davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-01-18

Did the War Department base its
distribution of overcoats on temper
ature figures taken from Southern
resort booklets New York Sun.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-01-18

Melvin T. Dunlavy, executive Sec
retary of the Federal Food Admins
tration for New Mexico, has been
admitted to practice before the Unit
ed States Supreme Court.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
WASHBURN, WISCONSIN
(Feb. 18th to March 2sth)

FeD. l4LH TO MATCH SoLuJ
STATE OF WISCONSIN: CIRCUIT COURT:
bayfield, COUNTY.
Henrietta Bach, Plaintiff
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more or less.
Patrol Section No. 9. Beginning
at West End OF No. s. aud extend
ing in West direction to Douglas
County Line, distance of ten
miles, more or less.
.Patrolman must furnish satisfac
tory team and wagon except where
motor truck is furnished by the
County.
Patrolmen will be employed on a
monthly basis for the maintenance
season,
Arrangements will be entered in :
to whereby Patrolmen will be paid
satisfactory price per day for all
work done outside of the mainten-
ance season.
The salaries will range from
$115. 90 to $l35 90 per month with
team and wagon, ard $1,000 to
$4,000 per month whore motor
truck is furnished by county.
Applicants must furnish two or
more references with application
Applications may be mailed to ].
r. Kunzelman, County Highway
Commissioner, Court House, Wash
burn. Wisconsin.
Applicants are requested to pre-
sent themselves at the Court House
Washburn. Wisconsin, on March
81. 1918, between the hours of 9 to
IL a. m. for the purpose of con-
ference with the undersigned COM
mittee.
Signed, George S. Barnes, Frank
Rolillerd, Jas. w. GOOD, E, f. Dam
iels.
County State Board and Bridge
Committee.
Dated this 25th day of February
1918.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07

24O-acre fine improved Atkn County farm,
miles north and two miss west of Tamarack on
Northern Pacific Ry., 81 miles from Duluth and 40
miles from Guyana Iron Range. Fine set OF farm
buildings, consisting of seven-room living house
with large porch all screened in. Artisan well
and sewer i'm kitchen. Barn is 2Ox52, 14-ft posts
with hay carrier. Warehouse 24x3O, IL story;
Chicken House, Blacksmith shop, Machine shed
and garage, ice house with large cooler Also two
log buildings. The buildings are all on bank OF
Prairie River. River banks are about feet above
high water mark About 160 acres of this farm is
cleared, 60 acres fenced with woven wire; about
40 acres under pillow. School house on the farm
Rural mail delivery. Telephone i'm the house. The
living house is painted white and the balance OF
buildings red. Ventilation system on barn and
warehouse. Soil is black sandy Ioam Very few
stones. Good automobile road. Quite few set
tiers around this farm. The improvements cost
to exceed 100000. Owner is now getting up
years firewood and filling the ice house. Price
$4,000 per acre. At least 100000 cash, bal
aace easy terms, per cent. The buildings on the
land cost than the price asked. All buildings
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
NOTICE
PatrOlmen Wanted for State Trunk
Highways

The undersigned County State
Road and Bridge Committee of Bay
field County, Wisconsin to insure
adequate maintenance has divided
the State Trunk Highway System
living within the County into nine
Patrol Sections, and desires appll-
cations for the poaiton of Patrol
men on the following described sec
tions:
Patrol Section No. L. Beginning
at Sawyer County Line and extend
ing in a North and East direction
to Section Line between Is and IL
Town Al, Range z, a distance OF
Twelve miles, more or less.
Patrol Section No. 2. Beginning
at North End of No. | and extend
ing in a North and East direction
to South. West Corner of Section IL,
Town 45 Range 6, a distance OF
Eleven and one-half miles. more or
less.
Patrol Section No. 3. Beginning
at North End of No. , and extend
ino in North and East direction
tn Southwest corner of ST ct on 80,
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Town 40. Range 5. distance of
nine and one-fourth miles, more Or
less.
Patrol Section No. 4. Beginning
at Northeast end of No. 3 and ex-
tending in North and East direc-
tion to Ashland County line,
distance of Eleven miles. more or
less.
Patrol Section No. 5. Beginning
at Ashland County Line, Ashland
Junction, thence to City of Wash
burn, distance of ten miles, more
or less, and extending in westerly
direction.
Patrol Section No. 6, Beginning
at City of Washburn, and extending
in Northerly direction to city of
Bayfield,, a distance of twelve miles,
more or. less.
Patrol Section No. Z, Beginning
at / mile west of center of Sec. 80
Town 48, Range 8, and extending in
Westerly direction to Southwest
corner of Sec. %. Town 48, Range
z. distance of twelve miles, more
or less.
Patrol Section No. 8. Beginning
at West end Of No. Z and extending
liz a Westerly direction 10 line be
tween Sections 9 and 10. Town II,
Range s, distance of ten miles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Notice of Caucus

Notice is heresy given by the
undersigned Caucus Com mittee
of the town of Washburn that a
caucus will be held in the Long
Lake Grange Hall on the 10Th
day of March, 1918 at two
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
nominating candidates for town
offices for the ensuing year.
Dated this 1st day of Mach, 1918.
G. F. Bogenrief,
M. S. Miller,
Caucus Com mittee.
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bayfield, COUNTY.
Henrietta Bach, Plaintiff
VS..
G. e Patterson and Flo nj. Patterson. his
wife. John H. Deniston and Mrs, John H.
Deniston, his wife, John G. Dorchester and
Mrs John c.. Dorchester, his wife. H. H.
Peavey and Ella s. Peavey, his wife, G, E..
Gunhus & Company, corporation. First
National Bank of Bayfield, Wisconsin, a
corporation, James d. Brown and G.. l..
Heegaard, Trustees. Harry G.. Saunders
and Mrs. Harry G. Saunders. his wife, and
H. H. Peavey g. Company. corporation,
Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin, to the Said Defend
ants:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service of this sum-
mons. exclusive of the day of service. and
defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid; and in case Of your failure
to do so judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant. of which copy is herewith served
upon you.
Geo. G. Macdonald,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. o. Address. Ashland. Ashland County.
Wisconsin.
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Notice of Primary Election
State of Wisconsin
County of Bayfield, { %

State of Wisconsin &C
County of Bayfield, { %
Notice is hereby given that at a
special Primary Election to be held
in the several towns, wards and
voting precincts in Bayfield, G ,unty
On the third Tuesday In March. A.
D. 1918, being the nineteenth day
of said month. the following officer
is to be nominated:
A United States Senator. in place
OF Paul O. Hus.ng, deceased, whose
term of Office swould expire on the
fourth day of March, 1921.
Given under my hand and seal at
the Court House in the City Of
Washburn Wisconsin, this 10Th day
OF February, A. d. 1918.
Nels M. Oscar,
County Clerk.
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(Feb. 2lst to Mar. 7th)
Notice of Final Settlement
STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY COURT
FOR bayfield, COUNTY

| STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY COURT
FOR bayfield, COUNTY
In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said County at the Court House in the
City of Washburn in said county on the
third Tuesday (being the 10th day. of March
A. ID. 1918, at 10 o'clock A. M. the following
matters will be heard and considered:
The application of Arthur Aune, executor
of the Will of Ida Aune late of the city of
Washburn in said county. deceased, for the
examination and allowance of his final ac-
count, of his administration, and for the as
signment of the residue of the estate of Ida
Aune deceased to such other persons as are
by law entitled to the same.
G BY order of the Court.
Dated Feb. 10th 1918.
H. p. Axelberg,
County Judge.
Walsh & Morris,
Attorneys for Executor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07

WANTED-Middle aged woman for
kitchen work and to assist in cook
ing. Patterson's Eating House.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
SPECIAL LAND BARGAINS

acres under pillow, balance of land nearly all mea-
dow. A splendid dairy and stock farm chance.
Everything this meadow could be picked up at
cost of about two dollars that it could
be moved by machine. The meadow is nearly all
blue Joint and red top. Considerable blowing
done last fall and this land is ready for spring
cropping. GrayIing is the Northern Pacific Ry.,
65 miles from Duluth and 40 miles from the Guy
una Iron Range. Price $4,000. $1,000 cash.
Easy terms balance per cent.
$50 acres i'm Roseau county, Mimi, IL miles
from Badger, a miles from Fox, on Great Northern
Ry Good state road on North side of land, roads
on three sides. Telephone line, neighbors all
around. $50 acres Of this land is under cu!tiva-
ton, 10 acres poplar grove and brush. Land is
all fenced. Good well. No buildings. This is one
Of the best farms in Roseau county and it has pro-
duced some of the best grain crops ever raised
there. Land is level, not foot of waste land on
the quarter. Fine black Ioam soil with clay sub
soil land ready to turn over for spring crop. 1t
ought to pay for itself with years crop at pres
ent prices. Price $500 per acre. Reasonable
payment down. Balance easy terms, per CT.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Nor. Luth. Church

Chr. ChriStlanSen. Pastor.
Services Sunday morning with
Sunday school at noon. English
services Sunday evening. Vikings
meet next Wednesday evening at
the home of s. E. Swanson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07
Notice Of Caucus

Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Caucus Committee
of the town of Bayview, Bay
field County, Wis. that Caucus
will be held in the Houghton
school house on the 10th day OF
March 1918 at 2 O'Clock p. m. for
the purpose of nominating can
didates for town Offices for the
ensuing year.
Dated this 4th day of March,
1918.
Victor Popolinski,
VIM. Harvey,
Carl Freshman.
Caucus Com tee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07

Money to Loan at L Owest Int. Rates
We have long and short time
money to loan on farm and City
property. No delay. Call or
write me. Geo. G. Macdonald,
Bristol Block, Ashland, Wisconsin.
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are well built and i'm first class shape. firmly be-
Iieve the Federal loan bank would loan $4,000 per
acre on this farm. You must see the place to
realize what snap it is.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07

Two fine unmproved farms, one contains 1925
acres The other contains 14O.15 acres. One
half mile from McCregor in Aitkin County, Mnn.,
on good state road. Two railroads, Northern
Pacific and 500 Line. 20 miles from Duluth, 35
miles from Ironton, the heart of the Guyana Iron
range. No better markets be found. Land
lays level and is nearly all blue joint and red top
meadows practically no clearing, you can NOW with
machine. Hay will be higher i'm price this year than
last. McCregor is good little town growing fast,
has creamery, hotels, stores and good, well
stocked lumber yard. Price $500 per acre.
There is SCI 90 due the state on the piece con-
tanning 1925 acres, making owners equity
932.25. On the 14O.15 acres there is $833.OO
due the State making owners equity 1Z69.ZS- At
present prices an average hay crop would pay for
the land in one year.
200 acres i'm Aitkin county, one-flaIf mile north
of Crawling. Small house Of three rooms. Barn
kaoId oad of cattle and three horses. so
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-03-07

The M. E. Ladies Aid society
will meet at the home of Mrs. Harry
Hanson on Wednesday afternoon of
next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
American Munition
 Vessel Florence H
 Wreckedby sion
Forty-one Members of Crew Are Thought to Have Perished Ship Was in French Port at Time
 of Accident Few Details Given
By the Associated Press

Aloysius Joseph Engelhardt, New York.
 Leonard Graham Johnson. New York.
 Leonidas Lafayette Livesay. South Richmond. Va.
 John w. Rogers, next of kin not known, but enlisted at New Haven. Conn.
 Ray Hampton Smith, Sayville, N. Y.
 Horace Campbell Woodwork, Hyde Park. Mass
 Livesay. Rogers. Smith and Wood worth were slightly burned in the ex- rlosion. but their injuries are not serious
 The department announced that the names of other survivors would be made public as soon as received from Admiral Sims.
 The Florence H. was built on the great lakes for foreign concern and was christened the Souk Ahras. She was com mandeered by the shipping board before completed, was cut in two and brought through the Welland canal and put to- gether again. She was reEvhristened the Florence H. in honor of Mrs. Hurley. wife of the chairman of the shipping board. and was operated by the Luckenbach Steamship company for the. shipping board.
 The vessel carried a civilian crew of about 52 men and last sailed from Phila- delphia March 30 with cargo of about 5000 tons of powder and steel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Michigan Man Introduces
 Bill in Congress to
 Simplify the Calendar

Washington, April o.-(special)-Rep- resentative John Smith of Michigan has introduced a bill to simplify the calen- dan"
 His pill provides that beginning in 1920, each month shall have Monday as it's first day and shall have four weeks no more, no less
 The four weeks, which would not. b. accounted for. the bill groups in new month, to be known as Sol, in honor ot the Sun. Sol shall interpose between June and July.
 Every fourth year. as at present, shall be a "leap'' year. but the extra day therein to be recorded will be compo- nept part of no month. but shall stan1 simply as day in denoting a definite space of time. legal and otherwise.
 On account of its unusual nature, ths measure has attracted a great deal of a' tention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

Washington. April 2o.-An internal ex- plosion wrecked the American steamship Florence H. in French port on the night of April IT, with a probably loss Of 41 members of the crew. The blowing up of the vessel was reported to the navy department today by Vice Admiral sims. but the dispatch gave few details. IL was summarized by the department as follows:
 The navy department has received a dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims stating that the American steamship Florence H. was blown up in French port by an internal explosion on April II. about mid night. First reports indicate that 34 out of her crew of about 75 were rescued Most of those rescued were made by United States destroyer, whose work Ad- m,raI Sims describes as most gallant.
 Additional details are awaited by naval officials, who were anxious to know whether the cause of the explosion had been determined or whether any damage had been done to the port or to other vessels.
 Besides the civilian crew on the Flor ence H., there were g men in the naval armed guard aboard the vessel. The names of six survivors of the guard had been received by the department to- night as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
LIBERTY LOAN SUNDAY

Tomorrow is Liberty Loan Sunday throughout the land. and thousands or churches will hold special services and sermons will be preached on the need of citizens to loan their money to the government.
 Reports received today emphasized the active work done by women in gathering subscriptions. In many communities the women's pledges are segregated, and latest tabulation shows x3l. .311 900 ob- tatned by women's committees. They obtained s2.423.000 in Alabama and $2.19e- 900 in Oklahoma. Women In, Richmond have raised q. 200 900.
 From military camps lean pledges arc beginning to pour in and even in France, the Phiiippines. Hawaii China. Alaska !and Panama soldiers arc being given opportunity to sabscribe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
TOTAL SUBSCRIPTION ID LIBERTY. LOAN IS
 l,055,3OO.
This Is Amount Reported to Treasury Officials From Reserve Banks in
 All Districts

Washington, April 2O.-As the nation tonight completed. half of it's four weeks' third Liberty Loan campaign with subscriptions of s1,371 .c55,30o, or n little less than half the $s.ooo. 900 900 minimum total. reported to the treas- ury. cable dispatches brought word that Germany's eighth popul7r war loan was just closing with $S,46f .00''.- 900 subscriptions.
 Tonight's treasury figures brought the total of the American people s contributions to war loans. includ- ing the first and second Liberty Loans. in one year qf war up to s7,l7s'ooe'- 000 With the addition of the eightn loan Germany has raised from hcr people in little more than three ana half years of war about $so.soo ,ooo,- ooc.
 The German figures are the most ac- curate available in this country. hay ing been compiled from the German government's reports from time 10 time. The total of the eighth loan' however. includes parts of former loans offered for conversion. the amount of which is not known here.
 Germanyss record as compared With the United States was made the sub ject today of treasury appeal 10 'beat Germany with both dollars and guns"
 In the 12 working days remaining in the third Liberty Loan campaign $1,629, ,000.00o must be raised to pass the $S,00o, 900. 900 mark. and this will require a harvest of s1s5.oo0,ooo sub scriptions a day. In the past two weeks they have been reported at the average rate of $114.000,000 a day. To- days reports from district organiza- tions added $166.341.0 900 to the total.
 By districts subscriptions are re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION \

SECTlON A. 1-Americans beat off big attack made by Germans on Toul sector Germans secure slight gains on Belgian front. but are later driven off. U. s. s. Lake Moor sunk by sub marine and A are missing American intuition ship Florence H wrecked by internal expio- sion in French port. 2-Great offensive in France lulis. but allies are expecting renewal momentarily s-supply of six-inch shells received at Camp Wheeler. 4-Editorial comment. Ned Brace. 5-Rabbi Newfieid replies to Wells Famous James Hamilton Lewis will speak here Monday night No let-up in Liberty Loan drive state workers. 7-Glimpse at work American engi- neers are doing in France 9--Bible class convention opens Mon day night.  11-War savings stock steps up.
 SECTION B. l-Savine for war makes effective Americas power. 2-3-4-News of automobiles.
 SECTION c. l-2-4-Society. Farrell predicts great prosperity after war. 5 Frank Carpenters letter. 6-Fashions. Dolly Dalrymple. S-9-10-Theatrical. 11--Markets
 SECTION D. Comic supplement-.
 SECTION E. Rotesrayure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

Cohtrasted with the activity of the Americans behind the lines. scores of old men, women and children, were seen peacefully employed in the fields. ap- parently unmindful of the furious fight ing which is going on less than five miles away The troops in nearby towns eagerly sought news. expressing ~confl- dence in the Americans and hoping for the chance to take part.
 All the Americans moving to the front were in the highest spirits and waved their caps to the cheering villagers.
 The village of Seicheprey, where the German attack was made Saturday. is northwest of Foul. and about seven miles east of the Forst of Apremont, where the Americans repulsed masses of Ger man storm troops recently. The fact that American troops have been on the sector north of Foul has been known. but the fighting at seicheprey. together with the report of an engagement north of St. Mihiel. shows that upwards of 20 miles of the line in that sector is under American control
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
U. s. SHIP LAKE MOOR |ON MAIDEN VOYAGE
 VICTIM 0F U-BOAT
Bridgeport, Ala, Man Is Among A Missing-Full Details Are Not
 Received

Washington, April 20.-The Ameri- can steamship Lake Moor, sailing on her maiden voyage with n naval crew aboard. was sunk by enemy sub- marine in European waters about midi night, April II, and five officers and 39 men are missing. the navy depart- mcnt announced tonight. Five officers, including Lieut.. Com. Ktnchen J. Pow CTS. II. s. N. R. F., and IF enlisted men have been landed at an English port.
 LIST OF MISSING
 The list of missing as announced by the department follows:
 Missing officers: Lieut. Lewis w. Offutt, U $. N. +. F.. San Francisco; Lieut. Thomas Kirk. U. S. N R. F., Brooklyn; Ensign .sotiries Lizikos, U s. N, R F., Island of Thassos, Greece; As- sistant paymaster Claude B. KrieDel, U S. N R. F., I-ansdale. Pa; Machinist James A. McGourty U. $. N R. F., Worcester. Mass.
 Enlisted men, missing, include: Jos eph kattle, Rocky Mount N C.; Wilt liam. F. Bush. Danville, Tenn; Jacob Edel Cohen. Richmond. Va; William Lee Darnell. Berkley, Va: William Ber- til Ferguson. Roanoke. Va: Roy Ulrick .Grider: Bridgeport. Ala; Milton Els V orth Hobbs. Ava, Okla: John Benja- mir Howerton, Petersburg. Va; Woodfred Wallace Ice, Myers, s. C., Eugene Allen Johnston. Portsbouth. Va. James Edward Kirkpatrick, Greenvile, s. C.; c. A Nell son, enginc,nsn, unknown Cleland Kinslock Ratcliffe. Richmond. Va; liar ny Taggart. Hamiin. Tex; Lawrence Melser Tate, St Petersburg Fla. i; Thomas Wilson, Portsmouth, Va.
 LIST OF THOSE SAVED
 The officers and men rescued in- |cllded; Officers. Lieut.. Commander Kincken J. Powers. U & N R. F., Wilmington, x. C.; Lieut.. Williari D. Goodman. U. S. N. R. F., Brooklyn; Lieut.. Frank Pi.iaski U $. N. R. F., Chicago. IS. C.: Ergisn George Bennett, U. S N K. F.. Bushnell. Ill.,. Ensign Allan Brown. Y. $. \. .s F., Montclair, N u
 Enlisted men: Prince A. Johnson, Franklin Va; Frank Leslie Winslette, Fisk, Tex.
 J. NJ. Higss, singalman of the British Eavy, who was aboard the Lake Moor. was rescued.
 Iul, details of the sinking the de parlment 'knounced, lave not vet heen received from Vice Admiral Sims.
 The Lake Moor was a cargo carrier ping board while building in the United of 9h00 tons. communicated by the ship ping board while building in the United States fo- foreign company. She was aA ned to the account of the navy las, JaNary and ga cd from an Atlantic nort the latter p.lrt of March on her first voyage across the At.antic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
One of the Fiercest Battles in Which F ing's Men Have Yet Engaged Tal
 Place East of St. Mihiel
ONE VILLAGE IS CAPTURED y
 AND RETAKEN HAND TO E
Enemy Airplanes Try to Break Up Orga.- ization of Opponents, But Are Driven
 Off-Two Machines Are Shot / Down-American Loss Small
By the Associated Press

By the Associat Press <
 With the American Army in FraEce April 2O Twelve hundred German storm troops, the largest number ever concentrated against the American troops for an offensive, were hurled against the American positions on a one mile front west of Renneres forest, northwest of Toul, today after an intense bombardment of gas and high explo- ] sive shells
 The enemy succeeded in penetrating the front line trenches and taking the village of Seiche- prey, but after furious hand-to-hand fighting, which was still going on at nightfall the Ameri- cans recaptured the village and most of the ground lost in the early fighting. No Americans were taken prisorer, but three Germans were captured
 German ailplanes, flying at a low altitude, at tempted ty disorganize the American fighting men but two enemy aviators were brought down ar,s Che others driven off.
 The Germans suffered heavy casualties, and the American lines remained virtually intact.
 The German airmen poured machine gun fire into the American troops, but the anti-aircraft batteries came into play and American airmen took the air, bringing down two enemy planes and dispersing the others All the American air men returned safely.