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The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26
EIGHTEEN MILLION MEN
ARE NOW IN THE FIELD

London.-The belliSerent armies
in the fields OF war today number
all told nearly iS,500,00O men, or
2S,0Oo.00o with all reserves and
new troops counted, according to II
French stntic,an, NJ. Yves sGuyot. 4,
The expenditure required he cs-
Inmates ut an average of nearly $3.50
daily per man, or about 81 900, 0OO.-
coo for one year of warfare. A sin
gle year of the present war, lie
thinks, Will cost about the same
amount of money as the total ex-
for all the wars of the pre-
yious fifty years.
enron icIp- Nave ,Ir :, ,n,nti,
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26
HAGENBACHS KILLED IN
BATTLE IS REPORT

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 26.-WOrd
that Lorenzo and Henry Hagenbach.
the well known menagerie owners of
Germany. have been killed in battle
was received by Geo. G..'Dicckman,
president of the st. Louis Geological
Spciety ~ r
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26

Wheeling In the lungs Indicates
that phicgm is constructing the air
passages. BILLIARDS iORE-
HOUND SYRUP loosens the phlegm
50 that it can be Coughcd up ann
siected. Price CSC. soc and sl.OD
per bottle. Sold by The Hausman
Drug Co
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26
NOTED BRITISH ARMY
MAE is DEAD

London. Dee. 2G.-Gcncral Sir
Thomas Kelley-Kenny. formerly ad-
iutant general of the British forces,
is dead, His home was at Doolough.
Lodge in County Claire. where he
had lived since his retirement in
1907. He was nearly 10 years old
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26
O B ! T U A Il I
CHITTICK.

VII 41SA.
The funeral of G.. NJ. Chittick, II
years old. who died of lung fever in
Dawson. n NJ, last Thursday, will
be held from the Trinidad Undertake
ing Company'i chapel at II. M. sun
day morning. Interment in the Odd
Fellows cemetery.
The remains We're accompanied
from Dawson to Trinidad by Mr..
Chittick's son-in-law. Mr.. VIM.
Thompson, and wife, of Dawson, and
other immediate members OF the fam
ilv
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26
BARCELONI.

The funeral OF Josie Barceloni, the
two-months'-ol daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wm. 3arceloni. of Valdez, Colo,
who died Christmas morning, waI
held from the Trinidad Undertaking
Companys chapel at p. IN. today.
Intermcnt in the Catholic cemetery.
SMITH.
AS the result of an attack of rheu-
matism of the heart DURING the night
of December 2ith, John Smith, 80
years odl. was found dead yesterday
morning in bed a: his rooming house
at Bcrwind.
The deceased has relatives in
Pittsburgh. Pa. who have been com
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26

municatcd with and funeral arrange
ments will not be made until they
are heard from.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-26
CHARGED WITH R0BB1NG
GREEK OF $40

Andrew Soring, Greek, of Tabas-
co, was interned In the county jail
Christmas morning. on warrant ac-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
PECATONICA.
RN LiEwRllNN MArrnIAs,

A large crowd attended the Fred
Jones sale last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Davis and
family spent Friday evening at the
John James home,
Mr.. and Mrs, Griffith Jones are visit
ing at the home of their daughter Mrs.
Simon Thomas at Rewey.
Several attended the party held nj
the homo Of Fred Jones last Tuesday
evening All report n fine time,
Miss Eulalia Richards speNt from
Friday until Sunday at the home OF
II, IL. Jones.
party rendered to Miss Mable Davis, ut
the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Owen Davis, last Friday evening, All
enjoyed an excellent time.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Lewellyn Matthias
spent Sunday evening at the Lemual
James home.
Mrs. VIII Harris was very poorly
the fore part of last week.
Several attended the clothes pin social
held at Jericho school last Thursday
evening.
| Benz. Goninnen transacted business
Mt Mineral Point Inst Monday.
Miss Anna Schaaf spent Monday
night Mt the James Tibbitts home.
Mrs. Frank Jones aud children spent
Saturday at the home Of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. John james
Mr. and Mira Joan ulbbon moved to
the Fred Jones farm last Friday.
Quite few attended the Pleasant
Valley cheese factory meeting last
Thursday afternoon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
LINDEN.

Ed. Cullen and Ina Wearing We're
Mineral Point callers Sunday.
Ray L. erase of Window, Minnesota,
is here visiting his brother ALI and
other relatives and friends,
Maude Glanville, who has been at.
tending school at Menominee, Mich,
returned home Wednesday,.
VIM, ImhoH after visiting relatives
at Boscobel returned to Linden Monday
Nicholas Stephens who was called
here by the illness of his mother, Mrs.
Annie c. Stephens, returned to his
home at Dodgeville Thursday.
Harry James of Dodgeville called ON
Linden friends Thursday,
Daniel Haines and family and
George Haines and wife moved to
Fort Atkinson last week
Mrs. Ed, Keeney was Mineral
Point caller Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Cullen moved this
week into Mrs. Ellen Kislingburry :
house
Miss Christeni Holverson of Edmund
spent the week end with Linden friends
DR.. Reese of Dodgeville made several
professional calls here last week.
Fred Wicks, Arch Glanville and
Jack Molling attended the Ski Tourna
ment at Mount Horeb.
Gene Pennington and Will Fault went
fishing at Madison last Wednesday and
Thursday. They brought home some
| fine fish.
Mrs. James Holman returned home
from Freeport Friday at which place
she visited her daughter.
Joseph erase transacted business at
Madison this week
VIM. Fitzsimmons of Mineral Point
returned home Monday after being here
two weeks on account of the illness of
his wife's mother, Mrs. Annie Stephens
| DR., and Mrs. Joslin are spending the
week in Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
AMERICAN TO STUDY
The PLAQUES OF CHINA
Scientist to Make Medical Sur
vey Of Celestial Republic.

Chicago.--A medical survey of Chi
ma, the object of which will be to find
a way to prevent the frequent plaques
in China and further to safeguard
public health there, is to be made by
President Harry Pratt Judson of the
University of Chicago under the di-
rection of the Rockefeller foundation
At meeting of the board of direc
tors of the university President Jud
son was granted leave Of absence
from March until October. This time
in company with Mrs. JudSon and u
medical expert not yet selected. presi-
dent Judson will spend in China gath
ering data on the medical and surgi-
cal profession there and obtaining in
formation relative to the methods used
for protecting public health. President
Judson is Il trustee of the foundation.
There is no doubt the loss OF life
in China from lack of modern medical
methods and sanitation is frightful.
said Or. Judson. The members of the
board Of the Rockefeller foundation
have received numerous reports on con
ditiOnS in China.
They now want first hand informa-
ton from member of the board and
SO delegated me for the work
II shall leave about the first Of the
month, although the date OF departure
has not been set definitely as yet
expect to be gone about six months
We shall 20 by way Of Europe. visit
ing few of the principal cities. ana
then 90 by way Of the Siberian rail-
road to Picking. We expect to visit
practically all Of the principal cities IN
China. although we shall not go much
farther into the interior than Hankow
From China we shall 90 to Japan
where we shall visit one or two points
and then return home by way Of the
Pacific"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
SENATOR L. u. SMITH.

its tests as to the different grades Of
cotton standardized 10y the govern
ment the amount of waste in convert.
ing Il given number of bales into yarn,
the actual strength of the yarn from
each grade. the bleaching of cotton
and yarn from each grade and the
cost and result of bleaching. Only the
full grades" We're tested
Taking the whole findings" said
Senator Smith, ION an average, the
difference between the high grades and
the low grades. as now quoted in the
market, is from SO to SO bale. AS
summing the average crop at 100000
bales, it is conservative to estimate
one-half of the crop to be below mid
ding. Therefore you would have
100000 bales below the middling
grade, and, calculating that the farm
ers have lost, because of the lack of
this knowledge, an average of $40 Il
bale. it would mean an annual loss to
the cotton farmers of $4,000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
GENERAL COXEY.

far south "a New Orleans and M far
north as Detroit, The division thai
the commander in chief will personally
lead will be assembled In MasSllon,
O.. the home town of General CoXey
The general Is now in New York max
ing arrangements for a monster diyi
sion OF haplcss men who he hopes
will represent this city when the
army assemblies In front of the cap.
itol ut Washington and lays It's gricv
anCes before the authorities.
General CoXey Is directing the or
ganization of the New York division
It was here that he told about his
plans and his hopes IL even n third
of all the unemployed now In the
United States. according to the figures
submitted by the HrneralissImo OF the
whole outfit, manage to reach Wash
ington II will mean TINT the capital
city will be swamped with about 900.
600 idle ana pcnnilcss men IT all the
unemployed went along. according To
General Coxey, 1t would mean nm army
OF between 1000, 900 and 5000 600. and
OF this number about 100000 would be
from New York city.
I'VE shall start from all sections of
the country" said General Coxcy, "an1
when we get to Washington IL shall be
the purpose Of the leaders to impress
upon the government that there Is an
army Of The unemployed IN this fair
land Of ours and that II il mighty
huge one mt that
Today there are between 2,ONOOO
and 100000 more unemployed In this
country than year ago. and some.
thing must be done. and that's why
the army Is being organized to march
on Washington The country will
finance the undertaking, Just MS Il did
in 1894, the people In the towns and
villages through which the various Iii
visions will pass being counted upon
to show their patriotism by providing
food and shelter when needed. 10 the
marchers. And the people will help.
too when they realize what II alt
means"
Al this point General Coxey let oul
n secret 1t was the "why" Of the
whole great undertaking. \ conspir
acy, he said. had been entered into by
the rich men Of the country
First Of ALL" said General Coxry.
these conspirators wanted to have n
certain sort Of currency bin passed
n bill that would suit them Ia T.
And they got It, although they man
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS CATERER.

Prof. and Mrs, j. w. Anderson and
Miss Estelle Lieder were at Dodgeville
Tuesday, of last week. Prof. Anderson
and Miss Lieder took part in the band
concert held there that evening.
Reuben Conry and Mrs. Margaret
Dresden of Beloit We're married Satur
day, Feb. %, by Judge Reckhow at
Rockford, Ills. Mrs. Conry was
formerly Mrs. Jacob Dresden of this
city.
The many friends of our esteemed
citizen Nicholas Treweek, will regret to
hear that he has been very sick at his
home here the past week. Mr.. Treweek
was so unfortunate as to slip on an
icey outside stairs at his home the week
before last and have a bad fall from
which he had not fully recovered when
he took this illness. He is somewhat
improved at present writing and has
the good wishes of numerous friends
for a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Ida Hewitt, after enjoying a
WISH dG Gue IlUlHt Od hel SISISl MIS- u
J. Penhallegon, returned to Evanston,
ILL.,, Monday. She was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs Jane Berg, who will
remain with her for an indefinite visit.
Miss Susan Salmon, who had the
misfortune to fall and break one of her
arms above the wrist, is getting on as
we'll aS can he aYDaeta6
Misses Florence and Marion Jones
were in Milwaukee Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j, B. Reynolds and
Miss Melvina Harris attended the fun
eral of Mr.. Kinsnan at PlatteVilIe
Monday.
Edward Brown went to Chicago
Monday to do spring buying.
Fred Julian and Louis GRADER went
to St. Paul Sunday to buy stock.
Nicholas GRADER transacted business
in Chicago the fore part of this week.
Mrs r. j. Martin went to Rockford
Monday. She will also visit in Chicago
before returning home.
Roscoe Bell, student at Milwaukee
business college, was taken sick in that
city last Tuesday and came home here
Thursday evening. He was taken at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
WORKED SIX YEARS, GOT SIS.
Was Also Allowed Shave and a Hair
Cut at Sheep Shearine Time.

Mason. Mich.--A story Of six year
toll with Il stable for his bedroom M 4
- his salary for the entire period wa-
related by Arthur Pomcroy. who ha-
returned to his father. farmer IF
Gladwin county Pomeroy said that
for six years the only time he had Il
haircut and shave was at sheep shear
InG time once year.
Pomeroy disappeared six years ago
when b" left his father farm for a
trip 10 their old home in Ohio He said
be had gone Ia work for an Ingham
county farmer. who had paid him only
81 and held him there for six years
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
In the Dairy Belt.

The county clerk of Price county re
ports that the creameries and cheese
factories of that county paid the farm
ers the nice sum of $112, 2463S last
year. In comparison with many of the
dairy counties of the older portions Of
the state this looks small but Price
county is just starting its dairy factor
les, and in common with other new
counties is pushing ahead at rapid
passed the 800, 600 900 mark and many
others will within five or ten years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05

Those having idle funds to invest,
whether large or small amounts, are accorded
service through our office, which assui os Thorn
Of safety and n substantial rate Of income for
their money. We furnish SELECT rtnsr MORT.
dAdEs on improved farms worth at least three
times the amount of the loan We rolloc. and
remit promptly the interest when due, without
expense 10 the investor.
For Investments combining substantial In
come, unquGsti0ned safety and tho greatest
convenience, call ON or address
X. j, pENALLEGON
Hb HON STREET MINERAL pOIsT. Wis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05

CAiNC " IL w III. N'la AANSKAAoAs
where he was very i'll for several days,
being threatened with typhoid fever
but as he is improving his many friends
hope the danger of the attack of fever
is past.
Rev. William Croft was IN Monroe
Monday.
Miss Norma HauSer. who was the
guest of Miss Marion Jones. returned to
her home at St, Paul on Monday.
Mrs. Theodore Frieden, Mrs. Frank
Jeuck and Mrs. George Prideaux drove
to Linden last Thursday.
Miss Hazel Peters spent Sunday in
Platteville.
Mrs. John Album and son Harold
and Mrs. Jess Murray of Belmont
visited friends and relatives here Satur
day and Sunday.
Mrs. John French visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Zweifel here from Friday
until Sunday.
Charles Smith went to Shullsburg on
business Tuesday.
John Zeihen returned to Brighton
Wednesday, after a several days visit
with his brother in law Rev, FIR Mich
olas Weyer.
Hubert Zeihen and Matthias HotZ of
Brighton were over Sunday visitors
here.
Leo Ritter of Chicago is assistant
helper to j. G. Stendebach.
Mrs. F. w. GRADER entertained a
number of friends with card party at
her home last week Tuesday evening
A general good time was enjoyed by all.
The st. Joseph's Society of st, Mary $
church enjoyed their annual smoker at
St. Mary's Hall last week, Tuesday
evening.
j. j. Fielder transacted business at
Madison several days last week.
Forty hour devotion will be held at
st. Mary's church from March u to
Is The clergy will begin to hear con
fessions March II, in the afternoon.
The w. G. T. U. will hold the regu-
lar meeting at the home of Mrs. Walter
Martin next Wednesday, March II, at
| three O clock in the afternoon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Gilbanll
last week, a son.
The new hospital at Dodgeville will
be dedicated March IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mari and two
daughters are now residing on the
farm they recently purchased from
Gustave ferguson, They moved their
! household goods there last week.
Mrs. Wilbur Davey and daughter
Eleanor of Wheeler are visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Paynter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wagner
on Friday of last week, daughter
Mrs. Felix Cassidy of Blanchardvilie
and Mrs. Fred Baker of Darlington
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wagner
this week.
| Misses Margaret Kim and Pauline
Meunster returned Monday from trip
! to Chicago and Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh 4. Owens and
family returned Monday from Wheeler.
Miss Clara Callow has returned to
| Glenwood, H., after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Toay and other friends
Miss Dora Mitchell, who spent several
weeks at home on account of the illness
Of her mother, returned to Platteville
Tuesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
"Sirnon Pure"

Simon Pure was the name of char.
acter in comedy entitled "A Bold
Stroke for Wife by Mrs. Centlivre,
an English actress and dramatist
G6G7-1723). The plot of the play
turned on the identity of Simon Pure
as against q person who assumed his
name in counting a girl, thus empha-
sizing the real Simon Pure, which be
came a slang phrase
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
Winter Rain Radioactive.

Muroz Del Castillo, the famous
Spanish savant, has been conducting
researches into the radioactiyity of
water from various sources. Rain wa
ter collected in winter contains a not
able proportion of radium emanation,
which diminishes steadily and disap-
pears in IL days. Snow collected at
Madrid in February was found also
to be radioactive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
TO CUT COTTON LOSSES.
Farmers Gam S75,ooo,ooo a Year by
Standard Grades, Says Smith.

SSa'Adt ~ NJ saNiSSr says STlthH'
Washington ~ saving of S11.oO0,NN
a year IL the cotton growers of the
south. ii is estimated Ivy senator Smith
of South Carolina, will result il the
amendment he proposes to Offer ia the
agricultural appropriation bill is
adopted, He would appropriate about
$1,0O00OO to furnish each ShippinG
point in the south with set of govern
ment standard grades VI cotton, 10
gether with 4 set of samples showinG
the spinning value of each grade, sc
that hereafter producers Of cotton
might not be deceived by buyers and
by values arbitrarily fixed Ivy cotton
exchanges
Senator Smith received from the dc,
partment Of agriculture the results Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
COxEY TO LEAD
ARMY TO CAPITAL
General Plans to Start His
Second March on April 10.
EXPECTS A MILLION IN LINE

Asserts That There Are Five Hundred
Thousand Unemployed In New York
City Alone-Sives Out Secret OF
Cause Of Crusade 49, Suffraaette Di.
vision May Go Along.
New Iork GcGcral Jacob :. CoNey
who in 1884 made name for htmsclf
when he headed n mighty army of the
unemployed who started from all soc
TONS Of the country to march to Wash
ington is getting ready to repeat tho
performance, aud il his plans DON'T
miscarry the second CoNCy's army will
begin its advance ON Washington on
the morning of April It, The day set
is the generals siNticth birthday. and
his "On 10 Washington" is to he his
birthday gift 10 the nation.
As in 1891. the army will "hikc" by
divisions and will represent all parts
of the country. from points as far east
as Boston, as far west as Seattle, n
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-22
Challenging Cuts on Sum-
mer Shirts

You'll get a huge a shirt pur-
during this SALE only in the low price
pay in fit and in style Our stock is the
Flower" of offerings, don't pass by this
extraordinary offer hand
SOC soft collar shirts 49,. ..=.... IS 80
S100 soft collar shirts ................. 70
S150 soft collar shirts ............. LIS
SOC dress shirts 43
S100 dress shirts Observation-Disclosures. .S5
$3.50 dress shirts .............,.... liz
$3.50 silk shirts ................... LIZ
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-16
MRS. CLEAVER OF NEIGH
HEADS DEGREE OF HONOR

FREMONT. Neb.. oct i5,--CSpecial Tel
egram. 1.-THE grand lodge Of the Degree
Of Honor closed its state session late this
evening by installing the following list
OF officers:
Grand chief of honor. Mrs Mayme He'd
rick Cleaver, Neigh; grand lady of honor,
Mrs. Magnolia Duke, North Platte; grand
chief of ceremonies. Mrs. Christine Va
ger. Hastings. grand usher, Mrs. Anna
Grossman. Holdrege; grand recorder Miss
Rose Herrick, Lincoln; grand treasurer.
Mrs. Kate Schmidt. omaha: inside watch.
Mrs. Nav Walker, McCook; outside watch,
Mrs. Ella Williams, sidney; grand medi-
cal examiner, Or. AIDA Wiley Ralston,
Omaha; members of finance committee,
Mrs. Adelia Harding of Hebron for full
term and Lena Here Of Fremont to fill
vacancy.
Lincoln was selected as the meeting
place Of the next session. Tho attendance
OF visitors and delegates numbered over
500, Sessions were held at the Larson
theater and Masonic hall was used for
the exemplification Of the work which
was put on Tuesday evening by a team
from Fremont lodge No. 50.
Mrs. Munson OF Kansas briefly ad-
dressed the women at their session this
morning on womans suffrage
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-16
WATTS BALLOT IS CORRECT
Secretary Has Complied with Law
in Alloting Position to Parties.
LINCOLN PAPER SPREADS RUMoR
Takes Sample Ballot Printed by
Private Concern without Au-
thOrity as Basis for
Scare Head story.
tFrom q staff Correspondent.l

J.
LINCOLN Oct. 1h-(Special.)--I Is
said that trouble or sudden fright will
turn ones hair gray I'm short time but
1t remained for a newspaper article to
make Secretary OF State Wait red
headed this morning when no read in
morning Lincoln paper that republt-
cans at state headquarters were ''indig-
nant" and that Indignation prevailed
over the form OF ballot as prepared by
Secretary OF State Wait"
On Investigation of the matter and
upon consultation with Mr.. Wait Il was
disclosed that the ballot prepared by
the secretary of state conforms to the
requirements of the law and that tho
democrats had first place, the progress
sives second and the republicans third
based on the vote of the last state cleo
ton, and the peoples independent the
last place.
Mr.. Wait has made thorough inquiry
concern which had no authority to do so
has printed a number OF sample ballots
placing the peoples independent party
second in the circle designation for
straight party voting. Someone at
republican headquarters got hold Of one
of these ballots and fired the informa-
ton out for publication that the score
tary Of state was preparing ballot de-
signed to give the democrats and peoples
independent candidates the best chance.
Naturally Mr.. Wait is considerably
egitated over the matter and desires to
be placed in the proper light before the
people of the state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-16
Successor to Gen.
Carranza Has Not
Yet Been Named

WASHINGTON, Oct B.-Adjournment
of the Mexican convention at Agss Cal
entes last night. without acting on the
proposed resignation of General Carranza
as first chief. pending the arrival Of adj
ditonal delegates representing Zapata,
was announced today in official dis
patches to- the State department from
Consular Agents Carothers and Kanova.
October 20 was tentatively agreed upon
as the date for reconvening the conven-
ton.
AGUAs CAIIENTES. Mexico. Oct. 49,
Unofficial reports of the results OF the
peace conference here yesterday say that
a successor to General Carranza for the
presidency OF Mexico is to be named
soon. TheEe reports. which are brief, do
not explain when General Carranza is to
resign, or how, but indicate that the con-
ference finished Its work successfully last
night.