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eiers' association in Sydney early in Dc tober, M. Motte said that the Germans had robbed northern France of $lo0,0Oo, 0o0 worth of wool and woolen goods, ma chinery, leather, copper and other things, and he addeds Ut will take us sometime to reorganize and we want support in order to enable us to rebuild trade be- fore Germany can find her place again. '
 Subsequently at ia dinner given to the mission by the commonwealth government in Parliament house, Melbourne, the act ing prime minister, William A. Watt, said: For four years prior to the war Australia imported from France year ly average of SIG, 900,O00 worth of goods. while we say it with shame, during the same period our yearly average with Germany was $32,000,Ooo.> Now we have learned that it is better to do business with civilized and friendly people. If Australia can, by the efforts of the gov ernment and Parliament, put France in the position that Germany formerly was In the government and Parliament twill do so with pleasure We recognize that France deserves special consideration amongst all the allies
 Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoins, before the war, were the chief French man. ufacturing centers. German invasion and occupation ruihed them, plunder and de struction being the enemys policy. The
 French government however, has beer
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Press and seemed for time to threaten its destruction.
 Foreign style houses in Tokio are grouped in compounds-that is, three or four structures are contained in one large area, or garden. They dot here and there the great oriental metropolis, which stretches out for miles-a mass of low built. tile-roofed. painless wooden houses, the streets bordered by lines of wooden telegraph poles carrying their burden or wires In the same Compound with tne correspondent lived an American mill
 ary attache and an American business man.
 The mellow notes of Japanese gone pealing through the night awoke the
 steeper. As hc turned uneasily there came a discreet knock on< the door.
 .sT9anpa san. 70 said the boy "Danna san speak like see big fire. Big fire
 come. Please get up! pleage go!' VA
 great mass of light showed through the
 windows The fire was near and the correspondent went with his. conhpa- Tn the United States a big fire ap- LneaIs as spectacular; in Japan 1t is spec. ktacular with the picturesque and the ar | stic added, The "boy was wrong in one particular; it was not a big fire as Tokio knows them-only 9 houses-but I it afforded, dramatic instance of the Tokio Erefighters in action. The Amer
 jeans joined the throng of hurrying, mur- muring, kimono-wrapt, clog shod Japan csc which choked the narrow street lead 1 ing to the scene of the fire, winch loomed up, angry and menacing. an eighth of a | mile away. Masses of sparks soa red i heavenward and clouds of lumi- | nous smoke roiied upward anG beyond, | toward the center of the great city whose l greatest scourge has ever been fire. | Tt is spreading. a Japanese friend l said galy, The sgongs are sounding far 1 away to call endorsements. Let us
 hurry; we must get a good view The crowd was becoming almost impossible
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STOP CATARRH! OPEN
 N0STRILS AND HEAD Says Cream Applied in Nostrils Relieves Head Colds at Once.

If your nostrils are clogged and your head is stuffed and you can't breathe freely because of cold or catarrh, just get small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store. Apply a little of this fragrant. antiseptic cream into your nostrils and let it penetrate through every air passage of your head. soothing and healing the inflamed, swollen mucous membrane and you set instant relief
 An! how good 1t feels. Your nos trils are open, your head is clear, no more hawking, snuffing. blowing; no more headache, dryness or struggling for breath. Elys Cream Balm Is just what sufferers from head colds and car tarrh need It's a delight.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-08
FRANCE IS URGING AUSTRALIAN TRADE Gen. Paul Pau and French Mission Spending Some
 time on Island

Sydney. Australia, November 7.-(Corre- spondence of the Associated Press.) When the French mission headed by
 Gen. Paul Pau, which is now touring returns home it will urge the government to appoint trade commission- CTS to improve the commercial relations between France and Australia. Dr. Sieg- fried and M. Motte, members of t..e mission have been very actively engaged in sydney and Melbourne in comforting with commercial interests and govern mental departments with this end in view Addressing the Commercial Tray
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FIRE IN TOKYO IS MORE PICTURESQUE THANIN ANY OTHER
 GIY IN THE WORLD
Mellow Gong Sounds Alarm as Fire Fighters Hurry to Save the Tiny
 Wooden Homes !.

Tokio. November s.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press. 9--Freruently fires throughout Japan attended by consid Z erable destruction of property and some loss of life have urgently called the at tention of the Japanese authorities to the necessity of improving the means of fighting fire. Tn some cases entire villages have been wiped out and in the city of Tol6io blocks of tiny wooden houses have been consumed with amaz- ing swiftness. x
 A Japanesg fire is different. from al most any other fire in the world. I had an opportunity of observing that fact when a fire occurred sometime ago rear the headquartersa of the Associated
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lattice walls disintegrated under power ful blows, sagged and fell, carrying tiled roofs with them, and were swiftly borne away. Thus was cheated Fudo, the Japa- nese god of fire.
 The crowd found time to stare in po- lite curiosity at the foreigner. T hope YOU will notice," said the Japanese,
 'how orderly this crowd is Perhaps little unpresentable. jostling now and then but no trouble. hope you feel per fectlv safe. as safe as you would in New York or London or Paris.
 sThe one real danger, after all" ram bled on the friend, 'is from pickpockets or rather from petty burglars. You see when the fire comes the people rush out to see. and the burglar, taking advan- tage, runs in to steal. Still, with the im- provement of the police system, this form of crime is~ decreasing.
 q suppose this is small blazer"
 Small Indeed, though hard on the poor people whose homes have gone> You know in earlier days in the Sho- ganate days. the fires of Tokio were known as The Flowers of Edo because they were so big and so beautiful-4o.- ao houses, 600O0 sometimes"
 Edo is the ancient Shogunate name of Tokio
 BRIG ADE IS REMODELED
 "LatterIy" my friend went on, with inc introduction of modern western methods of fire fighting, we have done better both in prevention and subduing. 1 Our fire brigade has been remodeled | a fters the west. but of course 1t is still ] in very juvenile condition comparedNwith the ether great capitals of the world. | "Tolzio is becoming more and more ! the concentration point of the industrial l classes of the empire and the population l acnACial1V in the plit = skirts.
 1 ..We Nhave six fire ibrigades in TolSio. each brigade having two or three sub
 stations in addition to the regular sta itions special branch headquarters are established in the thickly populated soc tions of the city from November to May. The total number of firemen on duty day and night is 2oOo. You may perhaps have noticed the tall observatory structures which. like miniature Eiffel towers, dom- mate the city at frequent intervals of snace. They are the fire stations Of 1 Tolxio whose eternal watchers. peering ! in all points of the compass, give the alarm at the first sign of flames.
 sWe have 30 fire engines drawn by | horses and as many hose reels but the number will proba blysbe increased next year. The authorities have also pur- I chased a number of automobile ire lad- der trucks their use being necessitateu
 by the gradual increase in the erection of sllyscrapers in the business center oi l Tokio.
 Tt must be evident. to you that while
 u,e continue to -erect our buildings Tn wood the scourge of ire IS aiways { possibility. but l think we are do'ns very well and the fact that there mas | been no great catastrophe for many years i is proof, L fancy. that our heroic hre llad>,es have not lost their old samural spirit of victory"
 i The fire was now under control and even subsiding. And So joining the re- treating procession of exquisite swing
 ing lanterns, the long lane Of human nrt flies, we went back to America lana anu to dreamland.
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How to Roast the Turkey
,be peonle's Home Journal.

From the PeOple SoNAhN'
 In choosing the turkey for Thanks giving.> regard must be had to age freshness. shape, condition, and color of skin and legs. In young birds the legs and feet are smooth, and the scales overlap each other but slightly, while the spurs of males under year old are represented only by scaly knobs, through which the true spur pushes It. self later on. N The comb and wattles of oung toWl will be comparatively small and close fitting All freshly killed birds have full bright eyes. One should take no risk of turkeys or fowls being over hung, and any with the least tinge of green in the flesh should be reJected. When fresh and in good condition, the skin should look clear and unwrinkled, and the flesh plump and firm.
 The new order in council passed by the dominion government provides that there must be no more strikes or lock cuts under a penalty1of slo.ooo fine or i'm prsonnent.
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for sometime preparing for the reoceu- patton of the wool districts, andS 1t IS expected that now the factories will be speedily rebuilt and the large consign- ments of American machinery imported will beS installed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
Want to Build Mil Here.

Several weeks ago the Review
published a communication from
the Eagle River Land Company
concerning the advantages Of an
excelsior mill for Eagle River to-
afford a market to farmers for
the popk4f and birch wood which
most of the land here possesses
in great abundance. The idea
took root and Wednesday after
noon several of the business men
were invited to a meeting at the
office Of the Sanborn Co., where
Messrs. Krom, and Paulson of
Merrill, and Winkleman of Wau-
sau, presented a proposition to
build a "a machine plant here If
guaranteed the necessary sup
port. The plant would cost $35.
900 to build and equip and Ia
to Is men would be en-
ployed the year around. The
annual amount paid out for la
Dor and not less than 5, 600 cords
Of poplar and birch at present
prices in effect at their mill at
Merrill would be $40, 600 or more.
and would naturally be largely
put into circulation here.
They ask for the guaranteed
delivery of not less than A, 900 cd.
of 36-in poplar and birch annu-
ally for a period of ten years.
a mill site Of not less than seven
acres with side track facilities.
and minor concessions easily to
be granted. No definite conclu-
sion was reached at the meeting
held Wednesday but one will
soon be called for the purpose of
deciding whether Eagle River
and vicinity cares to accept the
opportunity presented.
The promoters own and oper-
ate a similar plant at Merrill but
are DESTROYS Of increasing their
capacity and getting closer to a
base of supply of the raw mater
ial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
Over the Top With Empey.

Eagle River went over the top with
Capt. Empey at the opera house
Wednesday afternoon and evening,
when Capt. Empey donated his nine
reel motion picture cover the Top"
and gave his audiences the opportun-
ity to hear some of his personal ex-
.periences on the western front. This
noted soldier-author has spent the
past month at Tilden Bros. Resort.
Wherever he goes he works unceas-
ingly for the American soldiers in
the big cause and while here he Sc
cured his excellent picture and put it
on in Eagle River for the smoke fund
for the boys in the trenches Well
over a thousand people saw the pic
ture at the three performances and
heard Capt. Empey talk. The pro-
ceeds netted S574.15, every cent of
which buys smokes for the Yanks.
Capt. Employs picture is American
propaganda, depicting his experiences
in the war and filmed especially to
show up the insidious workings of
German propaganda methods in this
country. It is a great picture.
Capt. Empey left this morning for
New York and before going he ex-
pressed his appreciation of the man.
ner in which everyone had taken hold
and given of their time and efforts for
the boys over there. Every item con-
nected with the performances was
cheerfully donated so that the entire
receipts might go for smokes for the
boys in trenches. To the operator,
the opera house proprietor, the or
chestra Mrs. Frank. Carter, Mrs.
Helms. the printers and everyone else
who made the day so successful, Capt.
Empey gives big vote Of thanks and
we reciprocate to Capt. Empey for all
he has done and is doing for America S
cause in the big struggle.
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was one formerly, nd am very busy
studying every hour that I'm not
writing letters and still have not
filled MY quota Of letters to friends.
Ny company is destined to stay
here in the study of Radio work of
all kinds for a period of Il to II weeks
which will take us TIL Oct. Is, and
then we may go across, as they are
leaving every few days from here.
] had my first test last Saturday
and made passing mark of 80, which
permits me to roam and go to the
city of Bryan miles away on Satur-
day P. M. and Sunday, but had ] a
standing below 70, | would be COM
PEELED to stay in my room and study
for my punishment.
They have great many large three
and four story buildings which are,
very pretty.
Except for the hot weather it would
be nice place here, altho lately and
especially today the weather is fair.
There was every Indication here yes
terday that wind and rain storm
was coming, but in five minutes it
was all over and it seems as hard for
it to rain here as it would be to have
it 80 in the shade up at home in jan
uary. We have had no rain here
since around June 1st.
/ am 96.6 miles from my brother Ed
at Houston and expect to see him up
here for a few hours next Sunday.
On our trip ftom Valparaiso we
saw many interesting sights OF chief
interest to me were the big fields of
corn and cotton we passed through.
We were treated most royalty by the
Red Cross at many stations, The
trip was completed in two days by a
special train carrying 200 soldiers.
With best regards will close.
HERMAN ENGLEsTEAD.
Co. G Radio Service Co.
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Soldier and Sailor News

Platoon Sergeant Chas. butcher,
son of Mr.. and Mrs t. B. butcher, is
on his way to the front. Serg. Dutch
er has been at Camp Grant.
Peter Camden, aerial photographer
has been transferred from Baker Field,
\. Y. to flying field in Texas, cards
to that effect having been received
while he was en- route.
W. B. Raymond has received let
ter from his son Lloyd, army field
clerk with the A. e. f. in France.
Lloyd tells of his experiences in a
French cafe while trying to get an
omelet and cup of coffee. His French
for coffee must have been just about
right because he got three cups of
that before he succeeded in making
the waiter understand his French for
omelet. Lloyd is well impressed with
France but is anxious to be trans
ferred to front line duty.
The James Morgan and Walter GAN
der families this week heard from a
nephew, Tom Gander of Marinette,
who is top sergeant with the A. E.
F. in France. Sergeant Gander re-
Gently cabled his mother that he was
back in rest billet after strenuous
turn in the front line trenches. Pre-
vious to that Toms mother had re-
ceived a letter from his regimental
commander citing Tom for gallant
conduct and bravery in action. Dur
ing a recent engagement his company
became separated from the main
forces and for two days maneuvered
in enemy territory under the leader
ship of Serg. Camden, returning to the
American lines with a good bag of
prisoners and not a man of the COM
pany injured or missing. Serg. Gan
der enlisted in the first officers train
ing school and qualified for bayonet
instructor. He went across with the
32nd Division several months ago.
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cast in theshub and riyeted to steel
rims, mounted on ball bearings.

cast in theshub and riveted to steel
rims, mounted on ball bearings
Rear wheel are built in same way
AZ inches in diameter and II inches
in width and are fitted with special
cleats to give traction in the field.
Wheel base is 60 inches, tread be-
tween wheels being 80 inches. 1T
will turn in Fl foot circle.
For stationary work, a pulley is fit
ted to the side of the tractor and OPP
Grated from the engine clutch. p
h. p. is available at the pulley which
runs at 1000 revolutions per minute.
This equipment is optional.
Flowing speed is q miles per hour
low speed II miles per hour; high
speed 81 miles per hour: and reverse
speed q miles per hour.
Henry Ford may not be elected as
q. S. Senator from Michigan but his
political enemies can never deprive
him of his reputation as the manu-
facturer of the most popular auto
mobile that has ever been on the
market a good illustration being
furnished at the Iron Mountain field
trial where at one time "a autos
were counted and a second count re-
vealed 36 of them as Fords. Consid-
ering this and what we have read and
seen of the tractor, our guess is that
before five years it will be found on
practically every farm in the United
States.
An account of an auto trip to Iron
Mountain would not be complete
without mention of the fine high
ways of the iron ore belt in Michigan.
The road to Phelps needs no words OF
ours to recommend it though much
credit can be given t., Villas county's
highway commissioner for making it
what it is. From Phelps to the For
est county line, the road is a town
maintained one, in fair condition and
of a soil texture to be grand road
if maintained as county and state
highway. Forest county was crossed
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clerk; w. Il. Raymond, register OF
deeds; Chas. Hanke and F. J. Gaff--
ney, sheriff; Clarence Henderson,
clerk of court; Geo. Kernohan, coro-
ner; Geo. E. O'Connor, district att
torney.
Some of the disbarred candidates
will make an effort to get on their
party ballot in November by having
their friends write in their names a.
sufficient number of times at the
primary. There is also a possibility
that an Independent ticket may be in
the field at the November windup.
The situation is an unusual one
from the fact that many of the cam
didates are well versed in the politi-
cal game and to have made errors In
the preliminary arrangements is en-
tirely a surprise to their friends. It
will have the effect of hereafter
making candidates of all parties
perfectly sure that the legal require
ments are fully complied with at all
points.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16

There are lots of pretty French
girls over here. I have some difficult
ty in talking the language, but new,
ertheless / can talk it when / get
enough of this wine. Champagne
costs franc drink. Ca franc is
equal to about III cents in American
|coin) At first it was difficult 20
count, but it didn't take long to learn
how. -
We are situated near a pretty large
place, and have some good times
when OH pass.
Yes the French girls are good-look-
iEg, but couldn't say that they ex-
Gel the Americans am. | have lit
tie girl back there / don't think any
Of them can beat.
We get good chow and sleeping
quarters. Everything is pretty good
here.
| / haven't received the papers, you
sent. No, | don't think you can send
packages, although | received a pack
age containing cookies and cake.
Well guess have said enough SO
| with love to all will close.
Your loving brother Ed.
4th Trench Mortar Battery, A. E. #.
The above letter was sent the Review
by Miss Gertrude Benson of Water
town, from her brother, who is the
son of Fred Benson, and brother of
John and JAS. Benson, who at once
wrote their soldier relative to pay
strict attention to duty and none at
all to the more dangerous French fe-
males.
College Station. Tex.
Aug. 6, 1918.
Friend Mrs. Walsh:
1t was hard to get started to write
to you because this is just like mill
tary school, in fact, College Station
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MORE FRUIT and LESS SUGAR

on the county system, and it was ev-
ident that county also has commits
sioner who is building roads as well
as thinking about it. Entering
a few miles out of Iron River, you
at once notice marked change the
road becoming a regular boulevard
for smoothness and hard as iron
which isn't strange considering that
up there they use the raw material
to build roads with. The next town,
Crystal Falls is made over a very
picturesque route and the same kind
of highway construction. The next
place, Florence, is in Wisconsin and
the road while very good is not in
it with the last part of the fifteen
miles to Iron Mountain.
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Letters from the Boys
Somewhere in France.
July-14,, 1918.

july Il, 1910.
My dear Sisters:
Your most welcome letter received
the 18th and was as usual delighted
to hear from you. Gertrude, it is ra-
ther hard to write a good letter from
here, as lot of things that would be
interesting fellow can't tell.
The boat in which [ crossed was
very comfortable, carrying about 5000.
We had no trouble with subs what
ever. I was on K. p. all the way
across and ate the best. / like the
deep blue pretty we'll, and didn't get
.sea-sick like some who fed the fish in
good style.
I like France real well. AS you Of
course know, it is very antique, but
not what you would expect. Every
thing in the line of buildings are
built of stone, cement, or stucco and
look awfully odd. The landscape is
nice and green with lots Of foliage.
The days are nice and warm and the
nights are cool, It doesn't get dark
until about 1870 and it gets light
again at about 4:3O so I lose out on
sleep. They raise an awful lot of
grapes. A person can see vineyards
wherever he goes.
The women take the place OF men
in different kinds Of labor. Women
are street-car conductors, motormen,
bar-tenders, work on farms and in
lumber-yards, and in fact they take
part in almost everything.
On the streets in front of cafes and
restaurants men and women sit and
drink their wine and beer. The beer
hasn't the kick to it that it has in
the states.
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MORE Villas MEN GO
Army and Navy Ranks Are
Swelled By Entrance of
Seventeen More.

Seventeen more. stars can be added
to Villas county's service flag for the
period between Aug. 18th and Aug
18th. Eight entered the army and
nine entered the navy.
The nine entering the navy volun-
teereG a couple of weeks ago and were
at home awaiting the call which came
Tuesday. The boys left for Rhine
lander Tuesday evening, taking train
from there for Milwaukee. The list
follows:
Werner Erickson, ConOver.
Emil Johnson, Conover.
Guy Dussault, Conoyer.
VIM. Rand, Eagle River.
Francis Sailer, Eagle River.
Rex Kendall, Eagle River.
James Haydn, Eagle River.
Arthur Roderick, Eagle River.
Walter Dickman, State Line.
August 18th the following list OF
men left for the Sweeney Auto school
at Kansas City:
Arthur McGill, Eagle River.
Carl Goranson, Conoyer.
Earl Korth, Clearwater Lake.
Benjamin Juve, Sayner.
August 14th Gus Punches of Eagle
River left for the school of mechanics
at Peoria, Ill.
August 18th Charles Osterberg of
Conover left for the school of me-
chanics at Indianapolis, Ind.
August 18th Stanley Korpal of Eagle
River left for Beloit Wis.
Wilfred Mccormack Of Phelps went
to the u. w. at Madison.