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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14
PIPE ORGAN RECITAL
Vt congregational Church, Friday
Evening, May -, Ivy Miss Marie
Edwards of Chicago.

Miss Edwards played here in the NJ.
L Church when she was five years old,
ana was regarded rs n prodigy at that
time, This is what Mr.. Wells, head
salesman for the Felgemaker Organ
Company, says of Miss Edwards play
Ing at Oblong, H., Wednesday eveuinG,
May 9TH, 1914.
The Program was particularly
adapted to show the Organ at its best,
and you may wager your last dollar
that Marie did the trick to the Queen $
taste. Never missed pedal or fun
BLEED a combination. In closing permit
me to say that If there is occasion for
us to give recital in my territory
Marie Edwards will have it as long AS
l.. Wells is on the job, and you will do
we'll ii You send her 10 any point in
your territory in case you agree to give
an opening recital.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14

roe schools. After spending very prof
liable day among the various classes
they were pleasantly entertained in the
evening by some of the Monroe
teachers.
Peter Peters and mother, Mrs. Matt
Peters, were at Milwaukee last Thurs
day and Friday to attend the funeral of
John Peters, brother of Matt Peters.
Mrs. Maurice Proctor went to Darl-
ington Monday to combine business
with pleasure.
DR.. Phillips spent Monday and Tues
day in Platteville.
Miss Florence Jones spent the fore
part of the week with Chicago relatives.
Miss Estella Lieder spent Monday in
Belmont on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Paynter of the
county seat visited relatives here on
Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Bates and Mrs. Owen
Lloyd of GAINESVILLE were Sunday visit
ors in our city.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Richards and
family returned Monday to Platteville
after visiting at the Richards and
Friedes homes.
w. J. Davis transacted business at
Dodgeville last Wednesday.
Miss Adelaide Schaumberg of this
city, teacher of the joint district number
four at Ferndale, closed very success
full term of school with an all day
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14
WOULD DECIMALIZE TIME.
Frenchman Proposes Twenty Hores and
Thousand Chrones For a Day.

STTOHcb gay
Paris. "A suggestion Is made In
the current Revue Bleue for the pur-
pose OF bringing the chronological
system into line with the dccimaIza-
ton Of money, weights and distance.
The new proposal involves the divi-
sion Of the day into twenty periods,
called hores. instead Of twenty -four
hours. each hore being similarly diyid
ed into fifty periods, called chroncs.
each chrome about one and hall
minutes being the thousandth part 81
Il day the gram and the meter are
the thousandth part, respectively. Of the
kilogram and kiOmctcr. The chrOucs
are further subdyIded into cent?
chrones the equivalent Of "a second.
The deviscr Of the plan asserts that
the new system would facilitate ma,
rine observation. besides simplifying
calculations Of time generally The
French government. however. shows
no inclination 10 adopt the idea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14
HAD MADISON'S RAZOR.
Prisoner Said He Was Fourth Presi.
dents Great great grandson.

dents Great great grandson.
Savannah, Gn.-F A. Madison. who
Snys he il IL direct descendant of Pres
idcnt Madison, was locked up here aft
cr a street fight and after he had sur
rendered n razor which he said origi
nally was the property of James Madl-
son. The prisoner was held as u wit
ness and then released.
Madison. who was n stranger In Sa.
vnnnah, was set upon and beaten by
two men whom he said he did not
know, Ills cries for assistance brought
policeman, who arrested one of the
men. but was unable to catch the 9th
or. Madison also was taken to the
station, and ms he was being searched
the policeman found the razor In the
prisoners pocket
Officer. please let me keep that"
pleaded Madison.
IT'S against the rules" replied the
policeman.
Cant you let me have It? wouldn't
take anything for It," begged the pris-
oncr. james Madison was my great
great grandfather and that razor and
the family Bible are all Of his posses.
sions that we have left in the family
now. | have been hungry ana broke
and without place TO sleep but /
have never parted with that razor"
He took the razor with him when he
was released.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14

picnic last Friday, May s. A fine din
ner was served in the school house and
cake and ice cream later in the after
noon. There We're about thirty two
people present. Ball games, rectations
and various amusements made day of
! pleasure to all
Mr.. and Mrs. George Philips enjoy
ed visit at Dodgevile and at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Blotz
Sunday.
Miss Genevieve Meuer and Miss
Clara Slinter visited at the Robert
Murphy home at Dodgeville the latter
part of last week.
Mrs. Margaret Weier and Miss Kate
Blotz of Dodgeville visited relatives
here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Knautz and two
children, Miss Mile Reichling of Oar
lington were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
Peter Peters, at the Peters farm home
over Sunday,
! Miss Marie Joestgen is spending this
week at Dodgeville with Miss Eva
Hoskins.
/ Mrs. George Miller returned to her
home at BoscObel Friday, after a visit
here with her brothers and sisters, the
Pittz families.
Mrs. Mont Ramsden of Beloit is here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James b. Prideaux.
Mrs. William Bachelor of Platteville
returned to her home last Thursday
after visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Bachelor.
Mrs Marshall Day and Mrs. X. j
Benson are spending the day at Platte
vile.
Mrs. w. J. G. Bond left this morning
to visit her daughter at Wyanet and
| her sons at Kewanee.
Mrs. w j Penhallegon has returned
home, after spending several months,
at Louisville, Ky.
Mr., and Mrs. John G. Martin Jr, Of
Milwaukee are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Harris.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Fawcett of Beloit
are visiting Mrs. Fawcett parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Stephenson.
Leo Meunster of Beatrice, Nebraska,
is welcome guest at the home Of his
sister Miss Paulina Meunster. He was
formerly Of this city, bat has not been
! here for nine years.
Mrs. Harry Needham Of Blanchard
vile arrived here, Tuesday to visit her
father, John Short.
Mrs. Emily Lewis, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs John
r. Brown for the past few months, re
turned to her home at Silver City,
Idaho, Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Molling left Tuesday
to visit her sister at Cedarburg
Miss Eva Curnow returned last week
Tuesday from a visit in Chicago She
was accompanied by her aunt Mrs.
Robert Lanyon, who will spend the
summer here with her brother Edward
Curnow
Mr. and Mrs. ". n. Douglas Of
Chicago were the guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. James Brewer from Friday until
Tuesday, Mrs. Douglas came to be pre-
sent at the birthday anniversary Of her
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14
w. j. PenhallegOn G. Co.
Prevent Baby Cole With Wool

Yes, said Anahel Turner, in
structor in home economies of the
of Wisconsin Extension
division, there is very close connec
ton between collie and cold feet where
babies are concerned
Proper covering of the feet is u very
simple remedy" she continued land
one every mother should be glad to try.
Long wooden stockings and booties for
the little one mean greater comfort for
both baby and mother,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14

sister Mrs Brewer. which occurred
Monday. Mrs. Brewer was the recipi-
ent Of many beautiful gifts. cut flowers,
and congratulations aud best wishes for
many happy returns Of the day,
Mr. and Mrs. John Toay, Edward
Hattie Curnow attended the funeral Of
their uncle Mrs. Thomas Richards at
Eel)yllle sunday. They Went Ivy auto,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-14

A representative of The Wisconsin
Farmer who visited GAINESVILLE ana ad
joining counties did not find the farm
ers crying about the shut down in the
sugar beet industry. On the contrary
many of them claimed it was not a
profitable crop on large scale.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
Won HINDENBuRe ADVANCING.

Rotterdam.-Amidt the maze Of con-
fiicting reports on the situation in
western Poland, the fact stands out
that Field Marshall Won Hindenburg Is
gradually approaching the western
gates of Warsaw, through scenes OF
blood and wholesale slaughter, per-
haps the most appalling of the entire
war to date.
Apparently the Germans have con-
centrated 10000 men in the area
northwest Of Warsaw and moved SO
rapidly that they forced the withdraw
al of Russian force of probably 300,-
900. The Russians are playing for
time.
A dispatch from Berlin, which
comes by the way of Amsterdam, says
that the German, Russian and Aus
trian armies in Poland have lost 400,-
900 men in recent battles. Breslau
reports that the Russians alone lost
125.000 men in killed and wounded in
the battles west of Warsaw.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
SATURDAY,.

While an official statement at
Vienna repeats the claim that the Rus
slams in Poland and Vienna have been
routed and ARE being pursued on the
entire battle front" dispatches from
Berlin indicate that doubt has arisen
there as to whether a decisive victory
has been accomplished.
A statement by the General Staff
of the Russian Army declares that on
the left bank of the Vistula river
lull has followed the German attacks,
and adds: "All of these attacks we re-
pulsed" In other respects the Rus
sian report contradicts the claims
made at Berlin and Vienna.
Continued gains by the Allies in
Belgium and at certain points along
the battle front in France are claimed
by the French War Office. On the
other hand, the German War Office
claims that attacks by the Allies have
been repulsed, and reports a success
ful attack by the Germans in the
Argonne forest.
According to dispatch from
Amsterdam, an official statement at
Berlin declares that two British de-
stroyers were sunk by the German
cruisers which raided the east coast
of England. This statement is denied
by the British Admiralty.
England has appointed Prince
Hussein Kemal Sultan of Egypt, to
succeed the Khedive, who was Ousted
by the taking over Of Egypt as Brit
ish protectorate.
Emperor William of Germany, who
has been detained at Berlin by illness.
will return to the front this week, an
Amsterdam newspaper hears.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
SUNDAY.

An English mine sweeper was sunk
off Scarborough, supposedly by mines
scattered by the German raiders. Two
other vessels are reported destroyed.
II is indicated by the German War
Office statement that the offensive in
the west now rests with the Allies.
The Berlin communication speaks Of
a series of hostile attacks, which, it is
said, were repulsed. The French state
ment asserts that further important
advantages have been won by the
Allies.
At Albert it is said that the Allies,
under a heavy fire. pushed through to
the entanglements in front of the sec
ond line of intrenchments.
The days official reports fail to clear
up the situation in the east. The Ger
man announcement was as indefinite
as before, merely stating that in
Poland the pursuit of the Russians
was continuing and that Russian
cavalry attack on the East Prussian
frontier had been defeated.
One of the most significant develop
ments of the day is the apparent CO.
ordination of the English, French and
Russian Armies. They seem to be
working in such harmony that the
Germans are not able to follow up ad
vantages in the east with removal of
troops to the western theatre.
British and French military writers
say that the doubts expressed by them
of the correctness Of the German an
nouncement that historic victory had
been won over the Russian hosts in
Poland are borne out by the apparent
lessening of enthusiasm at Berlin.
The reverse which Petrograd says
the Germans have suffered in the
region of Mlawa, near the East Prus-
sian frontier, is believed in London to
have interferred with the operations Of
the Germans along the Vistula. 1t is
asserted unofficially at Petrograd that
the Germans have evacuated Lodz,
finding that city of no great strategic
value
The citizen., 1914-12-25
BERLIN REJoIces IN VICTORY.

Berlin, via London.-The people of
Berlin were aroused to enthusiasm
over the announcement of a great Aus
tro-German victory over the Russians
in Poland. The official bulletin read:
( The Russian offensive against Sic
sia and Posen has completely broken
down. In the whole of Poland the enc
my was forced to retreat after fierce,
stubborn frontal battles, and is being
pursued everywhere.
During the fighting in Northern po
land the bravery of the West Prussian
Hessian regiments gained a victory
The effect OF this victory cannot yet
be estimated.
Within half an hour extra editions
OF papers appeared and the whole city
literaly flashed into bunting.
American visitors, who a few days
ago commented upon the non-display
OF flags, scarcely recognized the
streets, which everywhere were gay
with the German black, white and red,
and the Austrian orange and black, at
many places intertwined.
At the Reichstag, where a meeting
was in session, word was received
from the palace that the greatest vic.
tory OF the war had been won. The
schools closed SO that the children
could assemble to celebrate the event.
The first intimation of the nature
and extent Of the Russian defeat was
circulated in official quarters, bu;
nothing was known of it generally un-
I'll the official bulletin was published.
1t had been understood that the Rus
SLAMS were in a precarious condition
but it was not limited that decisive
result was at hand
1t Is now known that thousands of
Russians have been taken prisoners
All the newspapers hail the vi@:ory
as the most brilliant achievement in
the campaign. One of them, coupling
the Eastern situation with the bor-
bardment of the east coast OF Eng
land, says that while the naval gu2s
were laundering ut was salute FIR
the victory in the East and the over.
throw Of the Russian steam roller
which was to crush its way to Ber-
lin."
Never since this old earth has had
a history" says the Lokal Anzeiger,
"has such a gigantic battle been
fought. Seldow in centuries has there
been an event Of such decisive impor-
tance. The battle of Poland will be
classed in history among the victories
Of the frat rank. 1t will be mentioned
in the same breath with the battles OF
Salamis and Leipsic. We have to
thank Won Hindenberg and the desper-
ate courage of his troops who fought
under the glorious banners OF Ger
many and Austria"
The citizen., 1914-12-25
Notorious Bandit.
ss2t,7oo,s14 FOR U. $. MAILS.
House Committee Refuses AeropIane
Test Allowance.

Washington. d. C.-Appropriation
aggregating 1921. .700.514 for the con-
duct Of the postal service are carried
by the Postofice bill reported to the
House. No provision for extension of
the postal service to Alaska and Porto
Rico telegraph and telephone lines, as
recommended by Postmaster-General
Burleson. was included, and other de-
partment proposals were rejected by
the committee. The department, how
ever, was authorized to experiment on
contracts for rural free delivery routes.
Readjustment of salaries for rural car
riers is proposed. An appropriation Of
$4,000 for experiments in aerial mail
delivery is refused.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
War at Glance
MONDAY.

A big battle is reported in progress
IN Poland, 80 miles west of Warsaw.
The Russians are said to have been
strongly reinforced and to be offering
a determined resistance TO the further
advance of the Germans.
The German War Office announces
that the Russians are preparing strong
positions at Rawa and Nida, and adds:
We are attacking them everywhere" !"
A Vienna dispatch, which states that
a great battle is developing at Lupkow
Pass. also says that the Russians have
recently appeared with strong forces
in Galicia
Attacks and counter-attacks con-
tinue along the battle line in Belgium
Allies are claimed in the announce
ments of the French War Office, these
claims, in the main, are denied at
BERN.
A dispatch from Amsterdam states
that the Germans have evacuated Dix
nude in Belgium.
The Servian and Montenegrin
Armies are reported to have joined
hands and to be advancing on Sara
ievo, capital of Bosnia.
Riotous demonstrations occurred in
Italy is celebration Of the anniversary
of the death of the Irredentist leader,
Oberdank. who organized the unsuc-
cessful plot to assassinate Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria at Trieste
in 1882.
Emperor William, it is announced,
has completely recovered from his i'll
ness and returned to the front.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

With the Allies trying to make their
forward movement effective from
one end Of the 350-mlIe battle line
In France and Belgium to the other
and the Germans just as determined
to hold their ground, there Is des-
perate fighting along practically the
entire front from the vosges to the
North Sea.
The British Admiralty has issued a
statement denying that any British
warshlps were lost in the recent raid.
German reports declare the French at
tacks in the Somme were all fail
ures and cost the Allies 5000 men,
and tell of capturing $500 of the
enemy In the Argonne.
Forward along the whole 1oo-miie
line from the North Sea to the oise
90 the Allied armies, and the long
talked about general advance upon
the German invaders of France and
Belgium is at last under way.
A proclamation was issued bringing
to an end the Turkish suzeralnty
over Egypt and establishing a Brit
ish protectorate.
Turkey has humbly apoIigized to Italy
for the invasion of the Italian con-
sulate at Hodeida.
From the Franco-Beleian border south
to around Peronne appreciabIe pro-
gress by the Allies is reported.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
CHARITIES WILL
Be PR0BED NEXT
Rockefeller and Russell Sage
Foundations Included.
BIG MEN TO BE SUMMONED
Investigation For Purpose Of Deter
mining How Their PoIIces Are
Shaped and Whether They
Are q Menace Or Benefit.

Denver, Col.-Frank P. Walsh, chair
man of the Federal Commission on In
dustrial Relations, announced that the
commission would begin an investiga-
ton Of the Russell Sage Foundation,
the Baron de Hirsch Fund. all the Car
negie benevolences and all the Rookie
feller charities, in addition to the
Rockefeller Foundation. This investi-
cation will open in New York Jan
uary IL.
In the investigation of the various
foundations, according to Chairman
Walsh, the commission will seek to de-
termine "how their policies are shaped
and by whom, their relations to high
finance, the extent to which their char
ters may be stretched under the United
States Constitution, and whether they
constitute a menace or benefit to the
nation"
Among the witnesses who will be
summond. according to Mr.. Walsh's
announcement, are President Arthur
T. Hadley, Of Yale; DR.. Clarence w.
DIGStuCuI OAuCAlIub VI AldA III
Andrew Carnegie. Sonn D. Rockefeller,
Jr., ]. P. Morgan. Daniel Guggenheim,
E. H. Gary. T. N. Vail, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company; George w. Perkins. Frank
A. Vanderlip. president of the National
City Bank of New York; T. P. Shonts,
Jacob Schiff, John Hays Hammond,
millionaire mine owner; Cleveland H.
Dodge, New York financier; H. c.
Frick, Seth Low, Samuel Untermyer.
The calling of John D. Rockefeller,
senior, to the stand, according to Mr..
Walsh, has not yet been decided upon.
Mr.. Walsh said the commission pro-
posed to investigate the charge that
the creation of the Rockefeller and
other foundations represents the COM
mencement Of IAN effort to perpetuate
the present position of predatory
wealth, through the corruption of the
sources of public information.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
KAlSER'S VICTORIOUS RAID
ON ENGLISH GOA

London.-A powerful German fleet
slipped trough the Gordon of naval de-
fence which had made the coast Of
England inviolate for centuries, bonn
barded the cities of Scarborough,
Hartlepool and Whitby, on the York
shire coast, 80 miles from Helgo-
land, killed nearly fifty civilians and
soldiers and wounded hundreds, de-
stroyed an immense amount of prop
erty and escaped to sea.
There is fear that an invasion will
be attempted, but there is more reason
to believe that the devastating raid
was the first stroke of great coup
which Germany, it is positively
known, has been planning for weeks
a concerted rush of battle cruisers
and dreadnoughts from Helgoland and
the mouth of the Elbe, and an attempt
to ruin British commerce on the Allan
tic before their inevitable destruction
by the superior British fleet.
The squadron that shelled the York
shire coast escaped practically un-
harmed. The organized pursuit that
followed the frantic alarms and ap-
peals by wireless, and that drew Eng
lands great ships from the Firth OF
Forth, from Aberdeen, from the mouth
of the Thames and from their stations
at sea, could not catch up or cut on
the fast steaming raiders. The Ger
mans had in their favc7 a heavy mist
which covered the sea, and they made
a rapid withdrawal after raining shells
on the coast towns for about thirty
minutes-at Hartlepool from SIS a
m, to $3.50 a. m.
Nearly four hundred casualties
eighty-three killed and approximately
three hundred wounded, are the last
figures of the results Of the German
raid on the east coast. Only seven
killed and fourteen wounded were sol
diers, while OF the civilians large
proportion was women and children.
Il was the most daring and success
full exploit the Germans have per
formed in the war, amazing in its dar
ing and savage thoroughness.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
100000 GERMANS INVEST WARSAW;
ALLIES TELL OF GAIN IN THE WEST;
KA|SER'S COAST RAID Anglers ENGLAND
Won Hndeburg Psues Cars Fleeing Lens North Poland Where
Losses Are Said to Reach Total Of 4O00 900 Men
AVALANCHE OF TROOPS TO SWEEP WCToRs BACK IS

London.-The Daily Chronicle prints
the following dispatch, which is dated
Northern France:
"a week of successes for the Allies
has followed the resumption OF hos
tilities in France and Flanders. Rou-
lers has been captured after our fierce
assaults on the German trenches out
side the town. The foundations be-
tween Dixmude and Nieuport have
been surrounded by the allied troops,
who have pushed northward from Dix
nude and southwark from Nieuport,
and have joined forces on the north
eastern side of the floods. Repeat
ed bayonet attacks have been pushed
home at Lombaertzyde. with the result
that our patrols have advanced to
Middlekerke, . few kilometres. from
Ostend.
The fghtin. on the borders OF the
flooded area was particularly furious.
The Belgians advanced toward the
intrenched positions of the Germans at
Oostkerke, but we're driven back by
the well posted mitrailleuses OF the
enemy. Three times they rallied to
charge, and three times they were
repulsed. The fourth assault. how
ever, crowned the gallantry of the Bel
CLANS with successes, and the trenches
were carried at the point OF the bay
onet.
So interviewer were the allied and
German trenches in this region that
the defeat OF the enemy at Ooost-
kerke was responsible for the capture
Of nearly 1000 German prisoners.
They were caught in parties varying
from thirty to three hundred in num-
Der.
For time the reckless dash of two
armored auto cars into the Belgian
lines nearly saved the situation for
them. The cars fred with deadly ef
feet until they were compelled to with
draw.
The wounded are beginning to ar
rive at the base hospitals. The Ger
man casualties are reported to be very
heavy
Our sweeping offensive has been no
less successful to the south. The
French and British troops have ar
rived at the gates of Lille. Fierce bay
onet fighting in the streets OF this
great industrial city is reported, and a
general withdrawal OF the main Ger
man forces to Tourcoing and Roubaix
has taken place.
Reports are current in Northern
France that Roulers has been taken
by Franco-British troops.
The Germans bombarded Armen-
tieres. Their shells fell in the town
at the rate Of two a minute for several
hours. Our artillery replied with
great effect.