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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
PENITENTIARY FOR
u. S. FOOD WASTER
Bills in Congress Aim to Curb Extrava-
gance in observation-disclosures
May Fix Rations.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Rationing for
the American people is provided in an
administration BILL presented by Sen
ator Pomerene and Representative
Lever of South Carolina.
1t is the most radical food legisla-
ton yet proposed in this country.
The bill is aimed principally at pub
lie eating places and food retailers.
Some restaurants, controlled by Ger
man sympathizers, have violated the
law to hinder war preparations.
Retailers have charged higher prices
than fixed by the government.
The bill, by the words "other per-
son." provides that practically all may
be limited as to food.
Its terms provide that the rich will
ing to pay $40 for a meal, shall be
able to buy no more than others. The
bill proposes, not price control, but the
fixing of the amount of food that may
be served to any one individual in
public places. 1t is admitted home
meals are beyond reach of legisla-
ton.
Explaining the bill, Representative
Lever said:
''The food administration should be
empowered to fix the portions of vital
necessities that may be served to an
individual.
Food production is approaching its
maximum. The vital question is con-
servation."
The Lever-Pomerene bill was drawn
under direction of Food Administrator
Hoover.
Hearings will be begun at once The
bill will be given a right of way for
immediate passage.
Imprisonment for six years or a So
600 fine, or both, may be imposed for
violation of the law.
There is strong demand for price
fixing in public eating places, and
this phase will be considered by the
committee" said Representative Lever.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23

or public dance halls or any othe
place of public amusement.
Section s. On each Monday begin
ming Jan. 81, 1918, and continuing III
to and including March %, 1918, n,
fuel shall be burned for the purpose
Of heating rooms in which intoxicating
liquor is sold or served on these days.
Nothing in this regulation shall be
construed to forbid the heating of res
taurants, hotels or other places in
which meals are served, but in which
no intoxicating liquor is sold or served
on the said Mondays)
Section g. No fuel shall be burned
on any of the Mondays specified in the
foregoing section for the purpose of
supplying power for the movement Of
surface, elevated, subway or suburban
trains in excess of the amount used
on the Sunday previously thereto.
Section Z. Nothing in this regula-
ton shall be construed to apply or af
feet the operation of any mine or
plant producing fuel nor shall this reg
ulation be construed to forbid the
n6dIluS VI SdlQ TOOIuS VI OllCcS VI SuCu
portions of buildings as are used in
connection with the production, trans
portation or distribution of fuel
Section s. State fuel administrators
and their representatives specifically au-
thorized so to do, are hereby empow-
cred to grant such relief as may be
essential to prevent injury to health
or to prevent a disruption of or injury
to property by fire or freezing.
Section 8. This regulation is effec-
tive throughout the United States east
of the Mississippi river, including the
whole of the states of Louisiana and
Minnesota.
Section 10. Any person, firm, cor
poration or association which violates
or refuses to conform to the above
regulation may be liable to the penal
ty prescribed in the aforesaid act of
congress. H. A. GARFIELD"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
SHELL YARMOUTH FROM SEA
Germans Hurl Twenty Shells into
British City, Killing Three and
and Injuring Ten Persons.

London, Jan. 16.-YarmOuth was
bombarded from the sea Monday night
it is announced officially. About TWEEN
ty shells fell in the city. Three per-
sons were killed and ten injured.
Yarmouth, Jan. 16-The enemy
craft which bombarded Yarmouth last
night presumably was submarine or
a light cruiser The bOmbardmenl,
which was preceded by illumination Oh
the town by large star shells, contln-
ued about eight minutes. The lnhaO-
itants were taken completely by sur
prise.
Owing to the blackness of the nlght
the enemy was not seen. He FREQ ~
to % shells in rapid succession. Many
windows were shattered and a numDer
of roofs and chimneys were wrecked
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
BLIZZARD TIES
UP ALL TRAINS
Northeastern Section of Country
Faces Fuel Famine.
100000 DIG AT CHICAGO
Public Schools Close and Army OF Boys
Aid in Clearing Streets of Snow
Many Persons Die as Result
of Storm-Many Plants
Forced to Suspend.

Washington, JAM 14.-Ihe nortn-
eastern section of the country faces
ten-day shortage of coal, worse than
any experienced this winter. Reports
received here on Sunday night by d.
rector General McAdoo say all freight
movement has been abandoned east
from Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
Coal cars are stalled by thousands
at various switching centers. NO
freight is moving out of Pittsburgh or
Buffalo to Chicago.
Passenger service was abandoned on
all through service east of Chicago |;
only a few locals were running. NO
passenger trains were in operation on
Sunday east of Buffalo and Pitts
burgh.
Blizzard weather, with the temper
allure from 10 to % degrees below
zero, prevailed west of Buffalo ana
Pittsburgh to Chicago and farther west
and south to the Ohio river.
Railroads Still Helpless.
Chicago, Jan. 14.-Railroads, which
were the hardest hit by the latest
storm, were little better than. helpless
on Sunday, and are expecting only
slight improvement. The interlocklng
switches, packed with snow through
the action of the wind, froZe, imposing
problem on the roads that will re-
quire many hours to solve.
Chicago dug itself out of the drifts
on Sunday.
The entire city responded to the cry
of "Dig!" More than 100000 men,
women and children gave battle to the
elements. The fight was won by night
fall.
To avert a serious shortage of coal
Raymond E. Durham, county fuel adj
ministrator, Communicated all coal IN
cars in freight yards here. 1t will be
disposed where the greatest need ex-
lists.
Eleven persons lost their lives on
Saturday. Hundreds were injured.
Hundreds of thousands suffered frost
bites. Scores of travellers were ma
rooned in depots.
Live stock entering Chicago are in
danger of freezing or starving to death
unless the snow-covered tracks lead
ing to the stock yards are cleared.
Today 10000 boys, released by the
closing of schools for q week, report
ed to their principals for duty as shov-
elerS.
Business Suspended.
The storm produced virtual business
stagnation.
War plants in Gary, East Chicago,
South Chicago and Indiana Harbor
were idle through lack of fuel.
Twelve persons were killed in Rich
mond, Va, and a soldier was killed at
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
In Memphis, Tenn, schools are
closed; Detroit has more than 1000
families without coal, 1000 sufferers
were treated in hospitals after the
mercury touched 16 below zero.
Six persons were killed in a tornado
in Birmingham, Ala, and reports of
bitter suffering from storm and cold,
came from Illinois, Kansas City, In
dianapolis, Denver, Omaha, Des
Moines, Cleveland and Louisville.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
j. S. MAY DRAFT
MEN OF q YEARS
Senate Bill Takes Youths When
They Become of Age.
REFUSE TO RAISE AGE LIMIT
War Department Estimates Plan viii
Add About 100000 Each Year
Badges for Those
Exempted.

Washington, Jan. 16.-At the re.
quest of the war department Chairman
Chamberlain of the senate military
committee introduced a bill for the
registration for military duty of all
men who have become twenty-one
years old since June 5, 1917, when the
draft law went into effect.
In determining upon the registration
of men who have become twenty-one
since the draft law was enacted the
war department has rejected any plan
to raise the age limit of the draft to
take in men more than thirty-one.
To Furlough Men for HarVests.
Another bill which Senator Chamber.
lain introduced at the request of the
administration provides for furlough-
ing National army men for harvesting
crops and other agricultural duty
Another bill puts the quota of the
states on the basis of available men in
the first class instead of on population.
Crowder Plan Wins Favor.
Registration of men who have be-
come of age since the draft law was
enacted was referred to in the recent
report of Provost Marshal General
Crowder as one of the means by which
q supply of men for the National army
might be assured without taking those
who might have other dependents upon
them.
1t could be done, also, the provost
marshal general pointed out, by ex-
tending the age limit above the present
line of thirty-ene. The war department
has adopted the first suggestion. 1t
is estimated that it will add about 700,-
90 men to the draft available each
year.
Button for Exempt Men.
Congressman have been informed
that further legislation would be neces-
sary to perfect and carry on the draft
and the passage of Senator Chamber
lain's bill with administration support
is expected promptly in both houses.
Another bill introduced by Senator
Chamberlain would provide a distinc-
tive badge or button for exempted
men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
Motorists Resentment.

Have you studied economy in the
homer" YES" replied Mr. Chuggins.
"Im tired of paying out all this money
to keep up cooking range, instead Of
spending it for gasoline"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
Beat Out the Others.

The world generally gives its admi-
ration, not TO the man who does what
nobody else ever attempts to do. but
to the man who does best what multi
tudes do well.-Macaulay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
ONLY 8 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
Six Vessels over 1900 Tons and TWO
Smaller Craft Destroyed
During Week.

London, Jan. IA marked de-
crease in the sinkings of British fntI'
chantmen by mine or submarine ID Ine
past week is noted in the report OIL
the admiralty here. In this perlod oniy
six merchantmen of 1000 tons or over
were sunk, and in addition, two ihei
chantmen under 1900 tons and t"o
fishing vessels.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
How lonq2

Mother" said Freddie as he laid
down a paper telling of the success of
the French army, how long would a
fellow have to study TO become a
Frenchman, if he had lot of talent?"
Youths Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
"Safety Eirst.u

Now, Willie, where was your fathe
the truth" Willie-'I guess not, mot
er. You can't punish me as hard
he Life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
Devotion.

Alice-Why are you taking up bot
any? Kitty Because my fiance is
interested in a plant of some kind and
/ want to be able to converse intelli-
gently with him about his business
Brooklyn Citizen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
Good Reason.

Maria, you'll never be able.to drive
that nail with f1at-iron. For heaven
sakes use your head" admonished Nj
Stubkins And then he wondered VIII.
she would not speak to him the res
of the day.-Puck.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
Two BADGERS Get Commissions.

Washington = John Henry Cater
dam, of La Crosse, and Walter Leo
Mcnamara, of Mauston, were awarded
commissions as first lieutenants in
the dental reserve.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-23
Text of Revised Order.

The official text of the government
coal restricting order as issued by
Fuel Administrator Garfield follows:
! Regulations making provision for a
more adequate supply of fuel for rail-
roads, domestic consumers, public
utilities and other uses necessary to
the national security.
The United States fuel admiNistra-
TOR, acting under the authority of an
Executive order of the presto ut of
the United States, dated Aug. % 1917,
appointing said administrator. A fur
Itherance of the purposes of said or
der and of the purposes of the act of
congress therein referred to approved
Aug. 10, 1917, and finding it essential
effectively to carry out the provision
of this act, to make provision for a
more adequate supply of fuel for rail
roads, domestic consumers, public
utilities, and for other uses necessary
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and undertook alone 20 assist ,ha
people who were thus being honei poqr,,
enmeshed. II is said that he ,sss "
this manner able to give assistancs N
210O persons. and to almost drive y 70
their nefarious business the loan shss,1y3ql
While his fortune, as measpras Nas
these days Of millions, is not m
one, Mr.. Blankenburg when he rssirrse
two years ago from the business he Ieg
founded and turned Il over 10 - @ nae
poration known as the r. Blanksnh,,nIr-
Company, was a wealthy man. and a,llEs
what he has given for reform IN !!vyt
city and state probably never win 'nnls nls
known but considering his means 4, ~
believed to be q large and substsns,ln;
sum. Tie always paid his own exnsnssll
when campaigning-tha he reRardsd ~
the peoples buSiness--and he had rs.s
II a rule 90 take nothing for aoiaaee
what he regarded as a public duty.
Mr. Blankenburg was always n d.
publican in national politics and Sew,
lines has been elected hv Repubi,o.sHl
fis state to sit in national conS.aas s
tions. He was a member Of the Iirtlr-
League, the Manufacturers Ciuh ",on nol
other local organizations, and was idsnru dru
lied with the intellectual life Of ~
city as we ] as W tn It's political aaT
commercial life one Of the most ANU
lean Of Americans Mr. Blanlenh,l--
never forgot his native country tIss
was 2 member Of the German Soc,a,'
and identified with Various GernanIys
movements i'm this city
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meetings of citizens. but virtually no or
ganization, yet such was the spirit Of
the times that pattispn. "A Democrat. was
elected I'M thc fan Of 1850 city Con-
trolley, although the remainder of the
ticket was lost under an avalanche Of
votes.
" the people could do This vithuu,
organization what could hu urEom-
pllshcd by reputable citizens regularly
organized To- light the system
The answer came IN the formation of
the Committee OF one Hundred i'm the
spring of 1881 This committee con-
sisted of exactly 100 Ct the foremost
business men In the community. among
them Mr. BlankrnburE, who aa Yet had
not been fully recognized, although he
was to the forefront of reform oven
then, and was sufficiently understood
to be given a place on prominent SUBJ
committees of the main committee.
The iirst work ih, comnttt,g set
who would 30 beyond the reach Of the
boss There was a meeting of the COM
mittee early that year and while there
was an understanding that the result
would he the nomination Of a man for
the Office. the rOmmitte" was much per-
turbCd when = J broycl the banker
arose and nominated William $. Stu>ley
for Mayor
It may be said that these were the
conditions when Mr.. BlankenburE step
ped into the limelight for the first time,
Battles Gas trust Boss
Others We're quite as much uuucyNcd
Us he with the proposition OF Cuutluu-
ing Mayor Stolllcy iu office, not that hc
was not good Manor. but il was
very generally believed That IL was tm-
nos ,ible for him 10 rid himself of Boss
McAlaucs.
Stokleys name was placed before the
committee iu a resolution offered by Nj.
DreNel that h. be recommended as a
candidate for the mayorali%. immrdi,
ately Mr. Blanllenburg arose and offered
a substitute for the resOlutou. His
resolution was that Edward T.. steel
the president Of the Board Of EduCa-
tion, be suggested as a candidate Tor
Mayor In this he was defeated, be-
cause Mr.. Arrott arose and read a letter
from Mr.. Steel, in which he refused 10
have his name used
But Mr.. BlankenburE was not through.
He had the floor, and he protested
against the suggestion of Mayor Stok-
ley's name. He insisted that the COM
mittea Of one Hundred had been or
ganized In the interest of reform. shall
we he insisted. "at the very threshold
of our movement give ourselves oyer 10
the cECmy-th" enemy whose utoicrahlr
acts have provoked our committee into
existence? What will be the thought OF
the people, uDou whose support we rely
for success. il we thus throw away our
principles and act from motives, inspired
not by a design TO advance public in
tercSts, but by feelings Of personal ubl-
CATION and considerations of Sclishucss"
What is Mayor StoIlcy'S past record?
Who have been and are still his asso-
ciates and COunselOrs. Have not James
McManeS aud his entire political house
the Mayors supporters and will il not
be n complete surrender to them for uS
TO make this nomination"
The meeting was In an uproar An
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Hnu VI 'i,Ili a. W
n'".". ."'"|E. az" ~ ''h'N' ,.''' p,
u,'iI"n y, III wa 'tI' V"''l'u "n"u' I'u''7
o. i,'H,a N''P!nu 'h ana a"Etu ,u' ua}
nt ""p'S .'E 'n"' "'F '.'"NI9"l' E,'E
E-LS'a ~ l'' commute" Su"un "lth IN'
uer.arhll1u OF principle" Of TN" com.
ana commute wa, being appointed 'o
go % Mt\or Nj".icN aud hay" him sign
''H "'',"l dN'u' MF. BIhuNrlhUIE arose,
irS'Entn men hud there. and, taking his
d, Mnon ihe committee wont to MAY or
HtoHl,E. men IN o'ir' at Fifth and Chest
nVt ,If''t@' ~" received them courteous
~. ."'' 'n'N'u me door Hn1 conf, cu
10 n"n ,o'' VIM" \. wa personally "a
n' Ilov'' In all Of tn" committee dec
'|''i'N nc '"n'd NOT SlEn thrm ~
not do 50 on account Of the bos-'s in
Nucnce.
The upsho., Of tnc r,ufta,. u.,s that
tn. committee nopiiparrd samuel q
King and he v.us ,l,rf,d NJ pla,l.,.,4-
burg coming Lnrl, inn, u'a ,I,,,.,itt"..
as soon as he found II l,,rrirp within
the line of reform p, he lrulrrs,nol n
Mn. kim. v.Ys ,I.n.,.d NIa,n,. a.,d far
the ut,i few ycgrg the ,nn,uii,i"n ,y-
rrted c.nsidgra'hl, iraranra ~, pnli.i,,,
I'm the civ. A. a result of that election
more than .nirty-Hvn professional re-
peaterS and other election criminals
were Srut ia ial and SOM, of tnn sy,-
known were rba-riu,d Tho, adurilt.g
hpyiufr e.gICfrd trn L.llot in,,r ltI'
they hpd not properly calculated on
the vote. and fb,y ala moi mt ruourn
rraudulani votes H.. thr Lp>,e
Th,y y,rr rradl. nnury,r when the
time ,l.r,. r,r \IY,,r },fr,r O., Ia. t..-
.1Irurd tn nllir. ri., pulI,d oTr . las,
card that turned thr irirk. ON the day
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Raymond Pond, who has held the no.
sition Of city forester for several year;
has been granted a leave Of absenc,
and has enlisted in the army. He win
leave for Camp Meade. Md, tomorrow
Seventy-five employees Of the Burean =,
city Property rendered Mr.. Pond /.
dinner last night.
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inexcusable mismanagemert of the
city's finances, the juggling or Rppro.
priations the reckless squandering OF
the taxpayers money the doaung OF
penses, the creation of needless offices
to pay unholy political debts ana othcr
eNtraNaganCes have convinced me ulal
the only way to insure real and en-
during benefit from this money is to
appropriate Il myself for specific public
purposes, and thus to prevent its dis
appearing into the maelstrom Of pro-
dgality that will surely sooner or later
be resented by the people
So he turned over the money to the
Board Of city Trusts, specifying that
the income should be equally divided
between the pension funds Of the police,
lremon and school teachers.
There was nothing remarkable in this
action to those who knew Mr. Blank"n-
burg Away back in the days Of the
Harrison Cleveland campaign he made a
stipulation that If he accepted the inyi.
tation to speak in Iowa he should be
allowed 10 pay his own expenses Later.
when there was serious famine in
Russia and the citizens Permanent Re.
lief Committee, of which he had been
a member from its inception during the
yellow fever epidemic in the South in
the eighties, Mr. Blankenburg volun.
tnered 20 go to Russia and personally
superintend the distribution OF the relief
that went out from this city in two
large steamships. and the expenses OF
the Journey, which were considerable,
we're borne by himself He would not
permit a dollar that was given for tho
relief Of sufferers being appropriated for
his expenses
Helped Loan shark Victims
Another time, or during the panic OF
lGgG-9l. IL came TO Mr. BlankenburE $
attention that money loan sharks were
! fattCnng on the necessities Of the poor
/ who were out Of work. lie opened an
office In one of the large Office buildings
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