Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-12-26


will return they say, TO observe the startling
suits of secret demonstration under way
To locate rich deposits OF coal and iron deep
down In the earth by walking about the
face holding in ones hands bit Of wire a
twig of birch seems At material for an old wives
tale. Yet that is what the Landrat Ulsar,
a friend of Kaiser Wilhelm, announces he has
accomplished in the farreaching wilderness OF
northern Michigan and Wisconsin And
In a region in this country where the presence OF
petroleum had never before been known or even
suspected he has OWNED by theuse of his little
metal rod the existence In vast quantities of the
wealth-bringing crude OIL
These lands owned by hard-headed, 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, a nephew of the harbor direc-
tor OF Bremen, who widened and deepened the
River Weser TO admit ships OF the greatest draft.
They will return borngs have been
completed at the points indicated by Won Uslar,
when they expect the mine owners to acknowl-
edge that the divining rod has been corroborated.
Herr Won Uslar does not boast OF his power or
attempt to explain IL. He exercises IL for the
benefit OF those seriously interested Their pur-
pose may be TO profit directly by the location of
subterranean water mineral deposits, or to
discover answer 10 the riddle. He places him
self at the disposal of both and is content to rest
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
10 collect all the valuable data divining rods,
and to carry on an exhaustive search for the true
explanation of the phenomenon.
II through the interest OF Herr Won Bue-
low, who In 1895 became enthusiastic convert
TO the art Of locating minerals, water. etc. by
the aid OF the rods that Herr Won UElar's natural
gift brought to the attention OF Emperor
William Then followed an imperial expedition,
headed by Won Uslar, TO the German desert col.
Onies of southwest Africa which lasted two years
and half and demonstrated conclusvely the
reality or the Landrats mysterious power that
the emperor was thoroughly convinced.
The writer called Herr Won Uslar and Herr
Franzius 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 tour to the Yosemite Valley. At
the second the Yosemite not mentioned In
stead, they described the dificultes OF climbing
fallen trees in the rackless forests of north
ern Wisconsin and OF the delightful qualities of
easy friendship found among the men in charge
of certain mines in the region.
Herr Won Uslar would nt well into story
book Austere country squire He ie tall
and slender and straight arrow.
The Landrat is stranger to English. but the
deficiency supplied by Herr Franzius, who
speaks II huently. Their visit here had not been
without humorous interest for It appears that
Won Usar takes a boysh delight in exhibiting
his power for the entertainment well as profit
of his friends. One evening Franzius and Won
Uslar being entertained at the club house
of prominent German society in seth street.
Conversation turned TO the Wunschelrute or di-
vinng rods. and the Landrat asked II he had
not rod with him, that he could exhibit his
He nOf huf nffa IN
what he might find II they would furnish him
with piece OF ordinary wire
A 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.
well. welll" exclaimed the German. II don't