Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-10-03

the late summer or early fall they
will return, they say to observe the startling re-
suits of secret demonstration now under way
To locate rich deposits Of coal and iron deep
down In the earth by walking about on the sur
face holding in ones hands a bit Of wire or
twig Of birch seems fit material for an old wives
tale Yet that is what the Landrat Won Ulsar
a friend Of Kaiser Wilhelm, announces he has
accomplished In the farreaching wilderness of
northern Michigan and Wisconsin. And more
In region In this country where the presence of
petroleum had never before been known or even
suspected he has OWNED by the use of his little
metal rod the existence in vast quantities Of the
weathbringing crude oil.
These lands are owned by hardheaded bunco-
proof American capitalists, who are now proceed
ing to verify the findings of the Landrat Mean
while he has sailed back to his duties as chief
government official for the district of Apenrade,
Schleswis.Holstein With him has gone the
friend who accompanied him on this trip, Herr
Folkmar Franzius nephew Of the harbor drec-
tor Of Bremen, who widened and deepened the
River Weser to admit ships of the greatest draft.
They will return as soon as borings have been
completed at the points indicated by Won Uslar,
when they expect the mine owners to acknowl-
edge that the divlning rod has been corroborated,
Herr Won Uslar does not boast Of his power or
attempt to explain It, He exercises 1t for the
pose may be to profit directly by the location of
subtenanean water or mineral deposits, or to
discover an answer to the riddle. He places him
self at the disposal OF both and is content to rest
on the facts
He has located many deposits of water and
minerals In Germany where the subject has Gre
ated profound stir in recent years Societies
whose membership includes many of the fore
most scientists Of the empire have been formed
to collect all the valuable data on divining rods,
and to carry on an exhaustive search for the true
explanation of the phenomenon.
1t was through the interest of Herr Won Bue-
low who in 1895 became an enthusiastic convert
to the art Of locating minerals water. etc, by
the aid Of the rods that Herr Won Uslars natural
gift was brought to the attention Of Emperor
William. Then followed an imperial expedition,
headed by Won Uslar, to the German desert col
onles Of southwest Africa, which lasted two years
and half and demonstrated so conclusively the
reality Of the Landrat's mysterious power that
the emperor was thoroughly convinced.
The writer called on Herr Won Usar and Herr
Franzus at the Hotel Astor, In New York, before
and after their recent trip to Wisconsin and
Michigan At the first visit they spoke vaguely
OF planning a tour to the Yosemite Valley At
the second the Yosemite was not mentioned. In
stead they described the difficulties OF climbing
over fallen trees in the trackess forests of north
ern Wisconsin and Of the delightful qualities of
easy friendship found among the men in charge
OF certain mines In the same region.
Herr Won Uslar would fit well into story
book as an austere country squire He is tall
and slender and straight as an arrow.
The Landrat is a stranger to English, but the
deficiency was supplied by Herr Franzius, who
speaks it huently. Their visit here had not been
without humorous interest, for It appears that
Won Uslar takes boyish delight In exhibiting
his power for the entertainment as well as profit
OF his friends One evening Franzius and Won
Uslar were being entertained at the club house
Oh prominent German society In 59th street
Conversation turned to the Wunsehelrute, or d.
vining rods, and the Landrat was asked II he had
not a rod with him. so that he could exhibit his
power He did not have one but offered to see
what he might find II they would furnish him
with.a piece Of ordinary wire.
long hunt at last unearthed the desired
wire, and with this in his hand Won Uslar wan
dered from room to room about the clubhouse
Nothing occurred until he reached the billiard
room, when the rod began to turn rapidly
We'll welll" exclaimed the German Il don't