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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
Canadian Exploit.

WITH THE. TANAD1.tN FORCES IN
rIChRpY. Tuesday. Aug. 1".--(l}y
Cnntdian rr"SS)--.purng tho opening
days ur tn" present offensive fly" MEM
H., rs Of Il we'll known Canadian battalion
captured NOR" than loo Germans.
In II dcnSr r"E carly one morning tho
party hrram" lost and in cropping their
way about came suddenly upon fully
manned German trench. y corporal in
m party gave tn" order IT, fire. This
show mf furc" brought more than Ion
Germans nnr after another. tumhlinc
IN out of ia" trench la surrender. Th"
five men then marched the Germans I"
tho rear.
The canadian contingent takes prid"
in having established Il record three day
ndvanr" Of 49,. ana yards
When III" tanks went into action on
the Canadian part "f III" front. u piper
If n Manitoba unit set aStridr The tank
''nnminion" lie came through Un-
srathcd. scirlinr his nihr"Ch all the
while.
Another Canadian piper was killed
i,.t.iing his hattali"n into action.
II WAS relatively quiet on tn" Can
adam SHri"r to-day. I;""l progress is
being mad" ON IN" southern end in CON
suliIutinE tn" position.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
DIED

BEARLEY- Tuesday. August 1"th.
1915. at - clock noon. at wheeling
hospital. HARRY Rf:ARLEf.
Funeral from his late residence. Ma
, rinnal load. W""dsdtl". on Friday
morning at $50 Requiem high mass
nj 81. MirharrS church ut "'ci"ck.
Friends invited To attend. lntermcnt
nj Mt. Calvary cemetery.
ALLEN-Qn Tuesday. August ~. l9lS'
at l0:35 o'clock p. M. in the lamliy
homo. Nineteenth street. "arWooo:
E:LIZABt:Tll JUNE. aged l year and
month. daughter OF L. j. and Minnie
lSprarSI Allen.
run.-,I in the family residence this
Thursday afternoon 1t o'clock. In
trruurut in Greenwood cemetery.
MALKIN-1n Tuesday. August is. 1913.
1T 9:4n O'Clock a. m. Mt the latc rcS!-
drnrr us Twelfth street. JEANEIlA
LEnNItART M.kl.klN.
Services 'front.' he residence Thursday
afternoon o'clock. Friends invited.
1ntcrnrnt private Greenwood ccmc-
t"f%.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
Early British Report.

LONDON. Aug. l4.-G'rIt'sh troops
har. gained further ground at tn" apex
IF tn. l.ys salient in FLANDERS. says lac
official statement from Field harShal
Iaig today. East "f Mct"r"n IN" line
was advanced slightly. Will" cast 81
Eirux-B rrquin. south Of Mrtcrcn. pa
trolls established a new line.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
Estimated Receipts.

The amount due. and tnr amount mar
will brrnmr ,lu" and C0ilerliblc ir"Li
every source except from the levy ~
taxes IL ln made for the currrI.l year
t,.I,,., l,,.. tr,,u sheriff ~. III no
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS
HOTEL B0SCOBEL

or: fine table: bathing privileges; spccial
rates: booklet. Always open. Sapa-
city. $50. - T. MAnto-''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
WANTED-Agents
JAMES L. HAwLEY,
1oo5M MAIN 81.
WANTED-Male and Female

UH1TGO STATES Au48AN 40AAAA
SERVICE.
FREE TO EMPLoYE AND EMPLOYER
Wheeling Commercial Association
Assembly ROOM.
MARKET AUDITORIUM Bu1p1Ha
MALE HELP WANTED.
Any number Of Coal Miners
Two Mechanical Craftsmen.
Two Electric Crancr1cn.
IL Foundry Clippers.
Any number Labcrers.
Machini1ts.
Freight Handlers
Grey iron MouldcrI
Pipe Cutters.
Two Electric Wclders.
POSITIONS WANTED.
Truck Drivers.
Care Tnker OF Lawn. Etc
Shell inspectors.
Veterinary Surgeon.
Watchmen and Time Keeper
FEMALE.
Sicnograpkcrs.
StenoEraphcrs and Book-kecp-rs.
Call at the United Statos Employment
Service between and o'clock for in
formation concerning any kind Of en-.
ployment desired. Rem ember this II =
public service and there Il no charge
Whatever to any person je-1tf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15

Trs,r: r Il. RERNHEIN.
,u-l5-op-29-Sr-5 Secretary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
HELPS PAY FOR BREAD

There has been much misunder-
standing about the bread program in
England. 1t is true that the English
man buys loaf of bread for less than
an American can, but it is poorer
bread, and the British government is
paying $200,000000 year toward the
cost of it.
All the grain grown in Great Brit
ain is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the imported
wheat purchased on the markets at
the prevailing market price. This is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at price that allows the adul-
terated war bread loaf of four pounds
to sell at Is cents, the two pound loaf
at cents and the one pound loaf at 5
cents.
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with larger ex-
traction, the four pound loaf sells for
16 cents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
NEED BIG HERDS
Europe's Meat Supply Must Come
From America.
Warning Nations Have Depleted Live
Killing Dairy Cattle For Food.

American stock breeders are being
asked to conserve their fiocks and
herds in order to meet Europe's ire
mendous demands for meats during
the war and probably for many years
afterward.
The United States food admins
tratiOn reports that American stock
raisers have shown a disposition to
cooperate with the government in in
creasing the nations supply of live
stock.
Germany today is probably better
supplied with live stock than any 9TH
er European nation. When the Ger
man armies made their big advance
into France and then retreated vir-
territory approximately 100000
head-were driven behind the German
lines
But In England-where 100000
acres of pasture lands have been turn
ed into grain felds-the cattle herds
are decreasing rapidly One Of the
reasons apparently is the declining
maximum price scale adopted by the
English as follows For September,
$17.76 per 100 pounds; October, ST.. %;
November and December, $16.0S; jan
larry, $14.40 The effect of these prices
was to drive beef animals on the mar
ket as soon as possible.
In France the number of cattle as
we'll as the quality have shown an
enormous decline during the war.
Where France had 14,SO7 900 head Of
cattle in 1913, she now has only 12,-
341, 900, a decrease of 1866 per cent
And France Is today producing only
one gallon of milk compared to two
and one-half gallons before the war.
Denmark and Holland have been
forced to sacrifice dairy herds for beef
because of the lack of necessary feed.
Close study of the European meat
situation has convinced the Food Adj
ministration that the future problem
of America lies largely In the produc-
ton of meat producing animals and
dairy products rather than in the pro-
duction of cereals for export when
the war will have ceased.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
international Law Overthrow
BY J. B. WINSLOW Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin.

Third, the use of poisonous gases
and liquid fire in direct violation of
Article 23 of the rules which forbid
such methods of warfare.
Fourth, the levying of vast fines and
penalties upon cities, towns, and vii
lagos, amounting in many instances to
millions of dollars, in pretended pun
ishment for the most trivial acts of in
dividuals, in violation of Article so of
the Hague rules which prohibits such
penalties.
Fifth, the destruction by fire of vii
lagos and cities, and the killing OF
their inhabitants, young and old, men
and women alike, because Gas was
claimed) some of their inhabitants
had fired upon German soldiers. The
best known case is the destruction Of
Louvain in Belgium, and the murder
of hundreds of it's inhabitants, in
August, 1914. But this was only one
outrage of many. Even If in any Of
these cases the German claim should
turn out to be true the German Gov
eminent would still be without proper
excuse. For the Furnishing of an en-
tire city by fire and sword for the acts
of individuals is contrary to the rules
agreed to obey.
Sixth, the forcible removal of a
quarter of million of men and women
from Belgium and France to Germany,
and compelling them to work in fac
tories and labor camps at work Of d.
rect or indirect military value.
Seventh, the sinking of neutral
freight and passenger ships without
warning, and regardless of whether
they were carrying contraband of war
or not
Eighth, the murder for this it is)
of civilian neutrals rightfully travel
ing on passenger ships; whether the
ships be enemy or neutral, all the laws
of God and man require that the lives
of passengers and crew be first pro-
tected.
Ninth, the destruction of fruit trees
| and of all private property in the
evacuated portions of France, render
| ing it desert of death, even when no
military advantage was gained thereby.
Tenth, the destruction of the
| choicest cathedrals and other treas
ures of medieval architecture, in viola
ton of Article Sc of the Hague rules.
Eleventh, the Wholesale robbing Of
| the funds and property of banks and
| private individuals, in violation of Ar
| ticle So of the Hague rules.
Twelfth, the carrying on of plots
and conspiracies by their diplomatic
agents in this country while we were
still at peace, not merely against other
countries, but against our own coun-
| try as well.
If these crimes are crowned by final
victory in the war, international law
necessarily ceases to exist.
Why? Because never again can
confidence be placed in a nations
promise. This means the turning of
every state into an armed camp, and a
world in which perpetual dread of
ones neighbor reigns supreme.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Three Lakes is Booming.

So says Harry Aldrich, an old
time resident of Three Lakes and
an ex-baseball fan whom Eagle
River sports will long remember.
Harry was up to Villas county's
capital yesterday for three vital
reasons: to get his hair cut, have
a tooth pulled and his team
shod-at least that is what he
leisurely informed his friends, but
the concensus of opinion is that
Mr.. Aldrich wanted to come up
to a real live place and rehash
a bunch of the old-time tales he
and his old cronies enjoyed in
the years gone by. At that
Harry Aldrich has a big bunch
of real friends in Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
MAKING MEATLESS
DAYS PERMANENT

In the meatless menu there is q fer
tile field for developing new and nour-
ishing dishes, according to e. H. Niles,
writing in the Hotel Gazette, who be-
lieyes that the present shortage of
meat and fats will not end with the
coming of peace, but may grow more
acute and continue for five or six
years, thus making 1t worth while to
develop menus of grain, vegetables
and fish on more or less permanent
basis. Meat can be replaced by cereals
and other protein foods, or may be
served in very small portions as a fla
voring for other food. In making up
meatless menus this author finds our
American Creole and southern cuisine
broad field for investigation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Did Germany Wrong Belgium?
BY G. C. FISKE Associate Professor of Latin in the
University of Wisconsin,

morning of August 4, 1914, by the
Belgian Ambassador, said,
Germany has nothing with
which to reproach Belgium, and
the attitude of Belgium has al
ways been perfectly correct"
On the same afternoon in his fam
Gus speech before the Reichstag, Won
Bethmann-H ollweg, the German chan
cellor, said:
1--WE are in a state of necessity,
and necessity knows no law.
So we were compelled
to override the just protest of the
Luxembourg and Belgian Govern
ments"
Out of the mouths of her two high
est officials Germany thus condemns
herself.
There is not shred of evidence that
France intended to invade Belgium.
When asked by Great Britain on July
81, 1914, France on the same day re-
piled that she intended to respect the
neutrality of Belgium, and so informed
the Belgian Government,
Great Britain had told the Belgian
Government as early as April Z, 1913,
that she would not invade Belgium
except to defend its neutrality, never
first
How Germany Planned Invasion.
What about Germany? When asked
by Great Britain on July 81, 1914, Ger
many refused to make any promise.
France, Belgium, and Great Britain
have clean slate. Germany is a self
confessed criminal in the court of
civilization.
Two months later Germany an
nounced that she had found in the
Belgian war Office records of a pro-
posed plan by which England was to
pass through Belgium to attack Ger
many. She did not point out that these
same documents showed that the plan
was to be carried out only in case
Germany invaded Belgium. Neither
did she explain that King Albert had
told her of this plan when it was made
several years before the war began.
Germany's attempt to excuse her gross
violation of Belgium's neutrality is
both clumsy and dishonest
Belgium and Great Britain were
more than justified in their suspicious
because of the German strategic rail-
ways built for five years before the
war, which threatened the eastern
frontiers of Belgium like the tentacIes
of an octupus.
But what has the crime against
Belgium to do with our entrance into
the war? Germany's violation of Bel.
GUM is a menace to the Monroe doc.
trine. Will victorious Germany that
violated Belgium regard the rights of
the small nations in Central and South
America?
In the violation of Belgium's neu-
trality we Americans see a concrete
and bitter proof of Just what the real.
ization of the ideas of German mill.
tary autocracy means to the world
and means to us. The German gov.
eminent asserts that necessity knows
no law, that might makes right, that
a solemn contract is a scrap of
paper" Such ideas are menace to
every nation in Christendom.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Real Spring Weather.

Unless some unprincipled guy
comes along and spills the buck
wheat, this section of porthern
Wisconsin is under the impress
sion that the backbone of winter
busted itself last Saturday. ANY
how, Monday was a real spring
day with mercury $50 above. A
few days like Monday and Tues
day and logging operations will
have to stop on account OF bare
roads. This seems unbelievable
to people down state who are
still buried in snowdrifts. 'Sfact.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13

Few probably appreciate the pro-
found shock to civilization that would
result from a general overthrow OF in
ternational law.
International law is civilized moral
ity applied to the relations between
nations.
The horrors which attended bar
barian warfare are well known. Such
warfare knew no law and no restric-
lions upon frightfulness. Every per-
son, armed or unarmed, in the enemy's
country, was regarded as a combatant
and was subject to torture, slavery, or
death. All property was subject to
plumber and destruction. Rapine, MUIR
der, pillage, and ruin marked its prog
ress everywhere.
During the last three centuries, how
ever, civilized states have come to rec
ognize certain fundamental principles
which may be truly called the very
foundation of international law as ap-
plicable to a state of war; namely, %
that independent nations have equal
rights regardless of size, position, or
resources, (2) that treaties between
nations are to be observed until prop
sTly abrogated, 60 that war is waged
only by armed forces of the nation,
not by or against civilians, and az
that only such destruction of life and
property as is necessary to accomplish
The purpose of the war can be justi-
fed
These principles have been en-
bodied in treaties, and within the last
half century, have been analysed,
codified, and specifically applied to
wartime conditions, by world confer
ences held at the Hague in 1899 and
in 1907, in which practically all the
civilized nations of the world, includ-
ing Germany, participated.
To all of the important conclusions
Germany gave her assent. That she
nas grossly violated many of the pr1n'
ciples laid down there can be no doubt
Let us set down the gravest of these
violations, passing by, however, the
sickening charges of murder, rape, and
fiendish cruelty to defenseless civil.
ans, about which there may be contro
versy though the proof seems very con
vincing.
Let us take rather the violations
which are either admitted or proved
by impregnable evidence.
First and foremost stands the viola
ton of the neutrality of Belgium which
Prussia and other great powers had
guaranteed in 1889. Here we have nc
need of proof. The plea of Guilty
has already been entered Bethmann-
Holweg, the Imperial Chancellor, said
to the Reichstag on August 4, 1914
"Our troops have occupied Luxembourg
and perhaps have already entered Bel
gian territory; Gentlemen, this is a
breach of international law"
Second, the bombardment by ships
and Zeppelins of unfortified and unde
Tended towns, villages, and even hos.
pitfalls. Article 25 of the chapter on
the laws and customs of war on land
adopted by the Hague Conference Of
1907, and assented to by Germany, for
bids such bombardments.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13

Germany's violation of the neutral
fly of Belgium has been called a crime
against civilization. Are there cold
facts to prove this?
A neutralized state is one that has
been guaranteed freedom from 1nva-
sion upon condition that it wage no
war beyond it's borders. Switzerland,
Luxembourg, and Belgium are such
states.
Belgium was created a neutraliZed
nation in 1889 by treaty signed by
Great Britain, France, Russia,
Prussia, Austria. They agreed that
Belgium should form an Independent
and perpetually neutral state, and
bound themselves to interfere for the
defense of Belgium against any power
attempting to invade Belgian territory.
Belgium, in its turn, was pledged to
observe neutrality towards all other
states. This treaty was reaffirmed in
1870 and respected in the Franco
Prussian war.
But Belgium, like every other neu-
trail state, had also the protection of
the Hague Convention of 1907. The
United States as well as all the other
great powers signed that convention.
The Hague convention says that the
territory of neutral powers shall not
be invaded; that troops or supplies of
belligerents shall not move across it;
and that if foreign power invades
a neutralized country, the neutral
country has the right and duty to re-
sist.
Thus doubly protected Belgium and
Luxembourg had every reason to expect
that like Switzerland their neutrality
would be respected by all belligerents.
Nevertheless on August 2, 1914,
Belgium received an ultimatum from
Germany demanding the right to pass
troops through Belgium territory. She
promised at the conclusion of peace to
restore the property and the indie
pendence of the Belgian kingdom in
full If Belgium resisted, Germany
would consider her an enemy. AS an
enemy, Germany declared that she
could not guarantee the independence
Of Belgium thereafter.
Suppose Belgium Had submitted7
In accordance with the treaty of
1889 and of the Hague Convention,
this brutal ultimatum forced an in
dustrious and absolutely innocent peo-
GUM had agreed to Germany's pro-
posal. Belgium would then have for
feited all right to be treated as a neu-
trail and independent nation by Great
Britain and France. If they were vic
torious in the war, they would have
been justified in destroying her indie
pendence Also, what guarantees
would the Belgians have had that a
victorious Germany after ruthlessly
breaking one agreement would keep
another? The determination to main
tain her independence as well as re-
gard for her honor as nation inev-
itably led Belgium to refuse the Ger
man demand.
Germany made no charges against
the loyalty of Belgium. On the con-
trary the German Foreign Minister
Won Jagow, when interviewed on the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Down From Michigan.

Charles Vance of State Line,
came down yesterday from Wal
ter Bent's logging camps near
Iron River, Mich, where he has
been working this winter. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Vance if the
weather holds good for loggers,
the Bent camp will make rec
ord for the winters output OF
logs. Mr.. Vance came down for
medical treatment, having injur-
ed one of his hips.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
REQUIRED to Have License.

Dealers in teedstuffs are again
being warned that after Febru-
airy 18th, they will not be per-
mitted to trade without a license
from the Food Administration
Every manufacturer, importer,
dealer, handler, or storer OF fifty
of the principal ingredients used
in making commercial mixed
feeds is included in the require
ments. This covers baled hay,
shell and ear corn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Taken To Fort Sheriden.

Undersheriff Chas. Hanke left
Thursday morning for Fort
Sheridan, ILL.,, with August John
son, the Chicago man who had
"beat it" to escape the draft.
Johnson, who was turned over
to federal officers at Fort Sherl-
dan, claims exemption on the
grounds of a conscientious OBJ
jector," he being a student in the
Swedish Baptist mission at Chi
cago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Returned From Road School.

Messrs. VIM. Saltenberger, c.
A. and Austin Bent, ]. L, Nema-
check and Fred Meloy returned
Monday from Madison where
the previous week they attended
the state road school.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Will Be Examined.

Herbert Bowker and James
Merical left for Ashland this
morning where they will take a
final physical examination for
entry into the National army.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
Took Examination.

Fred Dolanski, Ed and Herm
Englestead came up Saturday
from Clintonville to take exami-
nation before the local draft
board. They returned Monday
to their work as mechanics in a
motor concern at Clintonville.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
For Hospital Treatment.

Station Agent R. :. Ziebell &C
companied his son Arthur and
nephew Leonard Ziebell to a hos
pital at Green Bay Monday of
this week, where the boys will
receive treatment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
County Board in Session.

The Villas county board of SUI
pervisors are in session this week
in Eagle River. the first day of
their session being held yester-
day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
BIRTHS

Born to MIR. and Mrs. P. l..
Morgan, Feb. 13th-a daughter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
The Artist.

He who is firm in viii lnolds the
world to hilaSclf.-Lv1.,.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-25
suex Canal Facta

The Suez canal, planned and con-
structed by a French engineer and
French capital, is owned and operated
by French company in which the
British government holds a controlling
interest, obtained in 1876 by buying
the large block of stock previously
owned by Egypt, for $20,OOO,O0O. Yes
sells of all nations, whether armed or
not. warships as well as merchant
ships. are allowed to pass through the
canal In peace or war at a ukform
rate of toll according to size y on
mage of the vessel. The fare is 6
francs and 25 centimes, or about 81 %
unit of tonnage. The regulations
governing the Panama canal and the
rates of toll are practically the same.