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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04
Counter-Attacks Repuised-serlin

Berlin. April 3.-The following state
ment covering operations on the West
ern front was issued here: The posi-
ton on the battlefield is unchanged.
Counter attacks made by the enemy
near Hebuterne and with special stub
bornness against heights captured by
us between the Luce and the Ayre
broke down with heavy losses. Minor
infantry engagements took place be-
tween the Avre and the Disc.
"The French have continued to shell
La0n, and numerous of the Inhabitants
have fallen victims.
Accommodating engagements occur
red on the eastern bank of the Meuse
near abandonment and southeast Of
Hhann; some prisoners We're brought
In.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04
IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ROADS
Get Produce to Market and Sup
plies for Operation.

Because Of the inability of the rail-
roads to handle the traffic of this coun-
try, good roads properly maintained
are absolutely necessary for further
development and future prosperity.
The farmers, more than any other
class, depend upon the short haul for
putting their products on the market,
and getting supplies for the operation
of their places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

kers must use 25 per cent of substi-
tutes in their bread.
Bakers may continue to use pota-
toes as equal to one pound of other
substitutes.
The use of sugar on bread and rolls
is forbidden. 1t may be used on crack
ers and other pastry products.
MEAT
All meatless days and meatless
mea!a~-re hereby suspended by order
of the q. S. Food Administration I'M
til May 1st. This ruling is due to
the fact that there is an unusual run
of hogs in the market and limited
storage capacity in packers cellars
and also a shortage of cars and short
age Of overseas transportation
We urge people to eat more pota-
toes, milk, and meat of which there
are now bountiful supplies, and con-
serve all the bread stufs possible.
WHEAT FLOUR
There is no change in the ruling to
the effect that all consumers must
purchase wheat -four and substitutes
on the fifty-ffty basis.
After April 1st, housewives should
not purchase and consume to exceed
one and one-half pounds of flour per
person per week, or six pounds of
flour per person per month. In this
connection substitutes must be pur-
chased as heretofore
HOTELS
Five hundred leading hotel men
from all parts of the United States
pledged themselves on March Both
to abolish absolutely the use of wheat
products in their hotels until the next
harvest, in order that through their
example an adequate shipment of
wheat to the allies may be made. We
ask all hotels, restaurants, and eat
ing houses to cooperate in this "a
greement
r. NJ. ROGERS,
Deputy County Food Administrator
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Darlington - Miss Anna Schurman,
12-year old girl trapper of Willow
Springs, Lafayette county, trapped
$3050 worth of furs during the winter
Her catch consisted of fifteen musk
rats, four skunks and two minks. She
personally skinned the animals and
cured the furs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Birchwood-The war department
has advised Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Land,
Sr.. of Lorraine, Barron county, near
here, that their son, Sidney, Jr., was
wounded in action. Land was the first
from this section Of the state to be
wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Madison-With few exceptions large
cities of Wisconsin reported sewoS
deaths last year than in 1916. A de-
cline in the death rate is noted all
along the line The death rate is COM
puted on the basis Of the estimated
population, and is considered at least
approximately correct.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04
SPECIAL Bull
LETIN NO. 1863
Dated April 2, 1918.
BAKERS

All bakers are hereby notified that
rye -four cannot be used as sub
stitute for wheat -four after April 1.
Beginning with April 14th, all ba-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Qe2tnS last year IMAM III 1910. "a ut-
cline in the death rate is noted all
along the line. The death rate is COM
puted on the basis Of the estimated
population, and is considered at least
, approximately correct.
Wausau Merchants in Wausau
have been furnished with sugar cards.
The card will apply to granulated
sugar only, and to get a supply of
sugar the grocer will have to present
his card to the railroad company or
wholesale house when calling for an
allotment,
Grand Rapids-The Grand Rapids
company of the Wisconsin state guard
has received forty Springfield rifles.
company of sixty-eight men with thir'
ty-five in reserve, was mustered into
the state service and is now ready to
do any duty for which it may be called
upon.
Athens - Joseph Lewandowski, a
fler in a sawmill here was killed al
most instantly when steam pipe on
the boiler burst Lewandoski's back
was broken and he was frightfully
scalded. He was % years old and is
survived by widow and one child.
Sheboygan - Arthur Lackhaus, 21
wears old, died at his home in the
town of Auburn as the result of inju-
ries received when his arm caught IN
the fiywheel of a motor on farm at
New Prospect His skull was crushed.
heboygan-Hundreds of house
wives attended the recent city fish sale
held here, when the city sold more
than 5000 pounds of pickerel and
rough fish at prices ranging from Z to
10 cents a pound.
La Crosse-The chief clerks office
of the railway mail service here will
be abolished, according to word from
CONGRESSMAN Esch. David Evans,
chief clerk, and four assistants will be
transferred.
Waupaca- a-Clintonville and the vii
lage of Embarrass became bone dry
when federal officers ordered saloons
closed for duration of the war. There
are military camps in Clintonville in
connection with the Four-Wheel Drive
factory and no saloons are permitted
within five miles.
Sturgeon Bay-The tug Brogan,
which wintered at the shipyards here,
sank, and now lies in twenty-four feet
of water alongside the north pier
What caused the craft to sink lis
mystery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

IRVINE LUTHER LENROOT was born on the 31st
day of January 1869 in the city of Superior Wisconsin,
where he has always resided. His father Len
root. His mother FredeTika Uarson) LenrOOt. He
educated in the schools and early became
senographer Later studied law and admitted to the
bar in 1897 On the 22nd of january 1890, he
red TO Clara Cough of Superior. He elected to the
Wisconsin Assembly in 1900, 1902 and 1904, and
speaker of the Assembly in 1903 and 1905. In 1909 he
elected to Congress to represent the Eleventh Wis
Congressional district which district he has
tnued to represent since He has served in the
gress the United States with distinction that he
has become national figure. Ever since this government
declared he has been the chief Republican aid in the
House TO the President Of the United States He is the
candidate loyal Republicans of Wisconsin for the
United States Senate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Appleton-By a unanimous decision,
Lawrence college university defeated
Coe college, Cedar Rapids, Ia, in de-
bate, taking the affirmative of the
question: Resolved, That the Federal
Government Should Adopt a Perma-
nent Policy OF Direct Price Control"
Madison-Forty-fve union BARRIERS
who went on strike to obtain shorter
hours have returned to work. The
agreement between the shop owners
ana the journeymen calls for seven
hour reduction each week.
Grantsburg - Simon Thoreson, for
mer assemblyman from this district,
died at his home here. He had been
in i'll health for year. Mr.. Thoreson
had been a member of the Grantsburg
school board, president and trustee of
the village, chairman of the county
board of Burnett county, chairman of
the republican county committee and
in 1896 delegate to the republican con-
vention at St Louis. He was born in
Bardo, Norway, on May %, 1849.
Madison = Under proclamation is
sued by c.. P. Norgord, commissioner
of agriculture, approved by the state
council of defense and Gov. E. L. Phil
ipp, all dogs in Milwaukee, Dane, Ra-
cine, Kenosha, OZaukee, Waukesha,
Jefferson, Walworth and Washington
counties must be confined or muzzled
for a period of 120 days to eliminate
the rabies This is the most drastic
action ever taken in the state.
Wisconsin farmers are be
ing warned to insist upon receiving
certified reports of termination tests
with al seed corn which they buy
from Connecticut growers or dealers.
Officials of the Connecticut Agrlcultu-
raj college have written the WIscon-
sin seed stocks committee, cautlonlng
trem against buying Connecticut corn
without requiring termination tests.
Fond du Lac-A H. Lewis, II years
old, for many years prominent in bus
mess affairs Of Fond du Lac, was
found hanging in the basement Of his
residence. He had been i'll all winter,
suffering from a general breakdown,
and had just returned from st. Peters
hnre Fla. where he went for his
health. His wife died three years ago
Waupaca-The potato starch factory
which has not been in operation for
seven wears, will start up again to
make starch from potatoes which are
now at q price that permits their use
&C starch The factory viii use 1900
bushels of potatoes per day, paying ~
cents hundred now for culls and NO,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

La Crosse-The chief clerks office
of the railway mail service here will
be abolished, according to word from
CONGRESSMAN Esch David Evans,
chief clerk, and four assistants will be
transferred.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Madison-Forty-fy union BARRIERS
who went on strike to obtain shorter
hours have returned to work. The
agreement between the shop owners
ana the journeymen calls for seven
hour reduction each week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

boygan-Hundreds of house
wives attended the recent city fish sale
held here, when the city sold more
than 5000 pounds OF pickerel and
rough fish at prices ranging from to
10 cents a pound
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Sheboygan - Arthur Lackhaus, Il
years old, died at his home in the
town of Auburn as the result of inju-
ries received when his arm caught in
the fywheel of motor on farm at
New Prospect. His skull was crushed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-04

Sturgeon Bay-The tug Brogan,
which wintered at the shiDyards here,
sank, and now lies in twentyfour feet
of water alongside the north pier
What caused the craft to sink lis q
mystery.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
WAR BEYOND THE TRENCHES
Five Billions VIII Be Spent on Siege
and Field Guns-Approved
by War Committee.

Observation-Disclosures is ready to
launch big gun programme for three
more years of war. The guns will be
built for the primary purpose OF
slashing the Germanic defenses on the
east bank of the Rhine. They call for
three field armies of 1,S75,OOO men
each, or more than 100000 in all.
This is the meaning of the $4,000
100000 Notifications bill which was
reported to the house. 1t reveals the
purpose of Gen. Pershing and the al
lied staffs to carry the warfare clear
to the German border and assault the
citadels along the Rhine with 10, IL
and 14-inch gunds and 16-inch mortars.
The programme for carrying the
war into the enemy's country was
formulated by Gen. Pershing, APP
proved by the allied war council in
Paris and by the general staff of the
War Department here.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
Us. TROOPS STORM
GERMAN TRENCHES
THOSE OF HUN GARRISON VINO
REMAINED TO FIGHT WERE
KILLED.
MACHINE GUN NEST CLEARED
American Artillery Put Down q Heavy
Box Barrape on Rear of Enemy
Posltlons--lnfantry Rushes
German Trenches.

With the American Army in Franco
American troops stormed German
trenches and machine gun nests in
front Of Cantigny, in the Montdidler
sector Those Of the German garrison
who remained to fight and carry out
their orders to hold the positions at
eny cost we're killed by rifle and ma.
chine gun fire and bayonet.
The Americans also took prisoners.
The American artillery put down
heavy box barrage on the rear of the
enemy positions. A few minutes later
the infantry swarmed over the top and
rushed the trenches. Some Of the Ger
mans had tried to escape through the
barrage, crashing to the rear, but few
OF them got through for numerous
German dead were found later.
Prisoners captured declared that
they had orders to hold on at all costs,
and this was apparent by the desper-
ate manner in which they fought. The
battle was short, but deadly, for the
enemy positions were swept clean of
Germans. The official report says
that a great many Germans wore
killed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
CAPTURE $4,000 AUSTRIANs
Italians Take Great Quantities Of Mo
nltions and 6ooty-Thelr Vic
tory Is Growing.

London.-Forty-fiye thousand pris
oners had been taken by the Italians
on the Piave up to noon June 25, ao
cording to a Central News dispatch
from Rome. The booty is enormous
the correspondent adds.
The work of the American aviatorl
who appeared on the front last weeh
for the first time, contributed nota
bly, to the disorganization OF the Aus
trian forces which had crossed the
Piave, according to Raffaele Carmel
correspondent of the Milan Ecolo.
The Italian attack began at dawn
With the Montello on the left flank,
the attacks was carried out all along
the line through Candelu to Sandons
di Piave. South OF the Zenson bend
the Austrians are fighting rear-guard
actions to cover the retreat of their
main body over the two bridges they
have left-at Sardona and Grizolera
three and half miles from the AID,
ratio.
The Austrian retreat, which began
in an orderly manner, soon became
wildly disorganized, and confused
Many thousands of Austro4Hungarians
surrendered at the first opportunity
when oVertaken by their pursuers.
The Italians have taken large mum
bers Of prisoners, great quantities OF
munitions and other booty since the
Austrian retreat began. The Italians
are advancing from their bridgehead
at Capo Sile.
AS the Austrians were pressed by
the Italians they threw away their
guns and equipment. They even left
on the Monticello stacks Of bread,
canned meat and preserves which Aus.
trian aviators had succeeded in bring.
ing to them.
The Austrians crossed the Pave on
RATS and boats which they had
brought up or had prepared during
the darkness. They left well-built
trenches, great quantities OF ammuni.
ton and blankets and every variety
of army equipment in their retreat.
An Italian staff officer, arriving
from the fighting zone on the Pfave
river, exclaimed as he ran into the
Italian army headquarters:
Victory is oursl We have put the
enemy across the Pave all the way"
The present victory OF the Italian
army is considered by military Off
ciais to be greater than that Of the
Austrians on the Bainsizza plateau last
fall. The Austrian retreat was made
more difficult by a violent thunder
storm.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
iTALVs VICTORY MOST DECISIVE
Washington Believes II viii Upset
Germany's Offensive Program.

washington PetSNcs ~ WIN Opect
oermany's Offensive Program.
Washington.-Germany's entire Of.
fensive program may have been upset,
in the opinion of some officers here,
by the crushing defeat of the Aus
trians along the Pave river.
Official reports reaching Washing.
ton bear out the picture Of the Aus
trlan disaster given in press accoAnts
from Italy, although the full extent
of the Italian success is not yet APP
parent. It is regarded as certain,
however, that the central powers have
been dealt a blow that will further
shake the morale of their people and
probably will compel the German high
command TO make a complete read
justment of its plans in France.
Austrian losses in the retreat in.
cluded an appalling number Of
troops killed, more than 10000 made
prisoner and an enormous amount Of
war booty, said a report from Gen.
Diaz, the Italian commander, which
was cabled from Rome to the Italian
embassy here.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
SHOW TRAIN is DEMOLISHED
Circus Special Crashed Into by an
Empty Troop Train-Bodles
charred by Fire.

Gary, Ind.-Eight-fiye persons are
known to be dead and 129 In hospitals
in Gary and Hammond as a result oil
the rear-end collision at dawn between
an equipment train and Wallace.
Hagenbeck circus train on the Micht'
gan Central Railroad, five miles west
of Gary. Virtually all victims were
members of the circus.
Thirty-eight bodies, all except one,
charred beyond recognition, have been
placed in Gary undertaking establish.
ments. Twenty-Five bodies have been
taken to Hammond.
AL Sargent, engineer, and Emil
KLAUS, fireman, piloted the train Of Il
empty troop cars that cut Its way
through the circus train
The empty troop train, travelling
down straight stretch of track, to-
tally demolished three Of the flipsy
circus coaches and damaged fourth.
According to reports to local au.
thorities, the circus train, which car.
ried four sleepers, five stock cars, Is
flat cars and a caboose, pulled part
way into switch, and stalled there
on account of a hot box The flag
man went back on the main track and
set fusees. The circus train was IN
this position when the troop train
ploughed into the sleepers, reducing
them to a pile of tangled steel and
timbers. Fire from the gas lighting
system of the circus train broke out
almost Immediately, and when res.
cuers reached the scene the entire
wreckage was in flames.
Only "a bodies have been identified,
Edward NJ Ballard, general manager
Of the circus, issued statement say
ing figures compiled indicated that
the death list would total Sc. He said
that hasty check up of the scattered
employees showed list of 60 missing
in addition to the "a identified dead.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
SEE THE ULTIMATE
DEFEAT OF HUNS
LLoYD GEORGE SAYS THE AMER
IcANs ARE FAST TURNING
The SCALES.
BLOW IS POSSIBLE SHORTLY
Enemy ls Without Reserves Available
for Another offenslve-Enemy
ls Now combine In.
dustries.

( London-The ultimate defeat o.
'Germany is now seen by the allied
powers.
This flat and transcendentally i'm
portant statement was made by Pre-
mier Lloyd George in the House o.
Commons.
This flat and transcendentally i'm
portant statement was made by Pre-
mier Lloyd George in the House Of
Commons
He told his auditors that the scales
were being turned fast by the fast ar
irving American army.
I'VE are on the eve Of a great
event" the British statesman de
clared, and the benches of the cham
Der were transformed into wild dem
0nstration.
There might be a blow coming
within a few hours" the premier de
clared in predicting the important
events he was visualizing for Parlia
ment. Certainly" he added, 1t will
come within few days.
"The allies never felt better pre-
pared" he added, and another tumuli
Of cheers greeted the statement.
"The number of Americans who
have come across since March is sui
ficient to satisfy the allies and ultt
mately defeat Germany" Lloyd
George then fatty declared. lie
added:
1.-THE next two months will be anx
ious months, but the allies are i'm
proving and are confident regarding
the relative strength, which is now
nearly equal,
"The Americans are coming, and
shortly 1t is possible the allies will
be stronger than Germany.
1.-THE enemy has no reserves to call
upon for another offensive, except
through a drastic combing out of his
essential industries. He already is
doing this"
reference 10 ltaly's oVerWhelmlng
defeat of the Austrian army on the
Pave drew further cheers from the
House. The Austrian empire, the pre-.
rlier stated, had put her whole
strength into the abortive blow to.
ward the Venetian plains and her
armies are now in full retreat. There
Is no question, the premier added, as
to which way the enemy must retreat,
but the question is whether he is able
to retreat.
The premier sketched the state of
conditions In Russia, which country,
he said. is awakening to the need of
taking part in the final overthrow of
the central powers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
Banged 400 Prisoners.

Italian Army Headquarters in North
ern Italy.-There have been many in
cidents to show the spirit Of Italian
soldiers. The chief Of staff OF q Ger
tain division got tired OF sitting behind
the lines listening 10 telephone reports
OF fighting. Grabbing a rifle. he &C
coinpansed battalion into a fight
The battalion marched back an hour
later with 400 prisoners. The officer
lest part Of a fore-finger. 7 would
give that much fer my cc-atry any
time. Then. Just think Of the fun I've
had be said
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
AMERICAN HOSPITAL SACKED
Turks Also Invade American and
British consulates Over Protest
Of Spanish Consul.

Washington. = Attack by Turkish
troops on the American consulate at
Tabriz, Persia, and the looting Of the
American missionary hospital in that
city. reported to the State Depart.
ment. was believed In some quarters
here to presage the long anticipated
declaration of the existence of a state
OF war between the United States and
the Ottoman empire,
Diplomatic relations between the
two governments have been suspend
ed since April 20. 1917. when Turkey
withdrew Abdul Hak Hassein Bey. who
had been acting as charge of the
Turkish embassy here since the COM
pulsory retirement of the regular am.
bassador, which followed his open
criticism of the United States govern
ment. Necessarily American Ambas-
sador Morgenthau was obliged TO leave
Constantnople and since that time the
relations between the two govern
ments have been Just short Of actual
formal enmity.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-28
NEW WORK OR FIGHT ORDER
ldlers and Non-productlves Lose De-
ferred Classification and viii Be
Indicted Into Service.

Observation-Disclosures to draft
boards were issued by Provost Gen.
sral Crowder explaining and amplify-
Ing the work or fight order, under
which, after July 1, all men Of draft
age, regardless Of their present classi.
tication, must engage In employment
that is productive or join the army.
when 1t has been determined that
person in deferred classification is
an idler or is engaged in non-product-
I've service" say the instructions, the
classification and order number Of such
person will be withdrawn and he will
be Immediately indicted into the mil
ltary service"