for the last several years.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03

TULSA, Okla, April 3.-.-A coal min CT, Stephen Ivenoff was shot and killed yesterday when he resisted officers sent to arrest him for alleged pro-Ger- man statements. Joseph Sring, a res. taurant waiter, was shot to death last night by police investigator, for de- c-aring, it was said, that he was glad the Germans were winning on the western front.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03

 ! STARTS BALL A-R0LLINC
Says We Must Beat Ger. many Abroad or Fight
 Her Later at Home

OYSTER BAY, April 3.-'If we do not win from Germany now while lighting beside our Allies, then sooner or later, our sons or grandsons will have to fight her at home without AL lies. in defense of their homes; their wives and their little ones" Colonel Roosevelt declared today in speech urging the subscription to the Liber. ty Loan. Col. Roosevelt may go on a campaign tour in the interest of the coming loan.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-03
U. s. ID RUSH LARGE ARMY
 ACROSS
Ihose Lacking Sufficient Training VIII Finish Their Preparation in British
 Camps

WASHINGTON, April B. A large part of the United States army is to be sent to England
 ust as soon as ships to transport the men can be assembled. Am arican troops comprising a sub- stantial percentage of those in camps of the United States, will take the place of the British troops that havabeen undergoing
 ~a,ning in En land while the
 ter will be sent to the front.
 This plan is said to be entire ly apart from the accelerated movement of American troops to the firing lines in France. How ever the best divisions will go direct from here to France, while those of less developed stage will go to England, it is officially announced today.
 Measures to speed up the draft program is now in contem- 9lation, and an official announce ment to that effect is expected soon. The intention is to meet emergency ill France. For that reason, seven hundred thousand men intended to be called this year, will be called more rapidly than was previously planned.