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The Washington times., 1915-10-04
Safe Conduct for Dumba
Gives Paris Amusement

PARIS, Oct. 1.-TWO items Of Amer
lean news cabled here have aroused
different feelings. The frst is that
DR.. Dumba has been given safe con-
duct across the Atlantic by the Brit
ish. 1t is the cause OF much merri-
ment. as showing Germanys maritime
hclplessness.
"If AS she boasts, she has the mas
terry OF tho seas. why Is a British SAT-
conduct necessary for her ambassa-
dor?" Paris asks.
The second item Is tho report that
President Wilson has requested Count
at Constantinople to stop the massa :
ere of Armenians by the Turks.
1t is received here with amazement,
as Count Won Bernstorff was not
known to be either the American am
bassador to Turkey or the Turkish
ambasra ador to America.
The Washington times., 1915-10-04
P0SlAM BRINGS
COMFORT WHEN
THE, SKIN A|lS

II you need its marvellous healing Of
fects. do not hesitate to use Poslam.
for It cannot possibly harm.
For the eradication OF Eczema. Acne.
letter, Psoriasis. Barber's Itch, and all
other skin troubles Poslam proves it's
healing powers at once. improvement be-
ing seen daily.
When treating Pimples, Red Noses.
Complexion Blemishes. Rashes. Scalp
troubles, etc. results are seen over
night. only a small quantity being re-
quired.
Poslam Soap. medicated with Poslam.
is the soap OF many benefits for tender
skin. Try one month for Toilet and
Bath.
For samples. send &c stamps to Emer-
gency Laboratories. 30 West 25th ST.,
New York city. Sold by all druggists
The Washington times., 1915-10-04
G.A.R.Chairmen to
Meet Next Monday
Heads Of Various subcommittee
OF Citizens Body Plan Final
Session

a meeting Of the chairmen Of the
various subcommittee Of the citisens'
committee on the q. A. r. encamp-
ment is to be held at noon next Mon
day In the rooms OF the Chamber Of
Commerce. 1t was announced today By
william +. GUIDE. chairman. -
This will be the final meeting of the
committee, It is expected. and is call
ed SO that the various chairmen may
submit their reports on expenses to
Col. II. N. Harper. chairman of the
finance committee. and q final settle.
mcnt may be made.
The Washington times., 1915-10-04
T. R. KILLS MOOSE TO,
SAVE HIS OWN LIFE
But Colonel Had to Break the
Game Law Of Quebec to
Do II.

QUEBEC. ontario. Oct. allow
Colonel Roosevelt had to break the
game lawS Of Quebec on his recent
visit here and kill an extra moose In
order to save his own life. 10 told In
an affidavit sworn to by himself ana
his two guides before Notary Penet.
Of st. Raymond. and deposited with
the nsh and game branch In the local
parliament buildings. .s
According to the statements the
colonel, who was the guest Of the
Tourilii Club. had already killed the
one moose allowed him by law. and
was returning with his two guides.
Bebe Lorette and Joe Tefebre, in q
The Washington times., 1915-10-04

BERLIN (via Amsterdam). Oct. A.
The great alarm felt In Germany over
the allies successes In the west is mani
tested by editorial expressions In papers
throughout the empire. Berlin IL TAX.
Ing the news from the western front
very seriously. Despite the efforts OF
semi official organs to minimize the
losses 1t is certain that a deep Impress
ion has been caused by the huge extent
of the artillery preparation which pre-
ceded the allies attack.
The TaReblatt remarks that nothing
would be more foolish than to overlook
the terrible seriousness of the recent
battles in the west. It saSs the definite
result Of the fighting now going on there
may decide the whole war.
The Koelnische Zeitung. voicing the
official view. says:
"our enemies in the west are making
formidable attempts after months OF
preparation to pierce the German front.
We must not be surprised. therefore. II
at isolated sections they succeed In push
line trenches. The Importance Of the
successes achieved by our adversaries
Is not ut all commensurate with the
sacrifices they have entalled.
AltoBetner, tnere can De no QueSuon
Of thrusting back our front except
merely at two more. or at the most
three points. Between the Anglo French
piercing attempts In Flanders and In the
Champagne and the German-Austrian
penetration in Galicia, the contrast now
movement on a far wider front sue
ceeded on the first attempt. while the
French and British after many days OF
fighting contrived only to become mas
tnr 30 Ca tvV,xN Nnrto NJ y, oil
foremost lines.
Allies Losses Heavy.
Everywhere else they were driven
tack with tremendous losses. Our foes,
Of course. would have liked best to be
able to boast Of a real decisive success
Such n success. however, Is very i'm
probable. as by now their initiative has
no doubt been played out.
I'VE may depend as heretofore on the
toughness and endurance of our brave
| troops"
The same paper publishes a dispatch
I'VE may be sure these fights will
continue With great violence for sew
eral days longer. but their final aim
| cannot be regarded as having been at
tanned. Our lines stand nrm every
tually wherever there were critical mo-
ments on our front. SO we can contem'
plate with absolute calm tho further de-
vclopments Of the fights. or course
these fights arc Of a serious kind but
our brave troops will defeat all efforts
Of the enemies"
The ZeitunG asserts that the allies
| forces In the west are four and hv'
times as strong as the German. ant
continues:
German machine guns and cannon
moved down the enemy. but despite thu
mountain Of bodies the French column.
continued to advance. Enemy troop
appeared to be provided with rations fol
from eight to ten days. and apparentl,
counted on marching through Luxem
burg and Belgium Immediately. Thu
The Washington times., 1915-10-04
Briton, Blinded in War,
Finds Wife With Ease

LONDON, Oct. "A blinded soldier
advertised in a London newspaper re-
Gently: "A soldier. blind through
wounds In the war. wishes to meet a
woman twenty to thirty years of age
with a view to matrimony."
brought him nine replies. He is now
married
The Washington times., 1915-10-04
Mule Bites Man in Lip.

ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. 4.--While George
Holiday, an electrician, was riding home
on his motorcycle he slowed down to
pass a team of mules that had become
frightened at the ''chunkng" OF his ma
chine. Just ms he rode by one of the
mules turned It's head. took a step to-
ward him and bit him in the face so
that his lower lip was torn partly from
the chin and three stitches were re-
uuIred to close the wound.
The Washington times., 1915-10-04
William F. Ham Attends
Electric Railway Meeting

William r. Ham. vice president and
comptroller OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. 10 attending the
thirty-fourth annual convention Of tho
American Electric Railway Association
which opened today In San Francisco.
Mrs. Ham accompanied him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
FADING THAT is WORTH
WHILE

Editor H. A. Whipple thus expresses
a right good thought in his newspaper.
The Waterloo Democrat:
The High schools have always had always had
10 meet a severe competition affecting the in
terest of students in many directions. The
moving picture shows are probably the strong
est influence tending to draw the attention of
young people away from the serious affairs
which should concern them. There are many
schools that are now giving special attention to
a course of study in magazine reading, with a
view to inducing young people to direct their
interest upon a more serious kind of magazine
reading. The efforts of English teachers in
this direction should be warmly supported by
parents. Every home should have at least one
substantial magazine containing articles worth
reading. Young people find that their interest
in good reading grows 2y what it feeds upon.
There is no reason why the young man or
woman graduating from the high school should
not have taste for a good class of books and
DariOdicalS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
ONE GOOD VOTE.

1t is ungrateful as we'll as unreaSon-
able for partisan Republicans to assail
Senator LaFollette for his vote in favor
of the Underwood tariff bill. They
ought to consider what an effort it
must have cost the man to look
Intelligent men in the face for so many
many years, while standing for the alb
surd and hurtful policy of federal tax
alton imposed upon the country by the
grand governing conspiracy of Protec-
ZION, through the Republican party
Mr.. LaFollette's sins as an economic
statesman are to be found in his sup
port of til Mckinley bill, the Dingley
bill, and other iniquitious tariff
measures. 1t is to his credit that he
voted in favor of the present tariff law
which gives the people some relief from
unnecessary high taxes.
1t isn't safe for men holding alto
gether false notions OF political economy
10 select as their representative a man
who is able and has a mind of his own
because, he can't be expected to GO
wrong all the time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
GIRL FIGHTS WITH BURGLAR.
University Student Leaps From Bed
On to Intruder's Neck.

University Student Leaps From Bed
On to Intruder's Neck.
Berkeley, Cal.-Miss Edna l.. Reeves
of Ukiah, a student at the University
of California, battled for fifteen min
utes with burglar in her bedroom
Miss Reeves, awakened, saw the bur
glar crawling on all fours She jumped
from bed and landed On the mans
neck. She called to Miss Laura Hamp-
ton, her roommate. to guard the win
dows and then gave her undivided at
tention to the burglar.
They fought through a glass door to
a sitting room, into the dining room
and then into the kitchen. There the
burglar got away through window.
Miss Reeves was considerably bruised.
but was able to attend classes later in
the day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
POUNDS The SPINE TO
REDUCE LARGE HEART
Contraction Usually Follows
Quickly, Says Professor.

Philadelphia. - Enlargement Of the
heart-the "athletic heart may be re-
duced by simply tapping the spine
with a hammer, according to Professor
Meyer Soils Cohen of this city. He de-
scribed the treatment in the New York
Medical Journal. Of course it should
not be attempted save by a physician.
The tapping should be done. he says,
on the 'spinOus process Of the seventh
cervical vertebra," which in every day
English is the protruding vertebra in
the spine at the bottom Of the neck, u
little above the shoulder line.
To protect the spine from the direct
shock of the blow Professor Soils
Cohen has usually used a rubber eraser
or a piece of soft rubber or linoleum
about six inches long, one and half
inches wide and about quarter of an
inch thick.
Putting this deadener against the
spine at the point indicated, he gives
series of sharp and vigorous blows with
an ordinary hammer that has u rubber
tip or with a jewelers. hammer. In an
emergency he lays his fingers on the
spine and then beats the fingers with
his fist.
This exercise on the spine is usually
followed, he says, by contraction OF
the heart and Of the aorta. which lat
ter is the big artery that comes out of
the top of the heart and supplies the
entire body with blood.
II have been exciting this reflex ne
says. "in many cases of dilated neart
and aorta in both private and hospital
practice. There were several failures.
chiefly in children suffering from endo-
carditis inflammation of the lining of
the heart) and resulting myOcarditis
inflammation of the tissues of the
heart. with loss of compensation, con-
ditions in which the heart and aorta
usually failed to contract on concus-
sion
''In most cases the response was
marked. a lateral contraction of over
an inch being usual and of over two
inches being not uncommon"
Of the cases treated and used as ex-
ampIes of the success of the method
eleven were male and five female. One
was under ten years Of age and four
were under twenty. Six were over
fifty. one being seventy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28

Waterloo Democrat: One thing after
another Now it is the La Toilette S
Seamen's law that is under fire. The
big corporations do not like this law.
1t requires ships to be properly manned
and to have proper life saving APP
paratus. 1t also requires ship owners
to treat their sailors like human beings.
The shipping trust, like all other trusts,
places the dollar above the man. Dur
ing the coming months good deal will
be heard about this matter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
The SEAMEN,S LAW.

Congressman Rufus Hardy, who is
the ranking Democratic member Of the
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com
mittee, which reported the Seamen's
bill for passage, stands stoutly by the
measure now that it has become law.
He shows very plainly that this much
reviled statute makes the principles of
good United States liberty and law
apply upon the water as we'll as on the
land. Mr.. Hardy also stands for some
thing else that is Democratic and right
He says that the way to build up our
foreign Merchant Marine, is to give
every American citizen the right to
buy his ship where he can bug it the
cheapest, put it under our flag and
registry, and use it in our coast wise,
inland, or over seas trade. In restrict
i've laws, which abrogated this right,
lies the one great cause Of the destruc
ton of the American carrying trade
upon the high seas. Repeal them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
s;x+v-4wo. She Wants Divorce.

St. Paul-Desertion and nonsupport
are charged in a suit for divorce re
Gently filed in district court by Mrs
Augusta Geldermann. sixty-two years
old, against Fritz Geldermann. sixty
three years old, a blacksmith. The
Geldermanns were married April II,
1900, and the wife alleges her husband
left her in September. 1914. She as
serts that during the first years OF
their married life she worked daily as
well as he.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28

BY KATHRYN GowMAN.

Mrs James Miller received word Fri
day Of the death of her brother Thomas
Alton at Brookings, S. Oak. Mrs.
Miller was not able to attend the flu
neral.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smyth and
children enjoyed Saturday and Sun
day visit with Mrs. Smyth's sister Mrs.
Wesley Callow at Cobb.
Superintendent Jesse A. Van Malta
of Dodgeville was brief caller in this
village one day last week.
Mrs. Otto Ovitz was down from Lin
den last Thursday making her sister
Mrs. Annie Cushman a visit.
Mrs. Minnie Stacey of Platteville
looked after business here and paid her
relatives a visit the fore part of last
week.
Mrs. George Prideaux went to James
vile Tuesday to visit her sister Mrs.
Winfield Huxtable.
Mrs Erwin Penhallegon arrived here
Tuesday from Chicago and is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
We'll.
Mrs Flora Bridge and daughter
Florence were week end visitors at
Platteville.
w. HI. Perry, wife and family of
Wiota, accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. Fl. N. Perry of Warren, motored
here and visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Martin over Sunday.
Miss Margaret Bradford, Of the Wis
consin University, was an over Sunday
visitor here at the home Of her father,
Mr. Frank Bradford.
Miss Mary Bradford and Mrs. Harold
Weidenfeller motored to Madison Sat
urday to visit friends.
Dr. G. j. Fawkes and James Jackson
were business callers at Prairie du
Chen Monday and Tuesday.
An auto ran into Mr.. Joseph Hubberts
of this city at Platteville last Thursday
as he was crossing the street, throwing
him distance of about thirty feet.
One of his limbs was very much bruised
but no bones were broken. At last re-
ports he was getting along nicely.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tonkin,
on Tuesday, Oct. 26, daughter. The
babe only lived short time. Burial
was made in st. Paups cemetery Tues
day afternoon. The community extends
sympathy to the grief stricken parents.
Mrs. Edward Fogerty returned Sat
urday from two weeks stay at La
Crosse with her brother who has been
very sick.
Miss Emma Padon, Miss Lavinia
Brown, George Vivian, Alonzo Jacka
and Walter Johnson attended the Good
Templar convention at Wyoming Valley
Saturday.
Herman Golliner was business
caller at Chicago last Wednesday.
Mrs. Patrick Whalen, accompanied
by Miss Emma Weber of Darlington,
visited her daughter Miss Nettie
Whalen at Milwaukee last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ayers and chill
dren have returned from a two weeks
visit at La Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harris and
daughter Lucille and Miss Blanche Car
ter of Jonesdale visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jackson Satur-
day.
Miss Elsie James and Mrs. Andrew
Grange visited at the pleasant farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Parkin
son Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
SEVEN TEACHERS IN FAMILY.
Five Daughters and Two Sons Are I'm
parting knowledge.

parting knowledge.
Worthington. Ind.-Lewis Williams,
retired farmer. and his wife. who
live in the southwest part of the town.
have five daughters and two sons who
are schoolteachers. The children are:
Joseph A. Williams of the department
of philosophy and physiology. State
Normal school, Superior, Wis: Paul e.
Williams. principal of the high school
at Comstock, Wis; Mary E. Williams.
supervisor of art and drawing in the
high school. Richmond; Nina Williams,
head of the department Of English in
the State Normal school, Kent. O..
Clara Williams, teacher Of English in
the high school, Fort Wayne. Ind;
Rose Williams, teacher of English in
the high school, Evansville; Miss Ida
Williams, in charge of art and domestic
science in the schools. Princeton. Ind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
PROFESSOR LOST IN WILDS.
Wife Sails 70 Search Australia For
Missing Entomologist.

Berkeley, Cal.-Mrs. Genevieve Bird
well. wife of ]. W. Bridwell, former
entomologist at the University of Cali
fornia. is on her way to the antipodes
in search of her husband, who went
into the wilds of Western Australia
some months ago as the agent Of the
Hawaiian government in search of par
asites to control insect pests.
Professor Bridwell was last heard
from when he sailed from Sydney, N.
S. W.. for ports on the west coast of
Australia. whence he expected to pro-
coed inland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
POOR POLITICS.

It seems to The Democrat that Sena-
tor LaFollette and Commoner Bryan
are playing mighty poor politics. Their
attitude towards the Wilson admins
tration. with all it's great burden of
perDlexities on account Of international
complications, is not right. Country
first, is the imperative demand of the
times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
Sale Of Real Estate.

William Buckingham has purchased
from Mrs. Edith Harwick her residence
property in Mineral Point. It is
centrally located, and Mr.. Buckingham
intends to make changes and improve
ments in and about the building. This
sale was made through the Miner al
Point Real Estate Agency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
a BAD BREAK.

Governor Philip is catching it right
and left for his bad break at Monroe,
when he flew into rage and called
Editor O'Dell "skunk." The Bara
boo Democrat says:
Surely Wisconsin has come to think its
governors should he high minded and dignified
in all their doings. This break seems to
shatter a state ideal, and that is too bad. Ideals
are not developed for such rude handling
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
Presidential Primary.

Oconto Enterprise: Delegates to the
national conventions to be held next
year will be elected in Wisconsin on
April 4, 1915, at a primary election to
be held for that purpose. Each party
will elect 26 delegates. The national
conventions will nominate candidates
for president and vice president and
adopt platforms for their respective
DartieS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
OLDEST RED CROSS MEMBER.
Is Pointed Cap, Canadian Indian, Who
at 1903 Sends Portrait.

Ottawa, Canada.-A novel picture has
been received by Sir Robert Borden,
the Canadian premier, and forwarded
by him to the local Red Cross rooms.
1t is that of the oldest member Of the
Red Cross society in the world and at
that a western Indian, Pointed Cap,
who belongs to the File hills Indian
reserve in Saskatchewan. He will be
1OS years old OH Nov. IA next.
The establishment of branch Of the
Red Cross society for these Indians
shows how deeply the people of all
classes in the Dominion are interested
in the war and eager to find way of
lending assistance, it is said.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28

ton of either fine gravel or small crushed stone
at least six inches thick, and an asphalt binder
used, far better results would be obtained than
by the expensive and dirty yearly application
of OIL If clay, limestone screenings, or asphalt
are not desirable as a binder, something else to
take their place must be found, for no state can
afford to build macadam roads at the rate they
are costing now. and have to rebuild them
within ten years. and spend besides over $500
Yearly ner mile TO oil them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
ROBERT M. CRAWFORD, EDITOR
THURSDAY, OCTOBER %, 1915.

On Saturday the good people OF
Dodgeville will celebrate prosperity
day, under a Democratic national ad-
ministration, and put the calamity
howlers to shame.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
FOR ASPHALT-BoUND ROADS

Writing to The Baraboo Democrat
upon the question, what shall be done
30 save Sank County's investment in
roads, Senator George Standemayer
says:
believe the oiling of macadam roads outside
of cities and Villages where street sprinking is
aot necessity, is an expensive and almost use
hess makeshift; great inconvenience to travel
after each application: and practically of no
value to anyone except the parties who have oil
and oil machinery to sell. And also believe
shat where roads already built are needing re-
pairs instead Of oiling them yearly, if they were
first spiked and then treated to heavy applica-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
Newspaper Interviews.

When interviewing first became
feature of journalism in Great Brit
ain, English editorial writer's denounced
it as the most dreadful form which
American impertinence had yet as
Sumed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28
BOY, 10, ENTERS UNIVERSITY.
indianapolis Sends Second Young Gen.
Jus to Chicago.


Jus to Chicago.
Chicago.-Students and faculty Of the
University of Chicago are expecting
much of Benjamin Perk of Indianapo-
lis, Ind. thirteen years and four months
DID, who has registered as freshman.
Perk was graduated last spring from
the indianapolis Manual Training high
school and was awarded Il scholarship
at the university. He is enrolled in the
junior college of philosophy.
Perk follows in the footsteps of Har-
old Fishbein. who came from Indian
apolis a year ago at the age of fifteen
and has continued his remarkable rec
ord at the university. Perk is the
youngest student ever matriculated at
Chicago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-28


Augustus Pou r, will present i'll Mineral Point the sing
ing actor, FISKE O'HARA, in his play Kilkenny,"
by Augustus Pou ST. The story said to be full of heart
interest and fascinating The action of the play
takes place in Kilkenny, Ireland, during the Kilkenny
Carnival and the period is 1910 number Of songs
will be introduced in the performance, in which the rich
tenor voice of Mr. O'Hara will be heard Among the
songs Thats What An Irishman Means, ;" "Conrary
Mary C1ary,' Ireland is Ireland Me-" Dear Mother
Mine, and ''When It's Moonlight in Mayo"
In Mr.. OHaras supporting company WILL be found such
we'll known players Mabel Juine Scott, Marie Quinn
Mary Downs, Anna Nichols Lse Bloodgood, Eliza Mason
w. 7. Morgan, j. P. Sullivan, James Edwards, Henry
Duffy and J. E. Miller.
The Municipal Theatre Committee guar
antees this high class attraction
Prices SOC, 75c, 100 and $50.
Seats sale at m, Thursday, October Is,
at Prideaux & Bliss Drug Store Mineral Point