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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

erous statues Of the former Hohen-
zollern warlords who sought by
this means to commemorate their
conquest of Alsace-Loraine. Will
lam the first was there, Frederick,
his son, was seated on a magnifi
cent horse with his arm extended
in the general direction of France;
William the Second; it was a great
group. But they are all gone now.
Ropes were brought, and they
were tied around the necks and
bodies and then everyone would
grab hold and over would come the
naughty Emperor with a beautiful
bang, the people would cheer, the
more Germanic portion would look
puzzled and then on to the next
one. A statue to a German soldier
shared the same fate.
Built into the facade of the
cathedral Of Metz was a statue Of
the prophet Daniel. The German
government had put the head of
the Kaiser on this statue. There
wasn't any way, we could pull this
statue over without pulling' the
whole front off the church, 50 a
pair Of handouts were snapped
around the imperial wrists and
from them was hung a sign which
read sic transit gloria mundi'.
On the Nineteenth the French
forces formally took possession Of
the city. They were already in ac-
tual possession for several days be-
fore the forts outside had been
occupied. The city was alive with
French flags There were very few
other allied flags though my buddy
and | managed to place a small
American flag on the statue of
Marshall Ney in the Esplanade. 1t
was to be a purely French day.
There were to be few other troops
in the line Of march. All Metz was
out of its head that day. People
crowded into town from all the
surrounding towns. 1t was to be
a memorable day in the history Of
Alsace-Lorraine.
In spite of the fact that the ma
jority Of the people in Metz had
been instructed in the German Ian
guage and manners, there was very
little German spoken on the streets
of Metz that day. One thing struck
me as very significant Coming
down the Rue Vauban that day in
front Of the place where we were
staying we're four soldiers, two
Poilus and two that wore the field
gray German uniform. They were
all arm in arm and all singing the
Marseillaise. Over the heart Of
each German was pinned a tiny tri-
color. They were native Lorrainers,
now Frenchmen.
When Marshall Petain on his
white horse appeared on the Espla-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
When the French
Came to Metz

November the eleventh the war
was over. The A. +. +. celebrated.
1t IS safe to say that OF the men
who were not in the front lines,
scarcely one fifth were in their
right minds that day. ! happened
to be one Of the other four-fifths.
We celebrated with such pep and
abandon that the celebration didn' t
break up until early morning Of
the twelfth. Then after two hours
rest we began to hike. My celebra-
ton was with me with such good
interest that | never felt the
ground for fifteen miles and when
feeling returned | was all in. The
company halted at a cross roads
for ten minutes rest. As luck
would have it right on this very
cross roads was a tiny cafe. When
we halted my buddy and myself
were not more than four feet from
the door. We went inside. When
we came out the company was
gone, whence we knew not nor
greatly cared. We went on into
Nancy and took the train for Pont
q Mousson where our outfit was
headed for On arriving there
carly on the thirteenth there was
no company. We were lost. 1t was
not a bad sensation.
Early in the afternoon we took
the road for Metz. We went
through the old lines not even
evacuated yet by the Yanks and
finally rngained the road along the
MoscIIc Ulat runs through Pagny
and entered Metz around seven
o'clock that evening. The Germans
hadn't left as yet; they were every
where, and threw away enough SOU
yenil equipment to stock an arsenal;
we proftcd by the throwing away.
! believe that we we've the first
Americans in Metz; if there were
any there ahead Of us, ] never met
nor hard Of them in the two weeks
we spent in town. After wander
ing around the streets for an hour
or 50 we met an old lady who took
us into her home on the Rue Vau.
ban. In the two weeks that fol
lowed this motherIy old French
woman treated US like her own
sons.
Once the German soldiers were
withdrawn the French began to
straggle in not in regular forma-
tions but in groups Of four or five.
The French Of Metz aroused them
selves to clean their town Of all
Ohings German before the official
entry Of the French army. Scat
tered all through Metz were mum
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

French armies, their flags dipped
in salute not only to Petain but to
that other Marshal Of France who
stood in bronze just behind him
and who in his day bore the title
Of Bravest Of the Brave, Marshal
Ney. It was a day that few people
could forget. All that day we
headed parades, drank to the health
of the United States and France,
shouted "Vive lie Marshall Petain"
until we were hoarse; it was big
day The other days that followed
were also red letter days. We
weren't picked up by the M. P.s
until the twenty fourth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

made the din was deafening. Over
head buzzed dozen OF so planes,
dropping flowers and flags and al
though they flew very low, the roar
of their engines was drowned by
the cheers of the crowd. Arriving
in front of the Statue of Marshal
Ney, who was himself a Lorrainer,
Marshall Petain stopped his horse
and turned to review the troops
that followed him into the city.
They were the elite of the French
army, men from the famous Twen-
tieth Corps, the Iron Corps Of the
French Army. AS they marched
past the active commander of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

Several small coins, dated in the
fifties, and the remains Of an old
fintlock musket were all that re-
manned with the bones Of a pioneer
found in a hollow tree on the Mis-
ouri Valley River bottom near
Hamburg, Iowa. It is believed he
hid in the crevice to escape Indians
and was unable to climb up to the
entrance hole from the inside of
the tree.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

Harvey Noreliess
Ernest Ponath
William Penkowsky
Ed Paul
Art Roderick
Ben Serges
Fred Sailer
Ben Stein
Jack Sauer
Joe Trinka
Dick White
Jake VanDerhayden
Rose We'll
Charles Zehner
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
Preamble American Legion Constitution

For God and the follow
purposes To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United
of
one hundred Americanm the
cidents
obligation the combat
the of both the classes right
master Of might will ear
guard and transmit posterty the principles justice
democracy comradeshp
tion o mutual helpfuness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

:. Madame Schuman-IIeinE
You do not need to 60 abro,s5a y.
study. We have just as eood 1oaa !
ers right here in this 4ma ~ ,ea'a
they have abroad. I'm H..
those foreign teachers On NV NAVE 4
for saying it-but its ~, ny aeo
stick to it" - ny /
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
Auxiliary Members

Mrs. M. Briggs
Mrs. Jennie Cook
Nvs. Joe Collins
Mrs. Mayme Dyer
Mrs. Vetra Drager
Mrs. William Dotson
Mrs. John Drager
Mrs. Matilda Drager
Mrs. John Elm
Mrs. James Foley
Mrs. Jack Honzik
Mrs. Myrtle Johnston
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

This drab dreary collection OF
tile shacks housed one of the
worlds greatest hospitals during
the soiourn Of the American Army
in France. Many men from this
county spent painful days in this
mud covered rest camp, either as
patients or as funkeys. The mud
at Mesves was comparable to the
better known stuff Of Brest, Jenny
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

They have no house detective. !.
the old hotels or taverns of D. y
pei. Instead, on the wall va. 0 u
inscribed the following: ~o e. "
locus hic non est, discede mora '.oss :
which, translated, means. J 'g'
erer, depart; this is no placa ''. y.
idlers." ''e ioE
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

4 certain Leopold Hapsbur. ].
fenced to pay 100000 crowns 81,
relatives Of a man whom J. y 'as
struck and killed with his No., y
cycle asked the privilege of n mo.o.'
IN monthly installmengs . 'p !.
only modest bank clerk. H. y =, Y
a former archduke Of Austr;. 0a>
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

Spartan governors secret seryi..
men used a method Of uind NAVY
parchment round a staff slantn5gss
then writing so that when =,
wound, the message appeared ,s
string Of briken letters. The car.
respondents had a staff exactly IL
the original on which they rewonn5
the parchment. ~
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

The first one-dolIar bank note
Of the "greenback" variety ever
issued by the United States Gov
ernment-it is numbered one-is
owned by the wife of an officer in
the Internal Revenue service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

Harvard University will receive
a fraction Of every cent dropped
into the various penny-in-the-sIa
machines on the New York subway
and elevated stations under the will
of ARENAS Ward.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

A bonfire made of 100,0000OO lire
IN banknotes was made recently in
Rome, as the inauguration Of the
policy Of the government to reduce
the circulation Of paper money
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

After Pietro Mascagni had writ
ten "Cavalleria Rusticana," he is
said to have thrown it into the fire,
from which his wife rescued it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
The Frederic Walsh Post No. III
American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary

Mrs. Anna Ketz
Miss Margaret McGregor
Mrs. James Morgan
Mrs. Janet Manley
Miss Elaine Manley
Mrs. James Merical
Mrs. Jerry Plude
Mrs. Eugene Petit
Mrs. Ernest Ponath
Mrs. William PenkoWsky
Mrs. Earle Richmond
Mrs. A. Sailer
Miss Elizabeth Serges
Mrs. Frank Turner
Mrs. Clifford Thompson
Mrs. VanWagner
Mrs. Emma Van Derhayden
Mrs. Harriet VanDerhayden
Mrs. Clara VanBussum
Mrs. Edith Walsh
Mrs. Marie We'll
Miss Mary Walsh
Miss Jennie Walsh
Mrs. Richard White
Miss Rose We'll
Mrs. Beatrice Zehner
Mrs. Chas. Zimpelmann
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

At Port Moresby, New Guinea
the cool native hut, built on noes
over the water, is much superior
to the houses Of galvanized iron
and wood the white man puts IL
for himself to sWelter in.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27

a warm current sweeping sontb
ward along the west coast n
South America brought torrent,.
rains to sections that have M,
known rain since 1851, causing IN
desert to bloom in profusion
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
Legion Members

Conrad Aarseth
Marion Briggs
Fred Buege
Paul Bodecker
Herb BoWker
Morton Cook
Joe Collins
Fred Dolansky
George Bent
Fred Drager
Everett Dotson
Ed Drager
Charles butcher
II. r. EWald
Tim Elm
Fred Friese
John Foley
Frank Heehn
Jack Honzik
Joe Handles
Henry Hartkotf
Bernard Juve
Charles Johnston
Oliver LaChance
August LaRenzie
Milford Manley
Art Morgan
Tom McGregor
jim Merical
Hugo Merical
Evening star., 1925-12-22
RIG WHITE CLOUD ON WAY HERE
LOOKS LIKE SNOW, SAY PROPHETS
Prospects for White Christmas Brighten Weather
Man Does Some More Looking
City Prepares for Santa Claus.

preparations are being made to make
this Christmas the merriest ever. Cor
ridors will be hung with festoons, and
midnight mass will be celebrated in
the hospital chapel by Rev. Charles
Stouter, chaplain. Every ward will
have its Christmas tree and on spe-
cial tree will be hung stockings filled
with toys for child inmates of the hos
pital. Santa himself will grace the
hospital with his presence.
Nor are inmates of penal institu-
tions around Washington to be for
gotten. For Christmas day "bygones
will be bygones." and every effort will
be made to make the prisoners forget
their unfortunate plight. M. M. Bar
nard, superintendent Of District penal
institutions. Is arranging a program
of entertainment for the men and
women at the Lorton Reformatory
and at the Occoquan workhouse.
Triple Community Program.
Numerous sectional entertainments
also are being planned. A triple com.
munity program will be offered by the
Congress Heights Citizens Association
Christmas evening. 1t will consist of
a masquerade party around a big.
lighted tree on Nichols avenue. To
night the residents of the Soldiers
tanned.
Dr. William Mann, superintendent
Of the Zoo Park, has announced that
even the animals there are to be given
special portions Of food on Christmas
day.
SO, whether that white cloud is Kris
kringle or a snowstorm it makes lit
tie difference, except that 1t is beauti-
full to see the ground covered under
natures downy blanket on Christmas
morning. There are reports of heavy
snow in. the West and there will prob
ably be snow in the mountains Of
western Maryland by tomorrow morn
ing. Fair and colder is the prediction
for Washington tomorrow, but only
the morning can determine what Is in
store for Christmas day.
The Senate pages and a number of
employees will he guests of Vice Presi
dent Dawes at Christmas luncheon
in the Senate restaurant tomorrow. 1t
has long been the custom for the pre-
siding officer Of the Senate TO enter.
tain the pages at this season Of the
year.
Evening star., 1925-12-22

What is that white cloud, swtrling
this way from the frozen plains of far
northern Canada? Scientists at the
Weather Bureau picked 1t up this
morning with their big, long.range
telescopes. Is it old Santa Claus him.
self, racing down from his mysterious
Workshop or is 1t a SnoWstorm to
cover Washington with soft blanket
of fleecy snow Christmas morn?
Alas the weather men cannot
make sure yet, but they are quite GER
tain il is one or the other. They first
saw it up at the top end OF Alberta,
in northwestern Canada, early this
morning. At first it looked like
really, truly, honest-to- goodness snow
storm. and then again 1t looked like
Santa's eight reindeer kicking up the
SHOWS a s they race toward welcoming
chimneys with sleigh jammed full
of toys.
We've lust looked and looked, and
looked said Forecaster Mitchell to-
dav. "But we can't tell until tomor-
row morning whether it's Santa or
storm. Id bet my biggest and best
stocking, however. that it Is one or
the other I'm hoping its a snow
storm. however. because we know
Santa has left his home at the North
Pole and we are sure he'll be here.
But wouldn't it be jolly if we had
white Christmas, too?
Due Here Soon.
So, children, 60 to bed early to-
night, get a good nights rest and be
prepared for the best of news in the
morning. Whatever that whit furry
is, it is moving fast and it's just
about certain that before many hours
the Weather Bureau men will have
seen either Santa himself or good
old snowStorm coming this way,
through their big telescopes.
Washington Is just about ready for
Santa Claus. In fact. some folks
here expect to meet some of his jolly
little helpers tonight at the annual
Christmas party of the Bureau Of
Mines. in the Interior Department.
The entire length of one of the big
buildings $ vase corridors Will be used
for the party. and il been gayly dec,
Grated Children At the party will re
Ceive presents and the same time folks
will dance.
The whole country will he given
an opportunity To listin-in on at least
two of this city's entertainments. The
whole program attending the lighting
of the National Community Christmas
Tree in Sherman Square Thursday
evening will he broadcast through
stations WRC and WIZ Of the Radio
Corporation of America. Later. chimes
from Epiphany Protestant Episcopal
Church will be bro east and still
later a concert by the United States
Marine Band.
Coolidge to Light Tree.
President Coolidge will light the
tree. The entire audience will sing the
familiar Christmas hymn, "Adeste
Fidelis." led by Rollin Bond, and ac-
companied by the Marine Band.
A special musical program also will
be offered by the Washington Qua rtet
composed of Mrs. j. +. M. Bowie, Miss
Richie Mclean, Mr.. Bowie and Fred
East.
AT Providence Hospital. where
scores of unfortunate folks must spend
their Yuletide holiday in bed elaborate
Evening star., 1925-12-22
MARKETING BILL
BEFORE CONGRESS
Measure Proposing Coop
GRAFTON for Farmers Benefit
Offered in Both Houses.

Secretary of Agriculture Jardine's
cooperative marketing bill the only
farm measure bearing the Endorsement
of President Coolidge. was introduced
in the Senate yesterday by Senator
McNary, Republican, of Oregon. and
in the House by Chairman Haugen of
the agriculture committee. Demand for
more extensive farm relief legislation
than that proposed by the adminstra
tion was sounded in the House and
Senate simultaneously.
Senator McNary also reintroduced
the MCNarN Haugen export corpora
tton bill trowned upon last session by
the President, and Representative
Dickinson. Republican. Iowa, declared
in the House that farmers demanded
some legislation aimed to regulate the
sale of surplus crops
Regarded as Sugar Pill"
The cooperative bill. said the Iowa
member, lis q sugar pill that may
soothe for the moment and will do no
harm, and if given a long time and
proper care may do some good.
Chairman Haugen announced that
other farm measures would be con-
sidered by his committee, which he
called to meet on January II, to start
hearings on the cooperative bill las
we'll as Others" He joined in the
opinion that more than one farm bill
would be presented to the House by
the committee.
Representatives Dickinson and Hau-
gen both believed the cooperative BILL
which provides for a division of CO.
operative marketing in the Depart
ment of Agriculture to collect infor-
nation and assist the co-operat tive Or
Sanizations, would have little oppo-
sitiOn. The bill has the signed indorse
ment of representatives Of 81 coop
erative orca nizations.
Plea for NonPartisan Spirit
the House and urging that it he con;
sidered il Il non partisan spirit. Mr.
Dickinson asked, why trif1e with the
farm problem in this manner
If this depression lasts even three
years longer. he said. lit will not he
confined to the Mississippi Valley. but
will he knocking at the door of every
interest which has any business con
neCtion with the people of that
Conntrv"
While he was not in favor of tariff
revision as Il remedy for the situa-
tion, he declared that, unless the
price disparity is corrected there can
be but little doubt that certain COM
modlt1eS now on the protected list
may have the rates reduced in order
TO relieve the purchaser TO some de-
gree OF his purchase handicaps."
Evening star., 1925-12-22
FRENCH DIVIDED
ON PLANS
Strong Opposition to Finance
Minister'S Program Found
Even in Cabinet.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 22.-The fourth
finance minister to grapple with
Frances grievouS treasury problems
within the last two months is in
difficulties. CaillauX. Painleve and
Loucheur have gone down since Octo-
ber and it was understood today when
the cabinet council met to study Paul
Doumer's financial plans that not
only was there strong opposition 10
his measure in the finance commit
tee of the Chamber of Deputies and
in Parliament itself, hut that even
the ministry was divided concerning
their efficacy.
The Radicals in the cabinet stoutly
resist the finance minister's plans TO
increase the tax on business turn
overs Several conferences between
NJ. Doumer, Minister of the Interior
Chautemps and Minister of Public
Instruction Daladier have thus far
failed to bring about an agreement.
NJ. Doumer today is to confer with
former Premier Herriot, the Radical
leader, concerning the possibility OF
effecting a compromise between his
plans and those of the Left groups,
who are actively at work preparing
financial measures of their own IN
order to forestall the ministers and
also steal the march on the INDUS
trialists of northern France, whose
plan for a mortgage on business is
already under consideration.
Declines Any Comment.
The cabinet had before it today
the general outline of NJ. Doumer's
plans, but the finance minister abso.
sutely refused to comment for publ
cation.
You may make all ;he suesses
you want" he told the correspondents,
but | will positively say nothing
about my plans until | am ready to
present them in finished form To the
finance committee.
The offer made by the textile mana
facturers of tra north is being put
into concrete form and will soon he
ready to incorporate in the govern
ment bills, if the present conflict
inside the cabinet is settled.
The Socialists have finally decided
to support the manufacturers PROPOSE
tions upon understanding that the lat
ter assume the entire burden Of the
interest on the loans and abandon to
the state their profits on the 10 per
cent of their properties pledged as
security.
Public Greatly Irritated.
The public is showing increased
irritation at the prolongation OF the
financial crisis. Meetings of protest
continue throughout France. mer-
chants and other business men threat
ening a tax strike if Parliament con-
tinues to play politics with the prob
lem.
The uncertain position of the gov
ernment in the Chamber of Deputies
was shown this morning when an
amendment which had been stubborn
ly opposed by War Minister Painleve
was adopted, $50 to 254.
Evening star., 1925-12-22

The United States is now the chief
supplier of goods for France
Evening star., 1925-12-22
Edna Purviance Returns.

LOS ANGELES, December % P.-
Edna Purviance, screen actress, who
has been out of motion pictures for
more than two years, has returned to
Los Angeles from Europe to resume
film work. She will be starred in
picture to be directed by Charlie
Chaplin.
Evening star., 1925-12-22
LINDSEY UPHELD
|NELECT|0N CASE
Superior Court CIincheS His
Right to Juvenile
Judgeship.
By the Associated Press.

DENVER, Colo, December o.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey's right to the
Denver juvenile judgeship was up
held in effect when the State Su-
preme Court yesterday dismissed an
appeal by the late Royal r. Graham
contesting Judge Lindsey's election a
year ago last November.
The dismissal was made on motion
of Charles L. Laney, relator,' who
cited that Graham, opponent of Lind
sey in the election, had died several
months ago.
Graham's counsel appealed after
Judge Lindsey had been upheld by
the lower court. In the election
Judge Lindsey defeated Graham by
ma jority of about III votes.
Evening star., 1925-12-22
100 HURT IN TOXIC RIOT.
Several Killed in Gun Battle in
Labor Dispute.

TOXIC. December % Op).-A hun
dred casualties. including several
killed, are reported TO have occurr ed
in "A gun battle yesterday between
groups Of laborers near Toxic.
A thousand police were called out.
several of whom were wounded The
trouble was not political. but the re-
suit of the jealousy Of contractors
Evening star., 1925-12-22
One Killed in Still Blast.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga, December
90 CP1.-The explosion of still seven
miles from White Saturday night
caused the death of one man and
probably fatal injuries to two others,
il was learned here