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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29

ITldllS were ordered TO FeJlTe. l was
saved. But even now l have more
pain from my stomach than from my
wounded arm"
Oddities In the War News.
German spies in the field use a crude
picture of a black COW to impart intel
| igence to their troops of what is
ahead. The size of the COW and the
direction of her head indicates the pro-
portions of the enemy and its location.
If the cows head points up 1t means
look out for aeroplanes.
When the Turkos are hard pressed
during hand to hand fighting they
climb trees like monkeys and hide in
the leaves.
English sporting terms formerly in
general use in Austria are now prohib-
tied Steeplechase has become "jagd-
rennen,' handicap "anggleichsrennen"
and spring meeting "fruhlingsrennen."
Give Them "Biff, Riff"
Private Hartman Of the Kings royal
rifles, wounded at Mons. gives
graphic description of his experiences.
one of which was to see a fight be-
tween aerOplanes.
I'VE did not like the order to retire
ut Mons. We knew we were doing
better than the Germans and infiicting
heavy losses on them.
THE officers knew we were diSap-
pointed because on the fifth day of re-
tiring-we had three days at Mons be,
fore we began to retreat-our com
handing officer came round and spoke
to us saying:
"'Stick it, boys; stick it! Tomorrow
we shall go the other way and adj
vance. Biff. biffv
The way he said 'Bitf, biffr de-
lighted the men. and after that you
could frequently hear the men shout,
ing 'Biff, biff""
Palmer's Neuralgia Cure"
Here is the tale of the private who
was suffering from neuralgia as he lay
in the trenches and who found most
unusual cure 1t is told in a letter
from soldier to his mother as fol
lows:
We're just keeping ut it in the same
old smuggling style that always brings
us out on top. There's one chap in our
company has got a ripping cure for
neura" iH. but he isn't going to take
out Il patent because it's too risky and
might kill the patient. Good luck'S
one of the ..I%redents. and you can't
nlwaVS no Sl,"n of that
He WIS y" IL the trenches the
other day .... NHd with pain in
his face W rman shell burst
close by { nit. but the eX
plosion I'm" Srnseless for II
bit Me ne. as gone says he
when h" cane ",o.md And SOS six
of your mates. SAYS we. oh. criky!
says he. His names Palmer and
that's why W" call the German shells
now 'Palmer's Neuralgia Cure
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29
Kaiser's Singing Soldiers.

"As long as our soldiers sing I have
no fear for the fatherand,"
This was the statement of n German
officer of high rank to a correspondent
Just after the latter had returned from
the midst of the kaiser's fighting men
and found that they are distinctly
Singing soldiers" The German sol
der, say the correspondent, sings and
dghts-and fights and sings He sings
before the battle and he sings after the
battle He even sings on the operat-
ing table while his wounds are being
dressed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29
Anywhere, but Must Fight"


A British sergeant Of the Third dra
COON guards at the British consulate
was calling out the names of reserv.
lists who were applying for enlistment
ANY one else to enlist?" he shouted.
"Herc" said voice In the corner.
and short man stepped forward.
whats your name?" said the ser
geant.
Heinrich Heine," came the prompt
reply.
The sergeant's monocle dropped sud
lenly. And you want to fight the
Germans?" he said, with surprise.
Sure; anythings good enough for
me- | was born in Canada of Ger
man parentage. but both my father
and mother are dead. so | won't be
lighting against them. | don't care
who l fight with as long as fight"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29
Kiss Flag, Rush to Die.

The London News prints the follow
Ing dispatch from rctrograd:
1T was necessary to take Orlau tin
Austrian SilesiM NJ all costs" said a
wounded Russian colonel Il was in
TN" center vanguard. advancing under
hail of Shrapncl, whole lines crum.
Piled like corn before n hailStorm; stil)
we advanced
or my regiment few remained, the
officers were nearly all killed or wound
tN and the colorS passed from hand to
hand. Soon they We're near me. The
next moment Snatchcd them from Il
falling soldier.
soldiers near me kissed the blood
stained and tattercd ColOrS and then
rushed forward with their faces set 10
die for their country"
Carpeted With the Dead.
Fresh from a visit to the scene of
the battle OF the Akrnc. Lieutenant \.
Ellicott Brown, Sixteenth infantry. L.
:. A., ut present military instructor
ut Rutgers college. New Brunswick,
\. j.. says.
AT McauN ON the Marine, whcrs
some particularly desperate lighting
took place. | found field literally car
l"iT With dead. In one place | came
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29
THE Bic WAR;;
ACTS OF HERO|Sh
Graphic Side Lights on the
Great Armed Conflict
of the Nations.

upon thousand dead German infan-
tryn4n stretched out within GOO yards.
Practically all had been killed by the
bayOnet.
We have got to take our hats off
to the Germans Lieutenant Brown
quoted an English army officer as say
ing. We couldn't drive them from
the trenches by lead. and we had to
sweep over with bayonets in order to
gain ground They surely are plucky.'"
French Hussar at Fourteen.
Paris Excelsior prints u photograph
of Frances youngest soldier. Albert
SChulfrenkCs, aged fourteen, attached
to the Third hussars, but for the pres
ent taking n course of training at the
French cavalry school after playing q
mans part in the lighting around Muel-
hansen.
The son of forester near Belfort,
he first acted as guide for French
troops through the forests. Then he
attached himself to the artillery, who
gave him their smallest uniform and
made him regimental pet. When the
force was reOrganized Albert managed
to join the Forty-second infantry, do
ing odd jobs for the soldiers, but he
did not think this branch of the serv-
ice sufficiently active. One didn't see
enough PruSsians, he told an inter
viewer.
lie won the favor of the color ser
geant of the Third hussars at Noailles.
who allowed him to take place in the
ranks on IL horse whose rider had been
killed. He went through the battle Of
the Marine unhurt, capturing four
PrusSian horses and killing the uhlan
who was leading them. AS soon as his
training Is completed he will re1oin his
regiment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29
LANCASTER

The Teller: Maj. Gen Geo. Barnett,
Of u. S. Marines was the guest Of Il
Meyer and other relatives and many
friends in this place from noon Tues
day to the following morning.
The city directory is nearly all print
ed and will soon be ready for delivery.
Beck and Schwartz at their creamery
here have given us IA few figures con
corning their output and the business
done at this place and at their five
cheese factories. At the local creamery
they have received 1896, 1873 pounds Of
butter fat from which was manu-
featured 2 709. The average price paid
for fat being 3l9 cents They have
paid to their patrons during the year
over $l10, 900
The Herald: An engineering corps
with j. Carson Scott, Of Galena, H., as
the chief, il now at work on the pro.
posed route of the Chicago Short
Line"
But few cases or interest to the public
were disposed Of in the circuit court
last week after those reported in last
weeks Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
The Outward Trend.

The United States is not alone in the prob
lem OF balancing its population between city and
country. Both England and its province, Aus
tralia, are up against the same thing 1t seems
stranger for the latter than the former, for
Australia made such progress for time in ag
rlcultural expansion as to encourage the belief
that II would not have to resort to artificial
means OF country development 1t is finding,
however that even a country OF great land
promise is no exception to the rule that indus
trial growth draws people faster than the farm.
Yet the situation as between England and
Australia seems none the less anomalous. Be
It remembered that while the province has been
drawing heavily from the population of the
mother country, II has been from the rural, not
the urban centers London, Liverpool Man
chester and other cities would gladly ship free
and prepaid all their urban flotsam and jetsam
that could be loaded onto ships, but they are
not wanted in Australia any more than in Can
ada or any other British province Only the
cream OF the country is sought after
This is what has happened; Old England
has been bereft OF many good tillers of the soil
until In that long and thickly peopled island,
where unoccupied farm land might be supposed
extremely rare, the cry goes up for farmers to
fill the vacant places. England has vast areas
OF empty land. Not all because former oecu-
pants have gone to Australia or Canada, but
partially because, as in the United States and
elsewhere, many have been drawn into the cities
OF the homeland. Il is the old, old story of the
farm failing to keep pace with the city with its
social and industrial lure. No matter how We
may look at Il, the inequality OF crowded indus
trial centers with much bad living conditions on
the one hand and the empty. rich and promising
soil with the blessings of life in the open EN-
brace Of nature on the other. stands as one OF
the seyerest commentaries on our management
| OF affairs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
Az to Election Commissioner

Excited partisans Of a desperate candidate
are endeavoring to make the people believe that
the position Of election commissioner for Doug
las county is paramount to that OF governor, and
that we should choose a governor to hold par
ticular man in the job Of election commissioner.
The promise of one OF the republican aspirants
to reappoint the present democratic incumbent
is put forth as an appeal for votes as against
other candidates who have ignored the demand
to make similar promise.
Let us consider this whole question dispas-
sionately. First and foremost, the implication
that there is no one else honest enough to ad-
minister the office Of election commissioner is
an insult 10 every republican, and to every dem
ocrat and progressive not holding office. With
biennial elections, the position is a $4,000 a
year snecure calling for not to exceed sixty
days work in two years. Surely many men in
each Of the political parties possess sufficient
competency and integrity to do the work salts
factorily. II It we're absolutely essential that
the present incumbent be not disturbed, the GER
tain way to do II would be to re-elect Governor
Morehead, who is responsible for the present ap-
pointee, and could be most depended on to re-
appoint him.
Secondly, the promise to appoint a particular
man to a specific office is fragrant violation
Of law It is corrupt bid for the votes and
support OF the incumbent election commissioners
and his more than 600 subordinate judges and
clerks OF election. A candidate is no more justi-
fled in trading a promise of this place for votes
than he would be barter off all the appontive
places he expects to have IL elected. The cor
rupt practices act expressly forbids just this sort
Of debauchery OF the voters.
In the third place, the promise of a repub-
lican candidate for governor to name demo-
cratic election commissioner is violation of
the election commissioner law itself The law
contemplates a nonpartisan administration OF
the office by putting 1t in charge Of a commits
soner of the same political party as the gov
ernor and a deputy of a different political party
The exact language OF the law is;
Such election commissioner shall appoint a chief
deputy commissioner who shall be member Of a
political party other than the with which the
election commissioner affiates and polling the high
est number of votes at the preceding election for
governor.
A governor living up to the letter and spirit
of this law will have to appoint an election COM
missioner affiliating with the political party that
cast the highest number of votes at the preced-
ing election for governor. That is what Gov
ernor Morehead did when he appointed a demo-
longs to some other political party, the present
democratic incumbent cannot be reappointed
without either changing the law or violating it.
All Of which gets back to the question, Why
should a nonresident governor at Lincoln run
the election machinery in Douglas county when
the people of every other of the ninety odd
counties in the state are privileged to manage
their own affairs?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
A peIusion md n SNARE

OMAHA, Aug. 15.-To the Editor OF
The Bee: 1 see that big Eye" candi-
date for governor, under the false colors
of republican, in his slate, under the
guise of the Fontenele club. being sent
broadcast, says that the Omaha Bee"
and every public service corporation is
against him. This is not surprising, 70
people who know Howell as the prince
Of political deceivers. He would not hesi-
tate to do anyone dirt to help Howell
As charter member OF the Fontenelle
club would like to ask, who gave the
four members of the defunct club au-
thority to meet and issue O platform ana
make a slate? Were all OF these four
members ever elected to the executive
committee of the club?
Who met and elected w. II. Hatteroth.
president. and Victor d. Raynold, secre-
tary. OF what once was the Fontenelle
club? Where are the regularly elected
members of the club, II It still lives
Couldn't Howell and his three accom-
plces in deceit use them? Thank God,
there are some good honest men among
the old members of the old Fontenelle
club. This four self-elected bunch OF
office holders and office seekers. con-
ceived, at a midnight hour, behind closed
doors, to try once more TO deceive the
voters, by assuming that they are the
old Fontenelle club. This man can fool
some Fontenelle people some of the time,
but he can't fool all the members all
the time. His water board statement
sent out is a delusion and a snare for
votes, and the sooner the voters find
this out the better. What a calamity it
would be II this is all wise and self esti-
mated manager of the water works were
TO stub his toe and fall down and lay
there for a few days, the water works
plant would go to the bow-wows
EX-FONTENELLE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
Game of n POLITICAL Faker.

NORTH LOUP. Neb.. Aug. 16.-To the
Editor OF The Bee: The people OF Ne
braska should take note of the campaign
methods now being pursued in order to
nominate Mr. Howell for governor. In
his Omaha organ appears the following
editorial in part. In broad headlines:
r. b. Howell has pledged himself to a
policy of state development OF Nebreska's
water power II he should be elected gov
ernOr. This Is a matter of vital i'm
portance to the people of this state. Ne
braska has big water power possibilities.
Private interests are eager to get pos
session of them for private exploitatto
Should they succeed the people would get
the crumbs But let Nebraska develop
this water power itself.
The above Is put out to the farmers
on the eve Of the primary election. Mr..
Howell has not, at any time pledged him
self to state development OF water powers.
have shown previously that he was the
hacker of Senate File AS. This bill was
in nowise a state ownership bill. 1t was
the very opposite Howell has becked
the most drastic corporation measures
ever introduced in the legislature. These
men know what is popular with the
people and just at the last moment are
pushing Mr.. Howell as a state owner
ship candidate. He should not be nomi-
mated. They know where Howell stands.
WALTER JOHNSON.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
The Bogus X. of C. Oath.

OMAHA, Aug 15,-To the Editor of
The Bee: case was tried July % at
Waterville. Mimi, which is of the great
est importance to Catholics as well as
Protestants. 1t was an action of crimi-
nal libel brought by e. NJ. Lawless, edi-
tor of the Waterville Sentinel against
A. NJ. Morrison and G. e. Morrison, edi-
tors and publishers OF the Mankato Morn
ing Journal OF Mankato, MINI. The Nor
rlsons charged Lawless with taking the
bogus knights of Columbus oath that
has been circulated throughout the United
States during the last year or two. The
knights of Columbus have been accused
many times OF taking this terrible oath.
But this was the first time that an in
dividual knight was directly charged
with the offense. II furnished the order
the first opportunity It has had to put
the real obligation of the fourth degree
in evidence and make it a matter of
court record. which anyone may read for
themselves.
There is nothing whatever in the OBJ
legation but what any man could take
1t certainly proves the falseness of the
bogus oath. The defendants were found
guilty. The jury returned verdict of
guilty, which was read by the foreman.
Rev. Thomas Billings, resident Methodist
pastor of the town. and the court i'm
posed a jail sentence on each OF the
! defendants,
This case ought to put a crimp in the
anti-Catholic papers and organizations
that have been making it q business to
circulate this false oath and other
! charges equally as bad B. C. PFLUG.
! 2SlS North Twenty-seeond Street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
A Melting Pot for Orphans.

OMAHA. Aug. 16.-To the Editor of
The Bee: I read a letter in your paper
where a good lady is offering many old
and valuable relics and keepsakes for a
melting pot for votes for women-'to put
them where they will bring some good
to humanity on the altar of equality be-
fore the law" The other day visited
the Child Saving institute, where there
are about sixty helpless. innocent babes
and children, some but a few days old,
none OF them to blame for their ex-
istence, babel of childhood's cries, tears
and laughter, a sight that melts the
heart in sympathy for these motherless
and fatherless children, a melting pot
Of childhoods misfortunes and needs
surely without equality in the start for
life's struggles 1t seems to me that
far more good to humanity could be done
for us to provide a melting pot of valu-
able keepsakes for those innocent, help
less orphans than for votes for equality,
and that we would thus be doing honor
to our ancestors who contributed to
those keepsakes, and pay a tribute to
true womanhood OF more lasting value
than in any other way. w. w.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17

DWIGHT. Neb.. Aus. 15.-To the Editor
Of The Bee; Win you please tell US what
makes the difference In temperature
(most marked in winter; soma winters
more than others), at different times OF
the moon. / read in your paper that
science has decided that the moon does
not have any effect on the weather. Is
one side of the sun warmer than the
other? and its revolving being Sc near
the time OF lunar month that It gives
the idea that the moon caused the change
in the temperaturef In pioneer days
when we had a long journey to make. and
circumstances were such that We could,
we would wait for the warm time in the
moon. The cold waves and blizzards also
seem to come near their time, but each
falling a little short OF the moons time.
sometimes one day short Of the moons
time. J. p, DUNLOP.
Editors note: The moon Is a cold. dead
cinder, without life or heat, and cannot
possibly affect the temperature on the
surface OF the earth. The heat reaching
the earth from the sun does vary, as
much as 10 per cent. according to the
most accurate measurements, the result
of which has recently been announced.
II has not been clearly demonstrated that
one side of the sun Is warmer than the
other. but II has been proven that the
amount OF heat sent off from the sun
varies with the number and extent of
spots" on the suns surface. observa-
lions are still being made for the pur-
pose OF establishing, II possible, any
law" that may govern this stupendous
phenomenon. In order that IL may be used.
II possible. in connection with weather
forecasts. Warm and cold spells are
natural results OF the operation OF a
natural law. but no one has ever been
able TO foretel the movement with any
accuracy for longer time than a day or
two In advance. II the moon had the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
War Prices

Washington Star; In America the
farmland continues to be the man Of the
hour
Baltimore American: The foreign war
is no excuse for higher prices fof food
in this country
Atlanta Constitutions: OF course, the
beef trust will raise the price There's
always room at the top.
Christian Science Monitor: A fair price
for its foodstuffs is all that the United
States has a right to claim from other
countries.
Philadelphia Record: We don't mind a
good price for our wheat, but it would
be rank piracy TO make us pay $40 a bar
rel for flour.
Washington Herald: It is announced
that petroleum is contraband of war OF.
course Haven't we been paying war
prices for it?
indianapolis News: It's pretty tough,
ing before the canning season is near
over. But such is war.
st. Paul Pioneer Press The prices of
provisions may be going up in st. Paul.
but just think Of the wonderful bargains
in clothing at the different stores.
Springfield Republican,: With the
promise Of abundant potatoes the coun-
try can face the situation with some
calm. While the potato barrel is full
nobody can starve.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Some OF those
food price boosters may wish they were
i'm the thick of the European conflict
when the Housewives league begins its
mobilization against them.
New Orleans Times: The National
Housewives league urges American
housekeepers to cut down expenses The
advice is excellent, but not easy to fol-
low in the face of a threatened general
advance of prices on the eatables which
housewives must buy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
A Mistaks-Rut Mo- Harm nOne.

The arrest Of our Omaha gubernatorial
water spouter for obstructing the streets was a
mistake, whether a violation of the ordinance
or not. But followed by his immediate release.
as 1t was, no serious harm was done. On the
contrary. the victim will try his best to cash
his outraged feelings into political capital and
convert the stupidity of an over-zealous police
man into votes.
The Bee believes in free speech and free
press, and has always championed such freedom.
The arrest, however. recalls the performance OF
this same water-logged statesman on the eve of
another election some years ago when he. him
self. tried to throttle free speech by having the
late Edward Rosewater arrested on a charge of
criminal libel for showing him up as a mounte-
bank.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-17
ANOTHER BUNGALOW.

Oh. I'd like to have (and don't you for
geto
A bungalow with a kitchenette,
With a rose vine trellised in front of the
door,
(To hide my pink check pinafore)
And a cool porch screened from mosqui-
tos bite;
And a nretty lawn dotted with clovers
white,
Where I could go and dabble my toes
In the morning dew, as the sun arose,
And count the morning glories that stare
In sweet surprise at the world so fair;
And feel on my shoulder a kindly hand,
And hear his voice with no hint of COM
man6
Say. Precious, how pretty and sweet
you look
But-dont you think that it's time to
COOKE?
Oh, I'm going to have (for I'll never
say MOI
Just such a delightful bungalow.
DOLORES.