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New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Current War Poetry

IN charge and storm he saw her clear.
Upon the bed of pain, alone,
de heard her whisper, II am here,"
And when, to crown daring deed.
They gave him honors, glorifed
His eyes beheld dearer need
her vision, bright with joy and pride.
Dear Father, guard our gallant men
Within whose hearts is love enshrined
And bring them safely home again
10 those they cannot leave behind!
ARTHUR Guiterman, in McCyure,s
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
"As Once in Sparta -

LAS Once i'm Sparta >
HHE goes on knitting
- AS if the news were hoax,
A sweet smile fitting
About her cool, kind mouth.
Her son, her only son,
A man, as David was one,
Loved by all Seven Oaks,
Was lost when the Northern Queen.
Trapped by a submarine.
Went down of Howth.
She attends to her chores
In her usual quick, calm way.
The town loudly deplores-
The dried-up spinsters aghast-
Her cold, what else but cold
Nature; all but one old
Granny Of Gettysburg's day
Who fiercely takes her part,
Mumbling: "Ah, but her heart
Is at hah-mast!"
Richard Butler Glaenzer, in The
Forum.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

~ TEwART EDWARD WHITES
- latest book, "Simba," just pub
~ lished by Doubleday, Page & Co.,
contains a great deal Of interest
ingly told lore of native Africa, "Africa
real" as it is in one place called.
Take the case Of Old Shimbo, who was
a dealer in Magic-and found, by the
way, that it commercialized quite easily.
One turns to chapter two and reads:
"old shimbo, the witch-doctor, was full
Of business these days. Affairs had piled
up on him, and as Shimbo was by now an
sged man with the irascibility Of one long
in unopposed authority, he considered that
he was having hard time Of 1t.
"Old shimbo dwelt in little hut just
within the village inclosure. His wives he
kept next door in larger hut, together
with the considerable wealth he had accu-
mulated. No one was ever allowed to enter
the little hut 1t was a queer kennel, hung
with such matters as bits Of skin, gourds
filled with miscellaneous magic, iron bells
on the ends of thongs, bones, dried herbs in
packets. couch of skins occupied one
corner.
''From this Shimbo stirred his creaking
bones only after the sun was we'll up. Then
he huddled at his doorstep before a tiny
fire over which bubbled mysterious pot
One of his hags brought him food. The
cattle had long since moved out from the
village to the hills, and the people were
vN,~~~ vvsk kh>S.
muttered darkly to himself.
ITO him came rather timidly bright
faced. young native, his arm around the
waist Of an attractive young woman. They
stood waiting bashfully.
$50 Shimbo! greeted the young man
timidly.
"'What is it?' grunted Shimbo.
"The young man explained. He was owner
of new sh0nabG or little farm, just be-
yond the village. His crops were ripening.
Thieves were stealing the crops
"Shimbo waived his skinny hand.
"T have no time for such little things,
he c.oaked.
"The young man became urgent. He was
newly married. These crops were all his
wealth except-he would pay. He drew
from beneath his goat-skin robe an orna-
mented snuff-horn, which he offered.
Shimbo snatched it, looked it over, thrust
it beneath his own robe, and silently
reached out his skinny hand. The consult
ant sighed and slowly produced bead
armlet. Shimbo examined this also. Ap-
parently satisfied, he made long arm into
his hut and dragged from 1t leopard skin,
which he spread before him. On this he
proceeded to spill one by one various seeds
and pebbles from gourd, first shaking
them as one shakes dice. AS each fell on
the spotted skin he examined 1t closely,
but without comment other than an occa-
sional non-eommittal grunt- When the
last pebble had fallen he sat for some time
in silence. Then, gathering up the leopard
skin. he disappeared into his hut. Emerg-
ing thence, he passed swiftly, for ono no
old, to the council tree. There few words
to the loungers conveyed his wishes. The
whole masculine and considerable of the
feminine portions Of the village followed
him through the gates into the open fields
ARRIVED at the farm in question, he
halted the spectators at the boundaries,
while he himself, bent nearly double. trav-
ersed the field from end to end. Every ten
feet or so he cast unguessable small OBJ
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Slang

An English Writer %.
pIores the Progress Of
C0Iorful Substitutes for
Sound English, and Says
"boishevism Is Rnining
Language as Well ss So.
ciety"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
True Love at First
C;6hf

True Love at First
Sight
MISS RosALEE and Josephine
" Arc ladies we have met
Oh, don't get jealous; they just mean,
In Framsay. bsyonet.
Now spiked peashooters, they may do
For the doughboys' welded wives,
But the wagon-soldiers are true blue
To the pretty seventy-fives.
For us the rsat ara also rams,
Charlotte is the only one,
And her other name is Swosontcans.
And, lord! how she hates the Huni
N. r. Raukhage, in Leslie's.
The Girl He Didn't Leave
Behind Him
THEY did not partl Their last good.
by
Wers saids--but souls are winged and
free,
And stll he saw her constant eyes
Through all tho watchful nights at "a.
When wistful war-waifs came 70 share
What he could give. her soldier knew
That she who ,clasped his child was theirs
TO smile on those poor babies, too.
II
Above tho trench her pressnes shcns;
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

Americas showing. have always had only
one opinion of American soldiers, and that
opinion has been more than confirmed in
France. Given the opportunity, the Ameri-
can army in France will fulfil the best that
has been expected of it."
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
%4~ 86a@&.~,
Colonel Roosevelt on
Free Speech
Metropolitan

WGtTOpOL2tU12
N The current number of this maya.
= zine, Colonel Roosevelt writes:
Patriotism means to stand by the coun-
try. 1t does not mean to stand by the Presi-
dent or any other public official save ex-
actly to the degree In which he himself
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Old Shimbo's Magic, White
and Black

He Could Do Wonderful Things With Oue.~
Trinl<ets and Herbs. Also He Had Keen Faculty
for Bargaining
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Kendall Stuck on the Service.

Rex Rendall's letter to his par
ents this week from Philadelphia
gives one concrete evidence of
what the United States is doing
for the man or boy in service,
receiving besides practical edu-
cation, the best there is to be
had in treatment, food, equip
ment and medical attendance.
Rex has just been transferred to
Philadelphia from the Great
Lakes training station, and says
in his letter that he is on his way
to France on special overseas
service. His bunkies, Emil John
son and Werner Erickson, both
Conover boys, are going with
him. The letter is a very inter
esting one and gives in detail the
sights they saw in going from
Great Lakes to Philadelphia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
LETTERS FROM NEPHEW
AL Hartwig Has Letters From
Nephew at Front = Says
Germany is licked.

The American doughboy knows
land SO does the boche J that the
germans are licked. and licked
hard, and it is only question of
a short time until he lays down
and yells for mercy.
Earl Hartwig, nephew of Al
Hartwig, writes very interesting
letters back OF what he sees and
is passing through. Earl is well
known in this section, having
visited here from his home at
Port Washington three years
ago. In a letter to his uncle
a couple weeks ago he
tells of how the Yanks captured
a bunch of huns, who threw up
their hands crying american
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

officer would be so considerate OF
men as to try to trap me rather q
carry the cellar by force IL they
the slightest idea that was there
I took off my shoes and. crept sol
and slowly to the cellar steps ana y
step by step, placing my weight do
gradually so as to prevent the ST.
from creaking, I climbed to the {
The sight that met my eyes as
glanced into the kitchen told me
whole story. The water faucets
been ripped from the sinks, the wa
pipes haveing been torn on,
gas fixtures. cooking utensils
everything else which contained e
the smallest proportion Of the met
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

Kamerad, Kamerad American. }"
and then loosened up on concealed
hand grenades which they threw
into the ranks Of their captors.
But that was their last throw
for the doughbovs made short
work of them after their treach-
erv.
In letter to his uncle under
date of October eth, he says:
''Have been in the front since May
18th. Sure have our share of the
fighting. l bet you would get few
of those huns anyhow, uncle. We
are all getting our share and they get
a few of our boys themselves. / see
that the Central Powers want peace ?
1t is very near time they see they
can't lick us Yanks. viii send you
german helmet or lugar pistol soon.
They are lying all over the battle
tields.''
Young Hartwig is hauling am
munition and sees the best of<the
fighting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

practical: there must have been
plenty of places among the wine kegs
and cases where a man could conceal
himself, but, as matter Of fact, did
not believe that any such contingency
would arise.
The marching soldiers came nearer,
I could hear them at the next. house.
In a moment would see them pass
the keyhole through which I was look.
ing.
'Halt!"
At the word of command shouted by
junior officer the squad came to at
tention right in front of the housed
Iwaited no longer. Running down the
stairs flew into the wine cellar and
although it was almost pitch dark
the only light coming from a grating
/ which led to the Backyard soon
found a satisfactory hiding place In
the extreme rear of the cellar. I had
had the presence Of mind to leave the
door of the wine cellar ajar, figuring
that If the soldiers found closed door
they would be more apt to search for
a fugitive behind it than If the door
were open.
Ny decision to get away from that
front door had been made and carried
out none too soon, for had only just
located myself between two big wine
cases when I heard the tramp Of sol
diers' feet marching up the front stoop,
a crash at the front door, few hasty
words Of command which did not I'M
derstand, and then the noise of sour
rying feet from room to room and such
banging and hammering and smash
ing and crashing that could not make
out what was going on.
If Huyliger had revealed my hiding
place to the Huns, as l was now con-
fident he had, felt that there was lit
tie prospect of their overlooking me.
| They would search the house from top
to bottom and, if necessary, raze it to
the ground before they would give up
the search. To escape from the house
through the backyard through the iron
grating, which had no doubt could
force, seemed to be the lUgica. thing
to do, hut the chances were that the
Huns had thrown a Gordon around the
entire block before the squad was sent
to the house. The Germans do these
things in an efficient manner always.
They take nothing fer granted
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Herman Finished Furlough.

Herman Finished Furlough.
Fred Herman passed through
Eagle River Monday from Phelps
nManltowoc where he is a vol
nteel workmanin the shipyards
1ihat city, being under govern
1Snt orders. Mr.. Herman is
vary much taken with the
Method the government has in
Dsue in handling work. He
ays in the building of one hun
Md residences for workmen in
AamtowoC, every building is
'llII with the best there is in
Material and workmanship; that
fWorkmen vie with each other
Tie production of 100 percent
-OoF The yards employ 400
IPeoterS and the helpers swell
EFolI to 1000 men. Herman
q veteran of the Spanish Amer
war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Old Arbor Vitae Man.

Peter J. Refs. who has long
welded the razor in Wausau,
departed today for White Lake,
where he has purchased a barber
shop. White Lake is where the
Yawkev- Bissell Lumber Co. has
its large saw mill and lumber
yards in Langlade county.
Pilot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
WILL BE NO EXHIBIT
Local Potato Show Postponed
for This Year Account of
Influenza.

Owing to the prevalence of
Influenza both in the county and
at Milwaukee the executive com
mittee of the Villas County Agri-
cultural Society has decided not
to send an exhibition to the
State Potato Show in Novem-
Der.
In order to exhibit it would be
necessary to hold local potato
show here and this would be i'm
possible under the rule against
any public meeting. The COM
mittee to take the exhibit to
Milwaukee would take chances
of contracting the disease while
in the crowds there.
While it is regretable that an
exhibit cannot be sent it was
thought that Safety First" is
the best rule to follow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Turkey and
Austria Sur
render to the
Allies

History in the Worlds Greatest
War has been made within the
past four days.
Turkey surrendered Friday.
Austria surrendered Saturday.
Now all that is left to assist the
Germans, is Germany herself.
Shorn of her power, there is but
one thing left for her to do and
that is surrender. In doing this
the world will not be satisfied
unless every murderer in the
German army is handed over to
the Allied Powers and be hanged
like the beasts they are. Moth
ing can be to bad for this tribe.
D-n the Kaiser and his brutes.
IN THE MEANTIME DON'T
TALK PEACE. THE WAR is
NOT OVER.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Slated for Captaincy.

Eagle River friends of Lieuten-
ant John M. Bumbalek can soon
call him Captain Bumbalek, !"
he having been slated for promo
ton from 1st lieutenant. John
was of the first Villas county
contingent to enter service. He
is stationed at Camp Macarthur
Texas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Gus Captures Three Huns.

Gus Hedeen is the chesty Yank
since he captured three huns in
a fight he was in with the Amer
lean troops over in France re-
Gently. Gus halls from Conover,
and is one of the many Villas
county boys who are making
history that is history. DIN
the kaiser.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Likes the Service.

Eagle River people will remem
Der John ]. Schmidt, one time
resident here. John is now in
service at Camp Custer, Mich,
in the aviation service. He en-
tered service from Milwaukee,
and in a letter TO the News says
that he has gained over ten
pounds since becoming a dough
bov for Uncle Sam.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
VERY QUIET ELECTION
o,;l;Dn Carries County; Han
y. !, Sheriff and Gaffney
Register of Deeds.

Contests in county offices in
r.las county were few, only two
s s.;as fought for, sheriff and reg
stsr of deeds.
..;ority for sheriff over Frank
NJ independently and Louis
hinton Democrat
PHI P.G. Gaffney Republican, de,
.- =, Levi Krake independent
5r register Of deeds.
" NJ contest in any of the other
county Offices.
'y Emanuel Philip carried the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Killed in Action.

PIT. James c. Gabe, 10th INIT.
A. E. F., was killed in action in
France last week. He was a
brother of Ed. Gabe of Farming
ton, and enlisted early in the
war from TAYLOR, N. Dakota.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Loses Six Children.

Six deaths from the Influenza
have occurred in the Calvin Krank
home within the past week. Out
of eight children six have died.
The FRANKS reside at Camp IA,
northwest of Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
School Opened Monday.

The Eagle River schools opened
Monday. having been closed two
weeks during the "Au" scare. At
present there are no cases in the
village nor surrounding towns,
except Phelps. The epidemic has
had it's run in that village and
town.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
TAKE CHOICE OF DEER
Either Buck or Doe; Amy
Mature Deer, Even Tho
Your Tag Calls for Ship
ment of One Buck.

One buck or one doe may be
shipped on the hunting tag
issued to hunters this year. The
county clerk has received a
communication from the state
conservation commission that
the one buck rule will not be en-
forced in Wisconsin this year
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

county over Henry Mohlenpah
Tor governor.
The following is the officers
who will control the destinies of
Villas county for the next two
TtarS;
County Clerk Frank HonsowetZ,
lpasurer-Chas. II. Adams.
Sherif-Cbas. II. Hanke.
Coroner Arthur DeNoyer.
Clerk Court--C. o. Henderson.
Dist Attorney-GeO. f. O'COnnor.
Register Of Deeds-P. j. Gaffney.
Daniel Graham,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Reported Very Sick.

Charles Erwin is reported to be
in a critical condition at his
home in Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

and an order isssed by the con-
servation commission to that
effect was recently published in
both local papers.
The deer tags this year were
printed to read lone buck" but
the transportation companies
have been notified to receive deer
of either sex on the tag No
fawns, however, may be killed
this season. The open season
for deer is the last ten days in
November.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
Uncle Sam sends on. the CALI boys waiting your
Magazines and Newspapers

Let the American Railway Ex-
press Co., take your magazine
and newspaper subscriptions. 2t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06

Gus Hedeen (center) of Conover,
who has captured several Boches
and finds them easy picking, espec-
tally when jammed in the midriff
by Yank with fire in his eye and
Drawn and grit to back him up.
Attaboy. Civemell.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-03

The foregoing Associated Press
dispatch, received by The Forum to-
day, confirms in a marked measure
the story carried by The Forum
Wednesday, to the effect that drastic
reduction of passenger service would
be enforced by the government both
on branch lines and main lines oi
railroads operating in North Da-
kota.
Under the government plan, Chi
cago is likely to become the rail CEN
ter for the entire northwest, so that
the orders indicated as likely at an
early date would affect lines operat-
ing in North Dakota
The Forums story Of Wednesday
related to a statement made by Louis
Hill, president OF the Great Northern
railroad, to Addison Leech, on Tues
day. in st. Paul, the Great Northern
head Indicating at that time that
orders would be issued providing for
tri-weekly mixed passenger and
freight service on all branch lines OF
railroad. Main line service will be
no less radically affected.
On virtually every branch line in
North Dakota, daily passenger train
schedules are now maintained. in
addition to thrice weekly freight
service.
Railroad officials in Fargo said
today that they were without infor-
nation concerning prospective
changes, though they all expect
radical departures from present
schedules and service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-03
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

A crisis is nearing in the Russo
German peace negotiations and
indications are that a definite break
is not far off.
The Russian government has de-
H1anded that the conference, which
was to have reconvensd on Jan. 4,
be transferred to Stockholm and has
protested against the German atti-
tude regarding occupied territory. A
resumption Of hostilitiss is not i'm
probable should the Germans decline
20 meet the Russian demands.
Emperor William and the rulers Of
Germany apparently are aroused
tion and the German and Austrian
foreign secretaries are reported
hurrying back to 5rest- Litovsk with
new instructions. German military
and political leaders conferred yes
teFday with the emperor and there
is q widespread demand throughout
Germany that the rsiehstaa be con-
Vened Immediately.
Reiehstan leaders at q conferences
with Foreign Secretary Won kuehI-
mann discussed the situation and the
leaders of the regular and ind0psnd-
ent Socialists are reported TO have
expressed dissatisfaction with the
German attitude concerning occupied
territory.
A breaking of in peace negotia-
tioHs probably will upset all German
plans 60 press a formidable attack
on the western front. Confidence is
expressed in Patrosrad that the RUS
sian government might put an army
OF 100000 men in the field. The
Eolahevil<i Red Guard, make up Of
armed Russian .worSman, .already
has started toward the fighting front.
Snow and inclement weather are
holding in check any large scale
operations on the western and Italian
fronts. The British and Italians con-
tinue to Fepulas enemy raids ak vari-
Gus points, while the German artil-
lery bombardmert in the Ypres and
Werdun sectors still ID very strong.
Increased loss of merchantmen ig
shown in the current British and
French reports. Through mines and
submarines the British lost n Wes-
sells, including 1g Of more than 1.6O0
tons, or nine more than the previous
week. when twelve, including eleven
Of the larger tonnage, were sunk.
French losses were nine steamers OF
more than 500 toms aa compared
with two in the previous week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-03
Minstrel Show
Is Rescued By
Director McAdoo

Washington, Jan. 3.-Director Cen
eral McAdoo today went to the aid or
q minstrel show stalled in its private
car at wheeling. w. Va, under the
defurpt raiirnad war boards former
order. forphlding railroads to haul
private passenger cars in interstate
commerce. After hearing the plea OF
the head Of the show that his car
held flfty-one people, more than the
ordinary Pullman, and was not lux
urious coach such as the war boards
order was intended to hit, the direc-
tor general ordered the car attached.
to a train which put IL into East
Liverpool, o., in time TO ill an en-
gagement
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-03
PROBE TRADE In
BUTCHERS WASTE
Independent Dealer Tells
of Attempt to Club Him
Into Line
LBy Associated Press.1 }

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 3.-Invest-
eating the business of dealers in
meat waste the federal trade COM
mission today heard testimony of
w. S. Ballin, an official Of the M. u
Shoemaker company, dealers i'm
butchers scraps and refuse and inde-
pendent renderers and dealers in
fertilizers. The witness made the
charge that the American Agricul-
tural Chemical Co. attempted to
force his concern into a price fixing
agreement and when it refused,
declared war which since last May
has cost the Shoemaker company
$50, 600. Mr.. Ballin testified that r.
j. Murphy, of the American COM
pany, in September. extended the
olive branch and when the overture
was refused he threatened to put
me out of business"
Mr.. Ballin produced letters from
Murphy to the effect that the lat
ter's concern is paying 20 cents a
pound for butchers scraps in Phila-
delphia, 6 and cents in New York
and only half a cent a pound in De-
troit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-03

by slSillfuI peaceful penetration and
asks;
What will be the strength Of that
combination Of races when the man
power of 150.000,O00 Russians. add
ed to their inexhaustible agricultural
wealth and vast mineral stores, come
under the organizing hands OF the
Germans? = Germany stands to
gain an undue proportion of the
fruits Of victory"
The Petrograd correspondent of
The Times says a deep impression
has been made in PetrogTad by the
withdrawal OF French and British
ships from Archangel and the break
ing up of important French and
British depots there. Many Russians
regard this move as premature, be-
lieving the present state of affairs
cannot last.