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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27
Christmas at Home.

Herman Rade Jr. came up from
Camp Grant Wednesday for brief
visit with home folks.
VIM. Saltenberger Jr. returned
home Tuesday from Louisville, KY,
having been discharged from military
service.
Lieut.. and N rs. Andrew Franhel
were arrivals Monday for the annual
Christmas roundup at the home Of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Frsnsel
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27

Villas county's war record is being
compiled by the War History Com
mittee, of which George e. O'Connor
is the chairman. All material for q
complete history is not yet available
but the committee is getting it into
shape as fast as it is secured. Citizens
of this county have every reason to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27

be proud of the enviable record made
during the war by Villas county.
With population smaller than any
other county, its showing in all war
activities has been very creditable.
The compilation, SO far as completed
is given below as furnished by Mr..
O'Conner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27
Pneumonia Claimed Them.

DR.. A. w. Thorpe received word
this week that the two year old
daughter of his nephew, r. w.
Thorpe, died few days after the
death OF her father, in November at
their home in Minot, N. Oak. Both
were victims Of influenza and pneu-
monia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27
What Villas County, with popuIationOf 1875,
has done In the War

What Villas County, with populations Of 4375
has done In the War.
Army, Navy, Marines Army
Red Cross z NJ G.
Liberty Quota Contributed
First s2o,ooOoo 81, 10000 below
u.s. OO0 3684%l
Fourth 1891 suscrben) - 100000 lesx) $4,000
people subscribed
about s OOoOo but the
0 Chicago, Ill, Grand Rapids, Mich, and other
alarger per
centag Ninth
recognition Liberty with
On Liberty Villas 4th Wisconsin
among quotas sub
scrbers out of population OF approximately 1875 people
Red Cross:
Y. G. Total contributions unknown; best estimate
possible at this time, llOOOO
K. c. contributions unknown; best estimate
siFle at this time, about
Sa Army unknown.
United War Work Fund.- quota s30OOO contribution s39O7SL
SPECIAL FACTS killed in action, q wounded q
enlisted county
counted.
War Stamps bought December M reported number Of 1897
OVER $5oooooo INVESTED BY Villas COUNTY PEOPLE
There signed Food
Pledge Cards Some families were not seen Less chan twenty families
refused to sign the cards.
Our Food and report regulations cheuy
piled with.
in 1915 previous wears
in bar
ley and is nearly the same proportional increase
RED Every equion promptly county women
CONTRIBUTIONS: The outstanding Of villas
the winning the to all
made by the Indians on the Lac du FamDeau Indian
by lumber jacks in logging camps On
every occasion they swere there with bells
Of assessed yapa
Such
nothing feel villas
heartedy literally
GEO. E. oCoNNoR Chairman
War History Committee
Exec Com Council Defense
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27
A Christmas Story of the North Woods
by the late Freddie Walsh

English in the high school
in
woodor for all suffering and his genuine
knew him best chat in giving his
life
e-P RIC5ARD
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27
Villas COUNTY War
WORK IS WELL DONE
Geo. E. O'Connor, Chairman War His
tory Committee Compiling County
Record in Winning the War.

County With Smallest Population Makes Enviabe Showing
in All War Work Data Still Incomplete But Commit
tee is Gathering Material for Publication of Full Ac
count Of Villas Countys Share in Winning the War;
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-12-27
Eagle River, Wisconsin.
December 23rd, 1918.
Mr.. J. e. Moriarty,
Press Publicity Bureau,
Pabst Building,
Miluo1,lzoo VWirroncSr,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dear Sr-Complying with your request of December
18TH have compiled Villas countys record far
have at this time believe where have the
actual figures conservative.
Under the head, ''Men Enlisted" have had to make
estimate of the number OF in the Navy Marines and
National Army We have not yet complete data
volunteers At the declaration Of many boys vol
unteered We have of course complete records of all regis
trants. In short time will everything complete
and up to date working the War History of Villas
County and have helping assistants We hope
get everything together without much further delay
enclose herewith one copy the report have CON-
piled Yours very truly,
GEORGE e. O'CoNNOR.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
CITY OF ATHENS BANNED
Warship Gives Aid To Victims Of Die
aster and Lands Rescued at
Atlantic Port.

An Atlantic Port.-S!xtysix Of the
passengers and crew Of the Savannah
Line steamship City OF Athens lost
their lives when the steamer was ram
med by French cruiser and sunk off
the Delaware coast The missing
includes eight men, two women and a
child who were passengers; seven out
of twenty-four United States marines.
who were on board. fourteen out of
twenty French sailors and thirty-three
members of the crew. The ships came
together while both were running at
a fair speed in a heavy fog which had
settled down about midnight The
City of Athens was struck ON the star
board side near the bow and went
down in seven minutes after the
crash. A fire which started on the
ship Immediately after the collision
added to the panic on board the i'll
fated ship and hampered the crew
in their efforts to launch the lifeboats.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
ARE SKILLED IN MEDICINE
Natives In Africa Have Been Known
to Effect Some Really Remark.
able Cures.

In dangerous and infested Africa the
natives, to live at all, must learn some.
thing Of the human body and certain
remedies. And they have done so.
They know good deal about herbs
and their curative properties. A case
Is recorded Of black in Bechuana.
land who was able to cure a Boer won.
an when the English doctor had given
her up. She had boils and blood pois-
oning and seemed In extremity. One
of the Beers native drivers received
permission to call in a bush doctor.
The bushman sat silently watching the
patient Cor time and then trotted of
over the veldt for some distance gath
ering n variety of herbs as he went.
Returning, he boiled water over the
IRE, throwing into the pot his collec-
ton of medicines. When the infusion
was ready he gave the patient great
bowls Of 1t to drink and also bathed
her sores In the deeOctIon. Within "a
hours she was able to laugh at the
white doctor and thank the black.
Other tribes like the Ekoi parctice
a SIMPLE surgery. One man who was
gored In the abdomen by an elephant
was nicely patched with a calabash
placed inside to keep his intestlnes in
place. To be sure, you could see the
shape of the calabash forever after, but
the patient entirely recovered.
The Akamba, also, are said to be
very skillful in surgical operations and
very knowing about the human frame
They set broken legs In u very sensible
fashion, placing the patient in hollow
In the earth. where the leg is buried In
heated loan while his upper body Is
free. There he sits, guarded by his
companions from wild animals, until
he bone is knit.
Cupping and scarifying are common
means Of reducing inflammation. In
fact, they are so much used that many
a patient is badly enfeebled from the
loss Of blood.
Baths are appreciated in Africa as a
health measure. Kroo women battle
themselves and their husbands and
children In hot water every day. Sick
people are sometimes wrapped in q
blanket and steamed over bath with
herbs in 1t. They are then made to
take a cool walk and another bath,
quite according to the methods of Bat
tie Creek.-Hester Donaldson Jenkins
In World Outlook.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
PROVEN SWAMP ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condition.
The kidneys seem to suffer most, as al.
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to more dangerous kidney troubles.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root which, %
many people say, soon heals and strength.
ems the kidneys, is a splendid kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, and, being
an herbal compound, has a gentle heal.
ing effect on the kidneys, which is al.
most Immediately noticed In most cases
by those who use it.
A trial will convince anyone who may
be in need of it. Better gcs bottle from
pour nearest drug store, and start treat.
mem at once.
However, if you wish first to test thi,
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer h Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.--Adv.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
EXPANSION OF
SHIP BUILDING
MOST EFFICIENT YARDS TO BE
GIVEN CONTRACTS, INCLUDING
NEW sEAeolNG TUGS.
Speedy Construction Is Expected BY
Hurley--Foreign-6orn officers To
Be Employed If Necessary, To Man
Americas Merchant Fleet.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Expansion Of the
shipbuilding program to provide for
construction of two hundred ad-
ditional wooden vessels OF $500
or 4,7OO lightweight tons was an.
nounced by Chairman Hurley, OF the
Shipping Board. This will increase to
$50 the number OF wooden ships COM
pleted, building or planned. The yes
sells, which will be either of the Dough
erty or BALM type, will be construct
ed in shipyards already established.
and will be allotted, Mr.. Hurley said,
among yards which are most efficient
ly managed. Construction Of the ships
will be started as soon as vessels
now building are off the stocks.
The board also decided to authorize
the construction of Is new sea-going
tugs, increasing to 100 the number
Of such craft now building for the
board. The tugs will be employed in
coast traffic, replacing those diverted
overseas. 1t also was made known
that with the reopening of navigation
ION the Great Lakes, "a vessels built
sthere since last fall were brought to
the Atlantic and now are en- route to
Atlantic ports or are loading prepare
tory to their maiden voyages. They
aggregate approximately 100000 tons.
OF 90 ships in lake yards scheduled
for completion this month, l6 are SO
far advanced that they have begun to
take on crews and cargoes. These
new vessels, with an aggregate ton
mage of $4,000. have been allocated by
the Bureau OF Operation of the Ship
ping Board to the New England coas-
carrying trade.
A new American wooden ship con-
struction record was reported to the
Shipping Board by the Supple & Bal
lin Company, Of Portland, Ore, which
claimed the assembling and placing OF
70 frames in new vessel In total
working time of A hours.
The Shipping Board plans to employ
foreign-born ship officers. II neces.
sary, to man the new merchant feet
now building. Henry Howard. head
of the board's recruiting service, told
conference of ship owners and lead
ers of Seamen's Unions that 1t might
be necessary to take foreign officers
sbaeause many licensed American off,
GERS have left the sea and will not re-
turn.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
A New Service FLAG.

One of our jackies, Maurice Glenn
ent, the quartermaster on the U. S. 8.
Texas, thinks that the conventional
service flag which is now flying from
mmunerable windows ull over the.
country. has one defect. It does not
tell what branch Of the service each
nan has entered.
Now Quartermaster Clement Is ex-
tremely proud of being In the navy,
so, when he came to make a service.
dag for his own home, he framed the
central white space with o piece Of
white-llne tied in attractive knots. At
the top and bottom of the panel he
made double Carrick bend; at each,
side, at equal intervals, a figure eight
knot, and then a square knot, thus
making balanced design.
This flag is not only very attractive,
but 1t leaves absolutely no doubt as
to what branch of the service 1t sym.
bolizes.-Popular Science Monthly.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Cabbie Had Best Of u.

At a busy crossing In Edinburgh q
cabman was stopped by the police
man on duty in order to allow the
cross traffic to proceed.
The man In blue, evidently proud of
his authority, kept the cabby waiting
longer than was necessary.
The cabman began to proceed, al
though the hand Of tho policeman was
against him.
did We no see he hauldin' up my
handr' roared the angry policeman.
swell, l did notice that It began to
get dark suddenly" said the cabby
'but l didn't know 1t was your hand.
Ye see, it's taken me all my time tae
keep my horse frae shyin' at yer
feeti''
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour, HAY and Grain.

Flour-W inter patent S1O.9O@11.35,
hard patent $11Q11.5O; rye -four.
Northwestern blended $11@12.
Hay-No. timothy $25.50@27. No.
2 $23.50@25, No. l clover mixed $21@
22.50. No. 2 $1,000, No. l clover SIS
@1850, No. 2 clover $1O014
Oats--No. 2 white S31h @84c, stand.
ard white S3@S31ac, No. 3 white S2h
@83c, No. mixed 7S@79c, No. mix.
ed 77@7Sc.
Corn-Ql Citations are: White ear
85c@$1.5O, yellow ear S5c@$1.30, mix
ed ear 85c@$1.30.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery ex.
tras 4Ghc, centralized creamery ex.
tras 44c, firsts 41kc.
Eggs-Prime firsts &c, firsts Sic,
ordinary firsts 29c.
Live Poultry-Broilers, under lbs,
S5@40c; flyers, 2 lbs and over, soc;
roasting chickens, lbs and over, 30c:
ROSTERS, 1Sc.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers $11@16; butcher
steers, extra $12.50@14, good to choice
$11.50@12,50, common to fair So 500
IL; heifers, extra S12@13.25, good to
choice $11@11.75, common to fair
$750@10.5O; cows, extra $11@12, good
to choice $9.50@11, common to fair
$6.75@S.50, Gamers S6.50@725..
Calves-Extra S13.25@13.50, fair to
good $1050@13, common and large 81
Q9.
Hogs-Selected heavy $17.25@I7.50.
good to choice packers and butchers
$17.65 medium and mixed $1765. stays
S10@1275, common to choice heavy
fat sows $10015.50, light shippers
$17.50@1765.
Sheep-Extra $11, good to choice
$10.5o@11, common to fair $G019
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
ALL Classified.

The magistrate observed to the dc.
PENDANT: you seem to have commit
ted grave assault on complainant
Just because he differed from you in an
argument"
There was no help for II, your hon.
or" said the offender. 1.-THE man is
a perfect idiot"
swell, you must pay a fine of two
pounds and the costs, and In future
you should try to understand that Id
lots are human beings, the same as
you and me."-London Tit-Bits.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Easy to Make Flower TrelTises,

Trellises for vines to climb on are
both useful and ornamental, but when
bought ready made, or even ordered at
a mill. quite an item Of expense. But
as the simplest ladder effects are the
most artistic and practical, the anna
teur carpenter can manage them. Dis
carded bedslats are already q good
length, SO that nothing remains to be
done but saw the cross pieces and
nail them carefully and accurately On.
Several coats Of white paint completes
the Colonial trellis Tor several, If the
home carpenter Is really energetic.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16

Vegetable Compound cured me so did
not need the operation, and ! am telling
all my friends about it."-Mrs. A. w
BNzER, Black River Falls, Wis.
It IL Just such experiences as that Of
Mrs. Binzer that has made this famoua
root and herb remedy household word
from ocean to ocean. ANY woman who
suffers from inflammation, liberation,
displacements, backache, nervousness,
irregularities or "the blues" should
not rest until she has given It q trial,
and for special advice write Lydia =.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
sIo HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels Culled From Events Of Mo-
ment In All Parts Of the World
OF Interest TO All the
People Everywhere.
U.S.-Teutonic War News

EVERY loyal American must go the
limit to help lick the kaiser, and must
lend his dollars to Uncle Sam until 1t
pinches and squeezes," was the mes
sage brought to Chicago by William
@. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury.
Belgium was granted another credit
of $3,250,000 by the United States
treasury, making her total borrowings
from the United States Sl07, $50, 600
and credits to all the allies $685.
$4,000.
Indications that eight National
Guard army divisions will be in France
before the end of May were seen in the
announcement of the war department
that fourth officers training schools
will be held in only "a camps.
Maj. Raoul Lufbery of Wallingford.
Conn.,, destroyed his eighteenth Ger
man airplane in France on Tuesday.
Lieut.. Paul Frank Baer of Mobile. Aln.,
brought down his fifth German ma
chine the same day, thus becoming
the latest American ace.
'Men of action-younger men"-are
needed for America TO win the war.
This was the belief expressed by Sec
rotary of War Baker to members of
the house military committee. He
added that his experiences and OBJ
servations while abroad convinced him
that the success of the war depends
on young rather than old men. A
most promising picture Of the vast
preparations the United States is MAX
ing in France for the fighting men
sums up the secretary's talk before
the committee.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Foreign

Correspondents OF Stockholm news
papers In Finland telegraph persistent
rumors In circulation there of impor-
tant happenings In Russia. The most
definite ruInor declares that former
Grand Duke Alexis. ssn of the former
emperor, has been declared emperor.
with Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch as regent, and that the new gov
eminent would refuse TO recognize the
bolshevik peace treaty with Germany.
Holland has yielded to Germany's
demands concerning Transport and the
supply Of sand and gravel, although IT
is understood that the amount Of sand
and gravel win be lroited instead of
unlimited, according to dispatch
from The Hague TO tie London Daily
Mall.
German newspapers received nc Zu.
rich say that two large powder fac
tories nj Glazenbach, near Salzburg,
have been destroyed. The explosions
were caused by incendiaries and ca 1se,l
many casualties.
Princess Marie Antoinette, mother
of Empress Zita, has been ordered to
leave Austria, according to n dispatch
to Paris from Geneva. Empress Zita
has been blamed for Emperor Charles
letter TO Prince SixtuS, In which ne
made ovcrturcs for peace TO France.
IrelaDd's voorhees, day. decided upon
by the labor bodies as protest
against CONSUMPTION. proceeded ac
corling TO the leaders plans. The
stoppage of work In Dublin was vir.
tuaDy eoiDr."ta There was no dis.
order
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Novel Way Of Popping the Question.

Novel Way Of Popping the Question.
George is an eminently practical
man. When he wished to secure GER
tain young lady's hand. he wasted no
time In composing beautiful speeches
Of proposal. No. He invited her to
90 for a walk he conducted her 20 the
shop window OF the principal jeweler
In his town. and, in the seductive
display. drew her attention to a half
hoop diamond ring. II should like to
buy that for you. II I may" he said.
She blushed and was silent. Where
upon, taking her silence for consent.
he gently led her into the shop. and
within minute she was-still silent
but obviously proud and happy--ad-
miring the sparkling gems on her
flnger.-London Tit-Bits.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Notable SAVINGS.

In William Dean Howell's novel,
"The Quality Of Mercy" the dying and
repentant defaulter Northwick ex-
claims THAT'S good!" as the hand
cuffs are placed upon his wrists. thine
filesl Bid Clifford come to mel" or
ders Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, In "The
House Of Seven Cables" taking from
his vest pocket the watch which he
was never to replace.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Quite Simple.

Sherlock Holmes was taking a holi-
day.
"Ah, my dear Watson" he said, as
he sat down to breakfast at his board.
ing house. II see we have a new
cook"
"How do you make that outT asked
Doctor Watson.
''There are different thumbprints on
the plates" replied the great detec.
tive.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Warrington

Secretary Daniels announced his de-
termination TO bring about the indict-
ment Of naval contract profiteers. Two
instances in which IT Is alleged that
there has been such profiteering have
been brought TO the attention of the
secretary. and he has turned the cases
over TO the attorney general.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16

saved me from a.
operation, ] cannok
say enough In praise
oft Isufered from
organic troubles and
my side hurt me 50
] could hardly be up
from my bed, and !
was unable to do my
homework. / had
the best doctors In
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
HI Dt..EL-~Ez
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
Dynamite Under Steel Wireless Tower

FL Paso, Texas.-Four sticks OF dy.
Mantle, thirty feet OF coiled copper
wire and decorating caps have been
discovered buried under the base of
the steel wireless tower at Fort Bliss,
The explosives were found by an Off
Ger who was training his men In en-,
trenchment work near the tower. The
Fort Bliss wireless station is known
as the motor station" for the Mexi.
can border between San Antonio and
Los Angeles. 1t receives messages
from the wireless station at Southern
Department headquarters at Fort SAM
Houston and relays them to the small.
er stations along the Mexican border
1t is said to be the most powerful sta
tion on the border.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16

President Wilson made second
subscription in the third Liberty loan
at Washington theater, taking $1,000
worth of bonds. He made his first
subscription for $1,000 worth at the
same theater two weeks ago.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh il a local disease greatly infiu.
enced by constitutional conditions. Il
lent. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
10 taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys.
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation of the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IN
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
increase the Pressure.

Ten per cent more pressure all
through life would mean about 100
per cent more achievement The law
Of diminishing returns" would not APP
ply on this basis. The trouble Is that
most of us do not want to pay the
price for the extra ten per cent
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-16
soothe Baby Rashes

That itch and burn with hot baths Of
Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
snointings Of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. For free samples ac-
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
%, Ointment rs and 50.-Adv. ~