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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-18
THE SLIDING SCALE


Landlord Of Country Hotel-You have the bedroom in
Mr. Parnea guinea and haor the Mr. Gladstone used when
eecioneeng
VstorThanks might l, think have look the
in which Robinson or jones' or Smith put up when down this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
After Many DAYS.

What seems to be a belated dis
coverY on the part of state officials is
that a special election will have to be
held in the 18th District to elect a
congressman to fill out the unex-
pired term of former congressman
Lenroot, who with shreWder foresight
than that employed by his opponent,
Joseph E. Davies, last spring, did
not create vacancy in his Office I'M
til safely assured of better one wait
ing for him.
A special primary has been an
nouDced to be held in October, and
one of the nominees will be elected
on the general election day in Nov,
on a special ballot The man elected
will hold Office until next March
when the successful candidate of the
primaries will take his
seat for the full two year term.
Voters Of the 18th District should
pick their men for next representa-
tives in Congress with care this fall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26

argue for the acceptance of Ger
many's terms or conference to de-
bate them. Of course, war is horri-
Die and the sacrifice of life stupend-
Gus. We don't need Germany's by
pocritical tears to make us realize
this. But if the war stops before the
Prussian military autocracy is brok-
en-, before the House of Hohenzollern
is overthrown, all the dead will
have died in vain. Because we be-
lieve war is Enthusiastically awful and
because we want to make this the
last war TO scourge the race, we de-
mand that it, shall go till the power
which made this war, and which if
allowed to live will make other and
greater wars, is destroyed once and
forever. -Charlttn Bates Strayer in
Leslie's Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Fair Dates Too Early.

AS will be seen elsewhere the Villas
County Fair will be held two days and
in time to attend the state fair with
the best of the exhibit. AS we orr
ginally proposed both of what are
now permanent county functions it
can not successfully be claimed tha6
we are hostile to anything that tends
to promote the farming interests OF
Villas county yet we have no hesitation
in going on record as opposed to maxi
ing any county fair in this latitude
mainly q feeder for state fair adver-
Using purposes. To do so means that
as long as practiced many farmers
will be debarred from exhiting sam
pies of their crops which three weeks
later nine years out Of ten they
would have every right to do. Let
the state fair exhibit always be made
but don't starye the county fair for
it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Platinum Scarce.

The needs of platinum in war in
dustries and in the sciences are ex.
planned by DR.. Charles L. Parsons,
chief chemist, Bureau Of Mines, De-
partment of the Interior, imam argu-
ment for discontinuance Of the use
of platinum in jewelry.
1.-THE war cannot be won without
platinum says De-. Parsons, t'and it
is equally essential in times of peace
if our country is to excel Germany in
the development of chemical science
and industry. With the aid of plat
mum from one ordinary wedding
ring about 100 pounds of nitric acid
can be made every "a hours. This
100 pounds of nitric acid converted
into high explosives will send num-
Der Of 3-inch shells against the Ger
mans and help to bring the boys back
home.
Platinum rings, pins, cigarette
cases, and mesh bags are not factors
In winning this war-explosives are.
I wonder II the purchasers and wear
ers of platinum jewelry know that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Soldier and Sailor News

A letter from Mike Morrison states
that he has left the Naval Training
Station at Great Lakes, en- route for
the Atlantic coast and is now on his
way to the front in France. Mike is
with the aviation branch Of the SER
vice.
Peter Gander is finishing up his in
tensive training at the q. S, School of
Aerial Photography this week and ex-
poets to be transferred to flying
field for practice work soon.
Billy Rand returned from Wausau
Thursday where he enlisted in the
navy. He reports for duty Tuesday.
Billy Norlander, on duty with the
Atlantic fleet, spent the past week at
home on furlough with his brother
Warner.
There will be naval recruiting
party here Monday to sign up men for
Uncle Sans feet. Postmaster Tim
pelmann has a good.sized list of names
of young fellows who have heard
their country's call and want to en-
ter the service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Beg Your Pardon!

The change in train time schedule
published last week was phoned in
Just at press time then past due. and
might have contained more errors
than it did, for instance, it could
have given the name of the railroad
as the G.. NJ. 81 ST. P, or the B. g. O..
or even as the Peggy, or "Bluebell
line, which we are glad to say didn't
happen. The correct schedule that
will govern the Fish Train until fur
thur notice is as follows:
Train will arrive here ON Wednesday
morning running to Watersmeet
Returns south at night.
Trains will arrive here on Satur-
day and Sunday mornings. Run
north to Cisco. Return south at
night. No change in time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
OFFICERS IN TRAINING
New Schools Open to Accom-
modate A Class Every
Fourth Week.

The War Department has estab-
lished five central officers training
camps, at which civilians and enlisted
men will be trained for commissions
in the Officers Reserve Corps. In
fantry training camps are located at
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va; Camp
Gordon, Atlanta, Ga; and Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Ark; field artillery
at Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY, and
machine gun at Camp Hancock, Au-
gusta, Ga.
These training schools will be run
continuously, new class being adj
mitted monthly. The course of
training will be four months at the
infantry and machine-gun schools and
three months at the field artillery
school. The schools are open to quail
fled enlisted men in all branches of
the service except Coast Artillery,
Signal Corps, and labor units. The
number of civilians admitted will be
limited.
To be eligible for admission candi-
dates must be between 20 years, eight
months and 40 years; citizens of the
United States, and not born in any of
the countries with which the United
States is at war or allies of such coun-
tries. Enlisted men must have the
moral, educational, and physical quail
idcations required of an officer. Civ
ilians must be graduates of high
school or have pursued an equivalent
course of Instruction, be of good NOR
al character, and have the required
physical qualifications
In addition TO the above qualifica-
lions, candidates for the Field Artil-
lery must possess a thorough under
standing and working knowledge of
arithmetic, algebra to include quad
ratio equations, and plane geometry
Trained civil, mechanical, electri-
cal, mining, ana architectural engi-
neers are desired. Civilian applicants
will be certified by the army officer
on duty as professor of military sci
ence and tactics at the educational
institution nearest the residence OF
the applicant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26

explosives can not be manufactured
without the use of sulphuric and nit
rio acids; that the manufacture of
these acids requires the use of sup
plies of platinum; that airplanes
must have platinum for important
instruments they need; that plati-
mum is absolutely necessary in the
manufacture of special promoters;
that promoters are necessary in all
steel treatments; and that no guns
can be made without the use of py-
rometers
There is a shortage in the supply
of platinum. Russia has corner on
the worlds supply and Germany is
in Russia. Our domestic production
Of platinum is negligible, while our
military requirements are increasing
at a rapid rate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
The Shoe PinChes.
M. O. T. G. Ks,
Camp Riley, Kan.

The United States has not yet been
tried. All that it has SO far done to
meet the war has been easily within
it's powers. Considering our resources
and our achievements in fifteen
months we have not much to brag
about.
The test is coming. In various re-
spects we can look forward to it with
confidence. Our soldiers will not fail
In spite of submarines and scant
shipping we shall get them across in
steadily increasing numbers, and they
will give a good account of them
selves. The Governments war pro-
gram is well under way and will show
increasing efficiency.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Aged Settler Dead.

Enilip Schlarp, nearly Y years of
age, died at the home of his son, David
Schlarp, a settler in the Croker dis
trict, Monday morning. Deceased
came to this country from Austria
zine years ago. Eight children out
Of family of eleven survive. Rev.
Henry Schmitt conducted funeral SER
vices at the Lutheran church Thurs
day afternoon, followed by intern
ment in the local cemetery. Out-Of-
town relatives present at the funeral
were Henry Schlarp, Rudolph Schlarp,
and Mrs. Henry Speis. all of Chicago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
No Class | Men After Aug.

Madison, Wis, July 25,- About $1,000
additional men will be called from
Wisconsin during August. This will
practically exhaust all Glass l men
including those who registered on
June 5, 1917
Maj. e. A. Fitzpatrick says he has
received notification that no more
men under the selective service are
to be indicted into the marines,
navy or placed in the emergency
feet building work until further
notice.
The indications are that men Of all
states will now be rushed to camp
and that those in camp will be sent
Immediately overseas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
War Won't End Food Crisis.

1t will take eighteen months after
the war to demobilize the armies now
in France. After that, tens of thou
sands of men will be kept busy putting
France, England, and Italy back, into
something like normal shape. So for
the next two years, even if speedy vic
tory Is ours, there will be vast pop
ulation dependent for food upon US.
So whether the news from the front
be good or bad, this country must not
slacken production and conservation
one whit but ward OF state OF affairs
which could be worse than war itself.
The world must not starve.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26

But there is coming test for the
whole civilian population. In this
fiscal year the Government proposes
to spend about as much as the richest
foreign nation at war spent in three
years Roughly, for every dollar that
the, people of the United States con-
tributed to war purposes in the old
year they will be called upon for two
dollars in the new year. That means,
for all and sundry, producing and saw
ing on a new scale or failure to meet
the situation adequately.
The individual everywhere in every
station, must take that home with
him and chew on it. Aggregate in
come of all the people of the country
i'm 1912 was estimated round thirty
billion dollars out of which came
the whole subsistence of the popula-
tion and whatever might have been
saved. The Government is asking
four-fifths of that this year for war.
It is staggering demand.
1t can be met-not easily, not by a
mere one less cigar day, not on any
business about as usual and spending
about as usual plan. 1t means the
kind of effort you make when you
want to catch the two-ifteen Satur-
day afternoon train or when the hay
is out and it looks like rain. That
kind of effort will do it, Go at your
budget now! - SATURDAY EVENING
| POST.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Beware Of Peace Talk.

$ENot without cause have / said
that Germany is most dangerous when
she talks peace. When the peace Of
fensive is formally launched, she will
make a powerful appeal to certain
classes. AS President Scherer Of
aThroop College said in resigning from
the Council of National Defense.
e Every pacifst, every England ha-
Ter, every half-baked socialist, every
open or secret pro-German, ev-
cry weakened sister in trousers or
petticoats will clamor for the accept
1ance of the German proposal. !"
Watch the papers which in Ger
rnany's interest will dilate on the
vast sacrifice of human lives and will
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Iceland Mills Potato Flour.

Iceland is preparing to handle her
to milling machinery so that the po-
tato starch can be used as partial
substitute for wheat. Shortage of Ship
ping with consequent curtailment OF
imports has made it impossible to
maintain her wheat supplies
Next year the potato crop in Wis
consin will have greater value
through the increased demand for po-
tato starch for food and for CONNER
cial work in the stiffening of textiles
and paste for paper hangers besides
the consumption in ordinary cookery.
in this state is in Polk county.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
FOOD NOTES
Army Saving and Reclamation
of Food.

The Sammies save what we save for
them. All food left from the mess"
will be sent to the recently appointed
division of Conservation and Reciama.
ton where classifactions, separations,
and disposition OF wastes from food
will be made. 1t will also have charge
of farming and garden operations for
each camp, cantonment and general
hospital. Interned aliens. drafted men
disqualified for overseas service, con,
scientious directors and military pris-
oners will do active duty for this agri.
cultural service. Not only is the army
keeping step with the times, but it is
blazing the trail for conservation and
reclamation of our potential resources.
The thoroughness of this new work
will out-German the much boasted
German efficiency
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
FORTY-TWO TO GRANT
Villas County's Largest Con-
tingent Given Fitting
Farewell Monday.

Forty-two men, Villas County's lar
gest contingent, left for Camp Grant
Monday. Friends and relatives Of
those called for military service gave
them an appropriate farewell at the
train. The men assembled at the
courthouse and, headed by Daniel
Graham, Civil War veteran, carrying
the Stars and Stripes the parade, to
martial music by the Eagle River
Band, marched to the depot, which
was thronged with people assembled
from all parts of the county to watch
the troops entrain. A pleasing fea-
Gure of the parade was the escorting
of the troops by the Camp Winnepe
boys, in company formation. Militia
ny training is being strongly featured
at the camp this season and it's merits
were splendidly demonstrated in the
exhibition drills at the court house
and at the train. The Woman's
Committee and the County Council
of Defense gave the departing men
a dinner at the Masonic hall Sunday
evening that will long be remembered
as fitting farewell for those who
are going to fight for us. The names
of those who left are given below:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
there. Charles enlisted in the yeter-
mary corps.

there. Charles enlisted in the veter-
mary corps.
The more he sees of it, the better
he likes it. So writes Jim Merical in
a letter which is published below.
M. O. T. G. Ks,
Camp Riley, Kan.
My dear Mrs. Walsh received the
box and letter and I tell you I am
very thankful for them both. There
is nothing that makes a soldier feel
better than a letter from his friends
at home. / would have answered
sooner but knew ! was going to
change barracks so | am writing now
for I am settled now for week at
least. From now on we will be con-
stantly on the move and we never
know when it is coming.
The longer / am in the army the
better / like it and the food is getting
better all the time At present it is
the best that money can buy
am in fine health ard hope you
and Pat can say as much Tt is very
warm here and I certainly do sweat
while drilling. Today is Sunday and
am writing this in the Y. M. G. A.
They are holding church services and
just now are singing Coward Chris
tian soldiers
A fellow never gets lonesome here
because there are some men of g teat
talent and we have some great enter
tainments. will be assigned soon to
my regular work which will be con-
nected with the base hospital. 1t is
time for me to go dinner SO I will
thank you again for your kindness and
hope to hear from you again soon-
Your sincere friend,
JIM.
p S. Give Pat my regards and tell
him to give them to the rest of the
court house men-and ladies.
Ed Englestead finds the army game
4
all to his liking despite the swelter-
| ing Texas sun. Ed is a member of
Co. G, 57th Infantry at Camp Logan.
| Writing to Eagle River friends he
says, "G1ad to hear that the Red
Cross did so we'll at Eagle River the
Fourth. They deserve it. It's good
work. We worked until three o'clock
that day so did not have much of a
holiday. But we should worry. We're
drilling every day and you can just
bet I'm getting in fine trim to put
the kaiser in the ditch as soon as /
get the chance. / will be with the
engineers for a couple Of weeks build
ing bridge. Great sport. We have
good entertainments at the Y.M.C.A.
but a fellow gets blue once in awhile.
Think I'll go down to Houston this
afternoon. Don't want for anything
down here but nice cool breeze off
Catfish lake and lots of news from
home. Regards to all. 2 Eds brother
Herman is in training with motor
unit at Valparaiso university. He
left two weeks ago and speaking from
that experience, says, sIt's great"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
viii Take En|istmentS Here.

A Recruiting officer from the
Navy recruiting station at Wau-
sau, will be in town Monday for
the purpose of securing enlist
ing young men DESTROYS of join
ing Uncle Sans sea forces.
Postmaster Zimpelmann will be
pleased to furnish any informa-
ton desired by those wishing to.
enlist now.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Held in Your Behalf.

We are asked by Food Administra-
tor Radcliffe to announce that the
meeting to be held at the court house
tomorrow afternoon is held in the in
terests of every household and as
large an attendance as possible is de-
sired.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26

Chas. Simmons, one of the Eagle
River boys now in khaki, writes
friends that he has seen considerable
of the United States since leaving
here last spring. Enlisting in Chica-
go, he was sent to Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, and later transferred to Camp
Riley, Kan. On July End with his
company he went to Fort Lee, Va.
where he expects to get the rest of his
training before going across. The
only thing that he objects to in army
life is the delay in sending him over
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26
Letters from the BOYS
France, June 9, 1918.

Dear Friend:
am dropping you few lines from
the battle fields of France. / re-
ceived your letter some time ago, for
which thank you very much. Well
this is sure some life. It beats deer
hunting all to pieces. Say will you
tell Mrs. jackson / received their let
ter, and give them my best regards
as have only this one sheet of
paper to write on. Will write them
later.
/ also received the Villas County
News. Well am glad to hear that
the President is doing so much to
help us over here for we sure will
need all we can get. But we are go
ing to win. You no doubt have read
in the papers what the End Division
has lone. Well thank God / am one
of them and am very proud Of it.
Well / must close hoping this reach
es you safe. / remain yours as ever.
Prvt Christ Rasmussen,
18th F. "A. Battery 3, A. E. E.
P.S. Give my regards to all, hop
ing to return soon and tell you all
about it. Excuse this paper as it is
all I've got.
The above is copy of letter I
received last week from Christ Ras-
mussen. He is in the big doings and
thanks God and says he is proud of it.
Geo. e. O'Connor.
Billy Davies, bandman at the U. S.
Naval Rase at Hampton Roads, writes
to Mrs. P. d. Walsh as follows:
u. S. N. Operating Base,
Hampton Roads, Va.
Dear Auntie-It is shame the way
I have delayed writing but I hope
you will enjoy this letter as much as
1 enjoy every letter I get from you.
We've been going through our regu-
lar routine day after day except July
4th and 14th. On the Fourth we
played concert in Ocean View Park
and that was all but we had a big
chicken dinner.
Yesterday, the 14th, was French
Independence day, and we were called
out to play at big celebration at
Norfolk. The captain of the Allan
tic fleet, few admiralS and the cap
tain of our station were there. There
were also two French officers who had
been in actual service. Blue Devils,
you know what they are! One OF
them made a fine speech in almost
perfect English. He said, s'This war
is going to be long one. By this |
do not mean seven or eight years,
France cannot fight that long. But ]
mean that this war will not end in
the fall, as some would have it. This
war must not, cannot and will not
last more than two years at the most,
because France has already suffered
too much. My country was at the
end of her string when at last Ameri-
can troops arrived and we are now
safe. We are going to fight until not
a Hun is left west Or south of the
Rhine.
He said lots more but / cannot re-
call it.
We paraded through town and re-
turned to the Base the way we went
OVERLY boat.
Soon I'll be at sea helping to get
subs. If they don't soon send me as
musician, I'll transfer to seaman
again and then I'll go.
What do you hear from Ben Stein
and Fred? Best regards to all.
BILLY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-26

Tuesday. July 23rd, Joseph Paul Fri
day OF Arbor Vitae and Godfrey Nor
man Of Boulder left for Camp Lytle,
Georgia.
Henry Lynch Of Flambeau left for
Camp Grant Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-08
CHILD'S TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
IF CONSTIPATED
When cross. feverish and sick
give California Syrup
of Figs"

Children love this fruit lax.
alive" and nothing else eleanses
the tender stomach. liver and bow.
els 80 nicely.
A child simply will not stop play.
ing TO empty the bowels. and. the
result Is. they become tightly clog
ged with waste. liver gets sluggish.
stomach sours. then your little one
becomes cross. half.sick, feverish,
don't eat. sleep or act NATURAL,
breath is bad. system full OF cold.
has sore throat. stomach-ache or
diarrhoea Listen. Mother See IL
tongue is coated. then give a tea.
spoonful OF California Syrup OF
Figs and in a few hours all the
constipsted waste. sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the
system. and you have a well, play
full child again.
Millions OF mothers give Cali.
fornia Syrup OF Figs" because II "a
perfectly harmless; children love
Il. and IL never fails TO act on the
stomach. liver and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a bot.
tie OF California Syrup of Figs. +"
which has full directions for
babies. children of all ages and for
grown.ups plainly printed on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here. Get the genuine. made by
california Fig Syrup Company"
Refuse any other kind with con.
tempt.