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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-06-14
Letters from the Boys

The letter from Peter Gander pub
lished below is interesting in that it
gives some frst-hand information on
the German occupation of Belgium in
the early days of the war in 1914.
Peter is in the Photographic corps OF
the aviation section at Madison Bar
racks, N. Y. The letter in part fol-
lows:
Madison Barracks, N. Y.
June s, 1918.
Dear BrOther-Heard an interesting
talk at the Y. M. G. A. the other eve
ming by Norman Sper, q private in
Co. 6. ,Sper went across at the out
break of the war in August, 1914 as a
newspaper correspondent for the New
York Tribune. He returned to this
country about six months ago to talk
in different parts Of the country for
the Red Cross and the War Savings
Stamp campaigns. He enlisted in the
Photographic corps a short time ago
and he entertains us often with tales
of his experiences over there.
He was in Louyain at the time of
the Belgian occupation when they
sacked the city and practically mas
sacred the inhabitants. He saw the
men, women and children shot on the
pretext that they offered resistance
to the invaders. He took wonder
full lot of pictures and has the mega
tiyes right here in camp SO we know
that he took them I have seen them
myself pictures of the dead wing in
the streets as they fell from the Huns
bullets. His remarkable pictures
have been widely published in this
country.
Sper told us how he watched the
city of Louyain being Systematically
marked and burned to the ground,
and of his escape to small village
ten miles distant. In his collection
he has some of the devices the Huns
used to set fire to the houses. They
are little things that look like wash
ers, about the size of quarter and
when one is lighted it will blaze up
and run along the ground like a mig
ger chaser Sper said the Huns
would put about $50 of these in a bag,
light it at one end and throw it into
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doorway. and in less than five min
utes the house would be ablaze. In
a house where they found German
people an officer would mark with
white chalk on the outside, "A
friend" and these houses were not
fired.
We enjoyed 'sper very much and we
have the opportunity of talking to
him often and looking at his collec-
ton of pictures and articles that he
brought back from the service.
Private Sper is typical Of the class
of interesting men / have met in the
Photographic corps. Seyenty-fiye per
cent of the men here have incomes
from their studios which they left to
enter the government service and
fully fifty per cent of them are uni
versity and college graduates. Its a
great life and the best part is yet to
come. Our time here is getting short
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Phelps Happenings.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Convey of Rhine
lander, are visiting at the G. M
Christensen home.
MISS. Socknss and daughter Helen,
left Thursday, for Minnesota, where
they will visit for some time.
Mrs. Frank Fraker and Mrs. r.
Case of Rhinelander, were Sunday
visitors at the home of the formers
daughter, Mrs. G. Jensen.
VIM. Goethel has returned to his
home in Milwaukee. While here he
installed the Blower system between
the planning and saw mills.
S. G. Raymond has been busy the
past week getting his boat ready for
service On the marine route on Big
and Little Twin Lakes, to begin Mon
day, June 18th.
Miss Emma Berg, who has been at
teending Normal school at River Falls
is spending few days here, the guest
of Lima and Mary Mccormick, before
returning to her home at Niagara.
Wis.
Several lalies of Eagle River, &C
companied Mrs. Ben Hooper TO Phelps
Wednesday, afternoon where an inter-
esting meeting was held at Lake
View opera house. After short
musical program, Mrs. Hooper adj
dressed the ladies on War work and
food conservation. Mrs. c. NJ Chris
tiansen was elected town chairman,
who will appoint committees to assist
her.
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GOVERNOR ASKS THRIFT
Issues Proclamation for June
28th as National War
Savings Day.

The stirring Memorial Day appeal
of President Wilson calls attention to
the needs of our country in the pres
| ent great world war. 1t is an appeal
to the people Of the United States for
hearty cooperation in all things
needed to win the war.
The people of Wisconsin have thus
far been most generous in their re-
Spouse to the calls of the government.
| Our young men of military age are
joining the ranks of the army with d
spirit of enthusiasm that gives assur-
ance that they will do their part as
soldiers. In our prompt and liberal
contributions of money and service
this state is winning the admiration
of the people of our country The
sacrifices we have thus far made will
add a brilliant page to Wisconsin's
war history.
However, the end of the war is not
| yet in sight, and the splendid efforts
that we have made in the past must
L
penditures that are necessary to as
sure success, we must learn to regard
| thrift as virtue that all must prac
tice. We can well afford to forego
! luxuries in order that we may save
our earnings and loan them to the
government to meet the expenditures
necessary to carry on the war. Those
who can give but small amounts are
doing their s'bit. = The savings OF
our children, the working boys and
the working girls, and the great army
of wage earners, both men and
women, if invested in government
loans will, in the aggregate, amount
to large sums and will be a. substan-
tial aid.
In order to give all an opportunity
to show their interest in our country
and it's welfare, the government is
offering Thrift Stamps for sale, the
value of which has been well adyer-
tised and is understood The allot-
ment to this state of this class of
security is if5ysone million dollars.
| Our people have thus far, by their
liberal subscriptions, regularly ex-
Eceeded the amounts allotted to the
state and sincerely hope that in
this connection the state will again
meet the expectations of the govern
ment
On June twenty-eighth there will
be meetings held in every school house
in our state, and earnestly request
that the people attend these meetings
and pledge themselves to purchase
such amounts of these securities that
our quota may be- secured and that
We may again be able to send word to
our sons lover there" that our people
are meeting every requirement of the
war. EMANUEL L. PHILIP, Govern
or of the State of Wisconsin
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100000 Sammies In France.

misunderstanding of War Ba-
ker told the ''Blue devils Of France
that 100000 American soldiers al
ready have been sent to France. It
is the answer of the United States to
Germany's attempts to minimize the
Importance of the American effort on
the western front.
Secretary Bakers statement of the
size Of the American expeditionary
force shows an increase OF approx
mately 100000 since he announced
May s that the first 5OO,O 900 arrived in
France. A simple comparison shows
the speed with which troops are be-
ing transported from home training
camps to the actual fighting zone.
At such rate, Secretary Bakers
forecast given to the senate commit
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Sheriff Holds Alien Enemy.

A German alien was picked up by
Sheriff Jackson Monday and is being
held by him at the county jail until
the arrival of federal officers. He
claims to be a resident of Milwaukee
and gives the name of Valentine
Strenk, stating that his arrest was
the first knowledge he had that he
should have registered himself last
February in compliance with the
government ruling.
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CIRCUIT COURT ENDED
Judge Reid Finished Calen.
dar of Cases for Villas
County This Week.

Villas county's June term Of circuit
court, Judge A. Ell. Reid presiding,
completed it's calendar of cases yes.
terday. The calendar, not large
one, was disposed of as follows.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Ed. Gabe,
appeal from municipal court, dis
missed.
John Oxley VS.. Henry Freund and
Frank Long, verdict for the defend
ants,
George Dimetreo VS.. Earl r. Per
kins, appeal from municipal court
verdict rendered for plaintiff.
| William Peddycoart VS.. Fred
Strong, continued
The balance of the calendar, com
prising eight default cases, was set
tied by Judgment for plaintiff In eacf
case.
| At the conclusion of the June tern
OF court, Judge Reid returned home
this morning.
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Notice to Sugar Users,

Due to submarine losses OF
sugar and ships no town or
city consumer can hereafter buy
more than 2 pounds Of sugar,
and those in the country 5 lbs OF
sugar at a time. No house
holder can buy more than Is lbs
of sugar for canning purposes
except on special permit from
the Local food administrator.
AMOS RADCLIFFE,
Co. Federal Food Admins traitor.
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most distinguished critic on the Ger
man General Staff, deductions from
the World War" strong emphasis is
put on the danger of fixed ideas, and
on the need of being always prepared
for the unexpected. If Mr.. Wilson
had not been able to change his
views of Governmental devices after
he listened TO U'Ren, he could not
have been able, pushed up by events
to his present. eminence, to represent
civilization more acceptably than any
other leader. The man who never
changes his mind hasn't any mind to
change. Norman Hapgood, in Les
lies Weekly
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tee on military affairs in January,
that ], 500, 900 men would be ready TO-.
foreign service before the end of 1918,
will be fulfilled easily and certainly
far more substantially than many SEN
ators believed possible at the time.
Secretary Baker was moved to make
his announcement to commemorate
the celebration in honor of the Alpine
chasseurs, held at the base Of the
Washington monument. j. Jusser-
and, the French ambassador, was pres
ent to honor formally the daredevil
fighters of his country, the guests Of
the American government for several
weeks.
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"GOing Over The TOP. "

That the crop prospect is ahead OF
anything in history is the verdict OF
everyone returning from trip any
where in Villas county. Due to the
heavy rainfall and warmer weather
than usual at this time, crops of all
Kinds are making great Roadway.
Pastures likewise are at their best
resulting in milk flow which J.. w.
Herreman informed us this morning,
will cause the June output of the
creamery to 60 over the top in the
way Of butter production yet secured
there since starting the plant some
three years back.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-06-14
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
VIM. Steinert Drowned Tues
day in Buckatoban Lake.
Other Deaths Occur.

VIM Steinert of Milwaukee, aged
IS years, met death by drowning in
Lake Buckatoban Tuesday evening.
Steinert in company with Jack Lear,
"a cottager on the lake, was out in a
rowboat. A high wind was blowing
at the time and when Steinert went
to raise the anchor the boat capsized.
Lear succeeded in getting the up
turned boat to shore but Stelnert
never came to the surface.
The body was recovered the next
day and shipped to Milwaukee this
morning for burial.
Miss Bernice Wheeler, eighteen
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
H. Wheeler of Clearwater, died last
week at the home of sister, at Fish
Greek after bcief illness. Funeral
services were held at the Wheeler
home at Clearwater, Thursday.
Death summoned j. B. Grandy, one
of three Lakes pioneer residents June
18th. Heart trouble is ascribed as the
cause of his death which occurred at
age of SO years. The deceased is sur
vived by a wife, two sons and three
daughters and a brother and three
sisters. Funeral services will be held
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, Rev.
w. ]. Davies officiating. Interment
will be made in the Three Lakes
cemetery. The bereaved family has
the sympathy of a wide acquaintance
who knew the deceased in life.
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Soldier Boy Notes

Villas county's June quota calls for
three men who will depart for Fort
Riley during the June 24-28 period.
The men called are:
Warren Paul Bigford, Hines, Wis.
James Merical, Eagle River.
Peter ST. German, Flambeau.
Alternate Victor Sallmen, Phelps.
Fred Dolanski has arrived safely
overseas, word to that effect having
been received by his parents this
week. Fred went down to Camp
Grant with the Villas county contin-
gent a couple of months ago and is
now with the 18th Supply Train.
Harry Gibson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ohlson, enlisted in the q. S.
navy at the Wausau recruiting Office
He is home at present awaiting the
call to go into training.
Worden Wheeler, one. of Clearwater
Lakes boys in khaki came up from
Fort Bliss, Texas, to attend the
funeral of his sister, Miss Eunice
Wheeler, which was held at Clear
water Thursday.
/ Private George E. Counter of Wine
gar was listed as severely wounded il
Mondays casualty list. He was with
the American forces stopping the
Hun drive of last week.
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Spoke for Council OF Defense.

Mrs. Ben Hooper of the State Coun-
Gil of Defense, spoke to the ladies of
Eagle River. at the opera house, Tues
day evening, going the next day tO
Phelps and from there to Vinegar
and w inchester, her subject at ALI
places touching upon the duties OF
women in the war.
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Have Removed to Phelps.

The Thomas McGregor family has
removed to Phelps where Mr..
McGregor has assumed the manage
ment of the Lake View Buffet. He
had been employed there for some
years past.
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Eighth German War Loan.

AMSTERDAM, June II. -Subscrip-
tions from the army to the eighth
German war loan brought the total
of the loan up to 1901, 1850 marks
(s3, $50, 1886, 25o), according to Berlin
dispatches today.
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Red Cross Social.

Mines. Albert We'll and C. Ell. Wei
gand entertained at the formers
home yesterday afternoon for the
benefit of the local chapter American
Red Cross. This is the second social
of the series planned to be given this
summer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-06-14

NOTICE:--The Red Cross
would like as many sweaters
as possible turned in at the
workrooms tomorrow, Satur-
day, June 18th.
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Got Bounty on Wolf.

Oscar Crawford OF Boulder Junction
received the state and county bounty
on wolf captured a couple Of weeks
ago.
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THIRTY=FIVE REGISTER
Complete List of Villas Coun'
ty Registrants for Mill
tary Service Given.

The local board for Villas county
has given out the following complete
list of the result of the June 9Th reg
istration:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

The city Of Darmstadt capital OF
the grand duchy Of Hesse, in western
Germany, was attacked by allied air
men, according to an exchange Tele-
graph dispatch TO London from Am
sterdam. Four persons were killed and
many injured as result ofO the bonn
bardment and considerable property
damage is reported. The allied air
squadron lost four machines.
Many Of them suffering terribly
from burns received in making their
way through a sea of burning oil. 40
survivors from the crew of the British
tanker Mirlo. sunk off Cape Hatteras
by submarine, landed at Norfolk, va.
Twenty-one German airpanes were
brought down and ten driven down out
of control, according to an official
statement issued in London on aviation
operations. Six British machines are
missing.
Twenty divisions of troops weie de-
n,-nCed of Germany's allies by Gen
eral Ludendorff during the retreat
from the Marine, according to the Ge-
neva Democrat. Austria-IIungary re-
fused but later sent two divisions.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
DIDN'T KNOW THE Y0UNGSTER
Little Incident of the Draft That No
Doubt Had Its Counterpart in
Many Places.

A frail little chap he was SO young
and bOyiSh for all his one-and-tWeniy
years, writes Gordon Snow in the At
lantic. There was that about him
which spoke of knickerh0ckers ana
romping childhood laid aside but yes
terday. I did not know Joe. lie ha0
passed through the mill of the draft
as one of the many; but we met for
brief 60 seconds one fine spring
night at the station, just Us the tram
was taking him away; and while mem
DRY lives, l shall remember Joe.
He looked down mt me from a car
window, and as he said goodby there
was twinkle in his eye as if he was
amused that | did not know him,
"Say good-by to Mary Jane for ne
be called as the train moved ont.
"Who are you?" l cried, sprnsins
alongside the moving car.
"Ha :" he laughed; I'm the grocer ;
boy. Every day I came to your ha'A
door. May Jane knows me ans 50
does the missus. Say good-by to ho'p
Of them for me-"
The train clicked away into tle Li-A''
I turned back, swallowing ,l.ap
1t so befalls that the light of my house
hold is a little two-yearold, ara "s'
name is Mary Jane.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Important
News Events
of the World
Summa rized
!s@ ::attas;.& s:@t;$:3 : ~ = tStt@' $685.
U.S.-Teutos1ic War News

General Pershing advised the war
department that early in August com
plete squadron Of Is DeHavland -Four
airplanes, built in the United States
and equipped with Liberty motors,
successfully carried out the first recon
noiSsance flight of American-built ma
chimes behind the German lines. They
returned without loss. Brigadier Gen
eral Fouois led the expedition.
Seaplanes and naval patrol boats
attacked with depth charges German
submarine which shelled and set fire
TO the American schooner Dorothy
Barrett, New York for Norfolk, eff
Cape May, n. ].
The One Hundred and Thirty-f1rst in
rantry Of the Thirty-third United
States division has been engaged in
the fighting north of the Somme and
particularly in the repulse Of an en-
envy counter-attack at Chipilly, General
March told newspaper correspondents.
The one Hundred and Thirty-frst regi-
ment is composed OF Illinois National
Guardsmen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Domestic

William l., Reid. inspector in charge
Of post offices in Missouri, Iowa and
Arkansas. with headquarters Mt St
Louis, has been dismissed from the
service. The dismissal 1t is said, fol-
lowed an investigation Of charges that
clerk was disloyal, and that he was
retained after Reid knew his attitude
on the war.
Twenty-nine women were arrested
by the police In Lafayette square, OPP
posite the White House, VIXEN a third
attempt was made TO stage a womans
party demonstration there.
Authorities at Camp Merritt, \. J..
are investigating q riot in which il was
reported two negro soldiers were killed
and eight others injured in a fight with
military police.
TWO thousand foreign-oorn soldiers
from Camp Lee took the oath Of al
le-Iance as citizens OF the United
states at public meeting held in
Petersburg. Va. Louis +. Post took
pare in the ceremonies
Shipments of anthracite in July ar.
tanned a high record and with two ex-
cepfions were The largest ever renort-
ed i'm any one month Figures issued
by the anthracite bureau Of inforna-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

pound ever since and give YOU NV n n,l.'
mission to publish this letter Hias
Flo KELLY, 476 So. 14th St, Newarf'
The reason this famous root and be,,
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound, was so successful in Misc
kelly's case was because it went To The
root of her trouble, restored her n -' :
normal healthy condition and as a result
her nervousness disappeared. ''
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Foreign

A dispatch To the Exchange Tele-
quoting report received from Berlin.
SAYS DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann. for
mer German foreign secretary has re-
ported to the military authorities. The
dispatch adds that il is expected they
will give him command In the west.
Amsterdam dispatches to London an
front of Crown Prince Rupprecht of
Bavaria. The prince. the announce
ment states. is ENJOYING "a brief vaca-
ton" The vacation" is regarded as
merely a polite term for his removal
from command.
A Spanish note to Germany on the
sinking of Spanish vessels by subma-
rines constitutes an utlmatum. since
the Spanish government announces
that German vessel informed in any
Spanish port will be seized for every
Spanish ship torpedoed. according to
Hayas dispatch to Paris from Ma
drid.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Personal

PRESIDENT and Mrs. Wilson arrived
AT Manchester. Mass, for few days
rest in the seclusiOn of a colonial man
sion on the picturesque north shore.
Visits were interchanged with Col. E..
Nj. House, but most of the time was
spent in the out of doors enjoying some
Of the most delightful weather Of the
present summer.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

down and got 90
weak | could bard IL
stand, an had head al
aches every day. !
tried every thing I
could think Of a and
was under a pby.
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had Ia used Lydia l'j +.
Pinkham's Veg -.
table Compounded
she told me about ont
1t. From the fret
day | took itIbegarnS
to feel better and
now l am well and and
able to do most anv
K in d of work. +
have been recon-
mnn,lirA Il
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

Madison Mail ordel houses have
been requested to send into other
states only such amOl nts of sugar BIS
residents in those states are permit
ted by their local food administra-
tors. Home Gamers in Wisconsin
pounds given them upon application to
the county food administrators for
canning certificates, and may have
only two pounds per person per month
for household consumption, ordering 2
pounds at a time if they live in a city
and five pounds if they live in the
country.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

Madison-A statement issued by A.
H. Melville, executive secretary of the
Wisconsin Food "a administration, says:
at should be definitely understood
that no public eating place will be
given any sugar above their specified
allotment Most of the proprietoFs
understand this, but many are using
more than they can afford to. They
shosld serve only two half humps or
one teaspoonful of graduated sugar
to cash patron at one meal. Unless
they adopt some method of limiting
the service of sugar, they will find
themselves without any sugar at all
at the end Of the month"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Warrington

The way has been opened for sol
diers in camp TO get away for emer-
gency work on the farm. The war de
partment announced that enlisted men
may obtain Burroughs to engage in agri-
cultural work.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

The more some men talk the u''fg
trouble they pile up for themselves.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

Madison-Camp Randall, one of the
Wisconsin mobilization points in civil
war days, and later the scene of many
a hard fought football and baseball
battle, is TO be the temporary home
of thousands of soldiers soon to take
their places in the trenches of the
world conflict. The university has
signed a contract with the war depart
ment for the erection of barracks to
house 1000 men. Work will be start
ed at once.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
4 NERVOUS
- ~ - ~
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Iva;.
L. Pinkharn's Vegetable so
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For abou. ,b,..
years ] suffered from nervons tnree