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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

Y tiIc ldit '!dN OF hdt nor, OF NEW J OIh.
was quietly married to Miss Margaret
Haskell, his nurse
Behind this simple announcement lies one
Of the new mysteries that the great war has
placed before science to solve For Mr..
Gaynor, Just turned thirty, had been ordered
back from France after years heroic labor
in tho Ambulance Corps, victim Of shell
shock. And now he was well
How, when science had frankly confessed
It's inability TO heal the sufferer from this
strange and distressing malady that high cx-
posivcs have brought into the world-how
could love heal him.
Of all the tragedies that have come with
the new warfare. there is none so battling or
so piteous as that known as shell shock
After bombardmcnt mon have been found
dead without, wound on their bodies-killcd
by the frightful vibrations. Jus, how con
cussion does this is still unknown But
stranger still are lis effects upon the men
who suffer it and live Some of these have
been picked up with their minds wiped clean
of all memory; others have retained mem
DRY, but speech has gone; others suffer from
constant trembling that makes them un-
able even to feed themselves And still
others suffer from profound helpless melan-
cholia-an entire lack Of interest in life
Outwardly these men are normal - but
something has tangled their nerves and
brains disconnected them as it were, some
what rs prodigious blast would shattcr
some finely adjusted telephone exchange or
nest of telegraph wires. Science is begin
ming to believe that there is an actual nerve
disintegration in such eases. But ii can do
little or nothing to restore 10 health.
Young Mr. Gaynor was driving an ambul-
ancc in The Argonne, one of the sectors Of the
front in France, over a road bombardcd by The
heaviest guns of the Germans. He had lodged
death score Of times that day to get his
wounded back TO hospital. " lddcnly there
came the express train" sound Of heavy"
q geyser Of black smoke burst a few yards from
the racing car; lie felt as though he were being
pushed swiftly into space by some soft. cush
iony force and then came darkness OF oblivion.
When he awobc in the very hospital TO-
ward which he had been bound life seemed
a nightmare. His was The profound, morbid
melancholy of shell shock that does not leave
its victim even the fantest desire 10 recover
His mind lived always among horror The
nerves under the terrific blow Of the cxplo-
sion had lost all rcsiljcncy-theN were as
slack and lifclcss as old rubber bands
Shell shock, y said the great French sur
geon who came TO see him. They sent young
Gaynor back 10 America with his medal for
heroism-to recover, if he could!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

Strong and OF able body he as utterly
without interest in life, as disinclned to
effort rs though he had been sentenced for
life TO wheel chair
''Thcrc is something in these cases science
cannot reach, " said the distinguished Amer
lean specialist called by the Gaynors TO look
after Rufus. - know q nurse" he con
tlnued, who seems to be able to touch this
condition, to rcvivify-how | don't know
But in another case of shell shock she had
the patient running about like boy in a
month or two.
a family council at which the physician
presided, followed. The members of the
family voted TO engage the nurse Rufus w
Gaynor was too indifferent to vigorously pro-
test. If he hadn't forgotten how to smile he
would have smiled at their camcstncss But
the face of the man who has been seeing men
fall dead about him, crushed BY cannon.
pierced by bullets or sutiocatcd by gas. sets
itself into grave lines. That strange paraly-
sis of the will that ensucs upon shell shock
caused him TO yield to the will Of the ma
jority.
"What does it matter? It's all over for
me, anywavH' he said. his face as SET as a
death mask
Miss Margaret Haskell came by the morning
train to Shutdown. Il. L.. next day She
waved aside the importunate bus drivers
III walk, she said, and swung up the
main street Of Shutdown, her small travel
ling bag in her hand her face turned smiling
10 the sun. Snithtown. accustomed TO Sum-
mcr visitors, had never seen q young woman
carry her own bag nor find her own way
about the village. But Miss Haskell was a
sclt-rcllant young woman. The grand
daughter Of Brigadcr- General Blackburn
Jones, she had inherited his courage Her
mother Mrs. George Haskell, head of Chelsea
House Settlement, had transmitted to her
still greater virtue the habit of sinking self
in consideration for others 1t is the habit
of such persons to smile.
Miss Haskell arrived at the Shutdown
bungalow smiling. Young Gaynor. sitting
on the willow chair on the veranda. lifted his
heavy eyes at sound of her step. Her smile
cast a reflection upon his own impassive
features
Nh. Gaynor, I SUPPOSED" she said,
brightly. 81 am his nurse"
81 am Mr.. Gaynor," lie answered, hcav-
lily, but it's foolish rot for me to have
nurse. I'm not sick, just tired Of every
thing
lie shook his head but dragged himself
out of the chair and showed her about the
bungalow, instead Of calling a servant 10 do
it. That afternoon the Smithtowncrs pecpcd
lntercstcdly from behind the blinds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

that Of Harvard student Of twenty
who AT dinner had met fasci-
mating young woman. somewhat older who
called herself Miss May Queen. |; was
only after a speedy marriage that he learned
that her name was Maria Oddo. After sin
months he learned more. She was Mrs. Sal
vatore Guitfri The formaity Of a divorce
had been omitted by the thoughtlcss young
woman. Her father. barber, of New Lon
don, said the young Gaynor's predecessor
had been missing for some time and might
be dead" That no was actively alive was
proven by his application for divorce six
months after 'Rufc" Gaynor became a
bridegroom. At twenty-five the young man
had innocently figured in a case Of big
amy.
With all the expedition possible to the
law the marriage had been annullcd
But from that time have been a woman
hatcr, y he affirmed. His nurse smiled.
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How Love Healed the High Explosive Shattered Nerves
Of One Young American Hero After Medical

N ECENTLY Rufus W. Gavnor son Of
X the late Mayor Gaynor. Of New York
was quietly married to Miss Margaret
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
Science Had Failed

Strong and of able body he was as utterly
without interest in life, as disinclined to
effort. rs though he had been sentenced foy
life 10 wheel chair.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
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VEREJNA SCHUZE.

Dnes vecer odbyva Sc vefej-
ma schuze Newton ID. Backer
Clubu v Polske Narodni Sini
IA Broadway, 1925. Mimo reci
poda tez vybor pres nedelni w
let svaj referat o vykonanych
pripravach. Vylet omen odbyva
sc do Sisters Grove, Chestnat
Ed, independence, O. Ma W.
letnim miste budou usporadany
rGzne sportovni zavody a zaba
Wy vstup do zahrady bude vol
ny. Jizdne ma vyletni misto a
zpet bude Obnaseti 25c a dopra
WI obecenstva obstaraji autotru
cky. Kandidat do kongresu j..
j. Babka a kandidat pro TRAD
Okrespiho klerka j. G.. Black
stock tvofi vrchnf rozhodcf pri
vsech zavodech a zabavach. -
Aptotrucky budou jezditi cd 70
hu Broadway a E. II. ul. kaz-
dou pill hodiny cd 10 dop. do 2
nod. odpoledne.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02

Mlada divka jela We Wade
park ave. kafe, a pfi jizde 81
pfecitala psani. Ia nj sedici
DANA nepozorovane ella sebou
az pfiSla ma poznamku- Kdy
by Sc te policie ptala, kde ia
jsem, fekni, ze nevis. Pri biz
sim pozorovani, DANA ma obal-
ce zahledla jmeno divky a a.
dresu udala vse ma vladimir
vysetrujicim trade. Tajni pax
pozorovanim posty zjistili jme
no a adresu muze ktery divce
psal telegrafovali uradnm do
mesta, kde Sc hledany muz
pred vojnou skryva. Divka by
la zatcena, ably nemohla muze
pred policii varovat. Urady
pax dekovaly dame "a jeji po-
Zornost.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
NASLEDEK NEOPATRNOSTI

Dnes v jednu hodinu rano "a
jel pri rychle jizde automobi!
do telegrafnfho sloupu na zap.
25 ul. u vchodu do Brookside
parku. Pri narazu a cestujici
byli vyhozeni ma dlazbu. Roy
Lovett 81 zlamal vaz a zGstal
mrtev lezeti. Slec. Roman A
dams, % r., 6719 Euclid ave-,
byla v bezvedomi odvezena do
mestske nemocnice. Harry c..
Garrett, 9618 Larnder ave., a
Norman L. Kaliska, 1877 w.
chodni IS ul., byli lehce zrane-
nj. Posledni diva po osetfeni je-
jich zranenf byli dopraveni ma
policejni stanici, ably podrob-
rosti nestestf zjistili.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
SBlRKA PRO CESKOSLO.
VENSKOU ARMADA.

Soukroma sbirka cenG Soko
la Nova Vlast' $4.1O; FIR. Horn
$5; Emile Kasik So;
Zamestnanci Plz. Pivovaru
sbirka els. 19. Nasledujici pri-
spell: j. Carter so; A. Dostal
SO; J. Vais so; J.. Kotlin 25; R.
Ludvik 25; j. Brabec 25; P. Sa
kac 25; F. Harzl; J. Kandl 25,
j. Hanzl 25; FIR. Hanzv 25'; V.
Kudrlicka 25; J. Kopacka 25;
J. Tvrdik 25; J. Zajicek 25; j.
Hrbac 25; J. Rezabek 20; v.
Jindra 25; J. Urbanec 25; z.
Spinka 81; V. Strnad 25; B.
Zinner 25; J. Preiser 25; v.
Trin.ka 25; F. Pilny Is; J. Koze
iuha 25; M. Machacek 25; F..
Barta 25; F. Nejedly 25; j.
Pcterka so; FIR. D1ouIy PO;)
J. Kocourek 25; j. Judic 20;
T. Matejka 20; j. Rezabek 25 !;
NJ. G. Taylor Is; J. Norwalk
1C; V. Krivan SO J. Bejna 10.
Celkem $11.10. - Prijal a s
diky kvituje Jos. Masek, tai.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
VRAzDA.

G. H. Bartholomew z Kent,
o., kontraktor prace v Beach
Cliff v Rocky River slezl Sc sve
no automobile, kdyz mu diva
delnfci zastoupili cestu zadali
od neho 81, ktere pry maji cd
neho k pohledavanf "a praci Wy
kcnanou 1etosniho brezna. V
nasledujici hadce jeden delni
k6 vytahl revolver Bartolo-
mea p6tkrate strelil a ma miste
jej usmrtil. Vrah byl zadrzen o
statnimi delniky a jest 28lety F.
Macalyo. Byl dOpraven do okre
sn!ho vezeni.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
VYSETROVANf POMERt We
SLEVARNACH.

Vybor valecneho odboru pra
ce prijede z Washingtonu do
Clevelandu, ably zde vysetroval
pomery delnikG, zamestnanych
We zdejsich slevarnach. F. l..
Baumgartl, tajemnik unie sle-
vacu Sc vyjadril, ze prdmerna
mzda slevacdm Sc plati "a 9
hodin prace $3.50 denne az no
dive otevrene Gilny. Vybor bu-
Gle hlavne vysetrovat pomery
otevrenych dilen.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
''zABfJEJTE, NIcTE A PAL
Zajimav& korespondence ne
meckych zajatcii.

Ma jednom z bitevnfch poll
Evropy nalezl kanadsky poru-
elk j. L. Carter u jedppho z ne
meckych zajatcu list, jehoz OBJ
sab jest tax hrozny, ze porucik
Carter jej pouziva We svych re
cich, aby americkemu lidu otev
rel oci, co ylastne jest nemecka
kultura.
Jest zjevno, ze nemectf voji-
nj jsou zasobeni podobnou IL
teraturou, a tax povzbuzoyari
X zverstv1m jez pachajf. Ukrut
nosti Nemci pachane prekona-
vajf vsechny dosavadni histori-
.cke hrdzy valky.
Porucik Carter jiz ma mnoha
msstech We svych prednaskach
cetl preklad one hrozne vyzvy,
nalezene u jednoho z nemec
kych zajatci. Tato znf:
"Synove valciciho Nemecka
ku pfedu! Hodina slavy nadcha
ri. D6lo, was nepremozitelnV
bratr vas vola. Coz nebylo zro
hanO ahv nred9lalO sv6t?
Kavaleriste = 1tocte, zabi-
jejte. Hromady vasich obetf 0
cekavaji. Maso vasich nepratel
zivi zemi - pole nalezeji va
sim synIm.
zivot premozenych jest pohl
cen vitezi. Vrah vstreba do Sc
be zivot zavrazdeneho.
Zivot celeho sv6ta spociva ma
hrudi vasf vlasti. Nedejte Sc OBJ
mekciti zenskou slabosti vIci
zenam a detem. Syn premozene
no Sc mnze Ultra stati vitezem.
Mac by nam bylo vitezstvi,
kdybychom Ultra NELL ocekava
ii porazku? Jaky by to byl otec
ktery by zabil nepritele a ne
chal ziti jeho syna?
Synove Nemecka - nicte,
palte, znasilnujte, pustoste a
zabijejte, zabijejte, zabijejte.
To jest costa ku slave!"
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
vTLET LfGY SvOBODY v
LUNA PARKU.

Stati pri presidentovi a tax
pomoci vyhrati valku bylo as
hlavni1n heslem vcerejsiho W.
letu Ligy osobnf svobody, KITE
ry "a neobvykleho 1castenstvi
Eonan byl v Luna Parku. Okrl-
dlena slova tato pronesl kon-
gresnlk Jakub E. Mecker &c
st. Louis v pavillonu pred pre-
cetnym obecenstvem, ktere pfi-
jlmalo jeho vecne dGvody pro-
t; zakazovacIm bourlivym
,potleskem souhlasu "a sve.
Domaci lid nema byti odvra
covan Cd pracl pro valku sna-
hami, jez mali "a dcel niciti
prdmysl "a velkych obeti vybu
doyany.
Program vcerejsi spestrcn
byl 800 hlasovym muzskym
sborem pod rizenim znameho
|slovanskeho pracovnika DIR.
Francisciho, jenz dirigoval Via
stenecka pisne pene pax We
skerym obecenstvem. Ma hriS-
itch provedeny byly telocvicne
Ii sportovni zabavy a organisa-
ce "a s1castneni Sc techze OBJ
drzely po $50 bondu Svobody.
We ctrnacti zavodech pax pode
leni vitezove Valecnymi dspor
|nymi znamkami.
Hlucne pozdraveny mayor
Davis promlouval 0 uloze Gle
lvelandu v nynejsi valce a poza
doval pozornost pro vojsko az
Sc vrati z fronty, ably Sc jedno-
ltlivcdm dostalo byvalych posta
veni a pecovano byl zvlaste o
ivyslouzilce zmrzacene.
Kongresnik Mecker We sve
feci pravil, re zavedeni prohi-
bice ma jihu zavinila nepredvi
dane stehovani delnictva ma sc
yer, mezi jinymi vyvody pouka
zoval, re Prdmyslovi delnici
sveta nemohli najiti v prohibic
mich statech praci.
Kongres jiz pred lety dial
presidentovi pine pravo a moe
We vsech smerech tykajicich sc
vyroby zachovavani potravin
a napoju, prohlasoval "a caste
no souhlasu, ze americky lid
projevuje ochotu stati pri mem
a ponechati mu lplnou volnost
V otazce lihovych napojG. V1d
ci suchych ale 1leprojevuji Sc
podobne, a usilovn6 nan MALE
haji, obtezuji, otravuji kon-
gres a znepokojuji celou zemi,
takze by NELL byti povazovany
"a prvni pobocniky nepratel
lteto zeme.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
POULIcNf DRAHY MAJf
BYTI VYVLASTNENY.

Vuci jednani majiteld pou-
Ecnich drah Sc vcera mayor Da
Wis vyjadril, ze po valce poulic
nj drahy must byt vyvlastneny.
Mayor Davis svolal zvlastni
schulz mestske rady ma sobotu
3. srpna v 10 hod. dopoledne,
V ktere Sc cena jlAdy ma karach
urci. Usneseni pride v plat
most jiz nedeli rano. ZvySe-
MIN platu budou vydaje O ST.
100000 rocne vetsi. Mayor Da-
Wis bude zadat radni ,4by pfi-
jmuli resoluci, ktera by mari
zovala bezodkladne zvysenl
jizdneho, ably Sc schodek mohl
vyrovnat. Die nahledu komisa-
re Sanderse, peticentove jizd-
ne a jeden cent "a presedacf
listek bude hradit vSechny wy
|daje.
Konduktefi a motoraci do
prvniho kvetna dostavali 32c
az 35c ma hodinu. Valecna ra-
da Jim pfifkla pro prvni tri
mesce 43c ma hodinu, Acc po 8
mesice 43c ma hodinu, Acc po
ruti ma platit Cd prvniho kvet
ma, tax re nekteri zamestnan.
ci dostanou az $117, zadrze
nou mzdu, ktera do prvniho Ri
ma must byt zaplacena. spoiled.
most zamestnava kol $500 kor
dukterG a motorakG. Az stano.
vene jizdne zvysi zakladnl
fond ma $70O,O00, bude pax o.
lret snizeno.
Mayor Davis poukazuje, ze
vyvlastnenim poulic. drah by
mestu 81 milionG dluhu priby.
10, ale mysli, re by cestujici pc
karach nell lacin6jsi jizdu.
Valecny odbor prace povoli
zvyseni mzdy $4,000 zamest
nancum ma karach.
Pfedmestske drahy kol Gle
velandu obdrzi 38c az 42c "a
hodinu. To bude NIT naSledel
zvysenf jizdneho.
| Mzda pro zamestnance nj
|poulicni draze v Detroit a Ch
cagu byla stanovena jako CT,
velandu. V Pittsburgh, New
|Orleans a Trenton byla mzds
stanovena 38 az 42c ma hodi
nu, v Buffalo Al az soc. Eas
st. Louis a Columbus al az 45t
ma hodinu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
NASE POLITIKA.
Ranni Plain Dealer v delsfn

Rann1 Flaln DealeT uelSIIIl
redakcnim clanku poukaznJe
ma cinnost Roberta Crossera,
zastupce "a 21. okres kongre
su, jak jeho jednani bylo proti
smysleni tech, kteri no do kon
gresu zvolili a odporucuje, aby
kazdy demokrat 21. okresu
rracoval pro nominaci Johna
j. Babku. M
V jinem clanku Sc zminuje,
jak Americani evropskeho pu-
vodu organisuji agitaci v jeho
prospech.
Mezi Slovaky fidl agitaci p.
Pankuch. Slovanska liga, ktera
sestava z 35 spolkG Sc jednohla
sne prohlasila pro John J. Bah
ku. Ceske Narodni Sdruzenl
pod vedenim K. Bernreitera
provadi agitaci We prospech J.
J. Babky. Theodore Bluzynsky
redaktor Cd polskeho casopisu
Polonia fidi agitaci meZi obca-
ny polskeho puvodu.
DIE agitacni prace a vefej-
neho mineni, nominace Johna
J. Babky jest zajistena.
Predvolby jsou urceny ma 13
srpna. Ma ten den vykoname
nasi vlasteneckou povinnost CO
Americana co CeSi, kdyZ ode
vzdame mas hlas pro kandida-
ia Johna j. Babku, ktery We
vsem souhlasi s presidentem
Wilsonem nebude mu klast v
jeho praci zadne pfekazky, ia
ko to d6lal nynejsi kongresnik
CrOsser.
Vlastenecka organisace v
Cuyahoga okresu, ktera sesta-
va z otc1 a bratrG vOjinu v a.
mericke armade We Francii, Pc
slala kandidatu do kongresu We
20. okresu Charles A. Mooney.
mu vyzvani, ably verejne pro-
hlasil sve stanovisko v nynejs
valce. G.. A Mooney odpoved6l
"Me snahy, mole prace budt
vzdy souhlase pozadavkn n;
seho presidenta Wilsona, tai
ably vitezne tato valka brzy
skonGila."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02
VOJfN cESKOSLOVENSKE
ARMADY We FRANCII HLE-
DA v AMERICE PRfTELE.

Vaclav Havlfcek, vojin ce-
skoslovenske armady (adresa
jeho: Nantes, France, Rue
Gambetta, Burean Centrale de
la Censure Tcheco Slovaque In
terprete) hleda adresu sveho
krajana Jana Smeleho z Mni-
.sku u Prahy, nekde v Americe
Sc nalezajfciho.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02

Til muzi a jedna zena byli
vcera vecer zatceni, kdyz napa
dali zamestnance z krejcov-
skych dilen. Maji to byt stav-
kari. Sve jmena udali: William
Gottlieb, 20 r., 3421 vych. 110
ul. Morris Fein, 33 r., 1873 vych
1O3 ul. Benjamin Edelstein, AZ
r., 1886 vych. 81 ul. a Rose
Weiss, 20 r., 1859 vych. 80 ul.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-02

V hotelu Hollenden vcera y
pOledne recnili kandidati re-
publikanu pro ufady soudcu k
clenum. Tippecanoe klubu. Ia
roven byl pfitomen kandidat
pro apelacni soId v E.yrii C..
G.. Washburn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-24

trip at Rock Island and other places.
tives at Strongs Prairie the past week
have returned to the L. r. Hammond
home for more extended visit.
Potato digging seemos to be the
order of the day here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ross and sons,
Albert and Clyde, were Grand Rapids
visitors on Saturday.
Mrs. Eugene Tracy and daughter
Arlene were Nekoosa shoppers Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Yaeger and son
spent the week end with Mrs. Frank
Mobiles and family.
Miss Laura Walker returned to her
home at Madison Monday after spend
ing week at the William Nieolaus
home
The young folks were entertained
at the Frank Ross home Saturday
evening to dancing party.
J. E. Brazeau recently sold the Van
Laanen farm to Mr.. Roth of Chicago
who expects to soon be among US.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-24
TOWN OF CARY

Harry Benfer and Lawrence Kohlar
went to Grand Rapids Monday for
their examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conant, Of Waupaca
were guests over Sunday at the CO.
nant home. They had been to Butte
Montana visiting relatives and were
on their way home, a trip Of over
5000 miles made in their car
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Grimes are the
ouests of relatives in Illinois this
week
Mrs. A. S. Kriebel and her mother.
Mrs. Peck. were visiting with rela-
lives at Bethel last week.
Miss Lottie Ferdon is home this
week, her school having been closed
IN account of two cases of Spanish
Influenza. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. H. Snider- Jsnent
Snndav with relatives near Bethel.
The Red Cross will meet next week
With Mrs. J. A. Snider. :. nj,
"Cary" is but a country district
and one of no great dimensions or
wealth. but its patriotism is unbound
ed. We have now $4,000 to our credit
on the 18th Liberty Loan, as much
again as her quota.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-24
VESPER
'om State Center

From State Center
Mr., and Mrs. o. Carlin returned
the first of the week from pleasant
visit in Waukesha county. They
made the trip by auto.
:. Five hundred Class l young men
are taking their physical examlna-
ton at Grand Rapids this week. None
are expected to leave for the camps
until the "fu" is under control.
Since the first ''gasolineless Sun
day" ten cargo boats carrying $780,
900 barrels of gasoline which other
wise could not have been shipped,
have been sent to France from the
United States.
W. w. Clark staged a twentieth
century wild west show here Monday
all by >hiself Instead of the proven
bal bucking broncho dragging man
down. the street at the end of larlat
it was the case of an automobile
dragging the driver down the street
pellmell. Mr.. Clark stopped his car
in front of the post office without
throwing out the clutch, and when he
went to crank his car, it started a
head knocking Mr.. Clark down and
dragging him distance of 80 feet
or more across the street into the
ditch. At this juncture Mr.. Clark
was released from under the machine
and the car went diagonally across
the street into a telephone pole in
front of Horns warehouse. The con-
tact with the telephone pole stopped
the progress of the car, but the en-
CINE kept going, speeding the rear
wheels until Mr. Clark stopped It.
Leaving all joking aside, it was a
mighty close call for Mr.. Clark. After
taking an invoice of his person after
the accident the only injury was
slight wound on his head. The car
suffered a broken radiator and broken
lights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-24
GAME LOSS
FEARED HEAVY

Duluth, Minn.-Out of the smoking
north comes threat against the big
game Of northern Minnesota, caused
by the forest fires that not only wiped
out the retreats of moose and deer
black bear, lynx, bobcat, wolf and
coyote and the various game birds,
but overeame the animals in countless
hundreds, if not thousands, and ate up
the favorite marshes of wild duck and
geese
Following a summer so dry that
deer and moose have stayed close to
the deep cold lakes of st. Louis coun-
ty, it is hoped that majority of those
animals found refuge along with their
human companions in distress, in wat
ers broad enough to afford them pro-
lection.
While the major flights of geese
and ducks have not yet started, it is
asserted that 80 many rice fields have
been burned over that when the big
flight begins the ducks and geese will
find nothing to eat south of their Can
adam breeding grounds and that large
numbers will perish on the parched
burned-over lands, between Canada
and the Mississippi River.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-24
WATCH OUT
FOR FIRES
oAA A AAAo

Wisconsin residents residing in the
northern counties of the state which
contain large area of cut-over lands
should use every precaution to avoid
forest fires, as the long continued
drought has rendered the accumulated
vegetation and debris as dry as timb-
er, and destructive forest fire, such
as has been raging in Minnesota, can
easily be started. We caution every
one to be exceedingly careful that a
confagration that would cause mil
lions Of dollars damage and render
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-24
Personal and Local

WANTED-A competent girl for
general Homework. Good wages and
40 washing. Mrs f. P. Arpin If
Mrs. Herman Smith is quite sick
this week with liver trouble or Jaun-
dice.
2. b. Fontaine of Minneapolis, is in
the city guest of his brother A. l..
Fontaine and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. III. Reed of Niece
dab, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r Kellogg the past week.
FOR RENT-A Z room house on
Tenth Ave, S. Enquire of Mrs. Matt
carey. 3tpd
We are pleased to note the constant
improvement of H. B. Weiland who
has been seriously i'll with influenza.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blanks of La Crosse
and daughter Alice, are visiting rela-
tives and friends in this city.
Some men feel that they are work
ing very hard for the war, as their